Redefining Pitch Settings And Print Control Codes - Star Micronics Radix User Manual

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make changes in your program specifically to help you print with
Radix.
By changing the pitch settings, you can use the document
ruler line to print pica, elite and condensed width pitches. In addi-
tion, you can use the same theory to print in near letter quality
pica.
The print control codes can be redefined to enhance the final
product of your document. The boldface, underline, superscript
and subscript functions require only a slight "recoding" of infor-
mation in the printer driver. And we have some suggestions for
changing the characteristics of the other print control codes to use
italic, expanded, emphasized and italic-underline print. With
these options, you will have even more printing flexibility with
Radix.
Redefining pitch settings and print control codes
In order to change the settings used in the document ruler line
and the print control codes, it is necessary to edit ASCII code
decimal values in the System Functions portion of your Easywri-
ter II program. (For more details on ASCII codes, please refer to
Chapter 2.)
Your Radix printer is considered a Type B printer by the Easy-
writer II program. Before making any changes in the printer
driver, you should first check to be sure the printer selection is set
for printer Type B (Option 7 on the System Functions menu).
Then follow the instructions in Appendix B of your Easywri-
ter II User's Manual to reconfigure Type B printers. To become
more familiar with the reconfiguration process and its terms and
to make the instructions in this section easier to understand, we
suggest you read through Appendix B first.
In these next few paragraphs, we'll show you the ASCII deci-
mal values we feel provide a good flexibility in printing with
Radix. You should follow the instructions hands-on with your
own Easywriter II program.
The changes you will make are for pitch settings and print
control codes (also called font support). However, all the screens
involved will be explained as you see them displayed.
From the System Functions Menu, choose Option 9 (Recon-
figure Printer Type B) and the printer name will be displayed.
Type over the present printer name as follows:
1. Printer
Name [Radix Dot Matrix Printer
]