NX-1020 RAINBOW USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 3. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers).
Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have included a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer.
FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer has 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. Some of its main features are the following: l Extensive software support Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any software that supports those printers.
/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the Printer Unpacking and Inspection Checking the carton contents Identifying printer parts Setting Up Mounting the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge and the roller unit Connecting the printer to your computer Loading Single Sheets Automatic loading Manual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loading the paper from the rear of the printer Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer Paper parking Paper unparking Loading Multi-Par
Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading value Clearing the buffer/All reset Selecting the print color Store macro definition Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings Bidirectional test/Adjustment mode Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Font Control Commands Character Set Commands Character Size and Pitch Commands Vertical Position Commands Horizontal Position Commands Graphics Commands Download Character Commands Color Selection Commandes Oth
Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting Power supply Printing Paper feeding Maintenance Replacing the Print Head 107 107 108 108 110 113 113 Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS 115 Chapter 9 CHARACTER 119 120 122 123 124 124 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 SETS Standard Character Set #l Standard Character Set #2 International Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code page #437 (U.S.A.
Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (part names) l Setting up and connecting l Loading single sheets l Loading and parking fanfold forms l Adjusting the printing gap LOCATING THE PRINTER Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it.
- UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Checking the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure l- 1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be six items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. b.
The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: l Monochrome ribbon cartridge (ZX9) l Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) l Automatic sheet feeder (SF- IODN) l Roll paper holder (RH-IOZ) Identifying printer parts Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the following parts in Figure l-2. FIgwe 7-Z.
SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location. Mounting the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess of the white foam packing material which held your printer inside the carton.
F/gum T-4. Removing the top cover 1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack. 2. Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself. int head shield F/gum 1-5.
3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see Figure l-6). rint head shield - Figum 7-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield 4. After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, install the roller unit. 5. Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side. 6. Gripping the lock levers on both sides of the roller unit, fit the mounting brackets onto the shaft inside of the printer mechanism.
Figure T-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer To replace the top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case. Swing the front edge down to close the cover. Leave the top cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment. NOTE : When you remove the color ribbon cartridge, press the ribbon release catch toward you with your index finger.
Connecting the printer to your computer Connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25pin D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-pin connector at the printer end. The configuration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer. If you need to connect to a serial port, use the optional Serial-Parallel converter, SPC-8K.
LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (SF- lODN), refer to the ASF instruction booklet. Automatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically with the power on. We will start the easy way with automatic loading. 1.
4. Make sure that the release lever is back. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the ( SE~&~cT1 button to park the paper in the off-line state, then move the release lever backwards. 5. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop. ) button. The paper will be fed into the printer 6.
Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer. 2. Check that printer power is off and the release lever is back. 3. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using. Remember that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage. 4.
I I/ 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. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms. Loading the paper from the rear of the printer You can load the fanfold paper either from the rear or from the bottom of the printer.
6. Move the tractor units downwards by gripping the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit as shown in Figure 1-12. Tractor cover mp lever Figure 1-72. Move the tractor units downwards for loading the paper from the rear 7. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. Tractor cover p lever figure l-73.
8. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position. When the clamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked. 9. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. 10.
Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the following procedure. 1. Remove the top cover and the roller unit. 2. Open the rear cover using the two grips at the side, and push backwards. 3. Grip the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit, and pull the unit upwards as shown in Figure 1-15. Positioning lever Positioning lever Figure 7-75. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding .- 4.
- Figuro I-16. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 7. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned pIoperly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. 8. Remount the roller unit and replace the rear cover and the top cover.
5. Move the release lever to the back. 6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position. Now you can load single sheets either automatically or manually, as explained previously. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer. NOTE:You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it from the bottom of the printer. Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows. 1. 2. 3. 4. Remove all single sheets from the printer.
LOADING MULTI-PART FORMS You can print on continuous multi-part forms with the built-in tractor unit. You can use multi-part forms that have up to four parts including the original when the Multi-part mode is selected with the EDS setting. (For details, please refer to Chapter 3.) It is recommended to use forms jointed by dotted or pasting under the normal office condition. Multi-part forms should be pressure sensitive, and should not be used in the friction feed.
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, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer mechanism. Pushing the adjustment lever backwards narrows the gap; pulling it forwards widens the gap. There are five positions, and you can feel the lever clicking into each position.
The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference. Weight (g/ml) (Each paper) Paper Type 52-82 Single I 83 - 90 2-PlY 40-58 3-PlY 40-58 4-PlY 40-58 I Thickness (mm) (Total) Recommended Lever position 0.07 - 0.10 2nd 0.11 - 0.12 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 NOTE: Pressure sensitive paper is recommended for the multi-part paper.
Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.
ON LINE button The ( ONLINE ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button. When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data. The printer powers up in the on-line status if paper is loaded. If paper is not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the POWER indicator flashing.
If you also press the C ON LINE ) button while you are line-feeding, the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later. If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET indicator on and off. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator lit, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level. SET/EJECT/PARK button NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected.
FONT button This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change to HS Draft (High-Speed Draft) or one of the NLQ (Near Letter Quality) fonts, set the printer off-line, then press the (FONT) button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illumiuate.
POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on. Figutv 2-2 Power-up functions of control panel Short test mode If the printer is turned on while the ( ONLINE > button is pressed, the printer will enter the short self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by seven lines of the character set.
Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPERFEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM and the current EDS settings, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available. The test cycles endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it. * * * x ON * * * Ir I: 1: * t * * I 1: OFF ----+ .-..--I. A : --_ 1 : ._-.-. ____-. A R : : .
Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accomodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test. Print area test mode By holding the,< SEpf&CT1 button down during power-up, the printer will enter the print area test mode.
- Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmets who are debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.) In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes. This mode is accessed with the following procedure: 1. While holding both the(PAPER FEEDland ( sE~~ScT Ibuttons down, turn power ON.
Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For exarrmle. I the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Fi-gure 2-6. ,:ir,Sq.
SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. TOD of Form Change color Buffer Form Feed clear/All reset Figutu 2-7. Switch combination functions of mntrol panel Form feed If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page. 1. Press the C ON LINE > button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the (PAPER FEED) button and hold it down.
3. Press and hold the ( ON LINE > button. 4. While holding the ( ON LINE )button down, press the @RR) button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set. Forward micro-feed For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows: 1. Press the ( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the ( ON LINE ) button again. and hold it down. 3.
This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definition function, which is described below. Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value. Clearing the buffer/All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer.
1. Press the( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the m button and hold it down. ) button. 3. While holding the (FONT) button, press the ( SEJ,ff&“T button, one of the indicators of Each time you press the FONT or PITCH will blink to show the current color as shown below. 4. Release both buttons after you set the desired printing color. If you want to save the selected color for later use, store it using the Macro Definition.
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Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS Most printers use a bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer to achieve various functions. However, this printer can change the power-up default settings by using the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. This chapter explains how to use the EDS mode. HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode has 16 kinds of functions you can set as the power-on default.
FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer is factory-set with all EDS switches in 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 choose the proper settings.
Switch A-2: Does your software download characters to the printer’? In order to download characters this switch must be in the OFF position. The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns and provides only a one-line print buffer. If you leave this switch ON, the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the computer to send data faster than the printer prints.
Switches C-l and C-2: Which print mode do you want to set? These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below. piEE&gg NOTE:If you change these switches after you have stored the macro, these settings will override the macro setting. Switches C-3 and C-4: What is the page length of your paper? - Leave these switches ON if you will be using 1l-inch forms.
Switches D-2 to D-4: Do you want an international character set or IBM code page? International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set. See the character tables at the back of this manual.
BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT MODE This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes. This will be most evident in NLQ printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely. 1. Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the ( sE~r=&CT ) and ( ON LINE > buttons.
Chapter 4 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 FX-850 or EX-800 for color print. 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 EDS switch A-l. When ON, the printer will be in standard mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM mode (see Chapter 3).
FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters klode Bo* Std. IBM Decimal ASCII “(.. ..(.* &SC> “F’ uxw ,.).. ‘,)w "0' Y' Hexadecimal 40 40 70 41 41 57 28 28 46 29 29 39 27 120 48 18 78 30 “X” co> 27 120 0 1B 78 00 &SC> "I" 27 73 48 1B 49 30 “I” 27 73 IB 49 00 "0" 0 Changes from near letter quality to draft quality. Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up.
Select NLQ font Mode ASCII Both Decimal “k” 27 107 n n Hexadecimal 10 60 n Selects an NLQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when NLQ is selected. Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during powerup. n Font 0 Courier (initial value) 1 Sanserif 4 script 7 Orator Select Courier characters Mode] ASCII Both 1 “(.. ‘Y” 1 Decimal *IF’ “),.
Select Orator characters Mode Both ASCII “(” Decimal ,‘(., “F’ .,yl .,).. 6.7” 40 40 m 41 41 55 Hexadecimal 28 2a 46 29 29 37 Changes to the Orator NLQ font. Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up. Select italic characters Mode ASCII Std. cESC> Decimal 27 52 “4” Hexadecimal 10 34 - Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics.
