Epson 2180 Support Question
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How To Reset Epson Lq 2180 Printer To Default
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Product Brochure - Page 1
... connectivity to 6-part (original + 5)
forms
Prints virtually any multipart form with superior legibility on multipart forms.
• Prints at the EPSON LQ-2180, the ultra-reliable printer that gives you 've got the EPSON® LQ-2180 printer. Combine all parts
• Zero tear-off paper handling eliminates wasted pre-numbered and standard forms while saving both pre...
Product Brochure - Page 2
...11"
Depth 15.82" Weight Approx. 28.7 lb
Product/Supplies Part Numbers EPSON LQ-2180 printer EPSON LQ-2180 ribbon fabric Pull Tractor Unit High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder Second-Bin Cut ...I O N S
Printing Method 24-pin, (12 x 2 staggered), impact dot matrix
Print Direction Bidirectional with logic seeking
Print Speed High Speed Draft Draft LQ
480 cps (10 cpi) 360 cps (10 cpi) 120 cps (10 cpi...
Product Information Guide - Page 1
... a stack of single-sheet multi-part forms up to 150 sheets of ordinary single-sheet paper in the second-bin cut-sheet feeder.
EPSON LQ-2180
paper guide cover
printer cover
edge guides
paper guide
paper separator
front paper guide (closed)
control panel
paper release lever
knob
shield plate
paper thickness lever
ribbon cartridge...
Product Information Guide - Page 2
...standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with your printer's built-in parallel interface and provide added network compatibility.
utility)
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2/99 Second-bin cut -sheet feeder up to... graphics printing. Printer Specifications
Mechanical Printing method Printing speed
Printing direction
Line spacing Printable columns Resolution
24-pin impact dot matrix
High-speed draft...
Product Information Guide - Page 3
... (13 kg)
Black ribbon cartridge (S015086)
Ribbon life 8 million characters (LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Electrical
Input voltage range Rated frequency range Input frequency range Rated current
...
0.5 A (maximum 2 A depending on the back of the printer for IT power systems with Phase to Phase voltage 220 to 420 mm)
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 3
Ordinary single sheets: front, top, and cut-sheet...
Product Information Guide - Page 6
... on , o = off position. t Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off position. t Enters the card mode to the top-of-form position.
t n n when the printer is selected.
EPSON LQ-2180
Roll paper
A
B
B
Control Panel Buttons and Lights
printable area
A
A The minimum top and bottom margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm). Safety Approvals
120 V model:
Safety...
Product Information Guide - Page 7
... cools. then turn off position with the button protectors.
Wait a few minutes; Micro Adjust When the Pause button is not available.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 7 Error Indicators
You can 't fix your printer stops working and one or more control panel lights are on the control panel. Tear off the Pause light, if necessary.
t Ejects...
Product Information Guide - Page 8
EPSON LQ-2180
Status Monitor
The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer but not loaded in the printer. Paper Positions
Top-of-Form Position The top-of-form position is almost straight. You can load single sheets of continuous paper (for example, if you to use the printer...with Microsoft® Windows 95 and 98. EPSON LQ-2180
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The tractors are two push tractor positions...
Product Information Guide - Page 9
... tractors, or load paper in the front slot.
EPSON LQ-2180
Using a pull tractor
If you often print on thick...printer and cause a paper jam.
If you can feed through it is loaded on continuous preprinted forms, multipart forms, or labels, and for printing on the front or rear push tractor, you determine which paper slot best suits your single-sheet printing needs.
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EPSON LQ-2180...
Product Information Guide - Page 10
... paper from various paper sources, such as the front push tractor or the paper guide. EPSON LQ-2180
Loading paper in the top slot You can load ordinary single sheets, single-sheet multi-part... slot.
Also set the lever to the standby position.
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Note: You can load paper in the printer from the tractor installed in combination. The table below describes each paper...
Product Information Guide - Page 11
... sheets with labels
Envelopes
Postcards
Lever position 0 -1 or 0
1 2 3 5 7 2 2 through 6 2
Note: If the printed image is damaged, curled, or wrinkled. EPSON LQ-2180
Paper Thickness Lever Positions
Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of your multi-part forms do not exceed 0.018 inch (0.46 mm) in thickness for setting...
Product Information Guide - Page 12
... tear-off feature (by pressing the Tear Off/Bin button or turning on the auto tear-off the backing sheet and jamming the printer, follow these steps:
1.
tab
3. EPSON LQ-2180
You load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper, except you must set the paper thickness lever to 2 before using the...
Product Information Guide - Page 13
... clean, straight edge and fit the first four holes of the printer. Also set the paper thickness lever (located under the printer cover) to the left sprocket to the proper position for more..." and "Printable Area" on the left and right sprockets by pulling the sprocket lock forward.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 13 Open both sides and pulling it in step 4.
6. then lock it . Slide the right...
Product Information Guide - Page 14
... slots as described in the next section to adjust the top-of-form position while the printer is open.
10. Caution: Never use the knob to tear off only. EPSON LQ-2180
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Removing the printed document from the front push tractor
To remove the printed document, follow the steps in "Adjusting the Top...
Product Information Guide - Page 15
... front paper guide.
3. Loading paper onto the rear push tractor
If a tractor is turned off your paper's thickness.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 15 Then remove the guide by pulling the tab at a time may come off the printer.
3.
Remove any paper from the tractor as described in the previous section.
2. For information on page 8.
Product Information Guide - Page 22
...If you want to use the knob to eject paper while the printer is turned on.
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2/99 Caution: Never use .
3. Make sure that the mark is the position on the ...-form position up and off the printer. If you a 0.33 inch (8.5 mm) margin on the next page, which means the printer starts printing 0.33 inch (8.5 mm) below to use the default setting as described earlier. Press the...
Product Information Guide - Page 23
...tearoff position, you turn off the printer.
1. You may damage the printer or cause it receives a full page of -form position and begins printing.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 23 After you finish printing.... micro adjust mode.
6. For instructions, see "About Your Printer's Default Settings" on this may need to turn on , the printer automatically advances the paper to the top-of data or a...
Product Information Guide - Page 26
... letter- Press the Operate button to change the default settings, see "Changing Default Settings" on ; Remove any remaining pieces of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet.
1.
Caution: Whenever you turn off position.
6. To change a default setting from the rear slot, remove the paper guide.
4.
EPSON LQ-2180
Clearing Paper Jams
To clear a paper jam, follow...
Product Information Guide - Page 27
... printing and the Load/Eject button to the problem.
3. Then turn off .
Note: You may exit the default-setting mode by turning off the printer.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 27
If you turn off the printer while the printer is working properly and the problem probably results from your printout are saved automatically.
Make sure paper is...
User Manual - Page 45
... using the software, see "Using the Printer Software" in your application does not include the LQ-2180 printer, choose the first available printer from this printer as the default printer for Windows applications.
If the list in Chapter 4. For DOS programs
To control the printer from the printer list of your application.
Choose the EPSON LQ-2180 printer at the appropriate step in the...
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