Epson FX 1170 Service Manual - Page 35

Printer Initialization, The READY LED lights.

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REV.-A Position 1 (3rd step) &'"$\\ -=. . . r' Platen Gap Adjust Lever 4.- Q Figure 1-10. Lever Positions 1.5.12 Printer Initialization The printer is initialized in the following cases. (1) When the printer is turned on. (2) When the INIT signal or CMREQ (optional l/F ) is input. When the printer is initialized, it performs the following functions: q The printhead returns to the leftmost position (carriage home). q The READY LED lights. q The printer clears the print buffer and input data buffer. q The line spacing is set to 1/6 inch. q The page length and skip over perforation settings are returned to their default values. q All vertical tab positions are cleared. q The horizontal tab positions are set to every 8 columns. q The print mode is set to the default value set from the control paneI and stored in non-volatile memory. TOF position will be reset in the following cases. (1) Power on (2) INIT signal or CMREQ (optional I/F) (3) Sofiware reSet command (ESC @) (4) Page length command (ESC C) NOTE: The CMREQ signal goes Low when the command request is sent from the optional card to the main system. 1-26

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REV.-A
Position 1
(3rd step)
$
\
\
.
.
-=.
&’”
r’
Platen Gap Adjust Lever
Q
Figure 1-10. Lever Positions
1.5.12 Printer Initialization
The printer is initialized in the following cases.
(1) When the printer is turned on.
(2) When the
INIT
signal
or
CMREQ
(optional l/F ) is input.
When the printer is initialized, it performs the following functions:
The printhead returns to the leftmost position (carriage home).
The READY LED lights.
The printer clears the print buffer and input data buffer.
The line spacing is set to 1/6 inch.
The page length and skip over perforation settings are returned to their default values.
All vertical tab positions are cleared.
The horizontal tab positions are set to every 8 columns.
The print mode is set to the default value set from the control paneI and stored in non-volatile memory.
TOF position will be reset in the following cases.
(1) Power on
(2)
INIT
signal or
CMREQ
(optional I/F)
(3)
Sofiware
reSet command
(ESC
@)
(4) Page length command
(ESC
C)
4.-
NOTE: The
CMREQ
signal goes
Low
when the
command
request
is
sent
from
the
optional
card
to
the main
system.
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