000/1500 Reference Guide
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Contents Getting Started Where to Get Help . . . . . . Safety Information . . . . . . . Laser Safety . . . . . . . . CDRH Regulations . . . Internal Laser Radiation. Ozone Emission . . . . . Laser Printer Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2 Paper Handling Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading envelopes, labels, transparencies, and heavy paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 . . . . . . . 2-5 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . .
INPUT . . . . . . . INTERFACE . . . LANG . . . . . . . . MACRO . . . . . . MEMORY LEFT . OFFSET . . . . . . ORIENT. . . . . . PAGE COUNTER PAGE SIZE . . . . RITech . . . . . . . RX-BUFFER SIZE STANDBY . . . . STATUSSHEET . SUB CONFIG. . . SYSTEM CONFIG. TONER . . . . . . USER . . . . . . . VERSION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Faceup Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the faceup output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lower Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the lower paper cassette unit. . . . . . . . . . . . Using the lower paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Interface Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing an interface board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Memory Chip Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix B HP Emulation Mode Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ActionLaser to HP LaserJet print feature comparison . . . Operating the printer as an HP LaserJet IIISi . . . . . . . . SelecType Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORIENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB CONFIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting Started The ActionLaser 1000 and 1500 printers combine high performance and reliability with a wide range of features. To get started with your ActionLaser printer, please: P Read the safety information, laser printer precautions, and important safety instructions in this introduction. Q Use your Setup and Maintenance guide to set up and test your new printer. 0 Refer to this Reference Guide for detailed information about your printer.
Q Epson technical information library fax service 0 Product literature with technical specifications on our current and new products Ll Sales of supplies, parts, documentation, and accessories for your Epson product Q Customer Relations Q User group locations. Safety Information Laser Safety This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S.
CDRH Regulations The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2,1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States. The label shown below indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States. This laser product conforms to the applicable requirement of 21 CFR Chapter I, subchapter J. SEIKO EPSON CORP.
Internal Laser Regulation Max. Radiation Power 5(mW) Wave Length 760-810(nm) This is a Class IIlb Laser Diode Assay that has an invisible laser beam. The print head unit is NOT A FIELD SERVICE ITEM. Therefore, the print head unit should not be opened under any circumstance. Ozone Emission During printer operation, a small amount of ozone is released. This amount is not large enough to affect human beings adversely.
Laser Printer Precautions These printers use laser technology. The following list of precautions applies whenever you open the printer cover. Even if you are familiar with other types of printers, be sure to follow these precautions carefully to ensure safe, efficient operation. Do not touch the fuser, which is marked by a CAUTION: HOT SURFACE label. If the printer has been in use, the fuser can be very hot. High voltages are present inside the printer when the power is turned on.
Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all of these instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. 3. Unplug this printer from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning and do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. 4. Do not use this printer near water. 5. Do not place the printer on an unstable cart, stand, or table because it may fall, causing serious damage. 6. Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation.
11. Never push objects of any kind 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 spill liquid of any kind on the printer. 12. Except as specifically explained in the Reference Guide, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Opening or removing those covers that are marked “Do Not Remove” may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.
Chapter 1 Controlling Your Printer The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display (LCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other control panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-5 Using the Printer with Software . . . . . Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . Entering printer commands . . . . .
The Control Panel The printer control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations. The panel consists of a liquid crystal display (LCD), indicator lights, and buttons. Display (LCD) The display shows the printer’s status, such as PRINTING, and available options.
Indicator lights ON LINE On when the printer is on line, indicating that the printer can receive and print data. CONTINUE Flashes when an error is detected or a maintenance procedure is needed. The error message appears on the display at the same time. FEED On when data is received and stored in the printer’s buffer without being printed out. Rapid flashing indicates the printer is receiving data from the computer.
You use the four buttons in the bottom row of the control panel to select printer settings and functions. INITIALIZE/RESET RESET-When you hold down this button until RESET appears on the display, the printer finishes printing the current page and then stops. The remaining data is discarded, and some SelecType Level 1 settings return to their previously saved values. See Chapter 4, “SelecType.
Tip: Other common uses for these buttons are as follows: LI ON LINE Press to set the printer on line after you supply paper. (The printer is off line when the paper is out.) 0 RESET Press to stop printing or to clear remaining data. CI FEED Press to print out data in the printer’s memory. (This button ejects the page even though the printer has not received a form feed command.
Choosing the correct printer driver from the software menu helps to ensure that the application sends the correct codes to the printer. The ActionLaser 1000 emulates an HP LaserJet IIIP® and the ActionLaser 1500 emulates an HP LaserJet III,@ so you can access the most printer features from your software by choosing that printer driver or the selection closest to it.
® Lotus 1-2-9 Release 3.1 1. At the C:\123R3> prompt (or from your Lotus directory), type install and press Enter. 2. Highlight “Change Selected Equipment” and press Enter. 3. Highlight “Modify Current DCF” and press Enter. 4. Highlight “Change Selected Printer” and press Enter. 5. Choose HP and press Enter. 6. Scroll down, and select HP LaserJet IIP.* 7. Select the name of the cartridge you have installed, or choose “No Cartridge.” 8.
® Microsoft Word 5.5 1. Run Setup again to install the driver for your printer. 2. Select “Install printer drivers” when Word gives you that option. 3. Scroll down to select HP LaserJet II* and press Enter. 4. Select the cartridge you have installed, if applicable. 5. Select the port you are using (most commonly LPT1: if you are using the parallel port or COM1: if you are using the serial port). 6. Follow the instructions in the Setup program to copy the driver files. Windows™ 3.0 or 3.1 1.
8. In the Installed Printers window, “HP LaserJet II” on None, Inactive” should be highlighted. Select Configure. 9. Select the port you are using (most commonly LPT1: if you are using the parallel port or COM1 : if you are using the serial port). 10. Select Setup. 11. Match the memory on the screen to the memory in your printer. 12. Select the graphics resolution you want to use. 13. Match the paper tray and cartridges to what you have installed in the printer. 14.
7. Press 1. 8 Press Enter. ® WordStar 6.0 1. At the C:\WS6> prompt (or from your WordStar directory), type prchange and press Enter. 2. Type a name to identify the printer definition file you are creating. For example, type HPLJIIP* and press Enter. 3. A menu lets you choose the type of printer you are installing. Select HP LaserJets. 4. The program shows a list of its available HP LaserJet printer drivers. Select HP LaserJet II.* 5.
Selecting fonts Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1 1. From the Wysiwyg menu, press F. 2. Press F again. 3. The program lists 8 fonts. To select one of those fonts, type a number from 1 to 8. 4. If you want to use a font other than the 8 listed, press R. 5. After you have pressed R, Lotus asks which of the fonts in the list you want to replace. Press a number from 1 to 8. 6. Highlight the name of the new typestyle you want and press Enter. 7. Enter a point size and press Enter. Microsoff Word 5.5 1.
WordPerfect 5.1 1. Press Ctrl+F8. 2. Press 4. 3. Highlight the font you want to use. 4. Press 1. WordStar 6.0 1. Select “Choose font” from the Style menu. 2. WordStar displays a list of available fonts. (Bitmap fonts are followed by a point size; scalable fonts are followed by an ellipsis.) 3. Highlight the font you want and press Enter. 4. If you have selected a scalable font, WordStar prompts you to enter a point size.
3. Select Options. 4. Select Setup. 5. The Lotus prompt says “Enter setup string:.” Begin the string with a backslash, and type the decimal values corresponding to the command. For example, to specify landscape orientation, you type the following: \027\038\108\049\079 Microsoff Word 5.5 The Word software package lets you modify Word’s printer driver file, a file with the extension .PRD, to create your own driver file.
(Type the ESC codes by turning NUM LOCK on, holding down the Alt key, and entering the number 27 on the keypad. The spaces in the command line above are to separate the codes visually. In your typing, do not leave spaces before the escape codes.) The printed page should contain a vertical rule 10 dots wide and 1200 dots long. WordPerfect 5.1 1. Press Shift+F8. 2. Press 4. 3. Press 6. 4. Press 2. 5. Press 1. 6. Type the command.
WordStar 6.0 1. Type ^P!. 2. WordStar prompts you for the charactersyou want to send to the printer. Type the command. 3. The program prompts you for the characters you want to display on the screen. Type a descriptive name for your command. Printing foreign of other characters The printer is capable of printing many characters other than those shown on your keyboard.
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1 Hold down the Alt key and type the decimal number on the numeric keypad that corresponds to the character in the symbol set. For example, if your printer is using the Roman-8 symbol set and you want to enter the yen sign into your spreadsheet, hold down the Alt key and press 188. Microsoft Word 5.5 1. Turn Num Lock on. 2. Hold down the Alt key and type the decimal number on the numeric keypad that corresponds to the character in the symbol set.
WordStar 6.0 If you want to print a character from the IBM extended character set, follow the steps below: 1. Press ^P and then press 0. 2. WordStar displays a matrix containing all the characters in the set that are not available on your keyboard. 3. Type the number corresponding to the character you want, and press Enter. 4. Press Esc to exit the menu.
For serious print quality problems, such as black or white streaks, see the print quality section in Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting.” Adjusting print density If your test prints are too light or too dark, adjust print density as follows: 1. Press the LEVEL 2 button. 2. Press V until the following appears: 0 DENSITY L”“” D b 3. Press b once and then ‘I to select a density setting from 1 to 5 asterisks. The more asterisks there are the darker the print. 4. Press ) to set the new density setting. 5.
The illustration below shows an enlarged sample of a curve printed with conventional laser technology and the same curve printed with RITech. RITech off RITech on The RITech setting The factory setting for RITech gives the best quality text and graphics for nearly all purposes. It does not require you to set or adjust anything. Occasionally, however, adjusting the RITech setting with SelecType may further improve the print quality.
Checking the RITech setting 1. Enter SelecType Level 2 by pressing the LEVEL 2 button. 2. Press v until RITech and the current RITech setting appear on the display. 3. Press b three times. The printer prints the check pattern. 4. Look at your check pattern to see if your current setting is correct. The check pattern is a rectangle with a pattern inside it, as shown below. When the RITech setting is best, you cannot see the pattern inside the rectangle.
Changing the RITech setting You can select LIGHT, MEDIUM (the factory setting), HEAVY, or OFF. RITech is in effect when you select LIGHT, MEDIUM, or HEAVY. Changing the setting to OFF turns off the RITech feature. If your check pattern is too heavy, change the setting to LIGHT; if it is too light, change the setting to HEAVY; if you are printing gray shading or screen patterns, change the setting to OFF. To change your RITech setting, follow these steps: 1.
Sharing Your Printer You can connect your printer to more than one computer at the same time. Simply connect interface cables from the computers to the interfaces on your printer. Your printer comes with a built-in parallel interface (Centronics® compatible) and a slot for an optional interface. The ActionLaser 1500 also has a built-in serial (RS-232C) interface. If you want to install an optional interface, see Chapter 5, “Options,” for instructions.
Using Printer Emulations A printer emulation is a set of operating commands that determines how data sent from your computer is interpreted and acted upon by the printer. Your printer has several resident emulations: c1 HP IIP LaserJet (ActionLaser 1000) CI HP III LaserJet (ActionLaser 1500) c3 Epson LQ P Epson FX a Epson GL/2 (ActionLaser 1500). The HP LaserJet IIP emulation is the default setting for the ActionLaser 1000. HP LaserJet III emulation is the default setting for the ActionLaser 1500.
Switching printer emulations There are three ways to switch printer emulations: SelecType, the Intelligent Emulation Switch (IES), and emulation control languages. SelecType To choose different printer emulations for one or more of the printer’s interfaces (parallel, serial for the ActionLaser 1500 only, or optional) using SelecType, follow the instructions below: 1. Press the LEVEL 2 button to enter SelecType Level 2. Press V until you see the EMULATION option. Press b once. 2.
