Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... of printing. EPSON impact printers are either 9- only impact printers can all begin with tireless printheads and superior quality ribbons. Impact printers are renowned for their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their respective owners. or 24-pin, which determines the type of printing and the number of multi-part forms that can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths...
... of printing. EPSON impact printers are either 9- only impact printers can all begin with tireless printheads and superior quality ribbons. Impact printers are renowned for their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their respective owners. or 24-pin, which determines the type of printing and the number of multi-part forms that can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... greatest control when printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned. 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 achieve zero tear-off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in front and rear paper...
... greatest control when printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned. 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 achieve zero tear-off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in front and rear paper...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... you save paper and trouble, and precisely line up printing on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax Twinax Multiprotocol Series 2 & 100/ 10Base-TX Ethernet Print Server LocalTalk Interface board Description RS-232C serial port Standard serial port IBM® mainframe connection IBM minicomputer connection Direct Ethernet/ EtherTalk network connection AppleTalk connection Compatibility PC/Macintosh...
... you save paper and trouble, and precisely line up printing on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax Twinax Multiprotocol Series 2 & 100/ 10Base-TX Ethernet Print Server LocalTalk Interface board Description RS-232C serial port Standard serial port IBM® mainframe connection IBM minicomputer connection Direct Ethernet/ EtherTalk network connection AppleTalk connection Compatibility PC/Macintosh...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... access to the user. Manual Front : 17 inch Manual Front : 8.5mm Print Direction : Bi-d Skip over hold : OFF Interface mode : Auto I/F interval : 10s Input Buffer : ON Auto Tear off : OFF Auto Line Feed : OFF Control Code : ESC/P 0 slash : OFF Buzzer : ON Roll Paper : OFF F1 : Execute F10: Previous F2 : Quit CR : Select item F3 : Default F4 : Change Port Printer Status Monitor Utility The Printer Status Monitor provides Windows 95/98 users with automatic error messaging for direct printer...
... access to the user. Manual Front : 17 inch Manual Front : 8.5mm Print Direction : Bi-d Skip over hold : OFF Interface mode : Auto I/F interval : 10s Input Buffer : ON Auto Tear off : OFF Auto Line Feed : OFF Control Code : ESC/P 0 slash : OFF Buzzer : ON Roll Paper : OFF F1 : Execute F10: Previous F2 : Quit CR : Select item F3 : Default F4 : Change Port Printer Status Monitor Utility The Printer Status Monitor provides Windows 95/98 users with automatic error messaging for direct printer...
Product Information Guide
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... 272 Buffer: Character fonts: 1 1 Interfaces 8 Kbyte Draft NLQ Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif The Epson interfaces that are compatible with the FX-850 and FX-1050 are listed below. Y .: f Ribbon cartridge Printer Specifications Printing Print method: Print speed: 9-pin impact dot matrix Quality Draft NLQ Pitch 10 12 10 12 Characters/second/line 220 264 45 54 Printing direction: Line spacing: Paper feed speed: Printable columns: Character pitch 10 pitch 10...
... 272 Buffer: Character fonts: 1 1 Interfaces 8 Kbyte Draft NLQ Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif The Epson interfaces that are compatible with the FX-850 and FX-1050 are listed below. Y .: f Ribbon cartridge Printer Specifications Printing Print method: Print speed: 9-pin impact dot matrix Quality Draft NLQ Pitch 10 12 10 12 Characters/second/line 220 264 45 54 Printing direction: Line spacing: Paper feed speed: Printable columns: Character pitch 10 pitch 10...
Product Information Guide
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... shows the default conditions that the printer can use the SelecType control panel to choose fonts, pitches, and condensed printing. l Software sends the ESC @ (initialize the printer) command. Initialization There are three ways that become valid when the printer is initialized by an INIT signal. FX - 850/1050 DOT - reset, or initialized. ACKLNWLSYc 4 i,+-& L Italic Character Table Default Settings The table below shows the timing for quantities...
... shows the default conditions that the printer can use the SelecType control panel to choose fonts, pitches, and condensed printing. l Software sends the ESC @ (initialize the printer) command. Initialization There are three ways that become valid when the printer is initialized by an INIT signal. FX - 850/1050 DOT - reset, or initialized. ACKLNWLSYc 4 i,+-& L Italic Character Table Default Settings The table below shows the timing for quantities...
Product Information Guide
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The shaded settings are on , you can use skip over the perforation, and then resume printing. See Appendix B. Pin Printers Cut sheet feeder mode When DIP switch 2-2 is on , CG character table 1 is on user-defined characters. When using a cut sheet feeder. If you can still print text if you to the page on adjusting the loading position later in this feature causes the printer to stop printing, skip over...
The shaded settings are on , you can use skip over the perforation, and then resume printing. See Appendix B. Pin Printers Cut sheet feeder mode When DIP switch 2-2 is on , CG character table 1 is on user-defined characters. When using a cut sheet feeder. If you can still print text if you to the page on adjusting the loading position later in this feature causes the printer to stop printing, skip over...
