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Ape x T M Action Printer TM T-1000 by EPSON User’s Manual Y5659911600 0[...]

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Ape x T M Action Printer TM T-1000 by EPSON ® User‘s Manual[...]

Contents Introduction 1 Features ......................................... . 1 About This Manual ................................ . 2 Chapter 1 Setting Up l-1 Identifying Printer Part s ............................ . 1-2 Selecting a Place for the Printer ...................... . 1-4 Installing the Paper Feed Kno b ....................... . 1-5 Inst[...]

Chapter 5 Defaults and DIP Switches 5-1 Default and Initialization Settings .................... . 5-2 DIP Switch Settings ................................ . 5-3 International Character Sets ......................... . 5-5 Chapter 6 Technical Specifications 6-1 Printing.. ........................................ . 6-2 Paper ........................[...]

Introduction The ActionPrinter TM T-1000 combines low price with high quality printing and advanced features. Features In addition to the high performance and reliability you’ve come to expect from Epson® printers, this printer offers the following features: Draft mode for quick printing. The speed of draft printing is 150 characters per second [...]

Introduction About This Manual Chapter 1 gives you step-by-step instructions on setting up your new printer, and Chapters 2 through 6 cover the basic and advanced functions. Chapter 7 contains a summary of the printer’s commands, and the Appendix contains information on optional interfaces. Attached to the cover of this manual is a Quick Referenc[...]

Chapter 1 Setting Up Identifying Printer Parts ............................. . 1-2 Selecting a Place for the Printer ....................... . 1-4 Installing the Paper Feed Knob ....................... . 1-5 Installing and Replacing the Ribbon ................... . 1-6 Replacing the ribbon ............................. . 1-8 Using Continuous-feed P[...]

Identifying Printer Parts First, see that you have all the parts you need. In addition to this manual, the printer box should contain the items shown in the illustration below. The paper feed knob is packed into an indentation in the white foam material. Ribbon cartridge Paper feed knob Edge guides- 1-2 Setting Up[...]

Identifying Printer Parts In addition to the items in the box, you need a proper shielded cable to connect the printer to your computer. Though unlikely, you may also need an interface board, which is necessary only for those computers that can’t use the Centronics® parallel interface. Your computer manual can tell you which cable you need and w[...]

Selecting a Place for the Printer The main consideration in selecting a good location for the printer is placing the printer close enough to your computer for the cable to reach. Also remember the following: Plug the printer into a grounded outlet, and do not use an adapter plug. Make sure the power switch on the printer’s left side is off before[...]

Installing the Paper Feed Knob Now that you have decided where to locate your printer, the first step in setting it up is installing the paper feed knob. Follow these steps: 1. Locate the paper feed knob, which is packed into an indentation in the white foam material. 2. Insert the knob into the hole on the right side of the printer, as shown below[...]

Installing and Replacing the Ribbon The printer uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon. It is enclosed in a cartridge that makes ribbon installation and replacement a clean and easy job. To install the ribbon, follow these steps: 1. Remove the lid at the front of the printer by lifting the handles. Removing the lid enables you to see the print[...]

installing and Replacing the Ribbon 2. Move the print head by hand to the center of the printer so that the other parts of the printer will not get in your way. 3. Grasp the ribbon cartridge by its handle and hold the cartridge so that the exposed strip of ribbon is facing away from you. 4. Insert the cartridge by placing the black hooks on each si[...]

