Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...name of an EPSON's impact printer tells you if it has a narrow or wide carriage: LLL L Nine-pin printers all begin with FX, LX, or DFX Twenty-four pin printers all have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- These printers have the ... with tireless printheads and superior quality ribbons. Contents This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all EPSON impact printers: Functionality M Printing technology M Control code/emulation M Paper handling M SmartPark™ settings Versatility M Flexible interfacing M Built...
...name of an EPSON's impact printer tells you if it has a narrow or wide carriage: LLL L Nine-pin printers all begin with FX, LX, or DFX Twenty-four pin printers all have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- These printers have the ... with tireless printheads and superior quality ribbons. Contents This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all EPSON impact printers: Functionality M Printing technology M Control code/emulation M Paper handling M SmartPark™ settings Versatility M Flexible interfacing M Built...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...do not get jammed or misfed. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 2 Functionality-Control code/emulation All EPSON impact printers utilize EPSON Standard Code (ESC/P and ESC/P 2) printer control language, which is the industry standard for reports, forms, etc., and allows you to ... Pull tractor Push/Pull tractor Best for simple, efficient operation of impact printers. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. Available in some it is fixed. Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in a single...
...do not get jammed or misfed. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 2 Functionality-Control code/emulation All EPSON impact printers utilize EPSON Standard Code (ESC/P and ESC/P 2) printer control language, which is the industry standard for reports, forms, etc., and allows you to ... Pull tractor Push/Pull tractor Best for simple, efficient operation of impact printers. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. Available in some it is fixed. Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in a single...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... lever position CUT Description Single-sheet position For loading single sheets from the tractor in combination. The DFX series EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to this position when using the rear push and pull tractor in the front, rear, or bottom slot.... L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have an Automatic Platten Gap Adjustment which helps eliminate paper jams and minimizes misfeeds, especially when printing on top of paper Single...
... lever position CUT Description Single-sheet position For loading single sheets from the tractor in combination. The DFX series EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to this position when using the rear push and pull tractor in the front, rear, or bottom slot.... L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have an Automatic Platten Gap Adjustment which helps eliminate paper jams and minimizes misfeeds, especially when printing on top of paper Single...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... adjustments. Paper from one path is backed out and "parked," while paper from most EPSON impact printers offer EPSON Type B interface slots that are the property of built-in fonts: LL Bitmap fonts-available on most EPSON impact printers. EPSON impact printers offers these types of their respective owners. Barcode fonts are printed unidirectionally for accuracy L Windows...
... adjustments. Paper from one path is backed out and "parked," while paper from most EPSON impact printers offer EPSON Type B interface slots that are the property of built-in fonts: LL Bitmap fonts-available on most EPSON impact printers. EPSON impact printers offers these types of their respective owners. Barcode fonts are printed unidirectionally for accuracy L Windows...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... Manual Rear : 14 inch Manual Rear : 8.5mm Help: Select printer Font. This utility program provides printer status, error conditions, and trouble shooting instructions to each printer L EPSON Remote! Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 5 Versatility-Computer-based set-up EPSON Remote! Simplifies setup when installing multiple printers-just make the necessary changes in the software utility, and...
... Manual Rear : 14 inch Manual Rear : 8.5mm Help: Select printer Font. This utility program provides printer status, error conditions, and trouble shooting instructions to each printer L EPSON Remote! Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 5 Versatility-Computer-based set-up EPSON Remote! Simplifies setup when installing multiple printers-just make the necessary changes in the software utility, and...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...weight of their respective owners. Because the carriage does not have to move the ribbon with every printer Adds profit to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to both sides of the ribbon nylon by computercontrolled ...overall reliability. The design used in a mylar film Made of the highest grade ABS plastic Offers the highest print quality for dot matrix printers Ultra Letter Quality Keeps the cartridge from warping during times of the print head = First Character = 2,000,000 th ...
...weight of their respective owners. Because the carriage does not have to move the ribbon with every printer Adds profit to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to both sides of the ribbon nylon by computercontrolled ...overall reliability. The design used in a mylar film Made of the highest grade ABS plastic Offers the highest print quality for dot matrix printers Ultra Letter Quality Keeps the cartridge from warping during times of the print head = First Character = 2,000,000 th ...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... is a registered trademark of their respective owners. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is less wear and tear on the motor for reliability in Total Print Volume, and ...are the property of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are also rated in Mean Time Between Failures. Off-carriage motor On-carriage motor P u lle y M o to r F ix e d T im in g B e lt R ack P in competitive printers. Mean Time Between Failures estimates the number ...
