EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. P RODUCT S UPPORT B ULLETIN SERVICE PSB NO.: P-0021 I PAGE: I DATE: 06/15/88 1 of 1 SUBJECT: GQ-3500 MEMORY SIZE STATUS DISPLAY The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify how the GQ-3500 displays memory size during the power up selftest. The characters appear on the "STATUS" display, for a moment, immediately after the GQ-3500 is powered on. Table 1 shows the 3 memory sizes and status indications used in the GQ-3500.
EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. P RODUCT S UPPORT B ULLETIN SERVICE DATE: SUBJECT: NUMBER: Page 1 of 4 05-04-88 PRINTING SPREADSHEETS WITH THE GQ-3500 P-0019 PURPOSE The purpose of this bulletin is to assist users of the GQ-3500 in printing spreadsheet type documents. The printer codes highlighted in this document will provide added versatility to your application software.
ESC y - The SELECT CHARACTER SET command allows the user to select the font that would permit the greatest legibility with the desired characters per inch. To select the desired character set first determine which of the character set fonts would be best suited for the document and the pitch selected. Table 1 shows the set-up string format. Table 1 ASCII code: ESC y Decimal: 027 121 n1 n2 79 nl n2 Hexidecimal: n1 n2 The variables n1 and n2 designate the specific font selection.
ESC , - The SELECT PITCH command determines the distance of the beginning of one character to the beginning of the next. The command does not alter the actual size of the character, therefore, it is possible to cause letters to print over each other if the selected CPI is too small. Table 3 shows the set-up string format.
ESC o - The SET PRINT DIRECTION command enables the application software to print sideways on the page, allowing more columns of text to be printed. When in the landscape mode be sure to use the landscape font. When in the portrait mode be sure to use the portrait font. To assure proper printer function this command should only be used in the printer set-up string and not within a cell printer string. Table 5 shows the set-up string format.
EPSON SEWI&* PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN 11 November, 1987 DATE: SUUJECWGQ-3500 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING P-0014 NUMBER: This bulletin is intended to supplement the GQ-3500 Users Guide to maintain high quality copy. Symptoms of degraded print quality can be manifested in many ways, however, only problems which can be resolved with simple cleaning or replacement of consumables will be addressed in this bulletin.
RECOMMENDED ORUH MAINTENANCE CLEAIIIWG HETHOD COMPOlElT PRINT PREVENTATIVE _--.
Print Drum Cleaning - Inspect the Drum for excess toner which can be wiped off with a clean soft cloth. The Collector will remove residual toner, so do not attempt to clean all toner from the Drum. Over-enthusiastic cleaning subjects the Print Drum to the risk of scratches. Reattach the-Print Drum to the Collector in the Processing Tray carefully realigning the units to each other. Developer Unit - Can be removed by releasing the small blue lever and lifting the developer.
EPSON EPSON AMERICA, SERVICE INC. DATE: SUBJECT: NUMBER: PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN 9/22/87 c GQ-3500 and DisplayWrite 4 P-0011 This APPLICATION NOTE is intended to assist DisplayWrite 4 users utilizing the GQ-3500. The PRINTER FUNCTION TABLE contained herein will assist the user in creating a custom printer driver for the GQ-3500. Not all functions and capabilities will be supported, however, most functions available through DW4 will work.
SECTION I. To begin the creation of the GQ-3500 File Table the installation of DisplayWrite 4 must be completed. In the PRINTER SELECTION menu, select item "10. OTHER PRINTER" and enter GQ3500. Refer to the DW4 users 'manual for specifics. If the program installation has already been completed proceed to SECTION II. SECTION II. Upon completing the installation and accessing a working copy of DisplayWrite 4 please follow these steps to access the create file table: . .
12 Vertical/Horizontal Spacing See Vertical/Horizontal Spacing menu below Vertical/Horizontal Spacing Vertical Line Spacing: I 1. Lines per Inch I 2. Variable Line Spacing I 3. Indexing Functions Horizontal Character Spacing: I 4. Pitches I 5. Horizontal Motion Index Horizontal Relative Movement: I 6. Forward I 7.
