Epson 24-Pin manual

24-Pin Dot Matrix Pr inter 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer User's Guide User's Guide Printed in Indonesia 00.01-1.5 User's Guide 4010625 BK 1-F Re v .0 4010625 PMS327 1-F Re v .0 4010625 DICF43 1-F Re v .0 4011804 C01-00 / /[...]

R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize COVER. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Control Panel Buttons and Lights n = On f = Fla shin g o = Of f Tear O ff/Bin b utton ● Advan ces contin uous paper to the tear -off po sitio n. ● Feeds co ntinuou s paper backwar d from th e tear-of f position to the[...]

Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze FRONT .FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R User’s Guide 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer All rights reserved. No part of th is publicati on may be repr oduced, stored in a retri eval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec tronic, mechanica l, photocopy[...]

ii L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze FRONT .FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair FCC Comp lian ce Stat em ent Fo r Unite d Stat es Us ers This equipmen t has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits f or a Clas s B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig[...]

iii R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size US ERS.TOC 6/14/00 Pass 3 Content s Getting to Know You r Printer Easy-to-Use Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Available Paper Pat hs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

iv L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize US ERS.TOC 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapt er 2 P rinting o n Co ntinuou s Pape r Setting the Paper Rel ease Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Setting the Pap er Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

v R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size US ERS.TOC 6/14/00 Pass 3 Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software About Your Print er Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 and 98 . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Accessing the pr[...]

vi L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize US ERS.TOC 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 7 Troubles hooting Using the Error Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 P[...]

vii R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size US ERS.TOC 6/14/00 Pass 3 Appendix B Cleani ng and Transporti ng the Printer Cleaning the P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Transporting t he Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

viii L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize US ERS.TOC 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair EPSON Bulletin Board System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7 Internet UR L http://www.epson.com.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7 Your dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 1 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 Getting to Know Your Printer Your E PSON ® LQ-580/LQ -570e 24-pin d ot matrix pr inter prov ide s high -qua lity pri nting and g reat p erfor man ce in a compact desig n. LQ-570e is the name u[...]

2 Getting to Know Your Printer L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Easy-to-Us e Features This sec tion highli ghts some e asy-to -use fe atur es tha t you ’ll find helpfu l. ❏ Use the tear-off feature to save pap er . If you l oad paper in the push trac[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 ❏ Use the pa per release lever to chang e the pa per path with out remo ving c onti nuou s pap er fro m the pu sh tra ctor . When using th e paper release l ever, you can easily switch to pri[...]

4 Getting to Know Your Printer L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Available Paper Paths Your printer provides a vari ety of paper paths for printing on continuous and single-sheet pa per. As described below, paper can be fed into the pr inter from the top,[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 5 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 Using a pu ll tra ctor If you often pr int on thic k or heavy cont inuous paper, such as mul tipar t for ms or con tinuo us p aper with label s, u se a tr acto r in the pull pos ition. The pul [...]

6 Getting to Know Your Printer L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the push and pull tracto r in combin ation You can impro ve paper feedin g and reduce pap er jams by using two tract ors at the same time. This i s especially hel pful for printin g on[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 7 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 Printing on single sheets You can loa d single sheets fr om the top or the front of t he printer. You can loa d ordinary single sheet s from either po sition, even with con tin uous pa pe r alr[...]

8 Getting to Know Your Printer L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loadin g paper in t he front slot You can load ordinary sing le sheets, single-she et multipart forms, or postcards in the front slot. Note: Always use the front paper slot to load single-sh[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 9 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 Ribbon Ca rtridge Your pri nter uses t he following ribbon ca rtridge s: When print ing becomes faint , you need to replace th e ribbon cartrid ge. Genuine EPSON r ibbon cartridges ar e designe[...]

10 Gettin g to Know Your Pri nter L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ Connect all equi pment to properly gr ounded power outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as pho tocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. ❏ Do no[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 11 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 ❏ If you plan to use the pri nter in Ger many, observe t he following : To provide a dequate short-cir cuit protecti on and over- current pr otection for this print er, the bui lding instal [...]

12 Gettin g to Know Your Pri nter L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair For United Kingdom User s Use of options Epson (UK ) Limited shall not be lia ble against any damages or probl ems arising fro m the use of any options or consumab le products o ther than[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer 13 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size INTRO.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 If damage occurs to the plu g, replace t he cord set o r consult a qua lifie d el ectr ici an. Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating. How T o Use Your Manuals This User[...]

14 Gettin g to Know Your Pri nter L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize I NTRO.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

1 Setting Up the Prin ter 1-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 1 Sett ing Up the Printer Unpacking the Pri nter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Choosing a Pla ce for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1-2 Se tting Up th e Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Unpacking the Printe r Beside s this gu ide, y our prin ter bo x should inclu de an EP SON prin ter s oftwa re CD-RO M, a N oti ce She et, a nd the follo wing items: Note: Depending on your pr[...]

1 Setting Up the Prin ter 1-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair You must remove all protecti ve materials packed around and ins ide yo ur pri nter befo re you set it u p and turn on the powe r. Follow the di rections on th e Notice Sheet (pack ed with the [...]

1-4 Se tting Up th e Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ Avoid electr ical outlets c ontrolled by wall switches or auto mati c ti mers. An int err upti on in powe r can eras e info rmation in t he memory of yo ur printe r or computer. Also avoid[...]

1 Setting Up the Prin ter 1-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge EPSON recommends t he use of genuine EPSON black ribbon cartrid ges (#7753) or EP SON film rib bon cartridge (#7 768). Products n ot manufact ured [...]

1-6 Se tting Up th e Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. Lift the print er cover b y its ba ck edge and then pull it strai ght up and off . 4. Push up the tabs o n each side of the paper tensi on unit and lift the u nit up and off the p rinter. S[...]

1 Setting Up the Prin ter 1-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 5. M ake su re that the pr int he ad is no t hot; if it is, let it cool for a few minutes be fore touching i t. Then slide t he print head to the middle of the pri nter by hand. 6. If a used r[...]

1-8 Se tting Up th e Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 7. Remove the new ribb on cartri dge from the package. T urn the ribbon-t ightening knob in the di rection of th e arrow to remove an y slack in th e ribbon. 8. H old the ribbo n ca rtri dge b[...]

