9-PinDot Matrix Printer              
User’s Guide
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              Printer Parts
              Control Panel Buttons and Lights
              Contents
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              Getting to Know Your Printer
              Features
tear-off                
feature
paper release lever              
micro adjust feature
Available Paper Paths                
Printing on continuous paper
              Using the push tractor positions
              Using the pull tractor position
              Printing on single sheets
6Getting to Know Your Printer              
Options
Ribbon Cartridges              
Important Safety Instructions
              If you plan to use the printer in Germany, observe the following:
Note for German-speakingusers:                
Print Head Caution Symbol
              ENERGY STAR Compliance
For United Kingdom Users                
Use of options
Safety information                
Warning:
              If you have to fit a plug:
How To Use Your Manuals              
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
This guide uses the following conventions:                
Warnings
Cautions                
Notes
              Setting Up the Printer
              Unpacking the Printer
              c voltages, and it is not possible to adjust the printer for use with
There are several models of the printer designed for different                
Choosing a Place for the Printer
Follow the guidelines below when selecting a location for your printer                
qLeave adequate room around the printer for easy operation and maintenance
              Positioning the continuous paper supply
              Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
This section describes how to install or replace the ribbon                
Warning:
Make sure the printer is turned off. The printer is off when the surface of the                
c Moving the print head while the printer is on may damage the printer
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              Plugging in the Printer
              2. Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure its
voltage matches that of your electrical outlet. Also make                
sure the plug on your printer’s power cord matches your
electrical outlet                
4.Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet
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              5. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer. (If the cable
has a ground wire at the computer end, attach it to the                
ground connector at the back of the computer.)
Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC                
For Windows 95 or NT
              Using Windows 95 plug-and-play
              2. Turn off your printer and computer, if necessary
Cancel                
5.Click the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer radio button
Do not install a driver                
6.Click OK. You see the Install From Disk screen
              Yes
Finish                
For Windows 3.1 or NT
Follow the steps below to install the printer driver for Windows 3.1 or NT                
2.Insert Disk 1 of your printer driver software in a disk drive
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              Optional printer drivers for DOS program users
For FX-880: FX-870 FX-850 FX-800 FX-85 FX-80+ FX-80                
For FX-1180: FX-1170 FX-1050 FX-1000 FX-105 FX-100+ FX-100
EPSON printer                
Standard printer
              Using the Printer Software
              About Your Printer Software
              Using the Printer Driver With Windows
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications                
Select
Print Setup                
Print
              Make sure that your printer is selected and then click
Printer                
Setup
Properties                
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
              Paper menu
              Graphics menu
              Device Options menu
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              See “Printer driver settings overview” on page 2-10for
detailed information about the printer driver settings                
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow the steps below                
1.In the Main window, double-clickthe Control Panel icon
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              Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT
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              1.Click the Start button, and then point to Settings
2.Click Printers                
Right-click
Document Defaults              
Page Setup menu
              Advanced menu
              qDocument Options
Double-click Halftone Color                
Adjustment
Print Text as Graphics                
Metafile Spooling
              1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your
application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box              
Print Manager
Details                
Job Default
              Document Properties dialog box
              Advanced Document Properties dialog box
              Using the EPSON Remote! Utility
Installing EPSON Remote                
Accessing EPSON Remote
              Printing on Continuous Paper
              Setting the Paper Release Lever
The table below describes each paper release lever position                
3-2 Printing on Continuous Paper
              Setting the Paper Thickness Lever
oWhen the temperature is 35°C (95°F) or more, set the paper                
thickness lever one position higher to improve print quality
              Loading Multi-PartForms
Loading Continuous Paper With Labels              
Removing continuous paper with labels
              Using the Tractor in the Front Push Position
Installing the tractor in the front push position            
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              Loading paper with the front push tractor
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              Removing the printed document from the front push tractor
