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1 User Manual LQ540DX

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User Manual

LQ540DX

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION 3

CHAPTER 1 Setting up the printer 4

CHAPTER 2 Paper Handling 10

CHAPTER 3 Using the printer 17

CHAPTER 4 Software Utilities 23

CHAPTER 5 Technical Specifications 24

CHAPTER 6 Command Summary 31

CHAPTER 7 Language Selection 36

CHAPTER 8 Service Information 38

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INTRODUCTION

Dear Customer,

Thank you for choosing the WeP LQ540DX, a 24 pin 80 columns, 300 cpsprinter for your printing needs. This product has been manufactured to stringentquality standards, to provide you many hours of trouble free printing.

Important: Your printer is covered under 1-year parts warranty. The warrantyservice can be obtained from our vast and strategically placed WeP PrinterService Centres.

New features in this printer

∗ Plug and Play for Windows 9X, 2000∗ Plug and Play for Windows NT, ME, XP∗ Windows & DOS printer drivers∗ 5 selectable LQ fonts∗ Auto load & Microfeed∗ HSD & unlimited page length settings∗ Buffer Clear from front panel∗ Top of form setting & saving.∗ Online Microfeed∗ Variable Page length settings

Wishing you many hours of trouble free printing.

On behalf of

WeP Peripherals Ltd.

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CHAPTER 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

• Unpacking the printer• Finding a suitable location• Assembling the printer• Testing the printer• Connecting the printer to your computer

UNPACKING THE PRINTER

Checking the partsAs you unpack the printer, check that you have all the parts shown below andthat none have been damaged during transportation

1. Printer2. Ribbon cartridge3. Printer cover4. Paper rack (guide)5. Driver software and User manual CD6. PC-Printer Interface cable

After removing the parts, save the packing materials in case you need totransport your printer.

Removing the protective materials

The printer is protected during shipping by locking the paper sprockets and theprinter cover are prevented from vibration by using paper tape. Theseprotective items must be removed before you turn the printer on.

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FINDING A SUITABLE LOCATION

When selecting a place to set up your printer, keep the following in mind.

∗ Place the printer on a flat surface.∗ Place the printer close enough to the computer for the printer cable to reach* Leave adequate room around the printer or easy operation, maintenance and

proper Ventilation.∗ Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture

and dust.∗ Use a grounded outlet. Do not use an adapter plug.∗ Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power cord.∗ Avoid outlets on the same circuit with large AC motors or other appliances

that might cause fluctuations in line voltage.∗ Keep the entire computer system away from potential causes of

electromagnetic interference such as loudspeakers or the base units ofcordless telephones.

∗ Place the printer where the dust level is minimum. (Humidity in temperatureis maintained within the specified norms).

If you plan to use a printer stand, follow these guidelines:

∗ Use a stand that supports at least twice the weight of the printer∗ Never use a stand that tilts the printer at an angle of more than 15 degrees

from horizontal. If you install a cut-sheet feeder, keep your printer absolutelyhorizontal.

∗ Make sure you provide enough clearance below the stand and between itslegs so that continuous paper feeds smoothly.

∗ Position your printer's power cord and interface cable so that they do notinterfere with feeding. If possible, secure the cables to the printer stand

∗ Align the stack of paper so that the paper has a straight path into the printer

Selection of Power conditioning equipment:

Depending on the power supply condition at your site, you may choose anappropriate voltage stabilizer, to ensure that the input supply to your printer willnot cross the specified limits even during adverse power supply conditions.

a. Voltage range : 150 to 270 V ac.b. Frequency : 48 to 52 Hzc. Earth to Neutral voltage : Less than 3 Vac.

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In case of your site condition not meeting the above limits, you must go for avoltage stabilizing equipment, which will ensure regulated supply of voltage toyour printer.

You may install

i. Servo voltage stabilizer with high/low trip unit.ii. CVT (Constant Voltage Transformer)/Line conditioner.iii. UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply).

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ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER

Installing the ribbon cartridge

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.2. Turn the ribbon feed knob in the direction of the arrow to remove excess

slack in the ribbon.

3. Insert the ribbon between the ribbon mask and the print head and positionthe cassette so that the ribbon feed shaft is inserted into the hole under theribbon feed knob.

4. Press on both sides of the cassette.

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5. Turn the ribbon feed knob of the cassette to tighten the ribbon. Manuallymove the printhead back and forth across the carriage bar to make sure thatthe ribbon is properly positioned in front of the printhead.

Attaching the paper guide

When you use single sheets, the paper guide functions to feed the papersmoothly and efficiently into the printer. Attach the paper guide using thefollowing procedure.