Cancel emphasized printing Decimal Mode ASCII Both “F’ 27 70 Hexadecimal 10 46 Cancels emphasized printing. Double-s trike printing Mode Both Decimal ASCII 27 “G” 71 Hexadecimal 10 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of horizontal strokes.
Stop underlining Mode Both Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal “I “0’ 27 45 48 10 2D 30 27 45 10 2D 00 “I 0 Stops underlining. Start 0 verlining Mode IBM Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal ” _ ” “1” 27 95 49 10 5F 31 ‘I-” 27 95 10 5F 01 cl> 1 Causes subsequent characters to be overlined. Spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not overlined. Stop overlining 1Mode 1 ASCII IBM ‘6_ 9.
Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Both Decimal Hexadecimal 10 27 84 ‘T” 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Both Y’ 27 116 0 10 74 00 Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode if EDS switch D-l is OFF.
- Select international character set Mode Std. Decimal ASCII
Enable printing of a// character codes Mode ASCII IBM eESC> Decimal ‘T’ nl n2 27 92 nl Hexadecimal n2 10 5C nl n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x 256 character, where nl and n2 are numbers between 0 and 255. During this interval no control functions am executed.
CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch ASCII “F”’ 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 27 80 1 10 I ia I 12 1 50 In Standard mode, changes from elite 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(FiTGi) button was pressed during power-up. Elite pitch I I 1Mode ASCII I std.
Cancel condensed printing Mode Both Decimal ASCII ia cDC2> Hexadecimal 12 In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal pica. Ignored if the @liTi button was pressed during power-up. Expanded printing Mode Both Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal “w” “1” 27 87 49 10 57 31 “w” cl> 27 87 10 57 01 1 Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width.
Cancel one-line expanded printing Mode Both ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 14 20 Stops one-line expanded printing set with or . Does not cancel “‘p” “1” “p” cl> 27 112 49 10 m 31 27 112 1 10 m 01 “I”’ cl> 27 60 1 10 50 01 IBM Decimal Hexadecimal Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced. Ignored if the (PITCFI)button was pressed during power-up.
Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9 (1 + 8) gives emphasized elite; n = 137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underlined emphasized elite. Function Underline Italic Expanded Double strike Emphasized Condensed [*] Proportional [*] Elite [*] n value 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 [*] Ignored if the (PITCH)button was pressed during power-up. increase character spacing Mode Std. Decimal ASCII n 27 32 Hexadecimal n 1B 20 n Increases the space between characters by n/240 inches, where n is a number from 0 to 127.
Select character size Mode Both ASCII “(,, ‘.(.. Decimal ‘6s” .,),, .,).. n 40 40 83 41 41 n Hexadecimal 26 28 53 29 29 n Selects a combination of character height and width according to the value of n, as below. Does not move the base line. n 0 1 2 3 Character width Single width Double width Single width Double width Character height Single height Single height Double height Double height - Double-height characters are always printed at near letter quality.
Select character height, width, and line spacing Mode IBM Decimal ASCII “[” “@I” ~47 CO7 CO7 n 91 64 27 m Hexadecimal 0 0 4 0 10 50 WOO nm 40 04 00 nm Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing according to the value of rr and m, as below. Does not move the base line.
Set line spacing to 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Both cBsc> Decimal “1” 27 49 Hexadecimal 1B 31 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7/72 inch. Set line spacing to I/6 inch Mode ASCII Std. Decimal 27 50 “2” Hexadecimal 1B 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/6 inch.
Execute Hexadecimal Decimal 1B 27 50 “2” 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding “A” command. Sets the line spacing to l/6 inch if there is no preceding Hexadecimal Decimal OA 10 Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. See the preceding commands for the line spacing. Reverse line feed Mode Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Std.
Perform one n/216=inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Std. Hexadecimal Decimal “j” 27 106 n 1B 6A n n Feeds the paper once by n/216 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Feed paper n lines hnode ASCII Std.
Set page length to n inches Mode ASCII Both n 27 67 0 n lB4300 n Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 32 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. The current line becomes the top of the page. Set bottom margin Mode ASCII Both Decimal “IV n 27 70 n Hexadecimal lB4E n Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode.
Return to top of current page Mode Std. Decimal ASCII 27 12 Hexadecimal 18 OC Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page. Ignored when friction feed is used. Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Both cESC> Decimal 27 56 “8” Hexadecimal 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 EDS switch B-2.
