Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in purchase price and low cost of printer: Low cost - These printers have the sturdiest printhead pins which : Hit...
... Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in purchase price and low cost of printer: Low cost - These printers have the sturdiest printhead pins which : Hit...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned and do not get jammed or misfed. Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which allows you the greatest control when printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the... simple, efficient operation of the print head and enhances printing with 360 dpi in a single pass of impact printers. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to achieve zero tear-off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in front and rear...
... printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned and do not get jammed or misfed. Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which allows you the greatest control when printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the... simple, efficient operation of the print head and enhances printing with 360 dpi in a single pass of impact printers. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to achieve zero tear-off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in front and rear...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...use the paper release lever to indicate the paper source you can handle single sheet paper and single sheet multi-part forms, many EPSON impact printers have both front and top paper paths: Front paper path The front paper path has an almost straight-through paper path, which ...multi-part forms. Paper feed method Front Paper Guide Type of their respective owners. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 3 Single sheet paper paths: EPSON impact printers all can load paper in the front, rear, or bottom slot. Paper feed method Top friction feed (standard paper guide) Optional high-...
...use the paper release lever to indicate the paper source you can handle single sheet paper and single sheet multi-part forms, many EPSON impact printers have both front and top paper paths: Front paper path The front paper path has an almost straight-through paper path, which ...multi-part forms. Paper feed method Front Paper Guide Type of their respective owners. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 3 Single sheet paper paths: EPSON impact printers all can load paper in the front, rear, or bottom slot. Paper feed method Top friction feed (standard paper guide) Optional high-...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... off, or when another document is printed, paper is added, EPSON impact printers automatic interface switching feature will automatically advance the paper to the top-of-form position. EPSON impact printers offers these types of built-in fonts: LL Bitmap fonts-available on... panel. DOS applications will overide all EPSON impact printers Proportionally-spaced scalable fonts-selectable in fonts Each EPSON impact printer includes a variety of the box. Paper from one path is backed out and "parked," while paper from most EPSON impact printers. Automatic tear-off Can be automatic...
... off, or when another document is printed, paper is added, EPSON impact printers automatic interface switching feature will automatically advance the paper to the top-of-form position. EPSON impact printers offers these types of built-in fonts: LL Bitmap fonts-available on... panel. DOS applications will overide all EPSON impact printers Proportionally-spaced scalable fonts-selectable in fonts Each EPSON impact printer includes a variety of the box. Paper from one path is backed out and "parked," while paper from most EPSON impact printers. Automatic tear-off Can be automatic...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... to have access to each printer L EPSON Remote! Utility EPSON Remote! is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Start UP Utility Ver. 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...
... to have access to each printer L EPSON Remote! Utility EPSON Remote! is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Start UP Utility Ver. 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...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... life. Because the carriage does not have to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to sell with every printer Adds profit to move the ribbon with the print head assembly unit. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors ...Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are superior to both sides of the ribbon nylon by computercontrolled machinery Made with the highest ...
... life. Because the carriage does not have to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to sell with every printer Adds profit to move the ribbon with the print head assembly unit. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors ...Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are superior to both sides of the ribbon nylon by computercontrolled machinery Made with the highest ...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... vary depending on the motor for reliability in Total Print Volume, and are more quickly because it may fail. Mean Time Between Failures EPSON impact printers are also rated in competitive printers. L L The off -carriage motor assembly, versus the on-carriage motor used in Mean Time Between Failures. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 7 Reliability...
... vary depending on the motor for reliability in Total Print Volume, and are more quickly because it may fail. Mean Time Between Failures EPSON impact printers are also rated in competitive printers. L L The off -carriage motor assembly, versus the on-carriage motor used in Mean Time Between Failures. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 7 Reliability...
Product Information Guide
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... and graphics. multi-part. Characters: Ribbon: 96 standard ASCII character set (including italic characters) 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics characters Black ribbon cartridge 17762: Life expectancy (in Letter Quality characters, at 48 dots/character): 3 million ...density per page. ~opaaurWilhSl*MllnKomMOdU~ 24-Pin Printers 9/22/89 LQ-2550-1 LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Paper guide Ribbon cartridge Power cable Platen knob Printer Specifications Printing Print method: Print speed: Ouality malt LO 24-pin impact dot matrix See table below . ! Total ...
... and graphics. multi-part. Characters: Ribbon: 96 standard ASCII character set (including italic characters) 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics characters Black ribbon cartridge 17762: Life expectancy (in Letter Quality characters, at 48 dots/character): 3 million ...density per page. ~opaaurWilhSl*MllnKomMOdU~ 24-Pin Printers 9/22/89 LQ-2550-1 LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Paper guide Ribbon cartridge Power cable Platen knob Printer Specifications Printing Print method: Print speed: Ouality malt LO 24-pin impact dot matrix See table below . ! Total ...
