Epson ActionPrinter 3260 s- Manuals

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❏ The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plugmarked with the letter L or coloured white. If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult aqualified electrician. Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating. L Blackberry REV.E A5 size Front 96/04/17 vi

Contents Introduction Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2Finding Your Way Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Printing on Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Printing in the push tractor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8Printing in the pull tractor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 Printing on Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 Ad...

With the color upgrade installed, the printer does not operate properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Appendix Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT AmstelveenThe Netherlands Declares that the Product: Produ...

Introduction Features Your EPSON ® 24-pin dot matrix printer offers these outstanding features: ❏ High-speed printing. Print up to 200 characters per second (cps) in 10-cpi draft mode. ❏ Quiet operation. You’ll notice the benefit of quiet printingin your work environment. ❏ Simple control panel. Thr...

Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions before you set up your printer. ❏ Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. ❏ Unplug the printer from the wall outlet before you clean it,and use a damp cloth for cleaning, not liquid or aerosolcleaners. ❏ Do not use your...

Unpacking the Printer Your printer box should include these items. In some locations, the power cord is attached to the printer. c Caution: There are several versions of this printer designed for differentvoltages, and it is not possible to change the voltage. If thelabel on the bottom of the printe...

Note:The printout guide is used with the optional cut-sheet feeder. If youdo not have the cut-sheet feeder now, store the printout guide at theback of the printer cover in case you need it later. Choosing a Place for the Printer When selecting a place to set up your printer, choose aconvenient locat...

If you place the printer on a stand, follow these guidelines: ❏ Use a stand that supports at least 9 kg (19 lb). ❏ Never use a stand that tilts the printer. Always keep it level. ❏ Provide enough clearance below the stand and between thelegs of the stand so your continuous paper flows smoothly. ❏ Pl...

Attaching the paper supports 1. Raise the paper guide. 2. Hold one of the wire paper supports and push the tips into the notches on the edge guide 3. Repeat for the other paper support. Lower the paper guide. 1-08a 1-09 R Blackberry REV.E A5 size Chapter 1 96/04/08 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer 1-5

Installing the ribbon cartridge Before installing the ribbon cartridge, make sure the printer isturned off. 1. Open the printer cover to the upright position, then pull it up to remove it. w Warning: Never move the print head while the printer is turned on;this can damage the printer. Also, if you h...

When your printing becomes faint, you need to replace theribbon cartridge. To remove the old ribbon cartridge, firstmove the print head to the center of the printer. Then grasp the ribbon cartridge handle on either side and lift it out of theprinter. Plugging in the printer 1. Make sure the power sw...

Running the Self Test The built-in self test function demonstrates that the printer isworking properly. You can run the test with either continuouspaper or single sheets; this section describes the easier way,with single sheets. c Caution: You should use paper at least 210 mm (8.3 inches) wide torun...

4. Slide a sheet of paper down firmly between the edge guides until it meets resistance. The printer loads the sheet andbegins printing automatically. c Caution:Always close the printer cover while the printer isprinting. The printer cover helps the paper feed properly. 5. To stop printing temporari...

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Your printer includes both a Centronics ® -compatible parallel interface and an EIA-232D serial interface. Before you begin,place the printer upright, as shown below. (This makes it easierto connect the cable.) Connect your computer to the desired interface as...

Connecting to the parallel interface You need a shielded, twisted-pair cable (not longer than2 meters—6 feet) to use the parallel interface. 1. Turn off both the computer and the printer. Plug the parallel cable connector securely into the printer’s parallel interface.Squeeze the wire clips together...

Connecting to the serial interface 1. Turn off both the computer and the printer. Plug the serial cable connector securely into the printer’s serial interface.Tighten the screws on either side of the connector. Note: If there is a ground wire at the end of the cable, attach it to theground connector...

2. Guide the interface cable through the slot on the side of the printer so that it does not block the paper supply. 3. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s serial interface; then tighten the screws on either side of theconnector. (If there is a ground wire at the end of the cable,att...

8. Click the OK button. 9. Highlight EPSON LQ-300 (or the printer you added) and click the button labeled Set As Default Printer . 10. Click the Close button. Using non-Windows software See your software documentation for installation instructions,and choose LQ-300 when a list of printers appears. I...

Chapter 2 Using the Printer Proof Sign-off:Kimura _______ Ishizaka _______ Courtier _______ Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Lights and buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Using the Control Panel You can control simple printer operations—such as linefeeding, form feeding, loading and ejecting paper, and selectingfonts—with the buttons on the control panel. The control panellights show the printer ’s status and the current font. Lights and buttons Pause light The orang...

