Epson LQ-570+ Manual 

Acoustic Noise: Scalable Fonts: LQ-570 55dB( A) 2 Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif Print speed: 315cps (15cpi draft) Printer Mechanism: MdElO Main Board: CO62 Product code: CO62001 (LQ570) CO62011 (AI’-5000) Model Number: P63oA LQ-570+ 465dB(A) 4 Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif Epson Roman T Epson Sans Serif H 337 cps (15cpi draft) M-5JlO Cl07 C107all (LQ570+) Cl0701 1 (AI’-5000+) P63OB Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: printing speed: 24-pin impact dot matrix cpi: characters per inch cps: characters per second LQ: letter quality Printing direction: Bidirectional logic-seeking for text and graphics. unidirwtional for graphics (LlnidimctionaI canbe se&ted with DIP switch or software command). Line spacing: l/6 inch, l/8 inch, or programmable in 1/36&inch increments Acoustic noise: Paper feed speed: Less than 46.5 dB(A) normal 65.2 m.iIIiseconds per 1 /&inch line; 2.8 inches per second with continuous feed Printable columns: Character size 1Ocpi 10 wi condensed Mexlmum prlnted cherecters 80 137 Buffer: character fonts: 0 or 8 Kbytes (DIP-switch selectable) Font Point 7pt 10.5 pt Pitch 15cpi lOGpI 12cpi PKBpOttklWl Epson Draft 0 0 0 Epson Couner 0 0 0 Epson Roman 0 0 0 0 You can also select other font/pitch combinations using ESC/P 2 commands. Scalable fonts: Font mln pt m=pt Increments Epson Roman 8 32 2 Pt Epson Sans Serif 8 32 2 Pt Epson Roman T 8 32 2 Dt 1 Epson Sans Serif H 18 1 32 I 2 tit I Character tables: Character sets: Mechanical Paper-feed methods: Ribbon: MCBF: In LQ, at 48 dots/character: 0.2 million characters For aII componenk (excluding print head): 3 miBionIines MTBF: 4000 power-on hours (25% duty) Print head life: 200 miIIion strokes per wire (with fabric ribbon) 100 miIIion strokes per wire (with film ribbon) 1 italic and 7 graphics character tables 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set Friction Push-tractor PuII-trac tor SingIe-bin cut-sheet feeder (optional) Double-bin cut-sheet feeder (by combination of both optional cut-sheet feeders) Black tibon whidge #7753: Life expectancy In LQ at 48 dok/character: 2 mi.Uion characters In draft, at 28 dok/character: 3.42 mi.Uion charactas Film ribbon cartridge #7768 (optional): Life expectancy 24-Pin Printers 5/93 LQ-570+ - 1

Electrical Height 160mm (6.3 inches) Width 434mm(17.1 inches) Depth 368mm(14.5 inches) Weight 6.7 kg (14.8 lb) Rated voltage: AC 120 V (120 V model) Input voltage range: AC 103.5 to 132 V (120 V model) Rated current: 2.0 A (120 V model) Power consumption: (during self-test printing in draft mode, at 10 cpi) Approx. 33 W (120 V model) Rated frequency range: 50 to 60 Hz Inputfrequency range: 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Insulation resistance: 10 M!GI minimum (at DC 500 V between AC power line and chassis) Dielectric strength (between AC Zirte and chassis): 120 V model: AC 1.0 kV (rms), 1 minute or AC 1.2 k.V (rms), 1 second Environmental Temperature: Operation 5” to 35°C (41” to 95°F) Storage: -30” to 60°C (-22” to 140°F) Humidity: Operation 10% to 80% RH without condensation Storage: 5% to 85% RH without condensation Paper Single sheets: Width top 148 to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches) front 182 to 257 mm (7.2 to 10.1 inches) Length 364 mm (14.3 inches) maximum Thickness 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inches) Weight 52.3 to 90 g/m* (14 to 24 lb) Single-sheet multi-part forms: Width 182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches) I-w# 257 mm to 297 mm (10.1 to 11.7 inches) Copies Four sheets (1 original plus up to 3 copies) Thickness 0.12 to 0.32 mm (0.0047 to 0.012 inches) Weight 40 to 58 g/m* (12 to 15 lb) per sheet l Load single-sheet multi-part forms only into the front slot. l Use only carbonless multi-part forms. Continuous paper: Width 101 to 254 mm (4 to 10 inches) for LQ570 101 to 406 mm (4 to 16 inches) for LQ1070 copies Four sheets (1 original plus up to 3 copies) ThiCkllfZSS 0.065 to 0.10 mm (0.0025 to 0.0039 inches) for one sheet Weight 0.065 to 0.32 mm (0.0025 to 0.012 inches) total 52.3 to 82 g/m* (14 to 22 lb) for one sheet 40 to 58 g/m* (12 to 15 