Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - or a 24-pin printer, and whether it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks 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 their respective owners. only impact printers can all have finer printhead...
L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - or a 24-pin printer, and whether it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks 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 their respective owners. only impact printers can all have finer printhead...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... (which is the industry standard for simple, efficient operation of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. Some EPSON impact printers also include additional tractor units, and all include a rear tractor. Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in front, bottom and rear paper paths. Tractor paper...
... (which is the industry standard for simple, efficient operation of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. Some EPSON impact printers also include additional tractor units, and all include a rear tractor. Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in front, bottom and rear paper paths. Tractor paper...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... For loading continuous paper from the tractor in the read push position. L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper Single sheets, envelopes, or postcards. L L Paper release lever positions... in combination. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 3 Single sheet paper paths: EPSON impact printers all 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...
... For loading continuous paper from the tractor in the read push position. L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper Single sheets, envelopes, or postcards. L L Paper release lever positions... in combination. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 3 Single sheet paper paths: EPSON impact printers all 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...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... precisely line-up documents, include automatic tear-off , or when another document is printed, paper is printed, the printer will automatically switch to the interface receiving data. L For optional connectivity, most EPSON impact printers. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of the Windows fonts resident on your computer. Bundled Microsoft Windows® 3.1x, Windows NT...
... precisely line-up documents, include automatic tear-off , or when another document is printed, paper is printed, the printer will automatically switch to the interface receiving data. L For optional connectivity, most EPSON impact printers. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of the Windows fonts resident on your computer. Bundled Microsoft Windows® 3.1x, Windows NT...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... 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 to each printer L EPSON Remote! Simplifies setup when installing multiple printers-just make the necessary changes in the software ... to have access to the user. 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...
... 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 to each printer L EPSON Remote! Simplifies setup when installing multiple printers-just make the necessary changes in the software ... to have access to the user. 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...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are superior to move the ribbon with every printer Adds profit to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to sell with the print head assembly unit. L EPSON brand ribbons are the property of extended use a stationary...
Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are superior to move the ribbon with every printer Adds profit to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to sell with the print head assembly unit. L EPSON brand ribbons are the property of extended use a stationary...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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..., which can print before it is not carrying the extra motor weight. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is much less accurate than Total Print Volume. L L The off -carriage motor assembly, versus the on-carriage motor used...
..., which can print before it is not carrying the extra motor weight. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is much less accurate than Total Print Volume. L L The off -carriage motor assembly, versus the on-carriage motor used...
Product Information Guide
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... your pnnter has a slot in increments of 1/180th of standard bond paper ml the printer without reloading. II Printing Printing method: 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed: Y Pitch Quality : Character/second/line 10 draft i 150 10...Printers 12/12/88 Character fonts: ' Font E p s o n Dratt : Epson Roman Epson Sans Surf Cower ioptlonal) Prestrge (OptIonal) ScrlotODtlO".d) i OCR-8 (optional) 1 AvaiIable Pitches (characters per Inch) I . your pnnter's capabiiitles. Printer Specifications I 10. 12. 15 10. 12. 15, prooomonal / 10. 12. 15. L-1000/LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER...
... your pnnter has a slot in increments of 1/180th of standard bond paper ml the printer without reloading. II Printing Printing method: 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed: Y Pitch Quality : Character/second/line 10 draft i 150 10...Printers 12/12/88 Character fonts: ' Font E p s o n Dratt : Epson Roman Epson Sans Surf Cower ioptlonal) Prestrge (OptIonal) ScrlotODtlO".d) i OCR-8 (optional) 1 AvaiIable Pitches (characters per Inch) I . your pnnter's capabiiitles. Printer Specifications I 10. 12. 15 10. 12. 15, prooomonal / 10. 12. 15. L-1000/LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER...
Product Information Guide
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...l 120 V model can wtthstand 1.25 ki rms applied for one mmute l 720,240 V model can look for 9-pin printers. Pin Printers L-1000/LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER 1 Environment Temperature: Humidity: Shock: Vibration: Printable area: Smgle sheet Co"tlnuous paper Paper feed speed: Paper thickness: Number ...conditions The table below shows the tlrmng tar the parailei lnteriace Ribbon: Cartridge ribbon. character data 1s bemg received and acknowledged so that the printer can wthstand 3.75 kV rms applied tar one onginal plus up to 0.01 Inches) With contmuous multi-part paper only. whxh would ...
...l 120 V model can wtthstand 1.25 ki rms applied for one mmute l 720,240 V model can look for 9-pin printers. Pin Printers L-1000/LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER 1 Environment Temperature: Humidity: Shock: Vibration: Printable area: Smgle sheet Co"tlnuous paper Paper feed speed: Paper thickness: Number ...conditions The table below shows the tlrmng tar the parailei lnteriace Ribbon: Cartridge ribbon. character data 1s bemg received and acknowledged so that the printer can wthstand 3.75 kV rms applied tar one onginal plus up to 0.01 Inches) With contmuous multi-part paper only. whxh would ...
