Product Information Guide
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... Positions Top-of-Form Position The top-of-form position is jammed in the paper path. Epson LX-300+II 7/06 Epson LX-300+II Follow these steps to use the control panel to select a built-in the printer. Hold down the Pause button for several minutes; Your selection stays in the selected paper source...paper and reload it again. Then press the Pause button to turn off Position Continuous paper is in the printer. An unknown printer error has occurred. You can identify many printer problems using the lights on the page. Press the Tear Off (Font) button repeatedly to diagnose and fix ...
... Positions Top-of-Form Position The top-of-form position is jammed in the paper path. Epson LX-300+II 7/06 Epson LX-300+II Follow these steps to use the control panel to select a built-in the printer. Hold down the Pause button for several minutes; Your selection stays in the selected paper source...paper and reload it again. Then press the Pause button to turn off Position Continuous paper is in the printer. An unknown printer error has occurred. You can identify many printer problems using the lights on the page. Press the Tear Off (Font) button repeatedly to diagnose and fix ...
Product Information Guide
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... solutions to eject the printed page. If paper remains in the printer, press the LF/FF button to the problem. then disconnect the interface cable from the electrical outlet; Remove the paper guide. Epson LX-300+II Clearing a Paper Jam If paper becomes jammed in the printer, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the Paper Out light is...
... solutions to eject the printed page. If paper remains in the printer, press the LF/FF button to the problem. then disconnect the interface cable from the electrical outlet; Remove the paper guide. Epson LX-300+II Clearing a Paper Jam If paper becomes jammed in the printer, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the Paper Out light is...
Reference Guide
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...or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to the purchaser of this Epson printer. Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable to strictly comply with this product or third parties for any means, electronic, mechanical, ... expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by any damages or problems arising from the use with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. Epson and Epson ESC/P are for use of their respective owners. No ...
...or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to the purchaser of this Epson printer. Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable to strictly comply with this product or third parties for any means, electronic, mechanical, ... expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by any damages or problems arising from the use with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. Epson and Epson ESC/P are for use of their respective owners. No ...
Reference Guide
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...EPSON Status Monitor 3 42 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 43 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 44 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 45 Setting up the printer server 45 Setting up the clients 49 Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM 57 Canceling Printing 58 Uninstalling the Printer Software 59 Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON... mode 72 Restoring the printer's default settings 73 Chapter 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer 74 Transporting the Printer 75 Troubleshooting 76 Using the error indicators 77 Problems and solutions 79 Clearing ...
...EPSON Status Monitor 3 42 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 43 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 44 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 45 Setting up the printer server 45 Setting up the clients 49 Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM 57 Canceling Printing 58 Uninstalling the Printer Software 59 Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON... mode 72 Restoring the printer's default settings 73 Chapter 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer 74 Transporting the Printer 75 Troubleshooting 76 Using the error indicators 77 Problems and solutions 79 Clearing ...
Reference Guide
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Introduction Your Epson® LX-300+II printer provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design. The CD-ROM that came with one original and up to possible problems. 6 Introduction This 9-pin dot matrix printer provides: ❏ A variety of paper paths to suit your printing needs. ❏ The ability to handle a wide range of paper types...
Introduction Your Epson® LX-300+II printer provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design. The CD-ROM that came with one original and up to possible problems. 6 Introduction This 9-pin dot matrix printer provides: ❏ A variety of paper paths to suit your printing needs. ❏ The ability to handle a wide range of paper types...
Reference Guide
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... time paper is inserted into the paper guide and when it is used when this mode if you encounter connection problems when you are printing from Windows applications using the printer driver included in the software CD-ROM that vary depending on . Packet mode Select Auto for the Italic character .... Parallel I/F bidirectional mode The parallel interface bidirectional transfer mode is fed. Turn off . International character set contains eight characters that comes with the printer. Character table You can select among various character tables. See your printing needs.
