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Errata to C82315* EPSON User’s Guide

Revised 9/321/93

for Software Revision 4.1

For all emulations

Host download is now supported on the parallel port as well as the IBM twinax port.

3812 emulation

1.2.X Point Forms XRess is now supported. Escape character substituted when “logic¬ E” ( E) is received. Example: PCL command for underline = ESC & d0D (lB 26 64 30 44 ) can be sent as E&d0D

3.4.10 CPI will print as 10.3 CPI when using A4 paper Scalable font sod point sizes can he selected using a “logical-not F F) string. The command format is as follows: Fnnnnn,ppp where

Example :

F5687.25 will select the Times Roman font at 25 point

ppp=desiredpointsize(11099!& nnnnn = number of scalable font selected from the following list

nnnnn

5687 5815 5707

5835 34103 34231 34123 34251 33335 33463

33355

33483

New fonts added to support 3812 font numbers:

Typeface Courier

Courier Bold Sonoran-Serif* Sonoran-Serif*

Sonoran-Serif Bold* Sonoran-Serif Italic* Sonoran-Serif* Sonoran-Serif Bold* Sonoran-Serif Bold*

Scalable Foot

Times Roman Times Roman Italic Ties Roman Bold Times Roman Bold Italic

Sans Serif Medium Sans Serif Medium Italic

Sans Serif Bold

Sans Serif Bold Italic Sans Serif Condensed Sans Serif Condensed Italic Sans Serif Condensed Bold Sans Serif Condensed Bold Italic

Symbol Set pitch point 3812#

244 245

751 1051 1053 1056 1351 1653

2103

* Uses Times Roman typeface

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Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions.

Epson and Epson ESC/P are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. HP LaserJet II is a trademark, and Hewlett-Packard and PCL are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Command-Pass-Thru is a registered trademark of I-O Corporation. WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.

Microsoft Is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Univers, Times, and Helvetica are registered trademarks of Linotype AG and its subsidiaries. CG Times, CG Century Schoolbook, and Microstyle are products and CG Triumvirate Is a trademark of AGFA Compugraphic, a Division of Agfa Corporation.

Serifa is a trademark of Fundicion Tipografica Neufville, SA.

ITC Dingbats is a U.S. registered trademark of International Typeface Corporation.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes

only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR AMERICAN USERS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Pan 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment Is operated In a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used In accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This devise complies with Pan 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation Is subject to the following two conditions: harmful interference. and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that my cause undesired operation.

FOR CANADIAN USERS

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digitai apparatus as set out ln the radio Interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent apparell numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant Ies limits applicables aux appareils numériques de Class A prescrites dans le règiment our le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministére des Communications du Canada.

(1) This device may not cause

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment Interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause lnterference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with thfs device. When this equipment is attached to some printers. you should not leave cables connected to the printer’s built-in connectors. See your printer’s user’s manual for details.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Seiko Epson Corporation. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

TWINAX INTERFACE CARD C82315*

USER’S GUIDE

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APPENDIX

ANHANG/APPENDlCE/APÉNDICE/APPENDICE

EPSON

User’s Guide

Contents:

Twinax

Interface Card

Introduction

Setting up the interface card

Making additional settings

Printersharing Emulation details

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Unpacking, the interface Selecting the emulation

Preparing to install the interface card

Setting the jumpers Installing the interface card Setting the switches

Switch settings Performing a self test Connecting to the host computer system

Command-pass-thru

User-defined command-pass-thru strings Interface setup commands Display station setup mode Memory setup mode

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4214/5224 emulation

Line-feed increment

Paper bins

Graphics printing 5219 emulation 3812 emulation

Paper tray or cassette Computer output reduction

Font id.....................................

Paper size and envelopes

Justification

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Interface test modes

Hex print.. ........................................

Communications test Interface diagnostics

Interface diagnostics error messages

Interface diagnostic loopback

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Specifications

C82315* interface specifications

Parallel interface specifications

EBCDIC character tables

Appendix

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Sample printouts - Self Test Display Station Setup Mode Font IDs Sample printouts - Hex Print Sample printouts - PC850 character set Sample printouts - HP Roman 8 character set

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A-6

INTRODUCTION

The Epson C82315* Twinax Interface Card allows you to connect your Epson

printer to an IBM 34/38/38 or IBM AS400 computer system or to a remote controller connected to these systems.

This interface card provides your Epson printer with the following features:

Emulation of the IBM 5219 or 3812 letter-quality printers as well as the IBM 4214 or 5224 matrix printers

Conformance to IBM 5250 product-attachment specifications The ability to receive data through a multi-tap, twin-axial connected

system at a maximum burst rate of 2 million bits per second The ability to receive data through either the twin-axial connector or

through a parallel connector, allowing you to print from both the twinaxial system and a PC system

Automatic switching between the twin-axial connector and parallel port

based on selectable time-out periods The ability to bypass IBM emulation and send commands directly to the

printer, allowing you to take advantage of unique Epson printer capabili-

ties

A special setup mode for changing various interface settings that allows

you to make yes or no answers to printed questions

A Display Station setup mode that displays setup information on an IBM system display station; you can then change the settings on the screen as necessary.

You can use the Epson C82315* Twinax Interface Card in the following Epson

printers: DLQ-2000

SQ-870/1 170 Action Printer 5000/5500

You may be able to use this interface on other Epson printers as well. For a list of optional interfaces that can be used with your printer, see your printer’s user’s manual.

LQ570/1070 EPL-4000/4100 ActionLaser II

LQ-870/1170 EPL-8000/8100

SETTING UP THE INTERFACE CARD

Follow the instructions in this section to install this interface in your Epson printer.

UNPACKING THE INTERFACE

Check that in addition to this user’s guide, your interface kit includes all the items listed below, and that none has been damaged during shipping.

Twinax interface card (in a plastic anti-static bag) Twin-axial “V-cable’ connector Parallel printer sharing cable

Caution: This interface can be harmed by static electricity. Leave the interface card In the anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in your printer.

SELECTING THE EMULATION

Before you can use the printer, you must tell the host computer which IBM printer the interface is emulating. Ask your system manager or operator to make the settings for you.

The following table shows you the recommended settings to make in your host system:

Emulation and host system printer setting selection

If your system is...

System 36, System 38, AS400 and 5294 or 5394 remote controller

and the Epson printer you are using is...

laser printer (using HP commands)

24148 element dot

matrix printer or laser printer (using ESC/P

commands)

the emulation and you you should select is...

3812

5219

should select one of the following host system settings

3812-1

5219 mdl D02

If your system Is...

and the Epson printer you are using is...

the emulation and you you should

select is...

should select one of the following host system settings

System 36, System 38, AS400 and 5294 or 5394 remote controller

System 34 or 5251 m12 remote controller

You should keep the following in mind when selecting the emulation.

