What settings do the DIP switches control?

  • The LQ-200 and the AP-3000 have two 8-position DIP switches. These switches are located inside the cartridge slot cover at the right rear corner of the printer.

    Table 1

    SwitchFeatureONOFF
    SW 1-1International Character setSee Table 3 and 4
    SW 1-2andSee Table 3 and 4
    SW 1-3Graphics character setSee Table 3 and 4
    SW 1-7Character TableGraphicsItalics
    SW 1-8Cut Sheet FeederValidInvalid

    Table 2

    SwitchFeatureONOFF
    SW 1-4Font SelectionSee Table 5
    SW 1-5Font SelectionSee Table 5
    SW 1-7Character TableGraphicsItalics
    SW 1-8Cut Sheet FeederValidInvalid

    Table 3

    SwitchFeatureONOFF
    SW 2-1Page Length/CSF Page LengthSee Table 6 and 7
    SW 2-2Page Length/CSF Page LengthSee Table 6 and 7
    SW 2-3Auto Line FeedValidInvalid
    SW 2-4Input Buffer Size8K byte1K byte
    SW 2-5Graphics Print DirectionBidirectionalUnidirectional

    Table 3 International character sets (DIP switch 1-7 OFF)

    Epson PrestigeONONOFF
    Epson ScriptOFFOFFON
    OCR-BONOFFON
    Epson OratorOFFONON
    DraftONONON
    Table 6 Page Length

    Page LengthSW 2-1SW 2-2SW 1-8
    11 inchesOFFOFFOFF
    12 inchesONOFFOFF
    8.5 inchesOFFONOFF
    11.7 inchesONONOFF

    When DIP switch 1-8 is off, A4 size (61 lines) is the default CSF page length.
    Table 7 Cut Sheet Feeder page length

    CSF page lengthSW 2-1SW 2-2SW 1-8
    A4 size (61 lines)OFFOFFON
    OFFONON
    Letter size (65 lines)ONOFFON
    ONONON

    When DIP switch 1-8 is on, 11 inches is the default page length.
    Table 8 Character spacing

    Character spacingSW 2-7SW 2-8
    10 cpiOFFOFF
    12 cpiONOFF
    17 cpiOFFON
    20 cpiONON
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