Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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Reliability - EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - These printers have finer ... MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? or a 24-pin printer, and whether it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of multi-part forms that ...
Reliability - EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - These printers have finer ... MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? or a 24-pin printer, and whether it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of multi-part forms that ...
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... Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to handle several different types of EPSON's impact printers have optional tractor units available. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of paper - Two tractors hold the forms securely. Some EPSON impact printers also include additional tractor units...rear paper paths. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 2 Functionality-Control code/emulation All EPSON impact printers utilize EPSON Standard Code (ESC/P and ESC/P 2) printer control language, which is the industry standard for reports, forms, etc., and ...
... Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to handle several different types of EPSON's impact printers have optional tractor units available. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of paper - Two tractors hold the forms securely. Some EPSON impact printers also include additional tractor units...rear paper paths. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 2 Functionality-Control code/emulation All EPSON impact printers utilize EPSON Standard Code (ESC/P and ESC/P 2) printer control language, which is the industry standard for reports, forms, etc., and ...
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...-bin cutsheet feeder Type of paper. Set the lever to the thickness of their respective owners. L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have both front and top paper paths: Front paper path The front paper path has an almost straight-through paper path, which...lever to accommodate various thicknesses of paper Single sheets, envelopes, or postcards. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 3 Single sheet paper paths: EPSON impact printers all can load paper in the front, rear, or bottom slot. Front push tractor position For loading continuous paper from the top...
...-bin cutsheet feeder Type of paper. Set the lever to the thickness of their respective owners. L Paper thickness adjustment: Most EPSON impact printers have both front and top paper paths: Front paper path The front paper path has an almost straight-through paper path, which...lever to accommodate various thicknesses of paper Single sheets, envelopes, or postcards. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 3 Single sheet paper paths: EPSON impact printers all can load paper in the front, rear, or bottom slot. Front push tractor position For loading continuous paper from the top...
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... is printed, paper is added, EPSON impact printers automatic interface switching feature will overide all built-in fonts in 2-point increments, available on EPSON 24-pin impact printers Barcode fonts-available on most EPSON impact printers. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is loaded into printing position Microfeed ...Can be automatic or activated by pressing a button on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax...
... is printed, paper is added, EPSON impact printers automatic interface switching feature will overide all built-in fonts in 2-point increments, available on EPSON 24-pin impact printers Barcode fonts-available on most EPSON impact printers. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is loaded into printing position Microfeed ...Can be automatic or activated by pressing a button on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax...
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... of their respective owners. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 5 Versatility-Computer-based set-up EPSON Remote! Start UP Utility Ver. 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port: LPT1 Font : Roman Pitch : 10CPI Print Quality : LQ Character Table : PC 437 Continuous Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front : 7 inch...
... of their respective owners. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 5 Versatility-Computer-based set-up EPSON Remote! Start UP Utility Ver. 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port: LPT1 Font : Roman Pitch : 10CPI Print Quality : LQ Character Table : PC 437 Continuous Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front : 7 inch...
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...have to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to sell with every printer Adds profit to move the ribbon with the print head assembly unit. L EPSON brand ribbons are the property of their respective owners. ...head = First Character = 2,000,000 th Character vs. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are superior to both sides of the ribbon nylon by computercontrolled machinery Made with the highest quality nylon manufactured...
...have to every sale 5 Reliability-Ribbon cartridge reliability Most EPSON impact printers use and extreme temperature changes L L Easy to sell with every printer Adds profit to move the ribbon with the print head assembly unit. L EPSON brand ribbons are the property of their respective owners. ...head = First Character = 2,000,000 th Character vs. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are superior to both sides of the ribbon nylon by computercontrolled machinery Made with the highest quality nylon manufactured...
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Total Print Volume estimates the total number of their respective owners. Mean Time Between Failures EPSON impact printers are more quickly because it may fail. Mean Time Between Failures estimates the number of hours between failures at 25 percent usage ...more quickly and stop more accurately rated for greater overall reliability. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is less wear and tear on the motor for reliability in Total Print Volume, and are the property...
Total Print Volume estimates the total number of their respective owners. Mean Time Between Failures EPSON impact printers are more quickly because it may fail. Mean Time Between Failures estimates the number of hours between failures at 25 percent usage ...more quickly and stop more accurately rated for greater overall reliability. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is less wear and tear on the motor for reliability in Total Print Volume, and are the property...
