Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Stylus 10000 Series Epson
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FCC Complia nce Statement For United States Users This equi pment has been tested and found to compl y with the limi ts for a Cla ss B digital devic e, pu rsua nt to Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. The se limi ts are desig ned to provide reasonable protection against h armful in terferenc e in a reside ntial insta llation.
Contents Getting S tarted Syste m Re qui re men ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Ene rg y S tar Co mpli ant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Ener g y-sa v ing tip s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 Whe re to Ge t H elp for U.
Chapter 2 Choosing and Loading Paper Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Spe cial pa pe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 2 Thi ck p ap er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 The Control Panel Using the C on tro l Pan el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Button s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Using Spe cia l Po wer- On Fun ction s .
Appendix A Specifications Gen e ral S pe cif icat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 2 Prin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 2 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printer Pa rts printer cover kno b control panel paper support shee t feed er cove r paper separators rear edge guid e (AC in le t) paralle l interface inte rfa ce card cover ink cartri dg e clamps pa.
Getting Started The EPSO N ® Sty lus COLOR printer gives you presentatio n- quality c olor and monochrom e printing with quiet operation. To get started with your EPSON Stylus COLOR printer, please: ❑ Make s ure y ou have the eq uipment you need to u se this printer as described be low in “Syst em Requirements .
System Requir ements To use your EPSON Stylus COLOR p rinter, you need Microsoft ® Windows 3.1 or higher or W indows for Workgroup s 3.1 or hig her , a s hiel ded, t wis ted-pai r par alle l cab le, .
Energy-saving tips Here are a few additional tips you can use to be even more energy-wise: ❑ If your monitor isn’t Energy Star compl iant, turn it off when you’re not us ing it. ❑ Use the print preview option on your software before you print some thing.
You can purchase supplies , parts, documentation , and accessories by calling EPSON Acces sories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S . sale s only) . In C ana da, ca ll (800 ) GO -EPS ON fo r s ales locations. When you call for technical assistance, be ready to identify your syste m and its configuration, and provide any error messa ges to the su pport staf f.
Imp ort ant Sa fety Inst ru cti ons Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printe r. ❑ Unplug the printer before cleaning . Clean with a dam p cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the p rinter.
Chapter 1 Setting Up 1 Usin g Your Ink Jet Printe r Sa fely an d Efficie ntly . . . . . . . . 1-2 Unp ackin g th e Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Attaching the paper support and the paper separators . . 1-4 Your W or k A re a .
Using Your Ink Jet Printer Safely and Ef ficiently The EPSON Stylus COLOR use s two ink cartridges, one black and one color. Inside the print head, tiny spray unit s shoot ink from th e cartridge s onto the pa ge to form character s or grap hics.
❑ Before you unplu g the p rinter, be sure to t urn it off by pressing the O perate button. Then wait until t he O perate light stops flashing before unplugging the power cord or turning off the power to the electrical outlet. ❑ Do not re move the ink cartridge s before transp orting the printer.
Attaching the pape r support and the paper sepa rators 1. Place the paper support ’s right s ide hole over the mounting post as shown in bubble 1 below. Th en push the support’s left side notch onto the mounting post until it snaps in place as shown in bubble 2.
Your Work Area When choosing a location for your printer, follow these guide lin es : ❑ Place the printer on a flat, horizontal, st able surface. If the printer is tilted, it cannot operat e properly. ❑ Always l eave approximately 2 inches of cl ear area next to the knob on the printer’s right side.
Plugging in and Turning on the Printer 1. Mak e su re yo u hav e rem ove d all prote ctiv e p ackin g materials as described in th e Notice Shee t. 2. Make su re that the Op erate button is turned off. It is off when its surface is eve n with th e button prote ctors on the left and right.
Installing the Ink Cartridges c Caution: The ink cartridges a re self-contai ned units. Under ordinary use, ink will not leak from a ca rtridge. If ink does get on your hands, wash them thoro ughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them imm ediately with water.
2. Hold down the Alt button for about 5 seconds until the print he ad mov es v ery sligh tl y to the le ft, whic h is the ink cartridge install p osition.
4. Open the foil i nk cartridge packages and remove the cartridges from thei r protective cardb oard. Remove the tape seal from each ink cartridge. (Your pack aging may differ slightly from that shown below.) c Caution: You must remove the tape seal from the cartridges.
