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== Buttons ==
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=== DMP1 ===
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Buttons
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  None
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Other Controls
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* Power Switch
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* Centronics Port Pin 35 (/TEST) - Self-test (when GNDed)
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LEDs
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* PowerLED (blinks on error)
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=== NLQ1 ===
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Buttons
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  Online
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  LF
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Other Controls
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* Power Switch
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LEDs
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* PowerLED (red)
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* Error (red)
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* Online (green)
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=== DMP2xxx/3xxx ===
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Buttons
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  Online            Pause/Continue (FF and LF can be used only when Paused)
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  FF                Form Feed (scroll to next page/eject page)
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  LF                Line Feed (scroll to next line)
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  PowerOn+LF+Online  Select NLQ mode
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  PowerOn+LF        Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out)
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  PowerOn+FF+LF      Enter Hex-dump debug mode (print all codes in hex) (DMP2xxx/3xxx)
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Other Controls
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* Manual Paper feed knob
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* Paper Thickness knob
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* Power Switch
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LEDs
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* Online
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* Paper Out
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* Power On
  
 
== DIP Switch Settings ==
 
== DIP Switch Settings ==
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=== DMP1 ===
  
 
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Revision as of 08:13, 4 September 2010

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Buttons

DMP1

Buttons 

 None

Other Controls

  • Power Switch
  • Centronics Port Pin 35 (/TEST) - Self-test (when GNDed)

LEDs

  • PowerLED (blinks on error)

NLQ1

Buttons 

 Online
 LF

Other Controls

  • Power Switch

LEDs

  • PowerLED (red)
  • Error (red)
  • Online (green)

DMP2xxx/3xxx

Buttons 

 Online             Pause/Continue (FF and LF can be used only when Paused)
 FF                 Form Feed (scroll to next page/eject page)
 LF                 Line Feed (scroll to next line)
 PowerOn+LF+Online  Select NLQ mode
 PowerOn+LF         Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out)
 PowerOn+FF+LF      Enter Hex-dump debug mode (print all codes in hex) (DMP2xxx/3xxx)

Other Controls

  • Manual Paper feed knob
  • Paper Thickness knob
  • Power Switch

LEDs

  • Online
  • Paper Out
  • Power On

DIP Switch Settings

DMP1

DMP1 DIP Switches
Function Off = High = 1 On = Low = 0 Software
DS1-1 International characters Bit0

7=off:off:off=USA (default)
6=off:off:on=France
5=off:on:off=Germany
4=off:on:on=Italy
3=on:off:off=United Kingdom
2=on:off:on=Denmark
1=on:on:off=Sweden
0=on:on:on=Spain

Cannot be changed by software
DS1-2 International characters Bit1
DS1-3 International characters Bit2
DS1-4 CR Function CR only (default) CR & LF Affects chr(0Dh)

NLQ401

NLQ401 DIP Switches
Function Off = High = 1 On = Low = 0 Software
DS1-1..8 Reserved DS1 is not installed, DS1-1..7 floating (without pull-up), DS1-8 hardwired to GND (On)
DS2-1 Page length 11 inch (default) 12 inch Can be also changed via ESC "C" (at least on Epsons, no idea if on NLQ401, too?)
DS2-2 International characters Bit0

0=on:on=France
1=on:off=Germany
2=off:on=United Kingdom
3=off:off=USA (default)

Can be also changed via software ?
DS2-3 International characters Bit1
DS2-4 Zero character Slashed (default) Unslashed Affects chr(30h)
DS2-5 1 inch skip perforation Invalid/Disable (default) Valid/Enable Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" (at least on Epsons, no idea if on NLQ401, too?)
DS2-6 Not used Unused Unused (default) -
DS2-7 CR Function CR+LF CR only (default) Affects chr(0Dh)
DS2-8 SLCT IN Exchange External Internally fixed (default) ?

