Epson LX-300+II, LX-300+II RTP, LX-1170II Diagram

SERVICE MANUAL

LX-300+II

LX-1170II

LX-300+II

RTP

9-pin Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printer

EPSON LX-300+II

LX-300+II RTP LX-1170II

410687104

Notice

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PRECAUTIONS

Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1)Personal injury and 2) damage to equipment. DANGER Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should be exercised in performing

procedures preceded by DANGER Headings.

WARNING Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in damage to equipment.

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

DANGER

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

2. NO WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE UNIT BY PERSONS UNFAMILIAR WITH 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.

4. WHEN DISASSEMBLING OR ASSEMBLING A PRODUCT, MAKE SURE TO WEAR GLOVES TO AVOID INJURIES FROM METAL PARTS WITH SHARP EDGES.

5. WHEN USING COMPRESSED AIR PRODUCTS, SUCH AS AIR DUSTER, FOR CLEANING DURING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, THE USE OF SUCH PRODUCTS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE GAS IS PROHIBITED.

WARNING

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

2. MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGES IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VOLTAGE, 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 DISCONNECTED FROM THE 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. DO NOT REPLACE IMPERFECTLY FUNCTIONING COMPONENTS WITH COMPONENTS WHICH ARE NOT MANUFACTURED BY EPSON. IF SECOND SOURCE IC OR OTHER COMPONENTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED ARE USED, THEY COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE EPSON PRODUCT, OR COULD VOID THE WARRANTY OFFERED BY EPSON.

About This Manual

A D J U S T M E N T

R E Q U I R E D

C A U T I O N

C H E C K

P O I N T

W A R N I N G

This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of the printer. The instructions and procedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians, and attention should be given to the precautions on the preceding page.

Manual Configuration

This manual consists of six chapters and Appendix.

CHAPTER 1.PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

Provides a general overview and specifications of the product.

CHAPTER 2.OPERATING PRINCIPLES

Describes the theory of electrical and mechanical operations of the product.

CHAPTER 3.TROUBLESHOOTING

Describes the step-by-step procedures for the troubleshooting.

CHAPTER 4.DISASSEMBLY / ASSEMBLY

Describes the step-by-step procedures for disassembling and assembling the product.

CHAPTER 5.ADJUSTMENT

Provides Epson-approved methods for adjustment.

CHAPTER 6.MAINTENANCE

Provides preventive maintenance procedures and the lists of Epson-approved lubricants and adhesives required for servicing the product.

APPENDIXProvides the following additional information for reference:

• Connector pin assignments

• Electric circuit boards components layout

• Electrical circuit boards schematics

• Exploded diagram & Parts List

Symbols Used in this Manual

Various symbols are used throughout this manual either to provide additional information on a specific topic or to warn of possible danger present during a procedure or an action. Be aware of all symbols when they are used, and always read NOTE, CAUTION, or WARNING messages.

Indicates an operating or maintenance procedure, practice or condition that is necessary to keep the product’s quality.

Indicates an operating or maintenance procedure, practice, or condition that, if not strictly observed, could result in damage to, or destruction of, equipment.

May indicate an operating or maintenance procedure,

practice or condition that is necessary to accomplish a task efficiently. It may also provide additional information that is related to a specific subject, or comment on the results achieved through a previous action.

Indicates an operating or maintenance procedure, practice or condition that, if not strictly observed, could result in injury or loss of life.

Revision Status

Revision Issued Date Description

A May 11, 2006 First Release

Revision:

• page -10, 13, 106 Input buffer: 8Kbytes-> 64Kbytes

• page -10 Total print volume-> Mean print volume between failure (MVBF)(MTBF 25% duty cycle)

• page -35 Reply EEPROM data in the specific address request for LX-300+II is added

• page -35 Reply EEPROM data in the specific address request for LX-1170II is added

• page -37 Total thickness (Maximum): (0.015) -> (0.0154)

• page -38 Total thickness (Maximum): (0.015) -> (0.0154)

B Auguest 4, 2006

C May 25, 2007

• page -87-93 Descriptions on adjustment are added.

• page -106 3BH: TEAR OFF/BIN Function -> TEAR OFF function

• page -107 3CH: Font selection -> Font function

• page -107 75H-7BH is added.

• page -107 7CH is added.

• page -107 7DH is added.

• page -107 7EH is added.

• page -107 7FH is added.

• Page -63 Resistance values of the CR motor and PF motor are corrected.

D March 19, 2010 CHAPTER 7 LX-300+II RTP is added.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1.1 FEATURES ......................................................................................................... 9

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 10

1.2.1 Printing Specification ................................................................................ 10

1.2.2 Paper Feeding ............................................................................................ 12

1.2.3 Electrical Specification .............................................................................. 13

1.2.4 Environmental Condition ........................................................................... 13

1.2.5 Reliability .................................................................................................. 14

1.2.6 Ribbon Cartridge ....................................................................................... 14

1.2.7 Safety Approvals ....................................................................................... 14

1.2.8 CE Marking ............................................................................................... 14

1.2.9 Recommended Printable Area ................................................................... 15

1.3 Interface Specifications .................................................................................... 18

1.3.1 Parallel Interface (Forward Channel) ........................................................ 18

1.3.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel) ......................................................... 20

1.3.3 Serial Interface ........................................................................................... 21

1.3.4 USB interface ............................................................................................. 22

1.3.5 Interface Selection ..................................................................................... 23

1.3.6 Prevention of Hosts from Data Transfer Time-out .................................... 23

1.3.7 IEEE1284.4 protocol ................................................................................. 23

1.4 Operation ........................................................................................................... 24

1.4.1 Control Panel ................................................................................. ............ 24

1.4.2 Functions .................................................................................................... 26

1.4.3 Errors ......................................................................................................... 28

1.5 Control codes .................................................................................................... 29

1.5.1 ESC/P2 ....................................................................................................... 29

1.5.2 IBM 2380/2381 Plus Emulation ................................................................ 30

1.5.3 Bi-Directional Commands ......................................................................... 31

1.6 Initialization ................................................................................................... ... 35

1.7 Paper Specifications ......................................... ................................................ 36

1.8 Physical Specifications ..................................................................................... 39

1.8.1 Physical Specifications for LX-300+II ...................................................... 39

1.8.2 Physical Specifications for LX-1170II ...................................................... 40

1.9 Accessories ..... .................................... ............................................................... 41

Chapter 2 Operating Principles

2.1 Overview .......................................................................... .................................. 43

2.2 Printer Mechanism ........................................................................................... 44

2.2.1 Printhead .................................................................................................... 45

2.2.2 Carriage Mechanism .................................................................................. 46

2.2.3 Ribbon Mechanism .................................................................................... 48

2.2.4 Platen Gap Adjustment Mechanism .......................................................... 50

2.2.5 Paper Feed Mechanism .......................................................... .................... 51

2.2.6 Release Mechanism ................................................................................... 53

2.2.7 Other Special Functions ............................................................................. 53

2.3 Electrical Circuit Operating Principles .......................................................... 54

2.3.1 MAIN Board Electric Circuit .................................................................... 54

2.3.2 C294PSB / C294PSE Board ...................................................................... 55

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3.1 Overview .......................................................................... .................................. 57

