Epson FX-1180 - Impact Printer User manual

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EPSON Remote
Configuration Manager
The EPSON Remote Configuration Manager lets you change the
printer’s default settings, update the printer with the new settings,
and sa e them in a configuration file which you can use any time.
This is especially con enient in a multi-printer network en ironment;
indi idual configuration files can be created for each printer’s specific
application requirements. The program works on these printers:
❏FX-880+
❏FX-880+ in Okidata® mode
❏FX-1180+
❏FX-890
❏FX-890 in Okidata mode
❏FX-2190
❏FX-2190 in Okidata mode
❏LQ-590
❏LQ-2090
Note:
If you are using Windows 2000 and the printer is connected to the parallel
port, Remote Configuration Manager may not work. In this case, do one of
the following:
❏efore running the program, set the printer driver to the LPT2 port.
Then use Remote Configuration Manager to check or change the default
settings as described in this book. After you finish using the program,
remember to return the setting to LPT1.
❏Connect the printer to the US port instead.
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Starting the Program
1. From the Start menu, select Programs (or All Programs),
Epson Remote Configuration Mgr, and then click
Epson Remote Configuration Manager.
You see this window:
2. Select Create New Configuration and click OK. (If you want to
make changes to a configuration file that was created earlier, see
“Using an Existing Configuration File” on page 9.)
You see the printer model window:

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3. Turn the printer off, wait a moment, and turn it back on.
4. Choose your printer from the list and click Select. If you are
using your printer in Okidata mode, be sure to select the Oki
ersion for your printer.
You see the Remote Configuration Manager screen:
You can change settings in the Basic tab (shown abo e) and the
Ad anced tab. If you select the Ad anced tab, you see this
message:

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5. Click OK to display the Ad anced tab settings:
See the following section to change the settings.

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Changing the Printer Settings
1. Double-click the setting you want to change or select it from the
list and click the Change Setting button. You see a window like
this:
2. Select the alue you want from the pull-down list or enter the
setting you want and click OK.
If you decide not to change a setting, click Cancel.
Note:
For more information about printer settings and options, see your printer
documentation.
When you finish making changes to the settings, you can either
update the printer now with the new settings, as described below,
or sa e the settings in a configuration file to be used in the future
(see page 8).
Important: You must update the printer for the settings to take
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Updating the Printer With the New Settings
When you want the printer to use the new settings, you must update
it as follows:
1. If the configuration file you want to use is not already open,
open it now as described on page 9.
2. Click the Update Printer button. If the file has not been sa ed,
you see this message:
If you want to sa e your changes, click Yes Enter a name for
the file (keeping the extension cfg), and click Save. (See “Sa ing
the Configuration File” on page 8 for more information.)
If you don’t need to sa e your changes, click No.
You see this window:

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3. Make sure the correct interface is selected for your printer
(Parallel, USB, TCP/IP, or Serial) and click Update.
If you did not select the correct interface, or if the printer is not
turned on or connected properly, you see one of these messages:
Make sure the printer is connected properly and turned on. Then
click Yes or OK to update the printer.
Note:
You may need to click the Update button again (step 2).
You see this window:
4. Click OK. The control panel lights flash and the print head
mo es to show that the settings ha e been changed.
The new settings remain in effect until you select another
configuration file or restore the default settings.

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Saving the Configuration File
If you want to sa e the changes you ha e made to the printer settings
in a configuration file, do one of the following:
❏To sa e a new configuration file or o erwrite the current one
with the new settings, click Save Configuration. If you are
making changes to an existing file, the new settings o erwrite
the original ones.
If this is a new file, you see this message:
Enter a new name for the configuration file and a description
of it, if desired. Then click Save. Make sure the extension
remains cfg.
❏To sa e the file with a new name so you don’t o erwrite the
open one, select Save As from the File menu. Enter a new name
for the configuration file and click Save. Make sure the
extension remains cfg.
Configuration files are sa ed in this directory:
Program Files\Epson Remote Configuration\Setting
Note:
If you want to remove a configuration file, delete it from the \Setting
directory.
Type a file name with
the extension .cfg
Type a description of
the file, if desired

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Using an Existing Configuration File
If you already created a configuration file, you need to open it to:
❏Check its settings
❏Change one or more settings
❏Update the printer with the configuration file settings
Follow these steps:
1. Start the Remote Configuration Manager.
2. When you see the first screen (shown below), click the
Open Existing Configuration button and click OK.
You see a window like this:

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3. Choose the file you want to open and click Select. You see the
EPSON Remote Configuration Manager screen, shown on
page 3.
Now you can change any settings, if necessary. If you want to
sa e your changes, click the Save Configuration button or select
Save As from the file menu.
4. When you are ready to update the printer with the current
settings, click the Update Printer button.
Restoring Original or Default Settings
If you made changes in the open configuration file but then change
your mind, you can restore the original settings or the factory default
settings:
❏To restore the original sa ed settings, click the Restore Setting
button or select Restore Setting from the File menu. You see this
message:
Click OK.
❏If you want to restore the factory default settings for all the
options, select Factory Setting from the Option menu. When you
see the confirmation message, click OK.

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Creating a inary File
If you need to be able to change the printer’s settings from a DOS
system, you can create a binary file. First make the changes to the
printer settings that you want sa ed in the binary file. Then click the
Create Binary File button. You see this window:
Make sure Binary Files is selected as the file type and choose where
you want to sa e the file. Type the name and the extension bin.
Then click Save.
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