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Print quality problems

Lighten the

Density

setting on the Panel menu of your printer

driver.

Turn off the printer. Clean the paper path inside the printer using
a soft, dry cloth.

Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with
only one character per page.

You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer.
If the surface of your paper is too rough, printed characters may
appear distorted or broken. Smooth, high-quality copier paper is
recommended for best results. See Chapter 2, "Paper Handling",
for information on choosing paper.

There may be a problem with the Imaging Cartridge. Remove the
cartridge, shake it gently from side to side, and then reinstall it. If
this does not solve the problem, replace the Imaging Cartridge
(see "Replacing the Imaging Cartridge", on page 6-30).

Turn off the printer. Clean the paper path inside the printer using
a soft, dry cloth.

Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with
only one character per page.

The background is dark or dirty.

Black or white bands appear in the printout.

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Summary of Contents for EPL-N1600 Option

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Page 2: ...i _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Printer Parts printer cover printer cover latch lower cassette tray control panel MP Tray Type B interface connector option Parallel interface connector Serial interface connector AC inlet power switch transparent cover ...

Page 3: ...e to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON and EPSON ESC P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC...

Page 4: ...me Suwa shi Nagano ken 392 Japan Representative EPSON EUROPE B V Address Prof J H Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product Product Name Laser Printer Type Name EPL N1600 Model XXB 2 Conforms to the following Directive s and Norm s Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 50082 1 IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC 801 4 Directive 73 23 EEC EN 60950 J...

Page 5: ...er Printer Precautions 9 Important Safety Instructions 11 For United Kingdom Users 13 Warnings Cautions and Notes 14 Chapter 1 Understanding Your Printer Controlling the Printer 1 2 Accessing the printer driver 1 2 The Control Panel 1 3 Optimizing Print Quality 1 4 Resolution Improvement Technology 1 4 Adjusting Print Density 1 4 Enhanced MicroGray 1 5 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Using the MP Tray 2 ...

Page 6: ...plex Unit Installed 3 3 Duplex Unit Installed 3 7 Loading the optional lower cassette with paper 3 11 Removing the Lower Paper Cassette no duplex unit installed 3 15 Removing the Lower Paper Cassette duplex unit installed 3 17 Duplex Unit 3 20 Installing the Duplex Unit 3 20 Removing the Duplex Unit 3 25 Face Up Tray 3 29 Installing the Face Up Tray 3 29 Removing the Face Up Tray 3 30 Memory Modul...

Page 7: ...elecType The Control Panel 5 2 Overview 5 2 Display 5 2 Indicator Lights 5 4 Buttons 5 5 When to use SelecType 5 7 SelecType 5 8 Buttons 5 8 Using the buttons in SelecType Mode 5 9 SelecType menus 5 10 Using the OneTouch Modes 5 14 OneTouch mode 1 5 14 OneTouch mode 2 5 15 Understanding SelecType Settings 5 16 Test menu 5 16 Emulation menu 5 17 Printing menu 5 17 Tray Size menu 5 20 Config menu 5 ...

Page 8: ...uality problems 6 15 Memory problems 6 18 Option problems 6 19 Error Messages 6 20 Resetting the printer 6 29 Reset 6 29 Reset all 6 29 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 6 30 Cleaning the Printer 6 34 Removing spilled toner 6 36 Transporting the Printer 6 37 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper A 2 Specifications A 2 Printer A 3 General A 3 Environmental A 4 Mechanical A 5 Electrical A 5 Interf...

Page 9: ...bol Sets Introduction to Symbol Sets B 2 In LJ4 Emulation Mode B 3 International Set for ISO sets B 21 In ESC P 2 or FX Modes B 22 International Character Sets B 26 Characters available with the ESC command B 27 In I239X Emulation Mode B 28 In EPSON GL 2 Mode B 28 Appendix C Command Summary LaserJet 4 LJ4 Emulation Commands C 3 GL 2 context commands C 6 ESC P 2 and FX Commands C 9 ESC P 2 mode C 9...

Page 10: ...onts D 3 Adding More Fonts D 6 Downloading fonts D 6 Selecting Fonts D 6 Appendix E Contacting Customer Support For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users E 2 For Australian users E 4 For Singapore users E 5 For Hong Kong users E 6 For Philippines users E 7 For Hong Kong Users E 7 For Philippines Users E 8 Appendix F Map of SelecType Menus Switching between SelecType Menus F 2 Glossary ...

Page 11: ...t This Guide This guide contains information about using your printer For information about installing and setting up the printer see the separate Getting Ready guide Chapter 1 Understanding Your Printer describes the basics of how to control the printer Chapter 2 Paper Handling describes how to load paper into and setting up the printer for type and size of paper that you loaded Chapter3 Options ...

Page 12: ...inter Appendix B Symbol Sets lists the symbol sets available in each emulation mode with the tables of the characters for each set Appendix C Command Summary lists the commands that can be embedded in print jobs to control the printer This appendix is intended for advanced users only Appendix D Working with Fonts describes the steps you need to follow to add more fonts Appendix E Contacting Custom...

Page 13: ...s to a professional appearance In addition EPSON s Enhance MicroGray technology provides you with better halftoning when printing graphics The printer iseasyto install and use Yousimply set up the printer connect it to your computer and install the printer driver as described in the Getting Ready guide The printer supports ECP mode in Windows 95 and Windows 98 ECP mode is useful for high speed dat...

Page 14: ...can be expanded up to 40 MB You can also install an additional Type B Ethernet serial coax or twinax interface The 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit Universal C81290 automatically feeds up to 500 sheets without reloading The Duplex Unit C81293 allows you to print on both sides of paper fed from the 250 sheet cassette or the optional 500 sheet lower cassette The Face Up Tray C81294 is recommended...

Page 15: ...ers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation For European users United Kingdom The EPL N1600 is a page printer which utilizes a semiconductor laser There is no possibility of danger from the laser provided the printer is operated according to the instructions in the guides provided Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within protective...

Page 16: ... Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The label shown below indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States ...

Page 17: ...de may result in hazardous radiation exposure Your printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications The label shown below is attached in countries where required Internal laser radiation Max Radiation Power 5 mW Wavelength 770 795 nm This is a Class IIIb Laser Diode Assembly that has an invisible laser beam The printer head unit is NOT A FIELD SERVICE ITEM Therefore the prin...

Page 18: ...ight 8 hour period The EPL N1600 laser printer generates 0 01ppm for 8 hours of continuous printing when considering a closed room of approximately 1000 cu ft 8 10 12 Minimize the risk To minimize the risk of exposure to ozone you should avoid the following conditions Use of multiple laser printers in a confined area see above Operation in conditions of extremely low humidity Poor room ventilation...

Page 19: ...l not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE If the printer has been in use the fuser can be very hot Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless instructed to do so in this guide Never forcetheprinter s components into place Although the printer is designed to be sturdy rough handling can damage it Be sure not to scratch the surface of the drum When you remove the...

Page 20: ...ontact with your eyes Do not use a cartridge for at least one hour after moving it from a cool to a warm environment w Warning Do not dispose of used consumable products in fire as they can explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations To get the best print quality do not store the cartridge in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salty air or corrosive gasses such as ...

Page 21: ... surface or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided Use the type of power source indicated on the label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company If you are unable to insert theplug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not put your printer where the cord will be walked on If you use ...

Page 22: ... servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions 1 When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed 2 If liquid has been spilled into it 3 If it has been exposed to rain or water 4 If it does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls ...

Page 23: ...t The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live If you need to fit a plug Asthecolours of the mains lead of thisappliance may not match any coloured markings used to identify the terminals in a plug please proceed as follows The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plu...

Page 24: ...shi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Warnings Cautions and Notes w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer ...

Page 25: ... tantoname _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Chapter 1 Understanding Your Printer Controlling the Printer 1 2 Accessing the printer driver 1 2 The Control Panel 1 3 Optimizing Print Quality 1 4 Resolution Improvement Technology 1 4 Adjusting Print Density 1 4 Enhanced MicroGray 1 5 ...

Page 26: ...ter settings For information on using the control panel see Chapter 5 Accessing the printer driver You can access your printer driver directly from most Windows based applications or from your Windows operating system as explained below The printer driver settings made from many Windows applications override settings made when the driver is accessed from the operating system so in most cases you s...

Page 27: ...faults in Windows NT 4 0 The Control Panel The printer control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations The panel is made up of three elements a liquid crystal display LCD indicator lights and buttons The display and indicator lights tell you about the current status of the printer and you can use the buttons to select printer settings and functions However settings that yo...

Page 28: ... RITech gives the best quality text and graphics for nearly all purposes You may not need to turn the setting off However if you are printing gray shading or screen patterns change the setting to Off To change the RITech setting follow these steps Using the printer driver Check or uncheck the RITech check box on the Panel menu in the printer driver to turn RITech on or off Using the SelecType Foll...

Page 29: ...uld use the Config menu for this Density page 5 21 Note Increasing the print density increases toner consumption If you select darker printing you may need to replace the toner cartridge more often Enhanced MicroGray Enhanced MicroGray Enh MG is EPSON s new printer technology created especially for high quality output of photos and other images with smooth total changes To use the Enhanced MicroGr...

Page 30: ...1 6 Understanding Your Printer Dove Rev C A5 size chap1 mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off tantoname _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 31: ..._ Chapter 2 Paper Handling Using the MP Tray 2 2 Selecting the MP tray as the paper source 2 2 Printing with the MP tray 2 3 Printing envelopes with the MP tray 2 6 Manually Loading Paper 2 8 Selecting the Paper Size 2 10 Loading an uncommon paper size 2 10 Printing on Special Paper 2 11 Envelopes 2 11 Labels 2 11 Transparencies 2 12 ...

Page 32: ...optional 500 sheet lower cassette unit or between 60 and 190 g m2 16 to 51 lb for the MP Tray The printer is extremely sensitive to moisture Be sure to store your paper in a dry environment Use of colored paper is acceptable but coated paper should be avoided You may use paper with preprinted letterheads provided that the paper and ink are both of laser printer types Using the MP Tray The MP tray ...

