Epson EPL-8000 Product Information Guide

EPL-8000

Shield

dates- 1

JrY

Power switch

Paper cassette

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printiitg

Resolution:

Printing speed:

F&f

Warm-up time:

Printer

l HP LaserJet series

. ESC/P 24-pin printer emulation
. ESC/P 9-pin printer emulation

IC cani sIots:

Catin’dge slob

Resident

method

prinll

modes..

fonts:

Laser beam scanning and dry
electrophotographic process

300 X 300 dpi

up

to 10 pages per minute (letter or A4)
(depending on the font and quantity of
data)

Less

than I8 seconds with A4 or letter

70 seconds or less at normal temperature

Bf

emulation

2 slots for identity or font cards

l Slot A holds identity or font cards
l Slot B holds font cards only

1 slot for font cartridges

Depends on the printer mode

(LQ-~%Jo)

(FX-~OO/MOO, FX-~+e/286~)

Paper-path

ity

sektor

knob

Extend

Paper and paper delivery
Paper Specifications

Tms:

Epson does not recommend or guarantee any particular brand of
paper. Because paper characteristics are subject to change by
individual manufacturers, it is your responsibility to ensure the
quality of paper used with the printer.

Paper

fonts:

we&he

Optional fonts provided with font cards or
cartridges
Download fonts

. Plain paper
. Special papers:
. Libels
. Envelopes
. Transparencies

s

Colored paper

. Cardstock

Plain paper: 60 to 90
Card stock: 90 to 157

g/mZ,

g/m’,

16 to 24 lb

24 to 42 lb

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Paper sizes:

Paper:

Type
A4

AS

B5

Letter
Half-Letter
Legal
Government Letter
Government Legal
Executive

F4

Envelope:

Monarch

commerciPl

10
DL

c5

Rzh~ble a-a:

Depends on the printer mode.

Range of paper width and length:

WiUth

Paper cassette

Manual feed

Size of your

standard cassette

86lo

216

mm

(3.4 to 8.5 inches)

Prpu feed Sh&mnent

and

dziwtton:

Center alignment for all sizes

Paper f&d:

Input

ppcr

Automatic or manual feed

supply

c75 g/m’

or 20 Ib

250 sheets

250

additional sheets with optional lower paper
cassette unit installed

swud

envelopes

Paper

l

jece

Paper ejuf capity

Face-up or face-down

OS g/m~ or 20

Face-down

150

sheets
Face-up 50 sheets with optional face-up output
tray

Size

210 X 297 mm
148 X 210 mm

182 X

257 mm

8.5 X 11 inches

5.5 X 8.5 inches

8.5 X 14 inches

8.0 X 10.5 inches

8.5 X 13 inches

7.25 X 10.5 inches
210 X 330 mm

7/a x

7

4 l/8

X 9

110 x220

162 X229 mm

Size of your

standard cassette

140

(5.5 to 14

paperk

lb. paperk

l/2

to

inches

l/t

inches

mm

Length

356

mm

inches)

The number of pages you can print with an imaging cartridge
varies depending on the type of printing. If you print a few page
at a time or print dense text exceeding the 5% print ratio, your
cartridge may print fewer pages.

Ozone filter H9laa7):

Needs to be replaced every six months.

Mechanical

I

Dimensions and weight:

266

Height:
Width:

Depth:

Weight:

Durability:

5

years or

~O&OOO

sheets, whichever comes first

mm
477 mm (18.8 inches)
383 mm (15.1 inches)
18 kg

Electrkill

12OVmodd 220/240

Voltage

rw?d lrew?ncy

Power

comsummm

!nsulalM

realslance

D~e!ectnc strength

(W

AC

chasslsl

line

and

9ovm 132v

50 Hz to 60 HZ -c 3 Hz 50 HZ 10 60 Hz 2 3 HZ

Less than 850 W

2 M tl

mmnum

1000 VAC me br one

mwwle or 1200 VAC rms mmule or 1650 VAC
for

one second

198vto264v

Less Ihan E50 W

2 M tl muwnum

1500

VAC rms

for one second

(10.5

inches)

V model

for one

rrns

Consumable products

Long lifk ihag@ carttidp tSOSl~9~:

Storage temperature:
Storage humidity:
Shelf life:

Life:

EPL-8000-2

0 to

30C(32to86

F)

30 to a5 96 RH

18

months after production

Up to 8000 pages under the following conditions:

Letter- or

A4-site

paper, continuous printing, and

5% print ratio.