Set vertical tab stops every n lines Mode Std. ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “e” “1” n 27 101 49 n 1B 65 31 n cESC> “e” -cl> n 27 101 n IB 65 01 n 1 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 2 and 127. Set vertical tab stops in channel Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “b” n0 n2 Hexadecimal 27 96 no nl nl .. . n2 1B .. . 0 62 no nl n2 .. .
HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin [Mode 1 ASCII 1 std. 1 cESC> 1 Decimal “1” n 127108 ) n Hexadecimal lB6C I n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
Set leff and right margins t i Mode ASCII IBM Decimal “X” nl 27 88 n2 Hexadecimal nl n2 1B 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return .. Mode ASCII Both Decimal Hexadecimal 13 OD Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin. If EDS switch A-3 is OFF, also performs a line feed.
Left justify 1 Decimal IMode 1 ASCII Std. “a” “0” “a” CO> 1 27 97 48 1 27 97 0 Hexadecimal 1B IIB 61 30 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged. Center text Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “a” “a” cl> “1” Hexadecimal 27 97 49 1B 61 27 97 1B 61 01 1 31 Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins. Right justify Mode Std.
Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Both cESC> Decimal “D” nl n2 .. . Hexadecimal CO> 27 68 nl n2 ... 0 1B 44 nl n2 ... 00 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, ~2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 64 in IBM mode.
Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Std. cESC> Decimal ‘T’ nl n2 27 92 nl Hexadecimal n.2 IB 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum 8 inches). Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between 0 and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + n2 x 256)/120 inches.
Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Mode Both Decimal ASCII “K” nl n2 m2 ml ... 27 75 nl n2 ml m2 ... Hexadecimal 1B 48 nl ml n2 m2 ... prints bit-image 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 lbyte 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 quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode Both Decimal ASCII cESC> ‘7” nl n2 ml m2 ... Hexadecimal 27 90 nl n2 ml m2 . . . 1B 5A nl ml n2 m2 . . . Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See “*” n0 n2 nl ml m2 ... 27 42 n0 nl n2 ml m2 . . . 1B 2A n0 nl n2 ml m2 ...
Print O-pin graphics Mode Std. Decimal ASCII “*” n0 n2 nl ml m2 Hexadecimal 27 94 n0 nl ... n2 ml m2 1B 5E n0 ... n2 ml nl m2 ... Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of n0 and prints g-pin bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphics image is 9 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches. Dots beyond the right margin are ignores. ml, m2, ... are byte pairs representing 9 vertical dots each.
DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define draft download characters Decimal ASCII cESC> “&” CO> nl m0 ml n2 m3 27 38 m2 ... ml1 Hexadecimal 0 nl n2mOmlm2 m3 . . . ml1 IB 26 00 nl n2mOmlm.2 m3 . . . ml1 Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not for downloading characters, and this command is ignored. Draft mode must be selected before this command is executed.
Define NLQ download characters Mode Std. ASCII Decimal cESC> “&I’ CO> nl n2 a0 al ml m2 . . . Hexadecimal 27 38 a2 m69 0 nl n2 a0 al a2 ml m2 ...m49 18 26 00 nl d? a0 al a2 ml m2 ...m49 Defines one or more new NLQ characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF. NLQ mode must be selected before this command is executed. The parameters are different from the draft character command.
Define NLQ download characters ASCII I “=” a0 nl al a2 ?i2 cNAK> ml m2 . . . m46 Decimal 1 27 61 nl a0 n2 21 al a2 ml m2 . . . m46 Hexadecimal 18 3D nl a0 al I n2 15 a2 ml m2 ...m46 Defines one or more new NLQ characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF. NLQ mode must be selected before this command is executed.
Select draft download character set Mode ASCII IBM Decimal Hexadecimal cEsc> “I” “ 4” 27 73 52 1B 49 34 cESC> "I" <4> 27 73 1B 49 04 4 Selects the download character set and draft quality. Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is ON. Select draft elite download character set Mode IBM ASCII .
Select ROM character set Mode Std. Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII “%” “0” ‘%” <0> 27 37 48 1B 25 30 27 37 1B 25 00 0 Stops using the download character set and n9um.s to the built-in ROM character set. Ignored when EDS switch A-2 is ON. COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS select print color Mode ASCII Both Hexadecimal Decimal ‘I” 27 114 n n 1B 72 n Selects the printing color according to the value of II as shown below. Ignored if the color ribbon is not installed.
