Epson ActionPrinter 4500X User Manual - Page 209

Initialization, Default Settings

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Initialization There are two ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to the default settings) through the hardware and one way through the software. These are described in the following table. Hardware initialization Software initialization l The power is turned on. . The printer receives an INIT signal at the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW). l The software sends the ESC @ (initialize the printer) command. Default Settings The table below shows the default conditions that become valid when the printer is initialized. Item Reset to: Top of form position Current paper position Left and right margins Cancelled Line spacing 1 1/6-inch line spacing Vertical tab position Cleared Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters VFU channel 1 Channel 0 Font selection Hardware: The current DIP switch setting Software: The current SelecType setting I Condensed mode Hardware: The current DIP switch setting Software: The current SelecType setting Character spacing The current DIP switch setting Justification Left justification Special printing effects Cancelled (except condensed printing) Graphic mode assignment ESCK=ESC*0,ESCL=ESC*1, ESCY=ESC*2,ESCZ=ESC*3 Technical Specifications 8-15

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Initialization
There are two ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to
the default settings) through the hardware and one way through the
software. These are described in the following table.
Hardware initialization
Software initialization
l
The power is turned on.
.
The printer receives an INIT signal at the parallel
interface (pin 31 goes LOW).
l
The software sends the ESC @ (initialize the
printer) command.
Default Settings
The table below shows the default conditions that become valid
when the printer is initialized.
Item
Reset to:
Top of form position
Current paper position
Left and right margins
Cancelled
Line spacing
1
1/6-inch line spacing
Vertical tab position
Horizontal tab positions
Cleared
Every eight characters
VFU channel
1
Channel 0
Font selection
Hardware: The current DIP switch setting
Software: The current SelecType setting
I
Condensed mode
Hardware: The current DIP switch setting
Software: The current SelecType setting
Character spacing
Justification
The current DIP switch setting
Left justification
Special printing effects
Cancelled (except condensed printing)
Graphic mode assignment
ESCK=ESC*0,ESCL=ESC*1,
ESCY=ESC*2,ESCZ=ESC*3
Technical Specifications
8-15