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... Codes . 29 ASCII Codes 29 ESCape Code . . . . . . . Vlll Introduction . . . . . . 1 LX-80 Features About This Manual . . . 1 2 1 Setting Up Your LX-80 Printer Printer Parts 3 3 Printer Location Paper Feed Knob Installation Ribbon Installation Ribbon Replacement 4 4 5 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel Test Pattern 10 12 Connecting the LX-80 to Your Computer . . . . 13 First Printing Exercise 14 2 SelecType 15 Choosing Print Modes 15 Turning SelecType...
... Codes . 29 ASCII Codes 29 ESCape Code . . . . . . . Vlll Introduction . . . . . . 1 LX-80 Features About This Manual . . . 1 2 1 Setting Up Your LX-80 Printer Printer Parts 3 3 Printer Location Paper Feed Knob Installation Ribbon Installation Ribbon Replacement 4 4 5 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel Test Pattern 10 12 Connecting the LX-80 to Your Computer . . . . 13 First Printing Exercise 14 2 SelecType 15 Choosing Print Modes 15 Turning SelecType...
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List of Figures 1-1 Printer parts 1-2 Paper feed knob installation 1-3 Ribbon cassette 1-4 Print head assembly 1-5 Ribbon cassette installation 1-6 Ribbon placement . . . . 1-7 LX-80 ready for paper loading . . . . . . 1-8 Control panel 1-9 Test patterns 1-10 Cable connection 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 2-1 SelecType setting and functions 17 3-1 A capital T 3-2 The three pitches of the LX-80 3-3 LX-80 dot matrix characters 23 25 26 6-1 Emphasized and single-strike 6-2 Double...
List of Figures 1-1 Printer parts 1-2 Paper feed knob installation 1-3 Ribbon cassette 1-4 Print head assembly 1-5 Ribbon cassette installation 1-6 Ribbon placement . . . . 1-7 LX-80 ready for paper loading . . . . . . 1-8 Control panel 1-9 Test patterns 1-10 Cable connection 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 2-1 SelecType setting and functions 17 3-1 A capital T 3-2 The three pitches of the LX-80 3-3 LX-80 dot matrix characters 23 25 26 6-1 Emphasized and single-strike 6-2 Double...
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... addition to the high performance and reliability you've come to expect from an Epson printers, the LX-80 offers: l Draft mode for quick printing of ordinary work l Near Letter Quality mode for top quality printing l A variety of print styles,... your own symbols or characters l High-resolution graphics for charts, diagrams, and illustrations l Eleven international character sets l Easy paper loading l Ribbon cassette for quick and clean ribbon changing Introduction The Epson LX-80 printer combines low price with the high quality and advanced features formerly available only on more expensive...
... addition to the high performance and reliability you've come to expect from an Epson printers, the LX-80 offers: l Draft mode for quick printing of ordinary work l Near Letter Quality mode for top quality printing l A variety of print styles,... your own symbols or characters l High-resolution graphics for charts, diagrams, and illustrations l Eleven international character sets l Easy paper loading l Ribbon cassette for quick and clean ribbon changing Introduction The Epson LX-80 printer combines low price with the high quality and advanced features formerly available only on more expensive...
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Chapter 1 Setting Up Your LX-80 Printer Setting up your LX-80 printer is delivered with the power cord attached. cord* * In the United States, the printer is a simple matter of attaching two parts, putting in Figure l-1. Printer parts 3 Printer Parts First, see that you have you need. In addition to twenty minutes and doing more ... work not long after. This chapter will have all the parts you printing a test pattern within fifteen to this manual, the printer box should contain the items shown in the ribbon and paper, and connecting the printer to your computer. Figure 1-1.
Chapter 1 Setting Up Your LX-80 Printer Setting up your LX-80 printer is delivered with the power cord attached. cord* * In the United States, the printer is a simple matter of attaching two parts, putting in Figure l-1. Printer parts 3 Printer Parts First, see that you have you need. In addition to twenty minutes and doing more ... work not long after. This chapter will have all the parts you printing a test pattern within fifteen to this manual, the printer box should contain the items shown in the ribbon and paper, and connecting the printer to your computer. Figure 1-1.
