Epson Lq 300 User Guide

Connecting to the serial interface1.Turn off both the computer and the printer. Plug the serial
cable connector securely into the printer’s serial interface.
Tighten the screws on either side of the connector.
Setting Up the Printer1-15 

2.Guide the interface cable through the slot on the side of the
printer so that it does not block the paper supply.
3.Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s serial
interface; then tighten the screws on either side of the
connector. (If there is a ground wire at the end of the cable,
attach it to the ground connector at the back of the
computer.)
4.Use the Printer Setting mode to change the baud rate, parity
bit, data length, or ETX/ACK handshaking if necessary. See
“Changing the Printer...

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8.If you selected the LQ-860, LQ-2550, LQ-570+, or LQ-870
printer, select Sheet Feeder - Bin 1 as the Paper Source.
This step is very important for proper page breaks in your
documents.
9.Choose the OK button.
10. Highlight EPSON LQ-300 (or the printer you added) and
click the button labeled Set As Default Printer.
11. Click the Close button.
Using non- Windows softwareFrom the list of printers box, choose LQ-300. If neither printer
is available, choose the first available printer from the following...

Chapter 2
Using the Printer
Using the Control Panel
......................2-2Lights and buttons
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2-2Selecting fonts
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2-4Printing on Single Sheets......................
2-5Loading single sheets......................
2-5Getting the results you expect
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2-6Printing on Continuous Paper
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2-7Printing in the push tractor position.............
2-8Printing in the pull tractor position..............
2-13Printing on Special...

Using the Control Panel 

Font button
Press the Font button during normal operation to cycle
through the printer fonts listed on the control panel. When you
press the button, the Font lights change to indicate your
current selection. For more about choosing a font, see page 2-4.
If you hold down the Font button while you turn on the
printer, you enter the Printer Setting mode, where you can
change many of the printer’s settings. For more about printer
settings, see page 2-22.
LF/FF button
During normal operation, you can press...

Selecting fonts
To choose one of the seven internal fonts listed on the control
panel, press the Font button. The two font lights come on (0),
go off (•), or flash (0) to show the current selection. Press
the button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available
selections; stop when you reach the desired font.
Your selection stays in effect until you change it again or turn
off the printer. However, any font choices you make with your
software will cancel your control panel selection. The table
below...

Printing on Single Sheets 

Getting the results you expect
When you print on single sheets, you may notice that the
printer prints the first page of your file correctly, but then
prints too low on the next page, or that it prints the last few
lines from one page onto the next. This happens because single
sheet handling differs slightly from continuous paper handling.
It’s easy to adjust the printer so that you get the right results.
Simply change the settings in your software program as
described below.1.When you install a software...