Epson 2180 Support Question
Epson 2180 Support Question
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Question posted by Anonymous-91966 on January 2nd, 2013
Epson Lq-2180 Problem
how to install epson lq-2180 for windows 7 starter
Current Answers
Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on February 4th, 2013 12:25 PM
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To install your Epson 2180 printer to your Windows 7 computer, you have to install the compatible driver software first. These are the steps that you need to follow.
1. Visit
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=14329&infoType=Downloads
2. Select between Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit depending on the type of your Operating System
3. Click the driver software available
4. Download the driver software and install it to your computer
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
Regards,
Tintin
Related Epson 2180 Manual Pages
Product Brochure - Page 1
... legibility on multipart forms.
• Prints at the EPSON LQ-2180, the ultra-reliable printer that gives you 've got the EPSON® LQ-2180 printer.
Popular Windows® printer drivers are completed faster cps high speed draft than comparable 24-pin printers.
• Print up to 6-part forms (original + 5). EPSON LQ-2180 Impact Printer
F EATU R ES
BENEFITS
• 24-pin, wide...
Product Brochure - Page 2
...Epson America, Inc. Epson disclaims any product or service. ©Copyright 1999 Epson America, Inc. EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 proportional; and Canada
Support-The Epson ConnectionTM Pre-Sales Support U.S. S PPER CI NI FT IECRA TS IPOE NC SI F I C A T I O N S
Printing Method 24-pin, (12 x 2 staggered), impact dot matrix... Part Numbers EPSON LQ-2180 printer EPSON LQ-2180 ribbon fabric ...
Product Information Guide - Page 1
EPSON LQ-2180
paper guide cover
printer cover
edge guides
paper guide
paper separator
front paper guide (...printer with 8.5-inch roll paper like that used with a push tractor is a substitute for printing high-quality graphics. Second-bin cut-sheet feeder (C80674V)
Connects to the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder to 50 sheets of the product number, which varies by country.
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EPSON LQ-2180...
Product Information Guide - Page 2
...for the last digit, which varies by country.
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 10 cpi ...inch (15 mm).
Unidirectional text or graphics printing can install an optional interface card to 0.20 inch (5 mm). EPSON LQ-2180
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2 -
Product Information Guide - Page 3
...dots/character)
Electrical
Input voltage range Rated frequency range Input frequency range Rated current
Power consumption
120 V Model
220 to 240 V Model
99 to 132 V
198 to 264 V
50 to 60 Hz
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
1.0 A (maximum 4 A depending on the character type)
0.5 A (maximum 2 A depending on the back of the printer...Humidity
30 to 420 mm)
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 3 Note: Check the label on...
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)
Single-sheet multi-part forms: front, top, ... sheet width 4.0 to 16.0 inches (101 to 406 mm)
Backing sheet length (one sheet of multi-part) 12 to 15 lb (40 to 82 g/m2)
4 - EPSON LQ-2180
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Product Information Guide - Page 5
....8 inches (351 mm), the side margins increase to the left of the paper.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 5
Paper Alignment
Front entry Printing starts at "0" on the scale.
For paper wider ... margins (above and below the perforation) are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm). EPSON LQ-2180
Printable Area
Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards
A
B
A
printable area
printable
B
area
Rear entry
Printing starts...
Product Information Guide - Page 6
... the top-of-form position. EPSON LQ-2180
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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).
t Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the cut-sheet feeder is selected.
t o n when bin 1 of the optional cut -sheet feeder is
installed.
Pitch button Selects the...
Product Information Guide - Page 7
..., use . Load/Eject button t Loads a single sheet of panel lights
Beep pattern
Problem Solution
n Paper Out
•••
n Pause
No paper is jammed in the printer. The printer cover is not available.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 7 Press the Pause button to the next section. f Pause
- t Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to turn off...
Product Information Guide - Page 10
...release lever position
Description
Single-sheet position For loading single-sheet paper from the tractor installed on top of continuous paper onto the front and rear push tractors, and easily switch...rear push and pull tractors in combination. EPSON LQ-2180
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Loading paper in the top slot You can load two different types of the printer in the pull position.
Pull tractor ...
Product Information Guide - Page 11
... continuous backing sheets with sprocket holes for best results, use with labels because the printer may need to set the paper thickness lever to the lever.
EPSON LQ-2180
Paper Thickness Lever Positions
Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to improve print quality. however, for use the tractor in the pull position and...
Product Information Guide - Page 13
....
Open both sides and pulling it . then lock it in place.
2. EPSON LQ-2180
Loading paper onto the front push tractor
To load paper onto the front push tractor, follow these steps:
1. Also set the paper thickness lever (located under the printer cover) to remove any slack in place by grasping both sprocket covers...
Product Information Guide - Page 27
... by turning off the printer.
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EPSON LQ-2180 - 27 Either self ...problem with the best alignment in effect until you need four sheets of A3-size singlesheet paper or four pages of your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to use the printer's bidirectional adjustment mode to stop the self test, press the Pause button. EPSON LQ-2180...
Product Information Guide - Page 28
...the printer mechanism.
EPSON LQ-2180
Printing a Hex Dump
If you are an experienced user or a programmer, you can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and your printer ...Do not spray the inside the printer. Contact an EPSON dealer if you may damage the printer.
2. If characters are represented by dots. By comparing the characters printed in water...
User Manual - Page 42
... you to your computer, install the printer software as described in the next section.
t EPSON Remote! (Dos-based printer setup utility) The EPSON Remote!
Setting Up the Printer 1-15
t EPSON Status Monitor 2 (Windows 95/98 only) The EPSON Status Monitor 2 notifies you are using DOS, see page 4-22.
3. Installing the Printer Software
After connecting the printer to your cable has...
User Manual - Page 100
...It monitors the status of the printer's capabilities. utility with troubleshooting tips.
About Your Printer Software
The EPSON printer software that allows your computer to control the printer. As described in Chapter 1. You need to install the printer driver so your Windows version. The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program is a DOS-based printer setup utility that allows you with...
User Manual - Page 137
... icon, status, and number of the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window and the Installed Printers list, select from the View menu options described below. Updates the printer status information shown in the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window. View menu
To control the appearance and content of jobs waiting to print for each printer in the Installed Printers list.
t Toolbar/Status Bar
t Large...
User Manual - Page 151
... 5, or "Using the EPSON Remote! The printer's page length settings for the front or rear tractor using the printer's default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! Check the page length...The top margin or top-ofform position setting is Choose the correct printer from the not selected in
micro adjust mode.
Windows desktop or in Chapter 4.
Troubleshooting 7-9
Wrong top-of-form position...
User Manual - Page 157
... set up correctly for your printer. If necessary, install or reinstall the printer driver software as described in this
7
printing mode, is Choose the correct printer from the not selected in ...software. The printer you make using the default-setting mode, EPSON Remote!, or the control panel buttons. Windows desktop or in your application software to use is out of
problem. See your...
User Manual - Page 229
..., 7-18-19 single-sheet paper loading or
feeding problems, 7-6-7 tear-off position problems, 7-10 top-of-form position problems, 7-9
U
Unpacking the printer, 1-2 Using
front push tractor, 2-8-15 rear push tractor, 2-16-21 pull tractor, 2-21-33 push and pull tractor combination,
2-29-32 Utility
EPSON Remote!, 4-22 EPSON Status Monitor 2, 4-2,
6-2-12
V
Vertical line, aligning, 7-17-18...
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