Epson 2180 - LQ B/W Dot-matrix Printer User manual

EPSONLQ-2180
Impact Serial Dot Matrix Printer
SEDM98001
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PRECAUTIONS
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DANGER
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repair/maintenance procedures.
DANGER
1. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE PRODUCT FROM THE POWER SOURCE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE
OR REPAIR PROCEDURES.
2. NOWORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE UNIT BY PERSONS UNFAMILIAR WITH BASIC SAFETY MEASURES AS DICTATED FOR
ALL ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS IN THEIR LINE OF WORK.
3. WHEN PERFORMING TESTING AS DICTATED WITHIN THIS MANUAL, DO NOT CONNECT THE UNIT TO A POWER SOURCE UNTIL
INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE MUST BE CONNECTED, USE EXTREME CAUTION IN WORKING ON
POWER SUPPLY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.
WARNING
1. REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN EPSON CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN.
2. MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGES IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VOLTAGE, LISTED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER/RATING
PLATE. IF THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS A PRIMARY AC RATING DIFFERENT FROM AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE, DO NOT CONNECT IT
TO THE POWER SOURCE.
3. ALWAYS VERIFY THAT THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE REMOVING OR
REPLACING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND/OR INDIVIDUAL CHIPS.
4. IN ORDER TO PROTECT SENSITIVE MICROPROCESSORS AND CIRCUITRY, USE STATIC DISCHARGE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS ANTI-
STATIC WRIST STRAPS, WHEN ACCESSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS.
5. REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENTS ONLY WITH THOSE COMPONENTS BY THE MANUFACTURE; INTRODUCTION OF
SECOND-SOURCE ICs OR OTHER NONAPPROVED COMPONENTS MAY DAMAGE THE PRODUCT AND VOID ANY APPLICABLE EPSON
WARRANTY.

PREFACE
This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repai
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instructions and procedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians, and attention
the preceding page. The chapters are organized as follows:
CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Provides a general overview and specifications of the product.
CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Describes the theory of electrical and mechanical operations of the produ
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CHAPTER 3. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
Describes the step-by-step procedures for disassembling and assembling t
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product.
CHAPTER 4. ADJUSTMENTS
Provides Epson-approved methods for adjustment.
CHAPTER 5. TROUBLESHOOTING
Provides the step-by-step procedures for troubleshooting.
CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE
Provides preventive maintenance procedures and the lists of Epson-appro
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lubricants and adhesives required for servicing the product.
APPENDIX
Provides the following additional information for reference:
• EEPROM Address Map
• Connector Pin Assignments
• C272 Main Board Component Layout
• C272 Main Board Circuit Diagram

Revision Status
Revision Issued Date Description
A Februar
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3, 1999 First Release

Contents
Product Description
Specifications ................................................................................................. 8
Features ................................................................................................................ 8
Accessories ........................................................................................................... 8
Printing Specifications ........................................................................................... 9
Paper Handling ...................................................................................................... 9
Paper Specifications ............................................................................................ 11
Electrical Specifications ....................................................................................... 15
Reliability ............................................................................................................. 15
Safety Approvals ................................................................................................. 15
CE Marking .......................................................................................................... 15
Firmware Specifications ............................................................................... 16
Control Codes and Fonts .................................................................................... 16
Interface Specifications ....................................................................................... 18
Parallel Interface (Forward Channel) .................................................. 18
Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel) ................................................. 18
Operation Instruction .................................................................................... 19
Control Panel ....................................................................................................... 19
Bi-directional Adjustment Function ...................................................................... 19
EEPROM Initialization ......................................................................................... 20
Main Components ......................................................................................... 21
C272MAIN Board ................................................................................................ 22
Printer Mechanism .............................................................................................. 23
Operating Principles
Control Circuit .............................................................................................. 25
Overview of the Control Circuit Operation ........................................................... 25
System Reset Circuit ........................................................................................... 26
Printhead Driver Circuit ....................................................................................... 27
CR Motor Driver Circuit ....................................................................................... 28
PF Motor Driver Circuit ........................................................................................ 28
EEPROM Control Circuit ..................................................................................... 29
Sensor Circuit ...................................................................................................... 29
Disassembly and Assembly
Adjustment
Overview ...................................................................................................... 33
Pre-operation for the Adjustment Program ......................................................... 33
Bi-D Adjustment .................................................................................................. 35
TPE Level Reset ................................................................................................. 36
Writing the User-characteristic Data ................................................................... 37
Troubleshooting
Overview ...................................................................................................... 40
Troubleshooting Information ........................................................................ 40
Printhead ............................................................................................................. 40
Sensors ............................................................................................................... 40
Motors ................................................................................................................. 40
Error Codes with Indicators and Buzzer .............................................................. 40
Unit Level Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 41
Repairing the C165 PSB/PSE Board .............................................................. 41
Repairing the C272MAIN Board ..................................................................... 41
Repairing the Printer Mechanism .................................................................. 43
Maintenance
Appendix
EEPROM Address Map ................................................................................. 47
Connector Summary ..................................................................................... 51
Component Layout ....................................................................................... 53
Circuit Diagram ............................................................................................ 55

