Epson Pro manual

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Printer Parts Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ pri n ter cove r knob control p anel paper tray output tray cove r-1 inte rface card c o ver paral lel i nt erface serial inte rface cove r-2 ink cartridge clamps pap er thickness lever Control Panel Operate butt on cove r-3 & cove r-4 L Verde+ Ref erenc[...]

FCC Compliance State ment For U nited State s Users This equ i pmen t has been tested and found to comply with the li m its for a Class B digital devi ce, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits a re desig ned to prov ide reasonable protect ion agai nst harmful interference in a resi d enti al insta l lati on. This equipment generates,[...]

Contents Introduction Energy S tar Compl iance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Energy-saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How to U se T his Man ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where to G et Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Elec tronic Support Servic es . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chap t e r 3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cl eaning th e Print H eads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Replaci ng a n Ink Ca rtridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Cleani ng the P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Transportin g the Prin te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 [...]

Appe ndix C Commands and Ch aracter Tables Comma nd List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Charac t er T ables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 Internati onal Ch arac ter S ets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 10 Charac t ers Ava ilable w i th E SC ( ^ Comm a nd . . . . . . . . C- 11 Gloss ar[...]

Introduction This manu al c ontains general operatin g an d mai ntenance instru cti ons f or your EPSO N ® Stylus ® P ro or P ro XL prin t er, as well as troubl eshooti ng guid elines and tec h n ical spec i fica t i on s. For instru cti ons on s etti ng u p your printer and us ing the Microso ft ® Win dows ® or Apple ® Ma ci nt os h ® prin t[...]

The E P A esti mates that i f all desktop c omput ers, prin te r s , and othe r p eri pheral devi ces met Ener gy Star stand ards , en er gy cos t sav ings wou ld ex ceed $1 bil li on an nual ly and carbo n diox ide em issions w ould be red u c ed by 20 mi llion ton s . Energy-saving Tips Here are a f ew tips you can u se to be even more en ergy-wi[...]

Chap ter 3 , “Main tenan ce an d Troubl e sh ooti ng,” contai n s instru cti ons f or c leanin g the prin t hea ds, replac ing the in k car tridges, an d cl eani ng and tr a nsporti ng the printer. You ’ll al so find troubl eshooti ng guid eli nes. Ap pen dix A , “Optio n al Interfac es,” d escribes optio nal inte r fac es y ou can instal[...]

❑ As sistan ce in l o c atin g yo ur n earest A uthorized EPSON Resell er or Custom er Care Cen ter ❑ Tech nica l i nforma tion on the i nstall atio n, conf igu ration , and operation of E P SON produ cts ❑ Custom er relations. You can purch ase ink cartridges, pa per, p a rts, printed manual s, and ac cesso ries for EPSON prod ucts from EPSO[...]

CompuServe onlin e support CompuServe ® m embers c an call the E pson Am erica Foru m on Com puServe. If you are already a member, s imply type GO EPSON a t the prompt to reac h the E pson Americ a Forum. If you are n ot cu r rently a m ember of Co mpuServe, you are eligibl e fo r a f ree in troductory m embership a s an o w ner of an EPSO N produ[...]

Important Safety Instru ctions Before us ing your printe r , read t he foll owin g sa fety ins truc tions to make s ure y o u u s e the printer safel y and ef fectivel y. ❑ Turn off an d unplu g the prin te r before cl eani ng. Clean w ith a damp clo t h only. Do n ot spill liqui d on t he printer. ❑ Do no t plac e the pri nter on an u n sta bl[...]

Chapter 1 Pa per Ha ndlin g Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ Choosi ng P aper an d Other Med i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Loadi n g P lain Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Loadi ng Overs ized P aper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Us ing S p eci al Pa p[...]

This c hapter describes ho w to c hoose th e right paper f or your print job and how to l oa d all kinds of paper and other me d ia in your pr inter. You can u se plain paper, special c oated paper, high- q ual ity gloss y paper, t ran sparen cies, and envel opes. Choosi ng Paper and Other Media You can u se most plain paper with your pr i nter and[...]

To order E P SON papers a nd transparenc ies, conta ct your dealer or call EPSO N Accesso r ies at (800) 873 -77 66 ( U.S. on ly). In Can ada, c al l (80 0) BUY-EPSO N for s ales loc atio ns. Use the foll owin g part n umbers when orderin g: Paper Size Part Number Special c oa ted pa per for 720 dpi Lette r (8.5 x 11 in ches) A3 (297 x 420 mm) Leg [...]

