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HOWTO USETHIS MANUAL

This manual is organizedinto five chapters and four appendixes. To

learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all
of chapters 1through 5. The appendixescan be referred to as necessary.

Chapter1 explainshow to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this

chapter before you do anything else.
Chapter2 explainsthe control panel. After getting set up, read this chapter

and try out the procedures in it to find out how the printer works.
Chapter3 gives tips on using word-processing programs and other com-

mercial software with this printer. Read this chapter in conjunction with
your software manual.

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Chapter4 is addressed to do-it-yourself progr
programming examplesusing DOS comma

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Chapter5 covers maintenance
chapter to see what it contains, then refer to it as necessary later.

AppendixA lists the printer’s technical specifications.
Appedix B &tails the functions of escape sequences and other printer

commands.
AppendixC presentsa BASICprogram you can useto defineand download

new characters.
AppendixD presents tables of the printer’scharacter sets.

troubleshooting.Look through this

ammers. It shows simple

nds and BASIC.

FEATURESOFTHE PRINTER

Thisprinter isa compact, convenient,monochrome printerwithout frills
but with a fidl complement of features, making it an excellentpartner for
a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and
character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can
generate,both textand graphics.Someofits main featuresare the following:

. Extensivesoftware support

Sinceit is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with
any software that supports those printers. That includes most word-pro­cessing and graphics programs, spreadsheets, and integrated software
packages.

● Easy operation

Clearlyunderstandablelamp displaysand beeptonesprovideimmediate
feedbackwhenyoupress theswitcheson the controlpanel. The fourswitches
can operate in combinations to”perform a surprisingvariety of fimctions,
includingmargin setting and micro-alignment.

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Easy care and maintenance

The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds;theprint head in a few

minutes.

● Ver=tile paper handling

Singlesheets, fanfold forms, and multi-copy forms (up to triple-ply)
are all accepted, and you can use either tractor or friction feed. A special
featureenablesyou to keep fanfold formsparked in readinesswhileprinting
on other paper.

. High-resolutionnear-letter-quality printing

Whenyouselectan NLQ typestyle,the printer slowsdown and employs
a densematrix of up to 18by23 dots to print clear, well-formedcharacters.

● Large variety of type stylesand sizes

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The printer has one draft style and four NLQ styles(Courier, Sanserif,
and Orator with smallcapitals or lower case), plus italicsfor all styles,plus
condensedprint, bold print, double-sizedprint, quadruple-sizedprint —see
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Type styles are:

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Courier characters,
SanSerif characters,

ORATOR WITH SMALL CAPITALS, OR

with lower case characters,

ITALICS FOt- all isfY”Iziw:.

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Print pitches are:

Pica pitch,

Elite pitch,

Condensedpica pitch,
Cortdensedelitepitch,
proportional spacing for all pitches,

Expand.~d.

lloulie-height,

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Various 1ine and character spacings:

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Ernphas i zed,

Under 1ininq,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Locating the printer
Unpacking and inspection

Check the carton contents

Setting up

Mount the platen knob
Remove the top cover
Install the ribbon cartridge
Replace the top cover
Connect the printer to the computer
Connect the printer’spower cord

Loading singlesheets

Mount the paper guide
Semiautomaticloading
Manual loading

Loading and parking fanfold forms

Paper parking
Paper unparking

Test printing

Short selftest
Long selfttest

Interface test
Adjustingthe printing gap
DIP switchsettings

CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Switchesand indicators

Power indicator

On Line switch

Paper Feed switch

Print Pitch switch

NLQ Type Styleswitch
Power-up functions

Short test pattern
Long test pattern
Stay in panel pitch
Stay in panel style
Hexadecimaldump

Switchcombination functions

Paper parking
Page feed

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Top of form
Forward micro-feed
Reversemicro-feed
Left margin
Right margin
Clearing the buffer

Chapter 3

USING THE PRINTER WITH
COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

Installingyour software 31

Printer menu
Printer command options
Type styles
Page width
Initialization sequence

Setting the DIP switches

Using your software 33

Page alignment
Type style and pitch selection
Other printer commands

Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER

WITH DOS AND BASIC 37
Hard-copyingthe screen 37

Prograrnmi

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Programming the printer with BASIC

Chapter 5

MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 47
Cleaningtheprinter
Replacingtheribbon
Replacingtheprinthead

