Epson Stylus Color II manual

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    COLOR INK JET PRINTER Refere nce Gui de All ri ghts reserv ed. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mech anical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability i s assumed with[...]

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    FCC Compl ia nce S tat em ent F or Unit ed State s Use rs This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designe d to pro vide reasonable protecti on against ha rmful interfere nce in a resid ential installation. T his equipment gene rates, use [...]

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    Contents Introduction Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Energy-saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How to Use This M anual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where t o Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 El ectronic Support Ser vices . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Chapter 4 Tr oub lesh oot ing Print Quality Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Problems with P rinting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Paper Ha ndling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Paper Jam Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Paper Feeding Problems . .[...]

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    Prin te r Par ts printer cover notch out p ut t ray ou tput tra y extens ion control panel not ch sheet feeder paper t hickness lev er power switch parallel interface connector serial interface connector ink cartridge clamps thick ness ad ju st ment lev er pa per su pp ort[...]

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    In tr od u ctio n This manual contains general operating and maintenance inst ructio ns for y o ur EPSON ® Styl us ® COLOR II, as well as tro ubles hooti ng gui deline s and te chnica l spe cifica tion s. For inst ructio ns on set tin g up yo ur pr int er an d using th e Microsoft ® Windows ® or Apple ® Ma cin t os h ® p ri nter d riv er, see[...]

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    The E PA estima tes th at i f all desk top c omputers , prin te rs, an d other pe ripher al devi ces met E nergy St ar stan dards, energy cost savings would exceed $1 bi llion annually and carbon dio xide emissions would be reduced by 20 milli on tons. All of E PSON’s i nk jet pr int ers co nform to Ener gy S tar standards. En ergy-saving T i ps [...]

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    Chapte r 2 , “ Co ntroll ing the Pri nter, ” pr ovid es ins tructi ons fo r managing the pri nter’s operation t hrough its control pane l. It also explains how to access t he printer’s Defaul t setting mode. Chapte r 3 , “ Maintenan ce,” cont ai ns instructions for cleaning the pri nt head s, repla cing th e ink cartr idges, clea ning a[...]

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    ❑ Technical information on the installation, configuration, and operation of EP SON products ❑ Customer relations. You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, parts, printed manuals, and acce ssories for EPSON product s from EPSON Accessories at ( 800) 8 73-7766 ( U.S. sa les). In Canada, call (800) BUY-E PSON for sales locations. If you purcha sed[...]

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    EPSON Bulleti n Board Service You can call t he EPSON Bulletin Boar d Service (BBS) at (310 ) 782-4531 . No memb ership i s requ ire d. Make sure y our communications software is set to 8 data bi ts with 1 stop bit, no parity b it , and a modem speed of 28.8 Kb ps or less. See the documentation that came with your communications software for more i[...]

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    Imp ort a n t Sa fe t y In s t ru ct i on s Be fore us ing your pri nte r, r ead t he follo wing safet y inst ruction s to make sure you u se the pr int er saf ely an d effective ly. ❑ Tur n off and unplug the pri nte r befo re clean ing. Cle an with a damp cloth only. Do not sp ill l iquid on t he pr inter . ❑ Do not pla ce the p rinter on an [...]

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    Ch apt er 1 Paper Handli ng Choosin g Paper and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Setting t he Paper T hickness and Adjustment L evers . . . . . . 1-3 Setting the Paper Thi ckness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Setting the Thickness Adjustmen t Lever . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -4 Loading Plain Pa per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Read th is chap te r for i nforma tion about choosin g t he bes t paper or other me dia for your pr inting ne eds and for inst ructio ns on load ing t hem i n your print er. Choosing Pa per a nd O ther M edia You can us e most plain pap er with your printer a nd achie ve good result s. Coat ed pap ers g ive you bet ter r esults because th ey reduce[...]

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    Use the foll owing part n umbers whe n ordering: Pape r or ot her medi a Siz e Part number Specia l coated paper for 720 dpi Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) S041062 S041048 Specia l coated paper for 360 dpi Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) S041060 High-q uality glossy pap er Letter (8.5 × 1 1 inches) S041072 Transparency film Letter [...]

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    S ettin g the Thic kness Adj u stm ent Lever Us e the ta ble bel ow to set t he t hick ness a dju stme nt leve r for your media type. Paper type Thickness adjustme nt lever position Stan da rd pa per 0 Tr ans p arenc y fi l m 0 Env elo pe s or la bel s + Previously s m eared documents + If a document is smeared, s et the thickness adjust ment lever[...]

