Epson Stylus 800+ Ink Jet Printer Product Information Guide
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1. TM STYLUS8 STYLUS 800 Service Manual PL STYLUS8 STYLUS 800 Parts Price List 4002820 STYLUS 800 User s Guide 7 1 94 EPSON STYLUS 800 112. Printable area SS C Envelopes A O J B Printable area J B C A The minimum top margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 inches B The minimum left and right margins are 3 0 mm 0 12 inches C The minimum bottom margin is 13 0 mm 0 51 inches EPSON STYLUS 800 2 Mechanical Paper feed method Friction Ink cartridge S020025 Color Black Print capacity Approximately 700 000 letter quality characters The cartridge life may vary depending on how often you use the print head cleaning operation Cartridge life 2 years from production date Temperature Storage 30 to 40 C 22 to 104 F Transit 30 to 60 C 22 to 140 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F 120 hours at 60 C 140 F Freezing 3 C 26 6 F thaws in approx 2 hours at 25 C 77 F MTBF 4 000 power on hours Total print volume 75 000 pages Print head life 1 billion dots per nozzle Dimensions and weight Height 154 mm 6 0 inches Width 435 mm 17 1 inches Depth 377 mm 14 8 inches letter Weight 4 8 kg 10 6 lb Electrical Rated voltage AC 120 V Input voltage range AC 103 5 to 132 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 5 A Power consumption Approx 13 W during self test printing in LQ mode at 10 cpi 7 4 94 ink Jet Printers EPSON STYLUS 800 Environmental 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Temperature Operation
3. paper feeder You can load up to 100 pages 2 Try turning the stack of paper over in the paper feeder Most packages of paper indicate the best side to print on with an arrow on the end of the package Make sure the best side is loaded face down Printer Care Replacing the Ink Cartridge When the Ink Out light on the control panel flashes the ink in the ink cartridge is low The printer will continue printing until the cartridge is completely empty When it is out of ink the printer stops and the Ink Out light stays on Printing will not resume until you insert a new cartridge It s a good idea to keep a spare ink cartridge on hand The printer will be damaged if you use ink or cartridges not manufactured by EPSON S020025 or to EPSON s specifications Do not attempt to refill ink cartridges manually If you use substandard products with your EPSON printer you will damage the print head and void your warranty Follow these steps to remove the empty cartridge 1 Make sure the printer stops printing and both the Ink Out and Pause lights stay on Then open the printer cover 2 Hold down the Alt button for several seconds and release the button when the print head moves to the ink cartridge replace position 3 Pull the ink cartridge clamp toward you to release the cartridge The clamp pushes the ink cartridge up so it is easy to grasp Ink Jet Printers 4 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
4. the right edge of the paper with the arrow mark on the printer The printer automatically loads the sheet Note If the sheet does not load straight press the Load Eject button to eject it Then try loading it again 3 Send data from the computer to the printer When the printer receives the data it begins printing When the printer finishes printing it ejects the sheet automatically If the sheet does not come all the way out press the Load Eject button You can print as many sheets as you like from the manual slot When you want to switch to the paper feeder press the Load Eject button and do not insert a sheet into the manual slot The printer then loads a sheet of paper from the paper feeder Note If the ink does not dry fast enough try removing sheets one at a time as they finish printing 7 1 94 EPSON STYLUS 800 9 EPSON STYLUS 800 Printing on envelopes You can also use the manual feed slot to print on individual envelopes 1 Turn on the printer and open the printer cover 2 Turn the paper thickness lever clockwise as far as it will go 3 Close the printer cover 4 Insert an envelope into the manual feed slot with the wide end at the top entering the printer first and the printable side face up until it meets resistance The printer loads the envelope to the print position automatically E 5 Send data from your computer The printer ejects the envelope automati
5. throughout the cycle and turns off when the ink charging has finished Caution Do not turn off or reset the printer until the ink charging cycle is complete 9 Close the printer cover ink Jet Printers 7 1194 EPSON STYLUS 800 7 EPSON STYLUS 800 ete tc Testing the Printer After you charge the ink delivery system you can use the built in self test to make sure the printer is working properly You can run the self test with paper from the built in paper feeder or by feeding a sheet manually This section describes loading paper in the paper feeder Loading paper in the paper feeder 1 Open the paper feeder cover and lift the paper separator 2 Fana stack of letter size or A4 paper then tap it ona flat surface to even the edges Note The paper size letter or A4 varies depending on the country and is shown on the edge of the paper support The paper feeder holds up to 100 sheets 64 g m or 16 lb maximum 3 Insert a stack of paper all the way into the paper feeder with the printable surface face down Align the right edge of the stack with the right edge of the paper feeder Then move the left edge guide to match the width of your paper as shown below 4 Close the paper feeder cover and lower the paper separator to secure the paper stack Now you are ready to run the self test Running the self test 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 While holding down the Font button turn on the p
