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EPSON
Programming Guide
For
6 Color
EPSON Stylus Ink Jet Printer
Stylus Photo 870
(Level I)
EPSON Imaging Technology Center Released: 10/6/00
Revision: 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION................................ ................................ ................................ ............................................... ............... ............... ............... 7 1.1 EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 870............................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2 PAPER - TYPES, SIZES AND ORIENTATION MODE ................ ................ ................ ................ 9 2.1 EPSON PAPER TYPES AND SIZES FOR T
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6.8 SET PAGE LENGTH IN DEFINED UNIT(EXTENDED) “ESC (C NL NH M1 M2 M3 M4” ............ 28 6.9 SELECT GRAPHICS MODE “ESC (G NL NH M” ............................................. 29 6.10 SET UNIT “ESC (U NL NH M” ........................................................... 30 6.11 SET UNIT(EXTENDED) “ESC (U NL NH P V H ML MH” ..................................... 31 6.12 SET ABSOLUTE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION “ESC (V NL NH ML MH”....................... 32 6.13 SET ABSOLUTE VERTICAL PRINT POSI
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6.36 SET UNIT TO 8 DOTS ” .......................................... 62 6.37 SET UNIT TO 1 DOT ”............................................. 63 6.38 SET RELATIVE VERTICAL POSITION < MOVY >”.......................................... 64 6.39 TRANSFER RASTER GRAPHICS DATA < XFER >”.......................................... 65 6.40 EPSON PACKET MODE EXIT COMMAND (SPECIAL COMMAND)”0 0 0 ESC 1 @EJL 20H 1284.4 0AH @EJL 20H 20H 20H 20H 20H 0AH”.................
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LIST OF TABLES: Table 1 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Printer Feature Summary...............................................................8 Table 2 The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Paper Types and Sizes ...........................................................9 Table 3 Paper Types and Orientation ..................................................................................................11 Table 4 Recommended Print Mode settings..............................................................
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This Programming Guide is intended for use in conjunction with the EPSON Standard ESC/P Reference Manual (December 1997) CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION This section of the Programming Guide will provide a technical overview of EPSON’s Stylus Photo 870 inkjet printer to facilitate driver development. 1.1 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 The Stylus Photo 870 is a six-color inkjet printer from EPSON. The Stylus Photo 870 is targeted for home photography uses. Printouts are intended to last as long a
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Table 1 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Printer Feature Summary EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Print Head 48 black nozzles 240 color nozzles, 48 nozzles x 5 (CcMmY). Interface (s) Parallel, and Serial Printer Language ESC/P Raster & Remote Mode Max Resolution (dpi) 1440(h) x 720(v) Selectable dot size Yes Ink Type ***CcMmYK Ink Droplet Size 4 picoliters *** - CcMmYK refers to: Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow and Black EPSON Imaging Technology Center Page: 8 Revision:
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CHAPTER 2 PAPER - TYPES, SIZES AND ORIENTATION MODE 2.1 EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for the Stylus Photo 870 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 printer will print on paper in the following sizes: Table 2 The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Paper Types and Sizes Paper Type Size US EU JPN Plain paper Cut sheets Legal Yes Yes Yes Letter Yes Yes Yes Executive Yes No No Half-Letter Yes No No A4 Yes Yes Yes A5 No Yes No B5 No No Yes User-defined Yes Yes Yes Envelopes #10 Yes Yes No
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Paper Type Size US EU JPN Photo Paper Cut sheets Letter Yes No No A4 No Yes Yes Photo Paper (card) 113.6x175.4mm Yes Yes Yes Photo Paper 100x150 mm No Yes No Photo Paper 200x300 mm No Yes No Postcard (card) Postcard No No Yes Roll Paper W A4 Yes Yes Yes W 100mm Yes Yes Yes W 89mm Yes Yes Yes Photo Quality Glossy Film Cut sheets Letter Yes No No A4 No Yes Yes A6 Yes Yes Yes Ink Jet Transparencies Cut sheets Letter Yes No No A4 No Yes Yes Photo Quality Adhes
