Epson DLQ-3000+ Service manual

EPSON

24-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER

SERVICE MANUAL

EPSON DLQ-3000+

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

4008259

NOTICE

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The contents of this manual are subjects to change without notice.

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All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual. However, should any errors be detected, SEIKO EPSON would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

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The above notwithstanding SEIKO EPSON can assume no responsibility for an y erro rs in this manual or the consequences thereof.

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

General Notice:

Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

PRECAUTIONS

Precautionar y notations throughout the tex t are categorized rel ative t o 1) personal i njury and 2) damage to equipment.

WARNING

CAUTION

The precautionary measures itemized below should always be observed when performing repair/maintenance procedures.

Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should be exercised in performing procedures preceded by WARNING Headings. Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in damage to equipment.

WARNING

1. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE PRODUCT FROM BOTH THE POWER SOURCE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR PROCEDURES.

2. NO W ORK SHOULD BE PERFO RMED ON THE UNIT BY PERSONS UNF AMILIAR W ITH BASIC SAFETY MEASURES AS DICTATED FOR ALL ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS IN THEIR LINE OF WORK.

3. WHEN PERFORMING TESTING AS DICTATED WITHIN THIS MANUAL. DO NOT CONNECT THE UNIT TO A POWER SOURCE UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE MUST BE CONNECTED, USE EXTREME CAUTION IN WORKING ON POWER SUPPLY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.

CAUTION

1. REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY EPSON CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN.

2. MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGE IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VO LT AG E, LISTED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER/RATING PLATE. IF THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS A PRIMARY AC RATING DIFFERENT FROM AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE, DO NOT CONNECT IT TO THE POWER SOURCE.

3. ALWAYS VERIFY THAT THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS BEEN DI SCONNECTED FROM T HE POWER SOURCE BEFORE REMOVING OR REPLACING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND/OR INDIVIDUAL CHIPS.

4. IN ORDER TO PROTECT SENSITIVE MICROPROCESSORS AND CIRCUITRY, USE STATIC DISCHARGE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAPS, WHEN ACCESSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS.

5. REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENTS ONLY WITH THOSE COMPONENTS BY THE MANUFACTURE; INTRODUCTION OF SECOND-SOURCE ICs OR OTHER NONAPPROVED COMPONENTS MAY DAMAGE THE PRODUCT AND VOID ANY APPLICABLE EPSON WARRANTY.

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PREFACE

This manual describes functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance, and repair of DLQ-3000+. The instruct ions and procedur es incl uded herei n are i ntended for the ex peri ence repai r tec hnic ian, and attention should be given to die precautions on the preceding page. The Chapters are organized as follows:

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Prov ides a general product ov erview, l ists specific ations, and illustrates the main components of the printer.

CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES

Describes the theory of printer operation.

CHAPTER 3. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

Includes a step-by-step guide for product disassembly and assembly.

CHAPTER 4. ADJUSTMENT

Includes a step-by-step guide for adjustment.

CHAPTER 5. TROUBLESHOOTING

Provides EPSON-approved techniques for troubleshooting.

CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE

Describes preventive maintenance techniques and lists lubricants and adhesives required to service the equipment.

APPENDIX

Describes connector pin assignments, circuit diagrams, circuit board component layout and exploded diagram.

The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

REVISION SHEET

Revision Issued Data Contents

Rev. A August 21 1997 First Release

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 3. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 4. ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER 5. TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE APPENDIX

Chapter 1

Product Description

1.1 Features ..................................................................................................1-1

1.2 Consumables and Options....................................................................1-3

1.3 Hardware Specification..........................................................................1-4

1.3.1 printing Specification....................................................................1-4

