BIT SWITCHES
31 March, 1997
4-18
BIT SWITCH C
Bit
Function
Comments
0
Ink save mode
0: 1/4 save mode
1: No save mode
0: All dots are printed.
1: Print data is filtered using the following pattern.
(White dots are not printed.)
The default setting is “1”.
Do not change the setting.
1
Not used
Do not change the setting.
2
Resolution available in
copy mode
0: Fine
1: Fine & Standard
1: Scan resolution can be selected using the resolution
key.
Fine - 8 x 7.7 lines/mm
Standard - 8 x 3.85 lines/mm
3
Print quality
0: Draft quality
1: Letter quality
Same as the Function 43 setting.
4
Print direction selection
0: Smart bi-direction
1: Bi-direction
[Bi-direction] is faster than [Smart Bi-direction] but the
image quality is not as good.
[Uni-direction] is slow, but image quality is good.
SMART
This is a sample image
This is a text line only
Hello, I am a
FOX
1st line (52 nozzle lines)
2nd line (52 nozzle lines)
3rd line (52 nozzle lines)
4th line (52 nozzle lines)
5th line (52 nozzle lines)
Printed Paper
ABCDEFGHIJKL
MNOPQRSTU
123456789
BI
UNI
SMART:
If there are vertical lines in the image, the machine prints bi-directionally,
otherwise the machine prints in one-direction.
(printing speed: medium, print quality: good)
UNI:
Always prints in one direction no matter what the image is.
(printing speed: low, print quality: good)
BI:
Always prints in both directions regardless of the type of image.
(printing speed: High, print quality: low)
UNI can only be selected by a PCL command.
