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Printing Problems

Problem

Solution

The printer does not

print or stops

printing.

The

ON LINE

light is

on but nothing is
printed.

The interface cable may not be plugged in

securely. Check both ends of the cable

between the printer and the computer. If

you are using a parallel interface, secure

the connector using the wire retaining

clips.
You may not be using the correct interface

cable. Make sure

that

your interface cable

meets the specifications for the printer and

computer.
You may not have selected

the

correct

interface settings with SelecType. Select

the appropriate interface (serial or parallel).

If you are using a serial interface, also set

the baud rate, protocol, data bit, and

related settings. See your computer manual

for the correct settings and interface

requirements.
The software may not be installed properly

for your printer. Use the program’s setup

(or install) procedure to check the printer

settings on your computer’s display; then

reset the values correctly. Make sure the

SelecType operating mode (L-JET2P, FX, or

LQ) matches your program’s printer driver.

See Chapter

7-22

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for EPL-7000

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Page 4: ...d by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult yo...

Page 5: ... Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing in those compartments to service personnel 13 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or wat...

Page 6: ...cape from the machine during any phase of user operation CDRH Regulations The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 These regulations apply to laser products manufactured from August 1 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The label shown below indicates c...

Page 7: ...rinter head unit should not be opened under any circumstance Ozone Emission During printer operation a small amount of ozone is released This amount is not large enough to affect human beings adversely However it is best to make sure the room where you a using the printer has adequate circulation especially if you are printing a high volume of materials or using the printer continuously over a lon...

Page 8: ...1 The Control Panel 2 2 Testing the Printer 2 6 Connecting to Your Computer 2 17 Chapter 3 SelecType 3 1 SelecType Overview 3 2 Using SelecType 3 5 Selecting Channel and Mode 3 12 SelecType Options 3 15 Choosing a Font 3 36 Using the SUB CONFIG Option 3 38 Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4 1 Choosing Paper 4 2 Choosing a Paper Size 4 5 Printing Methods 4 6 Loading Paper in the Cassette 4 9 Loading Paper ...

Page 9: ...bleshooting 7 1 Status and Error Messages 7 2 Troubleshooting Directory 7 10 Paper Jam Problems 7 12 Power Supply 7 20 Test Print 7 21 Printing Problems 7 22 Problems with Graphics 7 26 SelecType Problems 7 28 Paper Handling 7 31 Decline in Print Quality 7 36 Options 7 43 Data Dump Mode 7 48 Chapter 8 Technical Specifications 8 1 Printer Specifications 8 2 Interface Specifications 8 9 Initializati...

Page 10: ...Memory Expansion Boards A 42 Appendix B Character Samples and Symbol Sets B 1 Available Fonts and Symbol Sets B 2 HP Emulation Mode B 4 LQ and FX Emulation Modes B 12 Converting Hexadecimal Numbers to Decimals B 16 Appendix C Printer Modes C 1 Available Printer Modes C 2 HP Emulation Mode C 3 LQ and FX Emulation Modes C 11 Glossary GL 1 Index IN 1 Contents ix ...

Page 11: ...bility to mix text and graphics create pre defined forms and print with a range of fonts normally associated with typeset material Features In addition to the high quality printing and easy operation you d expect from an Epson printer these features make the EPL 7000 your best choice for today s printing High quality 300 dots per inch dpi printing at a speed of up to six pages per minute You ll ap...

Page 12: ...omized configurations in separate channels An all in one imaging cartridge that combines the photoconductive developing and toner unit in a single disposable cartridge Replace it in minutes for simple printer maintenance Two paper delivery methods Choose standard face down delivery for your everyday printing needs or add the optional face up tray for printing on special media like lables or very h...

Page 13: ...lation and use of these options see Appendix A The lower paper cassette C812051 The optional lower paper cassette fits directly beneath the printer and allows you to feed up to 250 sheets of paper into the printer The optional cassette supplements your standard paper cassette s 250 sheet capacity Introduction 3 ...

Page 14: ...t through paper path such as labels heavy paper and overhead transparencies Interface cables Epson supplies several types of interface cables as listed below See your computer manual for the required cables Cable Interface C836022 Parallel C836041 Serial C836061 Serial Printer side Amphenol 57 D SUB 25 pin D SUB 25 pin Computer side Length D SUB 25 pin 2m D SUB 25 pin 2m D SUB 9 pin 2m 4 Introduct...

Page 15: ...nsion boards are available to supplement your printer s memory The economical C822031 memory board comes with a standard 5 MB of additional RAM Add memory chip sets to this board and increase your printer s RAM to 4 5 MB enough memory to print complex graphics The more powerful C822011 memory board comes with a standard 2 MB of additional RAM Add memory chip sets to this board and you can increase...

Page 16: ...abel If the printer has been in operation the fuser can be very hot l High voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on Do not touch the areas marked by a high voltage label as shown below l Protect the light sensitive drum from exposure to light You should avoid exposing the imaging cartridge to room light for any longer than necessary Do not open the drum s protective cover Overe...

Page 17: ... set the cartridge on a clean smooth surface Also avoid touching the drum since oils from your skin can permanently damage its surface and may affect print quality l Avoid pressing on the top of the toner cartridge Pressing directly on the cartridge may cause toner to spill into the printer If there is a spill see Chapter 6 for cleaning instructions l Never try to force the printer s components in...

Page 18: ...rmation on using the printer with software while Chapter 6 gives you information on maintaining your printer If the printer does not operate properly or the printed results are not what you expect see Chapter 7 for troubleshooting tips Other chapters contain information on technical specifications printer options printer modes and configuring the interfaces The appendixes contain a list of availab...

Page 19: ... Epson dealers and Service Centers Epson also provides the following support services through the Epson Consumer Resource Center at 800 92243911 Assistance in locating your nearest Authorized Epson Reseller or Service Center Technical assistance with the installation configuration and operation of Epson products Epson technical information library fax service Product literature with technical spec...

Page 20: ...pening the printer cover 1 4 Unpacking the Printer 1 6 Carrying the printer 1 10 Assembling the Printer 1 11 Installing the cleaning pad 1 11 Installing the imaging cartridge 1 13 Installing the paper cassette 1 19 Attaching the power cord 1 21 Setting Up the Printer 1 1 ...

Page 21: ...er on a flat stable surface Place the printer close enough to the computer or workstation for its cable to reach Use a grounded outlet one that has three holes to match the power plug on the printer Do not use an adapter plug Leave adequate room around the printer to allow easy printer operation and maintenance The diagram below shows the amount of space recommended 1 2 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 22: ...rinter Make sure there is 13 inches 330 mm of flat unobstructed space to the left of the printer to accommodate the tray l To give you enough room to open the printer cover allow 17 inches or 430 mm from the bottom of the printer to any shelf or surface directly above the printer as shown below Setting Up the Printer 1 3 ...

Page 23: ...or other appliances that might disturb the power supply Keep the entire computer and printer system away from potential sources of interference such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones Opening the printer cover The printer cover opens to two positions as shown on the following page When you lift the latch to open the printer cover it stops automatically in the lower position a...

Page 24: ...Finding a Place for the Printer Lower position 45 Upper position 70 Setting Up the Printer 1 5 ...

Page 25: ... unpack the large main carton At the top of the carton is the accessory pack containing several printer components Under this is the printer itself which is protected by white packing material 1 Remove the accessory pack and make sure you have the accessories shown below 1 6 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 26: ... may need someone to help you lift it 3 Remove the plastic bag protecting the printer Then remove the plastic bag from the paper cassette Note Make sure that you save all packing materials You must repack the printer in these materials whenever you transport it See Chapter 6 for details on transporting your printer Setting Up the Printer 1 7 ...

Page 27: ...Unpacking the Printer 4 Remove the tape from the printer and the paper cassette 5 Use the wrench to unscrew the two screws on the front of the printer as shown below 1 8 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 28: ...it will go as shown below Remove the protective plate 7 To close the printer gently press down on the top of the case until the latch clicks shut 8 Finally check to see that neither the printer nor any of the accessories has been damaged during transportation Setting Up the Printer 1 9 ...

Page 29: ... printer to the location you selected for it carry it by grasping the recesses on each side of the printer as shown below Note The printer weighs about 40 lb 18kg and should be carried with care You may need someone to help you lift it 1 10 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 30: ...is at its operating location before you install the parts Installing the cleaning pad The first component that you need to install is the cleaning pad It is packaged inside the imaging cartridge box The felt cleaning pad cleans the surface of the fusing roller which fixes toner onto the paper Setting Up the Printer 1 11 ...

Page 31: ...ning pad Leave the imaging cartridge cotton swab and packing materials inside the box for now you will use them later Imaging cartridge Cleaning pad Cotton swab 2 Lift up the front latch and open the printer cover to the upper position as shown below 1 12 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 32: ...the pad in the correct position match the triangle on the cleaning pad with the triangle on the fuser as shown below Installing the imaging cartridge The imaging cartridge forms the image and transfers it onto the paper See Chapter 6 for information on imaging cartridge life CAUTION The drum is light sensitive Do not expose it to light any longer than necessary and do not expose it to light bright...

Page 33: ...ou handle the imaging cartridge l Do not turn the cartridge upside down l Do not open the drum s protective cover Do not scratch or mar the surface of the drum Also do not touch the drum since oils from your skin can permanently mar its surface and may affect print quality 1 14 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 34: ...e It cannot be refilled Do not use a cartridge for at least one hour after moving it from a cool to a warm environment Storing the imaging cartridge Follow these storage precautions to get the best print quality from your imaging cartridge l Do not store in direct sunlight l Do not store in dusty places Do not store where salty air or corrosive gasses such as ammonia are present l Do not store whe...

Page 35: ...imaging cartridge from its aluminum packing bag CAUTION Do not open the drum s protective cover It protects the drum from light and contact 2 Hold the imaging cartridge as shown below and shake the cartridge from side to side a few times to distribute the toner 1 16 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 36: ...ng the Printer 3 Pull the yellow tab firmly as shown below to remove the clear seal completely 4 After you remove the seal gently shake the imaging cartridge again four or five times Setting Up the Printer 1 17 ...

Page 37: ...is in the lower position 6 Hold the imaging cartridge as shown below Carefully place the plastic runners on either side of the cartridge into the green grooves inside the printer Slide the cartridge forward as far as it will go 1 18 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 38: ... the case until the latch clicks shut CAUTION Never transport the printer with the imaging cartridge installed See Chapter 6 for details on moving or transporting the printer Installing the paper cassette Before you install the paper cassette make sure you have removed the packing tape from the cassette Setting Up the Printer 1 19 ...

Page 39: ...ther side of the paper cassette with the metal pins inside the printer then lower the paper cassette into place as shown below Note Make sure the notches fit securely onto the pins on the printer If the paper cassette is not installed properly a PAPER OUT error may appear on the display 1 20 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 40: ... switch at the rear of the printer is turned off It is off when the O on the switch is pressed toward the printer as shown below WARNING If the rated voltage of the printer and your outlet voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plug in the power cable Setting Up the Printer 1 21 ...

Page 41: ...sembling the Printer 2 Insert the power cord into the socket at the back of the printer as shown below Then plug the other end of the power cord into a properly grounded outlet 1 22 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 42: ...print 2 6 Turning on the printer 2 9 Selecting and running a test print 2 10 Printing a status sheet 2 13 Adjusting the print density 2 14 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 2 17 Sharing the printer 2 17 Choosing an interface 2 18 Connecting the parallel interface cable 2 18 Connecting the serial interface cable 2 20 Testing and Connecting Your Printer 2 1 ...

Page 43: ...us and available options The types of information displayed are given below l Status messages such as WARMING UP indicate the printer s current status l Maintenance and error messages such as PAPER OUT inform you of maintenance procedures that must be performed or of error conditions l SelecType options such as MODE allow you to control printer mode font selection paper handling and many other pri...

Page 44: ... as the system switches from on line to off line status Flashes when an error is detected or a maintenance procedure must be performed At the same time an error or maintenance message appears on the display One of these lights goes on when data is received by the indicated channel and is stored in the printer without being printed out The CH S light goes on if you are using the serial interface Th...

Page 45: ...print out received data If you use both channels you can print data received by either channel If you press or the ON LINE button the printer returns to its previous status without printing data Switches the printer between on line and off line status This switch is disabled when you are in SelecType mode This button has three functions so it has three names CONTINUE Enables the printer to resume ...

Page 46: ...r all remaining data is discarded If you press o r the printer returns to its previous status without printing data If you continue to hold down this button after RESET appears INITIALIZE appears on the display and the printer settings return to the power on default settings Enters or exits SelecType mode Press once to enter Level 1 hold down to enter Level 2 When you enter each level the correspo...

