User manual EPSON LQ-570 - QUICK START

Read This First What's new about the EPSON ® LQ-570e? It's faster, more durable, and handles more parts per form. But don't worry; it works the same way as the EPSON LQ-570+. Take a few minutes to read this booklet so you can get up and running quickly. Here's what you'll find inside this booklet: New Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Turning On the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Location of the Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Paper Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Selecting Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjusting for Different Top and Bottom Margins. . . . . . . . . 8 Adjusting the Loading (Top-of-Form) and Tear-off Positions with Micro Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 No More DIP Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Changing Settings Through the Default Setting Mode. . . . . 9 Clearing the Input Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 New Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 About Your EPSON LQ-570e This booklet briefly describes the new features provided by the EPSON LQ-570e. It is intended for LQ-570+ users who are upgrading to the LQ-570e. If you are not familiar with the LQ-570+, please see the LQ-570e User's Guide for detailed instructions on using the printer. Your new LQ-570e printer is very similar to the LQ-570+, only better. It's faster, more reliable, and accommodates more copies per multi-part form (4 plus 1 original). It is backwardcompatible with the LQ-570+, so you should not have any problems matching the software settings you're already using. Be sure to consult the LQ-570e User's Guide for setup instructions and detailed information about your printer. New Specifications This table summarizes the basic specification differences for the two models. Function Printing speed LQ-570+ LQ: 75 cps Draft: 225 cps High speed draft (10 cpi): not available LQ-570e LQ (10 cpi): 100 cps Draft (10 cpi): 300 cps High speed draft (10 cpi): 400 cps Printable area Top margin Bottom margin Input buffer Reliability MVBF MTBF (power-on hours), 25% duty cycle 3 million lines 4,000 hours 19 million lines (except print head) 10,000 hours 5.3 mm (.2 in) 9 mm (.35 in) 8 Kb 4.2 mm (.17 in) 4.2 mm (.17 in) 64 Kb 3 Function Interface Copy capability Bar code fonts Character set tables LQ-570+ Parallel Type B 1+3 none 6 LQ-570e IEEE 1284 parallel Type B level 2 1+4 8 fonts 13 Printer Software The LQ-570e comes with printer software on a CD-ROM which includes a printer driver for Microsoft® Windows® and some helpful utilities. You do not need to install this driver if you are happy with the driver(s) you are currently using for your LQ-570+. The LQ-570e printer hardware is backward-compatible with ESC/P2 software drivers. If you decide to install the software, you can take advantage of the following features: t A printer driver which lets you control printing. t The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Windows versions 95, 98, and NT 4.0 (or later). The Status Monitor displays information about the printer's status and lets you know if there is a problem with a print job. t The EPSON Remote! utility, a DOS-based printer setup utility that lets you change printer default settings from your monitor screen. (This provides an alternative way to change the default settings as described on page 9.) See the LQ-570e User's Guide for instructions on installing and using the printer software. 4 Turning On the Printer The OPERATE button has been removed. To turn the printer on and off, press the power switch. power switch The Control Panel The control panel has been modified, as shown on the next page. The OPERATE and ALT buttons have been removed, along with the OPERATE, DATA, and MULTI-PART lights. Note: To determine if the printer is on, you can check the Font lights. As long as one of the lights is on, you know that the printer is turned on. 5 Control Panel Font lights (3 LEDs) Indicate which font is selected. If all lights are on, one of the "Others" fonts is selected. See page 7. LF/FF button Feeds paper line by line when pressed once. Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down. Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly. Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred. Condensed light On when condensed mode is on. Font button Selects the font. Condensed button Turns condensed mode on and off. Pause button Stops 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 On when the printer is paused. Flashes when the printer is in the Micro Adjust mode.* Flashes when the print head has overheated. 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. Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the cut-sheet feeder is installed. Turns on Card mode to print on postcards and envelopes. Tear Off/Bin lights f f when continuous paper is in the tear-off position. o n when bin 1 of the optional 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 backward to the standby position. *Micro Adjust mode When you hold down the Pause button for 3 seconds, the printer enters the Micro Adjust mode. (Make sure the Pause light is flashing.) In this mode, you can press the LF/FFD and Load/EjectU buttons to adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position. 