Select cyan Mode Both Decimal ASCII "(" “(,' "C" ")" ").' "2" 40 40 67 41 41 50 Hexadecimal 28 28 43 29 29 32 Changes the print color to Cyan. Ignored if the color ribbon is not installed. Select violet Mode Both Decimal ASCII “(,, “(,. “C” “)” “)” "3" 40 40 67 41 41 51 Hexadecimal 28 28 43 29 29 33 Changes the print color to Violet. Ignored if the color ribbon is not installed. Sekt Mode Both yellow Decimal ASCII “(9. “(9.
OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to I Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “>” Hexadecimal 27 62 1B 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127. Set MSB to 0 Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “=” Hexadecimal 27 61 1B 3D Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 0. Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Std.
Quiet print Mode Std. ASCII Decimal 2” 27 115 49 1B 73 31 ‘Y’ cl> 27 115 1B 73 01 “1” Hexadecimal 1 Selects the quiet print mode, in which the printer prints each line in two passes to reduce the sound of printing. You can also set the quiet mode with the control panel button. Cancel quiet print Mode Std. Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII cESC> “so “0” cESC> “S” co> 27 115 48 1B 73 30 27 115 1B 73 00 0 Cancels the quiet print mode, and resumes normal printing.
Bell Mode Both ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 7 &EL> 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Both “u” “0” Decimal "U" Hexadecimal 27 85 48 27 85 0 1B 1B 55 30 55 00 1 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode, which is faster than unidirectional printing.
Auto feed Mode Both ASCII Decimal ,.(,, ,a(,, 27 <4> "4" ")" “)W 40 Hexadecimal 25 4 40 52 41 41 1B 19 04 28 28 34 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Eject paper from ASF Decimal Wode ASCII BO~JI ,,(w ,a(,, Hexadecimal 27 25 82 “R” “y, "R" “),. 40 40 82 41 41 1B 19 52 28 28 52 29 29 Ejects the current page. Ignored if EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF inactive).
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chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 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. Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer’s ROM, but characters you design are downloaded and stored in RAM for use.
l The minimum width of a character is five dots. l The user-defined characters may use eight dots vertically. l l Dots cannot overlap - that is, you may not have a dot inside a box next to one that is on a line. You may define any position in the ASCII table. Photocopy the grid in Figure 5-2 to help design yournew characters. We will use a tiny representation of a car-shaped symbol for our example.
Next, you must specify the left space and the last print column of the character. Being able to specify the width of the character allows you to specify the precise area inside the grid that the character will occupy, so that narrow characters will look attractive next to wide ones. Acceptable values for the left space are 0 to 7, and the last print column are from4 to 11. Our character will occupy from column 1 to column 11, so the left space is 0 and the character width data is 11.
Sample program To demonstrate how to use the download characters, let’s use the “car” character and some other user-defined characters to print a small graph.
1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 LPRINT CHR$(9);"+--"; SCALE$="--+--'I FOR I=2 TO 8 STEP 2 LPRINT SCALE$; NEXT I LPRINT 'I--+" LPRINT CHR$(9);" "; FOR I=2 TO 8 STEP 2 LPRINT u ";I; NEXT I LPRINT CHR$(27);"%";CHR$(O) LPRINT CHR$(27);"S";CHR$(O) LPRINT CHR$(9);"MILLIONS OF 'DOLLARS" LPRINT CHR$(27);"T" END 85
- DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERS As you probably noticed, NLQ characters are printed by two passes of the print head. Half of the character is printed on the first pass, and the remainder on the second pass. The paper is rolled up half a dot height in between passes to let the print head print dots on the second pass that overlap the previous dots, in order to fill in the spaces and produce denser characters.
three attribute bytes, the first byte describes the character’s left space, the second byte describes the character width. And the third byte describes the right space. Appropriate allocation of data in these three bytes lets you place the character where you like within the grid. Use the grid in Figure 5-4 to help plot the data. The vertical definition of the character is 18 dots. Each byte therefore represents a third of the vertical definition.
- The following program demonstrates how to use the NLQ download characters with the Standard mode: 1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080 1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140 1150 1160 1170 1180 1190 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 88 LPRINT CHR$(27);"xl" LPRINT CHR$(27);"&";CHR$(O); LPRINT CHR$(60);CHR$(62); FOR N=60 TO 62 LPRINT CHR$(O);CHR$(23);CHR$(O); FOR M=l TO 69 READ MM LPRINT CHR$(MM); NEXT M NEXT N LPRINT LPRINT CHR$(27);"D";CH
1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 NEXT I LPRINT CHR$(27);"%";CHR$(O) LPRINT CHR$(27);"S";CHR$(O); LPRINT CHR$(9); "MILLIONS OF DOLLARS" LPRINT CHR$(27);"T" END DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. 0. 0, 6. 0 DATA 0, 9, 0, 0. 16.128. 0. 32. 0 DATA 0, 64,128, 63,128. 0, 0. 0,128 DATA 0. 0, 0. 0, 0,128, 0, 0. 0 DATA 0, 0,128, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,128 DATA 63,128, 0, 0, 64,128, 0, 32, 0 DATA 0, 16,128, 0. 9. 0. 0.
