Epson 220 User Manual

EPSON LQ-2080

paper guide cover

printer cover

front pa pe r guide (closed)

control panel

shield plate

parallel interface

edge guides

bottom cover

paper thickness lever

tractor

paper guide

paper separator

paper release lever

knob

ribbon cartridge

paper tension unit

User Re pl aceabl e Pa r t s

User Replaceable Part Parts Price List Name Part Number

Bottom cover Bottom cover 1039404 Connector cover Upper connector cover 1037223 Connector cover screws (2) C.B. S-tite screw 1002674 Front ed ge guides Front edg e gui des 1039456 Front paper guide Front cover 1039403 Knob Knob 1039405 Logo plat e Logo plate 1045389 Paper gu i de cover Prin ter cover asse mb l y 1044972 Paper te nsion unit Paper eject assembly 1046629 Paper thickness lever cap Lever cap 1039412 Printer cover Printer cover assemb l y 1046632 Rear edge guides Rear edge guides 1039499 Rear push tractor Rear tractor as sembly 1039012 Ribbon cartridge Ribbon cartridge S015086

Options

Paper Handling Options

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder (C80673✽)

Feeds up to 150 sh eets of pap er, 25 plai n bo nd env e lop es, o r 30 postcards into the printer without reloading. You can also load a stack of single-sheet multipart forms up to 0.59 inch (15 mm) thick in this feeder.

Second-bin cut-sheet feeder (C80674✽)

Connects to the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder to create a double-bin cut-sheet feeder. You can load up to 50 sheets of ordinary single-sheet paper in the second-bin cut -sheet feeder.

(open)

Pull tractor (C80032✽)

Improves continuous paper handling and reduces the chance of paper jams. Using a pull tractor in combination with a push tractor is especi ally usef ul for p rint ing on con tinu o us preprinted forms, multipart forms, and labels, and also for printing high-quali t y graphics.

Roll paper holder (#8310)

Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper like that used with tel ex m achines.

Note:

front edge guidesfront paper guide

The asterisk (✽) is a substitute for the last digit of the product number, which varies by country.

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Optional Interface Cards

You can install an o pti ona l inte rfac e card to su ppl em ent y our printer’s built-in parallel interface and provide added network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible w ith you r pri nter. ( N ot all inte r faces are available in all cou ntrie s.)

Model number Name

C82305 C82307 C82310✽ / C82311 C82312 C82313 C82314 C82315 C82345 C82357✽ / C82362✽ /

C82364

The asterisk (✽) is a substitute for the last digit, which varies by country.

/ C82306

✽

/ C82308

✽

✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽

✽

✽ ✽ ✽

Serial inte rf ace card 32KB intelligent serial interface card 32KB intelligent parallel interface card LocalTalk interface card 32KB IEEE-488 interface card Coax interface card Twinax interface card IEEE-1284 parallel interface card Ethernet interfac e ca rd

Printer Specifications

Mechanical

Printing method 24-pin impact d ot ma trix Printing speed High-speed draft

400 cps at 10 cpi maxim um

Draft

300 cps at 10 cpi

Letter-quality

100 cps at 10 cpi

Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and

graphics printing. Un idi rec tional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands.

Line spacing 1/6-inch or programmable in

1/360-inch increments

Interfaces One standard bidirec tio nal, 8-bit,

parallel interface w ith I EE E 1284 nibble mode support and one optional interface slot

Paper feed methods Friction (front or top paper entry)

Push tractor (front or rear paper entry) Pull tractor (optional—front, bottom,

or rear paper e ntry) Push and pull tractor (optional) Cut-sheet feeder (optional) Roll p a p e r h older (opti o n al)

Paper feed speed Continuous

5 inches/second

Intermittent

45 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing

Paper capacity High-capacity cut-sheet feeder

up to 150 sheets of 22 l b (82 g/m

) paper up to 25 plain or b ond en v elopes up to 30 airmail enve lo pes up to 30 postcards a stack of multipart forms up to

0.59 inch (15 mm) thick

Note: The thickness of the paper stack can be up to 0.59 inch (15 mm).

