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Summary of Contents for LX-1170II

Page 1: ...User s Guide BPS0002 00 ...

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Page 3: ... third parties for damages losses costs 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...

Page 4: ...achines Corporation General Notice Other 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 2007 Seiko Epson Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 5: ...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 6: ... 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 ampere of all devices plugged into the electrical outlet does not exceed the ...

Page 7: ...nside 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 protection and over current protection for this printer the building installation must be protected by a 16 amp circuit breaker Bei Anschluss des Druckers an die Stromversorgu...

Page 8: ...it 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 for your printer Never replace the print head yourself you may damage the printer Also ot...

Page 9: ...ance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage 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 yell...

Page 10: ...United Kingdom Singapore and Hong Kong users Replace fuses only with fuses of the correct size and rating Safety requirements Mains plug Use a 3 pin mains plug that is registered with the Safety Authority Flexible cord Use a double insulated flexible cord that is certified to the relevant IEC or BS standards Appliance connector Use an appliance connector certified to the relevant IEC or BS Standar...

Page 11: ...Your Printer Features 15 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Printing on Continuous Paper 17 Printing with the push tractor 17 Removing a printed document from the push tractor 21 Switching back to single sheets 22 Printing with the pull tractor 22 Adjusting the top of form position 27 Advancing the paper to the tear off edge 29 Printing on Single Sheets 32 Loading single sheets 33 Printing on Special Paper ...

Page 12: ...tings 49 Printer Driver Settings Overview 50 Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 55 Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 56 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 58 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 59 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 60 Sharing the printer 60 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 61 Setting for the clients 65 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 77 Canceling Printing 79 Unins...

Page 13: ...Consumables Installing and Using Options 121 Cut sheet feeder 121 Pull tractor unit 125 Roll paper holder 127 Color upgrade kit LX 300 II only 129 Print server 133 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 133 Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge 133 Replacing the ribbon cartridge 134 Chapter 7 Product Information Printer Parts 139 Printer Specifications 141 Mechanical 141 Electronic 144 Electrical 146 Environment...

Page 14: ...l codes 156 IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 II IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170II em ulation control codes 157 Standards and approvals 158 Safety Approvals 158 CE marking 159 Cleaning the Printer 161 Transporting the Printer 162 Glossary ...

Page 15: ...nuous paper multipart forms with 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 Vista XP Me 98 2000 or NT 4 0 The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility lets ...

Page 16: ...16 Getting to Know Your Printer ...

Page 17: ...r in the push tractor 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 on page 22 for instructions Printing with the push tractor When using the push tractor it is a good idea to set ...

Page 18: ...g 1 Make 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 19: ... is midway between the sprocket units 4 Makesureyourpaperhasaclean 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 onl...

Page 20: ... to 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 on page 27 cCaution Never use the paper ...

Page 21: ... document using 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 on page 30 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 Cl...

Page 22: ...Always tear off 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...

Page 23: ...he paper tension unit 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 24: ...ward to 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 25: ... so that its sprockets 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 Makesureyourpaperhasaclean straightleadingedge Open the sprocket covers Fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket...

Page 26: ...he paper 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 Makesuretheprintercoverisclosed 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 fo...

Page 27: ...ter or cause it to lose 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 I...

Page 28: ... 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 To adjust the top of form position for continuous paper loaded on the pul...

Page 29: ...foration you get a 8 5 mm 0 33 inch margin on the next page 6 Afteryousetthetop of formposition pressthePause button to exit the Micro Adjust mode Advancing the paper to the tear off edge If you use the push tractor you can use the tear off feature to advance your continuous paper to the printer s tear off edge when you finish printing You can then easily tear off the printed document When you res...

Page 30: ...sition If youpress the Tear Off Font button again the printer feeds your paper to the next top of form position Advancing the paper to the tear off position automatically To automatically advance your printed documents to the tear off position you need to turn on the auto tear off mode and select the appropriate page length for continuous paper in the Default Setting mode For instructions see Chan...

Page 31: ...f 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 the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light begins to flash and the printer enters the Micro Adjust mode 4 Press the LF FF D button to feed the paper backwards or press the Load Ej...

Page 32: ...printer For specifications on the type of single sheet paper you can use see Appendix Paper Before printing on single sheet multipart forms envelopes or other special paper be sure to the set the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position See Printing on Special Paper on page 34 for details Note To load a stack of single sheet paper use the optional cut sheet feeder See Installing and Using...

