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R’S G U I D E 800+ Stylus.. 400282000DO 101-00...
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Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or...
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There are a few things you should know about printing on single sheets as opposed to continuous paper. When you print on single sheets, you may notice that your printer prints the first page of your file correctly but then prints too low on the next page, or that it prints the last few lines from one page onto the next.
Choosing the right paper ... l-3 Unpacking the Printer ... l-4 Attaching the paper support ... l-5 Choosing a Place for the Printer ... l-6 Plugging in the Printer ... l-7 Installing the Ink Cartridge ... l-8 Testing the Printer ... l-13 Loading paper in the paper feeder ...
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Changing the default settings ... 2-15 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Replacing the Ink Cartridge ..3-2 Cleaning the Print Head ..3-3 Cleaning the Printer..3-4 Transporting the Printer ..3-4 Troubleshooting ..3-5 Power supply ..3-5 Printing ...3-6...
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Bit image ... A-20 Graphics ... A-21 Character Tables ... A-21 Glossary Index...
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0 Economy 0 Condensed cbb Draf, 000C0urier 000 Roman T ;yo $msi H (PS) 000 Sam WI 000 Prestige 000 script Printer cover Paper feeder cover Paper Out Font ( (PSI Reset L o a d / , Eject control panel...
Features Your printer offers the following features: High print quality. Epson’s new ink jet technology delivers crisp 360 x 360 dots per inch (dpi) text and graphics. Fast printing speed. You can print up to 198 characters per second in 12-cpi letter quality (LQ) mode.
Where to Get Help for United States Users 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 Con.nectionSM at (800) 922-8911:...
States and Canada and ask for representative #529. In other countries, call (614) 529-1611 or your loca 1 CompuServe access number. If you are already a CompuServe member, simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Epson America Forum. Introduction 3...
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.
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.
Use a damp cloth for cleaning and do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Do not use your printer near water or spill any liquid on it. Do not place your printer on an unstable cart, stand, table, or other surface that may allow the printer to fall.
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Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding- type plug. 10. Do not put your printer where the cord will be walked on. 11. If you use an extension cord, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord’s ampere rating.
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“Do Not Remove” may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing in those compartments to service personnel. 14. Unplug this printer from the wall outlet and have it repaired by a qualified service person under the following conditions: A.
When you use the right paper, you get crisp, laser-sharp printouts usually associated with laser printers. And the ink cartridge inside your printer is easier to replace and more affordable than the toner cartridges used by lasers. Inside the ink jet print head, tiny spray units, or jets, draw ink from the cartridge and then propel them onto the page in the form of characters or graphics.
Cl Do not turn off the printer while printing or before the print head is capped. (The print head is capped when it is in the far right position.) The print head caps automatically if the...
To test a supply of paper, take a single sheet from the package and load it in the printer. Perform the self test and check the results. You should test both sides of the paper to determine which gives you the best quality printing. If the ink does not bleed or smear, the paper should be suitable for use with your printer.
You must remove all packing and protective materials packed with your printer before you can set it up and turn on the power. Follow the directions on the Notice Sheet (inserted in your printer) to remove these materials.
If you plan to use a printer stand, follow these guidelines: tl Use a stand that supports at least 9.6 kg (21.2 lbs). Cl Never use a stand that tilts the printer. It should always be kept level. Cl Place cables so they do not interfere with paper feeding;...
1. Make sure that the power switch is turned off. It is off when the 0 side of the switch is pressed down. 2. Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet.
The exact number of pages a single cartridge can print varies according to the amount of text and graphics on each page. The first time you use your new printer, you need to charge the ink delivery system with ink. You need to perform this operation only once.
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1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 2. Hold down both the Alt and Pause buttons while you turn on the printer. Release the buttons after the printer starts initializing. The print head moves to the ink cartridge replace position automatically.
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3. Open the printer cover. 4. Pull the top of the ink cartridge clamp towards you to open 1-10 0 Setting Up Your Printer...
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6. Lower the cartridge into the holder with the label face up and the arrow mark on the cartridge towards the arrow mark on the printer case. Setting Up Your Printer 1-11...
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7. Push the ink cartridge clamp towards the back of the printer to secure the cartridge. 8. Press the button again to charge the ink delivery system. Pause It takes about one minute. The light flashes throughout the cycle and turns off when the ink charging has finished.
