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3 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTFOR AMERICAN USERS Copyright © 1986 by Seiko Epson Corporation Nagano, Japan 4 1-3 Installing the Ribbon5 ChapterReference 6 Appendix CPrint quality/font selection SelecType 17 You can use the FORM FEED button to eject a single sheet of paper or advanceThe LINE FEED and FORM FEED buttons on the panel control paper while the current font at the same time 18 The indicator lightsIn addition to the ON LINE light, the LQ-2500has three other lights POWER--Thislight indicates that the printer is turned on and receiving power PAPER OUT--This [PAPER 6 Installing the Paper Guide The edge tab Figure 19 7 Loading Paper20 Paper loading iconslever back feature, and when actually paper Now load a sheet of paper: Now turn the printer [PAPER OUT], the PAPER OUT Setting Up the printer 21 then let go of it. The display changes from [PAPER OUT] to [OFF LINE][PAPER OUT] Pull the paper bail lever forward to the With the paper loaded, press the home Fiqure 22 8 Running the Self Test24 9 Connecting the Printer to Your ComputerThe parallel interface 25 10 A Final Checklist27 SelecType lets you:Choose among the LQ-2500’sfive built-in fonts Change the LQ’s default settings without DIP switches, and more load Using SelecType The SelecType Panel blue in two ENTER SelecType EXIT, MENU, SETTING OPTION 28 same rime29 The SelecType Main Menualways return to the main menu After activating SelecType, press *LOAD *CHANGE *CHANGE *PRINT To enter any of the four modes, press Pressing Note first 30 * LOAD MACRO31 Macro #2Macro #l can i t a l i c , d o u b l e W i d t h , and e m p h a s i z e d print styles i n c l u d i n g w i d h , and emphasized Macro #3 Jan Jun Jones Williams Macro #4 32 From the SelecType main menu, press MENU until the display shows [*LOAD MACRO]34 *CHANGE MACROTable 2-1.Printer settings and options current 35 Currentsetting >1” SKIP stored •Changing only the current printer settings, or •Changing the current settings and saving them as a macro as a macro Changing to write a letter to a friend, you could use that same macro other always change 36 ChangingThere are two ways to change the current settings To charge the current settings, follow these steps From the SelecType main menu, press 2.Press SETTING to see the printer settings listed in Table Select a setting you want to change, then press OPTION 37 4When you see the option you want, leave it displayedSETTING immediately 7.Use the *Print Out Settings mode to confirm the new settings 38 NoteUse the *Print Out Settings mode to confirm the new macro and current settings 39 *CHANGE DEFAULTSdefaults terms Table 2-2.Default Settings and Options Setting Option and The preset defaults Default setting Parallel >BAUD RATE *9600BPS O f f >DEFAULT MACRO 40 serialBaud rate is the rate at which the printer receives data from the bits 41 SelecType42 2.Press SETTING to see the default settings listed in Table4.When you see the option you want, leave it displayed save immediate/y 10.Use the *Print Out Settings mode to confirm the new default settings 44 *PRINT OUT SETTINGS45 *PRINT OUT SETTINGSSelec Type 68 3.LQ Courier This is the Courier font89 significant90 ESCape ‘&” 0 nl n2 d0 dl d2 datan2 n2 91 d1 x140 DATA 1,0,0,2,0,0,4,0,0 160 DATA 4,0,0,2,0,0,1,0,0 92 Printing User-definedCharactersESCape ‘%” n 93 ESCape “:” 0 096 Appendix A97 yournl, m used: Esc s, Esc u, Esc x, Esc p, ESC w, ESC s, ESc -,ESC %, ESC t, and ESC w LPRINT CHR$(27);“W”;CHRS(l)-ASCIICode LPRINT CHR$(27);‘W”;‘l “-ASCIICharacter These correspond to: ESC W SOH or EXW Examples ASCII code: SI Decimal: Hexadecimal: OF 98 ASCII code:112 n Hexadecimal: LPRINT CHR%(27);CHR$( 112);CHR$( 1) Some application