The
MPS
1200 can adapt
to
both
situations
by
means
of
internal
switch 1-7. Setting this
switch
ON
in
Epson
mode
adds a line feed
to each carriage
return
the
printer
receives. It should be
on
if
your
software does
not
send a line feed
with
each carriage return.
If
your
software sends a line feed
with
each carriage return, switch 1-7
should be OFF. In
Commodore
mode
(switch 1-3 OFF), the
MPS
1200 always adds a line feed to each carriage return, regardless
of
the setting
of
switch 1-7.
You
can avoid beginning a
new
line
with
a
PRINT#
statement
by
ending the previous
PRINT#
statement
with
a semicolon.
LINE
SPACING
Each
time
the
MPS
1200 receives a line feed, the paper moves a
certain distance.
But
that distance, called the
line
spacing,
need
not
always be the same.
The
MPS
1200 has several
commands
that
allow
you
to change the line spacing.
When
you
turn
on
the
printer
the line spacing
is
set to six lines
per
inch, standard
typewriter
spacing. This
is
the setting
you
will
probably
use
most
often for text,
but
for
some
applications
you
may
wish to change to a smaller
or
larger line spacing.
The
line spacing
commands
are based
on
multiples
of
1/72
of
an
inch.
The
reason for this
odd
measurement
is that the pins in the
print
head are spaced 1/72 inch apart.
Using
this measure, then,
allows
you
to
vary
the line spacing
by
as
little
as
one-third
of
a
dot
for
very
fine graphics.
Fixed
Line
Spacing
Fixed line spacing
commands
let you change the distance the
paper
is
advanced
in
fixed increments
of
1/6 inch, 1/8 inch,
or
7172
inch.
The
three
commands
are described below.
1/6
inch
Line
Spacing
BASIC
Hex
chr$(27)
"2"
1B
32
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