Epson C117001-N - DFX 5000+ B/W Dot-matrix Printer, User Manual

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Page 5: ...ction of a non shielded printer interface cable to this printer will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this printer If this printer has more that one interface connector do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a re...

Page 6: ...em Loading Paper onto the Front Tractor Loading Paper onto the Rear Tractor Adjusting the Top of Form Position Adjusting the Printing Position Using Automatic Tear Off Switching Between Front and Rear Tractors Changing the Paper Printing on Special Paper 1 2 3 4 4 Using the Printer Operating the Control Panel Using DIP Switches Using Your Printer With Application Programs Getting the Most from You...

Page 7: ...6 Troubleshooting 7 1 Problems and Solutions 7 2 Data Dump Mode 7 6 Command Summary 8 1 Using the Command Summary 8 2 Commands in Numerical Order 8 5 Commands Arranged by Topic 8 8 Appendix A Reference Tables A 1 Proportional Width Table A 2 Character Tables A 6 Appendix B Technical Specifications B 1 Printer Specifications B 2 Interface Specifications B 7 Initialization B 13 Glossary GL 1 Index I...

Page 8: ... and easily The printer remembers separate top of form positions for each tractor A front tractor that combines bottom feeding with easy front access Automatic thickness adjustment for various paper types including multi part forms and labels An improved control panel design that lets you select almost any feature with a single button An automatic paper handling system that lets you control all op...

Page 9: ...idelines for choosing the right interface and instructions for installing an interface board are given in Chapter 6 Coax and Twinax interface boards Two other interface boards on the market Coax and Twinax let you use the DFX 5000 as a local printer for your IBM mainframe or minicomputer These boards connect directly to the printer and allow it to function as a local IBM printer without the additi...

Page 10: ...inter Chapter 7 contains troubleshooting information including a list of possible problems and recommended solutions Other chapters include information on enhancing your printing maintaining the printer using printer options and a summary of software commands The appendixes include reference tables and technical specifications At the back of the manual you ll find a glossary an index and a Quick R...

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Page 12: ...ndicator lights 1 8 Control panel buttons 1 9 Assembling the Printer 1 10 Installing the ribbon cartridge 1 10 Attaching the power cable 1 14 Testing the Printer 1 15 Plugging in the printer 1 15 Loading paper for the self test 1 16 Running the self test 1 22 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 24 Connecting the parallel interface 1 25 Connecting the serial interface 1 28 Setting Up Your App...

Page 13: ...t by the bottom Checking the parts Check to see that you have the parts shown below and that nothing has been damaged during transportation cross head screwdriver connector lock nuts ribbon cartridge power cable After you unpack the printer store the packaging materials in case you ever need to transport the printer 1 2 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 14: ...ems must be removed before you turn on the printer After removing the protective materials as described below store them with the other packaging material 1 Open the printer s top cover and remove the foam packaging material 2 Using the cross head screwdriver remove the carriage support bar and slide the print head to the middle of the printer Setting Up the Printer 1 3 ...

Page 15: ... Place for the Printer When you select a location for your printer keep the following in mind l Place the printer on a flat stable surface l Place the printer close enough to the computer for its cable to reach l Leave plenty of room around the printer for your front and rear stacks of continuous paper as well as your printed output l Use a grounded outlet do not use an adapter plug 1 4 Setting Up...

Page 16: ...The illustration below shows a good printer location An optional printer stand designed for the DFX 5000 is also available See your Epson dealer for details Setting Up the Printer 1 5 ...

Page 17: ...ht disturb the power supply l Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of interference such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones A Look at Your Printer Now that you ve unpacked the DFX 5000 you may want to use the following information for reference as you assemble and test the printer This section includes an illustration that shows you the printer s various...

Page 18: ...f the important parts You can refer to this illustration when you set up and operate the printer This illustration is also on the inside back cover of this manual tear off edge paper separator cover aper separator back flap serial interface interface cover w paper platen mask Setting Up the Printer 1 7 ...

Page 19: ...s supplied to the printer On when the printer is on line and ready to accept input data This light flickers during printing On when the printer is out of paper On when the printer can receive and print data from the computer On when the printer is in tear off mode On when the printer is in top of form mode Front tractor arrow Green when the front tractor is selected and paper is loaded Red when th...

Page 20: ...s paper one line when the printer is off line Feeds paper continuously if the button is held down This button can also be used to load paper when the printer is on line See Chapter 2 for details TEAR OFF Advances paper to its tear off position and then feeds the paper back to the top of form position MICRO FEED Advances or reverses paper in 1 216 inch increments when the printer is off line These ...

Page 21: ... printer is turned off Remove the ribbon cartridge from its box and plastic wrapper and then follow these steps to install the ribbon cartridge 1 Open the top cover by lifting its front edge up and away from you WARNING Never move the print head while the printer is turned on because this can damage the printer Also if you have been using the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few...

Page 22: ...e plastic separator from the middle of the ribbon cartridge You will not need the separator again and can discard it Next detach the ribbon guide from the cartridge and turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon ...

Page 23: ...ou slide the hooks nearest you over the corresponding two pins in the printer Then push the cartridge down into position until the other two hooks snap into place over the mounting pins in the printer 5 Press lightly on both sides of the cartridge to make sure the hooks are properly inserted 1 12 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 24: ...own below The smaller end of the guide should be on top with its angled edge toward the platen Turn the ribbon tightening knob again to remove any slack in the ribbon 7 Slide the print head from side to side to see that it moves smoothly and that the ribbon is not twisted or creased ...

Page 25: ...steps to attach the power cable 1 Check the label on the printer s rear panel to see if the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet If it does not match contact your Epson dealer without connecting the power cable 1 14 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 26: ...ou can use your printer s built in test function to be sure the printer is working correctly before you connect it to a computer Before performing the test you need to plug in your printer and load paper Plugging in the printer Follow these steps to plug in the printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned off The zero 0 on the power switch should be visible 2 Plug the power cable into a properly grou...

Page 27: ...aper for the self test Next you need to load continuous paper that is at least 15 inches wide To load paper follow these steps 77 I WARNING Use paper that is at least 15 inches wide for the self test to keep the print head from printing directly onto the platen 1 Open the printer s front cover by lifting its bottom edge up and toward you as shown below ...

Page 28: ...se the sprocket lock levers on both the right and left sprocket units by pulling each lever down 3 Slide the left sprocket unit all the way to the left Lock it into place by pushing the sprocket lock lever up ...

Page 29: ...he right sprocket unit to approximately width of your paper Do not lock it in place yet match the 5 Slide the two paper supports so that they are spaced evenly between the sprocket units 1 18 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 30: ...has a clean straight edge and then fit the first five holes in the paper over the pins of the sprocket units as shown below The side of the paper that you want to print on should be facing you Now close the sprocket covers Setting Up the Printer 1 19 ...

Page 31: ...8 Slide the right sprocket unit so that the paper is straight no wrinkles Lock the sprocket unit in place by pushing sprocket lock lever up 9 Close the printer s front cover and has the ...

Page 32: ...he middle of the printer and the POWER and PAPER OUT lights come on Also either the front or rear tractor arrow on the PAPER SELECT indicator lights up c 7 11 Press the LINE FEED LOAD button to load your paper If the paper does not load the front tractor may not be selected Press the FRONT REAR button to select the front tractor This loads the paper automatically 12 After the paper loads turn off ...

Page 33: ...east 15 inches wide when running the printer s self test 1 While holding down the LINE FEED button turn on the printer After printing starts release the button A list of your printer s settings is printed first followed by a series of characters Here is part of a typical self test printout in high speed draft 2 The self test continues until the paper runs out or until you press the ON LINE button ...

Page 34: ...NOPQ a 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR To run the self test in the normal draft mode you need to first select normal draft mode by changing your printer s DIP switch settings This procedure is described in the section on setting DIP switches in Chapter 3 Once the printer is set for the normal draft mode rather than high speed draft you can run the self test by following the same procedure as for hig...

Page 35: ...ne is required by your computer check your computer manual parallel interface If you have a suitable shielded cable you should be able to connect the printer immediately If you have one of the few computers that requires a different type of interface you should be able to use one of the optional interfaces described in Chapter 6 The parallel interface is the printer s default setting If you need t...

Page 36: ...ime This may damage the printer Connecting the parallel interface Follow these steps to connect your computer s parallel interface cable to the printer 1 Turn off both your printer and computer 2 Open the printer s interface cover by grasping it by the handholds on each side ...

