Epson FX-880 manuals
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9-PinDot Matrix Printer 1 User’s Guide5 Contents11 Getting to Know Your Printer23 Setting Up the Printer41 Using the Printer Software62 Printing on Continuous Paper63 Setting the Paper Release LeverThe table below describes each paper release lever position 3-2 Printing on Continuous Paper 64 Setting the Paper Thickness LeveroWhen the temperature is 35°C (95°F) or more, set the paper thickness lever one position higher to improve print quality 65 Loading Multi-PartFormsLoading Continuous Paper With Labels 66 Removing continuous paper with labels67 Using the Tractor in the Front Push PositionInstalling the tractor in the front push position 69 Loading paper with the front push tractor73 Removing the printed document from the front push tractorTo remove the printed document, follow the steps below Press the 2.Tear off the printed document using the tear-offedge of the printer cover Always tear off your printed document before you press the Load/Eject button. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam 3-12 Printing on Continuous Paper 74 Removing the tractor from the front push positionTo remove the tractor from the front push position, follow the steps below 2.Remove any paper from the tractor as described in the previous section Using the Tractor in the Rear Push Position 75 Installing the tractor in the rear push position76 Loading paper with the rear push tractor77 3-16 Printing on Continuous Paper79 Removing the printed document from the rear push tractor3-18 Printing on Continuous Paper 80 Removing the tractor from the rear push position81 Using the Tractor in the Pull PositionInstalling the tractor in the pull position 84 Loading paper with the pull tractorTo load paper onto the pull tractor, follow the steps below 1. Make sure the printer is turned off, and the printer cover is 2. Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position 85 3.Release the sprockets by pulling the sprocket lock levers forwardMake sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Then open the sprocket covers 3-24 Printing on Continuous Paper 88 position.3Send a print job to the printer. The printer starts printing from the 89 Removing the paper from the pull tractorRemoving the tractor from the pull tractor position 91 Using two tractors in a push/pull combinationTo use two tractors at once, follow these steps: Turn on the printer. Press the Fit the holes of the paper over the pins on both sprockets of the pull tractor 93 3-32 Printing on Continuous Paper94 Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Single Sheets95 4. Set the paper release lever to the single-sheetposition5. Load single sheets as described in Chapter Switching to printing on continuous paper If a single sheet remains in the printer, press the 96 Your printer loads the continuous paper automatically when you begin printingAdjusting the Top-of-FormPosition Your The top margin setting made in some application software overrides the 1.Make sure the printer is turned on Load paper. (If the tractor is in a push position, press the Pause 98 Advancing the Paper to the Tear-OffEdgeIf you are using the tractor in the front or rear push position you can use the tear-offfeature to advance your continuous paper to the printer’s tear-offedge when you finish printing You can then easily tear off the printed document. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top-of-formposition so that you can save the paper normally lost between documents Using the Tear Off/Bin button 99 Advancing paper to the tear-offposition automaticallyAdjusting the tear-offposition 101 4.Tear off the printed pages5.Press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode 102 Printing on Single Sheets108 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel118 Using EPSON Status Monitor130 Troubleshooting131 Using the Error Indicators7-2 Troubleshooting 132 Problems and SolutionsPower supply problems Paper loading or feeding problems Wrong top-of-formposition Wrong tear-offposition Printing or printout quality problems To clear a paper jam, see page Power supply problems The control panel lights come on briefly, but then go off and stay off 133 Paper loading or feeding problemsThe printer does not load single-sheetpaper or does not feed it properly 134 The printer does not fully eject a single sheetThe paper does not feed properly with the optional cut-sheetfeeder 135 The printer does not load continuous paper or does not feed it properly136 The printer does not feed continuous paper to the standby positionWrong top-of-formposition Your printing appears too high or low on the page 137 Wrong tear-offposition138 Printing or printout quality problemsThe printer does not print when the computer sends data 139 The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or printing stops abruptlyThe printout is faint Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions 140 Lines of dots are missing in the printoutAll the text is printed on the same line The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text 142 Vertical printed lines are not alignedClearing Paper Jams To clear a paper jam, follow these steps: 1 Press the Operate button to turn off the printer 2.Open the printer cover Close the printer cover and press the 143 Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout144 Printing a Self Test145 To perform a self test, follow these steps:To run the test using the Draft font, hold down the To end the self test, press the 146 Printing a Hex DumpTo print a hex dump, follow the steps below To enter hex dump mode, hold down both the 148 Enhancing Your Printer With Options175 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer178 Specifications204 Customer Support Information212 Glossary216 Index
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