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LF/FF button

Press this button briefly to feed the paper forward one line.
Hold this button down to eject a single sheet or to advance
continuous paper to the next top-of-form position. You can
also use this button to eject a page. You can also use this
button to run a self-test to make sure the printer is working
correctly. To start the self-test, hold down the 

LF/FF

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while you turn on your printer.

PAUSE button

Press this button to stop printing temporarily. Press it again
to resume printing.

PAPER PARK

Press the 

FONT

 and 

LF/FF

 buttons together to feed

continuous paper backward to the paper park position. See
“Printing with the push tractor.”

MICRO ADJUST button

Feeds paper backward to adjust the loading position. See
“Adjusting the loading position.”

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To choose one of the four internal fonts listed on the control
panel, press the 

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FONT

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2

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repeatedly to cycle through all selections. 

Your selection stays in effect until you change it or turn off
the printer. Any font you select with your software overrides
any you selected at the control panel.

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Your printer comes with a series of internal settings that
control a variety of printer functions, such as print direction
and auto line feed. Because these settings take effect each
time you turn on the printer, they are called default settings.

The factory default settings are designed to meet the needs of
most users, so you may not need to change them. The table
below lists all the features you can select in the
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Note: 
Most software programs control the character table and auto line
feed. If your software program controls these features, you may
never need to set them with the control panel.

Default settings descriptions

Character spacing

When you select 10 cpi, the printer prints 10 characters per
inch (cpi). When you select 12 cpi, it prints 12 characters per
inch.

Shape of zero

The printer prints the zero character with a slash (0/) when
the setting is on, or no slash when the setting is off. The
slashed zero makes it easy to distinguish between an
uppercase O and a zero.

Skip-over-perforation 

When this feature is on and you are using continuous paper,
the printer leaves a 1-inch (25.4-mm) margin between the last
printable line on one page and the first printable line on the
next page. This causes the printer to skip over the perforation
between continuous sheets. 

Most software takes care of the top and bottom margins. Do
not turn on skip-over-perforation unless your software does
not provide these margins. 

Character table

Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by
different languages. The printer prints text with the selected
character table.

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Summary of Contents for LX-300

Page 1: ...oman EPSON NLQ Sans Serif EPSON Draft Draft condensed Character tables 1 italic and 8 graphics character tables Character sets 13 international character sets Paper Single sheets CSF Width 210 mm 8 5 inches Length 297 mm 11 0 inches Thickness 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0025 to 0 0055 inches Weight 64 to 90 g m2 18 to 24 lb Quality Bond paper plain paper recycled paper Single sheets manual insertion Width ...

Page 2: ...ush tractor Push pull tractor with optional pull tractor unit Pull tractor C800301 Cut sheet feeder option C806371 Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge 8750 Life expectancy at 14 dots character 3 million characters Color ribbon cartridge S015073 Life expectancy at 14 dots character Black 1 million characters Magenta Cyan 0 7 million characters Yellow 0 5 million characters MTBF 4 000 power on hours Lifet...

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Page 5: ...teps below 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the paper feeder 2 Hold down the FONT button and turn on the printer to enter the default settings mode The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints a brief summary and instructions It instructs you to select the language that you want messages printed in English French German Italian or Spanish 3 Press the FONT button until ...

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Page 7: ...ed 6 Slide the print head from side to side to make sure it moves smoothly 7 Re install and close the printer cover When the printing becomes faint you need to replace the ribbon cartridge To remove the old ribbon cartridge first move the print head to the center of the printer Then remove the cartridge by lifting the posts on either side and taking it out of the printer 5XQQLQJýWKHý6HOIý7HVWý The...

Page 8: ... that presents a list of printers To take full advantage of your printer s features choose LX 300 If LX 300 is not listed contact your software manufacturer for an update that includes the LX 300 Until you receive an update choose another printer as close to the top of the list as possible LX 300 LX 810 JX 80 Color LX 850 Not color EX 800 LX 800 LX 80 86 FX 850 FX 86e 800 If none of these printers...

Page 9: ... release lever forward to the continuous paper position 2 Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward 3 Slide the left sprocket unit using the scale on the printer as a guide The printer prints to the right of the position marked 0 Push the sprocket lock lever back to lock it in place Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper but do not lock it Move t...

Page 10: ...ter cover do not match adjust the paper position by following the steps in Adjusting the loading position while the PAUSE light is flashing When you send more data the paper automatically feeds back to the loading position If you want to change the position where printing begins on the page adjust the loading position Printing with the pull tractor F Caution When using the pull tractor set the Aut...

Page 11: ... guide mark 10 Attach the printer cover and adjust the 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 The PAUSE light flashes briefly then stays off 11 Make sure the printer cover is closed When the printer receives data it begins printing automatically If you want to change the position where printing...

Page 12: ...is a different color from the rest adjust the ribbon angle Check the characters printed in red If the top edge is blue move the color ribbon adjustment lever forward If the bottom edge is yellow move the lever backward Then print another self test to check your adjustment Repeat this process until the ribbon is properly adjusted Note When you print using the color ribbon the print speed is reduced...

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