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Epson ActionPrinter 2250 User Manual

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  • Page 1 R’ 4001245 GO1-01...

  • Page 2: Printer Parts

    Printer Parts printer cover parallel in&ace ribbon Cartridge Never move this lever. FONT lights -~~~ Font button LF/FF button Control panel...
  • Page 3 Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.

  • Page 4: Fcc Compliance Statement

    FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users 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 designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    Read all of these instructions before you set up your printer. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. Unplug the printer from the wall outlet before you clean it, and use a damp cloth for cleaning, not liquid or aerosol cleaners.

  • Page 6: Where United States Users Can Get Help

    If it exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service Where United States Users Can Get Help Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized Epson dealers and Service Centers. Epson also provides the following support services through the Epson Consumer...

  • Page 7: For United Kingdom Users

    Claims are made by the user returning the product to the supplier from whom it was purchased or, if this is impractical, to any Epson supplier who also handles the same product. In the event of any difficulty, users are requested to contact the Service Co-ordinator Manager at Epson (UK) Limited.

  • Page 8: Use Of Options

    Use of options Epson (UK) Limited shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Epson (UK) Limited.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Warnings, Cautions, and Notes ... 2 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer ... 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer ... 1-4 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge ... 1-5 Plugging in the Printer ... 1-7 Running the Self Test ... 1-8 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ...
  • Page 10 Appendix Technical Specifications ... A-2 Command Summary ... A-13 Character Tables ... A-21 Glossary Index Contents Viii GL-1 IN-1...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    9-pin dot matrix printer that combines high performance with a wide range of features. Features These features give your Epson printer outstanding value: Fast printing speed. You can print up to 240 characters per second in 12 cpi draft mode.

  • Page 12: Finding Your Way Around

    It also contains maintenance and troubleshooting information. The Appendix includes the printer specifications, commands, and character tables. A glossary of printer terms and an index are at the end. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes I ! !!9 must be followed carefully to avoid bodily WARNING injury.

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 Setting Up The Printer

    Choosing a Place for the Printer ........

  • Page 14: Unpacking The Printer

    ** In some countries, the push tractor is an option (part number CSOOZS*). There are several versions of this printer CAUTION: designed for different voltages, and it is change the voltage. If the label on the back of the printer does not show the correct voltage for your country, your dealer. contact...

  • Page 15: Removing The Protective Materials

    Before you use the printer, you must remove these protective items. 1. Use the tabs on both sides of the printer cover to lift it off the printer. First remove the protective cover. Then remove the foam packing and the two protectors from inside the printer.

  • Page 16: Choosing A Place For The Printer

    Choosing a Place for the Printer The printer works flat or upright, as shown below. You can set it whichever way fits your preference or working space. (When you install the push tractor, you must use the flat position.) When selecting a place for your printer, follow these guidelines:...

  • Page 17: Installing The Ribbon Cartridge

    Before you install the ribbon cartridge, make sure the power cord is not plugged into an electrical outlet. 1. Use the tabs on both sides of the printer cover to lift it off the printer. Then slide the print head to the middle of the printer.
  • Page 18 2. Turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon. Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as shown; then press both sides of the cartridge firmly to fit the plastic posts into the slots.

  • Page 19: Plugging In The Printer

    4. Replace the printer cover by inserting its tabs into the holes on the printer as shown below; then close the cover. Plugging in the Printer 1. Make sure the power switch on the printer is turned off. It is off when the side of the switch is pressed down.

  • Page 20: Running The Self Test

    Running the SelfTest 3. If the power cord is not attached to the printer, connect it to the AC inlet on the printer. 4. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet. Running the Self Test You can run the self test with either continuous paper or single sheets;...
  • Page 21 Pull the paper cassette out of the printer. Fan a stack of A4 or letter-size paper and then even up the edges. Note: The US version uses letter-size paper; all others use A4 paper. The paper size (letter or A4) is shown on the inside of the paper cassette.
  • Page 22 6. Insert the paper cassette into the printer as far as it will go. The edge of the paper stack extends beyond the front of the printer.

