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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manualis organizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhow to makethe best use of yourprinteryou areurgedto readthroughchapters1through3. The remainingchaptersmay be treated as a referenceguide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledgeof the operation of computers(forinstance,it assumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers). The chaptersare as follows: Chapter 1— Settingup the printer This chapterexplainshowto get the printerunpackedand setup.
Chapter 6 — MS-DOSand yourprinter Since the PC or PC-AT family of computersnmning under MS-DOS is currentlythe most popular configurationof microcomputer,we have includeda few hints andtips to help you use yourprinterwith such systems. SincevirtuallyallPCs aresoldwitha MicrosoftBASICinteqxeter,wehave also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstratethe capabilitiesof the printer.
I FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Thisprinterhas a fullcomplementof features,makingit an excellentpartner for a pemcmalcomputer.It supportsthe IBM/Epsonprintercommandsand charactersets, enablingit to pMt just about anythingyour computercan generate,bothtextand graphics.Someof its mainfeatms ruethe following: ● Versatilepaper handling Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-pm forms (up to 5-ply) rue all accepted,and you can use eitherpush@l tmctoror frictionfeed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER LocatingthePrinter UnpackingandInspection Checkingthecartoncontents Identifyingprinterparts SettingUp Mountingtheplatenknob Installingtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit Installingtheoptionalcartridge Connecting theprinterto yourcomputer LoadingSingleSheets Automaticloading Manualloading LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms Loadingthepaperfromtherearof theprinter Loadingthepaperfromthebottomof theprinter Paperparking Paperunparking LoadingMulti-PartForms Adjustingt
Forwardmicro-feed Reversemicro-feed Changingtheautoloadingvalue Clearingthebuffer/Allreset Selectingtheprintcolor Storemacrodefinition 33 33 33 34 35 35 Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS Howto settheEDSmode FunctionsoftheEDSsettings Bidirectional test/Adjustment mode 3-7 37 38 43 Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS FontControlCommands CharacterSetCommands CharacterSizeandPitchCommands VerticalPositionCommands HorizontalPositionCommands GraphicsCommands DownloadCharacterCommands ColorSelectionCommandes OtherPrin
Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting Powersupply Printing Paperfeeding Maintenance ReplacingthePrintHead 111 111 112 112 114 117 117 Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS 119 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS StandardCharacterSet#1 StandardCharacterSet#2 IntemationaJ CharacterSets IBMCharacterSet#2 Codepage#437(U.S.A.
I chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include — ● Locatingthe printer ● Unpackingand inspection(part names) ✎ Settingup and connecting ✎ Loadingsinglesheets ✎ Loadingand parkingfanfold forms ✎ Adjustingthe printinggap LOCATING THE PRINTER Beforeyou startunpackingand settingup yourprinter,make sure that you have a suitableplaceon whichto locateit.
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Checking the carton contents Nowunpackthe contentsof theshippingcarton,andcheckeach itemin the box againstFigure 1-1to makesumthat youhaveeverything(thereshould be six items). If any of these items am missing,contactyour supplier. F@ms l-1. Checktomakesureyou haveallsixitems: 1) Printer,2) Paper guide,3) Roller unit,4) Platen knob, 5) Ribbon cartridge, and 6) Manual set (User’s manual, User’s guide and Sticker).
Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare: ● Font cartridges(FC-lZ, FC-2Z,FC-3Z,FC-4Z) ● RAM cartridge(RC-32Z) ● Serial-Parallelconverter(SPC-8K) ● Automaticsheet feeder(SF-1ODQ) . Roll paper holder(RH-1OZ) Identifying printer parts Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the followingparts in Figure 1-2. I I Figure 1-2. The printer’s external psrts holdsthe paper againstthe platen. releasestheplaten.
SEITING UP Place the printer in the desired location,and removeall packingmaterial from inside the top cover. This packing material is intendedto prevent damageto theprinterwhilein transit.Youwillwantto keepall thepacking material,alongwiththeprintercarton,in case youhaveto movethe printer to a new location. Mounting the platen knob The platenknob is packedinto a recessof the packingmaterialwhichheld your printer inside the carton. Be sure to remove the knob from the packaging.
Flgum 74. Removing the top cover 1. Turn the tensionknob clockwiseon the ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack. 2. Guidethe nbbonbetweenthepnnthead andthe silverprinthead shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the socketson the cartridgeitself. Figure 1-5.
I 3. The ribbonshouldpassbetweenthe printhead andtheprint head shield (see Figure 1-6). ~ Figure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield 4. After you have installedthe ribboncartridge,installthe roller unit. 5, Openthe r;ar coverusing the two pits on either side. 6. Grippingthe lockleverson bothsidesof the rollerunit,fit themounting bracketsonto the shaft insideof the printermechanism.You will need to tilt the rollerunit slightlybackward. 7.
I Roller Figure i-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer To replacethe top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case. Swingthe front edge downto closethe cover. Leavethe top cover closedduringnormaloperation.The cover keeps out dustanddirt andreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly to changethe ribbonor make an adjustment.
Installing the optional cartridge Thispr@terhas fivebuilt-inLQ fonts,and a 7 K-byte(30 K-bytefor color printer)printingbuffer. Youcan addmore fontsor expandtheprintingbufferby installingoptional cartridges(Font catndge or RAM cartridge). To installor changea cartidge,followthe procedurebelow. 1. Turn off the powerswitchat the frontof theprinter,andremovethetop cover. 2. Removethe connectorcover at the rightside of the printer. 3. Push out the cap from the connectorcover.
Connecting the printer to your computer Connectthe printer to your computerusing a standardparallel interface cable.On a PC or PC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouusethe25-pin D-typeconnectorat thecomputerend, and the Amphenol-type36-pinconnector at the printer end. The configurationof the printer’s connectoris given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connectionto another computer. If youneed to comect to a serialport,use the optionalSerial-Parallelconverter, SPC-8K. 1 Figure 1-9.
LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This sectionwill take you throughthe proceduresfor loadingsinglesheets of paper. If youareusingthe optionalautomaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DQ),referto the ASF instructionbooklet. Automatic loading Singlesheetscan be loadedmanuallywith the power off, or automatically with the pwer on. We will start the easy way with automaticloading. 1. Place the paper guide in positionby insertingthe tabs, located on the bottomof the assembly,into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.
4. Make sure that the releaselever is back. If fanfoldpaperis alreadymountedintheprinter,pressthe ( sc&AE~~cT ) buttonto park the paperin the off-linestate,thenmovethe releaselever backwards. 5. Place a singlesheetbetweenthe guides,placingthe side on whichyou wantto printtowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown in the guidesuntil you feel it stop. 6. Nowpressthe( sE&~+cT )button. Thepaperwillbefedintotheprinter and adjustedpast the print head to a positionready for printing. 7.
Manual loading Itis also,possibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spoweris off.The procedureis: 1. Place the paper guide in positionby insertingthe tabs, located on the bottomof the assembly,into the slots on the rear coverof the printer. 2. Checkthat printerpower is off and the releaselever is back. 3. Adjustthe paper guidesto match the size of paper you will be using. Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge of the carnage. 4.
I LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforationsbetween the sheets.They are also called sprocketforms, punchedforms, or just plain “computerpaper”.This printeracceptsformsup to 10”wide.This section will take you throughthe proceduresfor loading,parking and unparking fanfoldforms. NOTE: To get good line-feeding,put l-inch space (non-printingarea) arounda perforation.
6. Movethe tractorunitsdownwardsby grippingthepositioningleverson both side of the tractorunit as shownin Figure 1-13. Figure 1-13. Move the tractor units dawnwards for loading the paper from the rear 7. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperby aligningholeswiththe pins on the tractorunit. Ieve -. rlgws 14 . . . rvmun~ . . tne ., ranrola . . paper over me Iraclor urms. 7-74.
8. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsby slidingthemalongthebar,using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.Whenthe clamplever is up, theunit is released,and whenit is down,the unit is locked. 9. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthe paperholesare alignedwiththepinson thetractorunits.Iftheyarenot al;fied properly, youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingin tearing andjamming of the paper. 10.
Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You caq load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the followingprocedure. 1. Removethe top coverand the rollerunit. 2. Openthe rear coverusingthe two pits at the side,and push backwards. 3. Gripthe positioningleverson both sideof the tractorunit, and pull the uni; upwardsas shownin Figure 1-16. Figure 1-16. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding 4. Place a stack of fanfoldpaperbelowthe printer. 5.
Figure 7-17. Install the roller unit after mounted the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 7. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare alignedwiththepinson thetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedproperly, youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingin tearing andjamming of the paper. 8. Remountthe rollerunit and replacethe rear cover and the top cover.
4. Press the ( s,&/Ae#~cT J buttonon the controlpanel. The printerwill automaticallyfeedthe fanfoldformbackwarduntilthe paper is completelyfree of the platen. 5. Movethe releaselever to the back. 6. Mountthe paper guidein the uprightposition. Now you can load single sheets either automaticallyor manually, as explainedpreviously.The fanfoldpaper remainsparked at the back of the printer. NOTE: You cannotpark the fanfoldpaper if you have loaded it from the bottomof the printer.
I LOADING MULTI-PART FORMS Youcan print on continuousmulti-partformswith the built-intractorunit. Youcanusemulti-partformsthathaveupto fivepartsincludingtheoriginal when the Multi-partmode is selectedwith the EDS setting. (For details, pleaserefer to Chapter3.) Itis recommendedtouseformsjointedbydottedorpastingunderthenormal office condition. Multi-partformsshouldbepressuresensitive,and shouldnotbe usedin the frictionfeed. (Bottomfeed with the pull-tractoris recommended.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The dis~nce between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,remove the top cover.The adjustmentlever is locatedat the left side of the printer mechanism.Pushing the adjustmentlever backwards narrows the gap; pullingit forwardswidensthe gap. Therearesixpositions,andyoucanfeeltheIeverclickingintoeachposition. The secondpositionfromtherear is the onemostcommonlyused for single sheetsofpaper.
The followingtable providesthe recommendedlever positions for each papertypes as a reference. PaperType Weight (g/mz) Thickness (mm) (Each paper) (Total) 52-82 Single 83-90 2-ply 40-58 3-ply 40-58 4-ply 40-58 5-ply 40-58 Recommended Lever position 0.07-0.10 / 0.11-0.12 2nd I 3rd 0.12-0.16 3rd 0.18-0.20 3rd 0.21-0.25 4th 0.24-0.26 4th 0.27-0.30 5th 0.30-0.33 5th 0.34-0.35 6th I NOTE: Pressuresensitivepaper is recommendedfor the multi-partpaper.
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chapter2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The controlpanelbuttonscanbe pressedindividuallyto performtheoperationsindicatedby theirnames.Otherfunctionscanbe achievedby holding thesebuttonsdownwhenyouturntheprinter’spoweron,or by pressingthe controlpanel buttonsin combination. This chapterexplainsall the buttonand indicatorfunctions.
ONLINE button The c.ON LINE >button sets the printer on-lineand off-line.The status changeseach time you press the button. Whentheprinteris on-line,it can receiveandprintdatafromthe computer. Whentheprinteris off-line,it stopsprintingandsendsthecomputera signal indicatingthat it cannotacceptdata. Theprinterpowersup in the on-linestatusif paperis loaded.If paperis not loaded,the printerpowersup off-line with the POWER indicatorflashing.
I If you also press the ( ONLINE ] buttonwhileyou are line-feeding,the paperwill feed automaticallyto the top of the nextpage.This is explained later. If you press this buttonwhileon-line,this will alternatelyflash the QUIET indicatoron and off. Whenin Quietmodewith the QUIET indicatorlit, the printerwill print slightlyslower,but at a reducednoise level. SET/EJECT/PARK button NOTE: This buttonhas no effectif the bottomfeed modeis selected.
FONT button Thisbuttonselectsthe fontto be printed.Draftfontis selectedat power-up unlessthedefaultsettingsarechanged.To changeto HS Draft(High-Speed Draft)or one of the LQ (LetterQuality)fonts,set the printeroff-line,then press the (-) button repeatedlyuntil the indicatorsbesidethe desired selectionilluminate.
POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In additionto their normal functions,all the control panel buttonshave specialfimctionsthatoperateif youholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower on. colorprinter,each line printsin a differentcolor.) at, ?@’ ABCDEFGHI JKLMN13FQRSTUVWXYZ[ \ 1 ! “#$%& I 1* +.-. i II i ? 11s I, 7hCI: ; <=) ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNLIPQRSTUVWXYZ[ \ 1“ abI’~~ r Ft] i i k 1mIIOP abrd< 1Fh I Jk I nlfl,vq ‘ #$%& ( ) ● + .-.
I Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed,the printerwill enterthe long self-testmode.The printerwill printthe version numberof the printer’sROMandthe currentEDSsettings,followedby the wholecharacterset printed in each font and pitch avail;ble. ‘hetest cyclesendlessly,so you must turn the poweroff to stop it. c 5 ...––..... . old “S*] +.––––––. –––.––-..-––.–----––-–––. .–––.–––. D 0 , ($4”, –. . . .. Fkwre 2-4. Lena self-test 2s-) ..––. ... -.<,, ..
Sincethe self-testoccupiesthefullwidlhof thecarriage,it is recommended that the printeris loadedwiththe widestpaperpossibleto avoiddamageto theprinthead and/orplaten.In addition,the totalnumberof linesprintedis considerable,more than can be accommodated on a singlesheet, so fanfold paper is recommendedfor this test. Print area test mode , ) buttondownduringpower-up,the printerwill By holdingthe( ,,FJA,&lc. entertheprintareatestmode.Thisway,youcanfindouthowmanylineson your paper are availablefor printing.
Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmerswho are debuggingprinting programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computemchangethe codesthe programmerintended.) Inthismode,alldatareceivedwillbeprintedin ahexadecimaldumpformat, ratherthan the controlcodesbeing actedon as commandcodes. This mode is accessedwith the followingprocedure: )buttons down, 1. While holding both the(PAPER FEED)and( turn power ON. A beep tone will be heard. 2. Beginprinting.
MostBASICS,however,arenotquitethatstraightforward.Forexample,the IBM-PCwill give you a printoutsimilarto Figure2-6. 1 00 OF 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 AO E70 CO DO EO FO OD 01 10 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 Al B1 Cl D1 El F1 OA Flgure2-& 02 11 .
SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS additionalfimctionscan be achievedby pressingthe controlpanel Several buttonsin combinations. I P Reverse Micro Feed u Form Feed c I m Buffer clear/All reset Fjgum 2-7. Switch combination functions of control panel Form feed If you arc usingsinglesheets,this operationejectsthe currentpage.If you are usingfanfoldforms,it feedsto the top of the nextpage. 1. Press the ( ON LINE ) buttonto set the printeroff-line. 2. Press the (PAPER FEED> buttonand hold it down.
3. Press and hold the ( ONLINE ) button. 4. Whileholdingthe ( ONLINE )button down,press the CPiTC17) button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicatethat the top-of-formpositionhas been set. Forward micro-feed For tine alignment,youcan feedthepaperforwardin verysmallincrements as follows: 1. Press the ( ONLINE ) buttonto set the pnntcr off-line. 2. Press the ( ON LINE ) buttonagain and hold it down. 3. Whileholdingthe ( ON LINE ] buttondown,pressthe (PAPERFEED> button.