Page 47: ...rom the printer as described in Chapter 1 and that you have installed all of the components You do not need to connect the printer to your computer to run these tests Loading paper for a test print The standard paper cassette can automatically feed up to 250 sheets of paper To load paper follow the steps below See Chapter 4 if you need more information on paper handling 1 Push the paper set lever ...

Page 48: ...per guides all the way open as shown below 3 Take a stack of A4 or letter size paper high quality copier paper is recommended and tap the edges of the paper on a flat surface to even up the stack Testing and Connecting Your Printer 2 7 ...

Page 49: ...ing sure that the top of the stack does not exceed the maximum height mark inside the cassette as shown below Gently push the paper in as far as it will go 5 Slide the paper guides together until they both rest lightly against the paper 2 8 Testing and Connecting Your Printer ...

Page 50: ...feeding is disabled and the PAPER OUT message appears on the display even if there is paper in the paper cassette Now you re ready to turn on the printer and run a test print Turning on the printer Make sure the printer is plugged in and the imaging cartridge is installed then turn on the power by pressing the vertical bar on the power switch located at the back of the printer All of the lights on...

Page 51: ...s before turning it back on It takes approximately 70 seconds for the printer to complete its power on routine When the READY message appears you can continue with the test print operation If the display remains blank see Chapter 7 for troubleshooting information Selecting and running a test print The printer has two SelecType levels The status sheet feature is in SelecType Level 1 and the test pr...

Page 52: ...EST PRINT may not be the first option to appear If the Level 2 indicator is on you can press the up or down arrow until TEST PRINT appears on the display Then go on to step 2 If you did not hold down the button long enough to enter Level 2 the LEVEL 1 indicator goes on If this happens press the SelecType button once to exit SelecType and repeat step 1 2 Press once The display reads as follows 3 To...

Page 53: ...s I once then change the test pattern number by pressing or once to display the following 5 Press I to print the second pattern After you print the test pattern press SelecType once to exit SelecType mode If the test pattern prints correctly you can skip to the section on connecting the printer to your computer later in this chapter If the test print does not operate properly see Chapter 7 for tro...

Page 54: ...ts out the new macro settings MACRO 0 is the factory default setting Follow these steps to print the status sheet 1 Make sure that your printer is plugged in and the power is on 2 Press SelecType once to enter SelecType Level 1 Note If you have used SelecType before and if the printer is set up to use both channels the following option appears on the display Press or to choose your channel then go...

Page 55: ...232C word Length bit 8 NONE Stop Bit Baudrate bps 9600 Parity 2 DTR ON X O N X O F F ON DSR OFF CTS OFF ENQ ACK OFF Receive Buffer 1kbytes Mode Configuration Input Tray AUTO Font RD 0 orientation PORT Paper Size LETTER Copies 1 Sub Configuration Form Length 60 Symbol Set Adjusting print density You can control the overall density of the printed image with the print density control knob If your tes...

Page 56: ...ght corner of the printer as shown below For darker print turn the knob clockwise as shown A A Note Increasing the print density increases toner consumption If you select darker print you may need to replace the imaging cartridge more often Testing and Connecting Your Printer 2 15 ...

Page 57: ...Note If you want to return the print density setting to the factory setting center position align the vertical line on the knob with the dot on the scale 5 Close the printer cover 6 Run the test print again to check the new print density setting 2 16 Testing and Connecting Your Printer ...

Page 58: ... compatible parallel l RS 232C RS 422 serial Sharing the printer One of the unique features of your printer is that you can connect it to two different computers at the same time Simply use the serial interface for one computer and the parallel interface for the other Once you have connected the interfaces you use SelecType to divide the printer s memory between Channel S serial interface and Chan...

Page 59: ...allel interface for the printer leaving the serial port of your computer free for other devices such as modems If you are in any doubt about which type of connection to make consult your dealer The printer is set up for parallel communication at the factory If your computer has a parallel interface you should be able to connect it to the printer with a properly shielded cable and not change any fa...

Page 60: ...uter Then unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet 2 Plug the connector securely into the parallel interface of the printer as shown below 3 Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector Testing and Connecting Your Printer 2 19 ...

Page 61: ...erface settings However you will probably never need to change these settings Now that you have connected the parallel interface see Chapter 5 for information on operating your printer with your application program Connecting the serial interface cable If you want to use the printer s standard serial interface make sure that you have a properly shielded cable and that it is the correct one for you...

Page 62: ...e Printer to Your Computer 2 Plug the cable connector securely into the serial interface as shown below 3 Use a screwdriver to fasten the screws of the connector if required Testing and Connecting Your Printer 2 21 ...

Page 63: ...es the connection of the serial interface cable Before you can use the printer you need to set it up for serial communication using the SelecType CH CONFIG option in Level 2 You may also need to change some interface settings such as baud rate and parity before your printer and computer can communicate properly See Chapter 3 for instructions on setting up the serial interface to work with your com...

Page 64: ...lecType 3 7 Selecting Channel and Mode 3 12 Channels 3 12 Available printer modes 3 12 Setting the channel and printer mode with the CH CONFIG option 3 13 SelecType Options 3 15 Level 1 options 3 15 Level 2 options 3 24 Choosing a Font 3 36 HP emulation mode 3 36 LQ and FX emulation modes 3 37 Using the SUB CONFIG Option 3 38 HP emulation mode 3 38 LQ and FX emulation modes 3 41 SelecType 3 1 ...

Page 65: ...n off the printer unless you save them with the Level 1 SYSTEM CONFIG option or the Level 2 P CONFIG SAVE option described later in this chapter SelecType is divided into two levels as shown below Level 1 contains everyday printing and font selection functions and Level 2 contains functions that are less likely to be changed frequently such as printer mode and printer configuration A brief descrip...

Page 66: ...ze of paper Selects the number of copies to be printed Orientation Selects portrait vertical or landscape horizontal printing orientation FONT STATUSSHEET Selects one of the available fonts Prints a report listing the current printer settings SUB CONFIG Subconfiguration Depending on the printer mode controls such features as symbol set and number of text lines SYSTEM CONFIG System configuration Sa...

Page 67: ... P Channel time out If no data is sent during the specified time period the printer switches from one channel to the other Automatic continue Permits the printer to continue printing instead of stopping under certain error conditions Turns the beeper on or off Printer configuration save Saves all Level 2 settings as defaults so they take effect each time you turn the printer on Returns all Level 1...

Page 68: ...on of the control panel contains the SelecType button Level 1 and Level 2 indicator lights four arrow buttons and the display The display When you enter SelecType menus and options appear on the display The display shows SelecType main menus on the left side On the right side the display shows the options for each main menu The icons in the display are like road signs they indicate the direction y...

Page 69: ...option set an option or select an action Enters and exits SelecType mode Press once to enter Level 1 or hold down to enter Level 2 The Level 1 or Level 2 light goes on to indicate which level is active Use the arrow buttons to move through menus and to select display and set SelecType options Enter a submenu set an option or select an action Return to the main menus Display options in the same men...

Page 70: ...elecType mode You ll see how to complete each step on the following pages This section uses the SelecType Level 1 INPUT option to explain the steps to using SelecType You may want to try each step as you read it for hands on practice Enter SelecType mode SelecType has two levels Level 1 and Level 2 You can press the SelecType button once to enter Level 1 or hold it down to enter Level 2 The Level ...

Page 71: ...printer See Appendix A Then you must set the MEMORY SHARE option in Level 2 before you select the channel If you have not set the MEMORY SHARE option CH P is selected After you select the channel one of the main menu options appears on the display The printer stores the settings for each channel separately The settings you choose for one channel do not affect the settings of the other Move to the ...

Page 72: ...our printer You use the button to enter the next level of an option Press to enter the next level of the INPUT option indicates that STD is selected and in some cases a message SET EXEC or PRINT appears to the right of the option shown In the INPUT option you can display any of the choices listed below STD OPT AUTO OPT appears only when you install the optional lower paper cassette Press or to mov...

Page 73: ...his chapter Set the option To set an option you can simply press Press to select AUTO SET disappears from the display and the icon moves to the right of the display indicating that the new option has been set At the same time moves to the left of the main menu option indicating that you are back in the main menu Note If you want to back out to the main menu at any time without changing a setting p...

Page 74: ...the setting If you want a setting to remain in effect even when you turn the printer off and on you can use the SYSTEM CONFIG option to save Level 1 settings and P CONFIG SAVE option to save Level 2 settings Exit SelecType mode To exit SelecType mode from any option press the SelecType button SelecType 3 11 ...

Page 75: ...A for Once you have installed the additional memory change the MEMORY SHARE setting to divide the printer s memory between the two channels Then you can set the printing options for each channel to meet specific needs For example in each channel you might want to use a different printer mode or size of printer input buffer SelecType options make it easy to customize the settings of each channel Av...

Page 76: ...e MEMORY SHARE option Until you set this option you cannot select Channel S CAUTION Do not change the MEMORY SHARE option until you have installed additional memory in the printer You could damage the printer See Appendix A for information an adding memory Follow the steps below to change the CH CONFIG option This example describes selecting Channel P and setting the printer mode to LQ emulation m...

Page 77: ...ou can choose either the L JET2P LQ or FX mode Press either or until the mode you want to select appears on the display Press to set the new mode The display returns to the main menu Press the SelecType button to exit SelecType This mode setting remains in effect until you change the setting again or turn off the printer If you want this setting to remain in effect even after you turn the printer ...

Page 78: ...e menus and options Level 1 options When you press SelecType once to enter Level 1 one of the Level 1 main menu options listed below appears on the display INPUT P SIZE COPIES ORIENT FONT STATUSSHEET SUB CONFIG SYSTEM CONFIG Each of these options is described below An asterisk indicates the factory default setting for each option Note If you have set the MEMORY SHARE option in Level 2 the display ...

Page 79: ...as an option on the display if the optional lower paper cassette is installed If you choose AUTO the printer loads paper from the paper cassette containing the size of paper specified by the P SIZE paper size option If both cassettes contain the specified paper size the printer loads paper from the optional lower paper cassette until it is empty then switches to the standard paper cassette If the ...

Page 80: ...izes shown above with the P SIZE option The factory setting is LETTER 1 to 99 Use this option to print up to 99 copies of your print job The factory setting is 1 If you select a number above one the display keeps count of the number of copies completed and the current setting For example if you set the copies option to 10 and 5 copies are complete the display shows 5 10 SelecType 3 17 ...

Page 81: ...hich the characters are printed on a page You can choose portrait vertical or landscape horizontal orientation Available options in the FONT submenu are different for each printer mode See Choosing a Font later in this chapter for information on using this option 3 18 SelecType ...

Page 82: ...ntroller Version 02 07 06 03 CH Time out 10 Beeper ON Version 09 36 PARALLEL CH P SLCTIN OFF AUTOFEED OFF BUSY Delay µs 0 SERIAL CH S RS232C Word Length bit 8 NONE Stop Bit Baudrate bps 9600 2 Parity DTR ON XON XOFF ON DSR OFF C T S OFF ENQ ACK OFF Receive Buffer 1kbytes Mode Configuration The submenus for the subconfiguration option are different in each printer mode See Using the SUB CONFIG Opti...

Page 83: ...ppears on the display increase this setting The setting any number from 0 through 62 times 20 is the number of Kbytes reserved in RAM for page composition For example a setting of 5 reserves 100 Kbytes The following table shows the maximum setting necessary for each size of paper The setting may be lower than the maximum but it will never need to be higher Paper Size Setting A 4 5 1 A 5 35 B 5 4 3...

Page 84: ...ptions 64 to 63 You can use the T OFFSET top offset option to make fine adjustments in the position of the printing on the page The setting is in dots each dot is 1 300th of an inch 0 0846 mm so you can use this option to raise or lower the printing on the page up to approximately 1 5th of an inch The factory setting is 0 64 to 63 Use the L OFFSET left offset option to make fine adjustments in the...

Page 85: ...on The factory setting is 0 When you press the following appears on the display Press or to choose the number of the macro you want to use Then press to load the selected macro Whenever you select macro 0 all Level 1 settings return to their factory settings Press to exit this submenu without loading a macro 1 to 4 This option lets you save your current Level 1 settings as a macro and recall them ...

Page 86: ...o four different settings for each channel However if you are sharing the printer and if you use the same operating mode for both channels avoid using the same macro number for both channels to save different settings Changes in the channel P macro 1 setting may affect the setting in Channel S macro 1 settings This option lets you delete any macros you create When you press the display shows the f...

Page 87: ... in effect Select macro 0 to use the factory default settings Level 2 options When you hold down the SelecType button to enter Level 2 one of the main menu options listed below appears on the display TEST PRINT CH CONFIG MEMORY SHARE CH TIMEOUT AUTO CONT BEEPER P CONFIG SAVE FACTORY RESET VERSION STANDBY Each of these options is described below An asterisk indicates the factory default setting 3 2...

