Epson LQ-570e,LQ-580 User Guide
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Epson LQ-570e,LQ-580 User Guide
- Brand:
- Epson
- Category:
- Dot Matrix Printers
- Model:
- LQ-570e, LQ-580
- Type:
- User Guide
- Language:
- English
- Document Format:
- PDF file
- Filesize:
- 2.8 Mb
- Total Pages:
- 249 pages
List of Contents
- Front Cover
- Control Panel Buttons and Lights
- Copyright
- FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users
- Warning
- For Canadian Users
- Contents
- Getting to Know Your Printer
- Easy-to-Use Features
- Available Paper Paths
- Options
- Ribbon Cartridge
- Important Safety Instructions
- Print Head Caution Symbol
- ENERGY STAR Compliance
- For United Kingdom Users
- How To Use Your Manuals
- Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
- 1. Setting Up the Printer
- Unpacking the Printer
- Choosing a Place for the Printer
- Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
- Attaching the Paper Guide
- Plugging in the Printer
- Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
- Installing the Printer Software
- 2. Printing on Continuous Paper
- Setting the Paper Release Lever
- Setting the Paper Thickness Lever
- Using the Push Tractor
- Loading paper onto the push tractor
- Removing a printed document from the push tractor
- Removing the push tractor
- Reinstalling the tractor in the push position
- Using the Tractor in the Pull Position
- Installing the tractor in the pull position
- Loading paper onto the pull tractor
- Removing the paper from the pull tractor
- Using two tractors in the push/pull combination
- Removing the pull tractor
- Loading Multipart Forms
- Loading Continuous Paper With Labels
- Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets
- Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position
- Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge
- 3. Printing on Single Sheets
- Using Single Sheets
- Available paper types and paper slots
- Loading single-sheet multipart forms
- Loading envelopes
- Loading postcards
- Loading Single Sheets in the Top Paper Slot
- Loading Single Sheets in the Front Paper Slot
- 4. Using the Printer Software
- About Your Printer Software
- Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 and 98
- Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
- Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
- Printer driver settings overview
- Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1
- Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
- Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
- Printer driver settings overview
- Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0
- Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
- Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
- Printer driver settings overview
- Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x
- Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
- Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
- Printer driver settings overview
- Using the EPSON Remote! Utility
- 5. Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel
- Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch
- About Your Printer’s Default Settings
- Page length for tractor
- Skip over perforation
- Auto tear off
- Auto line feed
- Print direction
- Software
- 0 slash
- High speed draft
- I/F (interface) mode
- Auto I/F (interface) wait time
- Parallel I/F bidirectional mode
- Packet mode
- Auto CR (carriage return)
- A.G.M. (Alternate Graphic Mode)
- Character table
- International character set for Italic table
- Font
- Manual feed wait time
- Buzzer (beeper)
- Roll paper
- Changing default settings
- 6. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3
- 7. Troubleshooting
- Using the Error Indicators
- Problems and Solutions
- Power supply problems
- The control panel lights come on briefly, but then go off and stay off.
- The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off even though you turned on the prin...
- Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems
- The printer does not load single-sheet paper or does not feed it properly.
- The printer does not fully eject a single sheet.
- The optional cut-sheet feeder does not feed your single-sheet paper properly.
- Continuous paper loading or feeding problems
- Wrong top-of-form position
- Wrong tear-off position
- Printing or printout quality problems
- The printer does not print when the computer sends data.
- The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly
- The printout is faint.
- The printout has gaps.
- Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions.
- Lines of dots are missing in the printout.
- All the text is printed on the same line.
- The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text.
- The printer prints strange symbols, incorrect fonts, or other inappropriate characters.
- Vertical printed lines are not aligned.
- Clearing Paper Jams
- Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout
- Printing a Self Test
- Printing a Hex Dump
- A. Enhancing Your Printer With Options
- Options
- Using the Optional Cut-Sheet Feeders
- Installing an optional cut-sheet feeder
- Loading paper in the single-bin cut-sheet feeder
- Loading paper in the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder
- Assembling the double-bin cut-sheet feeder
- Selecting your paper path (bin 1 or bin 2)
- Switching between continuous paper and single-sheet paper in the cut-sheet feeder
- Using the Roll Paper Holder
- Assembling the roll paper holder
- Installing the roll paper holder
- Loading roll paper
- Removing roll paper
- Using an Optional Front Sheet Guide
- Installing an Interface Card
- B. Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
- C. Specifications
- Printer Specifications
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Environmental
- Paper
- Paper alignment
- Printable area
- Safety approvals
- CE marking
- Command Lists
- Character Tables
- PC 437 (US Standard Europe)
- PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Portuguese)
- PC 863 (French-Canadian) PC 865 (Nordic)
- PC 861 (Icelandic) BRASCII
- Abicomp ISO Latin 1
- Roman 8
- PC 858
- ISO 8859-15 PC 437 Greek*
- PC 853 (Turkish)* PC 855 (Cyrillic)*
- PC 852 (Eastern Europe)* PC 857 (Turkish)*
- PC 866 (Russian)* PC864 (Arabic)
- PC 869 (Greek)* MAZOWIA (Poland)*
- Code MJK (CSFR)* ISO 8859-7*
- ISO Latin 1T (Turkish)* Bulgaria (Bulgarian)*
- PC 774 (LST 1283: 1993)* Estonia (Estonian)*
- PC 771 (Lithuanian) ISO 8859-2*
- PC 866 LAT. (Latvian)* PC 866 UKR (Ukranian)*
- PC APTEC (Arabic)* PC 708 (Arabic)*
- PC 720 (Arabic)* PC AR 864 (Arabic)*
- Italic table
- International character sets for the Italic table
- D. Customer Support Information
- Contacting Customer Support
- For North American Users
- For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users
- For Australian Users
- EPSON FAXBACK
- EPSON Bulletin Board System
- Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au
- Your dealer
- EPSON Helpdesk
- For Singapore Users
- For Hong Kong Users
- For Philippines Users
- Glossary
- Index
- Printer Parts
- Overseas Marketing Locations
- Back Cover