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95Chapter 10MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTERWhen using your printer with an IBM PS/2, PC-AT or compatible, you willprobably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an ope

96See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command.If your system does not include PRINT.COM, you can print files by usingthe PRN d

97^V indicates that the following character is a control code. ^V[ enters the<ESC> code. <ESC> has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th

98PROGRAMMING WITH BASICAs an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we havelisted the program for the IBM-PC. This program runs in th

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3Component DescriptionPaper guide Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printerdetect when paper is inserted.Release lever Releases pressure on

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104How the program worksThis program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASICstring variables (lines 1000 to 1060). You can find most

105Chapter 11REFERENCESPECIFICATIONSPrinting system...Serial Impact Dot-matrixPrinting speed...Pica El

106Character matrix ... Draft LQPica 24 x 9 24 x 31Elite 24 x 9 24 x 27Semi-condensed 16 x 7 16 x 21Condensed pica 24 x 9 24

107Maximum buffer size ...Without Download 16kBWith Download 256BytesEmulations ... Epson LQ-860/850, N

108PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTORThe following describes the pinout of the interface connector (signals whichare low when active are overlined).Paralle

109Serial InterfacePin Name Function1 GND Printer’s chassis ground.2 TXD This pin carries data from the printer.3 RXD This pin carries data to the pri

110CHARACTER SETSThe following tables show the Italic and Graphics character sets.The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to

111Italic character set #2

4SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURESFeature FunctionDot matrix (24-wire) Draft and Letter-Quality printing.impact printingExtensive software It is compatible

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113International character setsWhen an international character set is selected by a command from software,the following changes are made in the Italic

114Graphics character set #2Code Page #437 (U.S.A.)

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116Code Page #850 (Multi-lingual)Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.

117Code Page #860 (Portuguese)Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.

118Code Page #861 (Icelandic)Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.

119Code Page #863 (Canadian French)Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.

120Code Page #865 (Nordic)Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.

121Character set #1Other characters are identical to character set #2.The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface toobtain

5Feature FunctionPaper parking Parks fanfold paper. You can print on cut sheetpaper without unloading the fanfold forms.Print styles Highlighting capa

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127COMMAND SUMMARYThe following commands take effect with this printer.

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6FONT STYLE EXAMPLEThe following example shows the many font styles your printer can print.

7Chapter 2SETTING UP THE PRINTERThis chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer.If you have optional accessories, refer to

8UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONNow check each item in the box against Figure 2-1 to make sure that youhave everything (there should be five items).If any of

9SETTING UPPlace the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing materialfrom the printer. This packing material is intended to prevent da

10Removing the front coverOpen the front cover by lifting up the back cover using the two grips oneither side, then remove the cover by pulling up (se

11Figure 2-5. Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge.2. Guide the ribbon between the print head and the

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12Figure 2-7. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly.Installing the front coverAfter you have installed the ribbon cartridge, re-install th

13Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps outdust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover on

14Figure 2-10. Connecting the interface cable.3. Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug untilyou hear a click.Follow the

15Configuring your software for the printerMost application software programs let you specify the type of printer youare using so that the software ca

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17Chapter 3PAPER INSTALLATION AND USEThis chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types,adjusting the printing gap, and in

18ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAPThe distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted toaccommodate different paper thicknesses. The adjustme

19LOADING FANFOLD FORMSThis printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10” wide.This printer can feed fanfold forms from the rear of the printer, as shown in

204. Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side, as in Figure 3-4.Figure 3-4. Opening the rear cover.5. Pass the paper between the printer

21Figure 3-6. Adjust the tractor positions to accommodate the width of fanfold forms.9. Close the rear cover, then set the paper guide in the horizont

HOW TO USE THIS MANUALThis manual is organized into eleven chapters. To learn how to make the bestuse of your printer you are urged to read through ch

22Figure 3-8. Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer to load paper.NOTE:Do not return the bail lever backward before the paper goes throu

23Figure 3-9. Tear off the printed fanfold paper.4. Press the PAPER FEED button while holding the FONT button on thecontrol panel.The printer will aut