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    Loadin g Plai n Pap er The following procedure explains how to load plai n bond paper. F or instr uctions on loading coate d or glossy paper , envelopes, and transparencie s, see page 1-7. You can load up to 100 she ets of plai n paper. F or paper specificat ions, see Append ix A. Always lo ad plain pape r with t he p rin table su rface facing upwa[...]

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    1. Low er the o utpu t tray at the f ront of the p r int er . The n sli de out th e exte nsion. 2. Slide th e le ft edge gu ide on th e sheet feeder to the le ft as far as it wi ll go. 3. Fan a st ack of paper ; then t ap it on a flat surfa ce to even the edges. 1 2 1- 6 Paper Handling[...]

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    4. Load the stack of paper, pri ntable side up, so t hat its ri ght edg e is fir mly ag ain st the r igh t s ide of the shee t fee der. ( Do no t l oad paper abov e the a rrow prin ted o n th e ins id e o f the left e dge guide on t he sheet feeder.) Then sli de the left edge guide ag ainst the left edge of t he paper. 5. C han ge the Me dia Type a[...]

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    ❑ After pri nting on high-quality glossy paper or tran sparenci es, remove each shee t from the output t ray immediately. Make sure each she et is d ry befor e stacking. ❑ You ca n pr int on shee ts of l abels in y our p rinte r; just follow the i nstr uction s for l oading plain pap er on pag e 1-5. ❑ Re turn unus ed she et s and en ve lope [...]

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    Note: If you load multip le shee ts of glossy paper, the min i mum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm). T o p rint wit h a smaller top margin, load and print glossy paper one sheet at a time. Follow t h ese ste ps to lo a d special paper or transparency film: 1. Lower th e out put tr ay at t he fr ont o f the printe r an d slide out th e ex ten sion. [...]

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    3. P repare th e paper o r tr ansp are ncy film a s de scribed on the previ ous page. 4. If you are l oad ing a s tac k of p aper or t ra n spare nci es, fa n the stack and then t ap it on a flat surfa ce to even the ed ges. 5. Befo re y o u load paper, ma ke sure the pri ntable surfa ce faces up. For c oated paper s, th e printabl e side is w hite[...]

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    F o llow thes e step s to load env elo pes : 1. Mak e sure you se t t he p aper th icknes s and t hick nes s adjust men t lever s to t he c orrect p ositi ons f or e nvelo pe prin ting, as descr ibed on p age 1-3. 2. You can load up t o 10 enve lopes in t he sheet feeder with th e printable side facing up as shown. 3. Adjust th e left edge guide so[...]

  • Page 23

    Ch apt er 2 Controlling the Pri nter Using the Printer’ s Control Pane l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Using the Default Setting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 2 Controlling the Pri[...]

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    This ch apt er e xplain s h ow to cont rol the printe r us ing the control panel. It also describes the addit ional printer functions you c an pe rform using the D efau lt se ttin g mode . Using the Printer’s Control Panel The printer’s contr ol pa nel contains lights for displaying the prin ter st at us an d butt ons f or cont rol ling cer tai[...]

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    Light s Power On whe n the pr inter is on. Dat a F lash es wh en dat a is bein g re ceived b y the p rin ter. On whe n d ata re mains in pr inter memor y or when printing a self test or demonst ra tion page. Ink O u t O Flash es wh en t he black ink car tridge i s low on ink. On whe n the black ink car tridge is empty or not in stalle d. T he prin [...]

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    Paus e On whe n prin ting is paused an d flash es wh en you clean t he pri nt h eads or repla ce ink ca rtridg es. The Pause light al so flashes when a n error occurs. N ever turn off t he prin te r whe n th e Pa use light is fl ashi n g. Print Mode See P rin t Mo de in the ne xt section. But to ns In a ddi tion to the b utton f un ctio n s exp l a[...]

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    Prin t Mod e (or Cleaning NNN ) Select s the pap er and ink type wh en us ing DOS. The curre nt set ting is in dicated by th e lef t and right Pri nt Mod e light s, des crib ed i n the f ollow ing ta ble. Paper typ e Left light Right lig ht Plain p aper (t rue black) Off Off Pl ai n pape r (co mpos ite bl ack) Of f On Coated o r glossy pap er O n O[...]