... time paper is inserted into the paper guide and when it is used when this mode if you encounter connection problems when you are printing from Windows applications using the printer driver included in the software CD-ROM that vary depending on . Packet mode Select Auto for the Italic character .... Parallel I/F bidirectional mode The parallel interface bidirectional transfer mode is fed. Turn off . International character set contains eight characters that comes with the printer. Character table You can select among various character tables. See your printing needs.
Reference Guide
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... most printing problems by checking for the solutions in the printer's original box. Make sure the print head is installed, remove it. It explains: ❏ How to read the control panel lights that comes with your printer is installed in their original boxes. 6. Repack the printer and all ... sure the tractor that indicate errors (page 77) ❏ Problems and solutions (page 79) ❏ Clearing paper jams (page 93) ❏ Printing a self test (page 94) ❏ Where to get help if you need assistance from Epson (page 96) 76 Maintenance and Troubleshooting If any options are...
... most printing problems by checking for the solutions in the printer's original box. Make sure the print head is installed, remove it. It explains: ❏ How to read the control panel lights that comes with your printer is installed in their original boxes. 6. Repack the printer and all ... sure the tractor that indicate errors (page 77) ❏ Problems and solutions (page 79) ❏ Clearing paper jams (page 93) ❏ Printing a self test (page 94) ❏ Where to get help if you need assistance from Epson (page 96) 76 Maintenance and Troubleshooting If any options are...
Reference Guide
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... 77 The paper is paused. Panel light state n Pause n Paper Out n Pause Beep pattern - ••• ••• Problem Solution The printer is not loaded correctly. Remove your paper and reload it. Paper from the paper path. Then set the lever to the position you cannot... working and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing or the printer beeps, use . Then press the Pause button to diagnose and fix the problem. Turn off the printer and open the printer cover, tear off the Pause light, if necessary. If you want to turn off...
... 77 The paper is paused. Panel light state n Pause n Paper Out n Pause Beep pattern - ••• ••• Problem Solution The printer is not loaded correctly. Remove your paper and reload it. Paper from the paper path. Then set the lever to the position you cannot... working and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing or the printer beeps, use . Then press the Pause button to diagnose and fix the problem. Turn off the printer and open the printer cover, tear off the Pause light, if necessary. If you want to turn off...
Reference Guide
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...(five beeps) Note: The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not fed back to the standby position. Paper is overheated. Press the Load/Eject button to turn on the control panel Problem Solution Continuous paper is not ...available. 78 Maintenance and Troubleshooting The print head is jammed in the printer. the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head has cooled. If the error ...
...(five beeps) Note: The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not fed back to the standby position. Paper is overheated. Press the Load/Eject button to turn on the control panel Problem Solution Continuous paper is not ...available. 78 Maintenance and Troubleshooting The print head is jammed in the printer. the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head has cooled. If the error ...
Reference Guide
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...buttons while you turn off the printer. Cause What to isolate communication problems between the printer and computer. To print a hex dump, turn on the printer. Maintenance and Troubleshooting 79 Problems and solutions Most problems you may encounter while operating your printer using the self test. (See ...page 94.) If the self test works properly the problem is probably caused by an outside switch or ...
...buttons while you turn off the printer. Cause What to isolate communication problems between the printer and computer. To print a hex dump, turn on the printer. Maintenance and Troubleshooting 79 Problems and solutions Most problems you may encounter while operating your printer using the self test. (See ...page 94.) If the self test works properly the problem is probably caused by an outside switch or ...
Reference Guide
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... on and the printer beeps three times. The printer may be worn out. The printer beeps five times ...Turn off the printer and turn it on page 96. Let the printer cool. Cause What... to do The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly or the ribbon may be jammed. Load paper in the printer. The printer... makes a strange noise, beeps five times, and stops printing abruptly. Then try to do An error has occurred. The printer... printing, but nothing is printed. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam or ribbon jam....
... on and the printer beeps three times. The printer may be worn out. The printer beeps five times ...Turn off the printer and turn it on page 96. Let the printer cool. Cause What... to do The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly or the ribbon may be jammed. Load paper in the printer. The printer... makes a strange noise, beeps five times, and stops printing abruptly. Then try to do An error has occurred. The printer... printing, but nothing is printed. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam or ribbon jam....