1. Place the paper guide on the printer.2. Raise the paper guide and push the projections on the lower part of the guide

into the holes on the right and left side frames.

See using single Sheets

NOTE: You can load continuous paper comfortably even with the paper guidein place. Attach and close the printer cover unit.

TESTING THE PRINTER

Performing the self test

1. Ensure that the paper release lever is pushed to the TRACTOR position.Load continuous paper by pressing Load/Eject switch on front panel. Turnoff the printer.

2. While holding down the LF/FF button, turn on the printer. The printer startsprinting the ASCII characters. The self-test continues until the paper runsout or till you turn off the printer.

CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER

Connecting the printer to your computer. Your LQ540 printer has a Centronicscompatible parallel interface.

To connect the printer to the parallel port, use the parallel cable sent along withthe printer. The parallel interface is the printer's default setting.

Connect the parallel interface cable as follows:

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1. Turn off both your printer and computer. Then plug the connector of thecable securely into the printer.

2. Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides of theconnector.

3. Plug the other end of the cable to a 25 pin parallel port in your PC.

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CHAPTER 2

PAPER HANDLING

* Using single sheets (Friction mode) * Using continuous sheets (Tractor mode) * Switching between continuous and single sheets * Printing on special paper

USING SINGLE SHEETS (Cut sheet i.e., Friction mode)

Loading a sheet

1. Turn on the Printer2. Hold the paper rack upright and insert the rack into the slant grooves on both

sides of the printer so the hook-shaped tabs face upward. Then place it in theslant position.

3. Move the friction lever to the cut sheet position (toward the back of theprinter).

4. Slide the left and right paper guides to their extremes.5. Position the cut sheet paper such that it leans against the paper rack.

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6. Slide and position the left and right paper guides to match the paper width.7. The paper automatically advances to the TOF (Top of Form) position when

the paper is dropped along the paper rack (auto load function).

USING CONTINUOUS PAPER (Tractor mode)

Positioning your continuous paper supply

Note: Its important to keep your paper supply aligned with the tractor so that thepaper feeds smoothly into the printer.

Loading continuous paper

1. Remove the printer cover. Place the paper rack in its horizontal position.Slide the rack toward the front of the printer to lock the printer cover andallow for easy tear off of forms. Slide the paper rack toward the back of theprinter to open the cover

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2. Open the tractor cover.3. Align the holes in the paper with the tractor paper feed pins.

4. If necessary, pull the tractor lock lever to release the tractor and adjust thetractor positions for the width of the paper being used.

5. Close the tractor covers and adjust the position of the paper. Gently push thetwo tractors outward to remove any slack in the paper.

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6. Move the friction lever to the tractor feed position (toward the front of theprinter).

7. Make sure the power is turned on.8. Make sure the power is turned ON.9. The paper advances to the TOF position automatically whenever the print

command is executed. This operation is valid when the paper us present inthe paper track.

10. If loading fails you have to load the paper through LOAD/EJECT button.

You can move the paper forward/backward in minute steps called MicroAdjustment by using LF/FF and FONT button.

WARNING:

Never advance the paper using the platen knob except in the case of a paperjam or other paper feed problem. Using the platen knob while the printer isON may damage the paper feeding mechanism and effect the loadingposition.

NOTE:

1. If the paper is not loaded or skewed after loading, completely remove thepaper and reinsert it more firmly.

2. Now hold the online switch for more than 3 seconds, now ONLINE lightblinks indicating that the Top of Form adjustment is enabled. You may pressthe LF/FF button to move the paper forward and FONT to move the paperbackward in minute steps. Press Online switch to confirm the settings. Onceyou adjust this, the value (TOF) is stored till the next change.

3. To eject the paper, press the ON LINE button to make the printer off line andthen press LOAD/EJECT switch.

4. The left edge of a cut sheet paper should be always less than 5.5 cms fromthe printer starting position to avoid the paper out indication.

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SWITCHING BETWEEN CONTINUOUSAND SINGLE SHEETS

Switching to single sheets

1. Remove the printed document.2. Press the ON LINE button to set the printer offline and press the

LOAD/EJECT button to advance the continuous paper backwardautomatically to a standby position. The paper is still attached to the tractor,but no longer in the paper path. The PAPER OUT light comes on when thepaper is completely out of the paper path.

3. Push the paper release lever back to the FRICTION (single sheet) position.See the section on Using Single Sheets for loading single sheets.

Switching back to continuous paper

It is easy to switch back to printing with continuous paper. Before switchingback to continuous paper, ensure that the single sheet has been ejected and theprinter is offline.

