Star Micronics SR-10/I5 user manual Getting Started, Using Commercial Software

CHAPTER 3

GETTING STARTED

WITH SR-lo/l5

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i.		In this chapter you’ll learn about:
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_.	You have assembled and tested your printer, and seen a quick
	sample of SR- lo/15 ‘s capabilities in the self-test. Now it’s time
L	to do what you bought SR-lo/15 to do: print information from
	your computer.

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USING COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

Many of you purchased SR- 10/l 5 to use with commercial software. You made a good choice because SR-lo/l5 is com- patible with most commercial programs, from word processing programs to spreadsheet programs to accounting programs.

Many of these programs have a routine for describing your printer. These routines are often in “installation programs”. They typically give you a choice of printers or printer types to pick from. Some typical descriptions that you might pick for SR-lo/15 are: “TTY type printer with backspace”, “IBM-dot matrix printer”, “Centronics-type printer”, “Dot matrix ASCII printer”. SR- lo/15 should work fine with any of these descrip- tions.

Some printer lists are not very clear, and may not include anything that you think describes SR-10/15, If you can’t decide which description best fits SR-lo/15 we recommend that you narrow the list to two or three choices (you can quickly eliminate all the daisywheel printer types) and then experiment. You won’t hurt anything if you guess wrong; it just won’t work right. This should quickly tell you if your guess is right. If all else fails, though, your Star dealer will be happy to give you some advice.