Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in a single pass of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. many at the same time. Gives you better control when printing on multi-part forms by... ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned and do not get jammed or misfed. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to tear off the printed...
Most EPSON impact printers also offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in a single pass of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. many at the same time. Gives you better control when printing on multi-part forms by... ensuring that the forms stay properly aligned and do not get jammed or misfed. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to tear off the printed...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... larger, since it doesn't have the extra weight of their respective owners. L EPSON brand ribbons are superior to move the ribbon with the print head, and therefore has a longer life. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are ... EPSON's stationary ribbon cartridge offers the following benefits: L L The stationary ribbon cartridge can...
... larger, since it doesn't have the extra weight of their respective owners. L EPSON brand ribbons are superior to move the ribbon with the print head, and therefore has a longer life. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are ... EPSON's stationary ribbon cartridge offers the following benefits: L L The stationary ribbon cartridge can...
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LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is much less accurate than Total Print Volume. Total Print Volume estimates the total number of hours between failures at 25 percent usage and 35 percent density, which can print before it is less wear and tear...
LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is much less accurate than Total Print Volume. Total Print Volume estimates the total number of hours between failures at 25 percent usage and 35 percent density, which can print before it is less wear and tear...
Product Information Guide
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... printing (left to 9 I - LQ - 850/950/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER Character tables 96 standard ASCII characters 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics set Paper Paper feed methods Friction Built-in black only Do not use ribbons for film ribbon MCBF For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines. Continuous paper Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing...
... printing (left to 9 I - LQ - 850/950/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER Character tables 96 standard ASCII characters 13 international character sets Epson Extended Graphics set Paper Paper feed methods Friction Built-in black only Do not use ribbons for film ribbon MCBF For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines. Continuous paper Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing...
User Manual
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Chapter 4 Software and Graphics Software 4-2 Choosing from a menu 4-2 A quick test 4-3 Computer-printer communication 4-3 Word processors 4-4 Spreadsheets 4-6 Graphics programs 4-7 Graphics 4-8 The print head 4-9 Graphic command 4-12 Column reservation numbers 4-13 First graphics program 4-14 Using hand-calculated data to print graphics 4-14 Individual graphics options commands 4-18 Reassigning command 4-19 User-Defined Characters 4-20 Designing your...
Chapter 4 Software and Graphics Software 4-2 Choosing from a menu 4-2 A quick test 4-3 Computer-printer communication 4-3 Word processors 4-4 Spreadsheets 4-6 Graphics programs 4-7 Graphics 4-8 The print head 4-9 Graphic command 4-12 Column reservation numbers 4-13 First graphics program 4-14 Using hand-calculated data to print graphics 4-14 Individual graphics options commands 4-18 Reassigning command 4-19 User-Defined Characters 4-20 Designing your...
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To remove the packing materials, follow these items, store them with the other packaging material in case you turn on the printer. Remove the printer cover; After removing these steps: 1. then use the enclosed cross-head screwdriver to transport your printer. These protective items must be removed before you ever need to unscrew and remove the two transport locking brackets. 1-3 Unpacking the Printer Removing the protective materials The printer is protected during shipping by two brackets, two locking tabs, and a print head protector.
To remove the packing materials, follow these items, store them with the other packaging material in case you turn on the printer. Remove the printer cover; After removing these steps: 1. then use the enclosed cross-head screwdriver to transport your printer. These protective items must be removed before you ever need to unscrew and remove the two transport locking brackets. 1-3 Unpacking the Printer Removing the protective materials The printer is protected during shipping by two brackets, two locking tabs, and a print head protector.
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Then, remove the left and right locking tabs. Remove the print head protector. 3 Slide the print head to remove all protective materials before you turn on the printer. 1-4 Unpacking the Printer 2. Be sure to the middle of the printer.
Then, remove the left and right locking tabs. Remove the print head protector. 3 Slide the print head to remove all protective materials before you turn on the printer. 1-4 Unpacking the Printer 2. Be sure to the middle of the printer.
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This step removes excess slack in the direction of the printer. 4. Assembling the Printer Installing the ribbon To install the ribbon cartridge, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the printer is not connected to install. 1-7 Slide the print head to the middle of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. Turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the ribbon and makes it easier to an electrical outlet. 2. Remove the printer cover. 3.
This step removes excess slack in the direction of the printer. 4. Assembling the Printer Installing the ribbon To install the ribbon cartridge, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the printer is not connected to install. 1-7 Slide the print head to the middle of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. Turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the ribbon and makes it easier to an electrical outlet. 2. Remove the printer cover. 3.
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Use a pointed object, such as the tip of the arrow to guide the ribbon between the print head and the ribbon guide. At the same time turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of a pencil, to help feed the ribbon into the slots inside the printer. 6. Hold the ribbon cartridge by its black, fin-like handles with the exposed ribbon away from you. (The LQ-850 ribbon cartridge has only one handle.) Push the cartridge firmly into position, making sure that the black plastic hooks fit into place. 1-8 Assembling the Printer 5.
