If you p lan to u se the printer in Germ any, observe the follow ing: To provid e ad equate short-circuit protection and over-current p rotection for this printer, the building installation m ust be p rotected by a 16 Am p circuit breaker. Bei Anschlu d es Dru ckers an d ie Strom versorgu ng m u sichergestellt w erden, d a d ie Gebudeinstallation m it einem 16 A-berstrom schalter abgesichert ist.

ENERGY STAR Complia nce

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For United Kingdom Users

Use of options
Ep son (UK) Lim ited shall not be liable against any d am ages or p roblem s arising from the use of any options or consum able products other than those d esignated as Original EPSON Prod u cts or EPSON Ap p roved Prod u cts by Epson (UK) Lim ited.

Sa fety informa tion

W arning: This appliance must be earthed. Refer to rating plate for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage. Important: The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Green and yellow Earth Blue N eutral Brown Live
If you have to fit a plug: As the colours of the m ains lead of this appliance m ay not m atch coloured markings u sed to id entify the term inals in a plug, please proceed as follow s: The green and yellow w ire m ust be connected to the term inal in the plug w hich is m arked w ith the letter E or the Earth sym bol (G). The blu e w ire m u st be connected to the term inal in the plug m arked w ith the letter N. The brow n w ire m ust be connected to the term inal in the plug m arked w ith the letter L. If d amage occu rs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. Rep lace fu ses only w ith a fuse of the correct size and rating.

Contents

Introduction
Featu res. Op tions. H ow to Use This Manu al. Warnings, Cau tions, and N otes. 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4

Cha p te r 1

Tu rn the ribbon-tightening knob again to rem ove any slack in the ribbon and to m ake su re the ribbon m oves freely.
Close the p rinter cover.
Atta ching the pa per guide
To attach the p ap er gu id e, slid e the slots on the p ap er gu id e all the w ay onto the m ou nting p egs in the p rinter as show n below.

Plugging in the Printer

1. Make su re the p rinter is tu rned off. The p rinter is off w hen the top of the Op era te bu tton is flu sh w ith the raised tabs on either sid e of the bu tton. Check the label on the back of the p rinter to m ake su re its voltage m atches that of you r electrical ou tlet. Also m ake su re the p lu g on you r p rinters p ow er cord m atches you r electrical ou tlet.
Caut ion: It is not possible to change the printers voltage. If the rated voltage and your outlet voltage do not match, contact your dealer for assistance. Do not plug in the power cord.
If the p ow er cord is not attached to the p rinter, p lu g the ap p rop riate end into the AC inlet on the back of the p rinter. Plu g the p ow er cord into a p rop erly grou nd ed electrical ou tlet.
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
To connect you r com p u ter to you r p rinters bu ilt-in p arallel interface, you need a shield ed , tw isted -p air p arallel cable w ith a D-SUB, 25-p in, m ale connector for you r com p u ter and a 36-p in Centronics com p atible connector for the p rinter. If you r com p u ter requ ires a d ifferent typ e of p rinter interface, you shou ld be able to u se one of the op tional interfaces d escribed on p age 5-19. Follow the step s below to connect the p rinter to you r com p u ter u sing the bu ilt-in p arallel interface. 1. 2. Make su re both the p rinter and com p u ter are tu rned off. Plu g the cable connector secu rely into the p rinters interface connector.
Squ eeze the w ire clip s together u ntil they lock in p lace on both sid es of the connector.
If you r cable has a grou nd w ire, connect it to the p rinters grou nd connector as show n below.

12. You can typ e a u niqu e nam e for the p rinter in the Printer nam e box. We recom m end that you keep the m od el nam e as show n. Select the Yes or No rad io bu tton to ind icate w hether you w ant to u se the p rinter as the d efau lt p rinter for Wind ow s 95 ap p lications. 13. Click Finish. The p rogram cop ies the files to you r hard d isk and ad d s an icon to the Printers fold er u sing the p rinter m od el nam e or the nam e you selected.

