User ManualTable of ContentsCOVER1Table of Contents3Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer9Locating the printer9Check the carton contents9Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Printer15Controls and parts of the printer15Selecting and loading paper18Adjusting the print head24Testing the printer25Connecting the printer26Chapter 3 Using the Printer with Commercial Software29Using commercial software29Word processing with the printer30General concepts30Using the printer with EasyWriter II33Using the printer with WordStar38Using the printer with Lotus 12-339Using the panel modes41Advanced panel functions43Chapter 4 Printing with BASIC45Some basics of BASIC45Some special kinds of text50Changing the print pitch54Making words stand out59Mixing print modes60Chapter 5 Formatting Text63Lines and line spacing63Page control68Top and bottom margins71Setting left and right margins74Horizontal and vertical tabs75Centering and aligning text82Chapter 6 Special Features of the Printer85Chapter 7 Download Characters and Dot Graphics105Dot matrix printing105Designing your own characters106Designing your own NLQ characters112User-designed Dot Graphics116Higher resolution graphics118More graphics programming tips119Chapter 8 Caring for Your Printer123Cleaning the printer123Replacing the ribbon123Replacing the print head126Appendix A DIP Switch Settings129Switch functions130Appendix B ASCII Codes and Conversion Chart133Appendix C Function Codes141Commands to control print style141Controlling the vertical print position153Controlling the horizontal print position162Download character commands167Dot graphics commands169Macro instruction commands173Other commands174Appendix D Command Summary in Numeric Order187Appendix E Technical Specifications191Appendix F The Parallel Interface195Appendix G Serial Interface Specifications199Configuring the serial interface199The serial protocols201Index204Size: 6.74 MBPages: 210Language: EnglishOpen manual