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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
FOR AMERICAN USERS
Copyright © 1985 by Epson Corporation
Nagano, Japan
Contents
Elements of Dot-MatrixPrinting and
Computer/Printer Communications
FX-286Features
Appendixes
D Maintenance
E The Parallel Interface
FTechnical Specifications
C-1
C-9
D-1 D-1
G-2
G-5
G-7
H-2
J-3
Figures
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Tables
Introduction
Setting Up the FX-286
Installing the paper feed knob
Figure 1-2.Installing the paper feed knob
2 Selecting the Right Location
Figure 1-3.Front view of FX-286
Figure 1-4.Rear view of FX-286
3 Installing the Ribbon
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Figure 1-6.Loading the ribbon cartridge
Figure 1-7.Positioning the ribbon
Replacing the ribbon
4 Loading Continuous-feedPaper
Figure 1-8. Continuous-feed paper with printer stand
Figure 1-9. Continuous-feedpaper without stand
have
Figure 1-10.Removing the locking tabs from the tractor unit
Figure 1-11,Moving the pin-feedholders
Figure 1-12.Opening the pin-feedcovers and paper release fever
Figure 1-13Adjusting the paper supports; loading paper
Figure 1-14.Fitting the paper over the pin feeds
Fit
Loading single-sheetpaper…
The FX-286can also accommodate single-sheetpaper. It can be
loaded manually as shown in Appendix B or by using the optional cut
sheet feeder. Appendix B also contains information on how to remove
Installing the paper separator
Figure 1-15.Installing the paper separator
Turning the Power On
FX-286
1-16)
Figure 1-16.Turning on the power switch
initialized-any
Operating the Control Panel
line;
Figure
control
panel
OFF LINE/ON LINE
OFF
on line
FORM FEED/NLQ
NLQ (Near Letter
This is printed in NLQ mode
IBM Proprinter Made
T h i s i s p r i n t e d i n d r a f t m o d e
Setting the Top-of-PagePosition
Figure 1-18. Top-of-pageposition
Adjusting the paper-thicknesslever
Caution
Figure 1-19. Paper-thicknesslever
Running the Self Test
1-20)
/0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX
3456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]
NLQ
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Using the FX-286with
Commercial Software
The IBM Proprinter mode
Using the FX-286with Other Applications Programs
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SelecType
Figure 3-1.Turning SelecType on
Selecting typestyles
9 Subscript This is subscript
T h i s i s a n e x a m p l e
3-1
Mode combination
Skip-over-perforation
SelecType Tips
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Elements of Dot-MatrixPrinting
and Computer/Printer Communications
Changing Widths
Figure 4-2.The three widths of the FX-286
Computer-to-PrinterCommunications
ASCII Codes
hexadecimal
Control Codes
control codes
ESCape Sequences
27
escape
Running BASIC Programs
making a
has
RETURN
(On
BASIC programs for the
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FX-286Features
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Pica Printing
40 FOR X=65 TO
50 LPRINT CHR$(X);
60 NEXT X: LPRINT: LPRINT
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"M";
30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"P"CHR$(15);
30 LPRINT CHR$(18)CHR$(15);
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_'abcdefghi
Cancelling Codes
LPRINT CHR$(18)
Disabling a program’s reset code
Width Comparison
30 LPRINT CHR$(15);
FOR
60 NEXT X: LPRINT
Near Letter Quality Mode
NEW
Letter
10 LPRINT "This is standard printing
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"E";
30 LPRINT "This is emphasized printing
100 LPRINT CHR$(27)"F
This is emphasized p r i n t i n g
Double-widthmode
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"Wl";
30 LPRINT "This is double-width
100 LPRINT CHR$(27)"W0
Off
FX-286;
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"W1"CHR$(27)"E";
30 LPRINT "Emphasized double-width
Underline mode
"-0
10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"p1
20 LPRINT "Proportional mode is on
30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"p0";
40 LPRINT "Proportional mode is off
P r o p o r t i o n a l m o d e i s o n
10 INPUT "Master Select number";M
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"!"CHR$(M)
30 LPRINT "This sample of printing uses
40 LPRINT "Master Select number";M
50 LPRINT CHR$(27)"@
129 for
Superscript and subscript
10 LPRINT "The formula for water is H";
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"S1";"2"CHR$(27)"T";
30 LPRINT "0
International characters
LPRINT CHR$(27)"R"CHR$(n)
LPRINT CHR$(27)"R"CHR$(l)
Table 5-2.International characters in Epson NLQ mode
Table 5-3.International characters in Epson draft mode
Table 5-4. International characters in Epson draft italic mode
See Appendix A
Appendix K for complete printouts of both character sets
Margins
10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"1"CHR$(10);
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"Q"CHR$(60);
Table 5-5.Maximum right margin settings
10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"X"CHR$(10)CHR$(60)
10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"N"CHR$(6);
Line spacing
Paper-outSensor
Introduction to Dot Graphics
Dot Patterns
The Print Head and Graphics
uses
Graphics Mode
LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(n1)CHR$(n2);
Pin Labels
Figure 6-1.Pin labels
Figure 6-2.Calculating numbers for pin patterns
First Graphics Program
10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(40)CHR$(0);
20 FOR X=1 TO 40: LPRINT CHR$(74);: NEXT
WIDTH Statements
WIDTH "LPT1:",255
WIDTH LPRINT
Multiple-lineExercise
10.)
