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HOWTO USETHIS MANUAL Thismanualisorganizedintoelevenchapters.Toleamhow tomakethebest use of yourprinteryou iueurgedto md throughchaptm 2 through6. The remainingchaptemmay be treated as a ~ference guide for programming operations,etc. It assumesa degnx of acknowledgeof the operationof computers(forinstance,it assumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).
Chapter6 — Defaultsettings This chapterexplainshowto set theElectronicDIP Switch(EDS)modeto make systemsettingson the printer. Chapter7— Printercontrolcommands Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedby yourprinter,and the softwarecommandsused to drive it. This sectionis of use if you are writingor modifyingprogramsto take advantageof the printer’sfeatwes. Chapter8 — Downloadcharacters This chapterexplainsthe procedunxto createyourown characters.
TABLEOF CONTENTS Chapter1 INTRODUCTION Feature oftheprinter Fontstyleexample Printercomponents 1 1 3 4 Chapter2 SETTINGUP THEPRINTER Locatingtheprinter Unpackingandinspection Settingup Mountingtheplatenknob Installtheribboncartridge Comectingtheinterfacecable 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 Chapter3 OPTIONALACCESSORIES AutomaticSheetFeeder Single-binAutomaticSheetFee&r Dual-binAutomaticSheetFeeder PullTractorUnit FontCartridgesandRAMCartridges InterfaceCartridges 15 15 15 Chapter4 PAPERINSTALLATIONAND USE Selection
Chapter5 CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS Bottomsandindicators ONLINEbutton PAPERFEEDbutton SET/EJECT/PARK button PITCHbutton FONTbutton Power-upfunctions Shorttestmode Longtestmode Printareatestmode Pitchleekmode Fontlockmode FontandPitchlockmode Hexadecimal dump Switchcombination functions Formfeed Topof form Forwardmicro-feed Reversemicro-feed Changingtheautoloadingvalue Clearingthebuffer/Allreset Seleetingtheprintcolor SelectingtheASFbinnumber Storemacrodefinition 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 47 47 48 49 49 49 49 50 52
Chapter7 PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS Fontcontrolcommands Charactersetcommands Charactersizeandpitchcommands Verticalpositioncommands Horizontalpositioncommands Graphicscommands Downloadcharactercommands Colorselectioncommands Otherprintercommands 73 74 81 84 90 97 103 107 112 113 Chapter8 DOWNLOADCHARACTERS DefiningyourowncharacterswithStandardmode Assigningthecharacterdata Assigninga valueofcharacterspace Sampleprogram DefiningyourownchamcterswithIBMmode Assigningthedownloadcharacterset Assigningthecharacterd
Chapter11 REFERENCE Specifications Pinoutof interfaceconnector Parallelinterface Serialinterface Charactersets Standardcharacterset#2 International charactersets IBMcharacterset#2 Characterset#l IBMspecialcharacterset Proportional spacingtable 151 151 155 155 156 157 158 160 161 168 169 170 INDEX 183 COMMANDSUMMARY 187
chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Thisprinterhasa fullcomplementof features,makingit anexcellentpartner for a personalcomputer.It supportsthe Epson/lBMprintercommandsand charactersets, enablingit to printjust about anythingyour computercan generate,both text and graphics. FEATURESOF THE PRINTER Someof main featuresare the following: . Versatilepaperhandling Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-partforms (up to 5-ply) are all accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush/pulltractororfrictionfeed.
I [FC-2ZCartridge] “ OCR-B “ UPC/EAN [FC-3ZCartridge] TW-Light ● ● OCR-A ● Orane ● Firenze c CODE39 [FC-4ZCartridge] Russian ● [FC-5ZCartridge] Old Style ● [FC-1OZCartridge] SLQ Script ● s Extensivesoftwaresupport Sinceit is compatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,it workswithany softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.
FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE The followingexampleshowsthe manyfont stylesyourprintercan print. Draft HS-Draf t Roman Saris er i f Courier Prestige Script OCR-B OCR-A Orator Ora t or-2 TW-Li ght Letter Gothic Blippo H-Gothic Orane Cinema CODE 39 UPC/EAN Old Style Firenze SLQ Roman SLQ TW-Light SLQ Script “?23456”789 ABC DE FGHIJK abcdefghl.ik l;~;j~,:)yjj~j’17’fij~J f~j[~j(~~)~ ~~:”(~jjl. j~,,J}<: ;ql::)i::(j~:;t:t;;ji.
I PRINTERCOMPONENTS Togetacquaintedwiththeprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,referto the informationon the followingpages. . .... Tractor . Paper gulcie Release lever .Wustment,ever \ ,/w W ever lever Powe knob Ribbon cartridge -=, “/ Print head Control Tear assist Interikce connector 4 Cartridge slot .
Paperguide Releaselever Frontcover Rear cover Entry slot Tearassist Controlpanel Powerswitch Platenknob Interfaceconnector Cartridgeslot Printhead Ribboncartridge Adjustmentlever Tractors Clamplever Baillever Alignssingle sheets (cut forms) to help the printerdetectwhenpaperis inserted. Releasespressureonthepaper.Thislever mustbe back for fanfoldforms, and forwardfor singlesheets. Protectstheprintheadandotherinternal componentsof yourprinter.
