Epson 60 manual

PRINTER INTER FACE TYPE 60 OPER ATOR’S MANUAL[...]

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE 1 What this Printer Interface Can Do 1 Sharing the Printer with Two Computers 1 Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time 2 Operating the Printer 3 CONVENTIONS 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 4 OPER ATION PANEL BUTTONS 5 INDIC ATORS 6 DISPL AY 6 INS TALLATION INS TALLING THE INTERFACE KIT 7 [...]

SELECTING THE EMUL ATION MODE OVERVIEW 16 HP LASERJET III EMUL ATION MODE 16 EPSON LQ AND FX EMUL ATION MODES 17 CHANGING THE EMUL ATION MODE 17 Using the MODE ASSIGN Feature 17 Using an Emulation Control Language 18 ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS INTRODUCTION 21 Selectype Mode (Printer Setup Mode - Function 35) 21 Level 1 Features 21 Level 2 Featu[...]

CH TIMEOUT (Channel Timeout) 40 AUTO CONT (Auto Continue) 41 P-CONFIG S AVE (Power-up Configuration) 41 FACTORY RESET 42 VERSION 42 PAGE COUNTER 43 STANDBY 43 SO LVING PROBLEMS STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES 44 PRINTING PROBLEMS 48 PROBLEMS WITH GRAPHICS 50 PROBLEMS WITH SELECTYPE MODE 51 PROBLEMS WITH OPTIONAL CARDS AND CARTRIDGES 52 DATA DUMP MODE 53 [...]

APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMUL ATION MODES OPERATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER C-1 Printable Area C-1 USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION C-2 ORIENT (Page Orientation) C-2 FONT C-2 SUB CONFIG. C-3 AV AILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS C-6 Resident Fonts C-6 Character Sets C-6 LQ AND FX EMUL ATION COMMAND SUMMARY C-8 APPENDIX D. OPTIO[...]

ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE What this Printer Interface Can Do After you have the printer interface kit installed in your fax machine, you will be able to use the machine as a desktop printer for your personal computer. T o ensure that the printer can be used with a wide range of application programs, emu - lation modes for three different printer [...]

Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time In a few cases, the machine can handle two tasks at the same time. The following ta - bles show how to operate the machine while a job is currently in progress. 1. If you wish to print a file from the computer while the fax machine is busy Current Task (Fax Machine) Printing a File from [...]

Operating the Printer On Line You can print data from your computer at any time, if the printer is on line (see page 14 for how to switch the printer on line). Off Line No data can be received from the computer if the printer is off line. However, any data in the printer buffer can be printed manually by the Form Feed procedure (see page 14). Funct[...]

ABOUT THIS MANUAL Operation Panel: This section will acquaint you with the buttons and indicators on the operation panel that are for use only with the printer. It also outlines how to access the various printer control functions. Installation: This section shows you how to connect your computer to the printer and check that it is working properl y[...]

BUTTONS T o operate the printer, you will use the four buttons marked , , , and . These keys are only for use with the printer (that is, they do not operate as cursor keys when inputting telephone numbers). See your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual to see where these are on your fax machine. The main uses of these four printer mode buttons are a[...]

INDIC ATORS T o monitor the printer’s status, look at the display panel. The various messages that ap - pear on the display panel are explained on page 44. Also, there are three indicators for use only with the printer. See your fax machine’s operator’s manual to see where these are on your fax machine. The indicators are as follows. This ind[...]

INS TALLING THE INTERFACE KIT Make sure that the machine is unplugged before you have the interface kit installed. The installation must be carried out by a qualified service technician. CONNECTION TO THE COMPUTER There is no cable provided with the printer interface kit. T o connect the printer to your computer, you will need either: ❐ A cable f[...]

The printer is initially set up for the parallel channel. If your computer has a parallel channel, you should be able to connect it up with a properly shielded, twisted pair ca - ble and use it without having to change any of your printer’s settings. If you have to use a serial channel, you may also need to adjust some of the serial channel setti[...]

Printing the Status Sheet and Font Samples 1. Function 3 5 Yes 2. Press until the screen is as shown on the right, then release it immediatel y . 3. Hold down until STATUS SHEET (or FONT SAMPLE if you need the font sam - ples) appears on the display. 4. Press twice to print the status sheet (or the font samples). The printer may take a few seconds [...]

