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wizontal Motion SC I 108 6C sccl 81 51 S 8 08 set 36 24 SC 1 92 5C T 9 09 SC D 68 44 Set Left Margin Set Rrght Margin Backspace Set Absolute Print Posrtron Set Relative Pnnt Position Tab Horizontally Set Honzontal Tabs erall Printing StvlelPrint Size ode Dee Hex Function sex 120 78 Select Letter Quality or Draft SC k 107 6B Select Typestyle Family SC ! 33 21 Master Select SC P 1 80 1 50 1 Select 10 CPI SC M 77 4D Select 12 cpi 32 g 103 67 Select 15 CPI 3.2 p (ESC SI) 112 70 1 Turn Proportronal Mode On/Off I 15 I OF I Select Condensed Mode c2 18 12 Cancel Condensed Mode 3 (ESC SO) 14 OE Select Double-Wade Mode (one line) jcw 87 57 Turn Double-Wide Mode On/Off 54 20 14 Cancel Double-Wade Mode (one line) 32 w 119 77 Turn Double-Hugh Mode On/Off nt Enhancement/Word Processirig Xr 114 72 Select Printing Color iC E 69 45 Select Emphasized Mode ;C F / 70 I 46 1 Cancel Emphasized Mode iC G I I I 71 47 Select Double-Strike Mode iC H 72 48 Cancel Double-Strike Mode ic so 83 53 Select Superscript Mode ic Sl 83 53 Select Subscript Mode iC T 84 54 Cancel Superscript/Subscript ic - 45 20 Turn Underlining On/Off C( - ic q 40 28 Select Score I 113 I 71 I Select Character Style iC a 97 61 Select Justification iC SP(space) 32 2 0 Set Intercharacter Space 8-18 8-18 8-19 8-19 8-20 8-20 8-21 Page 8-21 8-22 8-22 1 8-23 1 8-23 8-23 1 8-24 1 8-24 I 8-25 8-25 8-25 8-26 8-26 8-27 8-27 1 8-27 1 1 8-28 1 8-28 8-28 8-28 8-29 8-29 8-29 1 8-29 1 8-30 8-30