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chapter2 SE77WG UP THE PRINTER This chapterdescribesthe followingpmceduxesto setup yournewprinter. Ifyouhaveoptionalaccessories,refertochapter3aftersettinguptheprinter. Locatingthe printer Unpackingthe cartonbox Mountingthe platenknob Installingthe ribbonctidge Connectingthe printerto yourcomputer LOCATINGTHE PRINTER Beforeyou startunpackingand settingup yourprinter,make sumthat you have a suitableplaceon whichto locateit.
UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION Nowunpackthe contentsof the shippingcarton,andcheckeachitemin the box againstFigure2-1 to make sumthat youhaveeverything(thereshould be five items). If any of these items are missing,contactyour supplier. F&un2-1. Checktomeka sureyw haveall five items:1) Printer,2) Paparguide,3) Platenknob,4) Ribbon cartridge,and 5) User’s manual. NOTE:Theplatenknob is mountedon the printerfor the Normalcarriage printer.
Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare: Film ribboncartridge(FZ24) Colorribboncartridge(X24CL) Font catridges (FC series) RAM cartridge(RC-32Z,DC-32Z) Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL) Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL) Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-10RMII/15RMII) Pull tractorunit (PT-1OXIW15XM) For detailsof the optionalaccessories,refer to Chapter3.
SEITING UP Place the printer in the desiti location,and removeall packingmaterial from insidethe printercover.This packingmaterialis intendedto prevent damageto the printerwhilein transit.You willwantto keepallthepacking material,alongwiththe printercarton,in caseyouhaveto movetheprinter to a new location. Mountingtheplaten knob The platenknobis packedinto an accessorybox with otheraccessoriesfor the Widecarriageprinter. NOTE:For the Normalcarriageprinter,the platenknobis mountedon the printerat factory.
Install the ribboncartridge Openthefrontcoverby liftingup thebackusingthetwogripsoneitherside, then swingdown the transparentpart (seeFigure2-3). Figure 2-3 Open the frontrover, and swingdownthe transparentpart. Now installthe ribbonwith the followingprocedure.(If you wantto print with color,installthe optionalcolorribboncartridge,X24CL.) Turn the tensionknob clockwiseon the ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack. 2.
Figuru 2-4. Installingthe ribboncartridge. After you have installedthe ribboncartridge,closethe frontcover. Leavethe frontcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.The coverkeepsout dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly to changethe ribbonor make an adjustment. Connectingthe interfacecable Comect the printerto your computerusing a standardCentronicsparallel interfacecable.
cable 1 Figurs 2-5 Connectingthe interfacecable. 3. Movebothclipsinsidetheextendedprongson the sidesof theplug until you hear a click. I I Figure 2-6. Move the clipsuntilyou hear a click. 4. Connectthe otherendof the interfacecableto yourcomputer.Use your computerinstructionsto attachthe interfacecable. NOTE :Because you need your computer when you start printing, ensurethat it is completelyinstalled. Plug theprinterintoa suitableoutlet.However,DONOTturnon thepower switchat the frontof the printeryet.
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. chapter 3 OPTIONALACCESSORIES You can selectthe followingaccessoriesas option. ● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMH,SF-1ORMW15RMII) ● Pull tractorunit (PT-1OXIW15XM) ● Font cartridges(FC series) ● RAM cartridge(RC-32Z,DC-32Z) s Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL) ● Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL) This chapterdescribeshow to installtheseoptionalaccessories. NOTE: When you installor removethe optionalaccessories,turn off the power switch.
I Transparentpan Figure 31. Open the frontcover,snd swingdownthe transparentpart. Hgwu 32 *n the rear rover, snd remove it. 4. A stackeris includedwiththe AutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthe hook at the top of the stackerto the AutomaticSheetFeeder.Then push the lower sectionof the stackerdown into position,and engagethe lower hook as shownin Figure3-3.
F/gum 3-3 Attachthe stackerto the AutomaticSheet Feeder. 5. Tip the AutomaticSheetFeederforwardslightlyandput the feederinto placebehindthe printerplatenroller. 6. Lowerthe rear side of the AutomaticSheetFeederand attachit to the Au[omatic Sheet Feeder \ U_/ FlguJu34. Mountthe Automatii Sheet Feeder (u h printer.
- — .. ,. .. . . . .. /. close me mnt coverwIt.hthe transparentpart m the openposmon. F/gum 34 Close tha fmntawer. 8. Insertthehopperattachrnentbyhandintotheholdersontopofthehopper supportsectionas shownin Figuxe3-6. opper attachment Figufa 36. Inserttie hopperattachment.
Saueezethe sidesof the stackerattachmentslightly,and insertintothe h&demon the frontpart of the sheetfeeder. Stacker attachment A I Flgufe &7. Inserlthe stackerattachment. Now, you can use the ASF by installingthe paper stack into the hopper. (Referto Chapter4.) In addition,youcan feed a sheetof papermanuallyby insertingintothe slot at the frontof ASF rolleras shownin Figure3-8. F/gufw3-U Inserta sheet of paperto feed manually.
