HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manualis organizedintonine chapters.To learn how to makethe best use of yourprinteryou areurgedto readthroughchapten 1through3. The remainingchaptersmay be treated as a referenceguide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computexx(forinstance,it assumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers). The chaptexxare as follows:

Chapter 1— Settingup the printer

This chapterexplainshow to getthe printerunpackedand setup. Readthis chapterbefore you do anythingelse.

Chapter 2 — Controlpaneloperations

There are a number of controlson the front panel which performvarious functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodes and font selection.

After gettingset up, read this chapterand try out the variousproceduresin it to find out how the printerworks.

Chapter 3 — DIP switch settings

This chapterexplainshow to set the DIP switchesto make systemsettings on the printer.

Chapter 4 — Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthediffe~nt emulationsprovidedby yourprinter,and the softwarecommandsused to drive it. This sectionis of use if you are writingor modifiing progr~s to take advantageof the printer’sfeatures.

Chapter 5 — Downloadcharactem

This chapterexplainsthe proceduresto create your own characters.

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