When you install the optional PostScript card and set the Intelligent Emulation Switch (IES) setting with the SelecType Level 2 EMULATION option, you can access several emulation pairs: Emulation Pairs SelecType option c1 PostScript & LaserJet IIP 0 PostScript & Laser Jet III PS&LJ=2P (ActionLaser 1000) Ll PostScript & LQ PS&LQ D PostScript & FX PS&FX LI PostScript & GL/2 PS&GL/2 (ActionLaser 1500) PS&3/P/Si (ActionLaser 1500) The IES setting enables the printer to switch automatically between th
Three emulation control command languages are available to change the printer emulation: CI Epson Job Language (EJL) P Printer Job Language (PJL) 0 Emulation Switch (ES). Epson Job Language (EJL) The Epson Job Language is an original Epson language. It can perform the following operations for your printer: 0 Switching the printer emulation Q Transferring the printer’s system information to the computer Q Entering the Printer Job Language (PJL) mode.
Emulation Switch (ES) This feature lets you use printer commands to switch directly between the PostScript and LaserJet emulations. To switch from LaserJet to PS emulation, send the following: To switch from PS to LaserJet emulation, use your software to send the following: executive[] serverdictbegin0exitserver[] executive[] statusdictbegin[] 5setsoftwareiomode[] ^D Code in brackets [ ] are not absolutely necessary.
Perform these steps by sending specific commands from your computer to your printer. For step 1, always send the universal exit command: Next you must immediately send an EJL command. For example, you can enter the LQ emulation by sending the following commands. “@EJL ENTER LANGUAGE = LQ” The printer emulation indicated on the display changes to the new one.
Command summary for using EJL Universal exit language/Start of EJL Format: ASCII code: ESC SOH Decimal: 27 1 Hexadecimal: 1B 01 Description: Exit current printer emulation and enter EJL mode Note: From Epson GL mode, you cannot enter the EJL mode with this command. You must change the printer emulation with SelecType.
@EJL COMMENT Comment Format: ASCII code: @EJLCOMMENT [] Decimal: 64 69 74 76 32 67 79 77 77 69 78 84 32 [13] 10 Hexadecimal: 40 45 4A 4C 20 43 4F 4D 4D 45 4E 54 20 [0D] 0A @EJL INQUIRE NAME Inquire printer name Format: ASCII code: @EJLINQUIRENAME[] Decimal: 64 69 74 76 32 73 78 81 85 73 82 69 32 78 65 77 69 [13] 10 Hexadecimal: 40 45 4A 4C 20 49 4E 51 55 49 52 45 20 4E 41 4D 45 [0D] 0A Description: Inquires
Chapter 2 Paper Handling Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading envelopes, labels, transparencies, and heavy paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Choosing Paper For best results, use paper made especially for laser printers. Paper made for plain-paper copiers is also a good choice. Paper should be of good quality and relatively smooth. Since the printer is sensitive to moisture, keep it dry. You can use the printer’s paper bin to feed most types of 60 to 90 g/m2 (16 to 24 lb) letter-size paper. If you feed paper or other media one sheet at a time, you can use up to 157 g/m2 (42 lb) paper.
Loading Paper To load a letter-size stack of paper into the printer, fan the paper, open the paper cover, adjust the paper guides, and insert the paper into the paper bin. After you close the paper cover, make sure the paper stopper on top of the paper cover is inserted in the slot closest to the center of the printer. Make sure that the paper path selector on the top left corner of the printer is set to the face-down position.
To feed paper one sheet at a time, follow these steps: 1. Select the paper size using your application software. If this is not possible, use SelecType to choose the size of the paper. 2. Make sure the printer is on line. 3. Open the paper cover and remove the stack of paper from the paper bin. 4. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you are using. Insert a sheet of paper into the bin until it meets resistance and then close the paper cover.
6. Make sure the ON LINE light is on; then you can send data to the printer from your computer. When you are finished feeding single sheets, open the paper cover, readjust the paper guides, and replace the stack of letter-size paper in the paper bin. If necessary, reset the paper path selector on the top left corner of the printer to the face-down position.
ENVELOPES--Print quality may appear irregular on envelopes because some parts of the envelope are thicker than others. Test a sample making sure to feed the envelope flap-side down. Adjust the print density using SelecType Level 2 if printing is too light. LABELS---Before printing on labels, test to see whether or not the label sheet leaks adhesive by pressing a sheet of paper on top of the sheet of labels. If the paper sticks at all, don’t use the labels.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Option Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Data Dump Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27 Messages Replacing the Imaging Cartridge . . .
General Problems e CAUTION: Whenever you ship or transport the printer, first remove the toner cartridge and place it in a plastic bag. Then seal the bag to prevent the fine toner particles from pouring into the printer or onto your clothing. Printer stops and FEED JAM message appears 1. Open the paper cover. Carefully remove all the paper in the paper bin along with any sheets that have fed part way into the printer. 2.
Printer stops and PAPER JAM message appears 1. Gently open the printer cover and remove the imaging cartridge. WARNING: Q aOpening the printer exposes thelabel.fuser,Be which is marked by careful not to CAUTION HOT SURFACE touch the fuser. 2. Gently pull out the paper. If it tears, make sure you remove any pieces remaining in the printer. Note: Because the toner on the paper inside the printer may not have been fixed on the page, toner may come off on your hands when you remove the paper.
3. Reinstall the imaging cartridge. Then close the printer cover. 4. After a paper jam, the jammed page is automatically reprinted. Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems If you have frequent paper feed or paper jam problems, use this checklist of corrective measures: Use a higher-quality paper, one that is not too thin or rough. Some types of paper require single sheet feeding. See Chapter 2. Fan the stack of paper and then tap it on an edge to align it before you load it.
The ON LINE light is on but nothing prints Your computer may not be properly connected to the printer. Perform the procedure, “Testing the computer-to-printer connection” in the Setup and Maintenance guide. The interface cable may not be plugged in securely. Check both end s of the cable between the printer and the computer. If you are using a parallel interface, secure the connector using the wire retaining clips. Make sure that your interface cable meets the specifications for the printer and computer.
Font selected with software commands won’t print Be sure you have installed the correct font cartridge and make sure that the orientation (portrait or landscape) matches the selected font. Some or all of the output is garbled or printed as asterisks Make sure that both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely.
If you are using a serial interface, make sure that you set an 8-bit data word and not a 7-bit word in your interface settings in SelecType. Graphics require large amounts of memory; see “Memory Problems,” in this chapter for more help. SelecType does not function as expected Application software programs override SelecType settings. Therefore, use software settings instead of SelecType settings whenever possible. Your setting may have been changed by your software program.
Print Quality Problems Dark or dirty background Change the DENSITY option in SelecType Level 2 for light print. Clean the paper path inside the printer using a clean, soft, dry cloth. Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page. There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge. Remove the cartridge, shake it from side to side, and then reinstall it. If this does not solve the problem, replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter.
Vertical black or white bands or lines Clean the printer lens. Remove the imaging cartridge and place it on a clean, flat surface. Locate and clean the clear lens on the inside middle of the printer. Wipe the lens from end to end with a clean, soft, dry, lint-free cloth. Then re-insert the imaging cartridge in the printer and close the printer cover. If the problem remains, install a new imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter and print several pages to check the print quality.
Uneven darkness Take out the imaging cartridge, shake it from side to side, and then reinstall it. Your paper may be moist or damp. Printing is sensitive to moisture absorbed by the paper. Do not store your paper in a humid or damp environment. If this does not solve the problem, install a new imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter. Then print several pages to check the print quality.
You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer. If the surface of your paper is too rough, printed characters appear distorted or broken. Smooth, high-quality copier paper is recommended for best results. See Chapter 2, “Paper Handling,” for information on choosing paper. Completely blank pages If, after checking the SelecType Level 2 TONER option, the TONER message indicates that the amount of toner is low (E* F), replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter.
Take out the imaging cartridge, shake it from side to side to distribute the toner, and then reinstall it. If the problem persists, replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter. Image is too dark Use the DENSITY option in SelecType Level 2 for lighter print. If the problem persists, replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter. Non-printed side of the page is dirty Toner may have spilled in the paper feed path.
Memory Problems All of the following messages indicate that you need to simplify the page you are trying to print, change your memory allocation, or add more memory to your printer. ADD MEMORY FOR CH X INSUFF MEMORY PAGE BUFFER FULL SET FULL PRINT The first solution you can try for each of these is simplifying your page by reducing the number or size of fonts or the number or size of graphics or both. The second solution to try is to reduce the RX-buffer size if it is higher than the default value.
INSUFF MEMORY 1. Press CONTINUE to clear the error. 2. If the message remains, press RESET or initialize the printer as described in Chapter 4. You can also clear this error by turning the printer off and back on again, However, it may be necessary to simplify the page you are trying to print or to add more memory to the printer. See Chapter 5 for details. PAGE BUFFER FULL 1. Press CONTINUE to clear the error. 2.
Option Problems A font cannot be selected or the message CARD ERROR appears Remove and carefully reinsert the cartridge. Make sure the cartridge is listed in the table of available font cartridges in Chapter 5, “Options.” Paper does not feed from the optional lower paper cassette Be sure you have made the proper choice with your application software. The INPUT menu in SelecType Level 1 may be set to STD.
FEED JAM with optional lower paper cassette 1. Remove the lower paper cassette as shown below. 2. Remove any folded or curled paper from the front opening. Then remove all paper from the paper cassette discarding curled or wrinkled sheets. 3. Tap the edge of the paper stack. Then reinsert it into the cassette making sure the paper is evenly aligned and rests below the maximum paper mark. 4. Make sure you are using the correct paper size.
Using the optional face-up output tray, the printer does not feed onto the face-up tray Make sure that the paper path selector on the top left corner of the printer is set to the face-up position. Never allow more than 20 sheets to accumulate in the face-up output tray.
Messages Status, error, and caution messages tell you what the printer is doing, including what may be wrong and, in some cases, how to correct the problem. This section contains an alphabetical list of these messages and how to correct any problems. If the red CONTINUE light flashes when an error is detected, correct the problem and then press the CONTINUE button to clear the error. If the AUTO CONT option in SelecType is ON, some errors clear automatically even though the problem remains.
COPY END X/X [S] Appears when you press the COPY END button to cancel multiple-copy printing when the printer is off line. The first X is the number of the current page and the second X the number of copies selected in SelecType. COVER OPEN [E] The printer cover is open. Close it to continue printing. This message also shows the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge. For example: A full toner amount is E*****F.
FEED JAM [E] Paper is not feeding into the printer from the specified paper bin or cassette or has jammed on its way into the printer. See the FEED JAM section in this chapter for information. ILLEGAL CARD #X [E] The card or cartridge in slot X cannot be read. To correct this error, press CONTINUE. If the error message remains, make sure the printer is off line and reinsert the card or cartridge as described in Chapter 5, “Options.” INITIALIZE [S] The printer is being reset to the default settings.
NEW CARTRIDGE? [S] The printer asks if you replaced the imaging cartridge. Press RESET to change the TONER setting to NEW if you just replaced the cartridge. Otherwise, press CONTINUE to clear the message. PAGE BUFFER FULL [E] Text or graphics data has filled the printer’s buffer and the printer has ejected an incomplete page. Press CONTINUE to clear the error. See “Memory Problems” earlier in this chapter. PAPER FEEDING [S] The printer is feeding paper.
PAPER OUT (paper source) (paper size) [E] There is no paper in the paper source from which the printer expects to feed paper. The right column of the display prompts you to load the correct paper size into the paper bin or cassette. Press ON LINE. PAPER SIZE ERROR [E] The paper size you selected with SelecType (or the default size if you have not selected a size) does not match the paper loaded in the selected paper source. Press CONTINUE to clear the error.
