Epson WorkForce 60 User manual

PRINTER INTERFACE TYPE 60

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE 1

What this Printer Interface Can Do 1

Sharing the Printer with Two Computers 1

Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time 2

Operating the Printer 3

CONVENTIONS 3

ABOUT THIS MANUAL 4

OPERATION PANEL

BUTTONS 5

INDICATORS 6

DISPLAY 6

INSTALLATION

INSTALLING THE INTERFACE KIT 7

CONNECTION TO THE COMPUTER 7

TESTING THE PRINTER 8

Printing a Test Page 8

Printing the Status Sheet and Font Samples 9

OPTIONAL KITS 10

Memory Expansion Board 10

Optional Font and Emulation Mode Cards 11

Optional Font Cartridges 12

CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO TWO COMPUTERS 13

Multi-user Modes 13

Configuring the Serial and Parallel Channels 13

BASIC OPERATIONS

TURNING THE PRINTER ON LINE AND OFF LINE 14

FORM FEED 14

RESETTING THE PRINTER 15

SELECTING THE CASSETTE FOR COMPUTER PRINTING 15

SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE

OVERVIEW 16

HP LASERJET III EMULATION MODE 16

EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES 17

CHANGING THE EMULATION MODE 17

Using the MODE ASSIGN Feature 17

Using an Emulation Control Language 18

ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS

INTRODUCTION 21

Selectype Mode (Printer Setup Mode - Function 35) 21

Level 1 Features 21

Level 2 Features 22

Using Selectype Mode 23

The Display 23

Buttons 23

Sample Selectype Procedure 24

SELECTYPE LEVEL 1 FEATURES 26

How to Enter Selectype Level 1 26

INPUT 27

PAGE SIZE 27

COPIES 27

ORIENT.28

FONT 28

STATUS SHEET 28

FONT SAMPLE 28

SUB CONFIG. 28

SYSTEM CONFIG. 29

FULL PRINT 29

MEMORY LEFT 30

T-OFFSET and L-OFFSET 30

SAVE MACRO 31

LOAD MACRO 32

POWERON MACRO 33

DELETE MACRO 33

SELECTYPE LEVEL 2 FEATURES 34

How to Enter Selectype Level 2 34

TEST PRINT 34

MODEASSIGN 34

I/F CONFIG. (Interface Configuration) 35

Parallel Channel 35

Serial Channel 36

RX-BUFFER SIZE (Receive Buffer Size) 37

CH (Channel) 38

CH TIMEOUT (Channel Timeout) 40

AUTO CONT (Auto Continue) 41

P-CONFIG SAVE (Power-up Configuration) 41

FACTORY RESET 42

VERSION 42

PAGE COUNTER 43

STANDBY 43

SOLVING PROBLEMS

STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES 44

PRINTING PROBLEMS 48

PROBLEMS WITH GRAPHICS 50

PROBLEMS WITH SELECTYPE MODE 51

PROBLEMS WITH OPTIONAL CARDS AND CARTRIDGES 52

DATA DUMP MODE 53

RESETTING THE PRINTER 54

APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS A-1

APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE

HP EMULATION MODE VS HP LASERJET III B-1

PrintableArea B-1

Character Clipping B-2

Paper Handling B-2

Resident Fonts B-2

Downloaded Fonts B-2

Symbol Sets B-3

OPERATING AS A LASERJET IIISi B-4

USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST THE HP EMULATION MODE B-5

ORIENT (Page Orientation) B-5

FONT B-5

SUB CONFIG. B-7

AVAILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS B-8

Resident Bitmap Fonts B-8

Resident Scalable Fonts B-9

Symbol Sets B-9

HP EMULATION COMMAND SUMMARY B-21

APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION

MODES

OPERATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER C-1

PrintableArea C-1

USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST EPSON LQ AND FX

EMULATION C-2

ORIENT (Page Orientation) C-2

FONT C-2

SUB CONFIG. C-3

AVAILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS C-6

Resident Fonts C-6

Character Sets C-6

LQ AND FX EMULATION COMMAND SUMMARY C-8

APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND

CARTRIDGES

FONT CARDS AND EMULATION MODE CARDS D-1

Font Cards D-1

Emulation Mode Cards D-1

Caring for Cards D-2

Using Font Cards D-2

Selecting a font with your application software D-2

Selecting a font with the Selectype FONT procedure D-2

Using a font card and a font cartridge at the same time D-3

Using the Epson GL Emulation Mode Card D-3

Recovering from a Card Error D-4

FONT CARTRIDGES D-4

Available Font Cartridges D-4

Selecting a font from a cartridge with your application program D-6

Recovering from a cartridge error D-6

APPENDIX E. LIST OF FEATURES

APPENDIX F. CONNECTOR PIN CONFIGURATION

APPENDIX G. STATUS SHEET

GLOSSARY

ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE

What this Printer Interface Can Do

After you have the printer interface kit installed in your fax machine, you will be able to

use the machine as a desktop printer for your personal computer.

To ensure that the printer can be used with a wide range of application programs, emu-

lation modes for three different printer types have been provided. These emulation

modes are for:

❐HP LaserJet IIIP (3/P/Si mode)

❐Epson LQ

❐Epson FX

There is a slot for an optional font cartridge (for a HP compatible font cartridge) and a

slot for an optional font card (for an Epson font card or HP plotter emulation mode

card).

The printer comes with 1 megabyte of memory, and you can add up to an extra 5

megabytes, making a possible total of 6 megabytes.

If you need optional font cards or cartridges, obtain them from your computer store.

The manufacturer of this fax machine does not supply these items, and cannot

guarantee satisfactory operation of the machine with every font card and cartridge

that is available. See Appendix D for more on optional font cards and cartridges.

