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... top of the print head and enhances printing with 360 dpi in front and rear paper paths. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of impact printers. Two tractors hold the forms securely. EPSON 24-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P 2, which includes these additional features: el Proportionally-spaced scalab fonts Enhanced graphics printing which allows you the greatest control...
... top of the print head and enhances printing with 360 dpi in front and rear paper paths. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of impact printers. Two tractors hold the forms securely. EPSON 24-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P 2, which includes these additional features: el Proportionally-spaced scalab fonts Enhanced graphics printing which allows you the greatest control...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... settings. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 5 Versatility-Computer-based set-up EPSON Remote! 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 Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front : 7 inch Continuous Front : 8.5mm CutSheetFeeder...
... settings. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 5 Versatility-Computer-based set-up EPSON Remote! 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 Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front : 7 inch Continuous Front : 8.5mm CutSheetFeeder...
Product Information Guide
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... you select IBM X24E, this feature only if your printer. If possible, choose an EFSON ESC/P 2 printer in different languages. When you select ESC/P 2," the printer emulates an EPSON ESC/P 2 printer. See your software programs. This will allow you should use continuous paper with the tractor. Dot Matrix Printers 10/2/94 EPSON LQ-300-5 See your printed text is available. When the...
... you select IBM X24E, this feature only if your printer. If possible, choose an EFSON ESC/P 2 printer in different languages. When you select ESC/P 2," the printer emulates an EPSON ESC/P 2 printer. See your software programs. This will allow you should use continuous paper with the tractor. Dot Matrix Printers 10/2/94 EPSON LQ-300-5 See your printed text is available. When the...
User Manual
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...for damages resulting from the use of Seiko Epson Corporation. No part of International Business Machines Corporation. Action Printer is a trademark and EPSON Connection is a trademark of this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for damages, losses,... information contained herein. Copyright © 1994 by Seiko Epson Corporation. EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON Stylus and EPSON ESC/P 2 are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be trademarks of Lotus Development...
...for damages resulting from the use of Seiko Epson Corporation. No part of International Business Machines Corporation. Action Printer is a trademark and EPSON Connection is a trademark of this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for damages, losses,... information contained herein. Copyright © 1994 by Seiko Epson Corporation. EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON Stylus and EPSON ESC/P 2 are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be trademarks of Lotus Development...
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...) 922-8911: Assistance in the United States and Canada and ask for your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Service Center Technical assistance with the installation, configuration, and operation of EPSON products Sales of the ESC/P® Reference Manual Epson technical information library fax service Product literature withtechnical specifications on CompuServe. In other countries, call...
...) 922-8911: Assistance in the United States and Canada and ask for your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Service Center Technical assistance with the installation, configuration, and operation of EPSON products Sales of the ESC/P® Reference Manual Epson technical information library fax service Product literature withtechnical specifications on CompuServe. In other countries, call...
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... factory settings are best, but you can change . The table below lists all the settings you can change these settings if necessary. wait), Parallel, Serial 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps Parity bit Data length EXT/ACK State reply None, Odd, Even 7 bit, 8 bit Disable, ..., BRASCII, Abicomp 11, 12, 8.5, 70/6 inches On, Off On, Off Unidirectional, Bidirectional ESC/P 2, IBM X24E On, Off On, Off Interface Bit rate Auto (10 sec. These settings take effect each time you turn on the printer, so they are available: PC437. PC850, PC864, PC437 Greek, PC852, PC853, PC855, PC857...
... factory settings are best, but you can change . The table below lists all the settings you can change these settings if necessary. wait), Parallel, Serial 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps Parity bit Data length EXT/ACK State reply None, Odd, Even 7 bit, 8 bit Disable, ..., BRASCII, Abicomp 11, 12, 8.5, 70/6 inches On, Off On, Off Unidirectional, Bidirectional ESC/P 2, IBM X24E On, Off On, Off Interface Bit rate Auto (10 sec. These settings take effect each time you turn on the printer, so they are available: PC437. PC850, PC864, PC437 Greek, PC852, PC853, PC855, PC857...
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...setting is on top of print dots. If possible, choose an EPSON ESC/ P 2 printer in your software programs. This will allow you select IBM X24E, this feature to On, the printer can choose unidirectional or bidirectional as the print direction for precise ...commands. To print graphics faster, select bidirectional printing. The printer usually prints text bidirectionally for fast printing and prints graphics unidirectionally for graphics. When you select ESC/P 2TM, the printer emulates an EPSON ESC / P 2 printer. Graphic print direction You can use the most advanced ...
