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Epson 4100 manual Maintenance

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Troubleshooting Specification Characteristics DTE/DCE Device Chart Pin # Signal Name Abbr Comment Non-Default List? P1 Barcode Symbology Basic Controls and Indicators Maintenance Configuration

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F Ii Contents Copyright 2000, Output Technology Corporation Trademarks Important Safety Precautions Page Supplies and Services FCC Compliance Statement EPA Energy Star Printers Partner DOC Compliance Statement Certificate of MANUFACTURER/IMPORTER Contents Configuration Operations Configuration Maintenance Troubleshooting Control Commands-An Introduction Universal Control Commands Epson FX-100 Control Commands IBM Proprinter XL Control Commands DEC LA210 Control Commands Appendix a Specifications Appendix B Serial Interface Appendix C Parallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Xx Contents Appendix E Barcodes Glossary Index Xxii Contents Basic Physical Features Basics Basics Operator Access Close Operator Access Door Turn on printer Basic Startup and Printing Check Print Quality Basic Controls and Indicators Power ON/OFF Switch Switch Panel Paper NLQ Power Page Power-Up Hot Keys Combination Keys Feed and Line FEED, turn On-Line Hot Keys Feed and Line Feed atPage Page Power Receptacle Basic Connections Interface Connectors Parallel InterfaceSerial Parallel Basic Beeps Serial Interface Basics Operators Guide Basics Common Operations Loading PaperPage Paper Specifications Operations Operators Guide Left Tractor Adjusting the Printhead GAP JB0-AJ1 Running a Self Test Setting TOP of Form Paper Position Keys Paper Movement JB0-AK1 Switching NLQ and Draft Emulations and Printer Drivers Changing Emulations Then, press YES. The printer prints out Printing the Active Character SET Respond by pressing YES. The printer prints out JB0-AM JB0-AN JB0-AO NUL Operators Guide Hexadecimal-To-Decimal Conversion What Is a Character Set? Configuration Page Configuration Menu Accessing the Configuration Menu Navigating the Configuration Menu Exiting the Configuration Menu Press on Line along with Line Feed Adjusting the PRINTER’S Performance Page Configuration MAP Configuration MAP Barcode Options Status Print? Non-Default List?Help Menu Tree? Diagnostic Codes? Print All Options?Hot Key List? Print Active Character Set? Print Data Byte Map? Source Character Library Type of Character ROMRAM Interface Options Active Interface Serial Options Protocol DTR ON/X-OFF ETX/ACK OFF When Off Line DTR PolarityRobust X-ON Baud Data Bits Parity Input Buffer Size Stop BitsPage Print Style Near Letter Quality Bi-Directional Graphics / NLQ Bold Print Italics Subscript/Superscript Char/Inch Forms Options Slash Zero Lines/Inch Form Length Skip Perf LF on CR CR on LF Paper Jam Detect Paper Speed Emulation Character Options Epson Character Options Epson Control Code Map Epson Character Map Epson IBM #1 Code IBM Character Options Epson IBM #2 Code IBM Control Code Map IBM #1 Code IBM #2 Code DEC Character Options DEC Character Set Character Maps G0 through G3 Overlay Characters OCR a OCR B Barcode Options Barcode StrikeBarcode Density Factory Reset System OptionsLock Character Set and Emulation Initialize Sensitivity Vertical Alignment Maintenance Static Electricity Cleaning Interior Surfaces Lubrication Exterior Surfaces Changing Ribbon Cartridge Page Operators Guide Installing Ribbon Cartridge Left-End View Page Clean Way To Re-Attach a Ribbon Guide Changing Forms Compressor Operators Guide Forms Compressor Left End Maintenance Installing a Forms Compressor Changing Fuses DA0-E DA0-F Vertical Image Alignment Page Proper Vertical Alignment Improper Vertical Alignment Maintenance Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Page Page Troubleshooting Chart Problem Probable Cause Solution BEEPs Troubleshooting Chart Print Quality Print