1.3.2 Character Specifications and Control Codes.............................1-7

1.3.2.1 Coded Character Sets.........................................................1-7

1.3.2.2 Type Faces..........................................................................1-7

1.3.2.3 Rendition .............................................................................1-7

1.3.2.4 Combination of character tables and typefaces ..................1-8

1.3.2.5 Memory Size........................................................................1-9

1.3.2.6 Character Size.....................................................................1-9

1.3.2.7 Control Codes......................................................................1-9

1.3.3 Paper Feed Specification............................................................1-10

1.3.3.1 Friction Feed (Cut sheet)...................................................1-10

1.3.3.2 Tractor Feed (Continuous paper)......................................1-10

1.3.3.3 Paper Feed Speed and Accuracy......................................1-10

1.3.4 Paper Specification.....................................................................1-11

1.3.5 Printable Area..............................................................................1-17

1.3.6 Paper Thickness Detection ........................................................1-24

1.3.7 Ribbon Cartridge.........................................................................1-25

1.3.7.1 Monochrome ribbon cartridge............................................1-25

1.3.7.2 Color ribbon cartridge........................................................1-25

1.3.8 Input Data Buffer .........................................................................1-26

1.3.9 Electric Specifications................................................................1-26

1.3.10 Safety Approvals .......................................................................1-26

1.3.11 CE Marking.................................................................................1-26

1.3.12 Acoustic Noise...........................................................................1-27

1.3.13 Reliability....................................................................................1-27

1.3.14 Environmental Conditions........................................................1-27

1.4 Interfaces ..............................................................................................1-28

1.4.1 Parallel Interface..........................................................................1-28

1.4.2 Serial Interface.............................................................................1-33

1.4.3 Optional Interface........................................................................1-34

1.4.4 Printer language..........................................................................1-35

1.4.5 Prevention Hosts from Data Transfer Time-out .......................1-36

1.4.6 Interface Selection ......................................................................1-36

1.5 Operation ..............................................................................................1-37

1.5.1 Control Panel...............................................................................1-37

1.5.1.1 Button Operations..............................................................1-37

1.5.1.2 Printer Status and LCD/LED Indicator Conditions.............1-39

1.5.1.3 Printer Status and Buzzer..................................................1-40

1.5.2 SelecType.....................................................................................1-41

1.5.2.1 SelecType Phase ..............................................................1-41

1.5.2.2 SelecType Operation.........................................................1-42

1.5.2.3 SelecType Option..............................................................1-43

1.5.3 Functions at Power On ...............................................................1-45

1.5.4 Bi-D Adjustment Mode................................................................1-46

1.5.5 Program Reload Mode................................................................1-46

1.5.6 Initialization..................................................................................1-47

1.5.6.1 Printer Initialization............................................................1-47

1.5.6.2 Initialize Defaults to the Standard......................................1-48

1.6 Main Components................................................................................1-49

1.6.1 C210MAIN Board.........................................................................1-49

1.6.2 C124PSB/PSE Board...................................................................1-50

1.6.3 Printer Mechanism......................................................................1-50

1.6.4 Housing........................................................................................1-51

Product Description

1.1 Features

The DLQ 3000+, equipped with a Bi-directional parallel interface, is the most advanced EPSON 24-pin impact-dot printer. It prints on continuous multi-part form as well as on single sheet, which makes the printer highly usable in office environment . The main features of this printer are:

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Used in Network environment with parallel interface supported

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Memory

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CSF paper quantity sensor

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Paper jam detection

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Enhanced duplex printing

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1 original plus 6 duplications in the copy mode

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Wide printable area

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70 line / A4 (0 mm can be set for the top and bottom margins at single print mode.)

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Paper thickness detection function supported

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Enables the auto and manual platen gap adjustment

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Fonts

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Bitmap fonts: 9 LQ and 1 draft typefaces

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Scalable fonts: 4 typefaces

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Bar-code fonts: 8 typefaces

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Character tables

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Standard version: 11 tables

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NLSP version: 30 tables

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Control codes

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ESC/P2

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IBM 2391 Plus Emulation

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Input buffer

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128 K byte

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Interface

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Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)

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Serial interface (EIA-232D)

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Type-B interface level 2 (Optional)

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Reliability

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Total print volume: 9 million lines

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Printhead life: 200 million strokes

