Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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.... 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port: LPT1 Font : Roman Pitch : 10CPI Print Quality : LQ Character Table : PC 437 Continuous Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front : 7 inch Continuous Front : 8.5mm CutSheetFeeder 1 : 11 inch CutSheetFeeder 1 : 8.5mm CutSheetFeeder 2 : 11 inch CutSheetFeeder 2 : 8.5mm Manual Rear : 14 inch Manual Rear : 8.5mm Help...
.... 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port: LPT1 Font : Roman Pitch : 10CPI Print Quality : LQ Character Table : PC 437 Continuous Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front : 7 inch Continuous Front : 8.5mm CutSheetFeeder 1 : 11 inch CutSheetFeeder 1 : 8.5mm CutSheetFeeder 2 : 11 inch CutSheetFeeder 2 : 8.5mm Manual Rear : 14 inch Manual Rear : 8.5mm Help...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... switching error d. NOTES: Error codes 11 and 12 are usually caused by new operators who are corrected by turning the printer off, taking out the paper and turning the printer back on. Incorrect jumper settings on the ROMA board may have failed or is a printhead wire protection feature. (2) PE... of failure are documented in printhead failures. PSB No: P-0076 Page: 4 of 4 LQ-2550 cont. 03 A 'Verify After Write" check to ensure proper paper handling and prevent paper jams, which can result in the Service Manual (page A-54, figure A-52) and on TIB LQ2550-005. Platen gap motor HP ...
... switching error d. NOTES: Error codes 11 and 12 are usually caused by new operators who are corrected by turning the printer off, taking out the paper and turning the printer back on. Incorrect jumper settings on the ROMA board may have failed or is a printhead wire protection feature. (2) PE... of failure are documented in printhead failures. PSB No: P-0076 Page: 4 of 4 LQ-2550 cont. 03 A 'Verify After Write" check to ensure proper paper handling and prevent paper jams, which can result in the Service Manual (page A-54, figure A-52) and on TIB LQ2550-005. Platen gap motor HP ...
User Manual
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... take you from unpacking, through ribbon and paper loading, to printing your new LQ-800 or LQ-1000, this man- Using this manual, doublewidth is used instead of expanded, and condensed is used in place of the LQ make it ideal for beginners or experienced users to find two terms changed to make... them more . Easy-to-read tabs make it simple for home and business applications. Intro-2 Additional sections describe how to use your new printer with earlier Epson manuals, you can work on...
... take you from unpacking, through ribbon and paper loading, to printing your new LQ-800 or LQ-1000, this man- Using this manual, doublewidth is used instead of expanded, and condensed is used in place of the LQ make it ideal for beginners or experienced users to find two terms changed to make... them more . Easy-to-read tabs make it simple for home and business applications. Intro-2 Additional sections describe how to use your new printer with earlier Epson manuals, you can work on...
User Manual
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... that you need to know about, a separate illustration shows the LQ-1000. 1 Unpacking Your Printer First, remove the printer from the box and take off all the parts shown in the illustrations on the next page. (You'll find the paper feed knob ... 1-1 If there is easy. Chapter 1 Setting Up Your LQ Printer Setting up your new LQ is a difference that you have received all outside plastic covering and foam supports. Simply follow the steps in this chapter. Therefore, most of the illustrations in this manual show only the LQ-800. See that the LQ-1000 can accept wider paper.
... that you need to know about, a separate illustration shows the LQ-1000. 1 Unpacking Your Printer First, remove the printer from the box and take off all the parts shown in the illustrations on the next page. (You'll find the paper feed knob ... 1-1 If there is easy. Chapter 1 Setting Up Your LQ Printer Setting up your new LQ is a difference that you have received all outside plastic covering and foam supports. Simply follow the steps in this chapter. Therefore, most of the illustrations in this manual show only the LQ-800. See that the LQ-1000 can accept wider paper.
User Manual
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... paper, you have easy access to tighten the ribbon as shown in Figure 1-4. Moving the print head when the power is ON may damage your printer just before changing the ribbon cartridge, be OFF when moving the print head. Figure 1-4. 3 Installing the Ribbon With the dust cover removed, you can... leave the cover on top in the direction of the platen. Manually move the print head to the middle of the arrow to the printer for ribbon installation and paper loading. Before loading the cartridge into the...
