Epson FX-980 Bedienungsanleitung

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Was sollte also eine ideale Gebrauchsanleitung beinhalten?

Die Gebrauchsanleitung Epson FX-980 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts Epson FX-980
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts Epson FX-980
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts Epson FX-980
- Sicherheitszeichen und Zertifikate, die die Übereinstimmung mit entsprechenden Normen bestätigen

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Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von Epson FX-980 zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von Epson FX-980 und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service Epson finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von Epson FX-980 zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

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In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts Epson FX-980, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

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    Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ ____ _ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R User ’ s Guide 9-Pi n D ot Matr ix Printer All r ights re served. No pa rt of this publi cation may be r eproduced, stored in a re trieval system , or transmit ted in any form or by any means, electroni [...]

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    R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C OV E R2. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest ec> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ ____ _ <Crest ec> __ ____ _ Control Panel Buttons and Lights n = On f = Flashin g o = Off Te ar Of f/ Bi n bu tt o n ● Adv ances conti nuous paper to the tear-of f positio n. ● Feeds conti nuous paper backward from the [...]

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    ii R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e F RO N T.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ ____ _ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ FCC Com pliance Statement F or United St ates Users This equipment has been tested and foun d to comp ly with the limits for a Clas s B digital device, pursuan t to Pa rt 1 5 of th e F CC Rules. Thes[...]

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    iii R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e FRO NT.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____[...]

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    iv R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e F RO N T.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____[...]

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    v R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN .TOC 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Co nte nts Ge tting to Kn o w Yo ur Prin ter Easy -to-Use Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Available Paper Path s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vi R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .T O C 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Chapter 2 Printi ng on Continuous Paper Setting the Paper Release Lev er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Setting the Paper Thic kness Leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2[...]

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    vii R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN .TOC 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Chapter 3 Print ing on Single Sheets Using Sing le Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2 Available paper t ypes and pa per slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2 Loa[...]

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    viii R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .T O C 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Chapter 5 Changing Print er Settings From the Prin ter’s Control Pan e l Selecting a Built-In Fon t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 About Your Printer’s Def ault Settings. . [...]

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    ix R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN .TOC 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Appendix A Enhancin g Your Printer W ith Option s Optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Pap er handling options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    x R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .T O C 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: Omori __ _____ Kimur a ______ _ edit orname __ ____ _ Comm and Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -12 EPSON ESC/P c ontrol codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -12 IBM 2380 P lus emulation control [...]

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    Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Get t ing to Kn ow Your Prin ter Your EPSON ® FX-980 9 -pi n do t m atrix pr inte r pro vid es high-qu ality prin ting and grea t performance in a compact design. Fe[...]

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    2 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Easy-t o- Use Feat ure s This s ect ion hi ghligh ts som e easy- to-u se fea ture s tha t you’ ll f ind hel pful . ❏ Use the te ar-o ff feat ure to save paper . If y [...]

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    Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Use the micr o adj ust feat ure t o adjust the top -of-f orm and tear-of f positi ons. (See th e Glossary f or explanat ions of t he top-of- form and tea r-off po[...]

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    4 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printing on continuous paper You c a n cho ose f rom thre e tr acto r p osi tions (fro nt push, rear pu sh, and pull ) and thre e pa per entry slo ts (front , re ar, a nd[...]

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    Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using a pu ll tractor If you of ten pr int on thick or heavy con tinuou s paper, su ch as mul ti-p art for ms or co ntin uous pape r wit h lab els, us e a tr actor i [...]

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    6 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ You c an us e the fro nt, bottom , o r rea r pap er sl ot w ith th e pul l trac tor. Paper slot Description front If you p rint on th ick pape r such as multi-part f orms[...]

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    Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using t he push and pull tracto rs in com binat ion You can im prov e pap er feeding and red uce paper j ams by u sin g tw o tra cto rs at the s ame ti m e. Th is i s[...]

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    8 G etting to Know You r Print er R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printing on single sheets As shown b elow, you c an load si ngle sh eets from the t op or th e front of th e printer. You can load o r dinary single s heets fr om eithe r[...]

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    Ge tti n g t o Kn o w Y our Pr int er 9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loa ding p aper in the front slot You can load or dinary single sheets, single- sheet multi-par t fo rms, or pos tca rds in th e fro n t slot. Note: Alwa ys use th e [...]

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    10 Ge t ting to Kn ow Yo ur Prin ter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Ri bbon C art rid ge Your print e r uses th e fol lo wing r ibb on c artrid ge: EPSON bla ck ri bbon car tridge S0150 91 Whe n p rintin g beco m es f aint, y ou need t[...]

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    G et tin g t o K no w Y ou r P r in te r 11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ If y ou us e an e xte nsion cord with the p ri nter , make sure t he total amp er e ra ting of a ll de vic es plug ge d int o the ex ten sion cord does not ex[...]

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    12 Ge t ting to Kn ow Yo ur Prin ter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Print H ead C autio n Sy mbol The s ym bo l on the pr int h ead ind ica tes that this part may be ho t. Nev er to u ch the prin t head ju st aft er th e pri nter has b[...]

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    G et tin g t o K no w Y ou r P r in te r 13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e INT RO.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Safety information w War n ing : This app liance m ust be earthed . Refer to the ratin g plate for volt age and check th at the appliance v oltage co rresponds to[...]

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    14 Ge t ting to Kn ow Yo ur Prin ter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e IN T RO .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ How To U se Y o ur Manu a ls This User’s Guid e provides detailed infor mation on s etting up and us ing y our pr inter. T he Qu ick Referenc e Guide that als o com [...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 1 Sett ing Up the Print er Unpa cking the Printe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Choosi ng a Place for the Prin ter . . .[...]

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    1-2 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Unpa cking th e Prin t er Be sid e s th is gu ide, yo u r pri nt e r box sh ou ld inc l ud e an EP S ON prin ter s oftw are dis k, a N oti ce Sh ee t, and th e fol low[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ c Cauti on: There are several models of th e printer d esigned for dif ferent volta ges, and it is not possible to adju st the printer for use with anoth er voltage. If the labe[...]