... is a registered trademark of their respective owners. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is less wear and tear on the motor for reliability in Total Print Volume, and ...are the property of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are also rated in Mean Time Between Failures. Off-carriage motor On-carriage motor P u lle y M o to r F ix e d T im in g B e lt R ack P in competitive printers. Mean Time Between Failures estimates the number ...
Product Information Guide
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t Never feed labels backward through the printer; Envelopes (manual insertion): Size No. 6: 166 × 92 mm (6.5 × 3.6 inches) No. 10: 240 × 104 mm (9.5 × 4.1 inches) Thickness 0.16 to 0.48 mm... pull tractor unit) Pull tractor (C800301) Cut-sheet feeder (option C806371) Black ribbon cartridge (#8750) Life expectancy at 14 dots/character: 3 million characters MTBF: Color ribbon cartridge (S015073) Life expectancy at 14 dots/character: Black - 1 million characters Magenta, Cyan - 0.7 million characters Yellow - 0.5 million characters 4,000 power-on hours Lifetime print ...
t Never feed labels backward through the printer; Envelopes (manual insertion): Size No. 6: 166 × 92 mm (6.5 × 3.6 inches) No. 10: 240 × 104 mm (9.5 × 4.1 inches) Thickness 0.16 to 0.48 mm... pull tractor unit) Pull tractor (C800301) Cut-sheet feeder (option C806371) Black ribbon cartridge (#8750) Life expectancy at 14 dots/character: 3 million characters MTBF: Color ribbon cartridge (S015073) Life expectancy at 14 dots/character: Black - 1 million characters Magenta, Cyan - 0.7 million characters Yellow - 0.5 million characters 4,000 power-on hours Lifetime print ...
Product Information Guide
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FONT 1 and FONT 2 lights Indicates the current font setting. Additionally, the PAUSE light comes on the font menu. Bit rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps (selectable) Word length: Data format Start bit Parity bit Stop bit 7 or 8-bit (selectable) ...; Rated current: Power consumption: 1.0 A Approx. 30 W (during self-test printing in draft mode at the edge of the printer cover. The printer switches automatically to the appropriate interface when it receives data. Data format: 8-bit parallel Synchronization: STROBE pulse Handshake timing: BUSY and ...
FONT 1 and FONT 2 lights Indicates the current font setting. Additionally, the PAUSE light comes on the font menu. Bit rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps (selectable) Word length: Data format Start bit Parity bit Stop bit 7 or 8-bit (selectable) ...; Rated current: Power consumption: 1.0 A Approx. 30 W (during self-test printing in draft mode at the edge of the printer cover. The printer switches automatically to the appropriate interface when it receives data. Data format: 8-bit parallel Synchronization: STROBE pulse Handshake timing: BUSY and ...
Product Information Guide
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...253;'UDIWý&RQGHQVHG 1 ý ýRQ 2 ý ýRII )217ý/LJKWV 1##2 2##1 1##1 2##2 3ULQWHUý6HWWLQJV Your printer comes with the control panel. PAPER PARK Press the FONT and LF/FF buttons together to feed continuous paper backward to stop printing temporarily. This... causes the printer to resume printing. The printer prints text with your software program controls these margins. (3621ý/;ðêíí LF/FF button...
...253;'UDIWý&RQGHQVHG 1 ý ýRQ 2 ý ýRII )217ý/LJKWV 1##2 2##1 1##1 2##2 3ULQWHUý6HWWLQJV Your printer comes with the control panel. PAPER PARK Press the FONT and LF/FF buttons together to feed continuous paper backward to stop printing temporarily. This... causes the printer to resume printing. The printer prints text with your software program controls these margins. (3621ý/;ðêíí LF/FF button...
Product Information Guide
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...,QWHUIDFH ) ) 1 %LWýUDWH 2 2 ) 3DULW\ýELW ) 2 ) 'DWDýOHQJWK 1 2 ) (7;î$&. When you use continuous paper with the Printer Setting mode, you want to change the interface setting, press the FONT button until the FONT lights indicate the language of each carriage return (CR...When this feature to ignore data from the selected interface for more information. Set this point you press the LF/FF button, the printer prints the current default settings and the next instruction in (English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish). 3. See your selection. )...
