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I lie c h a r a c te r p itc h c a n be se lec ted fro m th e c o n tro l p an e l b e fo re y o u
• lu ll p rin tin g , o r p o ssib ly by a n in itia liz a tio n se q u e n c e as d e s c rib e d next.
Initialization sequence
• )nc o f th e in s ta lla tio n o p tio n s m a y be to sp e cify th e c o m m a n d s y o u r
lo ltw a re se n d s a t th e b e g in n in g o f e a c h p r in tin g j o b . T h e se c o m m a n d s are
* ailed th e “ in itia liz a tio n se q u e n c e ” o r “ s e tu p s tr in g .” I f n ec e ssa ry , y o u c a n
iiNt- th e in itia liz a tio n se q u e n c e to a d ju s t th e m a rg in s to y o u r p a p e r size o r
m
I
ci
t a p a rtic u la r ty p e style o r p itc h . Y o u c a n lo o k u p th e c o m m a n d s y o u
w ant in A p p e n d ix B.
I • o r ex a m p le , if y o u se lec ted 9 6 -c o lu m n w id th f o r a sp re a d s h e e t p ro g ra m ,
it w o u ld be c o n v e n ie n t to a d d a n e lite p itc h c o m m a n d to th e in itia liz a tio n
sequence. A p p e n d ix B in d ic a te s th a t th is c o m m a n d c o n s ists o f th e tw o
c h a ra c te rs:
< E S C > “ M ”
w h ich h av e d e c im a l c h a r a c te r c o d e s 27 a n d 77 (h e x a d e c im a l IB a n d 4 D ).
Y o u r so ftw a re m a n u a l o r a n o n -sc re e n p r o m p t w ill e x p la in h o w to p la ce
these c o d e s in th e in itia liz a tio n se q u en ce.
SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES
A fte r c o m p le tin g th e in s ta lla tio n o f y o u r s o ftw a re , c h e c k th e se ttin g
ol the p r in te r ’s D I P sw itc h es, in p a r tic u la r D I P s w itc h 1-6. I f y o u selected
ii S ta r o r E p s o n p r in te r o n th e in s ta lla tio n m e n u , sw itc h 1-6 s h o u ld be O N
(Ilie fac to ry se ttin g ). I f y o u se lec ted a n IB M p r in te r, sw itc h 1-6 s h o u ld be
O I K
D IP sw itch es 1-2 ( a u to C R ), 1-7 (c h a ra c te r set), 1-8 ( a u to L F ), a n d 2-1
(K A M u sag e) a r e a lso re la te d to y o u r so ftw a re . R e a d w h a t y o u r so ftw a re
m a n u a l h a s to say a b o u t c a rria g e re tu rn s , line feeds, c h a r a c te r sets, a n d
■ lo w n lo a d in g c h a r a c te r s , a n d re fe r to th e e x p la n a tio n a t th e e n d o f C h a p te r
USING YOUR SOFTW ARE
W ith th e in s ta lla tio n a n d D I P sw itc h se ttin g s c o rre c tly c o m p le te d , y o u
in te a d y to e n tru s t m o s t o f th e c o n tro l o f y o u r p r in te r to y o u r so ftw a re .
I lu w cv er, th e re w ill still be so m e th in g s y o u h a v e to d o y o u rself.
I'nyo alignm ent
II y o u a re p rin tin g o n fa n fo ld fo rm s, th e firs t th in g to d o b e fo re you
i in I p rin tin g is to a lig n th e to p o f th e fo rm s so th a t p rin tin g will s ta r t at