[net.micro.atari16] Panasonic Printer Driver Documentation

Pase@DOCKMASTER.ARPA (Bill Pase) (04/10/86)

Here is the 1st Word printer driver for Panasonic printers.

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          This 1ST_WORD printer driver is compatible with the
     following printers :  PANASONIC (1090,1080,1091,1092,1592
     1093. As well as these  ROLAND (1010,1011,1111). Since
     the light function is not available on these printers, I
     have substituted for proportional mode.

       Here are a list of changes and additions :

       LIGHT mode  (F4) is now set for Proportional mode

     In the special character menu on the second line there
     ten characters which for lack of a better term I will
     call LCD characters, like a calculator display's. Since
     only the Atari printer is capable of reproducing these
     I use them to enact special funtions like :

      LCD ( 0 )  NOW used to turn ON  ELITE pitch printing
      LCD ( 1 )  NOW used to turn OFF ELITE pitch printing

      LCD ( 2 )  NOW used to turn ON  CONDENSED printing
      LCD ( 3 )  NOW used to turn OFF CONDENSED printing

      LCD ( 4 )  NOW used to turn ON  ENLARGED printing
      LCD ( 5 )  NOW used to turn OFF ENLARGED printing

      LCD ( 6 )  NOW used to turn ON  DOUBLE space printing
      LCD ( 7 )  NOW used to trun OFF DOUBLE space printing

      LCD ( 8 )  NOW used to turn ON  1 1/2 space printing
      LCD ( 9 )  NOW used to turn OFF 1 1/2 space printing

      OPERATING NOTES:

     1: It is impossible to print both in ELITE mode and NLQ
        at the same time.

     2: When using the double space feature place the LCD 6
        before the line where you want duoble spacing to
        begin. And place the LCD 7 where you want it to end.

    For example if you want "The lazy dog" to be double spaced :

         ON  S C R E E N             ON  P R I N T E R

        Mary had a little 6          Mary had a little
        The lazy dog 7
                                     The lazy dog

      Modified by Craig Tremblay of Compucentre Carlingwood
      If there are any questions of if you find any errors
      please feel free to contact me at the following phone
      number :
                           ( 613 ) 7 2 9 - 0 4 4 8