Epson DFX-8500 Service Manual page 81

DFX-8500
Table 2-7 lists the carriage motor drive modes.
Action Drive Mode
Carriage moves Super Draft
†
and prints. Super Draft HD
Draft
Draft HD
Bit image 1
Bit image 2
Bit image 3
NLQ
NLQ HD
Super Draft × 1/3
Bit image 4
Draft × 1/3
Bit image 1 × 1/3
Bit image 2 × 1/3
Bit image 3 × 1/3
NLQ × 1/3
Draft × 1/6
Bit image 4 × 1/3
Bit image 3 × 1/6
Carriage moves Home position
without printing. seek
Paper width
detection seek
Logical seek 0
Logical seek 1
Logical seek 2
Measurement seek
* See Table 2-8.
† This action includes all printing modes. Carriage motor pulse control adjusts the carriage speed. (See
below for more information on carriage motor pulse control.) For increased throughput, printing is allowed
when accelerating or decelerating between the Super Draft and Draft HD drive modes.
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Table 2-7. Carriage Motor Drive Modes
Carriage Motor
Speed (rpm)
2800
2666
2100
2000
1050
1050
1050
1050
1000
888
933
666
555
500
444
333
333
277
222
500
500
2100
1050
333
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Acceleration /
Deceleration Control
Curve*
Acceleration and
Deceleration 1
Acceleration and
Deceleration 3
Constant
Speed
Control
Carriage
motor pulse
control