Epson EPL-N1200 User manual

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Declaration of Conformity
According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014
Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi,
Nagano-ken 392 Japan
Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V.
Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183
AT Amstelveen
The Netherlands
Declares that the Product:
Product Name: Laser Printer
Type Name: EPL-N1200
Model: L250A
Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s):
Directive 89/336/EEC:EN 55022 Class B
EN 50082-1
IEC 801-2
IEC 801-3
IEC 801-4
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
Directive 73/23/EEC: EN 60950
August 1996
M. Hamamoto
President of EPSON EUROPE B.V.
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Contents
Getting Started
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
About Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
About Making Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
OneTouch Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Remote Control Panel utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Ozone safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Laser Printer Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
For United Kingdom Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Chapter 1 Paper Handling
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Loading paper for automatic feeding in the MP
(Multi Purpose) Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Manually loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Selecting the paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Colored paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
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Chapter 2 Understanding Your Printer
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Chapter 3 Making Printer Driver Settings
Using the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Understanding the required settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the driver menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
How to Make settings on the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Saving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Deleting settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Restoring the driver default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Getting help from the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Exiting the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Accessing the Font Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Accessing the Softtray Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Accessing the Overlay Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Driver Setting Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Printer Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Paper menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Adding a new size to the Paper Size list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Printer SelecType menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Printer Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Font Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Adding fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Deleting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Changing a font name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Copying and moving fonts to another printer port . . . . . . . 3-23
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Softtray Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Creating a softtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Overlay Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Creating an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Deleting an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Chapter 4 Options
Printer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Installing the lower paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Loading paper into the 500-sheet lower paper cassette . . . . 4-5
Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Removing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
ROM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Optional Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Installing the LocalTalk/Serial module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Installing an optional interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Using the Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Using the serial interface utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Chapter 5 Remote Control Panel Utility
Remote Control Panel Utility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
When to use the Remote Control Panel utility . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Installing the Remote Control Panel utility . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Accessing the Remote Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
LaserJet 4/EpsonScript Level 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
ESCP2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
FX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
I239X Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Page Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Type Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Printer Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Other Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
More Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
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Chapter 6 SelecType
When to Use SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Using SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
SelecType menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Understanding SelecType Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Test menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Printing menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Tray Size menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Parallel B menu, Parallel C menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Serial menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
L/T menu, AUX menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
LJ4 menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Using the OneTouch Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Using Other Emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
ESC/P 2 or FX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
I239X Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
EPSON GL/2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Before printing in the EPSON GL/2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Paper Jam and Feeding Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems . . . . . . . . 7-5
Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Option Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Status and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Hex Dump Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Replacing the Imaging Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
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Optimizing Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Adjusting RITech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
The RITech setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Adjusting print density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Resetting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Removing spilled toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Cleaning the printer case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Appendix A Technical Specifications
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Parallel B interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Parallel C interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Using the ECP mode in Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Options and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Imaging cartridge (S051016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
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Appendix B Symbol Sets
Introduction to Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
In LJ4 Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
International Set for ISO sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
In ESC/P 2 or FX Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19
International Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23
Characters available with the ESC (^ command . . . . . . . . B-24
In I239X Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
In EPSON GL/2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
Appendix C Command Summary
LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
GL/2 context commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
ESC/P 2 and FX Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
ESC/P 2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
FX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12
PJL Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15
EJL Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-16
I239X Emulation Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20
Page format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-22
Auxiliary Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
AGM Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
Appendix D Working with Fonts
Printer and Screen Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Available Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Adding More Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
Downloading fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
Selecting Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
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Appendix E Map of SelecType Menus
Switching between SelecType Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Glossary
Index
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Getting Started
The EPSON EPL-N1200 printer combines high performance and
reliability with a wide range of features.
To get started with your laser printer, please:
❏Read the safety information, laser printer precautions, and
important safety instructions in this section.
❏Use your Getting Ready! guide to set up and test your new
printer.
See this guide for detailed information about your printer.
About This Guide
This guide contains information about using your printer. For
information about installing and setting up the printer, see the
Getting Ready! guide.
Chapter 1, “Paper Handling,” contains information on loading
paper. Also consult this chapter when you need information about
printing on special paper.
