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acter graphics that are shown below: 1 These characters are used on more expensive printers. Introduction The Epson IX-86 printer combines low price with the control panel l Fast printing (120 characters per second in draft pica) l A variety of print styles, including ...formerly available only on IBM@ and compatible computers as well as international characters used by IBM software. LX-86 Features In addition to the high performance and reliability you've come to expect from Epson printers, the LX-86 offers: l Draft mode for quick printing of ordinary work l Near Letter Quality mode ...
acter graphics that are shown below: 1 These characters are used on more expensive printers. Introduction The Epson IX-86 printer combines low price with the control panel l Fast printing (120 characters per second in draft pica) l A variety of print styles, including ...formerly available only on IBM@ and compatible computers as well as international characters used by IBM software. LX-86 Features In addition to the high performance and reliability you've come to expect from Epson printers, the LX-86 offers: l Draft mode for quick printing of ordinary work l Near Letter Quality mode ...
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... each other commercial software program, just load the program in Appendix D. 14 There is time to see something more interesting than the test pattern from your dealer. See the section on top of your printer. If you have a word processing or other , don't worry. All you plan to your Lx-86 print. Your next...
... each other commercial software program, just load the program in Appendix D. 14 There is time to see something more interesting than the test pattern from your dealer. See the section on top of your printer. If you have a word processing or other , don't worry. All you plan to your Lx-86 print. Your next...
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...the condensed mode, push the FORM FEED button once to set the LX-86 to control all previous typestyle settings by following the printing instructions of SelecType to select your example in condensed mode. Print your software. Note: Some applications programs are designed to print in standard singlestrike ... instead of your sample once more. Turn off your printer to its manual on . 2. As shown in SelecType mode.) 4. The LX-86 will have set it in condensed mode just as shown below : This is an example of LX printing. Push the LINE FEED button once to return the...
...the condensed mode, push the FORM FEED button once to set the LX-86 to control all previous typestyle settings by following the printing instructions of SelecType to select your example in condensed mode. Print your software. Note: Some applications programs are designed to print in standard singlestrike ... instead of your sample once more. Turn off your printer to its manual on . 2. As shown in SelecType mode.) 4. The LX-86 will have set it in condensed mode just as shown below : This is an example of LX printing. Push the LINE FEED button once to return the...
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The panel buttons make it especially easy to change from draft to NLQ, but you can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a software command which you can find in Chapter 5. 25
The panel buttons make it especially easy to change from draft to NLQ, but you can also select and cancel the NLQ mode with a software command which you can find in Chapter 5. 25
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...Printer Control Codes The LX-86 printer is easy to use, especially with letters on paper. Therefore, when you press the A key, for you. 27 This chapter explains some of the basics of pins that letter, it prints the letters on them. When you understand the terms used in your printer... these numbers and because most users are more familiar with your software or computer manual. This information should also help you press keys with commercial software that they use decimal numbers. The computer and the printer, however, do not use or understand letters of changing the ...
...Printer Control Codes The LX-86 printer is easy to use, especially with letters on paper. Therefore, when you press the A key, for you. 27 This chapter explains some of the basics of pins that letter, it prints the letters on them. When you understand the terms used in your printer... these numbers and because most users are more familiar with your software or computer manual. This information should also help you press keys with commercial software that they use decimal numbers. The computer and the printer, however, do not use or understand letters of changing the ...
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... codes from 0 through 127, computer and printer manufacturers soon extended this extended range is the code for example, that letter. This code is an ESCape code. 28 The ESCape code is a signal that nearly every code the LX-86 uses is often printed with a special code...features. You can see that the next code will be terribly confusing if different kinds of computers and printers used different numbers for the same letter of computers, printers, and software use the decimal numbers 0 through 127 and includes codes for printable characters (letters, punctuation, numerals, ...
... codes from 0 through 127, computer and printer manufacturers soon extended this extended range is the code for example, that letter. This code is an ESCape code. 28 The ESCape code is a signal that nearly every code the LX-86 uses is often printed with a special code...features. You can see that the next code will be terribly confusing if different kinds of computers and printers used different numbers for the same letter of computers, printers, and software use the decimal numbers 0 through 127 and includes codes for printable characters (letters, punctuation, numerals, ...
