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Ifyoursoftwarepackagedoesnotmentionprintersbyname,butasksinstead
what featuresyour printer is capableof, the most commonquestionsare:
"Can your printerperforma backspace?"and "Can it do a hardwareform
feed?".You shouldanswer"Yes"to both thesequestions.
Othersoftware packages mayallowyoutoinstaUspecific features. S preadsheet
programswilloften askfor themaximumnumberof columnsto be printed.
This is givenbelow.
CPI
Numberof columns
Normaltype Widetype
Pica
10
80
136
Elite
12
96
163
Semi-condensed
15
120
204
Condensedpica
17.1
137
233
Condensedelite
20
160
272
Proportiomd
Variable
Sometimes thesoftwareinstallation willaskyouforaninitialization sequence
to returnto thedefaultsettings.Thecommandfor yourprinteris <ESC>(Q.
MakesurethattheEDSswitchesaresetforthecomet printeremulation, a nd
thatyouhaveselectedthe appropriate charactersetusingtheEDSswitches.
If youarein doubtabouttheconfiguration of yourapplication software,seek
expertadvice.Yoursoftwaresupplierwillprobablybe yourmostqualified
reference.
EMBEDDINGPRINTERCOMMANDS
Many
word-processorsand other softwarelack commandsfor changing
font, printing double-sizecharacters,or printing in color. Your printer
thereforehascommandsthatcanbeembeddedindocumentsto controlthese
functionswithoutsoftwarehelp. The commandsconsistof a capitalletter
enclosedin doubleparentheses,followedby a digit:
Font:
((F))O
Roman
((F))l
Sanserif
((F))2
Courier
((F))3
Prestige
((F))4
script
((F))5
OCR-B
((F))6
OCR-A
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