To remove the printed document, follow the steps below                
Press the
2.Tear off the printed document using the tear-offedge of the printer cover                
Always tear off your printed document before you press the
              Removing the tractor from the front push position
To remove the tractor from the front push position, follow the steps below                
2.Remove any paper from the tractor as described in the
previous section                
Using the Tractor in the Rear Push Position
              Installing the tractor in the rear push position
              Loading paper with the rear push tractor
              3-16 Printing on Continuous Paper
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              Removing the printed document from the rear push tractor
3-18 Printing on Continuous Paper              
Removing the tractor from the rear push position
              Using the Tractor in the Pull Position
Installing the tractor in the pull position            
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              Loading paper with the pull tractor
To load paper onto the pull tractor, follow the steps below                
1. Make sure the printer is turned off, and the printer cover is
2. Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position              
3.Release the sprockets by pulling the sprocket lock levers forward
Make sure your paper has a clean, straight edge. Then open the sprocket covers                
3-24 Printing on Continuous Paper
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              position.3
Send a print job to the printer. The printer starts printing from the              
Removing the paper from the pull tractor
Removing the tractor from the pull tractor position            
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              Using two tractors in a push/pull combination
To use two tractors at once, follow these steps:                
Turn on the printer. Press the
Fit the holes of the paper over the pins on both sprockets of the pull tractor            
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              3-32 Printing on Continuous Paper
              Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Single Sheets
              4. Set the paper release lever to the single-sheetposition
5. Load single sheets as described in Chapter                
Switching to printing on continuous paper
If a single sheet remains in the printer, press the              
Your printer loads the continuous paper automatically when you begin printing
Adjusting the Top-of-FormPosition                
Your
The top margin setting made in some application software overrides the                
1.Make sure the printer is turned on
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              Advancing the Paper to the Tear-OffEdge
If you are using the tractor in the front or rear push position                
you can use the tear-offfeature to advance your continuous
paper to the printer’s tear-offedge when you finish printing                
You can then easily tear off the printed document. When you
              Advancing paper to the tear-offposition automatically
Adjusting the tear-offposition            
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              4.Tear off the printed pages
5.Press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode              
Printing on Single Sheets
              Available Paper Types
Using the Paper Guide              
Installing the paper guide
              Loading paper in the paper guide
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              Loading Envelopes
              Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel
              Selecting a Built-InFont
Follow these steps to select a built-infont from the control panel:                
Make sure that the printer is not printing. If it is, press the
              Making Default Settings
Understanding default settings              
Default-settingmode
Skip over perforation              
Auto tear-off
Auto line feed                
Print direction
Software              
I/F (interface) mode
Auto I/F (interface) wait time                
0 slash
High speed draft              
Input buffer
Buzzer (beeper)                
Auto CR (carriage return)
IBM character table              
Page length for front tractor
Page length for rear tractor                
Character table
              International character set for Italic table
              To change settings in
Paper Out                
When you finish making settings, press the
              Using EPSON Status Monitor
              About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility
Installing EPSON Status Monitor                
1.Insert Disk 1 of the EPSON Status Monitor 2 software in a disk drive
2.Click the Start button on the task bar, and then click Run                
A:\Setup
              Accessing EPSON Status Monitor
              Toolbar and Status bar
Installed Printers list              
Printer menu
              View menu
              Settings menu
              Help menu
              Current Status menu
              Printer Information menu
              Monitoring Preferences
3.Use the slider to adjust the monitoring interval, if necessary                
Monitor this printer
              Using the background monitoring icon
              Troubleshooting
              Using the Error Indicators
7-2 Troubleshooting              
Problems and Solutions
Power supply problems                
Paper loading or feeding problems
Wrong top-of-formposition                
Wrong tear-offposition
              Paper loading or feeding problems
The printer does not load single-sheetpaper or does not feed it properly              
The printer does not fully eject a single sheet
The paper does not feed properly with the optional cut-sheetfeeder              
The printer does not load continuous paper or does not feed it properly
              The printer does not feed continuous paper to the standby position
Wrong top-of-formposition                
Your printing appears too high or low on the page
              Wrong tear-offposition
