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You can also type “\\(the name of the computer that is locally
connected to the shared printer)\(the shared printer’s name)” in the
Network path or queue name.

5. Click the computer or server that is connected to the shared

printer, and the name of the shared printer. Then click

OK

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Note:

The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or
server that is connected to the shared printer. To make sure of the
name of the shared printer, ask the administrator of the network.

6. Click

Next

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If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand, you
need to select the new printer driver or the current printer
driver. When the prompt to select the printer driver appears,
select the printer driver according to the message.

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If the printer server’s OS is Windows Me or 98, go to the next
step.

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If the printer server’s OS is not Windows Me or 98, go to
“Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM”.

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Summary of Contents for LX-1170+II

Page 1: ...User s Guide NPDxxxx 00 ...

Page 2: ... or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any o...

Page 3: ...r product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 2006 Seiko Epson Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...indicate that they may be hot Never touch those parts just after the printer has been used Let them cool for a few minutes before touching them Important Safety Instructions Read all of these safety instructions before using the printer In addition follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer itself When setting up the printer Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a...

Page 5: ...hotocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord The power cord should be placed to avoid abrasions cuts fraying crimping kinking and other damage If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure the total...

Page 6: ...or the cabinet damaged iv If the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance Do not use aerosol blowers which contain flammable gas inside or around this product Doing so may cause fire Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions If you plan to use the printer in Germany observe the following To provide adequate short circuit protect...

Page 7: ...quiring extensive repair by a qualified technician Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer Do not turn off the printer while it is printing the self test Always press the Pause button to stop printing and then turn off the printer Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet that has the wrong voltage fo...

Page 8: ...age Important The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance to the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live If you have to fit a plug As the colours of the mains lead of this appliance may not match 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 i...

Page 9: ...ce connector Use an appliance connector certified to the relevant IEC or BS Standards certified by member of IECEE CB Scheme ENERGY STAR compliance As an ENERGY STAR Partner Epson has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to...

Page 10: ...n Continuous Paper 15 Printing with the push tractor 15 Removing a printed document from the push tractor 19 Switching back to single sheets 20 Printing with the pull tractor 20 Adjusting the top of form position 25 Advancing the paper to the tear off edge 28 Printing on Single Sheets 31 Loading single sheets 32 Printing on Special Paper 33 Adjusting the paper thickness lever 34 Multipart forms 35...

Page 11: ...essing EPSON Status Monitor 3 55 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 56 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 57 Sharing the printer 57 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 58 Setting for the clients 62 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 69 Canceling Printing 70 Uninstalling the Printer Software 71 Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 71 Control Panel Using the...

Page 12: ...bon Cartridge 123 Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge 123 Replacing the ribbon cartridge 123 Product Information Printer Parts 127 Printer Specifications 129 Mechanical 129 Electronic 132 Electrical 134 Environmental 134 Paper 135 Printable area 140 Paper alignment 144 Command Lists 144 EPSON ESC P control codes 144 IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 II IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170II emulation control codes 146 Sta...

Page 13: ...13 Glossary Index ...

Page 14: ... one original and up to four copies labels single sheets and envelopes High speed printing of up to 300 cps characters per second at 10 cpi characters per inch Your printer comes packaged with the printer driver and other software including the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Microsoft Windows XP Me 98 2000 or NT 4 0 The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility lets you check the status of your printer q...

Page 15: ...actor position The printer comes with the tractor installed in this position See the following section Are you printing on labels multipart forms or other documents that require a precise print position Use the tractor as a pull tractor See Printing with the pull tractor for instructions Printing with the push tractor When using the push tractor it is a good idea to set the Auto tear off feature i...

Page 16: ... sure the printer is turned off Remove the printer cover and the paper guide and place the paper release lever in the continuous paper position 2 Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward ...

Page 17: ...e sprocket units 4 Makesure yourpaperhasa clean straightleadingedge Open the sprocket covers Fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper and lock it in place Now the paper is in the paper park position cCaution Use the paper feed knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper ja...

Page 18: ...o feed the paper to the loading position When the printer receives data it begins printing automatically 8 After you finish printing follow the steps in the next section to tear off your printed document If the first printed line on yourpageappearstoohighorlow youcanchangeitsposition by using the Micro Adjust feature See Adjusting the top of form position cCaution Never use the paper feed knob to ...

Page 19: ...g the tear off edge of the paper tension unit Note If your paper s perforation is not properly aligned with the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using the Micro Adjust feature See Adjusting the tear off position cCaution Never use the paper feed knob to adjust the tear off position this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear off position 3 Close the paper guide cover...

Page 20: ...ff your printed document before you press the Load Eject button Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam Printing with the pull tractor To load continuous paper using the pull tractor you must move the tractor to the pull tractor position as described in steps 1 through 3 in this procedure If your tractor is already installed in this position make sure the printer is turned of...

Page 21: ...t by squeezing the paper tension unit s lock tabs gently and pulling the paper tension unit away from the printer Finally pull the paper release lever forward to the continuous paper position 2 Squeeze the tractor s lock tabs gently on both sides and then rotate the tractor up to pull it away from the printer ...

Page 22: ... the mounting slot at the top of the printer and tilt it into place as shown below When you push the tractor onto the posts you should feel the notches snap into place 4 Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward ...

Page 23: ...s match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in place Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper but do not lock it Move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units 7 Makesure yourpaperhasa clean straightleadingedge Open the sprocket covers Fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers Slide the r...