Using the printer driver

Before you start p rinting, you shou ld m ake su re that the p rinter d river settings m atch you r d ocu m ent requ irem ents. While m any Wind ow s ap p lications overrid e the p rinter settings m ad e w ith the d river, som e d o not. See this section for instru ctions on how to access the p rinter d river, check the p rinter d river settings, and change settings if necessary.
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
When you access the p rinter d river from a Wind ow s ap p lication, any settings you m ake ap p ly only to the ap p lication you are u sing. The access m ethod exp lained below is typ ical for m any Wind ow s ap p lications, bu t the w ay you access you r p rinter d river m ay d iffer d ep end ing on you r ap p lication. See you r ap p lication m anu al for d etails. To access the p rinter d river, select Print Setup or Print from the File m enu of you r ap p lication softw are. If you choose Print Setup , you see you r ap p lications Print Setu p d ialog box. If you choose Print , you see you r ap p lications Print d ialog box. To access the p rinter d river, choose Printer, Setup , Prop erties, or Op tions, d ep end ing on the op tions available in you r ap p lication. (You m ay need to choose a com bination of these op tions.) The Pap er and Grap hics m enu s contain the p rinter d river settings. Click the tabs at the top of the m enu s to op en them.
Accessing the printer driver from the Sta rt menu
When you access the p rinter d river from the Wind ow s 95 Start m enu , the settings you m ake ap p ly to any Wind ow s ap p lications you op en afterw ard. To access the p rinter d river from the Start m enu , follow these step s: 1. 2. 3. Click the Sta rt bu tton, and then p oint to Setting s. Click Printers. Right-click you r p rinter icon, and click Prop erties. The Prop erties w ind ow ap p ears. The Pap er and Grap hics m enu s contain the p rinter d river settings. Click the tabs at the top of the m enu s to op en them.
Checking a nd cha nging printer driver settings
Before p rinting, check that the p rinter d river settings on the Pap er and Grap hics m enu s are ap p rop riate for the kind of d ocu m ent you w ant to p rint, and change settings as need ed. When you are finished m aking changes, click OK to ap p ly the settings, or click Restore Defa ults to retu rn the settings to their factory d efau lts.

Not e: Y our application software may let you access only a portion of the printer driver.
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
When you access the p rinter d river from the Wind ow s 3.1 Control Panel, the settings you m ake ap p ly to any Wind ow s ap p lications you op en afterw ard. To access the p rinter d river from the Control Panel, follow these step s: 1. 2. 3. In the Main w ind ow , d ou ble-click the Control Pa nel icon. Dou ble-click the Printers icon. The Printers d ialog box ap p ears. Make su re you r p rinter is highlighted , then click Setup. The p rinter d river settings w ind ow ap p ears.
Checking and changing printer driver settings
Before p rinting, check that the p rinter d river settings are ap p rop riate for the kind of d ocu m ent you w ant to p rint, and change settings as need ed. When you are finished m aking changes, click OK to ap p ly the settings, or click Ca nc el to cancel you r changes. If you accessed the p rinter d river from you r ap p lication, som e of the settings below m ay ap p ear in you r ap p lications Page Setu p d ialog box. If you accessed the d river from the Control Panel, these settings ap p ear in the p rinter d river settings w ind ow. t t Resolu tion Pap er Size Click the p rinting resolu tion you w ant. Select the size of the p ap er load ed in the p rinter. If you d ont see you r p ap er size, u se the scroll bar to scroll throu gh the list. If you r p ap er size is not inclu d ed in the list, click User Defined Size and enter the p ap er size in the d ialog box that ap p ears.
Pap er Sou rce Orientation
Click the p ap er sou rce you w ant to u se. Select Portra it or La nd sc a p e. The d iagram on the screen changes accord ing to the orientation you select.
To access the follow ing settings from you r ap p lication, you m ay need to click Printer, Setup , Op tions, or som e com bination of these bu ttons. If you accessed the d river from the Control Panel, click Op tions to access these settings. t Dithering You can leave this op tion set to Coa rse , w hich is the d efau lt setting, or select another d ithering p attern d ep end ing on the kind of p rintou t you w ant. Move the slid er to m ake you r p rintou t lighter or d arker.

