Epson Stylus 1000 Product Information Guide

EPSON STYLUS 1000

Paper feed speed: 82 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line

2.2 inches/sec. fo r co nt inuous paper

Input buffer: 64 KB when Mixed text/graphics opt ion

in default-settings mo de is set to ON
128 KB when Mixed text/graphics o pt io n

in default-settings mo de is set to OFF

Internal fonts and character tables

Bitmap fonts:

Font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional

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

Select other font/pitch combinations using ESC /P 2
command s.

Scalable fonts:

Font Min. pt. Max. pt. Increments

EPSON Roman 8 32 2 pt
EPSON Sans Serif 8 32 2 pt
EPSON Roman T 8 32 2 pt
EPSON Sans Serif H 8 32 2 pt

√√

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method: Drop on demand 48- no zzle ink jet matrix

Printable columns and printing speed:

Character pitch

10 cpi 136 150 cps 250 cps
12 cpi 163 180 cps 300 cps
15 cpi 204 225 cps 375 cps
17 cpi (10 cpi condensed) 233 257 cps 428 cps
20 cpi (12 cpi condensed) 272 300 cps 500 cps

cpi: characters per inch cps: characters per second

Maximum

Printable
columns

360 × 360 dpi text and graphics

resolution:

Printing
direction:

Bidirectional with logic-seeking for text
and graphics . ( The aut o print direction can
be set in the default-setting mode.)

Line spacing : 1/6 inch, 1/8 inch, or program m able in

1/360-inch increments

Printing speed
(Letter Quality)

Printing speed
(Draft)

Character tables: 1 italic and 7 graphics char act er t ables

Character sets : 14 international character sets and

1 legal character set

Paper

Single sheets (paper feeder):

Width 182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)
Length 182 to 297 mm (7.2 to 11.7 inches)
Thickness 0. 065 to 0. 11 mm (0.0026 to 0.0 043 inches)
Weight 64 to 90 g /m
Quality Bond pape r, plain paper

Single sheets (manual insertion):

Width 182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)
Length 182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)
Thickness 0. 065 to 0. 11 mm (0.0026 to 0.0 043 inches)
Weight 52 to 90 g /m
Quality Bond pape r, plain paper

Note:

Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity
conditions onl y. Poor quality pa per may reduce print quality, as
well as cause paper jams and ot her problems. If you encounter
problems , s w it c h to a higher grade of paper.

2

(18 to 24 lb)

2

(14 to 24 lb)

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Envelopes (manual insertion):

Size

No. 6: 166 × 92 mm (6.5 × 3.6 inches)
No. 10: 240 × 104 mm (9.5 × 4.1 inches )

Thickness 0. 16 to 0. 52 m m (0.0063 to 0.020 inches)
Weight 45 to 90 g/m

2

(12 to 24 lb)

Quality Bond paper, plain paper, air mail
❏ Use envelopes only under normal temperature and

humidity conditions.

❏ Insert envelopes long side first; use the man ual feed

slot only.

❏ Difference in thic kness within print able area must be

less than 0.25 mm (0.01 inches).

Printable area:

Single sheets Envelopes
(paper feeder and
manual insert io n)

Mechanical

Paper-feed
method:

Ink cartridge ( S020025):

Type: EPSON exclusive
Color: Black
Print capac it y: Approxima tely 0.7 million characters in

Ink life: 2 years from production date

Temperature: Storage: –30 to 40° C (–22 to 104° F)

MTBF: 6,000 power-on ho urs

Lifetime print
capacity :

Friction, tractor feed with optional tractor

letter quality mode

(The cartridge life ma y va ry, depending
on how often you use the print head
cleaning function.)

Transit: –30 to 60° C (–22 to 140° F)

1 month at 40° C (104° F)
120 hours at 60° C (140° F)

Freezing: –3° C (26.6° F)

thaws in approx . 2 ho urs at
25° C (77° F)

75,000 pages (A4 or letter)

A The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inches).
B The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inches).

However, the maximum printable width is 345 mm (13.6 inches).

C The minimum bottom margin is 13.0 mm (0.51 inches).

Continuous paper

A The minimum top and

bottom margins (above
and below the perforation)
are 9.0 mm (0.35 inches).

B The minimum left and

right margins are 13.0 mm
(0.51 inches). However,
the maximum printable
width is 345 mm (13.6
inches).

Print head life: 1,000 mil lio n dot s per nozzle

Dimensions and weight:

Height 164 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 666 mm (26.22 inc hes)
Depth 284 mm (11.2 inches)

(without paper feeder)
466 mm (18.3 inc hes)
(with paper feeder)

Weight 8.6 kg (19 lb)

Electrical

Rated voltage: AC 120 V

Input voltage
range:

Rated frequency
range:

Input fre q ue ncy
range:

Rated current: 0.5 A

Power
consumption:

AC 103.5 to 132 V

50 to 60 Hz

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Approx. 15 W (during self-test printing in
draft mode at 10 cpi)

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Environmental

Temperature: Operation: 10 to 35° C (50 to 95° F)

Storage: –20 to 50° C (–4 to 122° F)

Humidity (w it hout condensation ):

Operation: 20 to 80% RH
Storage: 5 to 85% RH

Safety approvals

Safety standards: UL1950 with D3 , C SA 22. 2 #220

R.F.I.: FCC Part 15 Subp art B class B

Interface specifications

Your printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface,
which has the follo wing characteris ti cs:

Data format: 8-bit parallel

Synchronizat ion:

Handshake

STROBE pu lse

BUSY and

ACKNLG signals

timing:

Signal level: TTL compatible

Connector: 36-pin 57-30360 Amphenol connector or

equivalent

Default settin g s

The table below shows the default settings that take effect
when the printer is initialized. In addit ion, hardware and
control pan el init ialization clears the da ta buffer.

