Epson EPL-7000 Quick Reference Guide

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

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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

[phone] (U.S.)

[phone] (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.

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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
co
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,

PSB No: P-0077
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.

PSB No: P-0077
Page: 4 of 11

[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.