Congratulations on having purchased a serial, impact dot matrix printer that
offers you more quality, greater flexibility and convenience, and superior
reliability than you could find in any other printer in the same price range.
As you already know (or are about to learn), the Gemini-lox and
Gemini-15X let you print both regular and italicized alphabets, as well as
normal, elite (smaller), condensed, enlarged, emphasized, and double-strike
characters. You can print on regular stationery, multiple-sheet forms, fan-
fold computer paper, or paper fed from a roll (European style).
The graphics capability provided by the Gemini printers is limited only
by your graphic talents, and includes three bit-image modes: Low Resolu-
tion (60 by 72 dots per square inch), High Resolution (120 by 144) and Ultra
High Resolution (240 by 144). With all this printing power at your fingertips,
what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!
This User’s Manual is organized to serve both the first-time user and the
sophisticated computer buff. The first five chapters provide the basics you
need for putting your printer to work in most home and office applications.
Chapters 6 through 10 deliver information for intermediate and advanced
users, supported by technically rich appendices. If you are a beginner, you
might want to look at Chapters 6-10 sometime in the future, when your
curiosity about how the printer does what it does has replaced your initial
interest in what it can do.
Take a moment to examine the Table of Contents on the following page.
It shows you how this manual is organized to best serve your information
needs. You should note, if you are just now unpacking your new printer from
its shipment packaging, that Appendix G shows you what you have and how
it all fits together. This manual’s first several appendices are computer-
specific, and help you connect your new Gemini with your computer. At the
back of this manual, there is a glossary that gives simple definitions of com-
mon terms. Following the glossary is an index to help you quickly find
answers to your questions.
A Quick-Reference Guide is printed on the inside folding flap of the back
cover. By reading this manual carefully, and practicing with your Gemini, you
should soon be able to achieve full printer performance just by referring to
this Quick-Reference Guide.
Congratulations on your purchase of a Gemini. May it work for you long
and well.
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