Epson FX-2170 Printer User Manual


 
Page length for front and rear tractor
For paper fed through the front or rear tractor, you can set the
page length to one of the following: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11,
70/6, 12, 14, or 17 inches.
High speed draft
When you select high speed draft, the printer can print up to 440
cps (characters per second) at 10 cpi in draft mode. If you select
normal speed draft, it prints up to 330 cps at 10 cpi in draft mode.
Print direction
You can select auto print direction, unidirectional printing, or
bidirectional printing. Printing is normally bidirectional; however,
unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing
alignment.
Software
When you select ESC/P, the printer operates in the EPSON ESC/P
mode. When you select IBM, the printer emulates an IBM printer.
Interface mode
The printer has two interfaces: parallel and Type-B (optional).
You can choose parallel, optional, or automatic for the interface
mode.
Auto interface wait time
The printer determines which interface is receiving data and
switches to that interface until the end of the print job (when no
data is received from the selected interface for the amount of time
specified). You can specify either 10 seconds or 30 seconds.
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Using the Printer