Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... price and low cost of printer: Low cost - Reliability - or 24-pin, which : Hit the paper less hard to make impressions through most multi-part forms Offer finer Letter Quality printing Print from High Speed Draft up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. These printers have finer printhead pins which determines the type of printing and the number of an EPSON's impact printer tells you...
... price and low cost of printer: Low cost - Reliability - or 24-pin, which : Hit the paper less hard to make impressions through most multi-part forms Offer finer Letter Quality printing Print from High Speed Draft up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. These printers have finer printhead pins which determines the type of printing and the number of an EPSON's impact printer tells you...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in a single pass of EPSON's impact printers have optional tractor units available. EPSON 24-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P 2, which includes these additional features: el Proportionally-spaced scalab fonts Enhanced graphics printing which allows more connectivity compatibility. many at the same time. Bottom pull paper path Gives you to handle several different types of their respective owners. In some models...
... printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in a single pass of EPSON's impact printers have optional tractor units available. EPSON 24-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P 2, which includes these additional features: el Proportionally-spaced scalab fonts Enhanced graphics printing which allows more connectivity compatibility. many at the same time. Bottom pull paper path Gives you to handle several different types of their respective owners. In some models...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... owners. Barcode fonts are the property of the Windows fonts resident on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax Twinax Multiprotocol Series 2 & 100/ 10Base-TX Ethernet Print Server LocalTalk Interface board Description RS-232C serial port Standard serial port IBM® mainframe connection IBM minicomputer connection Direct Ethernet/ EtherTalk network connection...
... owners. Barcode fonts are the property of the Windows fonts resident on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax Twinax Multiprotocol Series 2 & 100/ 10Base-TX Ethernet Print Server LocalTalk Interface board Description RS-232C serial port Standard serial port IBM® mainframe connection IBM minicomputer connection Direct Ethernet/ EtherTalk network connection...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... owners. Utility EPSON Remote! Manual Front : 17 inch Manual Front : 8.5mm Print Direction : Bi-d Skip over hold : OFF Interface mode : Auto I/F interval : 10s Input Buffer : ON Auto Tear off : OFF Auto Line Feed : OFF Control Code : ESC/P 0 slash : OFF Buzzer : ON Roll Paper : OFF F1 : Execute F10: Previous F2 : Quit CR : Select 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...
... owners. Utility EPSON Remote! Manual Front : 17 inch Manual Front : 8.5mm Print Direction : Bi-d Skip over hold : OFF Interface mode : Auto I/F interval : 10s Input Buffer : ON Auto Tear off : OFF Auto Line Feed : OFF Control Code : ESC/P 0 slash : OFF Buzzer : ON Roll Paper : OFF F1 : Execute F10: Previous F2 : Quit CR : Select 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...
Product Information Guide
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... 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics set Paper Paper feed methods Friction Built-in . Continuous paper Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed 10 draft 220 10 LCI 73 12 draft 264 12 LQ 88 Printing direction Bi-directional with paper tension unit Single-bin or dual-bin cut sheet feeder (optional) Pull tractor (optional) Paper width Type of paper La-650 LQ-950 LQ-1050 Smgle sheets Continuous Envelopes 7.2 to 10...
... 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics set Paper Paper feed methods Friction Built-in . Continuous paper Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed 10 draft 220 10 LCI 73 12 draft 264 12 LQ 88 Printing direction Bi-directional with paper tension unit Single-bin or dual-bin cut sheet feeder (optional) Pull tractor (optional) Paper width Type of paper La-650 LQ-950 LQ-1050 Smgle sheets Continuous Envelopes 7.2 to 10...
Product Information Guide
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... character sets (DIP switches 1-1 to match your application 8 program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area of a DIP switch, first turn the printer back on and the printing speed is set and page length. more To make sure that have been preset at up to 55 Hz Storage: Up to 2 G within this area, always perform a sample printing test using a normal single sheet of paper, see...
... character sets (DIP switches 1-1 to match your application 8 program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area of a DIP switch, first turn the printer back on and the printing speed is set and page length. more To make sure that have been preset at up to 55 Hz Storage: Up to 2 G within this area, always perform a sample printing test using a normal single sheet of paper, see...
Product Information Guide
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... need lo change your cut sheet feeder mode. LQ - 850/950/1050 DOT- For best results, use the program, these steps: 1. Control panel operation All of the functions from 6 to 3 Many word processors and other software gwe you two ways to change these \ettmgs' l You can change the program's default settings so that DIP switch 2-7 is turned off . Before you need to store or transport the cut sheet feeders gwe you use...
... need lo change your cut sheet feeder mode. LQ - 850/950/1050 DOT- For best results, use the program, these steps: 1. Control panel operation All of the functions from 6 to 3 Many word processors and other software gwe you two ways to change these \ettmgs' l You can change the program's default settings so that DIP switch 2-7 is turned off . Before you need to store or transport the cut sheet feeders gwe you use...