OPTIONAL KITS Memory Expansion Board Your machine has 1 megabyte of memory for the printer (this memory is separate from the memory that is used for facsimile document memory). If you need some more mem - ory for your printer, contact your dealer. The printer can have a maximum of 6 mega - bytes. The installation procedure is as follows. WARNING Do[...]

6. Put back covers [A] and [B]. 7. Plug in the machine, then turn on the power. Caution Do not plug in or switch on until everything is connected up. Optional Font and Emulation Mode Cards See Appendix D for details on the types of font and emulation mode cards available, how to use them, and how to look after them. T o install a card, do the follo[...]

T o take a card out of the slot, do the following: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer "Ready" mode and that it is off line (the indicator must be off). ❐ The indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit but not flashing, press to print the data that is still in the buffer. 2. Grasp the c[...]

T o take a cartridge out of the slot, do the following: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer "Ready" mode and that it is off line (the indicator must be off). ❐ The indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit but not flashing, press to print the data that is still in the buffer. 2. Grasp [...]

TURNING THE PRINTER ON LINE AND OFF LINE The printer must be on line before it can receive data from the computer. When the printer is off line, it will not accept data from the computer. T o switch between on line and off line: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer READY: mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 [...]

RESETTING THE PRINTER You may need to reset the printer sometimes. 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer READY: mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 Yes . 2. Hold the button down for several seconds. RESET appears on the display and all printer settings are returned to their previously stored settings. If you [...]

OVERVIEW Your printer has the following three emulation modes: ❐ HP LaserJet series IIIP ❐ Epson LQ-2500 ❐ Epson FX-800/1000 (FX-86e/286e) In addition, other emulation modes are available by installing optional Epson cards. See Appendix D for more information. The emulation mode that you select affects the following: ❐ The printer that you [...]

EPSON LQ AND FX EMUL ATION MODES When your printer is in Epson LQ or FX printer mode, select one of the following driv - ers from your computer application software’s printer selection menu. ❐ LQ-2500, LQ-1050/850, LQ-1000/800 (expanded ESC/P), LQ-500, LQ-1500 (with version 2 ROM), LQ printer ❐ FX-1000/800 (286e/86e), FX-85, FX-80 If none of [...]

5. Press or to select the channel to adjust. In this example, we shall adjust the parallel channel (CH P should be displayed; to adjust the setting for the serial channel, CH S should be displayed; ignore the setting for CH O). 6. 7. Press or until you see the emulation mode that you need. Example: Epson LQ mode. 8. 9. Press three times to return t[...]

The basic format of each text file is as follows: <ESC> <SOH>@EJL ENTER LANGUAGE=[mode] Example: To switch to HP LaserJet III emulation mode. The text file hp.txt would be: <ESC> <SOH>@EJL ENTER LANGUAGE=LJ-3 Then, the batch file ejllq.bat would look like this: REM This batch file changes the printer to HP LaserJet III emula[...]

❐ Run the program. T o do this, select "Start" in the Run menu. The program prompts you to name the text file. Then it will create the text file. ❐ Exit QBASIC by selecting "Exit" in the File menu. ❐ Use DOS Edit to add the appropriate mode parameter to the end of the file. LJ-3 for HP LaserJet III emulation LQ for Epson L[...]

INTRODUCTION Selectype Mode (Printer Setup Mode - Function 35) Printer setup mode (also called Selectype mode) is divided into two levels of features. ❐ Level 1 contains commonly-used printing and font selection features. ❐ Level 2 contains printer mode and printer configuration adjustments that you may not wish to use so often. Note: In many c[...]

Level 2 Features One of the following features appears in the display when you enter Level 2. Use the and keys to scroll through the list until you see the feature that you need to use. (To return to the printer "Ready" displa y , press repeatedly.) TEST PRIN T : Use this to print a test pattern. MODE ASSIGN: Use this to select an emulati[...]

Using Selectype Mode The Display When you enter Selectype mode, menus and options appear on the display. The dis - play shows feature names on the left side and optional settings for each feature on the right side. The display also uses the following icons. If seen to the left of an option, this indicates that you can press either or to view other [...]

Sample Selectype Procedure The following sample procedure will help you to become familiar with the purpose of the various icons on the display. We shall practice with the INPUT feature in Level 1. 1. Enter the required Selectype mode from the printer "Ready" mode. In our example, press until "SELECTYPE LEVEL1" is displayed. &qu[...]

