Epson LX-300 - Manual

Epson LX-300

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – EPSON; User’s Guide
  • Page 4 – FCC Compliance Statement; For United States Users; For Canadian Users; ii
  • Page 5 – Sales of the; Reference Manual; Epson technical information library fax service; iii
  • Page 6 – For United Kingdom Users; Epson product guarantee; iv
  • Page 7 – Warning; This appliance must be earthed. Refer to rating plate for; Important; The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are
  • Page 8 – Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating.; vi
  • Page 9 – Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Setting Up the Printer; Microsoft; Using the Printer; vii
  • Page 10 – Chapter 3; Troubleshooting; viii
  • Page 11 – Appendix; ix
  • Page 12 – Index
  • Page 13 – Features
  • Page 14 – loads up to 50 sheets of; Finding Your Way Around; Warnings; must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.; Cautions; must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.; Notes
  • Page 15 – Important Safety Instructions; Read all of these instructions before you set up your printer.
  • Page 18 – Unpacking the Printer; Your printer box should include these items.
  • Page 19 – Choosing a place for the printer; A flat, stable surface
  • Page 20 – Assembling the Printer; Follow the steps in this section to get your printer up and running.; Installing the paper-feed knob
  • Page 21 – Attaching the paper supports; Repeat for the other paper support. Lower the paper guide.; Installing the ribbon cartridge
  • Page 22 – Slide the print head to the middle of the printer.
  • Page 25 – Plugging in the printer; side of the switch is pressed down.
  • Page 26 – Running the Self Test
  • Page 27 – While holding down the; PAUSE
  • Page 28 – button, then the printer begins; To end the self test, make sure the printer is not printing. Press
  • Page 29 – Connecting the Printer to Your Computer; Your printer includes both a Centronics; Using the parallel interface
  • Page 31 – Using the serial interface
  • Page 32 – Setting Up Your Software
  • Page 34 – Using non-Windows software; Any FX printer
  • Page 35 – Chapter 2
  • Page 36 – Using the Control Panel; Lights and buttons; light
  • Page 37 – button; PAPER PARK; FONT; MICRO ADJUST
  • Page 38 – Selecting fonts; ) to show the current selection. Press the button repeatedly to; lights appear for each selection.
  • Page 39 – Printing on Single Sheets; Loading single sheets; Adjusting the loading position
  • Page 40 – Getting the results you expect; When you install a software program, it normally asks you
  • Page 41 – Printing on Continuous Paper; Printing with the push tractor; Make sure the printer is turned off. Remove the paper guide
  • Page 43 – Make sure your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. Open
  • Page 45 – Switching back to single sheets; To switch to single sheets, press the; and; Printing with the pull tractor
  • Page 48 – Make sure your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. Open
  • Page 49 – Printing on Special Paper
  • Page 50 – Adjusting the paper-thickness lever; Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness.
  • Page 51 – paper-thickness lever back to position 0.; Labels
  • Page 52 – Envelopes; You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide.
  • Page 53 – Changing the Printer Settings
  • Page 56 – Printer setting descriptions; Character spacing
  • Page 58 – Installing and Using Options; The optional single-bin cut sheet feeder (C80637
  • Page 59 – Hold the cut-sheet feeder in both hands and press on the latch
  • Page 62 – Pull Tractor unit; An additional pull tractor (C80030
  • Page 63 – Roll paper holder; Turn off the printer and remove the paper guide.
  • Page 65 – Color upgrade kit; The optional color upgrade kit (C83208
  • Page 66 – Insert the motor unit plug into the connector on the printer.
  • Page 67 – Replace the printer cover.
  • Page 69 – When you use the cut-sheet feeder, the paper does not feed
  • Page 70 – Problems and Solutions; buttons while you turn on the printer.; Power Supply; Power is not being supplied; The lights on the control panel do not go on.
  • Page 71 – Printing; The printer does not print; The; light is off but nothing is printed.; light is flashing and the printer beeps three times.; 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 cartridge may not be installed properly. See page 1-5.
  • Page 72 – The beeper sounds five times and the; light stays on, check for a paper jam or ribbon jam. If; The print is faint or uneven; Printed characters have parts missing at the bottom.; The printout is faint.; Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics; A line of dots is missing in the printout.
  • Page 73 – Dots are missing in random positions.; Printed characters are not what you expected; The font selected on the control panel does not print.; The print position is not what you expected; See “Getting the results you expect” on page 2-6.; Page length does not match the length of the paper.
  • Page 74 – Regular gaps occur in the printout.; Paper Handling; Single sheets do not feed properly; Move the paper a little to the left.; Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams.; Use the
  • Page 75 – Continuous paper does not feed properly; The tractor does not feed the paper.; Make sure the printer cover is closed.
  • Page 76 – The paper does not eject properly.; Options; The paper does not feed.; You may have loaded too many sheets in the cut-sheet feeder’s bin.
  • Page 77 – Two or more sheets feed at one time.; The paper feed is crooked.; There may be too much paper in the stacker.; One page of printing has spread to two pages.
  • Page 78 – The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See Chapter 2.
  • Page 80 – Printer Specifications
  • Page 81 – Paper
  • Page 82 – Roll paper (optional—not available in some countries)
  • Page 84 – Mechanical; Dimensions and weight:; Electrical
  • Page 85 – Interface Specifications; Parallel interface specifications
  • Page 86 – Serial interface specifications; Serial pin assignments
  • Page 87 – Printer Settings
  • Page 88 – Command Summary; Sending printer commands
  • Page 89 – Printer operation; Data control; Vertical motion
  • Page 90 – Horizontal motion
  • Page 93 – User-defined characters
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Summary

Page 3 - EPSON; User’s Guide

EPSON ® LX-300 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording,or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patentliability is assumed...

Page 4 - FCC Compliance Statement; For United States Users; For Canadian Users; 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....

Page 5 - Sales of the; Reference Manual; Epson technical information library fax service; iii

Where to Get Help for United States Users Epson America provides local customer support and servicethrough a nationwide network of authorized Epson dealers andService Centers. Epson also provides the following support services through theEpson Connection SM at (800) 922-8911: ❏ Assistance in locatin...

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