Epson LX-300+ User manual

EPSON ESC/P

Reference Manual

LX-300+,LX-1170

FX-880+,FX-1180+

LQ-300+, LQ-1150

LQ-570e/580

LQ-680Pro

DLQ-3500

2002 Addendum

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This addendum contains information relevant to EPSON Serial Impact Dot Matrix

printers introduced from year 2000 onward. This document covers the following

EPSON printer models:

LX-300+, LX-1170, FX-880+, FX-1180+, LQ-300+, LQ-1150, LQ-

570e/580, LQ-680Pro and DLQ-3500.

Table of Content

I Recent Printer Models

A. LX-300+ --------------------------------------------- 5

B. FX-880+ --------------------------------------------- 7

C. LX-1170 --------------------------------------------- 9

D. FX-1180+ --------------------------------------------- 11

F. LQ-300+ --------------------------------------------- 13

G. LQ-570e/580 --------------------------------------------- 15

H. LQ-680Pro --------------------------------------------- 17

I. LQ-1150 --------------------------------------------- 19

J. DLQ-3500 --------------------------------------------- 21

II Command Summary Tables

A. 24-Pin Printers --------------------------------------------- 23

B. 9-Pin Printers --------------------------------------------- 30

LX-300+ Year introduced: 2000

Market: America, Europe, Pacific

Built-in features

Print method 9-pin impact

Speed NLQ 56 cps @ 10 cpi 67 cps @ 12 cpi

Draft 225 cps @ 10 cpi 270 cps @ 12 cpi

High-speed draft 300 cps @ 10 cpi

Print width 8 inches

Paper types Continuous, Single sheets, Envelopes, Labels, Roll Paper

Multipart forms Original plus 4 copies

Paper paths Rear, Bottom

Tractor Push, Pull

Paper parking Available

Buffer size 8KB or 0KB

Interface Bi-directional 8-bit Parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode

supported), Serial I/F

Fonts (typefaces) EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif

Bar codes EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,

Code 128, POSTNET

Nonprintable area 4.2 mm at the top and bottom of single sheets

Options (with model numbers)

Cut-sheet feeders C80637* (Single-bin)

Tractor C80030* (Pull)

Roll-paper holder #8310

Interfaces C82378*

Ribbon #8750 (Fabric)

* The asterisk represents the last digit of the printer’s option/accessory model number which

varies by country.

LX-300+ settings

Setting Options

Page length for tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch,

11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch

Skip over perforation OFF, ON

Auto tear off OFF, ON

Auto line feed OFF, ON

Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d.

Software ESC/P, IBM 2380 Plus

0 slash OFF, ON

High speed draft OFF, ON

I/F mode Auto, Parallel, Serial

Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds

Baud rate 19200BPS, 9600BPS, 4800BPS, 2400BPS,1200BPS,600BPS,300BPS

Parity None, Odd, Even, Ignore

Data length*2 8bit, 7bit

Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON

Packet mode Auto, OFF

Character table(Standard version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp,Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,

ISO 8859-15

Character table(NLSP version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857,PC866, PC869, MOZOWIA, Code

MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria,PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC

APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8,ISO

Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771

International character set for Italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic

Spain 1

Manual feed wait time 1 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds

Buzzer OFF, ON

Auto CR(IBM 2380 Plus) *1 OFF, ON

IBM character table *1 Table2, Table1

Note: Bold letters indicate the standard factory settings.

*1 This setting is effective when IBM 2380 Plus emulation is selected.

