Epson EPL-1220 Reference Manual Download Page 118

Page: 118 / 189

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

118

Chapter 7

Troubleshooting

Ready and Error Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Printing a Status Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Clearing paper jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Printout problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Print quality problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Problems using options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Printer driver and utility problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Communication errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Summary of Contents for EPL-1220

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...mages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising fro...

Page 3: ... Consumable Products 16 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Preventing the paper feed and paper jam problems 18 Available Paper 20 Paper that should not be used 22 Paper Sources 23 MP Tray 23 Standard Lower Paper Cassette 23 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 23 Loading Paper 24 MP Tray Paper Cassettes 24 Loading an uncommon paper size 31 Printing on Special Media 35 Envelopes 35 Labels 36 Tran...

Page 4: ...ng Changes to Printer Settings 68 Monitoring Your Printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 75 Setting for the USB connection 78 Canceling Printing 80 Uninstalling the Printer Software 80 Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer for Windows Setting up your printer as a shared printer 84 Using an Additional Driver 86 Setting for the clients 92 With Windows Me 98 95 93 With Windows 2000 95 With Wi...

Page 5: ...0 Memory problems 138 Problems using options 139 Printer driver and utility problems 140 Communication errors 142 Chapter 8 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer 146 Cleaning the inside of the printer 146 Removing spilled toner 148 Cleaning the printer case 149 Cleaning the paper roller 150 Transporting the Printer 151 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper 153 Specificatio...

Page 6: ...Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 159 Memory Module 160 Imaging Cartridge S051079 160 Appendix B Work with Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts 162 System requirements 164 Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts 164 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 166 EPSON BarCode Font specifications 169 Appendix C Contacting Customer Support For users in Hong Kong 182 Glossary Index ...

Page 7: ...tions carefully to ensure safe efficient operation Because the printer weighs approximately 17 kg 37 5 lb withouttheconsumables installed youshouldnotliftorcarry it by yourself Two people should carry it lifting it at the correct positions Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the su...

Page 8: ...e of them according to local regulations Do not use an imaging cartridge for at least one hour after moving it from a cool to a warm environment to prevent damage from condensation Do not open the drum s protective cover and avoid exposing the imaging cartridge to room light any longer than necessary Overexposing the cartridge may cause abnormally dark or light areas to appear on the printed page ...

Page 9: ...are covered by the operating instructions as improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and may require repairs by a qualified service representative ENERGY STAR Compliance As an International ENERGY STAR Partner EPSON has determined that this product meets the International ENERGY STAR Program guidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program ...

Page 10: ...10 Power On Off Cautions c Caution Do not turn off the printer For at least 15 seconds after turning on the printer While the Ready light is flashing While printing ...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Product Information 11 Chapter 1 Product Information Printer Parts 12 Panel Lights 14 About Your Printer 15 Features 15 Options and Consumable Products 16 ...

Page 12: ...Chapter 1 Product Information 12 Printer Parts Output tray extension Panel lights Latch Power switch Standard lower paper cassette MP Multi Purpose tray Paper size indicators Front cover Top cover ...

Page 13: ...h the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot Imaging cartridge Fuser Parallel interface connector USB interface connector AC inlet Rear cover ...

Page 14: ...g Off Flashing Warming up or receiving data Flashing Off Out of paper or easily cleared error On Flashing On Off Service required error Turn off the printer wait for few minutes and then turn it back on If this does not clear the error contact your dealer or a qualified service person Flashing alternatively Error light Ready light ...

Page 15: ...nter is easy to install and use Simply set up the printer connect it to your computer and install the printer driver by following the on screen instructions The printer supports ECP mode in Microsoft Windows Me 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 ECP mode is useful for high speed data transfer and bidirectional communication with your computer Features The printer comes with a full set of features that contribu...

Page 16: ...nes text and graphics Options and Consumable Products To purchase options or consumable products contact your dealer or the customer support representative in your area Options 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal C813741 This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 250 sheets of A3 or other paper sizes Memory Module The printer comes with 2 MB of memory which can be expanded up to...

Page 17: ...Paper 20 Paper that should not be used 22 Paper Sources 23 MP Tray 23 Standard Lower Paper Cassette 23 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 23 Loading Paper 24 MP Tray Paper Cassettes 24 Loading an uncommon paper size 31 Printing on Special Media 35 Envelopes 35 Labels 36 Transparencies 37 Thick paper 38 ...

Page 18: ...ck of paper and then tap its edges to align it before you load it Be sure to set the paper size switch according to the size of the paper you loaded Make sure that the MP tray the standard lower cassette and the optional lower paper cassette are set properly Make sure that the printer driver settings match the loaded paper Make sure that the appropriate paper source is selected in the printer driv...

Page 19: ...ce of paper Be sure that you do not load too much paper into the cassette Be sure to adjust the paper guides so that paper feeds freely Never let more than 250 sheets accumulate on the output tray Try turning over the stack of paper in the paper cassette Most paper packages indicate the top side of the paper with an arrow at the side of the package For information on how to clear paper jams see Cl...

Page 20: ...e Paper This section explains what kinds of paper and media you can use with your printer Do not use paper or media not mentioned in this section Note The printerisextremelysensitivetomoisture Besure tostore yourpaper in a dry environment ...

Page 21: ... paper is acceptable Weight 64 to 81 4 g m 17 to 21 7 lb Colored paper Non coated Letterhead Paper with preprinted letterhead provided that the paper and ink are both compatible with laser printers Paper which is printed with laser printer ink Jet printer or other printers cannot be used Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic windows unless specifically designed for laser printers Weight 70 to ...

Page 22: ...thermal sensitive paper pressure sensitive paper acid paper or paper that uses high temperature sensitive ink around 180 C Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing sheet completely Coated paper or special surface colored paper Paper that has binder holes or is perforated Paper that has glue staples paper clips or tape on it Paper that attracts static electricity Moist or dam...

Page 23: ...egal LGL F4 Half Letter HLT Executive EXE Government Letter GLT Government Legal GLG Custom size paper 100 148 mm minimum 297 420 mm maximum Letterhead Thick paper Up to 50 sheets Weight 81 4 to 128 g m Labels Up to 30 sheets Weight 81 4 to 128 g m Transparencies Envelopes Up to 10 sheets Weight 70 to 80 g m Commercial 10 C10 DL C6 C5 International B5 Paper Type Capacity Paper Size Plain paper Up ...