Product Information Guide
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...Up to 30 (air mail) bin 2 Single sheets: Up to 185 sheets of 22 lb. LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER MCBF: For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines MTBF: 6000 power-on the printer) approx. 13.2 Ibs. paper The Cut Sheet Feeder II Dimensions and weight: 26,7'(W) X 22...m*re The following changes: Continuous form settings Cut sheet feeder settings Page Length 66 61 Top Margin Bottom Margin 6 4 6 3 LQ-2550-2 9/22/89 24-Pin Printers Not ail software is required before you find that a bit of 17 lb. paper Up to 60.5 Hz Insulation resistance: ZOM ohms...
...Up to 30 (air mail) bin 2 Single sheets: Up to 185 sheets of 22 lb. LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER MCBF: For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines MTBF: 6000 power-on the printer) approx. 13.2 Ibs. paper The Cut Sheet Feeder II Dimensions and weight: 26,7'(W) X 22...m*re The following changes: Continuous form settings Cut sheet feeder settings Page Length 66 61 Top Margin Bottom Margin 6 4 6 3 LQ-2550-2 9/22/89 24-Pin Printers Not ail software is required before you find that a bit of 17 lb. paper Up to 60.5 Hz Insulation resistance: ZOM ohms...
Product Information Guide
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...ACKNLG or BUSY signal. If the LQ-2550 is not listed, select the first printer available on the following list: LQ-1050 (LQ-SSO) LQ-loo0 CLQ-KO, W-500 LQ-1500 lf none of Epson interfaces that your program does not list this printer can use the PLATEN GAP ADJUST.... For specifications for the paralleI interface Conmctor pin assignments and a description of Epson printers shares many commar& you choose LQ-2550 or LQ-2500. OUT About a 1 l~mrrosecond puke. which would allow it does not lit the LQ-2550 on using software, see the manuals provided with both a parallel and a ...
...ACKNLG or BUSY signal. If the LQ-2550 is not listed, select the first printer available on the following list: LQ-1050 (LQ-SSO) LQ-loo0 CLQ-KO, W-500 LQ-1500 lf none of Epson interfaces that your program does not list this printer can use the PLATEN GAP ADJUST.... For specifications for the paralleI interface Conmctor pin assignments and a description of Epson printers shares many commar& you choose LQ-2550 or LQ-2500. OUT About a 1 l~mrrosecond puke. which would allow it does not lit the LQ-2550 on using software, see the manuals provided with both a parallel and a ...
Product Information Guide
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... you want. I 0 00 1 01 : 2 02 ! 4 04 I a 08 I 16 10 1 32 2 0 64 40 128 60 J -.., ., Singledenslty nn,hb~.n.,t" CRT Ill I " lhls mcde LQ-2550-4 9/22/89 24-Pin Printers LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER r-lPITCH [ Roman 10 CPI] Some of the Master Select code is a number that are very much the same as the ESC l command...
... you want. I 0 00 1 01 : 2 02 ! 4 04 I a 08 I 16 10 1 32 2 0 64 40 128 60 J -.., ., Singledenslty nn,hb~.n.,t" CRT Ill I " lhls mcde LQ-2550-4 9/22/89 24-Pin Printers LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER r-lPITCH [ Roman 10 CPI] Some of the Master Select code is a number that are very much the same as the ESC l command...
Product Information Guide
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...87 57 8959 90 SA 925c Turn double-wide mode on/off a26 ) 120 78 SelectL.etterQualityordraft a21 4028 S&ct Line 8-29 24-Pin Printers 9/22/89 LQ-2550-5 aaaa233u555) 1 j \ ; 97 61 S&t justihtion S-30 98 62 1 0 3 67 Setvatlcaltabsinchannels.. sdascpi .8a1273 1 i 107 68 Sefecttypestylefamily...(with their ESCY decimal and hexadecimal values), and the page number where the complete command description can be found. LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER . .~. _. _--b-w iAsal Commands in inches 8-13 Set horizontal tabs 821 Select emphasized mode 827 Cancel emphasized mode ...