Testing the Printer After you charge the ink delivery system, you can use the built- in self test to make sure the printer is working properly. You can run the self test with paper from the built-in paper feeder or by feeding a sheet manually.
Now you are ready to run the self test. For more about printing with the paper feeder, be sure to read “Tips for Using the Paper Feeder” at the end of this chapter. Running the self test 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 1-14 Setting Up Your Printer...
It loads a sheet of paper automatically from the paper feeder and begins the self test. The printer prints characters in each font, in the order the fonts appear on the control panel. Here is part of a typical self test: Courier !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR...
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Follow these steps: Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the cable connector securely into the printer’s interface connector. 3. Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides. If your cable has a ground wire, connect it to the ground connector above the interface connector.
If none of these printers is listed among your program’s options, select the first one available from the following: LQ, EX, FX, LX, RX, MX, Epson printer, Standard printer, and Draft printer. After you select the most appropriate printer as described above, you may want to create and print a sample file with the fonts and formats that you use most often.
When the printer receives data from the computer, it loads a single sheet automatically and begins to print. Cl If the printer runs out of paper during a print job, reload the paper feeder and then press the Load/Eject button to continue printing.
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Adjusting the print position ... 2-10 Selecting Character Fonts ... 2-11 Scalable Fonts ... 2-12 Condensed printing ... 2-12 Using the Default-Settings Mode ... 2-13 Default settings descriptions ... 2-14 Changing the default settings ... 2-15 Using Other Printer Functions 2-1...
Ll Envelope No. 10,240 mm (9.5 inches) wide x 104 mm (4.1 inches) Printing on single sheets Follow these steps to load a single sheet in the manual feed slot: 1. Turn on the printer. Using Other Printer Functions you want instructions in the...
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$ect it. try loading if again. Then 3. Send data from the computer to the printer. When the printer receives the data, it begins printing. When the printer finishes printing, it ejects the sheet automatically. If the sheet does not come all the way out, press the Load/Eject button.
You can also use the manual feed slot to print on individual envelopes. 1. Turn on the printer and open the printer cover. 2. Turn the paper-thickness lever clockwise as far as it will go. 3. Close the printer cover.
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Insert an envelope into the manual feed slot with the wide end at the top entering the printer first, and the printable side face-up, until it meets resistance. The printer loads the envelope to the print position automatically. Send data from your computer. The printer ejects the envelope automatically when it is finished printing.
Operating the Control Panel The printer control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations. It consists of indicator lights and buttons. 0 Data 0 Paper Out Indicator lights Pause On when printing is paused Font Indicate the current font setting. These three lights go on and off when you press the Font button.
Economy On when the economy printing mode is selected. When this mode is selected, the printer uses fewer dots per character. The print speed is the same in both economy and LQ mode, but the economy mode uses less ink. This mode is ideal for rough drafts and editing work.
Hold down this button for several seconds to move the print head to the ink cartridge replace position when the printer is paused. The Alt button also alters the functions of the other buttons. Hold down the Alt button and press another button to change...
Adjusting the loading position The loading position is the position of the paper when the printer loads it from the paper feeder or the manual feed slot. If printing is too high or low on the page, you can change the loading position with the micro-feed feature as follows: 1.
Note: The printer has a minimum and maximum loading position. l,f you try to move the loading position beyond these limits, the printer beeps and the paper stops moving. When the paper reaches thefactory-set loading position, the printer beeps. Use thefactory setting as a reference point when adjusting the loading position.
Selecting Character Fonts Your printer has eight built-in character fonts including two new Epson fonts: the Epson Roman T and Epson Sans Serif H. (Roman T is similar to the TimeP’ font; Sans Serif H is similar to HelveticaWe) Press the Font button to select from the eight fonts listed on the control panel.
You can condense the current font by pressing the Economy/ Condensed button. (Epson Roman T and Epson Sans Serif H cannot be condensed.) You can condense printing that is 10 cpi, 12 cpi, and proportionally spaced. You cannot condense 15-cpi printing.
Using the Default-Settings Mode Your printer comes with a series of internal settings that control a variety of printer functions, such as print direction and auto line feed. Because on the printer, they are called default settings. The factory default settings are designed to meet the needs of most users, so you may not need to change them.
Network interface mode If your printer is connected to a single computer, leave this feature off. If you want to use the printer in a network environment and share it among multiple computers, set this feature to on.
Follow the steps below to make your changes: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the paper feeder. 2. Hold down the Economy/Condensed button and turn on the printer to enter the default-settings mode.