Page 24: ...e your paper in a dry environment The use of colored paper is acceptable but coated paper should be avoided You may use paper with preprinted letterheads provided that the paper and ink are both laser printer type MP Tray Paper Cassettes This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray As the paper loading procedures of MP tray standard lower paper cassette and 250 sheet lower paper casse...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Paper Handling 25 1 Remove the MP tray from the printer while lifting up the MP tray slightly so that the tray is unlocked 2 Remove the MP tray cover ...

Page 26: ...ess down on the metal plate in the MP tray until it locks into position or the MP tray may not be reinserted in the printer Note Make sure that both sides of the metal plate are completely locked in position Then follow the next steps ...

Page 27: ...d to accommodate the paper you are loading Note To load A3 B4 LGL or F4 size paper unlock the cassette lock and expand the MP tray to the end then lock the tray lock again Unlock the lever of the side paper guides Lock the lever of the side paper guides LOCK UNLOCK ...

Page 28: ...s on the inside of the MP tray Note Load A4 A5 B5 LT EXE or GLT paper long edge first Load A3 B4 HLT LGL GLG or F4 paper with the short edge first Load Com 10 I B5 or DL envelopes with the flap edge to the right side and C5 or C6 envelopes with the flap edge to the front of the MP tray If your printouts are curled or do not stack properly when using plain paper try turning the stack over and reloa...

Page 29: ... Adjust the paper guides to the size of the paper and set the paper size switch according to the size of the paper you loaded If you cannot find appropriate setting on the paper size switch set the switch to Others and use the printer driver to set the paper size See Loading an uncommon paper size on page 31 for more information Note You can set the paper size switch to Others only on the MP tray ...

Page 30: ...er 2 Paper Handling 30 8 Securely reattach the tray cover to the MP tray and close it 9 Reinsert the MP tray in the printer Note Make sure that you insert the MP tray as far as it will go inside the printer ...

Page 31: ...he printer s paper size setting by using the paper size switch described above and the printer driver Loading an uncommon paper size You can print on the custom size paper paper ranging from 100 148 mm to 297 420 mm weighing from 64 to 128 g m using the MP tray Note Use the paper of the ranging from 100 148 to 297 420 mm and weighing from 64 to 128 g m and load the paper into the MP tray c Caution...

Page 32: ...per specify the paper size on the printer driver and set the paper size switch to Others on the MP tray 1 Access the printer driver and click the Basic Settings tab 2 Select the User Defined Size from the Paper Size drop down list The User Defined Paper Size dialog box appears ...

Page 33: ...aper in Paper Width and Paper Length and click Save to register the new paper size 4 Click OK to close the User Defined Paper Size dialog box 5 Click OK to accept the settings For Macintosh Users To print on the custom size paper select the paper size specified on the printer driver and set the paper size switch to Others on the MP tray 1 Access the printer driver and click Custom Size ...

Page 34: ...e in the Paper Size Name box and select inches or cm as the unit Then specify the size of your custom size paper in Paper Width and Paper Length and the margin of each side 4 Click OK to register the settings 5 Select your new paper size from the Paper Size drop down list then click OK ...

Page 35: ...he manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot guarantee the quality ofanytype ofpaper Alwaystestsamplesofpaperstockbefore purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Below are some recommendations for selecting paper and other print media for your printer Envelopes Load envelopes in the MP tray with the flap edge to the right side Commercial 10 International B5 DL or the flap edge to the front o...

Page 36: ...laser printers or plain paper copiers Use the MP tray when you print labels To prevent the adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet and there are no gaps between individual labels You should test the label sheet for leaking adhesive by pressing a sheet of paper on top of a sheet of labels If the paper sticks to the label sheet w...

Page 37: ...s and adhesive drafting film if they are made for use with plain paper copiers or laser printers Use the MP tray to print on these materials On Windows When printing on transparencies be sure to select Transparency from the Paper Type drop down list on the printer driver s Basic Settings ...

Page 38: ...ettings Thick paper You can load up to 50 sheets of thick paper into the MP tray Use the thick paper of a weight from 81 4 to 128 g m 21 7 to 34 1 lb When printing on thick paper be sure to select Thick from the Paper Type drop down list on the printer driver s Basic Settings on Windows or the Paper drop down list on the printer driver s Extended Settings on Macintosh ...

Page 39: ... EPSON Status Monitor 3 50 Setting for the USB connection 57 Increasing the Printing Speed 59 Canceling Printing 62 Uninstalling the Printer Software 62 For Macintosh Users 67 About the Printer Driver 67 Accessing the Printer Driver 67 Making Changes to Printer Settings 68 Monitoring Your Printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 75 Setting for the USB connection 78 Canceling Printing 80 Uninstalling the Pri...

Page 40: ...dows operating system The printer settings made from many Windows applications override settings made when the printer driver is accessed from the operating system so you should access the printer driverfrom your application to make sure that you get the result you want Note Online help provides details on printer driver settings To access the printer driver from your application click Print orPag...

Page 41: ...s to favor speed or detail If you need high quality output choose a higher number Please note that doing so reduces the print speed There are four levels of print output 300 dpi Class 600 dpi 600 dpi and Class 1200 dpi Class 1200 dpi provides high quality printing results on par with 600 dpi with the Enh MG and RITech functions 1 Click the Basic Settings tab ...

Page 42: ...tion from the Print Quality drop down list 3 Click OK to accept the setting Note If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed For details of the Enh MG or RITech functions see the Online Help ...

Page 43: ...nt enlarged or reduced during printing To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box 3 Select the desired paper size from the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected ...

Page 44: ...nter to print a reduced page image that is centered 5 Click OK to accept the settings To resize pages by a specified percentage 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box then select the Zoom To check box 3 Specify the magnification percentage in the box then click OK The percentage can be set between 50 and 200 in 1 increments 1 2 ...