Quality Problem Probable Cause Solution Paper Problems Positioning, Feeding, Paper Out, Jamming Consider using the bottom feed path Switch Panel Problem Probable Cause Solution Communications Printhead Performance Troubleshooting Aids POWER-UP Sequence Test HEX Dump Mode On Line JB0-AL Control Commands An Introduction Communication Basics Identifying Data Bytes Binary Number System Decimal Number System Hexadecimal Number System Page Three Categories of Data Bytes Printable CharactersControl Codes Sending Control Codes and Control Commands Control Commands Using Basic to Send Commands Using Batch Files to Send CommandsCopy CON 12PITCH.BAT Echo ¢!A PRN Where the prefix &H is used to denote hexadecimal numbers Sending Commands from the DOS Command Line Using Control KEY Sequences to Send Commands Ascii Typographic Conventions Format Parameters DEC Control Commands Data Byte Values of Command ParametersUniversal, Epson, and IBM Control Commands Zeros and Ones Universal Control Commands Index of Universal Control Commands Download Characters Alphabetical Summary of Universal Control CommandsCommand Function Graphics Form Length SOH a z C Length of Form in Millimeters Emulation Mode SOH a z a Select Emulation and Reset Printer SOH a z Reset to Power Up Settings MiscellaneousSOH a z Y Inch Line Spacing SOH a z Set Pitch and Strike Bit SettingOperator’s Guide Pitch Single Double Bold Extra Universal Control Commands 18.2 17.14 16.67 15.0 12.0 10.0 Operator’s Guide SOH a z T Select Print Quality SOH a z L Enable/Disable Barcode PrintingBarcodes SOH a z M Set Barcode Parameters Mapping Characters Data Byte Action MapControl Code Map Operator’s Guide ABO-N1 AB0-O SOH a z % Select Character Source and Library Character Source Library SOH a z B Map Characters Example Download Characters Designing Download Characters Character Design Matrix Designing Ascending and Descending Characters Extended Characters Extended Characters Print Quality Print Quality, NLQ Download Character Page Storing Download Characters Printing Downloaded Characters 162 Universal Control Commands SOH a z Download Characters Aa Bit Setting SettingPage Page Example Example AB0-Y1 AB0-ZA Lprint CHR$1Az&CHR$1CHR$48CHR$48CHR$0CHR$1 for X = 1 to AB0-AA1 Graphics SOH a z Universal Graphics Pitch Maximum Dot Density Columns Per Line D1d2 C1c2 Cell Dot Values Column 128 19 = Read D Lprint CHR$D Next Universal Control Commands Epson FX-100 Control Commands 195 Index of Control Codes and Commands184 Inch Miscellaneous Printer Initialization Cancel Data in Print BufferCancel MSB Control 199 Cancel Double Strike Cancel Elite PitchEnlarged Pitch SO or ESC SO 222 Cancel Enlarged Pitch Emphasized Mode Bold Strike on Command Function Alphabetical Summary ESC EM Unavailable Epson FX-100 Control CommandsEpson Control Equivalent Universal Control Sequence Command ESC SP Character Sets Character Map Ascii ESC Control Codes/Printable Characters ESC C ESC C NUL ESC K Cell Dot Values Column 128 19 = Lprint CHR$27KCHR$8CHR$0 For I = 1 to Single Density Double Density Operator’s Guide ESC L or ESC Y Double-Density Graphics Lprint CHR$255 Next J END ESC Z 194 Epson FX-100 Control Commands Dots/In Where x of dx =Maximum No. of d-bytes Line Spacing ESCESC Ø 196 Epson FX-100 Control Commands ESC 3 or ESC J Inch Margins ESC N ESC O ESC @ BEL Epson FX-100 Control Commands Backspace DEL CanESC s Half-Speed Printing DC1 DC3 ESC = ESC # Print Direction Unidirectional/Bidirectional Printing Print Style Pitch Strike Current Pitch After SI or ESC SI DC2 New Pitch Previous After SI or ESC Ptich ESC P ESC MCurrent Pitch After ESC M Current Pitch After ESC P Current Pitch After SO or ESC SO DC4 Pitch Set with SO or ESC SO After DC4 Set/Cancel Enlarged Pitch Current After ESC W Previous Pitch ESC Set/Cancel NLQ ESC G ESC HESC E Set/Cancel Underline ESC F ESC S ESC T Tabs ESC D Horizontal Tab ESC B ESC b Set Vertical Tab Channel ESC Epson FX-100 Control Commands IBM Proprinter