Page 33: ...per source on the Basic Setting menu except Windows NT 3 51 or Document Setting menu in Windows NT 3 51 For more information on using the printer driver see online help in the driver Using the SelecType mode For information on changing the paper size in SelecType mode see Chapter 5 Printing with the MP tray 1 Open the front cover by pulling the top of the panel towards you ...

Page 34: ...if 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 2 As shown in the illustration below pull the tab so that the MP tray folded inside the front cover flips out 3 Slide the guide to the far right of the MP tray ...

Page 35: ...k of the media in the MP tray The top of the media for example the printed letterhead at the top of a sheet of paper should go in first The surface on which you are printing should face upwards 6 Adjust the side guide so that it touches the right edge of the media stack Make sure that the top of the stack is under the plastic tab on the side guide Note Do not add any media to the MP tray while you...

Page 36: ...at all their flaps are closed 4 Put the envelopes with their flaps down and the short edge leading into the printer Note If the flaps of the envelopes are on the long edge of the envelopes make sure that the envelopes are placed in the MP tray with the flaps to the right If the flaps of the envelopes are on the short edge of the envelope make sure that the short edge with the flap goes into the pr...

Page 37: ...n off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 5 Slide the right side guide to the loaded envelopes All the envelopes should be under the plastic tab of the right side guide Note Do not add envelopes to the MP tray while you are printing otherwise paper jams may occur ...

Page 38: ...e click the Print or Page Setup command on the File menu You also need to click Setup Options Properties or a combination of these buttons To access the driver from Windows 3 1 or Windows 3 11 for Workgroups double click the Control Panel icon in the Main program group then double click the Printers icon Choose your EPSON printer from the Installed Printers list and click Setup To access the drive...

Page 39: ...tte that you use with the printable side up as far as it will go Adjust the paper guides to match the paper size you are loading 5 Send a print job from your application The control panel display shows Manual Feed and the selected page size 6 Press On Line to print The sheet of paper is loaded and printed Note If you check the continuous check box in the printer driver the sheet of paper is loaded...

Page 40: ...n using the printer driver see online help in the driver Using the SelecType mode For more information on changing the paper size in SelecType mode see Chapter 5 Loading an uncommon paper size To load an uncommon or custom paper size from 90 148 mm 3 5 5 8 inches to 215 9 355 6 mm 8 5 14 inches use the MP Tray as described in your Getting Ready guide and make the size setting by one of the followi...

Page 41: ...ferentparts ofanenvelopehavedifferent thicknesses Printone or two envelopes to check the print quality If the printing is too light adjust the print density as described elsewhere in this manual Do not use window envelopes unless they are specially designed forlaser printers The plastic on mostwindow envelopes will melt when it comes in contact with the fuser Labels You can load a number of sheets...

Page 42: ...t of labels If the paper sticks to the sheet of labels do not use the labels in your printer Transparencies You may need to feed some types of transparencies one sheet at a time in the MP tray or load them manually c Caution You must use only overhead projector transparencies or adhesive drafting film made for use with laser printers or plain paper copiers If you use any other kind of transparent ...

Page 43: ...moving the Lower Paper Cassette no duplex unit installed 3 15 Removing the Lower Paper Cassette duplex unit installed 3 17 Duplex Unit 3 20 Installing the Duplex Unit 3 20 Removing the Duplex Unit 3 25 Face Up Tray 3 29 Installing the Face Up Tray 3 29 Removing the Face Up Tray 3 30 Memory Modules 3 31 Installing a memory module 3 32 Removing a memory module 3 34 ROM module 3 35 Installing a ROM M...

Page 44: ...module expands your printer s memory EPSONScript Level 2 module C83229 generates crisp PostScript output See ROM module Optional interface cards and modules provides a variety of interfaces allowing you to use your EPL N1600 with an Ethernet network an IBM mainframe and other specialized interfaces Note The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product number which varies by country E...

Page 45: ... but the optional lower cassette will hold twice as much You selectthe lower paper cassettein thesame way thatyou select the MP tray using the printer driver software or with the control panel If you use the printer driver software remember to add the lower paper cassette to the list of available paper sources in the Option menu of the printer driver When you use the control panel to select the lo...

Page 46: ...ure the printer and cassette are facing in the same direction 3 Lifttheprinter and alignthepins on thecassettewith theholes on the bottom of the printer w Warning The printer weighs over 13 kg about 29 lb Take care when lifting the printer If necessary get someone to help you 4 Lower the printer until it rests securely on the cassette ...

Page 47: ...leadername _______ editorname _______ 5 Fasten the two feeder joints at the rear of the printer securely using the supplied clips 6 Remove the upper 250 sheet paper cassette completely from the printer and pull out the lower 500 sheet paper cassette until you can see the front feeder joints ...

Page 48: ...me _______ editorname _______ 7 Fasten the front feeder joints securely using the supplied clips w Warning Always remove the optional 500 sheet lower paper cassette before lifting the printer Never try to lift up the printer together with the 500 sheet lower paper cassette attached to the printer ...

Page 49: ...wercassette you must install the duplex unit first Turn to Installing the Duplex Unit page 3 20 and install the duplex unit if you have not yet done so 1 Unpack the 500 sheet lower paper cassette and place it on the surface where the printer is to be installed 2 Make sure the printer and cassette are facing in the same direction 3 Face the front of the printer Pick it up using the grips on the dup...

Page 50: ...ing the grips on the printer Only use the grips on the duplex unit The printer and duplex unit together weigh about 20 kg about 43 lb Take care when lifting them together and get another person to help you if necessary 4 Lower the printer and duplex unit combination onto the 500 sheet lower paper cassette taking care to line up the corners Make sure that the printer and duplex unit are firmly seat...

Page 51: ...he supplied clips to fasten the two joints at the rear of the printer joining the duplex unit to the 500 sheet lower paper cassette Make sure the clips are securely fastened 6 Completely remove the duplex feeder tray and pull out the 500 sheet lower paper cassette until you can clearly see the two feeder joint areas on the duplex unit ...

Page 52: ... L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 7 Use the supplied clips to fasten the two joints as shown below Make sure the clips are fastened securely 8 Push back the 500 sheet lower paper cassette and replace the duplex feeder tray ...

Page 53: ...of Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Loading the optional lower cassette with paper 1 Remove the lower cassette by reaching into the handle and pulling straight towards you 2 Press down on the bottom plate until you feel it click into place ...

Page 54: ...re using Use one hand to hold the cassette steady Use the other hand to raise and unlock the left corner of the end guide While continuing to hold the cassette steady raise and unlock the right corner of the end guide Slide the end guide so that the length of the cassette matches the paper you are using Push the end guide down until it locks into place Note There are notches on the bottom of the c...

Page 55: ...d tap the edge of the stack on a firm surface to line up the edges of the paper 6 Insert the stack into the cassette lining it up with the left side of the cassette Make sure that all the paper is under the metal retaining clip and the plastic caps on the end guides If you load theprinter with too much paper itmay cause paper jams 7 Slide the side guide to the left so it just touches the edge of t...

Page 56: ...chap3 mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 8 Replace the paper cassette in the printer c Caution Do not remove the cassette while you are printing otherwise you may cause a paper jam ...

Page 57: ...cassettefirst When fitted with thelower paper cassettetheprinter is very heavy 1 Make sure that the computer and printer are turned off remove the power cord from the wall outlet and from the printer Remove any interface cables from the printer 2 At the rear of the printer you see the two feeder joint clips joining the lower paper cassette to the printer Pinch these feeder joint clips between your...

Page 58: ...move the 500 sheet lower cassette until you can see the front feeder joint clips joining the lower paper cassette to the printer 4 Pinch the feeder joint clips between your thumb and finger and remove them as shown below 5 Push the 500 sheet lower paper cassette back into place and replace the 250 sheet standard paper cassette 6 Lift the printer up and away from the lower paper cassette unit ...

Page 59: ...e Lower Paper Cassette duplex unit installed 1 Make sure that the computer and printer are turned off remove the power cord from the wall outlet and from the printer Remove any interface cables from the printer 2 At the rear of the printer locate the feeder joint clips pinch them between your thumb and finger and remove them as shown below ...

Page 60: ...___ 3 Completely remove the duplextray and pull out the 500 sheet lower cassette until you can see the two feeder joints the front of the printer as shown below 4 Pinch the feeder joint clips between your thumb and finger and remove them as shown below 5 Replace the 500 sheet lower paper cassette and the duplex feeder tray ...

Page 61: ...nter and duplex unit up and away from the 500 sheet lower paper cassette c Caution When you lift the printer and duplex unit always use the lifting grips in the duplex unit as shown above Do not use the grips in the printer itself If you lift the printer duplex unit combination using the printer grips you may drop the duplex unit and damage it ...

Page 62: ... optional duplex unit allows you to print on both sides of the paper automatically To install the duplex unit follow the instructions below 1 Unpack the parts of the duplex feeder and place them on the stable surface where you will be installing the printer Lift up the vertical unit so that it locks into the locking bar on the side of the horizontal unit as shown below ...

Page 63: ...the printer Insert the duplex chute into the body exit of the printer and secure it with the two supplied clips 3 Inside the vertical unit you will find a metal bar Use this bar to remove theplastic coverlocated to the right of the body exit When you have removed the plastic cover store it together with the metal bar in the place in the vertical unit from where you took the metal bar ...

Page 64: ...he corners of the printer with the corners of the duplex unit and place the printer on the duplex unit Note The printer weighs about 13 kg about 29lb Take care when lifting it and get another person to help you if necessary There are three pins on top of the duplex feeder two on the left and one on the right These three pins fit into three corresponding holes on the bottom of the printer body for ...

Page 65: ...off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 5 Check that the printer is securely seated on top of the duplex unit 6 Use the supplied clips to fasten the duplex unit to the printer and close the duplex unit s vertical unit Make sure the clips are fastened securely ...

