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EJECT/PARK

NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected.
This button results in different functions depending on the position of the

release lever.
If the release lever is facing toward the rear of the printer for the cut forms

( ~ ), pressing this button ejects the paper.

If the release lever is facing toward the front of the printer for the fanfold
forms ( ~ ), pressing this button parks the forms.

PITCH

Thisbuttonallowsyouto selecttheprintingpitch.Remember that theprinter
must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will
display (and select) the following options in order (Note that the super­coridensedpitch is not available with Standard/Epson mode, and condensed
proportional pitch is not available with IBM mode):

I Pitch

I LCD Message

Pica (10 CPI)

II-1

Iu

Elite (12 CPI)

/r’
Semi-condensed (15 CPI) ;5
Condensed pica (17 CPI) ‘“
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FONT

This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up
unlessthedefaultsettingsare changed. To change thefont, settheprinteroff­line, then press the EE2ED button repeatedly until the proper font is high­lighted on the LCD display. The selections cycle in the following order:

Font LCD Message
Roman

jROMAN

I

Sanserif

ISANSERIF[

Courier

\COURIER

I

Prestige

;PRESTIGE[

Script

lSCt3ipT

I

High-Speed Draft

~HS-DRAFT[

Draft iDt3AFT

1

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Optional font

!OPTION

I

NOTE: Iftheoptional FontCartridge isnot installed,the’’OPTION”message

will not illuminate.

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POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

Inadditionto their normalfunctions, all of the controlpanel buttonsperform
“special”functionsifyou holdthem down while switchingthe power button
on.

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lock lock test test test

Figure 4-2. Power-up functions of control panel.

Short test mode

If the printer is turned on while the I

ON LINE

1

button is pressed, the

printer willenter the shortself-testmode, with the“PI” message ontheLCD
display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM,

followed by seven lines of thecharacter set.
Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final

result will be something like Figure 4-3.

***VerI,0 ***

I,,#$%&,tJt+,-.

/0 123451j78g: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘–’ abcdefghi j kImno

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: <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWVXYZ[\] “–’ abcdefghi j k lmnorw

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%&’() *+,-./Ot23456789:

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&’ () *+,-./Ol23456789: ;<=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l ”–’abcdefghi jklmnopqrstu

Figure 4-3. ShortseK-test

Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, itisrecom­mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid
damage tothe print head and/or platen.

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Long test mode

If the printer is turned on while the I

PAPER FEED ] button is pressed, the

printerwillenter the long self-testmode, with the “P2”message on the LCD
display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the
current Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) settings and the current Dot Adjust­ment setting, followed by the entire character set printed in each font and
pitch available.

The test repeats endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it,

... ,,, ,.0 . . .

.,, cOr ADJIJSrMENT SETTING . . .

Figure 4-4. Longself-test

Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, it is recom-

mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid
damage to theprint head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines
printed is considerable, more than can be accommodated on a single sheet,

so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.
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Print area test mode

By holding the [ EJECT/PARK]buttondown duringpower-up, theprinterwill
enter the print area test mode. You can find how many lines on your paper
areavailableforprintingwith l/6-inch linefeeding.Theprinterwillshowthe
“P3” message on the LCD display and print the first line message on the
paper, then print thelastlinemessage after feedingto thebottomofthepage.

If you have loaded the fanfold paper, only the first line message is printed.

Pitch lock mode

By holding the EEE12iZbutton down during power-up, the print pitch can

onlybe selected from thecontrolpanel. This prevents software interference.
Youwillhearanacknowledgingbeep,andtheprinter will showthe’’P-LOCK”
message on the LCD display as power comes on.

After the beep tone, you can setthe printer off-line, select a print pitch, then

return to on-line and start printing. The pitch you selected will show on the

LCD display and will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands
your software may issue.

Font lock mode

By holding the - button during power-up, fonts can only be selected
from the controlpanel. This prevents software interference. There will bean
acknowledgingbeepand“F-LOCK”messageontheLCDdisplay.Afterwhich
you can set the printer off-line, select a font, then return to the on-line state
and begin printing. The selected font will not be changed by any commands
your software may issue.

Font and Pitch lock mode

Ifyou want to protectboth the font andpitch settingsfrom softwarechanges,
press both the _ and - buttons during power-up. There will be
two acknowledging beep tones with “P-LOCK” and “F-LOCK” messages on
the LCD display.

Pressing these buttons during power-up does not prevent you from making
any number of changes later from the control panel.

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Dot adjustment mode

This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on
successive bi-directional passes.
After a period of time, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left
and right printing passes, appearing most visibly during graphics printing.
This mode will probably be used very rarely.

1.

2.

3.

Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the

EJECT/PARK I and 1 ON LINE

]

buttons. The “dA” message will show

on the display, and the printer will then print something like the
following:

*** DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

LQ

o : ! / I

I i I I I I I I I I I I i I ! I I ~I I I I I I I

: I I

i I I I I I I I

The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this
operation, allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment.
To adjust the printing, use the [

EJECT/PARK]and I PAPER FEED [buttons.

The

I-EJECT/PARKI button will move the second pass to the left. The

I

PAPER FEED 1 button will move the second pass to the right.

4. When thetwo passes are aligned with each other to form one continuous
line, the bi-directional alignment test is completed.

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5

. .

.

To change the mode for which the bi-directional adjustment is per­formed, press the [

ON LINE

I

button. This will cycle between “LQ”,

“DRAFT”, “DRAFT COND” and “BIT IMAGE”.
Repeat the process for all print modes.

*** Del’

ADJIJSTMENT ‘jETTING X X *

LQ

o:

I 1I I I I I ! I I I I , I I ~I I I i I I I I ! I I I i ! I ~I I I I I

LQ -1 : ,’,’,s,’,’,’,’,’,’,’t’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ ,’1’,’1’1’,’,’,’1’,’,’‘ 1’,’1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ {’ 1’ 1’

LQ

o:

I I I 1I I I I I I I I / I I I I / I I I I I I I I I I I I I JI I I I I !

I

ON=!ME.~ -

6. To exit from this mode, press the - button.

$** END x*:

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Hexadecimal dump

Thisfeatureisusefulfor programmers who aredebuggingprintingprograms
and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers
change the codes the programmer intended.)

Inthismode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format,
rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes.

This mode is accessed with the following procedure:

1. While holding both the I

PAPER FEED 1and [ EJECT/pARK1buttonsdown,

turn power ON. A beep tone will be heard and the “Hd” message on the
display.

2. Begin printing. In place of the usual printout you will get a formatted
dump showing exactly what data the printer receives. Each line presents
sixteen characters, their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable
characters printed on the right.

3. At the end of the hexadecimal dump, set the printer off-line with the

ON LINE

\

button. This is necessary to print the last line.

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SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS

Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel
buttons in combinations.

Top of form

Form feed

Buffer clear/All reset

Figure 4-5. Switch combination functions of control panel

Form feed

If you are using cut forms, this operation ejects the current page. If you are
using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page.

1.

2.

3.

Press the I

ON LINE

I button to set the printer off-line.

Press the I

PAPER FEED ]button and hold it down. The printer will start

performing successive line feeds.
While holding the [

PAPER FEED 1 button down, press the I

ON LINE

1

button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will
smoothly eject the current page.

Top of form

When you power on theprinter, the top-of-form position isautomatically set
to the current position.If thisisnot where you want the top of thepage to be,
you can change the top-of-foti position as follows:

1. Press the I

ON LINE

]

button to set the printer off-line.

2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing the
I

PAPER FEED ] button,or by performing a forward or reverse micro-feed.

3. Press and hold the I

ON LINE

]

button.

4. While holdingthe [

ON LINE

]

buttondown, press the EEEHl button,
then release both buttons at the same time. The “-–” message will show
on the LCD display, that the top-of-fonmposition has been set.