Loading Plain Paper The f ollow i n g p r oced ure des cri bes h ow to l oad pla in bon d paper. You c an l oad up to 100 sheets o f pl ain paper. For inf ormation on loa ding ov er siz ed paper or speci al types of medi a, see the next se c tion s. (For c om plete specifi cation s on paper ty pes , see Appendix B.) Alw ays load paper w ith the pri[...]

5. Loa d the stac k of paper, prin table s i d e d own, so that i ts right edge rests against th e right s ide of the paper tray. Sli de the s tack into the tray until you f eel som e resistan ce. Then s l i de the l eft edge guide aga inst the left edge of the paper as s hown below. You c an loa d up to 1 00 s heets of plai n bond paper, bu t do n[...]

8. Cha nge the Med ia Type an d o ther p r i nter d river s ettings so they a re appropriate for the paper you loaded . (See your Setup and Softwa re G uide fo r instruc tions .) Loading Oversize d Pape r If you are loa ding paper that i s larger than the pa per tray, you need to pull out th e paper tray extens io n . Follow these steps: 1. Remove [...]

5. Re place the output tr a y and fold ou t its extensi on. Usi ng Special Pape rs and Other Med ia This sectio n explai n s how to use and l oad specia l c oa ted paper, glossy paper, tran sparenci es, and envelo p es i n your printer. When usin g these special ty pe s of medi a, keep the follo wing in mi nd : ❑ Use spec i a l coated paper and g[...]

❑ Return u nused s heets to thei r origi nal pac kage as soon as possi ble after you f inish printin g . Unfavorable storage con dition s — espec ial ly h igh temperature, h u midi t y , an d direc t sun l i ght—c an dam age the media. ❑ Remember to s elect the appropriate settin g in the d river sof tware before you print. See you r Setup [...]

Follow these s teps to l oad spec ia l papers and trans parenc ies : 1. Remove the output tray from the top of the p aper tray. 2. Slide th e lef t edge guid e inside the paper tray to the l eft as far as it wil l go and s lide the rear ed ge g ui de toward the front of the printe r as far a s it w ill go. 3. Fan a stack of paper; then tap i t on a[...]

Load t he paper or trans parencies f irmly agai n s t the righ t side of the paper tray. Slide the stack into the tray un til you feel some r esis tanc e. Then slide th e left edge gu ide agai n s t the left edge of the paper stack . 5. Slide the rear edge guide against the rear edge of the p aper. 6. Cha nge the Med ia Type an d o ther p r i nter [...]

Once you r driver settin gs a re correc t, c hoose Print i n th e Fil e menu of your applicati on program to print on the s heets you lo aded . Loading Envelopes and Heavy Paper This sectio n ex plai ns how to l oad env elopes an d heavy paper. For detailed spe c i fication s on paper thi ckness and w eight, s ee Append ix B. When prin tin g, fo l [...]

3. Rotate the paper thicknes s l ever c lockw i s e as f ar as it wi l l go. 4. Press the Al t button. Then press Paus e . 5. Clo se the printer c over. Load ing the paper tray Aft er adjus ting the paper t h icknes s lever, follow these steps to load the paper tray: 1. Remove the output tr ay and remove any paper from the paper tr ay. 2. If you ar[...]

3. Insert the paper or en velopes i nto the paper tr a y. It i s best to load s h eets of h eavy paper one at a time. I f you’ re lo ading en velopes, i n sert them as sh ow n. You c an lo ad up to 10 env elopes. 4. Adju st the rear and lef t edge gu ides as s hown above so the media feeds straigh t into the paper path. 5. Chan ge the Med ia Typ [...]

Chapter 2 Controlling the Prin ter Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ Usin g the P rinter’s Con trol P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Usin g the Def[...]

This c h a pter explai n s ho w t o c ontrol the print er using the con trol pan el. It al so des cribes the ad dition al p rinter f unction s you c an perform usin g the Defau lt setting mod e. Using t he Printer’s Con trol Panel The prin t er’s fron t control panel con tain s ligh ts for di splayin g the printer status and but tons for contro[...]

Lights Ope rate On wh en the p rinter is o n. Flas hes w h en the prin ter is tu r ned on or of f. Da ta On w hen data is bein g re c ei ved by the prin ter o r when da ta remai ns i n printe r mem ory. Paper Ou t On wh en the pr i nter ru ns out of paper . Rapid flashi ng i ndicates a paper jam. No In k Ca rtridge On wh en o ne o r both i nk cartr[...]

