Epson PM-7000C manual

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 1 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) EPSON   Programming Guide For 6 Color EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 (PM - 7000C) (Level I)[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 2 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) All Rights Reserved. This publication may only be used for the purposes of research and development of products and services enhancing, enabling, or facilitatin g existing and future products and services bearing the EPSON trademark, and for providing support to those engaging or i[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 3 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) TABLE OF CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 6 1.1 EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 .....................................................................................................[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 4 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.9 Set Resolution of Raster image “ESC (D nL nH rL rH v h” ..................................................................................... 32 6.10 Set Absolute Vertical Print Position “ESC (V nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ” .......................................................[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 5 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) LIST OF TABLES: Table 1: The EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Printer Feature Summary ...................................................................... 7 Table 2: Stylus Pro 7000 Throughput ..................................................................................................[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 6 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) This Programming Guide is intended for use in conjunction with the EPSON Standard ESC/P Reference Manual (December 1997) CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION This section of the Programming Guide will provide a technical overview of another EPSON’s 6 - color large format inkjet printer to fac[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 7 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Table 1 : The EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Printer Feature Summary EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Print Head 64 black nozzles, 320 color nozzles, 64 nozzles x 3 (CMYLcLm). Same head as Stylus Pro 5000. Interface (s) Parallel, USB and Optional Ethernet Printer Language ESC/P Raster & Remote Mod[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 8 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Table 2 : Stylus Pro 7000 Throughput Throughp ut A1 Print Time Resolution Print Mode 5 Min. 360dpi x 360dpi Bi - D printing Microweave mode 200cps 8 Min 720dpi x 360dpi Bi - D printing Full overlap mode 300cps 15 Min 720dpi x 720dpi Bi - D printing Full overlap mode 300cps 28 Min 1[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 9 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) CHAPTER 2: PAPER TYPES AND SIZES 2.1 EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for the Stylus Pro 7000 In addition to the standard plain paper, EPSON provides special paper type in the following sizes: Table 3 : EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for Stylus Pro 7000 Paper Type/ Subset Stylus Pro 7000 P[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 10 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Table 3: EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for Stylus Pro 7000 - Cont’d Paper Type/ Subset Stylus Pro 7000 Paper Size in “inch” Paper Size in “mm” Product Code Number (U.S.) *EPSON SEMI GLOSS PAPER – HEAVY WEIGHT (Roll) (Thickness: 0.2mm) SEMI GLOSS PAPER - HEAVY WEIGHT √ [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 11 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) * These names are for U.S. market only. The Worldwide names for these media “Semigloss Photo Paper - Heavy Weight (Roll)” and “Glossy Photo Paper - Heavy Weight (Roll)” respectively. **The surface of Poster Board – Semigloss is same as Semi Gloss Paper - Heavy Weight. Th[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 12 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 2.2 Paper Type subject to Path & Page Delay, Cutter Auto OFF Paper Type Path Delay ms Page Delay S Auto Cutter OFF Plain Paper 0 0 - Presentation Matte Paper 0 0 - Glossy Paper - Heavy Weight 0 0 - Semi Gloss Paper - Heavy Weight 0 0 - Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 0 0 - Photo P[...]

EPSON Imaging Techn ology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 13 2.4 Characteristic Information for Each Paper Type Mechanism sequence setting, cutter On/O ff information, drying time, and paper thickness are following as characteristic information (TBD) Table 4 : Characteristic Information for Each Paper Type – ROLL Paper 1.1.1. Set mechani[...]

