Epson LQ 630S User manual

24-pin Dot Matrix Printer
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Reference Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Paper Handling
Selecting a Paper Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Paper source and paper types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Setting the paper release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Loading Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Positioning the continuous paper supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Loading continuous paper with the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Using the tear-off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Loading Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Loading Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Multipart forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets. . . . . . . .17
Switching to single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Switching to continuous paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using the Micro Adjust Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Adjusting the tear-off position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Adjusting the top-of-form position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Chapter 2 Printer Software
About Your Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98, and 95 . . . . . . . . .24
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . .25
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu. . . . . . . . . .26
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using the Printer Driver with Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . .28
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications . . .28
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu. . . . . . . . . .30
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Printer Driver Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 3 Control Panel
Buttons and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selecting a Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
About Your Printer’s Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Understanding default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lock-Out Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning on or off the lock-out mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing the lock-out mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Using the Error Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power supply problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Paper loading or feeding problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Printing position problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Printing or printout quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Clearing a Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Printing Hex Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter 5 Options and Consumables
Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replacing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Appendix A Product Information
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Warnings, cautions, and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Hot parts caution symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
For United Kingdom users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Standards and Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Command Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
EPSON ESC/P 2 control codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
IBM PPDS Emulation Control Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Transporting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Glossary
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Chapter 1
Paper Handling
Selecting a Paper Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Paper source and paper types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Setting the paper release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Loading Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Positioning the continuous paper supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Loading continuous paper with the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Using the tear-off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Loading Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Loading Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Multipart forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets. . . . . . . .17
Switching to single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Switching to continuous paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using the Micro Adjust Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Adjusting the tear-off position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Adjusting the top-of-form position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Selecting a Paper Source
Your printer can print on single sheets, continuous paper,
multipart forms, and labels.
cCaution:
Do not use paper that is folded, creased, curled, torn, stained, or
stamped. Always use new, clean paper that meets the paper
specifications. See “Paper” on page 133 for more detailed
information.
Your printer can accommodate several paper types through two
paper sources: paper guide or tractor. You should select the paper
source depending on the type of paper you are using. You can
select the paper source by setting the paper release lever. See
“Printer Parts”on page 128 for more information.
Paper source and paper types
Basically, there are two paper types and two paper sources. The
table below shows the relationship between paper sources and
paper types, as well as paper loading and ejecting orientation.
* Continuous paper includes labels and multipart forms.
** Single sheets include labels and single-sheet multipart forms.
Paper path Paper source
selection
Continuous paper * Tractor Tractor
Single sheets ** Paper guide Manual feed

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Setting the paper release lever
Set the paper release lever to select the paper-feeding method you
want the printer to use. The paper release lever has two positions:
for tractor feeding and for single-sheet feeding, as explained
below.
Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Lever
You can get the best printing quality by adjusting the
paper-thickness lever according to the thickness of the paper you
are using.
Single-sheet feeding position - to use the paper guide.
Tractor feeding position - to use the tractor.

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The higher the number you set the paper-thickness lever to, the
wider the space between the platen and print head. If your
printout appears faint or characters seem skipped ormissing, this
setting may be too high. On the other hand, if the setting is too
low, your printout may appear smudged, the paper may not feed
correctly, or the ribbon may become damaged.
The following table provides guidelines for selecting the
appropriate lever position for the type of paper you are using.
Paper type Paper-thickness lever position
Ordinary paper
(single sheets or continuous paper)
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Multipart forms (carbonless)
2 parts (original + 1 copy)
3 parts (original + 2 copies)
4 parts (original + 3 copies)
5 parts (original + 4 copies)
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Loading Continuous Paper
Your printer can print on continuous paper from 101.6 to 254 mm
(4.0 to 10.0 inches) wide. See “Continuous paper”on page 134 for
detailed continuous paper specifications. You can load
continuous paper from the tractor unit.
Positioning the continuous paper supply
When you load continuous paper, make sure to line up the paper
supply with the tractor so the paper feeds smoothly into the
printer as shown below.

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Loading continuous paper with the tractor
When using continuous paper, it is a good idea to set the Auto
tear-off function in the default-setting mode to on. For more
information, see “About Your Printer’s Default Settings”on page
41.
1. Make sure that the paper release lever is set to the tractor
feeding position.
2. Slide the edge guide all the way to the left.

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3. Facing the back of the printer, release the sprocket lock levers
by pushing them up.
4. Position the left sprocket so that the sprocket pins are to the
left of the arrow mark (0 position) on the back of the printer.
Then push down the lock lever to lock the sprocket in place.
Note:
Printing starts at the arrow mark (0 position) on the back of the
printer.The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark.
5. Slide the right sprocket to roughly match the width of your
paper, but do not lock it.
sprocket lock lever

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6. Slide the center paper support to the middle of the two
sprockets.
7. Open the sprocket covers of the both sprockets.
8. Fit the first two holes of the continuous paper over the
sprocket pins on both sides. Be sure to position your paper
supply so that the printable side faces up.
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cCaution:
Make sure the first sheet of your continuous paper has a
clean, straight edge so that it can feed smoothly into the
printer.
9. Close the sprocket covers.
10. Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper. Then
push down the sprocket lock lever to lock the sprocket in place.
Note:
Before turning the printer on, install the ribbon cartridge.
Otherwise, paper jams may occur.
11. Turn on the printer if it is turned off. The printer is ready to
start printing.