Assigning the character data with the IBM mode Fundamentally, the process to define and print downloaded NLQ character with the IBM mode is the same as for draft characters, except that you must supply about four times as much character data, and you must design the character with the two passes of the print head in mind. Use the grid in Figure 5-6 to help plot the data with the IBM mode. Due to the two-pass process, NLQ characters can contain up to 16 dots vertically. ...m45 ...
First “ASS tul... ,I,)_ ...m45 m*h Second pass 128 ,28 64 64 32 101 I I I I I lOI I I I I lOI I I I I I ! I l-1 Ifi I I I I I l-1 I I I I I l-1 I I I I I 32 I 61 ASCII Code 7 Descender 0 Left space: 23 Width: 01 = Descender x 128 a2 = (Left x 16) ., + Width ..- 16 8 4 2 1 Dot data 1st: 74 38 2nd: 70 I 16 14 28 32 70 I 14 64 726 0 74 0 724 0 0 0 70 0 64 0 0 0 3d f.? 9 22 32 72’ 9 16 74 8 6 6 0 74 0 6 0 74 0 72 &urn 67.
1180 1190 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 92 LPRINT "AUTOS";CHR$(9); FOR I=.4 TO 9.3 STEP .4 LPRINT CHR$(61); NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT "CHEMICALS";CHR$(9); FOR I=.4 TO 8.7 STEP .4 LPRINT CHR$(60); NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT "GUNS";CHR$(9); FOR I=.4 TO 1.4 STEP .
U .(r 3 . EXPORTS AUT@S CHEMI CALS UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GUNS t----+----t----+----+----+ 2 4 6 a c::, I= r:) ,-I s: L., I,. xCl N$13 r, L,, L.. 6.
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chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print fdes, etc. it is best to mad the relevant parts of these manuals.
Pica Elite Condensed pica Condensed elite Proportional CPI 10 12 17. 1 20 Number of columns 80 96 137 160 Variable Sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequence to return to the default settings. The command for your printer is
((05 Kc))6 Orange Green If you want to print a title in double-size Orator, then change to regular-size fonts for other text, you can use these commands as follows: File as seen on computer screen: ((F))7 ((SII.3 Printer commands ((F))O ((S))O Font commands ((F))lcan be ((FII4embedded ((F))7anywhere ((F))9in a document.
The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadruple-size printing. Most of these other commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. If your software enables you to place the escape code in your files, or if you are able to define this as a user option during installation, you can also embed these escape sequences. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the file PRINTCOM you can use the main DOS printing command.
COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font, 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 font etc. manually each time, you can complete the setup with a single command from your computer.
“V indicates that the following character is a control code. “V[ enters the code. . See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLlN. You can now set up the printer by sending it the file NLQELITFDAT. To avoid unnecessary logging of commands, switch hard-copy output off (by pressing CTRL-PRTSC if hard copy is on). To print the file README.
PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed the program for the IBM-PC. This program runs in the printer’s Standard mode, and the downloadable condition (EDS switch A-l ON and A-2 OFF).
1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 102 NEXT I 'Left justify LPRINT E$;"aO" LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(36); 'Set l/6" Line spacing LPRINT E$;" ";CHR$(O); 'Normal character space 'Set right margin LPRINT E$;"Q";CHR$(BO) LPRINT ' LPRINT C$;"Other features:" LPRINT H
2070 2080 2090 2100 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 2180 2190 2200 2210 2220 2230 2240 2250 2260 2270 2280 2290 2300 2310 2320 2330 2340 2350 2360 2370 2380 2390 2400 2410 2420 2430 2440 2450 2460 2470 2480 2490 2500 2510 2520 2530 2540 2550 2560 2570 2580 2590 2600 2610 2620 2630 FOR M=O TO 11 READ MM LPRINT CHRSMM); NEXT M RETURN I ' Define NLQ download character LPRINT c$;E$;"&";CHR$~O~:CHR$~~~):CHR$~~~): LPRINT CHR$(O):CHR$(23):CHR$(O): RESTORE 2270 FOR M=l TO 69 READ MM LPRINT CHR$(MM); NEXT M RETU
How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1070). You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 4. The WIDTH “LPTl:” 255 statement in line 1090 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line feeds in graphics data. Actual printing begins in line 1100.