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I

Forward micro-feed

Forfine alignment, you can feed the paper forward invery small increments
as follows:

1. Press the I

ON LINE

]

button to set the printer off-line.

2. press the I

ON LINE

I

button again and hold it down.

3. While holding the I

ON LINE ] button down, press the I PAPERFEEtI]

button. The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps.
When you want to stop, release both buttons.

Reverse micro-feed

You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a
higher position on the same page.

1.

2.

3.

Press the I

ON

LINE ] button to set the printer off-line.

Press the I

ON LINE ] button again and hold it down.

While holding the I

ON LINE

\

button down, press the [ EJECT/PARK I
button.The paper will startmoving backwards in a series of small steps.
When you want to stop, release both buttons.
NOTE: Open thebaillever when theprinterbeeps intermittentlyandthe

“Er” message shows on the LCD display near the edge of the
paper.

Changing the auto loading position

Normally, the printer automatically loads the paper one
edge.

line from the top

If you want to change this value, follow this procedure:

1. Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the printer.

2. Change the print position using the micro feed function.
The value on the LCD display shows the micro-feed value from the
default position.

3. After you getthedesired position,pressthe I

ON LINE

I

buttonto save

the value.

This position will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to
retainthispositioneven after youturn off the power, store itusingthe Macro
Definition function, which is described later.

Note that you can only change this value immediately after loadingpaper. If
you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.

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Clearing the buffer/All reset

The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a
problemwhenyou wanttoabandonaprintingjob andrestart:theprinter may
beholding moredatainitsbufferthanithasactuallyprinted,andthisunprinted
data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to
clear the buffer, but there is another way:

1, Halttheprinting programonthecomputer. Imprintingstopsimmediately,

thebuffer isclear andtherestofthisprocedure isunnecessary, Ifprinting
does not stop, continue as follows:

2. Press the I

ON LINE

1

button to set the printer off-line. Printing will

now stop, but there may be data remaining in the buffer.

3. Press and hold the 1

ON LINE

I

button.

4. Whilepressingthe I

ON LINE

Ibuttondown,pressandholdthe -

button. Continue holding these two buttons down, you will hear a beep
toneandthe “bC>’message appearson the LCD display.Ifyou hold these
buttons down longer, you will hear three beep tones and the printer has
been initialized to the power-on default settings.

5. Release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then
set the printer back on-line.

Itisessential to stoptheprintingprogram on thecomputerbefore yougo off­line. Otherwise, when you go back on-line the computer will start sending
data again and the printer will continue printing, with missing data from
when,the buffer was cleared.

Save Macro Definition

Youcansavethecurrent settingstotheprinterforlater usewiththefollowing

procedure:

1. Press the I

ON

LINE

I

button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the - button and hold it down.

3. While holding the - button down, press the CElEi31button and

holdthemdownuntilthe“MACRO” message appearson theLCD display.

4. Release both buttons at the same time after this message appears on the
LCD display to save the current setting.
If you release these buttonsafter the “MACRO” message has gone out on
the display, the macro has been cleared.

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I

NOTE: You can store the following settings with this procedure.

● Current Font

● Current Pitch

● Current auto-loading amount for cut forms

s Current auto-loading amount for fanfold forms

● Current auto-loading amount in ASF mode

Datato be stored arecontrolled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately.
For example, the data stored in the Standard mode are not effective in the
IBM mode, and vice versa.

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CONDITIONS INDICATED BY MESSAGES AND
TONES

This section helps you identify the messages and the meanings of the tones.

Summary of display messages

Following table shows the summary of the messages on the LCD display.
LCD Message

ISANSERIF {

~PREsTiGE{

;seRlpT

I

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;DRAFT

1

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I

PITCH
EDS

Iamii3

Meanings and action
ROMAN LQ font is selected.
SANSERIF LQ font is selected.
COURIER LQ font is selected.
PRESTIGE LQ font is selected.

SCRIPT LQ font is selected.
High-Speed Draft font is selected.

You cannot select print pitch except 10CPI.
Draft font is selected.

You cannot select proportional pitch with the Standard/
Epson mode.

Optional LQ font is selected.
Indicates the message below shows the current pitch.
EDS mode is currently selected and the message on the

right indicates the current Bank and Switch number.
Press the 1

ON LINE

]

button to exit the EDS mode.

Font lock mode is selected.
The printer ignores the font selection commands and
prints with the fontdisplayed on the panel.
Turn off the power switch to cancel the font lock mode.

Pitch lock mode is selected.

The printer ignores the pitch selection commands and

prints with the pitch displayed on the panel.
Turn off the power switch to cancel the pitch lock mode.

LCD Message

ON OFF

Meaninm and action

DisplaysintheEDS mode. Indicates thecurrent statusof

the displayed EDS bank and switch number.

Press the I

EJECT/PARK]button to change the status.

Quiet mode is selected.
Press the 1

PAPER FEED Ibutton while in the on linemode

to return to the Normal mode.
Front panel setting are saved in the printer’s memory as

a “MACRO”.
Short print test mode is selected.
Long print test mode is selected.

Turn off the power switch to cancel the long print test

mode.
Print area test mode is selected.
Hexadecimal dump mode is selected.

Turn off the power switch to cancel the hexadecimal
dump mode.

Top of form is set manually with the control panel.
Buffer is cleared manually with the control panel.
Paper is not loaded to the printer.
Dot Adjustment mode is selected.
Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the

location of the bail lever. Open the bail lever.
Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing
position.

The memory of EDS settings is accessed.
Print head error. Turn off theprinter and turn it on again.
Carriage home position error. Turn off the printer and

turn it on again.
Paper handling error. Turn off the printer and turn it on

again.

S.W.I. error. Turn off the printer and turn it on again.
RAM check error. Turn off the printer and turn it on

again.

Watch dogerror. Turn offtheprinterand turn iton again.

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Summary of beep tones

Following table shows the summary of beep tones.
Beep tones

Two seconds
tone

Long tone, once

Four short tone

sequence, two

times
Short tone, once

Short tone, twice

Short tone, triple

One-quarter tone

One-quartertone,
twice

Intermittent tone

One-quarter
tone, twice

Meanings
Printer detects an error condition.

Turn off the power switch and turn it on again.
Printer detects an error condition.

Turn off the power switch and turn it on again.
Printer is out of paper.

● Buffer is cleared.

● Top of form is set.

● Quiet mode is selected.

● Tear off function is selected.

● EDS mode is selected.

● Macro definition is selected.

● Quiet mode is cancelled.

● Macro definition is cancelled.

● Printer is reset.

● Hexadecimal mode is selected.

● Pitch lock mode is selected.

. Font lock mode is selected.
Pitch and Font lock mode is selected at a time.

● Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing

position.

● Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the

location of the bail lever.

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chapter 5

DEFAULT SETTINGS=EDSMODE

From thecontrol panel you can change the parameters that define how your
printer works. These parameters become your power-on settings.This func­tion is called the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE

The EDS mode in this printer has 16functionsthat you can setas the power­on default.

Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding the -, -, and

EJECT/PARK ] buttons.

The “EDS” message will show on the LCD display. This indicates that you
have entered the EDS mode.

In EDS mode, the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in
Figure 5-1.

Select Select Change

Print Exit

Bank Switch setting

Figure 5-1. Buttonfunctionsin the EDS mode.

● Use the - button to select the Bank Letter.

● Use the - button to select the Switch Number.

● The LCD display on the control panel shows the current setting, ON or

OFF.
Use the I

EJECT/PARK~button to change the settings.

● Press the ] PAPER FEED ] button to print the current settings.

● Press the I

ON LINE

1

button to save and exit the EDS mode.

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OF THE EDS SETTINGS

The printer stores the parameters that you can select from the control panel

while in the EDS mode.
Adefaultisthe settingthat theprinterwilluse if noneis specifically selected

by a program. When you first turn on or laterreset your printer these default

settings will take effect. By changing the settings, you can alter various
printer functions to match your specific requirements. The following will
help you choose the proper settings.

