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Figure 1-10. Connecting the printer

5.Plug the printer’s power cable into a separate electrical outlet.

Serial interface

If you have a printer (or other peripheral, such as a modem) with a serial interface, connect it to the port marked SERIAL (RS-232C) at the back of the main unit. If the cable is a non-standard type, with a male D-connector at both ends, you need an adapter to connect it to the computer. To connect your serial device, follow the same steps above for connecting a parallel device.

The RS-232C serial port needs to be configured properly in order for it to function correctly. The printer output must also be redirected to the serial port instead of the parallel port. Use the MS-DOS SETMODE utility (or the MODE command) to make these changes. See your MS-DOS manual for instructions.

The Equity I+ character set

The Equity I+ uses a special character set that assigns graphics and international characters to some of the ASCII codes. In most cases, if you try to print these characters on a standard printer, you get italic characters instead. Many Epson printers support the IBM character set (like those used on the Equity I+) as a standard feature, and other printers can be adapted. In addi- tion, some application programs print the special graphics characters on a standard printer using a special printer driver program. Ask your dealer for more information.

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