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Fig. 47 Switches and Indicators on Control Panel Fig. 48 Printer Initial Check ..... . Fig. 49 Flowchart of Paper Out Status Release Procedure Fig.
T a b l e 1 I n t e r f a c e S i g n a l s i n P a p e r - O u t S t a t u s Table 2 Functions and Conditions of DIP Switch No. 1 Table 3 Character Size and Maximum Column Length Table 4 Functions and Conditions of DIP Switch No.
Printer by activating 8 dot wires respectively u n d e r control. Fig. 1 EPSON MX-80 Type I I and MX-80 F/T Type I I Dot Matrix Printers - 1 - s o f t w a r e...
2. Characteristics The MX-80 Type II and MX-80 F/T Type II have been designed as a printer with versatile functions to meet a wide range of applications from small business to home uses and even for hobbies. The following is a brief summary of their major characteristics.
STEP 3. Remove the MX-80 Type I I holding its underside and lifting it straight up with the packing material attached. STEP4. Place the Printer with the packing material on a table or any other convenient flat surface. STEP 5.
1. MX-80 Type I I Dot Matrix Printer 2. Separator 3. Cartridge Ribbon 4. Power Cord (Only European Type 220/240V) 5. MX-80 Type I I Operation Manual Fig. 2 Contents of Carton - 4 -...
35°C (95°F) during operation, to sudden changes in temperature, or to extreme shock. (e) Avoid use of the Printer in humid locations or in the vicinity of heat generating sources such as heater, etc. Fig. 3 Laying Printer on Firm Surface...
The MX-80 Type II is provided with a protective paper inserted between the inner and outer paper guides to protect the paper end detector from damage due to shocks or vibrations during transportation. Before using the Printer, be sure to remove this paper. If the MX-80 Type II is to be reshipped, remember to return it to the original position.
STEP 1. Stand the printer lid upright. STEP 2. Push the printer lid toward the right and pull up its left side. (See Fig. 6.) Fig. 6 Removal of Printer Lid Printer Right Side of the...
Fig. 7 Remounting of Printer Lid 4. Cartridge Ribbon Setting EPSON’s Cartridge Ribbon is compact, long-lasting, and very easy to set and remove. Furthermore, you have no need to soil your fingers in handling it. STEP 1.
STEP 4. Put the ribbon between the head nose and the ribbon mask. In this case, the ribbon can be set easily by hooking it to the edge of the head nose and turning the ribbon feeding knob of the cartridge case in the direction of the arrow (i.e., counterclockwise) while depressing the ribbon with a ball-point pen.
(See Fig. 11.) 6. Paper Loading 6.1. Loading of fanfold paper The MX-80 Type II Printer accommodates fanfold paper from 4” to 10” in width. To load the fanfold paper, observe the following procedure. STEP 1. Raise the printer lid.
Push the paper into the insertion slot between the paper guides at the rear part of the printer mechanism. NOTE: Be sure to STEP 6. After the leading edge of the paper has emerged from the Printer, pull it out gently to some length. Fig. 12 of Fanfold Paper...
STEP 7. Raise the two sprocket lock levers to loosen, and adjust the sprocket pin position to the paper width. (See Fig. 13.) Fig. 13 Raising of Sprocket Lock Levers STEP 8. Engage the paper feed holes of the paper on the feeding pins, push the scale back into position, and adjust the tension of the paper.
NOTE: Do not attempt to pull out the paper in the backward direction. (2) Feed the paper out of the printer by electrical operation. For this, turn the Power Switch on and push the Line Feed button. (Details are described later.) Fig.
At this point, turn the Power Switch on and the Printer will recognize this position as the Top of Form position. Now, the printing can be started from the Top of Form position.
8. Power Connection The EPSON MX-80 Type II Dot Matrix Printer is capable of operating on the fol- lowing three types of AC power. (1) 115V AC, 60Hz...
Remove the MX-80 F/T Type I I by holding its underside and lifting it STEP 3. straight up with the packing material attached. STEP 4. Place the Printer with the packing material on a table or any other convenient flat surface. Take off the packing material carefully.
(1) Operating site selection When installing the MX-80 F/T Type I I, observe the following instructions. Place the Printer on a bench, tabletop or any other convenient flat surface with enough room for the separator in the back of the Printer. Your layout may look like Fig.
NOTE: Save the two shipping screws for possible future use. < SUPPLEMENT > • If the printer lid is an obstacle when removing the shipping screws, be sure to take off the printer lid by observing the following steps. Rough or careless handling of the printer lid may result in damage to, or even breakage of, its hinges.
Stand the printer lid upright. STEP 1. Push the printer lid toward the right and pull up its left side. (See Figs STEP 2. 23 (1) and (2).) NOTE: The printer lid shown in Fig. 23 (2) is an Optional accessory.
