Manuels d'utilisation pour Epson lx-86

Table des matières

• FRONT MATTER

  1
• TABLE OF CONTENTS

  3
• INTRODUCTION

  9
  • LX-86 Features

    9
  • About This Manual

    10
• CHAP 1-SETTING UP YOUR LX-86 PRINTER

  11
  • Printer Parts

    11
  • Printer Location

    12
  • Paper Feed Knob Installation

    12
  • Ribbon Installation

    13
  • Ribbon Replacement

    16
  • Paper Loading

    17
  • Control Panel

    18
    • Lights

      19
    • Buttons

      19
  • Test Pattern

    20
  • Connecting the LX-86 to Your Computer

    21
  • First Printing Exercise

    22
• CHAP 2-SELECTYPE

  23
  • SelecType Operation

    23
    • Turning SelecType on

      23
    • Selecting typestyles

      24
    • SelecType exercise

      25
  • SelecType Tips

    27
• CHAP 3-ELEMENTS OFDOT MATRIX PRINTING

  28
  • The Print Head

    28
  • Bidirectional Printing

    29
  • Changing Pitches

    29
  • NLQ Mode

    31
• CHAP 4-PRINTER CONTROL CODES

  33
  • ASCII Codes

    33
  • ESCape Code

    34
  • Printer Codes

    35
    • Embedded codes

      36
    • Inserted codes

      36
  • Programming Languages

    37
• CHAP 5-IX-86 FEATURES

  38
  • Demonstration Programs

    38
  • Pica Printing

    39
  • Changing Pitches

    40
  • Cancelling Codes

    40
  • Resetting the Printer

    41
  • Pitch Comparison

    41
  • Near Letter Quality Mode

    42
• CHAP 6-PRINT ENHANCEMENTS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS

  44
  • Bold Modes

    44
    • Emphasized mode

      44
    • Master program

      45
    • Double-strike

      46
  • Double-width Mode

    47
  • Mode Combinations

    48
  • Italic Mode

    48
  • Underline Mode

    49
  • Master Select

    50
  • Superscript and Subscript

    52
  • Special Characters

    52
    • Epson character graphics set

      52
    • International characters

      53
    • Graphics character set

      56
• CHAP 7-PAGE FORMATTING

  58
  • Margins

    58
  • Justification with NLQ

    59
  • Skip Over Perforation

    60
  • Line Spacing

    60
  • Paper-Out Sensor

    62
• CHAP 8-USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS

  63
  • Defining Your Own Characters

    63
  • Designing Process

    64
    • First definition program

      65
    • Running the program

      66
    • Second definition program

      67
    • Running the program

      68
  • Defining NLQ Characters

    69
    • NLQ grid

      69
    • First NLQ definition program

      72
    • Second NLQ definition program

      73
• CHAP 9-INTRODUCTION TO DOT GRAPHICS

  75
  • Dot Patterns

    76
  • Print Head

    77
  • Graphics Mode

    77
  • Pin Labels

    78
  • First Graphics Program

    80
  • Multiple-Line Exercise

    80
  • Density Varieties

    82
  • Reassigning Code

    83
  • Column Reservation Numbers

    83
  • WIDTH Statements

    84
  • Design Your Own Graphics

    85
  • Graphics Programming Tips

    88
    • Semicolons and command placement

      88
    • String variables

      90
    • Graphics and low ASCII codes

      91
• APPENDIX A-LX-86 CHARACTERS

  92
  • Epson Character Graphics

    94
• APPENDIX B-COMMANDS IN NUMERICAL ORDER

  95
  • Control Key Chart

    98
• APPENDIX C-COMMAND SUMMARY

  99
  • Near Letter Quality

    99
  • Character Width

    100
  • Print Enhancement

    102
  • Mode and Character Set Selection

    104
  • Special Printer Features

    107
  • Line Spacing

    109
  • Forms Control

    111
  • Page Format

    114
  • User-Defined Characters

    117
  • Dot Graphics

    118
  • Miscellaneous Codes

    121
• APPENDIX D-THE DIP SWITCHES

  123
• APPENDIX E-USINGTHE OPTIONAL TRACTOR UNIT

  126
  • Printer Location

    126
  • Tractor Unit Installation

    127
  • Loading Continuous Paper

    129
• APPENDIX F-TROUBLESHOOTING AND ADVANCED FEATURES

  132
  • Problem/Solution Summary

    132
    • Setting print styles

      132
    • Tabbing

      132
    • Graphics

      132
    • Paper-out sensor

      134
  • Beeper Error Warnings

    134
  • Data Dump Mode

    134
  • Coding Solutions

    136
  • Solutions for Specific Systems

    137
    • Applesoft BASIC solutions

      137
    • Apple@ II solutions

      137
    • IBM-PC solutions

      138
• APPENDIX H-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  140
  • Printing

    140
    • Character size

      140
    • Characters per line

      141
  • Paper

    141
  • Printer

    141
  • Dimensions and Weight

    141
  • Environment

    142
  • Interface

    142
• INDEX

  143