Only the 3812 emulation supports HP laser printer commands. If you have a choice between the 5224 and 4214 emulations, you should select

4214. The 4214 emulation adds control of the following features: lines per inch, pitch, graphics, print quality, and single-sheet handling.

If your printer supports Epson Job Language (EJL) commands, do not change the printer mode using the EJL commands or the command-pass-thru feature while the interface is installed. Also you may not be able to change the printer mode

using the control panel. Never select the PostScript™ printer mode while this interface is installed.

9/24/48 element

dot matrix printer or laser printer

(using ESC/P commands)

9/24/48 element

dot matrix printer

or laser printer (using ESC/P commands)

4214

5224

4214 model 2

5224 (2P) 5225 (2P) 5258 (P)

PREPARING TO INSTALL THE INTERFACE CARD

Before installing this interface card you may need to set several jumpers, depending

the following factors:

The type of Epson printer you are using The type of IBM printer you want the interface to emulate The type of twin-axial connector your host system uses

Also, because this interface can be damaged by static electricity, you should prepare the interface card for installation according to the procedure below:

1. While the interface is still in its anti-static bag, place it next to your printer.

2. Place the twin-axial cable from the host computer on top of the anti-static bag; make sure the metal connector on the cable is in contact with the bag.

3. Remove the interface card

the twin-axial cable.

4. Set the jumpers on the interface card according to the instructions

from the

bag

and place it on top of the bag next to

in the

following section.

SETTING THE JUMPERS

A jumper is a small, square plastic object that fits over two terminals (prongs) on

the interface card. disconnect a jumper, place it over one terminal only. All jumpers are connected when shipped from the factory.

The C82315* interface card has three jumpers, labeled as J2, J5, and J6. The settings for J5 and J6 are different for the different emulations. After deciding on an emulation, set the jumpers according to the tables below.

Applies to all emulations

Jumper

Dot-matrix 4214/5224 printer emulation

Jumper

Normal twin-axial cable

connect a jumper, place the jumper over both terminals. To

Connected

Twisted-pair ‘passive star panel’ cable

Use only if problems found on this type of cable.

Connected

Disconnected

J6**

Sends a printer ID code for

an IBM 4214 model 2 to the host

Sends Epson ESC/P 9-pin

FX Commands to the printer

Sends a printer ID code for an IBM 5224 model 1 to the host

Sends Epson ESCIP 24145pin LQ commands to the printer

Letter Quality 5219

emulation

Jumper

J6**

** If the interface’s self test prints a name for your printer, you do not need to

set the J6 jumper.

Letter Quality 3812/HP Laser printer emulation

Jumper

J6*

When you choose fixed page orientation, the orientation is selected by the settings of

switches 6 and 7.

Selects 5219 ESWP letter quality emulation

Sends Epson EWP 9-pin

PX commands to the printer

Invalid selection

Sets the page orientation au- Sets a fixed page orientation when you tomatically when you use the use the Computer Output Reduction feaComputer Output Reduction ture feature

Connected

lnvalid selection

Sends Epson ESC/P 24/48 -pin LQ commands to the printer

Connected

Emulates an IBM 3612 printer using HP

LaserJet II commands

Disconnected

INSTALLING THE INTERFACE CARD

After making any necessary changes in the jumper settings, you should install the

C82315* Twinax Interface Card in your printer.

Instructions on installing this interface card are included in your printer’s user’s guide. Follow these steps carefully.

SETTING THE SWITCHES

The C82315* Twinax Interface Card comes with eight switches that are used to

determine many of the default settings of the interface card. Details on these settings are listed in the following section.

You can set the switches located on the rear side of the card at any time.

However, the interface only checks these settings when the printer is first turned on. Always turn the printer off and then back on again after changing a setting.

Change the switch settings with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. A switch is on when in the upper position (if the interface is Installed horizontally) or in the right position (if the interface is installed vertically), as shown below.

Active ’

SWITCH

You can select the features listed below by changing the switches to the settings

indicated. Settings for switches 6 and 7 are different if HP LaserJet II (IBM 3812) emulation is selected (switch 4 is on and jumper J5 is disconnected).

Switch

SETTlNGS

(ask the system manager for the correct address)

Cable

(Device) Address

Off Off Off Off On On Off Off Off On

Switch

Non-HP LaserJet II mode

Switch

Emulates an IBM 4214/5224 Emulates an IBM 5219/3812 printer printer

Prints normally

Selects draft printing as the default

Passes all commands from

the host on to the printer.

Select this if you want to set pitch and print quality from your software.

2 3 4 5 6 7

Off Off On

Off On

Off

Off On

Prints buffer diagnostic test

Selects LQ printing as the

default Passes all commands from

the host on to the printer

except character pitch and print quality commands. Select this if you want to set pitch and print quality from vour orinter’s control panel.

Test

On On On On Off On

HP Lase Jet II mode

Switch

Off

Sets orientation automatically during Computer Output Reduction

Sets orientation automatically during Computer Output

Reduction

Off

Selects the C823W interface card

Sets orientation to landscape during Computer Output Reduction

Sets orientation to Portrait during Computer Output Reduction

Selects the printer’s built-in interface

PERFORMING A SELF TEST

To verify the interface is installed and the settings are correct, perform an interface self test according to the following steps.

1. Turn on the printer and load paper. Make sure the cable address (set with

switches 1, 2, and 3) is not set to 7.

2. Press the TEST button on the interface. The printer then prints out a list of the jumper, switch, and feature settings, similar to the self test sample printout shown in Appendix A-l.

The name of the printer printed in the self test may differ from your

printer’s actual model name.

3. Turn the printer off to end the self test. If the warning message is printed, it indicates the interface’s emulation mode

differs from the emulation mode selected by your printer.

CONNECTING TO THE HOST COMPUTER SYSTEM

After you confirm the interface is installed and settings are correct, you can

connect it to the host system according to the following steps.

Connect the twin-axial connectors of the twin-axial V connector to your host

computer system cable.

2. Insert the twin-axial V serial cable into the 9 pin twin-axial serial connector on the interface.

3. Tighten the thumbscrews on both sides of the twin-axial serial cable connector to secure it to the interface.

MAKING ADDITIONAL SETTINGS

In addition to setting the switches and jumpers described in Setting Up, you can make interface or printer settings with the C82315* interface in four more ways: command-pass-thru, interface setup commands, display station setup mode, and

memory setup mode.

COMMAND-PASS-THRU

This feature allows you to insert commands within your print files that are sent

directly to the printer, without being processed first by the interface. You can then take advantage of the advanced features of Epson printers (such as color printing and super/subscripts) that are not supported in IBM printers.

