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Preface

About this Manual

This manual covers the printer in combination with an interface module (Perso- nality Module).

The Personality Module (PM) is an integral part of the printer, and the type of PM used significantly influences the behaviour or operation of the printer.

The structure of this manual is such that the operator is led step-by-step through the various procedures. It starts with the unpacking and setting-up, moves on to detailed instructions for operating the printer and ends with the mounting of options.

The manual is divided into the following chapters:

1.Getting Started

This chapter covers the unpacking and setting-up of the printer and the installation of the PM (Personality Module) and ribbon cassette. By the end of this chapter the printer should be fully functional and tested in its primary form. It is not yet connected to the host computer system and no options are mounted.

2.Operating the Printer

This chapter discusses in great detail the operation of the operator panel, all menu functions, and the general operation of the menu.

3.Configuring the Printer

This chapter explains how to configure the printer so that it can communicate with the corresponding system environment. Then this chapter thoroughly describes the printer's operating controls. In the last part you will find tables with the possible values of the menu items.

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Contents

User´s Manual 8 0 6 Page Safety Regulations Electromagnetic Compatibility III Operating Environment Power On/Off Lever Table of Contents Table of contents Description of the Individual Menu Items Viii Print Menu Table of Contents Epson LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Quick Reference AppendicesAppendix G Miscellaneous Preface Configuring the PrinterAbout this Manual Getting Started Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics MaintenanceTechnical Data Options Miscellaneous Control CodesXiii Bold Conventions Used in this GuideAbbreviations and Acronyms Unpacking Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started Power Requirements Preconditions for Installation Remove Transport Lock Re-packing Information Installing the Personality Module PM Test Mains Connection and Power On Ribbon Installation Replacing the Ribbon Cassette Paper Source Selection Paper LoadingManual Select Tractor L/U as paper source on the operator panel Fanfold Paper Feeding Getting Started Manual Sheet Feeding Offline Local ELQ Menu Test Modes Right Test PrintoutsEnter » Print Menu Online » Prnitmenu Form Feed Tear OFF Paper Recall Factory Sample Print Menu Data Draft Sample Configuration Sample Print Letter Sample Print Lines Installing the Printer Drivers Connecting to the System Parallel/Serial InterfaceDTR Epson LQ / ESC/P2 Emulation SelectionOffline Local ELQ Macro Selection Online Ready IPP Operator Panel Printer Operation Local Mode Ready ModeFunction Keys KEY Function Online or Offline mode Cursor As soon as the menu mode has been Printer Operating Liquid Crystal Display LCD Ready ELQ Locking Cover Installation Menu ModeSave Menu To Activate the Menu Local ELQ » Paper Source Macro Emulation To Confirm a SelectionEpson LQ ESC/P2 KEY How to Save SettingsDisplay Online Ready ELQ What is Configuring Configuring the Printer » Print Menu Form Feed Paper Tear OFF Key Diyplay Standard Configuration Type PARALL./RS232 Word Length BIT BAUD-RATE Explanation of the printout on the previous Batch Manual Menu Tree Explanation of Individual Menu Items Test Modes Menu Item DescriptionSelection Function Select Macro Selection Parameter Paper SourcePath Batch Manual Batch Capacity Batch CAP TRACT.L. H-POS TRACT.L. V-POSTRACT.U. V-POS TRAKT.U TRACT.U. H-POS Font Length Line PitchEmulation France Germany Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japain Norway IBM SET 1 / IBM SETLatin AM Turkey IBM Code Epson EXT. GCT Latin AM Turkey Legal Left Margin Selection Value/ Parameter Right Margin Line ModePerforation Skip Selection Wert / Parameter Tear Off ModeTEAR-OFF-MODE Language Selection Parameter / ValueValue Deutsch Francais Menu Access Program UpdateMenu Access Full Access No Access Description of the Individual Menu Items InstallationTest Modes Define Macro Test Modes Print Menu ConfigurationPrint Letter Print Lines Paper Sorce Define Macro Select MacroASF Cassettes optional Paper Exit Length Print POS. ADJ Graphics Quality Print Quality Is splitted up into S Font QualityDPI Font Epson LQ / ESC/P2 IBM Propr IBM PROPR. AGM LineCharacter SET Left Margin Line ModeRight Margin TEAR-OFF-MODE PERF. SkipTEAR-OFF 10 S. S TEAR-OFF 1 S Parallel / RS422 Installation InterfaceWord Length Menu Access Program UpdateF Buffer Language Cleaning Surrounding Areas MaintenancePrefered Material Configuration FW-VERSION Cleaning Procedure Open the front cover of the printer Print Head Exchange User Replaceable Parts Maintenance Installation procedure Maintenance Maintenance Form Feed Paper Tear OFF Online Configuration» Stop Online Ready ELQ How to Use This Section Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Error Messages Power-related ProblemsPower on Display That