  • Page 23: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 2. While holding down the The printer gives two long and two short beeps, and then it loads the paper automatically and begins the self test. The printer prints characters in the current font and character table.
  • Page 24 3. Put the cable through the cable clip; then insert the clip in the slot on the bottom of the printer. (You may have to remove the output guide when you put the printer upright to attach the cable clip.)

  • Page 25: Setting Up Your Software Programs

    Setting Up Your Software Programs Most software programs let you specify the type of printer you use so that the program can take full advantage of the printer’s features. Many programs provide a printer selection menu.

  • Page 26: Printing A Test File

    Setting Up Your Software Programs Because the family of Epson printers shares a great many commands, you can use a software program even if does not list your printer on its printer selection menu. Choose from the following list (the printers are listed in the order of preference).

  • Page 27: Chapter 2 Paper Handling

    Chapter 2 Paper Handling Printing on Single Sheets ... 2-2 Tips for using the paper cassette ... 2-2 Loading paper manually ... 2-3 Using Continuous Paper with the Push Tractor ... 2-5 Installing the push tractor..2-5 Loading continuous paper..2-7 Tips for using continuous paper ...

  • Page 28: Printing On Single Sheets

    Load paper in the cassette before you turn on the printer and send data. When the printer receives data from the computer, it loads a single sheet automatically and begins to print. If the printer runs out of paper during a print job, reload the paper cassette and press the LF/FF Press the button to eject a sheet of loaded paper.

  • Page 29: Loading Paper Manually

    You can load single sheets of paper from the rear manual insertion slot. (If you’ve installed the push tractor, remove it before loading paper manually.) 1. Place the printer in the upright position and turn it on. Printing on Single Sheets Paper Handling 2-3...
  • Page 30 You can adjust the top-of-form position in the same way that you do for paper loaded from the cassette. When you want to switch to the paper cassette, press the button without inserting a page into the rear slot. The printer loads a page from the cassette. Paper Handling...

  • Page 31: Using Continuous Paper With The Push Tractor

    In some locations, the tractor is an option (part number C80026*). Installing the push tractor 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and is in the flat position. Remove the paper guide. 2. Make sure the paper-release lever on the left side of the push tractor is lowered to the single-sheet position.
  • Page 32 Using Continuous Paper with the Push Tractor 3. Hold the tractor as shown and fit the edges of both sides into the slots at the back of the printer. Then lift it straight up until you hear the unit snap into place.

  • Page 33: Loading Continuous Paper

    Loading continuous paper 1. Place the continuous paper supply below the printer so the paper feeds smoothly into the printer as shown. (You can also use a printer stand. ) CAUTION: When you are using labels with the tractor, always put the supply below the printer and have the printed labels feed out the back of the printer.
  • Page 34 Using Continuous Paper with the Push Tractor 4. Adjust the right sprocket unit, aligning the paper edge with arrow mark on the case. Then slide the left sprocket unit to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. Position the paper support midway between the two sprocket units.

  • Page 35: Paper Handling

    Then push the lock lever down to lock it in place. Note that this printer prints on the underside of the paper. 7. Turn on the printer. It advances the paper to the loading position automatically when it receives data. Note:...

  • Page 36: Tips For Using Continuous Paper

    Tips for using continuous paper You can adjust the top-of-form position temporarily. Open the printer cover and turn the gear marked by + and - signs to adjust the position. This adjustment is lost when you turn off the printer or feed the paper backward to the paper-park position described later in this chapter.

  • Page 37: Using The Tear-Off Feature

    Note: You can tell the printer to feed the perforation of your paper to either the edge of the printer cover or approximately 80 mm (three inches) beyond, by setting the tear-off option as described in Chapter 3.
  • Page 38 Never feed more than one page backward through the printer. 2. Turn off the printer and lower the paper-release lever to the single-sheet position. Then pull the push tractor straight down and out of the printer.

  • Page 39: Switching Between Continuous Paper And Single Sheets

    Switching to single sheets Here’s how to switch from continuous paper to single sheets: 1. If you have a printed document still in the printer, tear off the printed pages and then press the same time to reverse the remaining paper back to the paper-park position.

