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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL b: L This manual is organized into five chapters and four appendixes. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all of chapters 1 through 5. The appendixes can be referred to as necessary. 1 Chapter 1 explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this chapter before you do anything else. L- Chapter 2 explains the control panel. After getting set up, read this chapter and try out the procedures in it to find out how the printer works.
I / FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is a compact, convenient, monochrome printer with a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics.
Type styles are: Draft Courier characters, characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR Sut..Lpk w, ,717d italics for CHARACTERS, ALL &.y&2. Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Elite pitch*(llCPI), Semi-condensed pitch (1s CPI), Condensed PlCa Pitch @I), pitch (10 Normal proportionaL condensed proportional. Double-height, Double Width, TriIlp1e Double-sized, Wid-th, Quad-sized.
TABLEOFCONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection Check the carton contents Setting up Mount the platen knob Remove the top cover Install the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cover Install the optional IC card Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cord Loading single sheets Mount the paper guide Semiautomatic loading Manual loading Loading and parking fanfold forms Paper parking Paper unparking Test printing Short self test Long self te
Page feed Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Installing your software Printer menu Printer command options Type styles Page width Initialization sequence Setting the DIP switches Using your software Page alignment Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC Hard-copying Programming Programming How the Chapter 5 the screen the printer with DOS commands the pri
Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR 89 Draft character LQ character Appendix D CHARACTER SETS 97 Standard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #l Additional character set International character sets INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY - 105 108 - _ - -
Chapter 7 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) 0 Setting up l Loading single sheets l Loading and parking fanfold forms l Test printing l Adjusting the printing gap l Setting the DIP switches LOCATING THE PRINTER Give some thought to the best place to put the printer. Both the printer and computer should be used in a normal indoor environment.
Figure 1-I. Check to make sure you have all five items: knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual. Make an external following parts: Bail lever: 2 inspection 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen of the printer. Note the locations of the opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen.
. Entry slot Power 1 Platen knob Connector igure 1-2. The printer’s external parts Release lever: Top cover: Rear cover: Entry slot: Control panel: Power switch: Connector: SETTING releases the platen. This lever must be down for printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms. protects the print head and other parts. protects the sprocket feed mechanism. for inserting single sheets of paper. controls various printer functions. switches power on and off.
Figure 1-3. Removing the top cover lnstaii the ribbon cartridge Turn The top side of the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon. this handle in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. lgure 1-4.
Next place the ribbon cartridge on the print head carriage, guiding the ribbon between the print head and the platen. Press down firmly on the cartridge until it snaps into place. Replace the top cover Hold the cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed. Leave the cover closed during normal operation. It keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment.
Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer end of the interface cable to the connector on the right side of the printer as shown in Figure l-6. Make sure the computer of the cable to your computer is turned OFF, then connect as described in the computer socket the other manual. end cable Connect the printer’s power cord Check that the printer’s power switch (located at the left front) is OFF. Then plug the printer’s power cord into an AC wall outlet.
guide Figure 7-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or semiautomatically with power on. We will start the easy way with semiautomatic loading. 1. Check that the release lever is down and the bail lever back (bail closed), then switch power on. You will hear a short beep tone and the Power indicator on the control panel will flash. These are the printer’s paper-out signals. 2.
lever lgure i-8. Loading a single sheet Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually off. The procedure is: while the printer’s power is 1. Check that printer printer is down. power is off and the release lever at the back of the 2. Insert a single sheet of paper into the entry slot as far as it will go, the same way as for semiautomatic loading. 3. Move bail. 4. Turn the platen out from under 5.
LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer. Turn the printer’s power OFF. Set the release lever to the up position.
Clamp lever Figure l-10. Opening the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth igure l-11. Closing the sprocket covers 10. Fit the holes in the paper is even. 11. Close the sprocket covers (Figure 12. Raise one of the clamp 10 over the sprocket pins. Check that the paper l-l 1). levers to lock one sprocket unit in place.
13. Turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward until it comes out from under the top cover. 14. Move the bail lever back to close the bail. 15. Check that the paper is feeding in flat, then raise the other clamp lever to lock the other sprocket unit. 16. Replace the rear cover. Hold it tilted upward and insert the two tabs at the bottom into their slots. Then rotate the cover forward, pressing down on the thumb pads on the left and right to snap it into place. 17.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary, press the Paper Feed switch to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the top cover, and tear there. Press the Quiet Mode switch on the control panel and hold it down. Still holding the Quiet Mode switch down, press the Paper Feed switch.
Figure l-13. Short test pattern Long self test To see the printer’s variety of type styles, you can run the long version of the printer’s self test. 1. Check that paper is in position for printing. 2. With power off, press the Paper Feed switch on the control panel and hold it down. 3. Still holding the Paper Feed switch down, turn the printer’s power ON. The printer will automatically start printing a test pattern of its full character set in various type styles.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, open the top cover. The adjustment lever is located near the left end of the paper bail. Pulling the adjustment lever towards you widens the gap; pushing it away from you narrows the gap. There are four positions; you can feel the lever clicking into each position.
I Figure l-15. DIP switches International character set Print style and pitch selection The printer is delivered with all DIP switch set to the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you make the right settings.
Switch l-l: Is the page length of your paper 11 inches or 12 inches? Leave this switch ON if you will be using 1 l-inch OFF position if you will be using 12-inch forms. Switch 1-2: Do you want an automatic carriage forms. Move it to the return? Normally you should leave this switch ON. The printer will automatically perform a carriage return by moving to the left margin at each line feed.
If you selected IBM mode, do you want IBM character set #l or #2? ON selects character set #2, which is for computers with an g-bit interface (the most common kind). OFF selects character set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface. Switch 1-8: Do you want an automatic line feed? If vou leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is required to obtain a line feed.
- Option * * If there is no Font 12 CPI OFF 1 OFF Card in the slot, Courier 1 OFF style is selected.
Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATlONS The control panel switches can be pressed singly to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be obtained by holding these switches down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in combination. This chapter explains all the switch and indicator functions.
On Line switch The On Line switch sets the printer each time you press the switch. on-line and off-line. The state changes In the on-line state the printer receives data from the computer and prints the data. In the off-line state the printer stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data. The printer powers up in the on-line state if paper is present. If paper is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the Power indicator flashing.
Quiet Mode switch This switch operates off-line to select the printing mode. The printer powers up in normal printing mode. To select the quiet mode, press the On Line switch to go off-line, then press the Quiet Mode switch. The printer will make two passes for each line, resulting in reduced sound (and slower printing). To switch the quiet mode off, press this switch again. Each time you press this switch, quiet mode toggles from on to off or from off to on.
The selections switch: cycle in the following (10 Pica (12 Elite Semi-condensed (15 Condensed pica (17 Condensed elite (20 Proportional Condensed proportional When order. using the Paper characters characters characters characters characters order when using the Quiet Mode per per per per per Feed switch, inch) inch) inch) inch) inch) the selections cycle in the reverse The type style and the print pitch can also be selected mands given in Appendix B.
Stay in panel pitch: Style/Pitch and Paper Feed switch By holding these switches down during power-up, you can prevent software interference with the print pitch selected from the control panel. You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on. After the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line and start printing. The pitch you selected will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue.
If your system passes the codes directly to the printer them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-3.
Coding for IBM-PC with color adaptor: 20 GOSUB 100 100 O=INP(&H379) 110 OUT bH378,I 120 RETURN SWITCH :IF :OUT COMBINATION 0<128 THEN 100 &H37A,5 :OUT &H37A,4 FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be obtained by pressing the control panel switches in combinations. Reverse micro-feed 1pyzg Clearing the buffer Figure 2-5. Switch combination Paper parking: functions of control panel Quiet Mode and Paper Feed switches This procedure feeds the paper backward.
