Epson FX 1170 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer - Figure 1-10. Lever Positions; Printer Initialization

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Figure 1-10. Lever Positions
1.5.12 Printer Initialization
The printer is initialized in the following cases.
(1) When the printer is turned on.
(2) When the INIT signal or CMREQ (optional l/F ) is input.
When the printer is initialized, it performs the following functions:
● The printhead returns to the leftmost position (carriage home).
● The READY LED lights.
● The printer clears the print buffer and input data buffer.
● The line spacing is set to 1/6 inch.
● The page length and skip over perforation settings are returned to their default values.
● All vertical tab positions are cleared.
● The horizontal tab positions are set to every 8 columns.
● The print mode is set to the default value set from the control paneI and stored in non-volatile memory.
TOF position will be reset in the following cases.
(1) Power on
(2) INIT signal or CMREQ (optional I/F)
(3) Sofiware reSet command (ESC @)
(4) Page length command (ESC C)
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NOTE: The CMREQ signal goes Low when the command request is sent from the optional card to the main
system.
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