Epson LQ-2170 User Manual

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EPSON

24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

LQ-2170

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Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC/P 2 is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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trademar ks of their respective companies.

User’s Guide

FCC Compliance Statement

For United States Users

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio f r equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

❏ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ❏ Increase the separation between the equi pm ent and receiver ❏ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receive r is connected

❏ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-sh ielded equipment interface cable to this equi pment will invalid ate the FCC Certificatio n of this device and may cau se interfe r e nce levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this eq uipm ent. It is the respo nsibility of the user to obtain an d use a shielded equipment interface cab le with this device. If this equipment has mor e th an o ne interface connecto r , do not leave cables co n nected to unused interfaces.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s autho r ity to operate the equipmen t.

For Canadian Users

This Class B digital appa r atus m eets all requiremen ts o f the Canadian Interfe renceCausing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numerique de la classe B res pecte toutes les exig ences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada.

Declaration of Conformity

Accordi ng to ISO/IEC Gui de 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi,

Nagano-ken 39 2 Japan

Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavinc klaan 5 1183 AT Ams te lveen

The Netherlands

Declares that the Product:

Product Name: Dot Matrix Printer Type Name: LQ-21 70 Model: P910A

Conforms to the foll owing Directive(s ) and Norm(s):

Directive 89/ 336/EEC:

EN 55022 Class B EN 50082-1 IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4

Directive 73/ 23/EEC:

EN 60950

Directive 90/ 384/EEC:

EN 45501

August 1995

M. Hamamoto President of EPSON EURO PE B.V.

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Where to Get Help for

United States Users

EPSON pro v ides customer su pp ort and service through a nationw i de network of Aut horized E PSON Cus t omer Car e Ce nters.

EPSON also provides the following support services in the U.S. and Canada throu gh t he EPSON Connection at (800) 922-8911:

Technical assist ance with the installat io n, co nfi guration, and

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operation of EPSON products

Assistance in lo cating your nearest Autho riz ed EPSON Resell er or

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Customer Care Center

Customer Relations

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EPSON technical information library fax service

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Product liter at ure on current and new products

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You can purchas e ribbons, supplie s, parts, do cu m ent at io n, and accessories f or yo ur EPSON pr odu ct s f rom EPSON Acc essories at (800) 873-7766 (U. S. sales only). In Canada, call (80 0) BU Y - EPSON for sales locations.

CompuServe® online support

If you have a modem , the fas te st way to acc e ss helpful tips, spe cif ic at ion s , drivers, application notes, and bulletins is through the Epson Am erica Forum on CompuServe.

If you are not current ly a member of Com pu Serve, you are eligible for a free introductor y m e m ber ship as an owner of an EP SON product. Thi s membershi p entitles you to:

An introductor y $15 credit on CompuServe

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Your own user ID and passw or d

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A complimentary subscription to Comp uSe rv e Maga zine,

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CompuServ e’s monthly publ ication.

To take advantage of this of fer, call (800) 848-8199 in the United States and Canada and ask for representat iv e #529. In other countries, call (614) 529-1611 or yo ur local Compu Serve access number.

If you are already a CompuServe member, simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to rea ch the Ep so n A m erica Forum.

For United Kingdom Users

Use of options

Epson (UK) Limite d shall not be liable again st any damages or problems arising from the use o f any options or consum able products other tha n those designated as Ori ginal Epson Produc ts or Ep son Approved Products by Epson (UK) Limited.

Safety information

Warning: This ap pliance must be earthed. Refer to rating p late for v oltage and check tha t the appliance volta ge corresponds to the supply vol tage.

Impo rt a n t : The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Green and yel lo w - Earth Blue - Neutral Brown - Live

As the colours of the w ires in the mains lead of this appliance m ay not correspond wit h t he co lo ured markings identifying the term inals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The green and yellow wi re must be connected to the terminal in the

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plug which is marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol ( or coloured green or green and yellow.

The blue wire mu st be co nnected to the terminal in the plug m arked

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with the letter N or coloured black.

The brown wire must be connected t o the term inal in the plug

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marked with the letter L or coloured red.

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If damage oc curs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician .

Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating.

Important Safety Instructions

Before using yo ur p rint er, read the follow ing sa fety instructions to make sure you use the printer saf ely and effectively.

Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp

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cloth only. Do not spil l liquid on the printer.

Do not place the pr int er on an unstable surface or near a radiator or

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heat register.

Do not block or cover the op enings in the printer’s cabine t. Do not

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insert objects thr ou gh the slots.

Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s label.

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Connect all equip m ent to properly grounded power outlets. Avoid

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using outle ts on t he sam e circuit as pho tocopiers or air c ontro l systems that regu larly switch on and off.

Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed.

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If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure the total

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ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cords ampere rating. Also, make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.

Except as specifically explained in this guide, do not attempt to

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service the printer yourself.

Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel

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under the following conditions:

If the power cord or plug is dam aged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer does not operate norm ally or exhibits a distin ct cha nge in performan ce. A djust only those controls that are co v ered by the operating instruc ti ons .

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Introduction

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

Chapter 1

Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Plugging in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Running the Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 5

For Microsoft Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

For DOS program users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

DOS printer utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

Setting Up the Printer

Chapter 2

Selecting the Paper Feeding Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Setting the paper release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Using Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Loading single sheets from the top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Loading single sheets from the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Using Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Selecting the tractor position and paper path . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Changing tractor positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Loading the front push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Loading the rear push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Loading the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Loading the push/pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Removing paper from the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets . . . . . 2-24

Switching to single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Switching to continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Printing on Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Adjusting the paper thickness lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Multipart forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Paper Ha ndling

Chapter 3

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Other control panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Changing the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Selecting an instruction sheet language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Selecting items and changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Default setting item functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Micro Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Tear-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Using auto tear-off mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Using the Tear Off/Bin button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Bi-d Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Barcode Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Using the Printer

Chapter 4

Cut-Sheet Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Installing the high capacity cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Loading paper with the high capacity cut-sheet feeder . . . . 4-4

Assembling the double bin cut-shee t fee de r . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Switching between contin uous paper and the cut-sheet

Selecting single-sheets, postcards, or envelopes . . . . . . . . 4-7

Pull Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional pull

Roll Paper Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Installing an interfac e ca rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

The C82305

Using Printer Options

feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

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or C82306✽ serial interface card . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Chapter 5

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Replacing the Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Maintenance and Transportation

Chapter 6

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Power is not being supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

The print is faint or uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics . . . . . . 6-5

Printed characters are not what you expect . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

The print position is not what you expect . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Single sheets do not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

The paper does not feed properly with th e cut-s h eet feeder . 6-10 Continuous paper does not feed pr oper ly when us in g

Troubleshooting

the pull tractor with the push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

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Appendix

Specifications, Command Summary, and

Character Tables

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Paper alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

Safety approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

CE marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Using Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Sending printer commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Using the command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Commands Arranged by Topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

General operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

Paper feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

Page format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19

Print position motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20

Font selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21

Font enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23

Character handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24

Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27

Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27

Bit image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28

Barcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-29

Character Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32

International Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32

Graphics Character Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32

Index

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Introduction

Your new EPSON® 24-pin dot matrix printer combine s a compac t

design and high performance with a wide range of features

offering the high-quality printing and ease of operation you have

come to expect from EPSON printers. Your printer provides the

following:

❏ High speed draft mode printing of up to 440 characte rs at

10 cpi

❏ Easy paper handling, featur in g automatic single sheet and

continuous paper loading from the front paper slot

❏ Eight barcode fon ts and four scalable fonts are available, as

well as one draft an d nine letter quality bit-map font s

❏ Multipart forms printing of one original plus up to four copies

❏ A convenient control panel t h at allo ws direc t s elec tio n of font s

❏ Support of advanced EPSON ESC/P 2 commands and IBM

2390/2391 plu s emulation

❏ Large printable area; 68 line s with A4 size paper

❏ Software utilities, including a printe r driver an d a re mote

control panel utility, that let you make printer settings quickly and easily

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Options

The following options are available for your print er : ❏ Cut-sheet feed er (Hig h c apac i t y , C80673

C80674 envelopes without reload ing. Yo u can cr eat e a double bin cut-sheet feeder by combining the high capacity and second bin feeders.

