User ManualTable of Contentscover1Table of Contents4Table of Tables8CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP SD-10/159WHERE SHALL WE PUT IT?9WHAT HAVE WE HERE?9Removing the printer cover10Removing packing and shipping screws11Installing the platen knob13Removing the tractor unit13Attaching the paper separator14Installing the ribbon cartridge15CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SD-10/1517COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS17PAPER SELECTION AND LOADING21Loading single sheets22Loading sprocket-feed paper23Bottom feeding SD- 1526RIBBON INSTALLATION28ADJUSTING THE GAP28SELF-TEST29CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED WITH SD-10/1531USING COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE32First. some terminology32Using SD-10/15 with SuperCalc34Using SD-10/l 5 with word processors35Using this book without learning BASIC36CHAPTER 4 CONTROLLING SD-10/1537SOME BASICS ABOUT BASIC37Establishing communications39The CHR$ function39Control codes40The escape code40Some problem codes41COMMAND SYNTAX USED IN THIS MANUAL41SELECTING THE RIGHT SOFTWARE MODE42CHAPTER 5 PRINTING TEXT WITH SD-10/1545SOME SPECIAL KINDS OF TEXT45Near Letter Quality characters45Italic printing46Underlining47Superscripts and subscripts48CHANGING THE PRINT PITCH49Expanded print50MAKING SD-10/15 PRINT DARKER53SUMMARY54CHAPTER 6 LINE SPACING AND FORMS CONTROL57STARTING NEW LINES57CHANGING LINE SPACING58Moving down the page without a carriage return61FORMS CONTROLS63Form feed63CHANGING THE PAGE LENGTH64TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS65SUMMARY67CHAPTER 7 FORMATTING YOUR OUTPUT69USING HORIZONTAL TABS69A one-shot tab command70SETTING LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS71USING VERTICAL TABS72A one-shot vertical tab command74SUMMARY74CHAPTER 8 SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE SD-10/1575Now hear this75Initializing SD-10/1576Putting SD-10/15 to sleep76Printing to the bottom of the sheet77Backspace, delete, and cancel text78"Zero" printing78Unidirectional printing79The seven bit dilemma80Block graphics characters and special symbols81International character sets84The macro control code85SUMMARY87CHAPTER 9 CREATING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS89DOT MATRIX PRINTING89THE PRINT MATRIX90DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS91Rule 1: Download characters are eight dots high92Rule 2: Dots cannot overlap93Add up each column of dots94Assigning a value to your character95Download character definition command97PRINTING DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS99ERASING DOWNLOAD CHARACTER DEFINITIONS102DEFINING PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS102Connecting characters105SUMMARY109CHAPTER 10 PRINTING WITH DOT GRAPHICS111COMPARING DOT GRAPHICS WITH DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS111USING THE DOT GRAPHICS COMMANDS112Specifying the number of columns of dots112Specifying the graphics data113Combining text and graphics115PRINTING A DESIGN OR LOGO115PLOTTING WITH SD-10/15118How the program works120HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS123IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BASIC127SUMMARY127Size: 6.73 MBPages: 128Language: EnglishOpen manual