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Dot Matrix Printers
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DFX-5000
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User Manual
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Epson DFX-5000 User Manual
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List of Contents
ADDENDUM
FRONT MATTER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Options
About This Manual
Conventions Used in This Manual
Where to Get Help
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER
Unpacking the Printer
Checking the parts
Removing the protective materials
Choosing a Place for the Printer
A Look at Your Printer
The printer parts
Control panel indicator lights
Control panel buttons
Assembling the Printer
Installing the ribbon cartridge
Attaching the power cable
Testing the Printer
Plugging in the printer
Loading paper for the self test
Running the self test
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
Connecting the parallel interface
Connecting the serial interface
Setting Up Your Application Software
CHAP 2-LOADING AND USING PAPER
Using the Two-Tractor System
Positioning the paper supply
Loading Paper onto the Front Tractor
Loading Paper onto the Rear Tractor
Adjusting the Top of Form Position
Adjusting the Printing Position
Using Automatic Tear-Off
Switching Between Front and Rear Tractors
Changing the Paper
Printing on Special Paper
Using multi-part forms
Using labels
CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER
Operating the Control Panel
Control panel indicator lights
Control panel buttons
Other control panel features
Using DIP Switches
Changing DIP switch settings
DIP switch tables
DIP switch functions
Condensed mode
Slashed zero
Character table
Input buffer
Near letter quality or draft mode
International character sets
Page length
Printing speed in draft mode
Skip over perforation
Auto line feed
Interface type and parity
Baud rate
Using Your Printer With Application Programs
A quick test
Using word processors
Using spreadsheets
CHAP 4-GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR PRINTER
Enhancing Your Printing
Print quality and fonts
Character pitch
Character size
Emphasized and double-strike printing
Italic printing
Underlining
Superscripts and subscripts
Sending Commands to the Printer
ASCII codes
Escape sequences
Printer commands
Using the Command Summary
Sending commands from your software program
Selecting typestyles with Master Select
CHAP 5-MAINTAINING AND TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER
Cleaning the Printer
Replacing the Ribbon
Transporting the Printer
CHAP 6-USING THE PRINTER OPTIONS
Using the Pull Tractor
Installing the pull tractor
Using the pull tractor with the front tractor
Using the pull tractor with the rear tractor
Removing the pull tractor
Using Interface Boards
Choosing an interface board
Installing an interface board
CHAP 7-TROUBLESHOOTING
Problems and Solutions
The printer does not print
The printer stops printing
The printout is spaced incorrectly
The printout is faint or uneven
The printout is not what you expect
Paper does not feed properly
Data Dump Mode
CHAP 8-COMMAND SUMMARY
Using the Command Summary
Control key chart
Commands in Numerical Order
Commands Arranged by Topic
Printer operation
Data control
Vertical motion
Horizontal motion
Overall printing style
Print Size and Character Width
Print Enhancement
Word processing
Character sets
User-defined characters
Graphics
APPENDIX A-REFERENCE TABLES
Proportional Width Table
Character Tables
APPENDIX B-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Printer Specifications
Printing
Paper
Mechanical
Electrical
Environmental
Interface Specifications
Parallel interface
Serial interface
Initialization
Default settings
GLOSSARY
INDEX
QUICK REFERENCE
Commands arranged by topic
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