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Main
Printer Parts
Proof Sign-off: Takata _______ Kimura _______ Grady _______
Control Panel
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Users Guide
Declaration of Conformity
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Safety Information
Important Safe ty Instructions
Print Head Caut ion Sym bol
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E NERGY S
For United Kingdom Users
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Use of options
Safety information
Important:
Contents
Introduction
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viii
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Glossa ry Index
x
Introduction
Features
Options
2
How to Use This Manual
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
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4
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Chapter 1
Setting Up the Printer
Unpacking the Printer
1-2
Choosing a Place for the Printer
Using a printer stand
1-4
Assemblin g the Print er
Installin g the ribbon cart ridge
1-6
Page
Attaching the paper guides
1-8
Pluggi ng In the Printer
N
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
parallel interface
1-10
serial interface
1-12
Chapter 2
Setting Up Your Software
For Windows 95 Users
Installin g the print er driv er using My Com put er
2-2
Installin g the print er drive r using p lug-an d-play
2-4
Page
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
2-6
Paper menu
Graphics menu
Installin g EPS ON Sta tus Monitor 2
2-8
For Windows 3.1 Users
Installin g the print er drive r using P rogra m Ma nage r
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
2-10
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
2-12
For Windows NT 4.0 Users
Installin g the print er drive r
2-14
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
Page Setup menu
Advanced menu
2-16
For Windows NT 3.5x Users
Installin g the print er drive r
2-18
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
Document Properties dialog box
Advanced Document Pr operties dialog box
2-20
For DOS P rogram U sers
Installin g the p rinter d river
Using t he prin ter u tilitie s
Installin g th e print er ut ilities
2-22
Accessin g the print e r utilit ies
Page
Chapter 3
Paper Handling
Selecting a Paper-Feeding Method
3-2
Paper-feeding methods and paper types
Paper Handling 3-3
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Setting the paper release lever
3-4
Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever
3-6
Using Sin gle She ets
Loading single sheets from the front
3-8
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Loading single sheets from the rear
3-10
Page
3-12
Using Continuous Paper
Positioning your continuous paper supply
Loading continuous paper with the tractor
3-14
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3-16
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3-18
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Using the tear-off function
3-20
Using the Tear Off button
Using auto tear-off mode
3-22
Removing continuous paper
Using Special Paper
Multi-part forms
3-24
Labels
Load ing lab els
To tear off and eject labels
Envelopes
3-26
Load ing env elopes
from the front paper guide from the rear paper guide
Postcards
Loading postcards
3-28
Overlapping multi-part forms
Load ing ove rlappin g mult i-part f orms
To tear off and eject overlapping multi-part forms
3-30
Continuous forms with labels
Loading continuous forms with labels
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To tear off and eject continuous forms with labels
3-32
Overlapping multi-part forms with labels
Load ing ove rlappin g mult i-part f orms wit h labe ls
3-34
To tear off and eject overlapping multi-part forms with labels
Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets
Switc hing t o single sheet s
3-36
Switching to continuous paper
Using the Micro-Feed Feature
Adjusting the printing position
3-38
Adjust ing th e tea r-off positio n
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Chapter 4
Controlling the Printer
Control Panel
4-2
Display
Lights
Buttons
4-4
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l and
4-6
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Pitch
Other control panel features
Letter-quality self test = LF/FF
Draft self test = Load/Eject
Bidirectional adjustment = Pause
Hex dump = Load/Eject + LF/FF
SelecType
SelecType overview
4-8
Using SelecType
4-10
Page
Level 1 options
4-12
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T-margin tractor, manual (rear and forward), and CSF
Character table
Page tractor
Page CSF
Page
Level 2 options
Controlling the Printer 4-15
Language
Select the language used for display messages and the printed list of default settings.