Page 66: ...r tray until you can see the two feeder joints at the front of the printer 8 Use the supplied clips to fasten the duplex unit to the printer at the front Make sure the clips are fastened securely 9 Replace the duplex unit feeder tray and the paper cassette To confirm that the Duplex Unit is installed correctly print a status sheet if the unit is not listed on the status sheet try reinstalling it ...

Page 67: ...f the printer driver Using SelecType Follow the instruction in the section on SelecType to change this setting You should use the Printing menu for this Duplex page 5 18 Removing the Duplex Unit When you wish to move or store the printer or if you wish to transfer the duplex unit to another printer you should follow the procedures described below 1 Make sure that the computer and printer are turne...

Page 68: ...______ editorname _______ 3 At the rear of the printer pinch the two feeder joint clips between your thumb and finger and remove them as shown in the illustration below 4 Completely remove the standard paper cassette and pull out the duplex unit feeder tray until you can see the two front feeder joints ...

Page 69: ...ch the two front feeder joint clips between your thumband finger and remove them from the front of the printer as shown below 6 Save the front and rear feeder joint clips in a safe place you will need them later Replace the standard paper cassette and push back the duplex feeder tray 7 Lift the printer up and away from the duplex unit ...

Page 70: ...astic cover which was originally taken from the printer Remove it from the duplex unit and restore it to its original location at the right of the printer body exit 9 Hook the transparent cover in the holes and attach it Remove the two clips that hold the duplex chute to the printer and then remove the duplex chute 10 Store the duplex unit the clips and the duplex chute in a safe place ...

Page 71: ...encies that require a straight through paper path The Face Up Tray can hold about twenty sheets of media Note Remember that when you use the face up tray you need to allow about 297 mm about 11 7 inches at the rear of the printer for the tray and the ejected media Installing the Face Up Tray To install the face up tray follow the instructions below 1 Find the three mounting holes on the rear of th...

Page 72: ...are or through the printer s control panel Using the printer driver Check the Face Up check box on the Basic Setting menu except Windows NT 3 51 or Document Setting menu Windows NT 3 51 of the printer driver Using SelecType Follow the instructions in the section on SelecType to change this setting Youshould usethePrintingmenu for this Out Bin page 5 18 Removing the Face Up Tray Follow the instruct...

Page 73: ...n Line Memory Module SIMM you can increase printer memory up to 40MB printer default 8 MB optional 32MB You may want to add additional memory if you are having difficulty printing complex graphics intensive pages or if you regularly use numerous downloaded fonts You can purchase SIMMs form various vendors Be sure the SIMM you purchase meets the following requirements 72 pin EDO type Capacity of 4 ...

Page 74: ...not attempt to install a SIMM unless the printer is turned off 2 Unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet 3 Pull out the paper cassette if necessary 4 Turn the printer so its left side faces you 5 Open the printer cover by pressing the latch on the right side of the printer 6 Loosen the retaining screws securing the printer s side cover 7 Grasp and slightly bend the side cover outside the...

Page 75: ...s oftheslot and theSIMMmatch either 1 or 72 9 Press the module down until it clicks into place at right angles to the slot Do not apply too much force 10 Replace the printer s side cover 11 Secure the retaining screws 12 Gently close the printer cover 13 Plug the power cord back in and turn on the printer To verify that memory is correctly installed print a status sheet by pressing the control pan...

Page 76: ...tly installed the SIMM If the amount of RAM is still incorrect contact your dealer or a qualified service person for assistance Removing a memory module 1 Perform steps 1 through 7 in the previous section to access the printer s RAM slot 2 Pull the clips on each side of the RAM slot outward to release the memory module 3 Grasp both sides of the SIMM and pull it out as shown above 4 Follow steps 10...

Page 77: ...2 Package C83229 using the same basic steps as those used to install the memory module 1 Perform steps 1 through 7 in Installing a memory module section to access the printer s RAM slots 2 Make sure the printer has three ROM slots The right ROM slot should be already in use You should install the EPSONScript board in the center ROM slot 3 Insert the EPSONScript module all the way into the center s...

Page 78: ...ule Optional Interfaces This section describes how to install the optional interface cards listed below To add a direct connection to an Ethernet system use an optional Ethernet Card C82357 C82362 C82363 To add a serial or parallel interface to your printer use one of the following 32KB Serial Interface Card C82307 32KB Parallel Interface Card C82310 To add a direct connection to an IBM mini or ma...

Page 79: ... EPSON twinax interface the printer can be used in place of the following IBM system printers 4210 5224 models 1 and 2 5256 models 1 2 and 3 3218 non IPDS 4214 model 2 5225 models 1 2 3 and 4 and 5219 D01 D02 The coax interface allows the printer to be connected to the following IBM control units and mainframe systems 3174 3276 4274 and 3270 To add a direct connection to a Macintosh computer with ...

Page 80: ...ard 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet 3 Turn the printer so its back faces you 4 Remove the two screws that secure the Type B slot cover and remove the cover 5 With the component side of the optional interface card facing the outside of the printer slide the interface card into the grooves in the interface slot as shown below Push it in firmly to lock the c...

Page 81: ...chap3 mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 6 Secure the interface card with the two retaining screws You can verify that the interface is correctly installed by printing a status sheet ...

Page 82: ...3 40 Options Dove Rev C A5 size chap3 mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 83: ... mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Chapter 4 EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility Utility Overview 4 2 Installing the Utility 4 3 Accessing the Utility 4 4 For Windows 95 98 and NT 4 0 4 4 Accessing Online Help 4 4 ...

Page 84: ... can use the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility to monitor a local printer from Microsoft Windows 95 98 or NT 4 0 Note This utility can only monitor a lacal printer that is connected directly to the host computer You cannot use it when printing over a network The network version of this utility is also available for Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 Please use the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility that co...

Page 85: ... Windows 3 1 users make sure the Program Manager window is open and then choose Run on the File menu 4 Type D EPSETUP EXE or E EPSETUP EXE then click OK 5 For Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 users in the dialog box that appears double clickInstall Status Monitor 2 or you can also install by selecting Install Status Monitor 2 and then clicking the arrow on the top right 6 In the dialog box that ap...

Page 86: ...s To close the Status Monitor 2 click the close button at the top right of the Status Monitor 2 dialog box or right click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 icon in the tray icon area on the taskbar then click Exit in the dialog box that appears Accessing Online Help For detailed information about the utility refer to online help To access online help click the button at the top right of the EPSON Status ...

Page 87: ...lecType 5 7 SelecType 5 8 Buttons 5 8 Using the buttons in SelecType Mode 5 9 SelecType menus 5 10 Using the OneTouch Modes 5 14 OneTouch mode 1 5 14 OneTouch mode 2 5 15 Understanding SelecType Settings 5 16 Test menu 5 16 Emulation menu 5 17 Printing menu 5 17 Tray Size menu 5 20 Config menu 5 21 Setup menu 5 24 Parallel menu 5 27 Serial Menu 5 28 AUX menu 5 30 LJ4 menu 5 30 GL2 menu 5 32 PS men...

Page 88: ...nel gives you easy control over most common printer operations The panel is made up of three elements a liquid crystal display indicator lights and buttons The display and indicator lights tell you the current status of the printer and you can use the buttons to select printer settings and functions Display The display shows the following Status messages such as Warming Up which indicate the print...

Page 89: ... error messages and maintenance information see Problems and Solutions page 6 3 For full information on the SelecType options including the OneTouch commands see the appropriate sections later in this chapter Alt Reset Continue Menu RITech Paper Source Page Size Manual Feed Orientation Copies MP Tray Size Toner Save Mode Item Value Enter Form Feed On Line ...

Page 90: ...fer the section of memory reserved for receiving data this light is off Continue 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 OneTouch mode 1 On when the printer is in OneTouch mode 1 The following settings can be made in this mode Paper Source Page Size Manual Feed Orientation For details of ...

Page 91: ... parameter or setting shown to the next value in each group If used in combination with the ALT button in SelecType mode it returns the parameter or setting shown to its previous value Menu Selects the corresponding OneTouch mode setting listed above this button orselects the SelecType menu if in SelecType mode Press this button when the printer is on line to enter SelecType mode Item Selects the ...

Page 92: ...the printer is on line to print the status sheet Form Feed When the printer is off line and data remains in the printer s buffer memory the Form Feed light is on pressing this button prints out the data and clears the buffer Continue Reset Enables the printer to resume printing after certain maintenance required conditions or errors have been cleared If the Continue light is flashing read the stat...

Page 93: ...witching mode Specifying the channel and configuring the interface Choosing the size of the memory buffer used to receive data You should keep in mind the following points when using SelecType settings A number of SelecType settings can also be made using the OneTouch modes and the printer driver Application programs maysend commands to theprinterthat override SelecType settings If you are not get...

Page 94: ...eenteringandusing SelecType youshould understandhow the buttons on the printer s control panel work Buttons The functions of the control panel buttons on the printer change when in SelecType mode Alt Reset Continue Menu RITech Paper Source Page Size Manual Feed Orientation Copies MP Tray Size Toner Save Mode Item Value Enter Form Feed On Line ...

Page 95: ...alue To select a new menu menu category press Menu Examples of menus are the Serial menu or the Config menu To select an item setting press Item Examples of items are Baud Rate in the Serial menu or Toner Save in the Config menu To select a value parameter for an item press Value Examples of values are 38400 for Baud Rate or On or Off for Toner Save To accept a new setting press Enter Press ALT to...

Page 96: ...on menu page 5 17 for further details Printing Menu These settings are the settings you will probably change most often in everyday use Most can be set by software and for that reason we advise you to check your software settings because the software settings will override these Printing Menu settings See Printing menu page 5 17 for further details Status Sheet ESC Page Font Sample LJ4 Font Sample...

Page 97: ...printer with information necessary for printing See Setup menu page 5 24 for further details Parallel Menu These settings control communication between the printer and the host computer when using a parallel interface See Parallel menu page 5 27 for further details MP Tray Size LC1 Size LC2 Size Only available if the optional 500 sheet lower paper cassette has been installed RITech Toner Save Dens...