6. Push the ink car tridge clam ps t oward t he back of the prin t er un til th ey lock in p lace . c Caution: Once you insta ll the ink ca rtridges, do not open the clamps or remove them except to replace them with new ones. Otherwise, cartridges may become unusable.
8. Close the printer cover. The firs t time you install ink cartridges, the printer automatically charge s the ink delivery sy stem. This t akes about one minut e. The printer mechanism moves while the syst em is cha rging . c Caution: During the ink charging process, the Pause light flashes.
Loading Plain Pape r The following procedure describes how to load plain paper (copie r-q uali ty or pap er spe cifically desig ned for ink jet printers), which works wel l for most color printing. To load coated papers for higher-qu ality output or to load transparen cies and othe r special papers, see Ch apter 2.
3. While aligning the pape r’s edge with the right edge guide, insert it w ith the printab le surf ace (the printab le surfac e is marked with an arrow on most plain paper packaging) face down into the sheet feeder until it me ets re sistance. Then adjust the left edge guide as sh own.
Testing the Printer Use paper at least 8.27 inche s (210 mm) wide; otherwise the print head sp rays ink directly on the plate n, which could smudge your next document. 1. Make su re the printer is turned off. 2. Wh ile holdin g down the Load/Eject button, press the Operate ( ) button.
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer You nee d a shiel ded, t wis ted-pa ir par alle l c able to c onn ect your computer to the printer’s built-in parallel interface. Note: The printer also has an RS-422 serial port, which is standard for the Apple ® Macintosh ® but is not often used for PCs.
Calibrating the Pri nter Before calibrating the printer, make a backup copy of th e EPSON printe r driver disk. Th en put away the o riginal and use th e ba ckup f or c alibrat ion a nd p rint er driv er in stal lation .
Installing the EPSON Windows Printer Driver Now that you have calibrated y our printe r, you can install t he EPSON Windows printer driver. It allows your computer to communicate with the printer.
7. Clic k OK . Windows automatically copies the new printer driver to your hard disk and adds it to the list of installed pri nte rs . 8. Choose the Set As Def ault Print er button so that your printer is selected whenever you begin using your Windows soft ware.
Chapter 2 Choosing and Loading Paper 2 Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Spe cial pa pe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Thi ck p ap er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Choosing Paper While most co rrespondence-qual ity plain paper works well in your printer, y ou should be sure the paper is suitable for ink jet pri nter s.
Make sure to se lect the ap propriate media type from the printer setup dialog box of your driver. See Chapter 3, “Printing with Windows,” for information about changing printer driver settings. Thick paper You can also print on some kinds of thick paper and envelopes.
Loading sp ecial coate d and glos sy paper To lo ad EPSON Special coated paper for 36 0 and 72 0 dpi a nd the EPSON High Quali ty Glossy pa per: 1. Make sure the printable surface of the paper is face down. For coated pape r, the printable side is whiter than the other side.
Loading transparen cies When printing on transp arencies, use only EPSON Transparency film S041030 (Letter). For best results, use transparencie s within six months of o pening the package . 1. Make su re the printable surface of t he t ransparencie s is face down.
c Caution: Do not print on transparencies using 720 dpi resolution. Return unused sheets to the original packaging. Unfavorable stora ge conditions, especially high temperature, humidity , and direct sunlight, ca n damage transpa rencies. If you have paper feed or paper jam problems, see Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting.
2. Wh ile holdin g down the Alt button, press the Font button. The carriage move s to the lever-adjusting position. 3. Tur n th e le ve r cloc kwise as far a s it w ill go .
6. Remove the re ar edge g uide from the printer and re-install it as shown. 7. Insert up to 10 en velopes into t he printer as shown. 8. Adjust the rear and left edge guides care fully so that the envelopes fe ed straight into the paper path.
No te : ❑ Do not use envelo pes that are too thin; they ma y curl during printing. ❑ Return unused envelopes to the original packaging. Unfavorable storage conditions, especially high temperature, humidity, an d direct sunlig ht, can damage en velopes.
Chapter 3 Printing with Windo ws About the Printer Driver ...................... 3-2 Using the Printer Driver ...................... 3-3 Displaying the dialog boxes .................. 3-5 Choosing setting s ........................ 3-5 Saving settings .
About the Printer Driver This chapter describes how to use the EPSON Windows (3.1 or higher) printer driver. You’ll also find on-line help throughout the driver. Note: If you are not using Windows, choose the LQ-2550 printer driver in your software.
