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Chapter 3

Control Panel

Using the Control Panel

You can control simple printer operations—such as line feeding, form feeding, and loading and
ejecting paper. The control panel lights show the printer’s status.

Control Panel Buttons and Lights

1.

Ready

light (Yellow)

❏

On when output data is in buffer, or is being printed.

❏

Flashes when an error has occurred during a printing operation.

2.

Power

light (Green)

On when the power is turned on.

3.

F1/Eject

light (Yellow)

Works as programmed when the printer is in the PR2, WNI4915, or IBM4722 mode. You can
program it when it is on, off or flashes in the PR2, WNI4915 or IBM4722 mode.

4.

F1/Eject

button

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Summary of Contents for PLQ-30

Page 1: ...User s Guide NPD5346 00 EN ...

Page 2: ...orporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON and ESC P are registered trademarks EPSON EXCEED YOUR VISION EXCEED YOUR VISION and ESC P2 are tra...

Page 3: ...e Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate Windows Vista refers to Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Windows Vista Home Premium Edition WindowsVistaBusinessEdition WindowsVistaEnterpriseEdition andWindowsVista Ultimate Edition Windows XP refers to Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 refers to Windows ...

Page 4: ...on 19 Adjusting the printing start position 21 Chapter 2 Printer Software About Your Printer Software 23 Using the Printer Driver 23 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 24 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 26 Changing the printer driver settings 28 Printer Driver Settings Overview 29 Printer settings 29 Monitoring settings 32 Setting Utility 32 Using EPSON Status ...

Page 5: ...s 50 Compress Printing Mode 53 About Your Printer s Default Settings 54 Understanding default settings 54 Default setting mode 54 Changing default settings 68 Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout 70 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Diagnosing the Problem 72 Using the Error Indicators 72 PR2 mode 73 WNI4915 mode 74 IBM4722 ESC P2 IBM PPDS and ESC P2 ESC MC modes 75 Problems and Solutions 75 Power Supp...

Page 6: ... Help for Users in India 89 Help for Users in the Philippines 89 Help for Users in Europe 90 Help for Users in Latin America 90 Chapter 6 Options and Consumables Installing and Using Options 92 Roll paper holder 92 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 96 Genuine Epson ribbon cartridge 96 Replacing the ribbon cartridge 96 Chapter 7 Product Information Printer Parts 103 Printer Specifications 104 Mechanic...

Page 7: ...Standards and Approvals 130 Safety approvals 130 CE Marking 130 Cleaning the Printer 131 Transporting the Printer 131 Glossary Index PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Contents 7 ...

Page 8: ...ting and superior performance in a compact design Its features include PLQ 30M can read and write magnetic stripes The ability to handle a wide range of paper types including passbook single sheets multipart forms with one original and up to six copies and roll paper PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Getting to Know Your Printer 8 ...

Page 9: ...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 Someofthesymbolsusedonyourproductaretoensuresafetyandproperuseoftheproduct Visit the following Web site to learn the meaning of the symbols http support epson net symbols When sett...

Page 10: ...hould 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 pluggedintotheextensioncorddoesnotexceedthecord sampererating Also makesurethetotal ampere of all devices plugged into the electrical outlet does not exceed the electrical outlet s ampere rating Use only the power cord that...

Page 11: ...ar the CRT display which emits strong electromagnetic wave When maintaining the printer Unplug the printer before cleaning it and always clean it with a piece of damp cloth only Do not spill liquid onto the printer Do not attempt to service the printer yourself except as specifically explained in this guide Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following c...

Page 12: ... with the ribbon cartridge installed Otherwise paper jam may occur When operating the printer Avoid usingorstoringtheprinterinplaces subject to rapid changes in temperatureand humidity Keep it away from direct sunlight strong light heat sources or excessive moisture or dust Adjust only those controls that are covered in the user documentation Improper adjustment of other controls may result in dam...

Page 13: ...ter prevention devices various safety devices etc or functional precision devices etc you should use this product only after giving consideration to including fail safes and redundancies into your design to maintain safety and total system reliability Because this product was not intended for use in applications requiring extremely high reliability safety such as aerospace equipment main communica...

Page 14: ...pson ru email info_CIS epson ru EPSON EUROPE B V MOSCOW REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE Address Moscow 129110 ul Schepkina 42 Bldg 2a Fl 3 Business Center Chaika Plaza Telephone 7 495 777 0355 56 web http www epson ru Production month and year Labeled on the product with 8 numbers YYYY MM DD Country of production Labeled on the product PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Safety Instructions 14 ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Paper Handling PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Paper Handling 15 ...

Page 16: ...r more detailed information Illustrations below describe the condition of paper that can be used and cannot be used with the printer Make sure to use the paper that is acceptable for use with the printer Acceptable A Folded B Curled 3 mm or less Insert paper after flattening the fold or curl Not Acceptable A Torn B Curled C Creased D Folded PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Paper Handling 16 ...

Page 17: ... you press any bulging parts of the folded passbook down to 0 6 mm or less before inserting it into the front slot For information on the thickness of passbooks you can print see Paper Media on page 111 3 Insertthepassbookintothefrontslotwiththeprintablesidefaceupandthemagneticstripefacing away from the printer until the top part of it reaches the roller inside The printer loads it automatically t...

Page 18: ...n be done only when the passbook is opened Always close the printer cover before printing The printer does not print when the printer cover is open When printing a vertical passbook in USD mode and HSD mode the difference in thickness between the right page and the left page should be within 1 mm If the difference in thickness is more than 1 mm the print results may be blurred Loading Single Sheet...

