EPSON FX-980 rear edge guides paper guide cover User Replaceable Parts paper guide base paper release lever printer cover front paper guide (closed) knob control panel paper thickness lever ribbon cartridge User Replaceable Part Parts Price List Name Bottom cover Bottom cover Part Number Connector cover Upper connector cover 1037223 Connector cover screws (2) C.B.
EPSON FX-980 Optional Interface Cards You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer 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.
EPSON FX-980 Built-in fonts Character tables Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional Barcode fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, EPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET Environmental Operation Storage Temperature Humidity (without condensation) 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) 10 to 80% RH –22 to 140 °F (–30 to 60 °C) 0 to 85% RH Paper Use recycled paper and envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity co
EPSON FX-980 Binding Line glue at the top of form (both front and top entry) Single side line glue (front entry only) Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder only Envelopes: top entry only 6.5 × 3.6 inches (165 × 92 mm) 9..5 × 4.1 inches (241 × 105 mm) Size No. 6 No. 10 Thickness 0.0063 to 0.0205 inch (0.16 to 0.52 mm) Weight 12 to 24 lb (45 to 90 g/m2) 17 lb (64 g/m2) Label weight Width 8.5 ± 0.12 inch (216 ± 3 mm) Thickness 0.0028 to 0.0035 inch (0.07 to 0.
EPSON FX-980 Roll paper Printable Area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards A A B B A printable area printable area B printable area A B A A The minimum top and bottom margins are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm). A The minimum top and bottom margins (above and below the perforation) are 0.17 inch (4 mm). B The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm). The maximum printable width is 8 inches (203 mm). B The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm). The maximum width is 10.
EPSON FX-980 LF/FF button Control Panel Buttons and Lights ❏ Feeds paper line by line when pressed quickly. ❏ Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down. Load/Eject button Font button ❏ Loads a single sheet of paper. ❏ Ejects a single sheet of paper when a sheet is loaded. Font lights ❏ Loads continuous paper from the standby position. Indicate which font is selected.
EPSON FX-980 State of Beep Problem panel lights pattern Solution Paper Positions n Paper Out n Pause Top-of-Form Position ••• No paper is loaded in the selected paper source. Load paper in the printer. Then press the Pause button to turn off the Pause light, if necessary. ••• The top-of-form position is where the printer starts printing on single sheets or continuous paper. The paper is not loaded correctly. Remove your paper and reload it.
EPSON FX-980 Using a push tractor Using a pull tractor If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for example, if you are printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is best to use a push tractor. This allows you to use the tear-off edge to easily tear off printed sheets of continuous paper at the perforation. When continuous paper is loaded on a push tractor, you can also load single sheets from the paper guide without removing the continuous paper from the tractor.
EPSON FX-980 Using the push and pull tractors in combination Printing on Single Sheets You can improve paper feeding and reduce paper jams by using two tractors at the same time. This is especially helpful for printing on continuous preprinted forms, multipart forms or labels, and for printing high-quality graphics.
EPSON FX-980 Paper Thickness Lever Positions You can load continuous paper in the printer from various paper sources, such as the rear or front push tractors. Use the paper release lever to indicate the paper source you want to use. The table below describes each paper release lever position. The paper thickness lever allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper. The paper thickness lever is located under the printer cover.
EPSON FX-980 You load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper, except you must set the paper thickness lever to 2 before printing. Paper Handling Loading Multipart Forms Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear paper slot because the paper path from the rear slot is curved; labels may come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. You can use carbonless multipart forms of up to seven parts (the original plus up to six copies).
EPSON FX-980 Using the Front Push Tractor Loading paper onto the front push tractor To use the front push tractor, load continuous paper in the front slot. For more information on when to use the front push tractor, see “Available Paper Paths” on page 7. To load paper onto the front push tractor, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Open the front paper guide by pulling the tab at the center of the guide.
EPSON FX-980 4. Slide the left sprocket to the left margin of your paper using the arrow mark inside the printer. (Printing starts at the arrow mark.) Then pull the lever forward to lock it in place. 8. Attach the front paper guide by sliding it along the mounting slots. Then close the front paper guide. 9. Slide the edge guides to the middle of the top paper guide base. Lift the center section of the paper guide base up and lay it flat.
EPSON FX-980 Removing a printed document from the front push tractor 4. Press the tractor lock tabs, tilt the tractor up, and lift it out of the printer. To remove the printed document, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the Tear/Off Bin lights are flashing. (This indicates your paper is at the current tear-off position.) You may need to press the Tear Off/Bin button. 2. Open the paper guide cover, and tear off the printed document using the tear-off edge of the printer. tear-off edge 5.
