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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 1 User Replaceable Parts Options Single-bin Cut-sheet Feeder (C806371) Feeds up to 50 sheets of ordinary single-sheet paper. Additional Tractor Unit (C800301) Used in combination with the other tractor, improves continuous paper handling and reduces the chance of paper jams. This is especially useful for printing [...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 2 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 Electrical Environmental Line spacing 1/6 inch or programmable in 1/216-inch increments Printable columns 80 columns (at 10 cpi) Resolution (maximum) 240 × 144 dpi (NLQ) Interfaces 1 standard bidirectional, 8-bit parallel interface with IEEE-1284 nibble mode support, and 1 EIA-232D serial interface Paper feed m[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 3 Paper Use recycled paper, envelopes, and single-sheet multipart forms only under normal temperature and humidity conditions, as follows: Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity: 30 to 60% RH Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or curled. Ordinary single sheets: paper guide a[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 4 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 Paper Alignment Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the “0”. Printable Area Single sheets and envelopes A The minimum top margin is 0.17 inch (4.2 mm). B The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm). The maximum paper width is 10.1 inches (257 mm). The m[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 5 Safety Approvals 120 V Safety standards UL 1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B 230 V Safety standards EN 60950 EMI EN 55022 (CISPR pub. 22) class B AS/NZS 3548 class B Acoustic noise Approx. 49 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern) CE Marking 230 V Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC EN 6[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 6 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 Selecting Fonts After entering the Micro Adjust mode by holding down the Pause button for three seconds, you can change font settings with the Tear Off button. The two Tear Off lights come on ( n ) and go off ( o ) to show the current selection. Press the button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available s[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 7 Paper Positions Top-of-Form Position The top-of-form position is where the printer starts printing on single sheets or continuous paper. Tear-off Position Continuous paper is in the tear-off position when the perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge. You can easily tear off your printed document at this pos[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 8 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 Printing with the Pull Tractor To load continuous paper using the pull tractor, you must move the tractor to the pull tractor position, as described in steps 1 through 4 below. If your tractor is already installed in this position, make sure the printer is off and skip to step 7. Use the knob on the left side of[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 9 7. Slide the left sprocket unit so that its sprockets match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in place. Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. Move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units. 8. Open the sprocket covers, fit th[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 10 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 To adjust the top-of-form position for continuous paper loaded on the pull tractor, see the following example: First mark a point 0.1 inch (2.5 mm) above the paper’s perforation; then position the paper so that the mark is even with the top edge of the plastic ribbon cover. This gives you a 0.33-inch (8.5-mm)[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 11 5. After you set the tear-off position, press the Pause button to turn off the Micro Adjust mode. 6. Tear off the printed page(s). When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top-of-form position. Printing on Single Sheets You can load single-sheet paper one sheet at a time u[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 12 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever Before printing on special paper, you need to change the paper thickness setting. The paper thickness lever is under the cover on the left side of the printer. The numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting. Use the table below to select the appropriate paper th[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 13 Default Settings While you can often set the default settings through your application software or printer driver, you may need to change a default setting from the printer’s control panel using the default setting mode. The table below lists the default settings (in bold) and options you can select in this m[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 14 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 Bidirectional Alignment If you notice that the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned, you can use the printer’s bidirectional adjustment mode to correct this problem. To complete the steps below, you need 5 letter or A-4 size single sheets or 5 pages of continuous paper. If you use single s[...]

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    EPSON LX-300+ 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ - 15 Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Follow these steps: 1. Remove any paper loaded in the printer and turn it off. 2. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet; then disconnect the interface cable from the printer. 3. Remov[...]

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