Epson LQ-2070 manual

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Pr i n ter Pa r ts Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ edge gui de pape r pa th g u ide paper l ever pri nte r cover paper g u id e fr ont pap er guide co ntrol pa nel kno b pap er separator co ve r- 1 par all el int erf ace shie ld p la te ribbon cartridge pape r t hick ne ss le ver rear push tractor pape r t en sio n unit co ve r- [...]

EPS ON ® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 All rights reserv e d. No part of this publication may be reproduced, st ored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in a ny form or b y any means, e l ectronic, me c hanical, photocop ying, recording, or otherwise, w i thout the prior w ritten permission of Seiko Ep son Corporation. N o pat en t l iab ili[...]

FCC Complianc e St atement For Un ite d States User s This equipment h as been tested and foun d to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rul e s. These l i mits are designed t o provide reasonable p rotection against ha rmful interference i n a residential instal l ation. This equipmen t ge nerate s,[...]

D ecl a ra ti o n of C on fo rm i ty Ac cor di ng to ISO /IE C Gui de 22 and E N 4501 4 Ma n ufac turer: SEIKO EPSON CORPO RATION Ad dres s: 3- 5, Ow a 3- ch om e, Su wa -sh i, Nagan o-ken 39 2 Jap an Represen tative: EPSON EURO PE B.V. Addr ess: Prof. J. H . Bav inc kla an 5 118 3 AT Ams te lveen The Nether land s Declares that the Product: Produc[...]

Energy Star Compliance As an En ergy Star Pa rt ner, EP SO N has det er m ined tha t this prod uc t meets the En ergy S tar gu idel ines for e nergy effic iency. The EPA estimates th a t if al l de sktop comput e rs, printers, a nd other perip hera l dev ic es m et Ene rgy S ta r standa rds, ene r gy c ost sav i ngs w ould exce ed $1 bi llio n ann [...]

Where to Ge t Help If yo u purchased y our pr i nter in the United Sta tes or C anada, EPSON provid es cu st ome r sup po rt and se rvic e throu gh a ne t wo rk of A utho rize d EPSO N Cus tomer C are C e nters . EPSO N also prov ide s the fo llo wi ng serv ice s w h en yo u dia l (80 0) 92 2-8 911: ❏ Technic al as sist an ce w ith t he ins talla[...]

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For Un ited Kin gdom User s Us e of opt ion s EPSO N (UK ) Limi te d shal l not be li able again st any dam a ges o r proble m s arising from the use o f any optio ns o r co nsu m able prod uc t s other than those desi gnated as Origina l EPS ON P roduc ts or EP SON Appr oved Produc ts by E PSON (UK) Limited . Safety inf orma tion Warni ng : Thi s [...]

Impor tant S afe ty In structio ns Befor e usi ng yo ur p rinter , re ad t he follo w ing sa fety in struc tion s to use the print e r sa fel y: ❏ Turn of f and u np lug the p rin ter before c lea ning . C lean wit h a da m p cloth o nly. Do no t spil l liqu id on the prin te r. ❏ Do not plac e t he pr inte r o n an un stable surf ac e or ne ar[...]

Conte nts Introduction Opti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 How t o Use T his Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0- 3 Warni ngs, Cautio ns, and N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 -4 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Pri nter Choos ing a Pl ace for the Pri nter . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 2 P a p e r H a nd li ng Sett ing the pa per r elease lev er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Usin g Single S heets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Loa ding single sheets w ith the p aper guide . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Loa ding single sheets f rom the f ront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Usin g Contin[...]

Chapter 4 Using Printer Options Cut- Sheet Fe e ders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 2 Installing the high c apacit y cut-she et fe ed er . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Loa ding paper w ith the high capa city cut -sheet f eeder . . . . 4 -4 Installing the double bin cut-shee t fee de r . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Switch ing betw[...]

Appen dix Specif ications, Comma nd Summary, and Character Tab les Print er Speci ficatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Print ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 2 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Pape r alignm e nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

I n tr o du c ti o n Your n ew EPSO N ® 2 4-pin d ot matrix prin te r offers high perfor ma n ce with a w i de range of feat ur es in a c omp ac t des ig n . You will find the sam e h igh-q uality prin ting and eas e of ope ra tion you have c ome to expect from EPSON printers, including: ❏ High s p eed draf t mod e pr in tin g of up to 300 c h a[...]

Opt i on s The followin g options are ava ilable for your printer : ❏ Cut-s heet feeder (High c apac i t y , C8067 3 ✽ ; Second b in, C8067 4 ✽ ), aut omati c ally feed s up to 150 s h eet s of pape r or 25 envelope s (high c apacity) witho u t reloadin g. You c an crea te a double bin cut-sh eet feeder by co mbinin g the high c apacity and s[...]

H ow to U s e T hi s Man u al This manual pr ov ide s illustrate d, step-by- step in struct ions fo r setting up a nd operating your printer. Chapter 1 conta ins informa tion on unpac king, setting up, testing, and c onnecti ng th e pri nter. Be sure to r ead thi s chap ter fir st. Chapt er 2 expla ins how t o load a nd use single sheets, continuo [...]

W ar ni ngs , Cauti ons , an d N otes This guide uses the following conv e n tions: w Warnings mus t be fo l lo w e d t o av oi d b od ily in j u r y . c Cau tions must be observed t o a void d am age to your equi pment. Notes contain important i nformation and usef ul tips on the operation of your pri nter. L S unf l o w er - P Re v . c A5 s ize I[...]

Chapte r 1 S e tti n g U p th e Pr i nte r Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ 1 Choos ing a Pl ace for the Pri nter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 Unpacki ng the Pri nter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Installing the Ribbon Cart ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 5 Plugging in the[...]

This chapter ex plains how to set up the printer an d install th e printer driver softwar e. Ch oo s i n g a Pl ac e fo r th e Pr i nte r Whe n select in g a place to set up your prin ter , be sure to follow these guidelines : ❏ Place t he pr int er on a fla t, stabl e surf ace, c lose enou gh to the compute r for the interf ace cable to reach it[...]

If y ou p lan t o use a printer s tan d, f ollow t hese guid elin es : ❏ Use a s tan d th at supp orts at leas t 26 k g ( 57.8 lbs ). ❏ Neve r us e a stand that t ilts t he pr inte r at an an gle of mor e than 15 degr ees from h orizo ntal . If you i nstall a c ut-shee t fe ed er , th e s ta nd m us t ke ep you r p ri nt er l e vel . ❏ If you[...]

U n pa c k i n g th e Pr i n te r In addition to this guide, your printer box should includ e an EPSO N p rinter driv er dis k, Not ice S heet, a nd the fo llowing items : Note: Depending on y our printer model, the power cord may be permanently attached to the p rinter. You mus t r emo ve all pr ot ec tiv e mat er i als pac k ed ar ou n d an d ins[...]

Save all pack ing an d protective mat er ials , inc lud ing the pr otective locking clips on the pape r tensio n unit and the trans porta tion scre w, in ca se y ou need to sh ip the pr inte r in the futur e. I t sho uld always be tran sported in its original packaging. c Caution : There are several versions of the printer d esigned for di fferent [...]

2. Make sure the print he ad is at the ribbo n installatio n position as shown below . If the prin t head is not at t his position, slide t h e print head to the corr ect pos itio n (the ind ented port ion of t he paper tension unit). w Warning Never move t he printhead wh ile the pri nter is turned on; this can dam ag e the print e r. Al s o, the [...]

4. Hold the cartridg e s o that the r ibbon-tigh te n ing knob is facin g up and is on the lef t. P lac e the bot to m ed ge of the cart rid ge int o the pri nter s o tha t the no tch o n each en d of the c artrid ge fits ove r the s mall p eg on e ach s ide o f the pr inte r. 5. Lay the cartrid ge flat an d pres s gent ly until it clicks into plac[...]

7. Slide the prin t hea d from side to si de to make sur e it moves sm ooth ly . 8. Replace th e printer co ver by first inserting t he fr ont tabs int o the slots near the front of the prin te r; the n lower it until it locks into pla ce. 1-7 1-8 L S unf l o wer - P Re v . c A5 s ize Cha pter 1 01/09/ 96 pass 3 1- 8 Setting Up t he Printer[...]

