Epson LX-80, Operating Manual

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List of Tables
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Introduction 1
LX-80 Features 1
Us i ng T hi s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1 S e ttin g Up Your LX-80 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
P r in ter P a rts 3
P ri n ter Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P aper F eed Knob Installation 4
R ib b o n Installation 5
R ib b o n Replacement 8
P aper Loading 9
Co nt ro l Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tes t P a tt e rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Con n ec ting the LX- 8 0 to Your Computer 13
First P ri nting Exerci s e 14
2 SelecT y pe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Choosi ng Print Modes 15
T u r n i n g SelecType Mode On 17
U sing S e lecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fi r st Se lecType Exercises . 18
T es tin g Your Softw a re for the Reset Code 20
Mode C ombinations 21
Se l ecTy pe Cautions and Tips 23
S ummar y of the steps in using SelecType 23
Se l ecTy pe Setting Sequences 24
3 Elements of Dot Matrix Printing
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T h e Print Head 25
Bidir ec tional Printing 26
C h a n g ing Pitches 26
N L Q Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4 Printer Control Codes 31
ASCI I Codes 31
ESCa p e Codes 32
P rinter Codes 33
Softwa re command codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
In se rting codes directly into the text 35
P rog r a mming Languages 36