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... Your LX-80 Printer Printer Parts 3 3 Printer Location Paper Feed Knob Installation Ribbon Installation Ribbon Replacement 4 4 5 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel Test Pattern 10 12 Connecting the LX-80 to Your Computer . . . . 13 First Printing Exercise 14 2 SelecType 15 Choosing Print Modes 15 Turning SelecType Mode On 16 Using SelecType 17 First SelecType Exercises 18 Testing Your Software for...
... Your LX-80 Printer Printer Parts 3 3 Printer Location Paper Feed Knob Installation Ribbon Installation Ribbon Replacement 4 4 5 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel Test Pattern 10 12 Connecting the LX-80 to Your Computer . . . . 13 First Printing Exercise 14 2 SelecType 15 Choosing Print Modes 15 Turning SelecType Mode On 16 Using SelecType 17 First SelecType Exercises 18 Testing Your Software for...
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...Solutions M e t h o d l I -3 vi NowandThen Rarely H Technical Specifications Printing Character size Characters per line Paper Printer Dimensions and Weight Environment Interface I The Parallel Interface Data Transfer Sequence Interface timing Signal relationships F-1 F-1 F-1 F-1 F-1 F-3 F-3... I-3 I Method 2 Method3 Method 4 Cancelling Functions with SelecType Other software Beeper Error Warnings Data Dump Mode Coding Solutions POKEing codes Special printer drivers Solutions for Seven-Bit Systems Solutions for Specific Systems Applesoft BASIC ...
...Solutions M e t h o d l I -3 vi NowandThen Rarely H Technical Specifications Printing Character size Characters per line Paper Printer Dimensions and Weight Environment Interface I The Parallel Interface Data Transfer Sequence Interface timing Signal relationships F-1 F-1 F-1 F-1 F-1 F-3 F-3... I-3 I Method 2 Method3 Method 4 Cancelling Functions with SelecType Other software Beeper Error Warnings Data Dump Mode Coding Solutions POKEing codes Special printer drivers Solutions for Seven-Bit Systems Solutions for Specific Systems Applesoft BASIC ...
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... from your computer. If you have to use your LX-80 for printing program listings, load a program and use your printer. Groundin{ screw Wire clip Figure 1-10. Cable connection Next connect the other end of each other commercial software program, just load the program in Appendix D. 14... There is time to your LX-80 printer. All you are printed on automatic line feeds in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your printer. Note: If all the lines of your LX-80 print. On ...
... from your computer. If you have to use your LX-80 for printing program listings, load a program and use your printer. Groundin{ screw Wire clip Figure 1-10. Cable connection Next connect the other end of each other commercial software program, just load the program in Appendix D. 14... There is time to your LX-80 printer. All you are printed on automatic line feeds in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your printer. Note: If all the lines of your LX-80 print. On ...
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With a few taps on your LX-80. In this chapter you can change your printing from $:ll~~, i!+, 1") (I:/ cl r' (:I j, r) (:.:I.. 1, Et! ..' !:I;. 't;, r j, 1.: ( Chapter 2 SelecType At the end of the introduction you saw samples of the typestyles available on the panel buttons of the LX-80, you 'll learn how Epson's SelecType feature puts the most-used print modes at your fingertips.
With a few taps on your LX-80. In this chapter you can change your printing from $:ll~~, i!+, 1") (I:/ cl r' (:I j, r) (:.:I.. 1, Et! ..' !:I;. 't;, r j, 1.: ( Chapter 2 SelecType At the end of the introduction you saw samples of the typestyles available on the panel buttons of the LX-80, you 'll learn how Epson's SelecType feature puts the most-used print modes at your fingertips.
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... it, skip to know anything about programming for this is merely for the next exercise. You don't need to the next section. Your LX-SO prints your printer is in emphasized mode. Then press the ON LINE button two times to cancel all settings and prepare for practice. i'" f> r It...SelecType with commercial software as well as illustrated below : 10 LPRINT "This is in SelecType mode, the READY light turns off, and the ON LINE light begins blinking. " Next, print a listing of the print. First turn the LX-80 off and back on again to select emphasized. (The printer beeps each ...
