Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LQ-680Pro Epson
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Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono Takahas hi Hoadl e y R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Use r’s G uid e 24-Pi n Dot Matrix Pr in ter All rights rese rved.
ii R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze F RON T.FM 10/3 0/ 00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _ FCC Comp liance Stat ement Fo r United States Use rs This e q uipm ent has bee n tested and foun d to comply w i th the l imits fo r a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules.
ii i R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _ DECLA RATION of CON FORMI TY Acc ording to 47CFR, Pa rt 2 .
iv R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze F RON T.FM 10/3 0/ 00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _.
v R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e US ERS. TOC 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Co ntents Ge tting to K now Your Prin ter Impo rt ant Safety Inst ru ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze U SERS .TO C 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting a Paper Sour c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi i R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. TOC 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Using th e Printer Driver With Wind o w s 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Ac cessi ng the pr inter d river fr om Window s applications .
viii L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze U SERS .TO C 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 5 Troubl es hoot ing Using the Er ror Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ix R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. TOC 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Appendix C Specif ications Printer Sp ecif icat i o ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C OVE R.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Con t ro l P anel B uttons and Lights T ear O f f/Bin b utton (LQ-6 80) ● Advances c o ntinu o u s p aper to the tear-off position.
Getting to Know Your Pr inter 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e I NTRO.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Get ting to Kn ow Your Prin ter Your EPSON ® LQ- 680/LQ-680P ro 24-pin dot matrix printer provides hi g h-q u a lity printing an d g reat perfo r mance in a com pac t design .
2 G ett ing to Kno w Your Print er L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze IN TRO .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Im port an t S afet y In str uc tion s Rea d all o f these i nstr uction s an d save t hem for late r refere nce.
Getting to Know Your Pr inter 3 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e I NTRO.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 ❏ Un plug the printe r and ref .
4 G ett ing to Kno w Your Print er L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze IN TRO .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Print Head Caution Symbol The s ymb ol on the print h ead ind icate s that t his part m ay be h ot.
Getting to Know Your Pr inter 5 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e I NTRO.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Safet y info rmation w War nin g: This app liance must be eart hed. R efer t o the rating plate for voltage and check that the applian ce volta ge corresponds to the suppl y voltag e.
6 G ett ing to Kno w Your Print er L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze IN TRO .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ War nings, Caut ions, and N otes This guide uses the following convent ions: w War nin gs m ust be followed to a v oid bodily injur y.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 1 Sett ing Up the Printer Unpa ck ing th e Prin t er . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-2 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Unpacking th e Printer Be s.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ You must r emove all pr ot e ctive mater ials packed arou nd and insi de your pr inter bef ore you s et it up an d turn o n the powe r.
1-4 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ ❏ Avoid elec trical outlets contr olled by wall s w i tches or auto mati c time rs.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Assemblin g t h e Prin ter At tachi .
1-6 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. If the power cord is n ot attach ed to t he prin ter, plu g the appr opria te end into the A C inlet o n the back of th e p rinter .
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Squeeze t h e wire clips together until they lock in place on bot h si des of t he con nect or.
1-8 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Installing or Replacing the Ribb on Cartridge EPSON recom m end s th e use o f genuine EPSON Ribbon Cartri dges (S015016) .
1 Setting Up the Printer 1-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. The p rint h ead shoul d be in th e repla ceme nt positi on indic ated by a n indent ation i n the front metal p late, as shown below.
1-10 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. If a us ed ribb on cart ridge i s alread y insta lled, sq ueez e the tab s on ea ch sid e of t he cart ridge, and pul l the ca rtridge out o f the prin ter.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1 -11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 7.
1-12 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Installing t h e Printer Software.
1 Setting Up the Printer 1 -13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Inst alling the pr int er softw are in Windows 98, 95, 20 00, or NT 4 .0 Follow the s teps below to install th e p rin ter software in Windows 9 8, 95, 200 0, or NT 4.
1-14 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Cli ck In st al l to star t the pri nte r softw are in stalla tion. 4. Selec t your printe r from t he list, then f ollow the instr u cti o ns on the screen .
1 Setting Up the Printer 1 -15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Cho ose Ru n from t he F ile menu. The Run dialog box appears. In t he Command Line box , t y pe D:S ETU P .
