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  • Page 1

    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSON F X-980 - 1 U ser Re pl ac ea bl e Par t s Opti ons Pape r Han dlin g Op ti ons High-capa city cut -sheet feeder (C806841) Feed s u p to 15 0 shee ts o f pape r, 25 p lai n bon d env elo pe s, or 3 0 post cards int o the printe r with out reloadin g. You ca n al so load a st ack of sing le - shee t mul ti p art for ms u p [...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 2 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Optional I nterface Cards You can ins tall an optional inte rface card to suppl ement your pri nte r built-in paral lel interface and prov ide adde d network co mp at i bil it y. T he E PS ON in t e rfa c e c ar ds i n the t a bl e be lo w ar e compatible with your printe r. (Not al l the int e rfac e s in the[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSON F X-980 - 3 Electri cal Check the lab el on th e back o f the printer fo r the p rinter v oltage. Env ironm e nta l Paper Use recycl ed pap e r an d enve lopes on ly und er nor m al te mperat ure and humi dity co ndit ion s, as f o l lows: T emper at ure 5 9 to 77 °F (1 5 to 2 5 °C) Humidity 30 to 6 0% RH Do not loa d p [...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 4 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Bi nding Line g lue a t t h e to p of fo rm (bo th fron t and top entry) Sing l e side l ine glue (f ront e n try only) Envelopes: top entry only Siz e No . 6 6. 5 × 3.6 inches ( 16 5 × 92 mm) No. 10 9.. 5 × 4.1 inches ( 241 × 105 m m) Thi ckness 0. 0063 to 0.0205 inc h (0.16 to 0.52 mm) Weigh t 12 to 24 l[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSON F X-980 - 5 Printable Area Single sheet s, envelopes, and postcards A Th e mini mu m top and bott om ma rgi ns ( abov e an d belo w the per fo ration ) a re 0.17 inc h ( 4 mm ). B The mi nimu m lef t a nd rig ht ma rg ins are 0 .12 i nc h (3 mm). The ma xim um w id th is 10 .1 in ch es ( 25 7 mm ). The ma xim um pr int abl[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 6 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Contr ol Pane l Button s an d Ligh ts Font but ton Selec ts th e fon t. Font l i ght s Indicate which font i s sele cted. Pitch button Selec ts th e f ont siz e. Pitch lights Ind icate what font size is sele cted. Pause but ton Stop s p rin tin g t emp ora ril y, a nd re sume s p rin ting w he n pr esse d agai[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSON F X-980 - 7 Status Monitor The EPSO N S tatus Mon ito r 2 util ity co mes with your print er but is avai lab le onl y fo r use w i th W in dow s 95 or 9 8. It a llow s you to monitor y our printer’s stat us, alerts you when printer errors oc cur, and provides trouble shootin g instructi ons. Paper Positi ons Top- of -For[...]

  • Page 8

    EPS O N FX- 9 80 8 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Using a push tractor If y ou o ften need to te a r off sh eets o f continuo us paper (for exa mp le, if you a re prin ti ng pu r cha se orde rs o r sale s slip s), i t is best to use a pu s h tractor. This all o ws you to use the tear-of f edge to easil y tear of f printed sheets of continuous paper at the per[...]

  • Page 9

    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSON F X-980 - 9 Using t he push and pull t r actors in combinat i on You can i mprove paper feeding and reduc e paper jams b y using tw o t ract ors at t he s ame t ime. This is esp ec ial ly he lpf ul for pr inti ng on con tin u ous prep ri nt ed form s, m ulti par t f orm s or lab els, and for p rint ing h i gh-q uali ty g r[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 10 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Pa per Rel ease Le ver Posi tions You can load co ntinuous paper in the print er from various paper sour ces, such as the rear or front push tractors . Use the pa per r elea se le ver to i nd ic ate th e pap er so urce yo u wa nt to us e. Th e tab le be low de scr ibe s ea ch p ape r rel ease lev er pos iti o[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 11 Pa per Ha ndl ing Load in g M ultip art For ms You can us e carbo nles s mul tipar t for ms of up to sev en par ts ( the original plus up to s i x co pi es). Make sure you set the paper th ickn ess lev er to th e pro per pos itio n ba sed on the numb er of la ye rs i n y ou r f o rm . Fo r bes t r esu lts wi[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 12 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Using the Front Push Tractor To use the front push tr actor, load continuous paper in th e fro nt slot. Fo r mor e i nfo rmat ion on when to use the fro nt p ush tr actor, se e “Availabl e Pa p er Paths” on pa ge 7. Note: The tr acto rs are ins ta lle d in the fro n t pu sh a nd r ea r pu sh p o sitio ns [...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 13 4. S lid e the left sp roc ket to th e lef t ma rgi n of yo ur pape r usi ng the arrow mar k in side the printer . (Printi ng starts at the arrow mark.) Then pull th e lever forw ard to lo ck it in place . See “Pap er A lignm ent” o n pag e 4 and “P rint able A rea” on pa ge 5 f or more infor matio n[...]

