Dot Matrix Printer Users Manual

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M A Y P
WhenusingyourprinterwithanIBMPC,PC-XT,orPC-ATorcompatible,
youwillprobablybeusingPC-DOSorMS-DOSas anoperatingsystem.A
numberof softwaretricksmaybe usefidhere.Thischapterisnot,however,
a substitutefortheoperatingsystemmanualssuppliedwithyourcomputer.
To learnhowto printfiles,etc.it is bestto madthe relevantpartsof these
manuals.
INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH
YOUR PRINTER
Wheninstallingapplicationsoftware,youmayfindthatyourprinteris not
specificallymentionedin the listsof printersgivenfor installation.How-
ever, this should pose no problem. Read this section, and guidelines
providedwith yoursoftwareon printerinstallation.
If youhaveyourprintersetup instandardmode,thenchooseanEpsonLX-
850as yourprinterto be selected.
Ifthisisnotmentioned,chooseoneofthefollowing(inorderof prefe~nce):
StarNX-1000/LC-10,StarND-10/15,EpsonFX86e,EpsonFX286e.
If youhave yourprintersetup with the DIP switchesto emulatean IBM
ProprinterIII, simplychoosethisfromthe list of printersavailablein the
applicationsoftwarelist.
If theIBMProprinterIII is notmentioned,use PmprinterII or Pmprinter.
Ifyoursoftwmpackage doesnotmentionprintembyname,butasksinstead
whatfeaturesyourprinteris capableof, the most commonquestionsare:
“Canyourprinterperforma backspace?”and“Canit do a hardwareform
feed?”.Youshouldanswer“Yes”to boththesequestions.
Other softwarepackagesmay well allowyou to installspecificfeatures.
Spreadsheetprogramswilloftenaskforthemaximumnumberof columns
to be printed.This is givenbelow.
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