Epson LQ-2170 - Manual

Epson LQ-2170

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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 – iv
  • Page 7 – For United Kingdom Users; Use of options
  • Page 8 – Safety information; Warning; vi
  • Page 9 – Important Safety Instructions; vii
  • Page 10 – viii
  • Page 11 – Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Setting Up the Printer
  • Page 12 – Chapter 2; Paper Handling
  • Page 13 – Chapter 3; Using the Printer; Chapter 4; Using Printer Options; Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional pull; xi
  • Page 14 – Chapter 5; Maintenance and Transportation; Chapter 6; Troubleshooting
  • Page 15 – Appendix; Character Tables
  • Page 16 – xiv
  • Page 18 – Opt ions; The following options are available for your printer:
  • Page 19 – How to Use This Manual; At the end of the manual you’ll find an index.
  • Page 20 – This guide uses the following conventions:; s must be followed to avoid bodily injury.; Cautions; must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.; Notes
  • Page 22 – Choosing a Place for the Printer
  • Page 23 – If you plan to use a printer stand, follow these guidelines:
  • Page 24 – Unpacking t he Print er; Caution
  • Page 25 – Inst alling t he Ribbon Cartridge; Lift the printer cover up and off.
  • Page 30 – Plugging in the Printer; Make sure the printer is turned off.; Running the Self Test
  • Page 32 – Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide.
  • Page 33 – To stop the self test temporarily, press the; To end the self test, press the; Pause; button, then turn off the
  • Page 34 – Connecting the Printer to Your Comput er
  • Page 35 – 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 36 – 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; radio button then click; OK
  • Page 38 – Inst alling the driver while running W indows 95
  • Page 39 – Checking the print er driver sett ings; Resolution; For Windows 3.1 users; Control Panel
  • Page 40 – For Windows 95 users; the Graphics m
  • Page 44 – Selecting the Paper Feeding Method; Setting the paper release lever
  • Page 45 – Using Single Sheets; Loading single sheets from the top
  • Page 47 – To eject the paper, press the
  • Page 48 – Loading single sheets from the front
  • Page 50 – Using Continuous Paper; The rear push tractor cannot be removed.; Selecting the tractor position and paper path
  • Page 51 – Changing tractor positions; Using the front push tractor position
  • Page 53 – Using the pull tractor position
  • Page 54 – Push the tractor into the printer’s mounting slot as shown below.; Loading the front push tractor
  • Page 55 – Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks backward.
  • Page 57 – automatically loads the paper before printing.; Loading the rear push tractor
  • Page 58 – Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks forward.
  • Page 59 – Close the sprocket covers.
  • Page 61 – Loading the pull tractor
  • Page 64 – Loading the push/pull tractor; The standard rear push tractor cannot be removed.
  • Page 65 – Removing paper from the tractor
  • Page 66 – Switching to single sheets
  • Page 67 – Switching to continuous paper; If a single sheet is in the paper path, press the; Printing on Special Paper
  • Page 68 – Adjusting the paper thickness lever
  • Page 69 – Multipart forms; Use only carbonless multipart forms.; Load multipart forms that are free of wrinkles and waves.
  • Page 70 – Labels; Never feed labels backward with the
  • Page 71 – Envelopes; Use envelopes only under normal operating conditions.; Postcards; light and; Use postcards only under normal operating conditions.; Roll paper
  • Page 73 – A5 size Chapter 3
  • Page 74 – Lights; Paper Out; On when the printer runs out of paper or paper is jammed.; light is off, unless you; button to pause printing. The; light flashes
  • Page 75 – Font
  • Page 76 – Pitch; The pitch selection status is displayed by three pitch lights:; Buttons; Operate; Press this button to turn the printer on or off.
  • Page 78 – Other control panel features; and
  • Page 79 – Changing the Default Settings; Selecting an instruction sheet language
  • Page 81 – Default setting item functions; Character table
  • Page 83 – button. See “Tear Off” later in this chapter for more
  • Page 85 – Micro Adjust; Hold down the; button for three seconds. The; light starts flashing.
  • Page 87 – Press the; button or send data to the printer to leave the
