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Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ ____ _ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R User ’ s Guide 9-Pi n D ot Matr ix Printer All r ights re served.
R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C OV E R2. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest ec> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ ____ _ <Crest ec> __ ____ _ Control Panel Buttons and Lights n = On f = Flashin g o = Off Te ar Of f/ Bi n bu tt o n ● Adv ances conti nuous paper to the tear-of f positio n.
ii R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e F RO N T.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ ____ _ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ FCC Com pliance Statement F or United St ates Users This equipment has been tested and foun d to comp ly with the limits for a Clas s B digital device, pursuan t to Pa rt 1 5 of th e F CC Rules.
iii R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____.
iv R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e F RO N T.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____.
v R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN .TOC 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Co nte nts Ge tting to Kn o w Yo ur Prin ter Easy -to-Use Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .T O C 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Chapter 2 Printi ng on Continuous Paper Setting the Paper Release Lev er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vii R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN .TOC 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Chapter 3 Print ing on Single Sheets Using Sing le Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
viii R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .T O C 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Chapter 5 Changing Print er Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Pan e l Selecting a Built-In Fon t . . . . . . . .
ix R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN .TOC 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Appendix A Enhancin g Your Printer W ith Option s Optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .T O C 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Comm and Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -12 EPSON ESC/P c ontrol codes .
Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Get t ing to Kn ow Your Prin ter Your EPSON ® FX-980 9 -pi n do t m atrix pr inte r pro vid es high-qu ality prin ting and grea t performance in a compact design.
2 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Easy-t o- Use Feat ure s This s ect ion hi ghligh ts som e easy- to-u se fea ture s tha t you’ ll f ind hel pful .
Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Use the micr o adj ust feat ure t o adjust the top -of-f orm and tear-of f positi ons.
4 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printing on continuo.
Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using a pu ll tr.
6 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ You c an us e the fro nt, bottom , o r rea r pap er sl ot w ith th e pul l trac tor.
Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using t he push and pull tracto rs in com binat ion You can im prov e pap er feeding and red uce paper j ams by u sin g tw o tra cto rs at the s ame ti m e.
8 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printing on single sheets As shown b elow, you c an load si ngle sh eets from the t op or th e front of th e printer.
Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loa ding p aper in the front slot You can load or dinary single sheets, single- sheet multi-par t fo rms, or pos tca rds in th e fro n t slot.
10 Ge t ting to Kn ow Yo ur Prin ter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Ri bbon C art rid.
G et tin g t o K no w Y ou r P r in te r 11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ If y ou .
12 Ge t ting to Kn ow Yo ur Prin ter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Print H ead C autio n Sy mbol The s ym bo l on the pr int h ead ind ica tes that this part may be ho t.
G et tin g t o K no w Y ou r P r in te r 13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Safety information w War n ing : This app liance m ust be earthed .
14 Ge t ting to Kn ow Yo ur Prin ter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ How To U se Y o ur Manu a ls This User’s Guid e provides detailed infor mation on s etting up and us ing y our pr inter.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 1 Sett ing Up the Print er Unpa cking the Printe r . . . . . . . . . .
1-2 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Unpa cking th e P.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ c Cauti on: There are several models of th e printer d esigned for dif ferent volta ges, and it is not possible to adju st the printer for use with anoth er voltage.
1-4 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Choo sing a Pla ce fo r t he Pr inter Follo w th e guidelines below when selec ting a loca tion for your prin ter.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Use a grou nded power out let; do n ot use an adapter plu g. ❏ Mak e sur e the p ape r path is cle ar a nd un obs truc ted befor e you print on continuous paper.
1-6 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Installing or Replacing the Rib bon Cartridge EPSON reco mmends the use of genuine EPSON ribbon c artr idges (S015091) .
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. L ift t he prin ter co ve r by its bac k ed ge a nd th en pu ll i t straig ht up and off .
1-8 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7.
1-10 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 9. L ift the cart ridg e’s ri bbon gu ide ( ① ) and inser t i t fi r mly over the met al pins behin d the p rint hea d ( ② ).
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 11. Rep lac e the print er co ve r by fir st inse rtin g the f ro nt tab s into the slots on the pri nt er and then low e ring the co ve r into plac e.