9. Insert th e paper se parator into the paper guide as shown below. Note: You may fi nd it easy to insert the pap er separator one side at a time. You need no t separate t h e paper guid e and the pap er separator, in case you need to ship t he printer. 10. A t tach t h e paper guide by sliding th e slots on the bottom of the paper guide over the [...]

11. Lift t he paper path guide, and rest it against the paper guide. Note: Always close the printer cover befo re printing. The p rinter stops printi ng when the c over is open. Pl ug g i n g i n th e Pr i nte r 1. M ake su re the printer is tu rned off . 2. Check the label on the back of t he print er to ma ke sure the voltage match es that of you[...]

R unni ng t he S el f Tes t You can run a self test on the prin te r in letter q uality or d raft mode , with ei ther co ntinuous paper o r single sheets. Y ou can lo ad the pa p e r fro m th e r e ar , f r on t, to p , or b o t tom . The f ol l ow ing st e p s des crib e how to run the test on single - sheet paper, loa ded fr om the top. Se e Ch a[...]

4. Move the left edge guide until it locks in plac e next to the ar row guide mark. Then a djust the r ight edg e guid e to match the width o f your pa per. c Cau tion: Run the s e l f tes t us i n g pa pe r at lea s t 360 m m (14 inc he s ) wide; oth erwise, the print head prints directly on the platen. 5. Lift t he paper path guide, and res t it [...]

6. Insert a sheet of paper bet wee n the ed ge guid es unt il it meets resistance. Make sure you adjust the edge guides to ma tc h the width of yo ur paper. Afte r a few seco nds, t he pr inter feeds the paper to the loadin g position and begin s printi ng the se lf test. Note: ❏ Always c lose t he p rinter co ver before p rinting. The prin ter s[...]

Con n e cti ng th e Pr i nter to Y ou r Co m pute r Use an in t er fac e c able wit h a 36-pin c onn ec t or on the pr in ter en d , and a co nn ec tor that will w ork with your comput er on the other end. See your computer’s reference guide for the required conne ctor ty pe. Follo w thes e steps to connect t he pri nter to you r com puter: 1. Ma[...]

I n st a llin g t h e P rin t e r D riv e r The EPSO N printer d river is softw are tha t helps you take full advan tage o f your pr inter ’s capa bilities. Th e EPS ON print er dr iver d isk t hat c ame w ith yo ur p rinter include s the drive r softwar e as well as two utilities to help you cont rol the pr inter t hrough DO S. For Mi cr os oft [...]

I ns t al l i ng the dr i ver f or W i nd ows 95 us er s Follow these steps to install the printer driver usin g the Wind ow s 95 plug-an d play capabilities : Note: To install the driver using the Windo ws 95 plug-and p lay capabili ties, your co mp ute r’s pa ra ll e l por t m u s t b e an IE E E- 1284 (EC P o r EP P compatible) b idirectional [...]

6. Click OK . You s ee the Inst all From Disk scr e en. 7. Insert the Win d ow s pr inte r dr iver d isk in a disk driv e. 8. If you inserted the disk in driv e A, click OK . O t h er wis e , ch a nge the drive letter in th e Copy ma nu fac turer ’ s files fr om box and click OK . 9. A t the next screen you can type a uniq ue name for the print e[...]

I ns t al l i ng the dr i ver w hi l e r unni ng W i ndow s 95 Follow these steps to install the print er drive r fo r Win dows 95. 1. In the Desk top win dow, double-c lic k the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Pri nters fo lde r. 3. Double-click the A dd P r int er icon. 4. Click the Next button. 5. Select the Local pr in te r or Networ k pr[...]

C h e c kin g t h e p r in t e r d r iv e r se t t in g s Before you sta rt printing, you should m ake sure that the driver settings mat ch your documen t requirem en ts. While many Window s applicat ions overrid e the prin te r settin gs made with t he dr iver, some do no t. Be su r e to ch e c k th e f ol l ow ing : ❏ Res olu tion The pr inting[...]

7. Select t he paper source. 8. Click Options to op e n the op t i on men u . You can control intensit y by clicking the arr ow to darker or lighter. You can control dithering by choosing No ne , Co arse , Fine , or Line Art . For Windo w s 95 user s Follow thes e steps to select the appropriate s ettings: 1. I n the De sktop wind ow, click t he St[...]

For D O S prog ram us er s Mo st D OS so ftwar e p r og r am s inc l u d e d riv e r s fo r EPSON ESC/P 2 printers. Also , DOS programs req uire you to select from a list of printers to install the printer drive r. If the LQ-2070 is not incl ud ed in the list, co n tact your softwar e ma nu fac turer to see if th er e is an updated dr iver av ailab[...]

Chapte r 2 Pap e r H a n d l i n g Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ Sett ing the pa per r elease lev er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Usin g Single S heets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -4 Loa ding single sheets w ith the p aper guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -4 Loa ding single sheets f r[...]

This cha pter d escr ibes how to : ❏ Set th e paper rel ease le ver ❏ Lo ad si ngle shee ts ❏ Loa d con tin uous p aper w ith t he r ear t rac tor or the optio nal tractor(s) ❏ Switch between paper-fee d metho ds ❏ Pr int on s pe cia l p ape r. S et ti ng the pape r r el eas e l ev e r Before you lo a d paper, you must to set the paper re[...]

Paper release leve r po sit i on Tract or p osi t ion an d pu rpos e S ing le- shee t p osi tio n— fo r loa di ng a ll s in gle s hee ts (inc luding env elopes a nd postc ards), whet her fr om the fr ont, re ar, option al cut -shee t feeders, or roll pa per holde r . Rear p u sh an d rea r push /p ul l t ra ct or comb in at io n—f or l oadi n g[...]

U sin g Sin g le S h e e t s You can p r in t on sin g le sheet s of pa pe r fro m 101 t o 420 mm (4. 0 to 16.5 inc h es ) wid e. You c an load sin gle s heet s fr om eit h er the t op or fr on t of th e p r i n te r. Loadi ng s i ngl e s hee ts wi t h the paper gui d e 1 . Mov e the paper release lever to the single-sheet position. M ake sure the [...]

3. Slide the lef t edge guid e until it stops next to the ar row on the pap er guide . The n adju st the r ight e dge gui de to match the width o f your pa per. 4. Lift t he paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide. 2-7n 2-8n R Su n f l o w e r- P Rev .c A5 si ze Ch apter 2 01/1 9/ 96 pas s 2 Paper Handli ng 2-5[...]

5. Insert the paper fir mly bet wee n the ed ge guid es until it meets res istanc e. Af ter a few se conds , the print er a dvances the pa per to the load in g p os ition . You ar e n ow re ad y to prin t. c Caution : Do not use th e knob on the ri ght side of the print er except to clear paper j ams when the printer i s turned of f. Otherwise, you[...]

Loadi ng s i ngl e s hee ts fr om the fr on t 1. Move the paper re leas e leve r to the sin gle-s heet posit ion. Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide. 2. Open the fro nt pap er gu id e. 3. Tu r n on th e p r i n te r. 4. Positi on th e left edg e g ui d e as sh ow n be low. (P r i ntin g s tart s at the arrow ma rk.) Se e t[...]

5. Ins e rt the pap e r unt i l it meets res ist ance. After a few seconds , the prin ter load s the p aper to the load in g p os ition. You ar e n ow re ad y to p r i n t. c Caution : Do not use th e knob on the ri ght side of the print er except to clear paper j ams when the printer i s turned of f. Otherwise, you may damage the p rinter or cause[...]

Us i ng Co nt i nuous P a per The printer’ s built-in paper -hand ling sys tem allows you to load continuous pa per using the standard rear push tractor. In additio n to this, yo u can load c o ntinuous paper thro ugh the fron t or bot to m usin g on e or mor e opt ion al t ra ct or u n i ts . For mor e informa tion on usin g the optional trac t [...]