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PRODUCTDESCRIPTION

LQ-2180 Revision A
Product Description Specifications 8
1.1 Specifications
The LQ-2180 is a revised model of the already existing LQ-2170. Since
the specifications for the both products are mostly common except for
the LQ-2180’s improved features such as printing speed and copy
capability, the information included in this section is limited to the items
that are specific to LQ-2180. For the rest of the information, refer to the
LQ-2170 Service Manual.
1.1.1 Features
†Printing speed
„High speed draft: 480 cps
„Draft: 360 cps
„LQ: 120 cps (at 10 cpi)
†Character tables
„Standard version: 13 tables
„NLSP version: 38 tables
†Reliability
„Mean print volume between failure: 23 million lines
(except printhead)
†Bi-directional Interface
„Optional Type-B I/F Level 2 supported
†Copy capability
„1 original + 5 copies
1.1.2 Accessories
†Items included in the printer carton
Table 1-1. Items Included in the Printer
†Consumable items
Table 1-2. Items Included in the Printer
†Optional items: Additional items are shown in the table below:
Table 1-3. Items Included in the Printer
NOTE:When you use Ethernet interface card C82363 ∗ , you
need to attach the optional interface adapter (C82525*)
to the interface card.
Items Quantity
User’s manual 1
Driver disk 1
Ribbon cartridge 1
Power supply cable (230 V version) 1
Items Part Number
Ribbon cartridge S015086
Ribbon pack S010033
Items Part Number
IEEE-1284 parallel I/F card C82345∗
Ethernet I/F card C82357∗/ C82362∗ /C82363∗ /
C82363∗(See NOTE below.) /
C82364∗

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1.1.3 Printing Specifications
†Copy capability: 1 original + 5 copies
†Printing speed and printable column (See the table below.)
Table 1-4.
Print Speed and Corresponding Printable Columns
NOTE:When the power supply voltage drops to the lower limit,
the printer stops printing and then resumes printing
remaining on that line more slowly than before.
NOTE:When the head temperature rises to the upper limit, the
printer stops printing. When the head temperature falls
to the normal level, the printer startsprinting again more
slowly than before.
NOTE:The maximum printable width is 13.6 inch (345.44 mm).
1.1.4 Paper Handling
This section only describes the release lever setting, adjust lever
setting, and some other specifications which are specific to LQ-2180.
For the rest of the specifications, see the LQ-2170 Service Manual.
†Feeding method
„Friction feed (front, rear)
„Push tractor feed (front lever)
„Push & Pull tractor feed (front, rear)
„Pull tractor feed (front, rear, bottom)
†Feed speed
„Normal mode: Same as for LQ-2180
„Copy mode: 1/6 inch feed = 45 m sec
Continuous feed =0.092 MPW (m/second)
3.6 IPS (inches/second)
Printing mode Character pitch Printable
columns
Printing speed (cps)
Normal Copy
High speed draft 10 cpi 136 480 320
Draft
10 cpi 136 360 240
12 cpi 163 431 286
15 cpi 204 539 358
Draft condensed 17 cpi 233 308 205
20 cpi 272 359 239
LQ
10 cpi 136 120 80
12 cpi 163 143 96
15 cpi 204 179 120
LQ condensed 17 cpi 233 204 137
20 cpi 272 238 159