I Thisvaluewillremainunlessyoupowerofftheprinter.If youwantto retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definitionfunction,whichis describedbelow. Notethatyoucan onlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If you feed paper,you cannotchangethe auto loadingvalue. Clearing the buffer/All reset The printer stores receiveddata in a large memorybuffer.
Selecting the print color Normally,the color printer prints with black even if the color ribbon is installed. Withoutthe aid of software,you can changethe printingcolor as follows: 1. PresstheC ON LINE ) buttonto set the printeroff-line. 2. Press theCFGN71 buttonand hold it down. ‘ ) button. button,press the ( S’:m+$c 3. Whileholdingthe(-) Each time you press the ( =wdkr’ ) button,one of the indicatorsof FONT or PITCH will blink to showthe currentcolor as shownbelow.
● Currentprint color (colorprinteronly) Datatobe storedarecontrolledin StandardmodeandIBMmodeseparately. For example,the data stored in the Standardmode are not effectivein the IBM mode, and vice versa.
chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS Mostprintersuse a bank of DIP (DualIn-linePackage)switchesinsidethe printerto achievevariousfunctions.However,this printer can changethe power-updefaultsettingsby usingtheElectronicDIP Switch(EDS)mode. This chapterexplainshow to use the EDS mode. HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE TheEDSmodehas25kindsoffunctionsyoucansetasthepower-ondefault. To entertheEDS mode,turntheprinteron whilesimultaneouslyholdingthe (PAPER FEED) and ( ON LINE ) buttons.
FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SEITINGS The printeris factory-setwith all EDS switchesin the ON position.These are the standard settings.By changingthe settings,you can alter various printerfunctionsto matchyourrequirements.The followingquestionswill help you choosethe proper settings. Number A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 I A-5 I B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 c-l c-2 c-3 c-4 c-5 , D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 38 ON Function Emulation STANDARD InputBuffer RAMUsage Disabled AutoLFwithCR Notfitted AutoSheetFeeder Granhics .
Switch A-1: Do you want to use the printer in Standard mode or IBM mode? Selectthe modecompatiblewithyourcomputerand soflware.In Standard modethe printeroperateslike the EpsonLQ-860.In IBMmodeit operates liketheIBMProprintcrX24E.TheONpositionselectsStandardmode.The OFFpositionselectsIBM mode. Switch A-2: Does your softwaredownloadcharactersto the printer? In orderto downloadcharactersthisswitchmustbe in theOFFposition.
I Switch B-1: Are you goingto printon multi-partpaper? Youcan use up to 3-plypaperwhenthis switchis ON. If you wantto print on 4-ply or 5-ply paper, set this switchto the OFF position. Switch B-2: Doyouwantthcprintcrto sloppnntingatthecndofthc paper, or to keep printing? Whenthisswitchis OFFtic printerignoresthepaper-outdetectorandprints down to (and beyond)the bottomedge. Otherwiseleave it ON.
I Switches C-3 and C-4: What is the pagelenglhof yourpaper? LeavetheseswitchesON if you willbc using 1l-inch forms,You willneed to changethe switchesif you willbe usinga differentpagelengthas shown below: m Switch D-1: The action of this switch dependson the mode chosenwith switch A-1. If you selected Standard mode, do you want italic or graphic characters? Move this switchOFF to print italicsin the Standardcharacterset.
Exceptin the StandardItaliccharacterset,theseswitchesselectthe default charactercode page as shownbelow: D-2 D-3 D-4 D-2 D-3 D-4 IBM Code Page #863 #437U.S.A.
I BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT This mode is used to adjustthe alignmentof the print head on successive bidirectionalpasses.Aftera periodof somemonths,yourprintermay work itself out of alignmenton left and rightprintingpasses.This will be most evidentin graphicsprinting.This modewill probablybe used very rarely. 1. Turn the printeroff and then turn it on again while holdingdown the ( ‘=l%wr”) and ( ON LINE ) buttons.
6. Tosavethecorrectedvaluesandtoexitfrom thismode,pmssthe button. 88$ NT ADJUSTMENTsETTING *** o: LQ ( s.
chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode. In standardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLQ-860. In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter X24E. Additional commandcodes are includedas a supersetof theseemulations. The emulationis changedby means of EDS switch A-1. When ON, the printerwillbe in standardmode,and when OFF,the printerwillbe in IBM mode (see Chapter3).
FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Mode Both Std. “ “ Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII “ ((“ “F” “)” “)” “9” 4040 7041 41 57 28 2846 29 29 39 “X” “O” 27120 48 IB 78 30 “X” 27120 0 IB 78 00 Changesfromletterqualityto draft quality.Ignoredif the (FGiTf_) button was pressedduringpower-up. Select draft pica characters Mode IBM ASCII “I” Decimal 27 73 0 Hexadecimal IB 49 00 Changesto draftqualitycharacterswithpicapitch(10cpi).
Select LQ characters Mode std. Decimal ASCII “X” “X” “l” <1> Hexadecimal 27120 49 IB 78 31 27120 1 IB 78 01 Changesfrom draft qualityto letter quality.The initialLQ font is Romanunlessadifferentfonthasbeenselectedbya precedingcommand.Ignoredif the (-> buttonwas pressedduringpower-up. Select LQ pica characters Decimal Mode ASCII IBM “I” <2> 27 73 2 Hexadecimal 16 49 02 Changesto letterqualitycharacterswithpicapitch(10cpi).
I Select LQ proportional characters Mode ASCII Decimal IBM “I” d> 27 73 3 Hexadecimal IB 49 03 Changestoletterqualitycharacterswithproportionalpitch.Ignored if the (R5ilT)or CFi7Cil) buttonwas pressedduringpower-up. Select LQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Both “k” n 27107 28 67 std. “C” n n n Hexadecimal IB 6B IC 43 n n Selectsan LQ font accordingto the valueof n. In draftmode,this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected.
Select italic characters Mo’de Std. Decimal ASCII “4” 27 52 Hexadecimal 16 34 Causessubsequentcharactemto be printedin italics. Select upright characters Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “5” 27 53 Hexadecimal 16 35 Stopsitalicprintingandcausessubsequentcharactersto be printed upright. Emphasized printing Mode ASCII Both Decimal “E” 27 69 Hexadecimal 16 45 Causes subsequentcharactersto be emphasizedby adding extra thicknessto verticalstrokes.
Cancel double-strike printing Mode ASCII Both Decimal 27 72 “H” Hexadecimal IB 48 Cancelsdouble-strikeprinting. Start underlining Mode Both Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal “-” “l” 27 45 49 IB “-” <1> 27 45 IB 2D 01 1 2D 31 Causessubsequentcharactersto beunderlined.IBMblockgraphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.
Select score Ivlbde Std. <3> “ (“ “-” nl n2 <1> Start n] 1 2 3 Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII 27 40 45 o 1 nl IB 3 n2 00 28 2D 03 01 nl n2 score accordingto the valuesof nl and n2, as shownbelow. n2 Function Function Cancelscore o Underlining 1 Singlecontinuousline Strike-through Doublecontinuousline 2 Overlining 5 Singlebrokenline Doublebrokenline 6 Select ornament character Mode ASCII Std.
Subscript Mode Both ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “S” “l” 27 83 49 IB 53 31 “s” <1> 27 83 IB 53 01 1 Causessubsequentcharactersto be printedas subscripts.Does not changethe characterpitch. Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Both Decimal “T” Hexadecimal IB 54 27 64 Stops printing superscriptsor subscripts and returns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode Both Std.