PS& xxx [S] The printer is using the intelligent emulation switch and is not in a timeout status. The asterisk (*) indicates the currently-used emulation. It can use either one of the emulations shown on the display. XXX is the emulation paired with PostScript. RAM CHECK X.X MB [S] The printer is checking RAM (X.X = capacity). RAM Error [E] This indicates an error was found during RAM CHECK. Turn off the printer.
REINSERT CARD [E] You may have removed a card or cartridge while the FEED light was still lit or while the printer was on line. Make sure the printer is off line, reinsert the card or cartridge into the correct slot, and press CONTINUE. REMOVE CARD [E] You may have inserted a card or cartridge while the printer was on line or while the FEED light was on. To correct this error, take the printer off line, then remove the card or cartridge and press CONTINUE.
ROM Check [S] The printer is checking ROM. SAVE MEMORY OVERFLOW [E] The printer does not have enough memory to save any additional macros. To correct this error, delete unused macros using the DELETE MACRO submenu; then repeat SAVE MACRO. SERVICE REQ. CXXXX [E] SERVICE REQ. E00XX [E] A controller or print engine error has been detected. Write down the error number that appears in the right column of the display and turn off the printer.
STANDBY XXX [S] When the STANDBY menu is set to ENABLE, the printer enters the standby mode if it is not used for about thirty minutes. Press any panel button or send data to warm up the printer. STARTUP ERROR [E] To clear this error, press 4 to select LT paper. WAIT appears as the printer returns to its default settings. TRAY SET (paper source) (paper size) [E] The paper size setting does not match the paper loaded in the specified paper source.
Data Dump Mode The data dump mode is a special feature that makes it easy for experienced users to find the cause of communication problems between the printer and computer. The data dump mode produces an exact printout of the codes reaching the printer. 1. Make sure that the printer is loaded with paper and turned off. 2. Hold down the LEVEL 2 button while you turn on the printer. Make sure you hold the button down until the READY :X DUMP message appears. (X is the channel in use.) 3.
4. To turn off the data dump mode and stop printing, press ON LINE to set the printer off line. (If you press ON LINE while a page is being printed, the green ON LINE light flashes until the page is ejected and the printer goes off line.) To exit the data dump mode, turn off the printer or hold down the RESET button until INITIALIZE appears on the display. Look at the sample data dump printout shown in Step 3.
Replacing the Imaging Cartridge The imaging cartridge prints up to 6,000 pages depending upon the complexity of your print jobs. If your printed images become faint, enter the SelecType Level 2 TONER option to find out approximately how much toner remains in the imaging cartridge. Simply count the asterisks between the E (empty) and the F (full). Each asterisk represents up to 20% of the total toner capacity.
2. Gently open the printer cover and remove the imaging cartridge by pulling it toward you. 3. Dispose of the imaging cartridge with nonburnable items. CAUTION: Do not turn the imaging cartridge upside down. Do not expose the imaging cartridge to light any longer than necessary. 4. While holding the new imaging cartridge horizontally, gently shake it side to side a few times to distribute the toner evenly.
5. Firmly grip the tab on the left side of the imaging cartridge. Pull the clear seal all the way out with firm, even pressure. 6. 7. Hold the cartridge and gently shake it front to back. Insert the cartridge by placing the pins on each side of the cartridge into the grooves inside the printer. Slide it gently into the opening until it stops. Leave the cover open.
8. Next you reset the TONER setting. Three messages flash in rotation on the display: NEW CARTRIDGE? YES, PRESS RESET NO, PRESS CONTINUE. 9. Press RESET to change the TONER setting to NEW (full). 10. Gently press down on the printer cover until it clicks shut. Please note: If you replace the cartridge when greater than 20% toner is left, the three rotating messages do not appear. Instead COVER OPEN E”* F (two or more asterisks) appears.
Chapter 4 SelecType SelecType Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SelecType tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO CONT. . . . . .
SelecType Overview The SelecType function on the printer control panel lets you control most of the printer’s functions, such as printing test pages, selecting paper size, and changing the printer’s configuration. At the back of this guide, you’ll find a Quick Reference card that includes a map of all the SelecType menus and options. To view the current SelecType settings, print the status sheet as described later in this chapter.
Using SelecType This section explains how to use SelecType. The control panel The control panel contains the display, two SelecType buttons, one ON LINE/EXIT button, three indicator lights, and four function/arrow buttons. LEVEL 1 INITIALIZE RESET LEVEL 2 E X I T 0 COPY END CONTINUE 0 FEED The display When you enter SelecType, menus and options appear on the display. The display shows SelecType menu titles on the left side and options for each menu on the right side.
The display also uses the icons shown below: This icon to the left of an option indicates that you can press either A or V to view other options in the menu. This icon to the left of an option indicates it is the current selection. You can use A or v to view other options. This icon indicates that you can press F to enter a submenu, select an option, set an option, or execute an action. b Buttons LEVEL 1 Enter SelecType Level 1. LEVEL2 Enter SelecType Level 2. EXIT Exit SelecType Level 1 or Level 2.
SelecType tutorial 1. Note that the first thing you will see on the display before entering SelecType is: READY : P LJ-2P For the ActionLaser 1500, you will see READY:P 3/P/Si. Make a note of the interface channel, for example, P=parallel. You may need this information later. 2. Press the LEVEL1 button to enter SelecType Level 1. 3. The main menu option appears. The b icon indicates that you can enter the submenu by pressing .
In the INPUT submenu, you can display any of the options listed below. AUTO STD OPT OPT appears only when you have installed the optional lower paper cassette unit. Note: Although the main menu options are the same for all printer emulations, some Level 1 submenu options are different in each emulation. See the Appendix that describes the printer emulation you are using for a description of the submenu options for that emulation. 6. When you reach the option you want to select, press F to set the option.
Note: Once you set an option, the setting remains in effect until you change it again or turn off the printer. If you want a setting to remain in effect even when you turn the printer off and on, you can use the SYSTEM CONFIG. option to save Level 1 settings. See ‘MACRO” later in this chapter. Level 2 settings are saved automatically when you exit Level 2. Options This section lists all the menus and options available. Most menus and options are the same in the different printer emulations.
AUTO CONT. This Level 2 option permits the printer to automatically continue printing after a certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs: SET FULL PRINT, PAGE BUFFER FULL, PAPER SIZE ERROR, TRAY SET XXX, INSUFF MEMORY, and SPL IGNORED. When this option is OFF, you must press the CONTINUE button to resume printing. In most cases, leave this option set to OFF. Menu/submenu 4 AUTO CONT. Available options OFF b ON or OFF CH TIMEOUT This Level 2 option sets the time for a channel timeout.
DENSITY Use this Level 2 option to adjust the print density if your print is too light or too dark. Use 1 or 2 asterisks to lighten a dark image. Use 4 or 5 asterisks to darken a light image. The default setting is 3 asterisks. Menu/submenu 4 DENSITY Available options L*** D b L*****D L****D L***D L**D L*D Note: Increasing the print density increases toner consumption. If you select darker print, you may need to replace the imaging cartridge more often.
First select the interface (P, S, or 0) by pressing v . Then press ) to display the next emulation. The following appears: Available options Menu/submenu CH P LJ-2P b SET LJ-2P (ActionLaser 1000 only) LQ FX 3/P/Si (ActionLaser 1500 only) Epson GL PS Epson GL/2 (ActionLaser 1500 only) PS&3/P/Si (IES setting) PS&LJ-2P (IES setting) PS&LQ (IES setting) PS&FX (IES setting) PS&GL/2 (IFS setting) The ActionLaser 1000 resident emulations are LJ-2P, LQ, and FX.
FEATURE PRINT You can use this Level 2 option to print out the printer’s features to check whether your printer is working correctly. Menu/submenu $ FEATURE PRINT Available options b b PRINT Press ) to print out the feature page. After you print the feature print, SelecType Level settings return to their defaults and the printer clears its memory, including any downloaded font data. FONT This Level 1 option selects one of the fonts available in the current printer emulation.
FULL PRINT This Level 1 option is a submenu of SYSTEM CONFIG. The default setting of 0 is sufficient for most uses of the printer. If the printer displays the message S ET F U L L P RI NT, increase this setting. The setting (any number from 0 through 62) times 20 is the number of kilobytes (KB) reserved in RAM for page composition. For example, a setting of 5 reserves 100KB.
If FULL PRINT is set to the maximum value, the printer does not display the SET FULL PRINT error. If an INSUFF MEMORY or PAGE BUFFER FULL message appears, you must install optional memory. See Chapter 5 for information on installing memory chip sets. INPUT This Level 1 option selects whether paper feeds into the printer from the standard paper bin or the optional lower paper cassette.
INTERFACE This Level 2 option allows you to change settings for the built-in interfaces, parallel and serial. This option is not available for channel 0. Menu/submenu 4 INTERFACE Available options b P (Parallel) S (Serial) (ActionLaser 1500 only) The PARALLEL option has these three submenus: Menu/submenu 4 CH P CONFIG. Available options b SLCTIN AUTOFEED BUSY DELAY Normally, you do not need to change these settings. Change them only when you have special requirements.
BUSY DELAY-Use BUSY DELAY to set the delay period from the ACKNLG to the BUSY signal. Available settings are 0, -5, and +5 microseconds plus MIN. The MIN option sets the ACKNLG signal to high. Available options Menu/submenu # BUSY DELAY 0 b -5, 0, +5, or MIN The SERIAL option has these nine submenus: Available options Menu/submenu 4 CH S CONFIG. b WORD LENGTH BAUDRATE PARITY STOP BIT DTR XON/XOFF ENQ/ACK DSR CTS These settings must match the settings your computer is using.
BAUDRATE-Use this option to set the data transfer rate (baud) for the serial interface. The baud rate is measured in bits per second (bps). See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting. The factory setting is 9600. Menu/submenu 4 BAUDRATE Available options 9600 b 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 PARITY-When this option is set to NONE, parity checking is disabled. The parity bit, if used, provides a basic form of error detection.
DTR-Use this option to turn the printer’s ready communications protocol ON or OFF. You can use DTR (Data Terminal Ready) protocol in combination with the XON/XOFF option setting. Menu/submenu : DTR Available options ON ) ON or OFF XON/XOFF-Use this option to turn the XON/XOFF communications protocol on or off. You can use XON/XOFF protocol in combination with the DTR option setting.
CTS-When CTS (Clear To Send) is OFF, the signal level is permanently set HIGH. The factory setting is OFF (signal level is HIGH). This setting should be set to OFF for most communications purposes. When CTS is ON, data is sent to the computer only when CTS is HIGH. Menu/submenu : CTS Available options OFF b ON or OFF LANG. Use this Level 2 option to select the language used in the status and error display messages. This manual describes all status and error messages in English only.
Select a macro number for your setting by pressing A or v . Then press F to save the current SelecType Level 1 settings into the macro. Next use the PowerOn MACRO option, described later in this MACRO section, to choose the same number as chosen in SAVE MACRO. These settings will be in effect each time you turn the printer on. Press 4 to exit this submenu without saving a macro. e CAUTION: Do not turn off the printer while it is saving the macro.
DELETE MACRO-Use this option to delete any macros you create. When you press k , the display shows the following: Menu/submenu Available options DELETE MACRO +l b EXE 1 to 4 Select the number of the macro you want to delete by pressing A or V . Then press ) to delete the macro. The printer deletes all settings saved with the specified macro. Press 4 to return to the main menu without deleting a macro.
OFFSET These Level 1 options are found on the SYSTEM CONFIG. submenu. T-OFFSET-You can use the T-OFFSET (top offset) option to make fine adjustments in the position of the printing on the page. The setting is in dots; each dot is 1/300th of an inch (0.0846 mm) so you can use this option to raise or lower the printing on the page up to approximately 1/5th of an inch (5 mm). The factory setting is 0.
PAGE COUNTER This Level 2 option displays the number of sheets printed since the printer was installed. PAGE SIZE This Level 1 option specifies the size of paper. Do not use this option unless you cannot change paper size with your application software.
