If
you
are using commercial software designed to
support
a variety
of
printers (such
as
word
processors, spread sheet programs, etc.),
you
should
probably
select the Epson
FX
compatible
mode
(switch
1-3
"ON").
Nearly all software supports
Epson
printers, and will
allow the
MPS
1200 to produce special printing effects such
as
bold, italics, underline, superscripts, and subscripts under
program
control
by
the commercial software.
If
your
software does
not
allow selection
of
PET
ASCII (or
CBM
ASCII) along
with
the choice
of
Epson
compatible printer control,
then set
DIP
switch 1-2 to
"ON",
which
will permit the software
to
send true ASCII characters to the
MPS
1200, and
your
printer
will
print
the characters properly.
Software
Printer
Choices
Many
programs, especially
word
processors, include an installation
routine for
your
printer. Typically, the installation routine gives
you
a choice
of
several printers
or
printer types. It
may
also ask
some
questions
about
backspacing, line feeds, and form feeds.
Any
of
the following
printer
choices will
work
for the MPS 1200:
"MPS801", "MPS803",
"MPS1000",
"Commodore
printer",
"Commodore
compatible
printer",
"Epson
printer"
,
"TTY-type
printer
with
backspace",
"ASCII
dot
matrix
printer."
Selecting
one
of
these options should
do
the trick.
The
following summarizes the
most
likely uses for the configura-
tions
of
switches 1-2 and 1-3. In particular, note the settings
as
they
apply
to
graphic
drawing
programs,
whether
the
program
in ques-
tion was designed for use
with
a
Commodore
or
Epson-compatiblc
printer for screen
dumps.
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