Pioneer DFX-8500 Printer User Manual
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1. State of panel Beep Problem light pattern and solution E all lights An unknown printer error has occurred Paper Select Turn off the printer and leave it for indicates E several minutes then turn on the followed by a printer again If the error occurs number again contact your dealer The printer may turn off all lights after 12 seconds Also in this case turn off the printer and leave it for several minutes then turn on the printer again If the error occurs again contact your dealer on LI flashing eee short interval e e long interval Clearing Paper Jams To clear a paper jam follow these steps 1 2 Turn off the printer Open the printer s top cover Remove continuous paper from the printer if it is loaded If continuous paper is jammed in the printer tear off the fresh supply at the front or rear of the printer If the paper is caught in the paper ejection area gently pull it out of the printer Close the printer cover and turn the printer back on Make sure the Paper Out light is not flashing and the Pause light is not on Close the cover and press the Pause button The paper selected does not match the paper loaded in the printer Load the correct paper or select the appropriate paper setting The printer fails to switch to and feed the proper paper Remove any paper in the printer and then press2. Error Indicators You can identify many common printer problems with the lights on the control panel If your printer stops working and the lights are on or flashing use the following table of panel light patterns to diagnose and solve the problem State of panel light Beep pattern Problem and solution Paper Out Pause No paper is loaded in the printer Load paper in the printer The Paper Out light turns off and the printer resumes printing The paper is not loaded correctly Remove and reload paper correctly See the instructions for loading paper beginning on page 7 Paper Out Pause Paper has jammed in the printer To clear the paper jam see Clearing Paper Jams on page 12 Ribbon Pause Ribbon has jammed Remove and re install the ribbon cartridge See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 10 Paper Out Ribbon Pause The loaded paper may be thicker than the specified ranges Press the Pause button The printer starts printing very slowly Make sure that the paper thickness Is within the specified ranges See the paper specifications on page 2 Pause The print head is overheated Wait a few minutes the printer will resume printing automatically once the print head cools Pause The printer top cover is open
3. Ribbon cartridge Use the 8766 EPSON replacement cartridge only Font Available pitches cpi EPSON Super Draft 10 EPSON Draft 10 12 15 EPSON Roman NLO 10 12 15 proportional EPSON Sans serif NLQ 10 12 15 proportional EPSON DFX 8500 1 EPSON DFX 8500 One Italic and 10 graphical character tables 26 graphical character tables are available in certain countries Character tables Character sets 13 international character sets Paper Note Use recycled paper labels envelopes postcards overlapping forms and continuous forms with labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions as follows Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 20 to 60 RH For continuous multi part forms a The form sheets of continuous multi part forms should be securely joined together along the left and right edges by crimping or spot gluing For the best printing quality use multi part forms joined with spot gluing 0 to 1inch o or less 2 6 io Ha La spot gluing crimping spot gluing and crimping printing side on each side a When using crimped multi part forms note the following a Crimping should be pressed in from the original sheet side and go completely through all copy sheets a Crimping should be double sided using single sided crimping may cause the printer to jam UU L_ WUU SS nnn top view top view
4. Before installing the ribbon cartridge make sure that the protective packing materials have been removed Remove the ribbon cartridge from the box and plastic bag Then follow these steps EARNING Never move the print head while the printer is turned on unless instructed to because this can damage the printer Also if you have been using the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before touching it 1 Remove the separator from the middle of the ribbon cartridge and discard it Then detach the ribbon guide from the cartridge but not from the ribbon and turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon ribbon guide separator 2 Hold the ribbon cartridge with both hands and lower it into the printer as shown below Pulling the cartridge toward you slide the notches nearest you over the two 5 98 Press lightly on both sides of the cartridge to make sure it is locked in place Insert the ribbon guide over the metal pins on each side of the print head as shown below The smaller end of the guide should be on top with its angled edge facing back toward the platen Turn the ribbon tightening knob again to remove any slack in the ribbon ribbon guide Slide the print head from side to side to see that it moves smoothly and that the ribbon is not twisted or creased print head Close the top cover EPSON DFX 8500 11 EPSON DFX 8500