1-16 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For DOS programs To contro l the .
2 Paper Handling 2-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting a Paper Sou rc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-2 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Your p rinter ca n print o n a wide va riety of paper type s, inclu ding single shee ts, continuous paper, multipar t forms, lab els, enve lopes, postc ards, and rol l paper.
2 Paper Handling 2-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Pap er sou rce and pa per ty pes The ta ble below shows w hich pa per sourc e to use for ea ch paper type .
2-4 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Set tin g the pa per rel ease l eve r (LQ-6 80) Set t he pap er rele ase lev er to select the pa per-fe e d ing m ethod you wan t the prin ter to use .
2 Paper Handling 2-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Sett ing the Pa per Source but ton (LQ-680P ro) Set th e Paper Sou rce bu tton on the co ntrol pan el to sel ect the paper source you want t h e printer to u s e.
2-6 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Adjusting the Paper T h ickness L ever You n eed to s et the p aper th i ckn ess lev er to m atch the t hickn ess of yo ur pa per.
2 Paper Handling 2-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The fol lowing table provide s gu i delines for sel ecting the app ropria te lever positio n for th e type of paper y ou are us ing.
2-8 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using C ont inuous Pap er You can loa d continuous paper fr om the built -in tr actor unit loca ted o n the ba ck of the p rinter .
2 Paper Handling 2-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Loa ding co ntinuo us pape r with the trac tor 1.
2-10 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 6. Slid e the ri ght sp rocket unit t o ro ughly match t he wid th of you r paper , b ut do not lock it.
2-12 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 8. Open the sprocket covers. 9. Fit th e first th ree ho les of the co ntinuo us pape r over th e sprocket pins o n both side s .
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 10. Close t h e s pr oc ket cov ers. If n e c es s ar y, unlock and r eposition the l ef t sproc ket un it so th at the perfora tion al igns wi th the arrow mar k on th e print er.
2-14 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Whe n usin g contin uous pa per, yo u can us e the tear-o f f fu nctio n to tea r off printe d page s not w astin g any blank p ages nex t to the printed pages.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ If t he perfo ration be twee n page s is .
2-16 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Tear off all pr in te d pages at the tear- off edge. If the p er f oration is n ot align ed w ith the tear- off edg e, adju st the tear- off position using t he micro-adjust fea ture.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Fo r inst ruc tio ns on ho w to act ivat .
2-18 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Be f ore pr inting , set t he pape r thick ness l ever to the co rrect posi tion for y o u r multipar t for ms.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ When p ri nting on overlapp ing multipart forms, m ake sure that y our software settings k eep the printing entirely within the printable a rea of the forms.
2-20 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Ca uti on: ❏ When prin ti ng on labels, m ake sure that your so ft w are settings keep the printing en ti re ly w ithin the printable area.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-21 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Follow these steps to l oad sin g le sheets from th e paper guide: 1. Mak e s ure that t h e printer is off an d t he p aper g uide i s attac hed as desc ribed i n Cha pter 1 .
2-22 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Slide the edge guide unti l it rests against t he g u i d e mark, as sh own bel ow. 5. Insert a s h eet of pap e r , following t he edge guide, until it meets resistan ce.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-23 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Af ter pri nting a shee t, the print er ejec ts th e prin ted sh eet on to th e pap e r gui de.
2-24 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Ca uti on: ❏ When prin ting on mu ltipart forms, m ake sure that your software settin gs keep t he prin ting entirely within t he printab le area o f the forms.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-25 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ When p ri nting on envelopes, m ake sure that your sof t ware settings keep the printing ent irely w ithin the printab le area.
2-26 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Ca uti on: ❏ Card mod e is available only w hen the paper thickn ess lever is set to Aut o or 2 or high er o n the scale.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-27 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1.
2-28 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Swi tchin g to contin uous pape r T o s w i t c h f r o m s i n g l e s h e e t s t o c o n t i n u o u s p a p e r , f o l l o w t h e s t e p s below.
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-29 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Mak e sur e the p rinter is turned on. I f n e c essa ry, lift up the prin ter co v er s o you ca n see the paper position.
2-30 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Note: ❏ Pressing t h e L F/FF [ D ] button mo ves the loading position toward the top of the page when lo ading a sheet from the front (from the pa per g u ide).