Dual-BinAutomaticSheet Feeder (sF-loRMII/15RMII) The procedureto mountthe Dual-BinASF is: 1. Openthe frontcoverby liftingup the backusingthe twogripson either side, then swingdownthe transparentpart (see Figure3-l). 2. Openthe rear coverby liftingup the frontusingthe two gripson either side,then removeit upward. If thepaperguideis installed,removeit beforetakingoff the rearcover. 3. Movethe bailleveron top of the printerforwardto openthe paperbail. 4. A stackeris includedwiththe AutomaticSheetFeeder.
Flguru +10. Anacfl me clear plastic~r L. A. ..--+ supports10we WLUIII-=UL. Chaat w,--- F- J-- m-l Now, youcan use the ASFby installingthe paperstackintothe bin. (Refer to Chapter4.) In addition,youcan feeda sheetof papermanuallyby insertingintothe slot at the frontof ASF bin #l as shownin Figure3-11. I I . Figure 3-11. You can inserta sheetof paper to the fontslot. NOTE: Set the paper guideand rear cover asidecarefidlyafter they have been removedfrom the printer.
I PULLTRACTORUNIT (PT-IOXM/15XM) You can use the Pull Tractor Unit to print on fanfoldforms or multi-part forms. The procedureto mountthe PullTractorUnitis: 1. Openthe frontcoverby liftingup thebackusingthetwogripson either side, then swingdownthe transparentpart (see Figure3-l). 2. Openthe mar coverby liftingup the frontusingthe two gripson either side, then removeit upward. If thepaperguideis installed,~move it befo~ takingoff the rearcover. 3.
Figure 3-13. Mountthe PullTractorUnit ontothe printer NOTE: Set the paperguide and rear cover asidecarefullyafter they have been removedfrom the printer.Reversethe proceduredescribed abovewhen removingthe Pull TractorUnit. FONTCARTRIDGESAND RAMCARTRIDGES Thisprinterhas sevenbuilt-inLQfonts,anda29 K-byte(76K-byteforwide carriagetype printer)printingbuffer. You can add the followingoptionalfontsor expandthe printingbuffer by installingoptionalcartridges(FontCartridgeor RAM Cartridge).
I [FC-4ZCartridge] Russian ● [FC-5ZCartridge] Old Style ● . Firenze [FC-1OZCartridge] SLQ Script ● To instaUor changea cartridge,followthe procedurebelow. 1. Turn off the powerswitchat the frontof the printer,and openthe front cover. Swingdownthe transpanmtpan (see Figure3-l). 2. Removethe connectorcoverat the rightsideof the printer. 3. Push out the cap from the connectorcover. NOTE: Keep &s cap in a safe place. Cartridge cover Flgutw3-14. Slide the cartridgeintothe sbt wiih the POWWswitchoff. 4.
I INTERFACECARTRIDGES You can use the SerialRS-232Interfacewith the optionalSerialInterface Cartridge(IS-8XL), or extend the print buffer by installingthe optional BufferedParallelInterfaceCartridge(IP-128XL),insteadof the Standard InterfaceCartridge. If you wantto usethe SerialInterfaceCartridge,settheDIPswitcheson the board beforeinstallit to the printer. 1. Tumoffthepowerswitch anddisconnectthepowercordfromthepower source. 2. Discomect the interfacecableif attached. 3.
I on TheSerial Interface DIP Switch Cartridge It is necessaryto makecompatiblethe datatransferconditionsbetweenthe computerand the serialinterfaceboardwiththe DIP switchsettingson the serialinterfaceboard. Following table shows the ilmctionsof the DIP switches on the Serial InterfaceCartridge.
chapter 4 PAPER1NSTALLATIONANDUSE Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes, adjustingthe printinggap, and installingpaper. SELECTIONOF PAPER Yourprinteracceptsany of the followingpapers: Singlesheets(cut forms)and stationary Use the frictionfeed or the optionalAutomaticSheetFeeder. Fanfoldforms Fanfold forms have holes alongthe sides and perforationsbetweenthe sheets.They a~ also calledsprocketforms,punchedforms,orjust plain “computerpaper”.
Figure4-1 showsthe nx.ommendedprint ama for each type of papers. Single sheets Fanfold forms ‘Xn’m”n’ m : o 5 mm 0 0 0 o 8 0 5 25,4 mm ---: ~ Perforation 25.4 mm ~ 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 0 : 0 25,4 mm* : o 0 (*80 mm for PushFeed) -. . — Ffgum 4-1. Hacommencfedprintarea W a0XpW31e papers. ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,openthe front cover.
F/gun 4-2 Locationof the adjustmentlever. The followingtable providesthe recommendedlever positionsfor each papertypes as a reference. ‘apr ‘w Single 2-ply 3-ply 4-ply 5-ply Weight(g/m’) Thickness(mm) Rtxommendexl (Total) Leverposition (Eachpaper) 2ndor 3rd 0.07-0.12 52-90 2ndor 3rd 0.12-0.16 40-58 3rdor4th 0.18-0.25 40-58 4thor 5th 0.24-0.30 40-58 5thor6th 40-58 0.30-0.