Follow the steps below to send command-pass-thru commands.

Convert the Epson printer commands you wish to send into two-digit

1. hexadecimal codes. See your Epson printer’s user’s guide for a list of all commands; the hexadecimal values of each command are shown there.

2. Inside the document you are sending to the printer, insert the following characters:

When the interface receives these two characters, it knows that the characters following are commands in hexadecimal format. (These are the default characters: you can define different characters with interface setup command 06 described in Interface Setup Commands.)

Immediately following the &% characters, insert your commands in hexadecimal format; the interface recognizes characters from 00 to FF only (alphabet characters must be upper case).

You may insert one or several commands, as long as they are all in hexadecimal format, and they are commands that are used by your printer in its current mode. You may also insert spaces between hexadecimal pairs to increase visual clarity; however, do not put any’spaces after the first &% characters or before the last &% characters.

4. After you have inserted all your commands, insert the &% characters again.

This tells the interface that command-pass-thru Is finished and the data following

is normal print data. Note:

Although these characters are displayed in your document on the display screen, the interface treats them as commands and does not print them. If part of the sequence is printed, you have made an error in entering the codes; check your document and make sure you are using the correct format and hexadecimal characters.

Avoid sending codes that would move the print position during

command-pass-thru. Since the interface does not process these commands, it cannot keep track of the print position changes; this may affect the position of following characters and page layout.

You can also send these commands by typing them on the screen and pressing the screen print key.

Example:

To print the word ‘scalable” in the following sentence in bold using

Epson ESC/P commands, you could use command-pass-thru as follows (the bold on/bold off commands are ESC E and ESC F):

Epson ESC/P 2 offers advanced &% 1B 45&%scalable&%1B46&% fonts

for laser-like printing at dot-matrix prices.

USER-DEFINED COMMAND-PASS-THRU STRINGS

You can define up to eight of your own custom command-pass-thru command strings (0 to 7) to be stored in interface memory. The method of defining strings is described in the following section.

Once you have defined these strings, you send them in the following format:

&%U1

The U1 tells the interface to send user-defined string number 1 to the printer.

For example, you

turn on bold printing, as used in the example in the previous section. Then,

instead of inserting the &% 1B 45&% command in your text, you would insert only &%U1.

could

define user-defined string 1 to be the command string to

INTERFACE SETUP COMMANDS

You send these commands in a similar manner to command-pass-thru, but the commands are used to make interface settings instead of being sent on to the

printer. These interface settings control printing regardless of the printer model connected.

The format of the interface setup commands is as follows:

&%Z##,P

The 8%Z indicates that an interface setup command follows. The ## is a two-digit

number, indicating the number of the command. The P is the parameter of the command: the length of the parameter varies by command.

A table of commands and parameters, as well as a short description of each follows.

Command

Number

Parameters Name/Description

Command

Examples

Control the setup memory, Resets or saves settings in the interface’s setup memory

Reset to factory settings Store the current-setting in permanent

&%Z01 ,1 &%Z01,2

memory

Select the default international character set Selects the international character set used. See your printer’s user’s guide for a list of characters affected by international character set selection. 00 Multinational 01

03 04 05 06 07 08 09

10 11 12 13 14 15

UWCanadaCommand Belgium Brazil Canada/French Denmark/Norway Finland/Sweden France Italy Japan Japan (English)

Portugal

Spain

Spanish speaking United Kingdom

&%Z02,00 &%Z02,01 &%Z02,02 &%Z02,03 &%Z02,04 &%Z02,05 &%Z02,08

&%Z02,07 &%Z02,08 &%Z02,08 &%Z02,10 &%Z02,11 &%Z02,12 a%Z02,13

&%Z02,14 &%Z02,15

Selects the character table used

(PC 850 is the recommended setting)

03 Not used

PC850 HP Roman 8

&%Z03,02 &%Z03,03

Command Number

Parameters Name/Description

Command Examples

Control paper size selection (laser printers only)

Makes paper size settings 01

Feeds paper size selected by the host

computer 02 03

Feeds any paper size

Feeds A4 size paper Select alternate command-pass-thru delimeter

Selects the characters that both begin and end the command-pass-thru feature. You can select any two characters, as long as the first is not an ampersand (a). The default value is the &%

characters. xx

Selects the two characters represented by the XX characters.

Select print-complete handling Tells the interface when to send a print-complete signal.

(Check your self test results to see

lf your printer supports true print complete.)

Selects early print-complete handling

(all data has been sent to printer’s buffer, but printer may still be printing)

Selects true print-complete handling (all data has been sent to printer, and printer has finished printing)

&%Z05,01 &%Z05,02

&%Z05,03

&%Z06,*!

&%Z07,1

&%Z07,2

Set printer sharing timeout period Sets the amount of time (in seconds) the printer

waits for additional data before switching

between the twin-axial host system and the PC system connected to the auto-sharing/parallel connector (8 seconds is the default). If your

printer supports intelligent emulation switching (IES) make sure your printer’s IES timeout period is less than this setting. xx

Selects a waiting period of XX seconds

Parallel port initialization string

Defines a string of characters that is sent to the printer when the parallel port is activated (up to 25 characters can be included in the string)

&%Z08,05

Command Number

Command

Parameters Name/Description Examples

(HH..HH) Defines the string of hexadecimal values that are sent to the printer as HH..HH

Define User Custom command-pass-thru strings for details. Defines up to eight strings (0-7) of commands (up to 25 characters can be included in the string). See User-defined command-pass-thru strings for details.

#(HH..HH) Defines string number # to be the character string defined by the hexadecimal values HH..HH

&%Z09,0(1B40)

&%Z10,3(1B45)

DISPLAY STATION SETUP MODE

When the printer is connected to a twin-axial cable that is also connected to a display station, you can display an interface setup screen showing various setup parameters. You can then change these parameters and save them in the interface memory.

See Appendix A-2 for an example of the setup screen. Follow the steps below to change settings in display station setup mode.

Turn off the printer and all devices connected to the same twin-axial cable.

Disconnect the twin-axial cable from the IBM host computer, and make sure

that at least one display station is connected to the cable and is turned on.

Turn off switch 8 to deactivate the twinax interface. Then make sure you

3. have set a valid address other than 7 (switches 1,2,3), and turn on the printer.

Press the TEST button on the interface. The interface setup screen appears

on the display station.

Use the cursor keys to move to settings you want to change. Use the

backspace to delete old settings, then type in the new settings.

When you finish changing settings, press the Enter key to save the new

6. settings in the interface memory.

Turn off the printer and return switch 8 to the on position to resume using

7. the twinax interface.

MEMORY SETUP MODE

You can have the printer print out various interface settings one at a time and then change them by responding to printed questions using the YES and NO buttons on the interface.

