Printer Initialization; Initialization Settings - Epson Stylus Color 400 Service Manual

1.6 Printer Initialization

Stylus Color 400 has three kinds of initialization methods. Following explains each initialization.
[1.Power-on initialization]
This printer is initialized when turning the printer power on, or printer recognized the cold-reset
command (remote RS command).
When printer is initialized, following action is performed.
(a) Initializes printer mechanism.
(b) Clears input data buffer.
(c) Clears print buffer.
(d) Sets default values.
[2.Operator initialization]
This printer is initialized when turning the printer power on again within 10 seconds from last
power off, or printer recognize the /INIT signal (negative pulse) of parallel interface.
When printer is initialized, following action is performed.
(a) Cap the printer head.
(b) Eject a paper.
(c) Clears input data buffer.
(d) Clears print buffer.
(e) Sets default values.
[3. Software initialization]
The ESC@ command also initialize the printer.
When printer is initialized, following action is performed.
(a) Clears print buffer.
(b) Sets default values.

1.7 Initialization Settings

Stylus Color 400 initializes following settings when the initialization is performed. Also, if the user changes
the settings in the Panel setting, Default setting or Remote command setting, values or settings which
are possible to be stored are initialized as initialization settings.

Page position

Line spacing

Right margin position

Left margin position

Character pitch

Printing mode
Rev. A
: Page heading location as present paper location
: 1/6 inch
: 80 lines
: first line
: 10CPI
: Text mode (Not Raster graphics mode)
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