Loadingthepaper from the rear of theprinter (Push feed) You can load the fanfoldpaperwith the internalpush tractorunit. 1. Placea stackof fanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow the printer. 2. Turn the printer’spower OFF. 3. Pushthereleaseleverbackward.Thishastheeffectofreleasingthepaper from the platenroller,and engagingthe tractorfeed. 4. Removethe paperguideand put it asidefor the moment. 5. Openthetransparentpartof thefrontcover,andthe rearcoverusingthe two gripson eithers;de, as in Figure4-3.
I ,, Figure 4-4. Mountthe fanfoldpaperover the tractorunits. 9. Nowclosethetractorcovers, againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedproperly, you willhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingin tearing andjammingof the paper. 10.Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The printer will beep, indicatingthat the paper is not yet filly loaded,The “PAPER OUT’ messagewill also flashto confh-mthis. 1I. NOWprCSS the I =E~X&EGT 1 button.
Figuru 4-5. Mountingthe psper guidefor fsnfoldforms. Loadingthepaper from the bottomof theprinter You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the optionalPullTractorUnit. 1. Installthe optionalPull TractorUnit as describedin Chapter3. -. .- . . - .- .. ~lguru 4+. msmume opnonaiml I racmr urm.
I 2. With the tractorcoversopen,mountthe paper fmm the bottomof the printer,by aligningholes-withthe pins on &e tractorunit. ever F@n 4-7. Mountthe fanfoldpaperfromthe bottomof the printer. 3. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.Whentheleveris up, the unitis released,andwhenit is down, the unit is locked. 4.
I 4. Openthe transparentpartof thefrontcover,andremovethepaperguide and the rear cover. 5. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperby aligningholeswiththe pins on the tractorunit. 6. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.Whenthe clampleveris up, theunitis released,andwhenit is doti, the unit is locked. 7. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.
Clamp lever Pull tractor unit \ /=-4 I Tractor cover I / Platen knob F@uv 49. Mountthe fanfoldpaperto ttw PullTractorUnit by turningthe platenknob. 12.Adjustthespacingof theoptionaltractorunitsby slidingthemalongthe bar,usingtheclampleveratthebackofeachunittoreleaseandlockthem inposition.Whentheleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenitisdown, the unit is locked, 13.Nowclosethe tractorcovers,againmakingsumthatthepaperholesare alignedwiththepinson theoptionaltractorunits.
Lever stopper Platen knob Figuns4-10. Removethe lever stopper,and tightenthe paper. 16.Push the xeleaselever backward,and remountthe lever stopperto the originalposition. Paperparking AfterloadingfanfoldpaperwithPushfeedmode,youdonothaveto unload it whenyouwantto printon a singlesheet.Theprinterwill“park”it for you if you followthe pmcedwvbelow. 1. To begin paper parking,start with power ON, fanfoldpaper loaded in printingposition,and the releaseleverbackward. 2.
Release lever i guide Figutu 4-11. Tear off the printedfanfoldpaper. 6. Mountthe paperguidein the uprightposition. Nowyoucanloadsinglesheets.l%efanfoldpaperremainsparkedattheback of the printer. NOTE: You cannotpark the fanfoldpaperif you have loadedit usingthe optionalPullTractorUnit. Paper unparking Whenyou wantto resumeusingfanfoldpaper,thepmcedu~ is as follows. 1 2. 3. 4. Removeall singlesheetsfrom the printer. Mountthe paperguidein the horizontalposition. Movethe releaselever to the backward.
LOADINGSINGLESHEETS sectionwill take you throughthe proceduresfor loadingsinglesheets This of paper. Loadingthepaper withoutoptionalaccessories If you am usingthe optionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,referto next section. 1. Place the paper guide in positionby insertingthe tabs, locatedon the bottomof the assembly,into the slotson the rear coverof the printer. Paper guide 1 Figure 4-12. Mountingthe paperguidefor singlesheets. 2. Adjustthe paperguidesto matchthe sizeof thepaperyouwillbeusing.
5. Place a singlesheetbetweenthe guides,placingthe side on whichyou wanttoprinttowardsthebackof theprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown in the guidesuntilyou feel it stop. 6. Now pRSStilt?~= button. The paper will be fed into the printerand adjustedpast the printhead to a position~ady for printing. 7. If youwantto setthepaperto a differentposition,settheprinteroff-line [ button, then set the paper position by LINE by pressing the [ O-N using the micro-feedfunction.(For details,refer to Chapter5.) I Figutu +13.
Loadingthepaper with optionalAutomaticSheet Feeder If you are not using the optional AutomaticSheet Feeder, refer to the previoussection. 1. Installthe optionalAutomaticSheetFeeder as describedin Chapter3. I F@um414. Installthe optionalAutomaticSheet Feeder. 2. Use the printer’sEDS modeto selectASF. (For details,pleaserefer to Chapter6.) 3. If fanfoldpaper has alreadybeen loadedin the printer,park the paper throughthe Rar slot. 4. Pull the printerreleaselever forwardto load singlesheets. 5.