Follow the steps below to load paper with the rear push t ractor : 1. M ake su re the printer is tu rned off . 2. Rem ove the pri nter c over an d pape r guid e. 3. Make sure t he pape r re lease lever i s set to t he rea r pus h trac tor position. 4. Release th e sproc ket s by pushing the sproc ket locks forward . 2-26 2-27 L S unf l o w er - P R[...]

5. Slide the lef t sprocket to the left marg in of the pape r usin g the scale o n t he pr inter as s how n be low. (Pr inting start s at t he “ 0 ” mark . See the App e ndix fo r more info rmatio n on the l eft ma rgin po siti on.) The n sli de th e righ t spro cket to ma tch the width of yo ur p aper, but do not l ock it. Also, move the pap e[...]

7. Close the spr oc k et cov er s. 8. S l i d e th e r i g h t s p ro ck e t to re m ove a n y s l ac k i n th e p a p e r ; th e n lock it in place. 9. At ta ch th e p rin t er co ver an d paper g u i de . 10. Slide the left and right ed ge guide s to the c ente r of the paper exit path for smoother paper fee ding. 11. Tu r n on th e p r i n te r.[...]

Loadi ng paper w i t h the opti onal t r actor uni t The printer ’s paper han dling syst em allow s you to load cont inuous pape r thro ugh the f ront or bo tto m in a dditi on to the rear, if you purchase the optional pull tract or unit. S el ect i ng the t ract or pos i t i on and paper path The table below lists the dif feren t ways to feed co[...]

If you feed paper through th e bottom paper slot, use a printer stan d that h as a lar g e eno u gh open in g for p aper to fe ed from the bot tom w ith o u t ob s tru c tion . Cha ngi ng tractor pos i t i ons You can u se the op t ion al p ull tr ac to r unit as eith er a fron t pu sh tract or or a pu ll trac t or ; you j ust chang e the tr ac t o[...]

3. P u sh th e tr a c tor i n to th e p r in ter’ s mou n ti n g s l ots as s h ow n b e l o w . You are n ow re ad y to load c ontin uo us pap er wit h the fr on t p ush tra ctor. See “Loa ding pap er with t he f ront pu sh t ractor” on page 2-21 or “ L oad in g paper wit h the pu sh /p ull tr ac t or com bin atio n ” on pag e 2- 27 for [...]

3. Open the fron t paper g ui d e an d rem ove it by gras pin g both s ide s and pulling it straight out of the printer. 4. Press the tract or’s lock tabs, tilt it up, and lift it out of the printer. 2-16a 2-17n L S unf l o w er - P Re v . c A5 s ize Cha pter 2 01/19/ 96 pass 2 2- 1 6 Paper Handling[...]

5. Replace th e fr ont pape r guide by sliding it along t he trac k un til it locks in place. 6. Clos e th e fro n t p a p er g u i d e . I ns tal l i ng th e tr a cto r i n th e p ul l pos i ti on Before you lo a d continuous paper using th e pull tractor position, you must firs t pur chase the optio nal pull tr acto r. 1. M ake su re the printer [...]

3 . P r ess th e t ab s on bo th en d s o f t h e cl e ar pl as ti c p ap e r- te nsi on unit, raise the fr ont of the unit, and lift it off the printer . 4. Place t he tr acto r’s t ab s into the pr inte r’s m ounting sl ots, t hen press the tra ctor bac k until it locks into place. Note: Check the p aper thickness lever p osition to ensure th[...]

5. Replace the paper guide . You are n ow re ad y to load c ontinu o us paper wit h the pu ll trac t or . See “ L oading paper wit h the pull tractor” o n page 2-24 or “L oa ding pape r w ith the push/pull tractor combinat ion” on page 2-27 for mor e d eta ils. Re m o v i n g th e tr ac to r fr o m th e pu l l p os i ti on If you w a nt to [...]

5. Replace the clear plastic paper-tension unit by placing the small peg s in to the notche s on each si de of the pri nte r. Press dow n until it locks into place. 6. Slide the prin t hea d back and forth t o make s ure it can move freely. If it cann ot, the paper-t en s ion unit wa s inc orre ctly installed. Remo ve it and ins tall it again. w Wa[...]

Loa di ng paper w i th the front p us h t r act or When you use this paper feed path, you must f irs t purchase the option al tr ac t or unit . Use the op t ion al p ull tr ac t or unit as a fr on t pus h tr actor. Note: ❏ The st andard rear push t ract or ca nnot be re mov ed. ❏ When loa ding multip art forms that are b ound o r one s ide o nl[...]

4. Release t he spr ock et s by pushing the sproc ket lock s up and aw ay from yo u. 5. Positi on th e left s pro cke t as sh ow n be low. (P r i ntin g s tart s at the ar r ow m a rk.) S e e the A p p en d i x f o r m o re inf orm at i o n on th e left marg in position. 2-21 2-22 L S unf l o w er - P Re v . c A5 s ize Cha pter 2 01/19/ 96 pass 2 2[...]

6. Lock the sprock et in place. The n slide the r ight s procke t to match the width of yo ur paper, but do not lock it . M ove the paper su pport m idwa y betw een the two sproc ket un its. 7. M a ke sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Then open the sp rocket c overs and f it t he hol e s of the pa per, printab le s ide up , ove r th e tr [...]

11. Slide the left and right ed ge guide s to the c ente r of the paper exit path. This helps prevent paper jams. 12. Tu r n on th e p r i n te r. Wh e n t h e p r i n te r r ec e i ve s data , it automatic ally loads th e paper before pr inting . Note: ❏ Always c lose t he p rinter co ver before p rinting. The prin ter st ops printin g when t he[...]

1. M ake su re the printer is tu rned off . 2. Rem ove the pri nter c over an d pape r guid e. 3. Make sure t he tra cto r is in the p ull tr acto r pos ition and t he pap er release lev er is set to the pull tractor pos ition. 4. Release th e sproc ket s by pulling the sprocket loc ks towar d you. 2-31 2-32 R Su n f l o w e r- P Rev .c A5 si ze Ch[...]

5. Slide the lef t sprocket to the left marg in of the pape r usin g the scale at the rea r of the tr ac t or as a g ui d e. (P rin t in g st ar ts at the “0” ma rk . S ee the Ap pen di x f or mo re inf o rmat i on on the le ft ma rgin po siti on.) The n sli de th e righ t spro cket to ma tch the width of yo ur p aper, but do not l ock it. Move[...]

10. Slide the left and right ed ge guide s to the c ente r of the paper exit path. This helps prevent paper jams. 11. Tu r n on th e p r i n te r. Wh e n t h e p r i n te r r ec e i ve s data , it automatic ally loads th e paper before pr inting . Note: ❏ Always c lose t he p rinter co ver before p rinting. The prin ter st ops printin g when t he[...]

To lo ad pa per in the trac tors, follow th ese steps: 1. Mak e su r e th e trac tor s are in th e fr on t or r ear pu sh / pu ll tr ac to r pos i ti on . A l so, m ak e su r e th e p a p e r rele a se lev er i s se t to ei th er the fro n t p u sh or r e ar p u sh tr ac t or po si t ion . 2. Load pa per in th e fr on t or r e ar pu sh trac t or as[...]

6. Move the paper re leas e leve r back to the appropr iate push tra ctor pos itio n . 7. At ta ch th e p ap e r g u i de a n d p r i n te r cov er . 8 . Sl ide the left and right edge guides to the center of the paper exit path for a smoother exit. 9. Raise the paper path guide and res t it against the paper guide. c Cau tion: Do not use th e knob[...]

R emo vi ng p ap er f rom t he t ract o r 1 . T o remo ve c ont inu ous pa pe r, pr es s t he Tear Off/Bin butt on to fe ed the p a p e r ’ s per f o rati o n t o th e tea r-o f f e dg e of th e pr i nt e r cove r . Note: If the pa ge perforation is not pro perly aligned with the tear -off edge, you can adj ust the t ear - of f posi tion usi ng M[...]