BanI-Switch Function

ON

OFF

A-1

Emulation

STANDARD/EPSON

IBM

A-2

AEC Mode

Enabled

Disabled

A-3 RAM Usage

Input Buffer

Download Buffer

A-4 Auto LF with CR

Disabled

Enabled

A-5 Auto Sheet Feeder

Not installed

Iristalled

A-6

Graphics Direction

Bi-directional

Uni-directional

B-1 - (Not used)
B-2 Paper-out

Enabled ] Disabled
B-3 (Not used)
B-4 (Reserved)

Leave ON
B-5

Printable Area

Type A

I Type B

B-6 (Not used)

c-1

Print Mode

c-2

(See below)

c-3
c-4

Page Length

(See below)

c-5

D-1

Character Table

(Standard mode)

Graphics

Italics

(IBM mode)

Set #2

[ Set #l
D-2 IBM Code page or
D-3 International

(See below)
D-4 Character Set
D-5

CR Centering

Disabled

Enabled

E-1
E-2
E-3

LQ Font Selection

(See below)

E-4

E-5
F-1 EDS Setting

Current

Reset

NOTE: The factory default is the “ON” position for all functions except

A-6 which is set to the “OFF” position.

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Switch A-1: Emulation

Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In the

Standard/Epsonmode,theprinteroperates liketheEpson LQ-860/850.
In the IBM mode, it operates like the IBM Proprinter X24E/24P,
Ps/1 .
The ON position selects Standard/Epson mode. The OFF position
selects IBM mode.

Switch A-2: Auto Emulation Change (AEC) Mode

This switch selects the Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode.
When the AEC mode is enabled, the printer automaticallyjudges the

Emulation which your application program uses.

Switch A-3: RAM Usage

Inordertodownloadcharacters thisswitchmustbeintheOFFposition.
The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns

and provides only a one-line print buffer. If you leave this switch ON,

the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the
computer to send data faster than the printer prints.

Switch A-4: Auto LF with CR

If you leave this switch at theON position, a separate line-feed code is

required from your computer to obtain a line feed. If you move this

switch to the OFF position,the printer performs both a carriage return

and line feed each time it receives a carriage-return code.
Mostcomputer systems send a line feed code, or both a carriage return

and line feed, at the end of each line, so this switch should be left ON.

If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if

lines overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch.

Switch A-5: Auto Sheet Feeder

In order to use the optional automatic sheet feeder (SF-1ODS),move

this switch to the OFF position.
Otherwise leave it ON.

Switch A-6: Graphics Direction

When printing in graphics mode, the printer may either print bi-

directionally (in alternate directions) for speed or in one directiononly

(uni-directional for increased accuracy). For practically all purposes,

however, bi-directional printing is sufficiently accurate.

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Switch B-2: Paper-out

When this switch isOFF the printer ignoresthe paper-outdetector and
prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge.

Switch B-4: This switch is used for technical purpose only. Leave this

switch ON.

Switch B-5: Printable area

This printer can use two types of printing area format for single sheets

(cut forms).
ByputtingtheswitchON (’<TypeA“), thetop ofthefirstlineofprinting

willstart 1/6inchfromthetopofthepaper, andtheprintedarea willend

1/6inch from the bottom of the paper.

ByputtingtheswitchOFF (“TypeB“),thefirstlineofprinting will start

at one inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end to

print 6 mm from the bottom of the printer.

Switches -C-l and C-2: Print Mode

These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown
below.

Print Mode

c-l c-2

10CPIDRAFT

ON ON

10CPIHS DRAFT

ON

OFF

17CPIDRAFT

OFF ON

10CPILQ

OFF OFF

NOTE: If you change these switches after you have saved a macro,

these new settings will override the macro setting.

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.

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Switches C-3 to C-5: Page Length

Leave these switches ON if you will be using 1l-inch forms. You will
need to change the switches if you will beusing adifferent page length
as shown below:

Page Length

c-3

c-4

c-5

11inches/Letter ON ON ON

8 inches OFF ON ON

11.7inches/A4

ON

OFF ON

12inches OFF OFF

ON

8.5 inches/Letter ON ON

OFF

14inches/Legal OFF ON

OFF

10.5inches/Executive

ON

OFF OFF

I 7.25 inchesiExecutivel OFF I OFF I OFF I

Switch D-1: Character Table

The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch A-

1.

Movethisswitch OFF to selectItaliccharacter table with theStandard/
Epson emulation mode. If you leave this switch to the ON position, in
place of italics you will get the graphic characters, international char­acters, and mathematical symbols of IBM character set #2.

In the IBM emulation mode, ON selects character set #2, which has
international characters and fewer control words.
OFF selects character set #1, for computers with a 7-bit interface.

Switches D-2 to D-4: IBM Code Page or International Character Set

Except in the Standard Italic character set, these switches select the
default character code page as shown below:

IBM Code Page

D-2

D-3 D-4 IBMCodePage D-2

D-3 D-4

#437U.S.A.

ON

ON

ON K363CanadianFrenchON ON OFF

#850Multi-lingual

OFF ON

ON #865Nordic

OFF

ON OFF

#860Portuguese

ON OFF ON (Reserved)

ON

OFF OFF

#861Icelandic OFF

OFF

ON (Reserved)

OFF

OFF OFF

International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character
codes in the Standard Italic character set. See the character tables in
Chapter 11.With these switches you can select one of eight character
sets as follows:

Country

D-2 D-3 D-4 Country D-2 D-3 D-4

U.S.A. ON ON ON Denmark I ON ON

OFF

France

OFF ON ON Sweden OFF ON OFF
Germany ON OFF ON Italy ON OFF OFF
En.zland OFF OFF ON Spain I OFF OFF OFF

Switch D-5: CR Centering

If you set this switch OFF, the carriage moves to the center each time
to feed paper near the perforation. This way, you can get better quality
of printing around the preformations.It is recommended to match the
page length setting to yourfanfold paper, otherwise, this function does
not work properly at the perforations.
If you leave this switch ON, the carriage does not move when feeding

paper.

Switches

E-1 to E-5: LQ Font Selection

These switchesallowsyouto choose the default font selectedwhen LQ

mode is selected, as shown below.

FontName

E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 Font Name E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5
Roman ON ON ON ON ON UPC/EAN* ON ON ON ON OFF
Sanserif

OFF ON ON ON ON Old-Style* OFF ON ON ON OFF

Courier

ON OFF ON ON ON Firenze* ON OFF ON ON OFF

Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON (Reserved)

OFF OFF ON ON OFF
Script ON ON OFF ON ON (Reserved) ON ON OFF ON OFF
OCR-B* OFF ON OFF ON ON (Reserved) OFF ON OFF ON OFF
OCR-A*

ON OFF OFF ON ON (Reserved) ON OFF OFF ON OFF

Orator*

OFF OFF OFF ON ON ‘(Reserved) OFF OFF OFF ON OFF

Orator2*

ON ON ON OFF ON SLQRoman* ON ON ON OFF OFF
TW-Li.ght* OFF ON ON OFF ON SLQTW-Light*OFF ON ON OFF OFF
Letter-Gothic* ON OFF ON OFF ON SLQScript* ON OFF ON OFF OFF
Blippo* OFF OFF ON OFF ON (Reserved) OFF OFF ON OFF OFF
H-Gothic* ON ON OFF OFF ON (Reserved) ON ON OFF OFF OFF
Orane* OFF ON OFF OFF ON (Reserved)

OFF ON OFF OFF OFF
Cinema* ON OFF OFF OFF ON (Reserved) ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
Code39* OFF OFF OFF OFF ON (Reserved)

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

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Optional fonts (marked with*) can be selected only when the corre-

sponding font cartridge is installed in the printer.
If the corresponding font cartridge is not installed, the Roman is
selected.