3.2 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 58

3.2.1 Initialization Check .................................................................................... 58

3.2.2 Check Performance By Self-Check Function ............................................ 58

3.2.3 Identify Problems From Symptoms ........................................................... 59

3.2.4 Unit and Parts Check ................................................................................. 63

Chapter 4 Disassembly and Assembly

Chapter 7 LX-300+II RTP

4.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 66

4.1.1 Precautions ................................................................................................. 66

4.1.2 Tools .......................................................................................................... 66

4.1.3 Service Checks After Repair ..................................................................... 68

4.2 Disassembly and Assembly ...................................................... ........................ 69

4.2.1 Printhead Unit Removal ............................................................................ 70

4.2.2 Upper Housing Unit Removal ................................................................... 71

4.2.3 Printer Mechanism Removal ..................................................................... 72

4.2.4 Panel Board Assembly Removal ............................................................... 73

4.2.5 Main Board Assembly Removal ................................................................ 74

4.2.6 P/S Board Assembly Removal ................................................................... 75

4.2.7 Printer Mechanism Disassembly ............................................................... 76

Chapter 5 Adjustment

5.1 Adjustment Tool .......................... ..................................... ................................ 86

5.1.1 System Requirement .................................................................................. 86

5.1.2 Running the Program ................................................................................. 86

5.2 Adjustments ...................................................................................................... 89

5.2.1 Platen Gap Adjustment .............................................................................. 89

5.2.2 Bi-D Adjustment ........................................................................................ 90

5.2.3 Top Margin Adjustment ............................................................................ 90

5.2.4 Bottom Margin Adjustment ..................................................... .................. 91

7.1 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ............................................................... 98

7.1.1 Printhead Unit Removal ............................................................................ 99

7.1.2 Upper Housing Unit Removal ................................................................. 100

7.1.3 Printer Mechanism Removal ................................................................... 101

7.1.4 Panel Board Assembly Removal ............................................................. 102

7.1.5 Main Board Assembly Removal ................................................. ............. 103

7.1.6 P/S Board Assembly Removal ................................................................ 104

7.1.7 Printer Mechanism Disassembly ............................................................. 104

7.2 Adjustment ................................. ..................................... ................................ 105

7.3 Parts List .............................................................................. ........................... 106

7.4 Exploded Diagrams ........................................................................................ 108

Chapter Appendix

A.1 Connector Summary ..................................................................................... 111

A.1.1 Major Component Unit ........................................................................... 111

A.1.2 Pin Assignments ........................................................ ............................. 111

A.2 EEPROM Address Map .......................................... ..................................... . 114

A.3 Parts List ....................................................... ................................................. 117

A.4 Exploded Diagrams ..................................................................... .................. 122

A.5 Electric Circuit Schematics .......................................................................... 126

Chapter 6 Maintenance

6.1 Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 93

6.1.1 Cleaning ..................................................................................................... 93

6.1.2 Lubrication ................................................................................................. 93

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

CHAPTER

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Paper supports

Paper guide

Paper release lever

Knob

Control panel

Printer cover

Paper guide cover

Ribbon cartridge

Paper thickness

lever

Paper tension unit

Power switch

Paper cord

Tractor

Parallel interface

USB I/F

1.1 FEATURES

EPSON LX-300+II/300+II RTP/1170II is a 9 pin serial impact dot matrix printer. The main difference between LX-300+II and LX-1170II is the width: 80 columns for LX-300+II and 136 columns for LX-1170II. The major features are as follows:

 Printing speed: High speed draft 300 cps at 10 cpi

High speed draft 337 cps at 12cpi (LX-300+II only) Draft 225 cps at 10 cpi NLQ 56 cps at 10 cpi

 Feeding method: Friction feed (rear)

Push tractor feed (rear) Push and Pull tractor feed (rear) Pull tractor feed (rear, bottom)

 Feeder: Rear push tractor, CSF single-bin (Option),

Pull tractor (Option) and Roll paper holder (Option)

 Paper/ Media: Single sheet, Continuous paper, Multi part paper,

Envelope, Label and Roll paper

 Fonts: 2NLQ and 1 Draft Bitmap typefaces

8 Barcode fonts

 Character tables: Standard version 13 tables

NLSP version 38 tables

 Input buffer: 64 Kbytes

 Control code: LX-300+II ESC/P and IBM 2380 Plus emulation

LX-1170II ESC/P and IBM 2381 Plus emulation

 Copy capability: 1 original + 4 copies  Control panel functions: Font, Pause, Tear off, LF/FF, Load/ Eject,

Micro Adjust, Self test, Data dump and the default settings

 Acoustic noise: 49 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)  Reliability: Mean print volume between failure (MVBF)(MTBF 25%

duty cycle) 12 million lines (except printhead) MTBF 6000 POH (25% Duty) Printhead life 400 million strokes/ wire Ribbon life 3 milli on characters For details, see “Reliability” (p.14)

 Interface: Bi-directional parallel interface

(IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported) Serial I/F USB (ver 1.1) I/F

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Figure 1-1. EPSON LX-300+II/300+II RTP/1170II Printer Parts

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1.2 SPECIFICATIONS

1.2.1 Printing Specification

 Print method: Impact dot matrix  Number of pins: 9 pins  Print pin arrangement: 9 x 1  Print pin diameter: 0.29 mm (0.0114 inch)  Color (Option): Black,

Magenta, Cyan, Yellow (LX-300+II only)

 Print direction: Bi-direction with logic seeking  Print speed and printable columns:

Table 1-1. Print Speed and Printable Columns

Printing mode

High speed draft

High speed draft condensed

Draft 10 80 136 225

Draft condensed 17 137 233 191

Character pitch

(cpi)

10 80 136 300 12 96 163 337 15 120 204 337 17 137 233 321 20 160 272 300

12 96 163 270 15 120 204 225

20 160 272 225

Printable columns

LX-300+II LX-1170II

Printing speed

9:15(cps)

Table 1-1. Print Speed and Printable Columns (continued)

Printing mode

NLQ 10 80 136 56

Note1: When the power supply voltage drops to the lower limit, the printer stops printing

and then starts printing the rest on the line more slowly than before.

Note2: When the head temperature rises to the upper limit, the printer stops printing. When

the head temperature falls to the normal level, the printer starts printing again.

