EPSON AMERICA, INC.
Product Support Bulletin
Subject: How To Connect Epson PostScript Printers Into An AppleTalk Network
EPSON
Date: 10/9/92
Page(s): 1 of 1
This bulletin provides information on how to interface Epson laser printers with an
Epson PostScript’ Card to an Apple Macintosh
PSB No: P-0092
Originator: SDS
2
using Apple LocalTalk3 and the
Bridgeport4 by Extended Systems.
Connecting a printer to an Apple Macintosh can be difficult if the printer does not
have an AppleTalk interface. The Epson Action Laser II and EPL-8000 laser
printers with the Epson PostScript Card installed do not have built-in AppleTalk
interfaces and as such can be difficult to connect to an AppleTalk network.
Extended Systems has a solution to this problem. It is the Bridgeport 2679B. This
printer sharing device allows you to connect a PostScript printer to an AppleTalk
network and two DOS-based PCs. The Bridgeport has an AppleTalk port that
allows connection to either a stand-alone Macintosh or to an AppleTalk network via
Apple LocalTalk. This device also has a serial and a parallel port for connecting
two DOS-based PCs. The Bridgeport will monitor each of the input ports and route
data that it receives to the printer.
The Bridgeport 2697B was tested from an AppleTalk network to an Action Laser II,
an EPL-8000 with the Epson PostScript Card, and to an Epson EPL-7500. All three
installations worked flawlessly and the printed output was exactly as expected. This
device requires that the Apple LaserWriter? driver Version 5.2 or above be installed
on the network.
The manufacturer suggested retail price of the Extended Systems’ Bridgeport is
$495.005. Seeb I
e ow for Extended Systems’ address and telephone numbers.
Extended Systems
P.O. Box 4937
Boise, Idaho 83711
(800) 235-7576 (U.S.)
(406) 587-7575 (Outside U.S.)
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PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
3
AppleTalk, LocalTalk, and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Bridgeport is a trademark of Extended Systems Incorporated.
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Price is subject to change without notice.
EPSON AMERICA, INC.
Product Support Bulletin
EPSON
Subject:
Date: 4/3/91
Page(s): 1 of 11
Epson printers issue beep tones and/or displays error codes when certain error
conditions exist. Those beeps or codes can assist you in locating and repairing
customer’s printers. The following error codes are listed by product name.
EPl-4000 DisDlav
PE
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IL
IE
PJ
Laser & Non-impact Printer Error Codes
PSB No:
Originator: JV
Codes
Paper End (out) detected
Cover open
Ink low
Ink End (out)
Paper jam
P-0077
El
E2
E4
E6
E7
E8 - W (blinking)
E9
EO (blinking)
bF
(blinking)
(blinking)
(blinking)
*-)
YY (blinking)
*--) W
(blinking)
(blinking)
Heater error (broken heater wire)
Contact error (heater fan or thermistor contact)
CO34
CO34 Main board software Error I
(w
CO34 Main board software Error II
(YY
Board contact error, CO34 Main board hardware
(YY
86,87,8A,
CO34 Main board hardware error
Abnormal vottage
Buffer overflow for fonts
DVFI
board error
will be a number from 66(H) to 7D(H))
will be a number from 02(H) to XB(H))
will be one of the following numbers:
8C)
80,81,84,8!5,
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Page: 2 of 11
EPl-4000
bo
CE
PS
Lr
LE
dP
FF
EPL=6OOO/ActionLaser/ActionLaser+
CHANGE DRUM
cont.
Buffer overflow for graphics
Card error
Paper size error
Release lever error
Envelope lever error
Data processing
Depress the Form Feed button
LCD Codes
The drum needs to be changed. The drum cartridge may
not be installed, the cartridge may not be installed
properly or the cartridge may be defective.
COVER OPEN
CPU ERROR
ERROR 10
ERROR 11
ERROR 12
ERROR 20
ERROR 21
ERROR 22
ERROR 30
ERROR 31
ERROR 32
Printer cover is open
Printer’s CPU has made a calculation error
Program ROM error
Font cartridge or identity cartridge checksum error
RAM error
Memory overflow
Print overrun error
Receive buffer overflow
Memory error
Scanner error
Heater (Heat Roller Unit) error
EPL-6000 cont.
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 3 of 11
ERROR 33
ERROR 40
FONT CARD ERROR
INSERTION ERROR
PAPER EMPTY
PAPER JAM
PAPER SIZE ERROR
PS CHANGE
Thermistor error
Parii / Framing error
Font cartridge is bad (or is not inserted) correctly
Paper is not inserted correctly or has jammed at the paper
tray
No paper in the paper cassette
Paper cassette is not installed properly
Paper cassette lid is open
Paper sensor is bad
Paper is jammed inside the printer
Paper setting does not match the size of the paper in the
paper cassette
Paper size requested by the host conflicts with the
SelecType setting
EPL-7000 LCD Codes
NOTE:
In some cases, the red CONTINUE light flashes when an error is detected.
This requires you to correct the problem and then press the CONTINUE
button to dear the error. However, if the AUTO CONT option in SelecType is
set to ON, some errors may clear automatically even though the problem
remains.