Page 88: ...uration option allows you to choose settings for the MODE operating mode I F interface configuration and RX BUFFER size of receive buffer for each channel You select the channel you are going to use After CH CONFIG appears press to see the following display P or S Press to select Channel I If you share the printer and want to select Channel S press to display option S then press to select channel ...

Page 89: ...option selects the printer interface The settings are parallel for Channel P and serial for Channel S The PARALLEL option has these three submenus SLCTIN AUTOFEED BUSY DELAY ON OFF With SLCTIN set to OFF the printer is continuously selected and device control codes DC1 and DC 3 are ignored In almost all cases leave SLCTIN set to OFF When SLCTIN is ON the SLCTIN signal goes HIGH at power on and the...

Page 90: ...n the printer receives If your text lines overprint each other you may need to set AUTOFEED to ON 5 0 5 This option sets the delay period from the ACKNLG to the BUSY signal Available settings are 0 5 and 5 microseconds For most applications leave this option set to 0 microseconds The factory setting is 0 Before you can set options on the SERIAL submenus you must choose either RS 232C or RS 422 to ...

Page 91: ...CTS A brief description of each serial interface option follows Note The interface options are the same for both the RS 232C and M 422 serial interface modes 7 8 You can select a word length for serial communications from two options B bit word length or 7 bit word length See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting The factory setting is B bit 3 28 SelecType ...

Page 92: ...tation for the proper setting The factory setting is 9600 NONE ODD EVEN When this option is set to NONE parity checking is disabled The parity bit if used provides a basic form of error detection See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting 1 2 This option sets the number of stop bits on each character of information sent to the printer Stop bits signal the end of a c...

Page 93: ... be used in combination with the XON XOFF option setting ON OFF This option turns the XON XOFF communications protocol on or off XON XOFF protocol can be used in combination with the DTR option setting This option appears on the display but is not effective in your printer Just leave it set to OFF 3 30 SelecType ...

Page 94: ...t HIGH The factory setting is OFF signal level is HIGH This setting should be set to OFF for most communications purposes When CTS is on data is sent to the computer only when CTS is HIGH 1 to 99 Kbytes The receive buffer option allows you to change the size of the printer s input buffer By choosing an appropriate buffer size you can quickly transfer the contents of a file from the computer s memo...

Page 95: ... at the right indicate the current available memory If you want to share the printer press to display S 0 10P S 1 9P S10 OP The proportion of memory for each channel can be set from 10 0 to 0 10 by increments of 1 The factory settings is P10 OS Press or to change the setting CAUTION When you share the printer each printer channel requires at least 0 3 Kbytes of RAM the printer always needs some po...

Page 96: ...channel the printer automatically switches the current channel to the other The factory setting is 10 ON OFF When automatic continue is set to ON the printer automatically continues to print after a certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs SET FULL PRINT PAGE BUFFER FULL PAPER SIZE ERROR TRAY SET XXX and INSUFF MEMORY When this option is off you must press the CONTINUE button...

Page 97: ...o their factory settings When you select the FACTORY RESET option the display shows the following Press to execute the reset or press to return to the main menu without resetting the printer CAUTION When you press to execute the reset the display flashes until the reset procedure is complete Do not turn off the printer until the READY message appears on the display or you may see a START UP ERROR ...

Page 98: ...OM2 FONT ENABLE DISABLE The standby mode is designed to save power by reducing the power to the fixing heater whenever no panel buttons are pushed or no data sent to the printer for 30 minutes In this mode the printer begins warming up as soon as you press any button or send any data becoming ready to print within 70 seconds The default is DISABLE which keeps the printer warmed up and ready to pri...

Page 99: ...shows Press to enter the FONT option You first choose the font source The five possible choices are listed below RD Resident font A Font card slot A B Font card slot B C Font cartridge slot C DL Downloadable soft font Only available options appear on the display Options A B and C are available only if you insert a font card or cartridge in those slots The DL option appears only when a font has bee...

Page 100: ...tion in the Level 1 SYSTEM CONFIG menu LQ and FX emulation modes When you use either LQ or FX emulation mode the FONT option display shows Courier Prestige DL This FONT option allows you to select a font by typeface The factory setting is Courier After selecting the desired font you can also adjust the character spacing and size of the font with the PITCH and CONDENSED settings found in this optio...

Page 101: ...fect even when you turn the printer off and on use the Level 1 SAVE MACRO option described on page 3 22 HP emulation mode When you are in L JET2P emulation mode the SUB CONFIG option includes two submenus FORM SYMSET Press to enter the SUB CONFIG option submenu 0 through 128 Use the FORM option to set the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation The setting you choose also chang...

Page 102: ...he number of lines you set is out of the possible range of 0 to 128 Use the SYMSET option to choose from 26 resident HP symbol sets The HP LaserJet series IIP printer has 24 symbol sets In most cases you will never need to change this setting SelecType 3 39 ...

Page 103: ...lian JIS ASC ECM94 1 Swedis2 ANSI AS Norweg2 UK French2 German HP Span Legal Chinese Spanish IRV Swedish Portugu IBM Por IBM Spa IBM US IBM DN PcMulti ISO60 ISO25 ISO15 ISO14 ISO100 ISO11 ISO6 ISO61 ISO4 lSO69 ISO21 ISO57 ISO17 ISO2 ISO10 ISO16 ISO84 ISO85 3 40 SelecType ...

Page 104: ... includes the fourteen submenus shown below PITCH CGTABLE CONDENSED COUNTRY L MARGIN J REPRINT R MARGIN AUTO CR FORM TOP ZERO CHAR TEXT WIDE PAGE SKIPBOTTOM B IMAGE Press to enter the SUB CONFIG option 10 12 15 PROP You can select a character pitch of 10 12 or 15 characters per inch cpi or choose proportional spacing SelecType 3 41 ...

Page 105: ... If you select proportional 10 cpi and condensed are used to determine margin units If you change the setting of ORIENT P SIZE or WIDE PAGE when P SIZE is set to A4 or F4 the left margin defaults to 0 The factory setting is 0 1 to available This option allows you to set the right margin Margin units are determined by current pitch characters per inch and the condensed setting on or off If proporti...

Page 106: ...IG Option 0 50 1 50 inch This option specifies the distance from the top of the sheet to the baseline of the first printable line This is measured in 0 05 inch increments The factory setting is 0 50 inches SelecType 3 43 ...

Page 107: ...nch OFF ON When SKIPBOTTOM is set to ON the printer inserts the number of line spaces specified by the ESC N skip over perforation command between the last line printed on one page and the first printable line on the next page The total number of lines skipped equals the FORM TOP setting plus the amount of skip over perforation set with ESC N Since most application programs insert their own top an...

Page 108: ... Greek characters and mathematical symbols Selecting the italics table defines the upper half of the character table as italic characters The download table is not available when you are in FX emulation mode USA France German UK Denmak Sweden Italy Spain1 Japan Norway Denmk2 Spain2 LatinA Use this option to select a symbol set from the list above You can select one of the thirteen international sy...

Page 109: ...n is ON the printer performs a carriage return line feed CR LF operation whenever the print position exceeds the right margin If it is OFF characters beyond the right margin are not printed and a linewrap is not performed until a CR is received Most software programs take care of this function This option determines whether the printer prints a slashed zero 0 or an open zero 0 This feature is usef...

Page 110: ... to the default setting for the currently selected paper size DARK LIGHT BCODE With B IMAGE set to DARK or LIGHT your printer can correctly emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands When DARK is selected the bit image density is high When LIGHT is selected the bit image density is low The BCODE setting converts bar codes to bit images by automatically filling in any vertical gap...

Page 111: ...er Handling Choosing Paper 4 2 Choosing a Paper Size 4 5 Choosing Printing Methods 4 6 Paper delivery method 4 6 Paper feed method 4 7 Loading Paper in the Cassette 4 9 Loading Paper Manually 4 13 Paper Handling 4 1 ...

Page 112: ...all into indentations on the paper The smoother the paper you use the better your printing looks You should use especially smooth paper for printing originals that will be used to make reproductions Because reproduction introduces its own raggedness to the edges of the letters you want to start with the best original possible For best results store your paper supply in its original wrapper Printin...

Page 113: ...hat may smear or come off when subjected to the high temperatures of the fuser Try a few sheets before you print on letterhead or other special paper Special paper You can use colored paper as long as it meets the weight limits given above for standard office paper Do not however use coated paper paper to which a colored coating has been added Labels Use only labels designed for laser printers or ...

Page 114: ...ensity knob counterclockwise Always return the print density knob to the center position when you go back to printing on ordinary paper For best results use the optional face up output tray when you print envelopes Other materials You can use overhead projector transparencies and adhesive drafting film if they are made for use with plain paper copiers or laser printers When printing these material...

Page 115: ...e more commonly used paper sizes Paper Dimensions A4 210 X 297 mm A5 148 X 210 mm B5 182 X 257 mm LETTER 8 1 2 X 11 inches HALF LT Half letter 5 1 2 X 8 1 2 inches LEGAL 8 1 2 X 14 inches GLT Government letter 8 X 10 1 2 inches GLG Government legal 8 5 X 13 inches EXE Executive 7 1 4 X 10 1 2 inches F4 210 X 330 mm Envelopes Dimensions MONARCH 3 718 X 7 1 2 inches C10 Commercial 10 4 1 8 X 9 1 2 i...

Page 116: ...up tray The advantage of printing face down is that when the printed stack is turned over the first page of the document is on top and the last page on bottom The printer is factory set for face down delivery The optional face up tray gives you an immediate look at your printed output This method of delivery is recommended for printing on media such as labels envelopes and overhead transparencies ...

Page 117: ...stalled move the paper path lever to FACE DOWN as shown below Paper feed method The printer feeds most types of media automatically from the paper cassette however some media require hand feeding for greater control The following table lists recommended settings for different print media If you want to try other settings be sure to test print a few sheets before regular use Paper Handling 4 7 ...

Page 118: ...lopes Transparencies Labels Feed Delivery Auto or manual Face up or face down Manual or auto Face up Manual or auto Face up or face down Manual Face up or face down Manual Face up Note To print on letterhead paper load the paper face up with the top of the page entering the printer first 4 8 Paper Handling ...

Page 119: ...te holds up to 250 sheets of paper for automatic printing To load paper in the cassette follow these steps 1 Push the paper set lever forward to the manual position as shown below 2 Slide the paper guides all the way apart as shown below Paper Handling 4 9 ...

Page 120: ...f the paper on a flat surface to even up the stack as shown 4 Insert the stack of paper into the paper cassette making sure that the top of the stack is below the maximum height mark inside the paper cassette Push the paper in gently as far as it will go 4 10 Paper Handling ...

Page 121: ...ssette Note To print on long paper such as legal size paper 8 1 2 X 14 inches open the paper support as shown below 5 Slide the paper guides together until they both rest lightly against the stack of paper Paper Handling 4 11 ...

Page 122: ...e paper set lever is forward while the printer is on the control panel displays the PAPER OUT message even if there is paper in the cassette 7 If you have changed the paper size use SelecType to choose the correct paper size as described in Chapter 3 8 Press ON LINE to set the printer on line Note When you reload paper make sure the output roller stops rotating before you insert a new stack of pap...

Page 123: ...t to print a small job on a different type of paper than that already loaded in the cassette You can hand feed paper ranging in size from 3 6 X 6 3 inches 92 X 160 mm to 8 5 X 14 inches 216 X 356 mm It is easy to hand feed paper with this printer just follow the steps below 1 If necessary use SelecType to choose the new paper size as described in Chapter 3 2 If the printer is on line press ON LINE...

Page 124: ...eed paper guides to match the size of paper you are using as shown below 5 Insert a sheet of paper into the manual feed slot as far as it will go The control panel displays the READY message when you insert the paper correctly 4 14 Paper Handling ...

Page 125: ...nd heavy paper install the optional face up output tray Set the paper path selector on the output tray for face up delivery 7 Press ON LINE to set the printer on line then print the page Note When you hand feed consecutive pages make sure the output roller stops rotating before you insert a new sheet of paper 8 To return to automatic loading from the paper cassette pull the paper set lever back to...

Page 126: ...th Application Software 5 2 Using printer selection menus 5 2 Printing a test file 5 4 Controlling the Printer 5 5 Word processors 5 5 Spreadsheets 5 5 Graphics programs 5 6 Integrated packages 5 7 Desktop publishing programs 5 7 Application Software 5 1 ...

Page 127: ...ur program has a printer selection menu follow the instructions below to get the best performance from your printer Using printer selection menus Your printer has three printer operating modes also called emulations It is factory set to the HP LaserJet series IIP emulation L JET2P mode and this setting gives you the fullest range of features If you choose another emulation mode with the SelecType ...

