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About Your Printer’s Default Settings
The default settings control many printer functions. While you can often set these functions through your software or printer driver, you may sometimes need to change a default setting from the printer’s control panel using the Default Setting mode.
Default Setting mode
The following table lists the default settings and the options you can select in the Default Setting mode. The settings are explained in detail after the table. For instructions on changing the default settings, see Changing default settings.
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Item
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Setting / value *1
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Character table
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KU42, TIS11, TIS18, TIS17, TIS13, TIS16, TSM/WIN, Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC858, ISO 8859-15
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Thai printing mode
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3-pass, 1-pass, Intelligent
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Space justification
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On, Off
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Page length for tractor
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Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17
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Skip over perforation
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Off, On
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Auto tear-off
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Off, On
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Auto line feed
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Off, On
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Print direction
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Bi-D, Uni-D, Auto
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Software
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ESC/P2, IBM PPDS
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0 slash
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0,
 (the zero character with a slash) |
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High speed draft
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Off, On
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I/F (interface) mode
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Auto, Parallel, USB
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Auto I/F (interface) wait time
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10 seconds, 30 seconds
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Parallel I/F (interface) bidirectional mode
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Off, On
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Packet mode
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Auto, Off
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Auto CR (IBM PPDS) *2
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Off, On
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A.G.M (IBM PPDS) *2
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Off, On
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Pitch
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10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, Proportional
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Font
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Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, SV Busaba / Roman T, SV Jittra / Sans Serif H
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Use ESC [T (IBM PPDS) *2
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No, Yes
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Manual feed wait time
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0.5 second, 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds
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Buzzer
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Off, On
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Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding
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Off, On
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*1 Settings with bold weight mean the standard factory settings. Settings may vary depending on the country.
*2 This setting is available only in IBM PPDS emulation mode.
Character table
You can select from among 13 to 36 standard character tables, depending on the country of purchase. See Default Setting mode for more information.
Thai printing mode
This setting allows you to select how to print Thai characters. When 3-pass is selected, the printer prints character code as they are. When 1-pass is selected, the printer selects a font which fits the character into a single pass. When Intelligent is selected, the printer selects an appropriate font and print in 3-pass.
Space justification
When On is selected, the printer automatically insert spaces to align the location of characters when printing in 1-pass or Intelligent mode. When Off is selected, spaces are not inserted.
Page length for tractor
This setting allows you to set the page length (in inches) for the continuous paper loaded on the tractor.
Skip over perforation
This feature is available only when continuous paper is selected as the paper source. When you turn on this feature, the printer provides a one-inch (25.4 mm) margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next page. Because most application program margin settings override margin settings from the control panel, you should use this setting only if you cannot set your top and bottom margins using your application.
Auto tear off
When auto tear off is on and you are using continuous paper with the push tractor, the printer automatically advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position, where you can easily tear off the printed pages. When the printer receives the next print job, it automatically moves the unused paper back to the top-of-form position and starts printing, so you can use all of the next page.
When using continuous paper, it is a good idea to set the Auto tear-off function.
Auto line feed
When auto line feed is on, the printer accompanies each carriage return (CR) code received with a line feed code, and the print position moves to the next line. If the printer adds an extra line after every carriage return, select Off.
Print direction
You can select auto print direction (Auto) bidirectional printing (Bi-D) or unidirectional printing (Uni-D). Printing is normally bidirectional for faster printing; however, unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment, which is useful for printing graphics.
When set to Auto, the printer analyzes the data and uses unidirectional printing only for lines which require vertical printing alignment.
Software
When you select ESC/P2 the printer operates in the EPSON ESC/P2 mode. When you select IBMPPDS, the printer emulates an IBM® printer.
0 slash
The zero character has a slash () when this feature is turned on. It has no slash (0) when this feature is turned off. The slash allows you to easily distinguish between the uppercase letter O and a zero.
