Epson Stylus COLOR 3000, Service Manual, Page: 122 / 180

Adjustment
Rev. A
4-14
4.1.8 Bi-D Adjustment
This is required when the CR unit or CR motor is replaced or removed. You perform this operation to
adjust deviation occurs between lines printed in Bi-directional mode.
1. Connect the printer and the host computer with a parallel interface cable.
2. Start the adjustment program in the host computer.
3. Input the market code. (Refer to Section 4.1.2.)
4. Move the cursor using
↑
or
↓
key to select “2. Adjustment & Check” from the Main menu. Then press
“Return” key, and the Adjustment & Check menu appears.
5. Move the cursor using
↑
or
↓
key to select “6. Bi-d” Then press “Return” key, and the printer prints the
Bi-D adjustment pattern in the LQ and draft modes.
6. Follow the flowchart in Page 4-15 to align the lines continuously by making the gap width as follows:
LQ mode: Less than 1/3 of the line width
Draft mode: Less than 1/2 of the line
7.
After making an adjustment, press one of the following keys:
[0] Correct the input values.
[SPACE] Print to check the result with the input values.
[RETURN] Quit the operation and return to the Adjustment and Check menu.
[ESC] Return to the Adjustment and Check menu without changing the current values.
8. Perform one of the followings:
Select R.Return using
↑
or
↓
key to and press “Return” key to return to the Main menu.
Select other adjustment using
↑
or
↓
key to and press “Return” key to make the selected
adjustment. (Select R.Return using
↑
or
↓
key to and press “Return” key to return to the main
menu when all necessary adjustments are done.)
9. Move the cursor using
↑
or
↓
key to select “ .END” and press “Return” key to exit the adjustment
program.
Adjusted value is not stored in the EEPROM until the printer is turned off. Therefore be sure to turn
off the printer once after the adjustment program is executed.
The set values are transferred to the printer when this adjustment is executed. Therefore do not
turn off the printer before executing “Bi-D”.
CAUTION