Epson LQ-1500 and, Down, Switch, Switch, Factory, Function, Switches, International character set, Table 1-2.Settings for switch

any time by sending the appropriate command to the printer. The functions of the individual switches are summarized in Table 1-2.

Table 1-2. Settings for switch 2

	Switch	Function			Up		Down	Factory
2-1								UP
2-2		International character		sets (see Table		1-3)		UP
2-3								Up
2-4		Form	length		12 in.		11 in.	Down
2-5		Skip	over perforation		On		Off	Down
2-6		Bell			Disable		Enable	Down
2-7		Print	mode		Letter	quality	Draft	Down
2-8		SLCT IN signal			Fixed		Not fixed	Up

Switches 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3--These switches are used to determine the default international character set. Appendix C shows the characters that are included in each of the character sets. Table 1-3 shows the required switch settings for each set.

Table 1-3. International character set switch settings

2-1	2-2	2-3	International character set
UP	UP	UP	U.S.A.
UP	UP	Down	France
UP	Down	UP	Germany
Up	Down	Down	United Kingdom
Down	UP	UP	Denmark
Down	UP	Down	Sweden
Down	Down	UP	Italy
Down	Down	Down	Spain

Switch 2-4.--Switch 2-4is used to tell the LQ-1500 the size of paper that you will be using. It uses this information to keep track of the perforation and the top of the form.

Switch 2-5--The LQ-1500 automatically leaves a top and bottom margin of 1/2 inch on each page if switch 2-5 is in the up position. The switch tells the printer to skip over each perforation so that nothing is printed on top of the perforation. This is especially useful for printing long program listings. Many word processing programs, however,

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