Page 19: ...ctory set default is front Please access http www epson com for information When you print a multipart form that is glued at the top load the glued part first Be sure your multipart forms do not exceed 0 53 mm 0 021 inch in thickness Always close the printer cover before printing The printer does not print when the printer cover is open Adjusting the top of form position The top of form position i...

Page 20: ... top of form position setting you make with this function If necessary adjust the top of form position in your software Prepare an A4 size sheet of paper before using this function 1 Select the Target Printer Mode which corresponds to the emulation you wish to change setting See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 54 2 Turn off the printer Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait a...

Page 21: ...tion by pressing the F1 Eject and F2 buttons and checking the position by inserting another sheet 8 After finishing the adjustment turn off the printer The setting does not change even if the printer is turned off Adjusting the printing start position The printing start position is the horizontal position on the page where the printer starts printing If theprintoutappearstoofortheleftorrightonthep...

Page 22: ... you may damage the printer 3 Turn on the printer while holding the Offline and F2 button 4 Press the F2 button while the Offline light is flashing 5 WhentheReadylightturnson insertasheetofA4paper intothefrontslot Theprinterprintsthe guide to adjust the printing start position and position patterns 6 Press the F1 Eject button for the next pattern or F2 button for the previous pattern to select the...

Page 23: ... for instructions Note Before proceeding make sure you have installed the printer driver on your computer When using the printer driver the following printer settings need to be set For instructions on changing the default settings see Changing default settings on page 68 Target Printer Mode EPSON Mode Software ESC P2 When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver uninstall the printer d...

Page 24: ...ications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications Follow 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 displ...

Page 25: ...plication and you may need to click a combination of these buttons The DocumentProperties window appears and you see the Layout Paper Quality User Defined Paper and Extension Settings menus These menus contain the printer driver settings PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Printer Software 25 ...

Page 26: ...rom the Start menu 1 For Windows 8 Click Desktop on the Start screen move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen click Settings and then click Control Panel Next click View devices and printers from the Hardware and Sound category For Windows 7 Click Start and click Devices and Printers For Windows Vista Click Start click Control Panel click Hardware and Sound and then click Printers PLQ...

Page 27: ...ickPrintingPreferences ThescreendisplaystheDocument Propertieswindow whichcontainstheLayout Paper Quality UserDefinedPaperandExtension Settings menus These menus display the printer driver settings When you click Properties Windows Vista XP and 2000 or Printer properties Windows 8 and 7 in the menu displayed by right clicking the printer icon the Properties window appears which includes menus used...

Page 28: ...r settings Your printer driver has four menus from which you can change the printer driver settings Layout Paper Quality User Defined Paper and Extension Settings 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 29 If you are using Windows XP or 2000 you can also view online help by right...

Page 29: ...he 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 Printer settings Settings Explanations Paper Size Select the size of the paper you want to use If you do not see your paper size use the scroll bar to scroll through the list If your paper size is not included in the list ...

Page 30: ...f the copies Advanced Printing Features Select Enable or Disable for the metafile Spooling Print Optimizations Select Disable when theprinter does not use the devicefonts and select Enable when the printer uses the device fonts Top Margin Priority Select which setting for the print start position is to be used driver setting or printer setting For more details see Help for the printer driver Packe...

Page 31: ... click Control Panel Next click View devices and printers from the Hardware and Sound category For Windows 7 Click Start and click Devices and Printers For Windows Vista Click Start click Control Panel click Hardware and Sound and then click Printers For Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Click Start and click Printers and Faxes For Windows XP Professional Click Start and click Printers and Faxes...

Page 32: ...ton to open the Printer Setting utility dialog boxwhere you can change the printer settings Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 allows you to monitor your printer s status alerts you when printer errors occur and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed EPSON Status Monitor 3 is available when The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port LPT...

Page 33: ...to Exceptions of the firewall function Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow these steps to set up EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 For Windows 8 Click Desktop on the Start screen move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen click Settings and then click Control Panel Next click View devices and printers from the Hardware and Sound category For Windows 7 Click Start and click Devices and Print...

Page 34: ...o display the selected error notification Select Shortcut Icon Theselectediconisdisplayedonthetaskbar Thesetting sexampleisshownon 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 PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide...

Page 35: ...on to the taskbar go to the Utility menu and follow the instructions OpentheUtilitymenu thenclicktheEPSONStatusMonitor3icon Tofindouthow toopenthe Utility menu See Using the Printer Driver on page 23 When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3 as described above the following printer status window appears You can view printer status information in this window Note It might not be possible to retrieve t...

Page 36: ...ment process restart Bi D Adjustment again Do not turn off Packet Mode setting Network connection is not supported Make sure that the printer s status is ready before making Bi D Adjustment If Bi D Adjustment is not printed properly set the printer s font setting to default and try again 1 Open theUtilitymenu thenclicktheBi DAdjustmenticon Tofindouthowtoopenthe Utility menu see Using the Printer D...

Page 37: ...is not supported Make sure that the printer s status is ready before getting setting from the printer or updating the printer settings Changing printer setting To change printer settings follow the steps below 1 Open the Utility menu then click the Printer Setting icon To find out how to open the Utility menu see Using the Printer Driver on page 23 The Printer Setting windows appears 2 Changethene...

Page 38: ...lients See Setting Up Your Printer on a Network on page 38 See Setting for the clients on page 43 Note When sharing the printer be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server and clients See Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 33 When connecting to a Windows XP shared printer error and warning notifications do not appear during printin...

Page 39: ...sional printer server Click Start and click Printers and Faxes For Windows XP Home Edition printer server Click Start click Control panel then click Printers and Faxes For a Windows 2000 printer server Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 For Windows 8 or 7 Right click your printer icon click Printer Properties and then click the Sharing tab in the appearing screen For Windows Vista ...

