Epson LX-1170 manual Monitoring settings are shown below

Settings	Explanations
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.
Intensity/ Intensity	Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker.
Control
Color (LX-300+	The printer will print in color when there is a checkmark in this
only)	check box. If you want to print in monochrome or gray scale,
	remove the checkmark.
Print quality	Select a print quality option from the Print quality list.
	If you turn on Hi-speed, you will enter bi-directional printing
	mode and printing speed will increase. Turning Hi-speed off will
	return the printer to uni-directional printing mode. Printing
	speed will decrease, but printing precision will improve.
	Printing with the default settings uses the settings stored in the
	printer.
EPSON Status	You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you
Monitor 3	click this button. To monitor the printer, make sure the Monitor
	the printing status check box is selected.
Monitoring	Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box
Preferences	where you can make settings for the EPSON Status Monitor 3
	utility.
Paper/Output	Check the Paper Size, Orientation, and Paper Source settings
	you made on the Page Setup menu and change them if necessary.
	Select the setting and then choose an option from the Change
	Setting list box.
Halftone	Click this button to set the brightness and contrast, input the
	RGB gamma, or make other settings. The Halftone Color
	Adjustment dialog box appears. For details, click the Help
	button in this dialog box.
The monitoring settings are shown below.

Settings	Explanations
EPSON Status	You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you
Monitor 3	click this button. To monitor the printer, make sure the Monitor
	the printing status check box is selected.

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