Epson MX-70 The Starting Line, Setting it up, Counting the Parts

The Starting Line

Chapter 1

The Starting Line

This important chapter shows how to unpack, set up, and test your new printer. Read it before you get into trouble. The time spent will be your best investment since buying the printer itself.

Counting the Parts

Open the box and carefully and remove the contents. We should find:

1.This User’s Manual (obviously . . . )

2.The Epson MX-70 printer

3.A long box containing the ribbon cartridge

4.A wire rack to guide the paper

We also need a cable to connect the printer to our particular computer. Your Epson dealer can provide cables that match the Apple, TRS-80, and other computers. If you use a non-Epson cable, make sure it is wired properly. We have tried many other cables that “should” work, but don’t.

The MX-70 uses the Centronics Standard Parallel Interface scheme. Users whose computers require other interfacing schemes should select another printer in the MX series.

Setting it up

Let’s first remove the printer lid so we can work without breaking something. Lay the MX-70 flat on a firm surface and raise its lid to the full vertical position (Figure l-l).

Figure l-l

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