5. 95 F Storage 30 C to 60 C 22 F to 140 F Humidity Operation 10 to 80 RH without condensation Storage 5 to 85 RH without condensation Safety approvals 120 V model Safety standards UL1950 with D3 CSA C22 2 No 950 with D3 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108 8 class B 230 V model Safety standards EN 60950 VDE NEMKO EMI EN 55022 CISPR pub 22 class B AS NZS 3548 class B Acoustic noise Approx 58 dB A ISO 7779 pattern CE marking 230 V model Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EN60950 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 class B ENG61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN50082 1 IEC801 2 IEC801 3 IEC801 4 Parallel Interface Specifications The printer comes with a bidirectional 8 bit parallel interface and a Type B optional interface slot Forward channel Transmission mode 8 bit parallel IEEE 1284 compatibility mode Adaptable connector 57 30360 Amphenol or equivalent 4 EPSON DFX 8500 Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshaking BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level TTL compatible IEEE 1284 level 1 device Reverse channel Transmission mode JEEE 1284 nibble mode Adaptable connector 57 30360 Amphenol or equivalent Synchronization Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Handshaking Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Signal level IEEE 1284 level 1 device Data transmission timing Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Extensibility request The printer re
6. C Operation Storage Humidity without condensation 10 to 80 RH 5 to 85 RH Operation Storage 14 EPSON DFX 8500 5 98 Dimensions and weight Height 5 1 inches 130 mm Width 20 1 inches 510 mm Depth 4 3 inches 110 mm Weight 6 4 lb 2 9 kg Optional Paper Cutter Specifications The specifications below apply to the optional paper cutter C815001 Paper Width 4 to 16 inches 101 to 406 mm Lables 2 5 x 15 16 inches 4 x 15 16 inches 4 x 17 16 inches Number of copies 6 sheets 1 original 5 copies Environmental Temperature 41 to 131 F 5 to 55 C 22 to 158 F 30 to 70 C Operation Storage Humidity without condensation 10 to 80 RH 0 to 95 RH Operation Storage Dimensions and weight Height 4 6 inches 117 mm Width 20 4 inches 518 mm Depth 3 7 inches 93 mm Weight 11 lb 5 kg Related Documentation 4007064 EPSON DFX 8500 User s Guide TM DFX8500 EPSON DFX 8500 Service Manual PL DFX8500 EPSON DFX 8500 Parts List
7. document Ggcavtion Always tear off the printed document before you feed the paper back to the top of form position Never feed paper backward more than one page Switching between front and rear tractors You can easily switch between paper loaded on the front tractor and paper loaded on the rear tractor The instructions below explain how to switch from the front tractor to the rear tractor but you can follow the same steps to switch from the rear tractor to the front tractor Ggcavtion Never switch between tractors if labels are already loaded in the printer First remove the labels by tearing off the fresh supply below the tractor and pressing LF FF Load to eject the remaining labels Before you start make sure the printer is turned on and that the front tractor is selected the front tractor arrow on the Tractor Select indicator should be lit If you are in the middle of printing a document wait for the printer to finish printing before you switch tractors Then follow these steps 1 If no paper is loaded in the rear tractor load paper to the standby position the first five pins of the sprockets 2 Ifyou have a printed document or excess paper still in the printer use the tear off feature described in the previous section to tear off the document or excess paper Ggcavtion Always tear off the printed document and any excess paper before switching tractors Never feed more than one page backward through th
8. the standby position Flashes when paper is jammed in the printer Blinks when the ribbon is jammed in the printer Displays the paper memory that is registered in the printer The font selection status is displayed by two font lights on the control panel EE Super Draft Draft _ Roman Sans serif on W off The pitch selection status is displayed by three pitch lights on the control panel EE 10 cpi gmg 12 cpi E 15 cpi EE 17 cpi E 20 cpi m PS Proportional Spacing on W off Copy TOF Top of Form Tear Off Pause Tractor Select Front Tractor Select Rear Buttons H aper Select O On when the printer is in copy mode to select darker printing On when the printer is in top of form mode The printer remembers any change you make to the top of form position when this light is on On when the printer is in tear off mode The printer remembers any change you make to the tear off position when this light is on On when printing is paused Blinks when the print head is hot Press to temporarily stop printing and resume printing On when the front tractor is selected The light is green when paper is loaded even if the paper is in the standby position and red when the tractor is out of paper On when the rear tractor is selected The light is green when pa
9. the Pause button to reload the paper you selected 12 EPSON DFX 8500 5 98 Printing a Self Test Running the printer s self test helps you determine whether the problem comes from the printer or the computer a Tf the 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 If the self test does not print properly there is a problem with the printer EPSON DFX 8500 To perform a self test follow these steps 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off and that the paper is set on the front or rear tractor Ggcavtion Whenever you turn off the power wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 2 While holding down the LF FF Load or Tear Off button turn on the printer The LF FF Load button performs a draft self test The Tear Off button performs a near letter quality NLQ self test In a few seconds the printer starts the self test in which a series of characters is printed Note If you want to temporarily stop the self test press the Pause button To resume the test press the Pause button again 3 To end the self test press the Pause button to stop printing Tear off the page if necessary and then turn off the printer Ggcavtion Do not turn off the pr