  • Page 40: Switching To Continuous Paper

    You can then lower the lever again. 3. The printer is ready to print. When it receives data, it automatically loads a single sheet from the paper cassette and begins to print.

  • Page 41: Printing On Special Paper

    Printing on Special Paper In addition to printing on single sheets and continuous paper, your printer can print on a wide variety of other paper types, such as envelopes, labels, and multi-part forms. You need not adjust the printer for the paper thickness when you use these paper types.

  • Page 42: Envelopes

    Always load envelopes manually through the rear slot. To load an envelope, follow the steps described in “Loading paper manually” earlier in this chapter. Before loading an envelope, lower the flap on the printer’s rear slot. Always feed envelopes by inserting the wide edge into the printer first, as shown.

  • Page 43: Multi-Part Forms

    To make sure that the labels do not peel off and jam the printer, change the back-feed setting in the default-setting mode to Disable.
  • Page 44 Always use labels designed for use with a tractor. Do not try to print on single-sheet labels. Be sure to set up the printer and paper supply as shown on page 2-7. Because labels are especially sensitive to extremes of temperature and humidity, use them under normal operating conditions only.

  • Page 45: Chapter 3 Using The Printer

    Using the Default-Setting Mode ... 3-5 Changing the default settings ... 3-7 Default settings..3-13 Maintenance and Transportation ... 3-16 Cleaning the printer ... 3-16 Replacing the ribbon cartridge ... 3-17 Transporting the printer ... 3-18 Troubleshooting ... 3-19 Power supply ...

  • Page 46: Operating The Control Panel

    READY light The READY light is on when the printer is ready to receive data from the computer. It flashes briefly each time you turn on the printer. The READY light also flashes under the following conditions: The printer is out of paper.

  • Page 47: Buttons

    3-5. FONT Hold down the button while you turn on the printer to enter the default-setting mode. When you are in the default-setting mode, use this button to make your selection. For more information about the default-setting mode, see page 3-5.

  • Page 48: Other Control-Panel Features

    If you are using continuous paper, you can press the buttons at the same time to move the paper back to the paper-park position. CAUTION: Never off their backing sheet and damage the printer. Use the LF/FF button to feed them forward. Other control-panel features...

  • Page 49: Selecting Character Fonts

    Selecting Character Fonts To choose one of the fonts available with your printer, press the FONT button. FONT The two lights come on (0) and go off (0) to indicate the current selection. The table below lists the fonts and shows how the FONT lights appear for each selection.
  • Page 50 Note: Most software programs control the printer features listed here. If you can use your software program to control the printer, you may never need to use the default-setting mode. In fact, you may find that your program settings override your printer’s default settings.

  • Page 51: Changing The Default Settings

    Also, you can turn off the printer and start over if you are not sure about a setting. 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the paper cassette. If you installed the push tractor, always use continuous paper for the default-setting mode.
  • Page 52 3. To enter the default-setting mode, hold down the while you turn on the printer. The printer loads a sheet of paper automatically and prints the first instruction and a table that shows you which languages you can choose. You can print the default-setting mode messages in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish.
  • Page 53 For example, if you want to change the character table, press the FONT button until light 1 is blinking and light 2 is on. Using the Default-Setting Mode button to print the help text before No change Using the Printer Change (Table E)
  • Page 54 B and your setting is saved automatically. The new setting remains in effect until you change it. 3-10 Using the Printer LF/FF button until light 1, light 2, and the button, the printer advances to the next READY light FONT button...

