Printer Setup | Epson LC-7211 guide

16Printer Setup

❏Plug the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the side of the printer and secure it in place with the clips.

Note:

Consult your dealer for details on how to set up your computer when using the optional SPC-8K serial-to-parallel interface converter.

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Epson LC-7211 user manual Printer Setup

Contents

LC-7211 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual Chapter Contents Using the EDS Mode User Setup UtilityUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the printer with Windows 95 Using the Printer with OS/2 WarpUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Paper HandlingPage Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer General guide General guide Installing the platen knob Removing the protective materials Installing the ribbon cassette Opening the front coverOpening the front cover Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off OFF O Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Sheet guide Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Using the tear-off function Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Printer Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel Operations Paper loading Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paper Setting the top of form position Setting the print modeMicro feed Tear-off function fanfold paper Selecting the Quiet Print Mode Selecting a fontChanging the auto load position Saving a macro Saving a macro Clearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printer Using the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Selecting a switch Changing a switch settingUsing the EDS Mode Selecting a bank Printing the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out Detector Switch 6 Not usedSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Switch 5 Zero Style Switch 6 ReservedSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character Set SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Name Country Remarks Country Remarks International Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Bank F User Setup Utility Installing the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup Utility Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings User Setup UtilityTo select a window Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a setting Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer port Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settingsExiting the User Setup Utility Using the Help menu Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to print Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applications Setting up the printer in Windows Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Using the printer with Windows Preparing to print Preparing to print Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Paper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold Paper Adjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessEnvelope Automatic fanfold feeding Paper Handling Manual sheet feeding Manual sheet feeding Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jams Optional Accessory Connecting the Interface Converter Setting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesFunction Data Length Switch DOS/Windows SettingParity Protocol Appendix a Troubleshooting Short testLong test Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible Cause Interface cable is Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Print head Dealer for repair Checking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selectionTo check the Driver Setup Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the application printer selectionTo check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi NLQ cps/dpi Envelope Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 IBM Special Character Set Code Page #860 PortugueseCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #866 RussianCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #3841 Gost-Russian Code Page #3844Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3846 Turkish Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMPCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #869 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBLCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #774 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #3012 Latvian2 Code Page #3031 HebrewCode Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 Maltese Font and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Control Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsPrinter Control Codes Special Print Mode Commands Bit Image Graphic CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing Commands Download Character CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Customer service information