Epson Lq590 User Guide

							Paper Handling31
To load a single card, follow the 
instructions in “Loading Single 
Sheets with the Paper Guide” on 
page 26. To load multiple cards, 
see the Reference Guide. 
Note:
❏When you are loading 
postcards long edge first, 
always load them in the top 
slot.
❏When loading A6 size cards, 
always load them long edge 
first.
❏Before printing, turn on the card mode by pressing the 
Tear Off/Bin 
button several times until the left Tear Off/Bin light is on.
Using the Micro Adjust Function
The Micro Adjust function allows you to move the paper forward or 
backward in 1/180-inch (0.141 mm) increments to adjust the tear-off and 
top-of-form positions. 
Adjusting the tear-off position
If your paper’s perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, you can 
use the Micro Adjust function to move the perforation to the tear-off 
position, as described below. Your tear-off position setting remains in 
effect until you change it, even if you turn off the printer.
cCaution:
Never use the knob to adjust the tear-off position; this may damage the 
printer or cause it to lose the tear-off position. 
						

							32Paper Handling 1. You may need to press 
the 
Tear Off/Bin button to 
advance the paper to the 
tear-off position. Make 
sure the Tear Off/Bin 
lights are flashing (the 
paper is at the current 
tear-off position). 
2. Hold down the 
Pause 
button for about three 
seconds. The Pause light 
begins flashing and the 
printer enters Micro 
Adjust mode.
3. Open the paper guide cover, then press the 
LF/FF D button to feed 
paper backward, or press the 
Load/Eject U button to feed paper 
forward, until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge 
of the printer cover.
Note:
The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off position. If you try to 
adjust the tear-off position beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops 
moving the paper.
4. Tear off the printed pages.
5. Press the Pause button to turn off Micro Adjust mode.
When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper 
back to the top-of-form position and begins printing. 
Tear-off edge of the printer cover
Paper perforation 
						

							Paper Handling33
Adjusting the top-of-form position
The top-of-form position is the position on the page where the printer 
starts printing. If your printing appears too high or low on the page, you 
can use the Micro Adjust function to adjust the top-of-form position, as 
described below. Your top-of-form position setting remains in effect until 
you change it, even if you turn off the printer.
cCaution:
Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the 
printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Load paper. (If the tractor is in a push position, press the 
Load/Eject 
button to advance continuous paper to the current top-of-form 
position.) If necessary, lift the printer cover so you can see the paper 
position.
3. Hold down the Pause button for three seconds. The Pause light 
flashes and the printer enters Micro Adjust mode.
4. Press the 
LF/FF D button to move the top-of-form position up on the 
page, or press the 
Load/Eject U button to move the top-of-form 
position down on the page.
5. Press the 
Pause button to exit Micro Adjust mode. 
						

							34Paper Handling Note:
❏The printer has a minimum and a maximum top-of-form position. If 
you try to adjust it beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops 
moving the paper.
❏When the paper reaches the default top-of-form position, the printer 
beeps and stops moving the paper briefly. You can use this setting as a 
reference point when adjusting the position.
❏The top margin setting selected in some software overrides the 
top-of-form position setting you make with the Micro Adjust function.  
						

							Using the Control Panel35
Chapter 3
Using the Control Panel
This chapter describes the buttons and lights on the control panel, plus: 
❏Selecting a font and pitch
❏Changing the printer’s default settings
Buttons and Lights
Button/Light Function
1Font (Item
D) 
buttonSelects one of the fonts. See “Selecting a Font and 
Pitch” on page 37. 
In default setting mode, Item
D selects the next menu.
Font lights Indicate which font is selected.
2Reset (Font and 
Pitch) buttonsWhen you press both the Font and Pitch buttons 
simultaneously, the printer clears the buffer and restores 
its default settings.
3Pitch (Item
U) 
buttonSelects one of the pitch settings. See “Selecting a Font 
and Pitch” on page 37.
In default setting mode, Item
U selects the previous 
menu.
Pitch lights Indicate which pitch is selected.
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4Tear Off/Bin 
(Set) buttonFeeds continuous paper forward to the tear-off position.
Feeds continuous paper backward from the 
tear-off position to the top-of-form position.
Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when it is installed.
In default setting mode, selects a value. 
Tear Off/Bin 
lightsBoth flash when continuous paper is in the tear-off 
position. 
Both off when continuous paper is not in the tear-off 
position or when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet feeder 
is selected.
Left light is on when Card mode is selected.
Right light is on when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet 
feeder is selected.
5 Menu  buttons When you press the Pitch (Item
U) and Tear Off/Bin (Set) 
buttons at the same time, the printer enters or exits 
default setting mode. See “Changing the Printer’s 
Default Settings” on page 38.
Menu lights When the printer is in default setting mode, both menu 
lights are on.
6Load/Eject 
buttonLoads a single sheet of paper.
Ejects a single sheet of paper.
Loads continuous paper from the standby position. 
Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby 
position if a sheet is loaded.
7 Micro Adjust When you hold down the Pause button for three 
seconds, the printer enters Micro Adjust mode. In this 
mode, you can press the LF/FF 
D and Load/Eject U 
buttons to adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position. 
See “Using the Micro Adjust Function” on page 31.
8 LF/FF button Feeds paper line by line when pressed quickly.
Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to 
the next top-of-form position when held down.
9 Pause button  Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when 
pressed again. 
When held down for three seconds, enters Micro Adjust 
mode. When pressed again, exits Micro Adjust mode.
10 Pause light On when the printer is paused.
Flashes when the printer is in Micro Adjust mode.
11 Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper 
source or paper is not loaded correctly.
Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or paper 
is jammed. 
						

