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Read_Me file for Epson printers.
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This file is roughly in order of increasing
printer functionality, ie. the further down this
file the printer definition file is described, the
more features it requires the printer to support.
So if you are having problems with an Epson
compatible printer, try a printer definition file
further up than the one you are using. Note
however that you should not try to run a 24 pin
printer with the definition file for a 9 pin
printer or vice versa. If your Epson compatible
printer gives no additional information (eg. which
Epson printer it claims compatibility with) then
try the Epson.FX-80 file. Moving forwards from the
FX-80 file (towards the EX-800), more advanced
features of the printer are used. Moving backwards
from the FX-80 file the definitions become
simpler.
The following table lists other Epson products and
the suggested Printer Definition File to be used.
They have not necessarily been tested, but as
similar Control Codes are used, they should work:
Printer File
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EX-800 Epson.EX-800
FX-80 Epson.FX-80
FX-85 Epson.FX-85
FX-86 Epson.FX-85
FX-86e Epson.EX-800 (do not select colour)
FX-185 Epson.FX-85
FX-286 Epson.FX-85
FX-286e Epson.EX-800 (do not select colour)
FX-800/1000 Epson.EX-800 (do not select colour)
FX-850/1050 Epson.EX-800 (do not select colour)
FX-870/1070 Epson.EX-800 (do not select colour)
GX-80 Epson.FX-80
JX-80 Epson.JX-80
LX-80 Epson.LX-80
LX-86 Epson.LX-100
LX-100 Epson.LX-100
LX-400 Epson.LX-100
LX-800 Epson.LX-100
LX-850/1050 Epson.LX-100
MX-80-II Epson.MX-80-II
MX-80-III Epson.MX-80-III
RX-80/100 Epson.MX-80-III
LQ-100 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-150 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-200 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-400 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-450 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-500 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-500 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-510/1010 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-550 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-570/1070 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-800/1000 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-850/1050 Epson.LQ-860
LQ 860 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-870/1070 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-1060 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-2500 Epson.LQ-860
LQ-2550 Epson.LQ-860
Stylus 800 Epson.Stylus-800
Stylus 800+ Epson.Stylus-800
Stylus 820 Epson.Stylus-820
Stylus 1000 Epson.Stylus-800
Stylus Color Epson.Stylus-Col
Stylus Pro Epson.Stylus-Co
Stylus Pro XL Epson.Stylus-Col
Stylus Color II Epson.StyCol-II
Stylus Color IIs Epson.StyCol-IIs
EPL-5000 HP.LasJet-III
EPL-5200 HP.LasJet-III
EPL-7500 PostScript
EPL-8100 HP.LasJet-III
Note that some Epson 9-pin printers and
compatibles support NLQ (ESC x) as used in the FX
85 but not Absolute Horizontal Position (ESC $) as
used in the FX 85. The FX 80 Printer Definition
File is a safe option to try as it does not
support either facility. If your printer has the
NLQ facility, but not Absolute Horizontal Position,
use the LX-80 file.
When using any of the Epson printer definition
files, with either an Epson printer or a printer
claiming to be Epson compatible, you should ensure
that any DIP switch called "IBM Mode" or "IBM
control codes" or anything similar is switched to
disable the IBM features.
When using any type of MX-80 printer with any of
the MX-80 definition files, the printer must have
its dip switches set for no auto line feed on
carriage return. This probably means setting DIP
switch 2-3 to OFF, but you should check the
documentation for your printer. In the unlikely
event that you need auto line feed set to ON, then
you can use !PrintEdit to remove the trailing
",10" from the "Line skip:" and "Line end 1:"
fields in the 60 by 72 and 120 by 72 DPI graphics
resolutions. It is not possible to modify the 120
by 144 and 120 by 216 resolutions to allow them to
work with auto line feed enabled.
The "Epson.MX-80-II" printer definition file is
for the Epson MX-80 Type II printer and should
work on virtually any EPSON compatible printer.
The 120 by 144 and 120 by 216 DPI graphics
resolutions are not guaranteed to work, as they
use ESC "J" for advance by n/216 inch. This is not
documented in any version of the manual, but has
been found to work on many Epson MX-80 Type II
printers. You should not use these resolutions if
your MX-80 Type II does not support ESC "J". The
text highlights available on this printer are
minimal (condensed and expanded text only). ISO
Latin 1 international character mappings are
supplied, but every character is simply mapped to
the closest available normal ASCII character. This
is because the MX-80 Type II cannot do backspace
over-printing nor does it support ESC "R"
international character set sequences. You should
set the DIP switches for the USA character set.
Note that there appears to be some discrepancy
about the features supported on the MX-80 Type II.
There are at least two different versions of the
MX-80 Type II manual, one of which details many
more control sequences (eg. ESC "R", ESC "E"/"F"
and more) than the other. The extra control codes
do not work on some MX-80 Type II printers so
there would appear to be two flavours of "Type II"
rather than the more likely explanation of the
commands originally being undocumented. The
MX-80-II file supports only the commands which
work on most or all Type II printers.
The "Epson.MX-80-III" printer definition file is
for the Epson MX-80 Type III printer and should
work on many EPSON compatible printers. Vertical
interlacing is used on the higher resolution
graphics modes, using ESC "J" for advance by n/216
inch. This is a documented command on the MX-80
Type III, unlike on the Type II. The text
highlights available on this printer are
reasonable. The ISO Latin 1 international
characters are printed using ESC "R" international
character set sequences, using character sets 0
(USA) to 7 (Spain). Additionally, some characters
are printed by using backspace to overprint two
characters.
Note that on the MX-80 Type III there is a bug
which causes double strike mode to be left on
after superscript or subscript has been used and
deselected. This file works around the bug by
turning double strike mode off after turning
superscript or subscript off. This should not
cause problems on a printer which does not have
the bug (double strike will be changed from off to
off) but it will cause problems if your printer
does not support ESC "H" (double strike mode off).
Note that ESC "G" and ESC "H" (turn double strike
mode on and off) are in fact undocumented commands
on the MX-80 Type III. However, double strike is
always used for superscript and subscript which
are documented, and the bug and ESC "G" and ESC
"H" are known to be present in all MX-80 Type III
printers.
The "Epson.FX-80" printer definition file is
considered the core file and should work on many
Epson compatible printers. The ISO Latin 1
international characters are printed using ESC "R"
international character set sequences, using
character sets 0 (USA) to 8 (Japan). Additionally,
some characters are printed by using backspace to
overprint two characters.
The "Epson.JX-80" printer definition file is the
same as the "Epson.FX-80" file, except that it
uses colour. Please note that although colour on
interlace graphics printouts (ie 120 by 144 DPI or
higher) is supported, it does involve a large
number of print head passes (8, 12, 16 or 24) and
on the second or subsequent interlace passes, the
light ribbon colours are printed on top of dark
colours already on the paper, which can result in
contamination of the lighter ribbon colour.
The "Epson.FX-85" printer definition file is the
same as the "Epson.FX-80" file, except that it
supports Near Letter Quality (NLQ) text printing
and the graphics definitions support leading zero
suppression using ESC "$". It should work on
virtually all Epson compatible 9 pin printers that
support ESC "$" and NLQ printing.
The "Epson.EX-800" printer definitio