Oki OKIMATE 10 Handbook page 25

Most computers and printers use a standard
numerical coding system called ASCII. Com­
modore products, however, operate with a dif­
ferent code, usually referred to as Pet ASCII,
and this is the same code that your OKI­
MATE with the Commodore Plug 'N Print
module uses. So be sure to follow printing
procedures for Pet ASCII if your software
packages use different procedures for each
coding system.
Some programs ask you to select which
printer you have from a list called a "m enu ."
If the menu doesn't include OKIMATE 10,
use Commodore 1525.
Your software may give provisions for using
OKIMATE's special features, like different
sizes and styles of type, although the flexibil­
ity of these packages often varies. You'll need
to know the special codes that control the
features you want—check the handy reference
chart on the back cover foldout of this hand­
book—and how your software handles those
codes— check your software instructions.
The way printer control codes are handled dif­
fers from package to package. Some have spe­
cial codes that go before OKIMATE's codes.
Others have ways you can assign OKIMATE's
codes to characters you're not likely to use,
such as the @ symbol, so that you can change
printing styles with a single keystroke. The
instructions which came with your software
packages should explain how it deals with
printers.
Remember that your software package may
not let OKIMATE do all the things it's capa­
ble of—an accounting package, for example,
will probably let you pick a style of type for
the entire document but will not allow you to
change features within the document.