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Epson Action Laser Manual
219 pages 1.94 Mb
5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1.Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference 2.Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product Unplug this product from 4.Do not use this product near water This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated This product is equipped with a 9.Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on 6 If an extension cord is used with this product, make sureA.When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B.If liquid has been spilled into the product C.If the product has been exposed to rain or water E.If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged 7 Contents8 Chapter 5 Printer ModesChapter 6 Maintenance and Transportation Maintenance Messages Routine Printer Cleaning General Printer Maintenance Transporting Your Printer Unpacking the Printer after Shipment Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Appendix A Character Samples and Symbol Sets A-1 HP Mode Resident Fonts A-2 Appendix I3 Technical Specifications B-1 Printer Specifications B-2 Interface Specifications B-7 Index 9 About This Manual11 Introduction12 IntroductionHigh-quality Two paper delivery methods: facedown delivery for collated sheets and •Three built-ininterfaces: parallel and RS-232Cand RS-422Aserial •A small footprint and a light weight Where to get help Call the Epson Consumer Information Center at 1-800-922-8911for the following: •Customer Care Center referrals •Technical support referrals •Information on Epson User Groups 2 Introduction 13 Options and suppliesEpson FX Identity Cartridge Replacement Toner Cartridge Drum Unit Optional 2MB Memory Board Memory management Laser printer precautions Be careful not to touch the fuser, which has a hot surface. (The fuser is the 14 Protect the4Introduction 15 Setting Up the Printer39 Testing and Connecting Your Printer55 Using the Printer56 The Control PanelControl panel display 3-2Using the Printer 58 Indicator lightsOn when the printer power supply is on paper feed mode Buttons to enter or exit SelecType In SelecType mode, these two buttons allow you to move through SelecType menus and submenus 3-4Using the Printer 59 Press this button to switch from aThis button has several functions Printing data in buffer - When the printer no new data is received within five seconds, the appears. Pressing the CONTINUE/RESET button at that time clears the buffer by printing a page Resetting the printer - When the printer is seconds clears the buffer, resets printer functions to their current SelecType settings, and clears temporary soft fonts and temporary macros. The message RESET appears briefly in the display Clearing certain error messages - When When certain error messages appear in the this button also overrides paper size in Chapter 7 for more information The CONTINUE/RESET button also has for details paper feed modes 60 3-6Using the Printer61 SelecType Overview62 InterfaceSubmenu SelecType main menu 63 Interface submenuHP emulation submenu 64 The SelecType Control Paneluse 3-10Using the Printer 65 The SelecType Control PanelUse of these buttons is described in more detail in the following sections CONTINUE/RESETThis button has several uses related to SelecType After you exit SelecType (with the printer off line), hold down button for three seconds (until the message appears) to make your SelecType settings take effect In SelecType mode, hold down the appears). Then hold down the button for three more seconds (until the message SelecType options 66 Using SelecType•Enter SelecType •Display main menu functions •Enter menu options •Set an option •Display submenu functions and select submenu options (if desired) •Exit SelecType Reset the printer with the Enter SelecType 3-12 Using the Printer 67 Using SelecTypeDisplay main menu functions Enter menu options PAPER SIZE = LTR Use the 68 Set an optionIf you want to return to menu functions without setting a new option, make sure the current option function Display submenu functions and select options To enter the emulation submenu, follow the steps described below: Press button the function in the display 2. Press the SET button to switch to the current option 3. If necessary, use the button to select the HPL J2 option EMULATION = HPLJ2 3-14 Using the Printer 69 4.Press the SET button again to set the emulation6. Use the Note: This submenu does not work in a loop. Pressing the 8. Use the 10.To exit the emulation submenu and return to the main menu use the orbutton to take you back to the main menu. The appears 70 To enter the interface submenu from the main menu, follow the steps below:display change 3-16Using the Printer 71 o rTo exit Exit SelecType and reset the printer When you Hold down the To implement 72 Initializing SelecType to factory default settings3-18Using the Printer 73 SelecType practice exampleTurning off the buzzer 74 SelecType OptionsMain menu options 3-20Using the Printer 75 SelecType Options01 through You can change the setting to print between one and 99 copies of each page 76 01 throughThis option sets the size of the data buffer in kilobytes 3-22Using the Printer 77 HP emulation submenu optionsThis option selects the printer’s font source. The options are listed below: Internal font Cartridge slot Note: Only available options appear on your display 00 through 78 This option sets the form length (the number of lines printed on each page)IBM - ON (Danish/Norwegian) IS02 (International Reference Version) IS04 (United Kingdom) I SO 10 (Swedish) I SO 11 (Swedish) I SO 15 (Italian) IS017 (Spanish) IS021 (German) IS025 (French) IS060 (Norwegian 1) IS061 (Norwegian 2) I SO69 (French) IS084 (Portuguese) IS085 (Spanish: IBM) 3-24Using the Printer 79 Interface submenu options81 Paper Handling95 Printer Modes117 Maintenance and Transportation118 MaintenanceEach of these procedures is described in detail in this chapter 6-2Maintenance and Transportation 119 Maintenance MessagesToner empty message The TONER EM P T Y message indicates that you need to do the following: •Replace the toner cartridge Replace the cleaning pad, which is packed with your replacement toner cartridge