Epson LQ-870 Product Support Bulletin
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1. For example if the Top of Form setting is the top edge of the paper the paper will be positioned so that the printer is ready to print 1 inch down from the top edge of the paper PSB No P 0082 Page 9 of 14 ESC tn Select Character Table ESC tn is the command for selecting a character table to be used for printing where n is a variable The following table lists the values for n and the character table associated with the value ny Table o tae O O O 1 poser vey User defined Characters 3 1 PC437 US l Table 1 NOTE 1 Character tables other than those listed above can be assigned by using the ESC t command Assign Character Table 2 The value used for n can be either the ASCII value OR the ASCII character i e chr 1 or 1 In the Basic programming language the command would look like this LPRINT CHR 27 t CHRS 0 CHR 27 is ESC and CHR 0 selects table 0 italic PSB No P 0082 Page 10 of 14 ESC t n1 n2 d1 d2 d3 Assign Character Table ESC t nl n2 di d2 d3 is the command for assigning character tables where n1 n2 d1 d2 and d3 are variables Currently variables n1 n2 and d3 MUST be n1 3 n2 0 and d3 0 Variable dl is a number corresponding to one of the four tables selectable with the ESC t n command This is the table that will be replaced Valid values for di are 0 1 2 and 3 see Table 1 below Variable d2 is a number corresponding to a registered table T2. check to ensure that a valid point size was input If the point size is valid the program jumps to line 30 I the point size is not valid the program prints a message on the screen and starts over again Line 30 computes the value for n1 for advancing paper using the ESC v command Line 40 sends the Set Pitch and Point Size command to the printer Note The pitch is set for proportional spacing for all point sizes to ensure proper character spacing regardless of the point size Line 50 sends the Set Relative Vertical Position command to the printer This command advances the paper in preparation for printing the next line Line 60 causes the program to start again at the beginning NOTE To hatt the program hold down the Ctrl key and press the C key PSB No P 0082 Page 4 of 14 These are 10 point characters These are 10 5 point characters These are 12 point characters These are 14 point characters These are 16 point characters These are 18 point characters These are 20 point characters These are 21 point characters These are 22 point characters These are 24 point characters These are 26 point characters These are 28 point characters These are 30 point characters These are 32 point characters PSB No P 0082 Page 5 of 14 ESC C mi m2 ni n2 is the command for setting the page length in units where ml m2 n1 and n2 are variables The unit is usually 1 360 of an inch unless defined
3. CPI woch Sch Ap 2250 200cPS 240cPS nma 40 cps ascps an 200 cps 240 CPS 4ocps as crs Fx 870 1170 285 cps 342 cps 380 cps 57 cps 68 CPS DFX 5000 400 CPS 480 CPS 533 CPS 80 CPS e CPS 192 CPS DFx 8000 800 cps 960 cps 1066 CPS 160 CPS 24 PIN PRINTERS High ec Draft 10 sch 1ZPI D m LS ee La s70 1070 210 CPs 252 CPS oe CPS La 860 246 crs 205 cps ao La 870 1170 275 cPs 330 cps 3oocPs 92 cps 110 CPS 1LQ 2550 333 cpsi4oocps as m cps 133 cPs GLOSSARY OF TERMS CPI Characters Per Inch CPS Characters Per Second Draft Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high speed printing Elite 12 Characters Per Inch 12 CPI Pica 10 Characters Per Inch 10 CPI LQ Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increases the number of dots per character to increase the print quality 24 pin printers only NW Near Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increase the number of dots per character to increase the print quality NLQ printing requires two passes per character Q pin printers only EPSON AMERICA INC Product Support Bulletin EPSON Subject Quick Reference for 9 24 Pin Printer Paper Specifications Date 10 9 92 Page s 1 of 1 PSB No P 0022D Originator SLS This PSB provides a quick reference for the paper specifications on Epson s current line of 9 pin and 24 pin dot matrix printers when using continuous pa
