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Epson Printer LX-1170 User's Manual

1. For continuous paper wider than 241 3mm 9 5 inches the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper For LX 1170 A Theminimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4 2 mm 0 17 inch each B Theminimum left and right margins are 13 mm 0 51 inch each The maximum paper width is 406 4 mm 16 0 inches and the maximum printable width is 345 44 mm 13 6 inches For continuous paper wider than 377 8mm 14 87 inches the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper Roll paper printable area 120 A The minimum top and bottom margins are 4 2 mm 0 17 inch B Theminimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 inch The minimum right margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 inch The maximum printable width is 203 2mm 8 0 inches Paper alignment Printing starts at 0 on the scale The unprintable area is to the left of the 0 popa 2 e eo eo o OOoo00 O O O O 10 5 0 eee eee ee Standards and approvals U S model Safety UL1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B CSA C108 8 class B 121 European model Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EN 60950 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Australian model EMC AS NZS 3548 Class B Command Lists Your printer supports the EPSON ESC P control codes and IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for
2. From the Internet you can reach EPSON Support at http support epson com At this site you can download drivers and other files look at documentation such as product brochures and user manuals and access troubleshooting information EPSON Internet FTP Site If you have Internet FTP capability use your Web browser or other software for FTP downloading to log onto ftp epson com with the user name anonymous and your e mail address as the password EPSON E MAIL Technical To receive technical advice through e mail go to Support http support epson com and complete the form under the troubleshooting tab as requested Automated Telephone A variety of automated help services are available 24 Services hours a day seven days a week To use these services you must have a touch tone telephone and call 800 922 8911 To speak directly to a technical support representative dial 562 276 4322 U S or 905 709 2170 Canada 6 AM to 6 PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday Toll or long distance charges may apply Before you call please have the following information ready L Product name 1 Product serial number located on the back of the printer Q4 Proof of purchase such as a store receipt and date of purchase 127 d I Computer configuration Description of the problem Note For help using any other software on your system see the documentation for that software f
3. Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone L1 Sales enquiries and product information I Product usage questions or problems L1 Enquiries on repair service and warranty 140 Glossary ASCIT American Standard Code for Information Interchange A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols auto line feed When this feature is selected in the default setting mode each carriage return CR code is automatically followed by a line feed LF code bidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in both directions bidirectionally This increases the print speed but may reduce precise vertical alignment Bidirectional printing is this printer s standard printing mode See also unidirectional printing buffer The portion of the printer s memory used to store data before it is printed character table A collection of letters numbers and symbols that constitute the set of characters used in a particular language characters per inch cpi A measurement of the size of text characters continuous paper Paper that has sprocket feed holes on both sides is perforated between pages and is supplied in a folded stack Also called fanfold paper control code A special code used to control a printer function such as performing a carriage return or line feed cpi See characters per inch cpi data dump See hex dump default A value that t
4. Using the Printer Settings Options Page length for tractor Length in inches 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 11 70 6 12 14 17 Skip over perforation On Off Auto tear off On Off Auto line feed On Off Print direction Bi D Uni D Software EPSON ESC P IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 0 slash 0 0 High speed draft On Off I F mode Auto Parallel Serial Auto I F wait time 10 seconds 30 seconds Baud rate 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 BPS Parity None Odd Even Ignore Data length 8 bit 7 bit Parallel I F bidirectional mode On Off Packet mode Auto Off Character table Standard model Italic PC 437 PC 850 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 861 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC 858 ISO 8859 15 All other models Italic PC 437 PC 850 PC 437 Greek PC 853 PC 855 PC 852 PC 857 PC 866 PC 869 MAZOWIA Code MJK ISO 8859 7 ISO Latin 1T Bulgaria PC 774 Estonia ISO 8859 2 PC 866 LAT PC 866 UKR PC APTEC PC 708 PC 720 PC AR864 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 861 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC 858 ISO 8859 15 PC 771 Using the Printer 17 Settings Options International character set for Italic table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain Auto CR IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM
5. labels and single sheet multipart forms only under normal temperature and humidity conditions as follows Temperature 15 to 25 C 59 to 77 F Humidity 30 to 60 RH d Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged wrinkled or curled 112 For LX 300 Single sheets standard paper guide and cut sheet feeder entry Width Length Thickness Weight Paper guide 100 to 257 mm 3 9 to 10 1 inches Cut sheet feeder 182 to 216 mm 7 2 to 8 5 inches Paper guide 100 to 257mm 3 9 to 10 1 inches Cut sheet feeder 257 to 356 mm 10 1 to 14 inches Paper guide 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0025 to 0 0055 inch Cut sheet feeder 0 07 to 0 14 mm 0 0028 to 0 0055 inch Paper guide 52 to 90 g m 14 to 24 Ib Cut sheet feeder 64 to 90 g m 18 to 24 Ib Single sheet multipart forms paper guide entry Width Length Copies Thickness Weight Binding 100 to 257 mm 3 9 to 10 1 inches 100 to 364 mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches 1 original up to 4copies 0 12 to 0 39 mm 0 0047 to 0 015 inch 40 to 58 g m 12 to 15 Ib Line glued at the top of form 113 Envelopes paper guide entry Size Thickness Weight No 6 165 x 92 mm 6 5 x 3 6 inches No 10 241 x 105 mm 9 5 x 4 1 inches 0 16 to 0 52 mm 0 0063 to 0 0205 inch 45 to 90 g m 12 to 24 Ib Continuous paper standard and multipart rear and bottom entry Width Length one page Copies Thickness Weight no
6. then turn on the printer again If the error recurs contact your dealer RT on O flashing eee short series of beeps three beeps eeeee 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 86 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Most problems you may encounter while operating your printer have simple solutions You can check the operation of your printer using the self test See Printing a Self Test on page 100 If the self test works properly the problem probably lies in the computer the application software or the interface cable If the self test does not work contact your dealer or a qualified service person for assistance Note If you are an experienced user or a programmer you can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and computer To print a hex dump turn off the printer Next hold down the Load Eject and LF FF buttons while you turn on the printer Then send data from your computer The printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format Troubleshooting 87 Power Supply Power is not being supplied The lights on the control panel do not go on Cause What to do The power cord may be unplugged Check that the power cord is properly plugged into the electrical outlet The outlet may
7. this position make sure the printer is turned off and skip to step 6 Caution Use the paper feed knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper jams and only when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position Q When using the pull tractor set the Auto tear off feature in the Default Setting mode to Off otherwise the paper may jam 30 1 Turn the printer off then remove the printer cover and the paper guide Next remove the paper tension unit by squeezing the tension unit s lock tabs gently and pulling the tension unit away from the printer Finally pull the paper release lever forward to the continuous paper position 2 Squeeze the tractor s lock tabs gently on both sides and then rotate the tractor up to pull it away from the printer 31 3 Move the tractor forward to the mounting slot at the top of the printer and tilt it into place as shown below When you push the tractor onto the posts you should feel the notches snap into place 4 Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward 32 5 Insert the paper into the bottom paper slot or into the rear paper slot as shown below and pull it up Position the paper using the scale on the printer as a guide The printer prints to the right of the position marked 0 Slide the left sprocket unit so that its sprockets match the position of the holes i
8. you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position 5 Toseparatetheincoming paper from the printed paper attach the paper guide by holding it horizontally and fitting its notches over the printer s mounting posts as shown below Then slide the paper guide toward the front of the printer until you feel it click 6 Turnon the printer 27 7 Make sure the printer cover is closed Press the LF FF button to feed the paper to the loading position When the printer receives data it begins printing automatically 8 After you finish printing follow the steps in the next section to tear off your printed document If the first printed line on your page appears too high or low you can change its position by using the Micro Adjust feature See Adjusting the top of form position on page 35 Caution Never use the paper feed knob to adjust the top of form position this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position When you send more data the paper automatically feeds back to the loading position Removing a printed document from the push tractor Follow these steps to remove the printed document 1 Press the Tear Off Font button Make sure the Tear Off Font lights are flashing This indicates that your paper is at the current tear off position 28 2 Open the paper guide cover then tear off the printed document using the tear off edge of the paper tension un
9. 61 Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics A line of dots is missing in the printout Cause What to do The print head is damaged Stop printing and contact your dealer to have the print head replaced Dots are missing in random positions Cause What to do Either there is too much slack Reinstall the ribbon cartridge as intheribbonortheribbonhas described in Replacing the Ribbon come loose Cartridge on page 61 Printed characters are not what you expected The typestyles or characters you sent with your software did not print Cause What to do Troubleshooting 91 The software may not be Check that the software is correctly properly configured configured for your printer For instructions see Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software The font selected on the control panel does not print Cause What to do Your software may be Check the font setting in your overriding your control panel application software setting 92 Troubleshooting The print position is not what you expected Printing starts too high or too low on the page or the bottom part of one page is printed at the top of the next page Cause What to do Your application software Check the margin or top of form settings may be incorrect position setting in your application software Page length does not match the length of the paper Cause W
10. Auto to use the IEEE 1284 4 packet transfer mode If packet transfer mode is unnecessary or if you cannot connect turn this off Character table You can select from among 13 to 35 standard character tables depending on the country of purchase See Electronic on page 110 for more information on the tables International character set for Italic table You can select among several international character sets for the Italic character table Each character set contains eight characters that vary depending on the country or language so you can customize the Italic table to suit your printing needs Auto CR carriage return This setting is available only in the IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 emulation mode When auto carriage return is on each line feed LF code or ESC J code is accompanied by a carriage return code This moves the print position to the beginning of the next line Using the Printer 21 Manual feed wait time This sets the amount of wait time between the time paper is inserted into the paper guide and when it is fed If the paper feeds before you can adjust its position to your satisfaction you can increase the wait time Buzzer beeper The printer beeps when an error occurs See Using the Error Indicators on page 85 for more information on printer errors If you do not want the printer to beep when an error occurs turn this setting off IBM character table Thi
11. ESC d ESC I Font enhancement DC4 SO ESC SO ESC W ESC SI ESC SI ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC ESC _ Spacing BS SP Character handling ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC T ESC ESC 124 Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z Barcode ESC f ESC p Download ESC only Draft mode 125 Contacting Customer Support If your EPSON product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation contact customer support services for assistance If customer support for your area is not listed below contact the dealer where you purchased your product Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information I Product serial number Theserial number label is usually on the back of the product Product model Product software version Click About Version Info or similar button in the product software I Brand and model of your computer 1 Your computer operating system name and version D Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product 126 For users in North America If you purchased your printer in the United States or Canada EPSON provides technical assistance 24 hours a day through the electronic support services and automated telephone services listed in the following table Service Access World Wide Web
