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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Panasonic KX-P1124/Epson LQ-2500 Computer EZ Set Control Panel v2.0 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Program and Manual by: R. Skwirsk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Copyright January 1990 ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All Rights Reserved ******************************** PRELIMINARIES ******************************* Although this version has been tested there is always the possibility of a bug or two(Murphy's Law :>) ). Version 2.0 is a major re-write over v1.2 so I suggest you read this documentation. There have only been 2 releases of 1124RSxx.EXE(v1.2 and v2.0). Since v2.0 is just about totally re-written, I decided to give it the version of 2.0 instead of v1.3. Listed below is some initial program information. Please review it. 1) System Requirements: At least CGA mode Using LPT1 for your Printer 116k RAM(v2.0) 1- Disk Drive(360,720,Hard Drive etc.) Pansonic KX-P1124 or Epson LQ-2500 Printer (others printers may also work, especially Epsons and compatibles) 2) Your printer MUST be in "Program Mode" and "Epson LQ-2500 Mode" and you must be using LPT1. 3) You use this program at your own risk. No warranties are implied. The author assumes no liability or responsibility for its performance. 4) This Program, in its unaltered state, will always have a Filename adhereing to the following format: 1124RSxx.EXE(where xx is the version number) \____/\/ Filename___/ \This will be the version number which is version 2.0 for this version thus this program is named 1124RS20.EXE. There will be contained within the filename 1124RS20.ZIP the following 5 files: 1124RS20.EXE - The Program File \ These 3 file MUST be 1124RS20.000 - Supplementary Program File > present in your current 1124RS20.001 - Supplementary Program File / directory or the program will NOT work! 1124RS20.DOC - Program Documentation REFCHART.EXE - Prints a MARGIN/PITCH Reference Chart(see N command) This filename format shall remain in effect hereafter. 5) If you are not familiar with your printer commands it is suggested that you reference your printer manual prior to selecting a command. Undesirable results may occur if you are not cognizant of what you are doing or intend to do. Many commands have certain limitations and conditions. So if you are unsure of what a command does then refer to your printer manual. 6) A lot of time and thought have went into this program. If you find it of value a $2.00 gratutity would be grately appreciated(no checks please). If you have comments, suggestions or problems feel free to write to me at: Printer Program 34534 Elm Wayne, Michigan 48184-1312 (Please enclose a SASE if you would like a reply) 7) You may freely distribute this program but please make SURE that all 5 necessary files(see item 4 above) are included. It is NOT to be SOLD. As stated above, this program operates with the Panasonic KX-P1124 printer in the Epson LQ-2500 mode. It may work on many other brands of printers also(especially if its an Epson or Epson compatible). ***************************** PROGRAM FEATURES ******************************* This program gives you awesome control of your printer via your keyboard. o Mode LQ or Draft o Fonts Courier, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script, Bold PS, Italic, SubScript, SuperScript and Downloaded CG Fonts o Pitch Pica, Elite, Micron, Compressed and Proportional o Highlighting Emphasized, Double High, Double Width, Double Strike, and Underline o Character Sets Graphic Character Sets 1 and 2, Italic Character Set and all 13 International Character Sets o Paper Feed Paper Feeds of 1/6", 1/8", n/60", n/180", n/360" Single n/180" Line Feed, and Reverse Single n/180" Line Feed o Word Processor Mode Right Alignment, Justification and Centering Modes Character n/Dot Spacing o Page Length Set Page Length in n/Inches or n/Lines o Margins Set n/Left and n/Right Margins up to 190 Columns(depending on pitch) o Cut Sheet Feeder ON/OFF and Feed a Sheet o Skip Perf Skip Perf by n Lines o Print Direction Set Uni or Bi-Directional o Miscellaneous Send Carriage Return, Line Feed, Form Feed and Bell (note: n = a variable you enter) Additional Features: o 0 to 190 Column Carriage Control using Standard 8.5" x 11" Paper o Print Text Files using ROM or Downloaded Character Sets o Test Printer Setting(prints out a test character set so you can view your current settings) o Prints out all Graphic Character Sets o REFCHART.EXE Prints out a Handy Pitch/Margin Chart on your printer o List your Current Directory o DOS Shell o Easy to Use o Color Coded Command Groups(Fonts/Magenta, Pitches/Lt. Cyan, etc.) o Printer < BELL > Command Execution Verify(Bell sounds to verify) o Command Execution Visual Display(all commands you enter turn to a specified color which visually gives you the printer status) *************************** PROGRAM OPERATION ******************************** Upon running this program