Epson ActionPrinter T-1000 User Guide

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Apex

Action Printer

T-1000 by EPSON

User’s Manual

Y56599116000

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Apex

Action Printer

T-1000 by EPSON

User‘s Manual

Introduction Features

About This Manual

Chapter 1 Setting Up

Identifying Printer Parts Selecting a Place for the Printer Installing the Paper Feed Knob Installing and Replacing the Ribbon Using Continuous-feed Paper Using Single-sheet Paper Operating the Control Panel

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Printer Selection Menus

Chapter 2 SelecType

SelecType Operation SelecType Tips

Chapter 3 Printer Features

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Quality and Fonts Print Size and Character Width

Special Effects and Emphasis

Using Different Character Sets

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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Problem/Solution Summary Beeper Error Warnings Cleaning the Printer

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Transporting the Printer

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Chapter 5 Defaults and DIP Switches

Default and Initialization Settings DIP Switch Settings International Character Sets

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Chapter 6 Technical Specifications

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Paper Mechanical Electrical Environment Parallel Interface Data Transfer Sequence

Chapter 7 Command Summary

Introduction Printer Operation Data Control Vertical Motion Horizontal Motion Overall Printing Style Print Size and Character Width Print Enhancement Word Processing

Character Tables User-defined Characters

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Appendix

Compatible Interfaces Installing an Interface

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#8143 New Serial Interface Board

Index

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Introduction

The ActionPrinter

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 in pica and 180 in elite.

Near Letter Quality (NLQ)

mode for top quality printing. When you

have perfected a document, you can switch to one of two NLQ

fonts-Roman or Sans Serif. A variety of print styles, including emphasized, double-strike,

condensed, italic, and double-wide. Selection of typestyles with the control panel.

User-defined characters so you can create and print your own

symbols or characters. Dot graphics for charts, diagrams, and illustrations. Easy paper loading. A ribbon cassette for quick and clean ribbon changing. The Epson Character Graphics set, which includes character graphics

that are used on IBM® and compatible computers as well as international characters used by IBM-compatible software.

Introduction 1

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 Reference card containing the information you need most.

Introduction

Chapter 1

Setting Up

Identifying Printer Parts

Selecting a Place for the Printer Installing the Paper Feed Knob

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Installing and Replacing the Ribbon

Replacing the ribbon

Using Continuous-feed Paper

Installing the tractor unit Loading continuous-feed

Installing the paper guide Setting top of form Removing the tractor unit

Using Single-sheet Paper

Installing the paper guide Automatic paper loading Reloading during printing

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Printing multi-part forms and copies

Operating the Control Panel

Indicator lights Buttons

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Printer

Selection Menus

Choosing from a menu

A quick test

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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

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Paper feed knob

Edge guides-

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 whether or not you require a special interface.

Note: If you plan to use a printer stand, make sure it meets the following requirements:

The stand must support at least

22.4

lb or 10.2 kg (twice the

weight of the printer).

The stand must not tilt the printer more than 15 degrees from horizontal. With a cut sheet feeder, the stand must keep the printer level.

If the paper supply is below the printer stand, make sure that

the paper cannot catch on the underside of the stand or on

the stand supports.

l Make sure that the power cord and the interface cable do not

interfere with paper feeding. If possible, secure them to a

printer stand support.

Setting Up

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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 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 plugging in

the

printer.

the

cable to reach.

Avoid using electrical outlets Accidentally turning off a switch

that

are controlled by wall switches.

can

wipe out valuable information

in your computer’s memory and disrupt printing. Avoid using

outlet on the same circuit breaker with any large electrical machines or appliances. These can cause disruptive power fluctuations.

Keep your printer and computer away from base units for cordless

telephones. Protect the printer from direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, and

dust. Make sure that it is not close to a heater or other heat source.

If you are going to use

the

tractor unit and continuous-feed paper, clear enough space around the printer so that the paper has an unobstructed path into and out of the printer. There are three common methods of arranging a printer and continuous-feed paper:

Using a printer stand with the paper stacked behind it. (Because of

the

cable, it is usually best for the paper that feeds into

the

printer to

be stacked somewhat behind the printer instead of directly beneath

it.) Putting

the

printer on a desk or table and stacking

the

paper behind

the printer. Using a desk or table as a stand, with the printer near the back edge

and the paper on

1-4 Setting

the

floor or on a shelf.

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:

Locate the paper feed knob, which is packed into an indentation in the white foam material.

Insert the knob into the hole on the right side of the printer, as shown below. Gently rotate the knob until it fits over the shaft.

Push the knob in until it is flush with the printer case.

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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:

Remove the lid at the front of the printer by lifting the handles. Removing the lid enables you to see the print head, which is shown

below.

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CAUTION:

head because moving the print head when the power is on may damage your printer. Also, if you’ve been using your printer, be careful not to touch the print head because it becomes hot during use. Let it cool for a few minutes.

Setting Up

The power must be off when you move the print

installing and Replacing the Ribbon

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.

Insert the cartridge by placing the black hooks on each side of the cartridge into the slots located inside the printer in the right and left front corners. Push down until the cartridge snaps into place. (See the illustration below.)

Setting Up

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installing and

Turn the knob on the cartridge in the direction of the arrow to

Replacing the Ribbon

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 by inserting its legs into the slots near the front comers of the printer. Lay the lid down and press to snap it into place.

Replacing the ribbon

When your printing becomes light and you need to replace the ribbon, follow these steps:

Remove the front lid.

2. Grasp the ribbon cartridge handle and pull out the cartridge.

3. Follow the ribbon installation instructions above to insert the new ribbon cartridge.

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Setting Up

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

The tractor unit for the printer allows you to use paper with pin feed holes along the sides (continuous-feed paper). You can adjust the tractor

unit to accommodate widths of paper ranging from 4 to 10 inches,

including the pin feed holes.

Installing the tractor unit

You need to install the tractor unit each time you wish to load

continuous-feed paper after using single-sheet paper, which can be loaded only when the tractor unit is removed.

Since your printer comes with the tractor unit installed, simply install the

paper rest by fitting it into the slots along the top edge of the back of the

printer and snapping it into place. (See the bottom illustration on the following page.) Then see the instructions later in this chapter for loading continuous-feed paper.

To install the tractor unit, follow these steps:

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If the paper guide is installed, remove it by tipping it toward you and pulling it out.

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Using Continuous-feed Paper

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.

