Epson FX-286 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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After turning on SelecType, follow these three steps to select a
typestyle:
1. Find the typestyle you
want
in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1. SelecType modes
Mode
Typestyle or Function
1 Condensed
This
is
condensed
mode
2 Double-width
T h i s d o u b l e - w i d t h
3 Elite T h i s i s e l i t e m o d e
4 Emphasized
This is emphasized
mode
5 Italic This is italic type
6 Double-strike* This double-strike mode
7 Underline This is under line mode
8 Superscript This is superscript
9 Subscript This is subscript
10 Skip-over-perforation
*Sets NLQ in IBM Proprinter mode.
2. Press the OFF LINE button the number of times indicated in the
mode column. Be sure that the printer beeps each time you press
the OFF LINE button.
3. Press the FORM FEED button to set the typestyle.
4. Press the LINE FEED button to turn SelecType off. The control
panel returns to its normal functions, but the printer is off line.
5. Press the OFF LINE button, and you are ready to print.
SelecType exercise
You don’t need to know anything about programming for this exer-
cise because it is merely for practice. If you would rather not use
BASIC, use your word processing or business program to create a
short file or document of the type you will usually print.
If you do want to use BASIC for this exercise, simply turn on your
computer and printer and load BASIC. Then type the short program
listed below. Only the words inside the quotation marks are printed.
You can put anything you want there. (If your version of BASIC does
not use LPRINT consult your BASIC manual.)
1Ø LPRINT "This is an example"
2Ø LPRINT "of FX-286 printing."
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