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L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Front p a ss 5 FCC Complia nce Sta tement For United Sta tes Users This equipm ent has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d evice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provid e reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resid ential installation.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 R Front p a ss 5 Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manu factu rer: Ad d ress: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Ow a 3-chom e, Suw a-shi, N agano-ken 392 Jap an Rep resentative: Ad d ress: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Prof. J. H .
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Front p a ss 5 Safety Information Important Sa fety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all w arnings and instru ctions m arked on the p rinter. iv ❏ Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a rad iator or heat sou rce. ❏ Place the p rinter on a flat su rface. The p rinter w ill not op erate p rop erly if it is tilted or at an angle. ❏ Do not block or cover the openings in the printer ’s cabinet.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 ❏ R Front p a ss 5 Unp lu g the p rinter and refer servicing to qualified service p ersonnel u nd er the follow ing cond itions: If the p ow er cord or plug is damaged ; if liquid has entered the p rinter; if the p rinter has been d ropped or the cabinet d amaged; if the p rinter d oes not op erate norm ally or exhibits a d istinct change in p erform ance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Front p a ss 5 For United Kingdom Users Use of options Ep son (UK) Lim ited shall not be liable against any d am ages or p roblem s arising from the use of any options or consum able products other than those d esignated as Original EPSON Prod u cts or EPSON Ap p roved Prod u cts by Epson (UK) Lim ited. Sa fety informa tion w W arning: This appliance must be earthed.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 R Front p a ss 5 Contents Introduction Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Op tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H ow to Use This Manu al . . . . Warnings, Cau tions, and N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 Unp acking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . Assem bling the Printer . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p te r 3 Rev.C Front p a ss 5 Pa per Ha ndling Selecting a Pap er-Feed ing Method . . . . . . . . . . . . Pap er-feed ing m ethod s and p ap er typ es . . . . . . Setting the p ap er release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . Ad ju sting the Pap er Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . Using Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Continu ou s Pap er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positioning you r continu ou s p ap er su p p ly . . . .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p te r 5 Using Printer Options Cu t-Sheet Feed ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the cu t-sheet feed er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Load ing p ap er from the cu t-sheet feed er . . . . . . . . Sw itching betw een the tractor and the cu t-sheet feed er Load ing p ap er m anu ally from the sheet gu id e . . . . Roll Pap er H old er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the roll p ap er hold er . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Ap p end ix A Front p a ss 5 Specifica tions Technical Sp ecifications . . . . . . . . . . . Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pap er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environm ental . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety ap p rovals . . . . . . . . . . . . CE m arking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel Interface Sp ecifications . . . . . . Forw ard channel . . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Ap p end ix C R Front p a ss 5 Conta cting Customer Support For United States Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic su p p ort services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For United Kingd om and the Rep u blic of Ireland Users Enqu iry Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cu stom er Su p p ort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faxon EPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Introd uc tion p a ss 5 Introduction You r new EPSON ® 24-p in d ot m atrix p rinter offers high p erform ance w ith a w id e range of featu res in a com p act d esign. You w ill find the sam e high-qu ality p rinting and ease of op eration you have com e to exp ect from EPSON p rinters.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Introd uc tion p a ss 5 ❏ Softw are, inclu d ing a p rinter d river and a rem ote control p anel u tility, that lets you change p rinter settings qu ickly and easily ❏ Bid irectional com m u nication w ith IEEE 1284 N ibble Mod e su p p ort. Options The follow ing op tions are available for you r p rinter: 2 ❏ H igh Cap acity (C80678✽) and Second Bin (C80679✽) cu t-sheet feed ers.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Introd uc tion p a ss 5 How to Use This Manua l This m anu al p rovid es illu strated , step -by-step instru ctions for setting u p and op erating you r p rinter. Chap ter 1 contains inform ation on u np acking, setting u p , and connecting the p rinter. Be su re to read this chap ter first.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Introd uc tion p a ss 5 Wa rnings, Cautions, a nd Notes This gu id e u ses the follow ing conventions: w c W arnings must be followed to avoid bodily injury. Caut ions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Not es contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 1 1 Setting Up the Printer Unp acking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Assem bling the Printer . . . . . . . Installing the knob . . . . . . . Installing the ribbon cartrid ge Attaching the p ap er gu id e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 This chap ter d escribes how to set u p you r p rinter and connect it to you r com p u ter. Unpa cking the Printer Besid es this gu id e, you r p rinter box shou ld inclu d e an EPSON p rinter d river d isk, a N otice Sheet, and the follow ing item s: p a p er g uid e p rinter kno b rib b o n c a rtrid g e p o wer c ord Not e: Depending on your printer model, the power cord may be permanently attached to the printer.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 R Save all p acking and p rotective m aterials in case you need to ship the p rinter in the fu tu re. It shou ld alw ays be transp orted in its original p ackaging or equ ivalent m aterials. c Caut ion: ❏ Be sure to remove all protective materials before you turn on the printer. ❏ There are several models of the printer designed for different voltages, and it is not possible to adjust the printer for use at another voltage.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 Not e for French-speaking users: Placez l’im p rim ante p rès d ’u ne p rise d e contact où la fiche p eu t être d ébranchée facilem ent. ❏ Avoid electrical ou tlets controlled by w all sw itches or au tom atic tim ers. An interru p tion in p ow er can erase inform ation in the m em ory of you r p rinter or com p u ter. Also avoid ou tlets on the sam e circu it as large m otors or other ap p liances that can cau se voltage flu ctu ations.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 R Assembling the Printer 1 Insta lling the knob Insert the knob into the hole on the sid e of the p rinter and rotate it slow ly u ntil it slip s onto the shaft. Then firm ly p u sh in the knob.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 Insta lling the ribbon ca rtridge Before installing the ribbon cartrid ge, m ake su re that the p ow er cord is not p lu gged into an electrical ou tlet. To install the ribbon cartrid ge, rem ove it from its p ackaging and then follow these step s: 1. Op en the p rinter cover by gently lifting u p the notch on its left sid e. A4,54 w 1-6 W arning: N ever move the print head while the printer is turned on; this can damage the printer.
2. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 R Slid e the p rint head to the m id d le p osition w here the front m etal p late is ind ented as show n below . 1 A5 3. Tu rn the ribbon-tightening knob in the d irection of the arrow to take u p any slack in the ribbon.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 4. H old the ribbon cartrid ge w ith the exp osed ribbon d ow n and the ribbon-tightening knob facing you , and gu id e the ribbon u nd er the p rint head . Then snap the cartrid ge into p lace so that the tabs on both sid es of the cartrid ge fit into the notches in the cartrid ge hold er. A52 5. Tu rn the ribbon-tightening knob again to rem ove any slack in the ribbon and to m ake su re the ribbon m oves freely. A53 6.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 R Atta ching the pa per guide To attach the p ap er gu id e, slid e the slots on the p ap er gu id e all the w ay onto the m ou nting p egs in the p rinter as show n below . 1 A9 Plugging in the Printer 1. Make su re the p rinter is tu rned off. The p rinter is off w hen the top of the Op era te bu tton is flu sh w ith the raised tabs on either sid e of the bu tton. 2.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer To connect you r com p u ter to you r p rinter’s bu ilt-in p arallel interface, you need a shield ed , tw isted -p air p arallel cable w ith a D-SUB, 25-p in, m ale connector for you r com p u ter and a 36-p in Centronics ® com p atible connector for the p rinter.
3. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 1 p a ss 5 R Squ eeze the w ire clip s together u ntil they lock in p lace on both sid es of the connector. 1 A11 4. If you r cable has a grou nd w ire, connect it to the p rinter’s grou nd connector as show n below . A12 5. Plu g the other end of the cable into the com p u ter. (If the cable has a grou nd w ire at the com p u ter end , attach it to the grou nd connector at the back of the com p u ter.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 2 Setting Up Your Softwa re 2 For Wind ow s 95 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the p rinter d river u sing p lu g-and -p lay Installing the p rinter d river u sing My Com p u ter Using the p rinter d river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2 2-4 2-6 For Wind ow s 3.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 The EPSON p rinter d river d isk that com es w ith you r p rinter inclu d es the p rinter d river softw are and a p rinter u tility. A p rinter d river is softw are that allow s you r com p u ter to control the p rinter. You need to install the p rinter d river so you r softw are ap p lications can take fu ll ad vantage of the p rinter’s cap abilities.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 3. First tu rn on you r p rinter and then tu rn on the com p u ter. You r com p u ter begins load ing Wind ow s 95. 4. If you u se a p assw ord , enter it at the p rom p t. You see the N ew H ard w are Fou nd screen. R 2 Not e: If you do not see the N ew Hardware Found screen, follow the instructions under “Installing the printer driver using M y Computer” on page 2-4. 5. Make su re the screen d isp lays you r p rinter m od el nam e.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 Insta lling the printer driver using My Computer If you have trou ble installing the p rinter d river u sing the p lu g-and -p lay featu re, follow the step s below to install it. 1. Make su re Wind ow s 95 is ru nning. 2. Dou ble-click the My Comp uter icon. 3. Click Printers. 4. Dou ble-click the Ad d Printer icon. You see the Ad d Printer Wizard screen. fig 2 2-4 5. Click the Next bu tton. 6.
7. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 R Click the Ha ve Disk bu tton to ind icate you w ill install the d river su p p lied w ith you r p rinter. The follow ing screen ap p ears: 2 fig 4 8. Insert the p rinter d river d isk in a d isk d rive. 9. If you inserted the d isk in d rive A, click OK. Otherw ise, change the d rive letter in the Cop y m anu factu rer’s files from box and click OK. 10. Select EPSON LQ-670 ESC/ P 2, and click the Next bu tton. 11.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 12. You can typ e a u niqu e nam e for the p rinter in the Printer nam e box. We recom m end that you keep the m od el nam e as show n. Select the Yes or No rad io bu tton to ind icate w hether you w ant to u se the p rinter as the d efau lt p rinter for Wind ow s 95 ap p lications. 13. Click Finish .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 R Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications When you access the p rinter d river from a Wind ow s ap p lication, any settings you m ake ap p ly only to the ap p lication you are u sing. The access m ethod exp lained below is typ ical for m any Wind ow s ap p lications, bu t the w ay you access you r p rinter d river m ay d iffer d ep end ing on you r ap p lication. See you r ap p lication m anu al for d etails.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 Checking a nd cha nging printer driver settings Before p rinting, check that the p rinter d river settings on the Pap er and Grap hics m enu s are ap p rop riate for the kind of d ocu m ent you w ant to p rint, and change settings as need ed . When you are finished m aking changes, click OK to ap p ly the settings, or click Restore Defa ults to retu rn the settings to their factory d efau lts.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 R For Windows 3.1 Users Insta lling the printer driver using Progra m Ma na ger 2 Follow the step s below to install the p rinter d river for Wind ow s 3.1. 1. Make su re Wind ow s 3.1 is ru nning and the Program Manager w ind ow is op en. 2. Insert the p rinter d river d isk in a d isk d rive. 3. Choose Run from the File m enu . The follow ing d ialog box ap p ears: new-1 4. Typ e A:\ SETUP (or B:\ SETUP) and click OK.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 Wind ow s w ill now u se the LQ-670 as its d efau lt p rinter on p ort LPT1. If you need to change the d efau lt p rinter or the p ort assignm ent, u se the Control Panel Printers u tility. Using the printer driver Before you start p rinting, you shou ld m ake su re that the p rinter d river settings m atch you r d ocu m ent requ irem ents.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 R Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel When you access the p rinter d river from the Wind ow s 3.1 Control Panel, the settings you m ake ap p ly to any Wind ow s ap p lications you op en afterw ard . To access the p rinter d river from the Control Panel, follow these step s: 2 1. In the Main w ind ow , d ou ble-click the Control Pa nel icon. 2. Dou ble-click the Printers icon. The Printers d ialog box ap p ears. 3.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 ❏ Pap er Sou rce Click the p ap er sou rce you w ant to u se. ❏ Orientation Select Portra it or La nd sc a p e . The d iagram on the screen changes accord ing to the orientation you select. To access the follow ing settings from you r ap p lication, you m ay need to click Printer, Setup , Op tions, or som e com bination of these bu ttons. If you accessed the d river from the Control Panel, click Op tions to access these settings.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 R Choose the EPSON LQ-670 p rinter at the ap p rop riate step in the p roced u re.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 2 p a ss 5 Using the EPSON Remote! printer utility The EPSON Rem ote! u tility is inclu d ed w ith the p rinter. This u tility allow s you to change the p rinter’s d efau lt settings from you r com p u ter. Installing the printer utility Follow the step s below to install the EPSON Rem ote! u tility. 1. Insert the p rinter d river d isk in a d isk d rive. 2. At the DOS p rom p t, typ e A:\ SETUP (or B:\ SETUP) and p ress Enter. 3.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 3 Pa per Ha ndling Selecting a Pap er-Feed ing Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Pap er-feed ing m ethod s and p ap er typ es . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Setting the p ap er release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Ad ju sting the Pap er Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Using Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 You r p rinter can p rint on a w id e variety of p ap er typ es, inclu d ing single sheets, continu ou s p ap er, m u lti-p art form s, labels, envelop es, p ostcard s, and roll p ap er. This chap ter exp lains how to u se these p ap er typ es w ith you r p rinter. Not e: See A ppendix A for detailed specifications on the paper types the printer can use.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Pa per-feeding methods a nd pa per types The table below show s w hich p ap er-feed ing m ethod to select for each p ap er typ e. You u se the p ap er release lever to select the p ap er-feed ing m ethod : for tractor feed ing or feed ing, as d escribed in the next section.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 Setting the pa per relea se lever You u se the p ap er release lever to set the p ap er p ath you w ant the p rinter to u se. The p ap er release lever has tw o p ositions: tractor feed ing and for for single-sheet feed ing, as exp lained below .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Adjusting the Pa per Thickness Lever You need to set the p ap er thickness lever to m atch the thickness of you r p ap er. When you p rint on ord inary single-sheet or continu ou s p ap er, set the lever to the “0” p osition on the scale as show n below .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 The follow ing table p rovid es gu id elines for selecting the ap p rop riate lever p osition for the typ e of p ap er you are u sing.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Follow these step s to load single sheets: 1. Make su re that the p rinter is off and the p ap er gu id e is attached as d escribed in Chap ter 1. Then close the sp rocket covers and p u sh d ow n the sp rocket lock levers to lock the sp rocket u nits in p lace. 3 A14 2. Set the p ap er release lever to the single-sheet p osition as show n below .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 4. Slid e the right ed ge gu id e u ntil it rests against the gu id e m ark, as show n below . A16 g uid e ma rk 5. While ad ju sting the left ed ge gu id e to m atch the w id th of you r p ap er, insert a sheet of p ap er betw een the ed ge gu id es u ntil it m eets resistance. Be su re to load you r p ap er p rintable sid e u p . After a few second s, the p rinter au tom atically ad vances the p ap er to the load ing p osition.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R After p rinting a sheet, the p rinter ejects the p rinted sheet onto the p ap er gu id e and the Pa p er Out and Pa use lights com e on. If you are p rinting a m u ltip le-p age d ocu m ent, rem ove the p rinted sheet and insert a new sheet into the p ap er gu id e. The p rinter au tom atically ad vances the p ap er and resu m es p rinting. Not e: If the printer does not eject the printed sheet, press the Loa d / Ejec t button.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 Positioning your continuous pa per supply When you load continu ou s p ap er, m ake su re you align you r p ap er su p p ly w ith the tractor so the p ap er feed s sm oothly into the p rinter, as show n below .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Loa ding continuous pa per with the tra ctor 1. Make su re the p rinter is tu rned off. Set the p ap er release lever to the tractor p osition, as show n below . Also m ake su re the p ap er thickness lever is set to “0” if you are u sing ord inary continu ou s p ap er. 3 A20 2. Slid e the ed ge gu id es as far ap art as they go.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 3. Release the sp rocket lock levers by p u shing them u p . A22 4. Facing the back of the p rinter, p osition the left sp rocket u nit so that the sp rocket p ins are to the left of the “0” on the scale and the arrow m ark on the p rinter. Then p u sh d ow n the lock lever to lock the sp rocket in p lace. a rrow ma rk A23 sc a le Not e: Printing starts at the arrow mark on the printer and the “0” mark on the scale.
5. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Slid e the right sp rocket u nit to rou ghly m atch the w id th of you r p ap er, bu t d o not lock it. 3 6. A24 Slid e the p ap er su p p ort m id w ay betw een the tw o sp rocket u nits.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 7. Op en the sp rocket covers. A26 8. Fit the first three holes of the continu ou s p ap er over the sp rocket p ins on both sid es. Be su re to load you r p ap er p rintable sid e u p . A27 c 3-14 Caut ion: M ake sure the first sheet of your continuous paper has a clean, straight edge so that it can feed smoothly into the printer.
9. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Close the sp rocket covers. If necessary, u nlock and rep osition the left sp rocket u nit so that the p erforation aligns w ith the arrow m ark on the p rinter. Then lock the sp rocket in p lace. 3 A28 10. Slid e the right sp rocket u nit to rem ove any slack in the p ap er. Then p u sh d ow n the sp rocket lock lever to lock the sp rocket in p lace.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 11. Press the Op era te bu tton to tu rn on the p rinter. When the p rinter receives d ata, it au tom atically load s the p ap er before p rinting. When u sing continu ou s p ap er, you can u se the tear-off fu nction to tear off p rinted p ages and save the blank p ages that are u su ally w asted betw een p rint jobs. For m ore inform ation, see the next section.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R If the p erforation betw een p ages is not aligned w ith the tear-off ed ge, you can ad ju st the tear-off p osition u sing the m icro-ad ju st featu re as d escribed later in this chap ter. c Caut ion: N ever use the tear-off function to feed labels backwards; they may come off their backing and jam the printer.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 2. Tear off all p rinted p ages. If the p erforation is not aligned w ith the tear-off ed ge, ad ju st the tear-off p osition u sing the m icro-ad ju st featu re. See “Ad ju sting the tear-off p osition” later in this chap ter. A-31 3. When you resu m e p rinting, the p rinter feed s the p ap er back to the top -of-form p osition and begins p rinting.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R For instru ctions on how to activate the au to tear-off fu nction, see “Using the Defau lt-Setting Mod e” in Chap ter 4 or op en the EPSON Rem ote! u tility as d escribed in Chap ter 2 and follow the on-screen instru ctions. While u sing the d efau lt-setting m od e or the u tility, also m ake su re the p age length is set correctly for you r continu ou s p ap er.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 Removing continuous pa per 1. After you finish p rinting, p ress the Tea r Off/ Bin bu tton. The p rinter ad vances the p ap er to the tear-off p osition. Not e: W hen the auto tear-off function is on, the printer advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position automatically. Y ou can turn on the auto tear-off function by using the printer’s default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R You can load single-sheet m u lti-p art form s from the p ap er gu id e or w ith the op tional cu t-sheet feed er. For instru ctions, see “Using Single Sheets” on p age 3-6 or “Load ing p ap er from the cu t-sheet feed er” in Chap ter 5. You can load continu ou s m u lti-p art form s in the sam e w ay as you load ord inary continu ou s p ap er. For instru ctions, see “Using Continu ou s Pap er” earlier in this chap ter.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 c 3-22 Caut ion: ❏ W hen 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 A ppendix A . ❏ Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Using Envelopes You can p rint on a variety of envelop es, load ing them in the sam e w ay as you load single sheets: from the p ap er gu id e or w ith the op tional cu t-sheet feed er. For inform ation on load ing envelop es, read this section and see “Using Single Sheets” earlier in this chap ter or “Load ing p ap er from the cu t-sheet feed er” in Chap ter 5.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 Using Postca rds You can p rint on a variety of p ostcard s, load ing them in the sam e w ay as you load single sheets: from the p ap er gu id e or w ith the op tional cu t-sheet feed er. (For instru ctions on load ing single sheets, read this section and see “Using Single Sheets” on p age 3-6 or “Load ing p ap er from the cu t-sheet feed er” in Chap ter 5.) Before p rinting, set the p ap er thickness lever to “2.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Switching Between Continuous Pa per and Single Sheets When u sing the tractor, you can easily sw itch betw een continu ou s p ap er and single sheets (inclu d ing envelop es or p ostcard s) w ithou t rem oving the continu ou s p ap er from the tractor. 3 Switching to single sheets To sw itch from continu ou s p ap er to single sheets, follow the step s below . 1.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 4. Move the p ap er release lever back to the single-sheet p osition. A32 N ow you can load single sheets from the p ap er gu id e. For instru ctions, see “Using Single Sheets” on p age 3-6. Switching to continuous pa per To sw itch from single sheets to continu ou s p ap er, follow the step s below . 3-26 1. If necessary, p ress the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to eject the last p rinted single sheet. 2.
3. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Move the p ap er release lever forw ard to the tractor p osition. 3 The p rinter au tom atically ad vances the continu ou s p ap er from the stand by p osition to the load ing p osition w hen it receives d ata. Using Micro Adjust The m icro-ad ju st featu re allow s you to m ove p ap er forw ard or backw ard in 1/ 180-inch increm ents. You can u se this featu re to ad ju st the load ing, p rinting, and tear-off p ositions.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 1. Make su re the p rinter is tu rned on. If necessary, lift u p the p rinter cover so you can see the p ap er p osition. 2. Load either continu ou s or single-sheet p ap er. (Press the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to load continu ou s p ap er or a single-sheet from the op tional cu t-sheet feed er.) 3. H old d ow n the Pa use bu tton for abou t three second s. The Pa use light starts flashing and the p rinter enters the m icro-ad ju st m od e. 4.