Note: Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage

of vour orinter.

controller hardware
CPU:

RAM:

68000.16.67 h&z

1.0 MB (expandable up to 7.5 MB)

Envimnmental
Tempera-

Operation: 10 to 35 ‘C

(50

to 95

Storage: 0 to 35 l C (32 to 95 ‘F)

Humidity:

Altitude:

Operatiom15to85WRH

Storage: 30 to 85

%

RH

2500 meters (8200 feet) maximum

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Options

The Lower Paper Cassette Unit

The optional lower paper cassette unit is an automatic sheet feeder
that fits directly beneath the printer. It houses the adjustable paper
cassette, which holds up to
standard paper cassette’s

With the optional cassette installed, you can load two different
sizes of paper in your printer at once: one in the lower cassette and
the other in the standard cassette. You can also use the SelecType
INPUT AUTO setting to use both cassettes and print up to 500
sheets of the same size paper.

Installing the lower paper cassette unit

If you purchased your printer and lower paper cassette unit at the
same time, first set up your printer and then run a print test. Then,
when you are sure the printer is working properly, install the
optional cassette unit.

1.

Turn off the printer.

2.

Unplug the printer’s power cord from the electrical outlet and
from the printer. Also unplug the interface cable.

3.

Remove the face-up tray, if it is installed, by lifting it up

slightly and pulling it out.

4.

Move the printer and place the lower paper cassette in the
location where you will operate your printer.

5.

Lift the printer using the recessed handles on each side and
hold it over the lower paper cassette. The printer is heavy, so
you may need to have someone help you lift it.

2.50

sheets of paper to supplement the

f50-sheet

capacity.

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6.

Make sure the front of the printer faces the same way as the
front of the cassette. Then align the printer with the cassette
using the two alignment pins, shown below. These pins fit into
the two holes on the bottom of the printer. Lower the printer
until it rests on the cassette unit.

7.

Plug the power cord back into the printer and into an electrical

outlet. Also re-attach the interface cable.

8. Turn the printer on. On the right of the display, you see both
the size of paper in the standard cassette and the size of paper
in the lower paper cassette unit.

If you use letter size in the standard cassette and A4 size in the
lower paper cassette, you see the display above. Two hyphens (--)
in the display indicate that are tray is empty.

The Face-up Output Tray

The printer normally delivers paper face down on top of the

printer. If you want face-up delivery, you can install the optional

face-up output tray. This tray gives you immediate viewing of

your printed output and is recommended for printing on media

such as labels and overhead transparencies that require a straight-

through paper path.
Installing the face-up output tray

Also, you may need to have someone help you align the holes on
the printer with the pins on the cassette unit.

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1. Unpack both the tray and the static brush from the carton.

2. Turn off the printer.

‘WARNING:

I!!!!!!1

3.

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cool before you proceed.

Snap the static brush onto the upper edge of the face-up
output slot shown below.

If you have used the printer recently, let it

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4.

Slide the tray into the bottom of the face-up output slot so the
notches on each side fit under the tabs on the side of the slot

The printer is factory set for facedown output. To select face-up
delivery, set the paper path selector to the FACE UP position, as
shown below.

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Note: You can use the

(C82201’

or

C82203’)

O.SMB

or

2.OMB

expansion board

in your printer with the following
conditions:
. You must first increase the controller board’s memory to its

full

2.OMB

. You can use only

capacity.

0.5MB

chip sets to fill the expansion

board.

l You do not need to change any DIP switches.

When to increase the printer memory

The printer displays one of these status messages when you have
insufficient memory.

.

