Epson Stylus COLOR 740 Special Edition Product Information Guide - Page 6

INTERFACES, Parallel interface, Serial interface, USB interface, CONTROL PANEL

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EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 Interfaces Parallel interface Forward channel Specification Data format Description 8-bit parallel, IEEE-1284 compatibility mode Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level Connector TTL compatible 57-30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Reverse channel Specification Description Transmission mode IEEE-1284 Nibble mode Adaptable connector 57-30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Synchronization Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification Handshaking Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification Signal level IEEE-1284 Level 1 device Data transmission timing Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification Serial interface Specification Description Standard Based on RS-423 Synchronization Synchronous Bit rate Approximately 1.8M bps Handshaking X-ON/X-OFF and DTR protocol Word format Data bit: 8 bits Parity bit: None Start bit: 1 bit Stop bit: 1 bit Connector 8-pin mini-DIN Recommended cable Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (preferably Belkin brand) USB interface Specification Description Standard Based on Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1.0, Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.0 Bit rate 12 Mbps (full speed device) Data encoding NRZI Adaptable connector USB Series B Recommended cable length 6.5 feet (2 meters) maximum Control Panel power power button light paper out light black ink out light color ink out light cleaning load/eject button button Follow these guidelines when the control panel lights come on or flash: S When the S paper out light flashes, paper is jammed in the printer. Turn off the printer, remove all the paper (including any pieces torn off inside), then reload the stack. Turn on the printer and press the E load/eject button. When the S paper out light comes on, your paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded. Load paper in the feeder and then press the E load/eject button. B or A When an ink out light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge. When an ink out light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See "Replacing an Ink Cartridge" on page 12 for instructions. P S B A When the P power and S paper out lights flash and the B black and A color ink out lights come on, jammed paper may be blocking movement of the print head. Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on. When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal error. Make sure you removed all the packing material as described on the Unpacking Sheet in your printer box. Then turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. 6 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 7/98

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EPSON Stylus COLOR 740
6 -
EPSON Stylus COLOR 740
7/98
Interfaces
Parallel interface
Serial interface
USB interface
Control Panel
Follow these guidelines when the control panel lights come on
or flash:
Forward channel
Specification
Description
Data format
8-bit parallel, IEEE-1284 compatibility mode
Synchronization
STROBE
pulse
Handshake timing
BUSY and ACKNLG
signals
Signal level
TTL compatible
Connector
57-30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent
Reverse channel
Specification
Description
Transmission mode
IEEE-1284 Nibble mode
Adaptable connector
57-30360 Amphenol connector or
equivalent
Synchronization
Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification
Handshaking
Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification
Signal level
IEEE-1284 Level 1 device
Data transmission timing
Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification
Specification
Description
Standard
Based on RS-423
Synchronization
Synchronous
Bit rate
Approximately 1.8M bps
Handshaking
X-ON/X-OFF and DTR protocol
Word format
Data bit: 8 bits
Parity bit: None
Start bit: 1 bit
Stop bit: 1 bit
Connector
8-pin mini-DIN
Recommended cable
Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (preferably
Belkin brand)
Specification
Description
Standard
Based on Universal Serial Bus Specifications
Revision 1.0, Universal Serial Bus Device Class
Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.0
Bit rate
12 Mbps (full speed device)
Data encoding
NRZI
Adaptable connector
USB Series B
Recommended
cable length
6.5 feet (2 meters) maximum
S
When the
S
paper out light
flashes
, paper is
jammed in the printer. Turn off the printer,
remove all the paper (including any pieces torn
off inside), then reload the stack. Turn on the
printer and press the
E
load/eject button.
When the
S
paper out light
comes on
, your
paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded. Load
paper in the feeder and then press the
E
load/eject button.
B
or
A
When an ink out light
flashes
, your ink supply
is low. Make sure you have a replacement
cartridge.
When an ink out light
comes on
, you need to
replace the ink cartridge. See “Replacing an Ink
Cartridge” on page 12 for instructions.
P S B A
When the
P
power and
S
paper out lights
flash
and the
B
black and
A
color ink out
lights
come on
, jammed paper may be blocking
movement of the print head. Turn off the
printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it back
on.
When all the lights
flash
, your printer may have
an internal error. Make sure you removed all
the packing material as described on the
Unpacking Sheet
in your printer box. Then
turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, and
turn it on again.
power
button
load/eject
button
cleaning
button
paper out
light
color ink
out light
black ink
out light
power
light