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Epson LQ-570e Product Information Manual

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paper guide
cover
printer cover
front cover
(closed)
control panel
shield
plate
parallel
tractor
interface
front edge guide
edge guides
paper guide
ribbon cartridge
paper thickness
lever (gap)
paper
tension unit
front cover (open)
paper
release
lever
Feeds up to 150 sheets of paper or 25 plain bond envelopes into
the printer without reloading. If you also install the single-bin
cut-sheet feeder, you can use both feeders as a double-bin cut-
sheet feeder.
Feeds up to 50 sheets of ordinary single-sheet paper and is used
in conjunction with the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder to create
knob
a double bin.
Used in combination with the other tractor, improves
continuous paper handling and reduces the chance of paper
jams. This is especially useful for printing on continuous
multipart forms.
Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper like that
used with telex machines.
Allows you to easily load single sheets, including single sheet
mulitpart forms, from the front paper slot.
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  • Page 1 This is especially useful for printing on continuous multipart forms. Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper like that used with telex machines. Allows you to easily load single sheets, including single sheet mulitpart forms, from the front paper slot.
  • Page 2 EPSON LQ-570e You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer’s built-in parallel interface and provide added network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer. Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix...
  • Page 3 Built-in fonts Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi...
  • Page 4 Binding Point glue or paper staples on both sides (front, bottom, or rear entry) 4 - EPSON LQ-570e The continuous multipart forms should be securely joined together along the left and right edges by crimping. Crimping should be pressed in from the original sheet side and go completely through all copy sheets.
  • Page 5 Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the “0.” Safety standards UL 1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B 4/00 EPSON LQ-570e EPSON LQ-570e...
  • Page 6 Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position in micro adjust mode. When you hold down the printer enters the micro adjust mode. In this mode, you can press the top-of-form or tear-off position. Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again.
  • Page 7 ••• ••••• The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility comes with the printer but is available only for use with Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions.
  • Page 8 The tractor is installed in the push position when the printer is shipped. If you often print on thick or heavy continuous paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, use a tractor in the pull position.
  • Page 9 You can load ordinary single sheets from the top or front of the printer, even with continuous paper already loaded in the push tractor. You can load ordinary single sheets, envelopes, or postcards in the top slot. Load envelopes in the top slot only.
  • Page 10 When printing, use only labels that are mounted on continuous backing sheets with sprocket holes for a tractor feeder. Do not try to print on single sheets because the printer may not properly feed labels on a shiny backing sheet.
  • Page 11 To avoid peeling labels off the backing sheet and jamming the printer, follow these steps when you remove continuous paper with labels from the printer: 1. After you finish printing, tear off the fresh supply of continuous labels at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.
  • Page 12 11. To install a tractor in the pull position, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Lift the printer cover up and off the printer. 2. Push up the tabs on each side of the paper tension unit and lift the unit up and off the printer.
  • Page 13 Then press down both ends of the unit until it clicks into place. 6. Replace the paper guide and the printer cover. Then close the paper guide cover. The top-of-form position is where the printer will start printing on the page.
  • Page 14 Settings” on page 15. When auto tear-off is on, the paper automatically advances to the tear-off position when the printer receives a full page of data or a form feed command followed by no more data. If the paper perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, you can use the micro adjust feature to move the perforation to the tear-off position.
  • Page 15 6. Replace the paper guide, if necessary, and replace the printer cover. Then close the paper guide cover. 7. Turn on the printer. Make sure the Paper Out and Pause lights are off. While you can often set the default settings through your application software or printer driver, you may need to change a default setting from the printer’s control panel using the default...
  • Page 16 You can print the self test using either single sheets or continuous paper. 1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off. 2. To run the test using the Draft font, hold down the button while you press the printer.
  • Page 17 To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Follow these steps: 1. Remove any paper loaded in the printer and turn it off. 2. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet; then disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
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