EPSON Imaging Techn ology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 14 CHAPTER 3: PRINTABLE AREAS 3.1 Printable Area – Stylus Pro 7000 Roll Paper Table 6 : Printable Area for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 – Roll Paper Paper type a b c d e f “Units are in dots where 1 dot = 1/360” Left Margin Printable Width Right Margin Top Margin Printable Heig[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 15 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 3.2 Printable Area – Stylus Pro 7000 Cut Sheet Paper Table 7 : Printable Area for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 – Cut Sheet Paper type a b c d e f “Units are in dots where 1 dot = 1/360” Left Margin Printable Width Right Margin Top Margin Printable Height Bottom Margin/ Letter[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 16 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Notes: Left and top Margins: 42 dots (3mm) for both roll paper and cut sh eet. Bottom Margin; 42 dots for roll paper, 198 dots (14mm) for cut sheet. (Unit: 360 dpi) The maximum printing width is 604mm. (= 24 inch - 3 mm - 3 mm) The Minimum and Maximum Printing Width for the Roll P[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 17 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) CHAPTER 4: Printing Mode 4.1 Printing Mode – Stylus Pro 7000 Follow ing table shows ink duty and printing mode for each Media type, Resolution, MicroWeave, Dot Control and Bi - directional ( High Speed) for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000. These printing modes use the printer MicroWea[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 18 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Table 9 : Recommended Printer Driver Settings for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Media Media Type Printer Driver Mode Plain Paper Plain Paper Presentation Matte Paper Presentation Matte Paper *GLOSSY PAPER - HEAVY WEIGHT Photo Paper *SEMI GLOSS PAPER - HEAVY WEIGHT Sem i Gloss Photo Pa[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 19 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) CHAPTER 5: COMMAND SEQUE NCE FLOW 5.1 Raster Graphics Mode The Raster graphics command controls the following two modes. 1) Non - compressed mode Print data are transferred without compression. This is effective especially for photographs and other data, which yield only a low com[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 20 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 5.2 Command Transfer Sequence The basic commands and command sequence for use with non - compressed mode and RLL compression mode are shown below. Command setting procedure for Non compression mode and Run - length compression mode Table 11 : Command sequence flow Forward cycle Se[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 21 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) “ESC ( R” is an ESC/P2 command to enter the EPSON REMOTE Mode. While in this mode, no ESC/P or ESP/P 2 commands will be recognized by the printer until the “ESC 00H” command is invoked to exit Remote Mode. See the Remote mode section for more information. ESC (/, ESC($ (Se[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 22 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) CHAPTER 6: INDIVIDUAL COMMAND SPECIFIC ATION 6.1 Initialize Printer “ESC @” Format : ASCII ESC @ Hex 1B 40 Decimal 27 64 Function : - The various settings are returned to their initial values. - The function of the CAN command is executed. - The page management coordinate syst[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 23 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.2 Select Graphics Mode “ESC (G nL nH m” Format : ASCII ESC ( G nL nH m Hex 1B 28 47 nL nH m Decimal 27 40 71 nL nH m Range of Definition : nL=01H, nH=00H m=01H or 31H Function : - Shifts to graphics mode. - If m has any val ue other than the above, this command is ignored. -[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 24 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.3 Set Unit “ESC (U nL nH p v h mL mH” Format: ASCII ESC ( U nL nH p v h mL mH Hex 1B 28 55 nL nH p v h mL mH Decimal 27 40 85 nL nH p v h mL mH Range of Definition: nL=05H, nH=00H p =01H, 02H, 04H, 08H v =01H, 02H, 04H, 08H h =01H, 02H, 04H, 08H mL=A0H, mH=05H Function: - Se[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 25 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) The units for the “unit” unit page length specification by the ESC (C command is set. The units for the page format specification by the ESC (c command is set. The units for the paper dimension specification by the ESC (S command is set. Commands related in the direction of an[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 26 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.4 Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off “ESC U n” Format : ASCII ESC U n He x 1B 55 n Decimal 27 85 n Range of Definition : n=00H, 01H, 02H, 30H, 31H, 32H Function : - The printing direction is selected according to the value of n in the following manner: n=00H or 30H: selects Bi [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 27 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.5 Select MicroWeave Print Mode “ESC ( i” Format : ASCII ESC ( i none none n Hex 1B 28 69 01 00 n Decimal 27 40 105 1 0 n Range of Definition : n = 00H, 01H, 30H, 31H, 02H , 32H, 03H, 33H, 04H, 34H Function : - Select /deselect the MicroWeave mode : n=0, 30H: Deselect n=1, 31[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 28 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.6 Select Dot Size “ESC ( e nL nH m d” Format : ASCII ESC ( e nL nH m d Hex 1B 28 65 02 00 m d Decimal 27 40 101 02 00 m d Range of Definition : nL = 02 H , nH= 00H m = 00 H , d = 00H, 01H, 02H, 03H, 04H Function : - The value of d specifies the Dot Size. d Dot Size 00H: Defa[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 29 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.7 Set Page Format “ESC (c nL nH t1 t2 t3 t4 b1 b2 b3 b4” Format: ASCII ESC ( c nL nH t1…… t4 b1…... b4 Hex 1B 28 63 nL nH t1…… t4 b1…... b4 Decimal 27 40 99 nL nH t1…… t4 b1…... b4 Range of Definition: nL=0 8H, nH=00H 0 ≤ t1, t2, t3, t4, b1, b2, b3, b4 ?