Page feed: Paper Feed and On Line switches If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page. 1. 2. 3. page. If Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line. Press the Paper Feed switch and hold it down. The printer will start performing successive line feeds. Still holding the Paper Feed switch down, press the On Line switch, then release both switches. The printer will smoothly eject the current page.
C/earing the buffer: On Line and Style/Pitch switches When DIP switch 2-l is ON, the printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printer may be holding much more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Halt the printing program on the computer.
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Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-processing programs, graphics programs, and more. This printer will work with any program that supports a Star, Epson or IBM dot-matrix printer.
I i E 1 i / /_ / Selecting (or describing) a printer is the main step in the installation process and frequently the only step necessary. If you selected this printer or any Star, Epson or IBM printer you should be able to use software commands for all the standard printer functions, including bold or double-strike printing, underlining, subscripts, superscripts, margin control, linespacing control, and graphics.
lnitializa tion sequence One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence” or “setup string.” If necessary, you can use the initialization sequence to adjust the margins to your paper size or select a particular type style or pitch. You can look up the commands you want in Appendix B.
Type style and pitch selection If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must make these selections on the control panel. The default selections depend on the settings of DIP switches 2-5 to 2-8. If you want a different style or pitch, proceed as follows: 1. 2. Hold the Style/Pitch and Quiet Mode switches down when you turn the printer’s power on, if you intend to set the type style. Hold the Style/Pitch and Paper Feed switches down if you intend to set the print pitch.
Most printer commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. Some examples are: Wl WO 4 5 Double-width characters Normal width Italic Upright Two lines with these commands embedded are shown below, together with the printed result. File: WlPRINTER COMMANDSWO can help you to use 4italic5 print. Printout: PRINTER L COMMANDS can help you to use italic print.
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Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC Although you will probably do most of your printing with the aid of commercial software, at times you will want to employ direct commands or programs of your own. This chapter will give you some ideas.
To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSCor CTRL-Pagain. Each time you press this key combination, hard copy toggles from on to off or from off to on. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the tile PRJNT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command. Simply type the word PRINT followed by the name of the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC, for example, type: A>PRINT README.
If you want a particular type style or print pitch you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 2. If you print from the DOS command level very often, it will be advantageous to create a printer setup file. Then instead of setting pitches etc. manually each time, you can complete the setup with a single command from your computer.
- 1 l:*AV[xl^V[!AVAAVIX*VL\ . 2’*^c! I *E ^V indicates that the following character is a control code. “V[ enters the code. has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, “VA enters the control code < 1 > and ^VL enters the control code < 12 > . See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLIN. You can now set up the printer by sending it the file LQELITE.DAT.
1000 1 Set control codes 'Escape code 1010 E$=CHR$(27) 'Draft quality 1020 D$=E$+"xO" 'Letter quality 1030 L$=E$+"xl" 'Courier characters 1040 C$=E$+"kO"+L$ 'Prestige characters 1050 P$=E$+"kO"+L$ 'Orator characters 1060 O$=E$+"k3"+L$ 'Script characters 1070 S$=E$+"k4"+L$ 'Horizontal tab 1080 H$=CHR$(O) 'Pica pitch 1090 PI$=E$+"P" 1100 1 Start urintinq 1110 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 1120 LPRINT E$;"DU;CHR$(3);CHR$(24);CHR$(0); 1130 LPRINT C$;"Type styles are:" 1140 LPRINT H$;D$;"Draft characters,"; 1150 LPRINT H$;C
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Actual printing begins in line 1120. Using the preassigned commands, the program prints samples of its different type styles, including a line showing all styles in italics, followed by samples of the print pitches, then some double and quadruple-sized printing. Next comes the central attraction of the program: a line of text printed fourteen times in expanding and contracting loops to give a barrel effect.
