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How To Reset Lq 2180

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Product Brochure - Page 1

...; MTBF rating of the box. Translation? Plus, its print head has a 400 million strokes/wire rating. Whether you 've got the EPSON® LQ-2180 printer. Windows NT 3.51/4.0 printer drivers • Optional Ethernet and Type B interface cards Easy connectivity to go right out of 10,000 POH with most popular industry Windows 95...

Product Brochure - Page 2

... 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) ...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 Sheet...

Product Information Guide - Page 1

EPSON LQ-2180 paper guide cover printer cover edge guides paper guide paper separator front paper guide (closed) control panel paper ...this feeder. Roll paper holder (#8310) Allows you to 50 sheets of the product number, which varies by country. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2180 - 1 You can also load a stack of paper jams. Using a pull tractor in combination with telex machines. Pull tractor (...

Product Information Guide - Page 2

...10 cpi Bidirectional logic seeking for the last digit, which varies by country. EPSON LQ-2180 2/99 utility) 2 - The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible ...substitute for text and graphics printing. Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution 24-pin impact dot matrix High-speed draft 480 cps at...

Product Information Guide - Page 3

... load paper that has been folded or is also designed for the printer's voltage. EPSON LQ-2180 Built-in fonts Character tables Character sets Reliability Dimensions and weight Ribbon Bitmap... lb (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 Power ...

Product Information Guide - Page 4

EPSON LQ-2180 Thickness 0.0025 to 0.0055 inch (0.065 to 0.14 mm) Weight 14 to 24 lb (52 to 90 g/m2) ...sides (front, bottom, or rear entry) Note: Because thick multi-part forms require a straight paper path, load them in the front slot. EPSON LQ-2180 2/99 Continuous paper with optional roll paper holder only Width 8.5 ± 0.12 inch (216 ± 3 mm) Thickness 0.0028 to 0.0035 inch...

Product Information Guide - Page 5

B The minimum left of the paper. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2180 - 5 EPSON LQ-2180 Printable Area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards A B A printable area printable B area Rear entry Printing starts at the arrow mark. The maximum printable width is to ...

Product Information Guide - Page 6

... selected. t Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred. EPSON LQ-2180 2/99 Font lights Indicate which font is selected. Pitch lights Indicate what font size is selected. ...-sheet feeder is paused. t o n when bin 1 of -form position. t n n when the printer is 8 inches (203 mm). Safety Approvals 120 V model: Safety standards UL1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 ...

Product Information Guide - Page 7

.... t Feeds continuous paper backward to resume printing. Operate button Turns the printer on the printer again. If you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2180 - 7 Press the Pause button to the standby position. Close the printer cover and press the Pause button to eject the sheet. Then...

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. Tear-off Position Your continuous paper is in ...choose from the paper guide without removing the continuous paper. Printing on continuous and single-sheet paper. EPSON LQ-2180 2/99 As described in this slot is loaded on a push tractor, you print on a page of ...

Product Information Guide - Page 9

...forms require a straight paper path, load them in the top or front slot without obstruction. EPSON LQ-2180 Using a pull tractor If you often print on thick or heavy continuous paper, such as multi-...come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. However, you determine which paper slot best suits your single-sheet printing needs. 2/99 EPSON LQ-2180 - 9

Product Information Guide - Page 10

EPSON LQ-2180 Loading paper in the top slot You can load ordinary single sheets, single-sheet multi-part ...paper slot to the standby position. 10 - Paper Release Lever Positions You can load two different types of the printer in combination. EPSON LQ-2180 2/99 The table below describes each paper release lever position. Also set the lever to this position when using...

Product Information Guide - Page 11

... forms of paper. You can use the tractor in the pull position and load paper in your paper. EPSON LQ-2180 Paper Thickness Lever Positions Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of up to six parts (five copies in thickness for the printable area and up to...

Service Manual - Page 19

... this printer consists of the control panel is specific to those of LQ-2170, this mode, you can adjust the bidirectional alignment for the following three modes: 1. Operations at power on Turning on the LQ-2180 control panel buttons, LED, and operations. Bi-directional adjustment for ribbon change timing 7 (6) Bi-d adjustment NOTE: The area reset...

Service Manual - Page 20

... Off 26 Buzzer On 27 Roll paper Off 28 Auto CR (IBM) Off 29 A. Initialization Area for EERPOM (2/2) No. Initialization Area for EEPROM (1/2) No. LQ-2180 1.3.3 EEPROM Initialization Areas reset by EEPROM clear operation (described in Section 1.3.1) are as shown in the following tables: Table 1-16. G. M. (IBM) Off 30 Tear-off adjustment value...

Service Manual - Page 26

... on or off the operation of each function of the main components of the printer. LQ-2180 The following functions: • Buffer used to receive data IC8 • Data Extension • CPU working area CG-ROM IC7 Contains font data. Reset Circuit Operating Principles Control Circuit 26 Functions of the Main Board IC Name...

Service Manual - Page 33

... serial dot matrix printer does not run without any necessary adjustment after disassembling/assembling the printer. Therefore, see Table 4-1 in e Figure 4-1. Move the cursor to the continuous paper position. 3. LQ-2180 Revision A 4.1 Overview The adjustment items required for the LQ-2180 are the same as for the LQ-2170. Connect the printer and the PC and turn the printer on...

Service Manual - Page 35

... mode. 1. The following pattern. Bi-D Pattern Sample 4. Adjustment Overview 35 D d a ta = - 0 s p e e d d r a ft m o d e B i- If so, turn the printer off or the EEPROM is made after the main board or the CR motor has been replaced. Be sure to the next step.) 5. LQ-2180 Revision A 4.1.2 Bi-D Adjustment This adjustment is reset. s p e e d d r a ft m o d e B i-

Service Manual - Page 36

... may be detected despite paper is turned off the printer. 4.1.3 TPE Level Reset Make this reason, the printer renews the current paper remaining level by detecting the black level of...d d e te c tio n le v e l? FF is written in the main menu screen (Figure 4-4) and press the Enter key. TPE Reset 3. LQ-2180 Revision A 6. When this program, you can continue without turning off .

Service Manual - Page 41

...(including all . Replace IC2. Repairing the C272MAIN Board (1/3) Problem Cause Checkpoint Solution The printer does Reset IC2 is not operate at pin replace the main 1 of IC10. The points to be... same as for the LQ-2170 except for some points. LQ-2180 5.3 Unit Level Troubleshooting The information for this section is the same as for the LQ-2170. 5.5 Repairing the...