Chapter 2, “Understanding Your Printer,” describes how to use
the printer’s control panel.
Chapter 3, “Making Printer Driver Settings,” describes the features
of the Windows printer driver packed with your printer. If you
need information on how to install the driver, see the Getting
Ready! guide.
Chapter 4, “Options,” gives step-by-step instructions for installing
the options available for the printer.
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Chapter 5, “Remote Control Panel Utility,” describes the printer
settings that can be modified with the Remote Control Panel
utility. Read this chapter if you are not able to modify a printer
setting from your software.
Chapter 6, “SelecType,” contains detailed information on the
settings you can make in SelecType. Read this chapter if you are
not able to modify a printer setting from your software.
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting and Maintenance,” gives helpful
information for what to do if you encounter a printer error and
provides instructions on how to maintain your printer.
Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,” contains the technical
specifications about the printer.
Appendix B, “Symbol Sets,” lists the symbol sets available in each
emulation mode with the tables of the characters for each set.
Appendix C, “Command Summary,” lists the commands that can
be embedded in print jobs to control the printer. This appendix is
intended for advanced users only.
Appendix D, “Working with Fonts,” describes the steps you need
to follow to add more fonts and lists the available fonts with
samples.
Appendix E, “Map of SelecType Menus,” lists the SelecType
menus and the order in which you access them. This appendix is
useful when you use SelecType.
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About Your Printer
Your printer is the latest in EPSON’s advanced line of laser
printers. It emulates the Hewlett-Packard®LaserJet 4(LJ4)
printer, allowing you to print using the wide variety of software
programs that support HP LaserJet printers.
The printer’s 600-dpi (dots per inch) resolution is enhanced by
EPSON’s Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech), which
smoothes the jagged edges of diagonal lines in both text and
graphics. This gives your documents a clean, crisp look that
contributes to a professional appearance.
The printer is easy to install and use. You simply set up the
printer, connect it to your computer, and install the printer driver
as described in the Getting Ready! guide.
The printer supports ECP mode in Windows 95. ECP mode is
useful for high-speed data transfer and bidirectional
communication with your computer.
Features
The printer comes with a full set of features that contributes to
ease of use and consistent, high-quality output. The main features
are described below.
High-quality printing
Your printer provides 600-dpi printing at a speed of up to 12 pages
per minute. You’ll appreciate the professional print quality
produced by your printer and its quick processing speed.
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Wide variety of fonts
The printer comes with a selection of 14 scalable TrueType®fonts,
31 LaserJet-compatible scalable fonts, and one bitmap font in LJ4
emulation mode to provide you with the fonts you need to create
professional-looking documents. The fonts included with the
printer are listed in Appendix D.
Toner Save Mode
To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents, you
can print rough drafts using the Toner Save Mode.
Options
The printer comes with two built-in bidirectional parallel
interfaces and 2 MB of memory, which can be expanded up to
64 MB. You can also install an additional Type-B serial, coax, or
twinax interface. The 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette (C81262✽:
A4, C81263✽: Letter), automatically feeds up to 500 A4 or letter
size sheets without reloading. Using two lower paper cassettes (the
maximum), you can preload up to 1,250 sheets of paper with the
MP Tray (250 sheets). See Chapter 4 for more information on
printer options.
ENERGY STAR Compliance
As an International ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON
has determined that this product meets the
International ENERGY STAR Program guidelines for energy
efficiency.
The International ENERGY STAR Program promotes the
voluntary development of energy-efficient computers, printers,
and other peripheral equipment.
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About Making Printer Settings
To print, you will need to make some printer settings. This printer
offers four way to make printer settings:
❏Printer driver
❏Remote Control Panel utility
❏OneTouch modes
❏SelecType
If you use a Windows application, use the printer driver that came
with the printer to make printer settings. For details on your
printer driver, see “Making Printer Driver Settings” in Chapter 3.
If you use a DOS application, make the print settings in the
application. For details, see your DOS application manual.
If you cannot make all the settings you need through the Windows
printer driver or DOS application, use SelecType (OneTouch
modes) or Remote Control Panel utility. The OneTouch modes are
part of SelecType.
