Epson 2190 User Manual

EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

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EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

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Follow the steps below to enter the default-setting mode. You’ll 
need four sheets of A4 or letter size single-sheet paper or four 
pages of continuous paper that is at least 11 inches (279 mm) 
long and 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide. If you use single sheets, 
you need to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer 
ejects a printed sheet from the paper guide.

1. Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded. Then press 

the 

Pitch

 and 

Tear Off/Bin

 buttons to open the Menu. The 

Menu lights (both the Tear Off/Bin lights) turn on, and the 
printer enters the default-setting mode and prints the 
language selection instructions.

2. Press the

 

Font

 button until the Font lights show the 

language you want, as described in the instructions.

3. Press the 

Tear Off/Bin

 button to print the default-setting 

mode instructions (three pages) in the language you 
selected. The printed instructions list the settings you can 
change, describe how to change them, and show how the 
control panel lights help you make settings. Use these 
instructions to change the printer’s default settings from the 
control panel.

4. When you finish making settings, press the 

Menu

 buttons 

(

Pitch

 and 

Tear Off/Bin

) to exit the default-setting mode.

You can make your FX-890 or FX-2190 work like the Okidata

®

 

Microline

®

 320 Turbo or 321 Turbo. In Okidata mode, the 

printer emulates Okidata functions, and the following 
additional settings can be selected in the default setting mode. 
The default settings (shown in bold) are consistent with 
Okidata Microline 320/321 Turbo factory settings.

Note: The FX-890 and FX-2190 do not support the USB interface in 
Okidata mode.

If you want to use your printer in Okidata mode, do not install 
the Windows driver that came with your printer. If you have 
been using an Okidata driver, you can continue to use it with 
your printer in Okidata mode. 

If you have been using an Okidata printer, you may want to 
print out its default settings for reference before changing 
modes on the FX-890/FX-2190. To do this on the Okidata 
printer, press 

SHIFT + SEL

 to enter Menu mode, and then press 

PRINT

.

To enter Okidata mode on your FX-890/FX-2190, make sure 
the printer is turned off. Then hold down the 

Tear Off/Bin

 and 

Pause

 buttons while you turn on the printer. The printer beeps 

once to indicate it is now in Okidata mode. It remains in 
Okidata mode until you repeat the above procedure. To return 
to FX-890/FX-2190 mode, hold down the 

Tear Off/Bin

 and 

Pause

 buttons while you turn on the printer. The printer beeps 

twice and is now operating in FX-890/2190 mode.

When you switch from one mode to the other, any changes you 
made to the printer’s settings in the original mode are restored 
to their default values. You can print the default settings for the 
printer to check the current settings and change them if 
necessary. See page 14.

Software emulation

IBM PPDS, EPSON ESC/P, Oki ML 320T

Auto tear off wait time

0.5 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, Others

Bottom margin

4.2 mm, 20 mm, 22 mm, 24 mm, Others

Line spacing 
(lines per inch)

6 LPI, 8 LPI

Paper out override

Off (No), On (Yes)