Koala Technologies KoalaPrinter User manual

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KoalaPrinter software was created and developed by
Michael B eutjer/KT oftware.
Commodore is a registered trademark of Commodore Business
Machines, Inc.
KoalaPainter, KoalaPrinter, and KoalaPad are trademarks of Koala
Technologies Corporation.
COPYRIGHT
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the copyright laws, this manual and its accompanying software
packages may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the
written consent of Koala Technologies. Unauthorized copying or
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another language.

Table of Contents
INTR O D UCTIO N ......................................................................................... 1
Y TEM R EQUIREM ENT ..................................................................... 1
GETTING TAR TED.................................................................................. 2
THE KOALAPRINTER MAIN M EN U..................................................... 3
DIRECTORY.................................................................................................. 4
D I PLAY ......................................................................................................... 5
PRINTER......................................................................................................... 6
To elect Your Printer......................................................................... 6
To Print A Picture.................................................................................. 7
To top Your P rin te r............................................................................ 7
H AD IN G ....................................................................................................... 7
APPENDIX — ETTING UP YOUR PRINTER .................................... 12

Introduction
KoalaPrinter is a versatile utility program that allows you to print
pictures that have been created with KoalaPainter. KoalaPrinter is
more than a “screen dump” program because you can customize
your pictures by changing your printer’s dot patterns.
This manual is written in a progression of steps to allow you quick
and easy familiarization with the many options of KoalaPrinter.
Read the manual carefully, and experiment with the commands
described in each section before going on to the next section.
System Requirements
• Commodore 64 Computer
• KoalaPrinter diskette
• One disk drive
• Color television or monitor
• KoalaPad touch tablet and stylus
• One of these dot matrix printers:
Epson FX-80
Epson RX-80
Gemini 10X
Gemini 15X
Okidata 92
C. Itoh ProWriter
Commodore MP 801
Commodore 1525
Commodore 1526
One of these printer interface cards:
BU CARD
CARD/? A
CAR D /? +G
The Connection
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Getting Started
• Connect your KoalaPad touch tablet to Control Port 1.
• Turn on your computer.
• Turn on your disk drive and insert your KoalaPrinter diskette.
When your com puter indicates that it is READY, type:
LOAD “ * ” ,8,1
and press
RETURN .
The KoalaPrinter program will display the MAIN MENU when the
program is fully loaded.
Once the program is loaded, you can remove the KoalaPrinter
diskette and insert a diskette containing pictures you have created
using KoalaPainter.
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The KoalaPrinter Main Menu
KoalaPrinter is divided into four sections: Display, Directory,
Printer, and hading.
• Press your stylus or finger on the surface of your KoalaPad
touch tablet. A red cursor arrow will appear on your screen.
• Position the cursor on the box of your choice and press
either button on your KoalaPad. The option you have
selected will appear on your screen.
K ALAPRINTER
PRINTER
SHADING
♦ * ♦ ♦
+ * * * ♦ ♦ * +
+ ♦ * *
+ ♦ ♦ *

Directory
• Move the red cursor arrow to the DIRECTORY box and
press either button on your KoalaPad touch tablet. Your
computer will give you a listing of all the pictures
on diskette in your disk drive. The first entry is
highlighted.
• Move the cursor down the list to the name of the picture that
you want to load and press either button on your KoalaPad.
That listing will now be highlighted.
• Move the cursor to the blue box labelled LOAD and press
either button. When the picture is loaded, the program will
return you to the MAIN MENU.
• To return to the MAIN MENU w itho ut making a choice,
move the cursor to the blue box labelled MAIN MENU and
press either button.
ome sample pictures have been included on your KoalaPrinter
program diskette to help you get started.
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