Section	Page
FRONT MATTER	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS	4
INTRODUCTION	6
Features	6
Options	7
About This Guide	8
Where to Get Help	9
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER	10
Unpacking the Printer	11
Removing the Protective Materials	11
Choosing a Place for the Printer	15
Assembling the Printer	16
Installing the Platen Knob	16
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge	18
Attaching the Paper Guide	21
Testing the Printer	24
Connecting to a Power Supply	24
Running the Self Test	25
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer	31
The Parallel Interface	31
The Serial Interface	33
Setting Up Your Application Software	36
Choosing from a Menu	37
CHAP 2-PAPER HANDLING	38
Using Single Sheets	39
Loading a Sheet	39
Reloading During Printing	42
Using Continuous Paper	42
Positioning your Continuous Paper Supply	42
Loading Continuous Paper	43
When You Have Finished Printing	50
Reversing the Paper to the Standby Position	51
Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets	53
Switching to Single Sheets	53
Switching Back to Continuous Paper	56
Printing on Special Paper	59
Multi-Part Forms	59
Labels	60
Envelopes	63
CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER	65
Operating the Control Panel	66
The Display	66
The Lights	67
The Buttons	68
Other Control Panel Features	72
SelecType Settings	72
Using SelecType	74
Selecting a Main Menu Mode	76
LOAD MACRO	77
CHANGE MACRO	79
CHANGE DEFAULTS	82
PRINT OUT SETTINGS	87
CLEAR OUT MACROS	88
Page Length	90
Skip Over Perforation	92
Setting the Loading Position	94
Adjusting the Loading Position	94
Short Tear-Off	95
Selecting Typestyles	97
Fonts	98
Pitch	101
Condensed Mode	102
Choosing an International Character Set	103
Choosing a Character Table	104
CHAP 4-USING SOFTWARE AND GRAPHICS	106
Using the LQ-2550 With Application Programs	107
Using Printer Selection Menus	107
A Quick Test	107
Using Word Processors	108
Using Spreadsheets	108
Using Graphics Software	109
Computer-Printer Communication	110
Escape Sequences	111
Printer Commands	111
Using the Command Summary	112
Sending Printer Commands from Within Your Software Program	112
Enhancing Your Printing	112
Character Size	113
Special Effects and Emphasis	113
Selecting Typestyles with Master Select	116
Graphics	118
The Print Head	118
Dot Pattern	119
Color Graphics	119
Twenty-Four-Pin Graphics	120
Pin Labels	120
The Graphics Command	121
Column Reservation Numbers	122
A Simple Graphics Program	123
Using Hand-Calculated	123
Individual Graphics Option Commands	127
The Reassigning Command	127
User-Defined Characters	128
Designing Your Characters	128
Design Grids	129
Data Numbers	131
Sending Information to Your Printer	132
Printing User-Defined Characters	134
Copying ROM Characters to RAM	135
Letter Quality Characters	135
Proportional Mode Characters	136
Superscripts and Subscripts	136
Mixing Print Styles	137
CHAP 5-MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION	139
Cleaning the Printer	140
Replacing the Ribbon	141
Transporting the Printer	145
CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING	148
Troubleshooting	149
Problems and Solutions	149
The Printer Does Not Print	149
The Printer Stops Printing	149
The Printout is Spaced Incorrectly	150
The Printout is Faint or Uneven	150
The Printout is Not what You Expect	151
Single Sheets Do Not Feed Properly	151
Continuous Paper Does Not Feed Properly	151
Cut Sheet Feeder Does Not Load Paper Correctly	152
The Short Tear-Off Feature Does Not Work Properly	152
Color Printing Is Not What You Expect	152
Data Dump Mode	153
CHAP 7-USING PRINTER OPTIONS	154
The Cut Sheet Feeder	155
Installation	155
Loading Paper	159
Testing the Printer In The Cut Sheet Feeder Mode	162
Loading Envelopes	164
Using the Cut Sheet Feeder	166
Switching between the Cut Sheet Feeder and Continuous Paper	170
Loading Single Sheets	171
Removing The Cut Sheet Feeder	173
The Pull Tractor	174
Installation	174
Loading Paper	177
Removing the Pull Tractor	184
Interface Boards	186
Choosing an Interface	186
Compatible Interfaces	186
Installing the Interface Board	187
The Multi-Font Module	198
Installation	198
Selecting a Font	200
CHAP 8-COMMAND SUMMARY	201
Commands in Numerical Order	205
Commands Arranged by Topic	208
Printer Operation	208
MSB Control	211
Data Control	212
Vertical Motion	213
Horizontal Motion	218
Overall Printing Style	221
Print Size and Character Width	223
Print Enhancement	227
Word Processing	230
Character Tables	231
User Defined Characters	232
Graphics	234
APPENDIX A-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	237
Printer Specifications	238
Double-Bin Cut Sheet Feeder (Optional)	242
Interface Specifications	245
Initialization	249
Default Settings	250
GLOSSARY	259

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wizontal

Motion

SC I

108

Set Left Margin

8-18

sccl

Set

Rrght

Margin

8-18

Backspace

8-19

set

Set Absolute Print

Posrtron

8-19

Set Relative

Pnnt

Position

8-20

Tab Horizontally

8-20

SC D

Set

Honzontal

Tabs

8-21

erall

Printing

StvlelPrint

Size

ode

sex

SC !

Dee

Hex

Function

Page

120

Select Letter Quality or

Draft

8-21

107

Select Typestyle Family

8-22

Master Select

8-22

SC P

Select 10

CPI

8-23

SC M

Select 12

cpi

8-23

103

Select 15

CPI

8-23

3.2

112

Turn

Proportronal

Mode

On/Off

8-24

(ESC SI)

I OF

I Select Condensed Mode

8-24

Cancel Condensed Mode

8-25

3 (ESC

SO)

Select

Double-Wade

Mode (one line)

8-25

jcw

Turn Double-Wide Mode On/Off

8-25

Cancel

Double-Wade

Mode (one line)

8-26

119

Turn Double-Hugh Mode On/Off

8-26

Enhancement/Word

Processirig

114

Select Printing Color

Select Emphasized Mode

8-27

Cancel Emphasized Mode

8-27

Select Double-Strike Mode

8-28

Cancel Double-Strike Mode

8-28

Select Superscript Mode

8-28

Select Subscript Mode

8-28

Cancel Superscript/Subscript

8-29

Turn Underlining On/Off

8-29

Select Score

8-29

113

Select

Character

Style

8-29

Select Justification

8-30

SP(space)

Set Intercharacter

Space

8-30