Fit the paper rest into the slots along the top edge of the back of the

printer and snap it into place, as shown below.

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Using Continuous-feed Paper

Pull the paper release lever forward. (See the illustration below.) The

4. 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).

Now install the tractor unit. First, hold the unit so that its black legs

5. are facing downward, as shown below.

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Using Continuous-feed Paper

In each tractor slot, located at each side of the paper slot, is a peg

6. 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.

Then tilt the unit forward until the front legs snap into place.

Loading continuous-feed paper

Once the tractor unit is installed, load continuous-feed paper as follows:

Make sure that the printer is turned off.

1. Remove the front lid of the printer.

2. Move the print head to the center of the printer. Remember, the

3. printer must be turned off whenever you move the print head. Also, if you’ve been using the printer, the print head may be hot. Be careful not to touch it unless you let it cool for a few minutes.

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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.

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 holder unlocked.

Open the pin feed

covers

as shown below.

Feed the paper into the paper slot. Push and maneuver the paper through the slot until it comes up between the ribbon guide and the platen (the black roller).

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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 second pin feed cover.

10. Make sure that the paper has no dips or wrinkles, then push the locking lever back to lock the right holder in place.

Installing the paper guide

Install the paper guide, which is used here as a paper separator, as described below. Note that the guide is installed in one of two different positions depending on the type of paper you use. It lies flat when you use continuous-feed paper, as described here, and sits upright for loading

single-sheet paper.

If the edge guides are not yet in place, install them by hooking the

tab on the back of each guide over the top of the paper guide, as shown in the illustration on the next page. Snap the bottom of each guide into place.

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Setting Up

Using

Continuous-feed

Paper

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. (See the illustration below .)

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Using Continuous-feed Paper

When the legs are in the slots, lean the guide all the way back. The

3. 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:

Turn the paper feed knob to advance the paper until the

1. perforation between pages is just below the top of the ribbon.

Now replace the front lid.

Your printer should now be set up as shown below.

When you turn on your printer, it remembers this top of form setting

and uses it when any program tells it to move to the top of the next page. If you later find that your word processing or other application program prints too high or too low on the page or is printing on the perforations, check to see that your top of form setting is correct.

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Setting Up

Using Continuous-feed Paper

Once you have set the top of form, each time you finish printing a document, push the then push the

ON/OFF LINE

FORM FEED

button to put the printer off-line and

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 document.

Note:

Make sure that the front lid is in place whenever you print. (Always snap the lid shut when replacing the lid.) The front lid doubles as a paper bail, holding the paper against the platen.

Removing the tractor unit

It is necessary to remove the tractor unit before you use single-sheet paper. To remove the unit, follow these steps:

Remove the front lid.

Open the pin feed covers and pull the paper off the pins. Then lay the paper over the front of the printer so you can reach the tractor feed unit.

Grasp both sides of the tractor unit and gently lift up the front end.

This action unsnaps the front legs of the tractor unit and enables you

to lift off the unit.

Pull the paper guide toward you until it settles into an upright

position for single-sheet paper.

Make sure that the paper release lever is forward, and remove the

paper.

Replace the front lid.

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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 aligning the left edge guide.

Installing the paper guide

Install the paper guide as follows:

If you have not already done so, install the edge guides on the paper

guide by hooking the tab on the back of each guide over the top of

the paper guide, as shown on page l-15. Snap the bottom of each

edge guide into place.

Hold the paper guide upright and insert the legs of the guide into the slots on either side of the printer, as shown below.

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Paper

Setting Up

Using Single-sheet Paper

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 load paper automatically, just follow these steps:

Push back the paper release lever. (See the illustration on

the

previous page.) The single-arrow icon behind the lever marks the position the lever should be in for loading single-sheet paper.

Turn on the printer.

Make sure that the ON LINE indicator is off. If it is not off, press

the panel labeled Adjust the right edge guide to fit the size of the paper.

Slide the paper down through the edge guides until it meets

resistance. Press down on the paper a bit more to make sure

ON/OFF LINE.

that

it is

firmly in place, as shown in the following illustration.

Setting

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Using Single-sheet

Press and release

DRAFT/LINE FEED

top of

the

Paper

page.

the AUTO LOAD

button (the same button as the

button). The paper is automatically loaded to the

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

lid.) The front lid

doubles as a paper bail, holding the paper against the platen.

If the paper is crooked and needs to be reloaded, pull the paper release lever forward, pull out the paper, push the lever back, turn the printer off, and reload by beginning again at step 1 in the “Automatic paper loading” section above. If the paper just requires minor adjustment, then pull the paper release lever forward, open

the front lid, adjust the paper, and push the lever back. Then

close the front lid.

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Setting Up

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:

If your software sends characters in a continuous stream, the printer

stops printing when it reaches the bottom of the paper. When this

happens, the

If your software handles printing page by page, it probably stops

LINE light goes off automatically.

sending characters at the end of a page and prompts you to insert more paper’. In this case, the the first thing you should do is press the

ON LINE

light may remain on. If it does,

ON/OFF LINE

button once to

turn it off.

Once the

ON LINE

light is off, remove the sheet that has just been printed

and load a new sheet in the same way as before.

Printing multi-part forms and copies

If you wish to print multi-part forms or carbon copies, use no more than three sheets or parts at a time, with a total thickness of no more than

0.01

inches. The factory setting for the paper thickness lever, located inside the front lid on the left side, accommodates both single sheets and multiple forms. There is no need to adjust the lever.

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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.)

- POWER

- READY

- PAPER OUT

There are four indicator lights and three buttons on the control panel.

Indicator lights

The indicator lights give you information on the printer’s status:

The

POWER

The

READY

light glows green when the power is on.

light glows green when the printer is ready to receive

data. This light flickers somewhat during printing.

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Setting Up

Operating the Control Panel

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.

The (The

ON LINE

light glows green when the printer can receive data.

light is located on the

ON/OFF LINE

button.)

Buttons

The buttons, or touch-sensitive panels, have several functions, including selecting draft or NLQ (Near Letter Quality) printing. Draft is good for quick printing of ordinary work, and NLQ has more fully-formed characters for final copies or special purposes. NLQ is available in both

Roman and Sans Serif fonts.

The printout below shows the differences among draft, NLQ Roman,

and NLQ Sans Serif so that you can compare the different styles and densities:

Draft printing

is extremely fast.

NLQ Roman is clear and typewriter-like.

NLQ Sans Serif is crisp and distinctive.

