Epson 24-PIN User's Manual
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1. L Paper Out eee The printer was unable to switch Single sheets ae O O Pause between paper sources because of a paper jam or other paper problems Single sheet O O multipart bin 1 only Remove any paper from the paper path forms and clear the paper jam as described on page 12 Then retry the paper source Envelopes O O selection bin 1 only Pause The print head has overheated Postcards O O f bin 1 only Wait a few minutes the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head Roll paper O cools Hi Paper Out eeeee An unknown printer error has Youcan use this paper type with this paper source E Pause occurred L C Tear Off Bin Turn off the printer and leave it off for You cannot use this paper type with this paper source Font several minutes then turn on the printer again If the error recurs contact EPSON You can use only carbonless single sheet multipart forms that are w f glued at the top of the forms on flashing eee short series of beeps three beeps esee long series of beeps five beeps The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available 11 00 EPSON LQ 680Pro 7 EPSON LQ 680Pro Use the Paper Source button on the control panel to select the paper source you want the printer to use Paper Source o o Tractor m o Manual CSF Bin 1 o m Manual CSF Bi2. Second bin cut sheet feeder 8 2 to 16 5 inches 210 to 420 mm Length Thickness Front 0 0025 to 0 0074 inch 0 065 to 0 19 mm Cut sheet feeders 0 0025 to 0 0047 inch 0 065 to 0 12 mm Weight Front 14 to 42 lb 52 to 157 g m Cut sheet feeders 14 to 24 lb 52 to 91 g m EPSON LQ 680Pro 3 EPSON LQ 680Pro Single sheet multipart forms front and high capacity cut sheet feeder entry Width Front 3 5 to 12 inches 90 to 304 8 mm High capacity cut sheet feeder 3 9 to 11 7 inches 100 to 297 mm Length Front top glue 2 8 to 16 5 inches 70 to 420 mm Front side glue 2 8 to 11 7 inches 70 to 297 mm High capacity cut sheet feeder 2 8 to 16 5 inches 70 to 420 mm Copies 1 original up to 5 copies Thickness 0 0047 to 0 018 inch 0 12 to 0 46 mm Weight 10 to 15 lb 40 to 58 g m Binding Front Line glue at the top or side of form High capacity cut sheet feeder Line glue at the top of form Envelopes front and high capacity cut sheet feeder entry Size No 6 6 5 X 3 6 inches 165 x 92 mm No 10 9 5 x 4 1 inches 241 x 105 mm Thickness 0 0063 to 0 0205 inch 0 16 to 0 52 mm Weight 12 to 24 lb 45 to 90 g m Postcards front and high capacity cut sheet feeder entry Width 3 9 to 7 8 inches 100 to 200 mm Length 3 9 to 7 8 inches 100 to 200 mm Thickness 0 0087 inch 0 22 mm Weight 51 lb 192 g m Roll paper rear entry with optional roll paper holder Width 8 5 0 12 inches 216 3
3. 0 1 inch 2 5 mm corner radius minimum Backing sheet width 4 to 12 inches 101 6 to 304 8 mm Backing sheet length one page 3 to 22 inches 76 2 to 558 8 mm Backing sheet thickness 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch 0 07 to 0 09 mm Total thickness 0 0063 to 0 0075 inch 0 16 to 0 19 mm Label weight 17 lb 64 g m 11 00 EPSON LQ 680Pro Printable Area Single sheets envelopes postcards and roll paper A printable area printable area The minimum top margin is 0 inch 0 mm For envelopes and postcards loaded from cut sheet feeder it is 0 17 inch 4 2 mm The minimum left and right margins are 0 12 inch 3 0 mm each The maximum printable width is 10 6 inches 269 2 mm For single sheets wider than 10 8 inches 275 2 mm the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper C There is no minimum bottom margin Continuous paper standard and multipart gt ee a me 1O re t Ol A i a A N A Tot A o p F 3 printable xe area Ke o 1 i e N fe A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 0 17 inch 4 2 mm The minimum left and right margins are 0 51 inch 13 mm The maximum printable width is 10 6 inches 269 2 mm For continuous paper wider than 11 6 inches 295 2 mm the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper 11 00 Continuous paper with overlappi
4. 15 All other models Italic PC 437 PC 850 PC 437 Greek PC 853 PC 855 PC 852 PC 857 PC 864 PC 866 PC 869 MAZOWIA Code MJK ISO 8859 7 ISO Latin 1T Bulgaria PC 774 Estonia SO 8859 2 PC 866 LAT PC 866 UKR PC APTEC PC 708 PC 720 PC AR864 PC 860 PC863 PC 865 PC 861 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC 858 SO 8859 15 PC 771 International character set for Italic table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark1 talic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain1 Font OCR B Orator Orator S Script C Roman T Sans Serif H Manual feed wait time 0 5 second 1 second 1 5 seconds 2 seconds Changing the Default Settings While you can often set the default settings through your application software or printer driver you may need to change a default setting from the printer s control panel using the default setting mode The table below lists the default settings in bold and options you can select in this mode 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 Auto Software ESC P2 IBM 2390 Plus 0 slash 0 2 High speed draft On Off F mode Auto Parallel Optional Auto I F wait time 10 seconds 30 seconds Parall