1600 1610 1640 1650 1660 1670 2060 2530 2540 2670 44 LPRINT E$;"3";CHRQ(36); 'Set l/6" line spacing ' LPRINT ES;" ";CIiRQ(O); 'Normal character space ' LPRINT H$;E$;"q";CIiR$(1);"OUTLINED";", ";RQ;"Q";CHR$(O); ' LPRINT E$;"q";CHR$(2);'SHADHED";", ";~$;"q";C~$(0); ' LPRINT E$;"q";CHR$(3);"OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED";", "; ' LPRINT EQ;"q";CHR$(O) LPRINT E$;"A":CHR$(e);E$;"2~; ' Set S/72" line spacing LPRINT E$;"Sl";CHR$(28);":"; c~$(o);c~$(o);c~$(o); LPRINT E$;"=";CHR$(o);c!iR$(60);cHR$(60); LPRINT IQ;"=" ;CHR$
Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Dust and heat will make any mechanism wear more quickly. The best maintenance is preventive, and the first step is correct location of the printer. This is covered in greater detail in Chapter 1, but in general an environment comfortable for humans is best for both the computer and the printer.
krgure 3-7. nepiacmg me rlmon canrloge REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD The dot matrix print head has a life of about 200 million dots, or years of normal use. When printing is too light even after replacing the ribbon, you’ll know that the print head has reached the end of its service life. To replace the print head, follow the procedure below. As you remove the old print head, note carefully how the cable is threaded, so that you can thread the new cable in the same way. Warning: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. Place the new print head on its support, 8. Thread the new cable the same way as the old, securing tabs on the print head carriage. seating 9. Plug the cable into the connector, inserting it on the two pins. it under the it as far as it will go. Screws Print head Connector . mgure 3-2. HeplacIng 10. Fasten tne prmt neaa the print head down with the two screws. 11.
REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD The optional RAM card has an internal battery that backs up the stored data even when the card is removed from the printer. This battery can be used for more than four years. To avoid losing data from the RAM card, you should replace the battery before the end of its service life. Follow the procedure below. 1. Insert the RAM card in the printer as described in Chapter 1. 2. Turn the power switch on to supply power to the RAM card. 3.
TROUBLESHOOTING n If the printer doesn’t print: l Check the Power and On Line indicators. l Check that the interface printer ends. l Make a test print. (Turn power OFF, hold the On Line or Paper Feed switch down, then turn power ON.) If the test print succeeds, the problem is not with the printer; try a different printing command, or try using a different cable. If the test print fails, have the printer checked by a qualified serviceman. cable is securely Both must be on.
I i / I / k 5 / n If the printed I1 1 don’t match the characters on the l Check DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. When these switches are not all ON (back), an international character set is selected and some ASCII symbols are changed to other characters. See Appendix D. l Some software is not able to display international characters on the screen. If you use an international character set you may want to paste labels on the keyboard. l If you are using the IBM mode, check DIP switch l-7.
: I* F 1, / i y Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS c.
Special features H Dot Matrix Size Draft character: 24 x 24 x 16 x 24 x 24 x 16 x 9 9 7 9 9 7 LQ characters: 24 x 24 x 16 x 24 x 24 x 16 x 35 dots 29 dots 23 dots 18 dots 15 dots 23 dots Dot graphics: 8 x 480 dots at 60 dpi (Single density) 8 x 640 dots at 80 dpi (CRT I) 8 x 720 dots at 90 dpi (CRT II) 8 x 960 dots at 120 dpi (Double density) 8 x 960 dots at 120 dpi (High speed) 8 x 1920 dots at 240 dpi (Quadruple density) 24 x 480 dots at 60 dpi (Single density) 24 x 720 dots at 90 dpi (CRT II) 2
n Type Sty/es and Pitches Draft 12, Draft 15, Courier 10, Courier 12, Courier 15, Courier proportional, Prestige 10, Prestige 12, Prestige 15 Prestige proportional, Orator 12, Orator 15, Script 10, Script 12, Script 15 Type styles Extra-large Print characters Double width, triple width, double height, double width and height, quadruple width and height Pica (10 cpi) Elite (12 cpi) Semi-condensed pitches (15 cpi) [Standard mode pica (17 cpi) elite (20 cpi) [Standard mode only1 Condensed Condensed
n Electrical Specifications 120 VAC + 10% 220 VAC + 10% 240 VAC f 10% Line voltage (varies according to the country chase) of pur- Line frequency 50 or 60 Hz Power consumption Typ. 39W, Max.
