Selecting a Place for the Printer
The main consideration in selecting a good location for the printer is placing the printer close enough to your computer for the cable to reach. Also remember the following: Plug the printer into a grounded outlet, and do not use an adapter plug. Make sure the power switch on the printers left side is off before plugging in the printer. Avoid using electrical outlets that are controlled by wall switches. Accidentally turning off a switch can wipe out valuable information in your computers memory and disrupt printing. Avoid using an outlet on the same circuit breaker with any large electrical machines or appliances. These can cause disruptive power fluctuations. Keep your printer and computer away from base units for cordless telephones. Protect the printer from direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, and dust. Make sure that it is not close to a heater or other heat source. If you are going to use the tractor unit and continuous-feed paper, clear enough space around the printer so that the paper has an unobstructed path into and out of the printer. There are three common methods of arranging a printer and continuous-feed paper: Using a printer stand with the paper stacked behind it. (Because of the cable, it is usually best for the paper that feeds into the printer to be stacked somewhat behind the printer instead of directly beneath it.) Putting the printer on a desk or table and stacking the paper behind the printer. Using a desk or table as a stand, with the printer near the back edge and the paper on the floor or on a shelf.
Installing the Paper Feed Knob
Now that you have decided where to locate your printer, the first step in setting it up is installing the paper feed knob. Follow these steps: 1. Locate the paper feed knob, which is packed into an indentation in the white foam material. 2. Insert the knob into the hole on the right side of the printer, as shown below. Gently rotate the knob until it fits over the shaft.
3. Push the knob in until it is flush with the printer case.

Setting Up 1-5

Installing and Replacing the Ribbon
The printer uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon. It is enclosed in a cartridge that makes ribbon installation and replacement a clean and easy job. To install the ribbon, follow these steps: 1. Remove the lid at the front of the printer by lifting the handles. Removing the lid enables you to see the print head, which is shown below.

CAUTION: The power must be off when you move the print head because moving the print head when the power is on may damage your printer. Also, if youve been using your printer, be careful not to touch the print head because it becomes hot during use. Let it cool for a few minutes.
installing and Replacing the Ribbon

2. 3. 4.

Move the print head by hand to the center of the printer so that the other parts of the printer will not get in your way. Grasp the ribbon cartridge by its handle and hold the cartridge so that the exposed strip of ribbon is facing away from you. Insert the cartridge by placing the black hooks on each side of the cartridge into the slots located inside the printer in the right and left front corners. Push down until the cartridge snaps into place. (See the illustration below.)
installing and Replacing the Ribbon 5. Turn the knob on the cartridge in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. As you turn the knob, see that the ribbon slips down into its proper place between the print head and the ribbon guide. You may want to use a pen to direct the ribbon, as shown in the next illustration.
6. Replace the front lid by inserting its legs into the slots near the front comers of the printer. Lay the lid down and press to snap it into place. Replacing the ribbon When your printing becomes light and you need to replace the ribbon, follow these steps: 1. Remove the front lid. 2. Grasp the ribbon cartridge handle and pull out the cartridge. 3. Follow the ribbon installation instructions above to insert the new ribbon cartridge.
Using Continuous-feed Paper
The following section covers use of continuous-feed paper with your tractor unit. If you plan to use single-sheet paper, skip to the Removing the tractor unit section on page 1-17. The tractor unit for the printer allows you to use paper with pin feed holes along the sides (continuous-feed paper). You can adjust the tractor unit to accommodate widths of paper ranging from 4 to 10 inches, including the pin feed holes. Installing the tractor unit You need to install the tractor unit each time you wish to load continuous-feed paper after using single-sheet paper, which can be loaded only when the tractor unit is removed. Since your printer comes with the tractor unit installed, simply install the paper rest by fitting it into the slots along the top edge of the back of the printer and snapping it into place. (See the bottom illustration on the following page.) Then see the instructions later in this chapter for loading continuous-feed paper. To install the tractor unit, follow these steps: 1. If the paper guide is installed, remove it by tipping it toward you and pulling it out.
Using Continuous-feed Paper 2. Pop out the tractor unit slot cover, which is located above the indicator lights. It may help to use the flat edge of a screwdriver, as shown on the next page. Store the cover in a safe place while you use the tractor unit, and replace it when you remove the tractor unit.

