FX-880 USB Printer Installation Instructions
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... Hardware Wizard, click Cancel.) 2. Connect your system. 6. Double-click the self-extracting file to the computer using the EPSON USB adapter cable. 1 Follow the instructions below for Windows 98 1. Installing Your EPSON® FX-880 Printer Driver Using the EPSON USB Adapter Cable Before You Begin: • Read through these instructions and, if possible, print a copy so...
... Hardware Wizard, click Cancel.) 2. Connect your system. 6. Double-click the self-extracting file to the computer using the EPSON USB adapter cable. 1 Follow the instructions below for Windows 98 1. Installing Your EPSON® FX-880 Printer Driver Using the EPSON USB Adapter Cable Before You Begin: • Read through these instructions and, if possible, print a copy so...
FX-880 USB Printer Installation Instructions
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... of your printer and disconnect it as described in the Where to Settings, then Printers. 2. If you need to insert paper, make sure paper is working correctly: 1. Uninstalling Your Printer Driver If you still have any problems, contact your printer driver and USB device driver software as described above. 8. Turn the printer on. 9. Right-click the EPSON FX-880 printer icon, then...
... of your printer and disconnect it as described in the Where to Settings, then Printers. 2. If you need to insert paper, make sure paper is working correctly: 1. Uninstalling Your Printer Driver If you still have any problems, contact your printer driver and USB device driver software as described above. 8. Turn the printer on. 9. Right-click the EPSON FX-880 printer icon, then...
FX-880 USB Printer Installation Instructions
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... screen: 4. If you need to uninstall your printer driver and USB device driver software as described above. Leave your printer documentation. Right-click the Epson FX-880 printer icon, then select Properties. If the test page doesn't print correctly, uninstall your printer driver and USB device driver software, follow these steps: 1. Uninstalling Your Printer Driver If you still have any problems, contact your...
... screen: 4. If you need to uninstall your printer driver and USB device driver software as described above. Leave your printer documentation. Right-click the Epson FX-880 printer icon, then select Properties. If the test page doesn't print correctly, uninstall your printer driver and USB device driver software, follow these steps: 1. Uninstalling Your Printer Driver If you still have any problems, contact your...
FX-880 USB Printer Installation Instructions
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If more than one printer is shown, make sure the Epson FX-880 icon is selected. When done, close the Add/Remove Programs dialog box. Then continue with the following steps to finish removing the printer driver software. You see this screen: 5. Then click OK and follow the on-screen instructions to remove the USB device driver software. 6. In the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Hardware. 8 Select EPSON Printer Software. You see this screen: 4. Then click Change/Remove.
If more than one printer is shown, make sure the Epson FX-880 icon is selected. When done, close the Add/Remove Programs dialog box. Then continue with the following steps to finish removing the printer driver software. You see this screen: 5. Then click OK and follow the on-screen instructions to remove the USB device driver software. 6. In the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Hardware. 8 Select EPSON Printer Software. You see this screen: 4. Then click Change/Remove.
Product Information Guide
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...the Operate button to turn the ribbon-tightening knob to eject the paper in the printer, tear off the printer. 2. While you can often set these functions through your software or printer driver, you turn off the fresh supply at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.... 8. Remove the printer cover. 3. Replace the printer cover. 4. The factory settings are bold. 11/98 EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 - 13 Remove any remaining pieces of the printer. 6. If the paper is off position may sometimes need to make sure it clicks into place. 10. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 6. Press ...
...the Operate button to turn the ribbon-tightening knob to eject the paper in the printer, tear off the printer. 2. While you can often set these functions through your software or printer driver, you turn off the fresh supply at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.... 8. Remove the printer cover. 3. Replace the printer cover. 4. The factory settings are bold. 11/98 EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 - 13 Remove any remaining pieces of the printer. 6. If the paper is off position may sometimes need to make sure it clicks into place. 10. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 6. Press ...
Product Information Guide
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... the pattern with the best alignment. A series of alignment patterns. 3. Printing a Hex Dump You can help you determine the source of your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to use single sheets, you need four single sheets or four pages of continuous ... 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide, such as hexadecimal values. Caution: Do not turn on ; Caution: Whenever you turn off the printer. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Note: To print the instruction sheet and alignment patterns, you need to load a new sheet of paper each of the remaining sets...