Page 40: ...n either case follow the on screen instructions 3 For a Windows 2000 printer server select Shared as then type the name in the Share name box and click OK PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Printer Software 40 ...

Page 41: ...43 Sharing the printer when the firewall is on Note To share files and printers when Windows Firewall is on perform the following procedure Windows 8 1 Click Desktop on the Start screen move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen click Settings and then click Control Panel Next click System and Security and then click Windows Firewall 2 Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off in the window...

Page 42: ...ontrol Panel 2 Click Security and then click Windows Firewall to open the Windows Firewall window 3 Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off in the window on the left When the User Account Control screen is displayed click Continue 4 Make sure that Block all incoming connections is not selected from the General tab 5 Open the Exceptions tab select File and Printer Sharing and then click OK Windows XP...

Page 43: ... If the printer drivers are not already installed on the client please install them before performing these settings 1 On the Windows Start menu open the Device and Printers Printers or Printers and Faxes For Windows 8 clients Click Desktop on the Start screen move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen click Settings and then click Control Panel Next click View devices and printers from...

Page 44: ...ht click the icon for the printer you wish to change the settings for and then click Properties Windows Vista XP and 2000 or Printer properties Windows 8 and 7 PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Printer Software 44 ...

Page 45: ...3 Click the Ports tab and then click Add Port 4 When the Printer Ports window appears select Local Port and then click New Port PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Printer Software 45 ...

Page 46: ...ting If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images you mayneedtocancelprinting Whentheprintericonisdisplayedonthetaskbar follow theinstructions below to cancel printing 1 Double click the printer icon on the task bar 2 When canceling all printing documents select Cancel All Documents on the Printer menu When canceling a specified document select a...

Page 47: ...clearing the Shortcut Icon check box in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Quit all applications 2 For Windows 8 Click Desktop on the Start screen move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen click Settings and then click Control Panel For Windows 7 Vista or XP Click Start and then select Control Panel For Windows 2000 Click ...

Page 48: ...SON XXXXXX ESC P2 Printer Utility Uninstall then click Uninstall Change Windows 8 or 7 or Change Remove Windows Vista XP or 2000 5 Click the Printer Model tab select the icon of the printer you want to uninstall then click OK PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Printer Software 48 ...

Page 49: ... the Printer Model tab Open Utility tab and select EPSON Status Monitor 3 for EPSON XXXXXX ESC P2 and click OK You can uninstall only the EPSON Status Monitor 3 6 Follow the on screen instructions PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Printer Software 49 ...

Page 50: ...hts 1 Ready light Yellow On when output data is in buffer or is being printed Flashes when an error has occurred during a printing operation 2 Power light Green On when the power is turned on 3 F1 Eject light Yellow Works as programmed when the printer is in the PR2 WNI4915 or IBM4722 mode You can program it when it is on off or flashes in the PR2 WNI4915 or IBM4722 mode 4 F1 Eject button PLQ 30 P...

Page 51: ... when the printer is offline 6 Offline button Alternates the printer activity between offline and online When the printer enters the default setting mode the button works as a button to select the menu You can select the previous menu by pressing this button See Changing default settings on page 68 7 F2 light Yellow Works as programmed when the printer is in the PR2 WNI4915 or IBM4722 mode You can...

Page 52: ... enter this mode press the F1 Eject button while the F1 Eject Offline and F2 lights are flashing 3 To enter this mode press the F1 Eject button while the Offline light is flashing 4 To enter this mode press the F2 button while the Offline light is flashing Self test Prints the self test See Printing a Self Test on page 83 for more information Default setting Starts the default setting mode See Cha...

Page 53: ... start position adjustment mode See Adjusting the printing start position on page 21 for more information Compress Printing Mode You can compress your printing data to the ratio of 75 by following the steps below Note Compress printing mode is effective only when the printer is in the ESC P2 or ESC P2 ESC MC mode 1 Turn off the printer Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five s...

Page 54: ... all the emulation modes From the TargetPrinterModesettings menu you can then select the target printer and change the settings for each item from the OlivettiMode the WincorNixdorfMode the IBMMode or the EPSON Mode From the Olivetti Mode menu you can select the PR2 emulation mode From the Wincor Nixdorf Mode menu you can select the WNI4915 emulation mode From the IBM Mode menu you can select the ...

Page 55: ...n Passbook 2 Off On Binding Horizontal Vertical Thin paper Off On Buzzer Off On Paper width measurement After loading Before printing Right paper edge detection Off On Low noise mode Off On Broken pin compensation Off On Broken pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Roll paper 2 Off On Rear Paper Guide 2 Off On Copy mode Off On Magnetic standard 3 DIN ISO ANSI 5 ...

Page 56: ...erfacebidirectionaltransfermodeisusedwhenthisfeatureissettoOn Ifbidirectional transfer mode is unnecessary select Off Packet mode MakesuretoselectAutowhenyouprintfromWindowsapplicationsusingtheprinterdriverthatwas downloaded from the Web site Set this feature to Off if you have connection troubles while printing fromapplicationsbasedonotheroperatingsystems WhentheprinterturnsoninthePR2 WNI4915 or ...

Page 57: ...u can set the timing when the printer measures the width of the paper When you select After loading the printer measures the width just after it loads the paper When you select Before printing it makes the measurement just before printing the first line Right paper edge detection This setting allows you to determine whether the printer prints excess data when the data is longer than the paper widt...