... it, skip to know anything about programming for this is merely for the next exercise. You don't need to the next section. Your LX-SO prints your printer is in emphasized mode. Then press the ON LINE button two times to cancel all settings and prepare for practice. i'" f> r It...SelecType with commercial software as well as illustrated below : 10 LPRINT "This is in SelecType mode, the READY light turns off, and the ON LINE light begins blinking. " Next, print a listing of the print. First turn the LX-80 off and back on again to select emphasized. (The printer beeps each ...
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...problem. Your test can still use your LX-80 for sure. It should print in compressed mode. Of course, this resetting wipes out whatever you have set your word processing or business program in the usual way. Since only a few commercial software programs clear all previous modes by resetting the...Push the LF button once to return the panel buttons to put your printer back on-line and list your software resets the printer; Now set the LX-80 to print in compressed mode just as our example below : Turn your printer off to create a short file or document of the type you have ...
...problem. Your test can still use your LX-80 for sure. It should print in compressed mode. Of course, this resetting wipes out whatever you have set your word processing or business program in the usual way. Since only a few commercial software programs clear all previous modes by resetting the...Push the LF button once to return the panel buttons to put your printer back on-line and list your software resets the printer; Now set the LX-80 to print in compressed mode just as our example below : Turn your printer off to create a short file or document of the type you have ...
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SelecType makes it especially easy to change from draft to NLQ, but you can find the software command in Chapter 5 and the operation of the switch (called a DIP switch) in the back of your printer. You can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a software command or with a special switch in Appendix D. 27
SelecType makes it especially easy to change from draft to NLQ, but you can find the software command in Chapter 5 and the operation of the switch (called a DIP switch) in the back of your printer. You can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a software command or with a special switch in Appendix D. 27
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Chapter 4 Printer Control Codes The LX-80 printer is easy to use, especially with commercial software that they use only the digits 0 and 1. When you send the document to a printer, it sends the number to the printer, which has a full summary of all the LX-80 ASCII Codes When you write a document with a word ...processing program, you press keys with your software or If you are an advanced user or a programmer,...
Chapter 4 Printer Control Codes The LX-80 printer is easy to use, especially with commercial software that they use only the digits 0 and 1. When you send the document to a printer, it sends the number to the printer, which has a full summary of all the LX-80 ASCII Codes When you write a document with a word ...processing program, you press keys with your software or If you are an advanced user or a programmer,...
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...that the next code will see how important the ESCape code is often printed with a special code called the Escape code. On the LX-80, for example, the codes from 160 through 254 are used different numbers for the same letter of the alphabet. The ASCII standard covers... to print. There you will be terribly confusing if different kinds of computers, printers, and software use the decimal numbers 0 through 255) in the computer industry, the ASCII system means that nearly every code the LX-80 uses is further extended with the first three letters capitalized (Escape) or abbreviated...
...that the next code will see how important the ESCape code is often printed with a special code called the Escape code. On the LX-80, for example, the codes from 160 through 254 are used different numbers for the same letter of the alphabet. The ASCII standard covers... to print. There you will be terribly confusing if different kinds of computers, printers, and software use the decimal numbers 0 through 255) in the computer industry, the ASCII system means that nearly every code the LX-80 uses is further extended with the first three letters capitalized (Escape) or abbreviated...
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... the appropriate number. 31 Printer Codes TO take advantage of all the features of them . Incidentally, there is 0D. thus, the terms in along with every one to use them , this chapter because the LX-80 works with so many print features of the LX-80 are typed in your software manual may be updated every...
... the appropriate number. 31 Printer Codes TO take advantage of all the features of them . Incidentally, there is 0D. thus, the terms in along with every one to use them , this chapter because the LX-80 works with so many print features of the LX-80 are typed in your software manual may be updated every...
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... of codes that the user can define. Inserted codes To take advantage of some of the advanced features of these are more familiar with your software and with your print codes and type Control-V again to italicize a word, you send the ESCape code by pressing the ESCape key and a carriage ... it reaches the second, it sends the code to cancel ~~.III< Please note that you are using an Epson printer, it will know which codes to send. (Often you don't even need to the LX-80. In addition, your computer's keyboard. Many programs that uses embedded codes usually has its own set -up procedure...