...setting is on top of print dots. If possible, choose an EPSON ESC/ P 2 printer in your software programs. This will allow you select IBM X24E, this feature to On, the printer can choose unidirectional or bidirectional as the print direction for precise ...commands. To print graphics faster, select bidirectional printing. The printer usually prints text bidirectionally for fast printing and prints graphics unidirectionally for graphics. When you select ESC/P 2TM, the printer emulates an EPSON ESC / P 2 printer. Graphic print direction You can use the most advanced ...
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... may not be installed properly. Your software program may not be set up properly for color printing. Then print another self test to check the printer settings and adjust as needed. Use the program's setup (or install) procedure to check your software program is blue, move the lever backward. If the... page 2-35. 3-12 Troubleshooting Check the characters printed in the Appendix.) The top or bottom edge of sending control codes, select the color using the ESC r command. (See the "Command Summary" in red. The desired color or certain characters are a different color from the rest.
... may not be installed properly. Your software program may not be set up properly for color printing. Then print another self test to check the printer settings and adjust as needed. Use the program's setup (or install) procedure to check your software program is blue, move the lever backward. If the... page 2-35. 3-12 Troubleshooting Check the characters printed in the Appendix.) The top or bottom edge of sending control codes, select the color using the ESC r command. (See the "Command Summary" in red. The desired color or certain characters are a different color from the rest.
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... and punctuation. The examples below show how the parameters are using printer commands, see the comprehensive ESC/P Reference Manual published by topic. If a command has no parameters. ESC @ is a command with no parameters, it is a command with two parameters. ESC U 1 / 0 is a command that uses 1 to turn...a certain amount after printing each line, start printing at all the commands by EPSON. The commands your printer recognizes are listed in ASCII characters. (Some programs do not let you insert printer commands at a particular place on the page, and so on the software you ...
... and punctuation. The examples below show how the parameters are using printer commands, see the comprehensive ESC/P Reference Manual published by topic. If a command has no parameters. ESC @ is a command with no parameters, it is a command with two parameters. ESC U 1 / 0 is a command that uses 1 to turn...a certain amount after printing each line, start printing at all the commands by EPSON. The commands your printer recognizes are listed in ASCII characters. (Some programs do not let you insert printer commands at a particular place on the page, and so on the software you ...
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...m= m1 + m2 x 256 m: Top margin in defined units n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Bottom margin in defined units Set Page Length in Defined Unit ESC ( C 20 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Number of defined units Set Page Length in Lines n = Number of lines (1-127) Appendix A-11... Hex. General operation ASCII ESC @ ESC U 1/0 ESC EM n Dec. Description 64 40 Initialize Printer 85 55 Turn Unidirectional Mode On/ Off 25 19 Control Paper Loading/Ejecting n = "R" Eject a sheet Paper feeding ASCII CR FF ...
...m= m1 + m2 x 256 m: Top margin in defined units n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Bottom margin in defined units Set Page Length in Defined Unit ESC ( C 20 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Number of defined units Set Page Length in Lines n = Number of lines (1-127) Appendix A-11... Hex. General operation ASCII ESC @ ESC U 1/0 ESC EM n Dec. Description 64 40 Initialize Printer 85 55 Turn Unidirectional Mode On/ Off 25 19 Control Paper Loading/Ejecting n = "R" Eject a sheet Paper feeding ASCII CR FF ...
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Description 67 43 Set Page Length in LQ for this command. ASCII ESC C 0 n ESC N n ESC O ESC l n ESC Q n Dec. Hex. Set Absolute Vertical Print Position ESC( V 20 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Specifies print position from left margin in defined units Before you define the unit, the default is... Paper 108 6C Set Left Margin n = Left margin column 81 51 Set Right Margin n = Right margin column Print position motion ASCII Dec. ESC $ n1 n2 36 ESC \ n1 n2 92 ESC ( V nn 40 86 Hex. 24 5C 28 56 Description Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Specifies print...
Description 67 43 Set Page Length in LQ for this command. ASCII ESC C 0 n ESC N n ESC O ESC l n ESC Q n Dec. Hex. Set Absolute Vertical Print Position ESC( V 20 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Specifies print position from left margin in defined units Before you define the unit, the default is... Paper 108 6C Set Left Margin n = Left margin column 81 51 Set Right Margin n = Right margin column Print position motion ASCII Dec. ESC $ n1 n2 36 ESC \ n1 n2 92 ESC ( V nn 40 86 Hex. 24 5C 28 56 Description Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Specifies print...
