Product information guide

Initialization
The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of
conditions) in these ways:
Hardware
initialization
∗
The printer is turned on.
∗
The printer receives an
INIT signal from
the parallel interface: pin 31 goes LOW.
Software
initialization
∗
Software sends the ESC @ (initialize the
printer) command. The last panel
settings are kept.
Control panel
initialization
∗
Hold down the Alt button and press
the Pause button (buffer clear). The
last panel settings are kept.
All three initialization methods reset the font according to
the default settings selected using the control panel.
However, ESC @ does not initialize the printer mechanism,
clear the input data buffer, or clear the user-defined character
set. The control panel initialization does not initialize the
printer mechanism or clear the user-defined character set.
Default Settings
The table below shows the default settings that take effect
when the printer is initialized.
Item Default setting
Top-of-form position Current paper position
Page length Single sheets:
61 lines for letter-size paper
65 lines for A4-size paper
Left and right margins Cancelled
Line spacing
1
⁄
6
-inch line spacing
Character pitch Last font selected using default setting
Vertical tab position Cleared
Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters
Font selection Last font selected using default setting
Special printing effects Cancelled (except condensed and
economy printing)
User-defined character set Hardware/control panel initialization:
cleared
Software initialization: deselected only
Graphic mode assignment ESC K = ESC
∗
0, ESC L = ESC
∗
1,
ESC Y = ESC
∗
2, ESC Z = ESC
∗
3
In addition, hardware and control panel initialization erases
any text in the data buffer.
Control Panel
The printer’s control panel contains lights for displaying the
printer status and buttons for controlling certain settings, as
described in this section.
Since most printer settings can be controlled from your
software, you do not often need to use the control panel. You
need to use it only to do the following:
❏ Turn on economy or condensed mode
❏ Clean the black or color print heads
❏ Replace an ink cartridge or print head
❏ Print a demonstration of the printer’s fonts and colors
❏ Enter the Default setting mode
❏ Pause the printer temporarily or reset it
❏ Run a self test
❏ Enable the non-smear printing feature
❏ Print hexadecimal data.
The control panel lights and buttons are described below.
Lights
Power
On when the printer is on.
Error
On or flashes in combination with other lights
to indicate printing problems or errors.
Condensed
On when condensed mode is selected. In this
mode, the printer prints selected fonts at 60%
of their width so that more characters can fit
on a page.
Economy
On when economy printing mode is selected.
In economy mode the printer uses less ink by
printing fewer dots per character. Use this
mode for rough drafts of text only.
Pause
On when printing is paused. This light flashes
when you clean the print heads or replace a
print head unit or ink cartridge. Never turn
off the printer when the
Pause
light is
flashing.
The
Pause
light also flashes when an error
occurs.
EPSON Stylus COLOR IIs
Ink Jet Printers 8/1/95 EPSON Stylus COLOR IIs-5