Epson C82315 User's Guide PDF

EPSON

Twinax Interface Card

C82315* USERS GUIDE REDIENUNGSANI FITUNG MODE D'EMPLOII GUIA DEL USUARlO MANUALE PER L'UTENTE

Errata to C82315* EPSON Users Guide for Software Revision 4.1

For all emulations

Host download is now supported on the parallel port as well as the IBM twinax port.

3812 emulation

1. 2.

X Point Forms XRess is now supported. Escape character substituted when logic E ( E) is received. Example: PCL command for underline = ESC & d0D (lB 26 64 30 44 ) can be sent as E&d0D

3. 4.

10 CPI will print as 10.3 CPI when using A4 paper Scalable font sod point sizes can he selected using a logical-not F F) string. The command format is as follows: Fnnnnn,ppp where ppp=desiredpointsize(11099!&

nnnnn = number of scalable font selected from the following list

Example : F5687.25 will select the Times Roman font at 25 point

nnnnn Scalable Foot

5687 Times Roman 5815 Times Roman Italic 5707 Ties Roman Bold 5835 Times Roman Bold Italic

34103 Sans Serif Medium 34231 Sans Serif Medium Italic 34123 Sans Serif Bold 34251 Sans Serif Bold Italic 33335 Sans Serif Condensed 33463 Sans Serif Condensed Italic 33355 Sans Serif Condensed Bold 33483 Sans Serif Condensed Bold Italic

5. New fonts added to support 3812 font numbers:

Typeface Symbol Set pitch point 3812#

Courier Courier Bold Sonoran-Serif* Sonoran-Serif* Sonoran-Serif Bold* Sonoran-Serif Italic* Sonoran-Serif* Sonoran-Serif Bold* Sonoran-Serif Bold*

244 245 751

1051 1053 1056 1351 1653 2103

* Uses Times Roman typeface

O M A N 0 1

Revised 9/321/93

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General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Copyright 1992 by Seiko Epson Corporation Nagano, Japan

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Pan 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment Is operated In a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used In accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This devise complies with Pan 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation Is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that my cause undesired operation.

FOR CANADIAN USERS

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digitai apparatus as set out ln the radio Interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le prsent apparell numrique nmet pas de bruits radiolectriques dpassant Ies limits applicables aux appareils numriques de Class A prescrites dans le rgiment our le brouillage radiolectrique dict par le Ministre des Communications du Canada.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment Interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause lnterference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with thfs device. When this equipment is attached to some printers. you should not leave cables connected to the printers built-in connectors. See your printers users manual for details.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Seiko Epson Corporation. could void the users authority to operate the equipment.

TWINAX INTERFACE CARD C82315*

USERS GUIDE

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APPENDIX ANHANG/APPENDlCE/APNDICE/APPENDICE

EPSON Interface Card Twinax

Users Guide

Contents:

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Setting up the interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking, the interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Preparing to install the interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting the jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting the switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Switch settings 7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Performing a self test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting to the host computer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Making additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command-pass-thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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User-defined command-pass-thru strings . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Interface setup commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Display station setup mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Memory setup mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printersharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Emulation details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4214/5224 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Line-feed increment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Paper bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Graphics printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

5219 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3812 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Paper tray or cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Computer output reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Font id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Paper size and envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Justification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Interface test modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hex print.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Communications test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Interface diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Interface diagnostics error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Interface diagnostic loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 C82315* interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Parallel interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 EBCDIC character tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Sample printouts - Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Display Station Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Font IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Sample printouts - Hex Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Sample printouts - PC850 character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5 Sample printouts - HP Roman 8 character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

INTRODUCTION

The Epson C82315* Twinax Interface Card allows you to connect your Epson printer to an IBM 34/38/38 or IBM AS400 computer system or to a remote controller connected to these systems.

This interface card provides your Epson printer with the following features:

Emulation of the IBM 5219 or 3812 letter-quality printers as well as the IBM 4214 or 5224 matrix printers

Conformance to IBM 5250 product-attachment specifications

The ability to receive data through a multi-tap, twin-axial connected system at a maximum burst rate of 2 million bits per second

The ability to receive data through either the twin-axial connector or through a parallel connector, allowing you to print from both the twin- axial system and a PC system

Automatic switching between the twin-axial connector and parallel port based on selectable time-out periods

The ability to bypass IBM emulation and send commands directly to the printer, allowing you to take advantage of unique Epson printer capabili- ties

A special setup mode for changing various interface settings that allows you to make yes or no answers to printed questions

A Display Station setup mode that displays setup information on an IBM system display station; you can then change the settings on the screen as necessary.

You can use the Epson C82315* Twinax Interface Card in the following Epson printers:

DLQ-2000 LQ570/1070 SQ-870/1 170 EPL-4000/4100 Action Printer 5000/5500 ActionLaser II

LQ-870/1170 EPL-8000/8100

You may be able to use this interface on other Epson printers as well. For a list of optional interfaces that can be used with your printer, see your printers users manual.

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SETTING UP THE INTERFACE CARD

Follow the instructions in this section to install this interface in your Epson printer.

UNPACKING THE INTERFACE

Check that in addition to this users guide, your interface kit includes all the items listed below, and that none has been damaged during shipping.

Twinax interface card (in a plastic anti-static bag) Twin-axial V-cable connector Parallel printer sharing cable

Caution: This interface can be harmed by static electricity. Leave the interface card In the anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in your printer.

SELECTING THE EMULATION

Before you can use the printer, you must tell the host computer which IBM printer the interface is emulating. Ask your system manager or operator to make the settings for you.

The following table shows you the recommended settings to make in your host system:

Emulation and host system printer setting selection

If your system is...

and the Epson printer you are using is...

the emulation and you you should should select select is... one of the

following host system settings

System 36, laser printer (using 3812 3812-1 System 38, AS400 HP commands) and 5294 or 5394 remote controller

System 36, 24148 element dot 5219 5219 mdl D02 System 38, AS400 matrix printer or and 5294 or 5394 laser printer (using remote controller ESC/P

commands)

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If your system Is...

and the Epson printer you are using is...

the emulation and you you should should select select is... one of the

following host system settings

System 36, 9/24/48 element 4214 4214 model 2 System 38, AS400 dot matrix printer and 5294 or 5394 or laser printer remote controller (using ESC/P

c o m m a n d s )

System 34 or 5251 9/24/48 element 5224 5224 (2P) m12 remote dot matrix printer 5225 (2P) controller or laser printer 5258 (P)

(using ESC/P commands)

You should keep the following in mind when selecting the emulation.

Only the 3812 emulation supports HP laser printer commands.

If you have a choice between the 5224 and 4214 emulations, you should select 4214. The 4214 emulation adds control of the following features: lines per inch, pitch, graphics, print quality, and single-sheet handling.

If your printer supports Epson Job Language (EJL) commands, do not change the printer mode using the EJL commands or the command-pass-thru feature while the interface is installed. Also you may not be able to change the printer mode using the control panel.

Never select the PostScript printer mode while this interface is installed.