INSLWF

MEMORY
. PAGE BUFFER FULL
. ADD MEMORY FOR CH X

These messages are described in more detail in Chapter 6.
If one of these messages appears, you can hy to reclaim any
unused RAM by changing the settings for the SelecType FULL
PRINT and RX-BUFFER

SIZE

options. See Chapter 3 for
information on changing these options. If insufficient memory is
still d problem, you can install additional memory,

dS

described

in this section.
Using an optional identity card

Therefore, you must add at least

rquires

at least I.SMByte of RAM.

0.5MB

of additional RAM to

your printer to use an identity card.
If you use the INDIVIDUAL setting in SelecType. each channel

requires at least

0.5MB

of RAM. Therefore, if you plan to use
more than two interface chanels, you must add RAM to your
printer.

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Memory Options

The printer comes with 1MB of Random Access Memory (RAM).

If you regularly print complex pages using graphics or downloaded
fonts, you may need

increase it up to

You have two options for adding memory to your printer:
. Increase the memory on the main controller board with

memory chip sets. You can install up to two chip sets for d

total of

1MB

. Add a OK memory expansion board and install up to four

chip sets and/or
additional RAM (7.5 MB RAM total).

You can install memory on either the controller board or the OK
expansion board or both.

There are two types of chip sets you can buy:

.

.SMB

chip sets each containing four

20-pin DIP chips

l

2MB

chip sets each containing four 1Mbit X 4

20-pin DIP chips

You can install
expansion board; you can install

expansion board.

t0

increase

your

printer’s memory. You can

7.5MB.

of additional RAM

.5MB

chip sets for a total of up to

@MB

256Kbit

RAM total).

X 4 Wns DRAM

8Ons

.SMB

chip sets on the controller board or the OK

2MB

chip sets only on the OK

.SMB

6.5MB

DRAM

ZMB

of

Selecting a memory option

Before adding memory, you should determine the combination of
components you need to use to obtain the total amount of memory
you want. Keep in mind

tkt

your printer comes with IMB of

internal memory.
If you need more than 2MB of RAM, you can install the OKB

expansion board and use either

The table below

desaibes

0.5MB

or 2MB chip sets.

the chip sets you can install on the

controller board and/or the 0KB expansion board.

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3.

Remove the four screws that secure the metal bracket on the
back of the printer. Keep the screws so you can use them to
reinstall the controller board.

4.

Press down on the lever at the bottom of the bracket to release
the controller board, as shown below. Press firmly until the
board pops out slightly.

’ If

you mall

ms!all

maximum

installing

6.5ME

any

adcilllonal

of

7SM0.

additional memory

01

memory on Ihe

ctsp

sets on

lhe

conlrMter

OKB expansm

board:

board. you do

your onnler

can access a

t-101

need

To install a memory chip set or a memory expansion board you
need a cross-head

suewdriver

and a chip puller or a flat-head
screwdriver. If you have questions about installing the chip
set or the board, contact your dealer for assistance.

WARNING: High voltages are present inside the printer
when the power is on. Do not attempt to remove the
controller board

tutlees

the printer is turned off and the

contacts on the printer’s circuit board because many of
the components can be destroyed by the static electricity

The rest of this chapter describes the procedures for installing
memory chip set and/or the OK expansion board.

Removing the controller board

1.

Unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet and from the
back of the printer.

2.

Disconnect all interface cables from the back of the printer.

IO

5.

Grasp the board with both hands and pull it straight out of its
slot.

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6.

Set the controller board on a clean, stable surface with the
bracket (connector) facing to your right and the components

facing up.

7.

If you have installed an optional interface card, you must
remove it before you can install a memory chip set on the

controller board. Grasp the interface card and pull it straight

out of the interface slot.

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Note: If you are installing chip sets on the controller board, you
may want to remove the plastic guide rail above the RAM chip

sockets. To do so, release the two tabs that secure the guide rail
and lift it off the board. Replace the rail after you install the
chips

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Installing chip sets on the controller board
The RAM chip sockets are located on the upper right side of the

controller board.

There are two sectors on the board, each containing four chip
sockets (identified by their IC numbers), as shown below.

3.

Gently press the chip halfway into the socket. If it goes in at
an angle, remove it with a chip puller or a small flat-head
screwdriver; then reinsert the chip.