1-12 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Attac hing the Pa per Gu ide B ase To inst all th e p aper gu id e bas e fol low th ese st ep s: 1.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Close t he paper guide cover. Plug ging in the Printer 1. M ak e sur e the p rinter i s tur ned off .
1-14 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. C hec k th e label on t he ba ck of th e pri nte r to m ak e su re it s vo ltag e matc he s tha t of your ele ctri cal outl et.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Pl u g th e cabl e co nne ctor secu re ly i nto t he pri nte r’s i nterf ace con nec to r as s how n.
1-16 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Seri al inte rface Plug the c a ble co nne ctor s ecu rel y into th e ser ial interf ace con nec to r.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. I f y our c able h a s a grou nd wire , c onne ct i t to th e pri nt er’s ground connector as shown b elow.
1-18 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ EPS ON Remo te ! (a .
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: ❏ If the New Hardw are Found screen o r any o ther wizard app ears wh en you tu rn on y our c ompu ter, click Can ce l and follow the steps ab ove.
1-20 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ For DOS programs To co n t.
1-22 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____.
2 P r i nt i ng o n C o nt i n u ou s P a pe r 2-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 s i ze C HA P 2 . F M 3 / 23 / 99 P a s s 0 R P r o o f S i gn- o ff: E. O mo r i _ _ ___ _ _ < K im u r a > _ _ ___ _ _ <Ed i t o r N a m e > _ _ ___ _ _ Chapter 2 Printin g o n Con tinuo us P aper Setti n g t h e Paper R e lea s e L ever .
2-2 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Settin g the Pap e.
2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: You c an lo ad two differen t types of continu ous paper on to the front a nd rear push tractors, and easil y switch betw een them using the pap er release lever.
2-4 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Setti ng the Pape r Thickn ess Le ver Setti ng th e p aper th ickn e ss leve r all ows t he pr inte r to accommodat e vari ous thicknesses of paper .
2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: ❏ If the printed image is smea red, you ma y need to set the paper thickness lever o ne posit ion high er to imp rove print qua lit y.
2-6 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing th e Rear Push Tra ctor To use t he rea r p ush trac to r, lo ad c ontinu o us p ape r in t he re ar slot .
2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Op en t he p a per g uid e cov er and rem ove the pape r guide bas e by holdin g the both edges and lift ing it up.
2-8 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Re lea se th e left a nd ri gh t spro cke ts by pu lli ng the spro c ket lock lever s for ward.
2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7.
2-10 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 11. Turn o n the print er. Y ou m a y need to ch e ck an d cha n ge th e prin ter d riv er se ttin gs as de sc ribed in C hapt e r 4.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Open the pap er guide cov er, and tear off t he print ed do cume n t usin g the tear- off edge of th e printe r .
2- 1 2 P r i nting o n C o nt i nu o u s P a per R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 s i z e C H A P 2 . F M 3 / 2 3 / 9 9 P a s s 0 L P r o o f S i gn- o ff: E. O mo r i _ _ ___ _ _ < K imu r a > _ _ ___ _ _ &l.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. S et th e pa per rel ea se le ver to th e fron t pus h t ractor p ositi on.
2-14 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. S lide th e left s prock et to the left m argi n of your p ape r usi ng the arro w mar k ins ide th e pri nter .
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7.
2-16 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 10. Slide the edge guides to the middle of the t op paper guide base.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ If the fi r st lin e on your page appears t oo high or l ow , you can change it s positi on by using the mi cro adjust feature.
2-18 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: If your paper’s perfora tion is not properly alig ned with the tear- off edge, you c an adjust the tear-off position u sing t he micro adju st feature.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Pr e ss the t ra ctor ’s lo ck tabs, tilt th e trac tor up , an d lift it out of the pr in ter.
2-20 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Op en th e fron t pape r guide by pu lling the tab at the ce nter of the guide.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the T rac t.
2-22 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Push up the tabs on eac h side of the paper tension unit and lift the un it up and off the printer.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-23 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ You are now read y to load co ntinuous paper onto the pull tract or as de s cribed in th e ne xt se c tion.