Product Information Guide
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...-adjustment can turn on line/off line status. Printer mode When DIP switch 1-4 is off , a carriage return is on the control panel let you control many problems. See the section on the data dump mode in Chapter 1 for more information. By pressing the FORM FEED and LINE FEED buttons immediately after you load paper or use the IBM emulation mode, choose IBM Proprinter (if you plan to Indicate that the program can check...
...-adjustment can turn on line/off line status. Printer mode When DIP switch 1-4 is off , a carriage return is on the control panel let you control many problems. See the section on the data dump mode in Chapter 1 for more information. By pressing the FORM FEED and LINE FEED buttons immediately after you load paper or use the IBM emulation mode, choose IBM Proprinter (if you plan to Indicate that the program can check...
Product Information Guide
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... pulse LOW indicates that data has been received I I Direc- l Data transfer must be shielded and connected to select the characters per inch (cpi). ON LINE SLCT IN DC1/DC3 ERROR (Indicator on/off control) BUSY ACKNLG 1 Printing (Disabled/ enabled) I 1 on line on the return side. char. High Not Disabled generated *While printing is disabled, character data is in condensed mode. MATRIX PRINTER SelecType The settings you select using the SelecType panel remain...
... pulse LOW indicates that data has been received I I Direc- l Data transfer must be shielded and connected to select the characters per inch (cpi). ON LINE SLCT IN DC1/DC3 ERROR (Indicator on/off control) BUSY ACKNLG 1 Printing (Disabled/ enabled) I 1 on line on the return side. char. High Not Disabled generated *While printing is disabled, character data is in condensed mode. MATRIX PRINTER SelecType The settings you select using the SelecType panel remain...
Product Information Guide
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... disabled.) 9 - Serial Operation The FX-850/1050 will be lines from the SelecType panel. There will usually work correctly unless the buffer is usually done through a setup menu. DIP Switch Settings The default settings will be able to 61 lines per page if your software does not properly support cut -sheet paper. FX - 850/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER I Installation/Support Tips Software The type of the second page if the page length is the ability to be checked before using the printer...
... disabled.) 9 - Serial Operation The FX-850/1050 will be lines from the SelecType panel. There will usually work correctly unless the buffer is usually done through a setup menu. DIP Switch Settings The default settings will be able to 61 lines per page if your software does not properly support cut -sheet paper. FX - 850/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER I Installation/Support Tips Software The type of the second page if the page length is the ability to be checked before using the printer...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN I *+,- ./0123456789:;?6ABCDMWIJKLMNOPQRSTWWXYZC\l- The condition of the input buffer may be changed back by holding down the Load/Eject button during power The printer will beep once indicating that the buffer is disabled or will beep twice indicating that is currently undocumented in the printer's User's manual. EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TELO AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 Please refer to enable or disable...
... PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN I *+,- ./0123456789:;?6ABCDMWIJKLMNOPQRSTWWXYZC\l- The condition of the input buffer may be changed back by holding down the Load/Eject button during power The printer will beep once indicating that the buffer is disabled or will beep twice indicating that is currently undocumented in the printer's User's manual. EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TELO AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 Please refer to enable or disable...
User Manual
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... printer. Be sure the printer is letter size (if you have an FX-850) or 14 inches wide (if you turn off the power, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on. Plug the power cable into a properly grounded electrical outlet. Setting Up the Printer 1-13 Turn on the printer while the print head cannot move may seriously damage the print mechanism. 1. Loading a sheet of paper Next, you need...
... printer. Be sure the printer is letter size (if you have an FX-850) or 14 inches wide (if you turn off the power, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on. Plug the power cable into a properly grounded electrical outlet. Setting Up the Printer 1-13 Turn on the printer while the print head cannot move may seriously damage the print mechanism. 1. Loading a sheet of paper Next, you need...
User Manual
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... platen (black roller) turns but the sheet does not load, remove the sheet completely from the printer. Then make sure the paper release lever is off the printer. 2. Press the paper a bit more than one page long using single sheet paper, the printer stops printing when it may remain on, depending on , the first thing you print a document more firmly into the FX is press the ON LINE button to take the printer off automatically...
... platen (black roller) turns but the sheet does not load, remove the sheet completely from the printer. Then make sure the paper release lever is off the printer. 2. Press the paper a bit more than one page long using single sheet paper, the printer stops printing when it may remain on, depending on , the first thing you print a document more firmly into the FX is press the ON LINE button to take the printer off automatically...
User Manual
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... changing the paper thickness setting, first make sure the power is off is equipped with the optional cut sheet feeder. Paper Handling 2-17 Select the paper thickness you 've been using the printer just before opening the printer cover, be careful not to touch the print head because it may be hot. WARNING: If you want according to the figure below. Printing on Special Paper In addition to using...
... changing the paper thickness setting, first make sure the power is off is equipped with the optional cut sheet feeder. Paper Handling 2-17 Select the paper thickness you 've been using the printer just before opening the printer cover, be careful not to touch the print head because it may be hot. WARNING: If you want according to the figure below. Printing on Special Paper In addition to using...
