Using The Printer With Commercial Software; Using Commercial Software - Star Micronics ND-10/15 User Manual

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CHAPTER 3
USING THE PRINTER
WITH COMMERCIAL
SOFTWARE
Subjects covered in Chapter 3 include -
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Using commercial software
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Controlling the printer with the Panel mode
USING COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
Many of you purchased this printer to use with commercial
software. You made a good choice because this printer is
compatible with most commercial programs, from word pro-
cessing programs to spreadsheet programs to accounting
programs.
Many of these programs have a routine for describing your
printer. These routines are often in "Installation programs".
They typically give you a choice of printers or printer types
to pick from. Some typical descriptions that you might pick
for this printer are:
"TTY type printer with backspace",
"IBM-dot matrix printer", "Centronics-type printer", "Dot
matrix ASCII printer" or "Epson FX series". This printer
should work Bne with any of these descriptions.
Some printer lists are not very clear, and may not include
anything that you think describes this printer. If you can't
decide which description best fits this printer, we recommend
that you narrow the list to two or three choices (you can quickly
eliminate all the daisy-wheel printer types) and then exper-
iment. You won't hurt anything if you guess wrong; it just
won't work correctly. This should quickly tell you if your guess
is right. If all else fails though, your printer dealer will be happy
to give you some advice.