4. HHen Hiirt rri riled Pobrrzoutoogopenstzs is ytan PSB No P 0082 Page 14 of 14 ESC n1 n2d _d is the command for printing control codes as data where ni and n2 are variables and d d represent the data that is to be printed as characters The variables n1 and n2 tell the printer the next xx ASCII codes are to be interpreted as characters instead of control codes This command is used primarily to print displayable characters such as ASCII values 0 through 31 in Registered Tables 1 through 9 which are normally used as control codes LF FF ESC etc To determine the values for n1 and n2 perform the following steps 1 Determine how many ASCII codes will be sent sequentially immediately following n1 and n2 2 Using long division divide the quantity of ASCII codes that will be sent sequentially immediately following n1 and n2 by 255 3 The remainder in the quotient is the value for n1 4 The whole number in the quotient is the value for n2 EXAMPLE 1 The symbols for the different suits of a card deck hearts diamonds clubs and spades and are to be printed These are each separate ASCII codes ASCII codes 2 3 4 and 5 when using the PC437 Character table 2 4 divided by 255 0 with a remainder of 4 3 ns A 4 n2 0 In the Basic programming language the command would look like this LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 4 CHR 0 CHRS 2 CHR 3 CHR 4 CHR 5 Thu command as listed in
5. otherwise by the ESC U command Currently the values for ml and m2 MUST be ml 2 and m2 0 To determine the values for n1 and n2 perform the following steps 1 Determine the desired page length in inches 2 Multiply the page length by 380 3 Divide the result by 256 using long division 4 The remainder in the quotient from step 3 is the value for n1 5 The whole number in the quotient from step 3 is the value for n2 EXAMPLE The page length is 8 5 inches 8 5 x 380 3060 3080 divided by 258 11 with a remainder of 244 ni 244 n2 11 NeoN In the Basic programming language the command would look like this LPRINT CHR 27 C CHR 2 CHR 0 CHR 244 CHR 11 This command as listed in the line above will set the page length to 8 5 inches NOTE The current line becomes the top of form This command cancels any previously set top and bottom margin settings If you wish to set the top and bottom margins via software command the commands must be issued AFTER the Set Page Length in Defined Units command The proper page length setting can be confirmed by issuing a Form Feed command chr 12 or by pressing the FF button on the control panel while the printer is Off Line PSB No P 0082 Page 6 of 14 ESC v m1 m2 n1 n2 Set Relative Vertical Position ESC v mi m2 nl n2 is the command for advancing the print position vertically in units where m1 m2 n1 and n2 are variables The unit is usually 1
6. 360 of an inch unless defined otherwise by the ESC U command Currently the values for ml and m2 MUST be ml 2 and m2 0 To determine the values for nt and n2 perform the following steps 1 Determine the desired vertical motion du in inches 2 Multiply the distance by 360 3 Divide the result by 256 using long division 4 The remainder in the quotient from step 3 is the value for n1 5 The whole number in the quotient from step 3 is the value for n2 EXAMPLE 1 The desired distance is 1 inch 2 1x 360 360 3 360 divided by 256 1 with a remainder of 104 4 ni 104 5 n2 1 In the Basic programming language the command would look like thii LPRINT CHR 27 v CHR 2 CHR 0 CHR 104 CHR 1 This command as listed in the line above will feed the paper up 1 inch from the current line The current print column horizontal position IS NOT changed Reverse paper feed less than 1 2 inch can be performed with this command To accomplish reverse paper feeding requires the following steps Determine the desired vertical motion dice in inches Multiply the distance by 360 Divide the result by 256 using long division Subtract the remainder in the quotient computed in step 3 from 256 The result from step 4 is the value for n1 The value for n2 will always be 255 SEET PSB No P 0082 Page 7 of 14 EXAMPLE The desired distance is 1 4 inch 1 4 x 360 90 90 divided by 256 0 with
7. EPSON AMBRICA INC EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject Understanding and Using ESCP 2 Commands and Syntax Date 12 4 91 PSB No P 0082 Page s 1 of 14 Originator JW This bulletin provides detailed explainations and illustrations for some of the more commonly used printer commands used in ESC P2 Listed below are the commands discussed in this bulletin Command Command Name PSB Page ESC X mni n2 Select Pitch and Point Size 2 ESC C m1 m2 n1 ni Set Page Length in Defined Units 5 ESC v m1 m2 n1 nz Set Relative Vertical Position 6 ESC V m1 m2 n1 n2 Set Absolute Vertical Position 8 ESCtn Select Character Table 9 ESC tni n2 d1 d2 d3 Assign Character Table 10 ESC nti n2d d Print Data as Characters 14 PSB No P 0082 Page 2 of 14 ESC X m n1 n2 Select Pitch and Point Size ESC X m n1 n2 is the command for selecting pitch and point size where m n1 and n2 are variables The variable m is used to select the pitch which is the character spacing The variable n1 selects the point size and the variable n2 at this time will always be 0 zero The variables mp and n1 are explained below The values used for m are 0 1 18 21 24 30 36 42 48 60 and 72 If O is used as the value for mg there will be no change in pitch If 1 is used as the value far m the character pitch will be proportional spacing To determine the character pitch for all other values of m divide 360 by mg For example