Troubleshooting
Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Appendix B PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font controlco~ands

Charactersetcommands

Charactersizeand pitchcommands

Verticalpositioncommands

Horizontal position commands

Graphics commands

Download character commands

Macro instruction commands

Other printer contrcdcommands

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DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR

Draft character
NLQ character

Appendix D

CHARACTER SETS

Standard character set
IBM character set #2
IBM character set #1
Additional character set
International character sets

INDEX

REFERENCE CARD

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SETTINGUPTHEPRINTER

SubjectscoveredinChapter1include–

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Locating the printer

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Unpacking and inspection (names of parts)

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Setting up

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Loading singlesheets

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Loading and parking fanfold forms

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Test printing

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Adjustingthe printing gap

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Setting the DIP switches

LOCATINGTHE PRINTER

Givesomethought to the bestplace to put the printer. Both the printer
and computer should be used in a normal indoor environment. For best
performance, we recommend:

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Place the printer on a flat surface.

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Keep it out of direct sunlightand away from heat-producingappliances.

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Use it only in temperatures where you are comfortable.

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Avoid locations with dust, grease, or high humidity.

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Supplyit “clean”electricity.Don’tconnectit to the samecircuitas a large,
noise-producingappliance such as a refrigerator.

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Make sure the line voltageis within 10Yoof the voltage specifiedon the
identificationplate.

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If you willbe using fanfold forms, place the printer where the forms can

fe~dup to it from-below,with at least a full page hanging free.

UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION
Checkthe

Open the carton and check each item in the box against Figure 1-1to

make sure that you have everything (there should be fiveitems).

carton contents

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Igure 1-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen

knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual.

Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the

followingparts:

Baillever:

opensandclosesthepaperbailwhichholdsthepaper
againstthe platen.

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Releaseleven releases the platen.

This lever must be down for

printing on singlesheets, and up for fanfold forms.

Top cover: protects the print head and other parts.

Rear cove~ protects the sprocket feed mechanism.

Entry slot:
Control panel:
Power switch:

Conneetor:

for inserting singlesheetsof paper.
controls various printer functions.
switchespower on and off.
for connectingthe computer to the printer.

SETTINGUP

Mount the platen knob

The platen knob is packed into a recess of the white foam packing
materialwhichheldyourprinter insidethepackingbox. Becarefulto remove
the knob before disposingof the packing.

Mount the platen knob on its shaft on the right sideof the printer. Turn
it until you can push it in all the way.

Power should always be off when you turn the platen knob.

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Figure 1-3. Mounting the platen knob

Remove the top cover

Liftthe frontedgeoftheprinter’s clearplastic top cover. Then disengage

the tabs at the back of the cover and remove the cover completely.

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Install the ribbon ciwtridge

The top sideof the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon.
Turn this handle in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon.

Next place the ribbon cartridge on the print head carnage, guiding the
ribbon between the print head and the platen, Press down firmly on the
cartridgeuntil it snaps into place.

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Figure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartridge

Replace the top cover

Hold the cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing
the front edge down until the cover is closed.

Leave the cover closedduring normal operation. It keepsout dust and

dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to
change the ribbon or make an adjustment.

Connect the printer to the computer

Connect the printer end of the interface cable to the connector socket

on the right sideof the printer as shown in Figure 1-6.

Make sure the computer is turned OFF, then connect the other end

of the cable to your computer as describedin the computer manual.

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Connect the printer’s power cord.

Check that the printer’spower switch (locatedat the left front) is OFF.

Then plug the printer’s power cord into an

AC wall outlet.

Never plug or unplug the power cord while the printer is turned on.

LOADINGSINGLESHEETS

This section will take you through the procedures for loading single

sheetsof paper.

If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (ASF), read the

ASF instruction booklet.

Mount the paper guide

The paper guidefitsinto the two holeson top of the rear cover. Mount

the guide and raise it to the upright position.

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igure 1-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets

Semiautomatic loading

Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or semiauto­matically with power on. We will start the easy way with semiautomatic
loading.

1. Check that the releaseleverisdown and the bail leverback (bailclosed),
then switch power on. You willhear a short beep tone and the Power
indicatoron thecontrolpanelwillflash. Thesearetheprinter’s paper-out
signals.