1 Setting Up the Prin ter 1-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 9. Use a pointed object, such a s a ball poin t pen, to gui de the ribbon be tween the pr int head and ri bbon guide. Tur n the ribbon-tigh tening knob to help feed the ribb on into place. 10.[...]

1-10 Setti ng Up the Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 11. To re place the paper tensi on un it, lo wer it onto the p rinte r’s mounting pegs . Then press down both end s of the unit unt il it click s into place. 12. Repl ace the printer cov er [...]

1 Settin g Up th e Pri nter 1-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ Print on ordinary paper only. ❏ Move the paper-thickness lever to the next lowest position. Attaching the Paper Guide To in stal l the p aper guid e foll ow th ese st eps : 1. Make su[...]

1-12 Setti ng Up the Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. Close the paper guide co ver.[...]

1 Settin g Up th e Pri nter 1-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Plugging in the Printer 1. Make sure the printer is turn ed off. 2. Check the label o n the back of the p rinter to make sur e its voltage matches that of your electrical outl et. Also make[...]

1-14 Setti ng Up the Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Your print er has two separa te interface co nnections: an IEE E-1284 compatible parallel i nterface and Type B optional in terface. See “Opt ional in[...]

1 Settin g Up th e Pri nter 1-15 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. Squeeze the wire c lips together u ntil they lock in place on bot h sides of the connector. 4. If your cab le has a ground wire, connect it t o the printer’ s ground connector as shown[...]

1-16 Setti ng Up the Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Installing the Printer Software After you connect the prin ter to your computer, yo u need to instal l the software inc luded on the EPSON prin ter software CD- ROM shi pped with your print er[...]

1 Settin g Up th e Pri nter 1-17 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ If you wish to make a diskette version of the printer software on your CD-ROM, in sert the CD and run the EPSETUP program. In the dialog box that ap pears, click the Driver disk c rea t[...]

1-18 Setti ng Up the Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Installing the printer software in Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x Follow the steps below to install the print er software in Windows 3.1 or NT 3 .5x systems. Note: Installing the printer software on W[...]

1 Settin g Up th e Pri nter 1-19 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S ETUP. FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 6. W hen the inst alla tion is compl ete, clic k OK to ex it the installat ion program. The insta llation prog ram automati cally select s the LQ-5 80/LQ- 570e as the default pr inter for W[...]

1-20 Setti ng Up the Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SETUP. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

2 Printing on C ontinuous Pa per 2-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 2 Printing on Continuous Paper Setting the Paper Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Setting the Paper Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2-2 P rintin g on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Setti ng the Pape r Relea se Lever The re are se vera l ways y ou ca n loa d cont inuo us pa per in the printer, inclu ding the pu sh trac tor. Use th e paper r elease l ever to indic a[...]

2 Printing on C ontinuous Pa per 2-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair The table bel ow describes each paper release lev er position. Paper releas e lever position Desc ripti on Single -sheet pos ition For lo ading single -sheet paper fr om the to p or fro[...]

2-4 P rintin g on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Setti ng the Paper Thickne ss Lever Sett ing th e pap er t hick ness lever allow s the prin ter to accommodate var ious thicknesses of paper. The paper th ickness lever is located under[...]

2 Printing on C ontinuous Pa per 2-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Us e the foll ow ing tab le to s et the pa per th ickn ess le ver to matc h the thicknes s of your pap er. * See App endix C for comp lete pa per specifica tions. ** Contin uous pa per [...]

2-6 P rintin g on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the P ush Trac tor To use the push tract or, load conti nuous paper in the rear s lot. For informat ion on when to use the push tractor, see “Availab le Paper Paths” on pag e [...]

2 Printing on C ontinuous Pa per 2-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair To load pa per onto th e push tracto r, follow the se steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turn ed off. 2. Open the paper gui de cover and remove the pap er guide by hol ding bot h edge s[...]

2-8 P rintin g on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Release the lef t and right sprocket s by pulling the sprocket lock le vers forw ard. 5. Slide the left sprocket to the left margi n of the paper usi ng the scale on the p rinter. (P[...]

2 Printing on C ontinuous Pa per 2-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 6. S lid e the rig ht sp rock et to m atch th e wid th of your p aper, but do not lock it. Move the paper sup port midwa y between the two sprocket s as shown in step 5. 7. Make sure yo[...]

2-10 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 10. Slide the e dge guides to t he middle of the pap er guide. Then close the pap er guide c over. 11. Turn on the printer. You m ay need to check and change the pri nter driver sett ing[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Removing a printed document from the push tractor To remove the pri nted document, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the T ear Off/Bin ligh ts are flashing. (Thi s indicates you r pape r [...]

2-12 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair To feed c ontinuous p aper to the standby po sition where y ou can rem ove th e pap er, p ress t he Load/Eje ct butt on. (Se e the G lossa ry for an expl anation of the sta ndby positi o[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Reinstalling the tractor in the push position If a tract or is install ed in the pull position, yo u need to remove it and install the paper tensi on unit as de scribed on “ Removing t[...]

2-14 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the Tractor in the Pull Position Using the tr actor in the pul l position is ideal for pri nting on thick and heavy c ontinuous paper, such as multipart forms or continuous pap er [...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-15 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. Push up th e tabs on each si de of the pap er tension uni t and lift th e un it up a nd off th e pri nter. Stor e the p aper t ens ion uni t in a safe pl ace. 3. L ow er the tract or [...]

2-16 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loading paper onto the pull tractor When usin g the pull t rac tor, load c ontin uous pa per in the fr ont or bott om slot, if possi ble; loading paper in th e rear slot may increa se th[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-17 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Release the left an d right sprockets b y pulling the spr ocket lock lever s forward . 5. Slide the left sp rocket to th e left margin of t he paper using th e scale on the pa per gui[...]

2-18 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 6. Slide th e right sprock et to ma tch the width o f your pape r, but do no t loc k it. Move t he p aper supp ort m idwa y be twee n the two sprockets as shown in step 5. 7. Make sure y[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-19 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 9. Fit three hol es on each sid e of the paper ove r the tracto r pins on both spro ckets. Then clo se the sproc ket covers. 10. Slide the ri ght sprocket t o remove any slack in the pap[...]