PREPARING TO INSTALL THE INTERFACE CARD

Before installing this interface card you may need to set several jumpers, depending on the following factors:

The type of Epson printer you are using The type of IBM printer you want the interface to emulate The type of twin-axial connector your host system uses

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Also, because this interface can be damaged by static electricity, you should prepare the interface card for installation according to the procedure below:

1. While the interface is still in its anti-static bag, place it next to your printer.

2. Place the twin-axial cable from the host computer on top of the anti-static bag; make sure the metal connector on the cable is in contact with the bag.

3. Remove the interface card from the bag and place it on top of the bag next to the twin-axial cable.

4. Set the jumpers on the interface card according to the instructions in the following section.

SETTING THE JUMPERS

A jumper is a small, square plastic object that fits over two terminals (prongs) on the interface card. To connect a jumper, place the jumper over both terminals. To disconnect a jumper, place it over one terminal only. All jumpers are connected when shipped from the factory.

The C82315* interface card has three jumpers, labeled as J2, J5, and J6. The settings for J5 and J6 are different for the different emulations. After deciding on an emulation, set the jumpers according to the tables below.

Applies to all emulations

Jumper Connected Disconnected

J2 Normal twin-axial cable Twisted-pair passive star panel cable Use only if problems found on this type of cable.

Dot-matrix 4214/5224 printer emulation I

Jumper Connected Disconnected

J 5 Sends a printer ID code for Sends a printer ID code for an IBM 5224 an IBM 4214 model 2 to the model 1 to the host host

J6** Sends Epson ESC/P 9-pin Sends Epson ESCIP 24145pin LQ com- FX Commands to the printer mands to the printer

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Letter Quality 5219 emulation

Jumper Connected

J5 Selects 5219 ESWP letter quality emulation

J6** Sends Epson EWP 9-pin PX commands to the printer

Disconnected

lnvalid selection

Sends Epson ESC/P 24/48 -pin LQ com- mands to the printer

* * If the interfaces self test prints a name for your printer, you do not need to set the J6 jumper.

Letter Quality 3812/HP Laser printer emulation

Jumper Connected Disconnected

J5 Invalid selection Emulates an IBM 3612 printer using HP LaserJet II commands

J6* Sets the page orientation au- Sets a fixed page orientation when you tomatically when you use the use the Computer Output Reduction fea- Computer Output Reduction ture feature

* When you choose fixed page orientation, the orientation is selected by the settings of switches 6 and 7.

INSTALLING THE INTERFACE CARD

After making any necessary changes in the jumper settings, you should install the C82315* Twinax Interface Card in your printer.

Instructions on installing this interface card are included in your printers users guide. Follow these steps carefully.

SETTING THE SWITCHES

The C82315* Twinax Interface Card comes with eight switches that are used to determine many of the default settings of the interface card. Details on these settings are listed in the following section.

You can set the switches located on the rear side of the card at any time. However, the interface only checks these settings when the printer is first turned on. Always turn the printer off and then back on again after changing a setting.

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Change the switch settings with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. A switch is on when in the upper position (if the interface is Installed horizontally) or in the right position (if the interface is installed vertically), as shown below.

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SWITCH SETTlNGS

You can select the features listed below by changing the switches to the settings indicated. Settings for switches 6 and 7 are different if HP LaserJet II (IBM 3812) emulation is selected (switch 4 is on and jumper J5 is disconnected).

Switch I

Cable (Device) Address (ask the system manager for the correct address)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Test

Off Off Off Off On On On On

Off Off On On Off Off On On

Off On Off On Off On Off On

Switch Off On

4 Emulates an IBM 4214/5224 Emulates an IBM 5219/3812 printer printer

5 Prints normally Prints buffer diagnostic test

Non-HP LaserJet II mode

Switch Off

6 Selects draft printing as the default

7 Passes all commands from the host on to the printer. Select this if you want to set pitch and print quality from your software.

On

Selects LQ printing as the default

Passes all commands from the host on to the printer except character pitch and print quality commands. Select this if you want to set pitch and print quality from vour orinters control panel.

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HP Lase Jet II mode

Switch Off

6 Sets orientation automatically during Computer Output Reduction

7 Sets orientation automatically during Computer Output Reduction

On

Sets orientation to landscape during Computer Output Reduction

Sets orientation to Portrait during Computer Output Reduction

Switch Off On

8 Selects the C823W interface Selects the printers built-in card interface

PERFORMING A SELF TEST

To verify the interface is installed and the settings are correct, perform an interface self test according to the following steps.

1. Turn on the printer and load paper. Make sure the cable address (set with switches 1, 2, and 3) is not set to 7.

2. Press the TEST button on the interface. The printer then prints out a list of the jumper, switch, and feature settings, similar to the self test sample printout shown in Appendix A-l.

The name of the printer printed in the self test may differ from your printers actual model name.

3. Turn the printer off to end the self test.

If the warning message is printed, it indicates the interfaces emulation mode differs from the emulation mode selected by your printer.

CONNECTING TO THE HOST COMPUTER SYSTEM

After you confirm the interface is installed and settings are correct, you can connect it to the host system according to the following steps.

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1. Connect the twin-axial connectors of the twin-axial V connector to your host computer system cable.

2. Insert the twin-axial V serial cable into the 9 pin twin-axial serial connector on the interface.

3. Tighten the thumbscrews on both sides of the twin-axial serial cable connector to secure it to the interface.

MAKING ADDITIONAL SETTINGS

In addition to setting the switches and jumpers described in Setting Up, you can make interface or printer settings with the C82315* interface in four more ways: command-pass-thru, interface setup commands, display station setup mode, and memory setup mode.

COMMAND-PASS-THRU

This feature allows you to insert commands within your print files that are sent directly to the printer, without being processed first by the interface. You can then take advantage of the advanced features of Epson printers (such as color printing and super/subscripts) that are not supported in IBM printers.

Follow the steps below to send command-pass-thru commands.

1. Convert the Epson printer commands you wish to send into two-digit hexadecimal codes. See your Epson printers users guide for a list of all commands; the hexadecimal values of each command are shown there.

2. Inside the document you are sending to the printer, insert the following characters:

&%

When the interface receives these two characters, it knows that the characters following are commands in hexadecimal format. (These are the default characters: you can define different characters with interface setup command 06 described in Interface Setup Commands.)

3. Immediately following the &% characters, insert your commands in hexadecimal format; the interface recognizes characters from 00 to FF only (alphabet characters must be upper case).

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You may insert one or several commands, as long as they are all in hexadecimal format, and they are commands that are used by your printer in its current mode. You may also insert spaces between hexadecimal pairs to increase visual clarity; however, do not put anyspaces after the first &% characters or before the last &% characters.

4. After you have inserted all your commands, insert the &% characters again. This tells the interface that command-pass-thru Is finished and the data following is normal print data.

Note: Although these characters are displayed in your document on the display screen, the interface treats them as commands and does not print them. If part of the sequence is printed, you have made an error in entering the codes; check your document and make sure you are using the correct format and hexadecimal characters.

Avoid sending codes that would move the print position during command-pass-thru. Since the interface does not process these commands, it cannot keep track of the print position changes; this may affect the position of following characters and page layout.

You can also send these commands by typing them on the screen and pressing the screen print key.

Example: To print the word scalable in the following sentence in bold using

Epson ESC/P commands, you could use command-pass-thru as follows (the bold on/bold off commands are ESC E and ESC F):

Epson ESC/P 2 offers advanced &% 1B 45&%scalable&%1B46&% fonts for laser-like printing at dot-matrix prices.