Switch F-1: EDS Setting

Ifyou setthis switch OFF, the currentEDS settingsare all cleared, and
restores the Factory Settings,

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chapter 6

TROUBLESHOOTING

This chapter helps you identifyprinter conditions andproblems that youcan
often correct yourself.

Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device,
which also containshigh voltage inside.Forthatreason, onlycarry outthose
operations described in this chapter.

CAUTION: Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described

here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer.
When carrying out any repairs or maintenance, always follow
the instructions carefully.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery, which should not
causeyou any trouble,provided itisused and treated sensibly.However, the
few elementary tips below should help you avoid having to make unneces­sary service calls.

● Power switch is on, but power indicator is off

Probable Cause I Action
Printer is not

Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected.

getting power.

Verify that the power source works.

● Printer sounds as if it is printing but does not; Printing is weak

Probable Cause I Action

Ribbon is jam­ming,twisted,or
not between the
printheadandthe
printheadshield.

Adjustment

lever is set
incorrectly.

Make sure thatthe ribbon cartridge iscorrectly installed.
Make sure that the ribbon is between the shield on the
print head and the end of the print head.
Replace the ribbon.

Checkthe settingoftheadjustmentlever.Movethelever
to a darker setting.

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● Printer test works, but printer does not print when attached to computer

Probable Cause

] Action

Printer cable has
a problem.

Problem with
the application
program.

Incorrect
emulation is
selected.

Make sure that theprinter cable iscorrectly connected at
both ends, printer and computer.

Refer to your application program manual.

Select the other emulation with the EDS setting.
See Chapter 5.

● Printer sounds the audible alarm

Probable Cause I Action
Thismightindicatf

anerrorornormal
operation.

Check the message on the display and the status of the
controlpanel indicatorsandsee“Conditionsindicatedby
messages and tones” in Chapter 4.

● Pitch or font selected is being changed

Probable Cause

I Action

Your software is
overriding your
control panel
selection.

Set your printer in Font/Pitch lock. See “Pitch lock
mode” and “Font lock mode” in Chapter 4.

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● Printer does not feed paper

Probable Cause
Paperisjamming.
Bailleverisclosed

before paper goes
throughthebaille­verlocation.

Adjustment lever
is set incorrectly.

Fanfold form is
parked.

Action
Remove all forms and pieces of paper.
Openthebaillever.Bailleverautomatically closedwhen

the paper goes through the bail lever location.

Checkthesettingof theadjustmentlever.See“Adjusting
the printing gap” in Chapter 3.

Move bail lever forward to unpark the fanfold paper.

● Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs

Probable Cause
The tractor posi-

tions are incor­rectly adjusted.

Incorrect emula­tion is selected.

Problem with the
application
program.

Platen knob was
manually turned
while the Power
indicatorwas on.

Forms are jam­ming between
printing surface
and the print
head.

Action
Adjustthetractorpositions.See“Loadingfanfoldforms”

in Chapter 3.

Select the other emulation with the EDS setting. See
Chapter 5.

Refer to your application program manual.

Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in Chapter 4.
Do not manually turn the platen knob when the power is

on. Use the I

PAPER FEED [button.

Resetadjustmentlever. See“Adjustingtheprintinggap”
in Chapter 3.

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● Incorrect number of lines on a page

Probable Cause
Paper is adjusted

incorrectly.
Paper has shifted

backwards after
several forms
printed correctly.

Incorrect emula­tion is selected.

Problem with the
application
program.

Distance printer

must pull paper

is too far.

Paper is getting

stuck on cables.

Action
Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in Chapter 4.

Readjust forms,

Select the other emulation with the EDS setting.
See Chapter 5.

Refer to your application program manual.

Move paper closer to the printer.

Move the paper away from any wires or cables.

● Line length is wrong; Graphics do not print; Lines are not starting at left

margin

Probable Cause I Action

Incorrect emula-

tion is selected.
Problem with the

application
program.

Select the other emulation with the EDS setting.
See Chapter 5.

Refer to your application program manual.

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● Characters are wrong or missing; formatting control codes do not work

Probable Cause

Action

Problem with the Refer to your application program manual.
application
program.

Some wires are

Printer needs repair.
missing from the
print head.

Wrong default Check the current EDS setting. Modify the EDS setting.
setting with
EDS switches.

● Dots are missing or print quality is poor

Probable Cause

] Action

Adjustment lever Check the position of the adjustment lever.
is set incorrectly. See Chapter 3.

Print head is not Printer needs repair.
working.

● Forms are smudged or printing is too dark

Probable Cause

Action

Adjustmentlever
issetincorrectly.

Ribbonistwisted
or isnot between
theprintheadand
the print head
shield.

Print head shield
(or print head) is
damaged or
missing.

Check the position of the adjustment lever.

Movethe lever to a lighter setting (front). See Chapter 3.

Install the ribbon correctly. See “Installing the ribbon

cartridge” in Chapter 2.

See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2 to

locate the print head shield and print head. Contact your

dealer.

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● Printer is unstable; Wrong characters are printed; Left margin changes;

printing stops

Probable Cause

] Action

I

Static electricity
is resulting from
low humidity or
interference from

nearby electrical

devices.

Increase the humidity.
Movedeviceswithelectric motors away fromtheprinter.

● Left margin moves to the right during printing

Probable Cause I Action
The print head

is not moving
correctly.

Problem with the
application
program.

Theadjustment
lever is in the
wrong posi­tion.

Check that the ribbon and paper are correctly installed.
See“Installing ribbon cartridge” in Chapter2 and“Load­ing paper” in Chapter 3.

Refer to your application program manual.

Reset the adjustment lever. See “Adjusting the printing
gap” in Chapter 3.

● Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms

Probable Cause

Action

Paper is adjusted Adjust both forms tractors and the paper.
incorrectly.

Problem with the Refer to your application program manual.

application
program.

Aprintheadjam

Make surethatthe ribboncartridge iscorrectly installed.

caused by the

See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2.

ribbonorapaper

Clear the paperjam.

jam.

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● Printer case is hot to the touch

Probable Cause

Action

printer’s vents Move object away from the air vents, including the
are blocked.

bottom of the printer.

● Printer is noisy

Probable Cause

I Action

---J

The printer
vibrates.

Printer covers
are open.

Move any objects that touch the printer.
Ensure that the printer is on a level, study surface.

Close covers.

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MAINTENANCE

Essentially,your printer isarobustpieceofequipment, but shouldbetreated
with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example:

● Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if

youare comfortable, then theenvironment issuitablefor your printer (see
Chap[er 2).

● Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration.

● Avoid over-dusty environments. Dust is the enemy of all precision

mechanical devices.

● Toclean theexterioroftheprinter, useacloth barely dampenedwitheither

water with a little detergent or a little alcohol, but do not allow any liquid

to fall inside the printer.

● The interiorof the printermay be cleaned with a small vacuum cleaner or

a compi-essed-airaerosol (sold for this purpose). When performing this
operation, be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or
electronic components.

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chapter 7

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

You can select the following accessories as option.

● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-1ODS)

● Pull tractor unit (PT-1OZS)

● Font cartridges (FC series)

● RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z)

● Serial-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K)

This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories.
NOTE: When you install or remove the optional accessories, turn off the

power switch.

AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER (SF-1ODS)

You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF) to print on cut-sheet forms.
Before installing the ASF, check each item in the box against Figure 7-1 to

make sure that you have everything.

Figure 7-7.Check,tomakesureyouhaveallfweitems:1)SheetFeeder,2) Hopperattachment,3) Stacker
attachment,4) Printer cover, and 5) ASF Usersmanual.

NOTE: The Automatic SheetFeeder isprotected bypacking andtapeduring

shipping. Be sure to remove all of the protective material and tape
before use.