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    Alt + Print Mode (or Cleaning NNN ) Clea ns th e color prin t head ; see “ C leaning th e Print Head s” i n Ch apter 3 for mor e info rmat ion. Load/Eject + POWE R switch Check s the pa per leng th and performs a printe r self test . Hold down Load/Eject until the prin ter f eeds a page . See “ Test ing the Pr inter ” in Chapte r 1 of your [...]

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    Pause + POWER sw i tch Ente rs p rin ter ad just ment mo de and prin ts a multi ling ual ins tru ction shee t on ca lib rating th e print er. (Pape r must be loaded in t he print er.) Use thi s mode o nly if you a r e p rinti ng fr om DOS applic ati ons. Ho ld dow n Pa use un til the printe r fee ds a pag e. To ex it p rinter adjust ment mode, pres[...]

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    ❑ In terface mode. D ete rmi nes fr om which inte rface t he pri nter r ecei ves p rint d ata . Th e def aul t s ett in g, A uto, all ows the pr int er to automa ticall y switch as nee de d between the paral lel and serial i nterfa ces. Howe ver, if you expe rience com munic atio n pro blem s , you m ight w a nt to set th e in terf ace mo de to e[...]

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    ❑ Net work interface mode. If you’re ha ving trouble print ing when t he print er is conne cted to mult iple compu ters, turn on ne tw ork in terfa ce mod e. By d efaul t, ne twor k inte rfa ce mode is off. ❑ Loading position. Deter mines t he top mar gin by defining how close t o the pape r edge t he first l ine can print . The loa ding pos [...]

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    Ch apt er 3 Maintenance Cleanin g the Print Hea ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Replacing I nk Cart ridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Select ing the Cor rect Ink Cart ridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Removing and Installing Ink Cartri dges . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -5 Cleanin g the Printer . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Inst ructio ns i n th is cha pter t ell you how to do the followin g to ma intai n and car e for y our pr inter : ❑ Clea n the print heads ❑ Replace th e ink car tridges ❑ Clea n the print er ❑ Tra nspo rt th e p rint er ❑ Cali bra te the pri nte r when print ing from DO S. Cleanin g the Prin t Heads The print er per iodically cleans its [...]

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    To clea n th e bla ck p rin t he ad: 1. Make su re the printe r is turned on and press t he Paus e bu tton . 2. Hol d do wn th e Alt button and pre ss Ec onomy/Con densed . The clea ning cycle be gins. 3. Pr e ss th e Pau se bu tton. After you clea n the pr int h eads, turn off t he prin ter ; then h old down th e Alt butt on as y ou turn the pri n[...]

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    ❑ Leave the old cartridge install ed i n th e printer until y ou are ready to replace it with a new one. Attempting to pri nt without a cartri dge installed can damage the pri nter. ❑ If you replace a cartridge when the Data light is on , you must turn off yo ur p rinter and then tu rn it back on. This erases the data received by the printer an[...]

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    Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges Follow th ese ste ps to repl ace eith er o r bot h ink car tridges: 1. Mak e sure the prin ter is on an d one of the In k Out lig ht s is flashing or turned on. 2. Pr e ss th e Pau se bu tton ( check t hat the Pau se li gh t comes on). 3. Lo wer th e out put tray on the fron t of the pri nte r a nd then lift u[...]

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    6. Lift the cartridge ou t of the pr inter and dispose of it car efully so an y e xcess ink do es not spi ll out . Do no t tak e th e used cart ridge apa rt or t ry to r efill it. w Warnin g : If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into yo ur eyes, flush th em immediately wit h water. 7. Ope n th e packag e[...]

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    8. Lo wer th e in k cart ridge int o its holder w ith the label f acing up an d the arr ow poin tin g to th e bac k of th e pr int er. 9. Push d own the in k cart ridge clamp unt il it locks in place . 10 . Pr ess th e Alt b utton ag ain. Th e Pause l ight flashe s as the prin ter char ges the ink de liv ery sy ste m. 11. C lose the printe r cover.[...]

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    Cleanin g the Printer If you wa nt to clean the p rin ter, f ollow th ese s teps: 1. Turn off th e print er and disconnect any cables con nected to it. B e sure t o keep th e prin ter cove r close d as you clean it. 2. Remove a ny paper or ot her media fr om the she et feed er. 3. C arefull y clean away loose dus t and dirt wit h a soft bru sh. 4. [...]

