Epson Lq 300 User Guide
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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 printing in draft mode at 10 cpi) AC 220-240 V AC 198 to 264 V 50 to 60 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 0.7 AApprox. 30 W (during self-test printing in draft mode at 10 cpi) Environmental Temperature:Operation: Operation (film ribbon) Operation (envelopes, 5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F) 15 to 35°C (59 to 95°F) labels, or recycled paper):15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F) Storage:-20 to 55°C (-4 to 131°F)Humidity (without condensation): Operation: 5 to 80% RI-IOperation (film ribbon): 10 to 80% RI-IOperation (envelopes, labels, or recycled paper):20 to 60% RI-I Storage:5 to 85% RHAppendix A-7
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 interface The parallel interface has the following characteristics. Data format:S-bit Synchronization:STROBE pulse Handshaking:BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level:TTL compatible Connector:36-pin 57-30360 Amphenol connector orequivalent Serial interface The serial interface has the following characteristics. Bit rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps (selectable) Word length:Data format Start bitParity bit Stop bit7 or S-bit (selectable) 1 bitOdd, even, or none (selectable)1 bitA-8 Appendix
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 (RXD/RD)InPrinter has received serial data 4Request to Send (RTS/RS)outAlways positive 7Signal Ground (SG)—Return path for data control signals 11Reverse Channel outConnected to Pin 20 20Data Terminal Ready (DTR/ER)outPositive when the printer is ready to accept data, and negative when the printer is not readyAppendix A-9
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 software programs accept only the decimal format, while others let you type in ASCII characters. (Some programs do not let you insert printer commands at all.) In addition, your software probably specifies certain punctuation you must use to enter the command. The software manual should explain the required format and punctuation. Using the command summary The following section lists and describes all the commands by topic. 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 turnit off.ESC K n1 n2 is a command with two parameters. ESC D nn is a command with a variable number of parameters. For further information about using printer commands, see the comprehensive ESC/P Reference Manual published by EPSON.A-10 Appendix
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 6743Set Page Format ESC (c 40 m1 m2 n1 n2m= m1 + m2 x 256 m: Top margin in defined units n =n1 + n2 x 256n: Bottom margin in defined units Set Page Length in Defined Unit ESC ( C 20 n1 n2 n =n1 + n2 x 256n: Number of defined units Set Page Length in Lines n =Number of lines (1-127)Appendix A-11
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 units
Before you define the unit, the
default is l/60-inch for this
command.
ESC n1 n2925CSet Relative Horizontal Print Position
n =n1 + n2 x 256n: Moves current print position in
defined units
Before you define the unit, the
default is l/120-inch in draft and
1/180-inch in LQ for this
command.
ESC ( V nn40 8628 56Set Absolute Vertical Print Position
ESC( V 20 n1 n2n = n1 + n2 x 256
n: Specifies print position from top
margin in defined units
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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: Roman 4: Script 1: Sans Serif10: Roman T 2: Courier11: Sans Serif H 3: PrestigeSelect Font by Pitch and Point ESC X m n1 n2m: Set pitch to 360/m cpi m = 0: No change in pitch m = 1: Select proportional m = 0, 1, 18, 27, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 60, or 72 n =n1 + n2 x 256 n: Set point size in 0.5 points Total points = (n1 + n2 x 256) x 0.5 n =0: No change in point n =0, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, or 64 (for Roman, and Sans Serif) n =0, 21, 42 (for other typeface) Cancel ESC X with ESC P, M, g, p, !, or @Appendix A-13
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 48Cancel Double-Strike Printing 53Select Superscript Printing 53Select Subscript Printing 54Cancel Superscript/Subscript Printing Description Select 10.5 Point, 10 cpi Select 10.5 Point, 12 cpi Select 10.5 Point, 15 cpiTurn Proportional Mode On/Off Select Draft or Letter Quality n = 0: Draft 1: Letter Quality Select Italic Font Cancel Italic Font Select Bold Font Cancel Bold Font Master SelectTo find the value of n, add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below: n = 0: 10 cpi 16: Double-strike 1: 12 cpi32: Double-width2: Proportional 64: Italic 4: Condensed 128: Underline 8: BoldA-14 Appendix
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 Space n =Number of units of space added to the space between characters (1-127)Units are 1/120 inch (draft) and 1/180 inch (LQ and proportional) Define Unit ESC ( U 10 nDefine positioning unit as n/3600 inch n =10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60n = 10: default Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) Select Pitch in n/ 360-inch units Total units = n1 + n2 x 256Appendix A-15
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 864 (Arabic)* 14 0 PC 866 (Russian)* 15 0 PC 869 (Greek)* 24 0 PC 861 (Icelandic) 25 0 BRASCII (Braz. Port.) 26 0 Abicomp (Braz. Port.) 27 0 MAZOWIA (Polish)* 28 0 Code MJK (CSFR)* 29 7 IS0 8859-7 (Latin/Greek)* 31 0 IS0 Latin 1T (Turkish)* 32 0 Bulgaria (Bulgarian)* * Available only in certain areas Select Character TableSelect character table n assigned by ESC ( tn = 0, 1, 2, 3, “1”, “2, or “3” n =2: Remaps download characters from O-127 to 128-255A-16 Appendix