Epson EPL-N2010 manual

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    4010589 XXX-00 Reference Guide Page Printer[...]

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    Refere nce Guide Laser Pri nter All rig hts reserv ed. No part of this pub lic ation m ay be re prod uc ed, sto red in a retri eval system, or t ransm itted i n any for m or by a ny mea ns, mec hanical , photoco pying, recordin g, or otherwi se, without the pri or written per mission of SEIK O EPSON CORPORATION. No paten t liabil ity is ass ume d w[...]

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    ii Conten ts Gett ing S tarte d About This Gui de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Options . . . . . . .[...]

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    iii Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Colored paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 Chapter 3 O ptions Printer Opti ons. . . . . . . . .[...]

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    iv Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 When to Use SelecTyp e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    v Adjusting the Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 Cleaning the P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 Cleaning the insi de of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 Removing spilled toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    vi Characters availa ble with the ESC (^ command . . . . . . . . . B-28 In I239X Emulat ion Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29 In EPSON GL/2 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29 Append ix C C ommand Su mmary LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Co mmands . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    vii Appendix F Map of Se lecType Menus Switching betwee n SelecType Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2 Glos sary Index[...]

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    1 Getting St arted The EPSON E PL-N2010 printer c ombines high p erformance and reli abil ity w ith a wid e ra nge o f feat ures . To ge t sta rte d with you r las er pri nte r, ple ase : ❏ Read the s afety infor mati on, l aser print er pre cau tions , an d importa nt safe ty inst ructions in this se ction. ❏ Use your Getting Ready! guide to s[...]

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    2 Chapter 5, “ SelecType,” co ntains detail ed information on t he settin gs you can make in SelecT ype. Read th is chapte r if you are not able to modify a p rinter sett ing from y our software. Chapter 6, “ Troubleshoo ting and Ma intenance ,” gives help ful info rmation fo r what t o do if you e ncounter a print er error a nd provid es i[...]

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    3 The printer' s 600-dpi (dots p er inch) re solution is enhanced by EPSON's Resolutio n Improvement Technolog y (RITech), which smoothes the jagg ed edges of diagonal lines in bo th text and graphics. Th is gives your d ocuments a clean, c risp look that contribut es to a professional appearance. The printer is easy to install and use. Y[...]

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    4 Options The printer comes wit h a built-in bi-direction al parallel in terface, a serial interface, and 8MB of memory, which can be expanded up to 256MB. You can also ins tall an add itional Ty pe-B Ethernet i nterface. You ca n add a s ingle 2 50-Shee ts Lower Paper Cass ette Uni t (C813261: variable paper s ize up to A3), a singl e 500-Sheets L[...]

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    5 For E urope an u sers United Kingdom The EPL-N20 10 is a page pr inter whi ch utilizes a semiconduct or laser. There is no po ssibility of dang er from the laser, pr ovided the pri nter is op era ted acco rdin g to the in stru ct ions in the gu ides provided . Sin ce ra diat ion e mitt ed by th e las er is c omp lete ly con fin ed wi thin protect[...]

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    6 Laser saf ety labels w War ning : Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified i n this guide may result i n hazardous radiation exposure. Your pr inter is a Cl ass 1 laser pr oduct as def ined in I EC 825 specif icat ions. The lab el sho wn b elow is atta ched in coun trie s where requir ed. Intern al las[...]

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    7 Ozone safety Ozo ne emis sion Ozo ne g as is g ener ated by la ser p rin ters as a by -pro duct o f th e printing process. Ozone is produced only when the prin ter is printing . Ozo ne expos ure limit The recommende d exposure limit for ozone i s 0.1 par ts per million (ppm) e xpressed as an averag e time-weighted concentration ov er an eight (8)[...]

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    8 Laser Print er Precautions This p rinte r uses l aser te chno logy. The fol lowin g li st of precauti ons applies when ever you ope n the print er cover. Even if you are famil iar with other types of p rinters, b e sure to follow t hese precautions ca refully to ensure safe, efficient operatio n. ❏ Be careful not to touch the fuser, which is ma[...]

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    9 ❏ Protect the light-sensiti ve drum from exposure to light . Avoid exposing t he imagi ng cartri dge to roo m light any longer than necessary. Do not open the drum’s p rotective cov er. Overexposing t he drum may cause abnormally dark or ligh t areas to appear on the pr inted page and redu ce the service life of the dr um. ❏ Do not turn the[...]

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    10 Hinweis: Die Gerä teansc hlußleit ung muß den ein shläg igen No rmen ge nügen. Es muß eine dr eiadri ge Leitun g ver wende t werd en. Die Ansh lußlei tung darf nicht leicht er als H 05VV-F or der H05 VVH2-F sein. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung-3. GSGV, 18. 01. 1991 : Der arbeitsplatzbezogene schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) oder[...]

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    11 ❏ If you use a n extension c ord, make sure t hat the tot al of th e amp ere r ating s o n the pr odu cts p lug ged into t he ext en sion cord does not ex ceed the extens ion cord ampe re rating. Al so, make sure that the total of all pro ducts plugg ed into t he wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes. ❏ Never push obje cts of any kind throu[...]

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    12 For United Kingdom User s Use of opti ons Epson (UK ) Limited shal l not be l iable agai nst any dama ges or problems ar ising from the use of any opti ons or consumable products o ther than th ose designa ted as Origina l EPSON Products or EP SON Approv ed Products by Epson ( UK) Limited. Safety i nformation Warni ng: This appliance must be ear[...]

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    13 Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w Warn ing s must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. c Cautions must be observ ed t o avoid da mag e to your equipme nt. Notes contain important information and useful tips on the ope ration of your printe r.[...]

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    1 Understan ding Yo ur Print er 1-1 Chapter 1 Understanding Your Printer Controlling the prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Accessing the print er driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Control Panel Op eration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3[...]

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    1-2 Unders tandi ng Y our Pri nt er Controlling the printer There are two way s to control your printer and change its settings. ❏ The printer driver (for Windows users) ❏ Use the control panel Norm al ly, yo u use the p rin ter dr iver to c ontr ol yo ur p rinte r. The printe r driv er a llows y ou to easi ly ma ke t he m ost com mon prin t se[...]

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    1 Understan ding Yo ur Print er 1-3 ❏ To access the driver from Windows NT 3.51 , double-c lick the Control Panel icon in t he M ain prog ram grou p, t hen doub le- click the Printer icon. Dou ble -click you r print er ico n and select Propert ies from the Pr inte rs me nu. Ma ke sure you r prin ter i s selected and cli ck Setup . ❏ To access t[...]

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    1-4 Unders tandi ng Y our Pri nt er Optimizing Print Quality Using RITech Resoluti on Improvement Techno logy (RITech) is E PSON's original printer technolo gy that improv es the appear ance of printed lines, t ext, and g raphics. The RI Tech set ting The factory defau lt setting fo r RITech is On . The RITech gives the best quality text and g[...]

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    1 Understan ding Yo ur Print er 1-5 Enhanced MicroGray Enhanced MicroGr ay (Enh. MG) is EPSON' s new printer technolo gy created especially for high qual ity outpu t of phot os and other i mages with smooth tonal changes. To use the Enhanced MicroGr ay setting, follow these ste ps: Using the printer driver: Clic k the Enh. MG b utton on th e G[...]

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    1-6 Unders tandi ng Y our Pri nt er[...]

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    2 Paper H andlin g 2-1 Chapter 2 Paper Hand ling Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 Loading paper in the paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Loading paper in the MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Manually loading pa per . . . . [...]

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    2-2 Paper Han dli ng Loading P aper The printe r can feed pa per fr om any of tw o sou rces : the MP tra y, or th e low er p aper c ass ette . Please note the foll owin g poin ts. ❏ Paper sho uld be high qua lity and rel atively smooth with a weight between 6 0 and 135 g/m 2 (16 to 36 lb). ❏ The printer is ext remely sensitiv e to moisture. Be [...]

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    2 Paper H andlin g 2-3 4. Sli de the paper guide outwar ds then slide the paper gui de clip (vertical ) outwards. 5. Set p aper into the paper ca ssette with the s ide to be printed on facing up. For A 4, A5, B 5, L T or pape r, orien t th e pap er w ith the lo ng side of pa per to wards the pr inter.[...]

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    2-4 Paper Han dli ng For A3, B4, LGL or paper, extend the pa per tr ay and orie nt the pape r with the short side of paper to wards th e printer. If your printsout s are curled or do n ot stack proper ly when using p lain pap er, try t urning th e stack o ver an d reload ing it. 6. Adj ust the pap er guide t o the width of the paper. At th is tim e[...]

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    2 Paper H andlin g 2-5 9. Exte nd the o utpu t tray so it ma tche s the size of the pap er loaded i n the printe r. Loading paper in the MP tray 1. Gra sp both sid es of the pap er tray and open it.[...]

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    2-6 Paper Han dli ng 2. Sl ide the pap er guide o utwards. 3. Set p aper into the M P Tr ay wi th the side to be prin ted on facing up, as for as it will g o.[...]

