Seiko Precision, Inc.

SL-70

Printer: Narrow Carrage (80 Columns, 10"), 24 pins
Ribbon: SL-90051
Emulation(s): Epson LQ-850

* All versions of Microsoft Windows have both the IBM and Epson print drivers bundled with them. Seikosha does NOT supply these print drivers. The only drivers Seikosha supplies are for special printers located in this list.

DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

Note: The printer's power must be turned OFF before making any DIP switch changes.

CAUTION: If you have been printing, allow the print head to cool down before touching it.

To set the DIP switches:
1. Open the printer cover.
2. Remove the ribbon cassette.
3. Manually push the print head to the right side of the printer.
4. Grasp the fin of the compartment cover on the mechanical frame. Slide it to the left, and remove it.



5. After setting the DIP switches, replace the compartment cover, re-install the ribbon cassette and replace the printer cover.

Note: The current DIP switch settings list can be printed by pressing down and holding the ON LINE switch when turning on the printer. Be sure to install paper before this operation.

The DIP switches are read after the initialization process either by turning the power switch on or inputting the INITIAL signal of the parallel interface.



Table 1
Notes:
1. The boldface words show the factory settings.
2. Setting can be changed by software.
3. The communication buffer size is reduced from 20K bytes to 5K bytes when using download character.

International Character Selection
When the DIP switch 5 is set to OFF or when the Italic character set is selected by software control (ESC4 command code), the following international character selection is available from the DIP switch 6 to 8.


Table 2. International Character DIP setting

Code Page Selection
When the DIP switch 5 is set to ON selecting graphic character set, the following code page selection is available from the DIP switch 6 to 8.


Table 3. Code Page Character DIP setting

Control Code & DIP Switch
Software changes precede settings in the DIP switch, the following is the correspondence of DIP switch setting with the command code.


Table 4. Code Page & DIP Switch

Some restriction involves in the use of ESC t command in the selection of code page. The table 5 shows which character set is selected in each combination.


Table 5. DIP Switch 5



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