Multi-Font User's Manual

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Chapter 7

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode.

In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson EX-SOO/

EX-1000. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III.

Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.

The emulation is changed by means of Memory Switch mode. When the

Emulation option is set to [STANDARD], the printer will be in standard mode,

and when [IBM], the printer will be in IBM mode (see Chapter 6). It is not

possible to change the emulation by means of software control.

This chapter describes the printer’s control commands. Some commands are

common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the

commands, all commands will given by functions. The name of each

command is followed by a table like the one below:

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std.

<ES0 “XI’ “ 1 ”

27120 49 1B 70 31

27120 1 1B 70 01

Mode:

Indicates the mode in which the command is recog-

nized.

Std. Standard mode

IBM IBM mode

Both Both standard and IBM modes

ASCII:

Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Con-

trol characters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For

example, <l> means character code 1.

Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes.

Hexadecimal: Gives the command inhexadecimal character codes.

Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters

such as n, m or d.