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DOS User's Guide
Installing the Printer Driver for DOS Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Changing the Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Changing the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Troubleshooting and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Running a printer operation check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ink cartridge problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cleaning the print heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cleaning the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Character Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
International character sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Characters available with ESC ( ^ command. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    DOS User's Guide Installing the Printer Driver for DOS Programs....3 Changing the Print Settings....... . 4 Using the default settings .
  • Page 2 Copyright © 1998 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan...

  • Page 3: Installing The Printer Driver For Dos Programs

    EPSON Stylus COLOR II LQ-860 LQ-2550 Note: The drivers for the printers listed above do not provide all EPSON STYLUS COLOR 900 features, such as 720-dpi printing, 1440-dpi printing and MicroWeave. DOS software varies greatly. See the printing section of your software...

  • Page 4: Changing The Print Settings

    Changing the Print Settings You can change many print settings such as print direction and loading position. Because these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer, they are also called default settings. The factory default settings are designed to meet the needs of most users, so you may not need to change them.

  • Page 5: Using The Default Settings

    For more details, see the next section, “Using the default settings”. To change a setting, see “Changing the default settings” on page 8. Note: Most software controls the character table and auto line feed. If your software controls these features, you may never need to set them with the control panel.
  • Page 6 Use this setting to specify the type of control codes you want to use to control the printer. If you select ESC/P 2, the printer emulates an EPSON ESC/P 2 printer. If you select IBM X24E, the printer operates as an IBM Proprinter™ X24E. If possible, select EPSON ESC/P 2 in your application programs.
  • Page 7 Character table Character tables contain the characters and symbols used in different languages. The printer prints text based on the selected character table. For the available character tables, see “Character Tables” on page 28. Auto line feed When the Auto line feed feature is on, each carriage return (CR) code is accompanied by a line feed (LF) code.

  • Page 8: Changing The Default Settings

    Changing the default settings To change the printer’s default settings, use the control panel buttons; the control panel lights show your selections. Make sure the printer is turned off and A4 or Letter size paper is loaded in the sheet feeder. Hold down the cleaning button and turn on the printer to enter the default-setting mode.
  • Page 9 Selecting fonts Your printer has eight built-in character fonts including two EPSON fonts: EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H. (Roman T is similar to the Times™ font; Sans Serif H is similar to Helvetica™.) To select a font, enter the default-setting mode. See “Changing the default settings”...

  • Page 10: Scalable Fonts

    Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are available in proportionally spaced fonts only. Some of the character tables might not be able to print with EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H fonts. In these cases, selected character tables are printed with EPSON Roman.

  • Page 11: Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    Troubleshooting and Maintenance This section describes what you can do if you are having problems printing. See also “Maintenance” and “Troubleshooting” in your Setup & Daily Use manual. Running a printer operation check Performing a printer operation check can help you determine whether the problem comes from the printer or the computer.
  • Page 12 load/eject button ( in the illustration below) Hold down the and press the P power button ( in the illustration below) to turn on the printer. Then release both buttons. The printer prints an operation check page including the version of your printer’s ROM, the ink counter code, the current code page, and a nozzle check pattern.

  • Page 13: Problems And Solutions

    If the operation check page does not print satisfactorily, for example, if any segment of the printed lines is missing, there is a problem with the printer. This could be a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print head. segments are missing The above sample is in black and white, but the actual test prints in color (CMYK).
  • Page 14 Vertical misalignment or banding Try one or more of these solutions: Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up in the sheet feeder. Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See “Aligning the print head” on page 24. Clean the print heads to clear clogged ink nozzles.
  • Page 15 Blurry or smeared printouts Try one or more of these solutions: Make sure the paper is dry and the printable side is face up. If you’re printing on thick media, such as envelopes or cards, set the adjust lever to the “+” position. If you’re printing on glossy media or transparencies, place a support sheet (or a piece of plain paper) beneath the stack, or load one sheet at a time.
  • Page 16 Printouts are not what you expected If any of the following problems have occurred, see the solutions given below. Incorrect or garbled characters Turn off the printer and computer. Make sure the printer’s interface cable is plugged in securely. Incorrect margins Check the margin settings in your application software.
  • Page 17 Lights came on and then went out The printer’s voltage may not match the outlet rating. Turn off the printer and unplug it immediately. Then, check the printer labels. If the voltage doesn’t match, DO NOT PLUG YOUR PRINTER BACK IN.
  • Page 18 One of the ink out lights is flashing or on If the B black or A color ink out light is flashing, ink is low. Prepare a replacement cartridge. If the B black or A color light is on, ink is out. Replace the corresponding cartridge.
  • Page 19 Multiple pages feed Remove the stack of paper and: Make sure the paper is not too thin. Fan the edges of the stack to separate the sheets, then reload the paper. The paper jams Press the load/eject button to eject the jammed paper. If the error message does not clear, open the cover and remove all the paper inside, including any torn pieces.