Changing the toner cartridge and cleaning pad Replace the toner cartridge and cleaning pad as follows 120 2.Raise the top cover of your printer by lifting up on the latchvery hot, so be careful not to touch it not to touch it procedure light-sensitive unit 3. Remove the basket from the printer and place it on the paper 6-4Maintenance and Transportation 122 6-6Maintenance and Transportation124 Note: Be careful not to get any dust or dirt into the exposed developer unit6-8Maintenance and Transportation 126 6-10Maintenance and Transportation127 before the CHANGE DRUM message appears128 CAUTION: IfChange drum message indicates need to do the following: •Replace the drum unit •Replace the drum replacement cartridge •Perform routine cleaning procedures, which take only a few 6-12Maintenance and Transportation 129 Completing your print job before changing the drumAfter the CHANGE DRUM message appears, you can print up to 100 pages more before changing the drum, as follows: Print 10 pages at a time by pressing You Monitoring drum usage 130 Changing the drum unit and drum replacement cartridge6-14Maintenance and Transportation 131 •Do not touch the surface of the green drum132 Maintenance MessagesNote: The charger wire is thin and silver, so it is difficult to see 6-16Maintenance and Transportation 134 Store the developer cleaner, whichwas future Routine cleaning 6-18Maintenance and Transportation 135 Routine Printer CleaningCleaning schedule •Transfer charger wire and discharge wire •Paper guide •Basket •Laser beam lens ARNI Cleaning the transfer charger and discharge wires Follow the steps below to clean the transfer charger wire and discharge wire 136 2.Locate a cotton swab6-20Maintenance and Transportation 137 Cleaning the paper guide and basket138 Printer4.Replace the drum unit and developer unit in the basket 6-22Maintenance and Transportation 139 Routine Printer CleaningCleaning the laser beam lens Note: Follow these steps to clean the laser beam lens: Locate the lens which CAUTION: Do not use alcohol to clean the lens 140 General Printer MaintenanceCleaning These procedures are described below Cleaning the developer unit Locate the developer cleaner Raise the top cover of your printer by lifting up 6-24Maintenance and Transportation 141 WARNINGS:142 Be careful not to touch the roller on the developer unit6-26Maintenance and Transportation 144 Cleaning the main charger wire6-28Maintenance and Transportation 145 Opening the printer exposes the fuserLocate the main charger wire, which extends along Avoid dripping alcohol on the drum 146 6-30Maintenance and Transportation148 Service Overhaul6-32Maintenance and Transportation 149 Transporting Your PrinterCAUTION: Do Packing for transportation Prepare the printer for transportation by following the steps below: 1.Be sure that your printer and computer are turned off 2.Remove the power cord and the cable connecting your printer and computer 3.If there is a cartridge in the cartridge slot, remove it 5.Open the printer using the latch at the front 6.Lift out the basket and place it on a flat surface 150 6-34Maintenance and Transportation151 WARNING: If the printer has been in use recently, thefuser and the cleaning pad may be very hot. Be careful to touch only the green felt handles on the pad when you 152 6-36Maintenance and Transportation153 Maintenance and Transportation154 6-38 Maintenance and Transportation156 Unpacking the Printer after Shipment3.Assemble the printer as described in Chapter Follow the instructions on setting the paper feed mechanism in Chapter 1, page 6-40Maintenance and Transportation 157 Troubleshooting181 Character Samples and Symbol Sets191 Technical Specifications192 Printer SpecificationsPrinting B-2Technical Specifications 193 Printer SpecificationsPaper and paper delivery Paper weight:Cassette feed (plain paper): 16 to 27 lb. (60 to 101 g/m2) Paper weight: P a p e r s i z e : Standard sizes: Type Range of paper width and length: Technical Specifications B-3 194 Paper feedalignment and Center alignment for all sizes; lengthwise direction: direction for standard sizes Paper feed: Cassette or manual feed (paper cassette capacity: up to 150 sheets of 20 lb. paper) Paper eject: Face-upor face-downselection Paper eject Face-down: 150 sheets (20 lb. paper) capacity: Face-up: 20 sheets (20 lb. paper) Printable area: Paper Letter (8.5" x 11") Legal (8.5" x 14") 13.6 B-4Technical Specifications 195 MechanicalElectrical Technical Specifications B-5 196 Controller hardwareEnvironment Internal mode B-6Technical Specifications 197 Interface SpecificationsThe laser printer has the following resident interfaces: •RS-232C/RS-422Aserial Parallel interface Your printer is equipped with an 8-bitparallel interface Pin assignments for the parallel interface Signal Technical Specifications B-7 198 OUT•malfunctioning Not defined 199 “Return” denotes theInterface timing The figure below shows the timing for the parallel interface DATA BUSY Technical Specifications B-9 200 Signal levelsSerial interface Data format Baud rate Signal level B-10Technical Specifications 201 Transmission proceduresReady/Busy: XON/XOFF: Technical Specifications B-11 202 Pin203 (SD+)(RD+) Technical Specifications B-13 204 DIP switchesB-14Technical Specifications 205 Index208 Indicator lights, 3-2, 3-4 Initialization, SelecType, 3-18 Interfacechoosing Internal fonts IS0 substitution characters, A-8 Main charger wire cleaning, 1-14, 6-28—31print quality problems Maintenance MANUAL Index-4 209 Manual feed tray, 4-11 MemoryMoving the printer, 6-33—39 faceup tray, installing, 1-20—22 face-down, 1-22, 4-5—6selecting P Paper Paper cassette loading paper, 4-7—9, 4-11 installing, 1-19 Paper feed mechanism problems with, 7-5, 7-9 setting, 1-23—24 Paper guide, cleaning, 6-21—22 Index-5 210 Paper path selector, 1-22, 4-6 Parallel interfacePrint quality, decline in, 7-22—23 RAM. See Memory Resetting printer, 3-5, 3-17, 5-5—6 button, 3-4, 3-10 entering, 3-12—13exiting, 3-17 factory settings interface submenu, 3-8, 3-16—17, 3-25—26main menu, 3-8, 3-20—22 Self test, 2-2—3, 2-5—6 Index-6 211 parallel interface, B-7—10printing, B-2Index-7 215 SelecType Main Menu219 Actionlaser Key Features:
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