MENU OPTIONS

The following is a list of the options within the menus, and their meanings, together with the prompts printed in Memory Switch mode. The prompts are given in capital letters in square brackets, thus: [OFF]. Factory settings are marked here with an asterisk (for example, [ON*]). A summary of factory settings is also provided following this section.

Command Menu

This menu allows you to set up various parameters controlling the overall setup of the printer:

RAM USAGE

The printer RAM may be used as a print buffer

 

[BUFFER*],for downloadingfonts [DOWNLOAD],or

 

as a single-linebuffer [lLINE.BUFFER].

QUIET MODE

The printer may either print slower and quieter [ON],or

 

faster, making slightly more noise [OF].

GRAPHICS

When printing in graphics mode, the printer may either

DIRECTION

print biditeetionally (in alternate directions) for speed

 

[BI*] or in one direction only (unidirectional for in-

 

creased accuracy KINI]. For practically all purposes,

 

however, biclireetionalprinting is sufficiently accurate.

AUTO ON-LINE

If this is set [ON*], then when paper is inserted, the

 

printerwillautomaticallycome on-line.If set [OFFJ,then

 

you will have to press the button to bring the printer on-

 

line.

Font Menu

This menu allows you to set two parameters concerning fonts which will be automatically selected whenever you turn on the printer:

ZERO STYLE

In computer usage, a zero is often written with a slash

 

through it, as follows: @“. This style is called

 

[SLASHED].If a zero is written as a slightly thinner

 

capital%“, withoutthe slash(“O”),this is may be chosen

 

by selecting PIORMAL*].

NLQ FONT STYLE

This option allowsyou tochoose thedefault font selected

 

whenNLQmodeis selected.All availablefontsare given

 

as options. The default is [COURIER*].

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XR-1000, XR-1500 specifications

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