12. LX 1170 emulation control codes listed below EPSON ESC control codes Selecting an EPSON ESC P printer in your software allows you to use advanced fonts and graphics General operation ESC ESC U ESC EM Paper feeding FF LF ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC A CR Page format ESC C ESC C ESC C 0 ESC Q ESC 1 ESC c ESC N ESC O ESC U 122 Print position motion ESC ESC ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J Font selection ESC k ESC x ESC y ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC Font enhancement ESC W DC4 SO DC2 SI ESC w ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC Spacing ESC Space Character handling ESC t ESC t ESC R ESC ESC amp ESC ESC I ESC 6 ESC 7 Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC ESC Bar code ESC B Color printing LX 300 only ESC r 123 IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 emulation control codes This printer emulates the IBM Proprinter using the commands below For detailed information see the IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 reference manual General operation NUL DC3 ESC j BEL CAN DC1 ESC Q ESC K ESC U ESC F Paper feeding FF LF ESC 5 ESC A ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 CR ESC Page format ESC C ESC C0 ESC X ESC N ESC O ESC 4 Print position motion ESC d ESC R ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J Font selection DC2 ESC P ESC ESC E ESC F ESC I
13. NT 4 0 operating system They may vary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen however the instructions are the same 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears 72 Using the Printer Software Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer Setup Properties or Options You may need to click a combination of these buttons The Document Properties window appears and you see the Page Setup and Advanced menus These menus contain the printer driver settings Fj EPSON LX 300 Document Properties BE Page Setup Advanced Paper Size Paper Source 4 Automatically Select z Orientation Portrait C Landscape Dolor Appearance EL ais e Color Using the Printer Software 73 3 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See Changing the printer driver settings below to change the settings Ej EPSON LX 300 Document Properties Tx PageSetup Advanced 39 EPSON LX 300 Document Settings x El fag Paper Output Sea la Orientation lt Portra s amp Paper Source lt In Graphic E Resolution 12 E Color Appearance lt Color gt dla Document Options EL Halftone Color Adjustment L Print Quality lt High Speed Default e Change Paper Size Setting A4 Fanfold 210 mm x 11
14. What to do The ribbon cartridge may not See your Setup Guide be installed properly The ribbon may be worn out Replace the ribbon cartridge The printer makes a strange noise the beeper sounds five times and the printer stops abruptly Cause What to do The paper or ribbon may be Turn off the printer and check for a jammed paper jam a ribbon jam or other problems The printer may have Let the printer cool Then try to print overheated again If the printer still does not print correctly contact your dealer The beeper sounds five times and the PAUSE light comes on Cause What to do Troubleshooting 89 An error has occurred Turn off the printer and turn it on again If the PAUSE light stays on check for a paper jam or ribbon jam If there is no jam contact your dealer or a qualified service person If an error occurs when you switch between single sheets and continuous paper make sure the paper release lever is in the correct position 90 Troubleshooting The print is faint or uneven Printed characters have parts missing at the bottom Cause What to do The ribbon cartridge may not See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge be installed properly on page 61 The printout is faint Cause What to do The ribbon may be worn out Replace the ribbon cartridge as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge on page
15. are within the specified ranges See Paper on page 112 for information on the continuous paper specifications Troubleshooting 95 When you use side crimped Raise the paper guide to keep the multipart forms the copies printing position accurate may not align with the original The paper does not eject properly Cause What to do The page may be too long Tear off the fresh supply of paper and eject the page from the printer Use only paper that is within the specified length range described under Printer Specifications on page 107 When you switch between single sheets and continuous paper the beeper sounds five times and the PAUSE light comes on Cause What to do You may have tried tochange Return the paper release lever to the the paper release lever previous position and eject the paper position while paperremained Then change the paper release lever in the printer position 96 Troubleshooting Options When you use the cut sheet feeder the paper does not feed properly The paper does not feed Cause What to do The cut sheet feeder may be incorrectly installed on the printer Reinstall it as described under Cut sheet feeder on page 47 The paper release lever may be in the wrong position Check that the paper release lever is pushed back to the single sheet position You may have loaded too many sheets in the
16. automatically by turning on the auto tear off mode 37 Caution Never use the tear off feature as described below to feed continuous paper with labels backwards they may come off their backing sheet and jam the printer Using the Tear Off button After the printer finishes printing your document check that the Tear Off Font lights are not flashing Then press the Tear Off Font button The printer advances the paper to the tear off edge Note If the Tear Off Font lights are flashing the paper is in the tear off position If you press the Tear Off Font button again the printer feeds your paper to the next top of form position Advancing the paper to the tear off position automatically To automatically advance your printed documents to the tear off position you need to turn on the auto tear off mode and select the appropriate page length for continuous paper in the Default Setting mode For instructions see Changing default settings on page 22 When auto tear off is on the printer automatically advances the paper to the tear off position whenever it receives a full page of data or a form feed command followed by no more data Adjusting the tear off position If your paper s perforation is not aligned with the tear off edge you can use the Micro Adjust feature to move the perforation to the tear off position Follow these steps to adjust the tear off position Caution Never use the paper feed knob
17. bin Remove some sheets See Paper for information on the types and quantity of paper that can be loaded with the cut sheet feeder Paper may be jammed near the print head Look for a paper jam The edge guide positions may be incorrect Position the edge guides at the diamond shaped guide marks There may be only one sheet left in the bin Add more paper Two or more sheets feed at one time Cause What to do You may have loaded too many sheets in the bin Remove some sheets See Paper on page 112 for information on the types and quantity of paper that can be loaded with the cut sheet feeder You may have forgotten to fan the stack of paper before loading it into the bin Remove the paper and fan it Troubleshooting 97 The paper feed is crooked Cause What to do The paper may be old or Use only new clean sheets of paper creased There may be too much paper in the stacker Remove some sheets You may not be using the right type of paper for the cut sheet feeder For example your paper may be too heavy or too light Make sure your paper meets the requirements of your printer and cut sheet feeder See Paper on page 112 for information on the paper specifications One page of printing has spread to two pages Cause What to do Your application software settings may be incorrect Check that the page length
18. color or certain characters are not printed Cause What to do Your application software Use the program s setup or install may not be properly set up for procedure to check the printer setting color printing and adjust as needed If your application software is capable of sending control codes select the color using the ESC r command See Command Lists on page 122 The ribbon cartridge may not See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge be installed properly on page 61 Printing a Self Test Running the printer s self test helps you determine whether the printer or the computer is causing the problem 4 Ifthe self test results are satisfactory the printer is working properly and the problem is probably caused by your printer driver settings application settings computer or interface cable Be sure to use a shielded interface cable 4 Ifthe self test does not print properly there is a problem with the printer See Problems and Solutions on page 87 for possible causes and solutions to the problem You can print the self test using either single sheets or continuous paper See Printing on Continuous Paper on page 24 or Printing on Single Sheets on page 40 for paper loading instructions 100 Troubleshooting Y Caution For LX 300 You should use paper at least 210mm 8 1 4 inches wide to run the self test otherwise the print head prints directly on the platen For LX 1170 You sh
19. from the Control Panel in the Main window double click the Control Panel icon then the Printer icon Make sure your printer is highlighted then click Setup Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Control Panel 1 Inthe Main window double click the Control Panel icon 2 Double click the Printers icon The Printers dialog box appears 3 Make sure your printer is highlighted then click Setup The Print Setup dialog box appears To access more settings you may need to click Options See the next section to change the settings Changing the printer driver settings You can change printer driver settings in the Print or Print Setup dialog box and the Options dialog box For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 78 When you finish making your printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Cancel to cancel your changes Once you have checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print 70 Using the Printer Software Changing the printer driver settings You can change printer driver settings in the Print or Print Setup dialog box and the Options dialog box For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 78 When you finish making your printer driver settings click OK to apply the setting
20. marked on the printer itself m Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heat source Place the printer on a flat surface The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or placed at an angle Do not block or cover the slots and openings in the printer s cabinet and do not insert objects through the slots Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer s label Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure that the total ampere of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s ampere rating Getting to Know Your Printer 9 14 Unplug the printer before cleaning it and always clean it with a piece of damp cloth only T Do not spill liquid onto the printer LI Except as specifically explained in this guide do not attempt to service the printer yourself 1 Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified personnel under the following conditions i If the power cord or plug is damaged ii If liquid has entered the printer iii If the printer has been dropped or the cabi
21. not be operating If the electrical outlet is controlled by an outside switch or automatic timer use a different outlet Plug another electrical device such as a lamp into the outlet to determine whether the outlet is operating properly The lights come on briefly and then go off The lights stay off even when the power is turned on again Cause What to do The voltage ratings of the printer and electrical outlet may not match Printing The printer does not print Check that the printer s voltage rating matches the voltage of your electrical outlet If the voltages do not match unplug the printer and contact your dealer immediately Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet The PAUSE light is off but nothing is printed Cause What to do 88 Troubleshooting The software may not be Check that the software is installed installed properly properly for your printer as described in your Setup Guide Check the software s printer settings The interface cable may not Check both ends of the interface cable match the specifications of the Make sure the cable meets both the printer or computer printer and computer specifications The Paper Out light is on and the printer beeps three times Cause What to do The printer may be out of Load paper in the printer paper The printer sounds like it is printing but nothing is printed Cause
22. setting and lines per page setting in your application software are correct 98 Troubleshooting Switching between the cut sheet feeder and the push tractor does not work properly The desired paper type does not load Cause What to do The paper release lever may not be in the proper position Pull the lever forward to load continuous paper or push the lever back to load single sheets Using the pull tractor with the push tractor continuous paper does not feed properly Paper feed is crooked or the paper jams Cause What to do The pull tractor and push tractor sprockets are not aligned correctly When using both tractors be sure that the sprockets on both are positioned evenly The paper may have too much slack Adjust the position of the sprockets to take up any slack along the width of the paper Remove slack lengthwise by rotating the paper feed knob The paper may be caught on the edge guides Make sure that the paper guide is installed over the paper and that the edge guides are positioned correctly With the color upgrade kit installed the printer does not operate properly LX 300 only The lights on the control panel do not go on Cause What to do Troubleshooting 99 You may not install the motor Follow the instructions under Color in the color upgrade kit upgrade kit LX 300 only on page 56 The desired
23. the printer cover This helps the printer feed the printed pages properly and prevents paper jams Pull tractor unit An additional pull tractor C80030 for LX 300 C80034 for LX 1170 is available as an option You can improve the performance of continuous paper handling by using two tractors at the same time This is especially useful with continuous pre printed forms and multipart forms Follow these steps to install and load paper on a standard and an additional pull tractor 1 Make sure the paper release lever is pulled forward to the continuous paper position Install the included tractor in the push tractor position 51 2 3 Remove the paper tension unit by squeezing the tension unit s lock tabs gently and pulling the tension unit away fom the printer For LX 300 users grasp the pull tractor with both hands Move the tractor forward to the mounting slot at the top of the printer until it fits in place as shown below You should feel the notches snap into place 52 For LX 1170 users grasp the pull tractor with both hands Push down the tractor onto the mounting slot at the top of the printer and tilt it into place as shown below When you push the tractor onto the posts you should feel the notches snap into place 4 Load continuous paper on the sprocket units of the push tractor See Printing on Continuous Paper on page 24 5 Turn on the printer Hold down the LF FF button to fe