RITech This Level 2 option, Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech), is available only with a printer equipped with HPIII emulation (3/P/Si). RITech produces smoother and crisper lines, text, and graphics. You will probably not have to change the factory setting, which is MEDIUM. If you change the RITech setting, you can check the print quality by printing a sample status sheet. See Chapter 1 for full information on RITech.
STANDBY This Level 2 option saves power by reducing the power to the fusing heater whenever no data is sent to the printer for 30 minutes. In this mode, the printer begins warming up as soon as you press the ON LINE button or send any data; it becomes ready to print within 35 seconds. The default is DISABLE, which keeps the printer warmed up and ready to print at all times.
SYSTEM CONFlG. This Level 1 option includes the following eight submenus: Available options Menu/submenu 6 SYSTEM CONFIG. b FULL PRINT T-OFFSET L-OFFSET MEMORY LEFT LOAD MACRO SAVE MACRO DELETE MACRO PowerOn MACRO See descriptions for FULL PRINT, OFFSET, MACRO, and MEMORY LEFT in this chapter. TONER Use this Level 2 option to display the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge and to reset the toner setting (the number of asterisks between the E and F) after you install a new imaging cartridge.
If you are installing an imaging cartridge with a 6000-page life span (the standard cartridge), set this option to NEW. When you want to use an imaging cartridge whose life span is different from the original cartridge’s span (6000 pages), you can set the appropriate toner amount setting in terms of pages. When the display shows NEW, press ) . Available options Menu/submenu LIFE + 6000 b SET 5000 to 9000 (in 1000 page increments) Then press V until you reach the desired page range.
With INDIVIDUAL mode, a separate area of memory is defined for each channel. If you define more than two channels with the INDIVIDUAL setting or if you use one of the optional identity cards with either mode, you have to add more memory. See Chapter 5, “Options,” in this manual for information on adding memory.
You assign the memory using a value from 0 to 9 for each channel. The factory setting is S:0 P:1 O:0. For example: if you have an ActionLaser 1500 and you are using PostScript in the S channel, HP 3/P/Si in the P channel, and nothing in the O channel, you might assign the proportion as S:3 P:1 O:0 because PostScript requires approximately three times as much memory as HP 3/P/Si. After choosing INDIVIDUAL, press ) to move to the following display: Menu/submenu Available options 0.
VERSION This Level 2 option displays the version number of the printer’s controller and font. Press ) to see the C-ROM1 version number, and then press A or ‘I to see the C-ROM2 or FONT version number. (The C-ROM2 option is available only on the ActionLaser 1500.
Chapter 5 Options What’s Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Identity Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson PostScript card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson GL identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caring for cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovering from an error .
What’s Available Many options are available to enhance the use of your ActionLaser 1000 or ActionLaser 1500. Your dealer has the most recent information on available options. Epson PostScript card (C82605*) The Epson PostScript card allows you to use your printer as a PostScript printer. You can then use PostScript fonts built into this card as well as the numerous download fonts available for PostScript printers.
The twinax interface is compatible with the following IBM systems: AS-400, System 36,525l (model 12), System 34, System 38, and 5294. When equipped with the Epson twinax interface, an ActionLaser can be used in place of the following IBM system printers: 4210,5224 (model 1 and 2), 5256 (model 1, 2, and 3), 3218 (non IPDS), 4214 (model 2), 5225 (model 1,2,3, and 4), and 5219 D0l, D02.
ldentity Cards An identity card allows you to operate your printer in an optional printer emulation. Note: You cannot use identity cards #5690 and #5691 with this printer. You can also use optional font cards in slot A. Epson PostCript card Follow these guidelines when using the optional Epson PostScript identity card. Ll The PostScript emulation requires at least 1.5 megabytes (MB) of RAM. This means you need to add at least 1.0MB RAM to an ActionLaser 1000 or 0.
0 If you are using legal-size paper, you may find that the printable area is smaller than you expect. To clear this problem, decrease the RX-BUFFER SIZE option in SelecType or increase the available RAM. See the discussion of RX-BUFFER SIZE in Chapter 4, “SelecType,” or see “The Memory Chip Sets” later in this chapter. Cl If you set EMULATION to one of the Intelligent Emulation Switch (IES) settings, be sure to turn off the start page printing feature in PostScript.
0 The following restrictions apply when running the Epson GL emulation using Channel S with the SelecType Level 2 USER option, AUTOSENSE setting (applies to ActionLaser 1500 users only): 1. The power-on default channel becomes Channel S. 2. Channel S cannot receive any data when another channel is receiving data. 3. You can select Channel S only when the FEED light is off. Q The maximum number of copies you can choose in SelecType is 99. Caring for cards When you use the cards.
Q Be careful when inserting a card. You can damage it by inserting it the wrong way or by using too much force. Q Always turn the printer off before you insert or remove a card. Ll Always remove the card before you remove the controller board. Inserting a card You can insert an identity card into slot A only. 1. If you use an identity card, turn off the printer. If you use a font card, set the printer off line. (If the FEED light is on, press FEED to print out any data before you insert the card.
CAUTION: e If the message REMOVE CARD appears on the display, you inserted the card when the printer was on line or when the printer’s memory contained data. Remove the card, press CONTINUE, then return to step 1. 4. If the power is on, press ON LINE to set the printer on line. If the power is off, turn on the printer. CAUTION: e If the message ILLEGAL CARD appears on the display, repeat steps 1 through 4. If you are using an identity card, you can select the emulation that the card offers.
Recovering from an error When the display shows one of the following messages, a card error has occurred: REINSERT CARD ILLEGAL CARD REMOVE CARD CARD MEMORY OVERFLOW See “Messages” in Chapter 3 for instructions on solving the problem. Font Cartridges The table below lists all font cartridges that you can use with the printer. Some of these fonts may be the same as your printer’s fonts. See Appendixes B and C for a list of the fonts and character sets available in each printer emulation.
Bitmap font cartridges (continued) Supplier Cartridge number Cartridge HP 92286K (continued) 92286L 92286M 92286N 92286P 92286Q 92286R 92286T 92286U 92286V 92286W 92286X 92286Y 92286Z 92290S1 92290S2 92286PC 92286IC C2055A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A Math TmsRmn Courier P&L Prestige Elite P&L Letter Gothic P&L TmsRmn P&L Memo 1 Presentations 1 Tax 1 Forms Portrait Forms Landscape Bar Code 3-of-9/OCR A EAN/UPC/OCR-B PC Courier 1 Microsoft 1 Courier Document 1 Tms Rmn/He
Bitmap font cartridges (continued) Supplier Cartridge number Cartridge Everex HardFont Cartridge B HardFont Cartridge F HardFont Cartridge T HardFont Cartridge Z HardFont Cartridge LGL HardFont Cartridge SST HardFont Cartridge BST HardFont Cartridge All-in-1 HardFont Cartridge A-TO-Z IQ Super Cartridge 1 Super Cartridge 2 Super Cartridge 2L Super Cartridge 2LC Super Cartridge 2WP Super Cartridge 2XP Super Cartridge 2LS Series II Package Pacific 25 Cartridge in One Original Version 25 Cartridge in On
Bitmap font cartridges (continued) Cartridge number lntercon Bitstream Cartridge PHONT+ PRO IIP CTG-A001 MOD-A001 MOD-A002 MOD-A003 MOD-A004 MOD-A005 MOD-A006 MOD-A007 MOD-A008 TYPE CITY STARTER PACK, DELI ADD-ON CARD CENTAL PARK ADD-ON CARD SKYSCRAPER ADD-ON CARD SOHO ADD-ON CARD CENTURY SCHOOLBOOK ADD-ON CARD HUMANIST 521 ADD-ON CARD BITSTREAM CHARTER ADD-ON CARD DUTCH 801 ADD-ON CARD HEADLINES II ADD-ON CARD Scalable font cartridges Supplier Cartridge number Cartridge HP C2050B C2050C #C80/C90 #
Inserting a font cartridge Insert font cartridges into slot C, which is located on the front of the printer. CAUTION: e Do not touch the connectors on the cartridge or in the printer’s cartridge slot; you could damage them. 1. Make sure the printer is off or off line with the FEED light off. 2. Hold the cartridge so its label faces up. 3. Insert the cartridge into the slot and press firmly until it snaps into place. 4. Turn on the printer or set it on line.
Selecting fonts Once you have inserted a font cartridge, you can select the fonts you want to print using your application program. Removing a font cartridge Follow these steps to remove a font cartridge: CAUTION: e Never remove a font cartridge when the printer is on line, in SelecType mode, or resetting itself. If you do, a REINSERT or REMOVE CARD message appears on the display. You will also see one of these messages if you remove a cartridge while the FEED light is on (even if the printer is off line).
The Face-up Output Tray The printer normally delivers paper face down on top of the printer. The optional face-up paper tray is recommended for print jobs of twenty pages or less and when: Q you feed single-sheet items such as envelopes, transparencies, heavy paper, or labels through your printer. P you prefer your printed sheets feed from the printer with the text facing you. Installing the face-up output tray 1. Hold the output tray tilted at a slight angle away from you.
2. Set the paper path selector on the top left of the printer to the face-up position as shown below. 3. When you want printed pages to feed face down on top of the printer, reset the paper path selector to the face-down position.
The Lower Paper Cassette Unit The optional lower paper cassette unit provides automatic feeding of many types of paper. It holds up to 250 sheets of paper to supplement the standard paper bin’s 150-sheet capacity. You can load two different sizes of paper in your printer at once (one size in the lower paper cassette and the other in your standard paper bin). You can also use both the lower paper cassette and the standard paper bin for continuous printing of up to 400 sheets of the same size paper.
4. Lift the printer and align it over the cassette unit using the two alignment pins on the lower cassette unit as guides. Lower the printer so that the pins fit securely into the holes on the bottom of the printer as shown below. Note: The printer is heavy, so you may need to have someone help you lift it. 5. Reconnect the power cord to the printer and plug it into an electrical outlet. 6. Turn on the printer.
Using the lower paper cassette 1. Remove the paper cassette from the printer by pulling it straight out. Then place it on a flat surface. 2. Take a stack of paper and fan it thoroughly. 3. Press down on the plate in the cassette until it clicks.
4. Insert a stack of paper face-up into the cassette with the corners of the paper beneath the two tabs at the back of the paper cassette. Note: Do not load paper above the marks on the cassette. 5. Insert the paper cassette into the front of the slot of the lower paper cassette unit and push it firmly into place.
To feed paper automatically from the lower paper cassette, remove all paper from the standard paper bin or change the paper source and paper size, if necessary, with your application software. If you cannot change the paper source or paper size with your application software, see INPUT or PAGE SIZE in Chapter 4, “SelecType.” Optional Interface Boards You can use one of the following optional interface boards. To see if other types of interface boards are available, contact your Epson dealer.
3. Remove the two screws that secure the interface board cover and remove the cover. 4. Slide the interface board into the grooves in the interface slot shown below. Push it in firmly to make sure it connects to the printer’s internal socket.
5. Secure the interface board in the slot with the two screws included with the interface board. 6. Connect the proper interface cable to the interface card and to your computer. Also, connect other interface cables if you are using more than one computer with your printer. See the Setup and Maintenance guide for assistance.
7. Insert the interface cable(s) into the U-shaped part of one cable clip. Lift the left side of the printer up slightly. Then hook the short lip of the clip into the forward slot and push the bottom of the clip under the printer until it clicks in place. Repeat this procedure with the second clip and insert it into the back slot. Note: Hook no more than two cables into one cable clip. Never put too much pressure on the cables. 8. Turn the printer around so that the control panel faces you.
