Epson LQ-1000 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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7
Selecting the Letter Quality or Draft Mode
When you receive your LQ, it is preset to print in the Letter
Quality mode. As
shown
in the sample below, the Letter Quality
characters are fully formed and are ideal for formal correspondence or
other presentation-quality work.
For
those
times when you need only a rough draft, the LQ also
has a
draft mode, also
shown
below. In draft mode, the LQ prints more
quickly, because fewer dots are used to form each letter.
This is the Letter Quality style
T h i s i s t h e d r a f t S t y l e
The LQ gives you three ways to select either the Letter Quality or
draft mode.
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Control panel-You can choose between the Letter Quality and
draft modes with the appropriate button
on
the control panel.
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DIP switch-A switch on the back of the printer selects either Letter
Quality or draft as the
default
typestyle (the style in effect when you
turn the power
on).
See Appendix A for details.
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Software command-You
can
also switch between the Letter Qual-
ity and draft modes by sending a command to the printer as
explained in Chapter 5.
These three choices allow you to tailor the LQ to
your
printing
needs. If you find you use the Letter Quality mode most of the time,
you can leave the settings just as they are. If you print in draft mode
more than Letter Quality, just reset the DIP switch as outlined in
Appendix A. But no matter what you choose, you can always use the
buttons on the control panel to switch between the two styles.
8
Running the Self Test
The LQ has a built-in self test function that automatically
prints out all of the characters in the selected character set-either
Letter Quality or draft.
Before running the self test, make sure that paper is loaded in the
printer and that the power is turned OFF. If you have an LQ-1000, be
sure to use 14-inch-wide paper to avoid printing on the platen.
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