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Selecting a Font and Pitch
Usually, you use your application program to select the font and pitch 
you want to use in a document. However, you can select one of the 
printer’s fonts (in different pitches) with the buttons on the printer’s 
control panel, as described below. (The settings you make in application 
programs usually override settings you make from the printer’s control 
panel.) The pitches available depend on the font you select:
* Proportional spacing
Note:
You can select other fonts in addition to the seven fonts on the control panel by 
selecting 
Others. See “Changing the Printer’s Default Settings” on page 38 for 
more information about the 
Font setting.
1. Make sure that the printer is not printing. If it is, press the 
Pause 
button to stop printing. Then press the 
Font button until the three 
Font lights indicate the desired font.
O = On,  N = Off,  F = Flashing Font Pitch
HSD 10, 12, 15, 17, 20
Draft 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, PS*
Roman 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, PS*
Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, PS*
Courier 10, 12, 15, 17, 20
Prestige 10, 12, 17, 20
Script 10, 12, 17, 20
Others 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, PS*
NNOHSDOONPrestige
NONDraftOOOScript
NOORomanNNFOthers
ONNSans Serif
ONOCourier 
						

							38Using the Control Panel 2. Press the 
Pitch button until the three Pitch lights indicate the desired 
pitch. (The pitches available depend on which font you select.)
O = On,  N = Off
Changing the Printer’s Default Settings
While you can often change the printer’s settings through your software 
or printer driver, you may sometimes need to change one or more of the 
printer’s default settings. There are two ways to do this:
❏Using the Epson Remote Configuration Manager on the printer 
software CD-ROM. (See page 15.)
❏Using the printer’s control panel default-setting mode.
For instructions on using the Remote Configuration Manager, see the 
online Remote Configuration Manager User’s Guide on the CD-ROM. To use 
the control panel, see below. For detailed information about default 
settings, see the Reference Guide. The following table shows the options 
available for each printer setting. 
NNO10 cpi
NON12 cpi
NOO15 cpi
ONN17 cpi
ONO20 cpi
OOOPS
Setting Options (default in bold)
Page length for front 
tractorLength in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 
14, 17
Page length for rear 
tractorLength in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 
14, 17
Skip over perforationOff, On
Auto tear-offOff, On
Auto line feedOff, On
Print directionBi-D, Uni-D 
						

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Default-setting mode
Follow the steps below to enter default-setting mode. If single-sheet 
paper is loaded, you’ll need to load a new sheet each time the printer 
ejects a printed page.
1. Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded. Then press the 
Menu buttons (ItemU and Set) until the printer beeps and both the 
Menu lights turn on. 
The printer enters default-setting mode and prints a line showing 
which language is currently selected for printing the instructions. 
(The selected language is underlined.)
SoftwareESC/P, IBM PPDS
0 slash0,  
I/F (interface) modeAuto, Parallel, USB, Option
Auto I/F wait time10 seconds, 30 seconds
Parallel I/F bidirectional 
modeOff, On
Packet modeAuto, Off
Auto CR (available in IBM 
PPDS emulation mode) Off, On
A.G.M. (IBM PPDS); 
available in IBM PPDS 
emulation mode Off, On
Character table Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 865, PC 861, 
BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, 
ISO 8859-15
International character 
set for italic table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., 
Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1
Font OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, Roman T, Sans serif H
Manual feed wait time 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds
Buzzer Off, On
Roll paperOff, On
IBM character tableTable 2, Table1
Low-noise modeOff, On Setting Options (default in bold) 
						

							40Using the Control Panel 2. If you want a different language, press the
 ItemD button until the 
printout shows the language you want underlined.
3. Press the 
Set button to accept the language. The printer prints a line 
asking if you want to print all the current settings.
4. To print a list of all the current settings, press the Set button. The 
printer prints all the settings and then the first setting again. Go to 
step 5.
To go through the settings one at a time, press the 
ItemD or ItemU 
button. The printer prints the first setting and its current value.
5. Press the 
Set button to scroll through the options for the selected 
setting until you see the one you want. 
Press the
 ItemD or ItemU button to select the next or previous 
setting you want to change. 
6. Repeat step 5 for any other settings you want to change.
7. When you finish, press the 
Menu buttons again to exit 
default-setting mode. 
Your new settings become the printer’s defaults.