Epson LX-1170 manual

Contents

Main 9-pin dot matrix printer Users Guide Page DECLARATION of CONFORMITY Contents Page Page Page Getting to Know Your Printer w Features Warnings, Cautions, and Notes c Important Safety Instructions Page Hot Parts Caution Symbol K E NERGY STAR C ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy For United Kingdom Users Use of options Safety information Page Control Panel Buttons and Lights Page About Your Printers Default Settings Page 18 Page length for tractor Skip over perforation Page Page Page 22 Manual feed wait time Buzzer (beeper) IBM character table Changing default settings Page Printing on Continuous Paper Printing with the push tractor Page Page Page Removing a printed document from the push tractor Page Switching back to single sheets Printing with the pull tractor Page Page Page Page Adjusting the top-of-form position Page Advancing the paper to the tear-off edge Using the Tear Off button Advancing the paper to the tear-off position automatically Adjusting the tear-off position Page Printing on Single Sheets Loading single sheets Page Printing on Special Paper Adjusting the paper-thickness lever Multipart forms Labels Envelopes Installing and Using Options Cut-sheet feeder Page Page Page Pull tractor unit Page Page Roll paper holder Page Color upgrade kit (LX-300+ only) Page Page Page Print server Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge Replacing the ribbon cartridge Page Page Page Page Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98, and 95 Page Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3.1 Page Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel Page Page Page Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu Page Page Page Printer Driver Settings Overview Page About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility Page Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Page Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Page Page Page 88 Power Supply Power is not being supplied The printer does not print Printing The lights on the control panel do not go on. Page Page Page Page Page 94 Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams. Paper does not eject completely. Page 96 The paper does not eject properly. Page 98 The paper feed is crooked. One page of printing has spread to two pages. Page 100 Printing a Self Test The desired color or certain characters are not printed. Page Page Appendix Cleaning the Printer 104 Transporting the Printer Page Printer Parts Printer Specifications Mechanical Page Page Electronic Page Electrical Environmental Paper For LX-300+ Page For LX-1170 Page Page Printable area Page Page Paper alignment Standards and approvals Command Lists EPSON ESC/P control codes Page IBM 2380 Plus (for LX-300+)/ IBM 2381 Plus (for LX-1170) emulation control codes Page Contacting Customer Support For users in North America For users in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland http://www.epson.co.uk For users in the Middle East For users in Scandinavia For users in South Africa For users in Australia Page For users in Singapore World Wide Web (http://www.epson.com.sg) Epson HelpDesk (Phone: (65) 6586 3111) For users in Thailand World Wide Web (http://www.epson.co.th) For users in Indonesia EPSON Support Center For users in Hong Kong Internet Home Page For users in Malaysia For users in India Page For users in the Philippines Glossary 141 Glossary 142 Glossary 143