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Chapter 5
IX-86 Features
Beginning with this chapter we describe many of the printing fea-
tures of the LX-86. Although we include programs that demonstrate
these features, you don’t have to be a programmer to learn about the
features from these chapters. How much of the rest of this manual
you use depends upon your expertise, your interest, and the software
you plan to use.
(Demonstration Programs
Along with our discussion and examples of the LX-86 features, we
include demonstrations in the BASIC programming language so that
you can see these features in action. Although we know that you will
probably not do much of your printing using BASIC, we chose it for
our demonstrations because most computer systems include some
form of BASIC, so our examples are ones that almost every one of
you can try.
You don’t need to know anything about BASIC to type in and run
these programs. Just check your BASIC manual to see how to load
BASIC in your computer and how to run a program. As you run the
programs (or even as you read the explanations and look at the
printed examples), you learn how the LX-86 responds to the mes-
sages your computer sends it by printing letters, numbers, symbols,
and graphics in various print modes.
Even if you never use BASIC again, you will know the capabili-
ties of your printer, capabilities that can often solve your printing
problems. For example, if you need a special symbol you will know
that you can turn to the chapter on user-defined characters and
create such a character.
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