Selecting fonts To choose one of the seven internal fonts listed on the controlpanel, press the Font button. The two font lights come on ( N ), go off ( O ), or flash ( F ) to show the current selection. Press the button repeatedly to cycle through all of the availableselections; stop when you reach...

Printing on Single Sheets You can use the paper guide to print on single sheets with awidth of 182 mm (7.2 inches) to 257 mm (10.1 inches). Note:You can install an optional cut-sheet feeder to load up to 50 sheetsautomatically. See page 2-29 for details. Loading single sheets You load single sheets ...

Getting the results you expect When you print on single sheets, you may notice that theprinter prints the first page of your file correctly, but thenprints too low on the next page, or that it prints the last fewlines from one page onto the next. This happens because singlesheet handling differs sli...

Printing on Continuous Paper Your printer can handle continuous paper with a width of101 mm (4.0 inches) to 254 mm (10.0 inches). Depending onwhere you position the tractor, you can use it as a pull tractoror a push tractor. These guidelines can help you decide whereto position the tractor: ❏ Do you...

Printing in the push tractor position When using the push tractor, it is a good idea to set the auto tear off feature in the Printer Setting mode to On. See“ Changing the printer settings” on page 2-25. Here’s how toload continuous paper using the push tractor: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off...

3. Slide the left sprocket unit using the scale on the printer as a guide. The printer prints to the right of the position marked 0.Push the sprocket lock lever back to lock it in place. Thenslide the right sprocket unit to match the width of yourpaper, but do not lock it. Move the paper support so ...

7. Make sure the printer cover is closed. Then turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it begins printingautomatically. 8. When you finish printing (the printer receives no data for three seconds) the printer feeds the perforation of thecontinuous paper to the edge of the printer cover ...

Printing in the pull tractor position To load continuous paper using the pull tractor, you mustmove the tractor to the pull tractor position, as described insteps 1 through 3 below. If your tractor is already installed inthis position, make sure the printer is off and skip to step 5. c Caution: ❏ Us...

If you want to change the position where printing begins on the page, press LF/FF to advance the page to the next top-of-form position, and then follow the steps on page 2-5 toadjust the loading position. To eject the paper, tear off the paper entering the printer; thenpress the LF/FF button to feed...

1. Turn the printer off and open the cover. The paper-thickness lever is on the left side of the printer. The numbers next tothe lever indicate the thickness setting. For normal use, thelever should always be set to position 0. 2. Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness. Paper ...

Labels You must use the tractor as a pull tractor to print on labels.Keep these tips in mind: ❏ Choose labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet withsprocket holes made for use with a tractor. Do not printlabels as single sheets, because the shiny backing sheetalmost always slips a little. ❏ You ...

Envelopes You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide. ❏ Before loading an envelope, set the paper-thickness lever to position 4 or 5. See page 2-18. ❏ To load an envelope, follow the steps used to load singlesheets in “ Running the Self Test” on page 1-10. Insert thewide edge of the e...

Using the Printer Setting Mode Your printer has internal settings that control simple functionssuch as the page length and character set. These settings takeeffect each time you turn on the printer, so they are also calleddefault settings. For most users, the factory settings are best, but you can c...

Printer setting descriptions This section describes all the settings available in the PrinterSetting mode. Character table Character tables contain the characters and symbols used indifferent languages. Your printer includes a wide variety ofcharacter tables. See the Appendix for specific characters...

Graphic print direction You can choose unidirectional or bidirectional as the printdirection for graphics. The printer usually prints textbidirectionally for fast printing and prints graphicsunidirectionally for precise vertical alignment of print dots. To print graphics faster, select bidirectional...

Interface When this feature is set to Auto, the printer determines whichinterface is receiving data and switches to that interface untilthe end of the print job (when no data is received from theselected interface for the amount of time specified). You canspecify either 10 seconds or 30 seconds. Set...

2. Hold down the Font button while you turn on the printer. If you are using single sheets, insert a sheet of paper. Theprinter automatically loads the paper and prints out a table of languages from which you can choose. You can printhelp text in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanishas shown ...

Installing and Using Options Single-bin Cut-Sheet Feeder The optional Single-bin Cut-Sheet Feeder (C80637 ✽ ) handles up to 50 sheets of standard bond paper ( 82 g/m 2 or 22 lb) without reloading. Follow these steps to install the cut-sheetfeeder: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Remove the p...

