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Using Your Printer, LX-90, FOR X=1 TO 5, PRINT, NEXT X, LLIST

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l FF (Form Feed)-advances continuous paper to the top of the next page or ejects a single sheet of paper. l LF (Line Feed)-advances the paper one line at a time. The control panel can also be used to turn on several printing func- tions using SelecType, a feature which is described in the next chapter. Using Your Printer If you have a word processing or other commercial software program, just load the program into your computer, follow the printing instructions, and watch your LX-90 print. If your software program requires you to specify which printer you are using, see Appendix E for instructions. If you plan to use your LX-90 for printing program listings, load a program and use the appropriate listing command for the programming language you are using. For example, if you are using the BASIC that is built into your PCjr computer, type NEW and then enter the following simple program: 10 FOR X=1 TO 5 20 PRINT X/3 30 NEXT X Then make sure your printer is turned on and type the following: LLIST Then press ENTER and your LX-90 will list the program. You can now begin using the LX-90 with your software, or you can find out about the special features of the printer in the next chapters. You may be especially interested in SelecType, the feature described in Chapter 2, which you can use with nearly all software. 6

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l
FF (Form
Feed)-advances continuous paper to the top of the
next page or ejects a single sheet of paper.
l
LF (Line
Feed)-advances the paper one line at a time.
The control panel can also be used to turn on several printing func-
tions using SelecType, a feature which is described in the next chapter.
Using Your Printer
If you have a word processing or other commercial software pro-
gram, just load the program into your computer, follow the printing
instructions, and watch your LX-90 print.
If your software program requires you to specify which printer you
are using, see Appendix E for instructions.
If you plan to use your
LX-90
for printing program listings, load a
program and use the appropriate listing command for the program-
ming language you are using.
For example, if you are using the BASIC that is built into your PCjr
computer, type NEW and then enter the following simple program:
10 FOR X=1 TO 5
20 PRINT
X/3
30
NEXT X
Then make sure your printer is turned on and type the following:
LLIST
Then press
ENTER
and your LX-90 will list the program.
You can now begin using the LX-90 with your software, or you can
find out about the special features of the printer in the next chapters.
You may be especially interested in SelecType, the feature described in
Chapter 2, which you can use with nearly all software.
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