4. Display the required setting for this feature. Press or to scroll through the possible set - tings until you see the one that you want. Hold down or if you wish to scroll quickly through the possible settings. The icon to the left of "STD" indicates that STD is a possible setting, but it is not the current setting. An icon would indica[...]

SELECTYPE LEVEL 1 FE ATURES How to Enter Selectype Level 1 The procedure for entering Level 1 is as follows. If you have set your printer up in Autosense Multi-user mode: The changes that you make to the Level 1 settings will only be valid for the channel that is displayed on the screen to the right of READY just before you enter Selectype mode. 1.[...]

INPUT This feature is not used. PAGE SIZE Use this to select the paper size that you wish to print on. If your machine has more than one paper cassette, make sure that the cassette that you selected with Function 36 (see page 15) is loaded with this size of paper. Available Options: See your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual for the paper sizes y[...]

2. Press or until COPIES is displayed. 3. T o change the current setting: 4. Press or until the required setting is dis - played. 5. Store the displayed setting: 6. twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. ORIEN T . This allows you to select either landscape or portrait mode. The settings available dif - fers depending on the emulation mo[...]

SYSTEM CONFIG. This is another menu of features within Level 1. The features are as follows. ❐ Memory-related features: FULL PRIN T , MEMORY LEFT ❐ Printer offset adjustments: T-OFFSE T , L-OFFSET ❐ Macros: LOAD MACRO, S AVE MACRO, DELETE MACRO, POWERON MACRO T o enter System Config. mode, do the following. 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26)[...]

7. twice to return to printer standby mode. The following table shows the maximum setting that you will need for each paper size. Your machine may not be able to use all these paper sizes; check the specifications section in your fax machine’s operator’s manual. Paper Size Setting A4 51 Letter 47 Legal 62 - MEMORY LEFT - Use this feature to dis[...]

2. , then or until T-OFFSET is displayed. 3. 4. Press or until the required setting is dis - played. 5. Store the displayed setting: 6. 7. twice to return to "READY:" mode. - S AVE MACRO - Macros are a convenient way to easily call up a given configuration. A macro allows you to save more than one setting to satisfy the requirements of va[...]

4. Press or until the required number is dis - played. Example: Macro number 2. 5. Store the current settings as the displayed macro number: (EXE: Execute) 6. 7. twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. Caution: Do not switch off the printer while it is saving a macro. If you do, you may see START UP ERROR next time you turn the printer o[...]

- POWERON MACRO - Use this option to specify which macro contains the Level 1 settings you wish to use im - mediately after you switch the power on. Available Options: 0 to 4, If you select 0, the factory settings will be used. 1. Enter SYSTEM CONFIG mode (see page 29). 2. , then or until POWERON MACRO is displayed. 3. 4. Press or until the require[...]

SELECTYPE LEVEL 2 FE ATURES How to Enter Selectype Level 2 Unlike Level 1, the procedures for Level 2 are the same even if you have set up both of your printer’s channels. 1. Make sure that the printer is in printer "Ready" mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 Yes . 2. Press and hold down until the displ[...]

I/F CONFIG. (Interface Configuration) This feature allows you to configure your printer’s channels to match the signals output by your computer(s). - Parallel Channel - For the parallel channel, there are three settings. Normally, you do not have to change any of these unless you have special requirements. ❐ SLCTIN: If SLCTIN is OF F , the prin[...]

8. Press or until the required setting is dis - played. 9. Store the displayed setting: 10. four times to return to printer "Ready" mode. - Serial Channel - There are nine settings for the serial channel. These settings must match the settings that your computer’s serial channel is using. Check your computer’s manual for this in - for[...]

Example Procedure: T o change the Baud rate to 4800. 1. Enter Level 2 mode (see page 34). 2. Press or until I/F CONFIG. is displayed. 3. 4. Press or until CH S CONFIG. is dis - played. 5. 6. Press or until BAUDR ATE is displayed. 7. T o change the current setting: 8. Press or until the required setting is dis - played. 9. Store the displayed settin[...]

2. Press or until RX-BUFFER SIZE is dis - played. 3. Note: CH P indicates that the setting on the screen is for the parallel channel. If you wish to adjust the serial channel, now press or until you see CH S. Ignore CH O. 4. 5. Press or until the required setting is dis - played. 6. Store the displayed setting: 7. Either: ❐ Press to cancel the ne[...]