USER-DEFINED COMMAND-PASS-THRU STRINGS

You can define up to eight of your own custom command-pass-thru command strings (0 to 7) to be stored in interface memory. The method of defining strings is described in the following section.

Once you have defined these strings, you send them in the following format:

&%U1

The U1 tells the interface to send user-defined string number 1 to the printer.

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For example, you could define user-defined string 1 to be the command string to turn on bold printing, as used in the example in the previous section. Then, instead of inserting the &% 1B 45&% command in your text, you would insert only &%U1.

INTERFACE SETUP COMMANDS

You send these commands in a similar manner to command-pass-thru, but the commands are used to make interface settings instead of being sent on to the printer. These interface settings control printing regardless of the printer model connected.

The format of the interface setup commands is as follows:

&%Z##,P

The 8%Z indicates that an interface setup command follows. The ## is a two-digit number, indicating the number of the command. The P is the parameter of the command: the length of the parameter varies by command.

A table of commands and parameters, as well as a short description of each follows.

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Command Number Parameters Name/Description

01 Control the setup memory, Resets or saves settings in the interfaces setup memory

1 Reset to factory settings 2 Store the current-setting in permanent

memory

02 Select the default international character set Selects the international character set used. See your printers users guide for a list of characters affected by international character set selection. 00 Multinational 01 UWCanadaCommand 03 Belgium 04 Brazil 05 Canada/French 06 Denmark/Norway 07 Finland/Sweden 08 France 09 Italy 10 Japan 11 Japan (English) 12 Portugal 13 Spain 14 Spanish speaking 15 United Kingdom

&%Z02,00 &%Z02,01 &%Z02,02 &%Z02,03 &%Z02,04 &%Z02,05 &%Z02,08 &%Z02,07 &%Z02,08 &%Z02,08 &%Z02,10 &%Z02,11 &%Z02,12 a%Z02,13 &%Z02,14 &%Z02,15

03 Selects the character table used (PC 850 is the recommended setting)

02 PC850 03 HP Roman 8

Command Examples

&%Z01 ,1 &%Z01,2

&%Z03,02 &%Z03,03

04 Not used

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Command Number

05

06

07

08

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Parameters Name/Description Command Examples

Control paper size selection (laser printers only) Makes paper size settings 01 Feeds paper size selected by the host

computer 02 Feeds any paper size 03 Feeds A4 size paper

&%Z05,01

&%Z05,02 &%Z05,03

Select alternate command-pass-thru delimeter Selects the characters that both begin and end the command-pass-thru feature. You can select any two characters, as long as the first is not an ampersand (a). The default value is the &% characters. xx Selects the two characters represented

by the XX characters. &%Z06,*!

Select print-complete handling Tells the interface when to send a print-com- plete signal. (Check your self test results to see lf your printer supports true print complete.) 1 Selects early print-complete handling &%Z07,1

(all data has been sent to printers buffer, but printer may still be printing)

2 Selects true print-complete handling &%Z07,2 (all data has been sent to printer, and printer has finished printing)

Set printer sharing timeout period Sets the amount of time (in seconds) the printer waits for additional data before switching between the twin-axial host system and the PC system connected to the auto-sharing/parallel connector (8 seconds is the default). If your printer supports intelligent emulation switching (IES) make sure your printers IES timeout period is less than this setting. xx Selects a waiting period of XX seconds &%Z08,05

Parallel port initialization string Defines a string of characters that is sent to the printer when the parallel port is activated (up to 25 characters can be included in the string)

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Command Command Number Parameters Name/Description Examples

(HH..HH) &%Z09,0(1B40) Defines the string of hexadecimal values that are sent to the printer as HH..HH

10 Define User Custom command-pass-thru strings for details. Defines up to eight strings (0-7) of commands (up to 25 characters can be included in the string). See User-defined command-pass-thru strings for details.

#(HH..HH) &%Z10,3(1B45) Defines string number # to be the character string defined by the hexadecimal values HH..HH

DISPLAY STATION SETUP MODE

When the printer is connected to a twin-axial cable that is also connected to a display station, you can display an interface setup screen showing various setup parameters. You can then change these parameters and save them in the interface memory.

See Appendix A-2 for an example of the setup screen.

Follow the steps below to change settings in display station setup mode.

1. Turn off the printer and all devices connected to the same twin-axial cable.

2. Disconnect the twin-axial cable from the IBM host computer, and make sure that at least one display station is connected to the cable and is turned on.

3. Turn off switch 8 to deactivate the twinax interface. Then make sure you have set a valid address other than 7 (switches 1,2,3), and turn on the printer.

4. Press the TEST button on the interface. The interface setup screen appears on the display station.

5. Use the cursor keys to move to settings you want to change. Use the backspace to delete old settings, then type in the new settings.

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6. When you finish changing settings, press the Enter key to save the new settings in the interface memory.

7. Turn off the printer and return switch 8 to the on position to resume using the twinax interface.

MEMORY SETUP MODE

You can have the printer print out various interface settings one at a time and then change them by responding to printed questions using the YES and NO buttons on the interface.

Follow the steps below to change settings using memory setup mode.

1. Enter memory setup mode by holding down both the YES and NO buttons while turning on the printer. The printer then prints out the first setting and asks the following:

Do you want this changed? (Yes/No)

2. If you then press YES, the interface changes thesetting to the next available parameter. It then prints out the new setting and asks again if you want to change the setting. The printer repeats the question for all the parameters until you press NO, indicating you do not want to change the current setting.

If you answer NO the first time, the printer goes on to the next setting.

3. Continue to answer the questions and make desired setting changes until the following question is printed:

Do you wish to save current selections? (Yes/No)

4. Press YES to save the settings you have just made. Press NO to return to the old settings and exit memory setup mode.

Note: You may need to use the line feed button on the printers control panel to advance the paper so you can see the printed messages.

This method of making settings is not recommended for laser printers; to see the questions, you would have to eject one page every time a question is printed.

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The settings you can make in memory setup mode are listed below. For details on the settings, see the descriptions for the command of the same name in the section on interface setup commands.

Select the default international character set. Select the character table Control paper size selection Select print-complete handling

PRINTER SHARING

If the C82315* is connected to a PC with the Parallel Sharing Cable, the PC must be turned on.

The C62315* Interface is equipped with two interface connectors: a serial connec- tor for connecting the twinax V-connector and a parallel connector. By connecting a PC to the parallel connector, you can share the printer between the PC and Twinax systems.

When you first turn the printer on, the twinax connector is selected. If the twinax system sends no data for a certain period, and the PC system sends data, the interface switches to the parallel connector. (The period the interface wafts before switching can be set with Display station Setup or Command 06 described in Interface Setup Commands--the default is 8 seconds.)

After a print job is completed from either connector, and no additional data is received for a certain period, the interface monitors both connectors for the next

data.

Since printing alternates between the twinax and PC systems during printer sharing, it is recommended that you reset the printer at the beginning of each print job. Otherwise, page layout, character spacing, and other settings remain from the previous print job.

You can use Command 09 described in Interface Setup Commands to define a string of up to 25 characters that are sent to the printer each time the interface switches to the parallel connector.

The interface automatically restores settings for character pitch, lines per inch, and page length when lt returns to twinax printing.

