Epson LQ-860 User Manual - Page 109

Enhancing Your Printing You can obtain a wide variety of printing effects with the LQ-860 printer, from changing the number of characters per inch to using special effects on selected words and phrases. This section gives you a sampling of the features you may select with your software. For software control of these features, see the instructions for your application programs or look up their specific commands in the Command Summary in Chapter 9. Print Quality and Fonts The printer has three levels of print quality: high-speed draft, normal draft, and Letter Quality (LQ). Draft printing speeds are controlled by DIP switch 1-6. High-speed draft is ideal for rough drafts and large documents or reports that you need to print quickly. Normal draft takes a bit longer but offers higher resolution characters. Finally, Letter Quality takes even longer, but produces darker, more fully-formed characters suitable for presentation-quality documents. For Letter Quality printing, the printer offers two fonts, Roman and Sans Serif. To expand your range of typestyles, you can also use the optional font module. For more information, see The Multi-Font Module in Chapter 5. You can select any of three built-in fonts (draft, Roman, and Sans Serif) with a software command (see Chapter 9) or by SelecType (see Chapter 3). Draft printing is extremely fast. NLQ Roman is clear and typewriter-like. NLQ Sans Serif is crisp and distinctive. 4-2 Software and Graphics