Dip Switch Panel - Epson LQ-800 User Manual

Switch
Function
No.
1-1
International
1-2 character set
selection
1-3
1-4
select large or
small buffer
capacity
1-5
Select Letter
Quality or draft
print style
-6 Condensed
characters
1-7 One-inch skip-over
perforation
Cut sheet feeder
1-8
= Factory setting When delivered
Table A-1. DIP switch panel 1
ON OFF
See Table
A-3
7K
1K
LQ
draft
OFF Condensed characters are useful
ON
OFF If your commercial software does
ON
OFF Set this switch to ON only when
ON
Explanation
These three switches select the
International character sets shown in
Table A-3 When you receive your
LQ, the switches are set for the USA
character set. To see the other
character sets, turn to the end of
Appendix B.
The buffer stores data from your
computer. When you receive your
LQ, the buffer is set for 1 kilobyte
(OFF), which allows the printer to
use user-deftned (downloaded)
characters. If you want to free your
computer while the LQ prints,
change the setting to 7 kilobytes
(ON).
You can select the draft mode or the
Letter Quality mode to be in effect
when you turn the power on. You car
still select either mode using the
control panel buttons.
when you're printing spreadsheets
and other documents where you
need to print as much on a page as
possible. If you set this switch to ON
everything you print will be in
condensed mode (unless a software
command overrides it).
not automatically skip over the
perforation between sheets of
continuous-feed paper, set this
switch to ON and set the top-of-page
3 lines below the perforation. The LQ
then automatically leaves a top and
bottom margin of ½ inch on each
page, and skips over the
perforations. Set this switch OFF
vyhen using cut sheet feeder.
using the optional cut sheet feeder.
A-3