Epson I+ - Manual (Page 21)

Figure 1- 10. Connecting the printer
5. Plug the printer’s power cable into a separate electrical outlet.
Serial interface
If you have a printer (or other peripheral, such as a modem) with a serial
interface, connect it to the port marked
SERIAL
(RS-232C) at the back of
the main unit. If the cable is a non-standard type, with a male D-connector
at both ends, you need an adapter to connect it to the computer. To connect
your serial device, follow the same steps above for connecting a parallel
device.
The RS-232C serial port needs to be configured properly in order for it
to function correctly. The printer output must also be redirected to the serial
port instead of the parallel port. Use the MS-DOS SETMODE utility (or the
MODE command) to make these changes. See your MS-DOS manual for
instructions.
The Equity I+ character set
The Equity I+ uses a special character set that assigns graphics and inter-
national characters to some of the ASCII codes. In most cases, if you try to
print these characters on a standard printer, you get italic characters instead.
Many Epson printers support the IBM character set (like those used on the
Equity I+) as a standard feature, and other printers can be adapted. In addi-
tion, some application programs print the special graphics characters on a
standard printer using a special printer driver program. Ask your dealer for
more information.
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