Epson Printer Interface Cartridge Manuale utente

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wise, without the prior written permission of Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is

assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution

has been taken in the preparation of this book, Epson America, Inc. assumes no responsibility

for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of

the information contained herein.

Commodore 64 and VIC-20 are registered trademarks of Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

HomeWriter and PIC are trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

Middle Earth by Wayne Schmidt.

Doodle! art courtesy of City Software.

Doodle! is a trademark of City Software.

Torrance, California 90505

P8492053

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installation and Operation

......................

Inserting the Printer Interface Cartridge

...........

Printing the Test Patterns

.......................

Connecting the Printer to Your Commodore

.......

Control Panel

.................................

Using Your Printer

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SelecType

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Dot Matrix Printing

............................

Near Letter Quality

..........................

Emphasized

................................

Double-Strike

...............................

Compressed

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SelecType Operation

...........................

Turning SelecType mode on

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Using SelecType

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SelecType practice

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SelecType exercise

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Mode combination

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SelecType Tips

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HomeWriter- Features ........................

Demonstration Programs

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The HomeWriter- and BASIC .................

HomeWriter- Features ........................

Expanded printing

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Reverse printing

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Uppercase/Graphic/Lowercase modes

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Tabs.. .....................................

Line spacing

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111

Introduction to Dot Graphics

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Dot Patterns

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The Print Head

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Graphics Mode

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Pin Labels

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First Graphics Program

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Multiple-Line Exercise

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Design Your Own Graphics

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HomeWriter- Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-l

HomeWriter- Control Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-l

CThe DIP Switches

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-l

DUsing the Optional Tractor Unit

..................D-l

Printer Location

...............................D-l

Tractor Unit Installation

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D-2

Loading Continuous Paper

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D-4

Troubleshooting and Advanced Features

...........E-l

Problem/Solution Summary

....................E-l

Beeper Error Warnings

.........................E-l

Hex Code Dump Mode

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E-2

Installing Applications Programs

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E-3

Introduction

The Epson HomeWriter- printer combines low price with the

high quality and advanced capabilities formerly available only on

more expensive printers.

HomeWriter- Features

In addition to the reliability and quality you’ve come to expect from

Epson printers, the HomeWriter- has many features. A few of the

highlights are:

Draft mode for quick printing of ordinary work

Near Letter Quality mode for top quality printing

A variety of print styles, including expanded, reversed, and two

kinds of bold printing

Graphics for charts, diagrams, and illustrations

Easy paper loading

Ribbon cassette for quick and clean ribbon changing

About This Manual

The HomeWriter-10 Setup Instructions tell you how to set up your

printer. This Printer Interface Cartridge Operation Manual gives you

the specific information you need to use the HomeWriter- with your

Commodore computer.

We’re not going to waste your time with unnecessary information,

but we won’t neglect anything you need to know about the

HomeWriter- and its many features.

You can read as much or as little of this manual as you wish. If you

have used printers before and have a specific program that you want

to use with the HomeWriter-10, a quick reading of the first chapter

may be all you need.

For a preview of what your HomeWriter- can do, look at the

following samples of graphics and typestyles:

Your HomeWriter- can produce:

EXPANDEDPRINTING

REVERSED PRINTING

Emphasized printing

Double-strike printing

Compressed printing

The Near Letter Quality mode offers

high quality,

typewriter-style print.

Chapter 1

Installation and Operation

After you have set up your printer and loaded the paper (following

the directions in the Setup Instructions), you are ready to plug in your

Printer Interface Cartridge (PIC™) and begin printing.

Inserting the Printer Interface Cartridge

Inserting the PIC is easy. Simply follow the directions on the

HomeWriter- instruction card. Once the PIC is installed, you are

ready to test your printer.

Caution:

Be sure you turn OFF all your computer equipment and

printer before inserting or removing the cartridge.

Printing the Test Patterns

It’s time to see the HomeWriter- in action. You’ll start with a test

pattern. Don’t connect the printer to your computer yet-just follow

these steps:

1) Make sure that your printer has paper in it and that the power

switch (on the right side of the printer) is off.

Press LF on the control panel while you turn the printer on with the

power switch.

The HomeWriter- will begin printing letters, numbers, symbols,

and graphics characters in the draft mode. It won’t stop until you turn

it off or until it gets near the end of the paper.

To see the same test in the NLQ (Near Letter Quality) mode, turn

the printer on while pressing FF. Figure l-l shows what both test pat-

terns look like.

NLQ

Standard

Figure 1-1. Test patterns

Connecting the Printer to Your Commodore

Before connecting the HomeWriter-10, be sure that all your com-

puter equipment is turned off.

If you have a disk drive, plug the cable into the serial bus port in the

back of the disk drive. If you do not have a disk drive, plug the cable

into the serial port connector in the back of your computer. See the

manual for your computer or disk drive if you are not sure which

connection to use.

Control Panel

When your HomeWriter- is connected to your computer system,

turn on the printer and look at the control panel on the top.

Figure 1-2. Control panel

You have already used the touch-sensitive control panel for a spe-

cial purpose, printing the test patterns. Here are the main functions of

the lights and rectangles on this panel:

The POWER light glows green when the power is on.

The READY light glows green when the printer is ready to accept

data. Don’t worry if this light flickers somewhat during printing;

such flickering is normal.

The PAPER OUT light glows red when the printer is out of paper or

the paper is loaded incorrectly.

The ON LINE light glows green when the printer can receive data.

(If it does not come on when you turn the printer on, check to see

that the computer and disk drive are on.)

In addition to the lights, the control panel has three touch-sensitive

rectangles. Their functions are:

ON LINE switches the printer between on-line and off-line status.

When the printer is on-line, the ON LINE light glows and the

printer is ready to accept data.

The following two functions work only when the ON LINE light is

off. If the ON LINE light is on, press ON LINE before you use these.

FF (Form Feed) advances continuous paper to the top of the next

page.

LF (Line Feed) advances the paper one line at a time.

The control panel can also be used to turn on several printing func-

tions using a feature called SelecType, which is described in the next

chapter.

Using Your Printer

If you have a word processing or other commercial software pro-

gram, just load the program in your computer, follow the printing

instructions, and watch your HomeWriter- print.

If you plan to use your HomeWriter- for printing program list-

ings, load a program and use the appropriate listing command for the

programming language you are using. For the BASIC that is built in to

the Commodore computer, type the following:

OPEN9,4: CMD9: LIST

After the printer has listed the program, restore normal operation by

typing this:

PRINT#9: CLOSE9

You can now begin using the HomeWriter-10 with your software, or

you can find out about the special features of the printer in the next

chapters.

Note: If you need to print on the last 2 inches of single-sheet paper, see

Appendix C.

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