Font setting: 1.1 ,..I,. ...a ‘; “.!_ I::. : :.:>. ;’ ...i:.::. -t<<:s i’.’.:j;. :, Sanset-if characters, OHATCIR CHARACTERS, Courier ScJl4lpk Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Condensed pjca pitch (17 CPI), Proportional spacing, Expanded Double-sized, characters, c.ka-GzckeJLa ) Elite pitch (12 CPI), Condensed elite pitch(20CPI), Double-height, I Quad-sized. Various Other Ital line and character spacings: features: its.
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chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations described in this chapter. CAUTION: Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer.
- Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Turn off the printer, make certain that the power cable is securely connected, and then turn the printer back on. Is power being supplied the outlet? Turn off the printer, unplug it. Try with another appliante of the outlet to determine if electricity is being sup plied to that outlet.
If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: Check Is the ribbon stalled? Possible remedy properly in- Is the ribbon worn out? Check and reinstall if necessary. The ribbon has a long life, but will eventually need replacing. Fit a new ribbon cartridge if necessary. If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: Check Possible remedy Are dots missing at random in the printing? The ribbon has become slack, causing it to get caught up.
-. Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Is the paper release pushed back (to the c tion)? Possible remedy lever posi- Set the release lever to the C position. Is the paper guide in place and vertical? The paper guide should be in place vertically sheets to feed smoothly. Are the left and right guides too close together? If the left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly.
Check Possible remedy Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. Is the paper too thick? There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way. Try using thinner paper.
If the paper park function does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever in the C position? The paper release lever must be set to the & position after the fanfold paper has been parked. Has the fanfold paper been properly parked? Make sure that the POWER indicator comes on flashing after the fanfold paper has been parked.
MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipement, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: l l Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1). Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration. . Avoid extremely dusty environments. Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices. .
Front tab lor ribbon holder Flgun, 7-T. Replacing the print head 6. Disengage the cable from the connector holding it down, then remove the print head. 7. Plug the cable into the connector of the new print head. 8. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 9. Fasten the print head down with the two screws. 10. Remount the color ribbon holder with care to position the spring and the front tab correctly. Il.
chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ............. ........ ......... Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ................................ Pica 2OOcps High-Speed Draft 15Ocps Draft 37.5cps NLQ Elite 225cps 18Ocps 45cps Print direction ................................ Bidirectional, logic-seeking Unidirectional, logic-seeking (selectable) Print head ............... ........................ 9pins Life: 100 million characters Line spacing .. ............. ....................
Chamcter dot matrix ........................ 9 x 11 (Draft) 18 x 23 (NLQ) Bit image dot-matrix ....................... Normal Double High-speed double* Quadruple CRT1 CRTII Plotter Double-plotter DPI 60 120 120 240 80 90 72 144 (8 or (8 or (8 or (8 or (8 or (8 or (8 or 9) x 480 9) x 960 9) x 960 9) x 1920 9) x 640 9) x 720 9) x 576 (8or9)x 1152 * It is impossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk (*I. Paper feed .........................................
Ribbon life Monochrome (ZX9) .......... 3 million characters (draft pica) Color (ZX9CL) ................. 1 million characters (draft pica) Dimensions .................................... 440(w) x 334(d) x 1350 mm 17.3(w) x 13.1(d) x 5.3(h) in Weight ............................ .............. 6.3kg (13.91b) _ .. Power supply .............................. ... 120VAC, 220VAC 240VAC 50/60Hz (varies according to the country of purchase) Options ..........................................
The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): I Pin 1 Name 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground (isolated from signal ground) 18 +5v +5V DC output from printer 19-30 1 GND Twisted pair ground return 1 RESET 32 ERROR Outputs low when pr;lter cannot continue, due to an error EXT GND External ground 33 36 1 N/C SELECT IN I 1 When this input signal is low, printer is reset 31 34.
chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the 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.
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I I -
8 o 9 (NW 0 j-z , (iii (8s) I1M) I (EEL) j-iii 8 B A ITi- MN) @ (176 7 j-iii ( C 8 E P 1192 G l-iii D ' j-iii W 1199 Im i7 1215 H X 1136 ITii j-iii ITiY j-5 I W lrl h m X i l-iii 121
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to standard character set #l.
