User manual EPSON LQ-2080

[. . . ] ® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. [. . . ] 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 shows the orientation you select. t Orientation 4-10 Using the Printer Software 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. If your paper size is not included in the list, click User Defined Size and enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears. Click the paper source you want to use. t Paper Source Options dialog box t Dithering 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. Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker. 4 t Intensity Control Once you've checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary, you are ready to print with continuous paper as described in Chapter 2, or with single sheets as described in Chapter 3. Using the Printer Software 4-11 Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4. 0 There are two ways to access the printer driver: from your Windows applications or from the Start menu. When you access the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you make apply only to the application you are using. See "Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications, " below. When you access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications. See "Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu" on page 4-14. To check and change printer driver settings, see "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-14. 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. Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow the steps below. Note: The steps below 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. 4-12 Using the Printer Software 1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears. 4 2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of these buttons. ) The Document Properties window appears, and you see the Page Setup and Advanced menus. [. . . ] Letter quality provides better readability and appearance at a reduced print speed. See also draft and high-speed draft. line feed (LF) A control panel button and control code that advance 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. See also standby position, tear-off position, and top-of-form position. [. . . ]