Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... : Change Port Printer Status Monitor Utility The Printer Status Monitor provides Windows 95/98 users with automatic error messaging for direct printer to the user. This utility program provides printer status, error conditions, and trouble shooting instructions to host computer connection. Utility EPSON Remote! Start UP Utility Ver. 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port...
... : Change Port Printer Status Monitor Utility The Printer Status Monitor provides Windows 95/98 users with automatic error messaging for direct printer to the user. This utility program provides printer status, error conditions, and trouble shooting instructions to host computer connection. Utility EPSON Remote! Start UP Utility Ver. 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port...
Product Brochure
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...FX-2180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with virtually any Windows environment • Superior two-year warranty q None better in its class q Backed by Epson's outstanding technical support USA: Call 1-800-463-7766 for the nearest dealer location Epson America, Inc. 20770 Madrona Ave, Torrance, CA 90503 Canada: Call 1-800-463-7766 Epson... Bitmapped Fonts (cpi) Epson High Speed Draft: 10 cpi Epson Draft: 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional Epson NLQ Roman: 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional Epson NLQ Sans Serif: 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi...
...FX-2180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with virtually any Windows environment • Superior two-year warranty q None better in its class q Backed by Epson's outstanding technical support USA: Call 1-800-463-7766 for the nearest dealer location Epson America, Inc. 20770 Madrona Ave, Torrance, CA 90503 Canada: Call 1-800-463-7766 Epson... Bitmapped Fonts (cpi) Epson High Speed Draft: 10 cpi Epson Draft: 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional Epson NLQ Roman: 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional Epson NLQ Sans Serif: 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi...
Product Information Guide
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... (13 kg) 2 - EPSON FX-2180 Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method: 9-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed: High speed draft: 506 cps at 10 cpi Draft: 380 cps at 10 cpi Near letter quality: 95 cps at 10 cpi) Resolution: Maximum 240 × 144 dpi (near letter quality) Interfaces: One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with Windows® 95) Built...
... (13 kg) 2 - EPSON FX-2180 Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method: 9-pin impact dot matrix Printing speed: High speed draft: 506 cps at 10 cpi Draft: 380 cps at 10 cpi Near letter quality: 95 cps at 10 cpi) Resolution: Maximum 240 × 144 dpi (near letter quality) Interfaces: One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with Windows® 95) Built...
User Manual
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...10 Ribbon Cartridges 0-10 Important Safety Instructions 0-11 Print Head Caution Symbol 0-12 ENERGY STAR Compliance 0-13 For United Kingdom Users 0-13 Use of options 0-13 Safety information 0-14 How To Use Your Manuals 0-15 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 0-15 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer... 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 iii
...10 Ribbon Cartridges 0-10 Important Safety Instructions 0-11 Print Head Caution Symbol 0-12 ENERGY STAR Compliance 0-13 For United Kingdom Users 0-13 Use of options 0-13 Safety information 0-14 How To Use Your Manuals 0-15 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 0-15 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer... 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 iii
User Manual
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... Printer Software 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-5 Printer driver settings overview 4-5 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from the 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...
... Printer Software 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-5 Printer driver settings overview 4-5 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from the 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...
User Manual
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... Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch 5-2 About Your Printer's Default Settings 5-3 Changing default settings 5-8 Chapter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 6-2 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-3 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-4 Checking Printer Status Information 6-4 Using the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window 6-4 Using the Printer Status window 6-9 Making Monitoring Preference Settings 6-10 Turning on background monitoring 6-11 Using the background...
... Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch 5-2 About Your Printer's Default Settings 5-3 Changing default settings 5-8 Chapter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 6-2 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-3 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-4 Checking Printer Status Information 6-4 Using the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window 6-4 Using the Printer Status window 6-9 Making Monitoring Preference Settings 6-10 Turning on background monitoring 6-11 Using the background...
User Manual
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... q high-speed printing of up to help suit your printer quickly and easily, and other software. Getting to Know Your Printer Your EPSON® FX-2180 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact ...design. In addition, several options are available to 500 characters per second at 10 characters per inch Your printer also comes with printer driver software, the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility for Microsoft® Windows...
... q high-speed printing of up to help suit your printer quickly and easily, and other software. Getting to Know Your Printer Your EPSON® FX-2180 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact ...design. In addition, several options are available to 500 characters per second at 10 characters per inch Your printer also comes with printer driver software, the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility for Microsoft® Windows...
User Manual
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...Click the Finish button. Type A:\Win95 in the Copy manufacturer's files from box. (If you inserted the disk in the Printer name box. You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. The program copies the files to your hard disk and adds an icon to use this... printer as shown. If this is your printer driver software in a disk drive. 8. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. 9. After you install the printer driver for Windows 95 applications, select Yes. (No is the default setting.) 10. 6. You see the Install From Disk screen...
...Click the Finish button. Type A:\Win95 in the Copy manufacturer's files from box. (If you inserted the disk in the Printer name box. You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. The program copies the files to your hard disk and adds an icon to use this... printer as shown. If this is your printer driver software in a disk drive. 8. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. 9. After you install the printer driver for Windows 95 applications, select Yes. (No is the default setting.) 10. 6. You see the Install From Disk screen...
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... Printer Software 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-5 Printer driver settings overview 4-5 4 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from the 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...
... Printer Software 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 4-5 Printer driver settings overview 4-5 4 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from the 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...
User Manual
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...requirements. Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 While many Windows applications override the settings made with single sheets as described in Chapter 2, or with the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your printer driver settings and ...using. To access the printer driver from the Control Panel," below. Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications When you access the printer driver from the Print quality list. Device Options menu T Print quality Select a print quality option from a Windows application, any settings ...