S w i t c hi ng to s i ngl e s h eets To switch from continuous paper to sing le shee ts , follow th ese ste ps : 1. If any printed shee ts rem ain in the prin ter, pre ss the Tea r O ff /Bin butt on to adva nce the pa per t o the tear -off position. 2. Tear of f the pr in te d page s. c Cau tion: ❏ Always t ear off p aper befo re back-feed ing p[...]

S w i t c hi ng to conti nuo us p aper To switch from single s heet s bac k to cont inuous pape r, follow these s teps: 1. If a s ingle s heet is in the paper path, pres s the Load/Eject bu tton to e je ct i t . 2. Move the paper release leve r to the push or pull tractor position. The pr inter a dvanc es t he continuous paper to t he loading pos i[...]

A d ju st in g t h e p a p e r t h ic k n e ss le v e r Set th e p a p e r thi ck n e ss le ve r to m atc h th e th i c k n es s of y o u r p ap e r according t o the table below. Pa per type Paper th ickne ss le ver pos it ion Thin pa per 0 or 1 Ordi nar y pa pe r (sin gle s h ee ts or co nt i n uou s) 0 Mult i par t f or m s ( ca rbon l ess ) 2 s[...]

Mul ti part form s Your printer can print on both single-s h eet and cont inuous multipart forms . You can load sing le-s heet multipa rt forms in both the f ront and top pape r slots. Y ou can lo ad cont inuous m ultipart forms fr om the fro n t, re ar , and bot tom . Note: Use only carbonless multipart fo rms. You can us e multipart forms of up t[...]

Label s Whe n select ing labels fo r printing, alw ays ch oose the type mounted on a c ontinuous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with a tra ctor. Do not try to print labels as single s h eet s because the s hin y backing sh eet will not feed properly. Load l ab el s fro m ei th e r t h e fr on t or bot tom (n ot r ear ) p ap e r s l ots w[...]

Env el opes You can load env elopes only fr om the top paper slot, followin g the guidelines below: ❏ Always set the pa per thicknes s lever to match the thicknes s of th e env elope. ❏ Alway s fee d an e nvelo pe by push in g the wi de e dge in to th e p rin ter unt il it me ets res is tanc e. c Cau tion: ❏ Use en velopes only under no rmal [...]

Chapte r 3 Us i ng the Pr i n t er Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ 3 Cont rol Pane l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Light s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Butto ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Other contro l panel [...]

This chapter c overs basic operat ion of your printer, including the control pane l lights and buttons , the print er’ s default set tings , and other func tions. C ont r ol P a nel The indica tor lights on the c ontro l pa nel le t you m onito r the cur rent sta tus o f t he printe r, a nd the butt ons let you contro l many pr i n te r se tt i n[...]

Tear Of f/Bin (t wo ligh ts, g reen) The Tear O ff/B in selection status is displayed by two lights: = Flashing, = On, = Off Note: ❏ Both light s are off wh en continu ous pa per is not in t he tear- off positi on. ❏ You can prin t po stcards in Card mo de. Font (three ligh ts , green ) The font selectio n status is displayed by three fo nt lig[...]

Bu t t ons Oper ate Pr ess thi s bu t to n t o tu r n th e p r in t er o n o r of f. Pause Pres s th is b utton to t empora rily stop pr inting a nd to res ume print ing. T o en able t he Micr o Adj ust fu nction, hold down thi s button for at least 3 second s when the printer is in standby mo de . Press it again to disable t h is functio n . See ?[...]

Tear Of f/Bin Press this button to move continuo us paper to the tear -off position . P r ess it again t o mov e th e ne x t page to the top-o f-fo rm position. Whe n cut sheet s ar e us ed , pres s this button to s elec t the cut-sheet feed bin nu mber . Wh en you pr in t on postcar d s, pre ss thi s b u tt on to s el e c t C ar d mo de . Font Pre[...]

Ot her con tr ol pa n el feat ur es The control pa nel al so give s you acc e ss to severa l other f unctio ns. To activate the fun c tions list ed below, turn on the printer while press in g on e of b ut tons , as foll o ws : Load/Eject Perfo rms a letter qualit y self tes t. See Ch apte r 1 for d et ails. LF/FF Perf o rms a draf t sel f te st . S[...]

U s i n g th e De fa u l t S e tti n g M o de The default settings cont rol many basic fun c tions of the printer . While you can contr ol many of t he se functions through your software or printer d riv er , you may some times need to change a default set ting from the pr inter’ s control pane l through the Default Sett ing mode . To enter the D[...]

3. Repea t st ep s 1 an d 2 fo r any ad d itio nal fu n c tion s you want to change . E ach time yo u press the Te ar Of f/B i n bu tt on , th e pr i n te r sa ves th e s ett i n g s y o u s el e c te d. 4. When y ou fin is h ch a n g in g the se ttin g s, tur n off t h e print er . The following table lists the functio ns you can cha nge an d thei[...]

Fun ction Se ttings Auto tear off On, Off Auto line feed On, Off Auto CR ** On, Off A GM * * On , Of f 0 s la s h O n, O ff Buzzer On, Off Roll pap er On, Off * The font s elected in the De fault Setti ng mode c orrespond s to Othe r on the c ont rol p an el. The f ollo w ing fon ts a re no t s ele cta ble in t he D ef ault Se tti ng mode: D raft, [...]

Pa ge l engt h f or f r ont and r ear tr actor For paper fe d through the front o r rear tract or, you can set the page leng t h to one of the fo llowin g : 3, 3. 5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, or 17 in c hes. H i gh s pe e d dr aft Wh e n y o u s e l e c t hi g h s p e e d dr a f t, the p r i n te r can p r i n t u p to 3 0 0 cps (char[...]

I nput buf f er The input b uffe r sto res da ta s e nt fro m yo ur comp uter. The inpu t buffer can s tore up to 64KB of data, so yo u can free your computer for other task s while the prin ter pr in ts. W hen the buff er is off, the buffer cann ot store data, so t he c omputer m ust w ait f or t he printer to pr int e a ch ch arac ter be fore se [...]

Aut o li ne f e e d Whe n auto line fe ed is on, the prin ter acc ompanie s each c arria ge return (C R) c ode re ce ived wit h a lin e feed (L F) c od e. Au t o c arria ge ret u rn W h en t h e aut o car r i a g e r e tu r n fe a t u r e i s on , ea ch l i ne fe e d (L F ) code or ESC J ( n /180-inch line fee d) code is accom pan ied by a ca r ri [...]

U sin g Q u ie t M o d e The Quiet mo de allows you to print with les s nois e, howev er printing spe ed is reduced . To enter Q uiet m ode, ho ld do wn the Font and Co nd en s ed buttons while turning on the printer . You can o nly set this mode when you tur n on the printer. You canno t se t this in t he Defau lt Set ting m ode. W hen yo u turn o[...]

4. Press th e Load/Eject [ ↑ ] button to move the loadin g position dow n on the pa ge, o r pre ss the LF/FF [ ↓ ] bu tt on to mo ve the loading positio n up on the page. 5. For contin u ous pap er , mark a poin t 6. 5 mm abov e the perforation and position the mark on the paper so it aligns with the top of the plastic ribbon guide. This gives [...]

Note: ❏ The print er h as a min imum and a maximum loading position. I f you t ry to adva nce the loading po sition beyo nd thes e limit s, the printer be eps and the paper st ops movin g. ❏ When t he p aper r eaches the fa ctor y-set loading position , the printer be eps and pa per feeding paus es brie fly. Use t he fact ory setting as a re fe[...]

If the perfor ation betw een pages is not aligned with th e tea r-off edge, you can a djust the tear-off pos ition using the Micro Ad j ust feature as desc ribed in the pr evious s ection . c Caution: ❏ Never u se the tear -off feat ure to reve rse-feed labels; t hey may c ome off their ba cking an d jam the p rinter . ❏ The te ar-off feat ure [...]