Page 37: ...to the parallel interface the socket on the left Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector If your cable has a ground wire connect it to the printer s ground connector 1 26 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 38: ...allel and serial interfaces by pressing on its top tab Insert the cable in the plastic clamp and close the clamp as shown below 6 Close the interface cover Caution Always close the interface cover before using the printer Setting Up the Printer 1 27 ...

Page 39: ... settings baud rate and parity before your printer and computer can communicate properly See the section on setting DIP switches in Chapter 3 for more information The following steps show you how to connect your computer s serial interface cable to the printer If the connector on your cable has screws that need to be tightened with a screwdriver you may need both a cross head screwdriver and a fla...

Page 40: ...et on the right If your cable has a ground wire connect it to the printer s ground connector If your cable connector has screws that you have to tighten using a screwdriver you may need to open the top cover of the printer guide for easier access Setting Up the Printer 1 29 ...

Page 41: ...erial interface cable connector must fit into connector lock nuts on the printer If the screws on your serial interface cable do not fit remove the connector lock nuts on the printer and replace them with the optional ones supplied with the printer 6 Confirm that the connector is secure 1 30 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 42: ...shown below 8 Close the interface cover Caution Always close the interface cover before using the printer 9 Plug the other end of the cable into your computer If there is a ground wire at the computer end of the cable attach it to the ground connector at the back of the computer Setting Up the Printer 1 31 ...

Page 43: ...rocedure that lets you select your printer from a list of printers choose the Epson DFX 5000 printer If the list does not include the DFX 5000 choose one of the following printers listed in order of preference FX 850 1050 FX 86e 286e FX 85 185 FX 80 100 EX 800 1000 FX LX Epson printer 9 pin printer Standard printer Draft printer Note To use all the features of the DFX 5000 it is best to use a prog...

Page 44: ...o the Front Tractor 2 3 Loading Paper onto the Rear Tractor 2 9 Adjusting the Top of Form Position 2 17 Adjusting the Printing Position 2 19 Using Automatic Tear Off 2 20 Switching Between Front and Rear Tractors 2 24 Changing the Paper 2 26 Printing on Special Paper 2 30 Using multi part forms 2 30 Using labels 2 31 ...

Page 45: ...are using otherwise you might damage the printer by printing on the platen If you are going to use more than two types of paper it s best to load the paper you use most often onto the rear tractor That way you can reserve the front tractor which is easier to reach for the paper you change more frequently Always use the front tractor for printing on labels Positioning the paper supply Since the DFX...

Page 46: ... both tractors loaded Note Make sure that your stack of printed pages does not interfere with the rear tractor s paper supply Loading Paper onto the Front Tractor The following steps show you how to load paper onto the front tractor 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the printer s front cover by lifting its bottom edge up and toward you as shown below ...

Page 47: ...t lock levers on both the right and left sprocket units by pulling each lever down 4 Slide the left sprocket unit all the way to the left Lock it in place by pushing the sprocket release lever up 2 4 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 48: ... right sprocket unit to approximately width of your paper Do not lock it in place yet 6 match the Slide the two paper supports so that they are spaced evenly between the two sprocket units Loading and Using Paper 2 5 ...

Page 49: ...ve holes in the paper over the pins of the sprocket units as shown below The side of the paper that you want to print on should be facing you and the paper should have a clean straight edge Now close the sprocket covers 2 6 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 50: ...so that the paper is straight and has no wrinkles Lock the sprocket unit in place by pushing the sprocket release lever up 10 Close the printer s front cover The paper is now loaded to the standby position Loading and Using Paper 2 7 ...

Page 51: ...t or rear tractor arrow on the PAPER SELECT indicator lights up depending on which tractor was selected when the printer was turned off last 12 Check the PAPER SELECT indicator to see which tractor is selected l If the front tractor indicator arrow is lit up press the LINE FEED LOAD button to load the paper 2 8 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 52: ...y to print The paper is now loaded to the top of form position If it looks like the printing will start too high or low on the page see page 2 17 for instructions on adjusting the top of form position Loading Paper onto the Rear Tractor The following steps show you how to load paper onto the rear tractor You do not need to remove the paper from the front tractor first because the printer does this...

Page 53: ...s front edge up and away from you as shown below 3 The top cover has two flaps that can be opened independently One flap is on the top part of the cover and the other shown below is on the back side Open the back flap 2 10 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 54: ...4 Release the sprocket lock levers on the rear tractor s right and left sprocket units by pushing each lever back place ...

Page 55: ...he right sprocket unit to approximately match the width of your paper Do not lock it in place yet 7 Slide the two paper supports so they are spaced evenly between the two sprocket units 2 12 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 56: ... paper through the opening at the rear You may find it easier to load the paper by standing to the side of the printer That way you can feed the paper into the rear opening with one hand and pull it through with the other Note Make sure your paper has a clean straight edge Loading and Using Paper 2 13 ...

Page 57: ...e sprocket units as shown below Now close the sprocket covers 11 Slide the right sprocket unit to a position so that the paper is straight and has no wrinkles Lock the sprocket unit in place by pulling the sprocket lock lever forward 2 14 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 58: ...on the printer The print head moves to the middle of the printer and the POWER and PAPER OUT lights go on Also either the front or rear tractor arrow on the PAPER SELECT indicator lights up depending on which tractor was selected when the printer was turned off last _ _ Loading and Using Paper 2 15 ...

Page 59: ...en press the FRONT REAR button to switch to the rear tractor When the printer switches tractors it also loads the paper automatically 15 Press the ON LINE button to put the printer on line so it is ready to print The paper is now loaded to the top of form position If it looks like the printing will start too high or low on the page see the next section for instructions on adjusting the top of form...

Page 60: ...ng the printing position in the middle of a page see the next section The printer remembers the temporary top of form position until the next time you load paper or switch tractors The following steps show you how to reset the top of form position Before you start make sure the printer is turned on and the desired tractor is selected the corresponding tractor arrow should be lit up WARNING To adju...

Page 61: ...he paper to the desired top of form position 0 __ _ ___ __ i 0 Note The red line on the ribbon mask can be used as a reference only when you are in the top of form mode At all other times your top of form position is hidden behind the print ribbon 4 Press the TOP OF FORM button again to exit the top of form mode and save your new top of form position If you want to exit the top of form mode withou...

Page 62: ...page so that it falls a half inch lower the next page will begin printing a half inch lower as well The printer remembers this temporary top of form position until the next time you load paper or switch tractors Follow these steps to adjust your printing position 1 Start printing your document When you get to the text that needs to be aligned at a particular spot on the page press the ON LINE butt...

Page 63: ...hed printing This makes it easier to tear off the last printed sheet and saves paper normally lost between documents If you need to adjust the position of the perforation so that it meets the printer s tear off edge you can reset the tear off position by entering the tear off mode and using micro feed The printer remembers this new tear off position and uses it as a reference point for feeding the...

Page 64: ...eparator cover the flap on the top part of the printer s top cover This exposes the printer s tear off edge 2 Press the TEAR OFF button to enter the tear off mode The TEAR OFF light goes on and the printer feeds the paper s perforation to the printer s tear off edge Loading and Using Paper 2 21 ...

Page 65: ...h increments You can also hold down either MICRO FEED button to feed the paper continuously Note You can reset the tear off position only when you are in the tear off mode after you have pressed the TEAR OFF button once and the TEAR OFF light is on The printer remembers the new tear off position even after the printer is turned off reset or initialized 2 22 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 66: ... press the ON LINE button to put the printer on line so it is ready to print Or instead press the ON LINE button to feed the paper back and put your printer on line at the same time WARNING Always tear off the printed document before you feed the paper back to the top of form position Never feed paper backward more than one page Loading and Using Paper 2 23 ...

Page 67: ...in the printer Instead completely remove the labels first by tearing off the fresh supply below the tractor and pressing FORM FEED or LINE FEED to eject the remaining labels Before you start make sure the printer is turned on and that the front tractor is selected the front tractor arrow on the PAPER SELECT indicator should be lit up If you are in the middle of printing a document wait for the pri...

Page 68: ...in the previous section to tear off the document or excess paper WARNING Always tear off the printed document and any excess paper that has been fed through the printer before switching tractors Never feed more than one page backward through the printer 3 If the printer is on line press the ON LINE button to take it off line Loading and Using Paper 2 25 ...