Fit the paper rest into the slots along the top edge of the back of the printer and snap it into place, as shown below.
4. Pull the paper release lever forward. (See the illustration below.) The double-arrow icon in front of the lever marks the position the lever should be in for using continuous-feed paper (or for releasing paper). 5. Now install the tractor unit. First, hold the unit so that its black legs are facing downward, as shown below.
6. In each tractor slot, located at each side of the paper slot, is a peg that fits into the notch on each of the rear tractor legs. Tilt the tractor back so that the rear notches fit over these pegs, as shown below.
7. Then tilt the unit forward until the front legs snap into place. Loading continuous-feed paper Once the tractor unit is installed, load continuous-feed paper as follows: 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2. Remove the front lid of the printer. 3. Move the print head to the center of the printer. Remember, the printer must be turned off whenever you move the print head. Also, if youve been using the printer, the print head may be hot. Be careful not to touch it unless you let it cool for a few minutes.
4. Using the illustration below as a guide, pull the locking levers on each side of the pin feed holders forward so you can move the pin feed holders.
5. Place the left holder approximately 3/4 of an inch from the far left position and then push the locking lever back to fasten that holder into place. Leave the other holder unlocked. 6. Open the pin feed covers as shown below.
7. Feed the paper into the paper slot. Push and maneuver the paper through the slot until it comes up between the ribbon guide and the platen (the black roller). Setting Up 1-13
8. Pull the paper up until the top is above the pin feed holders. Fit the holes along the left edge of the paper over the pins in the left holder, as shown below, and close the pin feed cover.
9. Fit the right side of the paper into the right holder, moving the holder as needed to match the width of the paper. Close the second pin feed cover. 10. Make sure that the paper has no dips or wrinkles, then push the locking lever back to lock the right holder in place. Installing the paper guide Install the paper guide, which is used here as a paper separator, as described below. Note that the guide is installed in one of two different positions depending on the type of paper you use. It lies flat when you use continuous-feed paper, as described here, and sits upright for loading single-sheet paper.
1. If the edge guides are not yet in place, install them by hooking the
tab on the back of each guide over the top of the paper guide, as shown in the illustration on the next page. Snap the bottom of each guide into place.
For continuous-feed paper, move the edge guides to the far right and left positions on the paper guide. You wont be inserting paper through the edge guides unless you use single-sheet paper.

DRAFT/LINE FEED. When the printer is off line, pressing this button advances the paper one line. When the printer is on line, pressing this button selects draft printing. When you select draft printing the beeper sounds once. This button also controls the auto load feature.
The control panel buttons also control the SelecType feature. This feature enables you to select among emphasized, double-strike, condensed, and elite typestyles. See Chapter 2 for more information. Performing the self test Now youll see your printer print something even though its not yet connected to a computer. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure that your printer has paper in it.
Turn the power switch off, then hold down the DRAFT button on the control panel while you turn the power back on. The printer begins printing letters, numbers, and other characters that are stored in its ROM (Read Only Memory) in draft mode. (If DIP switch l-5 has been turned on, the test will be performed in NLQ mode, as in step 4 below.) When printing starts, you can release the DRAFT button; the printing continues until you turn the printer off or until the printer runs out of paper. To perform the same test in the NLQ mode, load another sheet of paper. Turn the printer off, then turn it back on while holding down the NLQ button. Sans Serif and Roman fonts alternate for this test. Partial results of both tests are shown in the following samples.
DRAFT ( ) * + , -. / 0123456789: ;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJLMNO ( ) *+,-./0123456789: ; <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP ) * + , -. /0123456789 : ; <=>?@ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
*+,-./ : ; < = > ? @ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR + , -. /0123456789: ; <=>?@ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S ,--. /0123456789 : ; <=>?@ A B C D E F G J H I J K L M N O P Q R S T ,-./0123456789:;,<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU , / : ; < = > ? @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV
/0123456789: ; <=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW
' ( ) * + , -. 10123456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
O*+,-./0123456789:; <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP )*+,-. /0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ *+,-./0123456789:; <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR + ,-./0123456789:,*<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPaRS + , -. / : ; <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST
-./0123456789 :;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU

./0123456789:;

<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV
10123456789:; <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
Now that the test pattern has shown that your printer is operational, its time to hook it up to your computer. Remember that computer systems communicate with printers in a variety of ways. If your computer expects to communicate through a Centronics parallel interface, all you need is the proper shielded cable. If your computer requires any other kind of interface, you also need an interface board. If you dont know what a Centronics parallel interface is, your computer manual or your dealer can tell you what you need. Then, once you have plugged your printer cable into your printer and computer, you will probably never think about interfaces again. (If you do want the technical specifications, however, you can find them in Chapter 6.) Follow these steps and see the illustration below to connect your printer and computer: 1. Make sure that both your printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the appropriate end of your printer cable into the cable connector of your printer. The plug is shaped so it fits the connector only one way.