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Ribbon life: 6 million characters

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Paper Thickness Adjust Lever

Printer Cover

Ribbon Cartridge

Rear Paper Guide

Power Switch

Left Guide Edge

Left Guide Edge Lock

Front Paper Guide

Printhead

Right Guide Edge Lock

Control Panel

Knob

Paper Bail

Right Guide Edge

Paper Support

Release Lever

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Parallel Interface

Serial Interface

Tractor Unit

Figure 1-1. Exterior View of DLQ 3000+

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1.2 Consumables and Options

Table 1-1. Accessories and Options

Part Number Description

Consumable Supplies

S015066 S015067 Ribbon cartridge (Color)

Optional Equipment

C806830 Cut sheet feeder C82307∗ / C82308∗ C82310∗ / C82311∗ C82312∗ C82313∗ C82314∗ C82315∗ C82331∗ C82345* IEEE-1284 parallel I/F card C82346 Multi Protocol Ethernet I/F card

Accessory Equipment

Ribbon cartridge (Black)

32KB intelligent serial I/F card 32KB intelligent parallel I/F card Localtalk™ card 32KB IEEE-488 I/F card Coax I/F card Twin-Ax I/F card Ethernet I/F card

Power supply cable

Product Description

Note:

1. Asterisk at the end of the part numbers replaces the last digit of the part number,

which varies by the market.

2. Can be an accessory item according as market.

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1.3 Hardware Specification

1.3.1 printing Specification

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Print method Impact-dot matrix

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Print pin arrangement 24-pin rhombus (See Figure 1-2.)

0.86 m m =1/30"+1/2160"

6x0.023m m (=1-1080")

#1 #2

3.25m m (=1/180"x23)

11x0.28m m (=1/90")

#23

6x0.023m m (=1-1080")

#24

0.14 m m (=1/180")

11x0.28m m (=1/90")

Figure 1-2. Pin Arrangement

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Printing direction Bi-directional printing with logic seeking

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Resolution See Table 1-2.

Table 1-2 .Printing Resolution

Printing Mode Horizontal Density Vertical Density Adjacent Dot Print

High speed draft 90 dpi 180 dpi No Draft 120 dpi 180 dpi No Draft condensed 240 dpi 180 dpi No LQ 360 dpi 180 dpi No 8-pin bit image 60, 80, 90 or 120 dpi 60 dpi Yes

120 or 240 dpi 60 dpi No

24-pin bit image 60, 90, 120 or 180

180 dpi Yes

dpi 360 dpi 180 dpi No

Raster graphics 180 or 360 dpi 180 or 360 * dpi Yes

Note:When a color ribbon is installed, the printer can not print vertical 360 dpi graphics. In

that case, the printer changes vertical density to 180 dpi.

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Product Description

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Printing speed See Table 1-3.

Table 1-3. Printing Speed

Printing Mode Character Size Maximum Printing Speed

Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4

High speed draft 10 cpi 444 444 160 160 240

10 cpi 360 333 240 120 180

Draft 12 cpi 432 400 288 144 216

15 cpi 540 500 360 180 270

Craft condensed 17 cpi 309 286 206 103 154

20 cpi 360 333 240 120 180 10 cpi 120 111 80 40 60

LQ 12 cpi 144 133 96 48 72

15 cpi 180 167 120 60 90

LQ condensed 17 cpi 206 190 137 68 103

20 cpi 240 222 160 80 120

Raster (360 dpi) 10 cpi 20 20 20 20 20

Printing Speed Mode Selection

This printer is designed to control the printing speed according to the power supply voltage and printhead temperature. When the power supply voltage drops to the limit, the printer stops printing, then resumes the job at a slower speed to print the remaining data for the line. When the printhead temperature rises to the limit, the printer stops printing. Then it resumes printing at a slower speed if the printhead temperature recovers to the specified level. The printing speed mode is determined according to the flowchart shown in Page 1-6.

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START

Is th e

head tem perature

1 2 C ?

P-Down* ?

Is p rin t d u ty

5 0 % ?