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    1-4 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Choo sing a Pla ce fo r t he Pr inter Follo w th e guidelines below when selec ting a loca tion for your prin ter. ❏ Place t he printer on a flat , stable s urface. [...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Use a grou nded power out let; do n ot use an adapter plu g. ❏ Mak e sur e the p ape r path is cle ar a nd un obs truc ted befor e you print on continuous paper. ( See the[...]

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    1-6 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Installing or Replacing the Rib bon Cartridge EPSON reco mmends the use of genuine EPSON ribbon c artr idges (S015091) . Prod ucts not manufactu red by EPSON may cause[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. L ift t he prin ter co ve r by its bac k ed ge a nd th en pu ll i t straig ht up and off . 4. Make sure that the print head is not hot ; if it is, let it cool for a few mi nu[...]

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    1-8 Se tt i n g Up t h e Pr in te r R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. If a u sed ribbon cartr idge is in stall ed, grasp it the c artrid ge and p ull it sl ightly fo rward an d up; the ri bbon gu ide s naps away fr om the metal pin s [...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. Ho ld the c artrid ge wi th the ribb on -tig hten ing k nob up . Fit the tw o fron t notc he s of the ribbo n ca rtrid ge o ve r the sm al l peg s on each si de of the pr int[...]

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    1-10 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 9. L ift the cart ridg e’s ri bbon gu ide ( ① ) and inser t i t fi r mly over the met al pins behin d the p rint hea d ( ② ). Make sur e the ribbon is not twisted or cr[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 11. Rep lac e the print er co ve r by fir st inse rtin g the f ro nt tab s into the slots on the pri nt er and then low e ring the co ve r into plac e. Push it down until i t c[...]

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    1-12 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Attac hing the Pa per Gu ide B ase To inst all th e p aper gu id e bas e fol low th ese st ep s: 1. Make sure the paper guide c over is op en as shown below. Attac h the pa p[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Close t he paper guide cover. Plug ging in the Printer 1. M ak e sur e the p rinter i s tur ned off . The pri nt er is of f wh en the su rfac e o f the Operate butto n is ev[...]

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    1-14 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. C hec k th e label on t he ba ck of th e pri nte r to m ak e su re it s vo ltag e matc he s tha t of your ele ctri cal outl et. A lso ma ke s ure the p lug o n yo ur p rin[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Pl u g th e cabl e co nne ctor secu re ly i nto t he pri nte r’s i nterf ace con nec to r as s how n. Parall el interf ace Plu g th e ca ble co nn ector se cu rely i nto t[...]

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    1-16 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Seri al inte rface Plug the c a ble co nne ctor s ecu rel y into th e ser ial interf ace con nec to r. Tig hten th e scr ews on th e bo th s ides of th e co nn ect or. serial[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. I f y our c able h a s a grou nd wire , c onne ct i t to th e pri nt er’s ground connector as shown b elow. 4. Pl u g the other e n d of the ca ble in to the c o mpute r. [...]

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    1-18 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ EPS ON Remo te ! (a DO S- based pr inter s etup uti lity) The EPSON Remote! utilit y allows you to eas ily change the prin ter’s d efau lt s etti ng s fro m the com put[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: ❏ If the New Hardw are Found screen o r any o ther wizard app ears wh en you tu rn on y our c ompu ter, click Can ce l and follow the steps ab ove. ❏ Installa tion ti[...]

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    1-20 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Choose Run from the File menu. The Ru n dialo g box appe ars. In t he Command Line box , type D:SE TUP , (If your CD -R OM drive has a driv e lett er other than "D&qu[...]

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    1 Setting Up the Printer 1-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP1. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ For DOS programs To co n tro l the pr in ter f ro m DOS a ppl ica ti on pr og ra ms, yo u mus t se lect the pr in ter you ar e using or an other ava ilable prin ter fr om the p[...]

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    1-22 Setting Up the Pr inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP1 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____[...]

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    2 P r i nt i ng o n C o nt i n u ou s P a pe r 2-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 s i ze C HA P 2 . F M 3 / 23 / 99 P a s s 0 R P r o o f S i gn- o ff: E. O mo r i _ _ ___ _ _ < K im u r a > _ _ ___ _ _ <Ed i t o r N a m e > _ _ ___ _ _ Chapter 2 Printin g o n Con tinuo us P aper Setti n g t h e Paper R e lea s e L ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    2-2 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Settin g the Pap er Relea se Leve r You ca n loa d co ntin uous pape r in the pri nte r fro m sev eral paper sou rces , in clud ing th e re ar pus h trac to r or the fr[...]

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    2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: You c an lo ad two differen t types of continu ous paper on to the front a nd rear push tractors, and easil y switch betw een them using the pap er release lever.[...]

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    2-4 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Setti ng the Pape r Thickn ess Le ver Setti ng th e p aper th ickn e ss leve r all ows t he pr inte r to accommodat e vari ous thicknesses of paper . The paper thicknes[...]

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    2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: ❏ If the printed image is smea red, you ma y need to set the paper thickness lever o ne posit ion high er to imp rove print qua lit y. ❏ If th e print ed ima [...]

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    2-6 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing th e Rear Push Tra ctor To use t he rea r p ush trac to r, lo ad c ontinu o us p ape r in t he re ar slot . For informat ion on when to u se the rear push tracto[...]

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    2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Op en t he p a per g uid e cov er and rem ove the pape r guide bas e by holdin g the both edges and lift ing it up. 3. S et th e pape r r eleas e leve r to t he re a[...]

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    2-8 Prin ting on Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Re lea se th e left a nd ri gh t spro cke ts by pu lli ng the spro c ket lock lever s for ward. 5. S lide th e left s pro ck et to th e left m argi n of the p ap er [...]

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    2 Printing o n Co ntinuous Pap er 2-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. Mak e sure your p aper has a clean, straight edge. Th en open both spr ocke t cov ers an d fit th e first three hol es of the paper , printable side down, over the t[...]

