Epson 220 manual

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 080 - 1 U ser Re pl ac ea bl e Pa r t s Opti ons Pape r Han d ling O p tion s High-capa city cut -sheet feeder ( C80673 ✽ ) Feeds up to 150 sh ee ts of pap e r, 25 plai n bo nd env elop es, o r 30 po st c ard s i nto th e pr in t er wi tho u t re lo ad i ng. Yo u c an al s o load a st ack of s ingle-sheet multipart[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 2 - EPSON L Q -208 0 2/99 Optional I nterf ace Cards You ca n instal l an o pti ona l inte rfa ce card to su pp lem e nt you r printer’s built-in paral lel inte rface and p rovid e ad ded netw ork compat ibility . Th e EPS ON in terfac e c ards in the tabl e b elow are com pa tible with you r pri nter. (N ot all inter faces are [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 080 - 3 Ele ctric al Note: Thi s pr o du ct is a ls o de si gned fo r IT pow er sys tems wit h Ph ase to Ph ase vol tag e 22 0 to 24 0 V . Chec k th e la bel on th e back of t he p rin ter fo r th e volt ag e. Env iro nme n tal Paper Note: Use recy cl ed pap er an d en ve lope s on ly under no r mal t em pe ra t ure [...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 4 - EPSON L Q -208 0 2/99 Thicknes s 0.002 5 to 0 .0055 in ch (0.06 5 to 0.14 m m) Weight 14 to 24 lb ( 52 to 90 g/m 2 ) Single- sheet m ultipar t form s: front, top, and cut-sheet fe eder entry Wi dth Fro nt an d top 3. 9 to 16. 5 in c he s ( 1 00 to 42 0 mm) Hi gh-cap acit y cut- sh eet fee der 3. 9 to 11. 7 in c he s ( 1 00 to [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 08 0 - 5 Paper Alignment Front entr y Printing star ts at the arro w m ark . The unp rinta bl e area is to the lef t of th e arro w m ark . Rear ent ry Printing star ts at “0” on the scal e. The u npr inta ble ar e a is to the lef t of th e “0.” Printable Area Single sheet s, envel opes, and postcards A The m[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 6 - EPSON L Q -208 0 2/99 Roll paper A The mi ni mu m t op and bott o m ma rgi ns are 0. 17 inc h (4.2 m m) . B The mi ni mu m lef t and rig ht ma rg in s are 0. 12 i nc h (3 mm ). The ma x imum pr int able w id th i s 8.0 i nc he s ( 203 m m) . Safety Ap p rovals 120 V mo del: Safety stand ar ds UL 1950 CSA C 22.2 N o . 950 EMI F[...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 08 0 - 7 LF/FF butt on ❏ F eed s p ap er l ine by li n e. ❏ E ject s a s ing le sh ee t or ad vanc es c ont inu o us pa pe r t o t he ne xt top -o f-for m po sit ion wh en h el d do wn . Load /Ej ect butt on ❏ Lo ad s a si n gle s he et o f pa pe r . ❏ E ject s a s ing le shee t of pa per if a sh eet is loa d[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 8 - EPSON L Q -208 0 2/99 Status Mo ni tor The EP SON Statu s M on i t or 2 utili t y comes wit h y our pr in ter but is avai la ble onl y for use w ith Micr oso ft ® Windows ® 95 and 98. I t allows you to monitor your printe r ’s status, a lerts you w hen prin te r erro rs occ ur , an d pro vid es troubl es hoo tin g instr u [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 08 0 - 9 Using a pull trac tor (optiona l ) If you often print o n t hick o r heav y con tinuo us pap er, s uch as multipa rt forms or co n tinuous paper with labels, u se a tractor in the p u ll posi tion. The pull t ractor prov ides t he best paper jam pre ventio n, and allows y ou t o load continuo us paper f rom [...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 10 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 Prin tin g on S ingl e Sh eet s Your pr inter has two p aper entry sl o ts for pri nting on single sheets : top and front. When co ntin uous paper is l oaded on the fr ont or r ea r push t r a ctor, y ou can load single sheet s i n the top or fro n t s l ot wit h ou t r em o vi n g th e con t i nu ou s pa [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 1 1 Paper Th ickn ess Lev er Po siti on s Setting the pa pe r thick n es s lev er al low s th e prin ter to accommodate various thic knesses of pap er. The paper thick nes s leve r is l oc ated u nd er th e pri nte r co ver. You can select one of nine posi tions identifi ed by the scale nex t to the lev er . U[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 12 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 You load la bels the sa me way you loa d or dinary c ontinu ous paper, ex cep t you must set the paper thickness le v er to 2 before p rinti ng. Ca uti on: Do not loa d conti nuou s paper wi th la be ls in th e rea r pa p er slot beca use the p ape r path from t he rear sl ot is c ur ved; l abels may com e[...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 1 3 Loading paper onto the front push tract or To load p aper onto t he front push t ractor, f ollow these st eps: 1. Open the front paper guide by pulling the tab at the ce nter o f t he gu id e. Th en rem ov e t he g uid e by gr asp in g bot h s id es and pulling it s traig h t out of the printe r. Check tha[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 14 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 8. Attach the fro nt pa per guid e by sliding it along the mounting slots as sh o wn be low , and cl ose th e f ro nt paper g uide. 9. S lid e th e ed ge gu id es t o th e m idd le of th e to p pa pe r gu ide. Ma ke su r e th e pr int er and p ap er gu id e c ove r s ar e c los ed. Note: Alw ays close the [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 1 5 Removi ng the front push tractor To rem ov e the tr acto r fr om th e fr on t pu sh po sitio n, fo llo w these steps: 1. Remove any paper from the tractor as descri be d in the previous section. 