Epson MX-80 IIIF/T User manual

EPSON

EPSONAMERICA,

INC.

MX-80PRINTER User'sManual

User'sManual

for

MX-80Printer

DavidA.Lien

COMPUSOFT™PUBLISHING

ADivisionofCompuSoft,Inc.

Box19669• SanDiego,California92119U.S.A.

ThisBookwaspreparedespeciallyforEpsonAmerica,Inc.by

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*TRS-80istheroisteredtrademarkofRadioShack,a

DivisionofTandyCorporation.

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APersonalNoteFromtheAuthor

CongratulationsonyourdecisiontobuyanEPSONMX-80

printer!Inmyopinion,itisthebestdollar-valueonthe

printermarkettoday.

"WHO NEEDS A LEARNER'S MANUAL FOR A PRINTER?"

Theanswer— ALMOST EVERYONE EXCEPT A COMPUTER

PROFESSIONAL.

Today'sprintersareverysophisticatedcomparedtothose

ofevena yearago.Mostarenotfullyutilizedbecausethe

instructionsaretoovagueandcomplicated.We'redoing

ourbesttoeliminatethatproblemwiththeEPSONMX

Series.

IencourageyoutolearnALLaboutyourremarkable

MX-80.Youpaidforit.Putittowork

Dr.DavidA Lien

SanDiego— 1980

TableofContents

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Introduction7

Chapter1:TheStartingLine9

Chapter2:Sendita Message23

Chapter3:MorePrintControlCommands35

Chapter4:IntroductiontoGraphics41

Chapter5:HowDotMatrixPrintingWorks47

Chapter6:AdvancedPrintingandEndlessFormControl55

Chapter7:AdvancedGraphics63

Chapter8:TRS-80ModeandMisc69

Chapter9:SwitchingtoForeignLanguageCharacters71

AppendixA:ASCIIChartsforMX-80andTRS-80Modes79

AppendixB:ControlCodes81

AppendixC:InternalSwitchExplanationTables83

AppendixD:UsewithOtherComputers87

AppendixE:Usewitha RadioShackprintercable91

AppendixF:SpecialconsiderationsforModelIITRS-8093

AppendixG:CharacterandGraphicFonts95

AppendixH:TechnicalSpecifications99

AppendixI:FunctionCodes101

AppendixJ:LogicBlockDiagram103

AppendixK:PinoutSignalChart105

AppendixL:DataTransmissionSequence107

Index109

Introduction

"But do I REALLY have to take a course on 'How to Operate A Printer' to use

this one?" No— notifyouonlywanttouseitformundaneprinting.Itprints

"mundanes"verynicely.

Ifyouwanttolearntousetheexoticfeaturesitoffers,approachyournew

Printerinthesamewayasyourfirstcomputer— witha healthycuriosityandan

openmind.Itprobablyfarexceedswhatyoueverexpectedfroma printerinex-

pensiveenoughtocallyourown.

TheMX-80Printerworkswithvirtuallyanycomputerproperlyinterfacedtoit.

This"Learner'sManual"usesthepopularModel1 TRS-80asitsteachingmodel

sincetheTRS-80graphicssetissimilartotheonebuiltintotheMX-80.What's

taughthereappliestoallcomputers,thonotallarepowerfulenoughtoutilize

everyMX-80feature.Moreonthatingoodtime.

ImpatientreadersshouldheadfortheAppendicesandusualreferencematerials

attheback.TherestofuswillbelievethatthisisnoordinaryPrinterandtakethe

timetolearntouseitright— the first time.

AgoodworkingknowledgeoftheBASIC*languageisallthat'srequiredaswe

begin,withChapter1.

*UserswhofeeltheirBASICskillsarea littlerustyarereferredtothefollowing

booksbythesameauthor:

The BASIC Handbook, An Encyclopedia of the BASIC Language. Available

thruCompuSoftPublishing,Box19669SanDiego,CA92119.

TRS-80 Level I User's Manual. AvailablethruallRadioShackstoresas

CatalogNumber62-2016or26-2101.