you will be presented with a menu of printer options. Whats important here is that upon initial boot-up of this program, your printers default macro(macro #1) will be in effect. Since the program does not know what your default printer settings are it might be a bit out of sync. This is NO problem though. You can simply press the proper command keys to correspond to your printers initial setup. This step is NOT necessary however, because as you enter commands your printer will eventually be in sync with the program. Again, this is NOT a problem. You MUST have your printer on and at LPT1 when running this program. Failure to do so will result in a device not present error. This program is very user friendly. After you have used it for just a short time you will have mastered its operation. I will however list the commands and tell what most of them do. Most of the commands are self-explanatory but some need to be reflected upon. As you select your commands you will notice two things happening: 1) The printer BELL will sound at the execution of each command. This is the Printer < BELL > Command Execution Verify at work. This verifies that the respective command was sent and the printer did indeed receive it. Several commands, like Line Feed, do not sound the BELL after execution because it will be evident that the printer did receive and execute the command. 2) The command you selected will turn to light Red on a black background. This is the Command Execution Visual Display. This gives you a visual status of your printers current settings. Some commands are of the ON/OFF type. That is, for instance the "q" command (Proportional Pitch). If you press the letter "q" it will turn Proportional Pitch ON, if you press "q" a second time, it will turn it OFF. These will be discussed in detail later in the COMMANDS section of this manual. In the middle, near the bottom of your screen is the command window. It is white text on a red background and denoted by the "Enter Your Selection: " prompt. This window will always be white on red when waiting for a primary command. Only commands on your screen will be accepted as input. Other keys will be rejected and an audible tone will sound. Other pertinant messages will also appear in the Command Window. For secondary commands, the window will be green on black in most instances. Secondary commands are of the type that require user input parameters. For instance if you select the N(Set Margins Command) the command window will turn green on black with a prompt of "Enter value (0-80):". After entering a value, the command window will again revert back to white on red with the "Enter Your Selection: " prompt awaiting your next command. All secondary commands, except for "Print Text File" are denoted by a small yellow "n" in or after the command. "n" is a variable and requires user input. Commands are in UPPER CASE, lower case, or numeric. If the command you wish to issue is a lower case "a" then you must type a lower case "a". If the command is an UPPER CASE "B" then you must type an upper case "B". All commands are categorized and color coded as shown: GREEN = Print Mode MAGENTA = Fonts LT. CYAN = Pitch YELLOW = Highlight LT. BLUE = Character Set LT. GREEN = Paper Feed BLUE = Word Processor Mode LT. MAGENTA = Page Format BROWN = Utilities and Misc. Commands ENTERING VARIABLES: Upon selecting a "n" secondary command, that command will begin to flash on your screen. This lets you know which command you will be entering variables for. When you select a secondary "n" command you will be presented with a prompt similar to this(depending on the command): "Enter Value (0-127): ---". In this example, values between and including 0 and 127 are valid input. You must enter variables in the proper format. For example if you wanted to enter the value of 1 you would type 001, if you wanted to enter the value of 12 you would type 012, if you wanted to enter the value of 120 you would type 120. All invalid input(letters, values above or below the limits) will be rejected, an audible tone will sound, and the Command Window will display either an Invalid Input or its Out Of Range. The N) Set Margins n Command will have 2 variables that need to be entered(1 for the left margin, 1 for the right margin). Hitting "ENTER" alone at one of these prompts will have different results depending on the command(the results are explained in the Commands portion of this manual). Hitting the "BACKSPACE" key will delete your current input and clear the line for new input. For example you are at a secondary command prompting "Enter Value (0-127): ---" and you entered 11, the prompt will now look like: "Enter Value (0-127): 11-". Hitting Backspace will return the prompt to: "Enter Value (0-127): ---". There is NO NEED to hit ENTER after entering a value. The program will do that for you, so if you wanted to enter a value of 111, simply type 111(without hitting ENTER). ENTERING FILENAMES: When you select command 7(Print Text File) you again will be presented with a secondary