Printer Initialization; Initialization Settings - Epson 440 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus Color 600

1.6 Printer Initialization

EPSON Stylus Color 600 has three kinds of initialization methods. Following explains each initialization.


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.

Initializes printer mechanism.

Clears input data buffer.

Clears print buffer.

Sets default values.



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
the printer is initialized, following action is performed.

Cap the printer head.

Eject a paper.

Clears input data buffer.

Clears print buffer.

Sets default values.


Software initialization
The ESC@ command also initialize the printer. When printer is initialized, following action is
performed.

Clears print buffer.
 
Sets default values.
1.6.1

Initialization Settings

EPSON Stylus Color 600 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
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: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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