lb) per sheet in multi- part forms l Use only carbonless multi-part forms. Labels: Size Thickness Envelopes: Size Thickness weight 63.5x23.8mm(2%x15/16imhes) 101x23.8mm(4x15/16inches) 101x27mm(4x17/16inches) 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0031 inches) for backing sheet 0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inches) total l Use continuous type labels only. l Use labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. No. 6166 x 92 mm (6.5 x 3.6 inches) No. 10-240 x 104 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches) 0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inches) 45 to 91 g/m* (12 to 15 lb) l Use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. l Insert envelopes into the top slot only. Printable area: Single sheets A The minimum top margin is 8.5 mm (0.33 inches). B T h e minimum left and rightmarginsare3mm (0.12 inches). However, the maximum printable width is 203 mm (8inches). C The minimum bottom margin is 13.5 mm (0.53 inches). Continuous paper A The minimum top and bottom margins (above and below the perforation) are 9 mm (0.35 inches). B T h e minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inches). However, the maximum printable width is 203 mm (8 inches). Envelopes A The minimum top margin is 8.5 mm (0.33 inches). B T h e minimum left and right margins are3mm(0.12 inches). C The minimum bottom margin is 13.5 mm (0.53 inches). A Printable area 8 4 I Printablearea LQ-570+ - 2 5/93 24-Pin Printers

ALT The indicator lights give you the current status of the printer. The buttons let you control many of the printer settings. While holding down this button, pressing certain other buttons results in the following: BUFFER CLEAR (PAUSE) clears the printer’s buffer and initializes the printer settings MICRO FEED ? (LOAD/EJECT) feeds paper forward in l/ 180-inc increments & (LF/FF) feed paper backward in 1/18@inch Lights Bin Select/TEAR OFF OPEMTE(green) On when operate switch is on and power is supplied. PAUSE(yellow) On when the printer is not ready to print data. Stays off unless you press the PAUSE button to prevent printing. This button selects the paper bin when both optional cut-sheet feeders are installed and you are printing on single sheets. When printing on continuous paper, press this button once to feed paper from the loading position to the tear-off position Press this button again to feed the paper backward to the loading position CONDENSED DATA(yellow) On when data is present in the printer’s buffer. Press this button to print condensed characters. Press again to return to normal character printing. MULTI-PART (green) FONT On when you move the paFer-thickness lever to position 2 or higher. The printing speed is reduced when this light is on Press this button to select from among the built-in fonts. PAPEROUT (red) On when the printer runs out of paper. Note: The panel’s font name typestyles are meant as guides only; actual printed results may differ slightly. BIN 1 (green) On when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected for paper feeding. Other control-panel features The control panel also gives you access to two special functions: BIN 2 (green) self test On when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected for paper feeding. TEAROFF(yellow) On when you press the TEAR OFF button to feed the paper to the tear- off position Hold down the LF/FF button (for LQ printing) or the LOAD/EJECT button (for draft printing) while turning on the printer to perform the self test. The self test lets you check that your printer is operating properly and gives you a printout of the current DIP-switch settings. Data dump: Fonts(green) On when a specific font is selected. Buttons Hold down both the LF/FF button and LOAD/EJECT button while turning on the printer to enter data dump mode. Data dump mode allows advanced users to find the cause of communication problems between the printer and the computer. PAUSE Press this button to temporarily stop printing. Press this button again to resume printing. Setting the DIP Switches LOAD/EJECT Press this button to load single-sheet or continuous paper to the loading position (however, the printer