Mode 3 4

Emphasized

Typestyle

ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz
ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz
Double-strike Condensed Elite
2. Press the ON/OFF LINE button the number of times indicated in the mode column. Be sure that the printer beeps each time you press the ON/OFF LINE button.
Press the FORM FEED button to set the typestyle.
4. Press the LINE FEED button to turn SelecType off. The control panel returns to its normal functions, but the printer is off line.
Press the ON/OFF LINE button, and you are ready to print.
You can combine any of the modes listed in the above table when you are in draft mode, except for emphasized and condensed. In NLQ, the two available modes (emphasized and elite) may be combined. If you wish to combine two modes, follow steps 1 through 3 above, then return to step 1 and follow the entire sequence (steps 1 through 5). (Do the same thing to combine three modes, but repeat steps 1 through 3 for each of the first two modes you enter.) Always select the lowest mode number first. SelecType 2-3
When you press the ON/OFF LINE button to select an additional mode, start counting again where you left off. That is, if you have selected emphasized and wish to combine that with elite, press the ON/OFF LINE button three more times, not four, to select elite. For example, follow these steps to combine emphasized and elite: 1. Press the ON/OFF LINE button once to select emphasized.
2. Press the FORM FEED button.
3. Press the ON/OFF LINE button three more times to select elite. (The mode is four, but remember that you have already pressed the ON/OFF LINE button once.)

4. Press the FORM

button. button, and you are ready to print.
Press the LINE FEED button. LINE

6. Press the ON/OFF

Note: Some application programs are designed to control all typestyle functions. These programs cancel previous typestyle settings by sending certain printer codes before printing. Because these codes cancel SelecType settings, you have to use the programs print options function instead of SelecType to select your typestyles. Therefore, if SelecType does not work with a particular application program, consult its manual on how to select typestyles.

SelecType Tips

Once you have learned the simple technique for controlling print styles with SelecType, you can use it whenever you wish. You should be aware of a few points, however. SelecType is designed to control the printing of an entire file or document, not an individual line or word. If you are using the NLQ mode, remember that the following SelecType modes are not available: double-strike and condensed. If there are print codes in the document or file you are printing, those codes will override your SelecType settings. This seldom happens, since you usually wont use SelecType with files that have such codes, but if your printer follows the SelecType instructions for only part of a document, it may be that print codes in the document are conflicting with the SelecType modes. After you turn on a mode with SelecType, it stays in effect until the printer is turned off or until you send a software command that overrides it. (In general, software commands override SelecType settings.) If, for example, you use SelecType to print a document in emphasized type, anything you print after that will be emphasized unless you first turn the printer off and back on.

SelecType 2-5

Chapter 3

Printer Features

Quality and Fonts. Print Size and Character Width. Pitches. Double-wide and condensed. Special Effects and Emphasis. Using Different Character Sets. 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-5 3-6

Quality and Fonts

The most fundamental changes you can make to printing are in the print quality and NLQ fonts. The printer has two levels of print quality: draft and NLQ (Near Letter Quality). Draft printing is fast, making it ideal for drafts and other preliminary work. NLQ printing takes a little longer, but it produces more fully-formed characters for presentation-quality documents. The printout below shows the differences between draft, NLQ Roman, and NLQ Sans Serif so that you can compare the different styles and densities:
Draft NLQ printing Serif is is extremely crisp and fast. distinctive.
The buttons on the control panel give you an easy way of changing the print quality and NLQ font, but if you prefer to print in NLQ Roman most of the time, you can select it with a DIP switch (see Chapter 5). You can also choose the print quality and NLQ font with software commands.
Print Size and Character Width
To add greater variety to your documents, the printer has two pitches and condensed printing. All can be selected either with SelecType or a software command, and software commands also offer another option: double-wide. Pitches The two pitches are pica and elite. Pica is 10 characters per inch (cpi) and elite is 12 cpi. The printout below shows the difference between the two. Pica:

Elite:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNopqrstuvwxyz
Double-wide and condensed In addition to the basic pitches, the printer offers two other modes that change the size of your printing. These modes are double-wide and condensed. The double-wide mode doubles the width of any size of characters. This mode is useful for such purposes as emphasizing headings in reports and making displays, but it is usually not suitable for large amounts of text.