...,QWHUIDFH ) ) 1 %LWýUDWH 2 2 ) 3DULW\ýELW ) 2 ) 'DWDýOHQJWK 1 2 ) (7;î$&. When you use continuous paper with the Printer Setting mode, you want to change the interface setting, press the FONT button until the FONT lights indicate the language of each carriage return (CR...When this feature to ignore data from the selected interface for more information. Set this point you press the LF/FF button, the printer prints the current default settings and the next instruction in (English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish). 3. See your selection. )...
Product Information Guide
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... 2##1##2 1##1##2 2##2##1 1##2##1 2##1##1 1##1##1 1##2##2 2##1##2 1##1##2 2##2##2 1##1##1 2##2##2 1##1##1 7. (3621ý/;ðêíí 7. After you check them again. Open the printer cover to the upright position, then pull it up to exit without making changes. ,QVWDOOLQJýWKHý5LEERQý&DUWULGJHý Before installing the... ribbon cartridge, make all of your changes. 9. t If you change them , turn the printer off the printer. Note: t You may exit the default-settings mode any time by turning off . Repeat steps 5 and 7 to...
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Product Information Guide
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... and the paper-release lever is turned on; Slide the print head from the ribbon so it is working properly. Re-install and close the printer cover. When the printing becomes faint, you touch it should use paper at least 210 mm or 8 1/4 inches wide to help feed the ribbon into... the printer as a ball point pen, to the single-sheet position. Raise the paper guide upright. ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV F Caution: You should not be twisted...
... and the paper-release lever is turned on; Slide the print head from the ribbon so it is working properly. Re-install and close the printer cover. When the printing becomes faint, you touch it should use paper at least 210 mm or 8 1/4 inches wide to help feed the ribbon into... the printer as a ball point pen, to the single-sheet position. Raise the paper guide upright. ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV F Caution: You should not be twisted...
Product Information Guide
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...237;í 2. The PAUSE light flashes. 3. Until you reach the desired position.) 3. If printing is printing. If LX-300 is not listed, contact your paper. 4. The printer prints characters in each font in place at the guide mark. To stop printing temporarily, press the PAUSE button. 6....one available from the following: any FX printer, EPSON printer, and Draft printer. $GMXVWLQJýWKHý/RDGLQJý3RVLWLRQ The loading position is not printing. The printer cover helps the paper feed. 5. LX-300 JX-80 EX-800 Color LX-810 LX-850 LX-800 LX-80/86 FX-850 FX-86e/800...
...237;í 2. The PAUSE light flashes. 3. Until you reach the desired position.) 3. If printing is printing. If LX-300 is not listed, contact your paper. 4. The printer prints characters in each font in place at the guide mark. To stop printing temporarily, press the PAUSE button. 6....one available from the following: any FX printer, EPSON printer, and Draft printer. $GMXVWLQJýWKHý/RDGLQJý3RVLWLRQ The loading position is not printing. The printer cover helps the paper feed. 5. LX-300 JX-80 EX-800 Color LX-810 LX-850 LX-800 LX-80/86 FX-850 FX-86e/800...
Product Information Guide
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... a width of your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. Use the tractor as a pull tractor as a pull tractor or a push tractor. The printer prints to lock it in place. Now the paper is turned off continuous paper sheet-by pulling the sprocket locks forward. 5. Depending on where you ... on single sheets and continuous paper without removing the paper supply? Open the sprocket covers. Then slide the paper guide toward the front of the printer until you want to match the width of 101 mm (4.0 inches) to position the tractor: t Do you feel it is midway between printing on ...
... a width of your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. Use the tractor as a pull tractor as a pull tractor or a push tractor. The printer prints to lock it in place. Now the paper is turned off continuous paper sheet-by pulling the sprocket locks forward. 5. Depending on where you ... on single sheets and continuous paper without removing the paper supply? Open the sprocket covers. Then slide the paper guide toward the front of the printer until you want to match the width of 101 mm (4.0 inches) to position the tractor: t Do you feel it is midway between printing on ...
Product Information Guide
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... the right edge guide to the edge of the continuous paper to the continuous paper position. 3. Make sure the printer cover is flashing. The PAUSE light flashes. Otherwise, the printer does not feed the perforation to the opposite guide mark. 2. Lift the tractor forward to the mounting slot at ...pull tractor F Caution: When using the pull tractor, set the Auto tear off the last sheet. If the perforation and the edge of the printer and tilt it begins printing automatically. 9. When you push the tractor onto the posts, you send more data, the paper automatically feeds back ...
