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Epson LQ-680 manual

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    Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono Takahas hi Hoadl e y R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Use r’s G uid e 24-Pi n Dot Matrix Pr in ter All rights rese rved. N o part of this public ation may be rep roduced, s t ore d in a re trieval syste m, or transmi t ted in any form or by an y means, electronic, mechanic a l, photocopyi ng,[...]

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    ii R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze F RON T.FM 10/3 0/ 00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _ FCC Comp liance Stat ement Fo r United States Use rs This e q uipm ent has bee n tested and foun d to comply w i th the l imits fo r a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. These li[...]

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    ii i R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _ DECLA RATION of CON FORMI TY Acc ording to 47CFR, Pa rt 2 and 15 for C lass B P ersonal C omputers and Peri pherals; and /or CP U Board s and Powe r Sup plies use d with Cl as s B Perso nal Co mp ute rs: Decl[...]

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    iv R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze F RON T.FM 10/3 0/ 00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _[...]

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    v R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi , Kono ______ _ Takahas hi __ _____ Hoadl ey __ ____ _ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e US ERS. TOC 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Co ntents Ge tting to K now Your Prin ter Impo rt ant Safety Inst ru ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Print H e ad Caut i on Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vi L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze U SERS .TO C 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting a Paper Sour c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Paper sour ce and paper typ e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 3 S[...]

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    vi i R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. TOC 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Using th e Printer Driver With Wind o w s 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Ac cessi ng the pr inter d river fr om Window s applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6 [...]

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    viii L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze U SERS .TO C 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 5 Troubl es hoot ing Using the Er ror Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Problem s a nd Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    ix R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. TOC 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Appendix C Specif ications Printer Sp ecif icat i o ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Mechan i c al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C OVE R.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Con t ro l P anel B uttons and Lights T ear O f f/Bin b utton (LQ-6 80) ● Advances c o ntinu o u s p aper to the tear-off position. ● Feeds continu ous paper bac k ward f r om the tear-of f position to th e t[...]

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    Getting to Know Your Pr inter 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e I NTRO.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Get ting to Kn ow Your Prin ter Your EPSON ® LQ- 680/LQ-680P ro 24-pin dot matrix printer provides hi g h-q u a lity printing an d g reat perfo r mance in a com pac t design . Featu [...]

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    2 G ett ing to Kno w Your Print er L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze IN TRO .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Im port an t S afet y In str uc tion s Rea d all o f these i nstr uction s an d save t hem for late r refere nce. Follo w all warnings and in s t ructions marked on t h e pr inte[...]

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    Getting to Know Your Pr inter 3 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e I NTRO.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 ❏ Un plug the printe r and ref er servic ing to q ualifie d personnel un der the followin g condition s: If th e po wer cord or pl ug i s dama ged ; i f liq uid ha s en ter ed the p[...]

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    4 G ett ing to Kno w Your Print er L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze IN TRO .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Print Head Caution Symbol The s ymb ol on the print h ead ind icate s that t his part m ay be h ot. Nev er touc h the pri nt head just aft e r the p rinter h as bee n us ed. Let [...]

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    Getting to Know Your Pr inter 5 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e I NTRO.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Safet y info rmation w War nin g: This app liance must be eart hed. R efer t o the rating plate for voltage and check that the applian ce volta ge corresponds to the suppl y voltag e.[...]

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    6 G ett ing to Kno w Your Print er L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze IN TRO .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ War nings, Caut ions, and N otes This guide uses the following convent ions: w War nin gs m ust be followed to a v oid bodily injur y. c Ca uti ons must b e observed to avo id da[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 1 Sett ing Up the Printer Unpa ck ing th e Prin t er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Choosi ng a Plac e f or t he Prin ter . . . . . .[...]

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    1-2 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Unpacking th e Printer Be sid es this gu i de , you r pri nte r box shou ld i ncl ude an EPS ON prin ter softw are C D-ROM, a Notic e Shee t, and th e follow ing items: Note: De[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ You must r emove all pr ot e ctive mater ials packed arou nd and insi de your pr inter bef ore you s et it up an d turn o n the powe r. Foll ow the directio ns on th e Noti ce Sheet (pac[...]

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    1-4 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ ❏ Avoid elec trical outlets contr olled by wall s w i tches or auto mati c time rs. An i nterrupt ion o f powe r can e rase info rmation in the m em o r y of y our prin ter or[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Assemblin g t h e Prin ter At tachi ng the pa per gui de To attach the paper guide, sl ide the slots on t he paper guide al l the way on to the m oun ting pe gs in the printe r as sh own[...]

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    1-6 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. If the power cord is n ot attach ed to t he prin ter, plu g the appr opria te end into the A C inlet o n the back of th e p rinter . 4. P lug t he power cord into a p roper l[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Squeeze t h e wire clips together until they lock in place on bot h si des of t he con nect or. 4. If y our cab le has a grou nd wire, connec t it to th e print er’s ground connecto[...]