2-24 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Re lea se th e left a nd ri gh t spro cke ts by pu lli ng the spro c ket lock lever s for ward.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-25 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. Mak e sure your p aper has a clean, straight edge. Th en open both sp ro cket cov ers.
2-26 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 9. Fit thr ee holes on eac h side of the p aper over th e tractor pins on both sprockets .
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-27 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ N.
2-28 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 17. Af ter you fi nish prin ti ng, ope n the p ape r gu ide co ve r; th en tear o ff th e pri n ted do cu men t at th e perf orati on n e arest t he paper exit slot.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-29 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using two tractors in a push/pull combination To i mpr ove c ontin uous pape r feedi ng an d redu ce p ap er jam s, y ou can use tw o tracto r s at the sam e ti me.
2-30 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. T urn o n t he print er. P res s the Lo ad/Eje ct but to n to a dva nce the paper to th e top- of- for m pos ition .
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-31 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 11. Att ach t he prin ter c ove r an d clos e the p a per gu ide co ve r.
2-32 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Pr e ss the tr a ctor’ s lo ck t abs, ti lt th e tra ct or to war d y ou, and lift it off the prin ter.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-33 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 6. Re p lace the p ape r gu ide b ase a nd th e prin ter c over . Th en c lose the pa per guide c over.
2-34 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loadi ng C ontin .
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-35 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ D.
2-36 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Removing continuo.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-37 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Switch ing Betw e.
2-38 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Press the Loa d/Eje ct bu tto n to fee d the c ont in uous pap er back ward to t he s tand by posi tio n.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-39 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Adju sting th e Top -of- Form Po sition The top-of-form posit ion is the positio n on the page w here t he prin ter s tarts pr inting.
2-40 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-41 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ To adjus t the to p-of-for m position for c ontinuous pa per loaded on t he pull tractor, see the fo llowing example: Firs t ma rk a po int 6.
2-42 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Adva ncing the Pa.
2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-43 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Advancing the pap.
2-44 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4.
3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 3 Printin g o n Sing le She ets Using Sing le Sheets . . . . . . .
3-2 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing Sin gle Sh ee.
3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The table below shows the t ypes of paper you can load in the top and fro n t p aper s l ots and th e pa per th ickn ess leve r s etti ng for ea ch pap er typ e.
3-4 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loading single-sheet.
3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Ins ert th e o f form in the f ront slo t, bo und edg e fi rst a nd printable side up, as shown below .
3-6 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loading envelopes You can lo ad envelopes in the top paper slot only, a s des cribed in “Loadin g Single S heets in t he Top Paper Slot ” on pag e 3-8.
3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Use envel opes onl.
3-8 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Be fore pr inti ng , tur n on th e ca rd m o de by pres sing the Tear Off/Bin butto n until bo th Tear Off/B in lig hts are on.
3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3.
3-10 Printing o n Singl e Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. Press the Op erate but to n to tu rn on t he p ri nter , i f ne ces sar y.
3 Pri nting on Si n gle Sheets 3-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loadi ng Sin gle She ets in th e Front Pa pe r Slot To load p aper in th e fron t paper sl ot, foll ow these s teps: 1.
3-12 Printing o n Singl e Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. S et th e pa per r elea se lever to th e si ngl e-s heet po si tion .
3 Pri nting on Si n gle Sheets 3-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. You may need to check and c hang e the printer driver se ttings as de scri bed in Chapt er 4.
3-14 Printing o n Singl e Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____.
4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 4 Us ing the Print er So ftwar e Abou t Your Printer So ftware .
4-2 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ About Y our .
4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing th e Prin ter Dr iv er Wit h W indows 9 5 or 98 You c an acc ess the p rinter drive r from yo ur Wi ndo ws applic ations or f rom th e Start menu.
4-4 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print S etup or Print from the F ile menu of your applic ation sof tware.
4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. T o vie w a men u, cl ick the co rre spon din g tab at the top of the window.
4-6 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Paper menu ❏ Paper siz e S ele ct the siz e of th e pape r y ou wan t to use.