Select character set #1 Decimal Mode ASCII Both “7” Hexadecimal IB 37 27 55 Selects character set Ml. Select character set #2 Mode ASCII Both Decimal “6” Hexadecimal IB 36 27 .54 Selectscharacterset #2. Select international character set Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “R” 27 82 n Selects an international character n Hexadecimal IB 52 n set in the Standardcharacterset accordingto the valueof n. n O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Characterset U.S.
Select IBM code page Mode Both ASCII Decimal “ [“ <0> <4> “T” <0> nl n2 Hexadecimal 27 91 84 4 0 0 nl d o IB 5B 54 04 00 00 nl 00 d Changesthe codepageof the currentIBM characterset according to the valuesof nl and n2. n2 181 82 92 93 95 97 nl 1 3 3 3 3 3 Codepage #437 U.S.A. #850 Multi-lingual #860 Portuguese #861 Icelandic #863 CanadianFrench #865 Nordic These code pages can be selectedas power-updefaultsby EDS switchesD-2 to D-4.
Select slash zero Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “ - “ “l” “ - “ <1> Hexadecimal 27126 49 IB 7E 31 27126 1 IB 7E 01 Causessubsequentzero charactersto be overprintedwith a slash (0). Select normal zero Mode std. Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal “ - “ “O” 27126 48 IB 7E 30 “ - “ 27126 0 IB 7E 00 Causes subsequentzero characters to be printed normally (0), withouta slash. CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal Std.
Semi-condensed pitch Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “g” 27103 Hexadecimal IB 67 Changesfromeitherpicaor eliteto semi-condensedpitch(15 cpi). Ignoredif the (FTiTiTl buttonwas pressedduringpower-up. Condensed printing Mode Both Decimal ASCII 15
Expanded printing for one line hhde Both - ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal 14 27 OE IB 14 OE Causessubsequentcharactersin the currentline to be expandedto doublewidth.Charactersreturnto normalwidthafterthe nextline feed ().The ,,, and “W” Ocommands also cancelexpandedprinting. Cancel one-line expanded printing Mode ASCII Both Hexadecimal Decimal 20 14 Stopsone-lineexpandedprintingset with or . Doesnot cancel“W” 1.
Select fixed spacing Mode Std. IBM Decimal ‘ASCII “O” Hexadecimal 27112 48 IB 70 30 “p” 27112 0 IB 70 00 “P” 27 80 0 IB 50 00 “p” Causes subsequentcharactersto be printed with fixed character spacing.Ignoredifthe(PiTCillbuttonwaspressedduringpower-up. Select master print mode Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “!” n 27 33 n Hexadecimal IB 21 n Selects a combinedprint mode accordingto the value of n.
Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “h” n 27104 n Hexadecimal IB 68 n Selectsthe size of subsequentcharactemas shownbelow. Extrahigh charactersalignalongthe cap-lineof normalcharacters,with thebaselinetemporarilymovingdown.Linespacingis temporarily doubledwhen n = 1 and quadrupledwhen n =2.
Return to normal height Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “W” “O” “W” “v” “0” “v” Hexadecimal 27119 48 27119 0 28 86 48 28 86 0 IB 77 30 IB 77 00 IC 56 30 IC 56 00 Terminatesdouble-heightprintingandprintssubsequentcharacters at normal height.
VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch IMode I1 Both ASCII Decimal I 27 48 “O” 1 Hexadecimal IB 30 Setsthe distancethe paper advancesor reversesin subsequentline feeds to 1/8inch. Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Both “l” 27 49 Hexadecimal IB 31 Sets the distancethe paper advancesor reversesin subsequentline feeds to 7/60 inch (standardmode) or 7/72 inch (IBMmode). Set line spacing to 1/6 inch [Mode I , Std.
Set base unit for line spacing Decimal Mode ASCII IBM “ [ “ ‘1” <4> n 27 91 92 o Hexadecimal 4 0 IB OOn 5B 5C 04 00 00 00 00 n Sets the base unit for the line spacingcommands,“3” and cESC> “J”. If the valueof n is 180,the baseunitis set to 1/180”.If the value of n is 216, the base unit is set to 1/216”.If otherwise specified,this commandis ignored.This commandbecomeseffective only after “3” or “J” is received,The default base unit is set to 1/216”.
Execute “A” Mode IBM Decimal ASCII “2” 27 50 Hexadecimal IB 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding “A” command.Sets the line spacingto 1/6inch if there is no preceding“A” command. Line feed Mode ASCII Both Decimal 10 Hexadecimal OA Prints the current line and feedsthe paper to the next line. See the precedingcommandsfor the line spacing. Reverse line feed Mode Decimal ASCII 27 10 Hexadecimal Std.
Perform one n/180-inch orn/216-inch line feed IMode \ I Both Decimal ASCII I “J” n Hexadecimal I 27 74 n I IB 4A n I Feeds the paperonce by rz/180inchesor n/216inches,where n is between1and255.Doesnot movetheprintpositionrightor left in the standardmode. Doesnot changethe line-spacingsetting. Perform one n/180-inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “j” n Hexadecimal IB 6A 27 106 n n Feedsthepaperonceby n/180inchesin thereversedirection,where nisbetween1and255.
Set page length to ~ inches Decimal Mode ASCII Both “C” <0> n 27 67 0 Hexadecimal n IB 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches,where n is between 1 and 32 in Standardmodeor between1and 64 in IBMmode.Thecurrentline becomesthe top of the page. Set bottom margin Mode ASCII Both Decimal “N” n— 27 78 n Hexadecimal IB 4E n Setsthe bottommarginton lines,wheren is between1 and 127in Standardmode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode.
Return to top of current page IMode I ASCII Decimal I 27 12 I Std. I Hexadecimal I IB OC I Feeds the paper backwardto the top of the currentpage. Ignored when frictionfeed is used. Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Both “8” Decimal 27 56 Hexadecimal IB 38 Causes the printer to disregardthe signal sent by the paper-out detector,enablingprintingto thebottomof thepaper.Overridesthe settingof EDS switchB-2.
Set vertical tab stops every n lines Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “e” “l” n “e” <1> n Hexadecimal 27101 49 n IB 65 31 n 27101 n IB 65 01 n 1 Cancelsallcurrentverticaltab stopsand setsnewtab stopseveryn lines, where n is between2 and 127. Set vertical tab stops in channel Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “b” nO d d ... 27 98 nO nl n2 ... 0 Hexadecimal 16 62 no n] d ...
HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “l” n Hexadecimal 27 108 n IB 6C n Sets the left marginat columnn (wheren is betweenOand 255)in the current characterpitch (pica pitch if proportionalspacing is selected).The left margin does not move if the characterpitch is changedlater.
Set left and right margins Mode ASCII IBM “X” Decimal nI n2 27 88 nl Hexadecimal n2 IB 58 nl n2 Sets theleftmarginatcolumnnZandtherightmarginat columnn2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return IModel ASCII I Both I I I Decimal 13 I Hexadecimal I I OD I Printsthe currentline and returnsthe nextprint positionto the left margin.If EDS switchA-3 is OFF, also performsa line feed.
Left justify Mode Std. ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “a” “O” 27 97 48 IB 61 30 “a” 27 IB 61 00 97 0 Alignssubsequenttextwiththeleftmargin,leavingtherightmargin ragged. Center text Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “a” “a” “l” <1> Hexadecimal 27 97 49 IB 61 31 27 97 IB 61 01 1 Centerssubsequenttext betweenthe left and right margins. Right justify Mode I Std.