Page 33: ...ingle sheets Follow these steps to load single sheets 1 Make sure the printer is turned 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 34: ...op 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 recommended printable area of envelopes see Printer Specifications on page 141 cCaution When printing on multipart forms ...

Page 35: ... 1 Turn the printer 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 E...

Page 36: ...tipart 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 onpage27 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...

Page 37: ...s out of the printer cCaution Never feed labels backwards through the printer they can easily peeloffthebackingsheet andjamtheprinter Ifalabeldoesbecome 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 theproperposition See Adjustingthepaperthickne...

Page 38: ...mended printable area The print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelopeorotherthickpaper See PrinterSpecifications on page 141 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 39: ...rinter 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 on page 59 for instructions Note Before proceeding make sure you have installed the printer driver on your computer described in the Start Here M...

Page 40: ... menu on page 42 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 on page 43 to check and change printer driver settings Note While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do...

Page 41: ...41 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software In the Print or Print Setup dialog box displayed make surethat your printer is selected inthe Name drop down list ...

Page 42: ...s andDeviceOptions 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 on page 43 for information on how to change the settings Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu 1 Click the Start button and then point to...

Page 43: ...click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See Changing the printer driver settings on page 43 for information on how to change the settings Changing the printer driver settings Your printer driver has seven menus Paper Graphics Device Options General Details Utility and Sharing For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 50 You can also view on...

Page 44: ... using See Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications on page 45 for more information When you access the printer driver from the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu on page 47 for more information The screen shots in the following section are from LX 1170II For LX 300 II users substitute LX...

Page 45: ...The examples in the following 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 surethat your printer is selected inthe Name drop down list ...

Page 46: ...lication 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 Windows XP and 2000 or Layout Paper Quality User Defined Paper and Extension Settings menus Windows Vista These menus contain the printer driver settings ...

Page 47: ...he Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu Note The screen shots used in this procedure 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 Click the Start button and then point to Settings For Windows Vista ClickStart clickControl Panel clickHardware and Soun...

Page 48: ... Printing Preferences in Windows Vista XP or 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 The screen displays the Document Properties window which containstheLayoutandPaper Qualitymenus WindowsXP 2000 and NT4 0 or Layout Paper Quality User Defined Paper and Extension Settings menus Windows Vista These menus display the printer driver settings ...

Page 49: ...ver Settings Overview on page 50 for information on how to change the settings Changing the printer driver settings Your printer 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 on page 50 For Wind...

Page 50: ...ly the settings or click Cancel to cancel your changes Once you have checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Printer Driver Settings Overview The following tables show the Windows printer driver settings Note that not every setting is available in all versions of Windows For more details see Help for the printer driver ...

Page 51: ...ich 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 the printer to uni...

Page 52: ...r 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 Printing Features Select Enable or Disable for the metafile Spooling Print Optimizations Select Disable when the printer does not use th...

Page 53: ...ows XP Home Edition click Start and click Control Panel then click Printers and Faxes Packet Mode Ordinarily there is no need to change this setting If you change the printer s Packet Mode settings change this setting to match If the printer and printer driver settings are different you may not be able to print correctly For more details see Help for the printer driver User Defined Paper If your p...

Page 54: ...perties screen on Windows Vista you need to use the Run as administrator option With Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition 1 For Windows Vista click Start and click Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound then click Printers For Windows XP Professional x64 Edition click Start and click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click your printer icon and click Printing Preferences 3 Select the User De...

Page 55: ...onitor3isinstalledwhentheprinterisconnected directly and you install the printer driver as described in the Start Here 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 Appendix Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 and Appendix Sharing the printer Settings Explanations EPSON Status Monitor 3 You can access EPSON Status...

Page 56: ...n some cases because of the router s settings Before using EPSON Status Monitor 3 be sure to read the README file on the User CD ROM This file contains the latest information on the utility Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow these steps to set up EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Open the Utility menu as described in Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me and 98 on page 39 or Using the Printer Driv...

Page 57: ...x On Off status Turn on this check box to display the selected error notification 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 th...

Page 58: ...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 on page 39 or Using the Printer Driver with Windows Vista XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 on page 44 When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3 as described above the following printer status window appears Allow monitoring of shared printer When this check box is selected a sh...

Page 59: ...sert the printer software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Note If the language selection window appears select your country If the EPSON Installation Program 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 state...