installing and Replacing the Ribbon 5. Turn the knob on the cartridge in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. As you turn the knob, see that the ribbon slips down into its proper place between the print head and the ribbon guide. You may want to use a pen to direct the ribbon, as shown in the next illustration. 6. Replace the front lid[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper The following section covers use of continuous-feed paper with your tractor unit. If you plan to use single-sheet paper, skip to the “Removing the tractor unit” section on page 1-17. The tractor unit for the printer allows you to use paper with pin feed holes along the sides (continuous-feed paper). You can adjust th[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 2. Pop out the tractor unit slot cover, which is located above the indicator lights. It may help to use the flat edge of a screwdriver, as shown on the next page. Store the cover in a safe place while you use the tractor unit, and replace it when you remove the tractor unit. 3. Fit the paper rest into the slots along the[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 4. Pull the paper release lever forward. (See the illustration below.) The double-arrow icon in front of the lever marks the position the lever should be in for using continuous-feed paper (or for releasing paper). 5. Now install the tractor unit. First, hold the unit so that its black legs are facing downward, as shown [...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 6. In each tractor slot, located at each side of the paper slot, is a peg that fits into the notch on each of the rear tractor legs. Tilt the tractor back so that the rear notches fit over these pegs, as shown below. 7. Then tilt the unit forward until the front legs snap into place. Loading continuous-feed paper Once th[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 4. Using the illustration below as a guide, pull the locking levers on each side of the pin feed holders forward so you can move the pin feed holders. 5. Place the left holder approximately 3/4 of an inch from the far left position and then push the locking lever back to fasten that holder into place. Leave the other hol[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 8. Pull the paper up until the top is above the pin feed holders. Fit the holes along the left edge of the paper over the pins in the left holder, as shown below, and close the pin feed cover. 9. Fit the right side of the paper into the right holder, moving the holder as needed to match the width of the paper. Close the [...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 2. For continuous-feed paper, move the edge guides to the far right and left positions on the paper guide. You won’t be inserting paper through the edge guides unless you use single-sheet paper. Insert the legs of the paper guide into the slots behind the tractor unit, keeping the guide tilted backward as you do so. (S[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper 3. When the legs are in the slots, lean the guide all the way back. The guide should rest above the paper entering the printer, separating it from paper exiting the printer. Setting top of form Now you are ready to set the top of form position. Follow these steps: 1. Turn the paper feed knob to advance the paper until th[...]

Using Continuous-feed Paper Once you have set the top of form, each time you finish printing a document, push the ON/OFF LINE button to put the printer off-line and then push the FORM FEED button once to advance the paper one sheet. This enables you to tear off your just-printed pages and leave the paper in the correct position to begin the next do[...]

Using Single-sheet Paper Before you load single-sheet paper, you must prepare the printer by installing the paper guide in an upright position. If the tractor unit is installed, remove it by following the instructions above. After following those instructions, you can skip the following section on paper guide installation, except for step 3 on alig[...]

Using Single-sheet Paper 3. Align the left side of the left edge guide with the guide mark on the paper guide as shown below. You may later wish to adjust this edge guide depending on the margin setting in your application program. Guide Automatic paper loading Now you are ready to load single-sheet paper using the printer’s auto load feature. To[...]

Using Single-sheet Paper 6. Press and release the AUTO LOAD button (the same button as the DRAFT/LINE FEED button). The paper is automatically loaded to the top of the page. 7. Push the ON/OFF LINE button so that the printer is ready to print. Note: Make sure the front lid is in place whenever you print. (Always snap the lid shut when replacing the[...]

Using Single-sheet Paper Reloading during printing When you print a document more than one page long using single-sheet paper, there are two ways your software can enable you to load a new sheet at the end of a page: l If your software sends characters in a continuous stream, the printer stops printing when it reaches the bottom of the paper. When [...]

Operating the Control Panel Now that your paper is loaded, it is time to see what the indicators and buttons on the control panel do. First, see that the power switch on the left side of the printer is on. Then take a look at the control panel. (See the following illustration.) - POWE R - READ Y - PAPER OUT There are four indicator lights and three[...]

Operating the Control Panel l The PAPER OUT light glows red to indicate that the printer is out of paper or the paper is loaded incorrectly. If you try to print and the printer does not respond, check to see if this light is on. l The ON LINE light glows green when the printer can receive data. (The ON LINE light is located on the ON/OFF LINE butto[...]

Operating the Control Panel . DRAFT/LINE FEED. When the printer is off line, pressing this button advances the paper one line. When the printer is on line, pressing this button selects draft printing. When you select draft printing the beeper sounds once. This button also controls the auto load feature. The control panel buttons also control the Se[...]

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Now that the test pattern has shown that your printer is operational, it’s time to hook it up to your computer. Remember that computer systems communicate with printers in a variety of ways. If your computer expects to communicate through a Centronics parallel interface, all you need is the proper shielded [...]

