Epson 1170, LQ-870 Initialization, ALT, PAUSE, Default settings, Panel initialization, Hardware initialization, Software initialization, 7-16 Technical Specifications

Optional Specifications

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Initialization

There are three ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions):

Hardware initialization	When the power is turned on or when the
	printer receives an INIT signal from the
	parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW).
Software initialization	When software sends the ESC @ (initialize	._
	the printer) command.
Panel initialization	When the PAUSE button is pushed with the	_
	ALT button held down.

These three kinds of initialization have slightly different effects. Software and panel initialization do not initialize the printer mechanism or clear the user-defined character set. Also, software initialization does not clear the data buffer of all text.

Default settings

The table below shows the default conditions that take effect when the printer is initialized.

			Item		Default condition
		Top-of-form position			Current paper position
1	Left and right margins			1 Cancelled
		Line	spacing		l/6-inch line spacing
		Vertical tab positions			Cleared
1		Horizontal tab positions		I Every eight characters
1		VFU	channel	I Channel o
		Font	selection		Reset to the current panel setting
		User-defined			Hardware: cleared
		Characters			Software: deselected only
		Character pitch			Reset to the current panel setting

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