Epson LQ-680 Printer User Manual


 
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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Using the Error Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Power supply problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Single-sheet paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . 5-6
Continuous paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . 5-8
Printing position problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Printing or printout quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Clearing Paper Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Printing a Hex Dump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Appendix A Enhancing Your Printer With Options
Cut-Sheet Feeders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Installing the cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Loading paper from the cut-sheet feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Switching between the tractor and the cut-sheet feeder . . A-13
Loading paper manually from the paper guide . . . . . . . . . A-14
Roll Paper Holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Installing the roll paper holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Loading a roll of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Removing roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Optional interface cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Installing an interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
Appendix B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3