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Setting up

The procedure to install the ASF is:

1. Use the printer’s EDS mode to select ASF as “installed”. (For details,
please refer to Chapter 5.)

2. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either
side, then remove the cover by pulling up.

3. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either

side.

4. Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the
paper bail.

Releaselever

Figure 7-2.Remove the front cover, and open the rear cover

5. Tip theAutomatic SheetFeeder forward slightlyby aligningthe notches
on the ASF cover with the bail rollers, then put the feeder into place
behind the printer platen roller.

ASF cover

Figure 7-3.Align the notches and the bail rollers, then tip the ASF forward slightly

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6. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the
holder shaft.

7. Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

I

Figure 7-4. Installtheprintercover.

8. Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as

shown in Figure 7-5.

I

Figure 7-5. Insertthe hopper attachment.

9. Insert the stacker attachment intotheholder on the frontpart of the sheet

feeder.

NOTE: The flat sideoftheattachment shouldbelocatedtotherear,asshown

in Figure 7-6.

Now, you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper.

NOTE: Set the front cover aside carefully after they have been removed

from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when
removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Figure 7-6. Insert the stacker attachment

Loading paper

1,

2.

3.

If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer, park the paper
through the rear slot.

Push the printer release lever toward the rear of the printer ( ~ )to load
single sheets.
Pull the paper loading lever toward the front of the printer to pull the
hopper out until it is in position.

lever

I

Figure 7-7. Pull the paper loading lever forward.

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4. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it

horizontally in either direction.

Figure 7-8.Adjustthepaperguidestoaccommodatethe width of the paper.

5. Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper.
The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play
while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two
paperguides. The idealdistancebetween paperream and paperguides is

0.25 mm (0.01”) on both sides at the narrowest part of the paper guides.

6. Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the
Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Figure 7-9. Fan thepaperbeforeinsertingintotheASF.

7. Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
The stack should not be more than 50 sheets of 20 lb paper.

Ifnecessary, remove some sheets. The ASF may not perform satisfacto­rily if it is overloaded.

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8. Push the paper loading lever toward the rear of the printer.

Figure 7-10. PushthepaperIoadmglever to hold the paper stack.

Now. you are ready to start printing with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Feeding a single sheet

A single sheet of paper can also be fed manually with the Automatic Sheet
Feeder.

1. Set the paper by inserting into the slot at the front of the stacker
attachment, as shown in Figure 7-11.

I

Figure 7-71. inserta singlesheetintotheslot at the frontof the stackerattachment.

2. With the power on, press thel

ON LINE

I

button to put the printer off-

line. Then press the [

EJECT/PARK ] button. The paper will feed into the

printer.

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PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-IOZS)

You can use the Pull Tractor Unit to print on fanfold forms or multi-part
forms through the bottom feed slot.

Setting up

The procedure to mount the Pull Tractor Unit is:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either
side, then remove it.
Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either
side.
Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the
paper bail.
Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the
printer mechanism, tilting the Pull Tractor Unit slightly backward.

Figure 7-12. Fitthemountingbracketsof the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer,

5. Secure the Pull Tractor Unit firmly by pushing the lock levers on either
side, as shown in Figure 7-13.

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I

Lock lever

Figure 7-13. Install the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer by pushing the lock levers.

6. Install the paper guide provided with the Pull Tractor Unit, as shown in
Figure 7-14.

7. Install the printer cover provided with the Pull Tractor Unit.

Figure 7-14. Mount the papecguide and the printer cover onto the printer.

NOTE: Set the paper guide and front cover aside carefully after they have

been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described
above when removing the Pull Tractor Unit.

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Loading paper

1. Open the printer cover.

2. With the tractor covers open, guide the paper from the bottom of the
printer, by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.

Figure 7-15. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer.

3. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsby slidingthemalongthebar, using
the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in
position.When the lever is up, the unit is released, and when it isdown,
the unit is locked.

4. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are

alignedwith the pinson thetractorunits.Ifthey are not aligned properly,
you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing
and jamming of the paper.

I

p lever

T~actor cover

I

I

I

Figure 7-16. Close the tractor covers after adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the

bar.

5. After settingupthe paper from thebottomoftheprinter, installtheprinter
cover.

:1

Figure 7-17. Mount the printer cover.

Now, you are ready to start printing with the Pull Tracter Unit.

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FONT CARTRIDGES AND RAM CARTRIDGES

This printer has five built-in LQ fonts, and a 16K-byte printing buffer.
You can add the following optional fonts or expand the printing buffer by

installing optional cartridges (Font Cartridge or RAM Cartridge).
[Optional Font Cartidges]

I Font Name I Character sample

● FC-IZ

Orator

123456789

ABCDE ABCDE

Orator 2

123456789

ABCDE abcde

Letter Gothic

123456789 ABCDE abcde

I Blippo

I123456789

flBCDE abcde I

Cinema 123456789 AllCLIE iibcde

. FC-2Z

OCR-B

123456789

ABCDE abcde

I OCR-A

Il12345L’78q ABCDE abcde

I

CODE 39

11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111lllllll

UPC/EAN

123456789

12345 11111 111[[

.

FC-3Z TW-Li.ght

123456789 ABCDE abcde

I H-Gothic 1123456789 ABCDE abcde I
I Orane

I123456789 ABCDE Elt)C~E? I

● FC-4Z

Russian Roman 123456789 ABBrfl =fLLr

GOST

123456789 ~aeii HfIPCT

Cyrillic

123456789 AEBrfl ~e~el

. FC-5Z Old Style

123456789 AIN?!IJEu&TctIe

Firenze

123456?89 At3CDE

CikJCGk?

● FC-1OZ SLQ Script

123456789

A~CDE abuirz

● FC-IIZ SLQ Roman 123456789 ABCDE abc.de

● FC-12Z SLQ TW-Light

123456789 ABCDE abcde

[Optional RAM Cartridge]

● RC-32Z—32K-byte printingbufferwithmemorybackup fordownloading

of data

● DC-32Z—32 K-byte printing buffer

To install or change a cartridge, follow the procedure below.

1. Turn off the power switch at the front of the printer, and open the front

cover.

2. Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer.
1

Figure 7-18.Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer

3. Push out the cap from the connector cover, as shown in Figure 7-19.
NOTE: Keep this cap in a safe place.

cap

~

\\,

‘\\,

‘,.

-..

...

...>

.. .

.A.

-.>

%

\,\

“’’’\..: “

-’”

\.’\

Connector cover

‘>. , “

t’

I

Figure 7-19. Push out the cap from the connector cover.

4. Install the connector cover into the printer.

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5. Insert the cartridge intothe slotof theconnector cover, and slideitallthe
way in.

Figure 7-20.Insert the carirldge into the slot of the connector cover.

6. Close the front cover.
NOTE: Remount the cap on the connector cover

optional cartridge.

if you are not using an

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INTERFACE CONVERTER (SPC-8K)

To run the printer in serialmode, you should use the optional Serial/Parallel
Converter (SPC-8K).

The procedure to install the Converter is:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

-

SettheDIPswitchesonthe SPC-8K before attaching ittotheprinter.(See
next page for detailed information.)
Turn off thepower switch and disconnectthepower cord from thepower
source.
Disconnect the interface cable if attached.
Connect the Parallel connector to the printer.
Move both clips insidetheextended prongs on the sidesofthe plug until
you hear a click,

1

Figure 7-21.Connect the Parallel connector to the printer.

6. Connect the Serial connector to your computer.
NOTE: Place the Converter on a table in order not to damage the cable.

[CORRECTMETHOD] [INCORRECTMETHOD]

Figure 7-22. Place the converter on a table,

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DIP Switch Functions on The Converter

It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the
computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settings on the

converter.

Following table shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial-

Parallel Converter.