Page 69: ... printer back on line so it is ready to print Changing the Paper The following steps describe the procedure for changing paper on the front tractor but you can follow the same steps when you change the paper on the rear tractor Before you start make sure the printer is turned on and the front tractor is selected If you are changing the paper on the rear tractor the rear tractor should be selected ...

Page 70: ...ad the new paper as described earlier in this chapter in the sections on loading paper 1 If you have a printed document still in the printer use the automatic tear off feature described on page 2 20 to tear off the document or excess paper Q 1 WARNING Always tear off printed documents before l changing the paper Never feed more than one page backward through the printer 2 If the printer is on line...

Page 71: ...itch to the rear tractor The front loaded paper automatically feeds back to the standby position 4 Open the printer s front cover To change the rear loaded paper open the printer s top cover and the back flap 2 28 Loading and Using Paper ...

Page 72: ...he sprocket covers and remove the paper from the tractor 6 Load the new paper as described in Steps 1 through 13 on page 2 3 or for rear loaded paper Steps 1 through 15 on page 2 9 Loading and Using Paper 2 29 ...

Page 73: ...gth in Chapter 3 If you are using labels or preprinted or multi part forms you may want to use the optional pull tractor See Chapter 6 WARNING When printing on multi part forms or labels be absolutely sure that your printing stays within the printable area of the paper to prevent damage to the print head For more information on the printable area see Appendix B Using multi part forms You can use m...

Page 74: ...l use the DFX 5000 s automatic paper handling features if you follow these precautions Instead of using the TEAR OFF button to remove printed labels take the printer off line and press the FORM FEED or LINE FEED button until the last printed label is at the point where you can tear it off easily Before using the FRONT REAR button to switch tractors or change paper remove the entire supply of label...

Page 75: ...nctions 3 12 Condensed mode 3 12 Slashed zero 3 13 Character table 3 13 Input buffer 3 15 Near letter quality or draft mode 3 15 International character sets 3 16 Page length 3 17 Printing speed in draft mode 3 17 Skip over perforation 3 18 Auto line feed 3 18 Interface type and parity 3 19 Baud rate 3 19 Using Your Printer With Application Programs 3 20 A quick test 3 20 Using word processors 3 2...

Page 76: ...anel s lights and buttons Control panel indicator lights The indicator lights on the control panel let you check the current status of the printer Below is an illustration of the control panel lights and a description of their functions IzaPCIWFRII cm II II II B 11 MICRO 11 cma READY PAPER OUT TOP OF FORM F R O N T R E A R 11 aREnD I The POWER light comes on when the power switch is on PAPER OUT a...

Page 77: ...u make to the tear off position when this light is on The TOP OF FORM light comes on when the printer is in the top of form mode The printer remembers any change you make to the top of form position when this light is on The front tractor arrow comes on when the front tractor is selected The light is green when paper is loaded even if the paper is in the standby position and red when the tractor i...

Page 78: ...er can receive and print data from the computer When you are in the top of form mode you can press the ON LINE button to exit the mode without setting a new top of form position You can also press the ON LINE button to exit the tear off mode See Chapter 2 for more information on adjusting the top of form position and using automatic tear off The FORM FEED button lets you advance the paper to the t...

Page 79: ... After tearing off the document press the TEAR OFF or ON LINE button to feed the paper back to the top of form position If the perforation of your paper does not align exactly with the printer s tear off edge you can use the MICRO FEED buttons to adjust the tear off position See the section on using automatic tear off in Chapter 2 WARNING Never use the TEAR OFF button with labels Use the FORM FEED...

Page 80: ...e top MICRO FEED button Labels must never be fed backward through the printer The TOP OF FORM button lets you enter and exit the top of form mode when the printer is off line so you can adjust the top of form position The top of form position determines where the printing begins on each page If your printing is too high or low on the page you can reset the top of form position by entering the top ...

Page 81: ...ontrol panel features The control panel also gives you access to several special functions Self test Data dump By holding down the LINE FEED or FORM FEED button while you turn on the printer you can start the printer s self test The self test prints the current DIP switch settings and the characters in the printer s ROM Read Only Memory See the section on running the self test in Chapter 1 for mor...

Page 82: ...ned to accommodate the needs of most users you shouldn t need to change DIP switch settings very often If you do need to set a DIP switch use the following steps being sure to turn off the printer before you start and turn it on again when you are done Changing DIP switch settings To change a DIP switch setting follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the printer s front cover 3 The DIP sw...

Page 83: ...rument such as the tip of a pen or pencil to turn the switch either on or off A DIP switch is on when it is up and off when it is down Note Always make sure that the printer is turned off before changing the DIP switch settings Using the Printer 3 9 ...

Page 84: ...d boxes show the default or factory settings See the page numbers listed on the right for more information about each feature DIP Switch 1 International character set See table below DIP Switch 2 1 Switch 1 Descript 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 ion Page length Draft printing speed Skip over perforation Auto line feed Interface type parity 1 ON 1 OFF Page I 3 17 12 inches 11 inches Normal High 3 17 ON O...

Page 85: ...ational character set Interface Parity selection Interface type Parallel Serial Serial Serial Parity Odd Even None Switch 2 5 Switch 2 6 O F F O F F ON ON OFF ON ON Baud rate selection Using the Printer 3 11 ...

Page 86: ...heets and other applications where you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page The printout below compares normal 10 cpi characters per inch printing with 10 cpi condensed printing This is 10 cpi printing This is condensed 10 cpi printing Note The default pitch on the DFX 5000 is 10 cpi however two other pitches 12 cpi and proportional spacing can be selected with software Both 1...

Page 87: ...ter set you can still print text if you select the Epson Extended Graphics table Also with the proper software commands you can print italics or graphics characters no matter which character table you select Although most software programs work better with the graphics table some programs require the italics table Try switching tables if you are having trouble printing lines and other graphic char...

Page 88: ...The Epson Extended Graphics character table and the italics character table are shown below Epson Extended Graphics character table 3 14 Using the Printer ...

Page 89: ... is off To disable the buffer turn DIP switch 1 4 on Near letter quality or draft mode When DIP switch 1 5 is on the DFX 5000 prints in near letter quality NLQ mode When the DIP switch is off it prints in draft mode NLQ mode produces high quality text characters at a slower printing speed The DFX 5000 offers two fonts in NLQ mode Roman and Sans Serif Roman is the default font in NLQ mode Using the...

Page 90: ...select draft mode the printer checks DIP switch 2 2 to see which printing speed to use International character sets International character sets contain the characters and symbols used in other languages To select the desired international character set set switches 1 6 1 7 and 1 8 according to the DIP switch table on page 3 11 The character set you select then becomes the default character set Th...

Page 91: ...mode When DIP switch 2 2 is off high speed draft is selected When the DIP switch is on normal draft is selected This setting only affects the printer if DIP switch 1 5 is set for draft mode see page 3 15 or if draft is selected through your software If NLQ is selected the printer ignores the printing speed selected for draft mode since a slower printing speed is required to print the higher resolu...

Page 92: ...of form position in Chapter 2 Since most application programs do insert their own top and bottom margins you should use this feature only if your program does not provide them Auto line feed When DIP switch 2 4 is on the printer adds a line feed LF command to every carriage return CR code sent by the application program software When the switch is off line feeds occur only when the software sends ...

Page 93: ...er manual to make sure your computer and printer have the same parity setting DIP switch settings for interface and parity Interface type Parallel Serial Serial Serial Parity Odd Even None Switch 2 5 Switch 2 6 OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON Baud rate Besides selecting serial interface and parity if your computer is set up for serial communications you may also need to change the baud rate setting Ba...

Page 94: ...e the DFX 5000 from its list of printers If the DFX 5000 is not on the menu choose one of the following listed in order of preference FX 850 1050 FX 86e 286e FX 85 185 FX 80 100 EX 800 1000 FX LX Epson printer 9 pin printer Standard printer Draft printer Note If your application program does not list the DFX 5000 you may want to contact the software manufacturer to see if an update is available A ...

Page 95: ...ram To use printer commands first check your word processor manual to see if the software allows you to insert printer commands in your document Then see the section on sending commands to the printer in Chapter 4 Also see the Command Summary in Chapter 8 for a list of the commands available on the DFX 5000 Using spreadsheets Although spreadsheets seldom use as many printing styles as word process...

