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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.
Item
Setting / value *1
Page length for tractor
Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17
Skip over perforation
Off, On
Auto tear-off
Off, On
Auto line feed
Off, On
Print direction
Bi-D, Uni-D, Auto
Software
ESC/P2, IBM PPDS
0 slash
0, (the zero character with a slash)
High speed draft
Off, On
I/F (interface) mode
Auto, Parallel, USB
Auto I/F (interface) wait time
10 seconds, 30 seconds
Parallel I/F (interface) bidirectional mode
Off, On
Packet mode
Auto, Off
Auto CR (carriage return)
Off, On
A.G.M *2
Off, On
Character table
Standard model: italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15
All other models: Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC853, PC855, PC852, PC857, PC864, PC866, PC869, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866UKR, PC APTEC, PC708, PC720, PCAR 864, PC860, PC865, PC861, PC863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC 771
International character set for italic table *3
Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1
Pitch
10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, Proportional
Font
Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, Roman T, Sans Serif H
Manual feed wait time
0.5 second, 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds
Buzzer
Off, On
Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding
Off, On
*1 Settings with bold weight mean the standard factory settings.
*2 This setting is available only in IBM PPDS emulation mode.
*3 The options available for this setting vary depending on the country.

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.

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.

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.

International character set for Italic table

You can select among several international character sets for the Italic character table. Each character set contains eight characters that vary depending on the country or language, so you can customize the Italic table to suit your printing needs.

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, Roman T, and Sans Serif H.

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:
Note:
To print the language selection and default-setting mode instructions, you need five sheets of A4 or letter size single-sheet paper or five pages of 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.
When using continuous paper, make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
Caution:
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on; otherwise, you may damage the printer.
Turn on the printer while holding down the Load/Eject and Pause buttons.
The printer enters the default-setting mode. When using continuous paper, the printer prints the language selection instructions (one page).
When using single-sheet paper, load paper to the printer. The printer prints the language selection instructions (one page).
Press the LF/FF button several times until the Power, Paper Out and Pause lights indicate the language you want, as described in the language selection instructions.
Press the Load/Eject button to print the default-setting mode instructions (four 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.
When you finish making settings, turn off the printer and exit the default-setting mode.
Note:
You may exit the default-setting mode by turning off the printer at any time. Any settings you have made remain in effect until you change them again.
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