Summary - Epson FX Series User Manual

If you use single-sheet paper on your FX printer and run to the end
of the form, the paper-out sensor prevents the printer from acciden-
tally printing on the platen. The sensor automatically sounds the
beeper and shuts down the printing until you load another sheet and
continue. While the sensor saves wear of print head, ribbon, and pla-
ten, it also prevents you from printing on the last quarter of a page. If
you need to print on this part of the page, you can deactivate the
paper-out sensor by setting DIP switch
Alternatively, you can disable the sensor temporarily by using a
software code: ESCape
the next example. Because you need to see it in action, we do not
provide a figure for either run of this program.
With the paper-out sensor active (switch
alive (switch
2-2
gram to see the sensor work:
10 LPRINT
20 INPUT "HIT RETURN WHEN READY",A
FOR X=1 TO
30
40
LPRINT "PRINTING WILL STOP BEFORE PAPER RUNS OUT"
50 NEXT X
The printer quits about three-fourths of the way down the page.
Good, the sensor is doing its job. Now let's override it. Load in a new
sheet of paper and change line
10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"8"
When you RUN this new program with most computer systems, the
printer prints all
tems, however, ignore both the ESCape
DIP switch
1-3.
You'll want to use this code with caution, but it's nice to have when
needed. To restore the sensor to full power, either send an ESCape "9"
command or reset the printer.

Summary

The printer automatically considers each page to be
lines of 12-dot line spacing long. You can change the length of each
form (in inches or lines) with an ESCape code. You can turn the skip-
over-perforation feature, the paper-out sensor, and the alarm on or
110
You can see how this works by running
"8".
on), load a single sheet of paper and RUN this pro-
60
lines, ignoring the paper-out condition. Some sys-
60
(See Appendix F.)
on.
1-3
1-3
to read:
10
code and the setting of
"8"
off) and the beeper
inches or
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