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 3. Secure the plug to the printer with the wire clips on each side of the connector. Press the clips into the metal clasps at each side of the plug. These clips ensure that your cable will not be loosened or unplugged accidentally. 4. If your cable has a grounding wire, fasten it to the grounding screw below [...]

Printer Selection Menus Most application programs let you specify the type of printer you’re using so that the program can take full advantage of the printer’s features. Many programs provide an installation or setup procedure that presents a list of printers to choose from. Choosing from a menu Because the family of Epson printers shares a gre[...]

Chapter 2 SelecType SelecType Operation ............................... . 2-2 Turning SelecType on ............................. . 2-2 Selecting typestyles ............................... . 2-3 SelecType Tips .................................... . 2-5 SelecType 2-l[...]

SelecType Operation The printer’s SelecType feature can produce four special typestyles: This is emphasized printing. This is in the double-strike mode. This is condensed printing. ‘This is in the elite mode. Using SelecType is easy. You turn on SelecType and select a typestyle, then turn off SelecType and print. Turning SelecType on 1. Make su[...]

SelecType Operation Selecting typestyles In SelecType, each button has a function: l ON/OFF LINE selects typestyles. l FORM FEED sets the styles. l LINE FEED turns SelecType off. After turning on SelecType, follow these steps to select a typestyle: 1. Find the typestyle you want in the table below. All of the typestyles listed in the table are avai[...]

SelecType Operation When you press the ON/OFF LINE button to select an additional mode, start counting again where you left off. That is, if you have selected emphasized and wish to combine that with elite, press the ON/OFF LINE button three more times, not four, to select elite. For example, follow these steps to combine emphasized and elite: 1. P[...]

SelecType Tips Once you have learned the simple technique for controlling print styles with SelecType, you can use it whenever you wish. You should be aware of a few points, however. SelecType is designed to control the printing of an entire file or document, not an individual line or word. If you are using the NLQ mode, remember that the following[...]

SelecType Tips 2-6 SelecType[...]

Chapter 3 Printer Features Quality and Fonts .................................. . 3-2 Print Size and Character Width ...................... . 3-3 Pitches ......................................... . 3-3 Double-wide and condensed ....................... . 3-3 Special Effects and Emphasis ......................... . 3-5 Using Different Character Sets [...]

Quality and Fonts The most fundamental changes you can make to printing are in the print quality and NLQ fonts. The printer has two levels of print quality: draft and NLQ (Near Letter Quality). Draft printing is fast, making it ideal for drafts and other preliminary work. NLQ printing takes a little longer, but it produces more fully-formed charact[...]

Print Size and Character Width To add greater variety to your documents, the printer has two pitches and condensed printing. All can be selected either with SelecType or a software command, and software commands also offer another option: double-wide. Pitches The two pitches are pica and elite. Pica is 10 characters per inch (cpi) and elite is 12 c[...]

Print Size and Character Width Condensed can be selected with SelecType, by setting a DIP switch (see Chapter 5), or with a software command. Even if you turn condensed on with the DIP switch, you can still turn it off with SelecType or the software command. Condensed pica gives more characters on a line. Condensed elite gives you even mare. Wideni[...]

Special Effects and Emphasis The printer offers two ways of emphasizing parts of your text and also allows you to use underlining, superscripts, and subscripts. Most of these features can be controlled only by software commands, but many application programs can produce them if they are properly installed. Emphasized and double-strike modes, both o[...]

Using Different Character Sets The printer incorporates a special character set: Epson Character Graphics. This set allows you to take, advantage of the power of the Epson commands and still print out the character graphics used by IBM and IBM-compatible computers and by much commercial software. For example, if your word processor can include the [...]

Using Different Character Sets 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 UK 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 13 Latin America Also, all text characters can be printed in italics. You can use this typestyle for special emphasis or as an alternative typeface. Italics give empha[...]

Using Different Character Sets 3-8 Printer Features[...]

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Problem/Solution Summary ......................... . 4-2 Beeper Error Warnings .............................. . 4-4 Cleaning the Printer ................................ . 4-5 Transporting the Printer ............................. . 4-6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 4-l[...]

Problem/Solution Summary Problem Solution Printer does not print Printing is patchy, faint, uneven, or intermittent Make sure that the printer is turned on and is on line. Both the POWER and ON LINE lights should be on. Make sure that the printer and computer are connected. Be certain you are using the correct cable and that it is firmly plugged in[...]

