Getting Started | Epson C I - 4 0 5 0, C I - 4 0 4 0 instruction

Getting Started

-Pull the green tractor lock levers (2) toward you to release the tractors.

-Lock the left tractor (1) at the new position by pressing the green tractor level

(2) backward.

-Roughly adjust the right tractor to the paper width, and space out the paper supports (3) evenly.

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Epson C I - 4 0 5 0, C I - 4 0 4 0 user manual Getting Started

Contents

4 0 4 4 0 5 Page Safety Regulations Electromagnetic Compatibility Operating Environment Table of Contents Macro Select Change Macro Installation Save Print OUT Main Function Change Macro VII Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassette ASF only Printer CI 4050 Appendices Getting Started Configuring the PrinterPreface About this Manual Appendix Interface Description MaintenanceTrouble Shooting and Diagnostics Colour Option only for Printer CI Miscellaneous Control Codes Bold Conventions Used in this GuideAbbreviations and Acronyms Unpacking the Printer CI Getting Started First Look at the Printer CI Unpacking the Printer CI First Look at the Printer CI Site Considerations Environment Conditions Power RequirementsWork Location Re-packing Information Transport Lock Installing the Personality Module only Printer CI Installing the Personality Module only Printer CI Power Supply Mains Voltage Selection Installing the Ribbon Cassette Power ON/OFF Switch Installing the Black Ribbon Cassette Getting Started Click Replacing the Ribbon Cassette Tractor Inserting Fanfold Paper for the First Time Getting Started Getting Started Manual Front Insertion Guide Printer CI 4040 Option Printer CI Getting Started Print Test Test Printouts Norag To stop the print test To start a print testKEY Display Connection to a Computer Parallel/Serial Interface Epson LQ Emulation Selection Control Panel Printer Operation Eject Form Local Detail Description of Keys Top Row Keys Vertical Position Adjustment VERT.POS.ADJLower Row Keys Key Display Fanfold Displacement Fanfold DIS How to Use this Function Paper Feed Key 91 Reverse Paper Feed Key Menu Mode To Activate the Menu Press Macro Emulation To Confirm Selection How to Save Settings Quick Settings What is Configuring Configuring the Printer Ready ELQ Local Macro Select Print OUT Standard Configuration for Printer CI Standard ConfigurationRecall Factory Character SET Explanation of the printouts on the previous pages Macro Select InstallationAdjustment Save Explanation of Individual Menu Items Main Functions Main Function Change Macro Font Print OUT Pitch Print QualityGraphics Quality Sub/Super Font Appropriate setting Vertical Positioning Adjustment VERT.POS.ADJ Configuring the printer Paper Source Perforation Skip Epson LQ IBM Propr IBM PROPR.AGM EmulationCharacter Set $$ Commands Line Mode Serial BufferWord Length Parallel Sub-Function Adjustment AGC Position Platen Gap AGC Adjust Uni-Direct.CMD Cutting V-POS Restore SET UP Special Sub-Items under Installation Language Menu Access Hex Dump SAN Serif LQ/NLQ Courier Prestige Script Print Qual Macro SelectData Change Macro # Roman LQ/NLQ Printer CI TEAR-OFF-MODE Buffer Installation KbyteAdjustment AGC Position AGC Adjust F Test Language English Deutsch Francais Restore SET UPRecall Factory Print Test Cleaning the Platen and Surrounding Areas MaintenancePreferred Materials Print TEST3 Cleaning Procedure Print Head Removal User Replaceable Parts Replacement of the Print Head Print Head Installation To Remove the Platen Replacement of the Platen To Install the Platen How to Use This Section Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Test Power-related ProblemsError Messages Display That means Cause / Action ROM 2 OK NV RAM OKRAM OK ROM 1 OK Buffer Overflow AGC ErrorFraming Error HOR. Drive Error Load Manual Display That means Cause / Action Load BIN only forLoad Tractor Remove Paper Parity ErrorPaper JAM TRF Paper JAM Manual Tear OFF Paper Single sheet paper does not advance only for Printer CI No Printout Self-test printout does not startPrinting does not start Fanfold paper does not advance Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Characters do not print evenly or are not uniform in pitch Print-related Problems Print faint or of poor qualityPrint lines overlap Start external printing Action Result Check Select and start PrintTest Stop Self Test Carriage does not move smoothly Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems Ribbon ProblemsPrint Tests To Install the Colour Option Installing the Colour Option Colour Option only for Printer CI Page Colour Option only for Printer CI Installing the 4-Colour Ribbon Click Checking the Delivery Consignment Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassettes ASF Prepare the ASF Cassettes Installing the ASF Cassettes Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassettes ASF only for Printer CI Removing the ASF Cassette Lnserting Paper Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassettes ASF only for Printer CI To Remove the ASF Pick-up Rollers Replacement of the ASF Pick-up Rollers To Install the Pick-up Rollers Technical Data Play fanfold Print Speed at 10 cpiThroughput acc. to ECMA-132 