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 Card mode. n = On f = Flashing o = Off 6 Location of the Knob The knob (for clearing paper jams) is located on the left side of the LQ-570e. Use this knob only when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or lose the top-of-form or tear-off position. Paper Handling While the LQ-570e handles paper much like the LQ-570+, there are certain differences. Be sure to consult your LQ-570e User's Guide for instructions on loading and removing paper, changing the tractor position, and switching between continuous and single sheets. Selecting Fonts On the LQ-570e, you can select from 12 fonts, 6 of which are available through the Font button. To choose one of the other 6 fonts, you need to change the default setting by assigning the desired font as "Others." (See "Changing Settings Through the Default Setting Mode" on page 9 for more information.) The 6 fonts available through the Font button are Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, and Script. The 6 fonts available through the default setting mode are OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script-C, Roman-T, and Sans Serif H. 7 Adjusting for Different Top and Bottom Margins The LQ-570e allows for smaller top and bottom margins--4.2 mm (.17 inch) for both--increasing the maximum printable area on the page. You will not notice any difference in printing unless you have specified margins in your software applications that are less than the minimum allowed by the LQ-570+ (5.3 mm [.2 inch] for the top and 9 mm [.35 inch] for the bottom). In this case you may need to adjust your top and bottom margin settings through your software or by adjusting the top-of-form position. See your LQ-570e User's Guide. Adjusting the Loading (Top-of-Form) and Tear-off Positions with Micro Adjust The LQ-570+ micro-feed feature is now called the Micro Adjust mode on the LQ-570e. To adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position, make sure paper is loaded in the printer. Then hold down the Pause button for 3 seconds to enter Micro Adjust mode. Make sure the Pause light is flashing. Then press the Load/Eject U or LF/FF D button to adjust the position. When you are done, press Pause again. No More DIP Switches The LQ 570e has no DIP switches. The functions defined by DIP switch settings on the LQ-570+ are now selected through the Default Setting Mode on the LQ-570e. See the following section. 8 Changing Settings Through the Default Setting Mode The LQ-570e includes a Default Setting mode which lets you set the functions controlled by DIP switch settings on the LQ-570+, plus a number of additional features. The table below summarizes the differences. (Default settings are in bold.) To enter the Default Setting mode, make sure the printer is off and paper is loaded. Then hold down the Font button and press the power switch to turn on the printer. Instructions are printed which you can follow to change any settings. When you are finished, turn off the printer to exit the Default Setting mode. Note: You can also change the default settings using the EPSON Remote! utility. See Chapter 5 in your LQ-570e User's Guide. Setting Page length for continuous paper (tractor) Skip over perforation Auto tear-off Auto line feed Print direction Software (printer mode) 0 slash High speed draft I/F mode Auto I/F wait time Parallel I/F bidirectional mode Packet mode (IEEE 1284.4 protocol) LQ-570+ DIP switches 2-1 and 2-2 select 8.5, 11, 11.7, and 12 inches DIP switch 1-8 (On, Off) DIP switch 2-3 (On, Off) DIP switch 2-4 (On, Off) DIP switch 1-5 (Bi-D, Uni-D) DIP switch 1-6 (ESC/P2, IBM emulation) not available not available not available not available not available not available LQ-570e (Default Setting mode) Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17 On, Off On, Off On, Off Auto, Bi-D, Uni-D ESC/P 2, IBM® 2390 Plus On: 0 , Off: 0 On, Off Auto, Parallel, Optional 10 seconds, 30 seconds On, Off Auto, Off 9 Setting Auto CR (IBM 2390 Plus)* A.G.M. (IBM 2390 Plus)* Character table LQ-570+ not available not available DIP switches 1-1 -- 1-4 (PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 685, Brascii (or PC 437 Greek), Abicomp [or PC 853], PC 437 [or PC 852]) DIP switches 1-1 -- 1-4 (USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain 1) not available LQ-570e (Default Setting mode) On, Off On, Off Standard model: Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15, Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain1 OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, Roman T, Sans Serif H 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds International character set for Italic table Font Manual feed wait time Fixed 2 seconds front normal/ copy, rear normal) 3 seconds (rear copy) Buzzer Roll paper not available not available On, Off On, Off * These settings take effect only when IBM 2390 Plus emulation is selected. See Chapter 5 in your LQ-570e User's Guide for instructions on using the default setting mode. Clearing the Input Buffer On the LQ-570+, you cleared the input buffer by pressing the ALT and PAUSE buttons. On the LQ-570e, press the Font and Condensed buttons together. (Hold them down for 3 to 4 seconds, until the printer beeps.) 10 Printing a Self Test To print a self test on the LQ-570+, you held down either the LF/FF or Load/Eject button and then pressed the OPERATE button to turn on the printer. Here is how to print the self test on the LQ-570e: t For draft mode, hold down the LF/FF button and then press the power switch to turn on the printer. t For letter quality mode, hold down the Load/Eject button and then turn on the printer. New Options The following two new options are available for the LQ-570e: t Front sheet guide (C814231) t Roll paper holder (#8310). 11 All rights reserved. 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