Epson LX-300+ User manual

EPSON ESC/P
Reference Manual
LX-300+,LX-1170
FX-880+,FX-1180+
LQ-300+, LQ-1150
LQ-570e/580
LQ-680Pro
DLQ-3500
2002 Addendum

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2003 by SEIKO EPSON Corporation, Nagano, Japan

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This addendum contains information relevant to EPSON Serial Impact Dot Matrix
printers introduced from year 2000 onward. This document covers the following
EPSON printer models:
LX-300+, LX-1170, FX-880+, FX-1180+, LQ-300+, LQ-1150, LQ-
570e/580, LQ-680Pro and DLQ-3500.

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Table of Content
I Recent Printer Models
A. LX-300+ --------------------------------------------- 5
B. FX-880+ --------------------------------------------- 7
C. LX-1170 --------------------------------------------- 9
D. FX-1180+ --------------------------------------------- 11
F. LQ-300+ --------------------------------------------- 13
G. LQ-570e/580 --------------------------------------------- 15
H. LQ-680Pro --------------------------------------------- 17
I. LQ-1150 --------------------------------------------- 19
J. DLQ-3500 --------------------------------------------- 21
II Command Summary Tables
A. 24-Pin Printers --------------------------------------------- 23
B. 9-Pin Printers --------------------------------------------- 30

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LX-300+ Year introduced: 2000
Market: America, Europe, Pacific
Built-in features
Print method 9-pin impact
Speed NLQ 56 cps @ 10 cpi 67 cps @ 12 cpi
Draft 225 cps @ 10 cpi 270 cps @ 12 cpi
High-speed draft 300 cps @ 10 cpi
Print width 8 inches
Paper types Continuous, Single sheets, Envelopes, Labels, Roll Paper
Multipart forms Original plus 4 copies
Paper paths Rear, Bottom
Tractor Push, Pull
Paper parking Available
Buffer size 8KB or 0KB
Interface Bi-directional 8-bit Parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode
supported), Serial I/F
Fonts (typefaces) EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif
Bar codes EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,
Code 128, POSTNET
Nonprintable area 4.2 mm at the top and bottom of single sheets
Options (with model numbers)
Cut-sheet feeders C80637* (Single-bin)
Tractor C80030* (Pull)
Roll-paper holder #8310
Interfaces C82378*
Ribbon #8750 (Fabric)
* The asterisk represents the last digit of the printer’s option/accessory model number which
varies by country.

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LX-300+ settings
Setting Options
Page length for tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch,
11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch
Skip over perforation OFF, ON
Auto tear off OFF, ON
Auto line feed OFF, ON
Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d.
Software ESC/P, IBM 2380 Plus
0 slash OFF, ON
High speed draft OFF, ON
I/F mode Auto, Parallel, Serial
Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds
Baud rate 19200BPS, 9600BPS, 4800BPS, 2400BPS,1200BPS,600BPS,300BPS
Parity None, Odd, Even, Ignore
Data length*2 8bit, 7bit
Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON
Packet mode Auto, OFF
Character table(Standard version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp,Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,
ISO 8859-15
Character table(NLSP version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857,PC866, PC869, MOZOWIA, Code
MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria,PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC
APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8,ISO
Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771
International character set for Italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic
Spain 1
Manual feed wait time 1 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds
Buzzer OFF, ON
Auto CR(IBM 2380 Plus) *1 OFF, ON
IBM character table *1 Table2, Table1
Note: Bold letters indicate the standard factory settings.
*1 This setting is effective when IBM 2380 Plus emulation is selected.
*2 after the ROM version No.W1XXXX