Page 98: ...erface See the manual supplied with the interface for further details LJ4 Menu These settings control the fonts and symbol sets when the printer is in LJ4 emulation mode See LJ4 menu page 5 30 for further details GL2 Menu These settings control the behavior of the printer when in GL2 emulation mode See GL2 menu page 5 32 for further details Word Length Baud Rate Parity Stop Bit DTR Xon Xoff Buffer...

Page 99: ...l the behavior of the printer when in FX emulation mode See ESCP2 and FX menus page5 34 forfurther details I239X Menu These settings control the behavior of the printer when in I239X emulation mode See I239X menu page 5 38 for further details Error Sheet MicroGray Protect Level Font Pitch Condensed T Margin Text CG Table Country Auto CR Auto LF Bit Image ZeroChar These settings depend on the font ...

Page 100: ...r Paper Source Page Size Manual Feed and Orientation are shown on the display above the corresponding setting For example 3RUW or DQG is shown above Orientation Paper Source Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP Tray the paper cassette or the optional 500 sheet lower paper cassette if installed If you select Auto the paper source containing the paper that matches the setting i...

Page 101: ...etting For example 2Q or 2IIis shown above Toner Save mode RITech Turns the RITech setting on or off RITech produces smoother and crisper lines text and graphics If you change this setting you can check the print quality with the RITech setting by printing a status sheet from the SelecType Test Menu Copies Selects the number of copies to be printed up to 999 MP Tray Size Selects the paper size for...

Page 102: ...Caution After you print these samples user defined data stored in the printer such as downloaded fonts may be erased depending on which sample you printed Status Sheet PS Status Sheets Prints a sample printout describing the current printer features Use these options to check whether your printer is working correctly Only if the EPSONScript Level 2 option has been installed LJ4 Font Sample ESCP2 F...

Page 103: ...The settings in the Printing Menu can be set from within your software These settings made in software will override the settings made by SelecType Many items in the Printing Menu can be accessed directly with the OneTouch Modes See Using the OneTouch Modes page 5 14 for further details Paper Source Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP tray from the standard lower paper casse...

Page 104: ...in Specifies the output tray Copies Selects the number of copies of each page to be printed up to 999 Manual Feed This item selects manual feed mode For further details about the manual feed mode see section Manually Loading Paper page 2 8 Resolution Switches the resolution between 300 and 600 dpi Skip Blank Page If the printer comes across a page in the job it is currently printing which is blank...

Page 105: ... front page for example the cover page of a report or a back page the cover may be blank and printing may start on the inside cover Setting Parameters Paper Source Auto MP LC1 LC2 If Optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette has been installed Page Size A4 A5 B5 LT HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 MON C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 CTM Wide A4 Off On Orientation Port Land Out Bin Face Down Face Up Copies 1 999 Manual Feed ...

Page 106: ...he paper size for the MP Tray Note You can also make the MP Tray Size setting directly from OneTouch Mode 2 LC1 Size Allows you to view the currently loaded paper size in the standard lower cassette LC2 Size This menu is only available if you have installed the optional 500 sheet lower paper cassette It allows you to view the currently loaded paper size in the optional lower cassette Setting Param...

Page 107: ...ITech setting directly from OneTouch Mode 2 Toner Save Turns the Toner Save mode on When turned on the printer saves toner by substituting a gray shade for the black inside part of printed characters The characters are outlined in full black on their right and lower edges Note You can also make the Toner Save setting item directly from OneTouch Mode 2 Density Adjust the print density to make docum...

Page 108: ...just the vertical printing position on the back side when printing on both sides Use this if the printout on the back side is not where you expected This item is availble only when the Duplex Unit is installed Left offset B Adjust the horizontal printing position on the back side when printing on both sides Use this if the printout on the back side is not where you expected This item is availble o...

Page 109: ... to use Page Protect if you are printing a highly complex page If a Print Overrun error occurs change the setting to ON and reprint your data This reduces the amount of memory reserved for receiving data so your computer may take longer to send the print job but it will allow you to print complex jobs Page Protect usually works best if set to Auto You will need to increase your printer s memory if...

Page 110: ...ter only accepts data from the interface which you have selected here Time Out Sets the length of time that the printer waits when it is on line and no new data is received When this time is up the printer searches for new print data on other print channels interfaces Setting Parameters RITech On Off Toner Save Off On Density 1 2 3 4 5 Top Offset 99 0 0 0 99 0 mm in 0 5 mm steps Left Offset 99 0 0...

Page 111: ...rint in about 30 seconds Lang Specifies the language displayed on the control panel and printed the status sheet Printer Name Displays the printer name instead of Ready when the printer is standing by Toner Displays the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge E F 100 75 E F 75 50 E F 50 25 E F 25 0 E F 0 Toner Counter Clear Resets the toner counter wher you replace the imaging cartridge MP I...

Page 112: ...and resets them all to the factory default settings Setting Parameters Interface Auto Parallel Serial AUX This setting is only available if the optional interface has been installed This setting is only available if the optional lower paper cassette has been installed Time Out 0 5 60 300 Standby Enable Disable Lang English FranÁais Deutsch ITALIANO ESPANOL SVENSKA DANSK Nederl SUOMI PortuguÍ Print...

Page 113: ...erface see Appendix A Bi D Enables or disables bidirectional communication between the printer and the computer Make the setting according to the parallel port on your computer Note Your computer s parallel interface must support bidirectional communication for this setting to have any effect Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data If set to Maximum m...

Page 114: ...n bits per second bps See your computer and software documentation for the proper setting Parity Selects the parity method used for data transfer using the serial interface Parity is a basic error checking method used in serial communications Consult your computer manual and software documentation for the correct setting Stop Bit Selects the number of stop bits for each character byte of informati...

Page 115: ...rdware handshaking Consult your computer manual and software documentation for the correct setting Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory used for receiving and printing data received through the serial interface If set to Maximum more memory is allocated to receiving data If set to Minimum more memory is allocated to printing data The factory default setting is Normal Setting Parameters Word...

Page 116: ...l LJ4 menu This menu allows you to make various parameter settings while the printer is in LJ4 emulation mode Font Source Chooses the source of the fonts used for printing either the fonts which are pre installed in the printer the fonts which are in the memory or fonts which are downloaded from the computer to the printer Font Number Chooses the number of the font used in the print job The number...

Page 117: ...efault symbol set Form Selects the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation This causes a line spacing VMI change as well and this new VMI value is stored in the printer This means that any later changes in the Page Size or Orientation settings cause changes to this Form value based on the VMI settings stored here Source SymSet You can only make this setting if an optional font ...

Page 118: ... a plotter for output Themode is similar to the GL 2 mode which is supported in HP LaserJet 4 mode The EPSON GL 2 mode emulates some of the HP GL plotter commands and includes all the commands found in HP s GL 2 mode as well as two additional commands Setting Parameters Font Source Resident DIMM Download Font Number From 0 upwards maximum value 65535 Pitch 0 44 99 99 cpi in steps of 0 01 cpi Heigh...

Page 119: ...is calculated based on the output paper size of the software application Origin Selects whether the logical origin of the plotter is from the corner or the center of the paper Pen Selects the logical pen which is used to plot the drawing End Selects the way in which lines end Join Selects the way in which lines are joined Pens 0 through 6 Selects the thickness of the seven pens used to make the pr...

Page 120: ...P GL 2 or HP GL plotters Pen cofiguration Pen number pen width Plot origin Center or Corner Orientation GLlike landscape only LJ4GL2 landscape or portrait If you need to configure the printer settings first switch the emulation and then change the settings using he printer driver or SelecType c Caution Settings or data saved in the printer RAM such as downloaded fonts may be erased when you change...

Page 121: ... used for printing Pitch Selects the pitch the horizontal spacing of the font in fixed pitch measured in cpi characters per inch or you can choose proportional spacing Condensed Turns condensed printing on or off T Margin Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line The distance is measured in inches Text Sets the page length in lines For this option a lin...

Page 122: ...s whether the printer performs a carriage return line feed CR LF operation whenever the printer position goes beyond the right margin If this setting is Off the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage return character This function is handled automatically by most software applications Auto LF If you set this...

Page 123: ... a slashed or unslashed zero This is useful for distinguishing between an uppercase O and a numeric 0 when printing program listings for example Setting Parameters Font Courier Prestige Roman Sans Serif Roman T Orator S Sans H Script OCR A OCR Be Pitch 10 12 15 Prop cpi Condensed Off On T Margin 0 40 1 50 inch in 0 05 inch steps Text 1 62 66 maximum of 81 lines Depending on whether Letter 62 or A4...

Page 124: ...n Setting Parameters Font Courier Prestige Gothic Orator Script Presentor Sans Serif Pitch 10 12 15 17 20 24 Prop all fixed pitches are in cpi Code Page 437 850 860 863 865 T Margin 0 30 1 50 inch in 0 05 inch steps Text 1 63 67 lines maximum of 81 Depending on whether Letter 63 or A4 67 paper has been selected The page length will vary according to whether Letter or A4 size paper has been selecte...

Page 125: ...me _______ Code Page Selects the character tables Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages The printer prints text based in the selected character table Alt Graphic Turns the Alternate Graphics option on or off The default setting is OFF Character Set Selects character table 1 or 2 ...

Page 126: ...5 40 SelecType Dove Rev C A5 size chap5 mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 127: ...ting and Maintenance Problems and Solutions 6 3 Paper jams 6 3 Operational problems 6 12 Printout problems 6 13 Print quality problems 6 15 Memory problems 6 18 Option problems 6 19 Error Messages 6 20 Resetting the printer 6 29 Reset 6 29 Reset all 6 29 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 6 30 Cleaning the Printer 6 34 Removing spilled toner 6 36 Transporting the Printer 6 37 ...

Page 128: ...ror messages you may encounter There are a number of ways to find out what error has occurred Use the EPSON Status Monitor utility Print a status sheet Check the printer control panel display When using the printer s control panel to check the status of the printer you can get a quick overview of the printer status by looking at the indicators as described in Understanding Your Printer The LCD dis...

