DMP 250 (26-2886)             Color Printing           Faxback Doc. # 4221

You can expand your printer's capabilities by adding the optional color
ribbon (RSU# 11846789) that prints in seven colors. In order to print
in color, you must:

° Install the optional color ribbon

° Install the color motor

° Install the printer driver for color printing (Epson LQ-2500/2550/860)
  in your application software, and

° Select the Epson Emulation mode and color option in the setup menu mode

Faxback Document # 4233 will provide additional information on using the
Setup Menu.

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│Installing the Color Motor: │
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Follow this procedure to install the color motor in the DMP 250.

1.  Remove the top cover and turn off the printer.

2.  Remove the standard ribbon cassette by lifting it out.

3.  Hold the color motor by the flat knob on top.  Hold it so the gear
    side of the motor is facing the left side of the printer.  Fit the two
    notches on the front and rear bottom of the motor into the two slots
    on the top of the printer's plastic frame.

4.  Insert the motor's connector into the printer's connector.

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│Installing the Optional Color Ribbon: │
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To print in color, you must install the color motor supplied with the
DMP 250 and the optional color ribbon and specify color printing in the
setup menu.

1.  Turn off the printer's power and slide the print head to the center of
    the platen.

2.  Slide the ribbon roller guide of the color ribbon cassette to the
    center of the exposed ribbon.  Position the color ribbon cassette and
    fit the ribbon roller guide over the print head.

3.  Lower the cassette into the printer.  Be sure the ribbon slides
    between the print head and the ribbon mask.

4.  Fit the two pins on the right end and one pin on the left end of the
    cassette into the corresponding notches on the printer.  Push the
    cassette down until it clicks into place.  Check to be sure that the
    ribbon can move up and down by tilting the cassette slightly.

5.  Move the print head to the left and right to verify that the ribbon
    knob turns clockwise, indicating that the cassette is feeding the
    ribbon.

6.  Replace the top cover.

Notes:

°   You do not have to remove the color motor when replacing the color
    ribbon cassette with a standard ribbon cassette.

°   When printing becomes light, replace the color ribbon cassette.

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│Specifying Color Printing: │
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After installing the color motor and ribbon, you need to specify color
printing so the printer recognizes that it should handle colors.  You can
do this either temporarily in the setup >RIBBON option, or select the
color option in the macro settings so you can permanently save the color
setting.  Follow the steps under "Setting Up the Menu" or "Defining
Macros" to change the >RIBBON to color.

Faxback Document # 4233 will provide specific information on running the
Setup Menu.

Faxback Document # 4232 will provide specific information on defining a
printer macro.

To select a color, change >COLOR as required in the macro, setup, or quick
menus.  You can also select color through computer commands..

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│Correcting Color Mixing: │
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The printer chooses the proper color band automatically. If colors mix,
you can fine-tune the color band selection by moving the color lever on
the top of the color motor.

(BKL-10/28/96)