24. to adjust the tear off position this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear off position 38 Note Your tear off position setting remains in effect until you change it even if you turn off the printer 1 Make sure the Tear Off Font lights are flashing the paper is at the current tear off position You may need to press the Tear Off Font button to advance the paper to the tear off position Open the paper guide cover Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light begins to flash and the printer enters the Micro Adjust mode Press the LF FF amp button to feed the paper backwards or press the Load Eject button to feed the paper forwards until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear off edge tear off edge Load Eject n Paper Out o Pause 3 Micro Adjust 4 E 3sec Note The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear off position If you try to adjust the tear off position beyond these limits the printer beeps and stops moving the paper 39 5 After you set the tear off position press the Pause button to exit the Micro Adjust mode 6 Tear off the printed pages When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top of form position and begins printing Printing on Single Sheets You can load single sheet paper one sheet at a time using the paper guid
25. you access the printer driver from a Windows application any settings you make apply only to the application you are using When you access the printer driver from the Control Panel the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the printer driver settings on page 71 Note While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications Follow these steps to access the printer driver from a Windows application Note The steps in this procedure provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application See your application manual for details 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears See Changing the printer driver settings on page 71 for detailed information about the settings in this dialog box 2 Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer Setup or Options You may need to click a combination of these buttons The Options dialog box appears See Changing the printer driver settings on page 71 to change the settings Using the Printer Software 69 Note To access the printer driver
26. 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears 2 Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer Setup Properties or Options You may need to click a combination of these buttons The screen displays the Document Properties dialog box which contains the Form and Orientation printer driver settings See Changing the printer driver settings on page 78 to change the settings 76 Using the Printer Software 3 Click Options or a similar button to view the Advanced Document Properties dialog box which includes the Graphics Resolution Color and Optimizations printer driver settings See Changing the printer driver settings on page 78 to change the settings Note To acccess the printer driver from the Control Panel in the Main window open Print Manager and make sure your printer is highlighted then click Printer Properties Then click Details Job Default Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Control Panel 1 Inthe Main window double click the Print Manager icon The Print Manager window opens 2 Make sure your printer is highlighted then click Printer and select Properties The Printer Properties dialog box appears 3 Click the Details button then click Job Default You will see the Document Properties dialog box which includes the For
27. 107 Paper does not eject completely Cause What to do Press the LF FF button to eject Use paper that is within the specified the page The papermaybetoo range See the paper specifications long under Printer Specifications on page 107 94 Troubleshooting Continuous paper does not feed properly The tractor does not feed the paper Cause What to do The paper release lever may be in the wrong position Check that the paper release lever is pulled forward to the continuous paper position If not turn off the printer move the lever and turn it on again The paper may have come off the tractor Reattach the paper to the tractor Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams Cause What to do The paper supply is Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed obstructed by a cable or some other object The paper supply is too for away from the printer Make sure that your paper supply is within 1 meter 3 feet of the printer The printer cover may be opened Close the printer cover The edge guide positions may be incirrect The holes on the sides of the paper are misaligned Check that the holes on the sides of the paper are aligned with each other Also make sure the sprocket units are locked and their covers are closed Your paper may be the wrong size or thickness for the printer Make sure that the paper size and thickeness
28. 2 3 in 4 Small A5 B4 JIS Note To access the printer driver from the Start menu click Start Settigs Printers to oprn the Printer Window Right click the Printer icon and click Document Defaults Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu Note The screen shots used in this procedure are from the Windows NT 4 0 operating system They may vary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen however the instructions are the same 1 Clickthe Start button and then point to Settings 2 Click Printers 74 Using the Printer Software 3 Right click your printer icon and click Document Defaults The screen displays the Default Document Properties window which contains the Page Setup and Advanced menus These menus display the printer driver settings When you click Properties the printer software window appears which includes menus used to make the printer driver settings 4 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See the next section to change the settings Changing the printer driver settings Your printer driver has two menus from which you can change the printer driver settings Page Setup and Advanced You can also change settings on the Utility menu in the printer driver For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 78 You can also vie
29. 2381 Plus for LX 1170 On Off Manual feed wait time 1 second 1 5 seconds 2 seconds 3 seconds Others Buzzer On Off Roll paper On Off IBM character table Table 2 Table 1 The options available vary depending on the country of purchase These settings take effect only when IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 emulation is selected Page length for tractor This setting allows you to set the page length in inches for continuous paper Skip over perforation This feature is available only when continuous paper is selected When you select On the printer provides a one inch 25 4 mm margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next page Because the program margin settings in most applications override margin settings made from the control panel you should use this setting only if you cannot set your top and bottom margins using your application 18 Using the Printer Auto tear off When auto tear off is on and you are using continuous paper with the push tractor the printer automatically advances the paper perforation to the tear off position where you can easily tear off the printed pages When the printer receives the next print job it automatically moves the unused paper back to the top of form position and starts printing so you can use all of the next page When auto tear off is off you need to m
30. 6 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 77 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 78 Changing the printer driver settings 79 Printer Driver Settings Overview 0 eee ee eee eens 79 About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 81 Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 00 82 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 005 83 Using the EPSON Remote Utility REX SOD POY A oie ek a ee prete e whee eA HAR Swag eins 84 Installing EPSON Remote a c tenet eee ees 84 Accessing EPSON Remote 5 14 2aze E dae ees ered ait 85 Using the Printer Software 65 Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me 98 and 95 You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Start menu When you access the printer driver from a Windows application any settings you make apply only to the application you are using When you access the printer driver from the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the printer driver settings on page 68 Note A The screen shots in the following section are from LX 300 For LX 1170 users substitute LX 1170 for the model name in the screen shots The instructions are the same Q While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verif
31. 9 Take a stack of paper and fan it Next tap the side and bottom of the paper on a flat surface to even up the stack 3 Caution Do not use envelopes multipart forms carbon paper or labels in the cut sheet feeder Insert up to 50 sheets of paper along the left paper guide Adjust the position of the right paper guide so that it matches your paper s width Make sure the position of the guide allows the paper to move up and down freely 10 Push the paper set levers back to clamp the paper against the guide rollers 11 Remove the paper supports from the edge guides Insert the two stacker supports packed with the cut sheet feeder into the holes on the edge guides 12 Attach the paper guide to the cut sheet feeder as shown below 2 vM View from above Release tab Release tab 50 13 Slide the left edge guide to the center until it stops at the guide mark Then slide the right edge guide to fit the size of paper you will use Note LY To remove the paper guide from the cut sheet feeder press both release tabs and pull out the paper guide 24 Make sure the paper guide cover is open when you print You can easily switch between continuous paper and cut sheet feeder operation See Switching back to single sheets on page 30 for details Note When you print several pages of continuous paper fold the first printed page forward at the perforation after the perforation emerges from below
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33. F FF button to feed the paper forward Adjusting the top of form position The top of form position is the position on the page where the printer starts printing If your printing appears too high or low on the page you can use the micro adjust feature to adjust the top of form position Follow these steps Caution Never use the paper feed knob to adjust the top of form position this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position Note D Your top of form position setting remains in effect until you change it even if you turn off the printer d The top margin setting made in some application software overrides the top of form position setting you make with the Micro Adjust feature If necessary adjust the top of form position in your software 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 If necessary load paper as described in this chapter 3 Remove the printer cover 4 Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light starts flashing and the printer enters the Micro Adjust mode 35 5 Press the LF FF button to move the top of form position up on the page or press the Load Eject button to move the top of form position down on the page Load Eject amp Paper Ouf plastic ribbon cover Note Qj The printer has a minimum and a maximum top of form position If you try to adjust it beyond these limits the printer beeps and stops movi
34. ISO Latin 1 Roman 8 PC 858 ISO 8859 15 Thefollowing 23 graphical character tables are also available in some countries PC 437 Greek PC 852 Eastern Europe PC 853 Turkish PC 855 Cyrillic PC 857 Turkish PC 866 Russian PC 869 Greek MAZOWIA Poland Code MJK CSFR ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek ISO 8859 2 ISO Latin 1T Turkish Bulgaria Bulgarian PC 774 LST 1283 1993 Estonia Estonian PC 771 Lithuanian ISO 8859 2 PC 866 LAT Latvian PC 866 UKR Ukrainian PC APTEC Arabic PC 708 Arabic PC 720 Arabic PC AR 864 Arabic 13 international character sets USA France Germany UK Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America 111 Electrical 120 V Model 220 to 240 V Model Input voltage range 99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 6 A maximum 1 4 A depending on the character type 0 3 A maximum 0 7 A depending on the character type Power consumption Approx 23 W ISO IEC 10561 letter pattern Note Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer Environmental Temperature Humidity without condensation Operation 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F 10 to 80 RH Storage 30 to 60 C 22 to 140 F 0 to 85 RH Paper Note Q9 Use recycled paper envelopes
35. Pause light begins to flash The three Tear Off Font lights show the current font selection Press the Tear Off Font button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available selections then stop when you reach the desired font with a pattern shown on the control panel Your selection stays in effect until you change it again Note Qd Settings you make in your application programs usually override settings you make from the printer s control panel For best results use your application to select a font and pitch Qj The Tear Off Font button cannot directly select OCR B Orator Orator S Script C Roman T or Sans Serif H To select one of these fonts you must first use the Default Setting mode to register it as the other font and then select Others using the Tear Off Font button d Barcode fonts cannot be selected via the control panel Using the Printer 15 About Your Printer s Default Settings The default settings control many printer functions While you can often set these functions through your software or printer driver you may sometimes need to change a default setting from the printer s control panel using the Default Setting mode The following table lists the default settings and the options you can select in the Default Setting mode The settings are explained in detail after the table For instructions on changing the default settings see Changing default settings on page 22 16