Page 58: ...hen you use the optional rear paper guide set this option to On Copy mode This setting allows you to set copying capabilities When On is selected you can use multipart forms with one original and up to six copies When Off is selected you can use multipart forms with one original and up to two copies Printing speed is reduced when On is selected Magnetic standard You can select the magnetic standar...

Page 59: ...his feature is available only for PLQ 30M Target Printer Mode Settings Menu Values default in bold Target Printer Mode Olivetti Mode Wincor Nixdorf Mode IBM Mode EPSON Mode Olivetti Mode Settings Menu Values default in bold Interface Parallel Serial USB Software PR2 PR2 Mode Settings Menu Values default in bold PR2 Emulation PR2 PR40 PR54 Font Draft NLQ1 NLQ2 LQ2 OCR A OCR B Pitch cpi 10 12 15 16 ...

Page 60: ... EURO PC860 P PC862 IL PC863 CANADIAN FRENCH PC864 ARABIC PC865 NORDIC PC866 CYRILLIC DK N Denmark Norway DK Denmark PC1252 PC WIN LATIN1 PC1250 PC WIN LATIN2 ISO character table CPOLUNIX ISO 8859 15 ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 ISO 8859 9 8 pin bit image resolution 72 96 Serial I F DSR Off On Serial I F DCD Off On Status Request No Wait Wait Condensed pitch cp...

Page 61: ...ct 72 or 96 as the default value of the 8 pin bit image resolution Serial I F DSR When you select On DSR Data Set Ready is activated This option is available only in the PR2 mode Serial I F DCD When you select On DCD Data Carrier Detector is activated This option is available only in the PR2 mode Status Request This setting allows you to set the reply timing for the status response command When No...

Page 62: ...ith the right edge of the paper as the reference TOF position for PR40 WhenyouselectOninthisoptionandPR40 inPR2Emulation thetop of formpositionissetto7 4 mmwhichis uniquetothePR40 mode WhenyouselectOffandPR40 thetop of formpositionis set to the same position as in the PR2 and PR54 modes the factory set default is 4 2 mm Wincor Nixdorf Mode Settings Menu Values default in bold Interface Serial Para...

Page 63: ...g allows you to set the serial interface flow control specialized for WNI4915 The setting is only for WNI4915 Auto line feed WhenautolinefeedissettoOn theprinteraccompanieseachcarriagereturn CR codereceivedwith a line feed LF code Columns You can select the number of columns in one line Side This setting allows you to switch the printing start position reference to the left or right side of the pa...

Page 64: ... pass mode CP874 only 1 pass print Multi pass Auto line feed Off On Auto CR Off On Columns 82 94 Serial communication interface With Finance Device Driver Honor CTS With Finance Device Driver Ignore CTS Without Finance Device Driver These settings vary depending on the country 0 slash The zero character has a slash when this feature is set to On it has no slash 0 when set to Off The slash allows y...

Page 65: ...t margin When this setting is set to Off you must send a CR code after the line feed code to move the printing start position to the left margin Columns You can select the number of columns in one line Serial communication interface ThissettingallowsyoutoselectenablingordisablingofFinancialProtocolfunction aswellastoselect reply control method when Financial Protocol is enabled By selecting reply ...

Page 66: ...K Italic Denmark 1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain 1 Auto line feed Off On Auto CR IBM PPDS 1 Off On A G M IBM PPDS 1 Off On IBM character table IBM PPDS 1 Table2 Table1 Columns 80 90 94 Paper loading Auto Load Data Exists 1 This setting is effective when IBM PPDS emulation is selected Software This setting allows you to select the software format Interface The printer provides built in sl...

Page 67: ...nes which require vertical printing alignment 0 slash The zero character has a slash when this feature is set to On it has no slash 0 when set to Off The slash allows you to easily distinguish between the uppercase letter O and a zero Font You can select from a variety of fonts Pitch cpi This setting allows you to set one of six pitches Character table You can select among various character tables...

Page 68: ...ategraphicmode A G M issettoOn theESC3 ESCA ESCJ ESCK ESCL ESCY ESC Z and ESC commands in IBM PPDS emulation mode work the same way as in ESC P2 or ESC P2 ESC MC mode This feature is only available in IBM PPDS emulation mode IBM character table IBM PPDS Select Table2 or Table1 for the IBM character table This feature is only available in IBM PPDS emulation mode Columns You can select the number of...

Page 69: ...e F1 Eject and F2 buttons on the control panel 3 WhentheReadylightturnson insertasheetofA4paper intothefrontslot Theprinterprintsthe versionnumberandthelanguageselectionforthedefaultsettingsmenu Theunderlineshowsthe selected language Select the language by pressing the F1 Eject button 4 Press theF2 button to set the language The printer printsa message asking if you wish to print the current setti...

Page 70: ...ff the printer to exit the default setting mode Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout If you notice that the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned you can use the printer s bidirectional adjustment mode to correct this problem During bidirectional adjustment the printer prints three sheets of alignment patterns labeled Draft Bit image ESC 26H and LQ letter quality As describe...

Page 71: ...ext pattern and the F2 button for the previous pattern The F1 Eject Offline and F2 lights show the pattern which is selected at that time Each time you press the F1 Eject or F2 button the printer makes a short beep 6 Set the pattern by pressing the Offline button The printer prints the next set of alignment patterns 7 After you select the best pattern in the final set of alignment patterns and set...

Page 72: ...t quality a printout problem not related to print quality orapaperfeedingproblem orifthe printerdoesnotprintatall refertotheappropriatesectioninthis chapter To solve a problem you may need to cancel printing For details see Canceling Printing on page 46 Using the Error Indicators Youcanidentifymanycommonprinterproblemsusingthelightson thecontrolpanel Ifyourprinter stops working and one or more con...

