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CO
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193 C1
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C2
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C3
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C5
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C6
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BEL
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C7
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BS
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C8
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C9
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CA
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VT
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CB
140
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CC
141
8D CR
205
CD
142
8E
SO
206
CE
143
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SI
207
CF
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DO
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Dl
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BD
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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
2
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FOR AMERICAN USERS
2
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Torrance, California 90505
2
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PR#1 and
4
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39 FOR D=1 TO 17
4
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LPRINT CHR$(27);CHR$(52)
4
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Contents
7
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List of Figures
13
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List of Tables
17
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Introduction
18
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Inside the Printer
19
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Inside This Manual
19
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Programmer’s Easy Lesson
24
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Ticket Program
25
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Ticket Program Description
27
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350-410
29
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Chapter 1
30
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The FX Printers
30
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Figure 1-2. Printer parts
32
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Printer Location
33
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Printer Preparation
34
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Paper separator
34
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FX-100)
35
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Manual-feed knob
36
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DIP switches
37
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Figure 1-8. DIP switch vent
38
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Ribbon installation
40
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Paper Loading
41
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FX-80: built-in tractor feed
41
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Figure 1-11. Ribbon insertion
42
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(optional on the FX-80)
46
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Figure 1-17. Hook and stud
47
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Top-of-form position
49
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Paper-thickness lever
49
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Paper thickness adjustment
51
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Control panel
52
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The FX tests itself
52
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136 columns. Turn the printer
53
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Chapter 2
54
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BASIC and the Printer
54
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BASIC Communications
55
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Character strings
56
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10 PRINT CHR$(65)
56
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10 PRINT CHR$(193)
56
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BASIC print commands
56
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ASCII and BASIC basics
57
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Control codes
58
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FX interpretation
59
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ITALIC CHARACTER SET
60
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Change Commands
61
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DELete and CANcel
63
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Chapter 3
66
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Print Pitches
66
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Main columns
67
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Intermediate positions
68
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Modes for Pitches
69
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Compressed Mode
70
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CHR$(15)"
71
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Mode priorities
72
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Pitch Mode Combinations
73
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COMPRESSED
75
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AND ELITE
75
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YOU CAN MIX: PICA EXPANDED
76
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CHARACTERS ON THE SAME LINE
76
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CHR$(20)
77
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Chapter 4
78
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Print Quality
78
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Emphasized Mode
79
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CLASS"
79
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LPRINT CHR$(27)"@"
79
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Mixing Modes
82
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ON"
83
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Type of mode
84
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Mode name
84
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Chapter 5
86
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Italic Mode
89
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More Mode Combinations
90
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Compressed
93
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Special Printing Features
98
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Unidirectional Mode
100
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CHR$(27)
101
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CHR$(27)”<”
101
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International Characters
102
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Special Speeds
105
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CHR$(27)“il”
106
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5 = Sweden
107
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2 = Germany
107
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Line Spacing and Line Feeds
110
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Chapter 7
110
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Variable line spacing
112
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FOR X=0 TO 4
114
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STEPS"
114
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Line Feeds
115
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One-time, immediate line feed
116
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Reverse feed (FX-80 only)
116
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20 LPRINT
118
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Line-spacing commands
119
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Chapter 8
120
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Forms Control
120
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LPRINT CHR$(12);
121
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Paper Perforation Skip
124
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Single-Sheet Adjustment
126
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CHR$(27)"9"
128
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Chapter 9
130
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Margins and Tabs
130
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LPRINT CHR$ (
132
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FX-100
133
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Both margins
135
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CHR$(27)"@"--'
135
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16, 24, 32
136
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FOR J=l TO
137
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80 LPRINT H$;J;
137
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90 NEXT J: LPRINT
137
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Variable horizontal tabs
138
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,)CHR$(O)
138
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LPRINT CHR$(15);
139
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Vertical tab usage
139
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Ordinary vertical tabs
140
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Vertical tab channels
143
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CHR$(11)
146
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Chapter
148
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Introduction to Dot Graphics
148
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Print Head
149
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Graphics Mode
