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... 200 million strokes per wire Dimensions and weight LQ-850 Height: 5.6 in push feed tractor with logic-seeking. Continuous paper Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed 10 draft 220 10 LCI...Epson New Draft Epson Roman 10 CPI Epson Roman 12 CPI Epson Roman 15 CPI Epson Roman proportional Epson Sans Serif 10 CPI Epson Sans Serif 12 CPI Epson Sans Serif 15 CPI Epson Sans Serif proportional Optional fonts CcNmer IO CPI. width paper) 0.97" (LQ-850: IO" wrdth paper) (LQ-1050: IS' to 16.0 inches No. 6, No. 10 No. 6. Prmter LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ...
... 200 million strokes per wire Dimensions and weight LQ-850 Height: 5.6 in push feed tractor with logic-seeking. Continuous paper Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed 10 draft 220 10 LCI...Epson New Draft Epson Roman 10 CPI Epson Roman 12 CPI Epson Roman 15 CPI Epson Roman proportional Epson Sans Serif 10 CPI Epson Sans Serif 12 CPI Epson Sans Serif 15 CPI Epson Sans Serif proportional Optional fonts CcNmer IO CPI. width paper) 0.97" (LQ-850: IO" wrdth paper) (LQ-1050: IS' to 16.0 inches No. 6, No. 10 No. 6. Prmter LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ...
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... a Class B computing device in a residential installation. If this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no guarantee that is assumed with respect to the use of Apple Computer, Inc. Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver - No patent liability is , in strict accordance with the specifications in the preparation of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.
... a Class B computing device in a residential installation. If this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no guarantee that is assumed with respect to the use of Apple Computer, Inc. Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver - No patent liability is , in strict accordance with the specifications in the preparation of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.
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... Envelope loading 7-10 Using the cut sheet feeder 7-11 Software operation 7-11 Setting up your software 7-12 Control panel operation 7-14 Testing the printer in the cut sheet feeder mode 7-14 Switching between cut sheet feeder and continuous paper 7-15 The Pull Tractor 7-16 Installation and use 7-17 ...7-24 Installing the interface board 7-25 The Multi-Font Module 7-34 Using the font module 7-36 The Emulation Module 7-38 Chapter 8 Technical Specifications Printer Specifications 8-2 Printing 8-2 Paper 8-3 Mechanical 8-4 Electrical 8-5 Environment 8-5 vi
... Envelope loading 7-10 Using the cut sheet feeder 7-11 Software operation 7-11 Setting up your software 7-12 Control panel operation 7-14 Testing the printer in the cut sheet feeder mode 7-14 Switching between cut sheet feeder and continuous paper 7-15 The Pull Tractor 7-16 Installation and use 7-17 ...7-24 Installing the interface board 7-25 The Multi-Font Module 7-34 Using the font module 7-36 The Emulation Module 7-38 Chapter 8 Technical Specifications Printer Specifications 8-2 Printing 8-2 Paper 8-3 Mechanical 8-4 Electrical 8-5 Environment 8-5 vi
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Interface Specifications 8-6 Parallel interface 8-6 Serial interface 8-9 Chapter 9 Command Summary The Command Summary 9-2 Commands in Numerical Order 9-5 Commands Arranged by Topic 9-8 Printer operation 9-8 Data control 9-13 Vertical motion 9-13 Horizontal motion 9-18 Overall printing style 9-22 Print size and character width 9-23 Print enhancement 9-26 Word processing 9-3 1 Character tables 9-32 User-defined characters 9-33 Graphics 9-36 Contents Glossary Index Vii
Interface Specifications 8-6 Parallel interface 8-6 Serial interface 8-9 Chapter 9 Command Summary The Command Summary 9-2 Commands in Numerical Order 9-5 Commands Arranged by Topic 9-8 Printer operation 9-8 Data control 9-13 Vertical motion 9-13 Horizontal motion 9-18 Overall printing style 9-22 Print size and character width 9-23 Print enhancement 9-26 Word processing 9-3 1 Character tables 9-32 User-defined characters 9-33 Graphics 9-36 Contents Glossary Index Vii
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... beginning of a sequence of two or more codes. When using numerical codes to send printer commands. To be sure that the program and the printer are for ASCII codes to represent characters and commands. Many application programs specifically ask for such functions as sounding the beeper and performing carriage returns. Because the 33...
... beginning of a sequence of two or more codes. When using numerical codes to send printer commands. To be sure that the program and the printer are for ASCII codes to represent characters and commands. Many application programs specifically ask for such functions as sounding the beeper and performing carriage returns. Because the 33...