For example, if you set up the machine in AUTOSENSE P mode, the printer stays on the P (parallel) channel. If data comes in on the S (serial) channel, the printer will switch to the S channel immediatel y , but only if the time stored in CH TIMEOUT has elapsed since the last data came in on the P channel. If the time hasn’t yet elapsed, it will w[...]

Allocate the required memory proportion to the S channel. The value can only be from 0 to 9. Press or until the setting is correct. Then press . Do the same for the P channel. Ignore the O channel. Just press . Then either: ❐ Press to cancel the new setting. Then go back to step 3 or press twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. ❐ Pr[...]

AUTO CONT (Auto Continue) When you switch this feature ON, the printer will continue printing after a certain period of time when one of the following error occurs: SET FULL PRIN T , PAGE BUFFER FULL, PAPER SIZE ERROR, TR AY SET xxx, INSUFF MEMORY If this feature is OF F , you will have to press the button to continue printing. In most cases, leave[...]

FACTORY RESET Use this feature to reset all Level 1 and Level 2 settings to their factory settings. Note: ❐ If you wish to reset the Level 1 settings, but not the Level 2 settings: Use the LOAD MACRO routine to load macro 0 (see page 32). ❐ If you wish to reset the Level 2 settings, but not the Level 1 settings: Store the current Level 1 settin[...]

PAGE COUNTER Use this feature to display the following page counters: ❐ PAGE COUNTER: How many pages your printer has printed since it was installed. ❐ PCU COUNTER: How many pages printed so far with the current master unit. These counters do not include printed fax messages and reports. The counters only show how many pages have been output fr[...]

STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES While the printer is being used, messages on the display panel indicate the status of the machine and alert the user to any errors that may occur. This section gives an al - phabetical list of these messages, and explains how to clear any associated problems. Note If you see the indicator flashing, first correct the proble[...]

FEED JAM Paper was not fed from the cassette, or jammed on the way into the printer. See your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual for information on how to clear paper jams. FONT CRE ATING The printer is creating a font. Please wait. GRAPHIC DRAWING The printer is composing a graphic. Please wait. ILLEGAL CARD #x The card or cartridge in slot x can[...]

PAPER SIZE ERROR The PAGE SIZE setting does not match the paper in the selected cassette. Press to clear the error. Then either load the correct size of paper in the cassette, or change the PAGE SIZE setting (see page 27 or use your application software). PRINTING The printer has received data and is printing. Please wait. PRINT STOP x/y The printe[...]

SET FULL PRINT This message may appear when you are trying to print a page that contains graphics. Pressing may clear the problem and allow you to continue printing. However, if the message appears often, you should increase the FULL PRINT setting (see page 29). STARTUP ERROR If this message appears when you turn on the printer, the power may have [...]

PRINTING PROBLEMS The printer does not print, or stops printing The (on-line/off-line) indicator is on, but nothing is printed ❐ Check that both ends of the cable from the computer to the printer are plugged in se - curel y . ❐ Check that you are using the correct type of cable to meet the specifications of your computer and your printer. ❐ Y[...]

All the text has been printed on the same line, or the text is overprinting itself on the same line ❐ Line feed commands are not being sent at the end of each line of text. If you are us - ing the parallel channel, you may be able to correct the problem by switching AUT - OFEED on (see page 35). Some software packages will allow sending line feed[...]

The printer prints a page and then stops The display reads PAPER SIZE ERROR and the indicator blinks ❐ You have selected the wrong paper size with your application software. ❐ You may be trying to use a paper size that your printer cannot handle. Check your fax machine’s specifications to see what paper sizes it can handle. ❐ The P-SIZE set[...]

An INSUFF MEMORY message appears and graphics cannot be printed ❐ Change the FULL PRINT setting (see page 29) or the RX-BUFFER setting (see page 37). ❐ Your printer may not have enough memor y . Simplify the page or install additional memory (see page 10). To clear the error, press . ❐ If you are set up in CH INDIVIDUAL mode, check that the m[...]

After turning on the printer, START UP ERROR is displayed. After pressing to recover from the error, your previously selected settings have been changed ❐ This message may appear if you turned off the printer while it was printing, or while it was executing a FACTORY RESE T , P-CONFIG S AVE, or S AVE MACRO routine. Print a status sheet to see the[...]