Set horizontal tab stops Mode Both “D” Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII nl d ... <0> 27 68 nl n2 ... 0 IB 44 nl n2 ... 00 Cancelsall currenthorizontaltab stops and sets new tab stops at columnsnl, n2,etc. in thecurrentcharacterpitch(picapitchif proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbersbetween 1 and 255. The maximumnumberof horizontal tab stopsallowedis 32 in Standardmodeand64 in IBMmode.
Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Std. Decimal ‘Y” nl &! Hexadecimal 27 92 nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 Movestheprintpositionrightorlefta specifieddistance(maximum 8 inches).Ignoredif theresultingpositionis beyondtherightor left margin.The formulasfor the distanceand directionare as follows: If n2 is betweenOand 63,the printheadmovesrightby (nl + n2 x 256) dots.
I GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics [Mode / Both ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal “K” nl ml n2 d ... 27 75 nI d ml m2 ... IB 4B nl n2 ml d ... Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally.The graphicimageis 8dotshighandnl + n2x 256dotswide.Maximum width is 8 inches(480 dots).ml, m2, ... are the dot data, each a 1bytevaluefromOto 255 representing8 verticaldots,withthemost significantbit at the top and the least significantbit at the bottom.
Print hex-density 24-bit graphics Mode Std. Decimal ‘ASCII “Z” ml nl d d m3 .. 28 90 nl nl ml d d ... Hexadecimal 1C 5A n] n2 ml ml m3 ... Prints 24-bit dot graphicsat 360 dots per inch horizontally.The graphics image is 24 dots high and n] + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximumwidthis 8 inches(2880dots).In the dataml, m2,m3 ... eachthreebytesrepresent24 verticaldots.
I Select graphics mode /Mode / IBM ASCII mO Hexadecimal Decimal “ [“ “g” ml nl d n2 ... 27 91 103 nl n2 mO ml m2 ... IB 5B 67 nl n2 mO ml m2 ... Selectsone of eightgraphicsmodesdependingon the valueof rnO andprintsdotgraphicsin thismode.Thegraphicsimageis (nl + n2 x 256)– I dotswide. See “K” (for 8-bitgraphics)or “Z” (for 24-bitgraphics)for informationon ml, m2, ...
I DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “&” nl n2 mO ml m2 dl d2 .. 27 38 Hexadecimal 0 n] 26 00 nl n2 mo ml m2 IB n2 mO ml m2 & dl d2 ... (ix dl d2 . . dx Definesone or more new charactersand stores them in RAM for later use.EDS switchA-2mustbe OFF;otherwiseRAMis used as an inputbuffer,not downloadingcharacters,and this commandis ignored.
Define download characters Mode Decimal ASCII “=” IBM n3 nl n4 ml “#” n2 n5 m2 dl m9 d2 ““ ... (ix Hexadecimal 27 61 nl n2 35 IB 3D nl nl 23 & n4 O ti n3 n4 00 n.5 ml m2 ... m9 ml m2 . . m9 dl d2 ... C-LX dl d2 . dx Definesnew charactersand storesthemin RAMfor lateruse. EDS switchA-2mustbe OFFandthe optionalRAMcartridge,RC-32Z, must be installed;otherwiseRAM is used as an input buffer, not downloadingcharacters,and this commandis ignored.
dl, d2, ... d-xis the Dot Patterndata beingdownloaded. Each data byte indicateseightverticaldots, with the most significant bit being the top dot, and the least significantbit being the ‘bottomdot. Copy character set from ROM into RAM Mode std. ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “:” n 27 56 0 n O IB 3A 00 n 00 Copiesthe selectedcharacterset with n, as shown below, to the correspondingdownload character RAM area, overwriting any downloaddata alreadypresent.Ignoredwhen EDS switch A-2 is ON.
Select draft pica download character set Mode ASCII IBM Decimal “I” <4> 27 73 4 Hexadecimal IB 49 04 Selects the downloadcharacter set, draft quality, and pica pitch (locpi). Ignoredif the (Ti5iT)buttonwaspressedduringpower-up or if EDS switchA-2 is ON. Select draft elite download character set Mode IBM Decimal ASCII “I” 27 73 12 Hexadecimal IB 49 OC Selectsthe downloadcharacterset,draftquality,andelitepitch(12 cpi).
Select LQ elite download characters IMode ]1 ASCII IBMI , “I” Decimal 27 73 14 , Hexadecimal I IB 49 OE Selects the LQ downloadcharacter set with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignoredifthe(TGNT)buttonwaspressedduringpower-upor ifEDS switch A-2 is ON. Select LG)condensed download characters Decimal Mode ASCII IBM “I” 27 73 22 Hexadecimal IB 49 16 Selects the LQ downloadcharacterset with condensedpitch (17 cpi).
COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS Thecommandsin this sectionare valid only with the colorprinter. Select Mode Both print color ASCII ,, ,, ,, ,, (( Decimal “c” ““ ) “)” n cESC> “r” n Hexadecimal 40 40 67 41 41 n 28 28 43 29 29 n 27114 IB 72 n n Selects the printing color accordingto the value of n as shown below. Ignoredif the color ribbonis not installed. n O 1 2 3 Color Black Magenta cyan Violet n 4 5 6 Color Yellow Orange Green OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode ASCII std.
Accept MSB as is I Mode I ASCII Std. I “#” Decimal I 27 35 I I Hexadecimal IB 23 I I Cancelsthe precedingcommandsand acceptsthe most significant bit as it is sent to the printer. Delete last character sent Mode ASCII Std. Decimal 127 Hexadecimal 7F Deletes the last character received.Ignored if the last character receivedhas alreadybeen printed,or if the last characterreceived was all or part of a command.
Stop printing IBM Decimal ASCII Mode I “i” 106 27 Hexadecimal IB 6A Printstheentirecontentsoftheinputbuffer,thensetsthepnnteroffline, The ( ONLINE ) indicatoron the controlpanel goes off. Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Both -+IEL> 7 Hexadecimal 07 Soundsa brief beep tone from the printer’sbeeper.
Manual feed Mode ASCII Both ,’(,, ,,(,, Decimal “o” ““)) ““ Hexadecimal 27 25 0 IB 19 00 ] 40 40 48 41 41 I 28 28 30 29 29 Selects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted.Ignoredif EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Auto feed Mode ASCII Both <4> ,’(,, ,’(,, “4” Decimal “ ))“ ““ 27 25 4 40 40 52 41 41 Hexadecimal IB 19 04 28 28 34 29 29 Selectstheautomaticsheetfeeder.IgnoredifEDSswitchA-4is ON (ASF inactive).
chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Withthisprinteryoucancreatenewcharactersandsymbols,downloadtheir dotdata,andhavethemprintedin placeof selectedcharactersin the regular characterset.Charactersthatcanbe generatedinthiswayrangefromsimple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanesecharacters. Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer’s ROM, but charactersyou designare downloadedand storedin RAM for use.
● The minimumwidthof a characteris five dots. ● Dots cannotoverlap. ● You may define any positionin the ASCIItable. PhotocopythegridinFigure5-1tohelpdesignyournewcharacters.Wewill use a tiny representationof a telephonesymbolfor our example. Figure 5-1. Use this grid (or one similar to il) to define your own characters Assigning the character data Now,we calculatethe verticalnumericalvaluesof thecolumnsof dots,and enter them underneaththe grid.
ASCIICock Leftspace 6(> J Charamerw,dtl, 31 Rght space ‘> Figure 5-2. Telephone symbol with normal LQ pica Assigning a value of character space Besidesbeing ableto specifythe actualwidthof the character,this printer allowsyou to specifythe positionin the standardgrid wherethe character will print.You must specifythe dot columnin whichthe printedcharacter starts and the dot columnin whichthe characterends.