  • Page 20: Ink Cartridge Problems

    Ink cartridge problems If output quality does not improve even after cleaning and aligning the print head, you may need to replace one or both of the ink cartridges. To replace an ink cartridge before the B black or A color ink out light flashes, follow these steps.
  • Page 21 If you need to replace only the color ink cartridge, press the load/eject button to move the print head to the color cartridge replacement position. Lift the ink cartridge clamp. Then lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of the ink cartridge properly. Remove the yellow tape seal from the new cartridge.

  • Page 22: Cleaning The Print Heads

    10. Press the load/eject button again. The printer moves the print head back to its home position and charges ink in the system. Caution: The P power light continues to flash while the printer performs the ink charging operation. Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing.
  • Page 23 Hold down the cleaning button for three seconds. The printer starts cleaning the print head and the P power light begins flashing. Print head cleaning takes about one minutes to complete. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer.

  • Page 24: Aligning The Print Head

    If you find that the printed image is fuzzy or the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned, you may need to align the print head with the EPSON Print Head Alignment Utility. This utility aligns the print head to print images clearly. You may need to align the print head when you transport the printer or move it to a different place.
  • Page 25 Using the control panel buttons If you cannot use the print head alignment utility program that came with your printer, follow these steps to align the print head. Make sure that A4 or Letter size paper is loaded in the sheet feeder.

  • Page 26: Cleaning The Printer

    Cleaning the printer To keep your printer operating at its best, clean it thoroughly several times a year. Make sure the printer is turned off and all the printer’s lights are off. Then unplug the power cord. Remove any paper from the sheet feeder. Use a soft brush to carefully clean away all dust and dirt.

  • Page 27: Transporting The Printer

    Transporting the printer If you need to transport your printer a significant distance, carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as follows: Open the printer cover and make sure that the print head is in the home (far right) position. If not, turn on the printer and wait until the print head returns to the home position.

  • Page 28: Character Tables

    Character Tables These character tables are selected with the default-setting mode or by using software commands. All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC437 table is shown in its entirety.
  • Page 29 PC850(Multilingual) PC860(Portuguese) PC861(Icelandic) PC863(Canadian-French)
  • Page 30 PC865(Nordic) BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8...
  • Page 31 ISO Latin 1 PC858 ISO 8859-15 PC437Greek(Greek)*...
  • Page 32 PC852(East Europe)* PC853(Turkish)* PC855(Cyrillic)* PC857(Turkish)*...
  • Page 33 PC866(Russian)* PC869(Greek)* MAZOWIA(Polish)* Code MJK (CSFR)*...
  • Page 34 ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek)* ISO Latin 1T (Turkish)* Bulgaria* PC774 (LST 1283: 1993)*...
  • Page 35 Estonia* ISO 8859-2* PC866 LAT. (Latvian)* PC866 UKR*...
  • Page 36 PC APTEC(Arabic)* PC708(Arabic)* PC720(Arabic)* PC AR864(Arabic)*...
  • Page 37 Italic No characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table.

  • Page 38: International Character Sets

    International character sets You can select one of the following international character sets with the default-setting 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-setting mode or with the ESC R command.

  • Page 39: Characters Available With Esc

    Characters available with ESC ( ^ command To print the characters in the table below, use the ESC ( ^ command. The characters in the right table are available with PC864 (Arabic), PC AR864 (Arabic), and PC APTEC (Arabic).
  • Page 40 Printed in Japan 98.xx-x...

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