Epson LQ-2070 - Manual

Epson LQ-2070

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Printer Parts
  • Page 3 – EPSON; 4-Pin Dot Matrix Printer; User ’s Guide
  • Page 4 – ii
  • Page 5 – Declaration of Conformity; iii
  • Page 6 – Energy Star Compliance; iv
  • Page 7 – Where to Get Help; Electronic Support Services
  • Page 8 – World Wide Web; EPSON Bulletin Board Service; vi
  • Page 9 – For United Kingdom Users; Use of options; vii
  • Page 10 – Important Safety Instructions; viii
  • Page 11 – Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Setting Up the Printer
  • Page 12 – Chapter 2; Paper Handling; Chapter 3; Using the Printer
  • Page 13 – Chapter 4; Using Printer Options; Chapter 5; Maintenance and Transportation; Chapter 6; Troubleshooting
  • Page 14 – Appendix; Character Tables
  • Page 15 – Your new EPSON
  • Page 16 – Opt ions; The following options are available for your printer:
  • Page 17 – How to Use This Manual; Chapter 3 describes the basic operation of your printer.
  • Page 18 – This guide uses the following conventions:; Warnings; must be followed to avoid bodily injury.; Cautions; must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.; Notes; contain important information and useful tips on the operation
  • Page 20 – Choosing a Place for the Printer
  • Page 21 – If you plan to use a printer stand, follow these guidelines:
  • Page 22 – Unpacking t he Print er
  • Page 23 – Caution; Inst alling t he Ribbon Cartridge; Lift the printer cover up and off.
  • Page 24 – Warning
  • Page 28 – Lift the paper path guide, and rest it against the paper guide.; Plugging in the Printer; Make sure the printer is turned off.
  • Page 29 – Running the Self Test; The printer prints the self test in the currently selected font.
  • Page 30 – Lift the paper path guide, and rest it against the paper guide.
  • Page 31 – To end the self test, first press the; Pause; remains in the printer, press the
  • Page 32 – Connecting the Printer to Your Comput er; Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
  • Page 33 – Inst alling t he Print er D river; For Microsoft W indows Users; Inst alling the driver for W indows 3.1 users; Run
  • Page 34 – Inst alling the driver for W indows 95 users; Turn off your printer and computer, if necessary.; Driver from disk provided by hardware; button. Do not select any of the other buttons.; Do not install a driver; click; OK
  • Page 36 – Inst alling the driver while running W indows 95
  • Page 37 – Checking the print er driver sett ings; Resolution; For Windows 3.1 users; Control Panel
  • Page 38 – For Windows 95 users; the Graphics m
  • Page 41 – This chapter describes how to:; Set the paper release lever; Set ting the paper release lever
  • Page 43 – Using Single Sheet s; Loading single sheets with the paper guide
  • Page 44 – Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide.
  • Page 45 – To eject the paper, press the
  • Page 46 – Loading single sheets from the front; Open the front paper guide.
  • Page 48 – Using Continuous Paper; The standard rear push tractor cannot be removed.; Loading paper with the rear push tractor
  • Page 52 – Loading paper with the optional tractor unit; Select ing the tract or posit ion and paper path
  • Page 54 – Push the tractor into the printer’s mounting slots as shown below.; Removing the tractor from the front push position
  • Page 56 – Close the front paper guide.; Inst alling the tractor in the pull position
  • Page 58 – Replace the paper guide.; Removing t he t ract or f rom t he pull posit ion
  • Page 59 – Replace the printer cover and paper guide.
  • Page 60 – Loading paper with the front push t ract or
  • Page 63 – Loading paper with the pull t ractor; To load continuous paper with the pull tractor, see the following.
  • Page 66 – Loading paper with the push/pull tractor combination
  • Page 69 – Removing paper from the tractor; Make sure you tear off your printed document before pressing the
  • Page 70 – Switching to single sheets
  • Page 71 – Switching to continuous paper; If a single sheet is in the paper path, press the; Print ing on Special Paper
  • Page 72 – Adjusting the paper thickness lever
  • Page 73 – Multipart forms; Use only carbonless multipart forms.; Load multipart forms that are free of wrinkles.
  • Page 74 – Labels; Never feed labels backward with the
  • Page 75 – Envelopes; Use envelopes only under normal operating conditions.; Postcards; light and button descriptions in Chapter 3 for more information.; Use postcards only under normal operating conditions.; Roll paper
  • Page 76 – A5 size Chapter 3
  • Page 77 – Lights; Paper Out; On when the printer runs out of paper or paper is jammed.; button to; light flashes when the Micro Adjust
  • Page 78 – You can print postcards in Card mode.; Font; Condensed; On when you select condensed printing from the control panel.
  • Page 79 – Buttons; Operate; Press this button to turn the printer on or off.
  • Page 81 – Other control panel features; and
  • Page 82 – Using t he Default Set ting Mode; Selecting an instruction sheet language