Whendefiningcharacters,thenumberofprintedcolumns(ml), andthesum of side spacesand the characterwidth (MI + ml + rTz2)cannotexceedthe value shownbelow. L Charactermode Draft characters LQ pica characters LQ elite characters LQ semi-condesed LQ proportional Draft super/subscript LQ super/subscript LQ prop.
1340FOR 1=0TO 347 STEP25 :LPRINT CHR$(60)::NEXTI 1350LPRINT 1360LPRINTCHR$(9) 1370FOR 1=0TO 493 STEP25 :LPRINT CHR$(61);:NEXTI 1380LPRINT 1390LPRINTCHR$(9)“+-”; 1400SCALE$=’’+-+-” 1410FOR 1=2TO 8 :LPRINT SCALE$; :NEXTI 1420LPRINT“+-+” o “; 1430LPRINTCHR$(9); 1440FOR 1=1TO 8 1450LPRINT“ “;1; 1460NEXTI CHR$(O) 1470LPRINTCHR$(27)“%’’; 1480LPRINTCHRS(27).~ll: CHR$(O); 1490LPRINTCHR$~27j“S’’i (100UNITS/1000 PERSONS)” 1500LPRINTCHR$(9); .,,T,,.
I DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH IBM MODE Downloadingfonts in IBM mode requires downloadingcharacter Dot PatterndataandcharacterIndexTabledata.Dotpatterndatacontrolswhich pins fire whenprintinga character.IndexTabledatais placedin a “lookup table” that provides informationon where Dot Pattern data is stored in memoryand definescertainattributesof the character. Assigning the download character set You can defineone or more downloadcharactersets for later use in IBM mode.
Assigning the character dot pattern Wewill use a tiny representationof a telephonesymbolfor our example. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131415161718192021 22232425262728293031 32333435 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Compression ma, k btt Figure 5-3. Telephone symbol with LQ pica Afteryouhavedesignedthecharacterpattern,youwillneedto compressthe Dot Pattern.Datacompressionallowsyou to storemore downloadcharacters than’withoutcompression.It is a more efficientuse of memory.
Figure 5-4. Fill up the adjacent dot, then write the “compression data” After you have written the “compressionmask bit” data, line up all the character data for the “compressionmask bit” that requires “O”. The telephonesymbollookslike Figure5-5. 1 2 3 4 128 I . 04 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819 I I I I I [-,- II - I - I - I - I- II- - 202122232425 I - I - I I [111 I 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 ., 0. ,.
I Now we will calculatethe vertical numerical valuesof the columnsof dots, andenterthemunderneaththegrid.Eachverticalcolumnis firstdividedinto three groupsof eight dots. Each group of eight dots is representedby one byte, which consistsof eightbits. This iswherethenumbersdowntheleft sideof thegrid come in. Noticethat thereis a number for each row of dots and that each number is twicethe numberbelow it.
The remaining fivebytes(ti through m9) indicate thecompression mask thecompressed dotpattern bits..Eachbitsshowsthedatathatwilltranslate data back to the originalcharacterpattern. For example, the compressionmask bits of our telephone symbol are 0110000000000100111100100000000001100000.Sothesebytesare96, 4,242,0, and 96. theindextable dataforall characters fromO to255.If you You mustdefine donotwantto definea particularcharacter,enterOintothatindextabledata.
;CHR$ (9); 1400LPRINT“JAPAN” ;’’I’’:CHR$(6) ; 1410LPRINTCHR$(27) CHR$(60); :NEXTI 1420FOR 1=0TO 347STEP25 :LPRINT 1430LPRINT 1440LPRINTCHR$(9); CHR$(61); :NEXTI 1450FOR 1=0TO 493STEP25 :LPRINT ;”I’’:CHR$(2) 1460LPRINTcHR$(27) 1470LPRINT CHR$(9) ;’’+-”; 1480SCALE$=”+-+-” :LPRINT SCALES; :NEXTI 1490FOR 1=0TO 2 1500LPRINT“+-+” ”0 “; 1510LPRINTCHR$(9); 1520FOR 1=1TO 8 1530LPRINT“ “;1; 1S40 NEXTI 1550LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’:”: 1560LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’S’’:CHR$(O): 1570LPRINT CHR$(9):’’(IOO UNIT.
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chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When usingyourprinter withanIBM PC,PC-XT,orPC-AT orcompatible, you willprobably beusingPC-DOS orMS-DOS asanoperating system. A numberofsoftware tricks maybe useful here. Thischapter isnot, however, a substitute fortheoperating systemmanualssupplied withyourcomputer. To learn how to print fdes, etc. it is best to read the relevantparts of these manuals.
Pica Elite Semi-condensed Condensedpica Condensedelite Proportional CPI 10 12 15 17.1 20 Numberof columns 80 96 120 137 160 Variable Sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequenceto returnto the defaultsettings.The commandfor yourprinteris @. MakesurethattheEDSswitchesaresetforthecorrectprinteremulation,and thatyouhaveselectedthe appropriatecharactersetusingtheEDSswitches. Ifyouareindoubtabouttheconf@ration of yourapplicationsoftware,seek expertadvice.
((c))4 ((c))5 ((C))6 Yellow Orange Green If you wantto print a titlein double-sizeScript,then changeto regular-size fonts for othertext, you can use these commandsas follows: File as seen on computerscreen: ( (F))4 ( (S))3 Print e r commands ( (F) )0 ( (S))0 Font commands ( (F) ) 1can be ( (F) ) 2embedded ( (F) ) 3anywhere ( (F) ) 9 in a document . Printout: Font commands can be embedded anywhere in
The printer supportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such as quadruple-sizeprinting.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistof theescape code followedby one or more lettersor numbers. If yoursoftwareenablesyouto placetheescapecodein yourfiles,or if you areabletodefinethisasauseroptionduringinstallation,youcanalsoembed these escape sequences. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS printingcommand.
A)COPY README.DOC PRN A)TYF’E README.DOC }PRN COPYand TYPE do not permit you to executeothercommandswhilethe file is printing. If youwanta particularfont,or printpitch,youcanmakethesesettingsfrom the controlpanel beforeyou stantprinting.See Chapter2. IfyouprintfromtheDOScommandlevelveryoften,itwillbe advantageous to createa printersetupfile.Theninsteadof settingfontetc.manuallyeach time, you can complete the setup with a single command from your computer.
A>EDLIN LQELITE.DAT New file ,*1 1:XAVIX1”V[!”VA ‘2:*”C *E — ‘Vindicates thatthefollowing character isa control code.*V[ enters the cESC> code.cESC> hascharacter code27,and“[”isthe27thcharacter fromA intheASCII sequence. Similarly, ‘VA enters thecontrol code<1>. SeeyourDOS manualifyou needfimther information aboutEDLIN. You can now setup theprinter by sendingitthefile LQELITE.DAT. To avoidunnecessary logging ofcommands,switchhard-copy outputoff(by pressing CTRL-PRTSC ifhardcopyison).
PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an exampleofprogrammingtheprinter on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed theprogramfortheIBM-PC. Thisprogramrunsin theprinter’s mode,andthe downloadablecondition(EDSswitchA-1 ON and Standard A-2 OFF). 1000 ‘ Set contro 1 codes 1010 E$=CHR$ ( 27) 1020 D$=E$+” XO“ 1030 L$=E$+”X 1“ 1040 RM$=E$+’’kO’’+L$ 10.s0 SA$=E$+” kl “+L$ 1060 CO$=E$+“k2“ +L$ 1070 PR$=E$+“k3“ +L$ 1080 SC$=E.$+“k4“ +L.
