Epson LX-1170 User Manual

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About Your Printer’s Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Changing default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Printing on Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Printing with the push tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Removing a printed document from the push tractor. . . . 2-15
Switching back to single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Printing with the pull tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Adjusting the top-of-form position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Advancing the paper to the tear-off edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Printing on Single Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Printing on Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Adjusting the paper-thickness lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Multipart forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Installing and Using Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Cut-sheet feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Pull tractor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Roll paper holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Color upgrade kit (LX-300+ only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
Print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software
Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98, and 95 . . . . . . 3-2
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 3-2
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Using the Printer Driver with Windows 3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 3-5
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . . . 3-6
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 3-6
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Using the Printer Driver with Windows NT 3.5x . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications 3-9
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Printer Driver Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Epson LX-1170 Specifications

Print Speed

high speed draft 15 CPI	337 cps
high speed draft 12 CPI	337 cps
high speed draft 10 CPI	300 cps
high speed draft 20 CPI condensed	300 cps
high speed draft 17 CPI condensed	321 cps

Power

rated voltage	AC 120V or AC 220~240V
rated frequency	50~60Hz
power consumption	23W

Environmental Conditions

temperature	5~35˚C
humidity	10~80% RH
acoustic noise	49dB (A)

Reliability

MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure)	12 million lines
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)	6000 POH
print head life	400 million strokes/ wire

Weight and Dimensions

width	546 mm
depth	275 mm
height	163 mm
weight	6.3 kg