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Control Panel Buttons and Lights

n= On

f= Flashing

o= Off

Tear Off/Bin button

●Advances continuous paper to the

tear-off position.

●Feeds continuous paper backward

from the tear-off position to the top-of-

form position.

●Selectsacut-sheetfeederbinwhenthe

cut-sheet feeder is installed.

●Turns 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

thismode, you can pressthe LF/FF

Dand Load/Eject

buttons to adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position.

See Chapter 2.

Load/Eject button

●Loads a single sheet of

paper.

●Ejects a single sheet of

paper if a sheet is

loaded.

●Loads continuous paper

from the standby

position.

●Feedscontinuouspaper

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

●On when no paper is

loaded in the selected

paper sourceor paper

is not loaded correctly.

●Flashes when paper

has not been fully

ejectedorapaperjam

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

●Stops printing

temporarily, and

resumes printingwhen

pressed again. When

pressed for3 seconds,

turns on the *micro

adjust mode. To turn

off, press again.

Pause light

●On when the printer is

LF/FF button

●Feeds paper line by

line when pressing

shortly.

●Ejects asingle sheet

or advances

continuouspaperto

thenexttop-of-form

position when held

down.

Panel.eps

Pitch button

Selectsthefontsize.

See Chapter 5.

Pitch lights

Indicate what font

size is selected.

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User’s Guide

9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

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 CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of

thisproductor thirdpartiesfordamages,losses,costs,orexpensesincurredby thepurchaser

or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized

modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly

comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising

from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as

Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON

CORPORATION.

EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Microsoft, Windows, andWindows NT are registeredtrademarks ofMicrosoft Corporation.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and

may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those

marks.

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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

reception. However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause

interference to radio and television reception,

which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of

the following measures.

❑Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

❑Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver

❑Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

❑Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment

interface cable to this equipment will invalidate

the FCC Certification of this device and may

causeinterferencelevelswhich exceedthe limits

established by the FCC for this equipment. It is

the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a

shielded equipment interface cable with this

device. If this equipment has more than one

interface connector, do not leave cables

connected to unused interfaces.

Changes or modifications not expressly

approved by the manufacturer could void the

user’s authority to operate the equipment.

For Canadian Users

This Class B digital apparatus complies with

Canadian ICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconforme

à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Declaration of Conformity

According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer:

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIO

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

Nagano-ken 392-8502 Japan

Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V.

Address: Prof. J.H. Bavincklaan 51183

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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Contents

Getting to Know Your Printer

Easy-to-Use Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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

For United Kingdom Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Use of options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

How To Use Your Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19

For DOS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36

Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper

and Printing on Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

Switching to printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

Switching to printing on continuous paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39

Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42

Using the Tear Off/Bin button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42

Advancing the paper to the tear-off position

automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43

Adjusting the tear-off position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43

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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!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-23

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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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