CAUTION: Be careful not to scratch the chip or the
board when removing the chip.

4. Once the chip is properly inserted, push down firmly on
both ends to make sure it is fully seated.

17

16

I5

14

If both two sectors are empty,

install

the

fist

IO

I I

12
13

chip set in sector 1.

If sector 1 is already filled, install the second chip set in sector 2.

sector

I

2

1

Q!

Total RAM when

1

SMB

2M0

zMB

chip set on the

CAVIION:

IC

number

IO. 11.

12.

13

14.

15. 16.

17

You cannot install a

controller board: you can only use the SMB chio sets.

hllea

Follow these steps to install a memory chip set:

Make sure all the pins on the chip are aligned. They should

point inward at slightly less than a

K

If any of the pins are bent incorrectly,

90’

-------

-,--0

---====a

angle, as shown below.

gentiy

push them back

into alignment.
Line up the pins on the RAM chip with the holes in the

socket. Be sure that the small notch on the end of the chip is
toward your right.

5.

Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each of the remaining chips.

6. Reinstall the interface card, if necessary.

Installing chip sets on the memory expansion board
There are four sectors on the memory exp,ansion board, each

containing four chip sockets (identified by their IC numbers).

The four sectors must be filled in alphabetical order. For example,
if you are installing your first chip set, install it in sector A. Then
install your next chip set in sector B and so on. See the table under

“Selecting a memory option,” earlier in this section. for a list of

the RAM configurations possible the memory expansion board.
Before you install the chips, check their pin alignment as described

in step 1 of the previous seclion. Then follow these steps:

Place the expansion board on your work surface with the

1.

components facing up.
Align the chip’s pins with the holes in the socket. Be sure the

2.

small

notch on the end of the chip is facing in the direction

shown below.

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3.

Press the chip into the socket as described in steps 3 and 4 of

the previous section.

4.

Set the board’s DIP switches to indicate the amount of memory
you have installed. Use a pointed object, such as a ball-point
pen, to set the DIP switches as shown below.

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Reinstalling the controller board

1.

Hold the controller board so the component side faces your
left, and fit its top and bottom edges into the grooves inside
the slot. Gently slide the board about halfway into the printer.

Set the switches according to the tables below.

RAM

(~ntemal

and amount added lo controller

board1

pqqigjq

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Installing the expansion board on the controller board

1. Locate connector chJ3 on the controller board. position the
memory expansion board as shown below, and carefully insert

its connector into connector

CN3.

Make sure the lever on the bottom of the controller board is

2.

the way down. As you slide the board further into the printer,

make sure the lever’s tab is positioned inside the opening in
the bracket. as shown below.

Now slide the controller board into the printer. The
lever pivots outward. Firmly press up on the lever to lock the
board into

pIace.

If the controller board does not fit smoothly into the printer,
do not force it. Remove it and make sure the edges fit properly
into the grooves in the slot.

Gently press in on the

baud

to make sure it is fully seated.
Then secure the board with the four screws you removed
previously.

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2.

Secure the expansion board with the three screws that came
with it.

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Replace the optional interface card, if you removed one

5.

Connect any interface cables you removed.

6

7.

Be sure the power is turned off and then plug the power cord
into the printer and into an electrical outlet.

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Option Specifications

Lower paper cassette unit

Electrical

AC power supply: DC 24 V supplied by the printer

Insulation resistance:

Dielectric strength (between AC line and chassis):

Power consumption:

Paper and paper delivery
Weight:

Paper feed: Automatic feed delivery system; tray capacity up

1oMohmminimum

Can withstand 1000 VAC rms
1500 VAC

12 W or less

60

to 90 g/m2 (16 to 24 lb)

to 250 sheets (75

rms

(220/24OV model) for one minute

g/ma

or 20 lb paper)

(12OV

model)

or

If none of the above printers is listed among your program’s
options, select
Command Language (PCL).

