Epson Printer LX-1170- User Manual

Epson Printer LX-1170

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – DECLARATION of CONFORMITY; EPSON
  • Page 4 – Contents; Getting to Know Your Printer
  • Page 7 – Glossary
  • Page 8 – Features; Your EPSON
  • Page 9 – Cautions; Important Safety Instructions; Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord.
  • Page 11 – Hot Parts Caution Symbol; Use of options
  • Page 12 – Safety information; The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance; If you have to fit a plug:; or the Earth symbol (
  • Page 13 – Chapter 1; Using the Printer; Using the Control Panel
  • Page 14 – Control Panel Buttons and Lights
  • Page 15 – Selecting a built-in font; Pause
  • Page 16 – About Your Printer’s Default Settings
  • Page 18 – Page length for tractor
  • Page 19 – Auto tear off
  • Page 21 – Data length
  • Page 22 – Changing default settings; Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
  • Page 23 – Tear Off
  • Page 24 – Printing on Continuous Paper; Printing with the push tractor; On
  • Page 27 – To separate the incoming paper from the printed paper, attach
  • Page 28 – Removing a printed document from the push tractor; Follow these steps to remove the printed document:
  • Page 30 – button. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may; Switching back to single sheets; To switch to single sheets, press the; Printing with the pull tractor; Off
  • Page 37 – Advancing the paper to the tear-off edge
  • Page 38 – Using the Tear Off button; After the printer finishes printing your document, check that the; Advancing the paper to the tear-off position automatically; Follow these steps to adjust the tear-off position:
  • Page 40 – Printing on Single Sheets; Loading single sheets; Follow these steps to load single sheets:
  • Page 42 – Printing on Special Paper
  • Page 43 – Adjusting the paper-thickness lever; Follow these steps to adjust the paper thickness setting:
  • Page 44 – Use only multipart forms that are free of wrinkles and waves.
  • Page 45 – Labels; to advance the
  • Page 46 – Envelopes
  • Page 47 – Installing and Using Options
  • Page 48 – Hold the cut-sheet feeder in both hands and press on the latch
  • Page 51 – Make sure the paper guide cover is open when you print.; Pull tractor unit; An additional pull tractor (C80030
  • Page 54 – Roll paper holder; Follow these steps to install and use the roll paper holder:
  • Page 60 – Print server
  • Page 61 – Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge; Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge; Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridge:; Replacing the ribbon cartridge; Follow these steps to install or replace the ribbon cartridge:
  • Page 65 – Chapter; Using the Printer Software; Using the EPSON Remote! Utility
  • Page 66 – Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications; Print Setup
  • Page 67 – Make sure that your printer is selected and then click; Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu; button, and then point to
  • Page 68 – Changing the printer driver settings; OK; Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3.1
  • Page 70 – Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
  • Page 71 – When you finish making your printer driver settings, click
  • Page 75 – Document Defaults; Using the Printer Driver with Windows NT 3.5x
  • Page 76 – or
  • Page 77 – and make sure your printer is highlighted,
  • Page 78 – Printer Driver Settings Overview; The printer settings are shown below.
  • Page 79 – The monitoring settings are shown below.
  • Page 80 – About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility; The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is available only when:
  • Page 81 – Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3; Follow these steps to setup EPSON Status Monitor 3:
  • Page 82 – Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3; To access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility:
  • Page 83 – Installing EPSON Remote!; Accessing EPSON Remote!; Enter
  • Page 84 – Troubleshooting
  • Page 85 – Using the Error Indicators
  • Page 87 – Problems and Solutions; and
  • Page 88 – Power Supply; Power is not being supplied; Printing; The printer does not print; PAUSE; light is off but nothing is printed.
  • Page 89 – The; Paper Out; light is on and the printer beeps three times.; The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed.; The beeper sounds five times and the
  • Page 91 – The print is faint or uneven; A line of dots is missing in the printout.; Dots are missing in random positions.
  • Page 92 – The font selected on the control panel does not print.
  • Page 93 – The print position is not what you expected; Paper Handling; Single sheets do not feed properly
  • Page 94 – Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams.
  • Page 95 – Continuous paper does not feed properly
  • Page 96 – The paper does not eject properly.
  • Page 97 – Options; When you use the cut-sheet feeder, the paper does not feed properly; Two or more sheets feed at one time.
  • Page 98 – The paper feed is crooked.; One page of printing has spread to two pages.
  • Page 99 – The desired paper type does not load.
  • Page 100 – Printing a Self Test; The desired color or certain characters are not printed.
  • Page 103 – Appendix; Cleaning the Printer
  • Page 104 – Transporting the Printer
  • Page 105 – Make sure that the print head is not hot. Then remove the; Make sure the tractor that comes with your printer is installed
  • Page 106 – Printer Parts
  • Page 107 – Printer Specifications; Mechanical; -pin impact dot matrix
  • Page 110 – Electronic; Bitmap fonts
  • Page 113 – Single-sheet multipart forms: paper guide entry
  • Page 114 – Envelopes: paper guide entry
  • Page 115 – Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder
  • Page 118 – Printable area; Single sheets and envelopes:
  • Page 121 – The minimum top and bottom margins are 4.2 mm
  • Page 122 – Command Lists; EPSON ESC/P control codes; EMC
  • Page 124 – Print position motion:
  • Page 126 – Contacting Customer Support; Product model
  • Page 127 – For users in North America; To speak directly to a technical support representative, dial:; Before you call, please have the following information ready:
  • Page 129 – For users in the Middle East; Some of these services may be available in English only.
  • Page 130 – For users in Scandinavia
  • Page 131 – For users in South Africa
  • Page 132 – For users in Australia
  • Page 134 – For users in Singapore; Sales enquiries and product information; For users in Thailand
  • Page 135 – For users in Indonesia; Epson Hotline
  • Page 136 – EPSON Support Center; For users in Hong Kong; Internet Home Page
  • Page 137 – For users in Malaysia; Information on product specifications, drivers for download
  • Page 138 – For users in India
  • Page 140 – For users in the Philippines; Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone:
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9-pin dot matrix printer

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON
CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON
printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.

Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of
this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser
or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized
modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly
comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from
the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original
EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

General Notice:

Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be

trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

Copyright © 2001 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan.

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Page 3 - DECLARATION of CONFORMITY; EPSON

3 DECLARATION of CONFORMITY According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; and/or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers: Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein, complies with 47CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC ...

Page 4 - Contents; Getting to Know Your Printer

4 Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Page 7 - Glossary

7 For users in Indonesia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135For users in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136For users in Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137For users in India. . . . . . . . ...

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