Epson PM-7000C Programming Manual

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Programming Guide
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6 Color

EPSON Stylus Pro 7000

(PM-7000C)
(Level I)
EPSON Imaging Technology Center
Page: 1
Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00)

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  • Page 1: Epson Stylus Pro 7000

    EPSON Programming Guide 6 Color EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 (PM-7000C) (Level I) EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 1 Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00)
  • Page 2 All other uses are unauthorized. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation for any other purpose than the authorized uses. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained within.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 ... 6 CHAPTER 2: PAPER TYPES AND SIZES EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for the Stylus Pro 7000... 9 Paper Type subject to Path & Page Delay, Cutter Auto OFF... 12 Paper Weight ... 12 Characteristic Information for Each Paper Type ...
  • Page 4 Set Panel and Remote Command... 54 Select Paper Thickness ... 54 Auto cut ON/OFF ... 54 Print Page Line ... 54 Paper Saving Function... 55 Print Cancel Sequence By Users... 55 EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) ... 54 Page: 4...
  • Page 5 Table 5: Characteristic Information for Each Paper Type – Cut sheet ... 13 Table 6: Printable Area for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 – Roll Paper ... 14 Table 7: Printable Area for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 – Cut Sheet... 15 Table 8: Printing mode for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 ...
  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Photography, Exhibit builder, and more. The printer is going to be sold worldwide as the Stylus Pro 7000 except in Japan, where it is called PM-7000C. The printer first was launched in Japan in December of 1999. Then it was launched in Europe, Asia and the Americas during first/second quarter of 2000.
  • Page 7: Table 1: The Epson Stylus Pro 7000 Printer Feature Summary

    Table 1: The EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Printer Feature Summary EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Print Head 64 black nozzles, 320 color nozzles, 64 nozzles x 3 (CMYLcLm). Same head as Stylus Pro 5000. Interface (s) Parallel, USB and Optional Ethernet Printer ESC/P Raster &...
  • Page 8: Table 2: Stylus Pro 7000 Throughput

    Table 2: Stylus Pro 7000 Throughput Throughput A1 Print Time Resolution 5 Min. 8 Min 15 Min 28 Min EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Print Mode 360dpi x 360dpi Bi-D printing Microweave mode 200cps 720dpi x 360dpi...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Paper Types And Sizes

    CHAPTER 2: PAPER TYPES AND SIZES EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for the Stylus Pro 7000 In addition to the standard plain paper, EPSON provides special paper type in the following sizes: Table 3: EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for Stylus Pro 7000...
  • Page 10 Table 3: EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for Stylus Pro 7000 - Cont’d Paper Size in Paper Type/ “inch” Subset *EPSON SEMI GLOSS PAPER – HEAVY WEIGHT (Roll) (Thickness: 0.2mm) SEMI GLOSS 24”x82’ PAPER - HEAVY WEIGHT *EPSON GLOSSY PAPER – HEAVY WEIGHT (Roll) (Thickness: 0.2mm) GLOSSY PAPER 24”x67.9’...
  • Page 11 Except, the bottom margins is 14 mm (198 dots). Cut Sheet – The Minimum User defined paper sizes for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 is 7.2” (W) x 7.2” (H) (182mm x 182mm) and the Maximum User defined is 24” (W) x 7.5’(H) (610mmx2300mm)
  • Page 12: Paper Type Subject To Path & Page Delay, Cutter Auto Off

    Photo Paper Photo Quality Glossy Film Poster Board -Semigloss Note: If Cut Sheet is selected, Auto Cutter ON can’t be selected. Paper Weight EPSON INK JET MEDIA SPECIFICATION TABLE Media Product Name Photo Glossy Paper Backlight Film DuPont Commercial Proofing Paper...
  • Page 13: Characteristic Information For Each Paper Type

    Photo Quality Glossy Paper Photo Quality Semi Glossy Paper Photo Quality Glossy Film Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 1.1.1. Set mechanism sequence 1.1.3. Set auto cut SN 03H 00H 00H 01H <m2>...
  • Page 14: Chapter 3: Printable Areas

    CHAPTER 3: PRINTABLE AREAS Printable Area – Stylus Pro 7000 Roll Paper Table 6: Printable Area for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 – Roll Paper Paper type “Units are in dots Left where 1 dot = 1/360” Margin Letter US B...
  • Page 15: Printable Area - Stylus Pro 7000 Cut Sheet Paper

