Epson II Testing and Connecting Your Printer

Chapter 2

Testing and Connecting Your Printer

The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Testing the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turning on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting and printing a status sheet or test print . . . . .

Adjusting print density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecting the printer to more than one computer. . . .

Choosing an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecting the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Testing the parallel connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecting the serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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