Epson P-0082 manual

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  • Page 1

    EPSON AMeRIc& INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Understanding and Using ESCP/2 Commands and Syntax Date: 12/4/91 Page(s): 1 of 14 PSB No: P-0082 Originator: JW This bulletin provides detailed explainations and illustrations for some of the more commonly used printer commands used in ESC/P2 Listed below are the commands discussed in t[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 2 of 14 ESC X m n1 n2 (Select Pitch and Point Size) C X m n1 a is the command for selecting pitch and point size where m, nl and n2 are variables. The vadable W is used to select the pitch, which is the character spa&g. The variable W” selects the point size and the variable “n2”, at this time, will always be 0 (zero)[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 3 of 14 10 INPUT “Point Siie”;A$ 20 B=VAL(A$)*2 21 RESTORE 70 22FORX=l TO16 23READY 24 IF B=Y THEN GOT0 30 25NMTX 26CLS 27 PRINT A$ ” is not a valid point size choice.” 28 GOT0 10 30 C=VAL(A$) 40 LPRM CHR$(27);“X”;CHR$(l);CHR$(B);CHR$(O);”n‘lese are “;A$;” point characters” 50 LPRtNT CHR$(27);“(V”;CHR$[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 4 of 14 These are 8 point characters These are 10 point characters These are 10.5 point characters These are 12 point characters These are 14 point characters These are 16 point characters These are 18 point characters These are 20 point characters These are 21 point characters These are 22 point characters These are 24 point c[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 5 of 14 ESC ( C m1 m2 n1 n2 (Set Page Length in Defined Units II ESC ( C ml m2 nl n2 is the command for setting the page length in units where ml, m2, nl and n2 are variables. The “uniV’ is usually l/380 of an inch unless defined othenwise by the “ESC ( l.Y command. Currently, the values for ml and m2 MUST be ml =2 and m2[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 6 of 14 1 ESC ( v m1 m2 n1 n2 (Set Relative Verticai~~~ ESC l v ml m2 nl a is the command for advancing the print position verticaiiy in unitswhereml,m2nl andn2arevariables. The5nCisusually1/36Oofaninch unless defined otherwise by the “ESC ( U command. Currently, the values for ml and IT@ MUST be ml =2 and m2=0. To determine [...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 7 of 14 EXAMPLE 1. The desired distance is l/4 inch. 2. 1/4x 360 = 90 3. 90 divided by 25 6 = 0 wit h a remainde r o f 90. 4. 2%90=166 5. n1=166 6. n2=255 In the Basic programming language, the command would look like this. LPRlNT CHR$(27);“(v”;CHR$(2);CHR$(O);CHR$(166);CHR$(255) This command, as listed in the line above, w[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 8 of 14 C f V m1 m2 n1 a is the command for changing the print position vertically (with respect to the Top of Form position) in units where ml, m2, nl and n2 are variables. TheZlnit”isuswllyl/~afaninchunlessdefinedatherwisebythe”ESC(U command. Currently, the values for ml and m2 MUST be ml =2 ‘and m2=0. To determine the [...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 9 of 14 ESC t n is the command for selecting a character table to be used for printing where n is a variable. The following table lists the values for n and the character table associated with the value. II n I Table II II 3 I PC437 (US) II Table 1 NOTE: 1. Character tables other than those listed above can be assigned by using[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 10 of 14 ESC ( t nl n2 dl .d2 d3 (Assign Character Tabie) ESC f t nl n7 dl d2 d3 is the command for assigning character tables where n1, n2, dl,d2,andd3arevariables. CurrenUy,variabknl,n2andd3MlJSTbenl=3, n2=0, and d3=0. Variable dl is a number corresponding to one of the four tables selectable with the ESC t n command. This is[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 11 of 14 page contains a print sample of the Registered Tables available in printers sold in the U.S. In order to print the first 31 characters in Tables 1 through 9, the ESC ( h command must be sent. Listed below is a Basic language program and an explanation of the program that will print the output illustrated on page 13 of [...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 12 of 14 60 If the Registered Character Table number is not 0, print ASCII values 1 through 255 inclusive. Remember, line 70 allows the first 31 ASCII values to print as characters, not control codas. 90 If the Registered Character Table number is ndt 0, do not exacute commands in lines 100 and 110. 100 If ths Ragiierad Charact[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 13 of 14 able 0 Italic ‘#$X& ()*+,- ./0123456789:;c=>?~ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU~YZ~~n-fabcdefghijklm >pqrstuvwxyz( :}‘!“#$X&‘()*+,-./0123456789:; e=> ?BABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVRXYZ[ J ^, nbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{,‘}- sble 1 PC437 (us) D~~~~*no08~bOnu,4I?(~-~tl~~~~A !“#SX&‘()*+,-./0123456789:;[...]

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    PSB No: P-0082 Page: 14 of 14 C l h n1 n2 d, . . . dk is the command for printing control codes as data where nl and n2 are variables and d, . ..d,representthedat&atistobeprintedas characbrs. The variables nl and n2 tell the printer Yhe next xx ASCII codes are to be interpreted as characters instead of control codes”. Thii command is used pri[...]

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    EPSON AMERICA, INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: LQ-870/1170 Questions and Answers Date: 10/9/91 Page(s): 1 of 4 PSB No: P-0081 Originator: SDS This bulletin answers some commonly asked questions about the LQ-870/1170 printers. The questions and answers are listed below. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE LQ-870/1170 PRINTERS Q1. What are the [...]

  • Page 16

    PSB No: P-0081 Page: 2 of 4 Q5. Are there different tractors available for the LQ-870 and LQ-1170 printer? A5. The LQ-870 and LQ-1170 printers come with one tractor, this tractor can be positioned for three different purposes. The purposes are as follows: l Front Feed Push Tractor a Rear Feed Push Tractor 0 Top Mounted Pull Tractor Additional tract[...]

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    PSB No: P-0081 Page: 3 of 4 Font I 10 cpi I 12 cpi I 15 cpi I PS Epson Draft Epson Roman 0 0 l 0 0 a 0 Epson Sans Serif Epson Courier Epson Prestige Epson Script OCR-B Epson Script C Epson Orator Epson Orator-S l l Q9. There was a diskette included in the box with my printer, what is it for? A9. The diskette contains Epson Printer Drivers for use w[...]

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    PSB No: P-0081 Page: 4 of 4 Q10. What printers are supported by the printer drivers on the diskette? A10. All drivers on the diskette support the following Epson printers: 0 LQ-570 0 LQ-1070 0 LQ-870 0 LQ-1170 0 AP-5000 0 AP-5500 Q11. What are the available accessories for the LQ-870 and LQ-1170 printers? A11. Below is a list of all the accessories[...]

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    EPSON AMERICA INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Quick Reference for Current Dot-Matrix Printer Print Speeds Date: 10/9/92 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: P-0030C Originator: SLS 9-PIN PRINTERS / 1% l%Y D”:,“n”-“,““c”p4 legal llLFPI , Model AP-2250 200 CPS 240 CPS n/a 40 CPS 48 CPS LX-810 200 CPS 240 CPS n/a 40 CPS 48 CPS FX-870/117[...]

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    EPSON AMERICA, I NC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Quick Reference for 9/24 Pin Printer Paper Specifications Date: 10/9/92 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: P-0022D Originator: SLS This PSB provides a quick reference for the paper specifications on Epson’s current line of 9-pin and 24-pin dot-matrix printers when using continuous paper. The ‘Ma[...]