The Printer Stops Printing; Single Sheets Do Not Feed Properly - Epson LQ-500 User Manual

Problems and Solutions

The printer stops printing

The printer may be out of paper. Check the paper supply.
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The paper may be jammed. Remove the jammed paper and
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reload.
The ribbon may be jammed. See the section on replacing the
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ribbon later in this chapter.
If
the READY
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printer
has
resumes soon; you do not have to do anything to restart it.
If the printer stops, the beeper sounds, and the
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does
not
and try to print again. If
print, take it to a qualified service person.

Single sheets do not feed properly

The position of the paper release lever may be wrong. Push it
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back to the single-sheet position.
The paper may be too large or too small. See the printer's paper
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specifications in Chapter 5.
The paper guide
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on installing the paper guide in Chapter 2.
The cut sheet feeder mode may be selected by the DIP switch.
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See section on setting DIP switches in Chapter 3.
the
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
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light is off and
stopped to allow the print head to cool. Printing
flicker, turn the printer off and
the
not be installed properly. See
may
the ON LINE
then
printer beeps again and does not
light is flickering, the
light
ON LINE
turn it back on
the section