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Initialization

There are two ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to the default settings) through the hardware and one way through the software. These are described in the following table:

Hardware	initialization	•	The power is turned on.
		•	The printer receives an INIT signal at the
			parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW).
Software	initialization	•	The software sends the ESC @ (initialize
			the minter) command.

Default Settings

The table below shows the default conditions that become valid when the printer is initialized.

Item	Reset to:
Top of form position	Current paper position
Left and right margins	Cancelled
Line spacing	1/6-inch line spacing
Vertical tab position	Cleared
Horizontal tab positions	Every eight characters
VFU channel	Channel 0
Font selection	Hardware: The current DIP switch setting
	Software: The current SelecType setting
Condensed mode	Hardware: The current DIP switch setting
	Software: The current SelecType setting
Character spacing	The current DIP switch setting
Justification	Left justification
Special printing effects	Cancelled (except condensed printing)
Graphic mode assignment	ESC K = ESC * 0, ESC L = ESC * 1,
	ESC Y = ESC * 2, ESC Z = ESC * 3

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