12 PAPER OUT OUT Goes High if the printer runs out of paper. Can be held Low permanently by turning DIP switch l-5 off. 13 SELECTED OUT High when the printer 14-15 IIN/C SIGNAL GND 17 I 18 19-30 Unused II 1 16 CHASSIS GND Signal ground. Printer’s chassis sienal around. I + SVDC OUT GND RESET I 32 ERROR 33 EXT GND IN I OUT SELECT ground, isolated from of + SVDC. pair return signal ground level. Low input resets the printer to its power-up I condition.
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Appendix B PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This appendix describes the printer’s control commands. The commands are arranged by function. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below: Mode Both Decimal ASCII “X” < ESC > “x” “ 1” Cl> Hexadecimal 27 120 49 1B 78 31 27 120 1 IB 78 01 Mode: Indicates Std. IBM Both ASCII: Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For example, < 1 > means character code 1.
Select LQ characters Mode Both Decimal ASCII 5” “X” “ 1” Hexadecimal 27 120 49 1B 78 31 27 120 1 IB 78 01 Changes from draft quality to letter quality. set to stay in panel style at power-on. Ignored if the printer was Select LQ type style Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Both “k” n 27 107 n 1B 6B n “C” n 28 n IC 43 n Std. 67 Selects an LQ type style according to the value of n.
Select upright characters Mode < FS > IBM Hexadecimal “ 5” 27 53 1B 35 *‘5 ” 28 53 IC 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright. Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel style at power-on. . Emphasized .__ Decimal ASCII Std. Mode ASCII Both printing Decimal 27 “E” Causes subsequent to vertical strokes. b. . Cancel emphasized ..
Stop underlining Mode Both I j / i I 1 I , Mode “0” co> 27 45 48 1B 2D 30 27 45 0 IB 2D 00 Decimal ASCII Both “ -3 Causes zontal “p” Hexadecimal “1” 27 95 49 27 95 1 subsequent characters to be overlined. tabulation are not overlined. 1B 5F 31 1B 5F 01 Spaces skipped by hori- Stop overlining Mode Decimal ASCII Both Hexadecimal < ESC > ‘I .. “0” 27 95 48 1B 5F 30 “y” -CO> 27 95 0 1B 5F 00 Stops overlining.
CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode Decimal ASCII Both Std. Hexadecimal < ESC > “t” “0” 27 116 48 1B 74 30 < ESC > “t” co> 27 116 0 1B 74 00 < F!j > “I” co> 28 73 48 1c 49 30 < FS > “I” co> 28 73 0 1c 49 00 Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up mode if DIP switch 1-7 is ON. default in Standard Select IBM character set Selects an IBM character set. This is the power-up if DIP switch l-7 is OFF.
L 1 n Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 U.S.A France Germany England Denmark Sweden Italy set I n Character 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Denmark/Norway set The first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as power-up defaults by DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4.
CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode . 1 IBM Decimal ASCII Std. I “p” 27 Hexadecimal 80 IB 18 50 12 t In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power-up.
Condensed printing Mode Decimal ASCII Both Hexadecimal OF 15 27
Caucel one-line expanded printing Mode ASCII Both Decimal Hexadecimal 14 20 Stops one-line expanded printing set with Does not cancel < ESC > “W” 1. < SO > . < SO > or < ESC > Select proportional spacing Mode ASCII < ESC > Both IBM Causes spaced.