YES

M ode 4

B lack color print?

M ode 2

B lack color print?

YES

Is paper

thickness

0.19 m m ?

M ode 2M ode 2

YES

C opy 2 m ode?

Is paper

thickness

0.19 m m ?

YES

M ode 2M ode 2

YES

M ode 3

M ode 1

YES

Is the head

tem perature

3 8 C ?

YES

B lack color print?

YES

M ode 2

B lack color print?

Is paper

thickness

0.19 m m ?

M ode 0

YES

M ode 0

YES

M ode 2

C opy 2 m ode?

Is paper

thickness

0.19 m m ?

M ode 0

YES

M ode 1

M ode 0

YES

M ode 3

M ode 2M ode 2

P-D ow n : M eans that the line is the reprinted line after the pow er supply voltage drops. It is to prevent the printhead and the printer m echanism from being driven under the im proper pow er supply voltage.

Figure 1-3. Printing Speed Selection Mode

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1.3.2 Character Specifications and Control Codes

1.3.2.1 Coded Character Sets

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ASCII international and Legal international character sets *

USA France Germany UK Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America Korea Legal

Note: The codes for the international and legal characters are as follows:

23H, 24H, 40H, 5BH, 5CH, 5DH, 5EH, 60H, 7BH, 7CH, 7DH, 7EH

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Standard version (11 character tables)

Italic table PC437 (US, Standard Europe) PC850 (Multilingual) PC860 (Portuguese) PC861 (Icelandic) PC863 (Canadian French) PC865 (Nordic) Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1

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NLSP version (30 character tables)

Italic table PC 437 (US, Standard Europe) PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 437 (Greek) PC 852 (East Europe) PC 853 (Turkish) PC 855 (Cyrillic)PC 860 PC 857 ( Turkish) PC 866 (Russian) PC 869 (Greek) MAZOAWIA (Poland) Code MJK (CSFR) ISO 8559-7 (Latin, Greek) ISO Latin 1T (Turkish) Bulgaria (Bulgaria) PC 864 (Arabic) Estonia PC 774 (LST 1283:1933) ISO 8859-2 PC 866 LAT. (Latvian) PC 860 (Portuguese) PC 861 (Icelandic) PC 865 (Nordic) PCAPTEC (Arabic) PC 708 (Arabic) PC 720 (Arabic) PCAR864 (Arabic) Hebrew7 * Hebrew8 *

PC862(Hebrew) *

Note 1: Theses character tables are not selected in the SelecType mode.

Product Description

1.3.2.2 Type Faces

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Bitmap fonts (10 type faces)

Roman Sans Serif Courier Prestige Script Script C OCR B Orator Orator S Draft

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Scalable fonts (4 type faces)

Roman Sans Serif Roman T Sans Serif H

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Bar-code fonts (8 type faces)

EAN 13 EAN-8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC-A UPC-E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET

1.3.2.3 Rendition

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ASCII

Double-width Double-height Condensed Bolded Double-strike Italics Super/subscript Outlined Shadowed Underlined (Single, Double, Single-broken, Double-broken line) Strike-through (Single, Double, Single-broken, Double-broken line) Over-scored (Single, Double, Single-broken, Double-broken line)

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1.3.2.4 Combination of character tables and typefaces

Table 1-4. Character Tables and Type Faces

Character Tables Bitmap Fonts Scalable Fonts

Standard version

NLSP version

Italic table

PC 437 (US Stand ard Europe) PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Portuguese)) PC 861 (Icelandic) PC 863 (Canadian-French) PC 865 (Nordic) BRASCII

Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1

Italic table

PC 437 (US Stand ard Europe) PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Portuguese) PC861 (Icelandic) PC 865 (Nordic)

PC 864 (Arabic) EPSON Draft PC 437 (Greek)