*2 after the ROM version No.W1XXXX

FX-880+ Year introduced: 2001

Market: America, Europe, Pacific

Built-in features

Print method 9-pin impact

Speed NLQ 82 cps @ 10 cpi 99 cps @ 12 cpi

Draft 330 cps @ 10 cpi 396 cps @ 12 cpi

High-speed draft 440 cps @ 10 cpi

Ultra high speed draft 494 cps @ 10 cpi

Print width 8 inches

Paper types Continuous, Single sheets, Envelopes, Labels, Roll Paper

Multipart forms Original plus 5 copies

Paper paths Rear, Bottom, Front

Tractor Push, Pull

Paper parking Available

Buffer size 96KB or 0KB

Interface Bi-directional 8-bit Parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode

supported), USB(ver. 1.1) I/F, Type B Optional Interface Slot

Fonts (typefaces) EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif

Bar codes EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,

Code 128, POSTNET

Nonprintable area 4.2 mm at the top and bottom of single sheets

Options (with model numbers)

Cut-sheet feeders C80637* (Single-bin), C80638* (High-capacity)

Tractor C80020* (Pull)

Roll-paper holder #8310

Front Paper Guide C81402*

Front Sheet Guide C81400*

Interfaces C82305*, C82306*, C82307*, C82308*,C82312*, C82313*,

C82314*, C82315*, C82345*, C82362*, C82363*, C82364*,

C82384*, C82391*

Ribbon #8750 (Fabric)

* The asterisk represents the last digit of the printer’s option/accessory model number which

varies by country.

FX-880+ settings

Setting Options

Page length for front tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch

Page length for rear tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch

Skip over perforation OFF, ON

Auto tear off OFF, ON

Auto line feed OFF, ON

Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d.

Software ESC/P, IBM PPDS

0 slash OFF, ON

I/F mode Auto, Parallel, USB, Option

Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds

Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON

Packet mode Auto, OFF

Character table(Standard version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,

ISO 8859-15

Character table(NLSP version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857, PC866, PC869, MOZOWIA, Code

MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC

APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO

Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771

International character setfor Italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic

Spain 1

Manual feed wait time 1 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds

Buzzer OFF, ON

Auto CR (IBM PPDS)*1 OFF, ON

IBM character table *1 Table2, Table1

Note: Bold letters indicate the standard factory settings.

*1 This setting is effective when IBM PPDS emulation is selected.

LX-1170 Year introduced: 2001

Market: America, Europe, Pacific

Built-in features

Print method 9-pin impact

Speed NLQ 56 cps @ 10 cpi 67 cps @ 12 cpi

Draft 225 cps @ 10 cpi 270 cps @ 12 cpi

High-speed draft 300 cps @ 10 cpi

Print width 13.6 inches

Paper types Continuous, Single sheets, Envelopes, Labels, Roll Paper

Multipart forms Original plus 4 copies

Paper paths Rear, Bottom

Tractor Push, Pull

Paper parking Available

Buffer size 8KB or 0KB

Interface Bi-directional 8-bit Parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode

supported), Serial I/F

Fonts (typefaces) EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif

Bar codes EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,

Code 128, POSTNET

Nonprintable area 4.2 mm at the top and bottom of single sheets

Options (with model numbers)

Cut-sheet feeders C80639* (Single-bin)

Tractor C80034* (Pull)

Roll-paper holder #8310

Interfaces C82378*

Ribbon #8755 (Fabric)

* The asterisk represents the last digit of the printer’s option/accessory model number which

varies by country.

LX-1170 settings

Setting Options

Page length for tractor 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch

Skip over perforation OFF, ON

Auto tear off OFF, ON

Auto line feed OFF, ON

Print direction Bi-d., Uni-d.

Software ESC/P, IBM 2381 Plus

0 slash OFF, ON

High speed draft OFF, ON

I/F mode Auto, Parallel, Serial

Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds

Baud rate 19200BPS, 9600BPS, 4800BPS, 2400BPS,1200BPS,600BPS,300BPS

Parity None, Odd, Even, Ignore

Data length 8bit, 7bit

Parallel I/F bidirectional mode OFF, ON

Packet mode Auto, OFF

Character table(Standard version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp,Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,

ISO 8859-15

Character table(NLSP version) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857,PC866, PC869, MOZOWIA, Code

MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria,PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC

APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8,ISO

Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771

International character set for Italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic, U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic

Spain 1