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    EPSON® LX-86TM PRINTER User's Manual
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    instructions LX-80 is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. IX-86 is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NOTICE: l All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual
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    vii List of Tables Viii Introduction 1 LX-86 Features 1 About This Manual 2 1 Setting Up Your LX-86 Printer 3 Printer Parts Printer Location 3 4 Paper Feed Knob Installation 4 Ribbon Installation 5 Ribbon Replacement 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel 10
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    5 IX-86 Features 33 Demonstration Programs 33 Pica Printing 34 Changing Pitches 35 Cancelling Codes 35 Resetting the Printer 36 Pitch 45 Superscript and Subscript 47 Special Characters 47 Epson character graphics set 47 International characters 48 Graphics
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    and low ASCII codes Appendixes A LX-86 Characters Epson Character Graphics B Commands in Numerical Order Control Key Chart C Command Summary Near Letter Quality Character Width Print Enhancement Mode and Character Set Selection Special Printer Features Line Spacing Forms Control Page
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    F Troubleshooting and Advanced Features F-l Problem / Solution Summary Fl Setting print styles F-l Tabbing Fl Graphics Fl BASIC solutions F6 Apple II solutions F-6 IBM-PC solutions F7 G Printer Maintenance G-l Always G-l Now and Then G-l Rarely G-l H
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    Ribbon cassette installation 7 l-6 Ribbon placement 8 l-7 IX-86 ready for paper loading 9 l-8 Control panel 10 l-9 Test patterns 12 l-10 Cable connection 13 2-l Turning SelecType on 16 3-l A capital T 21 3-2 The three pitches of the LX-86 23 3-3 IX-86 dot matrix
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    placement E-4 Paper separator and paper guide E-5 Tractor release levers E-6 Pin feed holder adjustment E-7 Open pin feed cover E-8 Top of page position I-l Parallel interface timing List of Tables 2-l SelecType modes 5-1 Summary of LX-86 pitches 6-1 International characters in NLQ
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    expensive printers. LX-86 Features In addition to the high performance and reliability you've come to expect from Epson printers, the LX-86 offers: and illustrations l Easy paper loading l Ribbon cassette for quick and clean ribbon changing l Epson Standard Character Graphics set, which includes
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    of the first chapter may be all you need. If, on the other hand, you are new to computers and printers, you will find this manual easy to follow and the LX-86 easy to use. No matter what your background, if you want to learn about and experiment with all the advanced features
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    Chapter 1 Setting Up Your LX-86 Printer Setting up your LX-86 printer is a simple matter of attaching two parts, putting in the ribbon and paper, and connecting the printer to your computer. This chapter will have you printing a test pattern within fifteen to twenty minutes and doing more
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    need a cable and possibly an interface board. The cable connects the printer to your computer, and the interface board is necessary only for those computers that can't use the LX-86's Centronics® paralle1 interface. Your computer manual or your dealer will tell you which cable you need and whether
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    installation Ribbon Installation The LX-86 printer uses a continuous-loop, inked fabric ribbon, which is enclosed in a cassette that makes ribbon installation and replacement a clean and easy job. The parts of this cassette are labelled in Figure l-3. Ribbon Knob Pin Figure l-3. Ribbon cassette
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    To install the ribbon, first open the lid at the front of the LX-86 so that you can see the print head assembly shown in Figure l-4. Move the assembly by hand to the center of the printer so that the other parts of the printer will not get in your way. Also be sure that
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    first sliding the pins at the back of the ribbon cassette under the small hooks on the holder. (See Figure l-5.) Then lower the front of the cassette so that the exposed section of ribbon can fit between the print head nose and the silver ribbon guide. Push down until the cassette fits firmly in
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    guide it with a pen or a pencil. Figure l-6. Ribbon placement Ribbon Replacement When your printing begins to become light and you need to replace the ribbon, lift the front of the cassette to remove it and then follow the above instructions with a new cassette. If you have been using your printer
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    Paper Loading Now put a sheet of paper in your LX-86 so you can test it. Figure l-7 shows the names of the parts that you need to know. Friction lever Figure l-7. LX-86 ready for paper loading 9
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    paper slot in the top of the printer. When the paper will not go any farther, turn the paper feed knob to advance it as you would with a typewriter. Turn the knob until the top of the paper is at least 3/4-inch above the ribbon guide. Then push the paper bail against the
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    power is on. l The READY light glows green when the printer is ready to accept data. This light flickers somewhat during printing. • The PAPER loaded incorrectly. • The ON LINE light glows green when the printer can receive data. Buttons The buttons have several functions, including selecting
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    and that the power switch is off. Now, hold down the LINE FEED button on the control panel while you turn the printer on with the power switch. The Lx-86 will begin printing all the letters, numbers and other characters that are stored in its ROM (Read Only Memory) for the draft
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    , your computer manual or your dealer will tell you what you need. Then, once you have plugged your printer cable into your printer and computer, connecting your printer and computer are shown in Figure l-10. Plug one end of your printer cable into the cable connector of your LX-86 printer. The plug
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    than the test pattern from your LX-86 printer. Your next step depends upon what kind of printing you plan to do. If you have a word processing or other commercial software program, just load the program in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your Lx-86 print. If you plan to