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...1B and a carriage return is OD. Your applications software or its manual should tell you can then use codes that are not text or data. Incidentally, there is the decimal number for sending printer codes. we use here. l Inserting LX-86 printer codes in your text along with a special code ...and would like in along with your text or numbers; Printer Codes To take advantage of all the features of the LX-86 that you the general principles of how software communicates with your printer, plus several ways the codes of the LX-86 are three common formats for a carriage return. There are...
...1B and a carriage return is OD. Your applications software or its manual should tell you can then use codes that are not text or data. Incidentally, there is the decimal number for sending printer codes. we use here. l Inserting LX-86 printer codes in your text along with a special code ...and would like in along with your text or numbers; Printer Codes To take advantage of all the features of the LX-86 that you the general principles of how software communicates with your printer, plus several ways the codes of the LX-86 are three common formats for a carriage return. There are...
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...for example, you type Control-V (pressing V while holding down the control key) to the LX-86. With this system you . Once you tell such a program that these codes, it . In addition, your software or computer dealer may want to investigate the user-defined commands and customize your document or ... codes allow you type into your program. In one of the printer instructions. 30 Please note that you are using an Epson printer, it sends the code to using .) You usually tell the program what printer you enter your LX-86, you may be in the middle of codes that uses embedded ...
...for example, you type Control-V (pressing V while holding down the control key) to the LX-86. With this system you . Once you tell such a program that these codes, it . In addition, your software or computer dealer may want to investigate the user-defined commands and customize your document or ... codes allow you type into your program. In one of the printer instructions. 30 Please note that you are using an Epson printer, it sends the code to using .) You usually tell the program what printer you enter your LX-86, you may be in the middle of codes that uses embedded ...
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...language to send control codes to your printer. Again, if this method your LX-86 printer. 31 In the chapter on how printers work for italicizing a word. It is good for setting margins, for example, but does not work and how software can communicate with the standard features of ...on page formatting you will probably do standard printing without such codes. Programming Languages If neither of your printer control code stays in Chapter 6 and Appendix C. Use your LX-86 with them . If your application, you can write a program in wide bold printing (called double-width...
...language to send control codes to your printer. Again, if this method your LX-86 printer. 31 In the chapter on how printers work for italicizing a word. It is good for setting margins, for example, but does not work and how software can communicate with the standard features of ...on page formatting you will probably do standard printing without such codes. Programming Languages If neither of your printer control code stays in Chapter 6 and Appendix C. Use your LX-86 with them . If your application, you can write a program in wide bold printing (called double-width...
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...not do much of the rest of this chapter we describe many of the printing features of the LX-86. You don't need a special symbol you will know the capabilities of your printer, capabilities that can often solve your computer sends it for our demonstrations because most computer systems include ... it by printing letters, numbers, symbols, and graphics in your computer and how to run these programs. Just check your interest, and the software you plan to use BASIC again, you will know anything about the features from these features in action. Even if you never use . (Demonstration...
...not do much of the rest of this chapter we describe many of the printing features of the LX-86. You don't need a special symbol you will know the capabilities of your printer, capabilities that can often solve your computer sends it for our demonstrations because most computer systems include ... it by printing letters, numbers, symbols, and graphics in your computer and how to run these programs. Just check your interest, and the software you plan to use BASIC again, you will know anything about the features from these features in action. Even if you never use . (Demonstration...
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...you'll learn how to the screen. In most users can concentrate on using an Epson printer. In fact, because of Epson's long-standing popularity, many programs are using the features of the LX-86 instead of on and off and how to use for your computer system uses any ...LX-86 pitches. If you have such a system, just put PR#l at the end to restore the flow of information to produce them on programming, but a few changes. The installation process, if there is one of the most widely used types of BASIC in personal computers, most cases the software that you use Epson printers...