5. T 10 5 8 to 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif H 10 5 8 to 32 pt every 2 pt Barcode fonts EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET One Italic and 12 graphical character tables 35 graphical character tables are available in some countries 14 international character sets and one legal character set 120 V 220 to 240 V 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 5 A maximum 1 4 A depending on the character type 1 0 A maximum 2 5 A depending on the character type Power consumption Approx 42 W ISO IEC 10561 letter pattern 11 00 Environmental Temperature Humidity without condensation Operation 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C 10 to 80 RH Storage 22 to 140 F 30 to 60 C 0 to 85 RH Paper Use recycled paper and envelopes only under normal A temperature and humidity conditions as follows Vot 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C 30 to 60 RH Temperature Humidity Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged wrinkled or curled Ordinary single sheets front and cut sheet feeder entry Width Front 3 5 to 12 inches 90 to 304 8 mm Cut sheet feeders 3 9 to 11 6 inches 100 to 297 mm Front 2 8 to 16 5 inches 70 to 420 mm High capacity cut sheet feeder 2 8 to 16 5 inches 70 to 420 mm
6. light On when condensed mode is on Reset When you press both the Font and Condensed buttons simultaneously the printer clears its buffer and restores its default settings Paper Source button and lights Select a paper source Tear Off Special Paper button a Advances continuous paper to the tear off position a Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear off position to the top of form position a Turns on card mode or envelope mode Tear Off Special Paper lights w w When continuous paper is in the tear off position When the printer is in envelope mode E When the printer is in card mode Pause button Stops printing temporarily and resumes printing when pressed again When pressed for 3 seconds turns on micro adjust mode 6 EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 00 Pause light a On when the printer is paused a Flashes when the printer is in micro adjust mode or when the print head has overheated LF FF button a Feeds paper line by line when pressed quickly a Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top of form position when held down Load Eject button a Loads a single sheet of paper a Ejects a single sheet of paper when a sheet is loaded a Loads continuous paper from the standby position a Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position in micro adjust mode Micro adjust mode When you hold down the Pause button for 3 seconds
7. printer lt gt these chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components Do not use a hard or abrasive brush 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 16 EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 00 Transporting the Printer If you need to transport your printer some distance carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as described below Nir You need to move the print head by hand to remove the ribbon cartridge If you have just used the printer x the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before touching it 1 Remove any paper in the printer and turn it off 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer Remove the paper guide 4 If any options are installed remove them and pack them in their original boxes Open the printer cover 6 Make sure that the print head is not hot Then remove the ribbon cartridge 7 Repack the printer ribbon cartridge and paper guide in the original packing materials and place them in the printer s original box Related Documentation 4013016 01 EPSON LQ 680 680Pro User s Guide TM LQ680 EPSON LQ 680 680Pro Service Manual PL LQ680 EPSON LQ 680
8. results from your printer driver settings application settings computer or interface cable Be sure to use a shielded interface cable If the self test does not print properly there is a problem with the printer Printing a Hex Dump If you are an experienced user or a programmer you can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and your software program In hex dump mode the printer prints all data received from the computer as hexadecimal values You can print a hex dump using either single sheets or continuous paper Use continuous paper that is at least 9 5 inches N A 241 mm wide or A4 or letter size single sheets Di 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off antis Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least 5 2 seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may A i B o damage the printer 2 To enter hex dump mode hold down both the LF FF and Load Eject buttons while you turn on the printer 3 Open a software application and send a print job to the printer Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format Hex Dump 1B 40 00 18 74 01 1B 36 18 52 00 1B 50 1B 28 55 O1 00 OA 18 28 43 02 00 78 OF 1B 28 63 04 00 3C 00 3C OF 1B 19 30 OD 1B 4A 18 1B 24 AA O5 1B 2A 27 24 00 00 00 08 OO 0O O8 00 OO O8 00 00 08 00 00 08 00 00 O8 OO OO 08 OO 00 O8 OO OO 08 00 00 08 OO OO O8 O 00 08 0O 0O O8 OO 00 08 00 00 08 00 00 O08 OO OO