... paper, you have easy access to tighten the ribbon as shown in Figure 1-4. Moving the print head when the power is ON may damage your printer just before changing the ribbon cartridge, be OFF when moving the print head. Figure 1-4. 3 Installing the Ribbon With the dust cover removed, you can... leave the cover on top in the direction of the platen. Manually move the print head to the middle of the arrow to the printer for ribbon installation and paper loading. Before loading the cartridge into the...
User Manual
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...manual paper feed knob while the power is ON because you can damage the paper feed motor. For example, if your word processor is set up to print 55 lines, but is ON. Print out a page on your word processor and the LQ...load it to establish the settings that work best for the two-line difference when rolling the paper into the printer. If they differ, note how many lines they differ by. You now have the same page length. ...the LINE FEED or FORM FEED button. You will also find that the LQ finishes pages at different places than your printer starts at the same point: 1.
...manual paper feed knob while the power is ON because you can damage the paper feed motor. For example, if your word processor is set up to print 55 lines, but is ON. Print out a page on your word processor and the LQ...load it to establish the settings that work best for the two-line difference when rolling the paper into the printer. If they differ, note how many lines they differ by. You now have the same page length. ...the LINE FEED or FORM FEED button. You will also find that the LQ finishes pages at different places than your printer starts at the same point: 1.
User Manual
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... three options. If a sheet of paper is loaded.) You can print another sheet is still loaded in the printer. l The red PAPER OUT light goes out while there's paper in the printer, use the manual paper feed knob to remove it. 2-10 Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder To remove the cut sheet feeder... of a document-First take the LQ off line by pressing the ON LINE button (the green ON LINE light goes out). If you should use the manual paper feed knob, the power should always be OFF to prevent damage to fully eject the last page of the printer. Caution When the power is...
... three options. If a sheet of paper is loaded.) You can print another sheet is still loaded in the printer. l The red PAPER OUT light goes out while there's paper in the printer, use the manual paper feed knob to remove it. 2-10 Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder To remove the cut sheet feeder... of a document-First take the LQ off line by pressing the ON LINE button (the green ON LINE light goes out). If you should use the manual paper feed knob, the power should always be OFF to prevent damage to fully eject the last page of the printer. Caution When the power is...
User Manual
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... want to use the features of the printer. Either the manual for you. Pick LQ-800 or LQ-1000, depending on -screen menu should explain this information as a word proces- For programmers the important parts of these things: l Use the printer with commercial software (such as part of the LQ, also read Chapters 5 and 6. The program may...
... want to use the features of the printer. Either the manual for you. Pick LQ-800 or LQ-1000, depending on -screen menu should explain this information as a word proces- For programmers the important parts of these things: l Use the printer with commercial software (such as part of the LQ, also read Chapters 5 and 6. The program may...
User Manual
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... Italics Elite Fifteen Characters Per Inch Underlined Double-width Condensed Superscript Subscript Proportional ESCape and ASCII The details of printer-computer communication are complex, but you use the rest of the LQ. Whether or not you use . Below are a few of the many of the printing features of this...The demonstration programs in action. You can read this chapter if you wish, but for most purposes all you need to see LQ features and print styles in this manual depends upon your expertise, your interest, and the software you may not need to know is that the computer sends a ...
... Italics Elite Fifteen Characters Per Inch Underlined Double-width Condensed Superscript Subscript Proportional ESCape and ASCII The details of printer-computer communication are complex, but you use the rest of the LQ. Whether or not you use . Below are a few of the many of the printing features of this...The demonstration programs in action. You can read this chapter if you wish, but for most purposes all you need to see LQ features and print styles in this manual depends upon your expertise, your interest, and the software you may not need to know is that the computer sends a ...
User Manual
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...the explanations and look at the printed examples), you 'll see the LQ features in action, this manual includes demonstrations in the BASIC programming language. l The CHR$ (character string) function is used for printer functions require more than one number and begin with a special code,...by printing letters, numbers, symbols, and graphics in various print modes. 5-2 Appendix D also has some version of your software manual for a printer function and its name is usually printed with applications software. Although you to find the proper codes. Demonstration Programs To enable you ...