PC 852 (East Europe) PC 853 (Turkish) PC 855 (Cyrillic) PC 857 (Turkish) PC 866 (Russian) PC 869 (Greek) MAZOWIA ( P oland) Code MJK (CSFR) ISO 8859-7 (Lat in/Greek) ISO Latin 1T (Turkish) Bulgaria ( B ulgaria) Estonia PC 774 (LST 1283:1993) ISO 8859-2

PC 866 LAT. (Latvian) PCAPTEC (Arabic) PC 708 (Arabic) PC 720 (Arabic) PCAR864 (Arabic)

EPSON Draft EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Script EPSON OCR-B EPSON Orator EPSON Orator-S Epson Script C

EPSON Roman EPSON Draft EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Script

EPSON Draft (Arabic) EPSON Naskh (Roman) EPSON Kufi (Sans Serif)

EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Roman T EPSON Sans Serif H

(Not supported) (Not supported)

(Not supported)

Hebrew7 * Hebrew8 * PC862(Hebrew) *

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EPSON Draft (Hebrew) EPSON Miriam (Roman) EPSON David

(Not supported)

(Courier)

Note:

1: ESC R command is effective on the character tables with bold weight. 2: These character tables are not selected in the SelecType mode.

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Product Description

1.3.2.5 Memory Size

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Input buffer 128 K byte or 1k byte

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Download memory Approximately 10 K byte

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CG ROM NLSP Version: 8 M bit, Standard Version: 4 M bit

1.3.2.6 Character Size

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Character size

• Bit map font 10.5 point

• Scalable font 10.5 point

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Character matrixes See Table 1-5.

Table 1-5. Character Matrixes

Character Horizontal Dots Vertical Dots

Draft 10 cpi 12 24 Draft 12 cpi 10 24 Draft 15 cpi 8 16 LQ 10 cpi 36 24 LQ 12 cpi 30 24 LQ 15 cpi 24 16

LQ proportional 48 (maximum) 24

Notes:

1. The character matrixes for high speed draft 10 cpi characters are made from the draft 12 cpi matrixes.

2. The character matrixes for 15 cpi character are also used for superscript and subscript characters.

1.3.2.7 Control Codes

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ESC/P2

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IBM 2391 Plus Emulation

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1.3.3 Paper Feed Specification

1.3.3.1 Friction Feed (Cut sheet)

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Paper Path

• Single sheet, envelopes Front and rear insertion (Manual/CSF insertion)

• Multi-part form Rear entry (Manual/CSF insertion)

Notes:

1. Set the release lever to “FRICTION”.

2. Do not load continuous paper (including folding paper).

3. Set the longer side of the envelope horizontally.

4. When setting No.6 envelope, align the left sheet edge guide with the marked position.

1.3.3.2 Tractor Feed (Continuous paper)

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Paper Path

• Rear entry push tractor feed with paper parking function

Notes:

1. Set the release lever to “TRACTOR”.

2. Do not perform reverse feed for more than 1/6 inch.

3. Set the left and right sheet edge guides to the right and left ends of the front paper guide, respectively.

1.3.3.3 Paper Feed Speed and Accuracy

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Minimum feed length 1/360 inch (1/6, 1/8 or programmable with the

increment of 1/360 inch)

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Feed speed

• 1/6 inch line feed 42 ms

• Continuous feed 6.0 IPS (inch/second)

0.152 MPS (m/second)

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1.3.4 Paper Specification

Cut sheet (Single sheet)

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Table 1-6. Cut sheet Specification : Single Sheet

Product Description

Minimum Maximum

Width

Length

Thickness

Weight

Manual insertion

CSF

Manual insertion

CSF

3.6 inch 92 mm

3.9 inch 100 mm

3.5 inch 92 mm

3.6 inch 92 mm

0.0025 inch

0.065 mm 52 g/m²

14 lb.

16.5 inch 420 mm

14.3 inch 364 mm

0.0047 inch

0.12 mm 105 g/m²

27 lb.

