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Dot Matrix Printers
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FX-80
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User Manual
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English
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Epson FX-80 User Manual
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FRONT MATTER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
Conventions Used in This Manual
INTRODUCTION
Inside the Printer
Inside This Manual
PROGRAMMER'S EASY LESSON
First Steps
Ticket Program
Ticket Program Description
CHAP 1-THE FX PRINTERS
Additional Supplies and Accessories
Printer Location
Printer Preparation
Paper separator
Covers
Manual-feed knob
DIP switches
Ribbon installation
Paper Loading
FX-80: built-in tractor feed
FX-80 and FX-100: friction feed
FX-80 and FX-100: removable tractor unit (optional on the FX-80)
Top-of-form position
Paper-thickness lever
Starting up
Control panel
The FX tests itself
CHAP 2-BASIC AND THE PRINTER
BASIC Communications
Character strings
BASIC print commands
ASCII and BASIC basics
Control codes
Escape-CHR$(27)-and other CHR$ commands
Change Commands
Reset Code
Mode cancelling codes
DELete and CANcel
Alternate Formats for ESCape Sequences
Summary
CHAP 3-PRINT PITCHES
Dot-Matrix Printing
Main columns
Intermediate positions
Modes for Pitches
Pica and Elite Modes
Compressed Mode
Mode priorities
Pitch Mode Combinations
Expanded Mode
Multiple print pitches on one line
Summary
CHAP 4-PRINT QUALITY
Bold Modes
Double-Strike Mode
Emphasized Mode
Proportional Mode
Mixing Modes
Summary
CHAP 5-DRESS-UP MODES AND MASTER SELECT
Four Modes
Underline Mode
Script Modes: Super and Sub
Italic Mode
More Mode Combinations
Master Select
Master Select combinations
Summary
CHAP 6-SPECIAL PRINTING FEATURES
Backspace
Overstrikes
Offsets
Unidirectional Mode
International Characters
Special Speeds
Half-Speed Mode
Immediate-Print Mode (FX-80 only)
Summary
CHAP 7-LINE SPACING AND LINE FEEDS
Line Spacing
Preset line spacing
Variable line spacing
Microscopic line spacing
Line Feeds
One-time, immediate line feed
Reverse feed (FX-80 only)
Summary
CHAP 8-FORMS CONTROL
Form Length Control
Form feed distance
Not-so-standard forms
Paper Perforation Skip
Skip command
DIP switch
Single-Sheet Adjustment
Summary
CHAP 9-MARGINS AND TABLES
Margins
Left margin
Margins and pitches
Right margin
Both margins
Tabs
Horizontal tab usage
Variable horizontal tabs
Vertical tab usage
Ordinary vertical tabs
Vertical tab channels
Summary
CHAP 10-INTRODUCTION TO DOT GRAPHICS
Dots and Matrixes
Print Head
Graphics Mode
Pin Labels
First Graphics Programs
Straight line
Slash
Large caret
Wave pattern
Diamond pattern
Summary
CHAP 11-VARIETIES OF GRAPHICS DENSITY
Graphics Programming Tips
Graphics and the Reset Code
Graphics and low ASCII codes
Density Varieties
High-Speed Double-Density Graphics Mode
Low-Speed Double-Density Graphics Mode
Quadruple-Density Graphics Mode
More densities
More Graphics Programming Tips
Reassigning alternate graphics codes
Nine-Pin Graphics Mode
Pin Combination Patterns
Repeated patterns
Repeated DATA numbers
Summary
CHAP 12-DESIGN YOUR OWN GRAPHICS
Planning Process
STRATA Program
Three-Dimensional Program
First version of 3D program
Other versions
Summary
CHAP 13-PLOTTER GRAPHICS
Arrays
DIMension and arrays
Filling arrays
Circle Plotting
Ones become dots
Pin firing sequences
Code solutions
Higher resolution
Reflections
Exploding galaxy
Big bang
Summary
CHAP 14-SYMMETRICAL GRAPHICS PATTERNS
Pin Pattern Calculation
Graphics Width Settings
Pattern Printout
Variations
Summary
CHAP 15-USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS
Preparation
Character Definition
Design
Dots into DATA
Attribute byte
Proportional print
Printing User-Defined Characters
Downloading Command
Defining More Characters
Redefining Control Codes
Mode Strings
STRATA
Summary
CHAP 16-COMBINING USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS
Large Letters: Double Wide
Large Letters: Double High
Giant Letters: Double High and Double Wide
Core Sets
Line Graphics
Summary
CHAP 17-BUSINESS APPLICATION
Preparation
Barchart
Statement Form
999 REM: The End
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