Problem/Solution Summary Problem Solution All the text is printed on the same fine or text is printed with an extra blank line between This can usually be corrected by changing the setting of DIP switch 2-4. If that does not solve the problem, you may need a different cable. Some of the characters printed do not match those in the file If they are [...]

Beeper Error Warnings When the printer’s beeper sounds, it usually indicates that the printer is out of paper. If the printer beeps and stops printing when it is not out of paper, turn the printer off and check to see that the paper is loaded correctly. If the paper is loaded correctly, turn the printer back on and try to print again. If the prin[...]

Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer running at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Follow the steps below: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Then remove the paper guide. 2. Using a soft brush, carefully remove all dust and dirt. 3. If the outer case or paper guide is dirty or dusty, clean it with a soft, clean[...]

Transporting the Printer Before you transport your printer some distance, carefully repack it in the original box and packing materials as described in the following instructions: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Then remove the paper guide and front lid. WARNING: Turn the printer off before unplugging the power cable from the AC outlet. 2. [...]

Chapter 5 Defaults and DIP Switches Default and Initialization Settings ..................... . 5-2 DIP Switch Settings ................................ . 5-3 International Character Sets ......................... . 5-5 Defaults and DIP Switches 5-l[...]

Default and Initialization Settings The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in three different ways: when it is turned on, when it receives an INIT signal at the parallel interface (pin 31 becomes low), and when it receives the ESC @ command. The following conditions always occur when the printer is initialized: The p[...]

DIP Switch Settings The printer has twelve DIP switches which allow you to change many of the printer’s settings to suit your individual needs. The DIP switches are in two groups, mounted on the back panel, as shown below. DIP switch l-1 is the switch at the far left side, and the one at the far right is DIP switch 2-4. You can easily reset the s[...]

DIP Switch Settings The tables below describe the DIP switch functions. DIP Switch 1 Switch Function Action Action number when ON when OFF 1-1 Select condensed or normal characters Condensed Normal 1-2 Select slashed or unslashed zero 0 0 1-3 Select character table Graphics Italics 1-4 Paper-out detection Inactive Active 1-5 Select print quality NL[...]

International Character Sets Thirteen international character sets are available. Eight of these are selected by DIP switches 1-6 to 1-8, and the remaining five (Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II and Latin America) can be selected with the ESC R command, which is described in the Command Summary (Chapter 7). For the characters available in each c[...]

Chapter 6 Technical Specifications Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Electrical ..........[...]

Technical Specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: Printing direction: Character sizes: Line spacing: Paper Number of copies: Paper width: Impact dot matrix 180 characters per second in draft elite. 150 characters per second in draft pica. 25 characters per second in NLQ pica Bidirectional logic-seeking for text printing. Unidirecti[...]

Technical Specifications Mechanical Ribbon: MCBF: MTBF: Print head life: Dimensions and Weight: Electrical Voltage: Power consumption: Frequency: Insulation resistance: Dielectric strength: Cartridge, black #8750 Life expectancy (in characters, at 14 dots/character): 3 million 3 million lines (excluding the print head) 4,000 hours 200 million strok[...]

Technical Specifications Environment Temperature: Humidity: Shock: Vibration: Operation: 41° F to 95º F (5 C° to 35 C°) Storage: -22” F to 149° F (-30 Cº to 60 C o ) Operation: 10% to 80% without condensation Storage: 5% to 85% without condensation Operation: Up to 1 G within 1 ms Storage: Up to 2 G within 1 ms Operation: Up to 0.25 G at up[...]

Technical Specifications Parallel Interface Connector pin assignments and a description of respective interface signals are shown below and on the following page. Signal Return Pin Pin Signal Direction Description 1 19 STROBE IN STROBE pulse to read data in. Pulse width must be more than 0.5 µs at the receiving terminal. 2 20 DATA 1 IN These signa[...]

Technical Specifications Signal Return Pi n Pi n Signa l Direction Description 1 6 - OV - Logic ground level. 17 - CHASSIS Printer's chassis ground, which is isolated GN D - from the logic ground. 1 8 - N C - Unused. 19-3 0 - GND - Twisted-pair return signal ground level. 3 1 INIT - I N When level becomes LOW, the printer controller is reset t[...]