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    Chapter 2 SelecType The LX-86's SelecType feature can produce four special typestyles: This is emphasized printing. T h , this chapter uses the top names of the buttons. Turning SelecType on 1. Make sure that the printer is on and that the POWER, READY, and ON LINE lights are all on. 2. Press both
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    to turn on SelecType. Figure 2-1. Turning SelecType on When you release the OFF LINE and FORM FEED buttons, the LX-86 signals in three ways that SelecType is on. • The printer beeps. l The READY light turns off. • The ON LINE light begins flashing. Selecting typestyles In SelecType, each button has
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    mode column. Be sure that the printer beeps each time you press the . The control panel returns to its normal functions, but the printer is off-line. 5. Press the OFF LINE button, and you for this exercise, simply turn on your computer and printer and load BASIC. Then type the short program listed
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    RUN and pressing RETURN, or print your file or document by following the printing instructions of your software. The LX-86 will print your example in standard singlestrike printing, as shown below: This is an example of LX printing. Now that you have created a sample, follow these steps to print it
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    files that have such codes, but if your IX-86 follows the SelecType instructions for only part of a document, print codes in printer is turned off. If, for example, you use SelecType to print a document in emphasized, anything you print after that will be emphasized unless you first turn the printer
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    your printer works. It's a simple, non-technical explanation of the basics of dot matrix printing that will help you understand some of the later chapters. The Print Head The IX-86 uses a print head with nine pins or wires mounted vertically. Each time a pin is fired, it strikes the inked ribbon and
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    everything and prints right to left. By reversing both the dot patterns and the printing direction, the LX-86 produces a line that is correct and looks no different of the work as if the printer will be printing from left to right on each line and let the LX-86 do all the necessary calculations so
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    can be placed on a vertical line only when the columns next to that line are not used. Figure 3-3. LX-86 dot matrix characters NLQ Mode The preceding examples are in the LX-86's draft mode, but the LX-86 also has the high-quality NLQ (Near Letter Quality) mode that you have seen in previous chapters
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    The panel buttons make it especially easy to change from draft to NLQ, but you can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a software command which you can find in Chapter 5. 25
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    Control Codes The LX-86 printer is easy to use, especially with commercial software that has print control features. This chapter explains some of the basics of printer control and communications to help you understand how a computer communicates with your printer. This information should also
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    letter. If, however, the printer receives a 27 just before the 69, it turns on emphasized mode, because ESCape "E" is the code for emphasized. You can see how important the ESCape code is by looking at Appendixes B and C. There you will see that nearly every code the LX-86 uses is an ESCape code
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    systems. If we gave precise instructions on how to use your LX-86 with every one of them, this manual would fill at least four volumes and would have to be updated every month. We will, therefore, give you the general principles of how software communicates with your printer, plus several ways the
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    , it sends the proper code to the LX-86. For example, one popular word processing program Epson printer you are using.) You usually tell the program what printer you are using through an installation or set-up procedure. The instructions should be in your software manual. In addition, your software
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    Again, if this sounds terribly complicated, don't worry. Use your LX-86 with the standard features of your word processing program until you become more printers work and how software can communicate with them. Turn to the next chapters to learn about the specific features of your LX-86 printer. 31
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    features from these chapters. How much of the rest of this manual you use depends upon your expertise, your interest, and the software you plan to use. (Demonstration Programs Along with our discussion and examples of the LX-86 features, we include demonstrations in the BASIC programming language so
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    using an Epson printer. Then the program sends the correct codes for the various printing functions. The installation process, if there is one, is explained in the manual for your software program. We have designed these chapters so that you can concentrate on using the features of the LX-86 instead
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    cancelled. It is important to remember this because an LX-86 mode can stay on even if you change from BASIC to another type of software. For example, if you print a memo with a word processing program after you run the program above, the printer will still be in condensed mode; therefore, the memo
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    to this rule. To cancel pica, turn on elite. l By resetting the printer, a method explained in the next section. Resetting the Printer Resetting your LX-86 cancels all modes that are turned on. You can reset the printer with one of two methods: l Sending the reset code (ESCape "@") l Turning the
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    , you may need a WIDTH statement such as the one below: 5 WIDTH LPRINT 255 The format for your system will probably be different. Consult your BASIC manual. Near Letter Quality Mode The examples so far in this chapter are in the draft mode, and you have already learned how to turn on
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    the modes demonstrated in this chapter are compared in Table 5-l. Table 5-1, Summary of LX-86 pitches Print sample 1 inch Near Letter Quality Pica print Elite print Condensed print Condensed don't have to use BASIC to change modes; you can use any method that sends the printer the proper codes. 38