36. See Printing with the pull tractor on page 30 for loading instructions Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity use them only under normal operating conditions Make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area See Printer Specifications on page 107 for specifications Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing To remove the labels from the printer tear off the fresh supply at the bottom of the printer then press LF FF to advance the remaining labels out of the printer Caution Never feed labels backwards through the printer they can easily peel off the backing sheet and jam the printer Ifa label does become stuck in the printer contact your dealer 45 Envelopes You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide Keep the following tips in mind ua Before loading an envelope set the paper thickness lever to the proper position See Adjusting the paper thickness lever on page 43 To load an envelope follow the steps in Loading single sheets on page 40 Insert the wide edge of the envelope into the printer first printable side down When you insert the envelope between the paper guides push it firmly and hold it until it feeds into the printer Use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions Make sure the printing stays entirely within th
37. UK Limited shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Epson UK Limited Getting to Know Your Printer 11 Safety information W Warning This appliance must be earthed Refer to the rating plate for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage Important The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance to the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live If you have to fit a plug As the colours of the mains lead of this appliance may not match coloured markings used to identify the terminals in a plug please proceed as follows The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or the Earth symbol The blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter N The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter L If damage occurs to the plug replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating 12 Getting to Know Your Printer Chapter 1 Using the Printer Using the Control Panel sc ess i consid weet hed was eae eS 13 Control Panel Buttons and Lights 04 14 Se
38. akes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized dithering A way of arranging dots on a page to simulate a shade or tone Glossary 141 dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern matrix of individual dots draft The print mode used by your printer when you select Draft as the font The Draft font uses less dots per character for faster printing See also high speed draft driver See printer driver ESC P Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers This is the system of commands your computer uses to control your printer It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported by most application software for personal computers ESC P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC P printer command language Commands in this language produce laser like results such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics fanfold paper See continuous paper font A style of type designated by a name such as Roman or Sans Serif form feed FF A control code and control panel button that advances the paper to the next top of form position hex dump A troubleshooting method that helps identify the cause of communication problems between the printer and the computer When the printer is in hex dump mode it prints each code that it receives in hexadecimal notation and ASCII characters Also called data dump high speed draft A mode of draft printing you can select using the defaul
39. al roll paper holder Width 216 mm 8 5 inches Thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Weight 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 Ib 117 Printable area Single sheets and envelopes printable printable area area For LX 300 A The minimum top margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch B Theminimum left and right margins are 3 0 mm 0 12 inch each The maximum paper width is 257mm 16 5 inches and the maximum printable width is 203 2mm 13 6 inches For single sheets wider than 229 0mm 9 0 inches the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper C Theminimum bottom margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch For LX 1170 A Theminimum top margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch 118 B The minimum left and right margins are 3 0 mm 0 12 inch each The maximum paper width is 420mm 16 5 inches and the maximum printable width is 345 44mm 13 6 inches For single sheets wider than 364 0mm 14 3 inches the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper C The minimum bottom margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch Continuous paper Printable area For LX 300 A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4 2 mm 0 17 inch each 119 B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm 0 51 inch each The maximum paper width is 254mm 16 0 inches and the maximum printable width is 203 2mm 13 95 inches
40. al support Techline Phone 60 03 56288333 For users in India Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co in Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Products Enquiry and Technical Query are available 138 Epson India Head Office Bangalore Phone 5321 266 70 Fax 5581799 5321095 Epson India Regional Offices Mumbai Phone 8261516 17 Fax 8257287 Delhi Phone 6447201 06 Fax 6447205 Chennai Phone 8203940 41 Fax 8272463 Kolkata Phone 2871355 56 Fax 2871357 Hyderabad Phone 6329335 36 Cochin Phone 361638 362677 Fax 352940 Pune Phone 4335460 ext 214 Fax 4330881 Ahmedabad Phone 6407176 77 Help Desk Nine City Help Line 9622 037766 available at Vadadora Bangalore Chennai Hyderabad Cochin Mumbai Pune Delhi and Kolkata 139 For users in the Philippines To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact the EPSON Philippines Corporation at the telephone and fax numbers and e mail address below Phone 63 2 813 6567 Fax 63 2813 6545 E mail customersupport epc epson com ph World Wide Web http www epson com ph Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and E mail Enquiries are available Epson Helpdesk Phone 63 2 813 6567
41. allows you to monitor your printer s status alerts you when printer errors occur and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is available only when 1 The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port LPT1 4 Your system is configured to support bidirectional communication The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is installed when you install the printer driver as described in your Setup Guide Note Ifyou install the driver using Add Printer in the Printers folder or using the Point and Print method EPSON Status Monitor 3 may not function properly If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 reinstall the driver as described in your Setup Guide Before using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility be sure to read the README file on the driver disk This file contains the latest information on the utility 80 Using the Printer Software Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow these steps to setup EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Open the Utility menu as described in Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me 98 and 95 on page 66 or Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 on page 71 2 Click the Monitoring Preferences button The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears Monitoring Preferences EPSON LX 300 2 x Select Notification Event Screen Notification Printing Error On Communication Err
42. be available in English only 131 http www epson co za Visit our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including LI Register your product on line Free access to the latest EPSON software drivers L Easy access to frequently asked questions L1 Interactive web based support tool to help you quickly resolve support issues QO Chat directly with a support technician on line I Email Technical Support Support Via Telephone Telephone 011 444 5223 or 0800 600 578 Pre Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer Home Page http www epson co za Telephone 011 448 2736 or 0800 005 956 For users in Australia EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of customer service In addition to your product documentation we provide the following sources for obtaining information 132 Your Dealer Don t forget that your dealer can often help identify and resolve problems The dealer should always be the first call for advise on problems they can often solve problems quickly and easily as well as give advise on the next step to take Internet URL http www epson com au Access the EPSON Australia World Wide Web pages Worth taking your modem here for the occasional surf The site provides a download area for drivers EPSON contact points new product information and technical support e mail EPSON Faxback Service EPSON Faxback service will fax y
43. computer select Parallel or Serial for the interface mode depending on the interface you use If your printer is connected to two computers select Auto automatic to allow the printer to automatically switch between interfaces depending on which one is receiving data Auto I F interface wait time This setting takes effect only when I F interface mode is set to Auto This setting determines how long the printer waits when it no longer receives data from an interface before it checks whether a print job is being sent through the other interface You can specify 10 seconds or 30 seconds for the auto interface wait time Baud rate Use this option to set the data transfer rate baud for the serial interface The baud rate is measured in bits per second bps See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting Parity When this option is set to None parity checking is disabled The parity bit if used provides a basic form of error detection See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting 20 Using the Printer Data length Set the data length of the serial interface to 7 bit or 8 bit See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting Parallel I F bidirectional mode The parallel interface bidirectional transfer mode is used when this feature is turned on If bidirectional transfer mode is unnecessary turn this off Packet mode Select
44. e of the printer For specifications on the type of single sheet paper you can use see Paper on page 112 Before printing on single sheet multipart forms envelopes or other special paper be sure to the set the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position See Printing on Special Paper on page 42 for details Note L1 To load a stack of single sheet paper use the optional cut sheet feeder See Installing and Using Options on page 47 LI You can use the paper guide to load single sheet carbonless multipart forms that are fastened at the top by line gluing D Insert multipart forms in the paper guide bound edge first and printable side down Loading single sheets Follow these steps to load single sheets 40 Make sure the printer is turned off Also make sure that the paper release lever is pushed back to the single sheet position and the paper guide is in the upright position as shown below Slide the left edge guide until it locks in place at the guide mark Next adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper 41 3 Slide a sheet of paper down firmly between the edge guides until it meets resistance For normal use turn on the printer without pressing any other buttons When the printer receives data it begins to print Y Caution Use the paper feed knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper jams and only when the printer is off Otherwise yo
45. e printable area The print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper See Printer Specifications on page 107 for specifications It s a good idea to print a test sample using a normal single sheet of paper before you print on envelopes 46 Installing and Using Options Cut sheet feeder The optional single bin cut sheet feeder C80637 for LX 300 C80639 for LX 1170 handles up to 50 sheets of standard bond paper 82 g m or 22 Ib without reloading Follow these steps to install the cut sheet feeder 1 Makesure the printer is turned off Remove the paper guide and open the paper guide cover 2 Ifthetractor is installed in the pull tractor position remove it and reinstall it in the push tractor position 3 Make sure the paper release lever is in the single sheet position 47 Hold the cut sheet feeder in both hands and press on the latch levers Fit the notches in the cut sheet feeder over the mounting posts on the printer Releasing the latch levers locks the cut sheet feeder in place latch lever 48 5 Slide the left paper guide so it is aligned with the triangle mark Next slide the right paper guide to roughly match the width of your paper Slide the paper support midway between the paper guides 6 Pull the paper set levers all the way forward until the paper guides retract and lock open to allow for paper loading 49 7 8
46. ed paper in one page 6 Release the sprocket lock levers of the pull tractor and adjust the sprocket units to match the width of the paper Be sure that the sprocket units on both tractors are aligned so that the paper is not crooked 7 Open the sprocket covers Fit the holes of the paper over the tractor pins of the sprocket units and adjust the sprocket units as necessary See Printing on Continuous Paper on page 24 Close the sprocket covers 53 8 If there is slack in the paper between the push and pull tractors push in and turn the paper feed knob on the right side of the pull tractor to remove the slack 9 Seethat the paper is not crooked or wrinkled and lock the sprocket units in place 10 Re install the printer cover and the paper guide Roll paper holder The optional roll paper holder 8310 allows you to use your printer with 8 5 inch roll paper like that used with telex machines This option is not available in all countries Follow these steps to install and use the roll paper holder 1 Turn off the printer and remove the paper guide 54 2 Position the roll paper holder beneath the printer as shown below Fit the two holes in the base onto the two positioning pegs on the bottom of the printer Caution Be careful to avoid dropping the roll paper holder when lifting the printer Only the printer s weight holds it in place 3 Push the paper release lever to the single sheet pos
47. ed herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 2001 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Nagano Japan User s Guide FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Q Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Q Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Q Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Q Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Cert