command prompt in the command window. It will look like this: Enter Filename: ------------ The maximum characters allowed for a filename is 12. If the file you want to print out is exactly 12 characters then there is no need to hit ENTER upon typing the last character of the filename. The program will do that for you. Example: Enter Filename: 1124RS20.DOC (NO NEED to hit ENTER) If the file you want to print out is less than 12 characters then you will have to hit ENTER upon typing the last character of the filename. Example: Enter Filename: MANUAL.TXT-- (NEED to hit ENTER) Hitting your BACKSPACE KEY at any of the 12 character locations EXCEPT the last one(position 12) will delete your current input and clear the line for new input. Only valid DOS characters are accepted, others will be rejected and an audible tone will sound as well as a message in the Command Window. Hitting ENTER alone on a blank line(position 1) Aborts. INTERACTIVE COMMANDS: Interactive Commands are commands, when selected, have a direct affect on the status of other commands. Sometimes by selecting one command may change values or cancel a command you have selected. This is normal operation. For Example, lets say your current printer setup is Draft Mode with Pica Pitch. You decide you want to change to Proportional Pitch so you enter the appropriate command to do so. Your current printer setup has just changed to LQ Mode, Courier Font and Proportional. Why? Because Proportional Pitch is ONLY available in LQ Mode. Another example would be to say your current printer setup is Draft Mode. You decide to change to Script LQ Font. Instead of first entering the "a" command to enter LQ Mode then secondly having to enter the "f" command for Script Font, you simply hit the "f" command and it will automatically set LQ Mode for you. One last example, say your current printer setting is set to Skip Perf 6 Lines. You decide to change the Page Length. When you select the "m" command(Page Length n Lines), Skip Perf 6 Lines is CANCELLED(you will have to reset it). In short, without Interactive Commands we all could get into a BIG MESS! SCREEN CLOCK: The clock/date on your screen at initial start-up of this program will not be accurate. In fact, it will be showing the time and date this program was compiled. Also, its not a real-time clock. That is, it ONLY updates the time and date after each command selection. If the program is idle for any length of time, the time will not be accurate but pressing any key will update it to the current time. PROBLEMS: If you are experiencing problems with this program then first check the basics. By this I mean, for instance if you are getting double Line Feeds then you probably have your AUTOMATIC LF and AUTOMATIC CR set to ON in your initial printer set-up. If the problem is with DL Fonts, then again check your initial printer set-up to insure you have your DOWNLOAD BUFFER enabled. Be sure your printer is in LQ-2500 Emulation Mode and not in IBM Proprinter X24 Mode. If you still are experiencing problems then all I can suggest is that you reference your printer manual and read up on the command or commands that are giving you problems. ONE LAST THING: Insure that the files, 1124RS20.EXE, 1124RS20.000 and 1124RS20.001 are in your current directory. If not, the program will malfunction. ****************************** COMMANDS ************************************* PRINTER MODE(green) a) LQ Mode - Selects LQ Mode - Defaults to Courier LQ Font - Cancels Draft Mode - Changes Variable of Character Dot Spacing to n/180"(when activated) (note: Courier, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script & Bold PS fonts are ONLY available in LQ Mode) b) Draft - Selects Draft Mode - Cancels LQ Mode - Cancels Proportional Pitch - Changes Variable of Character Dot Spacing to n/120"(when activated) FONTS(magenta) c) Courier - Selects Courier LQ font - Sets LQ Mode - Cancels Draft Mode d) Sans Serif - Selects Sans Serif LQ font - Sets LQ Mode - Cancels Draft Mode e) Prestige - Selects Prestige LQ font - Sets LQ Mode - Cancels Draft Mode f) Script - Selects Script LQ font - Sets LQ Mode - Cancels Draft Mode g) Bold PS - Selects Bold PS(Proportional Spacing) LQ font - Sets LQ Mode - Cancels Draft Mode h) Italic (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Italic font(available in LQ and Draft Mode) i) Downloaded CG (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Downloaded Font(available in LQ and Draft Mode) Using Downloaded Fonts: To even begin to use DL Fonts, you must first have the optional 32k buffer chip and your initial printer setup must have the Download Buffer ENABLED. There are several ways of making DL fonts. This program is NOT a font editor. You must already have some designed fonts. There are several ways of designing DL fonts. One can use BASIC Language(see your printer manual) or one can use a font editor and there are probably other ways also. The font editor/loader I use is a program by James Hardy. Its called LQ FONT GENERATOR(LQFONTS.ZIP in zipped