IBM 1483 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Appendix A. Printer Information
This appendix describes the supported character sets and DIP or Mode Select switch
settings for some supported printers.
Supported Character Sets
Switch Settings
Set the following DIP or Mode Select switches to ensure optimal printer performance.
Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet
Refer to the manual that came with your printer for the location of the Mode Select
switches.
Printer Supported Character Set Notes
Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet Roman-8
All unsupported characters are printed as
hyphens.
Hewlett-Packard DeskJet ECMA 94
All unsupported characters are printed as
hyphens.
Epson FX1050
Extended Graphic Character and
downloaded fonts
Emulates an IBM Proprinter XL.
Epson LQ1050 Extended Graphics Character
All unsupported characters are printed as
hyphens.
Mode Select
Switch
Setting Description
1 Down (off) CR does CR only
2 Down (off) LF does LF only
3 Down (off) No perforation skip
4 Any 1483 overrides form length
5 Down (off) Hewlett-Packard control sequence mode
6 Down (off) Roman-8 character set
7 Down (off) Roman-8 character set
8 Down (off) Roman-8 character set