Driver settings c Setting Dialog box Paper Paper size Using the Printer Driver Your printer driver settings are divided into six categories which display as tabs. This table shows you the printer driver settings, dialog boxes, and options. It also lists factory settings.
Driver settings (continued) Setting 1 Dialog box Image Settings Red Strength* 1 Green strength* 1 Blue strength* 4 Options -5G% - 0% - 50% -504 6 - 0% - 50% H = on 0 = Off -5c% - 0% - 50% -50% - 0% - .
Displaying the dialog boxes You can display the driver setup screen in two ways: Q Double-click the Printers icon in the Control Panel dialog box. Then click Epson Stylus COLOR in the Installed Printers list box to highlight it and click the Setup button.
Saving settings When you have selected the settings you want and you’re ready to print, choose the OK button. This exits you from the driver setup and saves your selections. Your settings stay in effect until you make additional changes and choose the OK button again.
Exiting the driver There are two ways to exit the setup screen: 0 Click the OK button to save all settings you made and exit the printer driver. 0 Click the Cancel button to ignore all changes you made during your current printer driver setup session and exit the printer driver.
Choosing required settings Choose the following driver settings to match your document requirements: Paper size The size of the paper loaded in the printer. Orientation The direction of printing on the document. Resolution The number of dots per inch printed.
2. Select the paper size you have loaded in the printer from the Paper Size drop-down list box. The diagram on the screen changes the printable area according to the paper size you select. 3. Select Portrait or Landscape orientation. Portrait is up and down orientation, landscape is lengthwise.
7. Click the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box. Note: 0 To print with 720 dpi resolution or use special coated paper or transparencies, you need to change other settings. See “Setting Descriptions “ below. 0 The 360 x 360 dpi - Best option is suitable for most types of documents.
Click a tab to make your selection. The dialog box appears. These four command buttons appear at the bottom of the screen: OK Saves your settings and exits the driver setup.
Paper Select the paper size, orientation, paper source, and number of copies. Paper size This drop-down list box displays the available paper sizes. Select the paper size you loaded in the printer. The diagram changes according to the paper size you select and displays the printable area dimensions.
Orientation You can select the direction of the print on a document. To change the orientation, click the appropriate option button. Portrait prints up and down, Landscape prints lengthwise. Portrait Landscape Paper Source Your printer has a built-in sheet feeder, so you do not need to change this setting.
Collate Reverse Page Order The Collate and Reverse Page Order options are factory-set to Off. Note: Because these settings often require additional system memory and hard disk space and may conflict with your software settings, keep them turned off. Use them only for special circumstances.
Media/Options Use the Media /Options tab to select paper type and printing options. For highest quality printing, always turn off High Speed in the Media/Options section of the printer driver. Media type Your Stylus COLOR can print on most types of paper.
Plain paper Select this option for most types of documents. You can use either standard office copier paper or paper suitable for ink jet printers. Select this option if your paper is not a special coated paper or transparency film.
Print Options These options allow you to select high speed printing or MicroWeave, which gives you higher quality output. High speed (IXI = on, Cl = off) MicroWeave (IXl = on, 0 = off) High Speed When you select this option, the printer prints in both directions.
Image Settings You can modify a document’s color (or gray scale) settings using this setting. Note: lf you simply want to print high-quality color or black-and-white, do not change the original factory settings. To make adjustments in brightness, color, and other settings affecting printed output, use your computer software.
Note: 0 An image will appear in the dialog box giving you an impression of how your setting changes will affect printed images. 0 You can replace the image by double-clicking the current image and using the dialog box to insert your own bitmap image. There are two setting categories within Image Settings: Image and Color.
Color The color settings allow you to modify the five color options: Saturation, Red Strength, Green Strength, Blue Strength, and Enable Ink Color Correction. (These settings cannot be changed when Monochrome is selected in the Ink/Resolution setting.
Ink/Resolution When you select Ink/Resolution, the following appears: Use this tab to select the ink and resolution. Ink This setting lets you select either monochrome or color.
Resolution Three resolutions are available, but 360 x 360 dpi - Best is suitable for the majority of your documents. Keep in mind that the higher the resolution,the longer the printing time.
Halftoning When you select Halftoning, the following appears: Halftone The printer driver has seven halftoning settings-which you select according to the type of image you are printing-and a No halftoning selection. The halftoning image you select displays on the screen.