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    2 Paper H andlin g 2-7 For A4, A5, B5, LT, HLT, EXE , GLT or paper, o rient the p aper horizontally. The paper tray can close after the paper is set inside it. For A3, B, B4, F4, LGL, GLG , Monach, C-10, DL, C5, or paper, orient the p aper vert ically. 4. Adj ust the paper gu ide to the p aper. 5. Exte nd the o utpu t tray so it ma tche s the size [...]

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    2-8 Paper Han dli ng 6. Set the paper size switch so it matches the size of paper loaded in the tra y. ❏ To load thick envelopes, heavy paper, or other media such as labels and t ransparencies, feed sheets one a t a time. See “Ch oosi ng P aper ” on pag e 2 -11. ❏ By d efaul t, th e prin ter i s se t up to pri nt A4 -siz e pap er. If you ar[...]

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    2 Paper H andlin g 2-9 Note: If you have not in stalled the printer driver, see your Getting Ready! guide fo r installati on instruct ions. ❏ For a cce ss thr ough your a ppli catio n so ftwar e, cl ick th e Print or Printe r Setup command in the File menu. You al so may need to cl ick Setup, Option s, Prope rties , o r a combinatio n of these bu[...]

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    2-10 Paper Handling Otherwise, op en the front cov er, and remove any paper remaining i n the MP Tray. Insert a she et or stack of t he correct size pap er into th e MP Tray with the p rintable side up, as far as it will go. Adjus t the pap er guides to match the p aper size you are lo ading. 5. Send a print job from your app licatio n. The control[...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-11 Using t he SelecT ype mo de: For info rmation on chang ing the pape r size in Sel ecType mode, see Chapter 5. Loading an uncommon paper size To load an uncommon, or custom, paper size from 86 × 148 mm (3.4 × 5.8 inches) to 305 × 508 mm (12 × 20 inches), use the MP Tray (as de scr ibed in you r Get ting Read y! gu ide ) and[...]

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    2-12 Paper Handling For best results, store your paper supply in its original wrapp er. Your printo ut can be mar red by moistur e absorbed in the paper. Do not st ore paper in a humid or da mp environment. Below are some recommendati ons for selecti ng paper and other prin t med ia for th e pri nter . Labels Use only labels designed for la ser pri[...]

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    2 Paper Handling 2-13 Transparencies You can use overhea d projector t ransparencies and adhesive drafti ng film i f they are made for use with plain- paper cop iers or laser pr inters. Us e the MP Tray to print on these mater ials.[...]

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    2-14 Paper Handling[...]

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    3 Options 3-1 Chapter 3 Options Printer Opti ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Installing t he Optional Lo wer Paper Cassette Uni t . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Preparing the Paper Cassette Unit for Installati on . . . . . . . . 3-3 Installing one paper cassette uni t . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3-2 Option s Printer Op tions You can ad d to you r printe r's capabil ities by i nstalling any of t he following opt ions: ❏ 250-Sheets Lower Pap er Cassette Unit A3 Universal (C813261) i ncreases paper feeding c apacity (up to 250 sh eet of variab le paper si ze to A3). ❏ 500-Sheets Lower Paper Casse tte Unit A4 (C 813251 ) increa ses pa[...]

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    3 Options 3-3 Installing the Optional Lower Pa per Cassette Unit The following two lower p aper cassette unit s are availab le as option s for this printe r. 250-Sheets L ower Paper Casset te Unit 500-Sheets L ower Paper Casset te Unit A m aximu m of two s tag es can be at tac hed to the p rin ter by comb inin g th e low er p aper cass ette uni ts [...]

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    3-4 Option s Installing one paper cassette unit This section explains how to mount a 250- sheets paper ca ssette unit or a 500-sheets paper cassette unit onto the pri nter. 1. Tu rn off the p rinter. 2. Unp lug th e pri nter ’s po wer c ord fro m the elec trica l out let an d from the prin ter. 3. Re move all interfa ce cable from the i nterface [...]

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    3 Options 3-5 6. Sec ure t he p rin ter to the ca ssett e un it w ith th e sc rew s th at come with the casset te unit. Instal l three of t he screws at the locations noted bel ow. 7. Reco nnect any int erface cab le you removed. 8. Make sure the print er’s power s witch is turned off, th en plug the power cor d into the printer and into an el ec[...]

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    3-6 Option s 1. Tu rn off the p rinter. 2. Unp lug th e pri nter ’s po wer c ord fro m the elec trica l out let an d from the prin ter. 3. Re move all interfa ce cable from the i nterface conn ector. 4. Plac e the cas sett e uni t that is to b e set at th e bot tom i n the location where the printer is install ed. 5. Then place the 25 0-sheets pa[...]

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    3 Options 3-7 6. Li ft up the pr inter. Make sure the p rinter and cassette u nits are facing in the same di rection. Aligni ng the pin on the cassette uni t with the hole on the bo ttom of the pri nter, low er the printer until it re sts securely on the cassett e unit. 7. Sec ure t he p rin ter to the ca ssett e un it w ith th e sc rew s th at com[...]

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    3-8 Option s 10. Turn on the p rinter. To confi rm that the l ower paper ca ssette is install ed correct ly, print a st atus sheet by pr essing the c ontrol panel b utton. The lower pape r cassette wil l be listed on the st atus sheet as one of the available options. If the cassette is not listed on the status sheet, try re instal ling i t. Besure [...]

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    3 Options 3-9 4. Fan a stack of p aper and t ap it on a fl at surfac e to even the edges. Ins ert the p aper prin table -side up i nto the pap er cassette. If your pri ntsouts are cu rled or do not st ack properly w hen using plai n paper, t ry turnin g the stack over and r eloading it. 5. Ins ert th e pap er c asse tte in the p ape r cas set te un[...]

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    3-10 Option s Loading Paper into the 250-Sheets Lower Paper Cassette 1. Pul l out the p aper cassette from the pa per cassett e unit. 2. Re mo ve the cover . 3. Pr ess down on the metal plate in the paper cassett e. 4. Sl ide the paper guide outwar ds then slide the paper guid e clip (vertical ) outwards.[...]

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    3 Options 3-11 5. Set p aper into the paper ca ssette with the s ide to be printed on facing up. If your pri ntsouts are cu rled or do not st ack properly w hen using plai n paper, t ry turnin g the stack over and r eloading it. For A4, A5, B5, LT, or paper, ori ent the pape r with the l ong side of pa per to wards the pr inter. For A3, B4, LGL , o[...]

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    3-12 Option s 7. Close the co ver and insert the paper cassette into the printer. Make sure the paper cassette is inside the printer as far as it will go. 8. Ext end the outp ut tray s o it matche s the size o f the pape r loaded i n the print er. Memo ry Module By installi ng a Dual I n-line Memory Module (D IMM), you can increa se printer memor y[...]

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    3 Options 3-13 You can purchase DIMMs from various vendors. Be sure th e DIMM you pu rchase meets the fol lowing requirement s: ❏ 168-pin, SDRAM type ❏ Capacity of 3 2, 64, 128 or 256 MB ❏ Access speed of 15 ns or less ❏ Dimensions within 134 mm (5.27 inches) × 2 6 m m ( 1 . 0 2 i n c h e s ) , with a thickness of 10 mm (0.4 inch) Installi[...]

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    3-14 Option s 6. Rem ove th e prin ter' s sid e cove r. 7. Lo osen the ret aining scre ws securing the shiel d cover; the n remove th e shiel d cover. w War ning : Avoid touching the electrical components that are exposed after you remove the shield cover. They may be very h ot if the printer has b een used recentl y.[...]

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    3 Options 3-15 c Caution : Before you install the module, be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching the printer's shield cover. Ot herwise, you may dama ge static-sensitive c omponents. 8. Pul l the clips on ea ch side of the R AM slot outwa rd. 9. Ali gn the two d epressions on th e base of t he DIMM wit h the prot rus ions ins [...]

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    3-16 Option s 12. Replace the shield cover. Next, secure it with its screws. c Caution: When replacing the shield cover, be sure not to pinch the wires inside the printer between the printer case and the shield cover.[...]

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    3 Options 3-17 13. Replace the print er's side co ver. 14. Gently close the printer cover . 15. Plug the po wer cord ba ck in and tu rn on the printer. To verify t hat memory is correc tly instal led, pri nt a status sheet by pressing the control panel button. If an inco rrect amount of memory is shown on the status sheet , turn off the pr int[...]

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    3-18 Option s Removing a memory module 1. Per form steps 1 through 7 in the previous section to a ccess the printer’s RAM slots. 2. Pul l the clips on each side of the RAM slo t outward to release th e me mory mod ul e. 3. Gr asp both side s of the DIMM a nd pull i t out as shown ab ove. 4. Fo llow steps 12 t hrough 15 in t he previous sectio n t[...]

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    3 Options 3-19 Note: The right slot’s usage varies by country. 3. Ins ert th e Po stSc rip t modu le al l the way i nto th e ce nter slo t. Removing a ROM Module 1. Perfor m steps 1 throu gh 7 in “Install ing a memory module” section to access the printer's RAM slots. 2. Pus h the meta l switch to r elease the ROM modu le.[...]