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†Release lever: See the following table.
Table 1-5. Release Lever Settings
†Adjust lever: See the following table.
Table 1-6. Adjust Lever Setting Position
Lever Position Paper path / Feeder Paper / Media
Friction
Manual insertion (front) Cut sheet
(Single sheet & Multi part), Card
Manual insertion (rear) Cut sheet (Single sheet & Multi part),
Card, Envelope
CSF Bin 1 Cut sheet (Single sheet & Multi part),
Card, Envelops
CSF Bin 2 Cut sheet (Single sheet)
Roll paper holder Roll paper
Front tractor Push tractor feed (front) Continuous paper (Single sheet & Multi
part), Continuous paper with labels
Push & Pull tractor feed
(front) Continuous paper (Single sheet & Multi part), Continuous paper with labels
Rear tractor Push tractor feed (rear) Continuous paper
(Single sheet & Multi part)
Push & Pull tractor feed
(rear) Continuous paper (Single sheet & Multi part)
Full release
Pull tractor feed (front) Continuous paper (Single sheet & Multi
part), Continuous paper with labels
Pull tractor feed (rear) Continuous paper
(Single sheet & Multi part)
Pull tractor feed
(bottom) Continuous paper (Single sheet & Multi part), Continuous paper with labels
Setting
Position
Paper Thickness (inch) Paper Thickness (mm)
Minimum Maximum
00.0024 0.0047 over 0.006 up to 0.12
10.0047 0.0074 over 0.12 up to 0.19
20.0074 0.0102 over 0.19 up to 0.26
30.0102 0.0126 over 0.26 up to 0.32
40.0126 0.0141 over 0.32 up to 0.36
50.0141 0.0157 over 0.36 up to 0.40
60.0157 0.0173 over 0.40 up to 0.44
70.0173 0.0181 over 0.44 up to 0.46

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1.1.5 Paper Specifications
This section provides paper specifications for the LQ-2180.
Table 1-7. Cut Sheet
NOTE:Printing on recycled paper is available only under normal
temperature and humidity conditions.
Table 1-8. Cut Sheet (Multi Part)
Front Entry Rear Entry
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
Width (inch)
(mm) 3.9
100 16.5 420 3.9 100 16.5 420
Length (inch)
(mm) 5.8 148 16.5 420 3.9 100 16.5 420
Thickness (inch)
(mm) 0.0025
0.065 0.0055 0.14 0.0025 0.065 0.0055 0.14
Weight (g/m2)
(lb.) 52 14 90 24 52 14 90 24
Quality Plainpaper,Recycledpaper, Paper that is not curled,
folded, or crumpled.
Plainpaper,Recycledpaper,
Paper that is not curled,
folded, or crumpled.
Front Entry Rear Entry
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
Width (inch)
(mm) 3.9 100 16.5 420 3.9 100 16.5 420
Length (inch)
(mm) 5.8 148 16.5 420 3.9 100 16.5 420
Copies 1 original + 5 copies 1 original + 5 copies
Total Thickness (inch)
(mm) 0.0047 0.12 0.018 0.46 0.0047 0.12 0.018 0.46
Weight
(one sheet of multi part) (g/m2)
(lb.) 40 12 58 15 40 12 58 15
Quality Plain paper, Recycled paper, Paper that is not curled,
folded, or crumpled.
Jointing Line glue at the top or one
side of form. Line glue at the top of form.