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    (pica, elite, and condensed) that we covered in Chapter 5, the LX-86 offers many other typestyles, including two for bold printing-emphasized and double-strike. Emphasized mode In the emphasized mode the IX-86 prints each dot twice, with the second dot slightly to the right of the first. In order to
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    NLQ modes. In elite and condensed the dots are already so close together that even with the reduced print speed, the LX-86 cannot fire, retract, and again fire the pins quickly enough to print overlapping dots. You do sacrifice some print speed and ribbon life with emphasized, because the print head
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    on the LX-86 is double-strike. For this mode the printer prints each line, then moves the paper up slightly and prints the line again. Each dot is printed with any draft pitch (but not with NLQ) because it does not overlap dots horizontally. Since each line in this mode is printed twice, the speed
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    Double-width Mode Perhaps the most dramatic mode on the LX-86 is double-width. It produces extra-wide characters that are good for titles and headings. For this mode, the dot pattern of each character is expanded and a duplicate set of dots is printed one dot to the right. You can see the difference
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    for any purpose. Although characters produced by the previous modes in this manual are modifications of the standard pica characters, the LX-86 uses completely different characters for the italic mode. In the printer's Read Only Memory (ROM) is a complete set of draft italic characters. You
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    of ESCape codes is an alphanumeric character, not a numerical value. Underline Mode The LX-86 also has a mode that will underline characters and spaces. You turn it on with see in Figure 6-5, this mode prints a dot in the bottom row of each column, thus producing a continuous underline. 44
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    in the printout below. This uses the under-line character If your software prints this type of underline, it is using the LX-86's underline character (ASCII %), not the underline mode. Because the underline character is only five dots wide, it does not fill the spaces between characters. If you
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    that emphasized can't combine with condensed or elite. If you try to combine emphasized with either of the two narrow pitches, you won't harm your printer; it will simply use a priority list in its memory to determine which mode to use. This priority list causes a corn bination of emphasized and
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    ; then send the proper codes to the printer. Special Characters The LX-86 has three groups of special characters that can add distinction to your printing. Character Graphics, international characters, and the special graphics set. Epson character graphics set The Character Graphics set includes
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    set. See your software manual for further instructions on printing these characters. If you need the decimal or hexadecimal codes for them, see Appendix A. International characters As you know, you need a few extra characters for languages other than English. The LX-86 has provided for printing
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    an international character set is with the small switches, called DIP switches, in the back of the printer. If you plan to use one of the international sets quite a bit, see Appendix D for instructions for using the DIP switches. Once you have selected a character set, whether you do it with the
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    generated. If your keyboard does not have one of the keys that you need, you will have to send the proper ASCII number to the printer in another way, such as a programming language or inserted or embedded codes. 50
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    Graphics character set The Lx-86 printer's Read Only Memory (ROM) also contains the 32 graphics Figure 6-6. After you have used the ESCape code to turn on the graphics character set, the LX-86 prints the codes from 128 through 159 as graphics characters. You can change pitch and weight with
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    of an inch. If you need to make such fine adjustments in the line spacing see Appendix C for the proper commands. In the chapter on dot graphics you will see how useful ESCape "1" can be. 52
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    Chapter 7 Page Formatting Although the LX-86 printer has many sophisticated commands to set margins, you want more information, you can find all the commands in Appendixes B and C. Margins The LX-86 allows you to set the left and right margins with simple ESCape sequences. The left margin command
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    test for a reset code in your program. The maximum right margins on the LX-86 printer are 80 in pica, 96 in elite, 137 in condensed, and 160 in systems use different WIDTH statements, see your computer or programming language manual for the proper format. Remember also to use carriage returns only
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    how the printer moves the paper so that it doesn't print lines of text on top of each other; the LX-86 takes care of this without any special instructions. If the same as 12 rows of dots. Since the Lx-86 characters use nine rows of dots, the 12-dot line spacing leaves three blank rows between the lines
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    you may want to increase or decrease the space between lines. The LX-86 has several commands to do this. ESCape "0" decreases the line spacing to 9-dot (9/72-inch), ESCape "1" decreases it to 7-dot, and ESCape "2" returns it to 12-dot. In addition, there are commands to specify the line spacing in
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    LX-86 printer is a small switch that senses whether or not paper is in the printer. When the end of the paper passes this switch, it sends a signal that sounds the beeper and stops your printing. This saves wear on your print head, ribbon this problem for you, see Appendix F for other solutions. 57
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    you need or want. It may seem that designing a character and telling the LX-86 how to print it would be extremely complicated, but we have reduced the task printer's RAM (Random Access Memory) for use whenever you need it. Because the high-resolution NLQ (Near Letter Quality) mode uses many more dots
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    creativity is that the characters you define must follow the same rules that govern the rest of the characters printed by the LX-86. They must fit into an 11 x 9 matrix, no dot can overlap another, and either the top or the bottom row must be empty. Look at the enlargements of sample letters