Page 128: ...rogram s options select any printer that uses the HP Printer Command Language PCL Epson LQ and FX emulation modes Make sure you have set the SelecType Level 2 MODE option to LQ or FX as described in Chapter 3 Then use your application program s setup menu to select a corresponding printer driver from the list below They are listed in order of preference LQ Mode FX Mode SQ 2500 FX 1000 800 286e 86e...

Page 129: ... possible l More than one full page of text l Text on every line l Some lines that extend completely to the margins l Features that you can control with your software such as bold or underlined text l Some graphics if you choose an EPL 7000 or HP LaserJet series IIP driver l Headers and footers if your software supports them If you select the first printer recommended for your operating mode you s...

Page 130: ...d translated into suitable commands for your printer Some programs display these tags on screen others display the text exactly as it will appear when printed for example in bold or italics This method is normally restricted to features that can be found on almost all printers such as bolding and underlining Spreadsheets Although spreadsheets seldom use as many printing enhancements as word proces...

Page 131: ...expected check the spreadsheet manual for more information If you want to change a specific part of your spreadsheet say to highlight the text the easiest way to do this is to print the file to disk then you can use your word processor to make fine adjustments to your text Graphics programs The printer is capable of producing finely detailed graphic images The easiest way to take advantage of your...

Page 132: ... still print with the non graphics portion of your package Simply follow the instructions in the section on setting up your application program earlier in this chapter Desktop publishing programs When you set up a desktop publishing application program select either the EPL 7000 or HP LaserJet series IIP from the program s printer selection menu If neither driver comes with your package contact yo...

Page 133: ... Replacing the imaging cartridge 6 1 0 Routine Cleaning 6 1 4 Replacing the ozone filter 6 1 4 Cleaning inside the printer 6 1 6 Cleaning the roller in the paper path 6 1 7 Cleaning the paper feed roller 6 1 9 Removing spilled toner 6 2 0 Cleaning the printer case 6 21 Transporting Your Printer 6 2 2 Packing for transportation 6 2 2 Unpacking the printer after transportation 6 2 5 Maintenance and ...

Page 134: ... OUT message appears you must replace the imaging cartridge and cleaning pad before printing any more pages Follow this list of procedures in order whenever you see the TONER OUT message Detailed instructions are given in the following sections 1 Remove the imaging cartridge 2 Clean the transfer charger wire 3 Clean the glass lens 4 Replace the cleaning pad 5 Replace the imaging cartridge Removing...

Page 135: ... Message Lift the latch to open the printer case Stop at the lower position as shown below 3 Hold the imaging cartridge as shown below and gently toward you to remove it slide it Maintenance and Transportation 6 3 ...

Page 136: ...ransfer charger wire transfers images from the imaging cartridge to the paper You should also clean the transfer charger wire if the print quality declines See Chapter 7 for a discussion of print quality problems that can be solved by cleaning the charger wire Follow these steps to clean the transfer charger wire 1 Locate the cotton swab provided in the imaging cartridge box or use a commercially ...

Page 137: ...cult to spot instantly CAUTION When cleaning the transfer charger wire be sure that you do not press too hard The wire is delicate and can break if you apply too much pressure Also never touch the wire with your fingers the oil on your fingers may damage it Maintenance and Transportation 6 5 ...

Page 138: ... the cotton swab along the length of the wire as shown below Only wipe from left to right when cleaning the transfer charger wire Do not moisten the cotton swab Cleaning the glass lens 1 Locate the glass lens on the inside printer cover 6 6 Maintenance and Transportation ...

Page 139: ...loth Replacing the cleaning pad After you clean the transfer charger wire and the glass lens you can replace the cleaning pad and install a new imaging cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is open to the upper position as shown below Maintenance and Transportation 6 7 ...

Page 140: ... gray colored fuser WARNING If the printer has been used recently the fuser may be hot Let it cool before you replace the cleaning pad 3 Carefully grasp the yellow felt handle and lift out the used cleaning pad as shown below Be careful not to let dirt from the pad drop into the printer Discard the cleaning pad 6 8 Maintenance and Transportation ...

Page 141: ...your replacement imaging cartridge 5 Hold the yellow felt handle on the new cleaning pad and insert the pad into the indentation on the fuser Match the triangle on the cleaning pad with the triangle on the fuser as shown below Maintenance and Transportation 6 9 ...

Page 142: ...wer position CAUTION Do not expose the drum on the imaging cartridge to light any longer than necessary Because the drum is light sensitive it should not be exposed to lighting brighter than normal room light Do not open the drum s protective cover 6 10 Maintenance and Transportation ...

Page 143: ...ing the cartridge as shown below gently shake it from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly as shown below 3 Holding the yellow tab as you steady the cartridge pull the tab hard as shown below to remove the clear sealing tape Maintenance and Transportation 6 11 ...

Page 144: ... times to distribute the toner 5 Hold the imaging cartridge as shown below Carefully slide the plastic runners on either side of the imaging cartridge into the green grooves inside the printer Push it in gently as far as it will go 6 12 Maintenance and Transportation ...

Page 145: ...TONER LOW Message 6 Close the printer by pressing down gently on the top of the case until the latch clicks shut Maintenance and Transportation 6 13 ...

Page 146: ... this section Whenever you clean the printer or replace the components perform a test print as described in Chapter 2 If the test print is unsatisfactory see Chapter 7 for troubleshooting tips Replacing the ozone filter Ozone is generated inside the printer by the high voltages used during the printing process The ozone filter located at the back of the printer should be replaced every six months ...

Page 147: ...ll from the back of the printer by gently squeezing the two plastic tabs and pulling the grill toward you as shown below 3 Grasp the plastic knob in the center firmly and pull out the ozone filter as shown below Maintenance and Transportation 6 15 ...

Page 148: ...d replace the ventilation grill Cleaning inside the printer Fine particles of paper dust and ordinary dust can collect inside the printer Follow the steps below to clean inside the printer 1 Raise the printer case to the upper position as shown below ...

Page 149: ... used recently the fuser may be hot be careful not to touch it Let the printer cool before you clean inside 2 Remove any dirt from the paper path with a soft clean cloth Cleaning the roller in the paper path Use a soft clean cloth to clean the roller as described in the following steps Maintenance and Transportation 6 17 ...

Page 150: ...ack gear on the left end of the roller 2 Wipe the dirt off the surface of the roller with a soft cloth as shown below 3 Close the printer by pressing down gently on the top of the case until the latch clicks shut 6 18 Maintenance and Transportation ...

Page 151: ...eed roller is located at the entrance of the paper input path Follow these steps to clean the paper feed roller 1 Remove the paper cassette as shown below 2 Locate the paper feed roller at the entrance of the paper input path Maintenance and Transportation 6 19 ...

Page 152: ...pe out the inside of the printer with a damp cloth 2 If a large amount of toner is spilled use a small vacuum cleaner available from computer supply stores to remove it CAUTIONS l Toner or any other fine powder can damage some vacuum cleaners Read the instructions for your vacuum cleaner before you use it on spilled toner l When you clean the paper input path be careful not to touch the transfer c...

Page 153: ...uter case is dirty or dusty clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent as shown below Make sure that the printer is turned off CAUTIONS l Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer case these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case l Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or any electronic components Maintenance and Transportation 6 21 ...

Page 154: ...al packing materials and some strong packing tape Prepare the printer for transportation following the steps below 1 Be sure your printer and computer are turned off Then remove the power cord and the cable connecting your printer and computer 2 If the optional lower paper cassette or the optional face up tray is installed remove and repackage them Remove any font cards from the card slots 3 Remov...

Page 155: ... original aluminum bag and pack the bag into the two white packaging pieces as shown below Then place the cleaning pad and the imaging cartridge in the original box and seal the box with packing tape When you transport the imaging cartridge box make sure it is kept level and that the cartridge cannot move around in the box 7 Replace the protective plate Use the wrench provided to secure the two sc...

Page 156: ...inter 8 Pack the paper cassette the power cord and wrench into the accessory pack as shown below 9 Pack the printer in its original white packing material and place it in the main carton 6 24 Maintenance and Transportation ...

Page 157: ...Seal the main carton with packing tape Unpacking the printer after transportation 1 Unpack the printer as described in Chapter 1 When you unpack the imaging cartridge wipe off any toner that spilled during shipment 2 Assemble the printer as described in Chapter 1 Maintenance and Transportation 6 25 ...

Page 158: ...am Problems 7 1 2 Clearing a feed jam 7 1 2 Clearing a paper jam 7 1 5 Power Supply 7 2 0 Test Print 7 2 1 Printing Problems 7 2 2 Problems with Graphics 7 2 6 SelecType Problems 7 2 8 Paper Handling 7 3 1 Decline in Print Quality 7 3 6 Options 7 4 3 Using Data Dump Mode 7 4 8 Troubleshooting 7 1 ...

Page 159: ...s when an error is detected This requires you to correct the problem and then press the CONTINUE button to clear the error However if the AUTO CONT option in SelecType is set to ON some errors may clear automatically even though the problem remains In most instances you should leave AUTO CONT set to OFF Status messages are preceded by S warning messages are preceded by W and error messages are pre...

Page 160: ...imaging cartridge Then press CONTINUE to continue printing S DATA The printer has received data but is not yet printing or the printer has received data and is off line To resume printing press ON LINE if the printer is off line or press the FEED button E FEED JAM Paper is not feeding into the printer from the specified cassette or has jammed on its way into the printer If the paper is jammed at t...

Page 161: ...rrect the error press CONTINUE If the message remains press RESET or perform INITIALIZE as described in Chapter 2 This error can also be cleared by turning the printer off and back on again However it may be necessary to simplify the page you are trying to print or add more memory to the printer See Appendix A for information on memory options PAGE BUFFER FULL Text or graphics data has filled the ...

Page 162: ...paper cassette The right column of the display prompts you to load the correct paper size into the paper tray of the lower paper cassette PAPER OUT SET STD XXX There is no paper in the standard paper cassette The right column of the display prompts you to load the correct paper size into the standard paper cassette PAPER SIZE ERROR The paper size you selected with SelecType or the default size if ...

Page 163: ...inter off line Then remove the card or cartridge and press CONTINUE Before you reinsert the card or cartridge make sure that all data in the buffer has been printed and that the printer is off line If the FEED light is on press FEED to print out the remaining data RESELECT TRAY The optional lower paper cassette is not installed and the INPUT option is set to OPT or AUTO Install the optional lower ...

Page 164: ...Q E00XX A print engine error has been detected Write down the error number that appears in the right column of the display and turn off the printer Turn the printer back on after a few seconds to see if the error message still appears If it does turn off the printer unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and contact a qualified service person E SET FULL PRINT This message may appear when...

Page 165: ...per size setting does not match the paper loaded in the specified paper cassette The right column of the display indicates the expected paper size and the currently selected cassette You can either change the paper size setting or load the correct paper size After you correct the paper mismatch press CONTINUE TRAY SET OPT XXX The paper size setting does not match the paper loaded in the optional l...

Page 166: ...Status and Error Messages S WAIT Printer is being reset after a START UP ERROR S WARMING UP Printer is warming up Troubleshooting 7 9 ...

Page 167: ...l Feed jam l Paper jam in paper input path or paper eject area Power supply l Power is not being supplied to the printer Test print l The test prints do not print Printing problems l The printer does not print or stops printing l The printout is not what you expect The position of the printout is not what you expect Problems with graphics l Graphic images do not print SelecType problems l SelecTyp...

Page 168: ...ou expect 7 36 Options l Using an optional font card or cartridge the printer does not operate as expected 7 43 l Using the optional lower paper cassette the printer does not operate properly 7 44 l Using the optional face up tray the printer does not operate properly 7 45 l After installing additional memory memory chip set or a memory expansion board the printer does not function as expected 7 4...

Page 169: ...ct the problem Clearing a feed jam The FEED JAM message indicates that paper is not feeding into the printer from the specified tray or has jammed on its way into the printer When a feed error occurs the printer stops printing When you see the FEED JAM message follow these steps to clear the feed jam 7 12 Troubleshooting ...

Page 170: ... in the printer To do this open the printer cover remove any paper pieces from the paper feed path and close the printer c o v e r 2 Open and close the printer This resets the paper jam detector 3 Tap the edges of the paper stack on a flat surface and reload it into the paper cassette Do not reload any curled or wrinkled sheets 4 Pull the paper set lever back to the automatic position Make sure th...

Page 171: ...and the procedure described above does not clear the error follow the steps below 1 Pull out the paper tray from the lower cassette Make sure that the paper is evenly aligned in the tray 2 Remove any folded or curled paper from the front opening 3 Press down the pressure plate until it clicks into place and replace the tray in the lower cassette 4 Make sure that you are using the correct paper siz...