3. W h e n y ou r e s ume p r in ti n g , th e p r i n te r aut o ma tica l l y f e e ds the paper back to the loadin g position and begin s prin ting. If the perfor at ion d oes no t mee t the tear-o ff ed g e, y ou ca n adj u st th e tear -off posit ion usin g the Mic r o Ad j ust fe at u re as d esc r ibed in the pr evious s ection. You can leav[...]

Us i ng B i - d A dj us t me n t Whe n using bidirect ional pr in ting, you may notice that the lines in your printout are not properly aligned. To correct this problem, us e the print er ’ s Bi-d Adj ustmen t mod e as fol l ow s: 1. Make sure continuo us paper is loaded in the printer . 2. Ho ld dow n the Pause button while you turn on the print[...]

Chapte r 4 Us i ng Pr i n te r Opti on s Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ 4 Cut- Sheet Fe e ders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Installing the high c apacit y cut-she et fe ed er . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 2 Loa ding paper w ith the high capa city cut -sheet f eeder . . . . . 4 -4 Installing the double[...]

T his c hap t e r d e s crib e s how t o use o p ti o n a l e qui p m e nt w it h y our prin t er , in c lu d in g c u t - s hee t fee d er s , a pull t ra c t or, a roll paper hol d e r , a nd in t e r fa c e c a r d s . C ut - Sheet Feed er s T w o c u t - s hee t fee d er s a r e a vail a ble for use w i t h your p r in t er . P r i n t e r m od[...]

3. If the optional tractor is installed in the pull trac t or position, remove it. M ake sure t he paper tens ion unit is not installed . Note: Store the p aper guide, optional pull t ractor, and pa p er tension unit in a sa fe place; you wi ll need to rei nstall them i f you remove th e cut-sheet f eed er. 4. Gently move the pr int head to the rib[...]

Loadi ng paper w i t h the hi gh capaci t y cut- s heet feeder Load pape r usin g the high c apac it y cut -sh e et fe ed er as follo ws : 1. Turn off t h e print er . 2. Push down th e ce nter suppo rt. Slide the left paper guide so it is ali gned wi th the arrow mark on the ba ck of the center s uppo rt. 3. Ne xt, s lide the r igh t pape r guid e[...]

4. Pull the paper -set le vers a ll the wa y f orward un til the pa per guide s re trac t and lock o pen to al low fo r pap er lo ading . 5. Fan a st ac k of p aper (up to 15 0 sh ee ts ); then ta p the sid e an d bottom of the s tac k on a flat su r fac e t o eve n it up. c Cau tion: Do not use l abels in t h e cut-sheet feeder. 6. Insert th e pap[...]

9. Lift up the cent er suppor t and se lec t single sheet or cont inuous paper by movin g the paper se lec tion lev er as s hown belo w. Note: When the c ut-sheet feeder is installed, y ou can still l oad single sheet s using the t op paper guide or the front paper slot. T he cut -s h eet f eed er l oa ds pa pe r w hen y ou se nd dat a to t he prin[...]

2. Select the bin n umber by pressing t he Te ar Of f/B i n butto n. The light of the currently sele cted bin comes on. Note: You may be a ble to sp ec ify the bi n number using your applicati on programs. See your so ftware manuals for detail s. S w i t c hi ng betw een co nti nuou s paper and the cu t- s he et fe ed e r You can easily sw itch bet[...]

S wi t chi ng to the cut- s heet f eeder 1. If any printed co ntinuous paper remain s in the print er , press t he Tea r O ff /Bin butt on to adva nce the pa per t o the tear -off position. 2. Tear of f the pr in te d page s. 3. Press th e Load/Eject butto n. T he printer feed s t he paper backwa rd to the stand by position. The pape r is still att[...]

P u ll T ra c t o r The op tiona l pull t ract or (C8 0032 ✽ ) pr ovides eas y cont inuous paper ha ndling. (The asterisk( ✽ ) is a subs titu te for th e last digit of the pro duc t number, which v a ries by country.) You can us e the option al p ull tr ac to r unit as a fron t pus h tr ac to r. The pull tractor is especially usef ul with cont [...]

2. Position the roll paper holder benea th the printer as shown below. Fit the two hole s in the bas e ont o the two positio nin g peg s on the bott o m of the print er . c Cau tion: Be careful to avoid drop p ing the roll paper holder when lifting t he prin te r. Onl y the pr i n te r’ s we i ght ho l ds it i n place . 3. Cut the leading ed ge o[...]

5. Bring th e lead in g edge of the pape r up ov er the r e ar pu sh trac t or and insert it into the paper path unt il you feel resistan ce . 6. Install t he pape r guide and the printe r cover. 7. Turn on the printe r. The roll paper loads automat i cally. rear paper path 4-8 4-9 R Su n f l o w e r- P R ev.c A5 size Chapter 4 01/0 9/ 96 pas s 1 U[...]

I n t e rf a c e C a rd s You can us e optional interface cards to suppleme n t your printer ’ s built-in parallel in terfa ce . The EPS ON int er fac e c ards below are compatible wit h your printer . (Not all interfaces are ava ilable worldw ide .) Mode l number Card typ e C8 2305 ✽ / C8 23 06 ✽ Serial int erface C8 2307 ✽ / C8 23 08 ✽ [...]

2. Remove th e scr ews secur in g the s h ield plate to the bac k of t h e pr i n te r an d re m ov e the p l a t e . 3. Slide the int er fac e c ar d alon g the slo ts on both sides of the interfac e co mpar tm ent. Push it in firmly to make s ure you fully insert the c onnec t or at the back of the inte rfac e ca rd into the prin ter’ s interna[...]

The C 82305 ✽ and C 8230 6 ✽ s er i al i nter f ace car ds To us e the C 823 05 ✽ or C8 2306 ✽ ser ial in t er fac e c ar d, se e the sections be low for info rmatio n o n th e corre ct baud r ate, h andshake ti m ing, a nd error handli ng. For al l ot her data transf er conv ention s, su ch as wo rd st ruct ure and co mm unicati ons proto [...]

Chapte r 5 M a i n te n a n c e a n d T r an s p o r ta ti o n Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ 5 Cleani ng the Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -2 Replacing t he Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Tra nsporti ng the Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Cl e a n i ng th e Pr i nter To keep your print er o perating at its be st, you s hould clea n it thoroughly several times a year. Follow th es e steps: 1. M ake su re the printer is tu rned off . Then remove any pape r as we ll a s th e pa p er gui d e . A l so r e m o ve t h e op ti o nal tr a c to r and cut-sh eet feed er s , if ins talle d. 2. [...]

Repl aci ng the Ri bbon Wh e n prin t ing b e c o me s f ain t , you n ee d t o repl a c e t he ribbon c ar t ri d ge. U s e t he E PSO N r ibb o n c ar t r i d ge or pa c k lis t e d b e low for be s t resul t s. A ribbon pa c k, c o n t aining r ibbon s o n ly, i s a lso a v ailable. Th e ribbon s ar e use d t o repl a c e t he w o r n r ibbon s [...]

T r an s po r ti n g th e Pr i n te r If you need to tr ansport your printer s ome distance, carefully repack it using th e origin al box and pac kin g mat er ials, as described below : 1. Turn off t h e print er . 2. Unplug the powe r cor d from the ele ctr ical outlet; then disconn ec t the inte rfac e ca ble fr om the print er . 3. Remove the pa[...]

Chapte r 6 Tr oub l es ho ot i n g Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ Pow er Su pply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 2 Pow er is n ot be ing supp lie d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Printin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 3 The p rint er doe s not pr int . . .[...]

Mos t print er problem s ha ve sim ple solu tion s . Fir st, yo u sh ould ch eck th e op er atio n of yo ur pr int er u sin g t he self tes t, as desc ribed in Chapter 1. If the self test works prop erly, th e pr oblem p robab ly l ies in t he com puter , sof tware, or i nterf ace c able . If th e s elf t est does n ot w ork , con tact your de aler[...]

Th e l i g h t s c o me o n br i ef l y an d th e n go o ff . The l i g h t s s ta y o ff e v e n w h en t h e p o w e r i s tu r ne d o n a g a i n. C h eck t h a t t h e p ri n te r ’ s v oltag e r a t i n g m atc h e s t h e v oltag e of your e l ectr i cal o u t l e t . I f the vo l tages d o n o t m a tch, un p l u g th e p r i nter a n d c [...]