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    Tr ansp ort in g the Pr inter If you n eed to trans po rt yo ur pri nter, f ollo w th ese s t eps: 1. Pr e ss th e Pau se bu tton an d tu rn off t he pr inter . 2. Ope n th e print er cove r and mak e sure t hat the pri nt he ad is locked in the far r ight position. If it isn’t, turn on the prin ter , wait ab out 1 0 secon ds, and t urn it o ff. [...]

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    Calibra ting th e Printer When Printing from DOS If vertical lines are m isalig ned when you pr int from DOS applicat ions, y ou ma y need to ca librat e the pr int er using its adjustm ent mode . To veri fy that your pr inte r needs calibrat ing, print a demonstration p age as instructed on page 2-7. Examine th e demo nstrat ion p rin tout ; if ve[...]

  • Page 42

    Ch apt er 4 Troubleshooting Print Quality Pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Problems wi th Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6 Pape r Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12 Paper Jam Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Paper Feeding Problems . . .[...]

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    This chapter describes wha t you can do if you are having prob lems p rintin g. It is d ivided in to th es e secti ons : ❑ Print qu a lit y problems . Se e this se ction if th e print quality is n ot go od or not wh at yo u expec t. ❑ Proble m s with printing . S ee t his se ction if yo ur pr int er is having t rouble printing. ❑ Pape r ha nd[...]

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    ❑ Use a hi ghe r qua lity p aper . Fo r bes t pr int quali ty, use EPSON special coat ed pap ers for 360 and 720 dpi or EPSON hig h-quali ty gl ossy p aper (720 dpi only ). Note: Do not use hi gh-qual ity gl ossy pape r whe n you p rint at 36 0 dp i. ❑ Ma ke sure the M ed i a T ype s e tting mat ches th e type of paper or oth er media loa ded i[...]

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    Check whet her economy pr inting mode is on. To turn off this mode, press th e Ec onom y/ Condensed butt on un til th e Econo my light goe s o ff. Ch eck wheth er y our p a per is mo i s t or da mp. I nk jet p rinte rs are sen siti ve to mo istur e absorbe d by pap er. Do not sto re paper in damp or humi d places. If you a re prin tin g color graph[...]

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    You se e white banding in your printouts. Turn on MicroWea ve in th e print er driver . If you still see whit e banding, c lean the print heads as de scribe d ear lier in the chap ter . T he pri ntout con tains incorrect or garbl ed characters. Make sure EPSON Stylus COLOR II is select ed as the defaul t Windows pr inter dri ver (PC driv er) or is [...]

  • Page 47

    Ch eck th at the prin te r dri ver’s Br i ghtn ess and Con tr as t settings (PC d riv er) or Light/Dark set tin g (Macin tosh driv er) are app ropr iate for t he image. If you s can ned t he im age, the di ffe rent co lor in ter pr etati on tech nologie s used by your s canne r, monit or, an d printer can nev er p roduce an exact co lor mat ch wi[...]

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    Printing ha s stopp e d a nd the Pause ligh t is on. Printi ng is tempor ari ly suspen ded . Press the Paus e but ton to continue . Printing ha s stopp e d b ut the Pause light i s off. One or both i nk cartridg es may be empty or too ol d. A cartridge i s too old if it has b een used long er tha n six month s or beyon d the da te on its pack agin [...]

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    All ligh t s except the Powe r light flash and noth ing prints. Contact your deale r or your Authoriz ed EPSON ser vicer. Printi ng stops and the Data and Pause lights flash. Ther e is a problem w ith the car riage . Tu rn off th e pr inter . After a few seconds , turn it ba ck on an d try pr int ing again . If t his does not sol ve the p roblem, c[...]

  • Page 50

    You see error messages on your PC because of print in g confli cts. B ef ore sen d ing print job s to the prin ter, the E PSO N Spoo l Manager stores them i n a temp orary direct o ry. If you see conflict error messa ges or printing is very slow, the problem may be ca used by other t emporar y fil es in th is direct ory. To change the EPSON Spool M[...]

  • Page 51

    Make sure you sele cted t he corre ct P aper Size option in the printe r driver ; see your Setup and Sof tware Guide for instructions. Also make sure the margins you selec ted in your applicat ion softwar e fit the pa per size you’re usin g. Text printin g is slow. You may be us ing pri nte r driv er s ettin gs t hat are mor e suit ab le for grap[...]

