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Epson 680 Printer User Manual

1. 0 0 A 17 Loading a roll of paper 22acas iuawitoniuadamneterada A 18 Removing roll paper eccegrasur neraet bres Eaa iA A 20 Optio alinterfacecardS ope han at a6 das ee ei E mae A 21 Installing an interface card 00 0 ce ee eee A 22 Appendix B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the PrE ya net od on bleach dn ets Saw a A B 2 Transportne the Printer ince heehee didi tn a B 3 Appendix C Specifications Printer SpeciiCalOns 4563 4 sheaths eee edna eee ates 2 C 2 INieChaniiCall sa 2 n avs 25 dente g dase e tte ears acto EE Seah ee anes C 2 PICCHONIC 326 6 8 oxic revs shade dnal cd 6 Pia eee ane ae eases C 4 Elec aeaa ans eda a A E nace et Seok elo teens C 6 Environmental 45 0408 epee ies bone die oe ee A C 6 Reels a ee ee ee ee ee ee ee C 6 PTA WIELD pc ins fee eee Ra Reseed Stave Sw hes C 11 Sale approvals 2 an5 0 5 c 0G wage Se seres ewan paw sia eels C 14 CEMarkin iacass evar hiawouasedsesatohehdvase tenes C 14 Command LSS 4 4 osha aise E a dened ohwed wieder ues C 15 EPSON ESC P2 control codes 0 0 00 000 eee C 15 IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes C 16 Contacting Customer Support iv Contents Glossary Index Contents V Printer Parts control panel e i printer cover ribbon cartridge o SS print head La edge gue SF paper guide al paper thickness lever knob paper release lever LQ 680 only power switch pape
2. For LQ 680Pro users We recommend using the Auto position for all types of paper When the Auto position is selected the printer automatically adjusts itself to match the thickness each time it loads new paper but your 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 table below to speed up printing Paper Handling The following table provides guidelines for selecting the appropriate lever position for the type of paper you are using Paper thickness lever Paper type position Ordinary paper 1or0 single sheets or continuous paper Multipart forms single sheets or continuous paper 2 parts original plus 1 copy 3 parts original plus 2 copies 4 parts original plus 3 copies 5 parts original plus 4 copies 6 parts original plus 5 copies Oooo e Oo ee e 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 LQ 680Pro only y Caution If you set the paper thickness lever to 1 or higher be sure to set the lever back to the 0 or Auto position for LQ 680Pro before you print on ordinary paper again Paper Handling 2 7 Using Continuous Paper You can load continuous paper from the built in tractor unit located on the back of the printer Note See
3. You do not need to remove your continuous paper from the tractor to use the cut sheet feeder For information on switching between the cut sheet feeder and continuous paper see Chapter 2 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 3 3 Hold the cut sheet feeder by placing your hands on both sides of it While holding down the buttons on both sides fit the notches on each side of the feeder over the mounting posts on the printer Lower the cut sheet feeder until it rests on the printer SF mil N 4 Remove the paper guide from the front of the printer Then slide the paper guide for the cut sheet feeder all the way onto the mounting pegs 5 Slide the edge guide all the way to the left A 4 Enhancing Your Printer With Options 6 Fully extend the paper guide extension If you do not plan to stack the printed sheets you do not need to perform this step 7 Ifyou are printing on long paper pull out the extension flap located in the center of the paper guide Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 5 You are now ready to load paper with your cut sheet feeder as described in the next section To remove the cut sheet feeder turn off the printer and reverse the steps above Note Even if you are not using the cut sheet feeder you can use its paper guide instead of the standard paper guide See Loading paper manually from the paper guide on page A
4. on page 3 9 for detailed information about the settings in this dialog box currently EPSON LQ 660 ESC P 2 on LPT1 gt Specific Printer Options EPSON LQ 680 ESC P 2 on LPT1 Paper Size A4 210 x 297 mm Source Manual Feed 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 3 9 to change the settings Dithering Intensity Control OO None Darker Coarse Print Quality High Speed Default Using the Printer Software Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To access the printer driver from the Control Panel follow these steps 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 3 18 When you finish making your printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Cancel to cancel
5. Changing the printer driver settings 3 13 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3 5x 3 14 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0005 3 14 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 3 16 Changing the Printer driver settings 3 17 Printer Driver Settings OVEIrvieW cciaccia error tri igin oan 3 18 Using the EPSON Remote Utility 0 008 3 20 Installing EPSON Remote sss0sd 40hrkude sree ne tges 3 20 Accessing EPSON Remotel crci er eticsiossataiesices 3 20 Using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 3 21 Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 0 3 21 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 45 3 23 Using the Printer Software 3 1 About Your Printer Software The EPSON printer software that comes with your printer includes the printer driver software the EPSON Remote utility and the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Windows Me 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 A printer driver is software that allows your computer to control the printer You need to install the printer driver so your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the printer s capabilities Note Before proceeding make sure you have installed the printer driver on your PC as described in Chapter 1 EPSON Remote is a DOS based printer setup utility that allows you to easily change the printer s defau
6. ESC C ESC C ESC C 0 ESC Q ESC 1 ESC c ESC N ESC O Print position motion ESC ESC ESC V ESC v ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J Font selection ESC k ESC x ESC y ESC X 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 5 ESC ESC ESC q Spacing ESC Space ESC c ESC U Character handling ESC t ESC t ESC R ESC ESC amp ESC ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC Bit image ESC Bar code ESC B Specifications C 15 IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes This printer emulates the IBM Proprinter using the commands below For detailed information see the IBM 2390 Plus reference manual General operation NUL DC3 ESC j BEL CAN DCI ESC Q ESC K ESC U ESC F Paper feeding FF LF ESC 5 ESC A ESC A AGM ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC 3 AGM CR ESC Page format ESC C ESC CO ESC X ESC N ESC O ESC 4 Print position motion ESC d ESC R ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J ESC J AGM Font selection DC2 ESC P ESC ESC E ESC F ESC I 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 _ ESC Spacing BS SP ESC Character handling ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC T ESC ESC Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC g ESC AGM Alternate Graphic Mode Barcode ESC f ESC p Download Download c
7. click Custom or User Defined Size and enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears Select Portrait or Landscape Select the paper source you want to use Resolution Select the printing resolution you want The higher the Graphics resolution you select the more detailed your printout will Resolution be however increasing the resolution slows printing If you are using Windows 3 1 this option is only available from the Control panel Dithering You can 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 Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker Intensity Control 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 Default printing uses the settings stored in the printer EPSON Status You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you click Monitor 3 this button To monitor the printer make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected Monitoring Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3 3 18 Using the Printer Software Paper Output Check
8. read this section and see Using Single Sheets earlier in this chapter or Appendix A Loading paper from the cut sheet feeder For LQ 680 users Before printing set the paper thickness lever to the correct position for your envelopes as described in the table on page 2 7 For LQ 680Pro users 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 2 7 Then select Envelope by pressing the Tear Off Special Paperbutton Load envelopes face up flap edge first 2 24 Paper Handling i Caution L When printing on envelopes make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area Printing on the edge of an envelope can damage the print head For information on the printable area see the paper specifications in Appendix C L Use envelopes only under normal operating conditions Using Postcards You can print on a variety of postcards loading them in the same way as you load single sheets from the paper guide or with the optional cut sheet feeder For instructions on loading single sheets see Using Single Sheets on page 2 20 or Loading paper from the cut sheet feeder on page A 6 For LQ 680 users Before printing set the paper thickness lever to 2 Then select Card by pressing the Tear Off Bin button on the control panel For LQ 680Pro users Before printing make sure the paper
9. the thickness of your paper See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 Part of the printout is missing or dots are missing in random positions Cause The ribbon has too much slack the ribbon has come loose or the ribbon cartridge is not installed properly The ribbon is worn out 5 12 Troubleshooting What to do Remove any slack in the ribbon by turning the ribbon tightening knob or reinstall the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1 Replace the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1 Lines of dots are 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 i Caution Never replace the print head yourself you may damage the printer Other parts of the printer must also be checked when the print head is replaced All the text is printed on the same line Cause What to do A line feed command isnot Turn on the auto line feed setting sent to the printer atthe end using the printer s default setting of each line of text mode or the EPSON Remote utility so that the printer automatically adds a line feed code to each carriage return See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 4 3 or Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 Troubleshooting 5 13 The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text Cause What to do Two line feed commandsare Turn off the auto
10. turn on the printer The printer enters the default setting mode and prints the language selection instructions Press the Font button until the Font lights indicate the language you want as described in the language selection instructions Press the Tear Off Bin button LQ 680 or Tear Off Special Paper button LQ 680Pro to print the default setting mode instructions 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 made remain in effect until you change them again Note To exit the default setting mode turn off the printer when it has finished printing Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Usine the Eror Indicators 42 tesa a saucy ea a aa 5 2 Problems and Solun 207s bases e E E E tg 5 4 Powersupply provleims 64 06 causvinoe esis a us 5 5 Single sheet paper loading or feeding problems 5 6 Continuous paper loading or feeding problems 5 8 Printing position problems 1 s1 s64 cows seedy aes ges 5 9 Pri
11. If you selected auto tear off in the printer s default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility the printer advances the paper perforation to the tear off position automatically 2 Tear off the printed pages i Caution Always tear off paper before feeding it backwards feeding too many sheets backwards can cause a paper jam 3 Press the Load Eject button to feed the continuous paper back to the standby position The paper is still attached to the tractor but no longer in the paper path 4 Select single sheet feeding with the paper release lever LQ 680 or with the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro as described in Paper source and paper types on page 2 3 Now you can load single sheets from the paper guide For instructions see Using Single Sheets on page 2 20 Paper Handling 2 27 Switching to continuous paper To switch from single sheets to continuous paper follow the steps below 1 If necessary press the Load Eject button to eject the last printed single sheet 2 Make sure continuous paper is loaded in the printer as described in Loading continuous paper with the tractor on page 2 9 3 Select tractor feeding with the paper release lever LQ 680 or with the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro as described in Paper source and paper types on page 2 3 The printer automatically advances the continuous paper from the standby position to the loading position when it receives data Using Mi
12. an error occurs See Using the Error Indicators on page 5 2 for more information on printer errors If you do not want the printer to beep when an error occurs turn this setting off Overlapping forms LQ 680Pro only This setting takes effect only when the skip over perforation setting is on When overlapping forms setting is on the printer lifts up the print head each time it makes a one inch margin with the skip over perforation feature You need to turn on both the overlapping forms and the skip over perforation settings when you use overlapping forms This setting is available only on LQ 680Pro Changing default settings Follow the steps below to enter the default setting mode and change the printer s default settings Note L To print the language selection and default setting mode instructions you need five sheets of A4 or letter size single sheet paper or five pages of continuous paper that is at least 279 mm 11 inches long and 210 mm 8 27 inches wide Ly 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 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel 4 9 4 10 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off 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 Font button
13. and symbols that provides you with the set of characters used in a particular language characters per inch cpi The number of characters that can fit in one inch of a text line determined by the size of the characters See also pitch continuous paper Paper that has sprocket feed holes on both long edges is perforated between pages and is supplied in a folded stack Also called fanfold paper control codes Special codes used to control printer functions such as a carriage return or line feed instead of printing characters cpi See characters per inch cpi cut sheet feeder An device that automatically feeds single sheets of paper into the printer default Value settings or settings that take effect when a device such as a printer is turned on reset or initialized dithering A halftoning method in which dots are printed in a predetermined pattern to simulate a shade or tone Dithering works best for images with solid colors such as charts and graphs See also halftoning dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern matrix of individual dots Glossary 1 draft The print mode used by your printer when you select Draft as the font The Draft font uses fewer dots per character for faster printing See also letter quality driver See printer driver ESC P Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers the system of commands your computer uses to control your prin