Follow the steps below to change settings using memory setup mode.

1. Enter memory setup mode by holding down both the YES and NO buttons while turning on the printer. The printer then prints out the first setting and asks the following:

Do you want this changed? (Yes/No)

2. If you then press YES, the interface changes thesetting to the next available

parameter. It then prints out the new setting and asks again if you want to change the setting. The printer repeats the question for all the parameters until you press

NO, indicating you do not want to change the current setting.

If you answer NO the first time, the printer goes on to the next setting.

3. Continue to answer the questions and make desired setting changes until the

following question is printed:

Do you wish to save current selections? (Yes/No)

4. Press YES to save the settings you have just made. Press NO to return to the old settings and exit memory setup mode.

Note:

You may need to use the line feed button on the printer’s control panel to advance the paper so you can see the printed messages.

This method of making settings is not recommended for laser printers;

to see the questions, you would have to eject one page every time a question is printed.

The settings you can make in memory setup mode are

details on the settings, see the descriptions for the command of the same name in the section on interface setup commands.

Select the default international character set. Select the character table Control paper size selection

Select print-complete handling

listed below. For

PRINTER SHARING

If the C82315* is connected to a PC with the Parallel Sharing Cable,

the PC must be turned on.

The C62315* Interface is equipped with two interface connectors: a serial connector for connecting the twinax V-connector and a parallel connector. By connecting a PC to the parallel connector, you can share the printer between the PC and Twinax systems.

When you first turn the printer on, the twinax connector is selected. If the twinax

system sends no data for a certain period, and the PC system sends data, the interface switches to the parallel connector. (The period the interface wafts before switching can be set with Display station Setup or Command 06 described in Interface Setup Commands--the default is 8 seconds.)

After a print job is completed from either connector, and no additional data is

received for a certain period, the interface monitors both connectors for the next

data.

Since printing alternates between the twinax and PC systems during printer sharing, it is recommended that you reset the printer at the beginning of each print job. Otherwise, page layout, character spacing, and other settings remain

from the previous print job.

You can use Command 09 described in Interface Setup Commands to define a string of up to 25 characters that are sent to the printer each time the interface switches to the parallel connector.

The interface automatically restores settings for character pitch, lines per inch, and page length when lt returns to twinax printing.

EMULATION DETAILS

The C82315* interface emulates several IBM printers. However, you should be aware of slight differences in operation caused by mechanical and other differ-

ences between IBM and Epson printers.

The differences for each emulation are described in the following sections.

4214/5224 EMULATION

Epson printers and 4214/5224 printers have the following differences.

LINE-FEED INCREMENT

A 4214 printer advances paper in 1/120-inch increments for continuous paper, and

1/10-inch increments for single-sheet paper. 5224 printers use a 1/72-inch increment. Epson O-pin printers advance paper in 1/216-inch increments, and 24/48 printers advance paper in 1/360-inch increments. The C82315* interface calculates the difference in paper advancing increments and corrects for errors as printing proceeds.

PAPER BINS

A 4214 printer can select from three paper bins; an Epson printer can select from two. If you select bin 3, the Epson loads paper from bin 2.

GRAPHICS PRINTING

You can create graphics on the 4214 printer by sending the Load Alternate Character (LAC) command. This is the command used by the IBM programs APF and BGU. This command defines a pattern to be printed in place of a certain character, similar to the Epson ESC/P user-defined character feature.

The C82315* interface accepts two variations of the LAC command: the LAC-1 and LAC-2 commands. The LAC-1 command defines a 9-dot wide by 8-dot high

pattern while the LAC-2 command defines a 10-dot wide by a 8-dot high pattern.

The C82315* interface prints graphics data using the quad-density, 240 dot per

inch graphics mode. In order to maintain the proper pitch, each character should be defined with the following widths:

10 CPI Graphics - 24 Columns 12 CPI Graphics - 20 Columns 15 CPI Graphics - 16 Columns

17.1 CPI Graphics - 14 Columns

Because the interface adjusts data to fit in the number of columns available on Epson printers, printed characters may not be perfectly symmetrical.

NOTE: When printing high-density graphics, you may not be able to print adjacent dots. This may cause gaps when printing bar codes, so bar code printing is not recommended.

5219 EMULATION

The font ID numbers sent to a 5219 printer select the Epson character pitches and typefaces shown below; the ID numbers marked with a + are the recommended settings.

10 CPI: 12 CPI:

Roman

Sans Serif

Courier* Script* Prestige*

*Not available on 9-pin printers.

13+, 5+ 14, 26+ 11+ 10,20+ 12+ 86+

82, 87+ 84+, 91+ 85+ 80+

15 CPI: 222+

224,225+ 159+ 223+ 220 221+

PROFIT

160+ 158+

161

162

3812 EMULATION

Epson printers and 3812 printers have the following differences.

PAPER TRAY OR

If you have an optional paper tray or cassette installed in your Epson laser printer,

you should use SelecType on your printer’s control panel to select optional for the

input setting. See your printer’s user’s guide for details on using SelecType.

CASSETTE

COMPUTER OUTPUT REDUCTION

Epson laser printers cannot print on 13.2 x 11 inch paper, so you may need to reduce or rotate the image to fit data processing reports onto the paper available.

The chart on the following page shows how to print data processing reports onto

smaller size paper.

Computer Output Reduction (COR)

LANDSCAPE mode REDUCED

Verical spacing is 8LPI

0.5’ Margins top end lelt 10 pitch fonts lo 13 pitch 12 pitch fonts lo IS pitch IS pitch fonts to 19 pinch

(I) Yield Paper size is less than or equal to 1 1/2' x 14'

(2) Portrait Orientation (lasted at COR ) can be Selected by: Size OCI: Text -YES or Notate-0 size CL :priority [•STD] or (•NLQ) or

AS/400 : PRIORITY (STD) and Pagrit (•COM)

FONT ID

The 3812 emulation uses IBM font ID’s to switch from one HP font to another.

Only certain IBM font ID's can be used as the system default. These are noted by

an asterisk (*) in the Font ID table in Appendix A-3 of this manual. You specify the default font ID for your printer when you configure the printer on

the IBM host. Have your system operator set your default to the font ID you use

most and then change as necessary with a printer override, OCL command, or

word processing font ID.(See Appendix A-3 for font ID table.)

PAPER SIZE AND ENVELOPES

The 3812 emulation supports the following paper sizes:

Letter Legal A4

Executive Epson printers support the following envelope sizes: Commercial

Monarch DL CS

You must send the paper and envelope dimensions from the IBM host to the

printer in order for the proper size to be selected. You can use interface setup

commands to select A4 size paper as the default or to feed paper regardless of

size.

