Epson LQ-2070 Buttons

Buttons

Operate

Press this button to turn the printer on or off.

Pause

Press this button to temporaril y stop printing and to resume

printing. To enable the Micro Adjust function, hold down this

button for at least 3 seconds when the printer is in standby mode.

Press it again to disable this function. See “Using Micro Adjust”

later in this chapter for details.

Load/Eject

Press this button to load single-sheet or continuous paper to the

loading position. However, the printer normally loads paper

automatically. If single-sheet paper is already in the loading

position, use this button to ejec t the sheet. If continuous paper is

in the loading or tear-off position, press this button to feed it

backward to the standby positio n.

LF/FF (line feed/fo rm feed)

Press this button briefly to feed the paper forward one line. Hold

the button down to eject a single sheet of paper or advance

continuous paper to the top of the next page. You can also use this

button to load a single she e t of paper from the cut-sheet feeder or

to feed continuous pap er from the standby positi on to the loading

position.

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Contents

Main Printer Parts Proof Sign-off: Nishi _______ Grady _______ Sunflow er -P Ref . Rev. c A5 size Inside front cover 01-09-96 DR, pass 0 EPSON 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 Users Guide A5 size Front 01/09/96 pass 2 ii Declaration of Conformity iii Energy Star Compliance Energy-saving Tips iv Where to Get Help v Electronic Support Services World Wide Web EPSON Bulletin Board Service vi CompuServe online support For United Kingdom Users Use of options vii Safety information Important Safety Instructions viii Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Chapter 2 x Paper Handling Chapter 3 Using the Printer Chapter 4 Using Printer Options Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation Chapter 6 Troubleshooting xii Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables Glossary Index Introduction Options 2 How to Use This Ma nual Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w c 4 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-2 Page Unpacking the Printer 1-4 Installin g the Ribb on C artrid ge w 1-6 Page 1-8 Sunflow er- P Plugging in the Printer 1-10 Running the Self Test 1-12 Page Connecting the Prin ter to Your Computer 1-14 Installin g the Print er Driv er For Microsoft Windows Users Installing the driver for Windows 3.1 users Installing the driver for Windows 95 users Note: 1-16 Note: manufacturer Note: Page Installing the driver while running Windows 95 1-18 Chec king the print er driv e r sett ings For Windows 3.1 users For Windows 95 users 1-20 For DOS program users DOS p rinte r utilit ies Chapter 2 Paper Handling Setting the paper release lever 2-2 Page Using Sin gle She ets Loading single sheets with the paper guide 2-4 Page 2-6 Loading single sheets from the front 2-8 Using Continuous Paper Loading paper with the rear push tractor 2-10 Page 2-12 Loading paper with the optional tractor unit Selecting the tractor position and paper path paper handling. some paper release lever positions Changing tractor positions Installing the tractor in the front push position 2-14 Removing the tractor from the front push position 2-16 Installing the tractor in the pull position 2-18 Removing the tra ctor from the pull positi on 2-20 Loading paper with the front push tractor 2-22 Page Loading paper with the pull tractor 2-24 Page 2-26 Loading paper with the push/pull tractor combination 2-28 Page Removing paper from the t ractor Load/Eject 2-30 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets Switching to single sheets Switching to continuous paper Printing on Special Paper 2-32 Adjust ing th e pap er th ickness leve r Set the paper thickne ss lever to match the thick ness of your paper according to the table below. Paper Handling 2-33 2-38n A5 size Chapter 2 01/19/96 pass 2 Multipart forms 2-34 Labels Envelopes Postcards 2-36 Roll paper Chapter 3 Using the Printer Control Panel Lights 3-2 Paper Out (red) Pause (orange) Tear Off/Bin (two lights, green) position. Font (three lights, green) Condensed (green) Buttons Page Other control panel features Load/Eject 3-6 LF/FF Condensed Using the Default Setti ng Mode Selecting an instruction sheet language Changing the default settings 3-8 01/09/96 pass 2 Printer functions Character table International character set for Italic table Font Page Input buffer Skip over perforation Auto tear-of f Off/Bin Auto line feed Auto carriage return 3-12 Alternate Graphic Mode (AGM) 0 slash Using Q uiet M ode Using Micro Adjust 3-14 Using the Tear-Off Function Using auto tear-off mode 3-16 Using the Tear Off/Bin button Off/Bin Using Bi-d Adjustment Printing Barcodes 3-18 Chapter 4 Using Printer Options Cut-Sheet Feeders Installin g the high c apacity cut-sheet feeder 4-2 Using Printer Options w Loading paper with the high capacity cut-sheet feeder 4-4 Page Installin g the double bin cut-sheet feeder 4-6 Switching between continuous paper and the cut-sheet feeder Switching to continuous paper Switching to the cut-sheet feeder Tear Off/Bin 4-8 Selecting single-sheets, postcards, or envelopes Pull Tra ctor Roll P aper Ho lder 4-10 Page Interfa ce Ca rds Installin g an in terf ace ca rd 4-12 Page The C82305 4-14 and C82306 serial interface cards Sunflow er -P Rev. c Cleaning the Pri nter Sunflower -P 5-2 Replacing the Ribbon Sunflow er -P Tran sporting the Pr inter Sunflower -P 5-4 Rev. c Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Power Supply Power is not being supplied 6-2 Printing The printer does not print 6-4 The print is faint or uneven Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics Printed characters are not what you expect The print position is not what you expect 6-6 Paper Handling Single sheets do not feed properly Continuous paper does not feed properly 6-8 Options The paper does not feed properly with the cut-sheet feeder 6-10 Continuous paper does not feed properly when using the tractors in a push/pull position Page Appendix A Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Table s Print er Spe cifica tions Printing A-2 Printing method: 24-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed: Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-3 Paper A-4 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-5 A-6 Paper alignment Printable area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards: A-8 a-3 Continuous paper: Mechanical a-2 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-9 Electrical A-10 Environmental Safety approvals Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-11 CE marking Interface specifications A-12 Para llel inte rfac e (forw ard c hann el) Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-13 Para llel inte rfac e (reve rse cha nnel) A-14 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-15 A-16 Using Commands Sending printer commands Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-17 Using the command summary Commands Arranged by Topic General operation A-18 Paper feeding Page format Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-19 Print position motion A-20 Font selection Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-21 A-22 Font enhancement Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-23 Character handling A-24 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-25 A-26 Spacing Graphics Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-27 Bit image A-28 Barcode Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-29 A-30 Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables A-31 Character Tables Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Glossary Glossary 1 2 Glossary 3 4 Index A Index IN-1 B C F G IN-2 H I R S Index IN-3 T