EPSON FX-980 To load paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps: 4. Slide the left sprocket to the left margin of the paper using the scale on the printer. (Printing starts at the arrow mark.) Then push the lever back to lock it in place. 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Open the paper guide cover (➀) and remove the paper guide (➁). front of the printer 2. Set the paper release lever to the rear push tractor position.
EPSON FX-980 Removing a printed document from the rear push tractor 9. Slide the edge guides (➀) to the middle of the paper guide base. Then close the paper guide cover (➁). To remove the printed document, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the Tear Off/Bin lights are flashing. (This indicates your paper is at the current tear-off position.) You may need to press the Tear Off/Bin button to advance the paper to the tear-off position. 2.
EPSON FX-980 Using the Tractor in the Pull Position 3. Lower the tractor into the mounting slots (➀), and press down both ends (➁) of the tractor to make sure that it is firmly seated. Using the tractor in the pull position is ideal for printing on thick and heavy continuous paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels. However, you cannot use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor.
EPSON FX-980 4. Release the left and right sprockets by pulling the sprocket lock levers forward. 8. Insert the paper into the front, bottom, or rear paper slot until it emerges between the platen and the ribbon guide. Then pull the paper until the perforation between the first and second page is even with the top of the ribbon. Before you load paper in the front slot, remove the front paper guide. Then load paper, printable side up. front Load paper in the bottom slot, printable side up (forward). 5.
EPSON FX-980 Removing the paper from the pull tractor 11. Turn on the printer. Remove any slack in the paper and adjust the top-of-form position by pressing the LF/FF button or using the micro adjust feature. (To use the micro adjust feature, see “Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position” on page 21.) The printer will start printing at the current position without advancing the paper. 1. After you finish printing, tear off the supply of paper at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.
EPSON FX-980 Removing the pull tractor 4. Turn on the printer. Press the Load/Eject button to advance the paper to the top-of-form position. Then press the LF/FF button until the perforation between the first and second page is even with the top of the ribbon. To remove the tractor from the pull position, follow these steps: 1. Remove any paper loaded on the pull tractor. 2. Turn off the printer. Then remove the printer cover and lift the paper guide up and off the printer.
EPSON FX-980 Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position The top-of-form position is where the printer will start printing on the page. If your printing appears too high or low, follow the steps below to use the micro adjust feature to adjust the top-ofform position. With the push tractor installed, you can easily switch back and forth between printing on continuous paper and printing on single sheets without removing or reloading paper.
EPSON FX-980 Using the Tear Off/Bin button To adjust the top-of-form position for continuous paper loaded on the pull tractor, see the following example: After your document prints, check that the Tear Off/Bin lights are not flashing. Then press the Tear Off/Bin button. The Tear Off/Bin lights start flashing and the paper advances to the tearoff edge. First mark a point 0.26 inch (6.
EPSON FX-980 4. Press the LF/FF D button to feed the paper backward, or press the Load/Eject U button to feed the paper forward until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge. 3. Slide the print head to the ribbon installation position (the indented portion of the paper tension unit) by hand. ribbon installation position tear-off edge The printer has a minimum and maximum tear-off position.
EPSON FX-980 6. Hold the cartridge with the ribbon tightening knob up. Fit the two front notches (➀) over the small pegs on each side of the printer as shown. Then lay the cartridge flat so that the rear notches (➁) fit over the corresponding pegs. 10. Slide the print head from side to side to make sure it moves smoothly. 11. Replace the printer cover. Clearing Paper Jams 7. Gently press down on the cartridge until both ends click into place. To clear a paper jam, follow these steps: 8.
EPSON FX-980 Changing Default Settings Your Printer’s Default Settings Follow the steps below to enter the default setting mode and change the printer’s default settings. The default settings control many printer functions. While you can often set these functions through your application software or printer driver, you may need to change a default setting from the printer’s control panel using the default setting mode.
EPSON FX-980 2. To run the test using the Draft font, hold down the LF/FF button while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer. To run the test using the printer’s letter-quality fonts, hold down the Load/Eject button while you turn on the printer. Either self test can help you determine the source of your printing problem; however, the draft test prints faster than the letter-quality test.
EPSON FX-980 3. Open a software application and send a print job to the printer. Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format. 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. You will 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.