Page 172: ...for the optional lower paper cassette Clearing a paper jam The message PAPER JAM indicates that there is a paper jam either in the paper input path or the paper eject area as shown below Although they can occur at several places in the print path most paper jams are easy to correct Open the printer cover to the upper position and follow these instructions to clear a paper jam WARNING Opening the p...

Page 173: ...Paper Jam Problems 1 If the paper is caught just in front of the roller gently pull the paper out as shown below 7 16 Troubleshooting ...

Page 174: ... direction indicated by the small arrow in the illustration below to free the paper from the roller Then pull the paper out from under the roller until the page is completely free of the roller If the paper tears make sure you remove any pieces remaining in the printer Troubleshooting 7 17 ...

Page 175: ...es l Because the toner on the paper inside the printer may not have been fixed on the page it may come off on your hands while you are removing the paper If you spill toner on your clothing rinse it off with cold water Do not use hot water or the toner may leave a permanent stain l If toner spills inside the printer do not use the printer until you remove all of the spilled toner When you resume n...

Page 176: ...5 Paper Jam Problems If the paper is caught in the paper ejection section gently pull the paper first in one direction then the other to find the way it is easiest to remove Troubleshooting 7 19 ...

Page 177: ...on The problem may be with the electrical outlet itself If the outlet is controlled by an outside source such as a wall switch make sure it is on If the printer still does not operate the outlet may be faulty Plug another electrical device into the outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly The voltage may not be correct for your printer Turn off the printer and make sure that the vo...

Page 178: ...ntering the TEST PRINT option in SelecType Level 2 you may not have pressed long enough to initiate the test print Try running the test again This time however hold down until the display begins to flash The imaging cartridge may need to be replaced Replace the imaging cartridge as described in Chapter 6 If the test print still does not print contact your dealer for assistance Troubleshooting 7 21...

Page 179: ...r the printer and computer You may not have selected the correct interface settings with SelecType Select the appropriate interface serial or parallel If you are using a serial interface also set the baud rate protocol data bit and related settings See your computer manual for the correct settings and interface requirements The software may not be installed properly for your printer Use the progra...

Page 180: ...inter The correct orientation portrait or landscape may not be selected Make sure that the orientation portrait or landscape matches the selected font The correct font is not selected if the font does not contain the selected orientation The font you selected with your software may not be available Be sure you have installed the correct font card or cartridge The expected symbol set may not be ava...

Page 181: ...t be configured correctly If you are using a serial interface make sure that both the computer and printer are set to use the same number of data bits per word and that they both use the same parity baud rate and number of stop bits You can also use the data dump mode to check the data being sent from the computer See the section on data dumps later in this chapter If the printer still does not pr...

Page 182: ...e page length with SelecType options The procedure for setting the page length varies depending on the printer mode that you are using See the SUB CONFIG option in Chapter 3 The margin settings of your software program may not be correct Change the settings of your application program If this does not correct the problem you can change the right or left margin with SelecType The procedure for chan...

Page 183: ...lled If you try to print with a software package set for another printer nothing will be printed Make sure that the driver matches the currently selected operating mode The WORD LENGTH option in SelecType Level 2 may not be set correctly When printing graphics make sure that you set an B bit data word The full print buffer setting needs to be changed To correct this error change the FULL PRINT set...

Page 184: ... printer may not have enough memory installed You need to simplify the page or install additional memory Press the CONTINUE button to clear the error For information on memory options see Appendix A The printer does not have sufficient memory available for the task you have given it It may be necessary to simplify the page you are trying to print or add more memory to the printer Press CONTINUE or...

Page 185: ...fter you turn off or reset the printer The software may either be changing the defaults on the printer or initializing the printer This may require that you change the initialization sequence sent by your software See your software manual for more information You may be trying to set certain combinations of settings with SelecType that cannot be acted on by the printer Usually SelecType does not a...

Page 186: ...page orientation portrait or landscape also determine the fonts available to a particular printer mode You may have entered the wrong level of SelecType Make sure the SelecType light is on for your selected level Whenever you enter SelecType you may find it useful to see Chapter 3 or the SelecType map on the Quick Reference card This message may appear if you turned off the printer while it was in...

Page 187: ...pe Level 2 configurations for a number of printer modes This is not possible because SelecType Level 2 settings are not specific to a particular printer mode For example if you change the I F setting from PARALLEL to SERIAL in one mode and save it with P CONFIG SAVE the change is reflected in all printer modes However you can have up to four separate configurations for SelecType level 1 settings a...

Page 188: ...e P SIZE menu determines whether paper feeds from the standard paper cassette or the lower paper cassette The size of the paper in the optional cassette is checked first See Chapter 3 to change the INPUT setting The printer is off line Press ON LINE to set the printer on line The paper guides on the paper cassette may not be set correctly Adjust the position of the guides so that the paper can sli...

Page 189: ...it following the instructions on clearing a paper jam earlier in this chapter Tap the stack of paper firmly and reinsert the paper Try printing again Poor quality paper can cause paper feeding errors of this type Make sure your paper supply is not too thin or rough See Chapter 4 for more information on the types of paper that can be fed automatically and the types that require manual feeding If yo...

Page 190: ...orbed by the paper Do not store your paper in a humid or damp environment You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Chapter 4 for more on choosing paper Most paper has a natural curl that may be emphasized when the paper is run through a laser printer Turn the stack of paper over in your paper cassette and t...

Page 191: ...setting with the SAVE MACRO option If the orange FEED light is on indicating that data remains in the printer you cannot change SelecType settings However you can still enter SelecType Level 1 and check the INPUT and P SIZE settings If you have inserted an incorrect paper size in the paper cassette simply replace it with the size indicated in P SIZE and continue printing If the SelecType settings ...

Page 192: ...er than the size of paper set with SelecType toner may accumulate on the drum and damage the imaging cartridge Make sure you set the P SIZE option to match the paper you are using l If the AUTO CONT option is ON a paper size error is detected but cleared automatically and printing continues In most cases leave AUTO CONT set to OFF Troubleshooting 7 35 ...

Page 193: ...he suggestions in this section make a list of the corrective steps you have taken and contact your dealer for assistance Problem Solution The print quality is not what you expect Printed pages have The print density may be set for darker a dark or dirty print Turn the print density knob background clockwise for lighter print Printer components may be dirty Clean inside the printer as described in ...

Page 194: ... the lens with a soft dry cloth that is free of lint Do not touch the surface of the lens with your fingers Reinstall the imaging cartridge and continue printing The transfer charger wire may be dirty Clean the wire as described in Chapter 6 If the print quality problem persists replace the imaging cartridge as described in Chapter 6 The transfer charger wire may be dirty Clean the wire as describ...

Page 195: ... the imaging printout cartridge as described in Chapter 6 Toner smudges across the printed pages The bottom of the imaging cartridge may be dirty Remove the imaging cartridge and wipe the bottom of the cartridge with a clean dry cloth Then reinstall it as described in Chapter 6 There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge Replace the cartridge as described in Chapter 6 7 38 Troubleshooting ...

Page 196: ... 6 The cleaning pad may need to be replaced Replace the cleaning pad as described in Chapter 6 The inside of the printer may be dirty Clean inside the printer as described in Chapter 6 There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge Replace the cartridge as described in Chapter 6 If this does not correct the problem replace the imaging cartridge as described in Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 7 39 ...

Page 197: ...rs appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Chapter 4 for information on choosing paper The transfer charger wire may be dirty Clean the wire as described in Chapter 6 If the TONER LOW warning appears on the display replace the imaging cartridge as described in Chapter 6 The problem may be with your software program or interface cable Run a te...

Page 198: ...y knob clockwise See Chapter 2 for information on adjusting the print density knob If the TONER LOW warning appears replace the imaging cartridge soon as described in Chapter 6 The transfer charger wire may be dirty Clean the wire as described in Chapter 6 Your paper may be moist or damp Printing is sensitive to moisture absorbed by the paper The higher the moisture content in the paper the lighte...

Page 199: ...nsity knob may not be set correctly Raise the printer cover and turn the print density knob counterclockwise See Chapter 2 for information on adjusting the print density knob If the problem persists replace the imaging cartridge as described in Chapter 6 Toner may have spilled in the paper feed path Clean the inside of the printer as described in Chapter 6 7 42 Troubleshooting ...

Page 200: ...tion of SelecType may not be set correctly After you install the font cartridge change the FONT setting as described in The Font Cartridges in Appendix A The correct page orientation portrait or landscape may not be selected with SelecType Only fonts containing the selected orientation are available See The Font Cartridges in Appendix A for more information You may not have inserted the cartridge ...

Page 201: ...the of the stack Also do not load paper that display is creased or folded The INPUT menu in SelecType Level 1 may be set to STD To use the lower paper cassette the INPUT option in SelecType Level 1 must be set to OPT or AUTO Change the setting as described in Chapter 3 There may be no paper in the lower paper cassette tray Load paper into the lower paper cassette tray The paper tray in the lower p...

Page 202: ...The thickness of the paper also affects paper feeding Always test your paper before purchasing it in large quantities The feed roller may be dirty Clean the roller as described in the maintenance section for the optional lower cassette in Appendix A The optional face up output tray may not be installed properly See Appendix A for information on installing the face up output tray You may not have s...

Page 203: ...ure that the chips are installed in the correct sector of the main board and that each chip is firmly seated in its socket Also make sure that the notches on the chips are all pointing in the correct direction See Appendix A for more information You may not have increased memory on the printer s controller board before you installed the memory expansion board A memory expansion board can be instal...

Page 204: ... to be changed See Chapter 3 for more information You may not have installed enough memory You can add up to 5 5 MB of memory for a total of 6 MB See Appendix A for information on increasing the printer s memory If you have added all of the extra memory possible and the error message continues to appear you may have to simplify the document you are trying to print Troubleshooting 7 47 ...

Page 205: ...0 1B 70 00 16 63 0C 1B 0001 74 01 1B 32 54 72 6F 75 62 6C 65 20 73 66 6F 6F 0002 74 69 6E 67 20 20 20 20 20 0D 0A 54 68 69 73 20 0003 63 68 61 70 74 65 72 20 64 69 73 63 75 73 73 65 0004 73 20 70 72 6F 62 6C 65 6D 73 20 79 6F 75 20 60 0005 61 79 20 65 6E 63 6F 75 6E 74 65 72 20 61 6E 64 0006 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 6C 69 6B 65 6C 79 20 73 6F 0007 6C 75 74 69 6F 6E 73 2E 20 0D 0A 0D 0A 49 66 20 0008 6...

Page 206: ...imal codes you can check what codes are being sent to the printer In the text field printable characters appear as their true ASCII characters Non printable codes such as control codes are represented by dots For example look at the first two hexadecimal codes on line 0004 of the printout sample 73 20 Code 73 represents the letter s code 20 represents a space Check the fifth line of the text field...

Page 207: ...ctrical 8 8 Controller hardware 8 8 Environmental 8 8 Interface Specifications 8 9 Parallel interface 8 9 Serial interface 8 12 Initialization 8 16 Default settings in HP emulation mode 8 17 Default settings in LQ and FX emulation modes 8 19 Option Specifications 8 21 Lower paper cassette 8 21 Face up output tray 8 22 Technical Specifications 8 1 ...

Page 208: ...mperature Internal modes l ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX 86e 286e l ESC P 24 pin printer emulation LQ 2500 l HP LaserJet series IIP emulation IC card slots 2 slots for fonts or identity cards Resident fonts HP LaserJet series IIP mode Courier 10cpi Upright Italic P L Courier l0cpi Bold Upright P L Courier 12cpi Upright Italic P L Courier 12cpi Bold Upright P L Line printer 16 66cpi Upright P L ...

Page 209: ...ards or cartridges Download fonts Paper and paper delivery Paper specifications Types Plain paper Application paper l Gummed labels l Envelopes l Overhead projector OHP sheets l Colored paper l Cardstock Epson does not recommend or guarantee the use of any particular brand of paper Because paper characteristics are subject to change by individual manufacturers it is your responsibility to ensure t...

Page 210: ...ent Letter Envelope Monarch Commercial 10 DL C5 Printable area Size 210 X 297 mm 148 X 210 mm 182 X 257 mm 210 X 330 mm 8 5 X 11 inches 8 5 X 14 inches 5 5 X 8 5 inches 7 25 X 10 5 inches 8 5 X 13 inches 8 0 X 10 5 inches 3 7 8 X 7 1 2 inches 4 1 8 X 9 1 2 inches 110 X 220 mm 162 X 229 mm 8 4 Technical Specifications ...