Page 73: ...the printer To clear the paper jam see Clearing a Paper Jam on page 82 N Power N Offline The printer cover is open Stop the operation and close the printer cover N Power F Offline The print head is overheated Wait for a few minutes the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head cools N Power F Ready F F1 Eject F Offline F F2 An unknown printer error has occurred Turn off the printe...

Page 74: ... paper jam see Clearing a Paper Jam on page 82 N Power N Offline The printer cover is open Stop the operation and close the printer cover N Power F Offline The print head is overheated Wait for a few minutes the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head cools N Power F Ready F F1 Eject F Offline F F2 An unknown printer error has occurred Turn off the printer and leave it off for s...

Page 75: ...tomatically once the print head cools N Power F Ready F F1 Eject F Offline F F2 An unknown printer error has occurred Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes then turn on the printer again If the error recurs contact your dealer N on F flashing short series of beeps three beeps long series of beeps five beeps Problems and Solutions Most problems you may encounter while operating ...

Page 76: ...t work Use a different outlet Printing Printing or printout quality problems The printer is on but it doesn t print Cause What to do The interface cable is broken or twisted Check that the interface cable is not broken or twisted If you have another interface cable replace the cable and check whether the printer works correctly The printer is not connected directly to your computer When you use a ...

Page 77: ...that meets the requirements of both the printer and computer See Electronic on page 107 and your computer documentation Your software is not properly set up for your printer Select your printer from the Windows desktop or in your application If necessary install or reinstall the printer driver software The printer makes noise but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly Cause What to do The ribbo...

Page 78: ...kedwhen the print head is replaced All the text is printed on the same line Cause What to do No line feed command is sent at the end of each line of text SettheAutolinefeedsettingtoOninthedefaultsettingmodeso that the printer automatically adds a line feed code to each carriage return See Changing default settings on page 68 The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text Cause What to do...

Page 79: ...of alignment Use the printer s bidirectional adjustment mode to correct this problem See Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout on page 70 Printing position problems Your printing appears too high or low on the page Cause What to do Thepapersizesettinginyourapplicationsoftware or printer driver does not match the size of the paper you are using Check the paper size setting in your application or...

Page 80: ...see ClearingaPaperJam on page 82 for instructions on ejecting paper When you are in the WNI4915 or EPSON Mode press the F1 Eject button When you are in IBM4722 mode press the Offline button and then the F1 Ejectbutton Makesurethepagelengthofyourpaperiswithinthe range specified for single sheet paper in Paper Media on page 111 Also check and adjust the paper size setting in your application or prin...

Page 81: ...rinting Make sure that the print job for the first user is complete and that user is logged off before switching to a new user and starting a new print job Correcting USB Problems If you are having difficulty using your printer with a USB connection read the information in this section Make sure that your computer is a Windows 8 7 Vista XP or 2000 pre installed model YourcomputermustbeaWindows8 7 ...

Page 82: ... button in EPSON Mode Press the Offline button and then the F1 Eject button in IBM4722 mode Follow the steps noted below to clear the paper jam Warning If you have just used the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before touching it Caution Do not touch the white cable inside the printer 1 Turn off the printer Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five...

Page 83: ...kward If you can clear the paper jam turn off the printer move the upper mechanism to its original position by pulling the release lever and then close the printer cover to finish the operation If you cannot clear the paper jam with this function stop the operation and contact your dealer Caution Make sure that you move the upper mechanism by pulling the release lever Do not pull the mechanism by ...

Page 84: ...ints the self test pattern in the font selected in the default setting mode Note Tostoptheself testtemporarily presstheOfflinebutton Toresumethetest presstheOfflinebutton again Caution Do not turn off the printer while it is printing the self test Always press the Offline button to pause printing Then turn off the printer Printing a Hex Dump If you are an experienced user or a programmer you can p...

Page 85: ...ine button to enter hex dump 3 Open a software program and send a print job to the printer Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format By comparing the characters printed in the right column with the printout of the hexadecimal codes you can check the codes the printer is receiving If characters are printable they appear in the right column as ASCII characters Nonprintable ...

Page 86: ... Before Contacting Epson If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation contact customer support services for assistance If customer support for your area is not listed below contact the dealer where you purchased your product Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give...

Page 87: ...sional surf The site provides a download area for drivers Epson contact points new product information and technical support e mail Epson Helpdesk EpsonHelpdeskisprovidedasafinalbackuptomakesureourclientshaveaccesstoadvise Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in installing configuring and operating your Epson product Our Pre sales Helpdesk staff can provide literature on new Epson products and ad...

Page 88: ...uently Asked Questions FAQ and e mail are available Help for Users in Indonesia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co id Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries questions through e mail Help for Users in Hong Kong To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are...

Page 89: ...tions through e mail Help for Users in India Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co in Information on product specifications drivers for download and products enquiry are available Help for Users in the Philippines Toobtaintechnicalsupportaswellasotheraftersalesservices usersarewelcometocontacttheEpson Philippines Corporation World Wide Web http www epso...

Page 90: ...ail Epson with your questions Web site available in Spanish and Portuguese only Speak to a Support Representative Before you call Epson for support please have the following information ready Product name Product serial number located on the back of product Proof of purchase such as a store receipt and date of purchase Computer configuration Description of the problem Then call Country Telephone C...

Page 91: ...ndpaperfromanEpsonauthorizedreseller Tofindthenearest reseller visit http global latin epson com or call your nearest Epson sales office Web site available in Spanish and Portuguese only Parent topic Solving Problems PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Where To Get Help 91 ...