form). This is an excellent program for designing fonts. It also has about 12 new fonts in the zipped program. The LQ FONT GENERATOR seems to work very well with the KX-P1124 printer. There surely are others available but for the rest of the discussion of DL Fonts, I will be referring to the LQ FONT GENERATOR program. The LQ FONT GENERATOR appears to save your fonts in a data file which is then loaded into the printer via a load.exe supplementary program. Other fonts/editors may use a different method. DL Fonts can be either LQ and/or Draft however, the LQ FONT GENERATOR only produces LQ Fonts. Again, other Font editors may do both. It depends on the program. There are 2 ways to load a LQ or Draft Font for use with the 1124RS20 program: 1) Load the fonts from DOS prior to running 1124rs20. 2) Load the 1124rs20 program then drop to DOS and load the font. Using this method I have found that upon returning to the 1124RS20 program, the screen will be messed up. This is not a problem. Simply use the R)eset command and it will redraw the screen. Other font packages may or may not have this effect. It all depends on how the program operates. Now that you know how to load DL Fonts, lets put them to use. The i) command toggles your LQ/Draft Fonts ON or OFF. When the Downloaded CG command is activated, your printer will print using the Font you just Downloaded to your printer. When its OFF you will then be using Fonts available on the program screen. If you are in LQ Mode with DL Fonts selected you will also noticed on your screen that one of the other LQ Fonts is still highlighted and activated. Don't let this confuse you. When the i) Downloaded CG is active, you WILL be using DL Fonts. The purpose of having both Downloaded CG and say Courier Font selected is because even though you are using DL Fonts, any of the other built in LQ Fonts(Courier, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script and Bold PS) has a direct effect on the characters in the DL Font that have not been re-defined. Confused? For example, lets say I have Downloaded a font to the printer called OUTLINE. OUTLINE has redefined ASCII characters of 48 thru 122(just an example). Now from the 1124RS20 program you activated Downloaded CG and Sans Serif. With this setting, ASCII 48 thru 122 will be printed in the OUTLINE Font while all other not defined characters will be printed in Sans Serif. This gives you quite a few different ways to manipulate DL Fonts.(End of Example) If the DL Font is ONLY LQ Font and you select Draft Mode, then normal Draft Characters will be printer. According to the printer manual Draft and LQ Fonts can be DLed simultaneously. If you do this, you should be able to toggle between LQ and Draft Downloaded Characters using the a)LQ Mode and b)Draft Mode commands(I have not tried this because I do not have any Draft DLed character sets but it should work). Another thing you should be aware of when using DLed Fonts and 1124RS20 is that if you issue the R)eset, S)Initialize or Q)uit command your DLed Fonts will still be resident and ready for use in your printer. There is NO need to re-load the DL font after using these commands. As I previously stated, different Font packages may operate differently from our example. No matter what the means are for making and loading the DL Font you should still be able to gain access to them from the 1124RS20 program. j) <Not In Use> k) SuperScript (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects SuperScript(available in LQ and Draft Modes) - Cancels SubScript l) SubScript (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects SubScript(available in LQ and Draft Modes) - Cancels SuperScript PITCH(light cyan) m) Pica - Selects Pica Pitch(10 cpi, 80 cpl) (when Pica and Compressed are both selected, output is 17 cpi(137 cpl)) - Cancels Micron and Elite n) Elite - Selects Elite Pitch(12 cpi, 96 cpl) (when Elite and Compressed are both selected, output is 20 cpi(160 cpl)) - Cancels Pica and Micron o) Micron - Selects Micron Pitch(15 cpi, 120 cpl) (when Micron and Compressed are both selected, output is 15 cpi(120 cpl)) - Cancels Elite and Pica p) Compressed (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Compressed Mode(17 cpi, 137 cpl) q) Proportional (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Proportional - Selects LQ Mode, Courier Font - Cancels Draft Mode HIGHLIGHT(yellow) r) Emphasized (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Emphasized s) Double High (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Double High t) Double Width (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Double Width u) Double Strike (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Double Strike v) Underline (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Underline CHARACTER SETS(lt. blue) w) International Character Set n (User Selectable) - Selects International Character Set depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 0 - 12 n value screen character set ------- ------ ------------- 0 USA