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Ifyoursoftwarepackagedoesnotmentionprintersbyname,butasksinstead
whatfeaturesyourprinteris capableof, the most commonquestionsare:
“Canyourprinterperforma backspace?”and “Canit do a hardwareform
feed?”.Youshouldanswer“Yes”to boththesequestions.
OthersoftwarepackagesmayallowyoutoinstaUspecificfeatures.Spreadsheet
programswilloftenaskforthemaximumnumberofcolumnstobeprinted.
Thisis givenbelow.
CPI
Numberofcolumns
Normaltype Widetype
Pica 10
80
136
Elite 12
96
163
Semi-condensed 15 120 204
Condensedpica
17.1
137
233
Condensedelite 20 160
272
Proportiomd
Variable
Sometimesthesoftwareinstallationwillaskyouforaninitializationsequence
toreturntothedefaultsettings.Thecommandforyourprinteris<ESC>(Q.
MakesurethattheEDSswitchesaresetforthecomet printeremulation,and
thatyouhaveselectedtheappropriatecharactersetusingtheEDSswitches.
Ifyouareindoubtabouttheconfigurationofyourapplicationsoftware,seek
expertadvice.Yoursoftwaresupplierwillprobablybe yourmostqualified
reference.
EMBEDDINGPRINTERCOMMANDS
Many word-processorsand other softwarelack commandsfor changing
font, printing double-sizecharacters,or printing in color. Your printer
thereforehascommandsthatcanbeembeddedindocumentstocontrolthese
functionswithoutsoftwarehelp.Thecommandsconsistof a capitalletter
enclosedin doubleparentheses,followedby a digit:
Font:
((F))O Roman
((F))l
Sanserif
((F))2
Courier
((F))3 Prestige
((F))4
script
((F))5
OCR-B
((F))6
OCR-A