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    3-20 Option s Optional Interf aces This sec tion desc ribe s ho w to in st all th e op tiona l in ter fac e card s liste d below. To add a dire ct connection t o an Ethernet syst em, use an optional Ethernet Ca rd (C8235 7 ✽ /C82362 ✽ /C82363 ✽ ) To add a seri al or para llel inte rface to yo ur printer , use one of t he follo wing : 32KB Ser[...]

  • Page 64

    3 Options 3-21 To add a dir ect connectio n to a Macint osh computer wi th the optional Ad obe PostScript 3 Package, use t he AppleTalk Int erface Card (C823 57 ✽ , C82362 ✽ ). Note: If you reset the printer while it is receiving da ta through the AppleTalk Interface Card, you need to turn the printer off and then on again before it ca n com mu[...]

  • Page 65

    3-22 Option s 5. Wi th the component s ide of the o ptional in terface car d facing the o utsi de of the p rinte r, sl ide the int erfa ce c ard in to the grooves in the inter face slot as shown below. Push it in firmly to loc k th e ca rd in to p lac e. 6. Secu re the inter face card with the two retainin g screws. You c an ver ify t hat the inte [...]

  • Page 66

    4 EPSON Status Mo nitor 2 Utilit y 4-1 Chapter 4 EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility Utility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Installing t he Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Accessing the Uti lity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 67

    4-2 E PSON Status Monitor 2 U tility Utility Overview The EPSON St atus Moni tor 2 is a u tility pr ogram that moni tors your print er a nd giv es yo u info rm ation abo ut the curr ent s tatu s of the pr inter, incl uding the amount of t oner. If a print err or occurs, it a lso pro vides you with a message des cribing th e error. You can u se the [...]

  • Page 68

    4 EPSON Status Mo nitor 2 Utilit y 4-3 Installing the Utility 1. Make sure Windows is running. 2. Ins ert th e CD -ROM that c omes wit h you r pri nter into y our CD-R OM d rive (u sually this w ill be dr ive D). 3. For Windows 95, 98, a nd Windows NT 4.0 users: click Sta rt , then choose Run . For Windows 3.1 users: make sur e the Program Manager [...]

  • Page 69

    4-4 E PSON Status Monitor 2 U tility Accessing the Utility For Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 1. Cli ck Start , then poi nt to Progr ams . 2. Poi nt to Epso n , then click EP SON Status Monit or 2 . The Stat us Mon ito r 2 ap pe ars. To cl os e the Stat us Moni tor 2, c lick the clos e b utton at t he to p ri ght of the St atus Monito r 2 dial og box o[...]

  • Page 70

    5 SelecType 5-1 Chapter 5 SelecTyp e The control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Indicato[...]

  • Page 71

    5-2 SelecType The control P anel Overview The print er control panel giv es you easy contr ol over most common printer op erations. The panel is made u p of three elem ent s: a liquid cry stal displ ay, indic ato r ligh ts, a nd b utton s. The displ ay an d indi cat or lig ht s tel l you the c urr ent s tatu s of t he prin ter, a nd yo u can use th[...]

  • Page 72

    5 SelecType 5-3 For solutions to error messages and maintenance information, see Chapter 6. Indicator lights On Line On when the printer is on li ne, indicating the printer c an receiv e and prin t data. Whe n the pr inte r is off l ine, th is li ght is o ff. The light flashes as the system switches between on-line and o ff-line status . Form Feed [...]

  • Page 73

    5-4 SelecType OneTouch mode1 On when the printer i s in OneTouch mod e 1. For details on OneTouch mod es, see p a ge 5-29. OneTo uch mode 2 On when the pr inter is i n OneTouch mode 2. For det ails on the OneTo uch modes, see page 5-29. SelecTyp e On when the pr inter is i n SelecType mod e. Buttons Continue Form Feed On Line Paper Source Page Size[...]

  • Page 74

    5 SelecType 5-5 On Line Swi tches th e pri nter b etwe en o n line a nd off line status . SelecType (ALT ) Selects a OneTouch mode or SelecType mode. Pre ss thi s bu tton o nce to e nter OneT ouc h mode 1. Pr ess this bu tton again to enter OneTouch mode 2. Press this button once mor e to ente r Sel ec Type mod e. P re ssin g th is butto n wh ile i[...]

  • Page 75

    5-6 SelecType Value Selects the correspond ing OneTouch mode setting liste d abov e this bu tton if in One Tou ch mode 1 or 2, or se lects th e pa ramet er av aila ble within the current it em, after ent ering the SelecType mode menu. Continue Ena ble s the p rin ter to resu me pr intin g a fter (Reset) certain mai ntenance-requir ed conditions o r[...]

  • Page 76

    5 SelecType 5-7 ❏ App lica tion prog ram s may sen d com mand s to th e prin te r that overrid e SelecTyp e settings. I f you are not gett ing the re sults you expec t, che ck you r app lica tion softwa re set tings. ❏ To see the agent SelecType set tings, print a status sheet. ❏ A map of all av ailable Sele cType menus is included in Appendi[...]

  • Page 77

    5-8 SelecType SelecTyp e Befo re entering and using SelecType, y ou should understand how the b utton s on the pr int er’s cont rol p ane l work . Buttons The functio ns of the control pan el butt ons on the printer change when in Se lecT ype m ode. Using SelecType Note: You can directly access certain menu items using the OneTouch modes. For mor[...]

  • Page 78

    5 SelecType 5-9 ❏ To select an item (set ting) in a menu, pre ss Ite m . ❏ To select a val ue (parameter) for an item, press Value . ❏ To accept a new setting, pr ess Enter . ❏ Press ALT to se lect a me nu , it em, or p aram eter in rever se o rde r. See Appendix F for a map showing the o rder that SelecType menus are displayed in. 3. To ex[...]

  • Page 79

    5-10 Se lecT ype *Available only when th e optional interface is installed. Printing Menu These setting s are made in ev eryday use. Most c an be set using your soft ware. Always chec k the softwa re settings , because the software settings override the Printing Menu sett ings. Also see page 5-1 4. Paper Sourc e, Pa ge Si ze, Wi de A4 , Orie ntat i[...]

  • Page 80

    5 SelecType 5-11 Para lle l Men u These settings co ntrol communica tion betwee n the printe r and the computer whe n using a p arallel interface. Also see page 5-22 . Speed, Bi-D , Buffer Si ze Serial Menu These settings contr ol the serial inte rface settings. These setti ngs are necessary for correct communic ation between the pr inter and the c[...]

  • Page 81

    5-12 Se lecT ype GL2 Menu These setti ngs are av ailabe o nly when the printer is in GL2 mode. Also see page 5-36. GLMode , Scale, O rigin, Pe n, End, Join , Pen0 thr ough6 PS3 Menu These setting s are avail able only when Post Script 3 is i nstalled. For more information, refer to t he PostScrip t 3 manual. Error Sheet ESCP2 Menu These setting s a[...]

  • Page 82

    5 SelecType 5-13 Understand ing SelecTy pe Settings Read this section f or a complet e descri ption of the setti ngs available on the SelecType menus. Test menu For the settings bel ow, press Enter to print. No valu es are selectable by pressing Value . c Caution: After you print these samples, user-defined data stored in the printer such as downlo[...]

  • Page 83

    5-14 Se lecT ype Emulation menu Use this me nu to select the printe r emulation mode . You can specify di fferent emulations for each interface; in o ther word s, for each computer you connect. Si nce each emulation mod e has its own specific op tions, make settin gs in the LJ 4, ESCP2, FX, GL 2, or I239X menus, as necessary. The options you can se[...]

  • Page 84

    5 SelecType 5-15 Page Siz e Specifies the p aper size. Wide A4 (Les erJet 4 onl y) Allows you to pri nt 80 charac ters per line of 10 cp i font on A4 size paper. Orient ation Spe cifie s whet her t he pa ge i s print ed in portr ait or lan dscap e orie ntat ion . Thi s pag e is pr inte d in po rtra it ori ent ati on. Copie s Selects the number of c[...]

  • Page 85

    5-16 Se lecT ype Tray menu This me nu al low s you t o spec ify the size a nd t ype of paper you load. Accessing this menu also lets you check the size of the paper curr en tly l oad ed. The pape r ty pe s ettin gs i n thi s men u ca n als o be mad e fr om y our printer driver. T he setti ngs you make in your printer d river override t hese SelecTy[...]

  • Page 86

    5 SelecType 5-17 Note: LC1 Size, LC2 Size, and LC3 Size only display the currently loaded paper size. You cannot change this parameter, it is set automatically. MP Type Lets you s et th e pa per t ype load ed in the M P Tra y. LC1 Type, LC 2 Type, L C3 Type Lets you select the pa per type l oaded in t he standard and option al lower papae r cassett[...]

  • Page 87

    5-18 Se lecT ype Config menu RITec h Allows you to adju st the RITech sett ing. RITech pr oduces smoother and cr isper li nes, text, and grap hics. Note: You can also make the RITech setting directly from OneTouch Mode 2, Toner Save Turns the Toner Save mode on. When turn ed on, the printer sav es toner by substit uting a gr ay shade fo r the black[...]