The pri nt er s o und s li ke i t is pr int in g, but no t hin g is pr int ed. The rib bon car trid ge may no t be insta lled pro pe rly. Follo w the ste ps in C ha pter 1 to m ak e s ure it is in stal led co rrec tly . The ribbon may be worn out. Repl a ce the ribbo n cartridge . The pa pe r thic k ness le ver m ay b e set i nc orr ec tly . Mak e [...]

The p ri nt i s f a i nt or uneve n Pri nted c ha rac te rs have par ts mi ssi ng at th e bo tto m. The rib bo n ca rtridge may not be instal led properly . See Ch apte r 1 f or ins tallat io n inst ruct ion s. Th e prin tou t is fa int . The ri bbon may be worn out . Repla ce the ribbon cart ridg e as desc ribed i n Ch apter 1. The pape r thicknes[...]

Pri nted char act e r s ar e n ot w hat y ou ex pect The type styles o r charac ters yo u sent wit h your soft ware did not p rin t. Check that th e software i s correct ly confi gured for your printe r. For ins tru cti on s, see “S et ting U p Y o ur P rin ter Driv er ” i n Chapt er 1. The fo nt sele ct ed on th e c ontr ol pa nel do es not pr[...]

Paper Handl i ng Se e t hi s se c ti on if a pa pe r pr ob l e m o c cu r s. S i ngl e s heets d o not feed pr ope r l y P ape r do es not fe ed . Con tin uo us pa per m ay b e lef t in the p rinte r. R emo ve the cont inuous pa per. Set t he pap er relea se lever to the s ingle- she e t po sit io n an d ins e rt a ne w she et . Pape r f eeding i s[...]

Conti nuous paper doe s not f e ed pr oper l y The tr ac to r doe s no t fee d the pape r. Check that th e paper releas e lever i s pulled forward to the continu ous paper po sitio n. If not, move the lever to the correct posi tion. The paper may have come off th e tractor. Re-att ach the paper to the tract o r. Pa per feed ing i s cr ook ed or the[...]

T h e paper m ay h a v e to o m uc h sl a c k. Adj u st t h e po s itio n o f t h e s prockets to t a k e up any s l a c k a l o ng t h e w i d th of t h e paper. Remo v e s lack l e ng t hw i se by rotat i ng t h e k n o b of t h e p u ll t r a c tor. Th e pap e r d o e s n o t e j e c t pr o pe r l y . Te a r o f f th e pape r enter i ng t h e p [...]

Pap er m ay b e ja mm ed n ea r the prin t he ad. Lo ok for a p aper jam and re mov e it. Make sur e the edge guide po sitions on the paper gu ide of the cut sheet f eeder are c orrec t. Pos ition t he ed ge g uides at the d iam on d- sh ap ed gu id e m a rks . There may be only one sheet left i n the bin . Add mo re paper . Two or mo re sheets fee[...]

One p ag e of y o ur docu ment ha s pri nte d on t w o pag es. Chec k tha t the page-le ngth setting and lines -per-page sett ing in y o ur so ft w ar e a re co rre ct . A l so se e “ C h a n g i n g t h e d e f a u l t setti ngs” in C hapter 3 . The desir ed p aper type do es no t load w hen swi tching betw een the cut-s heet fe eder and a p u[...]

L S unf l o w er - P Re v . c A5 si ze Ch ap te r 6 01/09/ 96 pass 1 6-12 Troubl eshooting[...]

Appe ndix S peci f i ca t i on s , Co m man d S um mar y , an d Ch ar ac te r T ab l es Proof Si gn-o ff: N ishi ____ ___ G rad y ____ ___ A Print er Speci ficatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Print ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

P r in t e r Sp e c if ic a t io n s Pr i n ti ng Pr in t in g me th o d: 24-pin impac t d ot ma trix Printing spe ed: Qualit y Characters pe r inc h Characters/second Hi gh sp ee d dr a ft 10 3 00 Draf t 10 12 15 275 330 413 Draf t co nd ens e d 17 20 236 275 Lette r qual ity 10 12 15 92 110 138 Lette r qual ity co nd ens e d 17 20 157 183 * The p[...]

Printable columns : Char acte r s i zes Max imum print ed ch arac ter s p er colu m 10 cp i 12 cp i 15 cp i 17 c pi conden sed 20 c pi conden sed 136 163 204 233 272 Printing direc tion: Bidirec tiona l log ic- see king for text and graphic s Line spacing: 1/6 in ch o r pro g ra m mable in inc rem en ts of 1 /360 i nch Pap er f eed s peed : 45 msec[...]

Paper Single she ets (CSF ): both front and rear en try Wid th : 101 to 42 0 m m (4.0 t o 16.5 in ches) Leng th : Front : 14 7 to 420 m m (5 .8 to 16. 5 inc h es) Rear: 101 to 420 m m (4.0 t o 16 .5 i nch es) Thic knes s: 0. 065 t o 0.14 mm ( 0. 0025 to 0.0055 in ch) Weight : 52.3 to 90 g/ m 2 (1 4 to 24 lb) Single she ets (mul tipar t)*: both fron[...]

Postcar ds* : both front and rear en try Wid th : 105 to 14 8 m m (4.13 t o 5.83 inch es) Leng th : Front : 14 8 m m (5.83 in che s) Rear: 105 to 148 m m (4.13 to 5.8 3 inc h es) Thic knes s : 0.22 m m (0.00 87 inc hes ) Weight : 192 g/m 2 (5 1 lb) *Use unde r n ormal o p e rat ing condi t ions. Continuous pape r (sin gle s hee t and mu ltip art): [...]

Continuous pape r with labels: front and bottom en try Labe l size : 23. 8 × 63 .5 m m ( 15/1 6 × 2.5 inc hes ) mini m um Base sheet w idth: 101 to 406 m m (4 to 16 in che s) Ba s e sh ee t le ng t h (one pa ge) : 101 to 55 9 m m (4 to 22 in che s) Base sheet t hic knes s: 0.07 to 0.09 m m (0 .0028 t o 0.00 35 inc h) Total thic kne ss: 0.16 to 0.[...]

Paper al i gnm en t Front p aper alignm en t Printing s tarts at the arrow ma r k. The unprint a ble area is to the left of the arr ow m ark. Rear pap e r align me nt Printing st a rts at “ 0 ” on the scale. The unprintable a r ea is to th e le ft of the “0” . margi2 ma rgi n R Su n f l o w e r- P rev . c A5 size Ap pendix 01 /09/ 96 pass 2[...]

Pr i n tab l e ar e a Single sheet s, enve lo p es, and pos tcard s: A The minim um top ma rgi n is 4.2 mm ( 0.17 inch ). B The mi ni mum left ma rgi n is 3.0 mm ( 0.12 inch ). The minimum ri ght marg in is 3.0 mm (0.12 in ch). Fo r single sh eets, the ma ximum width i s 420 mm ( 16.5 inch es); however, the maxi mum printable width is 345.4 mm (1 3[...]

Roll pa per: A The minimum to p margi n is 4.2 mm (0 .17 i nch). B Th e minimum l eft mar gin is 3 .0 mm (0 .12 inc h). The mini mum right margin is 3. 0 mm (0.1 2 inch ). The maximu m printa ble wid th is 203.2 mm (8 i nches). Mechan i cal Paper -feed metho ds: Fric tion f eed (front and r ear) Push t rac tor fe ed (r ear:st an dard , fron t:wit h[...]

Dime n sio ns: 639 mm (W ) × 4 02 mm (D) × 257 m m (H) 25.2 inc hes (W) × 15. 8 in che s ( D) × 10.1 inc hes (H) We ight : App rox . 13 kg ( 28. 7 lb) El ectr i cal 120V m od el : Rated volt age: AC 120 V Input voltage ran ge: AC 103 .5 t o 1 32 V Rated frequency range: 50 to 60 Hz Input fr eque ncy range : 49.5 to 60.5 H z Rated curr e nt: 1.0[...]

