Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

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Cleaning and Transporting the Printer      B-1
Appendix B
Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
Cleaning the Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 
						

							B-2      Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
Cleaning the Printer 
To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly 
several times a year. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Then remove any paper loaded in 
the printer.
2. Remove the paper guide. If a pull tractor or an optional cut-sheet feeder 
is installed, remove it.
3. Use a soft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt from the 
outer case and paper guide.
4. If the outer case or paper guide is still dirty, clean it with a soft, clean 
cloth dampened with mild detergent dissolved in water. Keep the 
printer cover in place and lower the paper guide cover until it lies flat 
on the top of the printer to prevent water from getting inside the printer.
 
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Caution:
oNever use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can 
damage the printer components as well as the case.
oBe careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic 
components.
oDo not use a hard or abrasive brush.
oDo not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants; unsuitable 
lubricants can damage the printer mechanism. Contact an EPSON 
dealer if you think lubrication is needed. 
						

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Cleaning and Transporting the Printer      B-3
Transporting the Printer 
If you need to transport your printer some distance, carefully repack it using 
the original box and packing materials, as described below.
 
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Warning:
You will need to move the print head by hand to remove the ribbon cartridge. 
If you have just used the printer, the print head may be hot; let it cool for a 
few minutes before touching it.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet; then disconnect the 
interface cable from the printer.
3. Remove any paper loaded in the printer, and remove the paper guide. 
Pull out the paper separator from the paper guide.
4. If a pull tractor is installed, remove it as described on page 2-32. If any 
options are installed, remove them and pack them in their original 
boxes.
5. Make sure that the print head is not hot. Then remove the ribbon 
cartridge as described in Chapter 1.
6. Remove the paper tension unit as described on page 2-22. Attach the 
protective locking clips on both sides of the printer roller. Then install 
the paper tension unit as described on page 2-33.
7. Make sure the tractor that comes with your printer is installed in the 
front push position. See page 2-8 for instructions.
8. Replace the transportation screw using the screwdriver that came with 
the printer.
9. Repack the printer, ribbon cartridge, paper guide, paper separator, and 
power cord in the original packing materials and place them in the 
printer’s original box. 
						

							B-4      Cleaning and Transporting the Printer 
						

							C
Specifications      C-1
Appendix C
Specifications
Printer Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Environmental  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Paper alignment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Printable area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Safety approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11
CE marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11
Command Lists  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12
EPSON ESC/P2 control codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12
IBM 2391 Plus emulation control codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-16
Character Tables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-17
International character sets for the Italic table . . . . . . . . . . . . C-27 
						

							C-2      Specifications
Printer Specifications 
Mechanical
Printing method: 24-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed: High speed draft  480 cps at 10 cpi 
maximum
Draft 360 cps at 10 cpi
Letter quality 120 cps at 10 cpi
Printing direction: Bidirectional logic seeking for text and 
graphics printing. Unidirectional text or 
graphics printing can be selected using 
software commands.
Line spacing: 1/6-inch or programmable in 1/360-inch 
increments
Printable columns: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution: Maximum 360 ´ 180 dpi (letter quality)
360 ´ 360 dpi (raster graphics)
Interfaces: One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel 
interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support 
and one optional interface slot
Paper feed methods: Friction (front or top paper entry)
Push tractor (front or rear paper entry)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, or rear paper entry)
Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is 
required for front push and pull tractor 
combination)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed: Continuous  5 inches/second
I nter mi ttent 45 ms/line at 1/6-inch line 
spacing 
						

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Specifications      C-3
Paper capacity: High-capacity cut-sheet feeder
up to 150 sheets of 82 g/m
2 (22 lb) paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes
up to 30 postcards
a stack of multi-part forms up to 15 mm 
(0.59 inch) thick
Note:
The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to 
15 mm (0.59 inch).
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder
up to 50 sheets of 82 g/m
2 (22 lb) paper
Note:
The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to 
5 mm (0.20 inch)
Buffer: 64KB or 0KB (selectable in the 
default-setting mode or the EPSON 
Remote! utility)
Built-in fonts:  Bitmap fonts
EPSON Draft  10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON  Roman  10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi
EPSON Script 10 cpi
EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi
EPSON Orator 10 cpi
EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi
EPSON Script C proportional
Scalable fonts
EPSON Roman10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
EPSON Sans Serif10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
EPSON Roman T10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
EPSON Sans Serif H10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
Barcode fonts
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, 
UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET 
						

							C-4      Specifications
Electrical
This product is also designed for IT power systems with Phase to Phase 
voltage 220 to 240 V.
Note:
Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer. Character tables: One Italic and 12 graphical character tables. 
(34 graphical character tables are available in 
some countries.) See page C-19 for more 
information on the available character tables.
Character sets: 14 international character sets and one legal 
character set
Reliability: Total print
volume 24 million lines 
(except print head)
MTBF 10000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life400 million strokes/wire
Dimensions and 
weight:Height  257 mm (10.1 inches)
Width  639 mm (25.2 inches)
Depth  402 mm (15.8 inches)
Weight  approx. 13 kg (28.8 lb)
Ribbon: Black ribbon cartridge (S015086)
Ribbon life  8 million characters 
(LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/
 character)
120 V Model 220 to 240 V Model
Input voltage range 99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V
Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current 1.0 A (maximum 4 A 
depending on the 
character type)0.5 A (maximum 2 A 
depending on the 
character type)
Power consumption Approx. 52W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) 
						

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Specifications      C-5
Environmental
Paper
Note:
oUse recycled paper and envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity 
conditions, as follows:
Temperature  15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)
Humidity 30 to 60% RH
oDo not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or curled.
Ordinary single sheets: front, top, and cut-sheet feeder entry
Width Front and Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
High capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)
Second bin cut-sheet feeder:
182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)
Length Front:
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)
Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
High capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)
Second bin cut-sheet feeder:
210 to 420 mm (8.3 to 16.5 inches)
Thickness 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)
Weight 52 to 90 g/m
2 (14 to 24 lb)
Temperature Humidity
(without condensation)
Operation 5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F) 10 to 80% RH
Storage–
30 to 60°C (–
22 to 140°F) 0 to 85% RH 
						

							C-6      Specifications
Single-sheet multi-part 
forms: front, top, and cut-sheet feeder entry
Width Front and Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder:
182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)
Length Front:
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)
Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder:
210 to 420 mm (8.3 to 16.5 inches)
Copies 1 original + up to 5 copies
Thickness 0.12 to 0.46 mm (0.0047 to 0.018 inch)
Weight 40 to 58 g/m
2 (12 to 15 lb)
Binding Line glue at the top of form (both front and 
top entry) 
Single side line glue (front entry only)
Envelopes: top entry only
Size No. 6: 165 ´ 92 mm (6.5 ´ 3.6 inches)
No. 10: 241 ´ 105 mm (9.5 ´ 4.1 inches)
Thickness 0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inch)
Weight 45 to 90 g/m
2 (12 to 24 lb)
Postcards: front and top entry
Width 100 to 148 mm (3.9 to 5.8 inches)
Length Front: 148 mm (5.8 inches)
Top: 100 to 148 mm (3.9 to 5.8 inches)
Thickness 0.22 mm (0.0087 inch)
Weight 192 g/m
2 (51 lb)