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EMULATION DETAILS

The C82315* interface emulates several IBM printers. However, you should be aware of slight differences in operation caused by mechanical and other differ- ences between IBM and Epson printers.

The differences for each emulation are described in the following sections.

4214/5224 EMULATION

Epson printers and 4214/5224 printers have the following differences.

LINE-FEED INCREMENT

A 4214 printer advances paper in 1/120-inch increments for continuous paper, and 1/10-inch increments for single-sheet paper. 5224 printers use a 1/72-inch increment. Epson O-pin printers advance paper in 1/216-inch increments, and 24/48 printers advance paper in 1/360-inch increments. The C82315* interface calculates the difference in paper advancing increments and corrects for errors as printing proceeds.

PAPER BINS

A 4214 printer can select from three paper bins; an Epson printer can select from two. If you select bin 3, the Epson loads paper from bin 2.

GRAPHICS PRINTING

You can create graphics on the 4214 printer by sending the Load Alternate Character (LAC) command. This is the command used by the IBM programs APF and BGU. This command defines a pattern to be printed in place of a certain character, similar to the Epson ESC/P user-defined character feature.

The C82315* interface accepts two variations of the LAC command: the LAC-1 and LAC-2 commands. The LAC-1 command defines a 9-dot wide by 8-dot high pattern while the LAC-2 command defines a 10-dot wide by a 8-dot high pattern.

The C82315* interface prints graphics data using the quad-density, 240 dot per inch graphics mode. In order to maintain the proper pitch, each character should be defined with the following widths:

10 CPI Graphics - 24 Columns 12 CPI Graphics - 20 Columns 15 CPI Graphics - 16 Columns 17.1 CPI Graphics - 14 Columns

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Because the interface adjusts data to fit in the number of columns available on Epson printers, printed characters may not be perfectly symmetrical.

NOTE: When printing high-density graphics, you may not be able to print adjacent dots. This may cause gaps when printing bar codes, so bar code printing is not recommended.

5219 EMULATION

The font ID numbers sent to a 5219 printer select the Epson character pitches and typefaces shown below; the ID numbers marked with a + are the recommended settings.

10 CPI: 12 CPI: 15 CPI: PROFIT

Roman Sans Serif Courier* Script* Prestige*

13+, 5+ 82, 87+ 222+ 160+ 14, 26+ 84+, 91+ 224,225+ 159+ 11+ 85+ 223+ 158+ 10,20+ 80+ 220 161 12+ 86+ 221+ 162

*Not available on 9-pin printers.

3812 EMULATION

Epson printers and 3812 printers have the following differences.

PAPER TRAY OR CASSETTE

If you have an optional paper tray or cassette installed in your Epson laser printer, you should use SelecType on your printers control panel to select optional for the input setting. See your printers users guide for details on using SelecType.

COMPUTER OUTPUT REDUCTION

Epson laser printers cannot print on 13.2 x 11 inch paper, so you may need to reduce or rotate the image to fit data processing reports onto the paper available.

The chart on the following page shows how to print data processing reports onto smaller size paper.

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Computer Output Reduction (COR) LANDSCAPE mode REDUCED Verical spacing is 8LPI 0.5 Margins top end lelt 10 pitch fonts lo 13 pitch 12 pitch fonts lo IS pitch IS pitch fonts to 19 pinch

(I) Yield Paper size is less than or equal to 1 1/2' x 14' (2) Portrait Orientation (lasted at COR ) can be Selected by: Size OCI: Text -YES or Notate-0 size CL :priority [STD] or (NLQ) or

AS/400 : PRIORITY (STD) and Pagrit (COM)

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FONT ID

The 3812 emulation uses IBM font IDs to switch from one HP font to another. Only certain IBM font ID's can be used as the system default. These are noted by an asterisk (*) in the Font ID table in Appendix A-3 of this manual.

You specify the default font ID for your printer when you configure the printer on the IBM host. Have your system operator set your default to the font ID you use most and then change as necessary with a printer override, OCL command, or word processing font ID. (See Appendix A-3 for font ID table.)

PAPER SIZE AND ENVELOPES

The 3812 emulation supports the following paper sizes:

Letter 8.5 x 11 inches Legal 8.5 x 14 inches A4 210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11 .69) Executive 7.25 x 10.5 inches

Epson printers support the following envelope sizes:

Commercial 10 9.5 x 4.125 inches Monarch 7.5 x 3.875 inches DL 220 x 110 mm (8.66 x 4.333 CS 229 x 162 mm (9.02 x 6.38)

You must send the paper and envelope dimensions from the IBM host to the printer in order for the proper size to be selected. You can use interface setup commands to select A4 size paper as the default or to feed paper regardless of size.

JUSTIFICATION

The 3812 emulation supports right hand justification for all fixed pitch fonts as well as proportional font IDS 158, 159, and 162 (found in the 5410 font cartridge).

INTERFACE TEST MODES

In addition to the self-test described in the section on installing the interface, the C82315* has four other tests you can perform: hex print, communications test, interface diagnostics, and the interface diagnostic loopback.

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HEX PRINT

During hex print, the printer prints the data received in hexadecimal format. You can then check if the data you are sending is reaching the printer.

The printer prints this hex data on a grid corresponding to the datas position in the buffer. If the hex data represents a printable character, that character is printed to the right of the hex data.

Turn switch 5 on to enter hex print mode.

See Appendix A-4 for hex print sample.

COMMUNICATIONS TEST

The C82315* can mimic a host computer and send commands to the twin-axial cable. You can use this feature to test a second printer connected to the same twin-axial cable.

Follow the steps below to perform the communications test.

1. Make sure that both printers are set to the same-cable address, and that the Epson printer is turned off.

2. Make sure that the cable end attached to the second printer is set for termination, or uses an auto-termination cable, and that the cable is not connected to a host system.

3. Turn switch 5 on to print the buffer diagnostic test.

4. Turn on the Epson printer; then press the TEST button on the inter face.

The second printer should then print the buffer diagnostic test header, print out any errors encountered in communications, and then print the EBCDIC character set.

5. After completing the test, turn off the Epson printer and return switch 5 to the off position.

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS

During interface diagnostics, the interface transmits data to itself and then analyzes how that data is processed. If an error is detected, an error message is printed on the printer. A list of error messages is listed at the end of this section.

Follow the steps below to perform interface diagnostics.

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1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Disconnect the V-connector from any twin-axial cables (but leave it connected to the interface). Since the interface transmits data to itself during this test, leaving it connected to the twin-axial cable could disrupt the twin-axial system.

3. Write down the positions of switches 1, 2, and 3 (you need to return them to their initial positions after the test is completed). Then turn switches 1, 2, and 3 on. This selects cable address location 7. Address 7 is used only during interface diagnostics and interface diagnostic loopback.

4. Turn on the printer; then press the TEST button on the interface. The printer then performs the test and prints the following:

TEST SEQUENCE COMPLETE

The printer performs the test sequence over and over; error messages are printed between the TEST SEQUENCE COMPLETE messages.

5. After you are finished running the test, turn the printer off and reset switches 1, 2, and 3 to their original position.

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS ERROR MESSAGES

The error messages and explanations are listed below.

If an error occurs, the following tests may not be performed.

OUTPUT TIMING ERROR

The twin-axial output circuits are not responding to the microprocessor as expected. This could be caused by a non-functioning circuit or by a termi- nated cable not being attached to the interface.

