Figure 1-22. Printer to computer hookup (parallel) First Printing Exercise Now it is time to see something more interesting than the test pattern from your MPS 1000 printer. Your next step depends on the kind of printing you plan to do. If you have a word processing or other commer- cial software program, load the program in your computer, follow its printing instructions, and watch your MPS 1000 print. You may experience difficulties when you first try to use your printer with an applications program. Check the following paragraphs on "The DIP Switches' ' to determine if your DIP switches are set appropriately, and consult Section 8, Troubleshooting.
You should be able to solve your printing problems by following the instructions provided. 21