  • Page 55: Using The Printer

    Table C: Character table BLINK BLINK BLINK * Available in the European version only. ** Available in the North/South American version only. Using the Default-Setting Mode PC 866 (Russian)* USSR GOST (Russian)* PC 861 (Icelandic) BLINK Using the Printer 3-11...
  • Page 56 Using the Default-Setting Mode Table D: Page length Light 1 Light 2 READY light Table E: TOF position 3-12 Using the Printer Page length 11 inches BLINK 12 inches 8.5 inches 70/6 inches (A4)

  • Page 57: Default Settings

    Default settings This section describes all the features in the default-setting mode. Character spacing When you select 10 cpi, the printer prints 10 characters per inch (cpi). When you select 12 cpi, it prints 12 characters per inch. Shape of zero The printer prints the zero character with a slash (0) when the setting is on, or no slash (0) when the setting is off.
  • Page 58 When you use continuous paper with the push tractor, this feature advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position where you can easily tear off the printed page. When the printer receives data, it automatically reverses the paper to the top-of-form position and starts printing, so you can use all of the next sheet.
  • Page 59 The tear-off feature is disabled. The printer does not feed paper back to the paper-park position and then advance it to the top-of-form position between jobs even if paper is loaded when you turn on the printer. Set this feature to Disable when you use labels, or when you do not want to tear off continuous paper after each print job.

  • Page 60: Maintenance And Transportation

    To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Remove any paper as well as the paper cassette and output guide. 2. Use a soft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt.

  • Page 61: Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge

    When the printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. We recommend that you use Epson ribbon cartridge S015047 for this printer. Genuine Epson ribbons are designed and manufactured to work properly with your Epson printer. Their high quality ensures proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts.

  • Page 62: Transporting The Printer

    Maintenance and Transportation To remove the old ribbon cartridge, first move the print head to the center of the printer. Then remove the cartridge by lifting the posts on either side of it. To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps in “Installing the Ribbon Cartridge”...

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Most problems you may encounter while operating your printer have simple solutions. If you have a printer problem, find it in the list below and then see the appropriate page for help. Power supply Power is not being supplied.
  • Page 64 Make sure this cable is a shielded twisted- pair parallel cable that meets both the printer and computer specifications. READY light is/lashing. The printer may be out of paper. Load paper in the printer. 3-20 Using the Printer...
  • Page 65 The printer makes a strange noise, the beeper sounds several times, and the printer stops abruptly. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, a ribbon jam, or other problems. If the printer still does not print correctly, contact your dealer.
  • Page 66 Check that the software is correctly configured for your printer. For instructions, see Chapter 1. The font selected on the control panel does not print. Your software may be overriding your control panel setting.
  • Page 67 Change the TOF position in the default-setting mode. See “Changing the default settings” on page 3-7. Also, it is possible to open the printer cover and turn the gear to make minor adjustments to the loading position for the current page only. See Chapter 2.
  • Page 68 See page 3-4. If the printer still does not print correctly, try the self test described in Chapter 1. If the self test works properly, the printer is all right, and the problem probably lies in the computer, the software, or the cable.

  • Page 69: Appendix

    Single sheets do not feed properly from the manual insertion slot. Paper feeding is crooked Turn off the printer and pull out the paper. Insert a new sheet straight into the paper slot. Make sure you’re using the right type of paper. See the paper specifications in the Appendix.
  • Page 70 The paper does not eject properly. The page may be too long. Tear off the fresh supply of paper and eject the page from the printer. Use only paper that is within the specified length range described in the Appendix.

  • Page 71: Command Summary

    Technical Specifications ... A-2 Printer specifications ... A-2 Interface specifications ... A-8 Initialization ... A-11 Command Summary ... A-13 Sending printer commands ... A-13 Using the command summary ... A-13 Printer operation ... A-14 Data control ... A-14 Vertical motion ... A-14 Horizontal motion ...

