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Epson LQ-2090 User Manual

Epson user's guide 24-pin dot matrix printer lq-590, lq-2090
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24-pin Dot Matrix Printer
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This manual is divided into two sections: English and Spanish. The
English section begins after this page. The Spanish section begins
approximately at the middle of the manual.
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  • Page 1 ® 24-pin Dot Matrix Printer User’s Guide This manual is divided into two sections: English and Spanish. The English section begins after this page. The Spanish section begins approximately at the middle of the manual. Este manual está dividido en dos secciones: Inglés y Español. El manual en español comienza aproximadamente a la mitad del libro.
  • Page 2 Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson printer. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Unpacking the Printer........
  • Page 4 Selecting a Font and Pitch ........37 Changing the Printer’s Default Settings ..... . . 38 Default-setting mode .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Product Information Although most of the illustrations in this manual show the LQ-590, the instructions apply to both the LQ-590 and the LQ-2090. Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to prevent damaging your equipment.
  • Page 6 Introduction...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Setting Up The Printer

    Choosing a Place for the Printer Place the printer on a flat, stable surface. The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or placed at an angle.

  • Page 8: Assembling The Printer

    Place the printer near a wall outlet where you can easily unplug the power cord. Position the power cord and interface cable so they do not interfere with paper feeding. Note for French-speaking users: Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de courant où la fiche peut être débranchée facilement.
  • Page 9 Hold the ribbon cartridge by its handle and insert it into the printer at an angle, as shown below; then press down on both sides of the cartridge to fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots. You should hear it click into place.
  • Page 10 Then press down on both ends until it clicks into place. To replace the printer cover, insert the front tabs into the slots on the printer and lower the cover into place. Then push it down until it clicks.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. It also includes a Type-B optional interface slot in case your computer requires a different type of printer interface. (See the Reference Guide if you need to install an interface card.) Note: You can connect cables to both interfaces;...

  • Page 12: Installing The Printer Software

    Installing the Printer Software After you connect the printer to your computer, you need to install the Epson printer software on the CD-ROM shipped with your printer. The printer driver is the software that runs, or “drives,” your printer. With it, you can select printer settings such as print quality, resolution, and paper size.
  • Page 13 Follow these steps to install the printer software: Make sure Windows is running and the printer is turned off. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM or DVD drive. After a moment the Installation screen appears: If it does not, double-click on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 14 If a “System Error” message appears, click Cancel . If you are using Windows NT, you do not need to specify a path. If you are using Windows 98, the Printer Utility Setup may start. If it does, follow the instructions on the screen.

  • Page 15: For Dos Programs

    To open the Reference Guide, double-click the LQ590-2090 Reference Guide icon on your desktop. You can also click Start > Programs (or All Programs ) > EPSON > LQ590-2090 Reference Guide , and click Reference Guide Installing the Remote Configuration Manager The Epson Remote Configuration Manager provides an easy way to change your printer’s default settings in Windows.
  • Page 16 User’s Guide, which describes how to use the program. To start the program, select Programs (or All Programs ) > Epson Remote , and then click Epson Remote Configuration Configuration Mgr Manager To open the manual, select Programs (or All Programs ) >...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 - Paper Handling

    Pull tractor position For loading continuous paper from the tractor installed on top of the printer in the pull position. You can load paper in the front, rear, or bottom slot. Paper Handling...

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Paper-Thickness Setting

    Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Setting Before you start printing, make sure the paper-thickness setting is correct for the type of paper you are using. Turn the printer off and open the printer cover. The paper-thickness lever is located on the left side of the printer.

  • Page 19: Loading Continuous Paper With The Front Push Tractor

    (You may need to move it from the rear push or pull position.) If you have the LQ-2090, remove the sub cover from the front cover. (If it is difficult to remove, you can temporarily remove the front cover and then separate the sub cover from it.)
  • Page 20 Slide the left sprocket approximately 0.5 inch (12 mm) from the far left position and pull the blue lever forward to lock it in place. Then slide the right sprocket to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. Remove the front cover by pulling it straight down.

  • Page 21: Loading Continuous Paper With The Rear Push Tractor

    Loading Continuous Paper with the Rear Push Tractor Make sure the printer is turned off, the tractor is installed in the rear push position, and the paper guide is removed. (You may need to move the tractor from the front push or pull position.) Set the paper release lever to the rear push tractor position.
  • Page 22 Attach the paper guide and lay it flat on the printer. Slide the edge guides to the middle of the paper guide. Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it automatically loads the paper and starts printing.

  • Page 23: Loading Continuous Paper With The Pull Tractor

    Make sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Then open the sprocket covers. Note: Make sure the printer is off before you insert the paper in the paper slot. If you insert the paper while the printer is on, a paper jam may occur. Edge guides...
  • Page 24 Then pull up the paper until the perforation between the first and second pages is even with the top of the printer’s ribbon. Front slot Before you load paper in the front slot, remove the front cover.
  • Page 25 Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. 13. Attach the printer cover by inserting the front tabs into the slots, then lowering the cover into place. Close the paper guide cover.

