Character Pitch, Line Spacing | Output Solutions C I - 8 0 6 0

Technical Data

Character Pitch

Standard character pitches are: 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 18, 20 cpi and proportional. In addition, commands are defined to select non-standard character pitches. It is also possible to print overlapped characters. Fonts will be compressed if smaller pitches are selected.

Line Spacing

2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 ... 360 lpi

Barcodes

Code 39, 2 of 5 industrial, 2 of 5 interleaved, Codabar (Monarch), EAN 8, EAN 13, Code 93, MSI Mod 10/10, UPC-E, UPC-A, Code 128 (incl. EAN 128), Postnet and KIX Code (see also Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference).

Graphics

Max. resolution (V x H). 180 x 360 dpi: Single pass

360 x 360 dpi: Double pass.

Graphics Quality

Selectable are: Standard, Win.LQ 180 dpi, Win.NLQ 90 dpi, or Win.Draft 60 dpi

Note: Printer drivers for Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT 4.0 are available. (See

CD-ROM).

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Output Solutions C I - 8 0 6 0 manual Character Pitch, Line Spacing, Barcodes, Graphics, Cd-Rom

Contents

User´s Manual 8 0 6 Page Safety Regulations Electromagnetic Compatibility Operating Environment III Power On/Off Lever Table of Contents Table of contents Description of the Individual Menu Items Print Menu Viii Table of Contents Appendices Epson LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Quick ReferenceAppendix G Miscellaneous Configuring the Printer PrefaceAbout this Manual Getting Started Maintenance Trouble Shooting and DiagnosticsTechnical Data Options Control Codes MiscellaneousXiii Conventions Used in this Guide BoldAbbreviations and Acronyms Getting Started Unpacking Getting Started Getting Started Preconditions for Installation Power Requirements Remove Transport Lock Installing the Personality Module PM Re-packing Information Mains Connection and Power On Test Ribbon Installation Replacing the Ribbon Cassette Paper Loading Paper Source SelectionManual Select Tractor L/U as paper source on the operator panel Fanfold Paper Feeding Getting Started Manual Sheet Feeding Test Printouts Offline Local ELQ Menu Test Modes RightEnter » Print Menu Online » Prnitmenu Form Feed Tear OFF Paper Sample Print Menu Recall Factory Sample Configuration Data Draft Sample Print Letter Sample Print Lines Connecting to the System Parallel/Serial Interface Installing the Printer DriversDTR Emulation Selection Epson LQ / ESC/P2Offline Local ELQ Macro Selection Online Ready IPP Printer Operation Operator Panel Ready Mode Local ModeFunction Keys Online or Offline mode KEY Function Cursor As soon as the menu mode has been Printer Operating Ready ELQ Liquid Crystal Display LCD Locking Cover Menu Mode InstallationSave Menu Local ELQ To Activate the Menu » Paper Source To Confirm a Selection Macro EmulationEpson LQ ESC/P2 How to Save Settings KEYDisplay Online Ready ELQ Configuring the Printer What is Configuring Key Diyplay » Print Menu Form Feed Paper Tear OFF Standard Configuration Explanation of the printout on the previous Type PARALL./RS232 Word Length BIT BAUD-RATE Menu Tree Batch Manual Menu Item Description Explanation of Individual Menu Items Test ModesSelection Function Select Macro Paper Source Selection ParameterPath Batch Manual Batch Capacity Batch CAP TRACT.L. V-POS TRACT.L. H-POSTRACT.U. V-POS TRAKT.U TRACT.U. H-POS Length Font Pitch LineEmulation IBM SET 1 / IBM SET France Germany Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japain NorwayLatin AM Turkey IBM Code Epson EXT. GCT Latin AM Turkey Legal Selection Value/ Parameter Left Margin Line Mode Right MarginPerforation Skip Tear Off Mode Selection Wert / ParameterTEAR-OFF-MODE Selection Parameter / Value LanguageValue Deutsch Francais Program Update Menu AccessMenu Access Full Access No Access Installation Description of the Individual Menu ItemsTest Modes Define Macro Configuration Test Modes Print MenuPrint Letter Print Lines Define Macro Select Macro Paper SorceASF Cassettes optional Paper Exit Print POS. ADJ Length Print Quality Is splitted up into S Font Quality Graphics QualityDPI Font Line Epson LQ / ESC/P2 IBM Propr IBM PROPR. AGMCharacter SET Line Mode Left MarginRight Margin PERF. Skip TEAR-OFF-MODETEAR-OFF 10 S. S TEAR-OFF 1 S Installation Interface Parallel / RS422Word Length Program Update Menu AccessF Buffer Language Maintenance Cleaning Surrounding AreasPrefered Material Configuration FW-VERSION Cleaning Procedure Open the front cover of the printer User Replaceable Parts Print Head Exchange Maintenance Installation procedure Maintenance Maintenance Online Configuration Form Feed Paper Tear OFF» Stop Online Ready ELQ Troubleshooting and Diagnostics How to Use This Section Power-related Problems Error MessagesPower on Display That means Cause Carriage Error Display That means Cause / ActionBuffer Overflow Gap Error Paper Jam TRF Paper Jam ASF Paper Jam ManualLocking Procedur Or 6.8.3 Ribbon Error Ribbon Installation Fanfold paper does not advance No Printout Self-test printout does not startPrinting does not start Appendix a Interface Description Paper tears or jams Single sheets are skewed Print-related Problems Print faint or of poor quality Print lines overlapPart of printed text is missing loss of data Action Result Check Select and start Print Paper SourceTest Stop Self Test Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems Ribbon Problems Carriage does not move smoothlyPrint Tests Diagrams for Failure Analysis Locking Procedure Error message Ribbon Unfasten