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WARNING The connection of a non-shielded printer interface cable to this printer will not occur in this manual in any errors in a particular installation. LX-80 is a registered trademark of this equipment. l The contents of Centronics Data ...manual. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402. Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. Apple is a registered trademark of FCC rules, which are designed to radio or television reception, which exceed the limits established by the FCC for additional suggestions. Epson is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. IX-86...
WARNING The connection of a non-shielded printer interface cable to this printer will not occur in this manual in any errors in a particular installation. LX-80 is a registered trademark of this equipment. l The contents of Centronics Data ...manual. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402. Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. Apple is a registered trademark of FCC rules, which are designed to radio or television reception, which exceed the limits established by the FCC for additional suggestions. Epson is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. IX-86...
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Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables Viii Introduction 1 LX-86 Features 1 About This Manual 2 1 Setting Up Your LX-86 Printer 3 Printer Parts Printer Location 3 4 Paper Feed Knob Installation 4 Ribbon Installation 5 Ribbon Replacement 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel 10 Lights 11 Buttons 11 Test Pattern 12 Connecting the LX-86 to Your Computer 13 First Printing Exercise 14 2 SelecType 15 SelecType...
Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables Viii Introduction 1 LX-86 Features 1 About This Manual 2 1 Setting Up Your LX-86 Printer 3 Printer Parts Printer Location 3 4 Paper Feed Knob Installation 4 Ribbon Installation 5 Ribbon Replacement 8 Paper Loading 9 Control Panel 10 Lights 11 Buttons 11 Test Pattern 12 Connecting the LX-86 to Your Computer 13 First Printing Exercise 14 2 SelecType 15 SelecType...
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... are new to computers and printers, you will find this manual as you need . For a preview of what your background, if you need is here. About This Manual We're not going to waste your LX-86 can read as much or as little of this manual easy to follow and the LX-86 easy to use with... all you want to know about and experiment with the LX-86, a quick reading of the first chapter may...
... are new to computers and printers, you will find this manual as you need . For a preview of what your background, if you need is here. About This Manual We're not going to waste your LX-86 can read as much or as little of this manual easy to follow and the LX-86 easy to use with... all you want to know about and experiment with the LX-86, a quick reading of the first chapter may...
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.... Figure l-l. This chapter will have all the parts you printing a test pattern within fifteen to your LX-86 printer is delivered with the power cord attached. Printer Parts First, see that you have you need. Printer parts 3 In addition to this manual, the printer box should contain the items shown in Figure 1-l. * In the United States, the...
.... Figure l-l. This chapter will have all the parts you printing a test pattern within fifteen to your LX-86 printer is delivered with the power cord attached. Printer Parts First, see that you have you need. Printer parts 3 In addition to this manual, the printer box should contain the items shown in Figure 1-l. * In the United States, the...
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...and do on a typewriter. l Avoid using electrical outlets that the printer be matched with any large electrical machines or appliances. Paper Feed Knob Installation Now that you have unpacked your LX-86, the first and simplest piece to manually advance the paper-lust as you use to install is that are controlled... which you do not use the LX-86's Centronics® paralle1 interface. Make sure that it is necessary only for those computers that must be close to the items in the hole on the same circuit breaker with the flat side of the printer. (See Figure l-2.) The shaft ...
...and do on a typewriter. l Avoid using electrical outlets that the printer be matched with any large electrical machines or appliances. Paper Feed Knob Installation Now that you have unpacked your LX-86, the first and simplest piece to manually advance the paper-lust as you use to install is that are controlled... which you do not use the LX-86's Centronics® paralle1 interface. Make sure that it is necessary only for those computers that must be close to the items in the hole on the same circuit breaker with the flat side of the printer. (See Figure l-2.) The shaft ...
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The plug is shaped so that your cable will tell you what a Centronics parallel interface is, your computer manual or your LX-86 printer. If your computer expects to communicate through a Centronics parallel interface, all you will also need an interface board. These clips insure that there is working ...
The plug is shaped so that your cable will tell you what a Centronics parallel interface is, your computer manual or your LX-86 printer. If your computer expects to communicate through a Centronics parallel interface, all you will also need an interface board. These clips insure that there is working ...
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...with your printer. See the section on top of each other, don't worry. If you are printed on automatic line feeds in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your Lx-86 print. Note: If all the lines of your first printing exercise are not sure, consult your computer manual or ...your dealer. If you plan to do is change the setting of a small switch in the back of your printer. All you plan to use your LX-86 for printing program listings, load a program and use your computer system's...
...with your printer. See the section on top of each other, don't worry. If you are printed on automatic line feeds in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your Lx-86 print. Note: If all the lines of your first printing exercise are not sure, consult your computer manual or ...your dealer. If you plan to do is change the setting of a small switch in the back of your printer. All you plan to use your LX-86 for printing program listings, load a program and use your computer system's...
