1000/1500 Reference Guide FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS 0 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 0 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver a Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 0 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Epson America, Inc., could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. FOR CANADIAN USERS This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Le present appareil num&ique n'emet pas de bruits radio6lectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de Classe B prescrites dans le reglement sur le brouillage radio6lectrique &licte par le Ministere des Communications du Canada. EPSON@@mbam 1000/1500 Reference Guide All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product. Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation. ActionLaser is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. Epson and Epson ESC/P are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright 0 1992 by Epson America, Inc., Torrance, California. Contents Getting Started Where to Get Help . . . . . . Safety Information . . . . . . . Laser Safety . . . . . . . . CDRH Regulations . . . Internal Laser Radiation. Ozone Emission . . . . . Laser Printer Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 Chapter 1 Controlling Your Printer The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display (LCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other control panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Printer with Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entering printer commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing foreign or other characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enhancing Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting print density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resolution Improvement Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Printer Emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching printer emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-5 1-5 1-11 1-12 1-15 1-17 1-18 1-18 1-22 1-23 1-24 iii Chapter 2 Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading envelopes, labels, transparencies, and heavy paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 3 Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . . Print Quality Problems . . . . . . Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . Option Problems. . . . . . . . . . Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Dump Mode . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Imaging Cartridge Chapter 4 SelecType SelecType Overview . Using SelecType . . . The control panel The display . . . . Buttons . . . . . . SelecType tutorial Options . . . . . . . . . AUTO CONT. . . CH TIMEOUT . . COPIES . . . . . . DENSITY . . . . . EMULATION . . FEATURE PRINT FONT . . . . . . . FONT SAMPLE . FULL PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. 3-2 3-8 3-13 3-15 3-18 3-27 3-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-7 4-8 4-8 4-8 4-9 4-9 4-11 4-11 4-11 4-12 iv INPUT . . . . . . . INTERFACE . . . LANG . . . . . . . . MACRO . . . . . . MEMORY LEFT . OFFSET . . . . . . ORIENT. . . . . . PAGE COUNTER PAGE SIZE . . . . RITech . . . . . . . RX-BUFFER SIZE STANDBY . . . . STATUSSHEET . SUB CONFIG. . . SYSTEM CONFIG. TONER . . . . . . USER . . . . . . . VERSION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 4-13 4-14 4-18 4-18 4-20 4-21 4-21 4-22 4-22 4-23 4-23 4-25 4-25 4-25 4-26 4-26 4-27 4-30 Chapter 5 Options What's Available . . . . . . . . Identity Cards . . . . . . . . . . Epson PostScript card . . . Epson CL identity card . . Caring for cards . . . . . . Inserting a card. . . . . . . Removing a card . . . . . . Recovering from an error . Font Cartridges . . . . . . . . . Inserting a font cartridge . Selecting fonts . . . . . . . Removing a font cartridge Recovering from an error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5-5 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-14 5-15 5-15 5-15 V The Faceup Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the faceup output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lower Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the lower paper cassette unit. . . . . . . . . . . . Using the lower paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Interface Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing an interface board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Memory Chip Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When to increase your printer's memory . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a memory chip set combination . . . . . . . . . . Installing memory chip sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking the printer's memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix A 5-16 5-16 5-18 5-18 5-20 5-22 5-22 5-34 5-35 5-35 5-36 5-46 Technical Specifications A-2 A-2 A-3 A-5 A-6 A-6 A-6 A-7 A-9 A-9 A-12 A-15 A-16 A-16 A-16 Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumable products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Option Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Face-up output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lower paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Appendix B HP Emulation Mode B-2 B-2 B-4 B-6 B-6 B-6 B-8 B-10 B-11 B-12 B-13 B-16 B-30 B-32 B-34 B-42 B-45 B-45 B-47 B-52 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ActionLaser to HP LaserJet print feature comparison . . . Operating the printer as an HP LaserJet IIISi . . . . . . . . SelecType Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORIENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB CONFIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available Fonts and Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resident bitmap fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resident scalable fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Font samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symbol sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP Emulation Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer commands arranged by topic . . . . . . . . . . . . GL/2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson GL/2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SelecType options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson GL/2 mode commands summary . . . . . . . . . . Appendix C LQ and FX Emulation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... C-2 C-2 C-3 C-3 C-3 C-4 C-10 C-10 C-11 C-13 C-14 C-17 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating as an LQ or FX printer . . . . . . . SelecType Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ORIENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB CONFIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available Fonts and Character Tables . . . . . . . Resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Character tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LQ and FX Emulation Command Summary . . . . Printer commands arranged by topic . . . . . vii Getting Started The ActionLaser 1000 and 1500 printers combine high performance and reliability with a wide range of features. To get started with your ActionLaser printer, please: P Q 0 Read the safety information, laser printer precautions, and important safety instructions in this introduction. Use your Setup and Maintenance guide to set up and test your new printer. Refer to this Reference Guide for detailed information about your printer. If you require additional assistance, see "Where to Get Help" below. Where to Get Help Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationw ...