Nissan XL-1 User Manual

EPSON Stylus Pro and Pro XL

output tray

interface card cover

serial interface

parallel interface

ink cartridge clamps

printer cover

control panel

paper tray

Operate button

knob

Printable columns and printing speed*:

Character pitch (characters per inch)

10 80 127 200 12 96 152 240 15 120 190 300 17 (10 condensed) 137 218 340 20 (12 condensed) 160 254 400

* Print speeds vary depending on system configuration, software

application, resolution, and amount of page covered. Figures are based on letter-size paper with color printing.

Resolution:

Paper feed speed:

Printable columns LQ printing speed

(characters per second)Pro Pro XL

Maximum 720 × 720 dpi

89 milliseconds per

⁄6-inch line;

2.2 inches per second

Input buffer: 64KB

Print direction: Bidirectional with logic seeking

Control code: ESC/P 2 and expanded raster graphics

code

Paper feeding: Auto sheet feeder

Line spacing:

⁄6-inch (default), programmable to

⁄8-inch or in 1⁄

-inch increments using

360

control codes

Character tables: 1 Italic and 20 graphics character tables

Character sets: 14 International and 1 legal character

sets

paper thickness lever

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method: On-demand ink jet

Nozzle configuration:

64 monochrome (black) nozzles

(16 × 4 staggered)

48 color nozzles

(16 × 3, cyan, magenta, yellow)

Paper

Note:

Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the use of any particular brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.

Paper path: Sheet feeder, front entry

Paper tray capacity:

Paper size:

100 sheets at 17 lb (64 g/m 70 sheets of EPSON special coated paper 50 sheets of EPSON transparency films 30 sheets of EPSON high-quality glossy

paper

10 envelopes Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

A4 (210 × 297 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) US B (11 × 17 inches)* Super A3/B (13 × 9 inches)* A3 (297 × 420 mm)* Statement (8.5 × 5.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches)

* Stylus Pro XL only

) paper

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Paper types: Plain paper and special papers

distributed by EPSON (special coated paper, high-quality glossy paper, and transparencies)

Paper thickness: 0.003 to 0.004 inch (0.08 to 0.11 mm)

Paper weight: 17 to 24 lb (64 to 90 g/m2)

Use 24 lb (90 g/m

) paper under normal

temperature and humidity conditions

Transparencies:

Size

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm)

Thickness 0.003 to 0.0033 inch (0.075 to 0.085 mm)

Envelopes:

Size

No. 10 9.5 × 4.1 inches (241 × 104 mm) DL 8.7 × 4.3 inches (220 × 110 mm)

Paper types Plain, bond, or air mail paper

Paper thickness Less than 0.020 inch (0.52 mm)

Paper weight 20 to 24 lb (75 to 90 g/m

)

Note:

❏ Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper

jams and other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper.

❏ Print on special coated paper, high-quality glossy paper,

envelopes, and transparency films only under these normal conditions:

Temperature 59 to 77°F (15 to 25°C) Humidity 40 to 60% RH

❏ Store high-quality glossy paper under the following conditions:

Temperature 59 to 77°F (15 to 25°C) Humidity 20 to 60% RH

❏ Use envelopes that do not curl. ❏ The following EPSON genuine papers are available:

S041062 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing (Letter) S041067 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing (Legal) S041068 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing (A3) S041070 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing (B) S041069 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing (Super A3/B) S041060 Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing (Letter) S041066 Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing (Super A3/B) S041065 Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing (A3) S041072 High-quality glossy paper (Letter) S041074 High-quality glossy paper (Super A3/B) S041073 High-quality glossy paper (A3) S041075 High-quality glossy paper (B) S041064 Transparency film (Letter)

Printable area:

Single sheets

Envelopes

A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3 mm). BL The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3 mm). BR The minimum right margin is:

C The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14 mm)

For Stylus Pro:

3.8 mm (0.15 inch) for A4 size paper 3 mm (0.12 inch) for Statement and Executive size paper

9.7 mm (0.38 inch) for Letter and Legal size paper and transparencies

13.8 mm (0.54 inch) for DL envelopes

35.1 mm (1.38 inch) for No. 10 envelopes

For Stylus Pro XL:

3 mm (0.12 inch) for all paper sizes, and envelopes

Ink Cartridges

Black ink cartridge (S020034):