Character pitch

(cpi)

12 96 163 67 15 120 204 56 17 137 233 47 20 160 272 56

Printable columns

LX-300+II LX-1170II

Printing speed

9:15(cps)

 Resolution:

Table 1-2. Resolution

Printing mode

High speed draft 90 72 No Draft 120 72 No Draft condensed 240 72 No Draft emphasized 120 72 Yes NLQ 240 144 No Bit image 60, 72, 80, 90 or 120 72 Yes

Horizontal density

(dpi)

120 or 240 72 No

Vertical density

(dpi)

Adjacent dot print

Draft emphasized 10 80 136 112

 Control code: LX-300+II ESC/P and IBM 2380 Plus emulation

LX-1170II ESC/P and IBM 2381 Plus emulation (Refer to 1.5 “Control codes”)

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Character tables:





Standard version (13 character table) Italic table PC437 (US, Standard Europe) PC850 (Multilingual) PC860 (Portuguese) PC863 (Canadian-French) PC865 (Nordic) PC861 (Icelandic) BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC858 ISO 8859-15



NLSP version (38 character tables) Italic table PC437 (US, Standard Europe) PC850 (Multilingual) PC437 Greek PC853 (Turkish) PC437 Slovenia PC852 (East Europe) PC855 (Cyrillic) PC866 (Russian) PC857 (Turkish) PC869 (Greek) MAZOWIA (Poland) Code MJK (CSFR) ISO 8859-7 (Latin / Greek) ISO Latin 1T (Turkish) Bulgaria (Bulgari an ) PC774 (LST 1283:1993) Estonia (Estonia) ISO 8859-2 PC 866 LAT. (Latvian) PC866 UKR (Ukrania) PC860 (Portuguese) PC861 (Icelandic) PC865 (Nordic) PC APTEC (Arabic) PC708 (Arabic) PC720 (Arabic) PCAR864 (Arabic) PC863 (Canadian-French) Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 Hebrew 7 Hebrew 8 PC858 ISO 8859-15 PC771 (Lithuania) PC1250 PC MC PC1251

 International character sets: 13 countries

U.S.A France Germany U.K. Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 S pain 2 Latin America

NOTE:The international and legal characters are the following 12 codes;

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

 Typeface



Bit map fonts: EPSON Draft 10cpi, 12cpi, 15cpi EPSON Roman 10cpi, 12cpi, 15cpi, Proportional EPSON Sans serif 10cpi, 12cpi, 15cpi, Proportional EPSON OCR-B 10cpi

NOTE: *1: Only for customized models.

 Bar codes

EAN-13 EAN-8 I nterleaved 2 of 5 UPC-A UPC-E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET Coda bar (NW-7) Industrial 2 of 5

Matrix 2 of 5

NOTE: *1: Only for customized models.

PC862 (Hebrew)

NOTE:*1: This item is not displayed in a default setting mode.

Only for customized models.

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Character tables and typefaces:



Table 1-3. Character Tables and Typefaces

Character table Bitmap font

Standard Version

NLSP version

Note: ESC R command is effective on all the character tables.

Italic table PC 437 (US, Standard Europe)

PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Portuguese) PC 863(Canadian-French) PC 865 (Nordic) PC 861 (Icelandic)

Italic table PC 437(US, Standard Europe)

PC 860(Portuguese) PC 865(Nordic) BRASCIl Roman 8 PC437 (Greek) PC 855 (Cyrillic) PC 857 (Turkish)

PC 869 (Greek) Code MJK (CSFR) lSO Latin 1T (Turkish) PC774 (LST 1283: 1993) 1SO 8859-2 PC 866 UKR (Ukrania)

PC 708 (Arabic) PCAR864 (Arabic)

Hebrew 8* PC 858 PC 771 (Lithuania) PC 437 (Slovenia) PC 1250

*1: These items are not displayed in the default setting mode. Only for customized

models.

BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC 858 ISO 8859-15

PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 861 (Icelandic) PC863 (Canadian-French) Abicomp lSOLatin1 PC 853 (Turkish) PC 852 (East Europe)

PC 866 (Russian) MAZOWIA (Poland) lSO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek) Bulgaria (Bulgarian) Estonia (Estonia) PC 866 LAT. (Latvian) PC APTEC (Arabic)

PC 720 (Arabic) Hebrew7* PC862 (Hebrew)* ISO 8859-15 PC MC PC 1251

EPSON Draft EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif EPSON OCR-B

EPSON Draft EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif

EPSON Draft EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif EPSON OCR-B

EPSON Draft EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif

1.2.2 Paper Feeding

 Feeding method: Friction feed (rear)

Push tractor feed (rear) Push and Pull tractor feed (rear) Pull tractor feed (rear, bottom)

 Feeder: Rear push tractor, CSF single-bin (Option),

Pull tractor (Option) and Roll paper holder (Option)

 Paper path: Manual insertion Rear in, top out

CSF Rear in, top out Push Tractor Rear in, top out Pull Tractor Rear or bottom in, top out

 Line spacing: 4.23 mm (1/6 inch) or programmable in increments of

0.118 mm (1/216 inch)

 Feed speed: 4.23 mm (1/6 inch feed)

LX-300+II 88 msec LX-1170II 63 msec

Continuous feed 0.76 MPS (m/sec)

[3.0 IPS (inches/sec)]

 Input Data Buffer: 64Kbytes  Release lever:

The release lever must be set according to the following table;

Table 1-4. Release Lever

Lever position Paper path/ Feeder Paper/ Media

Friction

Tractor Push tractor feed (rear) Continuous paper (Single sheet and Multi part)

Manual insertion (rear) Cut sheet (Single sheet and Multi part)

Envelop CSF single-bin Cut sheet (Single sheet) Roll paper holder feed (rear) Roll paper

Push and Pull tractor feed (rear)Continuous paper (Single sheet and Multi part) Pull tractor feed (rear) Continuous paper (Single sheet and Multi part) Pull tractor feed (bottom) Continuous paper (Single sheet and Multi part)

Labels

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Paper thickness lever:



The paper thickness lever must be set at the proper position as shown below.

Table 1-5. Paper Thickness Lever

LX-300+II LX-1170II

Lever

position

—1 — — — — — —

0 (0.0024) (0.0071)

1 (0.0071) (0.0102)

2 (0.0102) (0.0130)

Paper thickness

(inch)

Min. Max. Min. Max.

Paper

thickness

(mm)

over 0.06

up to 0.18

over 0.18

up to 0.26

over 0.26

up to 0.33

Paper thickness

(inch)

(0.0024) (0.0071)

— — —

(0.0071) (0.0102)

Paper

thickness

(mm)

over 0.06

up to 0.18

over 0.18

up to 0.26

1.2.3 Electrical Specification

Table 1-6. Electrical Specification

120V version 230V version

Rated voltage AC 120 V AC 220 to 240 V Input voltage range AC 99 to 132 V AC 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.6 A (max. 1.4 A) 0.3 A (max. 0.7 A)

Power consumption

Dielectric strength

(between AC line and chassis)

Approx. 23 W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern)

Energy Star Compliant

AC 1000 Vrms. 1 min. or

AC 1200 Vrms. 1 sec.