14. are switched off Switch the PC on Windows starts automatically Then switch the printer on Insert the CD ROM containing the printer software into the CD ROM drive TheAutoPlay function of the CD ROM drive automatically starts the installation program on the CD ROM Setting Up the Printer 1 13 If the installation program does not start automatically click on Start and then on Run In the Run dialog box enter the drive letter of your CD ROM drive in the command line e g E followed by the command START EXE e g E START EXE and click on the OK button Note If your CD ROM drive has a drive letter other than E substitute the appropriate letter The installation program starts The subsequent procedure is menu driven i e you can select the relevant options from a list simply by clicking with the mouse The remainder of the installation is automatic and you do not need to enter any more information 4 Select the desired options and follow the on screeen instructions 5 After the printer software has been successfully installed click on the button identified by a door icon to exit the installation program When you install the printer driver on Windows 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 EPSON Status Monitor 3 will also be installed For information on opening and using the software see Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software Installing the printer software in Windows 3 1 or NT 3 5x Follow the steps below to ins
15. at 17 cpi 206 cps at 20 cpi Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing Unidirectional text or eraphics 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 Cut sheet feeders optional Roll paper holder optional Continuous 127 mm second 5 inches second Intermittent 64 msec line at 1 6 inch line spacing Paper capacity Reliability Acoustic noise Dimensions and weight Ribbon High capacity cut sheet feeder up to 150 sheets of 82 g m paper up to 25 plain or bond envelopes up to 30 airmail envelopes up to 50 postcards Note The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to 15 mm 0 59 inch Single bin cut sheet feeder up to 50 sheets of 82 g m paper Note The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to5 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 230 mm Width 497 mm Depth 387 mm Weight LQ 680 approx 9 0 kg LQ 680Pro approx 9 4 kg Black ribbon cartridge S015016 Ribbon life 2 million characters LQ 10 cpi 48 dots character Specifications C 3 Electronic Interfaces One standard bidirectional 8 bit parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support and one
16. below Single sheet feeding position to use the paper guide the optional cut sheet feeder or the optional roll paper holder az Tractor feeding position to use the tractor IA 2 4 Paper Handling Setting the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro Set the Paper Source button on the control panel to select the paper source you want the printer to use There are three settings Tractor for tractor feeding Manual CSF Bin1 for single sheet feeding including the cut sheet feeder bin 1 and Manual CSF BIN2 for single sheet feeding including cut sheet feeder bin 2 as explained below C1 O Paper Source o Tractor Manual CSF Bin 1 o Manual CSF Bin 2 Paper Source button Tractor Tractor feeding position to use the tractor Manual CSF Bin1 Single sheet feeding position 1 to use the paper guide the optional cut sheet feeder bin 1 or the optional roll paper holder Manual CSF Bin2 Single sheet feeding position 2 to use the paper guide the optional cut sheet feeder bin 2 or the optional roll paper holder Paper Handling 2 5 Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever 2 6 You need to set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper There are nine lever positions from 1 to 7 The Auto position is also available on the LQ 680Pro For LQ 680 users Set the paper thickness lever manually to the appropriate position from 1 to 7 as described in the table below
17. default settings on page 4 9 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 Parallel I F bidirectional On Off mode Packet mode Auto Off Auto CR IBM 2390 Plus On Off A G M IBM 2390 Plus On Off The options available vary depending on the country of purchase These settings take effect only when IBM 2390 Plus emulation is selected This option is available with the LQ 680Pro only Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel 4 3 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 864 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 BRASCIl Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 PC 858 ISO 8859 15 PC 771 International character set Italic U S A Italic France for Italic table Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain Font OCR B Orator Orator S Script C Roman T PS Sans Serif H PS Manual feed wait time 0 5 second 1 seconds 1 5 seconds 2 seconds Buzzer On Off Overlapping forms On Off The options available vary dependi
18. 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 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel 4 5 Print direction You can select auto print direction Auto 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 When set to Auto the printer analyzes the data and uses unidirectional printing only for any lines which require vertical printing alignment Software When you select ESC P2 the printer operates in the EPSON ESC P2 mode When you select IBM 2390 Plus the printer emulates an IBM printer 0 slash The zero character has a slash 0 when this feature is on It has no slash 0 when this feature is off The slash allows you to easily distinguish between the uppercase letter O and a zero 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 4 6 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel I F interface mode The printer comes with a built in parallel interface and an interface slot
19. loads the roll paper automatically Removing roll paper Roll paper cannot be fed backward To remove roll paper cut the paper behind where it feeds into the printer Press the Load Eject button to eject the remaining paper A 20 Enhancing Your Printer With Options 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 Not all the interfaces in the table are available worldwide C823142 Coax interface card C823152 Twinaxial interface card C823453 IEEE 1284 Type B bidirectional parallel interface card C823623 C823633 Ethernet interface card C823844 EpsonNet 10 100 Base TX Int Print Server When you use Ethernet interface card C823633 you need to attach the optional interface adapter C825251 to the interface card i Caution If you install the C823061 optional serial interface card be sure to set the transfer speed to one of the following 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 bps If you are unsure whether you need an optional interface or would like to know more about interfaces contact your dealer Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 21 Installing an interface card Follow the steps below to install an optional interface card 1 Make sure the printer is turned off Unplug the printer s power cord and
20. multipart forms make 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 information about the printable area see the paper specifications in Appendix C Using Overlapping Multipart Forms LQ 680Pro 2 18 LQ 680Pro users 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 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 earlier in this chapter and Changing default settings on page 4 9 for more information You can load continuous multipart forms in the same way as you load ordinary continuous paper For instructions see Using Continuous Paper earlier in this chapter Paper Handling i Caution L When printing on overlapping multipart forms make 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 information about the printable area see the
21. 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 Paper Handling 2 25 i Caution L1 Card mode is available only when the paper thickness lever is set to Auto or 2 or higher on the scale L 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 information about the printable area see the paper specifications in Appendix C L Use postcards only under normal operating conditions Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets When using the tractor you can easily switch between continuous paper and single sheets including envelopes or postcards without removing the continuous paper from the tractor Switching to single sheets To switch from continuous paper to single sheets follow the steps below Caution When using continuous paper with labels never follow the steps to feed labels backward Labels can easily peel off their backing and jam the printer For information on removing labels from the paper path see Using Labels earlier this chapter 2 26 Paper Handling 1 When you have finished printing on continuous paper press the Tear Off Bin button LQ 680 or the Tear Off Special Paperbutton LQ 680Pro to advance the paper to the tear off position
22. 15 for more information Loading paper from the cut sheet feeder A 6 This section describes how to load paper in the high capacity and second bin cut sheet feeders Note L Load single sheet multipart forms envelopes and postcards only in the high capacity cut sheet feeder bin 1 of the double bin cut sheet feeder L For single sheet multipart forms use only the type that are glued at the top of the forms L1 To avoid paper jams do not allow the printer to stack more than 40 printed sheets on the paper guide at one time Caution Do not use labels in the cut sheet feeder Enhancing Your Printer With Options Loading paper from the high capacity cut sheet feeder Load paper in the high capacity cut sheet feeder bin 1 of the double bin feeder as follows 1 Pull both paper set levers forward until the paper guides retract to allow paper loading Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 7 3 Slide the right paper guide so that its edge is even with the guide mark on the cut sheet feeder and push back the lever to lock the paper guide in place Next slide the left paper guide to roughly match the width of your paper guide mark A 8 Enhancing Your Printer With Options 5 Fan a stack of paper up to 150 sheets then tap the sides and bottom of the stack on a flat surface to even it up 6 Insert the paper along the right paper guide and adjust the position of the left paper guide so that it matches you
23. 2 28 A 13 A 14 Control panel 2 2 2 32 4 2 4 10 5 2 A 10 A 20 overview inside front cover Customer support D 1 Cut sheet feeders A 2 A 16 installing A 3 A 6 loading paper from A 6 A 12 switching between continuous paper and A 13 A 14 D Default settings changing 4 9 4 10 option list 4 3 4 4 Driver See Printer driver E Edge guide 2 22 Electrical C 6 Emulation See IBM 2390 Plus emulation ENERGY STAR compliance 4 Envelopes 2 24 2 25 EPSON Remote utility 1 12 3 2 3 20 EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility 1 12 3 2 3 21 3 23 Index 1 Error indication 5 2 5 3 ESC P 2 C 15 F Font default setting 4 8 Font See built in font H Hex dump 5 19 5 20 High speed draft default setting 4 6 l I F interface mode 4 7 IBM 2390 Plus emulation C 16 Installing cut sheet feeders A 3 A 6 interface cards A 22 A 23 ribbon cartridge 1 8 1 11 Interface cards A 21 A 23 International character set for Italic table 4 8 International character sets C 5 L Labels 2 19 2 20 Lever paper release 2 4 paper thickness 2 6 2 7 M Manual feed wait time 4 9 Micro Adjust loading position 2 28 2 30 printing position 2 32 tear off position 2 31 2 32 Multipart forms continuous 2 17 2 18 single sheet 2 23 2 24 2 Index O Options cut sheet feeders A 2 A 16 interface cards A 21 A 23 roll paper holder A 17 A 20 Overlapping forms default setting 4 9 Overla
24. 5 2000 and NT 4 0 that lets you check the status of your printer quickly and easily and other software In addition many other options are available to suit your individual needs Getting to Know Your Printer 1 Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer L E 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 at an angle Do not block or cover the openings in the printer s cabinet 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 the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s ampere rating Unplug the printer before cleaning and clean it with a damp cloth only Do not spill liquid on the printer Except as specifically explained in this guide do not attempt to service the printe
25. Appendix C for detailed specifications on continuous paper Positioning your continuous paper supply When you load continuous paper make sure you align your paper supply with the tractor so the paper feeds smoothly into the printer as shown below f 2 8 Paper Handling Loading continuous paper with the tractor 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 For LQ 680 users Select tractor feeding with the paper release lever and make sure the paper thickness lever is set to 0 if you are using ordinary continuous paper For LQ 680Pro users Select tractor feeding with the Paper Source button and make sure the paper thickness lever is set to Auto or 0 if you are using ordinary continuous paper 3 Slide the edge guide out as far as it will go Paper Handling 2 9 4 Release the sprocket lock levers by pushing them up 5 Facing the back of the printer position the left sprocket unit so that the sprocket pins are to the left of the 0 on the scale and the arrow mark on the printer Then push down the lock lever to lock the sprocket in place arrow mark Note Printing starts at the arrow mark on the printer and the 0 mark on the scale The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark and the 0 2 10 Paper Handling 6 Slide the right sprocket unit to roughly match the width of your paper but do not lock it 7 Slide the paper support midwa
26. C 3 paper C 6 C 10 paper capacity C 3 printable area C 11 C 13 Status Monitor 3 utility See EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Switching between continuous paper and single sheets 2 26 2 28 A 13 A 14 T Tear Off Bin button 2 15 2 20 2 25 2 27 A 10 A 12 A 14 Tear Off Special Paper button 2 15 2 19 2 20 2 24 2 25 2 27 A 14 Tear off function 2 14 2 17 Thickness See Paper thickness lever Troubleshooting continuous paper loading or feeding problems 5 8 power supply problems 5 5 printing or printout quality problems 5 11 5 15 printing position problems 5 9 single sheet paper loading or feeding problems 5 6 5 7 U Unidirectional Uni d printing See Print direction Index 3
27. Driver With Windows Me 98 or 95 3 3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0005 3 3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 3 5 Changing the printer driver settings 3 6 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3 1 3 7 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0005 3 7 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 3 9 Changing the Printer driver settings 3 9 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 3 10 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0 005 3 10 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 3 12 Changing the printer driver settings 3 13 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3 5x 3 14 Accessing the printer driver ii Contents from Windows applications 0005 3 14 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 3 16 Changing the Printer driver settings 3 17 Printer Driver Settings Overview 0 eee ee eee eee 3 18 Using the EPSON Remote Utility 344 sso eee ect cates 3 20 Installing EPSON Remote lt 00002esanevewanias er wane 3 20 Accessing EPSON Remote scroes 35 hb Ata ce a ea 84 3 20 Using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 3 21 Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 3 21 Accessing EPS