3

Data Protocol

(Refer below)

4
5

Parity condition

(Refer below)
6
7

Transfer speed

(Refer below)
8

[Transfer speed]

[Parity condition]

Switch 2

Switch 5

Condition

t-%-%+ ‘oParity

OFF ON Odd parity
OFF OFF Even parity

[Data protocol]

I Switch3 ] Switch4 I Protocol I

I ON I ON I

DTR

I

ON OFF

XON/XOFF

OFF

ON ETX/ACK

rSwitch6 I Switch7 ] Switch8 ] Transfer speed I

[ OFF I OFF I OFF I 150BPS

I I 1

OFF OFF

ON 300 BPS

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chapter 8

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Theprinterhastwoemulation modes:Standard/Epson modeandIBM mode.
InStandard/Epsonmode, theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpson LQ-

860/850.In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E/24P
and P!Y1printer. Additional command codes are included as a superset of
these emulations.

The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A-1. When it is ON, the
printer will be in Standard/Epson mode, and when OFF, the printer will be
in IBM mode (see Chapter 5).
In addition, when the EDS switch A-2 is ON, the printer automatically
changes the emulation by means of software control.

Thischapterdescribes theprinter’scontrolcommands. Somecommands are
common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the
commands, all commands will given by functions.

Mode ]ASCII

I Decimal

I Hexadecimal I Description

Std.

<ESC>

“X”

<1>

27 120 1

\

IB 78 01 Select LQ characters

Mode:

Indicatesthe mode in which the command isrecognized.
Std. Standard/Epson mode (EDS switch A-1 is ON.)
IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-1 is OFF.)
Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes

ASCII:

Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control
characters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For exam-

ple, <1> means character code 1.
Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes.
Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes.

Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters
such as n, m or d.

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FONT CONTROL COMMANDS

,,””= ...4.?, ,

. . . . . . .

-,.----.,,,-,

---W,,V.,W,,

;td.

<ESC>

“X” ]1

27 120 n IB 78

n Changes the print quality according to the value of

n, as shown below:

0

Draft

1 LetterQuality

BM <WC> “[”

<d> 27 91 100 IB 5B 64 Changes the print quality according to the wdue of

<1> <O> n i o

n 01 00

n n, as shown below:

o Unchanged

I -127

Draft

128-254 Letter quality

255

Return to EDS setting

loth <ESC> “’k” n

27 107

n

IB 6B n Selects an LQ font accordingto thevalueof n.

O Roman

I Sanserif
2 Courier
3 Prestige
4 Script
5

OCR-B (FC-2Z)

6 OCR-A

(FC-2Z)

7 Orator

(FC-IZ)

8 Orator 2

(FC-IZ)

9 TW-Light

(FC-3Z)

10 Letter Gotbic

(FC-IZ)

1I Blippo

(FC-IZ)

12 H-Gothic

(FC-3Z)

13 Orane

(FC-3Z)

14 Cinema

(FC-lZ)

15 CODE 39

(FC-2Z)

16 UPCIEAN

(FC-2Z)

17 Old Style

(FC-5Z)

18 Firenze

(FC-5Z)

32 SLQ Roman

(FC-I IZ)
33 SLQ TW-Light (FC-12Z)
34 SLQ Script

(FC-IOZ)

;td,

<ESC> “’4” 27 52

IB 34

Causessubsequentcharactersto be

printed in

italics.

ital.

<ESC>

“5” 27 53

IB 35

Stops italic printing and causes subsequent charac-

ters to be printed uprigbt.

)oth

<ESC> “E”

27 69

IB 45 Causessubsequentcharacterstobeemphasized.

%oth

<ESC> “F”

27 70

IB 46

Cancelsemphasizedprinting.

lotb

<ESC> “G”

27 71

IB 47

Causessubsequentcharactersto be printed

in

double-strike mode.

loth

<ESC> “H”

27 72

IB 48‘

Cancelsdouble-strikeprinting.

lotb <ESC> “-” n

27 45

n IB 2D

n Wben

n is 1, causes subsequentcharactersto be

underlined.
Whenn isO,stopsunderlining.

BM <ESC> ‘-”

n

27 95 n

IB 5F n Whenn is 1,causessubsequentcharacterstobe

overlined.

Wben

n is O,stops overlining.

82

Mod(

std.

Std.

Both

Both

Both

I

--1-

<ESC> “q” II

27 113 r

-=-L
==7=

Hexadecimal

lB 28 20

03 00 01

nl n2

lB 53 0(

lB 53 01

lB 54

Description
Startscoreaccordingto

the values ofnl and n2, as

shown below.

nl: 1

Underlining
2 Strike-through
3 Overlining

n2: O Cancel score

I

Singlecontinuousline

2 Double continuous line
5 Single broken line
6 Double broken line

Selects an ornament character according to the
value of n, as shown below.

() Normal

I Outline
2 Shadow
3 Shadow and oudine

Causes subsequent characters to be printed as

superscripts.
Causessubsequentcharactersto be printed as
subscripts.

Stopsprinting superscriptsor subscriptsand re-

turns to normal printing.

83

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS

.- .-1 AC.r.,, I

n,-,-;-., I Uownrie,-i.nol I mmef-rimtinn

Iluue H-3LII

u~bl,,,a,

I

!Cma”cu!!!!u! , LJG-vllvtl”!l

3oth <Esc> “t”

<0>

27 116

0] IB 74

00] Selects the standard charx~er set.

3oth

<ESC> “t’>

<1>

27 1. ., .- -., . . . . .

loth

<ESC> “7”

27

5.5

knh
;[d.

<E;c> ;’:”<ML>

, ,,

,1

1A 1I IR 74 01 I select, an IBM charackx set.

IB 37

Selects character set #l.

27 5;

IB 36 Seleck character set #2.

27 82

n IB 52

n Selects an international character set in the Stand-

ard character set according to [he \idue of JI.

() U.S.A 8

Japm

I

France

9 Norway
2 Germany 10 Denmark II
3 England I 1 Spain 11

4 Denmark [

j ‘2 La[in Ajn~ri~a

5 Sweden

13 Korea

6 Italy

14 Irish

<ESC> “[”

‘T”

27 91 84 IB 5B

<4> <0>

<()>

40

0 04 00

<()> Ill

112

0

111 n2 00

!11

7 Spain 1 64 Legal

Changes the code page of’the curren[ IBM charac­[er set according to the values of n) and n2

n]

n2 Code Page

1 181 #437 U.S.A.

3

82 #850 fvld~i-lingual

3 92 #860 P(mtuguese
3 93 #861 Icelandic

3 95 #863 Canadian French
3 97 #X65 Nordic

.BM <Esc> “\”

27 92

IB 5C

Enables printing ofdl characters in the IBM char

)11 112

/1/

112

11/ n2 wkr set, tw the next tt/ + n2 x 256 characters.

:BM <ESC> ““” r? 27 94

11 iB 5E

n Enables printin~ of all chorac[ers in the IBM char-

acter set. f“m the kalue ot’ n

Std.

<ESC> .’-”’ )1 27 126

?1 IB 7E

rl Selects subsequent mm chmactcr style.

() Normal

I Slasbed

84

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS

,,VUG -U”!!

---. ..,.-.

-,. ----. ...-,

-W--..y.,-.,

;tcf.

<ESC> “P”

27 80

lB 50

Chmgcs from either elite or senli-condensed to
pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite [o
condensed pico ( 17 cpi).

B&l <Del>

18 12

Changes from either elite orconcfenswl 10pica ( 10
cpi).

ital.

<ESC> “M

27 77

IB 4D

Changes from either pica or semi-condensed to
elite pitch ( 12 cpi) ur I“ron] cxmdenwd pica to
condensed elite (XI cpi).

BM <ESC> “:”

27 58

IB 3A

Changes f“mm either picu or semi-condensed [o
elite pitch ( 12 cpi) or from condensed pica to
condensed elite (20 cpi).

;td.

<ESC> ‘g,’

27 103 IB 67

Changes from either pica m elite to semi-con­densed pitch (15 cpi).