Powe r co nsu m ptio n: App rox . 34 W (ISO 1 0561 L ette r patt ern ) Ins ula ti on re sistan ce: 10 M Ω m in. (be twee n AC line and c hass is, DC 50 0 V) Diele ct ric st reng th: AC 150 0 Vrm s. 1 m in. (be twee n A C lin e and chass is) *Maxi m um 1 . 2 A dep en di ng o n th e c har acte r t ype . Env i ronm ental Temp eratu re: 5 to 35°C (o[...]

230 V m ode l: Safet y st and ard s : EN 6095 0 (TÜ V , SE M K O, D E M K O, NE MK O, FI MKO ) EM I: EN 5502 2 (C IS PR pu b. 22) cla ss B Acous tic nois e: Leve l : App rox . 50 dB ( A ) (ISO 7779 patt ern) C E mark ing 230 V m ode l: Low Vol tage D ire ctive 73/23/ EEC : EN60950 EM C D ire ct iv e 89 /336 /E EC : EN 550 22 cl ass B EN500 82- 1 I[...]

P a ra lle l in t e r f a c e ( f o r w a r d c h a n n e l) Transm issi o n mo de: 8-bit para llel , IEEE- P1 284 c om p at ibil ity mod e Adap ta ble c onn ecto r: 57-3036 0 (A m p heno l) or equ ivale nt Synchr oni zatio n: STROBE pulse Hands haki ng: BUSY an d ACKNLG signals Sig nal le v el: T TL co m patib le (I EE E -P 1284 lev el 1 d e v ice[...]

Pin no. Signal name GND In /O ut* Description 14 AFX T 3 0 In No t u sed . 31 INIT 30 In Th is signal ’s n e gati ve pul se i n itia li z es th e pri nte r. 32 ERRO R 29 O ut T h is sig nal ’s l ow leve l mea ns an err or h as occur re d. 36 SLIN 30 In Not us ed. 18 Logic H - O ut This lin e is pulled u p to +5 V thro ugh 3.9 k Ω resistor. 35[...]

Extensib ility re quest: The pr int er re spo nds to the e xten sibi lity request in the af firm ative w hen the requ est is 00H o r 04H , wh ich me ans: 00H: Reque st n ibbl e mode o f re v erse chan nel transfer 04H: Reque st de v ic e ID in ni bble mode o f rever se ch anne l transf er The foll owing tab le lists the p arallel c onnec tor pi n a[...]

Pi n no. Si gna l nam e GND In /Ou t * De scripti on 18 Log ic-H - Out A high sign al indicate s tha t all othe r signals so urced by the p eriphe r al are in a v ali d st at e . 35 +5 V - Out Thi s line is pulled up to +5 V th rough 3.3 k Ω res istor. 17 Ch a ssis - - Chassis GND. 16, 33 19- 30 GN D - - Signa l GND. 15, 3 4 NC - - Not connect ed[...]

U s i ng C omma nd s S endi ng pr i nter c ommands Most ac ti ons you r pri n te r pe rform s ar e co ntrol led by you r soft wa re. Softw are comm a nds in st ruc t the prin te r to pri nt in a par ticu lar ty p efa ce, feed th e pa per a cert ai n amou nt after prin ti ng eac h lin e, start prin ti ng on a part icu lar plac e on the page , an d s[...]

C omma nds Ar ranged by Topi c G en er a l op er at i o n ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion E S C @ 6 44 0I n i t i a l i z e P r i n t e r E S C U 1 / 0 8 55 5T u r n U n i d i r e c t i o n a l M o d e O n / O f f ESC EM n 25 19 Co ntrol P ape r L oadin g/Ejectin g n = “1” Sel e ct bin 1 of C SF n = “2” Select bin 2 of C SF n = “R” Ejec[...]

Page form at ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC l n 108 6C Set Lef t M ar gin n = left mar gin c olu m n ESC Q n 81 51 Set Right M arg in n = righ t mar gin c olu m n ESC ( c nn 40 99 28 63 Set Pa ge Fo rm at ESC ( c 4 0 m1 m2 n1 n2 m = m1 + m2 × 256 m: To p m arg in in de fin ed un its n = n1 + n2 × 256 n : B ott om m arg in in de fin ed un its[...]

Pr i n t po s i ti on m o ti on ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC $ n1 n2 36 24 Set A bsolu te Ho riz ontal Prin t Posit ion n = n1 + n2 × 25 6 n : Spe cif ies prin t posi tion from le f t ma rgin i n defin ed units ❏ Before you def ine the u nit, the de faul t i s 1 /6 0-in c h for thi s comma n d. ESC n1 n2 92 5C Set Rela tiv e H ori zon t[...]

ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC B nn 66 42 Set Vertic al Tab s Up to 16 tabs ; la st n sh ould be 0 VT 11 0B Tab Vert ic all y ESC J n 74 4A Perfo rm n /18 0-i nch L ine Fe ed Font s el ecti on ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC k n 107 6B Sel e ct T yp efa ce n = 0: Rom a n 7: Or ator 1: S ans Se r if 8 : Orato r-S 2: C ourier 9: S cript C 3:[...]

ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ES C P 80 50 Select 10.5 p oin t, 10 c pi ES C M 77 4D Select 10. 5 p oin t, 12 c pi ES C g 103 67 Sele ct 10. 5 p oin t, 15 c pi ES C p 1/ 0 112 70 Turn Pro po rt ion al M ode On/O ff ESC x n 120 78 Select Le t te r Q ual it y or Dra ft n = 0: Dr aft 1: Let te r Qu alit y E S C 4 5 23 4S e l e c t I t a l i c F o n [...]

Fon t en ha nce ment ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion SI 15 0F Select Co nde nsed Prin ting D C 2 1 81 2C a n c e l C o n d e n s e d P r i n t i n g SO 14 0E Sele ct D ou ble -W idt h Pr int ing (on e line ) ES C W 1/ 0 87 57 Turn D oub le- Wid th P rin ti ng On /Off DC4 20 14 Can cel Do uble- Wid th P rin ting (one li ne) ES C - 1/ 0 45 2D Turn Un[...]

Ch ar ac ter h and l i ng ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC : 0 n 0 5 8 3A Copy ROM to RAM n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 9 n : Typeface ESC R n 82 52 Select an I nte rna tiona l Cha r. Set n = 0: US A 8: Ja pan 1: F rance 9: No r way 2: Ge rm any 10: Den. II 3: UK 11: Sp ain I I 4: Denm a rk 12: L. Ame r. 5: Swed en 13: Korea 6: Ital y 64: Le ga l 7: [...]

ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC t n 116 74 Select Ch arac te r Tabl e Sel ect ch arac t e r table n a ssig ned by ES C ( t n = 0 , 1, 2, 3, “1”, “2 ”, or “3 ” n = 2: Re maps d ow nload e d ch arac t ers f rom 0- 127 to 12 8-255 E S C 6 5 43 6E n a b l e P r i n t i n g o f U p p e r Cont rol C od es With gr aph ics char act er tab l[...]

ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC ( t nn 40 116 28 74 Assign Cha rac te r Table ES C ( t 3 0 d1 d2 d3 Assig n Cha rac te r T able set by d2 and d3 to d1 d1 = 0 , 1 , 2, 3, “0”, “1”, “2”, or “3” d2 d3 Cha rac te r Table 0 0 Itali c 1 0 PC 4 37 1 10 PC 437 Gr eek* 24 0 PC 7 74* 3 0 PC 8 50 A 10 PC 8 52* 5 0 PC 8 53* 6 0 PC 8 55* B 0[...]

Sp a c i n g ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC c n1 n 2 99 63 Set H or izo nt al M oti o n Ind ex (HMI) Cha nge P it ch in n /360-in ch units Total unit s = n1 + n2 × 256 ESC SP n 32 20 Set In te rch arac te r Sp ac e n = numb er of uni ts of spac e adde d to the spa ce be twee n cha rac te rs Unit s are 1/120 i nch (dra ft) an d 1/180 inc h (LQ[...]