(between AC line and chassis)

AC 1500 Vrms. 1 min.

3 (0.0130) (0.0154)

4 (0.0154) (0.0205)

5 — — — (0.0130) (0.0154)

6 — — — (0.0154) (0.0205)

over 0.33

up to 0.39

over 0.39

up to 0.52

— — —

(0.0102) (0.0130)

over 0.26

up to 0.33

over 0.33

up to 0.39

over 0.39

up to 0.52

1.2.4 Environmental Condition

 Temperature: 5 to 35 °C (operating*

15 to 25

-30 to 60

°C (operating*1,*

°C (non-operating)

 Humidity: 10 to 80% RH (operating*

30 to 60% RH (operating 0 to 85% RH (non-operating

 Resistance to shock: 1 G, within 1 ms (operating)

2 G, within 2 ms (non-operating

 Resistance to vibration: 0.25 G, 10 to 55 Hz (operating)

0.50 G, 10 to 55 Hz (non-operating

*1: without condensation *2: during printing on reclaimed paper, multi part paper, envelop, label or roll paper. *3: without shipment container

)

*1,*

)

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1.2.5 Reliability

 Mean print volume between failure (MVBF)(MTBF 25% duty cycle):

12 million lines (except printhead)

 MTBF: 6000 POH(25% Duty)  Printhead life: Black 400 million strokes / wire

Color 100 million strokes / wire (LX-300+II only)

1.2.6 Ribbon Cartridge

Table 1-7. Ribbon Cartridge

Black Cartridge Color Cartridge*

Type Fabric Color Black Black, Magenta, Cyan and Yellow

Black : 1 million characters

Ribbon life*

3 million characters

*1 LX-300+II only *2 Draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character

Magenta : 0.7 million characters Cyan : 0.7 million characters Yellow : 0.5 million characters

1.2.7 Safety Approvals

 LX-300+II

Table 1-8. Safety Approvals (LX-300+II)

Type Standards

Safety standards

120V version

EMI

Safety standards EN60950

230V version

EMC

 LX-1170II

Table 1-9. Safety Approvals (LX-1170II)

Type Standards

Safety standards EN60950

230V version

EMC

UL60950 CSA C 22.2 No.60950

FCC part15 subpart B class B CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR22 Class B

EN55022 class B EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 EN55024 AS/NZS CISPR22 class B

EN55022 class B EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 EN55024

1.2.8 CE Marking

230 V & UPS version:



Low voltage directive 73/23/EEC: EN60950



EMC Directive 89/336/EEC: EN55022 class B

EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3

EN55024

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Recommended Printable Area

1.2.9 Recommended Printable Area

NOTE: For best results, print within the recommended printable area. The

printer may not print outside this area.

 Cut sheets

Table 1-10. Recommended Printable Area for Cut Sheet

Single Sheet Multi Part

PW (Width) Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” PL (Length) Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” LM (Left Margin) LX-300+II:

3 mm or more (PW<=229 mm) 24mm or more(PW=257 mm)

LX-1170II:

3 mm or more (PW<=364 mm) 29mm or more(PW=420 mm)

RM (Right Margin) LX-300+II:

3 mm or more (PW<=229 mm) 24mm or more(PW=257 mm)

LX-1170II:

3 mm or more (PW<=364 mm)

29mm or more(PW=420 mm) TM (Top Margin) 4.2 mm or more 4.2 mm or more BM (Bottom Margin) 4.2 mm or more 4.2 mm or more

LX-300+II:

3 mm or more (PW<=229 mm) 24mm or more(PW=257 mm)

LX-1170II:

3 mm or more (PW<=364 mm) 29mm or more(PW=420 mm)

LX-300+II:

3 mm or more (PW<=229 mm) 24mm or more(PW=257 mm)

LX-1170II:

3 mm or more (PW<=364 mm) 29mm or more(PW=420 mm)

NOTE: The maximum horizont al recommended printable area is 203.2 mm for

LX-300+II/ 345.44 for LX-1170II.

Figure 1-2. Recommended Printable Area for Cut Sheet

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Envelop



Figure 1-3. Recommended Printable Area for Envelop

Table 1-11. Recommended Printable Area for Envelop

Envelope

PW (Width) Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” PL (Length) Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” LM (Left Margin) 3 mm or more RM (Right Margin) 3 mm or more TM (Top Margin) 4.2 mm or more BM (Bottom

Margin)

NOTE: The maximum horizontal recommended printable area is

203.2mm.

4.2 mm or more

Continuous paper



Figure 1-4. Recommended Printable Area for Continuous Paper

Table 1-12. Recommended Printable Area for Continuous Paper

Continuous Paper

LX-300+II LX-1170II

PW (Width) Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” PL (Length) Refer to 1.7 “Paper Specifications” LM (Left Margin) 13 mm or more (PW<=254 mm)

24mm or more(PW=254 mm)

RM (Right Margin) 13 mm or more (PW<=254 mm)

24mm or more(PW=254 mm) TM (Top Margin) 4.2 mm or more BM (Bottom

Margin)

4.2 mm or more

NOTE: The maximum horizontal recommended printable area is 203.2mm for

LX-300+II/345.44 for LX-1170II.

13 mm or more (PW<=377.8mm) 18 mm or more(PW=406.4 mm)

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Roll paper



Figure 1-5. Recommended Printable Area for Roll Paper

Table 1-13. Recommended Printable Area for Roll Paper

Continuous Paper

NOTE: The maximum horizontal recommended printable area is 203.2mm

for LX-1170II.

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1.3 Interface Specifications

LX-300+II/LX-1170II is provided with bi-directional 8 bit parallel interface and serial interface and USB interface. Optional interface board is not supported on this model.

1.3.1 Parallel Interface (Forward Channel)

 Transmission mode: 8 bit parallel

IEEE-1284 compatibility mode

 Adaptable connector: 57-30360 (Amphenol) or equivalent  Synchronization: -STROBE pulse  Handshaking: BUSY and -ACKLG signals  Signal level: TTL compatible

(IEEE-1284 level 1 device)

Table 1-14. Parameter

Parameter Minimum Maximum Condition

*-- 5.5V

VOL* -0.5V --

IOH* -- 0.32mA VOH=2.4V

IOL* -- 12mA VOL=2.4V

-- 50pF

-- 2.0V

0.8V --

-- 0.32mA VIH=2.0V

-- 12mA VIL=0.8V

-- 50pF

NOTE: * Logic-H signal is 2.0V or lower when the printer is off and the signal

is 3.0V or higher when the printer is on. The receiver has impedance which is equivalent to 7.5 k

Ω.

Table 1-15. Maximum & Minimum Timings for Data Transmission

Parameter Minimum Maximum

setup

ready

nbusy

tout

tin

NOTE:

* Rise and fall time of output signals. ** Rise and fall time of input signals.