Page 24: ... position with the paper feed knob Turn the knob until the perforation between pages is just above the print head Then turn on the printer 10 Makesuretheprintercoveris closed butwiththepaperguide cover open When the printer receives data it begins printing automatically If you want to change the position where printing begins on the page press LF FF to advance the page to the next top of form posi...

Page 25: ...ose the top of form position Note Your top of form position setting remains in effect until you change it even if you turn off the printer The top margin setting made in some application software overrides the top of form position setting you make with the Micro Adjust feature If necessary adjust the top of form position in your software 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 If necessary load pap...

Page 26: ...bbon cover Note The printer has a minimum and a maximum top of form position If you try to adjust it beyond these limits the printer beeps and stops moving the paper When the paper reaches the default top of form position the printer also beeps and stops moving the paper briefly You can use the default position as a reference point when adjusting the top of form position ...

Page 27: ... even with the top edge of the plastic ribbon cover This gives you an 8 5 mm 0 33 inch margin on the next page meaning the printer starts printing 8 5 mm 0 33 inch below the perforation If you mark a point 2 5 mm 0 1 inch above the perforation you get a 8 5 mm 0 33 inch margin on the next page 6 After you setthetop of form position pressthe Pause button to exit the Micro Adjust mode A 2 5 mm 0 1 i...

Page 28: ...et and jam the printer Using the Tear Off button After the printer finishes printing your document check that the Tear Off Font lights are not flashing Then press the Tear Off Font button The printer advances the paper to the tear off edge Note If the Tear Off Font lights are flashing the paper is in the tear off position If you press the Tear Off Font button again the printer feeds your paper to ...

Page 29: ...y damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear off position Note Your tear off position setting remains in effect until you change it even if you turn off the printer 1 Make sure the Tear Off Font lights are flashing the paper is at the current tear off position You may need to press the Tear Off Font button to advance the paper to the tear off position 2 Open the paper guide cover 3 Hold down ...

Page 30: ...e printer has a minimum and a maximum tear off position If you try to adjust the tear off position beyond these limits the printer beeps and stops moving the paper 5 After you set the tear off position press the Pause button to exit the Micro Adjust mode 6 Tear off the printed pages When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top of form position and begins print...

Page 31: ...Special Paper for details Note To load a stack of single sheet paper use the optional cut sheet feeder See Installing and Using Options For detailed specifications on the types of single sheet paper you can use See Printer Specifications You can use the paper guide to load single sheet carbonless multipart forms that are fastened at the top by line gluing Insert multipart forms in the paper guide ...

Page 32: ...urned off Also make sure that the paper release lever is pushed back to the single sheet position and the paper guide is in the upright position as shown below 2 Slide the left edge guide until it locks in place at the guide mark Next adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper ...

Page 33: ... the top of form position Printing on Special Paper Your printer can also print on a wide variety of paper types including multipart forms labels and envelopes For multipart forms you should not print any closer than 13 mm 0 5 inch from either side of the paper For information on the printable area of envelopes see Printer Specifications cCaution When printing on multipart forms thicker than norma...

Page 34: ... off and open the printer cover The paper thickness lever is on the left side of the printer The numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting 2 Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness 3 Close the printer cover Paper type Lever position Standard paper single sheets or continuous 0 Multipart forms 2 sheet 3 sheet 4 sheet 5 sheet 0 1 2 3 Labels 1 Envelopes 2 or 4 ...

Page 35: ...multipart forms that are free of wrinkles and waves If you need to adjust the loading position use your application software or change the loading position as described on Adjusting the top of form position When you use side crimped continuous multipart forms the copies may not align with the original If this happens raise the paper guide Labels You must use the tractor as a pull tractor and load ...

Page 36: ...ter cCaution Never feed labels backwards through the printer they can easily peel off the backing sheet andjamthe printer Ifalabel does become stuck in the printer contact your dealer Envelopes You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide Keep the following tips in mind Before loading an envelope set the paper thickness lever to the proper position See Adjusting the paper thickness le...

Page 37: ...ntable area The print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper See Printer Specifications for specifications It s a good idea to print a test sample using a normal single sheet of paper before you print on envelopes ...

Page 38: ...ogram allows you to monitor the status of your printer alerts you when errors occur and provides you with troubleshooting tips EPSON Status Monitor 3 is automatically installed when you install the printer driver If you want to install EPSON Status Monitor 3 later see Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 for instructions Note Before proceeding make sure you have installed the printer driver on your c...

Page 39: ...the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu for more information The screen shots in the following section are from LX 1170II For LX 300 II users substitute LX 300 II for the model name in the screen shots The instructions are the same See Changing the printer driver settings to check and change printer dri...

Page 40: ...ow these steps to access the printer driver from a Windows application 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software In the Print or Print Setup dialog box displayed make sure that your printer is selectedin the Name drop down list ...

Page 41: ...ck a combination of these buttons The Properties window appears andyou seethePaper Graphics andDevice Options menus These menus contain the printer driver settings 3 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See Changing the printer driver settings for information on how to change the settings ...

Page 42: ...ck Printers 3 Right click your printer icon and click Properties The screen displays the Properties window which contains the Paper Graphics Device Options and Utility menus These menus display the printer driver settings 4 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See Changing the printer driver settings for information on how to change the settings ...

Page 43: ...ngs see Printer Driver Settings Overview You can also view online help by right clicking items in the driver and selecting What s this When you finish making printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Restore Defaults to return the settings to their default values Once youhavecheckedyourprinterdriversettings andmadeany necessary changes you are ready to print ...

Page 44: ...ver from the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu for more information The screen shots in the following section are from LX 1170II For LX 300 II users substitute LX 300 II for the model name in the screen shots The instructions are the same See Changing the printer driver settings to check and change pr...

