Epson Stylus COLOR 3000, Service Manual, Page: 35 / 180

Product Descriptions
Rev. A
1-28
Black and White Printing YMCK Printing (color)
Auto Throughput and quality is better. Throughput is better.
Color quality with special paper is
worse.
(Because Color correction depends on
the print direction.)
Bi-D Throughput is the best.
Print quality may be down.
Throughput is the best.
Color quality with special paper is
worse.
(Because Color correction depends on
the print direction.)
Uni-D Throughput is worse.
Print quality is the best.
Throughput is worse.
Color quality is the best.
Character Mode
(for DOS)
Raster Graphics Mode
(for Windows / Mac) *
ESC U 0 Auto Bi-D
Auto ESC U 1 Auto Uni-D
ESC U 2 Auto Auto

Auto Auto
ESC U 0 Bi-D Bi-D
Default Bi-D ESC U 1 Uni-D Uni-D
Setting Mode ESC U 2 Auto Auto

Bi-D Bi-D
ESC U 0 Uni-D Bi-D
Uni-D ESC U 1 Uni-D Uni-D
ESC U 2 Uni-D Auto

Uni-D Uni-D
*: Printing direction is controlled by driver with Windows/Mac environment.
When the banner mode is selected by default setting or remote command, the function is as described in
Table 1-34.
Function
Trigger
Banner mode Off
(manual insertion operation)
Banner mode On
Command FF 1. Case that page length is set by
ESC (C
→
Eject
2. Case that page length is not set
by ESC (C
→
Advances to the top-margin
of the next page
Advances to the top-margin position
of the next page.
ESC EMR No operation No operation
Switch FF Eject Advances to the top-margin position
of the next page.
Eject Eject (maximum 44 inches) Advances to the top-margin position
of the next page.
Data Over the page length
set by command 1. Case that page length is set by
ESC (C
→
Eject
2. Case that page length is not set
by ESC (C
→
No operation
No operation
Over the paper
length Eject Eject
Table 1-32. Print Direction Mode Characteristics
Table 1-33. Printing Direction and ESC U Command
Table 1-34. Vertical Print Position in the Manual Insertion