) when this feature is turned on. It has no slash (0) when this feature is turned off. The slash allows you to easily distinguish between the uppercase letter O and a zero.High speed draft
When high speed draft is on, the printer prints up to 300 cps (characters per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch), or 360 cps at 12 cpi. When it is off, the printer prints 225 cps at 10 cpi, or 270 cps at 12 cpi.
I/F (interface) mode
You can choose Auto (automatic), Parallel, or USB for the interface mode. When you select Auto, the printer automatically selects the interface that is receiving data, and uses that interface until the end of the print job. The Auto setting allows you to share the printer among multiple computers without changing the interface mode.
If only one computer is connected to the printer, you can select Parallel, Serial or USB, depending on which interface your computer uses.
Auto I/F (interface) wait time
When the printer is in the auto interface mode and it receives no data from the currently selected interface for the amount of time specified with this setting, it determines which interface is receiving data and switches to that interface. You can specify 10 seconds or 30 seconds for the auto interface wait time.
Parallel I/F (interface) bidirectional mode
The Parallel Interface bidirectional transfer mode is used when this feature is on. If bidirectional transfer mode is unnecessary, turn this off.
Packet mode
Make sure to select Auto to print from Windows applications using the printer driver included in the software CD-ROM that comes with the printer. Turn off this mode if you encounter connection problems when you are printing from applications based on other operating systems such as DOS.
Auto CR (carriage return)
This setting is available in the IBMPPDS emulation mode. When auto carriage return is on, each line feed (LF) code or ESC J code is accompanied by a carriage return code. This moves the print position to the beginning of the next line. When this setting is off, you must send a CR code after the line feed code to move the printing position to the left margin.
A.G.M. (IBM)
Turn on the alternate graphic mode (A.G.M.) to make the ESC 3, ESC A, ESC J, ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y, ESC Z, and ESC * commands in IBM PPDS emulation mode work the same way as in ESC/P 2 mode.
The A.G.M. feature is available only in IBM PPDS emulation mode.
Pitch
You can select the character pitch from 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi or Proportional.
Font
You can select the following fonts: Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, SV Busaba / Roman T, SV Jittra / Sans Serif H.
Use ESC [T
This setting enables or disables the ESC [T and ESC [I commands when IBM mode is selected. When On is selected, ESC [T and ESC [I commands are enabled.
Manual feed wait time
This sets the amount of wait time between the time paper is inserted into the paper guide and when it is fed. If the paper feeds before you can adjust its position to your satisfaction, you can increase the wait time.
Buzzer (beeper)
The printer beeps when an error occurs. (See Using the Error Indicators for more information on printer errors.) If you do not want the printer to beep when an error occurs, turn this setting off.
Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding
When using multipart forms with cut-paper tab bindings that are 4 inches or wider but less than 9.4 inches wide, turn on this setting. When this setting is on, the print head avoids the binding area along the right and left edges of multipart forms during paper feeding. This makes paper feeding easier and prevents paper jams.
Changing default settings
Follow these steps to enter the Default Setting mode and change the printer’s default settings:
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To print the language selection and default-setting mode instructions, you need A4 or letter size single-sheet paper or continuous paper that is at least 279 mm (11 inches) long and 210 mm (8.3 inches) wide.
If you use single sheets, you need to feed a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet.
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Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded.
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Press and hold the LF/FF and Load/Eject buttons at the same time until the printer beeps.
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Pressing the Pause will print current settings. Underlines indicate current default values.
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Select an item by pressing the LF/FF or Load/Eject button.
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The printer prints the item and the current setting value of that item. The item list will be advanced one by one as the button is pressed, and the current setting value will be printed according to the item.
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The value can be changed by pressing the Pause button and the value is printed.
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Repeat steps 4 to 5: The other items can be changed in the same way.
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When you finish making settings, press and hold the LF/FF and Load/Eject button until the printer beeps. The printer exits the default setting mode. Any settings you have made remain in effect until you change them again.
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If you turn off the printer without exiting the default setting mode, any changes you have made will be lost.
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