EPSON FX-980
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EPSON FX-980
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Status Monitor
The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer
but is available only for use with Windows 95 or 98. It allows
you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer
errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions.
Paper Positions
Top-of-Form Position
The top-of-form position is where the printer starts printing on
single sheets or continuous paper.
Tear-off Position
Your continuous paper is in the tear-off position when the
perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge. You can easily tear
off your printed document at this position.
Standby Position
Your continuous paper is in the standby position when it is
attached to the tractor but not loaded in the printer.
Available Paper Paths
Your printer provides a variety of paper paths for single sheets
and continuous paper. This section describes how paper feeds
into the printer from the top, front, bottom, or rear. You can
select the paper path that best suits your printing needs.
Printing on Continuous Paper
You can choose from three tractor positions (front push, rear
push, and pull) and three paper entry slots (front, rear, and
bottom) for printing on continuous paper. This section helps
you determine which paper paths and tractor positions are best
for your continuous paper printing needs.
n
Paper Out
n
Pause
•••
No paper is loaded in the selected paper source.
Load paper in the printer. Then press the Pause
button to turn off the Pause light, if necessary.
•••
The paper is not loaded correctly.
Remove your paper and reload it. Then press the
Pause button to turn off the Pause light, if
necessary.
•••
Paper is jammed in the printer.
Clear the paper jam as described in “Clearing Paper
Jams” on page 24.
f
Paper Out
n
Pause
•••
Continuous paper is not fed to the standby
position.
Tear off the printed document at the perforation;
then press the Load/Eject button. The printer feeds
the paper to the standby position. Press the Pause
button to turn off the Pause light.
•••
A single sheet of paper is not fully ejected.
Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet.
Then press the Pause button to turn off the Pause
light, if necessary.
•••
Paper is jammed in the printer.
Clear the paper jam as described in “Clearing Paper
Jams” on page 24.
f
Pause
—
The print head is overheated.
Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes printing
automatically once the print head cools.
f
Paper Out
f
Pause
f f
Tear Off/Bin
f f
Font
—
An unknown printer error has occurred.
Turn off the printer and leave it off for several
minutes; then turn on the printer again. If the error
recurs, contact your dealer.
n
= on,
f
= flashing
•••
= short series of beeps (three beeps)
•••••
= long series of beeps (five beeps)
The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the
corresponding function is not available.
State of
panel lights
Beep
pattern
Problem
Solution
The letters ABC are printed at the top-of-form position