1. Pull the paper release lever forward to the TRACTOR (continuous paper)position.

2. Print command automatically loads the paper to the TOF, else useLOAD/EJECT button.

PRINTING ON SPECIAL PAPER

The different varieties of papers are: multipart forms, labels and envelops.Before printing on these papers, the print head gap needs to be adjusted throughbail lever.

To accommodate the various thickness of paper, the printer is equipped withprint head gap lever that can be set to one of the 7 positions. For normal use, itshould be set to position 3.

The following table gives you general guidelines for selecting the right paperthickness lever position for the paper you are using:

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Paper Type Lever Position

Thin paper 1 or 2Paper (single sheets or continuous) 3

Paper with standard ribbon installed24 lb. paper (single sheets) 3

Paper Type Lever Position

Multi-part forms2-sheets 43-sheets 5

Labels 4

EnvelopesAirmail 4 or 5Plain 6Bond (20 lb.) 6Bond (24 lb.) 7

To get the proper printing, make sure that the print head gap (through bail lever)position should be selected as shown above.

Always return the bail lever to position 3 when you go back to printing onordinary paper. Continuous printing with lever set at a position higher than 3can shorten the life of the printhead.

WARNING: Printing past the edges of envelopes, multi-part forms, andlabels or thicker than normal paper can damage the print head.

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Multi-part forms

With the built-in tractor unit, your printer can print continuous multi-part forms(four parts including the original). You can load the multi-part paper in thesame way as you load continuous paper. The only difference is that the paperthickness lever is to be adjusted before loading.

NOTE: Multi-part forms should not be used without adjust the print head gapposition.

Labels

If you need to print labels, choose the type of label that is mounted on acontinuous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with the tractor. Do notuse single sheet labels on a shiny backing sheet because they almost always slipa little if fed by friction alone. Load the labels the same way as you loadcontinuous paper; just adjust the paper thickness lever before loading.

WARNING:

• Never feed labels backward through the printer. Labels can easily comeoff the backing and jam the printer. Also, never use the sheet load lever toeject labels or to feed labels backward to the standby position.

• Since labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, alwaysuse them under normal operating conditions.

Envelopes

You can feed envelopes individually using the single sheet-loading feature.Adjust the paper thickness lever before loading.

CAUTION:

• Always keep the longer side of the envelope horizontal.

• Envelope printing is only available at normal operating conditions.

• If you use No.6 envelopes, make sure that the left edge guide is aligned withthe arrow on the paper guide.

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CHAPTER 3

USING THE PRINTER

• Operating the control panel• Printer setting through the front panel• Adjusting the TOF position• Online micro-feed• Buffer clear / Panel Reset• Selecting type styles• Data dump mode• BI_D Vertical line adjustment

OPERATING THE CONTROL PANEL

LEDsPOWER ON (green)

ON - when the power switch is on and power is supplied to the printer.

PAPER OUT (red)ON - when the paper is not present or when continuous paper is in the standbyposition.

ONLINE / TOF (green)

ON - when the printer is on line and ready to receive data. Flashes when themicro adjustment feature is enabled as soon as paper is loaded to set top ofform.

PITCH (Tricolour)

The LED colour shows the present pitch (Character Per Inch) selected of theprinting. Press the PITCH button to change the LED colour. The following tableshows the LED colour Vs PITCH setting.LED Colour PITCH (CPI)

RED 10GREEN 12ORANGE 15No Colour (One Beep) 17No Colour (Two Beep) 20

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FONT (Tricolour)

The LED colour shows the present font (Character Per Inch) selected of theprinting. Press the FONT button to change the LED colour. The following tableshows the LED colour Vs FONT setting.

LED Colour FONT

RED DRAFTGREEN ROMANORANGE SCRIPTNo Colour (One Beep) PRESTIGENo Colour (Two Beep) COURIERNo Colour (Three Beep) SANSERIEF

BUTTONS

ONLINE

This button controls the printer status. When the printer is on line mode, theprinter can receive data and prints. When the printer is off line mode, the printergoes to stand alone mode.

FONT

Press this button to select a character font. 5 LQ fonts - Roman, Sanserif,Courier, Script, Prestige and 1 Draft font are available. The status of the FontLED shows which font has been selected (As explained LED's operation).

PITCH

Press this button to select character spacing. 5 types of Character per inch (Cpi)10,12,15,17 and 20 are available. The status of the Pitch LED shows theselected pitch (As explained LED’s operation).