48. eeder 64 to 90 g m 18 to 24 Ib 115 Single sheet multipart forms paper guide entry Width Length Copies Thickness Weight Binding 148 to 420mm 5 8 to 16 5 inches 100 to 364 mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches 1 original up to 4copies 0 12 to 0 39 mm 0 0047 to 0 015 inch 40 to 58 g m 12 to 15 Ib Line glued at the top of form Envelopes paper guide entry Size Thickness Weight No 6 165 x 92 mm 6 5 x 3 6 inches No 10 241 x 105 mm 9 5 x 4 1 inches 0 16 to 0 52 mm 0 0063 to 0 0205 inch 45 to 90 g m 12 to 24 Ib Continuous paper standard and multipart rear and bottom entry Width Length one page Copies Thickness Weight not multipart Weight one sheet of multipart Binding 101 6 to 406 4 mm 4 0 to 16 0 inches 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches 1 original up to 4 copies Printable area 0 065 to 0 39 mm 0 0025 to 0 015 inch 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 Ib 40 to 58 g m 12 to 15 Ib Spot glued or crimp bound on both sides 116 Labels bottom entry Label size 23 8 x 63 5 mm 15 16 x 2 5 inches minimum 2 5 mm 0 1 inch corner radius minimum Backing sheet width 101 6 to 406 4 mm 4 0 to 16 0 inches Backing sheet length 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches one page Backing sheet thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Total thickness 0 16 to 0 19 mm 0 0063 to 0 0075 inch Label weight 64 g m 17 lb Roll paper rear entry with option
49. emove any slack in the ribbon 58 6 Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as shown then press both sides of the cartridge firmly to fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots 7 Turn the ribbon tightening knob to help feed the ribbon into place it should not be twisted or creased 8 Replace the paper tension unit and printer cover After you install the color ribbon cartridge run the self test as described in Printing a Self Test on page 100 59 If the top or bottom edge of the characters in the self test are a different color from the rest adjust the ribbon angle Check the characters printed in red If the top edge is blue move the color ribbon adjustment lever forwards If the bottom edge is yellow move the lever backwards Then print another self test to check your adjustment Repeat this process until the ribbon is properly adjusted Note When you print using the color ribbon the print speed is reduced To switch to the black ribbon remove the color ribbon as shown in the manual that comes with the optional color upgrade kit then install the black ribbon as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 61 Print server You can use this printer as a network printer by installing the EpsonNet 10 100 BASE TX Ext Print Server C82378 in the printer s parallel interface port See the Administrator s Manual packaged with this option for instructions on installation and
50. enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape Paper Source Select the paper source you want to use Resolution Select the printing resolution you want The higher the Graphics Resolution resolution you select the more detailed your printout will be however increasing the resolution slows printing If you are using Windows 3 1 this option is only available from the Control Panel 78 Using the Printer Software Settings Explanations Dithering Youcan leave this option set to Fine which is the default setting or select another dithering pattern depending on the kind of printout you want Intensity Intensity Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker Control Color LX 300 only The printer will print in color when there is a checkmark in this check box If you want to print in monochrome or gray scale remove the checkmark Print quality Select a print quality option from the Print quality list If you turn on Hi speed you will enter bi directional printing mode and printing speed will increase Turning Hi speed off will return the printer to uni directional printing mode Printing speed will decrease but printing precision will improve Printing with the default settings uses the settings stored in the printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you click this bu
51. er Window Right click the Printer icon and click Properties Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu 1 Click the Start button and then point to Settings Using the Printer Software 67 2 Click Printers 3 Right click your printer icon and click Properties The screen displays the Properties window which contains the paper Graphics Device Options and Utility menus These menus display the printer driver settings 4 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See the next section to change the settings Changing the printer driver settings Your printer driver has four menus Paper Graphics Device Options and Utility For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 78 You can also view online help by right clicking items in the driver and selecting What s this When you finish making printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Restore Defaults to return the settings to their default values Once you have checked your printer driver settings and made any necessary changes you are ready to print Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3 1 Printer software for Windows 3 1 is only available for LX 300 You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Control Panel 68 Using the Printer Software When
52. erforation of continuous paper to the tear off position and then feeds the paper back to the top of form position tear off position The position the printer feeds the paper to when the auto tear off mode is on Using the Micro Adjust function you can adjust the position so that the paper s perforation meets the printer s tear off edge top of form position The position on the paper that the printer recognizes as the first printable line This is the default top margin position Glossary 143 unidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in one direction only Unidirectional printing is useful for printing graphics because it allows precise vertical alignment You can select unidirectional printing in the printer s default setting mode See also bidirectional printing 144 Glossary
53. g the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 on page 71 When you access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility as described above the following printer status window appears iB EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON LX 300 MEE You can view printer status information in this window 82 Using the Printer Software Using the EPSON Remote Utility LX 300 only The EPSON Remote utility allows you to easily change the printer s default settings from your computer s DOS prompt Installing EPSON Remote Follow these steps to install the EPSON Remote utility 1 Insert the printer software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 At the DOS prompt type D SETUP If you inserted the disk into a drive other than drive D substitute D with the appropriate letter Then press Enter 3 Select your printer s name in the Printer Model window and then press Enter C EPUTIL appears as the default directory 4 Press Enter again The EPSON Remote utility is copied to the C EPUTIL directory Accessing EPSON Remote To access the EPSON Remote utility type C PRNSET at the DOS prompt and press Enter Then follow the on screen instructions to use this utility You can also access the EPSON Remote utility by typing C PANEL at the DOS prompt and then pressing Enter The PRNSET and PANEL access methods differ slightly The PANEL method opens a condensed version of EPSON Remote that only provides the most often used
54. g two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Trade Name EPSON Type of Product Dot Matrix Printer Model P170A Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Peati tes xoc ttc oe taped Gian a tine satietate oda suet alone ds 8 Warnings Cautions and Notes 0 0 c cece ee eee ee 8 Important Safety Instructions cie 4een eee en Penida ge Siemens ERA 9 Hot Parts Caution Symbol 6r esto CERE bee ees 11 ENERGY STAR Compliance usectsletessiestt ex t ted 11 For United Kingdom Users ccce Ss twee Sees A E S 11 Use ol OPHONS erissa eneo aE E RISE A Ed es etd 11 Safety Informa s edere re aired nee RARE Ee REC HEUS 12 Chapter 1 Using the Printer Using the Control Panel c esee ER REDI SOR Seres 13 Control Panel Buttons and Lights 04 14 Selecting a built in font cs teeter a eerste deg 15 About Your Printer s Default Settings 0000 16 Changing default settings 0 00 cece eee eee 22 Printing on Continuous Papers voeex x Saee cR is 24 Printing with the push actors 05 Ee 24 Removing a printed document from the push tractor 28 Switching back to single sheets e eee eee 30 Printing with the pull tractor 005 30 Adjusting the top of form position 05 35 Ad
55. hat to do The page length setting in Check the page length set by your your application may be application software and adjust it if incorrect necessary The printer s page length Check Page length for tractor if the setting for the tractor may not printer s default settings See About match the size of the Your Printer s DefaultSettings on page continuous paper you are 16 using Regular gaps occur in the printout Cause What to do One inch Set skip over perforation to off in the skip over perforation may be Default Setting mode See About Your set Printer s Default Settings on page 16 Paper Handling Single sheets do not feed properly Paper does not feed Troubleshooting 93 Cause What to do Continuous paper may be left Remove the continuous paper Set the in the printer paper release lever to the single sheet position Insert a new sheet The paper on the paper guide is positioned too for to the left or right for the peinter to to detect that it is there Move the paper and the edge guides a little to the left or right Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams Cause What to do The paper was not fed Turn off the printer and pull out the correctly or is of the wrong paper Insert a new sheet straight into type the paper guide Make sure you re using the right type of paper See the paper specifications under Printer Specifications on page
56. hould clean it thoroughly several times a year Follow these steps to clean your printer 1 Remove any paper loaded in the printer Make sure the printer is turned off Remove the paper guide If a pull tractor or an optional cut sheet feeder is installed remove it Use a soft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt from the outer case and paper guide If the outer case or paper guide is still dirty or dusty clean them with a soft clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent dissolved in water Keep the printer cover in place and lower it until it lies flat on the top of the printer to prevent water from getting inside the printer Appendix 103 Caution Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case D Be careful not to get water onto the printer mechanism or electronic components L Do not use a hard or abrasive brush D Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable lubricants can damage the printer mechanism Contact an EPSON dealer if you think lubrication is needed Transporting the Printer If you need to transport your printer for some distance carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials Follow these steps to repack the printer in its original packing materials W Warning You need to move the print head by hand to remove the ribbon cartridge If you have just used the p
57. ification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device If this equipment has more than one interface connector do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment For Canadian Users This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 008 du Canada DECLARATION of CONFORMITY According to47CFR Part 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals and or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers We EPSON AMERICA INC Located at MS 3 13 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach CA 90806 2469 Telephone 562 290 5254 Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein complies with 47CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device Each product marketed is identical to the representative unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted due to quantity production and testing on a statistical basis as required by 47CFR 82 909 Operation is subject to the followin
58. ilippines 4 0 tsi Rer een ea 140 Glossary Getting to Know Your Printer Features Your EPSON LX 300 LX 1170 9 pin dot matrix printer provides high quality printing and superior performance ina compact design Its features include 1 A variety of paper paths to suit your printing needs 1 The ability to handle a wide range of paper types including continuous paper multipart forms with one original and up to four copies labels single sheets and envelopes d High speed printing of up to 300 cps characters per second at 10 cpi characters per inch Your printer comes packaged with the printer driver and other software including the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Microsoft Windows Me 98 95 2000 XP or NT 4 0 The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility lets you check the status of your printer quickly and easily Note The illustrations in this manual are from LX 300 LX 1170 is wider than LX 300 However the explanations are the same Warnings Cautions and Notes This guide uses the following conventions Warnings must be followed to avoid bodily injury 8 Getting to Know Your Printer Ga Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Important Safety Instructions Read all of these safety instructions before using the printer In addition follow all warnings and instructions
59. in technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact EPSON Hong Kong Limited Internet Home Page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information 1 Product information L Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 136 4 Latest versions of EPSON product drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at http www epson com hk Electronic Bulletin Board System An electronic bulletin board system BBS is also available to obtain product information and the latest versions of product drivers You can log on to the following number for the BBS service BBS 852 2827 4244 Technical Support Hotline You can also contact our technical staff at the following telephone and fax numbers Phone 852 2585 4399 Fax 852 2827 4383 For users in Malaysia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson com my L1 Information on product specifications drivers for download 1 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries questions through e mail 137 Epson Trading M SDN BHD Head Office Phone 60 03 56288288 Fax 60 03 56288388 03 56288399 Epson Helpdesk 4 Sales enquiries and product information Infoline Phone 60 03 56288222 1 Enquiries on repair services amp warranty product usage and technic
