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EPSON AMERICA INC.
Product Support Bulletin
Subject: AP-3250 Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
Date: 4/3/92
Page(s): 1 of 6
This bulletin answers some commonly asked questions about the AP-3250 printer.
The questions and answers are listed below.
1.
Q. What is the AP-3250 printer?
A. The AP-3250 is Epson's first narrow carriage light duty printer specifically
designed to meet the unique needs of the entry-level home computer
user. Listed below are some of the key features of the AP-3250 printer:
2.
Q. Is the AP-3250 printer a replacement or addition to the Epson printer line?
A. The AP-3250 print is a replacement product. It replaces the AP-3000 /
LQ-200 printer.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE AP-3250
- Epson ESC/P 2 command set
- Built-in paper cassette, holds up to 50 single sheets of letter size
paper
- Roman and Sans Serif fonts, scalable from 8 to 32 points
- High resolution 360 x 360 DPI bit-image graphics
- Convenient, easy-to-use two button control panel
- Print Speed:
200 CPS Draft at 12 CPI
72 CPS Letter Quality at 12 CPI
- Quiet operation, only 50 dB(A)
- Built-in 11KB input buffer
- Small size and small footprint
- Epson's two year limited warranty with unlimited 800 number free
technical support
PSB No: P-0084A
Originator: SLS/JV
EPSON
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- Page 1 - Epson’s two year limited warranty with unlimited 800 number free technical support Q. Is the AP-3250 printer a replacement or addition to the Epson printer line? A. The AP-3250 print is a replacement product. It replaces the AP-3000 /...
- Page 2 Page: 2 of 6 Q. What is the Epson ESC/P 2 command set? A. As the leading impact printer vendor, the Epson Standard Codes for Printers (ESC/P) has become a de facto standard for most dot matrix printers. Epson Standard Codes are featured by most other vendors as an immediate entry into a wide range of third party software.
- Page 3 PSB No: P-0084A Page: 3 of 6 adjust the maximum number of lines per page. Decreasing the program’s maximum number of lines per page by 5 (e.g. 61 lines) should correct for this print position difference. Q. Why is a ON-LINE/OFF-LINE or PAUSE button not present on the AP-3250’s front panel? A.
- Page 4 LQ-2500 LQ-800 LQ-1500 Generic Epson WORST To take full advantage of the AP-3250’s features, including ESC/P 2, choose one of the first three printers listed above. If none of these printer selections are available from within your application software, contact your software manufacturer to determine whether they offer a printer driver update or if they plan to make one available in the future.
- Page 5 PSB No: P-0084A Page: 5 of 6 14. Q. Does the AP-3250 use DIP switches? A. No, the AP-3250 does not use DIP switches. The various features settings are selected through use of the two buttons on the printer’s front panel.
- Page 6 PSB No: P-0084A Page: 6 of 6 2 0 . Q. Why is the AP-3250’s parallel cable connector located on the side of the printer instead of the rear like most other printers? A. Since the AP-3250 may be operated in two different positions it was necessary to relocate the parallel cable connector to the side of the printer.
- Page 7 EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. Product Support Bulletin ESCP/2 Subject: Understanding and Using Commands and Syntax PSB No: P-0082 Date: 12/4/91 Originator: JW Page(s): 1 of 14 This bulletin provides detailed explanations and illustrations for some of the more commonly used printer commands used in ESC/P2 Listed below are the commands discussed in this bulletin.
- Page 8 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 2 of 14 ESC X m n1 n2 (Select Pitch and Point Size) C X m n1 n2 is the command for selecting pitch and point size where m, n1 and n2 are variables. The variable "m" is used to select the pitch which is the character spacing.
- Page 9 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 3 of 14 10 INPUT “Point Size”;A$ 20 B=VAL(A$)*2 21 RESTORE 70 22 FOR X=1 TO 16 23 READY 24 IF B=Y THEN GOTO 30 25 NEXT X 26 CLS 27 PRINT A$ ” is not a valid point size choice.” 20 GOTO 10 30 C=VAL(A$) 40 LPRINT CHR$(27);“X”;CHR$(1);CHR$(B);CHR$(0);”These are “;A$;”...
- Page 10 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 4 of 14 These point characters These are 10 point characters These are 10.5 point characters These are 12 point characters These are point characters These are 16 point characters These are 18 point characters These are 20 point characters These are 21 point characters These are 22 point characters These are 24 point characters...
