Epson 1000 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

If the self test prints correctly, you are ready to connect your printer to the computer. You need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable to connect your computer to the printer’s built-in parallel interface.

Follow these steps:

1.Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.

2.Plug the cable connector securely into the printer’s interface connector.

3.Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides. If your cable has a ground wire, connect it to the ground connector above the interface connector.

4.Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s parallel interface. If there is a ground wire at the computer end of the cable, connect it to the ground connector at the back of the computer.

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Contents

User’s Guide Esr Printer Parts Page Important Safety Instructions A.When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B.If liquid has been spilled into it C.If it has been exposed to rain or water E.If it has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If it exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service FCC Compliance Statement Tips for Printing on Single Sheets Contents Chapter 3 Using the Printer Appendix Glossary Index Features Options How to Use This Manual Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Cautions Where to Get Help for United States Users Setting Up the Printer About Your Ink Jet Printer A few precautions Page Choosing the right paper Unpacking the Printer Page Choosing a Place for the Printer Plugging in the Printer Installing the Ink Cartridge Page Page R Caution: one The PAUSE Caution: offor Setting Up the Printer Note: Testing the Printer To end the self test, press the 5.Turn off the printer 1-16Setting Up the Printer Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Setting Up Your Software Programs Paper Handling Printing on Single Sheets Tips on using the paper feeder Adjusting the loading position Adjusting the print position Loading paper manually 3.The printer loads the sheet 4.Send data from the computer to start printing Using Continuous Paper with Optional Push Tractor Push Tractor Installing the push tractor Loading continuous paper 3.Position the center support midway between the two sprocket units 4.Open both sprocket covers Page Tips on using continuous paper Using the tear-offfeature Removing the push tractor Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets Switching to single sheets Switching to continuous paper Printing on Special Paper Envelopes Printing on envelopes 4.Lower both sides of the page eject guide try removing envelopes Paper Labels Page Operating the Control Panel Indicator lights Buttons LOAD/EJECT ECONOMY/CONDENSED ALT The ALT PRINT HEAD CLEANING (ALT + PAUSE) Selecting Character Fonts Scalable fonts Condensed printing Using the Default-SettingsMode 3-8Using the Printer Default settings descriptions Character fable Auto print direction Continuous-paperpage length Skip-over-perforation Network interface mode Mixed text/graphics mode Auto line feed Auto interface selection Changing the default settings Page 5.Next, press the FONT button to change the setting 6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make all of your changes 7.To exit the default-settingsmode, turn the printer off Using 3-14Using the Printer Optional Interface Cards Installing an Interface Card The C82305 */C82306 * serial interface card card Selecting a baud rate Error handling Maintenance and Transportation and Replacing the ink cartridge cartridge to prevent Turn to page you replace moving 07s Cleaning the print head Cleaning the printer Transporting the printer Troubleshooting Error indicators Paper end No paper is loaded in the printer. Load paper again Paper jam The paper is jammed inside the printer. Follow the steps on page Ink is low Power supply Printing Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics The printed image is light or faint ECONOMY The printed image is blurred The typestyles or characters set with your software do not print Check that the software is correctly configured for your printer The font selected on the control panel does not print The wrong characters are printed All the text prints on the same line Set line The text prints an extra blank line between each text line Line spacing is incorrect. Adjust the line-spacesetting with your software Single sheets do not feed properly from the paper feeder The paper-feedercover may be opened. Close the paper-feedercover Paper may be jammed near the print head The printer loads more than one sheet at a time Using the Printer The ejected paper is wrinkled Single-sheetpaper does not fully eject Use the LOAD/EJECT button to eject the page Paper from the paper feeder is crooked The paper may be old or creased. Use only new, clean sheets of paper After installing the push tractor, the release lever is locked Using the Printer The push tractor does not feed the paper Paper feeding of continuous paper is crooked or the paper jams Check that the release lever is in the correct position Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed by a cable or some other object There may be slack in the paper. Adjust the position of the sprocket units jam Preventing paper feeding and paper jam problems Appendix Technical Specifications Printer specifications Printing Paper A-4Appendix Mechanical Electrical Environmental Safety approvals Interface Specifications Specifications and pin assignments A - 8 A p p e n d i Page Interface timing Initialization A-10Appendix Default settings Command Summary Summary Sending printer commands Using the command summary General operation Paper feeding ASCII Dec Dec Page Font selection font enhancement Spacing handling d2 d3 A-28 A p p e n d i A-28 Graphics Bit image Character Tables PC437 (USA, standard Europe) PC860 (Portuguese) (Canadian-French) PC865 (Norwegian) PC853 (Turkish) PC857 (Turkish) PC437 Greek (Greek)” PC85 7 (Greek) PC855 (C yrillic) • PC866 (Russian) PC852 (East Europe) /talk #$@[\l^‘{Il” e$@[\lA’{ll #$@[Kl^‘{Il” #$@[wlA’{:l Characters available with the fSC (A command Glossary ASCII auto line feed bidirectional printing bif character fable condensed printing continuous paper control code default initialization ink jet interface italic Letter Quality (LQ) line feed loading position paper-parkposition fear off fear-offposition top-of-form unidirectional/ printing user-definedcharacters GL-6 Index IN-2 Page Page IN-5