Epson LQ-800 Table A-1.DIP switch panel

Table A-1. DIP switch panel 1

Switch	Function	ON	OFF	Explanation
No.
1-1	International			These three switches select the
1-2	character set			International character sets shown in
1-3	selection			Table A-3 When you receive your
		See Table		LQ, the switches are set for the USA
		A-3		character set. To see the other
				character sets, turn to the end of
				Appendix B.
1-4	select large or	7K	1K	The buffer stores data from your
	small buffer			computer. When you receive your
	capacity			LQ, the buffer is set for 1 kilobyte
				(OFF), which allows the printer to
				use user-deftned (downloaded)
				characters. If you want to free your
				computer while the LQ prints,
				change the setting to 7 kilobytes
				(ON).
1-5	Select Letter	draft	LQ	You can select the draft mode or the
	Quality or draft			Letter Quality mode to be in effect
	print style			when you turn the power on. You car
				still select either mode using the
				control panel buttons.
-6	Condensed	ON	OFF	Condensed characters	are useful
	characters			when you’re printing	spreadsheets
				and other documents where you
				need to print as much on a page as
				possible. If you set this switch to ON
				everything you print will be in
				condensed mode (unless a software
				command overrides it).
1-7	One-inch skip-over	ON	OFF	If your commercial software does
	perforation			not automatically skip over the
				perforation between sheets of
				continuous-feed paper, set this
				switch to ON and set the top-of-page
				3 lines below the perforation. The LQ
				then automatically leaves a top and
				bottom margin of ½ inch on each
				page, and skips over the
				perforations. Set this switch OFF
				vyhen using cut sheet feeder.
1-8	Cut sheet feeder	ON	OFF	Set this switch to ON only when
				using the optional cut sheet feeder.
	= Factory setting When		delivered

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