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Table 1-9. Card
NOTE:Printing on recycled paper is available only under normal
temperature and humidity conditions.
NOTE:When the longer side of A6 card is horizontally, it should be
inserted from the rear entrance.
Table 1-10. Envelope
NOTE:Printing on envelope is available only under normal
temperature and humidity conditions.
NOTE:Envelopes should be inserted from rear entrance only.
NOTE:Set the longer side of envelope horizontally.
Front Entry Rear Entry
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
Width (inch)
(mm) 3.9
100 7.8 200 3.9 100 7.8 200
Length (inch)
(mm) 5.8 148 7.8 200 5.8 148 7.8 200
Thickness (inch)
(mm) 0.0087
0.22 0.0087 0.22
Weight (g/m2)
(lb.) 192 51 192 51
Quality Plainpaper,Recycledpaper, Paper that is not curled,
folded, or crumpled.
Plainpaper,Recycledpaper,
Paper that is not curled,
folded, or crumpled.
Front Entry Rear Entry
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
Envelop
(No. 6)
Width (inch)
(mm) - - - 6.5
165
Length (inch)
(mm) - - - 3.6
92
Envelop
(No. 10)
Width (inch)
(mm) - - - 9.5 241
Length (inch)
(mm) - - - 4.1 105
Total Thickness
(inch)
(mm) - - - - - - 0.0063
0.16 0.020 0.52
- - - The difference of thickness at the printable area is within
0.0098 inch (0.25mm).
Weight (g/m2)
(lb.) - - - - - - 45 12 90 24
Quality - - -
BOND paper, plain paper or
AIRMAIL
No glue at a flap
Not curled, not folded, not
crumpled

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Table 1-11. Continuous Paper (Single sheet and Multi Part) Table 1-12. Continuous Paper with Labels
NOTE:Printing on labels si available only under normal temperature
and humidity condition.
NOTE:The base sheet of labels must be continuous paper.
NOTE:Continuous paper with labels should be inserted from the
front or bottom entrance.
Figure 1-1. Printable Area - Label
Front Entry Rear Entry Bottom Entry
Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.
Width (inch)
(mm) 4
101.6 16 406.4 4 101.6 16 406.4 4 101.6 16 406.4
Length
(one page) (inch) (mm) 4 101.6 22 558.8 4 101.6 22 558.8 4 101.6 22 558.8
Copies 1 original + 5
copies 1 original + 5 copies 1 original + 5 copies
Total
Thickness (inch) (mm) 0.0025 0.065 0.018 0.46 0.0025 0.065 0.018 0.46 0.0025 0.065 0.018 0.46
Weight
(not multi
part)
(g/m2)
(lb.) 52 14 82 22 52 14 82 22 52 14 82 22
Weight
(one sheet
of multi part)
(g/m2)
(lb.) 40 12 58 15 40 12 58 15 40 12 58 15
Quality Plain paper, Recycled paper, Carbonless multi part paper
Jointing Point glue or paper staple (both side)
Front Entry Bottom Entry Rear Entry
Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.
Label size See the figure
below See the figure below - - -
Base sheet width (inch)
(mm) 4 101.6 16 406.4 4 101.6 16 406.4 --- ---
Base sheet length
(one page) (inch) (mm) 4 101.6 22 558.8 4 101.6 22 558.8 --- ---
Base sheet
thickness (inch) (mm) 0.0028 0.07 0.0035 0.09 0.0028 0.07 0.0035 0.09 --- ---
Total thickness (inch)
(mm) 0.0063 0.16 0.0075 0.19 0.0063 0.16 0.0075 0.19
Label weight (g/m2)
(lb.) 68 17 68 17 - - -
Quality AVERY CONTINUOUS FORM LABELS, AVERY MINI-LINE LABELS
or the same quality labels
2.5 inch (63.5 mm) min.
15/16inch
(23.8 mm)
min.
R 0.1 inch (2.5 mm) min.
Label

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Table 1-13. Roll Paper
Front Entry Rear Entry
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
Width (inch)
(mm) - - - 8.5
216
Length (inch)
(mm) - - - - - -
Thickness (inch)
(mm) - - - - - - 0.0028 0.07 0.0035 0.09
Weight (g/m2)
(lb.) - - - - - - 52.3 14 82 22
Quality - - - Plainpaper,Recycledpaper, Paper that is not curled,
folded, or crumpled.