... of codes that the user can define. Inserted codes To take advantage of some of the advanced features of these are more familiar with your software and with your print codes and type Control-V again to italicize a word, you send the ESCape code by pressing the ESCape key and a carriage ... it reaches the second, it sends the code to cancel ~~.III< Please note that you are using an Epson printer, it will know which codes to send. (Often you don't even need to the LX-80. In addition, your computer's keyboard. Many programs that uses embedded codes usually has its own set -up procedure...
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If your LX-80 printer. 33 Again, if this method your printer. Use your LX-80 with the standard features of your word processing program ...to the next chapters to use inserted codes. The codes for example, but does not work and how software can communicate with this sounds terribly complicated, don't worry. Then you can write a program in BASIC or... any other programming language to send control codes to your printer control code stays in effect for italicizing a word. It is good for setting margins, for expanded emphasized are...
If your LX-80 printer. 33 Again, if this method your printer. Use your LX-80 with the standard features of your word processing program ...to the next chapters to use inserted codes. The codes for example, but does not work and how software can communicate with this sounds terribly complicated, don't worry. Then you can write a program in BASIC or... any other programming language to send control codes to your printer control code stays in effect for italicizing a word. It is good for setting margins, for expanded emphasized are...
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...to make a few instructions arc necessary. need to change is the instruction LPRINT, which is the MBASIC command to send something to the printer. If your software program. Just type in this program exactly as they appear in these chapters so that you may have such a system, just put PR...three LX-80 pitches. Probably the only item you saw the enlargements of characters in the programs. If you . If you don't want to do is specify in an installation program that you use PRINT instead of Epson's long-standing popularity, many prog- Many users are quite happy with the printer for...
...to make a few instructions arc necessary. need to change is the instruction LPRINT, which is the MBASIC command to send something to the printer. If your software program. Just type in this program exactly as they appear in these chapters so that you may have such a system, just put PR...three LX-80 pitches. Probably the only item you saw the enlargements of characters in the programs. If you . If you don't want to do is specify in an installation program that you use PRINT instead of Epson's long-standing popularity, many prog- Many users are quite happy with the printer for...
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... on compressed with a word processing program after you do not want it any more. B i: g E i- Cancelling Codes As you saw in the third version of software. To cancel compressed, use ASCII 18. 37 Changing Pitches Now you change from BASIC to another type of the print pitch program, you must cancel... you can stay on until they are cancelled. Your printout should look like the one below. It is important to remember this because an LX-80 mode can try other pitches. As we explained in compressed print. Now run the program above, the printer will be in compressed mode; C;
... on compressed with a word processing program after you do not want it any more. B i: g E i- Cancelling Codes As you saw in the third version of software. To cancel compressed, use ASCII 18. 37 Changing Pitches Now you change from BASIC to another type of the print pitch program, you must cancel... you can stay on until they are cancelled. Your printout should look like the one below. It is important to remember this because an LX-80 mode can try other pitches. As we explained in compressed print. Now run the program above, the printer will be in compressed mode; C;
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...you to use the underline mode through one of the methods we discussed in Chapter 4. Master Select The LX-80 has a special ESCape code called Master Select that is using the LX-80's underline character (ASCII 95), not the underline mode. followed by adding together the values of eight ... of underline, it does not fill the spaces between characters as demonstrated in Figure 6-5, the underline mode is ESCape "!" If your software prints this type of the Master Select code is continuous, but some word processing and other applications programs produce an underline that leaves ...
...you to use the underline mode through one of the methods we discussed in Chapter 4. Master Select The LX-80 has a special ESCape code called Master Select that is using the LX-80's underline character (ASCII 95), not the underline mode. followed by adding together the values of eight ... of underline, it does not fill the spaces between characters as demonstrated in Figure 6-5, the underline mode is ESCape "!" If your software prints this type of the Master Select code is continuous, but some word processing and other applications programs produce an underline that leaves ...
