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- Page 2 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Epson America, Inc., could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
- Page 4 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Using Your Printer About Your Printer ......Features ...... - Page 6 Paper specifications ..... . . A-2 Printer ....... A - 3 General .
- Page 7 Using the EPSON Control Panel for DOS... . . EPSON Control Panel screens ....Moving within and between screens ... .
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Page 8: Getting Started
Refer to this Reference Guide for detailed information about your printer. Where to Get Help for U.S. and Canadian Users Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized EPSON dealers and Service Centers. If you need to call for technical assistance, please print a test sheet and have it handy. -
Page 9: Compuserve On-Line Support
States and Canada and ask for representative #529. In other countries, call (614) 529-1611 or your local CompuServe access number. If you are already a CompuServe member, simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Epson America Forum. 2 Getting Started... -
Page 10: Safety Information
Safety Information Laser safety This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation. -
Page 11: Internal Laser Radiation
Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified in this guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Your printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications. The label shown below is attached in countries where required. -
Page 12: Laser Printer Precautions
Avoid pressing on the top of the toner cartridge. Pressing directly on the cartridge may cause toner to spill into the printer. If there is a spill, see Chapter 3 for cleaning instructions. Never force the printer’s components into place. Although the printer is designed to be sturdy, rough handling can damage it. - Page 13 If you need to keep the cartridge out of the printer for long periods, cover it with a cloth.
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Page 14: Important Safety Instructions
Unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer. Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heat register. Do not block or cover the openings in the printer’s cabinet. -
Page 15: About This Guide
Appendix A contains the technical specifications about the printer. Appendix B describes how to use the EPSON Control Panel for DOS to control the printer. This appendix is intended for users who do not have Microsoft’ Windows. - Page 16 Using Your Printer About Your Printer ......Features ......
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Page 17: About Your Printer
The ActionLaser 1100 is quiet and is easy to install and use. You simply set it up and connect it to your computer as described in Read This First. -
Page 18: Energy Star Compliant
EPSON Control Panel utility The EPSON Control Panel for Windows keeps you informed of the printer’s status and notifies you of printing errors. Each time the printer status changes, such as when the paper tray is empty or an error occurs, a message automatically appears on screen. -
Page 19: Adjusting The Power Save Mode
All of EPSON’s dot matrix and ink jet printers conform to Energy Star standards, as do all ActionLaser printers produced after June, 1993. The Energy Star emblem dues not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. Optional PostScript Optional software is available that allows you to print documents formatted for PostScript Level 2. -
Page 20: Monitoring The Printer Status
Note: If you are running the EPSON Control Panel provides onscreen status and error messages to keep you informed of the printer status. Front panel lights The two lights on the front panel allow you to monitor the status of the printer. - Page 21 F l a s h i n g O f f Flashing F l a s h i n g O n Flashing Flashing The EPSON Control Panel provides more precise information about the printer status or any errors that occur. See the next section. Using Your Printer Printer status Printer is off.
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Page 22: Epson Control Panel For Windows
EPSON Control Panel icon at the bottom left comer of your screen. Note: If you are using the EPSON Control Panel for DOS, the Reporter provides on screen status and error messages to keep you informed of the printer status. -
Page 23: Paper Handling
1. Remove any paper remaining in the paper tray. Do not add paper to a partial stack. 2. Pull the paper release lever toward the front of the printer. 3. Fan a stack of paper and load the paper in the paper tray. -
Page 24: Choosing Paper
Note: The quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, so EPSON cannot guarantee any particular one. In addition, you can print on special stock such as heavy paper (greater than 24 lb or 90 g/m transparencies. -
Page 25: Printing On Special Paper
Manual Feed option and turn off Auto Continue (see Chapter 2 for information on printer driver settings). Then send your print job. The printer prints the page and then waits for you to press the reset button at the rear of the printer before it prints the next sheet. -
Page 26: Fonts
Normally you should use manual feed when printing transparencies. Fonts The printer comes with a set of 14 bitmap and 8 scalable resident fonts. The resident bitmap fonts include Courier and Line Printer in various sizes and orientations. The resident... - Page 27 TrueType text, you might want to print TrueType as graphics as described in Chapter 2. Printing TrueType fonts as graphics requires less printer memory and may speed up printing because the fonts don’t need to be downloaded.
- Page 28 Chapter 2 Changing the Printer Settings Changing the Printer Settings ..Accessing Printer Driver Settings in Windows Printer Driver Settings Print settings ......