28. EPSON 24 Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ 680 LQ 680Pro All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON and EPSON ESC P are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation General Notice Other product names
29. Never feed labels backward with the Load Eject Tear Off Bin LQ 680 or Tear Off Special Paper LQO 680Pro buttons 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 Using Single Sheets 2 20 Note L See Appendix C for detailed single sheet paper specifications You can load one sheet of paper at a time into the paper guide at the front of the printer or you can load a stack of paper in the optional cut sheet feeder See Appendix A for more information on the optional cut sheet feeder Ly If you load long paper for example legal size paper leave enough space at the back of the printer so that the paper is not obstructed Paper Handling Follow these steps to load single sheets from the paper guide 1 Make sure that the printer is off and the paper guide is attached as described in Chapter 1 Then close the sprocket covers and push down the sprocket lock levers to lock the sprocket units in place For LQ 680 users Selec
30. ON Status Monitor 3 0 3 23 Chapter 4 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel Selecting a Built In Font and Pitch 0 0008 4 2 About Your Printer s Default Settings 4 3 Changing default settings 0 00 0 0008 4 9 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Using the Error INGICAtOlS asseris a reiii e cena woes 5 2 Problems and SOMOS ear e a ny Sop nneplieerapete 5 4 P wersupply problems irie irea a E de awe Bek 5 5 Single sheet paper loading or feeding problems 5 6 Continuous paper loading or feeding problems 5 8 Printing position ProDlemM Ss vseetiae eed Aw es Sake es 5 9 Printing or printout quality problems 5 11 Cleaning Paper ans jad toned oa meee eee das eed dS 5 16 Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout 5 17 Printing a Seu lest 33 oe nee eee eaten 5 18 Primine alex Dump esscr wee baad yaa ee teas ates 5 19 Contents iii Appendix A Enhancing Your Printer With Options Cut heet Feeder srera ea eeu tenance eter ee A 2 Installing the cut sheet feeder nannu si datieouken A 3 Loading paper from the cut sheet feeder A 6 Switching between the tractor and the cut sheet feeder 0 cece eee eee eee A 13 Loading paper manually from the paper guide A 15 Roll Paper Holdem rle bo 5 tS narod wate snag tases tach d Hoa E a A 17 Installing the roll paper holder
31. Out 7 The printer was unable to switch between paper J on flashing eee short series of beeps three beeps e o o o o 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 Troubleshooting 5 3 Problems and Solutions Most printer problems are easy to solve Use the information in this section to find the cause and solution to any printer problems that occur Determine what type of problem occurred and see the appropriate page listed below Power supply problems page 5 5 Single sheet paper loading or feeding Problems vs0 miss cdiwessawaiind page 5 6 Continuous paper loading or feeding problems oi c2H06 cosas soaneeeiae page 5 8 Printing position problems page 5 9 Printing or printout quality problems page 5 11 You can also use the self test feature to determine whether the printer or the computer is causing the problem See Printing a Self Test on page 5 18 for instructions To pinpoint communication problems experienced users may want to use the printer s hex dump mode described in Printing a Hex Dump on page 5 19 To clear a paper jam see Clearing Paper Jams on page 5 16 5 4 Troubleshooting Power supply problems The control panel lights come on briefly but then go off and stay off Cause The printer s voltage rating does not match
32. PC AR 864 Arabic Character sets 14 international character sets and one legal character set USA France Germany UK Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Korea Legal Latter 7 sets can be selected only with the ESC R command Specifications C 5 Electrical 220 to 240 V Model Input voltage range 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 Power consumption Approx 42 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 5 to 35 C 10 to 80 RH 3070 60 910 85 A Paper Note 1 Use recycled paper postcards envelopes and labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions as follows Temperature 15 to 25 C Humidity 30 to 60 RH L Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged wrinkled or curled C 6 Specifications Ordinary single sheets front and cut sheet feeder entry Width Length Thickness Weight Front 90 to 304 8 mm Cut sheet feeders 100 to 297 mm Front 70 to 420 mm High capacity cut sheet feeder 70 to 420 mm Second bin cut sheet feeder 210 to 420 mm Front 0 065 to 0 19 mm Cut sheet feeders 0 065 to 0 12 mm Front 52 to 157 g m Cut sheet feeders 52 t
33. The minimum bottom margin is 0 mm Specifications C 11 Continuous paper standard and multipart Printable area A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4 2 mmeach B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm each The maximum printable width is 269 2 mm For continuous paper wider than 295 2 mm the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper C 12 Specifications Continuous paper with overlapping multipart forms Printable area A The minimum top margin from the perforation down to the printable area is 21 2 mm B The minimum left and right margins are 19 mm each The maximum printable width is 266 8 mm C The minimum bottom margin from the printable area down to the perforation is 4 2 mm each Specifications C 13 Safety approvals Safety standards EN 60950 EMI EN 55022 CISPR pub 22 class B AS NZS 3548 class B CE marking 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 C 14 Specifications Command Lists Your printer supports the following EPSON ESC P2 control codes and IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes EPSON ESC P2 control codes Selecting an EPSON ESC P2 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 2 ESC 3 ESC CR Page format
34. abel on the back of the printer to make sure its voltage matches that of your electrical outlet Also make sure the plug on your printer s power cord matches your electrical outlet W Warning It is not possible to change the printer s voltage If the rated voltage and your outlet voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plug in the power cord Setting Up the Printer 1 5 3 If the power cord is not attached to the printer plug the appropriate end into the AC inlet on the back of the printer 4 Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Your printer has a standard EEE 1284 compatible parallel interface connection and an optional interface If your computer requires a different type of printer interface try one of the Type B optional interfaces described in Optional interface cards on page A 21 Follow the steps below to connect the printer to your computer using a parallel interface connector or a ground wire connector 1 Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off 2 Plug the cable connector securely into the parallel interface connector D 1 6 Setting Up the Printer Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides of the connector raar a 6 aa PTT tr Zo gt LARREEN del 4 If your cable has a ground wir
35. anager Setting E O Landscape Orientation 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 3 17 to change the settings Document Properties Form Onentation Cancel Portrait Copies gt Landscape ed Using the Printer Software 3 15 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 3 17 to change the settings Advanced Document Properties Graphics Resolution 180 x 180 Cancel E Hore Options Media Type Color O Color cy Monochrome Color 7 Grey Scale Depth Optimizations L Scan for Rules Cl Print Text as Graphics Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To access the printer driver from the Control Panel follow these steps I 3 16 In the Main window double click the Print Manager icon The Print Manager window opens Make sure your printer is highlighted then click Printer and select Properties The Printer Properties dialog box appears Using the Printer Software 3 Click the Details b
36. any necessary changes you are ready to print Using the Printer Software Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3 1 You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Control Panel When you access the printer driver from a Windows application any settings you make apply only to the application you are using See Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications below When you access the printer driver from the Control Panel the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel on page 3 9 To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the Printer driver settings on page 3 9 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 To access the printer driver from a Windows application follow the steps on the next page Note The steps on the next page 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 Using the Printer Software 3 7 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
37. ary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen however the instructions are the same 1 Click the Start button and then point to Settings 2 Click Printers 3 12 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 Utility menu 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 software For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 3 18 You can also view online help by right clicking items in the driver and selecting What s this Using the Printer Software 3 13 When you finish making your printer driver settings click OK to apply the settings or click Cancel to cancel your changes Once you ve checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3 5x You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications o
38. ations _ Place the printer near a wall outlet where you can easily unplug the power cord L Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers An interruption of power can erase information in the memory of your printer or computer Also avoid outlets on the same circuit as large motors or other appliances that can cause voltage fluctuations Setting Up the Printer 1 3 1 4 E Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of electromagnetic interference such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones Use a grounded power outlet do not use an adapter plug Make sure the paper path is clear and unobstructed before you print on continuous paper Position your printer s power cord and interface cable so they do not interfere with paper feeding If you plan to use a printer stand follow these guidelines L L Use a stand that supports at least 20 kg Never use a stand that tilts the printer The printer should always be kept level If possible secure the printer s power cord and interface cable to a leg of the printer stand so they do not interfere with paper feeding Setting Up the Printer Assembling the Printer Attaching the paper guide To attach the paper guide slide the slots on the paper guide all the way onto the mounting pegs in the printer as shown below Plugging in the Printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Check the l
39. bbon cartridge with the exposed ribbon down and the ribbon tightening knob facing you and guide the 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 1 10 Setting Up the Printer 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 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 Note The printer pauses and cannot print when the printer cover is open Setting Up the Printer 1 11 Installing the Printer Software 1 12 After you connect the printer to your computer you need to install the software included on the EPSON printer software CD ROM shipped with your printer Your printer software includes E Printer driver The printer driver is the software that runs or drives your printer With it you can make printer settings such as print quality resolution and paper size EPSON Status Monitor 3 for Windows Me 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 The EPSON Status Monitor 3 notifies you of printer errors and displays printer status information EPSON Remote a DOS based printer setup utility The EPSON Remote utility allows you to easily change the printer s default settings from the comput
40. ch your paper s width Load more paper in the cut sheet feeder Remove the paper stack fan it and then reload it Troubleshooting 5 7 Continuous paper loading or feeding problems The printer does not load continuous paper or does not feed it properly Cause What to do Single sheet feeding is Select tractor feeding For more selected information see Selecting a Paper Source on page 2 2 Continuous paper is not See Chapter 2 for instructions on loaded properly loading continuous paper on the tractor you want to use The paper has come off the Reload the paper on the tractor as tractor described in Loading continuous paper with the tractor on page 2 9 The paper thickness leveris Set the paper thickness lever to match not set correctly the thickness of your paper See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 The paper supply is Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed obstructed by a cable or some other object See Positioning your continuous paper supply on page 2 8 The holes on the sides of the Check that the holes on the sides of the paper are misaligned paper are aligned with each other Also make sure the sprocket units are locked and their covers are closed The printer does not feed continuous paper back to the standby position Cause What to do You did not tear off the Tear off the printed pages at the printed pages before pressing perforation Then press th
41. cro 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 2 28 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 as follows Note Top margin settings made in some application software override adjustments you make to the loading position with the micro adjust feature If necessary adjust the loading position in your software Paper Handling Make sure the printer is turned on If necessary lift up the printer cover so you can see the paper position 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 Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light starts flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode 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 f 3sec WMicro Adjust LF FF Load Eject Paper Ha
42. disconnect the interface cable 2 Remove the screws securing the shield plate to the back of the printer and remove the plate 3 Slide the interface card along the slots on both sides of the interface compartment Firmly push in the card to make sure the connector at the back of the card is fully inserted into the printer s internal socket Then reinsert the screws and tighten them A 22 Enhancing Your Printer With Options Note Ld Insert the card bottom face up The bottom face is the face usually covered with metal plate L1 Store the detached shield plate in a safe place you will need to reattach it if you remove the interface card To remove the interface card reverse the steps above Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 23 Appendix B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer citase tetany ae aea B 2 Transportne the PNE Perecesen sn ees oan EE B 3 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer B 1 Cleaning the Printer B 2 To keep your printer operating at its best you should clean it thoroughly several times a year To clean your printer follow these steps 1 Remove any paper loaded in the printer Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Remove the paper guide If an optional cut sheet feeder is installed remove it 3 Useasoft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt from the outer case and paper guide 4 If