Bi t i mage ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC * nn 42 2A Sele ct Bi t Im a g e ESC * m n1 n2 da ta n = n1 + n2 × 256 n : To t al co lu m ns Total da ta = ( n1 + n2 × 256) × t m Hor iz ont al de nsit y ( dp i) Vertica l dens ity ( dp i) Pi ns Adj ace nt dot p rin tin g t 06 0 6 0 8 e n a b l e 1 11 2 0 6 0 8 e n a b l e 1 21 2 0 6 0 8 d i s a b[...]

Barcod e ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion ESC ( B mn 40 66 28 42 Sele ct Barc od e Pri nt ing ESC ( B n 1 n 2 k m s v 1 v 2 c data n = ( n 1 + ( 256 × n 2) ) k : Selec t Barcode k = 0: EAN - 13 1: E AN - 8 2: I nterleaved 2 o f 5 3: UP C - A 4: UP C - E 5: C ode 39 6: C ode 128 7: P OSTNET m : Modu l e w i dt h (1 8 0 dp i ) m = 2: 2 do t s 3: 3 do[...]

ASC II Dec . Hex. Des cript ion c :C o n t r o l f l a g Bit 0 = Check di git 0: A c heck digi t is n ot adde d by the p rin ter 1: A c heck digi t is a dded b y th e printer Bit 1 = H um an reada ble c h ara ct er (HR C ) 0: The H R C is ad de d by the prin t e r 1: The HRC is not added by th e printer Bit 2 = Po sit io n of flag char act er (fo r[...]

The valid data of each bar co de type is desc rib ed bel ow. If inv alid data is inclu ded in th e barc od e data st rin g, the barc ode is not pr inted . Barc o de Type Barcode Data EAN13 EAN-8 UPC-A UPC-E Int erl eav ed 2 of 5 POST NE T Code 39 Code 12 8 0- 9 ( He x 30 -39 ) 0- 9 ( He x 30 -39 ) 0- 9 ( He x 30 -39 ) 0- 9 ( He x 30 -39 ) 0- 9 ( He[...]

Char acter Tabl es I nter nati onal C har a c ter S ets Graphi cs C h ar a c t er Tabl es PC 43 7 (Uni ted S t at es ) A-2 L S unf l o w er - P re v .c A5 si ze Appendix 01/0 9/ 96 pa ss 2 A-32 Specif ications, Com ma nd Summary, and Ch aracter Tables[...]

PC 85 0 P C 8 6 0 PC 86 3 P C 8 6 5 A-3 A-4 R Su n f l o w e r- P rev . c A5 size Ap pendix 01 /09/ 96 pass 2 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-33[...]

PC 86 1 B RA S CI I Abicomp I S O La t i n 1 A-5 L S unf l o w er - P re v .c A5 si ze Appendix 01/0 9/ 96 pa ss 2 A-34 Specif ications, Com ma nd Summary, and Ch aracter Tables[...]

Rom an 8 PC 43 7 Gr eek P C 8 52 A-6 R Su n f l o w e r- P rev . c A5 size Ap pendix 01 /09/ 96 pass 2 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-35[...]

PC 85 3 P C 8 5 5 PC 85 7 P C 8 6 4 L S unf l ow er - P re v .c A5 si ze Appendix 01/0 9/ 96 pa ss 2 A-36 Specif ications, Com ma nd Summary, and Ch aracter Tables[...]

PC 86 6 P C 8 6 9 ISO L a t in 1 T ISO 8 8 5 9 - 7 A-7 R Su n f l o w e r- P rev . c A5 size Ap pendix 01 /09/ 96 pass 2 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-37[...]

MAZ O W I A C ode MJK Bul gar i a Es t oni a A-8 A-9 L S unf l o w er - P re v .c A5 si ze Appendix 01/0 9/ 96 pa ss 2 A-38 Specif ications, Com ma nd Summary, and Ch aracter Tables[...]

PC 7 7 4 I S O Lati n 2 PC 86 6 LAT I t a l i c Cha r act er R Su n f l o w e r- P rev . c A5 size Ap pendix 01 /09/ 96 pass 2 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-39[...]

L S unf l o w er - P re v .c A5 si ze Appendix 01/0 9/ 96 pa ss 2 A-40 Specif ications, Com ma nd Summary, and Ch aracter Tables[...]

Glossar y ASCII Am eric an Stan dard Co de f or Inf o rm atio n I nt erc hang e. A stand a rdized codin g syst em f o r assi gnin g nume ra l co des t o let ters and sy mbols. auto l ine feed When this f eatur e is selec t ed in the default-settin g mode, eac h carria ge- return c ode ( C R) is a uto mat ically f ollo w ed by a line- feed (LF) cod [...]

default A value or s etting that takes effect when the equ ipmen t is turned on, res et, or ini t iali zed. dithe rin g A way of arr angi ng do t s on a pag e to sim u late a sha de or to ne. dot ma trix A me tho d of pr intin g in w hic h each lett er or symbo l is form ed by a pat te rn (mat r ix) o f in div id ual dots. draft One of t w o p rin [...]

lett er qu alit y On e of t wo p rint m o d es av ail abl e on yo ur pri nt er. L et te r qual ity p ro vi des better readab ility and ap pea ranc e at a reduc ed pri nt sp eed. See al so dr aft . lin e fe e d (LF) A co ntro l co de and c on t ro l pa nel bu tt on th at adv anc e the pap er o ne lin e spac e. loa ding p ositio n The position to whi[...]

tea r-off p ositio n The position to wh ich the printer feeds the paper at the end of a print job. You ca n cha nge t he p os itio n by using th e Mic ro Adjust f eat ure. top-of -for m The position on the paper that the printer r ecognizes as the fir s t printable line. Th is is the defau l t top-margin position. unidirect ional pr inting Print in[...]

Inde x A Adju sting the loadi ng posit io n, 3-13 − 14 AGM (A l ter nat e Gra phi c Mo d e) , 3- 12 Auto carr iage ret u rn, 3-1 2 Auto line feed , 3- 12 Auto te ar-o ff, 3-11, 3-16 B Barcode comma nd, A-29 − 30 fonts, 3-1 8, A-30 print ing , 3-18, A -3 0 − 31 Baud rat e, 4-1 4 Bi-d adj ustm ent , 3-1 8 Bid irec ti ona l pri nt ing, 3- 10 Bin[...]

F Feeders. Se e Cut-sheet feeders, Tr act o r po sit io ns Feeding problem s, 6- 7 − 11 FF butto n . See LF /FF bu t ton Fo nt button, 3 -5 light s, 3- 3 Fr ont e d ge gui de , 2- 7 F ron t paper guid e, 2-7, 2-1 4, 2-16 , 2- 18 F unc tion s (tabl e), 3-8 − 9 G Grap hic s ch arac t er ta bles, A -3 2 − 39 H Han d sha ke ti m ing, 4- 14 Hig h [...]

Paper gu ide, 1- 9 Paper O ut ligh t, 3- 2 Paper rel ease lev e r, 2-2 Paper t ensi on u n it, 2-18 Paper t hic knes s lev er, 2-33 Pause butto n , 3-4, 3- 6 lig ht, 3-2 Placem en t of pr inte r, 1-2 − 3 Plugg ing in the printer, 1- 10 Post ca rds, 2- 36 Pow e r co rd, 1-4 pl ugg ing in , 1-10 Pow e r sup pl y pro blem s , 6-2 − 3, Print head w[...]

U Un idir ect io nal p rintin g, 3-10 Un pac k in g the prin ter, 1-4 Util ities E PSO N Cal ibra tion, 1- 22 EPSON Remote !, 1 -22 V Vo ltage, ca ut io n, 1-5, 1- 10 W Wei ght , A- 10 Wind o ws, 1-1 5 − 20 inst all ing p rint er dr iver, 1-15 − 18 L Sunflower-P re v.c A5 size Inde x 01/09/ 96 pass 0 IN-4 Index[...]

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