Epson Action Printer 5000 Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD
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Epson Action Printer 5000 Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD
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Epson Action Printer 5000 Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD
Introduction
Your new Epson” printer is an advanced 24-pin dot matrix printer that combines high performance with a wide range of features.
Features
These features make your Epson printer an outstanding value: • Fast printing speed. You can print up to 252 characters per second in 12 cpi draft mode.
Easy paper handling. The printer has four paper paths to suit your printing needs: top, rear, bottom, and front.
Automatic paper loading. The printer automatically loads single sheets and continuous paper.
Epson ESC/P 2. This enhanced printer control language adds scalable fonts and improved graphics capability. With scalable fonts, you can print characters of various sizes.
Compatibility. The printer supports the Epson ESC/P
commands widely used in application programs written for other Epson LQ and SQ printers.
Unique control-panel design. You can choose from nine popular letter-quality fonts and one draft font.
The Action Printer 5000 and Action Printer 5500 are basically the same printer except for the width of their carriages. The Action Printer 5000 has a standard width carriage that accommodates paper up to 254 mm (10 inches) wide. The Action Printer 5500 has a wide carriage that accommodates paper up to 355.6 mm (14 inches) wide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Epson Action Printer 5000 Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD
FRONT MATTER 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 8
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER 14
Unpacking the Printer 15
Checking the parts 15
Choosing a Place for the Printer 16
Assembling the Printer 18
Removing the protective materials 18
Installing the ribbon cartridge 19
Attaching the paper guide 22
Testing the Printer 23
Plugging in the printer 23
Running the self test 23
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 26
Configuring Your Software for the Printer 27
Choosing from a menu 27
CHAP 2-PAPER HANDLING 28
Selecting a Paper Feeding Method 29
Setting the paper-release lever 29
Using Single Sheets 31
Loading single sheets from the top 31
Loading single sheets from the front 33
Using Continuous Paper 36
Tractor position and available paper paths 36
Changing tractor positions 37
Loading continuous paper with the push tractor 39
Removing continuous paper from the push tractor 41
Loading continuous paper with the pull tractor 42
Removing continuous paper from the pull tractor 47
Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 48
Switching to single sheets 48
Switching to continuous paper 49
Printing on Special Paper 50
Paper-thickness lever 50
Multi-part forms 51
Labels 52
Envelopes 53
CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER 54
Control Panel 55
Lights 55
Buttons 56
Other control-panel features 58
DIP Switches 59
Changing a DIP-switch setting 59
DIP-switch tables 60
DIP-switch functions 62
Micro Feed 66
Using micro feed 66
Adjusting the loading position 67
Tear Off 69
Tear-off mode 69
Using the TEAR OFF button 70
Adjusting the tear-off position 71
Typestyles 72
Character fonts 72
Character spacing 76
Condensed printing 76
Data Dump Mode 77
CHAP 4-USING PRINTER OPTIONS 78
Cut-Sheet Feeders 79
Installing a cut-sheet feeder 79
Loading paper with the single-bin cut-sheet feeder 80
Loading paper or envelopes with the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder 83
Assembling the double-bin cut-sheet feeder 86
Switching between continuous paper and the cut-sheet feeder 88
Pull Tractor 89
Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional pull 89
Interface Cards 91
Installing an interface card 91
The C823051/C823061 serial interface card 93
CHAP 5-MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION 94
Cleaning the Printer 95
Replacing the Ribbon 96
Transporting the Printer 97
CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING 98
Problems and Solutions 99
Power Supply100
Printing101
Paper Handling105
Options107
CHAP 7-TECHINICAL SPECIFICATIONS110
Printer Specifications111
Printing111
Paper113
Mechanical116
Technical Specifications 116
Electrical117
Environmental118
Interface Specifications119
Specifications and pin assignments119
Interface timing122
Option Specifications123
Cut-sheet feeders123
Initialization125
Default settings125
CHAP 8-COMMAND SUMMARY126
Using the Command Summary127
Commands Arranged by Topic128
General operation128
Paper feeding128
Page format129
Print position motion130
Font selection131
Font enhancement133
Spacing134
Character handling134
Bit image136
Graphics137
APPENDIX138
Character Tables139
Italic Character Table139
Graphics Character Tables140
International Character Sets143
GLOSSARY144
INDEX150
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