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    2-10 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 11. Turn o n the print er. Y ou m a y need to ch e ck an d cha n ge th e prin ter d riv er se ttin gs as de sc ribed in C hapt e r 4. Wh en th e prin ter re ce ives da[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Open the pap er guide cov er, and tear off t he print ed do cume n t usin g the tear- off edge of th e printe r . Note: If your paper’s perforati on is not proper[...]

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    2- 1 2 P r i nting o n C o nt i nu o u s P a per R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 s i z e C H A P 2 . F M 3 / 2 3 / 9 9 P a s s 0 L P r o o f S i gn- o ff: E. O mo r i _ _ ___ _ _ < K imu r a > _ _ ___ _ _ <Ed i t o r N a m e > _ _ ___ _ _ Us ing th e Fr ont Pus h Trac tor T o u se the f r o nt p u sh t r a ct o r, l o a d c o n t i n u o us p a per [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. S et th e pa per rel ea se le ver to th e fron t pus h t ractor p ositi on. Also s et th e pa per th ickn ess leve r (l oca ted unde r the pr inter cov er) to th e [...]

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    2-14 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. S lide th e left s prock et to the left m argi n of your p ape r usi ng the arro w mar k ins ide th e pri nter . (Pr inting s tart s at th e arr ow m ar k .) T h e [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. Mak e sure your p aper has a clean, straight edge. Th en open both s prock et co ve rs and fit the firs t thre e ho les on e ach s ide of the paper, printa ble side[...]

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    2-16 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 10. Slide the edge guides to the middle of the t op paper guide base. Lift th e center section of t he paper g uide base up and lay i t fl at. Mak e sure th at t he p [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ If the fi r st lin e on your page appears t oo high or l ow , you can change it s positi on by using the mi cro adjust feature. See “Adju sting th e Top-of -Form Pos[...]

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    2-18 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: If your paper’s perfora tion is not properly alig ned with the tear- off edge, you c an adjust the tear-off position u sing t he micro adju st feature. S ee ?[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Pr e ss the t ra ctor ’s lo ck tabs, tilt th e trac tor up , an d lift it out of the pr in ter. 5. Replace the fr ont paper g uide by s liding i t alon g the prin[...]

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    2-20 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Op en th e fron t pape r guide by pu lling the tab at the ce nter of the guide. Then remove the guide by grasping both sides and pullin g it str aight out of the pr[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the T rac tor in the Pull Po sitio n Us ing t he tr acto r in th e pull pos ition is id ea l for p ri ntin g on thic k and he avy cont inuous pape r, such as mul[...]

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    2-22 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Push up the tabs on eac h side of the paper tension unit and lift the un it up and off the printer. S tore the paper te nsi on unit in a s afe place. 3. L o wer th [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-23 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ You are now read y to load co ntinuous paper onto the pull tract or as de s cribed in th e ne xt se c tion. To remov e th e pull tra ct or, se e “Removing th e pull [...]

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    2-24 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Re lea se th e left a nd ri gh t spro cke ts by pu lli ng the spro c ket lock lever s for ward. 5. S lide th e left s pro ck et to th e left m argi n of the p ap er[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-25 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. Mak e sure your p aper has a clean, straight edge. Th en open both sp ro cket cov ers. 8. I nse rt the paper in to the f ron t, bo ttom , o r rear pa p er slo t as [...]

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    2-26 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 9. Fit thr ee holes on eac h side of the p aper over th e tractor pins on both sprockets . Then close the sprocket covers. 10. Slide the righ t spr ocke t to rem o ve [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-27 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ Never use t he knob to remove sla ck in th e paper or to adjust the to p-of-form posit ion; this ma y damage t he printer or ca use it to l ose the top[...]

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    2-28 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 17. Af ter you fi nish prin ti ng, ope n the p ape r gu ide co ve r; th en tear o ff th e pri n ted do cu men t at th e perf orati on n e arest t he paper exit slot. R[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-29 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using two tractors in a push/pull combination To i mpr ove c ontin uous pape r feedi ng an d redu ce p ap er jam s, y ou can use tw o tracto r s at the sam e ti me. W [...]

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    2-30 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. T urn o n t he print er. P res s the Lo ad/Eje ct but to n to a dva nce the paper to th e top- of- for m pos ition . The n p ress th e LF/FF butto n un til the perf[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-31 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 11. Att ach t he prin ter c ove r an d clos e the p a per gu ide co ve r. Note: The pri nter canno t print w hen the prin ter cover is o pen. 12. You may need to check[...]

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    2-32 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Pr e ss the tr a ctor’ s lo ck t abs, ti lt th e tra ct or to war d y ou, and lift it off the prin ter. 4. Store t he tractor in a safe p lace, or in stall it in [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-33 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 6. Re p lace the p ape r gu ide b ase a nd th e prin ter c over . Th en c lose the pa per guide c over. Loading Multi-Part Forms You ca n use carb on less mu lti -par [...]

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    2-34 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loadi ng C ontin uous Paper With La bels When printing on labels, use on ly the type of label s that are mou nted o n co ntin uous back ing s heets with spr ocket h ol[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-35 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ c Cauti on: ❏ Do not load cont inuous paper w ith labels i n the rear paper slot because t he pa per pat h from the rear slot is curved ; labels ma y come off t heir[...]

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    2-36 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Removing continuous paper with labels To avoid p eeling la b els off th e backing sheet and jam ming the prin ter, f ollo w th e st eps b e low when you r e mov e co n[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-37 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Switch ing Betw een Printing o n Con tinuous Pap er and Pr intin g on Sin gle Shee ts You can easily switch back and f orth between printing on con tinu ous p a per wi[...]

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    2-38 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 2. Press the Loa d/Eje ct bu tto n to fee d the c ont in uous pap er back ward to t he s tand by posi tio n. Th e pa per is st ill a ttac hed to th e pus h tr actor b [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-39 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Adju sting th e Top -of- Form Po sition The top-of-form posit ion is the positio n on the page w here t he prin ter s tarts pr inting. I f yo ur p rintin g a ppears to[...]

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    2-40 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. Press the LF/ FF D butto n to m ove th e top-of -form po sitio n u p on the page, or press the Lo ad/ Eje ct U butt on to m ove th e top-of -f orm position down on [...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-41 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ To adjus t the to p-of-for m position for c ontinuous pa per loaded on t he pull tractor, see the fo llowing example: Firs t ma rk a po int 6.5 m m (0 .26 in ches ) ab[...]