2-20 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 14. R emove any slac k in the paper a nd adjust t he top-of-fo rm pos ition (th e posi tio n wher e the pr inte r will start p rintin g) by pressing the LF/ FF butt on or using t he micr[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-21 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 17. Af ter yo u fin ish p rinti ng, o pen the p aper guid e cov er; th en tea r off the prin ted do cume nt at the p erfo ratio n near est t he paper exi t slot. Removing the paper from [...]

2-22 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using two tractors in the push/pull combination To im prov e cont inu ous pa per fe edin g and redu ce pa per j ams, you can use two trac tors at the same time. When using two tract ors [...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-23 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 7. Set the paper release lev er to the pu ll tractor p osition. T hen remove any s lack in the paper bet ween the push and pull tractor usi ng the micro adjust featu re (described on “[...]

2-24 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 13. A fte r you fi nish p rin ting, o pen th e pap er gu ide co ver; th en tear o ff the printed do cument at the p erforation nearest the paper ex it slot. To remove the paper from the [...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-25 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Store the tract or in a safe place, or insta ll it in the push posi tion as desc ribed on “Reins talling the t ractor in the push pos ition” on p age 2-13 . 5. T o rep lac e the p[...]

2-26 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loading Multip art Forms You can use carbonless multipart forms o f up to five parts (fou r copi es in a dditi on to the ori ginal ). Mak e su re you set th e pape r thicknes s lever to [...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-27 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loading Continuous Paper With Labels Wh en pr intin g on la bel s, us e on ly the typ e of la bels tha t are mounted on continuous b acking she ets with sp rocket hole s for use with a t[...]

2-28 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Removing continuous paper with labels To avoid pee ling labels o ff the backing sheet a nd jamming the printer, follow t he steps below when you remo ve continuou s pape r with lab els f[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-29 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets You can easil y switch back and for th between prin ting on continuous paper with the push tra ctor and p rin[...]

2-30 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Switching to printing on continuous paper To switch from printing on single sheets to pr inting on continuous paper wit h the push tractor, fol low these steps: 1. If a single sheet rema[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-31 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Adjusting the Top-of -Form Position The top-of-form posi tion is the position on the p age where the pri nter star ts pri nti ng. If you r pri nti ng app ear s too hig h or lo w on the p[...]

2-32 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 5. Press the LF/FF D button to move the top-o f-form posi tion up on the page, or press the Load /Eje ct U butto n to mo ve the top-of-for m position d own on the page. c Caution : Never[...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-33 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair To adju st the top-o f-form po sition for co ntinuous pa per loaded on the p ull tractor, see the following exa mple: First mark a point 6.5 mm (0.2 6 inch) above the paper’s perforati[...]

2-34 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Advanc ing the P aper to the Te ar-Off Edge If you use the push tractor, you can use the tea r-off feature to advance yo ur continuou s paper to the printer ’s tear-of f edge when you [...]

2 Printing on Continuous Paper 2-35 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CON T.F M 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Advancing the paper to the tear-off position automatically To a utoma tical ly adva nce your print ed docu ments to th e tea r-off pos ition , you need to tur n on t he au to tea r-off m[...]

2-36 Printing on Continuou s Paper R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CON T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Press the LF/FF D b utton to feed the p ape r ba ckwa rd, or pr ess the Load/Ejec t U butto n to feed th e paper forwar d, until t he pape r perfor ation is alig ned w ith the tear -o[...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 3 Printing on Single Sheets Using Single Sh eets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Available paper ty pes and paper slots . . . . . .[...]

3-2 P rint ing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using Single Sheets Available paper types and paper slots As shown below, you ca n load single-sheet paper one sheet at a time using the p aper g uide on to p of th e prin ter or the fr [...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair The table belo w shows the types of pape r you can load in the top and front paper slots and the paper thickne ss lever setting for each paper typ e. For more information o n the pap er thi[...]

3-4 P rint ing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loading single-sheet multipart forms You can lo ad single-sheet multipart forms in the f ront paper slot only, as described in “Loading Single She ets in the Front P aper Slot” on p [...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ Befo re pri nting , se t the p aper thick ness leve r (loca ted unde r the print er co ver) to the pr oper posi tion fo r you r pap er. Se e the table on pa ge 3-3, for det ails. ❏ Be[...]

3-6 P rint ing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Use envelopes onl y under normal t emperature and hu midity condit ions, as foll ows: c Caution: Because prin ting on the edge of an envelope may damage the print head, make sure the pri[...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ Set the pap er thi cknes s leve r (loca ted u nder th e prin ter c over) to positi on 2. ❏ Befo re pri nting , tur n on the card mode by pres sing th e Tea r Off/Bin button u nti l bo[...]

3-8 P rint ing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loading S ingle Sheets in the Top Paper Slot To load p aper in the top slot, fol low these steps: 1. Make sure t he paper guid e is inst alled proper ly. If not, attach it as describe d [...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. S et th e pap er r elea se leve r to the si ngl e-sh eet po siti on. Also set th e pap er thi cknes s lev er (loca ted un der th e prin ter co ver) to the proper p osition for you r pape[...]

3-10 Printing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 6. Insert a sheet of paper, printab le side down, between the edge guides unt il it meets resistance. The printer feeds the paper automat ically and i s ready to p rint. Note: The time fr[...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Loading Single Sheets in the Front Paper Slo t To load pa per in the fr ont paper slot , follow these st eps: 1. Make su re the p aper gui de is installe d properl y. If n ot, atta ch it a[...]

3-12 Printing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Set the pape r release lever to the singl e-sheet posi tion. Also set the paper thi ckness lever (loca ted under the printe r cover) to the pro per positi on for yo ur paper’s thickn[...]

3 Printing on Single Sheets 3-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze SINGL E.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 6. Making sure it is al igned with the edge guide, l oad the paper, printable side up, until i t meets resistance. The p rinter feeds the paper au tomatic ally and i s ready to print . Not[...]

3-14 Printing on Single Sh eets R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SIN GLE. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

4 Using the Printe r Sof tware 4-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 4 Using the Print er Software About Your Print er Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 and 98 . . .[...]

4-2 Using the Printer Software R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair About Y our Pr inter S oftwa re The EPSON pri nter so ftwa re tha t come s wi th you r prin ter includes the pr inter driver softwar e, the EPSON Remote! utilit y, and the EPSON Status Mon[...]

