Factory Settings - Epson TM-FX2180 Service Manual

EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual
Press the LF/FF or Load/Eject button until the Pitch lights indicate the
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number of the pattern with the best alignment, as shown in
Figure 5-11.
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Figure 5-11. Pitch Lights
Press the Font button to save your selection. The printer then prints 25
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Draft mode alignment patterns.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for the Draft and NLQ modes.
After you perform the NLQ mode bi-d adjustment, turn off the printer to
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save the bi-d values you selected in the EEPROM on the main board.
Turning off the printer also exits the bidirectional adjustment mode.

5.2.3 Factory Settings

This section describes how to reset the factory settings. You must reset
the factory settings after you replace the main board or the EEPROM. You
can perform this procedure only with the Settings diskette.
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IMPORTANT
After you select the factory settings in the Setting
File menu, be sure to run the Check program from
the Main menu. Running the Check program
writes the selected factory settings to the
EEPROM and prints several check patterns.
1. Make sure the PC is turned off. Insert the Settings diskette into drive A
of the PC and turn on the PC.
Exit Windows and go to the DOS prompt.
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3. At the DOS prompt, type GWBASIC J10a72v.bas and press Enter.
You see the Printer Select menu.
Program : J******
9 pins VR 0 = 0
[ Printer select
> (1) 9 pins
(2) 24 pins
Figure 5-12. Printer Select Menu
Use the or key to highlight 9 pins and then press Enter. You see
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the Setting File menu.
Program : J******
9 pins VR 0 = 0
[ Setting File
> (1) DEFSTD
(2) EURSTD
(3) NLSP
(4) ITALIC
(5) RUSSIAN
Figure 5-13. Setting File Menu
Use the or key to highlight the factory setting for the printer's
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destination and press Enter. Refer to Table 5-3 for destination settings.
After you select the factory setting, you see the Main menu.
Chapter 5 Adjustments
Setting : *****
VR 1 = 0 VR 2 = 0
]
Setting : ******
VR 1 = 0 VR 2 = 0
]
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