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    2-42 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Adva ncing the Paper t o t he Tea r-Of f Edge If you u se th e fr ont or r ea r p us h tr acto r, yo u ca n use th e te ar- of f feat ure t o a dvanc e your con tinu o[...]

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    2 Prin ting on C ontinuous Pap er 2-43 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP2. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Advancing the paper to the tear-off position automatically To auto matic all y adva nc e yo ur print ed d ocum ent s to the tea r-off pos ition , yo u n eed t o turn o[...]

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    2-44 Printing o n Co ntinuous Paper R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP2 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. Press the LF/FF D butto n to feed the pa per ba ckwa rd, or press the Load/E ject U butto n to f eed t he paper forw ard , unt il the paper perf ora tio n is al ign[...]

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    3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 3 Printin g o n Sing le She ets Using Sing le Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 2 Available paper t ypes and p[...]

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    3-2 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing Sin gle Sh eets Available paper types and paper slots As shown b elow, you c an load si ngle-sh eet paper on e sheet at a time u sing the pap e r guid e on to p of[...]

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    3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The table below shows the t ypes of paper you can load in the top and fro n t p aper s l ots and th e pa per th ickn ess leve r s etti ng for ea ch pap er typ e. F or mo re[...]

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    3-4 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loading single-sheet multi-part forms Yo u c a n l o ad s in gl e -s he e t m u lt i- p a rt fo rm s o n e at a t im e i n th e top or fron t paper sl ot as desc ribed in[...]

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    3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Ins ert th e o f form in the f ront slo t, bo und edg e fi rst a nd printable side up, as shown below . ❏ You can load s ingle-s heet multi-part forms bound at the s ide [...]

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    3-6 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loading envelopes You can lo ad envelopes in the top paper slot only, a s des cribed in “Loadin g Single S heets in t he Top Paper Slot ” on pag e 3-8. Also follow t [...]

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    3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Use envel opes only under normal t emperature an d humidi ty co n d it ion s, a s f o l low s: Temperature 15 to 25 °C (5 9 to 77 °F) Humidity 30 to 60% RH c Cauti on[...]

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    3-8 Prin ting on S ingle Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ ❏ Be fore pr inti ng , tur n on th e ca rd m o de by pres sing the Tear Off/Bin butto n until bo th Tear Off/B in lig hts are on. Af ter you f ini sh prin ting on postc[...]

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    3 Printing on Single Sh e ets 3-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. S et th e pa per r elea se lever to t he si ngl e-s heet p os itio n. A lso se t the pap e r thic knes s le ve r (loca ted und er the p rinter c o ver ) to th e pro per [...]

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    3-10 Printing o n Singl e Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 5. Press the Op erate but to n to tu rn on t he p ri nter , i f ne ces sar y. 6. Insert a sheet of paper, printable side down, between the edge guides until it meets res[...]

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    3 Pri nting on Si n gle Sheets 3-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Loadi ng Sin gle She ets in th e Front Pa pe r Slot To load p aper in th e fron t paper sl ot, foll ow these s teps: 1. M a k e su r e th e p ap er gu id e b a se i s in [...]

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    3-12 Printing o n Singl e Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 4. S et th e pa per r elea se lever to th e si ngl e-s heet po si tion . Al so set the pa p er thick ne ss l ev er (lo cated un der the pr inte r c over) to th e pro per[...]

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    3 Pri nting on Si n gle Sheets 3-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP3. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 7. You may need to check and c hang e the printer driver se ttings as de scri bed in Chapt er 4. The n send a print job to the prin ter. Whe n th e prin ter rec ei ves d [...]

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    3-14 Printing o n Singl e Shee ts R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP3 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____[...]

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    4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 4 Us ing the Print er So ftwar e Abou t Your Printer So ftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 2 Using th e Printer Driver [...]

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    4-2 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ About Y our P rint er Sof tware The E PSO N pri n ter s oftw are th at co m es with your pri nte r inc ludes th e pri nte r dri ve r so ftw are, th e E PSO N Re m[...]

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    4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing th e Prin ter Dr iv er Wit h W indows 9 5 or 98 You c an acc ess the p rinter drive r from yo ur Wi ndo ws applic ations or f rom th e Start menu. When yo u [...]

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    4-4 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print S etup or Print from the F ile menu of your applic ation sof tware. The Prin t or Print S etup dial og box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y [...]

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    4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. T o vie w a men u, cl ick the co rre spon din g tab at the top of the window. See “Printer dri ver settings overview” below fo r de tailed inf orma t ion abo[...]

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    4-6 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Paper menu ❏ Paper siz e S ele ct the siz e of th e pape r y ou wan t to use. If yo u don’t see y o ur pap er size , use the scr o ll bar to s cr oll th rough[...]

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    4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Graphi cs menu ❏ Res olu tio n Cli ck th e pri ntin g reso lut ion you wa n t. The higher the resol ution you select, the more d eta ile d you r pr intout wi ll b[...]

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    4-8 U sin g the P r in te r So ft w a re R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Devi ce Options menu Once you ’ve che cke d yo ur pri nter driver s etti ngs a nd c hang ed th em if nece ss ar y, y ou are re ady to pr in t wi th co nti n uou[...]

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    4 Us in g th e P r int er Soft wa r e 4-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Print er Driver With Window s 3.1 You c an acc ess the p rinter drive r from yo ur Wi ndo ws applic ations or fr om the Control P anel. When you access th[...]

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    4-10 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print S etup or Print from the F ile menu of your applic ation sof tware. The Prin t or Print S etup dial og box appear s. See ““Printe r driver set[...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To acc ess th e pr inte r dr ive r from the Co n trol P a nel , foll ow thes e ste ps: 1. In the Main window, d[...]

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    4-12 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Option s di alog box Once you ’ve che cke d yo ur pri nter driver s etti ngs a nd c hang ed th em if nece ss ar y, y ou are re ady to pr in t wi th co nti n uou[...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Print er Driver With Window s NT 4.0 You c an acc ess the p rinter drive r from yo ur Wi ndo ws applic ations or f rom th e Start menu. When yo u access [...]