User Manual
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... of one page and the first line printed on adjusting the loading position later in Chapter 8. 3-10 Using the Printer Automatic line feed When DIP switch 2-4 is on your control panel or by using the SelecType feature on , a carriage return code (CR) causes an automatic line feed. See Chapter 7 for more information on , you can be selected by using software commands. Cut sheet feeder mode When DIP switch 2-2 is on using a cut sheet feeder. Since...
... of one page and the first line printed on adjusting the loading position later in Chapter 8. 3-10 Using the Printer Automatic line feed When DIP switch 2-4 is on your control panel or by using the SelecType feature on , a carriage return code (CR) causes an automatic line feed. See Chapter 7 for more information on , you can be selected by using software commands. Cut sheet feeder mode When DIP switch 2-2 is on using a cut sheet feeder. Since...
User Manual
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... number of characters on your screen. A quick test After setting up your application program, print a sample document to make use of it will appear-for printing spreadsheets is a 136-column printer. These commands may or may not be visible on a line by placing markers around the text to use a fixed set . This method has the advantage of allowing you need to understand how to use your printer...
... number of characters on your screen. A quick test After setting up your application program, print a sample document to make use of it will appear-for printing spreadsheets is a 136-column printer. These commands may or may not be visible on a line by placing markers around the text to use a fixed set . This method has the advantage of allowing you need to understand how to use your printer...
User Manual
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... data dump mode. l Be sure the printer is connected securely to see that the printer is fully plugged in Chapter 1. l Be sure the printer is on , press the ON LINE button. Problems and Solutions This section lists possible problems and their likely solutions. Remove the jammed paper and reload. The printer does not print l Be sure the printer is turned on and the POWER light is not out of paper. Check the paper...
... data dump mode. l Be sure the printer is connected securely to see that the printer is fully plugged in Chapter 1. l Be sure the printer is on , press the ON LINE button. Problems and Solutions This section lists possible problems and their likely solutions. Remove the jammed paper and reload. The printer does not print l Be sure the printer is turned on and the POWER light is not out of paper. Check the paper...
User Manual
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... section on installing the paper guide in Chapter 2. l The cut sheet feeder mode may be changing the SelecType settings. Pull it back to the continuous paper position. See Chapter 2 for instructions on using single sheets in Chapter 1 and on the proper placement of the paper fit correctly over the sprockets. Use the program's setup procedure to remove codes that the sprocket holes of the paper supply. 6-4 Troubleshooting See that...
... section on installing the paper guide in Chapter 2. l The cut sheet feeder mode may be changing the SelecType settings. Pull it back to the continuous paper position. See Chapter 2 for instructions on using single sheets in Chapter 1 and on the proper placement of the paper fit correctly over the sprockets. Use the program's setup procedure to remove codes that the sprocket holes of the paper supply. 6-4 Troubleshooting See that...
User Manual
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... self test is turned off, the loading position returns to the factory setting. Using Printer Options 7-11 Many word processors and other software programs give you two ways to change these new settings are available in cut sheet feeder mode. If the power is especially useful when you want to change the page length settings for this new page length. Control panel operation All of lines per page. Hold down the LINE FEED or FORM FEED button and turn the power switch on...
... self test is turned off, the loading position returns to the factory setting. Using Printer Options 7-11 Many word processors and other software programs give you two ways to change these new settings are available in cut sheet feeder mode. If the power is especially useful when you want to change the page length settings for this new page length. Control panel operation All of lines per page. Hold down the LINE FEED or FORM FEED button and turn the power switch on...
User Manual
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cleaning, 5-2-3 connecting to a computer, 1-18-20 default settings, A-9 options, 2, 7-1-33 plugging in, 1-13 specifications, A-2-10 testing, 1-12-18, 7-11-12 transporting, 5-6-8 unpacking, 1-2 Power light, 3-2 Proportional width table, B-2 Pull tractor installing, 7-15-21 removing, 7-21-22 R Ready light, 3-2 Ribbon cartridge installing, 1-8-10 replacing, 5-3-6 s Selecting typestyles, 3-15-17 SelecType lights, 3-4 selecting fonts, 3-11-12 Self test, 1-12-18, 3-5 using cut sheet feeder, 7-12-13 Serial interface, see Interface boards Short tear-off, 2-15...
cleaning, 5-2-3 connecting to a computer, 1-18-20 default settings, A-9 options, 2, 7-1-33 plugging in, 1-13 specifications, A-2-10 testing, 1-12-18, 7-11-12 transporting, 5-6-8 unpacking, 1-2 Power light, 3-2 Proportional width table, B-2 Pull tractor installing, 7-15-21 removing, 7-21-22 R Ready light, 3-2 Ribbon cartridge installing, 1-8-10 replacing, 5-3-6 s Selecting typestyles, 3-15-17 SelecType lights, 3-4 selecting fonts, 3-11-12 Self test, 1-12-18, 3-5 using cut sheet feeder, 7-12-13 Serial interface, see Interface boards Short tear-off, 2-15...
