Changing Default Settings - Epson LX-300 Manual

Epson LX-300+II
Default Settings
While you can often set the default settings through your
application software or printer driver, you may need to change a
default setting from the printer's control panel using Default
setting mode. The table below lists the default settings (in bold)
and options you can select in this mode. (For more information,
see the Reference Guide.)
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Settings
Page length for tractor
Skip over perforation
Auto tear-off
Auto line feed
Print direction
Software
0 slash
High speed draft
I/F (interface) mode
Auto I/F wait time
Baud rate (bps)
Parity
Data length
Parallel I/F bidirectional mode
Packet mode
Character table*
International character set for
Italic table
Manual feed wait time
Buzzer
Auto CR (IBM 2380 Plus)*
IBM character table*
* These settings take effect only when IBM 2380 Plus emulation is
selected.
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Options
Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8,
8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17
On, Off
On, Off
On, Off
Bi-D, Uni-D
ESC/P, IBM 2380 Plus
On, Off
,
On Off
Auto, Parallel, Serial
10 seconds, 30 seconds
19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600,
300
None, Odd, Even, Ignore
7 bit, 8 bit
On, Off
Auto, Off
Standard model:
Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860,
PC 863, PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII,
Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1,
PC 858, ISO 8859-15
All other models:
Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 437 Greek,
PC 853, PC 855, PC 852, PC 857, PC
866, PC 869, MAZOWIA, Code MJK,
ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC
774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866
LAT, PC 866 UKR, PC APTEC, PC 708,
PC 720, PC AR864, PC 860, PC 863,
PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII, Abicomp,
Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO
8859-15, PC 771, PC437 Slovenia, PC
MC, PC1250, PC1251
Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic
Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark1,
Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain1
1 second, 1.5 seconds,
2 seconds, 3 seconds
On, Off
On, Off
Table 1, Table 2

Changing Default Settings

Follow the steps below to enter Default Setting mode. If you
use single sheets, you'll need to load a new sheet of paper each
time the printer ejects a printed page.
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is off.
2. Hold down the
Tear Off
the printer.
The printer enters Default Setting mode and prints
instructions for selecting the language. The current
language is indicated by which control panel lights are on.
(For English, only the Pause light is on.)
3. If you want a different language, press the
until the lights show the language you want.
4. Press the
Tear Off
current settings.
5. If the settings are all correct, turn off the printer to exit
Default Setting mode.
If you want to change any settings, go to step 6.
6. Press the
Tear Off
instructions for changing the settings.
7. Press the button to scroll through the options for the
LF/FF
selected setting until you see the one you want. Then press
the (
Tear Off Font
want to change.
8. When you finish making settings, turn off the printer to exit
Default Setting mode.
Your new settings remain in effect until you change them again
or reset the printer's defaults.
Restoring the printer's default settings
If you want to restore all the factory default settings, turn off the
printer. Then hold down the
buttons while you turn on the printer.
7/06
( ) button and then turn on
Font
LF/FF
( ) button to print a list of all the
Font
( ) button. The printer prints
Font
) button to select the next setting you
, , and
Load/Eject LF/FF
button
Pause