Use this chart to select the appropriate halftoning method for your image: Halftone method Use for... No halftoning Black text and no graphics. This is the fastest setting.
Choosing the Best Settings for your Document Use the Settings guide table below to help you get the best results with your Stylus COLOR. Note: When printing speed is important, remember that the follo.
Settinas auide table (continued) c Y ” . I Printing Minimum We Desired results media setting Suggested settings Grayscale Clear, low-detail Plain poper Monochrome graphics images Halftone Diffused (.
Printing Color with Selected Windows Software You’re ready to use your Windows software to make color selections for your documents. Note: If you have not installed the EPSON Windows Printer Driver, see Chapter 1, “Setting Up.
Quick color selection locator for Windows (co n tinued) Software Action Name Desired Action(s) or Selections(s) Required Aldus Customize Choose Define Colors from Element PageMaker@ color palette menu 4.
Printing your color Windows documents After you locate and make your color selections, you can: 0 Choose Print from your software to print the document using the current EPSON printer driver settings, or Cl Choose Print and then Setup to access the EPSON printer driver settings.
Quick color selection locator for DOS Software Action Name Desired Microsoft Select text Word 5.5 color Action(s) or Selections(s) Required Select text that you want to color Choose Format Character Select font name in Font box / Select point size in Point Size box Select color in Color box WordPerfect 5.
L R Sofhvare Name otus@ l-2-3@ ‘el. 2.3 i F I ( reelonce sraphics r tel. 4.0 Quick co/or selection locator for DOS (continued) Action Desired Action(s) or Selections(s) Required Add color to Press S.
Remember that printing in color takes longer than printing in monochrome. The EPSON Spool Manager When you print your document, the driver uses a print spool manager to send the data to your hard disk and then to the printer. Then it uses a despooler to print the data.
3. The spool manager window shows you the list of printers supported by the EPSON Stylus series printing system and a list of files currently printing or waiting to print.
Q A Help button to help you understand the EPSON Spool Manager. 0 Three icons: Cancel - to cancel print, Pause - to pause print, and Restart - to restart from the current page, reprint the whole document, or delay printing. If you want to keep the EPSON Despooler status box from appearing, use the View menu of the EPSON Spool Manager window.
Chapter 4 The Control Panel Usin g th e Con t rol Pan el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Light s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Usin g S pec ial Pow er-O n Func tions .
Using the Control Panel The lights and buttons on the control panel give you easy control over most common printer operations. Note : Software usua lly overrides control panel selections. Use yo ur soft ware to select print f unctions whenever possible.
Paper Out On when the printer runs out of paper. Rapid flashing indicates a paper jam. No Ink Cartridge On when eith er ink cartridge is not installe d. The printer will not work unless both cartridges are installed. Font Indicates the current font setting .
Butto ns Operate Turns the p rinter on and off. c Caution: Always turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button. Then be sure to wait until the Operate light stops flashing before unplugging the printer. Font Press t his button t o cycle th rough th e font choices on the control panel font menu.
The Alt button alte rs the functions of the othe r buttons. Hold down the Alt button and pre ss another button t o change the function s as follows: Rese t (Alt + Pa use) Clears the print er’s buffer and initializes the printer settings to their factory settings.
Using Special Power-On Functions These functions a re available when you hold dow n the following buttons when turning on the printer: Self test (Operate + Load/Eject ) Checks the pape r length and performs self-test printing. See Chapter 1, “Testi ng the Printer.
Selecting Fonts Your printer has seven buil t-in charac ter fonts includi ng two new EPSON fonts: EPSON Roman T and E PSON Sans Serif H. (Roman T is similar to the Times font; Sans Serif H is simi lar to He lve tica .) Note: Font selections you make with your software override your printer’s control panel selections.
Note: ❑ Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are av ailable in pr oportional spacing only . ❑ Some of the character tables might not be able to print with EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H f onts. In these cases, selected character tables are printed with EPSO N Roman.
Selecting Condensed Pri nting Condense d printing re duces the size o f characte rs to approximately 60 percent of their normal width, all owing more characters to fit on a line. T his is u seful for spreadsheets and other applications where you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page.
Using the Default-Setting Mode You can change several printer setting s that control a vari ety of function s such as print direction and loading pos ition. Because these setting s take effe ct each time you tu rn on the printer, the y are called default setting s.
