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....22ttao25107.m1 minches) 182 to 0.0075 inch) 24-Pin Printers 7/16/91 LQ-870/1170-l Letter aualhv 2Cpin impact dot matrix Chawctvs prr Inch 10 10 Chu8ctemlncondllin* ml 275 LQ-870/1170 Character fonts: Font EDson Draft Epson Courbr Epson Raman Epson Sans Serif Enson Prestiae Epson Script Ewon &'iDl C Epson Orator Epson Orator-S 1 OCR-E 1 Point 1 Pitch 7Pt 15cpi a a a 0 I I 1 ospt 1oCPi 1 1 2 c p i j P r o p o r t i o n a l a IO...
....22ttao25107.m1 minches) 182 to 0.0075 inch) 24-Pin Printers 7/16/91 LQ-870/1170-l Letter aualhv 2Cpin impact dot matrix Chawctvs prr Inch 10 10 Chu8ctemlncondllin* ml 275 LQ-870/1170 Character fonts: Font EDson Draft Epson Courbr Epson Raman Epson Sans Serif Enson Prestiae Epson Script Ewon &'iDl C Epson Orator Epson Orator-S 1 OCR-E 1 Point 1 Pitch 7Pt 15cpi a a a 0 I I 1 ospt 1oCPi 1 1 2 c p i j P r o p o r t i o n a l a IO...
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...-sheet Feeder 4-2 Additional Tractor Unit 4-13 Interface Card 4-16 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-1 Cleaning the Printer 5-2 Replacing the Ribbon 5-3 Transporting the Printer 5-4 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Power Supply Printing Paper Handling Options 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-10 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications Printer Specifications Interface Specifications Optional Specifications Initialization 7-1 7-2 7-10 7-14 7-16 Chapter 8 Command Summary 8-1 Using the Command Summary 8-2 Commands Arranged by...
...-sheet Feeder 4-2 Additional Tractor Unit 4-13 Interface Card 4-16 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-1 Cleaning the Printer 5-2 Replacing the Ribbon 5-3 Transporting the Printer 5-4 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Power Supply Printing Paper Handling Options 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-10 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications Printer Specifications Interface Specifications Optional Specifications Initialization 7-1 7-2 7-10 7-14 7-16 Chapter 8 Command Summary 8-1 Using the Command Summary 8-2 Commands Arranged by...
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...This manual provides fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions for a list of your printer. Chapter 1 contains information on installing options, general maintenance, specifications, and printer commands. If the printer does not operate properly or the printed results are not what you expect, see... Chapter 6 for setting up , testing, and connecting the printer. Be sure to avoid bodily injury. Chapter...
...This manual provides fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions for a list of your printer. Chapter 1 contains information on installing options, general maintenance, specifications, and printer commands. If the printer does not operate properly or the printed results are not what you expect, see... Chapter 6 for setting up , testing, and connecting the printer. Be sure to avoid bodily injury. Chapter...
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... card If you are using the C823051 optional interface card with your printer, make sure that you read through the section below on handshake timing and error handling for interface information specific to your printer. For all other errors, including framing and overrun errors, are ignored.... 4-18 Using the Printer Options When you set the baud rate, see the manual supplied with the ...
... card If you are using the C823051 optional interface card with your printer, make sure that you read through the section below on handshake timing and error handling for interface information specific to your printer. For all other errors, including framing and overrun errors, are ignored.... 4-18 Using the Printer Options When you set the baud rate, see the manual supplied with the ...
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Check both the printer and computer specifications. Load paper in Chapter 1. The printer makes a strange noise, the beeper sounds several times, and the printer stops abruptly. The PAPER OUT light is on. The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is installed properly for a paper jam, ribbon jam, ...or other problems; Replace the ribbon cartridge. The ribbon may be sure your cable is off the printer and check for your dealer or a qualified service person. 6-4 Troubleshooting Make sure the cable meets both ends of the interface cable between...
Check both the printer and computer specifications. Load paper in Chapter 1. The printer makes a strange noise, the beeper sounds several times, and the printer stops abruptly. The PAPER OUT light is on. The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is installed properly for a paper jam, ribbon jam, ...or other problems; Replace the ribbon cartridge. The ribbon may be sure your cable is off the printer and check for your dealer or a qualified service person. 6-4 Troubleshooting Make sure the cable meets both ends of the interface cable between...
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...When you use an optional interface, the printer does not operate properly. When you use two tractor units in combination, continuous paper does not feed properly. Check the specifications to use the interface with the wrong specifications. l The printer does not print or the printout is crooked... or paper jams. Make sure that the sprocket units on the computer and printer match. 6-12 Troubleshooting l The paper feed...