2. Placea singlesheeton the paper guideand insert it down into the entry
slot. You will feel a slight resistance as the paper engagesthe paper
detector lever. Work the paper past this resistance and insert it down
as far as it willgo.

3. Move the bail lever forward. When the bail opens, the printer feeds
the paper automatically.

4. Move the bail lever back, The paper will feed slightly forward again,
ending in position to print with a top margin of about one inch.

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Manual loading

Itis also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is —

off. The procedure is:

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Checkthatprinter power is off and the releaselever at the back of the –

printer is down.

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Insert a singlesheet of paper into the entry slot as far as it willgo, the –
same way as for semiautomatic loading.

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Move the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper ­bail.

4.

Turn the platen knob clockwiseuntil the front edge of the paper comes
out from under the top cover.

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If the paper is not straight, move the release lever to the up position,
straighten the paper by hand, then move the release lever back down.

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Move the bail lever back to close,the paper bail.

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LOADINGAND PARKINGFANFOLDFORMS

Fanfold forms have holesalong the sidesand perforations between the

sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain
“computerpaper”. Thisprinter acceptsformsup to 10”wide. Fanfold forms

are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next.

1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behindand at least onepage-lengthbelow
the printer.

2. Turn the printer’spower OFF.

3. Set the releaselever to the up position. If there is paper in the printer,
removeit. (Sincethe platen is released,you can just pull the paper out.)

4. Move the bail leverforward to open the bail.
Remove the paper guide and put it aside for the moment.

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6. Remove the rear cover. Grip it by its front edge and lift upwards and
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Figure 1-9. Opening the rear cover

7. Open the sprocket coverson the right and left sprocket units, as shown
in Figure 1-10.

8. Flip the clamp leversdown. Thisallowsthe two sprocketunits to move

freelyright and left so you can align them with the holes in the paper.

9. Insert the front edgeof the paper overthe paper detector leverand tuck

it in under the platen.

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10. Fit the holesin the paper over the sprocket pins. Check that the paper
is even.

11. Close the sprocket covers (Figure i-n).

12. Raise one of the clamp leversto lock one sprocket unit in place.

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under the top cover.

14. Move the bail lever back to close the bail.

15. Check that the paper is feedingin flat, then raise the other clamp lever
to lock the other sprocket unit.

16. Replace the rear cover.

Hold it tilted upward and insert the two tabs

at the bottom into their slots. Then rotate the cover forward, pressing
down on the thumb pads on the left and right to snap it into place.

17. Mount the paper guidein the horizontal position shownin Figure 1-12,
so that it will-separatethe printed from the unprinted paper.

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Paper parking

After loading fanfold paper; you do not have to unload it when you

want to print on a singlesheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you

followthe procedure below.

1. Paper parking starts with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing
position, the release leverup, and the bail lever back.

2. Press the On Line switchon the control panel to set the printer off-line
(On Line indicator otT).

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Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leavingnot more than
about half a page showingabove the top cover. If necessary,pressthe
Paper Feed switch to feed paper forward until a perforation is located

just above the top cover, and tear there.

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Press the Print Pitch switch on the control panel and hold it down.
Stillholding the Print Pitch switchdown, press the Paper Feed switch.

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The printer willautomatically feed the fanfold form backward until the
paper is completelyfree of the platen.
Move the releaseleverto the down position.

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Mount the paper guide in the upright position.

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Now you can load single sheetseither semiautomaticallyor manually,
as explained previously. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of
the printer.

When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as
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1. Removeall sin~ sheets from the printer and close the paper bail.

2. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position.

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4. With power ON, move the bail lever forward. The printer will auto-

matically feed the parked fanfold paper into position for printing.

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5. Move the bail lever back to closethe bail. Now you are ready to print.

TESTPRINTING

After loading paper, you can test the printer as describednext.

Short se/f test

This procedure prints a six-line“barber-pole” test pattern. The lines
are eight incheswide, so the paper should be at least that wide.

1. Check that paper is in position for printing.

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2. With power off, press the On Line switchon the control panel and hold

it down.

3. Still holding the On Line switch“down,turn the printer’s power on.
The printer will automatically start printing its short test pattern. You

can release the On Line switch after printing starts. To remove the paper
at the end of the test; switchpower OFF, then turn the platen knob. (Don’t
turn the platen knob while power is on.)