Note: See “Erro r Lights” in Cha pter 3 for more inform a tio n on troublesho oting. Buttons Operat e Turns the printer on and o ff. c Cau tion : Alwa ys tu rn off the printer by pressing the Ope rat e button. Then wa it until the Operate ligh t stops fla shing before unpl u g ging t he printer. Neve r turn off the print er w h ile the Pause l [...]

Alt/C l e ani ng Used in combi nation with other button s to reset the printer, c lean the prin t head s, or ad just the paper thi ckn ess lev er . See “Cl ean ing the P rint Hea d s ” i n Chapter 3 and “L oading En velopes a n d Heavy Paper” in Chapter 1 fo r more i n forma tion. Using spec ial bu tton combinations The fu ncti o ns lis t e[...]

Bl ack prin t head c lean ing (Alt + Load/Ej ect) Ru ns a c l ean ing cyc le for the black print head. See “Cleani ng the Print Head s” i n Chapter 3. Color pri nt h ead clea n i ng (A lt + Eco no my /Co ndens ed) Ru ns a c l ean ing cycle for the colo r print head. See “Clean ing the Print Head s” i n Chapter 3. Using t he D efault Setting[...]

Pri nt d irect ion. Speci fies h ow th e print h ead mo ves acro ss the page. The optio n s are Un i-D, B i -D, and A uto (d efaul t ). W h en Un i-D is on, the print head prints in onl y one directio n to provid e the m ost pr eci se ali gnment for graphics and text. I n Bi-D pr inti ng, the print h ead prints in both directi o ns . Bi- D is faste[...]

Chara c t er t ab le. Selects the set of c h arac te rs an d symbols that can be printed . T he d efaul t is the U.S.A. c h a racter tabl e. I f you com m on ly u se a l a n guage c on tainin g accents, symbols , o r other cha racters not a vailabl e in th e U.S. A. ch aracter table, c hange to a di f fe re n t c haracter table. For a list of the c[...]

Chapter 3 Main tenance a nd Trou bleshooting Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ Cleani ng the Pri nt H eads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Replaci ng an I nk Cartrid ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 3 Cleani ng the Pri nter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-[...]

Instru ction s in this cha pter tell you how to d o the fol lowi ng to main tain an d care for your printer: ❑ Cl ean the print heads ❑ Replace the ink cartr idges ❑ Clean the printer ❑ Transport the p ri nter. The Trou bleshootin g sec tio n, which begin s on page 3 -10, giv es you s olutio ns to pos sible probl ems you ma y encounter. Cle[...]

3. To c lean the col or print h ead, h old d ow n the Alt button and pr e ss Econo my /Co nde ns ed (or C olo r ). Th e clean i n g cycl e begin s a nd the P ause li g h t fl as hes . Th e c lea ning c ycle is ov er when t he Pa use ligh t stops f l ashin g. To c l ean the black pri nt h ead, hold down the Alt but t on an d pr e ss Load/E j e ct (o[...]

c Cau tion : Use only genu ine EPSON c a rtridges and do not refill them. Other p ro d ucts m a y cause da mage no t covered by E P SON ’s warra nty . Leave t he o ld cartridge in st alled in t he print er un til yo u are ready t o repla ce it w ith a new one. A t t empt ing to print witho ut a cartridg e installed can dam a g e th e printer. Onc[...]

4. Pull up the c a rtridge clam p to open it. The cartridge rises part i ally out of the printer. 5. Lift the c a rtridge ou t of the prin ter and d ispose o f i t carefu l l y so an y excess ink does not spil l. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refi ll it. w Warn ing: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoro ughly wit h soap and wa[...]

6. Remove the new i nk c artr i dge from its foil package and remove the tape seal from the top of the c artrid ge. c Cau tion : You must remove t he t ape sea l from the ca r t ridge. Leaving the tap e o n will p erma nently dama ge it. 7. Lo wer th e ink c artridge i nto i ts h ol der w ith the l abel fa c i ng up an d th e arrow on the top o f t[...]

8. Push d own t he i nk cartridge c lamp un til it loc ks i n plac e. 9. Clean the pri nt heads to ensu re tha t ink is p roperly del ive red to ea ch nozzl e. Clean i n g is recomm ended bu t n ot requ ired. If you rep lac ed the black cartridge, hold dow n th e Al t button whi le you press the Load/E j e ct ( or Black ) bu t ton . T his clean s t[...]