UNEXPECTED VECTOR or IMPROPER BYTE VECTOR

The interrupt handling process received an improper interrupt value. Possible causes are initialization problems, non-functioning circuits, or microprocessor problems.

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ERROR IN POLL ADDRESS X

A poll test was sent to the indicated address but was not received properly. This could be caused by a terminated cable not being properly installed, a circuit that is non-functioning, or intermittent connections.

INCORRECT DATA ON POLL TO ADDRESS X

A poll was sent to the indicated address and was detected as a poll; however, the data received was not the expected data. This could be caused by a problem with the twin-axial receiver circuitry.

NO INTERRUPT ON DATA

A byte of data (not a poll) was sent and the receiver circuitry did not interrupt the microprocessor. This could be caused by problems in the receiver circuitry, or problems with the microprocessor interrupts.

OUTPUT DATA AVAILABLE BIT BAD

The transmitter timing is not staying busy for the proper period. This indicates an ASIC failure.

INPUT DATA AVAILABLE BIT BAD

The bit signaling that data was received was not set as expected. This could be caused by not having a properly terminated cable attached, a driver circuitry failure, a receiver circuit failure, or an ASIC failure.

NO INTERRUPT ON BAD PARITY or WRONG INTERRUPT ON BAD PARITY

This test sends a transmission with the parity purposely invalid to test the proper reaction. Either no interrupt or the wrong interrupt was received in this test. This indicates an ASIC failure.

INTERRUPT W/O NMI ON POLL TO ADDRESS X

During a poll test, the transmission was received as data; not as a poll, This indicates an ASIC failure.

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INPUT NOT INDICATING BUSY

This is an ASIC internal test during a transmission, and indicates an ASIC failure.

TWO BYTE DATA CHECKS BAD

This test verifies multi-byte data transmissions for proper data. A failure could be caused by a -5-volt supply problem, a transmitter circuit failure, a receiver circuit failure, or an ASIC failure.

OVERFLOW COUNTER BAD

This tests the protection circuit-in the ASIC designed to prevent a host failure from over-filling the interface buffer and causing an error in opera- tion. This message indicates an ASIC failure.

BAD DATA, EXPECTING XX RECEIVED XX

A byte of data was sent, and the receiver circuitry interrupted the microprocessor. However, when the data was checked, it was not the same as when it was sent. This would indicate a problem with the twin-axial circuitry data paths.

PARITY ERROR DETECTED or PARITY FAILURE

This error indicates that the twin-axial receiver detected a parity error on receiving polls or data. This would indicate an error in the parity genera- tion by the twin-axial output, malfunctioning of the parity checking circuit of the twin-axial receiver, or a poor cable connection.

INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK

Interface diagnostic loopback is essentially the same as interface diagnostics; the only difference is that no error messages are generated. A qualified technician can use this test to check the circuitry with an oscilloscope.

Interface diagnostic loopback is performed in basically the same way as interface diagnostics; however, you must turn switch 8 off before starting. Always return switch 8 to the on position when you are finished with interface diagnostic loopback.

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SPECIFICATIONS

The C82315* interface specifications and the C82315*s parallel interface specifications are listed below

C82315* INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

input Protocol:

Output Protocol:

Receive Data Rate:

Data Buffering:

Language Support:

Supported printer character sets:

Connectors:

Indicators:

IBM 5250 twin-axial protocol, parallel input data

EPSON TYPE B internal interface connection

5250 protocol = Maximum burst: 2 million bits/second

Effective rate: 1 million bits/second

Dual 256 byte buffers for received twin-axial data

16-byte twin-axial command buffer Single byte parallel data buffer

16 major language selections; same Ianguage character sets as supported by IBM 4214

IBM Code Page 850 H.P. Roman 8

DB9 connector for twin-axial T-cable connection.

36-pin (50 mil) parallel connector 36-pin internal printer connector 1 LED showing Line Sync.

This light indicates the following:

FLASHING - The interface card is in a diagnostic mode.

ON - The C82315* is communicating with the Epson printer and the host.

OFF - The C82315* and the printer are communicating properly, but the interface is not communicating with the IBM host. In other words, there is no

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Line Sync between host and interface.

Switches: 8 SIP piano switches for device address, emulation mode, buffer print, print quality, and interface enable

Push Button for TEST/YES

Push Button for CANCEL/NO

Selection Jumpers: 3 hardware configuration shorting jumpers

Twin-axial Connection: Both cable-thru and automatic termination available

using provided V-connector cable

Power Requirements: All power supplied by the printer

Processor: Z80A CMOS

Memory: 8 Kbytes of static memory

PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

Signal Return Signal Parallel Direction Description Pin Pin Cable

Pin

1 19 STROBE 1 IN Strobe pulse to read data in. Pulse width must be more than .5 sec. at the inter- face.

2 20 DATA1 2 IN 3 21 DATA2 3 IN 4 22 DATA3 4 IN 5 23 DATA4 5 IN 6 24 DATA5 6 IN 7 25 DATA6 7 IN 8 26 DATA7 8 IN 9 27 DATA6 9 IN

These signals repre- sent information in bits 1 to 8 of parallel data respectively. Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0.

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Signal Pin

Description

A LOW pulse of minimum width of 4 sec. A low indi- cates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data.

A HIGH signal indi- cates that the printer cannot receive data. The signal goes HIGH in these cases: -Data entry, for each character --When off line or in error state

-When serving the IBM host and a byte of parallel data is received.

HIGH when the printer is out of paper.

Pulled up to +5v through a 3.3K ohm resistance.

THIS SIGNAL IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE C82315* INTERFACE. (De- fined by many print- ers to add a LF to each CR. The IBM

Direction

OUT

Parallel Cable

Pin

10

Signal

ACKNLG

Return Pin

2810

OUT29 BUSY 1111

12 OUT12 30 PE

13 OUT13 SLCT

14 INAUTO FEED

16

17

27

Signal Return Signal Parallel Direction Description

Pin Pin Cable Pin

18 - NC

19-30 - GND 21-24

Not used

Twisted pair ground returns listed above

31 INIT 16 IN Defined to reset and dear the printer when LOW: THE RE- SET AND CLEAR ARE NOT SUP- PORTED BY THE C82315*, As the IBM host cannot be in- terrupted by this signal. An ACKNLG is generated for handshaking.

32 - ERROR 15 OUT This signal goes LOW when the printer is in an error state such as out Of p a p e r .

33 - GND 25 Logic ground

34 - NC Not used

35 - HIGH Pulled up to +5v through a 3.3K ohm resistance

36 - SLCTIN 17 NOT SUPPORTED

NOTE: The parallel connector is a DDK type DHA-36 or equivalent.

The column heading DIRECTION refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the C82315* interface.

RETURN denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level. For the interface wiring. be sure to use twisted-pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side. The cable should be shielded and connected to the chassis of the host computer and printer.

All interface conditions as based on TTL levels. Both the rise and the fall times of each signal must be less than 0.2 u sec.

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Data transfer is carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signals. Data transfer to the printer occurs only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the BUSY signal is LOW.

TIMING

DATA IIN

STROBE-

BUSY I

ACKNLG I-I t

Data must be present a minimum of 0.5 u sec before and after a minimun 0.5 sec STROBE Pulse. BUSY goes high before the end of the STROBE signal and remains high until the end of an ACKNLG pulse of minimun 4 sec.

