Epson LQ-300+II Bedienungsanleitung

Control Panel Buttons and Lights

Tear Off (Font) button**

●Advances continuous paper to the

tear-off position.

●Feedscontinuouspaperbackward

fromthetear-offposition tothetop-

of-form position.

*Micro Adjust mode

WhenyouholddownthePause buttonfor threeseconds,the

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

press the LF/FF

andLoad/Eject

buttons to adjust the top-

of-form or tear-off position. See Chapter 2 “Using the Printer.”

**Font select

In the Micro Adjust mode, you can select the font to use for

printing by pressing the Tear Off button. The Tear Off lights

turn on, off or flash to indicate the selected font.

Pause button

Stops printing

temporarily, and

resumes printing when

pressed again. When

pressed for three

seconds, turns on the

Micro Adjust mode*. To

turn off, press again.

Pause light

●On when the printeris

paused.

●Flashes when the

printer is in the Micro

Adjust mode*.

●Flasheswhentheprint

head has overheated.

Paper Out light

●Onwhen nopaperis

loaded in the

selected paper

source or when

paper is not loaded

correctly.

●Flasheswhenpaper

has not been fully

ejected or a paper

jam has occurred.

LF/FF button

●Feeds paper line by

line when pressed

and released.

●Ejectsasinglesheet

or advances

continuous paper to

the next top-of-form

position when held

down.

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.

●Feeds continuous

paper backwards to the

standby position.

Tear Off (Font) lights**

●Flashwhen continuous paperisinthe

tear-off position; otherwise, the lights

indicate the selected font.

User’s Guide

24-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 informationcontainedhereinisdesignedonlyforusewiththisEPSON

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

this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser

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 EPSONCORPORATION shallnotbe liableforanydamagesorproblems 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 and EPSON ESC/P2 is a trademark

of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft 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.

Contents 3

Contents

Control Panel Buttons and Lights

Getting to Know Your Printer

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Print Head Caution Symbol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

ENERGY STAR®Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer

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

Choosing a place for the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

Assembling the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Installing the paper-feed knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Attaching the paper supports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

Installing or replacing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Plugging in the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10

Running the Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11

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

Using the parallel interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14

Using the serial interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16

Installing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18

Installing the software in Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000, or

NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19

Installing the software in Windows 3.1 or NT 3.5x. . . . . . .1-20

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

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Chapter 2 Using the Printer

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Selecting a built-in font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

About Your Printer’s Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Changing default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Printing on Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Printing with the push tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Removing a printed document from the push tractor. . . . 2-16

Switching back to single sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Printing with the pull tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Adjusting the top-of-form position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Advancing the paper to the tear-off edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Printing on Single Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

Loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

Printing on Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Adjusting the paper-thickness lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Multipart forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33

Installing and Using Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

Cut-sheet feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

Pull tractor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

Roll paper holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40

Color upgrade kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42

Print server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46

Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software

Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98, and 95 . . . . . . 3-2

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu . . . . . . . 3-4

Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel. . . . . 3-7

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Changing the printer driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7

Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . . .3-8

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8

Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu. . . . . . . .3-11

Changing the printer driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12

Using the Printer Driver with Windows NT 3.5x. . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13

Accessing the printer driver from

Windows applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14

Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . .3-16

Changing the printer driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16

Printer Driver Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19

Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21

Using the EPSON Remote! Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22

Installing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22

Accessing EPSON Remote!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

Using the Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4

Power is not being supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

The printer does not print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

The print is faint or uneven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6

Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics. . . . . . .4-7

Printed characters are not what you expected. . . . . . . . . . .4-7

The print position is not what you expected . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Single sheets do not feed properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11

When you use the cut-sheet feeder, the paper does

not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11

Switching between the cut-sheet feeder and the

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push tractor does not work properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Using the pull tractor with the push tractor,

continuous paper does not feed properly. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

With the color upgrade kit installed, the printer does

not operate properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Appendix A

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Printable area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Paper alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Standards and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Command Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

EPSON ESC/P2 control codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

IBM 2390 Plus emulation control codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

Index

Printer Parts

Getting to Know Your Printer 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

Your EPSON®LQ-300+ 24-pin dot matrix printer provides high-

quality printing and superior performance in a compact design.

Its 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 three copies), labels, single sheets, and envelopes.

❏High-speed printing of up to 300 cps (characters per second)

at 10 cpi (characters per inch).

Your printer comes packaged with the printer driver and other

software, including the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for

Microsoft®Windows®Me, 98, 95, 2000, or NT 4.0. The EPSON

Status Monitor 3 utility lets you check the status of your printer

quickly and easily.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

This guide uses the following conventions:

Warnings

must be followed to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation

of your printer.

2 Getting to Know Your Printer

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these safety instructions before using the printer. In

addition, follow all warnings and instructions marked on the

printer itself.

❏Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a

radiator or heat source.

❏Place the printer on a flat surface. The printer will not operate

properly if it is tilted or placed at an angle.

❏Do not block or cover the slots and openings in the printer’s

cabinet, and do not insert objects through the slots.

❏Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s

label.

❏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 that the total ampere of all devices plugged into the wall

outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

❏Unplugtheprinterbeforecleaningit,andalwayscleanitwith

a piece of damp cloth only.

❏Do not spill liquid onto the printer.

❏Except as specifically explained in this guide, do not attempt

to service the printer yourself.

Getting to Know Your Printer 3

❏Unplug the printer andreferservicing to qualifiedpersonnel

under the following conditions:

❏Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions.

❏Printer parts marked with this symbol may be hot.

Turn off the printer and let it cool for a few minutes

before you touch any printer part marked with this

symbol.

❏If you plan to use the printer in Germany, observe the

following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-

current protection for this printer, the building installation

must be protected by a 10- or 16-amp circuit breaker.

Print Head Caution Symbol

This symbol is placed on the print head to indicate

that the print head may be hot. Never touch the

print head just after the printer has been used. Let

the print head cool for a few minutes before

touching it.

i. If the power cord or plug is damaged.

ii. If liquid has entered the printer.

iii. If the printer has been dropped or the cabinet

damaged.

iv. If the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a

distinct change in performance.

4 Getting to Know Your Printer

ENERGY STAR

Compliance

As an ENERGY STAR®partner, EPSON has

determined that this product meets the ENERGY

STAR®guidelines for energy efficiency.

The InternationalENERGYSTAR®OfficeEquipmentProgramis

a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment

industrytopromotetheintroductionofenergy-efficientpersonal

computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, and

scanners in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power

generation.

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