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FX-880+ Year introduced: 2001
Market: America, Europe, Pacific
Built-in features
Print method 9-pin impact
Speed NLQ 82 cps @ 10 cpi 99 cps @ 12 cpi
Draft 330 cps @ 10 cpi 396 cps @ 12 cpi
High-speed draft 440 cps @ 10 cpi
Ultra high speed draft 494 cps @ 10 cpi
Print width 8 inches
Paper types Continuous, Single sheets, Envelopes, Labels, Roll Paper
Multipart forms Original plus 5 copies
Paper paths Rear, Bottom, Front
Tractor Push, Pull
Paper parking Available
Buffer size 96KB or 0KB
Interface Bi-directional 8-bit Parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode
supported), USB(ver. 1.1) I/F, Type B Optional Interface Slot
Fonts (typefaces) EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif
Bar codes EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,
Code 128, POSTNET
Nonprintable area 4.2 mm at the top and bottom of single sheets
Options (with model numbers)
Cut-sheet feeders C80637* (Single-bin), C80638* (High-capacity)
Tractor C80020* (Pull)
Roll-paper holder #8310
Front Paper Guide C81402*
Front Sheet Guide C81400*
Interfaces C82305*, C82306*, C82307*, C82308*,C82312*, C82313*,
C82314*, C82315*, C82345*, C82362*, C82363*, C82364*,
C82384*, C82391*
Ribbon #8750 (Fabric)
* The asterisk represents the last digit of the printer’s option/accessory model number which
varies by country.

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FX-880+ settings
Setting Options
Page length for front tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch
Page length for rear tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch
Skip over perforation OFF, ON
Auto tear off OFF, ON
Auto line feed OFF, ON
Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d.
Software ESC/P, IBM PPDS
0 slash OFF, ON
I/F mode Auto, Parallel, USB, Option
Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds
Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON
Packet mode Auto, OFF
Character table(Standard version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,
ISO 8859-15
Character table(NLSP version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857, PC866, PC869, MOZOWIA, Code
MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC
APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO
Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771
International character setfor Italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic
Spain 1
Manual feed wait time 1 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds
Buzzer OFF, ON
Auto CR (IBM PPDS)*1 OFF, ON
IBM character table *1 Table2, Table1
Note: Bold letters indicate the standard factory settings.
*1 This setting is effective when IBM PPDS emulation is selected.

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LX-1170 Year introduced: 2001
Market: America, Europe, Pacific
Built-in features
Print method 9-pin impact
Speed NLQ 56 cps @ 10 cpi 67 cps @ 12 cpi
Draft 225 cps @ 10 cpi 270 cps @ 12 cpi
High-speed draft 300 cps @ 10 cpi
Print width 13.6 inches
Paper types Continuous, Single sheets, Envelopes, Labels, Roll Paper
Multipart forms Original plus 4 copies
Paper paths Rear, Bottom
Tractor Push, Pull
Paper parking Available
Buffer size 8KB or 0KB
Interface Bi-directional 8-bit Parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode
supported), Serial I/F
Fonts (typefaces) EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif
Bar codes EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,
Code 128, POSTNET
Nonprintable area 4.2 mm at the top and bottom of single sheets
Options (with model numbers)
Cut-sheet feeders C80639* (Single-bin)
Tractor C80034* (Pull)
Roll-paper holder #8310
Interfaces C82378*
Ribbon #8755 (Fabric)
* The asterisk represents the last digit of the printer’s option/accessory model number which
varies by country.

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LX-1170 settings
Setting Options
Page length for tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch
Skip over perforation OFF, ON
Auto tear off OFF, ON
Auto line feed OFF, ON
Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d.
Software ESC/P, IBM 2381 Plus
0 slash OFF, ON
High speed draft OFF, ON
I/F mode Auto, Parallel, Serial
Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds
Baud rate 19200BPS, 9600BPS, 4800BPS, 2400BPS,1200BPS,600BPS,300BPS
Parity None, Odd, Even, Ignore
Data length 8bit, 7bit
Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON
Packet mode Auto, OFF
Character table(Standard version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp,Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,
ISO 8859-15
Character table(NLSP version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857,PC866, PC869, MOZOWIA, Code
MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria,PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC
APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8,ISO
Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771
International character set for Italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic
Spain 1
Manual feed wait time 1 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds
Buzzer OFF, ON
Auto CR(IBM 2381 Plus) *1 OFF, ON
IBM character table *1 Table2, Table1
Note: Bold letters indicate the standard factory settings.
*1 This setting is effective when IBM 2381 Plus emulation is selected.