Hardware Specifications - Epson LQ 1050 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer Technical Manual

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS
The FX-850/l 050 communicates
specifications for the printer.

1.2.1 Hardware Specifications

Printing Method
Pin Configuration
Feeding Method
NOTES: 1. When using friction feed:
Use the paper tension unit.
Do not use fanfold paper.
Do not perform reverse feed beyond than 1/6 inches after the paper end has been
detected.
Do not use multi-part, single-sheet forms.
2. When using tractor feed:
Release the friction feed mechanism.
Multiple copies for printing must be finished by pasting them together at the line or dots.
Copy paper must be a carbonless multi-part paper.
a) When using push tractor feed:
Use the paper tension unit.
with a wide variety of host computers. This section describes the
Serial, impact dot matrix
See Figure 1-2 (diameter: 0.29 mm).
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Figure 1-2. Printhead Pin Configuration
Friction feed
Tractor feed (push: standard, pull: optional)
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