... the pattern with the best alignment. A series of alignment patterns. 3. Printing a Hex Dump You can help you determine the source of your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to use single sheets, you need four single sheets or four pages of continuous ... 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide, such as hexadecimal values. Caution: Do not turn on ; Caution: Whenever you turn off the printer. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Note: To print the instruction sheet and alignment patterns, you need to load a new sheet of paper each of the remaining sets...
User Manual
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... 0-11 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 0-12 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-4 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-5 Plugging in the Printer 1-10 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-11 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-13 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-13 For...
... 0-11 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 0-12 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-4 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-5 Plugging in the Printer 1-10 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-11 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-13 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-13 For...
User Manual
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... Panel . . . . . 2-18 Printer driver settings overview 2-19 Using the EPSON Remote! Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software 2-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 2-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . 2-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 2-4 Printer driver settings overview 2-5 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 2-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . 2-8 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . . 2-9 Printer driver settings overview...
... Panel . . . . . 2-18 Printer driver settings overview 2-19 Using the EPSON Remote! Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software 2-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 2-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . 2-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 2-4 Printer driver settings overview 2-5 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 2-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . 2-8 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . . 2-9 Printer driver settings overview...
User Manual
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... 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 your printer quickly and easily, and other software. Getting to five copies, labels, single ... per second at 12 characters per inch. Features include: A variety of up to Know Your Printer 1 Your printer also comes with one original plus up to Know Your Printer Your new EPSON® 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design.
... 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 your printer quickly and easily, and other software. Getting to five copies, labels, single ... per second at 12 characters per inch. Features include: A variety of up to Know Your Printer 1 Your printer also comes with one original plus up to Know Your Printer Your new EPSON® 9-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design.
User Manual
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Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-4 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-5 Plugging in the Printer 1-10 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-11 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-13 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-13 For Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x 1-16 Optional printer drivers for DOS program users 1-18 Setting Up the Printer 1-1
Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-4 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1-5 Plugging in the Printer 1-10 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1-11 Installing the Printer Driver on Your PC 1-13 For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1-13 For Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x 1-16 Optional printer drivers for DOS program users 1-18 Setting Up the Printer 1-1
User Manual
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... into the computer. (If the cable has a ground wire at the back of the EPSON printer software disks. The printer driver is best to your computer, install the printer driver as described in the EPSON printer software disks that allows your printer. If you connect the printer to make backup copies of the computer.) 1 After you are using DOS, see...
... into the computer. (If the cable has a ground wire at the back of the EPSON printer software disks. The printer driver is best to your computer, install the printer driver as described in the EPSON printer software disks that allows your printer. If you connect the printer to make backup copies of the computer.) 1 After you are using DOS, see...
User Manual
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...has an IEEE-1284 compatible, bidirectional parallel port. Note: You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. Make sure the printer is off. 2. n After you can install the printer driver using the Status Monitor. See your computer as described on -screen instructions. ...Windows 95 and want to your computer documentation for Windows 95, you install the printer driver for more information. 1. Double-click the Setup.exe icon, then select your printer driver software in the EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box shown below . Using Windows 95 plug-and-play , follow...
...has an IEEE-1284 compatible, bidirectional parallel port. Note: You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program. Make sure the printer is off. 2. n After you can install the printer driver using the Status Monitor. See your computer as described on -screen instructions. ...Windows 95 and want to your computer documentation for Windows 95, you install the printer driver for more information. 1. Double-click the Setup.exe icon, then select your printer driver software in the EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box shown below . Using Windows 95 plug-and-play , follow...
User Manual
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The New Hardware Found screen appears and displays your printer driver software in a disk drive. 8. Click the Driver from box. (If you inserted the disk in the Copy manufacturer's files from disk provided by hardware manufacturer radio button. Insert Disk 1 of your printer's model name. Type A:\Win95 in a drive other problem, click Cancel and follow...