6. to make your changes 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the paper feeder 2 Hold down the Economy Condensed button and turn on the printer to enter the default setting mode The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints a brief summary and instructions that tell you how to select the language that you want messages printed in English French German Italian or Spanish 3 Press the Font button until the Font lights indicate the language of your choice then press the Alt button to make your selection Tanguage Font ngms renn feos O O eman Jose spann o oos O o O On Off After you press the Alt button the printer prints the current default settings in bold letters and the next instruction in the language you selected Wait until printing is finished then go to the next step EPSON STYLUS 800 5 EPSON STYLUS 800 4 To move to the feature you want to change press the Alt button until the Data Paper Out and Ink Out lights indicate the appropriate selection Data Paper Out Defauit setting menu light light Character table o jo O auto pint dreon fe Ss rNetworkintetace mode e o e Mixe texvoraphics mods Je lo Jo momet Je Jo B OOn Off Flashing For example if you want to change the character table setting press the Alt button until the Data and Paper Out lights are off and the Ink Out light is on 5 Next press the Font button to change
7. EPSON STYLUS 800 Printer Specifications Printing Printing method Drop on demand 48 nozzle ink jet matrix Character pitch and printing speed roc Jo ese za J issos 900 ps asa o esos orses 17 epi 10 opi condensed 197 209 pe 20 epi 12 cpi condensed 160 9200p 500 ps cpi characters per inch cps characters per second Maximum resolution 360 x 360 dpi text graphics Printing direction Bidirectional with logic seeking for text and graphics The auto print direction can be set in the default setting mode Ink Jet Printers Line spacing 1 6 inch 1 8 inch or programmable in 1 360 inch increments Paper feed speed 87 milliseconds per 1 6 inch line Input buffer 8 KB when mixed text graphics option in default setting mode is set to ON 32 KB when mixed text graphics option in default setting mode is set to OFF Internal fonts and character tables Bitmap fonts Fom hoep Bop 150p Proportional fepsonown o o e EPSON Roman o e e EPSON Sans Set o o o EPSON Courier o o EPSON Prestige e o e EPSON Seipt o o e Select other font pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands Scalable fonts Font mnp marp increments epsoNRoman 6 2 2p EPSON Sans se s 2m EPSONRomanT 8 apt EPSON Sans Sent e ae apt Character tables One italic and 8 graphics chara
8. Storage Humidity without condensation 20 to 80 RH 5 to 85 RH Operation Storage 80 Print assured area 55 20 iG 27G SC SO F 80 F 95 F Safety approvals Safety standards UL1950 with D3 CSA22 2 220 R F L FCC Part 15 Subpart B class B Interface specifications Your printer is equipped with an 8 bit parallel interface Specifications and pin assignments The built in parallel interface has the following characteristics Data format 8 bit parallel Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level TTL compatible Connector 36 pin 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Ink Jet Printers 7 1 94 Default settings The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized Single sheets 65 lines for A4 size paper 61 lines for letter size paper 22 inches for manual insertion Hardware initialization cleared Software control panel initialization deselected only Download character set In addition hardware and control panel initialization clears the data buffer The Controli Panel The pnnter control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations It consists of indicator lights and buttons Indicator lights Pause On when printing is paused Font Indicate the current font setting These three lights go on and off when you press the Font button The font m
9. cally when it is finished printing Note 1 Make sure your software program keeps the printing entirely within the printable area of the envelope Q Use envelopes only under normal environmental conditions T if the ink is not drying fast enough try removing envelopes one at a time as they finish printing 6 To switch back to the paper feeder turn the paper thickness lever counterclockwise as far as it will go Then press the Load Eject button to load from the paper feeder EPSON STYLUS 800 10 Paper Jams To clear a paper jam follow the steps below 1 Open the printer cover and the paper feeder cover 2 Pull the access panel away from the rear of the printer as shown below 3 Pull the paper out gently If the paper tears make sure you remove any remaining pieces If the paper is caught in the paper ejection area gently pull it out of the printer Push the access panel back onto the rear of the printer and close the printer cover and the paper feeder cover Ink Jet Printers EPSON STYLUS 800 Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems If you have frequent paper feed or paper jam problems refer to this checklist of corrective measures J Use a higher quality paper one that is not too thin or rough Some types of paper require manual feeding Q Fan the stack of paper and then tap it on an edge to align it before you load it Q Be sure that you do not load too much paper in the