Epson LQ and FX emulation modes
When your printer is in the Epson LQ or FX printer mode, select

one of the following drivers from your program’s printer selection
menu:

LQ-2500

LQ.loso/s5O
LQ-1000/800
LQ-so0
LQ-1500

LQ printer

any printer model

(expdnded ESC/P)

(with version 2 ROM)

that

uses

the

HP Printer

FX-1000/800 (286e/86e)

FX-85

FX-SO

If none of the printers listed are available from your program,
choose the first

dvaihrble

of the following:

RX, Epson

printer,

Standard printer, or Draft printer.

Sharing the Printer

F&g S@

For first sheet, 18 seconds or less (A4 or letter-size

paper)

For subsequent sheets, up to 10 pages per minute
(M-sire paper)

T-:

Plain paper, such as copier paper, memo sheets,
and letterheads

Mechanical

Dimensions and we&M (without the

Height:
Width: 480
Depth:
Weight:

70 mm (2.8 inches)

mm

(lg.9 inches)

370

mm

(15

3.8 kg

inches) including the standard cassette

(8.41b)

including the standard cassette

print@

Face-up output tray

Dimensibns and

Height: 40 mm (1.6 inches)
Width: 255 mm (9.2 inches)
Depth:
Weight:

Paper

ejet opacityf

wright (without

the pknter.:

255 mm (11.2 inches)

0.3 kg (K’lb)

50 sheets

@Og/m*)

Application Software

You can connect your printer

computers at the same time using

seriai,

and

optiorul

the computers

If you

use

that’s

the default printer mode LJ-3

all

you need to do unless you need to change serial interface

interfaces. Simply connect interface cables from

to the interfaces.

to as many as three different

any

combination of the parallel,

for

all

the interfaces,

settings. If you wish, however, you can choose different
printer modes for each interface,
pdrt

of the printer’s memory for each interface.

Your printer receives data from the computers through the
following channels:

Channel P

is the pdrallel interface.

dnd

you can allocate =

separdte

Channel S is the serial interface.

Chdnnel

0 is the optional interface.

Status and Error Messages

This section contains an alphabetical list of status and error

messages that you

problems.
If an error occurs, the control panel displays an error messages that

tells you what is wrong and, in some cases, offers d solution.

Status messages
operation; they indicate the printer’s current

may

encounter and includes likely solutions to

aiso

dppedr

on the display during

normal

status.

HP

herJet III

When your printer is in HP LaserJet

emulation mode

II1

(LJ-3) mode, the factory

setting, select one of the following drivers from your program’s

printer selection menu:

HP LaserJet

IllSi”

HP LaserJet UP””

HP LaserJet series
HP LaserJet
HP LaserJet series

III””

IIPr’”

II”

HP LaserJet Plus”’
HP LaserJet

HP

LaserJet”’

500”

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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 CONTlNUE button to clear the error. However. if

!

the AUTO CONT option in 9elecType is set to ON, some errors

may clear automatically even though the problem remains.

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In this section, status messages are preceded by
messages are preceded by

p].

In some cases the message you see on your display

[W),

and error messages are preceded by

[S], warning

the printer mode.

s[:,:; nz;:;;R’,

F,-!?

_I. i,

I;,, ’

The printer has insufficient memory available in the channel
displayed. You may have changed the printer mode, increased

the RX-BUFFER

SIZE

setting, or changed the CH
INDIVIDUAL setting. To correct the error, decrease the

BLWER

SIZE setting or change the CH INDIVIDUAL setting
in SelecType. Changing the CH setting from INDIVIDUAL to
AUTOSENSE may solve this problem. If necessary, add
memory to your printer.

CGwCEL i’11WJliL

IW

There is no

FEED

paper

in the manual-feed tray when you have
selected manual feed. To cancel manual feed, press the

h4ANUAL

button to feed

paper

from the cassette. This message

alternates with the SET MANUAL message.

il&,Rfl p~E/-~~tR’$J

[El

!:@FFiC&t

This message indicates that the combined memory of the

cards in slots A or B exceeds

the

ords

and press the CONTINUE button.

CHflF CREX I Nij

Fl

MB.

Remove one or both of

The printer is creating characters.

::~lp’i’ Et.10 :.;ij;

PI

Multiple-copy printing is canceled (you pressed the COPY

END button with the printer off line).

