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proof sign-off: kimura _______ ishizaka _______ courtier _______ paper supports edge guides paper guide paper-release lever knob control panel printer cover power switch bb0-01 print head sprocket units tractor unit paper-thickness lever center support bb0-02 pause lf/ff font paper park 12 prestige script draft draft condensed roman sans serif courier micro adjust 3sec lights buttons light l blackberry rev.d a5 size front, inside cover 95/05/08
epson ? all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of seiko epson corporation. no patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. while every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, seiko epson corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. neither seiko epson corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the u.s.) failure to strictly comply with seiko epson corporation?s operating and maintenance instructions. seiko epson corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as original epson products or epson approved products by seiko epson corporation. epson and epson esc/p are registered trademarks and epson stylus and epson esc/p 2 are trademarks of seiko epson corporation. actionprinter is a trademark and epson connection is a service mark of epson america, inc. compuserve is a registered trademark of compuserve information service. coreldraw is a registered trademark of corel systems corporation. ibm proprinter is a trademark of international business machines corporation. lotus and 1-2-3 are registered trademarks of lotus development corporation. microsoft is a registered trademark and windows is a trademark of microsoft corporation. general notice: other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks. copyright ? 1994 by seiko epson corporation, nagano, japan. user?s guide proof sign-off: ohtera _______ grady _______ r b l a c kb e r ry re v . e a5 size front 96/04/17
fcc compliance statement for united states users this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. these limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. this equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. however, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. if this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ? reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ? increase the separation between the equipment and receiver ? connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected ? consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. warning the connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the fcc certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the fcc for this equipment. it is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. if this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user ? s authority to operate the equipment. for canadian users this digital apparatus does not exceed the class b limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the canadian department of communications. le pr sent appareil num rique n ? met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de classe b prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le minist re des communications du canada. l blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 ii
where to get help for united states users epson america provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized epson dealers and service centers. epson also provides the following support services through the epson connection sm at (800) 922-8911: ? assistance in locating your nearest authorized epson reseller or service center ? technical assistance with the installation, configuration, and operation of epson products ? sales of the esc/p ? reference manual ? epson technical information library fax service ? product literature with technical specifications on our current and new products ? sales of ribbons, supplies, parts, documentation, and accessories for your epson product ? customer relations compuserve ? on-line support the fastest way to access helpful tips, specifications, drivers, application notes, and bulletins is through the epson america forum on compuserve. if you are not currently a member of compuserve, you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an epson product. this membership entitles you to: ? an introductory $15 credit on compuserve ? your own user id and password ? a complimentary subscription to compuserve magazine , compuserve ? s monthly publication to take advantage of this offer, call (800) 848-8199 in the united states and canada and ask for representative #529. in other countries, call (614) 529-1611 or your local compuserve access number. if you are already a compuserve member, simply type go epson at the menu prompt to reach the epson america forum. r blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 iii
for united kingdom users epson product guarantee under the law, goods sold must comply with their description and must be of merchantable quality and fit for their purpose or correspond with any sample. this guarantee does not affect the seller ? s legal obligation or the rights of the consumer in the ? consumer transactions ? under any statute, including sections 12 to 15 of the sales of goods act, 1979. all epson products, other than oem products, are fully guaranteed against faulty operation or performance for a period of one year from date of purchase by the user of the product. all claims under this guarantee must be supported by evidence of purchase, normally the bill of sale invoice, and it is the responsibility of the claimant to furnish such proof. epson (uk) limited does not issue or operate any form of guarantee registration card. claims are made by the user returning the product to the supplier from whom it was purchased or, if this is impractical, to any epson supplier who also handles the same product. in the event of any difficulty, users are requested to contact the service co-ordinator manager at epson (uk) limited. epson (uk) limited, or epson appointed distributors, will at their discretion repair or replace part or all of the product to provide, in their judgement, a satisfactory performance of the product consistent with its age and apparent usage. this guarantee covers the cost of both the parts and labour required to correct any malfunction of the equipment, but specifically excludes: wear and tear, consumables, physical damage due to incorrect use or misuse and damage or faulty operation due to unauthorized and inexpert repair. l blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 iv
the guarantee is restricted to the performance of the product alone, and epson (uk) limited does not accept responsibility for any consequential loss or damage, nor claimed or implied performance, when the product is used in any combination with other equipment or program software. product guarantee may be invalidated as a result of excessive or inappropriate use, use in an adverse environment or in conditions outside the specifications or if the product has been subjected to unapproved modifications. the guarantee does not cover visits to the user ? s premises or the repair or commissioning of the product on site. use of options epson (uk) limited shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as original epson products or epson approved products by epson (uk) limited. safety information warning : this appliance must be earthed. refer to rating plate for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage. important : the wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code: green and yellow?earth blue?neutral brown?live as the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: ? the green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter e or with the earth symbol ( g ) or coloured green or green and yellow. ? the blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter n or coloured black. r blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 v
? the brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter l or coloured white. if damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating. l blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 vi
contents introduction features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 energy star compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 finding your way around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 warnings, cautions, and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 chapter 1 setting up the printer unpacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 choosing a place for the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 assembling the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 installing the knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 attaching the paper supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 installing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 plugging in the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 running the self test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 connecting the printer to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 connecting to the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 connecting to the serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 setting up your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 using microsoft ? windows ? 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 using non-windows software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 chapter 2 using the printer using the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 lights and buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 getting the results you expect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 r blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 vii
printing on continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 printing in the push tractor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 printing in the pull tractor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 printing on special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 adjusting the paper-thickness lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 multi-part forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 using the printer setting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 printer setting descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 changing the printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 installing and using options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 single-bin cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 pull tractor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 color upgrade kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35 chapter 3 troubleshooting problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 power is not being supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 the printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 the print is faint or uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 dots are missing in printed characters or graphics . . . . . . . 3-5 printed characters are not what you expected . . . . . . . . . 3-5 the print position is not what you expected . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 single sheets do not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 when you use the cut-sheet feeder, the paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 switching between the cut-sheet feeder and the push tractor does not work properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 using the pull tractor with the push tractor, continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 l blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 viii