Paper loading lever IDual-Bin] lever ISingle-BinJ —— Figure 415. Make ready to load paper. 6. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired lefl position by moving it horizontallyin either dinxt.ion.(Unlockthe paper guidesby pressing down on the lockingleversin case of Dual-BinASF.) 7. Loekthelefipaperguides inpositionbymovingtheloekingleverup for the Dual-BinASF. . .- . . . F@ua +7s. Aajuatma paper gudas to accommodatethe widthof ffw paper.
1 8. Adjustthe rightpaperguideto accommodatethe widthof the paper. The guidesshouldbe adjustedto restrictthe amountof horizontalplay while allowingthe paperto slideup and down freely betweenthe two paperguides.Theidealdistancebetweenpaperman andpaperguidesis 0.25mm (0.01”)on bothsidesat thenarrowestpartof thepaperguides. 9. Fanthe paperstackandsquareit off properlybefo~ insertirwit intothe AutomaticSheetFeeder. I Flgum 417. Fsn the psper beforeinser%ngintothe ASF. 10.
chapter5 CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individuallyto perform the operationsindicatedby their names. Other functionscan be achievedby holdingthese buttonsdown when you turn the printer’spower on, or by pressingthe controlpanelbuttonsin combination. This chapterexplainsall the buttonand indicatorfunctions. .
ONLINE button The I ON LINE I button sets the printer on-lineand off-line.The status changeseach time you pressthe button. Whentheprinteris on-line,it cannxeive andprintdatafromthe computer. Whentheprinteris off-line,it stopsprintingandsendsthecomputera signal indicatingthat it cannotacceptdata. Theprinterpowersup in the on-linestatusif paperis loaded.If paperis not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the “PAPER OUT” message blinking.When you load paper,the printergoeson-line.
If you press this buttonwhileon-line,this will alternatelyflash the QUIET indicator.Whenin Quietmodewiththe QUIET indicatorlit, the printerwill print slightlyslower,but at a reducednoiselevel. SET/EJECT/PARKbutton NOTE :This buttonhas no effectif the bottomfeed modeis selected. Pressingthisbuttoncausestheprinterto beginpaperloadingif thepaperhas not loadedwhilein the off-linestate. If the paper has been loaded, this button mwlts in different functions dependingon the positionof the releaselever.
FONTbutton This buttonselectsthe font to be printed.Romanfont is selectedat powerup unlessthedefaultsettingsarechanged.To changethefont,settheprinter off-line,thenpressthe [ %’ski% 1buttonrepeatedlyuntilthemessageon the displayilluminates.
POWER-UPFUNCTIONS In additionto their normal functions,all the control panel buttons have specialfunctionsthatoperateif youholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower on. ❑ POWER I I I ,–– MICRO FEED 1 MODE FONT PITCH ,,,,!,,, ~ ~I SET/EJECT PARK ❑ – OulET PAPERFEED ❑ L ON LINE I ‘itc’l’ockL I[fn::]]l 1 1 Font & Plwh lock Dot adjustment mode FJgutu5-2 Power-upfunctionsof ccmfrolpsnel.
Long test mode Iftheprinteristumedonwhilethe I PAPERFEEDI buttonimpressed, thepnnter willenterthe long self-testmode,withthe “SELF TEST LONG” messageon thedisplay.Theprinterwillprinttheversionnumberof the printer’sROM, thecurrentEDSsettingsandthecurrentDotAdjustmentsetting,followedby the wholecharacterset printedin each font andpitch available. The test cyclesendlessly,so you mustturn the poweroff to stop it. ... ,,,, , .. —,,.... . —-,---.., —.W.,-!”I.4-.. ..”” —., .! —. ,,... .,=.- -.-.!.
Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthof thecarriage,it is recommended thatthe printeris loadedwith the widestpaperpossibleto avoiddamageto headand/orplaten.In addition,thetotalnumberof linesprintedis the print considerable,morethancanbe accommodatedon a singlesheet,so fanfold paperis recommendedfor this test. Print area test mode Byholdingthe IS”Z=&E=TIbuttondownduringpower-up,theprinterwill entertheprintamatestmode.Thisway,youcanfmdhowmanylinesonyour paperareavailableforprinting.
Hexadecimaldump Thisfeatureisusefulforprogrammerswhoruedebuggingpnntingprograms and wantto see the actualcodesthe printeris receiving.(Somecomputem changethe codesthe programmerintended.) Inthismode,alldatareceivedwillbeprintedin ahexadecimaldumpformat, rathert.lymthe controlcodesbeingactedon as commandcodes. This modeis accessedwith the followingpmcedum: 1. WhileholdingboththeI PAPERFEEDI and P&!&dE~ buttonsdown, turn powerO-N.A beep tone willbe heardand the “HEX DUMP MODE” messageon the display. 2.
yoursystempassesthecodesdirectlytothepMterwithoutchangingthem, you will get a printoutlike Figure5-5. MostBASICS,however,arenotquitethatstraightforward.Forexample,the IBM-PCwill giveyou a printoutsimilarto Figure5-6. CIO 01 02 O?, 04 0 F 1 (; ‘ 1 1 ; : 3 .,0 ~ , ~ ~ ~~ ~ q 05 14 ~~ 06 15 ~~ 30 31 32 3:3 40 41 4 z 4 ? 50 5 1 52 5.