Oi’llt!ER IJFEN

The

primfs

cover

is

open.

Close the printer

COV~C

continue printing

YGTG

M

The printer has

dvcd

data but is not yet printing, or is off

line. To resume printing, press ON LINE if the printer is off

line,orpressFEED.

FEED

[El

JFlM

Paper is not feeding into the printer from the specified
cassette or has jammed on its way into the printer. If the

paper ls jammed at the paper cassette, open the printer case,
remove the jammed paper from the standard paper cassette or

optional

FONT

The printer is

‘GRIT+!

pays cass&e

CREFlTI t4G

crating

I

!I: DR,9!.1!

I NG

and then close the printer’s covers.

a font.

The printer is composing a graphic.

[El

The printer cannot read the card inserted in the slot indicated
on the dispiay. To correct the error, press CONTINUE. If the
error message remains, make sure the printer is off line and
remove the card. If the red

CONllNUB

light still flashes,

press CONTINUE

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The printer is being initialized to the factory settings.

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The imaging cartridge is not installed.

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The standard paper cassette is not installed.

aI00 shows

RX-

to

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-,

,._’ ,:

.-

“:

.

:.y : I;; p I I

I,_._.

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The printer has insufficient memory available for the current
task. To correct the error, press CONTINUE. If the message
remains, press

RESET

or initialize the printer.

You can also clear this error 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.

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If you assign PostScript to more than one channel, this
message appears when you attempt to exit from SelecType.
Press

/7J

assignments.

r, -.,-., -

t _,_:I_ c,iJiTl-EF FiJ-1

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Text or graphics data has filled the printer’s buffer and the
printer has ejected an incomplete page. Press CONTINUE to

clear the error. You may need to add more memory to your

printer.

IS1

The printer is feeding paper.

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8

Pi

[El

Paper is not being fed into the printer or paper is jammed in
the paper path.
as described later in this chapter.

TGCCC f-01 iT

(El

There is no paper in the standard paper cassette or the
optional lower paper cassette (if installed). Load more paper
into the selected paper cassette.

F;pEF,

[El

There is no paper in the standard cassette or the optional
lower paper cassette (if installed). The display prompts you to
load paper

7’GPEE

Cl

There is no paper in the optional lower paper cassette.
The display prompts you to load the correct paper size into

the lower paper cassette.

r

---_- -

r’HrCp’ I-BUT ~T[J ;..z”..;x

[El

There is no paper in the standard paper cassette.
prompts you to ioad the

to return to MODE ASSIGN and change the

JKK

i,-

Opm

the printer and clear the jammed paper

_a. __.

CtiJT

QiJTI:t :A::A:~:

into

the specified cassette.

i:li-lT

IIIFT

X>::):

correct

paper size into the cassette.

The

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The printer has received data and is printing.

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The printer stops printing during the multi-copy print
operation.

p

=.; ,,.l.\.

. iti.,‘, ,I

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The printer is using the intelligent emulation switch and is
not in a timeout status. It can use either one of the modes

shown on the display.

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The printer is checking the available RAM (X.X = capacity).

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The printer is ready to print.

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You may have removed an option card while the RED light

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was still lit or while the printer was on tine. To correct the

error,

make sure the printer is off line. Next, reinsert

the correct slot and press CONTlNUE.

You may have inserted an option card while the printer was
on line or while the FEED light was on. Data still remains in
the printer’s Buffer. To correct this error, take the printer off
line. Then remove the card and press

CONTlNLJB.

reinsert the card, make sure that alI data in the buffer has
been printed and that the
is on, press

PBBD

printer

is off line. If the

to print any remaining data.

EEX;ECT TERY

The optional lower paper camette

unit is not installed and the

lNPUT option is set to OPT or AUTO. Turn off the printer

and install the optional lower paper cassette unit. If you

decide not to use the optional paper cassette unit, pms
CONTINUE to

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casettt?.

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--.

The printer has been reset to the macro specified with the

SdecType

sdect

paper automaticaBy frum the standard

After printing, change the INPUT option to

LOAD MACRO option.

The printer is checking ROM.