Technical Specifications The column heading “Direction” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. “Return” denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level. For the interface wiring, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side. To preve[...]

Technical Specifications Printing enabled/disabled signals and control conditions The table below shows the relationship between printing being enabled or disabled, and the on line/off line condition, the printer select signal (SLCT IN), and the receipt of data on/off control character, DC1/DC3. ON LINE SLCT IN DC1/DC3 ERROR BUSY ACKNLG Printing (I[...]

Chapter 7 Command Summary Introduction ...................................... . 7-2 Printer Operation .................................. . 7-2 Data Control ...................................... . 7-2 Vertical Motion .................................... . 7-3 Horizontal Motion ................................. . 7-3 Overall Printing Style .........[...]

Command Summary Introduction This summary contains all the commands used by the printer. If a command has no parameters, it is merely listed. If it has parameters, they are explained. The parameters are indicated by lowercase italicized letters, usually n. The examples below show how the parameters are indicated. ESC @ is a command with no paramete[...]

Command Summary ASCII Dec. Hex. Description Vertical Motion FF ESC C n ESCCO n ESC N n ESC 0 LF ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC3 n ESCA n ESCJ n VT ESC B nn ESC b nn ESC / n 12 0C 67 43 67 43 78 4 E 79 4F 10 0A 48 30 49 31 50 32 51 33 65 41 74 4A 11 0B 66 42 98 62 47 2F Horizontal Motion Form Feed Set Page Length in Lines n = no. of lines (1-127) Set Page Le[...]

Command Summar y ASCII Dec. Hex. Description Horizontal Motion (continued) ESCen s ESCfn s Set Tab Increments n = 0 for horizontal tabs n = 1 for vertical tabs s = tab setting Horizontal/Vertical Skip If n = 0, s = number of spaces If n = 1, s = number of line feeds Overall Printing Style ESC x n 120 78 Select NLQ or Draft 0: Draft ESC k n 1: NLQ ([...]

Command Summar y ASCII Dec. Hex. Description Print Enhancement ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC S 0 ESC S 1 ESC T ESC - 1/0 ESC 4 ESC 5 69 45 Select Emphasized Mode 70 46 Cancel Emphasized Mode 71 47 Select Double-strike Mode 72 48 Cancel Double-strike Mode 83 53 Select Superscript Mode 83 53 Select Subscript Mode 84 54 Cancel Superscript/Subscript Mode[...]

Command Summary ASCII Dec. Hex. Description User-defined Characters (continued) ESC:0n 0 58 3 A Copy ROM to RAM n = font family 0: Roman 1: Sans Serif ESC % n 37 25 Select User-defined Set 0: Normal set 1: User-defined set ESC 6 54 36 Enable Printable Characters With Extended Graphics this command enables the printing of codes 128-159 ESC 7 55 37 E[...]

Appendix Compatible Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Installing an Interface .............................. . A-3 Inserting the interface board ....................... . A-6 #8143 New Serial Interface Board .................... . A-9 Error handling .................................. . A-10 Appendix A-I[...]

Compatible Interfaces There are two optional interfaces that supplement the built-in parallel interface. #8143 #8148 #8165 Serial interface with baud rate selectable between 75 and 9600 Intelligent serial interface Intelligent IEEE-488 interface A-2 Appendix[...]

Installing an Interface Before installing an interface, you must remove the printer’s cover. WARNING: Do not remove the cover unless the printer is turned OFF and unplugged because high voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on. Also, do not touch contacts on the circuit board of the printer because many of the components can b[...]

Installing an lnterface 5. Slightly raise the upper case by its front. As you do this, be careful not to pull the flat cable out of the control panel in the upper case. A-4 Appendix[...]

Installing an Interface 6. Disconnect the other end of the flat control panel cable from the main circuit board connector as shown in the illustration. After you remove the case, follow the instructions below to insert the interface board. After you have inserted the board, replace the case by reversing steps 2 through 6. Appendix A-5[...]

installing an Interface Inserting the interface board 1. Locate the connector cover at the back of the upper case, shown in the illustration below. Push it down and in, toward the inside of the printer, until it clicks. You need to move the cover to allow access to the new interface connector when the case is reassembled. 2. The screw marked CG at [...]

