Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... of printing and the number of their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - both in their respective owners. 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 purchase price and low cost...
... of printing and the number of their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - both in their respective owners. 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 purchase price and low cost...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...users with automatic error messaging for direct printer to host computer connection. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is the DOS-based printer setup utility that allows you to the user. 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 ...
...users with automatic error messaging for direct printer to host computer connection. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is the DOS-based printer setup utility that allows you to the user. 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 ...
Product Brochure
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... wasted pre-numbered and standard forms. Together, these features make quick work of paper types without having to envelopes, labels and invoices. EPSON LQ-2080 Impact Printer F EATU R ES BENEFITS • 24-pin, wide carriage printing • Up to 5-part (original +4) forms • Front... faster than comparable printers saving both text and numerals. Best of troublefree use. Enter the EPSON® LQ-2080-one of the best values in high-speed draft mode, the EPSON LQ-2080 will make the EPSON LQ-2080 an ideal choice for years of all, the EPSON LQ-2080's speed, reliability and...
... wasted pre-numbered and standard forms. Together, these features make quick work of paper types without having to envelopes, labels and invoices. EPSON LQ-2080 Impact Printer F EATU R ES BENEFITS • 24-pin, wide carriage printing • Up to 5-part (original +4) forms • Front... faster than comparable printers saving both text and numerals. Best of troublefree use. Enter the EPSON® LQ-2080-one of the best values in high-speed draft mode, the EPSON LQ-2080 will make the EPSON LQ-2080 an ideal choice for years of all, the EPSON LQ-2080's speed, reliability and...
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... A T I O N S Printing Method 24-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with optional Push/Pull tractor(s) Epson America, Inc. 20770 Madrona Ave., Torrance, CA 90503 Epson Canada, Ltd. 550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1 Epson Latin America, Inc. 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126... (639mm) Length 10.1" (257mm) Depth 15.4" (410mm) Weight Approx. 28.7 lb (13kg) Product/Accessories Part Numbers EPSON LQ-2080 printer EPSON LQ-2080 ribbon cartridge Push/Pull Tractor Unit High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder Second-Bin Cut Sheet Feeder Interfaces-Type B Multiprotocol 10/100 ...
... A T I O N S Printing Method 24-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with optional Push/Pull tractor(s) Epson America, Inc. 20770 Madrona Ave., Torrance, CA 90503 Epson Canada, Ltd. 550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1 Epson Latin America, Inc. 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126... (639mm) Length 10.1" (257mm) Depth 15.4" (410mm) Weight Approx. 28.7 lb (13kg) Product/Accessories Part Numbers EPSON LQ-2080 printer EPSON LQ-2080 ribbon cartridge Push/Pull Tractor Unit High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder Second-Bin Cut Sheet Feeder Interfaces-Type B Multiprotocol 10/100 ...
Product Information Guide
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...also load a stack of single-sheet multipart forms up to 150 sheets of the product number, which varies by country. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 1 Pull tractor (C80032V) Improves continuous paper handling and reduces the chance of ordinary single-sheet paper in combination with telex ...machines. Second-bin cut-sheet feeder (C80674V) Connects to the high-capacity cut -sheet feeder. EPSON LQ-2080 paper guide cover printer cover edge guides paper guide paper separator front paper guide (closed) control panel bottom cover paper release lever knob shield plate...
...also load a stack of single-sheet multipart forms up to 150 sheets of the product number, which varies by country. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 1 Pull tractor (C80032V) Improves continuous paper handling and reduces the chance of ordinary single-sheet paper in combination with telex ...machines. Second-bin cut-sheet feeder (C80674V) Connects to the high-capacity cut -sheet feeder. EPSON LQ-2080 paper guide cover printer cover edge guides paper guide paper separator front paper guide (closed) control panel bottom cover paper release lever knob shield plate...
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... card Twinax interface card IEEE-1284 parallel interface card Ethernet interface card The asterisk (V) is a substitute for text and graphics printing. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be up to 0.59 inch (15 mm). Buffer 64KB or 0KB (selectable in all... logic seeking for the last digit, which varies by country. utility) 2 - Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution 24-pin impact dot matrix High-speed draft 400 cps at 10 cpi maximum Draft 300 cps at 10 cpi...
... card Twinax interface card IEEE-1284 parallel interface card Ethernet interface card The asterisk (V) is a substitute for text and graphics printing. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be up to 0.59 inch (15 mm). Buffer 64KB or 0KB (selectable in all... logic seeking for the last digit, which varies by country. utility) 2 - Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution 24-pin impact dot matrix High-speed draft 400 cps at 10 cpi maximum Draft 300 cps at 10 cpi...
Product Information Guide
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... EPSON LQ-2080 - 3 EPSON LQ-2080 Built-in fonts Character tables Character sets Reliability Dimensions and weight Ribbon Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi EPSON Orator 10 cpi EPSON...
... EPSON LQ-2080 - 3 EPSON LQ-2080 Built-in fonts Character tables Character sets Reliability Dimensions and weight Ribbon Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi EPSON Orator 10 cpi EPSON...