means Cause Display That means Cause / Action Carriage ErrorBuffer Overflow Paper Jam TRF Gap Error Paper Jam Manual Paper Jam ASFLocking Procedur Or 6.8.3 Ribbon Error No Printout Self-test printout does not start Ribbon Installation Fanfold paper does not advancePrinting does not start Appendix a Interface Description Single sheets are skewed Paper tears or jams Print lines overlap Print-related Problems Print faint or of poor qualityPart of printed text is missing loss of data Paper Source Action Result Check Select and start PrintTest Stop Self Test Carriage does not move smoothly Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems Ribbon ProblemsPrint Tests Error message Diagrams for Failure Analysis Locking Procedure See 6.8.1 Locking Procedure Ribbon Unfasten Procedure Ribbon Error Remove Paper That means, that there are obstructions in the paper path Paper JAM TRF Tractor Feed Ready Paper JAM ASF or Manual GAP Error Printer Stand Options Printer is tightly locked with the stand Options Prepare the ASF Cassettes Installing the ASF Cassettes Options Removing the ASF Cassette Lnserting Paper Options To Remove the ASF Pick-up Rollers Replacement of the ASF Pick-up Rollers To Install the Pick-up Rollers Cut Sheet Tray Installing the Cut Sheet TrayRemove the upper tractor cassette Technical Data Diagnostics WeightPower input Environmental Temperature Mtbf Tractor Feed Paper weightOutput Minimum Maximum Paper width Emulations Connectivity InterfaceBuffer Fonts Line Spacing Character PitchBarcodes Graphics Options Printer Stand Paper weight Cut sheetsWidth Depth Capacity Paper Length Minimum Maximum Appendix a System Interface Description Transmission Protocols Serial Interface RS-232C / RS-422 Interface CharacteristicsXON/XOFF Appendix a System Interface Description Additional Information Standard Connection XON / XoffDSR Additional Information to XON / Xoff Serial Interface with RS-422 RS-422 Signal Description Timing Transmission Protocol Description Strobe Timing DiagramBusy 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 Code Table ISO Appendix C Character Set Tables Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table IBM All Character Set Code Table IBM Set France Germany Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japan Norway National Version IBM SetLatin AM Turkey NUL DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 BEL Can ESC Character Code Hex USA Code Table IBM Code 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 C D E F WIN LAT2 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 Conventions Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick ReferenceESC DC1 NULDC2 DC3 ESC a P1 Vertical Form HandlingESC C P1 ESC C NUL P1 ESC N P1 ESC O EOT Spsif Cont. Vertical Form HandlingSPS AGC/PCC Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC U P1 ESC TESC W P1 ESC X P1 P2 OCR-B CPLOCR-A Character Set Selection ESC J P1 Graphics Modes Parameter Table Graphic Density CRT SCT Snvct EJF ESC M RLFGSM HPA VPR VPATBC SNV SGR Rsbc Smbc 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 ESC @ Terminal ManagementESC = ESC # ESC C P1 ESC B NUL ESC EM P1 Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC P2 s ESC SI ESC SOESC SP P1 Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC D NUL ESC NUL P1 NUL ESC P ESC MESC 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 France ESC R P1Latin AM Set page format ESC / P2 CommandsSet page length in defined unit Set absolute vertical print position Select font by pitch and point Cont. ESC / P2 CommandsSet unit Set horizontal motion index HMI Select character table Assign character table Print data as characters Select graphics modePrint 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 Introduction Appendix F Barcode Quick ReferenceProgramming Header has the following format Height of barcode Barcode Header Parameters Barcode type Width of the thin gaps default 2 / 144 = 0.35 mm P4 Width of the thin bars default 2/144 = 0.35 mm EAN P6 Ratio Width to Thin default 0 2 toUPC-A Start Position of Barcode Printing Barcode Example for Code Barcode Header Barcode Programming ExamplesStart Barcode Data 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 Stop Barcode Barcode Example for Codabar Monarch Barcode Header Barcode Example for 2 of 5 Interleaved Data Stop Barcode Barcode Example for EAN Barcode HeaderBarcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-2 Barcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-5 Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-2 Barcode Header Barcode Example for MSI Mod 10/10 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-2 Barcode Example for UPC-E Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-5 Barcode Header Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-2 Barcode Header ESC P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 8 z ESC 211 8 1 Mark Pollan CR LF Barcode Example for Postnet Barcode HeaderBarcode Example for KIX PTT, Post Nederland Barcode Header Blank zone Start Barcode Blank zone Code ESC 401 7 0 0 1 8 z CR LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF LF Appendix G Information for the System Manager Reset off Menu Access Printer drivers