Page 45: ...ollowing section are from the Windows 2000 operating system They may vary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen however the instructions are the same 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software In the Print or Print Setup dialog box displayed make sure that your printer is selected in the Name drop down list ...

Page 46: ...ions The button you click depends on your application and you may need to click a combination of these buttons The Document Properties window appears and you see the Layout and Paper Quality menus These menus contain the printer driver settings ...

Page 47: ...47 3 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See Changingthe printerdriver settings tochange the settings ...

Page 48: ...earance from what actually appears on your screen however the instructions are the same 1 Click the Start button and then point to Settings 2 Click Printers 3 Right click your printer icon and click Printing Preferences in Windows XP or 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 The screen displays the Document Properties window which contains the Layout and Paper Quality menus These menus displa...

Page 49: ...inter driver has two menus from which you can change the printer driver settings Layout and Paper Quality You can also change settings on the Utility menu in the printer software For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview You can also view online help by right clicking items in the driver and selecting What s this When you finish making your printer driver setti...

Page 50: ...tion set to Fine which is the default setting or select another dithering pattern depending on the kind of printout you want Intensity Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker Print Quality Select a print quality option from the Print quality list If you set Hi speed to On you will enter bidirectional printing mode and printing speed will increase Setting Hi speed to Off will return...

Page 51: ...es not use the device fonts Metafile Spooling Select whether to use EMF spooling Paper Order Select whether to print from front to back or back to front Pages Per Sheet Select the number of pages that you want to print onto a single page Copy Count When you select more than one in the Number of copies box this check box appears and you can select whether to collate the pages of the copies Advanced...

Page 52: ...k Control Panel then click Printers and Faxes 2 Click the EPSON LX 300 II ESC P or EPSON LX 1170II ESC P icon 3 Select Server Properties from the file menu 4 Check the Create a New Form 5 Enter the paper size in the Measurement fields 6 Click Save Form and then click OK Monitoring settings Settings Explanations EPSON Status Monitor 3 You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you click this button...

Page 53: ... When sharing the printer be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 and Sharing the printer Note If you install the driver using the Point and Print method EPSON Status Monitor 3 may not function properly If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 reinstall the driver as described in the Start Here B...

Page 54: ...tion Select Shortcut Icon The selected icon is displayed on the taskbar The setting s example is shown on the right window By clicking the shortcut icon you can access the Monitoring Preferences dialog box easily Receive error notification for shared printers Error notification for a shared printer can be received when this check box is selected Allow monitoring of shared printer When this check b...

Page 55: ...n to the taskbar go to the Utility menu and follow the instructions Open the Utility menu then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon To find out how to open the Utility menu See Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me and 98 or Using the Printer Driver with Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3 as described above the following printer status window appears You ...

Page 56: ...gram screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon click Open in the menu that appears then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement then click Agree 4 Click Custom 5 Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box then click Install 6 In the dialog box that appears make sure tha...

Page 57: ...e printer server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the printer server and clients Setting the printer server For Windows Me or 98 see With Windows Me or 98 For Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 see With Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Setting the clients For Windows Me or 98 see With Windows Me or 98 For Windows XP o...

Page 58: ...pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Setting up your printer as a shared printer With Windows Me or 98 When the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 follow these steps to set the printer server 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu 4 Select the I want to be able to allow ot...

Page 59: ...needed Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur When sharing the printer be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network See the following pages for details With Windows Me or 98 With Windo...

Page 60: ... Settings and click Printers For a Windows XP Professional printer server clickStart and click Printers and Faxes For Windows XP Home Edition printer server click Start click Control panel then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click your printer icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears For Windows XP if the following menu appears click either Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the se...

Page 61: ...K For a Windows XP printer server select Share this printer then type the name in the Share name box and click OK Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network See the following pages for details With Windows Me or 98 With Windows XP or 2000 With Windows NT 4 0 ...

Page 62: ... the network system ask the administrator of the network for assistance This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the Printers folder You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop When you want to use the EPSON Status Monitor 3 at clients you have to install both of the printer driver and th...

Page 63: ...rver that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 6 Click Next Note If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the printer se...

Page 64: ...ts You can install the printer driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator 1 For Windows 2000 clients click Start point to Settings and click Printers For Windows XP Professional clients click Start and click Printers and Faxes For Windows XP Home Edition clients click Start click Control panel then click Printers and Fa...

Page 65: ...r Windows 2000 select Type the printer name or click Next to browse for a printer then click Next Note You can also type the shared printer s name or network path in the Name box such as the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name For Windows XP select Browse for a printer then click Next ...

Page 66: ...me of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select either the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the printer server s OS is Windows XP or 2000 go to the next step If the printer server s OS...

Page 67: ...ot then click OK 7 Make sure of the settings then click Finish With Windows NT 4 0 Follow these steps to set Windows NT 4 0 clients You can install the printer driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 Select Network printer server...

Page 68: ...omputer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the printer server ...

Page 69: ...XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 clients you must access Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 with the Administrator If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the printer drivers from the CD ROM 1 Access the shared printer and a prompt may appear Click OK and then follow the on screen instructions to install the printer driver from the CD ROM 2 Insert the CD ROM t...

Page 70: ...tatus Monitor 3 see Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 for instructions Canceling Printing If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images you may need to cancel printing When the printer icon is displayed on the taskbar follow the instructions below to cancel printing 1 Double click the printer icon on the task bar then click Purge Print Documents o...

Page 71: ...cancel and select Cancel Printing For Windows Me or 98 or Cancel For Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 on the Document menu The printing job is canceled Uninstalling the Printer Software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Star...