programs can use control key codes for decimal Dec 99 Commands in Numerical OrderASCII Description Page BEL Tab Line . A-12 s o Select Double-widthMode (one line) . , . . A-25 Selet . . A-24 DC1 . . A-7 DC2 . . A-25 DC3 . . A-8 DC4 Cancel Double-widthMode (one line) CAN DEL . . . A-8 Esc so Select Double-widthMode (one line) . . . . A-25 Esc SI ESC EM Turn Auto Sheet Feeder Mode On/Off .. A-10 Esc SP . . A-30 Es . A-22 ESC” EsC$ Set Absolute Print Position . . A-19 Esc % . . A-32 ESC& Define User-definedCharacters ESC . . A-34 Esc Turn . . A-29 ESC Select l/6-inchLine Spacing Select n/180-inchLine Spacing ESc . . A-31 . . A-31 ESC7 Enable Upper Control Codes Esc: ESC Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) Esc SetMSB to . . A-10 E-SC SetMSBto . . A-11 ESC Reassign Graphics Mode . . A-35 ESC @ . . . A-i ESCA Select n/60-inchLine Spacing ESCB . . A-16 E s c c Select Page Length in Lines Esc co Select Page Length in Inches ESC D Set Horizontal Tabs . . A-20 E X E Select Emphasized Mode . . A-26 ESCF Cancel Emphasized Mode ESCG Select Double-strikeMode ESCH Cancel Double-strikeMode ESCJ Perform n/180-inchtine Feed ESCK Select Singledensity Graphics Mode ESCL Select Double-densityGraphics Mode . . . A-34 ESCM . . A-23 ESCN Cancel Skip-over-perforation ESCP 100 ESC Q. . A-18 ESCR Select an International Character Set Esc S0 Select . . . A-28 ESC Sl . . A-28 ESC T Cancel Superscript/Subscript E s c u Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off E s c w Turn Double-widthMode On/Off ESCY E s c z Select Quadruple-densityGraphics Esc Set Relative ESC a Letter Quality Justification ESCb Set Vertical Tabs in Channels Emi g . . A-23 ESC k Select Typestyle Family 101 PageESCl E C p Turn Proportional Mode On/Off ESCr Select Printing Color ESCs Turn Half-speedMode On/Off . A-8 ESCt ESCx 78 Select Letter Quality or Draft 102 Epson ESC/P CommandsPrinter Operation 103 SpeedEscs 105 ESC EM1B The following values can be used for n: 4: Mode is turned ON 2:Loads sheet from bin 1:Loads sheet from bin R:Ejects a sheet. (No paper is loaded from selected bin.) MSB control Esc = (equal) Decimal: 27 s=1 Hexadecimal: 1B 3D 106 Esc107 Data ControlCAN Vertical Motion Form feeding 108 ESCN110 n/180n/60 111 Hexadecimal: OBASCII code: ESC B nl n2 ASCII code: ESC B Decimal: 27 66 nl n2 Hexadecimal: IB 42 nl n2 Hexadecimal: IB nl, n2 112 ASCII code: ESC b c nl n2Decimal: 27 98 c nl n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 62 c nl n2 Horizontal Motion 113 ESC Q120 ESC so121 Print Enhancement124 Word ProcessingESC a n 125 ASCII code: ESC SP nDecimal: 27 32 n Hexadecimal: 1B 20 n MODE UNITS Draft 15cpi 10 cpi or 12 cpi condensed Letter Quality 10 cpi, 12cpi. 15cpi 1Ocpi or 12cpi condensed Proportional super/subscript condensed Character Tables 0:Selects Italic character table 1:Selects Epson Graphic character table 127 ESC&d2 ESC: ESC% 128 GraphicsNote: See Chapter 6 for sample graphics programs Note: See See Table A-1under ESC’ for graphics modes ESCK nl + (n2 x 256) 129 ESC LESC Y Select High-speed Double-densityGraphics Mode ASCII code: ESC Y nl Esc Z 1B 5A = nl + (n2 x 256) ESC A-34 131 Appendix B133 Japan142 Appendix CTypestyle Summary when W e ' v e s e e n y o u r e x c e l l e n t ad f o r Typestyle Summary 143 !"#$%a ' ( )*+ , - ./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]--‘ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv 144 Epson Draft!"#$~%&'()*+,-./0123456789:<=>??