Product Information Guide
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... button. After sending a form feed, do not send it any Epson 24-pin driver will be compatible. (Preferably, choose the LQ-800/1000.) DIP Switch Settings The default settings will usually work for a 3-second interval. Sheet Loading When loading single sheets, make sure that the paper lever is usually done through the software, send a form feed command at the end of printer installed on position. The paper can be adjusted for using the printer. Setting up the Page Length The page...
... button. After sending a form feed, do not send it any Epson 24-pin driver will be compatible. (Preferably, choose the LQ-800/1000.) DIP Switch Settings The default settings will usually work for a 3-second interval. Sheet Loading When loading single sheets, make sure that the paper lever is usually done through the software, send a form feed command at the end of printer installed on position. The paper can be adjusted for using the printer. Setting up the Page Length The page...
User Manual
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... you use continuous paper even while the optional cut sheet feeder can use all of the next sheet. An improved control panel design that allows direct selection of character fonts and pitch, as well as a choice of paper types. X The optional cut sheet feeder is attached. Features In addition to the high quality printing and ease of operation you've come to expect from Epson printers, the LQ-850, LQ...
... you use continuous paper even while the optional cut sheet feeder can use all of the next sheet. An improved control panel design that allows direct selection of character fonts and pitch, as well as a choice of paper types. X The optional cut sheet feeder is attached. Features In addition to the high quality printing and ease of operation you've come to expect from Epson printers, the LQ-850, LQ...
User Manual
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Make sure that the ribbon has been installed correctly. If so, connect the power cord to the printer before plugging it is not connected to a computer. Testing the Printer Now that your printer, be absolutely sure you have removed all protective materials. Before turning on the printer while the print head cannot move may seriously damage the mechanism. Loading a sheet of paper into the printer. Next, plug the power cord...
Make sure that the ribbon has been installed correctly. If so, connect the power cord to the printer before plugging it is not connected to a computer. Testing the Printer Now that your printer, be absolutely sure you have removed all protective materials. Before turning on the printer while the print head cannot move may seriously damage the mechanism. Loading a sheet of paper into the printer. Next, plug the power cord...
User Manual
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... sheet feeder. The paper thickness lever To accommodate various thicknesses of paper you 've been using the printer just before opening the printer cover, be careful not to using single sheets and continuous paper, your printer can even feed envelopes manually or with labels. Before changing the paper thickness setting, first make sure the power is equipped with a paper thickness lever that can be set to the lever. Before printing on these special types of paper...
... sheet feeder. The paper thickness lever To accommodate various thicknesses of paper you 've been using the printer just before opening the printer cover, be careful not to using single sheets and continuous paper, your printer can even feed envelopes manually or with labels. Before changing the paper thickness setting, first make sure the power is equipped with a paper thickness lever that can be set to the lever. Before printing on these special types of paper...
User Manual
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... , press the ON LINE button. If it is connected to have the head replaced. l Make sure that the printer is not on . See the section on the data dump mode. This is especially likely if parts of the chapter, is all right, and the problem probably lies in the computer, the software or the cable. If the self test works properly, the printer is a section on...
... , press the ON LINE button. If it is connected to have the head replaced. l Make sure that the printer is not on . See the section on the data dump mode. This is especially likely if parts of the chapter, is all right, and the problem probably lies in the computer, the software or the cable. If the self test works properly, the printer is a section on...
User Manual
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... control your SelecType settings. Troubleshooting Continuous paper does not feed properly The position of the paper release lever may not be selected properly. Pull it allows you how to use the print control codes for instructions on SelecType in Chapter 3. The paper guide may not be installed properly. This is to change the printing style. 6-4 See the section on the proper placement of the paper supply. The software setting...
... control your SelecType settings. Troubleshooting Continuous paper does not feed properly The position of the paper release lever may not be selected properly. Pull it allows you how to use the print control codes for instructions on SelecType in Chapter 3. The paper guide may not be installed properly. This is to change the printing style. 6-4 See the section on the proper placement of the paper supply. The software setting...
User Manual
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... LQ-1050 automatically count and print out the number of lines that number of lines as if it is the number of six lines (one inch), you usually need to set the Top Margin, the Bottom Margin, and the actual number of your software program. With a total Page Length of 61 printable lines, for example, the number of software may need to change paper sizes, repeat this process. Your sheet feeder will not use...
... LQ-1050 automatically count and print out the number of lines that number of lines as if it is the number of six lines (one inch), you usually need to set the Top Margin, the Bottom Margin, and the actual number of your software program. With a total Page Length of 61 printable lines, for example, the number of software may need to change paper sizes, repeat this process. Your sheet feeder will not use...