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    1-8 S e tti ng U p t h e Pr in te r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Installing or Replacing the Ribb on Cartridge EPSON recom m end s th e use o f genuine EPSON Ribbon Cartri dges (S015016) . w War nin g: You m a y touch the print hea d b y hand[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. The p rint h ead shoul d be in th e repla ceme nt positi on indic ated by a n indent ation i n the front metal p late, as shown below. If it i s not, cl ose the printe r cover a nd t [...]

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    1-10 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. If a us ed ribb on cart ridge i s alread y insta lled, sq ueez e the tab s on ea ch sid e of t he cart ridge, and pul l the ca rtridge out o f the prin ter. Pro perly d ispose the [...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1 -11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 7. H old the ribbon c a rtr idge by its h andle and push it firm l y down into position; then press on both ends of the cartridge to m ake su re th e plasti c hoo ks fit i nto th e slo[...]

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    1-12 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Installing t h e Printer Software Af ter you c onne ct the prin ter to yo ur com pute r, you ne ed to ins tall the softw are incl uded on the EPSON printe r soft ware CD-ROM shipped w[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1 -13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Inst alling the pr int er softw are in Windows 98, 95, 20 00, or NT 4 .0 Follow the s teps below to install th e p rin ter software in Windows 9 8, 95, 200 0, or NT 4.0: Note: ❏ Inst[...]

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    1-14 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Cli ck In st al l to star t the pri nte r softw are in stalla tion. 4. Selec t your printe r from t he list, then f ollow the instr u cti o ns on the screen . When you inst all the[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1 -15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SET UP.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Cho ose Ru n from t he F ile menu. The Run dialog box appears. In t he Command Line box , t y pe D:S ETU P . (Subs titute the appropr iate driv e letter as ne c es sary.) Then c li [...]

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    1-16 Setting Up th e Printe r R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SE TU P.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For DOS programs To contro l the pri nter fr om DOS appl i ca tion pr o gra ms, you need to select t h e p rin ter y ou are usin g o r another availa b l e p rin ter from t h e pr in [...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting a Paper Sou rc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Pap er s o urce and pap er t ypes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    2-2 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Your p rinter ca n print o n a wide va riety of paper type s, inclu ding single shee ts, continuous paper, multipar t forms, lab els, enve lopes, postc ards, and rol l paper. This chapte r exp[...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Pap er sou rce and pa per ty pes The ta ble below shows w hich pa per sourc e to use for ea ch paper type . N : You can us e thi s pa p er ty pe w ith this paper source . – : You canno t use [...]

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    2-4 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Set tin g the pa per rel ease l eve r (LQ-6 80) Set t he pap er rele ase lev er to select the pa per-fe e d ing m ethod you wan t the prin ter to use . T he pap er releas e lever has two pos i[...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Sett ing the Pa per Source but ton (LQ-680P ro) Set th e Paper Sou rce bu tton on the co ntrol pan el to sel ect the paper source you want t h e printer to u s e. T h ere are t hree sett ings: [...]

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    2-6 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Adjusting the Paper T h ickness L ever You n eed to s et the p aper th i ckn ess lev er to m atch the t hickn ess of yo ur pa per. There ar e nine le ver positions , from - 1 to 7. Th e Auto p[...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The fol lowing table provide s gu i delines for sel ecting the app ropria te lever positio n for th e type of paper y ou are us ing. * For thin envelop es, s uch as air mail e n v e lo pes, sel[...]

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    2-8 P aper Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using C ont inuous Pap er You can loa d continuous paper fr om the built -in tr actor unit loca ted o n the ba ck of the p rinter . Note: See Ap pendix C for detail ed specifications o n conti[...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Loa ding co ntinuo us pape r with the trac tor 1. Mak e sur e the p rinter is turned off. 2. For LQ- 680 users: Sel ect tract or feed ing wi th the p aper re lease le ver, a nd ma ke sure the p[...]

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    2-10 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Rel ease th e spro cket loc k levers by pus hing them up. 5. Fac ing th e back of the pri nter, p ositio n the lef t sproc ket un it so that the spr ocket pins are to the left of the “0?[...]

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    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 6. Slid e the ri ght sp rocket unit t o ro ughly match t he wid th of you r paper , b ut do not lock it. 7. Slide the pa per sup port m idway be twee n the two s proc ket uni ts.[...]

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    2-12 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 8. Open the sprocket covers. 9. Fit th e first th ree ho les of the co ntinuo us pape r over th e sprocket pins o n both side s . B e sure to load your paper prin table side up. c Ca uti on: [...]

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    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 10. Close t h e s pr oc ket cov ers. If n e c es s ar y, unlock and r eposition the l ef t sproc ket un it so th at the perfora tion al igns wi th the arrow mar k on th e print er. Then lock [...]