Abou t the defa ult sett ings Print directio n Your printer has t hree dire ction se ttings: Uni-d, Bi-d, and Auto. Note: Most software co ntrols thi s setting. If your so ftware does, yo u may never need to set it with the contro l panel. Uni-d causes t he print head to print in one direct ion only.
Lo adi ng po si tio n When you want to print more lines on a page , set this feature to 3 mm. If you set the top margin with your software, that setting is add ed to the default-setting value. Interface mode The interface mode specifies whi ch interface port can receive print data.
Character table Characte r table s contain the charact ers and symbols used by different languages. T he printer prints text based on the sele cted characte r table . For the available character table s, see Appendix B. To change the character table, see the next section, “Changing the default settings.
After you press the Alt button, the printer prints the current default se ttings and the next instruction in the language you s electe d. 4. To move to the feature you want to chan ge, press the Font button until the Courier, Roman T (PS), and Sans Serif H (PS ) lights indicate the appropriate selection.
5. Then after t he font lights indicate y our selection, press the Alt button unt il the O perate , Data , and Paper Out lights match your de sired setting as shown in t he tables below and on the ne xt page.
C haracter table setting table Character table Operate light Data light Paper out light Italic U.S.A OOO Italic France NOO Italic Germa ny FOO Italic U.K. ONO Italic Denmark NNO Italic Sweden FN O Italic Italy OFO Italic Spain 1 NFO PC 437 FFO PC 850 OON PC 860 NON PC 863 FON PC 865 ONN PC 861 NNN BRASCII FN N Abicomp OFN O n N O ff O Flashing F 6.
Chapter 5 Maintenance Repl acing an In k C ar tridg e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Clea nin g th e Prin t Hea ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Clea nin g th e Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Tra nspor ting t he Pr int er .
Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the printed image is faint, has many gaps, or nothing prints, eit her wait until the docume nt finishes printing o r pre ss the Paus e button and then the Load /Eject button to eject the page . Then clean one or bot h of t he print heads.
6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it properly. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it. c Caution: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap a nd water. If ink gets into your eyes, fl ush them imm ediately with water.
7. Open the package containi ng the ink cartridg e and remove the cartridge s from their protective cardboard. Remove the tape seal from the cartridge . (Your packag ing may differ slig htly from tha t sh own b elow. ) c Caution: You must remove the tape seal from the cartridge.
9. Push the ink cartridge clamp toward t he back of the printer un til it lock s in pl ace. T he Pause light begins flashi ng. 10. Press the Alt button again. Th e printer mechanism move s while the Pause light continues to flash. c Caution: Never turn off the printer whi le the Pause light is flashing.
Cleaning the Print Heads If print q uality diminish es, use the printer’s built-in print head cleaning c ycle to enable the nozz les to deliver i nk properly. You can clean the color and black print heads se parately . To a void w astin g in k, cle an th e prin t h ead only if pri nt q ualit y declines.
Cleaning the Printer To kee p your printer operating at its best, you sho uld clean it thoroughly s everal times a ye ar. 1. Make su re the printer is turned off. Th en unplug the powe r cord. 2. Remove any paper from the shee t feeder. 3. Use a soft brush to care fully brush away all dust and dirt.
Transporting the Pr inter If you need to transport your print er some distance, carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as follows: 1. Open the printer cover and make sure that the print head is capped in the far right pos ition.
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Proble ms With Prin t ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Print Qu ality Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Proble ms with Prin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Pape r Ha ndlin g Pr oble ms .
Problems With Printing This chapter describes what you can do if y ou are having proble ms pr intin g. It is divide d int o the foll owing sect ion s: ❑ Print qua lit y proble m s. Se e t his sect ion if the prin t q uality is not good or not what you e xpect.
❑ For color or complex grayscale images, turn on Micr oWeave and turn off High Speed. ❑ Use a higher-quality paper. ❑ For monochrome printing, check that Monochrome is selecte d. ❑ Make s ure the Media Type setting matches the type of paper loaded in the p rinter.
Check whether economy printing mode is on. To turn off this mode, press the Economy/Condens ed button unt il the Economy light goes off. You might not be printing on the righ t side of the paper. F lip th e pa per so th e side tha t was face dow n is up an d re load it .
Hex dum p mo de Experienced users can use hex dump mode to pinpoint communication problems between the printer and a software program. To turn on hex dum p mode, hold dow n the Load/Eject an d Font buttons and t urn on the printer. Th en send a print job.
