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Introduction
Overview of the Commodore Mps 1250 Printer
Operating Modes
Serial Connector
Character Styles
Using the MPS 1250
Draft Mode
Before You Unpack Your Printer
Setup
Printer Location
Unpacking and Assembly
Installing the Ribbon
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
Installing the Paper Guide
Installing the Printer Cover
Getting Acquainted
Printer Components
The Control Panel
Power Switch
Control Panel Procedure
Selecting and Loading Paper
Power Light
Ready Light
The Paper Select Lever
Loading Single Sheets
Installing the Tractor-Feed
Loading Continuous Paper
Paper Thickness
Bottom-Feeding Continuous Paper
The Printer Self-Test
The Maintenance Self-Tst
Pica Characters
NLQ Characters
Connecting Your Computer
The Connecting Cable
A Serial Connector
A Parallel Connector
The Parallel Port
Connecting the Parallel Cable
Internal Switches
The Dip Switch Cover
Printer Basics
Dot Matrix Printing
ASCII Codes
Hexadecimal Numbers
The Print Head Has Nine Pins
PETASCII Codes
Which Basic??
Commodore BASIC
Listing a Program
Secondary Addresses
Secondary Address Functions
Choosing a Character Set with the Secondary Address
Microsoft Basic
IBM and Copmatible Computers
Apple II Computers
TRS-80 Computers
CP/M Computers
Atari Computers
Control Codes and Escape Sequences
Printer Installation
Choosing the Right Configuration
Software Printer Choices
Word Processors
Literal Characters
Initializing the Printer
Printer Initialization Strings
Printer Initialization Settings
Printing Text
Near Letter Quality
Nlq
Character Print Width
Pica Pitch
Elite Pitch
Expanded Print
One-Line Expanded Print
Compressed Print
Compressed Expanded Print
Proportional Print
Proportional Spacing
Justified Printing
Styles of Justified Printing
Print Density
Emphasized Print
Doublestrike Print
Special Effects
Italics
Underlining
Reverse Print
Superscript
Subscript
Character Height
The Master Commands
Master Reset
Master Pitch
Master Print Mode
Values for Master Pitch Numbers
Special Characters and Symbols
International Character Sets
Switching Configurations
Characters from All Characters Chart
Page Formatting
The End of the Line
Carriage Return
Line Feed
Carriage Return Without Line Feed
A Note about BASIC
Line Spacing
Fixed Line Spacing
Variable Line Spacing
Line Spacing of N/72 Inch
Variable Line Feeds
Page Design
New Page
Top of Form
Page Length
Set Page Length by Lines
Set Page Length by Inches
Margins
Top and Bottom Margins
Setting Margins with the Secondary Address
Left Margin
Right Margin
Using Tabs
Horizontal Tabs
Move to Next Htab
Horizontal Tab
Set Fixed Htabs
Variable Htabs
Relative Htab
Dot Tabs
Absolute Dot Tabs
Relative Dot Tabs
Vertical Tabs
Move to Next Vtab
Fixed Vtabs
Variable Vtabs
Vtab Channels
Relative Vtab
Define Vtab Channel
Select Vtab Channel
Block and Dot Mode Graphics
Block and Line Graphics
Dot Graphics
Graphics Commands
Pin Numbers
Graphics Density
Single Density Graphics
High-Speed Double Density
Quadruple Density Graphics
Comparing Graphics Densities
Sending Graphics Data
Line Length: Number of Columns
Putting It All Together
Graphics for Speical Applications
Master Graphics Command
Graphics Density Modes
Changing Graphic Density
Designing Graphics
Defining Shapes
Nine-Pine Graphics
Calculated Shapes
Commodore Dot Graphics
Bit Image Coding
Combining Bit Images to Form a Larger Image
All Bit Pattern Printing
Repeat Bit Image Printing
Dot Address Determination
Creating Characters
How the MPS 1250 Prints Characters
Designing Your Own Characters
Copying Standard Characters
Attribute Byte
Saving Character Designs
Data Bytes
Printing Defined Characters
IBM Mode
Odds and Ends
Local Character Set Selection
Quote Mode
Buffer Commands
Cancel
Backspace
Unidirectional Print
Continuous Unidirectional Print
Slashed Zero
One-Line Unidirectional Print
Paper out Sensor
The Eight Bit
Eight Bit on
Eight Bit off
Hex Dump
Cancel Eight Bit Control
Maintenance
Cleaning
Ribbon Cartridge
Print Head
Replacing the Print Head
Reconnecting the Print Head Cable
Mps 1250 Character Sets
Choosing an MPS 1250 Serial Character Set
PETASCII Uppercase/Graphics
Command Reference
Printer Control Codes
Serial Interface
Parallel Interface
Escape Sequence Commands
The Internal Dip Switches and How to Set Them
Serial Mode
DIP Switch Functions Serial Mode
Switch Functions
Parallel Mode
IBM Graphics Printer Configuration
Changing the Switch Settings
Technical Specifications
Commodore Serial Interface
Serial Interface Signals
Data Transfer Sequence
Interface Timing
Parallel Interface Timing
Index
Quick Reference Card
Miscellaneous Commands
Dip Switch Settings
Parallel Dip Switch Settings
Serial Dip Switch Settings
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