Figure 1-6. Data Transmitting Timing

500 nsec --

hold

stb

busy

ack

* -- 120 nsec

** -- 200 nsec

500 nsec -500 nsec --

0 --

-- 500 nsec

-- --

500 nsec 1 0 us

0 -0--

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BUSY signal is active (HIGH level) under the conditions below:





In the process of receiving data



In the condition of being input buffer full



In the condition of being -INIT signal active (low level)



During hardware initialization



In the condition of being -ERROR or PE signal is active (low level, high level, respectively)



In the self test mode



In the adjustment mode



In the default-setting mode

 -ERROR signal is active (low level) under the conditions below:



In the condition of the printer hardware error (fatal error)



In the condition of a paper-out error



In the condition of a release lever error

 PE signal is active (high level) under the condition below:



In the condition of a paper-out error

Table 1-16. Connector Pin Assignment and Signals (Forward Channel)

Pin No.

16, 33,

19-30

15, 34 NC -- -- Not connected.

Signal Name

1 -STROBE 19 In

2 DATA1 20 In Parallel input data to the printer. bit 0: LSB 3 DATA2 21 In bit 1 4 DATA3 22 In bit 2 5 DATA4 23 In bit 3 6 DATA5 24 In bit 4 7 DATA6 25 In bit 5 8 DATA7 26 In bit 6 9 DATA8 27 In bit 7: MSB

10 -ACKNLG 28 Out

11 BUSY 29 Out

12 PE 28 Out

13 SLCT 28 Out Always at high level when the printer is powered on. 14 -AFXT 30 In Not used. 31 -INIT 30 In This signal’s negative pulse initializes printer.

32 -ERROR 29 Out

36 -SLIN 30 In Not used. 18 Logic H -- Out This line is pulled up to +5V through 3.9 kΩ resister. 35 +5V -- Out This line is pulled up tp +5V through 1.0 kΩ resister. 17 Chassis -- -- Chassis GND.

GND -- -- Signal GND.

Return

GND Pin

In/Out Functional Description

Strobe pulse. Input data is latched at falling edge of the signal.

This signal (negative pulse) indicates that the printer has received data and is ready to accept next one.

This signal’s high level means that the printer is not ready to accept data.

This signal’s high level means that the printer is in a state of paper-out error.

This signal’s low level means the printer is in a state of error.

NOTE: In/Out shows the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer.

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1.3.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel)

 Transmission mode: IEEE-1284 nibble mode  Adaptable connector: See 1.3.1 “Parallel Interface (Forward Channel)”  Synchronization: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification  Handshaking: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification  Signal level: IEEE-1284 level 1 device

See 1.3.1 “Parallel Interface (Forward Channel)”

 Data transmission timing: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification  Extensibility request: The printer responds to the extensibility req uest

affirmatively, when the request is 00H or 004H, which means;

00H: Request for nibble mode of reverse channel transfer 04H: Request device ID in nibble mode of reverse channel transfer

 Device ID: The printer sends following device ID string when it is requested.



When IEEE1284.4 is enabled;

[00H][4EH] MFG: EPSON; CMD: ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC,D4; MDL: LX-300+II; CLS: PRINTER; DES: EPSON[SP]LX-300+II;

LX-300+II LX-1170II



When IEEE1284.4 is disabled;

[00H][4BH] MFG: EPSON; CMD: ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC; MDL: LX-300+II; CLS: PRINTER; DES: EPSON[SP]LX-300+II;

LX-300+II LX-1170II

[00H][4EH] MFG: EPSON; CMD: ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC,D4; MDL: LX-1170II; CLS: PRINTER; DES: EPSON[SP]LX-1170II;

[00H][4BH] MFG: EPSON; CMD: ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC; MDL: LX-1170II; CLS: PRINTER; DES: EPSON[SP]LX-1170II;

Table 1-17. Connector Pin Assignment and Signals (Reverse Channel)

Signal Name

No.

1 HostClk 19 In Host clock signal. 2 DATA1 20 In Parallel input data to the printer. bit 0: LSB 3 DATA2 21 In bit 1 4 DATA3 22 In bit 2 5 DATA4 23 In bit 3 6 DATA5 24 In bit 4 7 DATA6 25 In bit 5 8 DATA7 26 In bit 6 9 DATA8 27 In bit 7: MSB

10 PtrClk 28 Out Printer clock signal.

14 HostBusy 30 In Host busy signal. 31 -INIT 30 In Not used.

32 36 1284-Active 30 In 1284 active signal.

18 Logic-H -- Out This line is pulled up to +5V through 3.9 kΩ resister. 35 +5V -- Out This line is pulled up tp +5V through 1.0 kΩ resister. 17 Chassis -- -- Chassis GND. 16,

33,

19-30

15, 34 NC -- -- Not connected.

PtrBusy/

DataBit-3,7

AckDataReq/

DataBit-2,6

Xflag/

DataBit-1,5

-DataAvail/ DataBit-0,4

GND -- --

Return

GND Pin

29 Out

28 Out

29 Out

In/Out Functional Description

Printer busy signal and reverse channel transfer data bit 3 or 7.

Acknowledge data request signal and reverse channel transfer data bit 2 or 6.

X-flag signal and reverse channel transfer data bit 1 or 5.

Data available signal and reverse channel transfer data bit 0 or 4.

Signal GND.

NOTE: In/Out shows the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer.

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1.3.3 Serial Interface

 Synchronization: Asynchronous  Signal level: EIA-232D

MARK (logical 1): -3V to -25V SPACE (logical 0): +3V to +25V

 Word length: Start bit: 1 bit

Data bit: 8 bits, 7 bits

Parity bit: Odd, Even, Non, Ignore

Stop bit: 1 bit or more

 Baud rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200 bps  Handshaking: DTR signal and XON/XOFF

DTR=MAEK, XOFF:indicates that the printer cannot

receive data.

DTR=SPACE, XON: indicates that the printer is ready

to receive data.

NOTE: The DTR signal is MARK and XOFF code (DC3, 13H) is transmitted

when the rest of the input buffer becomes 256 bytes. The DTR signal is SPACE and XON code (DC1, 11H) is transmitted when the rest of the input buffer is regained 256 byte.

 Error handling: Parity error is only detected. Overrun error and framing

error are ignored.

 Connector: 25 pin subminiature D-shell connector (female)

Table 1-18. Connector Pin Assignment and Signals

Signal Name In/Out Functional Description

No.

2 TXD Out Transmit data. 20 DTR Out Indicates that the printer is ready to receive data or not. 11 REV Out Connected directly to the DTR signal.

4 RTS Out

3 RXD In Receive data.

7 Signal GND -- Signal GND

1 Chassis GND -- Chassis GND

other NC -- Not used. Not connected.

NOTE: In/Out shows the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer.