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    4-14 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print S etup or Print from the F ile menu of your applic ation sof tware. The Prin t or Print S etup dial og box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y [...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. T o vie w a men u, cl ick the co rre spon din g tab at the top of the window. See “Printer dri ver settings overview” below, fo r de tailed inf orma t ion a[...]

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    4-16 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Page S etup menu Advanc ed menu ❏ Paper Size Select the size of the paper you want to use from the Paper S ize list. ❏ Paper Sourc e Se lect the paper sour ce[...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Once y ou’ve chec ked yo ur print er drive r setti n gs and c han ged the m if ne ces sar y, you are r e ady to print w ith c onti nuo us pa per as desc ribed in[...]

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    4-18 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Pr inte r Dr iver Wi th Windows NT 3 .5x You can ac cess th e printer driver fr om your Window s applic ations or fr om the Control P anel. When yo u ac[...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 1. Select Print Setup or Print fr om the File menu of your applic ation soft ware. The Print or Prin t Setup dialo g box appears. 2 . M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u[...]

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    4-20 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Click Options ( or a sim ilar butt on) to view the A dv anced Document Properties dialog bo x, which includes the Graphi cs Resol ution, Color, an d Optimizat [...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Click t he Details but ton, the n cl ic k J ob De fau lt . You s ee the Document Properties dialog box, whic h includes the Form and Orientation printer dr iver[...]

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    4-22 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Advanc ed Document P roperti es d ialog box Once you ’ve che cke d yo ur pri nter driver s etti ngs a nd c hang ed th em if nece ss ar y, y ou are re ady to pr [...]

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    4 Us in g t he Pr int er S o ftw a re 4-23 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP4. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the EPSON R emote! Utility The EPSON Remote! utilit y allows you t o easily change th e prin ter’s d efault s etti n gs fro m your co mp uter ’s DO S p r[...]

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    4-24 Us in g the Pr in te r So ft wa r e R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP4 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____[...]

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    5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Chapter 5 Ch ang ing P rinter S ettin gs Fro m th e Printer ’s Co ntrol P anel Selecting a Built-In Fon t . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5-2 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Selecting a B uilt-In Font Your pri nter comes with th e thre e bu ilt-i n fon ts show n i n the tabl e below. You can als[...]

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    5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ To sel ect a pitc h, p ress the Pitch but to n un til the thre e Pi tch l ight s ind icate th e pitch yo u w ant a s sh o wn b[...]

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    5-4 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Pri nt dire ction Bi-D, Uni-D I/F mode Aut o, Paral lel, Seria l, Opti onal Auto I/F wai t t ime 10 s eco nds, 30 s econd [...]

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    5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Page len g th for f r ont tract or Thi s se tt ing a llow s y ou to set the pag e leng th (i n inc hes ) fo r con tinu o us p [...]

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    5-6 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Au to lin e fe ed When auto lin e feed is on, the printer ac companies each carriage retu rn (CR ) c od e rece iv ed with [...]

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    5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Software Wh en you se lec t ESC/ P, the print er operates in the EPSON ESC/ P mo de . When you s el ec t IBM 2380 Plus , the p[...]

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    5-8 Chang ing P rinte r Setting s From th e Pri nter’s C ont rol Pane l R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Auto CR (c arriage return) This setting is avai lable only in IBM 2380 Plus emulation mode. When auto carriage return is o[...]

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    5 Changi ng Pr inter Setting s From the P rinter’ s Con trol Panel 5-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP5. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Changing default settings Foll ow th e s teps on th e ne xt p a ge to e n ter th e d efault- s etting mo de and ch ang e the p[...]

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    5-10 Ch anging Printe r Setti ngs F rom the P ri nter’s C on trol P anel R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP5 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ The pr in ted inst ruc tio ns lis t th e def aul t set tings you c a n chang e, describ e how to change t hem, and show y[...]

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    6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 6 Usin g E PSON Stat us Moni to r 2 Abou t the EPSON Status M onitor 2 Utili ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -2 Installing E PSON Status Monitor 2 .[...]

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    6-2 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ About the EPSON Status Monit or 2 Utility The E PSON S t atus M onito r 2 u tility c ome s w i th yo u r p rint er b ut is av aila b l e only f or use with Windows 95 or[...]

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    6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Installing EPSON Sta tus Monit or 2 Note: If you in stalled EPSON Sta tus Moni tor 2 w hen you in stalled the prin ter software, you do no t need to in stall it agai n[...]

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    6-4 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Note: If the dial og box below appears, a nd if your prin ter is co nnected directly to your co mputer, select Mo nitor lo cal printers . If it is connect ed through a n[...]

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    6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Accessing EPSO N Statu s Monitor 2 To open t he EPSON Statu s Mon i tor 2 window sh own below, do uble-c lic k the print er- sh ape d ba ck grou nd m oni toring i con [...]

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    6-6 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Yo u ca n a c ces s ma ny St atus M on it or menu c omma nds di rect ly by click ing the butto ns on the t oolba r. W h en you p o int to a too lbar button , the cor res[...]

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    6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The Status column displays brief messages describin g the c urrent statu s of each printer . The Job Count colu mn disp lays the number o f jo b s w a it in g to p r i[...]

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    6-8 Using EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ View me nu This m enu let you c ontro l th e ap pea ranc e and con tent o f th e EPSON Stat us Monitor 2 win dow and the In stalled P rinter s list. ❏ Toolb ar/Status [...]

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    6 Using E PSO N S tatus Monito r 2 6-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Setti ngs menu This men u a llow s y ou to c o ntro l the S tatu s M oni tor’s bac kgrou nd mo nito ring fea tu re as w e ll as ad d an d delete pr inters fr om th e[...]

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    6-10 Using EPS ON Status Moni tor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Help menu Click Help in the EP SO N Status Mo n ito r 2 w ind ow to v iew on lin e help. Cl ick Ab out to v ie w Status M o nito r’s v ers ion n um ber a nd copy rig[...]