Intensity Control

For DOS Program Users
Insta lling a printer driver for DOS a pplica tions
To install a p rinter d river in m ost DOS ap p lications, you m u st select the p rinter you are u sing d u ring the installation or setu p p roced u re.
Choose the EPSON LQ-670 p rinter at the ap p rop riate step in the p roced u re. If the list in you r ap p lication d oes not inclu d e the LQ-670 p rinter, choose the first available p rinter from this list: LQ-2070 LQ-2170 LQ-870/ 1170 LQ-570/ 1070/ 570+/ 1070+ DLQ-3000 DLQ-2000 LQ-1060 LQ-1050 LQ-2550 LQ-2500 If none of these p rinters is listed , choose the first one available from the follow ing: LQ EX FX LX RX MX EPSON p rinter Stand ard p rinter Draft p rinter

Not e: If your application does not list a suitable alternative, contact the software manufacturer to see if an update is available.
Using the EPSON Remote! printer utility
The EPSON Rem ote! u tility is inclu d ed w ith the p rinter. This u tility allow s you to change the p rinters d efau lt settings from you r com p u ter.
Installing the printer utility
Follow the step s below to install the EPSON Rem ote! u tility. 1. 2. Insert the p rinter d river d isk in a d isk d rive. At the DOS p rom p t, typ e A:\ SETUP (or B:\ SETUP) and p ress Enter. At the next screen, select you r p rinter and p ress Enter. The d efau lt d irectory C:\ EPUTIL ap p ears. Press Enter. The p rinter u tility is cop ied into the EPUTIL d irectory on d rive C.
Accessing the printer utility
When you w ant to access the EPSON Rem ote! u tility, follow these step s: 1. 2. Change the cu rrent d irectory to d rive C. Typ e PRNSET, and p ress Enter. Follow the on-screen instru ctions to u se the u tility.

Cha p ter 3 p a ss 5

Cha p ter 3
Selecting a Pap er-Feed ing Method. 3-2 Pap er-feed ing m ethod s and p ap er typ es. 3-3 Setting the p ap er release lever. 3-4 Ad ju sting the Pap er Thickness Lever. 3-5 Using Single Sheets. 3-6 Using Continu ou s Pap er. Positioning you r continu ou s p ap er su p p ly Load ing continu ou s p ap er w ith the tractor Using the tear-off fu nction. Rem oving continu ou s p ap er. 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-16 3-20
Using Mu lti-p art Form s. 3-20 Using Labels. 3-21 Using Envelop es. 3-23 Using Postcard s. 3-24 Sw itching Betw een Continu ou s Pap er and Single Sheets. 3-25 Sw itching to single sheets. 3-25 Sw itching to continu ou s p ap er. 3-26 Using Micro Ad ju st. Ad ju sting the load ing p osition Ad ju sting the p rinting p osition Ad ju sting the tear-off p osition. 3-27 3-27 3-29 3-31

Paper Handling

You r p rinter can p rint on a w id e variety of p ap er typ es, inclu d ing single sheets, continu ou s p ap er, m u lti-p art form s, labels, envelop es, p ostcard s, and roll p ap er. This chap ter exp lains how to u se these p ap er typ es w ith you r p rinter.
Not e: See A ppendix A for detailed specifications on the paper types the printer can use.
Selecting a Paper-Feeding Method
You r p rinter can accom m od ate a variety of p ap er typ es throu gh fou r p ap er-feed ing m ethod s: p ap er gu id e, tractor, op tional cu t-sheet feed er, or op tional roll p ap er hold er. The p ap er-feed ing m ethod you select d ep end s on the typ e of p ap er you w ant to u se. For all fou r p ap er-feed ing m ethod s, the p rinter p rints on the p ap er and then ejects it as show n below.