14 Paper/Page Options See Paper/Page Options menu below r Paper/Page Options I 1. Paper Handling I 2. Paper Positioning I I I I 3. 4. 5. 6. Set Set Set Set Page Page Left Left Length Length Margin Margin (Inches) (Lines) (Inches) (Columns) I 7. Carrier Return/Line Feed For Page Printers Only: 8. Multiple Copies I 9.
15 Typestyles/Character Sets See Typestyles/Character Sets Menu below & Typestyles/Character Sets Typestyle Definitions: I 1. Default E 2. Individual R 3. Group R 4. Character Set Redefinition R 5. Slot Selection Definition n 5 n 3 Group Each Group Identifier is selected by a letter A-Z.
SECTION III. After creating the PFT and saving, return to the DW4 main menu and enter the PROFILES menu. Select the newly created GQ3500 PFT for the Printer Function Table (Refer to DW4 users manual). Complete and exit the PROFILES section saving changes made. Proceed to SECTION IV. SECTION IV. This section deals with selection of the PAGE PRINTER MODE. The dip switches are located on the GQ3500 interface board. To access these switches, loosen the two thumbscrews and pull the I/F board out firmly.
E P S O N EPSON AMERICA INC. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT DATE: 7/21/87 SUBJECT: GQ-3500 SUPPORT BULLETIN P-0009 VERSION M0231 FIRMWARE GRAPHICS When printing graphics on the GQ-3500 with the new firmware upgrade, (M0231), in the LQ-1500 emulation, it is necessary to disable dip switch 1-6 on the interface board. This will discard characters when the print position moves beyond the right margin. The Interface comes from the factory with this switch enabled. Shown below is a print out from P.C.
PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN NUMBER: P-0003 DATE: 2/10/87 SUBJECT: GQ-3500 Laser Printer Questions and Answers. We received the following questions from the field and would like to offer some solutions. 1. The data light blinks after a printout. The GQ must be installed in much the same manner as the cut sheet feeders and that is by reducing the number of lines per page to 63 (this must be adjusted for in your software).
P-0003 For many spreadsheets and bit-image graphics programs the escape codes must be part of the original program. The optional Font cards can be selected by SelecType or embedded codes. If you use one of the IC printer emulation cards you can select the appropriate printer driver in your software and avoid the use of embedded escape codes. NOTE: If you use an emulation card you will be limited to the features of the emulated printer. You may loose some of the GQs built-in features. 5.
P-0003 If you are moving the GQ from site to site you may cause the toner to move to one end of its tray. If this happens you will get a toner out light. TO correct the problem just remove the developer unit and shake it side to side (along the long axis) to distribute the toner again.
PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN P-0002 DATE: 2/10/87 SUBJECT: GQ-3500 LASER PRINTER DISPLAY CODE DEFINITIONS The GQ-3500 provides trouble shooting codes via the display.
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EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. SERVICE DIVISION PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: SUBJECT: 1/13/87 NUMBER: P-0001 Using the GQ-3500 with WordStar The GQ-3500 laser printer provides superior print quality, speed, and quiet operation beyond current impact dot matrix and full font printers. In page printer mode such features as double and triple width/height characters are available along with a selection of background patterns.
PSB P-0001 Using the section D, Custom Installation of Printers, of the WINSTALL.COM program install: 0 - User-defined functions -PQ -pw -PE -PR = = = = 1Bh 1Bh 1Bh 1Bh 7Eh 7Eh 7Eh 7Eh 1h 2h 3h 0h 1h 1h 1h 1h 79h 79h Oh Oh 2h Oh 2h 1h 2h 1h Q- Character pitch -PA = -PN = 1Bh 1Bh P - Carriage roll -PT = -'pv = 1Bh 45h 1Bh 46h I - Ribbon selection -PY = *PY = 1Bh 1Bh 7Ah 7Ah Assigning some of the key sequences to function keys in Wordstar will facilitate their use.
P-0001 PSB INSERT ON PAGE 3 LINE 1 COL 43 C:WSGQTST.
P-0001 PSB * This is a test of text with different backgrounds using: ^PQ - Backsround 1 ^PW - Background 2 ^PE - Background 3 ^PR - Background 0 Background 0 is available on PF9. * This is a test of the different typefaces: ^PA - Sans Serif 13 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 8bcdafghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz ^PN - Courier 10 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWKYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz These commands are available on PF7 and PF8 respectively.