60. ing the printer driver settings 71 Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 71 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 72 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 74 Changing the printer driver settings 75 Using the Printer Driver with Windows NT 3 5x 75 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 76 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 77 Changing the printer driver settings 78 Printer Driver Settings Overview 0c eee eee eens 78 About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 80 Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 0005 81 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 00055 82 Using the EPSON Remote Utility CIES S ODF OND i Gace i ss Sek ad Morons tbe Ecke toe Lene e 83 Installing EPSON Remote sse 83 Accessing EPSON Remotel pez CL s te es 83 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Error Indicators coc tae he ea ee Ss E 85 Problems and Solutions 0 00000 cece cece e 87 Power Supply sen Mok i tats FEES wea ay Mug s 88 Printings ceret oe Se sea re Slane oS A tU p EOD M 88 Paper Handling cei FRED Dia eee ME AA ME eG aS 93 ODUOlS ocala este Re Ras LR A so nes 97 Printing aSell Teste curre WP UE PA menial eat 100 Appendix Cleaning the Pantera into roes a ciate ea et uice 103 Transporting the Printer o
61. it Note If your paper s perforation is not properly aligned with the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using the Micro Adjust feature See Adjusting the tear off position on page 38 Caution Never use the paper feed knob to adjust the tear off position this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear off position 3 Close the paper guide cover When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top of form position and starts printing To feed continuous paper to the standby position where you can remove the paper press the Load Eject button Then open the sprocket covers of the tractor and remove the paper 29 ui Caution Always tear off your printed document before you press the Load Eject button Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam Switching back to single sheets To switch to single sheets press the Load Eject button the printer feeds the paper backwardsinto the standby position Then follow the steps in Loading single sheets on page 40 Y Caution Always tear off your printed document before you press the Load Eject button Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam Printing with the pull tractor To load continuous paper using the pull tractor you must move the tractor to the pull tractor position as described in steps 1 through 3 in this procedure If your tractor is already installed in
62. ition 4 Cutthe leading edge of the roll paper straight across Slide theroll paper holder shaft through the center of the paper roll iis 5 Settheshaftand paper roll onto the roll paper holder Orient the roll so that paper feeds from the bottom of the roll Then turn on the printer 55 6 Bring the leading edge of the paper up over the paper path guide for single sheets and insert it into the printer path for single sheets until you feel resistance 7 Install the paper guide Slide the left edge guide to the center until it stops at the guide mark Then slide the right edge guide to the opposite guide mark Color upgrade kit LX 300 only The optional color upgrade kit C83208 includes a color ribbon cartridge and a motor unit Follow these steps to install the kit 56 1 2 Turn off the printer and remove the printer cover and paper tension unit Slide the connector cover on the printer and pull it out as shown below Pe SS Install the motor unit in the right hand corner of the printer with the gear facing the center of the printer Push it down firmly to fit the metal pins into the slots 57 3 Insert the motor unit plug into the connector on the printer SR 4 Slide the print head to the middle of the printer then slide the plastic part on the color ribbon to the center of the cartridge 5 Turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to r
63. lecting a built in font ees Sick Mee Lad eee Es 16 About Your Printer s Default Settings 0000 17 Changing default settings vro hs a DERE tele a te 24 Using the Control Panel You can control simple printer operations such as line feedin amp form feeding loading and ejecting paper and selecting fonts with the buttons on the control panel The control panel lights show the printer s status For information on the buttons and the lights on the control panel see Control Panel Buttons and Lights inside the front cover Using the Printer 13 Control Panel Buttons and Lights Tear Off Font lights Flash when continuous paper is in the tear off position otherwise the lights indicate the selected font LF FF button Feeds paper line by line when pressed and released Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top of form position when held down Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or when paper is not loaded correctly Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred Tear Off Tear Off mI L Draft O Draft Condensed m Roman o Roman Condensed o Sans Serif m Sans Serif Condensed Load Eject ci Paper Out o Pause Micro Adjust Tear Off Font button Advances continuous paper to the
64. m and Orientation printer driver settings See Changing the printer driver settings on page 78 below to change the settings 4 Click Options to open the Advanced Document Properties dialog box which contains the Graphics Resolution Color and Optimizations printer driver settings See Changing the printer driver settings on page 78 below to change the settings Using the Printer Software 77 Changing the printer driver settings You can change printer driver settings in the Document Properties dialog box and the Advanced Document Properties dialog box For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 78 To open these dialog boxes see the previous sections on accessing the printer driver When you finish making your printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Cancel to cancel your changes Once you have checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Printer Driver Settings Overview The following tables show the Windows printer driver settings Note that not every setting is available in all versions of Windows The printer settings are shown below Settings Explanations Paper size Select the size of the paper you want to use If you do not see your paper size use the scroll bar to scroll through the list If your paper size is not included in the list click Custom or User Defined Size and
65. n the paper and lock the unit in place Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper but do not lock it Move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units 33 7 10 Make sure your paper hasa clean straight leading edge Open the sprocket covers Fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper and then lock it in place Note Remove any remaining slack by gently pulling the paper from the rear or bottom Toseparate the incoming paper from the printed paper attach the paper guide Hold it horizontally and fit its notches over the printer s mounting posts Then slide the paper guide toward the back of the printer until you feel it click Attach the printer cover and adjust the paper position with the paper feed knob Turn the knob until the perforation between pages is just above the print head Then turn on the printer Makesure the printer cover is closed but with the paper guide cover open When the printer receives data it begins printing automatically 34 If you want to change the position where printing begins on the page press LF FF to advance the page to the next top of form position and then see Adjusting the top of form position in the next section to adjust the loading position To eject the paper tear off the paper entering the printer then press the L
66. n to turn off the Pause light if necessary coo The paper is not loaded correctly Remove your paper and reload it See Printing on Continuous Paper on page 24 for instructions on loading paper Then press the Pause button to turn off the Pause light if necessary coo Paper is jammed in the printer Turn off the printer open the printer cover tear off the paper supply and turn the paper feed knob to eject the remaining paper Troubleshooting 85 Panel light state Beep pattern Problem Solution Paper Out Pause Continuous paper is not fed back to the 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 if necessary 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 as described in the previous page Pause The print head is overheated Wait a few minutes the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head has cooled L All the lights on the control panel An unknown printer error has occurred Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes
67. net damaged iv If the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance 1 Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions L1 Ifyou plan to use the printer in Germany observe the following To provide adequate short circuit protection and over current protection for this printer the building installation must be protected by a 10 or 16 amp circuit breaker Note for German speaking users Bei Anschluss des Druckers an die Stromversorgung muss sichergestellt werden dass die Geb udeinstallation mit einer 10 A oder 16 A Sicherung abgesichert ist 10 Getting to Know Your Printer Hot Parts Caution Symbol the print head may be hot Never touch the print head just after the printer has been used Let the print head cool for a few minutes before touching it This symbol is placed on the print head to indicate that ENERGY STAR Compliance As an ENERGY STAR partner EPSON has N determined that this product meets the Gregg ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy 0 7 efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors printers fax machines copiers and scanners in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation For United Kingdom Users Use of options Epson
68. ng the paper Q When the paper reaches the default top of form position the printer also beeps and stops moving the paper briefly You can use the default position as a reference point when adjusting the top of form position To adjust the top of form position for continuous paper loaded on the pull tractor see the following example 36 First mark a point 2 5 mm 0 1 inch above the paper s perforation then position the paper so that the mark is even with the top edge of the plastic ribbon cover This gives you an 8 5 mm 0 33 inch margin on the next page meaning the printer starts printing 8 5 mm 0 33 inch below the perforation If you mark a point 5 5 mm 0 22 inch above the perforation you get a5 5 mm 0 22 inch margin on the next page O OOO 2 5mm 0 inch 8 5mm 0 33 inch OOOOO 6 After you setthe top of form position press the Pause button to exit the Micro Adjust mode Advancing the paper to the tear off edge If you use the push tractor you can use the tear off feature to advance your continuous paper to the printer s tear off edge when you finish printing You can then easily tear off the printed document When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top of form position so that you can save the paper normally lost between documents As described below you can use the tear off feature in two ways manually by pressing the printer s Tear Off button or
69. oise Height 163 5 mm 14 4 inches Width 546 mm 14 4 inches Depth 275 mm 10 8 inches not including the knob paper guide and paper release lever Weight approx 6 3kg 13 9 Ib For India Height 152 mm 6 26 inches Width 546 mm 14 4 inches Depth 275 mm 10 8 inches Weight approx 6 3kg 13 9 Ib Black ribbon cartridge 8750 Black ribbon life 4 million characters Draft 10 cpi 14 dots character Black ribbon cartridge 8755 Black ribbon life 3 million characters Draft 10 cpi 14 dots character Color ribbon cartridge S015073 Color ribbon life black 1 million characters cyan 0 7 million characters magenta 0 7 million characters yellow 0 5 million characters Draft 10 cpi 14 dots character 49 dB A ISO 7779 pattern 109 Electronic Interfaces Buffer Built in fonts One standard bidirectional 8 bit parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support and One EIA 232D serial interface 8KB Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10 12 15 cpi proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10 12 15 cpi proportional Barcode fonts EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 0f5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET 110 Character tables Character sets One Italic and 12 graphical character tables Italic table PC 437 US Standard Europe PC 850 Multilingual PC 860 Portuguese PC 861 Icelandic PC 865 Nordic PC 863 French Canadian BRASCII Abicomp
70. or On Default ez Bg NN De CE the Shortcut Icon opens the Printer Status Receive error notification for shared printer Allow monitoring of shared printers Cancel Help 3 The following settings are available Select Notification Displays the error item check box ON OFF status Turn on this check box to display the selected error notification Select Shortcut icon The selected icon is displayed in the system tray on the taskbar on the PC screen The setting s example is shown on the right window By clicking the shortcut icon you can access the Monitoring Preferences dialog box easily Using the Printer Software 81 Receive error Error notification for a shared printer can be received notification for shared when this check box is selected printers Allow monitoring of When this check box is selected a shared printer can be shared printers monitored by other PCs Note Click the Default button to revert all items to the default settings Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 To access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility 1 Double click the printer shaped shortcut icon on the taskbar To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar go to the Utility menu and follow the instruction 1 Open the Utility menu then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon To find out how to open the Utility menu See Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me 98 and 95 on page 66 or Usin
71. or technical support information You can purchase ink cartridges ribbon cartridges paper manuals and accessories from EPSON at 800 873 7766 or visit our web site at http www epsonstore com U S sales only In Canada please call 800 873 7766 for dealer referral For users in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland http www epson co uk Visit our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including d d Register your product on line Free access to the latest EPSON software drivers Easy access to frequently asked questions Interactive web based support tool to help you quickly resolve support issues Chat directly with a support technician on line Email Technical Support 128 Support Via Telephone UK 08701 637 766 The Republic of Ireland 01 679 9015 Pre Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer Home Page http www epson co uk Email info epson co uk Telephone UK 0800 220 546 The Republic of Ireland 1 800 409 132 Fax UK 01442 227271 The Republic of Ireland 00 44 1442 227 271 For users in the Middle East Some of these services may be available in English only http www epson com Select your country from our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including L1 Register your product on line L Free access to the latest EPSON software drivers 1 Easy access to frequently asked questions L1 Inte
