Epson Lq 300 User Guide

If you want to change the position where printing begins 

1.Turn the printer off and open the cover. The paper-thickness
lever is on the left side of the printer. The numbers next to
the lever indicate the thickness setting. For normal use, the
lever should always be set to position 0.
2.Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness.
Paper type
Lever position (Reserved)
I-1
Standard paper (single sheets or continuous)0
Multi-part forms2-sheet1
3-sheet2
4-sheet3
3.
Envelopes20 lb4
24 lb5
(Reserved)6Close the cover. When you finish printing, move...

Multi-part forms
You can use the built-in tractor to print on carbonless
multi-part forms of up to four parts (one original plus three
copies). Before you print on the forms, set the paper-thickness
lever as described in the previous section. These tips will help
you get good results:
Load multi-part forms with the tractor only, not in the
cut-sheet feeder or paper guide. For instructions, see
“Printing on Continuous Paper” on page 2-7.
Use only multi-part forms that are free of wrinkles and
waves. Never...

labels
You must use the tractor as a pull tractor to print on labels.
Keep these tips in mind:
Choose labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet with
sprocket holes made for use with a tractor. Do not print
labels as single sheets, because the shiny backing sheet
almost always slips a little.
You load labels the same way you load continuous paper,
except that the paper-thickness lever should be set to 1. See
page 2-13 for loading instructions.
Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and...

Envelopes
You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide.
Before loading an envelope, set the paper-thickness lever
to position 4 or 5. See page 2-18.
To load an envelope, follow the steps used to load single
sheets in “Running the Self Test” on page 1-10. Insert the
wide edge of the envelope into the printer first,
printable-side down. When you insert the envelope
between the paper guides, push it firmly and hold it until it
feeds into the printer.
Use envelopes only under normal temperature...

Using the Printer Setting ModeYour printer has internal settings that control simple functions
such as the page length and character set. These settings take
effect each time you turn on the printer, so they are also called
default settings.
For most users, the factory settings are best, but you can change
these settings if necessary. The table below lists all the settings
you can change.
IFunctionOptions
Character table*PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865,
PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp
Page length11, 12, 8.5,...

Printer setting descriptions
This section describes all the settings available in the Printer
Setting mode.Character tableCharacter tables contain the characters and symbols used in
different languages. Your printer includes a wide variety of
character tables. See the Appendix for specific characters.
Page lengthThis option is available only when you use continuous paper
with the tractor. You can set the page length to 8 1/2, 11, 12, or
70/6 (the length of A4 paper) inches.
Skip-over-perforationWhen you...

Graphic print directionYou can choose unidirectional or bidirectional as the print
direction for graphics. The printer usually prints text
bidirectionally for fast printing and prints graphics
unidirectionally for precise vertical alignment of print dots.
To print graphics faster, select bidirectional printing.
SoftwareYou can select the kind of printer commands used by your
printer.
When you select ESC/P 2TM
,the printer emulates an EPSON
ESC / P 2 printer. When you select IBM X24E, the printer
operates...

InterfaceWhen this feature is set to Auto, the printer determines which
interface is receiving data and switches to that interface until
the end of the print job (when no data is received from the
selected interface for the amount of time specified). You can
specify either 10 seconds or 30 seconds.
Set this option to Parallel only if you want the printer to ignore
data from the serial interface or to Serial only if you want the
printer to ignore data from the parallel interface.
Bit rate, parity bit,...

2.Hold down the Font button while you turn on the printer.
If you are using single sheets, insert a sheet of paper. The
printer automatically loads the paper and prints out a table
of languages from which you can choose. You can print
help text in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish
as shown in Table A below.
Table A
Font lights
12language
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
         on,              = off,             = flashing
3.To choose a language, press the Font button repeatedly until...