Request to send. Always SPACE level when the printer is powered on. Pulled up to +12V via 4.7KΩ resistor.

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1.3.4 USB interface

 Standard : based on

•Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1.1

•Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.1

 Bit rate : 12 Mbps (Full Speed Device)  Data encoding : NRZI  Adaptable connector : USB Series B  Recommended cable length : 2 meters

Table 1-19. Connector Pin Assignment and Signals

Pin No. Signal name In/Out Function description

1 VCC – Cable power. Maximum power consumption is 100mA 2 -Data Bi-directional Data 3 +Data Bi-directional Data, pull up to +3.3V via 1.5K ohm resistor 4 Ground – Cable ground

 During hardware initialization  In the self test mode  In the adjustment mode  In the default-setting mode

 Respond to an BULK OUT transaction with STALL and BULK IN transaction

with STALL under the following condition:

 In the condition of the printer hardware error (fatal error)

 USB Device Requests for USB Printer as shown below

 GET PORT STATUS

Reply specification for GET PORT STATUS as shown below:

Table 1-20. GET PORT STATUS

Bit Field Description

7, 6 Reserved Reserved

5 Paper Empty 0: Paper Not Empty / 1: Paper Empty 4 Select 0: Not Select / 1: Select 3 Not Error 0: Error / 1: No Error

2, 1, 0 Reserved Reserved

 GET DEVICE ID

Device ID : The printer sends following device ID string when it is requested.

Table 1-21. GET DEVICE ID

LX-300+II LX-1170II

Figure 1-7. USB Interface Connector Pin Assignment



Respond to an BULK OUT transaction with NAK handshake and other transaction with ACK under either of the following conditions:

 In the condition of the paper-out error  In the condition of the release lever error

When IEEE1284.4

is enabled,

When IEEE1284.4

is disabled,

[00H][4EH] MFG:EPSON; CMD:ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC,D4; MDL:LX-300+; CLS:PRINTER; DES:EPSON[SP]LX-300+;

[00H][4BH] MFG:EPSON; CMD:ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC; MDL:LX-300+; CLS:PRINTER; DES:EPSON[SP]LX-300+;

[00H][4EH] MFG:EPSON; CMD:ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC,D4; MDL:LX-1170; CLS:PRINTER; DES:EPSON[SP]LX-1170;

[00H][4BH] MFG:EPSON; CMD:ESCP9,PRPII9,BDC; MDL:LX-1170; CLS:PRINTER; DES:EPSON[SP]LX-1170;

 Respond to an BULK OUT transaction with NAK and BULK IN transaction with

NAK under any of the following conditions:

 In the condition of being input buffer full

 SOFT RESET

This USB Device Request is used when Host initializes printer's input buffer.

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1.3.5 Interface Selection

The printer has 3 interfaces; the parallel interface, the serial interface and the USB interface. These interfaces are selected manually by Default Setting or selected automatically.

 Manual Selection

One of 3 interfaces can be selected by Default setting.

 Automatic Selection

The automatic interface selection is enabled by Default Setting. In this automatic interface selection mode, the printer is initialized to the idle state scanning which interface receives data when it is powered on. Then the interface that receives data first is selected. When the host stops data transfer and the printer is in stand-by state for the period of seconds specified by Default Setting, the printer is returned to the idle state. As long as the host sends data or the printer interface is busy state, printer keeps the interface selection status as it is.

 Interface State and Interface Selection

When the parallel interface is not selected, the interface gets into a busy state. When the USB interface is not selected, the interface responds to an OUT transaction with NAK handshake. When the serial interface is not selected, the interface sends XOFF and sets the DTR signal MARK. When the printer is initialized or returned to the idle state, the parallel interface get into a ready state, the USB interface become to respond to an OUT transaction with ACK handshake, the serial interface sends XON and sets the DTR SPACE. Caution that the interrupt signal such as a -INIT signal on the parallel interface and software reset on the USB interface is not effective while that interface is not selected.

1.3.6 Prevention of Hosts from Data Transfer Time-out

Generally, hosts abandons data transfer to peripherals when a peripheral is in busy state for dozens of seconds continuously. To prevent hosts from this kind of time-out, the printer receives data very slowly, several bytes per minute, even if the printer is in busy state. This slowdown is started when the rest of the input buffer becomes several hundreds of bytes. At last, when the input buffer is full, the printer is in busy state continuously.

1.3.7 IEEE1284.4 protocol

The packet protocol described by IEEE1284.4 is supported on the parallel I/F and the USB I/F. Two function modes of IEEE1284.4 protocol, “Off” and “Auto”, are available and one of them is selected according to the value of Default setting. (See 1.4.2.3 “Default Setting”)

NOTE: Packet protocol option “Off” & “Auto” in Default setting is effective in

not only parallel I/F but also USB I/F.

NOTE: In the case that data is printed from printer driver of Windows-based PC,

select the packet protocol to “Auto”.

NOTE: The function mode of IEEE1284.4 protocol “Off” is not guaranteed only

on the USB I/F.

 Auto:

Communication is carried out in the conventional mode until a magic string (1284.4 synchronous commands) is received. By receiving a magic string, communication in IEEE1284.4 packet mode is started.

 Off:

Communication is carried out in the conventional mode.

NOTE: The packet protocol of IEEE1284.4 allows a device to carry on multiple

exchanges or conversations which contain data and/or control information with another device at the same time across a single pointto-point link. The protocol is not, however, a device control language. It does provide basic transport-level flow control and multiplexing services. The multiplexed logical channels are independent of each other and blocking of one has no effect on the others. The protocol operates over IEEE1284.

NOTE: This prevention basically operates on the parallel I/F and on the USB I/F. NOTE: IEEE1284.4 on the parallel interface and that on the USB interface do

not require this function.

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: LED Off

: LED Blinks

: LED On

Micro Adjust

Tear Off

Draft Draft Condensed

Roman Roman Condensed Sans serif Sans serif Condensed

Tear Off

LF/FF

Load/Eject

Pause

Paper Out

Font

3 sec

1.4 Operation

1.4.1 Control Panel

4 switches and 4 LEDs are on the panel as shown below.

Figure 1-8. Control Panel

1.4.1.1 Switches

 Operation at power on

Turning the printer on while pressing panel switches executes the functions below;

Table 1-23. Operation at Power On

Switch Function

Load/Eject NLQ self test LF/FF Draft self test Tear Off Default setting Load/Eject & LF/FF Data dump Load/Eject & LF/FF & Pause Clear EEPROM

Tear Off & Load/Eject & LF/FF

Load / Eject & Pause * Pause Bi-d adjustment Tear Off & Pause Copy mode * Tear Off & LF/FF Quiet mode * Load/Eject & Tear Off Simple default setting * Tear Off & Load / Eject & Pause Error analyzing mode * The others Not available

*1 Only for customized models. *2 LX-300+II only.