LEARNING LEVEL II. CompuSoftPublishing.

TheStartingLine

Chapter1

TheStartingLine

ThisimportantChaptershowshowtounpackthePrinter,setitupandtestit.

Readitbeforeyougetintotrouble.Thetimespentwillbeyourbestinvestment

sincebuyingthePrinteritself.

CountingtheParts

Opentheboxcarefullyandremovethecontents.Thereshouldbe:

1.ThisUser'sManual(obviously. . .)

2.TheEPSONMX-80Printer

3.A longboxcontainingtheribboncartridge

4.A wireracktoguidethepaper

YoualsoneedanEPSONcabletoconnectthePrintertoyourparticularcom-

puter.ComputerswhichdonotusetheCentronicsStandardParallelInterface

schemeneedtheproperEPSONmatchingkit.YourEPSONdealercansupply

whateverisneeded.

SettingItUp

Lifttheprinterlidandlocatethe2 shippingscrews.SeeFigure1.

Figure1-1

ThesescrewsaretoprotecttheMX-80fromdamageduringshipping.Let's

removetheprinterlidsowecangetatthescrewswithoutbreakingsomething.

PARTS

Chapter9

\aythePrinterflatona firmsurfaceandraiseitslidtothefullverticalposi-

.ion.SeeFigure1-2.

WiththePrinterfacingyou,asshowninFigure1-3,graspthelidfirmlyonits

fttopsidewithyourrighthand.UseyourlefthandtoholdthePrinter

"Tfownonthetableand"spread"thecaseopenjusta bit.Pullthelidoffas

aleitisn'tabsolutelynecessarytoremovethelidtogetatthescrews,itdoes

reducethechanceofaccidentaldamage.Italsogivesusanopportunitytolearn

howtoremovethelidsowecanlearnaboutotherinterestingthings.

Usinga Phillipstypescrewdriver,removethepackingscrewsandstorethemfor

possiblefutureuse.Ifit'snecessarytomovetheprintheadtotherightorleftto

getatthescrews,dosowithgreatcare.(Ifyou'venotfollowedthedirectionsand

havealreadytriedtorunthePrinter,becarefuloftheprinthead!Itrunsvery

HOTundernormaloperation.)

InstallingtheRibbon

PositionthePrinterwiththeEPSONlabel(front)facingyou.Locatethepaper

bail(themoveablemetalbarwithnumbers1-80onit)andpushittowardsthe

back,awayfromyou.

Removetheribboncartridgefromitsboxandturntheplasticknobcounterclock-

wisesotheribbonistight.(Figure1-4A)

Figure1-4A

Holdingthecartridgebyitsverticalfin(soundslikea shark),steerthe4 tabson

itssidesintothe4 slotsinthePrinter'smetalframe.(Figure1-4B)Pressthecartridge

firmly intoplace.

Figure1-4B

Chapter9

Usinga pencil(oryourfingers)lifttheribbonintotheslotinfrontoftheprint

headasshowninFigure4-1C.Witha littlepractice,youcandoalltheabovein

onequickoperation.

Windtheribbontightagainwiththelittleplasticknob,andit'sallsettogo.

MatchingthePrintertoYourComputer

Thereare12differentswitchesinsidethePrintercase.Theycanbesettomake

theMX-80matcha widevarietyofcomputersandcomputerinterfaces.Wenow

havetosetthemtomatchourcomputer.Ina laterChapterwewillresetsomeof

themanddosomeveryuniquethings.

OpeningtheCase

Togetattheswitcheswehavetoopenthecase.Thetransparentlidshouldstill

beoff.Removetherollerknobbypullingstraightout,withfirmbutsteady

pressure.(Figure1-5)

TurnthePrinterupsidedownona softsurface.Witha Phillipsheadscrewdriver,

:ompletelyloosen(butdon'tremove)all4 cornerscrewsasshowninFigure1-6.

^Placetapeoverthe4 holessothescrewswon'tfalloutwhenwetipthePrinter

rightsideupagain.

Figure1-4C

Figure1-5

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