Printer CI Sinlgle Sheet Line Spacing BarcodesGraphics Print format Power Consumption DiagnosticsDimensions Weight Mtbf Tractor Feed Paper HandlingOutput Stacker only for printer CI Paper width Paper weightAutomatic Insertion option for printer CI Automatic Insertion with Cassette a Automatic Insertion with Cassette B Option for printer CI Paper weight Cut sheetsEnvelopes For CI Appendix a System Interface Description Transmission Protocols Serial Interface RS-232C / RS-422 Interface Characteristics Appendix a System Interface Description Additional Information Standard Connection XON / XoffDSR Additional Information Serial Interface with RS-422 only CI RS-422 Signal Description Timing Transmission Protocol Description Timing Diagram Shared Operation Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Pitches Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Code Table IBM All Character Set Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table IBM Set 1 National Version = USA National Version IBM Set Code Table IBM Set Character Code Hex USA Code Table IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code Epson Extended Graphics Character Table National Version Epson Extended graphics Character Table Epson Italic Character Table National Version Epson Italic Character Table part National Version Epson Italic Character Table part Code Table OCR-A SP = Space Code page 851 Greek Code page 928 Greek Code page 855 Cyri Code Code Code Kamenicky ISO Latin Mazovia Code page 437 HUN Code page 852 see Code page 866 LAT WIN LAT2 Code Pages for the Eastern European Countries EE2 Appendix C Character Set Tables Appendix C Character Set Tables Appendix C Character Set Tables Batic RIM Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Reference ESC Conventions Control Codes EOT Vertical Form HandlingESC a P1 ESC B NUL ESC C P1 ESC C NUL P1 ESC N P1 ESC O AGC/PCC Cont. Vertical Form HandlingSpsif SPS Only CI 4050 and CI Only CI 4040, CI 4050, and CI ESC D NUL Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC X P1 P2 ESC W P1SPQ OCR B CPLOCR a Character Set Selection ESC J P1 Graphics Modes Parameter Table Graphic Density CRT SCT SnvctP1 for IBM Code P1 for Code page EE P1 for Code page EE2 HPA ESC M RLFEJF GSM VPR HPRRPT VPA SGR Only CI Rsbc Smbc Appendix D IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Reference 180 Appendix D IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Reference Hex Decimal Conversion Table Appendix E Epson LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Appendix E Epson LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference ESC = Table B-2 Control CodesTable B-3 Terminal Management ESC @ ESC C NUL P1 ESC J P1 ESC N P1 ESC O Table B-4 Vertical Form Handling Table B-4 Cont. Vertical Form Handling Only CI Only CI 4040, anf CI Only CI 4070 and CIESC EM P1 Only CI 4050 and CI 4080 * only CI 4040 and CI ESC SP P1 Table B-5 Horizontal Form Handling and Printing ModesESC SO ESC SI Table B-5 Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC NUL P1 NUL ESC P ESC MESC Q P1 Only CI Native Command ORATOR-C DataRoman SAN Serif Table B-6 Graphics Modes 1088 Table B-7 Character Set Selection NLQ P1 for national version Epson EXT. GCT Table B-8 Cont. Further Control Sequences, supported by Set absolute vertical print position ESC / P2 CommandsSet page format Set page length in defined unit Set horizontal motion index HMI Cont. ESC / P2 CommandsSelect font by pitch and point Set unit Assign character table Default SettingSelect character table Print raster graphics Cont. ESC / P2 CommandsSelect graphics mode Print data as characters Appendix E Epson LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference 360 Hex Code Format 6A P Perform P1 Double Speed & Double Density Graph. Mode Hex Decimal Conversion Table Header has the following format Appendix F Barcode Quick ReferenceIntroduction Programming UPC-E Barcode Header Parameters Barcode typeHeight of barcode EAN Width of the thin gaps default 2 / 144 = 0.35 mm P4 Width of the thin bars default 2/144 = 0.35 mm SC6 P6 Ratio Width to Thin default 0 2 toStart Position of Barcode Printing SC3 Data 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 Stop Barcode Barcode Programming ExamplesBarcode Example for Code Barcode Header Start Barcode Barcode Example for Codabar Monarch Barcode Header Barcode Example for 2 of 5 InterleavedBarcode Header Data Stop Barcode Barcode Example for EAN Barcode HeaderBarcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-2 Barcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-5 Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-2 Barcode Header Barcode Example for MSI Mod 10/10 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-2 Barcode Example for UPC-E Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-2 Barcode Header ESC P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 8 z ESC 211 8 1 Mark Pollan CR LF Barcode Example for Postnet Barcode HeaderBarcode Example for KIX PTT, Post Nederland Barcode Header Blank zone Start Barcode Blank zone Code ESC 401 7 0 0 1 8 z CR LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF Appendix G Information for the System Manager Reset off Menu Access