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Appendix A. Printer Information
This appendix describes the supported character sets and DIP or Mode Select switch
settings for some supported printers.

Supported Character Sets

Switch Settings

Set the following DIP or Mode Select switches to ensure optimal printer performance.

Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet

Refer to the manual that came with your printer for the location of the Mode Select
switches.
Printer Supported Character Set Notes
Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet Roman-8 All unsupported characters are printed as
hyphens.
Hewlett-Packard DeskJet ECMA 94 All unsupported characters are printed as
hyphens.
Epson FX1050 Ex tend ed Grap hi c Character and
downloaded fonts Emulates an IBM Proprint er XL.
Epson LQ1050 Extended Graphics Character All unsupported characters are pri n ted as
hyphens.
Mode Select
Switch Setting Description
1 Down (off) CR does CR only
2 Down (off) LF does LF only
3 Down (off) No perforation skip
4 Any 1483 overrides form length
5 Down (off) Hewlett-Packard control sequence mode
6 Down (off) Roman-8 character set
7 Down (off) Roman-8 character set
8 Down (off) Roman-8 character set