Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

User’s Guide
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24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer
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FCC Compliance Statement
For United States Users
This equipment has been tested and found to 
comply with the limits for a Class B digital 
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 
These limits are designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference in a 
residential installation. This equipment 
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in 
accordance with the instructions, may cause 
harmful interference to radio or...

Printer Parts
knob printer cover
control panelpaper guide
paper 
separator
paper release 
lever
edge guides
front paper guide
(closed)
paper guide 
cover
tractor
paper thickness 
lever
shield plateribbon cartridge
parallel interfacepaper tension 
unit
front edge guides  front paper guide 
(open) 

Control Panel Buttons and Lights
 
n = On
 
f = Flashing
 
o = Off
Tear Off/Bin button
lAdvances continuous paper to the 
tear-off position.
lFeeds continuous paper backward 
from the tear-off position to the top-of-
form position.
lSelects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the 
cut-sheet feeder is installed.
lEnters the card mode to print on 
postcards and envelopes. See 
Chapter 3.
Tear Off/Bin lights
l
 
f f when continuous paper is in the 
tear-off position. 
l
 
o n when bin 1 of the optional cut-
sheet...

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Contents
Getting to Know Your Printer
Easy-to-Use Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Available Paper Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Printing on continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Printing on single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter 2  Printing on Continuous Paper
Setting the Paper Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-2
Setting the Paper Thickness Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-3
Loading Multi-Part Forms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-5
Loading Continuous Paper With Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-5
Removing continuous paper with labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-7
Using the Front Push Tractor . ....

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Chapter 3  Printing on Single Sheets
Using Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Available paper types and paper slots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Loading single-sheet multi-part forms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Loading envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Loading postcards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Loading Single Sheets in the...

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Chapter 5  Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel
Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-2
About Your Printer’s Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-4
Changing default settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-9
Chapter 6  Using EPSON Status Monitor 2
About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6-2
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . ....

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Appendix A  Enhancing Your Printer With Options
Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Paper handling options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Optional interface cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Using the Optional Cut-Sheet Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Installing the high-capacity or double-bin 
cut-sheet feeder  . . . . . . . . . ....