JUSTIFICATION

The 3812 emulation supports right hand justification for all fixed pitch fonts as well as proportional font ID

8.5 x 11 inches

8.5 x 14 inches 210 x 297 mm (8.27’x11

7.25 x 10.5 inches

9.5 x 4.125 inches

7.5 x 3.875 inches 220 x 110 mm (8.66’x4.333 229 x 162 mm (9.02’ x 6.38”)

158, 159, and 162 (found in the 5410 font cartridge).

.69’)

INTERFACE TEST MODES

In addition to the self-test described in the section on installing the interface, the C82315* has four other tests you can perform: hex print, communications test,

interface diagnostics, and the interface diagnostic loopback.

HEX PRINT

During hex print, the printer prints the data received in hexadecimal format. You can then check if the data you are sending is reaching the printer.

The printer prints this hex data on a grid corresponding to the data’s position in the buffer. If the hex data represents a printable character, that character is printed to the right of the hex data.

Turn switch 5 on to enter hex print mode.

for

See Appendix A-4

hex print sample.

COMMUNICATIONS TEST

The C82315* can mimic a host computer and send commands to the twin-axial

cable. You can use this feature to test a second printer connected to the same twin-axial cable.

Follow the steps below to perform the communications test.

1. Make sure that both printers are set to the same-cable address, and that the Epson printer is turned off.

2. Make sure that the cable end attached to the second printer is set for termination, or uses an auto-termination cable, and that the cable is not

connected to a host system.

3. Turn switch 5 on to print the buffer diagnostic test.

4. Turn on the Epson printer; then press the TEST button on the inter face. The second printer should then print the buffer diagnostic test header, print out

any errors encountered in communications, and then print the EBCDIC character set.

5. After completing the test, off position.

turn

off the Epson printer and return switch 5 to the

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS

During interface diagnostics, the interface transmits data to itself and then analyzes how that data is processed. If an error is detected, an error message is printed on the printer. A list of error messages is listed at the end of this section.

Follow the steps below to perform interface diagnostics.

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Disconnect the V-connector from any twin-axial cables to the interface). Since the interface transmits data to itself during this test, leaving it connected to the twin-axial cable could disrupt the twin-axial system.

3. Write down the positions of switches 1, 2, and 3 (you need to return them to their initial positions after the test is completed). Then turn switches 1, 2, and 3 on. This selects cable address location 7. Address 7 is used only during interface diagnostics and interface diagnostic loopback.

4. Turn on the printer; then press the TEST button on the interface. The printer then performs the test and prints the following:

TEST SEQUENCE COMPLETE

The printer performs the test sequence over and over; error messages are printed

between the TEST SEQUENCE COMPLETE” messages.

5. After you are finished running the test, turn the printer off and reset switches 1, 2, and 3 to their original position.

(but leave it

connected

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS ERROR MESSAGES

The error messages and explanations are listed below.

If an error occurs, the following tests may not be performed.

OUTPUT TIMING ERROR

The

twin-axial output circuits are not responding

expected. This could be caused by a non-functioning circuit or by a termi-

to the microprocessor as

nated cable not being attached to the interface.

UNEXPECTED VECTOR or IMPROPER BYTE VECTOR

The interrupt handling process received an improper interrupt value.

Possible causes are initialization problems, non-functioning circuits, or microprocessor problems.

ERROR IN POLL ADDRESS X

A poll test was sent to the indicated address but was not received

properly. This could be caused by a terminated cable not being properly installed, a circuit that is non-functioning, or intermittent connections.

INCORRECT DATA ON POLL TO ADDRESS X

A poll was sent to the indicated address and was detected as a poll;

however, the data received was not the expected data. This could be caused by a problem with the twin-axial receiver circuitry.

NO INTERRUPT ON DATA

A byte of data (not a poll) was sent and the receiver circuitry did not interrupt the microprocessor. This could be caused by problems in the receiver circuitry, or problems with the microprocessor interrupts.

OUTPUT DATA AVAILABLE BIT BAD

The transmitter timing is not staying busy for the proper period. This indicates an ASIC failure.

INPUT DATA AVAILABLE BIT BAD

The bit signaling that data was received was not set as expected. This

could be caused by not having a properly terminated cable attached, a

driver circuitry failure, a receiver circuit failure, or an ASIC failure.

NO INTERRUPT ON BAD PARITY or WRONG INTERRUPT ON BAD PARITY

This test sends a transmission with the parity purposely invalid to test the

proper reaction. Either no interrupt or the wrong interrupt was received in this test. This indicates an ASIC failure.

INTERRUPT W/O NMI ON POLL TO ADDRESS X

During a poll test, the transmission was received as data; not as a poll, This indicates an ASIC failure.

INPUT NOT INDICATING BUSY

This is an ASIC internal test during a transmission, and indicates an ASIC

failure.

TWO BYTE DATA CHECKS BAD

This test verifies multi-byte data transmissions for proper data. A failure

could be caused by a -5-volt supply problem, a transmitter circuit failure, a receiver circuit failure, or an ASIC failure.

OVERFLOW COUNTER BAD

This tests the protection circuit-in the ASIC designed to prevent a host failure from over-filling the interface buffer and causing an error in operation. This message indicates an ASIC failure.

BAD DATA, EXPECTING XX RECEIVED XX

A byte of data was sent, and the receiver circuitry interrupted the

microprocessor. However, when the data was checked, it was not the same as when it was sent. This would indicate a problem with the twin-axial circuitry data paths.

PARITY ERROR DETECTED or PARITY FAILURE

This error indicates that the twin-axial receiver detected a parity error on

receiving polls or data. This would indicate an error in the parity generation by the twin-axial output, malfunctioning of the parity checking circuit of the twin-axial receiver, or a poor cable connection.

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK

Interface

only difference is that no error messages are generated. A qualified technician can

diagnostic loopback is essentially the same as interface diagnostics; the

use this test to check the circuitry with an oscilloscope.

Interface diagnostic loopback is performed in basically the same way as interface

diagnostics; however, you must turn switch 8 off before starting. Always return

switch 8 to the on position when you are finished with interface diagnostic

loopback.

SPECIFICATIONS

The C82315* interface specifications and the C82315*‘s parallel interface

specifications are listed below

C82315* INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

input Protocol:

Output Protocol: Receive Data Rate:

Data Buffering:

Language Support:

Supported printer

character sets:

Connectors:

Indicators:

IBM 5250 twin-axial protocol, parallel

input data EPSON TYPE B internal interface connection 5250 protocol =

bits/second

Effective rate: 1 million bits/second Dual 256 byte buffers for received

twin-axial data

16-byte twin-axial command buffer

Single byte parallel data buffer

16 major language selections; same Ianguage

character sets as supported by IBM 4214

IBM Code Page 850 H.P. Roman 8

DB9 connector for twin-axial T-cable

connection. 36-pin (50 mil) parallel connector 36-pin internal printer connector

1 LED showing Line Sync.

This light indicates the following:

Maximum burst: 2 million

FLASHING - The interface card is in

a diagnostic mode.

