Printer Parts paper separator 0 DATA PAPER OUT 000 Courier 000 Roman T fPS\ I printer cover paper feeder cover AC inlet ” F O N T y-1 n PAUSE ?=--I ontrol panel ink cartridge ”...
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Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or...
FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception.
Unplug the printer from the wall outlet before you clean it, and use a damp cloth for cleaning, not liquid or aerosol cleaners. Do not use your printer near water or spill any liquid on it. Do not place the printer on an unstable cart, stand, table, or other surface that may allow the printer to fall.
LI Unplug the printer from the wall outlet and have it repaired by a qualified service person under the following conditions: When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed If liquid has been spilled into it If it has been exposed to rain or water If it does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed.
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There are a few things you should know about printing on single sheets as opposed to continuous paper. When you print on single sheets, you may notice that your printer prints the first page of your file correctly but then prints too low on the next page, or that it prints the last few lines from one page onto the next.
Choosing the right paper ... l-3 Unpacking the Printer ...l-4 Attaching the paper support ... l-5 Choosing a Place for the Printer ... l-6 Plugging in the Printer ... l-7 Installing the Ink Cartridge ... l-8 Testing the Printer ... l-13 Loading paper in the paper feeder ...
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Changing the default settings ..2-15 Chapter 3 Mainfenunce and Troubleshooting Replacing the Ink Cartridge ..3-2 Cleaning the Print Head ..3-3 Cleaning the Printer..3-4 Transporting the Printer ... ,3-4 Troubleshooting ..3-5 Power supply ..3-5 Printing ...
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Bit image ... A-20 Graphics ... A-21 Character Tables ... A-21 Glossary Index VZZZ...
Your new Epson@ printer is a 48-nozzle ink jet printer, ideal for quiet, high-speed printing. Features Your printer offers the following features: High print quality. Epson’s new ink jet technology delivers crisp 360 x 360 dots per inch (dpi) text and graphics.
LI The Appendix includes the printer specifications, commands, and character tables. CI A glossary of printer terms and an index are at the end. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Warnings nzusf be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
When you use the right paper, you get crisp, laser-sharp printouts usually associated with laser printers. And the ink cartridge inside your printer is easier to replace and more affordable than the toner cartridges used by lasers. Inside the ink jet print head, tiny spray units, or jets, draw ink from the cartridge and then propel them onto the page in the form of characters or graphics.
Choosing the right paper One of the keys to getting great results with your ink jet printer is selecting the right paper. Paper absorbency is an especially important consideration. With paper that is too absorbent, the ink can bleed slightly, causing characters to blur.
To test a supply of paper, take a single sheet from the package and load it in the printer. Perform the self test and check the results. You should test both sides of the paper to determine which gives you the best quality printing. If the ink does not bleed or smear, the paper should be suitable for use with your printer.
You must remove all packing and protective materials packed with your printer before you can set it up and turn on the power. Follow the directions on the Notice Sheet (inserted in your printer) to remove these materials.
If you plan to use a printer stand, follow these guidelines: Cl Use a stand that supports at least 9.6 kg (21.2 lbs). 0 Never use a stand that tilts the printer. It should always be kept level. Q Place cables so they do not interfere with paper feeding;...
1. Make sure that the power switch is turned off. It is off when the 0 side of the switch is pressed down. 2. Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet.
You need to perform this operation only once. To prolong the life of your ink cartridge...
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1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 2. Hold down both the ALT and PAUSE buttons while you turn on the printer. Release the buttons after the printer starts initializing. The print head moves to the ink cartridge replace position automatically.
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3. Open the printer cover. 4. Pull the top of the ink cartridge clamp towards you to open 1-10 Setting Up Your Printer...
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Make sure to remove the tape seal from the ink cartridge. Lower the cartridge into the holder with the label face up and the arrow mark on the cartridge towards the arrow mark on the printer case. Setting Up Your Printer l-11...
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It takes about one minute. The PAUSE light flashes throughout the cycle and turns off when the ink charging has finished. Caution: Do not tur~z off or reset the printer until the ink-charging cycle is complete. 9. Close the printer cover. I-12...
