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    Portable StyleWriter: Configurable DIP Switch Settings (3/95)
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3/8/95
3/8/95
TOPIC



    I need to get the dip switch settings for the Portable StyleWriter.

DISCUSSION


    The are 11 configurable DIP switches. Depending on the position of DIP switches 10 and 11, the meaning of switches 6 to 10 change, so the following list includes the values of these switches first. The rest of this article describes the remaining options.

    DIP Switches 10 and 11
    ======================

    . SW 10 and 11 Sets Printer Modes SW 10 SW 11
    . -------------------------------------- ----- -----
    .
    . BJ-lOe (IBM Proprinter X24E (default)) OFF OFF
    . BJ-10e (Canon BJ-130e) ON OFF
    . LQ Epson LQ-510 _ ON


    BJ10e Emulation Mode
    ====================

    If the printer is in BJ-lOe emulation mode then the following switch settings are used.

    . Dip Function ON OFF NOTES
    . --- ------------------------ ------- ------- -----
    . 1 AutoSheetFeeder Enable Disable A
    . 2 TextScale Enable Disable B
    . 3 Automaticlinefeed CR=CR+LF CR=CR C
    . 4 Page length 305 mm 279 mm D
    . (12") (11")
    . 5 Character set Set 2 Set 1
    . 6 Automatic carriage return LF = LF+CR LF=LF E
    . 7 Alternate Graphics Mode (AGM) Enable Disable F
    . 8 Receivebuffer/download buffer 3K/34K 37K/OK G
    . 9 Code page Multilingual USA437 H
    . 850
    . 10 Printer emulation BJ-130e X24E s


    NOTES:
    -----
    A) Set this switch to ON if the optional Auto Sheet Feeder is used.

    B) When this switch is ON, the printer will reduce the line spacing by a factor of 29/30 (from 63 lines/page to 66 lines/page if line spacing is set to 1/6). If you want to print on letter-size paper with 6 lines/inch line spacing and 66 lines/page, set this switch to ON. This _ function is available only when line spacing is 1/6 or 1/8.

    C) When this switch is ON, the printer automatically adds a linefeed (LF) code when it receives a carriage return (CR) code.

    D) When this switch is OFF, the page length is 11 inches -- the appropriate length for using letter-size paper. When this switch is ON, the page length is 12 inches -- the appropriate length for using A4-size paper.

    E) When this switch is ON, the printer automatically adds a carriage return (CR) code when it receives a linefeed (LF) code.

    F) When AGM (Alternate Graphics Mode) is enabled, the printer accepts high resolution 2; dot all-point-addressable graphics commands similar to those used with conventional 24-pin printers.

    G) When this switch is ON, the printer allocates 34K bytes of buffer for downloaded fonts. Change this setting to ON when using downloaded fonts.

    H) Select multilingual code page 850 for European character set.


    LQ (Laser Quality) Mode
    =======================

    If the printer is in LQ emulation mode then the following switch settings are used.

    . Dip Function ON OFF NOTES
    . --- ------------------------ ------- ------- -----
    . 1 AutoSheetFeeder Enable Disable I
    . 2 TextScale Enable Disable J
    . 3 Automaticlinefeed CR=CR+LF CR=CR K
    . 4 Page length 305 mm 279 mm L
    . (12") (11")
    . 5 Character set Set 2 Set 1
    . 6 \
    . 7 >International character set (see the table following the notes)
    . 8 /
    . 9 \ Font selection (see the Font Selection Table below)
    . 10 /

    NOTES:
    ------
    I) Set this switch to ON if the optional Auto Sheet Feeder is used.

    J) When this switch is ON, the printer reduces the line spacing by a factor of 29/30 (from 63 lines/page to 66 lines/page if line spacing is set to 1/6). If you want to print on letter-size paper with 6 lines/inch line spacing and 66 lines/page, set this switch to ON. This function is available only when line spacing is 1/6 or 1/8.

    K) When this switch is ON, the printer automatically adds a linefeed (LF)
    code when it receives a carriage return (CR) code.

    L) When this switch is OFF, the page length is 11 inches -- the appropriate
    length for using letter-size paper. When this switch is ON, the page
    length is 12 inches -- the appropriate length for using A4-size paper.


    Switches 6-7-8 International Character Set Table
    ------------------------------------------------

    . Character Set SW6 SW7 SW8
    . ------------- --- --- ---
    . USA OFF OFF OFF
    . UK OFF OFF ON
    . Germany OFF ON OFF
    . France OFF ON ON
    . Denmark ON OFF OFF
    . Sweden ON OFF ON
    . Italy ON ON OFF
    . Spain ON ON ON

    Font Selection Table
    --------------------
    If the application specifies use of a different font, then that font is used for printing, and the font table settings are ignored.

    . Font SW9 SW10
    . ------------ --- ----
    . Roman OFF OFF
    . Sans Serif OFF ON
    . Draft ON N/A (See Note)

    NOTE: When switch 9 is ON, the painter is always in economy mode, regardless of the status of the DIP switch 10.


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Product Area: Printers
Category: StyleWriters
Sub Category: Portable StyleWriter

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