10. cter tables Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set Paper Single sheets paper feeder Width 210 to 216 mm 8 2 to 8 5 inches Length 279 to 297 mm 11 0 to 11 7 inches Thickness 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0026 to 0 0055 inches Weight 64 to 90 g m 18 to 24 Ib Use 90 g m 24 lb paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions Quality Bond paper plain paper Single sheets manual insertion Width 182 to 216 mm 7 1 to 8 5 inches Length 257 to 297 mm 10 1 to 11 7 inches Thickness 0 065 to 0 11 mm 0 0026 to 0 0043 inches Weight 52 to 90 g m 14 to 24 Ib Quality Bond paper plain paper EPSON STYLUS 800 1 EPSON STYLUS 800 Note Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions only Poor quality paper may reduce print quality as well as cause paper jams and other problems If you encounter problems switch to a higher grade of paper Envelopes manual insertion Size No 6 166 92 mm 6 5 x 3 6 inches No 10 240 x 104 mm 9 5 x 4 1 inches Thickness 0 16 to 0 52 mm 0 0063 to 0 020 inches Weight 45 to 90 g m 12 to 24 1b Use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions Insert envelopes long side first use the manual feed slot only Quality Bond paper plain paper air mail Difference in thickness within printable area must be less than 0 25 mm Printable area Single sheets paper feeder and manual insertion A B
11. eatures Many of these programs provide an installation or setup menu that presents a list of printers To take full advantage of your printer s features including ESC P 2 choose one of the first six printers on the list below If none of these is listed contact your software manufacturer for an update that includes one of these Until you receive an update choose another printer as close to the top of the list as possible Stylus 800 Q 850 2550 Stylus 800 LQ 850 1050 ActionPrinter 3250 LQ 550 1010 SQ 870 1170 ESC P2 LQ 500 ESC P LQ 870 1170 LQ 2550 LQ 570 1070 LQ 800 1000 LQ 100 LQ 4500 If none of these printers is listed among your program s options select the first one available from the following LQ EX FX LX RX MX EPSON printer Standard printer and Draft printer Ink Jet Printers EPSON STYLUS 800 Or Tips for Using the Paper Feeder Following the tips below will give you the best performance when printing with the paper feeder Q Load paper into the paper feeder before you turn on the printer and send data When the printer receives data from the computer it loads a single sheet automatically and begins to print T If the printer runs out of paper during a print job reload the paper feeder and then press the Load Eject button to continue printing T Press the Load Eject button if you need to eject a sheet of loaded paper Q You can switch to manual loading to feed single sheets or enve
12. ections you make with your software program usually override these control panel selections For best results use your software program to select fonts 7 1 94 ink Jet Printers EPSON STYLUS 800 RR Default Setting Mode Your printer comes with a series of internal settings that control a variety of printer functions such as print direction and auto line feed Because these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer they are called default settings The factory default settings are designed to meet the needs of most users so you may not need to change them The table below lists all the features you can select in the default setting mode Character table italic U S A Italic France italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark 1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain 1 PC437 PC850 PC860 PC861 PC863 PC865 BRASCII or Abicomp Note Most software programs control the character table and auto line feed If your software program conirols these features you may never need to set them with the control panel Default setting descriptions Character table Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages The printer prints text with the selected character table When you select this feature the font lights on the control panel go on or off to indicate the current selection Auto print direction The printer ordinarily prints text bidirectionally f
