User manual EPSON LQ-680+

[. . . ] Reset When you press both the Font and Condensed buttons simultaneously, the printer clears its buffer and return to its default settings. Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly. Q Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred. Q Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off position to the top-of-form position. [. . . ] You can leave this option set to Fine, which is the default setting, or select another dithering pattern depending on the kind of printout you want. If you turn on Hi-speed, you will enter bi-directional printing mode and printing speed will increase. Turning Hi-speed off will return the printer to unidirectional printing mode. To monitor the printer, make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected. Explanations Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3. Check the Paper Size, Orientation, and Paper Source settings you made on the Page Setup menu and change them if necessary. Select the setting and then choose an option from the Change Setting list box. Click this button to set the brightness and contrast, input the RGB gamma, or make other settings. Settings EPSON Status Monitor 3 Explanations You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you click this button. To monitor the printer, make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected. Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3. Utility allows you to easily change the printer's default settings from your computer's DOS prompt. (If you inserted the disk in a drive other than drive D, substitute the appropriate letter. Select your printer's name in the Printer Model window and press Enter. The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility that comes with your printer is available for Windows 98, 95, 2000 and NT 4. It allows you to monitor your printer's status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed. the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is available only when: The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port [LPT1]. the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is installed when you install the printer driver as described in Chapter 1. Note: If you install the driver using Add Printer in the Printers folder, or using the "Point and Print" method, EPSON Status Monitor 3 may not function properly. If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3, reinstall the driver as described in Chapter 1. Before using EPSON Status Monitor 3, be sure to read the README file on the driver disk. The following settings are available: select Notification Displays the error item check box ON/OFF status. [. . . ] The print mode used by your printer when you select Draft as the font. Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers, the system of commands your computer uses to control your printer. A control panel button and control code that advances the paper to the next topof-form position. Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots. [. . . ]