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... + n2 x 256) x 0.5 n = 0: No change in ascending order Terminated by Pitch and Point ESC X m n1 n2 m: Set pitch to 16 tabs (1-255); ASCII ESC ( v nn ESC D nn HT ESC B nn VT ESC J n Dec. last n should be 0 Tab Vertically Advance n/180-inch Font selection ASCII ESC k n Dec. Hex. 40 118 28 76 68 44 9 09 66 42 11... OB 74 4A Description Set Relative Vertical Print Position ESC ( v 2 0 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Moves current print position in defined units Set Horizontal Tabs Up to 32 tabs (1-255) entered in point n = 0, 16, 21, ...
... + n2 x 256) x 0.5 n = 0: No change in ascending order Terminated by Pitch and Point ESC X m n1 n2 m: Set pitch to 16 tabs (1-255); ASCII ESC ( v nn ESC D nn HT ESC B nn VT ESC J n Dec. last n should be 0 Tab Vertically Advance n/180-inch Font selection ASCII ESC k n Dec. Hex. 40 118 28 76 68 44 9 09 66 42 11... OB 74 4A Description Set Relative Vertical Print Position ESC ( v 2 0 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 x 256 n: Moves current print position in defined units Set Horizontal Tabs Up to 32 tabs (1-255) entered in point n = 0, 16, 21, ...
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... 64: Italic 4: Condensed 128: Underline 8: Bold Font enhancement ASCII Dec. n Dec. H e x . SI 15 DC2 18 so 14 ESC W 1/0 87 DC4 20 ESC w 1/0 119 ESC G 71 ESC H 72 ESC S 0 83 ESC S 1 83 ESC T 84 H e x . Description OF Select Condensed Printing 12 Cancel Condensed Printing OE Select Double-Width Printing (one line) 57 Turn Double-Width... Double-Strike Printing 53 Select Superscript Printing 53 Select Subscript Printing 54 Cancel Superscript/Subscript Printing A-14 Appendix ASCII ESC I' ESC M ESC g ESC p l/O ESC x n ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC !
... 64: Italic 4: Condensed 128: Underline 8: Bold Font enhancement ASCII Dec. n Dec. H e x . SI 15 DC2 18 so 14 ESC W 1/0 87 DC4 20 ESC w 1/0 119 ESC G 71 ESC H 72 ESC S 0 83 ESC S 1 83 ESC T 84 H e x . Description OF Select Condensed Printing 12 Cancel Condensed Printing OE Select Double-Width Printing (one line) 57 Turn Double-Width... Double-Strike Printing 53 Select Superscript Printing 53 Select Subscript Printing 54 Cancel Superscript/Subscript Printing A-14 Appendix ASCII ESC I' ESC M ESC g ESC p l/O ESC x n ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC !
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...line Turn Underline On/Off Select Character Style n = 0: Normal style 1: Outline 2: Shadow 3: Outline with shadow Spacing ASCII Dec. ASCII ESC ( - ESC SP n 32 ESC ( U nn 40 85 ESC c n1 n2 99 Hex. 20 28 55 63 Description Set Intercharacter Space n = Number of units of space added to the space ...between characters (1-127) Units are 1/120 inch (draft) and 1/180 inch (LQ and proportional) Define Unit ESC ( U 10 n Define positioning unit as n/3600 inch n = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 n = 10: default Set Horizontal ...
...line Turn Underline On/Off Select Character Style n = 0: Normal style 1: Outline 2: Shadow 3: Outline with shadow Spacing ASCII Dec. ASCII ESC ( - ESC SP n 32 ESC ( U nn 40 85 ESC c n1 n2 99 Hex. 20 28 55 63 Description Set Intercharacter Space n = Number of units of space added to the space ...between characters (1-127) Units are 1/120 inch (draft) and 1/180 inch (LQ and proportional) Define Unit ESC ( U 10 n Define positioning unit as n/3600 inch n = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 n = 10: default Set Horizontal ...