Cleaning the P rint er To keep y our print er oper ating at its best, you s hould clean it occ as ional ly as f oll ows: 1. Turn o f f the prin ter and d i s connect th e power co rd an d interfac e cabl e(s). 2. Remove any paper from the paper tray. 3. Use a sof t brush to carefull y brush a way all dust and dirt. 4. If the o u ter cas e or the in[...]

Transporting the P rinter If you need to t ransport you r printer, c areful ly repac k it in the original box a n d packing m ater i als a s follow s: 1. Pres s th e Pau se bu tton, and then tu rn of f the prin ter. 2. Open the print er co ver an d make s ure that the prin t hea d is l o c ked i n the fa r right positio n. If it i sn’t, tu r n on[...]

If you n otic e probl ems w ith the printed image a fter transporting th e printer, cl ean th e print heads as des cri bed at the beginning of this c h apter. If your printed images are mis ali gned vertical ly, cal ibrate th e printer as described in the Setup and Softwa re G uide . Tro ubl e shooting This s ecti on des cri bes what you can do if [...]

Error Lights Cert a in pr o blems are id entif ied by the control p a nel li ghts. The follow i ng table describes the m eanin g of each light pattern and what you shoul d do to c orrect the p robl em. Light(s ) Problem Solutio n Paper Out is on Printer is out of pap er Load paper in the paper tray and pr es s the Load/Eject button to fe ed the pap[...]

Print Quality Problems Print qual ity problems can often be solved by c lean ing the prin t heads a s d escribed earlier in this ch apter . Then prin t a self test to ch eck the print q uali ty and help i d en tify wh at the problem may be. ( Note that i t ma y ta ke as many as fi ve c leani ng cyc les to s olve a p ri nt quali ty pro bl em.) If c [...]

Printed output is not what you expec t or is faint or blurred. Clean one or both print heads as descri bed earli er i n this chapter. You may not be printi ng on the c o rrect side of the paper. On coated paper, print only on the whi te c o ated side; on gloss y paper or tr anspa re n cies, print only with the cut corner facing the right ou tsi de [...]

If you are usin g a PC, yo ur W i n dows video driv er migh t no t be com patible w i th th e p r i nter. U se th e standa r d Wi ndow s VG A driver or contac t t h e m anufac turer of your vi d eo card for an updated driver. For i nformati on on c han ging the video driv er, see you r Windo ws d o c umentati on. Replace one or both ink cartridges.[...]

You see incorr ect colors in your prin tout. Make sure EPSON Stylus Pro or Pro XL is selected as the defau lt Window s printer d river ( PC driv er) or i s the l ast printer sel ected in th e Chooser ( Macinto sh dri ver). Check tha t the prin ter driver’s Bri ghtnes s a nd Con t rast settin gs (PC d river) or L ight/Dark settin g (M aci ntos h d[...]

Problems with Printing If you can not get th e pr i nter to print, f irst check th at paper is load ed in the printer. Then check that the prin ter i s plugged into a w ork i ng el ectri cal o utl et that i s not c ontrolled by a switc h or timer. Verify that the i n terface cable is securely con nected to the printer and computer. A fter you ha ve[...]

The No Ink Cart ridge light is o n, and the printer does n ot prin t. One o r both i nk cartrid ges are n ot install ed. Instal l bo th i nk car t ri dges. The printer ma k es a grinding noise and does not fee d paper. Something is press ing against the knob on the printer’s r ight side. Turn off the printer an d m o ve it so th ere is at le ast [...]

After u pgrading you r computer to Windows 95, the prin ter driver does not work corr e ctly. You need to reinstal l the EPSO N Stylu s Pro or Pro XL printe r dri ver usi ng W indow s 95. See you r Setup and So ftware Guide for Windo ws . You see error message s on y our P C b ecause of pr intin g conflicts. Before s e nd ing print jo bs to the pri[...]

The printer prin t s bla nk p ages. Make sure EPSON Stylus Pro or Pro XL is selected as the defau lt Window s printer d river ( PC driv er) or i s the l ast printer sel ected in th e Chooser ( Macinto sh dri ver). Make su re you selec ted the c orrect P aper Size option i n the printer d river; s ee you r Setup a nd Softw are Guide for instru cti o[...]

