Dascom LA48N/LA48W User Guide - Manual (Page 71)

Using Set-Up Mode
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After selecting the desired values, press the Exit/Save button to reprint the
menu where the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE&EXIT.
For each option, the bolded value is the current default value (the value currently
savedin the printer’s permanent memory). In the previous example, the default
values are PORT DEPND (Port Dependent) for protocol selection and DRAFT
(Draft) for font selection.
Example: Changing the Vertical Pitch
To become familiar with the Set-Up mode, try the following example. This example
shows how to change the vertical pitch in Macro 2 from 6 lines per inch to 8 lines per
inch.
1.
Enter the Set-Up mode.
Turn the printer off and back on while pressing the Set-Up/Quit button until the
printer beeps.
2.
Select the Macro 2 function.
Wait for the printer to stop printing and press the
button once to position the
red cursor on the plastic guide of the print head under MACRO 2. Press the
button or the button to select the Macro 2 function and print the COL> option and its values.
3.
Print the menu of the vertical pitch option.
Since you only want to change the vertical pitch, press the button to select the
current protocol. Bolded PORT DEPND is underlined, and the next option
is printed. (The bolded value indicates the current setting, and
the underlined value is the new setting.) Repeatedly press the button in the
same way until the option and its values are printed.
4.
Change the vertical pitch from 6 to 8 lines per inch.
Press the
button once to position the red cursor beneath 8 LPI. Press the
button to select 8 LPI. 8 LPI is underlined, and the next option, PITCH>, and its values are printed.
5.
Exit the Macro 2 function.
Since you do not want to make any other changes in MACRO 2, press the Exit/
Save button. The menu is then reprinted, and the red cursor is
positioned beneath SAVE&EXIT.