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    following BASIC program and run it. If you are using Applesoft BASIC, see Appendix F. 100 DIM F(9) 110 FOR I=1 TO 9 120 PRINT "WHICH ROWS HAVE DOTS IN COLUMN";I 130 INPUT R: IF R=0 THEN 150 140 F(I)=F(I)+2^(R-1) 150 IF R=0 THEN NEXT I ELSE GOT0 130 160 LPRINT CHR$(27)": "CHR$(O)CHR$(O)CHR$(O); 170
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    . To see Program 1 produce the character in Figure 6-4 run the program and follow these instructions: When the screen message asks what rows have dots in column 1, respond with RETURN to indicate that no dots go in that column. For column 2 (the vertical line), press 7, RETURN, 5, and RETURN again
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    Now wait a moment for your computer to calculate the dot patterns and your LX-86 to print the new character in two different typestyles. it. If you want to make any changes, move the dots as needed and re-run the program. If you want to put dots in the bottom row, change the number in line 190 from
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    90 FOR P=58 TO 63: LPRINT CHR$(P);" ";: NEXT P 95 LPRINT 100 K=l: IF K>3 THEN A=58 ELSE A=60 110 LPRINT CHR$(27)": "CHR$(O)CHR$(O)CHR$(O); 120 LPRINT CHR$(27)"%"CHR$(l)CHR$(O); 130 LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(A)CHR$( A-1+K); 140 FOR Z=1 TO K 150 LPRINT CHR$(128); 160 FOR X=1 TO 9 170 READ R 160
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    the printer will print the corresponding character in the bottom row. In the example above, if you type< your LX-86 will two-line printout as your guide to tell you which keys to press for Characters Since NLQ characters use many more dots than draft characters, defining NLQ characters
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    . Figure 8-6 shows a single column to make clear how the data numbers are calculated. Notice that in designing NLQ characters we suggest using circles instead of dots to make it easier to keep track of overlapping
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    128 64 32 =229 4 1 16 8 =28 4 64} =64 Figure 8-6. Data numbers for one column To calculate the data numbers for this column, you see which dots are used in the top group (the top eight positions) and add their values together. Then you go down to the middle group (the next
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    8 32 255 32 8 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 192 0 0 0 128 I 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 4 16 64 64 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 8-7. Arrow design and data numbers If you look at each column individually, you can see how the data
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    : When you run this program for your own character, you find out whether or not it looks right to you. If it doesn't, move the dots as needed, recalculate and change the data numbers, and run the program again. Second NLQ definition program When you are satisfied with the character you
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    six characters, then redefines one or more of them and prints them again. As with the draft characters, you use this two-line printout as a guide to the new characters your IX-86 will print. You can use them with an applications program or a program you write yourself. 70
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    appear and then use a program to tell the LX-86 where to put them. Because many software programs take advantage of Epson dot graphics, you may be able to print graphics like the ones on this page and the next by simply giving your software a few instructions. The chart on the next page, for example
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    images you print on the Ix-86 can, therefore, be as finely detailed as the one on the first page of this chapter. If you plan carefully where you want the dots to appear and then use or create a program that gives the proper instructions to the printer, your LX-86 will print nearly any pattern
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    LX-86 is quite different from the text modes. Instead of sending codes for letters and printing functions, you send codes for dot patterns, one number for each column in a line. Since none of the predefined characters or symbols in the printer in this manual. For most of the other LX-86 modes, such
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    as many as 1920 columns are possible in graphics printing. Since the LX-86 uses eight digit binary numbers, it can't accept decimal numbers larger than are reserving and make n2 a zero. Pin Labels Once you put the printer into graphics mode and reserve the number of columns you want, your next step
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    its number. To fire more than one pin at the same time, add up the numbers of the pins and send the sum to the printer. With these labels for the pins, you fire the top pin by sending 128. To fire the bottom graphics pin, you send 1. If you want
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    converted to a binary number before it goes to the printer. Now that you know the principles of Epson graphics, we'll give you two simple exercises, more an exercise that shows you how the LX-86 combines several lines of graphics for a figure taller than eight dots. Start with a line for 100 columns
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    simple program that produced the pattern demonstrates many elements of graphics programming. Therefore, we'll explain each line. Line 10 changes the line spacing to '/-dot, which is the height of the dot patterns used in the program. Therefore, there is no space between the print lines. 77
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    command issued more than once. Line 90 is the reset code to return the printer to its defaults. Density Varieties Although all the examples so far in this chapter have been in the single-density graphics mode, the LX-86 offers five other eight-pin density modes and two nine-pin ones. Nine
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    format that uses the ESCape code and a letter, but LX-86 graphics commands can also be in the following format: LPRINT Reassigning Code The IX-86 has a graphics command that changes one graphics mode to another. You can use it with many commercial graphics software programs to change the density
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    $(l28)CHR$(7); which is 128 dots plus 7 times 256 dots, for a total of 1920 dots in one row. Once you 80 characters. This insertion is usually no problem with text, but it can spoil your may be different. Consult your computer or computer language manual to find the correct format for your system.