See Chapter 3 for more information on these modes and ways to select them.

ON/OFF LINE.

off line status.

NLQ/FORM FEED.

advances continuous-feed paper to the top of the next form or ejects a single sheet. When the printer is on line, pressing this button selects

NLQ (Near Letter Quality) printing. Pressing the

the NLQ font between Roman and Sans Serif. When NLQ Roman is selected, the beeper sounds twice. When NLQ Sans Serif is selected, the beeper sounds three times.

This button switches the printer between on line and

When the printer is off line, pressing this button

FORM FEED

button when the printer is

ON LINE

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alternates

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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 SelecType feature. This feature enables you to select among emphasized, double-strike, condensed, and elite typestyles. See Chapter 2 for more information.

Performing the self test

Now you’ll see your printer print something even though it’s not yet connected to a computer. Follow these steps:

Make sure that your printer has paper in it.

Turn the power switch off, then hold down

the DRAFT

button on the

control panel while you turn the power back on. The printer begins

printing letters, numbers, and other characters that are stored in its ROM (Read Only Memory) in draft mode. (If DIP switch

been turned on, the test will be performed in NLQ mode, as in step

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has

below .)

When printing starts, you can release

the DRAFT

button; the printing

continues until you turn the printer off or until the printer runs out

of paper.

To perform the same test in the NLQ mode, load another sheet of paper. Turn the printer off, then turn it back on while holding down the NLQ button. Sans Serif and Roman fonts alternate for this test. Partial results of both tests are shown in the following samples.

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Setting Up

DRAFT

Operating the Control Panel

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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 cable. If your computer requires any other kind of interface, you also need an interface board.

If you don’t know manual or your dealer can tell you

what

a Centronics parallel interface is, your computer

what

you need. Then, once you have plugged your printer cable into your printer and computer, you will probably never think about interfaces again. (If you do want the technical specifications, however, you can find them in Chapter 6.)

Follow these steps and see the illustration below to connect your printer and computer:

Make sure that both your printer and computer are turned off.

2. Plug the appropriate end of your printer cable into the cable

connector of your printer. The plug is shaped so it fits the connector only one way.

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Connecting the Printer to

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.

If your cable has a grounding wire, fasten it to the grounding screw below the connector.

Connect the other end of the printer cable to your computer. On most computers you can easily find the correct connector for the printer cable, but if you are not sure, consult your computer manual.

Your

Computer

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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 great many commands, you can use an application program even if it does not list your printer on its printer selection menu. Choose from the following list (the printers are listed in the order of preference):

T-1000/Lx-400 LX-800 FX-86e/FX-850 LX printer FX printer Epson printer Draft printer

Note: If your application program does not list your printer, you may

want to contact the manufacturer to find out whether an update is

available.

A quick test

After setting up your application program, print a sample document to be sure the program and the printer are communicating properly. If the document doesn’t print correctly, recheck the program’s printer selection

and installation procedure. If you’re still having trouble printing, consult Chapter 4.

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Setting Up

Chapter 2

SelecType

SelecType Operation

Turning SelecType on

Selecting typestyles

SelecType Tips

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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

Make sure that the printer is on line.

Hold down the (See the illustration below.) When you turn on SelecType, a short beep sounds and the is in SelecType mode.

ON/OFF LINE

ON LINE

button and press the

FORM FEED

button.

light blinks to indicate that the printer

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SelecType

SelecType Operation

Selecting typestyles

In SelecType, each button has a function:

ON/OFF LINE

FORM FEED

LINE FEED

selects typestyles.

sets the styles.

turns SelecType off.

After turning on SelecType, follow these steps to select a typestyle:

Find the typestyle you want in the table below. All of the typestyles listed in the table are available for draft mode. If you are in NLQ mode, only emphasized and elite are available.

Mode

1 2 3 4

Press the

Emphasized ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz

Double-strike Condensed Elite

ON/OFF LINE

ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz

button the number of times indicated in the

Typestyle

mode column. Be sure that the printer beeps each time you press the

ON/OFF LINE

Press

the FORM FEED the LINE FEED

button.

button to set the typestyle.

button to turn SelecType off. The control panel

returns to its normal functions, but the printer is off line.

Press

the ON/OFF LINE

button, and you are ready to print.

You can combine any of the modes listed in the above table when you are in draft mode, except for emphasized and condensed. In NLQ, the two available modes (emphasized and elite) may be combined.

If you wish to combine two modes, follow steps 1 through 3 above, then return to step 1 and follow the entire sequence (steps 1 through 5). (Do the same thing to combine three modes, but repeat steps 1 through 3 for each of the first two modes you enter.) Always select the lowest mode number first.

SelecType 2-3

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:

Press the

ON/OFF LINE FORM FEED ON/OFF LINE

button once to select emphasized.

button.

button three more times to select elite. (The

mode is four, but remember that you have already pressed the

ON/OFF LINE

Press the

5. Press the LINE FEED button.

Press the

button once.)

FORM FEED

ON/OFF LINE

button.

button, and you are ready to print.

Note: Some application programs are designed to control all typestyle functions. These programs cancel previous typestyle settings by sending certain printer codes before printing. Because these codes cancel SelecType settings, you have to use the

program’s print options function instead of SelecType to select

your typestyles. Therefore, if SelecType does not work with a particular application program, consult its manual on how to select typestyles.

2-4

SelecType

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 modes are not available: double-strike and condensed.

If there are print codes in the document or file you are printing, those codes will override your SelecType settings. This seldom happens, since you usually won’t use SelecType with files that have such codes, but if your printer follows the SelecType instructions for only part of a document, it may be that print codes in the document are conflicting with the SelecType modes.

After you turn on a mode with SelecType, it stays in effect until the

printer is turned off or until you send a software command that

overrides it. (In general, software commands override SelecType

settings.) If, for example, you use SelecType to print a document in

emphasized type, anything you print after that will be emphasized

unless you first turn the printer off and back on.

SelecType 2-5

SelecType Tips

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SelecType

Chapter 3

Printer Features

Quality and Fonts Print Size and Character Width

Pitches

Double-wide and condensed Special Effects and Emphasis Using Different Character Sets

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Printer Features 3-1

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 characters for presentation-quality documents.

The printout below shows the differences between draft, NLQ Roman, and NLQ Sans Serif so that you can compare the different styles and

densities:

Draft printing is extremely fast.

NLQ

Roman is clear and typewriter-like.