8. In order to print the first 31 characters in Tables 1 through 9 the ESC command must be sent Listed below is a Basic language program and an explanation of the program that will print the output illustrated on page 13 of this bulletin 10 FOR Z 1TO6 20 READY Y 30 LPRINT Tabie Y Y 40 LPRINTCHRS 27 t CHR 3 CHR 0 CHR 0 CHRS Y CHRS 0 50 LPRINTCHR 27 t CHR 0 60 IF Y O THEN GOTO 100 70 LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 31 CHRS 0 80 FOR X 1TO 255 LPRINT CHR X NEXT X 90 GOTO 120 100 FOR X 33 TO 126 LPRINT CHR X NEXT X 110 FOR X 161 TO 254 LPRINT CHR X NEXT X 120 LPRINT CHR 10 LPRINT CHR 10 130 NEXT Z 140 DATA 0 ttalic 1 PC437 US 3 PC850 International 7 PC860 Portugal 150 DATA 8 PC863 Canada French 9 PC865 Norway Program Description 10 Begin loop to print the 6 Registered Tables 20 Read Registered Table number and Table Name 30 Print Registered Table number and Table Name 40 Send the Assign Character Table command to the printer assigning the Registered Character Table read in line 20 to Selectable Character Table 0 50 Send the Select Character Table command to the printer selecting Selectable Table number 0 as the current Character Table for printing 60 If the Registered Character Table number is 0 do not execute commands in lines 70 through 90 This is because the Italic Character Table duplicates control codes and non displayable characters in ASCII values 127 throu
9. LetterPerfect Version 1 0 PlanPerfect Version 5 1 WordPerfect Version 5 1 WordStar Version 6 0 For instructions on how to install each of the drivers print the README files on the diskette and follow the directions listed on each print out To access a README file first change to the appropriate subdirectory For example to change to the WordPerfect subdirectory type the following command A lt To access the diskette gt CD WP lt To access the WP subdirectory gt PRINT README lt To print the WP README file gt PSB No P 0081 Page 4 of 4 Q10 What printers are supported by the printer drivers on the diskette A10 All drivers on the diskette support the following Epson printers LQ 570 LQ 1070 LQ 870 LQ 1170 AP 5000 AP 5500 Q11 What are the available accessories for the LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers A11 Below is a list of all the accessories available for the LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printer en Teen Tee oe Loes Standard Capacity Gut Shes Feeder Ges Lea High Capacity Cut Shoot Feeder _ a al Film Ribbon Fabric Ribbon Only Replacement Pack a a O O en Joe 22K Paralel rerace Board Porson crea Paraet Printer Cable EPSON AMERICA INC EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject Quick Reference for Current Dot Matrix Printer Print Speeds Date 10 9 92 PSB No P 0030C Page s 1 of 1 Originator SLS 9 PIN PRINTERS Draft Draft High Speed NLQ NLQ ModehHo CPI 12CPI Draft10
10. a remainder of 90 256 90 166 n1 166 n2 255 Soe ol a In the Basic programming language the command would look like this LPRINT CHR 27 v CHR 2 CHR 0 CHR 166 CHR 255 This command as listed in the line above will feed the reverse feed the paper 1 4 inch from the current line The current print column horizontal position IS NOT changed PSB No P 0082 Page 8 of 14 ESC V m1 m2 n1 n2 is the command for changing the print position vertically with respect to the Top of Form position in units where ml m2 nl and n2 are variables The unit is usually 1 360 of an inch unless defined otherwise by the ESC U command Currently the values for ml and m2 MUST be ml 2 and m2 0 To determine the values for nl and n2 perform the following steps 1 Determine the desired vertical distance from the Top of Form in inches 2 Multiply the d i c e by 360 3 Divide the result by 258 using long division 4 The remainder in the quotient from step 3 is the value for nl 5 The whole number in the quotient from step 3 is the value for n2 EXAMPLE 1 The desired dice from the Top of Form is 1 inch 2 1x 360 360 3 360 divided by 256 with a remainder of 104 4 ni 104 5 n2 1 In the Basic programming language the command would look like this LPRINT CHR 27 V CHR 2 CHR 0 CHR 104 CHR 1 This command as listed in the line above will position the paper 1 inch from the current Top of Form setting