    Printable Area – Stylus Pro 7000 Cut Sheet Paper Table 7: Printable Area for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 – Cut Sheet Paper type “Units are in dots Left where 1 dot = 1/360” Margin Letter US B US C...
  • Page 16 The Maximum Printing Height for the Roll Paper is 25m. The Minimum and Maximum Printing Width for the Cut Sheet paper is 176mm~604mm. The Minimum and Maximum Printing Height for the Cut Sheet paper is 165mm~2283mm. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 16...
  • Page 17: Chapter 4: Printing Mode

    Following table shows ink duty and printing mode for each Media type, Resolution, MicroWeave, Dot Control and Bi-directional ( High Speed) for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000. These printing modes use the printer MicroWeave. If you do not use the printer MicroWeave, then the command parameters are different.
  • Page 18: Printing Microweave

    Table 9: Recommended Printer Driver Settings for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Media Media Type Plain Paper Presentation Matte Paper *GLOSSY PAPER-HEAVY WEIGHT *SEMI GLOSS PAPER- HEAVY WEIGHT Poster Board-Semigloss Glossy Film Roll Photo Glossy Paper Backlight Film These names are for U.S. market only. The Worldwide names for these media the “Semigloss Photo Paper- Heavy Weight (Roll)”...
  • Page 19: Chapter 5: Command Sequence Flow

    2) RLL compression mode Print data are compressed using RLL (run-length limited) compression. This is effective for data with repeated patterns, such as graphics and illustrations. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 19...
  • Page 20: 5.2 Command Transfer Sequence

    2 modes are command parameter and data format. Note, items in bold are either new or not included in the ESC/P Reference manual. See individual command sections of this Programming Guide for the information. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Items 1.1 Set remote mode...
  • Page 21: 5.3 Print Cancel Sequence

    “ESC ( R” is an ESC/P2 command to enter the EPSON REMOTE Mode. While in this mode, no ESC/P or ESP/P 2 commands will be recognized by the printer until the “ESC 00H” command is invoked to exit Remote Mode. See the Remote mode section for more information.
  • Page 22: Chapter 6: Individual Command Specification

    Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 22...
  • Page 23: Select Graphics Mode "Esc

    Shifts to graphics mode. If m has any value other than the above, this command is ignored. Printing of lines up to the present line is started, and the printer waits until the printing is completed. The various settings are the same as when the power is turned on.
  • Page 24: Set Unit "Esc

    The units for the relative vertical position setting by the ESC (v command is set. The units for the relative vertical position setting by the ESC (V command is set. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) ESC (c, ESC (C, ESC (S, etc.
  • Page 25 The units for the paper dimension specification by the ESC (S command is set. Commands related in the direction of an effect (Operation) The initial state is returned to by the ESC @ command. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 25...
  • Page 26: Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off "Esc U N

    Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) selects Bi-directional printing selects Unidirectional printing selects automatic printing direction control...
  • Page 27: Select Microweave Print Mode "Esc

    The deselect status is set by the ESC @ command. Command related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) none none n None 4Pass...
  • Page 28: Select Dot Size "Esc

    The default is specified by the ESC (G command. Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Dot Size Default* Micro dot...
  • Page 29: Set Page Format "Esc

    The bottom margin position is set to the page length. The page length of the Roll Paper is set to 11 inches. The page length of the Cut Sheet Paper is set to 44 inches. Related Commands: EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) t1…… t4 t1…… t4 t1……...
  • Page 30 Processing by the ESC (v command is affected. Processing by the ESC (V command is affected. Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) The page management units are set by the ESC (U command. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 30...
  • Page 31: Set Paper Size " Esc

    Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) It reset to initial states by ESC @ and ESC (G commands. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) w1.. w1..
  • Page 32: Set Resolution Of Raster Image "Esc

    1/360 720x720 1/720 720x1440 1/720 Initial State: The resolution for both Raster vertical direction and raster horizontal direction is 360 dpi. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Note h / r 1/180 Note h / r 1/360 1/720...
  • Page 33 The Resolution setting of Raster image is returned to this initial states by the ESC @ and the ESC (G commands. Command related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Command related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 33...
  • Page 34: Set Absolute Vertical Print Position "Esc

    ESC (c commands. The absolute vertical position setting units, the non-printable region, and the printing position in the Y direction are reset to their initial states by the ESC @ and ESC (G commands. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 34...
  • Page 35: Set Relative Vertical Print Position "Esc

    The relative vertical position setting units, the non-printable region, and the printing position in the Y direction are reset to their initial states by the ESC @ and ESC (G commands. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 1FFFFFFFH/1440 inch...
  • Page 36: Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position "Esc

    The absolute horizontal position setting units are reset to their initial states by the ESC @ and ESC (G commands. 6.13 Set Relative Horizontal Print Position “ESC (/ nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4” EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 1FFFFFFFH/1440 inch Page: 36...
  • Page 37 Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 37...
  • Page 38: Select Raster Graphics Data " Esc I R C B Nl Nh Ml Mh D1