NLQ Sans Serif is crisp and distinctive.

The buttons on the control panel give you an easy way of changing the print quality and NLQ font, but if you prefer to print in NLQ Roman

most of the time, you can select it with a DIP switch (see Chapter 5). You can also choose the print quality and NLQ font with software commands.

3-2

Printer Features

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

cpi. The printout below shows the difference between the two.

Pica:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz

Elite: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNopqrstuvwxyz

Double-wide and condensed

In addition to the basic pitches, the printer offers two other modes that change the size of your printing. These modes are double-wide and condensed.

The double-wide mode doubles the width of any size of characters. This

mode is useful for such purposes as emphasizing headings in reports and

making displays, but it is usually not suitable for large amounts of text.

Double-wide

Double

Pica and elite are reduced to about condensed mode. This mode is particularly useful for printing wide spreadsheets because condensed elite allows you up to an 8-inch line.

--wide elite

60%

pica

of their normal width with the

160

characters on

Printer Features 3-3

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 Condensed

elite gives you even mare.

gives

more characters on a line.

Widening or narrowing the characters also widens or narrows the spaces between

words and

letters. Because word processors usually create a left margin by printing spaces, you may need to change the left margin and the number of characters on a line to keep the margins correct if you change widths. For example, a left margin of five pica characters is the same as one of six elite characters.

3-4

Printer Features

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 of which can be chosen with SelecType, slow the printer down slightly to produce bolder text. In emphasized mode, the printer prints each character twice as the print head moves across the paper, with the second pass slightly to the right of the first. This produces darker, more fully-formed characters.

In double-strike mode, the printer prints each line twice, with the second pass slightly below the first. This makes the characters bolder. While NLQ is in use, however, double-strike is ignored because NLQ characters are already formed by two passes of the print head.

This is normal NLQ printing.

This is emphasized NLQ printing.

Superscripts and subscripts are valuable for such purposes as printing footnote numbers or parts of mathematical formulas, and the underline mode provides an automatic way of underlining fully any piece of text. It underlines spaces, subscripts, and superscripts without a break.

The example below shows underlining combined with subscripts in a mathematical formula.

average = (a1 + a2 + . . . . . + an)

Printer Features 3-5

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 characters to draw

boxes and shade areas, you can produce some very professional effects.

You can select the Epson Character Graphics set with your software or

by setting DIP switch l-3 ON. For most applications it is best to use the DIP switch instead of the software command because the character graphics are then available as soon as you turn the printer on.

The other important change you can make to the standard character set is to change some characters for ones commonly used in other languages-chiefly European and Scandinavian-such as accented characters and symbols. Eight international character sets can be selected by setting DIP switches 1-6 to 1-8: USA, French, German, UK, Danish,

Swedish, Italian, and Spanish. See Chapter 5 for the DIP switch settings. These eight, and five more, can also be selected by a software

command. The additional character sets are the following: Norwegian, a second Danish set, Japanese, a second Spanish set, and Latin American. The table on the next page shows all of these characters.

3-6

Printer Features

Using Different Character Sets

35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126

USA

France

Germany

Denmark

Sweden

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 emphasis to words.

They are an attractive alternative style.

Printer Features 3-7

Using Different Character Sets

3-8

Printer Features

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Problem/Solution Summary Beeper Error Warnings Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance

4-l

Problem/Solution Summary Problem

Printer does not print

Printing is patchy, faint, uneven, or

intermittent

Solution

Make sure that the printer is turned on and is on line. Both the 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 at

both ends.

Turn the printer off and on again to reset it. While the printer is turned off, make sure the paper is loaded correctly.

If the printer still does not print, try the self

test procedure described in Chapter 1. If the self test works correctly, the printer is all right and the problem lies elsewhere. If the self test

doesn’t work, take the printer to a qualified

service center.

Check that the ribbon is seated correctly.

Check that the ribbon moves freely in the

cartridge.

POWER

and

ON LINE

lights

4-2

If you have been using the ribbon for a long

time or for a large amount of printing, it may

need to be replaced.

It is also possible for the print head to wear

out if the printer is used frequently and for long periods at a time. Contact an Epson dealer if you think the print head needs to be replaced.

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Problem/Solution Summary

Problem

All the text is printed

on the same fine or

text is printed with an extra blank line

between

Some

of the

characters printed do

not match file

Can’t get condensed

those in the

Solution

This can usually be corrected by changing the setting of DIP switch solve the problem, you may need a different cable.

If they are international characters, check the settings of DIP switches 1-6 to l-8. If they are graphics characters, see that your software is correctly installed and that you have correctly

set DIP switch

l-3.

See that the printer cable is securely plugged

in.

Cancel emphasized mode; it has priority over

condensed.

Cancel NLQ mode; it has priority over

condensed.

2-4.

If that does not

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

4-3

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 printer beeps and does not print again, take it to a qualified service person.

4-4

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Cleaning the Printer

To keep your printer running at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Follow the steps below:

Make sure the printer is turned off. Then remove the paper guide.

Using a soft brush, carefully remove all dust and dirt.

If the outer case or paper guide is dirty or dusty, clean it with a soft, clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution. Keep the front lid in place to prevent water from getting inside the printer.

WARNINGS: 0

Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case.

Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components.

Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.

Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants; unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism. Contact a qualified service person if you think the printer needs

lubrication.

Troubleshooting

and Maintenance

4-5

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:

Make sure the printer is turned off. Then remove the paper guide and front lid.

WARNING:

cable from the AC outlet.

Unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet. Coil the cable and tie it. Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer and computer.

3. Remove the ribbon cartridge and paper feed knob.

4. Replace the packing materials and put the printer in its box.

Turn the printer off before unplugging the power

4-6

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Chapter 5

Defaults and DIP Switches

Default and Initialization Settings

DIP Switch Settings International Character Sets

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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 print head returns to the home position.

Interface signals are reset, and the printer is put on line. The current print line is cleared.

Margins and vertical tab settings are cleared, line spacing is set to

l/6-inch, horizontal tabs are set at every eighth position and vertical

tab channel 0 is selected.

The page length and skip over perforation are set according to DIP

switches 2-1 and 2-3, and the top of form position is set to the

current line.

The ROM characters are selected, and the character table and

international character set are reset according to DIP switches 1-3

and

l-6

l-8.

In addition, when the printer is initialized by turning on the power or by an INIT signal, the data buffer is cleared of all text.

