Multi-Font User's Manual

chapter 7
PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS
Theprinterhastwo emulationmodes:Standardmodeand IBMmode.
In staridardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsof theEpsonEX-800/
EX-1OOO.In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter III.
Additionalcommandcodesareincludedas a supwsetof theseemulations.
The emulationis changedby meansof MemorySwitchmode. Whenthe
Emulationoptionissetto [STANDARD],theprinterwillbeinstandardmode,
andwhen [IBM],theprinterwillbe in IBMmode(seeChapter6). It is not
possibleto changethe emulationby meansof softwarecontrol.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare
commonto both the standardand IBM modes.In the descriptionsof the
commands,all commands will given by functions.The name of each
commandis followedby a tablelikethe onebelow:
Mode ASCII
Decimal Hexadecimal
std.
<ESC> “X” “l” 27120 49 10 78 31
<ESC> “x” <1>
27
12U 1
IB 78 01
Mode:
ASCII:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandisrecog-
nized.
Std. Standardmode
IBM
IBMmode
Both
BothstandardandIBMmodes
IndicatestheASCIIcodingofthecommand.Con-
trolcharactersareenclosedinpointedbrackets:For
example,<1>meanscharactercode 1.
Givesthecommandin decimalcharactercodes.
Givesthecommandinhexadecimalchamctercodes.
Parametersfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedareindicatedby italicletters
suchas n, m or d.
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