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Note:
❏Always make sure there is at least one more sheet than required;
continuous paper may not feed properly if it is not fed through the
sprockets.
❏Do not pull the loaded paper out of the tractor unit while the printer
is on. Doing so may cause paper jams or printer malfunctions, also
the top-of-form position setting may become misadjusted.
❏Do not pull out paper that is not ejected completely after pressing
the Load/Eject button. Doing so may cause paper jams or printer
malfunctions, also the top-of-form position setting may become
misadjusted.
❏If the first line on your page appears too high or low, you can change
its position by using the Micro Adjust function as described in
“Adjusting the top-of-form position”on page 20.
Using the tear-off function
You can use the tear-off function to advance your continuous
paper to the printer’s tear-off edge automatically when you finish
printing. You can then easily tear off the printed sheets. When you
resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back
to the top-of-form position so that you can save the paper
normally lost between documents.
To use the tear-off function, turn on the Auto tear-off function and
select the appropriate page length for continuous paper in the
default-setting mode. See “Changing default settings”on page 47
for instructions on how to change the default settings.
If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear-off
edge, you can adjust the position of the perforation using the
Micro Adjust function. See “Adjusting the tear-off position”on
page 19 for more information.
When Auto tear-off is on, the printer automatically advances the
paper to the tear-off position whenever it receives a full page of
data or a form feed command followed by no more data.
The steps below describe how to use Auto tear-off function.

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1. When printing is finished, the printer advances the
perforation of the final printed page to the tear-off position.
Tear off all printed pages using the tear-off edge of the printer
cover.
Note:
If your paper’s perforation is not properly aligned with the tear-off
edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the Micro Adjust
function as described in “Adjusting the tear-off position”on page
19.
2. When you resume printing, the printer feeds the paper back
to the top-of-form position and begins printing.
Removing continuous paper
Follow these steps to remove continuous paper from the printer:
1. When the auto tear-off function is on, the printer advances the
paper to the tear-off position automatically.
2. Tear off the printed pages.
3. Press the Load/Eject button to feed the continuous paper
backward out of the printer and into the standby position.
4. To completely remove continuous paper from the printer,
open the sprocket covers. Remove the paper from the tractor
unit, and then close the sprocket covers.
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Loading Single Sheets
Your printer can print on single sheets of paper from 90 to 257
mm (3.5 to 10.1 inches) wide. See “Single sheets”on page 134 for
detailed single-sheet paper specifications.
Note:
If you load long paper (for example, legal size paper), leave enough space
at the back of the printer so that the paper is not obstructed.
Follow these steps to load single sheets from the paper guide.
1. Make sure the paper guide and the ribbon cartridge are
attached as described in the Setup Sheet. Then close the tractor
unit sprocket covers located on the back of your printer and
push down the sprocket lock levers to lock the sprockets in
place.
Note:
Before turning the printer on, install the ribbon cartridge.
Otherwise, paper jams may occur.
2. Turn on the printer.
3. Make sure that the paper release lever is set to the single-sheet
feeding position.

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4. Slide the edge guide until it rests against the guide mark.
5. While aligning the left side of a sheet of paper with the edge
guide,insert itinto the printer until it meetsresistance.Be sure
to load paper printable side up and the top of the paper first.
After a few seconds, the printer automatically advances the paper
to the loading position. The printer is ready to start printing.
Note:
❏If the paper feed roller rotates but the printer does not load the paper,
completely remove the paper and then insert it all the way into the
printer again.
❏If the paper feeds before you can adjust its position properly, increase
the Manual feed wait time in the default-setting mode. See
“Changing default settings”on page 47 for more information.
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❏If you need to adjust the position of the paper after it is loaded, see
“Adjusting the top-of-form position”on page 20 and follow the
instructions.
❏Do not pull out paper that is not ejected completely after pressing
the Load/Eject button. Doing so may cause paper jams or printer
malfunctions, also the top-of-form position setting may become
misadjusted.
After printing a sheet, the printer ejects it onto the paper guide
and the Paper Out and Pause lights come on. If you are printing
a multiple-page document, remove the printed sheet and insert a
new sheet into the paper guide. The printer automatically
advances the paper and resumes printing.
Note:
If the printer does not eject the printed sheet, press the Load/Eject
button.
Loading Special Paper
Multipart forms
Your printer can print on both single-sheet and continuous
multipart forms. It can use multipart forms with up to five parts
including the original.
cCaution:
❏Use only carbonless or carbon-backed multipart forms.
❏When using multipart forms with a line of glue at the top of
the form, load the forms with the glued side first.
Before printing, set the paper-thickness lever to the appropriate
position for your multipart forms referring to the table in
“Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Lever”on page 3.