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speed. Choose Bi-directional for faster print speed.
I-Prime Signal. For parallel interface. Choose Invalid if you want the printer to ignore your softwares
I-Prime signal. This will permit you to enter settings through the printers control panel which will
not be automatically overridden by the softwares settings when the I-Prime signal is sent.
Interface. Sets whether your printer will operate in parallel or serial mode. Operation in the serial
mode requires installation of the optional serial interface adapter (see page 36).
Language Set. These sets replace certain symbols with special characters used in the respective
foreign languages. (See page 83 for a listing of the various characters in each set.)
Line Spacing. Choose the number of lines to be printed per inch. Select from 6 LPI (1/6-inch line
spacing) or 8 LPI (1/8-inch line spacing).
Number of DLL Sets. Choose 1 if you wish to downline load custom characters.
Operator Panel Functions. Full Operation is the normal setting. Choose Limited Operation to
deactivate the FONT and PITCH buttons on the control panel so that you can control these
features only through your software. This can be useful when several people are using the printer
and you dont want its settings changed.
Choosing Limited Operation disables the Menu Select Mode. If you wish to make menu changes or
to return to Full Operation, you must turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding
down the FONT button. This will put the printer in the Menu Select Mode.
Page Length. Sets the form length or sheet length of the paper you will be using. The printer uses
this setting to keep track of the initial printing position on each page (top of form).
Paper Out Override. The paper out detector senses when less than one inch of paper remains in
the printer and stops printing at that point. Choosing Yes overrides the detector so you can print
closer to the bottom of
the page if youre using single sheets. Be careful if you use this feature; it lets the printer continue
printing when theres no more paper, which causes loss of data and may damage the printhead
and platen.
Parity. (Serial interface) Sets serial interface parity of None, Odd, or Even. (See Glossary for a
discussion of parity.)
Pin 18 Output. For parallel interface. Sets the signal on pin 18 for 0 or +5 volts.
Pitch. Choose uniform character width measured in characters per inch (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI,
17.1 CPI, or 20 CPI) or choose Proportional Spacing (PS) in which the space allocated to a
character is proportional to the characters width. Proportional spacing is available only in Letter
Quality print mode.
Print Mode. For built-in letter quality fonts, choose from LQ Courier, LQ Gothic, LQ Prestige, LQ
Roman, LQ Swiss, or LQ Orator. For high-speed printing (lower quality), choose Utility (only the
Gothic font will print in utility mode). For more information on fonts, see page 51.
Print Registration. Use this to improve registration when printing bidirectional bit image graphics.
Choose 0 for no movement. Choose + settings to produce movement to the right increasing in
0.05 mm increments as you increase the setting value (i.e., a setting of +1 produces 0.05 mm
movement, +5 produces 0.25 mm movement). Choose - settings in a similar way to produce
movement to the left increasing in 0.05 mm increments. You may need to experiment a bit with
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