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Long self test

To see the printer’svariety of type styles,you can run the long version

of the printer’s selftest.

1. Check that paper is in position for printing.

2. With power off, press the Paper Feed switch on the control panel and
hold it down.

3. Stillholding the Pap Feed wvitd down, turn the printer’spower ON.
The printer will automatically start printing a test pattern of its full

character wt in various type styles. Watch the lights on the control panel;

they indicatewhichtype styleis printing. The test pattern variesdepending
on the settingof DIP switch 1-6(ON—Standard mode, OFF —IBMmode),
but more about that later.

This test repeats indefinitelyin a cycleof 30 or 70 lines. To stop the

test, switch power off.

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After confirming that the printer works by itself, it is time to test the

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interface with the computer. The simplest way to do this is with a direct

command. Power up both the printer and computer, load paper, then try
a command like one of the following:

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MS-DOS or PC-DOS command:

A>ECHO THE INTERFACE WORKS>PRN

Microsoft BASIC command:

LPRINT “THE INTERFACEWORKS”

Or you can try any other command understood by your computer to

print a lineof text. Consult your computer manual if you need help. If you
repeat the command a few times, the printout willcome into view.

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Next you may want to try a testprintout withword-processingsoftware,

but for this to succeed you will have to set the printer’s DIP switches(see
the end of this chapter) and install your software to support the printer
correctly (seeChapter 3).

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ADJUSTINGTHEPRINTINGGAP

The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to
accommodatedifferentpaper thicknesses. To make thisadjustment, remove
the top cover. The adjustment leveris located near the left end of the paper
bail. Pulling the adjustment lever towards you widens the gap; pushing it
away from you narrows the gap.

Thereare four positions;youcan feeltheleverclickingintoeach position.
The first position (narrowest gap) is the one most commonlyused for single
sheets of paper. Try differentpositionsuntilyouget the bestprintingresults.

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DIP SWITCH SEITINGS

When you remove the printer’s cover and look inside, you will see on
the green board at the bottom of the printer two groups of small white
switchesmarked DSW1and DSW2. Thesearetheprinter’sDIP (Dual In-line
Package) switches. DSW1 has eight switches,named 1-1 to 1-8 from left
to right. DSW2 has four switchesnamed 2-1 to 2-4.

For all switches,the ON position is towards the back of the printer and
the OFF positionis towards the front. To set a DIP switch,use a ballpoint
pen or other smallimplementtomove the switchto theON or OFF position.

Theprinter’s powershouldbeoffwhenyousetthe DIP switches.Settings
made while power is on do not take effect until power is switchedoff, then
on again, becausethe printer reads the DIP switchesonly at power-up.

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Theprinterisdeliveredwithall DIP switchsetto theON position.These
are the standard settings. By changing the settings,you can alter various
printer functionsto match your requirements. The followingquestions will
help you make the right settings.

Switch l-l:

Is the page length of your paper 11inchesor

Leave this switch ON if you will be using 1l-inch forms.

12inches?
Move it to the

OFF positionif you will be using 12-inchforms.

Switch 1-2:

Do you want an automatic carriage return?

Leave this switch ON. The printer will automatically perform a carriage
return by movingto the leftmargin at each line feed. Evenifyour software
sendsa separate carriage-return code, an extra carriagereturn doesno harm
because two consecutivecarriage returns are the same as one. Very few
programs require this switch to be OFF.

Switch 1-3:

When you selectthe Orator type style on the control panel,
do you want lower-caseletters to print as lower case (OFF)
or as small capitals (ON)?

Take your pick from the samplesbelow. Note that lower-caseOrator does
not have descendersfor the letters g,j, p, q, and y.

ORATOR PRINTS THIS WAY WITH SWITCH 1-3 ON.

Orator prints this way with switch 1-3 OFF.

you going to use the automatic sheet feeder (ASF)?

Switch 14:

To use the automatic sheet feeder, move this switch to the OFF position.
Otherwiseleave it ON.

Switch 1-5: Do you want the printer to stop printing about an inch from

Leave this switch ON except when you need to print very close to the end
of the paper. When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out
detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge.

Switch1-6:

Selectthe mode compatible with your computer and software. In standard

mode the printer operates likethe Epson LX-800. In IBM mode it operates

like the IBM Proprinter II. The ON position selectsstandard mode. The
OFF position selectsIBM mode.