Use a pointed object, such as the tip of the arrow to guide the ribbon between the print head and the ribbon guide. At the same time turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of a pencil, to help feed the ribbon into the slots inside the printer. 6. Hold the ribbon cartridge by its black, fin-like handles with the exposed ribbon away from you. (The LQ-850 ribbon cartridge has only one handle.) Push the cartridge firmly into position, making sure that the black plastic hooks fit into place. 1-8 Assembling the Printer 5.
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.... 1-12 Testing the Printer Now that your printer, be absolutely sure you need to load a sheet of paper 1. You should perform this test to make sure the printer was not damaged during shipping and to a computer. Before turning on the printer while the print head cannot move may seriously ...damage the mechanism. If so, connect the power cord to the printer. Before carrying out the test, you have ...
.... 1-12 Testing the Printer Now that your printer, be absolutely sure you need to load a sheet of paper 1. You should perform this test to make sure the printer was not damaged during shipping and to a computer. Before turning on the printer while the print head cannot move may seriously ...damage the mechanism. If so, connect the power cord to the printer. Before carrying out the test, you have ...
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...the lever should always be hot. 2-16 These positions are identified by a scale on the printer frame next to using the printer just before opening the printer cover, be careful not to touch the print head because it may be set to position 2 on the scale. For normal use reverse feed with...of paper types, including multi-part forms and labels. The paper thickness lever To accommodate various thicknesses of paper, the LQ printer is off and then open the printer cover. Before changing the paper thickness setting, first make sure the power is equipped with a paper thickness lever that ...
...the lever should always be hot. 2-16 These positions are identified by a scale on the printer frame next to using the printer just before opening the printer cover, be careful not to touch the print head because it may be set to position 2 on the scale. For normal use reverse feed with...of paper types, including multi-part forms and labels. The paper thickness lever To accommodate various thicknesses of paper, the LQ printer is off and then open the printer cover. Before changing the paper thickness setting, first make sure the power is equipped with a paper thickness lever that ...
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... a position higher 8 than normal paper can shorten the life of envelopes, multi-part forms, labels, or thicker than 2 can damage the print head. 2-17 Continuous printing with the lever set to printing on ordinary paper. The following table gives you general guidelines for selecting the right paper thickness lever position to match your paper...
... a position higher 8 than normal paper can shorten the life of envelopes, multi-part forms, labels, or thicker than 2 can damage the print head. 2-17 Continuous printing with the lever set to printing on ordinary paper. The following table gives you general guidelines for selecting the right paper thickness lever position to match your paper...
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... 3--I _20-^fOoFrFoth_ er character sets. When DIP switch 1-5 is ON, unidirectional is automatically accompanied by a software command. when it ideal for graphics With unidirectional printing, the print head prints in the dot positions, making it is OFF, bidirectional is valid. Auto Line Feed When auto line feed is ON (DIP switch 2-8 ON), each carriage... only to eliminate any possible deviation in one can be overridden by the line feed code (LF). 3-8 Spain 1 Interface/parity selection Baud rate selection pgyz$=j Print direction for printing graphics such as lines or boxes.
... 3--I _20-^fOoFrFoth_ er character sets. When DIP switch 1-5 is ON, unidirectional is automatically accompanied by a software command. when it ideal for graphics With unidirectional printing, the print head prints in the dot positions, making it is OFF, bidirectional is valid. Auto Line Feed When auto line feed is ON (DIP switch 2-8 ON), each carriage... only to eliminate any possible deviation in one can be overridden by the line feed code (LF). 3-8 Spain 1 Interface/parity selection Baud rate selection pgyz$=j Print direction for printing graphics such as lines or boxes.
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...-printer communications 4-3 Word processors 4-4 Spreadsheets 4-6 Graphics programs 4-7 Graphics 4-8 The print head 4-9 The graphics command 4-12 Column reservation numbers 4-13 A simple graphics program 4-14 Using hand-calculated data to print graphics 4-14 Individual graphics options commands 4-18 The reassigning command 4-19 User-Defined Characters 4-20 Designing your characters 4-20 Sending information to the LQ 4-24 Printing user...
...-printer communications 4-3 Word processors 4-4 Spreadsheets 4-6 Graphics programs 4-7 Graphics 4-8 The print head 4-9 The graphics command 4-12 Column reservation numbers 4-13 A simple graphics program 4-14 Using hand-calculated data to print graphics 4-14 Individual graphics options commands 4-18 The reassigning command 4-19 User-Defined Characters 4-20 Designing your characters 4-20 Sending information to the LQ 4-24 Printing user...
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... vertically in more than one column, but the intelligence of the printer handles the timing of pin firings so that of unbroken lines. Graphics I ncome Breakdown Marketing and Advertising \ Profit Salaries and Production Development The print head To understand dot graphics you need to see individual dots. Instead,... the letters and symbols seem to overlap vertically, the pins in the print head are in the Letter Quality mode, it is that the effect is difficult to know a little about how the LQ's print head works. In order for the dots to be made of 24 pins arranged ...