  • Page 14

    EPS O N FX- 9 80 14 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Removi ng a pr inted docume nt from t he front push tractor To rem ove the pr in ted doc um ent , f ollo w t he se st ep s: 1. Ma ke su re the Tear/ Off B in ligh ts ar e f las hin g. (T his in di cates yo ur pap er i s at the c ur rent tea r-o ff posi ti on.) Y o u ma y need t o p ress t he Tear Off/ Bi n bu[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 15 To loa d p ape r on to the rea r push tr actor , f o l lo w th ese ste ps: 1. M ake su re th e p rint er is t urn e d off . O p en t h e p aper gu ide cover ( ➀ ) a nd r emo ve th e p aper gu ide ( ➁ ). 2. Set the paper release le ver to the r e ar push tractor po sition. Then set the paper thickness lev[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 16 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 9. S lid e th e ed ge g uid es ( ➀ ) to th e midd le of t h e p ap er g uid e ba se. Th en c lo se the pa pe r gu id e cove r ( ➁ ). Always c lose th e printe r cove r before printing . The pr inter does n ot pr int when the co ver is op en. 10. Turn on the pri n te r. You may ne e d to ch e c k and chang[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 17 Usi ng the Tra cto r in t he P ull Pos itio n Using the tractor in the pul l position is ide a l for printi ng on thic k and heavy c ontinuous p aper, such as multipart forms or cont inuous pape r w it h labels . Howeve r, you cannot use the tear- off featu re with the pull tractor . Because thick paper requ[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 18 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 4. Re lea se th e lef t and ri gh t spr oc ke ts b y pul ling th e s pro ck et lock levers forward. 5. S lid e th e le ft spr o cke t t o th e left ma rg in of t he p ape r usi ng the s cal e on t he p ap er gu ide. (Pr in tin g st ar ts at the arr ow ma rk .) Th en p ush th e l eve r b ack t o lo ck it in pl[...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 19 1 1. T ur n on th e p rin t e r. R em o ve any sl ac k in th e p a per an d adju st th e to p-of- for m p o s ition by pres si ng the LF/FF bu tto n o r us ing the m icr o adju st fe at ure. (T o u se the m icr o adjust featu re , see “Adju sting the Top-o f-For m Positi on” on page 21.) The printer will[...]

  • Page 20

    EPS O N FX- 9 80 20 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 4. T urn on th e prin te r. P res s t he Loa d/Eject bu tt on to ad van ce th e p aper to t he top -of -for m p o sit ion . T hen pr ess the LF/F F b utton u ntil th e pe rforation between the first and seco nd pag e is ev en wi th t h e top o f the ribb on. Nev er use t he kn ob t o mo ve th e pap er wh ile [...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 21 Swit c hing Be twee n P rinti ng o n Cont in uo us P aper and Pr int ing o n Single Sh eets Wit h t he pu sh tr acto r i nsta ll ed, yo u c an eas ily swi tc h ba c k an d forth between p rinti ng on c o nt inuous pape r and printing o n sing l e shee ts without removing or r e lo ading paper. Switching to p[...]

  • Page 22

    EPS O N FX- 9 80 22 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 To adjust th e top-of-form position for continuo us paper lo aded on th e pull tract or, se e th e fol lowi n g exam ple : Fi rst ma rk a po int 0. 26 inch (6.5 mm) a bov e the pa p e r’s pe rfo ra tion ; t hen p o sitio n the p ape r so th at t he m a rk is eve n with the top edge of the plastic ribbon co [...]

  • Page 23

    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 23 4. Pr es s the LF/FF D button to fe e d the paper backward, or pres s the Load/ Eject U button to feed the paper forward until the pape r perforation is aligned with the te ar-off edge. The pr inter ha s a mini mum an d maxi mum te ar-off position. If you try to a d just the tear-off position beyo n d th ese[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 24 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 6. Hold the car tridg e with the ribbon tig hteni ng knob up. Fit the two front notches ( ➀ ) o ver th e sm all peg s on e a ch s id e of the printer as shown. Then lay the cartri d ge flat so that the rear notc hes ( ➁ ) fit over the corre sponding pegs. 7. Gen tl y pres s down on the ca r tridg e until [...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 25 Your Print er’s De fault Settings Th e def aul t se tti ngs co nt rol m an y pr inte r f unc tio ns. Wh ile you can ofte n s et the se funct ions throug h your applicat ion softwa re or printe r d river , y ou may need to chang e a default se tting fr om the printer’s control p anel using the defaul t se[...]

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    EPS O N FX- 9 80 26 - EPSON FX-980 4/99 Ali gn ing V e rti ca l L in es in Y ou r Printo ut If you not ice t hat the vertica l line s in yo ur p rintout are not prop erly al igned, you can use the pri nte r ’s bidir ectional adj ustme nt mode to c o r rect this pr ob lem. To c om plet e t he ste ps b el ow, yo u need fo ur s hee ts of fo ur page [...]

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    EPSO N FX-9 80 4/99 EPSO N FX - 980 - 27 3. Open a software app licat ion a nd send a print job to t h e printer. Your p rinte r prints all the co d es it rece ive s in hexade cimal for mat. If characte rs are printabl e, they ap pear in the right col umn as ASCII chara cters. Nonprint able codes, such as control codes , are re presen te d by d ots[...]