...When you use an optional interface, the printer does not operate properly. When you use two tractor units in combination, continuous paper does not feed properly. Check the specifications to use the interface with the wrong specifications. l The printer does not print or the printout is crooked... or paper jams. Make sure that the sprocket units on the computer and printer match. 6-12 Troubleshooting l The paper feed...
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Chapter 7 Technical Specifications Printer Specifications 7-2 Printing 7-2 Paper 7-4 Mechanical 7-7 Electrical 7-8 Environmental 7-9 Interface Specifications 7-10 Specifications and pin assignments 7-10 Interface timing 7-13 Optional Specifications 7-14 Cut-sheet feeder 7-14 Initialization 7-16 Default settings 7-16 Technical Specifications 7-1
Chapter 7 Technical Specifications Printer Specifications 7-2 Printing 7-2 Paper 7-4 Mechanical 7-7 Electrical 7-8 Environmental 7-9 Interface Specifications 7-10 Specifications and pin assignments 7-10 Interface timing 7-13 Optional Specifications 7-14 Cut-sheet feeder 7-14 Initialization 7-16 Default settings 7-16 Technical Specifications 7-1
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Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: 24-pin impact dot matrix Quality High-speed draft Draft Letter quality Characters per inch 10 10 12 15 10 12 15 Characters/second/line 300 275 330 ... at 1/6-inch line spacing Tractor: 64.1 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing Continuous feed: 3.6 inches per second Buffer: 8KB or 0KB (DIP-switch selectable) .- 7-2 Technical Specifications Unidirectional for graphics. (Bidirectional for text.
Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: 24-pin impact dot matrix Quality High-speed draft Draft Letter quality Characters per inch 10 10 12 15 10 12 15 Characters/second/line 300 275 330 ... at 1/6-inch line spacing Tractor: 64.1 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing Continuous feed: 3.6 inches per second Buffer: 8KB or 0KB (DIP-switch selectable) .- 7-2 Technical Specifications Unidirectional for graphics. (Bidirectional for text.
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.... Printer Specifications Printable columns: Character size I IO cpi Maximum printed characters I LQ-870 I LQ-1170 1 80 136 12 cpi 96 164 15 cpi 120 204 1 17 cpi (10 cpi condensed) 1 137 I 233 I 20 cpi (12 cpi condensed) 1 160 272 Character fonts: Font Point Pitch 7Pt 15cpi 1Ocpi 10spt 12cpi Proportional Epson Draft 0 0 0 Epson Courier 0 0 0 Epson Roman 0 0 0 0 Epson Sans Serif I Epson...
.... Printer Specifications Printable columns: Character size I IO cpi Maximum printed characters I LQ-870 I LQ-1170 1 80 136 12 cpi 96 164 15 cpi 120 204 1 17 cpi (10 cpi condensed) 1 137 I 233 I 20 cpi (12 cpi condensed) 1 160 272 Character fonts: Font Point Pitch 7Pt 15cpi 1Ocpi 10spt 12cpi Proportional Epson Draft 0 0 0 Epson Courier 0 0 0 Epson Roman 0 0 0 0 Epson Sans Serif I Epson...
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Minimum left and right margin 13 mm (0.51 inch) 15 mm (0.59 inch) 26 mm (1.02 inches) Technical Specifications 7-5 Printer Specifications Continuous paper 9 mm (0. 35'1 or more 9 mm (0..35') 01 more I.I'I Printable area I'I' I M See the table below LQ-870 Paper width 101 to 241 mm (4 to 9.5 inches) - 254 mm (10 inches) LQ-1170 Paper width 101 to 377.8 mm (4 to 14.575 inches) 381 to 406 mm (15 to 16 inches) -
Minimum left and right margin 13 mm (0.51 inch) 15 mm (0.59 inch) 26 mm (1.02 inches) Technical Specifications 7-5 Printer Specifications Continuous paper 9 mm (0. 35'1 or more 9 mm (0..35') 01 more I.I'I Printable area I'I' I M See the table below LQ-870 Paper width 101 to 241 mm (4 to 9.5 inches) - 254 mm (10 inches) LQ-1170 Paper width 101 to 377.8 mm (4 to 14.575 inches) 381 to 406 mm (15 to 16 inches) -
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... 12 to 24 lb (45 to 0.0075 inch) Single sheets --. however, you may notice an increase in ribbon consumption and paper jamming. Printer Specifications Paper thickness: Single sheets top or front insertion 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch) multi-part (front insertion): 0.12 ...sheets and continuous paper: plain paper, carbonless multi-part forms Envelopes: bond paper, plain paper, air mail Number of paper. 7-6 Technical Specifications Single sheet, front insertion or continuous paper: 1 original plus up to 3 copies Notes: You can use a higher grade of copies: Carbonless...
