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the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With
power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power
is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel.
Type style and pitch selection
If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must
make these selections on the control panel. The default selections are draft
style and pica pitch. If you want a different style or pitch, proceed as follows:
1. Hold the NLQ Type Style or Print Pitch switch down when you turn
the printer’s power on. Hold both switches down if you intend to make
both settings. The printer will beep in acknowledgement as it powers
up.
2. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line.
3. To select a type style, press the NLQ Type Style switch one or more
times.
4. To select a print pitch, press the Print Pitch switch one or more times.
5. Press the On Line switch to set the printer back on-line.
Most programs begin each printing job by sending a command that resets
the printer. That is why you must press the NLQ Type Style and/or Print
Pitch switches as you power up. If you do not press these switches during
power-up, the reset command will reset your panel selections to draft style
and pica pitch.
If you want to change the type style or pitch in the middle of a printing
job, one way to do this is to insert a printing pause command in your file
at the point of the change. When the printer pauses, press the On Line switch
to go off-line. If the change occurs in the middle of a line, the printer will
print the first part of the line. Now make the change with the control panel
switches, set the printer back on-line, then command your software to resume
printing.
If you were able to define software commands for print pitch and type
style, changes like these can be inserted in your text tile and made on the
fly without a printing pause.
Other printer commands
If your software enables you to place the escape code in your tiles, or
if you were able to define this as a user option during installation, you are
in a very powerful position: you can embed almost any printer command
in your files. The printer commands are explained in detail in Appendix
B.
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