User manual EPSON LQ-580

[. . . ] Printer Parts edge guides paper guide paper guide cover printer cover paper release lever front cover (closed) control panel ribbon cartridge paper thickness lever shield plate knob paper tension unit power switch parallel interface tractor power cord front cover (open) front edge guide Control Panel Buttons and Lights Font button Selects the font. Font lights Indicate which font is selected. Condensed button Turns on and off the condensed mode. Condensed light Lights up when the condensed mode is on. [. . . ] See "Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel" on page 4-15. To check and change printer driver settings, see "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-15. Note: While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements. 4 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow the steps on the next page. Note: The steps on the next page provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver. How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application. See your application manual for details. Using the Printer Software 4-13 1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears. See "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-15 for detailed information about the settings in this dialog box. 2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of these buttons. ) The Options dialog box appears. See "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-15 for detailed information about the settings in this dialog box. 4-14 Using the Printer Software Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow these steps: 1. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon. Make sure your printer is highlighted, then click Setup. To access more settings, you may need to click Options. See the next section for detailed information. 4 Printer driver settings overview The printer driver settings are described in this section. To access the printer driver settings, see the previous sections on accessing the printer driver. When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your changes. Print or Print Setup dialog box t Resolution Click the printing resolution you want. The higher the resolution you select, the more detailed your printout will be; however, increasing the resolution slows printing. This setting is available only from the Control Panel. The diagram on the screen changes according to the orientation you select. t Orientation Using the Printer Software 4-15 t Paper Size Select the size of the paper you want to use. If you don't see your paper size, use the scroll bar to scroll through the list. [. . . ] This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets. See also portrait. letter quality (LQ) The print mode used by your printer, printing with letter-quality fonts provides better readability and appearance at a reduced print speed. See also draft. line feed (LF) A control panel button and control code that advances the paper one line space. micro adjust A printer feature that allows you to precisely adjust the tear-off and top-of-form positions. paper positions There are three paper positions for continuous paper printing: standby, tear-off, and top-of-form. For single-sheet printing, there is only the top-of-form position. [. . . ]