...requirements. Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 While many Windows applications override the settings made with single sheets as described in Chapter 2, or with the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your printer driver settings and ...using. To access the printer driver from the Control Panel," below. Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications When you access the printer driver from the Print quality list. Device Options menu T Print quality Select a print quality option from a Windows application, any settings ...
User Manual
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..., increasing the resolution slows printing. To access the printer driver from the Control Panel. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon. 2. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings. Double-click the Printers icon. Printer driver settings overview The printer driver settings are described below. The higher the resolution...
..., increasing the resolution slows printing. To access the printer driver from the Control Panel. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon. 2. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings. Double-click the Printers icon. Printer driver settings overview The printer driver settings are described below. The higher the resolution...
User Manual
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Chapter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 6-2 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-3 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-4 Checking Printer Status Information 6-4 Using the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window 6-4 Using the Printer Status window 6-9 Making Monitoring Preference Settings 6-10 Turning on background monitoring 6-11 Using the background monitoring icon 6-13 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-1
Chapter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 6-2 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-3 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-4 Checking Printer Status Information 6-4 Using the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window 6-4 Using the Printer Status window 6-9 Making Monitoring Preference Settings 6-10 Turning on background monitoring 6-11 Using the background monitoring icon 6-13 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-1
User Manual
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... online help. For information on the Status Alert dialog box, see detailed information on page 6-10. Click About to see "Making Monitoring Preference Settings" on the status of a printer. Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-9 To open the Printer Status window shown below to view the Status Monitor's version number and copyright information. You can open the...
... online help. For information on the Status Alert dialog box, see detailed information on page 6-10. Click About to see "Making Monitoring Preference Settings" on the status of a printer. Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 6-9 To open the Printer Status window shown below to view the Status Monitor's version number and copyright information. You can open the...
User Manual
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...right corner of time between status information updates) for the selected printer. Current Status menu The printer illustration and message boxes on this menu provides information on the next page. To open the Printer Status window. 6-10 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 To open the menus, click the tabs ...at the top of the printer illustration changes to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, see "Turning on background...
...right corner of time between status information updates) for the selected printer. Current Status menu The printer illustration and message boxes on this menu provides information on the next page. To open the Printer Status window. 6-10 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 To open the menus, click the tabs ...at the top of the printer illustration changes to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, see "Turning on background...
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... Chapter 4. 7-10 Troubleshooting Utility" in Chapter 5, or "Using the EPSON Remote! Cause What to adjust the tear-off position" in your application or printer driver does not match the size of your software. See "Adjusting the tear-off position; The printer you are using the incorrect. The paper size setting in Chapter 2. the Windows desktop...
... Chapter 4. 7-10 Troubleshooting Utility" in Chapter 5, or "Using the EPSON Remote! Cause What to adjust the tear-off position" in your application or printer driver does not match the size of your software. See "Adjusting the tear-off position; The printer you are using the incorrect. The paper size setting in Chapter 2. the Windows desktop...
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Bin, A-10. See also cut -sheet feeder, A-4. utility, 4-21 EPSON Status Monitor 2, 4-2, 6-2-12 accessing, 6-4 installing, 6-3 window, 6-4-9 Error indicators, 7-2-3 IN-1 Built-in font, 5-2-5 Buttons, inside front cover Buzzer, 5-7 C Center support, A-6 Choosing a place for the printer, 1-4 Cleaning the printer, B-2 Command lists, C-11-15 Connecting the printer, 1-14-15 Continuous paper multi-part forms, 2-5-6 printing, 4, 2-1-42 positioning, 1-5 problems, 7-8 with labels...
Bin, A-10. See also cut -sheet feeder, A-4. utility, 4-21 EPSON Status Monitor 2, 4-2, 6-2-12 accessing, 6-4 installing, 6-3 window, 6-4-9 Error indicators, 7-2-3 IN-1 Built-in font, 5-2-5 Buttons, inside front cover Buzzer, 5-7 C Center support, A-6 Choosing a place for the printer, 1-4 Cleaning the printer, B-2 Command lists, C-11-15 Connecting the printer, 1-14-15 Continuous paper multi-part forms, 2-5-6 printing, 4, 2-1-42 positioning, 1-5 problems, 7-8 with labels...
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...selecting, 5-2-3 Plastic ribbon cover, 2-38 Plugging in the printer, 1-13 Printer cover, inside back cover installing,1-11 removing, 1-7 Printer driver accessing, from NT 3.5x, 4-17-19 from NT 4.0, 4-12-14 from Windows 3.1, 4-8-10 from Windows 95, 4-3-5 installing, for DOS, 1-20 for NT...settings, for DOS, 1-20 for NT 3.5x, 4-19-20 for NT 4.0, 4-14-16 for Windows 3.1, 4-10-11 for Windows 95, 4-5-8 Printer parts, inside back cover Printer software, 4-2 Printer Status window, 6-9-10 Print head caution symbol, 12 Printing on continuous paper, 2-1-40 continuous paper with labels, 2-7-8 continuous ...
...selecting, 5-2-3 Plastic ribbon cover, 2-38 Plugging in the printer, 1-13 Printer cover, inside back cover installing,1-11 removing, 1-7 Printer driver accessing, from NT 3.5x, 4-17-19 from NT 4.0, 4-12-14 from Windows 3.1, 4-8-10 from Windows 95, 4-3-5 installing, for DOS, 1-20 for NT...settings, for DOS, 1-20 for NT 3.5x, 4-19-20 for NT 4.0, 4-14-16 for Windows 3.1, 4-10-11 for Windows 95, 4-5-8 Printer parts, inside back cover Printer software, 4-2 Printer Status window, 6-9-10 Print head caution symbol, 12 Printing on continuous paper, 2-1-40 continuous paper with labels, 2-7-8 continuous ...