User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1CONTENTS5INTRODUCTION9About this Manual10CHAP 1-SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER12Unpacking the Printer12Choosing a Place for the Printer14Installing the Ribbon14Turning On the Printer16Operating the Control Panel17Installing the Paper Guide19Loading Paper20Running the Self Test22Connecting the Printer to Your Computer23Setting the DIP Switches24CHAP 2-CHOOSING AND LOADING PAPER30Choosing Paper30Loading Single Sheets30Loading Continuous-feed Paper31Loading Labels36The Paper Thickness Lever37CHAP 3-USING THE EX WITH APPLICATION PROGRAMS39Printer Selection Menus39Computer-Printer Communication40Word Processors41Spreadsheets42Graphics Programs44Programming Languages44CHAP 4-SELECTYPE47SelecType Choices47The SelecType Panel48How to Use SelecType49lf SelecType Does Not Work49CHAP 5-EX PRINTER FEATURES52Quality, Fonts, and Color52Print Size and Character Width53Pitches and Proportional Spacing53Special Effects and Emphasis54Using Different Character Sets55Page Layout and Other Commands56CHAP 6-GRAPHICS AND USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS58The Print Head59Pin Labels60Graphics Commands61Simple Graphics Programming63Density Varieties65Designing Your Own Graphics67User-defined Characters70APPENDIX A-COMMAND SUMMARY77Commands in Numerical Order80Epson (ESC/P) Commands83IBM Printer Emulation Mode Commands113APPENDIX B-CHARACTER TABLES122Epson Mode122Epson International Character Sets130IBM Printer Emulation Mode132APPENDIX C-THE SERIAL INTERFACE140The DIP Switches140Troubleshooting for Serial Interfaces142Serial Interface Specifications142APPENDIX D-PROBLEM SOLVING AND MAINTENANCE144General Troubleshooting144Troubleshooting Graphics Problems146Data Dump Mode147Solutions for IBM and Compatibles148IBM PC BASIC Solutions148Maintaining Your Printer149Transporting the Printer150APPENDIX E-DEFAULTS AND DIP SWITCHES152Default and Initialization Settings152DIP Switch Settings153International Character Sets155Interface Selection156APPENDIX F-CHOOSING AND SETTING UP OPTIONAL INTERFACES158Compatible Interfaces158Choosing an Interface159Installing an Interface161Inserting the Interface Board163Serial Interface Settings164APPENDIX G-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS166Printing166Paper167Mechanical167Electrical168Environment168Parallel Interface169Data Transfer Sequence171GLOSSARY174INDEX180QUICK REFERENCE184Size: 1.75 MBPages: 192Language: EnglishOpen manual