Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? EPSON impact printers are either 9- These printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- Contents This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all begin with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage...
... assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? EPSON impact printers are either 9- These printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- Contents This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all begin with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... stay properly aligned and do not get jammed or misfed. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to tear off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in a single pass of ...Page 2 Functionality-Control code/emulation All EPSON impact printers utilize EPSON Standard Code (ESC/P and ESC/P 2) printer control language, which allows more connectivity compatibility. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of their respective owners. The ...
... stay properly aligned and do not get jammed or misfed. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to tear off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in a single pass of ...Page 2 Functionality-Control code/emulation All EPSON impact printers utilize EPSON Standard Code (ESC/P and ESC/P 2) printer control language, which allows more connectivity compatibility. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of their respective owners. The ...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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.... Paper feed method Front Paper Guide Type of paper Single sheets, single sheet labels, top- L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have an Automatic Platten Gap Adjustment which helps eliminate paper jams and minimizes misfeeds, especially when printing on top of the... straight-through paper path, which automatically adjusts the platten to the thickness of the paper. The DFX series EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper. or side-bound single sheet multi-part forms Top paper path The top...
.... Paper feed method Front Paper Guide Type of paper Single sheets, single sheet labels, top- L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have an Automatic Platten Gap Adjustment which helps eliminate paper jams and minimizes misfeeds, especially when printing on top of the... straight-through paper path, which automatically adjusts the platten to the thickness of the paper. The DFX series EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper. or side-bound single sheet multi-part forms Top paper path The top...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...automatic tear-off position. L For optional connectivity, most EPSON impact printers offer EPSON Type B interface slots that are available on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which ...save paper and trouble, and precisely line up printing on a printer. DOS applications will overide all EPSON impact printers Proportionally-spaced scalable fonts-selectable in fonts. EPSON impact printers offers these types of their respective owners. Paper parking Supports loading ...
...automatic tear-off position. L For optional connectivity, most EPSON impact printers offer EPSON Type B interface slots that are available on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which ...save paper and trouble, and precisely line up printing on a printer. DOS applications will overide all EPSON impact printers Proportionally-spaced scalable fonts-selectable in fonts. EPSON impact printers offers these types of their respective owners. Paper parking Supports loading ...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... card to have access to each printer L 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 Rear...
... card to have access to each printer L 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 Rear...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...Character vs. 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 highest quality dyes, pigments, oils and a special lubricant... the motor, which can achieve faster print speeds. 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 quality nylon...
...Character vs. 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 highest quality dyes, pigments, oils and a special lubricant... the motor, which can achieve faster print speeds. 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 quality nylon...
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...Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to reach top speed more quickly and stop more accurately rated for greater overall reliability. Mean Time Between Failures EPSON impact printers are more quickly because it may... fail. Mean Time Between Failures estimates the number of lines that the printer can vary depending on printing conditions, and is less wear and...
...Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to reach top speed more quickly and stop more accurately rated for greater overall reliability. Mean Time Between Failures EPSON impact printers are more quickly because it may... fail. Mean Time Between Failures estimates the number of lines that the printer can vary depending on printing conditions, and is less wear and...
Product Information Guide
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... LQ-510-1 The Multi- MATRIX PRINTER 1 Printer Specifications 1 Printing Print method: Print speed: X-pin impact dot matrix Quality Draft I LO Characters per inch 2 10. 12.15 3 10. 12.15 I 4 I 10. 12.15 I I 5 I 10 I 6 10 7 10 8 10 Input buffer: Optional fonts: Characters: Paper Paper width: Paper Length: 8 KB/l KB / (DIP switch selectable) LQ Epson Courier LQ Epson Prestige LQ Epson Script LQ Epson OCR-B LQ Epson...
... LQ-510-1 The Multi- MATRIX PRINTER 1 Printer Specifications 1 Printing Print method: Print speed: X-pin impact dot matrix Quality Draft I LO Characters per inch 2 10. 12.15 3 10. 12.15 I 4 I 10. 12.15 I I 5 I 10 I 6 10 7 10 8 10 Input buffer: Optional fonts: Characters: Paper Paper width: Paper Length: 8 KB/l KB / (DIP switch selectable) LQ Epson Courier LQ Epson Prestige LQ Epson Script LQ Epson OCR-B LQ Epson...
Product Information Guide
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... (0.16 to 0.52 mm) 0.01 inches (Maximum 0.28 mm) Copy Capacity: Up to 242 mm) width paper is used . Mechanical Paper feeding methods; LQ - 510 DOT- MATRIX PRINTER 0.51 inches (13 mm) or more (both sides) when the 4 to 9.5 inch (101 mm to 3 sheets including the original. Compatible Interfaces The following... Single Sheet Continuous Envelope Label (with its long side horizontal. Friction Push tractor Cut sheet feeder (optional) Pull tractor (optional) Ribbon: Life expectancy of Epson interfaces that are compatible with cut sheet feeder) 0° (with your LQ-510 printer.