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Figure 1-2. The parts of this cassette are labelled in a cassette that makes ribbon installation and replacement a clean and easy job. Ribbon cassette 5 Paper feed knob installation Ribbon Installation The LX-80 printer uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon, which is enclosed in Figure 1-3. Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-2. The parts of this cassette are labelled in a cassette that makes ribbon installation and replacement a clean and easy job. Ribbon cassette 5 Paper feed knob installation Ribbon Installation The LX-80 printer uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon, which is enclosed in Figure 1-3. Figure 1-3.
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Always be sure that the other parts of the printer will not be in your way. Note: Moving the print head by hand to the center of the printer so that the printer is turned off before you can harm the printer. Move the assembly by hand when the printer is turned on can see the print head assembly shown in Figure 1-4. Figure l-4. To install the ribbon, first open the lid at the front of the LX-80 so that the paper bail is against the black roller so it too will not get in your way. Also be sure that you move the print head. Print bead assembly
Always be sure that the other parts of the printer will not be in your way. Note: Moving the print head by hand to the center of the printer so that the printer is turned off before you can harm the printer. Move the assembly by hand when the printer is turned on can see the print head assembly shown in Figure 1-4. Figure l-4. To install the ribbon, first open the lid at the front of the LX-80 so that the paper bail is against the black roller so it too will not get in your way. Also be sure that you move the print head. Print bead assembly
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Figure l-6. If you have been using your printing begins to tighten the ribbon. Also remember never to move the print head by hand when the printer is turned on the cassette in the direction of the cassette to touch it with a new cassette. Be careful not to remove it and ... turn the knob on . 8 Now turn the knob, see that the print head becomes hot during use. If it doesn't, guide it . Ribbon placement Ribbon Replacement When your printer just before you change cassettes, be aware that the ribbon slips down into its proper place between the print head nose and the silver...
Figure l-6. If you have been using your printing begins to tighten the ribbon. Also remember never to move the print head by hand when the printer is turned on the cassette in the direction of the cassette to touch it with a new cassette. Be careful not to remove it and ... turn the knob on . 8 Now turn the knob, see that the print head becomes hot during use. If it doesn't, guide it . Ribbon placement Ribbon Replacement When your printer just before you change cassettes, be aware that the ribbon slips down into its proper place between the print head nose and the silver...
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... that your LX-80. Then push the paper bail against the paper. Now turn the paper feed knob to the center of the printer and feed the... would with a typewriter. then plug in the top of the printer is turned off ; Control Panel Now that the printer is off , open the front lid, and push the friction ...continuous pin-feed paper, see that the power switch on the right side of the printer, When the paper will not go any farther, turn on the power switch and...side of the top of the paper is time to plug in the printer and see what the buttons on its use. Then move the print head ...
... that your LX-80. Then push the paper bail against the paper. Now turn the paper feed knob to the center of the printer and feed the... would with a typewriter. then plug in the top of the printer is turned off ; Control Panel Now that the printer is off , open the front lid, and push the friction ...continuous pin-feed paper, see that the power switch on the right side of the printer, When the paper will not go any farther, turn on the power switch and...side of the top of the paper is time to plug in the printer and see what the buttons on its use. Then move the print head ...
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... something about 1/72nd of an inch in diameter. The size varies slightly depending upon the age of the ribbon and the type of an inch, and fires the top pin once more to finish the letter. For example... this happens in different patterns to produce letters, numbers, symbols, or graphics. Figure 3-1. The Print Head The LX-80 uses a print head with nine pins or wires mounted vertically. As the head moves horizontally across the page, these...Dot Matrix Printing This chapter is fired, it strikes the inked ribbon and presses it against the paper to produce a dot. This dot is about how your...
... something about 1/72nd of an inch in diameter. The size varies slightly depending upon the age of the ribbon and the type of an inch, and fires the top pin once more to finish the letter. For example... this happens in different patterns to produce letters, numbers, symbols, or graphics. Figure 3-1. The Print Head The LX-80 uses a print head with nine pins or wires mounted vertically. As the head moves horizontally across the page, these...Dot Matrix Printing This chapter is fired, it strikes the inked ribbon and presses it against the paper to produce a dot. This dot is about how your...