Page 72: ...Remove Programs icon 4 Select EPSON Printer Software and click the Add Remove Note When using the Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer click Change or Remove Programs select the EPSON Printer Software then click Change Remove 1 2 ...

Page 73: ... Yes in the displayed dialog box Note You can uninstall only the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON Status Monitor 3 When the utility is uninstalled you cannot change the setting of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor 3 7 If you uninstall EPSON Status Monitor 3 click Yes in the displayed dialog box 8 Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 74: ... uninstall the USB device driver Follow these steps to uninstall the USB device driver Note Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver Once you uninstalled the USB device driver you cannot access any other Epson printers connected with a USB interface cable 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the Printer Software 2 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices and click Add R...

Page 75: ...orrectly EPSON USB Printer Devices may not appear Follow these steps to run the Epusbun exe file in the CD ROM 1 Insert the CD ROM in your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Access the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Language WIN98 or Language WINME folder 4 Double click the Epusbun exe icon 3 Follow the on screen instructions See the Start Here to reinstall a printer driver ...

Page 76: ...ol panel The control panel lights show the printer s status Control Panel Buttons and Lights 1 Tear Off Font lights Flash when continuous paper is in the tear off position otherwise the lights indicate the selected font 2 Tear Off Font button Advances continuous paper to the tear off position Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear off position to the top of form position 1 6 7 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 77: ...rinting when pressed again When pressed for three seconds turns on the Micro Adjust mode To turn off press again 6 Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or when paper is not loaded correctly Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred 7 Pause light On when the printer is paused Flashes when the printer is in the Micro Adjust mode Flas...

Page 78: ...g is complete 2 Hold down the Pause button for three seconds to enter the Micro Adjust mode The Pause light begins to flash The two Tear Off Font lights show the current font selection 3 Press the Tear Off Font button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available selections then stop when you reach the desired font with a pattern shown on the control panel Your selection stays in effect until y...

Page 79: ...n detail after the table For instructions on changing the default settings see Changing default settings Settings Options Page length for tractor Length in inches 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 11 70 6 12 14 17 Skip over perforation On Off Auto tear off On Off Auto line feed On Off Print direction Bi D Uni D Software ESC P IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 II IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170II 0 slash On Off High speed dr...

Page 80: ... PC 850 PC 437 Greek PC 853 PC 855 PC 852 PC 857 PC 866 PC 869 MAZOWIA Code MJK ISO 8859 7 ISO Latin 1T Bulgaria PC 774 Estonia ISO 8859 2 PC 866 LAT PC 866 UKR PC APTEC PC 708 PC 720 PC AR864 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 861 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC 858 ISO 8859 15 PC 771 PC437 Slovenia PC MC PC1250 PC1251 International character set for Italic table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Ger...

Page 81: ...printed pages When the printer receives the next print job it automatically moves the unused paper back to the top of form position and starts printing so you can use all of the next page When auto tear off is off you need to move the perforation to the tear off position by pressing the control panel button See Using the Tear Off button for more information Auto line feed When auto line feed is on...

Page 82: ...nterface mode The printer comes with three kinds of interfaces a parallel interface a serial interface and a USB interface Ifyourprinter is connectedto onlyone computer choose Parallel Serial or USB for the interface mode depending on the interface you use If your printer is connected to two computers select Auto automatic to allow the printer to automatically switch between interfaces depending o...

Page 83: ...the serial interface to 7 bit or 8 bit See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting Parallel I F bidirectional mode The parallel interface bidirectional transfer mode is used when this feature is turned on If bidirectional transfer mode is unnecessary turn this off Packet mode Make sure to select AUTO to print from Windows applications using the printer driver include...

Page 84: ...en an error occurs See Using the Error Indicators for more information on printer errors If you do not want the printer to beep when an error occurs turn this setting off Auto CR carriage return This setting is available only in the IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 II IBM 2381Plus forLX 1170II emulationmode When auto carriage return is on each line feed LF code or ESC J code is accompanied by a carriage r...

Page 85: ...rned off cCaution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 2 While holding down the Tear Off Font button turn on the printer TheprinterenterstheDefaultSettingmodeandprints the language selection instructions one page 3 Follow the instructions to select the language you want for the instruction pages 4 Load the next ...

Page 86: ...s using the buttons on the printer s control panel 7 When you finish making settings turn off the printer and exit the DefaultSettingmode Anysettingsyou havemade remain in effect until you change them again Note Turn off the printer when it has finished printing ...

Page 87: ...you cannot fix your problem using this table go to the next section Panel light state Beep pattern Problem Solution n Pause The printer is paused Press the Pause button to resume printing Paper from another paper source is currently in the paper path Move the paper release lever back to the appropriate position and press the Load Eject button to clear the paper from the paper path Then set the lev...

Page 88: ...emaining paper f Paper Out n Pause Continuous paper is not fed back 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 if necessary A single sheet of paper is not fully ejected Press the Load Eject button to eject the sheet Then press the Pau...

Page 89: ...f the self test does not work contact your dealer or a qualified service person for assistance Note If you are an experienced user or a programmer you can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and computer To print a hex dump turn off the printer Next hold down the Load Eject and LF FF buttons while you turn on the printer Then send data from your computer ...

Page 90: ... outlet Plug another electrical device such as a lamp into the outlet to determine whether the outlet is operating properly The lights come on briefly and then go off The lights stay off even when the power is turned on again Cause What to do The voltage ratings of the printer and electrical outlet may not match Check that the printer s voltage rating matches the voltage of your electrical outlet ...