ON - The C82315* is communicating with

the Epson printer and the host.

OFF - The C82315* and the printer are

communicating properly, but the interface is not communicating with the IBM host. In other words, there is no

Line Sync between host and interface.

Switches:

8 SIP piano switches for device address,

emulation mode, buffer print, print quality, and interface enable

Push Button for TEST/YES

Push Button for CANCEL/NO

Selection Jumpers: 3 hardware configuration shorting jumpers

Twin-axial Connection:

Power

Requirements:

Processor:

Memory:

Both cable-thru and automatic termination available

using provided V-connector cable

All power supplied by the printer

Z80A CMOS

8 Kbytes of static memory

PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

Signal

Return

Signal

STROBE

Parallel

Cable

Direction

Description

Strobe pulse to read data in. Pulse width must be more than

.5 sec. at the interface.

2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9

20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27

DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7

DATA6

2 3 4

6 7 8 9

IN IN IN

These signals represent information in bits 1 to 8 of parallel

data respectively.

Each signal is HIGH

when data is logical

1 and LOW when it

is logical 0.

Signal

Return

Signal

Parallel

Cable

Direction

Description

ACKNLG

BUSY

SLCT

OUT

A LOW pulse of minimum width of 4 µ sec. A low indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data.

HIGH signal indi-

cates that the printer

cannot receive data.

The signal goes

HIGH in these cases:

-Data entry, for each character

--When off line or in error state

-When serving the IBM host and a byte of parallel data is received.

HIGH when the

printer is out of

paper. Pulled up to +5v

through a 3.3K ohm

resistance.

16 17

AUTO

FEED

THIS SIGNAL IS

NOT SUPPORTED BY THE C82315* INTERFACE. (Defined by many print-

ers to add

LF to

each CR. The IBM

Signal Return

Pin Pin

Signal

Parallel Direction

Cable

Description

18 -

19-30 -

32 -

33 34 35 -

GND

INIT

ERROR

GND

HIGH

21-24

16 IN

OUT

Not used Twisted

pair

ground

returns listed above Defined to reset and

dear the printer

LOW: THE RE-

when

SET AND CLEAR

ARE NOT SUP-

PORTED BY THE

C82315*, As the IBM host cannot be interrupted by this signal. An ACKNLG is generated for handshaking.

This signal goes

LOW when the

printer is in an error state such as out Of paper.

Logic ground

Not

used

Pulled up to +5v through a 3.3K ohm

resistance

36 -

NOTE:

SLCTIN

NOT SUPPORTED

The parallel connector is a DDK type DHA-36 or equivalent. The column heading ‘DIRECTION’ refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed

from the C82315* interface. ‘RETURN’ denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level.

For the interface wiring. be sure to use twisted-pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side. The cable should be shielded and connected to the chassis of the host computer and printer.

All interface conditions as based on TTL levels. Both the rise and the fall times

of each signal must be less than 0.2 u sec.

TIMING

DATA IIN

STROBE-

Data transfer is carried out by observing the ACKNLG transfer to the printer occurs only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the

BUSY signal is LOW.

or BUSY signals. Data

BUSY

ACKNLG

Data must be present a minimum of 0.5 u sec before and after a minimun 0.5

µ sec STROBE Pulse. BUSY goes high before the end of the STROBE signal and

remains high until the end of an ACKNLG pulse of’ minimun 4 µ sec.

I-

EBCDIC CHARACTER TABLES

PC850 character table

See Appendix A-S for an example of the PC850 character table.

Note: PC850 is the recommended

HP Roman 8 character table

See Appendix A-6 for an example of the HP Roman 8 character table.

Note:

This character table is available only when HP emulation is selected

(3812 emulation).

character table for matrix emulations.

APPENDIX A-1

Anhang A-1 / Appendice A-1 / Apendice A-1 / Appendice A-1

Sample printouts - Self Test Druckmuster - Selbsttest Exemples d’impression - Autotest Ejemplos de impresión - Auto-test Esempi di stampa - Test automatico

INSTALLED IN EPL-4000 Switch and Jumper Selections:

Device Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0

Twin-ax cable drive selected.....: Normal

Self Test (Buffer Print).........: Off

IBM-Printer Emulated...;.........: 4214

Default print quality............: DRAFT

Pitch and Print Quality.....

EPSON command set..........

Active Configuration Selections:

Language..............

02 03 -

Character Set Option..

- Printer Options.......

Laser Feed Options....

05 06

- Alternate Delimiters..

Print Complete method.......:Only Early Print Complete Supported

07 -

- Printer Sharing Timeout.....: 08

Parallel Port Initialization:

09 -

10 -

User Defined Strings......:

u0: u1: u2: u3: u4: u5: U6: u7:

EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table

405060708090

2026209B9DF8

20822F90616A

638886D26260

84898ED3636C

858A07D4646D759F444D5534

A0Al05Db656E

C60CClD7666F

66888BD86770

878D80DE6871

A4ElA56069727AF349525A39

A: 5B 5D 7C 3A AE A6 AD AA 2D FB FD FC

2E242C23AFA7A8B39396E2EA

C: 3C2A2540DO91DlEE9481999A

2629SF27EC87 E: 26 30 3E 3D ES 92 E7 EF A2 A3 EO E9 F:

21SE3F22FlCFA9F2E498ES20

RAN OK ROM OK

WITH

CURRENT

EMULATION ESCP24-84

. . . . . . Host Control

. . . . . LQ

. . . . . . 00

. . . . . .

. . . . . . Normal

. ....

. . . . . &%

A0B0CODOLOFO E6BD7B7DSC30

7E9C414A0031 73BE42485332 74FA434C5433

16F5454C5635 71F4464F5736 78AC47505637 79AB48515930

EDF99597E3EB

- Multinational

Code Page 850 Feed Host $election

APPENDIX A-2

Anhang A-2 / Appendice A-2 / Appéndice A-2 / Appendice A-2

Display Station Setup Mode Die Bildschirmanzeige sieht etwa so aus Mode de configuration de poste d’affichage

Modo de configuración desde un terminal de pantalla

Modalità impostazione da videoterminaie

Printer Sharing Timeout (seconds) . . . . . . . . :08

Language..............................:00MULTI

Alternate Delimiters (EBCDIC).........:

Parallel port Initialization (ASCII):

User Defined String (ASSCII): U0 U1 U2 u3 u4 u5 u6 u7 Character Set Option: Code Page 650 Print Complete: Early . Laser Feed Options..: Normal

Address (SWI-3) ................: 4

Letter Quality Emulation (SW4).: No

Buffer Print (SW5) .............: No

Default - NLQ (SW6) ............: No

Front Panel override (SW7) .....: No

5224 Emulation (Zi) ............: No

FX Comnands (J6) ...............: Yes

Epson ESC/P2 Setup Screen Version 0.1

Up,Down Arrows = Change Selection Field Exit, Field l = Down Back Tab, Field - - Up Backspace = Delete Character Enter -

Save Parameters

APPENDIX A-3

Anhang A-3 / Appendice A-3 / Apéndice A-3 / Appendice A-3

Font ID

Schrinhtypen-10 ID de police

ldentificaciòn de fonts

ldentificativi di font

Typaface

symbol Orient.

