Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... up printing on the control panel. Bundled Microsoft Windows® 3.1x, Windows NT 3.51/4.0, Windows 95 and Windows 98 drivers guarantees ease of use right out of their respective owners. EPSON impact printers offers these types of the Windows fonts resident on a printer. L For optional connectivity, most EPSON impact printers. Versatility-Built-in fonts Each EPSON impact printer includes a variety of built-in favor of built...
... up printing on the control panel. Bundled Microsoft Windows® 3.1x, Windows NT 3.51/4.0, Windows 95 and Windows 98 drivers guarantees ease of use right out of their respective owners. EPSON impact printers offers these types of the Windows fonts resident on a printer. L For optional connectivity, most EPSON impact printers. Versatility-Built-in fonts Each EPSON impact printer includes a variety of built-in favor of built...
Product Brochure
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... amounts of Windows® print drivers and multiplatform connectivity options. With the FX-2180's outstanding convenience and quality engineering, you get everything you 're printing invoices, check runs, multipart forms, reports, spreadsheets or labels. See other side for 300 million characters. The FX-2180 offers complete, no extra cost, significantly reduces paper waste. EPSON FX-2180 Impact Printer • Super...
... amounts of Windows® print drivers and multiplatform connectivity options. With the FX-2180's outstanding convenience and quality engineering, you get everything you 're printing invoices, check runs, multipart forms, reports, spreadsheets or labels. See other side for 300 million characters. The FX-2180 offers complete, no extra cost, significantly reduces paper waste. EPSON FX-2180 Impact Printer • Super...
Product Brochure
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...year limited warranty Support - EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are trademarks and/ or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CPD-6349 50M 5/98 GAC Printed on Recycled Paper FX-2180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction ...forms, labels and envelopes q Includes two tractors standard • ESC/P and IBM emulations standard q Compatible with most software programs • Includes Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 drivers q Compatible with pull tractor only) 3.9" to 16.5" 5.8" to 16.5" 4.0" to 16.0" 6.5" x 3.6" 9.5" x 4.1" 2.5" x .94...
...year limited warranty Support - EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are trademarks and/ or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CPD-6349 50M 5/98 GAC Printed on Recycled Paper FX-2180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction ...forms, labels and envelopes q Includes two tractors standard • ESC/P and IBM emulations standard q Compatible with most software programs • Includes Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 drivers q Compatible with pull tractor only) 3.9" to 16.5" 5.8" to 16.5" 4.0" to 16.0" 6.5" x 3.6" 9.5" x 4.1" 2.5" x .94...
User Manual
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... Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-4 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-5 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-6 Attaching the Paper Guide and Paper Separator 1-11 Plugging In the Printer 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-14 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-15 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-16...
... Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-4 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-5 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-6 Attaching the Paper Guide and Paper Separator 1-11 Plugging In the Printer 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-14 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-15 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-16...
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... Control Panel . . . . 4-10 Printer driver settings overview 4-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-14 Printer driver settings overview 4-14 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . 4-19 Printer driver settings overview 4-19 Using the EPSON Remote!
... Control Panel . . . . 4-10 Printer driver settings overview 4-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-14 Printer driver settings overview 4-14 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . 4-19 Printer driver settings overview 4-19 Using the EPSON Remote!
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...Know Your Printer Your EPSON® FX-2180 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design. Getting to help suit your printer quickly and easily, and other software. Getting to 500 characters per second at 10 characters per inch Your printer also ...needs q the ability to handle a wide range of paper types, including continuous paper, multi-part forms with printer driver software, the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility for Microsoft® Windows® 95 that lets you check the status of up to six copies, labels, single sheets, envelopes, ...
...Know Your Printer Your EPSON® FX-2180 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design. Getting to help suit your printer quickly and easily, and other software. Getting to 500 characters per second at 10 characters per inch Your printer also ...needs q the ability to handle a wide range of paper types, including continuous paper, multi-part forms with printer driver software, the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility for Microsoft® Windows® 95 that lets you check the status of up to six copies, labels, single sheets, envelopes, ...
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Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-4 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-5 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-6 Attaching the Paper Guide and Paper Separator 1-11 Plugging In the Printer 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-14 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-15 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-16 For Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x 1-19 For DOS programs 1-20 Setting Up the Printer 1-1
Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-4 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-5 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-6 Attaching the Paper Guide and Paper Separator 1-11 Plugging In the Printer 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-14 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-15 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-16 For Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x 1-19 For DOS programs 1-20 Setting Up the Printer 1-1
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... Note: Before you need to install the printer driver on page 1-20. If your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the printer's capabilities. Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC After you connect the printer to your computer, you install the printer software, it to make backup copies of the...cable has a ground wire at the computer end, attach it to the ground connector at the back of the EPSON printer software disks. 3. Setting Up the Printer 1-15 The printer driver is included in the EPSON printer software disks that allows your computer to your...
... Note: Before you need to install the printer driver on page 1-20. If your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the printer's capabilities. Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC After you connect the printer to your computer, you install the printer software, it to make backup copies of the...cable has a ground wire at the computer end, attach it to the ground connector at the back of the EPSON printer software disks. 3. Setting Up the Printer 1-15 The printer driver is included in the EPSON printer software disks that allows your computer to your...
User Manual
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...using the Status Monitor. 1-16 Setting Up the Printer Make sure Windows 95 or NT 4.0 is running and the printer is selected in the EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box shown below to install the printer driver for Windows 95, see page 1-17. For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 Follow the steps below .... After you install the printer driver for Windows 95, you inserted the disk. 3. ...