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    use for a more complex figure so that you have the basis for designing graphics on your LX-86. You will plan your figure with dots on graph paper, but before beginning to place the dots, you should decide which graphics density you want. Figure 9-3 shows the differences between the three mostused
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    each pin pattern by dividing the design grid into separate print lines. For the arrow design the grid was divided into three lines, each seven dots high. Then each column was examined and the sums of the pin values determined. This process for the first line is shown in Figure 9-5. The
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    650 LPRINT: NEXT K: LPRINT CHR$(27)"@": END 800 DATA 8, 4, 10, 1, -6, 8, 0, 4, 0, 2, 0, 1, -9, 0, 0, 0 805 DATA 23, 8, 4, 2, 1, -2, 0, 0, 0, 128 810 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 84, 32, 17 program that uses 7-dot line spacing and reads numbers from DATA statements and sends them to the printer. If you want
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    the graphics command is issued, every number sent to the IX-86 is interpreted as a pin pattern and printed on paper. Therefore For example, suppose you want a SO-column graphics line with the line spacing set to T-dot. You might enter the following program: 20 LPRINT CHR$( 27) "K"CHR$( 50)CHR$(0) 30
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    . First look at line 20. ESCape "K" calls for single-density graphics, and the two CHR$ numbers specify 50 columns of dots. Once that command is given, every number sent to the printer is interpreted as a pin pattern and printed on the paper. Since there is no semicolon at the end of the
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    tips about using the graphics command: l Use semicolons to prevent the LX-86 from printing carriage return and line feed codes as pin patterns. l Do you understand the graphics mode better and may help you find the problem when one of your own programs gives you unexpected results. String variables
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    between 0 and 31 with BASIC or another programming language can cause problems on some computer systems. The problem is that most computer systems handle some of these codes in a special way instead of delivering them to the printer. For example, one computer system handles form feeds by itself. It
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    Appendix A IX-86 Characters This appendix gives the control codes and characters for each code from 0 through 255 decimal (00 through FF hex). Page A-3 shows the characters in the Epson Character Graphics set. Further information on the character sets is in Chapter 6. A-l
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    76 4C L 77 4D M 78 4E N 79 4F O 80 50 P 81 51 Q 82 52 R 83 53 S 84 54 T 85 55 U 86 56 V 87 57 W 88 58 X 89 59 Y 90 5A Z 91 5B [ 92 5C \ 93 5D ] 94 5E ^ 9 5 5 Dec Hex CHR 128 80 129 81 130 82 131 83 132 84 133 85 134 86 135 87 136 88 137 89 138 8A 139 8B 140 8C 141 8D 142 8E
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    Epson Character Graphics Standard International Dec Hex CHR 128 80 none 129 81 none 130 82 none 131 83 none 132 84 none 133 85 none 134 86 none 135 87 BEL 136 88 BS 137 FF Dec Hex CHR 128 80 129 81 130 82 131 83 132 84 133 85 134 86 135 87 136 88 137 89 138 8A 139 8B 140 8C 141 8D 142 8E
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    Appendix B Commands in Numerical Order This appendix lists all the LX-86 commands in numerical order. The page number column indicates where a complete description can be found. Note that for commands from ESC SO onwards, the decimal
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    character set Disable paper out sensor Enable paper out sensor Copy ROM into RAM Unidirectional mode ( 1 -line) Reassign graphics mode Initialize the printer Select n/ 72 inch line spacing Set vertical tabs Set page length in lines Set page length in inches Set horizontal tabs Select emphasized mode
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    ASCII ESC G ESC H ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC M ESC N ESC O ESC P ESC Q ESC R ESC SO ESC Sl ESC T ESC U ESC W ESC Y ESC Z ESC /\ ESC a ESC b ESC e ESC f ESC 1 ESC m ESC s ESC t ESC x Dec Hex Description Page ref 71 47 Select double-strike mode c-5 72 48 Cancel double-strike mode c-5 74 4A Perform
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    Control Key Chart Some applications programs can use control key codes for decimal values O-27. The table below gives you the proper values. The Control key column indicates that you press the control key at the same time you press the key for the letter or symbol in that column. For example, you
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    This appendix lists and describes all the commands available on the LX-86. This summary is divided into the following topics: Near Set Special Features Line Spacing Forms Control Page Format User-defined Characters Dot Graphics Miscellaneous Codes Each command has a format section and a comment
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    ESC a Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Select Justification Mode ESC 2 79 7 (n) 1B 61 (n) Explanation: See Chapter 7 for information on this command. Character Width SI Select Condensed Mode Format: ASCII code: SI Decimal: 15 Hexadecimal: O F Explanation: This command is only