2 Paper Ha ndling 2-31 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Ad justi ng th e te ar-o ff pos itio n If.
2-32 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Tear off t he prin ted p ages. 5. Pr es s t he Pause button t o turn off m icro-adj ust mode.
3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 3 Us ing the Print er Soft ware Abou t Your Printer Software . . .
3-2 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ About Your Printer S.
3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Printer Driver With Wind ows 98 or 95 You c an acce s s th e printer driver f rom your W indo ws applic ations or fr om the Star t menu.
3-4 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print f rom the File menu of yo ur applic ation sof t war e.
3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. To vi ew a men u, click t he corr espon d in g tab at the to p of the w i n dow .
3-6 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Prin ter Driver With Windows 3.1 You can ac cess th e p rin ter driver from your Windows applic ations or from the Con t r ol Panel.
3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your applic at i on s oftware.
3-8 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Acces sing the p rinter driver from the Cont rol Pan el To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow these st eps : 1.
3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 You c an acce s s th e printer driver f rom your W indo ws applic ations or fr om the Star t menu.
3-10 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print f rom the File menu of yo ur applic ation sof t war e.
3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. To vi ew a men u, click t he corr espon d in g tab at the to p of the w i n dow .
3-12 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Righ t- cl i c k your prin ter icon, and c lick Do cumen t D efaul ts .
3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Whe n you finish m aking your pri nter d river set tings, cli ck OK to apply the set tings, or cl ick Ca nce l to cancel you r c h anges.
3-14 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print f rom the File menu of yo ur applic ation sof t war e.
3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3.
3-16 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3.
3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printer Driver S et tings Overview The f ollowi ng tabl es show the W indo ws prin ter dri ver sett ings .
3-18 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The moni toring sett i ngs are sh own b elow .
3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the EPSON Rem ote! Utility The EPSON Remote! utilit y allows you t o eas ily change the prin ter’s d efault s ettin gs from your c omp uter’s D OS p romp t.
3-20 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using t h e EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility The EPSON Status Monitor 3 u tility comes with your p rinter is availab le for W in dows 98, 95, 2000 an d N T 4.
3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-21 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Click the Mo n ito ri ng Prefer ence but ton. The Moni to ring Prefere n c es dialog box appears.
3-22 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Acces sing EPSON St atus Monitor 3 To access EPSON Status M onit or 3: ❏ Do uble-cl i ck th e pri nter-sha ped sh ortc ut icon on t he task bar.
4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 4 Ch anging Printer S ettings Fro m the Printer ’s Control P anel Selecting a Built-In Fon t and Pitch .
4-2 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Selecting a Built-In Fon t and Pit c h Yo ur pr in ter co mes wi th t he t wel ve bu ilt -i n font s.
4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ About Y our Printer’s D efa ult S et t ings The d efau lt sett ings co ntrol many pri nter fu ncti ons.
4-4 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoad.
4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Page len gth for tractor Thi s sett i ng a llow s you to set the page le ngth for co ntinuo us pap e r .
4-6 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoad.
4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __.
4-8 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Auto CR (c arri age ret u rn) This s et ting is avai lable only in IBM 2390 Plus emulation m od e.
4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Manual f e ed wait t ime This sets the am ount of wait tim e betwe en whe n paper i s inserted into the paper guide and i t is fed.
4-10 Ch anging P rinter Setti ngs F ro m the Pri nter’s Con t rol Panel R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Make s ure p aper is l oaded a nd the printe r is turned off.
5 Trou blesho otin g 5-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 5 Troub leshoo ting Using th e E rror Indi c ators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5-2 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Error Indicators Yo u can id en ti fy man y c o mm on p r int er pr ob lem s us ing th e ligh ts on t he control pan el.
5 Trou blesho otin g 5-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ n = o n, f = fl ashing ••• = sh o.
5-4 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Problems and Solutions Mo s t pri n te r pr o blem s ar e e asy to s o lve .
5 Trou blesho otin g 5-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Powe r suppl y pro blems The co nt r o l panel li g ht s come o n briefl y, but t hen go off and st ay of f.
5-6 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Single-shee t paper load ing or fe eding problems The print er does not load si ngle-sheet pa per o r do es not feed it proper l y .
