Default-Setting Mode; Changing Default Settings; Aligning Vertical Lines In Your Printout - Epson FX-1180 Product Information

EPSON FX-880/FX-1180

Default-Setting Mode 1

Setting
Skip over perforation
Auto tear-off
Auto line feed
Print direction
Software
I/F (interface) mode
Auto I/F (interface) wait time
0 slash
High speed draft
Input buffer
Buzzer
Auto CR (carriage return)*
IBM character table*
* These settings are available only in IBM 2380/2381 Plus emulation
mode (IBM 2380 Plus for FX-880, IBM 2381 Plus for FX-1180).
Default-Setting Mode 2
Setting Options
Page length for front Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8,
tractor 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17
Page length for rear tractor Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8,
8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17
Character table Standard model: Italic, PC 437, PC 850,
PC 860, PC 863, PC 865, PC 861,
BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1
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, Bulgaria, PC 774,
Estonia, PC 866 LAT., ISO 8859-2, PC 866
UKR
International character set Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany,
for Italic table* Italic U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic
Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1
* The options available for this setting vary depending on the country.

Changing Default Settings

Follow the steps below to enter the default-setting mode and
change the printer's default settings.
Note:
To print the language selection and default-setting mode
instructions, you need three sheets of letter- or A4-size paper or
three pages of continuous paper that is at least 11 inches
(279 mm) long and 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide.
If you use single sheets, you need to load a new sheet of paper
each time the printer ejects a printed sheet from the paper guide.
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
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Options
Off, On
Off, On
Off, On
Bi-D, Uni-D
ESC/P, IBM 2380 Plus for FX-880,
IBM2381 Plus for FX-1180
Auto, Parallel, Optional
10 seconds, 30 seconds
0, 0 /
Off, On (10 cpi), On (12 cpi)
Off, On
Off, On
Off, On
Table 2, Table1
Caution:
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five
seconds before turning it back on; otherwise, you may
damage the printer.
2. Using the tables above, determine whether the setting you
want to change is in default-setting mode 1 or 2.
3. To change settings in default-setting mode 1, hold down
the
Tear Off/Bin
button to turn on the printer. To change settings in default-
setting mode 2, hold down the
buttons while you press the
printer.
The printer enters the default-setting mode you selected and
prints the language selection instructions (one page).
4. Press the
Load/Eject
lights indicate the language you want, as described in
Pause
the language selection instructions.
5. Press the
Tear Off/Bin
mode instructions (two pages) in the language you selected.
The printed instructions list the settings you can change,
describe how to change them, and show you how the
control panel lights help you make settings. Use these
instructions to change the printer's default settings from the
control panel.
Note:
The arrows in the instructions indicate the printer's current
settings.
6. To save your settings and turn off the printer, press the
button. This also exits the default-setting mode.
Operate
Note:
You may exit the default-setting mode any time by turning off the
printer while it is paused. Any settings you have made remain in
effect until you change them again.
Aligning Vertical Lines in Your
Printout
If you notice that the vertical lines in your printout are not
properly aligned, you can use the printer's bidirectional
adjustment mode to correct this problem.
During bidirectional adjustment, the printer prints three
sheets of alignment patterns, labeled High Speed Draft, Draft,
and NLQ (near letter quality). As described below, you select
the best alignment pattern from each sheet.
11/98
button while you press the
Tear Off/Bin
button to turn on the
Operate
button until the
Paper Out
button to print the default-setting
Operate
and
LF/FF
and