ESC @ resets the typestyle to the current SelecType settings, but the other two methods reset the typestyle according to the DIP switches. Also, ESC @ does not check whether any DIP switches have been altered since the printer was turned on; instead, it uses the old settings.

5-2

Defaults and DIP Switches

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 pointed object such as a small screwdriver or the cap of a ballpoint pen.

2-4.

You can easily reset the switches with a thin,

Note: When you change a DIP switch setting, turn off the power, reset the switch or switches, then turn on the power again. The printer checks and recognizes new settings only at the time the power is turned on.

Defaults and DIP Switches

5-3

DIP Switch Settings

The tables below describe the DIP switch functions.

DIP Switch 1

Switch

number

1-1

1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6

1-7 1-8

Function Select condensed or normal characters

Select slashed or unslashed zero Select character table Paper-out detection Inactive Select print quality

Select international character set

DIP Switch 2

Add line feed after carnage return

Note: The factory setting for all switches except l-6. l-7. and 1-8 is OFF

Action when ON

Condensed 0 Graphics

NLQ

See table on page 5-5

Action when OFF

Normal

Italics

Active

Draft

5-4

Defaults and DIP Switches

International Character Sets

Thirteen international character sets are available. Eight of these are

selected by DIP switches 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 character set, see Chapter 3.

The DIP switch settings to select the different character sets are shown below.

1-6

to 1-8, and the remaining five (Japan,

Character set

USA French

German

Danish Swedish Italian Spanish

DIP switch settings

l-6

ON ON ON

ON OFF OFF OFF OFF

1-7

ON ON

0FF ON

OFF OFF

ON ON

OFF ON OFF OFF

l-8

OFF

Defaults and DIP Switches

5-5

Chapter 6

Technical Specifications

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Electrical Environment

Parallel Interface

Data Transfer Sequence

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6-4 6-5 6-7

Technical Specifications

6-l

Technical Specifications

Printing

Printing method: Printing speed:

Printing direction:

Character sizes:

Line spacing:

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. Unidirectional for graphics and by software command for text

All except superscript and subscript are 3.1 mm high. The widths and characters per inch (cpi) are given below:

Mode Pica

Elite

Condensed Pica Condensed Elite

l/6-inch, or programmable in increments of 1/216th of an inch

Width (mm) CPI

2.1

1.5

1.05 17

1.05 20

10 12

Paper

Number of copies:

Paper width:

6-2

Technical Specifications

One original plus two copies; total thickness not to exceed 0.01 in.

(0.25

mm)

Continuous feed: 4 to 10 in. Single-

sheet: 7.15 to 8.5 in.

Mechanical

Technical Specifications

Ribbon:

MCBF:

MTBF: Print head life: Dimensions and Weight:

Electrical

Voltage:

Power consumption: Frequency:

Cartridge, black #8750

Life expectancy (in characters, at

dots/character): 3 million 3 million lines (excluding the print

head) 4,000 hours

200 million strokes per wire

Height (excluding tractor): Width (with paper feed knob): 15.7 in. Depth: Weight (including tractor): 11.2 lbs.

120 VAC ± 10% (120 V model)

220 VAC ± 10% (220 V model)

240 VAC ± 10% (240 V model)

70 VA maximum

49.5 Hz - 60.5 Hz

3.5 in.

12.1 in.

Insulation resistance:

Dielectric strength:

10 Mohms between AC power line and chassis

Can withstand 1 kV rms applied between AC line and chassis for 1 minute, or 1.20 kV rms for 1 second

Technical Specifications 6-3

Technical Specifications

Environment

Temperature:

Humidity:

Shock:

Vibration:

Operation: 41° F to 95º F (5 C° to 35 C°) Storage: to 60 Co)

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 to 55 Hz Storage: Up to 0.5 G at up to 55 Hz

-22” F to 149° F (-30 Cº

6-4

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

2 3 21 4 5 6

7 8 9

15 - NC

22 DATA 3 23 24 DATA 5 IN 25 26 27 DATA 8

29 BUSY OUT

30 PE

Signal STROBE IN

DATA 1 IN DATA 2 IN

DATA 4 IN

DATA 6 DATA 7 IN

ACKNLG

AUTO

FEED XT

Direction Description

STROBE pulse to read data in. Pulse width must be more than 0.5 µs at the receiving terminal.

These signals represent information of the 1st to 8th bits of parallel data,

IN IN

OUT

respectively. Each signal

when data is logical 1 and LOW when it

logical 0.

Approximately, 12 µS pulse.

LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data.

A HIGH signal Indicates that the printer

cannot receive data. The signal goes

HIGH in the following cases:

1) During data entry (ea. char. time)

2) During printing

3) When off line

4) During printer-error state.

A HIGH signal indicates that the printer is

out of paper.

Pulled up to +5 V through 3.3 K resistance.

When this signal is LOW, the paper is

automatically fed 1 line after printing. (The signal level can be fixed to this by setting DIP switch 2-4 to ON.)

Unused.

at HIGH level

Technical Specifications 6-5

Technical Specifications

Return

Signal OV

CHASSIS

GND

NC GND

INIT

Direction

Description

Logic ground level.

Printer's chassis ground, which is isolated

- from the logic ground.

Unused.

Twisted-pair return signal ground level.

When level becomes LOW, the printer

controller is reset to its power-up state and the print butter is cleared. This level

Signal

19-30

is usually HIGH; its pulse width must be

more than 50 µs at the receiving

terminal

ERROR

OUT

This level becomes LOW when the printer

is in:

1) Paper-end state

2) Off line state

3) Error state.

GND

34 NC 35 - -

Same as for Pins 19 - 30.

Unused. Pulled up to +5 V through 3.3 K

resistance.

36 - SLCT IN IN The DC1/DC3 code is valid only when

this signal is HIGH. (Internal fixing can

be carried out with DIP switch pin 2-1.

The level of this signal is factory-set to

LOW.)

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Technical Specifications

Technical

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 prevent noise, these cables should be shielded and connected

to the chassis of the host computer or the printer but not at both

ends.

All interface conditions are based on TTL level. Both the rise and the

fall times of each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds.

Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or

BUSY signal. (Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only

after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY

signal is LOW.)

Specifications

Data Transfer Sequence

Interface timing

The illustration below shows the timing for the parallel interface.

Technical Specifications 6-7

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

(Indicator)

on)

SLCT IN

DC1/DC3 ERROR BUSY (Data

on/off

ACKNLG Printing

(Disabled/ enabled)

control)

on line

on line High

on line

off line

Low (Sw.

