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APPENDIX G-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, Printing, Technical Specifications

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Appendix G Technical Specifications Printing Printing method Impact dot matrix Printing speed 324 characters per second per line in draft 12 pitch 270 characters per second per line in draft 10 pitch 108 characters per second per line in Letter Quality 12 pitch 90 characters per second per line in Letter Quality 10 pitch Paper feed speed Approximately 100 ms/line at 1 /&inch line spacing and 2.2 inches per second during continuous feed Printing direction Bidirectional logic-seeking for both text and graphic printing Unidirectional available through SeIecType Line spacing l/S-inch, or programmable in increments of 1/180th of an inch Buffer Sk Fonts Epson Draft Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif Epson Courier Epson Prestige Epson Script Character tables Epson Character Graphic Epson Italic International Technical Specifications G-1

Section	Page
FRONT MATTER	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS	4
INTRODUCTION	8
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER	10
Unpacking the Printer	10
Choosing a Place for the Printer	12
Installing the Ribbon	12
Turning On the Printer	14
Operating the Control Panel	15
Installing the Paper Guide	18
Loading Paper	19
Running the Self Test	22
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer	24
A Final Checklist	25
CHAP 2-SELECTYPE	27
The SelecType Panel	27
Entering SelecType	28
The SelecType Main Menu	29
* Load Macro	30
*Change Macro	34
*Change Defaults	39
*Print Out Settings	44
CHAP 3-CHOOSING AND LOADING PAPER	46
Choosing Paper	46
Loading Single Sheets	46
Loading Continuous-feed Paper	47
Loading Labels	52
The Paper Thickness Lever	53
CHAP 4-USING THE LQ-2500 WITH APPLICATION PROGRAMS	55
Choosing the Correct Printer	56
Computer-Printer Communication	56
Setting Up Application Programs	57
Spreadsheets	61
Setting Up Graphics Programs	64
Programming Languages	65
CHAP 5-USING THE LQ-2500 PRINT FEATURES	67
Print Quality	67
Selecting Fonts	68
Print Pitch and Character Width	70
Using Character Tables and Sets	73
CHAP 6-GRAPHICS AND USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS	76
The Print Head	77
Graphics Commands	79
User-defined Characters	86
Defining Your Own Characters	88
Printing User-defined Characters	92
APPENDIX A-COMMAND SUMMARY	96
Commands in Numerical Order	99
Epson ESC/P Commands	102
APPENDIX B-ASCII CONVERSION CHART AND CHARACTER TABLES	131
ASCII Conversion Chart	131
International Character Sets-Draft	133
International Character Sets-Letter Quality	133
How to Use the Charts	134
Epson Italics Character Set-Draft	135
Epson Italics Character Set-Letter Quality	135
Epson Graphics Character Set-Draft	136
Epson Graphics Character Set-Letter Quality	136
Epson Graphics Character Set	137
Proportional Width Tables	138
APPENDIX C-TYPESTYLE SUMMARY	142
Epson Draft	144
Selecting Typestyles with Master Select	144
APPENDIX D-PROBLEM SOLVING AND MAINTENANCE	146
General Troubleshooting	146
Troubleshooting Graphics Problems	149
Troubleshooting for Serial Interface Communications	150
Hex Dump Mode	150
Solutions for IBM and Compatibles	152
IBM PC BASIC Solutions	152
Maintaining Your Printer	152
Transporting the Printer	153
APPENDIX E-INITIALIZATION AND DEFAULT SETTINGS	154
APPENDIX F-CHOOSING AND SETTING UP OPTIONAL INTERFACES	156
Compatible Interfaces	156
Choosing an Interface	157
Installing an Interface	159
Inserting the Interface Board	161
Serial Interface Settings	162
APPENDIX G-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	164
Printing	164
Paper	165
Mechanical	165
Electrical	166
Environment	166
APPENDIX H-INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS	167
The Parallel Interface	167
The Serial Interface	169
GLOSSARY	171