Page 45: ... printing prints either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Print Layout check box and click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 46: ...ab 5 Click OK to close the Print Layout Settings dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout tab to accept the settings Using a Watermark Follow the steps to use a watermark on your document In the Watermark dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks and youcan make youroriginalwatermark withtext or a bitmap BMP file The Watermark dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detaile...

Page 47: ...Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 47 2 Select the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears ...

Page 48: ...n list box 6 Adjust the horizontal or vertical Offset position 7 Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 8 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 9 Select Front to print the watermark on the face of the document or Back to print the watermark on the backside of the document for the Position setting 10 Click OK to accept the settings ...

Page 49: ...Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box 6 If you select Text type the watermark text in the Text box If you select BMP click Browse select the BMP file you want to use then click OK Note Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap bmp file 7 Click Save to save new watermark and then click OK to close the User Defined Watermarks dialog box Your wate...

Page 50: ... Before using Status Monitor 3 be sure to read the printer driver s README file This file contains the latest information on the printer driver and Status Monitor 3 Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 TheEPSON Status Monitor 3monitorstheprinter duringprinting and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is open You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 directly from any application programs fr...

Page 51: ... Preferences in Windows 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 Then click the Utility tab and click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon to start the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Note Clearing the Monitor the printing status check box during normal operation causes the Status Alert window to stop monitoring some errors See Status Alert window on page 56 for more information on this function ...

Page 52: ...box The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed 4 OK button Clicking this button closes the dialog box 5 Paper Displays the paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information for the optional 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is displayed only if this option i...

Page 53: ...onitor 3 will monitor When you install the EPSON Status Monitor 3 this utility is also installed Usually it is not necessary to change a setup Use this utility when you want change the settings for some reason 1 Click Start point to Program point to EPSON then click Monitored printers 2 Clear the check box of the printer which is not monitored 3 Click OK ...

Page 54: ...PreferencesintheUtilitytaboftheprinterdriver TheMonitoring Preferences dialog box appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box 1 Select Notification Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about 2 Default button Restores default settings 1 3 4 5 7 2 6 ...

Page 55: ... dialog box Alternatively you can right click the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box and EPSON EPL 1220 Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 4 Allow monitoring of shared printers box To monitor a shared printer select this checkbox Youneedto make thissetting on the server machine 5 OK button Saves new changes 6 Cancel but...

Page 56: ...mables Once this button is clicked the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared To close the box you need to click OK Stopping monitoring TheEPSON Status Monitor 3monitorstheprinter duringprinting and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is open To monitor during printing only close the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box To stop all monitoring completely clear t...

Page 57: ...isplayed in the Utility tab of Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 or in the Utility tab of Printing Preference in Windows 2000 Setting for the USB connection The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play PnP USB specifications Note Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running Windows Me 98 2000 respectively support the USB interface 1 Click Star...

Page 58: ...ter Driver 58 4 Click the arrow next to the Print to the following port drop down list In Windows Me or 98 select EPUSB1 EPSON EPL 1220 In Windows 2000 check USB001 in the list on the Ports menu 5 Click OK to save this setting ...

Page 59: ... your computer has an ECP chip installed contactthe manufacturer or look in the computer s documentation Confirm the parallel port setting is ECP or ENHANCED through the BIOS Setup Refer to your computer s documentation to set the BIOS However before setting the BIOS uninstall the EPL 1220 printer driver After setting the BIOS reinstall the printer driver Confirming availability of DMA Using DMA i...

Page 60: ...Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 60 3 Click the Optional Settings tab and click Driver Settings 1 2 ...

Page 61: ...Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 61 4 Select the Enable EPSON Printer port check box ...

Page 62: ...lling the Printer Software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be sure to uninstall the current printer software beforehand Note You can uninstall the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 by following the on screen instructions in the CD ROM that comes with your printer 1 Close all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add...

Page 63: ... Remove 5 Click the Printer Model tab select the EPSON EPL 1220 Adovanced icon then click OK Note You canuninstall only the utility for Monitored Printers of EPSON Status Monitor 3 When that utility is uninstalled you cannot change the setting of Monitored Printers from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility of other printers Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Monitored Printers check box and click OK ...

Page 64: ...the printer driver is uninstalled from the Windows NT 4 0 printer server the additional driver may not be uninstalled When upgrading the additional driver in Windows NT 4 0 printer server install the upgraded printer driver as the additional driver 1 Close all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 3 Open the File menu and select Server Properties 4 Click the Drivers tab a...

Page 65: ...B interface cable Follow these steps to uninstall the USB device driver Note Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver When the USB device driver is uninstalled you cannot access the other EPSON printers connected with USB interface cable 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the Printer Software on page 62 ...

Page 66: ... If the USB device driver is not installed correctly EPSON USB printer device may not appear Follow these steps to run the Epusbun exe file in the CD ROM that comes with your printer 3 Follow the on screen instructions 1 Insert the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive of your computer 2 Access the CD ROM by using the software such as Windows Explorer 3 Double click the Win9x folder 4 Double click the Epusbu...

Page 67: ...ver allows you to easily make all the print settings including paper source paper size and orientation To access the printer driver and open appropriate dialog box select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the EPL 1220 icon beforehand To open the PaperSettingdialog box selectPage Setup from the File menu on any application To open the Basic Setting dialog box select Print from the File menu on ...

Page 68: ...print output 300 dpi Class 600 dpi 600 dpi and Class 1200 dpi Class 1200 dpi provides high quality printingresults onparwith 1200dpiwith the Enh MGandRITech functions 1 Open the Basic Setting dialog box 2 Select Automatic on Print Quality and select the desired printing resolution from the Resolution drop down list Note If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selectin...

Page 69: ...r reducing rate selected in the Paper Setting dialog box is not available 1 Open the Layout dialog box 2 Select On on Fit to Page 3 Select the desired paper size from the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 4 Click OK to accept the settings Modifying the Print Layout Layout printing prints either two or four pages onto a single page and to spe...

Page 70: ...sing the Printer Driver 70 2 Select the Print Layout check box then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper 2 1 ...

Page 71: ...ile or text file as your own custom watermark The Layout dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings For example you can select the size intensity and position of your watermark 1 Open the Layout dialog box 2 Select a watermark from the Watermark drop down list 3 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark by dragging the watermark image on...