... (0.16 to 0.52 mm) 0.01 inches (Maximum 0.28 mm) Copy Capacity: Up to 242 mm) width paper is used . Mechanical Paper feeding methods; LQ - 510 DOT- MATRIX PRINTER 0.51 inches (13 mm) or more (both sides) when the 4 to 9.5 inch (101 mm to 3 sheets including the original. Compatible Interfaces The following... Single Sheet Continuous Envelope Label (with its long side horizontal. Friction Push tractor Cut sheet feeder (optional) Pull tractor (optional) Ribbon: Life expectancy of Epson interfaces that are compatible with cut sheet feeder) 0° (with your LQ-510 printer.
Product Information Guide
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..., the on line/off line status, and the receipt of the data on/off on when the printer is in the standby position. READY (green) On when the printer IS ready to select LQ ROMAN, LQ SANS SERIF, DRAFT mode, or a cartridge font (if installed). SelecType FONT OKWER OW;'- l While...mode, all characters are Printed at approximately 60 percent of their I I I II ]I LCAD, 0 CLb.CEY'ED EJECT mode. LQ-510-3 LOAD/ 0 CONDENSED EJECT PAPER OUT (red) On when the printer is out of paper or when continuous paper is in the condensed ' FoNT ' 0 I normal width. The orange indicator light is...
..., the on line/off line status, and the receipt of the data on/off on when the printer is in the standby position. READY (green) On when the printer IS ready to select LQ ROMAN, LQ SANS SERIF, DRAFT mode, or a cartridge font (if installed). SelecType FONT OKWER OW;'- l While...mode, all characters are Printed at approximately 60 percent of their I I I II ]I LCAD, 0 CLb.CEY'ED EJECT mode. LQ-510-3 LOAD/ 0 CONDENSED EJECT PAPER OUT (red) On when the printer is out of paper or when continuous paper is in the condensed ' FoNT ' 0 I normal width. The orange indicator light is...
Product Information Guide
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... 9-38 76 4C Select Double-density Graphics Mode 9-38 77 4 D Select 12 CPI 9-24 LQ-510-4 5/1/89 24 - Data dump By holding down the LINE FEED button or the FORM FEED button while turning on the printer, you can make fine adjustments to take it down both the LINE FEED and FORM... FEED buttons while you switch on the printer. Hex. LO- 510 DOT- Self test: Both a draft and Letter Quality self test function are built into the printer. This feature allows advanced users to advance the paper continuously. Press this button to put ...
... 9-38 76 4C Select Double-density Graphics Mode 9-38 77 4 D Select 12 CPI 9-24 LQ-510-4 5/1/89 24 - Data dump By holding down the LINE FEED button or the FORM FEED button while turning on the printer, you can make fine adjustments to take it down both the LINE FEED and FORM... FEED buttons while you switch on the printer. Hex. LO- 510 DOT- Self test: Both a draft and Letter Quality self test function are built into the printer. This feature allows advanced users to advance the paper continuously. Press this button to put ...
Product Information Guide
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... Table 9-34 119 77 Turn Double-high Mode on/off 9-28 120 78 Select Letter Quality or Draft . . . 9-22 Italic Character Table CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F LQ - 510 DOT - Aa Hex. MATRIX PRINTER Epson Extended Graphics Character Table 0 oe P ' pCEi L*az ! 1AQaqtizi ATat 2 " 2 B R b r C f 6 TTrL 3 k3CScsi6iltLn< 4 $4DTdtC6Rj--L[ 5 BZSEUeu66AftyaJ 6 CGFVfviialtrp+ 7 ' ?C wg u~il!zl~tr= 8 (8HXhri9i,~+)' 9 )91YigYO-jr'e* A * :JZjziti-I*rP...
... Table 9-34 119 77 Turn Double-high Mode on/off 9-28 120 78 Select Letter Quality or Draft . . . 9-22 Italic Character Table CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F LQ - 510 DOT - Aa Hex. MATRIX PRINTER Epson Extended Graphics Character Table 0 oe P ' pCEi L*az ! 1AQaqtizi ATat 2 " 2 B R b r C f 6 TTrL 3 k3CScsi6iltLn< 4 $4DTdtC6Rj--L[ 5 BZSEUeu66AftyaJ 6 CGFVfviialtrp+ 7 ' ?C wg u~il!zl~tr= 8 (8HXhri9i,~+)' 9 )91YigYO-jr'e* A * :JZjziti-I*rP...
Product Information Guide
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...) to be lines from the first page printed at the top of printer installed on your program, look in your system must be checked before using the printer This will avoid unexpected results. Cut - Sheet Feeder/ Single - LQ-510-6 5/1/89 24 - There will have to 61 lines per page if.../Support Tips Software The type of the second page if the page length is not set correctly. LQ- 510 DOT- This is not listed in the printer User's Manual for each software package. best model selection. DIP Switch Settings The default settings will usually work for most applications, ...
...) to be lines from the first page printed at the top of printer installed on your program, look in your system must be checked before using the printer This will avoid unexpected results. Cut - Sheet Feeder/ Single - LQ-510-6 5/1/89 24 - There will have to 61 lines per page if.../Support Tips Software The type of the second page if the page length is not set correctly. LQ- 510 DOT- This is not listed in the printer User's Manual for each software package. best model selection. DIP Switch Settings The default settings will usually work for most applications, ...