10. you resume printing the printer feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing You can also manually feed the paper back to the loading position by pressing the Tear Off button again Adjusting the tear off position If the paper s perforation is not aligned with the tear off edge follow these steps 1 Turn on the printer and select the desired tractor 2 Open the paper separator cover the flap on the top part of the printer s top cover This exposes the printer s tear off edge 3 Press the Tear Off button to enter the tear off mode The Tear Off light comes on and the printer feeds the papet s perforation to the printer s tear off edge 4 If the paper is not aligned with the tear off edge press the Micro Feed buttons to feed the paper forward or backward in 1 216 inch increments You can also hold down either Micro Feed button to feed the paper continuously Note You can reset the tear off position only when you are in tear off mode after you press the Tear Off button once and the Tear Off light is on The printer remembers the new tear off position even after the printer is turned off reset or initialized 5 98 EPSON DFX 8500 9 EPSON DFX 8500 5 Tear off the page using the tear off edge on the printer s top cover 6 Press the Tear Off button to feed the paper back to the top of form position You are now ready to print your next
11. 00 Labels Size Total thickness Quality 2 5 inches W x 15 16 inch H 63 5 mm W x 23 8 mm H 4 inches W x 15 16 inch H 101 mm W x 23 8 mm H 4 inches W x 17 16 inch H 101 mm W x 27 0 mm H 0 0075 inch 0 19 mm maximum The difference in thickness must be less than 0 0047 inch 0 12 mm Plain paper or the same quality labels with continuous backing sheet Pre printed paper Pre printed paper is paper with white space in the middle and ruled lines letters or figures printed in the top and bottom margins The margi ns are printed the first time the paper is loaded in the printer and a document is printed in the white space the second time the paper is loaded in the printer The margin areas are often used for letterheads borders and so on You can make your purchase it You cannot preprin own pre printed paper or you can t in the area with the diagonal shading shown in the illustrations below and you can preprint only with colors whose reflectivity is under 60 for instance black Avoid punching holes in the restricted area shown below because punctures are also recognized as colors whose reflectivity is under 60 Before printing on pre printed sheets verify that the area your document will print on does not overlap the pre printed area by printing separate sample sheets and comparing their printed areas 12mm 4 12mm o ooooo00000q ooooo00000
12. EPSON DFX 8500 control panel front cover Ss AN A AR A men TWN D 2 A LENEA mee E l D A sprockets paper supports front tractor unit parts sprockets top cover ribbon LSS gt cartridge See BT SURES X bail paper bai print head paper separator cover paper separator rear flap serial interface rear cover parallel interface Accessories Printer Specifications Printing Printing method 9 pin impact dot matrix Printing speed Characters per inch Quality Characters second line 10 cpi High speed draft 1120 10 cpi Normal draft 840 10 cpi Near letter quality 210 12 cpi Draft 1008 12 cpi Near letter quality 252 Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands Line spacing 1 6 inch or programmable increments of 1 216 inch Paper feed speed Continuous 0 25 m sec line 9 9 inches per second Note Paper feed speed drops to 6 inches per second when the optional pull tractor is mounted Printable columns Characters per inch Maximum printed characters per column 10 cpi 136 12 cpi 163 15 cpi 204 17 cpi 233 20 cpi 272 Buffer 128KB or OKB DIP switch selectable Character fonts Characters per inch available
13. e printer 10 EPSON DFX 8500 3 Press the Front Rear button to switch to the rear tractor The front loaded paper automatically feeds back to the standby position and the rear loaded paper advances to the top of form position Tractor Select 2s ol O O Front Rear d Ss Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge When printing becomes too faint you need to replace the ribbon Use the 8766 EPSON replacement cartridge only EARNING If the printer has been used recently the print head may be hot Let it cool before attempting to replace the ribbon Removing the old ribbon cartridge To remove the ribbon cartridge follow these steps 1 Press the Pause button Then turn off the printer Make sure that the power cord is not plugged into an electrical outlet 2 Open the printer s top cover and slide the print head to the exposed part of the paper bail 3 Lift the ribbon guide off the print head as shown below EPSON DFX 8500 Pull up on the side of the ribbon cartridge as shown below to release it from the printer s mounting pins Remove the cartridge by lifting it up and away from you corresponding pins in the printer Then push the cartridge down into position until the other two slots snap into place over the mounting pins in the printer Ggcavtion Make sure you don t pull on the flat gold cable beneath the ribbon cartridge Installing the new ribbon cartridge
