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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used prop erly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s 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
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this product near water. 5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product. 6. Slots and openings in the ca
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10. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes. 11. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Never spi
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Contents Introduction 2 About This Manual Setting Up Your Printer Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 Unpacking the Printer 1-3 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Installing the Ribbon 1-5 Turning On the Printer 1-6 Operating the Control Panel 1-8 Installing the Paper Guide 1-9 Loading Paper 1-11 Running the Self Test 1-12 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-13 Setting the DIP Switches Chapter 2 Choosing and Loading Paper 2-1 Choosing Paper 2-1 Loading Single Sheets 2-2 Loading Continuo
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Chapter 4 SelecType 4-1 SelecType Choices 4-2 The SelecType Panel 4-3 How to Use SelecType If SelecType Does Not Work Print Features and Graphics Chapter 5 EX Printer Features 5-1 Quality Fonts, and Color 5-2 Print Size and Character Width 5-2 Pitches and Proportional Spacing Special Effects and Emphasis 5-4 Using Different Character Sets Page Layout and Other Commands Chapter 6 Graphics and User-defined Characters 6-2 The Print Head 6-3 Pin Labels 6-4 Graphics Commands 6-6 Simple Graphics Progr
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Command Summary Appendix A Command Summary A-4 Commands in Numerical Order A-7 Epson (ESC/P) Commands A-37 IBM Printer Emulation Mode Commands Reference Appendix B Character Tables B-l Epson Mode B-9 Epson International Character Sets B-11 IBM Printer Emulation Mode Appendix C The Serial Interface C-l The DIP Switches C-3 Troubleshooting for Serial Interfaces C-3 Serial Interface Specifications Appendix D Problem Solving and Maintenance D-1 General Troubleshooting D-3 Troubleshooting Graphics Pr
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Appendix E Defaults and DIP Switches Default and Initialization Settings E-2 DIP Switch Settings E-4 International Character Sets E-5 Interface Selection Appendix F Choosing and Setting Up Optional Interfaces F-1 Compatible Interfaces F-2 Choosing an Interface F-4 Installing an Interface F-6 Inserting the Interface Board F-7 Serial Interface Settings Appendix G Technical Specifications G-1 Printing G-2 Paper G-2 Mechanical G3 G3 Environment G4 Parallel Interface G6 Data Transfer Sequence Index
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Introduction The EX printers combine all the well-known virtues of previous Epson Spin printers with many features normally exclusive to costly 24-pin printers. l The speed of draft printing is higher than ever-300 characters per second in draft elite and 250 in draft pica. When you have perfected a document, you can switch to one of two Near Letter Quality fonts- Roman or Sans Serif. l The Color Option Kit makes your EX a fully-fledged 7-color printer, capable of using the many programs designe
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About this Manual To make it easier to set up your new EX-800 or EX-1000, this manual includes a 10-step guide. This guide, which is printed on the inside of the back flap, summarizes the first chapter’s setting up instructions. The blue-edged divider pages are another aid to using the manual. They make it easy to find the section of the manual you need. In addition to Setting Up Your printer, there are four other sections. Using Your Printer covers the basic functions, Print Features and Graphi
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Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Note Although this manual covers both the EX-800 and the EX-1000, the illustrations show only one printer (the EX-800) because the only difference between the two is that the EX-1000 can use wider paper. 1 Unpacking the Printer As you unpack the printer, see that all the parts in Figure l-l are there and that none of them has been damaged during transportation. (You’ll find the paper feed knob inserted in the foam packing material.) Figure 1-1. The printer parts
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Caution Do not plug in the power cord yet. You should perform the first three steps before you plug in the printer and turn on the power, Remove the tape that holds the dust cover in place during shipping and take the cover off the printer. Simply tilt the dust cover up and lift it Installing the paper feed knob Install the paper feed knob on the right side of the printer, as shown in Figure 1-2. Line up the flat side of the hole in the knob with the flat side of the shaft, then push the knob fi
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When you are finished unpacking, put the packaging materials and the head protector in the box and keep them in case you need to transport the printer. Full details on transporting the printer are in Appendix D. 2 Choosing a Place for the Printer The printer must be close enough to the computer for the cable to reach. Also keep the following tips in mind: l Place the printer on a flat, stable surface-never on a chair or any other unstable support. l Choose a place that is clean and free from exc
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The power must be OFF when you move the print head. Otherwise, you may damage the printer mechanism. Also, if you’ve been using the printer just before changing the ribbon cartridge, be careful not to touch the print head because it becomes hot during use. 3. Move the print head carriage to about 25 on the ruler on the paper bail. Remove the ribbon cartridge from its packaging and tighten the 4. ribbon by turning the knob in the direction of the arrow, as shown in Fire 1-4. 5. Make sure the pape
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8. Turn the ribbon tightening knob again to see that the ribbon moves Replacing the ribbon . . . The EX-800 uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon. When your printing becomes too light, replace the whole ribbon cartridge. Always use replacement ribbons designed specifically for Epson EX printers. It is not possible to use ribbons for any other series of printer, and you should never try to re-ink the ribbon. To remove the old ribbon, simply grip the cartridge by the two plastic tabs and lif
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Now, turn the power ON with the switch on the left side of the printer. When you turn on the printer, several important things happen: l The print head moves back and forth and stops at the left side of the printer; this is the home position. l The ribbon carriage moves up and down to set the ribbon at the correct level for printing. l The printer is initialized and set to certain default settings (which are fully described in Appendix E). l The green power light on the control panel comes on. 5
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The buttons There are three buttons on the right side of the control panel. ON LINE The green light next to this button indicates that the printer is able to receive and print data from the computer. When the light is off, the printer is off line and cannot receive any data. Press the button to change from on line to off line or from off line to on line. The printer automatically goes off line when you try to print without paper in the printer. Pressing the ON LINE button then has no effect unti
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6 Installing the Paper Guide You can install the paper guide in two different positions. Right now you need to install it to support a single sheet. Before you begin, remove the dust cover so that you can see what you are doing. The edge tab First, put the edge tab into the guide. Squeeze it together as shown in Figure 1-8 and insert the tab into the groove. Then move the edge tab so that it is about 1 ¾-inch from the left edge of the paper guide. The paper guide Second, install the guide itself
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7 Loading Paper Even if you normally use continuous paper, it is simpler to test the printer using a single sheet of paper. If you have an EX-1000, be sure to use 14-inch-wide paper so that none of the self test prints on the platen. Paper loading icons... Roth levers on the EX have icons (small pictures) beside them. These icons (shown below) remind you whether to push the lever back or pull it forwar d when you load Now load a sheet of paper: 1. Turn the printer ON first. Do not put the paper