Installing the PCL5/RITech upgrade board The PCL5/RITech upgrade board allows you to make an Action Laser 1000 act like an Action Laser 1500. To install the optional upgrade board, you need a cross-head screwdriver. First you must remove the controller board. Removing the controller board 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet. 2. Remove the optional card, cartridge, or lower paper cassette unit, if installed. 3.
5. Remove the two screws securing the interface card cover; then pull off the cover. Keep the screws handy so that you can use them later. 6. Remove the three silver screws that secure the metal bracket on the left side of the printer. Keep the screws handy so that you can use them later.
CAUTION: e Before you remove the controller board, make sure that you remove any optional cards or cartridges. Otherwise, you my damage them. 7. Pull the tab on the bottom of the bracket to release the controller board, as shown below.
8. 9. Grasp the board with both hands and pull it straight out of its slot. Set the controller board on a clean, flat surface with the bracket (connector) facing to your right.
Inserting the upgrade board The PCL5/RITech board is installed on the bottom right of the controller board. 1. Locate connector CN 3 on the controller board. Position the PCL5/RITech board as shown below, and carefully insert its connector into connector CN 3. 2. Secure the PCL5/RITech board with the three screws that came with it.
Reinstalling the controller board 1. Fit the right edge of the controller board into the right groove inside the slot of the printer. Then gently slide the board to fit its left edge into the left groove. 2. Slide the controller board into the printer. Press firmly on both sides of the bracket to lock the board into place. If the controller board does not fit smoothly into the printer, do not force it. Remove it and make sure the edges fit properly into the grooves inside the slot.
3. Secure the board with the three silver screws you removed earlier. 4. Fasten the interface board cover with the two screws you removed earlier.
Note: You do not have to attach the interface board cover when the optional interface card is installed. 5. Connect any interface cables you removed. 6. Insert the interface cable(s) into the U-shaped part of one cable clip. Lift the left side of the printer up slightly. Then hook the short lip of the clip into the forward slot and push the bottom of the clip under the printer until it clicks in place. Repeat this procedure with the second clip and insert it into the back slot. 7.
Checking the installation To verify that you installed the PCL5/RITech upgrade board properly, use the SelecType Level 1 EMULATION option. Enter SelecType Level 1 and choose the EMULATION option. Press A or V to see if 3/P/Si appears on the display. If it does not, turn off the printer and reinstall the PCL5/RITech board.
When to increase your printer’s memory The printer displays one of these status messages when you have insufficient memory: INSUFF MEMORY PAGE BUFFER FULL ADD MEMORY FOR CH X These messages are described in more detail in Chapter 3. You need to add memory if one of these messages appears and you are unable to resolve the memory problem as described in Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting,” or if the following situations require additional memory. P Using an optional identity card requires at least 1.5MB RAM.
The table below describes the chip sets you may install on your printer’s controller board. l On the ActionLaser 1500, one 0.5 MB chip set is initially installed, so you can add only two more optional chip sets. Installing memory chip sets To install the memory chip sets on the controller board, you need a cross-head screwdriver and a chip puller or a flat-head screwdriver. If you have questions about installing chip sets, contact your dealer for assistance.
Q WARNING: High voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on. Do not attempt to remove the controller board unless the printer is turned off and the power cord is unplugged. Also, try not to touch the contacts on the board because many of the components can be destroyed by the static electricity in your body. Removing the controller board 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet. 2.
5. Remove the three silver screws that secure the metal bracket on the left side of the printer. Keep the screws handy so that you can use them to reinstall the controller board. CAUTION: e Before you remove the controller board, make sure that you have removed any optional cards or cartridges. Otherwise, you my damage them. 6. Pull the tab on the bottom of the bracket to release the controller board, as shown on the next page.
7. Grasp the board with both hands and pull it straight out of its slot.
8. Place the controller board on a clean, flat surface with the bracket (connector) facing to your right. Installing chip sets on the controller board The RAM chip sockets are located on the bottom left side of the controller board. The ActionLaser 1000 board has three vacant sectors and the ActionLaser 1500 board has two vacant sectors, each containing four chip sockets (identified by their IC numbers). Also notice the notches on one end of each chip and socket.
Sector A (for ActionLaser 1000 only) B C IC number 31,32,33,34 10,11,12,13 14,15,16,17 1. Make sure that all the pins on the chip are straight. The pins should point inward at slightly less than a 90° angle as shown below. If any of the pins are bent, straighten them by gently pushing them back into alignment with the other pins. 2. Align the pins with the holes in the socket. Be sure that the small notch on the end of the chip is facing to your left as shown below.
3. Gently press the chip halfway into the socket. If the chip goes in at an angle, remove it with a chip puller or a small flat-head screwdriver and reinsert the chip. CAUTION: e Be careful not to scratch the chip or the board when removing the chip. 4. With the chip properly inserted, push down firmly on both ends of the chip to make sure it is well-seated. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 until all chips are installed.
Reinstalling the controller board 1. Hold the controller board level and fit its right edge into the right groove inside the board slot. Then gently fit its left edge into the left groove. 2. Slide the controller board into the printer until it locks in place. If the controller board does not fit smoothly into the printer, do not force it. Remove it and make sure the edges fit properly into the grooves in the board slot.
Secure the board using the three silver screws you removed earlier. 3. 4. Fasten the interface board cover with the two screws you removed earlier. 5. Reconnect any interface cables you removed.
6. Insert the interface cable(s) into the U-shaped part of one cable clip. Lift the left side of the printer up slightly. Then hook the short lip of the clip into the forward slot and push the bottom of the clip under the printer until it clicks in place. Repeat this procedure with the second clip and insert it into the back slot. 7. Be sure the power is turned off; then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.
Checking the printer’s memory Complete the following steps to make sure that the memory chip sets are installed properly and are functioning correctly. 1. Turn on the printer power and watch the display for the following: 0 All the indicator lights on the control panel light briefly. 0 Themessage RAM Check appears. 2. Make sure that the amount of RAM displayed by the RAM check status message matches the new total RAM memory (including the resident memory of 0.5MB for the ActionLaser 1000 and 1.
Appendix A Technical Specifications Printer Specifications . . . . . Printing . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper delivery Consumable products . . Mechanical . . . . . . . . Electrical . . . . . . . . . Controller hardware . . Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic process Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Printing speed: Up to 6 pages per minute (letter or A4) (depending on the font and quantity of data) First print: Less than 20 seconds with letter or A4, face down or face up Warm-up time: 35 seconds or less at normal temperature Internal emulations: CI HP LaserJet series IIP emulation (ActionLaser 1000 only) Cl HP LaserJet series III emulation (ActionLaser 1500 onl
Paper and paper delivery Paper specifications Types: D 0 Cl D Cl D Plain paper Gummed labels Envelopes Transparencies Colored paper Cardstock Epson does not recommend or guarantee the use of any particular brand of paper. Because paper characteristics are subject to change by individual manufacturers, it is your responsibility to ensure the quality of paper used with the printer.
Envelopes: Type Monarch Commercial-10 DL C5 Size 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches 110 x 220 mm 162 x 229 mm Paper size range using software commands Width 92-216 mm (3.63-8.5 inches) Printable area: Length 148.5-356 mm (5.85-14 inches) 50 dots inside from every edge of the paper (at 300 dpi). Some printer emulations have different printable areas. See Appendixes B and C for details.
Consumable products Imaging cartridge: (S051011) Storage temperature: 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F) Storage humidity: 30 to 85% RH Life: Typical imaging cartridge life is up to 6000 pages under the following conditions: Letter- or A4-size paper, continuous printing, and 5% print ratio. Example of a 5% print ratio: (Reduced printout of letter size paper.) Note: The number of pages that you can print with an imaging cartridge varies depending on the type of printing you do.
Mechanical Dimensions and weight: Durability: Height Width Depth Weight 226 mm (8.9 inches) 368 mm (14.5 inches) 456 mm (18.0 inches) Approx. 10 Kg (22 lb) including the imaging cartridge 5 years or 180,000 sheets, whichever comes first. Electrical 120 V model Rated voltage: 90 to 132 VAC Rated frequency: 50 to 60 Hz ± 3 Hz Power consumption: Less than 600 W Rated current: 5.5 A Controller hardware CPU: 68000 (CPU clock 16.67 MHz) RAM: ActionLaser 1000: 0.5MB Optional: Expandable up to 6.
Environmental Temperature: Operation: Storage: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) 0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F) Humidity: Operation: Storage: 15 to 85% RH 30 to 85% RH Altitude: 2500 meters (8200 feet) maximum Printer location: Place the printer on flat, stable surface. Place the printer close enough to the computer or workstation for its cable to reach. Use a grounded outlet that has three holes to match the plug on the printer’s power cord. Do not use an adapter plug.
0 To give you enough room to open the printer cover, allow 17.2 inches from the bottom of the printer to any shelf or surface directly above the printer, as shown below. -7 17.2 in CAUTION: e Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power cord. Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust. Avoid using electrical outlets that are controlled by wall switches or automatic timers.
Interface Specifications The printer has the following resident interfaces: 0 Parallel 0 RS-232C serial (ActionLaser 1500 only) Parallel interface Your printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface. Parallel interface pin assignments The parallel interface connector pin assignments and a description of the interface signal are shown in the table below. Description This STROBE pulse to read data in. Pulse width must be more than 0.5 microseconds at the receiving terminal.
Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Direction Description 10 28 ACKNLG OUT About a 10-microsecond pulse. LOW indicates data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data. 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data. The signal goes HIGH in the following cases: 0 During data entry (for each character) 0 During printing 0 During off-line state Q During printer-error state 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer is out of paper.
Signal Pin I Return Pin I Signal I Direction Description When this signal goes LOW, the printer controller ignores the STROBE signal. 31 32 - 33 - ERROR OUT This level goes LOW when the printer is: 0 out of paper 0 in error state 0 off line Same as for Pins 19 - 30. Not used. 34 35 36 I - +5V - Pulled up to +5V through 3.3 Kohm resistance. SLCTIN IN The DC 1/DC3 control codes are valid only when this signal is HIGH (SLCTIN set to OFF). This setting can be changed with SelecType.
Interface timing The figure below shows the timing for the parallel interface. BUSY ACKNLG DATA STROBE Signal level: TTL compatible Serial interface Data format Word length: 7 or 8 bits Parity: None, odd, or even Stop bits: 1 or 2 Printer ready protocol: Enabled (DTR and XON/XOFF protocol set to ON). The data format can be set using functions and menu items in SelecType. Baud rate: 300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200, 38400 bits per second.
Handshaking The printer’s serial interface can use DTR (Data Terminal Ready) signal levels and XON/XOFF communication protocols either separately or in combination. When the vacant area for data in the input buffer drops to 128 bytes, the printer outputs an XOFF code or sets the DTR signal level to low (MARK), indicating that the printer cannot receive more data.
Signal Pin Signal Direction Description 4 RTS OUT Request to send. This pin is held high by the printer. 5 CTS IN Clear to send. This pin indicates that the computer is ready to receive data from the printer. The printer will not proceed unless the signal is high. Can be set high with SelecType. 6 DSR IN Data set ready. This pin indicates that the computer is ready to receive data from the printer. Can be set high with SelecType. Signal ground.
Initialization There are four types of printer initialization (returning the printer to a fixed set of conditions): initialize, reset, load macro, and factory reset. Initialize The SelecType Level 1 settings return to the power-on default settings, received print and downloaded font data clears, and the power-on default conditions return when: Q The printer is turned off, then back on after at least five seconds. 0 You press RESET until the display shows INITIALIZE.
Factory reset The SelecType (Level 1 and Level 2) settings return to the default settings, the received print and downloaded font data clears, and power-on default conditions return when: Q You hold down the RESET button as you turn on the printer. Default settings Please see Appendixes B and C for the default settings of the resident printer emulations. Option Specifications Face-up output tray Dimensions and weight: Paper eject capacity: Without the printer: Height 36 mm (1.4 inches) 245 mm (9.
