Table Of Contents - Epson EP-4004 Programming Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1. Features ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 : PAPER TYPES AND SIZES MEDIA SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................... 6
2.1. Paper Sizes for the EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W............................................................................ 6
2.2. Paper Size and Orientation .................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3. Printable Area.................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.1. Printing Area (Standard) ............................................................................................................................................ 13
2.3.2. Printing Area (Zero margin / Borderless)................................................................................................................... 15
2.4. Enable paper size of zero margin printing......................................................................................................................... 16
2.5. Printing Area (CD-R) ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
CHAPTER 3 : PRINTING OPTION ............................................................................................................................................ 18
3.1. Printing Quality ................................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2. Recommended Settings for Color and Monochrome Printing........................................................................................... 19
3.2.1. Recommended Setting Modes (Color&Black) for Japan ........................................................................................... 19
3.2.2. Recommended Setting Mode for Driver (Color & Black) <Windows/Over sea> ..................................................... 20
3.2.3. Recommended Setting Modes (Color & Black) <Macintosh/Over sea> ................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 4 : COMMAND SEQUENCE ................................................................................................................................... 22
4.1. Raster Graphics Modes ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2. Command Transfer Procedure........................................................................................................................................... 23
4.2.1. Command transfer sequence for non-compressed and the run-length encoded compression modes......................... 23
4.3. Limitations of Command Settings..................................................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER 5 : INDIVIDUAL COMMAND SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................ 26
5.1.1. Exit Packet Mode ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.1.2. Initialize printer ESC @.......................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.3. Line feed LF............................................................................................................................................................ 28
5.1.4. Form feed FF........................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1.5. Carriage Return CR................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.1.6. Control paper loading/ejecting ESC EM n.............................................................................................................. 31
5.1.7. Set absolute horizontal print position ESC ( $ nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4..................................................................... 32
5.1.8. Set page length in defined unit (extended) ESC (C nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ............................................................. 33
5.1.9. Set unit (extended) ESC (U nL nH P V H mL mH ................................................................................................. 34
5.1.10. Set absolute vertical print position (extended) ESC (V nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ..................................................... 35
5.1.11. Set page format (extended) ESC (c nL nH t1 t2 t3 t4 b1 b2 b3 b4 ....................................................................... 36
5.1.12. Monochrome Mode / Color Mode Selection ESC ( K nL nH m n........................................................................ 37
5.1.13. Selects dot size ESC (e nL nH m d ....................................................................................................................... 38
5.1.14. Set relative vertical print position (extended) ESC (v nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ....................................................... 39
5.1.15. Print raster graphics ESC . c v h m nL nH d1...dk (c=0,1) ................................................................................... 40
5.1.16. Set paper dimensions ESC (S nL nH w1 w2 w3 w4 l1 l2 l3 l4.......................................................................... 42
5.1.17. Set the raster image resolution ESC (D nL nH rL rH v h ..................................................................................... 43
5.1.18. Transfer Raster image ESC i r c b nL nH mL mH d1......dk .............................................................................. 44
5.1.19. Turn unidirectional mode on/off ESC U n............................................................................................................ 45
5.1.20. Set relative horizontal print position ESC (/ nL nH n1 n2 m1 m2 ........................................................................ 46
5.1.21. Set Print method ID ESC (m nL nH n .................................................................................................................. 47
CHAPTER 6 : REMOTE MODE ................................................................................................................................................. 49
6.1. Remote Mode Language Description ................................................................................................................................ 49
6.1.1. Enter Remote Mode (Remote Mode) ESC (R 08H 00H 00H "REMOTE1"........................................................... 51
6.1.2. Load Power-On Default NVR into RAM (Remote Mode) "LD" 00H 00H ............................................................ 52
6.1.3. Set printer timer (Remote Mode) "TI" 08H 00H 00H YYYY MM DD hh mm ss .............................................. 53
6.1.4. Set ho r i z o n t a l p r i n t p o s i t i o n ( R e m o t e Mo d e ) " F P " 0 3 H 0 0 H 0 0 H m 1 m 2 .......................................................... 54
6.1.5. T u r n p r i n t e r s t a t e r e p l y o n / o f f ( R e m o t e Mo d e ) " S T " 0 2 H 00H 00H m1 ................................................................ 55
6.1.6. J o b n a m e s e t " J H " n L n H 0 0 H m 1 m 2 m 3 m 4 m 5 < j o b n a m e >............................................................................. 56
6.1.7. S t a r t j o b " J S " n n 0 0 H 0 0 H < j o b n a m e > m1 ............................................................................................. 57
6.1.8. E n d j o b " J E " 0 1 H 0 0 H 0 0 H........................................................................................................................... 57
6.1.9. S e l e c t p a p e r m e d i a " MI " 0 4 H 0 0 H 0 0 H m 1 m 2 m 3 ............................................................................. 58
6.1.10. U s e r S e t t i n g " U S " 0 3 H 0 0 H 0 0 H m 1 m 2 .............................................................................................. 61
6.1.11. Set mechanism sequence "SN" 01H 00H 00H...................................................................................................... 62
6.1.12. S e l e c t p a p e r p a t h " P P " 0 3 H 0 0 H 0 0 H m 1 m 2 ........................................................................................ 63
6.1.13. Terminate Remote Mode (Remote Mode) ESC 00H 00H 00H ............................................................................ 64
6.1.14. S a v e S e t t i n g " S V " 0 0 H 0 0 H................................................................................................................................. 65
CHAPTER 7 : STATUS REPLY CODE SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................... 66
7.1. Status code......................................................................................................................................................................... 67
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