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Delta User’s Manual
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Some problem codes
Lprintreset.All$
Print pitch Commands
Appendix DIP Switch Settings
NEW Lprint Testing RUN
Special Features Delta Printer
Using Commercial Sojtware
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@Copyright 1983 Star Micronics, Inc
Special Message to the New Owner
Delta User’s Manual
Table of Contents
Special Features Delta Printer
Formatting Your Output
Creating Your Own Characters
Getting It All Together Maintenance
Appendix D TRS-60 Computers
Appendix E Osborne, Kaypro and CP/M Computers
Appendix F Atari 400/800 Computers
Appendix Commodore VIC-20 Computers
Appendix DIP Switch Settings
Appendix Character Style Charts
Appendix
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Consumer Response 309 DIP Switch Quick Reference
Warranty Inside Back Cover Command Quick Reference
Serial busy protocols XONlXOFF Protocol ACK protocol Index
Tables
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Paper separator and paper guide used with roll paper
Roll paper holder and holder shaft used only with roll
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Parallel interface connector the place where you hook
Paper Selection and Loading
Loading single sheets
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Loading roll paper
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Loading sprocket-feed paper
Open the tractor covers to expose the sprocket teeth
Bottom feeding Delta-15
Figure I-10.Delta ready to run with sprocket-feed paper
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Ribbon Installation
Self-Test
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Getting Started With Delta
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Getting Started With Delta
First, some terminology
Ascii
Using Delta with SuperCalc
Using Delta with word processors
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Using this book without learning Basic
Getting Started With Delta
List
OPEN4,4 CMD4 List PRINT#4 CLOSE4
Establishing communications
NEW LPRINTCHR$7 RUN
NEW Lprint Testing RUN
NEW
CHR$ function
NEW LPRINTCHR$27CHR$52 2$3LPRINT Testing RUN
Escape Code
Some problem codes
ESC$=CHR$27 l@ LPRINTESC$
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Printing Text With Delta
Chapter
Lprint Condensedis the Narrowestpitch
Print pitch Commands
@ Lprint this is Elite Pitch Printing
Lprint NOW WE are Back to Pica Pitch Printing
I s
LPRINTCHR$27W CHR$@NOW Were Back to Normal
Expanded print
H153
Lprint NOW WE are Back to Unexpandedpica Printing
Print Commands
LPRINTCHR$14EXPANDEDELITE Pitch
Making Delta print darker
Print EmDhasis a Commands
Lprint this is DOUBLE-STRIKEPRINTING
Italic Commands
Italic printing
UnderJining
Superscripts and subscripts
Superscript Subscript commands
NEW Lprint Thisline Uses
Mixing modes
Build Instructionset
REGULAR.HEADING$= STRING$27,*+ Regular
LPRINTRESET.ALL$
Lprintelites Elite LPRINTPICA$ Pica LPRINTRESET.ALL$ Return
Return
If Pica = False then LPRINTFOUR.DOT$ GOTO3590
Italics = False LPRINTROMAN$
Repeatwith Italics
If ENLARGED= True then Lprint
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Control Code Function
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Line Spacing and Forms Control
Changing Line Spacing
This is what you will get
Line spacing Commands
Run the program again. Now the results will look like this
NEW Lprint Linenumber
Moving down the page without a carriage return
Forms Controls
Form feed
Form length commands
Changing the Page Length
Top and bottom margin commands
Lprint PAY to the Order
LineSpacingandFormsControl51
Summary
Control code
ESC
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Formatting Your Output
NEW Lprint ONECHR$9TWOCHR$9THREE CHR$9 Four
One-shot tab command
Left and right margin commands
5B END
13@ Lprint Return
LPRINTCHR$27P CHR$l@ CHR$Z@CHR$@
One-shot vertical tab command
Control Code Function
LChapter
Now hear this
Bell commands
Initializing Delta
Printing to the bottom of the sheet
Some Miscellaneous commands
Putting Delta to sleep
Unidirectional printing
Lprint Lprint
Next
Printing Direction
Lprint Work
NEW Lprint Backspacedoes not
Lprint I===WORK Lprint Deletedoes not
Backspace and delete
Block graphics characters and special symbols
Eighth Bit controls
3pl Lprint I II=11CHR$ICHR$9 4pI Next I Lprint Next J
International Character set commands
International character sets
Macro control code
Macro instruction Commands
OFF Regularprint
Startdefinition
Macro Lprint CHR$18 Pica
END Macro
Function Bell Disable bell Enable bell Reset Off-lineOn-line
Control code
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Creating Your Own Characters
Dot Matrix Printing
000 0 eeeS&fee
Defining Your Own Characters
Rule I Download characters are seven dots high
Rule 2 Dots cannot overlap
8WRONG
Add up each column of dots
Creating YourOwn Characters
Download character definition command
Assigning a value to your character
Character designs for the four card suits
Next M
Figure Y-10. The attribute byte n2 for our heart character
Printing Download Characters
LPRINTCHR$27CHR$36CHR$@
DEFINTA-Z
Next Lprint Return
Read X LPRINTCHR$X
Next J
DECKCARD=X Next Card Return
LPRINTSUIT$SUIT
Download Character dejfinition commands
Proportkmal Characters
12@ Lprint CHR$BITS 138 Next
Only Difference Is the way They Are Accessed
Creating Your Own Characters
Lprint DEF.DOWN.CHAR$
NUMERAL.BOT$NUM= CHR$ASCII+ 2 + CHR$ASCII+
Mixing Print Modes with Download Characters
Utility Program
Gosub 950RETURN
Gosub 660 Return REM **** Display Menu for Edit Mode
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