Star Micronics LC-20 User Manual page 87

File as seen on computerscreen:
((F))7 ((S))3
Printer commands
(( F))CI (( S))0
Font commands (( F))lcan be (( F))7embeddecl
((Fl)8anywhere ((F) )9in a document.
Printout:
PRINTER COMMANDS
When youuse these commandsthere are severalpointsto note:
The font ((F)) commandis ignored if the
FONT
button was held down
when power was switchedon.
A line consistingof commandsaloneprints as a blankline.
The softwarewillnot knowthatthesearecommands,so youcannottrust
yoursoftwareto giveyou the correctline width.The printedline maybe
considerablyshorterthan thelineon the screen;the extraspacebeingthe
spacethat was occupiedby the commands.
Onewayto handlethelastproblemis to prepareyourdocumentwithoutthe
commands,then insertthem as a final step, withthe marginsreleased.The
find,replace,andcopyfunctionsof word-processing softwarecanbehelpful
here.
If youdo notusethesecommandsorthepanelcontrols,theprinterwillprint
standard-size,draft characters.
The printer supportsvarious commandsin additionto the above, such as
quadruple-size printing.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistof theescape
code followedby one or more lettersor numbers.
If yoursoftwareenablesyouto placethe escapecodein yourfiles,or if you
areableto definethisasauseroptionduringinstallation, y oucanalsoembed
these escape sequences.