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9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

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Declaration of Conformity

According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi,

Nagano-ken 392-8502 Japan

Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V.

Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5

1183 AT Amstelveen

The Netherlands

Declares that the Product:

Product Name: Dot Matrix Printer

Model: P922A

Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s):

Directive 73/23/EEC:

EN 60950

Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN 55022 Class B

EN 61000-3-2

EN 61000-3-3

EN 50082-1

IEC 801-2

IEC 801-3

IEC 801-4

March 1999

H. Horiuchi

President of EPSON EUROPE B.V.

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Printer Parts

knob

printer cover

control panel

paper guide base

paper release

lever

edge guides

front paper guide

(closed)

paper guide

cover

tractor

paper thickness

lever

shield plate

ribbon cartridge

parallel interface paper tension

unit

serial interface

front edge guides

front paper guide

(open)

Cover_1.eps

Cover-2.eps

Cover-3.eps

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Control Panel Buttons and Lights

n= On

f= Flashing

o= Off

Tear Off/Bin button

OAdvances continuous paper to the tear-off

position.

OFeedscontinuouspaperbackwardfromthe

tear-off position to the top-of-form position.

OSelectsacut-sheetfeederbinwhenthecut-

sheet feeder is installed.

OTurns on the card mode to print on

postcards and envelopes. See

Chapter 3.

Tear Off/Bin lights

f f when continuous paper is in the tear-

off position.

o n when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet

feeder is selected.

n o when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet

feeder is selected.

n n when the printer is in the card mode.

*Micro Adjust mode

When you hold down the Pause button for three seconds,

the printer enters the micro adjust mode. In this mode, you

can press the LF/FF

Dand Load/Eject

Ubuttons to adjust

the top-of-form or tear-off position. See Chapter 2.

Load/Eject button

OLoads a single sheet of

paper.

OEjects a single sheet of

paper if a sheet is loaded.

OLoads continuous paper

from the standby position.

OFeeds continuous paper

backward to the standby

position in micro adjust

mode.

Font button

Selects the font.

See Chapter 5.

Font lights

Indicate which font

is selected.

Paper Out light

OOn when no paper is

loaded in the selected

paper source or paper is

not loaded correctly.

OFlashes when paper has

notbeenfullyejectedora

paper jam has occurred.

Operate button

Turns the printer on

and off. The printer is

off when the top of

this button is even

with the button

protectors.

Pause button

OStops printing

temporarily, and

resumes printing when

pressed again. When

pressed for 3 seconds,

turns on the *micro

adjust mode. To turn off,

press again.

Pause light

OOn when the printer is

paused.

OFlasheswhentheprinter

is in the *micro adjust

mode.

LF/FF button

OFeeds paper line by

line when pressing

shortly.

OEjects a single sheet

or advances

continuous paper to

the next top-of-form

position when held

down.

Panel.eps

Pitch button

Selects the font size.

See Chapter 5.

Pitch lights

Indicate what font

size is selected.

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Contents

Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Control Panel Buttons and Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Getting to Know Your Printer

Easy-to-Use Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Available Paper Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Printing on continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Print Head Caution Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ENERGY STAR Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How To Use Your Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer

Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Choosing a Place for the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Positioning the continuous paper supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Attaching the Paper Guide Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Plugging in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Installing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Installing the printer software in Windows 98, 95,

or NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Installing the printer software in Windows 3.1

or NT 3.5x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

For DOS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

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Chapter 2 Printing on Continuous Paper

Setting the Paper Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

Using the Rear Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6

Loading paper onto the rear push tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6

Removing a printed document from the rear

push tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10

Using the Front Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

Loading paper onto the front push tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

Removing a printed document from the front

push tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17

Removing the front push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18

Reinstalling the tractor in the front push position. . . . . . . .2-19

Using the Tractor in the Pull Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21

Installing the tractor in the pull position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21

Loading paper onto the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-23

Removing the paper from the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-28

Using two tractors in a push/pull combination . . . . . . . . .2-29

Removing the pull tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-31

Loading Multi-Part Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-33

Loading Continuous Paper With Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-34

Removing continuous paper with labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-35

Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper

and Printing on Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-36

Switching to printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-36

Switching to printing on continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-37

Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-38

Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-41

Using the Tear Off/Bin button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-41

Advancing the paper to the tear-off position

automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-42

Adjusting the tear-off position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-42

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Chapter 3 Printing on Single Sheets

Using Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Available paper types and paper slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Loading single-sheet multi-part forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Loading envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Loading postcards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Loading Single Sheets in the Top Paper Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Loading Single Sheets in the Front Paper Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software

About Your Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95 or 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel. . . . . 4-11

Printer driver settings overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu . . . . . . . 4-15

Printer driver settings overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel. . . . . 4-20

Printer driver settings overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Using the EPSON Remote! Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Installing EPSON Remote!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Accessing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

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Chapter 5 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control

Panel

Selecting a Built-In Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2

About Your Printer’s Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3

Changing default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9

Chapter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2

About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5

Checking Printer Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5

Using the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5

Using the Printer Status window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11

Making Monitoring Preference Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-12

Turning on background monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13

Background monitoring icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-14

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9

Wrong tear-off position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10

Printing or printout quality problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-16

Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17

Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-18

Printing a Hex Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-19

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