DATA DUMP MODE Data dump mode is a special feature that makes it easy for experienced users to find the cause of communication problems between the computer and the printer. Data dump mode provides an exact printout of the codes reaching the printer. To start data dump mode, do the following. 1. Make sure that the printer is loaded with paper. 2. H[...]

T o interpret the first line of codes on the sample printout on the previous page, see the following table. Hex codes Command Function 1B 52 00 ESC R 0 Select the USA character set 1B 43 45 ESC C 69 Set the page length 1B 6B 00 ESC k 0 Select the typeface 1B 70 00 ESC p 0 Turn proportional mode on/off RESETTING THE PRINTER You may need to reset the[...]

Power consumption: 45 W in standby mode, 200 W while printing Resolution: 300 x 300 dots per inch Printing speed: 10 pages per minute, after up to 20 seconds for the first page. Paper size: A4, Letter, and Legal Printable area: Refer to pages B- 1 and C- 1. Memory capacity: 1 megabyte, expandable to up to 6 megabytes total memory. This is for the p[...]

This section informs you about using your printer’s HP emulation mode. It describes the unique features of your printer’s HP emulation as well as the differences between your printer’s HP emulation and printing with an actual HP LaserJet printer. HP EMULATION MODE VS HP LASERJET III Your printer differs slightly from a HP LaserJet III because[...]

Character Clipping If a character is partially outside the printer area, the HP LaserJet mode clips it and the part outside the printer area is not printed. Paper Handling When using HP emulation mode, the paper size is not determined by the paper cas - sette as it is with a HP LaserJet series III printer. Use the PAGE SIZE feature (see page 27) to[...]

If your program does not have a driver for the HP LaserJet IIISi but can send printer commands, send the commands below to select the HP LaserJet IIISi fonts. Esc (# Esc (s#P Esc (s#B Esc (s#S Esc (s#T Epson sans serif U medium con - densed # 1 0 4 52 Epson sans serif U medium con - densed italic # 1 0 5 52 Epson sans serif U bold condensed # 1 3 4[...]

Symbol Set Available Fonts Bitmap Scalable Scalable (ITC Zapf Dingbats) Spanish ✔ ✔ ✖ IRV ✔ ✔ ✖ Swedish ✔ ✔ ✖ Portugese ✔ ✔ ✖ PC Multi ✔ ✔ ✖ IBM Portugese ✔ ✔ ✖ IBM Spanish ✔ ✔ ✖ IBM-US ✔ ✔ ✖ IBM-DN ✔ ✔ ✖ PsMath ✖ ✔ ✖ Windows ✖ ✔ ✖ Ps T ext ✖ ✔ ✖ VeInternational ✖ ✔ ✖ VeU[...]

USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST THE HP EMUL ATION MODE ORIENT (Page Orientation) This feature allows you to select the direction in which characters are printed on the page. Available Options: PORT ( portrait; vertical), LAND ( landscape; horizontal), R-PORT (opposite direction of portrait), R-LAND (opposite direction of landscape) 1. Enter Level 1 [...]

5. 6. Press or until the required font number is displayed. Example: Font number 1. Note: Font types are displayed only as numbers in this procedure. T o see the font types that correspond to each font number, print a font sample sheet (use the FONT SAMPLE procedure on page 9). 7. Store the displayed setting: If you have just selected a scalable fo[...]

SUB CONFIG. SUB CONFIG. is a menu within SelecType Level 1. It contains two features. ❐ FORM : Use this to set the number of lines for the selected page size and orienta - tion. The setting that you choose affects the line spacing on printouts. This setting is affected by the PAGE SIZE, ORIEN T , and FONT settings. Available Options: 0 to 128. If[...]

AV AILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS This section describes the fonts and symbol sets available in HP emulation mode. There are a variety of resident bitmap and scalable fonts. To explain the difference be - tween these two types of font, the following table shows the attributes that can be changed for bitmap and scalable fonts. ’ ✔ ’ means Yes, [...]

Resident Scalable Fonts The following table lists the attributes of the resident scalable fonts available with HP emulation mode. Font Name Symbol Set Height (pt) Typeface Style Weight Epson Roman T 36 sets 0.25 - 999.75 Epson Roman T U Medium Epson Roman T Bold U Bold Epson Roman T Italic I Medium Epson Roman T Bold italic I Bold Epson sans serif [...]