Bet

Resident

Courier R-8 P/L‘

Courier Bold R-8

Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer Line Printer

5410

Time

Time R-8 P Time Bold Time Italic Helvetica Bold

Epson Cartridges

R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8

R-8 P

R-8 R-8 P R-B

5411

Courier Bold

Courier Italic

u-a R-B

5412

Prestige Prestige Bold Prestige Italic

R-a R-a R-B

5413

Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold R-B Letter Gothic Italic R-a

R-B

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L

P/L P/L P/L

P/L

Pitch Point

10 10 12

13.3 15

17.1 19

Prop. prop. Prop. prop. Prop.

1O 10

12 12 12

12 12 12 10

Size

8.5

8 10

10 10

14.4

12 12

10 10

12 87

Typestyle

Number

11 46 201 223 254 282

157 158 159

155 34126

86 111 112

110 112

Typeface

Symbol

set

orient.

Pitch

Point size Number

Typestyle

Helvetica Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold

Tax Line Draw

Letter Gothic

Letter Gothic OCR-A 10N OCR-E 10N

Code 3-9 4.6N Code 3-9 9.3N EAN/UPC Bold Bar Code UPC EAN/UPC

Procollection

Line Printer Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic

Prestige Elite

Prestige Elite Bold

Prestige Elite Italic Legal

Letter Gothic

Letter Gothic Bold

Letter Gothic Italic ASCII

Times Roman

Tines Roman

Times Roman Bold

Times Roman Italic

Times Roman

Times Roman Bold

Times Roman Italic

Times Roman

Times Roman Bold

Bar Code

HP cartridges

LinDrw-7

Bold ASCII Italic ASCII

ASCII

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII

R-8 R-8 OCR-A OCR-B

3 of 9

UPC

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII. ASCII Legal Legal Legal Legal

Legal Legal ASCII ASCII

Legal

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII

Legal

P P P P P P P

P P P P P P P P

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P P P P P P

P/L P/L P/L P/L

P P P

P/L

P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L

P P

Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. 10 Prop. 12 Prop.

17.1 10 10 12

4.6

9.3 Prop. Prop.

17.1 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 15 12 12 12

15 12 12 12 27

17.1

12 Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop. Prop. Prop.

0 8

14 12

14.4 40

9.4 12 19

12 12 12 12

8.5 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 7 10 10 10

3.6 6

9.5

12 12 12

10 10 10 17 12 12

181 183 182 185 188 190 34

255

3 240 61 171 170

253 45 17 85 108 92 51 52 53 93

95 220 83

113 114

219 97 98

99 291

281

257

163

164

165

166

167

168

169

173

174

175

Typeface

Times Roman Italic Times Roman

Times Roman Bold

Times Roman Italic

Helvetica Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold

WordPerfect

---------

CG Times CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times Bold CG Times Bold Univers Univers Univers

icrosoft

--------Helv

Helv

Helv Bold Helv Italic

Helv

Helv Bold Helv Italic Helv Sold TmsRmn

TmsRmn

TmsRmn Bold TmsRmn Italic TmsRmn TmsRmn Bold TmsRmn Italic TmsRmn Bold Line Printer

symbol

set

Legal Logal Logal Legal ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII

Legal

DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop

R-8 R-8

R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8

Orient.

P P P P

P P

P P P P P

P P

P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P P

P P P P P P P P P P

P P P P P P

P/L

Pitch

Prop. 10 Prop. Prop. Prop. prop. Prop. 10 Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. prop.

Prop.

Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop.

Prop. 15

Point size

12 12 12 8

10 10 12 12 188 12 189 14 14

6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12

14 18 24

8.5

10 12

Typestyle

Number

176

177 170 179

183

184 185 186 187

190 191

4685 4686 4706 4814 4607 4707 4815 4688 4708 4816 4689 4709 4817 4711 4714 4709 4791 4794

34102 34103 34123 34231 34104 34124 34232 34125 5686 5607 5707 5815 5680 5708 5816 5709 223

Typeface symbol

Polished Worksheets

------------------Prestige Elite R-8

Prestige Elite R-8 Prestige Elite Bold R-8 Prestige Elite Italic R-8 Prestige Elite Legal Prestige Elite Legal Prestige Elite Bold Prestige Elite Italic Legal Letter Gothic Letter Gothic R-8 Letter Gothic Bold R-8 Letter Gothic Italic R-8 Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold Letter Gothic Italic Legal Presentation Bold Presentation Bold

Persuasive Presentations

------------------------

Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold

Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold

Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Helv Outline Helv Outline serifa Serifa Line Draw PC Line Bold

Forms, Etc.

--------Univers

Univers Univers Bold Univers Bold

Univers Bold Univers Bold

Helv Cond. Black Bold TaxNum

OCR-A Tax Line Draw

Legal

R-8

Legal Legal

Legal ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal

ASCII

Legal LinDrw

PCLin

R-8 R-8

R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8

OCR-A TaxLinDnd P/L

Set

Orient.

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

Pitch

15 12 12 12 15 12 12

12 12 12 27 12 12 12

8.1

10 10 10 10

8.1

6.5

5.7

5.7 Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

10 10

Prop.

Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

10 12

Point Size

10 86 10 10 112

10 97 10 98 10 99

3.6 290 12 87 12 12

3.6 12

12 16 16

14 14 38 14 14 16 16 18 18 24 24 433 24 24 24 24 14 14

6 8 8 10 12 14 24

Typestyle

Number

221

111

219

110 109 292

107 106 434 431

6 7 434 431 435 432 436

34115

34116

34215 34216 31 32

33101 33102 33122 33123 33124 33125 34128 19 30

Typeface

Dar Codes & More _---------------

Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic OCR-A OCR-B Code 3 of 9 Code 3 of 9 EAN/UPC 10 Mil BAN/UPC 13 Mil Bold USPS Zip

Line Draw

Text Equations

-------------Prestige Elite

Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold

Prestige Elite Italic R-8

CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic

Global Text

----------CG Century Schoolbook R-8

CG Century Schoolbook R-8 CG Century Schlbk Bld R-8 CG Century Schlbk It1 R-8 CG Triumvirate CG Triumvirate Bold

Pretty Faces

----------Microstyle

Microstyle Bold Hobo Medium Hobo Medium Thunderbird Signet Roundhand Signet Roundhand

ITC Dingbats ITC Dingbats

Symbol

Set

R-8 R-8

R-8 OCR-A OCR-B

3 of 9

3 of 9 UPC UPC

ZIP

LinDrw

R-8

R-8 R-8

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII

ITC ITC

Orient.