EBCDIC CHARACTER TABLES

PC850 character table

See Appendix A-S for an example of the PC850 character table.

Note: PC850 is the recommended character table for matrix emulations.

HP Roman 8 character table

See Appendix A-6 for an example of the HP Roman 8 character table.

Note: This character table is available only when HP emulation is selected (3812 emulation).

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APPENDIX A-1

Anhang A-1 / Appendice A-1 / Apendice A-1 / Appendice A-1

Sample printouts - Self Test Druckmuster - Selbsttest Exemples dimpression - Autotest Ejemplos de impresin - Auto-test

Esempi di stampa - Test automatico

EPSON CS2315. TWIN-Ax INTERFACE COPYRIGHT (C)1991 SHERWOOD DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REV 3.4 SOFTWARE INSTALLED IN EPL-4000 WITH CURRENT EMULATION ESCP24-84

Switch and Jumper Selections:

Device Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 Twin-ax cable drive selected.....: Normal Self Test (Buffer Print).........: Off IBM-Printer Emulated...;.........: 4214 Default print quality............: DRAFT Pitch and Print Quality..... EPSON command set..........

. . . . . . Host Control . . . . . LQ

Active Configuration Selections:

02 - Language.............. 03 - Character Set Option.. 04 - Printer Options....... 05 - 06

Laser Feed Options.... - Alternate Delimiters..

. . . . . . 00 - Multinational

. . . . . . Code Page 850

. . . . . . Normal

. .... Feed Host $election

. . . . . &% 07 - Print Complete method.......: Only Early Print Complete Supported 08 - Printer Sharing Timeout.....: 08 09 - Parallel Port Initialization:

10 - User Defined Strings......: u0: u1: u2: u3: u4: u5: U6: u7:

EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table

40 50 60 70 80 90 A 0 B0 CO DO LO FO 0: 20 26 20 9B 9D F8 E6 B D 7B 7D SC 30 1: 20 82 2F 90 61 6 A 7E 9C 41 4 A 00 31 2: 63 88 86 D2 62 6 0 73 BE 42 48 53 32 3: 84 89 8E D3 63 6 C 74 F A 43 4C 54 33 4: 85 8 A 07 D4 64 6 D 75 9F 44 4D 55 34 5: A0 Al 05 Db 65 6 E 16 F5 45 4C 56 35 6: C6 0C Cl D7 66 6F 71 F4 46 4F 57 36 7: 66 88 8 B D8 67 70 78 A C 47 50 56 37 a: 87 8D 80 D E 68 71 79 A B 48 51 59 30 9: A4 El A5 60 69 72 7 A F3 49 52 5A 39 A: 5B 5D 7C 3A AE A6 AD AA 2D FB FD FC B: 2E 24 2C 23 A F A 7 A 8 B3 93 96 E2 E A C: 3C 2A 25 40 DO 91 Dl EE 94 81 99 9 A D: 26 29 SF 27 E C 87 E D F9 95 97 E3 EB E: 26 30 3E 3D ES 92 E7 EF A2 A3 EO E9 F: 21 SE 3F 22 Fl C F A 9 F2 E4 98 ES 20

RAN OK ROM OK

APPENDIX A-2

Anhang A-2 / Appendice A-2 / Appndice A-2 / Appendice A-2

Display Station Setup Mode Die Bildschirmanzeige sieht etwa so aus Mode de configuration de poste daffichage Modo de configuracin desde un terminal de pantalla Modalit impostazione da videoterminaie

Epson ESC/P2 Setup Screen Version 0.1 Printer Sharing Timeout (seconds) . . . . . . . . :08 Language..............................:00MULTI Alternate Delimiters (EBCDIC).........: Parallel port Initialization (ASCII):

User Defined String (ASSCII): U0 U1 U2 u3 u4 u5 u6 u7 Character Set Option: Code Page 650 Print Complete: Early . Laser Feed Options..: Normal Address (SWI-3) ................: 4 Letter Quality Emulation (SW4).: No Buffer Print (SW5) .............: No Up,Down Arrows = Change Selection

Field Exit, Field l = DownDefault - NLQ (SW6) ............: No Front Panel override (SW7) .....: No Back Tab, Field - - Up 5224 Emulation (Zi) ............: No Backspace = Delete Character FX Comnands (J6) ...............: Yes Enter - Save Parameters

APPENDIX A-3

Anhang A-3 / Appendice A-3 / Apndice A-3 / Appendice A-3

Font IDS Schrinhtypen-10 ID de police ldentificacin de fonts ldentificativi di font

Typaface symbol Orient. Bet

Resident

Courier R-8 P/L Courier Bold R-8 P/L Line Printer R-8 P/L Line Printer R-8 P/L Line Printer R-8 P/L Line Printer R-8 P/L

Epson Cartridges 5410

5411

5412

5413

Time R-8 P Prop. Time R-8 P prop. Time Bold R-8 P Prop. Time Italic R-8 P prop. Helvetica Bold R-B P Prop.

Courier Bold u-a P/L 1O Courier Italic R-B P/L 10

Prestige R-a P/L 12 10 86 Prestige Bold R-a P/L 12 10 111 Prestige Italic R-B P/L 12 10 112

Letter Gothic R-B P/L 12 12 87 Letter Gothic Bold R-B P/L 12 12 110 Letter Gothic Italic R-a P/L 12 10 112

Pitch Point Typestyle Size Number

10 12 1 1 10 12 46 13.3 8.5 201 15 8.5 223 17.1 8.5 254 19 8.5 282

8 10 10 10 14.4

12 12

157 158 159 155 34126

46 18

Typeface Symbol set

Helvetica ASCII Helvetica ASCII Helvetica Bold ASCII Helvetica Bold ASCII Helvetica Bold ASCII Helvetica Bold ASCII Tax Line Draw LinDrw-7

Letter Gothic R-8 Letter Gothic R-8 OCR-A 10N OCR-A OCR-E 10N OCR-B Code 3-9 4.6N 3 of 9 Code 3-9 9.3N 3 of 9 EAN/UPC Bold Bar Code UPC EAN/UPC Bar Code UPC

HP cartridges Procollection

Line Printer Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Prestige Elite Prestige Elite

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII. ASCII Legal Legal Legal Legal Legal Legal ASCII ASCII

Bold ASCII Italic ASCII

Legal Legal

Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold Legal Prestige Elite Italic Legal Letter Gothic ASCII Letter Gothic ASCII Letter Gothic ASCII Letter Gothic ASCII Letter Gothic Bold ASCII Letter Gothic Italic ASCII Times Roman ASCII Tines Roman ASCII Times Roman Bold ASCII Times Roman Italic ASCII Times Roman ASCII Times Roman Bold ASCII Times Roman Italic ASCII Times Roman Legal Times Roman Legal Times Roman Bold Legal

orient.