  • Page 52

    T he pri nter doe s not seem t o receive print jobs. On a PC, rel ease any pri nt job s th at may b e he ld in th e EPSON Spoo l Manage r. St art S pool Mana ge r and click a ny job marke d pending or h eld. Then op en the Docume nt menu and select Delete . Ve rify the EPSON S tyl us COLO R II prin t q ueue is no t he ld, op en t he Que u e m enu a[...]

  • Page 53

    Paper Handling Prob lems This section describes how to pr event paper jams and ensure that p aper fee ds proper ly. Paper Jam Problems If pape r jam s inside t he p rin ter fre quen tly, try t he fol lowing: ❑ Use a high er q ualit y p aper th at is suitab le fo r ink jet prin ter s and is not too t hin , too t hick , or r ough. Fo r bes t qualit[...]

  • Page 54

    ❑ The pap er was ex posed to excess h umidity, ove r 60%. See Appendix A for sp ecificati ons on required environme ntal conditions. ❑ The l eft e dge g uid e i s to o tigh t or to o loo se; a dju st it for t he size of t he paper . ❑ To o man y s heet s a re l oad ed i n th e she et f eed er. Yo u c a n load up to 100 sheet s of plain paper,[...]

  • Page 55

    Ejected paper is wrink led . The paper is too thin or damp. Do not st o re paper in d amp or humid places. Single-shee t paper does not full y eject. Use the Load/Ej ect button t o eject t he page. The paper is too long. Us e paper t hat is w ithin t he sp ecified size. See Ap pendix A for exa ct specific ations. Paper is feedi ng c rooked. The pap[...]

  • Page 56

    A ppendi x A Technical Specifications Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Ink C artridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5 Mechani cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6 Electr[...]

  • Page 57

    Printing Printing method: On-demand ink je t Nozzle c onfiguration: 64 monochr ome (black) noz zles 60 colo r (cyan, magen ta, yellow) n ozzles (20 × 3; 20 for ea ch color) Printable columns an d printin g speed: * Ch ara cte r pi tch (charac ters per inch) Pri ntabl e colu mns LQ p rinting speed (char acters per s econ d) 10 80 200 12 96 240 15 1[...]

  • Page 58

    Pape r No te : Since th e qua lity of any pa rticula r bra nd or type of pap er may b e cha nged by t he m anuf acturer at an y time, EP SON ca nnot guarante e the use of an y parti cular brand or t ype of pa per. Al ways test samples of p ap er stock before purcha sing l arge quanti ties or printing l arg e j o bs. P a per path : S h eet f eede r,[...]

  • Page 59

    Tr ans paren ci es: Siz e A4 (210 × 297 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 in ch es) Thickness 0.00 3 to 0.0033 inch (0.07 5 to 0.085 mm) Note: ❑ Poor q uality paper may red uce p rint qua l ity a nd cause pap er j ams and other problems. If you encounter problems, swi tch to a high e r grade of paper. ❑ Print on spe cia l coated pap er, hig h -quality glo[...]

  • Page 60

    En vel o pes A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3 .0 mm). Note: W hen printing m ultiple sheets of glossy p aper, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches ( 30 mm). BL The minimum lef t margin is 0. 12 inch (3.0 mm). BR The minimum right ma rgin is: 0.12 inch (3.0 mm) f or Sta tement an d Executive p aper 0.38 inch (9.7 mm) f or Letter and Legal p [...]

  • Page 61

    Colo r ink cartr idge (S02 0049) : Colors Cyan, magen ta, and yellow Print capacity* 320 p ages (A4; 360 dpi; 5% of e ach color) Cartridge lif e* 2 years from pro duction date and u p to 6 month s aft er op ening t he pac kage at 77°F ( 25°C ) Temperature Stor age: −4 to 104 °F ( − 20 to 4 0°C) 1 month at 10 4°F (4 0°C) Trans it: − 2 2 [...]

  • Page 62

    Dimensions and w e ight: Storage Width 17.0 inche s (433 mm) Depth 9.8 inches (24 8 mm) Height 7.8 inches (198 mm) Weight 11.3 lb (5 kg), without ink cartridges Prin ting Width 17.0 inche s (433 mm) Depth 22.9 inche s (582 mm) Height 11.7 inc hes (297 mm) Weight 11.3 lb (5 kg), without ink cartridges Electrical Input v oltage ra nge : 103.5 to 132 [...]