... 12 to 24 lb (45 to 0.0075 inch) Single sheets --. however, you may notice an increase in ribbon consumption and paper jamming. Printer Specifications Paper thickness: Single sheets top or front insertion 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch) multi-part (front insertion): 0.12 ...sheets and continuous paper: plain paper, carbonless multi-part forms Envelopes: bond paper, plain paper, air mail Number of paper. 7-6 Technical Specifications Single sheet, front insertion or continuous paper: 1 original plus up to 3 copies Notes: You can use a higher grade of copies: Carbonless...
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Printer Specifications Mechanical Paper-feed methods: Friction (without or with optional cut-sheet feeder) Push-tractor (front- or rear-tractor) Pull-tractor Push-pull-tractor (optional) Ribbon: Fabric ribbon cartridge LQ-870: #7753, LQ-1170: #7754 Life expectancy In LQ, at 48 dots/character): 2 million characters Film ribbon cartridge LQ-870: #7768, LQ-1170: #7770 Life expectancy In LQ...Weight LQ-870 171 mm (6.8 in.) 449 mm (18 in.) 365 mm (14.6 in.) approx. 8.9 kg (19.6 lb) LQ-1170 171 mm (6.8 in.) 624 mm (25 in.) 365 mm (14.6 in.) approx. 12.3 kg (27.1 lb) Technical Specifications 7-7...
Printer Specifications Mechanical Paper-feed methods: Friction (without or with optional cut-sheet feeder) Push-tractor (front- or rear-tractor) Pull-tractor Push-pull-tractor (optional) Ribbon: Fabric ribbon cartridge LQ-870: #7753, LQ-1170: #7754 Life expectancy In LQ, at 48 dots/character): 2 million characters Film ribbon cartridge LQ-870: #7768, LQ-1170: #7770 Life expectancy In LQ...Weight LQ-870 171 mm (6.8 in.) 449 mm (18 in.) 365 mm (14.6 in.) approx. 8.9 kg (19.6 lb) LQ-1170 171 mm (6.8 in.) 624 mm (25 in.) 365 mm (14.6 in.) approx. 12.3 kg (27.1 lb) Technical Specifications 7-7...
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Printer Specifications Electrical Rated voltage: Input voltage range: Rated current: Power consumption: Rated frequency range: Input frequency range: Insulation resistance: Dielectric strength (between AC line and chassis): AC 120 V AC 103.5 to 132 V 2.0 A (during self-test printing in draft mode, at 10 cpi) LQ-870: approx. 58 W LQ-1170: approx. 58 W 50 to 60 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 10 Mohms minimum (at DC 500 V between AC power line and chassis) AC 1.2 kV (rms), 1 second 7-8 Technical Specifications
Printer Specifications Electrical Rated voltage: Input voltage range: Rated current: Power consumption: Rated frequency range: Input frequency range: Insulation resistance: Dielectric strength (between AC line and chassis): AC 120 V AC 103.5 to 132 V 2.0 A (during self-test printing in draft mode, at 10 cpi) LQ-870: approx. 58 W LQ-1170: approx. 58 W 50 to 60 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 10 Mohms minimum (at DC 500 V between AC power line and chassis) AC 1.2 kV (rms), 1 second 7-8 Technical Specifications
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Environmental Temperature: Humidity: Printer Specifications Operation: 5" to 35°C (41" to 95°F) Storage: -30" to 60°C (-22" to 140°F) Operation: Storage: 10% to 80% RH without condensation 5% to 85% RH without condensation Technical Specifications 7-9
Environmental Temperature: Humidity: Printer Specifications Operation: 5" to 35°C (41" to 95°F) Storage: -30" to 60°C (-22" to 140°F) Operation: Storage: 10% to 80% RH without condensation 5% to 85% RH without condensation Technical Specifications 7-9
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... when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to 8th bits of their respective interface signals are shown in the following table. Each signal is at the receiving... IN ACKNLG OUT STROBE pulse to read data. Pulse width must be more data. 7-10 Technical Specifications About an 1 l-microsecond pulse. Interface Specifications Your printer is equipped with a parallel interface Specifications and pin assignments The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics: Data format: B-bit parallel ...
