Document Outline

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  • XL 400 SERIES
    • 1 GENERAL INFORMATION
      • 1.3 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION
      • 1.4 HOW TO INSTALL AND POWER ON THE PRINTER
        • 1.4.1 Procedure
      • 1.5 HOW TO INSTALL THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE
      • 1.6 HOW TO LOAD FORMS
        • 1.6.1 LOADING METHODS
        • 1.6.2 FRONT LOADING
        • 1.6.3 PROCEDURE FOR BOTTOM-LOADING THE FORMS
        • 1.7.1 PROCEDURE
        • 1.8.1 PROCEDURE
      • 1.9 PRINTER INTERFACE TYPES
    • 2 OPERATION
      • 2.1 INTRODUCTION
      • 2.2 OPERATOR PANEL
      • 2.3 USING THE OPERATOR PANEL
      • 2.4 SETTING VALUE FEATURES
        • 2.4.1 Feature 01 - BAUD RATES
        • 2.4.3 Feature 03 AND 04 - TOP AND BOTTOM FORM MARGINS, (PERFORATION SKIPOVER)
        • 2.4.4 Features 05 AND 06 - LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS
        • 2.4.6 Feature 08 - VERTICAL TABS
        • 2.4.8 Feature 10 - NATIONALITY (Primary Character Set)
        • 2.4.9 Feature 11 - VERTICAL PITCH SELECTION
        • 2.4.10 Feature 13 - EMULATION MODE
        • 2.4.12 Feature 24 - PAPER FEED SPEED
        • 2.4.13 DOWNLINE PROGRAMMING OF FEATURE VALUE FEATURES
      • 2.5 SETTING DISCRETE FEATURES
        • 2.5.1 Feature 28 - PRINT INHIBIT
        • 2.5.2 Feature 29 - EXPANDED CHARACTER PRINTING
        • 2.5.3 Feature 30 - X-ON, X-OFF SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL
        • 2.5.4 Feature 31 - DTR SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL
        • 2.5.5 Feature 32 - PARITY (EIGHTH BIT CONTROL)
        • 2.5.6 Feature 33 - ODD/EVEN PARITY SELECTION/EIGHTH BIT MARKING
        • 2.5.7 Feature34-AUTOWRAP
        • 2.5.8 Feature 35 - PRINT ON RECEIPT OF CARRIAGE RETURN
        • 2.5.9 Feature 36 - AUTOMATIC LINE FEED
        • 2.5.10 Feature 37 - AUTOMATIC CARRIAGE RETURN
        • 2.5.11 Feature 38 - FORM FEED DEFEAT
        • 2.5.12 Feature 39 - 6/8 LINES PER INCH
        • 2.5.13 Feature 40 - PAPER OUT DETECTION OVERRIDE
        • 2.5.14 Feature 41 - SHIFT OUT SELECTS DOUBLE WIDE PRINT (PRINTER MODE ONLY)
        • 2.5.15 Feature 42 - ON LINE/OFF LINE POWER-UP
        • 2.5.16 Feature 43 - SERIAL INTERFACE DISABLE
        • 2.5.17 Feature 44 - AUTOMATIC PRINT DISABLE
        • 2.5.18 Feature 45 - EXIT DOUBLE WIDE PRINT ON LINE TERMINATOR
        • 2.5.19 Feature 46 - ESCAPE SEQUENCE DISABLE
        • 2.5.20 Feature 47 - DISPLAY MODE
        • 2.5.21 Feature 48 - SECONDARY CHARACTER SET ENABLE
        • 2.5.22 Feature 49 - DS-180 GRAPHICS (ANADEX 9500/9501 COMPATIBLE)
        • 2.5.23 Feature 51 - UNIDIRECTIONAL TEXT PRINTING
        • 2.5.24 Feature 59 - HANDSHAKE ON BUSY
        • 2.5.25 Feature 61 - EIGHTH BIT ENABLE
        • 2.5.26 Feature 63 - ETX/ACKNOWLEDGE HANDSHAKING
        • 2.5.27 Feature 66 - PARALLEL INTERFACE DISABLE
        • 2.5.28 Feature 69 - DOWNLOADABLE CHARACTER ENABLE
        • 2.5.29 Feature 70 - BAR CODE ENABLE
        • 2.5.30 Feature 76 - MICRO MODE
        • 2.5.31 Feature 96 - HIGH SPEED DOUBLE STRIKE PRINT
        • 2.5.32 Feature 97 - BELL OVERRIDE
        • 2.5.33 Feature 98 - FEATURE LISTING
        • 2.5.34 Feature 99 - PRINT-TEST/ASCII RIPPLE PATTERN
        • 2.5.35 DOWNLINE PROGRAMMING OF DISCRETE FEATURES
    • 3 INTERFACING
      • 3.1 INTRODUCTION
      • 3.2 SERIAL INTERFACE
      • 3.3 PARALLEL INTERFACE
    • 4 PROGRAMMING
      • 4.1 INTRODUCTION
      • 4.2 CONTROL COMMANDS
      • 4.3 ESCAPE SEQUENCES
        • 4.3.1 DATASOUTH PRINTER MODE ESCAPE SEQUENCES
        • 4.3.2 DATASOUTH DS-180 MODE ESCAPE SEQUENCES
        • 4.3.3 EPSON MODE ESCAPE SEQUENCES
        • 4.3.4 IBM GRAPHICS PRINTER ESCAPE SEQUENCES
        • 4.3.5 DIABLO ESCAPE SEQUENCES
        • 4.3.6 LA-120 ESCAPE SEQUENCES
      • 4.4 DOWNLOADABLE CHARACTERS
        • 4.4.1 HOW TO DEFINE AND LOAD CHARACTERS
        • 4.4.2 DESCENDER DATA
        • 4.4.3 DOWNLOADING A MEMO CHARACTER
        • 4.4.4 ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARY
      • 4.5 GRAPHICS
        • 4.5.1 EPSON MX-80 GRAPHICS
        • 4.5.2 DS-180 GRAPHICS (ANADEX 9500/9501 COMPATIBLE)
        • 4.6.2 SUPPORTED BAR CODE CHARACTERS
        • 4.6.3 SAVE AND RESTORE VERTICAL POSITION
    • 5 OPERATOR MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
      • 5.1 INTRODUCTION
      • 5.2 MAINTENANCE
      • 5.3 TROUBLESHOOTING
        • 5.3.1 CHECK FEATURES FIRST
        • 5.3.2 Performing a Default Reset
      • 5.4 WHEN THE PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO FEATURES
        • 5.4.1 GENERAL PRINTER OPERATION
        • 5.4.2 PRINT FORMAT AND QUALITY
    • APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS
    • APPENDIX A - CONTINUED
    • APPENDIX C DISPLAY MODE CHARACTERS
    • APPENDIX E VALUE FEATURES
    • APPENDIX F DISCRETE FEATURES
    • APPENDIX G NLQ FONTS WIDTH TABLES
    • APPENDIX H PROPRINTER OPTION
      • H.1 Feature Alterations
      • H.2 Proprinter Escape Sequences
    • APPENDIX H - CONTINUED
    • APPENDIX H - CONTINUED
    • APPENDIX H - CONTINUED
    • APPENDIX Н - GERMANY EPSON
      • Index