Page 129: ... The following steps describe how to remove paper when it is jammed in the manner shown Other types of paper jams are described later in the chapter Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems If you have frequentl paper feed or paper jam problems use this check list of corrective measures Use a higher quality paper that is not too thin or rough Fan the stack of paper or media and then tap its ed...

Page 130: ... in a number of different places before reaching the Imaging Cartridge between the Imaging Cartridge and the paper exit at the paper exit itself at the entrance to the optional duplex unit in the vertical unit of the duplex unit or in the duplex tray The control panel display will inform you of the location where any jams occur Clearing a paper jam After clearing a paper jam the jammed page will a...

Page 131: ...he Imaging Cartridge 2 You should look for a sheet of paper sticking out probably about two to four centimeters about 1 to 1 5 inches from underneath the movable metal plate 3 Lift up the movable metal plate and gently but firmly pull the sheet of paper out of the printer If the paper tears when you remove it make sure you remove any pieces remaining in the printer 4 Reinstall the Imaging Cartridg...

Page 132: ...artially fed sheets of media Replace the media in the MP tray 7 Tap the edges of the paper or media stack on a flat surface and carefully reload it into the paper tray Do not reload curled or wrinkled sheets 8 Replace any paper cassettes before starting to print again If the Jam indicator continues to light up even if you remove the paper as shown above there may still be a torn sheet of paper ins...

Page 133: ... exposes the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE Be careful not to touch the fuser 3 Carefully but firmly removethe paper from the fuser and take it out of the printer If the paper tears when you remove it make sure you remove any pieces remaining in the printer 4 Reinstall the Imaging Cartridge and close the printer cover 5 As previously described remove any jammed or partially fed she...

Page 134: ...you can access the paper exit w Warning The paper and fuser are hot so exercise caution 4 Look for a sheet of paper protruding from the paper exit 5 Carefully but firmly pull the sheet of paper from the exit If the paper tears when you try to remove it make sure you remove any pieces remaining in the printer 6 If you opened the optional duplex unit or removed the optional face up tray close and re...

Page 135: ...printer exit opening 2 Open the printer cover 3 Remove the cartridge 4 Look for a sheet of paper protruding from the paper exit opening as shown in the illustration above w Warning A high temperature caution label is affixed to the paper path It is hot so exercise caution 5 Carefully but firmly pull the sheet of paper out of the exit opening If the paper tears when you remove it make sure you remo...

Page 136: ...lay shows Jam in Duplex Cover 1 Unfasten the catch of the duplex unit s vertical unit and tilt it back so that you can access the interior of the duplex unit 2 Look for a sheet of paper protruding from the rubber rollers in the duplex unit w Warning A high temperature caution label is affixed to the paper path It is hot so exercise caution 3 Push back on the metal bracket cassette to free the roll...

Page 137: ...of paper or other media from the cassette tray or the MP tray 6 Replace the cassette tray or MP tray media before continuing with the print job If paper jams in the duplex unit the display showsJam in Duplex Tray 1 Unfasten the catch of the duplex unit s vertical unit and tilt it back so that you can access the interior of the duplex unit 2 Inspect the rubber rollers located at the base of the dup...

Page 138: ... on after removing all jammed paper open and close the printer cover to clear the error Operational problems Turn off the printer and check the power cable connections between the printer and the electrical outlet then turn the printer back on If the electrical outlet is controlled by an outside source such as a wall switch make sure the switch is turned on or plug another electrical device into t...

Page 139: ... shielded twisted pair interface cable no longer than six feet in length If you are using a serial interface set the parity baud rate number of data bits and number of stop bits to match the computer The Imaging Cartridge may be empty Replace the cartridge as described on page 6 30 Printout problems The selected font is not supported by your printer Be sure you have installed the correct font See ...

Page 140: ...dealer or a qualified service person Make sure that you are using the correct page length and margin settings in your software program Make sure that your software program is set for the printer emulation you are using For example if you are using the LJ4 emulation mode be sure that your software program is set to use a LaserJet 4 printer Ifyouareusinga serialinterface makesurethatyousettheparity ...

Page 141: ...e of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Chapter 2 Paper Handling for information on choosing paper There may be a problem with the Imaging Cartridge Remove the cartridge shake it gently from side to side and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the Imaging Cartridge s...

Page 142: ...l a new cartridge as described onpage6 30 Then printseveralpages to check the print quality Your paper may be moist or damp Do not store your paper in a humid or damp environment You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer If the surface of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results ...

Page 143: ...ecifications in Appendix A for information on choosing paper If after checking the Toner status in the EPSON Status Monitor the Toner message indicates that the amount of toner is low read Replacing the Imaging Cartridge starting on page 6 30 Check that the Imaging cartridge is installed as described in Replacing the Imaging Cartridge on page 6 30 The problem may be with your software program or i...

Page 144: ...ribed on page 6 30 Toner may have spilled in the paper feed path Turn off the printer Remove the Imaging Cartridge and then clean the paper path of the printer using a clean soft lint free cloth w Warning Opening the printer exposes the fuser which is marked by a label with the words CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE Be careful not to touch the fuser Memory problems The printer has insufficient memory avai...

Page 145: ...ics or reducing the number of fonts or font sizes Lower the Resolution setting to 300 dpi Option problems Be sure you have selected the proper paper tray in your software There may be no paper in the lower paper cassette Load it with paper Be sure that the lower paper cassette is properly installed and that you have not tried to load it with too many sheets of paper The cassette can hold a maximum...

Page 146: ... from the size loaded in the printer Check to see if the correct size of paper is loaded in the tray Open the printer cover or Duplex Unit cover then pull out the paper and close the cover Then press the Continue button The print data is automatically reprinted The paper size setting is different from the size loaded in the printer Check to see if the correct size of paper is loaded in the tray th...

Page 147: ...10 seconds and then turning it back on If you continue to receive this message when printing a particular page try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts You can also add more memory to the printer as described in Chapter 3 Options An attempt has been made to use the duplex unit but the correct setting has not been made The duplex unit is n...

Page 148: ...e or has jammed on its way into the printer Remove the jammed paper See Paper jammed before reaching the Imaging Cartridge on page 6 5 for feed jams in the printer See Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems on page 6 3 for advice on preventing this problem Feeding paper this message will blink when a test page is being printed An unformatted DIMM has been inserted If the DIMM has been format...

Page 149: ...using the specified print quality The printer automatically reduces the print quality so it can continue printing If the printout is not acceptable try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number of fonts or font sizes Turn off the printer then resend the print data Turn the Image Optimum setting off on the Printer Setup menu in the printer driver or SelecType Yo...

Page 150: ...nit on page 6 10 A paper jam has occurred inside the duplex unit see Paper Jammed in the duplex unit on page 6 11 The printer is waiting for media to be inserted manually The xxx and yyyy refer to the paper source and the paper size The printer has insufficient memory available for thecurrent task To correct the error press the Continue button on the control panel If the message remains reset the ...

Page 151: ... paper path Open the printer cover and clear the jammed paper as described in this chapter After the jam is cleared the jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted Opening the printer cover exposes the fuser which is marked by a CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE label Be careful not to touch the fuser A paper jam has occurred inside the duplex unit see Paper jammed at the entrance to the duplex uni...

Page 152: ... press Continue The required time to process the print data exceeds the print engine speed because the current page is too complex Press the control panel button to resume printing If this message appears again turn on Page Protect in the Printer Setting dialog of the Panel menu of your printer driver to change this setting If you continue to receive this message when printing a particular page tr...

Page 153: ...rface has been reset and the buffer is cleared However other interfaces are still active and retain their settings and data All printer settings have been reset to the user default configuration the last settings that were saved You should reset the printer to save the current settings The printer is making a check of its ROM memory The printer is running a self diagnostic program RAM check Ready ...

Page 154: ...f this error still occurs turn off the printer unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service person The printer is turned on but is in energy saving mode The printer is almost out of toner You should prepare a new cartridge the toner will be out soon The printer is warming up This message indicates an internal error in the printer Reset the printer If this error persists consult your EPSON...

Page 155: ... Reset button until Reset appears on the display Your printer is now reset and ready to receive a new print job Reset all Reset all stops printing clears the printer memory and returns the printer settings to the default values The print jobs received in printer memory from all interfaces are erased Current settings and downloaded fonts are also erased To perform reset all hold down the Alt and th...

Page 156: ...e the Toner function to find out approximately how much toner remains in the Imaging Cartridge Simply count the asterisks between E empty and F full on the display Each asterisk represents about 25 of the total toner capacity If you see onlyoneasteriskon thedisplay indicatingthat there is less than 25 toner left you should prepare a replacement Imaging Cartridge When replacing a cartridge be sure ...

Page 157: ...orname _______ 2 Grasp the Imaging Cartridge as shown in the illustration and pull it upward to remove it Store the used cartridge in its original packing or in an empty box w Warning Do not touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE 3 Dispose of the used cartridge properly 4 Remove the new Imaging Cartridge from its packing ...

Page 158: ...the toner cartridge to direct sunlight or strong light of any kind You should install the toner cartridge as soon as possible after removing it from its aluminized bag to avoid damage to the cartridge 5 Hold the Imaging Cartridge as shown in the illustration below and shake it gently seven or eight times to mix and distribute the toner inside the cartridge evenly 6 Set the cartridge on a clean fla...

Page 159: ... the cartridge 7 Hold the cartridge as shown below and locate it into the guide channels inside the printer body Insert it into the printer until it clicks into place You should use the colored markers on the cartridge and inside the printer to align the cartridge correctly 8 Close the printer cover 9 Make sure the printer is on line Press the Menu button on the printer s control panel until the S...

Page 160: ...f the printer and clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent c Caution Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or any electronic components Cleaning the inside mirror of the printer Fine particles of dust can collect inside the printer Follow the steps be...

Page 161: ... printouts after cleaning the mirror you may need to replace the Imaging Cartridge 5 Replace the Imaging Cartridge close the top cover of the printer and reconnect it to the power supply before turning it on again Cleaning the inside of the printer Remove any dirt inside the printer with a clean cloth Do not use compressed air If you have paper feed problems which persist even after following all ...

