Epson Lq 300 User Guide

Dimensions and weight:(Without tractor unit)
Electrical
120 V model:Rated voltage
Input voltage range
Rated frequency range
Input frequency range
Rated current
Power consumption
220-240 V model:
Rated voltage
Input voltage range
Rated frequency range
Input frequency range
Rated current
Power consumptionWidth:
366 mm (14.4 inches)Depth:
275 mm (10.8 inches)Height: 141 mm (5.6 inches)
Weight: Approx. 4.3 kg (9.5 lb)
AC 120 V
AC 103.5 to 132 V
50 to 60 Hz
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
1.4 AApprox. 30 W (during self-test...

Safety approvalsSafety standards:
US modelEuropean model
RFI:
US modelEuropean model
UL1950 with D3, CSA22.2 No.950 with D3
EN 60950 (TÜV)
IEC 950 (SEMKO, DEMKO, NEMKO, SETI)
FCC part 15 subpart B class B
Vfg 243 (VDE 0878 part 3, part 30)
EN 55022 (CISPR Pub. 22) Class BInterface Specifications
Your printer is equipped with an EIA-232D serial interface and a
Centronics-compatible parallel interface. The printer switches
automatically to the appropriate interface when it receives data.
Parallel...

Synchronization:
Handshaking:Parity check
Connector:Asynchronous
DTR protocol, XON/XOFF protocol,
ETX/ACK protocol (selectable)Odd, even, or none (selectable)
EIA standard, 25-pin, D-SUB, femaleconnector
Serial pin assignments
The following table lists the serial connector pin assignments and
describes their respective interface signals.
Pin No.SignalDirectionDescription
1Protective Ground (FG)Printers chassis ground—
2Transmitted Data (TXD/SD)outPrinter has transmitted serial data
3Received Data...

Command Summary
Sending printer commands
Most actions your printer performs are controlled by your software.
Software commands instruct the printer to print in a particular typeface,
feed the paper a certain amount after printing each line, start printing at a
particular place on the page, and so on. The commands your printer
recognizes are listed in this command summary.
Some software programs let you send these commands yourself. How
you format commands depends on the software you are using. Some...

General operationASCIIDec.Hex.Description
ESC @6440Initialize Printer
ESC U 1/08555Turn Unidirectional Mode On/ Off
ESC EM n2519Control Paper Loading/Ejecting
n =R Eject a sheetPaper feeding
ASCIIDec.Hex.Description
CR
130DCarriage Return
FF120CForm Feed
LF100ALine Feed
ESC 04830Select 1/8-inch Line Spacing
ESC 25032Select 1/6-inch Line Spacing
ESC 3 n5133Set n/180-inch Line Spacing
ESC + n432BSet n/360-inch Line Spacing
Page format
ASCIIDec.Hex.DescriptionESC (c nn
40 9928 63
ESC ( C 
nn40672843ESCCn...

ASCIIDec.Hex.Description
ESC C 0 n6743
ESC N n784E
ESC O794F
ESC l n1086C
ESC Q n
8151Print position motionSet Page Length in Inches
n =Number of inches (1-22)Set Bottom Margin for Continuous
Paper
n =Number of lines (1-127)Cancel Top/Bottom Margin for
Continuous Paper
Set Left Margin
n =Left margin column
Set Right Marginn = Right margin column
ASCII
ESC $ n1 n2
Dec.
36
Hex.
24DescriptionSet Absolute Horizontal Print Position
n =n1 + n2  x 256n: Specifies print position from left
margin in defined...

ASCIIDec.Hex.
ESC ( v nn40 118 28 76
ESC D nn6844
HT909
ESC B nn6642
VT
11OB
ESC J n744AFont selection
ASCII
ESC k nDec.Hex.107 6B
ESC  X nn8858
Description
Set Relative Vertical Print Position
ESC ( v 2 0 n1 n2
n =n1 + n2 x 256n: Moves current print position in
defined units
Set Horizontal Tabs
Up to 32 tabs (1-255) entered inascending order Terminated by 0
Tab Horizontally
Set Vertical Tabs
Up to 16 tabs (1-255); last n should
be 0
Tab VerticallyAdvance n/180-inch
Description
Select Typefacen = 0:...

ASCIIDec.Hex.
ESC I’8050
ESC M774D
ESC g10367ESC p l/O
11270
ESC x n12078
ESC45234
ESC55335
ESCE6945
ESC
F7046
ESC ! n
3321Font enhancement
ASCII
Dec.
SI15
DC218so
14
ESC W 1/087
DC420ESC w 1/0
119
ESC G71
ESC H72
ESC S 083
ESC S 183
ESC T
84Hex.
Description
OFSelect Condensed Printing
12Cancel Condensed Printing
OESelect Double-Width Printing (one line)
57Turn Double-Width Printing On/Off
14Cancel Double-Width Printing (one line)
77Turn Double-Height Printing On/Off
47Select Double-Strike Printing...

ESC ( - nn40 4528 2DESC- 1/0
452D
ESC q n113 71
Spacing
ASCII
ESC SP n
Dec.
32
Hex.
20
ASCIIDec.Hex.Description
Select Line /ScoreESC ( -301 n1 n2
n1 = 1: Underline2: Strikethrough
3: Overscore
n2 = 0: Cancel score line selected by n
1: Single continuous line2: Double continuous line
5: Single broken line
6: Double broken lineTurn Underline On/Off
Select Character Stylen = 0: Normal style
1: Outline
2: Shadow3: Outline with shadow
Description
ESC ( U nn40 8528 55ESC c n1 n2 99
63
Set Intercharacter...

Character handing
ASCII
ESC ( t nnDec.Hex.Description
40 11628 74Assign Character Table
ESC (t 30 d1 d2 d3Assign character table set by d2 and
d3 to table d1
d1 = 
0, 1, 2, 3, “0”, “1”, “2“, or “3”d2 d3 Character Table
0 0 Italic
ESC t n116741 0 PC 437 (USA, standard Europe)
1 16 PC 437 Greek (Greek)*
3 0 PC 850 (Multilingual)
5 0 PC 853 (Turkish)*
6 0 PC 855 (Cyrillic)”
7 0 PC 860 (Portuguese)
8 0 PC 863 (Canadian-French)
9 0 PC 865 (Norwegian)
10 0 PC 852 (East Europe)*
11 0 PC 857 (Turkish)*
13 0 PC...