SRJJE

MEMORY OUERFiOW

Thismessagemayappearwhenyouaretryingtosavea

macro with the SAVE MACRO
have enough memory to save the
delete unused

SERJJ

I

A

controlk

macros using the

I=E REQ. CXXZ’X

error has been detected. Write down the

option

The painter does not

mauo.

To correct this error,

DELBTE

MACRO option.

numkrlistedonthedispLyudhunoffthcprinta.Wlitat
I~tfive~drurdthmtrunitbulron.Ifthcerot

message still

cord, and contact a qualified

A print engine error has been
number listed on the

appur, turn

display

off the printer, unpiug the power

savice pemoa

dehxted. Write

down the error

and turn off the printer. Wait at

Ieastfivesecundsandthentumitbackon.Iftheerror

message

stlB

appears, turn off the printer, unplug the power

cord, and contact a quaBfies service person.

ZET

FIJLL PRIHT

This message may appear when you are trying to
graphics or a mix of text and graphics. Press CONTINUE and

then change the SelecType

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SET

t4UNiJFIL

PULL

PRINT setting.

There is no paper in the manual feed tray and you have

Eclccted~~fced.~dashntof~pclinthe~uJ

feed tray. To cancel manual feed, press the MANUAL button

to feed paper from the paper
with

CANCBL

[Sj ,;TR:jcB’,’ MOcaE

- *

MANUAL

ussette.

FEED.

This message alternates

If all of the channels received no data for about thirty
minutes and you enabled the STANDBY mode in SelecType,
the printer enters standby mode. Press any panel button or
send data to warm up the printer.

card

into

Before you

FEED

light

CrroI

print

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If this message appears when you turn on the printer, the
power may have been turned off while the printer was
performing a save operation. To clear this error, press m or

m

to return the printer’s default settings to LT or A4

paper, respectively.

[WI

The printer is almost out of toner. When you see this
message,

you

can still

print

up to 25 more pages. You must

replace the imaging cartridge soon.

T!-itjC=; !7I IT

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b..d”I

Fl

You must replace the imaging cartridge.

PI

The paper

specified paper cassette. The display indicates the expected

paper

size

setting does not match the paper loaded in the

size

and the currently selected cassette. You can either
change the paper size setting or load the correct paper size.

Afta

you

comet

IEI

The

&cified

the paper mismatch,

paper size does not match the paper loaded in

pters

CONTINUE.

the optional lower paper cassette. The display indicates the
expected paper size. After you correct the paper mismatch,

pmscoNTINuE.

m

The specified paper size does not match the paper loaded in
the standard paper cassette. The display indicates the expected
paper size. After you currect the paper mismatch, press

CON-IlNUE.

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t4G

PI

Printer is warming up.

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SelecType

The SelecType function on the printer control panel allows you to

control most of the printer’s functions, such as printing test pages,
selecting paper size, and changing the printer’s configuration.

SekcType

contains everyday printing and font selection functions, and Level
2 contains functions that you are less likely to change frequently,
such as printer mode and printer configuration.

Your application program may send printer commands that
override the SelecType settings. If you are not getting the results
you expect, check your application software settings.

Noter

off the
CONFIG option or the Level 2 P-CONPIG SAVE option.

is divided into two levels: Level 1 and Level 2. Level

New SelecType

printer

unless

settbgs

you

are in effect only until you turn

save them with the Level 1

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Level 1 functions

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Level 2 functions

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Selects the serial, parallel, or optional channel
when you have set up more than two interfaces
and used the INDIVIDUAL mode.

Selects the standard or optional paper cassette.
Specifies the size of paper.
Selects the number of copies to be printed.
Selects the printing orientation: portrait

(vertical)

!kkcts

or landscape (horizontal).

one of the fonts available in the current

printer mode.
Prints a report listing the current printer

settings.

Prints a sample of the fonts available in the
current printer mode.

Defines the printer’s subconfiguration;
depending on the printer mode, controls such
features as symbol set and number of text lines.

Dcfii the print&s

saves

Iawl

1 settings, displays the amount of

system crx&guratkm;

memory remaining, changes top and left offsets,
ad

enables printing of complex pages.