❏ Pull tractor unit (C80032

tractor, improves printing accur acy, wh ic h is es pec ially usef ul for printing on multipart form s.

❏ Roll paper holder (#8310) allows you to use your printer with

8.5-inch roll paper like that used w ith te lex machines.

❏ Interface cards are available to su pplement the pr inte r’s

built-in parallel interface.

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) automatically feeds up to 150 sheets of paper or 25

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), when combined with the s tand ar d

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; Second bin,

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How to Use This Manua l

This manual provides fully illustrated, step-by-step inst ructions

for setting up and operating your printer.

Chapter 1 contains information on unpacking, setting up, testing,

and connecting the printer. Be sure to read this chapter first.

Chapters 2 and 3 include important information on paper

handling and day-to-day operation of your printer.

Chapter 4 ex plain s h ow to use optional accessories with your

printer.

Chapter 5 provides maintenan ce in formation, including

transp ortation guideli nes.

Chapte r 6 c o n tains troublesh ooting tips. If the prin te r does no t

operate properly or the prin ted r esult s are n ot what you expe ct ,

see this chapter for a list of problems and solution s.

The appendix lists the printer’s specifications, comman d s, an d

character tables.

At the end of t h e m a nual you’ll find an index.

Introductio n

Warnings, Cautions, an d Notes

This guide uses the following conventions:

Warning

s must be followed to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of

your printer.

Introduction

Chapter 1

Setting Up the Printer

Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Plugging in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Running the Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

For Microsoft Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

For DOS program users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

DOS printer utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

Setting Up the Printer

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Choosing a Place for the Printer

When selecting a place to set up your printer, be sure to follow these guidelines:

Place the printer on a flat, stable surface, close enough to

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the computer for the interface cable to reach it.

Leave adequate room around the printer for easy operation

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and maintenan ce.

Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight, excessive

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heat, moisture, or dust.

Use a properly grounded electrical outlet; do not use an

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adapter plug.

Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power

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cord.

Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or

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automatic timers. Accidental disruption of power can erase information in the memory of your printer or computer.

Avoid outlets on the same circuit as large motors or other

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appliances that can cause voltage fluctuations.

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Keep the entire computer system away from poten tial

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sources of electromagnetic interference, such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones.

Setting Up the Printer

If you plan to use a printer stand, follow these guidelines:

Use a stand that supports at least 26 kg (57.8 lbs).

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Never use a stand that tilts the printer at an angle of more

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than 15 degrees from horizontal. If you install a cut-sheet feeder, the stand must keep your printer level.

If you plan to load continuous paper through the bottom of

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the printer, choose a stand that provides an unobstructed paper path.

Position your printer’s power cord and interface cable so

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they do not interfere with paper feeding. If possible, secure the cables to a leg of the printer stand.

Align the paper stack so that the paper feeds straight into

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the tractor’s sprocket units.

Setting Up the Printer

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Unpac king the Printer

Your printer box should include an EPSON printer driver disk and the following items:

paper guide

printer

paper separator

power cord (230 V version o nly)

ribbon cartridge

Note:

In some locations the power cord may be permanently attached to the printer.

Keep the packing materials in case you need to transport your printer.

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Caution

There are several versions of the printer designed for different

voltages, and it is not possible to adjust the printer for use at another voltage. If the label on the back of the printer does not show the correct voltage for your country, contact your dealer.

Setting Up the Printer

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge

Before installing the ribbon cart ridge, make sure that the power

cord is not plugged into an electrical outlet.

1. Li ft the pri nte r cover up and off.

2. Slide the print head to the ribbon installation position (th e indented portion of the paper tension unit.)

Warning:

Never move the print head while the printer is turned on; this can damage the pr inter. Also, the print head may beco m e ho t du ring use. Always let it cool before you touch it.

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3. Remove the plastic separator fr om the middle of the r ibbon cartridge and discard the separator.

4. Hold the cartridge with the ribbon-tightening knob facing you. Place the bott om e dge of th e cartridge int o th e printer so that the notch on each en d of the c artr id g e fit s over the small peg on each side of the printer .

5. Lay the cartridge flat and press gently until it clicks into place on both ends.

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Setting Up the Printer

6. Lift the ribbon guide and insert it firmly over the metal pins behind the print head. Press down on the guide until it clicks into place. Make sure the ribbon is not twisted or c rease d and that it is in place behind the print head . Turn t he ribbon-tightening knob to remove any slack in the ribbon.

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➀

7. Slide the print head from side to side to make sur e it moves smoothl y.

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8. Replace the printer cover by first inserting th e fr ont tabs into the slots near the front of the prin te r; then lower it into place.

9. Attach the paper guide by sliding the slots on the bottom of the paper guide over the pegs behind the paper tension unit.

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10. Insert the paper separator into the paper guide.

11. Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide.

Note:

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer stops printing when the cover is open.

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Plugging in the Printer

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage matches that of y our elec tric al ou t let.

Caution:

If the rated vo ltage a n d yo u r outlet voltage do not m a tch,

contact your dealer for assistance. Do not plug in the power cord.

3. If the power cord is not attached to the printer, connect the appropriate end to the AC inlet on the printer’s rear panel.

4. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded elec tric al outle t.

Running the Self Test

You can run a self test on the printer in letter q uality or dra ft mode, with either continuous paper or single sheets. You can load the pa p er from the rear, f r ont, top, or bottom . The following steps describe how to run the test on single-sheet paper, loaded from the top. See Chapter 2 for mor e information on pape r han d lin g .

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The printer prints the self test in the currently selected font.

1. Make sure the printer is turned off and the paper path guide is open.

2. Move the paper release lever to the s in gle-sheet position.

3. For the letter quality test, hold down the while you turn on the printer. For draf t pri nting , hold down the

button while you turn on the printer.

LF/FF

Load/Eject

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button

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4. Move the left edge guide until it locks in place next to the arrow guide mark. Then adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper.

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Caution:

Run the self test u s i n g pa pe r at least 360 mm (14 inc he s)

wide; otherwise, the print head prints directly on the platen.

5. Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide.

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6. Insert a sheet of paper between the ed ge guid es until it meets resistance. Make sure you adjust the edge guides to match the width of your paper. After a few seconds, the printer feeds the paper to the loading position and begins printin g the se lf test.

Note:

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer stops printing when the cover is open.

7. To stop the self test temporarily, press the

8. To end the self test, press the printer. Here is part of a typical self test:

Pause

button, then turn off the

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Pause

button.

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

If the self test printed correctly, you are ready to connect your printer to the computer. Use a 36-pin cable to connect your computer to your printer’ s built-in parallel interface. Follow these steps:

1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off; then plug the cable connector securely into the printer’s parallel interface connec tor. Sq ueeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector.

Note:

If your cable has a ground wire, connect it to the ground connector beneath the interface connector.

2. Plug the other end of the cable into the c omput er . (If ther e is a ground wire at the computer end of the cable, attach it to the ground connector at the back of the computer.)

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Installing the Printer Driver

The EPSON printer driver is software that helps you take full advantage of your printer’s capabilities.