Control Commands Select IBM Character Set #1 Character Sets Select IBM Character Set #2239 240 Miscellaneous Carriage Return 251 Bell Enlarged Pitch SO or ESC SO 258 Cancel Enlarged PitchSet/Cancel Enlarged Pitch ESC W n 260 Set 12 Pitch 253 Tabs ESC R ESC \ Unavailable IBM Proprinter Control Commands ESC \ Print One Character From All Character Set ESC C IBM Proprinter Control Commands Graphics Single Density Double Density Example 234 Start Text Line Spacing 236 IBM Proprinter Control Commands ESC 3 or ESC J Inch Margins 238 Miscellaneous IBM Proprinter Control Commands Linefeed Set Top of Form ESC Q Deselect Printer Print Direction Lprint CHR$27CHR$58 Lprint Now printing in 12 cpi Previous New Pitch After After SI or Pitch After ESC ESC W Pitch Set with SO or After DC4 ESC SO Current After ESC Previous After ESC W Pitch Current Pitch After ESC 250 IBM Proprinter Control Commands Lprint CHR$27-CHR$0 Lprint Underline function is off ESC S Tabs Example REM SET Vertical Tabs to Lines 5 IBM Proprinter Control Commands DEC LA210 Control Commands Map G2 into Upper Data Bytes Map G3 into Upper Data Bytes288 Disable C1 Control Codes CancelEnable C1 Control Codes 299 Paper Motion Pitch Special Printhead Movement Print Direction Horizontal Tab 318 Vertical Tab Set Tabs Set Horizontal Tab ESC H or 316 At Current Column318 Set Vertical Tab at ESC J or 319 Current Line CSI CommandFunctionPage Unsupported DEC Commands Printer VS DEC LA210 Printer NAK EOTDLE SYN Character Pitch Character Pitch DifferencesGraphics Density Differences Control LA210 Printer Sequence DEC LA210 Emulation Graphics Densities Aspect Dots/inch Overlap Ratio Dots/line Inches/lineDEC LA210 Emulation Printer Graphics Densities Character Maps AB0-AJ Using the Configuration Menu to Select Character Maps Using Control Commands to Select Character Maps ESC n Select G0 Operators Guide ESC n Select G1 ESC * n Select G2ESC + n Select G3 ESC n Map G2 into Lower Data Bytes Map G2 into Upper Data Bytes default Operators Guide ESC o Map G3 into Lower Data Bytes ESC N or SS2 Print Next Character from G2 ESC O or SS3 Print Next Character from G3 Lines Per Inch Lines PER InchESC n z Set Line Spacing Decimal Hexadecimal Margins ESC n s or ESC n Ø s Left MarginESC n s or ESC Ø n s Right Margin ESC n1 n2 s Left and Right Margin ESC n r Top Margin 282 DEC LA210 Control Commands ESC n r Bottom Margin ESC n1 n2 r Top and Bottom Margin Operators Guide ESC n1 n2 s Set Print Area ESC 2 Ø h Enable Linefeed/Newline ESC 2 Ø l Disable Linefeed/Newline ESC ? 7 h Enable Auto Wraparound Operators Guide ESC ? 4 Ø h Enable Carriage Return/NewlineESC ? 4 Ø l Disable Carriage Return/Newline ESC ? Disable Auto Wraparound ESC Ø t No Form Mode Cancel C0 Control Codes C1 Control Codes Operators Guide ESC P 1 Define Answer Back Message ENQ 290 DEC LA210 Control Commands DCS 1 Device Control String ESC \ or ST String Terminator ESC P n q d1..dx Graphics Graphics Densities Dots Aspect Inches Overlap Ratio Line Page Processed without Exiting Graphics mode Ignored NUL EOT ENQ Lprint CHR$27P2q`QKKQ`CHR$27\ Paper Motion ESC D or IND IndexESC E or NEL Linefeed with Carriage Return Next Line Operators Guide ESC K or PLD Advance Paper 1/12 Inch ESC n d Advance to Line n ESC n e Advance n Lines Ascii Operators GuideESC n w Select Pitch ESC ? 2 9 h Select Font Pitches ESC Ø z or ESC 1 z Draft Quality Printing ESC 2 z Near Letter Quality Printing ESC 2 m Enable Underline Operators Guide ESC 4 m Enable UnderlineESC 2 4 m Disable Underline ESC Ø m Disable Underline Special Printhead Movement ESC n ` Set Active Column to Column nESC n a Advance n Columns ESC ? 4 1 h Unidirectional Printing ESC ? 