Prints two test patterns to check the printer’s

operrtion.

Chooses une of the emulation modes:

LaserJet III, Epson LQ, Epson FX, or

IiP

IFS

modes.
In the IFS modes, the printer switches
automatically between PostSrript and another

mode (if PostScript is available). With an

optional identity card, you can also

sekct

Epson

GL or PostScript emulation.
Configures the

paralkl

and serial interfaces.
Chooses the size of the receive buffer.
Selects the AUTOSENSE or INDIVIDUAL

mode and assigns memory for INDIVIDUAL
Defines the auto emulation switch timeout; if

no more data is sent during the specified time
period, the printer switches from one emulation
mode to the other.

Defines the channel timeout; if no data is sent
during the spscified time period, the printer
switches from one channel to the other.

Selects automatic continue, which permits the
printer to continue printing instead of stopping
after certain error conditions occur.

Turns the beeper on or off.

F-IXHFI

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Saves the printer’s configuration; saves all

2

settings as defaults so they take effect each

Level

time you turn on the printer.

FliCTOF?,I

RESET Returns all Level 1 and Level 2 settings to their

factory settings.

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Displays the

vemion

numbers of the printer’s
firmware components such as controller and
font.

FQGE

!I:OUtJTER

F: 1 Te,: p,

Displays the total number of sheets printed by

tk

printer.

Selects one of the settings for Epson’s

Resolution Improvement Technology, which
produces smooth text and graphics.

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Conserves energy by reducing power to the

fm

heater when the printer is not in use for

30

minutes.

Printing a Status Sheet

In addition to the test print patterns, you can print a status sheet
that lists the current printer

N&C The status sheet lists the printer’s current settings. If you
cm

the macro number setting for the LOAD MACRO option

in the SYSTEM CONFIG submenu, the status sheet prints out

the new

maw

settings. MACRO 0 is the factory default setting.

Follow these steps to print the status sheet:

1.

Press SelecType once to enter SelecType Level

Note: If

YOU

have already chosen the INDIVIDUAL mode in

SelecType and have set up more than one channel, the following

option appears on the display (The display shows avaikbie

channds only):

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Press any arrow button to choose your channel; then go on to
step 2.

2. Press

u-]

until

-ATUS

3. Press m twice to print the status sheet.

4.

Press the SelecType button twice to exit SelecType.
A portion of tk status sheet printout is shown below.

set&gs.

I.

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SHEET appears on the display.

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Data Dump Mode

Information Reference List

Data dump mode is a special feature that makes it easy for
experienced users to find the cause of communication problems
between the printer and computer. In data dump mode, the printer
produces as exact printout of the codes it receives.

Make sure that paper is loaded and the printer is off.

Hold down the SelecType button while you turn on the

printer. Make sure you hold the button down until you see
message HEX DUMP on the display.

Next, run any program that causes the printer to print (either
an apphcation program or a program written in any
programming language). Your printer prints out all the codes it
receives in hexadecimal format, as

.**...*.

WEI mmP

4.

To

turn

off

the data dump mode and stop printing, press ON

LIST.* . . . . . .

showm

below.

PASE

1

LINEtosettheprinteroffline.(IfyoupmsONLINEwNea

page is being printed, the green ON LINE

Ii&t

flashes until the
page is ejected and the printer goes off line.) To exit the data
dump mode, turn off the printer.

Engineering Change Notices

NOrb2.

Product Support Bulletins

NOXU?.

Technical Information Bulletins

NOlW.

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Setup&

Maintenance Guide

Look at the

sample

data

dump printout. By reading the characters

printedinthetextfieldmtherightsidedthedatadump

printout or the printout of hexadecimal codes, you can check what

codes are being set to the printer. In the text

field,

printable

characters appear as their true ASCII characters. Non-printable
codes, such as control codes, are

To interpret a data dump

hexadedd

codes on line

Code 73 represents the letter s; code 20

rqmsented by dots.

printout,

look at the

0004

of the printout

fht two

sample

(73 to).

repmsents a space.
ChcckthefihhlineofthernctCiddantheri%tEideofthe

printout and you will find the letter s followed by a space.

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