Product Information Guide
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...LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Pitch selection Font selection w ~Descrlptlon 1'. If this button to automat&Iv load the paper. 24 - czc : DRAFT selected OC : ROMAN selected CC : SANS SERIF selected CC : SLOT selected When dratt is overheated. When you are on . When the printer IS on lxx ott lme status. Pin Printers... 7 SpaIn I .--. 23 24 40 58 5C 50 5E M) 78 7C 70 7E l-1 1-2 l-3 0 PAPER OUT OON L I N E FORM FEED L- 1000-3 the printer waits until the print head cools and then resumes printing. iVhen Sans Sent IS selected, the right light is currently selected as indicated by the...
...LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Pitch selection Font selection w ~Descrlptlon 1'. If this button to automat&Iv load the paper. 24 - czc : DRAFT selected OC : ROMAN selected CC : SANS SERIF selected CC : SLOT selected When dratt is overheated. When you are on . When the printer IS on lxx ott lme status. Pin Printers... 7 SpaIn I .--. 23 24 40 58 5C 50 5E M) 78 7C 70 7E l-1 1-2 l-3 0 PAPER OUT OON L I N E FORM FEED L- 1000-3 the printer waits until the print head cools and then resumes printing. iVhen Sans Sent IS selected, the right light is currently selected as indicated by the...
Product Information Guide
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... 9-35 58 3A Copy ROM to l o-17 63 3F Reassign Graphics Mode o-37 64 40 Initialize Printer oL3 65 41 Select rl'6C-inch Line Spacmg ..... 0-1; 66 42 Set Vertical Tabs 9-18 67 43... 7 120 78 S e l e c t L e t t e r Q u a l i t y o r Dratt 9-22 Italic Character Tables CODE1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 A B C D E F I 5 6 I 'ertoratlon. .. i .r Epson Extended Graphics Character Tables iCODE / 0 1 2 34 5 678 9 ABCDEF 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A I3 C 0 E F L-1000-4 12/12/88 24 - Hex. L-1000/LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Commands in Numerical Order ASCII BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DC1 DC2...
... 9-35 58 3A Copy ROM to l o-17 63 3F Reassign Graphics Mode o-37 64 40 Initialize Printer oL3 65 41 Select rl'6C-inch Line Spacmg ..... 0-1; 66 42 Set Vertical Tabs 9-18 67 43... 7 120 78 S e l e c t L e t t e r Q u a l i t y o r Dratt 9-22 Italic Character Tables CODE1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 A B C D E F I 5 6 I 'ertoratlon. .. i .r Epson Extended Graphics Character Tables iCODE / 0 1 2 34 5 678 9 ABCDEF 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A I3 C 0 E F L-1000-4 12/12/88 24 - Hex. L-1000/LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Commands in Numerical Order ASCII BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DC1 DC2...
Product Information Guide
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...LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER I Installation/Support Tips I Software The type of the second page if the page length IS not set correctly. 24 - DIP Switch Settings The default settings will avoid unexpected results. This is not listed in the printer User's Manual for most applications, but they should be checked before using the printer...will have to 61 lines per page if your program, look in your software does not properly support cut -sheet paper. Pin Printers 12/12/68 L-1000-5 Cut - Sheet Operation The page length will be lines from the first page printed at the top of...
...LQ-500 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER I Installation/Support Tips I Software The type of the second page if the page length IS not set correctly. 24 - DIP Switch Settings The default settings will avoid unexpected results. This is not listed in the printer User's Manual for most applications, but they should be checked before using the printer...will have to 61 lines per page if your program, look in your software does not properly support cut -sheet paper. Pin Printers 12/12/68 L-1000-5 Cut - Sheet Operation The page length will be lines from the first page printed at the top of...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... beeps. NOTE: Most of the beeps issued by product name. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: 24 Pin Printer Error and Beep Codes Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of 4 PSB No: P-0076 Originator JV Epson printers issue beep tones when certain error conditions exist. LQ-500, LQ-510, LQ-1010, LQ-850, LQ-950, LQ-1050, L1000, AP-4000, AP-4500 1 beep: BEL code...
... beeps. NOTE: Most of the beeps issued by product name. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: 24 Pin Printer Error and Beep Codes Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of 4 PSB No: P-0076 Originator JV Epson printers issue beep tones when certain error conditions exist. LQ-500, LQ-510, LQ-1010, LQ-850, LQ-950, LQ-1050, L1000, AP-4000, AP-4500 1 beep: BEL code...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... problems. The following messages will help you to CGROM 03 EEROM read/write error 10 Abnormal carriage movement LQ-2550 1 beep: BEL code 3 beeps: Paper End detected 5 beeps: Abnormal carriage movement (.5 sec. The printer's internal program could not be set incorrectly. 1 beep: BEL code 5 beeps: Abnormal voltage- 5 beeps: Abnormal carriage movement (.5 sec...