2-1/

interface)

High

High/Low

(no effect)

DC1/DC3 High (no effect)

DC1

High High/Low

Recv’d DC3 High

Recv’d DC1/DC3 Low

(no effect)

High/Low Pulsed ea. Enabled

char.

(normal cond.)

Pulsed ea. Enabled

char

High/Low Pulsed ea. Disabled*

char.

High

Not

Disabled

generated

*Even though printing is disabled, data characters are received and acknowledged,

since the printer

looking for another DC1 character, which would allow it to resume

printing.

6-8

Technical Specifications

Chapter 7

Command Summary

Introduction Printer Operation Data Control Vertical Motion Horizontal Motion Overall Printing Style Print Size and Character Width Print Enhancement Word Processing

Character Tables User-defined Characters Graphics

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7-6

Command Summary 7-l

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 parameters.

ESC U

1/0

is a command that uses 1 to turn the feature on and 0 to turn

it off.

ESC $ nl

ESC D

ASCII

is a command with two parameters.

is a command with a variable number of parameters.

Dec. Hex. Description

Printer Operation

ESC @ DC1 DC3

DEL ESC s l/0 ESC <

64 40 17 11 19 13

127 7F 115 73

60 3C

ESC U l/0 85 55

ESC 8 ESC 9 ESC EM n 2.5 19

56 38 57 39

Initialize Printer

Select Printer Deselect Printer Delete Character

Turn Half-speed Mode On/Off

Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off Disable Paper-out Sensor Enable Paper-out Sensor Control Cut Sheet Feeder Mode

4: Turns mode on

Turns mode off

Note: For the ESC EM command the variables are the characters “0” (48 decimal or 30 hex) and “4” (52 decimal or 34 hex). Do not use 1 decimal, 01 hex, 4 decimal, or 04 hex.

BEL

07 Beeper

Data Control

CAN

7-2

Command Summary

OD Carriage Return

18 Cancel Line

Command Summary

ASCII

Vertical Motion

ESC C n

ESCCOn

ESC N n

ESC0 LF ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2

ESC3n

ESCAn

ESCJn VT ESC B nn

ESC b nn

ESC / n

Dec. Hex. Description

12 0C

67 43

Form Feed Set Page Length in Lines

n = no. of lines (1-127)

67 43

Set Page Length in Inches n = no. of inches (l-22)

78 4E

Set Skip Over Perforation n = no. of lines (1-127)

79 4F

48 30 49 50 32 51 33 65

66 42

Cancel Skip Over Perforation Line Feed

Select l/8-inch Line Spacing Select 7/72-inch Line Spacing

Select l/6-inch Line Spacing

Set n/216-inch Line Spacing Set n/72-inch Line Spacing

Perform n/216-inch Line Feed

Tab Vertically Set Vertical Tabs

Up to 16 tabs; last n should be 0 (l-255)

98 62

Set Vertical Tabs in Channels Same as ESC B except the first n selects a channel for tabs.

47 2F

Select Vertical Tab Channel n = the vertical tab channel (O-7)

Horizontal Motion

ESC1n

ESCQn

BS HT ESC D nn

108

6C Set Left Margin

n = left margin column

51 Set Right Margin

n = right margin column

08 Backspace

09 Tab Horizontally

44 Set Horizontal Tabs

Up to 32 tabs (l-255) entered in ascending order

Terminated by 0

Command Summary

7-3

Command Summary

ASCII

Dec. Hex.

Description

Horizontal Motion (continued)

ESCens

ESCfns

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

ESC k n

ESC ! n

120

107

Select NLQ or Draft 0: Draft

1: NLQ (Near Letter Quality)

6B Select NLQ Font

0: Roman

1: Sans Serif

21 Master Select

To find the value of n add together the

numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below: pica: 0 decimal, 00 hex; elite: 1, 01; condensed: 4, 04; emphasized: 8, 08; double-strike: 16, 10; double-wide: 32, 20; italics: 64, 40; underline:

128, 80

Print Size and Character Width

50 Select Pica

ESC P ESC M

SI ESC SI DC2 so ESC SO ESC W 1/O

DC4

7-4

Command Summary

80 77

4D Select Elite

0F Select Condensed Mode

12 Cancel Condensed Mode

14 14 87 20

Select Double-wide Mode (one line)

Turn Double-wide Mode On/Off

Cancel Double-wide Mode (one line)

Command Summary

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 45 2D 52 34 Select Italic Mode 53 35 Cancel Italic Mode

Turn Underline Mode On/Off

Word Processing

ESC a n 97 61 Select NLQ Justification

Left justification

Centering

Right justification

Full justification

Character Tables

ESC T n

ESCRn

116 74 Select Character Tables

Selects character table for codes 128-255

0: Italic

1: Extended Graphics

82 52 Select an International Character Set

0: USA 1: France 2: Germany 3: UK 4: Denmark 5: Sweden 6: Italy 7: Spain 8: Japan 9: Norway 10: Denmark II 11: Spain II 12: Latin America

User-defined Characters

ESC & nn

38 26 Define User-defined Characters

ESC & 0 nl n2 d data

nl = code for first character; n2 = code for last

character; d = vertical position of character data: 9 bytes required for each draft character,

36 for each NLQ character

n1 and n2 (58-63 decimal)

Command Summary 7-5

Command Summary

ASCII

Dec. Hex.

Description

User-defined Characters (continued)

ESC:0n0

ESC % n

ESC 6

ESC 7

58 3A Copy ROM to RAM

n = font family

0: Roman 1: Sans Serif

37 25 Select User-defined Set

0: Normal set 1: User-defined set

54 36 Enable Printable Characters

With Extended Graphics this command enables the printing of codes 128-159

55 37 Enable Upper Control Codes

Cancels ESC 6

Graphics

ESC K nl n2 ESC L nl n2 ESC Y nl n2

ESC Z nl n2 90 5A Select Quadruple-density Graphics

m nl n2 42 2A Select Graphics Mode

ESC *

Option Single-density

Double-density

High-speed double-density* Quadruple-density * CRT I

Plotter CRT II

75 4B Select Single-density Graphics Mode 76 4C Select Double-density Graphics Mode

89 59 Select High-speed Double-density

ESC K, L, Y, and Z each select an 8-pin mode Total columns = nl + (n2 x 256)

Total columns = nl + (n2 x 256)

Pins

8 8

1 2 3 4 5 6

Horiz. dots/inch

60 120 120

240

* Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode,

ESC?sm 63 3F Reassign Graphics Mode

s = K, L, Y, or Z m = mode (O-6)

ESC * m nl n2 94 5E Select 9-pin Graphics Mode

m = 0 for single density m = 1 for double density Total columns = n1 + (n2 x 256)

7-6

Command Summary

Appendix

Compatible Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing an Interface

Inserting the interface board

#8143 New Serial Interface Board

Error handling

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A-2

A-3 A-6

A-9

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:

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 be destroyed by the static electricity charge that may build up on your body.