13. enu on the control panel helps you determine which font is selected Condensed On when the condensed printing mode is selected When this mode is selected the printer prints a condensed version of selected fonts EPSON STYLUS 800 3 EPSON STYLUS 800 Economy On when the economy printing mode is selected When this mode is selected the printer uses fewer dots per character The print speed is the same in both economy and LQ mode but the economy mode uses less ink This mode is ideal for rough drafts and editing work Ink Out On when the ink cartridge runs out of ink Rapid flashing indicates the ink is low Paper Out On when the printer runs out of paper Rapid flashing indicates a paper jam Data On when data remains in the printer s memory Buttons Pause Press this button to stop printing temporarily Press it again to resume printing Load Eject Press the Load Eject button to load or eject a sheet of paper If you have been printing from the manual feed slot pressing this button switches paper loading back to the paper feeder Font Press this button to cycle through the font choices on the font menu The Font lights indicate the current selection Economy Condensed Press the Economy Condensed button to select economy printing or condensed mode Press it again to turn your selection off The indicator light goes on or off next to the mode you select Alt Hold down this button for several seco
14. lopes without removing the paper supply from the paper feeder G You can adjust the loading and print positions with the printer s micro feed feature Because most software programs take care of the top and bottom margins you should usually adjust the margins by using your programs taking the printer s default loading position into account D The default page length for paper loaded from the paper feeder is 61 lines letter size paper and 65 lines A4 size paper You can change it using your software program or printer commands if necessary If the ink does not dry fast enough try removing sheets one at a time as they finish printing Loading Paper Manually You can load single sheets of paper or envelopes from the manual feed slot without removing the paper supply from the paper feeder Paper sizes You can use the manual feed slot to load single sheets of paper from 182 mm 7 1 inches to 216 mm 8 5 inches wide and from 257 mm 10 1 inches to 297 mm 11 7 inches long You can also load the following envelope sizes from the manual feed slot Q Envelope No 6 166 mm 6 5 inches wide x 92 mm 3 6 inches T Envelope No 10 240 mm 9 5 inches wide x 104 mm 4 1 inches Ink Jet Printers Printing on single sheets Follow these steps to load a single sheet in the manual feed slot 1 Turn on the printer 2 Insert a single sheet of paper into the slot until it meets resistance aligning
15. nds to move the print head to the ink cartridge replace position when the printer is paused The Alt button also alters the functions of the other buttons Hold down the Alt button and press another button to change the functions as follows Print Head Cleaning Alt Pause Starts the print head cleaning cycle Reset Alt Load Eject Clears the printer s buffer and initializes the printer settings to their factory settings Micro Feed Alt Font Feeds paper forward in 1 180 inch increments Ait Economy Condensed Feeds paper backward in 1 180 inch increments EPSON STYLUS 800 4 Character Fonts Your printer has eight built in character fonts including EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H Roman T is similar to the Times font Sans Serif H is similar to Helvetica Press the Font button to select from the eight fonts listed on the control panel The three Font lights come on O go off or flash O to indicate the active font Q O O OOO Draft OOO Courier 000 Roman T PS 0O Sans Serif H PS O Roman 00 Sans Serit OO Prestige O O Script The table below lists the available fonts and shows how the Font lights appear for each selection Fom nams rons O o o o o erson cower SS e o e EPSON sans senn o e e EPSON Roman Flashing Note Q Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are available in proportional spacing only I Font sel
16. om the cartridge If ink does get on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets in your eyes flush them immediately with water The first time you use your new printer you need to charge the ink delivery system with ink You need to perform this operation only once Install the ink cartridge as follows Note Do not open the ink cartridge package until just before you install the cartridge or the ink may dry up T Once you install the ink cartridge do not open the clamp or remove the ink cartridge except to replace it with a new one The cartridge may become unusable otherwise 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Hold down both the Alt and Pause buttons while you turn on the printer Release the buttons after the printer starts initializing The print head moves to the ink cartridge replace position automatically Ink Jet Printers EPSON STYLUS 800 3 Open the printer cover 6 Lower the cartridge into the holder with the label face up and the arrow mark on the cartridge toward the arrow mark on the printer case Sep 7 Push the ink cartridge clamp toward the back of the printer to secure the cartridge 5 Open the foil package containing the ink cartridge and remove it from the protective cardboard Be sure to remove the tape seal from the ink cartridge 8 Press the Alt button again to charge the ink delivery system It takes about one minute The Pause light flashes