Page 96: ... Unlike word processors spreadsheet programs usually don t let you change printer commands within a spreadsheet Instead you select one style or mode of printing for the entire spreadsheet To choose the condensed mode for the entire spreadsheet it may be easiest to simply set DIP switch l l for condensed mode See the section earlier in this chapter on using DIP switches To use the DFX 5000 s printe...

Page 97: ... printing Italic printing Underlining Superscripts and subscripts Sending Commands to the Printer ASCII codes Escape sequences Printercommands Using the Command Summary Sending commands from your software program Selecting typestyles with Master Select 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 8 4 8 4 9 4 9 4 10 4 10 4 11 Getting the Most from Your Printer 4 1 ...

Page 98: ...program lets you insert printer commands in your document you can be much more versatile in your printing Once you have read about some of the special features the DFX 5000 offers you may want to check your software manual to see how you can use a particular feature If your software lets you send printer commands you can look up the command for the feature in the Command Summary in Chapter 8 To un...

Page 99: ...NLQ Sans Serif See pages 3 15 and 3 17 for more information on selecting NLQ and the two draft modes with DIP switches High speed draft Normal draft We ve just seen your excellent ad for miniature zebras in a recent back issue of Trader s Timer What is the price schedule for quantities over one gross NLQ Roman W e v e j u s t s e e n y o u r e x c e l l e n t a d f o r m i n i a t u r e z e b r a ...

Page 100: ...ommands In 10 and 12 cpi each character gets an equal amount of space In proportional mode however spacing varies from character to character A narrow letter like the lowercase i receives less space than the uppercase W The width assigned to each character in proportional spacing is shown in the proportional width table in Appendix A The following printout compares the different types of spacing 1...

Page 101: ...d for entire documents with a DIP switch see page 3 12 you can use condensed printing for only a portion of your document by using software commands Double wide printing can only be selected through your software or by using software commands Widening or narrowing the characters also widens or narrows the spaces between words and letters Because word processors usually create a left margin by prin...

Page 102: ...the right of the first to produce darker more fully formed characters In double strike mode the printer prints each character twice the second time slightly below the first to make the text bolder For even greater boldness you can combine emphasized and double strike Here is an example of emphasized and double strike printing This is normal draft printing This is emphasized draft printing This is ...

Page 103: ... table See page 3 13 for more information on which character table to use Underlining The underline mode automatically underlines any piece of text It underlines spaces subscripts and superscripts You can t underline horizontal tabs however Underlining is the only printing enhancement that can be combined with high speed draft without reducing the printing speed Although you can usually select und...

Page 104: ...mmand Summary in Chapter 8 each ASCII code is expressed three different ways as an ASCII character as a decimal number and as a hexadecimal number Hexadecimal numbering or base 16 uses the numbers 0 through 9 plus the letters A through F For example the uppercase letter K is represented as the ASCII character K the decimal number 75 and the hexadecimal number 4B All of these values are equivalent ...

Page 105: ...ably see Escape written in different ways such as ESC Esc and ESCape in various manuals In this manual it is in the form of ESC when used within a command Printer commands In order for the printer to recognize the instructions it receives ASCII codes must be sent to the printer within a specific format called a command An Escape sequence is a command as is any ASCII code or sequence of codes that ...

Page 106: ...ist gives you page number references for all the commands Some commands include a variable such as the letter n For example the command for selecting or cancelling double high mode is ESC w n When n 1 double high printing is turned on and when n 0 double high is turned off In your Command Summary variables are printed in italics to distinguish them from ASCII characters Sending commands from your ...

Page 107: ...ou must first choose the combination of features you want Here are the features you can choose 10 cpi 12 cpi proportional condensed emphasized double strike double wide italics underline The format of the Master Select command is ASCII ESC n Decimal 27 33 n Hexadecimal 1B 21 n To send the Master Select codes to your printer in a decimal format you send the codes 27 33 and then whatever value you c...

Page 108: ...16 10 For example if you want to print a title using double wide 12 cpi characters in double strike mode you add these three decimal numbers together to calculate the value of n 12 cpi 1 D o u b l e s t r i k e 1 6 D o u b l e w i d e 3 2 n 4 9 After calculating the value of n use the Master Select command to send the value to the printer To send the Master Select command for double wide 12 cpi an...

Page 109: ... reset to 10 cpi l Proportional overrides 10 cpi 12 cpi and condensed l Double strike is ignored when combined with NLQ mode l Only underlining can be combined with high speed draft without slowing the print speed If other combinations are used high speed draft is temporarily overridden and draft mode is selected Print quality and font are not part of Master Select and must be set separately using...

Page 110: ...Chapter 5 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer 5 2 Replacing the Ribbon 5 3 Transporting the Printer 5 8 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 5 1 ...

Page 111: ...al pull tractor remove it before cleaning the printer 1 Turn off the printer and close all of its covers 2 Using a soft brush carefully remove all dust and dirt 3 If the outer case is dirty or dusty clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent dissolved in water Keep all of the covers closed to prevent water from getting inside the printer 5 2 Maintaining and Transporting the Prin...

Page 112: ...When your printing becomes too faint you need to replace the ribbon Use only the 8766 Epson replacement cartridge for the DFX 5000 The following steps show you how to replace the ribbon WARNING If the printer has been used recently the print head may be hot Let it cool before attempting to replace the ribbon 1 If the printer is on line press the ON LINE button to take it off line This widens the g...

Page 113: ...nt head as shown below 4 Pull up on the side of the ribbon cartridge as shown below to release it from the printer s mounting pins Then remove the cartridge by lifting it up and away from you 5 4 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer ...

Page 114: ...ter 6 After taking the new ribbon cartridge out of the box remove the separator piece from the ribbon cartridge as shown below This piece can be discarded Then detach the ribbon guide from its holder on the ribbon cartridge and turn the ribbon tightening knob to remove any slack in the ribbon Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 5 5 ...

Page 115: ...e hooks nearest you over the corresponding two pins in the printer Then push the cartridge down into position so that the remaining two hooks snap into place over the mounting pins in the printer 8 Press lightly on both sides of the cartridge to make sure the hooks are properly inserted 5 6 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer ...

Page 116: ...e should be on top with its angled edge toward the platen Turn the ribbon tightening knob to remove any slack in the ribbon 10 Slide the print head from side to side to make sure that it moves smoothly and that the ribbon is not twisted or creased 11 Close the printer s top cover Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 5 7 ...

Page 117: ... the printer remove them according to the instructions in the sections on using multi part forms and labels in Chapter 2 Also if you have any printer options installed remove them according to the instructions in Chapter 6 Unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet and then disconnect the power cable from the printer If you are using the built in parallel or serial interface open the printe...

Page 118: ...nt head to the far right Detach the ribbon guide from the print head as shown below and then remove the ribbon cartridge 5 Using a cross head screwdriver reattach the carriage guide support bar ___ _ __ __ Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 5 9 ...

Page 119: ...acking material for the paper bail 7 Close the printer s top cover and put the printer back in its original box WARNING Even when you need to carry the printer only a short distance do not carry it by yourself The printer should always be carried by two people 5 10 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer ...

Page 120: ...ing the pull tractor 6 2 Using the pull tractor with front tractor 6 5 Using the pull tractor with rear tractor 6 9 Removing the pull tractor 6 14 Using Interface Boards 6 16 Choosing an interface board 6 17 Installing an interface board 6 17 Using the Printer Options 6 1 ...

Page 121: ...ed in this section Installing the pull tractor To install the pull tractor you need a cross head screwdriver The following steps show you how to install the pull tractor Note If you are going to be using the pull tractor with the built in rear tractor you should load paper onto the rear tractor before installing the pull tractor See the section on loading paper onto the rear tractor in Chapter 2 1...

Page 122: ...se the cross head screwdriver to remove the paper separator 3 Using the two screws you just removed from the printer s original paper separator install the paper separator that comes with the pull tractor ...

Page 123: ...e paper separator cover and open the printer s top cover 5 Holding the pull tractor with its gears to the left fit the tractor s front notches over the mounting shaft of the printer 6 4 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 124: ...in front tractor You can switch between the front and rear tractors at any time when you are using the pull tractor Just press the FRONT REAR button and then use the FORM FEED button to feed the paper the additional distance to the pull tractor Labels require special handling See the section on using labels in Chapter 2 The automatic tear off feature does not work when the pull tractor is installe...