D o u b l e - w i d e

Double- - w i d e

p i c a e l i t e

Pica and elite are reduced to about 60% of their normal width with the condensed mode. This mode is particularly useful for printing wide spreadsheets because condensed elite allows you up to 160 characters on an 8-inch line.

Printer Features 3-3

Condensed can be selected with SelecType, by setting a DIP switch (see Chapter 5), or with a software command. Even if you turn condensed on with the DIP switch, you can still turn it off with SelecType or the software command.
Condensed pica gives more characters on a line. Condensed elite gives you even mare.
Widening or narrowing the characters also widens or narrows the spaces between words and letters. Because word processors usually create a left margin by printing spaces, you may need to change the left margin and the number of characters on a line to keep the margins correct if you change widths. For example, a left margin of five pica characters is the same as one of six elite characters.
Special Effects and Emphasis
The printer offers two ways of emphasizing parts of your text and also allows you to use underlining, superscripts, and subscripts. Most of these features can be controlled only by software commands, but many application programs can produce them if they are properly installed. Emphasized and double-strike modes, both of which can be chosen with SelecType, slow the printer down slightly to produce bolder text. In emphasized mode, the printer prints each character twice as the print head moves across the paper, with the second pass slightly to the right of the first. This produces darker, more fully-formed characters. In double-strike mode, the printer prints each line twice, with the second pass slightly below the first. This makes the characters bolder. While NLQ is in use, however, double-strike is ignored because NLQ characters are already formed by two passes of the print head.
This is normal NLQ printing. This is emphasized NLQ printing.
Superscripts and subscripts are valuable for such purposes as printing footnote numbers or parts of mathematical formulas, and the underline mode provides an automatic way of underlining fully any piece of text. It underlines spaces, subscripts, and superscripts without a break. The example below shows underlining combined with subscripts in a mathematical formula.
average = (a1 + a2 +. n. + an )

Command Summary 7-l

This summary contains all the commands used by the printer. If a command has no parameters, it is merely listed. If it has parameters, they are explained. The parameters are indicated by lowercase italicized letters, usually n. The examples below show how the parameters are indicated. ESC @ is a command with no parameters. ESC U 1/0 is a command that uses 1 to turn the feature on and 0 to turn it off. ESC $ nl n2 is a command with two parameters. ESC D nn is a command with a variable number of parameters.
ASCII Dec. Hex. Description

Printer Operation

ESC @ DC1 DC3

57 2.5 40

DEL ESC s l/0 ESC < ESC U l/0

ESC 8 ESC 9 ESC EM n

73 3C 39 19
Initialize Printer Select Printer Deselect Printer Delete Character Turn Half-speed Mode On/Off Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off Disable Paper-out Sensor Enable Paper-out Sensor Control Cut Sheet Feeder Mode 4: Turns mode on 0: Turns mode off
Note: For the ESC EM command the variables are the characters 0 (48 decimal or 30 hex) and 4 (52 decimal or 34 hex). Do not use 1 decimal, 01 hex, 4 decimal, or 04 hex.

BEL Data Control CR

07 Beeper

OD Carriage Return

Cancel Line

Dec. Hex. Description

Vertical Motion
FF ESC C n ESCCOn ESC N n ESC0 LF ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC3n ESCAn ESCJn VT ESC B nn ESC b nn 12

ESC / n

Form Feed Set Page Length in Lines n = no. of lines (1-127) Set Page Length in Inches n = no. of inches (l-22) Set Skip Over Perforation n = no. of lines (1-127) Cancel Skip Over Perforation Line Feed Select l/8-inch Line Spacing Select 7/72-inch Line Spacing Select l/6-inch Line Spacing Set n/216-inch Line Spacing Set n/72-inch Line Spacing Perform n/216-inch Line Feed Tab Vertically Set Vertical Tabs Up to 16 tabs; last n should be 0 (l-255) Set Vertical Tabs in Channels Same as ESC B except the first n selects a channel for tabs. Select Vertical Tab Channel n = the vertical tab channel (O-7)

Horizontal Motion

ESC1n ESCQn BS HT ESC D nn 108
6C Set Left Margin n = left margin column 51 Set Right Margin n = right margin column 08 Backspace 09 Tab Horizontally 44 Set Horizontal Tabs Up to 32 tabs (l-255) entered in ascending order Terminated by 0

Dec. Hex.