...87 57 8959 90 SA 925c Turn double-wide mode on/off a26 ) 120 78 SelectL.etterQualityordraft a21 4028 S&ct Line 8-29 24-Pin Printers 9/22/89 LQ-2550-5 aaaa233u555) 1 j \ ; 97 61 S&t justihtion S-30 98 62 1 0 3 67 Setvatlcaltabsinchannels.. sdascpi .8a1273 1 i 107 68 Sefecttypestylefamily...(with their ESCY decimal and hexadecimal values), and the page number where the complete command description can be found. LQ-2550 GRAY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER . .~. _. _--b-w iAsal Commands in inches 8-13 Set horizontal tabs 821 Select emphasized mode 827 Cancel emphasized mode ...
Product Information Guide
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... SelecType or software command. MaxImum printed characters 136 233 163 272 8 Kbyte Character fonts: Font Epson Draft Epson Roman Epson Sam SWlf Epson cower Epson Prestige Epson Scrqt Epson OCR-A Epson OCR-B Characters: Available Sizes (characlers per page. Total thickness must not exceed 0.018' (0.46... 10.12. LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Cable cover Paper guide Ribbon cartridge Power cable Platen knob & Cross-head scre~u driver 5 Optional connector lock nuts Printer Specifications Printing Print method: print speed: Quality Draft LO 24-pin impact dot matrix See...
... SelecType or software command. MaxImum printed characters 136 233 163 272 8 Kbyte Character fonts: Font Epson Draft Epson Roman Epson Sam SWlf Epson cower Epson Prestige Epson Scrqt Epson OCR-A Epson OCR-B Characters: Available Sizes (characlers per page. Total thickness must not exceed 0.018' (0.46... 10.12. LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Cable cover Paper guide Ribbon cartridge Power cable Platen knob & Cross-head scre~u driver 5 Optional connector lock nuts Printer Specifications Printing Print method: print speed: Quality Draft LO 24-pin impact dot matrix See...
Product Information Guide
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...Single sheets: Up to 30 (air mail) 9/22/89 LQ-2550-7 Stacker capacity: Face down Single sheets: Envelopes: up to 60 sheets of 22 lb. paper up to 185 sheets of 22 lb. paw Top Margin Bottom Margin b 4 6 3 24-Pin Printers Envelopes: Up to 25 (plain and bond type) Up ... 185 sheets of your cut sheet feeder. paper (Total thickness should not exceed 0.59' or 15mm) l Envelopes can only be used in bin 1. LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER ; paper The Cut Sheet Feeder Dimensions and weight: 26.7'(W) X 22.9*(D) x 16.5'(H) (mounted on hours (at 25% duty) Print head life:...
...Single sheets: Up to 30 (air mail) 9/22/89 LQ-2550-7 Stacker capacity: Face down Single sheets: Envelopes: up to 60 sheets of 22 lb. paper up to 185 sheets of 22 lb. paw Top Margin Bottom Margin b 4 6 3 24-Pin Printers Envelopes: Up to 25 (plain and bond type) Up ... 185 sheets of your cut sheet feeder. paper (Total thickness should not exceed 0.59' or 15mm) l Envelopes can only be used in bin 1. LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER ; paper The Cut Sheet Feeder Dimensions and weight: 26.7'(W) X 22.9*(D) x 16.5'(H) (mounted on hours (at 25% duty) Print head life:...
Product Information Guide
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...parallel interface Connector pin assignments and a description of Epson interfaces that your application program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area shown below. char. If the LQ-2550 is being enabled or disabled, the on its printer selection menu. For further information on its menu. ...DC1 or DC& O N L I in the following list: LQ EX FX LX RX MX Epson printer Standard printer Draft printer If you can be carried out only after receipt of the Am signal or when the level of the LQ-2550, however, it to resume printing. you are shown in Pin...
...parallel interface Connector pin assignments and a description of Epson interfaces that your application program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area shown below. char. If the LQ-2550 is being enabled or disabled, the on its printer selection menu. For further information on its menu. ...DC1 or DC& O N L I in the following list: LQ EX FX LX RX MX Epson printer Standard printer Draft printer If you can be carried out only after receipt of the Am signal or when the level of the LQ-2550, however, it to resume printing. you are shown in Pin...
Product Information Guide
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...The Display aPITCH 1 Roman 10 CPI] Some of the fonts do % cannot be printed ln lhls mode 24-Pin Printers 9/22/89 LQ-2550-9 To select the desired international character set the COUNTRY option by following table to select a graphics option. The commands are...58 5C 50 5E 60 70 7C 7D 7E 0 U.S.A. 1 France 2 Germany 3 U.K. 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 8 Italy 7 Spam I LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER -- 1 Graphics 1 Individual graphics option commands There are four individual graphics option commands that the commands contain one graphics option. use the following the steps...