with the color upgrade installed, the printer does not operate properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 appendix printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-2 printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-2 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-4 mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-6 electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-7 environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-7 safety approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-10 sending printer commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-10 using the command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-10 general operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-11 paper feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-11 page format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-11 print position motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-12 font selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-13 font enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-14 spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-15 character handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-16 bit image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-18 graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-19 color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-19 character tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-20 index r blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 ix
declaration of conformity according to iso/iec guide 22 and en 45014 manufacturer: seiko epson corporation address: 3-5, owa 3-chome, suwa-shi, nagano-ken 392 japan representative: epson europe b.v. address: prof. j. h. bavincklaan 5 1183 at amstelveen the netherlands declares that the product: product name: dot matrix printer type name: lq-300 model: p852a conforms to the following directive(s) and norm(s): directive 89/336/eec: en 55022 class b en 50082-1 iec 801-2 iec 801-3 iec 801-4 directive 73/23/eec: en 60950 june 1995 m. hamamoto president of epson europe b.v. ce marking applies to 230v version only. l blackberry rev.e a5 size front 96/04/17 x
introduction features your epson ? 24-pin dot matrix printer offers these outstanding features: ? high-speed printing. print up to 200 characters per second (cps) in 10-cpi draft mode. ? quiet operation. you?ll notice the benefit of quiet printing in your work environment. ? simple control panel. three buttons and three lights give you fingertip-access to most printer functions. ? two built-in interfaces: parallel and eia-232d serial. ? detachable tractor unit that can be used as either a pull tractor or a push tractor. print on single sheets without removing the continuous paper supply. ? compact design. this printer fits neatly into available space in your home or office. ? longer printable area. print up to 66 lines on a4-size or 62 lines on standard letter paper. you can get custom results with the following options: ? color upgrade kit (c83211 ? ) adds visual interest to printed documents with a color ribbon cartridge. ? pull tractor unit (c80030 ? ) for printing continuous paper and multi-part forms (used with the standard tractor). ? single-bin cut-sheet feeder (c80637 ? ) loads up to 50 sheets of paper automatically. proof sign-off: ohtera _______ grady _______ r blackberry rev.e a5 size introduction 96/04/08 introduction 1
e nergy s tar compliance as an international e nergy s tar partner, epson has determined that this product meets the international e nergy s tar program guidelines for energy efficiency. the international e nergy s tar program promotes the voluntary development of energy-efficient computers, printers, and other peripheral equipment. finding your way around this manual provides fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions for setting up and operating your printer. ? ? ? ? ? s specifications and lists programming commands. ? blackberry rev.e a5 size introduction 96/04/08 2 introduction
warnings, cautions, and notes w warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. c cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer. r blackberry rev.e a5 size introduction 96/04/08 introduction 3
important safety instructions read all of these instructions before you set up your printer. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? blackberry rev.e a5 size introduction 96/04/08 4 introduction
? ? s ampere rating. also, make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes. ? ? ? s manual, do not attempt to repair the printer yourself. this could expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. refer all servicing in those compartments to service personnel. ? blackberry rev.e a5 size introduction 96/04/08 introduction 5
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chapter 1 setting up the printer proof sign-off: ohtera _______ grady _______ _______ unpacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 choosing a place for the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 assembling the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 installing the knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 attaching the paper supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 installing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 plugging in the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 running the self test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 connecting the printer to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 connecting to the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 connecting to the serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 setting up your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 using microsoft ? windows ? 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 using non-windows software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 1 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-1
unpacking the printer your printer box should include these items. in some locations, the power cord is attached to the printer. c 1-01 1-02 1-03 1-04 1-05 1-06 printer printout guide knob paper supports ribbon cartridge power cord l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-2 setting up the printer
note: the printout guide is used with the optional cut-sheet feeder. if you do not have the cut-sheet feeder now, store the printout guide at the back of the printer cover in case you need it later. choosing a place for the printer when selecting a place to set up your printer, choose a convenient location that provides the following: ? a flat, stable surface ? adequate room around the printer to allow easy operation and maintenance. make sure it?s close enough to the computer for the printer cable to reach, and be sure you can easily unplug the power cord. ? moderate environmental conditions. select a cool, dry area and protect your printer from direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust. ? appropriate power source. make sure you use a grounded outlet; do not use an adapter plug. avoid electrical outlets controlled by timers or wall switches; an interruption in power can wipe out the information in your computer or printer memory. 1-7 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-3
if you place the printer on a stand, follow these guidelines: ? use a stand that supports at least 9 kg (19 lb). ? never use a stand that tilts the printer. always keep it level. ? provide enough clearance below the stand and between the legs of the stand so your continuous paper flows smoothly. ? place cables so they do not interfere with paper feeding; secure them to a leg of the stand if possible. assembling the printer follow the steps in this section to get your printer up and running. installing the knob 1. insert the knob into the hole in the printer?s right side and rotate it slowly until it slips onto the shaft. 2. push firmly on the knob until it fits against the printer case. 1-08 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-4 setting up the printer
attaching the paper supports 1. raise the paper guide. 2. hold one of the wire paper supports and push the tips into the notches on the edge guide 3. repeat for the other paper support. lower the paper guide. 1-08a 1-09 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-5
installing the ribbon cartridge before installing the ribbon cartridge, make sure the printer is turned off. 1. open the printer cover to the upright position, then pull it up to remove it. w 1-10 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-6 setting up the printer
2. slide the print head to the middle of the printer. 3. turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack from the ribbon so it is easier to install. 1-11 1-12 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-7
4. insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as shown; then press both sides of the cartridge down firmly to fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots. 5. use a pointed object, such as a ball point pen, to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide. turn the ribbon-tightening knob to help feed the ribbon into place; it should not be twisted or creased. 6. slide the print head from side to side to make sure it moves smoothly. 7. reinstall and close the printer cover. 1-13 1-14 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-8 setting up the printer
when your printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. to remove the old ribbon cartridge, first move the print head to the center of the printer. then grasp the ribbon cartridge handle on either side and lift it out of the printer. plugging in the printer 1. make sure the power switch on the printer is turned off. it is off when the n side of the switch is pressed down. 2. check the label on the bottom of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet. c 3. if the power cord is not attached to the printer, connect it to the ac inlet on the printer. 4. plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet. 1-15 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-9
running the self test the built-in self test function demonstrates that the printer is working properly. you can run the test with either continuous paper or single sheets; this section describes the easier way, with single sheets. c 1. make sure the printer is turned off and the paper-release lever is pushed back to the single-sheet position. raise the paper guide upright. 1-16 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-10 setting up the printer
2. while holding down the lf/ff button, turn on the printer. release the button after the pause light flashes. the beeper sounds three times, indicating the printer is out of paper. 3. slide the left edge guide until it locks in place at the triangular guide mark. next, adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper. 1-17 1-18 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-11
4. slide a sheet of paper down firmly between the edge guides until it meets resistance. the printer loads the sheet and begins printing automatically. c 5. to stop printing temporarily, press the pause button. 6. to end the self test, make sure the printer is not printing. press lf/ff to eject the sheet; then turn off the printer. here is part of a typical self-test printout: note: if the self test did not print satisfactorily, see chapter 3. if it prints correctly, go on to the next section. 1-19 1-20 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-12 setting up the printer
connecting the printer to your computer your printer includes both a centronics ? -compatible parallel interface and an eia-232d serial interface. before you begin, place the printer upright, as shown below. (this makes it easier to connect the cable.) connect your computer to the desired interface as described below. you can connect cables to both interfaces; the printer switches automatically to the appropriate interface when it receives data. 1-21 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-13
connecting to the parallel interface you need a shielded, twisted-pair cable (not longer than 2 meters?6 feet) to use the parallel interface. 1. turn off both the computer and the printer. plug the parallel cable connector securely into the printer?s parallel interface. squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector. 2. guide the interface cable through the slot on the side of the printer as shown in the illustration on page 1-16 so that it does not block the paper supply. note: if there is a ground wire at the end of the cable, attach it to the ground connector to the right of the interface as shown in the illustration on page 1-15. 3. plug the other end of the cable into the computer?s parallel interface. (if there is a ground wire at the end of the cable, attach it to the ground connector at the back of the computer.) 1-22 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-14 setting up the printer