DMP2xxx/DMP3xxx/DMP4000

DMP2000/DMP2160/DMP3000/DMP3160/DMP4000 DIP Switches
Function Off = High = 1 On = Low = 0 Software
DS1-1 International characters Bit0

0=USA, 1=France, 2=Germany, 3=United Kingdom, 4=Denmark, 5=Sweden, 6=Italy, 7=Spain

Can be also changed via ESC "R"
DS1-2 International characters Bit1
DS1-3 International characters Bit2
DS1-4 CR Function CR only (default) CR & LF Affects chr(0Dh)
DS1-5 Paper out sensor Enable Disable Can be also changed via ESC "8"/ESC "9"
DS1-6 Page length 11 inch 12 inch Can be also changed via ESC "C"
DS1-7 DMP2xxx Code Unit 8 units (MSB=CentronicsPin9) On=7 units (MSB=0) "set this for Apple computers" Can be also changed via ESC "#"/ESC "="/ESC ">"
DS1-8 DMP2xxx Default Character Set Epson Standard Epson NLQ Can be also changed via ESC "x"
DS1-7 DMP3xxx,DMP4000 Default Character Set Bit0 Charset (3=Epson Standard, 2=Epson NLQ, 1=IBM #1, 0=IBM #3) Can be also changed via ESC "x" and ESC "m"
DS1-8 DMP3xxx,DMP4000 Default Character Set Bit1
DS2-1 Zero character Unslashed Slashed Affects chr(30h)
DS2-2 Default skip perforation Disable Enable Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O"
DS2-3 Buffer mode Character Graphics ?
DS2-4 Buffer mode Character/Graphics (use DS2-3 setting) Download (=UserDefCharset) Must be On for ESC "&"
DS2-5 SLCT IN signal Not sent Automatically sent ?
DS2-6 Alarm beeper Disable Enable Affects chr(07h) and/or Paper-Out alarm (?)
DS2-7 Default typeface Bold off Condensed & bold on ???
DS2-8 Default typeface Condensed off Bold on ???
DS2-9 Do not use
DS2-10 Do not use
DMP3250di Extra RS232 DIP-switches
DS3-1 Baudrate Bit0 0=9600, 1=4800, 2=2400, 3=1200, 4=600, 5=300, 6=200, 7=150 bps
DS3-2 Baudrate Bit1
DS3-3 Baudrate Bit2
DS3-4 Parity On/Off Enable Disable
DS3-5 Parity Even/Odd Odd Even
DS3-6 Data Bits 7bit 8bit
DS3-7 Stop Bits 1bit 2bit
DS3-8 Handshake Bit0 0=RTS(Ready/Busy), 1=Série(XON/XOFF), 2=Série(ETX/ACK), 3=Reserved)
DS3-9 Handshake Bit1
DS3-10 Interface Centronics/Parallel Serial/RS2322

LQ3500/LQ5000

LQ3500/LQ5000 DIP Switches
Function Off = High = 1 On = Low = 0 Software
DS1-1 International characters Bit0

0=USA, 1=France, 2=Germany, 3=United Kingdom, 4=Denmark, 5=Sweden, 6=Italy, 7=Spain

Can be also changed via ESC "R"
DS1-2 International characters Bit1
DS1-3 International characters Bit2
DS1-4 Page length 11 inch 12 inch Can be also changed via ESC "C"
DS1-5 Skip perforation Disable Enable Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O"
DS1-6 Alarm beeper Disable Enable Affects chr(07h) and/or Paper-Out alarm (?)
DS1-7 Default Character Set Standard/Draft LQ Letter Quality Can be also changed via ESC "x"
DS1-8 SLCT IN signal Not sent Automatically sent ?
DS2-1 Paper out sensor Enable? Disable? Can be also changed via ESC "8"/ESC "9"
DS2-2 CR Function CR only (default) CR & LF Affects chr(0Dh)
DS2-3 Zero character Unslashed Slashed Affects chr(30h)
DS2-4 Reserved - - -
DS2-5 Character Set Epson IBM#2 ...
DS2-6 Unused - - -
DS2-7 Auto loading Enable Disable ...
DS2-8 Reserved - - -
LQ3500di/LQ5000di Extra RS232 DIP-switches
DS3-1 Baudrate Bit0 0=9600, 1=4800, 2=2400, 3=1200, 4=600, 5=300, 6=200, 7=150 bps

default = 9600 = all off

DS3-2 Baudrate Bit1
DS3-3 Baudrate Bit2
DS3-4 Parity Even/Odd Odd Even
DS3-5 Parity On/Off Disable Enable
DS3-6 Data Bits 8bit 7bit
DS3-7 Handshake Bit0 3=off:off=Parallel/Centronics
2=on:off=Serial/XonOff
1=off:on=Serial RTS read/busy
0=on:on=Serial Etx/Ack
DS3-8 Handshake Bit1
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