The EPSON printer driver disk that came with your printer includes the driver softwar e as well as tw o utilities to help you control the printer through DOS.

For Microsoft Windows users

Before you install the driver, make a backup copy of your driver disk. If you are running Windows 3.1, follow the steps in the next section to install the printer driver. If you are running Windows 95, see page 1-16 for instruct ion s.

Installing the driver for Windows 3.1 users

Follow these steps to install the printer drive r for W in dows 3.1:

1. Make sure Windows is running.

2. Insert the EPSON driver disk into drive A (or B, depending on your computer).

3. From the File menu, choose

4. Type

5. Select

A: SETUP

LQ-2170 ESC/P 2

Continue

6. Click

The LQ-2170 print er driver is now installed on y our co mpu te r. Windows will now u se the L Q-2170 as the default print er .

If you need to change the default printer or port assignment, use the Printers utility in the Control Panel group.

(or

B: SETUP

as the Printer Model and click

. The printer driver is installed automat ica lly.

Run

); then click OK.

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Installing the driver for Windows 95 users

Follow these steps to install the printer driver using the Window s 95 plug-and-play capabilities:

Note:

To install the driver using the Windows 95 plug-and-play capabilities, your compu ter’s parallel port must b e an IE EE-1284 (ECP or EPP compatible) bidirectional parallel port. See your computer documentation for more information.

1. Make sure plain paper is loaded in the printer and th e printer is connected to the computer’s parallel port . (The paper is used to perform a test prin t in step 11.)

2. Turn off your printer an d co mpu ter, if necessary .

3. Turn on the printer first; then turn on the compu ter. Your computer begins loading Windows 95.

4. If you defined a password, ente r it at the prompt. You se e th e New Hardware Found screen.

Note:

If you do not see the New Hardware Found screen, please follow the procedure under “Installing the driver while running Windows 95” on page 1-18 instead.

5. Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the screen.

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Then click the

manufacturer

Note:

The next time you turn on your computer after installing the driver, Windows 95 may display the New Hardware Found screen again. In this case, click the

. This screen does not appear again.

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Driver from disk provided by hardwar e

button. Do not select any of the other buttons.

Do not install a drive r

radio button; then click

6. Click OK. You see the Install From Disk screen.

7. Insert the Windows printe r dr iver d isk in a disk driv e.

8. If you inserted the disk in drive A, click the drive let ter in the Copy manufacturer’s files from box and click

9. At the next screen you can type a unique name for the printer in the Printer name box. We recommend that you keep the model name as shown. The program will copy the files to your hard disk and add an icon to the Printers fold er using the pr inte r name you assign.

To use the p rinter as the d e fault printer f or Windows 95 applications, select

10. Click the

11. In the next screen, select

12. Click the

13. Choose printed correctly. If it did not print correctly, choose follow the direction s on the scre en .

To access the driver, see “Ch eck ing the prin te r driver se ttings,” page 1-19.

. (No is the default setting.)

Yes

button.

to print a test page.

YES

button.

Finish

in the test page confirmation dialog if the page

Yes

. Othe rwise, change

and

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Installing the driver while running Windows 95

Follow these steps to install the printer drive r for W in dows 95.

1. In the Desktop window, double-click the

2. Double-click the

3. Double-click the

4. Click the

5. Select the click the

6. Click the

7. Insert the floppy disk containing the dr iver into your computer’s floppy disk drive.

8. Type

9. Select your printer’ s nam e in the dialog box, then click the button.

10. Select the port you want to use with this printer.

11. Click the

Local printer

Have Disk

A: WIN95

Printers Add Printer

button.

(or

button.

folder.

Network printer

button.

B: WIN95

icon.

); then click OK.

My Computer

radio button. Then

icon.

12. Select the setting.

13. Click the

14. Click the

15. Click

16. In the dialog box that appears, choose

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Finish

printed satisfactorily. If it didn’t print satisfactorily, choose

and follow the d ir e c tions that appear on you r sc r een .

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or No radio button to make the default printer

Yes

button.

radio button to print a test page.

Yes

if the test page

Yes

Checking the printer driver settings

Before you start printing, you should make sure that the driver settings match your document re quirements. While many Windows applications overr id e the prin te r settings ma de with t he driver, some do not.

Be sur e to check th e following:

Resolution The printing resolution in dots per

❏

inch (dpi).

Paper size The size of the paper loaded in the

❏

printer.

Orientation The direction of printing on the page

❏

(portrait or landscape).

Paper source Tractor, manual feed, or sheet feeder.

❏

For Windows 3.1 users

Follow these steps to select the appropria te settin gs:

1. In the Main window, double-click the

2. Double-click the

3. Make sure your printer is highlighted, and click the button i n the Pr i n t S etup menu.

4. Select the paper size you have loaded in the printer fr om the Paper Size list. If you don’t see your paper size in the list, use the arrows on the right to scroll through the list. The diagram on the screen changes according to the paper size you select.

5. Select

6. Select the resolution you desire.

Portrait

screen changes according to the orientation you select.

Printers

Landscape

icon.

orientation. The diagram on the

Control Panel

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icon.

Setup

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7. Select the paper source.

8. Click

You can control intensity by clicking the arrow to darker or lighter. You can control dithering by choosing

Line Art

Options

to open the opt i on men u .

None, Coarse, Fine

For Windows 95 users

Follow these steps to select the appropria te settin gs:

1. In the Desktop window, click the

2. Select

3. Right-click on your printer icon.

4. Choose

5. Click on the Paper tab, and select the paper size you have loade d

6. Select

Settings

Properties

in the printer from the Paper size list. If you don’t see your paper size, scroll through the list, and select the cor rect size. The diagram on the screen ch anges according to the paper size you select.

Portrait

screen changes according to the orientation you select.

; then click

. The driver tab menus appear.

Landscape

Printers

orientation. The diagram on the

Start

button.

, or

7. Select the paper source.

8. Select the resolution you desire on

9. Make any other settings you wish, and click finished.

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the Graphics m

when you are

enu.

For DOS program users

Most DO S software progra ms include drive r s for EPSON ESC/P 2 printers. Also, DOS programs require you to select from a list of printers to install the print er driver. If the LQ-2170 is not includ ed in the list, contact your softwar e ma n u fac turer to see if th er e is an updated driver available or selec t the first printe r available from the list below.

LQ-1070/1070+ LQ-870/1170 LQ-850+/1050+ LQ-850/1050 LQ-510/550/1010 LQ-200 LQ-500 LQ-860+/1060+ LQ-2550 LQ-2500 LQ-800/1000 LQ-1500

See your DOS program’s documentation for instructions on selecting the printer driver.

DOS printer utilities

Your printer comes with the EPSON Remote! and EPSON Calibration utilities. You can use EPSON Remote! to make setting changes from your computer instead of using the printer’s control panel. Also, you can use EPSON Calibration to properly align your printout.

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Installing the printer utilities

To install the utilities, follow these steps:

1. Insert the floppy disk containing the printer utilities into your compu ter’s disk drive.

2. From the DOS prompt, type

Enter

3. In the screen that appears, select your printer’ s name in the Printer Model window and press as the default directory. You may change the directory or use the default.

4. Press directory on drive C (or to the directory you specified in step 3).

. All the necessary files are copied to the EPU T IL

Enter

A:SETUP

(or

B:SETUP

. C:\EPUTIL appears

Enter

Using the EPSON printer utilities

To use your EPSON utilities, follow these steps:

1. From the DOS prompt, change th e c urren t directory to th e C drive.

2. To use the EPSON Remote! utility, type

. To use the EPSON Calibration utility, type

Enter

and press

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to use either utility.