connecting to the serial interface 1. turn off both the computer and the printer. plug the serial cable connector securely into the printer?s serial interface. tighten the screws on either side of the connector. note: if there is a ground wire at the end of the cable, attach it to the ground connector to the right of the interface. 1-23 1-24 r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-15
2. guide the interface cable through the slot on the side of the printer so that it does not block the paper supply. 3. plug the other end of the cable into the computer?s serial interface; then tighten the screws on either side of the connector. (if there is a ground wire at the end of the cable, attach it to the ground connector at the back of the computer.) 4. use the printer setting mode to change the baud rate, parity bit, data length, or etx/ack handshaking if necessary. see ?changing the printer settings? in chapter 2. setting up your software most software lets you specify the type of printer you use so that you can take full advantage of the printer?s features. your software probably provides an installation or setup section that includes a list of printers. 1-25 l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-16 setting up the printer
using microsoft ? windows ? 3.1 if you are using windows 3.1, follow the steps below to install the appropriate driver for your printer. your printer will work correctly for all your windows programs, such as word for windows, lotus ? 1-2-3 ? for windows, and coreldraw. ? follow the steps below to install the driver. 1. in the main window, double-click the control panel icon. 2. double-click the printers icon. 3. choose the add button. 4. from the list of printers box, select lq-300 . if this is not available, select the first available printer from the following list. if you plan to use color, you must choose either actionprinter 3260 , lq-150 , lq-860 , or lq-2550 . the other printers cannot use color. act ionp rin ter ? 3260 lq-870 lq-150 actionprinter 3250 lq-860 any lq printer lq-2550 epson printer lq-570+ stylus ? 800 5. click the install button. a dialog box may instruct you to insert a diskette. if necessary, insert the diskette required; then click ok . 6. click the setup button. 7. select the appropriate resolution. r blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 setting up the printer 1-17
8. click the ok button. 9. highlight epson lq-300 (or the printer you added) and click the button labeled set as default printer . 10. click the close button. using non-windows software see your software documentation for installation instructions, and choose lq-300 when a list of printers appears. if this is not available, choose the first available printer from the following list. if you plan to use color, you must choose either actionprinter 3260 , lq-150 , lq-860 , or lq-2550 . the other printers cannot use color. actionprinter 3260 lq-870 lq-150 actionprinter 3250 lq-860 any lq printer lq-2550 epson printer lq-570+ stylus 800 if your software does not list the lq-300, you may want to contact the software manufacturer for an update. l blackberry rev.e a5 size chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 1-18 setting up the printer
chapter 2 using the printer proof sign-off: kimura _______ ishizaka _______ courtier _______ using the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 lights and buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 getting the results you expect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 printing on continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 printing in the push tractor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 printing in the pull tractor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 printing on special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 adjusting the paper-thickness lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 multi-part forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 using the printer setting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 printer setting descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 changing the printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 installing and using options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 single-bin cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 pull tractor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 color upgrade kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35 2 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-1
using the control panel you can control simple printer operations?such as line feeding, form feeding, loading and ejecting paper, and selecting fonts?with the buttons on the control panel. the control panel lights show the printer?s status and the current font. lights and buttons pause light the orange pause light is on when the printer stops printing. each time you turn on the printer, the light flashes briefly. when the printer is out of paper, the light flashes and the beeper sounds three times. the light also flashes when you can tear off the last sheet of continuous paper at the edge of the printer cover. the pause light goes on and the beeper sounds if an error occurs. font 1 and font 2 lights the green font lights, 1 and 2, indicate the current font setting. for more about selecting fonts, see page 2-4. while in the micro adjust mode, the font lights flash. see ?adjusting the loading position? on page 2-5. pause lf/ff font paper park 12 prestige script draft draft condensed roman sans serif courier micro adjust 3sec 2-01 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-2 using the printer
font button press the font button during normal operation to cycle through the printer fonts listed on the control panel. when you press the button, the font lights change to indicate your current selection. for more about choosing a font, see page 2-4. if you hold down the font button while you turn on the printer, you enter the printer setting mode, where you can change many of the printer ? s settings. for more about printer settings, see page 2-22. lf/ff button during normal operation, you can press this button briefly to feed paper line by line. hold it down to load a single sheet, or to advance continuous paper to the next top-of-form position. you can also press lf/ff to eject a page. if you want to make sure the printer is working correctly, you can also use this button to run the self test. to start the self test, hold down the lf/ff button while you turn on the printer. for complete instructions, see page 1-10. pause button press the pause button to stop the printer temporarily during printing or the self test. press it again to resume activity. paper park press the font and lf/ff buttons together to feed continuous paper backward to the paper-park position. see ? printing in the push tractor position ? on page 2-8. micro adjust while in this mode, you can adjust the loading position by pressing the lf/ff button or the font button. see ? adjusting the loading position ? on page 2-5. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-3
selecting fonts to choose one of the seven internal fonts listed on the control panel, press the font button. the two font lights come on ( n ), go off ( o ), or flash ( f ) to show the current selection. press the button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available selections; stop when you reach the desired font. your selection stays in effect until you change it again or turn off the printer. however, any font choices you make with your software will cancel your control panel selection. the table below shows how the font lights appear for each selection. font font lights 1 2 sample epson roman n n epson sans serif n o epson courier o n epson prestige f n epson script f o epson draft n f draft condensed o o n = on, o = off, f = flashing font paper 12 prestige script draft draft condensed roman sans serif courier micro adjust 2-02 2-03 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-4 using the printer
printing on single sheets you can use the paper guide to print on single sheets with a width of 182 mm (7.2 inches) to 257 mm (10.1 inches). note: you can install an optional cut-sheet feeder to load up to 50 sheets automatically. see page 2-29 for details. loading single sheets you load single sheets as shown in ? running the self test ? in chapter 1. for normal use, turn on the printer without pressing any other buttons. the pause light flashes briefly, and the printer loads the sheet automatically. when the printer receives data, it begins to print. c adjusting the loading position if you want to adjust the position where printing begins on the page, follow these steps (these instructions also work when you use the pull or push tractor): 1. with paper loaded, hold down the pause button until the printer beeps once and the font lights begin to flash. 2. press the lf/ff button to feed the paper forward, or press the font button to feed the paper backward. (press either button as many times as necessary until you reach the desired position.) 3. to complete the adjustment, press the pause button or send data from your computer. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-5
getting the results you expect when you print on single sheets, you may notice that the printer prints the first page of your file correctly, but then prints too low on the next page, or that it prints the last few lines from one page onto the next. this happens because single sheet handling differs slightly from continuous paper handling. it ? s easy to adjust the printer so that you get the right results. simply change the settings in your software program as described below. 1. when you install a software program, it normally asks you what printer you are using. make sure you choose the correct printer. see chapter 1 for instructions. 2. many programs have an option that you can use to set the maximum lines per page. if you are using standard 8 1/2 11-inch paper, set the lines per page to 61. note: to find the right lines-per-page setting for paper other than 8 1/2 3. if your program does not have a lines-per-page setting, try decreasing the top margin or increasing the bottom margin, or both, until you get the results you want. 4. you can also try adjusting the form length setting. for a standard 8 1/2 11-inch page, try setting the form length to 10 inches. 5. some programs let you indicate whether you are using single sheets or continuous paper. make sure you choose single sheets. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-6 using the printer
printing on continuous paper your printer can handle continuous paper with a width of 101 mm (4.0 inches) to 254 mm (10.0 inches). depending on where you position the tractor, you can use it as a pull tractor or a push tractor. these guidelines can help you decide where to position the tractor: ? do you want to switch between printing on single sheets and continuous paper without removing the paper supply? will you tear off continuous paper sheet-by-sheet? if yes, use the tractor in the push tractor position. (the printer comes with the tractor installed in this position.) see the following section. ? are you printing on labels? if yes, use the tractor as a pull tractor. see page 2-13 for instructions. ? if your documents require a more precise print position, use the optional pull tractor (c80030 ? ) in addition to the built-in tractor in the push tractor position. for details, see page 2-33. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-7
printing in the push tractor position when using the push tractor, it is a good idea to set the auto tear off feature in the printer setting mode to on. see ? changing the printer settings ? on page 2-25. here ? s how to load continuous paper using the push tractor: 1. make sure the printer is turned off. remove the paper guide and place the paper-release lever in the continuous paper position. 2. release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward. 2-04 2-05 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-8 using the printer