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After you press the Alt button, the printer prints the current default settings and the next instruction in the language you selected. Wait until printing is finished, then go to the next step. 4. To move to the feature you want to change, press the Alt button until the Data, Paper Out, and Ink Out lights indicate the appropriate selection.
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(c)Auto linefeed Using Other o LED On a LED Blink . LED Off . . . mode O f f . . . O f f . . . O f f Printer Functions 2-17...
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Note: Ll You may exit the default-settings mode any time by turning off the printer. Amy changes you have made remain in effect until you chanige them again. 3 [f you want to check the new default settings, enter the default- settings mode again and check them, turn the printer off to exit without making changes.
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Chapter 3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Replacing the Ink Cartridge ... 3-2 Cleaning the Print Head ... 3-3 Cleaning the Printer ... 3-4 Transporting the Printer ... 3-4 Troubleshooting ... 3-5 Power ‘supply ... 3-5 Printing ... 3-6 Paper handling ... 3-10...
It’s a good idea to keep a spare ink cartridge on hand. Use Epson ink cartridge SO20025 to ensure proper operation and preserve the life of the print head. Other brands of ink may clog the print head or damage it.
To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the Pause light is on. If the Pause light is not on, press the Pause button to pause the printer.
1. Open the printer cover and make sure that the print head is capped in the far right position. If the print head is not capped, turn on the printer to cap it. Then, turn off the printer.
Remove the paper from the paper feeder. Attach the protective material to the printer. Repack the printer and power cord and place them in the original box. Keep the printer flat in the box during transport.
All lights on the control panel are on but nothing prints. Contact your dealer. Printing stops and the printer beeps five times. A carriage error occurred. Turn off the printer. After a few seconds turn it on again. Ink Out light flashes.
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Printed output is not as expected. If the printer 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 application program, or the interface cable.
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You may not be using the correct type of paper. Although most types of business-correspondence-quality paper work well with your printer, you should always test the paper you want to use before buying it in large quantities. See Chapter 1 for tips on choosing the right paper.
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The typestyles or characters set with your software do not print. Check that the program is correctly configured for your printer. The font selected on the control panel does not print. Your software settings may be overriding the control panel setting.
Paper handling The printer does not print; the beeps three times. No paper is loaded in the printer. Load paper in the paper feeder or from the manual feed slot. Single sheets do not feed properly from the paper feeder.
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The paper is jammed inside the printer. To clear a paper jam follow the steps below. 1. Open the printer cover and the paper feeder cover. 2. Pull the access panel away from the rear of the printer, as shown below. Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
If the paper is caught in the paper ejection area, gently pull it out of the printer. Push the access panel back onto the rear of the printer and close the printer cover and the paper feeder cover. Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems...
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Technical Specifications ... A-2 Printer specifications ... A-2 Interface specifications ... A-7 Initialization ... A-11 Command Summary ... A-13 Sending printer commands ... A-13 Using the command summary ... A-13 General operation ... A-13 Paper feeding ... A-14 Page format ... A-14 Print position motion ...
Technical Specifications Printer specifications Printing Printing method: Printable columns and printing speed: cpi: characters per inch Maximum Resolution: Printing direction: Line spacing: Paper feed speed: Input buffer: A-2 Appendix Drop on demand 48-nozzle ink jet matrix cps: characters per second...
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Font Epson Roman Epson Sans Serif Epson Roman T Epson Sans Serif H Note: Roman T and Sans Serif H cannot be printed with the following character tables: PC437 Greek, PC852, PC853, PC857, X869, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO8859-7, IS0 Latin lT, Bulgaria. The Roman font is substituted.
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Single sheets (Manual insertion): Width Length Thickness Weight Quality Note: recycled paper lrridcr nornrnl fcttrperotf~rr Poor qlu7lity papf~r rmy w&w prirzt qdit~y, 17s 7dI 05 cnusc ppu jfU?is nrld other pbkrtzs. If you mcmr~ter probhrs, src~itclr fo n Irighrr grdt~ Envelopes (Manual insertion): Size No.
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Envelopes: A The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inches). B The mlnimum left and right margins is 3.0 mm (0.12 inches). C The minimum bottom margin is 13.0 mm (0.51 inches). Mechanical Paper-feed method: Ink cartridge (SO20025): Color: Print capacity: Cartridge life: Temperature:...
