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EPSON LQ-570e
edge guides
User Replaceable Parts
paper guide
paper guide
cover
User replaceable part Part number
Upper connector cover 1037223
printer cover
C.B.S-tite screw 1002674
Front edge guide 1050231
Front cover assembly 1053455
Knob 1039337
Logo plate 1053118
paper
Paper separator 1025296
release
Paper eject assembly 1050319
lever
Printer cover assembly 1050320
front cover
(closed)
Rear tractor assembly 1040231
Rear sheet guide assembly 1050324
control panel
Options
Paper Handling O
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EPSON LQ-570e Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and Optional Interface Cards graphics printing. Unidirectional text You can install an optional interface card to supplement your or graphics printing can be selected printer’s built-in parallel interface and provide added network using software commands. compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer. Line spacing 1/6 inch or programmable in 1/360-inch increments Model num
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EPSON LQ-570e Built-in fonts Bitmap fonts Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge (#7753) Film ribbon cartridge (#7768) EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi Black ribbon life: 2 million characters EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, (LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, Film ribbon life: 0.2 million characters proportional (LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi Electrical EPSON Script 10 cpi 120 V 220 to 240 V EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi Inp
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EPSON LQ-570e Thickness 0.0025 to 0.0055 inch (0.065 to 0.14 mm) ❏ The continuous multipart forms should be securely joined Cut sheet feeder: 0.0028 to 0.0055 inch (0.07 to together along the left and right edges by crimping. 0.14 mm) Crimping should be pressed in from the original sheet side and go completely through all copy sheets. 2 Weight 14 to 24 lb (52 to 90 g/m ) 2 Cut sheet feeder: 18 to 24 lb (64 to 90 g/m ) ❏ The ratio of the cut/uncut length at the perforation should be between 3
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EPSON LQ-570e Rear entry Continuous paper Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the “0.” A A printable area B B A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm). Printable Area Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards B The minimum left and right margins are 0.51 inch (13 mm). The maximum paper width is 10 inches (254 mm). The maximum printable width is 8 inches (203.2 mm). A B For continuous paper wider than 9 in
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EPSON LQ-570e 230 V Tear Off/Bin lights Safety standards EN 60950 ❏ f f when continuous paper is in the tear-off position. EMI EN 55022 (CISPR pub. 22) class B ❏ o n when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected. AS/NZS 3548 class B ❏ n o when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected. Acoustic noise Approx. 49 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern) ❏ n n when the printer is in the card mode. n = on, o = off, f = flashing CE Marking LF/FF button 230 V ❏ Feeds paper line by line when pre
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EPSON LQ-570e Error Indicators Status Monitor You can identify many common printer problems using the The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility comes with the printer lights on the control panel. If your printer stops working but is available only for use with Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing, or the It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix printer errors occur, and pro
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EPSON LQ-570e Available Paper Paths Paper slot Description If you print on thick paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, use The printer provides a variety of paper paths for single sheets the front paper slot because this paper path is and continuous paper. This section describes how paper feeds almost straight. This reduces the chance of into the printer from the top, front, bottom, or rear. paper jams. front Printing on Continuous Paper The bottom paper slot ha
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EPSON LQ-570e Printing on Single Sheets Paper Release Lever Positions You can load ordinary single sheets from the top or front of the printer, even with continuous paper already loaded in the push Use the paper release lever to indicate the paper source you want tractor. to use. The table below describes each paper release lever position. Loading paper in the top slot You can load ordinary single sheets, envelopes, or postcards in the top slot. Load envelopes in the top slot only. Paper r
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EPSON LQ-570e Paper Thickness Lever Positions Paper Handling The paper thickness lever allows the printer to accommodate Loading Multipart Forms various thicknesses of paper. You can select one of 8 positions You can use carbonless multipart forms of up to 5 parts (the identified by the scale next to the lever. original plus up to 4 copies). Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the proper position based on the number of layers in your form. For best results with multipart forms,
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EPSON LQ-570e Removing continuous paper with labels 4. Press the tractor’s lock tabs, tilt the tractor up, and lift it out of the printer. To avoid peeling labels off the backing sheet and jamming the printer, follow these steps when you remove continuous paper with labels from the printer: 1. After you finish printing, tear off the fresh supply of continuous labels at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot. tear off here Reinstalling the tractor in the push position If a tractor is i
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EPSON LQ-570e 3. Lower the tractor into the mounting slots (➀), and press Using the Tractor in the Pull Position down both ends (➁) of the tractor to make sure it is firmly Using the tractor in the pull position is ideal for printing on seated. thick and heavy continuous paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels. However, you cannot use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor. Because thick paper requires a straight paper path to avoid paper jams, you should load pa
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EPSON LQ-570e 5. Replace the paper tension unit by lowering it onto the 5. Press the LF/FF D button to move the top-of-form position mounting pegs. Then press down both ends of the unit up on the page, or press the Load/Eject U button to move until it clicks into place. the top-of-form position down on the page. Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top- of-form position. 6. Replace the paper guide and the printer cover. Th
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EPSON LQ-570e 2. Open the paper guide cover. Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge 3. Hold down the Pause button for about 3 seconds. The If you use the push tractor, you can use the tear-off feature to Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro advance your continuous paper to the tear-off edge when you adjust mode. finish printing. You can then easily tear off the printed document. When you resume printing, the printer 4. Press the LF/FF D button to feed the paper ba
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EPSON LQ-570e 6. Replace the paper guide, if necessary, and replace the printer Changing Default Settings cover. Then close the paper guide cover. Follow the steps below to enter the default setting mode and 7. Turn on the printer. Make sure the Paper Out and Pause change the printer’s default settings. lights are off. To print the language selection and default setting mode instructions, you need 5 sheets of letter- or A4-size single-sheet paper or 5 pages of continuous Your Printers Def
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EPSON LQ-570e 2. While holding down the Pause button, turn on the printer. Printing a Hex Dump It enters the bidirectional adjustment mode, then prints instructions and the first set of alignment patterns. If you are an experienced user or a programmer, you can print a 3. As described in the instructions, compare the alignment hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between patterns and select the pattern with the best alignment. the printer and your software program. In hex dum
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EPSON LQ-570e 6. Remove the paper tension unit. Attach the protective Cleaning the Printer locking clips on both sides of the printer roller. Then install the paper tension unit. To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it 7. Make sure the tractor that came with your printer is thoroughly several times a year. Follow these steps: installed in the push position. 1. Remove any paper loaded in the printer and turn it off. 8. Repack the printer, ribbon cartridge, and paper g
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