5 Trou blesho otin g 5-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The optional cut- sheet feeder does not feed your single-s heet paper pr operly. Caus e What to do The c ut -sheet feeder is not installed proper ly.
5-8 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Continuous p aper loa ding or feed ing prob lems The printer does not load continuous paper or does not feed it proper l y .
5 Trou blesho otin g 5-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Pr inti ng p ositio n pr obl ems Prin ting star ts too high or low on th e pag e.
5-10 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The print er prints o n or too fa r away f rom the perforation o f your continuo us paper.
5 Troubl e sho oting 5-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printing or printout quality p r o blems The pr i nt er do es not print when the comput er sends dat a .
5-12 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The printout is faint. Cau se What to d o The paper thickness lever is no t set c or rec tly .
5 Troubl e sho oting 5-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Lines of dots are missing in the printo ut. Caus e What to do The pr int head i s d amaged.
5-14 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The printout has extra blank lin es bet ween l ines o f t ex t . Cau se What to d o Two line feed c o m mands ar e bei ng se nt at the end of each li ne of te xt.
5 Troubl e sho oting 5-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The printer you want to use is no t sel ec ted in y ou r s oftwa re . Cho ose the co rrect pr inter fr om the Wind ows deskto p o r in your applica tion before print ing.
5-16 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Clearing Pap er Jams To clear a paper j am, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printe r.
5 Troubl e sho oting 5-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Alignin g V ertical Lines in Your Prin.
5-18 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printing a Self Test Ru nnin g the pri.
5 Troubl e sho oting 5-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. To run the t est u sing the Draf t fo nt, hold down t he LF/F F butto n whil e you tu rn on the printer.
5-20 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ To p ri nt a hex du mp, fol low the s tep s bel ow. 1. Make s ure p aper is l oaded a nd the printe r is turned off.
A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix A Enh ancin g Your Printer With Optio ns Cut-Sheet Feed ers .
A-2 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cut-Sh eet Feed.
A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Inst alling the cut-sheet feed er The cut-sheet feeder comes with a paper guide for stacking printed sheets.
A-4 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Hold t he cut-s heet feeder by placin g your h ands on both sides of it.
A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 6. Fully exte nd th e pap er guide exten sion . (If yo u do not pl an to stack the printed sheets, you do no t need to per f orm t his step.
A-6 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ You are now ready to load p aper wit h your cut-sheet feeder as de scribe d i n the next se ction .
A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Loa ding pa p.
A-8 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Slide the right paper guide so that its edge is even wit h the guide mark on the cut- sheet feeder and push back the lever to lock the paper guide in place.
A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 5. Fan a s t ack of p aper (u p to 150 sheets); then tap the sides and bottom of t h e s t ack on a f lat s urface to even it up.
A-10 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 7. Push back the pa per set l evers to clam p the paper agains t the gu i d e rol lers.
A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Lo adin g p ap er f rom the sec ond -bi n c ut-s hee t fe eder Follow the s teps below to load paper in the second bin of t he double-bin cut-sh eet feeder.
A-12 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Load a fanned s t ac k of paper (u p t o 50 sheets), aligni ng the righ t e dge of the pa per with the r i g ht paper guide .
A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Sw it chin g b .
A-14 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Select single- sheet feedi ng, as desc ribed in Cha pter 2, “Selectin g a Paper Source.
A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Slide the edge guide u n til it is align ed with the guide mark on the pa per guide.
A-16 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Fac i ng th e back of the printer, slide both spr ocket u nits all th e way to the rig ht, and slide the edge g uide al l the w ay to th e righ t.
A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Load ing a ro ll of pape r To load a roll of pap er on the ro ll pa per ho l d er, follow these s tep s: 1.
A-18 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Turn on th e print er and ma ke sur e that t he s i n gle-s heet feedin g i s selected as d es c r i bed in Chapter 2, “Selectin g a Paper Sourc e.
A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Optional interf.
A-20 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Installing an interface card Follo w the steps below t o install a n opt ional int er f ace card.
A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-21 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Note: ❏ Insert the c ard bottom fac e u p. The bottom fa ce is the fac e u sually covered w it h metal plate.
A-22 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____.