[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 30 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) - Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Setting) The set page length is changed by the ESC (C commands. - Commands related in the direction of receiving an affect (Setting) The top margin and the bottom margin are set by the ESC ( C command. The page length and [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 31 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.8 Set Paper S ize “ ESC (S nL nH w1 w2 w3 w4 l1 l2 l3 l4” Format: ASCII ESC ( S nL nH w1.. w4 l1 l2 l3 l4 Hex 1B 28 53 nL nH w1.. w4 l1 l2 l3 l4 Dec. 27 40 83 nL nH w1.. w4 l1 l2 l3 l4 Range of Definition: nL=08H, nH=00H Function: - Set (w4x256x256x256+w3x256x256+w 2x256+w1)[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 32 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.9 Set Resolution of Raster image “ESC (D nL nH rL rH v h” Format: ASCII ESC ( D nL nH rL rH v h HEX 1B 28 44 nL nH rL rH v h Decimal 27 40 68 nL nH rL rH v h Range of Definition: nL=04H, nH=00H 0 < v ≤ 127 0 < h ≤ 127 Function: - Set resolution of raster image at ([...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 33 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Related Command: Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Setting) Effect to be processed by ESC i command. Command related in the direction of receiving an effect (Setting) The Resolution setting of Raster image is returned to this initial states by the ESC @ and [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 34 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.10 Set Absolute Vertical Print Position “ ESC (V nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ” Format : ASCII ESC ( V nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 HEX 1B 28 56 nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Decimal 27 40 86 nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Range of Definition : nL=04H, nH=00H 0 <= (m4x256x256x256 +m3x256x256 + m2x256 + m1))x (Absolute[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 35 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.11 Set Relative Vertical Print Position “ESC (v nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4” Format : ASCII ESC ( v nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Hex 1B 28 76 nL nH m 1 m 2 m3 m4 D ecimal 27 40 118 nL nH m 1 m 2 m3 m4 Range of Definition : nL=04H , nH=00H 0 ≤ (m4x256x256x256 +m3x256x256 + m2x256 + m1))x(Relati[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 36 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.12 Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position “ESC ( $ nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4” Format: ASCII ESC ( $ nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 HEX 1B 28 24 nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Decimal 27 40 36 nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Ra nge of Definition: nL=04H, nH=00H 0 ≤ (m4x256x256x256 +m3x256x256 + m2x256 + m1))x(Absolute ho[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 37 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Format : ASCII ESC ( / nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 HEX 1B 28 2F nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Decimal 27 40 47 nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Range of Definition : nL=04H, nH=00H 0 <= (m4x256x256x256 +m3x256x256 + m2x256 + m1)) x (relative horizontal print position set unit) inch <= 1FFFFFFFH/1440 inch, or If[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 38 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.14 Select Raster Graphics Data “ ESC i r c b nL nH mL mH d1…dk “ Format: ASCII ESC i r c b nL nH mL mH d1..dk HEX 1B 69 r c b nL nH mL mH d1..dk Decimal 27 105 r c b nL nH mL mH d1..dk Range of Definition: r = 00H, 01H, 02H, 04H, 11H, 12H c = 00H, 01H b = 01H, 02H 0 <= [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 39 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) If the printing position is set by this command to a non - printable region (right margin), the printing position in the X direction is reset to the right margin position - The printing position in the Y direction is not changed b y this command. - If the image data is set to a no[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 40 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.15 New Page (Form Feed) “FF” Format : ASCII FF Hex 0C Decimal 12 Parameters Range : - Function : - The contents of the print buffer are printed, the position management coordinate system is set to the next page, and the printing position is set to the origin on this new posi[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 41 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.16 Enter Remote Mode Command “ ESC (R ” Format: ASCII ESC ( R 08H 00H 00H REMOTE1 Hex 1B 28 52 08 00 00 52 45 4D 4F 54 45 31 Dec 