FX-800 and FX-1000 9-Pin Dot Matrix Printers. User’s Guide

How to use this guide ......Page 8
Setting up your printer ......Page 10
Unpacking ......Page 13
Choosing a place for the printer ......Page 15
Putting in the ribbon ......Page 16
Taking off the tractor unit ......Page 19
Fitting the paper guide ......Page 21
Connecting up to the power supply ......Page 22
Loading a sheet of paper ......Page 23
Self-testing ......Page 24
Connecting to your computer ......Page 27
Parallel and serial communications ......Page 28
Connecting to the parallel interface ......Page 30
Connecting to the serial interface ......Page 32
Setting up the computer ......Page 33
Setting up the printer ......Page 35
A test run ......Page 38
Basic everyday use ......Page 42
The control panel ......Page 45
What the printer can do ......Page 48
Choosing and loading paper ......Page 50
Using single sheets of paper ......Page 51
Using continuous paper ......Page 56
Allowing for different thickness of paper ......Page 63
Printing ......Page 65
Looking after the printer ......Page 67
Getting the most from your printer ......Page 70
How to make changes ......Page 73
Quality and fonts ......Page 76
Character pitch and size ......Page 77
Special effects for emphasis ......Page 82
Page layout and control ......Page 85
Using different character sets ......Page 88
Graphics ......Page 91
How your computer communicates with the printer ......Page 92
Working with applications programs ......Page 96
Installing software ......Page 98
Word processors ......Page 104
Spreadsheets ......Page 106
Graphics software ......Page 107
Programming languages ......Page 108
Technical information ......Page 112
Technical specification ......Page 115
Interface ......Page 121
Compatible interfaces ......Page 124
Choosing an interface ......Page 125
Installing an interface ......Page 128
Reference ......Page 136
General hints ......Page 139
Beeper error warnings ......Page 140
SelecType problems ......Page 141
Common problems ......Page 142
Solutions for specific computers ......Page 156
Hex dump mode ......Page 160
Command guide ......Page 164
Printer operation commands ......Page 170
Data control commands ......Page 180
Line feeding ......Page 183
Formatting commands ......Page 187
Word processing commands ......Page 197
Print style commands ......Page 198
Character pitch and size ......Page 201
Print enhancement commands ......Page 208
Character set commands ......Page 213
Graphics (bit image) commands ......Page 220
Master style select command ......Page 225
Programming graphics and user-defined characters ......Page 228
The print head ......Page 229
User-defined characters ......Page 230
Printing bit image graphics ......Page 238
Initialization ......Page 242
DIP switch settings ......Page 243
Optional accessories ......Page 247
Code tables ......Page 249
Character tables ......Page 250
ASCII code tables ......Page 256
Epson international character sets ......Page 266
Command summary by command name ......Page 268
Command summary by task ......Page 271
Glossary ......Page 276
Index ......Page 279