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Page 29: Changing The Printer Settings
Note: If you are not running Windows, you control printer setting through the EPSON Control Panel for DOS. See Appendix B for more information. The printer driver that comes with the ActionLaser 1100 allows you to control additional settings to do the following:... -
Page 30: Accessing Printer Driver Setting In Windows
If you’re using a Windows-based software program, you access the printer driver settings through the Setup dialog box. The way in which you access the Setup dialog box for the ActionLaser 1100 differs slightly, depending on your software program. Print First choose software program. -
Page 31: Print Driver Settings
By default, Auto Continue is on. To use manual feed, turn Auto Continue off. If a printer overrun or memory overflow error occurs while Auto Continue is off; press the reset button to resume. - Page 32 The options for Paper Feed are Automatic (default), Manual, and Envelope. By default, Automatic is selected and the printer uses the paper in the paper tray and prints pages continuously as long as print data is received from the computer.
- Page 33 300 dpi. If you often encounter memory overflow problems, you should also turn on Image Compression, which is described later in this chapter, or add more memory to your printer. See Appendix D for more information about adding memory.
- Page 34 The Memory setting should exactly match the total amount of memory in your printer. If you add more memory to the printer, you need to change the Memory setting to match the amount of printer memory. The additional memory will not be available unless the Memory setting is correct.
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Page 35: Image Compression
Graphics require more memory than text; for large or complex graphics, the printer might not have enough memory to correctly print the page. Image Compression compresses the image into a small amount of printer memory. -
Page 36: Option Settings
When Photographic Images is selected, the printer uses an 8 bit-by-8 bit “clustered dot” method to emulate 64 levels of gray. Changing the Printer Settings... - Page 37 Choose Line Art Images for images with intricate lines and fine detail, such as clip art images. This setting provides solid lines and sharp contrasts between shaded areas. When Line Art Images is selected, the printer uses 8 bit-by-8 bit “dispersed dot” patterns to produce 32 gray tones.
- Page 38 The settings for Toner Density are Extra Light, Light, Medium (default), Dark, and Extra Dark Note: Increasing the density increases the rate of toner consumption. Changing the Printer Settings 2-11...
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Page 39: Font Manager
Power Save Interval. When the printer is in the low-power state, it takes approximately 45 seconds for the printer to warm up once it receives data. - Page 40 Adjusting print density ..... Cleaning the Printer ......
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Page 41: Resetting The Printer
In many cases, you can recover from a problem, such as a print overrun or a memory overflow, by briefly pressing the reset button at the rear of the printer. This clears the error so the printer can resume printing. - Page 42 Do not load paper while the printer is operating. Ready light does not turn on when you turn the printer on Open the printer’s front cover and make sure the toner cartridge is installed securely.
- Page 43 A single sheet or the last sheet doesn’t print The file you sent might not contain a form feed command. (The printer won’t print a single page or the last page of a multi-page document unless the file ends in a form feed command.) To print the single sheet or the last sheet, briefly...
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Page 44: Print Quality Problems
Windows). Print Quality Problems Dark or dirty background Turn off the printer. Clean the paper path inside the printer using a clean, soft, dry cloth. Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page. - Page 45 Turn off the printer. With the toner cartridge removed, clean the paper path inside the printer using a clean, soft, dry cloth. Be sure to clean the laser scanner window, which is located immediately in front of the orange strip at the bottom of the printer interior.
- Page 46 The problem may be with your software program or interface cable. Print out a test sheet by briefly pressing the reset button on the back of the printer (make sure the Error light is not on). If the test page is blank, the problem is with the printer. Call your dealer or a qualified service person.
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Page 47: Optimizing Print Quality
Toner may have spilled in the paper feed path. Turn off the printer. Remove the toner cartridge and then clean the paper path of the printer using a clean, soft, lint-free cloth. Be sure to clean the laser scanner window, which is located immediately in front of the orange strip at the bottom of the printer interior. - Page 48 3. If necessary, select the ActionLaser 1100 in the list of printers. (Not all software programs prompt you to select the printer.) 4. In the Setup dialog box for the ActionLaser 1100, choose the Options button. 5. Change the Edge Smoothing setting as appropriate.
