Epson LQ-570 - Characters Not Aligning - Text

DocumentID: 614531
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:36:31 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: When printing to an Epson LQ-570 printer with scalable fonts, the text looks waved. The top of the characters don't align properly with the bottom of the characters. This is most visible when using large point sizes (e.g., 24pt and larger). Solutions: This is a hardware problem that can be resolved by turning off bi-directional graphics printing on the printer. How/Why: When using scalable fonts on the printer in sizes above 12pt, the printer goes into a graphical mode to print the characters. When the printer is in bi-directional graphics mode, the larger characters may not align properly. The motion of the print head going both directions causes the text to misalign slightly. To resolve the problem, turn off bi-directional graphics on the printer or from within WP. To turn bi-directional graphics printing off on the printer, set dip switch 1-5 (located on the center front of the printer) to on (up). You can also use a printer command in WP to turn bi-directional graphics printing on and off. To do this, press Format (Shift-F8), 4 (Other), 6 (Printer Functions), and 2 (Printer Command). To turn on bi-directional graphics enter the command line [27]"U"[0]. To turn on uni-directional graphics enter the command line [27]"U"[1]. Note: This also applies to the Epson ActionPrinter 5000, LQ-970, LQ-1070, LQ-1170, and LQ-870 printers.

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