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PRINTER INTERFACE TYPE 60 OPERATOR’S MANUAL...
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Epson LQ-1050/850, Epson LQ-500, Epson LQ-1500, Epson FX-85, Epson FX-80, Epson GL Identity Card, Epson Roman T, and Epson Sans Serif U are registered trademarks of Epson America Inc. IBM and IBM PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE What this Printer Interface Can Do Sharing the Printer with Two Computers Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time Operating the Printer CONVENTIONS ABOUT THIS MANUAL OPERATION PANEL BUTTONS INDICATORS...
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SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE OVERVIEW HP LASERJET III EMULATION MODE EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES CHANGING THE EMULATION MODE Using the MODE ASSIGN Feature Using an Emulation Control Language ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS INTRODUCTION Selectype Mode (Printer Setup Mode - Function 35)
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PRINTING PROBLEMS PROBLEMS WITH GRAPHICS PROBLEMS WITH SELECTYPE MODE PROBLEMS WITH OPTIONAL CARDS AND CARTRIDGES DATA DUMP MODE RESETTING THE PRINTER APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE HP EMULATION MODE VS HP LASERJET III Printable Area...
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APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES OPERATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER Printable Area USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION ORIENT (Page Orientation) FONT SUB CONFIG. AVAILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS Resident Fonts...
Epson FX There is a slot for an optional font cartridge (for a HP compatible font cartridge) and a slot for an optional font card (for an Epson font card or HP plotter emulation mode card). The printer comes with 1 megabyte of memory, and you can add up to an extra 5 megabytes, making a possible total of 6 megabytes.
(you can tell by looking at the indicator even if the machine is in fax standby mode). When it is flashing, the computer is sending data to the printer. When it is steady, only printing is taking place; the computer is not sending data.
INTRODUCTION 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).
Solving Problems: This section explains any error messages that may appear on the screen while you are using your fax machine as a printer. It also tells you how to solve some common problems. However, for mechanical problems such as paper jams, refer to your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual.
To operate the printer, you will use the four buttons marked 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.
On Line indicator This indicator is lit when the printer is on line , indicating that the printer is ready to re - ceive data. If the printer is off line, the indicator is out. The indicator flashes while the printer is switching between on and off line status.
Card Slot Connector for the Serial Channel There is no cable provided with the printer interface kit. To connect the printer to your computer, you will need either: A cable for the parallel channel, also known as a Centronics cable.
INSTALLATION 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.
Note: The status sheet shows the printer’s current settings. You can use macros to store various sets of printer settings for different uses of the printer. If you wish to print the settings stored with each macro, perform the LOAD MACRO routine first, then follow the above steps.
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.
To install a card, 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). indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit...
INSTALLATION To 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). indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit but not flashing, press 2.
To 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). indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit but not flashing, press 2.
Caution: If you reset the machine while it is printing, the current page will be printed, but other data remaining in the printer’s memory will be discarded. If the printer is in Individual Multi-user mode: You can specify which channel to re - set. The display will be as follows if you reset the machine.
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 select from your application software’s printer selection menu.
EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION 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...
To switch the printer into HP LaserJet mode ejlfx.bat, fx.txt: To switch the printer into Epson FX mode ejllq.bat, lq.txt: To switch the printer into Epson LQ mode ejlgl.bat, gl.txt: To switch the printer into Epson GL mode (requires the Epson GL emulation card)
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@EJL ENTER LANGUAGE=[mode] where [mode] is: LJ-3 Also, you can type PJL if you wish to use the Hewlett Packard Printer Job Language. If you do not have Microsoft Windows, you have to use a BASIC language interpreter program and DOS Edit.
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Use DOS Edit to add the appropriate mode parameter to the end of the file. LJ-3 For example, to switch to Epson LQ emulation, add LQ to the end of the file. <ESC><SOH>@EJL ENTER LANGUAGE=LQ Save the file by selecting "Save" in the File menu - Creating the Batch File - Use any DOS or Windows text editor.
To view the current settings of your printer, print the status sheet (see page 9). Note: Any changes that you make to the settings will be erased if you switch the power off, unless you save the new settings.
I/F CONFIG.: Use this to change the configuration of the serial and parallel channels. RX-BUFFER SIZE: Use this to change the size of the printer’s data buffer. CH: If you are connecting your printer to more than one computer, use the CH feature to allocate memory to each channel.