4 Using the Printe r Sof tware 4-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 and 98 You can access the printe r driver from you r Windows appli cations or fro m the Start menu . When you a ccess the pr inter d river from a[...]

4-4 Using the Printer Software R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 1. S elect Print S etup or Print from the File m enu of yo ur appli cation software. Th e Print or Pri nt Setup dialog box appears. 2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then clic[...]

4 Using the Printe r Sof tware 4-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 Pass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. To view a menu, click t he corresponding tab at t he top of the window. See “Pr inter driver set tings overview” b elow for deta ile d infor mati on about the s ettin gs. Accessin[...]

4-6 Using the Printer Software R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Paper menu ❏ Paper size Select the size of the paper you want to use. If y ou don’t se e your paper size, use the scroll bar t o scroll thro ugh th e li st. If you r pape r size is not[...]

4 Using the Printe r Sof tware 4-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Graphics me nu ❏ Resolu tion Clic k the print ing resolut ion you want. The hi gher the resolut ion you select , the more detail ed your p rintout will be; howe ver, increasing the re[...]

4-8 Using the Printer Software R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Device Options menu Once you’v e checked your printer driver set tings a nd changed them if necess ary, you are ready to p rint with c ontinuous pap er as described i n Chapter 2, o r wi[...]

4 Using the Printe r Sof tware 4-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Utility menu To use the ut ilitie s, click the Utility tab in the p rinte r soft ware window, then cl ick the butt on for the utili ty you want to use. Note: This ut ility is available [...]

4-10 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ❏ Moni torin g Preferences Clic k thi s butt on to open the Monitoring Pr eferences dialog box where you can make settings fo r EPSON Statu s Monitor 3.[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair You can change the foll owing sett ings: Note: Click the Default button to revert all items to the default settings. Select Notification Displays the erro r item check box ON/OF F sta[...]

4-12 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the P rinter Driver W ith Window s 3.1 You can access the p rinter driver from your Windows applica tions or from the Cont rol Panel. When y ou access the printer driver fr om a W[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 1. Select Pri nt Setup or Pr int from the File menu of y our applicat ion software. T he Print or Print Setup dialog box appears. See “Printe r driver setti ngs overview” on page [...]

4-14 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To access the print er driver from the Contro l Panel, follow these steps: 1. In the Main window, double-click the Contro l P anel ic[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-15 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Options dial og box Once you’ve checke d your pr inter driver set tings and changed the m if nec essa ry, yo u are read y to pri nt wi th con tinu ous paper as descri bed in Chapter[...]

4-16 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the P rinter Driver With Window s NT 4. 0 You can access the p rinter driver from your Windows applica tions or from the Star t menu. When you access the print er driver from a Wi[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-17 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 1. Sele ct Print Setup or Prin t from the File men u of your applica tion software. T he Print or P rint Setup dialog box a ppears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u r p r i n t e r i[...]

4-18 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. To view a menu, clic k the corr esponding tab at the top of the window. See “Pr inter driver setti ngs overview” below, for detailed informat ion about the settings. Accessing th[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-19 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Page Setu p men u ❏ Paper Size Select the size of the paper you want to use from the Pap er Size list . ❏ Paper Sourc e Select the p aper source you wa nt to use f rom the P aper [...]

4-20 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Advance d menu ❏ Pape r/Ou tpu t Che ck t he Paper Size , Orientat ion , and Pape r Source settings you made on the Page Setup menu a nd change them if necessary. Select the setting a[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-21 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Once you’ve checke d your pr inter driver set tings and changed the m if nec essa ry, yo u are read y to pri nt wi th con tinu ous paper as descri bed in Chapter 2, or with singl e [...]

4-22 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Utility me nu To use t he utilities , click t he Util ity tab i n the print er soft ware wind ow , the n clic k the butt on for the u tili ty yo u wa nt to use. If you are using NT 4.0,[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-23 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Note: This ut ility is available on ly when: ❏ The printer is connected directly to the host c omputer via the parallel port [LPT1]. ❏ Your system is configured to support bidirec[...]

4-24 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair You can change th e following set tings: Note: Click the Default button to revert all items to the default settings. Select Notification Displays the error item ch eck box ON/OFF st atu[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-25 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x You can access th e printer driv er from your Windows application s or from the Control Panel. W hen you access the printer d river from [...]

4-26 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 1. Select Pri nt Setup or Print fro m the File menu of your applica tion software. The Print or Print Setup d ialog box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u r p r i n t e r i s s [...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-27 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. Click Option s (or a simil ar butto n) to vie w the A dvance d Document Properti es dialog box, which includes the Grap hic s Re solu tion , Col or, a nd Op tim izat ion s pri nter[...]

4-28 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Click Opti ons to open t he Advanced Document Prop erties dialog box, which contains the Graphics Resoluti on, Color, and Optimiza tions printer driver setti ngs. See “P rinter dri[...]

4 Using the Pri nter S oftwa re 4-29 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SOFTWARE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Advanced Document Properti es dialog box Once you’ve checke d your pr inter driver set tings and changed the m if nec essa ry, yo u are read y to pri nt wi th con tinu ous paper as [...]

4-30 Using the Pri nter Sof tware R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size S OFTWARE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the EPS ON Remote! Utility The EPSON R emote! util ity allows you to easi ly change the printer’ s defaul t settings f rom your comp uter’s DOS p rompt. Installing EPSON Remot[...]

5 Changing Printer Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Panel 5-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CHA NGE .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 5 Changing Pr inter Settings From the Printer’s C ontrol Panel Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5-2 Changing Print er Sett ings F rom the P rinter’ s Contr ol Panel R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CHA NGE.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Selecti ng a Built -In Font an d Pitch Your p rinte r com es with t he twe lve built-i n fon ts sh own i n the table b elow. You ca n also change th[...]

5 Changing Printer Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Panel 5-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CHA NGE .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Follow these s teps to sel ect a built-i n font or pi tch using the but tons o n the pri nter’ s cont rol pane l: 1. Make sure that the printe r is n[...]