Page 211: ...604 59 DL 71 1199 71 59 2498 59 Units dots at 300 dpi FX and LQ emulation modes Paper size A4 A4 80 columns A5 B5 Letter Legal Half letter E x e c u t i v e G Legal G Letter F4 F4 80 columns Commercial 10 Monarch C5 DL 75 50 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 50 75 75 75 75 Units dots at 300 dpi X r t Y b 2330 75 75 3358 75 2400 30 75 3358 75 1598 757 5 2330 75 2000 75 75 2886 75 2400 75 75 3150 75 2400 7...

Page 212: ... 75 g m 2 paper 250 sheets 250 sheets with option Paper eject Face up or face down selection Paper eject capacity 20 lb or 75 g m 2 paper Face down 250 sheets Face up 100 sheets with option Consumable products Imaging cartridge S051003 Storing temperature 32 to 86 F 0 to 30 C Storing humidity 30 to 85 RH Shelf life Should be used within 18 months after production Life Typical imaging cartridge lif...

Page 213: ...tio your cartridge may print fewer pages Ozone filter S01001 Replace every six months Mechanical Dimensions and weight Height 7 3 inches 185 mm Width 19 5 inches 495 mm Depth 15 0 inches 381 mm Weight approx 18 2 Kg 40 lb including paper cassette and imaging cartridge MPBF Mean Prints Between Failures 30 000 sheets 3 000 per month X 10 months MTBF Mean Time Between Failures 3 000 hours Technical S...

Page 214: ...istance Dielectric strength between AC line and chassis 120 V model can withstand 1500 VAC rms for one minute or 1650 VAC rms for one second Controller hardware CPU 68000 12 5 MHz RAM Standard 0 5 MB expandable up to 6 MB Environmental Temperature Humidity Operation 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 32 to 95 F 0 to 35 C Operation 15 to 85 RH Storage 30 to 85 RH Altitude 8200 feet 2500 meters maximum L...

Page 215: ... STROBE pulse to read data in Pulse width must be more than 0 5 microseconds at the receiving terminal 2 20 DATA 1 IN These signals represent information of 3 21 DATA 2 IN the 1st to 8th bits of parallel data 4 22 DATA 3 IN respectively Each signal is at HIGH level 5 23 DATA 4 IN when data is logical 1 and at LOW level 6 24 DATA 5 IN when it is logical 0 7 25 DATA 6 IN 8 26 DATA 7 IN 9 27 DATA 8 I...

Page 216: ...atically fed one line after printing The signal level can be fixed using SelecType Sampling is carried out when the power is on or the printer is initialized with the control panel button 15 NC GND CHASSIS GND NC Logic ground level Printer s chassis ground which is isolated from the logic ground Not used GND INIT IN ERROR OUT Twisted pair return signal ground level When this signal goes LOW the pr...

Page 217: ...onds Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after the receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW The column heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer Return denotes the twisted pair return to be connected at signal ground level For the inte...

Page 218: ...r s resident serial interface can be set for either RS 232C or RS 422 operation These interfaces have the following characteristics Data format Word length 7 or 8 bits Parity none odd or even S t o p b i t s 1 or 2 Printer ready protocol enabled DTR and XON XOFF protocol set to ON The data format can be set using functions and menu options in SelecType 8 12 Technical Specifications ...

Page 219: ...el to low MARK indicating that it cannot receive more data Once the vacant area for data in the buffer recovers to 256 bytes the printer outputs an XON code or sets the DTR flag to high SPACE indicating that it is again ready to receive data Error handling A character is printed if a parity error framing error or over run error is detected Connector D sub 25 pin connector Serial interface pin assi...

Page 220: ...nter will not proceed unless the signal is HIGH Can be set HIGH with SelecType 6 DSR IN Data set ready This pin indicates that the computer is ready to receive data from the printer Can be set HIGH with SelecType 7 SG Signal ground This pin provides a ground for all the signal lines 8 DCD IN Data carrier detect Always ignored 9 SD OUT Send data This pin sends serial data from the printer to the co...

Page 221: ...ter is ready to receive data If printer ready protocol is selected the printer can accept data when the pin level is HIGH and cannot accept data when the pin level is LOW When the DTR signal goes LOW the host computer must stop sending data within 128 characters Can be set HIGH or LOW with SelecType Although RTS CTS DSR DTR and DCD are designated as RS 232C signals they can also be used when RS 42...

Page 222: ... 2 is executed Software initialization Software sends the printer initialize command When the RESET button on the printer is pressed All initializations except FACTORY RESET have identical results FACTORY RESET produces a different set of parameters The following tables list the default conditions that become valid when the printer is initialized The default conditions differ according to the prin...

Page 223: ...1 divided by text length Values are fixed and depend on the SelecType paper size setting The page length and text length are measured in inches HMI Top margin Text lines Text length Portrait Left margin Right margin Line termination 12 120 inch IO cpi 1 2 inch 150 dots 64 lines 64 lines logical page left margin logical page right margin CR CR LF LF FF FF HMI of the selected font 1 2 inch 150 dots ...

Page 224: ...erline Off Off Font ID 0 0 Character 0 0 code Raster graphic 75 dpi 75 dpi resolution 0 0 Off Off Off Off H size 0 V size 0 ID 0 H size 0 V size 0 ID 0 Symbol set Roman 8 SelecType setting Font numbers are saved in EEPROM and font attributes are selected with the SelecType SYMSET option Reset Macro ID End of line wrap Display function Advanced graphics 8 18 Technical Specifications ...

Page 225: ...nds on the default right margin set with SelecType Horizontal tab Every eight characters The Every eight characters The settings character width is 10 cpi character width depends on the SelecType condensed print menu setting Vertical tab Every 1 6 inch Every 1 6 inch settings VFU channel Channel 0 Channel 0 Character 10 cpi Depends on the condensed spacing print menu setting International USA Sele...

Page 226: ...derline Superscript Subscript Double width Bold Italic International character spacing Justification DC 1 DC 3 MSB Factory Reset Reset Off Off Italic Upright 0 0 Off Off DC 1 DC 1 Enable Enable 8 20 Technical Specifications ...

Page 227: ... Power consumption 4W or less Paper and paper delivery Size Letter 8 1 2 X 11 inches Weight 16 24 lb 60 90 g m2 Paper feed Automatic feed delivery system Tray capacity up to 250 sheets 20 lb or 75 g m2 paper Feding speed For first sheet 25 seconds or less letter size paper For subsequent sheets 6 pages per minute letter size paper Types Plain paper such as copier paper memo sheets and letterheads ...

Page 228: ...th 19 1 inches 487mm Depth 19 6 inches 500 mm Weight 11 0 lb 5 0kg Face up output tray Dimensions and weight Without the printer Height 7 7 inches 198mm Width 12 2 inches 311mm Depth 9 6 inches 246 mm Weight 1 5 lb 0 7kg Paper eject 100 sheet 75 g m2 or 20 lb paper capacity 8 22 Technical Specifications ...

Page 229: ...ette A 10 Loading the paper A 16 Operating the lower paper cassette A 19 Cleaning the feed rollers A 22 The Face up Output Tray A 24 Installing the face up output tray A 24 Removing the face up output tray A 29 Memory Options A 30 When to increase the printer memory A 31 The Memory Chip Set A 32 Removing the controller board A 32 Installing the chip set A 34 Reinstalling the controller board A 39 ...

Page 230: ...e provides Note Some of the fonts contained on optional font cartridges are duplicated by the resident fonts in the printer See Appendix B for sample fonts and character sets Supplier HP Cartridge number Cartridge 92286A COURIER 1 92286B TMS PROPORTIONAL 1 92286C INTERNATIONAL 1 92286D PRESTIGE ELITE 92286E LETTER GOTHIC 92286F TMS PROPORTIONAL 2 92286G LEGAL ELITE 92286H LEGAL COURIER 92286J MATH...

Page 231: ...i One Cartridge Alfajet PC Maxi Pro Cartridge Peripherals JetFont SuperSet Jetfont 12 30 Jetfont 4 in 1 JetFont SuperSet International Everex HardFont Cartridge B HardFont Cartridge F HardFont Cartridge T HardFont Cartridge Z HardFont Cartridge LGL HardFont Cartridge SST HardFont Cartridge BST HardFont Cartridge All in 1 HardFont Cartridge A TO Z IQ Pacific UDP Super Cartridge 1 Super Cartridge 2 ...

Page 232: ...nter You can insert a font cartridge into the slots at the left back of the printer Follow these steps to insert a font cartridge CAUTIONS Never insert or remove a cartridge while the printer is on line in SelecType mode or while the printer is resetting after you press RESET l Be careful when you insert or remove a font cartridge You can damage the cartridge by trying to insert it the wrong way o...

Page 233: ... Press firmly until the cartridge snaps into place CAUTION If the message REMOVE CARD appears on the display you inserted the cartridge when the printer was on line or when the printer s memory contained data If you see this message remove the cartridge press CONTINUE then return to step 1 Appendix A A 5 ...

Page 234: ...rmation on which printers to choose when you set up your application program see the section on using your printer with software in Chapter 5 After you set up your application program you can specify the fonts you want using the commands available in the program If your program does not provide commands that allow you to select the font you want you can select fonts using SelecType menus or printe...

Page 235: ...cartridge slot select C with the font source option only the slot containing the font cartridges are displayed Then select the desired font number See Chapter 3 for a complete description of using SelecType Notes l Only fonts designed for the currently selected orientation portrait or landscape appear on the SelecType display l If you are using the printer in HP emulation mode the font you want ma...

Page 236: ...rs on the display An error will also occur if you remove a cartridge while the FEED light is on even if the printer is off line See the description of card error messages in Chapter 7 for more information 1 Make sure the printer is off line or turned off If the FEED light is on press the FEED button to print out the data in the printer before you remove the cartridge 2 Grasp the edges of the cardr...

Page 237: ... REMOVE CARD CARDMEMORY OVERFLOW A card error occurs if you insert or remove a font cartridge when the printer is on line or when the printer s memory contains data You cannot use the font cartridge or print documents until you correct the cartridge error For the steps required to clear each error message see Status and Error Messages in Chapter 7 Appendix A A 9 ...

Page 238: ...e for continuous printing of up to 500 sheets of the same size paper Installing the lower paper cassette To install your lower paper cassette simply follow the steps below Preparing the printer The following steps describe how to prepare your printer for lower paper cassette installation Note If you purchased your printer and your lower paper cassette at the same time set up your printer by follow...

Page 239: ...he standard paper cassette First remove any paper in the cassette and then pull the paper cassette horizontally out of the printer 4 Remove the face up output tray if it is installed by lifting it up slightly and then out Appendix A A 11 ...

Page 240: ...per cassette Follow the steps below to assemble the lower paper cassette 1 Locate the slot in the rear opening of the lower paper cassette 2 Press down on the top of the rear cover as you insert it into the rear opening as shown below A 12 Appendix A ...

Page 241: ...Cassette 3 Lift the rear cover into place CAUTION When you carry the lower paper cassette hold it by the handles on the left and right side Do not grasp the rear cover or the front side of the cassette Appendix A A 13 ...

Page 242: ...ur printer Give yourself room to work at the rear of the cassette Several installation steps must be performed from behind the printer as the cassette and printer are fitted together 2 Lift the printer as shown below and hold it over the lower paper cassette The front of the printer should face the same direction as the front of the lower paper cassette Because the printer is heavy you may need so...

Page 243: ... Paper Cassette 3 Guide the printer using the two alignment pins as shown below until it rests on top of the lower paper cassette 4 Reinstall the standard paper cassette as described in Chapter 1 Appendix A A 15 ...

Page 244: ...ad paper into the lower paper tray first press the pressure plate in the tray down until it locks into place as shown below CAUTION Make sure that you press the plate in the paper tray down before inserting the cassette into the printer A 16 Appendix A ...

Page 245: ...down into the tray with the corners of the paper beneath the two tabs at the front of the paper tray The lower paper cassette holds up to 250 sheets of 75 g m2 20 lb paper The paper level should not exceed the maximum height mark on the tray Appendix A A 17 ...

Page 246: ...3 Insert the paper tray into the front of the lower paper cassette and push it in gently as far as it will go After you push it in as far as it will go let the tray lift slightly and move itself back into place A 18 Appendix A ...

Page 247: ...with the lower paper cassette is very similar to printing with the standard paper cassette Depending on your application software you may want to select the lower paper cassette using your software rather than with SelecType See Chapter 5 for information on using the printer with application programs Using SelecType The SelecType Level 1 INPUT option gives you three paper input choices the standar...

Page 248: ...rinter loads paper from the lower paper cassette first When this paper cassette runs out of paper the printer switches automatically to the standard paper cassette allowing continuous printing with same size paper If both paper cassettes are filled with an undefined size of paper the lower paper cassette becomes the current cassette If one of the cassettes contains an undefined size of paper and t...

Page 249: ...r paper cassette is selected If your printer does not feed paper from the lower paper cassette after you have specified the source number in your application program the program may be sending codes that cancel lower paper cassette selection See the setup and installation instructions for your application package Status messages The error or status messages listed below may appear on the display w...