The following tables show the symbol sets that are available when your printer is in HP emulation mode. The ID number in brackets after the symbol set’s name shows what number to insert in the ESC code to select that particular symbol set. Roman-8 (8U) ECMA-94 Latin-1 (0N) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-10[...]

IBM-US (10U) IBM-DN (11U) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-11[...]

PcMultilingual (12U) Legal (1U) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-12[...]

ISO ANSI ASCII (0U) Ventura Math (6M) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-13[...]

Ventura International (13J) Ventura US (14J) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-14[...]

PS Math (5M) PS T ext (10J) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-15[...]

Math-8 (8M) Pi Font (15U) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-16[...]

Microsoft Publishing (6J) Windows (9U) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-17[...]

Desktop (7J) Ve Zapf Dingbats (9L) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-18[...]

Ps Zapf Dingbats (10L) Zd 100 (11L) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-19[...]

Zd 200 (12L) Zd 300 (13L) APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE B-20[...]

HP EMULATION COMMAND SUMMARY This section lists the printer commands supported by HP emulation mode. For more in - formation on printer commands, see the Hewlett- Packard LaserJet III Printer T echnical Reference Manual. T o use these commands, you have to make batch files and data files. Normall y , only ex - perienced users attempt to use these c[...]

Printer commands arranged by topic The HP printer commands supported in HP LaserJet Series III emulation are listed be - low. Control codes BS Backspace LF Line feed FF Form feed CR Carriage return SO Shift out SI Shift in ESC Escape HT Horizontal tab SP Space Orientation ESC &1#O Orientation Font selection Primary Secondary Symbol set ESC(0A E[...]

ESC(2K ESC)2K ISO 57: Chinese ESC(8K ESC)8K Kana-8 ESC(9K ESC)9K Korean-8 ESC(0L ESC)0L Line Draw-7 ESC(1L ESC)1L HP Block Characters ESC(2L ESC)2L T ax Line Draw ESC(8L ESC)8L Line Draw-8 ESC(9L ESC)9L Ventura ITC Zapf Dingbats ESC(10L ESC)10 L PS ITC Zapf Dingbats ESC( 11L ESC)11L ITC Zapf Dingbats Series 100 ESC(12L ESC)12L ITC Zapf Dingbats Ser[...]

ESC(5U ESC)5U HPL Language Set ESC(7U ESC)7U OEM-1 ESC(8U ESC)8U Roman-8 ESC(9U ESC)9U Windows ESC(10U ESC)10U PC-8 ESC( 11U ESC)11U PC-8 D/N (Danish/Norwegian) ESC(12U ESC)12U PC-850 ESC(17U ESC)17U PC-852 ESC(15U ESC)15U Pi Font ESC(8V ESC)8V Arabic-8 ESC(0Y ESC)0Y 3 of 9 Barcode ESC(1Y ESC)1Y Industrial 2 of 5 Barcode ESC(2Y ESC)2Y Matrix 2 of 5[...]

Vertical line spacing ESC &l#C Set vertical motion index ESC &l#D Set lines per inch Half-line feed ESC = Half line feed Specialized printer control ESC E Printer reset ESC &l#X Select number of copies ESC %#X Exit LaserJet mode Miscellaneous ESC &k#H Horizontal motion index ESC &k#G Line termination ESC &s#C End of line wra[...]

Font management ESC *c#D Specify font ID ESC *c#E Specify character code ESC *c#F Font and character control ESC *c#R Specify symbol set ID ESC *c#S Symbol set control ESC (f#W[data] Define symbol set ESC (s#W[data] Download character ESC )s#W[data] Create font (font descriptor) ESC (#X Designate downloaded font (primary) ESC )#X Designate download[...]

Vector graphics ESC %#B Enter GL/2 mode ESC *c#K Plot horizontal size ESC *c#L Plot vertical size ESC *c#Q User-defined pattern control ESC *c#T Set picture frame anchor point ESC *c#W[data] Define pattern ESC *c#X Picture frame horizontal size ESC *c#Y Picture frame vertical size ESC *p#R Set pattern reference point GL/2 mode Configuration and sta[...]

Your printer is able to emulate a selection of Epson LQ and FX printers. This means that you can use your printer with software that supports Epson LQ and FX printers. OPER ATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER Your printer’s Epson emulation modes provide options not available with most LQ or FX printers, including control over most printer features and o[...]

