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chapter 3USINGTHEPRINTER

WITHCOMMERCIALSOFTWARE

There is an abundance of commercialsoftware available: spreadsheet
programs, word-processingprograms, graphics programs, and more. This
printer willwork with any program that supports aStar, Epson or IBM
dot-matrix printer. Before using the printer with commercial software,
however,there are two things you must da
●Install the softwareso that it supports the printer
.Setthe printer’s DIP switches to match the software
INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE
Most commercialsoftware includes an installation program or routine
that you can run to customizethe software to fit your hardware system.
Start byreading the explanationof the installationprogram in your software
manual.
Printer menu
The installation program usuallyoffers amenu of printers from which
to choose.If you find this printer on the menu, select it.
Ifthis printer isnot listed, lookfor the Epson LX-800 orIBM Proprinter
II. If theseare not listed, look for another Star, Epson or IBM printer. A
fewof the choices you may seeare given below in order of preference:
Star NL-10 Epson LX-800 IBM Proprinter II
NP-10 FX-86e Proprinter
Nx-lo/15 EX-800 Graphics Printer
ND-lo/15 Lx-86
NR-lo/15 LX-80
Somemenus are less explicitabout model names but offer general de-
scriptionssuchas “Star printer’’;’’Epsonprinter”,“IBM dot-matrix printer”,
“dot-matrix ASCII printer”, “Centronics-type printer”, “Draft printer”,
or “Standard printer”. Any of theseselectionsshould work. If you are not
sure of the right selection,it does not hurt to experiment. If you choose
wrong, you will get strange printing results, but don’t worry; just try a
differentselection. Don’t pick any printer describedas adaisywheelprinter
or laserprinter.
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