Epson LX 300+II Reference Guide

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Setting Up Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting up the printer server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting up the clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON
Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel
Control Panel Buttons and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting a built-in font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Changing the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using Default Setting mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Restoring the printer’s default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the error indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clearing a paper jam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Printing a self test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Internet support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Speak to a support representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Purchase supplies and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Epson LX 300+II Specifications

Power

rated voltage	120V AC
input voltage range	99 to 132V, 198 to 164V
rated frequency range	50 to 60 Hz
input frequency range	49.5 to 60.5 Hz
power consumption	Approx. 23W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern)

Performance

print speed high speed draft	337 cps (12 cpi)
print speed draft	225 cps (10 cpi)
print speed near letter quality	56 cps (10 cpi)
sound level	49 dBA (ISO 7779 pattern)
mtbf	6, 000 POH (25% duty cycle)
print head life	400 million characters
ribbon life	3 million characters (draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Weight and Dimensions

carton dimensions	14.5" x 17.6" x 8.6" (W x D x H)
carton weight	12.10 lb
height	6.26" (159 mm)
width	14.42" (366 mm)
depth	10.84" (275 mm)
weight	9.7 lb (4.4 kg)