The printer do es n ot seem to receive pr int jobs. On a PC, rel ease any prin t jobs that m ay be held i n th e EPSO N Spool Manager. Start Spool Manager and click any job marked pend ing or h eld. Th en open th e Doc umen t menu an d selec t De le te . Veri fy the EPSO N S t yl u s P ro or P ro XL prin t queue is not held, open the Q ueue men u a[...]

Clearing and preventing pape r jams If paper ha s ja mmed i n sid e the printer, c lear the jam as f ollow s: 1. Turn of f the prin t er. 2. Open the print er co ver. 3. Push i n the kno b on the ri ght si de of the prin t er a nd turn it cou ntercl ockwi se as s h ow n below . Be s ure to turn the kn ob in the directi on show n; otherw ise ink fro[...]

If paper jam s frequen t ly , try the f oll owin g: ❑ Use a higher quality paper, one that i s n o t t o o thin, too thic k, or rou gh. M ake su re i t is sui t able f or ink jet prin ters. For bes t qu al ity, u se EP SON spec ial co ated an d high- quali ty glossy papers. See Cha pter 1 for more information abou t loa ding paper an d Appendix B[...]

The printer loads more than one sheet at a time. Remove the stack of paper and f an it. Tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. Then relo ad the paper. The paper is too th i n or thi ck or was expos ed to excess humid ity; s ee Append ix B for ex act spec i f icati ons. If you are u sin g heavy paper, loa d s heets on e at a time. Make su re th[...]

Paper is feed i n g crooked. The paper is old or c reased . Use on ly n ew, s mooth sheets of paper. Too much paper is loaded in the paper t ray. Remov e a few sheets. The paper is not the proper si ze and quality; s ee Appendix B for exa ct speci fic ation s. L Verde+ Reference Guide A5 si ze C hap ter 3 10- 25- 95 DR, pa ss 2-R ev1 3- 24 M a inte[...]

App endi x A Using Optional Inter faces Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ AppleTalk an d EtherTa lk N etwo rks fo r Macintos h . . . . . . . A-2 Connec tin g the P rin ter to the N etwork . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Turni ng On the P rinter’s N et work I nterface M od e . . . . . A-4 Inte rface B oards [...]

You c a n use various i nterfac e bo ards to s upplement th e capabi l i ties of your printe r’s bu i l t-in hardw are interfa ces for use w i th your M acintosh or P C. For exam ple, if you want to connect you r printer to an AppleTalk o r EtherTalk n et work, you n eed to instal l a Lo c a lTa lk ® or Ethe rnet ® interfa ce board. This append[...]

Connecting the Printer to the Network How you c onnect the prin ter to the ne t w ork depends o n your network type: ❑ If you are c onnectin g to a Local Tal k network, attac h a Loc alT alk l ockin g co n nector bo x to the L ocalT alk connect or on the back of the prin ter. Attach one end of a LocalTa lk cabl e to thi s connector bo x. Atta ch [...]

Turning On the Printer’s Network Interface Mode If you enc ounter pr o blem s wh en using t he prin ter on a network, you may need to t urn on the printer’s network mode using th e buttons on the c ontrol panel. F o llow these steps: 1. Make su re the printer is off and paper is l oad ed in the paper tray. 2. Whil e hold ing dow n the E con om [...]

Interface Boards for the PC The follow i ng EPSO N interface boards are compatibl e w ith your printer: Interface boar d Model number Ser i al I nterface b o ard C 82 3051 /C82 3061 32KB Se rial Interface bo ard C 82 3071 /C82 3081 32KB P aral lel Interf ace board C82 3101 Twinax Int erface board C82 3151 Coax Inte rface b oard C8 2 3141 Ethern et [...]

Handshake timin g When the va cant area for d ata in the i nput buffer drops to 256 bytes, t he prin t er o utputs an X-OFF c ode or s et s the DTR flag to 1 ( MARK) to indi cate that it cannot receive data. When the vacant area for data in the bu f fer increas es to 512 bytes, the printer o utpu ts an X- O N c od e or sets th e DTR flag to 0 (SPA [...]

4. Be sure to set a ny switch es and jumpers on the interfac e board. See th e board’s m anual f or de tails. If your interface board ha s a ju mper la bell ed JG , ma k e su re that you s et it to on, or th e board w i ll not w ork pr operly. 5. Sli de th e int erfac e boa rd al o n g the s lots on both sides of the inte rface c ompartm ent. P u[...]