9. the printer enters the micro adjust mode In this mode you can press the LF FF and Load Eject buttons to adjust the top of form or tear off position Paper Out light a On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly a Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred 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 Problem State of panel lights Beep pattern Solution Pause The printer is paused Press the Pause button to resume printing The printer cover is open Close the printer cover and press the Pause button EPSON LQ 680Pro Staci peep PrOPlemi Status Monitor panel lights pattern Solution Paper Out eee No paper is loaded in the selected The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility comes with the printer Pause paper source but is available only for use with Windows 95 98 2000 or Load paper in the printer Then press the NT 4 0 It allows you to monitor your printer s status alerts Pause button to turn off the Pause light you when printer errors occur and provides troubleshooting if necessary instructions coo The pap
10. use with a tractor Do not use labels on shiny single sheet backing because the backing sheet tends to slip and may not feed properly Load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper and set the paper thickness lever to the Auto setting or set it manually to 2 for faster throughput See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 8 antis When printing on labels make sure that your software S settings keep the printing entirely within the printable 3 a area Printing on the edge of a label can damage the print head Never feed labels backward with the Tear Off Special Paper button Labels can easily peel off their backing and jam the printer To remove labels from the paper path after you finish printing first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot Then use the LF FF button to advance the remaining labels out of the printer Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity use them only under normal operating conditions Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between print jobs they tend to curl and may come off their backing and jam the printer when you resume printing 10 EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 00 Using Single Sheet Multipart Forms Your printer can use single sheet multipart forms with up to six parts including the original You can use carbonless multipart forms or carbon backed multipart forms using the paper guide antos Do not use carbon interle
11. when you are using single sheets the mode is disabled while you are using single sheets Removing Continuous Paper 1 After you finish printing tear off all printed pages using the tear off function 2 Press the Load Eject button to feed the continuous paper backward out of the printer and into the standby position 3 To completely remove continuous paper from the printer open the sprocket covers Remove the paper from the tractor unit and then close the sprocket covers Using Continuous Multipart Forms Your printer can use continuous multipart forms with up to six parts including the original You can use carbonless or carbon backed multipart forms antis Do not use carbon interleaved multipart forms A Before printing make sure the paper thickness lever is set to the Auto position You can load continuous multipart forms the same way you load ordinary continuous paper For instructions see the User s Guide anties When printing on multipart forms make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the Me a printable area of the forms Printing on the edge of a multipart form can damage the print head For more information see Printable Area on page 5 Using Overlapping Multipart Forms You can print on overlapping multipart forms backed with continuous paper The page length of the multipart forms is longer than that of the backing continuous paper So when
12. 0 Base T type B print server C823642A EpsonNet 10 100 Base TX type B print server with AC adapter Ifyou install the C823051 optional serial interface card be sure to set the transfer speed to one of the following 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 bps 11 00 EPSON LQ 680Pro 1 EPSON LQ 680Pro Printer Specifications Paper capacity Mechanical Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution Paper feed methods Paper feed speed 2 EPSON LQ 680Pro 24 pin impact dot matrix High speed draft 413 cps at 10 cpi Draft 310 cps at 10 cpi 372 cps at 12 cpi 465 cps at 15 cpi Draft condensed 264 cps at 17 cpi 310 cps at 20 cpi LQ 103 cps at 10 cpi 124 cps at 12 cpi 155 cps at 15 cpi LQ condensed 175 cps at 17 cpi 206 cps at 20 cpi Reliability Acoustic noise Bidirectional logic seeking for text and g 8 graphics printing Unidirectional text or Dimensions and ae weight graphics printing can be selected using software commands 1 6 inch or programmable in 1 360 inch increments 106 columns at 10 cpi 360 x 180 dpi maximum Friction front paper entry Push tractor rear paper entry Ribbon Cut sheet feeders optional Roll paper holder optional Continuous 5 inches 127 mm second Intermittent 64 msec line at 1 6 inch line spacing 11 00 High capacity cut sheet feeder up to 150 sheets of 2
