Epson Stylus 1500 - Table 1-9. Print Direction Mode Characteristics; Table 1-10. Printing Direction and ESC U Command

Table 1-9. Print Direction Mode Characteristics
Item Monochrome Printing Color Printing
Auto ❒Throughput and quality is better.
❒Throughput is better.
❒Color quality with special paper is
worse. (Color correction depends
on the printing direction.)
Bi-D
❒Throughput is best.
❒Print quality may be down.
❒Throughput is better.
❒Color quality with special paper is
worse. (Color correction depends
on the printing direction.)
Uni-D
❒Throughput is worse.
❒Print quality is better.
❒Throughput is worse.
❒Color quality is best.
Table 1-10. Printing Direction and ESC U Command
Default Setting
Mode
Auto Bi-D Uni-D
ESC U
0
ESC U
1
None
ESC U
0
ESC U
1
None
ESC U
0
ESC U
1
None
Character mode
(for DOS)
Auto
Auto Auto Bi-D Uni-D Bi-D Uni-D Uni-D Uni-D
Raster graphics
mode
(for Windows)
Bi-D Uni-D Auto Bi-D Uni-D Bi-D Bi-D Uni-D Uni-D
Note: The printing direction is controlled by a driver in the Windows environment.
Printer Features
EPSON Stylus 1500 Service Manual 1-21