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1.1.6 Electrical Specifications
The electrical specifications for the LQ-2180 is the same as for the LQ-
2170 except for the items below. For information on other items,see the
LQ-2170 Service Manual.
†Input voltage range
„120 V version: AC 99 to 132 V
„230 V version: AC 198 to 264 V
(same as for the LQ-2170
†Rated current
„120 V version: 1.0 A (maximum = 4.0 A)
„230 V version: 0.5 A (maximum = 2.0 A)
†Power consumption (for 120 V and 230 V versions)
„Approximately 52 W (ISO/IEC10561 Letter pattern)
(Energy Star compliant)
1.1.7 Reliability
†MVBF *1: 24 million lines (except print data)
†MTBF: 10000 POH
†Printhead life: 400 million strokes/wire
*1: Mean print volume between failure
1.1.8 Safety Approvals
†120 V version
„Safety standards: UL1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950
„EMI: FCC part15 subpart B class B
CSA C108.8 class B
†230 V version
„Safety standards: EN60950 (TUV)
„EMI: EN55022 (CISPR pub.22) class B
AS/NZS 3548 class B
1.1.9 CE Marking
†230 V version
„Low voltage directive 73/23/EEC:EN60950
„EMD Directive 89/336/EEC: EN55022 class B
EN61000-3-2
EN61000-3-3
EN50082-1
IEC801-2
IEC801-3
IEC801-4
†Acoustic noise: Approximately 54 db(A)
(ISO 7779 pattern)

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1.2 Firmware Specifications
This section describes the firmware specifications for the LQ-2180.
1.2.1 Control Codes and Fonts
†Control codes: ESC/P2 and IBM 2391 Plus Emulation
†Character tables:
Standard version (13 character tables)
Italic table PC 860 (Portuguese)
PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 437 (US, Standard Europe)
PC 861 (Icelandic) PC 863 (Canadian-French)
PC 865 (Nordic) Abicomp
BRASCII Roman 8
ISO Latin 1 PC 858
ISO 8859-15
NLSP version (38 character tables)
Italic table PC437 (US, Standard Europe)
PC437 Greek PC850 (Multilingual)
PC852 (East Europe) PC853 (Turkish) PC855 (Cyrillic)
PC857 (Turkish) PC864 (Arabic) PC866 (Russian)
PC869(Greek) MAZOWIA (Poland)Code MJK (CSFR)
ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek) lSO Latin 1T (Turkish)
Bulgaria (Bulgarian) PC774 (LST 1283:1993)
Estonia (Estonia) ISO 8859-2 PC866 LAT. (Latvian)
PC866 UKR (Ukraina)PC860 (Portuguese)
PC861 (Icelandic) PC865 (Nordic) PC APTEC(Arabic)
PC708 (Arabic) PC720 (Arabic) PCAR864 (Arabic)
PC863 (Canadian-French) Abicomp
BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1
Hebrew7* Hebrew8* PC862 (Hebrew)*
PC 858 lSO 8859-15
* Not displayed in the Default setting mode.
International character set (14 countries and legal)
U.S.A. France Germany
U.K. Denmark 1 Sweden
Italy Spain 1 Japan
Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2
Latin America Korea Legal
* The international and legal characters are these 12 codes:
23H, 24H, 40H, 5BH, 5CH, 5DH,
5EH, 60H, 7BH, 7CH, 7DH, 7EH
†Typeface
Bit map fonts
EPSON Draft 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15CPI
EPSON Roman 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15CPI, Proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15CPI, Proportional
EPSON Courier 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15CPI
EPSON Prestige 10 CPI, 12 CPI
EPSON Script 10 CPI
EPSON OCR-B 10 CPI
EPSON Orator 10 CPI
EPSON Orator-S 10 CPI
EPSON Script C Proportional
Scalable fonts
EPSON Roman 10.5 pt., 8 pt., - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
EPSON Sans Serif 10.5 pt., 8 pt., - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
EPSON Roman T 10.5 pt., 8 pt., - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
EPSON Sans Serif H 10.5 pt., 8 pt., - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
Bar codes
EAN-13, EAN-8 Interleaved 2 of 5
UPC-A UPC-E Code 39
Code 128 POSTNET