Item Default setting

Top-of-form position Current paper position
Page length Single sheets:

Left and right margins Canceled
Line spacing 1/6-inch line spacing
Character size 10.5 point
Vertical tab position Cleared
Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters
Font selection Last font selected on control panel
Special printing effects Canceled (except condensed printing)
Download character set Hardware initialization: cleared

oo65 lines for A4-size paper
oo61 lines for letter-size paper
oo22 inches for manual insertion

Software/control panel
initialization: deselected only

The Control Panel

The printer contro l panel gives you easy control over most
common printer operations. It consists of indica tor lights and
buttons.

Indicator lights

PAUSE

On when printing is paused

FONT

Indicates the current font setting. These three lights go on
and off when you press th e FO NT butt on. The font menu on
the control panel tells you which fon t is select ed.

CONDENSED

On when the condensed printing mode is selected. Wh en th is
mode is selected , the printer prints a co ndensed version of
selected fonts.

ECONOMY

On when the economy printing mode is selected. When this
mode is selected , the pr int er uses less ink. This mode is ideal
for rough draf ts .

INK OUT

On when the ink car tr idge runs out of ink. Rapid flashing
indicates that ink is low.

PAPER OUT

On when the printer runs out of paper. Rapid flashing
indicates a pape r jam.

DATA

On when data rem ains in the printer’ s m emory.

Buttons

RESET

Clears the printe r’ s buffer and initializes t he printer settings
to their factory settings.

PAUSE

Press this button to st op printing temporar ily. Press it again
to resume printing.

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LOAD/EJECT

Press this button to lo ad or eject a sheet of paper. If you have
been printing from the manua l feed sl ot, press ing this button
switches pap er loading back to the pap er feeder.

FONT

Press this button to cycle through the font choices on the font
menu. The FONT lights indicate the current selection.

ECONOMY/CONDENSED

Press this button t o selec t economy printing or condensed
mode. The indicator lights indicate which mode i s on.

ALT

Hold down this button for several seconds to move the print
head to the ink cartridge replac e po sition when the printer is
paused .

The ALT button also alters the functions of the other buttons.
Hold down the ALT button and press another button to
change the func ti ons as follows:

PRINT HEAD CLEANING (ALT + PAUSE)

Starts the print head c leaning cycle.

LF/FF (ALT + LOAD/EJECT)

Press this button briefly to feed the paper forward one line.
Hold this button down to eject a single sh eet or to advanc e
continuous paper to the top of the next page. You can also
use this butt on to feed continuous paper f rom t h e paper-park
position to the loading position.

MICRO FEED:
(ALT + FONT)

Feeds paper forward in 1/180-inch increm ents.

(ALT + ECONOM Y / CONDENSED)

Feeds paper backw ard in 1/180-inch increments.

Character Fonts

Your printer has eight built-in character fonts inclu d ing two
new fonts: EPSO N R om an T and EPSON San s Serif H.
(Roman T is sim ilar to the Times
to Helvetica.

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)

Press the FONT button to selec t from the eight fonts listed on
the control panel. The three FON T lights come on (

O) to indicate the active font.

(



font; Sans Serif H is similar

N) or go of f

Note:

❏ Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are available in proportional

spacing only.

❏ Font selections you make with your software program usually

override these control panel selections. For best results, use your
software program to select fonts.

The table below lists the av ailable fonts and shows how th e
FONT lights appear for each selection.

Default-Settings Mode

Your printer co m e s w it h a series of internal settings that
control a variety of printer functions, such as print direct ion
and auto line feed. Because these settin gs take effe ct eac h
time you turn on the printer, they are called default settings.

The factory default settings are designed to meet the need s of
most users, so you ma y not need to c hange them. The table
below lists all the feat ures you can select in t he
default-settings mode.

Settings Options

Character table Italic U.S.A., Italic France,

Auto print direction On, Off
Continuous-paper page
length
Skip-over-perforation On, Off
Network interface mode On, Off
Mixed text/graphics mode On, Off
Auto line feed On, Off
Auto interface selection On, Off
Auto interface wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds
Tear off On, Off

* Available only in the European version
** Available only in the North/South American version

Italic Germany, Italic U.K.,
Italic Denmark, Italic Sweden,
Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1,
PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863,
PC865, PC853*, PC857*,
PC437 Greek*, PC851*, PC855*,
PC866*, PC852*, BRASCII**,
Abicomp**

11 inches, 12 inches, 8.5 inches,
70/6 inches

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