)oth

<s1>

15 OF

Changes from

pka[Ocondensed pica (17 cpi) m

from elite to condensed elite (2O cpi).

)oth <ESC> <S1>

27 15 IB OF

Changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or

from elite to condensed elite (2(1cpi).

i(d.

<DC?>

18 12

Changes from condensed pica m normal pica or
from ~(l”densed elite to normal elite.

ital.

<ESC> “p” tl

27 112

,1 IB 70 n

Selects or cancels proportional spacing

O Cancel

1 Select

BM <ESC> “P” n

27 80

n

IB 50

n

Selects w cancels proportional spacing.

() Cancel

I

select

BM <ESC> “’l” rl

27 73

n IB 49

n

Changes [he print font and pitch according to the
value ofn, m shown below:

() Ifl CPI Draft
2 10 CPI Letter Quality
3 Proportional Letter Quali[y
4 10 CPI Draft Download
6 10 CPI LQ Download
7 Proportional LQ Download

8 ]~ Cp[ Draf(

10 12 CP1 Letter Quality
12 12 CPI Draft Download
}4 12 CPI LQ Download
16 17 CPI Draft
18 17 CPI Letter Quality

20 17 CP1 Draft Download
22 17 Cpf

LQ f)o~”}~~d

85

L

~ode

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Description

BM <ESC> “[”’

“1” 27 91

73 iB 5B 49 Changes the print font and pitch according to the

<~>

<()>

20

02 00

valuesof nl andn2, as shown helm+.

1?/ n2

nl n2

nl

r12 nl n2 Font and pitch

0 11

10 CPI Courier

1

235

[~ Cp[ co~ri~r

I

136 I5 CPI Courier
1 237 17 CPI Courier
I 238 20 CPI C-ourier
1

30

24 CP1 Courier

o 171 Proportional Courier

o

1~

10

CPI Prestige

I

239

I2 CPI Prestige

[ ~J()

I5 CPI Prestige

1 201 I 7 CPI Prestige
[ 202

20 CPI Prestige

1

31

24 CPI Prestige

O [64 Proportional Prestige

o

36

10 CPI Letter Gothic
1 143 12 CPI Letter Gothic
I 142

15 CPI Letter Gothic
I 141 17 CPI Letter Gothic
I [40 20 CP1 Letter C,othic
I

32 24 CPI Letter Gothic

O 174 Proportional Letter Gothic

!oth <ESC> “W” n

27 87 n IB 57

n Selects or cancels expanded printing.

O Cancel

I Select

loth

<s0> 14

OE

Causes subsequent characters in the current line m
be expanded to double width.

loth <ESC> <SO> 27 14

IB OE

Causes subsequent characters in tbc current line m
be expanded to double widtb.

loth <DC.!>

20

14

Stops one-line expanded printing set wi~h <SO>or
<ESC> <SO>.

,td.

<Esc>‘$!” ?1 27 33

n IB 21

n Selects a combined print mode according to tbe

value of n. The tdue of n is the sum of tbe values
giwm below for [be desired characteristics.

Function

n wdue

(-lnder}ine

1~8

Italic

64

Expanded

32

Double swikc

16

Emphasized

8

Condensed

4

Proportional

2

Elite I

td.

<ESC> <Sl% n 27 32

n IB 20

n Increases the space between characters by n dots.

td.

<ESC> “b” r]

27 104 n IB 68

}1 Selects tbe size of subsequent characters as shown

below.

() Normal size

I Double-high. double-wide

2 Quadruple-bigb, quadmple-wide

(d.

<ESC> “w” /i

27 119

n IB 77

11 Selects m cancels double beigbt printing.

O Cancel

1 Select

86

BM

<ESC> “[” “@”

<4>

<o> <o>

<O> n m

27 91 64

400

Onm

lB 5B

04 00
00 n

40 Selects a combination of character height, width,
00 and line spacing according to the value of n and m,

m as below.

n

Line spacing Character height

O Unchanged

Unchanged

1

2

16

17
18

j~
33

34

Unchanged
Unchanged

Single
Single
Single

Double
Double
Double

Singleheight

Doubleheight

Unchanged
Singleheight
Doubleheight
Unchanged
Singleheight
Doubleheight

m Characterwidth

I Singlewidth (sameas<ESC>“W”O)

2 Doublewidth(sameas<ESC>”W” 1)

VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS

Mode
Both
Both

std.
ski

IBM

Both

Both

IBM

Both

Std.

IBM

Both

Std.

St[i.

IBM

Both

Bt)th

Both
B[)th
Both

std.

Both

Both

Both

Std.

ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal Description

<ESC> l)”

27 48

IB 30 Set Iinc spacing 10 1/8 inctl.

<ESC> “1“

27 49

IB 31 Set line spxing [o 7/60 m 7/72 inch.

<Rx> “2’”

27 50

IB 32

Set line xpacing m 1/6 inch.

<Esc> -+”

27 43

,1 IB 2B 11 Sel line SP:ICVIIS10IT136(Iinch.

<Esc’> “[’” ‘:”

27 91

92

IB 5B 5C Se! h:!se unit for lint’ spw’ing. ;Iccordio? [o the

<.$> <()>

<()>

<()> HI )12

<ESC>

..3.. ,,

<ESC> ‘..4” II

<ESC> “2”

<LF>

<ESC’> <LF>

<ESC>

“.1” t!

<ESC>

.....

<1> )1

<Esc’> “4”

<Esc>

“c” 1!

<Esc> ‘c’

400
0

11/ 112

27 51 i?

27 65 IZ

27 50

10

27 10

27 93

27 74 t,

27 106 /i

27 102

1

II

27 52

27 67 ),

27 67

04 00 00 \2due5 01”11/md )1?.

00 111 /12

111 !22 BJSCunit

() 1X() 1/1X()-inch
() ? 16

~1~1 ~.lrlch

I

104 l/36(1-inch

IB 33 1! Set line spacing to {Ill 8(Iinch, n1216 inch, or ti/360

inch. accorciing to the dct’ined hwt’ uml.

IB 41 /1 %( line

Spwit]g[[IIIIN)inch (St:mdarci mod?) m

)1/72 inch (IBM mode),

IB 32 Sets(he Iinespa.ing t(,theval.e(lcfinecl bythe 1,s1

preceding <EsC> “A” command.

OA tlin[s the curtcnl line and feeds the paper to lhc

next Iinc.

IB OA Prin(s [he current line and fcecis [he paper in the

Irwt!rw dit.cction to the preceding Iinc.

IB 5D Prints the current line

an<i feeds the p;ipcr in the

reverse dilmction (o the preccdin$ line.

IB 4A !1 Fee&s the paper once Iw [III X() inches. !?1216

inches. or tJ/3fI(l inche.. acc[wdin? to the dcfimxi
bwe unit.

IB 6A 1? Feeds[he poperoncc by !!/1X()inche~ in the reverse

ciirection,

IB 66 Feeds the paper n line, from [he current line

<()> /1 o

)1

00 11

<Esc> “h” ,?

27 78

1, IB 4E

11 Sets the bottom mmgin [o II line..

<Esc> “o”

27 79

IB 4F Cmcels [be bottorll mwgln.

<FF> 12 Oc

Fwds [he paper 10the top ol’the next page a~wrd­ing to the current p+!c length.

<ESC’> <FF>

27 12

IB OC FCCdSthe p~pcr hackward M the top of the current

page.

<ESC> “X”

27 56

IB 38 Causes [he printct. m disreyrd tbe siytil WI)( b)

the paper-out detector.

<ES~-> .1).

27 57

IB 39 Causes tbe printctlc stop printin$ hefore the cnd ot”

the p:lper.

<ESC> “B” 111

27 66 (1/

IB 42 IZI Cancel~ all currenr lcr!icd tab stop, and wts new

112

<()>

)12

0 [12 00 ~ertical t~h Noph :tt line~ III. II?. CIC.