    The printing position in the X direction is set to a position spaced in the positive direction from current X direction printing position by (nHx256+nL) x (horizontal direction resolution) inches. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) : Full graphic mode (non-compression mode) : Run-length encoding compression mode d1..dk...
  • Page 39 It is reset to the initial states by the ESC @ command. Command related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 39...
  • Page 40: New Page (Form Feed) "Ff

    The page length is set by the ESC ( c command. The page length and the left margin position are reset to their initial states by the ESC @ and ESC (G commands. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 40...
  • Page 41: Enter Remote Mode Command " Esc

    Note: This command is only valid in text mode. If the printer buffer contains data prior to entering Remote mode, the data will be printed prior to entering Remote Mode. Once in Remote Mode, the printer does not accept ESC/P 2 commands.
  • Page 42: Select Mechanism Sequence "Sn

    If parameter m1, m2 are out of range (02H=FFH), this command is ignored and the current setting is maintained. While in the EPSON Remote Mode, ESC/P2 commands are not recognized by the printer until “ESC 00H 00H 00H” is invoked to exit this Mode.
  • Page 43: Set Paper Path "Pp" 03H 00H 00H M1 M2

    If parameter m1 is out of range (00H, 01H, 04H-FFH), this command is ignored and the current setting is maintained. This command is only valid in remote mode. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 04H - FFH Page: 43...
  • Page 44: Set Auto Cutting State " Ac" 02H 00H 00H M1

    This command is only valid in remote mode. Exception: When the banner mode is set, it executes the LD Command, then the FF Command is processed. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 03H - FFH Page: 44...
  • Page 45: Set Drying Time "Dr" 04H 00H 00H M1 M2 M3

    This command is only valid in remote mode. Exception: If the banner mode is set, it processes after the LD command is executed and not after the FF command. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 02H - FFH Page: 45...
  • Page 46: Select Ink Type "Ik" 02H 00H 00H M1

    The default environment ink type is set. If parameter m1 is out of range, this command is ignored and the existing setting is maintained. This command is only valid in remote mode. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) (N/A) 02H - FFH...
  • Page 47: Set Pause After Printing "Pz" 02H 00H 00H M1

    Function: The default pause state after printing is set. If the pause after printing is ON, the printer is stopped at the pause state after the FF command is executed. If the auto cutting is set, it is pausing after cutting / printing horizontal lines.
  • Page 48: Set Vertical Print Page Line Mode "Ex" 06H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 14H M1

    If the paper width is not set yet, it doesn’t print. If parameter m1 is out of range, this command is ignored and the existing setting is maintained. This command is only valid in remote mode. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 02H - FFH Page: 48...
  • Page 49: Select Paper Thickness "Ph" 02H 00H 00H M1

    The setting of platen gap isn’t changed, even if the thickness is set less than 0.5mm by this command. However, if the thickness is set more than 0.6mm, the platen gap high is set forcibly. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) 11H - FFH...
  • Page 50: Terminate Remote Mode " Esc 00H 00H 00H

    If interface related items have been changed, the interface related state and settings are changed. Software initialization is executed (If in ESC/P mode, initialization by ESC @. In other printer languages, initialization corresponding to ESC @.) The remote mode is terminated, and the mode is changed to the selected printer language.
  • Page 51: Load Default Value "Ld 00H 00H

    Baud rate setting value for the MAC serial by the BR command (set baud rate) is not initialized. (The built-in EIA-232D serial interface intended to be initialized.) This command is only valid in remote mode. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 51...
  • Page 52: Paper Size Specification

    The smallest printing position depends on the horizontal position of paper at the time of input. EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 52...
  • Page 53 If it’s the roll paper, the page length is the length from the top margin position on the current page to the top margin position on the next page. The printing region of cutting sheet EPSON Imaging Technology Center Revision: 1 (Date: 6/20/00) Page: 53...
  • Page 54: Chapter 7: Supplement

    CHAPTER 7: SUPPLEMENT Set Panel and Remote Command This printer has a display operation panel, and each setting can be set by the panel or by the remote commands. The following are the setting by the panel and by the remote commands: The setting by the panel is saved as the default value of the printer.
  • Page 55: Paper Saving Function

    The function is available only for printer MicroWeave Mode. Paper Saving Function When paper saving function is selected, the printer follows auto cut setting command (cuts automatically, prints horizontal lines, and waits) after feeding paper for the bottom margin at the position received FF (new page) command. As a result, it can save paper if the image data has space at the end.

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