Page 91: ...face cable Make sure the cable meets both the printer and computer specifications The printerport may not be set correctly For Windows 98 Me 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 click Start point to Settings then click Printers For Windows XP click Start Control Panel then click Printers and Faxes When the icon of the printer you are using appears right click it and select Properties Then click the Ports or Det...

Page 92: ...r a paper jam a ribbon jam or other problems The printer may have overheated Let the printer cool Then try to print again If the printer still does not print correctly contact your dealer The beeper sounds five times and all the lights blink Cause What to do An error has occurred Turn off the printer and turn it on again If the problem persists check for a paper jam or ribbon jam If there is no ja...

Page 93: ...t to do The ribbon may be worn out Replace the ribbon cartridge as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge A line of dots is missing in the printout Cause What to do The print head is damaged Stop printing and contact your dealer to have the print head replaced Dots are missing in random positions Cause What to do Either there is too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose Reinst...

Page 94: ...ured for your printer The font selected on the control panel does not print Cause What to do Your software may be overriding your control panel setting Check the font setting in your application software Printing starts too high or too low on the page or the bottom part of one page is printed at the top of the next page Cause What to do Your application software settings may be incorrect Check the...

Page 95: ...he printer s page length setting for the tractor may not match the size of the continuous paper you are using Check Page length for tractor of the printer s default settings See About Your Printer s Default Settings Regular gaps occur in the printout Cause What to do One inch skip over perforation may be set Set skip over perforation to off in the Default Setting mode See About Your Printer s Defa...

Page 96: ...edge guides a little to the left or right Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams Cause What to do The paper was not fed correctly or is of the wrong type Turn off the printer and pull out the paper Insert a new sheet straight into the paperguide Make sure you reusing the right type of paper See the paper specifications under Printer Specifications Paper does not eject completely Cause What to ...

Page 97: ... cable or some other object The paper supply is too far away from the printer Make sure that your paper supply is within 1 meter 3 feet of the printer The printer cover may be opened Close the printer cover The edge guide positions may be incorrect Position the edge guides at the diamond shaped guide marks The holes on the sides of the paper are misaligned Check that the holes on the sides of the ...

Page 98: ...the page from the printer Use only paper that is within the specified length range described under Printer Specifications When you switch between single sheets and continuous paper the beeper sounds three times and the Pause light comes on Cause What to do You may have tried to change the paper release lever positionwhilepaperremained in the printer Return the paper release lever to the previous p...

Page 99: ...position Check that the paper release lever is pushed back to the single sheet position You may have loaded too many sheets in the bin Remove some sheets See Paper for informationon the types andquantity of paper that can be loaded with the cut sheet feeder Papermaybejammednearthe print head Look for a paper jam The edge guide positions may be incorrect Position the edge guides at the diamond shap...

Page 100: ...er There may be too much paper in the stacker Remove some sheets Therightandleftpaperguides are too far apart Position the paper guides to match the width of your paper You may not be using the right type of paper for the cut sheet feeder For example your paper may be too heavy or too light Make sure your paper meets the requirements of your printer and cut sheet feeder See Paper for information o...

Page 101: ...o load single sheets Paper feed is crooked or the paper jams Cause What to do The pull tractor and push tractor sprockets are not aligned correctly When using both tractors be sure that the sprockets on both are positioned evenly The paper may have too much slack Adjust the position of the sprockets to take up any slack along the width of the paper Remove slack lengthwise by rotating the paper fee...

Page 102: ... color or certain characters are not printed Cause What to do Your application software may not be properly set up for color printing Use the program s setup or install procedure to check the printer setting andadjustasneeded Ifyourapplication software is capable of sending control codes select the color using the ESC r command See Command Lists The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly C...

Page 103: ...om Windows 95 to Windows XP Me 98 or 2000 For details about your computer contact your dealer Make sure that EPSON USB Printer Devices appears on the Device Manager menu for Windows Me and 98 only If you canceled the plug and play driver installation before the procedure was complete either the USB printer device driver or the printer driver may be incorrectly installed Follow these steps to check...

Page 104: ...Other devices to view the installed devices If USB Printer appears under Other devices the USB printer device driver is not installed correctly If EPSON LX 300 II or EPSON LX 1170II appears the printer driver is not installed correctly If USB Printer EPSON LX 300 II or EPSON LX 1170II does not appear under Other devices click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer then plug it into the p...

Page 105: ...and click Remove Then click OK 5 When the following dialog box appears click OK Then click OK again to close the System Properties dialog box 6 Turn off the printer and restart your computer Then reinstall the drivers from the beginning following the instructions in the Start Here ...

Page 106: ...s Next reinstall the software as illustrated in the Start Here If EPSON USB Printer Devices is not registered in the Add Remove Programs list access the CD ROM and double click epusbun exe in Language WINME or Language WIN98 folder Then follow the on screen instructions Printing a Self Test Running the printer s self test helps you determine whether the printer or the computer is causing the probl...

Page 107: ...paper is loaded and the paper release lever is set to the correct position Then turn off the printer cCaution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 2 To run the test turn on the printer while holding down the LF FF button or Load Eject button Self test is printed in Draft characters when the LF FF button is held ...

Page 108: ... in the printer press the LF FF button to eject the printed page Then turn off the printer cCaution Do notturn off the printerwhile itis printing the self test Always press the Pause button to stop printing and the LF FF button to eject the printed page before you turn off the printer ...

Page 109: ...rial number label is usually on the back of the product Product model Product software version Click About Version Info or similar button in the product software Brand and model of your computer Your computer operating system name and version Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product Technical Support Web Site Go to http www epson com and select the Support...

