dot matrix printing problem

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I have a client that uses an epson lq570 and i cannot
figure out how to set my reports up to use the printer
fonts instead of true type. True type prints as graphic
and is horribly slow. Can anyone help?
 
-----Original Message-----
I have a client that uses an epson lq570 and i cannot
figure out how to set my reports up to use the printer
fonts instead of true type. True type prints as graphic
and is horribly slow. Can anyone help?
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Set up a "Generic/Text Only" printer and try setting up
the report to print to that. This causes its own
particular set of formatting issues, but it will print
quite a bit faster.

Alternately, you might get by using one of the non-
TrueType fonts, like "Courier".

Rob
 
Kim, Thanks for the question, I am having the same
problem but with LQ1070 (24 pin printer).
Rob, Thanks for the reply.

Changing the graphics resolution in the printer driver
has a profound affect. Change it from 360 x 360 to 180 x
180 and the speed does quadruple. (Assign specific
printer to the report, then select advanced button.)

I have been sending Courier and the printer still has a
much faster mode again, Draft using bi-directional
printing (twice as fast or more again).

Is the generic printer mode the only way to get the Epson
to use Draft mode from MS Access?
 
-----Original Message-----
Kim, Thanks for the question, I am having the same
problem but with LQ1070 (24 pin printer).
Rob, Thanks for the reply.

Changing the graphics resolution in the printer driver
has a profound affect. Change it from 360 x 360 to 180 x
180 and the speed does quadruple. (Assign specific
printer to the report, then select advanced button.)

I have been sending Courier and the printer still has a
much faster mode again, Draft using bi-directional
printing (twice as fast or more again).

Is the generic printer mode the only way to get the Epson
to use Draft mode from MS Access?
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I'm going to answer that with a "probably not", and
qualify it by saying I do not what these other ways might
be. It's been over a year since I've had to mess with dot
matrix printers (an LQ 570 and an Oki 321) and I do not
have one available to play with.

IIRC there are examples of people embedding special text
strings in a control (a label or unbound text box - I
don't remember which) to send "esc codes" to the printer.
You might be able to send a command string to the printer
to tell it to shift print modes, but there are a lot of
variables at play here (OS version, printer driver, maybe
network vs. local printer). I do not know if it will work
or not.

If anybody else has any input, feel free to jump in.

Rob
 
Thanks, Rob for the ideas. I will change the resolution.

In access 2003 all the fonts that appear on my list of
choices are true type even courior, which I tryed to no
avail. I can remeber in the windows 3.1 days dealing with
hp lasers you had the ability to intigate the internal
printer fonts into you list of available fonts, guess that
went bye-bye?

The generic text would work if I can send the esc
sequences to shift into the different pitchs, i'll have to
experiment with that. All good ideas..thanks for the help.
 
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