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    2-14 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Whe n usin g contin uous pa per, yo u can us e the tear-o f f fu nctio n to tea r off printe d page s not w astin g any blank p ages nex t to the printed pages. F or m or e in f ormation, see[...]

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    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ If t he perfo ration be twee n page s is no t aligne d with the te a r - of f edge , you can a dju st the te ar-off po sition us ing the mi cro-a djust feat ure as de scribed later in th is c[...]

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    2-16 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Tear off all pr in te d pages at the tear- off edge. If the p er f oration is n ot align ed w ith the tear- off edg e, adju st the tear- off position using t he micro-adjust fea ture. See [...]

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    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Fo r inst ruc tio ns on ho w to act ivat e the auto te ar-o ff fun cti on, see “About Y o ur Printer ’s Defau lt Sett in g s” on pag e 4-3 or open the EPSON Remote! utility as de scribe[...]

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    2-18 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Be f ore pr inting , set t he pape r thick ness l ever to the co rrect posi tion for y o u r multipar t for ms. LQ-680 u s er s s h ould set the lever as des cribed in the table on p a g e 2 [...]

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    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ When p ri nting on overlapp ing multipart forms, m ake sure that y our software settings k eep the printing entirely within the printable a rea of the forms. Prin t ing on th [...]

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    2-20 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Ca uti on: ❏ When prin ti ng on labels, m ake sure that your so ft w are settings keep the printing en ti re ly w ithin the printable area. Print ing on the edge of a la be l c a n damag [...]

  • Page 53

    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-21 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Follow these steps to l oad sin g le sheets from th e paper guide: 1. Mak e s ure that t h e printer is off an d t he p aper g uide i s attac hed as desc ribed i n Cha pter 1 . Then c lose th[...]

  • Page 54

    2-22 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Slide the edge guide unti l it rests against t he g u i d e mark, as sh own bel ow. 5. Insert a s h eet of pap e r , following t he edge guide, until it meets resistan ce. Be sur e to l oa[...]

  • Page 55

    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-23 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Af ter pri nting a shee t, the print er ejec ts th e prin ted sh eet on to th e pap e r gui de. If you ar e printin g a multip l e-pa ge docu ment, rem ove t he printe d sh eet and i nse rt a[...]

  • Page 56

    2-24 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Ca uti on: ❏ When prin ting on mu ltipart forms, m ake sure that your software settin gs keep t he prin ting entirely within t he printab le area o f the forms. Print ing on the edge of a[...]

  • Page 57

    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-25 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ When p ri nting on envelopes, m ake sure that your sof t ware settings keep the printing ent irely w ithin the printab le area. Prin ting on t he edge o f an envelope can dama[...]

  • Page 58

    2-26 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ c Ca uti on: ❏ Card mod e is available only w hen the paper thickn ess lever is set to Aut o or 2 or high er o n the scale. ❏ When prin ti ng on postcards, m ake sure that your so ft ware[...]

  • Page 59

    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-27 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Wh en yo u h ave fin ish ed pr in ting on c ont in uous pa per, pr ess the Tear Off /Bin butt on (LQ -680) or the Te ar Of f/Speci al Paper bu tton (LQ-6 80Pro) to advanc e the pap er to t[...]

  • Page 60

    2-28 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Swi tchin g to contin uous pape r T o s w i t c h f r o m s i n g l e s h e e t s t o c o n t i n u o u s p a p e r , f o l l o w t h e s t e p s below. 1. If necessary, p res s the Load /Eje[...]

  • Page 61

    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-29 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Mak e sur e the p rinter is turned on. I f n e c essa ry, lift up the prin ter co v er s o you ca n see the paper position. 2. Loa d eit her co ntin uous or si ngl e-s he et pap er. (Pr es[...]

  • Page 62

    2-30 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Note: ❏ Pressing t h e L F/FF [ D ] button mo ves the loading position toward the top of the page when lo ading a sheet from the front (from the pa per g u ide). Pressin g t he LF/FF [ D ] [...]

  • Page 63

    2 Paper Ha ndling 2-31 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDLE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Ad justi ng th e te ar-o ff pos itio n If you r cont i n uous paper per foration is n ot align ed with the tear- off ed ge, you c an use th e micr o -ad just feat ure to m ove the perfor atio[...]

  • Page 64

    2-32 Pa per Handling R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze HA NDL E.FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Tear off t he prin ted p ages. 5. Pr es s t he Pause button t o turn off m icro-adj ust mode. Whe n you re sum e print i ng , the pri nter a utoma tically feeds t he paper back to the top-[...]

  • Page 65

    3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 3 Us ing the Print er Soft ware Abou t Your Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Using th e Printer Driver With Wind o w[...]

  • Page 66

    3-2 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ About Your Printer S oftware The E PSO N printe r softw are that comes with your print er inc l u d es the pri nter d river s oftw are, th e EPS ON Re mote ! utility , an[...]