Page 125: ... standby position press FRONT REAR or LINE FEED LOAD depending on which tractor is selected to load the paper to the top of form position If there is no paper in the tractor at all load paper as described on page 2 3 3 Once you have paper loaded on the printer s front tractor use the FORM FEED button to advance the paper to the pull tractor 4 Release both sprocket lock levers on the pull tractor b...

Page 126: ...5 Adjust the sprocket units to match the width of your paper 6 Slide the two paper supports so that they are spaced evenly between the two sprocket units Using the Printer Options 6 7 ...

Page 127: ...ere is slack in the paper or if the holes in the paper do not align properly with the sprocket pins use the tractor feed knob to adjust the position of the paper as shown below Slide the knob to the right first and then turn it as necessary 6 8 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 128: ...print Using the pull tractor with the rear tractor If you are using labels or multi part forms with more than four parts including the original do not use the rear tractor use the front tractor instead See the previous section on using the pull tractor with the front tractor You can switch between the front and rear tractors at any time when you are using the pull tractor Just press the FRONT REAR...

Page 129: ...ll tractor Then install the pull tractor as described earlier in this chapter 1 2 2a Turn on the printer and open the top cover If there is no paper loaded on the rear tractor you need to follow Steps 2a through 2c below to load paper onto the rear tractor If there is paper on the rear tractor in either the top of form or standby position skip to Step 3 Pull the levers on the pull tractor toward y...

Page 130: ...into place over the printer s rear mounting pins 3 4 Use the FORM FEED button to advance the paper to the pull tractor Release both sprocket lock levers on the pull tractor by pulling them toward you Then open both sprocket covers Using the Printer Options 6 11 ...

Page 131: ...5 Adjust the sprocket units to match the width of your paper 6 Slide the two paper supports so that they are spaced evenly between the two sprocket units 6 12 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 132: ...ere is slack in the paper or if the holes in the paper do not align properly with the spocket pins use the tractor feed knob to adjust the position of the paper as shown below Slide the knob to the right first and then turn it as necessary Using the Printer Options 6 13 ...

Page 133: ...e back of the printer Make sure the edge of the first sheet emerges below the paper separator 12 Close the top cover and press the ON LINE button so you are ready to print Removing the pull tractor Follow these steps to remove the pull tractor You ll need a cross head screwdriver and the paper separator that originally was installed on the printer 1 Remove any paper installed on the tractor and tu...

Page 134: ...hat lock the pull tractor in place on the printer Pull these levers forward to release the pull tractor Then lift the tractor up and out of the printer Close the printer s top cover and open the paper separator cover Using the Printer Options 6 15 ...

Page 135: ...rator and close the paper separator cover Using Interface Boards You can use optional interface boards to supplement your printer s built in serial and parallel interfaces If you don t know whether you need an optional interface or if you want to know more about interfaces contact your Epson dealer 6 16 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 136: ...mponents These interfaces are currently available from manufacturers other than Epson l Serial interfaces which are usually not necessary because the DFX 5000 has a built in serial interface The following Epson interfaces are compatible with the DFX 5000 Installing an interface board The following steps explain how to install an optional interface board Before you install the board disconnect the ...

Page 137: ... If the interface board comes with a FG frame ground wire that is not already attached to the board attach the wire as shown below on the right FG wire attached FG wire not attached 3 Open the printer s interface cover 6 18 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 138: ...hown 5 If the connector has tightening screws as shown in the illustration above use a screwdriver to secure the cable to the interface board If the connector has clamps instead squeeze them together to secure the cable to the interface board Using the Printer Options 6 19 ...

Page 139: ... in the option slot carefully inserting the pins of the board into the mating connector in the option slot 7 Use a cross head screwdriver to secure the board with the four screws provided 6 20 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 140: ...er to connect the FG wire from the interface board to the CG connector as shown below 9 Set the DIP switches on the interface board according to the manual accompanying your interface board 10 Secure the cable using the plastic clamp on the left side 11 Close the interface cover Using the Printer Options 6 21 ...

Page 141: ... 2 The printer does not print 7 2 The printer stops printing 7 3 The printout is spaced incorrectly 7 4 The printout is faint or uneven 7 4 The printout is not what you expect 7 4 Paper does not feed properly 7 6 Data Dump Mode 7 6 Troubleshooting 7 1 ...

Page 142: ...eck to see that the printer is fully plugged in and that the electrical outlet is also turned on Make sure the top cover is closed and the ON LINE light is on If the ON LINE light is not on press the ON LINE button to put the printer back on line Make sure the printer is connected securely to the computer Check both ends of the cable between the printer and the computer Make sure the printer is no...

Page 143: ...ed Remove the jammed paper and reload See the sections on loading paper in Chapter 2 The ribbon may be jammed This problem is usually caused by too much slack or a worn ribbon See the section on replacing the ribbon in Chapter 5 The top cover may be open If the top cover is opened during printing the printer beeps four times and stops printing To resume printing close the top cover and press the O...

Page 144: ... may not be properly installed See the section on installing the ribbon in Chapter 1 l The ribbon may be worn out See the section on replacing the ribbon in Chapter 5 l The print head may be worn out This is especially likely if parts of printed characters are missing Contact your dealer to have the head replaced Never attempt to replace the head yourself because other parts of the printer should ...

Page 145: ...r your application program instead of SelecType or DIP switches See your software manual for more information on removing interfering codes Also for more information on sending printer commands see the section on sending commands to the printer in Chapter 4 l Make sure that the DIP switches are set correctly for use with the built in parallel or serial interface See the section on DIP switch setti...

Page 146: ... not aligned with the front or rear tractor Also there may be some obstacle in the way of the paper or something on top of the paper supply If you use the rear tractor make sure that your printed documents do not interfere with the rear paper supply See Chapter 2 for instructions on the proper placement of the paper supply If you are trying to feed paper using one of the control panel buttons make...

Page 147: ...aring the characters printed in the right column with the printout of the hexadecimal codes you can check what codes are being sent to the printer If characters are printable they appear as their true ASCII characters Nonprintable codes such as control codes are represented by dots As an example of how to interpret a data dump printout look at the first five hex codes on the first line of the prin...

Page 148: ...8 5 Commands Arranged by Topic 8 8 Printer operation 8 8 Data control 8 12 Vertical motion 8 13 Horizontal motion 8 19 Overall printing style 8 22 Print size and character width 8 25 Print enhancement 8 29 Word processing 8 32 Charactersets 8 33 User defined characters 8 34 Graphics 8 37 Command Summary 8 1 ...

Page 149: ...s each command separately the commands are divided into the following subjects Printer operation Print enhancement Data control Word processing Vertical motion Character sets Horizontal motion User defined characters Overall printing style Graphics Print size and character width Each command has a format section and a comment section The format section gives the ASCII decimal and hexadecimal value...

Page 150: ... ESC W n Decimal 27 87 n Hexadecimal 1B 57 n In this case n can be either 1 or 0 to begin or end double wide printing You can use either of the following commands to turn ON double wide print from BASIC LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 87 CHR l LPRINT CHR 27 W CHR l For the following commands that use only 0 or 1 for the variable either the decimal or hexadecimal values 1 and 0 or the ASCII characters 1 and 0 ca...

Page 151: ...ter or symbol in that column For example you press the control key and A at the same time to send the value 1 Note Many programs use the control keys for other purposes Also some programs do not use all these keys Dec Hex 0 00 1 01 2 02 3 03 4 04 5 05 6 06 7 07 8 08 9 09 10 0A 11 OB 12 0C 13 0D 14 OE 15 OF 16 10 17 11 18 12 19 13 20 14 21 15 22 16 23 17 24 18 25 19 26 1A 27 1B Control Key A B C D ...

Page 152: ... 35 23 36 24 37 25 38 26 42 2A 45 2D 47 2F Beeper 8 11 Backspace 8 20 Tab horizontally 8 21 Line feed 8 14 Tab vertically 8 17 Form feed 8 13 Carriage return 8 12 Select double wide 1 line 8 27 Select double wide 1 line 8 28 Select condensed mode 8 26 Select condensed mode 8 27 Select printer 8 8 Cancel condensed mode 8 27 Deselect printer 8 9 Cancel double wide 1 line 8 28 Cancel line 8 12 Set in...