Description
Horizontal Motion (continued)
ESCens Set Tab Increments n = 0 for horizontal tabs n = 1 for vertical tabs s = tab setting Horizontal/Vertical Skip If n = 0, s = number of spaces If n = 1, s = number of line feeds

ESCfns

Overall Printing Style

ESC x n

ESC k n

ESC ! n

Select NLQ or Draft 0: Draft 1: NLQ (Near Letter Quality) 6B Select NLQ Font 0: Roman 1: Sans Serif 21 Master Select To find the value of n add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below: pica: 0 decimal, 00 hex; elite: 1, 01; condensed: 4, 04; emphasized: 8, 08; double-strike: 16, 10; double-wide: 32, 20; italics: 64, 40; underline:

128, 80

ESC P ESC M SI ESC SI DC2 s o ESC SO ESC W 1/O

DC50 Select Pica

4D Select Elite 0F Select Condensed Mode 0F Select Condensed Mode 12 Cancel Condensed Mode 0E Select Double-wide Mode (one line) 0E Select Double-wide Mode (one line) 57 Turn Double-wide Mode On/Off 14 Cancel Double-wide Mode (one line)

Print Enhancement

ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC S 0 ESC S 1 ESC T ESC - 1/0 ESC 4 ESC 5

45 2D 53 35

Select Emphasized Mode Cancel Emphasized Mode Select Double-strike Mode Cancel Double-strike Mode Select Superscript Mode Select Subscript Mode Cancel Superscript/Subscript Mode Turn Underline Mode On/Off Select Italic Mode Cancel Italic Mode

Word Processing

ESC a n Select NLQ Justification 0: Left justification 1: Centering 2: Right justification 3: Full justification

Character Tables

ESC T n Select Character Tables Selects character table for codes 128-255 0: Italic 1: Extended Graphics Select an International Character Set 0: USA 1: France 2: Germany 3: UK 4: Denmark 5: Sweden 6: Italy 7: Spain 8: Japan 9: Norway 10: Denmark II 11: Spain II 12: Latin America

User-defined Characters

ESC & nn Define User-defined Characters ESC & 0 nl n2 d data nl = code for first character; n2 = code for last character; d = vertical position of character data: 9 bytes required for each draft character, 36 for each NLQ character n1 and n2 (58-63 decimal)

Command Summary 7-5

User-defined Characters (continued)

ESC:0n3A Copy ROM to RAM n = font family 0: Roman 1: Sans Serif Select User-defined Set 0: Normal set 1: User-defined set Enable Printable Characters With Extended Graphics this command enables the printing of codes 128-37 Enable Upper Control Codes Cancels ESC 6

ESC % n ESC 6

Graphics
ESC K nl n2 ESC L nl n2 ESC Y nl n2 ESC Z nl n90 4B Select Single-density Graphics Mode 4 C Select Double-density Graphics Mode 59 Select High-speed Double-density 5A Select Quadruple-density Graphics ESC K, L, Y, and Z each select an 8-pin mode Total columns = nl + (n2 x 256) 42 2A Select Graphics Mode Total columns = nl + (n2 x 256)

Pins 8

ESC * m nl n2
Option Single-density Double-density High-speed double-density* Quadruple-density * CRT I Plotter CRT II

Horiz. dots/inch 90

* Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode,
63 3F Reassign Graphics Mode s = K, L, Y, or Z m = mode (O-6) ESC * m nl n5E Select 9-pin Graphics Mode m = 0 for single density m = 1 for double density Total columns = n1 + (n2 x 256)

ESC?sm

Compatible Interfaces. Installing an Interface. Inserting the interface board. #8143 New Serial Interface Board. Error handling.

A-2 A-3 A-6 A-9 A-10

Compatible Interfaces
There are two optional interfaces that supplement the built-in parallel interface. #8143 #8148 #8165 Serial interface with baud rate selectable between 75 and 9600 Intelligent serial interface Intelligent IEEE-488 interface

Installing an Interface

Before installing an interface, you must remove the printers cover.
WARNING: Do not remove the cover unless the printer is
turned OFF and unplugged because high voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on. Also, do not touch contacts on the circuit board of the printer because many of the components can be destroyed by the static electricity charge that may build up on your body.
1. Turn off the power to both the printer and the computer and unplug
the power cable and disconnect the interface cable from the printer. Remove the printer lid, tractor unit (if installed), paper rest (if installed), and paper guide. Remove the ribbon. 2. 3.
4. To remove the upper case of the printer, insert a flat-blade screwdriver into each of the two holes at the front of the printer, as shown in the illustration. Gently twist the screwdriver while pushing it up until the upper case is loosened from the bottom.