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"A"CHR$(7)
30 FOR R=1 TO
70 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(l00)CHR$(0);
80 FOR X=1 TO 50: LPRINT CHR$(42)CHR$(85);
90 NEXT x: LPRINT: NEXT R
Density Varieties
Head speed
Plotter
LPRINT CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(m)CHR$(n1)CHR$(n2);
Reassigning Code
LPRINT CHR$(27)"?Y"CHR$( 5)
Column Reservation Numbers
6-1
CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(3)CHR$(192)CHR$(12);
CHR$(27)"L"CHR$(N MOD 256)CHR$(INT(N/256));
Designing Your Own Graphics
Figure 6-3.Designing in different densities
Figure 6-4. Arrow design
6-4
Figure 6-5.First line of arrow figure
90 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
100 LPRINT CHR$(27)"A"CHR$(7)
590 FOR K=1 TO
90LPRINT 100 LPRINT G$;
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User-DefinedCharacters
Figure 7-1. FX-286 dot-matrixcharacters
Designing Process
Figure 7-2. Grid for designing draft characters
Figure7-3.Correct and incorrect designs
100 DIM F(9)
110 FOR I=1 TO
120 PRINT "WHICH ROWS HAVE DOTS IN COLUMN";I
130 INPUT R: IF R=0 THEN
140 F(I)=F(I)+2^(R-1)
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100LPRINT CHR$(27) ":"CHR$(0)CHR$(0)CHR$(0);
110LPRINT CHR$(27)"%"CHR$(l)CHR$(0);
120LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(60)CHR$(60);
130LPRINT cHR$(128);
140FOR X=1 TO
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Defaults and DIP Switches
The DIP Switches
A-1
A-2
Selecting the IBM Proprinter Mode
DIP
Factory
switch
Setting
A-4
Off
Germany
(1-6
1-7
1-8)
A-6
Loading Single-sheetPaper in the FX-286
Loading Single-sheetPaper
Figure B-2.Loading single-sheet paper
B-2
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Installing the Tractor Unit
Figure E-3.Installing the tractor unit
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Paper advancing
Tabbing
Paper-outsensor will not turn off
Self-adhesivelabels
Graphics Solutions
Cancelling Unwanted Functions with SelecType
Beeper Error Warnings
Using the Hex Dump Mode to Solve Problems
C-4
10 FOR X=70 TO
20 LPRINT CHR$(X): NEXT
30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"E
40 LPRINT "Sample text
10FOR X=0 TO
System Solutions
IBM PC BASIC solutions
OPEN "LPT1:" AS #1
PRINT #1, "Now I can print anything
WIDTH
OPEN "LPT1:" AS #1 : WIDTH #1
Applesoft BASIC Solutions
QX-10®and QX™-16Solutions
User-definedCharacter Solutions
Defining more than three characters
160LPRINT CHR$(27)" :"CHR$(0)CHR$(0)CHR$(0);
60)
LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(65)CHR$(90);
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Maintenance
Installing the new print head
The Parallel Interface
Table E-1,continued
Signal
CHASSIS
INIT
ERROR
GND
11, 12
Data Transfer Sequence
Interface timing
Figure E-1.Parallel interface timing
Printing enabled/disabled signals and control conditions
DC1/DC3
Printing
(Indicator
on)
SLCT IN
Technical Specifications
1/6
1/72
1/216
Characters per line:
Paper
(0.3
Power usage
70 volt-amperesmaximum
Frequency
to 60.5 Hz
Environment
Interface
Epson Mode Command Summary
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DC4
CAN
36 ESC
G-8
G-7
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Epson Mode Commands
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Select NLQ or draft
SISelect Condensed Mode
O F
CTRL O
ESC SI
DC2
Cancel Condensed Mode
CTRL R
Select Double-widthMode (one line)
S O
ESC
ESC W
Select/Cancel Double-widthMode
ESC M
Select Elite Width
Select Pica Width
Because pica
ESC E
Select Emphasized Mode
Cancel Emphasized Mode
ESC G
Select Double-strikeMode
ESC H
Cancel Double-strikeMode
ESC S0
Cancel Superscript/Subscript
