Filter
Top Products
Condensed
On when condensed mode is selected. In this
mode, the printer prints selected fonts at 60%
of their width so that more characters can fit
on a page.
Pause
On when printing is paused. This light flashes
when you clean the print heads or replace ink
cartridges, or when an error occurs. Never
turn off the printer when the
Pause
light is
flashing.
Buttons
Operate
Turns the printer on and off.
c
Caution:
❏
Always turn off the printer by pressing the
Operate
button. Then wait until the
Operate
light stops flashing
before unplugging the printer.
❏
Never turn off the printer while the
Pause
light is
flashing.
Font
Controls the fonts available on the printer.
Normally you should use your software to
select fonts.
Load/Eject
(or
Black)
Loads or ejects a sheet of paper. The printer
normally loads and ejects paper
automatically. When pressed with
Alt
, cleans
the black print head.
Pause
(or
Reset
)
Stops printing temporarily. Press it again to
resume printing. When pressed with
Alt
,
clears the printer’s buffer and resets the
printer settings to their factory defaults.
Economy/Condensed
(or
Color
)
Selects economy or condensed mode. In
economy mode, the printer uses less ink to
produce text and images. Condensed printing
reduces the size of characters to
approximately 60% of their normal width. It is
best to use your software to select character
size, however. When pressed with
Alt
, cleans
the color print head.
Alt/Cleaning
Used in combination with other buttons to
reset the printer, clean the print heads, or
adjust the paper thickness lever.
Using special button combinations
The functions listed below are available when you hold
down a combination of buttons when turning on the printer.
Self test
(Operate + Load/Eject)
Checks the paper length and performs a self test by printing
fonts and colors. Hold down the
Load/Eject
button and then
press the
Operate
button for 2 or 3 seconds.
Hex dump
(Operate + Font + Load/Eject)
On a PC, prints data in hexadecimal code for troubleshooting
analysis.
Default setting mode
(Operate + Economy/Condensed)
Enters the Default setting mode.
Note:
To exit the hex dump or Default setting mode, press the
Pause
button and then the
Operate
button to turn off the printer.
Reset printer
(Alt + Pause)
Clears the printer’s buffer and resets the printer settings to
their factory defaults. Hold down both buttons for about 5
seconds.
Black print head cleaning
(Alt + Load/Eject)
Runs a cleaning cycle for the black print head.
Color print head cleaning
(Alt + Economy/Condensed)
Runs a cleaning cycle for the color print head.
Default Setting Mode
Additional printer functions are available through the
Default setting mode. Because the printer’s factory defaults
are designed to meet the needs of almost all users, you rarely
need to change the printer functions described in this section.
If necessary, however, you can turn on the Default setting
mode and change the settings using the control panel buttons.
The table below lists the settings you can select in the Default
setting mode. Default values are shown in bold type.
Setting Options
Print direction
Auto
, Bi-D, Uni-D
Network interface mode On,
Off
Auto line feed On,
Off
Loading position
3 mm
,
Interface mode
Auto I/F mode
, Parallel I/F, Serial I/F,
Option I/F
Auto interface wait mode
10 seconds
, 30 seconds
Character table Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic
Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark,
Italic sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain I,
PC437
, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865,
PC861, PC437, Greek, PC853, PC855,
PC852, PC857, PC866, PC869, BRASCII,
Abicomp, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO
8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, or Bulgaria
Print direction.
Specifies how the print head moves across
the page. The options are Uni-D, Bi-D, and Auto (default).
When Uni-D is on, the print head prints in only one direction
to provide the most precise alignment for graphics and text.
In Bi-D printing, the print head prints in both directions. Bi-D
is faster, but the vertical alignment may not be as precise as
Uni-D. When Auto is selected, the printer switches
automatically between Uni-D and Bi-D as necessary when it
receives data.
EPSON Stylus Pro and Pro XL
EPSON Stylus Pro and Pro XL-6 8/1/95 Ink Jet Printers