3. slide the left sprocket unit using the scale on the printer as a guide. the printer prints to the right of the position marked 0. push the sprocket lock lever back to lock it in place. then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. move the paper support so it is midway between the sprocket units. 5 1 0 0 2-06 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-9
4. make sure your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. open the sprocket covers. fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers. slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper and lock it in place. now the paper is in the paper-park position. c 2-07 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-10 using the printer
5. to separate the incoming paper from the printed paper, attach the paper guide by holding it horizontally and fitting its notches over the printer ? s mounting posts as shown below. then slide the paper guide toward the front of the printer until you feel it click. 6. slide the left edge guide to the center until it stops at the diamond-shaped guide mark. then slide the right edge guide to the opposite guide mark. 2-08 2-09 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-11
7. make sure the printer cover is closed. then turn on the printer. when the printer receives data, it begins printing automatically. 8. when you finish printing (the printer receives no data for three seconds) the printer feeds the perforation of the continuous paper to the edge of the printer cover so that you can tear off the last sheet. the pause light flashes. note: ? ? pause light is flashing. when you send more data, the paper automatically feeds back to the loading position. if you want to change the position where printing begins on the page, follow the steps on page 2-5 to adjust the loading position. switching back to single sheets to switch to single sheets, press the font and lf/ff buttons at the same time; the printer feeds the paper backward into the paper-park position. then follow the steps in ? loading single sheets ? on page 2-5. c l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-12 using the printer
printing in the pull tractor position to load continuous paper using the pull tractor, you must move the tractor to the pull tractor position, as described in steps 1 through 3 below. if your tractor is already installed in this position, make sure the printer is off and skip to step 5. c ? ? 1. turn the printer off; then remove the paper guide. pull the paper-release lever forward to the continuous paper position as shown in the illustration on page 2-8. 2. squeeze the tractor ? s lock tabs gently and pull the tractor away from the printer. remove the printer cover. 2-10 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-13
3. lift the tractor forward to the mounting slot at the top of the printer and tilt it into place as shown below. then push the tractor onto the posts until the notches snap into place. 4. release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward. 2-11 2-12 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-14 using the printer
5. insert the paper into the paper slot as shown below and pull it up. position the paper using the scale on the printer as a guide. the printer prints to the right of the position marked 0. note : make sure your paper supply is positioned within 1 meter (3 feet) of the printer. 6. slide the left sprocket unit so that its sprockets match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in place. then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units. 1 0 5 0 2-13 2-14 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-15
7. make sure your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. open the sprocket covers. fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers. slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper and lock it in place. 8. to separate the incoming paper from the printed paper, attach the paper guide. hold it horizontally and fit its notches over the printer ? s mounting posts. then slide the paper guide toward the back of the printer until you feel it click. 9. slide the left edge guide to the center until it stops at the diamond-shaped guide mark; slide the right edge guide to the opposite guide mark. 10. attach the printer cover and adjust the paper position with the knob. turn the knob until the perforation between pages is just above the print head. 11. make sure the printer cover is closed. then turn on the printer. when the printer receives data, it begins printing automatically. 2-15 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-16 using the printer
if you want to change the position where printing begins on the page, press lf/ff to advance the page to the next top-of-form position, and then follow the steps on page 2-5 to adjust the loading position. to eject the paper, tear off the paper entering the printer; then press the lf/ff button to feed the paper forward. printing on special paper in addition to printing on single sheets and continuous forms, your printer can also print on a wide variety of paper types, including multi-part forms, labels, and envelopes. before printing on special paper, you need to change the paper-thickness setting. c for multi-part forms and labels, you should not print any closer than 13 mm (0.5 inch) from either edge of the paper. for information on the printable area of envelopes, see the appendix. adjusting the paper-thickness lever the paper-thickness lever lets you specify the correct setting for your printing material. it is factory-set for standard office paper. here ? s how to change the setting for special papers: check on reserved r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-17
1. turn the printer off and open the cover. the paper-thickness lever is on the left side of the printer. the numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting. for normal use, the lever should always be set to position 0. 2. use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness. paper type lever position (reserved) ?1 standard paper (single sheets or continuous) 0 multi-part forms 2-sheet 1 3-sheet 2 4-sheet 3 envelopes 20 lb 4 24 lb 5 (reserved) 6 3. close the cover. when you finish printing, move the paper-thickness lever back to position 0. note: when you choose lever positions 2 ? 5 4 6 3 2 1 2-16 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-18 using the printer
multi-part forms you can use the built-in tractor to print on carbonless multi-part forms of up to four parts (one original plus three copies). before you print on the forms, set the paper-thickness lever as described in the previous section. these tips will help you get good results: ? load multi-part forms with the tractor only, not in the cut-sheet feeder or paper guide. for instructions, see ? printing on continuous paper ? on page 2-7. ? use only multi-part forms that are free of wrinkles and waves. never load multi-part forms joined by metal staples, tape, or continuous gluing. ? if you need to adjust the loading position, use your software program or change the loading position as described on page 2-5. ? when you use multi-part forms, raise the paper guide as shown. note : if you print on multi-part forms without raising the paper guide, the paper may jam. 2-16a illo? r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-19
labels you must use the tractor as a pull tractor to print on labels. keep these tips in mind: ? choose labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes made for use with a tractor. do not print labels as single sheets, because the shiny backing sheet almost always slips a little. ? you load labels the same way you load continuous paper, except that the paper-thickness lever should be set to 1. see page 2-13 for loading instructions. ? because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions. ? make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area. (see the appendix for specifications.) ? do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing. ? to remove the labels from the printer, tear off the fresh supply at the rear of the printer; then press lf/ff to advance the remaining labels out of the printer. c l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-20 using the printer
envelopes you can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide. ? before loading an envelope, set the paper-thickness lever to position 4 or 5. see page 2-18. ? to load an envelope, follow the steps used to load single sheets in ? running the self test ? on page 1-10. insert the wide edge of the envelope into the printer first, printable-side down. when you insert the envelope between the paper guides, push it firmly and hold it until it feeds into the printer. ? use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. ? make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area. the print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper. (see the appendix for specifications.) it ? s a good idea to print a test sample using a normal single sheet of paper before you print on the envelopes. 2-16b r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-21
using the printer setting mode your printer has internal settings that control simple functions such as the page length and character set. these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer, so they are also called default settings. for most users, the factory settings are best, but you can change these settings if necessary. the table below lists all the settings you can change. function options character table* pc437, pc850, pc860, pc863, pc865, pc861, brascii, abicomp page length 11, 12, 8.5, 70/6 inches skip-over-perforation on, off auto tear off on, off graphic print direction unidirectional, bidirectional software esc/p 2, ibm x24e agm on, off auto line feed on, off interface auto (10 sec. wait), auto (30 sec. wait), parallel, serial bit rate 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps parity bit none, odd, even data length 7 bit, 8 bit ext/ack disable, enable state reply on, off * in certain areas, the following character tables are available: pc437, pc850, pc864, pc437 greek, pc852, pc853, pc855, pc857, pc866, pc869, iso latin 1t, iso 8859-7, code mjk, mazowia, bulgaria note: because software settings always override the printer?s default settings, use your software program to control the printer, if possible. see your software documentation for more information. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-22 using the printer
printer setting descriptions this section describes all the settings available in the printer setting mode. character table character tables contain the characters and symbols used in different languages. your printer includes a wide variety of character tables. see the appendix for specific characters. page length this option is available only when you use continuous paper with the tractor. you can set the page length to 8 1/2, 11, 12, or 70/6 (the length of a4 paper) inches. skip-over-perforation when you turn on this feature, the printer skips over the perforations of continuous paper, providing a 1-inch margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next. because most software programs set their own top and bottom margins, you should use this feature only if your program does not provide them. this feature does not affect single-sheet paper. auto tear off when you use continuous paper with the push tractor, this feature advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position where you can easily tear off the printed pages. when the printer receives data, it automatically reverses the paper to the top-of-form position and starts printing, so you can use all of the next sheet. when you use the tractor to print on labels, set this feature to off. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-23