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Page 49: Adjusting Print Density
Options or Printer.) If necessary, printers (Not all software programs prompt you to select the printer.) In the Setup dialog box for the ActionLaser 1100, choose the Options button. Change the Toner Density setting as appropriate. Choose OK. as appropriate. -
Page 50: Cleaning The Printer
Cleaning the inside of the printer Fine particles of paper dust and ordinary dust can collect inside the printer. Follow the steps below to clean the inside of the printer: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 2. Open the printer’s front cover. -
Page 51: Removing Spilled Toner
7. Remove any pages and clean the paper tray with a soft cloth. Removing spilled toner If toner spills inside the printer, do not use the printer until you remove all the spilled toner. Follow these steps: 1. If only a small amount of toner is present, carefully wipe out the inside of the printer with a clean, dry cloth. -
Page 52: Cleaning The Printer Case
This brings up the Run dialog box. Command Line Note: If the EPSON Control Panel is in a directory other than the default EPPRT directory, be sure to specify the correct pathname. 4. When you are asked if you want to delete the EPSON Control Panel, choose 5. -
Page 53: Paper Specifications
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Page 54: Paper
Note: Since the quality any particular brand or type manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the use of any particular paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large brand or type of quantities or printing large jobs. -
Page 55: Printer
Up to 4 pages per minute depending on the font and quantity of data Approximately 45 seconds HP LaserJet III emulation 14 bitmap and 8 scalable fonts (See Chapter 1 for a list of resident printer fonts.) 68HC000, 16 MHz 1MB, expandable up to 5MB Technical Specifications A-3... -
Page 56: Environmental
Environmental Temperature: Humidity: Altitude: Mechanical Dimensions weight: Durability: Electrical Voltage!: Rated frequency: Rated current: Power: Safety standards: Laser radiation regulations: EMI: A-4 Technical Spcifications operatim: 5 to 35°C (42 to 95°F) -20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°F) Storage: Operation: 15 to 85% RH storage: 5 to 95% RH 2500 meters (8200 feet) maximum... -
Page 57: Toner Cartridge
Toner cartridge Model number: Storage temperature: Storage humidity: shelf life: Life: The number of pages you can print with a toner cartridge varies depending on the type of printing. If you print a few pages at a time or print dense text exceeding the 5% print ratio, your cartridge may print fewer pages. - Page 58 1 and LOW when it is logical 0. About a 1-10-µs pulse width. LOW indicates data has been received and the printer is ready to accept more data. A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data. The signal goes HIGH in the following cases.
- Page 59 Pulled up to +5 V through Available only for bidirectional use. carried out by observing the ACKNLG or to this printer can be carried out only after receipt use a twisted-pair cable for each sure to the connection on the return side.
- Page 60 Technical Specifications...
- Page 61 Using the EPSON Control Panel for DOS ... . . EPSON Control Panel screens ....
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Page 62: Epson Control Panel For Dos
Turn the power save option on or off and specify how long the printer is idle before power save mode turns on. Most of the settings available in the EPSON Control Panel for DOS are the same as the printer driver settings available for Windows. For a description of the individual printer settings, see Chapter 2. -
Page 63: Bringing Up The Epson Control Panel For Dos
At a C: prompt, change to the PANEL directory by typing CD \PANEL. Then press Enter. Note: If you installed the EPSON Control Panel to a different directory than the default, be sure to specify the correct pathname. PANEL and press Enter. -
Page 64: Using The Epson Control Panel For Dos
Using the EPSON Control The interface for the EPSON Control Panel for DOS consists of three parts: the current screen, a menu bar, and screen buttons for accessing other screens. EPSON Control Panel screens The EPSON Control Panel for DOS consists of five screens: Page Setup, Font, Quality, Memory, and Options. -
Page 65: Moving Within And Between Screens
Options Moving within and between screens When you first bring up EPSON Control Panel for DOS, the Page getup screen is displayed. If you want to change an item in the current screen, use the Tab key to move to the item you want to change. Then use the up and down arrows to select a new setting for the item. -
Page 66: Menu Bar
You can also bring up the Help Index in the menu bar, which allows you to get help for any EPSON Control Panel item. To bring up the Help Index, press Alt + H, then press Enter. Use the up and down arrows to move through the list of items. -
Page 67: Using Profiles
There are three ways to create a profile: Use the EPSON Control Panel for DOS to change the printer settings as needed. Then choose Save Profile in the File menu. This brings up a dialog box that prompts you to assign a filename and choose the directory in which to store the profile. - Page 68 Deactivate (or re-activate) the Reporter. When the Reporter is deactivated, it does not monitor the printer and does not display messages. Change the hot key combination used to bring up the Reporter's main menu. Change the colors of the Reporter’s messages.