Page 92: ...riable paper lengths Before you install and use the roll paper holder you need to assemble it Assembling the roll paper holder Follow these steps to assemble the roll paper holder 1 Fit the arc bearings into the stand as shown 2 Place the base plate on the stand and fasten the two together with the plastic spacing clips Make sure you orient the stand and base plate as shown below PLQ 30 PLQ 30M Us...

Page 93: ...ter is turned off 2 Positiontherollpaperholderunderneaththeprinterasshownbelow Fitthetwopositioningpegs on the bottom of the printer into the two holes in the base plate Caution The roll paper holder is not fastened to the printer only the printer s weight and the two positioning pegs hold it in place If you pick up the printer be careful not to drop the roll paper holder Loading roll paper Follow...

Page 94: ...oll paper straight across 3 Insert the roll paper holder shaft into the center of the paper roll as shown 4 Placetheshaftandpaperrollontherollpaperholdersothepaperfeedsfromthebottomoftheroll Then turn on the printer PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 94 ...

Page 95: ...omatically You are now ready to print Whenyou finish printing advance the paper by issuing the paper feed command in PR2 mode pressing the F1 Eject button in WNI4915 or EPSON Mode or pressing the Offline button and then the F1 Eject button in IBM4722 mode Then cut the roll paper where it comes out of the printer PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 95 ...

Page 96: ...nting becomes faint you need to replace the ribbon cartridge Genuine Epson ribbon cartridges are designed and manufactured to work properly with your Epson printer They ensure proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts Other products not manufactured by Epson may cause damage to your printer which is not covered by Epson s warranties Your printer uses the following ri...

Page 97: ...e replacing the ribbon cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Hold both sides of the printer cover and move it upward to open it 3 Push the release lever to move the upper mechanism forward Make sure that you push the lever until it clicks PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 97 ...

Page 98: ...is not turn on the printer so that the print head moves to the replacement position and turn off the printer and then unplug it 5 Hold both sides of the ribbon guide and pull it down until it is out of the print head PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 98 ...

Page 99: ...h hands and rotate it on the plastic hooks Then pull it up until it is out of the printer Caution Do not touch the white cable inside the printer 7 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from the package PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 99 ...

Page 100: ...bboncartridgeintotheslotsoftheprinter Thenpressthecartridge until it clicks into place 9 Hold both sides of the ribbon guide and pull it down until it is out of the cartridge PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 100 ...

Page 101: ...bottom of the print head and push it up until it clicks 11 Turn the ribbon tightening knob to help feed the ribbon into place Caution The ribbon should not be twisted or creased PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 101 ...

Page 102: ...ition Make sure that you pull the lever until it clicks Caution Make sure that you move the upper mechanism by pulling the release lever Do not pull the mechanism by hand It may damage the printer 13 Close the printer cover PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Options and Consumables 102 ...

Page 103: ...Chapter 7 Product Information Printer Parts a printer cover b power switch c front slot d control panel a rear outlet b USB interface PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 103 ...

Page 104: ...interface d Serial interface e AC inlet a release lever b print head c upper mechanism Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method 24 pin impact dot matrix PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 104 ...

Page 105: ...d draft 520 cps at 10 cpi Draft 390 cps at 10 cpi LQ 130 cps at 10 cpi Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing Uni directionaltextorgraphicsprintingcanbeselectedusingsoftware commands Line spacing 4 23 mm 1 6 inch PR2 Programmable in increments of 0 106 mm 1 240 inch or 0 118 mm 1 216 inch WIN4915 IBM4722 ESC P2 IBM PPDS ESC P2 ESC MC Programmable in increment...

Page 106: ...00 POH Print head life 400 million strokes wire MSRW Head 7 hundred thousand strokes Dimensions and weight Width 384 mm 15 1 inches Depth 280 mm 11 0 inches Height 203 mm 8 0 inches Weight approx 8 0 kg 17 7 lb PLQ 30 approx 8 9 kg 19 7 lb PLQ 30M Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge S015592 Ribbon life approx 5 million characters LQ 10 cpi 48 dots character approx 10 million characters Draft 10 cpi 24 d...

Page 107: ...8 bit parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support USB ver 2 0 interface EIA 232D Serial interface Buffer 128KB Fonts PR2 emulation Bitmap fonts EPSON Super Draft 10 cpi proportional EPSON Draft 10 cpi proportional EPSON Roman 10 12 15 cpi proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10 cpi proportional EPSON OCR B 10 cpi Scalable fonts Not supported Bar code fonts EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A ...

Page 108: ... 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif 10 5 pt 8 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Roman T 10 5 pt 8 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif H 10 5 pt 8 32 pt every 2 pt Bar code fonts EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET IBM4722 emulation Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10 cpi EPSON Roman 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Sans Serif 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Courier 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10 12 cpi EPSON OCR ...

Page 109: ...5 Cyrillic PC 862 Israel PC 864 Arabic PC 866 Cyrillic PC 1252 PC WIN Latin 1 PC 1250 PC WIN Latin 2 WNI4915 emulation Italic table PC 437 US Standard Europe PC 850 Multilingual ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 IBM4722 emulation 35 graphics character tables CP 437 Standard CP808 Russian CP813 Greek CP819 Latin 1 CP850 US Multilingual CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP85...

Page 110: ...8859 2 PC 866 LAT Latvian PC 866 UKR Ukraina PC860 Portuguese PC861 Icelandic PC865 Nordic PC864 Arabic PC APTEC Arabic PC 708 Arabic PC 720 Arabic PCAR864 Arabic PC863 Canadian French BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC858 ISO 8859 15 PC771 Lithuania PC437 Slovenia PC MC PC1250 PC1251 Character sets 14 international character sets and one legal character set USA France Germany UK Denmark I Swe...

