EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual

You see the Bi-d Adjustment menu.

< Bi-d adjustment >

>Mode 0 = 0 Mode 1 = 0 Mode 2 = 0

9IMPORTANT

Chapter 5 Adjustments

The adjustment values are stored in the EEPROM only when you turn off the printer. Turn the printer off and then on again after you perform the bi-d adjustment.

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Figure 5-8. Bi-d Adjustment Menu

7.Use the or key to highlight the mode. Then press the space bar to print the current bi-d print alignment pattern for that mode.

Mode 0

VR0 = 0

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Figure 5-9. Current Bi-d Print Alignment Pattern

8.If the bi-d pattern is not aligned properly, you need to adjust it by changing the input value with the or key. If the second row is

shifted to the right of the first row, change the value by pressing the key. If the second row is shifted to the left of the first row, change the value by pressing the key. Press the space bar to print the new

bi-d pattern.

9.Perform steps 7 and 8 for each mode (0,1, and 2).

10.After you correct the bidirectional print alignment for each print mode, press Enter to print the adjustment values. The program returns to the Main menu.

11.To exit the program, press Esc until you return to the DOS prompt.

5.2.2.2Performing the Bi-d Adjustment from the Control Panel

1.Make sure that continuous paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.

2.Turn on the printer while holding down the Pause button to enter bidirectional print alignment adjustment mode. The printer prints an instruction sheet that contains 25 Super Draft mode alignment patterns.

Figure 5-10. Super Draft Alignment Patterns

3.Look for the pattern with the best alignment on the sheet.

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Epson TM-FX2180 manual Performing the Bi-d Adjustment from the Control Panel, Bi-d Adjustment Menu