User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1TABLE OF CONTENTS4INTRODUCTION9LQ-1500 Features9About This Manual10CHAP 1-SETTING UP YOUR LQ-150011Finding a Suitable Location11Getting to Know Your Printer13Installing the Paper Feed Knob13Removing the Dust Cover15Removing the Front Cover15Discovering What's Inside16Installing the Ribbon Cartridge17Installing the Sheet Guide20Assembling the Three Pieces20Attaching the Sheet Guide20Connecting the LQ-1500 to Your Computer23Locating the Interface Card23Installing the Interface Card25Attaching the Cable to the Printer26Connecting the Printer Cable26Setting the DIP Switches27Switch129Switch 230Installing the Power Cord32CHAP 2-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE33Controls and Indicators33The Power Switch33The Control Panel33The Paper-out Detector35Maintenance35Cleaning the LQ-150035Other Maintenance36CHAP 3-INSTALLING PAPER AND PAPER FEEDERS37Types of Paper and Paper Feeders37Single-sheet Paper and Sheet Guide37Pin-feed Paper and Tractor Unit37More Printer Parts38Platen Release Lever38Print Head Adjustment Lever39Loading Single-Sheet Paper39Preparing the Printer For Single-sheet Feed39Loading Single-sheet Paper40Removing Single-sheet Paper42Loading Pin-feed Paper42Installing the Tractor Unit42Preparing the Printer For Pin-feed Paper43Inserting Pin-feed Paper45Proper Placement of Pin-feed Paper48Removing Pin-feed Paper49Removing the Tractor Unit49The LQ-1500 Self-Test50CHAP 4-CONTROL CODES52Computer-to-Printer-Communications52How Many Names Can One Code Have?53APPENDIX A-LQ-1500 COMMAND SUMMARY56Vertical Spacing Commands57Horizontal Spacing Commands61Print Style Commands63Character Set Commands68Graphics Commands69Miscellaneous Commands71APPENDIX B-CHANGING PRINTING STYLE76Proportional Print Styles77Letter Quality Print Styles78Draft Pica Print Styles79Draft Elite Print Styles80APPENDIX C-THE LQ-1500 CHARACTER SET81Regular Characters81International Character Set84APPENDIX D-WIDTHS OF THE PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS85APPENDIX E-ASCII CODE CONVERSION CHART93APPENDIX F-SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LQ-150097INDEX99BACK COVER105QUICK REFERENCE106Size: 1.91 MBPages: 111Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1TABLE OF CONTENTS4INTRODUCTION9LQ-1500 Features9About This Manual10CHAP 1-SETTING UP YOUR LQ-150011Finding a Suitable Location11Getting to Know Your Printer13Installing the Paper Feed Knob13Removing the Dust Cover15Removing the Front Cover15Discovering What's Inside16Installing the Ribbon Cartridge17Installing the Sheet Guide20Assembling the Three Pieces20Attaching the Sheet Guide20Connecting the LQ-1500 to Your Computer23Locating the Interface Card23Installing the Interface Card25Attaching the Cable to the Printer26Connecting the Printer Cable26Setting the DIP Switches27Switch129Switch 230Installing the Power Cord32CHAP 2-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE33Controls and Indicators33The Power Switch33The Control Panel33The Paper-out Detector35Maintenance35Cleaning the LQ-150035Other Maintenance36CHAP 3-INSTALLING PAPER AND PAPER FEEDERS37Types of Paper and Paper Feeders37Single-sheet Paper and Sheet Guide37Pin-feed Paper and Tractor Unit37More Printer Parts38Platen Release Lever38Print Head Adjustment Lever39Loading Single-Sheet Paper39Preparing the Printer For Single-sheet Feed39Loading Single-sheet Paper40Removing Single-sheet Paper42Loading Pin-feed Paper42Installing the Tractor Unit42Preparing the Printer For Pin-feed Paper43Inserting Pin-feed Paper45Proper Placement of Pin-feed Paper48Removing Pin-feed Paper49Removing the Tractor Unit49The LQ-1500 Self-Test50CHAP 4-CONTROL CODES52Computer-to-Printer-Communications52How Many Names Can One Code Have?53APPENDIX A-LQ-1500 COMMAND SUMMARY56Vertical Spacing Commands57Horizontal Spacing Commands61Print Style Commands63Character Set Commands68Graphics Commands69Miscellaneous Commands71APPENDIX B-CHANGING PRINTING STYLE76Proportional Print Styles77Letter Quality Print Styles78Draft Pica Print Styles79Draft Elite Print Styles80APPENDIX C-THE LQ-1500 CHARACTER SET81Regular Characters81International Character Set84APPENDIX D-WIDTHS OF THE PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS85APPENDIX E-ASCII CODE CONVERSION CHART93APPENDIX F-SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LQ-150097INDEX99BACK COVER105QUICK REFERENCE106Size: 1.91 MBPages: 111Language: EnglishOpen manual