13. 2 Ib 82 g m paper up to 25 plain or bond envelopes up to 30 airmail envelopes up to 50 postcards The total thickness of the Jf paper stack can be up to 0 59 Vot inch 15 mm Single bin cut sheet feeder up to 50 sheets of 22 lb 82 g m paper The total thickness of the F paper stack can be up to Vot 0 20 inch 5 mm Total print volume 20 million lines except print head MTBF 10 000 POH 25 duty Print head life 400 million strokes per wire Approx 55 dB A ISO 7779 pattern Height 9 inches 230 mm Width 19 6 inches 497 mm Depth 15 2 inches 387 mm Weight LQ 680 approx 19 8 lb 9 0 kg LQ 680Pro approx 20 7 lb 9 4 kg Black ribbon cartridge S015016 Ribbon life 2 million characters LQ 10 cpi 48 dots character EPSON LQ 680Pro Electronic Interfaces Buffer Built in fonts Character tables Character sets Electrical One standard bidirectional 8 bit parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support and one optional interface slot 64KB Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10 12 15 cpi proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10 12 15 cpi proportional EPSON Courier 10 12 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi EPSON OCR B 10 cpi EPSON Orator 10 cpi EPSON Orator S 10 cpi EPSON Script C proportional Scalable fonts EPSON Roman 10 5 8 to 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif 10 5 8 to 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Roman
14. EPSON LQ 680Pro control panel printer cover ribbon cartridge print head edge guide paper guide knob paper thickness lever power switch paper support sprocket units parallel interface Options Paper Handling Options High capacity cut sheet feeder C806871 Feeds up to 150 single sheets of paper 40 single sheet multipart forms 25 plain bond envelopes or 50 postcards into the printer without reloading If you also install the single bin cut sheet feeder you can use both feeders as a double bin cut sheet feeder Single bin cut sheet feeder C806791 Feeds up to 50 sheets of ordinary single sheet paper and is used in conjunction with the high capacity cut sheet feeder to create a double bin Roll paper holder 8310 Allows you to use your printer with 8 5 inch roll paper like that used with telex machines Optional Interface Cards You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer s built in parallel interface and provide added network compatibility The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer Model number Card type C823051 Serial Type B interface card C823071 32KB Serial Type B interface card C823121 LocalTalk interface card C823141 Coax Type B interface card C823151 Twinax Type B interface card C823452 IEEE 1284 Type B bidirectional parallel interface card C823622A EpsonNet 1
15. O8 00 00 O8 OO OO O8 00 00 08 00 OO 08 00 00 08 00 00 08 0O OO O8 0O OO 68 00 00 08 00 00 08 00 0O O8 0O OO O8 OO OO O8 0O 0O 08 00 00 O8 OO 0O O8 OO 00 08 OO OO 08 00 00 08 OD 1B 4A 78 1B 24 OA O1 1B 2A 27 EC 03 00 00 38 00 10 44 00 10 82 00 21 02 00 21 02 00 21 02 00 21 02 OO 21 02 00 21 04 00 21 04 00 11 08 OO OF FE 11 00 EPSON LQ 680Pro 15 EPSON LQ 680Pro If characters are printable they appear in the right column as ASCII characters Nonprintable codes such as control codes are represented by dots By comparing the characters printed in the right column with the printout of the hexadecimal codes you can check the codes the printer is receiving To exit hex dump mode press the Pause button to stop printing Then eject or tear off the printed page s and turn off the printer Cleaning the Printer Remove any paper loaded in the printer and turn it off Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 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 clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent dissolved in water Keep the printer cover closed to prevent water from getting inside the printer antis Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the
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17. aved multipart forms E o A A Before printing set the paper thickness lever to the correct position for your multipart forms as described on page 8 or to the Auto position You load single sheet multipart forms the same way you load ordinary single sheets For instructions see the Users Guide antis When printing on multipart forms make sure that your Pe software settings keep the printing entirely within the gt ae printable area of the forms Printing on the edge of a multipart form can damage the print head For more information see Printable Area on page 5 Load single sheet multipart forms glued at the side of the form only from the paper guide not from the optional cut sheet feeder Using Envelopes You can print on a variety of envelopes loading them the same way you load single sheets from the paper guide or with the optional cut sheet feeder Before printing make sure the paper thickness lever is set to Auto or the correct position for your envelopes as described in the table on page 8 Then select Envelope by pressing the Tear Off Special Paper button Load envelopes face up flap edge first Antio When printing on envelopes make sure that your ee software settings keep the printing entirely within the bs printable area Printing on the edge of an envelope can damage the print head For more information see Printable Area on page 5 Use envelopes only under normal operating condi