Page 110: ...of standard bond paper 82 g m or 22 lb without reloading Follow these steps to install the cut sheet feeder 1 Make sure the printer is turned off Remove the paper guide and open the paper guide cover 2 If the tractor is installed in the pull tractor position remove it and reinstall it in the push tractor position 3 Make sure the paper release lever is in the single sheet position ...

Page 111: ...er over the mounting posts on the printer Releasing the latch levers locks the cut sheet feeder in place latch lever 5 Slide the left paper guide so it is aligned with the triangle mark Next slide the right paper guide to roughly match the width of your paper Slide the paper support midway between the paper guides ...

Page 112: ...onpaper orlabels in the cut sheet feeder 8 Insert up to 50 sheets of paper along the left paper guide 9 Adjust the position of the right paper guide so that it matches your paper s width Make sure the position of the guide allows the paper to move up and down freely 10 Push the paper set levers back to clamp the paper against the guide rollers 11 Remove the paper supports from the edge guides Inse...

Page 113: ...e mark Then slide the right edge guide to fit the size of paper you will use Note To remove the paper guide from the cut sheet feeder press both release tabs and pull out the paper guide Make sure the paper guide cover is open when you print You can easily switch between continuous paper and cut sheet feeder operation See Switching back to single sheets for details a b ...

Page 114: ...as an option You can improve the performance of continuous paper handling by using two tractors at the same time This is especially useful with continuous pre printed forms and multipart forms Follow these steps to install and load paper on a standard and an additional pull tractor 1 Make sure the paper release lever is pulled forward to the continuous paper position Install the included tractor i...

Page 115: ...r LX 1170II users grasp the pull tractor with both hands Push down the tractor onto the mounting slot at the top of the printer and tilt it into place as shown below When you push the tractor onto the posts you should feel the notches snap into place 4 Load continuous paper on the sprocket units of the push tractor See Printing on Continuous Paper 5 Turn on the printer Holddown the LF FFbutton to ...

Page 116: ...of the paper over the tractor pins of the sprocket units and adjust the sprocket units as necessary See Printing on Continuous Paper Close the sprocket covers 8 If there is slack in the paper between the push and pull tractors push in and turn the paper feed knob on the right side of the pull tractor to remove the slack 9 See that the paper is not crooked or wrinkled and lock the sprocket units in...

Page 117: ...tall and use the roll paper holder 1 Turn off the printer and remove the paper guide 2 Position the roll paper holder beneath the printer as shown below Fit the two holes in the base onto the two positioning pegs on the bottom of the printer cCaution Be careful to avoiddropping the roll paper holder whenlifting the printer Only the printer s weight holds it in place 3 Push the paper release lever ...

Page 118: ...t the roll so that paper feeds from the bottom of the roll Then turn on the printer 6 Bring the leading edge of the paper up over the paper path guide for single sheets and insert it into the printer path for single sheets until you feel resistance 7 Install the paper guide Slide the left edge guide to the center untilitstops attheguidemark Thenslidetherightedgeguide to the opposite guide mark ...

Page 119: ...steps to install the kit 1 Turn off the printer and remove the printer cover and paper tension unit Slide the connector cover on the printer and pull it out as shown below 2 Install the motor unit in the right hand corner of the printer with the gear facing the center of the printer Push it down firmly to fit the metal pins into the slots ...

Page 120: ...ctor on the printer 4 Slide the print head to the middle of the printer then slide the plastic part on the color ribbon to the center of the cartridge 5 Turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon ...

Page 121: ... hooks into the printer slots 7 WhileholdingdowntheLoad Eject andPausebuttons turn on the printer The printer prints the instructions on how to adjust the print position 8 Follow the printed instructions to adjust the print position Note Ifyouare instructed tomove thecolor ribbonadjustmentlever move the lever as shown below ...

Page 122: ...he optional color upgrade kit then install the black ribbon as described under Replacing the ribbon cartridge You do not have to remove the motor unit Print server You can use this printer as a network printer by installing the EpsonNet 802 11b g Wireless and 10 100 Base Tx Ext Print Server C82437 in the printer s parallel interface port See the Administrator s Manual packaged with this option for...

Page 123: ...red by EPSON may cause damage to your printer which is not covered by EPSON s warranties Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridge Replacing the ribbon cartridge Follow these steps to install or replace the ribbon cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is turned off wWarning If you have just used the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before replacing the ribbon cart...

Page 124: ...ake sure that the print head is in the middle of the printer For LX 1170II users make sure that the print head is in position at 10 cm 4 inches from the left side If it is not turn on the printer and then turn off the printer Then remove the ribbon cartridge from the printer 5 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package 6 Turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to remove...

Page 125: ...dge into the printer as shown then press both sides of the cartridge firmly to fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots 8 Use a pointed object such as a ball point pen to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide ...

Page 126: ...bbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to help feed the ribbon into place it should not be twisted or creased 10 For LX 1170II users reinstall the paper tension unit 11 Reinstall and close the printer cover ...

Page 127: ...127 Product Information Printer Parts a edge guides b paper supports c paper guide d paper release lever e knob f control panel g printer cover h paper guide cover a c b d e f h g ...

Page 128: ...128 a serial interface b ribbon cartridge c paper thickness lever d paper tension unit e power switch f power cord g USB cable holder h tractor i USB interface j parallel interface a c b d e i j h g f ...

