Epson EPL-N2010 Interface, Parallel interface

Interface

Parallel interface

The parallel (IEEE 1284-II compliant) interface connector pin assignments are shown in the table below.

Pin No.	Direction	IEEE 1284-B connector

		Compatibility		Nibble		ECP

1	IN	nStorbe			HostClk

2	IN/OUT			DATA1

3	IN/OUT			DATA2

4	IN/OUT			DATA3

5	IN/OUT			DATA4

6	IN/OUT			DATA5

7	IN/OUT			DATA6			A

8	IN/OUT			DATA7
9	IN/OUT			DATA8

10	OUT	nACK		PtrClk		PeriphClk

11	OUT	Busy		PrtBusy		PeriphAck

12	OUT	PError		AckDataRe		nAckRevers
				q		e

13	OUT	Select			Xflag

14	IN	nAutoFd		HostBusy		HostAck

15				NC

16				GND

17				CG

18	OUT		PeripheraiLogic High

19-30				GND

Technical Specifications

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Contents

Page Laser Printer Reference Guide Contents Chapter 3 Options Chapter 4 EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility For Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 Chapter 5 SelecType Before printing in the EPSON GL/2 mode Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Symbol Sets Appendix C Command Summary Appendix D Working with Fonts Appendix E Contacting Customer Support For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users . . . . . . . E-2 Page Page Getting Started About This Guide About Your Printer Features Options ENERGY STAR Compliance Safety Information For European users United Kingdom The EPL-N2010is a page printer which utilizes a semiconductor laser Warning: This is a semiconductor laser. The maximum power of the laser diode is 5.0 ⋅ Laser safety labels Internal laser radiation Ozone safety Laser Printer Precautions Page Important Safety Instructions Page For United Kingdom Users Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Page Understanding Your Printer Controlling the printer Accessing the printer driver Control Panel Operation Optimizing Print Quality Using RITech Enhanced MicroGray Page Paper Handling Loading Paper Loading paper in the paper cassette Page Page Loading paper in the MP tray Page Page Manually loading paper Page Selecting the paper size Loading an uncommon paper size Choosing Paper Labels Envelopes Colored paper Transparencies Page Options Printer Options Installing the Optional Lower Paper Cassette Unit Preparing the Paper Cassette Unit for Installation Installing one paper cassette unit Installing two paper cassette units Page Page Loading Paper into the 500-SheetsLower Paper Cassette Page Loading Paper into the 250-SheetsLower Paper Cassette Page Memory Module Installing a memory module Page Caution Page Page Removing a memory module ROM Module Installing a ROM Module Removing a ROM Module Optional Interfaces Installing an Interface Card Page EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility Utility Overview Installing the Utility Accessing the Utility For Windows 95, 98, and NT Accessing Online Help SelecType The control Panel Overview Display Indicator lights Buttons Page When to Use SelecType Page SelecType Using SelecType SelecType menus Printing Menu Tray Menu Config Menu Setup Menu Parallel Menu Speed, Bi-D,Buffer Size Serial Menu Word Length, Baud Rate, Parity, Stop Bit, DTR, DSR, XOn/XOff, Buffer Size AUX* Menu GL2 Menu PS3 Menu ESCP2 Menu FX Menu I239X Menu Understanding SelecType Settings Test menu Emulation menu Printing menu Wide A4 (LeserJet 4 only) Manual Feed Resolution Skip Blank Page (LeserJet 4 only) Tray menu MP Type Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP Tray LC1 Type, LC2 Type, LC3 Type Config menu Size Ignore Auto Cont Page Protect Image Optimum Setup menu Standby Toner Toner Count Clear Total Pages SelecType Init Parallel menu Serial menu Parity Stop Bit XOn/XOff DTR DSR AUX menu Page LJ4 menu SymSet Form Source SymSet Dest SymSet CR Function LF Function 5-28 SelecType Using the OneTouch Modes Manual feed Using Other Emulations ESC/P 2 or FX Mode Condensed T.Margin Text CG Table Country AutoCR AutoLF Bit Image ZeroChar 5-34 SelecType I239X Mode EPSON GL/2 Mode Pens 0 through Selects the thickness of the seven “pens” used to make the printout Before printing in the EPSON GL/2 mode Troubleshooting and Maintenance