18. best alignment in each set 5 After you select the best pattern in the final set of alignment patterns turn off the printer and exit the bidirectional adjustment mode Your selections are saved automatically Printing a Self Test Running the self test helps you determine whether the printer or the computer is causing a printing problem You can print the self test using either single sheets or continuous paper 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off antis Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least 5 z seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may D a damage the printer 2 To run the test using the Draft font hold down the LF FF button while you turn on the printer To run the test using the printer s letter quality fonts hold down the Load Eject button while you turn on the printer Either self test can help you determine the source of your py y printing problem however the draft test prints faster than the letter quality test After a few seconds the printer loads the paper automatically and begins printing the self test A series of characters is printed To temporarily stop the self test press the Pause N A button To resume the test press the Pause button D again 3 To end the self test press the Pause button to stop printing Then turn off the printer If the self test results are satisfactory the printer is working properly and the problem probably
19. e printing has finished Then press the Tear Off button until the two lights on the control panel start flashing The printer advances the paper to the tear off edge 2 Tear off all printed pages at the tear off edge If the perforation is not aligned with the edge adjust the tear off position using the micro adjust feature See Adjusting the Tear off Position on page 12 3 When you resume printing the printer feeds the paper back to the top of form position and begins printing You can also manually feed the paper back to the top of form position by pressing the same button used to advance the paper Using Auto Tear off Mode When you turn on the auto tear off function in the printer s default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility the printer advances continuous paper to the tear off position when you finish printing The printer advances paper to the tear off position only when it receives a full page of data or a form feed command and then receives no more data for three seconds For instructions on how to activate the auto tear off function see Changing the Default Settings on page 14 or use the EPSON Remote utility described in the Users Guide While using the default setting mode or the utility also make sure the page length is set correctly for your continuous paper After the paper has been advanced tear off all printed pages and resume printing You can leave the auto tear off mode on even
20. el I F bidirectional mode On Off Packet mode Auto Off Auto CR IBM 2390 Plus On Off A G M IBM 2390 Plus On Off 14 EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 00 Buzzer On Off Overlapping forms On Off These settings take effect only when IBM 2390 Plus emulation is selected Follow the steps below to enter the default setting mode and change the printer s default settings ree i 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off To print all the instructions you need 5 sheets of letter or A4 size single sheet paper or 5 pages of continuous paper If you use single sheets without a cut sheet feeder you need to load a new sheet each time the printer ejects a printed sheet anti Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least 5 seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 2 While holding down the Font button turn on the printer The printer enters the default setting mode and prints the language selection instructions 3 Ifyou need to select a different language press the Font button until the Font lights indicate the language you want as described in the language selection instructions 4 Press the Tear Off Special Paper button to confirm your language selection and print the current default settings 5 Ifyou do not need to change any settings go to step 6 If you want to change any of the default settings press the Tear Off button to prin
21. er is not loaded correctly Remove your paper and reload it Then press the Pause button to turn off the Selecting a Paper Source Pause light if necessary 2e Paper Is l mmed In the printer The printer can accommodate a variety of paper types through Clear the paper jam as described on four paper sources paper guide tractor optional cut sheet page 12 feeder or optional roll paper holder The paper source you Paper Out eee Continuous paper is not fed back to should select depends on the type of paper you want to use Pause the standby position The following table shows which paper source to use for each Tear off the printed document at the perforation then press the Load Eject paper type button The printer feeds the paper to the standby position Press the Pause button Paper source to turn off the Pause light Optional Optional coo A single sheet of paper is not fully Paper cut sheet roll paper ejected Paper type Tractor guide feeder holder Press the Load Eject button to eject the Continuous O sheet Then press the Pause button to paper turn off the Pause light if necessary Continuous O coo Paper is jammed in the printer multipart Clear the paper jam as described on forms page 12 Labels O