Page 153: ...63 3F Reassign graphics mode 8 39 64 40 Initialize printer 8 8 65 41 Select n 72 inch line spacing 8 16 66 42 Set vertical tabs 8 17 67 43 Set page length in lines 8 13 67 43 Set page length in inches 8 14 68 44 Set horizontal tabs 8 22 69 45 Select emphasized mode 8 29 70 46 Cancel emphasized mode 8 29 71 47 Select double strike mode 8 29 72 48 Cancel double strike mode 8 30 73 49 Printable code ...

Page 154: ...n off 8 10 57 Turn double wide on off 8 28 59 High speed dbl density graphics 8 37 5A Quadruple density graphics 8 38 5C Set relative position 8 21 5E Select 9 pin graphics 8 39 61 Select justification 8 32 62 Set vertical tabs in channels 8 18 6B Select NLQ font 8 23 6C Set left margin 8 19 70 Turn proportional mode on off 8 26 74 Select character table 8 33 78 Select NLQ or draft 8 22 7F Delete ...

Page 155: ... data on the print line preceding the command Selection DC1 Format Select Printer ASCII code DC1 Decimal 17 Hexadecimal 11 Comments Returns the printer to the selected state if it has been deselected by the printer deselect code DC3 Does not select the printer if it has been switched off line by pressing the ON LINE button DC1 and DC3 do not work if pin 36 on the parallel interface is low for exam...

Page 156: ...ith the ON LINE button Printing direction ESC Select Unidirectional Mode one line Format ASCII code ESC Decimal 27 60 Hexadecimal 1B 3C Comments Printing is normally bidirectional This command selects unidirectional printing for one line only It is cancelled by a carriage return The print head moves to the extreme left home position and printing takes place from left to right Command Summary 8 9 ...

Page 157: ...This command selects unidirectional printing for more accurate positioning MSB control Note MSB is the Most Significant Bit MSB control ESC ESC and ESC is not valid for graphics or user defined characters ESC equal Set MSB to 0 Format ASCII code ESC Decimal 27 61 Hexadecimal 1B 3D Comments Sets the MSB of all incoming data to 0 Some computers always send data with the MSB set to 1 which means that...

Page 158: ... all incoming data as 1 Set MSB to 1 ESC Cancel MSB Control Format ASCII code ESC Decimal 27 35 Hexadecimal 1B 23 Comments Cancels the MSB control set by ESC or ESC Beeper BEL Format Beeper ASCII code BEL Decimal 7 Hexadecimal 07 Comments Sounds the printer s beeper Command Summary 8 11 ...

Page 159: ...4 is ON or if the AUTO FEED XT line on the parallel interface is held LOW CAN Cancel Line Format ASCII code CAN Decimal 24 Hexadecimal 18 Comments Removes all text on the print line but does not affect control codes DEL Delete Character Format ASCII code DEL Decimal 127 Hexadecimal 7F Comments Removes the last text character on the print line but does not affect control codes 8 12 C o m m a n d S ...

Page 160: ...n Comments Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing The value of n must be from 1 to 127 The top of form position is set to the current line Overrides the DIP switch page length setting ESCC0 Format Set Page Length in Inches ASCII code ESC C 0 n Decimal 27 67 0 n H e x a d e c i m a l 1 B 4 3 0 0 n Comments Sets the page length to n inches The value of n must be from 1 to 22 The...

Page 161: ...6 DIP switch 2 3 performs the same function This setting is cancelled by ESC O and also by ESC C or ESC C 0 The value of n must be from 1 to 127 ESC O Format Cancel Skip Over Perforation A S C I I c o d e E S C O Decimal 27 79 Hexadecimal 1B 4F Comments Cancels the skip over perforation set by ESC N Overrides the setting of DIP switch 2 3 Line feeding LF Format Line Feed ASCII code LF Decimal 10 H...

Page 162: ...SCII code ESC 1 Decimal 27 49 Hexadecimal 1B 31 Comments Sets the line spacing to 7 72 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands The 1 is the character one and not lowercase L or ASCII code 1 ESC 2 Format Select 1 6 inch Line Spacing ASCII code ESC 2 Decimal 27 50 Hexadecimal 1B 32 Comments Sets the line spacing to 1 6 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands The 2 is the character two and ...

Page 163: ...Format ASCII code ESC A n Decimal 27 65 n Hexadecimal 1B 41 n Comments Sets the line spacing to n 72 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands The value of n must be from 0 to 85 ESC J Format Perform n 216 inch Line Feed ASCII code ESC J n Decimal 27 74 n Hexadecimal 1B 4A n Comments Advances the paper n 216 of an inch The value of n must be from 0 to 255 This command produces an immediate line...

Page 164: ...Format Set Vertical Tabs A S C I I c o d e E S C B n 1 n 2 0 Decimal 2 7 6 6 n 1 n 2 0 H e x a d e c i m a l 1 B 4 2 n 1 n 2 0 0 Comments Sets up to 16 vertical tabs in the current line spacing Tab settings are not affected by subsequent changes in line spacing The tab settings are entered as n1 n2 etc all from 1 to 255 in ascending order The 0 character indicates the end of the command All settin...

Page 165: ...herefore up to eight sets of vertical tabs can be set The channels are selected by ESC To clear the tabs in channel c use ESC b c 0 ESC Select Vertical Tab Channel Format ASCII code ESC c Decimal 27 47 c Hexadecimal 1B 2F c Comments This command is used to select the vertical tab channel with the value of c from 0 to 7 All subsequent vertical tab commands use the channel selected by this command I...

Page 166: ...ercase l as in left not the numeral one The minimum space between the margins is the width of one double wide 10 cpi character ESC Q Set Right Margin Format ASCII code ESC Q n Decimal 27 81 n Hexadecimal 1B 51 n Comments Sets the right margin to n columns in the current character size Settings made in the proportional mode are treated as 10 cpi This command clears previous tab settings and all pre...

Page 167: ...sent ESC Set Absolute Print Position Format ASCII code ESC n1 n2 Decimal 27 36 n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 24 n1 n2 Comments This sequence specifies the distance from the currently set left margin that subsequent characters are to be printed using this formula total number of dots n1 n2 x 256 Each unit equals 1 60th of an inch The sequence is ignored and the previous setting remains effective if the posi...

Page 168: ... 256 If the displacement is to the left subtract the number from 65536 before you use the formula The command is ignored if it would move the print position outside the current margins This command applies to both draft and NLQ Horizontal tabbing HT Format Tab Horizontally ASCII code HT Decimal 9 Hexadecimal 09 Comments Advances the print position to the next horizontal tab setting The default set...

Page 169: ...gs do not change if the character size is changed For proportional printing the size of 10 cpi characters determines the tab positions Overall Printing Style ESC x Format Select Near Letter Quality or Draft ASCII code ESC n Decimal 27 120 n Hexadecimal 1B 78 n Comments The following values can be used for n 0 Selects the draft mode The decimal or hexadecimal values 0 1 Selects the near letter and ...

Page 170: ...LQ Font ASCII code ESC k n Decimal 27 107 n Hexadecimal 1B 6B n Comments This command affects only the near letter quality typestyle not draft The following values can be used for n 0 Roman 1 Sans Serif Command Summary 8 23 ...

Page 171: ...w The variable n is determined by adding together the values of the desired modes from the table This command applies to both draft and NLQ 10 cpi cannot be combined with 12 cpi and proportional cannot be condensed If both proportional and condensed are selected proportional overrides condensed Double strike is ignored in NLQ 8 24 Command Summary ...

Page 172: ...B 50 Comments Selects 10 characters per inch printing This command is normally used to cancel 12 cpi ESC M Select 12 cpi Format A S C I I c o d e E S C M Decimal 27 77 Hexadecimal 1B 4D Comments Selects 12 characters per inch printing This command is available in both draft and NLQ Command Summary 8 25 ...

Page 173: ...ke i receives less space than a wide letter like W The proportional widths are given in the character tables which appear in Appendix A This command overrides condensed This command is available for draft NLQ and user defined characters SI Select Condensed Mode Format ASCII code SI Decimal 15 Hexadecimal 0F Comments Prints characters at about 60 percent of their normal width For example the conden...

Page 174: ...ed Mode Format ASCII code DC2 Decimal 18 Hexadecimal 12 Comments Cancels condensed printing set by SI ESC SI or DIP switch so Select Double Wide Mode one line Format ASCII code SO Decimal 14 Hexadecimal 0E Comments Double wide mode doubles the width of all characters This mode is cancelled by a carriage return or DC4 This command is available in both draft and NLQ Command Summary 8 27 ...

