Using SelecType
B- margin tractor
You can set the bottom margin of continuous paper when loading paper in the push tractor.
Line spacing
The printer feeds paper line by line at the selected line spacing.
Left-margin
You can set the left margin of the paper.
Right-margin
You can set the right margin of the paper. The value is the margin position as measured from column 0.
Print direction
You can select auto print direction, bidirectional printing, or unidirectional printing. Printing is normally bidirectional;
however, unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment.
Setting printing direction to uni-directional overrides print direction commands sent by your software.
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Level 2 options
This section lists all the settings and options that are available when you are in SelecType Level 2. The options printed in bold in the following tables are the standard factory settings.
Settings Options
Language EEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese
Paper Type NNormal, Cards, or Envelopes Overlapping Form OOff or On
Intensity Mode NNormal or Dark Software EESC/P 2 or IBM 2391 Plus Auto CR (IBM) OOff or On
A.G.M. (IBM) OOff or On
Interface AAuto Selection, Parallel, RS-232C, or Optional Slot I/F Time-out 1, ... , 110, ... , 255 seconds
Input Buffer OOn or Off
Baud Rate 119200, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps
Parity NNone, Even, or Odd
Auto Tear-off OOff or On
Auto LF OOff or On
0 slash OOff or On
Buzzer Off or OOn
Standard Setting RReady? (to restore default settings)
Language
Select the language used for display messages and the printed list of default settings.
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Paper type
Select Cards (for postcards), Envelopes, or Normal depending on the type of paper you use.
Overlapping form
Select On when printing on overlapping multi-part forms.
Intensity mode
Select Dark, if you need to print characters clearer and darker on multi-part forms; otherwise leave this set to Normal.
Note:
Continued use of the Dark option may shorten the life of the print head and ribbon cartridge. If you are satisfied with the quality of normal printouts, select Normal.
Software
Select the kind of printer commands your printer uses.
If you select ESC/P 2, the printer operates as an EPSON ESC/P 2 printer. If you select IBM 2391 Plus, the printer operates as an IBM Proprinter 2391 Plus. If possible, choose an EPSON ESC/P 2 printer in your software programs. This will allow you to use the most advanced font and graphics handling available.
Auto CR (IBM)
Turn on this settings to cause the printer to add a carriage return (CR) command to every line feed command such as LF and ESC J sent by the application program software. If you turn it off, carriage returns occur only when the software sends carriage return commands to the printer.
Auto carriage return is available only in IBM 2391 Plus emulation mode.
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A.G.M. (IBM)
Turn on the alternate graphic mode (A.G.M.) to make the ESC 3, ESC A, ESC J, ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y, ESC Z, and ESC * commands in IBM 2391 Plus emulation mode work the same way as in ESC/P 2 mode.
The A.G.M. feature is available only in IBM 2391 Plus emulation mode.
Interface
If necessary, select the interface that your printer uses to communicate with your computer.
This printer has both a parallel and serial interface built-in. If you install an optional interface card in the interface slot of the printer, you can use all three.
If you select Auto Selection, the printer automatically selects the interface that is receiving data, and uses that interface until the end of the print job. (A print job ends when no data is received from the selected interface for the amount of time specified in the I/F time-out setting described below.) This auto interface selection allows you to share the printer among multiple computers without making changes.
If you connect one computer to the printer, you can select the parallel, RS-232C serial, or optional interface according to the interface your computer requires.
If you don’t know what type of interface your computer requires, check your computer manual.
I/F timeout
Set the interface time-out if you select Auto Selection in the Interface setting described above.
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The printer does not accept data from another interface unless it receives no data from the current interface for the period set in I/F time-out. After the timeout limit is reached without receiving further data, the printer switches to the interface that receives data next.
Input buffer
Turn on this setting to enable the input buffer which provides additional memory to free up the computer more quickly when you print large amounts of text or graphics. To disable the buffer, turn it off.
Baud rate
When you use the serial interface, you need to set the baud rate or serial data transfer speed in bits per second (bps). The printer communicates with your computer at the specified rate.
Check your computer manual or application program for the correct baud rate setting. Your computer and printer should always be set to the same rate.
Parity
Set the parity (a method of error detection) for serial data transfer if you use the serial interface.
Check your computer manual or application program for the correct parity setting. Your computer and printer should always be set to the same parity setting.
Auto tear-off
Turn on the auto tear-off feature if you use continuous paper to easily tear off the printed pages. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printer’s tear-off edge after printing when Auto tear-off is on. Make sure this feature is off when you use labels.
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Note:
The auto tear-off feature works only after the printer receives a full page of data or a form-feed command and it receives no more data for a few seconds.
Auto LF
Turn on the auto line feed feature to cause the printer to add a line feed (LF) command to every carriage return (CR) command sent by the application program software. If you turn it off, line feeds occur only when the software sends line feed commands to the printer.
Because most computers and application programs
automatically add line feeds to carriage returns, you should use this feature only if your printer prints only on one line.
0 slash
Select the zero character with a slash (0) (this feature is on) or without a slash (0) (this feature is off). The slash allows you to easily distinguish between an uppercase letter “O” and a zero.
Buzzer
Turn this feature on to cause the printer to produce two types of noises when an error occurs. See page on 8-4 for more information.
Standard setting
You can restore all settings to the factory standard defaults printed in bold in the previous tables. Make this setting and when Ready? appears on your control panel display, press the r button to reset the printer.
After you select the factory default settings, the display returns to the settings menu. Press SelecType to exit.
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