Clear EEPROM for Diving Line count for ribbon change timing.

Color printing position adjustment

 Operation in normal mode

In normal mode, pressing panel switches executes following function;

Table 1-22. Operation in Normal Mode

Switch Function

-Alternates printing with non-printing status.

Pause

Load/Eject

LF/FF

Tear Off

-Enables Micro Adjustment function and Font selection when it is held down for 3 seconds.

-Loads or ejects paper.

-Execute micro feed forward when this function is enabled.

-Executes line feed when it is pressed shortly.

-Executes form feed when it is held down for a few seconds.

-Executes micro feed backward when this function is enabled.

-Advances continuous paper to the Tear-off position.

-Select font, when this function is enabled.

 Operation in default setting mode

The switches are used in default setting mode as follows:

Table 1-24. Operation at Power On

Switch Function

Tear Off Selects the Menu. LF/FF Changes the setting. The others Not available.

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1.4.1.2 Indicators

 Indication in normal mode

Table 1-25. Indication in normal mode

LED Printer Status

Pause On --- --Paper out error On On --Release lever error On --- --Paper eject warning On Blink --Head hot warning Blink --- --Micro Adjust Blink --- --Tear off --- --- *3 Font selection --- --- *3 Fatal error Blink Blink Blink

*1 Pause (Orange)

-It is on when the printer is paused, and it is off when the printer is not paused.

-It blinks when Micro Adjust is enabled or the printer is in the head hot status.

*2 Paper Out (Red)

-It is on when the printer is in the Paper out status, and it is off when the printer is out of this status.

Pause

Paper Out

Font

1.4.1.3 Buzzer

 Paper out error: Beeper sounds (...)*  Release lever operation error: Beeper sounds (...)*  Fatal error: Beeper sounds (----- )*

*The description (.) and (-) in the above shows how the beeper sounds. (.): Beeper sounds approx. 100 ms and interval is approx. 100 ms. (-): Beeper sounds approx. 500 ms and interval is approx. 100 ms.

*3 Font (Green)

-2 LEDs display the status of Font selection when continuous paper is out of the Tearoff position .

-Both LEDs blink when continuous paper is in the Tear-off position.





: Draft





: Draft Condensed





: Roman



: Roman Condensed



: Sans serif





: Sans serif Condensed



: Tear Off

(



: LED On, : LED Off, : LED Blinks)

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1.4.2 Functions

1.4.2.1 Usual Operation

 Pause

-This switch alternates printer activity between printing and non-printing.

-Holding it down over 3 seconds when the printer is in the stand-by state, the Micro Adjust function is enabled. Pressing it again, this function is disabled.

 Load/Eject

-Pressing it loads out sheet or continuous paper when the printer is out of paper.

-Pressing it ejects out sheet to the stacker or continuous paper to the paper park.

 LF/FF

-Pressing it shortly executes line feed.

-Holding it down for a few seconds executes form feed when continuous paper is used, or ejects cut sheet to the stacker when cut sheet is used.

 Tear Off

-When continuous paper is used, pressing it moves a page to the Tear-off position. And pressing it again moves a next page to the TOF position.

 Font

-Pressing it selects one of the following fonts when Micro Adjust is enabled; Draft, Draft Condensed, Roman, Roman Condensed, Sans serif, Sans serif Condensed

 Micro Adjust

-Micro Adjust enabled by Pause switch.

-Pressing the Micro Adjust forward by 0.118 mm (1/216 inch).

-The TOF adjustment is enabled in the TOF position after loading, and the Tearoff adjustment is enabled in the Tear-off position.

↓ / ↑ switches is effective when the Micro Adjust function is

↓ / ↑ switches executes micro feed backward and

1.4.2.2 Operation at Power-on

Table 1-26. Operation at Power-on

Function Description of Operation

Self test

Default setting Starts the default setting mode. See “Default Setting” on page -27.

Data Dump

Clear EEPROM

Clear EEPROM for Driving Line count for ribbon change timing

Color printing position adjustment *

Bi-d adjustment Starts the Bi-d adjustment mode. See “Bi-d. Adjustment” on page -28. Copy mode *1 Starts the copy mode. Quiet mode * Simple default setting *1Starts the simple default setting mode. Error analyzing mode

(acquire EEPROM information) *

Program reload mode for test *

Mechanism prohibition mode *

Demonstration Not available.

Prints the self test pattern. To canc el it, make printer pause and turn off the power.

Starts the data dump mode, in which all the input data are printed as hexadecimal numbers and corresponding characters.

Resets the printer to the factory default setting, which is not always proper setting for each market demand. (i.e. This function is for emergency.)

Clear Area l EEPROM data except 00H to 1FH.

Resets the Driving Line count for ribbon change timing.

Starts the Color printing position adjustment mode. See “Color printing position adjustment (LX-300+II Only)” on page -28.

Starts the quiet mode.

Beep once and starts the IEEE1284.4 Protocol mode. The host system can communicates with Printer in error state.

Starts the program reload mode, which is reload BOOT area. (i.e. This function is for emergency.)

Starts the mechanism prohibition mode, which without initialization of mechanism.

“Program reload” and “Reply firmware version” are possible without untying package of printer.

*1 Only for customized models. *2 LX-300+II only.

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1.4.2.3 Default Setting

There are some parameters that can be changed by users and will be referred at the time of initialization of the printer.

 Setting mode

1. Enters the Default setting mode. The method of selecting language for “Usage of this mode” is printed.

2. Select language for “Usage of this mode” by LF/FF button. Font LEDs show the language for “Usage of this mode” that is currently selected. This section will be advanced one by one as the button is pressed and the On/Off/ Blink/2-Blink of those three LEDs will also be changed according to the selection.

3. Press Tear Off button. The current setting and the “Usage of this mode” by selected language will be printed on the paper set in the paper path at that time.

4. Select Menu by Tear Off button. Font LEDs show the menu which is selected at that time. The selection will be advanced one by one as the button is pressed and the combination of those three LEDs status of On/Off/Blink/2-Blinks will be changed according to the selection.

5. Select setting value by LF/FF button. Font LEDs and Pause LED show that menu’s value by status of On/Off/Blink/2Blinks. That value can be changed by pressing LF/FF button and the LEDs status of On/Off/Blink/2-Blinks will be changed as the button is pressed.

6. When LF/FF button is pressed, the printer stores the last setting value in memory.

7. Repeat (4) to (6). The other items can be changed in the same manner. The menu selection will return to the first menu after the last menu selection is over.