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...Command Summary in the manual for condensed 12 cpi, you would look up to 160 columns on the LQ-850, 220 columns on the LQ-950, and 272 on page 4-2 to a printer. For example, your spreadsheet program provides a list of this manual to find the proper selection. ... printer commands. The LQ-850 is an 80 column printer, the LQ-950 is a 110 column printer, and the LQ-1050 is used for information on printing. 0 If you're still having difficulty printing, check the troubleshooting section in the Command Summary. First, almost all spreadsheets have some very specific requirements...
...Command Summary in the manual for condensed 12 cpi, you would look up to 160 columns on the LQ-850, 220 columns on the LQ-950, and 272 on page 4-2 to a printer. For example, your spreadsheet program provides a list of this manual to find the proper selection. ... printer commands. The LQ-850 is an 80 column printer, the LQ-950 is a 110 column printer, and the LQ-1050 is used for information on printing. 0 If you're still having difficulty printing, check the troubleshooting section in the Command Summary. First, almost all spreadsheets have some very specific requirements...
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...specific information on page 4-2 to find the proper selection. 4-7 The second method is for SI (condensed). q If you're using the program's print facility, recheck the LQ's Command Summary to make sure it has a suitable option to choose print styles with an option for an LQ printer... should give excellent results. Any program with buttons on an LQ printer. This feature allows you have a printer selection procedure. Most graphics programs have selected the correct one of the many graphics...
...specific information on page 4-2 to find the proper selection. 4-7 The second method is for SI (condensed). q If you're using the program's print facility, recheck the LQ's Command Summary to make sure it has a suitable option to choose print styles with an option for an LQ printer... should give excellent results. Any program with buttons on an LQ printer. This feature allows you have a printer selection procedure. Most graphics programs have selected the correct one of the many graphics...
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... specify the width of the character and the space around it takes three bytes to specify the dots in one vertical column of dots, the LQ expects dl x 3 bytes of dots that are three data bytes (do , and the right space is the actual data that defines the dot patterns for... these bytes. User-Defined Characters Following the specification of the range of characters to be defined in this command are printed to follow d2. 4-25 By varying the width of the character itself...
... specify the width of the character and the space around it takes three bytes to specify the dots in one vertical column of dots, the LQ expects dl x 3 bytes of dots that are three data bytes (do , and the right space is the actual data that defines the dot patterns for... these bytes. User-Defined Characters Following the specification of the range of characters to be defined in this command are printed to follow d2. 4-25 By varying the width of the character itself...
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... print again. l The paper may be out of the paper release lever may be selected by the DIP switch. See the paper specifications in Chapter 3. 6-3 Troubleshooting The printer stops printing l The printer may be jammed. See the section on and try to a qualified service person. You may not be installed properly. The paper... guide may have to do not have tried to cool. Be sure that the printer is flickering, the LQ has stopped to allow the print head to load the paper with the LOAD/EJECT button while the...
... print again. l The paper may be out of the paper release lever may be selected by the DIP switch. See the paper specifications in Chapter 3. 6-3 Troubleshooting The printer stops printing l The printer may be jammed. See the section on and try to a qualified service person. You may not be installed properly. The paper... guide may have to do not have tried to cool. Be sure that the printer is flickering, the LQ has stopped to allow the print head to load the paper with the LOAD/EJECT button while the...
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... envelopes. If you need to set DIP switch 1-7 to on envelopes, you need more information on how to do the following: l Turn the printer off . Before printing on . Recommended paper Paper: For best results, use multiplepart forms or labels. If you plan to use paper with a ... Envelopes: You can damage the print head. When you should be made with special paper in Chapter 3. Do not use typewriter quality paper. For specific information on paper thickness settings, see the section on position using a pointed object, such as the tip of an inch to the edges. 7-7 ...
... envelopes. If you need to set DIP switch 1-7 to on envelopes, you need more information on how to do the following: l Turn the printer off . Before printing on . Recommended paper Paper: For best results, use multiplepart forms or labels. If you plan to use paper with a ... Envelopes: You can damage the print head. When you should be made with special paper in Chapter 3. Do not use typewriter quality paper. For specific information on paper thickness settings, see the section on position using a pointed object, such as the tip of an inch to the edges. 7-7 ...
