Document Outline

• Front Cover
• Control Panel Buttons and Lights
• Copyright
• FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users
• Warning
• For Canadian Users
• Contents
• Getting to Know Your Printer
  • Easy-to-Use Features
  • Available Paper Paths
    • Printing on continuous paper
      • Using the push tractor
      • Using a pull tractor
      • Using the push and pull tractor in combination
    • Printing on single sheets
      • Loading paper in the top slot
      • Loading paper in the front slot
  • Options
  • Ribbon Cartridge
  • Important Safety Instructions
  • Print Head Caution Symbol
  • ENERGY STAR Compliance
  • For United Kingdom Users
    • Use of options
    • Safety information
  • How To Use Your Manuals
  • Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
• 1. Setting Up the Printer
  • Unpacking the Printer
  • Choosing a Place for the Printer
    • Positioning the continuous paper supply
  • Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
  • Attaching the Paper Guide
  • Plugging in the Printer
  • Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
  • Installing the Printer Software
    • Installing the printer software in Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0
    • Installing the printer software in Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x
    • For DOS programs
• 2. Printing on Continuous Paper
  • Setting the Paper Release Lever
  • Setting the Paper Thickness Lever
  • Using the Push Tractor
    • Loading paper onto the push tractor
    • Removing a printed document from the push tractor
    • Removing the push tractor
    • Reinstalling the tractor in the push position
  • Using the Tractor in the Pull Position
    • Installing the tractor in the pull position
    • Loading paper onto the pull tractor
    • Removing the paper from the pull tractor
    • Using two tractors in the push/pull combination
    • Removing the pull tractor
  • Loading Multipart Forms
  • Loading Continuous Paper With Labels
    • Removing continuous paper with labels
  • Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets
    • Switching to printing on single sheets
    • Switching to printing on continuous paper
  • Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position
  • Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge
    • Using the Tear Off/Bin button
    • Advancing the paper to the tear-off position automatically
    • Adjusting the tear-off position
• 3. Printing on Single Sheets
  • Using Single Sheets
    • Available paper types and paper slots
    • Loading single-sheet multipart forms
    • Loading envelopes
    • Loading postcards
  • Loading Single Sheets in the Top Paper Slot
  • Loading Single Sheets in the Front Paper Slot
• 4. Using the Printer Software
  • About Your Printer Software
  • Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 and 98
    • Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
    • Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
    • Printer driver settings overview
      • Paper menu
      • Graphics menu
      • Device Options menu
      • Utility menu
  • Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1
    • Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
    • Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
    • Printer driver settings overview
      • Print or Print Setup dialog box
      • Options dialog box
  • Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0
    • Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
    • Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
    • Printer driver settings overview
      • Page Setup menu
      • Advanced menu
      • Utility menu
  • Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x
    • Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
    • Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
    • Printer driver settings overview
      • Document Properties dialog box
      • Advanced Document Properties dialog box
  • Using the EPSON Remote! Utility
    • Installing EPSON Remote!
    • Accessing EPSON Remote!
• 5. Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel
  • Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch
  • About Your Printer’s Default Settings
    • Page length for tractor
    • Skip over perforation
    • Auto tear off
    • Auto line feed
    • Print direction
    • Software
    • 0 slash
    • High speed draft
    • I/F (interface) mode
    • Auto I/F (interface) wait time
    • Parallel I/F bidirectional mode
    • Packet mode
    • Auto CR (carriage return)
    • A.G.M. (Alternate Graphic Mode)
    • Character table
    • International character set for Italic table
    • Font
    • Manual feed wait time
    • Buzzer (beeper)
    • Roll paper
    • Changing default settings
• 6. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3
  • About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility
    • Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3
      • Printer Status window
• 7. Troubleshooting
  • Using the Error Indicators
  • Problems and Solutions
    • Power supply problems
      • The control panel lights come on briefly, but then go off and stay off.
      • The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off even though you turned on the prin...
    • Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems
      • The printer does not load single-sheet paper or does not feed it properly.
      • The printer does not fully eject a single sheet.
      • The optional cut-sheet feeder does not feed your single-sheet paper properly.
    • Continuous paper loading or feeding problems
      • The printer does not feed continuous paper to the standby position.
    • Wrong top-of-form position
      • Printing starts too high or low on the page.
    • Wrong tear-off position
      • The printer prints on (or too far away from) the perforation of your continuous paper.
    • Printing or printout quality problems
      • The printer does not print when the computer sends data.
      • The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly
      • The printout is faint.
      • The printout has gaps.
      • Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions.
      • Lines of dots are missing in the printout.
      • All the text is printed on the same line.
      • The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text.
      • The printer prints strange symbols, incorrect fonts, or other inappropriate characters.
      • Vertical printed lines are not aligned.
  • Clearing Paper Jams
  • Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout
  • Printing a Self Test
  • Printing a Hex Dump
• A. Enhancing Your Printer With Options
  • Options
    • Paper handling options
    • Optional interface cards
  • Using the Optional Cut-Sheet Feeders
    • Installing an optional cut-sheet feeder
    • Loading paper in the single-bin cut-sheet feeder
    • Loading paper in the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder
    • Assembling the double-bin cut-sheet feeder
    • Selecting your paper path (bin 1 or bin 2)
    • Switching between continuous paper and single-sheet paper in the cut-sheet feeder
      • Switching to continuous paper
      • Switching to single-sheet paper in the cut-sheet feeder
  • Using the Roll Paper Holder
    • Assembling the roll paper holder
    • Installing the roll paper holder
    • Loading roll paper
    • Removing roll paper
  • Using an Optional Front Sheet Guide
    • Installing the front sheet guide
    • Loading paper in the front sheet guide
  • Installing an Interface Card
• B. Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
  • Cleaning the Printer
  • Transporting the Printer
• C. Specifications
  • Printer Specifications
    • Mechanical
    • Electrical
    • Environmental
    • Paper
    • Paper alignment
    • Printable area
    • Safety approvals
    • CE marking
  • Command Lists
    • EPSON ESC/P2 control codes
      • Barcode commands
      • Barcode data
    • IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes
  • Character Tables
    • PC 437 (US Standard Europe)
    • PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Portuguese)
    • PC 863 (French-Canadian) PC 865 (Nordic)
    • PC 861 (Icelandic) BRASCII
    • Abicomp ISO Latin 1
    • Roman 8
    • PC 858
    • ISO 8859-15 PC 437 Greek*
    • PC 853 (Turkish)* PC 855 (Cyrillic)*
    • PC 852 (Eastern Europe)* PC 857 (Turkish)*
    • PC 866 (Russian)* PC864 (Arabic)
    • PC 869 (Greek)* MAZOWIA (Poland)*
    • Code MJK (CSFR)* ISO 8859-7*
    • 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 (Ukranian)*
    • PC APTEC (Arabic)* PC 708 (Arabic)*
    • PC 720 (Arabic)* PC AR 864 (Arabic)*
    • Italic table
    • International character sets for the Italic table
• D. Customer Support Information
  • Contacting Customer Support
  • For North American Users
    • Electronic support services
    • Automated telephone services
  • For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users
    • Enquiry Desk
    • Customer Support
    • World Wide Web
  • For Australian Users
    • EPSON FAXBACK
    • EPSON Bulletin Board System
    • Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au
    • Your dealer
    • EPSON Helpdesk
  • For Singapore Users
  • For Hong Kong Users
    • Internet home page
    • Electronic bulletin board system
    • Technical support hotline
  • For Philippines Users
• Glossary
  • Paper positions
  • Standby position
  • Tear-off position
  • Top-of-form position
• Index
• Printer Parts
• Overseas Marketing Locations
• Back Cover