❏ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R 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. ra ised line 3 5. After you set the load ing p osition, p ress the Pa use bu tton to tu rn off m icro-ad ju st m od e.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 2. H old d ow n the Pa use bu tton for abou t three second s. The Pa use light begins flashing and the p rinter enters the m icro-ad ju st m od e. 3. If necessary, op en the p rinter cover to check the p rinting p osition, and p ress the LF/ FF [D] bu tton to feed p ap er forw ard or the Loa d / Ejec t [U] bu tton to feed p ap er backw ard . A34 4.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 R Adjusting the tea r-off position If you r p ap er p erforation is not aligned w ith the tear-off ed ge, you can u se the m icro-ad ju st featu re to m ove the p erforation to the tear-off p osition as follow s: 1. Make su re both Tea r Off/ Bin lights are flashing (the p ap er is at the cu rrent tear-off p osition). You m ay need to p ress the Tea r Off/ Bin bu tton. 3 A35-2 2. H old d ow n the Pa use bu tton for abou t three second s.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5 3. Press the LF/ FF [D] bu tton to feed p ap er forw ard , or p ress the Loa d / Ejec t [U] bu tton to feed p ap er backw ard , u ntil the p ap er p erforation is aligned w ith the tear-off ed ge. A36 Not e: 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. 4. Tear off the p rinted p ages. 5.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 4 Using the Control Panel Basic Control Panel Fu nctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Bu ttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Ad vanced Control Panel Fu nctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 This chap ter exp lains how you can u se the control p anel to control the basic op eration of the p rinter and to p erform m ore ad vanced op erations, su ch as m aking changes to d efau lt settings or activating the p rinter’s qu iet m od e. Ba sic Control Pa nel Functions The ind icator lights on the control p anel let you m onitor the cu rrent statu s of the p rinter, and the bu ttons let you control m any p rinter op erations.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R Lights Pa p er Out (red ) On w hen the p rinter ru ns ou t of p ap er. Flashes w hen the p ap er is jam m ed . Pa use (orange) On w hen the p rinter is not read y to p rint d ata, p ap er is ou t or jam m ed , or you p ress the Pa use bu tton to p au se p rinting. Flashes w hen the p rinter is in m icro-ad ju st m od e or the p rint head is too hot.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 Tea r Off/ Bin (tw o lights, green) The p rinter u ses the tw o Tea r Off/ Bin lights to ind icate the follow ing: f f o n n o n n The p erforation of you r continu ou s p ap er is at the tear-off p osition. The op tional high-cap acity cu t-sheet feed er (bin 1 of the d ou ble-bin feed er) is selected . The op tional second -bin cu t-sheet feed er (bin 2 of the d ou ble-bin feed er) is selected .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R LF/ FF (line feed / form feed ) Press this bu tton briefly to feed the p ap er forw ard one line. H old it d ow n to eject a single sheet or ad vance continu ou s p ap er to the top of the next p age. You can also u se this bu tton to load a single sheet of p ap er from the op tional cu t-sheet feed er or to feed continu ou s p ap er from the stand by p osition to the load ing p osition.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 Font Sa mple Dra ft Ro ma n Sa ns Se rif Courie r Prestig e Sc rip t OCR-B* Ora tor* Ora tor-S* Sc rip t C* Ro ma n T* Sa ns Se rif H* * If o ne of the se fonts is sele c te d , a ll thre e Font lig hts o n the c ontrol p a nel a re on to ind ic a te tha t the c urre nt font w a s se t in the d efa ult-se tting m od e o r the EPSON Rem ote! utility.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R When the op tional cu t-sheet feed er is installed , p ress this bu tton to select the cu t-sheet feed er bin you w ant to u se. Select Bin 1 to u se the high-cap acity cu t-sheet feed er, and select Bin 1 or Bin 2 to u se the d ou ble-bin cu t-sheet feed er. To p rint on p ostcard s, select Ca rd m od e by p ressing this bu tton u ntil both Tea r Off/ Bin lights are on.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 Bid irec tiona l a d justment = Pa use Tu rns on the bid irectional ad ju stm ent m od e, w hich allow s you to correct p rinting alignm ent p roblem s. See “Using Bid irectional Ad ju stm ent” in Chap ter 7 for d etails. Hex d ump = Loa d / Ejec t + LF/ FF Prints the d ata sent to the p rinter in hexad ecim al cod e, w hich help s exp erienced u sers d eterm ine the sou rce of som e p rinting p roblem s.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R Using the Defa ult-Setting Mode The d efau lt settings control m any p rinter fu nctions. While you can often set these fu nctions throu gh you r softw are or p rinter d river, you m ay som etim es need to change a d efau lt setting from the p rinter ’s control p anel u sing the d efau lt-setting m od e. For a d etailed d escrip tion of the settings you can change in the d efau lt-settings m od e, see the next section.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 Option Settings Cha ra c ter ta b le Sta nd a rd mo d e l: Ita lic , PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Ab ic o mp , ISO La tin 1, Ro ma n 8 All o ther mo d e ls: Ita lic , PC437, PC437 Gree k, PC850, PC852, PC853, PC855, PC857, PC864, PC866, PC869, ISO La tin 1T, ISO 8859-7, MAZOWIA, Co d e MJK, Bulg a ria , Esto nia , PC774, ISO 8859-2, PC866 LAT. Inte rna tiona l c ha ra c ter se t fo r Ita lic ta b le Ita lic U.S.A.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R Skip-over-perforation This featu re is available only w hen continu ou s p ap er is selected . When you tu rn on this featu re, the p rinter p rovid es a one-inch (25.4 m m ) m argin betw een the last line p rinted on one p age and the first line p rinted on the next p age.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 I/ F (interfa ce) mode The p rinter has sp ace for one op tional interface in ad d ition to its bu ilt-in p arallel interface. You can choose au tom atic, p arallel, or op tional for the interface m od e. When you select au to, the p rinter au tom atically selects the interface that is receiving d ata, and u ses that interface u ntil the end of the p rint job.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R 0 sla sh The zero character has a slash (0) w hen this featu re is on; it has no slash (0) w hen this featu re is off. The slash allow s you to easily d istingu ish betw een an u p p ercase letter “O” and a zero. High speed dra ft In high sp eed d raft m od e, the p rinter p rints u p to 300 cp s (characters p er second ) at 10 cp i (characters p er inch) w hen the Draft font is selected .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 AGM (Alterna te Gra phics Mode) When AGM is on, the p rinter can u se ad vanced grap hics com m and s like those available in ESC/ P 2 m od e. This featu re is available only in IBM em u lation m od e. The d efau lt setting is Off. Font In the d efau lt-setting m od e, you can select from these six fonts: OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Scrip t C, Rom an T, and Sans Serif H .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 R 1. Make su re p ap er is load ed , then tu rn off the p rinter. While hold ing d ow n the Font bu tton, p ress the Op era te bu tton to tu rn on the p rinter. The p rinter enters the d efau lt-setting m od e and p rints the langu age selection sheet. 2. Press the Font bu tton u ntil the Font lights ind icate the langu age you w ant, as d escribed on the langu age selection sheet. 3.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5 Using Quiet Mode In qu iet m od e, the p rinter m akes less noise w hen it p rints. H ow ever, p rinting in qu iet m od e red u ces the p rinting sp eed . To tu rn on qu iet m od e, hold d ow n the Font and Cond ensed bu ttons and p ress the Op era te bu tton to tu rn on the p rinter. To tu rn off qu iet m od e, p ress the Op era te bu tton to tu rn off the p rinter.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 5 Using Printer Options Cu t-Sheet Feed ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the cu t-sheet feed er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Load ing p ap er from the cu t-sheet feed er . . . . . . . . Sw itching betw een the tractor and the cu t-sheet feed er Load ing p ap er m anu ally from the sheet gu id e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 This chap ter d escribes how to u se op tional equ ip m ent w ith you r p rinter, inclu d ing cu t-sheet feed ers, a roll p ap er hold er, and interface card s. Cut-Sheet Feeders Tw o cu t-sheet feed ers are available for u se w ith you r p rinter: Printer model High ca pa city (bin 1) Second bin (bin 2) LQ-670 C80678✽ C80679✽ The a sterisk (✽) is a sub stitute fo r the la st d ig it, whic h va ries b y c ountry.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R You can load u p to 150 single sheets of p ap er, 40 single-sheet m u lti-p art form s, 25 envelop es, or 50 p ostcard s in the high-cap acity cu t-sheet feed er (bin 1 of the d ou ble-bin feed er). You can load an ad d itional 50 single sheets in the second -bin cu t-sheet feed er (bin 2 of the d ou ble-bin feed er). With the d ou ble-bin cu t-sheet feed er, you can load tw o d ifferent typ es or sizes of p ap er at one tim e.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 3. Move the p ap er release lever to the single-sheet p osition. 4. H old the cu t-sheet feed er by p lacing you r hand s on both sid es of it. While hold ing d ow n the bu ttons on both sid es, fit the notches on each sid e of the feed er over the m ou nting p osts on the p rinter. Low er the cu t-sheet feed er u ntil it rests on the p rinter. A55new 5-4 5. Rem ove the p ap er gu id e from the front of the p rinter.
7. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Pu ll ou t the sheet gu id e extension u ntil it is fu lly extend ed . (If you d o not p lan to stack the p rinted sheets, you d o not need to p erform this step .) A56 5 8. If you are p rinting on long p ap er, op en the extension flap at the center of the sheet gu id e by lifting u p its left sid e. A57 9. Press the Op era te bu tton to tu rn on the p rinter.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 Not e: Even when you are not using the cut-sheet feeder, you can use its sheet guide instead of the standard paper guide; simply close the sheet guide’s extension flap and push in the sheet guide extension, as shown below. A58 Loa ding pa per from the cut-sheet feeder This section d escribes how to load p ap er in the high-cap acity and second -bin cu t-sheet feed ers.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Loading paper from the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder Load p ap er in the high-cap acity cu t-sheet feed er (bin 1 of the d ou ble-bin feed er) as follow s: 1. Pu ll both p ap er set levers forw ard u ntil the p ap er gu id es retract to allow p ap er load ing. A59 5 2. Release the p ap er gu id e lock levers by p u lling them forw ard .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 3. Slid e the right p ap er gu id e so that its ed ge is even w ith the gu id e m ark on the cu t-sheet feed er and p u sh back the lever to lock the p ap er gu id e in p lace. N ext, slid e the left p ap er gu id e to rou ghly m atch the w id th of you r p ap er. A61 g uid e m a rk 4. Slid e the center su p p ort m id w ay betw een the p ap er gu id es.
5. Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Fan a stack of p ap er (u p to 150 sheets); then tap the sid es and bottom of the stack on a flat su rface to even it u p . c 6. Adonis Caut ion: Do not use labels in the cut-sheet feeder. Insert the p ap er along the right p ap er gu id e and ad ju st the p osition of the left p ap er gu id e so that it m atches you r p ap er’s w id th. Make su re the p osition of the gu id e allow s the p ap er to m ove u p and d ow n freely.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 7. Pu sh back the p ap er set levers to clam p the p ap er against the gu id e rollers. A64 8. Before p rinting, m ake su re the p ap er release lever is set to the single-sheet p osition. Also set the p ap er thickness lever to the correct p osition for the p ap er load ed in the cu t-sheet feed er, as d escribed on p age 3-6.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Loading paper from the second-bin cut-sheet feeder Follow the step s below to load p ap er in the second bin of the d ou ble-bin cu t-sheet feed er. Not e: Y ou cannot use the second-bin cut-sheet feeder without the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder, although the illustrations here show only the second-bin feeder. 1.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 2. Load a fanned stack of p ap er (u p to 50 sheets), aligning the right ed ge of the p ap er w ith the right p ap er gu id e. Be su re to load the p ap er w ith the p rintable sid e u p . Ad ju st the left p ap er gu id e and center su p p ort to fit the p ap er, and then p u sh back the p ap er set levers to lock the p ap er in p lace. A66 3. Before p rinting, m ake su re the p ap er release lever is set to the single-sheet p osition.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Switching between the tra ctor a nd the cut-sheet feeder You can easily sw itch betw een continu ou s p ap er load ed from the tractor and single sheets load ed from the cu t-sheet feed er w ithou t rem oving you r continu ou s p ap er. Switching to continuous paper Follow the step s below to sw itch to continu ou s p ap er load ed from the tractor. 1.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 Loa ding pa per ma nua lly from the sheet guide The cu t-sheet feed er’s single-sheet load ing featu re allow s you to sw itch to a d ifferent typ e or size of p ap er w ithou t rep lacing the p ap er alread y in the cu t-sheet feed er or rem oving the feed er. Follow these step s: 1. Make su re that the p ap er release lever is in the single-sheet p osition. 2.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Roll Pa per Holder The op tional roll p ap er hold er (#8310) allow s you to u se you r p rinter w ith 8.5-inch roll p ap er like that u sed in telex m achines. Not e: This option is available only in some countries. Insta lling the roll pa per holder To install the roll p ap er hold er, follow the step s below . 1. Tu rn off the p rinter and m ake su re the p ap er release lever is at the single-sheet p osition. 2.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 3. Position the roll p ap er hold er beneath the p rinter as show n below . Fit the tw o holes in the roll p ap er hold er base u nd er the tw o p ositioning p egs on the bottom of the p rinter. Gently low er the p rinter so the p ositioning p egs slid e into the holes. A43 c 5-16 Caut ion: Take care not to drop the roll paper holder when lifting the printer. Only the printer’s weight holds it in place.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Loa ding a roll of pa per To load a roll of p ap er on the roll p ap er hold er, follow these step s: 1. Cu t the lead ing ed ge of the roll p ap er straight across. Slid e the roll p ap er hold er shaft throu gh the center of the p ap er roll. 4-7 5 2. Set the shaft and p ap er roll onto the roll p ap er hold er. Load the roll so the p ap er feed s from the top of the roll and the ed ge of the roll p ap er p asses u nd er the tension lever.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 3. Bring the lead ing ed ge of the p ap er u p over the p ap er p ath gu id e and insert it into the p rinter u ntil you feel resistance. The p rinter load s the roll p ap er au tom atically.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Interfa ce Cards You can u se op tional interface card s to su p p lem ent you r p rinter’s bu ilt-in p arallel interface. The EPSON interface card s below are com p atible w ith you r p rinter. (N ot all interfaces are available w orld w id e.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 2. Rem ove the screw s secu ring the shield p late to the back of the p rinter and rem ove the p late. A46 3. Slid e the interface card along the slots on both sid es of the interface com p artm ent. Firm ly p u sh in the card to m ake su re the connector at the back of the card is fu lly inserted into the p rinter ’s internal socket. Then reinsert the screw s and tighten them .
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 5 p a ss 5 R Using a seria l interfa ce ca rd (C82305✽ or C82306✽) To u se a serial interface card (C82305✽ or C82306✽ ), see the sections below to set the correct bau d rate, hand shake tim ing, and error hand ling. For all other d ata transfer conventions, su ch as w ord stru ctu re and com m u nications p rotocol, see you r interface card m anu al.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 6 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 6 Maintena nce a nd Tra nsporta tion Rep lacing the Ribbon Cartrid ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 6 p a ss 5 Replacing the Ribbon Ca rtridge If you r p rinting becom es faint, you m ay need to rep lace the ribbon cartrid ge. (See Chap ter 7, “Trou bleshooting,” for m ore inform ation.) If you d o need to rep lace the ribbon, EPSON recom m end s the u se of the EPSON Ribbon Cartrid ge (S015016) for best resu lts.
2. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 6 p a ss 5 R Make su re the p rint head is at the ribbon installation p osition (the m id d le p osition w here the front m etal p late is ind ented ), as show n below . If the p rint head is not at this p osition, m ove the p rint head to the correct p osition. Not e: The print head moves to the ribbon installation position automatically if the printer is on and no data is sent to the printer for several seconds. A49 3.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 6 p a ss 5 4. Rem ove the new ribbon cartrid ge from its p ackage and tu rn the ribbon-tightening knob in the d irection of the arrow to rem ove any slack in the ribbon. A6-2 5. H old the ribbon cartrid ge w ith the exp osed ribbon d ow n and the ribbon-tightening knob facing you , and gu id e the ribbon u nd er the p rint head .
6. Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 6 p a ss 5 R Tu rn the ribbon-tightening knob again to rem ove any slack in the ribbon and to m ake su re the ribbon m oves freely. A8 7. 6 Close the p rinter cover. To keep you r p rinter op erating at its best, you shou ld clean it thorou ghly several tim es a year. Follow these step s: 1. Tu rn off the p rinter and rem ove any p ap er as w ell as the p ap er gu id e. If an op tional cu t-sheet feed er is installed , rem ove it. 2.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 6 p a ss 5 c Caut ion: ❏ N ever use alcohol or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can damage the printer components as well as the case. ❏ Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components. ❏ Do not use a hard or abrasive brush. ❏ Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants; unsuitable oils can damage the printer mechanism. Contact your EPSON dealer if you think lubrication is needed.
_______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Cha p ter 7 7 Troubleshooting Using the Error Ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Printing a Self Test 7-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using H ex Du m p Mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 7-7 7-8 7-16 7-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24 Using Bid irectional Ad justm ent Mod e . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 This chap ter d escribes w hat you can d o if you are having problem s printing. It is d ivid ed into these sections: ❑ Using the error ind icators. This section d escribes how to u se the control panel lights as error ind icators so you can d iagnose and fix p rinter p roblem s. ❑ Printing a self test. This section exp lains how to ru n the p rinter’s self test to d eterm ine w hether the problem lies w ith the printer or the com p uter.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Using the Error Indica tors 7 You can id entify m any com m on p rinter p roblem s u sing the lights on the control panel. If your p rinter stop s w orking and one or m ore control panel lights are on or flashing, use the follow ing table to d iagnose and fix the problem . Sta te of pa nel light n Pa p er Out n Pa use Beep pa ttern Problem Solution No pa per is loa ded for the selected pa per source.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 Printing a Self Test Running the p rinter’s self test help s you d eterm ine w hether the problem com es from the p rinter or the com pu ter: ❑ If the self test results are satisfactory, the p rinter is w orking p roperly and the problem is probably cau sed by you r p rinter d river settings, app lication settings, com p uter, or interface cable. (Be su re to use a shield ed interface cable.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R After a few second s, the printer load s the p ap er autom atically, and then begins p rinting the self test. A series of characters is p rinted . 7 Not e: To temporarily stop the self test, press the Pa use button. To resume the test, press the Pa use button again. 3. To end the self test, p ress the Pa use button to stop p rinting. If paper rem ains in the p rinter, press the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to eject the p rinted p age.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 3. Open a softw are p rogram and send a print job to the p rinter. You r printer prints all the cod es it receives in hexad ecim al form at. d ump By com paring the characters p rinted in the right colu m n w ith the p rintou t of the hexad ecim al cod es, you can check the cod es being received by the printer. If characters are printable, they app ear in the right colum n as ASCII characters.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Power supply 7 The lights come on briefly but then go off and stay off. Cause What to do The p rinter’s voltage rating d oes not m atch the voltage of you r electrical ou tlet. Check the p rinter and the ou tlet voltage ratings. If the voltages d o not m atch, u np lu g the p rinter im m ed iately and contact you r d ealer. w W arning: Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet with the wrong voltage for your printer.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 Pa per ha ndling Single sheets loa ded from the pa per guide The printer does not load single-sheet paper. Cause What to do Continu ou s p ap er is in the p ap er p ath. Rem ove the continu ou s p ap er. Set the p ap er release lever to the single-sheet p osition and insert a new sheet. (See Chap ter 3 for inform ation on rem oving continu ou s p ap er.) The p ap er release lever is set to the tractor p osition.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams. What to do The p ap er gu id e is not p rop erly installed . Rem ove the p ap er gu id e and install it as d escribed in “Attaching the p ap er gu id e” in Chap ter 1. The ed ge gu id es are not p ositioned correctly. Move the ed ge gu id es so that they m atch the w id th of you r p ap er. You m ay not be u sing the right typ e of p ap er for the p rinter.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 When the printer ejects the paper, the Paper Out light flashes and the Pa use light comes on. Cause What to do The p rinter has not fu lly ejected you r p ap er. Rem ove the p ap er by hand ; the Pa p er Out light goes ou t. If you are p rinting a m u ltip le-p age d ocu m ent, insert a new sheet of p ap er into the p ap er gu id e. The Pa use light goes ou t and the p rinter au tom atically load s the p ap er and resu m es p rinting.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams. What to do The p ap er su p p ly is obstru cted . Make su re the p ap er su p p ly is not obstru cted by a cable or som e other object. The p ap er su p p ly is not aligned w ith the p rinter. Make su re you align you r p ap er su p p ly w ith the p ap er load ed in the tractor so the p ap er feed s sm oothly into the p rinter. See “Positioning you r continu ou s p ap er su p p ly” in Chap ter 3.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 The top-of-form position of your continuous paper varies w hen you print several pages. Cause What to do The p ap er size setting in you r Check the p ap er size setting in you r ap p lication or the p rinter ap p lication or the p rinter d river. d river m ay not m atch the size of the p ap er you are u sing. The p rinter’s p age length setting m ay not m atch the size of the p ap er you are u sing.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Check the “Page length for tractor” setting u sing the p rinter’s d efau lt-setting m od e or the EPSON Rem ote! u tility. See “Using the Defau lt-Setting Mod e” in Chap ter 4, or “Using the EPSON Rem ote! p rinter u tility” in Chap ter 2. The printer does not eject your continuous paper properly. Cause What to do You m ay be trying to feed too If you are u sing norm al continu ou s m u ch p ap er backw ard .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 Single sheets loa ded from the optional cut-sheet feeder The platen rotates but the cut-sheet feeder does not feed the paper. Cause What to do The cu t-sheet feed er is installed incorrectly. Reinstall it correctly . See “Installing the cu t-sheet feed er” in Chap ter 5. The p ap er release lever is set to the tractor p osition. Set the p ap er release lever to the single-sheet p osition. (See “Setting the p ap er release lever” in Chap ter 3.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R The cut-sheet feeder feeds more than one sheet at a time. 7 Cause What to do You m ay have load ed too m any sheets in the bin. Rem ove som e sheets. The high-cap acity feed er (bin 1) can hold u p to 150 sheets of stand ard bond p ap er, 40 single-sheet m u lti-p art form s, 25 p lain or bond envelop es, 30 airm ail envelop es, or 50 p ostcard s. The second -bin feed er (bin 2) can hold u p to 50 sheets of stand ard bond p ap er.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 When you try to load single-sheet paper manually, the printer loads the paper from the cut-sheet feeder. Cause What to do The p ap er w as not p rop erly load ed in the sheet gu id e. Load the p ap er in the sheet gu id e as d escribed on p age 5-14. One page of your document is printed on tw o pages. Cause What to do The p ap er size setting in you r ap p lication softw are d oes not m atch the size of the p ap er load ed in the p rinter.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R You r interface cable d oes not m eet the p rinter and / or com p u ter sp ecifications. Use an interface cable that m eets the requ irem ents of both the p rinter and com p u ter. See p age 1-10 and you r com p u ter d ocu m entation. You r softw are is not p rop erly set u p for you r p rinter. Make su re that you r p rinter is p rop erly selected in you r ap p lication softw are.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 The printer makes a strange noise and stops abruptly. Cause What to do The p ap er is jam m ed . Clear the p ap er jam as d escribed on p age 7-24. The ribbon is jam m ed becau se it has too m u ch slack or it is w orn ou t. Rem ove any slack from the ribbon by tu rning the ribbon-tightening knob, or rep lace the ribbon cartrid ge as d escribed in Chap ter 6. The printer stops printing and the Pause light flashes.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Lines of dots are missing in the printout. What to do The p rint head is d am aged . Stop p rinting and contact you r d ealer to have the p rint head rep laced . w W arning: N ever replace the print head yourself because other parts of the printer must be checked at the same time. Incorrect characters are printed. Cause What to do You r p rinter and the com p u ter m ay not be com m u nicating correctly.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 The typestyles or characters set in your application softw are cannot be printed. Cause What to do You r ap p lication softw are is not correctly configu red for you r p rinter. Make su re that you r ap p lication softw are is correctly configu red for you r p rinter. See you r ap p lication d ocu m entation. The printer does not print the font you selected using the default-setting mode, the EPSON Remote! utility, or the control panel buttons.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Check and ad ju st the m argin and load ing p osition settings in you r softw are. See the p rintable area sp ecifications in Ap p end ix A. 7 Ad ju st the load ing p osition in m icro-ad ju st m od e. H ow ever, settings m ad e in Wind ow s ap p lications overrid e settings m ad e in m icro-ad ju st m od e. See “Ad ju sting the load ing p osition” in Chap ter 3.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 The printout has extra blank lines betw een lines of text. Cause What to do Tw o line feed com m and s are being sent at the end of each line of text. Tu rn off the au to line feed op tion in the d efau lt-setting m od e or the EPSON Rem ote! u tility. See “Using the Defau lt-Setting Mod e” in Chap ter 4, or “Using the EPSON Rem ote! p rinter u tility” in Chap ter 2. The line sp ace setting in you r ap p lication softw are is incorrect.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Printing starts low er on the page than you expect, or the bottom of a page is printed at the top of the next page. Cause What to do The lines-p er-p age, top and bottom m argin, or form length setting is incorrect. Ad ju st these settings in you r ap p lication softw are, as follow s: 7 If you r ap p lication softw are has a lines-p er-p age setting, set it to 66 for letter size p ap er or 70 for A4 size p ap er.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 Clearing a Pa per Jam To clear a p ap er jam , follow these step s: 1 Press the Op era te button to turn off the printer. 2. Open the printer cover. 3. If continuous paper is load ed in the printer, rem ove it as d escribed in “Rem oving continuous paper” in Chap ter 3. If continu ou s p ap er is jam m ed in the printer, tear off the fresh sup ply at the back of the p rinter. 4.
Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Cha p ter 7 p a ss 5 R Follow the steps below to perform bid irectional ad ju stm ent. Not e: ❑ To print the instruction sheet and alignment patterns, you need four sheets of A 4 or letter size single-sheet paper or 11-inch or longer continuous paper. (See Chapter 3, “Paper Handling,” for instructions on loading single-sheet or continuous paper.) ❑ If you use single-sheet paper, be sure to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum Adonis _______ _______ _______ _______ Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 R Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Ap p end ix A Specifications Technical Sp ecifications Printing . . . . . . . Pap er . . . . . . . . Mechanical . . . . . Electrical . . . . . . Environm ental . . . Safety ap p rovals . . CE m arking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Technica l Specifica tions Printing Printing m ethod : 24-pin im pact d ot m atrix Printing sp eed : Cha ra cters per inch Qua lity 10 c p i Hig h sp ee d d ra ft Cha ra cters/ second/ line 300 10 c p i No rm a l d ra ft 250 10 c p i Le tter q ua lity 83 12 c p i Dra ft 300 12 c p i Le tter q ua lity 100 *The p a p er thic kness lever p osition or a n overhea ted p rint hea d ma y a ffec t the p rinting sp eed .
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L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Pa per Not e: Use recycled paper, labels, envelopes, and postcards only under normal temperature and humidity conditions, as follows: Temperature Humidity 15° to 25°C (59° to 77°F) 30% to 60% RH Paper storage conditions: Tem p eratu re 18° to 22°C (64° to 72°F) H um id ity 40% to 60% RH Single sheets: Wid th 92 to 297 m m (3.6 to 11.7 inches) Length 92 to 420 m m (3.6 to 16.5 inches) Thickness 0.065 to 0.14 m m (0.0025 to 0.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 R Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Continu ou s p ap er (ordinary and multi-part): Wid th 101 to 304.8 m m (4.0 to 12.0 inches) Length/ p age 101 to 559 m m (4.0 to 22.0 inches) Cop ies 1 original plus 4 copies Total thickness 0.065 to 0.39 m m (0.0025 to 0.015 inches) Weight Ord inary p ap er 52.3 to 82 g/ m2 (14 to 22 lb) Part of m u lti-part form 40 to 58.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Envelop es: Size N o. 6 N o. 10 165 × 92.1 m m (6.5 × 3.6 inches) 241 × 105 m m (9.5 × 4.1 inches) Thickness 0.16 to 0.52 m m (0.0063 to 0.020 inches) Any differences in thickness w ithin the printable area m u st be less than 0.25 m m (0.0098 inches). Weight 45 to 91 g/ m 2 (12 to 24 lb) Qu ality Bond envelopes, plain envelopes, and airm ail envelopes w ithout glue on the flap Postcards: Wid th 105 to 148 m m (4.13 to 5.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Printable area: Single sheets A B B A The m inim um to p a nd b o ttom ma rg ins a re 0 mm (0 inc hes). p rinta b le a rea A-1 B The m inim um left a nd rig ht m a rg ins a re 3.0 mm (0.12 inc hes). The m a xim um p rinta b le w id th is 269 m m (10.6 inc he s). A A Continu ou s p ap er p rinta b le a re a A A A-2test p rinta b le a re a B B A The minimum top a nd b otto m m a rg ins (a b ove a nd b e low the p erfora tion) a re 4.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Labels C B C C C A-3 A A 12 m m (0.47 inc he s) or mo re B 1.2 m m (0.047 inc hes) o r m ore C 3 mm (0.12 inc hes) o r m ore Envelop es and p ostcard s A A-4 p rinta b le a re a B B A A The m inim um to p a nd b o ttom ma rg ins a re 0 mm (0 inc hes). B The m inim um left a nd rig ht m a rg ins a re 3.0 mm (0.12 inc hes).
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Roll p ap er A B B A The m inim um to p a nd b o ttom ma rg ins a re 0 mm (0 inc hes). p rinta b le a rea B The m inim um left a nd rig ht m a rg ins a re 3.0 mm (0.12 inc hes).
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Electrica l 120 V m od el: Rated voltage Inp u t voltage range Rated frequ ency range Inp u t frequ ency range Rated cu rrent Pow er consu m p tion AC 120 V AC 103.5 to 132 V 50 to 60 H z 49.5 to 60.5 H z 0.7 A (m axim um 2.2 A depending on the character type) Ap p rox.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Sa fety a pprova ls 120 V m odel: Safety stand ard s UL1950 w ith D3 CSA C22.2 N o.950 w ith D3 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B 230 V m odel: Safety stand ard s EN 60950 (VDE, N EMKO) EMI EN 55022 (CISPR p u b.22) class B AS/ N ZS 3548 class B Acou stic noise: Ap p rox.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Pa rallel Interfa ce Specifications The p rinter com es w ith a bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface and an op tional interface slot.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Optional Cut-Sheet Feeder Specifica tions The specifications below ap p ly to both the high-cap acity cu t-sheet feed er (C80678✽, bin 1) and the second -bin cut-sheet feed er (C80679✽, bin 2). Not e: Y ou can load the same types of single sheets, multi-part forms, envelopes, and postcards in the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder as you load in the printer’s paper guide. Y ou can load only single-sheet paper in the second-bin cut-sheet feeder.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix A p a ss 5 Environm ental: Tem perature Op eration: 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F) Storage: −30° to 60°C (− 22° to 140°F) H u m id ity (w ithou t cond ensation) Operation: 10% to 80% RH Storage: 0% to 85% RH Dim ensions and w eight (including the printer): A-14 With only bin 1 installed H eight: Wid th: Depth: Weight: 446 m m (17.6 inches) 469 m m (18.5 inches) 660 m m (26.0 inches) 11.0 kg (24.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 Ap p end ix B Comma nd Lists a nd Character Tables EPSON ESC/ P 2 Control Cod es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Barcod e com m and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 IBM 2390 Plu s Em u lation Control Cod es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Character Tables in EPSON ESC/ P 2 Mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 EPSON ESC/ P 2 Control Codes Selecting EPSON ESC/ P 2 p rinter in you r softw are allow s you to u se the m ost ad vanced font and graphics hand ling available. See the ESC/P Reference Manual for d etails.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 Ba rcode comma nd You r p rinter has p ow erfu l barcode p rinting cap abilities and inclu d es the follow ing resident barcode fonts: EAN -13, EAN -8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Cod e 128, and POSTN ET.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 c: Control flag Bit 0 = Check d igit 0: The printer does not add a check d igit. 1: The printer ad ds a check d igit. Bit 1 = H um an read able character (H RC) 0: The printer ad ds the H RC. 1: The p rinter d oes not ad d the H RC. Bit 2 = Position of flag character (for EAN -13 and UPC-A only) 0: Center 1: Und er Bits 3−7 = N ot used Ba rcode da ta Barcod e data corresponds to the barcode sym bology.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 The valid d ata of each barcode type is described below . If invalid d ata is inclu d ed in the barcode d ata string, the barcod e is not printed .