USING SELECTYPE TO ADJUST EPSON LQ AND FX EMUL ATION ORIENT (Page Orientation) This feature allows you to select the direction in which characters are printed on the page. Available Options: PORT ( portrait; vertical), LAND ( landscape; horizontal) 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26). 2. Press or until ORIEN T . is displayed. 3. T o change the curr[...]

SUB CONFIG. The SUB CONFIG. is a menu within Selectype Level 1. It contains these features. ❐ PITCH: Use this to select a character pitch of 10, 12, or 15 characters per inch (cpi), or proportional spacing (PROP). A setting of 10 provides more space between char - acters, and 15 provides less. ❐ CONDENSED: Use this to change the character spaci[...]

❐ FORM TOP: Use this to specify the distance from the top of the sheet to the base - line of the first printable line. The factory setting is 0.5 inch [12.7 mm]. Available Options: 0.5 to 1.5 inches [12.7 to 38.1 mm] in increments of 0.05 inch [0.127 mm]. ❐ TEXT : Use this to set the page length. The unit of measurement for this setting is 1/6 [...]

❐ WIDE PAGE: When this feature is ON, you can print up to 80 characters at 10 cpi across an A4 page. When it is OF F , you can print up to 77 characters at 10 cpi. The setting is only valid when PAGE SIZE is at A4. If you change the WIDE PAGE set - ting when another size is selected, L-MARGIN automatically defaults to 0 and R-MARGIN and TEXT LINE[...]

AV AILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS This section describes the resident fonts and symbol sets available in LQ and FX emu - lation modes. Resident Fonts The printer offers a variety of resident fonts in the LQ and FX emulation modes. The fol - lowing table lists the resident fonts available in LQ and FX emulation modes. Font Name Pitch (cpi) Orientatio[...]

Pc USA Epson International Character Sets APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES C-7[...]

LQ AND FX EMUL ATION COMMAND SUMMARY This section lists the control codes and ESC codes supported in the LQ and FX emula - tion modes. Some LQ and FX printer codes are not available, either because the func - tions are not required (such as draft printing) or are not possible because of the different technologies used in these printers. T o use the[...]

ESC w This command produces double-height characters but differs between LQ and FX emu - lation modes, as follows: ❐ LQ mode - If you send the ESC w command when the print position is set at the first line of the logical page, LQ printers print only the bottom half of the characters. Your printer prints the entire character. ❐ FX mode - When co[...]

Printer commands arranged by topic The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic. Printer operation ESC @ Initialize printer DC 1 Select printer DC 3 Deselect printer ESC EM Control paper loading/ejecting BEL Beeper Data control CR Carriage return CAN Cancel line DEL Delete character ESC = Set MSB to 0 ESC > Set MSB t[...]

Horizontal motion Margins ESC l Set left margin ESC Q Set right margin HT Tab horizontally ESC D Set horizontal tabs Print position CR Carriage return BS Backspace ESC Set relative position ESC $ Set absolute print position Overall printing style ESC x Select LQ or draft ESC k Select typeface family ESC ! Master select Print size and character wi[...]

Word processing ESC a Select justification ESC SP Set intercharacter space Character tables ESC t Select character table ESC 4 Select italic mode ESC 5 Cancel italic mode ESC R Select an international character set ESC I Printable code area expansion (FX mode only) User-defined characters ESC & Define user-defined characters ESC : Copy ROM to R[...]

FONT CARDS AND EMUL ATION MODE CARDS The printer interface has one slot for an optional card; this can be either a font card or an emulation mode card. Font Cards You can use the following font cards with your printer. Description Notes Bit map font card Usable in Epson emulation mode HP bit map font card Usable in HP emulation mode OCR/BAR-CODE fo[...]

Caring for Cards Observe the following precautions. ❐ Do not drop, crush, or bend cards. The card’s natural curvature does not affect its operation, so do not try to straighten a card by bending it. ❐ Avoid touching the small gold contacts on the card’s edge. ❐ If the card gets dirty, clean the connectors by wiping the edge with a clean t[...]

When the printer is in 3/P/Si mode: ❐ The FONT procedure displays the currently selected font source (RD [resident], A [card slot], C [cartridge slot], or DL [downloaded]). T o select the font card slot, select font source A. Then select the required font number. ❐ The font that you want may not be available if it does not contain the currently[...]