14. e top of form position you adjust the position using the Micro Feed buttons during pause status without entering top of form mode The printer remembers the temporary top of form position until the next time you load paper switch tractors or turn off the printer You can set the top of form position from 2 6 mm 0 1 inch to 33 9 mm 1 33 inch below the top edge of the paper The factory setting is 5 8 mm 0 2 inch Follow the steps below to reset permanently change the top of form position Ggcavtion To adjust the top of form position when labels are loaded in the printer use the forward feeding top Micro Feed button only do not enter the top of form mode Never feed labels backward through the printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the desired tractor is selected the corresponding tractor arrow should be lit 2 Open the top cover 3 Press the TOF button to enter top of form mode The printer beeps once and the TOF light flashes Also the printer advances the paper so that the top of form position is lined up with the red line on the clear plastic ribbon protector 4 Use the Micro Feed buttons to feed the paper to the desired top of form position The red line on the ribbon protector shows you where the bottom edge of your first line of text will print This position is based on the first printable line of 8 EPSON DFX 8500 text If your software inserts a top margin of five lines your text w
15. ill actually print five lines below the top of form position Micro Feed Note The red line on the ribbon protector can be used as a reference only when you are in top of form mode At all other times your top of form position is hidden behind the print ribbon 5 Press the TOF button again to exit and save your new top of form position Then close the top cover Note If you enter top of form mode right after loading paper you can set the loading and top of form positions at the same time When you use the optional pull tractor you cannot adjust the loading position Adjusting the printing position You may need to adjust the printing position in the middle of a page or to adjust the top of form position when using labels When you move the printing position you temporarily change the top of form position by the same amount For example if you adjust the printing in the middle of the page so that it falls a half inch lower the next page will begin printing a half inch lower as well The printer remembers this temporary top of form position until the next time you load paper switch tractors or turn off the printer To adjust the printing position or top of form position follow these steps 1 Start printing your document When you reach the text that you want to align at a particular spot on the page press the Pause button to stop printing 2 Use the Micro Feed b
16. inter while it is printing Always press the Pause button to stop printing and then turn off the printer Printing a Hex Dump The printer can print data in hex dump mode which allows experienced users to find the cause of communication problems between the printer and a software program In hex dump mode the printer prints all data received as characters in hexadecimal values To use hex dump mode follow these steps 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer 2 Hold down both the LF FF Load and Tear Off buttons while you turn on the printer Next run a software program and send a print job to the printer Your printer prints all the codes it receives from the software in hexadecimal format By comparing the characters printed in the right column with the printout of the hexadecimal codes you can check the codes being received by the printer If characters are printable they appear in the right column as ASCII characters Nonprintable codes such as control codes are represented by dots To turn off hex dump mode press the Pause button and then turn off the printer 5 98 Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer operating at its best you should clean it thoroughly several times a year Follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer and close all of its covers Then remove any paper as well as the paper guide If you have installed the optional pull tractor perforation cutter or paper cutter rem
17. n labels continuous forms with labels overlapping multi part forms and overlapping multi part forms with labels 5 98 Note Before using your paper check that it matches the specifications described earlier Also make sure your paper has a straight edge If continuous paper is fed past the sprocket on the last page for example the paper may not feed properly Positioning the paper supply You can load continuous paper from both the front and the rear so be sure to leave enough room around the printer for the two stacks of fresh paper and for the printed stack Make sure you align your paper supply with the paper loaded in the tractor so the paper feeds smoothly into the printer The following illustration shows three ways to position your printer and paper with the front tractor loaded with the rear tractor loaded and with both tractors loaded Note Make sure that your stack of printed pages does not interfere with the rear tractor s paper supply What paper types you can use You can use the continuous paper types listed below For some paper types the rear tractor is not available Continuous Paper Types Front Tractor Rear Tractor Single sheet available available Multi part available available Labels available not available Continuous forms with labels available not available Overlapping multi part forms available not available Overlapping multi pa