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 IBM 2390 Plus Emula tion Control Codes This p rinter em u lates the IBM Prop rinter w ith the follow ing com m and s. For d etailed inform ation, see the IBM 2390 Plu s reference m anu al.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 Chara cter Ta bles in EPSON ESC/ P 2 Mode When the printer is in EPSON ESC/ P 2 m od e, the character tables below can be selected u sing softw are com m and s. All character tables except the italic table are the sam e as the PC437 table for hex cod es 00 throu gh 7F, so only the PC437 and italic tables are show n com pletely. The rest of the character tables show only the characters for hex cod es 80 through FF.
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L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 PC774 (LST 1283:1993)* ISO 8859-2* PC866 LAT. (Latvian)* Italic N o character is available for hex code 15 in the italic character table.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 Characters a vaila ble with the ESC ( ^ command To print the characters in the tables below , u se the ESC ( ^ com m and . The characters in the right table are available w ith PC864 (Arabic) only. A-29, A-30 B Internationa l cha ra cter sets You can select one of the follow ing international character sets by sending the ESC R com m and.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix B p a ss 5 The follow ing seven ad d itional sets can be selected only w ith the ESC R com m and .
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura G ra d y Norum _______ _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 R Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 Ap p end ix C Conta cting Customer Support For United States Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Electronic su p p ort services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 For United Kingd om and the Rep u blic of Ireland Users . . . . . Enqu iry Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cu stom er Su p p ort . . . . . . . .
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 If you r p rinter is not op erating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting inform ation in this guide, contact cu stom er su p p ort services for assistance. We w ill be able to help you m u ch m ore qu ickly if you give u s the follow ing inform ation: Serial number of your printer: (The serial num ber label is on the back of the printer.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 If you need help u sing softw are w ith an EPSON p rod u ct, see the d ocu m entation for that p rogram for technical su p p ort inform ation. Electronic support services You can access help ful tips, specifications, DIP sw itch or jum per settings, d rivers, FAQs, sam p le files, ap p lication notes, and EPSON p rod u ct bu lletins 24 hou rs a d ay, 7 d ays a w eek, u sing a m od em and one of the online services below .
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 For United Kingdom and the Republic of Irela nd Users If you p u rchased you r p rinter in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, Epson (UK) Lim ited provid es a range of custom er services and technical su p p ort. Not e: For customers in the Republic of Ireland, please use the correct dialing codes when dialing the UK telephone numbers listed in the following sections.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 Fa xon EPSON Contact Faxon EPSON Faxback Service for: ❏ Literature and specifications on the latest EPSON prod ucts ❏ Su p p ort inform ation includ ing troubleshooting tips, sw itch settings and d river inform ation To use Faxon EPSON , call 01442 227332 u sing a tou ch-tone p hone.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 For Australia n Users EPSON Au stralia w ishes to provid e you w ith a high level of Custom er Service. As w ell as this User’s Guide, w e provid e the follow ing sources for obtaining inform ation: EPSON FAXBACK EPSON FAXBACK w ill fax you the latest specifications and pricing for m ost EPSON p rod u cts offered in Australia. There is also technical inform ation includ ing d etails of the latest softw are and d rivers available.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C R Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 EPSON Helpdesk EPSON H elp d esk is provid ed as a final backup to m ake sure our clients have access to ad vice. Operators on the H elpd esk can aid you in d iagnosing hardw are and softw are p roblem s. They can also ad vise you on the latest EPSON p rod u cts and w here the nearest d ealer or service agent is located. Many types of queries are answ ered here.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.C Ap p end ix c p a ss 4 For Hong Kong Users To obtain technical su p p ort as w ell as other after-sales services, u sers are w elcom e to contact EPSON H ong Kong Lim ited.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 Rev.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura Norum _______ _______ _______ Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 G lossa ry DR, p a ss 3 R Glossary ASCII Am erican Stand ard Cod e for Inform ation Interchange. A stand ard ized cod ing system for assigning num erical cod es to letters and sym bols. auto line feed When this featu re is selected in the default-setting m od e or the EPSON Rem ote! utility, each carriage-return (CR) code is autom atically follow ed by a line-feed (LF) cod e.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 G lossa ry DR, p a ss 3 data dump See hex dump. default A valu e or setting that takes effect w hen the equ ip m ent is tu rned on, reset, or initialized . dithering A w ay of arranging d ots on a page to sim ulate a shade or tone. dot matrix A m ethod of printing in w hich each letter or sym bol is form ed by a p attern (m atrix) of ind ivid ual d ots. draft The p rint m od e u sed by your p rinter w hen you select Draft as the font.
Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 G lossa ry DR, p a ss 3 R high-speed draft A m od e of d raft p rinting you can select u sing the d efau lt-settings m od e or the EPSON Rem ote! u tility. H igh-sp eed d raft u ses a m inim u m nu m ber of d ots p er character to produce extrem ely high-speed printing. See also draft and letter quality. interface The connection (via a cable) betw een the com p u ter and the p rinter over w hich p rint d ata is transm itted to the p rinter.
L Adonis Rev.C A5 size 96/ 12/ 19 G lossa ry DR, p a ss 3 tear off A control p anel bu tton that feed s the perforation of continuous paper to the tear-off p osition and then feeds the paper back to the top-of-form p osition. tear-off position The p osition the p rinter feed s the p ap er to w hen you p ress the Tea r Off/ Bin bu tton or w hen auto tear-off m od e is on.
Proof Sig n-off: Ya no Kimura Norum _______ _______ Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 24 Rev.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 24 Rev.C Ind ex p a ss 2 D I Defau lt-setting m od e, 4-9−15 op tion d escrip tions, 4-10−14 options table, 4-9−10 changing, 4-14−15 Dithering setting, 2-8, 2-12 DOS, 2-12−14 Dou ble-bin cu t-sheet feed er, 5-2, 5-3, 5-11−12 Draft font, 4-5 Driver.
Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 24 M Microsoft Window s. See Wind ow s Micro Adjust, 3-27−32 load ing position, 3-27−29 p rinting p osition, 3-29−30 tear-off p osition, 3-31−32 Multi-part form s, 3-20−21 O Op erate bu tton, 1-9, 4-4 Op eration, p roblem s, 7-16−18 Op tions, 2 cu t-sheet feed ers, 5-2−14 roll-p ap er hold er, 5-15−17 interface card s, 5-19−21 Orientation setting, 2-8, 2-12 P Page length for tractor setting, 4-10 Pap er continu ou s.
L Adonis A5 size 96/ 12/ 24 Rev.C Ind ex p a ss 2 R U Release lever. See Paper release lever Rem ote!.