EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual Chapter 1 Product Description
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1.3.5 Printing a Hex Dump
You can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems
between the printer and a software program. To enter hex dump mode,
hold down both the
LF/FF
and
Load/Eject
buttons while you press the
Operate
button to turn on the printer. Then open a software program and
send a print job to the printer.
Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format. If
characters are printable, they appear in the right column as ASCII
characters. Nonprintable codes, such as control codes, are represented by
dots.
To exit hex dump mode, press the
Pause
button to stop printing and the
Load/Eject
button to eject the printed page. Then turn off the printer.
1.3.6 Clearing the EEPROM
To clear the EEPROM, hold down the
Font
and
Tear Off/ Bin
buttons
while you press the
Operate
button to turn on the printer. The settings in
EEPROM area 1 are reset to the factory defaults, with the exception of the
counters that provide the following information:
Total lines printed since production
Total power-on hours (in minutes)
Total lines printed since a new ribbon cartridge was installed
Starting year, month, and date. This is the date of printer production,
and helps you determine if it is better for the user to repair or replace the
printer.
See the FX-2180 specifications for more information.
CAUTION
The printer stores the values for the total lines
printed since production, total power-on hours,
total lines printed since ribbon cartridge
replacement, and starting year, month, and date in
the EEPROM on the main board.
1.3.6.1 Clearing the Ribbon Cartridge Replacement Counter
To reset the EEPROM’s ribbon cartridge replacement counter to zero, hold
down the
LF/FF
and
Tear Off/Bin
buttons
while you press the
Operate
button to turn on the printer.
1.4 Consumables and Options
1.4.1 Consumables
Ribbon cartridge: S015086
Ribbon pack: S010033
1.4.2 Options
Paper Handling Options
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder (bin 1): C806731
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder (bin 2): C806741
Pull tractor: C800321
Roll paper holder: #8310
Optional Interface Cards
Serial I/F card: C823051
32KB intelligent serial I/F card: C823071
Coax I/F card: C823141
Twinax I/F card: C823151
Type B IEEE-1284 bidirectional parallel I/F card: C823452
Multi-protocol Ethernet print server I/F card: C823572