@ABCDEFGHIJK miniature Selecting Typestyles with Master Select The LQ has a special ESCape code called Master Select that allows ASCII:ESC ! n Decimal: 27 33 n Hexadecimal: 1B 2 1 n Typestyle Summary 145 10 pitchDouble-strike Double-width ASCII: decimal: hexadecimal: 2.Proportional overrides 10, 12, and 15 pitch 146 Problem Solving and MaintenanceGeneral Troubleshooting Problem Recommendation LINE] 148 Maintenance149 Troubleshooting Graphics Problems150 Troubleshooting for Serial Interface CommunicationsHex Dump Mode Enter this mode by turning on the printer while holding down the FORM FEED and LINE FEED 152 Solutions for IBM and CompatiblesIBM PC BASIC Solutions Maintaining Your Printer 153 The print headTransporting the Printer •Remove the ribbon •Insert a piece of paper to cover the paper-outsensor •Move the print head to the left and replace the print head protector •Remove the paper rest and paper guide and pack them separately • FIX the dust cover in place with tape •Remove the paper feed knob •Pack the printer in the original foam packing supports and box D-8 154 Appendix EInitialization and Default Settings 156 Appendix FChoosing and Setting Up Optional Interfaces Compatible Interfaces Interfaces 157 Choosing an InterfaceThis section describes the interfaces IEEE-488and Apple interfaces Buffered interfaces Serial interfaces 159 Installing an InterfaceBefore installing an interface, you must remove the printer’s cover 2.Remove the dust cover and paper guide 3.Remove the automatic sheet feeder if one is installed 5.Remove the ribbon and move the print head to the middle of the printer Remove the screws holding the upper case of the printer (shown in Figure ’ Figure F-2 Optional 161 Inserting the Interface Board162 Serial Interface SettingsNote] 164 Appendix GTechnical Specifications Printing Printing method Impact dot matrix Printing speed 324 characters per second per line in draft 12 pitch 270 characters per second per line in draft 10 pitch Paper feed speed P r i n t i n g d i r e c t i o n Line spacing l/S-inch,or programmable in increments of 1/180th of an inch Buffer Fonts Epson Draft Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif Epson Courier Epson Prestige Epson Script Epson Character Graphic Epson Italic International 165 PaperMechanical 166 ElectricalEnvironment 167 Amendix H171 Glossary172 See Condensedconfigure See Automatic sheet feeder GL-2 173 A graphic design formed by patterns of dotsCL-3 174 Escape (ESC)175 See Data dumpdefaults This sentence is italicized 176 Three number systems are commonly used with printers:The part of the printer that holds the paper against the platen at a time, and a serial interface transmits data one time GL-6 177 RAM178 GL-8179 bidirectional printing180 Indexand definitions of terms are not 181 Edge tabElite. See 12 pitch Emphasized printing ESUP module ESCape codes, 4-2 See also Commands Fonts, 2-1, 2-10, 5-1 -3, C-1 -2selection self test Foreign language characters. See international characters Graphics commercial programs, 4 -10 troubleshooting, D-4 sending commands IBM PC BASIC IBM and compatible solutions, D-7 Icons International characters, 5-8- 9 character tables, B-3 Italics, 4 Italic character set Knob, paper feed Labels Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), 1-6 Macros, 2- 1, 2-4 default, 1-13 entering preset, 2-1, 2-4 save Maintenance, D-7 Master Select, C-3 Menu, SelecType Microsoft BASIC, 4 Moving the printer, D-8 182 Numbering systemsOFF LINE, 1-7 ON LUE, 1-7-8light, 1-7 Optional interfaces, F-1 Panel, control, 1-6 Panel, SelecType, 2-1 Paper choosing feeding length loading continuous feed, 3-2- 7 loading single sheets, 1-10 - 12 Paper loading icons, 1-11 PAPER OUT light, 1-6, 1-11 Paper rest Parallel interface, 1-15, 2-14, H-1 -2Parity protector Print Out Settings mode, 2-3 -4 embedding, 4-7 Printer width table, B-8-11 READY light, 1-7, 1-9 Ribbons black. 1-5. 3-9 color, 1-3, 5-9 installing, 1-3- 5 fife, G-2 Self test Setting up, 1-1 Index IN-3
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