EPSON LQ-2180

LF/FF button

❏Feeds paper line by line.

❏Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down.

Load/Eject button

❏Loads a single sheet of paper.

❏Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded.

❏Loads continuous paper from the standby position.

❏Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position.

Micro Adjust

When the Pause button is held down for three seconds, the printer enters the micro adjust mode. Using the micro adjust feature, you can adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position with the D and U buttons.

Operate button

Turns the printer on and off. The printer is off when the top of this button is even with the button protectors.

Error Indicators

You can identify many common printer problems using the lights on the control panel. If your printer stops working and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing or the printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix the problem. If you can’t fix your printer problem using this table, go to the next section.

State of

Beep

Problem

 

panel lights

pattern

Solution

 

 

 

n Pause

–

The printer is paused.

 

 

 

 

 

Press the Pause button to resume

 

 

printing.

 

 

 

 

•••

The printer cover is open.

 

 

 

 

 

Close the printer cover and press the

 

 

Pause button to resume printing.

 

 

 

 

•••••

Paper from another paper source

 

 

is currently in the paper path.

 

 

 

 

 

Move the paper release lever back to

 

 

the appropriate position and press

 

 

the Load/Eject button to feed the

 

 

paper out of the paper path. Then set

 

 

the lever to the position you want to

 

 

use. Press the Pause button to turn

 

 

off the Pause light, if necessary.

 

 

 

State of

Beep

Problem

 

panel lights

pattern

Solution

 

 

 

n Paper Out

•••

No paper is loaded in the selected

n Pause

 

paper source.

 

 

Load paper in the printer. Then press

 

 

the Pause button to turn off the

 

 

Pause light, if necessary.

 

 

 

 

•••

The paper is not loaded correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

Remove your paper and reload it

 

 

correctly. Then press the Pause

 

 

button to turn off the Pause light, if

 

 

necessary.

 

 

 

 

•••

Paper is jammed in the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Clear the paper jam.

 

 

 

f Paper Out

•••

Continuous paper is not fed to the

n Pause

 

standby position.

 

 

Tear off the printed document at the

 

 

perforation; then press the Load/

 

 

Eject button. The printer feeds the

 

 

paper to the standby position. Press

 

 

the Pause button to turn off the

 

 

Pause light.

 

 

 

 

•••

A single sheet of paper is not fully

 

 

ejected.

 

 

 

 

 

Press the Load/Eject button to eject

 

 

the sheet. Then press the Pause

 

 

button to turn off the Pause light, if

 

 

necessary.

 

 

 

 

•••

Paper is jammed in the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Clear the paper jam.

 

 

 

f Pause

–

The print head is overheated.

 

 

 

 

 

Wait a few minutes; the printer

 

 

resumes printing automatically once

 

 

the print head cools.

 

 

 

f Paper Out

–

An unknown printer error has

f Pause

 

occurred.

f f Tear Off/Bin

 

 

 

Turn off the printer and leave it off

f f Font

 

 

for several minutes; then turn on the

 

 

 

 

printer again. If the error recurs,

 

 

contact your dealer.

 

 

 

n= on, f = flashing

•••= short series of beeps (three beeps)

••••• = long series of beeps (five beeps)

Note:

The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available.

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