  • Page 63

    Fon t s The printer c omes with an installed set of fon ts, which are selectable using the Defau lt s etting mode. However, the printer always uses the fonts you select with your software p ro g ram. The only time you need to select the printer’ s in stalle d fonts is when your softwa re program does not allow you to select fonts. You can select [...]

  • Page 64

    Interface Specifications Parallel Interface Data format: 8-bit par allel, IEEE P1284 compatible mo d e S ync hron iz atio n: S TROBE pulse Handshake timing: BU SY and ACKNLG s ig na ls Signal level: TTL compatible Connector: 36-pin , Centronics compatible connector Pin a ssignme nts Si gnal Pin Return Pin Sig na l Dire ctio n D escript io n 11 9 ST[...]

  • Page 65

    Sign al Pin Return Pi n Signal Dir ecti on D e script ion 1 2 28 PE OUT A HI GH si gnal i ndica tes the printer is in a paper-out state or in an error state. 13 28 S LCT OUT Pulled up to +5 V through 1 k Ω resistance 14 3 0 AUTO FEED XT IN W hen this si gnal is LOW, the paper i s a uto mati cally fed one line after prin ting. 15 — NC — No t u[...]

  • Page 66

    No te : ❑ The colu mn heading “ Direction” refer s t o the dir ectio n of signal fl o w as viewed fr om the printer. ❑ “ R eturn Pin” denotes the t wisted-pair return pin to be connected at signal ground level. For th e interf ace w iring, be sure to use a twisted- pair cable f o r each signal and to co mplete the connection on the retu[...]

  • Page 67

    Word for mat: Data bit Pari ty bit Start b i t Stop bi t 8 bits None 1 bit 1 bit Conn ect or: 8-pin mi ni- circula r c onnec tor Reco mmende d cable: Apple S ystem Perip heral-8 ca ble ( M0197) Initialization The printer c an be initialized (return ed to a fixed set of conditions) in these w ays: Ha rd war e in it ia li za ti on ∗ The printer is [...]

  • Page 68

    De faul t Sett in gs The table below sh ows the default s e ttings th at take effect when th e printer is initializ ed. Item Default settin g Top-of-form p os ition Current pa per position Page length Single sheets: 61 li n es for lett er-size paper 65 li n es for A 4-size paper Left and right margins Cancelled Li ne s p a c in g 1 ⁄ 6 -in ch lin[...]

  • Page 69

    A ppendi x B Commands and Char acter Tables Comman d List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 EPSON ESC/P 2 Comman ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 IBM X24/X24E Emulation Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -3 Char acter Table s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4 Internat ional Charac ter Set[...]

  • Page 70

    Comm an d List This printer works with the two sets of commands described in th is sectio n. EPSO N ESC/P 2 Commands Select t he EPSON ESC /P 2 printe r comm ands in yo ur software progra ms for the m ost advan ced fonts and gra phics avai lable. If you ne ed more informa tion about usi ng p rinter comman ds, you can purcha se the ES C/P 2 Referenc[...]

  • Page 71

    IB M X24/ X2 4E Emul at ion Cod es This print er emulat es the IBM Propri nter  w i th the fol lowi ng comman ds. (F or deta ile d inf ormat ion, se e t he IBM X2 4/X24 E refe rence ma nual .) Genera l operation: NUL, DC3, ESC j, BEL, CAN, DC1, ES C Q, ES C [ K, ESC U Paper feeding: FF, LF, ESC 5, ESC A, ESC A (AGM*), ESC 0, ESC 1, ESC 2, ESC 3,[...]

  • Page 72

    Charact er Ta bles The pr inte r comes wi th an in stalled set o f charact er tables. Howev er, when prin tin g fr om Wind ows and mo st DOS software progra ms, the pr inter p rin ts the ch aracte rs you see on scre en an d does not use its buil t-in c har acter t ables . Unles s you’re printing from a DOS program, and ca nnot print the charact e[...]

  • Page 73

    PC85 0 (Mult ilin gual) PC860 (Portu guese) PC86 1 (Icelan dic) PC863 (Ca nadian- French) Commands and Character Tables B- 5[...]

  • Page 74

    PC865 (Nordic) Abicomp BRA SCII B- 6 Commands and Character Tables[...]

  • Page 75

    Italic No ch aracte rs are availa ble fo r hex code 15 in th e italic character table . Commands and Character Tables B- 7[...]

