Description
- The Epson LX-800 or ND-420 MPP printer combines low price with the high quality and advanced features formerly available only on more expensive printers.
Mostly used as a personal printer with either tractor- or single sheet feed and as the console printer. Shown here with tractor-feed that can easily be removed
and a A4 single sheet feeder (and paper guide).
- The 326383 has the Serial (RS-232) interface installed in addition to the default parallel interface.
- This is an improved version of the LX-86 printer.
- Release date 05. Oct. 1987
Chipset
LEDs
- Power (green) - When main power is present
- Ready (green) - Printer is ready to accept data
- Paper out (red) - Out of paper or paper jam
- Online (green) - When printer can receive data
Straps
Switches
- Online/Offline - Switch between online and offline status.
- Form Feed/NLQ - Online: Turns on the NLQ (Near Letter Quality) printing,
Offline: Advances the paper to the top of the next page.
- Line Feed/Draft - Online: Turns on the draft printing,
Offline: Advances the paper one line.
- Switch 1
No. | Up (on) | Down (off) | Functions |
1-1 | Condensed | Pica | Print width |
1-2 | Graphics | Standard | Character table |
1-3 | Active | Inactive | Cut-sheet feeder |
1-4 | 12-inch | 11-inch | Form length |
1-5 | Inactive | Active | Paper-out sensor |
1-6 | see below | National character set select |
1-7 |
1-8 |
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1-6 | 1-7 | 1-8 | Country |
Up (on) | Up (on) | Up (on) | USA |
Up (on) | Up (on) | Down (off) | France |
Up (on) | Down (off) | Up (on) | Germany |
Up (on) | Down (off) | Down (off) | United Kingdom |
Down (off) | Up (on) | Up (on) | Denmark/Norway |
Down (off) | Up (on) | Down (off) | Sweden |
Down (off) | Down (off) | Up (on) | Italy |
Down (off) | Down (off) | Down (off) | Spain |
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- Switch 2
No. | Up (on) | Down (off) | Functions |
2-1 | Ø | O | Slashed zero |
2-2 | Active | Inactive | Printer-select |
2-3 | CR+LF | CR only | Automatic line feed |
2-4 | Silent | Sounds | Beeper |
Connectors
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Front/top of the Epson LX-800 printer, on/off switch on the left side
Back of the Epson LX-800 printer with connectors and switches
The main PCB Y5652010000 inside the printer, component side
The main PCB Y5652010000 inside the printer, solder side
The ASCII alphabet in draft and NLQ mode
Listen to the Epson LX-800 writing the ASCII alphabet (power on selftest) first in draft mode, and then in NLQ mode.
See the Epson LX-800 writing the ASCII alphabet (power on selftest) first in draft mode, and then in NLQ mode.
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