11. gh 160 Program lines 100 and 110 prevent the attempted printing of this range of ASCII values Note tines 70 through 90 will execute ONLY if the Registered Character Table to be printed is NOT table number 0 Refer to the conditional command in line 60 70 If the Registered Character Table number is not 0 send the Print Data as Characters command to the printer Specifically this command as listed tells the printer to print the next 31 bytes as data not control codes PSB No P 0082 Page 12 of 14 60 ff the Registered Character Table number is not 0 print ASCII values 1 through 255 inclusive Remember line 70 allows the first 31 ASCII values to print as characters not control codes 90 Ifthe Registered Character Table number is not 0 do not execute commands in lines 100 and 110 100 If the Registered Character Table number is 0 sand ASCII values 33 through 126 to the printer 110 If the Registered Character Table number is 0 send ASCII values 161 through 254 to the printer 120 Sand 2 line feed commands to the printer to provide separation between tables 130 If program lines 20 through 120 have not executed 6 times return to line 20 and start again 140 Data that is read by line 20 This line and line 150 contain the Registered Table number and name that will be used by this program PSB No P 0082 Page 13 of 14 ible O Italic amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefg
12. hi jkim sparstuvwxyz e 4 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jkimnopqrstuvwxyz La able 1 PC437 us gi Boe orsor lt rngg_rtisecea 1 amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOP lt STUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmno Irstuvwxyz i Cu adadcSeeTi IAAEMLSSOOVPOUCE MS Ai 6UANGO 7 744 lt gt SETHE pert erri ried Bafisietrg fsgeiez sll ze rz able 3 PC850 International DVOS6 Bolt orsar lt tng fflserea 5 amp 4 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOP SSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijkimno yrstuvwxyz Cu asadc esei ier Ee H 4 AAAS bai ci zk itriek n pEgt I Tt CS 1 OPOOSOupPOOUST t_398 SE able 7 PC860 Portugal nVO4e Bolo ganar ISET ie oa 1 Z amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOP RSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijkimno irstuvwxyz J GHUSARRAGEROTOTAAEAP OO OUR TOUCEONOST OUnNag O ee dda fat Se err rrit db Bobitsieur egenstzzllzs rble 8 PC863 Canada French 0VOS6 Bots sGinr lt t egg ttlsecoa 1 3 44 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOP lt STUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmno irstuvwxyz Cti dAadc ei i_ASEEEGEYGNMOUCEDOS eg NSA Ehi Tee ee er rth be SSES stlasr able 9 PC865 Norway gi Holes gaaat CC WT I amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOP RSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmno arstuvwxyz oGeGbadceeei i IAAEREGSOGNYOOSLOMS RE 74 iea ldd
13. his is the table that will replace the table indicated by Variable d1 Valid Values for d2 are 0 1 3 7 8 and 9 see Table 2 below at SelectableTabe 0 ttalic 1 BE PC437 US PC437 US 3 PC850 intemationa EA Geh PC860 Portugal i 3 POSS US el PC863 Canada French Table 1 9 PC865 Norway Table 2 After using the ESC t command the ESC t n command MUST be sent to select the table before printing from the new table For example the command ESC t3013 0 is sent assign Registered Table 3 PC850 to Selectable Table 1 PC437 In order to print the character ASCII 245 the command ESC t 1 must be sent In the Basic programming language the sequence would be as follows LPRINT CHR 27 T CHR 3 CHR 0 CHR 1 CHR 3 CHR 0 LPRINTCHR 27 t CHR 1 LPRINT CHR 245 Some ESC P2 documentation may illustrate as many as 22 different Registered Tables The Registered Tables are a part of the character set therefore they are contained in the Character Generator ROM The CG ROM differs based upon the destination country For this reason only the above Registered Tables are available on LQ 570 LQ 1070 LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers sold for the U S market Foreign Character Generator ROMs ARE NOT available in the United States The following PSB No P 0082 Page 11 of 14 page contains a print sample of the Registered Tables available in printers sold in the U S
