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Epson 24-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER LQ-680 manual

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    Proof Si gn-off: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5 size Lq680Bo oklet_E .fm 9/18/00 Pass 2 R English 24-Pin Dot Matr ix Pr inter All righ ts reserve d. No pa rt of this pu bl icat io n may be rep rodu ce d, stor ed in a re triev al syste m , or tra nsm it te d in any form or by an y mea[...]

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    Where to Find Informat ion ■ Quick Start Ma nual (th is man ual ) Contains i nformation about how to se t up the p rinter, in stall t he printer software and acces s your online docume nt ation. It al so provid es in structio ns for daily operatio n. Keep t hi s ma nual near your prin ter. ■ Online Docum entat ion The CD-ROM su pplied with the [...]

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    ■ Conte nts Import ant Safe ty Instru ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Print He ad Cautio n Sym bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ENERGY STAR Com plian ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Symbols u sed in [...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 4 Impo rtan t Sa fe ty In stru ct i ons ■ Important S afety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later r eference. Follow all warnings and instructio [...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 5 Pr int He ad C aut ion Symbo l English ■ Pri nt Head Cauti on Sy mbol The sym bol on the pr i nt h ead in dicates tha t this part may b e hot . Never touc h the prin t hea d just [...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 6 Set tin g Up th e Pr in te r ■ Setting Up the Printer ❚ Unpack ing the Printe r Besides this g uide, your p rinter bo x should in clude an EPSON pri nter software CD- ROM,[...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 7 Set ting U p th e Prin ter English ❚ Choosing a Place fo r the Pri nter Follow the gui delines be low when selecting a locati on for yo ur pri nter. ■ Place t he pr inter on a f[...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 8 Set tin g Up th e Pr in te r ❚ Positioni ng the C ontinuous Paper Supply Whe n you load cont inuo us paper, make sur e you align yo ur pa per supp ly wit h th e tractor so t[...]

  • Page 9

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 9 Set ting U p th e Prin ter English 2. Open th e printe r cove r by gent ly lifting up the notch on th e both sides. 3. The prin t head s hou ld be i n the rep lacem ent po siti o n [...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 10 Set tin g Up th e Pr in te r 4. If a u sed ribb on ca rtridge is alre ady in stalled, squ eeze the tabs on eac h si de of the cartrid ge, and pu ll the cartrid ge out of th e[...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 11 Set ting U p th e Prin ter English 7. Hold the r ibbon cartridg e by its h andle an d push it firm ly do wn into po sition ; then press on both ends of the cartrid ge to make sure [...]

  • Page 12

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 12 Set tin g Up th e Pr in te r ❚ Attach ing the Paper Gui de To atta ch the p aper guide , slide th e slots on the pa per guide all th e way o nto the mounting pegs in the pr[...]

  • Page 13

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 13 Set ting U p th e Prin ter English 2. Plug the cable conn ecto r secure ly into t he p arallel in terface conn ector . . 3. Squeez e the wire clip s t ogether un til the y l ock in[...]

  • Page 14

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 14 Set tin g Up th e Pr in te r 4. If your cable has a groun d wi re, connect i t to the printer’s gro und conn ector as show n be low. 5. Plug the oth er end of the cable in [...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 15 Inst alli ng th e Print er So ftw ar e English ■ Install ing the Pri nter So ftware Afte r you co nnect the pri nter to yo ur com pute r, you nee d to in stall the soft ware incl[...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 16 Inst allin g th e Prin ter Soft war e 2. Switch th e PC on . Wind ows start s automati cally. Then switch the p rinter o n. 3. Insert the CD-ROM co ntaining the printer softw[...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 17 Inst alli ng th e Print er So ftw ar e English 3. From the File menu , ch oos e Ru n . The Run dialo g box ap pears . In the Command Line box, ty pe E:START and cl ic k OK . Note:[...]

  • Page 18

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 18 Inst allin g th e Prin ter Soft war e LQ-670 LQ-580/LQ-5 70e LQ-207 0/LQ-20 80 LQ-217 0/LQ-21 80 LQ-870/LQ-1 170 LQ-57 0/10 70/5 70+ /10 70+ DLQ-3 000/DL Q-3000+ DLQ-2000 LQ-[...]

  • Page 19

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 19 Prin ting English ■ Printing ❚ Printi ng unde r Windows Me /98/95/ 2000 and NT 4. 0 1. Select Print Setup or Prin t from the File me nu of y our appl ication sof twa re. The Pr[...]

  • Page 20

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 20 Usi ng t he On line Manu al ■ Us ing th e On lin e Man ual The CD-ROM sh ipped with yo ur prin ter includ es an o nline man ual in P DF format (PDF = Portab le Docu men t F[...]

  • Page 21

    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-Format Lq680Booklet_E.fm 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 R Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. H ida , CRE Tsuka da___ ____ N.Nomoto ___ ____ K.Norum _ _____ _ 21 Us ing th e On line Manu al English 3. Select Online m anuals , f ollo wed by Install Acrobat Re ader and foll ow the on- screen in structions. Afte r the Acrobat Rea der has been [...]

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    Orchi s booklet.fm Rev. A A5-For mat L q680 Bookle t_E.f m 9/18 /00 Durc hlauf 2 L Proof-Abzei chnu ng: M. Hida, CRE Tsu kada_ _____ _ N.No moto __ ____ _ K.Noru m ___ ____ 22 Cust ome r Suppo rt ❏ Win dows 3.1x /NT 3.51 : Open t he prog ram g roup EPSON . Cl ick on the na me of th e onli ne man ual. The Acr obat Re ader will be starte d auto mat[...]