ABCDEFGHIJ 1234567

Not e: W hen using any type of paper, make sure you load it printable side up.
Pa per-feeding methods a nd pa per types
The table below show s w hich p ap er-feed ing m ethod to select for each p ap er typ e. You u se the p ap er release lever to select the p ap er-feed ing m ethod : for tractor feed ing or feed ing, as d escribed in the next section.

Not e: If you load long paper (for example, legal size paper), leave enough space at the back of the printer so that the paper is not obstructed.
Follow these step s to load single sheets: 1. Make su re that the p rinter is off and the p ap er gu id e is attached as d escribed in Chap ter 1. Then close the sp rocket covers and p u sh d ow n the sp rocket lock levers to lock the sp rocket u nits in p lace.
Set the p ap er release lever to the single-sheet p osition as show n below. Also m ake su re the p ap er thickness lever is set to 0 if you are u sing ord inary single-sheet p ap er.
Press the Op era te bu tton to tu rn on the p rinter.
Slid e the right ed ge gu id e u ntil it rests against the gu id e m ark, as show n below.

g uid e ma rk

While ad ju sting the left ed ge gu id e to m atch the w id th of you r p ap er, insert a sheet of p ap er betw een the ed ge gu id es u ntil it m eets resistance. Be su re to load you r p ap er p rintable sid e u p. After a few second s, the p rinter au tom atically ad vances the p ap er to the load ing p osition. The p rinter is read y to accep t d ata from you r com p u ter and p rint.
Not e: If the platen rotates but the printer does not load the paper, completely remove the paper and then insert it all the way into the printer again. If you need to adjust the position of the paper after it is loaded, see A djusting the loading position on page 3-27.
After p rinting a sheet, the p rinter ejects the p rinted sheet onto the p ap er gu id e and the Pa p er Out and Pa use lights com e on. If you are p rinting a m u ltip le-p age d ocu m ent, rem ove the p rinted sheet and insert a new sheet into the p ap er gu id e. The p rinter au tom atically ad vances the p ap er and resu m es p rinting.
Not e: If the printer does not eject the printed sheet, press the Loa d / Ejec t button.
Caut ion: Use the knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

Using Continuous Pa per

You r p rinter can p rint on continu ou s p ap er from 101 to 304.8 m m (4.0 to 12.0 inches) w id e. You can load continu ou s p ap er from the bu ilt-in tractor u nit.

Not e: See A ppendix A for detailed specifications on continuous paper.
Positioning your continuous pa per supply
When you load continu ou s p ap er, m ake su re you align you r p ap er su p p ly w ith the tractor so the p ap er feed s sm oothly into the p rinter, as show n below.
Loa ding continuous pa per with the tra ctor
1. Make su re the p rinter is tu rned off. Set the p ap er release lever to the tractor p osition, as show n below. Also m ake su re the p ap er thickness lever is set to 0 if you are u sing ord inary continu ou s p ap er.
Slid e the ed ge gu id es as far ap art as they go.
Release the sp rocket lock levers by p u shing them u p.
Facing the back of the p rinter, p osition the left sp rocket u nit so that the sp rocket p ins are to the left of the 0 on the scale and the arrow m ark on the p rinter. Then p u sh d ow n the lock lever to lock the sp rocket in p lace.

