Maintaining The Printer; Aligning The Print Heads With A Dos Utility - Epson Stylus Color 1520 User Manual

Setting
Auto tear off
Banner mode
Parallel I/F (interface) transfer
rate
If vertical lines are
misaligned, first make
sure you did not set the
Print direction setting to
Bi-D (bidirectional) in
default-setting mode.
This may be causing the
problem instead of truly
misaligned print heads.
See page 5-3 for
instructions on checking
your default settings.
Options
Off, On
Off, On
Fast, Normal

Maintaining the Printer

When you're printing from DOS applications, you can perform
most printer maintenance operations as they're described in
Chapter 6, such as replacing the ink cartridges and cleaning or
aligning the print heads from the control panel.
However, you can use a DOS utility as described in this section
if you need to align the print heads to correct misaligned
vertical lines.

Aligning the Print Heads with a DOS Utility

Before you can align the print heads, you need to install the
DOS alignment utility. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure your computer and printer are turned on.
5-7
Using Your Printer with DOS
Description
When printing on continuous paper or roll
paper, turn this setting On to advance the
perforation or end of the roll paper
document to the printer's tear-off edge. It
also backs the paper up to the top-of-form
position when it receives the next print job.
Turn this setting Off when printing on
continuous labels so they don't peel off
inside the printer.
When you turn this mode On, roll paper is
treated like continuous paper, even with
the paper release lever in the single sheet
position. This prevents the printer from
advancing too much roll paper forward
when you press the LF/FF button.
Sets the transfer rate for printing across
the parallel port. Always select Fast unless
you receive transfer rate errors.