4. Cartridge Ribbon Setting EPSON’s Cartridge Ribbon is compact, long-lasting, and very easy to set and remove. Furthermore, you have no need to soil your fingers in handling it. Open the printer lid (or remove it). STEP 1. Confirm that the scale (paper retainer) is turned toward the platen and STEP 2.
Fig. 26 Examples of Correct and Incorrect Ribbon Setting 5. Separator Installation The separator of the Printer contributes to smooth paper feeding. Set the separator by inserting its edge into the two holes located at the rear part of the frame of the printer mechanism. (See Fig. 27.) Fig.
6. Dismounting of Tractor Unit The tractor unit of the MX-80 F/T Type I I is detachable. If it is an obstacle when using roll paper, it can be taken out as follows; STEP 1. Release the lock levers of the tractor unit by pulling in the direction as shown in Fig.
7. Paper Loading 7.1. Fanfold paper 7.1.1. Loading of fanfold paper The MX-80 F/T Type I I Printer accommodates fanfold paper from 4” to 10” in width. To load the fanfold paper, observe the following procedure. STEP 1. Raise the printer lid.
STEP 8. Raise the two sprocket lock levers to loosen, and adjust the sprocket pin position to the paper width. (See Fig. 31.) STEP 6. Engage the paper feed holes of the paper on the feeding pins, push the scale back into position, and adjust the tension of the paper. Then push the paper holding covers and the two sprocket lock levers down.
NOTE: Do not attempt to pull out the paper in the backward direction. (2) Feed the paper out of the Printer by electrical operation. For this, turn the Power Switch on and push the Line Feed button. (Details are described later.)
At this point, turn the Power Switch on and the Printer will recognize this position as the Top of Form position. Now, the printing can be started from the Top of Form position.
7.2. Roll paper 7.2.1. Roll paper holder EPSON offers the roll paper holder as an optional accessory for the MX-80 F/T Type II. See Appendix 7 for the assembly instructions on Roll Paper Holder. 7.2.2. Loading of roll paper The MX-80 F/T Type II accommodates a roll of single ply paper measuring 8.5 ±0.12 in.
STEP 2. Unlock the release lever. (See Fig. 39.) STEP 3. Pull the scale toward the front of the Printer to detach the scale from the platen. (See Fig. 39.) STEP 4. Confirm that the paper guide roller is at the center of the sprocket shaft.
Lock the release lever. STEP 6. STEP 7. While turning the manual paper feed knob clockwise, confirm that the paper advances straight up. (See Fig. 40.) Fig. 40 Adjustment of Inserted Paper Position If not, adjust the inserted paper position as follows: a) If the cut paper sheet or form is long enough, unlock the release lever and align the side edges of the paper as shown in Fig.
b) If the cut paper sheet or form is not long enough to align the side edges, align the top edge of the paper with the form position setting mark on the tractor unit. (See Fig. 42.) Fig. 42 Form Position Setting Mark The print area on the cut paper sheet (when printing it with the tractor unit installed) is shown in Fig.
If the paper is set on the line marked l/8, then the printing starts from a position 30.2 mm below the top edge of the paper. Push the scale back into position and put the printer lid on the Printer. STEP 8.
9. Power Connection The EPSON MX-80 F/T Type I I Dot Matrix Printer is capable of operating on the following three types of AC power. (1) 115V AC, 60Hz...
There are three switches and four indicators (green LED’s) on the control panel and one power switch on the right side of the Printer case. In this section, panel operating procedures are covered in sufficient detail for the user to become familiar with the Printer.
I N I T s i g n a l i s a p p l i e d t o t h e i n t e r f a c e connector. Therefore, before turning the POWER switch on to start operating the Printer, set the paper at the appropriate Top of Form position.
2. Buzzer The buzzer is located inside the Printer case, and sounds for about one second when the Printer receives BE L code 3. Paper End Detector (1) When the paper end detector (a reed switch located on the paper guide) detects that the paper is nearly exhausted, the signals on the interface con- nector change to the following status, and the printing operation stops.
(4) The paper end detecting function is useful to prevent erroneous printing when the Printer is out of paper. If printing of characters up to the last line is to be continued, the paper end detecting function may be made invalid by either of the following two methods.
DIP switches. The DIP switches (SW1 and SW2) located on the control circuit board of the Printer are as shown in Fig. 54. To gain access to the DIP switches, the upper case of the Printer must be removed.
Tip the printer right side up again. Gently loosen the upper case. Lift up the cover from the left side. And then pull out the wires hooked to the control panel on the right. (See Fig. 52.) Fig. 52 Pulling Out Wires Hooked to Control Panel...
See the inside of the printer before you set the switches. The printer consists of a printer mechanism, a controller, a transformer and filter circuit board, and a control panel. (See Fig. 53.) - 4 3 -...