  • Page 88

    5 SelecType 5-19 Size Ignore Select whether a paper size erro r is ignored . Turning t his ite m on causes the pri nter to pri nt even if the im age size is not ma tch the specified size of paper. Some cases cause smudges because of toner th at is not t ransferred onto the pap er properly. When thi s item is o ff, the print er st ops pri nting if a[...]

  • Page 89

    5-20 Se lecT ype Paper Type Allows you t o use various ty pes of paper. T hick is useful f or irregul ar size pl ain paper over 7 5g/m 2 an d envelopes. Always use Normal unless print quality p roblems occur . Setup menu Interface Specifi es whether t he printer can recei ve data throug h all the interfa ces availabl e or only thr ough the one sel [...]

  • Page 90

    5 SelecType 5-21 Standby Saves power b y reducing the p ower to the fi xing heater i f the pri nter rece ive s no d ata fo r 60 minu tes. In th is m ode , the print er begins warming up as soon as yo u press send pri nt data; it then warms up and is ready to prin t in about 45 seconds. Toner Displays th e amount of t oner left in t he imaging ca rt[...]

  • Page 91

    5-22 Se lecT ype * This appear only when the corresponding option is installed. Parallel menu Speed Specifies the t ransfer speed b y selecting the de lay period fro m the STRO BE to the AC KNL G sig nal . For m ore in form atio n on the parallel i nterface signal , see “Interfa ce,” in Appendix A. Bi-D Enabl es or di sables bidi rectio nal co [...]

  • Page 92

    5 SelecType 5-23 Pari ty When this option is set to None , par ity checking is disabled. The pari ty bi t, if u sed , pro vid es a ba sic form o f err or de tec tion. See your computer manua l and software documentation for the proper s etting. Stop Bit Use this opt ion to set t he number of stop bits for ea ch character of i nform ati on s ent to [...]

  • Page 93

    5-24 Se lecT ype Buffer Si ze Dete rmin es th e amo unt o f memo ry to be use d for rec eiv ing data and p rinti ng da ta. If s et t o Maxi mum , mo re memory is allocate d for rec eiving d ata. If s et to Minimum , mo re me mor y is all ocat ed for printi ng data. The fa ctory default setting is Minim um . AUX menu Sett ing u p the op tiona l in t[...]

  • Page 94

    5 SelecType 5-25 Buffer Size Determine s the amount of memor y to be used for r eceivin g data and print ing data . If set t o Maximum , more mem ory is allocated for receiv ing data. If se t to Min imum , more memory is al located for print ing. The factory defau lt setting is Normal . The settings ma rked with * (aste risks) are displayed when an[...]

  • Page 95

    5-26 Se lecT ype Note: ❏ After changing these settings, reset the printer to make the new settings effective. To reset the printer, Press the Continue and SelecTyp e buttons simultaneousl y. Altematively, turn off the printer, then after 5 seconds, turn it back on. ❏ Resetting the printer erases all print job s. Make sure the On Line light is n[...]

  • Page 96

    5 SelecType 5-27 SymSet Selects the default symbol set. If the font you selected in FontSo urce and Fo nt Num ber is n ot avai labl e in the ne w Sym Set setting, the Fontsource and the Font Nu mber values are automati cally repla ced with the default value. Form Selects the number of l ines for the selecte d paper size and orientati on. This cause[...]

  • Page 97

    5-28 Se lecT ype LF Functi on When LF i s set f or the LF Functi on, the pri nter does not perf orm a c a rr ia ge r e t u rn (C R ) c o m m a n d w it h e ac h l i n e f ee d ( LF ) o r f or m feed (FF) . Setting CR+LF for the LF Func tion causes the printe r to add a carriage retu rn to each line feed or form feed it receives. Selec t CR+ LF for [...]

  • Page 98

    5 SelecType 5-29 Using the OneTouch Mo des The OneTouch mode s are part of S elecType mode, but they are more limited and easier to use. The set tings you make in these modes and Se lecT ype are refle cted i n each other . To enter OneTo uch mode 1, pre ss the Sel ecTyp e butt on (rep eat edly if nec essa ry) un til t he lig ht ne xt to Pape r Sou [...]

  • Page 99

    5-30 Se lecT ype Paper Sourc e Specifies whethe r paper feeds i nto the printer from the MP Tray, Pape r Low er Ca sse tte or from a n opti on al low er p aper c asse tte (if inst alled ). If yo u sele ct Auto , t he paper sour ce containing the paper th at matche s the s etting i n the Page Size menu will b e used. Page S ize Specifi es the pap er[...]

  • Page 100

    5 SelecType 5-31 Using Other Emulations Y ou r pr i n te r i s de s i g n e d t o w o r k b e s t i n i t s L J4 em u l a t i on m o de , so LJ4 emulation mod e is recommended whenever po ssible. If you want t o use an e mulatio n other than LJ4, you can select ESC/ P 2, FX, l23 9X, or GL/2 emul ation mode. Match the emula tion mode in the Emulatio[...]

  • Page 101

    5-32 Se lecT ype Pitch You can sel ect a char acter pit ch of 10, 12, or 15 characters p er inch (cpi), or choose pr oportional spacing. Condensed Use this opti on to change t he character spacing. Conden sed printin g is useful fo r spreadsheets and other appl ications that need to fit a large amount of information on e ach line. However, l5 -cpi [...]

  • Page 102

    5 SelecType 5-33 AutoCR Use the auto matic carri age return option to perform a ca rriage- return li ne-feed (CR-LF) operati on whenever the pr int posit ion exceeds the right mar gin. if Auto CR is Off , the p rin ter d oes n ot print charact ers beyond the ri ght margin, and it does. not perf orm a linewrap until it receives a CR. Most software p[...]

  • Page 103

    5-34 Se lecT ype The tabl e below sho ws the avail able parame ters fo r each settin g in ESC/P 2 and FX modes. See the previ ous pages for a d etailed desc ript ion of ea ch set ting. Item Va lue s Font Courier, prestige, Roman, Sans Serif, Roman T*, Orato r S, S ans H* , Scri pt, OCR A, OCR B Pitch 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Prop. Condensed Off, On [...]

  • Page 104

    5 SelecType 5-35 I239 X Mode l239X mode e mulates lBM 2390/2 391 Plu s commands. For deta ile d infor ma tion on mo st of t he s ettin gs an d pa rame ters in the table below , refe r to th e p revio us s ectio n. Code pa ge (I239 X only) Sel ects the c hara cte r tabl es . Char act er tab les con tain the characters and symbols used i n different [...]

  • Page 105

    5-36 Se lecT ype EPSON GL/2 Mod e Note: You cannot change the GL/2 Mode i tems by SelecType. To change these items, use the GL/2 command listed in Appendix C. In EPSON GL /2 mode, yo u can use your printe r with plo tter applications. Thi s mode is similar to t he GL/2 mode supported in HP LaserJet 4 mode. E PSON GL/2 mode emulates some of the HP-G[...]

  • Page 106

    5 SelecType 5-37 Pens 0 th rough 6 Selects the thi ckness of the seven “pens” used to make th e printout . * Pen2 thr ough Pen 6 ar e avai lable only when GL like is select ed in GLMode Item. The table below shows the differences betwe en these modes. For more informatio n on GL/2 commands i n LJ4 emulation mod e, see Appendix C. Item Values GL[...]

  • Page 107

    5-38 Se lecT ype Before printing in the EPSON GL/2 mode You may need to change pri nter set tings depend ing on your outp ut n eeds . Alw ay s chec k the pri nter’ s se ttin g to m ake s ur e they mat ch the da ta you are t ying to pr int. Before you swit ch conflicts with the pri nter’s settings: Paper si ze:Pri nter’s p aper si ze settin g [...]

  • Page 108

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-1 Chapter 6 Troubles hooting and Maintenance Problems and Soluti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Paper jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Operational p roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 109

    6-2 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Proble ms and Solutio ns Most pr int er pro blem s have sim ple so luti ons. Lo ok thr ough this section to find the k ind of prob lem you have, then try the recommended sol utions in the order the y are presen ted until y our problem i s solved . Note: If the problem remain s aft er you wo rk thro ugh the sugge[...]

  • Page 110

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-3 w Warni ng: Opening the printer cover exposes the fuser, which is marked by a CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact label . Be careful not to touch the fuser. If ne ces sary , remo ve t he Ima gin g Ca rtri dge an d any pap er l eft in th e pap er fee d pa th, a nd the n rei nse rt the Imag ing Cartridg e. 3. Close[...]

  • Page 111

    6-4 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Make su re yo u ar e usi ng t he c orre ct p ape r siz e. A lso make sure you are using paper t hat meets the spec ifications for thi s printe r. 4. Reinstall t he paper tray in t he lower cas sette. 5. Press the Continue button. The j ammed page’s pr int data is auto mati cal ly rep rin ted . 1. Open the p ri[...]