18. nal pull tractor is installed or when using the paper memory feature Tear off mode When you select tear off mode with DIP switch 3 1 the printer automatically advances continuous paper to the tear off position when you finish printing The printer advances paper to the tear off position only when the printer receives a full page of data or a form feed command and no more data is received for three seconds Follow these steps to select tear off mode 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Turn DIP switch 3 1 on 3 Turn the printer on When tear off mode is on and you print on continuous paper on the push tractor the printer advances the final printed page to the tear off position Then you can tear off all printed pages If the perforation is not aligned with the tear off edge adjust the tear off position When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing Using the Tear Off button Whether or not the printer is in tear off mode you can use the Tear Off button to advance continuous paper to the tear off position by following the steps below 1 Make sure printing has finished Then press the Tear Off button The printer advances the paper to the tear off edge and the Tear Off light comes on 2 Tear off all printed pages If the perforation is not aligned with the tear off edge adjust the tear off position as described in the next section 3 When
19. otice Sheet 5 Repack the printer ribbon cartridge and power cord in the original packing materials and place them in the printer s original box EPSON DFX 8500 13 EPSON DFX 8500 Options Optional Interfaces You can use optional interface cards to supplement your printer s built in serial and parallel interfaces The EPSON interface cards below are compatible with your printer Not all of these interfaces are available worldwide Number Name C823051 Serial interface C823071 32KB intelligent serial interface C823121 Local Talk interface C823141 Coax interface C823151 Twinax interface C823452 Bi directional parallel interface C823572 Multiprotocol Ethernet interface Optional Perforation Cutter Specifications The specifications below apply to the optional perforation cutter C815071 Paper Width 4 to 16 inches 101 to 406 mm Length page 4 to 17 inches 101 to 431 mm Number of copies 7 sheets 1 original 6 copies Total thickness Weight 0 021 inch 0 53 mm maximum 14 to 22 lb 52 6 to 82 7 g m 11 to 15 lb 41 4 to 56 4 g m x n n lt 7 and within the total thickness Single sheets Multi part forms Note You cannot use labels overlapping multi part forms continuous forms with labels or overlapping multi part forms with labels Environmental Temperature 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C 22 to 140 F 30 to 60
20. ove it 2 Usea soft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt from the outer case 3 Ifthe outer case or paper guide is still dirty or dusty clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent dissolved in water Keep all of the covers closed to prevent water from getting inside the printer A wsanine Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components cavon Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer These chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case Do not use a hard or abrasive brush Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism Contact your EPSON dealer if you think lubrication is needed 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 E ARNG Even when you need to carry the printer only a short distance do not carry it by yourself The printer should always be carried by two people holding the printer at the bottom 1 Turn off the printer and remove any paper loaded in the printer If any printer options are installed remove them 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and the back of the printer Disconnect the interface cable from the printer Remove the ribbon cartridge 4 Install the protective materials onto the printer as shown on the N
21. per is loaded even if the paper is in the standby position and red when the tractor is out of paper LFIFF MicroFeed Pause Load o HO 2 of Reset 3 Taio ask Front Rear Tractor Select Paper Select Font Selects one of the following paper numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 a or b Select a or b if you have registered paper information using the DIP switches and control panel Select 1 to 8 if you have registered paper information using the paper memory utility Selects one of the following fonts Super Draft Draft Roman or Sans Serif EPSON DFX 8500 5 EPSON DFX 8500 Pitch Copy TOF Top of Form Tear Off Ggcavtion Selects the characters per inch for printing Press the button until the light appears next to the desired pitch Your software setting overrides this setting Lets you print the document darker This button is available in SuperDraft and Draft mode only and is disabled if you use the status monitor utility and select a paper number from 1 to 8 When the top cover is open lets you enter and exit the top of form mode to adjust the top of form position If your printing begins too high or low on the page you can reset the top of form position by entering top of form mode and using micro feed to adjust the position The printer remembers this new top of form position even after it is turned off
