the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel.
Type style and pitch selection
If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must make these selections with printer commands or panel controls. The default selections are draft style and pica pitch. To select a different style or pitch from the control panel, proceed as follows:
1.Hold the NLQ Type Style or Print Pitch switch down when you turn the printer’s power on. Hold both switches down if you intend to make both settings. The printer will beep in acknowledgement as it powers
up*
2.Press the On Line switch to set the printer
3.To select a type style, press the NLQ Type Style switch one or more times.
4.To select a print pitch, press the Print Pitch switch one or more times.
5.Press the On Line switch to set the printer back
Most programs begin each printing job by sending a command that resets the printer. That is why you must press the NLQ Type Style and/or Print Pitch switches as you power up. If you do not press these switches during
If you want to change the type style or pitch in the middle of a printing job, one way to do this is to insert a printing pause command in your file at the point of the change. When the printer pauses, press the On Line switch to go
Another way is to embed printer commands in the file, as explained next.
Embedding printer commands
Many word processors and other software lack commands for changing type style, printing
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