Page 72: ...Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 72 Making a New Watermark To make a text watermark 1 Open the Layout dialog box 2 Click New Delete 3 Click Add Text ...

Page 73: ...t and click Edit Text After editing be sure to click OK to close the dialog box To remove the saved text watermark select it from List and click Delete After removing be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout dialog box The saved watermark is displayed on the preview window To make a bitmap watermark Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap PICT fil...

Page 74: ...Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 74 2 Click New Delete 3 Click Add PICT 4 Select the PICT file and click Open When you click Create the watermark is displayed on the preview window ...

Page 75: ...nt status For example you can find out the amount of remaining toner through this utility If a print error occurs the utility provides you with a message describing the error The Status Monitor 3 utility is accessed from within the printer driver See the following section for more information Before using Status Monitor 3 be sure to read the printer driver s README file This file contains the late...

Page 76: ...nge the printer driver in the Chooser while the spool file is printing in the background output to the printer may be disrupted Printer and consumable products status information appears in the status window only if the Chooser is acquiring status normally Getting Detailed Information about Printer Status You can monitor printer status and get information on consumable products using the EPSON Sta...

Page 77: ...nter image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed 4 Close button Clicking this button closes the dialog box 5 Paper Displays the paper size and the approximate amountofpaper remainingin each paper source Information for the optional 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is displayed only if this option is installed 6 Toner Indicates t...

Page 78: ...e the box you need to click OK or Close Note The Status Alert window automatically appears when a problem occurs with your printer Setting for the USB connection Note If you are connecting the USB cable to your Macintosh through a USB hub besure toconnectusingthefirst hubinthe chain TheUSB interface may be unstable depending on the hub used If you experience problems withthistypeofsetup connectthe...

Page 79: ...SB port your printer is connected to 2 Select Background Printing to turn background printing on or off Note Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 to manage print jobs When background printing is on you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing 3 Close the Chooser ...

Page 80: ...pen the EPSON Monitor 3 from the Application menu Then stop printing from the EPSON Monitor 3 or delete the file which is in standby mode Uninstalling the Printer Software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be sure to uninstall the current printer software beforehand 1 Quit all applications and restart your Macintosh 2 Insert the EPSON printer software CD ROM in your Macintos...

Page 81: ...Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 81 4 Double click the installer icon 5 Click Continue 6 Select Remove from the menu at the upper left 7 Click Remove then follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 82: ... Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer for Windows Setting up your printer as a shared printer 84 Using an Additional Driver 86 Setting for the clients 92 With Windows Me 98 95 93 With Windows 2000 95 With Windows NT 4 0 98 Installing the Printer Driver from the CD ROM 100 ...

Page 83: ...ings of the printer server and clients Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 84 For Windows Me 98 95 printer server Using an Additional Driver on page 86 For Windows 2000 NT 4 0 printer server With Windows Me 98 95 on page 93 With Windows 2000 on page 95 With Windows NT 4 0 on page 98 Note When sharing the printer be sure to set the EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer c...

Page 84: ...ettings and click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration tab 4 Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s check box then click OK 5 Click OK to accept the settings Note When Insert the Disk appears insert the Windows Me 98 95 CD ROM in the computer Click OK and then follow the on screen instructions When the prom...

Page 85: ...aring in the menu that appears 3 Select Shared As type the name in the Share Name box and click OK Type Comment and Password if needed Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur When sharing the printer be sure to set the EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Monitoring Your Printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 on pag...

Page 86: ... Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 you can install the additional drivers in the server The additional drivers are the drivers for the client computers that have different OS from the server Follow these steps to set a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as a printer server and install the additional drivers Note You must access to Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as the Administrators of the local machine ...

Page 87: ...ows 2000 users select Shared as then type the name in the Share Name box Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur 4 Select the additional drivers Note When the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the additional drivers ...

Page 88: ...ts For example select Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 95 clients Then click OK Note You do not have to install the additional driver for Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 because that driver is preinstalled Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95 The other additional drivers are not available 1 2 ...

Page 89: ...Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer for Windows 89 On the Windows 2000 printer server Click Additional Drivers 1 ...

Page 90: ... 2000 to install the additional driver for the Windows NT 4 0 clients Note You do not have to install the additional driver only for Intel Windows 2000 because that driver is preinstalled Do not select additional drivers other than Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 The other additional drivers are not available 5 When the prompt appears insert the CD ROM that comes with your ...

Page 91: ... installing drivers in Windows 2000 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes and continue installing 7 When installing in Windows 2000 click Close When installing in Windows NT 4 0 the property window closes automatically Note Confirm the following items when sharing the printer Be sure to set the EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer canbe monitored onthe printer server See...

Page 92: ...es how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer on a network Note To share the printer on a Windows network you need to set the printer server For details see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 84 This section describes how to access the shared printer on a standard network system using the server Microsoft workgroup When you cannot access the shared printer d...

Page 93: ...he Browse for Printer dialog box appears 5 Click the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click OK Note The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network You can also type the name of the comp...

Page 94: ...indows Me 98 95 or the additional driver for Windows Me 98 95 is installed in the Windows 2000 NT 4 0 printer server go to the next step When the additional driver for Windows Me 98 95 is not installed in the Windows 2000 NT 4 0 printer server go to Installing the Printer Driver from the CD ROM on page 100 7 Make sure of the name of the shared printer and select whether to use the printer as the d...

Page 95: ...s installed beforehand as the printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 When installing the printer driver in the Windows 2000 clients from Windows NT 4 0 printer server the driver for Windows NT 4 0 is installed You can not install the printer driver for Windows 2000 as the additional driver in the Windows NT 4 0 printer server To install the printer driver for Windows 2000 in the Windows 2000 clients th...

Page 96: ... as a Shared Printer for Windows 96 4 Type the name of the shared printer or click Next You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in Network path or queue name ...

Page 97: ...f the network When the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select using the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message When the local printer driver for Windows 2000 is installed beforehand you can select the printer driver for Windows 2000 as the current print...

Page 98: ...r server or the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 95 go to Installing the Printer Driver from the CD ROM on page 100 6 Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click OK 7 Make sure of the settings then click Finish With Windows NT 4 0 Follow these steps to set Windows NT 4 0 clients You can install the printer driver of the shared printer when you have the Users or m...