5-4 Changing Print er Sett ings F rom the P rinter’ s Contr ol Panel R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CHA NGE.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair About Y our Prin ter’s D efault Setting s The defau lt setting s control many printer f unctions. W hile you can often set the se fun ctio ns thro[...]

5 Changing Printer Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Panel 5-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CHA NGE .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair * The opti ons avai lable var y dependi ng on the countr y of purcha se. ** These settings take effect only when IBM 2390 Plus emulation is selected. P[...]

5-6 Changing Print er Sett ings F rom the P rinter’ s Contr ol Panel R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CHA NGE.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Skip ov er perfora tion This featur e is available only when cont inuous paper i s selected. When you sele ct On , t he printer pro vides a one-inch[...]

5 Changing Printer Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Panel 5-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CHA NGE .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair When se t to Auto , the p rinter analyz es the data and uses unid irec tiona l pr intin g for any li nes w hich requir e vert ical printing alignment. [...]

5-8 Changing Print er Sett ings F rom the P rinter’ s Contr ol Panel R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CHA NGE.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Auto I/F (interface) wa it time This set ting tak es effec t only if a n opt ional in terfa ce is ins talled and the aut o interface mod e is select[...]

5 Changing Printer Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Panel 5-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CHA NGE .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair International character set for Italic table You can selec t amo ng sev era l inte rnat ion al ch arac ter set s for t he Italic ch aracter ta ble. Eac[...]

5-10 Changing Print er Setting s From the P rinter’s Cont rol Panel R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CHA NGE.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Changing default settings Follow the s teps on the next page t o enter the defaul t-settin g mode and ch ange th e pri nter ’s defau lt sett ings. [...]

5 Changing Printer Setting s From the Printer’s Control Panel 5-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze CHA NGE .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Press the Tear Of f/Bin button to print the default-s etting mod e inst ructi ons (four pag es) in th e lan guag e you selec ted . The printed inst[...]

5-12 Changing Print er Setting s From the P rinter’s Cont rol Panel R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CHA NGE.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

6 Usin g EPS ON S tatu s Mon ito r 3 6-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze MON ITOR3 .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 6 Using EPSON S tatus Monitor 3 About the EPSON Stat us Monitor 3 Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Accessing EPSON Status Monito r 3. . . . . . . . . .[...]

6-2 Using E PSO N Sta tus Mon ito r 3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize MON ITOR3. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility The EPSO N Sta tus Moni tor 3 util ity come s wit h yo ur p rinte r but is available onl y when using Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. It allows[...]

6 Usin g EPS ON S tatu s Mon ito r 3 6-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze MON ITOR3 .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Printer Status window To get mor e detailed in format ion on print er status , you can access Status Mo nitor 3 fro m the printer s oftware windo w. Click the Util ity t ab, th[...]

6-4 Using E PSO N Sta tus Mon ito r 3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize MON ITOR3. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Chapter 7 Troubles hooting Using the Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -2 Problems and Soluti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7-2 T roubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the E rror Indica tors You ca n iden tify m any c ommo n prin ter pro blem s usin g the lig hts on the contr ol panel. I f your prin ter stops working and one or more contr ol panel lights are o[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair n = on, f = fla shi ng ••• = short series of b eeps (three beeps) ••••• = long series of b eeps (five beeps) Not e: The p rinte r beep s on ce if y ou pre ss a con trol pa nel button w[...]

7-4 T roubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Proble ms and Solution s Most p rinte r prob lems are easy to so lve. U se t he info rmat ion in this se ction to find the source of and sol ution to any pr inter problems t hat occur. Determin e the [...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Power supply problems The control panel lights co me on briefly, but then go off and stay off. Cause What to do The printer’s voltage rating does not match the vol tage of your electrical o utlet. C[...]

7-6 T roubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems The printer does not load single -sheet paper or does not feed it properly . Cause What to do The paper release lever is set to a tractor position . Set [...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair The printer does not full y eject a singl e sheet. Cause What to do Your paper is too long. Press the Load/E ject button to eject the sheet. Make sure the page length of your paper is with in the rang[...]

7-8 T roubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Continuous paper loading or feeding problems The printer doe s not load cont inuous paper or does not feed it properly. Cause What to do The paper release lever is not set correctly. Set the paper rel[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Wrong top-of-form position Printing st arts too high or low on the page. Cause What to do The paper size setting in your appl icatio n soft ware or printer driver does not ma tch the size of the paper[...]

7-10 Troubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Wrong tear-off position The printer prin ts on (or too far away f rom) the perforat ion of your continuous paper. Cause What to do The tear-off position sett ing is incorrect. Adjust the tear-off posi[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Printing or printout quality problems The printer does not prin t when the computer sends data. Cause What to do The printer is paused. Press the Pause butto n. The interface cable is not plugged in [...]

7-12 Troubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair The prin tout is fai nt. Cause What to do The paper thickness lever is set incorrectly f or your paper. Move the paper thickness lever to a lower sett ing. The ribbon is worn out. Replace the ribbon c[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Lines of dot s are missing in the printout . Cause What to do The print head is da maged. Stop printing and contact your dealer to have the print head replaced. c Caution: Never re place the prin t h[...]

7-14 Troubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair The skip over perforation setting is o n. Turn of f the sk ip over pe rfora tion setting in th e default-setting mode or the EPSON Remo te! utility. See “Abo ut Y our P rint er ’s De faul t Settin[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-15 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Softwa re settings o verride settings y ou make using the default-settin g mode, EPSON Remote!, or the cont rol p anel butto ns. Use y our applic atio n sof tware to select the fo nt. Vertical printe[...]

7-16 Troubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Clearing Paper Jams To clear a paper jam, follo w these steps: 1. Turn off t he printer . 2. If a sing le sheet of p aper is s tuck on the p aper guide, ge ntly remove it. 3. Remove the pr inter cover[...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-17 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Aligning Vertical Lines in Yo ur Printout If you notic e that the vertica l lines in y our printout are not properly aligned, you c an use the pri nter’s bidirect ional adju stm ent m ode t o corr [...]

7-18 Troubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Printing a S elf Test Running the printer’s self test helps you determine whether the pri nter or the comp uter is ca usin g the prob lem: ❏ If the sel f test resu lts are satisfacto ry, the prin [...]