Enter

PRNSET

); then press

and pre ss

CALIBRAT

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Chapter 2

Paper Handling

Selecting the Paper Feeding Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Setting the paper release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Using Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Loading single sheets from the top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Loading single sheets from the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Using Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Selecting the tractor position and paper path . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Changing tractor positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Loading the front push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Loading the rear push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Loading the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Loading the push/pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Removing paper from the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets . . . . . . 2-24

Switching to single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Switching to continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Printing on Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Adjusting the paper thickness lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Multipart forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

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Selecting the Paper Feeding Method

The printer can accommodate almost any type of paper with front, rear, and bottom paper slots p lu s a trac to r that ca n be moun t ed in two different positions—front and top.

This chapt er expl ains the variou s methods of pa p er ha n dlin g an d includes recommendations on the feeding methods best suited to your specific needs.

Setting the paper release lever

First you need to set the paper release lever for the type of paper and feeding method you want to use. The paper release lever has four positions, with icons indicating the type of paper and paper path for each position.

PULL

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Single-sheet position—for all single sheets (including envelopes and postcards) , whether loaded from front, top, the optional cut-sheet feeders, or the roll paper holder.

Front push and front push/pull tractor position—for continuou s paper when the tractor unit is installed in the front.

Rear push and rear push/pull tractor position—for continuou s paper when the tractor unit is installed in the rear.

Pull tractor posi tion—for continuous paper when the tractor unit is installed on the top. In this case, you can load paper from the front , rear, or bottom.

Using Single Sheets

You can print on single sh eets of paper from 101 to 420 mm (4.0 to

16.5 inches) wide. You c an load sing le sheets from either the top or front of the printe r.

Loading single sheets from the top

1. Move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position. Make sure the paper guide is installed and the paper path guide is open.

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2. Turn on the printer. Slide the left edge guide until it stops next to the arrow on the paper guide. Then adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper.

3. Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide.

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4. Insert the paper firmly between the edge guides until it meets resistance. After a few seconds, the printer advances the paper to the loading position. You are now rea dy t o print.

Note:

Always close the pr inte r co ve r befo r e prin ting. The printer stop s prin ting when the cover is open.

Caution

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear

paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

If the platen tur ns but the printer doesn’t load the p aper, completely remove the paper and re-insert it more firmly.

To eject the paper, press the

Load/Eject

button.

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Loading single sheets from the front

1. Move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position and open the front cover. Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide.

2. Turn on the printer.

3. Position the left edge guide as shown below. (Printing starts at the arrow mark.) See the Appendix for more information on the left margin position.

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4. While aligning the paper’s left and right edges with the edge guides, insert the paper firmly until it meets resistance. After a few seconds, the printer loads the paper to the loading position. You are now ready to print.

Note:

Always close the pr inte r cover before printing . T he pr inte r st ops printing when the cover is open.

Caution

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear

paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

If the platen tur ns but the printer doesn’t load the p aper, completely remove the paper and re-insert it more firmly.

To eject the paper, press the

Load/Eject

button.

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Using Continuous Paper

The printer’s paper-handling system allow s you to load continuous paper through the front, rear, or bottom.

You can print on continuou s pa per from 101 to 406 mm (4 to 16 inches) wide.

To print on continuous paper, you need to install the tractor unit in the front or pull position. Be sure you set the paper release lever correctly.

Note:

The rear push tractor cannot be removed.

Selecting the tractor position and paper path

The table below lists the different way to feed continuous paper. Always set the paper release lever to the position indicated for the paper feed method you are using.

Tracto r position

Front push tractor and front push/pull

Rear push tractor and rear push/pull

Pull tract o r

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Paper release lever position Paper paths

Make sure you align your paper supply with the paper loaded in the trac tor so the paper fee ds smoothly int o the printe r .

If you feed paper through the bottom paper slot, use a printer stand that has a large enough opening for paper to feed from the bottom without obstruction.

Changing tractor positions

You can use the removable tractor unit as either a fr ont push tractor or a pull tractor; you just change the tractor position according to your paper feeding method.

Note:

The rear push tractor cannot be removed.

Using the front push tractor position

Before installing the tractor in the front position, you need to remove it from its c u rrent position (t op ) b y p re ssing the tractor’s lock tabs while you lift it off the printer.

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

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2. Open the front paper guide and remove it by grasping the fins on both sides and pulling it straight out of the printer.

front paper guide

Note:

When loading multipart forms that are bound on only one side by line gluing, always use the rear push tractor. This type of form cannot be fed from the fro n t pus h tr ac to r.

3. Push the tractor into the prin ter’s mounting sl ot a s shown be l ow . You are now ready to load co nt inu ous pap er wit h the fron t push tr actor.

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To remove the tractor unit, press its lock tabs, tilt it forward, and lift it out of the printer.

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Using the pull tractor position

Before installing the tractor in the top position, you need to remove it from its c u rr en t p os i ti on (fr on t) by pressing t he t ractor’s lock tabs while you lift it off the printer.

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Lift the printer cover and paper guide up and off the print er.

3. Grasp both ends of the clear plastic paper-tension unit, raise the front of the unit, and lift it off the printer.

Note:

Check the paper thickness lever position to ensure that it wasn’t moved during pull tractor installation. See “Adjusting the paper thickness lever” later in this chapter for the correct lever position.

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Warning

Never move the print head while the printer is turned on; this can damage the printer. Also, if you just used the printer, the print head may be hot. Let it cool for a few minutes before touching it.

4. Push the tractor into the p rin ter’s mounting slot a s shown below.

To remove the tractor unit, hold down its lock tabs, tilt it back, and lift it off the printer.

Loading the front push tractor

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Remove the front paper guid e as shown below. Make sur e the tractor is in the front m ou nting slot and the pap e r re l e ase lever is set to the fro n t pu sh tractor pos iti on.

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3. Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks backward.

4. Position the left sprocket as shown below. (Printing s tarts at the arrow mark.) See the Appendix for more information on the left margin position.

5. Lock the sprocket in place. Then slide the right sprocket to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it.

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6. Make sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Then open the sprocket covers and fit the holes of the pape r ov e r the tractor pins.

7. Close the sprocket covers.

8. Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper; then lock it in place.

9. Attach the front paper gui de.

10. Slide the left and right edge guides to the center of the paper exit path.

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11. Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it automatically loads the paper before printing.

Note:

❏

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer stops printing when the cover is open.

❏

You can also advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the

❏

Advance the paper behind the printer guide as shown below. Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide.

Caution:

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear

paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

Load /Eject

button.

Loading the rear push tractor

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Remove the printer cover and paper guide.

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3. Make sure the paper release lever is set to the rear push tractor position.

4. Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks forward.

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5. Slide the left sprocket to the left margin of the paper using the scale on the printer as shown below. (Printing starts at th e “0” mark. See the Appendix for more information on the left margin position.) Then slide the right sprocket to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it.

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6. Make sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Then open the sprocket covers and fit the holes of the pape r ov e r the tractor pins.

7. Close the sprocket covers.

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8. Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper; then lock it in place.

9. Attach the printer c ove r and paper gui de .

Note:

Advance the paper behind the printer guide as shown below. Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide.

10. Slide the left and right edge guides to the center of the paper guide.

11. Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it automatically loads the paper before printing.

Note:

❏

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer stops printing when the cover is open.

❏

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You can also advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the

Caution:

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

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Load /Eject

button.

Loading the pull tractor

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Remove the printer cover and paper guide.

3. Make sure the tractor is in the pull tractor position and the paper release lever is set to the pull tractor position.

4. Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks forward.

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5. Slide the left sprocket to the left margin of the paper using the scale at the rear of the tracto r as a guid e. (P rint ing s tar ts at t he “0” mark. See the Appendix for more infor mat ion on the left margin position.) Then slide the right sprocket to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it.