Color Black

Print capacity* Approximately 1.5 million characters

(315 dots/char, Roman 10)

Cartridge life* 2 years from production date and up to

6 months after opening the package, at 77°F (25°C); based on letter size paper

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

1 month at 104° F (40° C)

Transit: –22 to 140° F (–30 to 60° C)

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

Freezing:** 24.8° F (–4° C)

Dimensions

1.1 inches (W) × 2.7 inches (D) × 1.7 inches (H) (26.9 mm × 67.4 mm × 41.8 mm)

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Color ink cartridge (S020036):

Colors Cyan, magenta, and yellow

Print capacity* In each color, approximately 1.2 million

characters (670 sheets/color, letter, 5% duty at 360 dpi)

Cartridge life* 2 years from production date and up to

6 months after opening the package at 77° F (25° C); based on letter size paper

Temperature

Dimensions

* The cartrid ge lif e may var y. If you of ten prin t larg e graphi cs and den se

text, you will use up ink cartridges faster than if you print pages with less ink coverage. Cleaning the print heads more often than necessary will also consume ink.

** The ink thaws in approximately 2 hours at 77°F (25°C).

Caution:

Use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill

❏

them. Other products may cause damage to your printer that is not covered by EPSON’s warranties.

Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the

❏

package.

Storage: −22 to 104° F (−30 to 40° C)

1 month at 104° F (40° C)

Transit: −22 to 140° F (−30 to 60° C)

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

Freezing:** 21.2° F (−6° C)

2.1 inches (W) × 2.7 inches (D) × 1.7 inches (H) (54 mm × 67.4 mm × 41.8 mm)

Mechanical

Paper feed method: Friction with auto sheet feeder

Print head life: 1 billion dots per nozzle

Total print volume: 75,000 pages

Dimensions and weight:

Stylus Pro

Width 19.0 inches (482 mm) Depth 20.9 inches (530 mm) Height 7.2 inches (182 mm) Weight 16.7 lb (7.5 kg)

Stylus Pro XL

Width 22.8 inches (580 mm) Depth 23.5 inches (597 mm) Height 7.2 inches (182 mm) Weight 22.1 lb (10 kg)

Electrical

Input voltage range:

Rated frequency range:

Input frequency range:

Rated current: 0.6 A

Power consumption:

103.5 to 132 V

50 to 60 Hz

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Approx. 20 W (during self test, LQ at 10 cpi)

Environmental

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

Storage* –4 to 140° F (−20 to 60° C)

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

Humidity: Operation 20 to 80% RH

Storage* 5 to 85% RH

(without condensation)

* Stored in shipping container

Safety Approvals

Safety standards: UL 1950 with D3, CSA 22.2 950 with D3

R.F.I.: FCC part 15 subpart B class B

Fonts

The printer comes with an installed set of fonts, which are selectable with the However, the printer always uses the fonts selected through the software program. The only time you need to select the printer’s installed fonts is when the software program does not allow you to select fonts.

button on the control panel.

Font

Interface Specificat i ons

The printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface and a serial interface.

Parallel Interface

Data format: 8-bit parallel, IEEE P1284 mode

compatible

Synchronization: STROBE pulse

Handshake timing: BUSY and ACKNLG signals

Signal level: TTL compatible

Connector: 36-pin, Centronics compatible

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Pin assignments

Signal

Return

pin Signal Direction D escription

119STROBE IN

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8

FEED

GND

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 28 ACKNLG OUT

11 29 BUSY OUT

12 30 PE OUT

13 - SLCT OUT

14 - AUTO

15 - NC 16 - GND 17 - CHASSIS

18 - NC -

19-30 - GND -

31 16 INIT IN

32 - ERROR OUT

STROBE

data. These signal s repres ent

information in bits 0 to 7 of

parallel data respectively.

Each signal is at HIGH level

when data is lo gical 1 an d

LOW when it is logical 0.

IN IN IN

About a 5-µs pulse. L OW indicates data has be en received an d the prin ter is ready to accept more data.