Sharing the Printer with Two Computers

Your printer has two different interfaces (these will be referred to as channels in this

manual, because the printer’s software uses this term, or its abbreviation "CH"). There

is a Centronics parallel channel and an RS-232C serial channel, and you can connect

one PC to each. The RS-232C channel accepts data from a PC at high speeds up to

19,200 bps. The printer can automatically detect which channel data is coming in on,

and data is printed on a first-in first-out basis.

You can connect the printer to two computers at the same time, using both channels.

This is known as Multi-user mode. There are two basic types of Multi-user mode; these

are described on page 13.

If you wish, you can allocate a different emulation mode to each channel, and different

sets of printer settings. You can also allocate separate parts of the printer’s memory to

each channel. See page 38 for details on how to share your printer between two com-

puters.

INTRODUCTION

Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time

In a few cases, the machine can handle two tasks at the same time. The following ta-

bles show how to operate the machine while a job is currently in progress.

1. If you wish to print a file from the computer while the fax machine is busy

Current Task (Fax Machine) Printing a File from the PC

Immediate Transmission Not possible; wait until the machine has

finished the current task.

Memory Transmission

Scanning a document and storing it to memory Possible; you can print your file

immediately if you wish.

Receiving a fax message Not possible; wait until the machine has

finished the current task.

Printing a fax message from memory

Making a copy

2. If you wish to use the fax machine (or if someone tries to send you a fax message)

while you are printing a file from the computer

Desired Use of the Fax Machine Whether Possible or Not

Immediate Transmission Not possible; wait until the machine has finished

printing.

Memory Transmission You can store a document in the memory, but

transmission will not begin until at least 10

seconds after the machine has finished printing.

Scanning a document and storing it to memory Possible; you can start immediately, even though

the machine is printing a file from the computer.

Receiving a fax message Not possible; wait until at least 10 seconds after

the machine has finished printing.

Printing a fax message from memory Not possible; wait until the machine has finished

printing.

Making a copy

Note: You can tell if the machine is printing a file from the computer by looking at

the indicator (you can tell by looking at the indicator even if the machine is

in fax standby mode). When it is flashing, the computer is sending data to the

printer. When it is steady, only printing is taking place; the computer is not

sending data.

If the indicator remains steady but nothing is being printed, see Form Feed on

page 14.

While the machine is in printer mode (Function 35), the machine cannot re-

ceive fax messages.

INTRODUCTION

Operating the Printer

On Line

You can print data from your computer at any time, if the printer is on line (see page 14

for how to switch the printer on line).

Off Line

No data can be received from the computer if the printer is off line. However, any data

in the printer buffer can be printed manually by the Form Feed procedure (see page

14).

Function 35: Printer "Ready"/Set Up Mode (Selectype Mode)

In this mode, you can access a wide range of printer set-up features. Printer setup

mode is called "Selectype" mode. It is described on page 21 and the pages following

that. You can switch between On Line and Off Line if the printer "READY" display is

showing, but not if the printer is in Selectype mode.

To enter Printer Ready/Set Up Mode, use Function 35

Function 3 5 Yes

You can combine these into a keystroke program to enter this mode quickly. For infor-

mation on how to make a keystroke program, see the Operator’s Manual for your fax

machine.

To leave Printer Ready/Set Up mode:

Return to fax standby mode only from the printer "READY" display (shown above

right). To return to the "Ready" display, press repeatedly.

Press Function to return to fax standby mode.

Also, if you do not touch the machine for 4 minutes while it is in printer mode, the ma-

chine will return to fax standby mode.

CONVENTIONS

The following conventions were used when writing this manual.

Keynames: Mainly, these have been placed in a different typeface, and enclosed in a

box. For example: Function means "Press the Function key". For the arrow keys,

(for example) means "Press the key".

Displays: Messages seen in the bottom line of the display panel are shown in a larger

box, normally to the right of the operation that causes the display to appear.

INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Operation Panel: This section will acquaint you with the buttons and indicators on the

operation panel that are for use only with the printer. It also outlines how to access the

various printer control functions.

Installation: This section shows you how to connect your computer to the printer and

check that it is working properly. It also tells you how to install the various optional kits

that you can get for your printer, such as extra memory.

Basic Operations: This section shows you how to perform basic operations, such as

resetting the printer and switching it on or off line.

Selecting the Emulation Mode: This section tells you how to select one of the emula-

tion modes.

Adjusting the Printer Settings: This section shows you how to modify the machine’s

settings.

Solving Problems: This section explains any error messages that may appear on the

screen while you are using your fax machine as a printer. It also tells you how to solve

some common problems. However, for mechanical problems such as paper jams, refer

to your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual.

Appendix A. Specifications: This contains a list of the printer’s most important specifi-

cations. Also see the Specifications section in your fax machine’s manual.

Appendix B. HP Emulation Mode: This section contains technical information on the

HP LaserJet emulation mode. It also shows you how to fine-tune the emulation mode

to adjust the appearance of your output.

Appendix C. Epson Emulation Modes: This section is similar to Appendix B, except

that it deals with the Epson emulation modes.

Appendix D. Optional Font Cards and Cartridges: This section gives details about

the optional cards and cartridges that you can use with this printer interface kit.

Appendix E. List of Features: This section lists up all the features that can be ad-

justed with "Selectype" mode, along with their factory settings.

Appendix F. Connector Pin Configuration: This section shows the names of the sig-

nals present on the serial and parallel connectors at the back of the machine. Show

this to a technician if you are having problems.

Appendix G: Status Sheet: This gives a sample status sheet printout.

INTRODUCTION

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