  • Page 67

    3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Printer Driver With Wind ows 98 or 95 You c an acce s s th e printer driver f rom your W indo ws applic ations or fr om the Star t menu. When yo u access t h e pr[...]

  • Page 68

    3-4 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print f rom the File menu of yo ur applic ation sof t war e. The Print or Prin t S et u p dial og box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u [...]

  • Page 69

    3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. To vi ew a men u, click t he corr espon d in g tab at the to p of the w i n dow . S ee “C hangin g the prin ter dri v er s etting s” below t o ch ange the s etting s[...]

  • Page 70

    3-6 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Prin ter Driver With Windows 3.1 You can ac cess th e p rin ter driver from your Windows applic ations or from the Con t r ol Panel. When you acc es s t h e pri[...]

  • Page 71

    3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your applic at i on s oftware. The P r int or Prin t Setup dialo g b ox appears. See “Changing the P rinter driver se[...]

  • Page 72

    3-8 U sin g the Pr inte r S oft wa re R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Acces sing the p rinter driver from the Cont rol Pan el To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow these st eps : 1. In the Main window, double- c l ick [...]

  • Page 73

    3 Us ing the Pr int er S oft wa re 3-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 You c an acce s s th e printer driver f rom your W indo ws applic ations or fr om the Star t menu. When yo u access t [...]

  • Page 74

    3-10 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print f rom the File menu of yo ur applic ation sof t war e. The Print or Prin t S et u p dial og box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u [...]

  • Page 75

    3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. To vi ew a men u, click t he corr espon d in g tab at the to p of the w i n dow . S ee “C hangin g the prin ter dri v er s etting s” below t o ch ange the s etting [...]

  • Page 76

    3-12 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Righ t- cl i c k your prin ter icon, and c lick Do cumen t D efaul ts . The screen displays t he Def ault Document Properties window, wh ic h contain s the Pa g e Set [...]

  • Page 77

    3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Whe n you finish m aking your pri nter d river set tings, cli ck OK to apply the set tings, or cl ick Ca nce l to cancel you r c h anges. Once you’v e checke d your prin[...]

  • Page 78

    3-14 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print f rom the File menu of yo ur applic ation sof t war e. The Print or Prin t S et u p dial og box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u [...]

  • Page 79

    3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Click Options (or a si milar but ton) to view the Ad vanced Document Properties dialog box, whic h includes the Graphic s Resolution , Color, and Opt imizat ions pr in [...]

  • Page 80

    3-16 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Click the Det ail s butto n, then cl ick Job Defau lt . You see t he Document Properties d ial og b o x, which includes the For m and Ori en t ation printer driver se [...]

  • Page 81

    3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printer Driver S et tings Overview The f ollowi ng tabl es show the W indo ws prin ter dri ver sett ings . Note that not every set ting is availab le in all ver sions of W[...]

  • Page 82

    3-18 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The moni toring sett i ngs are sh own b elow . Mon ito ring Pref erenc es Cl ic k thi s bu tton to op en th e Mo ni tori ng Pref erences di alog box wh ere you c an m ake[...]

  • Page 83

    3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the EPSON Rem ote! Utility The EPSON Remote! utilit y allows you t o eas ily change the prin ter’s d efault s ettin gs from your c omp uter’s D OS p romp t. Inst[...]

  • Page 84

    3-20 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using t h e EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility The EPSON Status Monitor 3 u tility comes with your p rinter is availab le for W in dows 98, 95, 2000 an d N T 4.0. It all ow s[...]

  • Page 85

    3 Us ing t he Pr int er So ftwa re 3-21 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SO FTWARE. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Click the Mo n ito ri ng Prefer ence but ton. The Moni to ring Prefere n c es dialog box appears. 3. The follow ing settin gs are availab le: Note: Click the D efault b[...]

  • Page 86

    3-22 Us in g the Pr inte r So ftw are R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SO FT WAR E.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Acces sing EPSON St atus Monitor 3 To access EPSON Status M onit or 3: ❏ Do uble-cl i ck th e pri nter-sha ped sh ortc ut icon on t he task bar. To a d d a shortcu t ic[...]

  • Page 87

    4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 4 Ch anging Printer S ettings Fro m the Printer ’s Control P anel Selecting a Built-In Fon t and Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 88

    4-2 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Selecting a Built-In Fon t and Pit c h Yo ur pr in ter co mes wi th t he t wel ve bu ilt -i n font s. See “Bui lt- in fon ts : ” on [...]

  • Page 89

    4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ About Y our Printer’s D efa ult S et t ings The d efau lt sett ings co ntrol many pri nter fu ncti ons. Wh ile you c an of te n set the se f [...]

  • Page 90

    4-4 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Char ac t er tabl e* Stan dard model: Ita lic, PC 437, P C 85 0, PC 8 60, PC 863 , PC 86 5, PC 861, B RASCI I, Abi comp, Rom an 8, IS O [...]