Testing the Printer After you charge the ink delivery system, you can use the built- in self test to make sure the printer is working properly. You can run the self test with paper from the built-in paper feeder or by feeding a sheet manually.
Now you are ready to run the self test. For more about printing with the paper feeder, be sure to read “Tips for Using the Paper Feeder” at the end of this chapter. Running the self test 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 1-14 Setting Up Y our Printer...
It loads a sheet of paper automatically from the paper feeder and begins the self test. The printer prints characters in each font, in the order the fonts appear on the control panel. Here is part of a typical self test: Courier !“#$%&I()*+,-./0123456789:;...
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Follow these steps: Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the cable connector securely into the printer’s interface connector. 3. Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides. If your cable has a ground wire, connect it to the ground connector above the interface connector.
If none of these printers is listed among your program’s options, select the first one available from the following: LQ, EX, FX, LX, RX, MX, Epson printer, Standard printer, and Draft printer. After you select the most appropriate printer as described above, you may want to create and print a sample file with the fonts and formats that you use most often.
When the printer receives data from the computer, it loads a single sheet automatically and begins to print. If the printer runs out of paper during a print job, reload the paper feeder and then press the LOAD/EJECT button to continue printing.
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Adjusting the print position ... 2-10 Selecting Character Fonts ... 2-11 Scalable Fonts ... 2-12 Condensed printing ... 2-12 Using the Default-Settings Mode ... 2-13 Default settings descriptions ... 2-14 Changing the default settings ... 2-15 Using Other Printer Functions 2-1...
(3.6 inches) Ll Envelope No. 10,240 mm (9.5 inches) wide x 104 mm (4.1 inches) Printing on single sheets Follow these steps to load a single sheet in the manual feed slot: 1. Turn on the printer. Using Other Printer Functions...
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The printer automatically loads the sheet. 3. Send data from the computer to the printer. When the printer receives the data, it begins printing. When the printer finishes printing, it ejects the sheet automatically.
You can also use the manual feed slot to print on individual envelopes. 1. Turn on the printer and open the printer cover. 2. Turn the paper-thickness lever clockwise as far as it will go. 3. Close the printer cover.
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Insert an envelope into the manual feed slot with the wide end at the top entering the printer first, and the printable side face-up, until it meets resistance. The printer loads the envelope to the print position automatically. Send data from your computer. The printer ejects the envelope automatically when it is finished printing.
Operating the Control Panel The printer control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations. It consists of indicator lights and buttons. Indicator lights PAUSE On when printing is paused FONT Indicate the current font setting. These three lights go on and off when you press the FONT button.
ECONOMY On when the economy printing mode is selected. When this mode is selected, the printer uses fewer dots per character. The print speed is the same in both economy and LQ mode, but the economy mode uses less ink. This mode is ideal for rough drafts and editing work.
Hold down this button for several seconds to move the print head to the ink cartridge replace position when the printer is paused. The ALT button also alters the functions of the other buttons. Hold down the ALT button and press another button to change...
Adjusting the loading position The loading position is the position of the paper when the printer loads it from the paper feeder or the manual feed slot. If printing is too high or low on the page, you can change the loading position with the micro-feed feature as follows: Make sure the printer is turned on.
N o t e : The printer has a limit - 8.0 mm (0.31 inch) - to the amount you can move the print position backwards using microfeed. Feeding stops when you reach this limit.
Selecting Character Fonts Your printer has seven built-in character fonts including two new Epson fonts: the Epson Roman T and Epson Sans Serif H. (The Roman T is similar to the TimesTM font; Sans Serif H is similar to HelveticaTM.)
You can condense the current font by pressing the ECONOMY/ CONDENSED button. (Epson Roman T and Epson Sans Serif H cannot be condensed.) You can condense printing that is 10 cpi, 12 cpi, and proportionally spaced. You cannot condense 15-cpi printing.
Using the Default-Settings Mode Your printer comes with a series of internal settings that control a variety of printer functions, such as print direction and auto line feed. Because these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer, they are called default settings.
Network interface mode If your printer is connected to a single computer, leave this feature off. If you want to use the printer in a network environment and share it among multiple computers, set this feature to on.