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PRINTER SETTING THROUGH THE FRONT PANEL

Keep ONLINE pressed, switch ON the power. Present Settings are printed asfollows.

Sl.No. Setting1. High speed draft Disabled Enabled2. Input buffer 64KB 40KB3. Print direction BI-D UNI-D4. Character table Italics Graphics

Optional Language5. Skip-over-perf OFF 1 inch6. Tear off type Short Auto7. Tear off Enabled Disabled8. DD forms printing Quality Speed9. ROLL paper OFF ON10. Auto tear off time 3 sec 1 sec11. Auto Line Feed Depends on I/F Enabled12. Page Length Available Page Lengths

3, 3.67, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 11.66, 12, 14, 17

Note: Bold indicates printer default setting.

Printer Setting Format

FONT LED PITCH LED SETTINGSRED - Print Direction

GREEN - Character TableORANGE - Skip Over Perf

- RED Tear Off type- GREEN Tear Off Time- ORANGE Auto Line Feed

RED RED Page LengthRED GREEN High speed draftRED ORANGE Input buffer

GREEN RED DD forms printingGREEN GREEN Tear offGREEN ORANGE ROLL PAPER

Press FONT to go to next settingPress LF_FF to go to previous settingPress ONLINE to change settingPress PITCH to save and proceeding to next setting

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• For page length setting, select FONT LED (RED) & PITCH LED (RED).Press LF_FF to change the current setting. To execute the change pressONLINE. Printer prints out the changed setting.

• To skip remaining printer settings at any time through the process, justpower off the printer.

You may also use Setup Utility for the above Printer Settings.

ADJUSTING THE TOF POSITION

The loading position is the position of the paper when the printer hasautomatically loaded it. The loading position is important because it determineswhere the printer begins to print on each page. If the printing is too high or toolow on the page, change the loading position using the micro-adjustmentfeature.

The micro-adjustment feature moves the paper 1/72 inch at a time to make fineadjustments to the loading position. Once you have used micro-adjustment tochange the loading position of single sheet or continuous paper, the printersaves this position till the next change.

Using micro-adjustment

The following steps show how to adjust the loading position:

1. Turn on the printer and the paper gets loaded.2. Press the ONLINE button to set the printer on line. The ONLINE LED stars

flashing.3. Press the LF/FF button to feed the paper forward and the FONT button to

feed the paper backward.

Note: When the paper reaches the factory-set loading position, the printerbeeps and micro-adjustment feed pauses for a moment before continuing.You can use this factory setting as a reference point when adjusting theprinter's loading position.

When the paper reaches either minimum or maximum top margin, the printerbeeps and the paper stops moving.

4. Once you have adjusted the loading position for the paper, the printerremembers this new loading position, and loads paper at this new position,till the next change

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BUFFER CLEAR / PANAL RESET

Hold down the LF/FF, FONT & PITCH buttons together till printer gives BEEPsound. The printer buffer gets cleared and the default printer settings are loaded.

SELECTING TYPE STYLES

The printer can produce several type styles by using different fonts, characterspacing and other print enhancement features. You can select typestyles in 2different ways: by using software commands or by using the control panel.

This section describes how to select a typestyle using the FONT, PITCH buttonson the control panel.

Character Fonts

FONT

The LED colour shows the present font (Character Per Inch) selected of theprinting. Press the FONT button to change the LED colour. The following tableshows the LED colour Vs FONT setting.

LED Colour FONT

RED DRAFTGREEN ROMANORANGE SCRIPTNo Colour (One Beep) PRESTIGENo Colour (Two Beep) COURIERNo Colour (Three Beep) SANSERIEF

• Character Spacing

PITCH

The LED colour shows the present pitch (Character Per Inch) selected of theprinting. Press the PITCH button to change the LED colour. The following tableshows the LED colour Vs PITCH setting.

LED Colour PITCH (CPI)

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RED 10GREEN 12ORANGE 15No Colour (One Beep) 17No Colour (Two Beep) 20

DATA DUMP MODE

Press FONT and POWER on, to enter data dump mode. This mode printsprintable test in ASCII format, which can be used for debugging. This modewill stay till you switch OFF the printer.

BI_D VERTICAL LINE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE

This BI_D adjustment is useful to make the vertical line alignment. Thefollowing steps show you how to do the BI_D adjustment.

1. Press PITCH and Power on, to enter into BI_D adjustment mode.

2. Press LF/FF to decrement the bidi count & FONT to increment the bi_dicount.

3. Press ONLINE to execute the changes.

4. Press PITCH to select different SPEEDS.

a. SPEED 0 for DRAFT.

b. SPEED 3 for LQ (fonts).