Paper and paper delivery Letter (C812301) Size: A4 (C812302) Weight: 60-90 g/m2 (16-24 lb) Paper feed: Automatic feed delivery system: Tray capacity up to 250 sheets (75 g/m2 or 20 lb paper) Feeding speed: For the first sheet, 22 seconds or less (letter- or A4-size). For subsequent sheets, up to 6 pages per minute (letter- or A4-size paper). Paper type: Plain paper, such as copier paper, memo sheets, and letterhead Mechanical Dimensions and weight: Without the printer: Height 72 mm (2.
Appendix B HP Emulation Mode Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 ActionLaser to HP LaserJet print feature comparison . . . B-2 Operating the printer as an HP LaserJet IIISi . . . . . . . . B-4 SelecType Options . . . ORIENT . . . . . . . FONT . . . . . . . SUB CONFIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction HP emulation allows you to use application software designed for the HP LaserJet series IIP and III printers. The ActionLaser 1000 uses HPIIP emulation (LJ-2P) and the ActionLaser 1500 uses HPIII emulation (3/P/Si) as their default emulations. Most of the features of the LJ-2P and 3/P/Si emulations are the same. The major difference is that scalable fonts and vector graphics are available only in 3/P/Si emulation. This section gives you information about using HP emulation.
I l l l Epson Actionlaser HP LaserJet series IIP HP LaserJet series III Input paper supply 150 sheets 400 sheets (with option) 70 sheets 250 sheets (with option) 200 sheets Paper size Letter Legal A4 Executive Half*-letter B5* A5* G-letter’ F-4* Monarch 7-3/4 Commercial 10 DL C5 Letter Legal A4 Executive Monarch 7-3/4 #10 DL C5 Letter Legal A4 Executive Monarch 7-3/4 #10 DL C5 Resident fonts Bitmap 14 Scalable 13** Bitmap 7 Bitmap 10 Scalable 8*** These paper sizes can be selected only wit
In order to match your printing to the output produced on an HP LaserJet series IIP or III printer, you can use the T-OFFSET and L-OFFSET feature of the SYSTEM CONFIG. option in SelecType Level 1 to make fine adjustments to the print start position. However, because the offset feature can move the printing position to a point outside of the printable area, some of the data may not be printed. See Chapter 4 for more information on SelecType.
In addition to the differences between the ActionLaser 1500 and the LaserJet III described in the previous section, there are only a few additional differences between the ActionLaser 1500 and the LaserJet IIISi. On the ActionLaser 1500, JobOffset and PaperDestination commands are ignored, and the Duplex command is treated as a page eject command. Also, network interface boards are not available on this printer.
SelecType Options This section lists unique menus and options available when you use SelecType in LaserJet emulation. See Chapter 4 for more information on SelecType. ORIENT. The orientation option selects the direction in which the characters are printed on a page. You can choose portrait (vertical), landscape (horizontal), reverse portrait (opposite direction of portrait), and reverse landscape (opposite direction of landscape). Menu/submenu Available options 0 ORIENT.
Note: To find out which font cards are available in HP emulation, see your dealer. For available font cartridges, see Chapter 5, “Options.” After you select the font source, press A or v until the display shows the font number you want; then press ) to select the font. The font number is based on the font source option (RD, A, C, or DL) selected above. The available fonts and their numbers are listed in the SelecType Level 1 FONT SAMPLE printout.
SUB CONFIG. In HP emulation, the SUB CONFIG. option includes two submenus. Menu/submenu Available options 0 SUB CONFIG. b FORM SYMSET FORM-Use the FORM option to set the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation. The setting you choose also changes the line spacing. This setting is affected by the PAGE SIZE, ORIENT., and FONT settings. If you select 0, the line spacing changes to 1/6-inch.
Menu/submenu 4 SYMSET Roman-8 Available options 3/P/Si LJ-2P and 3/P/Si ) Roman-8 IBM-US IBM-DN ECM94-1 IRV French UK Chinese ANSI AS Norweg1 Swedish Norweg2 Swedis2 French2 JIS ASC IBMPor Italian IBMSpa Portugu HP Germ Spanish HP Span German Roman E Legal PcMulti PSMath Velnter PSText VeUS Windows MSPubli VeMath DeskTop Math-8 Pi Font VeZapf D PsZapf D Zd100 Zd200 Zd300 HP Emulation Mode B-9
Available Fonts and Symbol Sets This section describes the fonts and symbol sets available in HP emulation. The printer offers a variety of resident fonts in HP emulation. Character samples of each font are included later in this appendix. The following table lists the resident fonts available in HP emulation. Five fonts marked with an asterisk (*) are available only if you have an ActionLaser 1500 and you use a LaserJet IIISi driver or by using a printer command.
Epson resident fonts are different from the proprietary fonts identified in HP emulation. However, Epson resident fonts have character widths and character designs similar to the proprietary fonts identified in HP emulation. The optional fonts available with the optional font card or font cartridge are listed in a following section.
Resident scalable fonts Resident scalable fonts are available only with HP III emulation (3/P/Si). The following table lists the attributes of the resident scalable fonts. You can use your software or SelecType to control the attribute values given in the table below in HP III emulation. Font name Symbol set Point size Typeface Epson RomanT 35 sets 0.25-999.75 Epson Roman T U Medium Epson Roman T bold 35 sets 0.25-999.75 Epson Roman T U Bold Medium Bold Epson Sans Serif U 1 35sets 1 0.
All of the orientations (portrait, landscape, reverse portrait, and reverse landscape) are available for all the fonts. The spacing for all fonts is proportional. Style: U=upright, I=italic, CU=condensed upright, CI=condensed italic In GL/2 emulation, some font enhancements such as rotation, italic, mirror image, and outline are available. Also, two more fonts (the stick fixed and proportional fonts) are available only in GL/2 emulation.
Epson Roman T Bold ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Roman T Italic ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWWZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Roman T Bold Italic ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123454789 Epson Sans Serif U ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Bold ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWVXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuwvxyz 0123456789 B-14 HP Emulation Mode
Epson Sans Serif U Italic ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Bold Italic ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyrz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Medium Condensed ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Bold Condensed ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWWYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuwvxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Medium Condensed italic ABCDEFGHlJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 HP Emulatio
Epson Sans Serif U Bold Condensed italic ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 ITC Zapf Dingbats Stick Fixed ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Proportional Stick ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Note: The ActionLaser 1500 printer can print fonts generated by Bitstream® FaceLift™ and Bitstream Fontware® Installation Kits using Bitstream Typeface Packages for the PC.
The following table lists the resident symbol sets in HP emulation.
The following symbol set tables show you the available characters in HP emulation and their hexadecimal values. The ID number after the symbol set name provides the unique portion of the ESC command needed to select that particular symbol set.
ISO ANSI ASCII (OU) CODE 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 ! II 3 4 2 B # 3 C $ 4 D % 5 E & 6 F , 7 G ( 8 H ) 9 I * : J + ; K < L I - = M > N . / ? O 8 9 A B C D E F 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 8 9 A B - C a D A E A F P 0 @ P ’ p 1 A Q a q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ - b r c s d t e u f v g w h x i y j z k { l I m } n ~ o # Roman-8 (8U) CODE 0 1 2 0 1 ! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E II # $ % & I ( ) * + I .
ECMA-94 Latin-1 (ON) CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 ! " # $ % & I ( ) * + I . / L 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : 4 5 6 7 @ P. p A Q a q B R b r C S c s D T d t E U e u F V f v G W g w H X h x I Y i y J Z j z l K [ k { :L\ll = M ] m } > N ^ n ~ O _ o # ? 8 9 A B C D E F IBM-US (10U) CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F B-20 0 1 b 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 @ P.
IBM-DN (11U) CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F b 0 @ P‘ p C E a iif L JL a i @4! lAQaquzl@Lifif a 5 ' 2 B R b r 0 Isbl(T~ r 2 V!! #3Cscsb6tilt~ns 4¶$4DTdtaefi]--hr 4§%5 E U e u hbfif-t+‘JJ 4 I & 6 F V f v&Q a{( 1 ,.
Default Settings When the printer is initialized, the settings for the HP emulation are reset to the values shown in the table below. Item Paper input Paper size Orientation Portrait Copy count B-30 SelecType setting SelecType setting Page length 66 (US) or 70 (other) lines Depends on paper size and orientation settings. VMI 8/48 inch (6 lines per inch) Page length minus 1 divided by text length values are fixed and depend on the SelecType paper size setting.
l Item Factory setting Reset Fonts (both primary and secondary) Symbol set Spacing Pitch Height Style Strokeweight Typeface Roman-8 Fixed 10 cpi 12 point Upright Medium Courier .
HP Emulation Command Summary This section lists the printer commands supported by HP emulation. For more information on printer commands, see the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP III Printer Technical Reference Manual. Note: To use these printer commands, your software package must be capable of passing these non-printable commands to the printer. The method in which each software uses these commands varies from one software to another.
ESC &1 # P sets the page length and paper size. The paper sizes available with this command are Letter, A4, Legal, and Executive.
Printer commands arranged by topic The HP printer commands supported in HP LaserJet series emulation are listed below with the name or description, followed by the ASCII value and then the hexadecimal value above the decimal. (The symbol set and GL/2 mode are in a shorter format.) Note: To use these printer commands, your software must allow you to do so. Consult your software reference manual or the software technical support department for assistance.
Name or description ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Page length, paper sire, text length: Page length ESC&1#P 1B 027 26 038 6C 108 # # 50 080 Paper size ESC&1#A ESC&1#F 26 038 26 038 6C 108 6C 108 # # # # 41 065 Text length 1B 027 1B 027 1B 027 1B 027 26 038 26 038 6C 108 # # 45 069 61 097 # # 4C 076 1B 027 26 038 61 097 0: 0;; 1B 027 1B 027 26 038 26 038 1B 027 0: 26 038 0:: 46 070 Margins: Top margin ESC&1#E Set left margin ESC&a#L Set right margin ESC&a#M Clear side mar
Name or description ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Miscellaneous: Horizontal motion index ESC&k#H 1B 027 Line termination ESC&k#G End of line wrap ESC & s # C Paper input control 26 038 6B 107 # # 48 072 1B 26 6B 027 038 107 1B 26 73 027 038 115 # # # # 47 071 43 067 ESC&1#H 1B 027 26 038 6C 108 # # 48 072 Horizontal (columns) ESC&a#C Vertical (lines) ESC&a#R 1B 027 1B 027 26 038 26 038 61 097 61 097 # # # # 43 067 52 082 Horizontal (decipoints) ESC&a#H 1B 027 26 038 61 097 #
Name or description ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Perforation skip mode: Perforation skip mode ESC&l#L 1B 027 26 038 6C 108 # # 4C 076 Specify font ID ESC*c#D 1B 027 2A 042 63 099 # # 44 068 Specify character code ESC*c#E 1B 027 2A 042 63 099 # # 45 069 Font and character control ESC*c#F 1B 027 2A 042 63 099 46 070 Download character ESC(s# W[data] 1B 027 28 040 73 115 # # # # Create font (font descriptor) ESC)s#W[data] 1B 027 29 041 73 115 # # 57 087 Designate downloa
Name or description ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Font management: (continued) Typeface ESC(s#T Font pitch ESC&k#S 1B 027 1B 027 28 040 26 038 73 115 6B 107 # # # # 54 084 53 083 Macros: Macro ID ESC&f#Y 1B 027 26 038 66 102 # # 59 089 Macro control ESC&f#X 1B 027 26 038 66 102 # # 58 088 ESC&f#S 1B 027 26 038 66 102 # # 53 083 ESC*t#R 1B 027 2A 042 74 116 # # 52 082 ESC*r#F 1B 027 2A 042 72 114 # # 46 070 Start raster graphics ESC*r#A Raster Y offset (3 / P / Si on
Name or description ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Advanced graphics: Select pattern (3/P/Si only) Select source mode (3/P/Si only) transparency Select pattern mode (3/P/Si only) transparency Horizontal rectangle size (dots) Vertical rectangle size (dots) Horizontal rectangle size (decipoints) Vertical rectangle size (decipoints) Print graphics ESC*v#T 1B 027 2A 042 76 118 # # 54 084 ESC*v#N 1B 027 1B 027 1B 027 1B 027 1B 027 1B 027 2A 042 2A 042 2A 042 2A 042 2A 042 2A 042 76 118 76 118 63 099 63 0
Symbol set selection: HP Math 7 HP Line Draw-7 HP Large Characters ISO 60: Norwegian v1 150 61: Norwegian v2 HP Roman Extension ISO 4: United Kingdom ISO 25: French ISO 69: French HP German 150 21: German HP Greek8 Hebrew-7 Hebrew-8 ISO 15: Italian Pc Portuguese (CP860) PC Can French (CP863) PC Nordic (CP865) PC USA (CP437) Microsoft Publishing DeskTop Document PS Text Ventura International Ventura US 150 41: JIS ASCII ISO 13: Katakana 150 57 Chinese Kana-8 Korean-8 Line Draw-7 HP Block Characters Tax Line
Symbol set selection: (continued) Math-7 Tech-7 PS Math Ventura Math Math-8 ECMA-94 Latin 1 (ISO 8859/1) ECMA-94 Latin 2 (ISO 8859/2) ECMA-128 Latin 5 (ISO 8859/9) ECMA-113/88 Latin/Cyrillic (ISO 8859/5.
