EPSON Stylus COLOR 800
The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams.
5When the paper light flashes, paper is jammed in the printer. Turn off the printer and gently pull out all jammed paper. Then press the - load/eject button.
5When the paper light comes on, your paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded. Load paper in the feeder and then press the - load/eject button.
* ) When an ink light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge.
*) When an ink light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge.
2When the power light flashes, the printer is receiving a print job or performing a maintenance operation.
2 5 * ) When the power and paper lights flash and the other lights are on, your printer has a carriage error.
2 5 * ) When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal error.
Testing the Printer
You can run a self test to determine whether the problem comes from the printer itself or the computer.
❏If the results are satisfactory, the problem lies in software settings, the interface cable, or your computer.
❏If the self test does not print correctly, you have a problem with your printer.
Follow these steps to run the test:
1.Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
2.Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
3.Make sure paper is loaded in the feeder.
4.Press the - load/eject button and hold it down while you press the 2power button. Continue to hold the buttons until the 2power light starts to flash.
The printer prints a nozzle check pattern and samples of fonts and colors.
5.To end the test, turn off the printer.
Using Hex Dump Mode
You can use the printer’s hex dump mode to identify problems if you know how to interpret hex code. Or, you can fax the hex printout to a technical support representative. Follow these steps to use hex dump mode:
1.Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper in the feeder.
2.Open the cover.
3.Hold down the - load/eject button and the : color cleaning button and press the 2power button. The printer prints Hex Dump Mode at the top of a page and then stops.
4.Print one or more pages from an application as usual. The printer prints the exact code it receives in hexadecimal format.
Default Control Panel Settings
You can change the following “default” settings from the printer’s control panel:
Setting | Options |
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Print direction | Auto, |
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Font | Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script, |
| Roman T, Sans Serif H, Draft |
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Pitch | 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17.1 cpi, 20 cpi, |
| Proportional |
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I/F mode | Auto, Parallel, Serial, Option |
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Auto I/F wait time | 10 seconds, 30 seconds |
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Software | ESC/P 2, IBM X24E |
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Auto CR (IBM mode only) | Off, On |
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AGM (IBM mode only) | Off, On |
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Character table | PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, |
| Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, |
| Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, |
| Italic U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, |
| Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1 |
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Auto line feed | Off, On |
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Network I/F mode | Off, On |
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Loading position | 8.5 mm, 3 mm, Others |
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Economy | Off, On |
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Parallel I/F transfer rate | Fast, Normal |
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Changing control panel settings
Follow these steps to change the settings listed above:
1.Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded.
2.Hold down the : color cleaning button and press the power button. The printer prints a summary of instructions for changing settings and choosing the language to use for additional instructions.
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