7. Connec t the proper int erface cabl e to the interfac e board and to your c omputer. Con nect oth er in terface c ables i f you a r e using m ore than one com puter. 8. Rec onnect any interfa ce cables you discon nected in step 2. 9. Make su re the printer is off. Th en plug i n the pow er cord. 10. If you are c onnectin g your printer to an App[...]

App endi x B Techni cal Specifications Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ Printi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -3 Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Mec[...]

Prin tin g Printin g me t h od: On-d e m and ink jet No zzle c onfigu ration: 64 mono chrome (b lac k) nozzl es (1 6 × 4 stagg ered) 48 co lor n oz zle s (1 6 × 3 , cyan, m a genta, yellow ) Printab le c o lumn s and printin g speed*: Char acter pitch (characters per inch) Printable colum ns LQ printing s peed (characters per secon d) Pro Pro X L[...]

Pape r Note : Since t he qua lit y of any parti cular br and o r type of pape r may be chang ed by th e man u f actu rer at any ti me, EPSON can not guara ntee the us e of any pa rticul ar bra nd or type of pa per. Al wa ys test sam p l es of pap er stock b efor e purcha sing l arge qu an t i t i e s or print ing l ar ge j ob s . Paper p ath: Sheet[...]

Env e lo pes : Size N o. 10 9. 5 × 4.1 in ches (241 × 104 mm ) D L 8. 7 × 4.3 in ches ( 220 × 110 mm ) Paper type s Plain , bond, or air mail pape r Paper thickn ess Les s than 0. 020 inch (0. 52 mm) Paper weig ht 20 to 2 4 lb (75 to 90 g/m 2 ) Note : ❑ Po or qu ali ty pape r m ay red uce pr in t qual ity a nd cau s e pape r jams and o th er [...]

Printabl e area: Single sheets Envelopes A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3 mm) . BL The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3 mm). BR The minimum ri g ht margin i s: For Stylus Pro: 3.8 mm ( 0.15 inch) for A 4 size p aper 3 mm (0 .12 inch) for St ateme nt and Executive size p aper 9.7 mm ( 0.38 inch) for Le tter and Leg al size paper and trans[...]

Ink Cartridge s Black ink cartridge ( S020034): C olo r Bl ack Print ca pacity* Appro xim ately 1.5 mil lion charac t er s (315 do ts/c har, Roma n 10) Cartrid ge li f e* 2 years from produ ction date and u p to 6 months af ter open ing the pa ckage, at 77°F (25 °C); based on l etter size pap er Temp erature Storage: –22 to 104° F (–30 to 40[...]

c Cautio n : Use only genui ne EPSO N ink cart ridge s a nd do not r efi ll them. Oth er pr odu cts ma y caus e da mage not cove red by EPSO N’s wa r r ant y. Do no t us e a n in k car t r idge a f t er the exp i r a t ion da te on t he pa ck a ge. Mechani c al Paper f eed method: Frictio n w i th auto sh ee t feeder Print head li fe : 1 bil lio [...]

Environmental Temp erature: Opera t i on 50 t o 95 ° F (10 to 35° C) Storage* –4 to 140° F ( − 20 to 60° C ) 1 mo nt h at 1 04 ° F ( 4 0° C) 120 h ours at 140° F ( 60° C) Hum idity: Opera t i on 2 0 to 80% RH Storage* 5 to 85% RH (without conden satio n) * Stored in shipping container Safe ty Ap provals Safety stand ards: UL 19 50 with [...]

Inte rface Spec ifications Your pr inter is equ ipped w ith a n 8-bit par allel i nterface and a s erial interfac e. Parallel Interface Data format: 8-bit par allel, IEEE P 1284 mo de com pati ble Synchr onizatio n: STROBE pu lse Hands hake timing: BUSY an d ACK NLG signa ls Signal level: TTL compa t ible Connec tor: 36-pi n, Centro nics c o mpatib[...]

Signal pin Return pin Signal Direction Description 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates the pr inter c annot rec eive d ata. The s ignal goes HIGH in th e following cases: 1) During data entr y (for e ach c haracter) 2) During ini tializati on 3) During self test and default-setting printing 4) During a prin ter-e rror state 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH s[...]

Signal pin Retur n pin Signal Directio n Description 33 - GND - Same a s for pins 19-30 34 - NC - Not u sed 35 - +5 V OU T Pulled up to +5 V through 1 K Ω resistance 36 - NC - Not u sed No te s: ❑ Th e c ol umn h ea d ing “Di re c tion ” re fe rs to t he d ir ect io n of sig n al flo w a s vi e wed fro m the pri nter . ❑ “Retur n pin”[...]

