Draft Mode - Epson ActionPrinter 3000 LQ-200 Service Manual

Draft mode

1. Turn on the printer while holding down the ON LINE, FORM FEED, and
LINE FEED buttons.
2. Press the ON LINE button.
3. Press the LINE FEED button. The printer prints five test patterns. The
pattern corresponding to the current value of VR1 is the middle pattern. For
example, in Figure 4-5, VR1 equals -4 (pattern 3).
4. Select the best-aligned pattern as described here:
If the best-aligned pattern is just above the middle pattern, press the
FORM FEED button once. If it is the top pattern, press the FORM FEED
button twice. (See Table 4-3.)
If the best-aligned pattern is just below the middle pattern, press the
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LINE FEED button once. If it is the bottom pattern, press the LINE
FEED button twice. (See Table 4-3.)
For example, if the best-aligned pattern is VR1 = -2 (pattern 5), press the
LINE FEED button twice.
LQ-200/AP3000
Figure 4-5. Draft Mode Test Patterns
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