Epson FX-286 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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The NLQ mode...
In addition to the draft mode, the FX-286 has a high-quality NLQ
(Near Letter Quality) mode. As explained in Chapter 4, dot-matrix
characters are made up of many tiny dots. The NLQ characters are
more fully formed than the draft ones because they are made up of
more dots. You can see the difference in the printouts below.
Epson Mode
T h i s
i s p r i n t e d i n d r a f t
m o d e .
This
is printed in NLQ mode.
IBM Proprinter Made
T h i s i s p r i n t e d i n d r a f t m o d e .
T h i s i s p r i n t e d i n N L Q m o d e .
The increased number of dots does slow the printing somewhat.
Therefore, the FX-286 lets you choose high speed or high quality each
time you print. You can print your ordinary work or preliminary
drafts quickly in the draft mode and use the NLQ -mode for final cop-
ies or special purposes.
The panel buttons make it especially easy to change from draft to
NLQ, but you can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a soft-
ware command (see Chapter 5). The following functions are not
available in the Epson NLQ mode: italic, condensed, double-strike,
elite, and proportional. Italic, condensed, and double-strike are not
available in the IBM Proprinter NLQ mode. (Proportional is not
available at all in the IBM mode.)
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Setting the Top-of-Page Position
Once you’ve loaded continuous-feed paper into your FX-286
and turned the power on, you need to establish a top-of-page position
so that the printed pages end where you want them to and do not cross
over a perforation between pages.
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