... vertically in more than one column, but the intelligence of the printer handles the timing of pin firings so that of unbroken lines. Graphics I ncome Breakdown Marketing and Advertising \ Profit Salaries and Production Development The print head To understand dot graphics you need to see individual dots. Instead,... the letters and symbols seem to overlap vertically, the pins in the print head are in the Letter Quality mode, it is that the effect is difficult to know a little about how the LQ's print head works. In order for the dots to be made of 24 pins arranged ...
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... pictures in its images with a computer, it needs three bytes of information in newspapers and magazines are printed. This means that the printer must receive instructions about which of this section. The LQ also forms its communication with patterns of dots, as the ones at a newspaper photograph, you look closely... across the paper, every 1/180th of an inch it must receive 24 bits of information for simplicity this mode uses only one of the LQ's print head is 24-pin graphics. If you can , therefore, be as finely detailed as many small dots. It has five densities, but for ...
... pictures in its images with a computer, it needs three bytes of information in newspapers and magazines are printed. This means that the printer must receive instructions about which of this section. The LQ also forms its communication with patterns of dots, as the ones at a newspaper photograph, you look closely... across the paper, every 1/180th of an inch it must receive 24 bits of information for simplicity this mode uses only one of the LQ's print head is 24-pin graphics. If you can , therefore, be as finely detailed as many small dots. It has five densities, but for ...
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...is 37 dots wide, with descenders (the bottom parts of the character matrix is nine dots wide. For Letter Quality you use a grid that prints. This is one dot for either Letter Quality or proportional characters. The width of such letters as j and y). The line at the side...the line labelled base indicates the baseline for draft. Dots in the same row may not print in draft, Letter Quality, and proportional. 4-21 Draft pica Letter quality / Proportional The grid on the LQ print head. For draft characters, the grid is dependent upon the character set in use all letters ...
...is 37 dots wide, with descenders (the bottom parts of the character matrix is nine dots wide. For Letter Quality you use a grid that prints. This is one dot for either Letter Quality or proportional characters. The width of such letters as j and y). The line at the side...the line labelled base indicates the baseline for draft. Dots in the same row may not print in draft, Letter Quality, and proportional. 4-21 Draft pica Letter quality / Proportional The grid on the LQ print head. For draft characters, the grid is dependent upon the character set in use all letters ...
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Use the following Epson replacement ribbons: Printer LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ-1050 Standard ribbon #7753 #7767 #7754 Film ribbon #7768 #7769 #7770 To replace the ribbon, turn off the power to replace the ribbon. 1. Let it cool before attempting to the printer and remove the printer cover. Remove the old ...like handles (only one on the LQ-850) and lifting the ribbon straight up and out of the printer. 5-2 Slide the print head to replace the ribbon. If the printer has been used recently, the print head may be hot. Replacing the Ribbon When your printing becomes too faint you need to...
Use the following Epson replacement ribbons: Printer LQ-850 LQ-950 LQ-1050 Standard ribbon #7753 #7767 #7754 Film ribbon #7768 #7769 #7770 To replace the ribbon, turn off the power to replace the ribbon. 1. Let it cool before attempting to the printer and remove the printer cover. Remove the old ...like handles (only one on the LQ-850) and lifting the ribbon straight up and out of the printer. 5-2 Slide the print head to replace the ribbon. If the printer has been used recently, the print head may be hot. Replacing the Ribbon When your printing becomes too faint you need to...
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...cartridge by sliding the print head from side to remove excess slack. 4. At the same time, turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to help guide the ribbon into the slots as the tip of the arrow to side along the carriage. Reattach the printer cover. 5-3 You can...tightening knob in the direction of a pencil, to see that the plastic hooks fit into place. 6. Use a pointed object, such as shown below. (The LQ-850 ribbon cartridge has only one handle.) 5. Check to guide the ribbon between the print head and the ribbon guide. Replacing the Ribbon 3.
...cartridge by sliding the print head from side to remove excess slack. 4. At the same time, turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to help guide the ribbon into the slots as the tip of the arrow to side along the carriage. Reattach the printer cover. 5-3 You can...tightening knob in the direction of a pencil, to see that the plastic hooks fit into place. 6. Use a pointed object, such as shown below. (The LQ-850 ribbon cartridge has only one handle.) 5. Check to guide the ribbon between the print head and the ribbon guide. Replacing the Ribbon 3.
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Then, slide the print head all the way to the middle of the printer. Transporting the printer If you need to transport your printer some distance, repack the printer using a cross-head screwdriver, reattach the two transport locking brackets. 5-4 Slide the print head to the right, and insert the print head protector between the paper bail and platen as shown below. 3. While holding the paper bail open, reattach the left and right locking tabs. Remove the printer cover, platen knob, paper guide, and any installed options. 2. Then, using the original box and packing material. 1.
Then, slide the print head all the way to the middle of the printer. Transporting the printer If you need to transport your printer some distance, repack the printer using a cross-head screwdriver, reattach the two transport locking brackets. 5-4 Slide the print head to the right, and insert the print head protector between the paper bail and platen as shown below. 3. While holding the paper bail open, reattach the left and right locking tabs. Remove the printer cover, platen knob, paper guide, and any installed options. 2. Then, using the original box and packing material. 1.