Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

1-14      Setting Up the Printer
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 
To connect your computer to your printer’s built-in parallel 
interface, you need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable with a 
D-SUB, 25-pin, male connector for your computer and a 36-pin 
Centronics
® compatible connector for the printer.
If your computer requires a different type of printer interface, you 
should be able to use one of the optional interfaces described on 
page A-3.
Follow the steps below to connect the printer...

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Setting Up the Printer      1-15
3. If your cable has a ground wire, connect it to the printer’s 
ground connector as shown below.
4. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer. (If the cable 
has a ground wire at the computer end, attach it to the ground 
connector at the back of the computer.)
After you connect the printer to your computer, install the printer 
software as described in the next section.
Installing the Printer Software
After connecting the printer to your computer, you need to...

1-16      Setting Up the Printer
If you are using the floppy disk version of the software, make a 
backup copy of the EPSON printer software disk before you 
begin installation. If you wish to make a floppy disk version of 
the printer software on your CD-ROM, you can use the Driver 
disk creation utility included on the CD. See Installing in 
Windows 95, 98, and NT4.0 or Installing in Windows 3.1 and 
NT 3.5x in this Chapter.
Installing in Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0
Follows these steps below to install...

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Installing in Windows 3.1 and NT 3.5x
Follows these steps below to install the printer software for 
Windows 3.1 or Windows NT 3.5x:
Note:
Installing the printer software for Window NT 3.5x may require 
network administration privileges. Ask your network administrator for 
more information.
1. Make sure Windows is running and the Program Manager 
window is open.
2. Insert the printer software CD shipped with your printer in 
the CD-ROM drive. (If you use the floppy disk...

1-18      Setting Up the Printer
The installation program automatically selects this printer as the 
default printer for Windows applications.
For information on opening and using the software, see Using 
the Printer Software in Chapter 4.
For DOS programs 
To control the printer from DOS application programs, you need 
to select the printer you are using or another available printer 
from the printer list of your application.
Choose the EPSON LQ-2180 printer at the appropriate step in the 
setup or...

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Printing on Continuous Paper      2-1
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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

2-2      Printing on Continuous Paper
Setting the Paper Release Lever 
You can load paper in the printer from various paper sources, 
such as the front push tractor or the paper guide. You set the paper 
release lever to indicate the paper source you want to use. The 
table below describes each paper release lever position.
Note:
To decide which paper source and paper path best suits your printing 
needs, see “Available Paper Paths” on page 3.
Paper release 
lever positionDescription
Single-sheet...

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Note:
You can load two different types of continuous paper onto the front and 
rear push tractors, and easily switch between them using the paper 
release lever. Before moving the paper release lever, always press the 
Load/Eject
 button to feed the paper in the paper path backward to the 
standby position.
Setting the Paper Thickness Lever 
Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to 
accommodate various thicknesses of paper. The paper thickness 
lever...

2-4      Printing on Continuous Paper
Use the following table to set the paper thickness lever to match 
the thickness of your paper.
Note:
o
If the printed image is smeared, you may need to set the paper 
thickness lever one position higher to improve print quality.
o
If the printed image is faint or has many gaps, you may need to set 
the paper thickness lever one position lower to improve print quality.
Paper type* Lever position
Ordinary (single sheets or continuous paper) 0
Thin paper -1 or 0...

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Loading Multi-Part Forms 
You can use carbonless multi-part forms of up to six parts (five 
copies in addition to the original). Make sure you set the paper 
thickness lever to the proper position based on the number of 
layers in your form.
For best results with thick paper such as multi-part forms, select 
a straight or almost straight paper path. It is best to load multi-
part forms using:
othe front slot and the front push tractor
othe front or bottom slot and...