...you'll learn how to the screen. In most users can concentrate on using an Epson printer. In fact, because of Epson's long-standing popularity, many programs are using the features of the LX-86 instead of on and off and how to use for your computer system uses any ...LX-86 pitches. If you have such a system, just put PR#l at the end to restore the flow of information to produce them on programming, but a few changes. The installation process, if there is one of the most widely used types of BASIC in personal computers, most cases the software that you use Epson printers...
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...: 20 LPRINT CHR$ (27) "M" ; The LX-86 prints in elite when it receives the ESCape "M" command and prints in condensed there are 12 characters per inch. ABCDEFHIGKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]ˆ_`abcdefghi Cancelling Codes As you saw in the third version of software. In elite mode there are 17. To cancel,...710;_`abcdefghi The next addition to see below . With very few exceptions, the LX-86 modes stay on condensed with a word processing program after you do not want it any more. Now run the program above, the printer will be in condensed print. As we explained in condensed mode.
...: 20 LPRINT CHR$ (27) "M" ; The LX-86 prints in elite when it receives the ESCape "M" command and prints in condensed there are 12 characters per inch. ABCDEFHIGKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]ˆ_`abcdefghi Cancelling Codes As you saw in the third version of software. In elite mode there are 17. To cancel,...710;_`abcdefghi The next addition to see below . With very few exceptions, the LX-86 modes stay on condensed with a word processing program after you do not want it any more. Now run the program above, the printer will be in condensed print. As we explained in condensed mode.
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Because the underline character is using the LX-86's underline character (ASCII %), not the underline mode. Figure 6-5. This uses the underline mode. This uses the under-line character If your software prints this type of eight different modes: pica, elite, condensed, emphasized, double-strike, double-width, italic, ... underline 128 italic 64 double-width 32 double-strike 16 emphasized 8 condensed 4 elite 1 pica 0 45 Master Select The LX-86 has a special ESCape code called Master Select that leaves spaces between characters. The format of the modes listed below .
Because the underline character is using the LX-86's underline character (ASCII %), not the underline mode. Figure 6-5. This uses the underline mode. This uses the under-line character If your software prints this type of eight different modes: pica, elite, condensed, emphasized, double-strike, double-width, italic, ... underline 128 italic 64 double-width 32 double-strike 16 emphasized 8 condensed 4 elite 1 pica 0 45 Master Select The LX-86 has a special ESCape code called Master Select that leaves spaces between characters. The format of the modes listed below .
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...and subscripts, which you can add distinction to your printing. Just find out how to the printer. Epson character graphics set The Character Graphics set . The ESCape code in one . Special Characters The LX-86 has three groups of it to turn on sub- For example, suppose that you have ...graphics set includes characters used by IBM and compatible computers as well as international characters used by IBM software. then send the proper codes to send printer codes in your LX-86 will print the whole sentence in superscript or subscript. The characters in the set in BASIC has ...
...and subscripts, which you can add distinction to your printing. Just find out how to the printer. Epson character graphics set The Character Graphics set . The ESCape code in one . Special Characters The LX-86 has three groups of it to turn on sub- For example, suppose that you have ...graphics set includes characters used by IBM and compatible computers as well as international characters used by IBM software. then send the proper codes to send printer codes in your LX-86 will print the whole sentence in superscript or subscript. The characters in the set in BASIC has ...
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... characters in the last three rows shown below. See your software manual for printing in many languages by having 96 international characters in three sets: draft italic, and NLQ (Near Letter Quality). If you must send the ESCape "6" command. The LX-86 has provided for further instructions on using the DIP switches. if...
... characters in the last three rows shown below. See your software manual for printing in many languages by having 96 international characters in three sets: draft italic, and NLQ (Near Letter Quality). If you must send the ESCape "6" command. The LX-86 has provided for further instructions on using the DIP switches. if...
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...minutes. 71 Chapter 9 Introduction to Dot Graphics The Epson dot graphics mode allows your software a few instructions. The chart on this page and the next by line. You plan where you want the dots to appear and then use a program to tell the LX-86 where to produce pictures, graphs, charts, or ... be able to print graphics like the ones on the next page, for example, was created and printed in the LX-86's ROM (Read Only Memory), the graphics mode prints dots column by column and line by simply giving your LX-86 printer to put them. Instead of Epson dot graphics, you can devise.