<WC> “e”

27 101

IB 65

(.:,”celh ~[[ CUrIeIIt vcr[ical tab stop> tind s~t~IIKN’

<1> /1 1

11

01

1! tub stops ever!, II Iinw

88

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal Description

std.

<ESC-> “h” !10 27

98 no lB

62 II(I Cancels all current wmical tab stops in channel HO.

11/ 112 <()>

!11

112 0 nl }12 00 (where no is betmeen (1tind 7) and set%ne- iertical

t~b stops in (his channel.

Std.

<ESC> “1” no 27

47 ?10 lB 2F no Selects a set of wrtical tab stops designated by a

channel number (nOJ from () to 7.

Both

<VT>

11 OB

Feeds the paper to the next Lertical tab stop and
mows the mint omition [<ILIIClel’r tmarcin.

89

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS

ulod~

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal Description

$td.

<ESC> “1” )1

27 108

n

IB 6C

,Z Sets the left margin tit column n in the current

character pitch.

$td.

<ESC> “Q” n

27 61

n

IB 51

}1 Sets the right margin at column II h the cu~ent

character pitch.

BM <ESC> “X”

27 66 IB 58

Sets the left mfirgin at column H/ and (hc right

)!/

112

11/ 112 !11

,,2 mugin at column 112.

Both

<Cfl>

13 OD

Prints the current line md returns [he next prinl
position to the Ief[ margin.

[BM <ESC> “S’

<1> 27 53 1 IB 35

01 Cwses the prinlertoperf’orm ho[h ticwriagc return

tnd line feed each time it receiws a <CR> code.

[BM <ESC> “5” <()> 27 53

0 IB

35 00

Ctiuses the prin(ertoperfortn only acarriage return
when it receiws a <CR> code

Both

<BS>

8 08

Mole~ lhc print position one column to the left.

Std.

<Esc> “3”

<()> 27 97 0 IB 61

00 Aligns subsequent text with the Ief[ lmargin. leav-

ing the right margin ragged.

Std.

<~s~> ..d-

<1> 27 97 1 IB 61

01 Centers suhsequcnt text hetwen the lcfl and right

margins.

Std.

<ESC> .:,”

<2> 27 97 2 IB 61

02 Aligns whsequent text with the right margin,

leaking the left margin ragged.

Std.

<ESC> “J”

<3> 27 97 3 IB 61

03 Aligns subsequent [cxt between the left and right

margins.

Both <ESC> ‘D”

!1/ 27 66 HI IB 44

Ml Cancels all current horii’mwd tah wps and W(S

112

<()> ,12 ,,,.

0 n2

00 new tab stops at columns II 1,n2, etc. in the cummt

character pitch.

std.

<ESC> “e”

27 101

IB 65

Cancels Jll current horizontal tab stops md wts

<()> )1

o }? 00

,, nem tuh stops ewry II columns.

IBM <ESC> “R”

27 62

IB 52

Rews the horimmtal tuh stops to [heir power-up
~alues in which Mtah stop is set every X column
stwting at column Y.
Also clews id] wflic~l mh stops.

Both

<HT>

9

09

Mokes the print position to the next horiI.mmd tab
Wp.

ski.

<ESC> “\”

27 92

IB 5C

Mows tbc print position right or IcI( z specified

1!/

)!2

)1/ 112 )11

,,2 disumcc.

IBM <ESC> “d”

27 100

IB 64

Sets the ntxt print position to (tI/ +U2x256)/120

)1/ 112

)!/

?1.

7

1)/

t!2 inches from the current position.

Std.

<ESC> ‘.S”

27 36 IB 24

Sets the next

printpositionto(,11+ ,12~ ~5~11~(1

11/

!12

11/ 11.

?

?1/

,12 inchesfromtheleft marginonthecurrent

]inc.

S(d.

<ESC> “f”’

27 102 IB 66

Mows the next print position to column II irm the

<()> /1

o t1

00

,I kf”t margin.

90

GRAPHICS COMMANDS

Aod
k)[h

loth

kxh

knl]

!ld.

!td.

13M

ld.

M3cll
<ESC> “K”

)![

11?

ml

11!2

<ESC> “L”

Ill

112

1111

ttl?

<ESC> “Y”

11/

/12

ml H12

<ESC> “Z”

}1/ ?1?

!11/ m?

<FS>

,,z., ““

Ill

/12

ml

!112

Ill.<

:Esc> “*”

/10

11/ II?

1?1/

m?

:Esc> q“

-g

HI

H?

ml)

/11/ 1112

:Esc> ..?..

1? 111

)ecimal

2!7 75

111 11:

1/ /?12

?7 76

}1/

II’

?/ m? ,.

27 89

12/ ?1:

1/ I?Z2

27 90

11/ ,1:

1/ m?

?8 90 11>

112

}1!,

,2

{Id

?7 42 II(

?1/ 11;

1/ Ill?

?8 91 10:
)1 )12 III(
!1

1112

?7 63

11 ,?,

hexadecimal
IB 4B

17/ )1;

II 1112

IB 4C

!1/ !1:

!/

1112 ,,

IB 59

tl / ,,:

1/

m2 ,.

IB 5A

>1/ ,1:

1/ }1!2

c 5A IT,

)12 1!1,

12 1}1.<
IB 2A II(

Ill 11:

1/

1112 ,,

B

5B

6;

11 112

11?[

1/ 1112

B 3F

t] t?,

description
Pr;nts hit-im~gc g!mphics Jt 60 dots pcr inch
m-izonlall},. The graphic image is X(lots high and
l/ + n? x 256 dots wide.
‘rints hi(-im:ige graphics at 120 dots per inch
m-imntdl).

‘rints hit-i nmge graphics d 120 do[i per inch
Ioti[ontally. skipping cwr! w’ond dot in the
mrizontui direction.
%ints hit. image .graphics :1[ 240 do(~ per inch

mri~ontal direction.
%ints 24-hit dot graphics zt 360 (lots per inch
mrizon(dly. The grophics image IS 24 do(s high
md u/ + n2 x 256 clots wide,
;elect, (mc of ele!,cn graphics mode, deptmllng
m the L:IIUCof’ti)mw prints h]t-image graphics In

his mode,

8-hit Norm;ll-dcn~~ty

I 60 dpi)

X-hi( [),whle-den>ily

(I20 dpi)

$hi( Douhh-denslly, double- spud

X-hit Qu:tciruple-derlsit)
X-hit C’RT graphics. tmodc I
X-hit CRT graphics, Im(xk II
24-hit h’~mnul-dcn,ity
?.1.hit Douhlc-densil}
24-hi[ (’RT gmphics

I20 dpi)
240 dpi)

80 dpi)
90 dpl)
60 dpi)

I20 dpl)

90 dpi I

24-hit Triple-dcnsi{)

(IX()dpi )

24-bi( Hex-density

(36[) d“i )
ielec!s onc ot”cight gmphics modt+ depending <m
he i:tluc 01”t!(() *MI prints dot graphics in this
node.

() X-hit ?Jormi~l-densil} ( 60 dpi)

I X-hi( I){mhlc-derls](y, (I20 dpi)

2 X-hit Double-densit>, douhlc-ipecd

(I20 dpi)

3 R-hit Quadruple. dcnsit]

(240 dpi)

X 24-bit Nom?o-densit} ( 60 dpi)

Y 24-hit D~]uhle-dens~l}

( 120 dpi)

I I 24-hit Ttiplc-dcnki[y

( I X()dpi)

12 ?-l-hit Hcx-densi(!

(36(1dpi)
.’on\erts grtiphics defined hy ~uhscqucnt <ESC>
‘K”, <ESC> “L”. <ESC> ‘Y” or <l-SC> “Z”
wmm:mds m o den, i(y !mode dcl’incd h) <E SC>

,*,.

91