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The character pitch can be selectedfrom the control panel before you
start printing, or possiblyby an initialization sequenceas described next.
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hitialization sequence
One of the installation options may be to specifythe commands your
software sends at the beginning of each printingjob. These commands are
called the “initialization sequence”or “setup string.” If necessary,you can
use the initialization ,sequenceto adjust the margins to your paper size or
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selecta particular type style or pitch. You can look up the commands you
want in Appendix B.
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Forexarnple, ifyou selected96-columnwidth for aspreadsheetprogram,
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it would be convenient to add an elite pitch command to the initialization
sequence. Appendix B indicates that this command consists of the two
characters:
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Esc > “M”
which have decimal character codes 27 and 77 (hexadecimal IB and 4D).
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Your software manual or an on-screen prompt will explain how to place
these codes in the initialization sequence.
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SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES
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After completing the installation of your software, check the setting
of the printer’s DIP switches,in particular DIP switch 1-6.If you selected
a Star or Epson printer on the installation menu, switch 1-6should be ON
(the factory setting). If you selectedan IBM printer, switch 1-6 should be
OFF.
DIP switches1-2(auto CR), 1-7(character set), 1-8(auto LF), and 2-1
(RAM usage) are also related to your software. Read what your software
manual has to say about carriage returns, line feeds, character sets, and
downloading characters, and refer to the explanation at the end of Chapter
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USING YOUR SOFTWARE
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With the installation and DIP switchsettingscorrectly completed,you
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are ready to entrust most of the control of your printer to your software.
However, there will still be some things you have to do yourself.
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Page alignment
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If you are printing on fanfold forms, the first thing to do before you
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start printing is to align the top of the forms so that printing will start at