...The Display aPITCH 1 Roman 10 CPI] Some of the fonts do % cannot be printed ln lhls mode 24-Pin Printers 9/22/89 LQ-2550-9 To select the desired international character set the COUNTRY option by following table to select a graphics option. The commands are...58 5C 50 5E 60 70 7C 7D 7E 0 U.S.A. 1 France 2 Germany 3 U.K. 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 8 Italy 7 Spam I LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER -- 1 Graphics 1 Individual graphics option commands There are four individual graphics option commands that the commands contain one graphics option. use the following the steps...
Product Information Guide
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... 43 2B 45 2D 47 2F Select graphics mode 835 Select n/Winch line spacing 8-16 Turn underlining on /off 8-26 UO 7 8 &lect~terQuaJityordraft a21 LQ-2550-10 24-Pin Printers perforation .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... .,8a1243 Set right margin 818 International character set left margin al8 112 7 0 Tim proportional mode on/off a24 1 1 3 n Select character style ... 19 32 20 33 21 3.5 23 36 24 37 25 38 26 Select condensed mode 8-24 Cut sheet feeder mode 8-10 Set intercharacter Master Select . . . LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER --- ASCII BEL Dec.
... 43 2B 45 2D 47 2F Select graphics mode 835 Select n/Winch line spacing 8-16 Turn underlining on /off 8-26 UO 7 8 &lect~terQuaJityordraft a21 LQ-2550-10 24-Pin Printers perforation .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... .,8a1243 Set right margin 818 International character set left margin al8 112 7 0 Tim proportional mode on/off a24 1 1 3 n Select character style ... 19 32 20 33 21 3.5 23 36 24 37 25 38 26 Select condensed mode 8-24 Cut sheet feeder mode 8-10 Set intercharacter Master Select . . . LQ-2550 IVORY DOT-MATRIX PRINTER --- ASCII BEL Dec.
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... Windows driver. 7) Select the 'EPSON LQ COLOR" and choose OK. A4,210 x 297 mm A3,297 x 420 mm Fanfold, 210 x 305 mm Fanfold, 358 x 305 mm #6 envelope, 6 l/2 x 3 5/8 in. #lO envelope, 9 l/2 x 4 l/8 in . Letter, 11 x 8 l/2 in . Tabloid, 11 x 17 in Program Manager. The Printers dialogue box appears. 3) Choose the Add Printer button. INSTALLATlON INSTRUCTlONS 1) Choose Control...
... Windows driver. 7) Select the 'EPSON LQ COLOR" and choose OK. A4,210 x 297 mm A3,297 x 420 mm Fanfold, 210 x 305 mm Fanfold, 358 x 305 mm #6 envelope, 6 l/2 x 3 5/8 in. #lO envelope, 9 l/2 x 4 l/8 in . Letter, 11 x 8 l/2 in . Tabloid, 11 x 17 in Program Manager. The Printers dialogue box appears. 3) Choose the Add Printer button. INSTALLATlON INSTRUCTlONS 1) Choose Control...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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Refer to begin using it immediately. This is only supported with tractor paper. NOTES The LQ-2500 is because in single sheet mode or CSF mode the printer has a large top and bottom non-printable area. For best results you should print at 360 x 180 DPI for normal printing and 180 x 180 DPI for further information about printer-driver installation. PSB No: P-0087 Page: 3 of 3 8) Define the new driver as ACTIVE to the MS Windows User's Manual for draft printing.
Refer to begin using it immediately. This is only supported with tractor paper. NOTES The LQ-2500 is because in single sheet mode or CSF mode the printer has a large top and bottom non-printable area. For best results you should print at 360 x 180 DPI for normal printing and 180 x 180 DPI for further information about printer-driver installation. PSB No: P-0087 Page: 3 of 3 8) Define the new driver as ACTIVE to the MS Windows User's Manual for draft printing.
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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...Originator JV Epson printers issue beep tones when certain error conditions exist. LQ-1010. EPSONANEFUCA, mc. Carriage will stop until the printhead cools down. LQ-850. LQ-1050, Ll 000. AP-4000. LQ-500. Those beeps can assist you in the text. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: 24 Pin Printer Error and... Beep Codes Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of three beeps. LQ-510. Where the beeps or ...
...Originator JV Epson printers issue beep tones when certain error conditions exist. LQ-1010. EPSONANEFUCA, mc. Carriage will stop until the printhead cools down. LQ-850. LQ-1050, Ll 000. AP-4000. LQ-500. Those beeps can assist you in the text. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: 24 Pin Printer Error and... Beep Codes Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of three beeps. LQ-510. Where the beeps or ...