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Type sty/e and pitch selection
If your software
does not control
the type style and pitch,
you must
make these selections
on the control
panel.
The default
selections
depend
on the settings
of DIP switches
2-5 to 2-8. If you want a different
style or
pitch, proceed
as follows:
1.
Hold the Style/Pitch
and Quiet Mode switches down when you turn the
printer's power on, if you intend to set the type style. Hold the Style/Pitch
and Paper Feed switches down if you intend
to set the print pitch.
Hold
only
the Style/Pitch
switch
down
if you intend
to make
both
settings.
The printer
will beep in acknowledgement
as it powers up.
2.
Press the On Line switch to set the printer
off-line.
3.
To select a type style, press the Style/Pitch
switch once and press the
Quiet Mode or Paper Feed switch one or more times.
4.
To select a print pitch, press the Style/Pitch
switch again and press the
Quiet Mode or Paper Feed switch one or more
times.
5.
Press the On Line switch to set the printer
back on-line.
Most programs
begin each printing
job by sending
a command
that
resets the printer.
That is why you must press these switches as you power
up. If you do not press these switches during
power-up,
the reset command
will reset your panel selections
to the settings
of DIP switches.
If you want to change the type style or pitch in the middle of a printing
job, one way to do this is to insert a printing
pause command
in your file
at the point of the change. When the printer pauses, press the On Line switch
to go off-line.
If the change
occurs in the middle
of a line, the printer
will
print the first part of the line. Now make the change with the control
panel
switches, set the printer back on-line,
then command
your software to resume
printing.
If you were able to define software
commands
for print pitch and type
style, changes
like these can be inserted
in your text file and made on the
fly without
a printing
pause.
Other printer
commands
1
If your software
enables
you to place the escape code in your files, or
/
j
if you were able to define this as a user option
during
installation,
you are
.-
in a very powerful
position:
you can embed
almost
any printer
command
in your files. The printer
commands
are explained
in detail in Appendix
i
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