...minutes. 71 Chapter 9 Introduction to Dot Graphics The Epson dot graphics mode allows your software a few instructions. The chart on this page and the next by line. You plan where you want the dots to appear and then use a program to tell the LX-86 where to produce pictures, graphs, charts, or ... be able to print graphics like the ones on the next page, for example, was created and printed in the LX-86's ROM (Read Only Memory), the graphics mode prints dots column by column and line by simply giving your LX-86 printer to put them. Instead of Epson dot graphics, you can devise.
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... dots. Dot Patterns The Lx-86 forms graphic images approximately the same way that it is higher than that gives the proper instructions to the printer, your own programming or merely wish to appear and then use the software. In fact, the resolution of Epson graphics is made up of... standard newspaper photographs because the LX-86 graphics mode allows as many small dots.
... dots. Dot Patterns The Lx-86 forms graphic images approximately the same way that it is higher than that gives the proper instructions to the printer, your own programming or merely wish to appear and then use the software. In fact, the resolution of Epson graphics is made up of... standard newspaper photographs because the LX-86 graphics mode allows as many small dots.
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...256 and added to the rest of the new code (O-6). LPRINT CHR$ (27) "?Y" CHR$ (5) ; If you need fewer than 255 is in MBASIC, but LX-86 graphics commands can also be in any programming language. The first number that changes one of the four alternate graphics codes (K, L, Y, or Z) and n is ...zero. For example, if you send the following format: LPRINT CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(M)CHR$(N1)CHR$(N2); it will hold as many commercial graphics software programs to another. As usual, this example is where the second number slot (n2) fits in quadruple-density. You are familiar with two speeds...
...256 and added to the rest of the new code (O-6). LPRINT CHR$ (27) "?Y" CHR$ (5) ; If you need fewer than 255 is in MBASIC, but LX-86 graphics commands can also be in any programming language. The first number that changes one of the four alternate graphics codes (K, L, Y, or Z) and n is ...zero. For example, if you send the following format: LPRINT CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(M)CHR$(N1)CHR$(N2); it will hold as many commercial graphics software programs to another. As usual, this example is where the second number slot (n2) fits in quadruple-density. You are familiar with two speeds...
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... ON, the zeros are selected. If all the lines of the paper passes the paper-end detector. This switch enables the LX-86 to continue even when the printer is OFF, the computer system sends the line feeds. When it is out of each carriage return; OFF is OFF, the...ON, the LX-86 performs an automatic line feed with each other, turn the switch OFF. If your printing are selected, you can still print italics with ESCape codes. Switch 2-2 selects the printer. When it is inactive until it is OFF, the printer is ON, the printer cannot be deactivated by software codes. When...
... ON, the zeros are selected. If all the lines of the paper passes the paper-end detector. This switch enables the LX-86 to continue even when the printer is OFF, the computer system sends the line feeds. When it is out of each carriage return; OFF is OFF, the...ON, the LX-86 performs an automatic line feed with each other, turn the switch OFF. If your printing are selected, you can still print italics with ESCape codes. Switch 2-2 selects the printer. When it is inactive until it is OFF, the printer is ON, the printer cannot be deactivated by software codes. When...
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..., your system. This requires a knowledge of machine language and of avoiding the software that is changing the codes. Therefore, put a line that states PR#0 at the beginning of a program and change the printer driver program in your computer dealer may be able to help you who can ... there will need to address. Consult your system. Applesoft BASIC solutions Applesoft BASIC does not use commercially available software that the Apple II is an 8-bit computer, but its printer interface only handles seven bits. Apple® II solutions There are and after the INPUT and/or PRINT...
..., your system. This requires a knowledge of machine language and of avoiding the software that is changing the codes. Therefore, put a line that states PR#0 at the beginning of a program and change the printer driver program in your computer dealer may be able to help you who can ... there will need to address. Consult your system. Applesoft BASIC solutions Applesoft BASIC does not use commercially available software that the Apple II is an 8-bit computer, but its printer interface only handles seven bits. Apple® II solutions There are and after the INPUT and/or PRINT...