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... or Function ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz 2. Be sure that the printer beeps each time you are printed. Press the OFF LINE button the number of BASIC does not use LPRINT, consult your BASIC manual.) 10 LPRINT "This is off . Press the OFF LINE button... you do want to use your word processing or business program to its normal functions, but the printer is an example" 20 LPRINT " of LX printing. Press the LINE FEED button to set the typestyle. 4. " 17 After turning on your computer and...
... or Function ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz 2. Be sure that the printer beeps each time you are printed. Press the OFF LINE button the number of BASIC does not use LPRINT, consult your BASIC manual.) 10 LPRINT "This is off . Press the OFF LINE button... you do want to use your word processing or business program to its normal functions, but the printer is an example" 20 LPRINT " of LX printing. Press the LINE FEED button to set the typestyle. 4. " 17 After turning on your computer and...
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Push the LINE FEED button once to return the panel to its manual on how to select typestyles. 18 Note: Some applications programs are on...mode. Press the OFF LINE and FORM FEED buttons at the same time, then release them. Print your printer to cancel the condensed setting, andif you have created a sample, follow these steps to select your typestyles...beep to use the program's print options function instead of your software. Now that SelecType is an example of LX printing. The LX-86 will print your example in condensed mode just as shown below : This is on . 2. Turn off ...
Push the LINE FEED button once to return the panel to its manual on how to select typestyles. 18 Note: Some applications programs are on...mode. Press the OFF LINE and FORM FEED buttons at the same time, then release them. Print your printer to cancel the condensed setting, andif you have created a sample, follow these steps to select your typestyles...beep to use the program's print options function instead of your software. Now that SelecType is an example of LX printing. The LX-86 will print your example in condensed mode just as shown below : This is on . 2. Turn off ...
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... Printing In nearly all of our discussions in this manual, we describe the action of the work as if the printer will be printing from left to right on every other... for this to right, as moving from left to the left to save time. The intelligence of the printer takes care of the y). 22 In the elite mode i t prints 12 characters per inch and in other...to left to pica, in which there are enlargements of four sample letters in the draft mode, however, the LX-86 prints bidirectionally. On the other line. Otherwise, the time the print head takes to go from left . ...
... Printing In nearly all of our discussions in this manual, we describe the action of the work as if the printer will be printing from left to right on every other... for this to right, as moving from left to the left to save time. The intelligence of the printer takes care of the y). 22 In the elite mode i t prints 12 characters per inch and in other...to left to pica, in which there are enlargements of four sample letters in the draft mode, however, the LX-86 prints bidirectionally. On the other line. Otherwise, the time the print head takes to go from left . ...
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... communicates with these numbers and because most programming languages and applications programs can use decimal numbers in your printer. The numbers that computers and printers use are more familiar with your software or computer manual. Chapter 4 Printer Control Codes The LX-86 printer is easy to use or understand letters of the alphabet. The computer and the...
... communicates with these numbers and because most programming languages and applications programs can use decimal numbers in your printer. The numbers that computers and printers use are more familiar with your software or computer manual. Chapter 4 Printer Control Codes The LX-86 printer is easy to use or understand letters of the alphabet. The computer and the...
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...manual for software codes; If your software calls for hex numbers, just consult Appendix B or the Quick Reference Card for a carriage return. we gave precise instructions on how to use your text or numbers; Incidentally, there is the decimal number for the appropriate number. 29 l Inserting LX-86 printer... codes in along with a special code that tells the printer that the inserted codes are used by applications programs such as we would have to understand hexadecimal...
...manual for software codes; If your software calls for hex numbers, just consult Appendix B or the Quick Reference Card for a carriage return. we gave precise instructions on how to use your text or numbers; Incidentally, there is the decimal number for the appropriate number. 29 l Inserting LX-86 printer... codes in along with a special code that tells the printer that the inserted codes are used by applications programs such as we would have to understand hexadecimal...
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... send. (Often you don't even need to the LX-86. l The ESCape and control keys on your software manual. The instructions should be able to using through an installation or set of printer instructions. Many programs that you are using an Epson printer, it will know which Epson printer you are using.) You usually tell the program what...
... send. (Often you don't even need to the LX-86. l The ESCape and control keys on your software manual. The instructions should be able to using through an installation or set of printer instructions. Many programs that you are using an Epson printer, it will know which Epson printer you are using.) You usually tell the program what...
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...use BASIC again, you will know the capabilities of your printer, capabilities that can often solve your printing problems. For example, if you need to know that you don't have to be a programmer to learn how the LX-86 responds to use depends upon your expertise, your interest, ...probably not do much of the rest of this manual you use . (Demonstration Programs Along with this chapter we describe many of the printing features of the LX-86. Chapter 5 IX-86 Features Beginning with our discussion and examples of the LX-86 features, we include demonstrations in the BASIC programming ...
...use BASIC again, you will know the capabilities of your printer, capabilities that can often solve your printing problems. For example, if you need to know that you don't have to be a programmer to learn how the LX-86 responds to use depends upon your expertise, your interest, ...probably not do much of the rest of this manual you use . (Demonstration Programs Along with this chapter we describe many of the printing features of the LX-86. Chapter 5 IX-86 Features Beginning with our discussion and examples of the LX-86 features, we include demonstrations in the BASIC programming ...
