EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual Chapter 5 Adjustments
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4.
Press the
LF/FF
or
Load/Eject
button until the
Pitch
lights indicate the
number of the pattern with the best alignment, as shown in
Figure 5-11.
1
o o o
14
n n n
2
o o n
15
n n f
3
o o f
16
n f o
4
o n o
17
n f n
5
o n n
18
n f f
6
o n f
19
f o o
7
o f o
20
f o n
8
o f n
21
f o f
9
n f f
22
f n o
10
n o o
23
f n n
11
n o n
24
f n f
12
n o f
25
f f o
13
n o o
Figure 5-11. Pitch Lights
5.
Press the
Font
button to save your selection. The printer then prints 25
Draft mode alignment patterns.
6.
Repeat steps 3 through 5 for the Draft and NLQ modes.
7.
After you perform the NLQ mode bi-d adjustment, turn off the printer to
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.
IMPORTANT
9
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.
2.
Exit Windows and go to the DOS prompt.
3.
At the DOS prompt, type
GWBASIC J10a72v.bas
and press
Enter
.
You see the Printer Select menu.
Program : J****** Setting : *****
9 pins VR 0 = 0 VR 1 = 0 VR 2 = 0
[ Printer select ]
> (1) 9 pins
(2) 24 pins
Figure 5-12. Printer Select Menu
4.
Use the
↑
or
↓
key to highlight
9 pins
and then press
Enter
. You see
the Setting File menu.
Program : J****** Setting : ******
9 pins VR 0 = 0 VR 1 = 0 VR 2 = 0
[ Setting File ]
> (1) DEFSTD
(2) EURSTD
(3) NLSP
(4) ITALIC
(5) RUSSIAN
Figure 5-13. Setting File Menu
5.
Use the
↑
or
↓
key to highlight the factory setting for the printer’s
destination and press
Enter
. Refer to Table 5-3 for destination settings.
After you select the factory setting, you see the Main menu.