Symbol set selection: (continued) Legal ISO 2: International Reference Version HPL Language Set OEM-l Roman-8 Windows PC-8 PC-8 D/N (Danish/Norwegian) PC-850 Pi Font PC-852 Arabic Arabic-8 3 of 9 Barcode Industrial 2 of 5 Barcode Matrix 2 of 5 Barcode Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode CODABAR Barcode MS1/Plessey Barcode Code 11 Barcode UPC / EAN Barcode Primary ESC (1U ESC (2U Secondary ESC )lU ESC )2U ESC (5U ESC (7U ESC (8U ESC (9U ESC (10U ESC (11U ESC (12U ESC (15U ESC (17U ESC (0V ESC (8V ESC (0Y ESC (1Y E
Line and fill attributes group: Line attributes Line type User defined line type Select pen Pen width Pen width unit selection Fill type Screened vectors Raster fill definition Anchor comer Symbol mode Transparency mode Vector group: Pen down Pen up Plot absolute Plot relative Arc absolute Arc relative Absolute arc three point Relative arc three point Circle Polyline encoded Polygon group: Edge rectangle absolute Edge rectangle relative Fill rectangle absolute Fill rectangle relative Edge wedge Fill wedge P
Charactergroup: Standard font definition Alternate font definition Primary font (stantard font) Secondary font (alternate font) Select standard font Select alternate font Scalable or bitmap font Absolute direction Relative direction Absolute character size Relative character size Character slant Character fill mode Label Define label terminator Label origin Define variable text path Extra space Character plot Transparent data Dual context extension: Enter PCL mode Reset Printer Job Language (PJL): ESC %-123
Epson GL/2 Mode Introduction Epson GL/2 mode features some plotter commands. In this mode, you can use your printer with plotter applications. A list of the plotter commands that your printer supports is included later in this section. Unsupported commands are ignored. This mode is available only with ActionLaser 1500 or the upgraded ActionLaser 1000 with the PCL5/RITech board. Epson GL/2 mode is similar to GL/2 mode included in the HP LaserJet III emulation.
Two modes of Epson GL/2 Epson GL/2 mode has two operational modes. One is the LJ3-GL/2 mode, another is the GL-like mode. Q LJ3-GL/2 mode This mode emulates GL/2 mode of the HP LaserJet series III emulation. While in this mode you can enter GL/2 mode without sending the ESC %#B (Enter GL/2 mode) command. If your application software cannot send the ESC %#B command, then use this mode. If your application software supports LaserJet series printers, you do not need to use this mode.
280PU 440PU ** 277PU(LT) ---)I PU: Plotter Unit (LT): For letter size 500PU 468PU(LT) t---- 398PU t~ I 4 440PU printable area 280PU 277PU(LT) 398PU I t Portrait Landscape SelecType options This section lists the menus and options available when you use SelecType Level 1 in Epson GL/2 mode. The menus are as follows: INPUT* PAGE SIZE” COPY” STATUS SHEET* SUB CONFIG.* SYSTEM CONFIG.* * See Chapter 4 for information about these menus.
In Epson GL/2 mode, the SUB CONFIG. option includes eight submenus. Menu/submenu Available options 0 SUB CONFIG. b EMUL. ORIENT. SCALE ORIGIN PEN END JOIN AUTOEJECT EMUL.-Selects the mode LJ3-GL/2 or GL-like. Menu/submenu EMUL. Available options # LJ3=GL/2 b LJ3=GL/2 * GL-Iike ORIENT.-Determines the rotation of the coordinate system. Menu/submenu ORIENT. Available options Q PORT b PORT l (portrait) LAND (landscape) If you select GL-like mode in EMUL., this option is always set to LAND.
SCALE-Determines the reduction scale for reduced printing. You can print the data originally created for the paper size of the SCALE setting onto the paper size selected in the PAGE SIZE setting. Menu/submenu SCALE l Available options 0 OFF b OFF” A0, A1, A2, A3 or A4 (to XXX)* LT (to XXX)* XXX is the setting that you set with PAGE SIZE option.
END-Determines the type of line-ending. Menu/submenu END Available options : BUTT b BUTT* SQUARE TRIANGLE ROUND Option of the END Type of end Function BUTT Butt end No addition SQUARE Square end Adds a square end with a length of half the line width TRIANGLE Triangular end Adds a triangular end with a length of half the line width ROUND Round end Adds a semicircular end with a radius of half the line width Butt end Square end Triangle end JOIN-Defines the join shape.
Option of the JOIN Type of joining I None NONE Function I No effect I MITER Miter join Line endings are either pointed or pointed with the end cut off M/B Miter/Bevel join Line endings are pointed or filled in depending on the miter level TRIANGLE Triangle join Line endings are bluntly pointed ROUND Round join Line endings are round BEVEL Bevel join Line endings are tilled in None Miter Join Triangle join l Round join LW=Line Width Bevel join AUTOEJECTDetermines the timing of the
Epson GL/2 mode commands summary LJ3=GL/2 mode Configuration and status group: IP IR SC IW RO IN DF PG AF Line and fill attributes group: LA LT UL SP PW FT SV RF AC SM TR Vector group: PD PU PA PR AA AR AT RT CI PE B-52 HP Emulation Mode Input P1 and P2 Input relative P1 and P2 Scale Input window Rotate coordinate system Initialize Default values Advance full page Advance full page Line attributes Line type User defined line type Select pen Pen width Pen width unit selection Fill type Screened vectors Ra
Polygon group: EA ER RA RR EW WG PM EP FP Charactergroup: SD AD FI FN SS SA SB DI DR SI SR SL CF LB DT LO DV ES CP TD Dual context extension: ESC E Edge rectangle absolute Edge rectangle relative Fill rectangle absolute Fill rectangle relative Edge wedge Fill wedge Polygon mode Edge polygon Fill polygon Standard font definition Alternate font definition Primary font (standard font) Secondary font (alternate font) Select standard font Select alternate font Scalable or bitmap font Absolute direction Relative
GL -Like mode The following two commands are added to LJ3-GL/2 mode.
Appendix C LQ and FX Emulation Modes Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating as an LQ or FX printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SelecType Options . . ORIENT . . . . . . FONT . . . . . . SUB CONFIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 C-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4 Available Fonts and Character Tables . . . .
Introduction Your printer has the ability to emulate an Epson LQ-2500, FX-800/1000, or FX-86e/286e printer. This means that you can use your printer with software that supports only Epson LQ or FX printers and print without having to modify the software controlling your printer. Besides allowing you to use software for LQ or FX printers, you also gain the advantages of the quality text, sharper graphics, and faster printing provided by this printer.
SelecType Options This section lists unique menus and options available when you use SelecType in either LQ or FX emulation. See Chapter 4 for more information on SelecType. ORIENT. The orientation option selects the direction in which the characters are printed on a page. You can choose portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) orientation. Menu/submenu 4 ORIENT. Available options PORT b PORT (Portrait) LAND (Landscape) Yy c FONT The FONT options selects a font by typeface.
SUB CONFIG. When you set up your printer to operate in LQ or FX emulation, the SUB CONFIG. option includes the submenus shown below: Menu/submenu Available options : SUB CONFIG. p PITCH CGTABLE CONDENSED COUNTRY L-MARGIN J-REPRINT R-MARGIN AUTO CR T-MARGIN ZERO CHAR WIDE PAGE TEXT SKIPBOTTOM B-IMAGE PITCH-You can select a character pitch of 10,12, or 15 characters per inch (cpi), or choose proportional spacing.
If you select proportional, 10 cpi and condensed, determine margin units. If you change the setting of ORIENT., PAGE SIZE, or WIDE PAGE (when PAGE SIZE is set to A4 or F4), the left margin defaults to 0. R-MARGIN-Use this option to set the right margin. Margin units are determined by current pitch (characters per inch) and the condensed setting (ON or OFF). The factory setting is 80.
T-MARGIN-Use this option to specify the distance from the top of the sheet to the baseline of the first printable line. This is measured in 0.05-inch increments. The factory setting is 0.50 inches. Menu/submenu : T-MARGIN Available options 0.50 b 0.50-150 (inch) TEXT-Use this option to set the page length. The unit of measure for this option is 1/6th of an inch. The factory setting is 66 (line spacing is 6 lines per inch).
SKIPBOTTOM-When you set SKIPBOTTOM to ON, the printer inserts the number of line spaces specified by the ESC N (skip over perforation) command between the last line printed on the page and the first printable line on the next page. The total number of lines skipped equals the T-MARGIN setting plus the amount of skip over perforation set with ESC N. Since most application programs insert their own top and bottom margins, use this feature only if your program does not provide them.
COUNTRY-Use this option to select one of the thirteen international symbol sets. See Available Fonts and Character Tables later in this appendix for samples of the characters in each country symbol set. Menu/submenu : COUNTRY Available options USA b USA France German UK Denmark Sweden Spain1 Japan Norway Denmk2 Spain2 LatinA J-REPRINT-Use this option to reprint after a paper jam. When it is set to ON and a page jams in the printer, the page is reprinted after you clear the jam.
ZERO CHAR-This option determines whether the printer prints a slashed zero (0) or an unslashed zero (0). This feature is useful for clearly distinguishing between an uppercase letter O and a zero when printing documents such as programming lists. Menu/submenu : ZERO CHAR Available options 0 b BorO WIDE PAGE-When this option is ON, you can print up to 80 characters at 10 cpi across an A4- or F4-size page. When it is OFF, you can print up to 77 characters at 10 cpi.
Note: This mode reduces the size of the image being printed and may cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics. Available Fonts and Character Tables This section describes the resident fonts and character tables available in the LQ and FX emulations. Resident fonts The printer offers a variety of resident fonts in the LQ and FX emulations. The following table lists the resident fonts available in the LQ and FX emulations and shows samples of text printed with them.
Character tables This section provides character tables for the character sets available in the LQ and FX emulations. The tables show both the characters and their hexadecimal values. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Note: You can print italics when either the italic character table or the extended graphics character table is selected.
Default Settings When the printer is initialized, the settings for the LQ and FX emulations are reset to the values shown in the table below. Item Paper input Paper size Page length Top of form I I Factory setting Standard paper bin I A4 I Reset value SelecType setting SelecType setting 66 lines Depends on the paper size and orientation settings I 0.