6. Make sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Open the sprocket covers and insert paper from either the top, rear, or bottom paper slot. Then fit the holes of the paper over the tractor pins.

7. Close the sprocket covers.

8. Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper; then lock it in place.

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9. Attach the printer c ove r and paper gui de .

Note:

Advance the paper behind the printer guide as shown below. Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide.

10. Slide the left and right edge guides to the center of the paper guide.

11. Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it automatically loads the paper before printing.

Note:

❏

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer stops printing when the cover is open.

❏

You can also advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the

Load /Eject

button.

Caution:

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

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Loading the push/pull tractor

To use the push and pull tractors in combination, you must first purchase the optional pull tr ac to r. See Ch apter 4 for more information on printer options.

Note:

The standard rear push tractor cannot be removed.

To load paper in the tractor, follo w th e se ste p s :

1. Make sure the tractor is in the push/pull tractor position and the paper release lever is set to either the front push or rear push tractor positi on.

2. Load paper in the front or rear push trac to r as des cr ibed in the previous sections.

3. Push the

4. Fit the p a p e r to th e p u l l tractor’s sprocket as described in the previous section.

5. Move the paper release lever to the pull tractor position, and use micro adjust (described in the next chapter) to remove any slack in the paper.

6. Move the paper release lever back t o the push tractor position.

7. Attach the paper guide and printer cover.

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LF/FF

button to advance the paper to the next page.

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8. Slid e th e lef t an d ri gh t ed g e g uid es to th e ce n te r of t he p a per gui d e.

9. Raise the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide.

Caution:

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear

paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

Note:

❏

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer stops printing when the cover is open.

❏

Advance the paper behind the printer guide as shown below. Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide.

Removing paper from the tractor

1. To remove continuous paper, press the the paper’s perforation to th e te a r- of f edge of the pr in te r cover.

Note:

If the page perforation is not properly aligned with the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using micro adjust. See Chapter

2. Tear off the paper.

3. Press the backward out of the printer and into the standby position.

Load/Eject

button to f e ed the continuous paper

Tear Off/Bin

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button to feed

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button. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may

Caution:

Make sure you tear off your printed document before pressing the

Load/Eject

cause a paper jam.

Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets

When using the push tr ac tor in the fron t or rear p osit ion , you can easily switch between continuous and single-sheet printing without removing the paper.

Switching to single sheets

To switch from continuous paper to single sheets, follow these steps:

1. If any printed sheets remain in the printer, press the

Tear Off/Bin

position.

2. Tear off the printed pages.

button to advance the paper to the tear-o ff

Caution:

❏

3. Press the

4. Move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position.

5. Adjust the edge guides to match the width of your paper.

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Always tear off paper before back-feeding paper through the printer; back-feeding too many sheets can cause a paper jam.

❏

Never back-feed labels. Labels can easily come off their backing and jam the printer.

Load/Eject

paper backward to the standby position. The paper is still attached to the push tr a ctor but is no lon g e r in the pa p e r path.

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button. The printer feeds the continuous

You can now load single sheets as described in “Using Sin gle Sheets,” earlier in this chapter.

Switching to continuous paper

To switch from single sheets back to continuous paper, follow these steps:

1. If a single sheet is in the paper path, press the button to e ject it.

2. Move the paper release lever to the push or pull tractor position.

The printer advances the continuous paper to the loading position when it receives data.

Load/Eject

Printing on Special Paper

In addition to printing on single sheets and continuous paper, your printer can print on a wide variety of other paper types, such as envelopes, labels, postcards, roll paper, and multipart forms. Before printing on special types of paper, you need to change the paper thickness setting.

Caution:

❏

When printing on labels or multipart forms, make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area.

❏

Always return the paper thickness lever to position 0 when you return to printing on ordinary paper.

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Adjusting the paper thickness lever

Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper according to the table below.

Paper type Lever position

Thin pape r 0 or 1 Ordinary paper (single sheets or contin uous) 0 Multipart forms (carbonless)

2 sheets (original + 1 copy) 3 sheets (original + 2 copies) 4 sheets (original + 3 copies) 5 sheets (original + 4 copies)

1 2 3

5 Labels, Postcards 2 Envelopes 2 to 6

Note:

❏

When operating your printer under low temperature conditions (5°C or less), set the lever one position lower to improve print quality.

❏

When operating your printer under high temperature conditions (35°C or more), set the lever one position higher to improve print quality.

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Multipart forms

Your printer can print on both single-sheet and continuous multipart forms. You can load single-sheet multipart forms in both the front and top paper slot s. You can load continuous mult ip art forms from the front , rear, an d bottom.

Note:

Use only carbonless multipart forms.

You can use multipart forms of up to five parts, including the original. Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the proper position.

You load multipart form s the same w ay as s i ngle s heets or continuous paper. For best results with continuous multipart forms, you should use the tractor installed in the pull tractor position and load paper fr om either the front or rear trac to r. Wh en you load paper from the front, you must use the optional pull tractor because the rear push tractor cannot be removed.

For details, see “Using Single Sheets” or “Loading Continuous Paper,” earlier in this chapter. Also be sure to set the loading position as described in “Micro Adjust” in Chapter 3.

Caution:

❏

When printing multipart forms, make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area of the forms. (For more information on the printable area, see the Appendix.)

❏

Use multipart forms only under normal operating conditions.

❏

When loading single-sheet multipart forms that are bound at the top by line gluing, always use the top paper path. (If you plan to print on forms that are joined at either the top or side by line gluing, use the front paper path.)

❏

Load multipart forms that are free of wrinkles and waves.

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Labels

When selecting labels for printing, always choose the type mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with a tractor. Do not try to print labels as single sheets because the shiny backing sheet does not feed properly.

Load labels from either the front or botto m (n ot rear) pa per slo ts with the tractor in the pull tractor position. You load them the same way that you load continuous paper, except you set the paper thickness lever to position 2. See “Using Continuous Paper” earlier in this chapter for details.

Caution:

❏

Never feed labels backward with the

Off/Bin

jam the printer.

❏

Since labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions.

❏

Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing.

buttons. Labels can easily peel off the backing and

Load/Eject

Tear

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❏

To remove labels from the paper path after you finish printing, first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot. Then use the labels out of the printer.

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LF/F F

button to advance the remaining

Envelopes

You can load envelopes only from the top paper slot, following the guidelines below:

Always set the paper thickness lever to position 2 to 6 to

❏

match the thickness of the envelope.

Always feed an envelope by pushing the wide edge into

❏

the printer until it meets resistance.

Caution:

❏

Use envelopes only under normal operating conditions.

❏

Printing on the edge of an envelope can damage the print head. Make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area of the envelopes. See the Appendix for details.

Postcards

You can load postcards from the front and top paper slots. Load cards only under normal operating conditions. Set the Card mode using the button description s in Ch apter 3 for more infor mat ion .

Tear Off/Bin

button. See the

Tear Off/Bin

light and

Note:

❏

When the length of the card is less than 14.8 cm (5.8 inches), use the top paper slot. See the Appendix for details.

❏

Use postcards only under normal operating conditions.

Roll paper

Load roll paper from the top paper slot. See “Roll paper holder” in Chapter 4 for more informatio n.

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Chapter 3

Using the Printer

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Other control panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Changing the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Selecting an instruction sheet language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Selecting items and changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Default setting item functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Micro Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Tear-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Using auto tear-off mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Using the Tear Off/Bin butto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Bi-d Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Barcode Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

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This chapter covers basic operation of your printer, including the control panel lights and buttons, the printer’s default settings, and other functi on s.