Follow the steps below to make your changes: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the paper feeder. 2. Hold down the ECONOMY/CONDENSED button and turn on the printer to enter the default-settings mode.
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After you press the ALT button, the printer prints the current default settings, and the next instruction in the language you selected. Wait until printing is finished, then go to the next step. 4. To move to the feature you want to change, press the ALT button until the DATA, PAPER OUT, and INK OUT lights indicate the appropriate selection.
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Network mode Mixed text/graphics off mode Auto line feed Available only in the European version **Available only in the North/South American version Using Other Printer Functions 1 l l 0 2-17...
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7. To exit the default-settings mode, turn the printer off. Note: LI You may exit the default-settings mode any time by turning off the printer. Any changes you have made remain in effect until you change them again. you want to check the new default settings, enter the default- settings mode again and print the current settings.
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Chapter 3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Replacing the Ink Cartridge ... 3-2 Cleaning the Print Head ... 3-3 Cleaning the Printer ... 3-4 Transporting the Printer ... 3-4 Troubleshooting ... 3-5 Power supply..3-5 Printing ... 3-6 Paper handling ... 3-10...
It’s a good idea to keep a spare ink cartridge on hand. Use Epson ink cartridge SO20025 to ensure proper operation and preserve the life of the print head. Other brands of ink may clog the print head or damage it.
To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the PAUSE light is on. lf the PAUSE light is not on, press the PAUSE button to pause the printer.
1. Open the printer cover and make sure that the print head is capped in the far right position. If the print head is not capped, turn on the printer to cap it. Then, turn off the printer.
Remove the paper from the paper feeder. Attach the protective material to the printer. Repack the printer and power cord and place them in the original box. 6. Keep the printer flat in the box during transport.
The INK OUT light flashes. The ink cartridge is almost out of ink. Get ready to replace the cartridge. The INK OUT light is on and the printer beeps three times; the printer does not print. The ink cartridge may be empty, or not installed at all.
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Printed output is not as expected. If the printer does not print correctly, try the self test described in Chapter 1. If the self test works properly, the printer is all right, and the problem probably lies in the computer, the application program, or the interface cable.
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You may not be using the correct type of paper. Although most types of business-correspondence-quality paper work well with your printer, you should always test the paper you want to use before buying it in large quantities. See Chapter 1 for tips on choosing the right paper.
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The typestyles or characters set with your software do not print. Check that the program is correctly configured for your printer. The font selected on the control panel does not print. Your software settings may be overriding the control panel setting.
Paper handling The printer does not print; the PAPER OUT light is on and the printer beeps three times. No paper is loaded in the printer. Load paper in the paper feeder or from the manual feed slot.
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The paper is jammed inside the printer. To clear a paper jam follow the steps below. 1. Open the printer cover and the paper feeder cover. 2. Pull the access panel away from the rear of the printer, as shown below. Maintenance and Troubleshooting 3-11...
4. If the paper is caught in the paper ejection area, gently pull it out of the printer. 5. Push the access panel back onto the rear of the printer and close the printer cover and the paper feeder cover.
Select other font/pitch combinations using ESC/P 2 commands. See the command summary later in this chapter for a list of commands. Scalable fonts: Font Epson Roman Epson Suns Serif Epson Roman T Epson Sons Serif H Character tables: North/South America: Europe: Other countries: Character sets: Paper...
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Single sheets (Manual insertion): Width Length Thickness Weight Quality Note: Use recycled paper under Poor quality paper may reduce print other problems. you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade Envelopes (Manual insertion): Size No. 10 Thickness Weight Quality Printable area: Single sheets (paper feeder and manual insertion) (See page A-5 for the values of A, B, and C.) A - 4 A p p e n d i x...
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Envelopes: A The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inches). B The minimum left and right margins is 3.0 mm (0.12 inches). C The minimum bottom margin is 13.0 mm (0.51 inches). Mechanical Paper-feed method: Ink cartridge (S020025): Color: Print capacity: Cartridge life: Temperature:...
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AC 198 to 264 V 50 to 60 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 0.3 A Approx. 13 W (during self-test printing in LQ mode at 10 cpi) the voltage printer for Operation: 10to35”C(50to950F) Storage: -20 to 6O’C (-4 to 140°F) your printer.
