User manual EPSON FX-880 - QUICK START

Read This First Important Information About Your EPSON FX-880T Your EPSON FX-880T works like the Okidata Microline 320 Turbo with some enhancements. Besides EPSON's quality, you'll find more flexible paper handling, faster printing, and a 2-year warranty. This document briefly describes some of the features the two printers share. It also explains how to install the printer driver and change certain default settings. Note: You must install the printer driver for the printer to work correctly. For complete instructions on using your printer, see your FX-880/FX-1180 User's Guide, the manual that comes with your printer. ® ® ® Features The table below compares some of the basic features of the two printers. Feature Print speed (at 10 cpi) High speed draft Draft NLQ Paper paths Copy capacity 410 cps 310 cps 77 cps Top, front, rear, bottom 1 original + 5 copies 390 cps 300 cps 75 cps Top, rear, bottom 1 original + 5 copies EPSON FX-880T Okidata ML320 Turbo 1 Feature MTBF @ 25% duty cycle Character pitch selection Print head life (approximate) Ribbon life (approximate) Emulations Standard interface Sound level Warranty (limited) Printable area Top margin Bottom margin Left margin Right margin EPSON FX-880T 10,000 POH 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi; proportional 200 million characters 3 million characters EPSON ESC/P , IBM 2380 Plus, Oki ML Parallel 55 dBA 2 year 22 mm 24 mm 3.0 mm 3.0 mm ® ® Okidata ML320 Turbo 10,000 POH 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi; proportional 200 million characters 3 million characters EPSON ESC/P, IBM ProPrinter III, Oki ML Parallel 57 dBA 1 year 22 mm * 24 mm * 3.0 mm * 3.0 mm * * As measured by EPSON. Installing the Printer Driver Be sure to install the printer driver as described below for your operating system. Note: These instructions replace the ones in the FX-880/FX-1180 User's Guide. The driver supports Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, Me, and NT versions 3.5 through 4.0. If you are connecting the printer with a USB/parallel adapter cable, see "For USB Connections (Windows 98, 2000, and Me)" on page 4. ® 2 Note: The EPSON Remote! and Status Monitor utilities, which are described in your FX-880/FX-1180 User's Guide are not included with the FX-880T. After you install the driver, the FX-880T becomes the default printer. Windows (95, 98, 2000, Me, NT 4.0) 1. Make sure the printer is connected to your computer (as described in your User's Guide). 2. Turn on your printer and then turn on your computer. 3. Wait until you see the Windows program icons. (On Windows 2000 or Windows NT, log on as necessary.) Note: If you see a screen about Windows detecting your printer, click Cancel. 4. Insert the FX-880T Setup Disk 1 in your diskette drive. 5. Double-click the My Computer icon and double-click the diskette drive icon. 6. Double-click the Setup.exe (or SETUP) icon. 7. In the Printer Driver Setup window, select EPSON FX-880T and click OK. 8. If prompted, insert Disk 2 or Disk 3. 9. When the setup is complete, click OK. 3 For USB Connections (Windows 98, 2000, and Me) If you are using Windows 98, 2000, or Me and are connecting the printer to your computer with a USB/parallel adapter cable, follow the steps below to install the printer driver. Be sure to use the Setup diskettes that came with your printer; do not install the printer driver software that comes with the cable. 1. Make sure the printer and computer are turned off and the printer is not connected to your computer. 2. Turn on your computer and wait until you see your Windows program icons. 3. Insert the FX-880T Setup Disk 1 in your diskette drive. 4. Double-click the My Computer icon and double-click the diskette drive icon. 5. Double-click the Setup.exe icon. 6. In the Printer Driver Setup window, select EPSON FX-880T and click OK. The Setup program begins installing the printer driver. 7. If prompted, insert Disk 2 or Disk 3. 8. When you see the EPSON Printer Utility Setup screen, connect your printer to the computer using the USB/parallel adapter cable. Note: If you need instructions to connect the printer to your computer, see the documentation that came with the USB/parallel adapter cable. 9. Turn on the printer. Setup finishes the driver installation. 10. When the setup is complete, click OK. 4 Windows 3.1 or NT 3.51x 1. Make sure the printer is connected to your computer (as described in your User's Guide). 2. Turn on your printer and then turn on your computer. 3. Make sure the Program Manager window is open, then choose Run from the File menu. 4. Insert the FX-880T Setup Disk 1 in your diskette drive. 5. Type A:\SETUP (or browse to the Setup.exe file on the diskette in your drive) and click OK. 6. In the Printer Driver Setup window, select EPSON FX-880T and click OK. 7. When prompted, insert Disk 3. 8. When the setup is complete, click OK. 5 Changing Default Settings The FX-880T comes configured with certain default settings. You can change these settings when needed through the Default Setting Mode, as described in Chapter 5 of your FX-880/FX-1180 User's Guide. The instructions below explain how to change the character pitch, bottom margin, and software emulation. (The character pitch and bottom margin settings are not covered in the User's Guide.) 1. To enter default setting mode, make sure the printer is off. Then hold down the Tear Off/Bin button while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer. The printer prints 2 pages of instructions, the first showing the menu of options, and the second showing the LED (light) status for each option setting. 2. Looking at the first page of instructions, find the option you want to change and press the Tear Off/Bin button until the Font and Tear Off/Bin lights indicate the option you want: Menu Software (emulation) Pitch Bottom margin Font lights on nn nf Tear Off lights f f o o = off, n = on, f = flashing 6 3. Now look at the second page and find the setting you want for the option you want to change. Press the Load/Eject button until the Pause and Paper Out lights indicate the correct setting. (An arrow appears next to the current setting.) Menu Software (emulation) ESC/P IBM 2380 Plus * OKI ML320T Pitch 10 cpi * 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi Proportional Bottom margin 4.2 mm 20 mm 22 mm 24 mm * Others (programmable through ESC codes) * Default setting o = off, n = on, f = flashing o o o n n o n f o n o o o n n n o n f o n f o o o o n f Pause light Paper Out light 4. When you are done changing settings, press the Operate button to exit default setting mode and turn off the printer. 7 Selecting the Number of Lines Per Inch The printer comes configured to print 6 lines per inch. You can change it to 8 lines per inch (and back to 6 lines per inch) by ® entering the control codes below from DOS or UNIX. Code ASCII Hex Decimal 8 Lines per inch ESC 0 1B 30 27 48 6 Lines per inch ESC 2 1B 32 27 50 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. Trademarks EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. 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