a rrow ma rk

sc a le
Not e: Printing starts at the arrow mark on the printer and the 0 mark on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark and the 0.
Slid e the right sp rocket u nit to rou ghly m atch the w id th of you r p ap er, bu t d o not lock it.
Slid e the p ap er su p p ort m id w ay betw een the tw o sp rocket u nits.
Op en the sp rocket covers.
Fit the first three holes of the continu ou s p ap er over the sp rocket p ins on both sid es. Be su re to load you r p ap er p rintable sid e u p.
Caut ion: M ake sure the first sheet of your continuous paper has a clean, straight edge so that it can feed smoothly into the printer.
Close the sp rocket covers. If necessary, u nlock and rep osition the left sp rocket u nit so that the p erforation aligns w ith the arrow m ark on the p rinter. Then lock the sp rocket in p lace.
10. Slid e the right sp rocket u nit to rem ove any slack in the p ap er. Then p u sh d ow n the sp rocket lock lever to lock the sp rocket in p lace.
11. Press the Op era te bu tton to tu rn on the p rinter. When the p rinter receives d ata, it au tom atically load s the p ap er before p rinting. When u sing continu ou s p ap er, you can u se the tear-off fu nction to tear off p rinted p ages and save the blank p ages that are u su ally w asted betw een p rint jobs. For m ore inform ation, see the next section.
Not e: t Y ou can advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the Loa d / Ejec t button.
t A lways make sure there is at least one more sheet than required, because continuous paper may not feed properly if it is not fed through the sprocket.
Using the tea r-off function
After you have finished p rinting, you can u se the tear-off fu nction to ad vance continu ou s p ap er on the tractor to the tear-off ed ge of the p rinter. You can then easily tear off p rinted sheets. When you resu m e p rinting, the p rinter au tom atically feed s p ap er back to the load ing p osition so you can save p ap er that w ou ld norm ally be lost betw een d ocu m ents. You can u se the tear-off fu nction in tw o w ays: by p ressing the Tea r Off/ Bin bu tton on the control p anel, or by u sing the control p anels d efau lt-setting m od e or the EPSON Rem ote! u tility to select au to tear-off. (See p age 4-9 for inform ation on the p rinters d efau lt-setting m od e.)

Load single-sheet multi-part forms glued at the side of the form only from the paper guide, not from the optional cut-sheet feeder.

Using Labels

When selecting labels for p rinting, alw ays choose labels m ou nted on continu ou s backing sheets w ith sp rocket holes for u se w ith a tractor. Do not u se labels on shiny single-sheet backing, becau se the backing sheet tend s to slip and m ay not feed p rop erly. You load labels in the sam e w ay as you load continu ou s p ap er, excep t that you set the p ap er thickness lever to 2. For instru ctions on load ing continu ou s p ap er, see Using Continu ou s Pap er earlier in this chap ter.
Caut ion: t W hen printing on labels, make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area. Printing on the edge of a label can damage the print head. For information about the printable area, see the paper specifications in A ppendix A.
Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions. Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between print jobs; they tend to curl and may come off their backing and jam the printer when you resume printing. N ever feed labels backward with the Loa d / Ejec t or Tea r Off/ Bin buttons. Labels can easily peel off their backing and jam the printer. To remove labels from the paper path after you finish printing, first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot. Then use the LF/ FF button to advance the remaining labels out of the printer.

Using Envelopes

You can p rint on a variety of envelop es, load ing them in the sam e w ay as you load single sheets: from the p ap er gu id e or w ith the op tional cu t-sheet feed er. For inform ation on load ing envelop es, read this section and see Using Single Sheets earlier in this chap ter or Load ing p ap er from the cu t-sheet feed er in Chap ter 5. Before p rinting, set the p ap er thickness lever to the correct p osition for you r envelop es as d escribed in the table on p age 3-6. Load envelop es face u p , long ed ge first. Make su re that the right ed ge gu id e is aligned w ith the arrow on the p ap er gu id e, and p osition the left ed ge gu id e to m atch the w id th of you r envelop e.

Caut ion: t A lways tear off paper before feeding it backwards; feeding too many sheets backwards can cause a paper jam.
N ever feed labels backward with the Loa d / Ejec t or Tea r Off/ Bin buttons. Labels can easily peel off their backing and jam the printer. For information on removing labels from the paper path, see page 3-22.
Press the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to feed the continu ou s p ap er back to the stand by p osition. The p ap er is still attached to the tractor, bu t no longer in the p ap er p ath.
Move the p ap er release lever back to the single-sheet p osition.
N ow you can load single sheets from the p ap er gu id e. For instru ctions, see Using Single Sheets on p age 3-6.
Switching to continuous pa per
To sw itch from single sheets to continu ou s p ap er, follow the step s below. 1. If necessary, p ress the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to eject the last p rinted single sheet. Make su re continu ou s p ap er is load ed in the p rinter as d escribed u nd er Load ing continu ou s p ap er w ith the tractor on p age 3-11.
Move the p ap er release lever forw ard to the tractor p osition.
The p rinter au tom atically ad vances the continu ou s p ap er from the stand by p osition to the load ing p osition w hen it receives d ata.

