Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

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Chapter 5
Changing Printer Settings From the 
Printer’s Control Panel
Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
About Your Printer’s Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Changing default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 

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Selecting a Built-In Font and Pitch 
Your printer comes with the twelve built-in fonts shown in the 
table below. You can also choose from the following six pitch 
(character size) settings: 10, 12, 15, 17, or 20 cpi (characters per 
inch), or proportional spacing. You can select the font and pitch 
using the buttons on the printer’s control panel as described 
below.
Note:
Settings you make in your application programs usually override...

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2. To select a font, press the 
Font button until the two Font lights 
indicate the font you want as shown below.
Note:
The Font button cannot directly select OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, 
Script-C, Roman-T, or Sans Serif H. To select one of these fonts, 
you must first use the default-setting mode to register it as the 
“other” font. Note that the default “other” setting is Roman-T.
To select a pitch, press the 
Pitch button until the...

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About Your Printer’s Default Settings 
The printer’s default settings control many printer functions. 
While you can often set these functions through your software or 
printer driver, you may sometimes need to change a default 
setting from the printer’s control panel using the default-setting 
mode.
The following table lists the default settings and the options you 
can select in the default-setting mode. The settings are explained 
in...

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Page length for front tractor
This setting allows you to set the page length (in inches) for 
continuous paper loaded on the front push tractor.
Page length for rear tractor
This setting allows you to set the page length (in inches) for 
continuous paper loaded on the rear push tractor.
Skip over perforation
This setting takes effect only when you are using continuous 
paper. When you select 
On, the printer provides a one-inch 
(25.4...

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Auto tear off
When you turn on this setting and print on continuous paper 
with the front or rear push tractor, the printer automatically 
advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position, where you 
can easily tear off the printed page(s). When the printer receives 
the next print job, it automatically moves the unused paper back 
to the top-of-form position and starts printing, so no paper is 
wasted between print jobs.
When you...

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If your printer is connected to only one computer, select 
Parallel 
or 
Optional for the interface mode, depending on the interface 
you use. If your printer is connected to more than one computer, 
select 
Auto (automatic) for the interface mode to cause the printer 
to automatically switch between interfaces depending on which 
one is receiving data.
Auto I/F (interface) wait time
This setting takes effect only if an optional...

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High speed draft
When you choose On, the printer prints up to 480 cps (characters 
per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch). When you choose Off, 
the printer prints up to 360 cps at 10 cpi.
Input buffer
When you turn on this setting, the printer’s input buffer stores 
up to 64KB of data sent from your computer, freeing up your 
computer for other tasks while the printer prints. When you select 
Off, the buffer cannot store data, so...

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Roll paper
When you turn on this mode, the printer recognizes that the 
paper is not single sheets, so it does not try to eject the paper and 
advance it forward to the next page when you press the 
LF/FF 
button.
Changing default settings
Follow the steps below to enter the default-setting mode and 
change the printer’s default settings.
Note:
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To print the language selection and default-setting mode 
instructions, you need three...

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4. Press the Font button to print the default-setting mode 
instructions (two pages) in the language you selected.
The printed instructions list the default settings you can 
change, describe how to change them, and show you how the 
control panel lights help you make settings. Follow these 
instructions to change the default settings using the buttons 
on the printer’s control panel.
Note:
The arrows on the instruction sheets indicate...