User's Manual

Chapter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2

About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Status Monitor Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

EPSON Status Monitor 2 window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Printer Status window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Using the Background Monitoring Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Setting monitoring preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Using the background monitoring icon . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

Using the Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Power supply problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Wrong top-of-form position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Wrong tear-off position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Printing or printout quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15

Printing a Hex Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Appendix A Enhancing Your Printer With Options

Paper Handling Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Using the Optional Cut-Sheet Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Installing an optional cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Loading paper in the single-bin cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . A-6

Loading paper in the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder . . . . A-10

Assembling the double-bin cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . A-13

Selecting your paper path (bin 1 or bin 2) . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

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