Problems and Solutions Paper jam Feed Jam when using the lower paper cassette The printer stops and the Paper Jam message appears Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems Operational problems Printout problems Print quality problems Black or white bands appear in the printout Uneven darkness Toner smudges Missing areas on printed image Completely blank pages The printed image is light or faint The image is too dark Memory problems Option Problems Status and Error Messages Page Page For detailed information on the Manual Feed mode, see Chapter You can also add more memory to the printer as described in Chapter Need Memory Offline The printer is not ready to print Paper Jam Paper Out XXX YY Paper Set XXX YY Print Overrun Page Protect The printer cover is open. Close the printer cover to continue printing RAM Check The printer is checking the RAM Ready Reset Reset All Reset to Save ROM Check Self Test Service Req eXXX (cXXX) Standby Toner Low Warming Up Resetting the Printer Reset Reset all Replacing the Imaging Cartridge Page Page Page Adjusting the Print Density Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the inside of the printer Removing spilled toner Cleaning the printer case Cleaning the paper roller Page Page Page Page Transporting the Printer Page Technical Specifications Paper Specifications Printer General Environmental Mechanical Electrical Interface Parallel interface nstrobe/HostClk A-6 Technical Specifications nACK/PtrClk/PeriphClk Busy/PtrBusy/PeriphClk PError/AckDataReq/nAckReverse Select/Xflag A-8 Technical Specifications nAutoFd/HostBusy/HostAck PeripheralLogicHigh nInit/nReverseRequest nFault/nDataAvail/nPeriphRequest nSelectIn/IEEE1284active GND +5V A-10 Technical Specifications Using the ECP mode in Windows 95 and Windows Serial Interface Error handling Pin assignments Using the Serial Interface Using the serial interface utility Technical Specifications A-15 Options and Consumables 250-SheetsLower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 500-SheetsLower Paper Casstte Unit A4 (C813251) Imaging Cartridge (S051069) Page Symbol Sets Introduction to Symbol Sets In LJ4 Emulation Mode B-4 Symbol Sets Page ECM94-1(0N) Legal (1U) 8859-2ISO (2N) PsMath (5M) Page Page DeskTop (7J) Math-8(8M) WiE.Europe (9E) PcTk437 (9T) Windows (9U) PsText (10J) IBM-US(10U) IBM-DN(11U) Page Page Page Symbol (19M) WiAnsi (19U) Wingdings (579L) OCR A (0O) Page Code 3-9(0Y) EAN/UPC (8Y) International Set for ISO sets In ESC/P 2 or FX Modes Page Page BRASCIIAbicomp PC858 ISO Italic B-26 Symbol Sets International Character Sets Characters available with the ESC (^ command In I239X Emulation Mode In EPSON GL/2 Mode Page Command Summary C-2 Command Summary LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Commands Cursor positioning Font selection C-4 Command Summary Font management Soft font creation Raster Graphics Print model User-definedpattern management/creation GL/2 context commands Vector Group Polygon Group Character Group Command Summary C-7 ESC/P 2 and FX Commands ESC/P 2 mode Paper feeding Page format Print position motion Command Summary C-9 Font enhancement Spacing C-10 Command Summary FX mode Vertical motion Horizontal motion Overall printing style C-12 Command Summary Print size and character width Word processing User Defined Characters Command Summary C-13 C-14 Command Summary PJL Commands I239X Emulation Commands Page format Text Auxiliary Functions AGM Mode Page Working with Fonts Printer and Screen Fonts Available Fonts ESC/P 2 and FX modes D-4 Working with Fonts I239X mode Working with Fonts D-5 Adding More Fonts Downloading fonts Selecting Fonts Contacting Customer Support For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users Customer Support ❏Arranging for faulty EPSON products to be repaired within the warranty period Faxon Epson ❏Literature and specifications on the latest EPSON products EPtec - Bulletin Board Service For Australian Users For Singapore Users For Hong Kong Users For Philippines Users Map of SelecType Menus Switching between SelecType Menus Page Page Glossary Page Page Page Index IN-1 IN-2 Reference Guide