Page 162: ... wipe out the inside of the printer with a clean dry cloth If a large amount of toner is present use a small vacuum cleaner available from computer supply stores to remove it Then carefully wipe with a clean dry cloth c Caution Toner and other fine powders can damage some vacuum cleaners Be sure to read the instructions for your vacuum cleaner before you use it on spilled toner Note If you spill t...

Page 163: ... Imaging Cartridge and replace the cartridge in the aluminized bag Do not expose the cartridge to bright light Close the printer cover 3 Pull out the cassette tray and remove all paper from it If there is any media in the MP tray remove that as well 4 Push in the cassette tray to replace it and fold and put the MP tray back in face 5 If you have fitted the optional face up tray remove it as descri...

Page 164: ... Specifications A 2 Printer A 3 General A 3 Environmental A 4 Mechanical A 5 Electrical A 5 Interfaces A 6 Parallel interface A 6 Using the ECP mode in Windows 95 and Windows 98 A 13 Serial Interface A 14 Error handling A 14 Options and Consumables A 18 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit Universal C81290 A 18 Face Up Tray C81294 A 18 Duplex Unit C81293 A 19 Imaging cartridge S051056 A 19 ...

Page 165: ...ality paper may reduce print quality cause paper jams and other problems Plain Types Plain paper recycled paper labels envelopes transparencies colored paper card stock letterhead Paper weight for cassette tray 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb for MP tray 60 to 157 g m2 16 to 42 lb Paper size Paper A4 210 mm 297 mm A5 148 mm 210 mm B5 182 mm 257 mm Letter 8 5 11 inches Legal 8 5 14 inches Half Letter 5 ...

Page 166: ...phic process Resolution 600 dpi 600 dpi Continuous Printing speed Up to 16 pages per minute with A4 depending on the font and the quantity of data First print Less than 14 4 seconds with A4 letter Warm up time About 45 seconds at normal temperature Paper feed Automatic or manual feed Paper feed alignment Left alignment for all size Input paper supply 75g m2 paper Up to 80 sheets in the MP tray Up ...

Page 167: ...2 mode ESC P2 24 pin printer emulation ESC P2 mode ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX mode IBM Proprinter emulation I239Xmode Optional emulation EPSONScript Level 2 Resident fonts 45 scalable fonts and one bitmap font in LJ4 mode RAM 8MB expandable up to 40MB Temperature Operation 10 to 32 deg C 50 to 90 deg F Storage 0 to 35 deg C 32 to 95 deg F Humidity Operation 20 to 80 RH Storage 20 to 80 RH Al...

Page 168: ... 10 4 inches Width 421 mm 16 6 inches Depth 420 mm 16 5 inches Weight 13 kg about 29 lbs excluding options Durability 5 years or 300 000 sheets whichever comes first 110 V model 230 V model Voltage 90 V to 132 V 198 V to 264 V Rated frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz 3 Hz 50 Hz to 60 Hz 3 Hz Rated current 6 5 A 3 5 A Power consumption Less than 700 W Less than 700 W Power consumption in standby mode 30 W 30...

Page 169: ...heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer Pin No Direction IEEE 1284 B connector Compatibility Nibble ECP 1 IN nStorbe HostClk 2 IN OUT DATA1 3 IN OUT DATA2 4 IN OUT DATA3 5 IN OUT DATA4 6 IN OUT DATA5 7 IN OUT DATA6 8 IN OUT DATA7 9 IN OUT DATA8 10 OUT nACK PtrClk PeriphClk 11 OUT Busy PrtBusy PeriphAck 12 OUT PError AckDataReq nAckReverse 13 OUT Select X...

Page 170: ...GND 34 NC 35 OUT 5V 36 IN nSelectln IEEE1284 Active Compatibility mode Latch pulse used to read in print data When low DATA is valid Negotiation phase Latch pulse used to read in extensibility request values Nibble mode Always high ECP mode Usedto transfer dataand addresses from the host to the printer with handshaking via PeriphAck Busy Compatibility mode Forward channel data Negotiation phase Ex...

Page 171: ...cates that the nibble data is valid Reverse idle phase When switched from low to high generates an interrupt that notifies the host that there is data available ECP mode Used to transfer data from the printer to the host with handshaking via HostAck nAutoFd Compatibility mode High signal indicates that the printer is not ready to receive data Negotiation phase Reflects the BUSY status of the forwa...

Page 172: ...er phase In nibble mode this signal serves as nibble data bit 2 and then 6 Reverse final phase High until the host requests a data transfer Afterwards this signal conforms with NDataAvail nFault ECP mode Low signal authorizes nReverseRequest The host looks at this signal in order to determine whether or not it as permission to drive the data signals Compatibility mode Always high Negotiation phase...

Page 173: ...s set low Reverse data transfer phase In nibble mode setting this signal low indicates to the printer that the host is ready to receive data When this signal is subsequently set high it indicates that the host received the data Reverse idle phase This signal is set high in response to a PtrClk nAck low pulse in order to return to be reverse data phase If this signal is set high at the same time th...

Page 174: ...this signal is low and 1284active is high Compatibility mode Low signal indicates that an error occurred Negotiation phase This signal is set high in order to authorize 1284 compatibility In nibble mode after the host sets HostBusy nAutoFd high this signal is set low in order to indicate that the transmission data is ready Reverse data transfer phase This signal is set low in order to indicate to ...

Page 175: ...tibility mode Always low Negotiation phase This signal is set high at the same time that HostBusy is low in order to request 1284 mode Reverse data transfer phase This signal is set high to indicate that the bus direction is from the printer to the host This signal is set low to terminate 1284mode settingthebusdirectionfrom the host to the printer Reverse idle phase Same as reverse data transfer p...

Page 176: ...e the ECP mode settings in the BIOS setting program that comes with your computer for details of the settings and how to use the program consult your computer s documentation 2 Click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 3 Right click the System icon and click Open in the menu that appears 4 Select the Device Manager tab 5 Select the ECP Printer Port under Ports COM LPT t...

Page 177: ... to low MARK indicating that it cannot receive more data Once the vacant area for data in the buffer recovers to 512 bytes the printer outputs the XON code or sets the DTR flag to high SPACE indicating that it is again ready to receive data Error handling An asterisk character is printed if a parity error framing error or overrun error is detected Word length 7 or 8 bits Parity None odd or even St...

Page 178: ...gnored 17 OUT Transmits data This pin transmits serial data from the printer to the computer 20 DTR OUT Data terminal ready This pinindicates whether or not the printer is ready to receive data If the printer ready protocol is not selected the printer is always ready to receive data this pin is always HIGH If the printer ready protocol is selected the printer can accept data when the pin level is ...

Page 179: ...ntrol Panel utility For information about your computer s serial settings see your computer manual Serial type RS 232C Word length 8 Baud rate 9600 Parity NONE Stop bit 1 XON XOFF ON DSR OFF You also need to change your computer s port setting if it is not already set to the serial port The following procedure describes how to change the port setting in Windows To change the setting using non Wind...

Page 180: ...ur computer for the serial interface connection Yourprinter supportsthe followingserial interfacebaud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 If you want to use your printer with a higher baud rate that is not supported by your computer system you can use the utility to match the baud rate between the computer and the printer Note This utility may not work with all computer systems...

Page 181: ...m Tray capacity up to 500 sheets 75 g m2 or 20 lb paper Paper feed speed For the first sheet 15 seconds or less Paper types Plain paper such as copier paper and recycled paper Power supply DC 5 V supplied by the printer Dimensions and weight Height Width Depth Weight 114 mm 4 7 inches 396 mm 15 4 inches 389 mm 18 6 inches including the tray 4 6 kg 9 3 lb including the tray Dimensions including pri...

Page 182: ...t exceeding the 5 print ratio the cartridge may print fewer pages The 5 print ratio is equivalent to printing double spaced standard text Paper size A4 Letter Legal Paper weight 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb Dimensions and weight Height Width Depth Weight 254 mm 9 6 inches 396 mm 16 7 inches 517 mm 2 8 inches 6 5 kg 4 4 lb Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 20 to 80 RH Shelf li...

Page 183: ...A 20 Technical Specifications Dove Rev C A5 size appa mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 184: ...______ editorname _______ Appendix B Symbol Sets Introduction to Symbol Sets B 2 In LJ4 Emulation Mode B 3 International Set for ISO sets B 21 In ESC P 2 or FX Modes B 22 International Character Sets B 26 Characters available with the ESC command B 27 In I239X Emulation Mode B 28 In EPSON GL 2 Mode B 28 ...

Page 185: ...language Note Normally your software handles fonts and symbols so you probably never need to adjust the printer s settings If you are writing your own printer control programs or if you are using older software that cannot control fonts refer to the following sections for symbol set details When you are considering which font to use you should also considerwhich symbol set to combine with the font...

Page 186: ...e 3 9 EAN UPC 8U 0E 0N 1U 2N 5M 5N 5T 6J 6M 7J 8M 9E 9T 9U 10J 10U 11U 12J 12U 13J 14J 15U 17U 19M 19U 579L 0O 1O 3Q 0Y 8Y 43 typefaces bitmap bitmap 43 typefaces bitmap 43 typefaces bitmap 43 typefaces bitmap 35 typefaces 43 typefaces bitmap 43 typefaces 35 typefaces 35 typefaces 43 typefaces 35 typefaces 43 typefaces 43 typefaces 43 typefaces 43 typefaces 43 typefaces bitmap 43 typefaces bitmap ...

Page 187: ...s refer to those shown in the table below Typefaces 35 43 Flareserif 821 SWC Incised 901 SWC Clarendon Condensed SWC Ribbon 131 SWC Original Garamond SWC Audrey Two SWC Zapf Humanist 601 SWC Swiss 742 Condensed SWC N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Swiss 721 SWM Dutch 801 SWM N N Courier SWC Letter Gothic SWC Dutch 801 SWC Swiss 742 SWC N N N N N N N N ...