43. e This moves the print position to the beginning of the next line If the printer adds an extra line after every carriage return select Off A G M Alternate Graphic Mode When A G M is on the printer can use some advanced graphics commands like those available in ESC P2 mode When you select IBM 2390 Plus mode this setting is available Character table You can select from among 13 to 36 standard character tables depending on the country of purchase See Character tables on page C 5 for more information of 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 Font You can select six fonts in default setting mode The font selected here appears under Others in the control panel The following fonts are indicated on the control panel and can t be selected by default settings Draft Roman Sans Serif Courier Prestige and Script 4 8 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel Manual feed wait time This sets the amount of wait time between when paper is inserted into the paper guide and 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
44. e connect it to the printer s ground connector as shown below aM IK zJ i 5 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer Setting Up the Printer 1 7 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge EPSON recommends the use of genuine EPSON Ribbon Cartridges 5015016 W Warning You may touch the print head by hand to install or replace the ribbon cartridge If you have just 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 by gently lifting up the notch on the both sides 1 8 Setting Up the Printer 3 The print head should be in the replacement position indicated by an indentation in the front metal plate as shown below If it is not close the printer cover and turn the printer on to move the print head to the replacement position Wait a few seconds then turn the printer off again and open the printer cover i Caution Following the steps below while the printer is turned on can damage the printer Setting Up the Printer 1 9 4 Ifaused ribbon cartridge is already installed squeeze the tabs on each side of the cartridge and pull the cartridge out of the printer Properly dispose the used ribbon and cartridge 5 Turn the ribbon tightening knob on the new cartridge in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon gt 6 Hold the ri
45. e Load Eject the Load Eject button button to feed the paper backward to the standby position 5 8 Troubleshooting Printing position problems Printing starts too high or low on the page Cause The paper size setting in your application software or printer driver does not match the size of the paper you are using The printer s page length settings for the tractor do not match the size of the continuous paper you are using The top margin or top of form position setting is incorrect The printer you want to use is not selected in your software You moved the paper using the knob while the printer was on o Caution What to do Check the paper size setting in your application or printer driver Check the page length settings for the tractor using the printer s default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 4 3 or Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 Check the top margin or top of form position setting in your application software See the printable area specifications in Appendix C Adjust the top of form position in micro adjust mode Be aware however that settings made in Windows applications override settings made in micro adjust mode See Adjusting the loading position on page 2 28 Choose the correct printer from the Windows desktop or in your application before printing Adjust the top of form positi
46. er screen See Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 To install the printer software see Installing the printer software in Windows Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 or Installing the printer software in Windows 3 1 or NT 3 5x in this section If you are using DOS see For DOS programs on page 1 17 Setting Up the Printer Installing the printer software in Windows Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 Follow the steps below to install the printer software in Windows Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 Note Ly Installing the printer software for Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 may require administrator privileges If you have problems ask your administrator for more information If you wish to make a diskette version of the printer software on your CD ROM insert the CD and run the EPSETUP program In the dialog box that appears click the Driver disk creation utility button and follow the on screen instructions If you are using the diskette version of the EPSON software make a backup copy of the EPSON printer software disk or disks before you begin installation If the New Hardware Found screen or any other wizard appears when you turn on your computer click Cancel and follow the steps below If the Digital Signature Not Found screen appears click Yes If you click No you must reinstall the printer driver as described below Installation time varies depending on your computer Make sure that the printer and computer
47. ert all items to the default settings 3 22 Using the Printer Software Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 L Double click the printer shaped shortcut icon on the taskbar To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar see Utility menu 1 Open the Utility menu then click EPSON Status Monitor 3 To find out how to open the Utility menu See Using the Printer Driver With Windows Me 98 or 95 on page 3 3 or Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 on page 3 10 When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3 as described above the following printer status window appears You can view printer status information in the window Using the Printer Software 3 23 Chapter 4 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel Selecting a Built In Font and Pitch 0004 4 2 About Your Printer s Default Settings 4 3 Changing default settings 0 00 0 0008 4 9 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel 4 Selecting a Built In Font and Pitch Your printer comes with the twelve built in fonts See Built in fonts on page C 4 for information of fonts you can select You can also change the pitch by turning the condensed mode on or off You can select the font and pitch using the buttons on the printer s control panel as described below Note Settings you make in your application programs usual
48. f the printer 5 20 Troubleshooting Appendix A Enhancing Your Printer With Options Cut sheet Feeders erer vonar Ee A 2 Installing the cut sheet feeder 0 005 A 3 Loading paper from the cut sheet feeder A 6 Switching between the tractor and the cut sheet feeder 0 0 0 00005 A 13 Loading paper manually from the paper guide A 15 Rol Paper Holder si3 chicane tder hots amebiasis A 17 Installing the roll paper holder 0 0 0 A 17 Loading a rollOf Paper a34 setae Gace eae A 18 Removing rol Papel ac 2scs sas id wehbe ae Seige dees A 20 Optional interiace Cars os aiies ch iris ety peers dow rkcie Aare dogs A 21 Installing an interface card si kcdisici oy ee ea Rete ees A 22 Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 1 Cut Sheet Feeders A 2 Two cut sheet feeders are available for use with your printer High capacity bin 1 Second bin bin 2 C806872 C806792 You can install the high capacity cut sheet feeder by itself or you can assemble and install a double bin cut sheet feeder by combining the high capacity and second bin feeders When the double bin cut sheet feeder is installed the high capacity cut sheet feeder is used as bin 1 and the second bin feeder is used as bin 2 Note L The second bin feeder can be used only in combination with the high capacity feeder Ld The second bin feeder can not be detached from the high capacity feeder after yo
49. flashing The printer advances the paper to the tear off edge Tear Off Bin igis Tear Off m o CSF Bin 1 m CSF Bin 2 ard tear off edge Paper Handling 2 15 2 Tear off all printed pages at the tear off edge If the perforation is not aligned with the tear off edge adjust the tear off position using the micro adjust feature See Adjusting the tear off position later in this chapter 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 Paper Handling 2 16 For instructions on how to activate the auto tear off function see About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 4 3 or open the EPSON Remote utility as described in Chapter 3 and follow the on screen instructions While using the default setting mode or the utility also make sure
50. gram automatically selects the LQ 680 LQ 680Pro as the default printer for Windows applications For information on opening and using the software see Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software Setting Up the Printer For DOS programs To control the printer from DOS application programs you need to select the printer you are using or another available printer from the printer list of your application Choose the EPSON LQ 680 LQ 680Pro printer at the appropriate step in the setup or installation procedure of your DOS application program If the list in your application does not include the LQ 680 LQ 680Pro printer choose the first available printer from this list LQ 670 LQ 580 LQ 570e LQ 2070 LQ 2080 LQ 2170 LQ 2180 LQ 870 LQ 1170 LOQ 570 1070 570 1070 DLQ 3000 DLQ 3000 DLQ 2000 LQ 1060 LQ 1050 LQ 2550 LQ 2500 Note If your application does not list a suitable alternative contact the software manufacturer to see if an update is available Setting Up the Printer 1 17 Chapter 2 Paper Handling pelectine a Paper SOULCes 4h vice aT EE yee esas 2 2 Paper source and paper types 0 00 00 eae 2 3 Setting the paper release lever LQ 680 2 4 Setting the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro 2 5 Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever 05 2 6 Using Conmnuous Paper soss nen ynpesee rie base esas 2 8 Positioning your continuous paper supply 2 8 Loading c
51. hapter Use an interface cable that meets the meet the printer and or computer specifications Your software is not requirements of both the printer and computer See Optional interface cards on page A 21 and your computer s documentation Select your printer from the Windows properly set up for your printer desktop or in your application If necessary install or reinstall the printer driver software as described in Chapter 1 The printer makes noise but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly Cause The paper thickness lever is What to do Set the paper thickness lever to match not set correctly The ribbon has too much the thickness of your paper See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 Remove any slack in the ribbon by slack the ribbon has come loose or the ribbon cartridge is not installed properly turning the ribbon tightening knob or reinstall the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1 Troubleshooting 5 11 The printout is faint Cause The paper thickness lever is not set correctly The ribbon is worn out The printout has gaps What to do Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 Replace the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1 Cause The paper thickness lever is not set correctly What to do Set the paper thickness lever to match
52. il the next time you load paper or turn off the printer 1 Make sure that the printer is not printing If it is press the Pause button to stop printing 2 Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode 3 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 4 When your paper is positioned correctly press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode and resume printing 2 32 Paper Handling Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software v5 51 9 ses ser seas iiami wees 3 2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows Me 98 or 95 3 3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0008 3 3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 3 5 Changing the printer driver settings 3 6 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3 1 3 7 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0005 3 7 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 3 9 Changing the Printer driver settings 3 9 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 3 10 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 0008 3 10 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 3 12
53. in which you can install one optional interface For information on using an optional interface see Optional interface cards on page A 21 If your printer is connected to only one computer select Parallel or Optional 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 if an optional interface is installed and the auto interface mode is selected 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 Parallel I F bidirectional mode The Parallel Interface bidirectional transfer mode is used when this feature is on If bidirectional transfer mode is unnecessary turn this off Packet mode Select Auto to use the IEEE 1284 4 packet transfer mode If packet transfer mode is unnecessary or if you cannot connect turn this off Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel 4 7 Auto CR carriage return This setting is available only in IBM 2390 Plus emulation mode When auto carriage return is on each line feed LF code or ESC J code is accompanied by a carriage return cod
54. inter driver settings on page 3 6 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 To access the printer driver from a Windows application follow the steps on the next page Note The steps on the next page 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 Using the Printer Software 3 3 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears Print 1 x Printer Name EPSON LOQ 680 ESC P 2 Properties Status Ready Type EPSON LQ 680 ESC P 2 Where LPT1 Comment I Print to file m Print range Copies All Number of copies fi C Pages from fi to G Selection Ei pipi Gollate Cancel 3 4 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 LQ 680 ESC P 2 on LPT1 Properties 24 x Paper Graphics Device Opti
55. inter model the power cord may be permanently attached to the printer Also the shape of the power cord plug varies depending on the country of purchase be sure the plug you have is the right one for your location Ea Caution There are several models of the printer designed for different voltages and it is not possible to adjust the printer for use with another voltage If the label on the back of the printer does not show the correct voltage for your country contact your dealer 1 2 Setting Up the Printer You must remove all protective materials packed around and inside your printer before you set it up and turn on the power Follow the directions on the Notice Sheet packed with the printer to remove these materials Save all packing and protective materials in case you need to ship the printer in the future It should always be transported in its original packaging or equivalent materials Choosing a Place for the Printer Follow the guidelines below when selecting a location for your printer _ Place the printer on a flat stable surface The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle _ Leave adequate room around the printer for easy operation and maintenance _ Avoid using or storing the printer in places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity Keep it away from direct sunlight strong light heat sources or excessive moisture or dust L Avoid places subject to shocks and vibr