United States of American 1 FRA France 2 GER Germany 3 ENG England 4 DN1 Denmark 1 5 SWE Sweden 6 ITL Italy 7 SP1 Spain 1 8 JAP Japan 9 NOR Norway 10 DN2 Denmark 2 11 SP2 Spain 2 12 LAT Latin America note: Hitting ENTER the first time on a blank input line defaults to 0(USA) Subsequent hitting of ENTER on a blank input lines makes no change note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables x) Graphic Character Set 1 - Selects Graphic Character Set 1 - Cancels Graphic Character Set 2 - Cancels Italic Character Set y) Graphic Character Set 2 - Selects Graphic Character Set 2 - Cancels Graphic Character Set 1 - Cancels Italic Character Set z) Italic Character Set - Selects Graphic Character Set - Cancels Graphic Character Set 1 - Cancels Graphic Character Set 2 PAPER FEED(lt. green) A) 1/6" Paper Feed - Selects 1/6" Paper Feed - Cancels 1/8" Paper Feed - Cancels n/60" Paper Feed - Cancels n/180" Paper Feed - Cancels n/360" Paper Feed note: Subsequent Line Feeds using the 3 command will be at this setting B) 1/8" Paper Feed - Selects 1/8" Paper Feed - Cancels 1/6" Paper Feed - Cancels n/60" Paper Feed - Cancels n/180" Paper Feed - Cancels n/360" Paper Feed note: Subsequent Line Feeds using the 3 command will be at this setting C) n/60" Paper Feed (User Selectable) - Selects n/60" Paper Feed depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 0 - 85 - Cancels 1/6" Paper Feed - Cancels 1/8" Paper Feed - Cancels n/180" Paper Feed - Cancels n/360" Paper Feed note: Hitting ENTER on a blank input line at anytime will Cancel n/60" Paper Feed and revert back to 1/6" Paper Feed note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables note: Subsequent Line Feeds using the 3 command will be at this setting D) n/180" Paper Feed (User Selectable) - Selects n/180" Paper Feed depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 0 - 255 - Cancels 1/6" Paper Feed - Cancels 1/8" Paper Feed - Cancels n/60" Paper Feed - Cancels n/360" Paper Feed note: Hitting ENTER on a blank input line at anytime will Cancel n/180" Paper Feed and revert back to 1/6" Paper Feed note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables note: Subsequent Line Feeds using the 3 command will be at this setting E) n/360" Paper Feed (User Selectable) - Selects n/360" Paper Feed depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 0 - 255 - Cancels 1/6" Paper Feed - Cancels 1/8" Paper Feed - Cancels n/60" Paper Feed - Cancels n/180" Paper Feed note: Hitting ENTER on a blank input line at anytime will Cancel n/360" Paper Feed and revert back to 1/6" Paper Feed note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables note: Subsequent Line Feeds using the 3 command will be at this setting F) Line Feed n/180" (User Selectable). - Does a ONE LINE ONLY Line Feed of n/180" depending on n value - Valid n Input= 0 - 255 note: Hitting ENTER on a blank input line has no effect note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables G) Reverse Line Feed n/180" (User Selectable) - Does a ONE LINE ONLY REVERSE Line Feed of n/180" depending on n - Valid n Input= 0 - 255 note: Hitting ENTER on a blank input line has no effect note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables WORD PROCESSOR MODE(blue) H) Right Alignment Mode - Selects Word Processor Right Alignment Mode I) Justification Mode - Selects Word Processor Justification Mode J) Centering Mode - Selects Word Processor Centering Mode K) Character Dot Spacing n (User Selectable) - Selects n Character Dot Spacing depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 0 - 127 note: Character Dot Spacing is dependant on LQ and Draft Modes. If you are in Draft Mode then the spacing is n/120". If you are in LQ Mode then the spacing is n/180". If you are in Draft Mode and set Dot Spacing(n/120") to say 10, then if you select LQ Mode your screen will change to n/180" Dot Spacing and vice-versa. Hitting ENTER on ANY blank input line will revert to 0/xxx" Dot Spacing. note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables PAGE FORMAT(lt. magenta) L) Page Length n Inches (User Selectable) - Selects Page Length to n Inches depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 0 - 22 - Cancels Page Length n Line - Cancels Skip Perf n Lines note: Hitting ENTER on the first blank input line sets n to 11 Subsequent hitting ENTER on blank input line will not change the value of n(the current value will remain intact) note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables M) Page Length n Lines (User Selectable) - Selects Page Length to n Lines depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 1 - 127 - Cancels Page Length n Inches - Cancels Skip Perf n Lines note: Hitting ENTER on the first blank input line sets n to 66 Subsequent hitting ENTER on blank input line will not change the value of n(the current value will remain intact) note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables N) Set Margins n (User Selectable) - Selects Left and Right Margins depending on the value of n ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ N) Command Left and Right Margin Parameters ║ ║ CPI= characters per inch RMAR= right margin ║ ║CPL= characters per line(columns) LMAR= left margin ║ ║ MODE: PITCH: CPI: CPL: LMAR: RMAR: ║ ║ ≡≡≡≡≡ ≡≡≡≡≡≡ ≡≡≡≡ ≡≡≡≡ ≡≡≡≡≡ ≡≡≡≡≡ ║ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Pica 10 80 0-78 2-80 ║ ║ Normal Elite 12 96 0-93 3-96 ║ ║ Micron 15 120 0-117 3-120 ║ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Pica 17 137 0-133 4-137 ║ ║ Compressed Elite 20 160 0-156 4-160 ║ ║ Micron 15 120 0-117 3-120 ║ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Pica 12 94 0-91 3-94 ║ ║ Proportional Elite 12 94 0-91 3-94 ║ ║ Micron 12 94 0-91 3-94 ║ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Compressed Pica 24 190 0-186 4-190 ║ ║ and Elite 24 190 0-186 4-190 ║ ║ Proportional Micron 24 190 0-186 4-190 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ |___| |___| Valid n Input for Left Margin -| | Valid n Input for Right Margin -| note: Hitting ENTER on the first blank input line defaults margins to 0-left margin 80-right margin Subsequent hitting ENTER on a blank input line will not change the value of n(the current value will remain intact) note: The above diagram can be printed on your printer for quick reference. Run the file: REFCHART.EXE to do so. caution: Whenever you change pitch, you should re-check your left and right margins. Margins DO NOT change with different pitch selections. For example, say you're in Proportional, Compressed, Elite pitches with a left margin of 0 and a right margin or 190. You then change pitch to Pica, Cancel Proportional and Cancel Compressed, well, this change will only give you a maximum of 80 columns but your margins will still be set to L=0 R=190. Using 80 columns with your right margin set to 190 columns should not harm your printer. The print head still should not exceed 80 columns even though you have it set to 190. I believe the printers internals will prevent the print head from traveling beyond safe limits but I am not 100% sure of this so it would be wise to keep an eye on your margin settings when changing pitches. note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables O) <Not In Use> P) <Not In Use> UTILITY/MISC(brown) Q) QUIT - END PROGRAM - Last Printer Settings and DL Font are Resident R) RESET PRINTER - Resets Printer and Initializes Screen (Your printers power-up default settings will be in effect) - Downloaded Fonts still remain printer resident note: See the "S" command S) INITIALIZE - Initializes Printer and Screen - Downloaded Fonts still remain printer resident note: The difference between Reset and Initialize is that when you select Reset, your printer will be at its default (power-up) setting whereas if you select Initialize it will send a specific set of commands to set your printer. The Initialization will set your printer and screen to this: Draft Mode Pica International Character Set USA Graphic Character Set 2 1/6" Paper Feed Page Length 66 Lines Left Margin 0 Right Margin 80 Skip Perf 6 Lines Bi-Directional Printing This, I feel, is a good starting point and a good setting to print out Draft copies. Personally, I always have my printer start up with these settings and should I require LQ Mode then I simply issue the LQ Mode command. This command should also put your printer in SYNC with the 1124RS20 program under most conditions. T) <Not In Use> U) <Not In Use> V) Cut Sheet Feeder (Toggles ON/OFF) - Selects/De-Selects Cut Sheet Feeder note: I do not have a Cut Sheet Feeder so this command is untested. It should work fine however. W) Cut Sheet Feeder Sheet Feed - Ejects and Loads a Sheet note: Untested but should work. X) Skip Perf n Lines (User Selectable) - Selects Skip Perf n Lines depending on the value of n - Valid n Input= 1 - 127 note: Check your paper for proper alignment prior to issuing this command i.e., make sure the perf is aligned with the print head note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for Entering Variables Y) Uni-Directional Print - Selects Uni-Directional Printing(left to right) - Cancels Bi-Directional Printing Z) Bi-Directional Print - Selects Bi-Directional(left to right and right to left) Printing - Cancels Uni-Directional Printing 1) TEST PRINTER SETTING - Prints a Test Character Set using current settings note: The set thats printed out is dependant on the current Character Set you have active(commands w,x,y, and z) 2) Carriage Return - Sends a Carriage Return to printer 3) Line Feed - Sends a Line Feed to Printer(no bell) note: Line Feeds will be sent pertaining to the value of the paper feed commands(A,B,C,D, or E) 4) Form Feed - Sends a Form Feed to Printer(no bell) 5) Bell - Sends BEL to printer 6) Directory List - Lists files in the current DOS Directory. 7) Print Text File - Prints a Text File using current printer settings note: See PROGRAM OPERATION portion of this manual for info/syntax for entering Filenames 8) DOS SHELL - Shells you to DOS - Type EXIT to return +-+- End of Documentation -+-+