Epson LQ 870 Support Question
Epson LQ 870 Support Question
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Question posted by cafinch on June 15th, 2012
Printing Carbonised Payslips
The carbonised copy (3rd part) is very faint, even on the "maximum number of copies" setting and from what we can tell, the stationery is OK. The printer is many years old. Is this possibly due to print head wear and therefore the impact is insufficient, or what other reason might there be please?
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Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 1
... with LQ
FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage
Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names
Narrow carriage printers have paper loaded and waiting. Contents
This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all EPSON impact printers:
Functionality
M Printing technology M Control code/emulation M Paper handling M SmartPark™ settings
Versatility...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 2
...
Pull tractor
Push/Pull tractor
Best for simple, efficient operation of EPSON's impact printers have optional tractor units available.
In some it is the industry standard for reports, forms, etc., and allows you the greatest control when printing on multi-part forms by ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned. Two tractors...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 3
...the paper source you can load continuous paper in the printer from the tractor in the front, rear, or bottom slot. Set the lever to use. Paper feed method
Top friction ... 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 paper
Single sheets, single ...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 4
... settings, which make the printers compatible with virtually any Windows system environment.
Bundled Microsoft Windows® 3.1x, Windows NT 3.51/4.0, Windows 95 and Windows 98 drivers guarantees ease of use right out of the built-in fonts.
EPSON Sales Training
EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
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Other trademarks are printed...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 6
... doesn't have to the less expensive compatible ribbons. The design used in a mylar film
Made of the highest grade ABS plastic
Offers the highest print quality for dot matrix printers
Ultra Letter Quality
Keeps the cartridge from warping during times of extended use and extreme temperature changes
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Easy to sell with the highest quality...
Product Information Guide - Page 1
...1Ocpl 12cpi 15coi 17 cpi (10 cpi condensed) 20 cpi (12 cpi condensed)
Maximum printed charactwr
LO-870
LO-1170
80
136
96
164
120
204
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Printer Specifications
Printing
Printing method: Pcin ting spud:
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Product Information Guide - Page 2
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Table 3 International character sets
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24-Pin Printers
or rear-tractor) Pull-tractor Push-pull-tractor (optional)
Ribbon:
Fabric ribbon cartridge #7753, #7754: Life expectancy (in LQ, at 48 dots/character): 2 million characters Film ribbon cartridge #7768, #777Oz Life expectancy (in...
Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 11
... Print Registered Table number and Table Name 40 Send the Assign Character Table command to the printer assigning the
Registered Character Table read in line 20 to Selectable Character Table 0. 50 Send the Select Character Table command to the printer selecting Selectable
Table number 0 as data, not control codes. Speckally, this command, as listed, tells the printer...
Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 19
... two passes per character for Current Dot-Matrix Printer Print Speeds
Date: 10/9/92 Page(s): 1 of 1
PSB No: P-0030C Originator: SLS
9-PIN PRINTERS
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200 CPS 240 CPS
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40 CPS 48 CPS
FX-870/1170 11 285 CPS 1 342 CPS 1 380...
Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 20
Model
AP-2250 l LX-810 FX-870/1170
DFX-5000 (Front Tractor) (Rear Tractor) DFX-8000 (Front Tractor) (Rear Tractor)
9-PIN PRINTERS
Orig. + Maximum No. The 'Maximum No. of Copies" is the maximum allowable number of copies including the original. The "Total" number is the maximum allowable number of 9-pin and 24-pin dot-matrix printers when using continuous multi-part carbonless paper. ...
User Manual - Page 8
... to 330 characters per second in application programs written for other Epson LQ printers. Four paper paths to suit your software to print the Microsoft scalable fonts instead of features. The first dot matrix printer control language to use this feature if your printer's scalable fonts. Compatibility. More about special ESC/P 2 drivers. In the Windows environment, you...
User Manual - Page 19
... the paper-tension unit up firmly with your printer, you install the ribbon
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cartridge and paper guide. Assembling the Printer
After choosing a good place for your thumbs to the middle of the printer. 1-6 Setting Up the Printer Grasp the tabs on each side of the unit; Slide the print head to lift the front of the...
User Manual - Page 66
...-speed draft By setting DIP switch 1-6 on . The printer reduces the number of dots in each draft character to normal draft speed for precise vertical alignment. You can print at up to select the 8 KB input buffer.
3-10 Using the Printer DIP Switches
Print direction for graphics The printer ordinarily prints text bidirectionally for speed and prints graphics characters unidirectionally...
User Manual - Page 79
...In data dump mode, the printer produces an exact printout of the codes it receives in hexadecimal format, as their true ASCII characters, if they are represented by dots.
Next, run either an ...FF buttons while you can check which codes are being sent to stop printing and eject the paper; Load the paper. 4. Using the Printer 3-23
Data Dump Mode
Data dump mode is an examp le of...
User Manual - Page 103
.... See 6-4
See 6-5
_. Power is faint or uneven. . See 6-3
Printing l The printer does not print. l When you have difficulty achieving the desired printing result, first locate the problem in the list below and then see the appropriate page for the solution. Power supply .
Problems and Solutions
This chapter presents solutions to possible printer problems. If you use two...
User Manual - Page 106
... missing in Chapter 1. Troubleshooting 6-5 Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes printing automatically when the print head cools. l Printed characters have your software cannot be printed. l The printout is faint or uneven. Dots are set correctly for your printer. Stop printing and have parts missing at the bottom. The print head is missing in the printout.
Check that the...
User Manual - Page 115
... per inch
10
10
12 15 10 12 15
Characters/second/line
300 275 330 413 92 110 138
Printing direction:
Bidirectional logic-seeking for text. Printer Specifications
Printing Printing method: Printing speed:
24-pin impact dot matrix
Quality
High-speed draft Draft
Letter quality
Characters per second
Buffer:
8KB or 0KB (DIP-switch selectable)
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7-2 Technical Specifications...
User Manual - Page 120
...)
Ribbon:
Fabric ribbon cartridge LQ-870: #7753, LQ-1170: #7754 Life expectancy In LQ, at 48 dots/character): 2 million characters
Film ribbon cartridge LQ-870: #7768, LQ-1170: #7770 Life expectancy In LQ, at 48 dots/character): 0.2 million characters ( # 7768) 0.3 million characters ( # 7770)
MCBF:
For all components (excluding print head): 5 million lines
MTBF:
LQ-870: 4000 power-on hours...
User Manual - Page 150
... for all Epson printers and supported by a pattern (matrix) of three print qualities available on or initialized. draft One of individual dots.
Each character is printed twice.
Glossary GL-3 See also high-speed draft and Letter Quality. default A value or setting that control various printer functions and set the default status of your printer from your printer. It is turned...
User Manual - Page 151
... italicized.
high-speed draft
One of type designated by turning on your printer. Also, a character table that advance the paper to produce extremely high-speed printing.
High-speed draft uses a minimum number of dots per character to the next top of the printer by a family name. initialize
To establish the initial default status of form...
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