Page 188: ...B Symbol Sets B 5 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Roman 8 8U Roman Extension 0E ...

Page 189: ...B 6 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ECM94 1 0N Legal 1U ...

Page 190: ...B Symbol Sets B 7 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 8859 2 ISO 2N PsMath 5M ...

Page 191: ...B 8 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ 8859 9 ISO 5N WiTurkish 5T ...

Page 192: ...B Symbol Sets B 9 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ MsPublishing 6J VeMath 6M ...

Page 193: ...B 10 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ DeskTop 7J Math 8 8M ...

Page 194: ...B Symbol Sets B 11 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ WiE Europe 9E PcTk437 9T ...

Page 195: ...B 12 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Windows 9U PsText 10J ...

Page 196: ...B Symbol Sets B 13 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ IBM US 10U IBM DN 11U ...

Page 197: ...B 14 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ McText 12J PcMultilingual 12U ...

Page 198: ...B Symbol Sets B 15 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ VeInternational 13J VeUS 14J ...

Page 199: ...B 16 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ PiFont 15U PcE Europe 17U ...

Page 200: ...B Symbol Sets B 17 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Symbol 19M WiAnsi 19U ...

Page 201: ...B 18 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Wingdings 579L OCR A 0O ...

Page 202: ...B Symbol Sets B 19 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ OCR B 1O OCR B Extension 3Q ...

Page 203: ...B 20 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Code 3 9 0Y EAN UPC 8Y ...

Page 204: ...s listed below substitute the characters in the ANSI ASCII sets with the characters in the table below Iso set ASCII code hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E ANSI ASCII 0U Norweg 1 0D French 0F HP German 0G Italian 0l JlS ASCII 0K Swedis 2 0S Norweg 2 1D UK 1E French 2 1F German 1G HP Spanish 1S Chinese 2K Spanish 2S IRV 2U Swedish 3S Portuguese 4S IBM Portuguese 5S IBM Spanish 6S ...

Page 205: ...name _______ editorname _______ In ESC P 2 or FX Modes PC 437 850 860 863 865 857 852 BRASCII Abicamp PC 437 OCR A EPSON Roman N Courier SWC N N EPSON Sans serif N EPSON Prestige N EPSON Script N Letter Gothic SWC N N Swiss 721 SWM N N Dutch 801 SWM N N OCR B N OCR A N Available only in ESC P 2 mode ...

Page 206: ...B Symbol Sets B 23 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ PC437 U S Standard Europe PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese ...

Page 207: ...B 24 Symbol Sets Dove Rev C A5 size appb mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ PC863 Canadian French PC865 Norwegian PC857 PcTurk2 PC852 East Europe ...

Page 208: ...s B 25 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ BRASCII Abicomp Italic No characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table ...

Page 209: ...l character sets using either SelecType or the ESC R command For example when you select Italic France in SelecType the characters in the France row in the table below are used in the italic character table Country ASCII code hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japan Norway DenmarkII Spain II Latin America Korea Legal Available for ESC P 2 emula...

Page 210: ...27 Dove Rev C A5 sizeappb mif 10 28 98Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Characters available with the ESC command To print the characters in the table below use the ESC command ...

Page 211: ...ets in I239X mode are PC437 PC850 PC860 PC863 and PC865 Refer to ESC P 2 or FX modes in the previous section Available fonts are EPSON Sans Serif Courier SWC EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Presentor EPSON Orator and EPSON Script In EPSON GL 2 Mode Available symbol setsin EPSON GL 2modearethe sameasthoseinLaserJet 4 emulation mode Refer to the section on LaserJet 4 mode ...

Page 212: ...eadername _______ editorname _______ Appendix C Command Summary LaserJet 4 LJ4 Emulation Commands C 3 GL 2 context commands C 6 ESC P 2 and FX Commands C 9 ESC P 2 mode C 9 FX mode C 12 PJL Commands C 15 I239X Emulation Commands C 16 Page format C 16 Text C 17 Auxiliary Functions C 18 AGM Mode C 19 ...

Page 213: ... LX 100 9 pin GL 2 Hewlett Packard GL 2 graphics language In addition the following printer control languages are supported PJL Printer Job Language EJL EPSON Job Control Language This appendix lists the printer commands for these modes Most of the commands closely emulate the original printer or the control language however some have operational differences because the printers use different tech...

Page 214: ...dge left offset registration ESC l U Short edge right offset registration ESC l Z Unit of measure ESC u D Page control Paper source ESC l H Page size ESC l A Page length ESC l P Orientation ESC l O Print direction ESC a P Top margin ESC l E Text length ESC l F Left margin ESC a L Right margin ESC a M Clear horizontal margins ESC 9 Perforation skip ESC l L Horizontal Motion Index HMI ESC k H Vertic...

Page 215: ... s S Primary font stroke weight ESC s B Secondary font stroke weight ESC s B Primary typeface family ESC s T Secondary typeface family ESC s T Primary font default ESC 3 Secondary font default ESC 3 Enable underline ESC d D Disable underline ESC d Transparent print data ESC p X data Font management Assign font ID ESC c D Font and character control ESC c F Set symbol set ESC c R Define symbol set E...

Page 216: ...t current pattern ESC v T Select source transparency mode ESC v N Select pattern transparency mode ESC v O Rectangle width PCL unit ESC c A Rectangle width decipoints ESC c H Rectangle height PCL unit ESC c B Rectangle height decipoints ESC c V Fill rectangular area ESC cP User defined pattern management creation Pattern ID ESC c G Define pattern ESC c W data User defined pattern control ESC c Q S...

Page 217: ...lot vertical size ESC c L Set picture frame anchor point ESC c0T Picture frame horizontal size ESC c X Picture frame vertical size ESC c Y GL 2 context commands Dual context extensions Enter PCL mode ESC A Reset ESC E Primary font FI Secondary font FN Scalable or bitmapped fonts SB Palette extensions Transparency mode TR Screened vectors SV Number of Pens NP Vector Group Arc absolute AA Arc relati...

Page 218: ...font SS Select alternate font SA Absolute direction DI Relative direction DR Absolute character size SI Relative character size SR Character slant SL Extra space ES Standard font definition SD Alternate font definition AD Character fill mode CF Label origin LO Label LB Define label terminator DT Character plot CP Transparent data TD Define variable text path DV Line and fill attribute group Line t...

Page 219: ...8 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Configuration and status group Scale SC Input window IW Input P1 and P2 IP Input relative P1 and P2 IR Default values DF Initialize IN Rotate coordinate system RO Comment CO ...

Page 220: ...ading ejecting ESC EM n Paper feeding Carriage return CR Form feed FF Line feed LF Select 1 8 inch line spacing ESC 0 Select 1 6 inch line spacing ESC 2 Set n 180 inch line spacing ESC 3 n Set n 360 inch line spacing ESC n Page format Set page format ESC c nn Set page length in defined units ESC C nn Set page length in lines ESC C n Set page length in inches ESC C 0 n Set bottom margin for continu...

Page 221: ...al tabs ESC D nn Tab horizontally HT Set vertical tabs ESC B nn Tab vertically VT Advance paper n 180 inch ESC J n Reverse paper n 180 inch ESC j n Font selection Select typeface ESC k n Select font by pitch and point ESC X nn Select 10 5 point 10 cpi ESC P Select 10 5 point 12 cpi ESC M Select 10 5 point 15 cpi ESC g Turn proportional mode on off ESC p 1 0 Select LQ or draft ESC x n Select italic...

Page 222: ...SC T Select line score ESC nn Turn underline on off ESC 1 0 Select character style ESC q n Spacing Set intercharacter space ESC SP n Define unit ESC U nn Character handling Assign character table ESC t nn Select character table ESC t n Select an international character set ESC R n Define download character ESC nn Copy ROM to RAM ESC 0 n 0 Select user defined set ESC n Enable printing of upper cont...

Page 223: ...et skip over perforation ESC N n Cancel skip over perforation ESC O Line feed LF Select 1 8 inch line spacing ESC 0 Select 7 72 inch line spacing ESC 1 Select 1 6 inch line spacing ESC 2 Select n 216 inch line spacing ESC 3 n Perform n 216 inch line spacing ESC J Tab vertically VT Set vertical tabs ESC B nn Note Your printer will not print characters beyond one page length set with the ESC C or ES...

Page 224: ... p 1 0 Select condensed mode SI Cancel condensed mode DC2 Select double width mode one line SO Cancel double width mode one line DC4 Turn double width mode on off ESC W 1 0 Turn double height printing on off ESC w 1 0 Font enhancement Select emphasized mode ESC E Cancel emphasized mode ESC F Select double strike mode ESC G Cancel double strike mode ESC H Note The ESC G and ESC E commands produce i...

Page 225: ... upper control codes ESC 7 User Defined Characters Define user defined characters ESC nn Note The appearance of characters defined using ESC may differ slightly from an actual FX printer Copy ROM to RAM ESC 0 n 0 Select user defined set ESC n Printable code area expansion ESC I n Bit image Select graphics mode ESC m n Selection and printing of bit image ESC m n 8 bit single density bit image ESC K...

Page 226: ...DEFAULT PJL DEFAULT LPARM variable value CR LF DINQUIRE PJL DINQUIRE LPARM variable CR LF ECHO PJL ECHO Words CR LF ENTER PJL ENTER LANGUAGE CR LF EOJ PJL EOJ NAME CR LF INFO PJL INFO read only variable CR LF INITIALIZE PJL INITIALIZE CR LF INQUIRE PJL INQUIRE LPARM variable CR LF JOB PJL JOB NAME START END CR LF OPMSG PJL OPMSG DISPLAY CR LF RDYMSG PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY CR LF RESET PJL RESET CR LF S...

Page 227: ... Set page length in lines ESC C n Set page length in inches ESC C NUL n Set skip perforation ESC N n Cancel skip perforation ESC O Set horizontal margins ESC X Line spacing Set line space to 1 8 inch ESC 0 Set line space to 7 72 inch ESC 1 Activate line spacing for text ESC 2 Set line spacing for graphics n 180 n 216 or n 360 inch ESC 3 n Set line spacing for text n 72 inch ESC A n Unit definition...