normally loads paper automatically). If single-sheet paper is already in the loading position, use this button to elect the sheet. If continuous paper is in the loading or tear-off posib;on, press this button to feed it backward to the standby position. DIP-switch tables The section below shows the settings and functions of each DIP switch. You can see the current DIP-switch settings at any time by running the self test. Table 1 DIP switch 2 LWFF (Line feed/Form feed) Tap this button briefly to feed the paper forward one line. Hold this button down to elect a single sheet of paper or advance continuous paper to the top of the next page. You can also use this button to load a single sheet of paper from the cut-sheet feeder or to feed continuous paper from the standby position to the loading position. SW l-l l-2 l-3 DWlXlptlOll International character sets/ character tables l-4 1-5 l-6 . ” l-7 l-8 Print direction Not used Input buffer I -inch skip-over-perforation :h increments ON 1 OFF See Tables 3 and 4 below Unldirectlonal None On Bldirectlonal 8 Kbytes Off 24-Pin Printers 5/93 LQ-570+ - 3

lnternational character sets SW 2-l 2-2 D@SC@tlOll Page length (for contmuous m-mr) ON ( OFF See Table 5 below ASCII code (hex) 23 24 40 50 5C SD SE 60 78 7C 7D 7E OUSA tSe[\J^‘{:)’ 1 France #Sii’cg^‘6ilb” 2 Germany tSg#aua’4iaiiP 3 UnitedKingdom E $ e [ \ J A t { i } * 4 Denmark I #tel0A-'csd' 5 Sweden #nBXUAUC&bAu ‘3W ~$e'\6-habbl 7 Spam I R s e j w i - t ,, fi I- DIP switch 1 2-3 1 Tear off 2-4 / Auto line feed 1 On 1 off I On I off Table 3 lnternationd character sets Off On On Oif OffOllOffOff 111; Off Off On Off OffOffOffOff The following eight additional sets are available only by using the ESC R software command. Italy Spain I Off Off On off Off Off Off off I Additional international character sets COWltry ASCII code (hex) 23 24 40 58 5C 5D SE 60 7B 7C 70 7E Table 4 Character tables 8 Japan (English) 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Sparn II 12 Latin America 13 Korea 64 Legal Character tabte Italic 1-l 1 l-2 114 Set internatlonal character sets according to Table 3 above 14 Off Character tables Table 5 Page length Your printer has six character tables built-in: five graphics character tables and one italics character table. Page length 8.5 inches (216 mm) 1 2-l 1 2-2 I Off I On You can select the character tables with DIP switches l-2,1-3, and 1-4, according to Table 4. To select a graphics character table, you must first turn DIP switch l-4 on 1 1 I inches (279 mm) I off loff I 11.7 inches (296 mm) 12 Inches (305 mm) 1 On [ On I On I off DIP-switch functions Note: If you send the ESC t 1 command (to select graphics) while DIP switch 14 is off, the graphics character table is always PC 437 (United States). This section describes all of the functions you can select with the DIP switches. International character sets Print direction You can change 12 characters in the italic character table to suit your printing needs. Since these characters are often used in other languages, they are named after countries and referred to as international character sets. Printing is normally bidirectional. However, turning DIP switch l-5 on for unidirectional printing-in which the print head prints in one direction only-allows for precise vertical printing alignment. This makes it ideal for printing graphics such as lines or boxes. If DIP switch l-5 is on, printing is unidirectional even if you select bidirectional with the ESC U 0 software command. Select the international character set with DIP switches l-2,1-3, and l-4, according to DIP-switch Table 3. The character sets you can select by DIP switch are USA, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, and Spain I. However, you can also select the following sets with the ESC R software command: Japan (English), Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, and Legal. Note: If you send the ESC t 0 command (to select italics) while DIP switch 14 is on, the international character set is always USA. LQ-570+ - 4 5/93 24-Pin Printers