... when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to 8th bits of their respective interface signals are shown in the following table. Each signal is at the receiving... IN ACKNLG OUT STROBE pulse to read data. Pulse width must be more data. 7-10 Technical Specifications About an 1 l-microsecond pulse. Interface Specifications Your printer is equipped with a parallel interface Specifications and pin assignments The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics: Data format: B-bit parallel ...
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...- NC Not used . 16 - Technical Specifications 7-11 The signal goes HIGH in error state. C H A S S I S - time) 2) During printing 3) When PAUSE botton is pressed 4) During printer-error state. 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data. AUTO FEED R=T IN ...this by setting DIP switch 2-4 to 5 volts through 3.3 Kohm resistance. 14 - Printer's chassis ground, which is out of paper. 13 - its power-up to ON.) 15 - Interface Specifications Signal Return Pin Pin Signal Direction Description 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates...
...- NC Not used . 16 - Technical Specifications 7-11 The signal goes HIGH in error state. C H A S S I S - time) 2) During printing 3) When PAUSE botton is pressed 4) During printer-error state. 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data. AUTO FEED R=T IN ...this by setting DIP switch 2-4 to 5 volts through 3.3 Kohm resistance. 14 - Printer's chassis ground, which is out of paper. 13 - its power-up to ON.) 15 - Interface Specifications Signal Return Pin Pin Signal Direction Description 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates...
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... receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW. 7-12 Technical Specifications l All interface conditions are based on the return side. Data transfer to this printer can be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds....rise and fall times of signal flow as viewed from the printer. . l Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal. "Return" denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level. interface Specifications Note: l The column heading "Direction" refers to the ...
... receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW. 7-12 Technical Specifications l All interface conditions are based on the return side. Data transfer to this printer can be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds....rise and fall times of signal flow as viewed from the printer. . l Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal. "Return" denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level. interface Specifications Note: l The column heading "Direction" refers to the ...
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Option Specifications Cut-sheet feeders Dimensions and weight Dimensions include the printer Bin capacity: Single sheets: Envelopes: MCBF: C806371 and C806391 Up to 50 sheets of 22-lb (82-g/m2) paper C806381 and C806401 Up to 150 sheets of 22-lb (82-g/m') paper C806381 and C806401 Up to 25 (plain and bond type) Up to 30 (air mail) 100,000 cycles 7-14 Technical Specifications
Option Specifications Cut-sheet feeders Dimensions and weight Dimensions include the printer Bin capacity: Single sheets: Envelopes: MCBF: C806371 and C806391 Up to 50 sheets of 22-lb (82-g/m2) paper C806381 and C806401 Up to 150 sheets of 22-lb (82-g/m') paper C806381 and C806401 Up to 25 (plain and bond type) Up to 30 (air mail) 100,000 cycles 7-14 Technical Specifications
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... the PAUSE button is initialized. Item Top-of conditions): Hardware initialization When the power is turned on or when the printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW). Software and panel initialization do not initialize the... the data buffer of initialization have slightly different effects. Default settings The table below shows the default conditions that the printer can be initialized (returned to the current panel setting I I _. 7-16 Technical Specifications Software initialization When software sends the ESC @ (initialize ._ the...
... the PAUSE button is initialized. Item Top-of conditions): Hardware initialization When the power is turned on or when the printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW). Software and panel initialization do not initialize the... the data buffer of initialization have slightly different effects. Default settings The table below shows the default conditions that the printer can be initialized (returned to the current panel setting I I _. 7-16 Technical Specifications Software initialization When software sends the ESC @ (initialize ._ the...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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...is NOT table number 0. Specifically, this command, as listed, tells the printer to print the next 31 bytes as Characters command to the printer. Note: tines 70 through 90 will print the output illustrated on page 13 of this range of ASCII values. Refer to the printer selecting Selectable Table number ... Registered Table number and Table Name 30 Print Registered Table number and Table Name 40 Send the Assign Character Table command to the printer assigning the Registered Character Table read in line 20 to Selectable Character Table 0. 50 Send the Select Character Table command to the ...
...is NOT table number 0. Specifically, this command, as listed, tells the printer to print the next 31 bytes as Characters command to the printer. Note: tines 70 through 90 will print the output illustrated on page 13 of this range of ASCII values. Refer to the printer selecting Selectable Table number ... Registered Table number and Table Name 30 Print Registered Table number and Table Name 40 Send the Assign Character Table command to the printer assigning the Registered Character Table read in line 20 to Selectable Character Table 0. 50 Send the Select Character Table command to the ...