User Manual
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...assumed for damages resulting from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product ...Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan. No patent liability is a trademark of the information contained herein. No part of Seiko Epson Corporation. Neither is any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this product. EPSON® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2170...
...assumed for damages resulting from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product ...Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan. No patent liability is a trademark of the information contained herein. No part of Seiko Epson Corporation. Neither is any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this product. EPSON® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2170...
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... Windows is running and the Program Manager window is installed on your printer. Copyright © 1996 by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nogano, Japan 4005786 M01-00 Printer Update Please update the information in the Printer Model window and click Continue. for Microsoft windows use/s If Microsoft ...follow the steps below to the following sections for your computer, follow these steps: 1. then click Run. 4. Click File; Select your printer's name in your floppy disk drive. 3. Insert the floppy disk containing the driver into your User's Guide with the new information below...
... Windows is running and the Program Manager window is installed on your printer. Copyright © 1996 by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nogano, Japan 4005786 M01-00 Printer Update Please update the information in the Printer Model window and click Continue. for Microsoft windows use/s If Microsoft ...follow the steps below to the following sections for your computer, follow these steps: 1. then click Run. 4. Click File; Select your printer's name in your floppy disk drive. 3. Insert the floppy disk containing the driver into your User's Guide with the new information below...
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..., if necessary. 3. Note: If you defined a password, enter it at the prompt. Turn on the screen. Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the printer first; then turn on the computer. This screen does not appear again. 2 Your computer begins loading Windows 95. 4. In this ...install a driver radio button; Turn off your computer documentation for Windows 95 users Follow these steps to perform a test print in the printer and the printer is connected to the computer's parallel port. (The paper is loaded in step 11.) 2. Make sure plain paper is used to ...
..., if necessary. 3. Note: If you defined a password, enter it at the prompt. Turn on the screen. Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the printer first; then turn on the computer. This screen does not appear again. 2 Your computer begins loading Windows 95. 4. In this ...install a driver radio button; Turn off your computer documentation for Windows 95 users Follow these steps to perform a test print in the printer and the printer is connected to the computer's parallel port. (The paper is loaded in step 11.) 2. Make sure plain paper is used to ...
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..., choose NO and follow the directions on the screen. Click the Finish button. 13. In the next screen, select YES to the Printers folder using the printer name you inserted the disk in drive A, click OK. To access the driver, see the Install From Disk screen. 7. At the ...next screen you keep the model name as the default printer for the printer in the test page confirmation dialog if the page printed correctly. To use the printer as shown. Choose Yes in the Printer name box. You see "Checking the printer driver settings," page 5 of this supplement. 3 Click the ...
..., choose NO and follow the directions on the screen. Click the Finish button. 13. In the next screen, select YES to the Printers folder using the printer name you inserted the disk in drive A, click OK. To access the driver, see the Install From Disk screen. 7. At the ...next screen you keep the model name as the default printer for the printer in the test page confirmation dialog if the page printed correctly. To use the printer as shown. Choose Yes in the Printer name box. You see "Checking the printer driver settings," page 5 of this supplement. 3 Click the ...
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.... 4. Select the Yes radio button if you want to print a test page. 15. Click the Yes radio button to use with this printer. 11. Click Finish. 16. Click the Next button. 5. Click the Next button. 12. Otherwise, select the NO radio button. 13. In the Desktop window... dialog box, then click the Next button. 10. If it didn't print satisfactorily, choose NO and follow the steps below. 1. Select the Local printer or Network printer radio button. Click the Have Disk button. 7. Click the Next button. 14. Then click the Next button. 6. Installing the driver while running Windows...
.... 4. Select the Yes radio button if you want to print a test page. 15. Click the Yes radio button to use with this printer. 11. Click Finish. 16. Click the Next button. 5. Click the Next button. 12. Otherwise, select the NO radio button. 13. In the Desktop window... dialog box, then click the Next button. 10. If it didn't print satisfactorily, choose NO and follow the steps below. 1. Select the Local printer or Network printer radio button. Click the Have Disk button. 7. Click the Next button. 14. Then click the Next button. 6. Installing the driver while running Windows...
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... settings If you have loaded in your paper size, scroll through the list, and select the correct size. then click Printers. 3. Select the paper size you are finished. 5 Select Portrait or Landscape orientation. Make any other settings you wish, and click OK when you ... are using Windows 95, follow these steps to the paper size you are using Windows 3.1, refer to the information in the printer from the Paper size list on your printer icon. 4. Choose Properties. 5. The diagram on the screen changes according to select the appropriate settings. 1. In the Desktop window...