22. press the Tear Off button to enter tear off mode and feed the paper to the tear off position Then use the Micro Feed buttons to move the paper to the desired position To adjust the printing position press either Micro Feed button to advance or reverse the paper to the desired position When labels are loaded use only the top Micro Feed button Never feed labels backward through the printer Pause Tractor Select Front Rear Ggcavtion Press to temporarily stop printing Press again to resume printing Hold down for at least 3 seconds to reset the printer s control panel settings Selects the front or rear tractor If you have been using paper loaded on one tractor first remove the printed output before pressing this button to switch the tractor When you switch between tractors the paper already loaded in the printer is fed backward to the standby position and the paper on the newly selected tractor is loaded Never use the Front Rear button when labels are loaded in the printer Always tear off any printed pages or excess paper so you don t feed more than one page backward through the printer EPSON DFX 8500 Other control panel features Self test By holding down the LF FF Load or Tear Off button while you turn on the printer you can start the printer s self test The self test prints the characters in the printer s ROM Read Only Memory By holding down both the LF FF Load and Tear Off but
23. q 4 12mm 12mm Spopo0o00000000 q Spoo0o00000000 q continuous paper Mechanical Paper feed methods Total print volume Print head life Ribbon Push tractor front and rear Push pull feed with optional pull tractor 26 million lines except print head 400 million characters Cartridge ribbon available in black only 8766 Do not use ribbons for 24 pin printers Ribbon life expectancy is 15 million characters at 14 dots character Dimensions and weight Height Width Depth Weight Duty cycle Electrical 120 V model Rated voltage Input voltage range Rated frequency range Input frequency range Rated current Power consumption 220 240 V model Rated voltage Input voltage range Rated frequency range Input frequency range Rated current Power consumption 14 5 inches 369 mm 27 6 inches 700 mm 15 0 inches 382 mm approx 64 lb 29 kg 25 AC 120 V AC 99 to 132 V 50 to 60 Hz 49 5 to 60 5 Hz 3 5 A max 7 5 A Approx 160 W ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern Energy Star compliant AC 220 to 240 V AC 198 to 264 V 50 to 60 Hz 49 5 to 60 5 Hz 1 4 A max 3 5 A Approx 160 W ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern Energy Star compliant This product is also designed for IT power systems with Phase to Phase voltage 220 240V EPSON DFX 8500 3 EPSON DFX 8500 Environmental Temperature Operation 5 C to 35 C 41 F to
24. reset or initialized Also the printer remembers separate top of form positions for the front and rear tractors Feeds the paper to the printer s tear off edge and puts the printer in tear off mode If the perforation on your paper does not align exactly with the printer s tear off edge use the Micro Feed buttons to adjust the tear off position This button can also be used to run the printers NLQ self test Never press the Tear Off button when labels are loaded in the printer Use the LF FF Load button to feed the printed labels to a point where they can be torn off LF FF Load LF advances paper one line at a time To feed your paper forward one line press this button once FF advances continuous paper to the top of the next page Press and hold the button for about one second Load loads paper on the push tractor of the selected paper path when no paper is currently loaded 6 EPSON DFX 8500 5 98 Micro Feed Ggcavtion This button can also be used to run the draft self test These two buttons advance or reverse the loaded paper in 1 216 inch increments The top button advances the paper and the bottom button reverses it You can use these buttons to adjust the top of form tear off and printing positions To reset the top of form position press the TOF button to enter top of form mode Then use the Micro Feed buttons to move the paper to the desired position To reset the tear off position
25. rt forms with available not available labels Adjusting the paper position You can adjust the top of form position as well as the printing position at any point on the page by using the TOF and Micro Feed buttons The printer then remembers the new top of form position When you use the optional pull tractor you can adjust the paper position as described below Note The printing position based on the top of form position is controlled by your software To change the print position adjust your software s print settings Use the following procedure only if your software does not allow print position adjustment EPSON DFX 8500 7 EPSON DFX 8500 Adjusting the top of form position The top of form position is the position to which the printer feeds the paper when it loads it or performs a form feed This position is important because it determines where the printing begins on each page If the printing is too high or low on the page you can adjust the top of form position either permanently or temporarily depending on how you use the TOF button a When you want to permanently change the top of form position you enter the top of form mode using the TOF control panel button The printer remembers the new top of form position even after the printer is turned off reset or initialized The printer remembers separate top of form positions for the front and rear tractors a When you want to temporarily change th