17. or speed and prints graphics characters unidirectionally for precise vertical alignment When auto print direction is set to on the printer switches automatically between bidirectional for text data and unidirectional motion for graphics data When this feature is set to off the print head motion is controlled by your software Network interface mode If your printer is connected to a single computer leave this feature off If you want to use the printer in a network environment and share it among multiple computers set this feature to on Ink Jet Printers 7 1194 When this feature is set to on data may be present in the printer s buffer even though the printer is not continuously printing Always make sure the data light is off before turning off the printer Mixed text graphics mode This feature is for software that has problems printing scalable font text combined with graphics Leave the mixed text graphics mode set to off if you do not notice any problems in your printout Auto line feed When the auto line feed feature is on each carriage return CR code is accompanied by a line feed LF code If your printed text is unexpectedly double spaced set this feature to off If text lines print on top of each other set it to on Changing the default settings To change the printer s default settings you press the control panel buttons the control panel lights show your selections Follow the steps below
18. properly Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it wW Warning The ink cartridge is self contained to prevent leaks However if ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soapy water Avoid touching your eyes If irritation occurs contact a physician 5 Follow steps 5 through 9 in Installing the Ink Cartridge to install the new cartridge Note When you replace the cartridge the printer will not recharge the ink delivery system again However the print head may stari moving as the printer performs normal maintenance procedures This can take up to 40 seconds to complete Cleaning the Print Head If print quality diminishes use the printer s built in print head cleaning cycle to ensure that the nozzles are delivering ink properly To avoid wasting ink clean the print head only if print quality declines Follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the Pause light is on If the Pause light is not on press the Pause button to pause the printer 2 Hold down the Alt button and press the Pause button for two seconds The cleaning cycle takes about 40 seconds The Pause light flashes throughout the cycle and then stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished 3 Press the Pause button to resume printing Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None Product Support Bulletins None Technical Information Bulletins None Related Documentation
19. rinter It loads a sheet of paper automatically from the paper feeder and begins the self test EPSON STYLUS 800 8 7 1 94 The printer prints characters in each font in the order the fonts appear on the control panel Here is part of a typical self test Courier 2 a 4 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGRIJKLMNOPOR 8 e x4 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRS 86 8 x 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU 2 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIIKLMNOPORSTUVI amp 4 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVW a nt 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWX oman O 0123456789 lt gt 9 ABCDEFPGHUKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZf _ abcdefghi 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abedefghi y 0123456789 lt gt gt ABCDEFGHUKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZf _abedefighijh 3 The self test continues until the paper in the paper feeder runs out or you press the Pause button To stop the test press the Pause button To resume the test press the Pause button again 4 Toend the self test press the Pause button to stop printing and then press the Load Eject button to eject the paper 5 Turn off the printer Selecting the Printer Type Most software programs let you specify the type of printer you use so that the program can take full advantage of the printer s f
20. the setting As you move from setting to setting the Font lights turn on O off and flash O to show your selection as indicated in the following table Default setting menu Character table Italic U S A italic France eeo italic Germany maeu deos tatic Denmark e00 Ttaictaly Je e P437 USA Standard Europe 958 Peso Multiingua oee rpca60 Portuguese oeo rPca6t retan ooo P863 Canadian Frencn 005 __ rPOa6s Norwegian ooe oo BRASCII Brazilian Portuguese Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese o e Networkmode of sss fm graphics mode Auto line feed EPSON STYLUS 800 6 7 1194 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make all of your changes 7 To exit the default setting mode turn the printer off Note J You may exit the default setting mode any time by turning off the printer Any changes you have made remain in effect until you change them again Q If you want to check the new default settings enter the default setting mode again and print the current settings After you check them turn the printer off to exit without making changes Installing the Ink Cartridge Each ink cartridge contains enough ink to print about 700 pages The exact number of pages a single cartridge can print varies according to the amount of text and graphics on each page Caution The ink cartridge is a self contained unit Under ordinary use ink will not leak fr
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