graphic print direction you can choose unidirectional or bidirectional as the print direction for graphics. the printer usually prints text bidirectionally for fast printing and prints graphics unidirectionally for precise vertical alignment of print dots. to print graphics faster, select bidirectional printing. software you can select the kind of printer commands used by your printer. when you select esc/p 2 ? , the printer emulates an epson esc/p 2 printer. when you select ibm x24e, the printer operates as an ibm proprinter ? x24e. if possible, choose an epson esc/p 2 printer in your software programs. this will allow you to use the most advanced font and graphics handling available. (emulation means that the printer can understand and respond to commands as if it were an x24e.) agm (alternate graphics mode) when agm is set to on, the printer can use high-resolution 24-pin graphics commands. the default setting is off. when you select ibm x24e, this setting is available. auto line feed when the auto line feed feature is on, each carriage return (cr) code is accompanied by a line feed (lf) code. if your printed text is unexpectedly double-spaced, set this feature to off. if text lines print on top of each other, set it to on. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-24 using the printer
interface when this feature is set to auto, the printer determines which interface is receiving data and switches to that interface until the end of the print job (when no data is received from the selected interface for the amount of time specified). you can specify either 10 seconds or 30 seconds. set this option to parallel only if you want the printer to ignore data from the serial interface or to serial only if you want the printer to ignore data from the parallel interface. bit rate, parity bit, data length, and etx/ack these options are available only when the interface is set to serial. see your computer manual for the appropriate settings. state reply for normal operation, leave this option set to off (default). changing the printer settings if you cannot use your software program to change the printer ? s settings, you can use the printer setting mode. here ? s how: c 1. turn off the printer. make sure the paper is loaded correctly. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-25
2. hold down the font button while you turn on the printer. if you are using single sheets, insert a sheet of paper. the printer automatically loads the paper and prints out a table of languages from which you can choose. you can print help text in english, french, german, italian, or spanish as shown in table a below. table a font lights 1 2 language o n o f n o n n n f n o f 3. to choose a language, press the font button repeatedly until the font lights match your desired selection. for example, to choose spanish, press the font button until font 1 is on and font 2 is flashing. 4. press the lf/ff to select the language. the printer prints the current settings in the language of your choice, and then stops. 5. press the font button now to print help text that guides you through the operations. the printed instructions include submenu tables that list all of the settings you can change and show you how the control panel lights appear for each selection. after printing is finished, go on to step 6. note: if you have changed the printer settings before and do not need the help text, you can skip this step by pressing lf/ff instead of the font button. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-26 using the printer
6. at this point, you are in table b. press the font or lf/ff button to move through the printer settings listed in table b, and notice how the control panel lights change to indicate your position. table b font lights pause light go to submenu 1 2 setting f o o f n o o f o n f o f o n f n n o f n n f n f o f f n f o f f n f f f f f f f o n o f for example, if you want to change the interface setting, press font or lf/ff until font 1 is flashing, font 2 is off, and the pause light is flashing. the printer beeps once each time you press the button while in table b. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-27
7. when you reach the setting that you want to change, press the pause button once. the printer beeps twice and enters a submenu table for that setting. for example, if you choose interface and then press pause , you enter table h. 8. see the appropriate table in your printed help text. press the font button to move through the settings in the table. the printer beeps twice each time you press the font button while in a submenu table. 9. when the control panel lights match your desired setting, press the pause button to make your selection. the printer saves the new setting and returns to table b. 10. repeat steps 6 through 9 for each additional setting you want to change, or skip to step 11 to exit the printer setting mode. 11. when you are finished, turn the printer off. any settings you have made remain in effect until you change them again. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-28 using the printer
installing and using options single-bin cut-sheet feeder the optional single-bin cut-sheet feeder (c80637 ? ) handles up to 50 sheets of standard bond paper ( 82 g/m 2 or 22 lb) without reloading. follow these steps to install the cut-sheet feeder: 1. make sure the printer is turned off. remove the paper guide. 2. if the tractor is installed in the pull-tractor position, remove it and reinstall it in the push-tractor position. 3. make sure the paper-release lever is in the single-sheet position. 4. hold the cut-sheet feeder in both hands and press on the latch levers. fit the notches in the cut-sheet feeder over the mounting posts on the printer. releasing the latch levers locks the cut-sheet feeder in place. 2-17 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-29
5. slide the left edge guide of the cut-sheet feeder so it is aligned with the triangular guide mark. next, slide the right edge guide to roughly match the width of your paper. slide the paper support midway between the edge guides. 6. pull the paper-set levers all the way forward until the edge guides retract and lock open to allow for paper loading. edge guides paper support 2-18 2-19 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-30 using the printer
7. take a stack of paper and fan it. next, tap the side and bottom of the paper on a flat surface to even up the stack. c 8. insert up to 50 sheets of paper along the left edge guide. 9. adjust the position of the right edge guide so that it matches your paper ? s width. make sure the position of the guide allows the paper to move up and down freely. 10. push the paper-set levers back to clamp the paper against the guide rollers. 11. to reinstall the paper guide, remove the wire paper supports from the edge guides of the paper guide. insert the two stacker supports packed with the cut-sheet feeder into the notches on the edge guides. stacker support wire paper support wire paper support stacker support 2-20 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-31
12. attach the paper guide to the cut-sheet feeder as shown below. 13. open the printer cover. place the printout guide in the middle. close the printer cover. note: the printout guide comes packed with your printer, not with the cut-sheet feeder. see ?unpacking the printer? on page 1-2. release tab release tab view from above 2-21 2-22 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-32 using the printer
14. slide the left edge guide of the paper guide to the center until it stops at the diamond-shaped guide mark. then slide the right edge guide to the opposite guide mark. you can easily switch between continuous paper and cut-sheet feeder operation. see ? switching back to single sheets ? on page 2-12 for details. note: ? ? pull tractor unit an additional pull tractor (c80030 ? ) is available as an option. you can improve the performance of continuous paper handling by using two tractors at the same time. this is especially useful with continuous pre-printed forms, multi-part forms, and labels. 1. make sure the paper-release lever is pulled forward to the continuous paper position. install the built-in tractor in the push tractor position. install the optional tractor in the pull tractor position. see page 2-13. 2. load continuous paper on the sprocket units of the push tractor. (see ? printing on continuous paper ? on page 2-7.) 3. turn on the printer. hold down the lf/ff button to feed paper forward one page. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-33
4. release the sprocket lock levers of the pull tractor and adjust the sprocket units to match the width of the paper. be sure that the sprocket units on both the tractors are aligned so that the paper is not crooked. 5. open the sprocket covers. fit the holes of the paper over the tractor pins of the sprocket units and adjust the sprocket units as necessary. (see ? printing on continuous paper ? on page 2-7.) close the sprocket covers. 6. if there is slack in the paper between the push and pull tractors, turn the knob on the right side of the pull tractor to remove the slack. 7. see that the paper is not crooked or wrinkled and lock the sprocket units in place. 8. reinstall the printer cover and the paper guide. 2-23 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-34 using the printer
color upgrade kit the optional color upgrade kit (c83211 ? ) includes a color ribbon cartridge and a motor unit. here ? s how to install the kit: 1. turn off the printer and remove the printer cover. if the original ribbon cartridge is installed, remove it. then slide the connector cover on the printer and pull it out as shown. 2. install the motor unit in the right hand corner of the printer, with the gear facing the center of the printer. push it down firmly to fit the metal pins into the slots. 2-24 2-25 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-35
3. insert the motor unit plug into the connector on the printer. 4. slide the print head to the middle of the printer. remove the retaining tape from the cartridge and then slide the movable ribbon guide on the color ribbon to the center of the cartridge. 5. turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon. 2-26 2-27 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-36 using the printer
6. insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as shown; then press both sides of the cartridge firmly to fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots. 7. turn the ribbon-tightening knob to help feed the ribbon into place; it should not be twisted or creased. 8. replace the printer cover. after you install the color ribbon cartridge, run the self test as shown on page 1-10. 2-28 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 using the printer 2-37
if the top or bottom edge of the characters in the self test are a different color from the rest, adjust the ribbon angle with the color ribbon adjustment lever. see page 3-12 for details. note : when you print using the color ribbon, print speed may be reduced. to switch to the black ribbon, remove the color ribbon and then install the black ribbon as shown on page 1-6. to remove the color ribbon, press down on the motor unit and pull out the cartridge as shown below. you do not have to remove the motor unit. 2-29 2-30 l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 2 96/04/08 pass 1 2-38 using the printer
chapter 3 troubleshooting proof sign-off: kimura _______ ishizaka _______ courtier _______ problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 power is not being supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 the printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 the print is faint or uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 dots are missing in printed characters or graphics . . . . . 3-5 printed characters are not what you expected . . . . . . . . 3-5 the print position is not what you expected . . . . . . . . . 3-6 paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 single sheets do not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 when you use the cut-sheet feeder, the paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 switching between the cut-sheet feeder and the push tractor does not work properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 using the pull tractor with the push tractor, continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 with the color upgrade installed, the printer does not operate properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 3 r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 troubleshooting 3-1