  • Page 112

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-5 Note: Because the toner on the paper inside the printer may not have been fixed on the p age, toner may come of f on your han ds when you remove the paper. If you spill toner on your clothing, rinse it off with cold water. Using hot water may leave a permanent stain. 3. Reinstall the I maging Cart ridge. Then c[...]

  • Page 113

    6-6 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Operational problems Abnormal nois e may come from the pr inter momentar ily immediately aft er a new imagin g cartridge i s loaded. Thi s does not indi cate malfuncti on. Rem ove th e im agin g cart ridg e from the pri nter , gentl y ro ck it b ack and fo rth tw o or t hree time s, a nd rel oad it into the p ri[...]

  • Page 114

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-7 Make sure yo u use a doub le-shielded, t wisted-pai r interface cable no longer th an six feet in length. If yo u are using a seria l int erf ace, set the par ity, ba ud rate , nu mber of data bits, and nu mber of sto p bits to match the comp uter. The Imagin g Cartridge may be empt y. Replace t he cartri dge a[...]

  • Page 115

    6-8 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Make sur e t hat you are usi ng the c orr ect pag e len gth and ma rgi n settin gs in you r software progra m. Make sur e that your software p rogram is s et for the pr inter emulation y ou are using. For example, if you are using the LJ4 emulatio n mode, be sure that your softw are progr am is set for a LaserJ [...]

  • Page 116

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-9 There may be a pro blem with the I maging Cartrid ge. Remove the cartridge, shake it gently from side to side, and th en reinstall it. If this does not sol ve the problem, r eplace the Imag ing Cartridg e as described on p age 6-23. Turn off the p rinter. Clea n the paper pat h inside the p rinter using a soft,[...]

  • Page 117

    6-10 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Your paper may be moist or damp. Do not store your paper i n a humid or damp environment. You m ay no t be usi ng th e corr ect ty pe o f paper for yo ur p rinte r. If the sur face of your paper is too rough, printed cha racter s may appear di storted or brok en. Smooth, high-q uality copier paper is recommended[...]

  • Page 118

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-11 If, after checking the T oner status in the EPSO N Status Moni tor 2, o r the S el ecTy pe T oner opti on in the Setu p Me nu, the To ner me ssage ind ica tes t hat th e am ount of tone r is lo w, re ad “Replacin g the Imaging Cartridg e” startin g on page 6-23. Check that the Imaging Cartridge ar e instal[...]

  • Page 119

    6-12 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Toner may have spilled in t he paper feed path. Turn of f the printer. Remove the Ima ging Cartri dge and then clean the pa per path of the printer usi ng a clean, soft, lint-free cl oth. c Caution: Opening the printer exposes the fuser, which is marked by a CAUTION Hot Surface Av oid Contact label. Be careful n[...]

  • Page 120

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-13 Option Problems The message Inva lid AUX I/F Ca rd mean s tha t th e pri nter c an not rea d the i nsta lle d optio na l inte rfac e ca rd. T urn o ff the p rin ter, then remove the card. Make sure t he I/F card is li sted in the ta ble of installa ble ones in Appendix A. B e s u r e y o u h a v e s e l e c t [...]

  • Page 121

    6-14 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Status and Err or Messa ges This secti on contains an alphabeti cal list o f the statu s, error, and warn ing m essa ges that a ppe ar in the c ontro l pa nel di spla y. If Auto Conti nue is turned on in the prin ter driver or the SelecType, some error messages are not displayed e ven though the problem remains.[...]

  • Page 122

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-15 The fixer is c ool ed in o rder t o mai nta in pri nti ng qu alit y. Pr intin g will be resumed after a moment . Paper is jamm ed in the printer. See page 6- 4 for removing the jams in th e prin ter. Paper is not f eeding i nto the p rinter f rom th e tray (o r lowe r paper cassette) or has jamme d on its way [...]

  • Page 123

    6-16 Troubleshooting and Maintenance You may also need to i ncrease the a mount of printe r memory. See Chapter 3 for more infor mation on addin g memory. The print er does not have an Imag ing Cartri dge inst alled. T o corr ect th e pro ble m, in sta ll an Im agin g C artri dge . The lowe r cassette does not have a paper tr ay. To corre ct the pr[...]

  • Page 124

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-17 Man ual Feed mod e is sp eci fied for t he cu rren t pri nt j ob. Ma ke sure the paper size in dicated by XXX is loaded in the MP Tra y, then press On Line . If you do not want to print this job in manual mode, press Continue . Th e prin t fee ds pap er a cco rding to the Pap er Sou rce setting. For detail ed [...]

  • Page 125

    6-18 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Paper is j ammed in the paper path. Op en the print er cover and clear the j ammed pape r as des cribed in the PAPER JAM section in this chap ter. After the ja m is cleared, the ja mmed page's print dat a is a uto mati cal ly re pri nted. Open ing th e pri nter cover expo ses th e fuse r, wh ich is m arke d[...]

  • Page 126

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-19 The required ti me to process th e print da ta exceeds the pri nt engine speed becau se the curr ent page is too c omplex. Press the control pa nel bu tton to re sume print ing. If this mess age appear s agai n, turn o n Page Protect on the Printer Settin g dialog of the Panel menu of yo ur printer driver, or [...]

  • Page 127

    6-20 Troubleshooting and Maintenance The printe r's cu rre nt int erface has been reset a nd th e buffer i s cleared. Howe ver, other interface s are still acti ve and re tain their settin gs and da ta. All prin ter sett ings have be en reset to the user de fault configurat ion, the las t setting s that were s aved. You ha ve ch ange d the S e[...]

  • Page 128

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-21 A controller error or a print engine error has been detected. Write down the erro r number li sted on the display and turn off th e printer. W ait at leas t five seco nds and then turn it back on. If thi s erro r stil l occu rs, tu rn off th e prin ter, unplu g the po wer c ord, an d contact a qua lified serv [...]

  • Page 129

    6-22 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Resetting the Printer There are t wo ways to reset the printer . Reset Resett ing the prin ter stops printi ng and clear s the current print job rece ive d from th e ac tive i nte rfac e. Y ou m ay w an t to res et th e prin ter whe n ther e is a pr oblem with the print j ob itse lf and t he pri nter cann ot p r[...]

  • Page 130

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-23 Replacing the Im aging Car tridge The Imaging Car tridge pri nts up to 7,60 0 pages de pending upon the comple xity of your print jobs. If yo ur pr inte d ima ges beco me fai nt, e nter the S elec Typ e Setu p menu to use the Toner function to find out approximate ly how much toner r emains in t he imaging ca [...]

  • Page 131

    6-24 Troubleshooting and Maintenance w War ning : Do not dispose of used imagin g cartridges in fire, as they can explode and cause injury. Dispose of them a ccording to local regulati ons. c Caution: Do not turn the Imaging Cartridge upside down. Do not expose the Imaging Cartridge to light a ny longer than necessary. 4. W hile hol ding the car tr[...]

  • Page 132

    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-25 6. Peel off the tape and remove t he protecti ve sheet. 7. Insert the pins on e ach side o f the Imagi ng Cartrid ge into th e groo ves ins ide the prin ter, and sl ide t he cart ridg e ge ntly int o place.[...]

  • Page 133

    6-26 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 8. Gen tly p ress d own on th e p rinte r cove r un til it cl icks shu t. c Caution: Never transport the printer with the Imaging Cartridge install ed.[...]

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    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-27 Adjusting the Print Density There are cases where t he density of the pr inting will d iffer after the imaging c artridge has b een replaced. Ad just the density adju stm ent k nob if nece ssary . The d ens ity w ill be inc rea sed w hen the knob i s tu rned tow ard s H and d ecr eas ed wh en tu rned towards L[...]

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    6-28 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 1. Make sure the pri nter is tu rned off. 2. Open the print er cover. w War ning : Opening the printer exposes the fuser, which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact. 3. Rem ove th e Im aging Ca rtridg e fro m th e prin ter. 4. Remove any dirt inside the printer with a clea n cloth. Do not use compress ed [...]

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    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-29 If only a small a mount of toner is p resent, caref ully wipe out the inside o f the printe r with a cle an, dry clo th. If a large amount of toner is p resent, use a small vacuum cl eaner (available from compu ter supply stores) to remove it. Then carefull y wipe wit h a clean, dry cl oth. c Caution: Toner an[...]

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    6-30 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Cleaning the paper roller Picture p ostcards and other prep rinted medi a is someti mes dusted with a powder to k eep the image on one ca rd from bleeding over t o the back of the card stacked on top of it. When feedi ng su ch med ia fro m the MP tra y, the dust ten ds to get o n the paper rol ler and eventu all[...]

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    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-31 3. Remove the Imaging Cartridge f rom the pri nter. 4. Grip the protrudi ng area and mov e it outside o f the two guid es lo cate d on the left a nd ri ght.[...]

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    6-32 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 5. Move the two pap er roller s on the left and right t o the out side and then det ach them. 6. Gently wipe the two paper rollers wit h a well- wrung cloth. Wipe th e rubber parts carefully.[...]

