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              FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
FOR AMERICAN USERS                
Copyright © 1988 by Seiko Epson Corporation
Nagano, Japan              
Table of Contents
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              Introduction
              Options
Double-BinCut Sheet Feeder (#7343)                
Pull Tractor Unit (#7314)
Ribbon Cartridges (#7762, #7763, #7764)                
Multi-FontModule (#7407)
              About This Guide
This                
Other chapters
and appendixes                
Introduction
              used
              Setting Up the Printer
              Removing the protective materials
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              Choosing a Place for the Printer
Be sure to keep the following tips in mind:                
•Place the printer on a flat, stable surface
•Place the printer close enough to the computer for its cable to reach                
Setting Up the Printer
              Installing the platen knob
Setting Up the Printer              
2. Press firmly on the knob until it fits against the printer case
jam              
Installing the ribbon cartridge
Setting            
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              Attaching the paper guide
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              Testing the Printer
Connecting to a power supply              
Running the self test
              LINE FEED
FORM FEED                
POWER
PAPER OUT                
2. Press the PAPER SELECT button until the FRICTION light comes on
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              LOAD/EJECT
the self              
use
Then              
Self test in Letter Quality mode
C u r r e n t s e t t i n g                
FONT
Roman                
PITCH
              Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
The parallel interface            
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              The serial interface
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Note:              
Setting Up Your Application Software
              Choosing from a menu
              Paper Handling
              Loading a sheet
              Slide a
sheet                
PAPER OUT
              WARNING:
              Reloading during printing
Positioning your continuous paper supply              
Loading continuous paper
              Be sure that the printer is off line. If it is not, press
the TRACTOR                
match the
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              Note: Make sure the first sheet of paper has a clean, straight edge so
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              11. Close the paper guide cover
12.Press the LOAD/EJECT button to feed the paper to the loading position                
Note:
the LOAD/EJECT                
already loaded
              When you have finished printing
              edge
Reversing the paper to the standby position              
that:
TRACTOR                
to see that
Cannot Back Out              
Switching to single sheets
              Paper Handling
              3. Close the paper guide cover
              Switching back to continuous paper
              shown
the PAPER SELECT            
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              Multi-partforms
              Labels
WARNING:                
jam
Also                
LOAD/EJECT
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              Envelopes
              Note:
PLATEN GAP ADJUST              
Using the Printer
              The display
              The lights
              The buttons
              LINE FEED:
LOAD/EJECT:                
settings
FONT:                
Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier
              CONDENSED:
PITCH                
MICRO FEED:
PLATEN GAP ADJUST:                
GhP
              Selects or deselects the SelecType mode. When this mode is selected, the
(V),and                
TEAROFF:
AUTO TEAR OFF                
PAPER SELECT:
              Other control panel features
              MACRO #l
P r e s e t m a c r o # l i s s e t f o r L e t t e r Q u a l i t y                
p r i n t i n g / w o r d p r o c e s s i n g i n t h e R o m a n f o n t . It
italic, emphasized                
d o u b l e - w i d t h
              Using SelecType
              may
once                
SelecType
:LrJflDMfKRO:                
:CHflNGEl'MCRO:
              Following the arrow icons
In general, the same applies when you are in a SelecType submenu. The                
:icon indicates that you can choose a different option (shown on the left
FONT)                
Roman
              LOAD MACRO
              NfKRU
              CHANGE MACRO
              RICiHTMARGIN
1 to 136 columns                
CG TABLE
I t a l i c , G r a p h i c , Download                
COUNTRY
              CHhNGE MACRD
Serif                
Sans Serif
              CHANGE DEFAULTS
              PARITY *None, Even, Odd, Ignore
FlUTOLINEFEED On, Off                
Enable
DEFfYJLT MCR#                
DEFAULT MACRO
              f3UTO LINE FEED:
f f                
FIIJTO
FEED to On                
(Disable)
              Se r i a
5. Press the 4 button                
the INTERFACE
6.Press the V button to switch the display to BAIJD Rf3TE                
7.Press the F button. The display changes to:
              Even
              PRINT OUT SETTINGS
              CLEAR ALL MACROS
              Caution:
erases                
that
To use the CLEAR flLL PlflCROS mode, follow the steps below                
1.Select the CLEflR flLL MCROS mode from the SelecType main menu
              Page Length
FORM LENGTH                
1.Press the SelecType button
              2. Press the V button
3. Press the b button                
4. Press the A or V button to locate the FORM LENGTH option
5. Press the b button                
6.To change form length for tractor feed, press the b button
              Skip Over Perforation
OFF                
• 456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVwXYZ[\l~m
              456789:
6 7 8 9 : ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\I^ 'a                
•789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\II-at
789:                
•:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l^_'abcde
              Adjusting the loading position
Once you have adjusted your paper, press the              
Short Tear-Off
AUTO TEAR OFF                