Appendix A-3

Installing an lnterface
Slightly raise the upper case by its front. As you do this, be careful not to pull the flat cable out of the control panel in the upper case.
Disconnect the other end of the flat control panel cable from the main circuit board connector as shown in the illustration.
After you remove the case, follow the instructions below to insert the interface board. After you have inserted the board, replace the case by reversing steps 2 through 6.

Appendix A-5

installing an Interface
Inserting the interface board 1. Locate the connector cover at the back of the upper case, shown in the illustration below. Push it down and in, toward the inside of the printer, until it clicks. You need to move the cover to allow access to the new interface connector when the case is reassembled.
2. The screw marked CG at the rear of the circuit board is the connection for the frame ground wire. Unscrew it and then use it to connect the frame ground wire as shown below.
3. Plug the interface board into the connector marked CN2 on the main circuit board of the printer. 4. Secure the board to the three supports with the screws provided, as shown below.

Appendix A-7

Connect the frame ground wire to the FG terminal tag on the interface board, as shown below.
6. Reassemble the printer, reversing the procedure described in steps 2 through 6 in the previous section.
#8143 New Serial Interface Board
If you are using an optional interface, it may be necessary for you to alter the communications protocol of the printer or the computer so they can communicate properly. In most cases, you should use the information in your optional interface manual or your computers manual to match the computer with the interface. For the #8143 optional interface board, use the DIP switch settings shown below. These switches are on the interface board, not on the printer. #8143 DIP switch settings

DIP sw

Function

Selects baud rate

O N 7 bits

1-2 1-3

1-5 1-6
Selects data length Selects baud rate Selects baud rate Selects EVEN ODD parity Enables /disables parity check
See following table 8 bits See following table See following table

ODD Disabled

Enabled
Selects baud rate Enables/disables #8143 mode
See following table Disabled

Appendix A-9

#8143 New Serial lnterface Board
#8143 baud rate selection

Baud rate 75

SW1-7 ON ON

SW1-1 ON

O N O N
SW1-4 ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON

OFF O N OFF ON OFF

134.200

300 600

ON OFF OFF

OFF ON ON

OFF ON OFF

OFF OFF

19200 19200

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF

OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF

ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF
Note: During current loop operation, normal data transfer cannot be guaranteed at a baud rate higher than 1200 bps.
Error handling When a parity error is detected, your printer prints an asterisk (*). All other errors are ignored.
Command descriptions are not indexed here. To locate a specific command, see Chapter 7 or the Quick Reference card.
Application software, l-28 Auto-load button, l-19 - 20
Data control, 7-2 Default settings, 5-l DIP switches, functions, 5-4 setting, 5-3 Double-strike mode, 2-2 -3, 3-5, 7-5 Double-wide mode, 3-3, 7-4 - 5 Draft font, l-23, 3-2, 7-4 DRAFT/LINE FEED button, l-25
Beeper error warnings, 4-4 Buttons, 1-23 -24
Characters, enhancement, 3-3 - 7, 7-5 - 6 sets, 3-6-7, 5-5 size, 3-3-4, 6-2, 7-4-5 software control, 7-l - 8 spacing, 3-3 - 4, 7-4 - 5 user-defined, 7-7 Character tables, 7-6 - 7 Cleaning printer, 4-5 Combining modes, 2-3 - 4 Command summary, 7-l- 8 Condensed mode, 2-2 - 3, 3-3 Configuring application software, 1-28 Connecting printer, l-26 -27 Continuous-feed paper, 1-9 - 17 loading, 1-12 - 17 top of form, l-16-17 Control panel, l-22 -25 buttons, l-23 lights, l-22 - 23
Elite mode, 2-2-3, 7-4 Elite pitch, 3-3 Emphasized mode, 2-2 - 3, 3-5, 7-5 Epson Character Graphics, 3-6
Fonts, draft, l-23, 3-2 near letter quality, l-23, 3-2 selecting, l-23, 3-2, 7-4-5 FORM FEED button, l-23

Graphics, 7-8

Horizontal motion, 7-3
Indicator lights, l-22 - 23 Initialization, 5-2 Interface boards, A-2 - 10 compatibility, A-2 installation, A-2 - 8 new serial interface #8143, A-9 - 10 International character sets, 3-6, 5-5 Italic mode, 3-7, 7-6