Safety standards: US model: European model: R.F.I.: US model: European model: Interface specifications Your printer is equipped with an g-bit parallel interface. Specifications and pin assignments The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics: Data format: Synchronization: Handshake timing: Signal level:...
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DATA8 About a 1 O-microsecond ACKNLG pulse. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data. A HIGH signal indicates the BUSY printer cannot receive data. The signal goes HIGH in the...
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Note: 0 The column heading ‘Direction” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. 0 “Return” denotes the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level. For the interface wiring, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side.
0 Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal. Data transfer to this printer can be carried outonly after receipl of the ACKNLG signal or when the BUSY signal is LOW. Interface timing The figure below shows the timing for the parallel interface.
Initialization The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in three ways: Hardware initialization Software initialization Control panel initialization The power is turned on. The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW).
Default settings The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized. Item Top-of-form position Page length Left and right margins Line spacing Character size Vertical tab position Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects...
In addition, your software probably specifies certain punctuation you must use to enter the command. If your software allows you to send commands to the printer, the software manual should explain exactly what format and punctuation are required.
Dec. ASCII ESC U l/O ESC EM n Paper feeding ASCII Dec. ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC + n Page format Dec. ASCII ESC(cnn 40 99 ESC(Cnn 40 67 ESC C n ESC C 0 n ESCln ESCQn A-14 Appendix Hex.
Print position motion ASCII Dec. ESC $ nl n2 ESC \ nl n2 ESC(Vnn 40 86 ESC(vnn 40 118 ESC D nn ESC B nn ESCJn Font selection ASCII Dec. ESCkn Hex. Description Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position n=nl +n2x256 n: Specifies print position from left margin in defined units Before you define the unit, the...
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Dec. ASCII ESC X nn ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p l/O ESC x n ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC ! n A-16 Appendix Description Hex. Select Font by Pitch and Point ESCXmnl n2 m: Set pitch to 360/m cpi m = 0: No change in pitch m = 1: Select proportional...
font enhancement ASCII Dec. ESC W l/O ESC w l/O ESC G ESC H ESCSO ESC S 1 ESC T ESC(-nn 40 45 ESC - l/O ESC a n Spacing ASCII Dec. ESC SP n Description Hex. Select Condensed Printing Cancel Condensed Printing Select Double-Width Printing (one line)
Dec. ASCII 40 85 ESC ( U nn ESC c nl n2 Character handling ASCII Dec. ESC(tnn 40116 ESCtn A-18 Appendix Hex. Description Define Unit 28 55 ESC(U 1 On Define positioning unit as n/3600 inch n = 10,20.30.40.50, or 60 n = 10: default Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) Select Pitch in n/360-inch units...
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ASCII Dec. ESC t n ESC R n ESC & nn ESC : 0 n 0 ESC % n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC(Ann 40 94 Hex. Description n = 2: Remaps download characters from 0 - 127 to 128 - 255 (unless a character table has been assigned to 2 with the ESC ( t command)
Bit image DeC. ASCII Horizontal density (dpi) A-20 Appendix Description Hex. Select Bit Image m n 1 n2data n=nl +n2x256 n: Total columns Total data = (n 1 + n2 x 256) x t t = Number of data bytes per column Pins Adjacent Vertical...
Graphics ASCII Dec. ESC ( G nn 4071 Character Tables These character tables are selected with the default-setting mode or by using a command. All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC437 and italic tables are shown completely.
International character sets You can select one of the following international character sets with the default-settings mode or the ESC R command. For example, when you select “Italic France,” the characters in the “France” row on the table below are used in the italic character table. The following eight international character sets can be selected with the default-settings mode or with the ESC R command.
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Characters available with the ESC ( A command To print the characters in the table below, first send the ESC ( * command. A-28 Appendix...
A binary digit (0 or l), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer. buffer The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it. byte A unit of information consisting of eight bits.
ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you software control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application software for personal computers. ESC/P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command language.
See interface. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. G l o s s a r y...
All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off. reset To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command, an INIT signal, or by turning the printer off and then back on. R O M Read Only Memory.