Quality Plain paper, Reclaimed paper

Notes:

1. Reclaimed paper can be used under condition of room temperatures only.

2. Ensure that the paper is not curled, folded or crumpled.

Cut sheet (Multi-part form)

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Table 1-7. Cut sheet Specification : Multi-part Form

Minimum Maximum

Width

Length

Manual insertion

CSF

Manual insertion

CSF

3.6 inch 92 mm

3.9 inch 100 mm

3.5 inch 92 mm

3.6 inch 92 mm

16.5 inch 420 mm

16.5 inch 420 mm *

14.3 inch 364 mm *

Copies 1 original and 6 copies Thickness Weight

(I sheet of a multi-part form)

0.0047 inch

0.12 mm 40 g/m²

11 lb.

0.021 inch

0.53 mm 58 g/m²

15 lb.

Quality Carbon-less multi-part paper Jointing Line glue (top, right and left side)

Notes:

1. Ensure that the paper is not curled, folded or crumpled.

2. The maximum length for the carbon-less multi-part paper is 297 mm with the left or

right side of the form line-glued.

3. CSF does not feed paper which is glued by the right or left side.

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Envelopes

Table 1-8. Envelope Specification

Minimum Maximum

Envelopes (No.6) Width 6.5 inch/165 mm

Length 3.6 inch/92 mm

Envelopes (No.10) Width 9.5 inch/241 mm

Length 4.1 inch/105 mm

Thickness

Weight

Quality

0.0063 inch

0.16 mm 45 g/m²

12 lb. /m²

Bond paper, Plain paper Airmail paper without glue at a flap

0.021 inch

0.52 mm 91 g/m²

24 lb./m²

Notes:

1. Fold the flap of the envelope inside before loading at CSF or manual insertion.

2. Difference in thickness within the same printable area must be 0.0098 inch or less.

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Continuous paper

Table 1-9. Continuous Paper Specification : Single Paper/Multi-Part Form

Product Description

Minimum Maximum

Length (1 page)

Total Thickness

Weight

Quality

Jointing *

Width 4.0 inch

101.6 mm

4.0 inch

101.6 mm

3.5 inch 92 mm

Copies 1 original and 6 copies

Single sheet 1 sheet of

multi-part form Cut sheet 1 sheet of

multi-part form

0.0025 inch

0.065 mm

0.0047 inch

0.12 mm

52.3 g/m² 14 lb.

40 g/m² 11 lb.

Plain paper, Reclaimed paper Carbon-less multi-part form

Must be one of the followings:

- Point glue on the both sides

- Tape staple on the both sides

- Point glue on one side and tape staple on the other side

Note: Do not use the paper which is glued by

the side or stapled.

16 inch

406.4 mm

22.0 inch

558.8 mm

16.4 inch 420 mm *

0.047 inch

0.12 mm

0.021 inch

0.53 mm 105 g/m²

27 lb. 58 g/m²

15 lb.

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Labels

Table 1-10. Label Specification

Minimum Maximum

Label size See Figure 1-4. Base sheet width 4.0 inch 16.0 inch

101.6 mm 406.4 mm Base sheet length 4.0 inch 22.0 inch (1 page) 101.6 mm 559 mm

Base sheet thickness

Total thickness

0.0028 inch

0.07 mm

0.0063 inch

0.16 mm

0.0035 inch

0.09 mm

0.0075 inch

0.19 mm Label weight 64 g/m²/17 lb. Quality Plain paper or equivalent

The base sheet must be continuous paper.

Notes:

1. Use labels in the condition of the room temperature only.

2. Labels backed with the continuous base sheet can be used only.

3. When the label sheet whose base sheet is exposed around the labels, adjust the platen gap manually to the portion covered with the label using PG adjust lever.

15/16 inch (23.8mm or more)

2-1/2 inch (63.5mm or more)

R 0.1inch (R 2.5m m or m ore)

Figure 1-4. Label Size

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Pre-print paper

Table 1-11. Pre-Print Paper Specification

Width 4.0 inch 16.0 inch

Length 4.0 inch 22.0 inch (1 page) 101.6 mm 559 mm

Total thickness

Quality

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Continuous forms with labels

Table 1-12. Continuous Forms with Labels Specification

Product Description

Minimum Maximum

101.6 mm 406.4 mm

0.0025 inch

0.065 mm

The paper printed with the color which has the reflective rate of less than 60 %, such as black.