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Print head life: Dimensions and weight: 120 V model: Rated voltage: Input voltage range: Rated frequency range: Input frequency range: Rated current: Power consumption: 220-240 V model: Rated voltage: Input voltage range: Rated frequency range: Input frequency range: Rated current: Power consumption: Note: Environmental...
Safety standards: US model: European model: R.F.I.: US 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:...
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0. ACKNLG About a 1 O-microsecond pulse. LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data. BUSY A HIGH signal indicates the printer cannot receive data. The signal goes HIGH in the...
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P All interface conditions are based on the TTL level. Both the rise and fall times of each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds, When this level becomes LOW, the printer controller is reset to its power-on state and the print buffer is...
Initialization The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in three ways: Hardware initialization Software initializatlon Control panel initialization The power is turned on. The printer receives a n m signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW).
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 Character size Vertical tab posltion Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects...
In addition, your software probably specifies certain punctuation you must use to enter the command. If your software allows you to send commands to the printer, the software manual should explain exactly what format and punctuation are required.
ASCII ESC U l/O ESC EM n Paper feeding ASCII ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC3n ESC+n Page format ASCII ESC ( c nn ESC ( C nn ESC C n ESCCOn ESCln ESC Q n A-14 Appendix Hex. Descrlptlon Dec. Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off Control Paper Loading/Ejecting n = “R”...
Print position motion Dec. ASCII ESCSnl n2 ESC \ nl n2 40 86 ESC ( V nn 40 118 ESC(vnn ESC D nn ESC B nn ESCJn Font selection ASCII ESC k n Description Hex. Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position n=nl +n2x256 n: Specifies print position from left margin in defined units...
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Dec. ASCII ESC X nn ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p l/O ESCxn ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC ! n A-16 Appendix Hex. Descrlptlon Select Font by Pitch and Point ESC X m nl n2 m: Set pitch to 360/m cpi m = 0: No change in pitch m = 1: Select proportional...
Dec. ASCII ESC ( U nn 40 85 ESCcnl n2 Character handling ASCII Dec. ESC(tnn 40116 ESCtn A-18 Appendix Hex. Description Define Unit 28 55 ESC(U 1 On Define positioning unit OS n/3600 inch n = 10.20,30.40.50, or 60 n = 10: default Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) Select Pitch in n/360-inch units Total units = nl + n2 x 256...
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ASCII Dec. ESCtn ESCRn ESC & nn ESC:OnO ESC%n ESC 4 ESC 7 ESC(Ann 40 94 Hex. Description n = 2: Remaps download characters from 0 - 127 to 128 - 255 (unless a character table has been assigned to 2 with the ESC ( t command) Select an International Character Set n= 0: USA...
Bit image Dec. ASCII Horizontal density (dpl) A-20 Appendix Hex. Descrlptlon Select Bit Image ESC’mnl n2data n=nl +n2x256 n: Total columns Total data = (n 1 + n2 x 256) x t t = Number of data bytes per Column Pins Vettlcal density (dpl)
Graphics Dec. ASCII 4071 ESC(Gnn ESC nn Character Tables These character tables are selected with the default-setting mode or by using a command. All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC437 and italic tables are shown completely.
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PC437 COOEO12345679QABCDEF @P‘ !lAQaqtiaigl~@f DC2 " 2BRbreR6g #3CScs16d >N^n-APtacA PC850 COCE 99ABCDEF iiaipDpf A-22 Appendix C E d 1:;...
Italic 8QABCDEF UQP'P !lAQaq cc2 " BRbr # 3 c..s c s L!U$4DTdt %SEVeu &6FVfv '7GWgw (8HXhx HTEM) 9 I Y 1 y *:JZjz hTEsC+ -KCki ~ FF >L =Mlmi .>N^n' Characters available with the ESC ( A command To print the characters in the table below, first send the E!X ( * command.
International character sets You can select one of the following international character sets with the default-settings mode or the ESC R command. For example, when you select “Italic France,” the characters in the “France” row on the table below are used in the italic character table. The following eight international character sets can be selected with the default-set&@ mode or with the ESC R command.
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. A unit of information consisting of eight bits. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
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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. ESC/P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command language.
See interface. printuble urea The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. Glossary 3...
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To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command, an INIT signal, or by turning the printer off and then back on. Read Only Memory. A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used for data storage.
FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital pursuant device, to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide against reasonable protection harmful interference in a residential installation.
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