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    so Format: ASCII code: so Decimal: 14 Hexadecimal: O E Select Double-width (one line) Explanation: Double-width mode doubles the width of all characters, including spaces. It is cancelled by a carriage return or DC4. ESC SO Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC SO 27 14 1B 0E
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    ESC E Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC E 27 69 1B 45 Select Emphasized Mode Explanation: Makes text bolder by printing each dot twice, with the second dot slightly to the right of the first. ESC F Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC F 27 70 1B 46 Cancel Emphasized Mode
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    ESC G Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC G 27 71 1B 47 Select Double-Strike Mode Explanation: Makes text bolder by printing each line twice, with the second printing slightly below the first. ESC H Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Cancel Double-Strike Mode ESC H 27 72 1B 47
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    : DC3 Decimal: 19 Hexadecimal: 1 3 Explanation: Places the printer into the deselected state until the select printer code DC1 is received. DC1 Select Printer Format: ASCII code: D C 1 Decimal: 17 Hexadecimal: 11 Explanation: Returns the printer to the selected state if it has been
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    the italic printing set by ESC 4. Cancel Italic Mode ESC @ Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC @ 27 64 1B 40 Initialize Printer Explanation: Resets the printer to the power-on state, including top of form. Clears the buffer of printable data on the print line preceding the command
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    ESCR Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Select International Character Set ESC R (n) 27 82 (n) 1B 52 (n) Explanation: Some character codes produce different characters for different countries. The characters are outlined in Chapter 6. The value of n determines which character set is printed
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    character graphics set is selected, this code selects the Standard Character Graphics set. See the table on page A-3. This is the default. Special Printer Features BS Format: ASCII code: BS Decimal: a Hexadecimal: 08 Explanation: The print position is moved one space to the left. Backspace
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    ESC EM Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Control: Automatic Sheet Feeder Control ESC EM (n) 27 25 ( n ) 1B 19 (n) Ctrl[ Ctrl Y (n) Explanation: This command is used with the optional automatic-sheet feeder. When n= 0 the feeder is turned off, when n = 4 it is turned on. Using DIP Switch
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    ESC s Select Half Speed Mode Format: ASCII code: Decimal: ESC s (n) 27 115 (n) Hexadecimal: 1 B 73 (n) Explanation: Selects half speed printing if n= 1 or returns to full speed if n=0. Line Spacing LF Format: ASCII code: LF Decimal: 10 Hexadecimal: 0 A Line Feed Explanation: When
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    ESC 1 Format: Select 7/72 Inch Line Spacing ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC 1 27 49 1B 31 Explanation: Selects the line spacing to 7/72 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The "1" is the digit one and not lower case L. ESC 2 Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Select l/6
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    ESC J Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Perform n/216 Inch Line Feed for One Line ESC J ( n ) 27 74 ( n ) 1B 4A (n) Explanation: Advances the paper by one line at a spacing of n/216 of an inch. The value of n should be in the range 0 to 255. This command does not send a carriage return
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    Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC 9 27 57 1B 39 Enable Paper-Out Sensor Explanation: Turns on paper-out sensor so that the printer beeper sounds when the printer runs out of paper. ESC C Format: Set Page Length in Lines ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC C (n) 27 67 ( n ) 1B 43
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    the number of lines between the last line printed one page and the first line on the next page. For example, ESC N 6 will cause the LX-86 to print 60 lines and then skip 6. ESC O Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Cancel Skip Over Perforation ESC O 27 79 1B 4F Explanation: Cancels the
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    Page Format ESC B Format: Set Vertical Tabs ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC B (n1) (n2) . . . NUL 27 66 (n1) (n2) . . . 0 1B 42 ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) . . . 00 Explanation: This command allows setting of up to 16 vertical tabs. The tabs can be set in 8 channels using the ESC b command. This
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    ESC / Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Select Vertical Tab Channel ESC / (c) 27 47 (c) 13 2F (c) Explanation: This command is used to set the vertical tab channel, where c has the value 0 to 7. VT Format: ASCII code: VT Decimal: 11 Hexadecimal: 0 B Tab Vertically Explanation:
