Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- FRONT MATTER
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER
- CHAP 2-PAPER HANDLING
- CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER
- CHAP 4-USING SOFTWARE AND GRAPHICS
- Using the LQ-2550 With Application Programs
- Computer-Printer Communication
- Enhancing Your Printing
- Graphics
- User-Defined Characters
- Designing Your Characters
- Design Grids
- Data Numbers
- Sending Information to Your Printer
- Printing User-Defined Characters
- Copying ROM Characters to RAM
- Letter Quality Characters
- Proportional Mode Characters
- Superscripts and Subscripts
- The Graphics Command
- Column Reservation Numbers
- A simple Graphics Program
- Using Hand-Calculated Data to Print Graphics
- Using Software and Graphics
- Mixing Print Styles
- CHAP 5-MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION
- CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING
- Troubleshooting
- Problems and Solutions
- The Printer Does Not Print
- The Printer Stops Printing
- The Printout is Spaced Incorrectly
- The Printout is Faint or Uneven
- The Printout is Not what You Expect
- Single Sheets Do Not Feed Properly
- Continuous Paper Does Not Feed Properly
- Cut Sheet Feeder Does Not Load Paper Correctly
- The Short Tear-Off Feature Does Not Work Properly
- Color Printing Is Not What You Expect
- Data Dump Mode
- CHAP 7-USING PRINTER OPTIONS
- CHAP 8-COMMAND SUMMARY
- APPENDIX A-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX

Conventions used in this guide
WARNlNG:
must be followed carefully to avoid damage to
your printer and computer.
Cautions:
should be followed carefully to ensure
that
your printer
operates correctly.
Notes: contain important information and useful tips on the operation
of your printer.
Where to Get Help
Customer support and service for Epson products are provided by a
network of authorized Epson Dealers and Customer Care Centers
throughout the United States. Epson America provides product
information and support to its dealers and Customer Care Centers.
Therefore, we ask that you contact the business where you
purchased your Epson product to request assistance.If the people
there do not have the answer to your question, they can obtain it
through our dealer support program.
Epson is confident that this policy will provide you with the
assistance you need.
Call the Epson Consumer Information Center at
l-800-922-8911
for
the following:
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The location of the nearest Epson dealer
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The location of the nearest Customer Care Center
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Information on Epson User Groups.
To locate or purchase accessories or supplies, contact your nearest
Epson dealer or call
l-800-873-7766.
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Introduction