problems and solutions most problems you may encounter while operating your printer have simple solutions. you can check the operation of your printer using the self test. see ?running the self test? on page 1-10. if the self test works properly, the problem probably lies in the computer, the software, or the interface cable. if the self test does not work, contact your dealer or qualified service person for assistance. note: if you are an experienced user or a programmer, you can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and computer. to print a hex dump, turn off the printer. next, hold down the lf/ff and font buttons while you turn on the printer. then send data from your computer. the printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format. power supply power is not being supplied the lights on the control panel do not go on. check that the power cord is properly plugged into the electrical outlet. if the electrical outlet is controlled by an outside switch or automatic timer, use a different outlet. plug another electrical device, such as a lamp, into the outlet to determine whether the outlet is operating properly. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 3-2 troubleshooting
the lights come on briefly and then go off. the lights stay off even when the power is turned on again. check that the printer ? s voltage rating matches the voltage of your electrical outlet. if the voltages do not match, unplug the printer and contact your dealer immediately. do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet. printing the printer does not print the pause light is off but nothing is printed. check that the software is installed properly for your printer, as described on page 1-16. check the software ? s printer settings. check both ends of the interface cable. make sure the cable meets both the printer and computer specifications. the pause light is flashing and the printer beeps three times. the printer may be out of paper. load paper in the printer. the printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed. the ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. see page 1-6. the ribbon may be worn out. replace the ribbon cartridge. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 troubleshooting 3-3
the printer makes a strange noise, beeps once, and then abruptly stops printing. turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, a ribbon jam, or other problems. let the print head cool. then try to print again. if the printer still does not print correctly, contact your dealer. the beeper sounds once and the pause light comes on. an error has occurred. turn off the printer and turn it on again. if the pause light stays on, check for a paper jam or ribbon jam. turn the printer off and clear the jam. if an error occurs when you switch between single sheets and continuous paper, make sure the paper-release lever is in the correct position. if the printer still does not work correctly, turn off the printer and contact your dealer or qualified service person. the print is faint or uneven printed characters have parts missing at the bottom. the ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. see page 1-6. the printout is faint. the ribbon may be worn out. replace the ribbon cartridge as described on page 1-6. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 3-4 troubleshooting
dots are missing in printed characters or graphics a line of dots is missing in the printout. the print head is damaged. stop printing and contact your dealer to have the print head replaced. dots are missing in random positions. either there is too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose. reinstall the ribbon cartridge as described on page 1-6. printed characters are not what you expected the typestyles or characters you sent with your software did not print. check that the software is correctly configured for your printer. for instructions, see page 1-16. the font selected on the control panel does not print. your software may be overriding your control panel setting. use the font setting in your software program. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 troubleshooting 3-5
the print position is not what you expected printing starts too high or too low on the page, or the bottom part of one page is printed at the top of the next page. see ? getting the results you expect ? on page 2-6. it is also possible to adjust the loading position using the lf/ff button in the micro adjust mode. to use micro adjust, see ? adjusting the loading position ? on page 2-5. page length does not match the length of the paper. check the page length set by your software and adjust it if necessary. if you are using continuous paper, change the page length in the printer setting mode. see ? changing the printer settings ? on page 2-25. regular gaps occur in the printout. skip-over-perforation may be on. set skip-over-perforation to off in the printer setting mode. see ? changing the printer settings ? on page 2-25. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 3-6 troubleshooting
paper handling single sheets do not feed properly paper does not feed. continuous paper may be left in the printer. remove the continuous paper. set the paper-release lever to the single- sheet position. insert a new sheet. move the paper a little to the left. paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams. turn off the printer and pull out the paper. insert a new sheet straight into the paper guide. be sure you ? re using the right type of paper. see the paper specifications in the appendix. check to see that the printer cover is closed. paper does not eject completely. use the lf/ff button to eject the page. make sure the printer cover is closed. the paper may be too long. use paper that is within the specified range. see the paper specifications in the appendix. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 troubleshooting 3-7
continuous paper does not feed properly the tractor does not feed the paper. check that the paper-release lever is pulled forward to the continuous paper position. if not, move the lever to the correct position. the paper may have come off the tractor. reattach the paper to the tractor. paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams. make sure the paper guide is in the upright position. the position of your paper supply may be preventing it from feeding straight. make sure the paper supply is not obstructed. make sure your paper supply is positioned within 1 meter (3 feet) of the printer. make sure the printer cover is closed. make sure the edge guide positions are correct. position the edge guides at the diamond-shaped guide marks. check that the holes on the sides of the paper are aligned with each other. also, make sure the sprocket units are locked and their covers are closed. check that the paper size and thickness are within the specified range. see the paper specifications in the appendix. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 3-8 troubleshooting
the paper does not eject properly. when using the pull tractor, tear off the paper entering the printer, then press the lf/ff button to feed the paper forward. when using the push tractor, tear off the paper at the last printed page, then press the font and lf/ff buttons together to feed the paper backward. when you switch between single sheets and continuous paper, the beeper sounds once and the pause light comes on. you may have tried to change the paper-release lever position while paper remained in the printer. return the paper-release lever to the previous position and eject the paper. then change the paper-release lever position. options when you use the cut-sheet feeder, the paper does not feed properly the paper does not feed. the cut-sheet feeder may be incorrectly installed. reinstall it as described on page 2-29. make sure the paper-release lever is pushed back to the single-sheet position. you may have loaded too many sheets in the cut-sheet feeder ? s bin. make sure the bin contains no more than 50 sheets. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 troubleshooting 3-9
paper may be jammed near the print head. look for a paper jam and remove it. make sure the edge guide positions on the paper guide are correct. position the edge guides at the diamond-shaped guide marks. there may be only one sheet left in the bin. add more paper. two or more sheets feed at one time. you may have loaded too many sheets in the cut-sheet feeder ? s bin. make sure the bin contains no more than 50 sheets. you may have forgotten to fan the stack of paper before loading it into the bin. remove the paper and fan it. the paper feed is crooked. the paper may be old or creased. use only new, clean sheets of paper. there may be too much paper in the stacker. make sure the paper guides are set correctly and your paper is the proper size and quality. see the appendix for paper specifications. one page of your document has printed on two pages. check that the page-length setting and lines-per-page setting in your software are correct. see ? getting the results you expect ? on page 2-6. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 3-10 troubleshooting
switching between the cut-sheet feeder and the push tractor does not work properly the desired paper type does not load. the paper-release lever may not be in the proper position. pull the lever forward to load continuous paper or push the lever back to load single sheets. using the pull tractor with the push tractor, continuous paper does not feed properly paper feed is crooked or the paper jams. the pull tractor and push tractor sprockets are not aligned correctly. when using both tractors, be sure that the sprockets on both are positioned evenly. the paper may have too much slack. adjust the position of the sprockets to take up any slack along the width of the paper. remove slack lengthwise by rotating the knob of the pull tractor. the paper may be caught on the edge guides. make sure that the paper guide is installed over the paper and that the edge guides are positioned correctly. with the color upgrade installed, the printer does not operate properly the lights on the control panel do not go on. the motor in the color upgrade kit may not be installed or may not be installed correctly. follow the instructions on page 2-35. r blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 troubleshooting 3-11
the desired color or certain characters are not printed. your software program may not be set up properly for color printing. use the program ? s setup (or install) procedure to check the printer settings and adjust as needed. if your software program is capable of sending control codes, select the color using the esc r command. (see the ? command summary ? in the appendix.) the top or bottom edge of the characters are a different color from the rest. check the characters printed in red. if the top edge is blue, move the color ribbon adjustment lever forward. if the bottom edge is yellow, move the lever backward. then print another self test to check your adjustment. repeat this process until the ribbon is properly adjusted. the ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. see page 2-35. l blackberry rev.d a5 size chapter 3 95/05/08 pass 0 3-12 troubleshooting