Switch1-7:

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the end of the paper, or to keep printing to the bottom?

Do, you want to use the printer in standard mode or IBM
mode?

The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with
switch 1-6.

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Ifyou selectedstandard mode, doyou want italicsor graphiccharactes?

Leave this switch ON to print italics in the standard character set. If you
setthis switchto the OFF position,in place ofitalicsyouwillget the graphic
characters, international characters, and mathematical symbols of IBM
character set #2. See Appendix D, character codes 128to 254.

If you selectedIBM mode, do you want IBM character set #1 or #2?

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ON selectscharacter set #2, which is for computers with an 8-bit interface
(themost common kind). OFF selectscharacter set #1, for computers with
a 7-bitinterface.

Switch 1-8: Do you want an automatic line feed?
If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feedcode is re-

quired to obtain a line feed.
If you move this switch to the OFF position, the printer performs both a
carriage return and line feed each time it receivesa carriage-return code.

Most computer systemssenda line feed code, or both a carriage return and
line feed, at the end of each line, so this switch should be left ON.

If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if lines
overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch.

Switch 2-1: Does your software download new characters to the printer?

To download characters this switch must be OFF. The printer then uses
its RAM memory for storingcharacter patterns and provides only a one-line
print buffer. If you leavethisswitchON the printer usesits RAM memory
asan input buffer,allowingthecomputer to senddata fasterthan the printer
prints.

Switches2-2 to 2-4:

Do you want an international character set?

International character setsdifferin their assignmentof 14character codes.
Seethe character tables at the back of this manual. With the DIP switches
you can select one of eight character sets as follows:

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Country 2-2

U.S.A.

ON
France OFF
Germany ON
England OFF

2-3 2-4

ON

ON
OFF
OFF

Country 2-2

ON Denmark I *
ON
ON
ON

Sweden OFF
Italy
Spain I OFF

ON

ON

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ON OFF

ON OFF
OFF OFF
OFF OFF

* Denmark/Norway when switch 1-6is OFF and switch 1-7is ON.

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CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

Thischapterexplainshow to use the controlpanelto:

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Pause printing

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Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse)

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Selectthe print pitch

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Selecta type style

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Print test patterns

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Prevent softwarefrom changing the panel pitch and styleselections

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Print a hexadecimaldump

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Park fanfold forms

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Set the top-of-form position

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Set the left and right margins

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Clear the printer’s buffer

SWITCHESANDINDICATORS

The control panel has four switchesmarked:

● On Line

● Paper Feed

. Print Pitch

● NLQ Type Style

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The On Line, Print Pitch, and NLQ Type Styleswitchesrespond with
a beep tone when pressed,and indicators besidethem indicate their current
status. There is also a Power indicator that lights when power is on.

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The control panel switchescan be pressed singlyto perform the oper­ationsindicated by theirnames. Other functionscan beobtained byholding
these switchesdown when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further
functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switchesin corn- --­bination. This chapter explains all the switch and indicator functions.

Power indicator

The power indicator lights (yellow)when power is on.
When paper is not present, the power indicator flashes. A beep tone

also alerts you to the need to load paper.

On Line switch

TheOnLineswitchsetstheprinter on-lineand off-line.Thestatechanges

each time you press the switch.

In the on-line state the printer receivesdata from the computer and
prints the data. In the off-linestate the printer stops printing and sendsthe
computer a signalindicating that it cannot accept data.

The printer powers up in the on-line state if paper is present. If paper
is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the Power indicator
flashing. When you load paper the Power indicator stops flashing,but the
printer remainsoff-line.To start printing you must pressthe On Line switch
go on-line.

The two main times when you will want to press the On Line switch
are:

. Before and after any other panel operation

The other panel switchesoperate only in the off-linestate. First press
the On Line switch to go off-line, then perform the panel operation, then
press the On Line switch again to go back on-line.

. To pause during printing

Ifyou presstheOn Lineswitchduringprinting,theprinter stopsprinting
and goes off-line,allowingyou to check the printout or change a control
panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the On Line switch again
to go back on-line.

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This switch operates only when the printer is off-line. If you press it

oncethe paper feeds forward by one line. If you hold this switchdown, the

printer performs consecutivelinefeeds.

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