Procedure See 6.8.1 Locking Procedure Ribbon Error Remove Paper Paper JAM TRF Tractor Feed That means, that there are obstructions in the paper path Paper JAM ASF or Manual Ready GAP Error Options Printer Stand Printer is tightly locked with the stand Options Prepare the ASF Cassettes Installing the ASF Cassettes Options Removing the ASF Cassette Lnserting Paper Options Replacement of the ASF Pick-up Rollers To Remove the ASF Pick-up Rollers To Install the Pick-up Rollers Installing the Cut Sheet Tray Cut Sheet TrayRemove the upper tractor cassette Technical Data Weight DiagnosticsPower input Environmental Temperature Mtbf Paper weight Tractor FeedOutput Minimum Maximum Paper width Connectivity Interface EmulationsBuffer Fonts Character Pitch Line SpacingBarcodes Graphics Paper weight Cut sheets Options Printer StandWidth Depth Paper Length Minimum Maximum Capacity Appendix a System Interface Description Serial Interface RS-232C / RS-422 Interface Characteristics Transmission ProtocolsXON/XOFF Appendix a System Interface Description Additional Information XON / Xoff Standard ConnectionDSR Additional Information to XON / Xoff RS-422 Serial Interface with RS-422 Signal Description Transmission Protocol Description Timing Timing Diagram StrobeBusy Ackn Shared Operation Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Pitches Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table ISO Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table IBM All Character Set Code Table IBM Set National Version IBM Set France Germany Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japan NorwayLatin AM Turkey NUL DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 BEL Can ESC Character Code Hex Code Table IBM Code USA IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code IBM Code Epson Extended Graphics Character Table National Version Epson Extended graphics Character Table Epson Italic Character Table National Version Epson Italic Character Table part National Version Epson Italic Character Table part Code Table OCR-A SP = Space Codepage 851 Greek Codepage 928 Greek Codepage 855 Cyri Codepage Codepage Codepage Kamenicky ISO Latin Mazovia Codepage 437 HUN Codepage 852 see Codepage 866 LAT WIN LAT2 C D E F Code Pages for the Eastern European Countries EE2 Appendix C Character Set Tables Appendix C Character Set Tables Appendix C Character Set Tables Batic RIM Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Reference ConventionsESC NUL DC1DC2 DC3 Vertical Form Handling ESC a P1ESC C P1 ESC C NUL P1 ESC N P1 ESC O EOT Cont. Vertical Form Handling SpsifSPS AGC/PCC Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC T ESC U P1ESC W P1 ESC X P1 P2 CPL OCR-BOCR-A Character Set Selection Graphics Modes ESC J P1 Parameter Table Graphic Density CRT Snvct SCT ESC M RLF EJFGSM HPA VPA VPRTBC SNV SGR Smbc Rsbc Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce 180 Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Hex Decimal Conversion Table Appendix E Epson LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Terminal Management ESC @ESC = ESC # ESC B NUL ESC C P1 ESC EM P1 Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC P2 s ESC SO ESC SIESC SP P1 Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC NUL P1 NUL ESC D NUL ESC M ESC PESC Q P1 Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes = 1 0 0 normal height / width Select Font and Character Pitch any Appendix E Epson LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Cont. Graphics Modes ESC R P1 FranceLatin AM ESC / P2 Commands Set page formatSet page length in defined unit Set absolute vertical print position Cont. ESC / P2 Commands Select font by pitch and pointSet unit Set horizontal motion index HMI Assign character table Select character table Select graphics mode Print data as charactersPrint raster graphics ESC P1 SP SPQ SCT Barcode type Appendix E Epson LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference 360 Hex Code Format 6A P Perform P1 Double Speed & Double Density Graph. Mode Hex Decimal Conversion Table Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference IntroductionProgramming Header has the following format Barcode Header Parameters Barcode type Height of barcode P4 Width of the thin bars default 2/144 = 0.35 mm Width of the thin gaps default 2 / 144 = 0.35 mm P6 Ratio Width to Thin default 0 2 to EANUPC-A Start Position of Barcode Printing Barcode Programming Examples Barcode Example for Code Barcode HeaderStart Barcode Data 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 Stop Barcode Barcode Example for 2 of 5 Interleaved Barcode Example for Codabar Monarch Barcode Header Barcode Example for EAN Barcode Header Data Stop BarcodeBarcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-2 Barcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-5 Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-2 Barcode Header Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for MSI Mod 10/10 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-E Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-2 Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-2 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-5 Barcode Header ESC P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 8 z ESC 211 8 1 Barcode Example for Postnet Barcode Header Mark Pollan CR LFBarcode Example for KIX PTT, Post Nederland Barcode Header Blank zone Start Barcode Code Blank zone ESC 401 7 0 0 1 8 z CR LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF Reset off Menu Access Appendix G Information for the System Manager Printer drivers