26. side view side view a Never use continuous multi part forms that are joined with metal staples or bar gluing metal stapling O00 v4 bar gluing 2 EPSON DFX 8500 5 98 a The thickness of the folding part when extended should be the same as or less than the total thickness printing side Same as total thickness or less a The binding area should be flat and should have no creases a The sprocket holes of all sheets in the form should be aligned properly a The binding position should be outside the printable area Width 4 to 16 inches 101 to 406 mm Length page 4 to 17 inches 101 to 431 mm Number of copies Front 7 sheets 1 original 6 copies Rear 6 sheets 1 original 5 copies Total thickness Front 0 021 inch 0 53 mm maximum Rear 0 018 inch 0 46 mm maximum Weight Single sheets 14 to 22 lb 52 6 to 82 7 g m Multi part forms 11 to 15 lb 41 4 to 56 4 g m weight part and within the total thickness Quality Plain recycled and carbonless paper Printable area printable area The minimum top margin below the perforation is 0 1 inch 2 6 mm The minimum bottom margin above the perforation is 0 165 inch 4 2 mm The minimum left or right margin is 0 51 inch 13 mm The maximum printable width is 13 6 inches 345 4 mm Note Position the sprockets or set your application software so that the printer does not print outside the printable area EPSON DFX 85
27. sponds to the extensibil ity request in the affirmative when the request is 00H or 04H which means OOH Request nibble mode of reverse channel transfer 04H Request device ID in nibble mode of reverse channel transfer Serial Interface Specifications The DFX 8500 built in serial interface is an RS 232C asynchronous interface with the following characteristics Data format 1 start bit Data word length 8 bits Odd even no parity or ignore 1 or more stop bit Signal level Mark logical 1 3 V to 25 V Space logical 0 3 V to 25 V Handshaking Handshaking by DTR signal or Xon Xoff Bit rate 2400 4800 9600 19200 bps Connector plug EIA 25 pin connector EPSON DFX 8500 Control Panel Buttons and Lights The control panel consists of indicator lights and buttons and gives you access to several powerful features Lights Power FE paper im o Ribbon Paper Select O Font 000 o Qo o ri 4 f AQ OEO Pocpi Homes Tear Off sxt O Copy TOF LFIFF MicroFeed Pause Tractor Select Load o Front Rear Power Paper Out Ribbon Paper Select Font Pitch On when the power switch is on and power is supplied to the printer On when the printer is out of paper Comes on when there is no paper positioned behind the print head even if paper is loaded on the tractors in
28. tons while you turn on the printer you can turn on the hex Hex dump dump mode This feature prints the codes that are sent to the printer so that advanced users can find the cause of communication problems between the computer and printer By holding down the Pause button while you turn on the printer you can print the Print settings current DIP switch settings See the next section for more information By holding down the Paper Select button while you turn on the printer you can register the paper form information Paper memory setting when you use multi part forms that overlap or forms with labels on them Paper Handling Using the two tractor system Your printer s paper handling system consists of a front push tractor and a rear push tractor Both tractors are easy to load and operate and both accommodate a wide variety of paper types including labels and multi part forms The printer automatically adjusts to the thickness of your loaded paper so you don t need to make any manual adjustments to the paper thickness settings You can print on continuous paper from 4 inches 101 mm to 16 inches 406 mm wide Your printer senses the paper width automatically When using more than two types of paper load the paper you use most often onto the front tractor The front tractor which is easier to reach will be available for the paper you change more frequently Use only the front tractor for printing o
29. uttons to adjust the position where you want your next line of text to fall Press the button once to feed the paper forward or backward in 1 216 inch increments or hold it down to move the paper continuously Ggcavtion If you are printing on labels continuous forms with labels or overlapping multi part forms use only the forward feeding top Micro Feed button 3 When you are finished press the Pause button to resume printing your document 5 98 EPSON DFX 8500 Tearing off the printed pages After you finish printing you can use the tear off feature to advance continuous paper on the push tractor to the tear off edge of the printer You can then easily tear off printed sheets When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds paper back to the loading position This feature lets you save paper that would normally be lost between documents You can use the tear off feature in two ways by turning on DIP switch 3 1 to select automatic tear off mode or by pressing the Tear Off button on the control panel If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using the micro feed feature The printer remembers this new tear off position Ggcavtion Never use the tear off feature to reverse feed labels overlapping multi part forms continuous forms with labels or overlapping multi part forms with labels Do not use the tear off feature when the optio
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