Reference Guide
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Contents
Control Panel
Glossary Index
Page
Paper Handling
Chapter
Selecting a Paper Source
Paper source and paper types
Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Lever
Setting the paper release lever
Paper Handling
Loading Continuous Paper
Positioning the continuous paper supply
Loading continuous paper with the tractor
Sprocket lock lever
Sprocket cover
CCaution
Using the tear-off function
Removing continuous paper
Loading Single Sheets
Slide the edge guide until it rests against the guide mark
Loading Special Paper
Multipart forms
Labels
Printing on the edge of a label can damage the print head
To tear off and eject labels
Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets
Switching to single sheets
Switching to continuous paper
Using the Micro Adjust Function
Adjusting the tear-off position
Adjusting the top-of-form position
Paper Handling
Paper Handling
Printer Software
Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98,
About Your Printer Software
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
Click Printers
Changing the printer driver settings
Using the Printer Driver with Windows XP, 2000 and NT
Printer Software
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
Printer Software
Changing the printer driver settings
Printer Driver Settings Overview
Printer settings
Using Epson Status Monitor
Monitoring settings
Setting up Epson Status Monitor
Accessing Epson Status Monitor
Following settings are available
Control Panel
Buttons and Lights
LF/FF button
Pause light
Selecting a Font
Bitmap font
Understanding default settings
About Your Printer’s Default Settings
Default-setting mode
PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC Aptec
Length for tractor
Skip over perforation
Auto tear-off
Auto line feed
Interface mode
Parallel I/F interface bidirectional mode For LQ-630 only
Slash
High speed draft
Packet mode
Baud rate For LQ-630S only
Parity For LQ-630S only
Data length For LQ-630S only
Character table
International character set for italic table
Pitch
Font
Changing default settings
Page
Turning on or off the lock-out mode
Lock-Out Mode
Changing the lock-out mode setting
CCaution
Troubleshooting
Using the Error Indicators
Troubleshooting
Problems and Solutions
Power supply problems
Printer does not work and the control panel lights are off
Single sheets
Paper loading or feeding problems
Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams
Printer does not fully eject the paper
Continuous paper
Printer does not eject your continuous paper properly
Troubleshooting
Wrong top-of-form position
Printing position problems
Your printing appears too high or low on
Change Page length for tractor setting
Wrong tear-off position
Printing or printout quality problems
Pause light is off but the printer does not print
Printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing prints
Printer makes a strange noise and stops abruptly
Lines of dots are missing in the printout as shown below
Incorrect characters are printed
Printing starts too high or too low on
All the text is printed on the same line
Printout has extra blank lines between lines of text
Correcting USB Problems
Vertical printed lines are not aligned
Click the Device Manager tab
Troubleshooting
Clearing a Paper Jam
Printer does not work correctly with the USB cable
Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout
Printing a Self Test
CCaution
Printing Hex Dump
Contacting Customer Support
Germany
France
Centres de maintenance
Bordeaux
Dijon
Lezennes Limoges
Metz
Nice
Paris Nord
Rennes ST Gregoire Rouen
Spain
Epson IBÉRICA, S.A
Albacete Departament
Cáceres Paitron
Lugo Label
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Elenco Centri Assistenza Autorizzati Epson
Computer Informaint S.N.C
Portugal
Epson Portugal, S.A
Austria
Netherlands
Denmark
Belgium
Finland
Croatia
Macedonia
Slovenia
Luxemburg
Switzerland
Hungary
Slovac Republic
Czek. Republic
Norway
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Romar Pazarlama Sanayi VE Ticaret A.S
Istanbul
Ankara
Antalya
Denizli
Gaziantep
Kocaeli
Samsun
Cyprus
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Israel
Middle East
South Africa
Bosnia Herzgovina
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
Costa Rica
Peru
Venezuela
USA Latin America
Options and Consumables
Genuine Epson ribbon cartridge
Ribbon Cartridge
Replacing the ribbon cartridge
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Print Server
Product Information
Appendix a
Hot parts caution symbol
Safety Instructions
Important safety instructions
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Safety information
For United Kingdom users
Energy Star compliance
Use of options
A a a A a a a a
If you have to fit a plug
Printer Parts
Printer Specifications
Mechanical
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Electronic
Epson OCR-B
Epson Sans Serif H10.5, 8 to 32 points,
Environmental
Electrical
Paper
Single sheets
135
Multipart forms
137
Labels single-sheet
Labels continuous forms
139
Product Information
141
Single sheets including single-sheet multipart forms
Printable area
Continuous paper including continuous multipart forms
Standards and Approvals
Command Lists
Epson ESC/P 2 control codes
IBM Ppds Emulation Control Codes
ESC C, ESC C0, ESC X, ESC N, ESC O, ESC
Cleaning the Printer
Transporting the Printer
Product Information
Glossary
Glossary
Line feed LF
Unidirectional printing
Index
Numerics
Index