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    ESC D Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Set Horizontal Tabs ESC D (n1) (n2) . . . NUL 27 66 (n1) (n2) . . . 0 1B 44 ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) . . . 00 Explanation: This command allows setting of up to 32 horizontal tabs. These are entered as nl, n2, n3, etc. (in the range 1 to 137) with the NUL
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    ESC Q Format: ASCII code: Decimal: Hexadecimal: ESC Q (n) 27 81 (n) 1B 51 (n) Set Right Margin Explanation: This command sets the right margin to n columns in the current pitch. This command clears previous tab settings and all previous characters in the print line. ESCI Set Left Margin Format
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    . (data(d)) Hexadecimal: 1B 48 (n1) (n2) (data1) (data2) . . . (data(d)) Explanation: Turns on Single Density Graphics Mode, printing 480 dots per 8-inch line. If d is the total number of dots required, nl and n2 are calculated thus: nl=d MOD 256 and n2=INT (d/256). and are followed by d data
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    Hexadecimal: 1B 4C (n1) (n2) (data1) (data2) . . . (data(d)) Explanation: Turns on Low-Speed Double Density Graphics Mode, printing 960 dots per 8-inch line. If d is the total number of dots required, nl and n2 are calculated thus: nl=d MOD 256 and n2=INT (d/256). and are followed by d data
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    )(data2) . . . (data(d)) Hexadecimal: 1B 2A (m) (n1) (n2) (data1)(data2) . . . (data(d)) Explanation: Select Graphics Mode where m is mode 0 to 6. If d is the total number of dots required, nl and n2 are calculated thus: nl=d MOD 256 and n2=INT (d/256). and are followed by d data bytes. c-22
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    of print (0 for single and 1 for double) and d is the total number of dots required. nl and n2 are calculated thus: nl=d MOD 256 and n2=INT (d/256). and are followed by two times d data bytes. The printer expects two data items for each column of print. Miscellaneous Codes CR
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    BEL Format: ASCII code: BEL Decimal: 7 Hexadecimal: 7 Explanation: Sounds the beeper. Beeper DEL Format: ASCII code: DEL Decimal: 127 Hexadecimal: 7 F Delete Explanation: Removes the previous text character on the print line but does not affect control codes. Does not work at
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    Appendix D The DIP Switches Several tiny switches called DIP (for Dual In-Line Package) switches are in the back of your LX-86 printer. They control a number of important printer functions. For most uses they can be left as they were set at the factory, but you may want to change some settings. The
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    made while the power is on will be ignored until you turn the printer off and back on. So set all switches with the power off. In 3 CR + LF 2-2 Active 2-1 0 Switch 2 Functions Beeper Automatic line feed Printer-select Slashed zero Note: The shaded boxes show the factory settings. OFF OFF OFF
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    switch ON. This switch enables the LX-86 to match either type of computer system. Switch 2-2 selects the printer. When it is ON, the printer cannot be deactivated by software codes. When it is OFF, the printer is inactive until it receives the proper software code. Switch 2-1 controls the printing
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    be any width from 4 to 10 inches. (The LX-86 can also use the LX-80™ tractor unit.) Printer Location When you use the tractor and continuous paper, you must put your LX-86 where the paper can flow freely in and out of the printer. Use a printer stand or any other arrangement that fits your working
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    Figure E-2. Continuous paper without stand Tractor Unit Installation To install the removable tractor unit, first pull the friction lever toward the front of the printer. Then hold the tractor with the gears to the right as shown in Figure E-3. Figure E-3. Tractor placement E-2
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    there is to it. Now install the paper separator and pull out the paper guide as shown in Figure E-4. Fit the notches in the bottom corners of the is coming out of the printer from being pulled back in. Pull out the paper guide at the back of the printer. This guide helps keep the incoming paper from
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    use single sheet paper in your LX-86, you can remove the tractor printer, and pull the paper bail away from the platen (the black roller) just as you did for single sheet loading. (Look back at Figure l-7 if you need to check on the names of any of these parts.) Now, using Figure E-6 as your guide
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    Figure E-6. Pin feed bolder adjustment Next, open the pin feed covers as shown in Figure E-7 and feed the paper under the paper separator and into the paper slot; push the paper through until it comes up between the ribbon guide and the platen. Figure E-7. Open pin feed cover E-5