14. if m 60 then 360 divided by 60 equals 6 and the character pitch is 6 characters per inch If m 30 the character pitch is 12 characters per inch For the Roman and Sans Serif fonts the values used for n1 are 0 16 20 21 24 28 32 36 40 42 44 48 52 56 60 and 64 For all other fonts the values used for n1 are 0 21 and 42 The actual point size that will print is n1 divided by 2 For example if n1 20 the point size is 10 If n1 48 the point size is 24 NOTE When selecting a point size larger than 24 the value for nl is greater than 48 select proportional spacing m 1 for the character_pitch In the Basic programming language the command would look like this Se ee eo Ts is 24 point proportional spa Chr 27 is ESC chr 1 selects proportional spacing chr 48 selects 24 point character size At this time n2 is always zero 0 PSB No P 0082 Page 3 of 14 10 INPUT Point Size A 20 B VAL A 2 21 RESTORE 70 22 FOR X 1 TO16 23 READ Y 24 IF B Y THEN GOTO 30 25 NEXT X 26CLS 27 PRINT AS is not a valid point size choice 28 GOTO 10 30 C VAL A T LPRINT CHR 27 X CHR 1 CHR B CHR 0 These are A point characters 50 LPRINT CHR 27 v CHR 2 CHR 0 CHR C CHR 0 60 GOTO 10 70 DATAO 16 20 21 24 28 32 36 40 42 44 48 52 56 60 64 Line 10 allows you to specify the point size desired Line 20 computes the value for nt in the ESC X command tine 21
15. per The Maximum No of Copies is the maximum allowable number of copies when using continuous multi part carbonless paper The Total number is the maximum allowable number of copies including the original The Maximum Total Thickness is the maximum allowable total thickness including the original plus any copies 9 PIN PRINTERS Model Orig Maximum No Total Maximum Total of Copies Thickness AP 2250 3 0 0098 0 25mm LX 810 3 0 0098 0 25mm FX 870 1170 4 0 0126 0 32mm DFX 5000 Front Tractor Rear Tractor DFX 8000 Front Tractor Rear Tractor 0 46mm 0 30mm 0 46mm 0 30mm Model Orig Maximum No Total Maximum Total of OF Copies Thickness AP 3250 3250 LQ 570 1070 LQ 860 LQ 870 1170 LQ 2550 tee 4 4 4 6 e past oe pat oe pat t samm ooie oaen Note The AP 2250 and AP 3250 require an optional push tractor to use continuous paper
16. positioned for three different purposes The purposes are as follows e Front Feed Push Tractor e Rear Feed Push Tractor Top Mounted Pull Tractor Additional tractors are available for use in any of the above positions The Product Codes for these additional tractor are e LQ 870 C800201 e LQ 1170 800211 Q6 What are the print speeds of the LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers A6 The print speeds are shown below High Speed Draft 300 cps 10 cpi Draft 413 cps 15 cpi 330 cps 12 cpi 275 cps 10 cpi Letter Quality 138 cps 15 cpi 110 cps 12 cpi 92 cps 10 cpi Q7 What fonts are scalable and what sizes can be printed A7 The two scalable fonts are Roman and San Serif Both fonts can be printed from 8 point to 32 point in 2 point increments Q8 What other fonts are supported by the printers A8 Below is a table showing the fonts available and the pitch sizes supported by each font PSB No P 0081 Page 3 of 4 12cpi Ben _twenoat tesonroman fe e _ erson sasse J e e e _ Seiren _ EE EE e Epson Sort e _ CERS SSES RI C enoe Ill C enos _ Q9 There was a diskette included in the box with my printer what is it for A9 The diskette contains Epson Printer Drivers for use with some of the most popular software programs Below is a list of these software programs Microsoft Word Version 5 5 Microsoft Windows Version 3 0 DrawPerfect Version 1 1
17. the line above will cause the printer to print the symbols for the different suits of a card deck hearts diamonds clubs and spades 4 and 4 Another example of using the ESC command is illustrated in the explanation of the ESC t Assign Character Table command EPSON AMERICA INC EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject LQ 870 1170 Questions and Answers Date 10 9 91 PSB No P 0081 Page s 1 of 4 Originator SDS This bulletin answers some commonly asked questions about the LQ 870 1170 printers The questions and answers are listed below QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE LQ 870 1170 PRINTERS Q1 What are the LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers Al The LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers are the direct replacement of the LQ 850 and LQ 1050 printers Q2 What is ESC P2 A2 ESC P2 stands for Epson Standard Code for Printers version Two ESC P2 is the newest version of Epson s printer control language Q3 What features does ESC P2 offer A3 ESC P2 offers two scalable fonts and enhanced sharper 360 DPI Dots Per Inch graphics Q4 What are the paper paths on the LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers A4 The LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers have 4 paper paths The different paper paths are as follows Top Feed Bottom Feed Rear Feed Front Feed PSB No P 0081 Page 2 of 4 Q5 Are there different tractors available for the LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printer A5 The LQ 870 and LQ 1170 printers come with one tractor this tractor can be
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