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    							5
    Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel      5-1
    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 
    settings you make from the printer’s control panel. For best results, use 
    your application to select a font and pitch.
    Follow these steps to select a built-in font or pitch using the 
    buttons on the printer’s control panel:
    1. Make sure that the printer is not printing. If it is, press the 
    Pause button to stop printing.
    Font Sample
    Draft
    Roman
    Sans Serif
    Courier
    Prestige
    Script
    OCR-B
    Orator
    Orator-S
    Script C
    Roman T
    San Serif H 
    						
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    Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel      5-3
    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 three Pitch 
    lights indicate the pitch you want as shown below.
    Font lights Font
     
    o o nDraft
     
    o n oRoman
     
    o n nSans Serif 
     
    n o o Courier
     
    n o nPrestige
     
    n n oScript
     
    n n nOthers
     
    n = On, 
     
    o = Off
    * others means the font selected in the 
    default-setting mode
    Pitch lights Pitch
     
    o o n10 cpi
     
    o n o12 cpi
     
    o n n15 cpi
     
    n o o17 cpi
     
    n o n20 cpi
     
    n n oPS 
    (proportional spacing)
     
    n = On, 
     
    o = Off 
    						
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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 detail after the table. For instructions on changing the default 
    settings, see page 5-9.
    Settings Options
    Page length for front tractor* Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 
    8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17 inches 
    Page length for rear tractor* Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 
    8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17 inches
    Skip over perforation On, Off
    Auto tear off On, Off
    Auto line feed On, Off
    Print direction Auto, Bi-D, Uni-D
    I/F mode Auto, Parallel, Optional
    Auto I/F wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds
    Software ESC/P2, IBM 2391 Plus
    Character table Standard model:
    Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, 
    PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII, Abicomp, 
    Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, 
    ISO 8859-15,
    All other models:
    Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 437 Greek, 
    PC 853, PC 855, PC 852, PC 857, 
    PC 864, PC 866, PC 869, MAZOWIA, 
    Code MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, 
    Bulgaria, PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, 
    PC 866 LAT, PC 866 UKR, PC APTEC, 
    PC 708, PC720, PC AR864, PC 860, 
    PC 865, PC 861, PC 863, BRASCII, 
    Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, 
    PC 858, ISO 8859-15 
    						
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    Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel      5-5
    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 mm) margin between the last line printed on one page and 
    the first line printed on the next page. Because most application 
    programs override margin settings made from the control panel, 
    you should use this setting only if you cannot set your top and 
    bottom margins using your application.
    International character set 
    for Italic tableItalic U.S.A, Italic France, Italic 
    Germany, Italic U.K., Italic 
    Denmark1, Italic Sweden, Italic 
    Italy, Italic Spain1
    0 slash On, Off
    High speed draft Off, On
    Input buffer On, Off
    Buzzer On, Off
    Auto CR (IBM 2391Plus)** On, Off
    A.G.M. (IBM 2391Plus) ** On, Off
    Font OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, 
    Roman T, Sans Serif H
    Roll paper On, Off
    *  The options available vary depending on the country.
    **These settings take effect only when IBM 2391 Plus emulation is
        selected.Settings Options 
    						
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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 select Off and print on continuous paper with the front 
    or rear push tractor, you need to move the perforation to the tear-
    off position manually by pressing the Tear Off/Bin button. See 
    “Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge” in Chapter 2 for 
    more information. (The tear-off feature is not available for paper 
    loaded on the pull tractor.)
    Auto line feed
    When you turn on this setting, each carriage return (CR) code 
    received by the printer is accompanied by a line feed code. This 
    moves the print position to the beginning of the next line. If the 
    printer adds an extra line after every carriage return, select Off.
    Print direction
    You can choose automatic print direction selection, bidirectional 
    printing (Bi-D), or unidirectional printing (Uni-D). Printing is 
    normally bidirectional; however, unidirectional printing allows 
    for precise vertical printing alignment, which is useful for 
    printing graphics.
    I/F (interface) mode
    The printer comes with a built-in parallel interface and an 
    interface slot in which you can install one optional interface. For 
    information on using an optional interface, see page A-3. 
    						
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    Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel      5-7
    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 interface is installed 
    and the auto interface mode is selected. This setting determines 
    how long the printer waits when it no longer receives data from 
    an interface before it checks whether a print job is being sent 
    through the other interface. You can specify 
    10 seconds or 
    30 seconds for the auto interface wait time.
    Software
    If you select 
    ESC/P2, the printer operates in the EPSON ESC/P2 
    mode. If you select 
    IBM 2391 Plus, the printer emulates an IBM 
    printer.
    Character table
    You can select among 13 standard character tables as well as 
    tables for 22 other countries. See Appendix C for character 
    samples.
    International character set for Italic table
    You can select among several international character sets for the 
    Italic character table. Each character set contains eight characters 
    that vary depending on the country or language, so you can 
    customize the Italic table to suit your printing needs. See 
    Appendix C for character samples.
    0 slash
    When you turn on this setting, the zero character contains a slash 
    ( ); otherwise it has no slash (0). The slash allows you to easily 
    distinguish between the uppercase letter “O” and a zero.0 
    						
    							5-8      Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel
    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 the computer must wait for 
    the printer to print each character before it sends the next 
    character.
    Buzzer (beeper)
    When you turn on this setting, the printer beeps when an error 
    occurs. See page 7-2 for more information on printer errors. If you 
    do not want the printer to beep when an error occurs, select Off.
    Auto CR (carriage return)
    This setting is available only in IBM 2391 Plus emulation mode. 
    When you select On, each line feed (LF) code or ESC J code 
    received by the printer is accompanied by a carriage return code. 
    This moves the print position to the beginning of the next line. If 
    the printer adds an extra line after every carriage return, select 
    Off.
    A.G.M. (Alternate Graphic Mode) 
    When A.G.M. is on, the printer can use some advanced graphics 
    commands like those available in ESC/P2 mode. When you select 
    IBM 2391 mode, this setting is available. The default setting is off.
    Font
    You can select 6 fonts in default-setting mode. The following fonts 
    are indicated on the control panel and can’t be selected by default 
    settings: Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, and Script. 
    						
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    Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel      5-9
    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:
    o
    To print the language selection and default-setting mode 
    instructions, you need three sheets of A4- or letter-size single-sheet 
    paper or three pages of continuous paper that is at least 279 mm 
    (11 inches) long and 210 mm (8.27 inches) wide. See Chapter 2 for 
    instructions on loading continuous paper, or Chapter 3 for 
    instructions on loading single sheets.
    o
    If you use single sheets, you need to load a new sheet of paper each 
    time the printer ejects a printed sheet.
    1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
     
    c
    Caution:
    Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds 
    before turning it back on; otherwise you may damage the 
    printer.
    2. Hold down the 
    Pitch button while you press the 
    Operate 
    button to turn on the printer. The printer enters the default-
    setting mode and prints the language selection instructions 
    (one page).
    3. Press the 
    Pitch button until the Pitch lights indicate the 
    language you want, as described in the language selection 
    instructions. 
    						
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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 the printer’s current 
    settings.
    5. When you finish making settings, press the Operate button 
    to turn off the printer and exit the default-setting mode. Any 
    settings you have made remain in effect until you change 
    them again.
    Note:
    You may exit the default-setting mode by turning off the printer while 
    the printer is not printing. 
    						
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