OTHER
SERIAL
PRINTERS
Do nothing
Install
it
If
your printer
is
not
included
in
the
list
displayed by the install program you have two
options:
Leave the installation program by pressing ESC.
All
four programs are
set
up
With
a
simple printing facility which should be able
to
print ordinary
text
on
almost any printer
Add a new name
to
the
list
of printer names. There are three
ways
of
doing
this:
1.
Use the down cursor
key
to
select the
item
called
'OTHER:
Press either
F1
or
F2
to
create a new
i1em,
ready for you
to
set
it up for your
printer.
2.
Select an existing printer name and press
F1
to
create a new printer
with
the same
values
as
the old
one.
Use this option
if
your printer
is
similar
to
a printer already
in
the
list.
3.
Select
an
existing printer and press
F2.
ThiS
does not make a new copy, but allows
the values
of
an
existing printer
to
be changed. Do not use this option unless you
are sure
of
the changes
you
intend
to
make.
In
each case you are shown a
list
of
printer parameters
to
alter.
Press the up and down
cursor
keys
to
select
an
item
and the left and right cursor
keys
to
change
it.
There are two types
of
item
in
the
list.
- those with a variety of possible
values,
such as the
DRIVER
NAME, and END OF
LINE CODE,
- and those with a limited range
of
values, such
as
the PARITY
The values
of
each type
are
changed
in
different
ways.
The diagram below shows the
values given
to
the
DEFAULT
printer
At
the right
of
the diagram
are
other possible values
(for
those with limited range).
DRIVER
NAME
PORT
BAUD
RATE
PARITY
LINES/PAGE
CHARACTERS/LINE
CONTINUOUS FORMS
END OF LINE CODE
PREAMBLE CODE
POSTAMBLE CODE
BOLD
ON
BOLD OFF
UNDERLINE
ON
UNDERLINE OFF
SUBSCRIPT ON
SUBSCRIPT OFF
SUPERSCRIPT ON
SUPERSCRIPT
OFF
TRANSLATE1
TRANSLATE2
TRANSLATE3
TRANSLATE4
TRANSLATE5
TRANSLATE6
TRANSLATE7
TRANSLATE8
TRANSLATE9
TRANSLATE10
Default
:
DEFAULT
:
ser1
: 9600
: NONE
:
66
: 80
:
YES
:
CR,
LF
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
: NONE
Other options
ser2
75,
300,
600,
1200,
2400, 4800
SPACE,
MARK,
ODD,
EVEN
o
to
255
oto 255
NO
4
For
each
of
the items that has a limited number
of
options, the value changes each
time the
leff
or the right cursor
key
is
pressed.
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