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... not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception....cables connected to unused interfaces.
Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Applesoft is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Centronics is a registered trademark of Data Computer Corporation. LX-80 is a trademark of Epson...
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List of Tables
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Introduction . . . . . .
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LX-80 Features About This Manual . . .
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1 Setting Up Your LX-80 Printer Printer Parts
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Printer Location Paper Feed Knob Installation Ribbon Installation Ribbon Replacement
4 4 5 8
Paper Loading
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Control Panel Test Pattern
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Connecting the LX-80 to Your Computer . . . .
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First Printing Exercise
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... Width (Pitch Character Weight Print Enhancement Mode and Charcter-Set Selection Special Printer Features Line Spacing Forms Control Page Format User-defined Characters Dot Graphics
D The DIP Switches
E Using the Optional Tractor Unit . . . . . Printer Location Tractor Unit Installation Loading Continuous Paper
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F Troubleshooting and Advanced Features Problem/Solution Summary Setting print styles
Tabbing
Graphics Paper-out sensor
SelecType Solutions M e t h o d l I Method 2
Method3
Method 4 Cancelling Functions with SelecType
Other software Beeper Error Warnings Data Dump Mode Coding Solutions
POKEing codes Special printer drivers Solutions for Seven-Bit Systems Solutions for ...
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List of Figures
1-1 Printer parts
1-2 Paper feed knob installation
1-3 Ribbon cassette
1-4 Print head assembly
1-5 Ribbon cassette installation
1-6 Ribbon placement
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1-7 LX-80 ready for paper loading .
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1-8 Control panel
1-9 Test patterns
1-10 Cable connection
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2-1 SelecType setting and functions
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3-1 A capital T 3-2 The ...
User Manual - Page 12
... to the items in the box, you need a cable and possibly an interface board. The cable connects the printer to your computer, and the interface board is necessary only for those computers that can't use the LX-80's Centronics® parallel interface. Your computer manual or your dealer will tell you which cable you need and whether or not you need a special...
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Figure 1-2. Paper feed knob installation
Ribbon Installation
The LX-80 printer uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon, which is enclosed in a cassette that makes ribbon installation and replacement a clean and easy job. The parts of this cassette are labelled in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3. Ribbon cassette 5
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...install the ribbon, first open the lid at the front of the LX-80 so that you can see the print head assembly shown in Figure 1-4. Move the assembly by hand to the center of the printer so that the other parts of the printer... Note: Moving the print head by hand when the printer is turned on
can harm the printer. Always be sure that the printer is turned off before you move the print head.
Figure ...
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... l-5.) Then lower the front of the cassette so that the exposed section of ribbon can fit between the print head nose and the silver ribbon guide. Push down until the cassette fits firmly in place.
Figure 1-5. Ribbon cassette...
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... you plan to do. If you have a word processing or other commercial software program, just load the program in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your LX-80 print. If you plan to use your LX-80 for printing program listings, load a program and use your computer system's listing command (LLIST for Microsoft™ BASIC, for example). Note...
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Chapter 2 SelecType
At the end of the introduction you saw samples of the typestyles available on your LX-80. In this chapter you'll learn how Epson's SelecType feature puts the most-used print modes at your fingertips. With a few taps on the panel buttons of the LX-80, you can change your printing from
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User Manual - Page 26
... buttons return to their normal operation, but your printer is in emphasized mode. Since this is only an exercise, turn the LX-80 off and back on again to cancel all settings and prepare for the next exercise.
You will probably use SelecType with commercial software as well as with BASIC or another programming language...
User Manual - Page 27
...worry if your software resets the printer; you can still use SelecType. In Appendix F we tell you ways around the problem.
Since only a few programs reset the LX-80 before printing, ...copy for comparison with the next versions you print. Your test can be as simple as our example below, a two-line document created with a word processor and printed with its standard print command.
Now set your LX-80...
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SelecType makes it especially easy to change from draft to NLQ, but you can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a software command or with a special switch in the back of your printer. You can find the software command in Chapter 5 and the operation of the switch (called a DIP switch) in Appendix D.
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...Printer Control Codes
The LX-80 printer is easy to use, especially with commercial software that has print control features. This chapter explains some of the
how a computer communicates with your printer. This information should also help you understand the terms used in your software... computers and printers use are in binary form, which means that they use only the digits 0 and 1. In this manual,...
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... LX-80 that you want to use. Incidentally, there is no standard terminology for software codes; thus, the terms in your software manual may be different from the ones we use here.
In general there are three ways you send printer codes with commercial software:
l Using SelecType, the feature described in Chapter 2.
l Instructing the program during an installation or setup...
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... which codes to send. (Often you don't even need to specify which Epson printer you are using.) You usually tell the program what printer you are using through an installation or set-up procedure. The instructions should be in your software manual. In addition, your software or computer dealer may be able to help you.
Many programs that use embedded...
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... is specify in an installation program that you are using an Epson printer. Then the program sends the correct codes for the
explained in the manual for your software program.
We have designed these chapters so that you can concentrate on using the features of the LX-80 instead of on programming, but a few instructions arc necessary. Because...
User Manual - Page 125
... the card if you use a cut-sheet feeder, however.
SelecType Solutions
If you have found that your software sends a resetting code and wipes out your SelecType settings, one of the following methods should help you find a way around the problem.
Method 1 Use the installation program for your software to remove the
initialization code. See your software manual...
User Manual - Page 150
...Printer driver for problem codes, F-10 Protective lid. See Lid
Q
Quadruple-density. See Graphics densities QX-10, 80, F-14
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Reset code, 38 with user-defined characters, 67
Resetting the printer, 38 Ribbon, installation... sensor Separator, paper. See Paper Set-up operations for printer, 3-14, E-l-6 Seven-bit systems, F-10-11
limitations of, F-11 test for computer's type, F-11 Skip-over-perforation...