22. extended one page s multipart forms overlap the next page s multipart forms The thickness of this overlapping area is thicker than the printable area Before printing set the paper thickness lever to the Auto position Also turn on both the overlapping forms and the skip over perforation settings using the default setting mode See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 8 and Changing the Default Settings on page 14 for more information You can load continuous multipart forms the same way you load ordinary continuous paper For instructions see the Users Guide 11 00 EPSON LQ 680Pro 9 EPSON LQ 680Pro antic When printing on overlapping multipart forms make Mag sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area of the forms Printing on the edge of a multipart form can damage the print head For more information see Printable Area on page 5 Never feed overlapping multipart forms backward with the Load Eject or Tear Off Special Paper buttons Doing so may cause paper jams or damage to the printer To remove overlapping multipart forms from the paper path after you finish printing first tear off the paper at a point before the paper slot Then use the LF FF button to advance the remaining paper out of the printer Using Labels When selecting labels for printing always choose labels mounted on continuous backing sheets with sprocket holes for
23. gin settings made in some application software J override adjustments you make to the loading position Woe with the micro adjust feature If necessary adjust the loading position in your software 1 Make sure the printer is turned on If necessary lift up the printer cover so you can see the paper position 2 Load either continuous or single sheet paper Press the Load Eject button to load continuous paper from the tractor or a single sheet from the optional cut sheet feeder 3 Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light starts flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode 4 Press the LF FF button to move the paper toward the front of the printer or press the Load Eject button to move the paper toward the rear The new loading position is set to the position where you release the buttons O Pause O Paper Out Ph ssec Micro Adjust When loading a sheet from the front from the paper A guide pressing the LF FF button moves the loading Vw position toward the top of the page When loading a sheet from the rear from the cut sheet feeders or the tractor pressing the LF FF button moves the loading position toward the bottom of the page The printer has a minimum and a maximum loading position If you try to adjust the loading position beyond these limits the printer beeps and stops moving the paper When the paper reaches the factory set loading position the pri
24. mm Thickness 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch 0 07 to 0 09 mm Weight 14 to 22 lb 52 to 82 g m Continuous paper standard and multipart rear entry Width 4 to 12 inches 101 6 to 304 8 mm Length 3 to 22 inches 76 2 to 558 8 mm Copies 1 original up to 5 copies 4 EPSON LQ 680Pro Thickness Printable area 0 0025 to 0 018 inch 0 065 to 0 46 mm Perforated edges up to 0 035 inch 0 9 mm Weight not multipart 14 to 34 lb 52 to 128 g m Weight 1 multipart sheet 10 to 15 lb 40 to 58 g m Binding Point glue and or paper staples on both sides a The ratio of the cut uncut length at the perforation should be between 3 1 and 5 1 Q The thickness of the perforation part when extended should be 2 mm or less a The perforation between pages should not extend all the way to the edges of the paper Uncut length on the edges should be 1 mm or more a When the horizontal and vertical perforation cuts intersect do not print in between 12 inch 3 mm above and below the horizontal perforation and in between 1 1 inch 28 mm left and right of the vertical perforation Continuous paper with overlapping multipart forms rear entry Width and length of the backing sheet Same as standard continuous paper Copies 1 original up to 5 copies Thickness Printable area 0 0025 to 0 018 inch 0 065 to 0 46 mm Overlapping area up to 0 028 inch 0 70 mm Labels rear entry Label size 15 16 x 2 5 inches 23 8 x 63 5 mm minimum
25. n 2 Choose from three settings a Select Tractor when you are using paper loaded on the tractor a Select Manual CSF Bin1 to feed single sheets using the paper guide or optional cut sheet feeder bin 1 or when you are using roll paper on the optional roll paper holder a Select Manual CSF BIN2 to feed single sheets using the paper guide or optional cut sheet feeder bin 2 or when you are using roll paper on the optional roll paper holder Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever You need to set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper There are nine lever positions from 1 to 7 plus an Auto position It is best to select Auto for all types of paper This lets the printer automatically adjust itself to match the thickness each time it loads new paper Note that printing time may be slowed If you use the same type of paper every time you may want to set the paper thickness lever to the appropriate manual position as described in the following table This speeds up printing 8 EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 00 Paper thickness Paper type lever position Ordinary paper 1o0r0 single sheets or continuous paper Multipart forms single sheets or continuous paper 2 parts original 1 copy 3 parts original 2 copies 4 parts original 3 copies 5 parts original 4 copies 6 parts original 5 copies Labels Postcards 1 2 3 5 7 2 2 2 Envelo