Serial Interface The printer’ s bu ilt-in seri al interfac e is based o n the RS-422 standard to allow the printer to be connec ted to a n Apple Mac intosh. Standard : Ba sed o n RS-422 Synch ronizatio n: Asy nchron ous Bit rat e : 57. 6 Kb ps/ 23 0.4 K bp s Hand shaking: DTR and XO N/XO FF p r otoc ol Wor d fo rma t: Data bit Parity bi t Start b[...]

All three initiali zation meth ods reset the font acco rding t o t h e defau lt settings selected u sing the c ontrol pa nel. How ever, ESC @ does not initi aliz e the printer mec hanism, clear the in put data b uffer, or clear the user-d efined cha rac ter set. The contro l pan el initializa t i on does no t initi aliz e the printer mec hani sm or[...]

App endi x C Comma nds and Character Ta bles Proof Sign-off: Moi ra ____ ___ Ma ry ____ ___ N ancy ____ ___ Cin dy _______ Comman d List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Chara cter Ta bles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 Inte rnational Charac t er Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10 Cha[...]

Com mand List This prin t er su pports the f ollowin g ESC/P 2 com m a nds in your DO S softw are programs. I f you need more informa tion abo ut us i n g pri nter c omm ands , you can purchase th e ESC/P 2 Reference Ma n u al (ESCP 2RE F) f rom E P SON Ac cesso r ies b y ca ll ing (800) 87 3-7766 ( i n th e U.S. on ly). In Canad a, c al l (800) BU[...]

Charac ter Tab les The printer c omes w ith an i nstall ed s et of c haracter tables . How ever, when printi ng f rom W in dows and most DOS softw are pr o grams, the printe r p ri nts the cha r acters yo u see o n screen and does not us e its built- in chara cter tables. Unl ess you’ r e p ri nting from a D O S pr o gram, and cannot print the ch[...]

PC850 (Multilingu a l) PC860 (Portu guese) PC861 (Icelandic) PC8 6 3 (Ca na d ian-French) PC850, PC860 PC861, PC863 L Verde+ Reference Guide A5 size Ap pe nd ix C 10- 30- 95 DR, pa ss 3-R ev1 C-4 Co mma nds and Cha ract er Ta b le s[...]

PC865 (Nor d ic ) P C 437 (G reek) PC85 3 (Tur kish) PC85 5 (Cyrilic) PC853, PC855 PC865, PC437g & R Verde+ Ref erence Guid e A5 s ize Appe ndix C 10- 3 0- 95 DR , pass 3 -R ev 1 Com m ands and Chara cter Ta bles C-5[...]

PC852 ( E ast Europe) PC8 57 (Turkish) PC866 (Russian ) PC869 (Greek) PC866, PC869 PC852 , PC857 L Verde+ Reference Guide A5 size Ap pe nd ix C 10- 30- 95 DR, pa ss 3-R ev1 C-6 Co mma nds and Cha ract er Ta b le s[...]

BRAS C II Abico mp MAZOWIA Code MJ K BRA SCII , ABI CO MP MAZOWIA , MJK R Verde+ Ref erence Guid e A5 s ize Appe ndix C 10- 3 0- 95 DR , pass 3 -R ev 1 Com m ands and Chara cter Ta bles C-7[...]

IS O 885 9-7 IS O Latin 1 T Bulgaria IOS 885 90, ISO LATIN Bu lg ari a L Verde+ Reference Guide A5 size Ap pe nd ix C 10- 30- 95 DR, pa ss 3-R ev1 C-8 Co mma nds and Cha ract er Ta b le s[...]

Italic No char acters a re availa ble for hex code 15 in the italic chara cter table . Ita lic R Verde+ Ref erence Guid e A5 s ize Appe ndix C 10- 3 0- 95 DR , pass 3 -R ev 1 Com m ands and Chara cter Ta bles C-9[...]

International Character Sets You can selec t one of the f ol low ing i nternationa l ch arac ter sets using th e printer’s Defa u lt settin g mode o r the E SC R com mand. For exa mple, when you se l ect “Italic France, ” the cha racters in the “ F ran ce” row on the table bel ow are u sed i n the italic c haracter table. The f ollow ing [...]

