EPSON LX-300+
6 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00
Selecting Fonts
After entering the Micro Adjust mode by holding down the
Pause
button for three seconds, you can change font settings
with the
Tear Off
button. The two
Tear Off
lights come on (
n
)
and go off (
o
) to show the current selection. Press the button
repeatedly to cycle through all of the available selections; then
stop when you reach the desired font.
Your selection stays in effect until you change it again or turn
off the printer. However, any font choices you make with your
software will cancel your control panel selection. The table
below shows how the
Tear Off
lights appear for each selection.
n
= on
o
= off
f
= flashing
Error Indicators
You can identify many common printer problems using the
lights on the control panel. If your printer stops working and
one or more control panel lights are on or flashing, or the
printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix the
problem.
Status Monitor
The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility comes with the printer
but is available only for use with Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0.
It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when
printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions.
Font
Tear Off
lights Sample
EPSON Draft
o n
EPSON Draft
condensed
o f
EPSON Roman
n o
EPSON Roman
condensed
n n
EPSON Sans Serif
n f
EPSON Sans Serif
condensed
f o
State of
panel lights
Beep
pattern
Problem
Solution
n
Pause The printer is paused.
Press the Pause button to resume printing.
Paper from another paper source is currently
in the paper path.
Move the paper release lever back to the
appropriate position and press the Load/Eject
button to feed the paper out of the paper path.
Then set the lever to the position you want to
use. Press the Pause button to turn off the
Pause light, if necessary.
n
Paper Out
n
Pause
No paper is loaded in the selected paper
source.
Load paper in the printer. Then press the Pause
button to turn off the Pause light, if necessary.
The paper is not loaded correctly.
Remove your paper and reload it. Then press
the Pause button to turn off the Pause light, if
necessary.
Paper is jammed in the printer.
Clear the paper jam.
f
Paper Out
n
Pause
Continuous paper is not fed to the standby
position.
Tear off the printed document at the perforation;
then press the Load/Eject button. The printer
feeds the paper to the standby position. Press
the Pause button to turn off the Pause light.
A single sheet of paper is not fully ejected.
Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet.
Then press the Pause button to turn off the
Pause light, if necessary.
Paper is jammed in the printer.
Clear the paper jam.
f
Pause The print head is overheated.
Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes
printing automatically once the print head cools.
f
Paper Out
f
Pause
f f
Tear Off
An unknown printer error has occurred.
Turn off the printer and leave it off for several
minutes; then turn on the printer again. If the
error recurs, contact your dealer.
n
= on,
f
= flashing
•••
= short series of beeps (three beeps)
•••••
= long series of beeps (five beeps)
The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the
corresponding function is not available.
State of
panel lights
Beep
pattern
Problem
Solution
