User manual EPSON FX-870

[. . . ] User's Guide Update Please update your User's Guide with the following information. These page-length settings have been added to your printer: 5. 5, 7, 17, 14, 8, 6, 4, 3. 5, and 3 inches. See "Default-Setting Mode" in Chapter 3 for the groups of available printer features. The page length feature has been deleted from Group 1 and now appears in a new group (Group 1 Extension). [. . . ] When you finish printing, the printer advances the final p&ted page's perforation to the tearoff position. Note: If the perforation does not meet the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the micro-feed feature as described on page 3-15. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing. You can leave tear-off mode on even when you are using single sheets because tear-off mode is disabled when you move the paperrelease lever to the single-sheet position. When you are using the pull-tractor, you need to set the tear-off mode to invalid in the default setting mode. I Using the TEAR OFF button You can use the TEAR OFF button to advance continuous paper to the tear-off position even if the tear-off mode is set to invalid in the default-setting mode. The printer advances the paper's perforation to the tear-off edge and the READY light blinks. 3. Note: If the perforation does not meet the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the micro-feed feature as described in the next section. Using the Printer 3-19 Tear Off 4. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing. (You can also manually feed the paper back to the loading position by pressing the TEAR OFF button again. ) Adjusting the tear-off position If the paper's perforation does not meet the tear-off edge, follow the steps below to adjust the tear-off position: 1. Make sure the paper is in the tear-off position and the READY light is blinking. 2. While holding down the ALT button, press the PAUSE button to enter the micro-feed feature. Press the PAUSE/TEAR OFF button to move the tear-off position down on the page, or press the PAPER FEED button to move the tear-off position up on the page. The printer remembers the new tear-off position even after you turn off the printer. When you begin printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing. 3. 4. 5. Note: l The printer has a minimum and maximum tear-off position. If you try to advance the loading position beyond the limits, the printer beeps and the paper stops moving. l When the paper reaches the factory-set tear-off position, the printer beeps and paper feeding pauses briefly. Use the factory setting as a reference point when you adjust the tearoff position. 3-20 Using the Printer Character Fonts Your printer has two draft fonts (normal and high-speed) and two Near Letter Quality (NLQ) fonts (Epson Roman and Epson Sans Serif). You can select these through application software and the control panel. Use the defaultsetting mode (explained earlier in this chapter) to choose between normal and high-speed draft. Near Letter Quality takes a little longer to print but produces fullyformed characters suitable for most documentation requirements. From the control panel you can select normal or condensed versions of all the fonts. Use the FONT button and the FONT and CONDENSED lights to select the font you want. Each time you press the FONT button, the selection changes and the FONT and CONDENSED lights come on (m >, go off (u), or blink ( `I ) to indicate the current selection. Font Draft Draft Condensed Roman Roman Condensed Sans Serif Sans Serif Condensed m on FONT Light 0 c7 m m `I " CONDENSED Light 0 m 0 m 0 m 0 off `) blinking Note: The settings you select from the control panel remain in effect even after YOU turn off the printer. Using the Printer 3-21 Character Fonts Because some application programs control character fonts and because program commands often override panel settings, use your application program's print options instead of the control panel to select character fonts if possible. [. . . ] Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high-speed printing. This system of commands gives you software control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application software for personal computers. form feed A control code and control panel button that advances the paper to the next top-margin position. [. . . ]