Epson EPL-7000 Product Information Guide - Page 12

EPL-7000 LASER PRINTER Note: If you have used SelecType before, and if the printer is set up to use both channels, the following option appears on the display: Press m or I,( to choose your channel, then go on to step 3. 3. Hold down m until STATUS SHEET appears on the display. +SjnTl-iS SHEET b 4. Press 1,1 to print the status sheet. A portion of the status sheet printout is shown below Using Data Dump Mode 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 turned off and is loaded with paper. 2. Hold down the SelecType button while you turn on the printer Make sure you hold the button down until the message HEX DUMP appears on the display. 3. Run any program that causes the printer to print (either an application program or a program written in any programmmg language). Your printer prints out all of the codes sent to it in hexadecimal format as shown in the sample below. 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 OOOA OOOB 000C 000D .****.** H E X D U M P L I S T ******** 1s 52 10 18 43 45 18 6B 00 LB 70 00 18 63 OC IE 74 01 18 32 54 72 6F 15 62 6C 65 20 73 68 SF 6F 74 69 6E 67 20 20 20 20 20 00 DA 54 66 69 73 20 63 68 61 70 ,1 65 72 20 64 69 73 63 75 73 73 65 73 20 70 72 6F 62 6C 65 60 73 20 79 6F 75 20 60 61 79 20 65 6E 63 SF 75 6E 74 65 72 20 61 6E 64 20 74 66 65 69 72 20 6C 69 68 65 6C 79 20 73 6F 6C 75 74 69 6F 6E 73 2E 20 00 OA 00 OA 49 66 20 6, 6E 20 65 72 72 6F 72 20 6F 63 63 75 72 73 2C 20 79 6F 75 72 20 62 65 73 74 20 73 6F 75 72 63 65 20 6F 66 20 69 SE 66 6F 72 60 61 74 69 6F 6E 20 00 OA 69 73 20 74 66 65 20 6, 69 73 70 6C 61 79 20 6F 6E 20 74 66 65 20 63 6F 6E 74 72 6F 6C 20 10 61 6E 65 SC 2E 20 00 OA Choosing a Paper Size The printer can feed several sizes of paper automatically. To select a paper size, simply change the paper size (P-SIZE) setting with SelecType. You may also need to adjust the paper guides on the paper cassette to match the size of the paper you want to use. Note: If you are using the optional lower paper cassette, see Appendix A for instructions on selecting a paper size. The table below lists all of the paper sizes on the SelecType menu. Not all the sizes in this table are marked on the paper cassette, just the more commonly used paper sizes. Paper A4 A5 B5 LETTER HALF LT (Half letter) LEGAL GLT (Government Letter) GLG (Government legal) EXE (Executive) F4 Envelopes MONARCH C10 (Commercial - 10) DL C5 Dmemons 210 y 297 mm '48 . 210 mm 182 T 257 mm 8 112 n 11 mches 5 112 '- 8 1.:2 rxnes 8 112 q 14 Inches 8 A 10 1'2 IfICheS 85 i 13mches 7 114 x 10 l/2 Inches 210 y 330 mm Dimensions 3 710 . 7 112 lnmes 4 118 A 3 142 'PC-es 110 x 220 mm 162 * 229 mm You will probably use one paper size most of the time. For your convenience, you can use the SelecType Level 1 SAVE MACRO option so that the paper size you use most often is automatically selected whenever you turn on, reset, or initialize your printer. See Chapter 3 for details. Envelopes Transparencies labels Manual or auto Manual Manual Face-up or face-awn Face-up or face-down Face-up EPL-7000-12 1/7/91 Note: To print on letterhead paper, load the paper face-up with 1 the top of the page entering the printer first. Laser Printers