Page 60: ... server The clients share the printer via the 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 ForWindowsMeor98 see WithWindowsMeor98 onpage 61 For Windows Vista XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 see With Windows Vista XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 on page 63 Setting the cl...

Page 61: ...hared printer error and warning notifications do not appear during printing Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later will solve this problem When connecting to a shared printer beyond a router error and warning notification for shared printers during printing is not available in some cases because of the router s settings The printer server and clients should be set on the same network system...

Page 62: ...in the computer Click OK and then follow the on screen instructions When the prompt to restart the computer appears restart the computer and continue with the settings 6 Double click the Printers icon on the control panel 7 Right click your printer icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 8 Select Shared As type the name in the Share Name box and click OK Type a Comment and Password if need...

Page 63: ...printer server s OS is Windows Vista XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 follow these steps to set the printer server Note You must access Windows Vista XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as the Administrators of the local machine 1 For a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 printer server click Start point to Settings and click Printers For a Windows XP Professional printer server clickStart and click Printers and Faxes ...

Page 64: ...derstand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here In either case follow the on screen instructions 3 For a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 printer server select Shared as for Windows 2000 or Shared for Windows NT 4 0 then type the name in the Share name box and click OK ...

Page 65: ...u cannot select share this printer until you click the Change sharing options button 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 on page 66 With Windows XP or 2000 on page 68 With Windows Vista on page 71 With Windows NT 4 0 on page 75 Setting for the clients This section describes how to install the p...

Page 66: ...rinter 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 the EPSON Status Monitor 3 in each client from the CD ROM With Windows Me or 98 Follow these steps to set Windows Me ...

Page 67: ... 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 s OS is Windows Me or 98 go to the next step If the printer server s OS is not Windows Me or 98 go to Installing the printer driver from the ...

Page 68: ...wer 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 Faxes 2 For Windows 2000 double click the Add Printer icon then click Next F...

Page 69: ... then click Next 4 For 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 70: ...he 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 Proceed to the next step if the printer server and client have the same OS and the same architecture x64 x86 If the printer server s OS is not Windows XP or 2000...

Page 71: ...lled select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click OK 7 Make sure of the settings then click Finish With Windows Vista Follow these steps to set Windows Vista clients 1 ClickStart clickControl Panel clickHardware and Sound and then click Printers 2 Click the Add Printer icon ...

Page 72: ... a network wireless or Bluetooth printer 4 A shared printer is automatically searched for If a shared printer is found click its icon and click Next If no shared printer is found click the The printer that I want isn t listed button ...

Page 73: ...Printer Software 73 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Select Browse for a printer and click Next 6 A PC icon on your network appears ...

Page 74: ...74 Printer Software 7 Click the PC icon A shared printer icon appears 8 Click Install driver 9 Make sure that the appropriate printer driver name is shown and click Next ...

Page 75: ... set the shown printer as the default printer select the checkbox and click Next 10 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 ...

Page 76: ...d printer s name in Network path or queue name 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 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...

Page 77: ...puters of the server and clients use different OS The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Note When installing in Windows 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 and the same architecture you do not have to install the...

Page 78: ...r Install this driver software anyway for Windows Vista and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer then click OK Then follow the on screen instructions Note If you also want to install EPSON Status Monitor 3 see Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 59 for instructions Client s OS Folder Name Windows 98 Language WIN98 Windows...

Page 79: ...s If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is installed with the Windows Firewall featureturnedon recommended the shared printermaynotbeable to be monitored If this occurs follow the steps below to enable monitoring 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 f...

Page 80: ...ws 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 Note When uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 from a multi user Windows XP 2000 environment remove the shortcut icon from all clients before uninstalling You can remove the icon by clearin...

Page 81: ... and click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add 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 82: ...nitor 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 Uninstalling the USB device driver When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable the USB device driver is also installed When you uninsta...

Page 83: ...nce 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 on page 80 2 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices and click Add Remove Note EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable 1 2 ...

Page 84: ...llow 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 85: ...the buttons on the control 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 posi...

Page 86: ...ndby position Feeds continuous paper backwards to the standby position 5 Pause button Stops printing temporarily and resumes printing 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 ...

Page 87: ...elect a built in font using the buttons on the printer s control panel 1 Make sure that the printer is not printing If it is wait until printing 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 ...

Page 88: ...nter driver you may sometimes need to change a default setting from the printer s control panel using the Default Setting mode The following table lists the default settings and the options you can select in the Default Setting mode The settings are explained in detail after the table For instructions on changing the default settings see Changing default settings on page 95 ...