5. Switch off the printer to save the changes.

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CHAPTER 4

SOFTWARE UTILITIES:

Your LQ540 Printer comes with the following utilities.

The CD contains the relevant files and install programmes.

1. User Manual2. Printer Drivers for

• Windows 3.11• Windows 9X• Windows 2K, XP, ME• Windows NT 4.0• Various DOS Applications

For application programmes, which do not have drivers, you may select thefollowing printer drivers, which may be available in your application software.They are in the order of preference.

EPSON LQ 1050+LQ Series printer drivers24 Pin Printer Driver

SOFTWARE UTILITIES

Features: Easy user-friendly interfaces with keyboard and mouse support.WINDOWS 3.11 DriverYou can install the driver through the ‘ Control Panel ’.Please see the ‘Readme.txt’ for more information.Other Drivers:

Depending on requirements you can selectively install any of the above driversby executing install.

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CHAPTER 5

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

∗ Printer specifications∗ Interface specifications∗ Initialisation

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS

Printing method: 24-pin impact dot matrix.

Printing speed:

Quality Characters / inch Characters / second (CPI) (CPS)

Draft 10 20012 24015 300

High speed draft 10 300

Letter Quality 10 6612 8015 100

Printing direction: Bi-directional logic-seeking for text and graphics

Line spacing: 1/6 & 1/8 inch or programmable in increments of 1/360 inch

Printable columns:

Character size Maximum characters / line 10 Cpi 80 10 Cpi condensed 136 12 CPI 96 12 Cpi condensed 160

Buffer: 64 k bytes 40k byte

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Character fonts:Font Available sizes (CPI)

Draft 10,12,15,17,20Roman 10,12,15,17,20Script 10,12,15,17,20

Other FONTSPrestige 10,12,15,17,20Courier 10,12,15,17,20Sans serif 10,12,15,17,20

Characters: 96 standard ASCII character set (including italic characters)14 International character set1 Legal character setEPSON Extended graphics character set

Paper

Paper feed methods: Friction (top) and built -in push feed (rear) tractor withpaper tension unit.

Paper width and length:

Single sheet A4, B5, Letter, LegalContinuous paper width 114 mm to 254 mm

(4.5 to 10.0 inches)

Envelops No.6 166 x 92 mm (6.54 X 3.62 inches)

No.10 240 x 104 mm(9.45 X 4.09 inches)

Labels 63.5 (min) X 23.8 (min)

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Print Margins:

Paper type Top Margin Bottom Margin L/R Margin

Cut sheets 25.4 mm 19 mm -Fanfold 8.0 mm 8 mm 13 mm

Paperweight:

Single sheet 14 to 24 lbContinuous 14 to 22 lbMulti-part forms 12 to 24 lb. X N

Paper thickness:

Single sheet 0.065 to 0.22mmContinuous 0.065 to 0.22 mmEnvelop 0.16 to 0.22 mmLabels 0.19 mm max (incl. base paper)

Number of copies:

One original plus upto 3 copies (with self carbon)One original plus upto 2 copies (with carbon)Total thickness must not exceed 0.22 mm

• The use of 24 lb paper is only available at normal temperature.

- The temperature range is between 0 to 50 degree centigrade- The relative humidity is between 10 to 90%

MECHANICAL

Ribbon: Black ribbon cartridge (High Density fabric.Life expectancy 2 million characters in LQ mode.

MCBF : For all components excluding print head: 5 million lines

MTBF : 6000 power-on hours (at 25% duty cycle)

Print head life: 200 million dots (at 25% duty cycle)

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Printer physical details:

Height 112 mmWidth 400 mmDepth 280 mmWeight approx.3.5 kg (Net)

ELECTRICAL:

Operating voltage: 150 to 270 VACSPower consumption:

Mode Max. WattageSelf test (10 CPI) 50 WIdle mode 15 W

Frequency: 48 to 52 Hz

EMI : CISPR 22 CLASS BNoise : < 64 DecibelsDielectric strength : 1.50 k V rms. Applied for ten seconds.(Between AC line and chassis)

ENVIRONMENTAL:

Temperature:Operation : 0 to 50 deg centigradeStorage : -40 to 65 deg centigrade

Humidity (without condensation):

Operation: 10% to 90%Storage : 5% to 90%

Operation angle : Less than 15 Deg

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INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS:

Parallel Interface: Connector pin assignments and a description of theirrespective interface signals are shown below:

Pin Signal Direction Description

1 STROBE IN STROBE pulse to read data.Pulse width must be morethan 0.5 µS at the receivingterminal.

2 DATA 0 IN These signals representinformation of the 1st and 8th

bits of parallel data, resptly. Each signal is at HIGH level

when data is logical 1 andLOW when it is logical 0.

