Epson 300 Printer User Manual


 
Contents
Introduction
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Finding Your Way Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Chapter 1
Setting Up the Printer
Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Choosing a place for the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Assembling the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing the paper-feed knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Attaching the paper supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Installing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Plugging in the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Running the Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Using the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Using the serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Setting Up Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Microsoft
Windows
3.1 and all Windows programs . . . . 1-17
Using non-Windows software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Chapter 2
Using the Printer
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Lights and buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Printing on Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Loading single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Adjusting the loading position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Getting the results you expect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
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