7 Troubleshooting 7-19 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size T RBLE.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair After a few seco nds, the print er loads the paper automatic ally and begins printing a sel f test. A series of characters is pr inted. Note: To temporarily stop the self test , press the Pause butto[...]

7-20 Troubleshooting R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize T RBLE.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. To enter hex dump mode, hold down both the LF/FF and Load/ Eject buttons while y ou turn on t he printer. 3. O pen a s oftwa re pro gram and se nd a pri nt job to the pri nter . Your pri nter print[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Appendix A Enhancing Your Printer With Options Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Paper handling optio[...]

A-2 Enhanci ng Your Pr inter With Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Options The following table shows the paper handling options and interface cards availab le for your printer. To p urchase options, contact your dealer or customer support as d[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Note: The asterisk ( ✽ ) is a substitute for the last digit of the product number, which varies by country. Additional tra ctor unit (C8 0020 ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ ) This opti on is[...]

A-4 Enhanci ng Your Pr inter With Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Optional interface cards You can inst all an optio nal interfac e card to supplement y our prin ter’s bu ilt- in par allel inter face and pr ovid e added n etw ork compa tib [...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the Optional Cut- Sheet Feeder s Two types of optional cut-sheet fe eders are available for u se with your prin ter: the single -bin cut-sheet feeder (C806 37 ✽ ) and th[...]

A-6 Enhanci ng Your Pr inter With Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Installing an optional cut-sheet feeder You inst all the s ingle-bin, high- capacity , and double- bin cut-sh eet feeders in the same way. Follow the steps in this section. Not[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. Holding the cut -sheet feeder in both hands, press down on the latch leve rs and fit th e no tches over the p rinte r’s m oun ting posts, as show n belo w. Relea se the lat[...]

A-8 Enhanci ng Your Pr inter With Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. To replace the printer cover, firs t insert t he front tabs into the slot s on the pr inte r, the n low er th e cov er in to pl ace. If you installed the double- bin cut- sh[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. Slide the left paper guide of the cut -sheet feeder so it is ali gned with the triangle ma rk. Next, slide the rig ht paper gu ide to roughly mat ch the width o f your paper [...]

A-10 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 5. Take a st ack of paper (up to 50 sheet s) and fan it . Next, tap t he side and bott om edges of the paper on a flat surface t o even up the stack . 6. Inse rt the pa per s[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 9. Attach the st acker-suppor t wires to t he paper guid e as shown belo w, if nec essary. 10. Insta ll th e paper guid e with th e atta che d stack er-su ppor t by fitting th[...]

A-12 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair If the fir st line on your page appears t oo high or low, you c an fix this by ad justing the t op-of-for m positio n using t he micro adju st feature. See “Adjusting t he [...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. P ull th e loc k leve rs o n the ed ge g uide s forw ard to rele ase them. 3. S lide the left paper gui de unti l it is a ligned wit h the tr iangl e mar k; then lock it in[...]

A-14 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. P ull b oth pa per se t leve rs fo rward unt il the pape r guid es retract a nd lock ope n to all ow paper l oading. 5. Open the pap er guide c over. 6. Take a stack of pa[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-15 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 8. A dju st th e righ t pap er g uide s o tha t it m atch es yo ur pap er’ s width and l ock it i n place. Make sure the po sition of t he guide allows the paper to move up [...]

A-16 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Assembling the double-bin cut-sheet feeder Using the doubl e-bin cut-sheet feeder al lows you to load two different types of paper auto matically. Before you i nstall the dou[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-17 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. Lock the two cut- sheet feeders together b y pushing firmly on the tab lo cks. To install the double-bin cut-sheet feeder on your print er, see “Installing a n optional c[...]

A-18 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair It is best to select the pa per path in your ap plication p rogram beca use s oftwa re set tings usual ly o verri de the prin ter’s contro l panel set tings. Howev er, if y[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-19 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Switching to single-sheet pape r in the cut-shee t feeder 1. I f any co ntin uous p aper r ema ins in the print er, pr ess the Te ar Off/Bin button to adva nce the pape r to t[...]

A-20 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using the Roll Paper Holder The opti onal roll paper ho lder (#831 0) allows yo u to use 8. 5-inch roll pa per like that used with telex machines. T his provides an inexp ens[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-21 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. Hook the tensi on lever onto both ends of t he stand as shown belo w. Wh ile pu lling up th e tens ion lev er, fi t the w ire e nds of the tension leve r into the ho les in[...]

A-22 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair To re move the ro ll pape r holder, careful ly lift up the printer and pull out the roll paper hold er from be neath the prin ter. Loading roll paper Afte r you i nsta ll the[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-23 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 7. Place the shaft and paper rol l on the roll paper holder so the pape r feed s from the bo ttom o f the ro ll. 8. Turn on the p rinter. Brin g the leadi ng edge of the paper[...]

A-24 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair When you fini sh printing, op en the paper gui de cover and press the LF/FF butto n to a dva nce t he pa per. T ear off th e pape r using t he tear-off ed ge of the pri nter.[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-25 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Using an Optio nal Front Sheet Guide The optiona l front sheet g uide (C81423 ✽ ) fits insi de the f ront o f the printer . This opti on allows yo u to load si ngle sheets a[...]

A-26 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. Remove the edge gui de from the bottom of the p rinter by pushing in the pegs . 3. Insert the front o f the front p aper guid e into the ho lder on b oth side s of the pri[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-27 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4. Open the edge guides on the pap er guide all the way to the left and ri ght, then pl ace the paper gu ide in the u pright positi on. Loading paper in the front sheet guide [...]

A-28 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 2. If you are u sing ordinary single-sheet pap er, set the pa per thickn ess lever ( located un der the print er cover) to 0 as s hown below. If you are loading a single-shee[...]

A Enhancing Your Printer With Op tions A-29 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size OP TIONS. FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 4 . M a k i n g s u r e i t i s a l i g n e d w i t h t h e e d g e g u i d e , l o a d t h e p a p e r printable side up until it meets resist ance. The printer loads the pap[...]

A-30 Enha ncing Yo ur Printer W ith Options R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize OP TIONS. FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair 3. Slide the interface car d along the slots on b oth sides of t he interfa ce compartment. Fir mly push in the ca rd to make sure the connec tor at the ba ck of the i nterfa[...]