LlNE FEED button, l-25

Multi-part forms, 1-21
Near letter quality (NLQ), l-23, 3-2,
NLQ/FORM FEED , button, l-23
ON LINE light, l-23 ON/OFF LINE button, l-23 P Paper, copy capacity, 6-2 loading, 1-9 - 21 multi-part forms, 1-21 top of form, l-16-17 width, 6-2 Paper feed knob, l-5 Paper guide,
continuous-feed paper, l-14 - 16 single-sheet paper, l-18 - 19 PAPER OUT light, l-23 Paper release lever, l-11, l-19-20 Paper rest, l-10 Paper separator, 1-14 Paper thickness lever, 1-21 Parallel interface, connecting, l-26 - 27 specifications, 6-5 - 8 Pica pitch, 3-3, 7-4 Pitches, 3-3 POWER light, l-22 Printer, assembling, l-l - 8 cleaning, 4-5 connecting to computer, l-26 - 27 connecting to power source, l-4 default settings, 5-2 location for, l-4 software control, 7-l -8 specifications, 6-2 - 4 testing, l-24 -25 transporting, 4-6 unpacking, 1-2 - 3 Print head, l-6 Print quality, 3-2 Print style, 7-4 Problems, see Troubleshooting

ESC an ESC t n ESC R n

Select NLQ Justification Select Character Tables Select an International Character Set
ASCII ESC I n ESC Q n BS HT ESC D nn ESCens ESC f ns

Dec. 102

Hex. 6C 65 66
Description Set Left Margin Set Right Margin Backspace Tab Horizontally Set Horizontal Tabs Set Tab Increments Horizontal/Vertical Skip
ESCxn ESC k n ESC ! n ESC P ESC M SI ESC SI DC2 so ESC SO ESC W 1/0 DC4
78 6B 4D OF OF 12 OE OE 57 14
Select NLQ or Draft Select NLQ Font Master Select Select Pica Select Elite Select Condensed Mode Select Condensed Mode Cancel Condensed Mode Select Double-wide Mode (one line) Select Double-wide Mode (one line) Turn Double-wide Mode On/Off Cancel Double-wide Mode (one line)

a3 a3 a52 53

54 2D 34 35
Select Emphasized Mode Cancel Emphasized Mode Select Double-strike ,Mode Cancel Double-strike Mode Select Superscript Mode Select Subscript Mode Cancel Superscript/Subscript Mode Turn Underline Mode On/Off Select Italic Mode Cancel Italic Mode
ASCII ESC & nn ESC:0 n O ESC % n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC K n1 n2 ESC L n1 n2 ESC Y n1 n2 ESC Z n1 n2 ESC * m n1 n2 ESC ? s m ESC m n1 n2

Hex. 26 3A 37

48 4C 59
Descrlplion Define User-defined Characters to RAM Select User-defined Set

Copy ROM

Enable Printable Characters Enable Upper Control Codes Select Single-density Graphics Mode Select Double-density Graphics Mode Select High-speed Double-density Select Quadruple-density Graphics Select Graphics Mode Reassion Graphics Mode Select 9-pin Graphics Mode
Switch l-l 1-2 1-3 1-4 l-5 l-7
Description Condensed or normal characters Slashed or unslashed zero Character table Paper-out detection Print quality International character set
ON Condensed 0 Graphics Inactive NLQ
OFF Normal 0 Italics Active Draft
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Switch 2-1

2-2 2-3 2-4

Description Page length Cut sheet feeder mode Skip over perforation Add line feed after carriage return
ON 12 inch Selected 1 inch CR + LF
OFF 11 inch Not selected None CR only
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturers instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:. Reorient the receiving antenna. Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver. Plug the printer into a different outlet so that the printer and receiver are on different branch circuits. If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: Television Interference Handbook This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402. Stock No. 004-000-00450-7. WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels that exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, Epson America, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates specifically disclaim any and all liability for any damages or claims based upon or due to the use or combination of any Epson printer with any hardware, software or other items not supplied by Seiko Epson Corporation or its affiliates or approved by Seiko Epson Corporation or its affiliates for use with Epson printers. Epson and ESC/P are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Apex and Action Printer are trademarks of Epson America, Inc. Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Copyright 1989 by Epson America, Inc. Torrance, California

EPSON 1000 ICS

Start Here
2 Release the Transportation Lock
Press the release button on the right side, then lift up the scanner, as shown.

