Epson LQ-1500 - Impact Printer Product Support Bulletin page 5

EPSON
EPSON AMERICA, INC.
SERVICE
PSB NO.: P-0025
SUBJECT: LQ-1500 QUESTIONS
The following are common questions and their answers:
While printing the LQ-1500 will intermittently lock up, reset,
Q.
or lose characters, what is the cause of this?
A.
The most probable cause of this is the solder joint on CN2 of
the UXPS board, resoldering the connector will usually
alleviate the intermittent problem.
Service Centers may perform any soldering on this product.
The LQ-1500 will not go into condensed print, what is wrong?
Q.
A.
The printer is probably in LQ mode, the LQ-1500 will only
print condensed while in the draft mode.
Q .
How do
those needed to use the line and box draw capabilities found
in many software packages?
A.
In order for the LQ-1500 to print graphic characters the PC
Graphics Character Emulator kit (Product Code 7493) must be
installed.
Emulator kit installed, so all software packages should have
the IBM 5152 printer driver selected.
not
100%
Q .
There is a bank of 8 DIP switches located in the front of the
LQ-1500, what are these for?
A.
Switches
alignment and should never be changed except by authorized
service personnel.
mode is enabled.
Q .
How can you install both the 2.0 ROM Upgrade and the PC
Graphics Character Emulator kit in the LQ-1500?
A.
The 2.0 ROM Upgrade can be installed in either the interface
board or the UXMCL board.
installed, it must go on the interface board and the 2.0 ROM
Upgrade must be installed in the UXMCL board.
EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505
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RODUCT
DATE: 8/01/88
get the LQ-1500 to print graphic characters, such as
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The LQ-1500 uses IBM 5152 control codes with the
compatible.
through 7 are for the adjustment of print
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If switch 8 is on the cut sheet feeder
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UPPORT
AND ANSWERS
the PC Emulator kit is also
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