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Table 1-14. Character Tables and Available Typefaces
Character Tables Bit map font Scaleable font
Standard
version
Italic table*1
PC 850 (Multilingual)*1
PC 861 (Icelandic)*1
PC 863(Canadian-French)*1
Abicomp*1
Roman 8
PC 858
PC 437 (US, Standard Europe)*1
PC 860 (Portuguese)*1
PC 865 (Nordic)*1
BRASCII*1
ISO Latin 1
ISO 8859-15
EPSON Draft
EPSON Roman
EPSON Sans Serif
EPSON Courier
EPSON Prestige
EPSON Script
EPSON OCR-B
EPSON Orator
EPSON Orator-S
EPSON Script C
EPSON Roman
EPSON Sans Serif
EPSON Roman T
EPSON Sans Serif H
NLSP
version
Italic table*1
PC 850 (Multilingual)*1
PC 861 (Icelandic)*1
PC 865(Nordic)*1
Abicomp*1
lSOLatin1
ISO 8859-15
PC 437(US, Standard Europe)*1
PC 860(Portuguese)*1
PC863 (Canadian-French)*1
BRASCIl*1
Roman8
PC 858
PC 864 (Arabic) EPSON Draft
EPSON Roman (Not supported)
PC437Greek
PC 853 (Turkish)
PC 857 (Turkish)
PC 869 (Greek)
Code MJK (CSFR)
lSO Latin 1T (Turkish)
PC774 (LST 1283: 1993)
1SO 8859-2
PC 866 UKR (Ukraina)
PC 852 (East Europe)
PC 855 (Cyrillic)
PC 866 (Russian)
MAZOWIA (Poland)
lSO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek)
Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
Estonia (Estonia)
PC 866 LAT. (Latvian)
EPSON Draft
EPSON Roman
EPSON Sans Serif
EPSON Courier
EPSON Prestige
EPSON Script
(Not supported)
PC APTEC (Arabic)
PC 720 (Arabic) PC 708 (Arabic) PCAR864 (Arabic)
EPSON Draft (Arabic)
EPSON Roman
EPSON Sans Serif (Not supported)
Hebrew7*2
Hebrew 8*2
PC862 (Hebrew)*2
EPSON Draft (Hebrew)
EPSON Roman
EPSON Courier (Not supported)
*1: ESC R command is effective on these character tables.
*2 Not displayed in the default setting mode.

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1.2.2 Interface Specifications
This section only provides information which is specific to the LQ-2180.
For other information, refer to the LQ-2170 Service Manual.
1.2.2.1 Parallel Interface (Forward Channel)
†Transmission mode: IEEE-1284 compatibility mode
†Signal level: TTL compatible
(IEEE-1284 level 1 device)
†Pin assignment: The pin assignment (forward channel) is
the same as for the LQ-2170 except for
the functions of the pins below:
1.2.2.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel)
†Transmission mode: IEEE-1284 nibble mode
†Synchronization: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification
†Handshaking: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification
†Signal level: IEEE-1284 level 1 device
†Data transmission timing: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification
†Device ID:
†Pin assignment: The pin assignment (reverse channel) is
the same as for the LQ-2170 except for
the functions of the pins below:
Pin No. Function
18 This line is pulled up to +5 V through 3.9 k Ωresistor.
35 This line is pulled up to +5 V through 1.0 k Ωresistor.
[00H][4DH]
MFG: EPSON;
CMD: ESCPL2,PRPXL24,BDC;
MDL: LQ-2180;
CLS: PRINTER;
DES: EPSON[SP]LQ-2180;
Pin No. Function
18 This line is pulled up to +5 V through 3.9 k Ωresistor.
35 This line is pulled up to +5 V through 1.0 k Ωresistor.