Using Micro Adjust

The m icro-ad ju st featu re allow s you to m ove p ap er forw ard or backw ard in 1/ 180-inch increm ents. You can u se this featu re to ad ju st the load ing, p rinting, and tear-off p ositions.
Adjusting the loa ding position
The load ing p osition is the p osition of the p ap er after the p rinter load s it au tom atically. If you r p rinting ap p ears too high or low on the p age, you can change the load ing p osition w ith the m icro-ad ju st featu re as follow s:
Not e: Top margin settings made in some application software override adjustments you make to the loading position with the micro adjust feature. If necessary, adjust the loading position in your software.
Make su re the p rinter is tu rned on. If necessary, lift u p the p rinter cover so you can see the p ap er p osition. Load either continu ou s or single-sheet p ap er. (Press the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to load continu ou s p ap er or a single-sheet from the op tional cu t-sheet feed er.) H old d ow n the Pa use bu tton for abou t three second s. The Pa use light starts flashing and the p rinter enters the m icro-ad ju st m od e. Press the LF/ FF [D] bu tton to m ove the load ing p osition d ow n on the p age, or p ress the Loa d / Ejec t [U] bu tton to m ove the load ing p osition u p on the p age.

4. 5. Tear off the p rinted p ages. Press the Pa use bu tton to tu rn off m icro-ad ju st m od e.
When you resu m e p rinting, the p rinter au tom atically feed s the p ap er back to the top -of-form p osition and begins p rinting. You r tear-off p osition setting rem ains in effect u ntil you change it, even if you tu rn off the p rinter.

Cha p ter 4 p a ss 5

Cha p ter 4

Using the Control Panel

Basic Control Panel Fu nctions. 4-2 Lights. 4-3 Bu ttons. 4-4 Ad vanced Control Panel Fu nctions. 4-7 Using the Defau lt-Setting Mod e. 4-9 Defau lt-setting m od e op tions. 4-9 Changing the d efau lt settings. 4-14 Using Qu iet Mod e. 4-16
This chap ter exp lains how you can u se the control p anel to control the basic op eration of the p rinter and to p erform m ore ad vanced op erations, su ch as m aking changes to d efau lt settings or activating the p rinters qu iet m od e.
Ba sic Control Pa nel Functions
The ind icator lights on the control p anel let you m onitor the cu rrent statu s of the p rinter, and the bu ttons let you control m any p rinter op erations. con p ane

Lights

Pa p er Out (red )
On w hen the p rinter ru ns ou t of p ap er. Flashes w hen the p ap er is jam m ed.

Pa use (orange)

On w hen the p rinter is not read y to p rint d ata, p ap er is ou t or jam m ed , or you p ress the Pa use bu tton to p au se p rinting. Flashes w hen the p rinter is in m icro-ad ju st m od e or the p rint head is too hot.
Font (three lights, green)
The p rinter u ses the three Font lights to ind icate the selected font as follow s:

o o o n n n n n

o n n o o n n

n o n o n o n o = Off

Draft Rom an Sans Serif Cou rier Prestige Scrip t Others *
* This lig ht p a tte rn me a ns tha t a font o ther tha n those ind ic a te d o n the c ontrol p a nel ha s b e en se lec ted using the d efa ult-se tting mo d e or the EPSON Rem ote! utility. (The fonts a va ila b le in the d e fa ult-setting m od e or EPSON Rem ote! a re : OCR-B, Ora tor, Ora tor-S, Sc rip t C, Rom a n T, or Sa ns Se rif H.)