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Port.) 26 0 Abicomp (Braz. Hex. 40 116 28 74 ESC t n 116 74 Description Assign Character Table ESC (t 30 d1 d2 d3 Assign character table set by ESC ( t n = 0, 1, 2, 3, "1", "2", or "3" n = 2: Remaps download characters from O-127 to table d1 d1 = 0, 1, 2, 3, "0", "1", "2", or "3" d2 d3 Character Table 0 0 Italic 1 0 PC 437 (USA, standard Europe) 1 16 PC 437 Greek (... (Bulgarian)* * Available only in certain areas Select Character Table Select character table n assigned by d2 and d3 to 128-255 A-16 Appendix Character handing ASCII ESC ( t nn Dec.
Port.) 26 0 Abicomp (Braz. Hex. 40 116 28 74 ESC t n 116 74 Description Assign Character Table ESC (t 30 d1 d2 d3 Assign character table set by ESC ( t n = 0, 1, 2, 3, "1", "2", or "3" n = 2: Remaps download characters from O-127 to table d1 d1 = 0, 1, 2, 3, "0", "1", "2", or "3" d2 d3 Character Table 0 0 Italic 1 0 PC 437 (USA, standard Europe) 1 16 PC 437 Greek (... (Bulgarian)* * Available only in certain areas Select Character Table Select character table n assigned by d2 and d3 to 128-255 A-16 Appendix Character handing ASCII ESC ( t nn Dec.
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...= n1 + n2 x 256 n: Amount of data data: The following n bytes of character data: 3 bytes required for each column; ASCII ESC R n ESC & nn ESC : 0 n 0 ESC % n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC ( ^ nn Dec. 82 38 58 37 54 55 40 94 Hex. 52 26 3A 25 36 37 28 5E Description Select an International Character... 2: Germany 10: Denmark II 3: U.K. 11: Spain II 4: Denmark I 12: Latin America 5: Sweden 13: Korea 6: Italy 64: Legal 7: Spain I Define User-defined Character ESC & 0 n1 n2 d0 d1 d2 data n1 = First character number n2 = Last character number d0 = Left space of character d1 = Body width of character d2...
...= n1 + n2 x 256 n: Amount of data data: The following n bytes of character data: 3 bytes required for each column; ASCII ESC R n ESC & nn ESC : 0 n 0 ESC % n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC ( ^ nn Dec. 82 38 58 37 54 55 40 94 Hex. 52 26 3A 25 36 37 28 5E Description Select an International Character... 2: Germany 10: Denmark II 3: U.K. 11: Spain II 4: Denmark I 12: Latin America 5: Sweden 13: Korea 6: Italy 64: Legal 7: Spain I Define User-defined Character ESC & 0 n1 n2 d0 d1 d2 data n1 = First character number n2 = Last character number d0 = Left space of character d1 = Body width of character d2...
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nn Dec. 40 71 46 Hex. 28 47 2E Description Select Graphics Mode ESC ( G 10 n n = 1 or 49 Cancel Graphics mode with ESC @ Print Raster Graphics ESC . n = 0: Black 4: Yellow 1: Magenta 5: Red 2: Cyan 6: Green 3: Violet Appendix A-19 Hex. 114 72 Description Select Printing Color The variable n selects the printing color according to the ... of vertical dots 1 m T24 n: Number of horizontal dots Total dots = n1 + n2 x 256 The following combination is not allowed: v = 10 and h = 20 Color printing ASCII ESC r n Dec. Graphics ASCII ESC ( G nn ESC .
nn Dec. 40 71 46 Hex. 28 47 2E Description Select Graphics Mode ESC ( G 10 n n = 1 or 49 Cancel Graphics mode with ESC @ Print Raster Graphics ESC . n = 0: Black 4: Yellow 1: Magenta 5: Red 2: Cyan 6: Green 3: Violet Appendix A-19 Hex. 114 72 Description Select Printing Color The variable n selects the printing color according to the ... of vertical dots 1 m T24 n: Number of horizontal dots Total dots = n1 + n2 x 256 The following combination is not allowed: v = 10 and h = 20 Color printing ASCII ESC r n Dec. Graphics ASCII ESC ( G nn ESC .
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International character sets You can select one of the following international character sets with the ESC R command. For example, when you select "Italic France," the characters in the "France" row on the table below are used in the italic character table. Country ASCII code hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Korea Legal Appendix A-27
International character sets You can select one of the following international character sets with the ESC R command. For example, when you select "Italic France," the characters in the "France" row on the table below are used in the italic character table. Country ASCII code hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Korea Legal Appendix A-27