4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Graphi cs menu ❏ Res olu tio n Cli ck th e pri ntin g reso lut ion you wa n t.
4-8 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Devi ce Opti.
4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Print er Driver With Window s 3.1 You c an acc ess the p rinter drive r from yo ur Wi ndo ws applic ations or fr om the Control P anel.
4-10 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print S etup or Print from the F ile menu of your applic ation sof tware.
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To acc ess th e pr inte r dr ive r from the Co n trol P a nel , foll ow thes e ste ps: 1.
4-12 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Option s di .
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Print er Driver With Window s NT 4.0 You c an acc ess the p rinter drive r from yo ur Wi ndo ws applic ations or f rom th e Start menu.
4-14 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print S etup or Print from the F ile menu of your applic ation sof tware.
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. T o vie w a men u, cl ick the co rre spon din g tab at the top of the window.
4-16 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Page S etup menu Advanc ed menu ❏ Paper Size Select the size of the paper you want to use from the Paper S ize list.
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Once y ou’v.
4-18 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Pr inte r Dr iver Wi th Windows NT 3 .5x You can ac cess th e printer driver fr om your Window s applic ations or fr om the Control P anel.
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print fr om the File menu of your applic ation soft ware.
4-20 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3.
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3.
4-22 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Advanc ed Do.
4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-23 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the EPS.
4-24 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____.
5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Chapter 5 Ch ang ing P rinter S ettin gs Fro m th e Printer ’s Co ntrol P anel Selecting a Built-In Fon t .
5-2 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Selecting a B uilt-In Font Your pri nter comes with th e thre e bu ilt-i n fon ts show n i n the tabl e below.
5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <.
5-4 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ .
5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <.
5-6 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ .
5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Software Wh en you se lec t ESC/ P, the print er operates in the EPSON ESC/ P mo de .
5-8 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Auto CR (c arriage return) This setting is avai lable only in IBM 2380 Plus emulation mode.
5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <.
5-10 Ch anging Printe r Setti ngs F rom the P ri nter’s C on trol P anel R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____.
6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 6 Usin g E PSON Stat us Moni to r 2 Abou t the EPSON Status M onitor 2 Utili ty .
6-2 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ About the EPSON Sta.
6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Installing EPSON .
6-4 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: If the dial og box below appears, a nd if your prin ter is co nnected directly to your co mputer, select Mo nitor lo cal printers .
6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Accessing EPSO N .
6-6 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Yo u ca n a c ces s ma ny St atus M on it or menu c omma nds di rect ly by click ing the butto ns on the t oolba r.
6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The Status column displays brief messages describin g the c urrent statu s of each printer .
6-8 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ View me nu This m enu let you c ontro l th e ap pea ranc e and con tent o f th e EPSON Stat us Monitor 2 win dow and the In stalled P rinter s list.
6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Setti ngs menu Th.
6-10 Using EPS ON Status Moni tor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Help menu Click Help in the EP SO N Status Mo n ito r 2 w ind ow to v iew on lin e help.
6 Using EPSO N Status Monitor 2 6-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Printer Status window You can open th e Printer Stat us window shown b elow to see de tailed inf orm at ion on th e st atus o f a p rinte r.
6-12 Using EPS ON Status Moni tor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Current Status menu The pri nter ill ustration and m essage boxes on this m enu give you detai led printer status i n format ion.
6 Using EPSO N Status Monitor 2 6-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Turning on backgrou.
6-14 Using EPS ON Status Moni tor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Use the sl ider to adjust t he monitoring inte rval, if necess ary.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 7 Troub les hoo ting Using th e Error Indicators . . . .
7-2 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing th e Error Ind icat ors Yo u c a n id e n ti fy ma n y c o mm o n p r in t er p r ob lem s us in g th e li gh ts on t he control pan el.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ f Pap er Out n Pau se ••• Continuous paper is not fed to the standby position.
7-4 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Proble ms and Solutio ns Mo s t pr i n te r pr ob le m s ar e e as y to s o lv e .
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Power supply problems The co ntrol panel l ights c ome on b riefly, but then go off and st ay of f.
