22Using the EDS Mode
EDS Mode Settings
RAM Usage
❏Specify whether RAM should be used as an input buffer or as a download buffer.
Selecting Input Buffer tells the printer to use available RAM to store data it receives from the computer. This speeds up the printing operation, but it also means that RAM cannot be used to store character patterns used to define down loaded characters. Selecting Download Buffer tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns you define using the download character control codes (page 48).
Graphics Direction
❏Select either unidirectional
Bidirectional printing is faster, while unidirectional printing generally provides better print quality.
Tear-off
❏Enable or disable the
Selecting Enabled for this switch lets you use the
Auto LF with CR
❏Enable or disable auto LF with CR.
When Disabled is selected for this switch, the computer must send both a line feed code and a carriage return code at the end of each line. Most applications do this automatically. When Enabled is selected, the printer automatically performs a line feed whenever it receives a carriage return from the computer. Note the following check points when trying to figure out which setting to use here:
✓If you find that your output is
✓If you find that lines are printing over each other, change this setting to
Enabled.