  • Page 88 – Using auto tear-off mode; Tear off all printed pages.
  • Page 89 – Using the Tear Off/Bin button
  • Page 90 – Barcode Printing
  • Page 92 – Two cut-sheet feeders are available for use with your printer.; Installing the high capacity cut-sheet feeder
  • Page 94 – Loading paper with the high capacity cut-sheet feeder; Load paper using the high capacity cut-sheet feeder as follows:
  • Page 95 – paper by pressing the
  • Page 96 – Assembling the double bin cut-sheet feeder
  • Page 97 – Switching to the cut-sheet feeder; If any printed continuous paper remains in the printer, press the
  • Page 98 – Pull Tractor
  • Page 99 – Roll Paper Holder; To use the roll paper holder, follow the steps below.
  • Page 102 – Interface Cards; Installing an interface card; Follow the steps below to install an optional interface card.
  • Page 103 – To remove the interface card, reverse the steps above.
  • Page 104 – serial interface card; serial interface card, see the; Selecting a baud rate; interface; Handshake timing
  • Page 106 – Cleaning the Printer; Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.
  • Page 107 – Replacing the Ribbon; Do not use a ribbon cartridge designed for 9-pin printers.
  • Page 108 – Transporting the Printer; Turn off the printer.
  • Page 109 – The paper does not feed properly with the
  • Page 110 – Power Supply; Power is not being supplied; The lights on the control panel do not go on.
  • Page 111 – Printing; See this section if you have problems printing.; The printer does not print; The; The printer may be out of paper. Load paper in the printer.; The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed.; The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge.
  • Page 112 – The printer beeps several times.; An error has occurred. Turn off the printer and turn it on again.; The print is faint or uneven; Printed characters have parts missing at the bottom.
  • Page 113 – Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics; A line of dots is missing in the printout.; Printed characters are not what you expect; The font selected on the control panel does not print.
  • Page 114 – The print position is not what you expect; You can adjust the loading position using the
  • Page 115 – Page length does not match the length of the paper.; See this section if you have problems with paper.; Single sheets do not feed properly
  • Page 116 – Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams.; Make sure that the printer cover is closed.; Paper does not eject completely.; Use the; Continuous paper does not feed properly; The tractor does not feed the paper.
  • Page 117 – Make sure the paper guide is in the upright position.; The paper does not eject properly.; Tear off the paper entering the printer, then press the
  • Page 118 – Options; See this section if you have problems with optional equipment.; The paper does not feed.; There may be only one sheet left in the bin. Add more paper.; Two or more sheets feed at one time.
  • Page 119 – The paper feed is crooked.; There may be too much paper in the stacker.; One page of your document has printed on two pages.
  • Page 120 – Paper feed is crooked or the paper jams.
  • Page 121 – Specifications, Command Summary, and Character Tables
  • Page 122 – Printer Specifications
  • Page 123 – Barcode fonts
  • Page 124 – Paper; both front and rear entry; rear entry only
  • Page 126 – front and bottom entry
  • Page 127 – Paper alignment; Front paper alignment; margin
  • Page 128 – Printable area
  • Page 129 – Mechanical
  • Page 130 – Electrical
  • Page 131 – Environmental; Safety approvals
  • Page 137 – Using Commands; Sending printer commands
  • Page 138 – Commands Arranged by Topic; General operation; Paper feeding
  • Page 139 – Page format
  • Page 140 – Print position motion
  • Page 141 – Font selection
  • Page 143 – Font enhancement
  • Page 144 – Character handling
  • Page 147 – Spacing; Graphics
  • Page 148 – Bit image
  • Page 149 – Barcode
  • Page 150 – Barcode data
  • Page 152 – International Character Sets
  • Page 155 – Roman 8
  • Page 157 – ISO Latin 1T
  • Page 161 – Index
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Summary

Page 2 - Printer Parts

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

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

EPSON ® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2170 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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