26. ng multipart forms printable area e e e e T e e e e e e e e e e e e e e The minimum top margin from the perforation down to the printable area is 0 83 inch 21 2 mm The minimum left and right margins are 0 75 inch 19 mm The maximum printable width is 10 5 inches 266 8 mm The minimum bottom margin from the printable area down to the perforation is 0 17 inch 4 2 mm Safety Approvals 120 V Safety standards UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108 8 class B 230 V Safety standards EN 60950 EMI EN 55022 CISPR pub 22 class B AS NZS 3548 class B CE Marking 230 V Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EN 60950 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 50082 1 EN 55024 EPSON LQ 680Pro 5 EPSON LQ 680Pro Control Panel Buttons and Lights O 0 O Font mmo Draft mom Roman moO Sans Serif O 8 Courier omo Prestige OOM Script 000 Others o O Paper Source O Pause 00 Tractor mo Manual CSF Bin 1 om Manual CSF Bin 2 o Paper Out Ly 3sec mo Envelope Micro Adjust om Card LF FF Load Eject O Condensed Font button Selects the font Font lights Indicate which font is selected Condensed button Turns condensed mode on and off Condensed
27. ngle sheet of paper is stuck on the paper guide gently remove it 3 Remove the printer cover If continuous paper from the rear slot is loaded in the printer remove the paper guide 4 If continuous paper is jammed in the printer tear off the supply at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot 5 Turn the knob away from you to eject the paper in the printer Remove any remaining pieces of paper Use the knob to clear paper jams only when the printer is turned off otherwise you may damage the printer or lose the top of form or tear off position Antis Iz 4 g 6 Replace the paper guide if necessary and replace the printer cover Then close the paper guide cover 7 Turn on the printer Make sure the Paper Out and Pause lights are off EPSON LQ 680Pro a If a used ribbon cartridge is already installed squeeze the Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge tabs on each side of the cartridge and pull the cartridge out of the printer Discard the used cartridge EPSON recommends using genuine EPSON Ribbon Cartridges S015016 ren You may need to touch the print head when you install or replace the ribbon cartridge If you have just x used the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before proceeding 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Open the printer cover 5 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package and turn the ribbon tigh
28. nter beeps and paper feeding pauses briefly Use the factory setting as a reference point when adjusting the loading position If you want to eliminate the top margin and print at the very top of the page adjust the loading position so that the top of the paper lines up with the raised line on the ribbon mask as shown below raised line 5 After you set the loading position press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode For both single sheet and continuous paper your loading position setting remains in effect until you change it even if you turn off the printer EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 EPSON LQ 680Pro Adjusting the Printing Position The printing position is the position on the page where the print head actually prints during a print job You can change the current vertical printing position temporarily by using the micro adjust feature as described in the steps below ee j Make sure that the printer is not printing If it is press the Your printing position setting is in effect only until the next time you load paper or turn off the printer Pause button to stop printing Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode If necessary open the printer cover to check the printing position and press the LF FF button to feed paper forward or the Load Eject button to feed paper backward When your paper is positioned co
29. pes to6 For thin envelopes such as airmail envelopes select position 2 or 3 for regular envelopes select position 4 for thick envelopes select position 4 5 or 6 If you set the paper thickness lever to 1 or higher be sure to set the lever back to the Auto position before Ye you print on ordinary paper again Using the Tear off Function When you have finished printing you can use the tear off function to advance continuous paper on the tractor to the tear off edge of the printer and tear off the printed sheets When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds paper back to the loading position so you can save paper that would normally be lost between documents You can use the tear off function two ways a Press the Tear Off button on the control panel a Use the default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility to select auto tear off See Changing the Default Settings on page 14 for more information If the perforation between pages is not 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 12 Anti Never use the tear off function to feed labels backward they may come off their backing and jam the printer a EPSON LQ 680Pro Using the Tear Off Button You can use the Tear Off Special Paper button to advance continuous paper to the tear off position as follows 1 Make sur