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Printer Specifications 8-2 Printing 8-2 Paper 8-3 Mechanical 8-4 Electrical 8-5 Environment 8-5 Interface Specifications 8-6 Parallel interface 8-6 Serial interface 8-9
Printer Specifications 8-2 Printing 8-2 Paper 8-3 Mechanical 8-4 Electrical 8-5 Environment 8-5 Interface Specifications 8-6 Parallel interface 8-6 Serial interface 8-9
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...Buffer 6 Kbytes or 0 Kbytes (DIP switch selectable) Fonts Epson New Draft Epson Roman 10 CPI Epson Roman 12 CPI Epson Roman 15 CPI Epson Roman proportional Epson Sans Serif 10 CPI Epson Sans Serif 12 CPI Epson Sans Serif 15 CPI Epson Sans Serif proportional Optional fonts Courier 10 CPI, 12 CPI, ... CPI OCR-A 10 CPI OCR-B 10 CPI Orator 10 CPI Orator-S 10 CPI 8-2 Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed Pitch Quality 10 draft 10 LQ 12 draft 12 LQ Characters/second/line 220 73 264 88 Printing direction Bi-directional with logic-seeking.
...Buffer 6 Kbytes or 0 Kbytes (DIP switch selectable) Fonts Epson New Draft Epson Roman 10 CPI Epson Roman 12 CPI Epson Roman 15 CPI Epson Roman proportional Epson Sans Serif 10 CPI Epson Sans Serif 12 CPI Epson Sans Serif 15 CPI Epson Sans Serif proportional Optional fonts Courier 10 CPI, 12 CPI, ... CPI OCR-A 10 CPI OCR-B 10 CPI Orator 10 CPI Orator-S 10 CPI 8-2 Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed Pitch Quality 10 draft 10 LQ 12 draft 12 LQ Characters/second/line 220 73 264 88 Printing direction Bi-directional with logic-seeking.
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Printer Specifications Character tables 96 standard ASCII characters 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics set Paper Paper feed methods Friction Built-in push feed tractor with paper tension unit Single-bin or dual-bin cut sheet feeder (optional) Pull tractor (optional) Paper width Type of paper LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ...10 Printable area Single sheet tO.33" or more Continuous paper 0.53 " or more 0.47" &Q-850: 4 N to 9 '4 N width paper) (LQ-950: 4" to 12" width paper) (LQ-1050: 4" to 14 '/B " width paper) 0.97" (LQ-850: 10" width paper) (LQ- 1050: 15" to 16" width paper) 8-3
Printer Specifications Character tables 96 standard ASCII characters 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics set Paper Paper feed methods Friction Built-in push feed tractor with paper tension unit Single-bin or dual-bin cut sheet feeder (optional) Pull tractor (optional) Paper width Type of paper LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ...10 Printable area Single sheet tO.33" or more Continuous paper 0.53 " or more 0.47" &Q-850: 4 N to 9 '4 N width paper) (LQ-950: 4" to 12" width paper) (LQ-1050: 4" to 14 '/B " width paper) 0.97" (LQ-850: 10" width paper) (LQ- 1050: 15" to 16" width paper) 8-3
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Printer Specifications Paper feed speed Approximately 60 ms/line at 1/6 inch line spacing Paper thickness Up to 0.004 inches for film ribbon MCBF For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines. MTBF LQ-850: 4000 power on hours (at 25% duty) LQ-950: 5000 power on hours (at 25% duty) LQ-1050:...6000 power on hours (at 48 dots/character): 2 million for standard ribbon and 0.2 million for single sheets; Width: 23.8 in . Printer LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ-1050 Standard ribbon #7753 #7767 #7754 Film ribbon #7768 #7769 #7770 Life expectancy (in Letter Quality characters, at 25% duty) Print...
Printer Specifications Paper feed speed Approximately 60 ms/line at 1/6 inch line spacing Paper thickness Up to 0.004 inches for film ribbon MCBF For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines. MTBF LQ-850: 4000 power on hours (at 25% duty) LQ-950: 5000 power on hours (at 25% duty) LQ-1050:...6000 power on hours (at 48 dots/character): 2 million for standard ribbon and 0.2 million for single sheets; Width: 23.8 in . Printer LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ-1050 Standard ribbon #7753 #7767 #7754 Film ribbon #7768 #7769 #7770 Life expectancy (in Letter Quality characters, at 25% duty) Print...
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Printer Specifications Electrical Voltage 120 VAC, f 10% (USA) 220 VAC, f 10% (Europe) Non-switchable Power consumption 120 Watts maximum Frequency 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Insulation resistance 10 ...
Printer Specifications Electrical Voltage 120 VAC, f 10% (USA) 220 VAC, f 10% (Europe) Non-switchable Power consumption 120 Watts maximum Frequency 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Insulation resistance 10 ...
