Epson 2190 Error Indicators, Selecting a Font and Pitch

EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

Error Indicators Selecting a Font and Pitch

If the printer stops working and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing, or the printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix the problem.

	Beep
Light status	pattern	Problem
		Solution
O Paper Out	•••	No paper is loaded in the selected
O Pause		paper source.
		Load paper in the printer or select a
		different paper source; the Paper Out
		light goes off. Then press the Pause
		button; the Pause light goes off and
		the printer starts printing.
	•••	The paper is not loaded correctly.
		Remove your paper and reload it
		correctly. See the Reference Guide.
O Pause	•••	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.
O Paper Out	•••	A single sheet of paper is not fully
O Pause		ejected.
		Press the Load/Eject button to eject
		the sheet.
	•••	Continuous paper is not fed to the
		standby position.
		Tear off the printed page at the
		perforation; then press Load/Eject to
		feed the paper to the standby position.
	•••	Paper is jammed in the printer.
		To clear the paper jam, see page 14.
O Pause	—	The print head is overheated.
		Wait a few minutes; the printer
		resumes printing automatically once
		the print head cools.
O Paper Out	•••••	An unknown or fatal printer error has
O Pause		occurred.
O O Tear Off/Bin
		Turn off the printer and leave it off for
O O O Font light
		several minutes; then turn on the
O O O Pitch light
		printer again.

O= on, O = flashing

•••= three beeps, •••••= five beeps

Usually, you use your application program to select the font and pitch you want to use in a document. However, you can select one of the printer’s five fonts (in different pitches) with the buttons on the printer’s control panel, as described below.

Note: Settings you make in application programs usually override settings you make from the printer’s control panel. For best results, use your application to select a font and make other settings.

The available pitch depends on the font you select. See the table below for more information.

Font	Pitch
USD	10, 12
HSD	10, 12, 15, 17, 20
Draft	10, 12, 15, 17, 20
Roman	10, 12, 15, 17, 20, PS
Sans Serif	10, 12, 15, 17, 20, PS

1.Make sure that the printer is not printing. If it is, press the Pause button to stop printing.

2.Press the Font button until the three Font lights indicate the desired font as shown below.

N N O	USD
N O N	HSD
N O O	Draft
O N N	Roman
O N O	Sans Serif
O=On, N=Off

3.Press the Pitch button until the three Pitch lights indicate the desired pitch as shown below.

N N O	10 cpi
N O N	12 cpi
N O O	15 cpi
O N N	17 cpi
O N O	20 cpi
O O O	PS
O=On, N=Off

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