Second-bin cut-sheet feeder

up to 150 sheets of 22 l b (82 g/m

Note: The thickness of the paper stack can be up to 0.20 inch (5 mm).

) paper

Buffer 64KB or 0KB (selectable in the

default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility)

Printable columns 136 columns (at 10 cp i) Resolution Maximum

360 × 180 dpi (let ter qual ity ) 360 × 360 dpi (raster graphics)

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Built-in fonts Bitmap fonts

EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cp i, proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi EPSON Orator 10 cpi EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi EPSON Script C proportional

Scalable fonts (sele ctable in 2-point increments)

EPSON Roman 10. 5, 8–32 pt EPSON Sans Serif 1 0. 5, 8–32 p t EPSON Roman T 10 .5, 8–32 p t EPSON Sans Serif H 10 .5, 8–32 p t

Barcode fonts

EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

Character tab les 1 It alic tabl e and 12 g rap hical

character tables (34 g rap hical character tables are av ail able in some countries)

Character sets 14 international character sets and

1 legal character set

Electrical

120 V Model 220 to 240 V Mod el Input voltage range Rated frequency

range Input frequency range Rated current

Power consumption

Note: This product is also designed for IT power systems with Phase to Phase voltage 220 to 240 V. Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage.

99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V

50 to 60 Hz

49.5 to 60.5 H z

1.0 A (maximum 4 A depending on the

character typ e)

Approx. 37 W (IS O/IEC 10 561 lett er patt er n)

0.5 A (maximum 2 A depending on the

character type)

Environmental

Operation Storage –

Temperature Humidity

41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) 10 to 80% RH

22 to 140 °F (–30 to 60 °C) 0 to 85% RH

(without condensation)

Paper

Note: Use recycled pap er and envelopes on ly under normal tem perature and humidity conditions, as follows:

Temper ature 59 to 77 °F (15 t o 25 °C) Humidity 30 to 60% RH

Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or curled.

Reliability Total print volume

19 million lines (except print head) MTBF 10,00 0 POH (25% duty)

Print head life

200 million strokes/wire

Dimensions and weight

Height

10.6 inches (268 mm)

Width

25.2 inches (639 mm)

Depth

15.8 inches (402 mm)

Weight

28.8 lb (13 kg)

Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge (S0 15086)

Ribbon life

8 million characters (LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)

Ordinary single sheets: front, top, and cut-sheet fee d er entry

Width Front and top

3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)

High capacity cut-sheet feeder

3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)

Second bin cut-s heet feeder

7.2 to 16.5 inches (182 to 420 mm)

Length Front

5.8 to 16.5 inches (148 to 420 mm)

Top

3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)

High capacity cut-sheet feeder

3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)

Second bin cut-sheet feeder

8.3 to 16.5 inches (210 to 420 mm)

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Thickness 0.0025 to 0.0055 inch (0.06 5 to 0.1 4 mm)

Weight 14 to 24 lb (52 to 90 g/m

Single-sheet multipart forms: front, top, and cut-sheet feeder entry

)

Width Front and top

3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)

High-capacit y cut- sh eet feeder

3.9 to 11.7 inches (100 to 297 mm)

Length Front

5.8 to 16.5 inches (148 to 420 mm)

Top

3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)

High-capacit y cut- sh eet feeder

3.9 to 11.7 inches (100 to 297 mm) Copies 1 original + up to 4 co pies Thickness 0.0047 to 0.015 inch (0.12 to 0.39 m m ) Weight 12 to 15 lb (40 to 58 g/m

)

Binding Line glue at the top of form

(both front and top entry) Single side line glue (front entry only)

Envelopes: top entry only

Size No. 6: 6.5 × 3.6 inches (165 × 92 mm)

No. 10: 9.5 × 4.1 inches (241 × 105 mm) Thickness 0.0063 to 0.0205 inch (0.16 to 0.52 mm) Weight 12 to 24 lb (45 to 90 g/m