I ‘Line spacing set 1540LPRI NT E$ ; “ A“ ; CHR$( I ) ; ‘Increase character space 1550LPRINT E$;” “ ;CHR$(I); 1560LPRINT “THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED” 1570NEXT I ‘Left justify 1580LPRINT E$; ’’aOU ‘Set 1/6” line spacing 1590LPRINT E$; ’’3” ;CHR$(3O); ‘Normal character space 1600LPRINT E$;” “;CHR$(0); 1610LPRI NT :LPRINT 1620LPRINT RM$; ”Other features:” 1630LPRINT H$;E$; ’’q’’ ;CHR$(l) ;”OUTLINED” ;E$; ’’q’’ ;CHR$(0) :”, “: 1640LPRI NT E$; ”qU;CHR$(2) ;’’SHADOWEDU;E$; ”q’’;CHR$(0) ;”, “; 1650LPRI NT E$; ”q”;CH
2530LPRINT SS$; ‘Select superlsubscript ;CHR$(O):CHR$(6O) ;CHR$(60); 2540LPRINTE$:’’&’’ 2550RESTORE3010 CHR$(LS); 2560READLS :LPRINT READCW :LPRINT CHR$(CW): 25’70 CHR$(RS); 2580READRS :LPRINT 2590FOR M=l TO CW*2 2600 READMM 2610 LPRINTCHR$(MM); 2620 2630 2640 2650 2660 2670 2680 2690 2700 2710 2720 2730 2740 2750 2760 3000 3010 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3070 3080 3090 3100 3110 3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 3170 3180, 3190 3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 3250 3260 3270 3280 3290 3300 3310 3320 3330 3340 3350 3360 3370
3410 3420 3430 3440 3450 3460 3470 3480 3490 3500 3510 3520 3530 3540 3550 3560 3570 3580 3590 3600 3610 3620 3630 3640 3650 3660 3670 3680 3690 3700 3710 3720 3730 3740 3750 3760 3770 3780 3790 3800 3810 3820 3830 3840 3850 3860 3870 3880 3890 3900 3910 3920 3930 3940 3950 3960 3970 3980 3990 4000 4010 4020 4030 4040 4050 1,128, 0 0, 0, 96, 0, 0,192, 0, 0, 92, 12, 0, 0, 0, 15, 0, 0 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 7, 0, 15 0, 31, 0, 0, 0, 31, 0, 31, 0, o, 31, 0, 0, 31 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, :;: 0, 31, 31
4060 4070 4080 40.90 4100 4110 4120 4130 4140 4150 4160 4170 4180 4190 4200 4210 4220 4230 4240 4250 4260 4270 4280 4290 4300 DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA ‘ 3rd DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA 4310DATA 4320DATA 4330DATA 4340DATA 4350DATA 4360DATA 4370DATA 4380DATA 4390DATA 4400 DATA 4410 DATA 4420 DATA 4430 DATA 4440 DAT’A 4450 DATA 4460 DATA 4470 DATA 4480 DATA 4490 DATA 4500 DATA 4510 DATA 4520 DATA 4530 DATA 4540 DATA 4550 DATA 4560 DATA 4.
How the program works Thisprogrambegins by assigning anumberofprinter commands toBASIC string variables (lines 1000to1100). You canfindmostofthese commands nearthebeginning ofchapter 4. TheWIDTH“LPT1:”255 statementin line 1120meansinfiniteline width. It preventsthe IBM-PCfrom insertingunwantedcarriagereturnsand line feedsin graphicsdata. Actualprintingbeginsin line 1130.
Resident fonts are: Roman characters, Courier characters, c:t-l(3r:5c2ti;r 5, Sanserif Prestige characters, characters, Print pitches Pica pitch S are: (10 CPI), S ep ( C ~ Elite c pitch (12 CPI), m Condensed picaipitch (17CPI),- Condensed elitepitch(20CPI), Normal proportional, i Condensed prqxxtional. D Do 1 w i w e D iz , Q Various Other O i z e .
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chapter TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 7 The followingsectionon troubleshootingandmaintenanceis intendedonly as a brief guide. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronicdevice,whichalso containshighvoltageinside.For that reason, only carry out thoseoperationsthat are describedin this chapter. CAUTION: Anyattempttocarryoutoperationsotherthanthosedescribed heremay resultin electricshockand/ordamageto theprinter.
Powersupply If the POWERindicatordoes not illuminate,checkthe following: — P C t p p o t c t i p o b p e T o t p s s t r T a p C o p p c m a c t t t a d o t c t t p p t i T e o a p h v c b o a b s o t b p y c t t t t t t n m y s C N t o If yourprinterdoesnot print,or suddenlystopsprinting,checkthe following: C t i s n c t c i P C m r b s e t t c t -p f a c p ONLINE]buttontosettheprinter i i c o m t i t i p h r o L m p f t p t
If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following: C t r p i P C r a r n s t r w T p o r h al F an r l b c w e n r n If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following: C A d t m r p al d t s p m c t P T u s T y r r S a p s h b p r h s r c r t g c c r i f d an p S h p a c If your applicationsoftwarecannotprint the fonts or charactersselected, checkthe following: C y p A p A t p a s i f n b s c o e t b P r C t s i a t s w n C t s i a i t c m n f
Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feeding smoothly,check the following: C P t p b p s r l ( t E A u w i S r l t ~ p ~ p t p g a v A t l a r t c t t r I p g A s w t s y t f p t f p b t L T s p g s s t l a r g p w n f s a a t p i t d i p v f c f Y o c a t M o f p S t p f f t w a o c t t al w t f t f t p p I l t p t t T a l w T t s w t A f p p j s b a t C d t u t p t t p al a p r t w c f ac b Iffanfold(continuous)paperisn
C t p p i t A u w i y f f t t f f T t o a f Y o p p b p s n t f f t p ( 1m 3f a t s c o o i p T p s f s i t p a m c j a b c o f p t w w t p S t p o a t f p theONLINEindicatoris t p t t T a l w T t t t u p t t c f p If the ASF is not operatingor is not feeding paper correctly,check the following: -... ... H l t ] P A w t E r l t ~ p t A m p c p h A t l a t c t t p s W b t n r m t S t T p M t f t i p t b A b u a c y t t t t p f f p r t .
Ifthepaperparkfunctiondoesnotappearto be workingcorrectly,checkthe following: C t p r P r T p r a t f M s t a t f l t ~ p H t f p p p b l m h b i h b p t p s p t & p c f p If text is being printedall on one line, or with extra blanklines, checkthe following: I ]C I t t a t I s l t e b b p w l P r C r a n < + < p C c T l f a b p p j ac r s t A O w b t e E s M ( t t E y n s a s p Ifthepagelengthandmarginsarenotwhatisexpected,checkthefollowing: C t h D I p 116 p t t s
MAINTENANCE Essentially,your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treatedwitha modicumofcarein orderto avoidmalfunctions.Forexample: ● ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ Keep yourprinterin a “comfortable”environment.Roughlyspeaking,if youarecomfortable,thenthe environmentis suitablefor yourprinter,too (see Chapter1). Do not subjectthe printerto physicalshocksor excessivevibration. Avoidextremelydusty environments.Dust is the enemyof all precision mechanicaldevices.
I Iecfo]cove, 6. Disengagethecable fromthetabsholdingitdown,thenremovetheprint head. 7. Pass the cable of the new printhead throughthe tabs. 8. Placethe new printhead on its support,seatingit on the two pins. 9. Fastenthe print head down with the two screws. 10.Replacetheconnectorcoverslidingit to theleft untilit locksintoplace. 11.Replacetheribboncartridgeandtopcover,andplugthepowercordback in.
chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printingsystem ..............................Serial ImpactDot-matrix Printingspeed ................................Pica 222cps High-SpeedDraft 167cps Draft 55.5cps Letter Quality Elite – 2oocps 66.7cps Print direction ............................. .Bidirectional,logic-seeking Unidirectional,logic-seeking (Text and Graphics) (selectable) Pnnthead . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ,24pins Life:200milliondots Line spacing.-..-.ti-titi--- . . . . .