3. Use th e File Manager t o open the System directory in the Windows directory. 4. Locate and double-click the EPSPLMGR.EXE file. 5. Double-click the entry for t he Stylus C OLOR. This brings up the Que ue Setup dialog box. 6. Select the Use Print Manager for this Port check box.
The printer makes a grinding noise and do es not feed paper. Something is pressing against the knob on the printer’s right side. Turn off the printe r and reposition it, leaving approximat ely 2 inches of open area next to the prin ter’s right side.
Paper Handling Problems This section describes how to clear paper jams inside your printer and how to ensure that pape r feeds properly. Clearing and preventing p aper jams If paper has jammed inside the printer, clear the paper as follows: 1. Turn off the printer.
5. If paper is caught in the paper eject area, gently pull it out of the printer. 6. Close the printer cover. 7. Turn on the print er to move the print heads to the correct positions. 8. Adjust the left and rear paper edg e guides on t he paper support.
❑ The edge guides are too tight or too loose. Adjust the edge guides for the size of the paper. If you still have pape r feeding probl ems, see the following: The printer loads more than one sheet at a time. The paper is too t hin or thick . For specifications , see Appendix A.
Chapter 7 Using Optional Inter faces 7 Optio n al In ter face s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Insta lling option al i nter fac es .
Optional Interfaces You can use vario us interface cards to supp lement the capa bilit ies of your prin ter ’s bu ilt-in har dware inte rfa ces. Th e following EPSON int erface cards are compatible .
4. Use a cross-head screwdrive r to re move the two scre ws securing t he shield plate to the optional int erface slot; then lift off the pl ate. 5. Be sure to se t any swit ches and jumpers on the card.
7. Secure the in terface card in the slot wit h the two screws inc l uded wi th t he i nter fa ce c ard . 8. Connect the proper interface cable to the interface card and to your computer. Also, conne ct other interface cables if you are using more than one co mputer.
Handshake timing When the vacant area for data in the input buffer drops to 256 bytes, the printer outputs an X-OFF code or sets t he D TR flag to 1 (M ARK) to indicate that it cannot receive dat a.
Appendix A Specifications Gen e ral S pe cif icat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Prin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 2 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Specifications Printing Print ing method : On-de mand ink je t Nozzle configur ation: Monochrome (black ) 64 n ozzles (16 × 4 stag gered) Color 48 nozzles (16 × 3, Cyan, Magenta, Ye llow) Pr.
Line sp acing: 1/6 inc h, 1/8 inch, or p rogrammable in 1/360-inc h increments Paper feed speed : 89 mi lli seconds per 1/6-inc h li ne Input bu ffer : 6 4KB Bitmap fonts: Font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Pr.
Paper Note: Since the qual ity of an y particular brand or type of pa per may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the use o f any particular brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
Note: ❑ Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions only. Poor qu ality paper ma y reduce print qu ality an d cause paper jams a nd other problems.
Printabl e area: Single s hee ts Envel opes A Th e min imum top mar gin is 3. 0 mm (0. 12 inc hes). B The mini mum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inches). Th e ri ght m arg in is : 3.8 mm (0.15 inch es) for A4, B5 si ze paper, and N o. 6 envelope. 9.8 mm (0.
Ink cartridges Black ink cartr idge (S020034): Color Bl ack Print capacity* A pprox imately 1.5 mi lli on characte rs (840 sheets , A4, 5% dut y at 360 dpi) Cartr idge li fe* 2 years from produ ction .
c Caution: ❑ The printer will be dama ged if you use ink or cartridges not manufactu red by EPSON or t o EPSON’s specifica tions. Do n ot attempt to refill ink cartridg es manually . If you u se substand ard produc ts with y our EPSON p rinter, you will damage the p rint heads an d void your warrant y.
Environm ent al Temperatur e: Operation 10 to 35°C (50 to 95°F) Storag e* − 20 to 60°C (14 to 140°F) 1 month at 40°C (104°F) 120 hours at 60°C (140°F ) Humidity: Operation 20 to 80% RH Stora.
Pin ass ign ments The parallel i nterface connector pin assig nments and a description of the inte rface sig nals are shown in the table below. Signal Pin Retur n Pin Signal Direction D escription 11 9 STROBE IN STR OBE pulse to rea d data.
Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Dir ection Description 17 - CH ASSIS GND - P rinter’s c hassis ground, which is connected to the logi c g rou nd . 18 - NC - Not used 19- 30 - GND - Twisted- pa ir r etu.
Timing c hart The figure below shows the ti ming chart for the paral lel interface. Transiti on time (both the rise and the fall) of every signal must be less than 0.2 µ s. Serial inte rface The printer’s built-in se rial inte rface is based on the RS-422 standard.
Optional interfaces The available interfaces are liste d in Chapter 7. P lease refer to the s pecifications in the user’s guide packe d with the opt ional interface card. Initialization The printer can be initialized (returne d to a fixed set of conditions) in these wa ys: Hardware initializati on ∗ The p rin ter is turn ed on.
Default Settings The table below shows the default se ttings that take effect whe n t he p rinte r i s ini tializ ed . Item Default setti ng Top-of-form p osition Current paper po sition Page length S.
Appendix B Commands and Char acter Tables Co mma nd List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Ch arac ter Tab le s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Inter na tiona l ch arac ter se ts . . . . . . . . . . .
Command List This printer works with th e following ESC/ P 2 commands. If you need more information about using printer commands , you can purchase the ESC/P 2 R eference Manual (ESCP2REF) from EPSON Acce ssori es by ca lling (800) 873 -7766.
Character Tables These character tables are selecte d with the default-s etting mode or by using software commands. All tables except the itali c are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F, so on ly the PC437 table is s hown completely.
PC850 (Multilin gual) PC860 (Portuguese) PC861 (Iceland ic) PC863 (Can adian -French) B-4 Commands and Charac ter Tables.
PC865 (Nordic) Abicomp BRASCII Commands and Character Tables B-5.
Italic No characte rs are avail able for hex code 15 i n the ital ic ch aracter table . B-6 Commands and Charac ter Tables.
International character sets You can se lect one of t he following international character se ts with the default-set ting mode or the ESC R command. For exa mple , whe n you se lec t “Ital ic Fran ce,” the cha ract er s in the “France” row on the table below are used in the italic charact er tab le.
Characters available with ESC (^ comm and: To print the characters in the table below, use the ESC ( ^ command. B-8 Commands and Charac ter Tables.
Glos sary Th e fo llo win g def init ions ap ply spe cific ally t o p rint er s un less oth erw ise stat ed. additive col ors Col ors th at a re pro duce d by adding tog eth er the vary ing i nten sitie s of three color s: red , green , and bl ue. See als o RGB .
diffus ed A hal ftoning or d itheri ng method where dot p atterns are used to repr ese nt b len ded im age s in millio ns o f co lors. The prin ter drive r ha s fo ur diff used set tings: p enc il art , hig h spe ed, i mage s, a nd co mple x dia gra ms.
ini tiali zat ion Retu rns the printe r to its de fau lts (fix ed set of c ondit ions ). ink col or correct ion A func tion of the d river that t akes in to account the charact eristi cs of the Stylu s COLOR prin ter when it d etermines the col ors of i nk used to print the text or i mage.
printer driver A software p rogram that s ends commands for usi ng the featu res of a particul ar pri nter. resolutio n The number of dots per i nch used to repr esent an imag e. Your pr inter has three resol ution settin gs: 180 × 180, 360 × 360, and 720 by 720.
Index A Acce ssori es, h ow to buy, 4 Additiv e col ors, Gl ossa ry-1 Adjus ting pa per th ickne ss le v er, 2-7–9 Alig ning pr inter , 1-16 Alignmen t problems , 6-4 Alt bu tton, 4-4–5 Auto int e.
E Economy/Con densed button, 4-4, 4-9 Economy l ight, 4-3 Economy pr intin g, 4-3, Gloss ary-2 Ejec ting a p age, 4- 4 Electr ical spec ifications , A-8 Enable In k Color Correc tion, 3-20 Enable Ink .
L Lands cape ori entation , 3-13 Languag e, sel ecting for c ontrol panel, 4-13 Lights , con tro l pane l, 4 -2– 3 Line art pat tern (halfton e), 3-24 Line spaci ng, A-14 Load/ Ejec t butt on, 4-4 L.
Printe r cali brating , 1-16 chang ing p rint er drive r se ttin gs, 3-3–8, 3-12–24 changi ng the res oluti on, 3-22 choosin g best setti ngs, 3-25 choosin g a work area, 1-5 cleani ng, 5- 7 conne.
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