Beeper Error Warnings - Epson FX Series User Manual

Loading paper
Paper goes crooked as it rolls
down.
Paper crunches up.
Top edge of paper sticks under
the roller.
Paper-out sensor
Can't deactivate paper-out sensor
with DIP switch 1-3 or ESCape
"8".

Beeper Error Warnings

The FX will warn you of certain error conditions by sounding the
internal beeper. Each of the four error conditions has a unique sound.
Listen closely . . .
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It may be running against the rib-
bon guide. Move the printhead to
the middle of its path.
The paper guides are set incor-
rectly. Move them to fit this
paper.
If your paper is thin, doubling the
first page may give enough rigid-
ity to ease it through the guides.
For subsequent loading, tape the
first page of a new batch of paper
to the last page of an old batch,
thus avoiding reloading.
There may be bits of paper
caught under the roller. Stop
inserting paper; turn the roller
and extract any paper bits with
fingers or tweezers.
Computer systems that monitor
printer cable pin
both ESCape "8" and the setting
1-3.
of switch These systems will
stop the printing when no paper
is in contact with the paper-out
sensor (a reed switch located on
the paper guide). Certain printer
cables are designed to overcome
this problem, or you can tape a
business card over the switch.
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will ignore