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    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-33 7. Ro tate t he su rfa ce im pri nted w ith th e arr ow s to th e lef t an d the n atta ch th e two lef t and ri ght pap er rol ler s to the sha ft. 8. Move the paper rol lers on the l eft and right i nside and th en fit th e p ins locat ed at the top of th e sha ft in to th e pa per rolle rs' groove s.[...]

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    6-34 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 9. Move the left an d right gu ides inside an d fix the two lef t and right pa per rolle rs in pos ition. 10. Ins tall th e Im agin g Ca rtri dge. 11. Close the printer co ver.[...]

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    6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-35 Tran sportin g the Printe r If y ou nee d to trans port your prin ter, care fully rep ack it usin g the original box and packing materia ls as foll ows: 1. Turn o ff the p rinter . 2. Open the printer cov er and remov e the Imag ing Cartri dge. 3. Remove all paper f rom the tra y. 4. Remove the pa per tray. 5.[...]

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    6-36 Troubleshooting and Maintenance[...]

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    A Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    A-2 Technical Specifications Paper Specifications Note: Sinc e the quali ty of any pa rticu lar brand or type of p aper may b e chang ed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guara ntee the quality of any type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purc hasing large quantities or printing large jobs. Paper Types: Plain paper, r[...]

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    A Technical Specifications A-3 c Cauti on: Only load paper sizes tha t are listed above. Printabl e area: 5mm minimum marg in on all sides Not e: Printable area var ies according on the emu lation mode. Printer General Printing m ethod: Laser beam s canning a nd dry elect rophot o- graph ic proce ss Resolution: 300 or 600 dpi Printing speed: Up to [...]

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    A-4 Technical Specifications Environmental Mechanical Electrical *No op tion instal led This produ ct is also d esigned for IT power syst em with Phase to Pha se volt age 220 -240 V. Note: Check the label on the back of th e printer for the voltage of your printer. T emperatur e: Operation: Stora ge: 10 to 3 2 ° C (50 to 95 ° F) 0 to 35 ° C (32 [...]

  • Page 148

    A Technical Specifications A-5 Inte rface Parallel interface The paralle l (IEEE 1 284-II comp liant) inte rface connec tor pin a ssignments are shown in the table below. Pin No. Direction IEEE 128 4-B connec tor Compatibility Nibble ECP 1 IN nStorbe HostClk 2 IN/O UT D ATA 1 3 IN/O UT D ATA 2 4 IN/O UT D ATA 3 5 IN/O UT D ATA 4 6 IN/O UT D ATA 5 7[...]

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    A-6 Technical Specifications Note: The column heading “Direction ” refers to the direction of signal fl ow as viewed from the printer. nstrobe/ HostClk Compatibilit y mode: Latch pu lse used to r ead in print data. When low, DATA i s valid. negotiat ion phase: Latch pulse used to read in print dat a. When low, DATA i s valid. negotiat ion phase[...]

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    A Technical Specifications A-7 nACK/ PtrC lk/Per iphCl k All m ode s: DATA 8 is th e MSB , DA TA 1 is th e LS B. Compatibilit y mode : A cknowledg ment low pu lse in order to indicate tha t data was tr ans ferr ed fr om t he ho st. negotiat ion phase: Low signal i ndicates IE EE 1284 is suppor ted; set to hig h afterw ards to indi cate th at theX f[...]

  • Page 151

    A-8 Technical Specifications PError/AckDataReq/nA ckReverse Compatib ility mode: High sig nal indica tes that a feed jam occurred in the paper supply section, or that there is no paper in the paper tray. negotiat ion phase: High signal indica tes whether or not IEEE 1284 is support ed or not. Afterwa rds, thi s signa l confor ms wit h nDat aAvai l [...]

  • Page 152

    A Technical Specifications A-9 nAut oFd/Ho stBu sy/Hos tAck Compatibilit y mode: Not used. negotiat ion phase: In order to request 1284 mode, this si gnal is set low and I EEE 1284 active (nS electIn) is set high. Afterwa rds, this sig nal is set high wh enPtrClk (nA ck) is se t low . reverse data transfer ph ase: In nibble mode, setting t his sign[...]

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    A-10 Technical Specifications nFault/nDataA vail/nPeriphReq uest Compatib ility mode: Low signa l indi cates tha t an error o ccurred. negotiat ion phase: This signal is set hig h in order to authoriz e 1284 compat ibility. In nibble mode , after th e host sets HostBusy ( nAutoF d) high, th is sign al is set low in order to in dicate t hat the tr a[...]

  • Page 154

    A Technical Specifications A-11 Using the ECP mode in Windows 95 and Windows 98 To use th e ECP mode w ith a Parallel (I EEE 128 4-II compliant ) connector , your comp ute r mu st s uppo rt the E CP m od e. Not e: The ECP mode is not avail able with Windows 3.1, 3. 11 for Wor kgroup s, Win dows NT 3.5 1 and NT 4.0. To use the ECP mode, foll ow thes[...]

  • Page 155

    A-12 Technical Specifications Serial Interface The printer ’s resident serial interface can be set for RS-232C opera tion. This interfac e has t he following charact eristics : Data format Note: When using the serial interface as RS-232C, the awailability of baud rates over 38400 depends on your computer’s hardware reliability (in cluding the i[...]

  • Page 156

    A Technical Specifications A-13 Error handling A* ch aracte r is print ed if a parity er ror, fr aming error , or overr un error is detected. Pin assignments The serial interfac e connector pin as signments a nd a desc ription of the interface si gnals ar e shown in the table bel ow. The direction of s ignals is given as viewed fro m the print er. [...]

  • Page 157

    A-14 Technical Specifications Note: The column heading “Direction ” refers to the direction of signal fl ow as viewed from the printer. Using the Serial Interface If you use a serial interface. you need to con firm that the pr inter and t he computer are using the same serial settings. If the serial settings do not match , you must c hange th e[...]

  • Page 158

    A Technical Specifications A-15 3. Sel ect t he Details tab. 4. Click the arrow ne xt to the Printe r Port d rop-down list . Then sele ct a COM (serial) port. 5. Click OK to save this s ettin g. Using the serial in terface utility You can use serial inter face uti lity that comes with y our printer to spec ify the port and t he baud rate of y our c[...]

  • Page 159

    A-16 Technical Specifications Options and Consumables 250-Sheets Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 Universal (C813261) Paper size: A3, A5, B 4, A4, B5, Legal, Let ter Pape r weight : 6 0 to 90 g/m 2 (1 6 to 24 lb ) Paper feed: Automatic feed delivery system Cassett e capa city u p to 250 sh eets (75 g/ m 2 o r 2 0 l b p a p e r ) Feeding speed: 11.5 sec[...]

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    A Technical Specifications A-17 Weigh t 6.0 kg (13. 2 lb) includin g the tr ay Imaging Cartridge (S051069) Stora ge temperature: 0 to 35 ° C (32 t o 95 ° F) Storage humidit y: 15 to 80% RH Self life: 24 monthes after prod uction Life: Up to 7,6 00 pages under the follow ing condit ions: Lett er or A4-siz e paper, co ntinuous prin ting, and 5% p r[...]

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    A-18 Technical Specifications[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-1 Appendix B Symbol Se ts Introduction to Symbo l Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 In LJ4 Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 International Set for ISO sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21 In ESC/P 2 or FX Modes . [...]

  • Page 163

    B-2 Symbol Sets Intr oduction to Symbol S ets Your printer c an access a variety of symbol sets. Many of these symbol set s differ only in the inter nationa l characters specific to each lan guage. Note: Normally, yo ur software handles fonts and symbols, so y ou probably n ever need to adjust the printer's settings. If you are writing your ow[...]

  • Page 164

    B Symbol Sets B-3 In LJ4 Emulation Mode The follow ing table li sts th e symbol set s availabl e in LJ4 emu lation mode. A table of t he cha racters for each set is include d late r in this chapter . * The other 19 sets are the fo llowin g: Norweg 1, Italian, Swedish, AN SI ASC II, UK, Fre nch, G erm an, Sp anish , Norw eg2, Fren ch 2, HP Ge rman, [...]

  • Page 165

    B-4 Symbol Sets The 35 an d 43 typef aces ref er to th ose sho wn in the table b elow: Typefaces 35 43 Flareserif 821 SWC Incised 901 SWC Cla ren don Cond en sed SWC Ribbon 131 SWC Original Garamond SWC Audr ey Two SWC Zapf Humanist 601 SWC Swiss 742 Condensed SWC ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Swiss 721 SWM Dutch 8[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-5 Roman-8 (8U) Roman Extension (0E)[...]

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    B-6 Symbol Sets ECM94- 1 (0N) Legal (1U )[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-7 8859-2 IS O (2N) PsMath (5M)[...]

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    B-8 Symbol Sets 8859-9 I SO(5N) WiTurki sh (5T)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-9 MsPublishing (6J) VeMath (6M)[...]

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    B-10 Symbol Sets DeskTop (7J) Math-8 (8M)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-11 WiE.Eur ope (9 E) PcTk4 37 (9T)[...]