7-6 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems The print er does not load s ingle- sheet paper or does not feed it proper ly.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printer does not fully eject a single she et. Caus e What to do You r paper is to o long.
7-8 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Continuous paper loading or feeding problems The printer does not load conti nuous paper or does no t feed it proper ly.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Wrong top-of-form position Prin ting st a rts t oo hig h or low on the p ag e .
7-10 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Wrong tear-off position The pr inter pri nts on (or to o far away fr om) the perforati on of your c ontinuous paper.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printing or printout quality problems The pr inter do es no t print when t he computer s ends data.
7-12 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printer ma kes nois e, but no thing prints or pri nting st ops abrupt ly Cau se What to do The paper thickness lever is set in co rr e ctl y.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Part of the printo ut is miss ing, or dots are miss ing in random posi tio ns.
7-14 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printout has extra blank l ines between lines of text. Cause What to do Two line feed commands are bei ng se nt at the end of each li ne of tex t.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printer you want to use is no t sele c ted in y ou r s oft war e .
7-16 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Cl ea rin g Pa pe r Jam s To clear a paper j am, follow these steps: 1. Press the Operat e but ton to tu rn of f the pr in ter.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Aligning Ve.
7-18 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printin g a S elf Test Ru n.
7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Af ter a few se co nd s, the p rinte r load s th e paper a utom a tical ly and begi ns printi ng a self test .
7-20 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ To p rin t a hex dump , f ol low the s tep s be l ow. 1. M ake s ur e pa per is lo ad ed and th e print er i s turne d o ff.
A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix A Enh ancin g Your Prin ter Wit h Optio ns Optio ns .
A-2 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Opti ons The following t able shows the paper handling optio ns and interface cards available for your printer.
A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Note: The as terisk ( ✽ ) i s a s u bstit u te fo r th e la st dig it of th e pro du c t nu mbe r, w hic h v a ri es by c ountry .
A-4 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ .
A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 3. Press up the tabs on both sides of the paper tension unit and lift it up and o ff th e printer.
A-6 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ .
A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 3. Release t he left and right paper guides of the c ut-sheet feeder b y pulling the lock levers forward.
A-8 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 6. Pull both paper set levers forwar d until the pap er guides retract a nd lock open to allow paper loading.
A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 11. Move the cut-sheet feeder ’s paper selection lever to the single-sheet positio n, as shown b elow.
A-10 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ___.
A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____.
A-12 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Using the Roll Pa per Holder The option al ro ll paper h older (#831 0) allo ws you t o u se 8.
A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 3. H oo k the tens ion l eve r onto both ends of the stand a s shown below .
A-14 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ To remove the roll paper holder, carefully lift up the printer and pull out t he roll paper holder fr om b eneath the printer.
A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 7. Place the shaf t a nd paper roll on the roll paper holder so the paper feeds from th e b ot tom of th e r o ll.
A-16 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ When you fini sh printing, open the paper guide cover and press the LF/FF button to a dvance the paper.
A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Installing an Interface Card Follow the steps below to install an optional interfa ce card.
A-18 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ___.
B Cl eaning and Tra nspor ting the Pri nter B-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPB. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix B Cle an ing and T rans po rti ng the Pr int er Cleaning the Printer .
B-2 Cleani ng a n d Transporting the P r inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P B.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Cleani ng th e Prin ter To keep your print er operating at it s best , you should clean it tho roughly several t imes a year.
B Cl eaning and Tra nspor ting the Pri nter B-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPB. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Tr.
B-4 Cleani ng a n d Transporting the P r inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P B.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix C Specifica tio ns Printer Sp ecific at ions . . . . . . . . . . .
C-2 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Printer Sp ecificatio.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Paper feed s peed: Cont i.
C-4 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Electrical Note: Che ck the labe l on the bac k of the pr inte r for the voltage of your prin ter.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Paper Note: ❏ Use rec y.
C-6 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Sin g le- sh ee t m u lt ip art form s: front , top, and cut- sheet fe eder entry Widt h Front and top: 100 to 257 mm (3.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Continu ous pape r (sta ndard and multi par t): front , rear, and bot tom entry W idth 1 0 1.