3 DATA 1 IN4 DATA 2 IN5 DATA 3 IN6 DATA 4 IN7 DATA 5 IN 8 DATA 6 IN 9 DATA 7 IN10 ACKNLG OUT About an 11-microsec. pulse

LOW indicates that data hasbeen received and that theprinter is ready to acceptmore data.

11 BUSY OUT HIGH A signal indicates thatthe printer cannot receiveData. The signal goes high

in the following cases:

1. During data entry2. During printing3. When off line4. During printer-error state

12 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the paper is not present.

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13 SLCT OUT Pulled up to 5 Volts through1.3 K ohm resistance.

14 AUTO IN When this signal is LOWFEEDLOW, the paper is automatically fedXT 1 line afterprinting.

15 NC Not used16 GND Logic ground level

17 CHASSIS Printers chassis ground, GND which isisolated from the logic ground.

18 -- NC Not used

19 - 30 -- GND Twisted-pair return signal ground level

31 INIT IN When this level becomes LOW, the printercontroller is reset to its power-up state and the print buffer is cleared.This level is normal HIGH; its pulse width must be more than 50 µS atthe receiving terminal level.

32 ERROR OUT This level becomes LOW when the printer is:

1. in paper out state2. off line3. in error state

33 GND Same as for Pins 19-30

34 NC Not used

35 OUT Pulled up to 5 volts through 3.3 K ohm resistance.

36 SLCT IN OUT The DC1/DC3 code is valid Only when this signal is HIGH.

• The column heading "Direction" refers to the direction of signal flow asviewed from the printer.

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• Return denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal groundlevel. For the interface wiring, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for eachsignal and to complete the connection in the return side. These cables shouldbe shielded and connected to the chassis of the host computer and the printer.

• All interface conditions are based on TTL level. Both the rise and the falltimes of each signal must be less than 0.2 µS.

• Observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal must carry out data transfer. Datatransfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLGsignal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW.

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CHAPTER 6

COMMAND SUMMARY

The Command Summary is available in "COMSUM.TXT".

Type "edit comsum.txt" at the prompt to view it.

To take a printout, type "copy comsum.txt > prn" at the prompt.

The command summary contains all the commands used by the printer. If acommand has no parameters, it is merely listed. If it has parameters, they areexplained.

ASCII Dec. Hex. Description

Printer Operation

ESC @ 64 40 Initialize the printerDC1 17 11 Select printerDC3 19 13 Deselect printerDEL 127 7F Delete characterESC < 60 3C Unidirectional mode (1-line)ESC U 1/0 85 55 Select unidirectional modeESC = 61 3D Set MSB to 0ESC > 62 3E Set MSB to 1ESC # 35 23 Cancel MSB controlBEL 7 07 BeeperCR 13 0D Carriage returnCAN 24 18 Cancel line

Vertical motion/Horizontal motion

FF 12 0C From feedESC C n 67 43 Set page length in linesESC C NUL n 67 43 Set page length in inchesESC N n 78 4E Set skip over perforationESC O 79 4F Cancel skip over perforationLF 10 0A Line feedESC 0 48 30 Select 1/8 inch line spacingESC 2 50 32 Select 1/6 inch line spacingESC 3 n 51 33 Select n/180 inch line spacingESC A n 65 41 Select n/60 inch line spacing

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ESC + n 43 2B Select n/360 inch line spacingESC J n 74 4A Perform n/180 inch line feedVT 11 0B Tab verticallyESC B nn 66 42 Set vertical tabs max 16 tabs,

n=0-255, last n=0

ESC bc nn 98 62 Set vertical tabs in channels.ESC / n 47 2F Select vertical tab channel

(n=0-7)Horizontal motion

ESC 1 n 108 6C Set left marginESC Q n 81 51 Set right marginBS 8 08 Back spaceESC $ n1 n2 36 24 Set Absolute Print position

(n1 + (n2*256))

ESC \ 92 5C Set Relative Print position((n2 * 256) + n1)

HT 9 09 Tab horizontally

ESC D nn 68 44 Set horizontal tabs. Max : 32,n=1 to 255, last n=0. (Tabs to be enteredin Ascending order)