Characters Available with ESC (^ Command To print the c h arac ters in the table below, use the ESC ( ^ comm and. ESC R Verde+ Ref erence Guid e A5 s ize Appe ndix C 10- 3 0- 95 DR , pass 3 -R ev 1 Com mands a nd Cha rac ter Table s C-11[...]

Glossary auto line feed When th is fea ture is sel ected in the pr inter’ s Default setting m ode, each carria ge return ( CR) co de is auto matic ally fol l owed by a line feed (LF) code. bidirectional p rinting Printing in which the print head p rints i n both directio ns ( bidirectio nally) . This incr eases print sp eed but may reduce prec is[...]

driver See pr inte r dr i ver . economy printing Printin g in whic h images are pri nted with few e r dots to save ink and increa se printing sp eed. error diffus ion A halfton ing method wh ere dot pattern s are random ly distri buted in a n ima ge t o crea te soft edges . ESC/P 2 En hanc ed version of the ESC/ P ® pr int e r co mman d la ngu ag [...]

ink jet A non -impac t metho d of p rin ting in w hich the pri nter p ro duces eac h charac ter by precis ely sp rayi ng ink onto p aper. interfa ce The connec tion (via a ca ble) be t ween the com puter and the pr inter over whic h pri nt data is trans mi tted to the printer. media Mater ials upo n whic h data is p rinted su ch as envelop es, pla [...]

Index A Acc esso ries , purchas ing, Intr o-4, 3-3 Alig ning vertical li nes, 3-14 Alt button , 2 - 5–6 , 3 - 3 A pp le Ma ci n tosh , In tr o- 1, 3 -16 , A -2 AppleTal k netwo rk, A-2 Auto interfa ce wait mode, 2-6–7 Auto l ine feed , 2 - 6–7 Auto s heet f eeder, B-2 B Banding , 3 - 4 Baud rate, A-5 BBS, se e B ulle tin Board Servic e Bidire[...]

E Econ o my b ut ton , 2- 4 –6, lig ht, 2-3, 3-13 mo d e, 2- 3–4 , 3-13, 3- 15 Ed ge guides, 1-4, 1-6, 1-10, 1-13 Ejecting paper, 2 - 4, 3 - 23 Electric al sp ecific ations, B-7 El ectronic suppo rt s ervices, I ntro-5 En ergy, conser v i ng, Intro-2 En ergy Star com plia nce, Intr o-1–2 Env e lo pes loadin g , 1 - 7, 1 - 11–1 3 specif icat[...]

In ter fac e cab le, 3 -16 car ds, A-5– 8 mode, 2 - 6–7 opti ona l, A -5–8 parallel , 2-7, B-9–11 serial, 2 -7, A-5, B-12 specif ications , B-9–1 2 wait m ode, auto , 2- 6–7 Inter natio nal chara cter tables, C-10 In ternet, I ntro-5 J Jam med pape r clearing , 3-20– 22 preventing, 3-21–22 L Labels, printing, 1-8, 1-11 Lar ge paper,[...]

P Page leng th, B-13 Paper coated, se e Coated pa pers ejecti ng, 2-4 envelopes, see E nv elo pe s feed s peed, B- 2 feeding p roblem s, 3-2 2–24 glos sy , se e Glo ssy p aper handlin g , 1 -2–11, 3 -20–24 jams , 3-21– 22 orderin g EPSON, 1-3 oversized, 1 - 6–7 pa th, B- 3 pl ain, see Plain pap er printabl e area, B-5 printabl e surfac e,[...]

Printing bidirectio nal, 2 - 7 fas t, 2-7 met hod , B-2 problem s w ith, 3-16–2 0 slow, 3-19 specif ications , B-2 unidirec tional, 2-7 Pr obl em s, se e Troubles hooting Q Qu ali t y , se e Print quality R ReadMe icon, Intro-1 , 3 - 10 Reset printer, 2-4–5 Resolutio n , B-2 Right mar gin, B- 5, B-13 S Safety app rova ls, B-8 Safety instru ctio[...]

W Wait mode, au t o interf ace, 2- 6–7 Web site, Intro -5 Weight pa per, B- 3–4 printer, B-7 White band ing, 3-14 Windo ws, I ntro -1, 3-10 Windo ws 95 , reinstallin g driver, 3-18 Worl d Wide Web, Intro-5 Wrink led paper, 3-23 X X-OFF cod e, A-6 X-ON c o de, A-6 L Verde+ Reference Guide A5 size In de x 10- 25- 95 DR, pa ss 2-R ev1 6 Index[...]