DIP Switches

Print direction

Printing is normally bidirectional. However, turning DIP switch 1-5 on for unidirectional printing-in which the print head prints in one direction only-allows for precise vertical printing alignment. This makes it ideal for printing graphics such as lines or boxes.

If DIP switch 1-5 is on, printing is unidirectional even if you select bidirectional with the ESC U 0 software command.

High-speed draft

By setting DIP-switch 1-6 off, you can print draft characters at speeds up to 225 cps (characters per second). The printer reduces the number of dots in each draft-font character to increase the printing speed.

If you select emphasized printing or condensed printing during high- speed draft mode, printing speed temporarily switches to normal draft speed until the enhancement is turned off. Also, if a line contains superscript, subscript, dot-graphic, or downloaded characters, printing speed switches to normal draft speed for that line only.

Input buffer capacity

The printer stores data sent from your computer in its input buffer. Keep DIP switch 1-7 off to select an 8KB buffer.

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