Page 228: ...ce BS Space SP Horizontal tab HT Vertical tab VT Move current print position 1 120 inch ESC d Set top of form ESC 4 Text Font selection Select 10 pitch font DC2 Select 12 pitch font ESC Start 17 cpi printing SI Start 17 cpi printing ESC SI Proportional spacing ESC P Begin subscript superscript ESC S End subscript superscript ESC T Select font and pitch ESC I Select print or font ESC I Select chara...

Page 229: ... Double width printing ESC W Begin empahsized bold print ESC E End empahsized bold print ESC F Begin double strike print ESC G End double strike print ESC H Bit image Normal density bit image graphics ESC K Double density bit image graphics half speed ESC L Double density bit image graphics normal speed ESC Y High density bit image graphics ESC Z Graphic print mode ESC g Bar code Bar code set up E...

Page 230: ... n 360 inch ESC 3 Set line spacing for text n 60 inch ESC A Paper feeding print position motion Move paper vertically n 180 n 216 or n 360 inch ESC J Line feed LF Bit image Normal density bit image graphics ESC K Double density bit image graphics half speed ESC L Double density bit image graphics normal speed ESC Y High density bit image graphics ESC Z Graphic print mode ESC g Select graphic mode ...

Page 231: ...C 20 Command Summary Dove Rev C A5 size appc mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 232: ...size appd mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Appendix D Working with Fonts Printer and Screen Fonts D 2 Available Fonts D 3 Adding More Fonts D 6 Downloading fonts D 6 Selecting Fonts D 6 ...

Page 233: ...inter and the computer The printer fonts which reside in printer memory are used by the printer to print text Screen fonts which are stored on your computer s media are used to display text on screen to represent the fonts that will print Two separate sets of fonts are needed because the monitor and printer have different requirements for producing fonts The monitor normally uses bitmap fonts that...

Page 234: ...J4 GL2 mode Font name Scalable font HP equivalent Dutch 801 SWC Roman Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Times Zapf Humanist 601 SWC Demi Bold Demi Italic Bold Italic CG Omega Ribbon 131 SWC Coronet Clarendon Condensed SWC Claredon Condense d Swiss 742 SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Condensed Bold Condensed Condensed Italic Bold Condensed Italic Univers Incised 901 SWC Medium Black Italic Antique Oliv...

Page 235: ...P 2 and FX modes Courier SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Courier Letter Gothic SWC Roman Bold Italic Letter Gothic Font name Bitmap font HP equivalent Line Printer Line Printer OCR B OCR A Font name Scalable font EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif Courier SWC Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Script Swiss 721 SWM Roman Bold Dutch 801 SWM Roman Bold Letter Gothic SWC Roman Bold Available only in ESC P ...

Page 236: ... Menu in SelecType 1 Make sure that paper is loaded 2 Press Menu while the printer is on line 3 Press Item until the font sample you want appears 4 Press Enter a Font Sample sheet is printed Font name Bitmap font OCR B OCR A Font name Scalable font EPSON Sans serif Courier SWC Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Presentor EPSON Orator EPSON Script Font name Bitmap font OCR B ...

Page 237: ...our computer or having fonts downloaded only when you need to print a particular font If you re runningWindows you can also installfonts byclicking on the Fonts icon in the Control Panel Once installed the fonts are available in all your Windows applications Selecting Fonts Wheneverpossibleselectfontsfromthe font listinyoursoftwareapplication See your software documentation for instructions If you...

Page 238: ...Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Appendix E Contacting Customer Support For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users E 2 For Australian users E 4 For Singapore users E 5 For Hong Kong users E 6 For Philippines users E 7 For Hong Kong Users E 7 For Philippines Users E 8 ...

Page 239: ...ter software version Click About on the printer driver s Main menu Windows version 95 98 3 1 NT etc you are using Version of software applications you normally use with your printer For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users If you purchased your printer in the UK or the Republic of Ireland EPSON UK LTD provides a range of customer services and technical support World Wide Web Faxon EPSO...

Page 240: ...479 from the Republic of Ireland No membership is required Make sure that your communications software is set to 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity bit ANSI terminal mode emulation and a modem speed of up to 28 8 Kbps Downloading protocols supported include Xmodem Ymodem and Zmodem See the documentation that came with your communications software and modem for more information When you first connect...

Page 241: ...ou with a high level of Customer Service As well as this User s Guide we provide the following sources for obtaining information EPSON FAXBACK EPSON FAXBACK will fax you the latest specifications and pricing for most EPSON products offered in Australia There is also technical information including details of the latest software and drivers available Phone 02 9903 9075 and the system will guide you...

Page 242: ...perators on the Helpdesk can aid you in diagnosing hardware and software problems They can also advise you on the latest EPSON products and where the nearest dealer or service agent is located Many types of queries are answered here The Helpdesk numbers are Phone 02 9903 9040 Fax 02 9903 9189 We encourage you to have all the relevant information on hand when you ring The more information you prepa...

Page 243: ...vide users with the following information Product information Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Latest versions of EPSON printer drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at http www epson com hk Electronic bulletin board system An electronic bulletin board system BBS is also available to obtain printer information and the latest versions of printer drivers You can log on to t...

Page 244: ...s other after sales services users are welcome to contact EPSON Hong Kong Limited Internet home page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information Product information Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Latest versions of EPSON scanner drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at http...

Page 245: ...ou can also contact our technical staff at the following telephone and fax numbers Phone 852 2585 4399 Fax 852 2827 4383 For Philippines Users To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact the EPSON Philippines Representative Office at the telephone and fax numbers below Phone 632 813 6552 Fax 632 813 6545 BBS 632 814 0595 ...

Page 246: ...of SelecType Menus F 1 Dove Rev C A5 size appf mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Appendix F Map of SelecType Menus Switching between SelecType Menus F 2 ...

Page 247: ... _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ Switching between SelecType Menus The following menu maps show the possible menus and options in SelecType KEY Pressing the Menu button displays the next menu Pressing the Alt Menu buttons displays the prior menu This is only available with option ...

Page 248: ...F Map of SelecType Menus F 3 Dove Rev C A5 size appf mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 R Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 249: ...F 4 Map of SelecType Menus Dove Rev C A5 size appf mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off Nishi _______ leadername _______ editorname _______ ...

Page 250: ...er set A collection of letters numbers and symbols used in a particular language cpi characters per inch A measure of the size of fixed width text characters default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on reset or initialized dots per inch dpi The number of dots per inch is a measure of printer resolution The higher the number of dots the higher the resolution download ...

Page 251: ...computer A parallel interface transmits data one character or code at a time and a serial interface transmits data one bit at a time landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets memory The part of the printer s electronic system that is used to store information Some information is f...

Page 252: ...emulations replicateexisting printers such as the HP LaserJet 4 proportional font A font whose characters have varying amounts of horizontal space depending on the width of the character Thus the uppercase M takes up more horizontal space than the lowercase l RAM Random Access Memory RAM is where temporary information is stored Remote Control Panel A software utility used to make changes to printe...

Page 253: ...come off the main lines of a character status sheet A report that lists the printer settings and other printer information symbol set A collection of symbols and special characters Symbols are assigned to specific codes in a character table TrueType An outline font format that was developed jointly by Apple Computer and Microsoft Corporation TrueType fonts are outline fonts that can be easily resi...

Page 254: ...the printer 1 2 Copies 5 15 D Duplex Cover Open 6 20 Mem Overflow 6 21 Print was off 6 21 Unit 3 2 3 20 Unit Fail 6 21 E ECP mode A 13 Emulation Menu 5 10 5 17 Enhanced MicroGray 1 5 Envelops 2 11 Enter 5 6 EPSON Status Monitor 2 4 2 Error messages 6 20 ESCP2 Menu 5 13 5 34 Exiting Paper Jam 6 21 F Face Up Tray 3 2 3 29 Feed Jam 6 22 Font available D 3 downloading D 6 printer D 2 samples D 5 scree...

Page 255: ...ex Cover 6 24 L Labels 2 11 LaserJet 4 LJ4 emulation mode command C 3 LJ4 Menu 5 12 5 30 Loading paper manually 2 8 M Manual Feed 5 14 6 24 Mem Overflow 6 24 Memory Module 3 31 Menu 5 5 Menus Locked 6 25 Mode LJ4 B 3 PJL C 15 MP Tray Size 5 15 N Need Memory 6 25 O OneTouch Modes 5 4 5 5 5 14 On Line 5 4 Orientation 5 14 P Page Size 5 14 Paper jam problems 6 3 6 25 loading manually 2 8 specificatio...

Page 256: ...et to Save 6 27 RITech 1 4 5 15 ROM check 6 27 ROM module 3 35 S SelecType 5 4 5 5 5 8 Self test 6 27 Serial interface A 14 Serial Menu 5 12 5 28 Service Req 6 28 Setup Menu 5 11 5 24 Standby 6 28 Symbol Sets B 2 T Test Menu 5 10 5 16 Toner Low 6 28 Toner Save mode 5 15 Transparencies 2 12 Transporting the printer 6 38 Tray Size Menu 5 11 5 20 Troubleshooting error messages 6 20 paper jam 6 3 6 25...

Page 257: ...IN 4 Dove Rev C A5 size index mif 10 28 98 Pass 0 L ...

Page 258: ... No 1 Temasek Avenue 36 00 Millenia Tower Singapore 039192 Phone 065 33 77 911 Fax 065 33 41 185 EPSON HONG KONG LTD Rooms 4706 10 47 F China Resources Bldg 26 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong Phone 2585 4300 Fax 2827 7083 EPSON TAIWAN TECHNOLOGY TRADING LTD 10F No 287 Nanking E Road Sec 3 Taipei Taiwan R O C Phone 02 717 7360 Fax 02 712 9164 EPSON ITALIA S p A V le F lli Casiraghi 427 20099 Sesto S...

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