Epson LX-80, Operating Manual

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Using SelecType
On ce yo u h a ve turned on SelecType , you select the print f un c t ions
you wa n t acco rding to Table 2-2 . The mode number indic ates the
nu mber of ti m e s you press the ON LINE button to sel e ct each
f u nc t io n .
Mode Function
0
Reset (' I FiCf ) !
~G H IJKL M N0p w ~stuvwx
. . . .
1 NLQ
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNopqrst ' ; uvwxy z
2 E m phasized
ABCDEFGH I . JKl , MNop qrstuvw ~·~
yz
3
Doub l e - strike AB C D EF GHIJKLMNopqr s tuvwxy z
4
C ondensed
A BCDEF G HIJ K LMNopqrstu v wx y z
5 Elite
A BCD EFGHIJKLMNopqrstu v w x yz
After you press the ON LINE button the required number o f times ,
press th e FF button to set y our selection. Then press the LF bu tton
to t u rn off Se lecType . All the panel buttons now revert t o th eir
s t an d a r d fu n c tion s .
First SelecType Exercises
For pract i ce i n using SelecType , try setting emphasized m o d e as
follows. Firs t turn the printer off and back on with the switch o n the
right side of t h e printer . Then press the ON LINE and FF bu t t ons at
the same time. The LX-SObeeps to tell you that it is in Sel ecType
mode, t h e R E ADY light goes out , and the ON LINE light b egins
b l inking. T h e n press the ON LINE button twice to sele c t em pha-
sized . (T h e pr inter beeps each time that you press the ON L INE
b u tton in Se l ec Type mode.) After that , press the FF button on ce to
set the f u nct i o n .
You h ave now set emphasized mode. Next , press the LF but ton
o n ce, a nd th e panel buttons return to their normal operation . S i nce
this is only an exe r c ise , turn th e LX - SOpower switch off and b ac k on
again to cance l a ll setting s and prepare for the next exerci se.
You wi ll p roba bly use SelecType with commercial software a s well
as wi th B A SI C or another programming language. It may be m ore
co n venient to try this exercise with BASIC . You don't need to kn ow