9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

Loading Continuous Paper With the Front

Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Loading Continuous Paper With the Rear

Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Removing Continuous Paper From

the Front or Rear Push Tractor . . . . . . . . 6

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

From the Front Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . 7

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . 8

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Contents

Quick ReferenceGuide

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Read your User’s Guide first forcomplete instructions, and thenuse this guide any time you needinformation about the topics in

this guide.

Copyright © 1997 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan

Printed in Japan

Turn off the printer, then remove thefront cover.

Open both sprocket covers, and fit thefirst four holes of the paper, printableside up, over the tractor pins. Thenclose the sprocket covers.

Note:Load continuous paper that has a clean,straight edge to avoid paper jams.

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Loading Continuous Paper With the Front Push Tractor

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To load continuous paper in the front push tractor, follow these steps.

Make sure the left and right sprockets arepositioned properly for your paper’swidth.

If you load continuous paper of adifferent size or thickness, adjust theposition of the sprockets or change thepaper thickness lever setting. SeeChapter 3 of the User’s Guide forinstructions.

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When you load continuous paper withlabels, make sure the auto tear-offmode is off before you start to print. Ifyou feed continuous labels backwardto the tear-off position, the labels maycome off the backing sheet and jamthe printer. See Chapter 5 of the User’sGuide for instructions on turning offauto tear-off mode.

If the first line of your page appears toohigh or too low, use the micro adjustfeature to change its position.

Loading Continuous Paper With the Rear Push Tractor

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To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps.

Make sure the left and right sprockets arepositioned properly for your paper’swidth.

Do not load continuous paper with labelswith the rear push tractor.

If you load continuous paper of adifferent size or thickness, adjust theposition of the sprockets or change thepaper thickness lever setting. SeeChapter 3 of the User’s Guide forinstructions.

Attach the paper guide. Then set thepaper release lever to the rear pushtractor position.

Make sure that the paper guide is lyingflat on the printer and the edge guidesare open all the way to the left andright. Then raise the continuous papersupport.

c Caution:Never use the knob to adjust thetop-of-form position; this may damage theprinter or cause it to lose the top-of-formposition.

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If the first line of your page appears toohigh or too low, use the micro adjustfeature to change its position.

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from the front push tractor from the rear push tractor

Removing Continuous Paper From the Front or Rear Push Tractor

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To remove continuous paper from the front or push tractor, follow these steps.

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When you resume printing, the printerautomatically feeds the paperbackward to the top-of-form position,and begins printing.

To feed continuous paper backward fromthe tear-off position into the standbyposition, press the Load/Eject button.

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Open the paper path guide so that you can tear off the printeddocument. Then tear it off using the printer’s tear-off edge.

c Caution:Tear off your printed document before pressing the Load/Ejectbutton. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam.

Make sure that the printer is notprinting. You may need to press thePause button to pause the printer.(When the printer is paused, the Pauselight is on.)

Tear off the fresh supply of continuouslabels at the perforation nearest thepaper entry slot.

Hold down the LF/FF button to ejectthe remaining labels from the printer.

c Caution:Never feed labels backward usingthe Load/Eject or Tear Off/Binbutton. When fed backward, labelscan easily come off the backing sheetand cause a paper jam.

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels From the Front Push Tractor

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Ribbon Cartridge

When printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. EPSON recommends youuse genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges. These cartridges are designed and manufactured to workproperly with your EPSON printer. They ensure proper operation and long life of the print headand other printer parts.

Ribbon cartridge:FX-880 #8750FX-1180 #8755

c Caution:Products not manufactured by EPSON may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON’swarranties.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

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Press the Operate button to turn offthe printer. The printer is off when thesurface of the Operate button is evenwith the button protectors as shown.

Unplug the printer from the electricaloutlet.

c Caution:Moving the print head while theprinter is on may damage theprinter.

Lift the printer cover by its back edgeand then pull it straight up and off.