72. ou the latest specifications for most EPSON products offered in Australia Phone 02 9903 9075 and thesystem will guide you through a number of choices before faxing the information to your fax machine EPSON Helpdesk EPSON Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advise Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in installing configuring and operating your EPSON product Our Pre sales Helpdesk staff can provide literature on new EPSON products and advise where the nearest dealer or service agent is located Many types of queries are answered here The Helpdesk numbers are Phone 1300 361 054 Fax 02 9903 9189 133 We encourage you to have all the relevant information on hand when you ring The more information you prepare the faster we can help solve the problem This information includes your EPSON product documentation type of computer operating system application programs and any information you feel is required For users in Singapore Sources of information support and services available from Epson Singapore are World Wide Web http www epson com sg Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries and Technical Support via e mail are available Epson HelpDesk Phone 65 6586 3111 Our HelpDesk team can help you with the following over the phone L1 Sales enquiries and product information I Product u
73. ould use paper at least 376mm 14 8 inches wide to run the self test otherwise the print head prints directly on the platen Follow these steps to perform a self test 1 When using continuous paper make sure paper is loaded and the paper release lever is set to the correct position Then turn off the printer Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer To run the test turn on the printer while holding down the LF FF button When using single sheet paper load paper in the printer After a few seconds the printer loads the paper automatically and begins printing the self test A series of characters is printed Note To temporarily stop the self test press the Pause button To resume the test press the Pause button again To end the self test press the Pause button to stop printing If paper remains in the printer press the LF FF button to eject the printed page Then turn off the printer Troubleshooting 101 Y Caution Do not turn off the printer while it is printing the self test Always press the Pause button to stop printing and the LF FF button to eject the printed page before you turn off the printer 102 Troubleshooting Appendix Cleaning the PHIHE ins coser qe IHR SD eR EAER 105 Transporting the Printer 2b ER er RES 106 Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer operating at its best you s
74. ove the perforation to the tear off position by pressing the control panel button See Using the Tear Off button on page 38 for more information Auto line feed When auto line feed is on the printer accompanies each carriage return CR code received with a line feed code and the print position moves to the next line If the printer adds an extra line after every carriage return select Off Print direction You can select bidirectional printing Bi D or unidirectional printing Uni D Printing is normally bidirectional for faster printing however unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment which is useful for printing graphics Software When you select EPSON ESC P the printer operates in the EPSON EPSON ESC P mode When you select IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 the printer emulates an IBM printer 0 slash The zero character has a slash 0 when this feature is turned on Ithas noslash 0 when this feature is turned off The slash allows you to easily distinguish between the uppercase letter O and a Zero Using the Printer 19 High speed draft When you choose On the printer prints up to 413 cps characters per second at 10 cpi characters per inch When you choose Off the printer prints up to 310 cps at 10 cpi I F interface mode The printer comes with a built in parallel interface and serial interface If your printer is connected to only one
75. printer prints the Default Setting mode instructions three or four pages in the language you selected The printed instructions list the default settings you can change describe how to change them and show you how the control panel lights help you make settings Follow these instructions to change the default settings using the buttons on the printer s control panel Note The arrows on the instruction sheets indicate the printer s current settings When you finish making settings turn off the printer and exit the Default Setting mode Any settings you have maderemain in effect until you change them again Note Turn off the printer when it has finished printing Using the Printer 23 Printing on Continuous Paper Your printer can handle continuous paper with the tractor Depending on where you position the tractor you can use it as a pull tractor or a push tractor The following guidelines can help you decide where to position the tractor 1 Do you want to switch between printing on single sheets and continuous paper without removing the paper supply Will you tear off continuous paper sheet by sheet Use the tractor in the push tractor position The printer comes with the tractor installed in this position See the following section Q4 Are you printing on labels multipart forms or other documents that require a precise print position Use the tractor as a pull tractor See Printing with the pull tracto
76. ps at 15 cpi Draft condensed 191 cps at 17 cpi 225 cps at 20 cpi NLO 56 cps at 10 cpi 67 cps at 12 cpi 56 cps at 15 cpi Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands 1 6 inch or programmable in 1 216 inch increments LX 300 80 columns at 10 cpi LX 1170 136 columns at 10 cpi 240 x 144 dpi maximum Friction top paper entry Push tractor rear paper entry Pull tractor bottom or rear paper entry Push and pull tractor optional Cut sheet feeder optional Roll paper holder optional 107 Paper feed speed Continuous 76 mm second 3 6 inches second Intermittent 63 msec line at 1 6 inch line spacing Color printing Method Print Black Magenta optional LX 300 ribbon shifting Cyan and Yellow only Ribbon color Reliability Total print volume 12 million lines except print head MTBF 6 000 POH 25 duty Print head life Black ribbon approx 400 million strokes per wire Color ribbon LX 300 only approx 400 million strokes per wire Dimensions and Height 159 mm 6 43 inches weight for LX 300 Width 366 mm 14 4 inches Depth 275 mm 10 8 inches not including the knob paper guide and paper release lever Weight approx 4 4 kg 9 8 Ib 108 Dimensions and weight for LX 1170 Black ribbon for LX 300 Black ribbon for LX 1170 Color robbon LX 300 only Acoustic n
77. r on page 30 for instructions For specifications on the type of continuous paper you can use see Paper on page 112 Printing with the push tractor When using the push tractor it is a good idea to set the Auto tear off feature in the Default Setting mode to On See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 16 Follow these steps to load continuous paper using the push tractor 24 1 Make sure the printer is turned off Remove the printer cover and the paper guide and place the paper release lever in the continuous paper position 2 Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward 25 3 Slide the left sprocket unit using the scale on the printer as a guide The printer prints to the right of the position marked 0 Push the sprocket lock lever back to lock it in place Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper but do not lock it Move the paper support so it is midway between the sprocket units Makesure your paper hasa clean straight leading edge Open the sprocket covers Fit the first holes of the paper over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper and lock it in place Now the paper is in the paper park position 26 Caution Use the paper feed knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper jams and only when the printer is turned off Otherwise
78. ractive web based support tool to help you quickly resolve support issues 129 L4 Chat directly with a support technician on line L4 Email Technical Support Technical Support Via Email and Telephone Email epson_support compubase co ae Telephone 971 4 351 7777 Fax 971 4 351 6617 Pre Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer Select your country from our Internet home page at http www epson com For users in Scandinavia Some of these services may be available in English only http www epson com Select your country from our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including L1 Register your product on line LI Free access to the latest EPSON software drivers 1 Easy access to frequently asked questions L1 Interactive web based support tool to help you quickly resolve support issues L4 Chat directly with a support technician on line 130 Qj Email Technical Support Support Via Telephone Denmark 80 88 11 27 Finland 0800 523 010 Norway 800 11 828 Sweden 08 445 12 58 Pre Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer Denmark Home Page Telephone Finland Home Page Telephone Norway Home Page Telephone Sweden Home Page Telephone For users in South Africa http www epson dk 38 48 71 37 http www epson fi 0981 710 083 http www epson no 231 62 124 http www epson se 08 519 92 082 Some of these services may
79. rinter the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before touching it 1 Remove any paper loaded in the printer Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 3 Attach the paper guide 4 Ifa pull tractor is installed remove it If any options are installed remove them and pack them in their original boxes 104 Appendix Make sure that the print head is not hot Then remove the ribbon cartridge as described in Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 61 Make sure the tractor that comes with your printer is installed in the push position Repack the printer ribbon cartridge paper guide and power cord in their original packing materials and place them in the printer s original box Appendix 105 Printer Parts aper supports edge guides pap PP paper guide cover paper guide printer cover paper release lever control panel ribbon cartridge 74 paper thickness lever serial interface paper tension unit parallel interface tractor power cord power switch 106 Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution Paper feed methods 9 pin impact dot matrix High speed draft 300 cps at 10 cpi 337 cps at 12 cpi Draft 225 cps at 10 cpi 270 cps at 12 cpi 225 c
80. s or click Cancel to cancel your changes Once you have checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Start menu When you access the printer driver from a Windows application any settings you make apply only to the application you are using When you access the printer driver from the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the printer driver settings on page 75 Note d The screen shots in the next section are from LX 300 For LX 1170 users substitute LX 1170 for the model name in the screen shots The instructions are the same Q While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements Using the Printer Software 71 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications Follow these steps to access the printer driver from a Windows application Note A The steps in this procedure provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application See your application manual for details Qj The screen shots in the following section are from the Windows
81. s setting is available only in IBM 2380 Plus for LX 300 IBM 2381 Plus for LX 1170 emulation mode When you select table1 hex codes 80H to 90H of the character tables are used for the control codes When you select table 2 hex codes 80H to 90H are used for characters Changing default settings Follow these steps to enter the Default Setting mode and change the printer s default settings Note A Toprint the language selection instructions and the Default Setting mode instructions you need five or six sheets of A4 or Letter size single sheet paper or five or six pages of continuous paper that is at least 279 mm 11 inches long and 210 mm 8 27 inches wide A If you use single sheets without an optional cut sheet feeder you need to feed a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off 22 Using the Printer Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer While holding down the Tear Off Font button turn on the printer The printer enters the Default Setting mode and prints the language selection instructions one page Follow the instructions to select the language you want for the instruction pages Load the next sheet of paper if necessary The printer prints the current settings list one page Press down the Tear Off Font button The
82. sage questions or problem I Enquiries on repair service and warranty For users in Thailand Contact for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co th Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and e mail are available 134 Epson Hotline Phone 66 2 670 0333 Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone L1 Sales enquiries and product information LI Product usage questions or problem 1 Enquiries on repair service and warranty For users in Indonesia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co id L1 Information on product specifications drivers for download 12 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries questions through e mail Epson Hotline 4 Sales enquiries and product information 4 Technical support Phone 62 21 572 4350 Fax 62 21 572 4357 135 EPSON Support Center Jakarta Bandung Surabaya Yogyakarta Wisma Bisnis Indonesia 3rd floor Jl Letjen S Parman Kav 12 Slipi Jakarta Phone Fax 62 21 5357159 Lippo Center 8th floor Jl Gatot Subroto No 2 Bandung Phone Fax 62 22 7303766 Gedung Koko Perdana 3rd floor Jl Jend Basuki RakhmatNo 105 107 Surabaya Phone Fax 62 31 5458562 Hotel Natour Garuda Jl Malioboro No 60 Yogyakarta Phone 62 274 566353 22 143 For users in Hong Kong To obta