SWITCHCOMBINATIONFUNCTIONS additionalfimctionscan be achievedby pressingthe controlpanel Several buttonsin combinations. I ‘r-- ~—–— MODE FONT J .–.–.– EDs. ~~• ~—l ———.——— BANK ❑- ❑ ~—, ,—-. QUIET PAPER FEED SETIEJECT PARK PITCH -- MICRO FEED .’ SCROLL SWITCH A,,,i~fY,jt,,,binnu,mbt L ON LINE SET ,L!d~’” Buffir c]earl?.11 rew FJgutu5-7. Switchcombinationfunctionsof controlpsnef. Form feed If you an?using singlesheets,this operationejectsthe currentpage.
3. Press and hold the [ ONLINE I button. 4. While holding the [ ONLINE I button down, press and the PITCH 1 button,then releaseboth buttonsat the same time. The I “SET TOF POSITION” messagewill showon the displayto indicatethat the top-of-formpositionhas been set. Forwardmicro-feed For finealignment,youcanfeedthepaperforwardin very smallincrements as follows: 1. Press the 1 ONLINE ] buttonto set the printeroff-line. 2. Press the I ONLINE 1 buttonagainand hold it down. 3.
Thisvaluewillremainunlessyoupowerofftheprinter.If youwantto retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Deftition function,whichis describedlater. Notethatyoucanonlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If you feed paper,you cannotchangethe autoloadingvalue. Clearingthe buffer/Allreset The printer stores receiveddata in a large memorybuffer.
3. Whileholdingthe I ‘P=R% I button,press the [S% %ECT 1but’messagewillshowonthedisplaytoindicate ton.The “CURRENT BLACK’ the currentcolorsetting.(In this case, the currentcoloris set black.) 4. If you want to changethe color,press the 1=%=<== r I button while holdingthe I v~ki% I button. The messageon the displaywill be changedin the followingorder. I Magenta CHANGE MAGENTA :: ::!:: E Violet I CHANGE VIOLET I 5. Releaseboth buttonsafter you set the desiredprintingcolor.
StoreMacroDefinition You can store the current settings to the printer for later use with the followingprocedure: 1. Press the I ON LINE I buttonto set the printeroff-line. 1buttonandhold it down. 2. Press the I V:E= 3. Wl@eholdingthe I %:R% ] buttondown,pnxs the I PITCH 1 buttonandholdthemdownuntilthe’’SETMACRO’’ messageshowsonthe display. 4. Releaseboth buttonsat the same time after this message to store the cunent setting.
chapter 6 DEFAULTSE777NGS Fromthecontrolpanelyoucan changetheparametersthatdefinehowyour printer works. Parameterjust means “variable”.If you are familiar with earlier kinds of pnntem, you’ll understand that this printer parameters controlprettymuchthesamethingsDIPswitchesdo.Thisfimctionis called as ElectronicDIP Switch(EDS)mode. HOWTO SET THE EDS MODE EDSmodehas29kindsoffunctionsyoucansetasthepower-ondefault.
● ✎ ✎ ● ● buttonto selectthe BankNumber. Use the l-l Use the I PITCH I buttonto selectthe SwitchNumber. The displayon the controlpanelshowsthe currentsetting. button. If you want to scrollit, pressthe 1=’ ‘%bq c~nent settings. Press the 1PAPERFEED1 buttonto setPtiAe Press the I ONLINE [ buttonto exitthe EDSmode. If youw’mtto conlirrnthe currentEDSsettings,try to runthelongself-test. (For details,~fer to Chapter5.
Followingtableshowsthe defaultsettingsat the factory. Display Message Meaning I Al EMULATIONSTD I .Starrtidemulationm odeis Selatd. IA2 RAM BUFFER I RAM is used as the rxintbuffer. A3 QUIET OFF Quiet mode is cancelled. Bi-directional printing is selected for graphics. 744 GRAPH DIR BI IA5 AUTO -ONLINE Y I Auto on-line mode is selected. LQ/SLQ mode is selected. B1 MODE LO/SLQ Roman font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. t B2 LO ROMAN Graphic set is selected for Standard character set.
Commandparameters The Command parameters are assigned to Bank “A”, including these fictions: c Emulation SelectthemodecompatiblewithyourcomputerandsoftwanaInStandard ~ IBMmode modetheprinteroperatesliketheEpsonLQ-860/LQ-lo@. it operateslike the IBMProprinterX24E/XL24E. RAMusage Inorderto downloadcharactemthisswitchmustbeset’’DOWNLOAlY’. The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing characterpatterns and providesonly a one-lineprintbuffer.
Display Message ~ Meaning I Al EMULATION STD I Standard emulation mode is selected. IBM emulation mode is selected. I Download cmnrnands are enabled. RAM is used as only one-line buffer. Al EMULATION IBM A2 RAM I A2 RAM BUFFER DOWNLOAD A2 RAPI 1 LINE ‘A3 QUIET I A3 QUIET I RAM is used as the print buffer. I OFF \ Quiet mode is cancelled. ON I Quietmode is selected. A4 GRAPH DIR BI Bi-directional printing is selected for graphics.
