Control Panel Buttons and Lights Font button Selects the font. See Chapter 5. Font lights Indicate which font is selected. Pitch button Selects the font size. See Chapter 5. Pitch lights Indicate what font size is selected. Pause button Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again. Pause light q On when the printer is paused. q Flashes when the printer is in the micro adjust mode. Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly. q Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred. q Tear Off/Bin button q Advances continuous paper to the tear-off position. q Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off position to the top-ofform position. q Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the cut-sheet feeder is installed. q Enters 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. q o n when bin 1 of the optional cutsheet feeder is selected. q n o when bin 2 of the optional cutsheet feeder is selected. q n n when the printer is in the card mode. q LF/FF button q Feeds paper line by line. q Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down. q Operate button Turns the printer on and off. The printer is off when the top of this button is even with the button protectors. Load/Eject button Loads a single sheet of paper. q Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded. q Loads continuous paper from the standby position. q Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position. n = On f = Flashing o = Off Micro Adjust When holding down the Pause button for three seconds, the printer enters the micro adjust mode. Using the micro adjust feature, you can press the D and U buttons to adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position. See Chapter 2. ® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer 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. 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 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 and EPSON ESC/P2 is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Microsoft and Windows 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. Copyright © 1998 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan. User's Guide 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. u Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna u Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver u Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected u Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. For Canadian Users This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Address: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 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: P910C 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 November 1998 H. Horiuchi President of EPSON EUROPE B.V. WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the 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. ii 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Print Head Caution Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 For United Kingdom Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Use of options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How To Use Your Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 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 and Paper Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Plugging In the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Installing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Installing in Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Installing in Windows 3.1 and NT 3.5x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 For DOS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 iii Chapter 2 Printing on Continuous Paper Setting the Paper Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Paper Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Multi-Part Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Continuous Paper With Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing continuous paper with labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Front Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the tractor in the front push position . . . . . . . . . Loading paper onto the front push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the printed document from the front push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the front push tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Rear Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading paper onto the rear push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the printed document from the rear push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Tractor in the Pull Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the tractor in the pull position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading paper onto the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing paper from the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using two tractors in a push and pull combination. . . . . . Removing the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching to printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching to printing on continuous paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Tear Off/Bin button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advancing paper to the tear-off position automatically . . Adjusting the tear-off position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-3 2-5 2-5 2-7 2-8 2-8 2-9 2-13 2-15 2-16 2-16 2-20 2-21 2-22 2-23 2-29 2-29 2-32 2-34 2-34 2-35 2-36 2-39 2-39 2-40 2-40 iv 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software About Your Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-8 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . . 4-10 Printer driver settings overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-12 Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu . . . . . . . . 4-14 Printer driver settings overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . 4-17 Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel . . . . . 4-19 Printer driver settings overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20 Using the EPSON Remote! Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Installing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Accessing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...