151
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Pin Labels
152
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First Graphics Programs
154
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CHR$(27)“K”
159
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Varieties of Graphics Density
160
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Density Varieties
162
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SINGLE-DENSITY GRAPHICS
163
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B$=CHR$(127)+CHR$(42)
164
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QUADRUPLE-DENSITY GRAPHICS
166
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MODE # 0
167
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MODE # 3
167
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MODE # 6
167
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One-to-one
168
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(plotter)
168
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Second byte
170
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Pin Combination Patterns
171
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Chapter 12
176
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Design Your Own Graphics
176
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STRATA Program
177
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READ P,R: FOR J=l TO -N:
178
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Three-Dimensional Program
180
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Figure 72-6. Program
186
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Figure 12-7. FX-100 figure
186
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CHR$(32)CHR$(64);
187
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Reversed version
189
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Chapter 13
190
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Plotter Graphics
190
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Circle Plotting
194
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Chapter 14
206
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Symmetrical Graphics Patterns
206
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Pin Pattern Calculation
209
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Graphics Width Settings
210
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Pattern Printout
210
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Figure 14-3. Program
211
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SYMMETRY
211
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Variations
212
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20 MAX=64: MIN=l: RE=l: N=1/2
213
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Chapter 15
216
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User-Defined Characters
216
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Preparation
217
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Character Definition
217
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Dots into DATA
219
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FOR X=1 TO 11: READ C:
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LPRINT CHR$(C);: NEXT X
219
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1170 DATA
219
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' My E
219
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Proportional print
220
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Attribute byte
220
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Downloading Command
224
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Defining More Characters
224
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Redefining Control Codes
225
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Mode Strings
228
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12345678SOFTWARE
229
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Chapter 16
232
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Large Letters: Double High
234
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FOR W=l TO
238
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READ L: PRINT CHR$(L)
238
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NEXT Z: NEXT Y: NEXT W
238
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GAMES SEEM SAME
239
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Core Sets
240
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Line Graphics
242
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Chapter 17
244
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Business Applications
244
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Statement Form
248
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Program
251
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STATEMENT
251
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999 REM: The End
255
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113-116, 118
263
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ON LINE light and button, 35
264
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16,324, 328
265
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38, 40, 314-315
265
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Volume 2 Contents
273
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Appendix A
276
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ASCII Code summary
277
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CHR$(27) “R” sequences
278
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ASCII Character Matrixes
279
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Character
280
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Dec Hex Character Width
287
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Dec Hex Character Width
287
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Appendix B
294
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Appendix C
306
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Control Codes by Function
306
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Print Enhancement
307
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Special Printer Features
307
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Line Spacing
308
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CHR$(10)
308
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Page Format
309
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Dot Graphics
309
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Appendix D
310
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Control Code Comparison
310
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Epson Model Differences
312
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Appendix E
318
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Defaults and DIP Switches
318
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DIP Switches
319
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Examining the Switches
320
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Appendix F
324
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Troubleshooting
324
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Beeper Error Warnings
327
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Hex Diagnosis
328
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Coding Solutions
329
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POKEing codes
330
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
334
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Apple II solutions
335
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PRINT CHR$(9)"80N"
335
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PRINT CHR$(9)"1" or
335
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Appendix G
340
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Mixing Print Modes
340
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Mode Conflicts and Priorities
341
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Summary Notes:
342
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Appendix H
344
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Customizing the FX
344
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BASIC Program Listings
345
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Quiet Printing
345
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Appendix I
346
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Printer Maintenance
346
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Changing the Print Head
347
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Appendix J
350
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Technical Specifications
350
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Environment
352
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Interface
352
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Schematic
354
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Appendix K
355
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The Parallel Interface
355
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Table K-1, continued
356
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Data Transfer Sequence
357
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SLCT IN DC1/DC3
358
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ERROR BUSY
358
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DATA ENTRY
358
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40, 312-313
359
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173-176,189-193
359
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38,40-42
359
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1/8";
366
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16, 324, 328
368
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36, 321-322
371
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CHR$(24)
372
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Single Strike
374
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Emphasized
374
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ASCII Codes
375
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Switch 1
376
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