... problems. The following messages will help you to CGROM 03 EEROM read/write error 10 Abnormal carriage movement LQ-2550 1 beep: BEL code 3 beeps: Paper End detected 5 beeps: Abnormal carriage movement (.5 sec. The printer's internal program could not be set incorrectly. 1 beep: BEL code 5 beeps: Abnormal voltage- 5 beeps: Abnormal carriage movement (.5 sec...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... 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 TIB LQ2550-005. PSB No: P-0076 Page: 4 of 4 LQ-2550 cont. 03 A 'Verify After Write" check to ensure proper paper handling and prevent...
... 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 TIB LQ2550-005. PSB No: P-0076 Page: 4 of 4 LQ-2550 cont. 03 A 'Verify After Write" check to ensure proper paper handling and prevent...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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Product Support Bulletin Subject: Power Specifications Date: 2/7/90 Page: 1 of 2 PSB No: P-0060 Originator: RFB The following information is a list of the power requirements for the Epson 9 and 24 pin printers and laser printers. 504 VA maximum
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Power Specifications Date: 2/7/90 Page: 1 of 2 PSB No: P-0060 Originator: RFB The following information is a list of the power requirements for the Epson 9 and 24 pin printers and laser printers. 504 VA maximum
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... .7 Amp 1.0 Amp 84 VA maximum 120 VA maximum I 286.69 409.56 120V .7 Amp 84 VA maximum 286.69 If the power requirements of a particular Epson printer is not listed please refer to 120W 120W * 3.413 = 409.56 BTU/HR Heat output is a reliable source for the electrical specifications. In the event.../120V = 1A 120VA is not available, locate the silver label on the back of 2 Product LX810 T750 T1OOO Max. PSB No: P-0060 Page: 2 of the Epson printer.
... .7 Amp 1.0 Amp 84 VA maximum 120 VA maximum I 286.69 409.56 120V .7 Amp 84 VA maximum 286.69 If the power requirements of a particular Epson printer is not listed please refer to 120W 120W * 3.413 = 409.56 BTU/HR Heat output is a reliable source for the electrical specifications. In the event.../120V = 1A 120VA is not available, locate the silver label on the back of 2 Product LX810 T750 T1OOO Max. PSB No: P-0060 Page: 2 of the Epson printer.
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... listed below are the Epson part numbers and can be used to printers. EAI # OEM # USAGE 7751 7753 7754 7756 7757 8750 8753 8755 8759 8760 8762 8763 8764 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ERC-04 ERC-13 ERC-08 ERC-14 ERC-16 ERC-17 N/A N/A ALL DX LQ-500, LQ-800, LQ-850 LQ-1000, LQ-1050 LQ-2500 (BLACK) LQ-2500 (COLOR) ALL...
... listed below are the Epson part numbers and can be used to printers. EAI # OEM # USAGE 7751 7753 7754 7756 7757 8750 8753 8755 8759 8760 8762 8763 8764 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ERC-04 ERC-13 ERC-08 ERC-14 ERC-16 ERC-17 N/A N/A ALL DX LQ-500, LQ-800, LQ-850 LQ-1000, LQ-1050 LQ-2500 (BLACK) LQ-2500 (COLOR) ALL...
User Manual
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... 1 About This Guide 2 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-5 Assembling the Printer 1-7 Testing the Printer 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-19 Printer Selection Menus 1-21 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2-1 Using Single Sheets 2-2 Using Continuous Paper 2-8 Printing on Special Paper 2-20 Chapter 3 Using the Printer 3-1 Operating the Control Panel 3-2 DIP Switches...
... 1 About This Guide 2 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-5 Assembling the Printer 1-7 Testing the Printer 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-19 Printer Selection Menus 1-21 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2-1 Using Single Sheets 2-2 Using Continuous Paper 2-8 Printing on Special Paper 2-20 Chapter 3 Using the Printer 3-1 Operating the Control Panel 3-2 DIP Switches...
User Manual
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Chapter 5 Technical Specifications 5-1 Printer Specifications 5-2 Interface Specifications 5-7 Initialization 5-11 Default Settings 5-12 Chapter 6 Command Summary 6-1 Appendix A-1 The Interface Boards A-2 The Multi-Font Module A-14 Glossary Index iv Contents
Chapter 5 Technical Specifications 5-1 Printer Specifications 5-2 Interface Specifications 5-7 Initialization 5-11 Default Settings 5-12 Chapter 6 Command Summary 6-1 Appendix A-1 The Interface Boards A-2 The Multi-Font Module A-14 Glossary Index iv Contents