Control Panel

The indicator lights on the control panel let you monitor the current status of the printer, and the buttons let you control many printer settings.

Lights

Draft Roman Sansserif Courier Prestige Script Others

Font Pitch Tear Off/Bin

10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi PS

Tear Off Bin 1 Bin 2 Card

Micro Adjust 3sec

LF/FF Load/Eject

Pause

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Paper Out

Operate

Paper Out

(red)

On when the printer runs out of paper or paper is jammed.

Pause

(orange)

On when the printer is not ready to print data, paper is out or jammed, or the cover is open. The press the

Pause

button to p au se printing. The

Pause

light is off, unless you

Pause

when the micro adjust function is enabled or the print head is too hot.

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light flashes

Tear Off/Bin

The

(two lights, green)

selection status is displayed by two lights:

Tear off position Bin 1 Bin 2 Card

= Flashing, = On, = Off

* Both lights are off when continuous paper is not in the tear-off position. * You can print postcards in Card mode.

Font

(three lights, green)

The font selection status is displayed by three font lights on the control panel:

Draft Roman Sans Serif Courier Prestige Script Others

= On, = Off

* Others means the font selected in the Default Setting mode.

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Pitch

(three lights, green)

The pitch selection status is displayed by three pitch lights:

10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi PS (Proportional spacing)

= On, = Off

Note:

All of the lights above a re o n when a fatal error occurs.

Buttons

Operate

Press this button to turn the printer on or off.

Pause

Press this button to temporarily stop printing and to resume printing. Holding it down for at least 3 seconds when the printer is in the standby mode enables the micro adjust func tio n. Pressing it again disables this function. See “Micro Adjust” later in this chapter for details.

Load/Eject

Press this button to load single-sheet or continuous paper to the loading position. However, the printer normally loads paper automatically. If single-sheet paper is already in the loading position, use this button to eject the sheet. If continuous paper is in the loading or tear-off position, press this button to feed it backward to the standby position.

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LF/FF

(line feed/form feed)

Press this button briefly to feed the paper forward one line. Hold the button down to eject a single sheet of paper or advanc e continuous paper to the top of the next page. You can also use this button to load a single sheet of paper from the cut -sheet feeder or to feed continuous paper from the standby position to the loading position.

Tear Off/Bin

Pressing this bu tton mo ves a page to th e te ar-off position, and pressing it again moves the next page to the top-of-feed position. When cut sheets are used, pressing it selects the cut-sheet feed bin number. Use the Card mode (Bin 1 selected) to print on postcards.

Font

Press this button to select one of the following fonts: Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, or Other*

* ”Other” means the font selected in the Default Setting mode.

Pitch

Press this button to select one of the following pitches: 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 c pi, or prop ortion al sp acing (PS).

Note:

The typestyle samples on the control panel are meant as guides only; actual printed results may differ slightly.

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Other control panel features

The control panel also gives you to access to several other functi ons. To activate the functions listed b el o w, turn on the printer while pressing one of buttons, as follows:

Load/Eject

LF/FF

Pitch

Load/Eject

Pause

and

LF/F F

Performs a letter quality self test. See Chapter 1 for details.

Performs a draft self t est. See Chapter 1 for details .

Activates the Default Setting mode. See “Changing the Default Settings” in this chapter.

Prints a data dump. All the input data are printed as hexadecimal numbers and corresponding characters. See “Problems and Solutions” in Chap t er 6.

Starts the Bi-d adjustmen t. See “B i-d Adjustment” in this chapter.

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Changing the Default Settings

The default settings control many basic functions of the printer. While you can control many of these functions through your software or printer driver, you may sometimes need to change a default setting from the printer’s control panel through the Default Setting mode.

To enter Default Setting mode, hold down the turning on the printer. The printer prints an instruction sheet. Follow the instructions on this sheet, and in this section, to change settings using the Default Setting mode.

Pitch

button while

Selecting an instruction sheet language

Follow these steps to select the language in which you want to print the rest of the Default Setting mode instructions:

1. Press the language you want to select.

2. Press the

3. Press the

Pitch

button until the

Tear Off/Bin Font

button to print out the instruction.

button to save your selection.

Pitch

lights indicate the

Selecting items and changing settings

Follow the steps below to select items and change their settings. The available items and settings are listed on the instruction sheet and in the table on the next page.

1. Press the you want to change.

2. Press the for that item is indicated by the lights.

Pitch

button until the

Tear Off/Bin

Pitch

lights indicate the item

button until the setting you want to use

Tear Off/Bin

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3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for any addit ion al items you want to change. Each time you press the

Tear Off/Bin

button, the

printer saves the settings you selected.

4. When you finish changing the settings, turn off the printer.

The following table lists the items you can change and their available settings. Each item is described in the following section.

Item Settings

Character table Standard model:

Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII, Abicomp, ISO Latin 1, Roman 8 All other models: Italic, PC 437, PC 437 Greek, PC 850, PC 852, PC 853, PC 855, PC 857, PC 864, PC 866, PC 869, ISO Latin 1T, ISO 8859-7, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, Bulgaria, Estonia, PC774, ISO Latin 2, PC 866 LAT.

Internat ional character set for Italic table

Font *1 OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C,

Page length for front tractor 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12,

Page length for rear tractor 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12,

High speed draft On, Off Print direction Auto, Bi-d., Uni-d. Software ESC/P 2, IBM 2391 plus Interface mode Auto, Parallel I/F, Option I/F Auto interface wait time 10 sec., 30 sec. Input buffer On, Off

Italic U.S.A, Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain

Roman T, Sans Serif H

14, 17 inches

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Item Settings

Skip-over-perfo ration On, Off Auto tear off On, Off Auto line feed On, Off Auto CR *2 On, Off AGM *2 On, Off 0 slash On, Off Buzzer On, Off Roll paper On, Off

*1 One of the fonts selected in the Default Setting mode corresponds to

Other on the control panel. The following fonts are not selected in the Default Setting mode: Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, and Script.

*2 These settings are effective when IBM2391 Plus emulation is selected.

Default setting item functions

This section describes each of the default setting item functions.

Character tabl e

Your printer has 11 stand ar d c hara ct er tables as well as tables for 20 other countries. See the App en d ix for character samp les.

International character set for Italic table

You can change 8 characters in the Italic chara cter table to su it your printing needs. Since these characters are often used in oth er languages, they are named after cou ntries an d are referred to as international character sets . See the Appen dix for char ac ter samples.

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Font

You can select 6 fonts in D efault Sett ing mo de. The following fonts are indicated on the control panel and can’t be selected by default settings: Draft , Roman , San s Seri f, Cour ier, Pres tige, an d Scr i pt.

Page length f or front and rear tractor

For pap e r f ed through the fr on t or rear tractor, you can set the page length to one of the following : 3, 3.5, 4, 5. 5, 6, 7, 8, 8. 5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, or 17 inch es.

High speed draft

When you select high speed draft, the printer can print up to 440 cps (characters per secon d ) at 10 cpi in draft mode. If you select normal speed draft, it prints up to 330 cps at 10 cp i in dra ft mode.

Print direction

You can select auto print direction, unidirectional printing, or bidirectional printing. Printing is normally bidirectional; however, unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment.

Software

When you select ESC/P 2, the printer operates in the EPSON ESC/P 2 mode. Wh en you select IB M, th e print er emulates an IBM printer.

Interface mode

The printer has two interfaces: parallel and Type-B (option al). You can choose par allel, optional, or au tom atic for the interf ac e mode.

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Auto interface wait time

The printer determines which interface is receiving data and switches to that interface until the end of the print job (when no data is received from the selected interfac e for the amoun t of time specified). You can specify ei th e r 1 0 se c onds or 30 seconds.