... settings If you have loaded in your paper size, scroll through the list, and select the correct size. then click Printers. 3. Select the paper size you are finished. 5 Select Portrait or Landscape orientation. Make any other settings you wish, and click OK when you ... are using Windows 95, follow these steps to the paper size you are using Windows 3.1, refer to the information in the printer from the Paper size list on your printer icon. 4. Choose Properties. 5. The diagram on the screen changes according to select the appropriate settings. 1. In the Desktop window...
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...steps: 1. In the screen that appears, select your computer instead of the control panel. to use EPSON Remote! DOS printer utilities Your printer driver disk includes the EPSON Remote! From the DOS prompt, type A: SETUP (or B: SETUP); All the necessary files are ... align your computer's disk drive. 2. EPSON Calibration is used to use the EPSON Remote! Using EPSON printer utilities To use your EPSON utilities, follow these steps: 1. Insert the floppy disk containing the printer utilities into your printout. and EPSON Calibration utilities. Press Enter. C: EPUTIL ...
...steps: 1. In the screen that appears, select your computer instead of the control panel. to use EPSON Remote! DOS printer utilities Your printer driver disk includes the EPSON Remote! From the DOS prompt, type A: SETUP (or B: SETUP); All the necessary files are ... align your computer's disk drive. 2. EPSON Calibration is used to use the EPSON Remote! Using EPSON printer utilities To use your EPSON utilities, follow these steps: 1. Insert the floppy disk containing the printer utilities into your printout. and EPSON Calibration utilities. Press Enter. C: EPUTIL ...
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Please replace the illustration on the upper portion of page 2-12 of your User's Guide with the illustration below . 7 Please replace the illustration on page 2-11 of your User's Guide with the illustration below . 2. On pages 2-11, and 2-12, replace the original illustrations as follows: 1.
Please replace the illustration on the upper portion of page 2-12 of your User's Guide with the illustration below . 7 Please replace the illustration on page 2-11 of your User's Guide with the illustration below . 2. On pages 2-11, and 2-12, replace the original illustrations as follows: 1.
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When replacing the ribbon cartridge or ribbon pack, you can use the cartridge and pack listed below . On page 5-3, add the information below , in addition to the products listed in Japan 96.02-16 Ribbon cartridge Ribbon pack S015086 S010033 Printed in your User's Guide.
When replacing the ribbon cartridge or ribbon pack, you can use the cartridge and pack listed below . On page 5-3, add the information below , in addition to the products listed in Japan 96.02-16 Ribbon cartridge Ribbon pack S015086 S010033 Printed in your User's Guide.
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This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will not occur in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by one or more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from digital apparatus as set out in a ...
This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will not occur in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by one or more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from digital apparatus as set out in a ...
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... 90/384/EEC: EN 45501 August 1995 M. iii H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product: Product Name: Type Name: Model: Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2170 P910A Conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Address: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: Address...
... 90/384/EEC: EN 45501 August 1995 M. iii H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product: Product Name: Type Name: Model: Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2170 P910A Conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Address: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: Address...
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..., parts, documentation, and accessories for sales locations. EPSON also provides the following support services in locating your EPSON products from EPSON Accessories at (800) 922-8911: Technical assistance with the installation, configuration, and operation of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers. and Canada through a nationwide network of EPSON products Assistance in the U.S. iv sales only). Where...
..., parts, documentation, and accessories for sales locations. EPSON also provides the following support services in locating your EPSON products from EPSON Accessories at (800) 922-8911: Technical assistance with the installation, configuration, and operation of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers. and Canada through a nationwide network of EPSON products Assistance in the U.S. iv sales only). Where...
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...in the United States and Canada and ask for a free introductory membership as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Epson (UK) Limited. v If you are not currently a member of an EPSON product. In other than those designated as an owner of CompuServe, you are ... If you have a modem, the fastest way to access helpful tips, specifications, drivers, application notes, and bulletins is through the Epson America Forum on CompuServe Your own user ID and password A complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine, CompuServe's monthly publication. This membership entitles ...
...in the United States and Canada and ask for a free introductory membership as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Epson (UK) Limited. v If you are not currently a member of an EPSON product. In other than those designated as an owner of CompuServe, you are ... If you have a modem, the fastest way to access helpful tips, specifications, drivers, application notes, and bulletins is through the Epson America Forum on CompuServe Your own user ID and password A complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine, CompuServe's monthly publication. This membership entitles ...