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Page 69: Appendix C Command Summary
Appendix C Command Summary LJ3 Emulation Commands ..... GL/2 emulation context commands ... . . C-10 C-12 . - Page 70 The following notes apply to various command in the following. commandsummary: 1 These commands are specific to the EPSON ActionLaser 1100. 2 Secondary printer commands are specified as secondary by using a right parenthesis")" in the command instead of a left parenthesis.
- Page 71 Decimal value Hexadecimal value Parameter Function Command Command Summary...
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Page 72: Cursor Positioning
Function Commmd Parameter Decimal value Hexadecimal value Cursor positioning C-4 Command Summary... - Page 73 Function Hexadecimal value Decimal value Parameter Command Command Summary C-5...
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Page 74: Font Management
Decimal value Hexadecimal value Parameter Function Command Font management C-6 Command Summary... - Page 75 Function Hexadecimal value Parameter Decimal value Command Command Summary...
- Page 76 Function Decimal value Hexadecimal value Command Parameter Command Summary...
- Page 77 Hexadecimal value F u n c t i o n Command Parameter D e c i m a l v a l u e Command Summary C-9...
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Page 78: Gl/2 Emulation Context Commands
Function Command Parameter Picture frame ESC * c#x # = Decipoints horizontal size Picture frame ESC * c#Y # = Decipoints vertical size C o n t r o l c o d e s Backspace Line feed Form feed Carriage return CR Shift in Select Primary font... - Page 79 Function Anchor corner Symbol mode Transparency mode vector group Pm down Pen up Plot absolute Plot relative Arc absolute Arc relative Absolute arc three point Relative arc three point circle Polyline encoded Bezier absolute Bezier relative Polygon group Edge rectangle absolute Edge rectangle relative Fill rectangle absolute Fill rectangle relative...
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Page 80: Pjl Mode
Dual context extension Enter PCL mode Reset ¹Palette extension command ²Polygon group command ³Dual context extension command PJL Mode This section lists the available commands for the Printer Job Language (PJL). Function Command COMMENT @ PJL COMMENT <words> [<CR>] <LF> DEFAULT @ PJL DEFAULT [LPARM] [<CR>] <LF>... -
Page 81: Appendix D Installing Additional Memory
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Page 82: Installing The Simm
Installing the SIMM Warning: High voltages are present inside the printer when the power is on. Do not attempt to install a SIMM unless the printer is turned off. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet. -
Page 83: Checking The Memory
11. If prompted to select a printer, select Action Laser 1100. 12. Once the Setup dialog box is open, change the Memory setting for the amount of memory now installed in the printer. (Be sure to include the 1MB already installed.) 13. -
Page 84: Glossary
Special codes used to control printer functions such as performing a carriage return or line feed. default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on, reset, or initialized. download To transfer information from the computer to the printer. Fonts are downloaded to the printer when needed. - Page 85 Printer emulations replicate existing printers, such as the HP LaserJet III. r e s e t To refresh the printer’s memory and erase the current print jobs, and reset printer settings to the factory defaults. 2 Glossary...
- Page 86 The consumable part of the printer that contains a photosensitive print drum and the toner supply. TrueType An outline font format that was developed jointly by Apple@ Computer and Microsoft Corporation.
- Page 87 Energy star compliance, 1-3 Envelopes, 1-10 feeding manually, 2-5 sizes, 2-5, A-5 Environmental specifications, A-4 EPSON Accessories, 2 EPSON Connection, 1 EPSON Control Panel for DOS, B-2-7 installing, B-2 EPSON Control Panel for Windows, 1-3,1-7 deleting, 3-13 installing, RTF-16 minimizing, 1-7 Error light, 1-5—6...
- Page 88 Help, accessing from EPSON Control Panel for DOS, B-6 getting support, 1 Image Compression, 2-8 Installing additional memory, D-2—3 EPSON Control Panel for DOS, B-2-4 EPSON Control Panel for Windows, RTF-16 toner cartridge, 3-6 Interface, specifications, A-6 IN-2 Labels, 1-10...
- Page 89 , 2 - 1 2 Print quality optimizing, 3-8—10 problems with, 3-5—8 Print TrueType as Graphics, 2-10 Printable area, A-2 Printer driver settings, 2-4—12 accessing, 2-3 resetting to factory defaults, 3-2 saving as a profile in DOS, B-7 Printer overruns preventing, 2-7 Profiles, B-7 Ready light, 1-5—6...