Epson LX-80, Operating Manual

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AppendixD
The D IP Sw i tches
W h e r eas i t is p oss ibl e to change various function s t e mpor ar il y using
control codes o r
< ES e>
se quenc e s , it is fr e qu e ntl y m ore con-
venient to have th e printer d e fault s s et in a particular con fig u ration
when the pr int er i s s witch e d on . There are sev e ral tin y switches
called
DIP
(for Du a l In-Lin e Pack a ge) switches on the b ack of the
LX-80 printer . Th ey co ntr o l a numb e r of important print er func-
tions such as p age l e n gt h , t h e int e rn a tion a l char a cter set a n d NLQ
or draft mode printin g. For most u ses the y can b e left as th ey were
set at the fac t ory, but yo u m ay need to ch a nge s om e set tin gs to suit
your computer sys t e m o r th e t y p e o f work you a re doin g with the
LX-80.
The desig n of th e LX- 8 0 g i ves yo u e a sy a cces s to the switch es. You
can see the m in a p a ir of r e c esses on the b a ck of th e print e r as shown
in Figure D - 1 o
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DIP 2
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