Epson DFX-9000 Reference Guide

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Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Printing Hex Dump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Power supply problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Printing position problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Printing or printout quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Option using problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Clearing Paper Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 6 Options and Consumables
Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Genuine Epson ribbon cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the Pull Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Installing the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using the pull tractor with the front tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Using the pull tractor with the rear tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Removing the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Using the Perforation Cutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Installing the perforation cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Attaching the perforated paper output attachment and
output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Paper handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Removing the perforation cutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Installing an interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using a serial interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Setting the IP address from the control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Epson DFX-9000 Specifications

General

Color	No
Built-in barcodes	Code 39, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Maximum resolution	240 x 144 DPI
Maximum print size	A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Standard interfaces	Serial
Dimensions (WxDxH)	700 x 378 x 363 mm
Power requirements	100-240V, 50-60Hz
Connectivity technology	Wired
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP/ Windows NT 4.0
Sound pressure level (printing)	58 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	20000 h
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (standby)	1.85 W
Power consumption (typical)	7.5 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80 %