Page 175: ...double wide printing selected by SO or ESC SO but not double wide printing selected by ESC W or ESC ESC W Turn Double Wide Mode On Off Format ASCII code ESC W n Decimal 27 87 n Hexadecimal 1B 57 n Comments The following values can be used for n 1 Mode is turned ON The decimal or hexadecimal values 0 0 Mode is turned OFF and 1 or the ASCII characters 0 and 1 can be used Double wide mode doubles the...

Page 176: ...NLQ ESC F Format Cancel Emphasized Mode ASCII code ESC F Decimal 27 70 Hexadecimal 1B 46 Comments Cancels emphasized the mode selected by ESC E This command is available in both draft and NLQ ESC G Select Double Strike Mode Format A S C I I c o d e E S C G Decimal 27 71 Hexadecimal 1B 47 Comments Makes text bolder by printing each line twice with the second printing slightly below the first Double...

Page 177: ...racter space The decimal or hexadecimal value 0 or the character 0 can be used in this command It is cancelled with ESC T This command is available in both draft and NLQ ESC S1 Format Select Subscript Mode ASCII code ESC S SOH Decimal 27 83 1 Hexadecimal 1B 53 01 Comments Prints characters about two thirds of the normal height in the lower part of the character space The decimal or hexadecimal val...

Page 178: ...0 Mode is turned OFF and 1 or the ASCII characters 0 or 1 can be used This mode provides continuous underlining including spaces This command is available in both draft and NLQ ESC 4 Select Italic Mode Format ASCII code ESC 4 Decimal 27 52 Hexadecimal 1B 34 Comments Causes italic characters to be printed This command is valid even if the Epson Extended Graphics character set has been selected by E...

Page 179: ... n Hexadecimal 1B 61 n Comments The following values can be used for n 0 Selects left justification 1 Selects centering 2 Selects right justification 3 Selects full justification The default setting is n 0 Full justification n 3 is performed when the buffer becomes full The commands HT and BS are invalid except in n 0 mode For n 3 there must be no carriage returns within a paragraph This command i...

Page 180: ...ter Sets ESC t Select Character Table Format ASCII code ESC t n Decimal 27 116 n Hexadecimal 1B 74 n Comments The following values can be used for n 0 Selects italic character set 1 Selects Epson Extended Graphics character set Selects the character table used by ASCII codes 128 through 255 Selecting Epson Extended Graphics does not disable italic printing Italic printing can still be selected by ...

Page 181: ...n be used for n 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 UK 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 9 Norway 6 Italy 10 Denmark II 7 Spain I 11 Spain II 8 Japan 12 Latin America Overrides the DIP switch settings for international characters This command is available in both draft and NLQ User Defined Characters ESC Define User Defined Characters Format ASCII code ESC NUL d1 d2 dn Decimal 27 38 0 d1 d2 dn Hexadecimal 1B 26 00 d1 d...

Page 182: ...aracters can be redefined The following values can be used for n 0 Roman 1 Sans Serif ESC Format Select User Defined Set ASCII code ESC n Decimal 27 37 n Hexadecimal 1B 25 n Comments ESC is required to define the character set The following values can be used for n 0 Selects the normal set 1 Selects the user defined set For NLQ characters also send ESC x 1 Command Summary 8 3 5 ...

Page 183: ...55 Hexadecimal 1B 37 Comments This code causes codes 128 through 159 to be treated as control codes This is the default ESC I Format Printable Code Area Expansion ASCII code ESC I n Decimal 27 73 n Hexadecimal 1B 49 n Comments ASCII codes 0 to 31 and 128 to 159 are usually not printable These codes become printable upon input of the ESC I code if n 1 which allows the use of these codes for user de...

Page 184: ...ty Graphics Mode ASCII code ESC L n1 n2 Decimal 27 76 n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 4C n1 n2 Comments Turns on eight pin double density graphics mode 120 dots per inch The total number of columns n1 n2 x 256 ESC Y Format Select High Speed Double Density Graphics Mode ASCII code ESC Y n1 n2 Decimal 27 89 n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 59 n1 n2 Comments Turns on eight pin high speed double density graphics mode 120 do...

Page 185: ...raphics mode 240 dots per inch The total number of columns n1 n2 x 256 ESC Format Select Graphics Mode ASCII code ESC m n1 n2 Decimal 27 42 m n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 2A m n1 n2 Comments Turns on graphics mode m See the table below for details on the available modes The total number of columns n1 n2 x 256 Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode 8 38 Command Summary ...

Page 186: ... mode m 0 7 See ESC for graphic modes ESC Format Select 9 Pin Graphics Mode ASCII code ESC m n1 n2 Decimal 27 94 m n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 5E m n1 n2 Comments Turns on 9 pin graphics mode For this command the variable m defines density of print 0 for single 60 dpi and 1 for double 120 dpi The total number of columns n1 n2 x 256 This mode requires two data items for each column of print Command Summar...

Page 187: ...Appendix A Reference Tables Proportional Width Table A 2 Character Tables A 6 Reference Tables A l ...

Page 188: ...onal characters that will fit on a line The characters with no code indicated are international characters or graphics See the section on international character sets in Chapter 3 and the descriptions of the ESC R and ESC t commands in the Command Summary for information on how to use these characters The following width table shows each code hexadecimal the character and the character s width If ...

Page 189: ...Reference Tables A 3 ...

Page 190: ...12 12 12 8110 IO l2 ll ll 11 12 12 12 12111 12112 12111 12112 12112 12112 12 12 5 10 Code CHR BO Bl 82 83 B4 B5 B6 B7 88 B9 B A B B B C B D BE BF co Cl c2 c3 c4 c5 C6 c7 C8 c9 C A C B c c C D C E C F DO Dl D2 Width 12112 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A 4 Reference Tables ...

Page 191: ...F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 Width 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10112 12 12 10 12 11 12 11 12 12 12 10 12 12112 12112 12 11 12 12 12112 lO lO 10112 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Code F8 F9 FA FB F C F D FE CHR 0 Width 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 818 12 12 11111 12 12 12 12 8 9 10112 12 12 Reference Tables A 5 ...

Page 192: ...lect whether hex codes 80 to 9F are characters ESC 6 or control codes ESC 7 In the tables the first digit of each hex code is in the top row and the second digit is in the first column The binary digits are in the second row and second column and the decimal codes are in the rectangle next to the character For example for an uppercase A the hex code is 41 the binary code is 01000001 and the decima...

Page 193: ...I I 10 j 1 3 14 15 6 7 18 9 A 1 B j C D E F E I KY I 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1100 1111 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 5 ...

Page 194: ...I 7 0111 ii ...

Page 195: ...inter Specifications Printing Paper Mechanical Electrical Environmental B 2 B 2 B 3 B 5 B 5 B 6 Interface Specifications B 7 Parallelinterface B 7 Serial interface B 1 1 Initialization B 13 Default Settings B 14 Technical Specifications B l ...

Page 196: ...ing direction Line spacing Bidirectional logic seeking for text printing Unidirectional for graphics can also be switched to bidirectional by using the proper software command 1 6 inch 1 inch or programmable increments of 1 216th of an inch Printable columns Pitch Maximum printed characters 10 pitch 136 10 pitch double wide 68 10 pitch condensed 233 12 pitch 163 12 pitch double wide 81 12 pitch co...

Page 197: ... sets Epson Extended Graphics character table Paper Paper feed methods Paper type Paper width Paper feed speed Built in front push feed tractor Built in rear push feed tractor Pull tractor optional Continuous feed paper 4 to 16 inches 101 0 to 406 4mm Approx 17ms line at 1 6 inch line spacing during continuous feeding Approx 28ms line during intermittent feeding Technical Specifications B 3 ...

Page 198: ...T Paper thickness Front up to 0 018 inches 0 46 mm Rear up to 0 012 inches 0 30 mm Number of copies With continuous multi part paper only Front one original plus up to five copies maximum thickness of 0 018 inches 0 46mm Rear one original plus up to three copies maximum thickness of 0 012 inches 0 30mm B 4 Technical Specifications ...

Page 199: ...t use ribbons for 24 pin printers Life expectancy in draft characters at 14 dot character 15 million characters For all components excluding print head 13 500 OOO lines Height 14 5 inches 367mm Width 27 6 inches 700mm Depth 15 0 inches 382 5mm Weight approx 65 lbs 30kg Electrical Voltage 120 VAC 10 220 VAC 10 240 VAC 10 Power consumption 600 watts maximum Frequency 49 5 to 60 5 Hz B 5 ...

