About This Manual - Epson LQ-1500 User Manual

High-resolution graphics. The LQ-1500 has all the graphics capabi-
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lities of the FX series of printers and more. The 24-pin print head
provides top-quality, high-resolution graphics.
Text buffer. The LQ-1500 has a 2048 character text buffer to increase
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printing speed. The buffer takes information quickly from your
computer, leaving the computer free for other tasks while the
LQ-1500 finishes printing.

About This Manual

The LQ-1500 is a sophisticated machine. Although it is simple to
operate, writing programs for it can be complicated. In many cases,
the people who use the LQ-1500 are not the ones who do the program-
ming. Therefore, Epson has provided two different manuals. This
LQ-1500 User's Manual contains all the information required to set up
and operate, the LQ-1500. The LQ-1500 Programmer's Manual con-
tains the information required to write programs for the LQ-1500.
Epson also supplies Application Notes that tell you how to use the
LQ-1500 with specific software programs.
The first three chapters of this manual will help you set up, operate
and maintain your printer. Chapter 4 contains information on how to
use control codes with your printer.
The appendixes contain helpful information about selecting print
styles and character sets, and about using control codes to command
certain printer functions. Appendix A summarizes the control codes.
Appendix B explains how to change from one print style to another
and shows examples of different print styles. Appendix C shows the
character sets available on the LQ-1500, including the regular and
international sets. Appendix D gives the dot width of each of the
available proportional characters. Finally, Appendix E, a convenient
conversion chart, provides all the possible names for each ASCII
code.
This user's manual is not long, but it contains a lot of important
information. In spite of its simple design, the LQ-1500 is a precision
printer, and you should know the right way to assemble and take care
of it. Reading this manual will help assure you of success when you
begin to use the LQ-1500.
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