4 1 l Bidirectional Printing ESC H or ESC Set Horizontal Tab at Current Column ESC g or ESC Ø g Clear Horizontal Tab at Current Column ‡ Operators Guide ESC n u Set Horizontal Tab at Column n4 ESC n1 n2 ...n16 u Set Multiple Horizontal Tabs §ESC 2 or ESC 2 g or ESC 3 g Clear All Horizontal Tabs § HTS VTS Ascii N15 Control Appendix a Specifications Characteristics Throughput Characteristics Paper Feed Width Bond Weight Single-Part Paper Emulations Ascii Human-Readable Fonts Text Characters Human-Readable Fonts Graphics Safety Features Reliability Physical Environmental RequirementsElectrical Interface Paper Size and Print Area Symbol Description Specification Operators Guide A-15 Appendix A-Specifications Operators Guide A-17 Label blank Base Label paper With label No label Blank blank Appendix B Serial Interface Serial Interface Basics JB0-BL DTE Device DCE Device Pin # Signal Abbreviation EIA RS-232-C Pin Assignments DTE Device DCE Device Pin # Signal Abbreviation Common RS-232-C DTE/DCE Device Chart DTE Device Pair Pin Clear to Send Pin # Signal Name Abbr Comment Serial Interface PIN-OUTS for Printer Making a Serial Cable Operators Guide Printer To DCE Device Wiring Diagram Page Connection Examples IBM PC to Printer IBM PC/AT* to Printer AB0-AP Handshaking Software HandshakingON/X-OFF ETX/ACK ETX/ACK Hardware Handshaking Busy Inverse DTR If YOU Cannot Make IT Work Page Interface Circuits Appendix B-Serial Interface Version Appendix C Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Basics Data SynchronizationHandshaking Parallel Interface PIN-OUTS for Printer Parallel Interface Pin Assignments STROBE* RET GND Parallel Interface Timing JB0-BQ2 Appendix D Character Sets American Standard Code for Information Interchange Page Terminology Main Character Library Standard Ascii Character SET DEL 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 Process of Creating Character Sets JB0-BG1 JB0-BH1 Control Code MAP Epson Control Code MAP IBM Control Code Maps Operators Guide D-13 DEC 7-BIT C0 Control Code MAP DEC 8-BIT Control Code Maps Operators Guide D-15 Character MAP Configuration Menu Character Maps Epson NATIONAL-USE Character MAP 7 -8 -9 -A Operators Guide D-19 Epson Hebrew Character MAP Operators Guide D-21 IBM Code page 437 U.S Operators Guide D-23 IBM #2 Code page 437 Hebrew Operators Guide D-25 IBM Code page 850 Multilingual Operators Guide D-27 IBM Code page 860 Portugal Operators Guide D-29 DEC NATIONAL-USE Character MAP 1-/9 6 -7 -8 -9 -A DEC Multilingual Character MAP DEC Hebrew Character MAP DEC VT100 Line Draw Character MAP OCR a Overlay Character MAP OCR B Overlay Character MAP Character Substitutions for Epson NATIONAL-USE Character MAP Character Substitutions for DEC NATIONAL-USE Character MAP Character SET Epson Enhanced Character Sets IBM ALL Character Character SET IBM #2 Multilingual Character SET Operators Guide D-41 Epson ESC I Printable Character Overlay Operators Guide D-43 Epson ESC 6 Printable Character Expansion Overlay Operators Guide D-45 Epson Standard Code page Character SET Operators Guide D-47 IBM ALL Character Overlay Operators Guide D-49 IBM #2 ALL Character Multilingual Character SET Operators Guide D-51 Appendix D-Character Sets Appendix E Barcodes Printing Barcodes Lprint CHR$1 AzLØ Barcode Format Command Ascii SOH P1 Barcode Symbology P1 Through P8 P2 Barcode Height P3 Human Readable Line P4 Narrow Bar Width P5 Wide Bar Width P6 Narrow Space Width P7 Wide Space WidthP8 Intercharacter Gap Control Start Barcode CommandBarcode Format Command Example Decimal 122 Barcode Data C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Valid CharactersCode Interleaved 2 Entering Barcode Data Quiet Zone Spaces Postnet Placement on AN Envelope Lprintlprintlprintlprint Check Digits Number System Characters and Country Flags Start CHARACTERS, Stop CHARACTERS, and Guard Bars Summary of Required Barcode Data END Barcode Command Examples REM Format UPC-A Barcode Symbol Alternate Commands ESC P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8ESC Parameter Options Setting P4 Through P8 Integrity Parameter Formula PrinciplePage Glossary Page Page Page Page Only Memory Index Index Operators Guide

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