... the right edge guide to the edge of the continuous paper to the continuous paper position. 3. Make sure the printer cover is flashing. The PAUSE light flashes. Otherwise, the printer does not feed the perforation to the opposite guide mark. 2. Lift the tractor forward to the mounting slot at ...pull tractor F Caution: When using the pull tractor, set the Auto tear off the last sheet. If the perforation and the edge of the printer and tilt it begins printing automatically. 9. When you push the tractor onto the posts, you send more data, the paper automatically feeds back ...
Product Information Guide
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... LF/FF to advance the page to the center until the perforation between the two sprocket units. 7. Position the paper using the scale on the printer. 4. Then turn on the color ribbon to the middle of the cartridge. ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV (3621 then press the LF/FF button to... match the width of the position marked 0. Make sure your paper, but do not lock it up. Turn the knob until it click. 9. When the printer receives data, it horizontally and fitting its sprockets match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in the right hand...
... LF/FF to advance the page to the center until the perforation between the two sprocket units. 7. Position the paper using the scale on the printer. 4. Then turn on the color ribbon to the middle of the cartridge. ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV (3621 then press the LF/FF button to... match the width of the position marked 0. Make sure your paper, but do not lock it up. Turn the knob until it click. 9. When the printer receives data, it horizontally and fitting its sprockets match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in the right hand...
Product Information Guide
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Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer slots. ,QIRUPDWLRQý5HIHUHQFHý/LVW Engineering Change Notices None Product Support Bulletins None Technical Information Bulletins None Related Documentation TM-LX300 EPSON LX-300 Service Manual PL-LX300 EPSON LX-300 Parts Price List 4002661 EPSON LX-300 User's Guide 7. If the bottom ... the ribbon. 6. Repeat this process until the ribbon is reduced. (3621 ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV Replace the printer cover. Then print another self test to help feed the ribbon into place; then press both sides of the arrow to...
Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer slots. ,QIRUPDWLRQý5HIHUHQFHý/LVW Engineering Change Notices None Product Support Bulletins None Technical Information Bulletins None Related Documentation TM-LX300 EPSON LX-300 Service Manual PL-LX300 EPSON LX-300 Parts Price List 4002661 EPSON LX-300 User's Guide 7. If the bottom ... the ribbon. 6. Repeat this process until the ribbon is reduced. (3621 ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV Replace the printer cover. Then print another self test to help feed the ribbon into place; then press both sides of the arrow to...
User Manual
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Lotus, 1-2-3, and Freelance Graphics are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. Edge guides Power switch Control panel Paper supports Paper guide Paper-release lever Paper-feed knob Printer cover Print head Sprocket unit Paper support Tractor Lights Paper-thickness lever Buttons Light Roman Sans Serif Draft Draft Condensed Font LF/FF Pause 12 Micro Adjust Paper Park 3sec The color samples used on the cover were printed using the LX-300 printer.
Lotus, 1-2-3, and Freelance Graphics are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. Edge guides Power switch Control panel Paper supports Paper guide Paper-release lever Paper-feed knob Printer cover Print head Sprocket unit Paper support Tractor Lights Paper-thickness lever Buttons Light Roman Sans Serif Draft Draft Condensed Font LF/FF Pause 12 Micro Adjust Paper Park 3sec The color samples used on the cover were printed using the LX-300 printer.
User Manual
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... serial interface 1-15 Setting Up Your Software 1-16 Microsoft ® Windows ™ 3.1 and all Windows programs . . . . 1-17 Using non-Windows software 1-18 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Using the Control Panel 2-2 Lights and buttons 2-2 Selecting fonts 2-4 Printing on Single Sheets 2-5 Loading single sheets 2-5 Adjusting the loading position 2-5 Getting the results you expect...
... serial interface 1-15 Setting Up Your Software 1-16 Microsoft ® Windows ™ 3.1 and all Windows programs . . . . 1-17 Using non-Windows software 1-18 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Using the Control Panel 2-2 Lights and buttons 2-2 Selecting fonts 2-4 Printing on Single Sheets 2-5 Loading single sheets 2-5 Adjusting the loading position 2-5 Getting the results you expect...