  • Page 91

    4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Page len gth for tractor Thi s sett i ng a llow s you to set the page le ngth for co ntinuo us pap e r . Skip ov er perforati on T his fe at ur[...]

  • Page 92

    4-6 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Prin t directio n You can s elect auto p rint di r ect ion ( Aut o ), b idirectio n al p rin ting ( Bi -D ), or un idirec tiona l p rint[...]

  • Page 93

    4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ I/F (i nterface) mode The p rinter c omes with a b uilt-in p arallel interfa ce and a n inte rface slot in which you can install on e optional [...]

  • Page 94

    4-8 Ch anging P ri n ter Se t ti ngs From the P rinter’s Co ntrol Pane l R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Auto CR (c arri age ret u rn) This s et ting is avai lable only in IBM 2390 Plus emulation m od e. When auto car r iage retur n is on , [...]

  • Page 95

    4 Changi ng Printer Setti ngs From the Printer’ s Control P anel 4-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 si ze CHAN GE.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Manual f e ed wait t ime This sets the am ount of wait tim e betwe en whe n paper i s inserted into the paper guide and i t is fed. If the pape[...]

  • Page 96

    4-10 Ch anging P rinter Setti ngs F ro m the Pri nter’s Con t rol Panel R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C HAN GE.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 1. Make s ure p aper is l oaded a nd the printe r is turned off. c Ca uti on: Whenever yo u turn off the printer, wa it at least five sec[...]

  • Page 97

    5 Trou blesho otin g 5-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Chapter 5 Troub leshoo ting Using th e E rror Indi c ators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2 Problems a nd So lu tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 98

    5-2 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Using the Error Indicators Yo u can id en ti fy man y c o mm on p r int er pr ob lem s us ing th e ligh ts on t he control pan el. If your p rinter s t ops work in g an d one or more contr[...]

  • Page 99

    5 Trou blesho otin g 5-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ n = o n, f = fl ashing ••• = sh ort series of beeps (thr ee beeps ) • • • • • = long series of bee ps (five be eps) Not e: The p rinter beeps o nce if yo u press a c ontr o [...]

  • Page 100

    5-4 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Problems and Solutions Mo s t pri n te r pr o blem s ar e e asy to s o lve . U se t h e i nfo rm at ion in this secti on to find the ca use and s oluti on to any print er probl ems that oc[...]

  • Page 101

    5 Trou blesho otin g 5-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Powe r suppl y pro blems The co nt r o l panel li g ht s come o n briefl y, but t hen go off and st ay of f. Cau se What to do The pr in t er’s voltage rat i ng does not ma tch the voltag[...]

  • Page 102

    5-6 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Single-shee t paper load ing or fe eding problems The print er does not load si ngle-sheet pa per o r do es not feed it proper l y . Cau se What to d o Tractor feeding is selected. Sele ct[...]

  • Page 103

    5 Trou blesho otin g 5-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The optional cut- sheet feeder does not feed your single-s heet paper pr operly. Caus e What to do The c ut -sheet feeder is not installed proper ly. Reins tall it as descr ibed in “Insta[...]

  • Page 104

    5-8 Tro ubl esho oti ng R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Continuous p aper loa ding or feed ing prob lems The printer does not load continuous paper or does not feed it proper l y . Cau se What to d o Single-s heet fe e ding is sel ec ted . S el[...]

  • Page 105

    5 Trou blesho otin g 5-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Pr inti ng p ositio n pr obl ems Prin ting star ts too high or low on th e pag e. Cau se What to d o The paper size sett ing in your applica tion soft ware or prin ter driver does not match[...]

  • Page 106

    5-10 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The print er prints o n or too fa r away f rom the perforation o f your continuo us paper. C ause W ha t to d o The printer you w ant to use is not sel ected in your s oftware . Choose the[...]

  • Page 107

    5 Troubl e sho oting 5-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printing or printout quality p r o blems The pr i nt er do es not print when the comput er sends dat a . Cau se What to do The printer is paused. Press the Pause bu tton. The in t er face [...]

  • Page 108

    5-12 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The printout is faint. Cau se What to d o The paper thickness lever is no t set c or rec tly . S et the paper t hickn ess leve r t o match the thickness of your paper. See “Adjusting the[...]

  • Page 109

    5 Troubl e sho oting 5-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Lines of dots are missing in the printo ut. Caus e What to do The pr int head i s d amaged. Stop pr inti ng and cont ac t your d ea l e r to have the print head replaced. c Caution: Never [...]

  • Page 110

    5-14 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The printout has extra blank lin es bet ween l ines o f t ex t . Cau se What to d o Two line feed c o m mands ar e bei ng se nt at the end of each li ne of te xt. Tu rn off the au to line [...]

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    5 Troubl e sho oting 5-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The printer you want to use is no t sel ec ted in y ou r s oftwa re . Cho ose the co rrect pr inter fr om the Wind ows deskto p o r in your applica tion before print ing. Your a pplication[...]

