Epson FX-880 - Impact Printer Operating manual

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Read This First
Important Information About
Your EPSON FX-880T
Your EPSON®FX-880T works like the Okidata®Microline®
320 Turbo with some enhancements. Besides EPSON’s quality,
you’ll find more flexible paper handling, faster printing, and a
2-year warranty.
This document briefly describes some of the features the two
printers share. It also explains how to install the printer driver
and change certain default settings.
Note: You must install the printer driver for the printer to work
correctly.
For complete instructions on using your printer, see your
FX-880/FX-1180 User’s Guide, the manual that comes with your
printer.
Features
The table below compares some of the basic features of the two
printers.
Feature EPSON FX-880T Okidata ML320 Turbo
Print speed
(at 10 cpi)
High speed draft
Draft
NLQ
410 cps
310 cps
77 cps
390 cps
300 cps
75 cps
Paper paths Top, front, rear,
bottom
Top, rear, bottom
Copy capacity 1 original + 5 copies 1 original + 5 copies

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* As measured by EPSON.
Installing the Printer Driver
Be sure to install the printer driver as described below for
your operating system.
Note: These instructions replace the ones in the FX-880/FX-1180
User’s Guide.
The driver supports Windows®3.1, 95, 98, 2000, Me, and NT
versions 3.5 through 4.0. If you are connecting the printer with a
USB/parallel adapter cable, see “For USB Connections
(Windows 98, 2000, and Me)” on page 4.
MTBF @ 25% duty
cycle
10,000 POH 10,000 POH
Character pitch
selection
10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi;
proportional
10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi;
proportional
Print head life
(approximate)
200 million characters 200 million characters
Ribbon life
(approximate)
3 million characters 3 million characters
Emulations EPSON ESC/P®, IBM®
2380 Plus, Oki ML
EPSON ESC/P, IBM
ProPrinter III, Oki ML
Standard interface Parallel Parallel
Sound level 55 dBA 57 dBA
Warranty (limited) 2 year 1 year
Printable area
Top margin
Bottom margin
Left margin
Right margin
22 mm
24 mm
3.0 mm
3.0 mm
22 mm *
24 mm *
3.0 mm *
3.0 mm *
Feature EPSON FX-880T Okidata ML320 Turbo

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Note: The EPSON Remote! and Status Monitor utilities, which are
described in your FX-880/FX-1180 User’s Guide are not included with
the FX-880T.
After you install the driver, the FX-880T becomes the default
printer.
Windows (95, 98, 2000, Me, NT 4.0)
1. Make sure the printer is connected to your computer (as
described in your User’s Guide).
2. Turn on your printer and then turn on your computer.
3. Wait until you see the Windows program icons. (On
Windows 2000 or Windows NT, log on as necessary.)
Note: If you see a screen about Windows detecting your printer,
click Cancel.
4. Insert the FX-880T Setup Disk 1 in your diskette drive.
5. Double-click the My Computer icon and double-click
the diskette drive icon.
6. Double-click the Setup.exe (or SETUP) icon.
7. In the Printer Driver Setup window, select EPSON FX-880T
and click OK.
8. If prompted, insert Disk 2 or Disk 3.
9. When the setup is complete, click OK.

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For USB Connections (Windows 98, 2000, and Me)
If you are using Windows 98, 2000, or Me and are connecting the
printer to your computer with a USB/parallel adapter cable,
follow the steps below to install the printer driver. Be sure to use
the Setup diskettes that came with your printer; do not install
the printer driver software that comes with the cable.
1. Make sure the printer and computer are turned off and the
printer is not connected to your computer.
2. Turn on your computer and wait until you see your
Windows program icons.
3. Insert the FX-880T Setup Disk 1 in your diskette drive.
4. Double-click the My Computer icon and double-click
the diskette drive icon.
5. Double-click the Setup.exe icon.
6. In the Printer Driver Setup window, select EPSON FX-880T
and click OK. The Setup program begins installing the
printer driver.
7. If prompted, insert Disk 2 or Disk 3.
8. When you see the EPSON Printer Utility Setup screen,
connect your printer to the computer using the USB/parallel
adapter cable.
Note: If you need instructions to connect the printer to your
computer, see the documentation that came with the USB/parallel
adapter cable.
9. Turn on the printer. Setup finishes the driver installation.
10. When the setup is complete, click OK.

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Windows 3.1 or NT 3.51x
1. Make sure the printer is connected to your computer (as
described in your User’s Guide).
2. Turn on your printer and then turn on your computer.
3. Make sure the Program Manager window is open, then
choose Run from the File menu.
4. Insert the FX-880T Setup Disk 1 in your diskette drive.
5. Type A:\SETUP (or browse to the Setup.exe file on the
diskette in your drive) and click OK.
6. In the Printer Driver Setup window, select EPSON FX-880T
and click OK.
7. When prompted, insert Disk 3.
8. When the setup is complete, click OK.

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Changing Default Settings
The FX-880T comes configured with certain default settings. You
can change these settings when needed through the Default
Setting Mode, as described in Chapter 5 of your FX-880/FX-1180
User’s Guide.
The instructions below explain how to change the character
pitch, bottom margin, and software emulation. (The character
pitch and bottom margin settings are not covered in the User’s
Guide.)
1. To enter default setting mode, make sure the printer is off.
Then hold down the Tear Off/Bin button while you press the
Operate button to turn on the printer.
The printer prints 2 pages of instructions, the first showing
the menu of options, and the second showing the LED (light)
status for each option setting.
2. Looking at the first page of instructions, find the option you
want to change and press the Tear Off/Bin button until the
Font and Tear Off/Bin lights indicate the option you want:
o= off, n= on, f= flashing
Menu Font lights Tear Off lights
Software (emulation) o n f
Pitch
n n f
Bottom margin
n f o

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3. Now look at the second page and find the setting you want
for the option you want to change. Press the Load/Eject
button until the Pause and Paper Out lights indicate the
correct setting. (An arrow appears next to the current
setting.)
* Default setting
o= off, n= on, f= flashing
4. When you are done changing settings, press the Operate
button to exit default setting mode and turn off the printer.
Menu Pause light Paper Out light
Software (emulation)
ESC/P
IBM 2380 Plus *
OKI ML320T
o
o
o
o
n
f
Pitch
10 cpi *
12 cpi
15 cpi
17 cpi
20 cpi
Proportional
o
o
o
n
n
n
o
n
f
o
n
f
Bottom margin
4.2 mm
20 mm
22 mm
24 mm *
Others (programmable
through ESC codes)
o
o
o
n
n
o
n
f
o
n

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Selecting the Number of Lines Per Inch
The printer comes configured to print 6 lines per inch. You can
change it to 8 lines per inch (and back to 6 lines per inch) by
entering the control codes below from DOS or UNIX.
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Code 8 Lines per inch 6 Lines per inch
ASCII ESC 0 ESC 2
Hex 1B 30 1B 32
Decimal 27 48 27 50