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Parallel interface Connector pin assignments and a description of parallel IN data, respectively. IFi IN OUT About an 1 1 microsecond pulse. char. 4) During printer-error state IN These signals represent information IN of the 1st of 8th bits of their respective interface signals are shown in the following table. ... is logical 1 IN and LOW when it is equipped with both a parallel and a serial interface. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer cannot receive data. Interface Specifications The LQ is logical 0. This may damage your...
Parallel interface Connector pin assignments and a description of parallel IN data, respectively. IFi IN OUT About an 1 1 microsecond pulse. char. 4) During printer-error state IN These signals represent information IN of the 1st of 8th bits of their respective interface signals are shown in the following table. ... is logical 1 IN and LOW when it is equipped with both a parallel and a serial interface. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer cannot receive data. Interface Specifications The LQ is logical 0. This may damage your...
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...print buffer is cleared. The level of this signal is factory-set to +5V through 32 - ERROR 33 - SLCT IN OUT IN LOW, the printer controller is reset to +5 volts through 3.3K ohm resistance The DC1/DC3 code is valid only when this signal is "HIGH" (Internal fixing can ... This level is in: 1) Paper-end state. 2) Off-line 3) Error state Same as for Pins 19-30. Unused. This level becomes LOW when the printer is usually HIGH; Pulled up to "LOW".) 8-7 Interface Specifications Pulled up to its pulse width must be carried out with Jumper J9. NC 35 - - 36 -
...print buffer is cleared. The level of this signal is factory-set to +5V through 32 - ERROR 33 - SLCT IN OUT IN LOW, the printer controller is reset to +5 volts through 3.3K ohm resistance The DC1/DC3 code is valid only when this signal is "HIGH" (Internal fixing can ... This level is in: 1) Paper-end state. 2) Off-line 3) Error state Same as for Pins 19-30. Unused. This level becomes LOW when the printer is usually HIGH; Pulled up to "LOW".) 8-7 Interface Specifications Pulled up to its pulse width must be carried out with Jumper J9. NC 35 - - 36 -
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Interface Specifications Notes: 1. The column heading "Direction" refers to use a twisted-pair cable for the parallel interface. All interface conditions are based on the return side. 3. Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal. (Data transfer to this printer can be sure to the direction of the BUSY.... 4. For the interface wiring, be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of signal flow as viewed from the printer. 2. BUSY r ACKNLG DA TA STROBE \' \'
Interface Specifications Notes: 1. The column heading "Direction" refers to use a twisted-pair cable for the parallel interface. All interface conditions are based on the return side. 3. Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal. (Data transfer to this printer can be sure to the direction of the BUSY.... 4. For the interface wiring, be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of signal flow as viewed from the printer. 2. BUSY r ACKNLG DA TA STROBE \' \'
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... Disabled *Even though printing is disabled, data characters are received and acknowledged, since the printer is an RS-232C asynchronous interface with the following characteristics: Data format 1 start bit...High/low High/Low High Pulsed ea. Pulsed ea. char. char. Serial interface The LQ built-in serial interface is looking for another DC1 character, which would allow it to +...level Mark (1) - 3V to - 27V Space (0) + 3V to resume printing. Interface Specifications Printing enabled/disabled signals and control conditions The table below shows the relationship between printing being ...
... Disabled *Even though printing is disabled, data characters are received and acknowledged, since the printer is an RS-232C asynchronous interface with the following characteristics: Data format 1 start bit...High/low High/Low High Pulsed ea. Pulsed ea. char. char. Serial interface The LQ built-in serial interface is looking for another DC1 character, which would allow it to +...level Mark (1) - 3V to - 27V Space (0) + 3V to resume printing. Interface Specifications Printing enabled/disabled signals and control conditions The table below shows the relationship between printing being ...
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Interface Specifications Handshaking Handshaking by DTR signal or X-on /X-off . Error handling All errors are arranged as shown below. 8-10 Description Transmits data for X-on /X-off Whether or not the printer is ready to receive data Receives data Not used Signal ground level 1Printer chassis ground The pins are ...3 RXD 4 NC 5 SG 6 FG Signal direction out out in the input buffer rises to 256. The signal changes to space-meaning that the printer is now ready-when the number of bytes free in the input buffer goes down to 528. The DTR signal changes to mark-meaning the...
Interface Specifications Handshaking Handshaking by DTR signal or X-on /X-off . Error handling All errors are arranged as shown below. 8-10 Description Transmits data for X-on /X-off Whether or not the printer is ready to receive data Receives data Not used Signal ground level 1Printer chassis ground The pins are ...3 RXD 4 NC 5 SG 6 FG Signal direction out out in the input buffer rises to 256. The signal changes to space-meaning that the printer is now ready-when the number of bytes free in the input buffer goes down to 528. The DTR signal changes to mark-meaning the...