Buttons - Entering Selectype Mode - Use this to enter Selectype mode from printer "Ready" mode. To enter Level 1, press the button until "SELECTYPE LEVEL 1" appears on the display, then release it immediately.
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 LEVEL1"...
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Function not be stored (unless you pressed printer setup mode again, the display will take you immediately to where you were just before you left it. Also you may have to reset the machine on/off line. ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS...
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.
- played. Note: If you see " - - - - " on the right hand of the screen instead of ">SET", the printer cannot use the displayed paper size. The you press it. 5. Store the displayed setting: twice to return to printer "Ready"...
- played. 5. Store the displayed setting: twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. ORIENT. This allows you to select either landscape or portrait mode. The settings available dif - fers depending on the emulation mode. See Appendixes B and C for details.
This setting specifies how much of your printer’s memory is set aside for page composi - tion. The default setting of 0 is enough for most uses of the printer. However, if you are print - ing complex pages, you may need to increase the setting. If you ever see the SET FULL PRINT error message on the display, you will have to increase the setting.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 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.
Before starting this procedure, make sure that you have made all the Level 1 settings that you wish to store in this macro. Storing a macro takes up memory space. If you store multiple macros, you may have to upgrade your printer memory. 1. Enter SYSTEM CONFIG mode (see page 29). , then until SAVE MACRO is dis - played.
"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 on. - LOAD MACRO - Use this feature to load one of the macros that you have already stored with the SAVE MACRO feature.
- ber is displayed. 5. Store the displayed macro number: twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. - DELETE MACRO - Use this feature if you wish to delete one of your macros. Available Options: 1 to 4 1.
Use this feature to select the emulation mode that you wish to use. If you are using both printer channels, you can select a different emulation mode for each channel. The procedure is given in the "Selecting an Emulation Mode" section (see page 16).
14 and does not send an automatic line feed (LF) command with each carriage re - turn (CR). If AUTOFEED is ON, the printer adds a line feed to each carriage return that it receives. If your text lines overprint each other, set AUTOFEED to ON.
Available Options: ODD, EVEN, NONE. If you select NONE, there is no parity check. STOP BIT: Use this to select the number of stop bits that are sent to the printer with each character to signal the end of a character.
RX-BUFFER SIZE (Receive Buffer Size) This feature allows you to change the size of the printer’s input buffer. A larger buffer al - lows you to quickly transfer data from the computer’s memory to the printer’s memory. The printer then prints the data from its own memory, and the computer’s memory is free for other tasks.
The printer resets itself and returns to printer "Ready" mode. CH (Channel) If you are only using one computer with the printer, you can ignore this section. If you are using two computers, read this section carefully before deciding what settings to use.
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Please do not adjust the O setting. The value on the left of the screen shows you how much printer memory you have available in megabytes (or MB). The number to the right of each channel is the proportion of memory allocated to each channel.
CH TIMEOUT (Channel Timeout) This allows you to set the time for a channel timeout. If the printer is on line and re - ceives no new data for the number of seconds specified, and if there is data in the other channel, the printer will automatically switch to the other channel.
4. To save the current Level 2 settings: twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. Note: If you ever need to return the printer to the factory settings, see FACTORY RE - SET (page 42). ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS...
See page 47 for how to clear the error. VERSION Use this feature if you wish to display the version number of the printer’s control soft - ware and fonts. 1. Enter Level 2 mode (see page 34).
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 from the computer.
’xxxxxx’ shows the current PCU counter value (see page 43). You can reset this counter by pressing the DATA: {x} {mode} The printer has received data but is not yet printing or is off line. To resume printing, press if the printer is off line, or press nel, and ’mode’...
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SOLVING PROBLEMS 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 CREATING The printer is creating a font. Please wait.
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A controller or printer engine error has been detected. ’xxxxx’ is the error code. Write down the error code then switch off the printer. Turn the printer back on after a few sec - onds. If the error message still appears, turn off the printer and unplug it, then call your...
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FULL PRINT setting (see page 29). STARTUP ERROR If this message appears when you turn on the printer, the power may have been switched off while the printer was performing a save operation. To clear the error, press to return the printer to its factory default settings.
The printer does not print, or stops printing (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 - curely. Check that you are using the correct type of cable to meet the specifications of your computer and your printer.
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Use Selectype to change the left and right margin settings. This can only be done if you are using an Epson emulation mode. In HP LaserJet mode, you have to send the appropriate commands from your computer. There is some more information on this in Appendix B, but you may need a Hewlett-Packard reference manual for this.