B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer B-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size C LEANI NG.F M 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Appendix B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Transporting t he Prin[...]

B-2 Cleaning and Transporting t he Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CLEAN ING.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Cleaning the Printer To keep you r printer ope rating at it s best, you shou ld clean it thoroughl y several times a y ear. To clean you r printer, f ollow these steps: 1. R e[...]

B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer B-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size C LEANI NG.F M 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Tran sportin g the Printe r If you need to transpo rt your printer some di stance, carefully repack it using the ori ginal bo x and packing materials , as descr ibed bel ow.[...]

B-4 Cleaning and Transporting t he Printer R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize CLEAN ING.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

C Specifications C-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Appendix C Specifications Printer Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C-2 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Printer Specific ations Mechanical Printing method: 24-pin impact do t matrix Printing speed: High-speed draft 400 cps at 10 cpi Draft 300 cps at 10 cpi 360 cps at 12 cpi 450 cps at 15 cpi Draft condense[...]

C Specifications C-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Paper feed methods: Fricti on (front o r top pape r entry) Push tr actor (rear paper entry ) Pull tr actor (fr ont, bott om, or rear paper entry) Push an d pull t ractor (option al) Cut-sheet feeder (opt[...]

C-4 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Built-in fonts: Bitma p fonts EPSON Draf t 10, 1 2, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi , proporti onal EPSON Sans Seri f 10, 12, 15 cpi , proporti onal EPSON Courie r 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Presti ge 10, 1 [...]

C Specifications C-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Electrical Note: Check the label on the back of the prin ter for the voltage of your printer. Reli abil ity: Total print volu me 19 mi llion lines (except p rint head) MTBF 10, 000 POH (25% duty ) Print [...]

C-6 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Environmental Paper Note: ❏ Use recycled paper and envelopes only under normal temperature and hu midity con dition s, as follows: ❏ Do not load pap er that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, o[...]

C Specifications C-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Single-she et multipa rt forms: front entry only Enve lopes: top en try only Postcard s: front and to p entry Thickness 0.065 to 0.14 mm ( 0.0025 to 0.005 5 inch) Cut sheet feeder: 0.07 to 0.1 4 mm (0.00[...]

C-8 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Continuo us pape r (standard a nd multipart) : front, rear, and bottom entry Thickness 0.22 mm (0.0087 in ch) Weight 192 g/m² (51 lb) Width 101 .6 to 254 mm (4.0 t o 10.0 inches) Length (one page) 101.6[...]

C Specifications C-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Cont inuo us pap er with labe ls: front and bo ttom entry Roll pape r: rear entry wi th optional roll pa per holder only Label size 23.8 × 63.5 mm (15/16 × 2.5 inch es) min imum 2.5 mm (0.1 inch) corne[...]

C-10 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Paper alignment Front e ntry Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The un printable area i s to the left of t he “0.” Rear entry Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The un printable area i s[...]

C Specifications C-11 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Printable area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards: A Th e min imu m top mar gin is 4 .2 mm (0 .17 inc h). B Th e min imu m lef t ma rgi n i s 3.0 mm ( 0.1 2 i nch) . Th e min imu m ri ght marg in i[...]

C-12 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Continuous p aper: A The minimum t op and bottom margins above and below the perforat ion are 4.2 mm ( 0.17 inch) each. B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch) each. The maximum paper[...]

C Specifications C-13 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Roll p aper : A Th e min imu m top mar gin is 4 .2 mm (0 .17 inc h). B Th e min imu m lef t ma rgi n i s 3.0 mm ( 0.1 2 i nch) . Th e min imu m ri ght marg in i s 3. 0 mm (0. 12 i nch ). The maximum pri[...]

C-14 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Safety approvals 120 V model: 230 V model: Acoustic noi se: Approx. 49 dB (A ) (ISO 7779 p attern) CE marking 230 V model: Safety stand ards UL1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B cla ss B C[...]

C Specifications C-15 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Command Lists Your print er supp orts the foll owin g EPS ON ESC/ P2 c ontr ol codes and IBM 23 90 Plus emulat ion control cod es: EPSON ESC/P2 control codes Selecting an EPSON ESC/P2 printer in your so[...]

C-16 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Barcod e commands Your pri nter has pow erful bar code pr inting capa bilities a nd includes t he following resident barco de fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, a[...]

C Specifications C-17 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair c : Contro l flag Bit 0 = Check digit 0: The prin ter does not add a check di git. 1: The print er adds a check digit. Bit 1 = Human r eadable c haracter (HR C) 0: The print er adds the HRC. 1: The prin[...]

C-18 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair The va lid da ta for ea ch ba rcode type is descri bed be low. If i nvali d data is i ncluded in the barc ode data string , the barcode is not printe d. The follo wing cond itio ns are requ ired for ba [...]

C Specifications C-19 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes This print er emulates the IBM Proprint er using the commands below. For detail ed information, see the IBM 2390 Plus refer ence man ual . General operati on: NUL, [...]

C-20 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Char acter Table s You c an sele ct the cha ract er ta bles sh own in this sectio n usi ng th e prin ter’s default -sett ing m ode or w ith s oftw are com man ds. Note: ❏ Most of the character table[...]

C Specifications C-21 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Po rtuguese) PC 863 (French- Canadian ) PC 865 (Nor dic)[...]

C-22 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair PC 861 (Icelandic) BRASCI I Abicomp ISO Lati n 1[...]

C Specifications C-23 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Roman 8 PC 858[...]

C-24 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ISO 8859-1 5 PC 437 Greek* PC 853 (Turkish)* PC 855 (Cyrillic)*[...]

C Specifications C-25 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair PC 852 (Easter n Europe)* PC 857 (Turkish)* PC 866 (Russian)* PC864 (Arabic )[...]

C-26 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair PC 869 (Greek)* MAZOWIA (Poland)* Code MJK (CSFR)* ISO 885 9-7*[...]

C Specifications C-27 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair ISO Latin 1T (Turkish)* Bulgaria (Bulgarian)* PC 774 (LST 1283: 1993)* Est onia (Estonian)*[...]

C-28 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair PC 771 (Lithuanian) ISO 8859-2 * PC 866 LAT. (L atvian)* PC 866 UKR (Ukr anian)*[...]