Page 250: ...assette as described below 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord from the outlet 2 Remove the standard paper cassette and the optional face up tray if installed from the printer 3 Grasp the printer by the openings at the bottom right and left side of the printer and gently lift the printer off all the way as shown below A 22 Appendix A ...

Page 251: ... its surface with a soft cloth dampened with alcohol as shown below 5 Directly behind the metal rollers locate the short rubber roller as shown below Turn the roller and wipe the surface with a clean damp cloth Allow the roller to dry completely 6 Replace the printer onto the lower paper cassette as described earlier in this chapter Appendix A A 23 ...

Page 252: ...r optional face up tray you must first install the drive unit to the rear of the printer as described below This section also includes instructions for tray removal WARNING If the printer has been used recently the rear of the printer may be hot Let it cool before you remove the printer s rear cover Note When this tray is installed and you open the printer cover the face up tray touches the deskto...

Page 253: ... face up output tray out of the plastic bag and peel off the packing tape Place the packing materials back in the carton and save them in case you need to transport the tray Note If you need to pack the printer for transportation you must remove the face up tray from the printer and pack it in its original packing materials See instructions later in this appendix Appendix A A 25 ...

Page 254: ...he printer without installing the rear cover or the face up output tray drive unit You may cause mechanical failure 4 Using the screwdriver provided unscrew the four screws at the rear of the printer and remove the rear cover Store the rear cover in a safe place A 26 Appendix A ...

Page 255: ... First partially tighten the two diagonally positioned screws in the sequence shown below Repeat this gradual tightening process until all screws are fully tightened 6 To install the face up tray fit the notches of the tray over the pins of the drive unit as shown below Appendix A A 27 ...

Page 256: ... Output Tray To set the printer for face up delivery simply move the paper path lever located on the drive unit to the FACE UP position as shown below Paper ejected face up Paper ejected face down A 28 Appendix A ...

Page 257: ...poses follow the steps below 1 Remove the face up tray from the printer 2 Using a screwdriver release the four screws from the drive unit and remove the drive unit 3 Replace the rear cover with the four screws CAUTION Do not turn on the printer without the rear cover or the face up tray drive unit You may cause mechanical failure Appendix A A 29 ...

Page 258: ...three chip sets for a total of 2 MB of RAM l Add one of two available memory expansion boards The C822031 comes with 5 MB standard RAM and the C822011 comes with 2 MB standard RAM l Increase the memory on your memory expansion board with memory chip sets Install up to four chip sets to the 5 MB board for a total of 2 5 MB additional RAM or add up to four chip sets to the 2 MB board for a total of ...

Page 259: ... messages appears on the display you can try to reclaim any unused RAM by changing the settings for the SelecType RX BUFFER and FULL PRINT options See Chapter 3 for information on changing SelecType options If insufficient memory is still a problem you can install memory chip sets to your controller board as described in the next section If one of the messages above appears on the display after yo...

Page 260: ... in this section Removing the controller board To remove the controller board you need a cross head screwdriver WARNING High voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on Do not attempt to remove the controller board unless the printer is turned off and the power cord is unplugged Also try not to touch any contacts on the circuit board of the printer because many of the components c...

Page 261: ...rews located at the comers of the metal bracket as shown below Keep the screws in a safe place 4 Press back on the two levers to release the controller board from the printer as shown below The board pops forward slightly when released Appendix A A 33 ...

Page 262: ... install the memory chip set you need a chip puller or a flat head screwdriver If you have questions about installing the chip set contact your dealer for assistance Before you install the chip set on the controller board determine where to install it The amount of RAM already installed on the board determines the location for the new chip set All four chips in one set must be installed at the sam...

Page 263: ...hown there are three sectors each with four chip sockets The chip sockets are easily identified by the IC number 18 23 2 4 1 25 30 31 3 26 32 2 27 33 28 29 The three sectors must be filled in the order given below Sector IC number Total RAM when filled 1 18 23 24 25 1 0 MB 2 26 29 1 5 MB 3 30 33 2 0 MB Appendix A A 35 ...

Page 264: ...eady filled install the chip set in sector 3 Follow these steps to install a memory chip set 1 Make sure that all the pins on the chip are straight The pins should point inward at slightly less than a 90 angle as shown below If any of the pins are bent you can straighten them with your fingers by gently forcing them back into alignment with the other pins A 36 Appendix A ...

Page 265: ... of the chip is towards the left as shown below 3 Gently press the chip halfway into the socket If the chip goes in at an angle remove it with a chip puller or a small flat head screwdriver and reinsert the chip CAUTION Be careful not to scratch the chip or the board when removing the chip Appendix A A 37 ...

Page 266: ...firmly on both ends of the chip to make sure it is well seated 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each of the three remaining chips Note If you also want to install the memory expansion board see the board installation instructions later in this chapter A 38 Appendix A ...

Page 267: ...r board with the chip installed side toward you fit the edges of the board into the black tracks in the opening Gently slide the board about halfway into the printer as shown below 2 Push both levers back as far as they will go with light pressure as shown below Appendix A A 39 ...

Page 268: ...smoothly into the printer do not force it Remove it and check to see that the edges are set properly into the tracks 4 Press in on the board gently to make sure that it is seated firmly inside the printer Then secure the board with the four retaining screws as shown below 5 Make sure the power is off the O side of the switch is down then reconnect the power cord Checking the chip set Complete the ...

Page 269: ... chip set Board with 1 chip set 4 chips Board with 2 chip sets 8 chips Board with 3 chip sets 12 chips 0 5 MB 1 0 MB 1 5 MB 2 0 MB If the correct amount of RAM does not appear turn off the power and remove the board to check that the chip set is in the correct sector and that each chip is well seated in its socket If the RAM check message is still incorrect contact your service representative for ...

Page 270: ...ailable RAM to 4 5 MB The 2 MB memory expansion board adds an extra 2 MB of RAM to your printer In addition you can increase the base memory on the expansion board to a maximum of 4 MB by installing up to four optional memory chip sets Thus you can increase printer memory to a maximum of 6 MB with the 2 MB board CAUTION A memory expansion board can be installed only after you have increased the pr...

Page 271: ...der given below Sector IC number 3c 3D 3E 3F 3H 3J 3K 3L 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1H 1J 1K Total RAM when filled 2 MB Board 5 MB Board 2 5 MB 1 0 MB 3 0 MB 1 5 MB 3 5 MB 2 0 MB 4 0 MB 2 5 MB If all four sectors on the board are empty install the first chip set in sector 1 If sector 1 is already filled install the chip set in sector 2 If sector 1 and 2 are filled install the chip set in sector 3 and if secto...

Page 272: ...ssistance WARNING High voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on Do not attempt to remove the controller board unless the printer is turned off and the power cord is unplugged Also try not to touch any contacts on the circuit board of the printer because many of the components can be destroyed by the static electricity in your body 1 Remove the controller board as described earl...

Page 273: ...on Note This section shows the installation of the 2 MB memory expansion board The procedure is the same for the 2 MB or the 5 MB board 4 Locate mating connector CN5 on the controller board Lower the memory expansion board into position as shown below and carefully insert the connector on the board into the mating connector Appendix A A 45 ...

Page 274: ... Boards 5 Secure the memory board to the controller board with the screws provided 6 Follow the steps in Reinstalling the controller board earlier in this appendix to complete the memory board installation A 46 Appendix A ...

Page 275: ...tus message matches the new total RAM memory as shown below Memory Expansion Total RAM when filled 2 MB Board 5 MB Board Board without chip set 4 0 MB 2 5 MB Board with 1 chip set 4 chips 4 5 MB 3 0 MB Board with 2 chip sets 8 chips 5 0 MB 3 5 MB Board with 3 chip sets 12 chips 5 5 MB 4 0 MB Board with 4 chip sets 16 chips 6 0 MB 4 5 MB If the correct amount of RAM does not appear turn off the pow...

Page 276: ...le Fonts and Symbol Sets B 2 Resident fonts B 2 Symbol sets B 3 HP Emulation Mode B 4 Resident fonts B 4 Symbol sets B 4 LQ and FX Emulation Modes B 12 Resident fonts B 12 Character sets B 12 Converting Hexadecimal Numbers to Decimals B 16 Appendix B B 1 ...

Page 277: ...s in the printer and the printer modes that support these fonts Character samples of each font are included later in this appendix Resident Fonts Bitmap Fonts Courier 10 P L Courier 10 Bold P L Courier Italic 10 P L Courier 12 P L Courier 12 Bold P L Courier Italic 12 P L EDP 16 66 P L Prestige 12 P Prestige 20 P Resident Fonts Supported L JET2P Mode LQ FX Mode P Portrait L Landscape 0 Supported X...

Page 278: ...sentative Symbol Sets Printer Modes Epson Graphics FX LQ PC Multilingual L JET2P FX LQ ECMA94 Latin 1 L JET2P IS0 ANSI ASCII L JET2P HP Roman 8 L JET2P HP Roman Extension L JET2P HP Legal L JET2P HP IBM US L JET2P HP IBM DN L JET2P Some other 7 bit symbol sets are also available in HP emulation mode See Chapter 3 and Appendix C for more information This appendix provides character tables for a rep...

Page 279: ...and shows samples of text printed with them P Portrait L Landscape The font samples in the table show only portrait orientation the character is the same in portrait or landscape orientation Symbol sets The following symbol set tables show you the available characters in HP emulation mode and their hexadecimal values The ID number under the symbol set name provides the unique portion of the escape...

Page 280: ...HP Emulation Mode PcMultilingual Appendix B B 5 ...

Page 281: ...HP Emulation Mode ECMA94 Latin 1 Set B 6 Appendix B ...

Page 282: ...HP Emulation Mode ISO ANSI ASCII Set Symbol Set ID oU Note For the shaded areas see the international character table for that set Appendix B B 7 ...

Page 283: ...ternational Set for IS0 Sets ANSI ASCII Norwegian v1 French HP German Italian JIS ASCII Swedish 2 Norwegian v2 UK French 2 German HP Spanish Chinese Spanish IRV Swedish Portuguese IBM Portuguese IBM Spanish B 8 Appendix B ...

Page 284: ...HP Emulation Mode HP Roman 8 Set Symbol Set ID 8U 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Appendix B B 9 ...

Page 285: ...HP Emulation Mode HP Roman 8 Extension HP Legal Set Symbol Set ID 0E Symbol Set ID 1U 0 1w 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F B 10 Appendix B ...

Page 286: ...HP Emulation Mode HP IBM US Set Symbol Set ID 10U IBM US IBM DN Appendix B B 11 ...

Page 287: ...3 Courier bold 10 P L ABCDEFGhijklmn0123 EDP 16 66 16 66 P L ABCDEFGHIJKLMNabcdefghijklmn0l23 Prestige 12 P ABCDEFGHIabcdefghi Prestige 20 P A B C D E F G H I I J K L M N a b c d e f g h l j k l m n 0 l 2 3 P Portrait L Landscape Using your application program you can make the font bold The font samples in the table show only portrait orientation the character is the same in portrait or landscape ...

Page 288: ...Emulation Modes Epson Italic Character Table Note You do not need to select the italic character table to print italics You can print italics when the extended graphics character table is selected Appendix B B 13 ...

Page 289: ...LQ and FX Emulation Modes Epson Extended Graphics Character Table 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F B 14 Appendix B ...

Page 290: ...and FX Emulation Modes Epson International Character Sets USA France Germany UK Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 S p a i n 2 Latin A 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E Appendix B B 15 ...

Page 291: ... 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 1 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 2 2 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 3 3 19 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 4 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164 180 196 212 228 244 5 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 6 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 7 7 23 39...

Page 292: ...s C 2 HP Emulation Mode C 3 Operating as an HP LaserJet series IIP printer C 3 HP emulation command summary C 5 LQ and FX Emulation Modes C 11 Operating as an LQ or FX series printer C 11 LQ and FX emulation mode command summary C 11 Appendix C C 1 ...

Page 293: ...te your printer as an HP LaserJet series IIP Epson LQ 2500 or Epson FX 86e 286e printer It also describes the differences between modes and provides you with a list of the printer commands used in each mode To change the printer mode use the SelecType Level 2 CH CONFIG option You can also set different printer modes for CH P and CH S For more information about SelecType settings see Chapter 3 C 2 ...

Page 294: ...IP itself A list of printer commands is also provided Operating as an HP LaserJet series IIP printer Your printer is factory set to operate in HP emulation mode Operating the printer in HP emulation mode differs slightly from operating a LaserJet series IIP because the two printers use different technologies EPL 7000 LaserJet series IIP Input paper supply 250 sheets 50 sheets 250 sheets with optio...