Page 111: ...tal Temperature Humidity without condensation Operation passbook plain paper recycled paper and multipart forms 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 Paper Media Available Paper Note Use passbooks plain paper recycled paper and multipart forms under the temperature and humidity conditions described below Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Humidity 10 to 80 RH Use...

Page 112: ...or information Do not load paper that is curled folded or crumpled Do not punch holes in the area from 25 0 to 40 0 mm from the left edge of paper See the illustration below A 25 0 mm B 15 0 mm C Do not punch holes in this area When using the printer driver the minimum achievable top and bottom margins are 1 0 mm 0 04 inch and 9 0 mm 0 36 inch respectively Passbook Horizontal fold Vertical fold Mi...

Page 113: ...ss of each page mm inch 0 1 0 004 0 15 0 006 0 1 0 004 0 15 0 006 Weight g m2 lb 95 25 116 31 95 25 116 31 Quality Plain paper Thickness of passbook A Less than 1 5 mm B 0 1 0 15 mm C Less than 0 6 mm D 0 2 0 5 mm E Less than 2 0 mm F printable side G Do not print on this side PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 113 ...

Page 114: ...Degree of passbook A Less than 0 3 mm B R2 5 mm C Less than 0 3 mm PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 114 ...

Page 115: ...eam or Right edge Single sheets Front Ejection Rear Ejection Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Width mm inch 65 2 6 245 9 6 65 2 6 245 9 6 Length mm inch 67 2 64 297 450 11 69 17 72 142 5 59 297 450 11 69 17 72 PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 115 ...

Page 116: ...gth mm inch 67 2 64 297 11 69 142 5 59 297 11 69 Copies 1 original 6 copies Total thickness mm inch 0 12 0 0047 0 53 0 021 0 12 0 0047 0 53 0 021 Weight per sheet of multipart g m2 lb 40 12 58 15 40 12 58 15 Quality Carbonless multipart forms with a line of glue at the top side or along one side of the form Roll paper Front Entry Minimum Maximum Width mm inch 216 3 8 5 0 12 Volume diameter mm inch...

Page 117: ...4 inch B The minimum top margin of the lower page is 4 7 mm 0 19 inch C The minimum bottom margins of the upper and lower pages are 5 0 mm 0 2 inch D The minimum left and right margins are 3 0 mm 0 12 inch Minimum of 2 54 mm 0 1 inch for WNI4915 emulation Passbooks vertical fold PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 117 ...

Page 118: ...ight margins outside the printable areas are 3 0 mm 0 12 inch Minimum of 2 54 mm 0 1 inch for WNI4915 emulation Single sheets including multipart forms A The minimum top margin is 1 0 mm 0 04 inch B The minimum bottom margin is 3 1 mm 0 12 inch C The minimum left and right margins are 3 mm 0 12 inch Minimum of 2 54 mm 0 1 inch for WNI4915 emulation PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 1...

Page 119: ...data on the magnetic stripe on bank passbooks See the following specifications of this device for details Recording code BCD Binary Coded decimal 4 data bits 1 VRC parity control bit Recordable characters column 3 of the ASCII table Recordable formats IBM3604 DIN ISO ISO7811 IBM4746 ANSI HT 2751 CIZ ISO8484 Recorded track width 9 7 mm Read track width 1 1 mm Speed of medium 340 mm second PLQ 30 PL...

Page 120: ... area Back Cover H G F I J Magnetic stripe area Recordable area F max G H min I J max DIN ISO ANSI 12 5 13 9 15 5 9 5 85 IBM3604 8 9 10 4 11 9 10 4 81 3 ISO7811 8 9 10 4 11 9 14 8 IBM4746 8 9 10 4 11 9 9 8 ISO8484 12 5 13 9 15 3 9 5 85 HT 2751 CIZ 7 4 8 8 10 2 12 6 PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 120 ...

Page 121: ...ters 1 block 105 characters 105 characters 105 characters Maximum number of recordable characters 2 block 45 characters 45 characters 45 characters Number of separator 60 bits 120 bits 60 bits Center of vertical position 13 9 mm 10 4 mm 13 9 mm Horizontal start position from the left edge 9 5 mm 10 4 mm 9 5 mm ISO7811 IBM4746 HT 2751 CIZ Bit density 75 bpi 5 210 bpi 5 105 bpi 5 Recording direction...

Page 122: ... emulation DIN IBM1 IBM2 Bit density 210 bpi 5 210 bpi 5 210 bpi 5 Recording direction Left to Right Left to Right Left to Right Preamble 61 bits 61 bits 61 bits SOM Start sentinel D B B Recordable characters 0 9 A B C D E 0 9 A B D E 0 9 A B D E EOM End sentinel F C F LRC Parity even even even Postamble 64 bits 154 bits 154 bits Maximum number of recordable characters 1 block Maximum number of re...

Page 123: ...e 64 bits 24 bits Maximum number of recordable characters 1 block 105 characters 35 characters Maximum number of recordable characters 2 block Number of separator Center of vertical position 14 0 mm 14 0 mm Horizontal start position from the left edge 14 8 mm 14 8 mm Character conversion table PR2 emulation and ESC P2 ESC MC mode Function Recording codes Crt ASCII Line code DIN ISO ISO8484 IBM3604...

Page 124: ... 1 1 crt crt C 3CH EOM 1 1 1 0 0 crt D 3DH SOM 0 1 1 0 1 crt crt E 3EH crt crt 0 1 1 1 0 F 3FH EOM EOM 1 1 1 1 1 crt means character Function Recording codes Crt ASCII Line code ANSI ISO7811 VRC BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 0 0 30H crt crt 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 31H crt crt 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 32H crt crt 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 33H crt crt 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 34H crt crt 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 35H crt crt 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 36H crt crt 1 0 1 1 0 PLQ...

