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USERS MANUAL
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USERS MANUAL
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
Thismanualisorganizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest
useofyourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3.The
remainingchaptersmaybe treatedas areferenceguidefor programming
operations,etc. It assumes adegree of knowledgeof the operationof
computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).
Thechaptersare as follows:
Chapter 1— Settingup theprinter
Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis
chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.
Chapter 2—Controlpaneloperations
There are anumberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious
functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesandfontselection.
Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtry outthevariousproceduresin
it to findouthowtheprinterworks.
Chapter 3—Defaultsettings
ThischapterexplainshowtousetheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto
makesystemsettingson theprinter.
Chapter 4—Pnntcr controlcommands
Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and
the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are
writingor modifyingprogramsto takeadvantageof theprinter’sfeatures.
Chapter 5—Downloadcharacters
Thischapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourowncharacters.

Chapter 6—MS-DOSandyourprinter
Sincethe PC or PC-AT familyof computersnmningunder MS-DOSis
currentlythe mostpopularconfigurationof microcomputer,we have in-
cludedafewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.
SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinteqxeter,wehave
also included some hints, and asample program in this language to
demonstratethe capabilitiesof theprinter.
Chapter 7—Troubleshootingandmaintenance
Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourpnnterisnotworking
in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance
operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisnot,however,acompleteservice
manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyouareunsureofyourabilityto
carryout anymaintenanceor servicingoperations.
Chapter 8—Specifications
This sectiongivesthespecificationsof yourprinter.
Chapter 9—Charactersets
Thesechartsshowthe differentcharactersetsavailable.

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FEATURESOF THE PRINTER
Thisprinterhasafullcomplementof features,makingit anexcellentpartner
for apemcmalcomputer.It supportsthe IBM/Epsonprintercommandsand
charactersets, enablingit to pMt just aboutanythingyourcomputercan
generate,bothtextandgraphics.Someof itsmainfeatms ruethefollowing:
●Versatilepaperhandling
Singlesheets,fanfoldforms, and multi-pm forms (up to 5-ply) rue all
accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush@l tmctoror frictionfeed.(Youcan
load fanfoldforms fium the rear with push tractor,or fanfoldforms and
multi-pan forms fmm the bottom with pull tractor.)Aspecial feature
enablesyou to keep fanfoldformsparkedin readinesswhileprintingon
other paper.
●Six brightcolors
MageM cyan,violet,yellow,orange,and ~n add acolordimensionto
yourprintedoutputby the colorversionprinter.
●Largevarietyof fontsand sizes
Theprinterhasonedraftfon~oneHigh+eed DraftfontandfiveLQ fonts
(Romm SanSerif,Courier,Pmtige and Script),italicsfor all styles,plus
condensedprint,bold print,double-sizedpnn~ and quadruple-sizedprint.
●Extensivesoftwaresuppofl
Sinceit is compatiblewiththe EpsonandIBMprintm, it workswithany
softwruethat supportsthoseprintem.That includesmost woti-pmcesdng
and graphicsprograms,spread-sheets,and integratedsoftwarepackages.
.Easy operation
Indicatordisplaysand beep tonesprovideimmediate,easy to understand
feedbackwhenyoup~s thebuttonson thecontrolpanel.The fivebuttons
can operatein combinationsto performasuqxisingvarietyof functions,
including micm-alignment.
●Easy care and maintenance
The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe printhead in afew
minutes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1SETTING UP THE PRINTER
LocatingthePrinter
UnpackingandInspection
Checkingthecartoncontents
Identifyingprinterparts
SettingUp
Mountingtheplatenknob
Installingtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit
Installingtheoptionalcartridge
Connectingtheprintertoyourcomputer
LoadingSingleSheets
Automaticloading
Manualloading
LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms
Loadingthepaperfromtherearoftheprinter
Loadingthepaperfromthebottomoftheprinter
Paperparking
Paperunparking
LoadingMulti-PartForms
AdjustingthePrinting.Gap
Chapter 2CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS
ButtonsandIndicators
ONLINEbutton
PAPERFEEDbutton
SET/EJECT/PARKbutton
PITCHbutton
FONTbutton
Power-UpFunctions
Shorttestmode
Longtestmode
Printareatestmode
Stayinpanelpitch
Stayinpanelfont
Stayinpanelpitchandfont
Hexadecimaldump
SwitchCombinationFunctions
Formfeed
Topofform
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Forwardmicro-feed
Reversemicro-feed
Changingtheautoloadingvalue
Clearingthebuffer/Allreset
Selectingtheprintcolor
Storemacrodefinition
Chapter 3DEFAULT SETTINGS
HowtosettheEDSmode
FunctionsoftheEDSsettings
Bidirectionaltest/Adjustmentmode
Chapter 4PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
FontControlCommands
CharacterSetCommands
CharacterSizeandPitchCommands
VerticalPositionCommands
HorizontalPositionCommands
GraphicsCommands
DownloadCharacterCommands
ColorSelectionCommandes
OtherPrinterControlCommands
Chapter 5DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS
DefiningYourOwnCharacterswithStandardMode
Assigningthecharacterdata
Assigningavalueofcharacterspace
Sampleprogram
DefiningYourOwnCharacterswithIBMMode
Assigningthedownloadcharacterset
Assigningthecharacterdotpattern
AssigningtheIndexTabledata
Sampleprogram
Chapter 6MS-DOSANDYOUR PRINTER
InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter
EmbeddingPrinterCommands
ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands
ProgrammingwithBASIC
Howtheprogramworks
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Chapter 7TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Troubleshooting
Powersupply
Printing
Paperfeeding
Maintenance
ReplacingthePrintHead
Chapter 8SPECIFICATIONS
Chapter 9CHARACTER SETS
StandardCharacterSet#1
StandardCharacterSet#2
IntemationaJCharacterSets
IBMCharacterSet#2
Codepage#437(U.S.A.)
Codepage#850(Multi-1ingual)
Codepage#860(Portuguese)
Codepage#861(Icelandic)
Codepage#863(CanadianFrench)
Codepage#865(Nordic)
IBMCharacterSet#1
IBMSpecialCharacterSet
ProportionalSpacingTable
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INDEX 149
COMMANDSUMMARY 153

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chapter 1
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
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Locatingthe printer
Unpackingandinspection(partnames)
Settingup andconnecting
Loadingsinglesheets
Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms
Adjustingtheprintinggap
LOCATING THE PRINTER
Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou
haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit. By“asuitableplace”,wemean:
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Afirm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free
Awayfrom excessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heaters,e(c)
Awayfromexcessivehumidity
Awayfromexcessivedust
Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas
alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas arefrigerator.
Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s
identificationplalc.
To disconnecttheprintertheplughasto be disconnectedfromthe wall
socket,whichhasto be locatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.
Installthe printerwherethereis sufficientroomfor the paper and any
paperbeingfedin orprintedout.
Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelcable,makesurethatthe
cableis within2m (6ft)of theprinter.An RS-232connectionusingthe
optionalSPC-8Kinterfacecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.
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