Epson LX-1170 User Manual

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About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Using the EPSON Remote! Utility (LX-300+ only). . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Installing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Accessing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Using the Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Power is not being supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
The print is faint or uneven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics. . . . . . . 4-7
Printed characters are not what you expected . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
The print position is not what you expected . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Single sheets do not feed properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
When you use the cut-sheet feeder,
the paper does not feed properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Switching between the cut-sheet feeder
and the push tractor does not work properly . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Using the pull tractor with the push tractor,
continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
With the color upgrade kit installed,
the printer does not operate properly (LX-300+ only) . . 4-13
Appendix A
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Transporting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

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