User manual EPSON STYLUS 1000

[. . . ] User's Guide =--TM z=::= = ---A Esr == EPSON=- StylusTM 1000 EPSON ® Printer Parts control panel paper feeder paper support manual feed slot parallel interface access panel -J. L AC inlet EPSON S t y l u s 1000 48-NOZZLE INK JET PRINTER All rights reserved, No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the US) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. [. . . ] Press the FONT button to select from the eight fonts listed on the control panel. The three FONT lights come on (O), or go off (o), or flash (5) to indicate the active font. Note: q Roman T and Sans Serif Hfon ts are available in proportional spacing only. 0 Font selections you make in your software usually override these control panel selections. For best results, use your software to select fun ts. Using the Printer 3-5 The table below lists the available fonts and shows how the FONT lights appear for each selection. FONT bdifj i 000 0. 0 Fonts Draft Epson Courier Epson Roman T Samples ABCDEFGhi j klmOl23456789 ~ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789 ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789 1 ABCDEFGhijklmOl23456769 1 ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789 ABCDEFGhi j klmO123456789 10 0 0 1 Epson Sans Serif H / 0 0 0 1 Epson 000 Roman Epson Sans Serif Epson Prestige Epson Script flashing 000 0. 0 ABCDEFGhijklmOl23456789 A8CDEFGhijklm0123456789 0 on 0 off 6 Scalable fonts The size of the Roman, Sans Serif, Roman T, and Sans Serif H fonts can be selected from 8 to 32 points in 2-point increments by using your software or by sending an ESC/P 2 command. See the documentation that came with your software for information on selecting the size of scalable fonts. See the Appendix for a list of ESC/P 2 commands. Roman Epson Epson Epson Epson Epson Epson Roman T Epson Epson Epson Sans Serif Epson Sans Serif H Epson Epson Epson Epson Epson Epson 3-6 Using the Printer Condensed printing Condensed printing reduces the size of characters to approximately 60 percent of their normal width, allowing more characters to fit on a line. This is useful for spreadsheets and other software that needs to print the maximum amount of information on a page. You can condense most fonts by pressing the ECONOMY/CONDENSED button. (Epson Roman T, Epson Sans Serif H, and 15-cpi printing cannot be condensed. ) The printout below shows condensed lo-cpi printing. T h i s i s 10 cpi p r i n t i n g . This is condensed 10 cpi printing. Note: Ifyour software controls characterfonts nnd cm select the condensed mode, you should select condensed mode through the software rather than with the control panel. Software or command settings usually override panel settings. Using the Default-Settings Mode Your printer comes with a series of internal settings that control a variety of printer functions, such as print direction and auto line feed. Because these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer, they are called default settings. The factory default settings are designed to meet most user's needs, so you may not need to change them. The table below lists the features you can set in the default-settings mode. For a detailed description of each setting, see "Default settings descriptions. " To change a setting, see "Changing the default settings" on page 3-11. Using the Printer 3-7 Settings Character table Options Italic U. S. A. , Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U. K. , Italic Denmark. Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1, PC437, PC850. PC852*, BRASCII'", Abicomp" , On, Off 1 1 inches, 12 inches, 8. 5 inches, 7016 inches On, Off On, Off On, Off On, Off On. Off 10 seconds, 30 seconds On, Off Auto print direction Continuous-paper page length Skip-over-perforation Network interface mode Mixed text/graphics mode Auto line feed Auto interface selection Auto interface wait time Tear off l Available only in the European version ** Available only in the North/South American version Most software controls the character table and auto line. feed. lf your software controls thesefeatures, you may never need to set them with the control panel. Note: 3-8 Using the Printer Default settings descriptions Character fable Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages. The printer prints text with the selected character table. When you select this feature, the font light on the control panel goes on or off to indicate the current selection. Auto print direction The printer ordinarily prints text bidirectionally for speed and prints graphics characters unidirectionally for precise vertical alignment. [. . . ] It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. proportional printing Printing in which the width of the character varies from character to character. For example, a capital W receives much more space than a lowercase i. The result looks more like a typeset book than a typewritten draft. push tractor An optional, detachable device that automatically "pushes" continuous paper into the printer from the loading side. GL-4 Glossary RAM Random Access Memory. The portion of the printer's memory used as a buffer and for storing user-defined characters. [. . . ]