Using SelecType. Epson P-4500, 4500, ActionPrinter 4500

Note: If the platen turns without loading the paper, press

ON LINE to take the printer off line. Then remove the paper and reinsert it more firmly.

Follow the above steps to load a single sheet of paper when you perform the self test (described in Chapter 1 of your User’s Manual), when using single sheets (described in Chapter 21, and when you switch from continuous paper to single sheets (described in Chapter 2).

Using SelecType

The printer now has ten built-in fonts: draft, Epson Roman, Epson

Sans Serif, Epson Courier, Epson Prestige, Epson Script, OCR-A,

OCR-B, Epson Orator, and Epson Orator-S.

Eight of the fonts are selectable from the SelecType feature of the front panel.

no D R A F T

-0 R O M A N

0 - SANS SERIF

- - C O U R I E R

0 ti PRESTIGE iii 0 S C R I P T

I u O C R - B ti I O R A T O R

Y ti O T H E R

Y B L I N K I N G

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FONT

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When you press the

FONT button, the printer scrolls through eight of the ten built-in fonts. The indicator lights show the selected font.

m indicates the light is off.

m indicates the light is on.

\ I / m indicates the light is blinking.

You use the software command ESC k to select the other two built-in fonts:

ESCk6

ESCk8

OCR-A

Epson Orator-S

When you select one of these two fonts, the indicator lights show the

OTHER pattern. The software commands are described in Chapter 9 of your User’s Manual.

The SelecType feature is described in Chapter 3 of your User’s

Manual. Chapter 3 shows samples of the draft, Epson Roman, and

Epson Sans Serif fonts. The Multi-Font Module section of Chapter 5 shows samples of the Epson Courier, Epson Prestige, Epson Script,

OCR-B, OCR-A, Epson Orator, and Epson Orator-S fonts. These fonts are now built-in and do not require the Multi-Font Module.

Therefore, ignore any references to the Multi-Font Module.

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