P/L P/L P/L P P P P P

P/L

P P P P P P P P

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P P P P P P P

P P

Pitch

15 12 10 10 10

8.1

4.6 Prop. Prop. Prop.

17.1 12 10 12 12 Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop. Prop. prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop.

Point Typestyle Size Number

9.5 12 87

14 12 19 12 12 12 12

12 33

10 111

10 8 10

10 159

230

60 240 170 171' 172

221 256

112 157 158

155

16950 16951 16971 17079 33335 33357

5910 5920 5930 5940 5950 5960 5970 5980 5990

APPENDIX A-4

Anhang A-4 / Appendice A-4 / Apéndice A-4 / Appendice A-4

Sample printouts - Hex Print Oruckmuster - Sedezimaldruck Exemples d’impression - Impression Hexodécimale

Ejemplos de impresión - Impresión hexadecimal

Esampl di stampa - Stampa esadacimale

01 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0

00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F

2B C6 02 OC 2B D2 04 29 00 OA 2B D1 03 81 00 2B

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01 0

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40 F8

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4E 6F

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APPENDIX A-5

Anhang A-5 / Appendice A-5 / Apédice A-5 / Appendice A-S

Sample printouts - PC850 character set Druckmuster - Zeichentabelle PC850 Examples d’impression - Table de caractères PC 850 Ejemplos de impresion - Tabla de caracteres PC 850 Esempi di stampa - Tabella dei caratteri PC 850

EBCDIC

0: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9:

to ASCII Translate Table

50 60 70

8A B7 D4

8C C7 D7

8D 80

2D 9B 2F

B6 D2

8E D3 B5 8F

D6 D8

62 6B

71 72

E6 7E 9C 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A

BD BE

9F F5 F4

AB F3

7B 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

DO EO

7D 5C

00 4B 53 4C 54

4F 57

50 58

FO 30

31 32 33

A: 5B 5D 7C 3A AE A6 AD AA 2D FB FD FC

B: C: D:

2E 3C 28

24 2A 29

2C 25 5F

23 40 27

AF DO EC

A7 A8

Dl EE

B3 F9

95 97

E: 2B 3B 3E 3D E8 92 E7 EF A2 A3 E0 E9 F:

5E 3F

Fl CF A9 F2 E4

APPENDIX A-6

Anhang A-6 / Appendice A-6 / Apéndice A-6 / Appendice A-6

Sample printouts - HP Roman 8 character set Druckmuster - Zeichentabeile HP Roman 8 Exemples d’impression - Table de caractéres HP Roman 8 Ejemplos de impresión - Tabla de caracteres HP Roman 8 Esempi di stampa - Tabella dei caratteri HP Roman 8

EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table

60 70

20 26

CO Cl

CC CD D8 A5

C8 C9 Al A3

C4 D5 E0

D4 DD

B5 D9 B4 E6

B7 DE B6 A9

2D D6 D2 B3 F3 5E 7B 7D 5C

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A2 A4

El A6 DO A7

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28 29

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80 90

61 62 63 64 6D 75

65 66 67 68 69

A0 BO

74 F2

6E 76 6F

77 70 78 71 79 72

7A F5 F9

B8 5B

42 43

48 49 52 20 31 32

DO EO FO

20 31

53 32

55 34 4E 56 4F 57 50

36 58 37 59

38 5A

EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS

EPSON AMERICA, INC.

20770 Madrona Avenue

Torrance CA 90503, U.S.A.

Phone: (310) 782-0770 Fax: (310) 762-5246

EPSON UK LTD.

Campus 100. Maylands Avenue. Hemel Hempstead. Herts. HP2 7EZ. U.K.

Phone: 442-61144

Telex: 5162467

EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

Unit 3, 17 Rodborough Road, Frenchs Forest, NSW 2088, Australia

Phone: (2) 452-0666

Far (2) 975-1409

EPSON HONG KONG LTD.

25/F. Harbour Centre. 25 Harbour Road, Wenchai. Hong Kong Phone: 5854600

Telex: 65542

EPSON ITALIA S.p.A.

V.Ie F. lli Casiraghi 427 20099 Sesto S. Giovanni MI. Italy

Phone: 2-262331

Fax: 2.2440750

EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Zülpicher StraBe 6.

4000 Oüsseldorf 11 F.R. Phone: (02 11) 56030

Telex: 9564786

Germany

EPSON FRANCE S.A.

68 bis. rue Marjolin 92300, Levallois-Perret, France Phone: (1) 4087-3737

Telex: 610657

EPSON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

No. 1 Raffles Place #26-00 OUB Centre. Singapore 0104 Phone: 5330477 Fax: 5336119

EPSON ELECTRONICS TRADING LTD. (TAIWAN BRANCH)

10F. No. 287 Nanking E. Road, Sec. 3. Taipei. Taiwan, R.O.C. Phone: (02) 7 17-7360 Fax: (02) 712-9I64

EPSON IBERICA S.A.

Av. de Roma. 16-26 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles

Barcelona, Spain Phone: 562.15.00 Fax: 582.1565

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

(Hirooka Office) 80 Harashinden. Hirooka

Shiojiri-shi. Nagano-ken

399-07 Japan

Phone: (0263) 52-2652

1991 Nov.

EPSON

Epson C82315 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

INTRODUCTION

SETTING UP THE INTERFACE CARD

UNPACKING THE INTERFACE

PREPARING TO INSTALL THE INTERFACE CARD

SETTING THE JUMPERS

INSTALLING THE INTERFACE CARD

SETTING THE SWITCHES

PERFORMING A SELF TEST

CONNECTING TO THE HOST COMPUTER SYSTEM

COMMAND-PASS-THRU

USER-DEFINED COMMAND-PASS-THRU STRINGS

DISPLAY STATION SETUP MODE

MEMORY SETUP MODE

PRINTER SHARING

LINE-FEED INCREMENT

PAPER BINS

GRAPHICS PRINTING

COMPUTER OUTPUT REDUCTION

FONT ID

JUSTIFICATION

HEX PRINT

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS ERROR MESSAGES

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK

SPECIFICATIONS

C82315* INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

EBCDIC CHARACTER TABLES