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IMPORTANT NOTICE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shall not be liable for any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or for any indirect, special, or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you. COPYRIGHT NOTICE 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 Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this publication, Epson America assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Further, this publication and the features described herein are subject to change without notice. TRADEMARKS Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. LaserJet and LaserJet Plus are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Copyright © 1989 by Epson America, Inc. Torrance, California HGM45-32901 Rev. 7/89 Printed in Japan iii

Section	Page
FRONT MATTER	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS	6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL	12
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER	14
Finding a Place for the Printer	15
Unpacking the Printer	17
Carrying the Printer	22
Assembling the Printer	23
Installing internal components	24
Installing the paper cassette	32
Installing the face-up output tray	33
Attaching the power cord	36
Setting the paper feed mechanism	36
CHAP 2-TESTING AND CONNECTING YOUR PRINTER	38
Testing the Printer	39
Loading paper	40
Performing the self test	42
Adjusting print density	43
Performing the font and status print tests	45
Connecting to Your Computer	48
Choosing an interface	48
Connecting the parallel interface	49
Connecting the serial interface	50
Setting the DIP switches for the serial interface	51
CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER	54
The Control Panel	55
Control panel display	55
Indicator lights	57
Buttons	57
SelecType Overview	60
SelecType main menu	61
Interface submenu	62
HP emulation submenu	62
The SelecType Control Panel	63
Using SelecType	65
Enter SelecType	65
Display main menu functions	66
Enter menu options	66
Set an option	67
Display submenu functions and select options	67
Exit SelecType and reset the printer	70
Initializing SelecType to factory default settings	71
SelecType practice example	72
SelecType Options	73
Main menu options	73
HP emulation submenu options	76
Interface submenu options	78
CHAP 4-PAPER HANDLING	80
Selecting Paper	81
Selecting a Paper Size	83
Printing Methods Summary	84
Paper Delivery Choices	85
Paper Feed Methods	86
Automatic printing	86
Feeding paper manually	90
CHAP 5-PRINTER MODES	94
HP Emulation	95
Unique features	95
Printer driver information	96
Fonts and font cartridges	96
Memory management	98
Reset	98
Paper handling	99
Character clipping	100
Printer Commands	101
Command List	102
Job control commands	102
Cursor positioning	105
Font selection	106
Font management	111
Soft font creation	112
Graphics	112
Macros	114
Programming aids	114
CHAP 6-MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION	116
Maintenance	117
Maintenance Messages	118
Toner empty message	118
Change drum message	127
Routine Printer Cleaning	134
Cleaning schedule	134
Cleaning the transfer charger and discharge wires	134
Cleaning the paper guide and basket	136
Cleaning the laser beam lens	138
General Printer Maintenance	139
Cleaning the developer unit	139
Cleaning the main charger wire	143
Service Overhaul	147
Transporting Your Printer	148
Packing for transportation	148
Unpacking the Printer after Shipment	155
CHAP 7-TROUBLESHOOTING	156
Error Messages	157
Paper Jam Problems	162
Insertion error	162
Paper jam error	164
Troubleshooting	167
Power Supply	168
Printing Problems	169
Paper Handling	174
Decline in Print Quality	177
APPENDIX A-CHARACTER SAMPLES AND SYMBOL SETS	180
Resident Fonts	181
Charactersamples	181
Symbol Set Tables	182
Roman-8	183
ECMA-94 Latin 1	184
IBM® US (PC-8)	185
IBM Denmark/Norway (PC-8 D/N)	186
IS0 substitution characters	187
Converting hexadecimal values to decimal values	188
APPENDIX B-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	190
Printer Specifications	191
Printing	191
Paper and paper delivery	192
Mechanical	194
Electrical	194
Controller hardware	195
Environment	195
Internal mode	195
Interface Specifications	196
Parallel interface	196
Serial interface	199

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied,

by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shall not be liable for any

implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or for any

indirect, special, or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion

of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you.

retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,

mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written

permission of Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to

the use of information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in

the preparation of this publication, Epson America assumes no responsibility for

errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use

of the information contained herein. Further, this publication and the features

described herein are subject to change without notice.

TRADEMARKS

Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

LaserJet and LaserJet Plus are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.

HGM45-32901

Rev. 7/89

Torrance, California

Printed in Japan

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