Increase character Decimal ASCII Mode Std. spacing I “” n 1 27 Select double or quadruple Mode ASCII Both n 32 Increases the space between characters from 0 to 127. Used in microjustification. Hexadecimal 1113 by n dots, where n n is a number size Decimal “h” 20 n Hexadecimal n 27 104 1B 68 n -- Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below.
Select character width Mode ASCII Std. Selects Hexadecimal Decimal “E” 28 n a character n 1c 45 n to the value of n as shown width according Character n 69 below.
Select character Mode IBM type and print pitch ASCII Decimal < ESC > “I” n 27 Selects a combination of character value of n as shown below.
Set line spacing to l/6 inch “2” < ESC > Std. IBM Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Mode 27 50 28 “2” Sets the distance to l/6 inch. the paper advances 50 or reverses 1B 32 IC 32 in subsequent line feeds Set base unit for line spacing “[” IBM Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Mode “\” <4> 27 0 n Sets the base < ESC > “J”. the value of n this command < ESC > “3” l/216”.
Define line spacing to n/72 inch Mode IBM ASCII I Decimal “A” n I 27 65 Hexadecimal n IIB 41 n I Defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent lines feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 1 and 85. If n = 0, this command is ignored. The new line spacing does not take effect until the next < ESC > “2” command.
Perform one n/180-inch or n/276-inch line feed Mode Both 1 < ESC > Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII “J” n I27 n 74 IIB 4A n Feeds the paper once by n/180 inches (Standard mode) or n/216 inches (IBM mode), where n is between 0 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left when DIP switch l-2 is OFF; returns the carriage to the left margin if DIP switch l-2 is ON. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Perform one nl7804nch reverse line feed Mode Std.
Set page length to n inches Mode ASCII Both Decimal “C” co> 27 n Hexadecimal 67 0 n 1B 43 n 00 Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 22 in Standard mode or between 1 and 127 in IBM mode. The current line becomes the top of the page. Set top margin Mode Both ASCII Decimal “c” n 27 99 Hexadecimal n 1B Sets the top margin to n lines, where n is between begins on the (n + 1)th line on the page. 63 n 1 and 255.
Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Decimal “8” < ESC > Both 27 Hexadecimal 56 1B 38 Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper-out detector, enabling printing to the bottom of the paper. Overrides the setting of DIP switch l-5. Enable paper-out detector Mode Both ASCII 1 Decimal I 27 “9” Hexadecimal 57 IlB 39 Causes the printer to stop printing about an inch before paper. Overrides the setting of DIP switch 1-5.
Select vertical tab channel Mode ASCII Both -z ESC > Decimal “1” n0 Hexadecimal 27 41 n0 IB 2F n0 Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number (no) from 0 to 7. The tab stops in each channel are set by < ESC > “b”. Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 11 OB Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin. Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are set, as at power-up.
Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). Column n becomes the last character position in the line. The right margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
Backspace Mode Both ASCII Decimal CBS> 8 Hexadecimal 1 08 Moves the print position one column to the left. Ignored if the print position is at the left margin. This command can be used to overstrike or combine characters. Left justify Mode Both Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII < ESC > “a” “0” 21 91 48 1B 61 30 “a” -=o> 27 97 0 1B 61 00 Aligns subsequent ragged. text with the left margin, leaving the right -.
Set horizontal tab stops Decimal ASCII “D” nl n2 ... 27 68 Hexadecimal nl n2...0 IB 44 nL..OO nl Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 28 in IBM mode.
Relative horizontal Mode tab Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal Std. < ESC > “\” nl n2 21 92 nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 IBM < FS > “\” nl n2 28 92 nl n2 1C nl n2 5C Moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum 6 inches). Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin.
GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print 8-M sing/e-density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal “K” Both ml nl n2 m2 27 75 nl Hexadecimal n2 ml m2 1B 4B ml nl n2 m2 Prints 8-bit dot graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, m2, . . . are the dot data. each a l-byte value from 0 to 255 representing 8 vertical dots, with the most significant bit at the top and the least significant bit at the bottom.