Page 129: ...nsed 191 cps at 17 cpi 225 cps at 20 cpi Draft emphasized 112 cps at 10 cpi NLQ 56 cps at 10 cpi 67 cps at 12 cpi 56 cps at 15 cpi 47 cps at 17 cpi 56 cps at 20 cpi Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands Line spacing 1 6 inch or programmable in 1 216 inch increments Printable col...

Page 130: ... Roll paper holder Optional Paper feed speed Continuous 76 mm second 3 0 inches second Intermittent 63 msec line at 1 6 inch line spacing Color printing optional LX 300 II only Method Print ribbon shifting Ribbon color Black Magenta Cyan and Yellow Reliability Total print volume 12 million lines except print head MTBF 6 000 POH 25 duty Print head life Black ribbon 400 million strokes per wire Colo...

Page 131: ...pth 275 mm 10 8 inches excluding the knob paper release lever etc Weight approx 6 6 kg 14 6 lb Ribbon LX 300 II Black ribbon cartridge 8750 Color ribbon cartridge S015073 LX 1170II Black ribbon cartridge 8755 Ribbon life Draft 10 cpi 14 dots character Black ribbon 3 million characters Color ribbon LX 300 II only black 1 million characters cyan 0 7 million characters magenta 0 7 million characters ...

Page 132: ...mode support one EIA 232D serial interface and one USB ver1 1 interface Buffer 8 KB Built in fonts Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10 12 15 cpi proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10 12 15 cpi proportional Bar code fonts EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET ...

Page 133: ... some countries PC 437 Greek PC 852 Eastern Europe PC 853 Turkish PC 855 Cyrillic PC 857 Turkish PC 866 Russian PC 869 Greek MAZOWIA Poland Code MJK CSFR ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek ISO Latin 1T Turkish Bulgaria Bulgarian PC 774 LST 1283 1993 Estonia Estonian PC 771 Lithuanian ISO 8859 2 PC 866 LAT Latvian PC 866 UKR Ukrainian PC APTEC Arabic PC 708 Arabic PC 720 Arabic PC AR 864 Arabic PC437 Slovenia ...

Page 134: ...ated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 6 A maximum1 4 A depending on the character type 0 3 A maximum 0 7 A depending on the character type Power consumption Approx 23 W ISO IEC 10561 letter pattern Temperature without condensation Humidity without condensation Operation 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F 10 to 80 RH Storage 30 to 60 C 22 to 140 F 0 to 85 RH ...

Page 135: ...or LX 300 II Single sheets standard paper guide and cut sheet feeder entry Width Paper guide 100 to 257 mm 3 9 to 10 1 inches Cut sheet feeder 182 to 216 mm 7 2 to 8 5 inches Length Paper guide 100 to 364 mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches Cut sheet feeder 257 to 356 mm 10 1 to 14 0 inches Thickness Paper guide 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0025 to 0 0055 inch Cut sheet feeder 0 07 to 0 14 mm 0 0028 to 0 0055 inch Weight...

Page 136: ...glued at the top or one side of form Size No 6 165 92 mm 6 5 3 6 inches No 10 241 105 mm 9 5 4 1 inches Thickness 0 16 to 0 52 mm 0 0063 to 0 0205 inch Weight 45 to 90 g m 12 to 24 lb Width 101 6 to 254 mm 4 0 to 10 0 inches Length one page 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches Copies 1 original up to 4 copies Thickness 0 065 to 0 39 mm 0 0025 to 0 015 inch Gathering area up to 0 9 mm 0 035 inch We...

Page 137: ...ing sheet length 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches Backing sheet thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Total thickness 0 16 to 0 19 mm 0 0063 to 0 0075 inch Label weight 64 g m 17 lb Width 216 mm 8 5 inches Thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Weight 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 lb Width Paper guide 148 to 420 mm 5 8 to 16 5 inches Cut sheet feeder 182 to 420 mm 7 2 to 16 5 inches...

Page 138: ...24 lb Cut sheet feeder 64 to 90 g m 18 to 24 lb Width 148 to 420 mm 5 8 to 16 5 inches Length 100 to 364 mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches Copies 1 original up to 4 copies Thickness 0 12 to 0 39 mm 0 0047 to 0 015 inch Weight 40 to 58 g m 12 to 15 lb Binding Line glued at the top or one side of form Size No 6 165 92 mm 6 5 3 6 inches No 10 241 105 mm 9 5 4 1 inches Thickness 0 16 to 0 52 mm 0 0063 to 0 0205 i...

Page 139: ... 22 lb Weight one sheet of multipart 40 to 58 g m 12 to 15 lb Binding Spot glued or crimp bound on both sides Label size 23 8 63 5 mm 15 16 2 5 inches minimum 2 5 mm 0 1 inch corner radius minimum Backing sheet width 101 6 to 406 4 mm 4 0 to 16 0 inches Backing sheet length 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches Backing sheet thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Total thickness 0 16 to 0 ...

Page 140: ...0 mm 0 12 inch each For single sheets the maximum paper width is 257 mm 10 1 inches The maximum printable width is 203 2 mm 8 0 inches If the paper size is substantially wider than this the side margins will be wider than the minimum but the printable width does not increase beyond 203 2 mm 8 0 inches C The minimum bottom margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch ...

Page 141: ... single sheets the maximum paper width is 420 mm 16 5 inches The maximum printable width is 345 44 mm 13 6 inches If the paper size is substantially wider than this the side margins will be wider than the minimum but the printable width does not increase beyond 345 44 mm 13 6 inches C The minimum bottom margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch ...

