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NOT INTENDED FOR SALE LC24-15USERS MANUAL MULTI-FONTLQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1000 Seiko Epson Corp Self DeclarationTrademark Acknowlidgements Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS Microsoft CorporationHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenanceChapter 8 - Specifications This section gives the specifications of your printerFEATURES OF THE PRINTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTINGChapter 2 CONTROL Troubleshooting Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGSCONTROL COMMANDS Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCEChapter ChapterINDEX SPECIFICATIONSSubjects covered in Chapter 1 include SETTING UP THE PRINTERChapter LOCATING THE PRINTERUNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contentsParts name of the printer SETTING UP Install the ribbon cartridgeMount the platen knob Figure T-4. Removing the top cover Figure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartrldge3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield see Figure l-6 Install the optional IC card Connection Figure 1-9. Replacing the interface board Automatic loading LOADING SINGLE SHEETSFigure 1-77. Loading a single sheet Adjustable paper guides lever IManual loading LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Loading the fanfold formsFlgurs I-13. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets Figure I-14. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Loading the paper with pull tractor unit8. Mount the new top cover Paper unparking Paper parkingFigure 7-16. Adjusting for different thicknesses of paper ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAPBUTTONS AND INDICATORS chapterCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS ON LINE button PAPER FEED button SET/EJECT PARK buttonPITCH button STYLE button IndicatorsFont style Fbitch POWER-UP FUNCTIONSStay in panel style Stay in pAe1Long test mode Print area test modeStay in panel pitch Stay in panel style Stay in panel pitch and styleHexadecimal dump 10 FOR I=0 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END 100 O=INP&H3BD IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H3BC,I OUT &H3BE, 5 OUT &H3BE Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display 20 GOSUB100 O=INP&H379 IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H378,1 OUT &H37A, 5 OUT &H37A,4 120 RETURN Coding for IBM-PC with color adapter 20 GOSUBSWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Top of form Forward micro-feedReverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer D/P SWITCH SETTINGS LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHESChapter FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES Switch l-3 Do you want a bottom margin? Switch 1-4 Are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder ASF?If you selected IBM mode, do you want IBM character set #l or #2? Denmark/Norway when switch l-6 .is OFF and switch l-7 is ON Switch 1-8 Do you want an automatic line feed?Switch 2-1 Does your software download new characters to the printer? Switches 2-2 to 2-4 Do you want an international character set?Page MEMO chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSSelect LQ font style FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelect draft quality characters Select LQ charactersSelect Ora for characters Select Courier charactersSelect Optional characters Select Prestige charactersSelect ornament cha tatter Select Script charactersSelect italic characters Select upright charactersDouble-s trike printing Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Emphasized printingSuperscript Stop underliningStart 0 verlining Stop 0 verliningSelect IBM character set Cancel superscriptCHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character setDenmark/Norway Enable printing of all character codesSelect character set #2 Select international character setSelect normal zero Enable printing of all character codes on next characterCHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Select slash zeroHigh-density elite pitch was pressed during power-upElite pitch High-speed elite pitchExpanded printing Cancel condensed printingCancel expanded printing Condensed printingSelect proportional spacing Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printing for one line Select character width“p” ‘VI” Select master print modeSelect fixed spacing Increase character spacingSelect double or quadruple size Select character sizePrint double-height characters Select character height, width, and line spacing Return to normal height27 73 n Select character type and print pitchSet line spacing to l/6 inch VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to l/8 inch Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inchDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Set base unit for line spacingSet line spacing to n/180 or n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/60 or nR2 inchLine feed Sleet forward feed modeSelect reverse feed mode Execute ESSet top of page at current position Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedPerform one n/216-inch reverse line feed Feed paper n linesSet bottom margin Set page length to n linesSet page length to n inches Set top marginForm feed Cancel top and bottom marginsDisable paper-out detector Enable paper-out detectorSelect vertical tab channel Set vertical tab stopsSet vertical tab stops evetyn lines Set vertical tab stops in channelHORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Vertical tabSet left margin Set right margin Set left and right marginsCarriage return Backspace Cancel au toma tic line feedSet automatic line feedSet horizontal tab stop everyn columns Right justifyFull justify Set horizontal tab stopsRelative horizontal tab in inches Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tabPrint 8-bit normal-density graphics GRAPHICS COMMANDSAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columnsPrint 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print 8-bit quadruple-density graphicsPrint 249bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode 42 n02A n0 Se/ect graphics mode Convert graphicsdensity Define download characters DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSCopy character set from ROM into RAM card Select download character setSelect ROM character set Accept MSB as is I OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSCancel last line Set MSB toImmefBa te print Cancel quiet printRepeat data Quiet printStop printing Cancel immediate printSet printer off-line Set printer on-lineOne-line unidirectional printhg BellBidirectional printing Unidirectional prin thgSet print start position on ASF Reset printerAuto feed Eject paper from ASFMEMO Chapter DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data Assigning a value of character space programmO+ml+m2 1010 RESTORESymbol 1000 LPRINT CHR$27xlDIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS & TELEPHONES MEMO INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTER ChapterMS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER EMBEDDING PRINTER COMMANDS P-Jt PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS l* *VxlV!*VA 2*c AEDLIN LQELITE.DATPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC LPRINT LPRINTLPRINT LPRINTPage RETURN 2360NEXT 23703250 DATA 31,24015,255,192 3620DATA 15,255,192How the program works Double-height EmphasizedDouble-strike Quad-sizedModifications for IBM mode TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCEPower supply PrintingIf the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following If the printout is not what is expected If the print is faint, or uneven, check the followingIf dots are missing in the printing, check the following Paper feeding Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker? correct REPLACING THE RIBBON MAINTENANCEREPLACING THE PRINT HEAD Figure 74. Replacing the print head REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD Chapter SPEClFlCAllONSPage Emulations ..................................... Epson mode Page Chapter CHARACTER SETSSTANDARD CHARACTER SET Page IBM CHARACTER SET #2 “/-3O I l 128 129 ii YCIIBM CHARACTER SET #I Additional characters can be printed by special commands r-T77 IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SE7INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS INDEX Page automatic Troubleshootingstyle 22,34,40m2 dl d2 .dx COMMAND SUMMARYSCs”Y”nln2mlm2 “K” nl n2 ml m2FsC“L”nl?L?mlmz nl a2+ nli n2 aa.. “0”‘&w’*“1” “.. “0” MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION‘* co n 4% “.-”