Followingtable shows the displaymessagesand those meaningsfor the Bank“B”. Display Message I B1 MODE LO/SLO Meaning LQ/SLQ mode is selected. B1 MODE DRAFT Draft mode isselected. B1 MODE HS-DRAFT HS Draft mode is selected. B2 LO ROMAN Roman font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. B2 LO SANSERI F Sanserif font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. B2 LO COURIER Courier font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. 62 L(l PRESTIGE Prestige font is selectd for LQ/SLQ mode.
Characterparameters The Characterparametemare assignedto Bank“C”, includingthese functions: s StandardCharacterSet If you selected Standard mode, you can set either italic or graphic . charactem. Whenyou selectthe “ltalie”characters,the charactertableis the same as the Epsonprinters. characters,in placeof italicsyou will get Whenyou selectthe “Graphic” the graphiccharacters,internationalcharacters,and mathematicalsymbols of IBMcharacterset #2.
Followingtable shows the display messages and those meaningsfor the Bank“C”. Diaplay Meaaage Meaning Graphic set is selected for Standard character se~ Cl STD GRAPH ITALIC I Italic set is selected for Standard character aeL I Cl STD C2 IBM IBMI}2 Set#2is selected for IBM character set. C2 IBM IBMi}l Set#1 is selected for JBM character set. character is selected. Nonnd C3 ZERO NORMAL C3 ZERO SLASHED Slashed zero character is selected. isselected. C4 CODEPAGE{1437 CodePage #437 (U.S.A.
Styleparameters Styleparametersare assignedto Bank“D”, includingthese functions: ‘1%~ 9 9 Italicprint selects to print all characterswith Italicstyle,or not. This is diffenmtfromthe italiccharactersin theStandardItaliccharacter table. Print pitch Selec&the defaultprintpitch. Notethat semi-condensedpitchandcondensedproportionalpitcharenot availablein the IBM mode. Followingtable shows the displaymessages and those meaningsfor the Bank“D”.
I Layoutparameters TheLayoutparametersamassignedto Bank“E”,includingthesefunctions: ● ● ● ● ● ● Multi-part mode You can use up to 3-plypaperwithnormalmode.If youwantto printon 4-ply or 5-plypaper, set the Multi-panmodeON. Paper-outdetector When this switch is OFF the printer ignoresthe paper-outdetectorand printsdownto (and beyond)the bottomedge.Otherwiseleaveit ON. AutomaticSheetFeeder In orderto usethe optionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,set thisswitchto the relatedposition.
Meaning Display Message E5 T.MGN-ASF 1/6 E5 T.MGN-ASF 2/6 Top msrgin for ASF is set to 2/6 inch. I E5 T.MGN-ASF 3/6 I Topmar&forASFi sset~316inch. E5 T.MGN-ASF 4/6 Top margin for ASF is set to 4/6 inch. E5 T.MGN-ASF 5/6 Top msrgin for ASF is set to 5/6 inch. ‘E5 T.MGN-ASF 6/6 Top margin for ASF is set to 6/6 inch ! E6 T.MGN-TRA 1/6.I Topmsrgin for fanfold forms is setto 1/6 inch. -E6 T.MGN-TRA 2/6 Top margin for fsnfold forms is set to 2/6 inch. E6 T.
Formsparameters TheFormsparametersare assignedto Bank“F”,includingthesefunctions: ● ● ● ● ● AutoLine Feed If yousetthis switchOFF,a separateline-feedcodeis requiredfromyour computerto obtaina line feed. If you set this switchON,the printerperformsboth a carriagereturnand line feed each time it receivesa carriage-returncode. Mostcomputersystemssenda linefeedcode,orbotha carriagereturnand line feed, at the end of each line, so this switchshouldbe left OFF.
meaningsfor the Followingtable shows the display messagesand those Bank“F’. Meaning DisplayMessage F1 AUTO-LF OFF IX mustbe from host. F1 AUTO-LF ON Auto LF with CR. F2 AUTO-CR OFF F2 AUTO-CR ON F3 F3 F4 F4 CR must be from host. I Auto CR with LF. TEAR-OFF OFF Tear-off function is disabled. Tesr-off function is selected. TEAR-OFF ON SKIP-PERF OFF Skip-over-perforation is disabled. Skip-over-perforation is selected.
I Otherparameters The Otherparametemam assignedto Bank“G”, includingthesefunctions: s STROBEtiming This switchcontrolsthe timingof the interface. MostcomputerscancommunicatewiththeNormaltiming,asthefactorySettirtg. Ifyouwerenotpossibletocommunicatewithyourcomputertotheprinter, set this switchto “INVERSE”. EDS setting If youwantto cancelyourEDSsettingsandreturnto the factory-settings, set this switch “RESET”. ● Followingtable shows the displaymessagesand those meaningsfor the Bank“G”.
I DOTADJUSTMENTMODE Thismodeis usedto adjustthe alignmentof theprintheadon successivebidi~ctional passes. Aftera periodof somemonths,yourprintermayworkitselfoutof alignment on left and rightprintingpasses,showingitselfmostobviouslyin graphics printing.This modewill probablybe used very rarely. 1. Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holdingdown the 1=%’%ECTI and I ONLINE I buttons.