56. ion part when extended should be 2mm or less L 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 L1 When the horizontal and vertical perforation cuts crossing do not print in between 3 mm above and below the horizontal perforation and in between 25 mm left and right the vertical perforation Specifications C 9 C 10 Continuous paper with overlapping multipart forms LQ 680Pro only rear entry Width and length of the Same as standard continuous paper backing sheet Copies Thickness other measurements Labels rear entry Label size Backing sheet width Backing sheet length one page 1 original up to 5 copies Printable area 0 065 to 0 46 mm overlapping areaup to 0 70 mm See below 23 8 x 63 5 mm minimum 2 5mm corner radius minimum 101 6 to 304 8 mm 76 2 to 558 8 mm Backing sheet thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm Total thickness Label weight Specifications 0 16 to 0 19 mm 64 g m Printable area Single sheets envelopes postcards and roll paper printable area printable area A The minimum top margin is 0 mm For envelopes and postcards loaded from cut sheet feeder it is 4 2 mm B The minimum left and right margins are 3 0 mm each The maximum printable width is 269 2 mm For single sheets wider than 275 2 mm the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper C
57. irst printable line This is the default top margin position Using the micro adjust feature you can adjust the top of form position unidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in one direction only Unidirectional printing is useful for printing graphics because it provides precise vertical alignment You can select unidirectional printing using the printer s default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility See also bidirectional printing Glossary 3 Index Numerics 0 slash 4 6 A A G M Alternate Graphic Mode 4 8 Adjusting loading position 2 28 2 30 paper thickness 2 6 2 7 printing position 2 32 tear off position 2 31 2 32 Aligning vertical lines 5 17 Auto CR carriage return 4 8 Auto I F interface wait time 4 7 Auto line feed 4 5 Auto position See Paper thickness lever Auto tear off 2 16 2 17 4 5 B Bidirectional Bi d printing See Print direction Bidirectional adjustment mode See Aligning vertical lines Bit rate A 21 Built in font list C 4 selecting 4 2 4 8 Button Paper Source 2 2 2 5 2 9 2 21 2 27 2 28 A 10 A 12 Tear Off Bin 2 15 2 20 2 25 2 27 A 10 A 12 A 14 Tear Off Special Paper 2 15 2 19 2 20 2 24 2 25 2 27 A 14 Buzzer beeper setting 4 9 C Cards See Interface cards or Postcards Character table list C 5 setting 4 8 Condensed selecting 4 2 Continuous paper loading 2 9 2 14 problems 5 8 removing 2 17 switching to and from 2 26
58. itors printers fax machines copiers and scanners in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Warnings Cautions and Notes 4 This guide uses the following conventions Warnings must be followed to avoid bodily injury Ea Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Getting to Know Your Printer Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpackine the Printer ysvneke Lark gte sear year ae des 1 2 Choosing a Place tor th Printer wacin sg cients semi sea oak 1 3 Assemble the Filer si xsenatin tii woot ARA 1 5 Attaching the paper guide ssi ie diets yetondavdus wus 1 5 Pie erie isthe rite ls aerate oe winceoten ge horton A AGAN 1 5 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 6 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 8 Installing the Printer Software s sioni5es ba JY diedsotenrie ans 1 12 Installing the printer software in Windows Me 98 95 ZOOO Or NTA O aera ea bd eto eid hata bee ah SIR 1 13 Installing the printer software in Windows 3 1 OUND 39x 2 stk Sui thie eh r sakes 1 14 For DOS Progra esisti ae ease EE OEE 1 17 Setting Up the Printer 1 1 Unpacking the Printer Besides this guide your printer box should include an EPSON printer software CD ROM a Notice Sheet and the following items paper guide ribbon cartridge Note Depending on your pr
59. l set of alignment patterns turn off the printer and exit the bidirectional adjustment mode Your selections are saved automatically Troubleshooting 5 17 Printing a Self Test Running the printer s self test helps you determine whether the printer or the computer is causing the problem L If the self test results are satisfactory the printer is working properly and the problem probably results from your printer driver settings application settings computer or interface cable Be sure to use a shielded interface cable L Ifthe self test does not print properly there is a problem with the printer See Problems and Solutions for possible causes and solutions to the problem You can print a self test using either single sheets or continuous paper Note Self test prints characters on the full width of the printable area Use paper that is at least 297 mm wide such as an A3 size sheet To perform a self test follow these steps 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 5 18 Troubleshooting 2 Torun 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 After a few seconds the printer loads the pa
60. line feed setting being sent at the end ofeach using the printer s default setting line of text mode or the EPSON Remote utility See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 4 3 or Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 The line space settingin your Adjust the line space setting in your application software is application software incorrect The skip over perforation Turn off the skip over perforation setting is on setting in the default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 4 3 or Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 The printer prints strange symbols incorrect fonts or other inappropriate characters Cause What to do Your printer and computer Make sure that you are using the are not communicating correct interface cable and that the correctly communications protocol is correct See your computer documentation If you installed an optional serial interface card also see Optional interface cards on page A 21 The wrong character tableis Select the correct character table using selected in your software your software the default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility The character table setting in your software overrides settings made in the default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility 5 14 Troubleshooting The printer you want touseis Choose the correct printer from the not selected in
61. lt settings from the computer screen To use the EPSON Remote utility with DOS see Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility program is available for Windows Me 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 It allows you to monitor the status of your printer alerts you when errors occur and provides you with troubleshooting tips To use the Status Monitor see Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 3 23 For an overview of the available settings see Printer Driver Settings Overview on page 3 18 To access the printer driver see the appropriate page below depending on your Windows version Windows Me 98 and 95 page 3 3 WiGOWS ol wos oetrcwotee a eee page 3 7 Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 page 3 10 Windows NT 3 9X wsuis wna siereeotie ows page 3 14 Using the Printer Software Using the Printer Driver With Windows Me 98 or 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 See Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications below When you access the printer driver from the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu on page 3 5 To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the pr
62. ly override settings you make from the printer s control panel For best results use your application to select a font and pitch Follow these steps to select a built in font or pitch using the buttons on the printer s control panel 1 Make sure that the printer is not printing If it is wait until printing has finished 2 To select a font press the Font button until the three Font lights indicate the font you want with a pattern shown on the control panel Note L The 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 Font button L Barcode fonts can not be selected via the control panel 3 Press the Condensed button to turn the condensed mode on or off 4 2 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel 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
63. n cartridge as described in Chapter 1 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 7 Repack the printer ribbon cartridge paper guide and power cord in the original packing materials and place them in the printer s original box Cleaning and Transporting the Printer B 3 Appendix C Specifications Printer Specilicanons tate les re E EEEN vas C 2 Mechanica k week et 24 4ch ek to ee oh te ete ke eed oe C 2 PICCERONIC 4 5 55h a ae ho ee eR Lae C 4 SCE CAG id aes eet a Pedi ee ies hse ee as C 6 PRAVInONMental 42 os ci ek een be oe Soe elie ea ae C 6 Papel re ee ee er ee ee er ee re ree aS C 6 Printable area eck keh ans a Bod area hala e a ee C 11 DAICLY APPIOV als sco 16Cenesardegweamewdesta sae tye ts C 14 CEMAT KAS i dm Sta cutee ia ae Ad EE E TAA Beppe eaves 8 C 14 Command VAISS esaea bot eed E a epee eee ww eas C 15 EPSON ESC P2 control codes 00 0000 eee eee C 15 IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes C 16 Specifications C 1 Printer Specifications Mechanical C 2 Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution Paper feed methods Paper feed speed Specifications 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
64. ndling 2 29 Note L Pressing the LF FF button moves the loading position toward the top of the page when loading a sheet from the front from the paper guide Pressing the LF FF button moves the loading position toward the bottom of the page when loading a sheet from the rear from the cut sheet feeders or the tractor L 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 L1 When the paper reaches the factory set loading position the printer beeps and paper feeding pauses briefly Use the factory setting as a reference point when adjusting the loading position Ly 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 A LS E ann lt 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 2 30 Paper Handling 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 a
65. ng on the country of purchase These settings take effect only when IBM 2390 Plus emulation is selected This option is available with the LQ 680Pro only 4 4 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer s Control Panel Page length for tractor This setting allows you to set the page length 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 Auto tear off When auto tear off is on and you are using continuous paper with the 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 and you are using continuous paper with the tractor you need to move the perforation to the tear off position by pressing the control panel button See Using the Tear Off button on page 2 15 for more information Auto line feed When auto
66. nting or printout quality problems 5 11 Clearing Paper las isitcdesn tater eee eet Genre sks 5 16 Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout 5 17 PANNE goel LeSta3 tas cud oc ahaa Se ee net ape ee oe 5 18 Priotine a HeX DUMP srs cd ntn Sait arace ea are tatty tear aneate tata deas 5 19 Troubleshooting 95 1 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 can t fix your problem using this table go to the next section Panel light Beep Problem state pattern Pause The printer is paused Press the Pause button to resume printing Paper from another paper source is currently in the paper path LQ 680 only 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 The printer cover is open Close the printer cover and press the Pause button Paper Out No paper is loaded in the selected paper source Pause Load paper in the printer Then press the Pause The paper is not The paper is not loaded correctly The paper is not loaded correctly Rem
67. o 91 g m Single sheet multipart forms front and high capacity cut sheet feeder entry Width Length Copies Thickness Front 90 to 304 8 mm High capacity cut sheet feeder 100 to 297 mm Front top glue 70 to 420 mm Front side glue 70 to 297 mm High capacity cut sheet feeder 70 to 420 mm 1 original up to 5 copies 0 12 to 0 46 mm Specifications C 7 Weight 40 to 58 g m Binding Front Line glue at the top or a 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 6 165 x 92 mm No 10 241 x 105 mm Thickness 0 16 to 0 52 mm Weight 45 to 90 g m Postcards front and high capacity cut sheet feeder entry Width 100 to 200 mm Length 100 to 200 mm Thickness 0 22 mm Weight 192 g m Roll paper rear entry with optional roll paper holder Width 216 3mm Thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm Weight 52 to 82 g m C 8 Specifications Continuous paper standard and multipart rear entry Width 101 6 to 304 8 mm Length one page 76 2 to 558 8 mm Copies 1 original up to 5 copies Thickness Printable area 0 065 to 0 46 mm Gathering area up to 0 9 mm Weight 52 to 128 g m not multipart Weight 40 to 58 g m one sheet of multipart Binding Point glue or and paper staples on both sides Note Ld The ratio of the cut uncut length at the perforation should be between 3 1 and 5 1 Ld The thickness of the perforat
68. ommand is not provided C 16 Specifications Appendix D 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 Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information L Product serial number The serial 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 L Brand and model of your computer Your computer operating system name and version Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product You will find the telephone number and further important information for your country in the Service and Support brochure provided with your printer Contacting Customer Support D 1 Glossary auto line feed When this option is turned on in the default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility 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 from left to right and then right to left This increases the print speed but may reduce precise vertical alignment See also unidirectional printing character table A collection of letters numbers
69. on using the micro adjust feature See Adjusting the loading position on page 2 28 Never use the knob to adjust the top of form position doing so may damage the printer Troubleshooting 5 9 The printer prints on or too far away from the perforation of your continuous paper Cause What to do The printer you want to useis Choose the correct printer from the not selected in your software Windows desktop or in your application before printing The paper size setting in your Check the paper size setting in your application or printer driver application or printer driver does not match the size of the paper you are using The printer s page length Check the page length settings for the settings for the tractor donot tractor using the printer s default match the size of the setting mode or the EPSON Remote continuous paper you are utility See About Your Printer s using Default Settings on page 4 3 or Using the EPSON Remote Utility on page 3 20 5 10 Troubleshooting Printing or printout quality problems The printer does not print when the computer sends data Cause What to do Press the Pause button Check that both ends of the cable The printer is paused The interface cable is not plugged in securely Your interface cable does not between the printer and the computer are plugged in securely If the cable is connected correctly run a self test as described later in this c
