Chapter 1

Figure 1-7

Take a minute to gawk at all the stuff in the box. Wow! As Custer said, “Look at all those . . . ” well, anyway.

Wonder how they sell it as cheap a they do? (Hope it prints as good as it looks.)

The Epson Connection

Figure l-7 shows the location of the moveable wire. It is between the 2 “pull top” terminals, and is labeled “auto. ” To release the wire from one terminal for transfer to the other, pull up gently on its colored top. To lock a wire in place, insert it fully in a terminal and press the colored top down. Pull gently on the wire to be sure it is securely locked.

If the “auto” wire is connected to the red (or orange) terminal, the printer relies on the computer to send its own LF along with CR. That’s what’s needed for Apple-type computers.

If the “auto” wire is connected to the white terminal, a LF will automatically be added when a CR is received from the computer. This is what’s needed for the TRS-80 and most other computers.

Terrific. So where do we put the wire for our computer?

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