Turn off the power to both the printer and the computer and unplug the power cable and disconnect the interface cable from the printer.

Remove the printer lid, tractor unit (if installed), paper rest (if installed), and paper guide.

Remove the ribbon.

To remove the upper case of the printer, insert a flat-blade screwdriver into each of the two holes at the front of the printer, as shown in the illustration. Gently twist the screwdriver while pushing it up until the upper case is loosened from the bottom.

Do not remove the cover unless the printer is

Appendix A-3

Installing an lnterface

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

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

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

the new interface connector when the case is reassembled.

The screw marked CG at the rear of the circuit board is the

connection for the frame ground wire. Unscrew it and then use it to connect the frame ground wire as shown below.

A-6 Appendix

Installing an lnterface

Plug the interface board into the connector marked CN2 on the main

3. circuit board of the printer.

Secure the board to the three supports with the screws provided, as

4. shown below.

Appendix A-7

Installing an Interface

Connect the frame ground wire to the FG terminal tag on the interface board, as shown below.

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 interface.

For the #8143 optional interface board, use the DIP switch settings

shown below. These switches are on the interface board, not on the

printer.

#8143

DIP sw

1-1

1-2

1-3

1-4

1-5

1-6

1-7

1-8

DIP switch settings

Function

Selects baud rate

Selects data length Selects baud rate Selects baud rate Selects EVEN ODD parity Enables /disables parity check

Selects baud rate Enables/disables #8143 mode

See following table

7 bits

See following table See following table

EVEN

Enabled

See following table

Enabled Disabled

OFF

8 bits

ODD

Disabled

Appendix A-9

#8143 New Serial lnterface Board

#8143

Baud rate SW1-7 75

110

134.5

150 ON ON

200 ON

300

600

1200

1800

2400

4800

9600

19200 19200 19200 19200

baud rate selection

ON ON

OFF

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF

SW1-1 SW1-4 SW1-3 ON

ON ON

ON OFF

OFF OFF

OFF

ON ON

ON ON OFF

OFF OFF

ON OFF OFF

OFF OFF

ON OFF ON

OFF

OFF ON

OFF

ON OFF ON OFF

OFF

OFF OFF

ON OFF

Note: During current loop operation, normal data transfer cannot

be guaranteed at a baud rate higher than 1200 bps.

Error handling

When a parity error is detected, your printer prints an asterisk (*). All other errors are ignored.

A-10

Appendix

Index

Command descriptions are not indexed here. To locate a specific command, see Chapter 7 or the Quick Reference card.

Application software, l-28 Auto-load button, l-19 - 20

Beeper error warnings, 4-4

Buttons, 1-23 -24

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 - 4, 7-4 - 5

user-defined, 7-7 Character tables, 7-6 - 7 Cleaning printer, 4-5 Combining modes, 2-3 - 4 Command summary, 7-l- 8 Condensed mode, 2-2 - 3, 3-3 Configuring application software,

1-28 Connecting printer, l-26 -27 Continuous-feed paper, 1-9 - 17

loading, 1-12 - 17

top of form, l-16-17 Control panel, l-22 -25

buttons, l-23

lights, l-22 - 23

Data control, 7-2 Default settings, 5-l DIP switches,

functions, 5-4

setting, 5-3 Double-strike mode, 2-2 -3, 3-5, 7-5 Double-wide mode, 3-3, 7-4 - 5 Draft font, l-23, 3-2, 7-4

DRAFT/LINE FEED

button, l-25

Elite mode, 2-2-3, 7-4 Elite pitch, 3-3 Emphasized mode, 2-2 - 3, 3-5, 7-5 Epson Character Graphics, 3-6

Fonts,

draft, l-23, 3-2

near letter quality, l-23, 3-2

selecting, l-23, 3-2, 7-4-5

FORM FEED

button, l-23

Graphics, 7-8

Horizontal motion, 7-3

Index 1

Indicator lights, Initialization, Interface boards, A-2 - 10

compatibility, A-2 installation, new serial interface #8143,

A-9 International character sets, 3-6, 5-5 Italic mode, 3-7, 7-6

l-22 - 23

5-2

A-2 - 8

LlNE FEED

button, l-25

Multi-part forms, 1-21

Near letter quality (NLQ), l-23, 3-2,

7-4

NLQ/FORM FEED

, button, l-23

ON LINE ON/OFF LINE

Paper,

copy capacity, 6-2 loading, 1-9 - 21 multi-part forms, 1-21

top of form, width, 6-2

Paper feed knob, l-5 Paper guide,

light, l-23

button, l-23

l-16-17

continuous-feed paper, l-14 - 16 single-sheet paper, l-18 - 19

PAPER OUT

Paper release lever, Paper rest, l-10 Paper separator, 1-14 Paper thickness lever, 1-21 Parallel interface,

connecting, l-26 - 27

specifications, 6-5 - 8 Pica pitch, 3-3, 7-4 Pitches, 3-3 POWER light, l-22 Printer,

assembling, l-l - 8

cleaning, 4-5

connecting to computer, l-26 - 27

connecting to power source, l-4

default settings, 5-2

location for, l-4

software control, 7-l -8

specifications, 6-2 - 4

testing, l-24 -25

transporting, 4-6

unpacking, 1-2 - 3

Print head, l-6

Print quality, 3-2 Print style, 7-4 Problems, see Troubleshooting

light, l-23

l-11, l-19-20

READY

Ribbon cartridge,

Roman font, l-23, 3-2, 7-4

light, 1-22

installing, l-6 - 8 replacing, l-8 specifications, 6-3

Index

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

Technical specifications, see

Specifications Top of form, l-16-17 Tractor unit,

installing, l-9 -12

removing, 1-17

Tractor unit slot cover, l-9-10 Transporting printer, 4-6 Troubleshooting, 4-l - 6

Typestyles, 2-2 - 5, 7-4 -5, see also

Fonts

Word processing, 7-6

User-defined characters, 7-7

Vertical motion, 7-2 - 3

Index 3

4 Index

Quick Reference

Edge guides

Control panel

Print head

Ribbon

cartridge

Parallel interface

Paper fed knob

Power switch

DIP‘ switches

Commands Arranged by Topic

ASCII Dec. Hex.