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    5-16 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Clearing Pap er Jams To clear a paper j am, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printe r. 2. Ope n the pri nter cov er. 3. If c ontinuous paper is loaded in the printe r , r em ove it or t[...]

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    5 Troubl e sho oting 5-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Alignin g V ertical Lines in Your Printout If y ou notic e that t he ve rtical lin es in y our pr intout are not properly ali g n ed, you can use th e p rin ter’s b idirectiona l adj ust[...]

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    5-18 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printing a Self Test Ru nnin g the pri nter ’s self te st h e l ps yo u deter mine whet her th e prin ter or th e com pute r is causi ng the p robl em: ❏ If th e self t est r esu lts a[...]

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    5 Troubl e sho oting 5-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e TRB LE.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. To run the t est u sing the Draf t fo nt, hold down t he LF/F F butto n whil e you tu rn on the printer. To run the test u sing the prin ter’s l etter-qu ality fonts, h old d own t he[...]

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    5-20 Tr oub lesho oting R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze TR BLE .F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ To p ri nt a hex du mp, fol low the s tep s bel ow. 1. Make s ure p aper is l oaded a nd the printe r is turned off. c Ca uti on: Whenever yo u turn off the printer, wa it at least five se[...]

  • Page 117

    A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix A Enh ancin g Your Printer With Optio ns Cut-Sheet Feed ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Installing [...]

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    A-2 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cut-Sh eet Feeders Two cut-sheet f eed er s are availa b l e for use with your print er: The a sterisk ( ✽ ) is a subs titute f or the l a st di git, wh ich vari e[...]

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    A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Inst alling the cut-sheet feed er The cut-sheet feeder comes with a paper guide for stacking printed sheets. To install t h e cu t -sheet feeder, you need to att a[...]

  • Page 120

    A-4 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Hold t he cut-s heet feeder by placin g your h ands on both sides of it. While holding down t h e buttons on bot h si des, fit the notches on eac h s i de o f t h[...]

  • Page 121

    A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 6. Fully exte nd th e pap er guide exten sion . (If yo u do not pl an to stack the printed sheets, you do no t need to per f orm t his step.) 7. If yo u are printi[...]

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    A-6 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ You are now ready to load p aper wit h your cut-sheet feeder as de scribe d i n the next se ction . To re move the cut-s heet feed er, turn off the p rin ter and rev[...]

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    A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Loa ding pa per from t he high- capaci ty cut- sheet f eeder Load paper in the hig h - capacity cut - s h eet fe eder (bin 1 of the double-bi n feeder) as fol lows[...]

  • Page 124

    A-8 Enhancin g Yo ur P r inter With Opt ions R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Slide the right paper guide so that its edge is even wit h the guide mark on the cut- sheet feeder and push back the lever to lock the paper guide in place. Next,[...]

  • Page 125

    A Enhanc ing Yo ur Print e r Wi th Optio n s A-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 5. Fan a s t ack of p aper (u p to 150 sheets); then tap the sides and bottom of t h e s t ack on a f lat s urface to even it up. 6. Inse rt the pa per along the r[...]

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    A-10 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 7. Push back the pa per set l evers to clam p the paper agains t the gu i d e rol lers. 8. Before printing, make sur e s ing le sheet feeding is selected. Al so ad j[...]

  • Page 127

    A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Lo adin g p ap er f rom the sec ond -bi n c ut-s hee t fe eder Follow the s teps below to load paper in the second bin of t he double-bin cut-sh eet feeder. Note: Yo[...]

  • Page 128

    A-12 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Load a fanned s t ac k of paper (u p t o 50 sheets), aligni ng the righ t e dge of the pa per with the r i g ht paper guide . Be sure t o load t he paper with th [...]

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    A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Sw it chin g b e t wee n t he trac tor and t he cut- s hee t fe eder You can easily switch between contin u ous paper load ed from t he tractor and single sheet s lo[...]

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    A-14 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Select single- sheet feedi ng, as desc ribed in Cha pter 2, “Selectin g a Paper Source.” 5. Pu l l out th e pa per gui de exte nsio n, a n d p ull out the e x[...]

  • Page 131

    A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 4. Slide the edge guide u n til it is align ed with the guide mark on the pa per guide. 5. Insert a sheet of p aper along the edg e guide until it meets res istan ce[...]

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    A-16 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 2. Fac i ng th e back of the printer, slide both spr ocket u nits all th e way to the rig ht, and slide the edge g uide al l the w ay to th e righ t. 3. Position th [...]

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    A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-17 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Load ing a ro ll of pape r To load a roll of pap er on the ro ll pa per ho l d er, follow these s tep s: 1. Cut the lea ding ed ge of the ro ll pape r strai ght acro[...]

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    A-18 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ 3. Turn on th e print er and ma ke sur e that t he s i n gle-s heet feedin g i s selected as d es c r i bed in Chapter 2, “Selectin g a Paper Sourc e. ” 4. Bring[...]