Minimum Maximum

0.047 inch

0.12 mm

Base sheet width 4.0 inch 16.0 inch

101.6 mm 406.4 mm Base sheet length 4.0 inch 22.0 inch (1 page) 101.6 mm 559 mm

Total thickness

Quality

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Plain paper or equivalent Airmail paper without glue at a flap

0.021 inch

0.53 mm

Note:

When using the continuous forms with labels, the label position must be registered properly. It can be performed through the utility “Label Position Registering Utility”.

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Overlapping multi-part forms

Table 1-13. Overlapping Multi-Part Form Specification

Base sheet width 4.0 inch 16.0 inch

Base sheet length 4.0 inch 22.0 inch (1 page) 101.6 mm 559 mm

Total thickness

Jointing

Minimum Maximum

101.6 mm 406.4 mm

– –

0.026 inch

0.65 mm

Multi-part forms :Point glue Joint for the base sheet and multi-part form

:Point glue

Total Thickness

Glue

Maximum 13.3 mm

Maximum 3.3 mm

Maximum 17 mm

Base Sheet

Figure 1-5. Overlapping multi-part Form Specification

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Overlapping multi-part forms with labels

Table 1-14. Overlapping Multi-Part Form with Labels Specification

Minimum Maximum

Base sheet width 4.0 inch 16.0 inch

101.6 mm 406.4 mm Base sheet length 4.0 inch 22.0 inch (1 page) 101.6 mm 559 mm

Total thickness

– –

0.026 inch

0.65 mm

Multi-part forms :Point glue

Jointing

Joint for the base sheet and multi-part form

:Point glue

Note: When using overlapping multi-part forms with labels, the label position must be

registered properly. It can be performed through the utility “Label Position Registering Utility”.

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Total Thickness

Glue

Maximum 13.3 mm

Maximum 17 mm

Label

Maximum 3.3 mm

Maximum 0.53 mm

Base Sheet

Figure 1-6. Overlapping multi-part Form with Labels Specification

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1.3.5 Printable Area

This section describes printable area for various types of paper.

Cut sheet

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Product Description

Printable A rea

Figure 1-7. Printable Area for Cut Sheet

Table 1-15. Printing Area for Cut sheet

Single cut sheet Multi-part cut sheet

Paper width (PW) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Refer to Section 1.3.4. Paper length (PL) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Refer to Section 1.3.4. Left margin (LM) 3 mm (0.118”) or more 3 mm (0.118”) or more

[A3 landscape] 31 mm (1.22”) or more

Right margin (RM) 3 mm (0.118”) or more 3 mm (0.118”) or more

[A3 landscape] 20 mm (0.78”) or more

[A3 landscape]

20 mm (0.78”) or more Top margin (TM) 0 mm (0”) or more 0 mm (0”) or more Bottom margin (BM) 0 mm (0”) or more 0 mm (0”) or more Width of printing area

Maximum 346 mm (13.62”)

Maximum 346 mm

(13.62”)

(WPA)

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Continuous paper

Perforation

Printable A rea

Perforation

Figure 1-8. Printable Area for Continuous Paper

Continuous paper

Paper width (PW) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Paper length (PL) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Left margin (PM) 9 mm (0.354”) or more Right margin (LM) 9 mm (0.354”) or more Top margin (TM) 4.2 mm (0.165”) or more Bottom margin (BM) 4.2 mm (0.165”) or more

Notes:

1. In the top 75 mm are, the paper feeding pitch may be irregular.

2. Forms-override printing is available for 2 lines after the paper end is detected.(Paper feeding pitch is not guaranteed.) The end of the printable area is 4.2 m or more apart from the bottom edge of the paper.

3. When the page width is 16 inches, note the followings:

• LM is 18 mm or more with the left tractor set at the farthest side toward the 136th column.