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set: - 1 Country 91 I 93 -ii - - L - * - - . - L - - ,. T A - 8. L NORWAY DENMARK2 #lxJzlEBA - #$lzlE0A \ \ \ . \ d - h, - - 96 - . d 6 c \ - IRISH LEGAL X$@C\I # $ s - - ’ la ii \ \ The command for selecting the international character sets is: cESC> “R” n Where n means character are: 0 U.S.A.
IBM CHARACTER SET #2 Code Page #437 (U.S.A.
1 8 1 9 1 A 1 B 1 C D E F 0 c 128 1 ii 129 2 6 3 a 4 ii 2 134 131 132 b m 113311491165 4 fiii t 1197 6& Q a {I 1 )134l-iii fiz 1182fiii 5 h 7 5:- h I 135 I-! 0 I 151 -n-lt- I 167 ” I 183 ” I 199 11401 115bl 125
Code Page #850 (Mu/i-lingual) Other charcters are identical to Code Parre #437 8 9 m A , B C ::: ::: I fa L D E hi- (136 F -B-6--- lEoI “’ (1761 I-! I ! 113bl I1521 I1371 I1531 lAl%-k--JY-hI I 1lbsl 11841 11381 I1541 I1701..
Code Page #860 (Pomguese) Other charcters are identical to Code Pane #437.
Code Page #861 (Icelandic) Other charcters are identical to Code Page ##437.
Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other charcters are identical to Code Page #+437.
Code Page #865 (Nordic) Other charcters are identical to Code Page #437.
IBM CHARACTER SET #1 Other characters are identical to 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 cESC> ‘5” command in the standard mode.
IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands.
lA/DEX CKI Absolute horizontal tab, 66 Ascender, 70,82 Auto feed, 79 Auto loading, 3 1 Automatic line feed, 37,63 Automatic sheet feeder, 9,37,78,117 IBI Backspace, 63 BASIC, 28,84,88,91,101 Beeper, 78 Bidirectional printing, 40,78 Bit-image printing, 6769,104 Bold printing, 45 Bottom feed, 15 Bottom margin, 59 Buffer, 32,37, 116 El Cancel command, 76 Carriage return, 63 Centering, 64 Channels of vertical tab stops, 61 Character codes, printing of all, 49 Character set commands, 4749 Character sets, 115,
IGI Gap, 19 Graphics, 67, 104 Graphics commands, 67-69 IHI Hexadecimal dump, 28-29 Horizontal position commands, 62-66 Horizontal tabulation, 65 HS draft, 24 III IBM character sets, 47,124-132 IBM code page, 39.48 IBM mode, 36,38 IBM-PC, 29 Interface: signals, 118 specifications, 116 International characters, 39,48, 123 Italic printing, 44 LJJ Justification, 64 El Left margin, 62,63 Line feed, 57 Line spacing, 55.
IQI Quadruple-size characters, 53 Quiet print, 23,77 ml Rear cover, 3, 12 Release lever, 3, 10, 12 Reset printer, 79 Reverse line feed, 57 Reverse micro-feed, 3 1 Ribbon cartridge, 4,116 Right margin, 62,63 Roller unit, 3,7 ROM character set, 74 ccl Underlining, 45 Unidirectional printing, 78 Unpacking and inspection, 2 Unparking, 17 (VJ Vertical position commands, 55-61 Vertical tabulation, 61 El Zero (slash and normal), 49 El Sanserif font, 24,43 Script font, 24,43 Self tests, 25,26 Set/Eject/Park b
COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode. CONTROL CODE FUNCTION CBS> CHT> cFF> cLl-5. -&SC> & <4> “R” -disc> “T’ n n “W -disc> “s” nl n2 “W
CONTROL CODE FUNCTION CESQ “8” -&sQ”9” n -zEsQ “<” “>’ CESQ “s” CESQ “s” “0” CESQ “s” “1” CESQ “u” “LJ”“l” cEscB”“w”
FUNCTION Select dwble or quadruple size Perform one n/216-inch reverse line feed seled NLQ font Set left margin select fixed spacing Select mpomcnalspacing Select & ed spacing select pmpomulal spacing Select print color Cancel quiet mode PAGE 2: 43 62 Quid Cancel quiet mode Quid mode Se.
IBM Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode.
CONTROLCODE FUNCTION
CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE Select Sanserif characters Select Script characters Select Orator characters Select draft quality chatacten Eject ps r from ASF Select c r aractcr size Set print start position on ASF 43 :: 42 3: 79 141 c