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    A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-19 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Optional interface ca rds You can inst all an opt ional i n t erface ca r d t o s u pplement your prin ter’s bu i lt-i n paralle l i nterf a c e and provide ad ded[...]

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    A-20 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Installing an interface card Follo w the steps below t o install a n opt ional int er f ace card. 1. Make sur e t he pr inter is t urned off. Un plug t he printer’[...]

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    A Enh ancing Y our Pri nter With Optio ns A-21 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e OPT ION S.FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Note: ❏ Insert the c ard bottom fac e u p. The bottom fa ce is the fac e u sually covered w it h metal plate. ❏ Store th e detached shield p late in a safe p lac[...]

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    A-22 Enhancin g Your Print er With Optio n s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze O PTI ONS .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____[...]

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    B Cl eaning and Transp orting the Printer B- 1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e C L EAN ING. F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix B Cle aning and Trans port ing the Print er Cleaning th e P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Transp[...]

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    B-2 C l ea ning a nd Transpo rti ng th e Printer R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 s ize CLE ANING.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cleaning t he Printer To keep y our printer operati ng at its b es t, you s hould clea n it tho rough ly seve ral time s a yea r. To cl ean you r prin ter, foll [...]

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    B Cl eaning and Transp orting the Printer B- 3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e C L EAN ING. F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Transporting th e Printer If y ou need to tran spo rt your pri nter s ome d i s tan ce, caref ully repack it u s in g the origin al box a nd pac kin g materia ls[...]

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    B-4 C l ea ning a nd Transpo rti ng th e Printer R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 s ize CLE ANING.F M 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____[...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix C Specifica tions Printer Sp ecif icat i o ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Mechan i c al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    C-2 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printer Sp ecifications Me chanic al Prin ting me thod: 24 -pin i mpact d ot mat rix Printi ng speed: High-sp eed draf t 413 cps at 10 cpi Draft 310 cps at 10 cpi 372 cps at 12 cpi 465 cps a[...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Paper capacity: H i g h-capacity c ut-sheet feeder up t o 150 sheets of 82 g/m² (2 2 lb) p a p er up t o 25 plai n or b ond envelopes up t o 30 airmail en velopes up to 50 postca rds Note: The[...]

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    C-4 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Electr onic Inter faces: On e stand ard bidi recti o n al 8-bi t parall el interf ac e w ith IEEE 1284 n ibble mode support an d one optional interf ac e s lot Buff er: 64KB Buil t-in fon t [...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Character tables: One Ital ic and 12 graphi c al character tab les: Ita lic table, PC 437 (US Standard Eu rope), PC 850 (Mu lt ili ngual) , PC 860 (Portuguese), PC 861 (Icelandic ), PC 865 (Nor[...]

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    C-6 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Ele ctrical Note: Check the label on t he bac k of the printer for the voltage of y our printer. Env ironm ental Pape r Note: ❏ Use recycle d pa per, postcards, envelopes, an d labels only[...]

  • Page 149

    C Spe cifica tions C-7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Ordina ry singl e sheets : front and cut-s h eet feeder entr y Sing le-she et mult ipart f orms: front an d high-c apacity cut-sheet feede r entr y Wid th Fr ont: 90 to 3 04.8 mm (3.5 to 12 inc[...]

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    C-8 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Envel opes: f ront and hi gh - capac ity c u t- sheetfe eder entr y Pos tcar ds: f ront an d high-c apacity cut -sheet f eeder en try Roll p a p er: rear entry w ith optional rol l p aper ho[...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cont inuous p aper (st andard and m ultipa rt): rear entr y Note: ❏ The rat io of the cut /uncut lengt h at the perforat ion should be betw ee n 3:1 a n d 5:1. ❏ The thic k ness of t he per[...]

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    C-10 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Cont inuous p aper wit h overlapp ing mul ti part forms (LQ-680Pr o only): rear entry Labels : rear en try W idt h and len gth of th e backing sheet Same as stan dard contin uous paper Copi[...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-11 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Pr inta ble are a Sin g l e she ets, e nve lopes , post card s, an d roll paper : A The m inimu m top m argin i s 0 mm ( 0 inc h). For en velopes and post car ds loaded from cut-sheet feeder, [...]

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    C-12 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Conti n u ous pap er (standar d and m ulti p ar t): A The m inimu m to p and bottom ma rgins ab ove a nd be l ow the perfor ation ar e 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) ea c h . B Th e mi nimu m lef t a n[...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-13 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Conti nuous paper wit h overlapping multip art forms: A The m inimum top m argin fro m the perf orati on down to the printable area is 21 .2 mm (0 .83 inch). B T he min imum l eft and right ma[...]

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    C-14 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Safet y ap prova ls 120 V model: 230 V model: CE ma rking 230 V model: Safe ty standar ds UL1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 EMI FCC part 15 su bpart B clas s B CSA C108.8 clas s B Safe ty standar ds[...]

