PDF User's Guide Manual Epson Stylus 800 - 1 MB
Get the most out of your Epson Stylus 800 printer with this official user's guide.
This manual covers everything from initial setup and software installation to advanced printing options and troubleshooting.
It provides clear, step-by-step instructions to help you resolve common issues and maintain print quality.
This guide is your go-to resource for all questions about your printer.
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User’s Guide
4001786
3 G01-04
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Your new Epson@ printer is a 48-nozzle ink jet printer, ideal for
quiet, high-speed printing.
Features
Your printer offers the following features:
High print quality. Epson’s new ink jet technology delivers
crisp 360 x 360 dots per inch (dpi) text and graphics.
Flexible paper handling. Use the built-in paper feeder to
load up to 100 sheets automatically. You can also insert
envelopes or single pages manually without removing the
paper supply.
Fast printing speed. You can print up to 180 characters per
second in 12-cpi letter quality (LQ) mode.
Quiet printing. Ink jet technology helps maintain a quiet
working environment.
Compact, streamlined design. Suited to the office or home
environment, its small footprint conserves your work space.
Epson ESC/P 2TM. This enhanced printer control language
adds scalable fonts and improved graphics capability.
Compatibility. Supports the Epson ESC/P@ commands
widely used in application programs written for other
Epson printers.
Convenience. Drop-in ink cartridge prints up to 700 pages
at 1000 characters/page.
Introduction 1
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1. Make sure the printer is turned off.
2. Hold down both the ALT and PAUSE buttons while you turn
on the printer. Release the buttons after the printer starts
initializing.
The print head moves to the ink cartridge replace position
automatically.
Setting Up Your Printer 1-9
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Chapter 2
Using Other Printer Functions
Loading Paper Manually.. ................................................................... 2-2
Paper sizes .................................................................................... 2-2
Printing on single sheets ............................................................ 2-2
Printing on envelopes ................................................................. 2-4
Operating the Control Panel.. ............................................................. 2-6
Indicator lights.. ........................................................................... 2-6
Buttons .......................................................................................... 2-7
Controlling the Page with Micro Feed .............................................. 2-8
Adjusting the loading position ................................................. 2-9
Adjusting the print position ...................................................... 2-10
Selecting Character Fonts .................................................................... 2-11
Scalable Fonts .............................................................................. 2-12
Condensed printing .................................................................... 2-12
Using the Default-Settings Mode ....................................................... 2-13
Default settings descriptions ..................................................... 2-14
Changing the default settings ................................................... 2-15
Using Other Printer Functions 2-1
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Selecting Character Fonts
Your printer has seven built-in character fonts including two
new Epson fonts: the Epson Roman T and Epson Sans Serif H.
(The Roman T is similar to the TimesTM font; Sans Serif H is
similar to HelveticaTM.)
Press the FONT button to select from the seven fonts listed on
the control panel. The three FONT lights come on (0) or go off
(a) to indicate the active font.
003 FONT
000 Courier
m RomanT (PS)
00. Sam H (PS)
300 Roman
000 Sans Serif
The table below lists the available fonts and shows how the
FONT lights appear for each selection.
FONT lights Fonts Sample
000 Epson Courier ABCDEFGhi j klm0123456789
0.0 Epson Roman T ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789
000 Epson Suns Serif H ABCDEFGhijklmOl23456789
O@O Epson Roman ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789
000 Epson Suns Serif ABCDEFGhi j klmOl23456789
000 Epson Prestige ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789
0.0 Epson Script ABCDEFGtijklLm0123456789
0 on 0 off
Note:
D Roman T and Suns SerifHfonfs are available in proportional
spacing only.
Ll Font selections you make with your application program usually
override these control panel selections. For best results, use your
application program to selectfonts.
Using Other Printer Functions 2-11
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4. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
properly. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill
it.
Caution:
lf ink does get on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap
and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately
with water.
5. Turn to page l-11 and follow the steps there to install the
new cartridge.
Note:
When you replace the cartridge, the printer will not recharge the ink
delivery system again. However, the print head may start moving as
the printer performs normal maintenance procedures. This can take
up to 40 seconds to complete.
Cleaning the Print Head
If print quality diminishes, use the printer’s built-in print-head
cleaning cycle to ensure that the nozzles are delivering ink
properly. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if
print quality declines.
Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the PAUSE light is
on. lf the PAUSE light is not on, press the PAUSE button to
pause the printer.
2. Hold down the ALT button and press the PAUSE button for
two seconds.
The cleaning cycle takes about 40 seconds. The PAUSE light
flashes throughout the cycle and then stays on when the
cleaning cycle is finished.
3. Press the PAUSE button to resume printing.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting 3-3
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Technical Specifications ..................................................................... A-2
Printer specifications ................................................................. A-2
Interface specifications .............................................................. A-7
Initialization ................................................................................ A-11
Command Summary .......................................................................... A-13
Sending printer commands ...................................................... A-13
Using the command summary.. ............................................... A-13
General operation ...................................................................... A-13
Paper feeding. ............................................................................. A-14
Page format ................................................................................. A-14
Print position motion.. ............................................................... A-15
Font selection .............................................................................. A-15
Font enhancement ...................................................................... A-17
Spacing ........................................................................................ A-17
Character handling .................................................................... A-18
Bit image ...................................................................................... A-20
Graphics ...................................................................................... A-21
Character Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
Appendix A-1
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Initialization
The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in
three ways:
Hardware initialization l The power is turned on.
l The printer receives an INIT signal
from the parallel interface (pin 31
goes LOW).
The following condition then results:
1) The printer mechanism is initialized.
2) The input data buffer is cleared.
3) The download character set is
cleared.
4) The print buffer is cleared.
5) The default values are set.
Software initialization l Software sends the ESC Q (initialize
the printer) command.
The following condition then results:
1) The print buffer is cleared.
2) The default values are set.
(The last panel settings are
maintained.)
Control panel initialization l Hold down the ALT button and press
the LOAD/EJECT button.
The following results:
1) The input data buffer is cleared.
2) The print buffer is cleared.
3) The default values are set.
(The last panel settings are kept.)
Appendix A-11
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Graphics
ASCII Dec. Hex. Description
ESC ( G nn 4071 28 47 Select Graphics Mode
ESC(GlOn
n= 1 or49
lCancel Graphics mode with ESC @
ESC nn 46 2E Print Raster Graphics
ESC,cvhmnl n2data
c = 0: Full graphics mode
1: Compressed mode
v = 10,20: Dot density for vertical
in 3600/v DPI
h = 10,20: Dot density for horizontal
in 3600/h DPI
m: Number of vertical dots
1 <m124
n: Number of horizontal dots
Total dots = n 1 + n2 x 256
l The following combination is not
allowed:
v= lOandh=20
Character Tables
These character tables are selected with the default-setting mode or by
using a command.
All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC437 table
for hex codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC437 and italic tables are shown
completely. The rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes
80 through FF.
The tables with + after the table name are available in the European
version only; those with ** are available in the North/South American
Appendix A-21