Installing an lnterface 3. Plug the interface board into the connector marked CN2 on the main circuit board of the printer. 4. Secure the board to the three supports with the screws provided, as shown below. Appendix A-7[...]

Installing an Interface 5. Connect the frame ground wire to the FG terminal tag on the interface board, as shown below. 6. Reassemble the printer, reversing the procedure described in steps 2 through 6 in the previous section. A-8 Appendix[...]

#8143 New Serial Interface Board If you are using an optional interface, it may be necessary for you to alter the communications protocol of the printer or the computer so they can communicate properly. In most cases, you should use the information in your optional interface manual or your computer’s manual to match the computer with the interfac[...]

#8143 New Serial lnterface Board #8143 baud rate selection Baud rate SW1-7 SW1-1 SW1-4 SW1-3 7 5 O N O N O N O N 11 0 O N O N O N OF F 134.5 ON O N OF F O N 150 O N O N OFF OF F 20 0 O N OF F O N O N 30 0 O N OF F O N OF F 60 0 O N OFF OF F O N 1200 O N OF F OFF OF F 1800 OFF O N O N O N 240 0 OF F O N O N OF F 4800 OFF ON OFF ON 9600 OFF ON OFF OF[...]

Index Command descriptions are not indexed here. To locate a specific command, see Chapter 7 or the Quick Reference card. A Application software, l-28 Auto-load button, l-19 - 20 B Beeper error warnings, 4-4 Buttons, 1-23 -24 C Characters, enhancement, 3-3 - 7, 7-5 - 6 sets, 3-6-7, 5-5 size, 3-3-4, 6-2, 7-4-5 software control, 7-l - 8 spacing, 3-3 [...]

I Indicator lights, l-22 - 23 Initialization, 5-2 Interface boards, A-2 - 10 compatibility, A-2 installation, A-2 - 8 new serial interface #8143, A-9 - 10 International character sets, 3-6, 5-5 Italic mode, 3-7, 7-6 L LlNE FEED button, l-25 M Multi-part forms, 1-21 N Near letter quality (NLQ), l-23, 3-2, 7-4 NLQ/FORM FEED , button, l-23 0 ON LINE l[...]

S Sans serif font, l-23, 3-2, 7-4 SelecType, 2-l - 5 Self-test, printer, l-24 - 25 Single-sheet paper, l-18 - 21 loading, 1-19 - 21 Software, application, l-28 controlling printer features, 7-l- 8 Special printing effects, 3-5 Specifications, 6-l - 8 parallel interface, 6-5 - 8 printer, 6-2 - 4 Subscript mode, 3-5 Superscript mode, 3-5 T Technical [...]

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Quick Reference Edge guides Control panel Paper fed knob Print head Ribbon cartridge Power switch I DIP‘ switches Parallel interface[...]

Commands Arranged by Topic ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC @ 64 40 Initialize Printer DC1 17 11 Select Printer DC3 19 13 Deselect Printer DEL 127 7F Delete Character ESC s l/O 115 73 Turn Half-weed Mode On/Off ESC < ESC U l/O 60 a5 3C Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) 55 Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off ESC a 56 38 Disable Paper-out Sensor ES[...]

ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC I n ESC Q n BS HT ESC D nn ESCens ESC f ns 108 6C Set Left Margin 81 51 Set Right Margin 8 08 Backspace 9 09 Tab Horizontally 68 44 Set Horizontal Tabs 101 65 Set Tab Increments 102 66 Horizontal/Vertical Skip ESCxn ESC k n ESC ! n ESC P 120 78 Select NLQ or Draft 107 6B Select NLQ Font 33 21 Master Select 80 50 Sele[...]

ASCII Dec. Hex. Descrlplion ESC & nn 38 26 Define User-defined Characters ESC:0 n O 58 3A Copy ROM to RAM ESC % n 37 25 Select User-defined Set ESC 6 54 36 Enable Printable Characters ESC 7 55 37 Enable Upper Control Codes ESC K n1 n2 75 48 Select Single-density Graphics Mode ESC L n1 n2 76 4C Select Double-density Graphics Mode ESC Y n1 n2 ESC[...]

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computi[...]

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