C-8 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Roll paper: rear entry with opti on al roll paper holder only Width 2 16 ± 3 m m (8.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Rear entry Printing starts at “ 0” on t he sca le. The unpri ntable area is to the left o f the “0”.
C-10 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Co nti nuo us p ape r: Roll pape r: A The minimu m top and bottom mar gins above and belo w the perforation a re 4.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Safety approvals 120 V mod el: Safe ty st andards UL1950 CSA C22. 2 No. 950 EMI FCC par t 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.
C-12 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Comm and Lists Your printer supports the following EPSON ESC/P control codes and IB M 2380 Plus emulat ion cont rol co des.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Ba r cod e co mma nds Yo.
C-14 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ c : C ontr ol fla g Bit 0 = Check digit 0: The print er does not add a che ck digit.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ The valid data for each barcode type is described below. If invalid data is included in the barc ode data stri ng, the barcode is not print ed.
C-16 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ IBM 2380 Plus emulation control codes This p rinter emulate s an I BM Proprint er us ing the commands b elow.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Ch ar ac te r Ta b l es You can select the charac ter tables shown in this sect ion using the printer’s defa u lt-se tting mo d e or w ith sof twar e c omm an ds .
C-18 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC 850 (Multilingu a.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC 861 (Ice land ic) BRA.
C-20 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Ro ma n 8 PC 85 8.
C Spe cif icat ion s C-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ ISO 8859 - 15 PC 437 Gre.
C-22 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC 85 2 (Eas t Euro .
C Spe cif icat ion s C-23 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ MAZOWIA (Pol and)* Code .
C-24 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Bul gar ia ( Bulgar .
C Spe cif icat ion s C-25 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ ISO 8859 - 2* PC 86 6 LAT.
C-26 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC APT EC (Ara bic) .
C Spe cif icat ion s C-27 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Italic table No char act.
C-28 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ International charac.
D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix D Customer Support Information Conta cting Customer Support .
D -2 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Con tactin.
D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Automated telephone services EPSON also provides technical su pport and i nformation o n the i nstallation, configurat ion, and operation of EPSON products .
D -4 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Fo r Uni t.
D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Faxon EPSON.
D -6 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ For Australian Users EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of Customer Service.
D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ EPSON Helpdesk EPSON Helpdes k is p rovided as a final backup to make sure our c lients have access to advice.
D -8 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Internet h.
Glossa ry 1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Glossa ry AS CII American Standard Code for Information Int erchange. A sta ndardized coding system for assigning numeral codes to letters and symbols.
2 G lossar y R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e G LO S SA RY .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ dithe ring A halftoning method in which dots a re printed in a predetermined pattern to simulate a shade or tone.
Glossa ry 3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ inter face The connection ( via a cable) between the computer and the pri nter through whic h p rin t d ata i s tra ns mitte d to t he p rin ter.
4 G lossar y R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e G LO S SA RY .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ resol u tion A measure of the amount of detai l that can be represented. Resolut ion of print ed images is measured by usi ng the number of dots per inch (d pi).
Glossa ry 5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Paper positions S tan db y posi t ion In the sta ndby position, you r paper is attached t o the printer but is not inside the p rinte r.
6 G lossar y R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e G LO S SA RY .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _.
Glossa ry 7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _.
8 G lossar y R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e G LO S SA RY .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _.
IN - 1 R R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN.I X 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Index A Accessing EPSON Status Moni tor 2,.
I N - 2 L R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 s i z e S U N G N . I X 3 / 2 3 / 9 9 P a s s 0 P r o o f S i gn- o ff: < C r e s t e c > _ _ ___ _ _ < K imu r a > _ _ ___ _ _ < C r e s t e c > _ _ ___.
IN - 3 R R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN.I X 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ settin g for Wi ndows 3. 1, 4-11 to 4 -12 for Wi ndows 95 o r 98, 4- 5t o 4 - 8 f or W ind o w s NT 3.
IN-4 L R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .I X 3/23 /99 Pass 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Trou ble sh ooti ng Continuous paper load.
IN - 5 R R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN.I X 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _.
R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e PARTS . FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Printer Parts knob print er cov er contr ol pane.
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