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    C Spe cifica tions C-15 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SPEC.F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Comm and L ist s Your printer s uppor t s the f ollowing EPSON ESC/P2 control codes a n d I BM 2390 Plus emulati on con t r ol codes: EPSO N ESC/P2 con t rol cod es Selecting a n EPSON ESC/P2 [...]

  • Page 158

    C-16 S pec ific at ion s R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze SP EC .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ IBM 2390 P lus e mulation control cod es This print er emulates the IBM Proprinter using t he c omm a n ds below. F or detailed i nformation, see t h e IBM 2390 Plus ref erence ma nual . Ge[...]

  • Page 159

    D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 1 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Appe ndix D Customer Support Information Conta c ting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 For U s ers in North Am erica . . . . . [...]

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    D -2 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Conta cting Customer S u p port If your EPSON p roduct is no t operating prop erly and you cann ot solve t he problem us ing the troubl es h ooting infor mation in your pro[...]

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    D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 3 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in North America If you pu r c hased you r p rin ter in the United States or Canada, EPSON provides t ec h n ical as s is tance 24 hours a da y t hrough the ele ct[...]

  • Page 162

    D -4 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ ❏ Co mp u ter co nf ig ur atio n ❏ De scripti on of the pro blem Note: For help usin g any ot her so ftware on your system, see the doc umentation for that soft ware fo[...]

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    D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 5 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Support Vi a Telephone Our Custom er an d W ar ranty Support teams c an be contac t e d by calling 0870 163 7766 i n the UK or 0044 08 70 163 7766 from t he Republic of Ir e[...]

  • Page 164

    D -6 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in Australia EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high l evel of custo m er s ervice. In addition t o your pr oduct docume n tat ion, we provide the follo[...]

  • Page 165

    D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 7 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ The Helpdesk numbers are: We encourage y o u to h ave all t h e r ele vant inf ormation on han d when you rin g. The more information you prepare, the faster w e can help so[...]

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    D -8 Customer Sup port Informat i on R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in Malaysia Conta cts for infor mation, s u pp or t, and s ervices are: World Wid e We b (www.epson.com.m y) Infor mati on on pr oduct spec ificatio n s , drivers[...]

  • Page 167

    D Custo mer Supp ort Inform ation D- 9 R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CUSTOMER .FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in Hong Kong To obtai n techn ical s uppo rt as we ll as o ther af ter-sal es se rvices , users are welc om e to c o ntac t EPSON Hong Kong Limited. In ter net hom[...]

  • Page 168

    D-10 C ustomer S upport I nforma tion R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze C USTO MER .FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 1 L Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ For Users in the Philippines To o b tain tec hnical s uppor t as w ell as ot her afte r sales servi ces, users are welcome to con t act the EPSON Philippines Repr esen tat[...]

  • Page 169

    Glos sary 1 R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e GLOSS. FM 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Glossa ry auto li ne f eed Wh en thi s op tio n is tu rne d o n i n th e d efa ult -se ttin g m ode or the EP SON R emot e! utility, ea c h c arriage return (CR) code i s automatically followed by a lin [...]

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    4 G lossary L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze G LOS S. FM 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____[...]

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    IN - 1 R R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. IX 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Index Numer ics 0 slash , 4-6 A A.G.M. (Alternate Graphic Mode), 4-8 Adjusting loadi ng posi tio n, 2 -28 t o 2-30 pa per thi ckne ss, 2 -6 t o 2 -7 pr inti ng pos it ion, 2 -32 tea r-off positi on, 2- 31 to [...]

  • Page 174

    IN-2 L R4C4 590 Rev. C A5 si ze U SERS .IX 10/3 0/00 P a ss 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ E Edge gu ide, 2-22 Elect rical, C-6 Emulat io n . See IBM 2 390 Plus emulation ENERGY S TAR complianc e, 4 Envelo pes, 2- 24 to 2-25 EPSON Remote! utility, 1-12, 3-2, 3-19 EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility, 1-1[...]

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    IN - 3 R R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e USERS. IX 10/30/ 00 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ Printer driver accessing fr om Win dows 2 00 0 or NT 4.0 , 3- 9 to 3-12 fr om Win dows 3 . 1, 3 -6 to 3- 8 fr om Win dows 9 8 o r 9 5, 3-3 to 3-5 f rom Wi ndo ws NT 3. 5x , 3-13 t o 3-16 installing for DOS, 1[...]

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    R Proof Sign-off: Takahas hi, Kono ______ _ Takahas hi ______ _ Hoadl ey __ _____ R4C459 0 Rev. C A5 siz e P ARTS . F M 10/30/ 00 Pas s 1 Prin ter Part s pr int er cov er knob pap e r release le v er (LQ -680 o nly ) pri nt hea d ribbon cart ri d ge ed ge gu ide contr ol panel paper g u id e paper thicknes s lev er power switch pa pe r su ppo rt pa[...]