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WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
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h r re is an a b u n d a n c e o f c o m m e rc ia l so ftw are av a ila b le : sp re a d sh e e t
I'ln y in m s. w o rd -p ro ce ssin g p ro g ra m s, g ra p h ic s p ro g ra m s , a n d m o re. T h is
p rln lri will w o rk w ith a n y p ro g ra m th a t su p p o rts a S ta r, E p s o n o r IB M
• !•>! m a trix p rin te r. B efore u sing th e p rin te r w ith co m m ercial so ftw are,
how ever, th e re are tw o th in g s y o u m u s t do:
• In stall the so ftw are so th a t it s u p p o rts th e p rin te r
• Set th e p rin te r's D IP sw itches to m a tc h th e so ftw are
INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE
M o st c o m m ercial so ftw are in c lu d es a n in s ta lla tio n p ro g ra m o r ro u tin e
tliiit y o u c a n ru n to cu sto m iz e th e so ftw a re to fit y o u r h a rd w a re system .
S tart by rea d in g th e e x p la n a tio n o f th e in sta lla tio n p ro g ra m in y o u r so ftw are
m an u al.
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I he in sta lla tio n p ro g ra m u su a lly o ffers a m e n u o f p rin te rs fro m w h ich
10 ch o o se. I f y o u fin d th is p rin te r o n th e m e n u , select it.
If th is p rin te r is n o t listed , lo o k fo r th e E p s o n L X -8 0 0 o r IB M P ro p rin te r
11 II these are n o t listed , lo o k fo r a n o th e r S ta r, E p so n o r IB M p rin te r. A
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o f (he ch oices y o u m a y see a re giv en belo w in o r d e r o f p referen ce:
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N L -1 0
N P -10
N X -10/15
N D -1 0 /1 5
N R -1 0 /1 5
S om e m en u s a re less ex p licit a b o u t m o d e l n am es b u t o ffe r g en e ral de-
• t Ip lion s such as " S ta r p r in te r " , " E p s o n p r in te r " , " IB M d o t-m a trix p rin te r " ,
• Ini m a trix A S C II p r in te r " , " C e n tro n ic s -ty p e p r in te r " , " D r a f t p r in te r " ,
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S ta n d a rd p rin te r" . A n y o f th ese selectio n s sh o u ld w o rk . I f y o u a re n ol
■mu ol the rig h t se lectio n , it d o e s n o t h u r t to ex p e rim en t. I f y o u ch o o se
i ' mu, you will g et stra n g e p rin tin g resu lts, b u t d o n 't w o rry ; ju s t try a
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11■ i • til selection. D o n 't p ic k a n y p r in te r d escrib ed as a d aisy w h eel p rin te r
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i lii'ir i p rin te r.
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USING THE PRINTER
E p s o n L X -800
F X -8 6 e
E X -800
L X -86
L X -80
IB M P ro p r in te r II
P ro p r in te r
G ra p h ic s P rin te r
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