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Each switch No. of the DIP switch functions as described below. So set these switches to suit your application or the computer’s specifications. sure that NOTE: Be the POWER switch of the printer is turned off before changing switch positions. - 4 4 -...
Printer is allowed to operate even if it is out of paper. With the Printer in this state, input of control code “ESC 9” will permit the paper end detector to be activated again.
(8) Character sizes and maximum column lengths can be specified as follows; Table 3 Character Size and Maximum Column Length Character size SW1-3 Normal Condensed Emphasized If you turn any of the above character sizes to the enlarged character print mode, then the maximum column length will be reduced to a half of them.
5.3. Coding tables Appendix 3 shows all available codes when the Printer is set for operation with standard coding by setting the DIP switch pins l-7, 2-l and 2-2 all to ON position. Table 5 shows International Character Set Designation according to the combina- tion of the DIP switch setting.
5.4. Setting sequence of functional specifications The MX-80 Type I I has a choice of various functional specifications such as amount of line spacing, form length per page, number of columns per line, automatic skip-over perforation, etc. for selection under the control of both hardware (DIP switches) and software (control codes) which is described later.
As you know, many kinds of printers are marketed in the world, and they may be classified by categories such as impact or non-impact printing method, line or serial printing method and so on. Broadly speaking, the EPSON MX-80 Type I I belongs to the following categories. • Impact...
It has a print head that contains 9 needles vertically and can create distinctive characters like with typewriter. In that sense it is one of the key features that the printer has. EPSON’s MX-80 Type II can control each needle programmably, expanding the ability of the printer.
ESC A control code. 2. Definitions of Some Terms Often Used Before looking at the printer in detail, some terms should be defined first so that you can understand them more easily and in less time.
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Every computer and printer manufacturer applies its own meaning to such codes. The “ESCAPE” codes used in the MX-80 Type I I should not be confused with the escape key which some computers have. So be familiar with EPSON’s control codes. . So same characters are put in two different - 5 5 - = <...
When control codes are transferred to the Printer, respective functions governed by these codes such as form feed, line feed, etc. are executed immediately. In order to permit the Printer to fully exhibit these functions, careful reading and thorough understanding of the following control codes are recommended. In this section, first the control codes in text mode are classified into groups.
For example, if the data is transferred in the order of DATA -> CR -> LF, DATA will be printed by the CR code, and when the Printer receives the LF code, it only carries out one line feed, because no print data precedes the LF code.
This code specifies the horizontal tab stop positions. “n” denotes column position where the print head stops. The first 12 tab stops per line are recognized in the Printer, and subsequent tab stops are ignored. The tab stop positions can be specified up to columns in condensed character mode.
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ESC Q + n The print column width can be specified by inputting ESC Q + n code. “n” represents the print column width to be specified in character size at the time of input. normal character condensed character enlarged character enlarged-condensed character - 5 9 -...
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[PRINT) NOTE: <How to input “n”> When “n” is actually transferred to the Printer as data, it is transferred in the form of a 7-bit binary number. In case of “ESC A + 24” to specify the amount of line spacing at 24/72 = 1/3 inch (24 = (00011OOO) <...
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+ . . . +n This code specifies the vertical tab stop positions. The first 8 valid tab stops per page are recognized in the Printer; subsequent tab stops are ignored. A tab stop set at a line exceeding the form length specified by ESC C + n is ignored.
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(9) FF (Form Feed) See paragraph 3.1 (4) above. (10) ESC C + n (n # 0), ESC C + [0] The “ESC C t n” code specifies the form length which is determined by the number of lines number and must not exceed 127 lines). In other words, the maximum form length is 127 lines.
(12) ESC 0 This code cancels the skip-over perforation set by the ESC N + n code. 3.3. Character designation codes (1) SO (Shift Out) (for enlarged characters) When the SO code is input, all data that follows it in the same line will be printed out in enlarged (double width) characters.
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(2) SI (Shift In) (for condensed characters) When the SI code is input, all data that follows it will be printed out in condensed characters. This code is cancelled by the input of “DC 2” code. The SI code can be input at any column position on a line, but all characters/ symbols on the line containing SI code are printed out in condensed characters.
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(7) ESC E (for emphasized characters) The ESC E code causes the Printer to print emphasized characters. Emphasized printing gives the character a stronger impression on the paper. This code can be input in any column position on a line, but all characters on the line containing ESC E code are printed out in emphasized characters.
3.4. Other codes (1) DC 1 (Device Control 1) The DC 1 code places the Printer in the Selected state. It enables the Printer to receive data. With the Printer in the Selected state, if the DC 1 code is input during data transfer, all data stored before the DC 1 code is ignored.
