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There is also a direct mode for sending commands or text to the

printer. To use this mode type the following without a line number

before it:

OPEN1,4: CMD1

After you type this and press

RETURN,

everything that would nor-

mally be sent to the screen is sent to the printer instead.

To see how this mode works, type the following and press

RETURN.

PRINT "DIRECT MODE"

The words DIRECT MODE will be printed on paper instead of on

the screen.

When you are through with the direct mode, cancel it with the

following line:

PRINT#1: CLOSE1

In the samples above, 1 is the file number and 4 is the device num-

ber. You can use any number between 0 and 255 as the file number, but

be sure to use the same number in each statement.

One of the main uses for the direct mode is printing program list-

ings. There are four steps to have your HomeWriter- print a listing

of a program.

1) Load or enter the program.

2) Type OPEN1,4: CMDl and press

RETURN.

3) Type LIST and press RETURN. The printer will now list your

program.

4) Type PRINT#l: CLOSE1 and press

RETURN.

Step 4 cancels the direct mode so that you will not accidentally send

information to the printer when you want it to appear on the screen.

HomeWriter- Features

As you know, the Commodore computer can display graphic char-

acters as well as letters of the alphabet. Given the right instructions,

the HomeWriter- can print anything the computer can display on

the screen, and it can also add several printing effects. These effects are

described in the rest of this chapter.

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