Setting The Dip Switches; Printing On Special Paper; Selecting Character Sets - Epson LQ-1050 Paper Manual

LQ - 850/950/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER
Electrical
Voltage
120 VAC, + 10% (USA)
220 VAC, f 10% (Europe)
Non-switchable
Power consumption
120 Watts maximum
Frequency
to 60.5 Hz
49.5
Insulation resistance
Dielectric strength
120 V model can withstand 1.25 kV rms applied between AC
line and chassis for 1 minute, or 1.5 kV rms for 1 second
Environment
Temperature
Operation: 41" F to 95" F (5" C to 35" C)
Storage: - 22" F to 150" F (- 30" C to 65" C)
Humidity
Operation: 10% to 80% without condensation
Storage: 5% to 85% without condensation
Shock
Operation: Up to 1 G within 1ms
Storage: Up to 2 G within 1ms
Vibration
Operation: Up to 0.25 G at up to 55 Hz
Storage: Up to 0.5 Cl at up to 55 Hz

Printing on Special Paper

For printing on special types of paper, see the table below. When
the paper thickness lever is set to position 4 or higher, the MULTI-
light comes on and the printing speed is reduced.
PART
The following table gives you general guidelines for selecting the
right paper thickness lever position to match your paper:
Paper
Type
Paper (single sheets or continuous)
Thin paper
Multi-part paper
P-sheet
Labels
Envelopes
Air mall
Bond I20 lb.1
Bond (24 lb.1
When printing on envelopes, be sure that your application
program settings keep the printing entirely within the
printable area of the envelopes as shown below.
To make sure that the printing fits within this area, always
perform a sample printing test using a normal single sheet
of paper before printing on envelopes.
LQ - 850/950/1050 - 2
Lever Position
2
2 or 1
3
4
5
4
4
4 or 5
6
6
7
more
1 2 / 1 2 / 8 8

Setting the DIP Switches

By adjusting the settings of the two groups of DIP switches
and SW2) in the back of the printer, you can control various
features such as character set and page length.
To change the setting of a DIP switch, first turn off the printer.
Using a pencil, pen, or other pointed instrument, change the setting
as shown below. Then, turn the printer back on.
S W 1
The describe the functions of the DIP switches
tables below
DIP Switch 1
1 7 Cut sheet feeder mode
1.8
DIP Switch 2
Switch Description
2 1 Page length
2 2
2 3
2-4
Baud rate
2 5
2 6
2 7 Short tear-off mode
Auto kne feed
represents the DIP switch settings that have been preset at
the factory.
The factory settings for International character sets (DIP switches
1-1 to 1-3), the Character table (DIP switch 1-4). and Page length
(DIP switch 2-1) vary depending on the country, and are not
shown in the tables above.

Selecting Character Sets

(SW1
S W 2
0 bytes
ON OFF
I 12 Inches 11 Inches
ON OFF
See the table below
See the table below
O N OFF
O N OFF
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