Recovering from a Card Error When the display shows one of the following error messages, a card error has oc - curred: REINSERT CARD, ILLEGAL CARD #x, REMOVE CARD, CARDMEMORY OVERFLOW, INSUF F .MEMORY This type of error occurs if you insert or remove a font card when the printer is on line or when the printer’s memory contains data. You cannot us[...]

Maker Cartridge Number Cartridge Hewlett Packard 92286A Courier 1 92286B Tms Proportional 1 92286C International 1 92286D Prestige Elite 92286E Letter Gothic 92286F Tms Proportional 2 92286G Legal Elite 92286H Legal Courier 92286J Math Elite 92286K Math TmsRmn 92286L Courier P&L 92286M Prestige Elite P&L 92286N Letter Gothic P&L 92286P [...]

Maker Cartridge Number Cartridge Everex Systems, Inc. HardFont B Cartridge HardFont F Cartridge HardFont T Cartridge HardFont Z Cartridge HardFont LGL Cartridge HardFont SST Cartridge SST HardFont BST Cartridge HardFont All-in-1 Cartridge HardFont A-TO-Z Cartridge IQ Engineering Super Cartridge 1 Super Cartridge 2 Super Cartridge 2L Super Cartridge[...]

The following tables show the features available in Level 1 and Level 2 of printer setup mode (Selectype mode). The possible settings, and the factory settings are also shown. Level 1 Feature Factory Setting INPUT AUTO AUTO STD PAGE SIZE A4 LT LT HLT COPIES 1 to 999 1 copy ORIENT Depends on the emulation mode; see the tables at the end of the Appen[...]

Level 2 Feature Factory Setting TEST PRINT PATTERN 1 1 PATTERN 2 MODE ASSIGN 3/P/Si 3/P/Si LQ FX (Epson GL) I/F CONFIG PARALLEL SLCTIN (Off/On) Off AUTOFEED (Off/On) Off BUSY DELAY (0, ± 5, MIN) 0 SERIAL WORD LENGTH 8 BAUD RATE 9600 PARITY None STOP BIT 2 DTR On XON/XOFF On ENQ/ACK Off DSR Off CTS Off RX-BUFFER SIZE Depends on your printer memory [...]

3/P/Si Emulation Mode Feature Factory Setting ORIENT PORT, LAND, R-PORT, R-LAND PORT FONT RD (Resident), A (Card), C (Cartridge), DL (Downloaded) RD; 0 SUB CONFIG FORM 0 to 128 64 SYMSET Roman-8 Roman-8 IBM US IBM DN ECM94-1 IRV French UK Chinese ANSI AS Norweg1 Swedish Norweg2 Swedis2 French2 JIS ASC IBM Por Italian IBM Spa Portugu HP Germ Spanish[...]

Epson LQ or FX Emulation Mode Feature Factory Setting ORIENT PORT PORT LAND FONT Courier Courier Prestige (OCR-B) (OCR-A) DL (Downloaded) SUB CONFIG PITCH 10 10 cpi 12 15 PROP CONDENSED On/Off Off L-MARGIN From 0 upwards 0 R-MARGIN From 1 upwards 80 FORM TOP 0.5 to 1.5 0.5 TEXT From 1 upwards 66 SKIP BOTTOM On/Off Off CGTABLE Italic PcUSA PcUSA PcM[...]

The following tables show the signal names that are present at the parallel and serial sockets on your printer. If you are having trouble selecting a cable that will work with your computer: ❐ Show these tables to your computer hardware dealer. ❐ Check the pin assignments of your computer’s printer port (parallel or serial, depend - ing which[...]

The following page contains diagrams of the serial interface cable pin assignments for two types of computer. 1 2 3 5 7 20 1 3 2 20 6 7 5 6 Computer 25-pin F Printer 25-pin M Pin assignments for typical PC/XTs and compatibles, and PS/2 machines 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 4 2 3 5 6 7 20 8 Printer 25-pin M Computer 9-pin F Pin assignments for typical ATs and co[...]

The following is an example of a status sheet printout. STATUS SHEET Printer Configuration Installed Memory : 1.0 Mbytes Controller Version : 26.22 CH Mode : AUTOSENSE Font Version : 06.03 CH Time Out : 60 Auto Continue : OFF Mode Assign P : 3/P/Si Standby : DISABLE S : 3/P/Si O : 3/P/Si Total Printed Count: 328 PCU Printed Count : 295 I/F : PARALL[...]