14. Slide the left edge guide of the paper guide to the center until it stops at the diamond-shaped guide mark. Thenslide the right edge guide to the opposite guide mark. You can easily switch between continuous paper and cut-sheetfeeder operation. See “ Switching back to single sheets” on page2-12 ...

Color Upgrade Kit The optional Color Upgrade Kit (C83211 ✽ ) includes a color ribbon cartridge and a motor unit. Here’s how to install the kit: 1. Turn off the printer and remove the printer cover. If the original ribbon cartridge is installed, remove it. Then slidethe connector cover on the printer...

Problems and Solutions Most problems you may encounter while operating yourprinter have simple solutions. You can check the operation of your printer using the self test.See “Running the Self Test” on page 1-10. If the self test worksproperly, the problem probably lies in the computer, thesoftware, ...

The lights come on briefly and then go off. The lights stay offeven when the power is turned on again. Check that the printer’s voltage rating matches the voltage ofyour electrical outlet. If the voltages do not match, unplug theprinter and contact your dealer immediately. Do not reconnectthe power ...

The printer makes a strange noise, beeps once, and then abruptlystops printing. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, a ribbon jam, orother problems. Let the print head cool. Then try to print again.If the printer still does not print correctly, contact your dealer. The beeper sounds once ...

Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics A line of dots is missing in the printout. The print head is damaged. Stop printing and contact yourdealer to have the print head replaced. Dots are missing in random positions. Either there is too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon hascome loos...

The print position is not what you expected Printing starts too high or too low on the page, or the bottom partof one page is printed at the top of the next page. See “ Getting the results you expect” on page 2-6. It is also possible to adjust the loading position using the LF/FF button in the micro...

Paper Handling Single sheets do not feed properly Paper does not feed. Continuous paper may be left in the printer. Remove thecontinuous paper. Set the paper-release lever to the single-sheet position. Insert a new sheet. Move the paper a little to the left. Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jam...

Continuous paper does not feed properly The tractor does not feed the paper. Check that the paper-release lever is pulled forward to thecontinuous paper position. If not, move the lever to the correctposition. The paper may have come off the tractor. Reattach the paper tothe tractor. Paper feeding i...

The paper does not eject properly. When using the pull tractor, tear off the paper entering theprinter, then press the LF/FF button to feed the paper forward. When using the push tractor, tear off the paper at the lastprinted page, then press the Font and LF/FF buttons together to feed the paper bac...

Paper may be jammed near the print head. Look for a paper jam and remove it. Make sure the edge guide positions on the paper guide arecorrect. Position the edge guides at the diamond-shaped guidemarks. There may be only one sheet left in the bin. Add more paper. Two or more sheets feed at one time. ...

The desired color or certain characters are not printed. Your software program may not be set up properly for colorprinting. Use the program’s setup (or install) procedure tocheck the printer settings and adjust as needed. If yoursoftware program is capable of sending control codes, select the color...

Printer Specifications Printing Print method: 24-pin impact dot matrix Print speed: Quality Characters per inch Characters/second/line* Draft 10 200 12 240 LetterQuality 10 67 12 80 * The paper-thickness lever position or an overheated print head may slow down the printing speed. Printing direction:...

Paper Single sheets (CSF): Width: 182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches) Length: 210 to 364 mm (8.3 to 14.3 inches) Thickness: 0.07 to 0.12 mm (0.0028 to 0.0047 inch) Weight: 64 to 91 g/m 2 (18 to 24 lb) ❏ Use 90 g/m 2 (24 lb) paper only under normal temperature and humidityconditions. Single sheets (man...

Continuous paper A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 9.0 mm (0.35 inch). B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch).The maximum printable width is 203 mm (8.0 inches). Mechanical Paper-feed methods: FrictionPush tractorPull tractor Push/pull tract...

Safety approvals Safety standards: US model UL1950 with D3, CSA22.2 No.950 with D3 European model EN 60950 (TÜV)IEC 950 (SEMKO, DEMKO, NEMKO, SETI) RFI: US model FCC part 15 subpart B class B European model Vfg 243 (VDE 0878 part 3, part 30) EN 55022 (CISPR Pub. 22) Class B Interface Specifications ...