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To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps below.

w Warning:You need to move the print head by hand to replace the ribbon cartridge. If you have just used theprinter, the print head may be hot; let it cool for a few minutes before touching it.

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Press up the tabs on each side of thepaper tension unit, then lift the front ofthe unit and pull it up and out of theprinter.

Make sure the print head is not hot; ifit is, let it cool for a few minutes beforetouching it. Then slide the print headto the middle of the printer by hand.

Grasp the used ribbon cartridge by itshandle and pull it up and out of theprinter.

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Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

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Remove the new ribbon cartridge fromthe package and turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of thearrow to remove any slack in theribbon.

Hold the ribbon cartridge by its handleand push it firmly down into position;then press down on both ends of thecartridge to fit the plastic hooks intothe slots.

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Use a pointed object, such as a ballpoint pen, to guide the ribbon betweenthe print head and ribbon guide whileyou turn the ribbon-tightening knob tohelp feed the ribbon into place.

Note:Make sure the ribbon is not twisted orcreased and that it is placed behind theprint head.

Slide the print head from side to side tomake sure it moves smoothly.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

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Install the paper tension unit byplacing it on the printer’s mountingpegs and lowering it into place. Pressdown on both ends of the unit until itclicks into place.

Replace the printer cover by insertingthe front tabs into the slots on theprinter and lowering the cover intoplace. Then push it down until it clicks.

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Press the Operate button to turn offthe printer.

Open the printer cover.

3If continuous paper is jammed in theprinter, tear off the fresh supply at theperforation nearest the paper entry slot.

Clearing Paper Jams

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If the printer stops printing, the Pause light is on, and the Paper Out light is on or flashing, there isa paper jam. To clear the paper jam, follow these steps:

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Turn the knob on the left side of theprinter away from you to remove thepaper in the printer. Remove anyremaining pieces of paper.

c Caution:Use the knob to clear paper jams onlywhen the printer is off. Otherwise,you may damage the printer or losethe top-of-form or tear-off position.

Attach the paper guide if necessary,and close the printer cover. Press theOperate button to turn on the printer.Make sure the Paper Out light is notflashing and the Pause light is off.

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If ejected paper has collected under theprinter, remove it as it may causepaper jams.

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Error Indicators

Check the printer’s control panel lights and follow the appropriate instructions below. For moreinformation, see, Chapter 7 of your User’s Guide.

Pause Paper Out Beep pattern

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Cause Solution

No paper is loaded in the selected papersource.

Load paper in the selected paper source, or select adifferent paper source with the paper release lever. Whenthe Paper Out light goes off, press the Pause button to turnoff the Pause light.

The paper is not loaded correctly. Remove the paper and reload it correctly.

Pause Beep pattern

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Cause Solution

The paper release lever is set to thewrong position.

Load paper in the selected paper source, then set the paperrelease lever to the position for that paper path. If paperfrom another paper source is loaded in the printer, pressthe Load/Eject button to eject the paper; then move thepaper release lever to the desired position.

Pause Paper Out Beep pattern

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Cause Solution

A single sheet of paper is not fullyejected.

Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet.

Continuous paper does not feed to thestandby position.

Tear off the printed page at the perforation; then press theLoad/Eject button. The paper feeds to the standbyposition.

Paper is jammed in the printer. To clear a paper jam, see “Clearing Paper Jams” earlier inthis guide.

Pause Paper Out

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Cause Solution

The print head is overheated. Wait a few minutes until the printer cools down; the printerresumes printing automatically once the print head cools.

Font Tear Off/Bin Pause Paper Out

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Cause Solution

An unknown printer error has occurred. Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes;then turn it on again. If the error recurs, contact your dealer.

Light Status Beep pattern

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f = Flashing l l l l l long series of beeps (five times)

The Pause and Paper Out lights are on, and youhear the short series of beeps.

The Pause light is on and the Paper Out light isflashing.

The Pause light is on, the Paper Out light isflashing, and you hear the short series of beeps.

The Pause light is on and you hear the longseries of beeps.

All the lights are flashing.