interface signals are shown in the following table. Input buffer capacity The printer stores print data. sent from your computer in its input buffer. Keep DIP switch 1-7 off to select an 8Kbyte buffer. Skip-over-perforation. Turning DIP switch l-8 on when you are using continuous paper enables the skip-over-perforation function Use this function to leave a l-inch (25.4mm) margin between the last printable line on one page and the first printable line on the next page. This causes the printer to skip over the perforation between continuous sheets. Most application programs take care of the top and bottom margins. Do not turn on skipover-perforation unless your program does not provide these margins. Adjust your top-of-form position with the MICRO FEED buttons to get half of the margin at the bottom of one page and half at the top of the next page. Continuous paper page length When you are printing on continuous paper, DIP switches 2-1 and 2-2 let you select from the four page lengths described in DIP-switch Table 5. Tear off When you turn DIP switch 2-3 on, the tear-off feature is automatic when using continuous paper. The printer automatically advances the last printed page to the tear-off position You can then easily tear off the printed paper. The printer automatically returns the paper to the loading position when it receives more print data. You can also return the paper to the loading position by pressing the TEAR OFF button or the LOAD/EJECT button Use the tear-off feature only with continuous paper loaded with the push tractor. Do not use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor. Auto line feed When auto line feed is on (DIP switch 2-4 on), the printer accompanies each carriage-return code (CR) received with a linefeed code (LF). If your printer is double spacing, turn DIP switch 2-4 off. If each line overprints the next, turn DIP switch 2-4 on Interface Specifications Your printer is equipped with a parallel interface. Specifications and pin assignments The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics: Datajkrzat: 8bit parallel SlphXhdkWl: STROBl? pulse Handshake timing: BUSY and m signal Signal led: TTL compatiile level GPlnector: 3+1-i 5 7-30360 (Amphenol) connector or equivalent Descrltilon . Signal Pin I Return Pin Slgnal Dlrectlon STROBE IN DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 ACKNLG STROBE pulse to read data. Pulse wrdth must be more than 0.5 1;;ctmos%$XXrds at the receiving These signals represent rnformatron of the 1 si to 8th bits of parallel data, respectively. Each signal is at HIGH level when data IS logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0. OUT About an 11 -mrcrosecond pulse. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data. BUSY OUT HIGH sianal indicates that the printer ¬ receive data. The signal goes HIGH in the following CXSB: 1) During data entry (ea. char. time) 2) During pnnhng 3) Durrng PAUSE 4) Durina orinter-error state PE OUT A HIGH sranal indicates that the printer is &t of paper. SLCT- Am FEED x-r OUT IN When this signal is LOW, the paper 1s automatically fed 1 line after printing. (The signal level can be fixed to this by setting DIP switch 2-4 to ON.) NC GND CHASSIS GND NC GND INIT - Not used. - - - 11 Printer’s chassis ground which IS - Twisted-parr level. return signal ground IN When this level becomes LOW, the printer controller is reset to its power-up state and the print buffer is cleared. This level is normally HIGH; its pulse width must be more than 50 microseconds at the receiving terminal. ERROR OUT GND NC - SLCT IN - This level becomes LOW when the printer is: 1) in paper out state, 2) in PAUSE state, 3) in error state Same as for Prns 1 Q-30. - Not used. OUT IN Pulled up to 5V through 3.3 Kohm The DCl/DC3 code is valid only when thus signal is HIGH. This signal IS always LOW. 19 ;: 22 23 ;z 26 27 10 28 13 - 14 15 16 17 18 1930 31 16 32 - -- 33 34 35 36 -- Note: l The column heading “Direction” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. . “Return” denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level. For the interface wiring, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side. l All interface conditions are based on TTL level. Both the rise and fall times of each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds. l Data transfer must be carried out by observing the m or BUSY signal, (Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW.) 24-Pin Printers 5/93 LQ-570+ - 5