27 40 82 08 00 00 82 69 77 79 84 69 49 Function: - This command is used to enter Remote Mode from ESC/P or ESC/P 2 mode. - Exits current printer c[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 42 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.17 Select Mechanism Sequence “SN” The printer driver can control the head gap by this SN command. Format: ASCII S N 03 H 00H 00H m1 m2 Hex 53 4E 03 00 00 m1 m2 Dec 83 78 03 00 00 m1 m2 Parameters: The following m1 and m2 parameters are each one byte binary values that indica[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 43 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.18 Set Paper Path ”PP” 03H 00H 00H m1 m2 Format : “PP” 03H 00H 00H m1 m2 Parameters : The parameter m1 is one byte binary value, and indicates the paper path: Paper m1 Manual feed 02H Roll paper 03H Reserved 04H - FFH The parameter m2 is one byte binary parameter, and in[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 44 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.19 Set Auto Cutting State “ AC” 02H 00H 00H m1 Format : “AC” 02H 00H 00H m1 Parameters : Parameter m1 is a one byte binary value, and indicates the state as follows: Set Auto Cutting m1 Auto Cutting Off 00H Auto Cutting On 01H Horizontal print page line On 02H Blank skip[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 45 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.20 Set Drying Time “DR” 04H 00H 00H m1 m2 m3 Format : “DR” 04H 00H 00H m1 m2 m3 Parameters : The m1, m2 and m3 are each one byte binary parameters. Parameter m1 indicates the state as follows: Drying Position m1 Per scan 00H Per page 01H Reserved 02H - FFH The drying tim[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 46 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.21 Select Ink Type “IK” 02H 00H 00H m1 Format : “IK” 02H 00H 00H m1 Parame ters : Parameter m1 is one byte binary parameter, and indicates the ink type as follows: Ink Type m1 Dye ink 00H Pigment ink (N/A) Reserved 02H - FFH Function : - The default environment ink type [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 47 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.22 Set Pause After Printing “PZ” 02H 00H 00H m1 Format : “PZ” 02H 00H 00H m1 Parameters : Parameter m1 is one byte binary code, and indicates the state as follo ws: Set Pause After Printing m1 Off 00H On 01H Reserved 02H - FFH Function : - The default pause state after p[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 48 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.23 Set Vertical Print Page Line Mode “EX” 06H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 14H m1 Format : “EX” 06H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 14H m1 Parameters : Parameter m1 is one byte binary code, and indicates the s tate as follows: Set Vertical Print Page Line Mode m1 Off 00H On 01H Reserved 02H [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 49 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.24 Select Paper Thickness “PH” 02H 00H 00H m1 Format : “PH” 02H 00H 00H m1 Parameters : Parameter m1 is one byte binary code, and indicates the state as follows: S elect Paper Thickness m1 Thickness 0.0 mm 00H Thickness 0.1 mm 01H Thickness 0.2 mm 02H Thickness 0.3 mm 03[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 50 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.25 Terminate Remote Mode “ ESC 00H 00H 00H ” Format : ESC 00H 00H 00H Function : - The following procedures are executed: - The default environment is copied to the current environment. - If interface related items ha ve been changed, the interface related state and settings[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 51 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.26 Load Default Value “ LD 00H 00H” Format : LD 00H 00H Function : - The following procedures are executed: - The power on default environment memorized in NVRAM i s loaded to default environment. - NVRAM indicates EEPROM, DIP - SW, and ROM. The power on default environment [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 52 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 6.27 Paper Size Specification The region on the paper is separated for 2 regions, the printable region and the non - printable region . These regions are defined as following; The printable region is the region that can b e set for the printing position, and the region surrounded [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 53 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) The origin of the Y - axis is the top end of the paper for the page 1 jus t after feeding paper. The origin of the Y - axis after the page two is the position added page length to the origin of the page management coordinate system in the last page. In the case of cutting sheet, t[...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 54 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) CHAPTER 7: SUPPLEMENT 7.1 Set Panel and Remote Command This printer has a display operation panel, and each setting can be set by the panel or by the remote commands. The following are the setting by the panel and by the remote commands: - The setting by the panel is saved as the [...]

EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 55 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) The function to print page line of paper size position on the right side and at the bottom of the paper. - If the sheet is selected, the selection of the print page line is invalid. - Th e operation depends on the combination of auto cut On/Off. (See last paragraph) - The default [...]