Item Factory setting I Reset value I Upright I Upright I DC 1 I DC 1 I Underline, Superscript, Subscript, Double-width, Bold Italic Intercharacter spacing Enable Enable LQ and FX Emulation Command Summary This section lists the control codes and escape sequences supported in the LQ and FX emulations.
The following commands are available in FX emulation but not in LQ emulation: ESC1 ESC^ ESCI 7/72-inch line feed Select 9-pin graphics mode Select character code table The following commands are available in LQ emulation but not in FX emulation: ESC+ Select n/360-inch line spacing The printer commands listed below function in a slightly different way when used in the LQ or FX emulations.
ESC w This command produces double-height characters but differs between LQ and FX emulations, as follows: LQ emulation-If you send the ESC w command when the printer position is set at the first line of the logical page, LQ printers print only the bottom half of the characters. Your printer prints the entire characters. FX emulation-When combining ESC w and ESC W to produce double width, double-height characters, FX printers do not increase the stroke weight for vertical lines.
DEL The printer handles the DEL command as a BS command. Print portion return is the same as for an FX or LQ printer, although your printer does not clear previous characters. ESC EM Your printer supports 1,2, and R for n. Printer commands arranged by topic The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic.
Vertical motion: (continued) ESCA ESC+ ESCJ ESCj VT ESCB ESCb ESC/ Select n/60-inch line spacing (LQ) Select n/72-inch line spacing (FX) Select n/360-inch line spacing (LQ only) Perform n/180-inch line feed (LQ) Perform n/216-inch line feed (FX) Perform n/216-inch reverse feed (FX) Tab vertically Set vertical tabs Set vertical tabs in channel Select vertical tab channel Horizontal motion: Margins ESC$ ESC\ ESC1 ESCQ BS HT ESCD Set absolute horizontal print position Set relative horizontal print positio
Font enhancement: ESCE ESCF ESCG ESCH ESCS ESCT ESC4 ESC5 ESC- Select emphasized mode Cancel emphasized mode Select double-strike mode Cancel double-strike mode Select superscript/subscript mode Cancel superscript/subscript mode Set italic mode Cancel italic mode Turn underline mode on/off Word processing: ESCa ESC SP Select justification Set intercharacter space Character handling: ESCt ESCR ESC& ESC: ESC % ESCI ESC6 ESC7 Select character table Select an international character set Define user-defined
Glossary application program Any software program designed to carry out a particular task. For example, word processing and graphics packages are application programs. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized way of assigning numerical codes to characters and control codes. The system is widely used by manufacturers of computers, printers, and software. baud rate A measure of the speed of data transmission.
buffer See memory. A unit of information consisting of eight bits. A byte usually corresponds to one character or code. cache The area of memory that stores internally generated fonts. character set A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols. character spacing Refers to two methods for horizontal character placement: fixed-pitch and proportional spacing. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of fixed-pitch text characters.
default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. download font A font that is loaded into the printer’s memory from an outside source, such as a computer. dpi Dots per inch. This is a measure of print resolution. driver The part of an application program that converts commands from the program into commands used by the printer. Also known as the printer driver. drum The part of the printer mechanism where the image is formed and transferred to the paper.
feature print A method of checkingthe operation of the printer. When a feature print is performed with the SelecType, the printer prints out the printer’s features. fixed pitch Refers to the character spacing of a font in which the width is the same for all characters, as distinguished from proportional spacing. For fixed-pitch fonts, narrow characters such as lowercase i take up as much space as wider characters such as uppercase W. font The complete character set of a given design and size.
initialization Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). input buffer A portion of RAM used as a temporary holding area for data received from the computer until it is printed. Also known as printer memory. interface The connection between the printer and the computer. A parallel interface transmits data one character or code at a tune, and a serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. A typestyle in which the characters slant. This sentence is italicized.
memory The part of the printer’s electronic system that is used to store information. Some information is fixed and is used to control how the printer operates. Information that is sent to the printer from the computer (such as download fonts and graphics) is stored temporarily until it is printed out. See also RAM, and ROM. nonvolatile memory The portion of the printer’s memory that is not lost when you turn off the printer. off line When the printer is off line, it cannot communicate with the computer.
A method of checking the reliability of data transmission between the computer and printer. pitch A measure of character width. Characters can be fixed pitch, where the width is the same for all characters, or proportionally spaced, with varying widths. Pitch is a measure of the number of characters per inch (cpi) for fixed-pitch fonts. point size The height of a particular typeface as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest.
proportional spacing Printing in which character width varies from character to character. For example, a capital W receives much more space than a lowercase i. The result looks more like a typeset book than a typewritten draft. RAM Random Access Memory. The portion of the printer’s memory used as an input buffer and for storing user-defined characters, downloaded fonts, and graphics images. Information stored in RAM is volatile and is lost when printer power is interrupted.
SelecType A feature of the printer that allows you to set printer values and control most of the printer’s functions from the control panel. serial interface See interface. status sheet A report that lists the settings and other printer information. You can print this report using the SelecType feature. symbol set A collection of symbols (letters, numbers, and special characters) used by a font. Symbols are assigned to specific codes in a character table.
Index A ADD MEMORY message, 3-13, 3-18, 5-35 Adjusting the print density, 1-17 -18, 1-21, 4-9 Adobe PostScript, 5-5 -6 Application software, using, 1-5 -17 AUTO CONT function, 4-8 AUTOFEED function, 4-14 AUTOSENSE function, 1-22, 4-28 BAUDRATE function, 4-15 -16 Bitmap font cartridges, 5-10 -13 Bitmap fonts, B-10 -11 Buffer, setting input, 4-23 -24 BUSY DELAY function, 4-14 -15 Buttons, control panel, 1-3 -5 C Cards caring for, 5-7 -8 Epson GL identity, 5-2, 5-6 --7 Epson PostScript, 5-2, 5-5 -6 error mes
COPIES function, 4-8 COPY END button, 1-4 COPY END message, 3-19 COVER OPEN message, 3-19 D Darkness, 1-17 -18, 1-21, 4-9 Data dump mode, 1-5, 3-27 -28 DATA message, 3-19 Decline in print quality, 3-8 -12 Default settings, B-30 -31, C-13 DELETE MACRO, 4-20 DENSITY function, 1-18, 4-9 Density, print, 1-17 -18, 1-21, 4-9 Display, control panel, 1-2, 3-4 Driver, printer, 1-5 -6 DSR function, 4-15, 4-17 DTR function, 4-15, 4-17 E EJL message, 3-19 Electrical, specifications, A-6 Emulation control languages, 1-2
G GL identity card, 5-2, 5-6 -7 Graphics, problems, 3-6, 3-17 H Handshaking, A-13 Heavy paper, 2-5 Help, where to get, 1 Hexadecimal Dump Mode, 1-5, 3-27 -28 HP emulation mode, 1-23 -30 B-1 -54 command summary, B-32 -44 default settings, B-30 -31 font samples, B-13 -16 printable area, B-3 resident fonts, B-2, B-5, B-10 -16 SelecType options, B-6 -9 symbol sets, B-9, B-16 -29 I Identity card, Epson PostScript, 5-5 -10 I/F CONFIG function, 4-15 ILLEGAL CARD message, 3-20, 5-9 Imaging cartridge replacing, 3-29
Lotus 1-2 -3, 1-7, 1-11 -12, 1-16 LQ and FX emulation modes, 4-9 -10, C-2 -19 M Manual paper feed, 2-3 -5 Memory assigning with Selectype, 4-28 -29 checking, 5-46 error messages, 3-20, 5-35 guidelines for adding, 5-35 installing 5-36 -45 problems, 3-13 -14, 3-18, 3-20 standard, A-6 MEMORY LEFT function, 4-20 Messages, status and error, 3-18-26 Microsoft Word, 1-8, 1-11, 1-13 -14, 1-16 Modes, internal, A-2 N NEW CARTRIDGE? message, 3-21 O OFFSET function, 4-21 ON LINE button, 1-3 indicator light, 1-3, 3-5 Op
Paper choosing, 2-2 choosing size, 2-3 envelopes, 2-5-6 feed problems, 3-24, 3-16, 3-20 -21 handling, 2-1 -6 heavy paper, 2-5 -6 jam problems, 3-24, 3-16, 3-20 -21 labels, 2-5 -6 loading manually, 2-3 -6 loading lower paper cassette, 5-20 -22 transparencies, 2-5 -6 specifications, A-3 -4 weight, 2-2 -3, A-4 Paper cassette, 5-2 PAPER FEEDING message, 3-21 PAPER JAM message, 3-3, 3-21 PAPER OUT message, 3-22 Paper size choosing, 2-2 setting, 2-3 PAPER SIZE ERROR message, 3-22 Parallel interface SelecType sett
REMOVE CARD message, 3-24, 5-9, 5-14 -15 Removing a font cartridge, 5-9 -10 Replacing imaging cartridge, 3-29 -32 RESELECT TRAY message, 3-24 RESET button, 1-4 -5 RESET message, 3-24 Resident fonts, B-10 -16, C-10 -12 Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech), 1-18 -21 RITech function, 4-23 ROM Check message, 3-25 RX-BUFFER SIZE function, 4-23 -24 S Safety information CDRH regulations, 3 laser safety, 2, 5 ozone emission, 4 printer use, 6, 7 radiation, 3, 4 Sample, font, 4-11 SAVE MACRO, 4-18 -19 SAVE MEM
STANDBY function, 4-25 STANDBY message, 3-26 STARTUP error, 3-26 Status and error messages, 3-18 -26 STATUS SHEET function, 4-25 STOP BIT function, 4-15 -16 SUB CONFIG function, 4-25, B-8 -9, C-4 -10 Switching printer emulations, 1-24 Symbol sets HP, B-9, B-16 -29 LQ/FX, C-10 -12 SYSTEM CONFIG function, 4-26 T W WAIT message, 3-26 WARMING UP message, 3-26 Warm-up time, A-2 Where to get help, 1 Windows, 1-8 -9 WORD LENGTH function, 4-15 WordPerfect, 1-9 -10, 1-12, 1-14, 1-16 Word, Microsoft, 1-8, 1-11, 1-13
EPSON®-L1000/1500 Quick Reference SelecType Map The following menu maps show the possible menus and options in SelecType. Mode-specific options, those marked “refer to mode,” are listed under each printer mode later on this card. See Chapter 4 for a description of each option. ( ) - Only available with option [ ] -Only available with 3/P/Si mode * - Only available when a font is downloaded ** - Only available on the ActionLaser 1500.
SelecType Level 1 PAGE SIZE A4 A5 B5 LT HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 MON C10 DL C5 COPIES 1-999 ORIENT. Refer to mode FONT Refer to mode STATUS SHEET FONT SAMPLE SUB CONFIG. Refer to mode SYSTEM CONFIG.
SelecType Level 1 LJ-2P and 3/P/Si modes FONT RD (PITCH 0.44 to 99.99 CPI) 7 ( H E I G H; T 4.00 to 999.75 PT.) SUB CONFIG.
SelecType Level 1 in Epson GL/2 mode ORIENT. Not shown FONT Not shown SUB CONFIG. EMULn ORIENT. I LJ3-GL/2 GL-like PORT LAND OFF A0, A1, A2, A3 or A4 (to PAGE SIZE) LT (to PAGE SIZE) ORIGIN I F PEN 1 CORNER CENTER 0 - 0.05 to 5.00mm 1 - 0.05 to 5.
SelecType Level 1 in LQ and FX modes ORIENT* I PORT LAND FONT Courier Prestige (OCR-B) (OCR-A) DL* -E SUB CONFIG. PITCH CONDENSED L-MARGIN R-MARGIN T-MARGIN TEXT SKlPBOTTOM CGTABLE I I tI=CoUNTRY T I E E J-REPRINT AUTO CR ZERO CHAR. WIDE PAGE B-‘MAGE 7 I 10 12 15 Prop. ON/OFF 0 to available 0 to available 0.50 to 1.
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