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Pioneer DFX-8500 manual

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  • Page 1

    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 1 Ac ces s ori es Rib bo n car tri dg e Use th e #876 6 EPSON rep lacem ent cart ridge only Pr int er S pec if ic ati on s Prin ti ng Printing s peed: Note: Pa pe r fe ed spe ed drop s t o 6 i nc he s pe r s econd whe n t he opt io na l pu ll tr acto r is mo un ted . Printabl e colum ns: co ntrol pane l front [...]

  • Page 2

    EPSON DF X -8500 2 - EPSON DF X-8500 5/98 Paper Note: Us e rec ycl ed pap er , labe ls , e nve lo pe s, po st card s, ov er la pp ing for m s, and con tin uo us fo r m s wit h labe ls onl y u nd er no r m al te mp er atu re an d hu mi di ty co nd iti on s as fo llow s : T em pe rat ure 5 9° t o 77°F (15° to 25°C ) Humidity 20% to 6 0% RH For co[...]

  • Page 3

    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 3 Labels Size: 2.5 inches W × 15/16 inch H (63.5 mm W × 2 3 .8 m m H ) 4 i n ch es W × 15/1 6 inch H (101 mm W × 23. 8 mm H ) 4 i n ch es W × 17/16 i nch H (101 mm W × 27. 0 mm H ) Total thic kness: 0.0075 in ch (0.19 mm) maximum The diff eren ce in thi cknes s must be les s than 0 .0047 inch (0.1 2 mm).[...]

  • Page 4

    EPSON DF X -8500 4 - EPSON DF X-8500 5/98 Env iro nme n tal Temperature: Operatio n: 5° C to 35°C (41° F to 95°F) St ora ge: − 30° C to 60 °C ( − 22°F to 140°F ) Humid i ty : Operatio n: 10% to 80% RH with out conde ns a tion Stor age: 5% to 85% RH w ithout condensat ion Safety ap p rovals 120 V mo del: Sa fet y stand ards: UL1950 w ith[...]

  • Page 5

    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 5 Contr ol Pane l But tons an d Ligh ts The control pane l cons ists of in dicator l ights an d butto ns, an d gives yo u access to sever al p owerful f eatures. Lig hts Buttons Power On w hen t he pow er sw it ch is on a nd power is s upplied to the printer. Paper Out On when the printer is out of paper. Come[...]

  • Page 6

    EPSON DF X -8500 6 - EPSON DF X-8500 5/98 c CAUTION: Nev er pre ss the Tear O ff b utt on whe n labe ls are l oaded in the pri nter . Use the LF /FF Lo ad butto n t o fe ed the pri nte d lab els to a poin t whe re the y ca n be tor n off . c CAUTION: When labe ls are lo aded , use o nly the to p M icr o Fee d b utt on . Ne ve r fe ed l abel s ba ck[...]

  • Page 7

    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 7 Oth er c ont ro l p ane l fe atu res Pa per Ha nd li ng Usi ng the tw o-t rac to r sy st em Your pr inter’s pap er handling system co n sists o f a fr ont push trac tor and a rear pu sh trac tor . Both tractors are easy to lo ad and op erat e, and both accomm od ate a wide v ariety of pape r types, in clud[...]

  • Page 8

    EPSON DF X -8500 8 - EPSON DF X-8500 5/98 Adjusti ng the t op- of-f or m posi tion Th e top-of -for m po sitio n is the pos ition to which th e pr inter feeds t he paper when it loads i t or perf orms a form feed. This positio n is imp ortant beca use it de termin es w here the prin ting begins on ea ch page. If the pr i nting is too high or l o w [...]

  • Page 9

    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 9 Tear ing o ff the pri nt ed p age s Aft er you f inish pri ntin g, you c an use the t ear-off featur e to advan ce cont inuou s pa per o n the pu sh tracto r to th e tear- off edge of t he p rinte r. You can then easi ly te ar off pri nted sheets. When you resume pr in ting, the p r inter a utomatically f ee[...]

  • Page 10

    EPSON DF X -8500 10 - EPSON DFX-8500 5/98 5. Tear off the page using the tear-o ff edge on the print e r’s to p cover . 6. Pr es s the Tear Off bu tton to fe ed the p ap er b ac k t o t he t op - of-for m positi on. Yo u are now r eady t o print your ne xt docu ment. c CAUTION: Alwa ys tear off t he prin ted doc ument befor e y ou feed t h e pa p[...]

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    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-85 00 - 11 4. Pul l u p o n t he sid e of the r ibb on ca rt rid ge a s sh o wn be low to release it from the printer’s mounting pins. Re move the cartrid g e by lif ting it up and away fr om you. c CAUTION: M ake su re yo u do n’ t pu ll on t h e f la t g ol d ca bl e be neat h th e ribb on cart ridge. Insta l l[...]

  • Page 12

    EPSON DF X -8500 12 - EPSON DFX-8500 5/98 Error In dica tors You can id entify many common printer problems with the ligh ts on the contr o l pane l. If your printer stops working and the l ights are on or f lashing, use t he fo llowi ng table o f panel ligh t patterns t o diag nose and solve the p robl em . n = on, f = flash ing • •• = sh or[...]

  • Page 13

    EPSO N DFX- 8500 5/98 EPSON DFX-85 00 - 13 To perf o rm a self test, foll ow these ste ps: 1. Make sure t h at the p rinter is turned off and th at t he paper i s set on the front or rear trac tor. c CAUTION: Whe never y ou tu rn off the pow er, wai t at lea st five second s bef ore tu rning it back on ; ot herwis e you ma y damag e the printer. 2.[...]

  • Page 14

    EPSON DF X -8500 14 - EPSON DFX-8500 5/98 Opti ons Optional I nterfaces You ca n use opti onal in terf ace cards to su ppl ement you r printe r’s buil t-in se rial an d paral lel in terfa ces. Th e EP SON inter face cards bel ow are compatib le with y our printe r. (No t all of thes e inter faces are av ailabl e wor ldwid e.) Opt io nal Pe rfora [...]