Print 24bit hex-density Mode graphics Decimal ASCII Both nl “Z” ml m2 n2 28 90 nl Hexadecimal nZ 5A nl n2 ml m2 m3 1C ml m2 m3 m3 Prints 24-bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 24 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (2880 dots). In the data ml, m2, m3 . . . each three bytes represent 24 vertical dots.
Select graphics mode Mode Decimal ASCII < ESC > IBM “[” n2 “g” mO nl 27 m2 ml Hexadecimal 91 103 n2 nl 1B SB 67 nl m0 ml m2... n2 m0 ml m2... Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of m0 and prints dot graphics in this mode. The graphic image is (nl + n2 x 256) - 1 dots wide. See “K” (for 8-bit graphics) or < FS> “Z” (for 24-bit graphics) for information on ml, m2, . ..
1 ! Define download Mode Decimal ASCII IBM I B “82” co> nl n2 Std. 1 c I characters m0 ml m2 dl dz dx “=” -co> nl n2 m0 ml m2 dl dz dx Hexadecimal 27 38 0 nl 1B 26 00 nl n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 dl d2 dx dr d2 dx 27 61 0 nl 1B 3D 00 nl n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 dl d.i’ dx dl dz dx Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. DIP switch 2-l must be OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not for downloading characters, and this command is ignored.
Select ROM character set Mode Both ASCII Decimal “%” “0” “Q/O” < 0 > Hexadecimal 27 37 48 1B 25 30 27 37 0 1B 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built-in ROM character set. Ignored when DIP switch 2-l is ON.
Cancel last line Mode Both Decimal ASCII Deletes the last line currently Hexadecimal 24 18 present in the print buffer. Repeat data Mode ASCII Decimal “v” n d2 “V” Both Repeats data, defined dl dx Hexadecimal n dz ._.__. 27 dl 86 27 1B dx 86 56 dl n d2 0 dx 1B 56 00 by dl, d2, . . . dx, for n times.
Cancel immediate Mode print Decimal ASCII < ESC > “i” < ESC > “i” “0” Hexadecimal 27 105 48 1B 69 30 27 105 0 1B 69 00 Both co> Cancels the immediate print mode. The printer waits for each line to be completed before printing it, and does not scroll the paper up and down. This command is ignored when friction feed is used. Set printer off-line 7 Mode Decimal ASCII Std. IBM 19 “Q” “$” 27 Hexadecimal 13 81 36 1B 51 24 Sets the printer off-line.
Bidirectional Mode printing Decimal ASCII Both Hexadecimal “U” “0” 27 85 48 1B 55 30 “U” co> 27 85 0 1B 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal which is faster than unidirectional printing. Unidirectional Mode Both “U” “1” 27 85 49 1B 55 31 “U” Cl> 27 85 1 1B 55 01 Causes subsequent printing to be done mum vertical alignment precision.
Eject paper from ASF Mode Both Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII c<(,, a.(,, “R” “R” “)” “)” 27 25 82 40 40 82 41 41 1B 19 52 28 28 52 29 29 Ejects the current page. Ignored if DIP switch l-4 is ON (ASF inactive).
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Appenciix c CHARACTER DOWNLOAD GENERATOR With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanese characters. The process of designing new characters with paper and pencil is time consuming.
The normal character height is 24 cells, and the width is varied character mode as shown below. Character mode Draft characters LQ pica characters LQ elite characters LQ semi-condensed LQ proportional Character by the width 9 2: :: Figure C-l shows the matrix with the telephone symbol filled in. Note that there are no pairs of horizontally adjacent dots. The pins in the print head cannot fire fast enough to print adjacent dots in the horizontal direction.
By moving the cursor and pressing the Fl, F2, and F3 keys you can quickly build up the dot pattern. If necessary you can clear all dots by pressing F4 and start over. When the character is complete, press Return to store the dot data in the computer’s memory. The program will clear the character box and ask you to select the next character to design. When you have finished designing characters, press the F6 key.
