9-PinDot Matrix Printer
User’s Guide
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Declaration of Conformity
Important Safety Instructions
ENERGY STAR Compliance
For United Kingdom Users
Contents
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Printer Parts
Introduction
Features
Options
How to Use This Manual
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
If You Need Help
Setting Up the Printer
Unpacking the Printer
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Choosing a Place for the Printer
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Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
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Plugging in the Printer
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
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Caution:
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Setting Up Your Software
For Windows 95 Users
Installing the printer driver using My Computer
Installing the printer driver using plug-and-play
Accessing the printer driver
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
Changing the printer driver settings
Paper menu
Graphics menu
For Windows 3.1 Users
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Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
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For Windows NT 4.0 Users
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Page Setup menu
Advanced menu
For Windows NT 3.5x Users
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Printer Setup dialog box
Document Properties dialog box
Advanced Document Properties dialog box
For DOS Program Users
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Paper Handling
Using the Two-TractorSystem
What paper types you can use
Loading Paper onto the Front Tractor
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Loading Paper onto the Rear Tractor
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Adjusting the Paper Position
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Use the
Adjusting the printing position
Tearing Off the Printed Pages
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Using the Tear Off button
Adjusting the tear-offposition
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Switching Between Front and Rear Tractors
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Changing the Paper
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Printing on Multi-PartForms and Labels
Using multi-partforms
Using labels
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Using the Printer
Control Panel
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Buttons
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See “Adjusting the printing position” in 4 Chapter
Press to temporarily stop printing. Press
again to resume printing
Hold down for at least 3 seconds to reset
the printer’s control panel settings
Other control panel features
Self test
Hex dump
Print settings
Paper memory
Using DIP Switches
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DIP switch tables
The following tables list the settings for each DIP switch
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DIP switch functions
Character table
Skip over perforation
Print direction
Page length (for front/ rear tractor)
Auto tear off
Zero slash
Auto line feed
Buzzer (beep)
Auto CR (carriage return)
IBM character table
Auto cut mode
Software
Input buffer
Auto I/F (interface) wait time
I/F (interface) mode
Serial parity
Serial baud rate
Overlapping multi-partforms, Continuous forms with labels
Paper memory
Skip over binding
Using the Paper Memory Feature
Saving paper memory settings
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Using EPSON Status Monitor
Installing EPSON Status Monitor
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor
Checking the Printer Status
Printer menu
View menu
Settings menu
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Help menu
Toolbar
Using the Printer Status window
Current Status menu
Consumables menu
Printer Information menu
Setting Monitoring Preferences
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Using the Paper Memory Utility
Accessing the paper memory utility
Registering or changing your paper settings
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Using Printer Options
Using the Pull Tractor
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Using the pull tractor with the front tractor
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8.Close the sprocket covers
10.Adjust the top-of-formposition as described in Chapter 3, if necessary
Close the top cover. Press the
Using the pull tractor with the rear tractor
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Removing the pull tractor
Using the Perforation Cutter
Installing the perforation cutter
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Attaching the perforated paper output attachment and output tray
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Paper handling
Cutting off a printed document
Turn on auto cut mode with DIP switch
TSelect the printer’s tear-offmode as follows:
Switching tractors
Removing the perforation cutter
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Using the Paper Cutter
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You can set the cutting position, from 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) to
3.0mm (0.12 inch) below the position
When the cutting position is above the
When the cutting position is below the
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Removing the paper cutter
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Interface Cards
Installing an interface card
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Using a serial interface card (C82305@ or C82306@)
Selecting a baud rate
Handshake timing
Error handling
Maintenance and Transportation
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
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Cleaning the Printer
Transporting the Printer
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Troubleshooting
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Using the Error Indicators
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Printing a Self Test
Using the Hex Dump Mode
Problems and Solutions
Power supply
The lights come on briefly but then go off and stay off
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The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off
The printer does not feed continuous paper properly
Paper jams, does not feed smoothly, or feeds at a slant
The printer does not load continuous paper
Skip over perforation does not work
The top of form position changes while printing several pages
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Operation
The Pause light is off but the printer does not print
The Paper Out and Pause lights are on and the printer does not print
Paper Out
The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing prints
The printer makes a strange noise, and the printer stops abruptly
The printer stops printing and the Pause light is flashing
Printout
Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions
Lines of dots are regularly missing in printouts
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Incorrect characters are printed
The font selected using the the control panel does not print
Printing starts too high or too low on the page
All the text is printed on the same line
The text is printed with extra blank lines between lines of text
Page length does not match the length of paper being used
Options
The perforation cutter is installed and the paper is not cut properly
Clearing a Paper Jam
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Specifications
Printer Specifications
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Paper
Continuous paper (including continuous multi-partforms)
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Labels
Continuous forms with labels
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Overlapping multi-partforms
Overlapping multi-partforms with labels
Pre-printedpaper
Mechanical
Electrical
Environmental
Safety approvals
CE marking
Parallel Interface Specifications
Serial Interface Specifications
Optional Perforation Cutter Specifications
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Printer Commands and Character Tables
EPSON ESC/P Control Codes
Barcode commands
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IBM 2381 Plus Emulation Control Codes
Character Tables
PC437 (USA, standard Europe)
PC850 (Multilingual)
PC860 (Portuguese)
PC861 (Icelandic)
PC863 (Canadian-French)
PC865 (Nordic)
Abicomp
Roman
BRASCII
ISO Latin
PC437 Greek
PC852 (East Europe)
PC853 (Turkish)
PC855 (Cyrillic)
PC857 (Turkish)
PC866 (Russian)
PC869 (Greek)
MAZOWIA (Poland)
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Estonia (Estonia)
PC774 (LST 1283 : 1993)
ISO 8859-2
PC866 LAT. (Latvian)
PC866UKR
PC APTEC (Arabic)
PC708 (Arabic)
PC720 (Arabic)
PC AR864 (Arabic)
Italic
International character sets
Symbol set
Contacting Customer Support
For United States and Canada Users
Automated telephone services
For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users
Faxon EPSON
EPtec - Bulletin Board Service for latest drivers and utilities
World Wide Web
For Australian Users
For Singapore Users
For Hong Kong Users
For Philippines Users
Glossary
GL-1
GL-2
GL-3
GL-4
GL-5
GL-6
Index
IN-1
IN-2
IN-3
IN-4