P P P P P P P

P P P P P P P P

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P P P P P P P/L P/L P/L P/L P P P P P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P P P P P P P P P P

Pitch Point Typestyle size Number

Prop. 6 181 Prop. 0 183 Prop. 8 182 Prop. 10 185 Prop. 12 188 Prop. 14 190 10 12 34

10 14.4 40 17.1 9.4 255 10 12 19 10 12 3 4.6 12 240 9.3 12 61 Prop. 12 171 Prop. 12 170

17.1 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 15 12 12 12 15 12 12 12 27 19 17.1 12 12 12 Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

8.5 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 3.6 6 9.5 12 12 12 8 10 10 10 17 12 12

1O 10

253 45 17 85 108 92 51 52 53 93 94 95 220 83 113 114 219 97 98 99 291 281 257 66 69 69 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 173 174 175

Typeface

Times Roman Italic Times Roman Times Roman Bold Times Roman Italic Helvetica Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold

WordPerfect ---------

CG Times CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times Bold CG Times Bold Univers Univers Univers

icrosoft ---------

Helv Helv Helv Bold Helv Italic Helv Helv Bold Helv Italic Helv Sold TmsRmn TmsRmn TmsRmn Bold TmsRmn Italic TmsRmn TmsRmn Bold TmsRmn Italic TmsRmn Bold Line Printer

symbol set

Legal Logal Logal Legal ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII Legal

DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop DskTop

R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8

Orient.

P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P/L

Pitch

Prop. 10 176 Prop. 12 177 Prop. 12 170 Prop. 12 179 prop. 8 183 Prop. 10 184 Prop. 10 185 Prop. 10 186 Prop. 12 187 Prop. 12 188 Prop. 12 189 Prop. 14 190 Prop. 14 191

prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop. Prop.

Prop. 8 34102 Prop. 10 34103 Prop. 10 34123 Prop. 10 34231 Prop. 12 34104 Prop. 12 34124 Prop. 12 34232 Prop. 14 34125 Prop. 8 5686 Prop. 10 5607 Prop. 10 5707 Prop. 10 5815 Prop. 12 5680 Prop. 12 5708 Prop. 12 5816 Prop. 14 5709 15 8.5 223

Point Typestyle size Number

6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 18 24 14 18 24

4685 4686 4706 4814 4607 4707 4815 4688 4708 4816 4689 4709 4817 4711 4714 4709 4791 4794

Typeface symbol Set

Polished Worksheets -------------------

Prestige Elite R-8 Prestige Elite R-8 Prestige Elite Bold R-8 Prestige Elite Italic R-8 Prestige Elite Legal Prestige Elite Legal Prestige Elite Bold Legal Prestige Elite Italic Legal Letter Gothic R-8 Letter Gothic R-8 Letter Gothic Bold R-8 Letter Gothic Italic R-8 Letter Gothic Legal Letter Gothic Legal Letter Gothic Bold Legal Letter Gothic Italic Legal Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal

Persuasive Presentations ------------------------

Letter Gothic Letter Gothic

ASCII Legal

Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Helv Outline ASCII Helv Outline Legal serifa ASCII Serifa Legal Line Draw LinDrw PC Line Bold PCLin

Forms, Etc. - - - - - - - - -

Univers R-8 Univers R-8 Univers Bold R-8 Univers Bold R-8 Univers Bold R-8 Univers Bold R-8 Helv Cond. Black Bold TaxNum OCR-A OCR-A

Orient.

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P

Tax Line Draw TaxLinDnd P/L

Pitch Point Size

Typestyle Number

15 7 221 12 10 86 12 10 111 12 10 112 15 7 219 12 10 97 12 10 98 12 10 99 27 3.6 290 12 12 87 12 12 110 12 12 109 27 3.6 292 12 12 90 12 12 107 12 12 106 8.1 16 434 8.1 16 431

10 14 39 10 14 38 10 14 6 10 14 7 8.1 16 434 8.1 16 431 6.5 18 435 6.5 18 432 5.7 24 436 5.7 24 433 Prop. 24 34115 Prop. 24 3 4 1 1 6 Prop. 24 34215 Prop. 24 34216 10 14 31 10 14 32

Prop. 6 33101 Prop. 8 33102 Prop. 8 33122 Prop. 10 33123 Prop. 12 33124 Prop. 14 33125 Prop. 24 34128 10 12 19 10 12 30

Typeface

Dar Codes & More _---------------

Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic OCR-A OCR-B Code 3 of 9 Code 3 of 9 EAN/UPC 10 Mil BAN/UPC 13 Mil Bold USPS Zip Line Draw

Text Equations --------------

Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold

Symbol Set

R-8 R-8 R-8 OCR-A OCR-B 3 of 9 3 of 9 UPC UPC ZIP LinDrw

R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8

Prestige Elite Italic R-8 R-8

CG Times R-8 CG Times Bold R-8 CG Times Italic R-8

Global Text ----------- CG Century Schoolbook R-8 CG Century Schoolbook R-8 CG Century Schlbk Bld R-8 CG Century Schlbk It1 R-8 CG Triumvirate CG Triumvirate Bold

Pretty Faces -----------

Microstyle Microstyle Bold Hobo Medium Hobo Medium Thunderbird Signet Roundhand Signet Roundhand ITC Dingbats ITC Dingbats

R-8 R-8

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ITC ITC

Orient.

P/L P/L P/L P P P P P

P/L P/L

P P P P P P P P P

P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L P/L

P P P P P P P P P

Pitch Point Typestyle Size Number

15 12 10 10 10 8.1 4.6 Prop. Prop. Prop. 10

9.5 230 12 87 14 40 12 19 12 3 12 60 12 240 12 170 12 171' 12 172 12 33

15 7 221 17.1 7 256 12 10 86 12 10 111 12 10 112 Prop. 8 157 Prop. 10 158 Prop. 10 159 Prop. 10 155

Prop. 8 16950 Prop. 10 16951 prop. 10 16971 Prop. 10 17079 Prop. 10 33335 Prop. 14 33357

Prop. 18 5910 Prop. 36 5920 Prop. 30 5930 Prop. 14 5940 Prop. 54 5950 Prop. 18 5960 Prop. 14 5970 Prop. 36 5980 Prop. 18 5990

APPENDIX A-4

Anhang A-4 / Appendice A-4 / Apndice A-4 / Appendice A-4

Sample printouts - Hex Print Oruckmuster - Sedezimaldruck Exemples dimpression - Impression Hexodcimale Ejemplos de impresin - Impresin hexadecimal Esampl di stampa - Stampa esadacimale

01 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 oc

00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 2B C6 02 OC 2B D2 04 29 00 OA 2B D1 03 81 00 2B 1 C1 02, 04 2B C2 D2 42 2B CB 03 40 01

.F...K.....J.a.. A.d.B.&.H. .

