Epson LQ-870 manuals
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2 User’s Manual4 Tips for printing on single sheets6 Contents7 Chapter 4 Using the Printer OptionsChapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Technical Specifications Chapter 8 Command Summary Appendix A-1 Glossary GL-1 Index IN-l viContents 8 Introduction12 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS13 thatnot may those 6 Introduction 14 Setting Up the Printer29 Paper Handling57 Using the Printer80 Using the Printer Options98 Maintenance and Transportation102 Troubleshooting103 Problems and Solutions104 Power Supply105 Printing106 The print is faint or unevenThe ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge Dots are missing in the printed characters or graphics Printed characters are not what you expected Check that the software is correctly installed for your printer 107 The print position is not what you expectedTwo line-feedsignals are being sent. Set DIP switch 2-4 off Change the page-length setting with DIP switches See page 6-6 Troubleshooting 108 One-inchskip-over-perforation may be set. Set DIP switch off Adjust the top-of-formposition as described in Chapter Make sure the DIP-switchsettings match your required paper length. See page If possible, specify single-sheetpaper with your application software 109 Paper Handling110 Make sure the paper size is within the specified range. See pageMake sure the paper is aligned with the edge guides Use the LOAD/EJECT button to eject paper. Do not use the LF/FF button The paper may be too long. Only use paper that is within the specified range Continuous paper does not feed properly The PAUSE light is on. Press the PAUSE button Check that the paper-releaselever is set to the correct position Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed by a cable or some other object The position of your paper supply may be preventing it from feeding straight 111 6-10Troubleshooting112 Options114 Technical Specifications115 Printing method:Printing speed: Printing direction: Line spacing: 1/6-inch, 1/8-inchor programmable in 1/360-inch Paper-feedspeed: Friction: 59.0 ms/line at 1/6-inchline spacing Tractor: 64.1 ms/line at 1/6-inchline Continuous feed: 3.6 inches per second Buffer: 8KB 0KB 7-2 Technical Specifications 116 PrintableCharacter fonts: Scalable fonts: Character tables: 117 Printer SpecificationsPaper Paper size: PaperLQ-870LQ-1170 Single sheet 257 mm I Continuous paper Envelope Labels Printable area: Single sheets 8.5mm 10.33’7 or morr 6 mm lO.24’? or more: La-870 257 mm (10.1 ‘7 Printable areawidth paper 25 mm (0.98’) or more: LQ-1170 Printable area width paper or more: LQ-1170 13.5 mm (0.53’7 or more more 7-4 Technical Specifications 118 Continuous paper35’1 or more 01 more I.‘I Printable area I’I’ See the table below Paper width margin 119 Paper thickness:Paper weight: Paper quality: Number of copies: Notes: You 7-6 Technical Specifications 120 MechanicalPaper-feed methods: Ribbon: LQ-870:#7753, LQ-1170:#7754 LQ-1170: #7770 MCBF: MTBF: duty) Print head life: Dimensions and weight: Technical Specifications 121 ElectricalRated voltage: Input voltage range: AC 103.5 to 132 Rated current: 2.0 A Power consumption: LQ-870: Rated frequency range: Input frequency range: resistance: Dielectric strength (between AC line and chassis): 7-8 Technical Specifications 122 Storage: -30" to 60°C (-22" to 140°F)123 Interface Specifications127 Option Specifications129 Initialization130 Command Summary131 Using the Command Summary132 Commands Arranged by Topic133 Page formatm2nln2 m = m l + m2 X 2 5 n = nl n2 X 2 0 nl n2 n = nl i- n2 X (1-127) 8-4 Command Summary 134 Print position motionnl n2 3 l/60-inch for this ESC \ nl n2 Set 2 0 nl n = nl + n2 X margin defined units ESC(v20nln2 n = nl -t n2 X Moves current print position in (1-255) (1-255); Perform n/180-inchLine Feed 135 Font selectionM = 0, 1, 18, 21, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 60, or n = nl -kn2 X Total points = (nl + n2 X 256) X 0, 21 15 cpi 8-6Command Summary 136 1: 12 cpi16: 32: 64: 128: Font enhancement DC2 1/0 DC4 137 HexESC S 28 2D ESC ( - 3 0 1 nl n2 nl = 3: 8-8Command Summary 138 Spacingl/180 ESC ( U nn 1 0 n as n/3600 inch n = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 10; c nl n2 9 Change Pitch in n/360-inchunits nl + Character handling Description 3 0 dl d2 d3 dl = 0, 1, 2, 3, “0”, “l”, “2”, or “3” d2 d3 1 0 PC 437 (USA) 3 0 PC 850 (Multilingual) 7 0 PC 860 (Portugal) 139 n = 0, 1, 2, 3, "0", "I", "2", or "3from O-127 to 1 : 10: 11: 0 nl n2 n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 8-10 Command Summary 140 4094 28 5En = nl •k n2 x 256 n: amount of data Bit image n = nl + n2 x (nl 141 Graphicsnl n2 10, 20: 3600/v DPI 3600/h I< m < 2 8-12 Command Summary 142 Appendix143 Character Tablescommands 9F are !IAQaq %5EUeu &6FVfv (8HXhx A LF * :JZjzLF *:JZjz B VTESC+ • K[k{VTESC+*K[k C FF:L\l:FF ,:L\l' D CR L =M]m}CR -=Mlm) E SO>N^n-SO >N*n 144 2DC2 " 2BRbr&!16 r3#3CScsd6ti 4DC4$4DTdtgid 5§%SEUeu&bfi $glDg+ 1 A Q a q ii & i 2BRbre16 4DC4$4DTdt&id 5§%SEUeuh&fiA+lo§ 6&6FVfvbQaffgfpt 7'7GWgwqtiQAxfp D=MJm)i0iQ=iP2 E S O .>N n-Ax(Yj\i-m F SI /?O - 0 AfB,n 145 2DC2 " 2BRbr&&6 r3#3CScsb6ti 4DC4$4DTdt&e,A SPO @ P * p C E DC2 " 2BRbr6*6# #3CScs~~ii DC4$4DTdtAli:"+-Lc §%SEUeuhf &6FVfvab'ilk '7GWgwqti--,,[I R r (BHXhx&nfTk :L\l; zf&d; .>N^n-AoaA# 146 1!lAQaqiiaei g I + p f2DC2 " 2BRbrelgZi r 4DC4$4DTdtaifi 5§%SEUeuhbfi 6&6 FV 7'7GWgw~hQ 147 International Character Sets148 Glossary149 character tablecharacters per inch (cpi) condensed printing continuous paper control code cpi cut-sheetfeeder (CSF) data dump GL-2Glossary 150 defaultDIP switches dot matrix double-heightprinting Printing in which each character is twice as tall as normal double-strikeprinting A way of producing bolder characters. Each character is printed twice double-widthprinting Printing in which each character is twice as wide as normal draft One of three print qualities available on your printer Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high-speed printing. See also emphasized printing ESC/P Glossary GL-3 GL-3 151 fontA font is a style of type designated by a family name form feed high-speeddraft initialize interface italics Letter Quality (LQ) also GL-4Glossary 152 line feedloading position micro feed parallel interface platen proportional printing RAM reset self test Glossary GL-5 153 subscriptsuperscript tear off tear-offposition top of form unidirectional printing user-definedcharacters GL-6Glossary 154 Index
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