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A.G.M. (IBM)
Interf ace
I/F timeout
Inpu t bu ffe r
Baud rate
4-18
Parity
Auto tear-off
Auto LF
0 slash
Buzzer
Standard setting
Type Styles
Character fonts
4-20
Page
Character spacing
4-22
Print ing in C olor
Barcode Printin g
Page
Chapter 5
Using EPSON Status Monitor 2
Opening and Using EPSON Status Monitor 2
Understanding the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window
5-2
Menus Printer menu
View menu
Settings menu
5-4
Help menu
Toolbar
Installed Print ers list
Printer Name
Status
Job Count
Getting detailed printer status information
Page
Using the Background Monitoring Feature
Setting monitoring preferences
5-8
Page
Using the background monitoring icon
5-10
Chapter 6
Using Printer Options
Cut-Sheet Feeder
Installin g the cut -sheet f eed er
6-2
Page
6-4
Loading paper with the cut-sheet feeder
6-6
Page
6-8
Loading paper manually from the fron t pa per gu ide
Switching between the tractor and the cut-sheet feeder
Switching to continuous paper
6-10
Switc hing t o sing le shee ts
Interfa ce Card s
Installin g an in terf ace c ard
6-12
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Chapter 7
Maintenance and Transportation
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
7-2
Page
7-4
Cleaning the Printer
Transporting the Printer
7-6
Chapter 8
Troubleshooting
8-2
Using the Error Indicators
Troubleshooting 8-3
Troubleshooting
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8-4
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Print ing a Se lf Test
Using the Hex Dump Mode
8-6
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.
Paper handling
Single sheets loaded from the paper guide The printer does not load single-sheets of paper.
The platen does not rotate and the printer does not feed the paper.
The platen rotates but the printer does not feed the paper.
Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams.
8-10
The printer does not fully eject the paper.
When the printer ejects the paper, the Paper Out flashes and the Pause light comes on.
Continuous paper The printer does not load continuous paper.
Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams.
8-12
The top-of-form position of your continuous paper varies when you print several pages.
The printer prints on (or too far away from) the perforation of your continuous paper.
The printer does not eject your continuous paper properly.
8-14
Page
The cut-sheet feeder feeds more than one sheet at a time.
Paper feeding is crooked.
8-16
When the printer ejects the paper, the Paper Out flashes and the Pause light comes on.
One page of your document is printed on two pages.
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.
The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing prints.
8-18
The printer makes a strange noise and stops abruptly.
The printer stops printing and the Pause light flashes.
Printout
Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions.
Lines of dots are missing in the printout as shown below.
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8-20
Incorrect characters are printed.
The typestyles or characters set in your application software cannot be printed.
Printing starts too high or too low on the page.
All the text is printed on the same line.
The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text.
8-22
The length of the printing on the page does not match your paper length.
Vertical printed lines are not aligned.
Clearing a Paper Jam
8-24
Using Bid irectio nal Ad justment Mode
8-26
Appendix A
Specifications
Technical Specifications
Printing
A-2
Specifications A-3
Paper
Single sheets (including single-sheet multi-part forms)
A-4
Continuous paper (including continuous multi-part forms)
Specifications A-5
A-6
Multi-p art fo rms
Specifications A-7
Labels
A-8
Envelopes
Specifications A-9
Postcards
Continuous forms with labels
A-10
Specifications A-11
Overlapping multi-part forms
Same as continuous paper (multi-part) excep t for the f ollowing:
A-12
Me-301
Printable area
Overla pping multi-pa rt fo rms with labe ls
Same as labels except for the following:
Specifications A-13
Me-200
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Pre-printed Paper
A-14
Mechanical
Specifications A-15
Electrical
Environmental
A-16
Safety approvals
CE marking
Specifications A-17
Parallel Interface Specifications
Forward channel
A-18
Reverse channel
Serial Interface Specifications
Optional Cut-Sheet Feeder Specifications
Specifications A-19
A-20
Appendix B
Command Lists and Character Tables
EPSON ESC/P 2 Control Codes
B-2
Barcode command
Command Lists and Character Tables B-3
Barcode data
B-4
Command Lists and Character Tables B-5
IBM 2391 Plus Emulation Control Co des
B-6
Character Tables in EPSON ESC/P 2 Mode
PC 437 (USA)
Command Lists and Character Tables B-7
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Characters available with the ESC ( ^ command
International character sets
B-16
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Appendix C
Contacting Customer Support
For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users
C-2
Enquiry Desk
Contacting Customer Support C-3
Customer Support
Faxon EPSON
EPtec - Bulletin Board Service for latest drivers and utilitie s
World Wide Web
C-4
For Australian Users
EPSON FAXBACK
Contacting Customer Support C-5
EPSON Bulletin Board System
Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au
For Singap ore Users
C-6
For Hong Kong Users
Internet home page
Contacting Customer Support C-7
Electronic bulletin board system
For P hilipp ines U sers
C-8
Glossary
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Glossary 3
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