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Selecting the IBM Proprinter Mode
To set the FX-286 in the IBM Proprinter mode, you need to reset
three DIP switches. Once the FX-286 is set in the IBM mode, the
printer responds to commands like a Proprinter, and prints in the se-
lected character set.
Reset the following DIP switches to select the Proprinter mode:
DIP
switch
1-4
2-1
2-3
the
Printing
Alternate
The IBM Proprinter has three character sets: Standard, Alternate,
and All Print (see Appendix K for printouts of all three sets). Two of
the sets, Standard and Alternate, can be selected with DIP switches.
The third set, All Print, can only be selected with ESCape code "\" or
"^". See Appendix J for complete descriptions of these codes.
The DIP switch settings for the Standard and Alternate sets are:
DIP
Switch
1-6
1-7
1-8
Running the self test in the IBM Proprinter mode
If you want to run a self test to see what the IBM Proprinter charac-
ter sets look like, you only have to reset DIP switch
OFF.
To run the self test, make sure the power is OFF, then hold down the
DRAFT button while turning the power switch ON-the self test
Factory
Setting
ON
ON
OFF
and All Print character sets
Standard
ON
ON
ON
Proprinter
Setting
OFF
OFF
ON
Alternate
Set any one of
these three
switches to OFF.
from ON to
1-4
A-3
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