The display reads PAPER SIZE ERROR and the 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.
Try a different combina - tion of settings. You may not have saved your settings before turning off the printer. For Level 1 set - tings, use the SAVE MACRO and POWERON MACRO routines (see pages 31 and 33).
See Appendix D for more information. The FONT feature (see page B- 5 for HP fonts or page C- 2 for Epson fonts) may not be set correctly. See Appendix D for information on how to use the FONT feature with optional cards and cartridges.
When the printer goes off line, either switch off the printer or hold down button until INITIALIZE appears on the display. Look at the sample printout. It shows which codes are being sent to the printer. In the text field, printable characters are shown as their true ASCII characters. Non-printable codes, such as control codes, are shown as dots.
Type 2: Erase all data received from the computer and return the Selectype Level 1 settings to the saved settings Press until RESET appears on the display. All printer settings are returned to their previously stored settings. Note: If you reset the machine while it is printing, the current page will be printed, but other data remaining in the printer’s memory will be discarded.
Fax and printer memory are completely separate. Channels: One serial (RS-232C), one parallel (Centronics) Emulation modes: HP LaserJet III, Epson LQ, Epson FX. For other specifications, refer to the Operator’s Manual for your fax machine.
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 the two printers use different technologies. The differences in printing are explained below.
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.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE 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. Epson sans serif U medium con-...
In addition to the differences between your printer and the LaserJet III as described on page B-1, there are a few extra differences between y our printer and the LaserJet IIISi. On your printer, the JobOffset and PaperDestination commands are ignored, and the Duplex command is treated as a page eject command.
- played. 5. Store the displayed setting: twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. FONT Use this feature to select the source of your font, and the font itself. 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26).
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Available settings: 0.44 to 99.99 in steps of 0.01 until the machine returns to printer "Ready" mode. You can only select fonts that match the current orientation setting. If you change the SYMSET or ORIENT settings, the available font numbers may change.
2. Press until SUB CONFIG. is dis - played. If FORM is not displayed, press 5. Press until the required setting is dis - played. 6. Store the displayed setting: twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. until it is.
Courier italic Courier Courier bold Courier italic Line Printer 16.66 cpi All fonts are available in Portrait and Landscape modes. 26 symbol sets are available for all fonts. See the table on page B-4 for details. In the Style column: U = Upright, I = Italic...
FaceLift or Fontware User Guide for instructions on using Bitstream typefaces with HP LaserJet compatible printers. Symbol Sets Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets. Many of these symbol sets differ only in the international characters specific to each language. Height (pt) 36 sets 0.25 - 999.75...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE 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.
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE IBM-US (10U) IBM-DN (11U) B-11...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE PcMultilingual (12U) Legal (1U) B-12...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE ISO ANSI ASCII (0U) Ventura Math (6M) B-13...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Ventura International (13J) Ventura US (14J) B-14...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE PS Math (5M) PS Text (10J) B-15...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Math-8 (8M) Pi Font (15U) B-16...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Microsoft Publishing (6J) Windows (9U) B-17...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Desktop (7J) Ve Zapf Dingbats (9L) B-18...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Ps Zapf Dingbats (10L) Zd 100 (11L) B-19...
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Zd 200 (12L) Zd 300 (13L) B-20...
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE 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 Technical Reference Manual. To use these commands, you have to make batch files and data files. Normally, only ex - perienced users attempt to use these codes.
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Printer commands arranged by topic The HP printer commands supported in HP LaserJet Series III emulation are listed be - low. Control codes Orientation ESC &1#O Font selection Primary Secondary ESC(0A ESC)0A ESC(0B ESC)0B ESC(0C ESC)0C ESC(0D ESC)0D ESC(1D ESC)1D...
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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...
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES 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. OPERATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER Your printer’s Epson emulation modes provide options not available with most LQ or...
After selecting the font, you can adjust the character spacing and font size with the PITCH and CONDENSED settings in the SUB CONFIG menu. When the machine is in an Epson emulation mode, you can download fonts to the machine in the same man - ner as you would download to an Epson printer.
ORIENT, PAGE SIZE, or WIDE PAGE (when PAGE SIZE is set to A4 [8.3" x 11.7"]), the right margin defaults to the following setting. Paper Size Condensed A4-80 col Letter Legal APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES Portrait 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Landscape...