ESC –
Select/Cancel Underlining
ESC
Master Select
ESC R
Select an International Character Set
G-13
ESC Q
Set Right Margin
Set Left Margin
ESC N
Select Skip-over-perforation
ESC O
Cancel Skip-over-perforation
When
Select 1/8-inchLine Spacing
“0”
Select 7/72-inchLine Spacing
Select l/6-inchLine Spacing
"2
Select n/72-inch Line Spacing
Select Page Length in Lines
ESC C0
Select Page Length in Inches
Tabs
Tab Horizontally
H T
ESC B
Select Vertical Tabs
ESC b
Select Vertical Tabs in Channels
(c)
ESC
Select Vertical Tab Channel
Word Processing
ESC p
Select/Cancel Proportional Mode
ESC (space)
Select Character Space
ESC $
Select Absolute Dot Position
ESC
Select Relative Dot Position
NLQ Justification
Note:
ESC K
Select
Single-densityGraphics Mode
ESC L
Select Double-densityGraphics Mode
ESC Y Select High-speedDoubledensity Graphics Mode
ESC Z
Select Graphics Mode
User-definedCharacters
ESC &
Define
User-defined
Characters
Printable Code Area Expansion
Cancel ESC
Cancels
MSB Control
ESC #
MSB Control Sequence Cancel
ESC = (equal)
MSB = 0 Setting
ESC
MSB = 1 Setting
BSBackspace
G-30
CRCarriage Return
DC3
Deselect Printer
CAN
Cancel Line
Format :
CAN
CTRL
Enable Paper-outSensor
ESC
Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)
ESC @
Initialize Printer
ESC U
Select Unidirectional Mode
ESC s
Select Half-speedMode
S(n)
FX-286 Character Fonts-EpsonMode
How to Use the Charts
Converting hexadecimal numbers to decimal numbers
Hex-to-DecimalConversion Chart
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 A B C D E F
H-2
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ASCII Code Conversion Chart
and Proportional Width Tables
<SYN
Control-Y
Control-Z
Control
<NUL
<SOH
<STX
<ETX
<EOT
IL
Proportional Width Table
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IBM Proprinter Mode
Command Summary
(n)
Decimal :LPRINT CHR$(27) CHR$(65) CHR$(8)
Hex:LPRINT CHR$(&H1B) CHR$(&H41) CHR$(&H38)
Decimal with quotes: LPRINT CHR$(27) "A" CHR$(8)
"W1”
LPRINT CHR$(27)"W1" or LPRINT CHR$(27)"W"CHR$(1)
Switch
Standard
Alternate
1-6
1-7
DC4
J-11
48 ESC
49 ESC
52 ESC
94 ESC^
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IBM Proprinter Mode Commands
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Select Condensed Mode
A S C I
DC2
Select Pica Mode
Select Elite Mode
O E
J-10
ESC W
J-11
Select Alternate Character Set
J-13
Select/Cancel Underline
n
J-14
ESC —
Select/Cancel Overscore
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Select 7/7-inchLine Spacing
Execute Line Spacing
FFForm Feed
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Set Horizontal Tabs
Return to Default Tabs
Format :
Select Single-densityGraphics Mode
ESC L Select Low-speed Double-densityGraphics Mode
ESC Y Select High-speed Double-densityGraphics Mode
ESC
Define
Characters
(nk)
13) +
n1 + (n2 x 256)
Print One Character from All Print Table
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Automatic Line Feed
Deselect Printer
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FX-286Character Fonts-IBMProprinter
Mode
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IBM Standard Character Set
IBM NLQ Standard Character Set
K-3
IBM Alternate Character Set
IBM NLQ Alternate Character Set
K-4
IBM All Print Character Set
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INDEX
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Index-3
Index-4
NLQ, Intro-1, 1-16—1-18, 5-6—5-7
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ESC L
Character Width (Pitch)
Print Enhancement
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ESC N
ESC O
Graphics
DIP
Switch Functions
No
Print mode
IBM Mode
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