Numberof columns....................... CPI Pica 10 12 Elite 15 Semi-condensed 17.1 Condensedpica 20 Condensedelite Proportional 80 96 120 137 160 Variable Characterdot matrix ......................Draft Pica 24X 9 Elite 24X 9 16X 7 Semi-condensed Condensedpica 24X 9 24X 9 Condensedelite 16X 7 Super/subscript — Proportional Super/subscriptproportional – LQ 24X 35 24X 29 16X 23 24X 18 24X 15 16X 23 24 x n 16 x n Bit imagedot-matrix......................
4“.11.7” Paper Width.......................................cut sheet 4“-10” Fanfold (continuous) + 4 copies(Max.) Copies ...............................................On@M Maximumbuffer size Without Download..........7KB(30KBfor Colorprinter) With Download...............1line Emulations........................................Epson LQ-860 IBM PmprinterX24E Interface............................................Cen~tiuparallel (standad) RS-232Cserial (option) Ribbon type......................................
Thefollowingdescribesthepinoutoftheparallel(Centronics-type)interface connector(signalswhich are low when activeare overlined): 1 P 1 F S G D H w a D H w a 4 D H w a 5 D H w a 6 D H w a 7 D H w a 8 D H w a D H w a A B 5 l p a L w p r P H w p S H w p ( > w r oc d t r o C a k d r d w E s o N G S g C C +5V +5V o G T p R — W E O G E g t A ( f g h s l p g r s w f p g i l N S 1 l 9 E 3 h 2 S 1 f 3 1 1 1
9 chapter CHARACTER SETS The followingtables showthe standardand IBM charactersets. The decimalcharactercode of each characteris shown in an inset to the lower rightof the character. Thehexadecimalcodecanbe foundby readingthe entriesatthe top andleft edgesof the table. For example,the character“A” is in column4 and row 1, so its hexadecimalcharactercodeis 41. This is equivalent(4x 16+ 1 = 65) to decimal65, the numberin the inset.
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #1 o 2 1 3 (MU.) (DLE) b E b (oCl) ! 1 k E F (E2) “ 2 l-m b F (OC3) # 3 l--m b b o ( 4 $ b b o F l-m k 5 ( ( ) 9 F ‘ I-I l * . ( 9 P B I-I (c ( 1= E + 3 L7 1 < J ‘rm , (FF) c 4 E8 1 = ( D I 9 S / I 9 t 2 F 124 IKILU l I EO I b~ / ? h 1 1 ! m 3 b9 n a o b 4 - I3 F4 b8 2 N > . 1 F7 1 l-m { b 1 b M I , z k \ O y b [ L ml l j S l-m.
8 o ( A B o c @ 1 h l I ( I 1 2 9 P A Q a ( “ 2 B R b l u q k l-iii ITii- # k $ l-iii L 5 % IiT4 c 4 I-E 5 I-ii 3 F ( l-ii P I 1 l-ii F ‘ k / ( 4 E ( b 3 D l-m s l-x D b lx I-R E k c T ~ r ~ s k d l-m ~ t E F( U e U v f v k (SYN) L@ l-ii l-iii l-m 6 7 8 9 A B c I ( k ( k ( I l-iii ( I-F ( b ( I ( I 1-iii h b y J I’iiI h l-m b. w k. x I i ~ Y b : , l-ii g x I . .
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Othercharactersare identicalto standardcharacterset #l.
I INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS Whenaninternationalcharactersetis selectedby acommandfromsoftware, the followingchangesaremadein thecharactersetwiththe Standardmode: Country U.S.A.
IBM CHARACTER SET #2 CodePage #437 (U.S.A.) I I I B 0 1 .-l o (Nlk) 1 I (D1.
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I CodePage #861 (/celandic) Othercharctersare identicalto CodePage#437. I I 8 I I 9 I A I I I I I I I I B I I D L 1 I E I F I %2 -!-h it - 229 P“ 230 & 245 246 J _ D E F 132 P 0 ..
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CodePage #865 (Nordic) Other charctersare identicalto CodePage #437.
IBM CHARACTER SET #1 o o ( h (In) h rii (Gtz) I-T I--F (OC3) IT I-3 2 3 ( 4 h 5 l r-s IT (SYN) In E 6 7 ( I 1 (W P rr3 (Bs) (CM) 8 In I’m 9 A B c D E F ( ( I ( ‘ r b F ( ( l ( l ( m P ( b 8 1 l o (NIL) F 4 5 l-ix l-m (S’fN) Iii I’iii 6 A B c m (OC2) I-E hi (0t3) l-ii ~ (Oc4) l-ii l-iii 3 9 l ‘ 2 8 ( l 1 7 9 (W h ( ITi ( I ( ~ ( L I ( F m ( ( I ( ~ ( I l l ~ E F F ( F F D ( ( ( l 1 h h ( F Other charactersare identicalto charact
IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additionalcharacterscan be printedby specialcommands. o 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B c D E F 136 ‘~ 1 ‘~ @ < I--F I-Y t e I v ! E + b 1 b 4 l 5 l 4 l .
PROPORTIONAL SPACING TABLE This tablelists the widthsof yourprinter’sproportionalLQ characters,for Standardmode and IBM mode. The values given are in 360thsof an inch. For example,a value of 36 is 36/360thsof aninch.Youmayneedto enterthesewidthsintoa specialtable for yourprocessingprogramso it can calculatethe numberof proportional charactersthat will fit on a line.
Character code h. Std.
Character code Std.
Character # 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 140 # code # # 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 83I 83! 831 83! 83 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 91I 91I 91I 91I 91 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 941 94I 941 941 94 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 97I 97I 97I 97I 97 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 I1 I1 I1 I1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 !1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 It?x5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * S I 36 I 24 I 36 ! 1 I 1 u 42 I 28 I 42 w x 4 3 2 2 w w w 4 4
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Proportionalwidth Character code Chr. I lioraalSuper/Sub Std.
# 1 1 \ 172 I 172 ~172 I 17211721172 1 [ i - 1 11741174117411741174 1174 1 1175 175 175 175 175 175 1176 176 ,176 176 176 176 1 I I 1 I I1 1 I1 1 [1 I I1 ! I1 1 \178 1178 178 179 I 1 I 1 I1 ‘[1 —..
37 50 s 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 E2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 *2 2 2 2 2 207 207 - 2 *208 208 - 2 209 209 - 2 210 210 - 2 *211 211 - 2 212 212 - 2 213 213 - 2 *214 214 - 2 215 215 - 2 216 216 - 2 2 2 2 *2 2 2 2 I2 I2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 2 2 ! I2 2 %t%t= # 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 H-l-%-R % % 144 Proportionalwidth I Horsalkurier/Sub e C j#363 #865 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 w 30 F 3 a 3 T 3 f 3 = 3 + 3 A 3 ~ 3 I + I 30 2 l 3 2 u 3 2121212 I 1=I 30 213!213
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COMMAND SUMMARY StandardMode The followingcommandstake effect with the Standardmode. % H < L A n U n n % % .
I C n u O 1 % ... n n .,,< D d n n d ... n n n i B U B U % d q % ...
n n Y n n “W” d d “X”
IBM Mode The followingcommandstake effect with the IBM mode. < < n % < < “ “ n “ < “ < < “ “ “7” < “ < 8 < “ < “ , ...
8 n n d .. n .---< ? B U % < < “ “ “ d q “ < < < < < < “ “ “ < 1“ n n “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ nm n n n n c ..
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