Postcards: front and top entry

)

Width 3.9 to 5.8 inches (100 to 148 m m ) Length Front

5.8 inches (148 mm)

Top

3.9 to 5.8 inches (100 to 14 8 mm ) Thickness 0.0087 inch (0.22 mm) Weight 51 lb (192 g/m

)

Continuous paper (standard and multipart): front, rear, and bottom entry

Width 4.0 to 16.0 inches (101 to 406 mm) Length 4.0 to 22.0 inches (101 to 558 mm) Copies 1 original + up to 4 co pies Thickness Printable area

0.0025 to 0.015 inch (0.0 65 to 0. 39 mm)

Perforated edges

up to 0.035 inch (0.9 mm)

Weight (not multipart)

14 to 22 lb (52 to 82 g/m

Weight (one sheet of multipart)

12 to 15 lb (40 to 58 g/m

)

Binding Point glue or paper staples on both sides

(front, bottom, or rear entry)

Note: Because thick multipart forms require a straight paper path, load them in the front slot.

Continuous paper with labels: front and bottom entry

Label size (minim um )

0.938 × 2.5 inc hes ( 23.8 × 63.5 mm)

0.1 inch (2.5 mm) corner radius

Backing sheet width

4.0 to 16.0 inches (101 to 406 mm )

Backing sheet length (one page)

4.0 to 22.0 inches (101 to 558 mm )

Backing sheet thickness

0.0028 to 0.0035 in ch (0.07 to 0.09 mm)

Tota l thicknes s

0.0063 to 0.0075 in ch (0.16 to 0.19 mm)

Label weight 17 lb (68 g/m

Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder only

)

Width 8.5 ± 0.12 inch (216 ± 3 mm) Thickness 0.0028 to 0.0035 inch (0.07 to 0.09 mm) Weight 14 to 22 lb (52 to 82 g/m

)

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Paper Alignment

Front entry

Printing starts at th e arrow mark . The u np rinta bl e are a is to the left of the arro w mark .

Rear entry

Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The u npr inta ble ar e a is to the left of the “0. ”

Printable Area

Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards

printable

area

A The mini mu m top and bot to m ma r g ins are 0. 17 inch (4.2 mm). B The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm).

The maxi mum width is 16.0 i nches (406 mm). The maxi mum print able width is 13.6 inches (345 mm). For paper wider than 13.8 inches (351 mm), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper.

Continuous paper

printable area

printable

area

printable are a

A The mini mu m t op and bott o m ma r g ins (ab ov e an d below the

perforation) are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm).

B The minimum left and right margins are 0.51 inch (13 mm).

The maxi mum width is 16.0 i nches (406 mm). The maxi mum print able width is 13.6 inches (345 mm). For paper wider than 14.6 inches (371 mm), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper.

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Roll paper

printable area

A The mini mu m top and bot to m ma r gi ns are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) . B The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm).

The maximum printable width is 8.0 inches (203 mm).

Safety Approvals

120 V model:

Safety standar ds UL 1950

CSA C22.2 No. 9 50

EMI FCC part 15 subpart B clas s B

CSA C108.8 class B

230 V model:

Safety standards EN 60950 (TÜV) EMI EN 55022 (CISPR pub. 22) class B

AS/NZS 3548 cla ss B

Acoustic noise A ppro x. 50 d B (A) (IS O 77 79 pa tte rn)

CE Marking

230 V model:

Low Voltage D irectiv e 73/23/E E C E N 60950 EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 Class B

EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 EN 50082-1 IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4

Control Panel Buttons and Lights

Font button

Selects the font.

Font lights

Indicate which font is selected.

Condensed button

Turns on the condensed mode.

Condensed light

Lights up when the condensed mode is on.

Pause button

Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again.

Pause light

❏ On when the printer is paused. ❏ Flashes when the printer is in the micro ad just mode.

Paper Out light

❏ On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or

paper is not loaded correctly.

❏ Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam

has occurred.