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J-REPRINT: Use this to reprint after a paper jam. When it is set to ON and a page jams in the printer, the page is reprinted after you clear the jam. If it is set to OFF, jammed pages are not reprinted automatically, but complex pages may print faster.
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R-MARGIN and TEXT LINES return to the default setting for the currently selected paper size. B-IMAGE: With B-IMAGE set to DARK or LIGHT, your printer can correctly emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. When you select DARK, the bit image density is high.
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...
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APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES Pc USA Epson International Character Sets...
18 and the pages following that. Also, you will probably have to consult Epson manuals and other software development materials to get the most out of these commands.
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The printer handles the DEL command as a BS command. Print position return is the same as for an FX or LQ printer, although your printer does not clear previous charac - ters. FX and LQ printers clear the data in their print buffer with this command; your printer prints the data.
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Select 1/6-inch line spacing ESC 3 Select n/180-inch line spacing (LQ), Select n/216-inch line spacing (FX) ESC A Select n/60-inch line spacing (LQ), Select n/72-inch line spacing (FX) ESC J Perform n/180-inch line spacing (LQ), Perform n/216-inch line spacing (FX) ESC j...
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ESC F Cancel emphasized mode ESC G Select double-strike mode ESC H Cancel double-strike mode ESC S Select superscript/subscript mode ESC T Cancel superscript/subscript mode ESC - Turn underline mode on/off APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES C-11...
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APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES 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...
MODE ASSIGN routine on page 17. Emulation Mode Cards This printer can use the Epson GL Identity card. The Epson GL card adds the Epson GL mode to your list of possible emulation modes. Epson GL mode emulates the HP7475A/7440A plotter.
If your program does not provide commands that allow you to select the font you need, you can use the FONT feature (see pages B- 5 and C-2) or you can use printer com - mand sequences (see pages B- 21 and C-8).
You must allocate at least 1.5 megabytes (MB) of RAM for the channel that will use Epson GL mode. This means that you will have to add at least 0.5 MB of RAM to your printer before you can use GL mode.
REINSERT CARD, ILLEGAL CARD #x, REMOVE CARD, CARDMEMORY OVERFLOW, INSUFF.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 use the font card or print any - thing until you correct the error.
If your program does not provide commands that allow you to select the font you need, you can use the FONT feature (see pages B- 5 and C-2) or you can use printer com - mand sequences (see pages B- 21 and C-8).
APPENDIX E. LIST OF FEATURES 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 INPUT PAGE SIZE...
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MODE ASSIGN I/F CONFIG RX-BUFFER SIZE CH TIMEOUT AUTO CONT. P-CONFIG. SAVE FACTORY RESET VERSION PAGE COUNTER PATTERN 1 PATTERN 2 3/P/Si (Epson GL) PARALLEL SLCTIN (Off/On) AUTOFEED (Off/On) BUSY DELAY SERIAL WORD LENGTH BAUD RATE PARITY STOP BIT XON/XOFF ENQ/ACK Depends on your printer memory capacity.
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3/P/Si Emulation Mode Feature ORIENT FONT SUB CONFIG PORT, LAND, R-PORT, R-LAND RD (Resident), A (Card), C (Cartridge), DL (Downloaded) FORM 0 to 128 SYMSET Roman-8 IBM US IBM DN ECM94-1 French Chinese ANSI AS Norweg1 Swedish Norweg2 Swedis2 French2 JIS ASC IBM Por Italian...
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APPENDIX E. LIST OF FEATURES Epson LQ or FX Emulation Mode Feature ORIENT FONT SUB CONFIG PORT LAND Courier Prestige (OCR-B) (OCR-A) DL (Downloaded) PITCH PROP CONDENSED On/Off L-MARGIN From 0 upwards R-MARGIN From 1 upwards FORM TOP 0.5 to 1.5...
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 one you are having problems with), and show that to your hardware dealer as well.
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The following page contains diagrams of the serial interface cable pin assignments for two types of computer. Pin assignments for typical ATs and compatibles Computer 9-pin F Pin assignments for typical PC/XTs and compatibles, and PS/2 machines Printer 25-pin M Printer 25-pin M Computer 25-pin F...
Copies Sub Configuration Form Length System Configuration Top Offset Full Print Load Macro STATUS SHEET : 1.0 Mbytes : AUTOSENSE : 60 : 3/P/Si AUTOFEED : OFF Baudrate (bps) : : ON : OFF 5 Kbytes : 3/P/Si : RD-0...