have
fYJT0 TEAR DFF                
TEAR OFF
              AUTO TECIR
OFF              
TEAR
OFF                
Selecting Typestyles
FONT, PITCH                
CONDENSED
              ROMAN
              been
              ! “#§%&‘( >*+,- ./Q12j456789:;<=)?tiABCDEFGHIJK
unNPQ&rl~~itl                
We've just seen your excellent ad for
in a recent              
Pitch
              Condensed mode
              Choosing an International Character Set
U NTR                
International character sets
;I;p+Yyl              
Choosing a Character Table
Cci TflBLE                
Note: See Appendix B for more information on character tables
O-127                
128-255
              Epson Extended Graphics
TB B L E              
Using Software and Graphics
Selecting typestyles with Master Select                
Using hand-calculateddata to print graphics
Individual graphics option commands                
The reassi ning command
              Using printer selection menus
A quick test              
Using word processors
Using spreadsheets              
Using graphics software
              Computer-PrinterCommunication
16)                
65
              Escape sequences
Printer commands              
Using the Command Summary
Sending printer commands from within your software program              
Character size
Special effects and emphasis              
Double-wideand double-high
T h i s i s d o u b l e - w i d e                
Condensed
Condensed 10 cpi gives you more characters on a line                
Condensed 12 cpi gives you even sore
              This is ROMAN italics
              Outline and shadow
Overscore, strike-through,and underlining                
T h i s i s c o n t i n u o u s u n d e r l i n i n g
Selecting typestyles with Master Select                
ESC ! n
              12 cpi
n                
Graphics
              I n c o m e B r e a k d o w n
The print head              
Dot patterns
Color graphics              
Twenty-four-pingraphics
Pin labels              
The graphics command
              Column reservation numbers
              A simple graphics program
Using hand-calculateddata to print graphics              
each
126data numbers necessary to print this small figure            
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              l@ WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40READN                
50 LPRINT CHR$(N);
60 NEXT                
70 LPRINT
              Individual graphics option commands
The reassigning command              
Designing your characters
              Design grids
              Defining your characters
each dot              
Data numbers
              Sending information to your printer
one              
140 DATA 1,0,0,2,0,0,4,0,0
150 DATA 8,0,0,23,255,240,8,0,0                
160 DATA 4,0,0~,0,0,~0,0
              Printing user-definedcharacters
              Copying ROM characters to RAM
Letter Quality characters              
Proportional mode characters
Superscripts and subscripts                
Using
              Mixing print styles
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              Maintenance and Transportation
              Cleaning the Printer
Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components                
Do not use a hard or abrasive brush
              Replacing the Ribbon
#7762 : Standard (black)                
#7762
#7763 : Color                
#7763
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              head from
make              
Transporting the Printer
2.Remove any installed options                
3.Remove the printer cover, paper guide, paper guide cover, and cable cover
Unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet;                
then
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              Troubleshooting
              The printer does not print
The printer stops printing              
The printout is spaced incorrectly
The printout is faint or uneven                
the PLATEN GAP ADJUST
              The printout is not what you expect
Single sheets do not feed properly                
Continuous paper does not feed properly
Troubleshooting              
Cut sheet feeder does not load paper correctly
The short tear-offfeature does not work properly                
Color printing is not what you expect
Troubleshooting              
Data Dump Mode
Next, run either an application program or one you                
16 40 1B 52 00 16
ON LINE                
hex
              Using Printer Options
Switching between the cut sheet feeder              
Installation
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              Loading paper
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              Caution: Never
during                
Testing the printer in the cut sheet feeder mode
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              Loading envelopes
              2. Push down on the two front levers until they lock into position
              Using the cut sheet feeder
              Control panel operation
FEED:                
EJECT:
Software operation                
the next
              Setting up your software
              To maintain 54 printed lines per page make the following changes:
Continuous                
Cut sheet
Page Length                
Top Margin
              Switching between the cut sheet feeder and continuous paper
              Caution:
Loading single sheets              
on the
              Removing the cut sheet feeder
Before removing the cut sheet feeder, be sure that:                
•Any paper stacked in the cut sheet feeder is removed
              The Pull Tractor
Installation            
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Tilt                
tractor
              Loading paper
              HIT0 TEfiR DFF
SELECT            
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              Align
              Removing the pull tractor
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              Choosing an interface
Compatible interfaces              
Installing the interface board
              Removing the upper case
2. Remove the font compartment cover                
Options
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              CN21
6.Remove the separator            
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              Installing the board
FG wire not attached            
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              FG wire attached
attach              
Attaching the upper case
