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Wire clip

Figure 1-10. Cable connection

Next connect the other end of the printer cable to your computer. On most computers you can easily find the correct connector for the printer cable, but if you are not sure, consult your computer manual or your dealer.

First Printing Exercise

Now it is time to see something more interesting than the test pattern from your LX-80 printer. Your next step depends upon what kind of printing you plan to do. If you have a word processing or other commercial software program, just load the program in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your LX-80 print. If you plan to use your LX-80 for printing program listings, load a program and use your computer system’s listing command (LLIST for Microsoft™ BASIC, for example).

Note: If all the lines of your first printing exercise are printed on top of each other, don’t worry. There is nothing wrong with your printer. All you have to do is change the setting of a small switch in the back of your printer. See the section on automatic line feeds in Appendix D.

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