ESC @

DC1

DC3 DEL

ESC s l/O 115

ESC < ESC U l/O ESC

ESC 9 ESC EM n 25 19 EEL CR CAN

ESC C

ESC C 0 n 67 ESC N n 78 ESC O 79 LF ESC 0 48 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3

ESC A n 65 ESC J

VT ESC B

ESC b

ESC / n

17 19

127

56 57 39

7 13 24

49 50

74 11 66 98 47

40 11

7F 73 3C 55

07 OD

32 Select 1/6-inch-Line Spacing

42 Set Vertical Tabs

Description Initialize Printer

Select Printer

Deselect Printer Delete Character Turn Half-weed Mode On/Off Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off Disable Paper-out Sensor Enable Paoer-out Sensor Control Cut Sheet Feeder Mode Beeper Carriage Return Cancel Line

Form Feed Set Page Length in Lines Set Page Length in Inches Set Skip Over Perforation Cancel Skip Over Perforation Line Feed Select 1/8-inch Line Spacing Select 7/72-inch Line Spacing

Set n/216-inch Line Spacing Set n/72-inch Line Spacing

Perform n/216-inch Line Feed

Tab Vertically

Set Vertical Tabs in Channels Select Vertical Tab Channel

ESC an ESC t n ESC R

116

a2 52

Select NLQ Justification Select Character Tables

Select an International Character Set

ASCII

ESC I

ESC Q n BS HT ESCDnn ESCens ESC f

Dec. 108 6C

68 44 Set 101 102

Hex.

51 8 9

66 Horizontal/Vertical Skip

Description Set Left Margin Set Right Margin Backspace Tab

Horizontally

Horizontal Tabs

Set Tab Increments

ESCxn ESC k

ESC !

ESC P ESC M 77 4D Select Elite SI ESC SI DC2

ESC SO ESC W 1/0 DC4

ESC E

ESC F ESC G ESC

ESC S 0 a3 53

ESC S 1

ESC T ESC - 1/0 45 2D

ESC

4 52 34 Select Italic Mode

ESC 5

120 107 6B Select NLQ Font

33 80

15 15 18 12 14 14 87 20

69 70 71 72 48 Cancel

a3 53 a4 54

21 50

OF OF

OE OE 57 Turn Double-wide Mode On/Off

45 46 Cancel Emphasized Mode 47

Select NLQ or Draft

Master Select

Select Pica

Select Condensed Mode Select Condensed Mode

Cancel Condensed Mode Select Double-wide Mode (one line) Select Double-wide Mode (one line)

Cancel Double-wide Mode (one line)

Select Emphasized Mode

Select Double-strike ,Mode

Double-strike Mode Select Superscript Mode Select Subscript Mode Cancel Superscript/Subscript Mode Turn Underline Mode On/Off

Cancel Italic Mode

ASCII Dec.

ESC &

ESC:0 n O ESC %

ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC K n1

ESC L

n1 n2

ESC Y n1 n2

ESC Z

n1 n2

ESC * m n1 n2 ESC ? s

ESC ˆ m

n1 n2

38 58

37 54 55

75 76 a9

42 63

Hex.

26 3A 25

Descrlplion

Define User-defined Characters

Copy ROM to RAM

Select User-defined Set 36 Enable Printable Characters 37 Enable Upper Control Codes

48 4C 59

Select Single-density Graphics Mode

Select Double-density Graphics Mode

Select High-speed Double-density

Select Quadruple-density Graphics

Select Graphics Mode

Reassion Graphics Mode

Select 9-pin Graphics Mode

Switch Description

l-l

Condensed or normal characters 1-2 Slashed or unslashed zero 1-3 1-4 l-5 l-6 1-7

i-8

Character table

Paper-out detection

Print quality

International character set

H H

Switch Description

2-1

2-2 2-3 2-4

Page length

Cut sheet feeder mode

Skip over perforation 1 inch

’ Add line feed after carriage return

ON OFF

Condensed

Normal 0 0 Graphics Inactive NLQ

Italics

Active

Draft See table on page 5-5

"I .

OFF

12 inch 11 inch Selected Not selected

None

CR + LF CR only

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 computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause

interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more

of the following measures:

Reorient the receiving antenna

Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver

Plug the printer into a different outlet so that the printer and receiver are on different branch circuits.

If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician

for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal

Communications Commission helpful:

“Television Interference Handbook”

This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402.

Stock No. 004-000-00450-7.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate

the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels that exceed the limits

established by the FCC for this equipment. If this equipment has more than one interface

connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces.

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Epson ActionPrinter T-1000 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Features

About This Manual

Identifying Printer Parts

Selecting a Place for the Printer

Installing the Paper Feed Knob

Installing and Replacing the Ribbon

Replacing the Ribbon

Using Continuous-feed Paper

Installing the tractor unit

Loading continuous-feed paper

Installing the paper guide

Setting top of form

Removing the tractor unit

Using Single-sheet Paper

Installing the paper guide

Automatic paper loading

Reloading during printing

Printing multi-part forms and copies

Operating the Control Panel

Indicator lights

Buttons

Performing the self test

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Printer Selection Menus

Choosing from a menu

A quick test

SelecType Operation

Turning SelecType on

Selecting typestyles

SelecType Tips

Quality and Fonts

Print Size and Character Width

Pitches

Double-wide and condensed

Special Effects and Emphasis

Using Different Character Sets

Beeper Error Warnings

Cleaning the Printer

Transporting the Printer

Default and Initialization Settings

DIP Switch Settings

International Character Sets

Printing

Paper

Mechanical

Electrical

Environment

Parallel Interface

Data Transfer Sequence

Introduction

Printer Operation

Data Control

Vertical Motion

Horizontal Motion

Overall Printing Style

Print Size and Character Width

Print Enhancement

Word Processing

Character Tables

User-defined Characters

Graphics

Appendix

Compatible Interfaces

Installing an Interface

Inserting the interface board

#8143 New Serial Interface Board

Error handling

Index

Quick Reference

Commands Arranged by Topic