Input buffer

The input buffer stores data sent from your computer. The input buffer can store up to 64KB of data, so you can free your computer for other tasks while the printer prints. When the buffer is off, the buffer can store no data, so the computer must wait for the printer to print each character before sending the next.

Skip ov er perf oration

This feature is available only when continuous paper is selected. When you turn on this feature, the printer provides a one-inch (25.4 mm) margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next page. Because most application programs set their own top and bottom margins, you should use this feature only if your program does not provide them.

Auto tear-off

When you use continuous paper with the front or rear push tractor, this fe ature advanc e s th e p a p e r perforation to the te ar-off position, where you can then easily tear off the printed page. When the printer again receives data, it automatically ad va nces the paper to the top-of-form position and starts printing, so you can use all of the next sheet. When auto tear- off is dis abled (off) , you must per fo rm the tear-o f f function manual l y by pre ssing the

Tear Off/Bin

information.

button. See “Tear Off” later in this chapter for more

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Auto line feed

When auto line feed is on, the printer accompanies each carria ge return (CR) code received with a line feed (LF) code.

Auto carriage return

When the auto carriage return feature is on, each line feed (LF) code or ESC J ( carriage return (CR) code and the printer moves the next print position to the left margin. When this feature is off, you must send the CR code after the line feed code to move the print position to the left margin. This feature is available in IBM emulation mode only.

/180-inch line feed) code is accompa nied by a

Alternate Graphic Mode (AGM)

When AGM is on, the printer can use some advanced graphics commands like those available in ESC/P2 mode. When you select IBM 2390/2391 mod e, this set ting is av ailable. The d efault setting is off.

0 slash

The zero character has a slash (0) when this setting is on; it has no slash (0) when the setting is off. This allows you to easily distinguish between an u pp ercase “O” character and a zero.

Buzzer (Beep)

The printer beeps when some errors occur. See “Troubleshooting” in Chapter 6 for more informat ion.

Roll paper

When you turn on this mode, roll paper is not recognized as single-sheet paper even if the paper release lever is set to the single-sheet position. This means that the paper is not ejected and advanced forwar d to the next pag e with th e

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LF/FF

button.

Micro Adjust

The micro adjust feat u re allow s you t o mov e paper for ward or backward in 1/360-in c h increment s. You c an use this fea tur e to adjust the loading an d tear -off positions.

This section explains how to use micro adju st. See the next section for information on adjusting the tear-off pos ition.

The loading position is the position of t he paper aft er it has been automatically loaded by the printer. If your printing appears too high or low on the page, change the loading position with the micro adjust feat ure as follow s:

1. Make sure the printer is turned on. If necessary, lift the printer cover up so you can see the paper position.

2. Load either continuous or single-sh eet paper. (Load continuous paper by pressing the

Load/Eject

button.)

3. Hold down the light starts flashing.

Pause

button for three seconds. The

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4. Press the down on the page, or press the loading position up on the page.

For continuous paper, mark a point 6.5 mm above the perforation and position the pa pe r as sh own . This g ives you an 8.5 mm margin.

Load/Eject

6.5 mm

8.5 mm

[↑] button to move the loading position

LF/FF

[↓] button to move the

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margi3

Note:

❏

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The printer has a minimum and maximum loading position. If you try to advance the loading position beyond these limits, the printer beeps and the paper stops moving.

When the paper reaches the factory-set loading position, the printer beeps and paper feeding pauses briefly. Use the factory setting as a reference point when adjusting the loading position.

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5. Press the micro adjust mode.

Note:

For both cut sheet and continuous paper, the printer remembers this new position even after it has been turned off and back on.

Pause

button o r sen d data to the printe r to leave the

Tear-Off

After you have finished printing, you can use the tear-off feature to advance continuous paper on the push tractor to the tear-off edge of the printer. You can then easily tear off printed sheets. When y o u re sume printing , the printer auto m a tically feeds paper back to the loading position so you can save paper that would normally be lost between documents.

You can use the tear-off featu re in two way s : by sett ing the default setting to select auto tear-off mode, or by pressing the

Tear Off/Bin

If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the micro adjust feature as described in the previous section.

button on the control panel.

Caution:

❏

Never use the tear-off feature to reverse-feed labels; they may come off their backing and jam the printer.

❏

Never reverse-feed continuous paper when using the pull tractor; the paper could come off the pull tractor and jam the printer.

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Using auto tear-off mode

When you select the auto tear-o ff mod e d efau lt setting , the printer advances continuo u s paper to the tea r-o ff pos i tion wh en you finish printing.

The printer advances paper to the tear-off position only when the printer receives a full page of d at a or a fo rm- feed com man d and no more data is received for three seconds.

Select tear-off using the Default Setting mode as descr ibed earlier in this chapte r. Also make sure the page le ng th for continuo us paper is selected correctly in the Default Setting mode. Be sure you tur n o ff th e p ri nter to ex i t from the Default S e tting mode, and then turn it on again.

1. Print on continuous paper loaded on the front or rear push tractor (as described in Chapter 2). When you finis h printin g, the printer advances the perforation of the final printed page to the tear-off position.

2. Tear off all printed pages.

3. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing. If the perforation does not meet the tear-off ed ge, you can ad just the tear-off position usin g the micro adjust featu re as des cr ibed in the previous section.

You can leave auto tear-o ff mod e on even wh en you are using single sheets because the mode is disabled when you move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position.

Note:

Don’t turn on the auto tear-off mode when using the pull tractor. Set auto tear-off mode to of f in the Defau l t S etting mode, or avoid touching

Tear Off/Bin

the

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button when using the pull tractor.

Using the Tear Off/Bin button

Whether or not the printer is in auto tear-off mode, y ou ca n use

Tear Off/Bin

the tear-off position by following the steps below:

button to a d vance continuou s paper to the

1. Make sure printing has finished. Then press the button until the two lights on the control panel start flashing. The printer advances the paper to the tear-off edge.

2. Tear off all printed pages. If the perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, adjust the tear-off position using the micro adjust feature. See “Mic ro Adjus t, ” ear lier in this ch apter .

3. When you resume printing, the printer feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins p rinting. (You can also manually feed the paper back to the loading position by pressing the

Tear Off/Bin

button.)

Tear Off/Bin

Bi-d Adjustment

When using bidirectional printing, you may notice that the lines in your printout are not properly aligned. To correct this problem, use the printer’s Bi-d Adjustment mode as follows:

1. Make sure continuous paper is loaded in the printer.

2. Hold down the instructions for adjusting Bi-d alignment are printed, along with the first set of alignment patterns.

Pause

button while you turn on the printer. The

3. Follow the instructions on the printout.

4. After completing Bi-d adjustment, turn off the p ri n te r.

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Barcode Printing

Your printer has powerful barcode printing capabilities and includes the following resident barcode fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, U PC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Cod e 128, and POSTNET. See the App en dix for more infor mat ion abou t the Barcode Print command.

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Chapter 4

Using Printer Options

Cut-Sheet Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Installing the high capacity cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Loading paper with the high capacity cut-sheet feeder . . . . . 4-4

Assembling the double bin cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Switching between continuous paper and the cut-sheet

feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Selecting single-sheets, postcards, or envelopes . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Pull Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Loading pape r with the push tr ac to r and the optiona l pull

tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Roll Paper Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Installing an interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

The C82305

✽

or C82306✽ serial interface card . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

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This chapter describes how to use o pt ional equipment with your printer, including cut-sheet feeders, a pull tractor, a roll paper holder, and interface cards .

Cut-Sheet Feeders

Two cut-sheet feeders are available for use wi th your printer.