01 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 Dl D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 1 D8 D9 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 67 E8 E9 40 40 40 40 40 40 2 40 40 40 F0 Fl F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 40 40 40

00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

00 c2 D9 40 40 93 40 5A 7B 40

C2 E2 40 40 94 40 51 7C 40

2 3 4

C4 C5 C6 EJ E4 E5

F1 F240 40 95 40 5B 7C 40

40 40

40 96 97

SD 40

7E 5D

40 7F c1

5 C7 E5 F3 40 98 40 5E A1

6 7 8 9 A D2 D3 40 40 F7 F8 85 86 A4 A5 4A 4B 6B 6C EO 40

8 C D4 D5 40 40 F9 40 97 88 A6 Al 4C 4D 6D 6E 40 40

D E F D6 D7 D8 40 40 40 40 40 40 89 91 92 Al A9 40 4E 4F 50 6F 79 7A 40 40 40

c8 69 E7 EB F4 F5 82 83 99 A2

D1 E9 F6 84 A3 40 6A DO

40 40 60 6l A, co

01 0 1 2 3 0 C3 c4 C5 Cb

4 c7 Eb F3 40 98 40 5F 9F

5 C8 E7 F-4

6 7 C9 Dl E8 E9 F5 F6 83 84 A2 A3 40 40 6l 6A CO DO

6 9 A D2 D3 D4 40 40 40 F7 FB F9 85 86 87 A4 AS A6 4A 4B 4c 6B 6C 6D EO 40 40

a D5 40 40

C D6 40 40 99 AB 4E 6F 40

D E D7 DO 40 40 40 40

F D9 40 40 93 40 SA 7B 40

1 E2 2 40 3 40 4 94 5 40

6 5B 7 7c

E3 FO 40 95

E4 ES F1 F2 40 40 96 97 40 40 5D 5E 7D C 1

7 E

C2

81 99 40 60 Al

80 Al 4D 6E 40

91 92 A9 40 4F SO 79 7A 40 40

40 5c 7D 406 40

1 c4 E4 FI 40

2 Cb E5 F2 40 91 40 5E 7F c2

3 4 c7 c8 E6 E7 F3 F4 81 82 90 40 5E 7F C3

99 40 60 Al

5 c9 E8 F5 83 A2

6 7 8 Dl D2 D3 E9 40 40 F6 F7 F8 84 85 86 A3 A4 A5 40 4A 4B 6A 6B 6C DO E0 40

9 D4 40 F9 97 A6 4 C

6D 40

A B C D5 D6 D7 40 40 40 40 40 40 88 89 91 A7 Al A9 4D 4E 4F 6E 6F 79 40 40 40

D D8 40 40 40

40 50 7A 40

E D9 40 40 93 40 5A 7B 40

F E2 40 4 0

94 40 51 7C 40

95 40 5D 7D Cl

40 61 co

01 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 9 A B C D E F 0 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 Dl D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 E2 E3 I E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 FO 2 Fl F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

APPENDIX A-5

Anhang A-5 / Appendice A-5 / Apdice A-5 / Appendice A-S

Sample printouts - PC850 character set Druckmuster - Zeichentabelle PC850 Examples dimpression - Table de caractres PC 850 Ejemplos de impresion - Tabla de caracteres PC 850 Esempi di stampa - Tabella dei caratteri PC 850

E B C D I C to ASCI I Trans la te Table

40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B O C O D O E O FO 0: 20 26 2D 9B 9D F8 E6 BD 7B 7D 5C 30 1: 20 82 2F 90 61 6A 7E 9C 41 4A 00 31 2: 83 88 B6 D2 62 6B 73 BE 42 4B 53 32 3: 84 89 8E D3 63 6C 74 FA 43 4C 54 33 4: 85 8A B7 D4 64 6D 75 9F 44 4D 55 34 5: A0 Al B5 D6 65 6E 76 F5 45 4E 56 35 6: C6 8C C7 D7 66 6F 77 F4 46 4F 57 36 7: 86 8B 8F D8 67 70 78 AC 47 50 58 37 8: 87 8D 80 DE 68 71 79 AB 48 51 59 38 9: A4 El A5 60 69 72 7A F3 49 52 5A 39 A: 5B 5D 7C 3A AE A6 AD AA 2D FB FD FC B: 2E 24 2C 23 AF A7 A8 B3 93 96 E2 EA C: 3C 2A 25 40 DO 91 Dl EE 94 81 99 9A D: 28 29 5F 27 EC F7 ED F9 95 97 E3 EB E: 2B 3B 3E 3D E8 92 E7 EF A2 A3 E0 E9 F: 21 5E 3F 22 Fl CF A9 F2 E4 98 E5 20

APPENDIX A-6

Anhang A-6 / Appendice A-6 / Apndice A-6 / Appendice A-6

Sample printouts - HP Roman 8 character set Druckmuster - Zeichentabeile HP Roman 8 Exemples dimpression - Table de caractres HP Roman 8 Ejemplos de impresin - Tabla de caracteres HP Roman 8 Esempi di stampa - Tabella dei caratteri HP Roman 8

EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table

40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 BO CO DO EO FO 0: 20 26 2D D6 D2 B3 F3 5E 7B 7D 5C 30 1: 20 C5 2F DC 61 6A 7E BB 41 4A 20 31 2: CO Cl A2 A4 62 6B 73 BC 42 4B 53 32 3: CC CD D8 A5 63 6C 74 F2 43 4C 54 33 4: C8 C9 Al A3 64 6D 75 BE 44 4D 55 34 5: C4 D5 E0 E5 65 6E 76 BD 45 4E 56 35 6: E2 Dl El A6 66 6F 77 F4 46 4F 57 36 7: D4 DD DO A7 67 70 78 F7 47 50 58 37 8: B5 D9 B4 E6 68 71 79 F8 48 51 59 38 9: B7 DE B6 A9 69 72 7A F5 49 52 5A 39 A: BF 21 7C 3A FB F9 B8 5B 20 31 32 33 B: 2E 24 2C 23 FD FA B9 5D C2 C3 DF AE C: 3C 2A 25 40 E4 D7 E3 B0 CE CF DA DB D: 28 29 5F 27 B2 20 Bl AB CA CB E8 AD E: 2B 3B 3E 3D F0 D3 Fl 27 C6 C7 E7 ED F: 7C SE 3F 22 FE BA 20 5F EA EF E9 20

EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS

EPSON AMERICA, INC. 20770 Madrona Avenue Torrance CA 90503, U.S.A. Phone: (310) 782-0770 Fax: (310) 762-5246

EPSON UK LTD. Campus 100. Maylands Avenue. Hemel Hempstead. Herts. HP2 7EZ. U.K. Phone: 442-61144

Telex: 5162467

EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Zlpicher StraBe 6. 4000 Osseldorf 11 F.R. Germany Phone: (02 11) 56030

Telex: 9564786

EPSON FRANCE S.A. 68 bis. rue Marjolin 92300, Levallois-Perret, France Phone: (1) 4087-3737 Telex: 610657

EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. EPSON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Unit 3, 17 Rodborough Road, No. 1 Raffles Place #26-00

Frenchs Forest, NSW 2088, Australia OUB Centre. Singapore 0104

Phone: (2) 452-0666 Phone: 5330477

Far (2) 975-1409 Fax: 5336119

EPSON HONG KONG LTD. 25/F. Harbour Centre. 25 Harbour Road, Wenchai. Hong Kong Phone: 5854600 Telex: 65542

EPSON ELECTRONICS TRADING LTD. (TAIWAN BRANCH) 10F. No. 287 Nanking E. Road, Sec. 3. Taipei. Taiwan, R.O.C. Phone: (02) 7 17-7360 Fax: (02) 712-9I64

EPSON ITALIA S.p.A. V.Ie F. lli Casiraghi 427 20099 Sesto S. Giovanni MI. Italy Phone: 2-262331 Fax: 2.2440750

EPSON IBERICA S.A. Av. de Roma. 16-26 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles Barcelona, Spain Phone: 562.15.00 Fax: 582.1565

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (Hirooka Office) 80 Harashinden. Hirooka Shiojiri-shi. Nagano-ken 399-07 Japan Phone: (0263) 52-2652

1991 Nov.

EPSON