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1.3 Operation Instruction
This section provides information on the LQ-2180 control panel buttons,
LED, and operations. Since the layoutand functions of the control panel
are mostly common to those of LQ-2170, this section only shows the
information that is specific to LQ-2180. For other information, see LQ-
2170 Service Manual.
1.3.1 Control Panel
The control panel of this printer consists of the power switch, 6 non-lock
type buttons, and 10 LEDs. The appearance of the control panel is
shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2. Control Panel
†Operation at power on
Turning on the printer while pressing panel buttons executes the
functions below:
Table 1-15. Operations at Power On
NOTE:The area reset by the EEPROMclear isas shown in the
next section. This operation, however, does not affect
such adjustment values as Bi-d adjustment and TOP
PE sensor adjustment.
1.3.2 Bi-directional Adjustment Function
In this mode, you can adjust the bidirectional alignment for the following
three modes:
1. Bi-directional adjustment for draft mode
2. Bi-directional adjustment for draft copy mode
3. Bi-directional adjustment for LQ mode
Draft
Rom an
Sansserif
C ourier
Prestige
Script
Others
Font Pitch
10cpi
12cpi
15cpi
17cpi
20cpi
PS
T ear O ff/B in
TearOff
Bin1
Bin2
Card
Pause
MicroAdjust 3sec.
PaperO ut
O perate
LF/FF Load/Eject
(1 ) (2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (5 )
(6 )
(7 )
No. Buttons Function
1 (5) LQ self test
2(4) Draft self test
3 (2) Default setting
4(4) + (5) Data dump
5 (1) + (3) EEPROM clear
6 (3) + (5) Clear EEPROM for Driving Line count for
ribbon change timing
7 (6) Bi-d adjustment

LQ-2180 Revision A
Product Description Operation Instruction 20
1.3.3 EEPROM Initialization
Areas reset by EEPROM clear operation (described in Section 1.3.1)
are as shown in the following tables:
Table 1-16. Initialization Area for EEPROM (1/2)
Table 1-17. Initialization Area for EERPOM (2/2)
No. Item Factory setting
1 Character table selection PC437
2Page length (rear tractor) 11 inch
3 Page length (front tractor) 11 inch
4Page length (CSF Bin 1) 22 inch
5 Page length (CSF Bin 2) 22 inch
6 TOF adjustment value (rear tractor) 8.5 mm
7 TOF adjustment value (front tractor) 8.5 mm
8 TOF adjustment value (CSF Bin 1) 8.5 mm
9 TOF adjustment value (CSF Bin 2) 8.5 mm
10 TOF adjustment value
(rear manual insertion) 8.5 mm
11 TOF adjustment value
(front manual insertion) 8.5 mm
12 Bottom margin (rear tractor) 11 inch
13 Bottom margin (front tractor) 11 inch
14 Font selection Roman
15 Pitch selection 10 cpi
16 Print direction setting Bi-D
17 I/F mode selection Auto
18 Auto I/F wait time setting 10 sec
19 Auto line feed Off
20 Auto tear off Off
No. Item Factory setting
21 Skip over perforation Off
22 High speed draft On
23 Input buffer On
24 Software ESC/P2
25 0 slash Off
26 Buzzer On
27 Roll paper Off
28 Auto CR (IBM) Off
29 A. G. M. (IBM) Off
30 Tear-off adjustment value 0 clear
31 Other font selection Roman T
32 Bin select Friction Bin 1 or Tractor not Tear
off
33 Manual insertion wait time 2 or 3 sec.
34 Tear-off wait time 3 sec.
35 Copy mode Off
36 Black paper mode Off
37 Paper width measure On
38 TOF minimum value 4.2 mm
39 I/F timing data BUSY
40 Paper edge length 0 clear
41 Page length (rear manual insertion) 22 inch
42 Page length (front manual insertion) 22 inch