Re: Epson Lq 1170 Windows 7 Driver Download
Patrick Fog
Both for fun and for artistic projects I'm trying to connect an old dot matrix printer, the Panasonic KX-P1170, to a certain old computer. In such old computer, which is the only one I have with a serial port, I installed a Linux operating system, which works quite fine.
I used CUPS to try to manage it, up to now. CUPS recognizes that there is a printer connected to the serial port, and it lets me install it. The issue is that apparently there isn't any available driver.
I had a little success while using the Epson 9-dot driver (that printer is apparently compatible with an Epson FX-86e/FX-800 driver): trying to print a text document the printer first printed some wrong symbol and then stopped printing totally.
After that I went looking for a .ppd file which could work with my printer. Turns out that there is an OMNI driver for Panasonic KX-P1150. A close model I guess, but still it's not working at all. I see that there is also a driver for KX-P1180i, again a clase model I suppose, but that doesn't work as well.
If does have the optional serial port and you want to use that (longer cable runs), serial is more difficult to set up - breakout boxes, baud rates, stop bits, parity - and won't give you as many features. Test using the native parallel port first.
Use the 36 pin Centronics cable to connect to the DB25 connector on the back of the PC. Make sure parallel port (LPT) is enabled in BIOS, set for auto. ECP and EPP might be helpful but try with auto first.
Tailing a log file is a great use for dot matrix and daisy wheel printers, because they'll write each character or line instantly - great if your system is crashing, or you want log files that cannot be externally hacked!
Once that's working, then look at drivers in CUPS. Raw should work, but most dot matrix printers had some graphics capabilities. Try models similar to yours, know that Panasonics were also sold as Ravens (this will help you find ribbons too!).
If you don't see your printer listed, almost all consumer/office dot matrix machines of the 1980s and 1990s were "Epson compatible" (like the way laser printers advertised "HP compatible"), so you'll probably get some simple graphics and text features by setting your software to use the Epson MX-80 (and possibly FX-80) drivers.
If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter Epson FX-1170 into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
After downloading your new driver, installation is the next step. On Windows, utilize the built-in Device Manager utility to manage this process. This tool provides a comprehensive view of all system-recognized devices and their associated drivers. To complete the installation, a system restart is typically required for the driver update to take effect.
Here you can download drivers for Epson LQ-1170 for Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and others. Please, choose appropriate driver for your version and type of operating system. All drivers were scanned with antivirus program for your safety.
This means, that appropriate driver for Epson LQ-1170 is not installed or corrupted. This can be easily fixed by using driver update tool or by updating drivers manually. Download appropriate driver for Epson LQ-1170 for your operating system from our website.
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