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    6 Using EPSO N Status Monitor 2 6-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Using the Printer Status window You can open th e Printer Stat us window shown b elow to see de tailed inf orm at ion on th e st atus o f a p rinte r. To ope n the Print[...]

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    6-12 Using EPS ON Status Moni tor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Current Status menu The pri nter ill ustration and m essage boxes on this m enu give you detai led printer status i n format ion. Th e appear ance of t he pri nter ill[...]

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    6 Using EPSO N Status Monitor 2 6-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP6. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Turning on background monitoring Foll ow th e step s bel ow t o ac tivat e b ackg ro un d mo nito rin g a nd se t other mo nito r pre fe renc es f or e ach printe r you [...]

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    6-14 Using EPS ON Status Moni tor 2 R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP6 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ 3. Use the sl ider to adjust t he monitoring inte rval, if necess ary. Note: Setting a short moni toring int erval ma y cause some app lica tions to run m ore slowly. [...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Chapter 7 Troub les hoo ting Using th e Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7- 2 Problems and Solutions . . . . . .[...]

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    7-2 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Us ing th e Error Ind icat ors Yo u c a n id e n ti fy ma n y c o mm o n p r in t er p r ob lem s us in g th e li gh ts on t he control pan el. If your printe r stops wor king and[...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ f Pap er Out n Pau se ••• Continuous paper is not fed to the standby position. Tear of f the printe d documen t at th e perf oratio n ; then pre ss the L oa[...]

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    7-4 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Proble ms and Solutio ns Mo s t pr i n te r pr ob le m s ar e e as y to s o lv e . U s e the i n f or m at ion in this sec tio n to f in d the so urc e of a nd so lut ion to any p[...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Power supply problems The co ntrol panel l ights c ome on b riefly, but then go off and st ay of f. Cau se What to do The pr inter’s voltage rat ing does not ma[...]

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    7-6 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems The print er does not load s ingle- sheet paper or does not feed it proper ly. Cau se What to do The paper re lease lever is set to [...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printer does not fully eject a single she et. Caus e What to do You r paper is to o long. Pr ess the Load /Ejec t bu tton t o ej ect the sheet. Make sure the [...]

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    7-8 Tro ubl esh oot ing R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Continuous paper loading or feeding problems The printer does not load conti nuous paper or does no t feed it proper ly. Cau se What to do The paper rele ase lever is not set c or[...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Trou bleshoot ing 7-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Wrong top-of-form position Prin ting st a rts t oo hig h or low on the p ag e . Cau se What to do The paper size setting in your appli cati on sof tware or printe[...]

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    7-10 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Wrong tear-off position The pr inter pri nts on (or to o far away fr om) the perforati on of your c ontinuous paper. Cau se What to do Th e t ear-of f posit ion setti ng is inco[...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printing or printout quality problems The pr inter do es no t print when t he computer s ends data. Cau se What to do The printer is paused. Press the Paus e but[...]

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    7-12 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printer ma kes nois e, but no thing prints or pri nting st ops abrupt ly Cau se What to do The paper thickness lever is set in co rr e ctl y. S et the p aper t hick ness l e[...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Part of the printo ut is miss ing, or dots are miss ing in random posi tio ns. Cause What to do Th e r ibb on ha s to o much sla c k, th e ri b bon ha s c om e l[...]

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    7-14 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printout has extra blank l ines between lines of text. Cause What to do Two line feed commands are bei ng se nt at the end of each li ne of tex t. Tu rn off th e auto l ine [...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ The printer you want to use is no t sele c ted in y ou r s oft war e . Cho ose the corr ect pri nter f rom th e Wind ows desk top or i n your applica tion befo r[...]

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    7-16 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Cl ea rin g Pa pe r Jam s To clear a paper j am, follow these steps: 1. Press the Operat e but ton to tu rn of f the pr in ter. 2. If a si ngle sheet of paper i s stuck on the p[...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Aligning Vertical Lin es in Y our Printout If y ou no tic e tha t the ve rtica l lin es i n you r pr into ut are no t properly ali gned, you ca n use the printer[...]

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    7-18 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Printin g a S elf Test Ru nnin g th e printe r ’s se lf tes t h elps you dete r mine w het her th e prin ter o r th e com put e r is cau sing the p robl em: ❏ If th e se lf [...]

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    7 Trou bl esh ooti ng Troubl eshooti ng 7-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e CHAP7. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ Af ter a few se co nd s, the p rinte r load s th e paper a utom a tical ly and begi ns printi ng a self test . A series of character s is print ed. Note: To tem [...]

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    7-20 Tr oub les ho oti ng R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e C H AP7 . FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: E.Omor i ______ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Edi tor Na me> __ _____ To p rin t a hex dump , f ol low the s tep s be l ow. 1. M ake s ur e pa per is lo ad ed and th e print er i s turne d o ff. c Ca uti on: Whenever yo u tu rn off the print er, w[...]

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    A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix A Enh ancin g Your Prin ter Wit h Optio ns Optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    A-2 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Opti ons The following t able shows the paper handling optio ns and interface cards available for your printer. To purchase o ptions, c ontact y o u[...]

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    A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Note: The as terisk ( ✽ ) i s a s u bstit u te fo r th e la st dig it of th e pro du c t nu mbe r, w hic h v a ri es by c ountry . Optional interfac[...]

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    A-4 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Using the Op tiona l C ut-Sh eet Feede rs The opti onal hi gh-ca p aci ty cut- sheet feede r (C8 0684 ✽ ) can loa d up to 15 0 sheets of paper in [...]

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    A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 3. Press up the tabs on both sides of the paper tension unit and lift it up and o ff th e printer. I f a tract or is installed i n the pull position, [...]

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    A-6 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Loading paper in the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder You ca n load up to 150 ordi nary s ingle shee ts, 25 plai n bond enve lope s, or 30 post cards [...]

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    A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 3. Release t he left and right paper guides of the c ut-sheet feeder b y pulling the lock levers forward. 4. Holding the lower p ortio n of the left p[...]