Reference Guide
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... is not equipped with a USB connection, read the information in Windows 98 and Me only) If you are having difficulty using your printer with a USB port or that EPSON USB Printer Devices appears on your desktop, then click Properties. 3. Make sure that has been upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98, Me, ...be a Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP preinstalled model. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Device Manager menu (in this section. Correcting USB Problems If you canceled the plug-and-play driver installation before the procedure was complete, either the USB device driver or the...
... is not equipped with a USB connection, read the information in Windows 98 and Me only) If you are having difficulty using your printer with a USB port or that EPSON USB Printer Devices appears on your desktop, then click Properties. 3. Make sure that has been upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98, Me, ...be a Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP preinstalled model. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Device Manager menu (in this section. Correcting USB Problems If you canceled the plug-and-play driver installation before the procedure was complete, either the USB device driver or the...
Reference Guide
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... are satisfactory, the printer is working properly and the problem is probably caused by your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to clear paper jams only when the printer is at least 8.25 inches (210 mm) wide to the problem. See "Problems and solutions" on ...the right side of -form or tear-off . Gently remove any paper inside the printer, including any torn pieces. Replace the printer cover and paper guide, and...
... are satisfactory, the printer is working properly and the problem is probably caused by your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to clear paper jams only when the printer is at least 8.25 inches (210 mm) wide to the problem. See "Problems and solutions" on ...the right side of -form or tear-off . Gently remove any paper inside the printer, including any torn pieces. Replace the printer cover and paper guide, and...
Reference Guide
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... support information below. Internet support Visit Epson's support website at http://support.epson.com and select your questions. Speak to common problems. You can download drivers and documentation, get FAQs and troubleshooting advice, or e-mail Epson with your printer for support, please have the following information ready: ❏ Product name (Epson LX-300+II) ❏ Product serial number (located...
... support information below. Internet support Visit Epson's support website at http://support.epson.com and select your questions. Speak to common problems. You can download drivers and documentation, get FAQs and troubleshooting advice, or e-mail Epson with your printer for support, please have the following information ready: ❏ Product name (Epson LX-300+II) ❏ Product serial number (located...
Reference Guide
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H Help, EPSON, 96 to 97 High speed draft, 67, 70 Hot parts caution symbol, 7 I I/F mode, 67, 70 IBM character table, 68,... 93 to 94 loading, 11 to 32 loading on the pull tractor, 19 to 21 loading on the push tractor, 11 to 14 problems, 84 to 87 release lever, 12, 17, 27, 109 single sheets, 26 to 28 specifications, 115 to 121 supports, 109 tension ...Parallel I/F mode, 67, 71 interface, 67, 70, 110 Parity, 67, 70 Power cord, 110 Power supply problems, 79 to 80 Printable columns, 111 Print direction, 67, 69 Printer cleaning, 74 to 75 cover, 109 parts, 109 to 110 server, 45 to 49 sharing, 45 to 58 ...
H Help, EPSON, 96 to 97 High speed draft, 67, 70 Hot parts caution symbol, 7 I I/F mode, 67, 70 IBM character table, 68,... 93 to 94 loading, 11 to 32 loading on the pull tractor, 19 to 21 loading on the push tractor, 11 to 14 problems, 84 to 87 release lever, 12, 17, 27, 109 single sheets, 26 to 28 specifications, 115 to 121 supports, 109 tension ...Parallel I/F mode, 67, 71 interface, 67, 70, 110 Parity, 67, 70 Power cord, 110 Power supply problems, 79 to 80 Printable columns, 111 Print direction, 67, 69 Printer cleaning, 74 to 75 cover, 109 parts, 109 to 110 server, 45 to 49 sharing, 45 to 58 ...