2. Turn off the printer. 3. Open the front paper guide by pulling the tab at the ce nter o f t he gu id e. Th en[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 16 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 4. Re lea se th e lef t a nd ri gh t sp roc ke ts by p ul ling t h e sp roc ket lock levers forward. 5. S lid e th e le ft sp ro ck e t t o th e left mar g in of t h e p ape r u si ng the scale on the print e r. (Pri nting star ts at th e arrow mark.) T hen pus h th e le v er b ac k t o loc k it in pl ac e[...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 1 7 Removi ng the pr i nted document from the rear push tractor To r emove the print ed document, follo w these steps: 1. Ma ke su r e th e Tear Off /Bi n ligh ts ar e flash in g. (Th is in di cat es you r pap er is a t th e cu rr ent tea r-o f f po sit io n.) Y o u ma y ne ed to p ress t he Tear Of f/Bin butt[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 18 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 3. Lower the tractor into th e printer mounting s lots and press down both ends of the tracto r to make su re th at it is fir mly seate d. You a re now re a dy to load cont inu ous pa per o nto th e pu ll trac tor as describe d in the next sect ion . Loading paper onto the pull tractor When u sing th e pu [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 1 9 8. In ser t t he pa per in to the fro n t, b otto m, or rea r p ap er slo t as de scr ibe d be low un til it em e rges betw ee n the pla ten and th e ri bbo n gui de. T hen p ull u p th e p ape r unt il t h e p erf ora tio n between t he firs t and second page i s even with th e top of th e printer’s rib[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 20 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 Removi ng paper f r om the pul l tr actor 1. After you finish printing , tear off th e of paper at the perforat ion nearest the paper entry slo t. 2. Ho ld do wn the LF/ FF b u tt o n to e je ct t h e p ap er f ro m the printer. Using t w o tractor s in a push and pull com bination You can use t w o tracto[...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 2 1 Removi ng the pul l tractor To remo v e the tr acto r fr om the p ull pos itio n, fo llo w these steps: 1. Re mo ve any paper l oa ded on the pull trac tor. 2. Turn o ff the printe r. Then remove the printer cover and lift the paper guide up and off the prin ter. 3. Press the tractor loc k tabs, til t the [...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 22 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 Adj us ting the Top-o f- Form P osi tio n The t o p-of-form positi on is whe r e the printer w i ll star t pr intin g on the pa ge. If you r pri nting ap pea rs too h ig h or low , foll ow t he step s below to use t he micro a dju st fea tu re t o adjust the top - of- form p ositio n. Ca uti on: Ne ver use[...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 2 3 Using the Tear Off/Bin button After the p rinter f inishes prin ting your document, check that the Tea r Of f/B in lig hts are no t flas h ing. T h en pr e ss the T e ar Off/B in bu tton. The Tear O f f/Bin ligh ts sta rt f lashing and the printe r ad va nce s th e pap e r to the tear -o ff e dge. Note: If[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 24 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 Ins tall ing t he Ribb on Cart ridge Warning : If you ju st used the pr int er, th e pr int he ad may be ho t; let it cool befo re yo u repla ce the ribbo n cartridge . Ca uti on: Mak e sur e the pr in ter i s off and unpl ugged f rom th e elec tr ica l o utl et. M ov ing th e pri nt he ad whi le th e p ri[...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 2 5 9. To remove a ny slac k in the ribbo n, turn the ribbon- tightenin g knob in the d irecti o n of t he arro w sho wn in ste p 8. T he n sl ide th e p rint h ead f ro m si de t o side t o m ak e sur e i t m oves smo othl y. 10. Replace the printer cover. Clearing Paper Jams To clear a pap er jam, fol lo w t[...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 26 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 Changing Default Settings Foll ow th e ste ps be lo w to e nte r t he d efau lt- se tting m o d e and change the pr inte r’s d e faul t se ttings. Note: To p ri n t th e l ang ua ge s el ect io n an d d efau lt -se t tin g mo de in str uc tio ns , y ou ne ed th ree sh ee ts of l ett e r- o r A4- si ze s [...]

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    EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 EPSON L Q-2 0 80 - 2 7 Printing a Sel f Test Running the printer’s sel f test helps you determine whether the pri nter o r the computer is the ca use o f a printing problem. You can print t h e self test u sin g either single sheets o r co n ti nuous pape r. Note: Us e pape r th at is at l east 14 .8 in ches ( 37 6 mm) wi de, [...]

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    EPS ON LQ - 208 0 28 - EPSON LQ-2 080 2/99 Cl ea ning th e P ri nte r To kee p your print er operatin g at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Fol low these steps : 1. Ma ke sur e the pr inter is t urn ed of f. The n re mo ve an y p aper loaded in the print er. 2. Remove the paper guid e . If a pull trac tor or an optiona[...]