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User Manual - Page 7
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Introduction About this Manual
To make it easier to use any of the printer's commands, and some advice on solving problems.
Finally, there is a comprehensive index, and inside the back of the manual is printed on the inside of the back flap, summarizes the first chapter's setting up your new FX-86e or FX-286e, this manual includes a lo-step guide.
User Manual - Page 8
... chapter. Figure 1-1 Printer parts
Setting Up Your FX Printer
1-1 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your FX Printer
Setting up your new FX is easy. Make sure you have received all the parts shown in this manual show only the FX-86e.
1 Unpacking Your Printer
First, remove the printer from the box and take off all outside plastic covering and foam supports.
Note The FX-86e and FX-286e are basically...
User Manual - Page 13
... the back of the cover toward you until it is set up to print on the FX-286e. Install the paper rest as shown in the following manner: 1. The FX tractor units are adjustable to 10 inches on the FX-86e and from catching on the printer cable.
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Setting Up Your FX Printer Before you load continuous-feed paper, prepare the...
User Manual - Page 22
... you which could be called by sending specific control codes to cancel certain typestyles.
Press either or both of SelecType to control your settings by watching the buttons when printing starts. If your application program changes your application program instead of the SelecType buttons.
3. The manual for your SelecType settings, you 've selected. Trying out SelecType...
User Manual - Page 26
...for Printers, a powerful set of commands developed by Epson and supported by almost all the features of your Epson printer. Note When you change any DIP switch settings, turn the printer around to use the IBM printer emulation mode: 1. ESC/P stands for Epson Standard Code for personal computers.
Setting Up Your FX Printer
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This is the mode that is designed only for your printing...
User Manual - Page 27
... FX-286e, however, you have trouble printing italics, change the printer to match. Turning the switch ON selects the character graphic table, and turning it ON selects IBM printer emulation mode.
If you can print the character graphics without losing italics or any of the power of the Epson commands, important differences affect much software.
The Epson character graphics set...
User Manual - Page 28
...sheets of paper, however, you print large amounts on the FX-286e) including the perforated edge strips. Chapter 2 Choosing and Loading Paper
The FX printer can accommodate many different sizes ...setting as described at a time, with a total thickness of the FX gives you short
printing times by combining fast loading with individual sheets you use multi-part forms or carbon copies in the FX...
User Manual - Page 37
... 're using it with Application Programs
3-1 Using the FX with your application programs.
Printer Selection Menus
Most application programs let you specify the type of printer you have an FX-286e), IBM Graphics printer, or IBM printer, in order of printers to use the instructions below. Many programs provide an installation or setup procedure that order of this chapter covers word...
User Manual - Page 38
... for this chapter. Printer Communication
Computers and printers communicate by using commands The most common way of naming codes or commands is with Application Programs The control codes are communicating properly.
A quick test After setting up your application program does not list the FX-86e or FX-286e, you 're still having trouble printing, consult the troubleshooting section in the...
User Manual - Page 40
... word processor's manual and Appendix C of this manual to your word processor and do have a printer setup routine, carefully read the printer setup and installation information in Chapter 4.
3-4
Using the FX with a button on the control panel (see if you can , however, increase the number of characters on printing. The FX-86e is an 80-column printer, and the FX-286e is capable...
User Manual - Page 41
... buttons.
Characters per line
Normal Elite
Condensed
Condensed Elite
FX-86e 80
96 132
160
FX-286e
136 163 233
272
Therefore, if your spreadsheet asks the number of a spreadsheet. With the FX, there are two main ways of sending commands to control the printing of columns your spreadsheet to find the proper codes to a printer. Table 3-1.
User Manual - Page 77
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Decimal:
7
Hexadecimal: 07
Comments: Sounds the printer's beeper.
Beeper
Command Summary
A-11 ESC >
Format:
ASCII code: ESC >
Decimal:
27
62
Hexadecimal: 1B 3E
Comments: Sets the MSB bit of all incoming data as 1. Set MSB to 1
ESC #
Cancel MSB Control
Format:
ASCII code: ESC #
Decimal:
27 35
Hexadecimal: 1B 23
Comments: Cancels the MSB control...
User Manual - Page 103
... of n must be from Epson Commands
Printer Operation
ESC Q3
Deselect Printer (FX-86e)
Format:
ASCII code: ESC Q ETX
Decimal:
27 81 3
Hexadecimal: 1B 51 03
Comments: Places the printer in an off line state until the printer is turned off and back on or until it receives a DC1 code.
ESC Q22
Deselect Printer (FX-286e)
Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal:
ESC...
User Manual - Page 148
... to release the computer for installing internally mounted interface boards.
These fall into three main categories:
l IEEE-488 and other special interfaces, which provide a larger data buffer to computers with the FX-86e and FX-286e printers, instructions on Epson interfaces compatible with other additional features. The following Epson interfaces are not available in parallel...
User Manual - Page 157
... software command for the FX-86e and the FX-286e, including the built-in draft pica 40 characters per inch (CPI) are 3.1 mm high. Printing
Printing method Impact dot matrix
Printing speed 240 characters per second in draft elite 200 characters per second in parallel interface. Appendix F
Technical Specifications
This appendix contains the specifications for text
Character sizes...
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