Page 99: ...he shared printer ask the administrator of the network When the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message The additional driver for Windows NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows 2000 printer server go to the next ste...

Page 100: ...etting the network system as follows The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows 2000 NT 4 0 printer server The printer server s OS is the Windows Me 98 95 and the client s OS is the Windows 2000 NT 4 0 The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Note When installing in Windows 2000 NT 4 0 clients you must access to Windows 2000 NT 4 ...

Page 101: ...ted then click OK When installing drivers in Windows 2000 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer then click OK Then follow the on screen instructions Client s OS Folder Name Windows Me 98 95 WIN9X Windows 2000 WIN2000 Windows NT 4 0 WINNT40 ...

Page 102: ...r 5 Installing and Removing Options 102 Chapter 5 Installing and Removing Options 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 103 Installing 103 Removing 105 Memory Module 106 Installing 106 Removing 110 ...

Page 103: ... accommodates 250 sheets of plain paper To load paper into the lower cassette see Loading Paper on page 24 Installing Follow these steps to install the 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off andunplug the power code if it is plugged into an electrical outlet Then remove all interface cables 2 Place the 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit in the location wher...

Page 104: ...inter and set it on the 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit c Caution Since the printer weighs approximately 17 kg lift up the printer by two people as shown below When lifting up the printer do not hold the parts other than those shown below Person two Person one ...

Page 105: ... the Optional Settings tab And then click OK Note The 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is shown as Lower Cassette on the Optional Settings tab 7 Print a status sheet to confirm that the 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is installed correctly For details see Printing a Status Sheet on page 120 Note When the 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is installed correctly the available paper sources...

Page 106: ... standard 2 MB plus the optional SIMM However even if you install an optional 16 MB or 32 MB SIMM the total printer memory is increased to its maximum of 13 MB only Installing Follow these steps to install an optional memory module c Caution Before you install a memory module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive...

Page 107: ...ter is turned off andunplug the power cord if it is plugged into an electrical outlet Then remove the all interface cables 2 Remove the screws that secure the rear cover then remove the rear cover 3 Remove the screws that secure the metal cover then remove the metal cover ...

Page 108: ...the SIMM into the RAM slot at an angle until the SIMM reaches the end 5 Set the SIMM upright c Caution Do not force the SIMM into the slot Be sure to insert the SIMM facing the correct way Do not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work notched part ...

Page 109: ... Removing Options 109 6 Replace the metal cover then secure it with its screws 7 Replace the rear cover then secure it with its screws 8 Connect the interface cables then plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet ...

Page 110: ...nformation see Printing a Status Sheet on page 120 Removing Follow these steps to remove a memory module c Caution Before you remove a memory module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components w Warning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury 1 Follow step...

Page 111: ...er 5 Installing and Removing Options 111 4 Store the memory module in an anti static packet such as the one it came packaged in 5 Follow steps 6 through 9 of Installing on page 106 to complete the procedure ...

Page 112: ...Chapter 6 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 112 Chapter 6 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge Replacing 113 ...

Page 113: ...ridge with the product number S051079 Even if you have a cartridge other than the S051079 do not use it order the S051079 cartridge because it is specially designed for your high quality 600 dpi printer EPSON recommends the use of genuine EPSON imaging cartridges Other products not manufactured by EPSON may cause damage to your printer and will not be covered by EPSON s warranties Follow these ste...

Page 114: ...used imaging cartridge by pulling the handles on each side of the cartridge and dispose of the used imaging cartridge properly w Warning Do not dispose of used imaging cartridges in fire as they can explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations c Caution Do not turn the imaging cartridge upside down and do not expose it to light any longer than necessary ...

Page 115: ...dge horizontally gently shake it a few times to distribute the toner evenly c Caution Do not open the drum s protective cover and avoid touching the drum inside the cartridge or you may have printing quality problems Do not grasp the drum s protective cover drum s protective cover drum ...

Page 116: ...eplacing the Imaging Cartridge 116 5 Peel off the tape and remove the protective sheet as shown below 6 Set the imaging cartridge on a clean flat surface Pull the clear seal all the way out with firm even pressure ...

Page 117: ...side of the imaging cartridge and insert it to the end while positioning the protrusions on each side of the cartridge along the grooves 8 Gently close the front cover until it clicks shut c Caution Never transport the printer with the imaging cartridge installed Protrusion ...

Page 118: ...dy and Error Lights 119 Printing a Status Sheet 120 Clearing paper jams 122 Operational problems 126 Printout problems 128 Print quality problems 130 Memory problems 138 Problems using options 139 Printer driver and utility problems 140 Communication errors 142 ...

Page 119: ... kind of problem you have then try the recommended solutions in the order they are presented until your problem is solved Note If the problem remains after trying the suggestions in this section contact your dealer for assistance Error Light red Ready Light green Printer Status Off Off Off Off On Ready for printing Off Flashing Warming up or receiving data Flashing Off Out of paper or easily clear...

Page 120: ... 1220 Advanced icon and click Properties in the menu that appears 3 Click the Optional Settings tab and then click Status Sheet The printer starts printing a status sheet Note When you install a 4 MB or 8 MB SIMM the total printer memory is the standard 2 MB plus the optional SIMM However even if you install an optional 16 MB or 32 MB SIMM the total printer memory is increased to its maximum of 13...

Page 121: ...nting a status sheet 3 Click OK and the dialog box will close Note When you install a 4 MB or 8 MB SIMM the total printer memory is the standard 2 MB plus the optional SIMM However even if you install an optional 16 MB or 32 MB SIMM the total printer memory is increased to its maximum of 13 MB only If information about the installed options is not listed on the status sheet make sure that the opti...

Page 122: ...paper is jammed in the cassette unit or the bottom of the printer remove the paper as shown below 3 Remove any folded paper from the MP tray and discard any curled or wrinkled sheets 4 Remove the cover of the MP tray and take the paper stack out Tap the edge on a flat surface and reinsert it into the MP tray making sure the paper is evenly aligned and that the cartridge is not overloaded Note Make...