  • Page 84 – Printer functions; This section describes each of the printer functions.; Charact er t able
  • Page 86 – Tear; button. See “Using the Tear Off Function” later in this
  • Page 88 – Using Quiet Mode; Using Micro Adjust
  • Page 90 – Press the; button or send data to the printer to leave the; Using t he Tear-Off Function; button on the control panel.
  • Page 91 – Using auto tear-off mode; Tear off all printed pages.
  • Page 92 – Using the Tear Off/Bin button; button to advance continuous paper to the tear-off
  • Page 93 – Using Bi-d Adjust ment; Make sure continuous paper is loaded in the printer.; button while you turn on the printer. The; Print ing Barcodes
  • Page 95 – Two cut-sheet feeders are available for use with your printer.; Installing the high capacity cut-sheet feeder; Remove the paper guide and the printer cover.
  • Page 98 – Do not use labels in the cut-sheet feeder.
  • Page 99 – paper by pressing the; Installing the double bin cut-sheet feeder
  • Page 100 – Swit ching to continuous paper
  • Page 101 – Swit ching to the cut-sheet feeder; If any printed continuous paper remains in the printer, press the
  • Page 102 – Pull Tract or; ) provides easy continuous; Roll Paper Holder; To use the roll paper holder, follow the steps below.
  • Page 105 – Int erface Cards; Installing an interface card; Follow the steps below to install an optional interface card.
  • Page 106 – To remove the interface card, reverse the steps above.
  • Page 107 – serial interface cards; serial interface card, see the; Select ing a baud rate; When the printer detects a parity error, it prints an asterik (
  • Page 109 – Cleaning the Printer; Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.
  • Page 110 – Replacing the Ribbon; The availability of the ribbon pack varies by country.
  • Page 111 – Transport ing t he Print er; Turn off the printer.
  • Page 113 – Power Supply; Power is not being supplied; The lights on the control panel do not light up.
  • Page 114 – Print ing; The printer does not print; The
  • Page 115 – The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed.; The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge.; The printer beeps several times.; An error has occurred. Turn off the printer and turn it on again.
  • Page 116 – The print is faint or uneven; Printed characters have parts missing at the bottom.; Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics; A line of dots is missing in the printout.
  • Page 117 – Printed characters are not what you expect; The font selected on the control panel does not print.; The print position is not what you expect; You can adjust the loading position using the; Page length does not match the length of the paper.
  • Page 118 – See this section if a paper problem occurs.; Single sheets do not feed properly; Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams.; Make sure that the printer cover is closed.; Paper does not eject completely.; Use the
  • Page 119 – Continuous paper does not feed properly; The tractor does not feed the paper.; Make sure the printer cover is closed.
  • Page 120 – The paper does not eject properly.; Tear off the paper entering the printer, then press the; See this section if you have problems with optional equipment.; The paper does not feed.
  • Page 121 – There may be only one sheet left in the bin. Add more paper.; Two or more sheets feed at one time.; There may be too much paper in the stacker.
  • Page 124 – Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables
  • Page 125 – Print er Specifications; Printing
  • Page 126 – Barcode fonts
  • Page 127 – Paper; both front and rear entry; rear entry only
  • Page 129 – front and bottom entry
  • Page 130 – Paper alignment; Front paper alignment; margin
  • Page 131 – Printable area
  • Page 132 – Mechanical
  • Page 133 – Electrical
  • Page 134 – Environmental; Safety approvals
  • Page 140 – Using Commands; Sending printer commands
  • Page 141 – Commands Arranged by Topic; General operation; Paper feeding
  • Page 142 – Page format
  • Page 143 – Print position motion
  • Page 144 – Font selection
  • Page 146 – Font enhancement
  • Page 147 – Character handling
  • Page 150 – Spacing; Graphics
  • Page 151 – Bit image
  • Page 152 – Barcode
  • Page 153 – Barcode data
  • Page 155 – Charact er Tables; International Character Sets
  • Page 158 – Roman 8
  • Page 160 – ISO Lat in 1T
  • Page 164 – Glossary
  • Page 168 – Index
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Summary

Page 2 - Printer Parts

Printer Parts Proof Sign-off:Nishi _______ Grady _______ edge guide paper path guide paper lever printer cover paper guide front paper guide control panel knob paper separator cover-1 parallel interface shield plate ribbon cartridge paper thicknesslever rear push tractor paper tension unit cover-2 f...

Page 3 - EPSON; 4-Pin Dot Matrix Printer; User ’s Guide

EPSON ® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Cor...

Page 4 - ii

FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation....

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