Page 125: ...s character Function Recording codes Crt ASCII Line code IBM4746 HT 2751 CIZ VRC BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 0 0 30H crt crt 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 31H crt crt 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 32H crt crt 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 33H crt crt 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 34H crt crt 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 35H crt crt 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 36H crt crt 1 0 1 1 0 7 7 37H crt crt 0 0 1 1 1 8 8 38H crt crt 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 39H crt crt 1 1 0 0 1 A 3AH SOM 1 1 0 1 0 PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User...

Page 126: ... BIT1 0 0 30H crt crt crt 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 31H crt crt crt 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 32H crt crt crt 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 33H crt crt crt 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 34H crt crt crt 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 35H crt crt crt 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 36H crt crt crt 1 0 1 1 0 7 7 37H crt crt crt 0 0 1 1 1 8 8 38H crt crt crt 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 39H crt crt crt 1 1 0 0 1 A 3AH crt crt crt 1 1 0 1 0 B 3BH SOM SOM 0 1 0 1 1 crt crt crt PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Pr...

Page 127: ... 1 1 31H crt crt 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 32H crt crt 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 33H crt crt 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 34H crt crt 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 35H crt crt 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 36H crt crt 1 0 1 1 0 7 7 37H crt crt 0 0 1 1 1 8 8 38H crt crt 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 39H crt crt 1 1 0 0 1 A 3AH crt crt 1 1 0 1 0 B 3BH crt SOM 0 1 0 1 1 C 3CH SOM 1 1 1 0 0 crt D 3DH crt 0 1 1 0 1 E 3EH crt crt 0 1 1 1 0 F 3FH EOM EOM 1 1 1 1 1 crt means character PLQ 3...

Page 128: ...M4746 and ISO8484 1 block format Erase Data T0 Erase L0 I SOM EOM LRC 2 block format Erase 1st Data 1st Block Data Area 2nd Block Data Area 2nd Data Gap0 T0 Erase L0 I SOM SOM EOM EOM LRC LRC Direction of bit pattern PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 128 ...

Page 129: ...se Data L0 Erase T0 I LRC SOM EOM 2 block format Erase 2nd Data 2nd Block Data Area 1st Block Data Area 1st Data Gap0 L0 Erase T0 I LRC EOM LRC EOM SOM SOM Direction of bit pattern PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 129 ...

Page 130: ...dards of this device You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Seiko Epson Corporation could void your authority to operate the equipment Safety approvals 230V model Safety IEC EN60950 1 EMI EN55022 CISPR pub 22 class A AS NZS CISPR22 class A CE Marking 230V model Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC EN60950 1 EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EN55022 Class A EN55024 EN61000 3 ...

Page 131: ...n the printer these chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case Be careful not to get water onto the printer mechanism or electronic components Do not use a hard or abrasive brush Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable lubricants can damage the printer mechanism Contact an Epson dealer if you think lubrication is needed Transporting the Printer If you...

Page 132: ...oxes 5 Make sure that the print head is not hot Then remove the ribbon cartridge as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 96 6 Make sure that the printer cover is closed 7 Repack the printer ribbon cartridge and power cord if necessary in their original packing materials and place them in the printer s original box PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Product Information 132 ...

Page 133: ...asurement of the size of text characters compress printing This function reduces the size of the data You can compress your printing data to the ratio of 75 continuous paper Paperthathassprocket feedholesonbothsides isperforatedbetweenpages andissuppliedinafoldedstack Alsocalledfanfold paper control code A special code used to control a printer function such as performing a carriage return or line...

Page 134: ...r that has sprocket feed holes on both sides is perforated between pages and is supplied in a folded stack Also called 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 grayscale Images represented with various shades of gray in addition to black and wh...

Page 135: ...er positions Therearethreepaperpositionsforcontinuouspaperprinting standby tear off andtop of form Forsinglesheetprinting there is only the top of form position pitch The size of the font which is measured in the number of characters per inch cpi The standard is 10 cpi pixel Short for picture element Each image is composed of a number of pixels Pixels are also counted in units of dots portrait Pri...

Page 136: ...apertowhentheautotear offmodeison UsingtheMicroAdjustfunction youcanadjustthe position so that the paper s perforation meets the printer s tear off edge threshold A reference point that is used to determine whether data will be processed as on or off In the case of color image data on means that a certain color will appear in a pixel or dot and off means that color will not appear there top of for...

Page 137: ...31 Client with Windows 8 7 Vista XP or 2000 43 Common settings 55 Contacting EPSON 86 Control panel 50 72 buttons 50 buttons and lights 50 functions auxiliary 52 panel 50 control panel lights 50 Customer support 86 D Default settings changing 68 default setting mode 54 understanding 54 Diagnosing the problem 72 Driver printer driver 23 E EPSON mode settings 65 EPSON Status Monitor 3 23 32 accessin...

Page 138: ...emoving 96 Roll paper holder assembling 92 installing 93 S Self test 83 Server from Windows 8 7 Vista XP and 2000 38 Single sheets loading 18 problems 80 Specifications elctronic 107 electrical 110 enviromental 111 magnetic stripe reader writer 119 mechanical 104 paper media 111 printer 104 safety approvals 130 Status Monitor 3 23 32 T Target printer mode settings 59 Technical support 86 Transport...

Page 139: ...W Wincor Nixdorf mode settings 62 PLQ 30 PLQ 30M User s Guide Index 139 ...

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