Epson LQ-570e Manuel D’Utilisation

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2. While holding down the 
Pause
 button, turn on the printer. 
It enters the bidirectional adjustment mode, then prints 
instructions and the first set of alignment patterns.
3. As described in the instructions, compare the alignment 
patterns and select the pattern with the best alignment.
4. Follow the instructions to print the remaining sets of 
alignment patterns and select the pattern with the best 
alignment in each set.
5. After you select the best pattern in the final set of alignment 
patterns, turn off the printer and exit the bidirectional 
adjustment mode. Your selections are saved automatically.
Printing a Self Test
Running the self test helps you determine whether the printer 
or the computer is causing a printing problem. You can print 
the self test using either single sheets or continuous paper. 
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least 5 
seconds before turning it back on; otherwise you may 
damage the printer.
2. To run the test using the Draft font, hold down the 
LF/FF
 
button while you press the 
Operate
 button to turn on the 
printer. To run the test using the printer’s letter-quality 
fonts, hold down the 
Load/Eject
 button while you turn on 
the printer. Either self test can help you determine the 
source of your printing problem; however, the draft test 
prints faster than the letter-quality test.
After a few seconds, the printer loads the paper 
automatically and begins printing the self test. A series of 
characters is printed.
To temporarily stop the self test, press the 
Pause 
button. To resume the test, press the  Pause button 
again.
3. To end the self test, press the 
Pause
 button to stop printing 
and the 
Load/Eject
 button to eject the printed page. Then 
turn off the printer.
If the self test results are satisfactory, the printer is working 
properly and the problem probably results from your printer 
driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface 
cable. (Be sure to use a shielded interface cable.)
If the self test does not print properly, there is a problem with 
the printer. 
Printing a Hex Dump 
If you are an experienced user or a programmer, you can print a 
hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between 
the printer and your software program. In hex dump mode, the 
printer prints all data received from the computer as 
hexadecimal values.
You can print a hex dump using either single sheets or 
continuous paper. 
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least 5 
seconds before turning it back on; otherwise you may 
damage the printer.
2. To enter hex dump mode, hold down both the 
LF/FF
 and 
Load/Eject
 buttons while you turn on the printer.
3. Open a software application and send a print job to the 
printer. Your printer prints all the codes it receives in 
hexadecimal format.
If characters are printable, they appear in the right column 
as ASCII characters. Nonprintable codes, such as control 
codes, are represented by dots. By comparing the characters 
printed in the right column with the printout of the 
hexadecimal codes, you can check the codes the printer is 
receiving.
4. To exit hex dump mode, press the 
Pause
 button to stop 
printing and the 
Load/Eject
 button to eject the printed 
page(s). Then turn off the printer.