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2.2 EPSON Paper Types and Orientation for the Stylus Photo 870 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 printer will print with portrait or landscape orientation as shown: Table 3 Paper Types and Orientation Orientation Paper Type Dimensions W x L ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Legal 8.5in. x 14in. Yes No Letter 8.5in. x 11in. Yes No A4 210 mm x 297 mm Yes No A5 148 mm x 210 mm Yes No A6 105 mm x 148 mm Yes No Executive 7.25 in. x 10.5 in. Yes No Half Letter 5.5 in. x 8.5 in. Yes No B5 182 mm x 2
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CHAPTER 3 RECOMMENDATIONS The following recommendations are provided for development of printer drivers for the Stylus Photo 870 printer. The values provided are only starting recommendations. Adjustments to these values for different halftone modules may improve driver output quality. 3.1 Printing Mode Settings of the EPSON Stylus COLOR 460 The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 supports the following printing modes. More information regarding commands for these modes of printing can be fou
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3.3 Black Ink Mode Setting Recommendations for the Stylus COLOR 870 Table 6 Black ink printing recommendations. Media Print quality Resolution Bi-directional dpi printing Plain paper Normal 360x360 ON Photo(720) 720x720 ON 360dpi Ink Jet Paper Normal 360x360 OFF Photo Quality Ink Fine 360x720 ON Jet Paper Photo(720) 720x720 ON Matte Paper - Fine 360x720 ON Heavyweight Photo(720) 720x720 ON Photo Paper Fine 360x720 ON Photo(720) 720x720 ON RC Paper Fine 360x720 ON Pho
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CHAPTER 4 PRINTABLE AREAS 4.1 Printable Area – Stylus Photo 870 The division of the paper between printing area and non-printing area is controlled by the values of A, B, C, D, E, G, and H, and by the dot unit (1 dot = 1/360 inch.). When printing near the top and bottom margins in MicroWeave, printing beyond the regions G and H below which the nozzles can project is not possibles. Table 7 Printable area diagram. Right margin non-printable area Left margin non-printable area
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4.2 Printable Areas for Standard Size Papers Table 8 Standard Printable area values for A, B, D and E according to the printable area diagram. A/A(Centered) B/B(Centered) D/D(Centered) E/E(Centered) /D(Expanded) E(Expanded) Legal 42/42 2976/2976 42/198/42 4800/4644/4956 Letter 42/42 2976/2976 42/198/42 3720/3564/3876 Executive 42/42 2526/2526 42/198/42 3540/3384/3696 Half Letter 42/42 1896/1896 42/198/42 2820/2664/2976 A4 42/42 2892/2892 42/198/42 3969/3813/4125 A5 42/42 2014/20
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CHAPTER 5 COMMAND SEQUENCE FLOW 5.1 Raster Graphics Modes The following three compression modes are available for raster graphics commands: 1) Non-compressed mode The print data is transferred without compression. This method is especially effective for printing data with low compression ratio, such as photographs. 2) RLL compression mode The print data is compressed using RLL (run-length limited) data compression. This method is especially effective for data with repeated patte
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5.2 Non-Compressed Mode & RLL Compression Mode Command Transfer Sequences Command setting procedure for non-compressed mode and RLL compression mode The basic commands and the sequence in which those commands are to be sent (for non- compressed mode and RLL compression mode) are shown below. Table 10 Command Setting Procedure of non-compressed and RLL compression mode for Stylus Photo 870 Transfer cycle Details of setting Items set Commands used By document 1. Initial set
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TIFF Compression Mode Command Transfer Sequences The following chart provides basic commands in proper sequence for TIFF compression mode. Table 11 Command sequences for TIFF Compression Mode By document 1. Initial settings 1.1 Set mechanism sequence ESC (R SN ESC 00H 00H 00H 1.2 Initialize printer ESC @ 1.3 Select graphics mode ESC ( G 1.4 Set unit ESC ( U 2. Printing method control 2.1 Turn unidirectional mode on/off ESC U 2.2 Select MicroWeave print mode ESC ( i
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5.4 Roll Paper Mode Command Transfer Sequences The following chart provides basic commands in proper sequence for the roll paper mode. It displays the page format setting utilized with the ESC (c command for a top margin 0 setting. Refer to the explanation of the ESC (c command for further information. Table 12 Command sequences for Roll Paper Mode Transfer cycle Details of setting Items set Commands used By document 1. Initial setting 1.1 Set mechanism sequence ESC (R