Transportation Lock

5 Install the Ink Cartridges

Operate button

Ink Cartridges
Press the Operate button. The Operate light comes on and the scanner carriage and print head move.
Peel off the tape and remove the plastic piece from the front of the ink cartridge holders. Remove the packing tape from the transportation lock.
Press the release button on the right side, then lift up the scanner.
Slide the transportation lock to the left.
Unwrap the ink cartridges and remove the yellow tape. Warning: Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children. If ink gets on your skin, wash the area thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.
Carefully lower the scanner back down into place.
Lift up the ink cartridge clamps.
1 Unpack Your EPSON 1000 ICS
Make sure you have all the parts shown here. If any parts are missing, contact EPSON as described in your Basics book. Youll also need a USB cable (not included) to connect the EPSON 1000 ICS to your computer.
3 Attach the Paper Support
Insert the paper support into its three slots.
Insert the ink cartridges with the labels face-up.

Paper Support

Press down the ink cartridge clamps until they snap shut.
Remove any tape and packing materials, as shown.
4 Plug In Your EPSON 1000 ICS
Plug the EPSON 1000 ICS into a grounded electrical outlet. Do not connect the USB cable yet.
Carefully lower the scanner back down into place. Press the Copy button to begin charging the ink delivery system.
Charging takes about two minutes. The Operate light flashes and the EPSON 1000 ICS makes various sounds. Dont turn it off while the Operate light is flashing or youll waste ink.
Do not remove sticker from USB port.
Caution: Dont open the clamps to remove a cartridge except to replace it with a new one. Once you remove a cartridge, you cant reuse it, even if it contains ink. You must install both cartridges and leave them installed for all types of printing. To avoid damaging the EPSON 1000 ICS, never move the print head by hand.
Note: There may be additional packing materials or tape in locations different from the ones shown in these illustrations. Do not remove the sticker covering the USB port.

Turn over

6 Load Paper
Place a stack of paper against the right side of the feeder.
When you see this screen telling you to connect your EPSON 1000 ICS, make sure it is turned on, then remove the sticker from the USB port on the back. Connect the square end of the USB cable to your EPSON 1000 ICSs USB port, then connect the flat end of the cable to your computers USB port.

8 Your First Scan

Raise the document cover and place a photo face-down on the document table glass.
Note: After you plug in your EPSON 1000 ICS, Windows displays several messages as it detects your device.
Slide the left edge guide against the paper.
Position the photo so the horizontal and vertical edges are aligned with the guides on the top and left sides of the document table. Double-click the EPSON Smart Panel icon on your desktop.
Continue following the instructions on the screen to install the rest of your software. Note: It will take several minutes to install the remaining software. Dont cancel the installation.

7 Install the Software

Make sure the EPSON 1000 ICS is not connected to your computer, then turn on your computer. Note: If your EPSON 1000 ICS is turned on and connected to your computer, you may see several New Hardware Wizard screens. Click Cancel for each of these screens and disconnect your EPSON 1000 ICS. You cant install your software that way.
You see EPSON Smart Panel. Click the Scan to File button.
When you see this screen, follow the steps to install ArcSoft PhotoImpression.

Click to start scanning.

Smart Panel starts EPSON TWAIN, which automatically scans your photo.
When you see this screen, follow the steps to begin installing EPSON Smart Panel.
After your photo is scanned, the Scan to File dialog box opens. If you want to scan another photo, place it on the document table glass, close the cover, and click Scan More. Otherwise, click Finish.
Insert your EPSON 1000 ICS CD-ROM in your CD-ROM or DVD drive.
The Software Installation screen opens automatically. Click Install.
The Smart Panel installation also launches separate installations for EPSON Copy Utility, EPSON Photo Print, and ScanToWeb. These are necessary components of EPSON Smart Panel. Follow the steps on screen and do not cancel their installations.
Select a folder and file format, then click Save to save your file.
Note: If the install screen doesnt open automatically, do the following: for Windows XP: click Start > the EPSON CD-ROM icon.
When you see the final screen, make sure the EPSON 1000 ICS is still on and paper is loaded. Click Print Test Page to test your printer driver.
My Computer. Then double-click
for Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me: double-click My Computer. Then double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon.
Click to print a test page.
When you see the license agreement, read it and click Agree, then follow the instructions on the screen to install EPSON TWAIN and your printer driver.
Congratulations! Youve finished setting up your EPSON 1000 ICS and scanning your first photo. Now you can see you Basics book to print your photo. Your Basics book also explains copying and scanning and includes other important information.
Note: If the test page doesnt print, see the Problem Solving section of your Basics book.
Click Register and follow the instructions on the screen to register your product. At the last screen, click Done. Click Exit, then click Yes and remove the CD-ROM. Restart your computer.

EPSON is a registered trademark and EPSON Smart Panel is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. Copyright 2002 by Epson America, Inc. Printed on recycled paper. 4/02 Printed in USA CPD-13964

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