Chapter 1
Setting Up the Printer
Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Ribbon Cartridges
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1-5
Installing the Standard Black Ribbon Cartridge
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1-5
Installing the Optional Color Upgrade Kit
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1-7
Installing the Color Ribbon
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1-11
Attaching the Output Guide
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1-12
Plugging in the Printer
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1-13
Running the Self Test
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1-14
Loading paper into the paper cassette
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1-14
Running the test
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1-16
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
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1-17
using software Programs
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1-19
Microsoft Windows 3.1 and all Windows Programs
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1-19
What is a Printer Driver?
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1-21
Fonts with Windows
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1-21
Non-Windows Software Programs
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1-22
Trying it Out
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1-22
Software Tips
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1-23
Avoiding smudged pages
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1-23
Printing landscape (horizontal) pages
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1-23
Keeping page breaks in their proper place
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1-23
Using fonts
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1-23
Fonts and the control panel
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1-24
Setting Up the Printer
1-1