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... Backing sheet width 4.0 to 16.0 inches (101 to 406 mm) Backing sheet length (one sheet of multipart) 12 to 15 lb (40 to 82 g/m2) 4 - EPSON LQ-2080 Thickness 0.0025 to 0.0055 inch (0.065 to 0.14 mm) Weight 14 to 24 lb (52 to 90 g/m2) Single-sheet multipart forms: front, top, and...
... Backing sheet width 4.0 to 16.0 inches (101 to 406 mm) Backing sheet length (one sheet of multipart) 12 to 15 lb (40 to 82 g/m2) 4 - EPSON LQ-2080 Thickness 0.0025 to 0.0055 inch (0.065 to 0.14 mm) Weight 14 to 24 lb (52 to 90 g/m2) Single-sheet multipart forms: front, top, and...
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... 0.12 inch (3 mm). For paper wider than 14.6 inches (371 mm), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 5 Continuous paper printable area A A printable area B B A The minimum top and bottom margins (above and below the perforation) are 0.17 inch... "0" on the scale. For paper wider than 13.8 inches (351 mm), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper. EPSON LQ-2080 Printable Area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards A B A printable area printable B area Rear entry Printing starts at the arrow mark. The ...
... 0.12 inch (3 mm). For paper wider than 14.6 inches (371 mm), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 5 Continuous paper printable area A A printable area B B A The minimum top and bottom margins (above and below the perforation) are 0.17 inch... "0" on the scale. For paper wider than 13.8 inches (351 mm), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper. EPSON LQ-2080 Printable Area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards A B A printable area printable B area Rear entry Printing starts at the arrow mark. The ...
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...-off position. n = on . Pause button Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again. t n n when the printer is in the selected paper source or paper is in the micro adjust mode. Tear Off/Bin lights t f f when continuous ...of the optional cut -sheet feeder is installed. t Flashes when the printer is 8.0 inches (203 mm). Font lights Indicate which font is selected. t Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off , f = flashing 6 - EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 Roll paper A B B Control Panel Buttons and Lights printable area A...
...-off position. n = on . Pause button Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again. t n n when the printer is in the selected paper source or paper is in the micro adjust mode. Tear Off/Bin lights t f f when continuous ...of the optional cut -sheet feeder is installed. t Flashes when the printer is 8.0 inches (203 mm). Font lights Indicate which font is selected. t Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off , f = flashing 6 - EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 Roll paper A B B Control Panel Buttons and Lights printable area A...
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...adjust mode. Load paper in the selected paper source. n = on the printer again. Load/Eject button t Loads a single sheet of the paper path. Then press the Pause button to diagnose and fix the problem. EPSON LQ-2080 LF/FF button t Feeds paper line by line. Then press the Pause... button to resume printing. Press the Load/Eject button to the standby position. If your printer stops working and one or more control panel lights ...
...adjust mode. Load paper in the selected paper source. n = on the printer again. Load/Eject button t Loads a single sheet of the paper path. Then press the Pause button to diagnose and fix the problem. EPSON LQ-2080 LF/FF button t Feeds paper line by line. Then press the Pause... button to resume printing. Press the Load/Eject button to the standby position. If your printer stops working and one or more control panel lights ...
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... use this tractor, load paper in the rear slot. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 This section helps you to easily tear off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. 8 - EPSON LQ-2080 Status Monitor The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer but not loaded in the printer. It allows you determine which paper paths and tractor...
... use this tractor, load paper in the rear slot. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 This section helps you to easily tear off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. 8 - EPSON LQ-2080 Status Monitor The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer but not loaded in the printer. It allows you determine which paper paths and tractor...
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EPSON LQ-2080 Using a pull tractor (optional) If you often print on thick or heavy continuous ...rear push/pull tractor, the labels may come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 9 Note: If you plan to use a printer stand with the pull tractor: front, bottom, and rear. bottom Note: When ...to purchase an optional pull tractor (C80032V). Combination Description To use the tear-off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. However, you cannot use the front push tractor with the pull tractor. Using the...
EPSON LQ-2080 Using a pull tractor (optional) If you often print on thick or heavy continuous ...rear push/pull tractor, the labels may come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 9 Note: If you plan to use a printer stand with the pull tractor: front, bottom, and rear. bottom Note: When ...to purchase an optional pull tractor (C80032V). Combination Description To use the tear-off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. However, you cannot use the front push tractor with the pull tractor. Using the...
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... Single-sheet position For loading single-sheet paper from the tractor installed in the rear push position. EPSON LQ-2080 Printing on Single Sheets Your printer has two paper entry slots for printing on the front or rear push tractor, you can load ... the tractor is loaded on single sheets: top and front. Paper Release Lever Positions You can load paper in the printer from the tractor installed in the top slot. Note: Always use . This section helps you want to this position ...easily switch between them using the front push and pull tractors in the top slot. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99
... Single-sheet position For loading single-sheet paper from the tractor installed in the rear push position. EPSON LQ-2080 Printing on Single Sheets Your printer has two paper entry slots for printing on the front or rear push tractor, you can load ... the tractor is loaded on single sheets: top and front. Paper Release Lever Positions You can load paper in the printer from the tractor installed in the top slot. Note: Always use . This section helps you want to this position ...easily switch between them using the front push and pull tractors in the top slot. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99
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... paper. Make sure you may not feed labels on the number of layers in the front or bottom paper slot. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 11 Use multipart forms only under the printer cover. Loading Continuous Paper with Labels When printing on labels, use with labels Envelopes Postcards Lever position -1 or 0 -1 or...and humidity conditions, as multipart forms, select a straight or almost straight paper path. EPSON LQ-2080 Paper Thickness Lever Positions Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to match the thickness of your paper. Paper type Ordinary (single sheets or continuous paper...