B Cl eaning and Transp orting the Printer B- 1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e C L EAN ING. F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix B Cle aning and Trans port ing the Print er Cleaning th e P rinter .
B-2 C l ea ning a nd Transpo rti ng th e Printer R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 s ize CLE ANING.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cleaning t he Printer To keep y our printer operati ng at its b es t, you s hould clea n it tho rough ly seve ral time s a yea r.
B Cl eaning and Transp orting the Printer B- 3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e C L EAN ING. F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Transportin.
B-4 C l ea ning a nd Transpo rti ng th e Printer R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 s ize CLE ANING.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____.
C Spe cifica tions C-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix C Specifica tions Printer Sp ecif icat i o ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C-2 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printer Sp ecifications Me chanic al Pri.
C Spe cifica tions C-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Paper capacity: H i g h-capacity c ut-sheet.
C-4 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Electr onic Inter faces: On e stand ard .
C Spe cifica tions C-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Character tables: One Ital ic and 12 graphi.
C-6 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Ele ctrical Note: Check the label on t he bac k of the printer for the voltage of y our printer.
C Spe cifica tions C-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Ordina ry singl e sheets : front and cut-s h eet feeder entr y Sing le-she et mult ipart f orms: front an d high-c apacity cut-sheet feede r entr y Wid th Fr ont: 90 to 3 04.
C-8 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Envel opes: f ront and hi gh - capac ity.
C Spe cifica tions C-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cont inuous p aper (st andard and m ultipa rt): rear entr y Note: ❏ The rat io of the cut /uncut lengt h at the perforat ion should be betw ee n 3:1 a n d 5:1.
C-10 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cont inuous p aper wit h overlapp ing m.
C Spe cifica tions C-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Pr inta ble are a Sin g l e she ets, e nve lopes , post card s, an d roll paper : A The m inimu m top m argin i s 0 mm ( 0 inc h).
C-12 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Conti n u ous pap er (standar d and m ulti p ar t): A The m inimu m to p and bottom ma rgins ab ove a nd be l ow the perfor ation ar e 4.
C Spe cifica tions C-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Conti nuous paper wit h overlapping multip art forms: A The m inimum top m argin fro m the perf orati on down to the printable area is 21 .
C-14 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Safet y ap prova ls 120 V model: 230 V model: CE ma rking 230 V model: Safe ty standar ds UL1950 CSA C22.
C Spe cifica tions C-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Comm and L ist s Your printer s uppor t s .
C-16 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ IBM 2390 P lus e mulation control cod es This print er emulates the IBM Proprinter using t he c omm a n ds below.
D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix D Customer Support Information Conta c ting Customer Support . .
D -2 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Conta cting Customer S.
D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in North Amer.
D -4 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ ❏ Co mp u ter co nf .
D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Support Vi a Telephone .
D -6 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in Australia EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high l evel of custo m er s ervice.
D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The Helpdesk numbers are: We encourage y o u to h ave all t h e r ele vant inf ormation on han d when you rin g.
D -8 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in Malaysia Conta cts for infor mation, s u pp or t, and s ervices are: World Wid e We b (www.
D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in Hong Kong To obtai n techn ical s uppo rt as we ll as o ther af ter-sal es se rvices , users are welc om e to c o ntac t EPSON Hong Kong Limited.
D-10 C ustomer S upport I nforma tion R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in the Phil.
Glos sary 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e GLOSS. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Glossa ry auto li ne f eed Wh en thi s op tio n is tu.
2 G lossary L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze G LOS S. FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ dra ft The pri nt mode used by you r printer when you select Dra ft as the font . The Draft font uses fewer d ots per ch aracter for faster printing.
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4 G lossary L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze G LOS S. FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____.
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IN-2 L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze U SERS .IX 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ E Edge gu ide, 2-22 Elect rical, C-6 Emulat io n .
IN - 3 R R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. IX 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printer driver accessing fr om Win dows 2 00 0 or NT 4.0 , 3- 9 to 3-12 fr om Win dows 3 . 1, 3 -6 to 3- 8 fr om Win dows 9 8 o r 9 5, 3-3 to 3-5 f rom Wi ndo ws NT 3.
R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e P ARTS . F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Prin ter Part s pr int er cov er knob pap e r release le v er .
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