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    A-8 E nhan cing Your Prin ter With Opt ions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 6. Pull both paper set levers forwar d until the pap er guides retract a nd lock open to allow paper loading. 7. Ta ke a stack of pap er (up to 150 [...]

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    A Enhanc ing Your Pri nter With Opt ions A-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 11. Move the cut-sheet feeder ’s paper selection lever to the single-sheet positio n, as shown b elow. Then li ft up the ce nter support an d close [...]

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    A-10 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Selecting the paper source (bin 1 or bin 2) When the double-bin cu t-sheet fee der is inst alled, you need to select the paper source (bin 1 or bi[...]

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    A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Switching between continuous paper and single-sheet paper in the cut-sheet feeder You can easily switch between co ntinuous paper on a push tractor[...]

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    A-12 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Using the Roll Pa per Holder The option al ro ll paper h older (#831 0) allo ws you t o u se 8. 5-inch roll pap er like that used with telex machi[...]

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    A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 3. H oo k the tens ion l eve r onto both ends of the stand a s shown below . While pulling up the tension lever, fit the wire ends o f the tension [...]

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    A-14 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ To remove the roll paper holder, carefully lift up the printer and pull out t he roll paper holder fr om b eneath the printer. Loading roll paper [...]

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    A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ 7. Place the shaf t a nd paper roll on the roll paper holder so the paper feeds from th e b ot tom of th e r o ll. 8. Turn on the pr inter. Bring t[...]

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    A-16 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ When you fini sh printing, open the paper guide cover and press the LF/FF button to a dvance the paper. Tear of f the paper using th e tear-off ed[...]

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    A Enh ancing Yo ur P rinter W ith Op tions A-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPA. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Installing an Interface Card Follow the steps below to install an optional interfa ce card. 1. Make sure the printer is turned o ff. Unplug the pri[...]

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    A-18 E nhan cing Your Pri n ter With Op tions R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P A. F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Yama nouchi > ______ _ <Crest e c> __ ____ _[...]

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    B Cl eaning and Tra nspor ting the Pri nter B-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPB. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix B Cle an ing and T rans po rti ng the Pr int er Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    B-2 Cleani ng a n d Transporting the P r inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P B.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Cleani ng th e Prin ter To keep your print er operating at it s best , you should clean it tho roughly several t imes a year. To c lean yo ur print er[...]

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    B Cl eaning and Tra nspor ting the Pri nter B-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPB. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Trans porting t he Prin ter If you n eed to tra nsport your printer so me distance, carefull y repack it using the ori ginal box and pac king materi al [...]

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    B-4 Cleani ng a n d Transporting the P r inter R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P B.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix C Specifica tio ns Printer Sp ecific at ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Mechan ical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C-2 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Printer Sp ecificatio ns Mechanical Prin tin g m etho d: 9-p in impa c t do t ma tri x Printi ng speed: High speed draft 506 cps at 10 cpi 569 cps at 12 cpi 569 cps at 15 [...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Paper feed s peed: Cont inuous 5 inc hes/sec ond I n t e r m i t t e n t 46 ms/li ne at 1/6- inch line spacing Paper capacity: High-capaci ty c ut-sheet f eeder up t o 1 50 sh[...]

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    C-4 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Electrical Note: Che ck the labe l on the bac k of the pr inte r for the voltage of your prin ter. Environmental Reliability: Total print volume25 million lines (ex cept p[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Paper Note: ❏ Use rec ycle d pa per a nd e nvelo pes o nly und er nor mal temper ature and hu m idi ty con dit ions, as f ollow s: Temp eratu re 15 t o 25 °C (59 to 77 °F)[...]

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    C-6 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Sin g le- sh ee t m u lt ip art form s: front , top, and cut- sheet fe eder entry Widt h Front and top: 100 to 257 mm (3.9 to 10. 1 inc hes) High-ca pacity c ut-sheet f ee[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Continu ous pape r (sta ndard and multi par t): front , rear, and bot tom entry W idth 1 0 1.6 to 254 mm (4 .0 t o 1 0 .0 i nc hes ) Leng th 101 .6 to 5 58.8 mm (4. 0 to 22. 0[...]

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    C-8 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Roll paper: rear entry with opti on al roll paper holder only Width 2 16 ± 3 m m (8.5 ± 0. 12 in c h es) Thic kness 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.00 28 t o 0. 003 5 inche s) We igh[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-9 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Rear entry Printing starts at “ 0” on t he sca le. The unpri ntable area is to the left o f the “0”. Printable area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards: B BC B C A[...]

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    C-10 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Co nti nuo us p ape r: Roll pape r: A The minimu m top and bottom mar gins above and belo w the perforation a re 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) ea ch. B The mini mum left an d righ[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-11 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Safety approvals 120 V mod el: Safe ty st andards UL1950 CSA C22. 2 No. 950 EMI FCC par t 15 subpart B class B CSA C108. 8 cl ass B 230 V mod el: S a f e t y s t a n d a r d [...]

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    C-12 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Comm and Lists Your printer supports the following EPSON ESC/P control codes and IB M 2380 Plus emulat ion cont rol co des. EPSON ESC/P control codes Selecting an EPSON E[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-13 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Ba r cod e co mma nds Your printer has powerful barcode printing ca pabilities and includes the following residen t barcode fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, U[...]

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    C-14 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ c : C ontr ol fla g Bit 0 = Check digit 0: The print er does not add a che ck digit. 1: Th e pr in ter adds a ch ec k di git . Bit 1 = Human read able charac te r (HR C) [...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-15 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ The valid data for each barcode type is described below. If invalid data is included in the barc ode data stri ng, the barcode is not print ed. The fo llowing conditions a re[...]

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    C-16 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ IBM 2380 Plus emulation control codes This p rinter emulate s an I BM Proprint er us ing the commands b elow. For detail ed info rmation, see the IBM 2380 Plus reference [...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-17 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Ch ar ac te r Ta b l es You can select the charac ter tables shown in this sect ion using the printer’s defa u lt-se tting mo d e or w ith sof twar e c omm an ds . Note: ?[...]

