Character Styles Each character the MPS 1000 prints is made up of dots, arranged in a specific pattern stored in the printer's permanent memory. The MPS 1000 has four styles of characters, called fonts, which allow you flexibil- ity in the appearance of the printout. The four fonts are: • Draft Quality characters, Commodore mode • Draft Quality characters, IBM mode • Near Letter Quality (NLQ) characters, Commodore mode • Near Letter Quality (NLQ) characters, IBM mode Draft characters are legible, but are often considered inappropriate for final drafts because they are less dense and therefore more difficult to read than NLQ characters.
NLQ characters are made up of many more dots than draft characters, so the characters appear more fully formed. In Commodore mode, the Commodore character set, including graphics, is available. In IBM 5152 Plus mode (IBM mode), the IBM character sets are available. The full character sets are displayed in Appendix A. Using the MPS 1000 Many applications programs, including word processors and spread- sheets, contain all the built-in printer instructions needed in order to print successfully. Certain programs, however, may not contain all of the print functions you require.
For example, you may wish to use a raised numeral superscript to signify a footnote, but the program you have chosen doesn't support this function. Your MPS 1000, however, has the ability to print superscripts and many other enhancements, and a short BASIC program can tell the printer to use these special features. About This Manual You can read as much or as little of this manual as you need. If you have used printers before and have a specific program that you want to use with the MPS 1000, a quick reading of the first chapter may be all you need. If, on the other hand, you are new to computers and printers, you will find this manual easy to follow and the MPS 1000 easy to use.
No matter what your background is, if you want to learn about all the advanced features of the MPS 1000, the information you need is here. 2