Status messages are preceded by [S], warning messages are preceded by
[WI,
and error messages are preceded by
you see on your display also shows the printer mode.
[Q
ADD MEMORY FOR CH-X
The printer has insufficient memory available in the channel displayed.
[E] CARD MEMORY OVERFLOW
This message indicates that the combined memory requirement of the cards in
slots A and B exceeds 4 Mbytes.
[q.
In some cases the message
EPL-7000 cont.
[S] COPY END X/X
Multiple-copy printing is cancelled (you pressed the COPY END button when
the printer was off line).
[E] COVER OPEN
The printer cover is open or the imaging cartridge is not installed.
[S] DATA
The printer has received data but is not yet printing, or the printer has received
data and is off line.
[El
FEED JAM
Paper is not feeding into the printer from the specified cassette or has jammed
on its way into the printer.
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[S] GRAPHIC DRAWING
Graphics are being created.
[El
ILLEGAL CARD
A card or cartridge in a particular slot cannot be read.
[S] INITIALIZE
The printer is being initialized (reset) to the factory settings.
[El
INSUFF. MEMORY
The printer has insufficient memory available for the task you have given it.
This error can also be cleared by turning the printer off and back on again.
However, it may be necessary to simplify the page you are trying to print or
add more memory to the printer.
[El
PAGE BUFFER FULL
Text or graphics data has filled the printer’s buffer and an incomplete page is
ejected.
[S] PAPER FEEDING
The printer is feeding paper.
[El
PAPER JAM
Paper is not being fed into the printer or paper is jammed inside the paper
path.
EPL-7000 cont.
[Ej
PAPER OUT
There is no paper in the standard paper cassette and the optional lower paper
cassette (ii installed). Or, the paper set lever is in the manual position and you
are not feeding pages correctly.
[Ej
PAPER OUT SET AUTO XXX
There is no paper in any of the paper cassettes. The right column of the
display prompts you to load the correct paper size into the paper cassette.
[E] PAPER OUT SET OPT XXX
There is no paper in the optional lower paper cassette. The right column of
the display prompts you to load the correct paper size into the paper tray of
the lower paper cassette.
[Ej
PAPER OUT SET STD XXX
There is no paper in the standard paper cassette. The right column of the
display prompts you to load the correct paper size into the standard paper
cassette.
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 5 of 11
[E] PAPER
[S] PRINTING
[S] PRINT STOP X/X
[S]
[S] READY
[Ej
REINSERT CARD
SIZE
ERROR
The paper size you selected with SelecType (or the default size
selected a size) does not match the paper loaded in the selected paper
cassette.
The printer has received data and is printing.. . . .
The printer stops printing during a multi-copy print operation.
RAM Check X.X MB
The printer is checking RAM (X.X = capacity).
The printer is ready to print.
If this message appears on the display, you may have removed a font card or
cartridge while the FEED light was still lit or while the printer was on line.
lf
you have not
.
EPL-7000 cont.
[Ej
REMOVE CARD
You may have inserted a font card or cartridge while the printer was on line or
while the FEED light was on. Data still remains in the printer’s buffer.
[Ej
RESELECT TRAY
The optional lower paper cassette is not installed and the INPUT option is set
to OPT or AUTO.
[S]
RESET
The printer is being reset to the previous settings in the macro specified with
LOAD MACRO option in SelecType Level 1.
[S] ROM Check
The printer is checking ROM.
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 6 of 11
[Ej
SAVE MEMORY OVERFLOW
If this message appears when you are trying to save a macro with the SAVE
MACRO option in SelecType Level 1, the printer does not have enough
memory to save any additional macros
[Ej
SERVICE REQ. CXXX
A controller error has been detected.
[Ej
SERVICE REQ. EOOXX
A print engine error has been detected.
XX=
[E] SET FULL PRINT
This message may appear when you are trying to print graphics or a mix of
text and graphics.
[S] STANDBY MODE
When both CH P and CH S remain off for about thirty minutes, the printer
enters standby mode and this message appears.
03 Fusing Unit (low temp)
04 Main Drive Motor
05 Ozone Fan motor
06 Polygon Mirror Drive
09
HSync
Signal
[E] STARTUP ERROR
If this message appears when you turn on the printer, the power may have
been turned off while the printer was performing a save or reset operation.
EPL-7000 cont.
[WI
TONER LOW
The printer is almost out of toner. When this message first appears on the
LCD display, you can print up to 25 more pages.
[Ej
TONER OUT
The imaging cartridge must be replaced.
[El
TRAY SET AUTO XXX
The paper size setting does not match the paper loaded in the specified paper
cassette. The right column is the expected paper size and the currently
selected cassette.
[E] TRAY SET OPT XXX
The paper size setting does not match the paper loaded in the optional lower
paper cassette. The right column is the expected paper size.
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 7 of 11
[E] TRAY SET STD XXX
The paper size setting does not match the paper loaded in the standard paper
cassette. The right column is the expected paper size.