Page 89: ...to 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 draft On Off I F mode Auto Parallel Serial USB Auto I F wait time 10 seconds 30 seconds Baud rate 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 BPS Parity None Odd Even Ignore Data length 8 bit 7 bit Parallel I F bidirectional mode On Off Packet mode Auto Off ...

Page 90: ... 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 German...

Page 91: ...ar off the 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 Appendix Using the Tear Off button for more information Auto line feed When ...

Page 92: ... I F interface mode The printer comes with three kinds of interfaces a parallel interface a serial interface and a USB interface Ifyourprinterisconnectedtoonlyonecomputer chooseParallel 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 ...

Page 93: ...the data length of 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 pri...

Page 94: ...when an error occurs See Using the Error Indicators on page 97 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 IBM2381Plus for LX 1170II emulationmode When auto carriage return is on each line feed LF code or ESC J code is accompanied by...

Page 95: ...nd the printer is turned 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 pa...

Page 96: ... settings using the buttons on the printer s control panel 7 When you finish making settings turn off the printer and exit theDefaultSettingmode Anysettingsyouhavemaderemain in effect until you change them again Note Turn off the printer when it has finished printing ...

Page 97: ...e and fix the problem If 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 pa...

Page 98: ...to eject the remaining 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...

Page 99: ... or the interface cable If 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...

Page 100: ...ent 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 outl...

Page 101: ...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 Details tab and select the appropriate port The Paper Out and Pause lights are on and the printer beeps three times Cause What...

Page 102: ...ool 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 jam contactyour dealeror a qualified service person If an error occurs when you switch between s...

Page 103: ...aint Cause What to do The ribbon may be worn out Replace the ribbon cartridge as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 133 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 ri...

Page 104: ...our 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 margin or top of form position setting in your application software Page length does not matc...

Page 105: ...r you are using Check Page length for tractor of the printer s default settings See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 88 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 Default Settings on page 88 ...

Page 106: ... 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 paper guide Make sure you re using the right type of paper See the paper specifications under Printer Specifications on page 141 Paper does not eject completely Caus...

Page 107: ...obstructed by a 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 th...

Page 108: ...t the page from the printer Use only paper that is within the specified length range described under Printer Specifications on page 141 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 ...

Page 109: ...e loaded too many sheets in the bin Remove some sheets See Paper on page 146 for information on the types and quantity 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 shaped guide marks There may be only one sheet left in the bin Add more paper Two or more...

Page 110: ... 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 on page 146 for information on the paper specifications One page of printing has spread to two pages Cause What to do Your app...

Page 111: ... continuous paper or push the lever back to 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 ...

Page 112: ...00 Cause What to do Themotorinthecolorupgrade kit may not be installed properly Follow the instructions under Color upgrade kit LX 300 II only on page 129 The desired 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 Ifyourap...

Page 113: ...d 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 the installation and reinstall the drivers 1 Turn the printer on and plug the USB cable into the printer and the computer 2 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop then click Properties 3 Click the Dev...

Page 114: ... beside 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 in...

Page 115: ... or EPSON LX 1170II 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 116: ...es 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 prob...

Page 117: ...ten Follow these steps to perform a self test 1 When using continuous paper make sure 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 Loa...

Page 118: ...elf test press the Pause button to stop printing If paper remains in the printer press the LF FF button to eject the printed page Then turn off the printer cCaution Do notturn offthe printerwhile itisprintingtheselftest 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 119: ...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...

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Page 121: ...70II handles up to 50 sheets 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 she...

Page 122: ... cut sheet feeder over the mountingposts ontheprinter Releasingthelatchleverslocks 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 123: ...lopes multipartforms carbonpaper 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 ...

Page 124: ...he guide 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 on page 22 for details a b ...

Page 125: ...r LX 1170II is available 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 Insta...

Page 126: ... place For 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 on page 17 5 Turn onthe printer Holddownt...

Page 127: ...g on Continuous Paper on page 17 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 place 10 Re install the printer cover and the paper guide Roll paper holder The optional roll paper...

Page 128: ...Becarefultoavoiddroppingtherollpaperholderwhen lifting the printer Only the printer s weight holds it in place 3 Push the paper release lever to the single sheet position 4 Cut the leading edge of the roll paper straight across Slide the roll paper holder shaft through the center of the paper roll 5 Set the shaft and paper roll onto the roll paper holder Orient the roll so that paper feeds from th...

