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Epson P-4500 User Manual (317 pages)

Brand: Epson | Category: Dot matrix printers | Size: 3.63 MB |

English

Table of contents

Product Update Notice

2

Using SelecType

3

The DIP Switch Tables

5

Graphics Character Sets

7

PC 860 (Portugal)

8

EPSON”,+amP

10

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

12

Contents

14

Introduction

17

Options and Supplies

18

Pull Tractor Unit (C800141)

19

Multi-Font Module (#7407-A)

19

Film Ribbon Cartridge (#7770)

19

Introduction 3

19

About This Manual

20

Application Notes

21

Where to Get Help

22

Setting Up the Printer

23

Unpacking the Printer

24

1-4 Setting Up the Printer

26

Assembling the Printer

29

1-8 Setting Up the Printer

30

Setting Up the Printer 1-9

31

Attaching the Paper Guide

34

Testing the Printer

36

Running the Self Test

37

Draft mode

42

Letter Quality mode

43

The Parallel Interface

45

Connecting the

47

Setting Up the Printer 1-25

47

Choosing From a Menu

48

Using Single Sheets

51

Reloading During Printing

54

Using Continuous Paper

55

Loading Continuous Paper

56

Paper Handling 2-9

57

(25 mm) from the

58

Switching to Single Sheets

64

ON LINE button to set

68

Printing on Special Paper

72

2-26 Paper Handling

74

Multi-part Forms

75

2-28 Paper Handling

76

Envelopes

78

Operating the Control Panel

81

-ON LINE

82

-LOAD/EJECT

82

ROMAN, LQ SANS SERIF, DRAFT

83

-CONDENSED

83

Setting the DIP Switches

85

The DIP Switch Functions

88

Page Length

89

Skip Over Perforation

90

The Loading Position

91

MULTI

92

Using Short Tear-Off

94

Selecting Typestyles

98

Character Fonts

99

SANS SERIF

99

Using the Printer

100

11 Spain II

102

Choosing a Character Table

103

Using the Data Dump Mode

105

FORM FEED

106

LINE FEED

106

3-28 Using the Printer

107

Software and Graphics

108

Enhancing Your Printing

109

Character Spacing

109

This is double-wide and

110

Special Effects and Emphasis

111

This is ROMAN, with both

112

Software

112

10 cpi, 12 cpi

113

Software and Graphics 4-7

114

Graphics

116

Income Breakdown

117

The Print Head

117

Twenty-four-pin graphics

118

Pin labels

118

540 numbers

119

The Graphics Command

120

Column Reservation Numbers

121

A Simple Graphics Program

121

Designing Your Own Graphics

122

15 FOR C-1 TO 10:RESTORE

126

65 NEXT C

126

User-defined Characters

127

Draft pica

128

Letter quality / Proportional

128

Defining Your Characters

129

Data numbers

130

Software and Graphics 4-25

132

Software and Graphics 4-27

134

Copying ROM Characters to RAM

135

Letter Quality Characters

136

Superscripts and Subscripts

136

Mixing Print Styles

137

Using the Printer Options

139

The Cut Sheet Feeder

140

Paper Handling

144

The Cut Sheet

147

This is the first line

150

This is line XX

150

Single-sheet Insertion

151

Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder

155

The Pull Tractor

159

LOAD/EJECT button to load the

162

Pull Tractor

165

Removing the Pull Tractor

168

LOAD/EJECT

169

PAPER OUT light

169

The Multi-Font Module

172

Installation

175

SLOT by pressing the FONT

176

Selecting a Font

176

The Interface Boards

178

Compatible Interfaces

179

Installing the board

182

FG wire attached

184

#8143 New Serial Interface

187

Baud rate selection

188

Handshaking timing

188

Error handling

188

Maintenance

189

Cleaning the Printer

190

Maintenance 6-3

191

WARNINGS:

192

6-4 Maintenance

192

Replacing the Ribbon

193

Maintenance 6-7

195

Maintenance 6-9

197

Transporting the Printer

199

Maintenance 6-13

201

Troubleshooting

203

Problems and Solutions

204

Troubleshooting 7-3

205

Power Supply

206

Printing

207

Solution

207

Troubleshooting 7-9

211

Problem Solution

219

Technical Specifications

237

Printer Specifications

238

Printable area:

240

Paper weight:

241

Paper thickness:

241

Technical Specifications 8-5

241

Mechanical

242

Electrical

243

Environment

243

Interface Specifications

244

Technical Specifications 8-9

245

Interface Timing

246

Option Specifications

248

Storage condition:

249

Initialization

250

Command Summary

252

Using the Command Summary

253

Command Summary 9-3

254

Control Key Chart

255

Commands in Numerical Order

256

Dec. Hex. Description

257

Dec. Hex

258

Description

258

Command Summary 9-7

258

Commands Arranged by Topic

259

Control Cut Sheet Feeder

261

9-10 Command Summary

261

MSB Control

262

Data Control

263

Vertical Motion

264

Tab Vertically

268

Set Vertical Tabs

268

Command Summary 9-17

268

Horizontal Motion

270

Backspace

271

Set Absolute Print Position

271

9-20 Command Summary

271

Overall Printing Style

273

Select Typestyle Family

274

Master Select

274

Command Summary 9-23

274

Arranged by Topic

276

Print Enhancement

279

Select Subscript Mode

281

9-30 Command Summary

281

Turn Underline Mode On/Off

283

Select Character Style

283

9-32 Command Summary

283

Word Processing

284

Character Tables

285

0: Selects the normal set

288

Select Graphics Mode

290

Appendix

292

Proportional Width Table

293

Character

298

Glossary

299

10 characters per

300

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

303

8 Glossary

306

1-13, 2-27

310

EPSON”,qampti

312

I Cancel Double-strike Mode

314

DIP switch settings

315

DIP Switch 1

315

DIP Switch 2

315

DIP switch

316

4500 KEY FEATURES:

317

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