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    B-12 Symbol Sets Window s (9 U) PsText (10J)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-13 IBM-US (10U) IBM-DN (11U)[...]

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    B-14 Symbol Sets McText (1 2J) PcMultilingual (12U)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-15 VeInternational (13 J) VeUS (14 J)[...]

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    B-16 Symbol Sets PiFont (15U) PcE.Eur ope (17U)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-17 Symbol (19M) WiA nsi (1 9U)[...]

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    B-18 Symbol Sets Wingdings (579L) OCR A (0O)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-19 OCR B (1O) OCR B Extension (3Q)[...]

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    B-20 Symbol Sets Code 3-9 (0Y) EAN/UP C (8Y)[...]

  • Page 182

    B Symbol Sets B-21 International Set for ISO sets To ob tain th e sym bol s ets l isted b elow , su bstitu te the charac ter s in th e ANSI ASCII se ts with the cha racter s in the ta ble be low. Iso set ASCII code hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E ANSI ASCII (0U) Nor weg 1 (0 D) Frenc h ( 0F) HP German (0G) Italia n (0l ) JlS ASCII (0K) Swed[...]

  • Page 183

    B-22 Symbol Sets In ESC/P 2 or FX Modes PC 437, 850, 8 60, 863, 8 65 857, 852, BRASCII, Abicamp, Abicomp PC 437 Pc858 8859- 15ISO OCR A EPSON Roman ✓✓ − ✓✓ − Courier SWC ✓✓ − ✓✓ − EPSON Sans serif ✓✓ − ✓✓ − EPSON Prestig e ✓✓ − ✓✓ − EPSON Script ✓✓ − ✓✓ − Letter Gothic SWC ✓✓ − ✓?[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-23 PC437 (U.S./S tandard Eur ope) PC850 (M ultilingual) PC860 (Po rtuguese)[...]

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    B-24 Symbol Sets PC863 (Ca nadian-Fr ench) PC865 (N orwegian) PC857 (Pc Turk2) PC852 (East E urope)[...]

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    B Symbol Sets B-25 BRASCII Abicomp PC858[...]

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    B-26 Symbol Sets ISO 8859-1 5 Italic No char acters are av aila ble f or hex code 1 5 in the itali c char acter ta ble.[...]

  • Page 188

    B Symbol Sets B-27 International Character Sets You can selec t one of th e following in ternationa l charact er sets using either SelecType or the ESC R command. For example, w hen you select “Itali c France” in SelecType, t he characters in the “Fra nce” row in the table belo w are used in the italic charact er table. Country ASCII co de [...]

  • Page 189

    B-28 Symbol Sets Characters available with the ESC (^ command To print the characters in the table below, use th e ESC (^ command.[...]

  • Page 190

    B Symbol Sets B-29 In I239X Emulation Mode Availa ble symb ol se ts in I2 39X mo de are PC437, PC85 0, PC8 60, PC8 63, an d PC86 5. Refer to “ES C/P 2 o r FX modes” in the prev ious section . Available fonts are EP SON Sans Serif, Courier SWC, EPSON P restige, EPSON Got hic, EPS ON Presento r, EPSON O rator, a nd EPSON S cript. In EPSON GL/2 M [...]

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    B-30 Symbol Sets[...]

  • Page 192

    C Comm an d Su mmar y C-1 Appendix C Command Summary LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 GL/2 context commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6 ESC/P 2 and FX Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8 ESC/P 2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 193

    C-2 Command Summar y Your printer has th e ability to emulat e the follo wing printer s in eac h printer mode: LJ-4 Hewlet t-Pack ard La serJe t 4 (PCL5e) ESC/P2 EPSON LQ-570 (24-pi n) FX EPSON FX-870/1170, or LX-100 (9-pin) GL/2 Hewlett-Pa ckard GL/ 2 graphics la nguage In additio n, the follo wing pr inter cont rol languag es are su pported: PJL [...]

  • Page 194

    C Comm an d Su mmar y C-3 LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Commands This sect ion lists the printer c ommands suppo rted in t he LJ4 emul ation mode. For more infor mation on pr inter c ommands, s ee Hewlett - Packar d's LaserJet 4 reference m anual. Job control Reset ESC E Number of copies ESC &l#X Universal exit language ESC%# X Long-edge (lef[...]

  • Page 195

    C-4 Command Summar y Cursor posit ioning Vertical posi tion ESC &a#R ESC *p#Y ESC &a#V Horizo ntal po sitio n ESC &a#C ESC *p#X ESC &a#H Half line feed ESC = Line term ination ESC &k# G Push/pop position ESC &f#S Font sel ection Primary symbol set ESC (id Secondary symbol set ESC )id Primar y spac ing ESC (s#P Second ary sp [...]

  • Page 196

    C Comm an d Su mmar y C-5 Font management Assi gn fon t ID ESC *c# D Font and char acte r contr ol ESC *c#F Set s ymbo l set ESC * c#R Define symbol set ESC (f#W[data] Symbo l set cont rol ESC *c#S Select pr imary f ont wi th ID# ESC (#X Select secon dary font with ID# ESC )#X Soft fon t creation Font descriptor ESC )s#W[data ] Downl oad ch aracte [...]

  • Page 197

    C-6 Command Summar y Macros Macro ID ESC &f#Y Macro contro l ESC &f#X Status re adbac k Set statu s read back loca tion typ e E SC *s#T Set sta tus readb ack location unit ESC *s#U Inquir e statu s read back en tity ESC * s#I Flush a ll pages ESC & r#F Free memory space ESC *s1M Echo ESC *s#X Programming hints End-of-line wra p ESC &[...]

  • Page 198

    C Comm an d Su mmar y C-7 Vector Group Arc absolu te AA Arc re lat ive AR Abso lute arc thre e point AT Bezier absolut e BZ Bezier relati ve BR Plot absolu te PA Plot re lati ve PR Pen do wn PD Pen u p PU Relative arc three point RT Polyline en coded PE Poly gon Gr oup Circle CI Fill rect angle ab solute RA Fill rect angle relat ive RR Edge rect an[...]

  • Page 199

    C-8 Command Summar y Line and fill attribute group Line type LT Line attri bute LA Pen width PW Pen widt h un it s elec ti on WU Select pen SP Symbol mode SM Fill type FT Anchor corner AC Raster fill def inition RF User defin ed line ty pe UL Configuration and status group Scale SC Input window IW Input P1 an d P2 IP Input rela tive P1 and P2 IR De[...]

  • Page 200

    C Comm an d Su mmar y C-9 Paper f eeding Carr iage retu rn CR Form feed FF Line feed LF Select 1/ 8-inch li ne spacin g ESC 0 Select 1/ 6-inch li ne spacin g ESC 2 Set n/1 80-inch li ne spac ing ESC 3 n Set n/3 60-inch li ne spac ing ESC + n Set n/6 0-inch line spa cing ESC A n Page forma t Set page format ESC ( c nn Set page leng th in defi ned un[...]

  • Page 201

    C-10 Comm and Summary Font sel ection Select typeface ESC k n Select font by pitc h and poin t ESC X nn Select 10.5 point, 10 cpi ESC P Select 10.5 point, 12 cpi ESC M Select 10.5 point, 15 cpi ESC g Turn proport ional mode on/off ESC p 1/0 Select LQ or draft ESC x n Select it alic font ESC 4 Cancel ita lic font ESC 5 Select bol d font ESC E Cancel[...]

  • Page 202

    C Command Summary C-11 Character handling Assi gn char acter ta ble ESC ( t nn Select charac ter ta ble ESC t n Select an inte rnation al characte r set ESC R n Defin e download ch arac ter ESC & nn Copy ROM to RAM ESC : 0 n 0 Select user-defined set ESC % n Enab le p rin ting o f up per co ntr ol co des E SC 6 Enable upper cont rol codes ESC 7[...]

  • Page 203

    C-12 Comm and Summary Vertical motion Form feed FF Set pag e length i n lines ESC C n Set pag e length in in ches ESC C 0 n Set skip over perforation ESC N n Cancel skip over perforation ESC O Line feed LF Select 1/8-i nch line spacing ESC 0 Select 7/72-i nch li ne spacing ESC 1 Select 1/6-i nch line spacing ESC 2 Select n/21 6-inch line spacin g E[...]

  • Page 204

    C Command Summary C-13 Prin t si ze and char acter widt h Sele ct 10 cpi ES C P Select 12 cpi E SC M Turn proportional mode on/off ESC p 1/0 Select conden sed mode SI Cancel condensed mode DC2 Select d ouble-width mode (one l ine) SO Cancel doub le-width mode (one line) DC4 Turn double-width mode on/off ESC W 1/0 Turn double-hei ght printing on/off[...]

  • Page 205

    C-14 Comm and Summary Copy ROM to RAM ESC : 0 n 0 Select user-define d set ESC % n Printable code area expansion ESC I n Bit image Selection and printing of bit image ES C * m n 9 bit image ESC ^ m n 8 bit single density bit im age ESC K 8 bit double density bit image ESC L 8 bit double speed double density bit image ESC Y 8 bit double speed quad d[...]