Reference Guide
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... to 26 on single sheets, 26 to 28 on special paper, 29 to 32 problems, 80 to 84 self test, 94 to 95 Problems options, 87 to 89 paper handling, 84 to 87 power supply, 79 to 80... Safety instructions, 7 to 10 Self test, 94 to 95 Serial interface, 67, 70, 110 Server, printer, 45 to 49 Sharing printer, 45 to 58 Single-bin cut-sheet feeder, 98 to 101, 112 Single sheets loading, 26 to 28...122 to 124 electrical, 115 electronic, 113 to 114 environmental, 115 mechanical, 111 to 112 paper, 115 to 121 printer, 111 to 124 standards and approvals, 125 Status Monitor 3, 33, 41 to 44, 59 to 61 Support, technical...
... to 26 on single sheets, 26 to 28 on special paper, 29 to 32 problems, 80 to 84 self test, 94 to 95 Problems options, 87 to 89 paper handling, 84 to 87 power supply, 79 to 80... Safety instructions, 7 to 10 Self test, 94 to 95 Serial interface, 67, 70, 110 Server, printer, 45 to 49 Sharing printer, 45 to 58 Single-bin cut-sheet feeder, 98 to 101, 112 Single sheets loading, 26 to 28...122 to 124 electrical, 115 electronic, 113 to 114 environmental, 115 mechanical, 111 to 112 paper, 115 to 121 printer, 111 to 124 standards and approvals, 125 Status Monitor 3, 33, 41 to 44, 59 to 61 Support, technical...
Reference Guide
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U Unidirectional (Uni-d) printing, 69 Uninstalling printer software, 59 to 61 USB device driver, 61 to 62 USB cable, 93 cable holder, 110 device driver, uninstalling, 61 to 62 interface, 67, 70, 110 problems, 90 to 93 Z Zero slash, 67, 69 Index 129
U Unidirectional (Uni-d) printing, 69 Uninstalling printer software, 59 to 61 USB device driver, 61 to 62 USB cable, 93 cable holder, 110 device driver, uninstalling, 61 to 62 interface, 67, 70, 110 problems, 90 to 93 Z Zero slash, 67, 69 Index 129
User's Guide
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... a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of Seiko Epson Corporation. Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any questions regarding...to be as broad as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by any use with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. While some people assume. Epson disclaims any Epson product. Epson is a trademark of this Epson printer. Epson Store and Epson Connection are service marks of this...
... a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of Seiko Epson Corporation. Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any questions regarding...to be as broad as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by any use with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. While some people assume. Epson disclaims any Epson product. Epson is a trademark of this Epson printer. Epson Store and Epson Connection are service marks of this...
User's Guide
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...8226;• n Pause ••• ••• Problem Solution The printer is loaded in the selected paper source. Press the Pause button to diagnose printer errors. Press the Pause button to the position you cannot resolve the problem using the information in the manuals, see the Reference Guide. Remove ...light, if necessary. For more troubleshooting information, see "Where To Get Help" on page 43. No paper is paused. Turn off the printer, open the printer cover, tear off the Pause light, if necessary. Paper is not loaded correctly. Load paper in the...
...8226;• n Pause ••• ••• Problem Solution The printer is loaded in the selected paper source. Press the Pause button to diagnose printer errors. Press the Pause button to the position you cannot resolve the problem using the information in the manuals, see the Reference Guide. Remove ...light, if necessary. For more troubleshooting information, see "Where To Get Help" on page 43. No paper is paused. Turn off the printer, open the printer cover, tear off the Pause light, if necessary. Paper is not loaded correctly. Load paper in the...
User's Guide
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...= flashing short series of beeps (three beeps long series of paper is overheated. A single sheet of beeps (five beeps) Note: The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not fed back to the standby position. Then press the Pause ... off the printed document at the perforation; Wait a few minutes; If the error recurs, contact your dealer. n = on the control panel Problem Solution Continuous paper is not available. 40 Troubleshooting Light status Beep pattern f Paper Out ••• n Pause ••• •...
...= flashing short series of beeps (three beeps long series of paper is overheated. A single sheet of beeps (five beeps) Note: The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not fed back to the standby position. Then press the Pause ... off the printed document at the perforation; Wait a few minutes; If the error recurs, contact your dealer. n = on the control panel Problem Solution Continuous paper is not available. 40 Troubleshooting Light status Beep pattern f Paper Out ••• n Pause ••• •...