appendix proof sign-off: kimura _______ ishizaka _______ courtier _______ printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-2 printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-2 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-4 mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-6 electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-7 environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-7 safety approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-8 command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-10 sending printer commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-10 using the command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-10 general operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-11 paper feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-11 page format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-11 print position motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-12 font selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-13 font enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-14 spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-15 character handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-16 bit image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-18 graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-19 color printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-19 character tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-20 a r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-1
printer specifications printing print method: 24-pin impact dot matrix print speed: quality characters per inch characters/second/line* draft 10 200 12 240 letter quality 10 67 12 80 * the paper-thickness lever position or an overheated print head may slow down the printing speed. printing direction: bidirectional logic-seeking for text and unidirectional for graphics. (bidirectional for graphics can be selected with the printer setting mode or a software command.) line spacing: 1/6 inch, 1/8 inch, or programmable in increments of 1/360 inch. paper feed speed: 80 ms per 1/6-inch line; 3.3 inches/second with continuous feed. printable columns: 80 characters at 10 cpi; 96 char. at 12 cpi; 120 char. at 15 cpi; 137 char. at 17 cpi; 160 char. at 20 cpi input buffer: 8 kb download memory: 10 kb l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-2 appendix
character fonts: font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi proportional epson draft n n n epson roman n n n n epson sans serif n n n n epson courier n n n epson prestige n n epson script n n scalable fonts: font min pt max pt increments epson roman 8 32 2 pt epson sans serif 8 32 2 pt epson roman t 8 32 2 pt epson sans serif h 8 32 2 pt character tables: one italic and eight graphic character tables. (15 graphic character tables are available in certain areas.) character sets: 14 international character sets and one legal character set color printing (optional): method print ribbon shifting ribbon color black, cyan, magenta, and yellow r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-3
paper single sheets (csf): width: 182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches) length: 210 to 364 mm (8.3 to 14.3 inches) thickness: 0.07 to 0.12 mm (0.0028 to 0.0047 inch) weight: 64 to 91 g/m 2 (18 to 24 lb) use 90 g/m 2 (24 lb) paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. single sheets (manual insertion): width: 148 to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches) length: max. 364 mm (14.3 inches) thickness: 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch) weight: 52.3 to 90 g/m 2 (14 to 24 lb) paper under normal conditions. use 90 g/m 2 (24 lb) paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. continuous paper : width: 101 to 254 mm (4.0 to 10.0 inches) copies: four sheets (one original plus three copies) thickness: 0.065 to 0.32 mm (0.0025 to 0.012 inch) total weight: 52.3 to 82 g/m 2 (14 to 22 lb) for one sheet 40 to 58.2 g/m 2 (12 to 15 lb) per sheet in multi-part forms use only two- or three-part carbonless multi-part forms fed with the tractor. when using side-crimped multi-part forms, raise the paper guide to keep the printing position accurate. when using the push tractor, the printing position for the last page may not be accurate because the page has come off the tractor. note: use recycled paper under normal conditions only. if ribbon consumption or paper jamming increase, use a higher grade of paper. l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-4 appendix
labels: size: 101 to 254 mm (4.0 to 10.0 inches) width for backing sheet 63.5 23.8 mm (2.50 0.94 inches) minimum for a label thickness: 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0031 inch) for backing sheet 0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch) total weight: 68 g/m 2 (17 lb) for label only use only continuous type labels and use them only with the tractor. use labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. envelopes: size: no. 6: 166 92 mm (6.5 3.6 inches) no. 10: 240 104 mm (9.5 4.1 inches) thickness: 0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inch) weight: 45 to 91 g/m 2 (12 to 24 lb) use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. printable area: single sheets and envelopes a the minimum top margin is 5.3 mm (0.2 inch). b the minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). the minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). however, the maximum printable width is 203 mm (8.0 inches). c the minimum bottom margin is 9.0 mm (0.35 inch). ab a b c c b a-01 r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-5
continuous paper a the minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 9.0 mm (0.35 inch). b the minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch). the maximum printable width is 203 mm (8.0 inches). mechanical paper-feed methods: friction push tractor pull tractor push/pull tractor (with optional pull tractor c80030 ) cut-sheet feeder (option c80637 ) ribbon: type life expectancy at 48-dot character black ribbon cartridge (#7753) 2 million characters film ribbon cartridge (#7768) 0.2 million characters color ribbon cartridge (s015077) black: 1 million characters cyan: 0.7 million characters magenta: 0.7 million characters yellow: 0.5 million characters mtbf: 4000 power-on hours print head life: 200 million strokes/wire (black) 100 million strokes/wire (color) b b a a a-02 l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-6 appendix
dimensions and weight: (without tractor unit) width: 366 mm (14.4 inches) depth: 275 mm (10.8 inches) height: 141 mm (5.6 inches) weight: approx. 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) electrical 120 v model: rated voltage ac 120 v input voltage range ac 103.5 to 132 v rated frequency range 50 to 60 hz input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 hz rated current 1.4 a power consumption approx. 30 w (during self-test printing in draft mode at 10 cpi) 220 ? 240 v model: rated voltage ac 220 ? 240 v input voltage range ac 198 to 264 v rated frequency range 50 to 60 hz input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 hz rated current 0.7 a power consumption approx. 30 w (during self-test printing in draft mode at 10 cpi) environmental temperature: operation: 5 to 35c (41 to 95f) operation (film ribbon): 15 to 35c (59 to 95f) operation (envelopes, labels, or recycled paper): 15 to 25c (59 to 77f) storage: ? 20 to 55c ( ? 4 to 131f) humidity (without condensation): operation: 5 to 80% rh operation (film ribbon): 10 to 80% rh operation (envelopes, labels, or recycled paper): 20 to 60% rh storage: 5 to 85% rh r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-7
safety approvals safety standards: us model ul1950 with d3, csa22.2 no.950 with d3 european model en 60950 (tv) iec 950 (semko, demko, nemko, seti) rfi: us model fcc part 15 subpart b class b european model vfg 243 (vde 0878 part 3, part 30) en 55022 (cispr pub. 22) class b interface specifications your printer is equipped with an eia-232d serial interface and a centronics-compatible parallel interface. the printer switches automatically to the appropriate interface when it receives data. parallel interface the parallel interface has the following characteristics. data format: 8-bit synchronization: strobe pulse handshaking: busy and acknlg signals signal level: ttl compatible connector: 36-pin 57-30360 amphenol connector or equivalent serial interface the serial interface has the following characteristics. bit rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps (selectable) word length: data format 7 or 8-bit (selectable) start bit 1 bit parity bit odd, even, or none (selectable) stop bit 1 bit l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-8 appendix
synchronization: asynchronous handshaking: dtr protocol, xon/xoff protocol, etx/ack protocol (selectable) parity check: odd, even, or none (selectable) connector: eia standard, 25-pin, d-sub, female connector serial pin assignments the following table lists the serial connector pin assignments and describes their respective interface signals. pin no. signal direction description 1 protective ground (fg) ? printer?s chassis ground 2 transmitted data (txd/sd) out printer has transmitted serial data 3 received data (rxd/rd) in printer has received serial data 4 request to send (rts/rs) out always positive 7 signal ground (sg) ? return path for data control signals 11 reverse channel out connected to pin 20 20 data terminal ready (dtr/er) out positive when the printer is ready to accept data, and negative when the printer is not ready r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-9
command summary sending printer commands most actions your printer performs are controlled by your software. software commands instruct the printer to print in a particular typeface, feed the paper a certain amount after printing each line, start printing at a particular place on the page, and so on. the commands your printer recognizes are listed in this command summary. some software programs let you send these commands yourself. how you format commands depends on the software you are using. some software programs accept only the decimal format, while others let you type in ascii characters. (some programs do not let you insert printer commands at all.) in addition, your software probably specifies certain punctuation you must use to enter the command. the software manual should explain the required format and punctuation. using the command summary the following section lists and describes all the commands by topic. if a command has no parameters, it is merely listed. if it has parameters, they are explained. the parameters are indicated by lowercase italicized letters, usually n . the examples below show how the parameters are indicated. esc @ is a command with no parameters. esc u 1/0 is a command that uses 1 to turn the feature on and 0 to turn it off. esc k n1 n2 is a command with two parameters. esc d nn is a command with a variable number of parameters. for further information about using printer commands, see the comprehensive esc/p reference manual published by epson. l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-10 appendix
general operation ascii dec. hex. description esc @ 64 40 initialize printer esc u 1/0 8555turn unidirectional mode on/off esc em n 25 19 control paper loading/ejecting n = ?r? eject a sheet paper feeding ascii dec. hex. description cr 13 0d carriage return ff 12 0c form feed lf 10 0a line feed esc 0 48 30 select 1/8-inch line spacing esc 2 50 32 select 1/6-inch line spacing esc 3 n 51 33 set n /180-inch line spacing esc + n 43 2b set n /360-inch line spacing page format ascii dec. hex. description esc ( c nn 40 99 28 63 set page format esc ( c 4 0 m1 m2 n1 n2 m = m1 + m2 256 m: top margin in defined units n = n1 + n2 256 n: bottom margin in defined units esc ( c nn 40 67 28 43 set page length in defined unit esc ( c 2 0 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 256 n: number of defined units esc c n 67 43 set page length in lines n =number of lines (1 ? 127) r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-11
ascii dec. hex. description esc c 0 n 67 43 set page length in inches n = number of inches (1 ? 22) esc n n 78 4e set bottom margin for continuous paper n = number of lines (1 ? 127) esc o 79 4f cancel top/bottom margin for continuous paper esc l n 108 6c set left margin n = left margin column esc q n 81 51 set right margin n = right margin column print position motion ascii dec. hex. description esc $ n1 n2 36 24 set absolute horizontal print position n = n1 + n2 256 n: specifies print position from left margin in defined units before you define the unit, the default is 1/60-inch for this command. esc \ n1 n2 92 5c set relative horizontal print position n = n1 + n2 256 n: moves current print position in defined units before you define the unit, the default is 1/120-inch in draft and 1/180-inch in lq for this command. esc ( v nn 40 86 28 56 set absolute vertical print position esc ( v 2 0 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 256 n: specifies print position from top margin in defined units l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-12 appendix
