Epson ActionPrinter 3250 User Manual download pdf (Page 2)

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Q. What is the Epson ESC/P 2 command set?

As the leading impact printer vendor, the Epson Standard Codes for

Printers (ESC/P) has become a de facto standard for most dot matrix

printers. Epson Standard Codes are featured by most other vendors as

an immediate entry into a wide range of third party software. As the

market continues to develop new requirements, Epson has moved to

improve its standard by offering a version called ESC/P 2.

Q. What are the benefits of ESC/P 2?

The features of ESC/P 2 are divided into two categories: Scalable Fonts,

and Enhanced Graphics.

SCALABLE FONTS: ESC/P 2 provided access to Scalable Roman and

Sans Serif fonts. The Scalable Fonts are available in even increments

from 8 to 32 points. In addition to these sizes, 10.5 and 21 point sizes are

also available. Epson printers with ESC/P 2 perform the calculations

necessary to scale the fonts. The Scalable Fonts are most easily selected

within application software programs that provide ESC/P 2 printer drivers.

ENHANCED GRAPHICS: ESC/P 2 also provides Enhanced Graphics

capabilities in certain software applications supporting the raster graphics

mode of ESC/P 2. Enhanced Graphics is defined as a finer, more

accurate placement of printed dots leading to greater clarity of text and

sharper more detailed graphics in graphical printing environments such as

Microsoft Windows or Lotus 1-2-3. Enhanced Graphics also allows for

true 360 horizontal DPI printing with a single pass of the print head,

creating better print quality and faster print speeds than other dot-matrix

printers.

When printing multi-page documents, what would cause the AP-3250 to

print the first page correctly but print too low on the following pages?

This difference in print position is easy to adjust in most software

application programs. Most application programs have a default page

length of 66 lines per page when using 11" continuous paper. Since the

AP-3250 uses single sheets of paper, it automatically provides a small top

and bottom margin. Since these margins are non-printable area, the AP-

3250’s maximum number of lines per page when using 11” singe sheet

paper is 61 lines. Most software application programs include an option to

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