24Tear off functionAt the end of printing, use this tear off function to cut off the printed formwithout advancing blank forms.1. Press and hold the O

25Figure 3-10. Paper path for cut forms.If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to Chapter 7.1. Raise the paper guide in position

263. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. Theprinter will beep, indicating that there is no paper in position for p

27Chapter 4CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONSThe control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operationsindicated by their names. Other func

28ON LINEThe ON LINE button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changeseach time you press the button.When the printer is on-line, it ca

29PITCHThis button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printermust be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this b

30POWER-UP FUNCTIONSIn addition to their normal functions, all of the control panel buttons perform“special” functions if you hold them down while swi

31Long test modeIf the printer is turned on while the PAPER FEED button is pressed, theprinter will enter the long self-mode. The printer will print t

Chapter 6 - TroubleshootingThis section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not workingproperly. It also includes details of som

32Pitch lock modeBy holding the PITCH button down during power-up, the print pitch canonly be selected from the control panel. This prevents software

332. The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during thisoperation, allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment.3. To adjust th

34Hexadecimal dumpThis feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programsand want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving.

35SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSSeveral additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panelbuttons in combinations.Figure 4-5. Switch com

361. Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off-line.2. Press the FONT button and hold it down.3. While holding the FONT button down, press the P

37Changing the auto loading positionNormally, the printer automatically loads the paper to the desired positionaccording to the setting of EDS switch

38Save Macro DefinitionYou can save the current settings to the printer for later use with the followingprocedure:1. Press the ON LINE button to set t

39CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONESThis section helps you identify the meanings of beep tones.Beep tones MeaningsTwo seconds tone Printer detects an

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41Chapter 5DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODEFrom the control panel you can change the parameters that define how yourprinter works. These parameters become yo

TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1Printer components 2Summary of printer features 4Font style example 6Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 7Prin

42FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGSThe printer stores the parameters that you can select from the control panelwhile in the EDS mode.A default is the sett

43Switches A-1 and A-2: RAM UsageThese switches determine how to use the RAM memory, as shownbelow:A-1 A-2 Download Input Buffer Line BufferON ON Disa

44Switch B-5: Printable areaThis printer can use two types of printing area format.By putting the switch ON (“Type A”), the top of the first line of p

45Switches D-2 to D-4: Code Page or International Character SetWhen the EDS switch D-1 is set ON, these switches select the defaultcharacter code page

46Switches E-1 to E-3: LQ Font SelectionThese switches allows you to choose the default font selected whenLQ mode is selected, as shown below.Font Nam

47Chapter 6TROUBLESHOOTINGThis chapter helps you identify printer conditions and problems that you canoften correct yourself.Your printer is a reliabl

48• Printer test works, but printer does not print when attached to computerCheck Possible remedyPrinter cable has a problem. Make sure that the print

49• Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occursCheck Possible remedyThe tractor positions are in- Adjust the tractor positions. See “Loadingcorre

50• Characters are wrong or missing; formatting control codes do not workCheck Possible remedyProblem with the application Refer to your application p

51• Left margin moves to the right during printingCheck Possible remedyThe print head is not moving Check that the ribbon and paper are cor-correctly.

Font and Pitch lock mode 32Dot adjustment mode 32Hexadecimal dump 34Switch combination functions 35Form feed 35Paper parking 35Top of form 36Forward m

52MAINTENANCEEssentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treatedwith a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For

53Chapter 7OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESYou can select the following accessories as option.• Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DV)• Serial-Parallel Converter (SPC-8

54Setting upThe procedure to install the ASF is:1. Use the printer’s EDS mode to select ASF as “installed”. (For details,please refer to Chapter 5.)2.