8. Turn the printer off. The setting is stored into non-volatile memory.

Table 1-27. Setting Menu

Item Setting / Value *

Page length for tractor Skip over perforation OFF, ON

Auto tear off OFF, ON Auto line feed OFF, ON Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d., Auto

Software 0 slash OFF, ON

High speed draft OFF, ON I/F mode Auto, Parallel, Serial, USB Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds

Baud rate Parity None, Odd, Even, Ignore

Data length 8 bit, 7 bit Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON Packet mode Auto, OFF Character

table

International character set for Italic table

Manual feed wait time 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds Buzzer OFF, ON Auto CR

(IBM 2380/2381 Plus) IBM character table

*1 This setting is effective when IBM 2380 (LX-300+II) or IBM2381 (LX-1170II) Plus

*2 Settings with bold weight mean the standard factory settings.

Standard version

NLSP version

emulation is selected.

3 inch, 3.5 inch, 4 inch, 5.5 inch, 6 inch, 7 inch, 8inch, 8.5 inch, 11 inch, 70/6 inch, 12 inch, 14 inch, 17 inch

LX-300+II: ESC/P2, IBM 2380 Plus LX-1170II: ESC/P2, IBM 2381 Plus

19200BPS, 9600BPS, 4800BPS, 2400BPS, 1200BPS, 600BPS, 300BPS

Italic,

PC437

, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII,

Abicomp, Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15 Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437, Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852,

PC857, PC866, PC869, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC APTEC, PC708, PC720, PCAR 864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15, PC771, PC437 Slovenia, PC MC, PC1250, PC1251

Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1

OFF, ON Table2, Table1

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EPSON LX-300+II/300+II RTP/1170II Revision D

1.4.2.4 Bi-d. Adjustment

Bi-d. adjustment can be made by users. Bi-d. adjustment method is as follows.

1. Turning the printer on while pressing Pause switch. The guide to adjust Bi-d alignment in this mode and the first alignment pattern will be printed.

2. Select the most closely aligned number by pressing LF/FF ( switches. Font LEDs and Pause LED show the pattern number which is selected at that time. The selection is advanced one by one as the switch is pressed, and the combination of On/ Off/Blink of those three LEDs is also changed according to the selection.

3. Fix the selected number by pressing Tear Off switch. Selected number is fixed and the next alignment pattern is printed.

4. Repeat step 2 to 3 until finishing Bi-d adjustment for NLQ mode. Following adjustment is executed.

- Bi-d. adjustment for high speed draft mode

- Bi-d. adjustment for draft mode

- Bi-d. adjustment for NLQ mode

5. Turn the printer off. The setting is stored into non-volatile memory.

↓

) and Load/Eject (↑)

1.4.3 Errors

 Paper out error:

When the printer fails to feed a sheet, it goes into a paper out error.

 Release lever error:

When release lever position is wrong, it goes into a release lever error.

 Fatal errors:

Carriage control error and Power supply voltage error.

1.4.2.5 Color printing position adjustment (LX-300+II Only)

Color printing position alignment can be adjusted by users. Color printing position adjustment method is as follows.

1. Turning the printer on while pressing Load/Eject & Pause switch. The guide to adjust color print position alignment in this mode is printed and first alignment pattern is printed.

2. Check the alignment pattern. If there is an incorrect color or parts of the print are missing at any of the patterns, move the motor unit lever.

3. Press the Load/Eject switch. The alignment pattern is printed again.

4. Repeat (2) and (3) until finishing color printing position adjustment.

5. Turn the printer off.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Operation 28

EPSON LX-300+II/300+II RTP/1170II Revision D

1.5 Control codes

1.5.1 ESC/P2

Table 1-28. ESC/P2

Classification Operation Command

General Operation Initialize Printer ESC@

Unidirectional Printing ESC U CSF Mode Control ESC EM

Paper feeding Form Feed FF

Line Feed LF

Line Spacing

Carriage Return CR

Page format Page Length ESC C, ESC C0, ESC (C

Left / Right Margin ESC Q, ESC1 Top / Bottom Margin ESC N, ESC O, ESC (c Define Unit ESC (U

Print position motion Horizontal Print Position ESC$, ESC

Tab Horizontally ESC D, HT Tab Vertically ESC B, VT

ESC 0, ESC 1, ESC 2, ESC3, ESC A

Table 1-28. ESC/P2 (continued)

Classification Operation Command

Font enhancement Double-Width ESC W, DC4, SO

Condensed DC2, SI Double-height ESC w Double-Strike ESC G, ESC H Super-/ Subscript ESC T, ESC S

Underline ESCSpacing Intercharacter Space ESC Space Character handling Character Table ESC t, ESC (t

International Character ESC R

User-Defined Characters ESC%, ESC &, ESC:

Control code selection ESC1

Upper Control Codes ESC6, ESC7

Bit image

8 pin Bit Image

9 pin Bit Image ESC ^ Printing color* Select color ESC r Bar code Bar code ESC (B Production EEPOM write, etc. ESC|

ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y, ESC Z, ESC*

Advance paper ESC J

Font selection Typeface ESC k, ESC x, ESC y

Pitch ESC P, ESC M, ESC g, ESC p Italic Font ESC 4, ESC 5 Bold Font ESC E, ESC F Master Select ESC!

* LX-300+II only

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1.5.2 IBM 2380/2381 Plus Emulation

LX-300+II/LX-1170II supports not only ESC/P2 but also the following control code.

 LX-300+II: IBM2380  LX-1170II: IBM2381

Table 1-29. IBM 2380/2381 Plus emulation

Classification Operation Command

General Operation Nop NUL, DC3

Off Line ESC j Buzzer BEL Cancellation CAN Select / Deselect DC1, ESC Q Initialize Printer ESC [K Unidirectional Printing ESC U Select Auto Sheet Feeder ESC [F

Paper feeding Form Feed FF

Line Feed, Auto Line Feed

Line Spacing

Carriage Return CR Reverse Line Feed ESC]

Page format Page Length ESC C, ESC C0

Left / Right Margin ESC X Skip Over Perforation ESC N, ESC O Set TOF ESC 4

LF, ESC5

ESC A, ESC 0, ESC 1, ESC 2, ESC3

Table 1-29. IBM 2380/2381 Plus emulation (continued)

Classification Operation Command

Print position motion Hori zontal Print Position ESC d

Initialize Tab Position ESC R

Tab Horizontally ESC D, HT

Tab Vertically ESC B, VT

Advance paper ESC J Font selection Pitch DC 2, ESC P, ESC:

Bold Font ESC E, ESC F

Master Select ESC I

Print Quality ESC [d

Select Font and Pitch ESC [I Font enhancement Double-Width DC4, SO, ESC SO, ESC W

Enlarge and Life Space ESC [@

Condensed SI, ESC SI

Double-Strike ESC G, ESC H

Super-/ Subscript ESC T, ESC S

Underline ESC -

Line / Score ESC_ Spacing Back Space BS

Space SP Character handling Character Table ESC 6, ESC 7, ESC [T

Print Data as Characters ESC ^, ESC Bit image Bit Image ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y, ESC Z Bar code Set up Bar code ESC [f

Transfer Bar code ESC [p Download Download ESC=(only Draft mode)

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