The New Hardware Found screen appears and displays your printer driver software in a disk drive. 8. Click the Driver from box. (If you inserted the disk in the Copy manufacturer's files from disk provided by hardware manufacturer radio button. Insert Disk 1 of your printer's model name. Type A:\Win95 in a drive other problem, click Cancel and follow...
User Manual
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... icon to install the printer driver for the printer in a disk drive. 1-16 Setting Up the Printer Note: Installing the printer driver for more information. 1. Ask your printer driver software in the Printer name box. For Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x Follow the steps below to the Printer's folder using the Status Monitor. 9. You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program...
... icon to install the printer driver for the printer in a disk drive. 1-16 Setting Up the Printer Note: Installing the printer driver for more information. 1. Ask your printer driver software in the Printer name box. For Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x Follow the steps below to the Printer's folder using the Status Monitor. 9. You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program...
User Manual
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The following dialog box appears: 1 4. Type A:\SETUP. (If you inserted the disk in a drive other than drive A, substitute the appropriate letter.) Then click OK. Select your printer and click OK. The EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box appears. 5. Setting Up the Printer 1-17 Choose Run from the File menu. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3.
The following dialog box appears: 1 4. Type A:\SETUP. (If you inserted the disk in a drive other than drive A, substitute the appropriate letter.) Then click OK. Select your printer and click OK. The EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box appears. 5. Setting Up the Printer 1-17 Choose Run from the File menu. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3.
User Manual
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... available printer from the following : FX LX RX MX EPSON printer Standard printer Draft printer ASCII printer Note: If your EPSON printer at the appropriate step in the installation or setup procedure. Optional printer drivers for DOS program users To control the printer from the following list: For FX-880: FX-870 FX-850 FX-800 FX-85 FX-80+ FX-80 For FX-1180: FX-1170 FX-1050 FX-1000 FX-105 FX-100+ FX-100...
... available printer from the following : FX LX RX MX EPSON printer Standard printer Draft printer ASCII printer Note: If your EPSON printer at the appropriate step in the installation or setup procedure. Optional printer drivers for DOS program users To control the printer from the following list: For FX-880: FX-870 FX-850 FX-800 FX-85 FX-80+ FX-80 For FX-1180: FX-1170 FX-1050 FX-1000 FX-105 FX-100+ FX-100...
User Manual
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... 2-9 Printer driver settings overview 2-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 2-11 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 2-11 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 2-13 Printer driver settings overview 2-13 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 2-16 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 2-16 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 2-18 Printer driver settings overview 2-19 Using the EPSON...
... 2-9 Printer driver settings overview 2-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 2-11 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 2-11 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu 2-13 Printer driver settings overview 2-13 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 2-16 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . . . 2-16 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel 2-18 Printer driver settings overview 2-19 Using the EPSON...
User Manual
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... monitor the status of your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the printer's capabilities. utility, see Chapter 6, "Using EPSON Status Monitor 2." To use the printer driver or EPSON Remote! with Windows NT 3.5 x 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! To use ...
... monitor the status of your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the printer's capabilities. utility, see Chapter 6, "Using EPSON Status Monitor 2." To use the printer driver or EPSON Remote! with Windows NT 3.5 x 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! To use ...
User Manual
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... many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your printer driver may vary depending on page 2-5. To check and change the printer driver settings, see "Accessing the printer driver from 2 Windows applications" or "Accessing the printer driver from the File menu of your application manual for...
... many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your printer driver may vary depending on page 2-5. To check and change the printer driver settings, see "Accessing the printer driver from 2 Windows applications" or "Accessing the printer driver from the File menu of your application manual for...
User Manual
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...you see the Paper, Graphics, and Device Options menus. p 3. Note: When you access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow the steps below , for detailed information about the printer driver settings. Make sure that your applications. 1. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the...these buttons.) The Properties window appears, and you make to the printer driver apply to all your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to Settings. 2-4 Using the Printer Software Click the Start button, and then point to click a ...
...you see the Paper, Graphics, and Device Options menus. p 3. Note: When you access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow the steps below , for detailed information about the printer driver settings. Make sure that your applications. 1. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the...these buttons.) The Properties window appears, and you make to the printer driver apply to all your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to Settings. 2-4 Using the Printer Software Click the Start button, and then point to click a ...