  • Page 72: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Printer specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: Quality Draft Printing direction: Line spacing: Paper feed speed: Buffer: Download memoy: Printable columns: Appendix 9-pin impact dot matrix Characters/second/line Characters/inch Bidirectional logic-seeking for text printing. (Unidirectional can be selected with a software command.) Unidirectional for graphics.
  • Page 73 Copies Thickness Weight Epson Draft Epson NLQ Roman Epson NLQ Sans Serif One italic and 7 graphics character tables One italic and 15 graphics character tables One italic and 5 graphics character tables 13 international character sets US model: Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) Other models: A4 (210 x 297 mm) 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0026 to 0.0055 inches)
  • Page 74 Technical Specifications Single sheets (Manual insertion): Width Length Thickness Weight Continuous paper: Width Copies Thickness Weight Note: YOU can use recycled paper under normal conditions. If you notice increases in ribbon consumption and paper jamming, use a higher grade of paper.
  • Page 75 Technical Specifications Note: You can use recycled paper under normal conditions. If you notice increases in ribbon consumption and paper jamming, use a higher grade of paper. Labels: Size Thickness Weight Envelopes: Size No. 6 No. 10 Thickness Weight Appendix 101 to 254 mm (4 to 10 inches) width for backing sheet 63.5 x 23.8 mm (2.50 x 0.94 inches) minimum for a...
  • Page 76 Printable area: Single sheets (paper cassette and manual insertion) and envelopes The minimum top margin is 8.5 mm (0.33 inches). The minimum left margin is 3 mm (0.12 inches). The minimum right margin is: 3.8 mm (0.15 inches) for the A4-size paper cassette 9.7 mm (0.38 inches) for the letter-size paper cassette 3 mm (0.12 inches) for manual insertion However, the maximum printable width is 203 mm (8 inches).
  • Page 77 Technical Specifications Continuous paper The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 9 mm (0.35 inches). The minimum left margin is 13 mm (0.51 inches). The minimum right margin is 13.8 mm (0.54 inches). The maximum printable width is 203 mm (8 inches). Mechanical Paper-feed methods: Ribbon:...
  • Page 78 Input frequency range: Rated current: Power consumption: Dielectric strength: Note: Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer. AC 120 V AC 103.5 to 132 V 50 to 60 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 1.1 A...

  • Page 79: Safety Approvals

    Safety standards: US model: European model: RFI: model: European model: Interface specifications Your printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface. Specifications and pin assignments The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics: Data format: Synchronization: Handshake timing: Signal level:...
  • Page 80 1 and LOW when it is logical 0. About a 1 O-microsecond pulse. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data. A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data. The signal goes...
  • Page 81 0.2 microseconds. Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal. Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the BUSY signal is LOW.

  • Page 82: Initialization

    BUSY ACKNLG DATA STROBE Initialization The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in three ways: Hardware initialization Software initialization The power is turned on.- * The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW).
  • Page 83 Technical Specifications Default settings The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized. Item Top-of-form position Page length Left and right margins Line spacing Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects Download character set In addition, hardware initialization clears the data buffer.

  • Page 84: Command Summary

    Sending printer commands Most actions your printer performs are handled by your software. Software commands instruct the printer to print in a particular typeface, feed the paper a certain amount after printing each line, start printing on a particular place on the page, and so on.

  • Page 85: Printer Operation

    Command Summa y Printer operation ASCII Hex. D e c . ESC @ ESCs1/0 ESC< ESC U 1/0 ESC 8 ESC 9 ESC EM n Data control ASCII Dec. Hex. Vertical motion ASCII Dec. Hex. ESC C n A-14 Appendix...

  • Page 86: Horizontal Motion

    Hex. ASCII Dec. ESC C 0 n ESC N n ESC O ESC 0 ESC l ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC A n ESC J n ESC B nn ESC b c nn ESC /c Horizontal motion Dec. Hex. ASCII ESC l n ESC Q n...

  • Page 87: Overall Printing Style

    Command Summary Dec. Hex. ASCII ESC e 0 n ESCeln ESCfOn ESCfln ESC D nn Overall printing style Hex. ASCII Dec. ESCxn ESCkn ESC ! n A-16 Appendix Description Set Horizontal Tab Increments n = Horizontal tab interval in spaces (n £...

  • Page 88: Print Size And Character Width

    Print size and character width ASCII Dec. Hex. ESC P ESC M ESC SI ESC SO ESC W l/O Print enhancement ASCII Dec. Hex. ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC SO ESC S1 ESC T ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC - l/0 Command Summary...