If you select super/subscript, the character box now has 16 (high) x 7 (wide) dot positions for draft characters, or 16 x 23 dot positions for LQ characters. Each dot is represented by two adjacent solid blocks, occupying its own position and the position to the right. This reflects the fact that the printer still cannot print horizontally adjacent dots, but that even skipping every other dot, the dots appear joined when printed. The file created mands: 1. 2. 3. 4.
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2530 IF Y3 THEN 2670 2650 FOR Z=lO TO 12 :LOCATE Z,48 :PRINT " s, :NEXT Z 2660 LOCATE 9+ST,48 :PRINT "+" :GOTO 2480 2670 IF
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Appendix D CHARACTER SETS This appendix gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table. For example, the character “A” is in column 4 and row 1, so its hexadecimal character code is 41. This is equivalent (4 x 16 + 1 = 65) to decimal 65, the number in the inset.
STANDARDCHARACTERSET 98
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IBM CHARACTER SET #2
IBM CHARACTER Other characters SET #l are identical to IBM character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the “ > ” command.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET Hexadecimal 0 In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands.
1; B ! 1 1 i INTERNATIONAL When an international or by command from character See 17 for The n means by DIP are made < international IBM mode: > “R” code n, character CHR$ (n) BASIC. are: FS > The are: U.S.
INDEX ‘iA; Absolute tab, 78 Auto feed, 86 Automatic carriage return, 16 Automatic line feed, 17, 75 Automatic sheet feeder, 6, 16 zspace 76 Bail lever,>, 7, 8, 9, II.
[II IBM character sets, 61, 100 - IO3 IBM mode. 16.43 IBM printers, 29 IBM-PC, 24 IC card, 5 Immediate print, 85 Initialization sequence, 3 I Installing software, 29 Interface: signals, 54 - 5.5 specifications, 51 test, 13 International characters, 17, 50, 61, 104 Italic printing, 21, 33, 58 m Justification, 76 IL; Label printing, 49 Left margin, 74, 76 Letter quality, 21, 58, 82 Line feed, 70 Line spacing.
Star printers, 29 Style/Pitch switch, 21, 23, 26 Subscripts, 60 Super/subscript character, 91 Superscripts, 60 Tabulation, 50, 73, 74, 77 Test patterns, 22, 13, 22 Top cover, 3, 5 Top margin, 7, 72 Top of page (form), 26, 31, 72 Tractor feed, 9 - 12, 51 Troubleshooting, 49 - 50 Type style, 17, 21, 32, 53, 58, 68 Type style commands, 32 Underlining, 59, 60 Unidirectional printing, 86 Unpacking and inspection, I Unparking, I2 VI Vertical Vertical position commands, tabulation, 73 68 107
COMMAND SUMMARY MODE FUNCTION CODE CBS> k.? IBM -=DC2’ < ESC > < ESC > < ESC > < ESC > <4> “R” “T”n ““PI “!” n “#” “$” nl n2 “%” “%” “‘?di” “0” “%” “1” “=” nln2mOmZm2dId2.... Std.
MODE CONTROL CODE < EfjC > “7” < ESC > “8” IBM Std. Std IBM Std. IBM Std. IBM IBM Std. IBM IBM Std.
FUNCTION CONTROL CODE MODE IBM < Std. IBM > < ESC > < ESC > < ESC > “[” “g” nl n2 m0 ml ml T” nl n2 “\” nl n-7 .’ A” I’-” Co> < ] > IBM Std. IBM Std. > “s” < ESC > -_” < ESC > '.-" "0" < ESC > “-" .'1" < ESC > "a" < ESC > "a" < I> < ESC > "a" < 1 > < < < < < ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC > > > > > “a” “a” .‘a” .Sa” “a- <3> “0” .*, ” “7” .
MODE IBM IBM IBM IBM ;ydyI ;Ifdv Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM Std. IBM Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM Std.