Page 123: ...tput area Follow these steps to clear paper jams inside of the printer or in the output area w Warning Be careful not totouch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 1 Open the front cover and remove the jammed paper Be sure to pull the jammed paper in the direction as sh...

Page 124: ...re that the paper is not wrinkled there Then pull the jammed paper in the direction as shown below c Caution Do not force the jammed paper out or you may have printing problems When pieces of jammed paper are left deep in the printer do not attempt to remove it yourself Contact a qualified service representative ...

Page 125: ...emove the MP tray or paper cassettes from the printer and make sure that the paper is not jammed in the feeding area Note Because the toner on the paper inside the printer may not have been fixed on the page toner may come off on your hands when you remove the paper If you spill toner on your clothing rinse it off with cold water Using hot water may leave a permanent stain Make sure that the Ready...

Page 126: ...mes then reload it into the printer The Ready light green does not turn on when you turn the printer on Cause What to do The printer may not be connected to the electrical outlet Turn off the printer and check the power cord connection between the printer and the electrical outlet Then turn the printer back on If the electrical outlet is controlled by an outside source such as a wall switch make s...

Page 127: ...er When connectingwiththeparallelinterface cable be sure to secure the connector using the wire retaining clips You may not be using the correct interface cable Make sure that you use a double shielded twisted pair interface cable no longer than six feet in length or USB Revision 1 1 compliant The imaging cartridge may be empty Replace the imaging cartridge For details see Replacing on page 113 ...

Page 128: ...t both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely You may not be using the correct interface cable Make sure that you use a double shielded twisted pair interface cable no longer than six feet in length or USB Revision 1 1 compliant Position of the printout is not correct Cause What to do The page length and margins are set incorrectly in your application software Make sure that you are u...

Page 129: ...phics require large amounts of memory see Memory problems on page 138 for more information Light color is not printed Cause What to do The color in your document may be too light If colored areas or light colored text or graphics are not printed try changing the selected color or print at 300 dpi resolution ...

Page 130: ...internal printercomponentsbyprintingthree pages with only one character per page You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer If the surface of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Specifications on page 153 for information on choosing paper There may be a problem with the i...

Page 131: ...path inside the printer using a well wrung cloth Clean the internal printercomponentsbyprintingthree pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge Removethecartridge shake it gently from side to side and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the imaging cartridge For more information see Replacing on page 113 ...

Page 132: ...using the correct type of paper for your printer Make sure that the paper type is correct The Toner Save modemay be turned on Makesure that the Toner Save mode is turned off The setting of Density or Adjust intensity may be incorrect Confirm that the setting ofDensity in the printer driver of Windows or Adjust intensity in the printer driver of Macintosh is correct There may be a problem with the ...

Page 133: ...h printed characters may appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Specifications on page 153 for moreinformation on choosing paper The paper path inside the printer may be dusty Turn off the printer Clean the internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge T...

Page 134: ...ontentinthepaper the lighter the printed output Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer If the surface of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Specifications on page 153 for moreinformation on choosing paper ...

Page 135: ...cing the Imaging Cartridge for information on replacing the imaging cartridge The imaging cartridge is not installed correctly Check that the imaging cartridge is installed as described under Replacing on page 113 The problem may be with your software program or interface cable Print a status sheet from the printer driver If blank pages continue to print the problem may be with the printer Turn of...

Page 136: ...f the Toner Save mode using the printer driver The setting of Density or Adjust intensity may be light Confirm that Density in the printer driver of Windows or Adjust intensity in the printer driver of Macintosh is set properly There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge Take out the imaging cartridge shake it gently from side to side to distribute the toner and then reinstall it If the prob...

Page 137: ...y may be dark Confirm that Density in the printer driver of Windows or Adjust intensity in the printer driver of Macintosh is set properly There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge If the problem persists replace the imaging cartridge For more information see Replacing on page 113 Non printed side of the page is dirty Cause What to do Toner may have spilled onto the paper feed path Turn of...

Page 138: ...annot print in the required quality level because of insufficient memory and the printer lowers the quality automatically so that the printer can continue printing Check to see if the printout is acceptable If not add more memory for a permanent solution or set Print Quality to 300 dpi and clear the Avoid Page Error check box temporarily in the printer driver Insufficient memory to print all copie...

Page 139: ... that the optional 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is properly installed and that you have not tried to load it with too many sheets ofpaper The cassette can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of 64 g m 17 lb paper The optional 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit may not be installed properly See Installing on page 103 for instructions on installing an optional 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit Fe...

Page 140: ... the current job You need to wait until EPSON Status Monitor3 monitorstheprinteragain and automatically updates the status Cannot install the printer driver in Windows Cause What to do If your computer is not Windows 98 pre installed it is an upgrade from Windows 95 to 98 It may not support USB connectors and may not print Confirm whether your computer supports USB connectors by calling the manufa...

Page 141: ...uter through a USB cable right click the My Computer icon and choose Properties Click the Device Manager tab and check if USB printer or EPL 1220 appears under unknown device If it does disconnect the USB cable from the printer reconnect it and reinstall the printer driver Cannot print from Windows Cause What to do The printer port setting may be incorrect Confirm that the correct printer port is ...

Page 142: ...s power is on If you are using the USB interface and your printer does not appear in the Printers folder try disconnecting and then reconnecting the USB cable If this does not resolve the problem try reinstalling the printer driver Communication errors occur Cause What to do The printer may be initializingitselforrunning a self test You need to wait until the printer completes the initializing pro...

Page 143: ...then click Properties Confirm that File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks is shown in the list of installed components Andalso confirmthatEPSONStatus Monitor3isinstalledinthecomputer or server that is connected to the shared printer and make sure that the Allow monitoring of shared printers check box is selected in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box InWindowsMe 98 and95 IPX SPX compati...

Page 144: ...ot be connected to the first level USB hub There are five levels of USB connectors Make sure that your printer is connected to the first level The computer may not recognize the USB hub correctly Make sure that the computer has correctly recognized the USB hub Also checkthattheUSBhubis under the universal serial bus in the device manager ...

Page 145: ... Printer 145 Chapter 8 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer 146 Cleaning the inside of the printer 146 Removing spilled toner 148 Cleaning the printer case 149 Cleaning the paper roller 150 Transporting the Printer 151 ...