Page 200: ...for one minute Environmental Temperature Operation 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Storage 22 F to 150 F 30 C to 65 C Humidity Operation 10 to 80 RH without condensation Storage 5 to 85 RH without condensation Shock Vibration Operation Up to 1 G within 1 ms Storage Up to 2 G within 1 ms Operation Up to 025 G at up to 55 Hz Storage Up to 0 50 G at up to 55 Hz B 6 Technical Specifications ...

Page 201: ...ive interface signals are shown in the table on the following pages Signal Return Direc Pin Pin Signal tion Description 1 19 STROBE IN STROBE pulse to read data in Pulse width must be more than 0 5 microseconds at the receiving terminal 2 20 DATA 1 IN These signals represent information of 3 DATA 2 IN the 1st to 8th bits of parallel data 4 DATA 3 IN respectively Each signal IS at HIGH level 5 23 D...

Page 202: ...B 8 Technical Specifications ...

Page 203: ...of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW The column heading Direction refers to the direction of the signal flow as viewed from the printer Return denotes the twisted pair return to be connected at signal ground level For the interface wiring be sure to use a twisted pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side Interface timing The figure bel...

Page 204: ... being enabled or disabled the on line off line status and the receipt of the data control characters DC1 or DC3 While printing is disabled character data is being received and acknowledged so that the printer can look for another DC1 character which would allow it to resume printing B 10 Technical Specifications ...

Page 205: ... Space 0 3V to 27V Handshaking Handshaking by DTR signal or X on X off Vacant print buffer area Down to 512 bytes Rises to 784 bytes Printer status Printer status Cannot receive input Send X OFF code or sets data DTR flag to 1 Mark Can receive input data Sends X ON code or sets DTR flag to 0 Space Error handling When a parity error is detected your printer will print an asterisk All other errors a...

Page 206: ...Pin assignment of the serial interface l The column heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow from the printer B 12 Technical Specifications ...

Page 207: ...terface pin 31 goes LOW Software Initialization l Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command These three kinds of initialization have slightly different effects All three methods reset the typestyle according to the default settings selected by the DIP switches inside the front cover However ESC does not initialize the printer mechanism clear the input data buffer or clear the user defi...

Page 208: ...TOP OF FORM button Tear off position Last setting by TEAR OFF button Front rear tractor selection Last setting by PAPER SELECT button Vertical tab position Cleared Horizontal tab position Every eight characters Character pitch Reset to current DIP switch setting Justification Left justification Special printing effects Conforms to current DIP switch settings where applicable Other effects are canc...

Page 209: ... feature is turned on using a DIP switch each carriage return code CR is automatically accompanied by a line feed LF code automatic tear off A feature that feeds the paper s perforation to the tear off position and then feeds the paper back to the top of form position This position can be adjusted by using micro feed when in the tear off mode baud rate A measure of the speed of data transmission U...

Page 210: ...t head does not always move to the left margin character set A collection of letters numbers and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language character table A portion of a character set that can be used for graphic symbols or italic characters See also Epson Extended Graphics and italics characters per inch cpi A measure of the size of text characters often referred...

Page 211: ...oting feature that helps advanced users detect the cause of communication problems between the printer and computer When the printer is in data dump mode it prints each code that it receives in hexadecimal notation and ASCII code Also called hex dump decimal See number systems default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized DIP switches Small switc...

Page 212: ...r quality emphasized printing A way of producing darker characters Each character is printed twice with the second character printed slightly to the right of the first Epson Extended Graphics The Epson Extended Graphics character table contains international accented characters Greek characters and character graphics for printing lines corners and shaded areas ESC escape A special control code use...

Page 213: ... and multi part forms front tractor arrow The arrow shaped light on the PAPER SELECT indicator that lights up when the front tractor is selected The arrow is green when there is paper loaded in the tractor even if the paper is in standby position and red when the tractor is out of paper front rear button A control panel button that lets you switch tractors automatically hexadecimal hex See number ...

Page 214: ...able that contains italicized characters and symbols line feed A control code that advances the paper one line space line feed load button A control panel button that advances the paper one line or automatically loads paper memory The printer like a computer has a memory When you print a file from a computer the contents of the file are transferred quickly from the computer s memory to the printer...

Page 215: ...e digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F This numbering system is frequently used by programmers Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be expressed by a two digit hex number Binary is base 2 and uses only the digits 0 and 1 All information in computer systems is handled in binary form to represent electrical signals that are on or off A binary digit is often called a bit any decimal num...

Page 216: ...d is 10 cpi platen The silver plate behind the paper bail that provides a backing for the printing print quality Your printer has three types of print quality draft high speed draft and near letter quality NLQ Draft and high speed draft are for high speed draft quality jobs NLQ is for final polished documents printing position The position on the page where text or graphics will print This positio...

Page 217: ...e paper through the printer to the print head RAM Random Access Memory The portion of the printer s memory that is used as a buffer and used for storing user defined characters rear tractor The built in push tractor that feeds paper from the rear of the printer rear tractor arrow The arrow shaped light on the PAPER SELECT indicator that lights up when the rear tractor is selected The arrow is gree...

Page 218: ...ff button A button that lets you use the automatic tear off feature See automatic tear off tear off position The position the printer feeds the paper to when you press the TEAR OFF button This position can be adjusted using micro feed so that the paper s perforation meets the printer s tear off edge top of form position The position on the paper that the printer recognizes as the first printable l...

Page 219: ...inch 4 4 5 Cleaning the printer 5 2 3 Commands 4 8 13 8 l 39 Computer connecting to 1 24 31 Condensed mode 3 12 3 22 4 5 6 Connecting to computer 1 24 31 Continuous paper See Paper Control panel 3 2 7 Control panel buttons 3 4 7 Country See International character sets Cpi See Characters per inch D Data dump mode 7 6 7 Default settings B 14 DIP switches 3 8 19 Double strike 4 6 Double wide 4 5 6 D...

Page 220: ... On line button 3 4 On line light 3 3 Options 6 1 22 P Page length 3 17 Panel control 3 2 7 Paper changing 2 26 29 loading 2 2 16 positioning 2 3 specifications B 3 4 thickness 2 2 Paper out light 3 3 Paper select indicator 3 3 Parallel interface connecting 1 25 28 DIP switch settings 3 19 interface pin assignments B 9 specifications B 7 B10 timing B 9 Parity 3 19 Parts 1 2 1 7 Pin assignments See...

Page 221: ...rinting on 2 30 31 Specifications B 2 14 Spreadsheets 3 21 22 Stand printer 1 5 Subscripts 4 7 Superscripts 4 7 Switches DIP 3 8 19 Technical specifications B 2 14 Testing 1 15 24 Timing parallel interface B 9 Top of form position 2 17 19 Top of form button 3 6 Top of form light 3 3 Tractor arrow lights 3 3 Tractor front See Front tractor Tractor rear See Rear tractor Tractor pull See Pull tractor...

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Page 223: ...nged by Topic This section lists all the DFX commands The numbers in the columns on the right are the page numbers in Chapter 8 where a complete description of the command can be found Printer operation Data control ...

Page 224: ... 69 I 45 Select emphasized mode 1 8 29 ESC F ESC G 70 I71 46 Cancel emphasized mode 47 Select double strike mode a 29 I 8 29 ESC H 72 46 Cancel double strike mode 6 30 ESC SO I a3 1 53 1 Select superscript mode 1 6 30 ESCSl 163 I 53 Select subscript mode 1 8 30 I ESCT 64 54 Cancel superscriptsubscript 6 31 ESC 45 2D Turn underlining on off 6 31 ESC 4 52 34 Select italic mode 8 31 ESC 5 53 35 Cance...

Page 225: ...Normal Slashed Not slashed I l 3 Character table Graphics I Italics I 1 l 4 I Input buffer 1 OFF 1 ON I l 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 NLQ or dratt mode NLQ Draft International character set See table page 3 11 1 2 1 1 Page length 12 inches I 11 inches I 2 2 Dratt printing speed Normal High 2 3 Skip over perforation 1 ON 1 OFF I 2 4 I Auto line feed 1 ON 1 OFF I 2 5 2 6 Interface type parity See table below 2 7 ...

Page 226: ...tear off edge paper separator cover paper separator power back flap serial interface 7 ground connector parallel interface interface cover paper ribbon plater mask front cover ...

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