83. settings Using the Printer Software 83 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Error Indicators tress Soro ei ates TRE es 87 Problems and Solutions cc cece cee eee eee eee 89 Pwer Supply ise anesan aL RM Ed Usi 90 DB S Lana abiere C aee RU Saleen la arate alae a n 90 Paper H ndling o uo ot mr m ute utc uiu 95 OPHONS i opra UE MOD ee eK KD Ca UR IRR M RS 99 Printing a Self Test adie ee ore tutes EC Uus pev edet ehe 102 84 Troubleshooting Using the 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 cannot fix your problem using this table go to the next section Panel light Beep Problem state pattern Solution Pause The printer is paused Press the Pause button to resume printing eocce 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 clear the paper from 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 Paper Out eec No paper is loaded in the selected paper source Pause Load paper in the printer Then press the Pause butto
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85. t forms of up to five parts one original plus four copies Before you print on the forms set the paper thickness lever as described in the previous section The following tips will help you get good results ua Use only continuous multipart forms that are joined by spot gluing or side crimping Never load continuous multipart forms joined by metal staples tape or continuous gluing Use only single sheet multipart forms that are line glued only at the top Insert the forms glued edge first into the printer Use only multipart forms that are free of wrinkles and waves If you need to adjust the loading position use your application software or change the loading position as described on Adjusting the top of form position on page 35 When you use side crimped continuous multipart forms the copies may not align with the original If this happens raise the paper guide 44 Labels You must use the tractor as a pull tractor and load paper from the bottom paper slot to print on labels Before you print on labels set the paper thickness lever as described in Adjusting the paper thickness lever on page 43 Keep the following tips in mind m Choose labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes made for use with a tractor Do not print labels as single sheets because the shiny backing sheet almost always slips slightly Load labels the same way as you would load ordinary continuous paper
86. t multipart Weight one sheet of multipart Binding Labels bottom entry Label size Backing sheet width Backing sheet length one page 101 6 to 254 0 mm 4 0 to 10 0 inches 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches 1 original up to 4 copies Printable area 0 065 to 0 39 mm 0 0025 to 0 015 inch Gathering areaup to 0 9 mm 0 035 inch 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 Ib 40 to 58 g m 12 to 15 Ib Spot glued or crimp bound on both sides 23 8 x 63 5 mm 15 16 x 2 5 inches minimum 2 5 mm 0 1 inch corner radius minimum 101 6 to 254 mm 4 0 to 10 0 inches 101 6 to 558 8 mm 4 0 to 22 0 inches Backing sheet thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch 114 Total thickness 0 16 to 0 19 mm 0 0063 to 0 0075 inch Label weight 64 g m 17 lb Roll paper rear entry with optional roll paper holder Width 216 3 mm 8 5 0 12 inches Thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Weight 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 Ib For LX 1170 Single sheets standard paper guide and cut sheet feeder entry Width Paper guide 148 to 420mm 5 8 to 16 5 inches Cut sheet feeder 182 to 420mm 7 2 to 16 5 inches Length Paper guide 100 to 364mm 3 9 to 14 3 inches Cut sheet feeder 210 to 364 mm 8 3 to 14 3 inches Thickness Paper guide 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0025 to 0 0055 inch Cut sheet feeder 0 07 to 0 14 mm 0 0028 to 0 0055 inch Weight Paper guide 52 to 90 g m 14 to 24 Ib Cut sheet f
87. t setting mode High speed draft uses a minimum number of dots per character to produce extremely high speed printing See also draft and letter quality LQ interface The connection between the computer and the printer over which print data is transmitted to the printer 142 Glossary letter quality LQ The print mode used by your printer when a font other than Draft is selected Printing with letter quality fonts provides better readability and appearance at a reduced print speed See also draft and high speed draft line feed LF A control code and control panel button that advances the paper one line space loading position The position to which the paper is automatically loaded platen The black flat part that provides a backing for the paper during printing printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins printer driver A software program that sends commands from the computer for using the functions of a particular printer reset To return a printer to its default settings resolution A measure of the amount of detail that can be represented Resolution of printed images is measured in number of dots per inch dpi self test A method for checking the operation of the printer When you run the self test the printer prints the characters stored in its ROM Read Only Memory tear off A control panel button that feeds the p
88. tear off position Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear off position to the top of form position Font select 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 backwards to the standby position In the Micro Adjust mode you can select the font to use for printing by pressing the Tear Off button The Tear Off lights turn on off or flash to indicate the selected font Micro Adjust mode When you hold down the Pause button for three seconds the printer enters the micro adjust mode In this mode you can press the LF FF and Load Ejectt buttons to adjust the top of form or tear off position See Chapter 1 Using the Printer Pause button Stops printing temporarily and resumes printing when pressed again When pressed for three seconds turns on the Micro Adjust mode To turn off press again Pause light On when the printer is paused Flashes when the printer is in the Micro Adjust mode Flashes when the print head has overheated 14 Using the Printer Selecting a built in font Follow these steps to select a built in font using the buttons on the printer s control panel 1 Make sure that the printer is not printing If it is wait until printing is complete Hold down the Pause button for three seconds to enter the Micro Adjust mode The
89. to remove any slack from the ribbon so it is easier to install 7 Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as shown then press both sides of the cartridge firmly to fit the plastic hooks into the printer slots 63 8 Usea pointed object such as a ball point pen to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide Turn the ribbon tightening knob to help feed the ribbon into place it should not be twisted or creased 9 For LX 1170 users reinstall the paper tension unit 10 Reinstall and close the printer cover 64 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me 98 and 95 67 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 67 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 69 Changing the printer driver settings 69 Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3 1 05 69 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 70 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 71 Changing the printer driver settings 71 Changing the printer driver settings 72 Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 72 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 73 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 75 Changing the printer driver settings 76 Using the Printer Driver with Windows NT 3 5x 7
90. tton To monitor the printer make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected Monitoring Preferences Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Paper Output Check the Paper Size Orientation and Paper Source settings you made on the Page Setup menu and change them ifnecessary Select the setting and then choose an option from the Change Setting list box Halftone Click this button to set the brightness and contrast input the RGB gamma or make other settings The Halftone Color Adjustment dialog box appears For details click the Help button in this dialog box The monitoring settings are shown below Settings Explanations EPSON Status You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you Monitor 3 click this button To monitor the printer make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected Using the Printer Software 79 Settings Explanations Monitoring Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box Preferences where you can make settings for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility For more information see Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 81 About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility that comes with your printer is available for Windows Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 It
91. u may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position Printing on Special Paper Your printer can also print on a wide variety of paper types including multipart forms labels and envelopes For multipart forms and labels you should not print any closer than 13 mm 0 5 inch from either side of the paper For information on the printable area of envelopes see Printable area on page 118 42 Caution When printing on multipart forms thicker than normal paper labels or envelopes make sure your application software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area Printing past the edge of these papers can damage the print head Adjusting the paper thickness lever Before printing on special paper you need to change the paper thickness setting Follow these steps to adjust the paper thickness setting 1 Turn the printer off and open the printer cover The paper thickness lever is on the left side of the printer The numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting 2 Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness Paper type Lever position Standard paper single sheets or continuous 0 43 Paper type Lever position Multipart forms 2 sheet 0 3 sheet 1 4 sheet 2 5 sheet 3 Labels 1 Envelopes 2 to4 3 Close the printer cover Multipart forms You can use continuous or single sheet carbonless multipar
92. use 60 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge When printing becomes faint you need to replace the ribbon cartridge Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges are designed and manufactured to work properly with your EPSON printer They ensure proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts Other products not manufactured by EPSON may cause damage to your printer which is not covered by EPSON s warranties Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridge EPSON black ribbon cartridge for LX 300 8750 EPSON black ribbon cartridge for LX 1170 8755 EPSON color ribbon cartridge for LX 300 S015073 Replacing the ribbon cartridge Follow these steps to install or replace the ribbon cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is turn off Warning If you have just used the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before replacing the ribbon carttidge 61 2 Open the printer cover to the upright position then pull it up to remove it 3 For LX 1170 users remove the paper tension unit by squeezing the tension unit s lock tabs gently and pull the tension unit away from the printer 4 Makesure that the print head is in position at 10 cm 4 inches from the left side Then remove the ribbon cartridge from the printer 5 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package 62 6 Turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow
93. vancing the paper to the tear off edge 37 Printing on Single Sheets so Bik tn ke a et a a ee 40 Loading single sheets ocv vverexv eae eR aed ag 40 Printing on Special Paper vestis Nan Drusi an Re eel 42 Adjusting the paper thickness lever sess 43 Multipart Torms sce ts oleae es REIR RR DER V AES 44 Label 55 ode oam reb nO en ae Teu ee 45 Envelopes oo esse oe EXON Ce pie eee mee 46 Installing and Using Options ex enr baaly daha RS 47 Cut sheet feeder 0 0 ccc cee en 47 P lltractor Unik gto ad ee Rehd eT ken eae eae meee 51 Roll paper holder sc eie pte eset ate pee gus te eyes 54 Color upgrade kit LX 300 only 56 REFINE SOLVED 232 sien ue etin poen rael e ueste etas 60 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 0 cece eee eee eee 61 Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge 00000 61 Replacing the ribbon cartridge 0000 61 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me 98 and 95 66 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 66 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 67 Changing the printer driver settings 68 Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3 1 55 68 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 69 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 70 Changing the printer driver settings 70 Chang
94. w online help by right clicking items in the driver and selecting What s this When you finish making your printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Cancel to cancel your changes Once you have checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Using the Printer Driver with Windows NT 3 5x Printer software for Windows NT 3 5x is only provided for LX 300 You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Control Panel Using the Printer Software 75 When you access the printer driver from a Windows application any settings you make apply only to the application you are using When you access the printer driver from the Control Panel the printer driver settings you make can apply to all your applications To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the printer driver settings on page 78 Note While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications Follow these steps to access the printer driver from a Windows application Note The steps in this procedure provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application See your application manual for details
95. y that the printer driver settings match your requirements Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications Follow these steps to access the printer driver from a Windows application Note The steps given in this procedure provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application See your application manual for details 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears 66 Using the Printer Software 2 Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer Setup Properties or Options You may need to click a combination of these buttons The Properties window appears and you see the Paper Graphics and Device Options menu These menus contain the printer driver settings EPSON LX 300 Properties 2 x General Details Color Management Sharing Utility Paper Graphis Device Options Paper size Letter 81 211 in 1 Legal Ad A5 B4 JS BS pit Exi x Orientation ry Portrait X C Landscape Paper source Manual Feed xl About Restore Defaults Cancel 3 To view a menu click the corresponding tab at the top of the window See Changing the printer driver settings below to change the settings Note To access the printer driver from the Start menu click Start Settings Printers to open the Print

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