Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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.... Versatility-Built-in 2-point increments, available on EPSON 24-pin impact printers Barcode fonts-available on the control panel. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are available 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 built...
.... Versatility-Built-in 2-point increments, available on EPSON 24-pin impact printers Barcode fonts-available on the control panel. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are available 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 built...
Product Brochure
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... • Up to your most flexible 9-pin wide carriage impact printer in its class. Plus, there's the added confidence of Windows® print drivers and multiplatform connectivity options. When your industrial-strength jobs, count on reliable, heavy-duty printing day after day, you need the EPSON FX-2180-the fastest, most demanding print jobs, delivering impressive amounts...
... • Up to your most flexible 9-pin wide carriage impact printer in its class. Plus, there's the added confidence of Windows® print drivers and multiplatform connectivity options. When your industrial-strength jobs, count on reliable, heavy-duty printing day after day, you need the EPSON FX-2180-the fastest, most demanding print jobs, delivering impressive amounts...
Product Brochure
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...10.1" x 25.2" x 15.8" (257 x 639 x 402mm) Weight: approx. 28.8 lb (13 kg.) Product Codes/Accessories FX-2180 impact printer FX-2180 fabric ribbon Pull tractor unit Cut sheet feeders High capacity cut sheet feeder Second-bin cut sheet and envelope feeder, and front sheet guide...Compatible with most software programs • Includes Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 drivers q Compatible with virtually any product or service. © Copyright 1998 Epson America, Inc. FX-2180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with logic-seeking...
...10.1" x 25.2" x 15.8" (257 x 639 x 402mm) Weight: approx. 28.8 lb (13 kg.) Product Codes/Accessories FX-2180 impact printer FX-2180 fabric ribbon Pull tractor unit Cut sheet feeders High capacity cut sheet feeder Second-bin cut sheet and envelope feeder, and front sheet guide...Compatible with most software programs • Includes Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 drivers q Compatible with virtually any product or service. © Copyright 1998 Epson America, Inc. FX-2180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with logic-seeking...
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...
User Manual
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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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... Printer Your EPSON® FX-2180 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design. Features include: q a variety of paper paths to suit your printing 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...
... Printer Your EPSON® FX-2180 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design. Features include: q a variety of paper paths to suit your printing 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...
User Manual
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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
User Manual
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..., it to make backup copies of the EPSON printer software disks. Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC After you connect the printer to your cable has a ground wire, connect it is best to the printer's ground connector as described in the EPSON printer software disks that allows your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the computer...
..., it to make backup copies of the EPSON printer software disks. Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC After you connect the printer to your cable has a ground wire, connect it is best to the printer's ground connector as described in the EPSON printer software disks that allows your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the computer...
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... the Setup icon, then make sure your printer icon is off. 2. Note: Installing the printer driver for Windows 95, you can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. 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 information on -screen instructions. Insert...
... the Setup icon, then make sure your printer icon is off. 2. Note: Installing the printer driver for Windows 95, you can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. 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 information on -screen instructions. Insert...
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...appears and displays your computer documentation for more information. 1. Setting Up the Printer 1-17 Make sure the printer is connected to install the driver using plug-and-play only if your printer and computer, if necessary. otherwise you may display the New Hardware Found ...Note: You can install the printer driver using plug-and-play, follow the instructions under "For Windows 95 or NT 4.0" on page 1-16. 5. Your computer starts loading Windows 95. 4. Click the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer radio button. Using Windows 95 plug-and-play 1 If...
...appears and displays your computer documentation for more information. 1. Setting Up the Printer 1-17 Make sure the printer is connected to install the driver using plug-and-play only if your printer and computer, if necessary. otherwise you may display the New Hardware Found ...Note: You can install the printer driver using plug-and-play, follow the instructions under "For Windows 95 or NT 4.0" on page 1-16. 5. Your computer starts loading Windows 95. 4. Click the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer radio button. Using Windows 95 plug-and-play 1 If...
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... name or the name you install the printer driver for the printer in a drive other than drive A, substitute the appropriate letter.) Then click OK. You can type a unique name for Windows 95, you can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. After you selected. See Chapter 6 for Windows 95 applications, select Yes. (No is your hard...
... name or the name you install the printer driver for the printer in a drive other than drive A, substitute the appropriate letter.) Then click OK. You can type a unique name for Windows 95, you can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. After you selected. See Chapter 6 for Windows 95 applications, select Yes. (No is your hard...
User Manual
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... 3.5x. Choose Run from the File menu. The following dialog box appears: 4. The EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box appears. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. Setting Up the Printer 1-19 Make sure Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x is running and the Program Manager window is selected and click OK. Type A:\SETUP. (If you inserted the disk in...
... 3.5x. Choose Run from the File menu. The following dialog box appears: 4. The EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box appears. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. Setting Up the Printer 1-19 Make sure Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x is running and the Program Manager window is selected and click OK. Type A:\SETUP. (If you inserted the disk in...
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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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... Chapter 1. Windows 95 4-3 Wndows 3.1 4-8 Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Windows NT 3.5x 4-17 4-2 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software The EPSON printer software that comes with your computer to control the printer. To install and use the EPSON Remote! EPSON Remote! The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program is a DOS-based printer setup utility that allows your printer includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! is...
... Chapter 1. Windows 95 4-3 Wndows 3.1 4-8 Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Windows NT 3.5x 4-17 4-2 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software The EPSON printer software that comes with your computer to control the printer. To install and use the EPSON Remote! EPSON Remote! The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program is a DOS-based printer setup utility that allows your printer includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! is...
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... printer driver may differ depending on accessing the printer driver. 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, any settings you make apply only to the application you are using. 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...
... printer driver may differ depending on accessing the printer driver. 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, any settings you make apply only to the application you are using. 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...
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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. These menus contain the printer driver settings. 3. 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. 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. These menus contain the printer driver settings. 3. 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. See "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page for detailed information about the settings. 4-4 Using the Printer Software 2.
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The screen displays the Properties window, which contains the Paper, 4 Graphics, and Device Options menus. Using the Printer Software 4-5 The printer driver settings on accessing the printer driver. To open these menus are described below. To access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you make apply to all your printer icon, and click Properties. Right-click your...
The screen displays the Properties window, which contains the Paper, 4 Graphics, and Device Options menus. Using the Printer Software 4-5 The printer driver settings on accessing the printer driver. To open these menus are described below. To access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you make apply to all your printer icon, and click Properties. Right-click your...
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...'ve checked 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 the steps on page 4-10. To access the printer driver, see "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page. 4-8 Using the Printer Software To access the printer driver from the Control Panel," below. Device Options menu...
...'ve checked 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 the steps on page 4-10. To access the printer driver, see "Printer driver settings overview" on the next page. 4-8 Using the Printer Software To access the printer driver from the Control Panel," below. Device Options menu...
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..., follow these steps: 1. This setting is highlighted, then click Setup. The diagram on the screen changes depending on accessing the printer driver. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings. T Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon. 2. The Print Setup dialog box appears.
..., follow these steps: 1. This setting is highlighted, then click Setup. The diagram on the screen changes depending on accessing the printer driver. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings. T Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon. 2. The Print Setup dialog box appears.
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... 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 3.1): Software application(s) you normally use your Web browser (or other software for representative #529. We will be up to reach the Epson America Forum. D-2 Customer Support...
... 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 3.1): Software application(s) you normally use your Web browser (or other software for representative #529. We will be up to reach the Epson America Forum. D-2 Customer Support...