  • Page 76

    Internat ional Characte r Sets You can se lect one of t he fo llowing inter nat iona l charact er s ets us i ng the p ri nter’ s Defa ult s etti ng mo d e or th e ESC R command. Fo r exampl e, when y ou select “Italic Fr ance,” t he charact ers in the “Fran ce” ro w on the tab le below a re used in th e itali c charact er table. The follo[...]

  • Page 77

    Characters Availabl e with ESC (^ Command To print t he ch aracte rs in th e table below, use t he ESC ( ^ command. Commands and Character Tables B- 9[...]

  • Page 78

    Glos sary au to li ne fe e d When this feat ure is selected in the printer’s Defa ult setting mod e, each carriage re turn code (CR) is automatically fo llowed by a line fee d (LF) cod e. bidire ctional print ing Printing in wh ich th e print head prints in both dire ctions (bidirectionally). This increases print spee d but m ay reduce prec ise v[...]

  • Page 79

    dpi Dots per inch. The dpi measures the resolution. Se e also resolution . driver Se e printer dr iv er . econom y mode printi ng Printing in which images are printed with fewe r d ots to save ink. Economy mode printing is faster, too. er ro r di ff u s i o n A halftoning method where dot patterns are randomly distributed in an image to create so f[...]

  • Page 80

    in k je t A non-impact method of printing in which the prin ter produces ea ch character by precisely spra ying ink onto pape r. in te rfac e The connection (via a cable) betwee n the computer a nd the printer over which pr int dat a is tran smitted to the printer. media Materials upon which data is printe d such as envelopes , plain pape r, specia[...]

  • Page 81

    Index A Acc e s so r ies, purch a s i n g, Intro- 4 , 3 - 4 Adj u s tme n t mod e , 2- 7 , 3 - 10 AG M , s e e A l te r n a t e G r a p h i c s M o de Alig n ing vertical li n es, 2- 7 , 3 - 10 Alt but t on , 2-4–6, 3 - 2 A l te r n at e G r a p h i c s M o d e , 2 - 8 A p p l e M a c i nt o s h , I n t r o - 1 , 4 - 2 A u t o car r iag e retu r [...]

  • Page 82

    D p i, A - 2, G - 2 D r iv e r , see Print e r, driver D u mp, see H e x dump mode E E c o n omy butt o n, 2 -4 – 6, 3 -2 light, 2 -3 m o d e , 2 - 2– 3 , 4 - 4 pri n ting, G - 2 E dge g u i d e , se e L e ft edge g u i d e E j ecti n g p a pe r , 2-5 E l e ctrical specific ations, A-7 E l e ctronic s u pport serv ic e s , Intro- 4 –5 E n e r[...]

  • Page 83

    Inp ut bu ffe r , 2-5 , A -2 In te rfa ce c ab le, 4-6–7 definition, G-3 mode, 2-8 paralle l, 2-8, A-9 –11 serial, 2-8 , A-11 specificat ions, A-9–12 wait time, auto, 2- 8 Internation al c haracter tables, B- 8 Int er net, Int ro- 4 J Jamme d pape r, prev enting, 4- 12 L Le ft edge gu ide, 1-6–7 , 1- 9, 1-12 , 4-13 Left margin , A-5, A-13 L[...]

  • Page 84

    Paper ( continued ) type s, 1-2– 3, 4-3, A-3–4 weight, A - 3 wrinkled, 4-14 Paper j ams, 2-3 , 4-12 Paper Out light, 2-3 Paper thickness lev er, 1-3 –4, 1- 12, 4-3, 4- 13 Parallel interf ace, 2- 8, A-9–1 1 Pause butto n, 2-4– 5, 2-7 light, 2-4 Pi n as sign ments , A- 9–11 P i tc h, cha rac ter, 2 - 7, A- 13 Pl ain p ape r, 1- 2, 1- 5–[...]

  • Page 85

    S Sa fety a pprovals , A-7 Sa fety instructions, Intro- 6 Se cur ing pr int he ad s, 3- 9 Se lf test, 2- 3, 2-6, 4 -7 Se rial interf ace, 2- 8, A-1 1 Se rvice, Intro -3–5 Sh eet feeder, au to, A-2–3, A-6 Sp acing, line, A-2, A-1 3 Sp ecial pa pers loading, 1 -7–10, 1-1 2 selecting, 1 -2 specificat ions, A-3–5 Sp ecial printing e ffects, A-1[...]