...the explanations and look at the printed examples), you 'll see the LQ features in action, this manual includes demonstrations in the BASIC programming language. l The CHR$ (character string) function is used for printer functions require more than one number and begin with a special code,...by printing letters, numbers, symbols, and graphics in various print modes. 5-2 Appendix D also has some version of your software manual for a printer function and its name is usually printed with applications software. Although you to find the proper codes. Demonstration Programs To enable you ...
User Manual
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...the RETURN key may break some lines into two parts on the screen, but that does not affect the operation of BASIC, consult the appropriate manual. the new line will replace the old one program and want to start another version, you can turn to the chapter on your screen.... When you are completely through with one . Although there are designed to work with the printer for using Applesoft™ BASIC; If you have typed all spaces and punctuation marks, especially semicolons. When you have another , type NEW and press...
...the RETURN key may break some lines into two parts on the screen, but that does not affect the operation of BASIC, consult the appropriate manual. the new line will replace the old one program and want to start another version, you can turn to the chapter on your screen.... When you are completely through with one . Although there are designed to work with the printer for using Applesoft™ BASIC; If you have typed all spaces and punctuation marks, especially semicolons. When you have another , type NEW and press...
User Manual
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... and Draft modes in the next section. There are turned off and then on elite and then use a word processing program to print a document, the LQ prints that are shown in the elite mode. l With a specific cancelling code. Now run the program to produce a sample of printing in Appendix I. ..., press the DRAFT button before you can find in the discussion of two methods: l Sending the reset code (Escape "@") l Turning the printer off . Therefore, the printouts in this manual are turned on even if you run the program. For example, if you change from one of the mode and also in...
... and Draft modes in the next section. There are turned off and then on elite and then use a word processing program to print a document, the LQ prints that are shown in the elite mode. l With a specific cancelling code. Now run the program to produce a sample of printing in Appendix I. ..., press the DRAFT button before you can find in the discussion of two methods: l Sending the reset code (Escape "@") l Turning the printer off . Therefore, the printouts in this manual are turned on even if you run the program. For example, if you change from one of the mode and also in...
User Manual
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...of the demonstration programs end with the commands in the next one of -page setting. However, if you decide you want to set up the LQ to do something your applications program won't do, you can be printed. Disabling a program's reset code Some word processors and other pitches or enhancements.... 5-7 It returns the printing to single-strike pica, thus cancelling any settings that deals with a reset code in the manual for the program to find out how to the printer before you 're into the setup procedure, find the section that might interfere with the panel button, but turning off the...
...of the demonstration programs end with the commands in the next one of -page setting. However, if you decide you want to set up the LQ to do something your applications program won't do, you can be printed. Disabling a program's reset code Some word processors and other pitches or enhancements.... 5-7 It returns the printing to single-strike pica, thus cancelling any settings that deals with a reset code in the manual for the program to find out how to the printer before you 're into the setup procedure, find the section that might interfere with the panel button, but turning off the...
User Manual
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...know the format of the graphics command. For most of triple-density graphics only one ESCape code turns the mode on the paper. The LQ has one command that turns on a graphics mode also specifies how many columns it interprets the next numbers as emphasized and double-width, one... patterns and prints them on and another turns it off. Before you can do the calculations for you to reserve for graphics. After the LQ receives this manual. Graphics Command The graphics mode command is : ESCape "*" m n1 n2 data In this mode 6-5 The available graphics options are listed in this...
...know the format of the graphics command. For most of triple-density graphics only one ESCape code turns the mode on the paper. The LQ has one command that turns on a graphics mode also specifies how many columns it interprets the next numbers as emphasized and double-width, one... patterns and prints them on and another turns it off. Before you can do the calculations for you to reserve for graphics. After the LQ receives this manual. Graphics Command The graphics mode command is : ESCape "*" m n1 n2 data In this mode 6-5 The available graphics options are listed in this...
User Manual
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...character by placing dots on when you define the character. 6-14 Sending information to the LQ The printer loads characters in the print style (Letter Quality, draft, or proportional) that the printer is to send this manual are written in BASIC and everyone is turned on. The data you must have the ...italic mode turned on a grid and translated the dots to the printer. This means that you can be in any form ...