(7.17 to 8.60 inches) 182 to 216 m m (7.17 to 8.50 inches) Envelope8 N/A 165 to 241 m m (6.60 to 9.49 Inches) Interface timing The figure below shows the timing for the parallel interface: DATA STROBE Interface Cards You can use optional interface boards to supplement your printer’s built-in parallel interface. The Epson interfaces below are compatible with your printer: C823101 32 KB parallel interface card Option Specifications Cut-sheet feeders Dimensions and weight Prlnter Cut-sheet feeder HelgM Width Depth WeigM Note: Dimensions when mounted on the printer; includes printer dimensions Bin capacity Single sheets: Envelopes: 06371 Up to 50 sheets of 82-g/m2 (22-lb) paper C806381 Up to 150 sheets of 82-g/m2 (22-lb) paper c806381 Up to 25 (plain bond) Up to 30 (air mail) (0.0026 to 0.0039 Inches) Paper storage conditions: Temperature: 18” to 22°C (64” to 72OF) Humidity: 40% to 60% Environmental Temperature: Operation 5” to 35°C (41” to 95°F) Storage: -30” to 60°C (-22” to 140°F) Humidity (without condensation): Operation 15% to 80% Storage: 5% to 90% Note: l 9@g/m2 paper printing is only available at normal operating conditions. l Envelope printing is only available with the C806381 cut-sheet feeder, at normal operating conditions. Command Changes from ESC/P New Commands The following are new commands that have been added to the ESC /P command set: =(c =(G =(u =(v K(” =(c =(t =tv Est. ESCX EWC Set page length in defined unit Select graphics mode Define unit Set absolute vertical print position Print data as characters Set page format Assign character table Set relative vertical print position Print raster graphics Select font by pitch and point Set horizontal motion index (I-MI) Deleted Commands The following commands are not supported on Epson ESC /P 2 printers: LQ-570+ - 6 5/93 ESCb Set vertical tabs in VFU channels =/ Select vertical tab channel ESCa Select justification 24-Pin Printers

Epson recommends against using the following commands because some of these commands are not supported in existing printers and some are duplicates of other commands. Engineering Change Notices BEL Beeper Bs Backspace DC1 select printer CAN EsC# E!3< ESC= ESC> ESC? ESCA ESCK ESCL ESCY Deselect printer Cancel data Cancel MSB control Unidirectional printing for one Iine SetMSBtoO SetMSBtol ESCZ DEL Reassign bit-image mode Select n/60-inch Lie spacing Select 8-dot, single-density, bit-image printing Select 8dot, double-density, bit-image printing Select 8-dot, double-speed, doubledensity, bit-image printing Select quadruple-density bit-image printing Delete character None. Product Support Bulletins None. Technical Information Bulletins None. Related Documentation TM-LQ57AP5+ LQ-570/1070 and LQ570+, ActionPrinter 5000/5500 and ActionPrinter 5000+ Service ManuaI PL-LQ57AP5+ LQ570+ and ActionPrinter 5000+ Parts Price List SPKLQ57AP5+ LQ-570+ and ActionPrinter 5000+ Self Paced Kit 4001648 LQ-570+ User’s Guide 4001671 ActionPrinter 5000+ User’s Guide Installation/Support Tips Most application programs let you specify the type of printer you use so that the program can take full advantage of the printer’s features. Many of these programs provide an installation or setup section that presents a Iist of printers. Choosing from a menu Because Epson printers share a great many commands, you can use an application program even if it does not list your printer on its printer selection menu. Choose from the following list (the printers are listed in the order of preference): LQ-57O+/STYLUS 800 LQ-570/1070 LQ-870/1170 LQ-510/550 LQ-500 LQ-860 (LQ-1060) LQ-850 (LQ-1050) LQ-2550 LQ-2500 LQ-800 (LQ-1000) LQ-1500 If none of these printers is listed, select the first one available from the following list: EX, FX, LX, RX, MS, Epson printer, Standard printer, Draft printer To use aII the features of your printer, however, it is best to choose a program with your printer on its menu. If your program does not list this printer, contact the manufacturer of the software to see if an update is available. 24-Pin Printers 5/93 LQ-570+ - 7