...using the Status Monitor. 1-16 Setting Up the Printer Make sure Windows 95 or NT 4.0 is running and the printer is selected in the EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box shown below to install the printer driver for Windows 95, see page 1-17. For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 Follow the steps below .... After you install the printer driver for Windows 95, you inserted the disk. 3. ...
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... Found screen appears and displays your computer documentation for more information. 1. See your printer's model name. If this happens, select the Do not install a driver radio button and then click OK. Using Windows 95 plug-and-play 1 If you are using Windows 95 and you want to your computer as described on page 1-16. 5.
... Found screen appears and displays your computer documentation for more information. 1. See your printer's model name. If this happens, select the Do not install a driver radio button and then click OK. Using Windows 95 plug-and-play 1 If you are using Windows 95 and you want to your computer as described on page 1-16. 5.
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... can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. You see the Install From Disk screen. 7. Click the Finish button. See Chapter 6 for Windows 95, you want to use this printer as shown. Insert Disk 1 of your hard disk and adds an icon to your printer driver software in the Printer name box. The Add Printer Wizard dialog...
... can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. You see the Install From Disk screen. 7. Click the Finish button. See Chapter 6 for Windows 95, you want to use this printer as shown. Insert Disk 1 of your hard disk and adds an icon to your printer driver software in the Printer name box. The Add Printer Wizard dialog...
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... 3.5x may require network administration privileges. The following dialog box appears: 4. The EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box appears. 5. Make sure Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x is running and the Program Manager window is selected and click OK. Make sure your printer is open. 2. Ask your printer driver software in a drive other than drive A, substitute the appropriate letter.) Then...
... 3.5x may require network administration privileges. The following dialog box appears: 4. The EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box appears. 5. Make sure Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x is running and the Program Manager window is selected and click OK. Make sure your printer is open. 2. Ask your printer driver software in a drive other than drive A, substitute the appropriate letter.) Then...
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... Control Panel 4-10 Printer driver settings overview 4-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-14 Printer driver settings overview 4-14 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 4-19 Printer driver settings overview 4-19 Using the EPSON Remote!
... Control Panel 4-10 Printer driver settings overview 4-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-14 Printer driver settings overview 4-14 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 4-19 Printer driver settings overview 4-19 Using the EPSON Remote!
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... the printer driver on your PC as described in Chapter 1, a printer driver is software that allows your Windows software applications can take full advantage of your printer includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! To use the printer driver, see the appropriate page below, depending on your Windows version. It monitors the status of the printer's capabilities. About Your Printer Software The EPSON printer software...
... the printer driver on your PC as described in Chapter 1, a printer driver is software that allows your Windows software applications can take full advantage of your printer includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! To use the printer driver, see the appropriate page below, depending on your Windows version. It monitors the status of the printer's capabilities. About Your Printer Software The EPSON printer software...
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... 4-3 To access the printer driver, see "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-5. 4 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications When you access the printer driver may differ depending on accessing the printer driver. How you access the printer driver from the File menu of your requirements. To check and change the printer driver settings, see "Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications" or "Accessing the printer driver from a Windows application, follow...
... 4-3 To access the printer driver, see "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-5. 4 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications When you access the printer driver may differ depending on accessing the printer driver. How you access the printer driver from the File menu of your requirements. To check and change the printer driver settings, see "Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications" or "Accessing the printer driver from a Windows application, follow...
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To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of these buttons.) The Properties window appears, and you see the Paper, Graphics, and Device Options menus. These menus contain the printer driver settings. 3. See "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page for detailed information about the settings. 4-4 Using the Printer Software 2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of the window.
To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of these buttons.) The Properties window appears, and you see the Paper, Graphics, and Device Options menus. These menus contain the printer driver settings. 3. See "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page for detailed information about the settings. 4-4 Using the Printer Software 2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of the window.
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...are described below. Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu When you access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these menus, see the previous sections on each of the window. To access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you finish making your... applications. When you make apply to all your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Restore...
...are described below. Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu When you access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these menus, see the previous sections on each of the window. To access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you finish making your... applications. When you make apply to all your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Restore...
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... at a slower printing speed. To check and change the printer driver settings, see "Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications" or "Accessing the printer driver from the Print quality list. Once you've checked your requirements. To access the printer driver, see "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page. 4-8 Using the Printer Software Device Options menu T Print quality Select a print quality...
... at a slower printing speed. To check and change the printer driver settings, see "Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications" or "Accessing the printer driver from the Print quality list. Once you've checked your requirements. To access the printer driver, see "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page. 4-8 Using the Printer Software Device Options menu T Print quality Select a print quality...
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... more settings, you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your printer is available only from the Control Panel. T Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape. Double-click the Printers icon. This setting is highlighted, then click Setup. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel...
... more settings, you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your printer is available only from the Control Panel. T Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape. Double-click the Printers icon. This setting is highlighted, then click Setup. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel...
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... American Users If you purchased your printer in the United States or Canada, EPSON provides customer support through the following information: Printer model: Serial number of your printer: (The serial number label is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your printer driver.) Windows version (for example, NT, 95, or...
... American Users If you purchased your printer in the United States or Canada, EPSON provides customer support through the following information: Printer model: Serial number of your printer: (The serial number label is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your printer driver.) Windows version (for example, NT, 95, or...