Epson EPL-8000 Product Support Bulletin page 3

7. Q. What printer operating modes are built-in the EPL-8000?
A. There are three (3) built-in operating modes:
1.
HP LaserJet Series III emulation (PCL-5).
2.
Epson ESC/P 24-pin printer emulation (LQ-2500).
3.
Epson ESC/P 9-pin printer emulation (FX-86e/286e).
8. Q. How much memory comes standard with the EPL-8000?
A.
The EPL-8000 comes standard with 1MB of memory.
9. Q.
Is it possible to add chips to the main board of the EPL-8000 to expand
the memory?
A.
Yes, the 256K X 4 memory chips may be added to the main board to
expand the memory of the EPL-8000 up to 2MB. The EPL-8000 memory
may be further expanded to a maximum of 7.5MB by installing a 0KB
memory expansion board.
10. Q.
What type of chips can be installed on the 0KB memory expansion board?
A. The 0KB memory expansion board has locations that will accommodate
four sets of DRAM memory chips. Each set contains four chips. The board
will accept two types of DRAM chips:
1.
256K x 4 bit, 80 nanosecond chips (4 of these constitute a .5MB
chip set)
2. 1 MB x 4 bit, 80 nanosecond chips (4 of these constitute a 2MB
chip set)
Note: The Epson Accessories Department sells both types of RAMS in
sets (part numbers RAM-5A and RAM-20A).
11. Q. Can these chips be mixed, if so, what are the possible combinations and
locations on the 0KB memory expansion board?
The chip sets can be mixed as long as they are filled in alphabetical order
A.
(sector A, then, sector B, and so on) onto the 0KB memory expansion
board. The Dip switches must be set to correspond to the type of chip set
installed.
PSB No: P-0085
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