- Page 11 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 5 of 14 ESC ( C m1 m2 n1 n2 (Set Page Length in Defined Units ESC ( C m1 m2 n1 n2 is the command for setting the page length in units where ml, m2, n1 and n2 are variables. The “unit’ is usually 1/360 of an inch unless defined otherwise by the “ESC ( U"...
- Page 12 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 6 of 14 1 ESC ( v m1 m2 n1 n2 (Set Relative Vertical Position ESC (v m1 m2 n1 n2 is the command for advancing the print position vertically in units where m1, m2, n1 and n2 are variables. The "unit" is usually 1/360 of an inch unless defined otherwise by the “ESC ( U"...
- Page 13 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 7 of 14 EXAMPLE The desired distance is 1/4 inch. 1/4 x 360 = 90 90 divided by 256 = 0 with a remainder of 90. 256-90=166 n1=166 n2=255 In the Basic programming language, the command would look like this. LPRlNT CHR$(27);“(v”;CHR$(2);CHR$(0);CHR$(166);CHR$(255) This command, as listed in the line above, will feed the reverse feed the paper 1/4 inch from the current line.
- Page 14 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 8 of 14 C (V m1 m2 n1 n2 is the command for changing the print position vertically (with respect to the Top of Form position) in units where m1, m2, n1 and n2 are variables. The "unit”...
- Page 15 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 9 of ESC t n is the command for selecting a character table to be used for printing where n is a variable. The following table lists the values for n and the character table associated with the value. T a b l e I PC437 (US) Table 1...
- Page 16 PSB No: P-0082 Page: ESC ( t n1 n2 d1 d2 d3 (Assign Character Table) ESC (t n1 n2 d1 d2 d3 is the command for assigning character tables where n1, n2, d1,d2, and d3 are variables. Currently, variables, n1, n2 and d3 MUST be n1=3, n2=0, and d3=0.
- Page 17 PSB No: P-0082 11 of 14 Page: page contains a print sample of the Registered Tables available in printers sold in the U.S. In order to print the first 31 characters in Tables 1 through 9, the ESC ( ^ command must be sent.
- Page 18 PSB No: P-0082 12 of 14 Page: 60 If the Registered Character Table number is not 0, print ASCII values 1 through 255 inclusive. Remember, line 70 allows the first 31 ASCII values to print as characters, not control codes. 90 If the Registered Character Table number is not 0, do not execute commands in lines 100 and 110.
- Page 19 PSB No: P-0082 Page: 13 of 14 Table 0 I t a l i c ‘#$X& ()*+,- ./0123456789:;c=>?~ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU~YZ~\~n-fabcdefghijklm :}‘!“#$X&‘()*+,-./0123456789:; e=> ?BABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVRXYZ[ \ J ^, >pqrstuvwxyz( nbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{,‘}- Table 8 PC863 (Canada-French) D~,+~*~o~~~pRU.4:!!~[g,~tl~t~oA !“#$%C’()*+,-./Or23456789 :;<=*?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP XSTUWXYZ[\]--’ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ~rstuvwxyz{I)~~~b~Alt~EBbii~~E~E~~X~iiO~6U~fbOf~‘66”.3-f~~~~~a:.,~~~~~~~~~~)~JJJ~ kt-fttL+nLLrrt+l w raprxCalrr~BQG~B~nnfLIFJ9='..Jn2r Table 9...
- Page 20 PSB No: P-0082 14 of 14 Page: C ( ^ n1 n2 d ,.. d is the command for printing control codes as data where n1 and n2 are variables and d ...d represent the data that is to be printed as ASCII characters.
- Page 21 EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: Quick Reference for Current Dot-Matrix Printer Print Speeds Date: 10/9/92 PSB No: P-0030C Page(s): 1 of 1 Originator: SLS 9 - P I N P R I N T E R S Model D”:,“n”-“,““c”p4...
- Page 22 Page(s): 1 of 1 Originator: SLS This PSB provides a quick reference for the paper specifications on Epson’s current line of Q-pin and 24-pin dot-matrix printers when using continuous paper. The ‘Maximum No. of Copies” is the maximum allowable number of copies when using continuous multi-part carbonless paper.