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Section
1:
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Welcome
to
a
new
dimension
in
computing.
Because
you
bought
the
Commodore VIC
printer,
you've
added
a
great
deal
of
versitility
and
convenience
to the use
of
your
Commodore
computer.
This
manual
contains
all
the
information
you
need
to
check
out,
hook
up,
and
operate
your
printer,
but
in
order
to get the
most
out of
your computer
system
you
should continue
to
look
at
both your computer's
User's
Guide and Programmer's Reference Manual.
Your VIC
printer
is
designed
to
operate
through
software
control.
That
means
you
have
to
make
the
printer's
operation
part
of
a
program. For example
the
VIC-20
has
a
TYPEWRITER
cartridge that
comes
in
the
VIC SIX-PACK.
It's
designed
to
operate the
printer
by
holding
down
the
SHIFT
key and
pressing
the
f/1
Yellow Function Key.
The
VIC
Printer prints
both
capital
and
small
letters,
numbers, and
all
the
graphic characters
available
on your computer.
It
will
even
print
custom
made
graphics
and
charts that
you
design
on your VIC-20
or
Commodore
64. In
addition
your
printer
has
a
variety
of
built-in
functions
of
its
own.
This
is
because
your
printer
has
its
own
computer
inside.
The
advantages of
this
internal
computer
are
1)
it
automatically
resets
all its
switches to the
starting
sequence
every time
you
turn the printer on; 2)
it
contains
its
own
internal
memory
which means
that
you
can
store
information
to
be
printed
directly
in
the printer
without
using
up your
computer's
memory.
Your
printer
is
designed
to
connect
directly
into
your computer
through
the
Serial
Port
(6-pins).
However,
you
can connect
your
printer to
as
many
as 5
VIC
disk drives
by
daisy-chaining.
Daisy-chaining
means
connecting
1
peripheral to
your computer and any
additional peripherals
plug
into the
Serial
Port of
the
last
item connected.
2.
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