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    inch below the top of the ribbon guide, as you see in Figure E-8. Figure E-8. Top of page position When you turn on your LX-86, it will remember this top of time you finish printing a document, push the ON LINE button to put the printer off-line and then push the FF button once o advance the paper so
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    and Advanced Features This appendix approaches troubleshooting from several directions. The first section uses a columnar format to match solutions with problems. Other sections cover beeper error warnings, hexadecimal data dumping, coding and seven-bit solutions, and specific solutions
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    the graphics command and its data. See Chapter 9. Printer mode. "freezes" in graphics The printer expects a certain number of pin patterns, determined by the platen and cause problems with paper feeding and printing. If this happens, take your LX-86 to a qualified service person; do not attempt
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    back on and try to print again. If the printer beeps and does not print again, take it to a qualified service person. Data Dump Mode The LX-86 has a special feature that makes it easy for experienced printer users to find the causes of problems. Called the data dump mode, it gives a printout of
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    section by a dot, an "E", and two more dots. Now you can follow a data dump printout on your own. Some computer systems change one or more codes when sending them from BASIC to the printer. The ability of the Ix-86 to dump in hexadecimal lets you determine which codes are creating problems for your
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    check to see what codes, if any, are problems for your computer system. 10 FOR X=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$(X) ; 30 NEXT X Put the printer in data dump mode and then RUN the program. Remember to press the ON LINE button to make the Lx-86 print the final line. Then compare your printout
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    interface. Unfortunately, this process is also different for each computer system. Consult your computer's manual to determine if you can do the same on your system. A fourth approach is to change the printer driver program in your system. This requires a knowledge of machine language and of the way
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    anything, followed by RETURN. The CHRS(9)"80N" code directs all subsequent output to the printer, up to 80 characters per row. You can cancel this by typing: PRINT CHR$(9)"I" or PR#O The problem is that the LX-86 uses CHR$(9) to activate horizontal tabulation and can also use it in graphics programs
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    AS #1 : WIDTH $1, 255 And for the programs in this manual, don't forget to use PRINT #l wherever we use LPRINT. printer like a file. IBM has, however, issued a free update; take a disk to your dealer to get your copy. Another printer problem with DOS 1.0 is that it doesn't send CHR$(7) to the printer
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    Appendix H Technical Specifications Printing Printing method Impact dot matrix Printing speed 120 characters per second in draft pica Paper feed speed Approximately 150 ms/line (at l/6 inch/line) Approximately 100 ms/line (during continuous
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    feed with optional tractor Single sheet up to 8.5" Friction feed Number of copies One original plus one copy; Printer total thickness not to exceed 0.005" Ribbon Cassette ribbon, black MTBF 3 million lines (excluding print-head life) Print head life 100 million characters Dimensions and
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    Environment Temperature O perating 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C) Storage -- 22°F to 149°F (-30°C to 65°C) Humidity Operating 10% to 80% (no condensation) Storage 5% to 85% (no condensation) Shock Operating 1 G (less than 1 millisecond) Storage 2 G (less than 1 millisecond) Vibration Operating 0.25
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    panel, 10 - 11 Selecting typestyles with. See SelecType Cut-sheet feeder option, D-2 -D-3 D Data dump mode, F3 - P-5 Dimensions of printer, H-2 DIP switches, D-l -D-3 Dot graphics. See Graphics Dot matrix, 21-25 Double-strike mode, 41 Double-width mode, 42 Dumping data in hexadecimal, P-3 - F5 J-1
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    K Knob. See Paper-feed knob L Lever. See Friction lever Line feed automatic, DIP switch setting for, D-2 -- D-3 button, 10 -- 11 Line spacing, 55 -- 56 Location of printer, 4, E-l -E-2 Lubrication, G-l J-2
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    -- 54 Master Select, 45 -- 47 Matrix. See Dot matrix N Near Letter Quality (NLQ) mode, head, 21, 73 Print pitch summary table, 38 R Reset code, 36 Ribbon, installation and replacement, 5 -- 8 S SelecType feature, 15 -- 19 Self Test pattern, 12 Tractor, optional, E-l -E-6 Troubleshooting, F-l -F-8 J-3
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    U Underline mode, 44 -- 45 User-defined characters, 59 -- 70 W WIDTH statements, 80 z Zero, slashed, D-2 -D-3 J-4
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