Epson EMP-TW 1000 User manual

1000/1500

Reference Guide

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR AMERICAN USERS

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

Connect the equipment into an

receiver is connected

outlet on a

circuit

different

from that to

which

the

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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

the user’s authority to operate the equipment. by

Epson America,

Inc., could

void

FOR CANADIAN USERS

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from

digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian

Department of Communications.

Le present appareil

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pas de bruits radio6lectriques depassant les

limites

applicables

aux appareils

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de Classe B prescrites dans le

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&licte par le

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Reference Guide

system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying recording

or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent

liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is

any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained

herein.

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 purchaser or

third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized

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Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against 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.

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1992 by Epson America, Inc., Torrance, California.

Contents

Getting Started

Where to Get Help

.........................

Safety Information

..........................

Laser Safety

...........................

CDRH Regulations

......................

Internal Laser Radiation.

...................

Ozone Emission

........................

Laser Printer Precautions

......................

Chapter 1

Controlling Your Printer

The Control Panel

..........................

1-2

Display (LCD) .........................

1-2

Indicator lights .........................

1-3

Buttons

.............................

1-3

Other control panel features

.................

1-5

Using the Printer with Software

..................

1-5

Selecting fonts

.........................

1-11

Entering printer commands

.................

1-12

Printing foreign or other characters

.............

1-15

Enhancing Print Quality ......................

1-17

Adjusting print density ....................

1-18

Resolution Improvement Technology

............

1-18

Sharing Your Printer

........................

1-22

Using Printer Emulations

......................

1-23

Switching printer emulations

.................

1-24

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Chapter 2

Paper Handling

Choosing Paper

............................

2-2

Selecting a paper size

......................

2-2

Loading Paper

.............................

2-3

Loading single sheets

......................

2-3

Loading envelopes, labels, transparencies, and

heavy paper

..........................

2-5

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

General Problems

...........................

3-2

Print Quality Problems

........................

3-8

Memory Problems

...........................

3-13

Option Problems.

...........................

3-15

Messages

................................

3-18

Data Dump Mode

...........................

3-27

Replacing the Imaging Cartridge

..................

3-29

Chapter

4 SelecType

SelecType Overview

.........................

4-2

Using SelecType

...........................

4-3

The control panel

........................

4-3

The display

............................

4-3

Buttons

..............................

4-4

SelecType tutorial

........................

4-5

Options

.................................

4-7

AUTO CONT.

..........................

4-8

CH TIMEOUT

..........................

4-8

COPIES

..............................

4-8

DENSITY

.............................

4-9

EMULATION

..........................

4-9

FEATURE PRINT

........................

4-11

FONT

...............................

4-11

FONT SAMPLE

.........................

4-11

FULL PRINT

...........................

4-12

INPUT

..............................

INTERFACE

..........................

LANG

...............................

MACRO

.............................

MEMORY LEFT

........................

OFFSET

.............................

ORIENT.

............................

PAGE COUNTER

.......................

PAGE SIZE

...........................

RITech

..............................

RX-BUFFER SIZE

.......................

STANDBY

...........................

STATUSSHEET ........................

SUB CONFIG.

.........................

SYSTEM CONFIG.

.......................

TONER

.............................

USER

..............................

VERSION.. ..........................

4-13

4-14

4-18

4-20

4-21

4-22

4-23

4-25

4-26

4-27

4-30

Chapter 5 Options

What’s Available

..........................

5-2

Identity Cards

............................

5-5

Epson PostScript card

.....................

5-5

Epson CL identity card

....................

5-6

Caring for cards

........................

5-7

Inserting a card. ........................

5-8

Removing a card

........................

5-9

Recovering from an error

...................

5-10

Font Cartridges

...........................

5-10

Inserting a font cartridge

...................

5-14

Selecting fonts

.........................

5-15

Removing a font cartridge

..................

5-15

Recovering from an error

...................

5-15

The Faceup Output Tray

......................

5-16

Installing the faceup output tray

...............

5-16

The Lower Paper Cassette Unit

...................

5-18

Installing the lower paper cassette unit.

...........

5-18

Using the lower paper cassette

................

5-20

Optional Interface Boards

......................

5-22

Installing an interface board

..................

5-22

The Memory Chip Sets

........................

5-34

When to increase your printer’s memory

..........

5-35

Selecting a memory chip set combination

..........

5-35

Installing memory chip sets

..................

5-36

Checking the printer’s memory

................

5-46

Appendix A

Technical Specifications

Printer Specifications

.........................

A-2

Printing

..............................

A-2

Paper and paper delivery

...................

A-3

Consumable products

.....................

A-5

Mechanical

...........................

A-6

Electrical

.............................

A-6

Controller hardware

......................

A-6

Environmental

.........................

A-7

Interface Specifications

........................

A-9

Parallel interface

........................

A-9

Serial interface

.........................

A-12

Initialization

..............................

A-15

Option Specifications

.........................

A-16

Face-up output tray

.......................

A-16

Lower paper cassette unit

...................

A-16

Appendix

HP Emulation Mode

Introduction

.............................

ActionLaser to HP LaserJet print feature comparison

...

Operating the printer as an HP LaserJet IIISi

........

SelecType Options

..........................

ORIENT.

............................

FONT

..............................

SUB CONFIG.

.........................

Available Fonts and Symbol Sets

.................

Resident bitmap fonts

.....................

Resident scalable fonts

....................

Font samples

..........................

Symbol sets

...........................

Default Settings

...........................

HP Emulation Command Summary

...............

Printer commands arranged by topic

............

GL/2 mode

...........................

Epson GL/2 Mode

..........................

Introduction

..........................

SelecType options

.......................

Epson GL/2 mode commands summary

..........

Appendix

LQ and FX Emulation Modes

B-2

B-4

B-6

B-8

B-10

B-11

B-12

B-13

B-16

B-30

B-32

B-34

B-42

B-45

B-47

B-52

Introduction

.............................

Operating as an LQ or FX printer

..............

SelecType Options

..........................

ORIENT.

............................

FONT

..............................

SUB CONFIG.

.........................

Available Fonts and Character Tables

..............

Resident fonts

.........................

Character tables

........................

Default Settings.

...........................

LQ and FX Emulation Command Summary

...........

Printer commands arranged by topic

............

C-2

C-3

C-4

C-10

C-11

C-13

C-14

C-17

vii

Getting Started

The ActionLaser 1000 and 1500 printers combine high

performance and reliability with a wide range of features.

To get started with your ActionLaser printer, please:

Read the safety information, laser printer precautions, and

important safety instructions in this introduction.

Use your Setup and Maintenance guide to set up and test

your new printer.

Refer to this Reference Guide for detailed information about

your printer.

If you require additional assistance, see “Where to Get Help”

below.

Where to Get Help

Epson America provides local customer support and service

through a nationwide network of authorized Epson dealers and

Service Centers.

If you need to call for technical assistance, please have your

printer’s serial number and a status sheet printout handy. See

Chapter 4 for information on printing a status sheet.

Epson also provides the following support services through

Epson Connection at (800) 922-8911:

Assistance in locating your nearest Authorized Epson

Reseller or Service Center

Technical assistance with the installation, configuration,

and operation of Epson products

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