70. ons Paper size Letter 81 2 x 11 in A a Legal Tabloid A3 Ad AS 2 m Orientation Portrait A Landscape Paper source Manual feed x About Restore Defaults 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 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu To access the printer driver from the Start menu follow these steps 1 Click the Start button and then point to Settings 2 Click Printers Using the Printer Software 3 5 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 3 6 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 3 18 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 ve checked your printer driver settings and made
71. ontinuous paper with the tractor 2 9 Using the tear off fUnCHON erroia ed ae 2 14 Removing continuous paper 0 0 2 17 Using Continuous Multipart Forms 00 0005 2 17 Using Overlapping Multipart Forms EOG ORO aerae err EES ott eae en saan ee 2 18 Usine aes ic Sop dos Sei ences fan ne Gots siod ee ern EA ee A eee iat 2 19 Using Sinele Sheets asin tencrsenr E a dscns ee mes 2 20 Using Single Sheet Multipart Forms 005 2 23 Si es TN ClO es ta E herein cee iw et Ge bee ae eae eee 2 24 Usm POStCars oc ohet eee esse eE a 2 25 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 2 26 Switching to single sheets 0 000 000 000 2 26 Switching to continuous paper 06 eee eee 2 28 Usitie Mco Adjust erii a E a OG oe eee 2 28 Adjusting the loading position 085 2 28 Adjusting the tear off position 0 00086 2 31 Adjusting the printing position 00 2 32 Paper Handling 2 1 Your printer can print on a wide variety of paper types including single sheets continuous paper multipart forms labels envelopes postcards and roll paper This chapter explains how to use these paper types with your printer Note See Appendix C for detailed specifications on the paper types the printer can use Selecting a Paper Source 2 2 Your printer can accommodate a variety of paper types through four paper source
72. optional interface slot Buffer 64KB Built in fonts 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 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif 10 5 8 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Roman T 10 5 8 32 pt every 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif H 10 5 8 32 pt every 2 pt Barcode fonts EAN 13 EAN S8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET C 4 Specifications Character tables 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 BRASCIL Abicomp ISO Latin 1 Roman 8 PC 858 ISO 8859 15 Following 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 864 Arabic PC 869 Greek MAZOWIA Poland Code MJK CSFR ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek 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
73. or and single sheets loaded from the cut sheet feeder without removing your continuous paper Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 13 Switching to continuous paper Follow the steps below to switch to continuous paper loaded from the tractor 1 If any single sheets are in the paper path press the Load Eject button to eject them Select the continuous paper feeding as described in Chapter 2 Selecting a Paper Source Make sure the paper guide s extension flap is returned to its original position and push the paper guide extension all the way in Switching to single sheets To switch back to single sheets loaded from the cut sheet feeder follow these steps 1 If any continuous paper remains in the printer press the Tear Off Bin button LQ 680 or the Tear Off Special Paper button LQ 680Pro to advance the paper to the tear off position Tear off the printed pages Press the Load Eject button The printer feeds the paper backward to the standby position The paper is still attached to the tractor but is no longer in the paper path Select single sheet feeding as described in Chapter 2 Selecting a Paper Source Pull out the paper guide extension and pull out the extension flap if you are printing on long paper Enhancing Your Printer With Options Loading paper manually from the paper guide The cut sheet feeder s single sheet loading feature allows you to switch to a different type or si
74. our printer s name in the Printer Model window and 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 3 20 To access EPSON Remote type C EPUTIL PRNSET at the DOS prompt and press Enter Then follow the on screen instructions to use this utility You can also access EPSON Remote by typing C EPUTIL PANEL at the DOS prompt and 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 settings Using the Printer Software Using 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 and NT 4 0 It 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 L 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 Chapter 1 Note If you install the driver using Add Printer in the Printers folder or using the Point and Print method EPSON Status Monitor 3 may not function prope
75. ove your paper and reload it See Chapter 2 for instructions on loading paper 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 Clearing Paper Jams on page 5 16 5 2 Troubleshooting i 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 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 Clearing Paper Jams on page 5 16 Pause sources because of a paper jam or other paper problems LQ 680Pro only Remove any paper from the paper path and clear the paper jam as described in Clearing Paper Jams on page 5 16 Then retry the paper source selection The print head is overheated Wait a few minutes the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head has cooled An unknown printer error has occurred Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes then turn on the printer again If the error recurs contact your dealer 1 Pause Allthe lights on the control panel Paper
76. paper specifications in Appendix C L Never feed overlapping multipart forms backward with the Load Eject or Tear Off Special Paperbuttons Doing so may cause paper jams or damage to the printer L 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 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 Labels are loaded in the same way as you load ordinary continuous paper except for the paper thickness lever setting LQ 680 users should set the lever to 2 LQ 680Pro users are recommended to use the Auto setting or set it manually to 2 for faster throughput For instructions on loading see Using Continuous Paper earlier in this chapter For instructions on paper thickness lever setting see Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever earlier in this chapter Paper Handling 2 19 Caution L When printing on labels make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area Printing on the edge of a label can damage the print head For information about the printable area see the paper specifications in Appendix C
77. per See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 See the paper specifications in Appendix C and use new clean sheets of paper The printer does not fully eject a single sheet Cause Your paper is too long 5 6 Troubleshooting What to do Press the Load Eject button to eject the sheet Make sure the page length of your paper is within the range specified for single sheet paper in Appendix C Also check and adjust the paper size setting in your application or printer driver The optional cut sheet feeder does not feed your single sheet paper properly Cause The cut sheet feeder is not installed properly Too many sheets are loaded in the cut sheet feeder You may have loaded the wrong type of paper in bin 2 of the double bin cut sheet feeder The edge guides of the cut sheet feeder are not positioned correctly There are only a few sheets of paper left in the bin Sheets of paper are stuck together What to do Reinstall it as described in Installing the cut sheet feeder on page A 3 Load no more than 150 single sheets in the high capacity cut sheet feeder See Cut Sheet Feeders on page A 2 for more information Use only the high capacity feeder bin 1 or the sheet guide for single sheet multipart forms only the type glued at the top of the forms envelopes and postcards Align the left edge guide with the arrow mark then move the right edge guide to mat
78. per automatically and begins printing a self test A series of characters is printed 3 Toend the self test press the Pause button to stop printing Then eject or tear off the printed page s and turn off 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 Note Use continuous paper that is at least 241 mm wide or A4 or letter size single sheet paper Troubleshooting 5 19 To print a hex dump follow the steps below 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may 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 program and send a print job to the printer Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format If codes are printable they appear in the right column as ASCII characters Nonprintable codes such as control codes are represented by dots 4 To turn off hex dump mode press the Pause button to stop printing Then eject or tear off the printed page s and turn of
79. pping multipart forms 2 18 2 19 P Packet mode 4 7 Page length for tractor 4 5 Paper 2 28 Paper capacity C 3 Paper jam clearing 5 16 Paper release lever 2 4 Paper Source button 2 2 2 5 2 9 2 21 2 27 2 28 A 10 A 12 Paper source selecting 2 2 2 5 Paper specifications C 6 C 10 Paper thickness lever 2 6 2 7 Parallel I F interface bidirectional mode 4 7 Pitch See Condensed Plugging in the printer 1 5 1 6 Postcards 2 25 2 26 Print direction 4 6 Printable area C 11 C 13 Printer driver accessing from Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 3 10 3 13 from Windows 3 1 3 7 3 9 from Windows Me 98 or 95 3 3 3 6 from Windows NT 3 5x 3 14 3 17 installing for DOS 1 17 for Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 1 13 1 14 for Windows 3 1 1 14 1 16 for Windows Me 98 or 95 1 13 1 14 for Windows NT 3 5x 1 14 1 16 settings 3 18 3 19 Printer software installing 1 12 1 17 R Remote utility See EPSON Remote utility Removing continuous paper 2 17 labels 2 20 roll paper A 20 Ribbon cartridge installing or replacing 1 8 1 11 Roll paper holder A 17 A 20 S Safety instructions 2 Self test 5 18 5 19 Single sheets problems 5 6 5 7 using 2 20 2 23 Skip over perforation 4 5 Software default setting 4 6 installing 1 12 1 17 Specifications built in font C 4 character tables C 5 command lists ESC P 2 C 15 IBM 2390 Plus emulation C 16 environmental C 6 international character sets C 5 mechanical C 2
80. r Tear Off Bin Paper Out xiy UY Tear Off CSF Bin 1 CSF Bin 2 Prestige E Script Others Condensed o Card Mm 3sec Micro Adjust LF FF Load Eject Font Draft m Roman Sans Serif m Courier Paper Source Paper Out Tractor mo Manual CSF Bin 1 Manual CSF Bin 2 Prestige E Script Others Condensed Ly 3sec Micro Adjust O Tear Off Special Paper Tear Off mO Envelope m Card LF FF Load Eject Paper Source button amp lights LQ 680Pro Select a paper source See Chapter 2 Tear Off Special Paper button LQ 680Pro Advances continuous paper to the tear off position Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear off position to the top of form posi
81. r from the Control Panel When you access the printer driver from a Windows application any settings you make apply only to the application you are using See Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications below When you access the printer driver from the Control Panel the printer driver settings you make can apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel on page 3 16 To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the Printer driver settings on page 3 17 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 3 14 To access the printer driver from a Windows application follow the steps on the next page Note The steps on the next page 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 Using the Printer Software 1 Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears Print Setup Printer Hame 5 ea Properties Status Default printer Ready Type EPSON LQ 680 ESC P 2 3 x Where LPT1 Comment Paper Sie eter SOC S Portait Source Print M
82. r paper s width Make sure the position of the guide allows the paper to move up and down freely Then lock the left guide in place Note Load paper with the printable side up If you are using pre printed forms load the forms top down rie Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 9 7 Pushback the paper set levers to clamp the paper against the guide rollers 8 Before printing make sure single sheet feeding is selected Also adjust the thickness setting to the paper loaded in the cut sheet feeder See Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 for details 9 In your printer driver software select your paper size from the Paper Size list and select Sheet Feeder Bin 1 from the Paper Source list If you are printing from a DOS application select the bin number using the Tear Off Bin button LQ 680 or the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro on the control panel If you use envelopes or postcards select Card or Envelope on the control panel as described in Using Envelopes and Using Postcards in Chapter 2 The cut sheet feeder loads paper when you send data to the printer You can also load paper by pressing the Load Eject button A 10 Enhancing Your Printer With Options Loading paper from the second bin cut sheet feeder Follow the steps below to load paper in the second bin of the double bin cut sheet feeder Note You cannot use the second bin cut sheet feeder without the high capacity c
83. r support sprocket units parallel interface Control Panel Buttons and Lights Font button Selects the font Condensed button Pause button Stops printing temporarily and resumes printing when pressed again When pressed for three seconds Turns on and off the condensed mode Reset When you press both the Font and Condensed buttons simultaneously the printer clears its buffer and return to its default settings Tear Off Bin button LQ 680 e Advances continuous paper to the tear off position turns on the micro adjust mode To turn off press again Pause light e On when the printer is paused e Flashes when the printer is in the micro adjust mode e Flashes when the print head has overheated e Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear off e Turns on the card mode to print on postcards and envelopes position to the top of form position Selects a cut sheet feeder bin AUP OA when continuous paper is in the tear off position Paper Out light e On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly e Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred e e E when bin 1 of the optional cut sheet feeder is selected LI E when bin 2 of the optional cut sheet feeder is selected o when the printer is in the card mode Font Draft m Roman Sans Serif Courie
84. r yourself Getting to Know Your Printer L Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified personnel under the following conditions If the power cord or plug is damaged if liquid has entered the printer if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged or if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions m Printer parts marked with this symbol may be hot A N Turn off the printer and let it cool for a few minutes before you touch any printer part marked with this symbol LJ 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 Getting to Know Your Printer 3 Print Head Caution Symbol The symbol on the print head indicates that this part 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 ENERGY STAR Compliance As an ENERGY STAR Partner EPSON has nary determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy 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 mon