[S]
WAlT
Printer is being reset after a START UP ERROR.
[S] WARMING UP
Printer is warming up.
EPL-7500
[Ej
COVER OPEN
Cover is open or the imaging cartridge is not installed.
[El
MANUAL FEED
Manual feed method is selected.
[S] OFF LINE
Printer is Off tine
[Ej
OUT OF PAPER
No paper cassette is installed, the paper cassette is empty, or the paper set
lever is in the manual position.
EPL-7500 cont.
[El
PAPER ENTRY JAM
Paper is not feeding from the specified paper cassette or has jammed on its
way into the printer.
[El
PAPER EXIT JAM
Paper is jammed inside the paper path.
[S] PRINTING
The printer has received data and is printing.
[S]
PRlNTlNG
The printer is printing the test page.
[S] PROCESSING
The printer is processing data.
TEST
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 8 of 11
[S] QUIT THE JOB
The On-Line button has been pressed while a print job was in progress. The
job can be flushed by pressing the Reset button, or a reset can be cancelled
by pressing any other button.
[S] QUITTING THE JOB
The printer is flushing a job from the buffer.
[S] READY
The printer is ready to receive data.
[S] RESETTING
This message appears initially when the printer is turned on, and momentarily
between print jobs.
[El
TONER LOW
The imaging cartridge must be replaced.
[S] WAIT FOR READY
The On-tine button was pressed while a print job was in progress. The printer
continues printing until the current job is completed, then it goes Of-Line.
[S] WAITING
The printer is in the process of executing a job and has run out of data and is
waiting for the channel to provide more data.
EPL-7000 cont.
[S] WARMING UP
The printer is warming up.
Note:
If any of the following messages appear, turn the printer off for at least five
seconds, then turn it back on. If the same message is displayed, repair is
required.
SCAN MOTOR ERROR
HSYNC ERROR
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 9 of 11
HEATER
MAIN MOTOR ERROR
FAN MOTOR ERROR
ES300C DisDlav
E-C
E-l Interface error
E-F Fatal error
GQ-3500
LAMP
Command error. An unidentified command or parameter was detected.
a. Incorrect communication parameter received.
b. Broken connector or wire.
c. Host failed to respond within 30 seconds.
d. Host is not accepting data. (DSR= Low)
a. A lamp is broken.
b. Power is applied before the transportation screws were removed.
c. System failure
ERROR
Codes
DisDlav
Codes
do
EO-00
EO-01
EO4+02
Cover Open error
Engine driver CPU error.
Option tray CPU error.
Option tray motor error.
GQ-3500 cont.
PSB No: P-0077
Page:
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11
EO*03
EOo05
EOo06
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~80
El * 81
El
-82
El
083
El
084
El
089
El .+ 91
El
-92
Optical unit error.
Main motor error.
Fusing unit error.
Exception error.
Trap error.
Bus error.
Address error.
Illegal Instruction.
NMI error.
Reverse vector interrupt error.
User vector interrupt error.
El
El
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JO
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52
PO
PU
To
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*A2
*A3
System RAM error.
External RAM error.
CG ROM error.
Paper feed error.
Paper feed jam.
Paper exit jam.
Paper empty, paper tray is not installed or paper is not
installed properly.
Paper size error.
Toner empty.
PSB No: P-0077
Page: 11 of 11
64-3500
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cont.
Replace the collector unit and lens shield.
Replace the drum cartridge and lens shield.
EPSON AMERICA, INC.
Product Support Bulletin
EPSON
Subject:
Date: 6/5/91
Page(s): 1 of 2
Sound intensity is measured in units called Bels (named after Alexander Graham Bell,)
or more commonly in tenths of this fundamental unit: decibels. In making noise
measurements a weighting network is applied in an attempt to match the frequency
response of the instrument to that of the human ear. The most common is the A
weighting network, with resulting measurements expressed in dB(A).
The following is a list of current product’s noise levels tested in accordance with
standards set by the International Standards Organization (ISO). The acoustic noise
levels for the 9 pin printers are averages while printing in Near Letter Quality (NLQ)
mode using continuous paper and are not guaranteed figures. The acoustic noise
levels for the 24 pin printers are averages while printing in Letter Quality (LQ) mode
using continuous paper and are not guaranteed figures. The acoustic noise levels for
the laser printers are averages while using single sheet paper and are not guaranteed
figures.
Quick Reference for Printer Acoustic Noise Levels
PSB No:
Originator: SLS
P-0016D
9 PIN PRINTERS
MODEL
LX-810
FX-850
FX-1050
DFX-5000
DFX-8000
II
NOISE LEVEL
56 dB(A)
56 dB(A)
56 dB(A)
55 dB(A)
I
55 dB(A)
I
II
24 PIN PRINTERS
LQ-510
LQ-1010
LQ-850 56 dB(A)
56 dB(A)
56 dB(A)
PSB No: P-0016D
Page:
2 of 2
MODEL
LQ-860
LQ-1050 55 dB(A)
LQ-2550
NOISE LEVEL
55 dB(A)
55 dB(A)
LASER PRINTERS
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