  • Page 89: Word Processing

    Command Summary Word processing Hex. ASCII Dec. ESC a n Character tables ASCII Dec. Hex. ESCtn ESC(tnn 40 116 2874 A-18 Appendix Description NLQ Justification n = 0: Left justification 1: Centering 2: Right justification 3: Full justification Description Select Character Tables Selects character table n assigned by ESC ( t n = 0, 1, 48, 49 only Assign Character Table...
  • Page 90 ASCII Dec. Hex. ESC R n ESC 6 ESC 7 User-defined characters ASCII Dec. Hex. ESC & nn ESC: 0 n 0 ESC % n Command Summary Description Select an International Character Set n = 0 : U S A 7: Spain I France Japan...
  • Page 91 Command Summary Graphics ASCII Hex. Dec. ESC K nl n2 ESC L nl n2 ESC Y nl n2 ESC Z nl n2 ESC * m nl n2 Option Single-density Double-density High-speed double-density* Quadruple-density* CRT I Plotter (1 : 1) CRT II * Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode.

  • Page 92: Character Tables

    Character Tables You can select these character tables with the default-setting mode or by using a software command. All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC 437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC 437 and italic tables are shown completely. The rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes 80 through FF.
  • Page 93 Character Tables PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 863 (Canadian-French) BQABCDEF A-22 Appendix PC 860 (Portuguese) 89ABCDEF PC 865 (Nordic) BQABCDEF ::<...
  • Page 94 PC 437 Greek (Greek)” PC 852 (East Europe)” Character Tables PC 851 (Greek)” PC 853 (Turkish)* Appendix A-23...
  • Page 95 Character Tables PC 855 (Cyrillic)* tjrna:L.H- PC 861 (Icelandic)* BgABCDEF 1::‘: . ..‘.. A-24 Appendix PC 857 (Turkish)* PC 866 (Russian)*...
  • Page 96 PC 869 (Greek)* 89ABCDEF j:.. BRASCII (Brazilian Portuguese)** USSR GOST (Russian)* FgABCDEF t c r I - A@n9' 1IIEXex\ Abicomp (Brazilian Portuguese)** Character Tables APapti B C 6 BTBT, Lryry\ xllxu-, HlIl~mt K'bKsI n H Jl bl f Mfz~Ybh OIOOIO~ n II Appendix A-25...

  • Page 98: Glossary

    Printing in which the print head prints in both directions. This increases the speed of printing. A binary digit (0 or l), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer. buffer The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it.
  • Page 99 See also NLQ ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you software control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application software for personal computers.
  • Page 100 See interface. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. push tractor A detachable device that automatically pushes continuous paper into the printer from the loading side.
  • Page 101 The position the printer feeds the paper to at the end of print job. You can change the position in the default-setting mode so that the paper’s perforation meets the printer’s tear-off edge or passes approximately 80 mm (3 inches) beyond the edge.
  • Page 102 Fonts, 3-2, A-3 button, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5 draft, 3-5, A-3 draft condensed, 3-5 Epson NLQ Roman, 3-5, A-3 Epson NLQ Sans Serif, 3-5, A-3 lights, 3-2, 3-5 selecting, 3-5 Form length, continuous paper, 3-6, 3-9, 3-12, A-3 Forms, multi-part, 2-17, A-3...
  • Page 103 Paper-park position, 2-10, 2-13, 3-4 Paper-release lever, 2-5, 2-6, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14 Paper support, 1-9, 2-3 Parallel interface, 1-11 -13, A-8 -11 Plugging in the printer, 1-7 -8 Power supply, see Voltage Printable area, A-5 -6 Print direction, A-2 Printer stand, 1-5...
  • Page 104 Tear off, 2-11, 3-6, 3-9, 3-14 adjusting, 2-11 position, 3-6, 3-9, 3-14 Testing the printer, 1-8 -11, 3-4 Toll-free number for USA users, iv Top-of-form position, 2-10, 3-6, 3-9, 3-12, 3-16 Tractor, push, 2-5 -14 installing,, 2-5 -6 loading paper, 2-7 -9...

  • Page 105: Index

    IN-4 Index...
  • Page 106 Epson America, Inc. 20770 Madrona Avenue Torrance, CA 90503 Printed in Japan 92.05.5A...

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