Synchronization: Asynchronous Handshaking: DTR protocol, XON/XOFF protocol,ETX/ACK protocol (selectable) Parity check: Odd, even, or none (selectable) Connector: EIA standard, 25-pin, D-SUB, femaleconnector Serial pin assignments The following table lists the serial connector pin assignments anddesc...

Command Summary Sending printer commands Most actions your printer performs are controlled by your software.Software commands instruct the printer to print in a particular typeface,feed the paper a certain amount after printing each line, start printing at aparticular place on the page, and so on. T...

General operation ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC @ 64 40 Initialize Printer ESC U 1/0 85 55 Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off ESC EM n 25 19 Control Paper Loading/Ejecting n = “R” Eject a sheet Paper feeding ASCII Dec. Hex. Description CR 13 0D Carriage Return FF 12 0C Form Feed LF 10 0A Line Feed ES...

ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC C 0 n 67 43 Set Page Length in Inches n = Number of inches (1 − 22) ESC N n 78 4E Set Bottom Margin for Continuous Papern = Number of lines (1 − 127) ESC O 79 4F Cancel Top/Bottom Margin for Continuous Paper ESC l n 108 6C Set Left Margin n = Left margin column ESC Q ...

ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC ( v nn 40 118 28 76 Set Relative Vertical Print Position ESC ( v 2 0 n1 n2n = n1 + n2 × 256 n: Moves current print position indefined units ESC D nn 68 44 Set Horizontal Tabs Up to 32 tabs (1 − 255) entered in ascending order Terminated by 0 HT 9 09 Tab Horizontally E...

ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC P 80 50 Select 10.5 Point, 10 cpi ESC M 77 4D Select 10.5 Point, 12 cpi ESC g 103 67 Select 10.5 Point, 15 cpi ESC p 1/0 112 70 Turn Proportional Mode On/Off ESC x n 120 78 Select Draft or Letter Quality n = 0: Draft 1: Letter Quality ESC 4 52 34 Select Italic Font ES...

ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC ( - nn 40 45 28 2D Select Line/Score ESC ( - 3 0 1 n1 n2n1 = 1: Underline 2: Strikethrough3: Overscore n2 = 0: Cancel score line selected by n1 1: Single continuous line 2: Double continuous line5: Single broken line 6: Double broken line ESC - 1/0 45 2D Turn Underlin...

Character handling ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC ( t nn 40 116 28 74 Assign Character Table ESC ( t 3 0 d1 d2 d3Assign character table set by d2 andd3 to table d1d1 = 0, 1, 2, 3, “0”, “1”, “2”, or “3”d2 d3 Character Table 0 0 Italic 1 0 PC 437 (USA, standard Europe) 1 16 PC 437 Greek (Greek)* 3 0 ...

Bit image ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC * nn 42 2A Select Bit Image ESC * m n1 n2 datan = n1 + n2 × 256 n: Total columnsTotal data = (n1 + n2 × 256) × t t = Number of data bytes per column m: Specifies dot density m Horizontal density (dpi) Vertical density (dpi) Pins Adjacent dots print t 012346 ...

Graphics ASCII Dec. Hex. Description ESC ( G nn 40 71 28 47 Select Graphics Mode ESC ( G 1 0 nn = 1 or 49 ❏ Cancel Graphics mode with ESC @ ESC . nn 46 2E Print Raster Graphics ESC . c v h m n1 n2 datac = 0: Full graphics mode 1: Compressed mode v = 10, 20: Dot density for vertical in 3600/v dpi h =...

Character Tables These character tables are selected with the Printer Setting mode or byusing a command. All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC437 tablefor hex codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC437 table is shown completely.The rest of the tables show only the character...

International character sets You can select one of the following international character sets with theESC R command. For example, when you select “Italic France,” thecharacters in the “France” row on the table below are used in the italiccharacter table. Ascll R Blackberry REV.D A5 size Appendix 95/...

Characters available with the ESC ( ^ command To print the characters in the table below, first send the ESC ( ^ command. CODE L Blackberry REV.D A5 size Appendix 95/05/08 A-28 Appendix

Index A Adjusting loading position, 2-5paper-thickness lever, 2-17 AGM, 2-22, 2-24Assembling printer, 1-4–9Attaching paper supports, 1-5Auto line feed, 2-22, 2-24tear off, 2-22–23 B Bit rate, 2-22, 2-25Buttons, 2-2–3 C Changing printer settings, 2-25–28Character handling, A-16table, 2-22–23 Choosing...