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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
FOR AMERICAN USERS
Copyright © 1984 by Epson America, Inc
Torrance, California
Contents
Installing Paper and Paper Feeders
Types of Paper and Paper Feeders
Pin-feedpaper and tractor unit
Platen release lever
Print head adjustment lever
The LQ-1500Character Set
Widths of the Proportional Characters
ASCII Code Conversion Chart
Figures
Tables
Introduction
LQ-1500Features
About This Manual
Setting Up Your LQ-1500
Finding a Suitable Location
Fig-we 1-1.Unpacking the LQ-1500
during operation. Here are some additional suggestions to follow:
(see Figure 1-2)
Getting to Know Your Printer
Installing the paper feed knob
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Removing the dust cover
Removing the front cover
Discovering what’s inside
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
Figure 1-7.Ribbon cartridge
1-8)
Now
Figure 1-8.Ribbon installation
Figure 1-9.Ribbon operation
the
Installing the Sheet Guide
Assembling the three pieces
Attaching the sheet guide
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Figure 1-11.Paper guide position
Figure 1-12.Sheet guide installation
Connecting the LQ-1500to Your Computer
Locating the interface card
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Installing the interface card
Attaching the cable to the printer
Connecting the printer cable
Setting the DIP Switches
Figure 1-18.Interface connection to computer
WARNING: The DIP switches we are discussing are in the
LQ-1500
printer. Special knowledge is required to set these switches
while the
Switch1
Switch
Table 1-2.Settings for switch
Function
Switches
and
Table 1-3.International character set switch settings
Installing the Power Cord
Operation and Maintenance
Controls and Indicators
The power switch
The control panel
Power switch
Figure 2-1.Controls and indicators
•ON LINE light --glows green when data reception is possible
The paper-outdetector
Maintenance
Cleaning the LQ-1500
Other maintenance
Installing Paper and Paper Feeders
Types of Paper and Paper Feeders
Single-sheetpaper and sheet guide
Pin-feedpaper and tractor unit
More Printer Parts
Platen release lever
Print head adjustment lever
Loading Single-SheetPaper
Preparing the printer for single-sheetfeed
Loading single-sheetpaper
1.Place
3.Press
Paper
Figure 3-2.Sheet load
Note:
You may damage
printer parts if you do this repeatedly with the power ON
Loading Pin-feedPaper
Installing the tractor unit
Preparing the printer for pin-feedpaper
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Inserting pin-feedpaper
Figure 3-6.Paper inserted
Figure 3-7.Aligning pin frames
so that
5.Lock the pin-feedersin place by pushing the gray pin-feederlock levers back
7.Close the paper bail
8.Set the print head adjustment lever according to the thickness of your paper
Proper placement of pin-feedpaper
Removing pin-feedpaper
1.Remove
Removing the tractor unit
The LQ-1500 Self-Test
Letter quality (switch 2-7up)
Control Codes
Computer-to-Printer-Communications
How Many Names Can One Code Have
Carriage return
0DH
CHR$(13)
Its common name
CTRL/J
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“4”
Therefore, the <ESC> “4” that turns on italic print actually is ASCII
27followed by ASCII 52. But <ESC> “4” is easier to understand and remember
Here are some other common abbreviations:
Name
ASCII code
(decimal)
Escape
LQ-1500Command Summary
Vertical Spacing Commands
Vertical Spacing Commands (continued)
Set n/180-inchline spacing
Set n/60-inchline spacing
Form Feed
Set page length by lines
Set page length by inches
Set bottom margin
can
Cancel bottom margin
Vertical tab
Set vertical tabs
n1, n2
n1
Select a vertical tab channel
nl
Horizontal Spacing Commands
Horizontal Spacing Commands (continued)
Horizontal tab
Set horizontal tabs
Set intercharacter space
0to 127)
Print Style Commands
Print Style Commands (continued)
Cancel elite width print
Proportional print on/off
One-lineexpanded width print
Cancel one-lineexpanded width print
Expanded width print on/off
Select compressed width print
Cancel compressed width print
Select emphasized print
Cancel emphasized print
Select double-strikeprint
Cancel double-strikeprint
Select italic print
Cancel italic print
cancels
Underline on/off
Select superscripts or subscripts
Character Set Commands
Graphics Commands
Graphics Commands (continued)
High-speed, double-densitydot graphics
Miscellaneous Commands
Miscellaneous Commands (continued)
Delete character
Deselect printer
Select printer
data
Clear eighth-bit
Cancel eighth-bitcontrol
BelI
Backspace
Initialize printer
Disable paper-outdetector
Remarks:
(continued)
Enable paper-outdetector
Return print head to home position (one-lineunidirectional print
ing)
Unidirectional printing on/off
Changing Printing Style
Proportional Print Styles
Pica
Expanded
MISwiy
Italic
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The LQ-1500Character Set
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Draft
Letter quality
ProDortional
Widths of the
Proportional Characters
Figure D-1.A character and its widths
(normal)
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Left
Body
code
space
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ASCII Code Conversion Chart
Decimal Hexadecimal
261A
271B
281C
291D
A l
17l
Decimal
D A
Specifications
of the Epson LQ-1500
Paper
Printer
INDEX
switch 1-2 22, 27, 32, 35, 67 switch
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15
30, 32, 37
26,27
LQ-1500Application Notes
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Using the LQ-1500Commands with BASIC
Control Codes by Function
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Master Select Codes
DIP Switch Settings
Settings for switch
ASCII Code Conversion Chart
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