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