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Table A-1. DIP switch panel 1
Switch
No.
ON OFF
See Table
Function
Explanation
These three switches select the
International character sets shown in
Table A-3 When you receive your
LQ, the switches are set for the USA
character set. To see the other
character sets, turn to the end of
Appendix B.
1-1
International
1-2
character set
1-3
selection
A-3
7K
1K
1-4
select large or
small buffer
capacity
The buffer stores data from your
computer. When you receive your
LQ, the buffer is set for 1 kilobyte
(OFF), which allows the printer to
use user-deftned (downloaded)
characters. If you want to free your
computer while the LQ prints,
change the setting to 7 kilobytes
(ON).
LQ
You can select the draft mode or the
Letter Quality mode to be in effect
when you turn the power on. You car
still select either mode using the
control panel buttons.
1-5
Select Letter
Quality or draft
print style
draft
-6
1-7
ON
OFF
Condensed characters are useful
when you’re printing spreadsheets
and other documents where you
need to print as much on a page as
possible. If you set this switch to ON
everything you print will be in
condensed mode (unless a software
command overrides it).
Condensed
characters
One-inch skip-over
perforation
ON
OFF
If your commercial software does
not automatically skip over the
perforation between sheets of
continuous-feed paper, set this
switch to ON and set the top-of-page
3 lines below the perforation. The LQ
then automatically leaves a top and
bottom margin of ½ inch on each
page, and skips over the
perforations. Set this switch OFF
vyhen using cut sheet feeder.
Cut sheet feeder
ON
OFF
Set this switch to ON only when
using the optional cut sheet feeder.
= Factory setting
W
hen delivered
1-8
A-3