85. re flashing the paper is at the current tear off position You may need to press the Tear Off button See Using the Tear Off button on page 2 15 for more information Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds The Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode Press the LF FF button to feed paper forward or press the Load Eject t button to feed paper backward until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear off edge h 3sec Micro Adjust 4 LF FF Load Eject 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 Paper Handling 2 31 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 Adjusting the printing position The printing position is the position on the page where the print head actually prints during a printjob You can change the current vertical printing position temporarily by using the micro adjust feature as described in the steps below Note Your printing position setting is in effect only unt
86. release lever LQ 680 2 4 Setting the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro 2 5 Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever 0005 2 6 Using Continuous Paper erien sy anna vatigue nase oeits cess 2 8 Positioning your continuous paper supply 2 8 Loading continuous paper with the tractor 2 9 Contents 1 Usine the tear off LUN CHO sions tat earn Aer is 2 14 Removing continuous paper 0 ce eee eee 2 17 Using Continuous Multipart Forms 004 2 17 Using Overlapping Multipart Forms EORGSOPTO ra bain Hesse oe Bin ines f ny hahaa An el Rina liad ate 2 18 WSIS ABS E E neater E 2 19 Wsine Dine le SHEE 1a tec ate aaa ene bandh Soke ee teh 2 20 Using Single Sheet Multipart Forms 0 2 23 Using Envelop Sec cose etucad tens a eens 2 24 Usine POStCAr GS seeen eu snr ds tee Wats ieee bet nay ar 2 25 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 2 26 Switching tossing le SheCts j4 0 454sd lt r00saridwdeeed sae 2 26 Switching to continuous paper 0 00 00 08 2 28 Veme Micro AdU 0s03 4 95c8 dst sapien E A eae 2 28 Adjusting the loading position 005 2 28 Adjusting the tear off position 005 2 31 Adjusting the printing position 0 005 2 32 Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Sortwares44 0s50 5s4 555 adaw i aeueses 3 2 Using the Printer
87. rly If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 reinstall the driver as described in Chapter 1 Before using EPSON Status Monitor 3 be sure to read the README file on the driver disk This file contains the latest information on the utility Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow the steps below to setup EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Open the Utility menu as described in Using the Printer Driver With Windows Me 98 or 95 on page 3 3 or Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 on page 3 10 Using the Printer Software 3 21 2 Click the Monitoring Preferences button The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears Monitoring Preferences EPSON LQ 680 EI EJ M Printing Error Communication Error 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 The selected icons are displayed in the task tray icon on the PC screen The setting example is shown on the right window By clicking the shortcut icon you can access the Monitoring Preferences dialog easily Receive error Error notification for a shared printer can be notification for received when this check box is turned on shared printers Allow monitoring When this check box is turned on a shared of shared printer printer can be monitored by other PCs Note Click the Default button to rev
88. rwise you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position Using the tear off function 2 14 After 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 You can then easily tear off 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 in two ways by pressing the button on the control panel or by using the control panel s default setting mode or the EPSON Remote utility to select auto tear off See About Your Printer s Default Settings on page 4 3 for information on the printer s default setting mode Paper Handling 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 as described later in this chapter Caution Never use the tear off function to feed labels backwards they may come off their backing and jam the printer Using the Tear Off button You can use the Tear Off button the Tear Off Bin button on the LQ 680 or the TearOff Special Paperbutton on the LQ 680Pro 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 until the two lights on the control panel start
89. ry in appearance from what actually appears on your screen however the instructions are the same Using the Printer Software 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 Document Properties window appears and you see the Page Setup and Advanced menus These menus contain the printer driver settings Zi EPSON LQ 680 ESC P 2 Document Properties 21x a monacas OOOO E Using the Printer Software 3 11 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 Zj EPSON LQ 680 ESC P 2 Document Properties 2x alg Paper Output ven Orientation lt Portrait gt bs 4 Paper Source lt Automatically Select gt in Graphic Resolution lt 180 x 180 gt ig Document Options i a5 Halftone Color Adjustment i g Print Quality lt High Speed Default gt 9 Print Text as Graphics lt Off gt Q Metafile Spooling lt On gt A4 Small A5 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu To access the printer driver from the Start menu follow these steps Note The screen shots in the following section are from the Windows NT 4 0 operating system They may v
90. s paper guide tractor optional cut sheet feeder or optional roll paper holder The paper source you should select depends on the type of paper you want to use See Paper source and paper types on page 2 3 For LQ 680 users To select a paper source use the paper release lever See Setting the paper release lever LQ 680 on page 2 4 For LQ 680Pro users To select a paper source use the Paper Source button on the control panel See Setting the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro on page 2 5 Paper Handling Paper source and paper types The table below shows which paper source to use for each paper type Paper type Paper Optional cut Optional roll Tractor guide sheet feeder paper holder Continuous paper Continuous multipart forms Ce o Single sheet Ci multipart forms bin 1 only Envelopes O bin 1 only Postcards bin 1 n Rollpaper Rollpaper k k You can use this paper type with this paper source You cannot use this paper type with this paper source You can use only carbonless single sheet multipart forms that are glued at the top of the forms The optional roll paper holder is not available in some countries Paper Handling 2 3 Setting the paper release lever LQ 680 Set the paper release lever to select the paper feeding method you want the printer to use The paper release lever has two positions for tractor feeding and U for single sheet feeding as explained
91. t single sheet feeding with the paper release lever as described in Selecting a Paper Source on page 2 2 Also make sure the paper thickness lever is set to 0 if you are using ordinary single sheet paper For LQ 680Pro users Select single sheet feeding with the Paper Source button as described in Selecting a Paper Source on page 2 2 Also make sure the paper thickness lever is set to Auto or 0 if you are using ordinary single sheet paper Turn on the printer Paper Handling 2 21 4 Slide the edge guide until it rests against the guide mark as shown below guide mark 5 Insertasheet of paper following the edge guide until it meets resistance Be sure to load your paper printable side up and top edge first After a few seconds the printer automatically advances the paper to the loading position The printer is ready to accept data from your computer and print Note If the rollers rotate but the printer does not load the paper remove the paper completely and reinsert it 2 22 Paper Handling After printing a sheet the printer ejects the printed sheet onto the paper guide If you are printing a multiple page document remove the printed sheet and insert a new sheet into the paper guide The printer automatically advances the paper and resumes printing Note If the printer does not eject the printed sheet press the Load Eject button Ea Caution Use the knob on the right side of the prin
92. t when the printer cover is open Turn on the printer Make sure the Paper Out and Pause lights are off Troubleshooting Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout 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 Note L1 Tocomplete the steps below you need four sheets of A4 or letter size single sheet paper or four pages of continuous paper that are at least 279 mm 11 inches long and 241 mm 9 5 inches wide Ly If you use single sheets without an optional cut sheet feeder you need to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet onto the paper guide Follow these steps to perform the bidirectional adjustment 1 Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off Caution Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer 2 While holding down the Pause button turn on the printer The printer enters the bidirectional adjustment mode and 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 best alignment in each set 5 After you select the best pattern in the fina
93. tall the printer software in Windows 3 1 or NT 3 5x systems Note Installing the printer software on Windows NT 3 5x may require administrator privileges If you have problems ask your administrator for more information 1 14 Setting Up the Printer 1 Make sure Windows 3 1 is running and the Program Manager window is open Insert the EPSON printer software CD shipped with your printer in the CD ROM drive Note If your system does not have a CD ROM drive you can make a floppy disk version from which to install the printer software From the File menu choose Run The Run dialog box appears In the Command Line box type E START and click OK eee Command Line Po Ll Run Hinimized Note If your CD ROM drive has a drive letter other than E substitute the appropriate letter The installation program starts The subsequent procedure is menu driven i e you can select the relevant options from a list simply by clicking with the mouse The remainder of the installation is automatic and you do not need to enter any more information Select the desired options and follow the on screen instructions Setting Up the Printer 1 15 1 16 5 After the printer software has been successfully installed click on the button identified by a door icon to exit the installation program The installation program automatically selects this printer as the default printer for Windows applications The installation pro
94. talling the roll paper holder To install the roll paper holder follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Facing the back of the printer slide both sprocket units all the way to the right and slide the edge guide all the way to the right Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 17 3 Position the roll paper holder beneath the printer as shown below Fit the two holes in the roll paper holder base under the two positioning pegs on the bottom of the printer Gently lower the printer so the positioning pegs slide into the holes i Caution Take care not to drop the roll paper holder when lifting the printer Only the printer s weight holds it in place Loading a roll of paper To load a roll of paper on the roll paper holder follow these steps A 18 Enhancing Your Printer With Options 1 Cut the leading edge of the roll paper straight across Slide the roll paper holder shaft through the center of the paper roll 2 Set the shaft and paper roll onto the roll paper holder Load the roll so the paper feeds from the top of the roll and the edge of the roll paper passes under the tension lever Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 19 3 Turn on the printer and make sure that the single sheet feeding is selected as described in Chapter 2 Selecting a Paper Source 4 Bring the leading edge of the paper up over the paper path guide and insert it into the printer until you feel resistance The printer
95. ter It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported by most application software for personal computers ESC P2 The enhanced version of the ESC P printer command language 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 panel button and control code that advances the paper to the next top of form position halftoning A method of using dot patterns to represent an image Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots See also dithering hex dump A troubleshooting feature 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 as well as in ASCII codes that stand for characters Also called data dump interface The connection via a cable between the computer and the printer through which print data is transmitted to the printer landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets See also portrait letter quality LQ The print mode used by your printer printing with letter quality fonts provides better readability and appearance at a reduced print speed See also draft Glossar
96. ter only to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer 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 Caution Do not use carbon interleaved multipart forms Before printing set the paper thickness lever to the correct position for your multipart forms as described in the table on page 2 7 or to the Auto position LQ 680Pro only You can load single sheet multipart forms in the same way as you load ordinary single sheet For instructions see Using Single Sheets earlier in this chapter or Appendix A Loading paper from the cut sheet feeder Paper Handling 2 23 i Caution L When printing on multipart forms make 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 information about the printable area see the paper specifications in Appendix A L 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 in the same way as you load single sheets from the paper guide or with the optional cut sheet feeder For information on loading envelopes
97. the Paper Size Orientation and Paper Source settings you made on the Page Setup menu and change them if necessary Select the setting and then choose an option from the Change Setting list box 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 Help in this dialog box The monitoring settings are shown below EPSON Status Youcan access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you click Monitor 3 this button To monitor the printer make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected Monitoring Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3 For more information see Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 3 21 Using the Printer Software 3 19 Using the EPSON Remote Utility The EPSON Remote utility allows you to easily change the printer s default settings from your computer s DOS prompt Installing EPSON Remote Follow the steps below to install EPSON Remote Note If you want to install EPSON Remote you must start your computer in DOS mode Do not open a DOS window from Windows 1 Insert the printer software CD ROM in a disk drive 2 Atthe DOS prompt type D ENGLISH SETUP If you inserted the disk in a drive other than drive D substitute the appropriate letter Then press Enter 3 Select y