ascii dec. hex. description esc ( v nn 40 118 28 76 set relative vertical print position esc ( v 2 0 n1 n2 n = n1 + n2 256 n: moves current print position in defined units esc d nn 68 44 set horizontal tabs up to 32 tabs (1 ? 255) entered in ascending order terminated by 0 ht 9 09 tab horizontally esc b nn 66 42 set vertical tabs up to 16 tabs (1 ? 255); last n should be 0 vt 11 0b tab vertically esc j n 74 4a advance n /180-inch font selection ascii dec. hex. description esc k n 107 6b select typeface n = 0: roman 4: script 1: sans serif 10: roman t 2: courier 11: sans serif h 3: prestige esc x nn 88 58 select font by pitch and point esc x m n1 n2 m: set pitch to 360/ m cpi m = 0: no change in pitch m = 1: select proportional m = 0, 1, 18, 21, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 60, or 72 n = n1 + n2 256 n: set point size in 0.5 points total points = ( n1 + n2 256) 0.5 n = 0: no change in point n = 0, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, or 64 (for roman, and sans serif) n = 0, 21, 42 (for other typeface) cancel esc x with esc p, m, g, p, !, or @ r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-13
ascii dec. hex. description esc p 8050select 10.5 point, 10 cpi esc m 77 4d select 10.5 point, 12 cpi esc g 103 67 select 10.5 point, 15 cpi esc p 1/0 112 70 turn proportional mode on/off esc x n 120 78 select draft or letter quality n = 0: draft 1: letter quality esc 4 5234select italic font esc 5 5335cancel italic font esc e 6945select bold font esc f 7046cancel bold font esc ! n 33 21 master select to find the value of n , add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below: n = 0: 10 cpi 16: double-strike 1: 12 cpi 32: double-width 2: proportional 64: italic 4: condensed 128: underline 8: bold font enhancement ascii dec. hex. description si 15 0f select condensed printing dc2 1812cancel condensed printing so 14 0e select double-width printing (one line) esc w 1/0 87 57 turn double-width printing on/off dc4 20 14 cancel double-width printing (one line) esc w 1/0 119 77 turn double-height printing on/off esc g 71 47 select double-strike printing esc h 72 48 cancel double-strike printing esc s 0 8353select superscript printing esc s 1 83 53 select subscript printing esc t 84 54 cancel superscript/subscript printing l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-14 appendix
ascii dec. hex. description esc ( - nn 40 45 28 2d select line/score esc ( - 3 0 1 n1 n2 n1 = 1: underline 2: strikethrough 3: overscore n2 = 0: cancel score line selected by n1 1: single continuous line 2: double continuous line 5: single broken line 6: double broken line esc - 1/0 45 2d turn underline on/off esc q n 113 71 select character style n = 0: normal style 1: outline 2: shadow 3: outline with shadow spacing ascii dec. hex. description esc sp n 32 20 set intercharacter space n = number of units of space added to the space between characters (1 ? 127) units are 1/120 inch (draft) and 1/180 inch (lq and proportional) esc ( u nn 40 85 28 55 define unit esc ( u 1 0 n define positioning unit as n /3600 inch n = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 n = 10: default esc c n1 n2 99 63 set horizontal motion index (hmi) select pitch in n /360-inch units total units = n1 + n2 256 r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-15
character handling ascii dec. hex. description esc ( t nn 40 116 28 74 assign character table esc ( t 3 0 d1 d2 d3 assign character table set by d2 and d3 to table d1 d1 = 0, 1, 2, 3, ?0?, ?1?, ?2?, or ?3? d2 d3 character table 00italic 1 0 pc 437 (usa, standard europe) 1 16 pc 437 greek (greek)* 3 0 pc 850 (multilingual) 5 0 pc 853 (turkish)* 6 0 pc 855 (cyrillic)* 7 0 pc 860 (portuguese) 8 0 pc 863 (canadian-french) 9 0 pc 865 (norwegian) 10 0 pc 852 (east europe)* 11 0 pc 857 (turkish)* 13 0 pc 864 (arabic)* 14 0 pc 866 (russian)* 15 0 pc 869 (greek)* 24 0 pc 861 (icelandic) 25 0 brascii (braz. port.) 26 0 abicomp (braz. port.) 27 0 mazowia (polish)* 28 0 code mjk (csfr)* 29 7 iso 8859-7 (latin/greek)* 31 0 iso latin 1t (turkish)* 32 0 bulgaria (bulgarian)* * available only in certain areas esc t n 116 74 select character table select character table n assigned by esc ( t n = 0, 1, 2, 3, ?1?, ?2?, or ?3? n = 2: remaps download characters from 0 ? 127 to 128 ? 255 l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-16 appendix
ascii dec. hex. description esc r n 82 52 select an international character set n = 0: u.s.a. 8: japan 1: france 9: norway 2: germany 10: denmark ii 3: u.k. 11: spain ii 4: denmark i 12: latin america 5: sweden 13: korea 6: italy 64: legal 7: spain i esc & nn 38 26 define user-defined character esc & 0 n1 n2 d0 d1 d2 data n1 = first character number n2 = last character number d0 = left space of character d1 = body width of character d2 = right space of character data: 3 bytes required for each column; super/subscripts require only 2 bytes per column esc : 0 n 0 58 3a copy rom to ram n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 9 n: typeface esc % n 37 25 select user-defined set n = 0: normal set 1: user-defined set esc 6 54 36 enable printing of upper control codes this command enables the printing of codes 128 ? 159 esc 7 5537enable upper control codes cancels esc 6 esc ( ^ nn 40 94 28 5e print data as characters esc ( ^ n1 n2 data n = n1 + n2 256 n: amount of data data: the following n bytes of data printed as characters r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-17
bit image ascii dec. hex. description esc * nn 42 2a select bit image esc * m n1 n2 data n = n1 + n2 256 n: total columns total data = ( n1 + n2 256) t t = number of data bytes per column m : specifies dot density m horizontal density (dpi) vertical density (dpi) pins adjacent dots print t 0 1 2 3 4 6 32 33 38 39 40 60 120 120 240 80 90 60 120 90 180 360 60 60 60 60 60 60 180 180 180 180 180 8 8 8 8 8 8 24 24 24 24 24 enabled enabled disabled disabled enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-18 appendix
graphics ascii dec. hex. description esc ( g nn 40 71 28 47 select graphics mode esc ( g 1 0 n n = 1 or 49 cancel graphics mode with esc @ esc . nn 46 2e print raster graphics esc . c v h m n1 n2 data c = 0: full graphics mode 1: compressed mode v = 10, 20: dot density for vertical in 3600/ v dpi h = 10, 20: dot density for horizontal in 3600/ h dpi m : number of vertical dots 1 m 24 n : number of horizontal dots total dots = n1 + n2 256 the following combination is not allowed: v = 10 and h = 20 color printing ascii dec. hex. description esc r n 114 72 select printing color the variable n selects the printing color according to the table below. n = 0: black 4: yellow 1: magenta 5: red 2: cyan 6: green 3: violet r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-19
character tables these character tables are selected with the printer setting mode or by using a command. all tables except the italic character table are the same as the pc437 table for hex codes 00 through 7f, so only the pc437 table is shown completely. the rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes 80 through ff. the tables with an asterisk (*) after the table name are available in certain areas only. pc437 (usa, standard europe) pc437 l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-20 appendix
pc850 (multilingual) pc860 (portuguese) pc863 (canadian-french) pc865 (norwegian) pc850/860 pc863/pc865 r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-21
pc861 (icelandic) brascii (braz. portuguese) abicomp (braz. portuguese) pc437 greek (greek)* pc861/bra abic/437 l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-22 appendix
pc869 (greek)* iso 8859-7 (latin/greek)* pc853 (turkish)* pc857 (turkish)* pc869/8859 pc853/857 r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-23
iso latin 1t (turkish)* pc855 (cyrillic)* pc866 (russian)* pc852 (east europe)* iso/855 866/852 l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-24 appendix
mazowia (polish)* code mjk (csfr)* bulgaria (bulgarian)* pc864 (arabic)* maz/code bul/864 r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-25
italic no characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table. italic l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-26 appendix
international character sets you can select one of the following international character sets with the esc r command. for example, when you select ?italic france,? the characters in the ?france? row on the table below are used in the italic character table. ascll r blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 appendix a-27
characters available with the esc ( ^ command to print the characters in the table below, first send the esc ( ^ command. code l blackberry rev.d a5 size appendix 95/05/08 a-28 appendix
index a adjusting loading position, 2-5 paper-thickness lever, 2-17 agm, 2-22, 2-24 assembling printer, 1-4?9 attaching paper supports, 1-5 auto line feed, 2-22, 2-24 tear off, 2-22?23 b bit rate, 2-22, 2-25 buttons, 2-2?3 c changing printer settings, 2-25?28 character handling, a-16 table, 2-22?23 choosing a place for the printer, 1-3 color upgrade kit, 1, 2-35?38 command summary, a-10?19 connecting printer to computer, 1-13?16 continuous paper, 2-7?17 control panel, 2-2?4 cut-sheet feeder, 2-29?33 d data length, 2-22, 2-25 e envelopes, 2-21 etx/ack, 2-22, 2-25 f features, 1 feeder, cut-sheet, 2-29?33 finding your way around, 2 font button, 2-2?3, 2-22?28 lights, 2-2, 2-22?28 fonts, selecting, 2-4 forms, multi-part, 2-19 g getting results you expect, 2-6 graphic print direction, 2-22, 2-24 h handle, ribbon cartridge, 1-9 help for united states users, iii i important safety information, v?vi, 4 ? 5 installing options, 2-29?38 knob, 1-4 ribbon cartridge, 1-6?9 interface, 2-22, 2-25 parallel, 1-13 ? 14 serial, 1-13, 1-15?16 specifications, a-8?9 k knob, 1-4 ribbon-tightening, 1-7 ? 8 proof sign-off: kimura _______ ishizaka _______ courtier _______ r blackberry rev.d a5 size index 95/05/08 index 1
l labels, 2-20 lever, paper-thickness, 2-17 ? ? 3 loading position, 2-5 loading single sheets, 2-5 m microsoft windows, 1-17 micro adjust, 2-3 movable ribbon guide, 2-36 multi-part forms, 2-19 n non-windows software, 1-18 o options installing and using, 2-29 ? 39 troubleshooting, 3-9 ? 12 p page length, 2-22 ? ? 17 printing on special, 2-19 ? 21 single sheet, 2-5 ? 6 paper handling, troubleshooting, 3-7 ? 9 paper park, 2-3 paper-thickness lever, adjusting, 2-17 parallel interface, 1-13 ? ? 3 printer assembling, 1-4 ? 9 changing the settings, 2-25 ? 28 choosing a place for, 1-3 commands, sending, a-10 plugging in, 1-9 settings, 2-25 ? 28, a-9 setting descriptions, 2-23 specifications, a-2 ? 8 printing in pull tractor position, 2-13 ? 17 in push tractor position, 2-8 ? 12 on continuous paper, 2-7 ? 17 on single sheets, 2-5 ? 6 on special paper, 2-17 ? 21 troubleshooting, 3-3 ? 6 problems and solutions, 3-2 pull tractor, 2-13 ? 17 pull tractor unit, 1, 2-33 ? ? 12 r ribbon installing, 1-6 ? 9 replacing, 1-9 running self test, 1-10 ? 12 s safety information, v ? vi, 4 ? ? 12 sending printer commands, a-10 serial interface, 1-15 ? 16 setting up the printer, 1-1 ? 16 your software, 1-16 ? 18 settings, changing printer, 2-22 ? 28 single sheets, 2-5 ? 6 single-bin cut-sheet feeder, 1, 2-29 ? ? 23 software, setting up your, 1-16 ? 18, 2-22, 2-24 l blackberry rev.d a5 size index 95/05/08 2 index
spacing, character, a-15 special paper, 2-17 ? 21 specifications interface, a-8 ? 9 printer, a-2 ? 8 state reply, 2-22, 2-25 t tractor, 1, 2-7 pull, 2-7, 2-13 ? 17 push, 2-7 ? 12 unit, 2-33 ? 34 troubleshooting, 3-1 ? 12 u unpacking printer, 1-2 upgrade kit, color, 2-35 ? 38 using command summary, a-10 control panel, 2-2 ? 4 parallel interface, 1-13 ? 14 printer, 2-1 ? 38 serial interface, 1-13, 1-15 ? 16 w warnings, cautions, and notes, 3 where to get help for united kingdom users, iv for united states users, iii windows, microsoft, 1-17 r blackberry rev.d a5 size index 95/05/08 index 3
l blackberry rev.d a5 size index 95/05/08 4 index
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