Page 295: ...n use the T OFFSET and L OFFSET feature of the SYSTEM CONFIG option to make fine adjustments to the print start position However because the offset feature can move the printing position to a point outside of the printable area some of the data may not be printed Character clipping If a character is partially outside the printable area the HP LaserJet does not print any portion of the character Th...

Page 296: ...her paper sizes cannot be specified with this command ESC l H command cannot be used to specify manual paper feeding The values for produce the effects listed in the following table Whenever INPUT in SelecType is set to AUTO this command is ignored EPL 7000 LaserJet series IIP 0 eject current page eject current page 1 feed from standard paper cassette feed from cassette tray 2 feed from standard p...

Page 297: ...P Roman Extension IS0 4 United Kingdom IS0 25 French IS0 69 French New HP German IS0 21 German HP Greek8 IS0 15 Italian PC Portuguese CP860 PC Can French CP863 PC Nordic CP865 PC USA CP437 IS0 14 JIS ASCII HP Katakana C 6 Appendix C BS LF FF CR SO SI ESC HT ESC l O Primary ESC 0A ESC 0B ESC 0D ESC lD ESC 0E ESC lE ESC 0F ESC lF ESC 0G ESC lG ESC 8G ESC 0I ESC 33I ESC 34I ESC 35I ESC 39I ESC 0K ESC...

Page 298: ...Pi Font Bar Code 3 of 9 EAN UPC ESC 2K ESC 0L ESC 0M ESC lM ESC 8M ESC 0N ESC 0O ESC 1O ESC 0Q ESC lQ ESC 2Q ESC 3Q ESC 4Q ESC 0S ESC lS ESC 2S ESC 3S ESC 4S ESC 5S ESC 6S ESC 0U ESC lU ESC 2U ESC 7U ESC 8U ESC 9U ESC l0U ESC llU ESC l2U ESC 15U ESC 0Y ESC 8Y Spacing Pitch cpi Point size Style ESC s P ESC s P ESC s H ESC s H ESC s V ESC s V ESC s S ESC s S ESC 2K ESC 0L ESC 0M ESC lM ESC 8M ESC 0N...

Page 299: ...margin Vertical line spacing Set vertical motion index Set lines per inch Half line feed ESC 9 ESC a L ESC a M ESC l C ESC l D Half line feed ESC Raster graphics Raster graphics resolution ESC t R Raster graphics presentation mode ESC r F Start raster graphics ESC r A Transfer raster graphics ESC b W data End raster graphics ESC rB Set compression mode ESC b M Specialized printer control Printer r...

Page 300: ...ay functions transparent print data Enable display functions ESC Y Disable display functions mode ESC Z Transparent print data ESC p X data Perforation skip mode Perforation skip mode ESC l L Font selection Font pitch alternate Miscellaneous ESC k S Horizontal motion index ESC k H Line termination ESC k G End of line wrap ESC s C Select number of copies ESC l X Paper input control ESC l H Left off...

Page 301: ...fault primary secondary Macros Macro ID Macro control Push Pop position Push Pop position Advanced graphics Horizontal size dots Vertical size dots Horizontal size decipoints Vertical size decipoints Print graphics Specify graphic pattern c 10 Appendix C ESC c D ESC c E ESC c F ESC s W data ESC s W data ESC X ESC X ESC 3 ESC 3 ESC f Y ESC f X ESC f S ESC c A ESC c B ESC c H ESC c V ESC c P ESC c G...

Page 302: ...SelecType Level 2 CH CONFIG option as described in Chapter 3 Operating the printer in LQ or FX printer emulation mode offers some options not available with most LQ or FX printers including SelecType control over almost all printer features and laser quality output LQ and FX emulation mode command summary The tables in this section show the control codes and escape sequences supported in LQ and FX...

Page 303: ...ns because of the difference in print density from LQ FX series printers ESC G ESC E These commands produce identical bolding effects on the EPL 7000 printer On an actual LQ series printer these two commands create slightly different effects and can be combined to produce darker characters SI ESC SI These commands print 10 cpi characters in a 16 66 cpi font and 12 cpi characters in a 20 cpi font O...

Page 304: ... the baseline position in order to print the entire character For the EPL 7000 the baseline is not changed ESC ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC and ESC ˆ This printer uses an image processing technique that emulates as closely as possible the image densities available on FX and LQ printers Because of this process the graphics commands listed above do not produce exactly the same output on the printer t...

Page 305: ...int buffer with this command your printer prints the data ESC EM The EPL 7000 supports 1 2 and R for n Printer commands arranged by topic The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic Printer operation Initialization ESC Initialize printer Selection DC1 Select printer DC3 Deselect printer Beeper BEL Beeper Data control CAN Cancel line MSB control ESC Set MSB to 0 ESC Se...

Page 306: ...t l 6 inch line spacing Select n 180 inch line spacing LQ Select n 216 inch line spacing FX Select n 60 inch line spacing LQ Select n 72 inch line spacing FX Perform n 180 inch line feed LQ Perform n 216 inch line spacing FX Perform n 180 inch reverse feed LQ Perform n 216 inch reverse feed FX Vertical tabbing VT Tab vertically ESC B Set vertical tabs ESC b Set vertical tabs in channels ESC Select...

Page 307: ...t 15 cpi Select 10 cpi Select 12 cpi Turn proportional mode on off Select condensed mode Select condensed mode Cancel condensed mode Select double width mode one line Select double width mode one line Turn double width mode on off Cancel double width mode one line Turn double height mode on off Print enhancement ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC S ESC T ESC Select emphasized mode Cancel emphasized mode ...

Page 308: ...e only User defined characters ESC ESC ESC ESC 6 ESC 7 Graphics ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC ESC ESC ˆ Define user defined characters Copy ROM to RAM Select user defined set Enable printable characters Enable upper control code Select single density graphics mode Select double density graphics mode Select high speed double density graphics mode Select quadruple density graphics mode Select graphics...

Page 309: ...ers and software baud rate A measure of the speed of data transmission It is used when setting up a serial interface on a computer and printer binary See number systems bit A binary digit 0 or 1 which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer See also number systems bitmap font A font that has already been defined with specific attributes such as size and weight See outline...

Page 310: ...tions such as sounding the beeper and performing a carriage return or line feed data dump mode See hex dump mode decimal See number systems default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized download A way of transferring information from a computer to a printer download font A font that is loaded into the printer s memory from an outside source such ...

Page 311: ...photographic process The printing method used by the EPL printer In this process a low power laser exposes selected portions of a revolving photosensitive drum Toner is attracted to the exposed areas of the drum to form a mirror image of the page to be printed The toner adhering to the drum is then transferred to the surface of the paper where it is fused in place using a process combining heat an...

Page 312: ...ee Appendix B for a list of fonts available on the EPL 7000 font caching A feature which keeps the most frequently used characters in printer memory hexadecimal hex See number systems hex dump mode A printing mode that can be used to print out the exact codes reaching the printer This mode can be used by experienced users as a troubleshooting tool imaging cartridge The imaging cartridge transfers ...

Page 313: ...y The screen on the control panel that displays messages 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 to the printer from the computer such as download fonts and graphics is stored temporarily until it is printed out See also EEPROM RAM and R O M nonvolatile me...

Page 314: ...ndled in binary form A binary digit is often called a bit any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be expressed by an eight bit binary number off line When the printer is off line it cannot communicate with the computer on line When the printer is on line it can communicate with the computer orientation Refers to the direction in which characters are printed on a page This direction is either port...

Page 315: ...computer is interpreted and acted upon Printer modes can emulate existing printers The EPL offers three printer modes HP LaserJet series IIP LQ and FX emulations Random Access Memory The portion of the printer s memory used as an input buffer and for storing downloaded fonts and graphic images Information stored in RAM is volatile and is lost when the printer is turned off reset To return a printe...

Page 316: ... assigned to specific codes in a character table test print A method of checking the operation of the printer When a test print is performed with the SelecType feature the printer prints out one of two test patterns vertical and horizontal lines toner A dry powder like substance composed of resin and pigment Toner is used to form the image during the printing process transfer charger wire A metal ...

Page 317: ...haracter samples B 1 Character spacing selecting 3 41 Character tables See Symbol set tables Cleaning glass lens 6 6 paper feed roller 6 19 printer 6 21 roller in the paper path 6 17 transfer charger wire 6 4 Communications See Interface hardware Computer connecting to the printer 2 17 Configuration channel 3 13 3 25 printer 3 34 sub 3 38 system 3 19 CONTINUE button 2 4 light 2 3 Continue automati...

Page 318: ...ED button 2 4 Fixed character spacing 3 41 Font cartridges error messages A 9 inserting A 3 problems with 7 43 Selection 3 36 Fonts downloaded 3 36 resident 8 2 B 2 Font selection with SelecType 3 36 problems with 7 23 7 43 Font source 3 36 FX mode character sets B 12 command summary C 11 SelecType functions 3 37 3 41 G Glass lens 6 6 Graphics printing problems 7 26 Graphics software 5 6 H Help wh...

Page 319: ...per standard paper cassette 4 9 optional lower paper cassette A 16 Lower paper cassette optional error messages A 21 installing A 10 loading paper A 16 operating A 19 LQ mode character sets B 12 command summary C 11 SelecType functions 3 37 3 41 M Maintenance cleaning pad 6 7 imaging cartridge 6 10 optional lower paper cassette A 22 ozone filter 6 14 removing spilled toner 6 20 Margins 7 25 8 17 8...

Page 320: ... paper cassette Paper cassette standard installing 1 19 loading 4 9 Paper path selector 4 7 Parallel interface See Interface hardware Phone number toll free 9 Portrait orientation 3 18 Power cord attaching 1 21 Power supply problems 7 20 Power switch 1 21 Print density knob 2 14 Printer assembling 1 11 cleaning 6 21 connecting to computer 2 17 location for 1 2 memory 3 22 specifications 8 2 testin...

Page 321: ... 8 4 parallel interface 8 9 printer mode 8 2 printing 8 2 serial interface 8 12 Spreadsheets 5 5 Status messages 7 2 Status sheet 2 13 3 18 Symbol sets selecting 3 39 3 45 7 23 Symbol set tables B 2 T Test print 2 6 7 21 Toll free number 9 Toner cleaning spilled 6 20 7 39 TONER LOW message 6 2 7 8 TONER OUT message 6 2 7 8 Transfer charger wire 6 4 Transparencies printing 4 3 Transporting the prin...

Page 322: ...V Ventilation grill 6 15 W Weight paper 8 4 printer 8 7 Where to get help 9 Word processors 5 5 IN 6 Index ...

Page 323: ...e possible menus and options in SelecType Mode specific options those marked refer to mode are listed under each printer mode later on this card See Chapter 3 for a description of each option Key Only available with option Only available when a font is downloaded ...

Page 324: ...60 LINES 0 to 128 or SYMSET Roman 8 IBM US IBM DN ECM94 1 I R V French UK Chinese ANSI AS Norweg1 Swedish Norweg2 Swedis2 French2 JIS ASC IBM Por Italian IBM Spa Portugu HP Germ Spanish HP Span German Roman E Legal PcMulti PcPortu P c C a n f r P c N o r a i PcUSA WiSTD ...

Page 325: ...ilable R MARGIN 1 to available FORM TOP 0 5 0 t o 1 5 0 TEXT 62 LINES 1 to available SKIPBOTTOM ON OFF CGTABLE ITALIC PcUSA PcCanF P c M u l t PcNord PcPort DLoad COUNTRY USA France German UK Denmak Sweden I t a l y J REPRINT ON OFF AUTO CR ON OFF ZERO CHAR 0 O WIDE PAGE ON OFF B IMAGE D A R LIGHT BCODE Spain1 Japan Norway Denmk2 Spain2 LatinA ...

Page 326: ... 1 0 L E G A L D L G L T C 5 G L G OTHER COPIES 1 99 ORIENT PORT LAND FONT Refer to mode STATUS SHEET SUB CONFIG R e f e r t o m o d e SYSTEM CONFIG FULL PRINT T OFFSET 64 to 63 dot L OFFSET 64 to 63 dot MEMORY LEFT XX K 0 to available LOAD MACRO 0 to 4 SAVE MACRO 1 t o 4 DELETE MACRO 1 t o 4 POWERON MACRO 0 to 4 ...

Page 327: ... O F E E D RX BUFFER BUSY DELAY SERIAL RS232C RS422 WORD LENGTH B A U D R A T E PARITY STOP BIT D T R XON XOFF FNQ ACK D S R CTS MEMORY SHARE S 0 1 0 p S 1 9p S 1 0 0 P CH TIMEOUT 5 to 95 AUTO CONT O N O F F BEEPER O N OFF P CONFIG SAVE FACTORY RESET VERSION C ROM 1 C ROM2 FONT S T A N D B Y E N A B L E DISABLE ...

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