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th e r ig h t p o s itio n o n th e p a g e , a s h o r t d is ta n c e b elo w th e p e rf o ra tio n . W ith
p o w e r off, y o u c a n a lig n th e fo rm s by tu rn in g th e p la te n k n o b . W h e n p o w e r
is o n , use th e P a p e r F e e d sw itc h o n th e c o n tr o l p a n e l.
Type style and pitch selection
I f y o u r s o ftw a re d o e s n o t c o n tro l th e ty p e style a n d p itc h , y o u m u s t
m a k e th e se se le c tio n s o n th e c o n tro l p a n e l. T h e d e fa u lt se le c tio n s a re d r a f t
style a n d p ic a p itc h . I f y o u w a n t a d iffe re n t style o r p itc h , p ro c e e d a s follow s:
1. H o ld th e N L Q T y p e S tyle o r P rin t P itc h sw itc h d o w n w h e n y o u tu r n
th e p r in te r ’s p o w e r o n . H o ld b o th sw itc h es d o w n i f y o u in te n d to m a k e
b o th se ttin g s. T h e p r in te r w ill b ee p in a c k n o w le d g e m e n t a s it p o w e rs
up.
2. P ress th e O n L ine sw itc h to set th e p r in te r off-line.
3. T o selcct a type style, p re ss th e N L Q T y p e S tyle sw itc h o n e o r m o re
tim es.
4. T o select a p rin t p itc h , p ress th e P rin t P itc h sw itc h o n e o r m o re tim es.
5. P ress th e O n L ine sw itch to set th e p r in te r b a c k o n -lin e.
M o s t p r o g ra m s begin e a ch p rin tin g jo b by se n d in g a c o m m a n d th a t rese ts
th e p rin te r. T h a t is w hy yo u m u st p ress th e N L Q T y p e S tyle a n d / o r P rin t
P itc h sw itc h es as y o u p o w e r up. II yo u d o n o t p ress th ese sw itc h es d u rin g
p o w e r-u p , th e reset c o m m a n d will reset y o u r p an e l se lec tio n s to d r a f t style
a n d p ic a p itc h .
I f y o u w a n t to c h a n g e th e ty p e style oi p itc h m the m id d le ol a p r in tin g
jo b , o n e w ay to d o th is is to in sert a p rin tin g p a u se c o m m a n d in y o u r file
a t th e p o in t o f th e c h a n g e . W hen th e p rin te i p au ses. press the < >n I me sw itch
to go o ff-line. I f th e c h a n g e o c c u rs in th e m id d le ol .i line, the p rin te r will
p r in t th e f irs t p a r t o f th e line. N o w m a k e the c h a n g e willi th e c o n tro l p an e l
sw itc h es, se t th e p r in te r b a c k o n -lin e , th e n c o m m a n d vom so ftw a re to resu m e
p rin tin g .
I f y o u w ere a b le to d efin e s o ftw a re c o m m a n d s lot p u n t pitch a n d ty p e
style, c h a n g e s lik e th e se c a n be in se rte d in y o u r text lile a n d m a d e o n th e
fly w ith o u t a p r in tin g p au se .
Other p rinter comm ands
I f y o u r so ftw a re e n a b le s y o u to p la ce th e esca p e c o d e in y o u r files, o r
if y o u w ere a b le to d efin e th is a s a u ser o p tio n d u rin g in s ta lla tio n , y o u a re
in a v ery p o w e rfu l p o sitio n : y o u c a n e m b e d a lm o s t a n y p r in te r c o m m a n d
in y o u r files. T h e p r in te r c o m m a n d s a re e x p la in e d in d e ta il in A p p e n d ix
B.
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