              Printing or printout quality problems
The printer does not print when the computer sends data              
The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly
The printout is faint                
Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions
              Lines of dots are missing in the printout
All the text is printed on the same line                
The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text
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              Vertical printed lines are not aligned
Clearing Paper Jams                
To clear a paper jam, follow these steps:
1 Press the Operate button to turn off the printer                
2.Open the printer cover
              Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout
              Printing a Self Test
              To perform a self test, follow these steps:
To run the test using the Draft font, hold down the                
To end the self test, press the
              Printing a Hex Dump
To print a hex dump, follow the steps below                
To enter hex dump mode, hold down both the
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              Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Paper Handling Options
A-2 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-3
              Using the Optional Cut-SheetFeeders
Installing an optional cut-sheetfeeder                
A-4 Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-5
              Loading paper in the single-bin cut-sheetfeeder
A-6 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-7
              A-8 Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-9
              Loading paper in the high-capacity cut-sheetfeeder
A-10 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-11
              A-12 Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Assembling the double-bin cut-sheetfeeder
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-13              
Selecting your paper path (bin 1 or bin 2)
A-14 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Using an Optional Front Sheet or Front Paper Guide
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-15              
Installing the front sheet or front paper guide
A-16 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-17
              Loading paper in the front sheet or front paper guide
A-18 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-19
              Using the Roll Paper Holder
Assembling the roll paper holder                
A-20 Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Installing the roll paper holder
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-21              
Loading roll paper
A-22 Enhancing Your Printer With Options              
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-23
              A-24 Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Removing roll paper
Installing an Interface Card                
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-25
              A-26 Enhancing Your Printer With Options
              Using a Serial Interface Card (C82305] or 82306]) A
Selecting a baud rate                
Handshake timing
Error handling                
Enhancing Your Printer With Options A-27
              Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
              Cleaning the Printer
B-2 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer              
Transporting the Printer
Cleaning and Transporting the Printer B-3              
Specifications
              Printer Specifications
Mechanical                
C-2 Specifications
              Specifications C-3
              Electrical
C-4 Specifications              
Environmental
Paper                
Specifications C-5
              C-6 Specifications
              Specifications C-7
              C-8 Specifications
              Printable area
              C-10 Specifications
              Safety approvals
CE marking                
Specifications C-11
              Command Lists
EPSON ESC/P control codes                
C-12 Specifications
              Barcode commands
              Barcode data
              Specifications C-15
              IBM 2380/2381 Plus emulation control codes
C-16 Specifications              
Character Tables
Specifications C-17              
PC 437 (USA, Standard Europe)
PC 850 (Multilingual)                
PC 860 (Portuguese)
              PC 863 (Canadian-French)
PC 865 (Norwegian)                
PC 861 (Icelandic)
BRASCII (Brazilian Portuguese)              
Abicomp (Brazilian Portuguese) ISO Latin
Roman              
PC 437 Greek (Greek)
PC 869 (Greek)                
ISO 8859-7(Latin/Greek)
              PC 857 (Turkish)
PC 855 (Cyrillic)              
PC 852 (East Europe)
MAZOWIA (Poland)                
Code MJK (CSFR)
Bulgaria              
Estonia
ISO 8859-2              
PC 866 LAT. (Latvian)
Italic              
International character sets for the Italic table
              Customer Support Information
              Contacting Customer Support
For United States and Canada Users                
Electronic support services
D-2 Customer Support Information              
Automated telephone services
              For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users
Enquiry Desk                
Customer Support
D-4 Customer Support Information              
Faxon EPSON
EPtec - Bulletin Board Service for latest drivers and utilities                
World Wide Web
              For Australian Users
EPSON FAXBACK                
EPSON Bulletin Board System
Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au                
Your dealer
              EPSON Helpdesk
For Singapore Users                
For Hong Kong Users
              Internet home page
Electronic Bulletin Board System                
Technical support hotline
For Philippines Users                
D-8 Customer Support Information
              Glossary
              2Glossary
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              4Glossary
              Index
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IN-2
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              IN-4
              IN-5
              IN-6