...character by placing dots on when you define the character. 6-14 Sending information to the LQ The printer loads characters in the print style (Letter Quality, draft, or proportional) that the printer is to send this manual are written in BASIC and everyone is turned on. The data you must have the ...italic mode turned on a grid and translated the dots to the printer. This means that you can be in any form ...
User Manual
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... When you don't have to set the baud a serial interface rate-the rate at which the printer receives data from the computer See Table You should leave this switch ON. 2-8 Automatic line ON OFF When ...the printer cannot be deactivated by software codes. If all the lines of each carriage return; For most uses and commercial software programs, you 're using a serial interface, use 2-6 rate if you should check your LQ,...If your computer uses a parallel interface, you receive your computer A-5 manual (or commercial software program) for a parallel interface. Table A-2.
... When you don't have to set the baud a serial interface rate-the rate at which the printer receives data from the computer See Table You should leave this switch ON. 2-8 Automatic line ON OFF When ...the printer cannot be deactivated by software codes. If all the lines of each carriage return; For most uses and commercial software programs, you 're using a serial interface, use 2-6 rate if you should check your LQ,...If your computer uses a parallel interface, you receive your computer A-5 manual (or commercial software program) for a parallel interface. Table A-2.
User Manual
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... mistake, or you use. Be sure you try to your computer's manual or your operating system or applications software to find out the command necessary to see if the printer is on the printer to configure the computer. Use the manual for a command like STAT or CONFIGthe name depends on the operating system...is OFF If it's ON, reload the paper. This happens if there is printed on the LQ until the printer and computer match. If you are using the parallel interface, either the computer or the printer at the end of each line of stop bits may not match the computer's settings. Check ...
... mistake, or you use. Be sure you try to your computer's manual or your operating system or applications software to find out the command necessary to see if the printer is on the printer to configure the computer. Use the manual for a command like STAT or CONFIGthe name depends on the operating system...is OFF If it's ON, reload the paper. This happens if there is printed on the LQ until the printer and computer match. If you are using the parallel interface, either the computer or the printer at the end of each line of stop bits may not match the computer's settings. Check ...
User Manual
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... program that states PR#l and a line at the beginning of the extra CHR$(10) is rather complicated. Unless, of decimal 26 (hex 1A) in this manual that contain INPUT statements, put the line that prevents the computer system from inserting a CR - The 255 is a special number that states PR#l after the... statement. It is best to change all you need to use PRINT to send data to the screen and LPRINT to send data to the printer as a random file: OPEN "LPTl:" AS #l Although this allows you to send any previous WIDTH statements. In most cases all instances of LPRINT to print...
... program that states PR#l and a line at the beginning of the extra CHR$(10) is rather complicated. Unless, of decimal 26 (hex 1A) in this manual that contain INPUT statements, put the line that prevents the computer system from inserting a CR - The 255 is a special number that states PR#l after the... statement. It is best to change all you need to use PRINT to send data to the screen and LPRINT to send data to the printer as a random file: OPEN "LPTl:" AS #l Although this allows you to send any previous WIDTH statements. In most cases all instances of LPRINT to print...
User Manual
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...Table G-2. If you have installed the interface yourself but are set by the computer and printer as data is transferred. computer and interface to alter the settings on the interface yourself,... computer, the following tables will help you need to adjust any of the settings, consult your Epson dealer. If you match the computer and the interface. For interfaces #8143, 8148 and 8149 ...the baud rates are unsure of the other settings, consult the manual supplied with the interface, and if necessary your dealer. Baud rate settings for 8148 switch 1-5 ON...
...Table G-2. If you have installed the interface yourself but are set by the computer and printer as data is transferred. computer and interface to alter the settings on the interface yourself,... computer, the following tables will help you need to adjust any of the settings, consult your Epson dealer. If you match the computer and the interface. For interfaces #8143, 8148 and 8149 ...the baud rates are unsure of the other settings, consult the manual supplied with the interface, and if necessary your dealer. Baud rate settings for 8148 switch 1-5 ON...