Page 129: ...rinter path for single sheets until you feel resistance 7 Install the paper guide Slide the left edge guide to the center untilitstopsattheguidemark Thenslidetherightedgeguide to the opposite guide mark Color upgrade kit LX 300 II only The optional color upgrade kit C83208 includes a color ribbon cartridge and a motor unit Follow these steps to install the kit ...

Page 130: ...er 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 131: ...unit plug into the connector 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 132: ...fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots 7 WhileholdingdowntheLoad EjectandPausebuttons 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 Ifyouareinstructedtomovethecolorribbonadjustmentlever move the lever as shown below ...

Page 133: ... 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 instructions on installation and use Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge When printing becomes faint you need to replace the ribbon cartridge Genuine EPSON ribbo...

Page 134: ...int head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before replacing the ribbon cartridge 2 Open the printer cover to the upright position then pull it up to remove it 3 For LX 1170II users remove the tension unit by squeezing the tension unit s lock tabs gently and pulling the tension unit away from the printer EPSON black ribbon cartridge for LX 300 II 8750 EPSON black ribbon cartridge for LX 1170...

Page 135: ...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 any slack from the ribbon so it is easier to install 7 Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as shown then press both sides of the cartridge firmly to fit ...

Page 136: ...a pointed object such as a ball point pen to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide 9 Turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to help feed the ribbon into place it should not be twisted or creased ...

Page 137: ...Options and Consumables 137 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 For LX 1170II users reinstall the paper tension unit 11 Reinstall and close the printer cover ...

Page 138: ...138 Options and Consumables ...

Page 139: ...t Information 139 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Chapter 7 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 a c b d e f h g ...

Page 140: ...tion h paper guide cover 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 141: ...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 142: ... 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 143: ...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 144: ...mode support one EIA 232D serial interface and one USB ver1 1 interface Buffer 64 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 145: ... 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 146: ...dity 30 to 60 RH 120 V Model 220 to 240 V Model Input voltage range AC 99 to 132 V AC 198 to 264 V Rated 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 con...

Page 147: ...es 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 Paper guide 52 to 90 g m 14 to 24 lb Cut sheet feeder 64 to 90 g m 18 to 24 lb Width 100 to 257 mm 3 9 to 10 1 inches Length 100 to 364 mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches Copies 1 orig...

Page 148: ... 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 Weight not multipart 52 to 82 g m 14 to 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...

Page 149: ... 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 Length Paper guide 100 to 364 mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches Cut sheet feeder 210 to 364 mm 8 3 to 14 3 inches Thickness Paper guide 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0025 to 0 0055 inch Cut sheet feeder 0...

Page 150: ...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 inch Weight 45 to 90 g m 12 to 24 lb Width 101 6 to 406 4 mm 4 0 to 16 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 Weight not multipart...

Page 151: ... 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 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...

Page 152: ... 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 A The minimum top margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch ...

Page 153: ...he 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 A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4 2 mm 0 17 inch each ...

Page 154: ...the printable width does not increase beyond 203 2 mm 8 0 inches A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4 2 mm 0 17 inch each B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm 0 51 inch each The maximum paper width is 406 4 mm 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 w...

Page 155: ...er supports 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 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 is 203 2 mm 8 0 inches ...

Page 156: ...ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC A CR Page format ESC C ESC C ESC C 0 ESC Q ESC l ESC c ESC N ESC O ESC U Print position motion ESC ESC ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J Font 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 ...

Page 157: ... LX 300 II IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170II reference manual Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC ESC Bar code ESC B Color printing LX 300 II only ESC r 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 selectio...

Page 158: ... 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 BS SP Character handling ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC T ESC ESC Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z Bar code ESC f ESC p Download ESC only Draft mode 120 V version Safety standards UL60950 CSA60950 ...

Page 159: ...R22 class B 230 V version Safety standards EN60950 EMI AS NZS CISPR22 class B 230 V version Safety standards EN60950 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 ...

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Page 161: ...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 162: ... used the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before 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 ins...

Page 163: ...163 7 Repack the printer ribbon cartridge USB cable holder paper supports knob and power cord in their original packing materials and place them in the printer s original box ...

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Page 165: ...l 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 perforated between pages and is supplied...

Page 166: ... 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 receives in hexadecimal notation and ASCII characters Also called data dump h...

Page 167: ... 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 button that feeds the perforation o...

Page 168: ...h the 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 ...

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