• RM is 18 mm or more with the right tractor set at the farthest side toward the 1st column.

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Product Description

Labels

TO L

LO L

Printable Area

BOL

ROL

P r in tin g p ro h ib ite d

Figure 1-9. Printable Area for Labels

Table 1-16. Printable Area for Labels

Continuous paper

Paper width (PW) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Paper length (PL) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Left margin (LM) 12 mm (0.472”) or more Top margin (TM) 1.2 mm (0.0472) or more Left margin on label (LOL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more Right margin on label (ROL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more Top margin on label (TOL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more Bottom margin on label (BOL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more

Notes:

1. Do not feed paper backward.

2. Use only the specified paper path for continuous paper.

3. The paper feeding pitch in the top 75 mm (2.9”) may be irregular.

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Envelops

Print Direction

(M anual insertion from the rear/C S F)

Printable Area

Print Direction

(M anual insertion form the front)

Figure 1-10. Printable Area for Envelopes

Table 1-17. Printable Area for Envelops

Continuous paper

Paper width (PW) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Paper length (PL) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Left margin (LM) 3 mm(0.118”) or more Right margin (RM) 3 mm(0.118”) or more

Top margin (TM)

0 mm (0”) or more *

Bottom margin (BM) 0 mm (0”) or more

Note 1: At CSF insertion:

4.2 mm (0.16”) or more

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Overlapping multi-part forms

Product Description

LM B

Printable A rea

: Printable A rea

RMB

Perforation

Figure 1-11. Printing Area for Overlapping Multi-part Forms

Table 1-18. Printing Area for Overlapping Multi-part Forms

Continuous paper

Paper width (PW) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Paper length (PL) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Left margin (LM) 19 mm (0.748”) or more Right margin (RM) 19 mm (0.748”) or more Top margin (TM) 21.2 mm (0.835”) or more Bottom margin (BM) 4.2 mm (0.165”) or more Left margin from the multi-part form to

13 mm (0.512”) ± 3 mm (0.118”)

the base sheet (LMB) Right margin from the multi-part form

13 mm (0.512”) ± 3 mm (0.118”)

to the base sheet (RMB)

Notes:

1. Do not feed paper backward.

2. Use only the specified paper path for continuous paper.

3. The paper feeding pitch in the top 75 mm (2.9”) may be irregular.

4. Forms-override printing is available for 2 lines after the paper end is detected. The end of the printable area is 4.2 mm or more apart from the bottom edge of the paper.

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Continuous forms with labels

N on-printable Area

Label

LFL

RFL

TFL

BFL

Printable Area

LO L

: P rintable Area

Figure 1-12. Printable Area for Continuous Forms with Labels

Table 1-19. Printable Area for Continuous Forms with Labels

Continuous paper

Paper width (PW) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Paper length (PL) Refer to Section 1.3.4. Left margin (LM) 9 mm (0.354”) or more Right margin (RM) 9 mm (0.354”) or more Top margin (TM) 4.2 mm (0.165”) or more Bottom margin (BM) 4.2 mm (0.165”) or more Left margin for label (LFL) 45 mm (1.77) or more Right margin from label (RFL) 45 mm (1.77) or more Top margin from label (TFL) 25 mm(0.984”) or more Bottom margin from label (BFL) 25 mm(0.984”) or more Left margin on label (LOL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more Right margin on label (ROL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more Top margin on label (TOL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more Bottom margin on label (BOL) 3 mm (0.118”) or more

Notes:

1. Do not feed paper backward.

2. Use only the specified paper path for the continuous paper.

3. The paper feeding pitch in the top 75 mm (2.9”) may be irregular.

4. Forms-override printing is available for 20 lines after the paper end is detected. (Paper feeding pitch is not guaranteed.) The end of the printable are is 4.2 mm or more apart from the bottom edge of the paper.

TO L

BOL

ROL

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Epson DLQ-3000+ Service manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

PRECAUTIONS

PREFACE

REVISION SHEET

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Product Description

1.3 Hardware Specification