Tear Off/Bin button

❏ Advances continuous paper to the tear-off pos ition. ❏ Feeds continuous pa per backward from the tear-off positio n

to the top-of-form position.

❏ Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the cut -sheet feeder is

installed.

❏ Enters the card mode to print on postcards and envelopes.

Tear Off/Bin lights

f f when continuous paper is in the tear-off position.

❏

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o n when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected.

❏

n o when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected.

❏

n n when the printer is in the card mode.

❏

n = on, o = off, f = flashing

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LF/FF button

❏ Feeds paper line by line. ❏ Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the

next top-of-form position when held down.

Load/Eject button

❏ Loads a single sheet of paper. ❏ Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded. ❏ Loads continuous paper from the standby position. ❏ Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position.

Micro Adjust

When the

Pause

button is held down for three seconds, the printer enters the micro adjust mode. Using the micro adjust feature, you can adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position with the

Operate button

D and U buttons.

Turns the prin te r on and off. T h e print e r is of f wh en th e top of this button is even w ith th e bu tto n pr otectors.

Error Indicators

You can identify many common printer problems using the lights on the control panel. If your printer stops working and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing or the printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix the proble m.

State of panel lights

Pause

Beep pattern

••••• Paper from another paper source

Problem Solution

— The printer is paused.

Press the Pause button to resume printing.

is currently in the paper path.

Move the paper release lever back to the appropriate position and press the Load/E j ect button t o feed the paper out of the paper path. Then set the lever to the position you want to use. Pre ss the Pause button to turn off the Pause light, if necessary.

State of panel lights

Pape r O u t

Pause

Pape r O u t

Pause

Pape r O u t

Pause

Tear Off/Bin

f f

Font

f f

n = on, f = flashing

= short series of beeps (three beeps)

•••

= long ser ies of beeps (five beeps)

•••••

Note: The print e r bee ps onc e if y ou p r ess a cont rol pan el bu tt on w hen t he corresponding function is not available.

Beep pattern

••• No paper is loaded in the selected

••• The paper is not loaded correc tl y.

••• Paper is jammed in the printer.

••• Continuous paper is not fed to the

••• A single sheet of paper is not fully

••• Paper is jammed in the printer.

Problem Solution

paper source.

Load paper in the printer. Then press the Paus e button to turn of f the Pause light, if necessa ry.

Remove y our paper and rel o ad it correctly. Then press the Pause button to turn off the Paus e l ight, if necessary.

Clear th e paper jam.

standby position.

Tear off the printed document at the perforation; then press the Load/ Eject button. The printer feeds the paper to the s tandby positi on. Press the Paus e button to turn of f the Pause light.

ejected.

Press th e Load/Eject bu tton to eject the sheet. Then press the Pause button to turn off the Paus e l ight, if necessary.

Clear th e paper jam.

— The print head is overheated.

Wait a few mi nutes; the pri nter resumes printing automatically once the print head cools.

— An unknown printer error has

occurred.

Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes; then turn on the printer again. If the error recurs, contact your dealer.

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Status Monitor

The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer but is available onl y for use w ith Micr oso ft and 98. It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when prin te r erro rs occur, and provid es troubl es hoo tin g instructions when needed.

Windows® 95

Paper Positions

Top-of- For m P os itio n

The top-of-form position is the position where the printer starts printing on a page of single-sheet or continuous paper.

Available Paper Paths

Your prin te r pr ov i d es a v a riet y of pa pe r p ath s fo r pr i nting on continuous and sing le -s heet pap er. As desc rib e d in this section, paper can be fed into the printer fro m th e top , front, bottom, or rear. Select the paper path that best suits your current printing nee d s.

Printing on Continuous Paper

You can choose from three tractor positions (front push, rear push, and pull) and three paper entry slots (front, rear, and bottom) for continuous paper printing. This section helps you determine which paper paths and tractor positions are best for your continuous paper printing needs.

