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Preface

Conventions Used in this Guide

The following conventions are used:

Bold	Headlines and important information.
Note:	Contains special advice to facilitate handling.
Caution:	Contains important information to prevent damage
	of the equipment.
[ENTER]	Key functions are always depicted in brackets or
	you will find the symbol of the key e.g	.

Abbreviations and Acronyms


ASF	Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassette for cut sheets and form sets

DRAFT	Draft Quality

EE	Eastern European

HSD	High Speed Draft

LCD	Liquid Crystal Display

LED	Light Emitting Diode

LQ	Letter Quality

MACRO	User defined group (1 bis 4) of stored parameter

NLQ	Near Letter Quality

PH	Print Head

PM	Interface (Personality Module)

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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 Epson LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Quick Reference AppendicesAppendix G Miscellaneous Configuring the Printer PrefaceAbout this Manual Getting Started Maintenance Trouble Shooting and DiagnosticsTechnical Data Options Miscellaneous Control CodesXiii Bold Conventions Used in this GuideAbbreviations 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 Installing the Printer Drivers Connecting to the System Parallel/Serial InterfaceDTR Emulation Selection Epson LQ / ESC/P2Offline Local ELQ Macro Selection Online Ready IPP Printer Operation Operator Panel Local Mode Ready 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 Installation Menu ModeSave Menu Local ELQ To Activate the Menu » Paper Source Macro Emulation To Confirm a SelectionEpson 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 Selection Parameter Paper SourcePath 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 Line PitchEmulation 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 Right Margin Line ModePerforation Skip Selection Wert / Parameter Tear Off ModeTEAR-OFF-MODE Selection Parameter / Value LanguageValue Deutsch Francais Menu Access Program UpdateMenu 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 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 Program Update Menu AccessF Buffer Language Cleaning Surrounding Areas MaintenancePrefered Material Configuration FW-VERSION Cleaning Procedure Open the front cover of the printer User Replaceable Parts Print Head Exchange Maintenance Installation procedure Maintenance Maintenance Form Feed Paper Tear OFF Online Configuration» Stop Online Ready ELQ Troubleshooting and Diagnostics How to Use This Section Power-related Problems Error MessagesPower on Display That means Cause Display That means Cause / Action Carriage ErrorBuffer Overflow Gap Error Paper Jam TRF Paper Jam Manual Paper Jam ASFLocking 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 lines overlap Print-related Problems Print faint or of poor qualityPart of printed text is missing loss of data Action Result Check Select and start Print Paper SourceTest Stop Self Test Carriage does not move smoothly Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems Ribbon ProblemsPrint 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 Cut Sheet Tray Installing the 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 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 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 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 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 Conventions Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick ReferenceESC 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 OCR-B CPLOCR-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 SI ESC SOESC SP P1 Cont. Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes ESC NUL P1 NUL ESC D 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 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 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 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 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-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 Mark Pollan CR LF Barcode Example for Postnet Barcode HeaderBarcode 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