A HIGH sig nal indi cate s th e printer cannot receive data. The signal goe s HIGH i n th e following cases:

1) During data entry (for each character)

2) During initialization

3) During self test and default-setting printing

4) During a printer-error state

A HIGH sig nal indi cate s th e printer is in a paper-out state or in an error state

Pulled up to +5 V thr ough 1 kΩ resistance

When this signal is LOW,

the paper is automatically fed one line after printing

Not used Logic ground level Printer’s chas sis grou nd,

which is connected to the logic ground

Not used Twisted-pa ir ret urn sign al

ground level When this signal goes LOW,

the printer controller is reset to its state when the power is first turn ed o n an d th e print buffer is cleared. This level is normally HIGH; its pulse width must be more than 50 µs at the receiv ing terminal.

This signal level goes L OW when the printe r:

1) Is out of paper

2) Is in an error state

3) Has no ink cartridges installed

pulse to r ead

Signal

Return

pin Signal Direction D escription

33 - GND 34 - NC 35 - +5 V OUT

36 - NC -

Same as for pins 19-30 Not used Pulled up to +5 V thr ough

1 KΩ resistance Not used

Notes:

❏ The column heading “Direction” refers to the direction of signal

flow as viewed from the printer.

❏ “Return pin” denotes the twisted-pair return pin to be

connected at signal ground level. For the interface wiring, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side.

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

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

❏ Data transfer must be carried out by observing the

ACKNLG or BUSY signal. Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW.

Timing chart

The figure below shows the timing chart for the parallel interface.

BUSY

ACKNLG

DATA

STROBE

0.5 µs (Min.)

0 µs (Min.)

5 µs (Typ.)

0 µs (Min.)

Transition ti me (b oth the ri se and the fall) of ev ery si gnal mu st be less than 0.2 µs.

Serial Interface

The printer’s built-in serial interface is based on the RS-422 standard to allow the printer to be connected to an Apple Macintosh.

Standard: Based on RS-422

Synchronization: Asynchronous

Bit rate: 57.6 Kbps/230.4 Kbps

Handshaking: DTR and XON/XOFF protocol

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Word format:

Data bit Parity bit Start bit Stop bit

8 bits None 1 bit 1 bit

Connector: 8-pin mini-circular connector

Recommended cable:

Apple System/Peripheral-8 (part number M0197) or equivalent

Optional Interfaces

Please refer to the specifications in the user’s guide packed with the optional interface card.

Initialization

The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in these ways:

Hardware initialization

Software initialization

Control panel initialization

∗

The printe r is t urne d on .

∗

The printe r re ceiv es an

parallel int erface : pin 31 goes LOW.

∗

Software sends the ESC @ (initialize the printer)

command. The last panel settings are kept.

∗

Hold down the Alt button and press the Pause button (buffer clear). The last panel settings are kept.

INIT

signal fr om the

Item Default setting

Special printing effects Cancelled (except condensed and economy

User-defined character set

Graphic mode assignment

printing) Hardware/control pane l initiali zation: cl eared

Software initialization: deselected only ESC K = ESC ∗ 0, ESC L = ESC ∗ 1,

ESC Y = ESC ∗ 2, ESC Z = ESC ∗ 3

In addition, hardware and control panel initialization erases any text in the data buffer.

Control Panel

The printer’s front control panel contains lights for displaying the printer status and buttons for controlling certain settings.

Operate button

All three initialization methods reset the font according to the default settings selected using the control panel. However, ESC @ does not initialize the printer mechanism, clear the input data buffer, or clear the user-defined character set. The control panel initialization does not initialize the printer mechanism or clear the user-defined character set.

Default Settings

The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized.

Item Default setting

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

Left and right m argins Cancell ed Line spacing Character pitch Last font selected on control panel Vertical tab position Cleared Horizontal tab

positions Font selection Last font selected on control panel

61 lines for le tter-s ize pa per 65 lines for A4-size paper

⁄

-inch line s paci ng

Every eight ch aracte rs

Since most printer settings can be controlled from software, you do not often need to use the control panel. This section describes how to read the lights and the buttons on the control panel.

Lights

Operate

Data

Paper Out

No Ink Cartridge

Font

Economy

On when the printer is on. Flashes when the printer is turned on or off.

On when data is being received by the printer or when data remains in printer memory.

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

On when one or both ink cartridges are not installed. The printer will not work unless both cartridges are installed.

Indicates the font selected through the control panel. Because you normally choose fonts from your software, ignore this light.

On when economy printing mode is selected. In economy mode the printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per character. Use this mode for rough drafts of text only.

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