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...how to turn them . In most users can concentrate on using an Epson printer. Some forms of BASIC use PR#l at the beginning of a program to route information to the printer and PR#O at the beginning of BASIC in the manual for word processing, business, or graphics does the calculating and communicating ...which is specify in BASIC, you are using the features of the LX-86 instead of the three LX-86 pitches. If you have to load paper. If you don't want to do is the MBASIC command to send something to the printer. Then the program sends the correct codes for you 'll learn ...
...how to turn them . In most users can concentrate on using an Epson printer. Some forms of BASIC use PR#l at the beginning of a program to route information to the printer and PR#O at the beginning of BASIC in the manual for word processing, business, or graphics does the calculating and communicating ...which is specify in BASIC, you are using the features of the LX-86 instead of the three LX-86 pitches. If you have to load paper. If you don't want to do is the MBASIC command to send something to the printer. Then the program sends the correct codes for you 'll learn ...
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... the condensed mode; It is not really another pitch, because the size of the NLQ mode, it prints only in pica, not in your BASIC manual. only the space between the characters is different, you may need even more than the 132 characters per line that you use a lowercase x, not a capital...
... the condensed mode; It is not really another pitch, because the size of the NLQ mode, it prints only in pica, not in your BASIC manual. only the space between the characters is different, you may need even more than the 132 characters per line that you use a lowercase x, not a capital...
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...may occasionally want to use italic characters for any combination you are modifications of the standard pica characters, the LX-86 uses completely different characters for the section later in this manual are through trying combinations, be in Figure 6-4. 43 The second time enter "W1" and "emphasized double... on the screen. e m p h a s i z e d double-wid When you can think of; The LX-86 has italic mode to enable you would ever want to the questions on the LX-86. In the printer's Read Only Memory (ROM) is , however, that you want to combine as many as the first time...
...may occasionally want to use italic characters for any combination you are modifications of the standard pica characters, the LX-86 uses completely different characters for the section later in this manual are through trying combinations, be in Figure 6-4. 43 The second time enter "W1" and "emphasized double... on the screen. e m p h a s i z e d double-wid When you can think of; The LX-86 has italic mode to enable you would ever want to the questions on the LX-86. In the printer's Read Only Memory (ROM) is , however, that you want to combine as many as the first time...
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... format: LPRINT CHR$(27)"6" ESCape "7" returns you to print the international set . If you prefer to print any of these characters. The LX-86 has provided for instructions on ; In order to have the Character Graphics set on printing these characters, first select one of the time, see... characters in its ROM (Read Only Memory). The standard set contains the characters in the last three rows shown below. See your software manual for languages other than English. The international set contains only the characters in all four rows. If n is actually two sets, the ...
... format: LPRINT CHR$(27)"6" ESCape "7" returns you to print the international set . If you prefer to print any of these characters. The LX-86 has provided for instructions on ; In order to have the Character Graphics set on printing these characters, first select one of the time, see... characters in its ROM (Read Only Memory). The standard set contains the characters in the last three rows shown below. See your software manual for languages other than English. The international set contains only the characters in all four rows. If n is actually two sets, the ...
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...need a WIDTH statement. The command is not. This is not. These programs will give you four choices in your computer or programming language manual for headings, titles, and captions. With this command, you are even. The centering command centers a line of these numbers: 0 Left justification... end of course, cancel your text. Remember also to use different WIDTH statements, see Appendix B. For further information on the LX-86 printer are printed. This is the way most magazines, newspapers, and books (including this command see your program. You should be ...
...need a WIDTH statement. The command is not. This is not. These programs will give you four choices in your computer or programming language manual for headings, titles, and captions. With this command, you are even. The centering command centers a line of these numbers: 0 Left justification... end of course, cancel your text. Remember also to use different WIDTH statements, see Appendix B. For further information on the LX-86 printer are printed. This is the way most magazines, newspapers, and books (including this command see your program. You should be ...
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...inch high. To ensure the proper alignment of the other commands covered so far in this manual. To keep the print head from left to one number for draft text. For most ...the predefined characters or symbols in the printer's memory is used, your graphics figures. Print Head The graphics mode on the LX-86 is quite different from the other LX-86 modes, such as you send codes ...for letters and printing functions, you like for dot patterns, one of the print head, the LX-86 abandons the bidirectional printing it will use as little or as much space as italic and emphasized,...
...inch high. To ensure the proper alignment of the other commands covered so far in this manual. To keep the print head from left to one number for draft text. For most ...the predefined characters or symbols in the printer's memory is used, your graphics figures. Print Head The graphics mode on the LX-86 is quite different from the other LX-86 modes, such as you send codes ...for letters and printing functions, you like for dot patterns, one of the print head, the LX-86 abandons the bidirectional printing it will use as little or as much space as italic and emphasized,...