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... one of the page with single-sheet paper. This saves wear on the last 2 inches of your LX-80 printer is a small switch that sounds the beeper and stops your printing. Then you merely send the printer an ESCape "8" to the end of the DIP switches described in Appendix D. Therefore, if you use single... end of the distance between the switch and the print head, it sends a signal that senses whether or not paper is in your print head, ribbon, and platen, but because of the page. Paper-Out Sensor Under the platen (the black roller) of each page without an adjustment.
... one of the page with single-sheet paper. This saves wear on the last 2 inches of your LX-80 printer is a small switch that sounds the beeper and stops your printing. Then you merely send the printer an ESCape "8" to the end of the DIP switches described in Appendix D. Therefore, if you use single... end of the distance between the switch and the print head, it sends a signal that senses whether or not paper is in your print head, ribbon, and platen, but because of the page. Paper-Out Sensor Under the platen (the black roller) of each page without an adjustment.
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..., lock the right holder in the right holder, moving the holder as needed to the top of the ribbon guide, as you later find that your top of page position. Figure E-8. E-6 Now fit the right side...position When you turn on the perforations, check to advance the paper until the top is printing on your LX-80, it will remember this top of page setting and will be in the left side of page, each time... you finish printing a document, push the ON LINE button to put the printer off-line and then push the FF button once to advance the paper so that you can tear ...
..., lock the right holder in the right holder, moving the holder as needed to the top of the ribbon guide, as you later find that your top of page position. Figure E-8. E-6 Now fit the right side...position When you turn on the perforations, check to advance the paper until the top is printing on your LX-80, it will remember this top of page setting and will be in the left side of page, each time... you finish printing a document, push the ON LINE button to put the printer off-line and then push the FF button once to advance the paper so that you can tear ...
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... can cause problems with your Epson dealer for the inside. Epson recommends two lubricants: O-2 (Epson Part No. Rarely Once in a great while your printer in a safe and clean location. B70020001). G-1 Keep it away from the printer every so often with cloth. Every 6 months or one million lines, use O-2 lubricant on ribbon feed, line feed, and carriage...
... can cause problems with your Epson dealer for the inside. Epson recommends two lubricants: O-2 (Epson Part No. Rarely Once in a great while your printer in a safe and clean location. B70020001). G-1 Keep it away from the printer every so often with cloth. Every 6 months or one million lines, use O-2 lubricant on ribbon feed, line feed, and carriage...
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Printer total thickness not to exceed 0.005" Ribbon Cassette ribbon, black MTBF 3 million lines (excluding print-head life) Print head life 100 million characters Dimensions and Weight Height 3.3 in Width 16.6 in Depth (without paper ... width Paper feed Pin-feed 4" to 10" Tractor feed with optional tractor Single sheet up to 60.5 H z H-2 Characters per line: Maximum characters per line Pica 80 Pica expanded 40 Elite 96 Elite expanded 48 Compressed 132::. Compressed elite 160 +137 if right margin is changed. ':68 if right margin is changed.
Printer total thickness not to exceed 0.005" Ribbon Cassette ribbon, black MTBF 3 million lines (excluding print-head life) Print head life 100 million characters Dimensions and Weight Height 3.3 in Width 16.6 in Depth (without paper ... width Paper feed Pin-feed 4" to 10" Tractor feed with optional tractor Single sheet up to 60.5 H z H-2 Characters per line: Maximum characters per line Pica 80 Pica expanded 40 Elite 96 Elite expanded 48 Compressed 132::. Compressed elite 160 +137 if right margin is changed. ':68 if right margin is changed.
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... on . See Paper-out sensor Separator, paper. SelecType feature, 15-22 cancelling functions with user-defined characters, 67 Resetting the printer, 38 Ribbon, installation and replacement, 5-8 Right margin. See Graphics densities QX-10, 80, F-14 R Reset code, 38 with , F-4-5 troubleshooting, F-3-4 Self test. See Script mode Superscript. See DIP switches J-6 See Paper Set-up...
... on . See Paper-out sensor Separator, paper. SelecType feature, 15-22 cancelling functions with user-defined characters, 67 Resetting the printer, 38 Ribbon, installation and replacement, 5-8 Right margin. See Graphics densities QX-10, 80, F-14 R Reset code, 38 with , F-4-5 troubleshooting, F-3-4 Self test. See Script mode Superscript. See DIP switches J-6 See Paper Set-up...