Cond ensed (green)

On w hen you p ress the Cond ensed bu tton to p rint cond ensed characters.
Tea r Off/ Bin (tw o lights, green)
The p rinter u ses the tw o Tea r Off/ Bin lights to ind icate the follow ing:

f f o n n o n n

The p erforation of you r continu ou s p ap er is at the tear-off p osition. The op tional high-cap acity cu t-sheet feed er (bin 1 of the d ou ble-bin feed er) is selected. The op tional second -bin cu t-sheet feed er (bin 2 of the d ou ble-bin feed er) is selected. Card m od e is selected (for p rinting on p ostcard s).

The cu t-sheet feed ers single-sheet load ing featu re allow s you to sw itch to a d ifferent typ e or size of p ap er w ithou t rep lacing the p ap er alread y in the cu t-sheet feed er or rem oving the feed er. Follow these step s: 1. Make su re that the p ap er release lever is in the single-sheet p osition. Set the p ap er thickness lever to the correct p osition for you r p ap er, as d escribed on p age 3-6. Close the sheet gu id es extension flap if necessary, and p u sh the sheet gu id e extension all the w ay in. Slid e the right ed ge gu id e u ntil it is aligned w ith the gu id e m ark on the sheet gu id e. While ad ju sting the left ed ge gu id e to m atch the w id th of you r p ap er, insert a sheet of p ap er betw een the ed ge gu id es u ntil it m eets resistance. Be su re to load you r p ap er p rintable sid e u p. After a few second s, the p rinter au tom atically ad vances the p ap er to the load ing p osition. The p rinter is read y to accep t d ata from you r com p u ter and p rint. After p rinting a sheet, the p rinter ejects the p rinted sheet onto the sheet gu id e and the Pa p er Out and Pa use lights com e on. If you are p rinting a m u ltip le-p age d ocu m ent, rem ove the p rinted sheet and insert a new sheet into the sheet gu id e. The p rinter au tom atically ad vances the p ap er and resu m es p rinting.

Roll Pa per Holder

The op tional roll p ap er hold er (#8310) allow s you to u se you r p rinter w ith 8.5-inch roll p ap er like that u sed in telex m achines.
Not e: This option is available only in some countries.
Insta lling the roll pa per holder
To install the roll p ap er hold er, follow the step s below. 1. Tu rn off the p rinter and m ake su re the p ap er release lever is at the single-sheet p osition. Facing the back of the p rinter, slid e both sp rocket u nits and the right ed ge gu id e all the w ay to the right, and slid e the left ed ge gu id e all the w ay to the left. A42
Position the roll p ap er hold er beneath the p rinter as show n below. Fit the tw o holes in the roll p ap er hold er base u nd er the tw o p ositioning p egs on the bottom of the p rinter. Gently low er the p rinter so the p ositioning p egs slid e into the holes. A43
Caut ion: Take care not to drop the roll paper holder when lifting the printer. Only the printers weight holds it in place.
Loa ding a roll of pa per
To load a roll of p ap er on the roll p ap er hold er, follow these step s: 1. Cu t the lead ing ed ge of the roll p ap er straight across. Slid e the roll p ap er hold er shaft throu gh the center of the p ap er roll. 4-7