Page 142: ...ch B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm 0 51 inch each The maximum paper width is 254 mm 10 0 inches The maximum printable width is 203 2 mm 8 0 inches If the paper size is substantially wider than this the side margins will be wider than the minimum but the printable width does not increase beyond 203 2 mm 8 0 inches ...

Page 143: ... 16 0 inches The maximum printable width is 345 44 mm 13 6 inches If the paper size is substantially wider than this the side margins will be wider than the minimum but the printable width does not increase beyond 345 44 mm 13 6 inches A The minimum top margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch B The minimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 inch The minimum right margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 inch The maximum printable width ...

Page 144: ...the EPSON ESC P control codes and IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 II IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170II emulation control codes listed below EPSON ESC P control codes Selecting an EPSON ESC P printer in your software allows you to use advanced fonts and graphics General operation ESC ESC U ESC EM Paper feeding FF LF ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC A CR ...

Page 145: ...t selection ESC k ESC x ESC y ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC Font enhancement ESC W DC4 SO DC2 SI ESC w ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC Spacing ESC Space Character handling ESC t ESC t ESC R ESC ESC ESC ESC I ESC 6 ESC 7 Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC ESC Bar code ESC B Color printing LX 300 II only ESC r ...

Page 146: ...e manual General operation NUL DC3 ESC j BEL CAN DC1 ESC Q ESC K ESC U ESC F Paper feeding FF LF ESC 5 ESC A ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 CR ESC Page format ESC C ESC C0 ESC X ESC N ESC O ESC 4 Print position motion ESC d ESC R ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J Font selection DC2 ESC P ESC ESC E ESC F ESC I ESC d ESC I Font enhancement DC4 SO ESC SO ESC W ESC SI ESC SI ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC ESC _ Spacing B...

Page 147: ...SC L ESC Y ESC Z Bar code ESC f ESC p Download ESC only Draft mode 120 V version Safety standards UL60950 CSA60950 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B Class B CAN CSA CEI IEC CISPR22 class B 230 V version Safety standards EN60950 EMI AS NZS CISPR22 class B 230 V version Safety standards EN60950 ...

Page 148: ...8 CE marking Both models EMC EN55022 class B EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55024 230 V version Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EN60950 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 class B EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55024 ...

Page 149: ...de is still dirty or dusty clean them with a soft clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent dissolved in water Keep the printer cover in place and lower it until it lies flat on the top of the printer to prevent water from getting inside the printer cCaution Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case Be careful not to ...

Page 150: ... touching it 1 Remove any paper loaded in the printer Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer paper supports and knob 3 Lower the paper guide Remove the USB cable holder paper supports and knob 4 If a pull tractor is installed remove it If any options are installed remove them and pack them in their...

Page 151: ...ing mode See also unidirectional printing buffer The portion of the printer s memory used to store data before it is printed character table A collection of letters numbers and symbols that constitute the set of characters used in a particular language characters per inch cpi A measurement of the size of text characters continuous paper Paper that has sprocket feed holes on both sides is perforate...

Page 152: ... paper See continuous paper font A style of type designated by a name such as Roman or Sans Serif form feed FF A control code and control panel button that advances the paper to the next top of form position hex dump A troubleshooting method that helps identify the cause of communication problems between the printer and the computer When the printer is in hex dump mode it prints each code that it ...

Page 153: ...ons of a particular printer reset To return a printer to its default settings resolution A measure of the amount of detail that can be represented Resolution of printed images is measured in number of dots per inch dpi self test A method for checking the operation of the printer When you run the self test the printer prints the characters stored in its ROM Read Only Memory tear off A control panel...

Page 154: ... print head prints in one direction only Unidirectional printing is useful for printing graphics because it allows precise vertical alignment You can select unidirectional printing in the printer s default setting mode See also bidirectional printing ...

Page 155: ...t time 82 Auto line feed 81 Auto tear off 81 B Baud rate 83 Bidirectional Bi d printing 81 Built in font list 132 Buttons 76 Buzzer beeper setting 84 C Canceling printing 70 Character table list 133 setting 83 Cleaning the printer 149 Clients with Windows Me or 98 62 with Windows NT 4 0 67 with Windows XP or 2000 64 Contacting EPSON 109 Continuous paper printing 15 specifications 136 139 ...

Page 156: ...ing 36 specifications 136 138 EPSON Status Monitor 3 38 53 accessing 55 installing 56 setting up 53 Error indication 87 ESC P 144 F Font 84 H High speed draft default setting 82 I I F interface mode 82 IBM 2380 Plus IBM 2381 Plus emulation 146 IBM character table default setting 84 International character set for Italic table 84 International character sets 133 ...

Page 157: ...t 119 Roll paper holder 117 P Packet mode 83 Page length for tractor 80 Panel 76 Paper alignment 144 Paper specifications 135 Paper thickness lever 34 Parallel I F interface bidirectional mode 83 Parity 83 Printable area 140 Print direction 81 Printer sharing 57 Printer driver accessing from Windows Me or 98 40 from Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 45 settings 50 uninstalling 71 ...

Page 158: ... 81 Software default setting 82 Specifications built in font 132 character tables 133 command lists ESC P 144 IBM 2380 Plus IBM 2381 Plus emulation 146 electrical 134 environmental 134 international character sets 133 mechanical 129 paper 135 paper alignment 144 printable area 140 standards and approvals 147 Status Monitor 3 53 T Tear off 28 adjusting 29 automatically 28 button 28 Technical suppor...

Page 159: ...159 Troubleshooting USB problems 103 U Unidirectional Uni d printing 81 Uninstalling printer software 71 USB device driver 74 USB interface 82 problems 103 ...

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