Page 146: ...are described later in this section Cleaning the inside of the printer Fine particles of dust can collect inside the printer Follow these steps to clean the inside of the printer and the paper feeder 1 Make sure of the printer is turned off 2 Open the front cover w Warning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer ha...

Page 147: ...ransporting the Printer 147 4 Remove any dirt inside the printer with a well wrung cloth Do not use compressed air c Caution Be sure to avoid touching the print roller 5 Reinstall the imaging cartridge 6 Close the front cover ...

Page 148: ...ung cloth If a large amount of toner is present use a small vacuum cleaner available from computer supply stores to remove it Then carefully wipe with a well wrung cloth c Caution Toner and other fine powders can damage some vacuum cleaners Be sure to read the instructions for your vacuum cleaner before you use it on spilled toner Note If you spill toner on your clothing rinse it off with cold wat...

Page 149: ...r s outer case is dirty or dusty turn off the printer and clean it with a well wrung cloth c Caution Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or any electronic components ...

Page 150: ...teps to clean the paper roller 1 Make sure of the printer is turned off 2 Remove the appropriate paper cassette from the printer while lifting up the cassette slightly 3 Gently wipe the two paper rollers inside of the cassette unit with a well wrung cloth 4 Reinsert the cassette in the printer ...

Page 151: ...pen the front cover and remove the imaging cartridge c Caution Do not expose the imaging cartridge to light any longer than necessary 3 Remove all paper from the MP tray and all paper cassettes 4 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 5 Remove the optional lower paper cassette unit if installed 6 Repack the printer in its original box ...

Page 152: ...cifications 153 Printable area 154 Printer 155 General 155 Environmental 156 Mechanical 157 Electrical 157 Interface 158 Parallel interface 158 USB interface 158 Options and Consumables 159 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 159 Memory Module 160 Imaging Cartridge S051079 160 ...

Page 153: ...tee the quality of any paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Note Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions only Poor quality paper may reduce print quality cause paper jams and other problems Paper Types Plain paper recycled paper labels envelopes transparencies colored paper thick paper letterhead ...

Page 154: ...n 22 in Paper size Paper A3 297 420 mm B4 257 364 mm A4 210 297 mm A5 148 210 mm B5 182 257 mm Letter 216 279 mm 8 5 11 in Half Letter 140 216 mm 5 5 8 5 in Legal 216 356 mm 8 5 14 in Government Letter 203 267 mm 8 10 5 in Government legal 216 330 mm 8 5 13 in Executive 184 267 mm 7 25 10 5 in F4 210 330 mm Custom 100 to 297 mm 148 to 420 mm Envelopes Commercial 10 105 241 mm 4 1 8 9 1 2 in DL 110...

Page 155: ...ay Less than 12 seconds with A4 paper Less than 12 2 seconds with Letter paper Standard lower cassette Less than 12 seconds with A4 paper Less than 12 2 seconds with Letter paper First print standby mode MP tray Less than 25 seconds with A4 paper Less than 25 2 seconds with Letter paper Standard Lower cassette Less than 25 seconds with A4 paper Less than 25 2 seconds with Letter paper Paper feed A...

Page 156: ...of plain paper Optional lower paper cassette unit Up to 250 sheets of plain paper in the 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit Paper output Face down Paper output capacity 64 g m paper Up to 250 sheets of plain paper RAM 2 MB expandable up to 13 MB Temperature Operation Storage 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Humidity Operation Storage 15 to 85 RH 15 to 80 RH Altitude 2 500 meters 8 200 fe...

Page 157: ... and weight Height 325 mm 12 8 in Width 459 mm 18 1 in Depth 449 mm 17 7 in Weight Approx 17 kg 37 5 lb excluding the imaging cartridge Durability 5 years or 300 000 sheets whichever comes first Voltage 198 V to 264 V Rated frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz 3 Hz Rated current 4 A Power consumption Less than 840 W Power consumption in standby mode Less than 15 W ...

Page 158: ...Appendix A Technical Specifications 158 Interface Parallel interface Use only an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel USB interface USB Revision 1 1 compliant ...

Page 159: ...50 sheets 64 g m or 17 lb paper Feeding speed 12 seconds for the first sheet of A4 paper 12 2 seconds for the first sheet of Letter paper 12 pages per minute for subsequent sheets of A4 paper 11 5pagesperminuteforsubsequentsheet of Letter paper Paper type Plain paper such as copier paper and recycled paper Power supply DC 5V supplied by the printer Dimensions and weight Height 109 mm 4 3 in Width ...

Page 160: ...ry size 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB or 32 MB Type 72 pin EDO mode type Access speed 60 ns or less Measurements Dimensions within 108 mm 4 25 in 26 mm 1 02 in with a thickness of 10 mm 0 4 in Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 15 to 80 RH Shelf life 24 months after production Life Up to 10 000 pages under the following conditions Letter or A4 paper continuous printing and 5 print ratio M...

Page 161: ...x B Work with Fonts 161 Appendix B Work with Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts 162 System requirements 164 Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts 164 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 166 EPSON BarCode Font specifications 169 ...

Page 162: ...ves However EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically allowing you to easily print barcodes that conform to a variety of bar code standards EPSON BarCode Fonts support the following types of bar codes Bar code Standard EPSON BarCode OCR B Check Digit Comments EAN EPSON EAN 8 Yes Yes Creates EAN abbreviated version bar codes EPSON EAN 13 Yes Yes Creates EAN standard version b...

Page 163: ...eates Code128 bar codes Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF EPSON ITF No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON ITF CD No Yes EPSON ITF CD Num Yes Yes EPSON ITF Num Yes No Codabar EPSON Codabar No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON Codabar CD No Yes EPSON Codabar CD Num Yes Yes EPSON Codabar Num Yes No Bar code Standard EPSON...

Page 164: ...is for installation in Windows 95 98 Me the procedure for other Windows operating systems is nearly the same 1 Turn on the computer and start Windows 2 Insert the CD ROM or floppy disk containing the EPSON BarCode Fonts in the appropriate drive 3 Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel 4 Double click Fonts Computer IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU Operati...

