Epson Lq680 User Guide

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1. Make sure the printer is turned on. If necessary, lift up the 
printer cover so you can see the paper position.
2. Load either continuous or single-sheet paper. (Press the 
Load/Eject
 button to load continuous paper from the tractor 
or a single sheet from the optional cut-sheet feeder.)
3. Hold down the Pause
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Note:
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Pressing the LF/FF [
 
D]
 button moves the loading position 
toward the top of the page when loading a sheet from the front 
(from the paper guide). Pressing the LF/FF [
 
D]
 button moves 
the loading position toward the bottom of the page when loading 
a sheet from the rear (from the cut-sheet feeders or the tractor).
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The printer has a minimum...

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Adjusting the tear-off position 
If your continuous paper perforation is not aligned with the tear-
off edge, you can use the micro-adjust feature to move the 
perforation to the tear-off position as follows:
1. Make sure both Tear Off
 lights are flashing (the paper is at 
the current tear-off position). You may need to press the Tear 
Off
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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. Your 
tear-off position setting remains in effect until you change it, even 
if you turn off the printer.
Adjusting the printing position
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Chapter 3
Using the Printer Software
About Your Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Using the Printer Driver With Windows 98 or 95  . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the printer driver from 
Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the printer...

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About Your Printer Software 
The EPSON printer software that comes with your printer 
includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! utility, 
and the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Windows 98, 95, 2000 
and NT 4.0.
A printer driver is software that allows your computer to control 
the printer. You need to install the printer...

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 98 or 95 
You can access the printer driver from your Windows 
applications or from the Start menu. When you access the printer 
driver from a Windows application, any settings you make apply 
only to the application you are using. See “Accessing the printer 
driver from Windows applications” below. When...

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1. Select Print Setup
 or Print
 from the File menu of your 
application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box 
appears.
2 . Ma ke s ur e tha t y o ur p ri nter i s  sel ect ed a n d t hen c l ic k Printer
, 
Setup
, Properties
, or Options
. (You may need to click a 
combination of these buttons.) The Properties window 
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3. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the 
window. See “Changing the printer driver settings” below to 
change the settings.
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
To access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these 
steps:
1. Click the Start
 button, and then point to Settings
.
2. Click Printers...

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 
You can access the printer driver from your Windows 
applications or from the Control Panel. When you access the 
printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you 
make apply only to the application you are using. See “Accessing 
the printer driver from Windows applications” below. When you...