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              4. Secure the case with the three screws
5. Reattach the font compartment cover              
WARNING:
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              Selecting a font
qFONT                
LMNO~$@ST~~~X~{ @,,J EF@;+$@IWPQR+
YEXZEUE FUEAAAACEEEIIIA ii! KROOOUUYOU$E~~~AIO UNNAOjrl~~iO                
MINIATURE ZEBRAS IN A RECENT BACK ISSUE OF
              Command Summary
Command Summary              
The commands described in this summary are divided into the following subjects:
Printer operation                
MSB control
Print                
enhancement
              Examples
A S C I I c o d e : S                
Hexadecimal: OF
1:2                
LPRINT CHR$(27);“p”;CHR$(l)
              Control key chart
Dec                
Hex
Cntl. Key                
o c
              Commands in Numerical Order
ASCII                
Dec. Hex Description
Page                
BEL
              47 2F
ESC :                
ESC
ESC                
ESC
              107 6B
Set left margin                
ESC p
ESC q                
ESC r
              Printer Operation
              DC3
(DCl)                
ESC
1 B 3 C              
Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off
The following values can be used for n:                
1:Mode is turned on
0:Mode is turned off                
ESC EM
              MSB control
              Data Control
Cancel Line              
Vertical Motion
Form feeding                
Form Feed
A S C I I c o d e : F F                
Hexadecimal: 0C
              Set Skip Over Perforation
(66 lines)                
Cancel Skir, Over Perforation
ASCII code: ESC                
Hexadecimal: 1B 4F
              l/6
Select n/180-inchLine Spacing                
value
              not
              l-255
ESC b              
Horizontal Motion
              Print head movement
ESC $                
Command Summary
              1B 5C
which                
Horizontal tabbing
              Set Horizontal Tabs
Overall Printing Style                
Select Letter Quality or Draft
ASCII code: ESCn                
Decimal : 27 120 n
              ESC k
Select Typestyle Family                
The following values can be used for n: 0 = Roman
1 = Sans Serif                
2= Courier
              Print Size and Character Width
ESC P                
ESC g
              ESC p
SISelect Condensed Mode                
ESC SI
              DC2
values              
DC4
Cancel Double-WideMode (one line)                
ASCII code: DC4
ESC w                
Turn Double-HighMode On/Off
              Print Enhancement
ESC r                
n Color
              Select Double-StrikeMode
Cancel Double-StrikeMode                
Select Superscript/Subscript
ESC T                
Cancel Superscript/Subscript
              Turn Underlining Mode On/Off
ESC q                
Select Character Style
E S C                
Select Score
              Word Processing
ESC a                
ESC SP (space)
Set Intercharacter Space                
Character Tables
              27 116 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 74 n                
0:Selects italic character table
1:Selects Epson Extended Graphics character table                
2:Re-mapsany downloaded characters from the positions 0-127 to the positions
              Cancel Italic Mode
Select an International Character Set                
User-DefinedCharacters
ESC &                
Define User-DefinedCharacters
              ESC :
Copy ROM into RAM                
ESC %
Select User-DefinedSet                
Enable Printable Characters
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              ESC YSelect High-Speed Double-DensityGraphics Mode
ASCII code: ESC Y nl n2                
Decimal: 27 89 nl n2
Hexadecimal: 1B 59 nl n2                
Select Quadruple-DensityGraphics Mode
              ESC
Reassign              
Technical Specifications
              Printer Specifications
Printing                
Print method:
Print speed:                
Printing direction:
              Character fonts:
Characters:                
Paper feed methods:
Paper width:                
Paper length:
              paper
Number of copies:                
0.018” (0.46
A-4                
Ribbon:
              #7762:
#7763:                
MCBF:
MTBF:                
25%
              Operation: 40°F to 95°F (ST to 35°C)
Single                
Stacker capacity:
Reliability              
100,000
conditions                
(+35"(z)
(+7o"c)                
15%
              241mm)
              Parallel interface
              A-10
              Printing enabled/disabled signals and control conditions
Interface timing              
BUSY
DA TA                
STROBE
Serial interface                
rate
              Initialization
              Default Settings
A-14              
Appendix B
B-8                
Appendix B
              Proportional Width Table
CO&                
CHR
Width                
Code
              Code
              B-4
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Italic Character Table              
2Bf?br
              Epson Extended Graphics Character Table
ZODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 A B C D E F                
O@P' p c B
p c B                
ZBRbr&iE6
              Converting hexadecimal numbers to decimal numbers
Hex-to-DecimalConversion Chart                
CODElO123456769ABCDEF
              Glossary
              carriage return
characters per inch (cpi)                
condensed
60%                
continuous paper
              dot graphics
A graphic design formed by patterns of dots                
dot matrix
double-highprinting                
Printing in which each character is twice as high as normal
              form
In printer terminology, a form is normally the equivalent of a page                
form feed
hexadecimal (hex) See number systems                
initialize
              0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
hexadecimal                
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
on line                
parallel interface
              push tractor
reset                
short tear-off
top of form position                
userdefined characters
              Index
Also              
Index-2
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              Index-4
LQ-2550                
A-6--9
A-13--14                
A-3--4
              Index-5
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              Motion