Epson GX-80 Operating Manual page 61

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Before changing any of the switches, tum the power OFF (with the
switch on the right side of the printer). Any changes made while the
power is on will be ignored until you turn the printer off and back on
or send the reset sequence <ESC> @.
Table D-1 shows the functions of all the switches. An explanation of
their function follows on the next page.
Table D-1. DIP switch functions
Switch 1
No. UP(ON) Functions
DOWN(OFF)
1-8
See Below
International character set See Below
1-7 See Below International character set See Below
1-6 See Below International character set See Below
1-5
Inactive
Paper-out sensor Active
1-4 12-inch Form length
11-inch
1-3 Active Cut-sheet feeder
Inactive
1-2 NLQ
NLQ/draft Draft
1-1 Condensed
Print width Pica
Switch 2
No. UP(ON) Functions
DOWN(OFF)
2-4 Silent Beeper
Sounds
2-3 CR+LF
Automatic line feed CR only
2-2 Inactive MSB (eighth bit) control Active
2-1 0 Slashed zero
0
Note: The factory setting of all these switches is down (OFF).
Switches 1-6, 1-7, and 1-8 determine the active international charac-
ter set as shown in Table D-2.
Table D-2. International DIP switch settings
Country Switch 1-6 Switch 1-7
Switch 1-8
USA Up (On) Up(On) Up (On)
France Up (On) Up (On)
Down (Off)
Germany Up (On)
Down (Off) Up (On)
United Kingdom Up (On)
Down (Off) Down (Off)
Denmark Down (Off)
Up (On)
Up (On)
Sweden Down (Off) Up (On) Down (Off)
Italy
Down (Off) Down (Off) Up (On)
Spain
Down (Off) Down (Off)
Down (Off)
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The use of international sets is discussed in Chapter 6. The charac-
ters which change when the DIP switches are reset are shown in
Table 6-1.
Switch 1-5 controls the paper-out sensor. When it is up (ON), the
detector is inactive, causing printing to continue even when the
printer is out of paper. When it is down (OFF), the printer stops
when the end of the paper passes the paper-out sensor. Some com-
puter systems ignore the setting of this switch. See Appendix F.
Switch 1-4 selects the paper length. When it is down (OFF), the
length is 11"; when it is up (ON), the length is 12".
Switch 1-3 controls the optional cut-sheet feeder. When it is up
(ON), the cut-sheet feeder is enabled. When it is down (OFF), the
cut-sheet feeder is disabled.
Switch 1-2 selects draft or Near Letter Quality mode. When it is up
� ON), th_ e printer prints in the NLQ mode. When it is down (OFF),
it prints m the draft mode. If the switch is off, you can still use the
NLQ mode by using SelecType or an <ESC> code sequence.
Switch 1-1 selects condensed or pica printing. Up (ON) is con-
densed; down (OFF) is pica. Regardless of the setting, you can still
select condensed and all of the other modes with SelecType and
with <ESC> codes.
Switch 2-4 enables the beeper to sound when it is down (OFF);
when it is up (ON), the beeper cannot sound.
Switch 2-3 controls line feeds. When it is up (ON), the GX-80
performs an automatic line feed with each carriage return; when it is
down (OFF), the computer system must send the line feeds.
If your printing has an extra space between lines, turn the switch
down (OFF). If all the lines of your printing are on top of each
other, tum the switch up (ON). This switch enables the GX-80 to
match computer systems which send a line feed whenever they send
a carriage return and those which only send a carriage return. You
may also find that even if you set the switch down (OFF) the lines
are still double spaced. This is due to the interface cable between the
computer and GX-80 overriding the DIP switch. The solution is to
break the connection to pin 14. Consult your dealer if this is the case
and you do not understand how to do this yourself.
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