Using a push tractor

If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for example, if you are printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is best to use a push tractor. This allows you to use th e prin te r’s tear-off edge to easily tear off printed sheets of continuous paper at the perfo rat ion . Also , w hen continu ou s pa per is loaded on a push tractor, you can load single sheets of paper from the pape r gu ide w ith ou t re mo ving th e co ntinuo u s pape r .

The letters ABC a bove are printed at the top-of-form position.

Tear-off Position

Your continuo us p aper is in t he tear-off position whe n th e perforation is aligned with the printer’s tear-off edge. You can easily tear off your printed document when your paper is in this position .

Standby Position

Your continuo us p aper is in t he standby position wh en it is attached to the tractor bu t no t loa ded in th e printer.

There are two p u sh tr acto r po sitio ns : fro nt and re ar. T he tractors are ins tall ed in th e f ron t pu sh and rear p ush positions wh en the prin te r is s hipp e d. See th e table below for details about the p ush po sitio ns and th e cor respo nd ing paper-fee d in g paths.

Note: The tractor in the rear push position cann ot be remo ved.

Tractor position Description

To use th e front push tractor, you need to purchase the optiona l tractor unit (C80032*), and install it in the front push position.

To use th i s tractor, load paper in the front slot.

front push

rear push

If you print on thick paper such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, load the paper in the front paper slot because the paper path from this slot is almost straight. This reduces the chance of paper jams.

To use th i s tractor, load paper in the rear slot.

Note: Because thick multipart forms require a straight paper path, load them in the front slot.

Caution: Do not load continuous paper with la bels in the rear slot. The labels may come off their backing sheet i nside th e pr i nter an d ca use a pape r j a m.

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Using a pull tractor (optional)

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. The pull tractor provides the best paper jam prevention, and allows you to load continuous paper from the front, rear, or bottom of the printer. However, you cannot use the tear-off feat ur e with the p ull tractor.

Note: If you plan to use a pull tractor, you can purchase the optional pull tractor (C80032✽) and install it in the pull position.

As shown in the table below, three paper entry slots are available for use w ith th e pu l l tr actor: front, bottom, and rear.

Paper slot D esc ript ion

If you print on thick paper such as multipart forms or c ontinuous pap er with labels, l oad it using the front paper sl ot because the paper path from this slot is almost straight. This reduc es the chance of pa per jams.

front

Becaus e the bottom paper slot has th e straightest paper path, it is ideal for printing on thick paper, such as m ul ti part forms or continuous paper with labels.

Note:

bottom

When loading paper in the bottom slot, be sure to use a printer stand with an opening lar ge enough so that the paper can feed through it withou t obstructio n.

You can also load continuous paper onto the pull tractor using the rear slot.

Note: Because thic k multipart fo r ms re qu ir e a straight paper path, load them in the front slot.

Using the push and pull tractors in combination

To improve continuous paper feeding and reduce paper jams, you can use two tractors at the same time. This is especially helpfu l fo r printing on co n ti n u ous prepri nted forms, multipart forms, or labels, and for printing high-quality graphics. When usin g tw o tr actors in co mbina tio n, you can load pape r in the fron t pa pe r s lot onto the front pus h and the pull tractors, or load paper in the rear paper slot onto the rear push and th e pu ll tra c to rs.

Combination Descri ptio n

To use th e front push tractor with th e pul l tractor, you need to pur chase an optional pull tracto r ( C80032✽). Mount the tractor in the front push and pull position.

front push and pull

To use th e rear push tract o r with the pull tractor, you need to pur chase the optional pull tractor (C80032*), and install it in the pull position.

Note: Because thick multipart forms require a

rear push and pull

straight paper path, load them in the front slot.

Caution: Do not load continuo us paper with la bels onto the rea r push tractor ev en when it is used in combination with the pull tractor. If you load continuous paper with labels onto the rear push/pull t r a ctor, th e l abels may come off t heir backi ng sheet inside the printer and cause a paper j am .

rear

Caution: Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear slot. The labels may come off their backing sheet i n s i d e the prin ter and ca use a pape r j a m.

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