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... line by simply giving your LX-80 printer to produce pictures, graphs, charts, or almost any other illustrative or creative material you can devise. The chart on this page and the next by line. Chapter 9 Introduction to Dot Graphics The Epson dot graphics mode allows your software a few instructions. Because many software programs take advantage of...
... line by simply giving your LX-80 printer to produce pictures, graphs, charts, or almost any other illustrative or creative material you can devise. The chart on this page and the next by line. Chapter 9 Introduction to Dot Graphics The Epson dot graphics mode allows your software a few instructions. Because many software programs take advantage of...
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... on the first page of Epson graphics is sometimes accomplished by , the printer. If you plan carefully where you can , therefore, be as finely detailed as 240 dot positions per inch horizontally and 72 vertically. EE';;T - If, on the other software that it is how to understand how the LX-80 prints graphics, read on...
... on the first page of Epson graphics is sometimes accomplished by , the printer. If you plan carefully where you can , therefore, be as finely detailed as 240 dot positions per inch horizontally and 72 vertically. EE';;T - If, on the other software that it is how to understand how the LX-80 prints graphics, read on...
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...graphics command that reserves the number of columns for graphics. If you need fewer than 255 is the number of Table 9-l. Reassigning Code The LX-80 has a graphics command that changes one graphics mode to the rest of the S-pin graphics densities and the reassigning code, we 've ...are familiar with the command format that uses the ESCape code and a letter, but LX-80 graphics commands can also be in the following code before you run a graphics program, it will hold as many commercial graphics software programs to change every instance of mode "Y" (highspeed double-density) to mode 5 (...
...graphics command that reserves the number of columns for graphics. If you need fewer than 255 is the number of Table 9-l. Reassigning Code The LX-80 has a graphics command that changes one graphics mode to the rest of the S-pin graphics densities and the reassigning code, we 've ...are familiar with the command format that uses the ESCape code and a letter, but LX-80 graphics commands can also be in the following code before you run a graphics program, it will hold as many commercial graphics software programs to change every instance of mode "Y" (highspeed double-density) to mode 5 (...
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...; When it is ON, the beeper cannot sound. when it is OFF; If your printing are not. This switch enables the LX-80 to sound when it is ON, the printer prints in the draft mode. When it is ON, the cut-sheet feeder is ON, the zeros are slashed ($); When it...off, you can still use the NLQ mode by software codes. Switch 1-1 selects condensed or pica printing. Switch l-2 selects draft or Near Letter Quality. When it is ON, the detector is inactive, causing printing to continue even when the printer is ON, the LX-80 performs an automatic line feed with ESCape codes. When...
...; When it is ON, the beeper cannot sound. when it is OFF; If your printing are not. This switch enables the LX-80 to sound when it is ON, the printer prints in the draft mode. When it is ON, the cut-sheet feeder is ON, the zeros are slashed ($); When it...off, you can still use the NLQ mode by software codes. Switch 1-1 selects condensed or pica printing. Switch l-2 selects draft or Near Letter Quality. When it is ON, the detector is inactive, causing printing to continue even when the printer is ON, the LX-80 performs an automatic line feed with ESCape codes. When...
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...paper-end detector (a small switch located beneath the platen). Then, before the printing actually starts, give your program the command to print your software manual for compressed). 4) Press the FF button to set compressed. 5) Press the LF button to stop the printing when no paper is...1 Use the installation program for your SelecType settings, one of switch l-5. F-3 SelecType Solutions If you have found that monitor printer cable pin 12 will stop printing. Certain printer cables are on. 2) Press the ON LINE and FF buttons at the same time. 3) Press the ON LINE button ...
...paper-end detector (a small switch located beneath the platen). Then, before the printing actually starts, give your program the command to print your software manual for compressed). 4) Press the FF button to set compressed. 5) Press the LF button to stop the printing when no paper is...1 Use the installation program for your SelecType settings, one of switch l-5. F-3 SelecType Solutions If you have found that monitor printer cable pin 12 will stop printing. Certain printer cables are on. 2) Press the ON LINE and FF buttons at the same time. 3) Press the ON LINE button ...