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From: uswaw@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu (Bill Washburn)
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Subject: Re: Panasonic 1092i DIP switches?
Date: 29 Jan 1994 14:16:54 -0500
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Warren Steel (mudws@sunvis1.vislab.olemiss.edu) wrote:
:    I have acquired a used Panasonic 1092i dot-matrix printer for my office,
: and I have no manual.  In printing standard text files, I am unable to
: print foreign-language, accented, line-drawing and math characters 
: (ascii 128-255).  I assume that I must set one of the DIP switches
: located under a clear plastic sheet below the print-head track.  Can
: anyone give me the settings for these DIP switches, or at least explain
: which one to trip?

That was a rugged little printer so I am not surprised that there are some
around still.

I am answering from memory so I may have this mixed up with a zillion
other printers :-)

As I recall, hold down the FF while you turn the printer on to get a list
of switches. Hold down LF as you turn it on to get a print test; turn it
off to stop. (Could have those backwards.)

You are looking for the switch that will give you STD/IBM. I think it was
switch #1... on the left (I think). STD emulates an Epson FX86e(?) and IBM
emulates an IBM Proprinter (or was it an IBM Graphics printer?). You want
the IBM setting for what you are doing. 

It has been a while. If I didn't remember right just put the switches back
like they were ;-). 

Hope that helps.

--Bill Washburn