Epson FX-286 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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Chapter 5
FX-286 Features
This chapter describes many of the printing features of the
FX-286.
You can read this chapter if you wish, but you may not need to.
Whether or not you use the rest of this manual depends upon your
expertise, your interest, and the software you use.
IBM Proprinter Mode
In addition to all the standard Epson features, the
FX-286
has an
IBM Proprinter mode. If you have an IBM PC or compatible and
want to use the IBM Proprinter mode, turn it on by resetting three DIP
switches inside your printer (see Appendix A).
When you have selected the IBM Proprinter mode, your printer is
changed in two ways: It uses an IBM character set and it uses a some-
what different set of control codes.
There are actually three different character sets in the IBM Pro-
printer mode: Standard, Alternate, and All Print. All three sets are
available in draft and NLQ. Printouts of the three sets appear at the
end of Appendix K.
The Standard and Alternate character sets can be selected by chang-
ing a DIP switch, as explained in Appendix A. The third character set,
All Print, can only be selected with ESCape code "
\ " or "^". See the
detailed explanations of these codes in Appendix J for additional infor-
mation.
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