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24-Pin Dot
Matrix Printer
User's Guide
4011804
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Control Panel Buttons and Lights Font button Condensed button LF/FF button Paper Out light Selects the font. Turns on and off the Feeds paper line by On when no paper is See Chapter 5. condensed mode. line when pressing loaded in the shortly. selected paper Font lights Condensed light Ejects a single sheet source or paper is not Indicate which Lights up when the or advances loaded correctly. font is selected. condensed mode is continuous paper to Flashes when paper on. the next t
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® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORAT
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FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television
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Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Easy-to-Use Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Available Paper Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Printing on continuous paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Setting the Paper Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Setting the Paper Thickness Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Using the Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Loading paper onto the push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Removing a printed document from the push tractor. . . . 2-11 Removing the push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Reinsta
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Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 and 98 . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-3 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu. . . . . . . . 4-5 Printer driver settings overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Acces
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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Using the Error Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Power supply problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . 7-6 Continuous paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . 7-8 Wrong top-of-form position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Transporting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Appendix C Specifications Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7 Your dealer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8 EPSON Helpdesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8 For Singapore Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8 For Hong Kong Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9 Internet home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Getting to Know Your Printer ® Your EPSON LQ-580/LQ-570e 24-pin dot matrix printer provides high-quality printing and great performance in a compact design. LQ-570e is the name used in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Features include: ❏ A variety of paper paths to suit your printing needs ❏ The ability to handle a wide range of paper types, including continuous paper, multipart forms with one original and up to four copies, labels, single sheets, envelopes, and postcards ❏ Hig
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Easy-to-Use Features This section highlights some easy-to-use features that you’ll find helpful. ❏ Use the tear-off feature to save paper. If you load paper in the push tractor, you can use the tear-off feature to advance your continuous paper to the printer’s tear- off edge when you finish printing. Then you can easily tear off printed sheets and save paper normally lost between documents. For more information, see Chapter 2. 2 Getting to Know Your Printer
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❏ Use the paper release lever to change the paper path without removing continuous paper from the push tractor. When using the paper release lever, you can easily switch to printing on single sheets without removing the continuous paper loaded in the push tractor. For more information, see Chapter 2. paper release lever ❏ Use the micro adjust feature to adjust the top-of-form and tear-off positions. (See the Glossary for explanations of the top-of-form and tear-off positions.) The micro ad
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Available Paper Paths Your printer provides a variety of paper paths for printing on continuous and single-sheet paper. As described below, paper can be fed into the printer from the top, front, bottom, or rear. You can select the paper path that best suits your current printing needs. Printing on continuous paper You can choose from two tractor positions (push and pull) and three paper entry slots (front, rear, and bottom) for continuous paper printing. This section helps you determine w
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Using a pull tractor If you often print on thick or heavy continuous paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, use a tractor in the pull position. The pull tractor provides you with the best paper jam prevention, and allows you to load continuous paper from the front, rear, or bottom of the printer. However, you cannot use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor. Note: If you plan to use a tractor in the pull position, you can remove the tractor from the rear push
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You can also load continuous paper from the rear pull tractor position. Note: Paper loaded from the rear slot results in a curved paper path, which may affect loading rear performance, so use the front or bottom slot whenever possible. Caution: Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear slot; the labels may come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam. Using the push and pull tractor in combination You can improve paper feeding and reduce paper jams by
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Printing on single sheets You can load single sheets from the top or the front of the printer. You can load ordinary single sheets from either position, even with continuous paper already loaded in the push tractor. This section helps you determine which paper slot best suits your single-sheet printing needs. See Chapter 3 for paper loading instructions. Loading paper in the top slot You can load ordinary single sheets, envelopes, or postcards in the top slot. Note: Load envelopes in the to
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Loading paper in the front slot You can load ordinary single sheets, single-sheet multipart forms, or postcards in the front slot. Note: Always use the front paper slot to load single-sheet multipart forms. Options Your printer comes with everything necessary to print on continuous paper and single sheets using a variety of paper paths. By adding options, such as a cut-sheet feeder, pull tractor unit, roll paper holder, or front sheet guide, you can further expand your printer’s versatil
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Ribbon Cartridge Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridges: EPSON black ribbon cartridge #7753 EPSON film ribbon cartridge #7768 When printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges are designed and manufactured to work properly with your EPSON printer. They ensure proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts. To replace a used ribbon cartridge, follow the instructions in “Installing or Replacing the Ribbo
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❏ Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. ❏ Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord. ❏ If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s
