Epson 1180, 880 Error Indicators, Pause Light, LF/FF Button, Pause Button, Operate Button, Paper Out Light, Load/Eject Button, Micro Adjust Buttons

EPSON FX-880/FX-1180

LF/FF Button

❏Feeds paper line by line.

❏Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down.

Load/Eject Button

❏Loads a single sheet of paper.

❏Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded.

❏Loads continuous paper from the standby position.

❏Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position.

Micro Adjust Buttons

Let you adjust the top-of-form and tear-off positions using the down or up arrow buttons.

Pause Button

❏Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again.

❏When held down for three seconds, enters the micro adjust mode. When pressed again, exits the micro adjust mode.

Pause Light

❏On when the printer is paused.

❏Flashes when the printer is in the micro adjust mode.

Paper Out Light

❏On when no paper is loaded or paper is not loaded correctly in the selected paper source.

❏Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred.

Operate Button

Turns the printer on and off. The printer is off when the top of this button is even with the button protectors.

Pause	Paper Out	Beep Pattern
n	n	●●●

❏No paper is loaded in the selected paper source.❏The paper is not loaded correctly.

Load paper in the selected paper source, remove and reload your paper, or select a different paper source with the paper release lever. The Paper Out light goes off. Press the Pause button to turn off the Pause light.

Pause	Beep Pattern
n	●●●●●

The paper release lever is set to the wrong position.

Set the paper release lever to the position for the paper source you want to use. If paper from another paper source is currently in the paper path, press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper; then move the paper release lever to the desired position.

Pause	Paper Out	Beep Pattern
n	f	●●●

❏Continuous paper does not feed to the standby position.

Tear off the printed page at the perforation; then press the Load/Eject button. The paper feeds to the standby position.

❏A single sheet of paper is not fully ejected. Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet.

❏Paper is jammed in the printer.

Clear the paper jam as described on page 13.

Pause	Paper Out
f	f

The print head is overheated.

Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head cools.

Error Indicators

Light Status	Beep Pattern
n = on	●●●	short series of beeps (three times)
o = off	●●●●●	long series of beeps (five times)

f= flashing

If a printer error occurs, use the control panel lights to determine the problem and solution.

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Font	Tear Off/Bin	Pause	Paper Out
f	f	f	f

An unknown printer error has occurred.

Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes; then turn it on again. If the error recurs, contact your dealer.

Note:

The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available.

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