LC-7211
USER’S MANUAL
DOT MATRIX PRINTER
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Trademark acknowledgments
EX-800, FX-850, LX-810, LX-850 Seiko Epson Corporation
IBM PC, IBM Proprinter, IBM Proprinter2, IBM Proprinter
About this manual
ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting to
Chapter 1 Printer Setup
Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations
Contents
Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode
Chapter 4 User Setup Utility
Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1
Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows 95
Chapter 7 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp
Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS-DOS
Chapter 10 Optional Accessory Appendix A Troubleshooting
Appendix D Character Sets Appendix E Printer Control Codes
Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide
Chapter 1 Printer Setup
Choosing a place for the printer
2 Printer Setup
Unpacking the printer
General guide
General guide
Front cover Adjustment lever Paper guide
Power switch Control panel
Installing the platen knob
4 Printer Setup
Removing the protective materials
Installing the ribbon cassette
Opening the front cover
Opening the front cover
6 Printer Setup
Removing the ribbon cassette
Removing the ribbon cassette
Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off
8 Printer Setup
Loading fanfold paper
Loading fanfold paper
10 Printer Setup
Adjustment lever
Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever
Loading fanfold paper
Sheet guide
Pin tractor
12 Printer Setup
Printing on fanfold paper
Printing on fanfold paper
Using the tear-off function
14 Printer Setup
Parking fanfold paper
Unparking fanfold paper
Connecting to your computer
Connecting to your computer
16 Printer Setup
Switching between on-line and off-line
Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations
Paper loading
Line feed
Paper eject cut-sheet paper
Form feed fanfold paper
Setting the top of form position
Setting the print mode
Micro feed
Tear-off function fanfold paper
Selecting the Quiet Print Mode
Selecting a font
Changing the auto load position
20 Control Panel Operations
Saving a macro
Saving a macro
Clearing the printer’s buffer
Initializing the printer
22 Control Panel Operations
Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode
About EDS Mode settings
Entering the EDS Mode
Selecting a switch
Changing a switch setting
24 Using the EDS Mode
Selecting a bank
Printing the current switch settings
Exiting the EDS Mode
EDS Mode Settings
Printing the current switch settings
26 Using the EDS Mode
Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out Detector
Switch 6 Not used BANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction
Switch 2 Auto Tear-off
EDS Mode Settings
Switch 5 Zero Style
Switch 6 Reserved BANK C Switches 1, 2 Print Mode
Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch
28 Using the EDS Mode
BANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length
BANK E Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character Set
EDS Mode Settings
Canadian French
30 Using the EDS Mode
Name
Country
Remarks
EDS Mode Settings
#928
Commonly used for DOS
#772
32 Using the EDS Mode
BANK F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection
EDS Mode Settings
Chapter 4 User Setup Utility
Installing the User Setup Utility
Starting the User Setup Utility
Starting the User Setup Utility
Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings
36 User Setup Utility
To select a window
Adjusting the dot alignment
Adjusting the dot alignment
To select a setting box
To change a setting
Saving setup data in a configuration file
38 User Setup Utility
Changing the printer port
Port Lpt1 Com1 Com2
Importing setup data from a configuration file
Returning to default settings
Exiting the User Setup Utility
Using the Help menu
Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows
Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows
Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1
42 Using the Printer with Windows
Getting ready to print
Printing a document
Printing a document
Installing TrueType fonts
44 Using the Printer with Windows
Selecting fonts in Windows applications
Selecting fonts in Windows applications
Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows
Setting up the printer in Windows
Setting up the printer in Windows 95
48 Using the printer with Windows
Preparing to print
Preparing to print
the Microsoft Windows 95 User’s Guide
50 Using the printer with Windows
Printing a document
Printing a document
Printing a document
To print from any Windows 95 application, proceed as follows
52 Using the printer with Windows
Installing TrueType fonts
Chapter 7 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp
Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp
54 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp
Getting ready to print
Printing a document
Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS-DOS
Setting up for printing with MS-DOS
Chapter 9 Paper Handling
Selecting paper types
Cut-Sheet Paper
Fanfold Paper
Adjusting for paper thickness
Adjusting for paper thickness
Backing sheet
4.5″ to 12″ / 114 to 305 mm
Automatic fanfold feeding
58 Paper Handling
Manual sheet feeding
Manual sheet feeding
60 Paper Handling
Clearing paper jams
Clearing paper jams
Chapter 10 Optional Accessory
Connecting the Interface Converter
Setting the converter’s DIP switches
Setting the converter’s DIP switches
Function
64 Optional Accessory
Switch
DOS/Windows Setting
Data Length
Appendix A Troubleshooting
Short test
Long test
66 Troubleshooting
Hexadecimal dump
Adjusting the dot alignment
The printer will print something like the following
Troubleshooting guide
68 Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
Problem
Possible Cause
70 Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
Problem
Possible Cause
72 Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
Problem
Possible Cause
Checking system software settings in Windows
74 Troubleshooting
To check the default printer selection
To check the Driver Setup
Checking system software settings in MS-DOS
To check the application printer selection
To check the port
Appendix B Specifications
Operating temperature
9 × 9H
30% to 80% noncondensing
Labels
Appendix C Interface Pin Outs
Parallel Interface
Optional Serial Interface
Appendix D Character Sets
Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set
80 Character Sets
IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1
IBM Special Character Set
Code Page #860 Portuguese
Code Page #850 Multi-lingual
Code Page #861 Icelandic
82 Character Sets
Code Page #863 Canadian French
Code Page #866 Russian
Code Page #865 Nordic
Code Page #3841 Gost-Russian
Code Page #3844 CS2
Code Page #3843 Polish
Code Page #3845 Hungarian
84 Character Sets
Code Page #3846 Turkish
Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP
Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT
Code Page #1001 Arabic
Code Page #737 Greek
Code Page #851 Greek
Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437
86 Character Sets
Code Page #869 Greek
Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL
Code Page #928 Greek
Code Page #774 Lithuanian
Code Page #3002 Estonian2
Code Page #3001 Estonian1
Code Page #3011 Latvian1
88 Character Sets
Code Page #3012 Latvian2
Code Page #3031 Hebrew
Code Page #3021 Bulgarian
Font and Character Set Control Commands
Appendix E Printer Control Codes
Print Pitch Control Commands
Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands
90 Printer Control Codes
Special Print Mode Commands
Bit Image Graphic Commands
Form Feed and Related Commands
Line Spacing Commands
Download Character Commands
Horizontal Print Position Control Commands
92 Printer Control Codes
Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Continued
Other Commands
Description
Mode
adjustment lever
Switch settings
Quiet mode
Appendix F Glossary
Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide
MICRO FEED
Font
Page
Page
Page
Customer service information
Customer response