When you send data or press the Load/ Eject button, the platen rotates but the printer does not feed the paper.
The p ap er release lever is set to the single-sheet p osition. The p ap er has com e off the tractor. The p ap er has been fed back to the stand by p osition.
Move the p ap er release lever to the tractor p osition. Reattach the p ap er to the tractor as d escribed in Load ing continu ou s p ap er w ith the tractor in Chap ter 3. Press the Loa d / Ejec t bu tton to load the p ap er.
The p ap er su p p ly is obstru cted. The p ap er su p p ly is not aligned w ith the p rinter.
Make su re the p ap er su p p ly is not obstru cted by a cable or som e other object. Make su re you align you r p ap er su p p ly w ith the p ap er load ed in the tractor so the p ap er feed s sm oothly into the p rinter. See Positioning you r continu ou s p ap er su p p ly in Chap ter 3. Make su re that you r p ap er su p p ly is w ithin 1 m eter (3 feet) of the p rinter. Check that the holes on the sid es of the p ap er are aligned w ith each other. Also m ake su re the sp rocket u nits are locked and their covers are closed. Set the p ap er thickness lever to m atch the thickness of you r p ap er. See Ad ju sting the p ap er thickness lever in Chap ter 3. Make su re that the p ap er size and thickness are w ithin the sp ecified ranges. See the continu ou s p ap er sp ecifications in Ap p end ix A. Ad ju st the p osition of the sp rockets to rem ove any slack along the w id th of the p ap er.
The p ap er su p p ly is too far aw ay from the p rinter. The holes on the sid es of the p ap er are m isaligned.
The p ap er thickness lever is set incorrectly.
You r p ap er m ay be the w rong size or thickness for the p rinter. The sp rocket u nits are p ositioned incorrectly for the w id th of p ap er you are u sing.
The top-of-form position of your continuous paper varies w hen you print several pages.
The p ap er size setting in you r Check the p ap er size setting in you r ap p lication or the p rinter ap p lication or the p rinter d river. d river m ay not m atch the size of the p ap er you are u sing. The p rinters p age length setting m ay not m atch the size of the p ap er you are u sing. Check the Page length for tractor setting u sing the p rinters d efau lt-setting m od e or the EPSON Rem ote! u tility. See Using the Defau lt-Setting Mod e in Chap ter 4, or Using the EPSON Rem ote! p rinter u tility in Chap ter 2.

From the Internet, you can reach EPSON s hom e page at http :/ / w w w. ep son. com

EPSON Internet FTP site

If you have Internet FTP capability, use your Web brow ser (or other softw are for FTP dow nload ing) to log onto ftp.ep son.com w ith the u ser nam e anonym ou s and your e-m ail add ress as the passw ord.

EPSON Downloa d Service

You can call the EPSON Dow nload Service BBS at (800) 442-2007. Set your com m u nications softw are to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Modem sp eed can be u p to 28.8 Kbps.
EPSON Fa x-on-Demand Service
You can access EPSON s technical inform ation library by calling (800) 442-2110 or (800) 922-8911 and selecting the ap p rop riate p hone op tion. You m u st p rovide a return fax num ber to use Fax-on-Dem and.
EPSON Forum on CompuServe
Mem bers of Com p u Serve can typ e GO EPSON at the m enu p rom p t to reach Com p u Serves Ep son Am erica Foru m. As an ow ner of an EPSON p rod u ct, you are eligible for a free introd uctory CompuServe m em bership , w hich entitles you to an introd uctory credit and your ow n u ser ID and p assw ord. To take ad vantage of this offer in the U.S. or Canad a, call (800) 848-8199 and ask for representative #529.
For United Kingdom and the Republic of Irela nd Users
If you p u rchased you r printer in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, Epson (UK) Lim ited provid es a range of custom er services and technical su p p ort. Not e: For customers in the Republic of Ireland, please use the correct dialing codes when dialing the UK telephone numbers listed in the following sections. For example the Enquiry Desk fax number, 01442 227271, should be dialed as 227271 from the Republic of Ireland.

Enquiry Desk

The Enqu iry Desk team can be contacted by calling in the UK or 409132 from the Rep u blic of Ireland , by faxing 01442 227271, or via the Internet at info@epson.co.uk. They can provid e the follow ing inform ation:
Inform ation and literatu re on new EPSON p rod u cts (also available from Faxon EPSON ) Where to p u rchase genuine EPSON consum ables, accessories and op tions

Customer Support

Ou r Cu stom er Su p p ort team can provid e the follow ing services:
Technical inform ation on installing, configuring, and operating you r EPSON p rod u cts Arranging for fau lty EPSON p rod u cts to be rep aired w ithin the w arranty p eriod
For inform ation on contacting our Custom er Support team , please see the Service and Su p p ort Inform ation booklet that cam e w ith your EPSON p rod u ct. If this booklet is not available, details can be found on Faxon EPSON faxback service, EPtec Bulletin Board Service or on EPSON s World Wide Web site. See below for d etails.