Page 165: ...e BarCode Fonts folder from the Folders list 7 In the List of fonts box select the BarCode Font you want to install or click the Select All button to install all EPSON BarCode Fonts Note Make sure that the Copy fonts to Fonts folder check box is selected 8 Click OK The selected EPSON BarCode Fonts are installed in the Windows Fonts folder ...

Page 166: ...SON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications 1 Open a document in your application and type the characters you want to convert into a bar code 2 Select the characters then select Font from the Format menu ...

Page 167: ...SON BarCode Font you want to use then set the font size and click OK Note In Windows 2000 NT 4 0 you cannot use font sizes larger than 96 points when printing bar codes 4 The characters you selected appear as bar codes similar to those shown below ...

Page 168: ...g wheninputtingandformatting barcode characters Do not apply shading or special character formatting such as bold italic or underline Print bar codes in black and white only When rotating characters only specify rotation angles of 90 180 and 270 Turn off all automatic character and word spacing settings in your application Monochrome Printer Driver Color not available Print Quality 600 dpi Toner S...

Page 169: ...bar code may have more characters than were originally input For best results use only the font sizes recommended in EPSON BarCode Font specifications on page 169 for the EPSON BarCode Font you are using Bar codes in other sizes may not be readable with all bar code readers Note Depending on the print density or on the quality or color of the paper bar codes may not be readable with all bar code r...

Page 170: ...e inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Print Sample Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 7 characters Font size 52 pt to130 pt up to 96 pt in Windows 2000 NT Recommendedsizes are 52pt 65 pt standard 97 5 pt and 130 pt EPSON EAN 8 ...

Page 171: ...input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Print Sample Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 12 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows 2000 NT Recommendedsizes are 60pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt EPSON EAN 13 ...

Page 172: ... Supplementarycodes are not supported The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Print Sample Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 11 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows 2000 NT Recommendedsizes are 60pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt EPSON UPC A ...

Page 173: ...fication Manual The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Check digit OCR B The numeral 0 Print Sample Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 6 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows 2000 NT Recommendedsizes are 60pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt EPSON UPC E ...

Page 174: ...wo or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space If a space is input while a Code39 font is selected the bar code will not be correct The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right quiet zone Check digit Start Stop character Character type Alphanumeric characters A to Z 0 to 9 ...

Page 175: ...ar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Some application software automatically deletes the spaces at theend oflines orchanges multiplespaces into tabs Barcodes containing spaces may not be correctly printed from applications that automatically delete spaces from the ends of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar c...

Page 176: ... by hand Left Right quiet zone Start Stop character Check digit Change code set character Print Sample Character type All ASCII characters 95 in total Number of characters No limit Font size 26 pt to 104 pt up to 96 pt in Windows 2000 NT Recommendedsizes are 26pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt EPSON Code128 ...

Page 177: ...e surrounding text to prevent overlapping Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set When there are an odd number of characters EPSON ITF fonts automatically add a zero to the beginning of the character string The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right quiet zone Start Stop character Check digit Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of cha...

Page 178: ...Appendix B Work with Fonts 178 The numeral 0 added to the beginning of character strings as needed Print Sample EPSON ITF EPSON ITF CD EPSON ITF Num EPSON ITF CD Num ...

Page 179: ... character is input Codabar fonts automatically insert the complimentary character If neither a Start nor a Stop character is input these characters are automatically input as the letter A The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right quiet zone Start Stop character when not input Check digit Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols Number of characters No li...

Page 180: ...Appendix B Work with Fonts 180 Print Sample EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 181: ...Appendix C Contacting Customer Support 181 Appendix C Contacting Customer Support For users in Hong Kong 182 ...

Page 182: ...information Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Latest versions of EPSON product drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at http www epson com hk Electronic bulletin board system An electronic bulletin board system BBS is also available to obtain product information and the latest versions of product drivers You can log on to the following number for the BBS service Technical ...

Page 183: ... language clients The computers that get services from the server on a network The service may differ depending on the access rights approved by the administrator cpi characters per inch A measure of the size of fixed width text characters default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on reset or initialized dots per inch dpi The number of dots per inch is a measure of pr...

Page 184: ...and a serial interface transmits data one bit at a time landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets memory The part of the printer s electronic system that is used to store information Some information is fixed and is used to control how the printer operates Information that is sent...

Page 185: ...oduced by the printer or monitor Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch Monitor resolution is measured in pixels RITech Resolution Improvement Technology A feature that smooths the jagged edges of printed lines or shapes ROM Read Only Memory ROM is where permanent information is stored scalable font See outline font server The computer used to provide services for the clients on a network...

Page 186: ...inting 166 specifications 169 system requirements 164 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Macintosh about 75 printer status 76 setting monitoring 77 starting 75 Status Alert Window 78 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Windows about 50 accessing 50 monitoring preferences 54 printer status 52 Status Alert window 56 F Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts 162 I Imaging cartridge replacing 113 specifications 160 Installing 250 Sheet Low...

Page 187: ...mory 138 operational 126 printer driver and utility 140 printout 128 print quality 130 using options 139 R Removing 250 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal 105 memory modules 110 RITech about 16 S Safety precautions 7 Warnings Cautions and Notes 7 Status Sheet printing 120 T Thick paper 38 Toner Save mode about 16 Transparencies 37 Troubleshooting paper jam at the standard lower paper cas...

Page 188: ...PTE LTD No 1 Temasek Avenue 36 00 Millenia Tower Singapore 039192 Phone 065 33 77 911 Fax 065 33 41 185 EPSON HONG KONG LTD Rooms 4706 10 47 F China Resources Bldg 26 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong Phone 2585 4300 Fax 2827 7083 EPSON TAIWAN TECHNOLOGY TRADING LTD 10F No 287 Nanking E Road Sec 3 Taipei Taiwan R O C Phone 02 717 7360 Fax 02 712 9164 EPSON ITALIA S p A V le F lli Casiraghi 427 20099 ...

Page 189: ......

Search results

Summary of Contents for EPL-1220

Reviews:

Related manuals for EPL-1220

Brands by name

Popular brands

Epson EPL-1220, Reference Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for EPL-1220

Reviews:

Related manuals for EPL-1220

Brands by name

Popular brands