4 Elements of Dot-Matrix Printing and
Computer/Printer Communications
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4-1
The Print Head ...............................
4-1
Changing Widths ..............................
4-2
Computer-to-Printer Communications
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4-3
ASCII Codes .................................
4-3
Control Codes ................................
4-4
ESCape Sequences
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4-4
Demonstration Programs
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4-4
Running BASIC Programs
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4-5
How to Send Control Codes to the Printer
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4-6
5
FX-286 Features
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5-1
IBM Proprinter Mode
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5-1
Pica Printing
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5-3
Changing Widths
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5-3
Cancelling Codes
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5-4
Resetting the Printer
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5-4
Disabling a program’s reset code
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5-5
Width Comparison
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5-5
Near Letter Quality Mode
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5-6
Print Enhancements and Special Characters ........
5-7
Emphasized mode
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5-7
Double-strike
...............................
5-8
Double-width mode
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5-9
Mode combinations
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5-9
Underline mode
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5-10
Proportional mode
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5-11
Master Select
...............................
5-11
Superscript and subscript
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5-13
International characters
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5-14
Page Formatting ...............................
5-16
Margins
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5-17
Skip-over-perforation
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5-18
Line spacing
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5-18
Paper-out Sensor ..............................
5-19
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