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Method 3, Other software, Cancelling Functions with SelecType

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Now give your printer the command to resume printing. If your example is now in compressed, you can use this same sequence each time you want to use SelecType. The procedure is not complicated; once you practice it a few times, it gives you fingertip control of your printing. Method 3 Another method that may work with your software is to give the print command with the printer turned OFF. If at this point your screen gives you a message that your printer is off-line and tells you to press a certain key to re-try the printing after the printer is on, you may be able to turn on the printer and use SelecType before you press the key to signal that you want to re-try printing. Try turning on the printer and using SelecType as outlined above. Once you have selected your print function and put the printer back on-line by pressing the ON LINE button once, give your computer system the signal to resume printing. Method 4 This is a variation of Method 3. Try giving the print command for your program and then pressing the ON LINE button to take the LX-80 off-line before printing actually starts. Then follow the procedure in Method 3. Other software For some software you may have to consult its manuals or your dealer to find out at what point the printer is reset. You will probably find some stage in the printing process after the resetting where you can use SelecType. Some of these tests may seem to take too much time and trouble, but you need to do them only once. Then you will know exactly what you need to do each time you use SelecType. After you have done the procedure two or three times, it will become quick and easy. Cancelling Functions with SelecType If you want to cancel the modes you have set with SelecType, you can turn your printer off and back on with the power switch on the right side of the printer. This cancels all SelecType settings, returns your LX-80 to its defaults, resets the top of page, and empties the contents of the buffer, any including user-defined characters that you may have put there. F-4

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Now give your printer the command to resume printing. If your
example is now in compressed, you can use this same sequence each
time you want to use SelecType. The procedure is not complicated;
once you practice it a few times, it gives you fingertip control of your
printing.
Method 3
Another method that may work with your software is to give the
print command with the printer turned OFF. If at this point your
screen gives you a message that your printer is off-line and tells you to
press a certain key to re-try the printing after the printer is on, you
may be able to turn on the printer and use SelecType before you press
the key to signal that you want to re-try printing. Try turning on the
printer and using SelecType as outlined above. Once you have
selected your print function and put the printer back on-line by
pressing the ON LINE button once, give your computer system the
signal to resume printing.
Method 4
This is a variation of Method 3. Try giving the print command for
your program and then pressing the ON LINE button to take the
LX-80 off-line before printing actually starts. Then follow the proce-
dure in Method 3.
Other software
For some software you may have to consult its manuals or your
dealer to find out at what point the printer is reset. You will probably
find some stage in the printing process after the resetting where you
can use SelecType.
Some of these tests may seem to take too much time and trouble,
but you need to do them only once. Then you will know exactly
what you need to do each time you use SelecType. After you have
done the procedure two or three times, it will become quick and easy.
Cancelling Functions with SelecType
If you want to cancel the modes you have set with SelecType, you
can turn your printer off and back on with the power switch on the
right side of the printer. This cancels all SelecType settings, returns
your LX-80 to its defaults, resets the top of page, and empties the
contents of the buffer, any including user-defined characters that you
may have put there.
F-4