Overall printing style/Print size

ESC x 1/0 120 78 Select LQ or draftESC k n 107 6B Select typestyle family

n = 0 Roman n = 1 SansSerifn = 2 Courier n= 3 Prestigen = 4 Script

ESC ! n 33 21 Master select (n – details below)Dec 0 Hex 0 - 10CPI,Dec 1 Hex 1 - 12CPIDec 2 Hex 2 - ProportionalDec 4 Hex 4 - CondensedDec 8 Hex 8 - EmphasizedDec 16 Hex 10 - Double StrikeDec 32 Hex 20 - Double WidthDec 64 Hex 40 - Italics

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Dec 128 Hex 80- Underline

ESC P 80 50 Select 10 CPIESC M 77 4D Select 12 CPIESC g 103 67 Select 15 CPIESC p 1/0 112 70 Proportional mode on/offSI 15 0F Select condensed modeESC SI 15 0F Select condensed modeDC2 18 12 Cancel condensed modeSO 14 0E Select double -width (1ine)ESC SO 14 0E Select double -width (1 line)DC4 20 14 Cancel double -width (1 line)ESC W 1/0 87 57 Turn double -width on/offESC w 1/0 119 77 Turn double -height on/off

Print enhancement/ Word processing

ESC E 69 45 Select emphasized mode (Bold)

ESC F 70 46 Cancel emphasized modeESC G 71 47 Select double-strike modeESC H 72 48 Cancel double-strike modeESC S0 83 53 Select superscript modeESC S1 83 53 Select subscript modeESC T 84 54 Cancel superscript/subscriptESC - 1/0 45 2D Turn underlining on/offESC ( - 40 28 Select LineESC q n 113 71 Select character style

n = 0 Normal Stylen = 1 Outlinen = 2 Shadown = 3 Outline & Shadow

ESC a n 97 61 Select justificationn = 0 Left n = 1 Centren = 2 Right n = 3 Full

ESC (space) 32 20 Set intercharacter space unit1/120" in draft-1/180" in LQ, n = 0 to 127

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Character sets

ESC t n 116 74 Select character tablen = 0 Italics character tablen = 1 EPSON extendedn = 2 Remaps down loadedcharacters0 - 127 to 128 – 255

ESC 4 52 34 Select 1italic modeESC 5 53 35 Cancel italic modeESC R n 82 52 International character set

(n=0 to 13)

User-defined characters/ Graphics

ESC & 0 nn 38 26 Define user-defined Characters

ESC : 0 n 0/1 58 3A Copy ROM to RAM (Roman/Sans Serif)

ESC % 0/1 37 25 Select User-definedSet/Normal Set

ESC 6 54 36 Enable printable characters (128-159->characters)

ESC 7 55 37 Enable upper control code(128-159->control codes)

ESC K 75 4B Select Single-densityGraphics mode

ESC L 76 4C Select Double-densityGraphic mode

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ESC Y 89 59 Select High-speed Double-Density graphic mode

ESC Z 90 5A Select Quadruple-densityGraphics mode

ESC * m n1, n2 42 2A Select Graphics mode[ See Below]

ESC ?S m 63 3F Reassign graphics modeS=K1L1r1Z m = 0-6 as below

Option Pins m Horiz.density(dots/in)

Single-density 8 0 60Double-density 8 1 120High-speed double density* 8 2 120Quadruple-density 8 3 240CRT I 8 4 80CRT II 8 6 90Single-density 24 32 60Double-density 24 33 120CRT III 24 38 90Triple-density 24 39 180Hex-density* 24 40 360

* Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode.

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CHAPTER 7

LANGUAGE SELECTION

ENABLING / DISABLING LANGUAGE

Escape Command for Language selection.

The escape command recommended for selecting language, is as given below.To select language one needs to send Esc ‘t’ 3 where 3 is the parameter definingBilingual character set in which one can print English & optional language.

For selecting Character set

1) Character Set Selection

ESC t (Parameter)

0- ITALICS 1-GRAPHICS 2-USER CG 3-Bilingual (Optional Language)

ESC t 3 enables the optional language and will be under enabled condition tillthe user switches off the printer or changes to any other ESC t options. If theuser wishes to keep Optional language enabled even after Power Off, in suchcase Optional should be selected through printer settings where in there is noneed to give ESC command to enable Optional.

Selecting Bilingual (ENG & Optional Language) character set through printersettings

1. Default character set will be Graphics in which we can use the printer toprint English & graphics.

2. For printing Italics or Bilingual (Optional) the settings can be altered bygoing into character set change option in printer setting mode. In this modeany of the three character sets Italics, Graphics or Bilingual (Optional) canbe selected which will be stored into EEPROM.

** In Optional language only 10 CPI pitch is supported **

Note: The language selection can be made through FRONT PANEL.