  • Page 206

    C Command Summary C-15 PJL Commands This sect ion lists t he availab le comma nds for prin ter j ob langua ge mode (PJL). For mo re information on PJL, ref er to the Pr inter Job La nguage Technical Referen ce Manual from Hewlett-Packard. COMMENT @PJL COMMENT [words] [<CR>] <LF> DEFAULT @PJL DEFAULT [LPARM: ***] variable = value [<CR[...]

  • Page 207

    C-16 Comm and Summary I239X Emulation Commands This se ction lists the print er comma nds supported in the I23 9X emulat ion mode. F or mor e infor mati on on the se co mmands, see IBM 's 23 90/239 1 reference manual. Page format Printab le area Set pag e length in lines ESC C n Set pag e length in in ches ESC C NUL n Set skip perforat ion ESC[...]

  • Page 208

    C Command Summary C-17 Paper feeding/ prin t posit ion motion Carr iage retu rn CR Line feed LF Form feed FF Move paper ver tically (n/1 80, n /216, o r n/36 0 inch) ESC J Automa tic line f eed E SC 5 Reverse line feed ESC ] Back spa ce BS Spac e SP Horiz ontal tab HT Vertical tab VT Move current print position (1/1 20 inch) ESC d Set top o f form [...]

  • Page 209

    C-18 Comm and Summary Font enhan cement Continuous overscor e ESC_ Continuous underline ESC- Score select ESC[- Select print ty pe style ESC[@ Begin dou ble-width printi ng by lin e SO Begin dou ble-width printing by lin e ESC SO End double-w idth prin ting by line DC4 Double-width printing ESC W Begin empahsiz ed (bold) print ES C E End empahsi ze[...]

  • Page 210

    C Command Summary C-19 AGM Mode Line spaci ng Set l ine spac ing for graph ics (n/1 80, n /216, o r n/36 0 inch) ESC 3 Set li ne spa cing for tex t (n/ 60 inch ) ESC A Paper feeding/ prin t posit ion motion Move paper ver tically (n/1 80, n /216, o r n/36 0 inch) ESC J Line feed (CR+L F) LF Bit image Norm al-dens ity b it im age gr aphic s ESC K Do[...]

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    C-20 Comm and Summary[...]

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    D Work ing with F onts D-1 Appendix D Working with Fo nts Printer and Screen Fo nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 Available Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3 Adding More Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 213

    D-2 Wor king wi th Font s Read this section if you would like to know mo re about fonts an d see samples of the ins talled fonts. To select a font, use y our applicati on program. Font problems ar e uncommon but some may occur, such as: ❏ The prin ter s ubsti tut es a fo nt oth er th an the on e yo u sel ecte d with your software. ❏ The print e[...]

  • Page 214

    D Work ing with F onts D-3 Available Fonts The following table list s the font s that ar e installed on your prin ter. The names of all t he fonts a ppear in your s oftware's font list i f you are usi ng the driver pro vided with t he printer . (If you are u sing a different driv er, all of these font s may not be available.) The fonts pr ovid[...]

  • Page 215

    D-4 Wor king wi th Font s When selecti ng fonts in your software prog ram, choose the font name listed in the HP equivalent column. ESC/P 2 and FX m odes Courie r SWC Medium, Bold, It alic, Bo ld Italic Courier Lett er Go thic SWC Roman, B old, Itali c Letter Gothic Font name Bitmap font HP equivalent Line Pr inter - Line Pri nter OCR A - - OCR B -[...]

  • Page 216

    D Work ing with F onts D-5 I239X mode Font name Bitmap font OCR B - OCR A - Font name Scalable font EPSON Sans serif - Courie r SWC Mediu m, Bo ld EPSO N Pre stige - EPSON Goth ic - EPSO N Prese ntor - EPSON Orat or - EPSON Script - Font name Bitmap font OCR B -[...]

  • Page 217

    D-6 Wor king wi th Font s Adding More Fonts Fonts t hat resid e on your computer' s hard di sk can be d ownload ed, or trans ferr ed, to th e prin ter so they can be prin ted. Downlo aded fon ts, also called soft font s, remain in pr inter memor y until you tu rn off the prin ter or otherwis e reinitialize it. If you plan on downlo ading many [...]

  • Page 218

    E Contacting Customer Supp ort E-1 Appendix E Contacting Customer Supp ort For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users . . . . . . . . E-2 For Australian Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 For Singapore User s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5 [...]

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    E-2 Contacting Custome r Support If your pr inter is not operat ing properly and you ca nnot solve your probl em with t he troublesh ooting inf ormation in this guide an d online hel p, contac t custo mer support services for assist ance. We will be able to help you m uch more quickly if you are ab le to give the exact information indicate d below.[...]

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    E Contacting Customer Supp ort E-3 Customer Support Our Customer Support team can provide t he following ser vices: ❏ Tec hnic al info rma tion o n inst all ing, c onf iguri ng, a nd operating your EPSON products ❏ Arrangin g for faul ty EPSON p roducts to be repa ired with in the warranty period For information on contacting our Customer Suppo[...]

  • Page 221

    E-4 Contacting Custome r Support When yo u first con nect to t he Bulletin B oard Serv ice, you w ill be as ked for your name, company name, phone number and a password (which you can invent yourself). World Wi de Web If you can conn ect to th e Int ernet an d ha ve a Web Br owse r, you can acces s EPSON's W orld Wide Web site at http://www. e[...]

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    E Contacting Customer Supp ort E-5 EPSON Help desk EPSON Helpd esk is provi ded as a fin al backup to make su re our clien ts have access to advic e. Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in diagnosing hardware a nd softwa re problems. They can al so advise you on the l atest EPSON products and w here the neares t dealer or se rvice agent is locate[...]

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    E-6 Contacting Custome r Support Users can access our World Wide Web home page a t: http:// www.epson.c om.hk. Electro nic bu lletin b oard system An electro nic bulletin b oard syst em (BBS) is a lso avai lable to obt ain scanner information and the lat est version s of scanner dr ivers. You can log on to the following n umber for the BBS serv ice[...]

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    F Map of Se lecType Me nus F-1 Appendix F Map of SelecTyp e Menus Switching betwee n SelecType Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2[...]

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    F-2 Map of Sel ecTyp e Men us Swit chi ng bet ween Se lecT ype Me nus The follo wing menu m aps show the possible menu s and options in SelecTy pe. KEY Pressin g the Menu button disp lays th e nex t menu . Pressin g the Alt + M enu buttons d isplays th e prior men u. ( ) This only available wit h option.[...]

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    F Map of Se lecType Me nus F-3[...]

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    F-4 Map of Sel ecTyp e Men us[...]

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    1 Glossary ASCII American Standard Co de for Information Interchange. A standardized way of assigning codes to characters and contro l codes. The system is widely used by manufacturers of computers, printers, and software. auto line feed A printer feature in which each carriage return code (CR) is automatically acco mpanie d by a lin e feed (LF) co[...]

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    2 fixed-width font A fon t whos e ch aract ers are al lott ed t he sa me am ount o f hori zont al s pace, no matter the width of the charac ter. Thus the uppercase M receives the sam e amount o f space a s the letter l. font A set of characters and symbo ls that share a common typ ographic design and style. font family The collect ion of al l sizes[...]

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    3 point size The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the ta llest character to the bot tom of the lowe st. A point is a typographi c unit of me asure equivalent to 1/7 2 of an inch . portrait Printing that is oriented upright on the page (as oppo sed to landscape, in which printing is oriented sideways on the page). T his is the[...]

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    4 symbol set A collection of symbols and special characters. Symbo ls are assigned to specific codes in a char acter table. TrueType An outline font format that was developed jointly by Apple Computer and Microso ft Corporat ion. TrueTy pe fonts are ou tline fonts t hat can be ea sily resiz ed for screen display or for printing.[...]

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    IN - 1 Index A ALT , 5-5 Auto Con tinue, 5 -19 AUX , 5- 11, 5-24 B Button, 5-8 C Check Paper Si ze err or, 6-14 Cleaning the Pr inter, 6-27 Continue, 5-6 Controlling the print er, 1- 2 Control Pa nel, 1-3 contr ol pane l, 5-2 Copies, 5-15 D DOS, 1-3 E ECP mode, A-11 Emulat ion Men u, 5-9, 5-14 Enha nc ed Mi croGr ay, 1-5 Envelopes, 2 -12 EPSON St a[...]

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    IN-2 M Manual Feed, 5 -15, 6-17 Memory Module, 3-12 Mem Overflow, 6 -17 MP Tr ay Si ze, 5- 30 N Need Memory, 6-17 O OneTouch mode, 5 -4, 5-29 On Line, 5-5 Options, 3-2 Orient ation , 5-15 P Page S ize, 5 -15 Paper Jam pr oblems , 6-2, 6-5 loading ma nually, 2-8 Specificat ions, A-2 Paper jam, 6-2 Paper Source, 5-14 Parallel in terface spe cif icat [...]

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    Printed in Japan 99.XX-XX Reference Guide Page Printer[...]