User's Manual

Appendix A
Defaults and DIP Switches
This appendix lists the default settings of the FX-286 printer and lists
and describes the functions of the DIP switches-small switches inside
the printer that control a number of important printer functions.
Default Settings
When your FX-286 comes from the factory, it is set to the following
defaults. Defaults are the settings in effect each time the printer is
turned on. A dot (•) means that you can change the default for this
setting by changing a DIP switch.
l Pica pitch
Margins set at maximums: left margin at 0 and right margin at 136.
1/6-of-an-inch line spacing
Page length of 11 inches
Vertical tabs set at every two lines
Horizontal tabs set at every eight spaces
l Epson mode
l USA character set
l Paper-out sensor on
l Carriage return issued at the end of a line without an automatic line
feed
Top-of-page is set at the position of the print head when you reset
the printer-by turning power on or by issuing an ESCape “@“-or
when you change the page length with ESCape “C”.
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