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EPSON LQ-300
Changing the printer settings
If you cannot use your software program to change the
printer’s settings, you can use the Printer Setting mode.
Here’s how:
El
Caution:
To print the help text, use paper at least 210 mm (8.3 inches)
1.
2.
w&for
single Sheets or 240
kn
(9.5 inches)
for
wntinuous~
paper; otherwise the print
heud
prints directly on the platen.
Also make sure you have enough sheets
qf
paper because the
printer prints several pages
#help
text.
Turn off the printer. Make sure the paper is loaded
correctly.
Hold down the Font button while you turn on the printer.
If you are using single sheets, insert a sheet of paper. The
printer automatically loads the paper and prints out a
table of languages from which you can choose. You can
print instructions in
Eqlish,
French, German, Italian or
Spanish, as shown in Table A below.
Table A
Font lights
1
2
Wifurge
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0
English
0
ti
French
0
.Gamafl
0
0
llaliall
0
6
spanll
O=on,O=off,
t5=lhshing
To choose a language, press the
Font
button repeatedly
until the Font lights match your
desired selection. For
example, to choose Spanish, press the
Font
button until
Font 1
is
on and Font 2
is
flashing.
Press
LF/R
to select the language. The printer prints the
current settings in the
languae
of your choice, and then
StOpS.
Press the
Font
button now to print help text that guides
you through the operations. The printed instructions
include submenu tables that list all of the settings you
can change and show you how the control panel lights
appear for each selection. After printing is finished, go on
to step 6.
Note
If
you have changed the printer settings
bejke
and do not need the
help text, you can skip this step by pressing
LF/FF
instend
#the
Font
buttan.
Table B
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Table E
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TableE
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For example, if you want to change the Interface setting,
press
Font
or
LF/FF
until Font 1
is flashing,
Font 2
is off,
and the
Pause light
is flashing. The printer beeps once
each time you press the button while in Table B.
When you reach the setting that you want to change, press
,--.
the
Pause
button once. The printer beeps twice and enters
a submenu table for that setting. For example, if you
choose Interface and then press
Pause,
you enter Table H.
See the appropriate table in your help text. Press
the
Font
button to move through the
se&ngs
in the table.
The
printer beeps
twice each time you
press the
Font
button while in a submenu table.
When the control panel lights match your desired setting,
press the
Pause
button to make your selection. The
printer saves the new setting and returns to Table B.
lO.ReFt
steps 6 through 9 for each additional setting you
want to change, or skip to step 11 to exit the Printer
Setting mode.
ll.Whenyouarefinished,tumtheprinteroff.Anysettings
you have made remain in effect until you change them
again.
6.
At this point, you are in Table B. Press the
Font
or
LF/FF
button to move through the printer
m
listed in
Table B, and notice how the control panel lights change to
indicate your position
EPSON LQ-300-6
10/2/94
Dot Matrix Printers