8 needles freely and programmably by means of the so-called “Bit Image”. To do that you have to switch the printer from the text mode to the bit image mode by inputting an escape code. This bit image mode expands the ability of the printer.
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E S C ( < 1 B > ) a n d K ( < 4 B > Printer recognizes the data following the “ESC K” as the bit image data. n are the hexadecimal numbers each consisting of 2 digits which define the amount of the bit image data to be transferred.
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(Ex. 4) Bit image data transfer by standard BASIC program To check for proper conversion to the Normaldensity Bit Image mode, execute the following program. [PROGRAM] 150 REM bit image printing 160 LPRINT CHR$ ($H1B); "K"; CHR$ ($H50); CHR$ (&H0); 170 FOR N=1 TO $H50 180 LPRINT CHR$(&HFF);...
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4.2. Dual-density bit image mode setting by ESC L + n W h e n t h e E S C ( < 1 B > input, the printer’s operation mode is converted from Text to Dual-density Bit Image. The transfer sequence of bit image data is the same as with the ESC K (normal- density bit image printing), but bit image printing can be performed in twice the dot density in the horizontal direction as with the ESC K.
4.3. Relationship between data and dot wires Fig. 68 shows the relationship between the Bit Image data and the dot wires in the print head. You can control arbitrary 8 dot wires in the print head. If a bit is “1," the print head fires. If a bit is “0,” the print head does not fire. For example, assume that data are given as follows;...
4.4 How to obtain n and n In the Type II Printer, you have send the number of data by n decimal numbers following the ESK K or ESC L. If the number of bit image data is 300, then n and n may be derived as follows;...
4.5. Programming examples (1) Dual-density bit image printing Fig. 65 Example of Graphic Pattern Formation NOTE: The most significant bit (MSB) of the bit image data corresponds to the dot wire at the uppermost position. For example, to print a graphic data as shown in Fig. 65, a program such as shown below must be executed.
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Fig. 66 Normal-Density and Dual-Density Modes NOTE: Print alignment under the friction feed. EPSON is carefully applying printer mechanisms of better quality for MX-80 Type II and MX-80 F/T Type II. However, due to the nature of friction feed in which paper may slip, it is not available to use the bit image mode while feeding the cut sheet or the roll paper in the MX-80 F/T Type I I.
Example of CRT screen dump hard copy This print example is made using APPLE II computer and the demonstration diskette. Fig. 67 Examples of Bit Image Printing - 7 6 -...
“Type II Printer”) consists basically of cleaning. The Printer should be cleaned with a soft brush to remove paper dust and particles after every three months of use. The exterior surface of the Printer can be cleaned by using a mild detergent and water solution.
*Take hold of the cable at the point indicated by arrows and apply force in either of the direc- tions Indicated by arrow to push in or pull out the head cable. Fig. 69 Replacement of Print Head - 7 9 -...
SPECIFICATIONS ( 1 ) P R I N T M E T H O D : (2) PRINT SPEED: (3) PRINT DIRECTION: Bidirectional with logical seeking (4) NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD: (5) LINE SPACING: (6) PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS Matrix: Character Set: (7) PRINTING SIZES Normal: Enlarged:...
SPECIFICATIONS (continued) ( 1 1 ) M C B F : ( 1 2 ) E N V I R O N M E N T A L C O N D I T I O N S Operating Tempera- ture Range: Operating Humidity: (13) POWER REQUIREMENT...
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Construction of MX-80 Type II and MX-80 F/T Type II The EPSON MX-80 Type I I and MX-80 F/T Type II dot matrix printers (hereinafter referred to as “Type II Printer”) consist of the following three major functional blocks. (1) Printer Mechanism...
1.4. Printer initialization Printer initialization is accomplished in either of the two ways described below. Initialization takes place automatically each time the primary AC power source is interrupted and reapplied (i.e., by turning the Power Switch off and on).
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“0”. Approx. 5µs pulse. "LOW" indicates that data has been received and that the printer i s r e a d y t o a c c e p t o t h e r d a t a .
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NOTES: 1. “Direction” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. 2. “Return” denotes “TWISTED PAIR RETURN” and is to be connected at signal ground level. As to the wiring for the interface, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and never fail to complete connection on the Return side.
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(4) Data transfer sequence Fig. A2-1 shows the sequence for data transmission. Relations among the ON LINE switch, SLCT IN signal, DC 1/DC 3 code and interface signals are shown in Table A2-2 below. Table A2-2 Relations among ON-LINE, SLCT IN, DC 1/DC 3 and Interface Signal - 8 9 -...
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NOTES: 1. In Table A2-2, it is assumed that as soon as the Printer receives data, it sends back the ACKNLG signal, though this data is not stored in the print buffer. In this status, the Printer is waiting for the DC 1 code for normal entry.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE “This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
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