30. rrectly press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode and resume printing Adjusting the Tear off Position If your continuous paper 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 as follows 1 Make sure both Tear Off lights are flashing the paper is at the current tear off position You may need to press the Tear Off button 2 Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode 3 Press the LF FF button to feed paper forward or press the Load Eject button to feed paper backward until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear off edge 5 Pause OPaper Out 3sec BMicro Adjust F Load7 ject LFF 12 EPSON LQ 680Pro 11 00 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 mar 4 Tear off the printed pages 5 Press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top of form position and begins printing Your tear off position setting remains in effect until you change it even if you turn off the printer Clearing Paper Jams 1 Turn off the printer 2 Ifa si
31. t the instructions three pages in the language you selected Follow these instructions to change the default settings using the buttons on the printer s control panel EPSON LQ 680Pro 6 When you finish turn off the printer to exit the default setting mode The current settings remain in effect until you change them again Bidirectional Alignment If you notice that the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned you can use the printer s bidirectional adjustment mode to correct this problem To complete the steps below you need 5 single sheets Jf or 5 pages of continuous paper that are at least Vot 11 inches 279 mm long and 9 5 inches 241 mm wide If you use single sheets without a cut sheet feeder you need to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet onto the paper guide 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off Ganti Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least 5 2 seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 2 While holding down the Pause button turn on the printer It enters the bidirectional adjustment mode then prints instructions and the first set of alignment patterns 3 As described in the instructions compare the alignment patterns and select the pattern with the best alignment 4 Follow the instructions to print the remaining sets of alignment patterns and select the pattern with the
32. tening knob in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon 3 The print head should be in the ribbon replacement 6 Hold the ribbon cartridge with the exposed ribbon down position as shown below It should be aligned with the and the ribbon tightening knob facing you and guide the indentation in the front metal plate ribbon under the print head Then snap the cartridge into place so that the tabs on both sides of the cartridge fit into the notches in the cartridge holder 7 Hold the ribbon cartridge by its handle and push it firmly down into position then press on both ends of the cartridge to make sure the plastic hooks fit into the slots indentation If it is not close the printer cover and turn the printer on to move the print head to the ribbon replacement position Wait a few seconds then turn the printer off again and open the printer cover AKtin Following the steps below while the printer is turned on can damage the printer 11 00 EPSON LQ 680Pro 13 EPSON LQ 680Pro 8 Turn the ribbon tightening knob again to remove any slack in the ribbon and to make sure the ribbon moves freely 9 Close the printer cover nl The printer pauses and cannot print when the printer cover is open Settings Options 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
33. tions For more information on loading envelopes see the User s Guide EPSON LQ 680Pro Using Postcards You can print on a variety of postcards loading them the same way you load single sheets from the paper guide or with the optional cut sheet feeder For instructions on loading single sheets see the Users Guide Before printing make sure the paper thickness lever is set to Auto or 2 Then select Card by pressing the Tear Off Special Paper button on the control panel Load postcards printable side up top edge first Antio Card mode is available only when the paper thickness m Dp lever is set to Auto or 2 or higher on the scale B When printing on postcards make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area Printing on the edge of a postcard can damage the print head For more information see the paper specifications on Printable Area on page 5 Use postcards only under normal operating conditions Using Micro Adjust The micro adjust feature allows you to move paper forward or backward in 1 180 inch increments You can use this feature to adjust the loading printing and tear off positions Adjusting the Loading Position The loading position is the position of the paper after the printer loads it If your printing appears too high or low on the page you can change the loading position with the micro adjust feature described below Top mar
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