Product Information Guide
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Pin Printers 5/1/89 LQ-510-7 LQ- 510 DOT- MATRIX PRINTER Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None. Product Support Bulletins None. Related Documentation M-TM-LQ510 M-PL-LQ510 Y56799102000 LQ - 510 Technical Manual LQ-510 Parts List LQ-510 User's Manual Technical Information Bulletins None. 24 -
Pin Printers 5/1/89 LQ-510-7 LQ- 510 DOT- MATRIX PRINTER Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None. Product Support Bulletins None. Related Documentation M-TM-LQ510 M-PL-LQ510 Y56799102000 LQ - 510 Technical Manual LQ-510 Parts List LQ-510 User's Manual Technical Information Bulletins None. 24 -
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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...Carriage will stop until the printhead cools down. The following error codes are listed by the printers are longer, it has been noted in locating and repairing customer's printers. LQ-200/AP-3000 1 beep: BEL code 1 beep: A Control Panel setting is accepted. ...of 4 PSB No: P-0076 Originator JV Epson printers issue beep tones when certain error conditions exist. EPSON AMERICA, INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: 24 Pin Printer Error and Beep Codes Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of three beeps. LQ-500, LQ-510, LQ-1010, LQ-850, LQ-950, LQ-1050, L1000, AP-4000, AP-4500...
...Carriage will stop until the printhead cools down. The following error codes are listed by the printers are longer, it has been noted in locating and repairing customer's printers. LQ-200/AP-3000 1 beep: BEL code 1 beep: A Control Panel setting is accepted. ...of 4 PSB No: P-0076 Originator JV Epson printers issue beep tones when certain error conditions exist. EPSON AMERICA, INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: 24 Pin Printer Error and Beep Codes Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of three beeps. LQ-500, LQ-510, LQ-1010, LQ-850, LQ-950, LQ-1050, L1000, AP-4000, AP-4500...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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PSB No: P-0076 Page: 3 of 4 LQ-2500 NOTE: Printers with LCD displays use error messages along with the Power-on one of the PROMS or jumper J1 may have been mixed. pause between beeps) 5 beeps: Case open LQ-2550 LCD Codes: 00 (1) (2) The font could not find the target font. Missing... or damaged 7A ROM 02 Internal ROM check does not match. The printer's internal program could not be found. pause between beeps) 5 beeps: Platen...
PSB No: P-0076 Page: 3 of 4 LQ-2500 NOTE: Printers with LCD displays use error messages along with the Power-on one of the PROMS or jumper J1 may have been mixed. pause between beeps) 5 beeps: Case open LQ-2550 LCD Codes: 00 (1) (2) The font could not find the target font. Missing... or damaged 7A ROM 02 Internal ROM check does not match. The printer's internal program could not be found. pause between beeps) 5 beeps: Platen...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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CR home condition not detected at power up b. NOTES: Error codes 11 and 12 are usually caused by turning the printer off, taking out the paper and turning the printer back on the ROMA board may cause errors 10 or 20. The correct settings are un-familiar with the machine. Errors 0,2, ... gap motor HP not detected correctly c. Physical obstruction such as a jammed ribbon 11 Skewed paper detect error. 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...
CR home condition not detected at power up b. NOTES: Error codes 11 and 12 are usually caused by turning the printer off, taking out the paper and turning the printer back on the ROMA board may cause errors 10 or 20. The correct settings are un-familiar with the machine. Errors 0,2, ... gap motor HP not detected correctly c. Physical obstruction such as a jammed ribbon 11 Skewed paper detect error. 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...
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 rated in BTU/HR. The following formula is used to calculate the electrical power requirements: VOLTAMPS is equivalent to WATTS VOLTAMPS = Volts * Amps AMPS...
... .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 rated in BTU/HR. The following formula is used to calculate the electrical power requirements: VOLTAMPS is equivalent to WATTS VOLTAMPS = Volts * Amps AMPS...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... BUFFER PARALLEL - 32K BUFFER IEEE 488 - 8K BUFFER CABLES STANDARD IBM PARALLEL SERlAL DB-25 TO DB-9 SERIAL DB-25 TO DB-25 MISC. Matrix Printer Options and Accessories Date: 8/1/89 Page: 1 of 2 PSB No: P-0017B Originator: RFA 9 - EPSON INFORMATION EPSON AMERICA, INC. CPD-552 CPD-552 KP -
... BUFFER PARALLEL - 32K BUFFER IEEE 488 - 8K BUFFER CABLES STANDARD IBM PARALLEL SERlAL DB-25 TO DB-9 SERIAL DB-25 TO DB-25 MISC. Matrix Printer Options and Accessories Date: 8/1/89 Page: 1 of 2 PSB No: P-0017B Originator: RFA 9 - EPSON INFORMATION EPSON AMERICA, INC. CPD-552 CPD-552 KP -