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    C-18 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC 850 (Multilingu al) PC 860 (Por tuguese) PC 86 3 (Canadi an-F ren ch) PC 86 5 ( Nord ic)[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-19 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC 861 (Ice land ic) BRAS CII Abico mp ISO Latin 1[...]

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    C-20 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Ro ma n 8 PC 85 8[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-21 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ ISO 8859 - 15 PC 437 Gre ek* PC 853 (Turkish )* PC 85 5 (Cy rillic)*[...]

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    C-22 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC 85 2 (Eas t Euro pe)* PC 85 7 (Turk is h)* PC 8 66 (Russia n) * PC 869 (G reek) *[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-23 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ MAZOWIA (Pol and)* Code MJK (CSFR)* ISO 885 9-7* ISO Latin 1T (Turkish )*[...]

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    C-24 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Bul gar ia ( Bulgar ian )* PC 77 4 ( LST 1283: 199 3) * Estonia ( Esto nia)*[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-25 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ ISO 8859 - 2* PC 86 6 LAT. ( Latvi an) * PC 866 UKR (Uk rani an)*[...]

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    C-26 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ PC APT EC (Ara bic) * PC 70 8 (Arabi c)* PC 72 0 (Arabi c)* PC AR 864 (Ara bic) *[...]

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    C Spe cif icat ion s C-27 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPC. FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Italic table No char acter is avai lable for he x cod e 1 5 in th e Itali c t abl e[...]

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    C-28 S pe cif ic a t io ns R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e A P P C.F M 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ International character sets for the Italic table You can selec t one of the followi ng eight int ernat ional chara cter sets for the Italic c hara cte r ta ble sho wn b [...]

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    D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Appe ndix D Customer Support Information Conta cting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D- 2 For No rth Amer ican Users[...]

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    D -2 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Con tactin g Custome r Suppo r t If your printer is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the tro ubleshooti ng in formation in Chapte r[...]

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    D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Automated telephone services EPSON also provides technical su pport and i nformation o n the i nstallation, configurat ion, and operation of EPSON products . Dia[...]

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    D -4 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Fo r Uni t e d Ki ngdom an d th e Rep ubli c of I relan d Users If you purchas ed your printer in the UK or the Republi c of Ireland, Epson (UK) Limited provide[...]

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    D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Faxon EPSON Contac t Faxon EPSO N Faxbac k Service f or: ❏ Litera ture and sp ecif ications on the latest EPSON produc ts ❏ Sup po rt in for mat ion i nclu d[...]

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    D -6 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ For Australian Users EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of Customer Service. As well as t his Us er ’s G uide , we p rovide the following[...]

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    D Custo mer Suppor t Inf ormati on D-7 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e APPD .FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ EPSON Helpdesk EPSON Helpdes k is p rovided as a final backup to make sure our c lients have access to advice. Opera tors on the Help desk can aid you in diagnos[...]

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    D -8 Cust omer Sup port Info rmatio n R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e AP P D. FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Internet home page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide u sers with the follo wing informati[...]

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    Glossa ry 1 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Glossa ry AS CII American Standard Code for Information Int erchange. A sta ndardized coding system for assigning numeral codes to letters and symbols. auto li ne feed Wh en t hi s op [...]

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    2 G lossar y R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e G LO S SA RY .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ dithe ring A halftoning method in which dots a re printed in a predetermined pattern to simulate a shade or tone. Dithering works best fo r images with solid colors, such as chart[...]

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    Glossa ry 3 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ inter face The connection ( via a cable) between the computer and the pri nter through whic h p rin t d ata i s tra ns mitte d to t he p rin ter. initia liza tion Returns the pri nter [...]

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    4 G lossar y R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e G LO S SA RY .FM 3/23 /99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ resol u tion A measure of the amount of detai l that can be represented. Resolut ion of print ed images is measured by usi ng the number of dots per inch (d pi). self t est A meth[...]

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    Glossa ry 5 R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 si ze GLOSSAR Y.FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Paper positions S tan db y posi t ion In the sta ndby position, you r paper is attached t o the printer but is not inside the p rinte r. Tear -o f f posit ion Tear off yo ur pri nted d[...]

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    IN - 1 R R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN.I X 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Index A Accessing EPSON Status Moni tor 2, 6 -5 Adjusting tea r-o ff po si tion , 2-4 3 to 2- 44 top-o f-fo rm posit ion, 2- 39 to 2-41 Advanc ed docu ment proper ties, 4-22 Advanced menu, 4-1[...]

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    I N - 2 L R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 s i z e S U N G N . I X 3 / 2 3 / 9 9 P a s s 0 P r o o f S i gn- o ff: < C r e s t e c > _ _ ___ _ _ < K imu r a > _ _ ___ _ _ < C r e s t e c > _ _ ___ _ _ High - c a p a c i t y c u t - shee t f eeder , A-2 , A - 4 t o A - 5 I I B M 23 8 0 Plu s em u la t io n c on t r o l c o des , C -16 I n stalli[...]

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    IN - 3 R R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e SUNGN.I X 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ settin g for Wi ndows 3. 1, 4-11 to 4 -12 for Wi ndows 95 o r 98, 4- 5t o 4 - 8 f or W ind o w s NT 3. 5x , 4 - 21 to 4- 22 for Window s NT 4 .0, 4- 15 to 4- 17 Printe r software in s ta lli n[...]

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    IN-4 L R4C3 430 Rev. C A5 si z e SU NG N .I X 3/23 /99 Pass 0 Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimur a> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Trou ble sh ooti ng Continuous paper loading or feedin g problems, 7-8 pow er supp ly pr obl em , 7-5 prin tin g or pri ntou t q ua lit y pr ob le m s, 7- 11 t o 7- 15 Single-sheet paper load[...]

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    R4C343 0 Rev. C A5 siz e PARTS . FM 3/23/ 99 Pas s 0 R Proof Sign-off: <Crest e c> __ ____ _ <Kimu ra> __ _____ <Crest e c> __ ____ _ Printer Parts knob print er cov er contr ol pane l pape r guide ba se paper rel ease leve r ed ge guides fr ont paper gui de (clos ed ) paper guide co ve r tract o r paper thickness le ve r shie ld [...]