Epson FX-1050 Printer User Manual


 
Cut sheet feeder does not load paper correctly
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The cut sheet feeder mode may not have been selected with the DIP
switch.
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The position of
the
paper release lever may be wrong. Push the
paper release lever back to the single sheet position.
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The cut
sheet
feeder may not be installed properly.
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The paper supply may not be loaded properly
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The paper may not be the type required for proper operation of the
cut
sheet
feeder.
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The paper set lever of the cut sheet feeder may not be pushed back.
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The paper length may not be set correctly.
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More than 150 sheets
may
be loaded. Remove the extra sheets.
See the section on the cut sheet feeder in Chapter 7 for more information
on cut sheet feeder problems.
Data Dump Mode
The printer has a special feature to make it easy for experienced users to
find the cause of communication problems between the printer and
application programs. In data dump mode, an exact printout of
the
codes reaching
the
printer is produced.
1. To enter the data dump mode, hold down the
FORM FEED
and
LINE
FEED
buttons at the same time while you turn on the printer.
2. Next, run either an application program or
one
you have written in
any programming language. Your printer prints all the codes sent to
the printer in hexadecimal format as shown below:
1B 40 1B 52 00 1B 74 01
12
1B 50 1B 70 00 .@.R..t..6..P.p.
20 20 54 68 69 73 20
61
6E 20 65 78 61 This is an exa
6D
70 6C 65 20 6F 66
20 64
61 74 61 20 64 mple of a data d
75 6D 70 20 70 72 69 6E 75 74 2E 20 54 68 ump printout. Th
69 73 20 66 65 61 74 75 20 6D 61 68 65 73 is feature makes
OA 20 20 20 20 20 69
74
61 73 79 20 66 6F it easy fo
Troubleshooting
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