Printer model High capacity (Bin 1) Second bin (Bin 2)

LQ-2170 C80673✽ C80674✽

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

Contact your local EPSON dealer for the part number in your country.

By connecting both cut-sheet feeders, you can operate them as a double bin cut-sheet feeder. This allows you to load two different types of paper. See “A ssemblin g the double bin cut-sheet feeder” later in this chapter.

Before you install your cut-sheet feeder, assemble it by following the instructions in the manual that comes with it.

Note:

The second bin cut-sheet feeder can only be used in combination with the high capacity cut-sheet feeder.

Installing the high capacity cut-sheet feeder

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.

2. Remove the paper guide and the printer cover.

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3. If the standard tractor is installed in the pull tractor position, remove it. If the optional pull tractor is installed, remove it. In either case, make sure the paper tension unit is not installed.

Note:

Store the paper guid e an d o ptional pull tract or in a safe place; you will need them if you remove the cut-sheet feeder.

4. Move the printer head to the ribbon installation position.

Warning:

5. Hold the cut-sheet feeder in both hands and press back the latc h levers on each side. Fit the notches in the cut-sheet feeder over the mounting posts on the printer. Release the latch levers and lower the cut-sheet feeder until it rests on the printer.

Never move the print head while the printer is turned on; this can dama ge the prin te r. Al so, the print he a d may become hot during use. Always let it cool before you touch it.

6. Insert the cable into the connector as shown above.

7. Replace the printer cover.

You are now ready to load paper with your cut-sheet feeder . To remove the cut-sheet feeder, reverse the steps above.

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Loading paper with the high capacity cut-sheet feeder

Load paper using the high capacity cut-sheet feeder as follows:

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Push down the center support. Slide the left paper guide so it is aligned with the arrow mark on the back side of the center support. Next, slide the right paper guide to match the width of your paper. Slide the paper stacker midway between the paper guides.

3. Pull the paper-set levers all the way forward until the paper guides retract and lock open to allow for paper loading.

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4. Fan a stack of paper (up to 150 sheets); then tap t he s ide an d bottom of the stack on a fla t sur fac e to even it up.

Caution:

5. Insert the paper along the left paper guide.

6. Adjust the position of the right paper guide so that it matches your paper’s width. Make sure the position of the guide allows the paper to move up and down freely.

7. Push back the paper-set levers to clamp the paper against the guide roll e rs.

8. Lift up the center support and select single sheet or continuous paper by moving the paper selection lever as shown below.

Do not use labels in the cut-sheet feeder.

Note:

When the cut-sheet feeder is installed, you can still load single sheets using the top paper guide or the front paper slot.

The cut-sheet feeder loads paper when you send data to the printer (as long as the paper by pressing the

Pause Load/Eject

light is not on). You can also load

button.

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Assembling the double bin cut-sheet feeder

You can connect the high capacity cut-sheet feeder to the second bin cut-sheet feeder to create a double bin cut-sheet feeder. See the cut-sheet feeder option manu als for more infor mat ion .

You cannot use the second bin feeder without the high capacity feeder.

1. Install the assembled double bin cut-sheet feeder on the printer. See “Installing the high capacity cut-sheet feeder” in the previous section.

2. Select the bin number by pressing the light of the currently selected bin comes on.

Tear Off/Bin

button. The

Note:

You may be able to specify the bin number using your application programs. See your software manuals for details.

Switching between continuous paper and the cut-sheet feeder

You can easily switch between continuous paper and cut-sheet feeder operation without removing the continuous paper .

Switching to continuous paper

1. If any single sheets are in the paper path, press the button to e ject them.

2. Move the p a p er release lever to the p u sh tractor p osi t i on.

3. Move the paper selection lever to the continuous paper position.

Note:

When you print several pages of continuous paper, guide the paper over the center support a n d o ut the back of the printer, as it prin ts.

Load/Eject

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Switching to the cut-sheet feeder

1. If any printed continuous paper remains in the printer, press the

Tear Off/Bin

position.

2. Tear off the printed pages.

button to advance the paper to the tear-o ff

3. Press the backward to the standby position. The paper is still attached to the push trac to r b u t is no longe r in the paper path .

4. Move the printer’s paper release lever to the single-sheet position.

5. Move the cut-sheet feeder’s paper selection lever to the single-sheet position.

Load/Eject

button. The printer feeds the paper

Selecting single-sheets, postcards, or envelopes

You can select either single-sheet paper, postcards, or envelopes using the lever on the first bin. You’ll see the icons next to the lever. Move the lever to the proper position before loading your paper.

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Pull Tractor

The optional pull tractor (C80 032✽) provides optimu m c on tin uou s paper handling. (The asterisk ( the product number, which varies by country.)

The pull tractor is especially useful with continuous multipart forms. For best results, use the optional pull tractor along with your standard trac to r i nstalle d in the front push tr actor positi o n . See Chapter 2 for instructions.

Note:

You cannot remove the rear push tractor. When you load continuous paper from the fron t pa pe r path with the pull tract or on top, you can install the opti ona l pu ll tractor in the pull tracto r po siti on.

Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional pull tractor

1. Make sure the printer is turned off and the st an da rd trac tor is instal le d in the push tractor positi on .

2. Remove the paper tension unit by lifting it up and off the printer.

✽

) is a substitute for the last digit of

3. Install the optional pull tractor in the pull tractor position as descri b e d in ”U si ng the p u l l tra ctor posit i on” in Chapter 2.

Note:

The optional pull tractor cannot be installed in the rear push tractor position.

4. Make sure that the paper release lever is in the push tractor position.

5. Loa d the pape r in the push trac tor as describ e d in Cha pter 2.

6. Press the

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LF/FF

button to a d vance the paper to th e next page.

7. Fit the pa p e r to th e p u l l tr a ctor’s sprocket .

8. Move the paper release lever to the pull tractor position and use micro adjust, des cr ibed in Chapt er 3, to remove any slack in the paper.

9. Move the paper release lever back t o the push tractor position.

10. Attach the paper guide and printer cover. Raise the paper path guide and re st it agai nst the paper guide .

Note:

When you are using more than one continuous paper source, guide the paper over the pape r guide and feed it out the back o f the pr inter, as it prints.

Caution:

Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear

paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

Roll Paper Holder

The optional roll paper holder (#8310) allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper like that used with telex machines. Before you use roll paper, set the default setting of roll paper to on. See “Changing the Default Settings” in Chapter 3 for details.

To use the roll paper holder, follow the steps below.

Note:

This option is not available in all countries.

1. Turn off the printer and make sure the paper release lever is at the single-sheet position.

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2. Position the roll paper holder beneath the printer as shown below. Fit the two holes in the base onto the two positioning pegs on th e bo ttom of the p ri n te r.

Caution:

Be careful to avoid dropping the roll paper holder when

lifting the printe r. O n ly th e pri nte r’s weight hol ds it in pl a ce .

3. Cut the leading edge of the roll paper straight across. Slide the roll paper holder shaft through the center of the paper roll.

4. Set the shaft and paper roll onto the roll paper holder so that paper feeds from the bottom of the roll.

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Epson LQ-2170 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Printer Parts

Declaration of Conformity

Safety information

Important Safety Instructions

Contents

Introduction

Options

How to Use This Manua l

Setting Up the Printer

Choosing a Place for the Printer

Unpac king the Printer

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge

Plugging in the Printer

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Installing the Printer Driver

Paper Handling

Selecting the Paper Feeding Method

Using Single Sheets

Using Continuous Paper

Printing on Special Paper

Using the Printer

Control Panel

Changing the Default Settings

Micro Adjust

Bi-d Adjustment

Barcode Printing

Using Printer Options

Pull Tractor

Roll Paper Holder