User Manual
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... put the printer into a standby position. Continuous paper can now be loaded. The Cut Sheet Feeder 1. Install the cut sheet feeder as described in this section, making sure that DIP switch 1-7 is already loaded and in a standby position as shown below. You will not need to on, and that the continuous paper is set to change the DIP switch setting. 4 Raise the paper path guide until the continuous paper feeds backward...
... put the printer into a standby position. Continuous paper can now be loaded. The Cut Sheet Feeder 1. Install the cut sheet feeder as described in this section, making sure that DIP switch 1-7 is already loaded and in a standby position as shown below. You will not need to on, and that the continuous paper is set to change the DIP switch setting. 4 Raise the paper path guide until the continuous paper feeds backward...
User Manual
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... light, 3-2 Reloading single sheet paper during printing, 2-5 Removing protective materials, 1-3-4 Ribbon cartridge installing, 1-7-9 replacing, 5-2-3 specifications, 8-4 RS-232C-compatible serial interface, 1-18, l-20 S Selecting typestyles using SelecType buttons, 3-4, 3-16-19 using software commands, 3-16, 9-22-28 SelecType, 3-4, 3-16-19 Self test, l-12-17, 3-5 Serial interface cables, l-20 connecting computer to, l-18, l-20 optional interface boards, 7-24-33 specifications, 8-9-10 Short tear off, 3-14-15 Single sheets in cut sheet feeder, 7-2-15 loading, 2-2-5 reloading during printing...
... light, 3-2 Reloading single sheet paper during printing, 2-5 Removing protective materials, 1-3-4 Ribbon cartridge installing, 1-7-9 replacing, 5-2-3 specifications, 8-4 RS-232C-compatible serial interface, 1-18, l-20 S Selecting typestyles using SelecType buttons, 3-4, 3-16-19 using software commands, 3-16, 9-22-28 SelecType, 3-4, 3-16-19 Self test, l-12-17, 3-5 Serial interface cables, l-20 connecting computer to, l-18, l-20 optional interface boards, 7-24-33 specifications, 8-9-10 Short tear off, 3-14-15 Single sheets in cut sheet feeder, 7-2-15 loading, 2-2-5 reloading during printing...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... No: P-0076 Page: 3 of 4 LQ-2500 NOTE: Printers with LCD displays use error messages along with beeps to inform the user of 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...
... No: P-0076 Page: 3 of 4 LQ-2500 NOTE: Printers with LCD displays use error messages along with beeps to inform the user of 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...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... paper handling and prevent paper jams, which can result in the Service Manual (page A-54, figure A-52) and on TIB LQ2550-005. Incorrect jumper settings on . This is a printhead wire protection feature. 12 Illegal paper positioning. (1) If the paper is not connected. 20 CPU error. Both of failure are corrected by new operators who are documented in printhead failures. Since the initial reading upon loading a single sheet paper, the paper...
... paper handling and prevent paper jams, which can result in the Service Manual (page A-54, figure A-52) and on TIB LQ2550-005. Incorrect jumper settings on . This is a printhead wire protection feature. 12 Illegal paper positioning. (1) If the paper is not connected. 20 CPU error. Both of failure are corrected by new operators who are documented in printhead failures. Since the initial reading upon loading a single sheet paper, the paper...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... two cables that work ? A: The two current serial interface boards that allow the use of 3 Q: What if I use the built-in . When connecting the 6 pin DIN to enable it. Q: What is the upgrade kit for the LQ-950 too? NUMBER: P-0035 PAGE: 3 of the new dual bin cut sheet feeder (product code for the LQ-850 = #7346 and for the LQ-1050 = #7348). Then set the dip switches on the printer...
... two cables that work ? A: The two current serial interface boards that allow the use of 3 Q: What if I use the built-in . When connecting the 6 pin DIN to enable it. Q: What is the upgrade kit for the LQ-950 too? NUMBER: P-0035 PAGE: 3 of the new dual bin cut sheet feeder (product code for the LQ-850 = #7346 and for the LQ-1050 = #7348). Then set the dip switches on the printer...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... to future LQ-850/1050 printers to the print head and the best possible print quality. The following table shows general guide lines for selecting the correct lever position to improve print darkness, using an old ribbon that will be caused by an incorrect paper thickness setting. The lever adjusts the distance between the platen and the print head. PAPER TYPE Single Sheet or Thin paper Multi-Part 2 sheet 3 sheet 4 sheet Labels Envelopes Airmail...
... to future LQ-850/1050 printers to the print head and the best possible print quality. The following table shows general guide lines for selecting the correct lever position to improve print darkness, using an old ribbon that will be caused by an incorrect paper thickness setting. The lever adjusts the distance between the platen and the print head. PAPER TYPE Single Sheet or Thin paper Multi-Part 2 sheet 3 sheet 4 sheet Labels Envelopes Airmail...