C Specifications C-29 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair PC AP TEC (Arab ic)* P C 708 (Arabic)* PC 720 (Arab ic)* PC AR 864 (Arabic )*[...]

C-30 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Italic table No cha racter is availa ble for hex co de 15 in the It alic tabl e[...]

C Specifications C-31 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SPEC.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair International character sets for the Italic table You can select one of the fo llowing ei ght interna tional charact er sets for the Italic cha racter tab le shown bel ow using the d efault- setting mod[...]

C-32 Specifications R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize S PEC.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

D Customer Support Information D-1 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SUPPORT .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Appendix D Cust omer Supp ort I nforma tion Contacting Cu stomer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 For North American Users . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

D-2 Customer Support Information R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SUPPOR T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Contacting Custome r Suppo rt If your pri nter is not operati ng properly and you ca nnot solve the problem usi ng the troubl eshooting in formation in Cha pter 7, contact customer supp[...]

D Customer Support Information D-3 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SUPPORT .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair For N orth American Users If you purchased y our printer in t he United States or Cana da, EPSON prov ides custom er support through the f ollowin g services: Electronic support service[...]

D-4 Customer Support Information R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SUPPOR T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair EPSON also p rovides technical support and i nformation on t he instal lation, confi guration, and operation of EPSON produc ts. Dial (562) 2 76-4322 (U.S.), or (905 ) 709-383 9 (Canada[...]

D Customer Support Information D-5 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SUPPORT .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair For Un ited Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Us ers If you p urchased y our print er in the UK or the Repu blic of Ir eland, Epson (UK) Limited p rovides a range of customer services[...]

D-6 Customer Support Information R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SUPPOR T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair If this book let is n ot ava ilabl e, deta ils can b e foun d on Faxo n EPSON f axback servic e, EPte c Bullet in Boa rd Servi ce, or on EPSON’s World W ide Web si te. See belo w for [...]

D Customer Support Information D-7 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SUPPORT .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair World Wide Web If you can connec t to the Interne t and have a Web browser, you can access EPSON’s World Wide Web site at http://www.epson.co m. Here you wil l find information on the[...]

D-8 Customer Support Information R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SUPPOR T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Your dealer Don’t f orget that yo ur dealer c an often hel p identify and resolve problems. T he dealer shoul d always be t he first cal l for ad vice on problems. T hey can ofte n so[...]

D Customer Support Information D-9 R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size SUPPORT .FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair For Hong Kong Users To obtai n technical sup port as well as other afte r-sales services, users are welcome t o contact EPSON Hong Kong Limit ed. Internet home page EPSON Hong Kong ha s[...]

D-10 Customer Support Information R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize SUPPOR T.F M 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 L Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair For Philippines Users To obtai n technical support as well a s other aft er sales services, users are welco me to contact t he EPSON Phili ppines Rep res ent ati ve O ffice at t he t e[...]

Glossary 1 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size G LOSS.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 Glossary ASCII American Standard Co de for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning nu meral codes to letters and symbols. auto line feed When this op tion is turned on in the default-[...]

2 Glossary L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize G LOSS.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair dithering A halftoning method i n which dots are printed in a predeterm ined pattern to simulate a shade or tone. Dithering works best for images with solid colors, such as charts and grap hs. See also halft on[...]

Glossary 3 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size G LOSS.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 interface The connection (via a cable) between the comput er and the printer through whic h print data is trans mitted to the printer. initialization Returns the printer to its default settin gs (a fixed set of [...]

4 Glossary L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize G LOSS.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair resolution A measure o f the amount of detail that can be rep resented. Resolution of p rinted images is measured by using the number of dots per inch (dpi). self test A method for checking the operatio n of th[...]

Glossary 5 R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size G LOSS.FM 6/14/00 P ass 3 Paper positions Standby position In th e sta ndby posit ion , your p aper is at tach ed to the p rinte r bu t is not i nside the pr inter. Tear-off position Tear off yo ur printed d ocument at the printer’ s t[...]

6 Glossary L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize G LOSS.FM 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Top-of-form position The letter s ABC above are printed at the top-of-form po sition.[...]

IN - 1 R R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size US ERS.IX 6/14/00 P ass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Index A Adju sting tear -off pos itio n, 2-35 to 2-36 top-of-form position, 2-31 to 2-33 Advanced document properties, 4-29 Adva nced menu, 4 -20 Advan cing to the te ar-o ff edge, 2-34 to 2-3 6 Aligning vertic al l[...]

IN-2 L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize US ERS.IX 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair paper onto pull tracto r, 2-16 to 2- 21 push tr actor, 2-6 t o 2-10 postcards, 3-6 to 3-7 roll paper, A-22 to A-24 single-shee t multipart forms, 3-4 to 3- 5 single sheets in front paper slot, 3-11 to 3-13 top paper [...]

IN - 3 R R4C4620 Rev. C A5 size US ERS.IX 6/14/00 P ass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair Roll paper hold er, A-3, A-20 to A -24 assem bling, A -20 to A -21 installin g, A-21 S Safet y instru ctions , 9 to 11 Second bin cut-sheet feeder, A-2 Sele ctin g built-in font, 5-2 Self test, 7-18 to 7-19 Separa t[...]

IN-4 L R4C4620 Rev. C A5 s ize US ERS.IX 6/14/ 00 Pass 3 Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair[...]

R Proof Sign-off: SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahash i T.Takahashi SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair R4C4620 Rev. C A5 si ze PAR TS.F M 6/14/00 P ass 3 Printer Parts prin ter c over control panel paper g uide paper rel ease leve r edge guide s front cover (closed) paper guid e cove r trac tor shield plate ribbon ca rtridge parallel interfac e paper tens ion unit paper t[...]

EP SO N O VERSEAS MARKETING LOCA T ION S EPSO N A M ERICA, IN C. 20770 M adrona Av e. P.O. Box 2842 T orr ance, CA 90509-2842 Phone: (800) 922- 8911 Fax: (310) 782-5220 EPS ON UK LT D. Cam pus 100, May l ands Avenue, Hem el Hem pstead, Her ts, HP2 7T J, U.K. Phone: (+44) 01442 261144 Fax: (+44) 01442 227227 EPS ON DE UT S C HLAND G m bH Zülpi cher[...]

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