  • Page 26: Removing Paper From The Pull Tractor

    The paper can be up to 10.1 inches (257 mm) wide on the LQ-590 and 16.5 inches (420 mm) wide on the LQ-2090. To load single-sheet multipart forms, use the front paper entry slot with the front sheet guide (LQ-590) or the front paper guide (LQ-2090) installed.
  • Page 27 0 if you are using ordinary single-sheet paper. (If you are using envelopes, see “Envelopes” on page 30.) Move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position. Turn on the printer, if necessary. Slide the left edge guide until it locks in place next to the triangle mark on the paper guide.

  • Page 28: Loading Special Papers

    When printing on labels, use only the type of labels that are mounted on continuous backing sheets with sprocket holes for use with a tractor feeder. Do not try to print on single sheets of labels because the printer may not feed labels on a shiny backing sheet properly.

  • Page 29: Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

    59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity 30 to 60% RH Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they may curl around the platen and jam when you resume printing. Removing continuous paper with labels...

  • Page 30: Envelopes

    The print head must not print past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper. Make sure your application program prints entirely within the printable area of your envelope. See “Printer Specifications” in the Reference Guide for more information on the printable area of envelopes.

  • Page 31: Using The Micro Adjust Function

    Micro Adjust function to move the perforation to the tear-off position, as described below. Your tear-off position setting remains in effect until you change it, even if you turn off the printer. Caution: Never use the knob to adjust the tear-off position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear-off position.
  • Page 32 Note: The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off position. If you try to adjust the tear-off position beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops moving the paper.

  • Page 33: Adjusting The Top-Of-Form Position

    Load paper. (If the tractor is in a push position, press the Load/Eject button to advance continuous paper to the current top-of-form position.) If necessary, lift the printer cover so you can see the paper position. Hold down the Pause button for three seconds. The Pause light flashes and the printer enters Micro Adjust mode.
  • Page 34 Note: The printer has a minimum and a maximum top-of-form position. If you try to adjust it beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops moving the paper. When the paper reaches the default top-of-form position, the printer beeps and stops moving the paper briefly. You can use this setting as a reference point when adjusting the position.

  • Page 35: Chapter 3 - Using The Control Panel

    In default setting mode, Item Indicate which font is selected. When you press both the Font and Pitch buttons simultaneously, the printer clears the buffer and restores its default settings. Selects one of the pitch settings. See “Selecting a Font and Pitch”...
  • Page 36 Right light is on when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected. When you press the Pitch (Item buttons at the same time, the printer enters or exits default setting mode. See “Changing the Printer’s Default Settings” on page 38.

  • Page 37: Selecting A Font And Pitch

    Others . See “Changing the Printer’s Default Settings” on page 38 for more information about the Font setting. Make sure that the printer is not printing. If it is, press the Pause button to stop printing. Then press the Font button until the three Font lights indicate the desired font.

  • Page 38: Changing The Printer's Default Settings

    Changing the Printer’s Default Settings While you can often change the printer’s settings through your software or printer driver, you may sometimes need to change one or more of the printer’s default settings. There are two ways to do this: Using the Epson Remote Configuration Manager on the printer software CD-ROM.

  • Page 39: Default-Setting Mode

    Default-setting mode Follow the steps below to enter default-setting mode. If single-sheet paper is loaded, you’ll need to load a new sheet each time the printer ejects a printed page. Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded. Then press the...
  • Page 40 If you want a different language, press the Item printout shows the language you want underlined. Press the Set button to accept the language. The printer prints a line asking if you want to print all the current settings. To print a list of all the current settings, press the Set button. The printer prints all the settings and then the first setting again.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting

    Problem Solution No paper is loaded in the selected paper source. Load paper in the printer or select a different paper source; the Paper Out light goes off. Then press the Pause button; the Pause light goes off and the printer starts printing.

  • Page 42: Clearing Paper Jams

    Caution: Use the knob on the left side of the printer to clear paper jams only when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or change the top-of-form or tear-off position.

  • Page 43: Printing A Self Test

    (Be sure to use a shielded interface cable.) If the self test does not print properly, there is a problem with the printer. See the Reference Guide for possible causes and solutions to the problem.

  • Page 44: Where To Get Help

    Where To Get Help If your Epson printer is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information, see the contact information below. Epson provides technical assistance 24 hours a day through the electronic support services and automated telephone services listed below.

  • Page 45: Chapter 5 - Product Information

    Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heat source. Place the printer on a flat surface. It will not operate properly if it is tilted or placed at an angle. Do not block or cover the slots and openings in the printer’s cabinet, and do not insert objects through the slots.

  • Page 46: Energy Star Compliance

    This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interface Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouileur du Canada. Product Information ® Partner, Epson has determined that...

  • Page 47: Declaration Of Conformity

    (905) 709-2170 (Canada) for warranty repair instructions and return authorization, if required. Epson will, at its option, repair or replace on an exchange basis the defective unit, without charge for parts or labor. When warranty service involves the exchange of the product or of a part, the item replaced becomes Epson property.

  • Page 48: Product Information

    Epson product after its shipment from Epson, e.g., dealer-added boards or chips. Epson is not responsible for warranty service should the Epson label or logo or the rating label or serial number be removed or should the product fail to be properly maintained or fail to...

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