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Escape Commands for Indian Language Printing & characterset selection.

The escape commands recommended for selecting any one optional language,are as given below.

Eg. To select optional (Tamil) language one need to send Esc ‘n’ ‘l’ 3, where 3is the parameter defining the Tamil language.

Format ASCII

Select Indian Language

Esc n l (Parameter)

1- Hindi3 - Tamil

4 - Telugu 7 - Kannada

For selecting language standard

Language standard

Esc n I (Parameter)0 - ISCII1 - PC-ISCII2 - EAISCII3 - TAM -Tamil99Monolingual4 - TAB - Tamil99Bilingual

For selecting Character set

Character set selection

Esc t (Parameter)0- ITALIX1-GRAPHIX2-USER CG3-MULTILINGUAL

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CHAPTER 8

Service Information

For any kind of service, please feel free to approach the following WeP Offices& authorised service centre across the country OR call ������������������� tollfree service call centre.

Bangalore Corporate Office Bangalore RO/WePCare40/1A, Basappa Complex 40/1A, Basappa Complex2nd floor, Lavelle Road 1st floor, Lavelle RoadBangalore. 560 001 Bangalore. 560 001Ph. +91 80 22270359/60 Ph. +91 80 22270359/60

Ahmedabad BarodaAavkar Complex, 2nd floor 108, 1st floor, OPAL Square,OPP.Gurukul tower, Drive in Road E7, 635 ARERA ColonyMemnagar, AHMEDABAD -380 052 Near New Champion SchoolPH : 91 79 7475001/7475006/7418765 BHOPAL - 462 016FAX: 91 79 7475006 PH 91 755 2420310/2420314

FAX : 91 755 5294462

CALCUTTA CHANDIGARH7, CAMAC Street SCO 39, SECTOR 20 -C 1st Floor1st Floor, Azimganj House CHANDUGARH -160 020CALCUTTA - 700071 PH : 91 172 707089/383426PH : 91 33 22820352/3/4 FAX : 91 172 707088FAX : 91 33 22820355

CHENNAI COCHIN145, First floor G-164 PANAMPILLY NAGAREldams Road, Teynampet COCHIN - 682 036CHENNAI - 600 018 PH : 91 484 2311338 / 2316908PH : 91 44 24314112 /24314113, FAX : 91 484 2310707 24363448/24363486FAX : 91 44 24320312

COIMBATORE DEHRA DUN176 , DB Road, First Floor, R S Puram Mandakani Hotel, Room No.102COIMBATORE 0641 002 1, Hardwar RoadPH : 91 422 2474277 /2479247 DEHRADUN -248 001FAX : 91 422 24796 PH : 91 135 2623456 /

2724848 / 2627860

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DELHI Factory 1, MYSORE310-311, International Trade tower 312, Hebbal Industrial areaNehru Place, New Delhi. 110 019 Mysore - 570 016Ph: 91 11 26280364 / 26472399 Ph. +91 821 2402025/26/252Fax: 91 11 2648336 Fax +91 821 2402024/16

Factory 2, EDM SECUNDERABAD HUBLIS.No. 104, Mallareddy estate MIG 2, Flat # 303Jayanagar, RTC colony, Aksyaya Park Apartments,Trimulgherry, Gokul Road,Secunderabad 500 015 HUBLI 580 030Ph. +91 40 2272318/0282 Ph. +91 836 2335745Fax +91 40 27792326 / 1570

JAIPUR LUCKNOWD58A, Madho Singh Road 3rd floor, Raj chambersBani Park 29/9 Rana Pratap MargJaipur - 302 016 Hazratganj, Near Times of IndiaPh. +91 141 2204184/2203391 Opp. Dainik Jagran,Fax +91 141 2204184/2203391 LUCKNOW 226 001

Ph. +910522 22208945/46Fax +91 522 22208946

MUMBAI PUNEUnit 1 & 2, B57, Blue Moon 3rd floor, Bhosale HeightsNew Link Road, Andheri (W) PUNE 411 005Mumbai 400 053 Ph. +91 20 25535711/12Ph. +91 22 26397418/396 Fax +91 20 25535712Fax +91 22 26397393

RAIPUR SECUNDERABADRishab chambers, # 115, 15/465 S.No. 104, Mallareddy estateJawahar Nagar ward Jayanagar, RTC colony,RAIPUR 492 001 CHATTISGARH Trimulgherry,Ph. +91 771 26035470 Secunderabad 500 015

Ph. +91 40 2272318/0282Fax +91 40 27792326 / 1570