... paper. Make sure you may not feed labels on the number of layers in the front or bottom paper slot. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 11 Use multipart forms only under the printer cover. Loading Continuous Paper with Labels When printing on labels, use with labels Envelopes Postcards Lever position -1 or 0 -1 or...and humidity conditions, as multipart forms, select a straight or almost straight paper path. EPSON LQ-2080 Paper Thickness Lever Positions Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to match the thickness of your paper. Paper type Ordinary (single sheets or continuous paper...
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EPSON LQ-2080 You load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper, except you resume printing. Caution: Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear push position only when the printer is shipped. Note: The tractor is installed in the rear paper slot ...are sensitive to temperature and humidity, use the front push tractor, you need to eject the remaining labels from the printer. 1. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 Insert the tractor into the printer's mounting slots and press down the LF/FF button to purchase the optional tractor unit (C80032*), and install it...
EPSON LQ-2080 You load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper, except you resume printing. Caution: Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear push position only when the printer is shipped. Note: The tractor is installed in the rear paper slot ...are sensitive to temperature and humidity, use the front push tractor, you need to eject the remaining labels from the printer. 1. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 Insert the tractor into the printer's mounting slots and press down the LF/FF button to purchase the optional tractor unit (C80032*), and install it...
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...the arrow mark.) Then pull the lever forward to match the width of your paper using the arrow mark inside the printer. (Printing starts at the center of the printer. Slide the left sprocket to accommodate your paper has a clean, straight edge and fit the first four holes of...See "Paper Alignment" and "Printable Area" on page 5 for more information on the left and right sprockets by pulling the sprocket lock forward. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 13 Release the left margin position. 5. Slide the right sprocket to lock it . Set the paper release lever to remove any slack in place ...
...the arrow mark.) Then pull the lever forward to match the width of your paper using the arrow mark inside the printer. (Printing starts at the center of the printer. Slide the left sprocket to accommodate your paper has a clean, straight edge and fit the first four holes of...See "Paper Alignment" and "Printable Area" on page 5 for more information on the left and right sprockets by pulling the sprocket lock forward. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 13 Release the left margin position. 5. Slide the right sprocket to lock it . Set the paper release lever to remove any slack in place ...
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...Bin button to advance the paper to check and change the printer driver settings. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 The printer does not print when the cover is turned on page 22. You may damage the printer or cause it to adjust the top-of the printer. 9. Caution: Never use the knob to lose the ... in the next section to lose the top-of the tractor and remove the paper. EPSON LQ-2080 8. The knob can fix this may damage the printer or cause it to tear off position while the printer is open the sprocket covers of -form position. Attach the front paper guide by sliding...
...Bin button to advance the paper to check and change the printer driver settings. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 The printer does not print when the cover is turned on page 22. You may damage the printer or cause it to adjust the top-of the printer. 9. Caution: Never use the knob to lose the ... in the next section to lose the top-of the tractor and remove the paper. EPSON LQ-2080 8. The knob can fix this may damage the printer or cause it to tear off position while the printer is open the sprocket covers of -form position. Attach the front paper guide by sliding...
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...release lever to accommodate your paper thickness. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 15 To load paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps: 1. Replace the front paper guide by sliding it along the printer mounting slots until it out of the printer. Remove any paper from the front push position...turned off. 2. Then close the front paper guide. 3. Make sure the printer is installed in the pull position, you need to use the rear push tractor, load continuous paper in the rear slot. EPSON LQ-2080 Removing the front push tractor To remove the tractor from the tractor as ...
...release lever to accommodate your paper thickness. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2080 - 15 To load paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps: 1. Replace the front paper guide by sliding it along the printer mounting slots until it out of the printer. Remove any paper from the front push position...turned off. 2. Then close the front paper guide. 3. Make sure the printer is installed in the pull position, you need to use the rear push tractor, load continuous paper in the rear slot. EPSON LQ-2080 Removing the front push tractor To remove the tractor from the tractor as ...
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...midway between the two sprockets as described in place. After you can be used when the printer is turned off your paper, but do not lock it. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 Then close the printer cover before printing. front of the paper using the micro adjust feature as shown above.... 7. Release the left margin position, see "Paper Alignment" and "Printable Area" on the printer. (Printing starts at the arrow mark...
...midway between the two sprockets as described in place. After you can be used when the printer is turned off your paper, but do not lock it. EPSON LQ-2080 2/99 Then close the printer cover before printing. front of the paper using the micro adjust feature as shown above.... 7. Release the left margin position, see "Paper Alignment" and "Printable Area" on the printer. (Printing starts at the arrow mark...