555. Confirm that the mounting brackets on both sides of the Automatic SheetFeeder are correctly engaged on the printer. When they are engagedcorrectl

568. Insert the stacker attachment, squeeizng it with your hand, into the fixinggroove in the front part of the sheet feeder as shown in Figure 7-6.Fi

57Loading paper1. If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer, park the paperthrough the rear slot.2. Push the printer release lever towar

58Figure 7-9. Fan the paper before inserting into the ASF.6. Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.The stack should not be more than

59INTERFACE CONVERTERTo run the printer in serial mode, you should use the optional Serial/ParallelConverter, SPC-8K.The procedure to install the Conv

60DIP switch functions on the converterIt is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between thecomputer and the serial interface bo

61Chapter 8PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSThis printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ-860/850, and the graphicscommands for NEC 24-wire priners. Addi

Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 89Assigning the character data 90Assigning a value of character space 91Sample program 91Chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRI

62FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelect print qualityChanges the print quality according to the value of n, as shown below:n Print quality0 Draft1 Letter qualit

63Select upright charactersStops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printedupright.Emphasized printingCancels emphasized printing.

64UnderliningCauses subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1, and stopsunderlining when n is 0. Block graphics characters and spaces skipped

65SuperscriptCauses subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does notchange the character pitch.SubscriptASCII Decimal Hexadecimal<ESC&

66CHARACTER SET COMMANDSAssign character setCharacters assigned to tables 0 and 1 with this command are not clearedby the reset command, <ESC> “

67Select Graphics character setASCII Decimal Hexadecimal<FS> “I” <1> 28 73 1 1C 49 01Selects the Graphics character set. T

68CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDSPica pitchChanges from either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) orfrom condensed elite to condensed pi

69Cancel condensed printingChanges from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed eliteto normal elite. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selec

70Cancel one-line expanded printingStops one-line expanded printing set with <SO> or <ESC> <SO>.Does not cancel <ESC> “W” 1.Se

71Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the baseline, and without changing the line spacing.Return to normal heightIncrease cha

72VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to 1/8 inchSets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent linefeeds to 1/8 inch.Set line

73Set line spacing to n/60 inchSets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent linefeeds to n/60 inch, where n is between 0 and 255. If

74Perform one n/180-inch line feedFeeds the paper once by n/180 inches. The value of n is between 0 and255. Does not move the print position right or

75Cancel bottom marginCancels the bottom margin.Form feedFeeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the currentpage length, and moves th

76Select vertical tab channelSelects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number (n0)from 0 to 7. The tab stops in each channel are set

77HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet left marginSets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 and 255) in thecurrent character pitch (pica pitch

78Carriage returnPrints the current line and returns the next print position to the leftmargin. If EDS switch A-3 is set to OFF, also performs a line

79Relative horizontal tabMoves the print position right or left a specified distance. Ignored ifthe resulting position is beyond the right or left mar

80GRAPHICS COMMANDSPrint normal-density 8-bit graphicsPrints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphicimage is 8 dots high and

81Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphicsPrints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot

1Chapter 1INTRODUCTIONThis printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partnerfor a personal computer. It supports the Epson pri

82Select graphics modeSelects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of n0and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See <ESC> “K”

83DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSDefine download charactersDefines one or more new characters (up to 127 characters) and storesthem in RAM for later use.

84Copy character set from ROM into RAMASCII Decimal Hexadecimal<ESC> “:” <0> n <0> 27 58 0 n 0 1B 3A 00 n

85OTHER PRINTER COMMANDSSet MSB to 1Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1,allowing users with a 7-bit interface to acces

86Set printer off-lineSets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent charactersand commands except <DC1>, which returns it to

87Immediately returns the print head to the left margin, then prints theremainder of the line from left to right. Normal printing resumes onthe next l

88Reset printerASCII Decimal Hexadecimal<ESC> “@” 27 64 1B 40 <FS> “@” 28 64 1C 40Reinitializes the printer. Cle

89Chapter 9DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSWith this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download theirdot data, and have them printed in place of s

90Figure 9-1. Use this grid (or one similar to it) to define your own characters.ASSIGNING THE CHARACTER DATANow, we calculate the vertical numerical

91ASSIGNING A VALUE OF CHARACTER SPACEBesides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printerallows you to specify the position