Printer Driver
Use the printer driver to easily and conveniently make new printer
settings. Most users may never need to use anything besides their
application software and the printer driver to make printer
settings. You can access the printer driver through an application‘s
Print command or directly through the Printers folder/program
group in your operating system. Be aware that settings you make
in your application overide other settings. See “Making Printer
Driver Settings,” Chapter 3, for more information.
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OneTouch Modes
Use the OneTouch modes on the printer control panel to make
printer settings when you cannot make a setting in your
application software. The OneTouch modes are the easiest way to
make several basic settings from the printer’s control panel;
however, your software application and printer driver in some
cases override these settings. See “Using the OneTouch Modes” on
page 6-20 for more information.
SelecType
Use the SelecType buttons and display on the printer control panel
to make printer settings when you cannot make a setting in your
application software. SelecType has more detailed options than the
OneTouch modes but may be slower depending on the settings
you make. See “Using SelecType,” Chapter 6, for more
information.
Remote Control Panel utility
Use the Remote Control Panel utility when the printer is not easily
accessible and you want to make SelecType settings. This utility
allows you to make SelecType settings from your computer. It
only works in DOS. See “Using the Remote Control Panel Utility,”
Chapter 5, for more information.
Safety Information
Laser safety
This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation
Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for
Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer does
not produce hazardous laser radiation.
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Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within
protective housings and external covers, the laser beam cannot
escape from the machine during any phase of user operation.
For European users
United Kingdom
The EPL-N1200 is a page printer which utilizes a semiconductor
laser.
There is no possibility of danger from the laser, provided the
printer is operated according to the instructions in the guides
provided.
Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within
protective housings, the laser beam cannot escape from the
machine during any phase of user operation.
wWarning:
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures
other than those specified in this guide, may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
This is a semiconductor laser. The maximum power of the laser
diode is 5.0 ×10-4 W and the wavelength is 780 ±20 nm.
Denmark
Advarsel
Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning, når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude
af funktion. Undgå udsættelse for stråling.
Klasse 1 laser produkt der opfylder IEC825 sikkerheds kravene.
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Finland and Sweden
EPL-N1200 on lasertoiminen sivukirjoitin. Laserista ei aiheudu
käyttäjälle vaaraa, kun kirjoitinta käytetään käyttöohjeiden
mukaisesti.
Laserin aiheuttama säteily jää kokonaisuudessaan
suojarakenteiden sisäpuolelle, eikä lasersäde pääse laitteen
ulkopuolelle sit käytettäessä.
VAROITUS!
Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa mainitulla
tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle
näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle.
VARNING!
Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna bruksanvisning
specificerats, kan användaren utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning,
som överskrider gränsen för laser
klass 1.
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
Kirjoittimen taakse kuvan osoitamiin paikkoihin on kiinnitetty
tarrat, jotka osoittavat, että kirjoitin on B.S.7192 ja IEC
825-määräysten mukainen luokan 1 laserlaite. Jos kirjoittimen
kuori poistetaan, näkyviin tulee kolmas, alla oleva tarra.
Norway
Advarsel
Dersom apparatet brukes på annen måte enn spesifisert i denne
bruksanvisning, kan brukeren utsettes for unsynlig laserstråling
som overskrider grensen for laser klasse 1.
Dette er en halvleder laser. Maksimal effeckt til laserdiode er
5.0 ×10-4 W og bolgelengde er 780 ±20 nm.
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CDRH regulations
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for
laser products on August 2, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for
products marketed in the United States. The label shown below
indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be
attached to laser products marketed in the United States.
Laser safety labels
wWarning:
Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures
other than those specified in this guide may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
Your printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825
specifications. The label shown below is attached in countries
where required.
int-2
int-3
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Internal laser radiation
Max. Radiation Power 5.0 ×10-4 W
Wave Length 780 ±20 nm
This is a Class IIIb Laser Diode Assembly that has an invisible
laser beam. The printer head unit is NOT A FIELD SERVICE
ITEM. Therefore, the printer head unit should not be opened
under any circumstances.
For Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway users
An additional laser warning label is affixed to the inside of the
printer, as shown below.
int-4n
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