User manual EPSON PLQ-20

[. . . ] ® 24-pin Dot Matrix Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson printer. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. [. . . ] If you uninstall EPSON Status Monitor 3, click Yes in the displayed dialog box. Follow the on-screen instructions. Chapter 4 Printer Software 70 Uninstalling the USB device driver When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable, the USB device driver is also installed. When you uninstalled the printer driver, you also need to uninstall the USB device driver. Follow these steps to uninstall the USB device driver. Note: Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver. Once you uninstalled the USB device driver, you cannot access any other Epson printers connected with a USB interface cable. Follow steps 1 through 3 of "Uninstalling the Printer Software" on page 68. Chapter 4 Printer Software 71 2. Select EPSON USB Printer Devices, and click Add/Remove. 1 2 Note: EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable. If the USB device driver is not installed correctly, EPSON USB Printer Devices may not appear. Follow these steps to run the "Epusbun. exe" file in the CD-ROM. Insert the CD-ROM in your computer's CD-ROM drive. To reinstall a printer driver, see "Installing the Printer Software" on page 13. Chapter 4 Printer Software 72 Chapter 5 Control Panel Buttons and Lights . 79 About Your Printer's Default Settings . 94 Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout . 96 Chapter 5 Control Panel 73 Buttons and Lights a b c d e a Ready light (Yellow) On when the printer is ready to receive or already receiving data. Flashes when an error has occurred during a printing operation. b Power light (Green) On for a few seconds when the printer is turned on. On when the printer is paused. Chapter 5 Control Panel 74 c F1/Eject button Executes functions which are assigned to the F1/Eject button when the printer is in the PR2 mode. You can assign optional functions to it by programming them in the PR2 mode. Ejects paper when the printer is in the ESC/P or IBM PPDS mode. When the printer enters the default setting mode, the button works as a button to select the menu. You can select the next menu by pressing this button. See "Changing default settings" on page 94. [. . . ] Dithering works best for images with solid colors, such as charts and graphs. See also half toning. dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern (matrix) of individual dots. Glossary 172 draft The print mode used by your printer when you select Draft as the font. The Draft font uses fewer dots per character for faster printing. See also letter quality (LQ). driver See printer driver. ESC/P Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers, the system of commands your computer uses to control your printer. [. . . ]