98. the outer case or paper guide is still dirty or dusty clean them 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 Caution L Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case L Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components J Do not use a hard or abrasive brush L Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable lubricants can damage the printer mechanism Contact your EPSON dealer if you think lubrication is needed Cleaning and Transporting the Printer 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 W Warning You need to move the print head by hand to remove the ribbon cartridge If you have just used the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before touching it 1 Remove any paper loaded in the printer 2 Make sure the printer is turned off 3 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 4 Remove the paper guide If any options are installed remove them and pack them in their original boxes 5 Open the printer cover 6 Make sure that the print head is not hot Then remove the ribbo
99. the page length is set correctly for your continuous paper After the paper has been advanced tear off all printed pages and resume printing as described in Using the Tear Off button earlier in this chapter You can leave the auto tear off mode on even 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 Caution Do not use carbon interleaved multipart forms Paper Handling 2 17 Before printing set the paper thickness lever to the correct position for your multipart forms LQ 680 users should set the lever as described in the table on page 2 7 LQ 680Pro users should make sure the lever is set to the Auto position You can load continuous multipart forms in the same way as you load ordinary continuous paper For instructions see Using Continuous Paper earlier in this chapter Caution When printing on
100. the voltage of your electrical outlet Warning What to do Check the printer and the outlet voltage ratings If the voltages do not match unplug the printer immediately and contact your dealer Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet that has the wrong voltage for your printer The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off even though you turned on the printer Cause The power cord is not properly plugged into the electrical outlet or your printer The electrical outlet does not work What to do Turn off the printer and make sure the power cord is firmly plugged into the electrical outlet and the printer if necessary Then turn on the printer Use a different outlet Troubleshooting 5 5 Single sheet paper loading or feeding problems The printer does not load single sheet paper or does not feed it properly Cause Tractor feeding is selected The paper on the paper guide is positioned too far to the left or right for the paper sensor to detect that it is there Single sheet paper is not loaded properly The paper thickness lever is not set correctly Your paper is creased old too thin or too thick What to do Select single sheet feeding For more information see Selecting a Paper Source on page 2 2 Move the paper a little to the left or right See Using Single Sheets on page 2 20 for instructions on loading single sheet pa
101. tion Turns on the card mode or envelope mode Ate ONE when continuous paper is in the tear off position E _ when the printer is in the card mode E when the printer is in the envelope mode 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 2 LF FF button e Feeds paper line by line when pressing shortly e Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top of form position when held down Load Eject button e Loads a single sheet of paper e Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded e Loads continuous paper from the standby position e Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position Getting to Know Your Printer Your EPSON LQ 680 LQ 680Pro 24 pin dot matrix printer provides high quality printing and great performance in a compact design Features include L The ability to handle a wide range of paper types including continuous paper multipart forms with one original and up to five copies labels single sheets envelopes and postcards L High speed printing of up to 413 cps characters per second at 10 characters per inch Your printer also comes with printer driver software the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Microsoft Windows Me 98 9
102. u have combined them Before you install a cut sheet feeder read the manual that comes with it The cut sheet feeder manual provides instructions on how to combine the two cut sheet feeders to create the double bin cut sheet feeder You can load up to 150 single sheets of paper 40 single sheet multipart forms 25 envelopes or 50 postcards in the high capacity cut sheet feeder bin 1 of the double bin feeder You can load an additional 50 single sheets in the second bin cut sheet feeder bin 2 of the double bin feeder With the double bin cut sheet feeder you can load two different types or sizes of paper at one time Note For detailed paper specifications see Appendix C Enhancing Your Printer With Options Installing the cut sheet feeder The cut sheet feeder comes with a paper guide for stacking printed sheets To install the cut sheet feeder you need to attach both the cut sheet feeder and the paper guide Follow the steps below Note L The second bin feeder can be used only in combination with the high capacity feeder LY Install both the high capacity cut sheet feeder and the double bin cut sheet feeder the same way as described below Before you install the double bin cut sheet feeder assemble it as described in the cut sheet feeder manual 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Close the sprocket covers if they are open and lock the sprocket units by pushing down the lock levers if necessary Note
103. used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 2000 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Nagano Japan User s Guide Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Important Safety Instructions 0 0 0 0 eee ee eee eee 2 Print Head Caution Symbol s s at oe Le denne we Gas 4 ENERGY STAR Compliance s c ccncuteabeseeedcesuetaaoues 4 Warnings Cautions and Notes ssussuusruuresrenrn 4 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpackine the PINE eeni aea E A EAA 1 2 Choosing a Place tor the Printers 26444 004 d y bean GGatdoee ees 1 3 Assembling TNE Printer casi aridtgey auth aore yee ey eee 1 5 Attaching the paper guide 0 0 00006 1 5 Pluee mie i the Printer sesav vanre ee itus esses yeaa uae ees 1 5 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 6 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 8 Installing the Printer SOMmW are na3sanisenon ees ouen eS Sheds 1 12 Installing the printer software in Windows Me 98 95 ZOO COL IN TAU 3 eek 3h one eee as od Be eT 1 13 Installing the printer software in Windows 3 1 OE IN BX erna ar il ye eet A tae aes 1 14 FOr DOS DPTO TIME nai ema heed cee ee ae ees 1 17 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selectitie d Paper SOUrCe 4 66 24 tuadhadien es dhu sea A G 2 2 Paper source and paper types 0 0 eee eee ee 2 3 Setting the paper
104. ut sheet feeder although the illustrations here show only the second bin feeder 1 Pull both paper set levers forward and slide the right paper guide to the guide mark and the left paper guide all the way to the left guide mark Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 11 2 Load a fanned stack of paper up to 50 sheets aligning the right edge of the paper with the right paper guide Be sure to load the paper with the printable side up Adjust the left paper guide and center support to fit the paper and then push back the paper set levers to lock the paper in place 3 Before printing make sure single sheet feeding is selected Also adjust the thickness setting to the paper loaded in the cut sheet feeder See Selecting a Paper Source on page 2 2 and Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever on page 2 6 for details 4 In your printer driver software select your paper size from the Paper Size list and select Sheet Feeder Bin 2 from the Paper Source list If you are printing from a DOS application select the bin number using the Tear Off Bin button LQ 680 or the Paper Source button LQ 680Pro on the control panel The cut sheet feeder loads paper when you send data to the printer You can also load paper by pressing the Load Eject button A 12 Enhancing Your Printer With Options Switching between the tractor and the cut sheet feeder You can easily switch between continuous paper loaded from the tract
105. utton then click Job Default You see the Document Properties dialog box which includes the Form and Orientation printer driver settings See Changing the Printer driver settings 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 below to change the settings 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 3 18 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 ve checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Using the Printer Software 3 17 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 printing settings are shown below Paper size Select the size of the paper you want to use If you don t see your paper size use the scroll bar to scroll through the list If your paper size is not included in the list
106. y line feed LF A control panel button and control code that advances the paper one line space micro adjust A printer feature that allows you to precisely adjust the tear off and top of form positions pitch The horizontal size of the font which is measured in the number of character per inch cpi The standard is 10 cpi See also characters per inch cpi portrait Printing that is oriented upright on the page as opposed to landscape in which printing is sideways on the page This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents See also landscape printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the functions of a particular printer resolution A measure of the amount of detail that can be represented Resolution of printed images is measured by using the number of dots per inch dpi self test A method for checking the operation of the printer When you run the self test an internally stored self pattern is printed standby position The position of your continuous paper when it is attached to the tractor but not loaded in the printer tear off position The position of your continuous paper where you can tear off your printed pages at the printer s tear off edge Using the micro adjust feature you can adjust the tear off position so that the paper s perforation is aligned with the tear off edge top of form position The position on the paper that the printer recognizes as the f
107. y between the two sprocket units Paper Handling 2 11 8 Open the sprocket covers 9 Fit the first three holes of the continuous paper over the sprocket pins on both sides Be sure to load your paper printable side up Caution Make sure the first sheet of your continuous paper has a clean straight edge so that it can feed smoothly into the printer 2 12 Paper Handling 10 Close the sprocket covers If necessary unlock and reposition the left sprocket unit so that the perforation aligns with the arrow mark on the printer Then lock the sprocket in place 11 Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper Then push down the sprocket lock lever to lock the sprocket in place 12 Turn on the printer When the printer receives data it automatically loads the paper before printing Paper Handling 2 13 When using continuous paper you can use the tear off function to tear off printed pages not wasting any blank pages next to the printed pages For more information see the next section Note L You can advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the Load Eject button before the printer receives data L Always make sure there is at least one more sheet than required because continuous paper may not feed properly if it is not fed through the sprocket Ea Caution Use the knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper jams when the printer is off Othe
108. your changes Once you ve checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary you are ready to print Using the Printer Software 3 9 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 See Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications below When you access the printer driver from the Start menu the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications See Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu on page 3 12 To check and change printer driver settings see Changing the printer driver settings on page 3 13 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 3 10 To access the printer driver from a Windows application follow the steps on the next page Note L The steps on the next page 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 Ld The screen shots in the following section are from the Windows NT 4 0 operating system They may va
109. your software Windows desktop or in your application before printing Your application softwareis Make sure that your application not configured correctly for software is set up correctly for your your printer printer See your application documentation If necessary install or reinstall the printer driver software as described in Chapter 1 Software settings override Use your application software to settings you make using the select the font default setting mode EPSON Remote or the control panel buttons Vertical printed lines are not aligned Cause What to do Bidirectional printing which Use the printer s bidirectional is the printer s standard adjustment mode to correct this printing mode is out of problem See Aligning Vertical Lines alignment in Your Printout later in this chapter Troubleshooting 5 15 Clearing Paper Jams 5 16 To clear a paper jam follow these steps 1 De Turn off the printer Open the printer cover If continuous paper is loaded in the printer remove it or tear off the supply at the back of the printer Turn the knob on the right side of the printer toward you to eject the paper in the printer Remove any remaining pieces of paper i Caution Only use the knob to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or lose the top of form or tear off position Close the printer cover Caution The printer pauses and cannot prin
110. ze of paper without replacing the paper already in the cut sheet feeder or removing the feeder Follow these steps 1 Make sure that the single sheet feeding is selected as described in Chapter 2 Selecting a Paper Source 2 Adjust the thickness setting to your paper as described in Chapter 2 Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever 3 Return the paper guide s extension flap to its original position if necessary and push the paper guide extension all the way in 4 Slide the edge guide until it is aligned with the guide mark on the paper guide Enhancing Your Printer With Options A 15 5 Insert a sheet of paper along the edge guide until it meets resistance Be sure to load your paper printable side up After a few seconds the printer automatically advances the paper to the loading position The printer is ready to accept data from your computer and print After printing a sheet the printer ejects the printed sheet onto the paper guide and the Paper Out and Pause lights come on If you are printing a multiple page document remove the printed sheet and insert a new sheet into the paper guide The printer automatically advances the paper and resumes printing A 16 Enhancing Your Printer With Options Roll Paper Holder The optional roll paper holder 8310 allows you to use your printer with 8 5 inch roll paper like that used in telex machines Note This option is not available in some countries Ins

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