I 6. To exit fmm this mode,pressthe [ R * * DOT ADJUSTMENT -1 LQ ]+ I PITCH 1- $ * * 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I 1 11 : 11111111111 1 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 I ! 1111111$1! 1 I ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 I i 1!1(11111111111!11 I 1 1 1 I 1 ! 1 1 DRAFT o :11111111111111111111111 DRAFT 72 button. o : 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 +1 *;* END : 111!111111111 11!11111!111! IIlltlllllllll 11111111111111 o :11111111111111111111111 DRAFT ONLINE : I LQ.
I chapter 7 PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS The printerhas two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode. In standardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLQ-860/ LQ-106O,and the graphicscommandsfor NEC 24-wireprinters.In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter X24E/XL24E.Additional commandcodesare includedas a supersetof theseemulations. Theemulationis changedby meansofEDSswitchA-1.
FONTCONTROLCOMMANDS Select draft qualitycharacters Mode std. ASCII CEsc> “x” “o” “x” co> Decimal 27120 46 27 12U O Hexadecimal IB 78 30 IB 78 00 Changesfmmletterqualitytodtiqu~ity. IgnorediftheFOhlTU)CK mode-wasselectedduringpower-up. Select drattpica characters Mode ASCII JBM cESC> 4’1” <(b Decimal 27 73 0 Hexadecimal IB 49 00 Changesto draftqualitycharacterswithpicapitch(10cpi).Ignored if the FONT LOCK-orPITCH LOCK modewas selectedduringpowerUp.
Select LQ characters Mode ASCII Std. Decimal Hexadecimal “X” “]” 27 12U 49 16 78 31 “X” <1> 27120 16 78 01 1 Changesfrom draft qualityto letter quality.The initialLQ font is Roman unless a differentfont has been selected by a preceding command.Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Select LQpica characters Decimal Mode ASCII IBM “I” <2> 27 73 2 Hexadecimal 16 49 02 Changesto letterqualitycharacterswithpicapitch(10cpi).
I Select LQproportionalcharacters Decimal Mode ASCII IBM “I” <3> 27 73 3 Hexadecimal IB 49 03 Changesto letterqualitycharacterswithproportionalpitch.Ignored if the FONT LOCKor PITCH LOCK modewas selectedduring~werup. Select LQ font Mode ASCII Both Std. “k” Decimal “C” n 27 107 n n 28 67 n Hexadecimal IB 6B n IC 43 n Selectsan LQ font accordingto the valueof n. In draft mode,this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected.
d Font o Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 script 5 OCR-B 6 OCR-A 7 Orator 8 Orator2 9 Draft (FC-2Z) (FC-2Z) (FC-lz) Select italic characters Mode Std. ASCII “4” Decimal 27 52 Hexadecimal IB 34 Causes subsequentcharactemto be printedin italics. Select uprightcharacters Mode Std. ASCII “5” Decimal 27 53 Hexadecimal IB 35 Stopsitalicprintingandcausessubsequentcharactersto be printed upright.
I Double-strikeprinting Mode ASCII Both “G” Decimal Hexadecimal IB 47 27 71 Causessubsequentcharactersto be printedin double-strikemode witha slightverticalpapermotionin between,causingathickening of horizontalstrokes. For bold print, use of double-strikeis recommendedin LQ mode, andcombineduseofemphasizedanddouble-strikeisnxommended in draft mode. Canceldouble-strikeprinting Mode ASCII Both “H” Decimal Hexadecimal IB 4S 27 72 Cancelsdouble-strikeprinting.
Start overlining Mode IBM Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII <~~~> ,,-,, ‘,~.. “-” <1> 27 95 49 IB 5F 31 1 IB 5F 01 27 95 Causessubsequentcharactersto be overlined.Spaces skippedby horizontaltabulationare not overlined. Stop overlining Mode IBM Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII ‘.-.. $t~$! 27 95 48 IB 5F 30 27 95 IB 5F W “-” 0 Stopsoverlining. Select score Mode std. ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal “ (“ “-” 4> d d CO> cl> 27 40 45 o 1 nl IB 3 n2 28 2D 03 W 01 nl n.
Select ornamentcharacter Mode ASCII std. cESC> Decimal “q” n 27113 n Hexadecimal IB 71 n Selectsanornarnentcharacteraccordingto thevalueof n, as shown below. n Character O Normal 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadowand outline Superscript Mode ASCII Both “S” “O” “S” cO> Decimal 27 S3 48 27 33 0 Hexadecimal IB 53 30 IB 53 W Causessubsequentchamcterstobeprintedassuperscripts.Doesnot changethe characterpitch.
CHARACTERSET COMMANDS Selectstandardcharacterset Mode ASCII cESC> Both i std. Decimal “t” “O” “t” “I” “O” “I” 27116 27116 28 73 28 73 46 0 46 0 Hexadecimal 10 IB Ic IC 74 74 49 49 30 00 30 ml Selectsthe standardcharacterset. This is the power-updefaultin Standardmodeif EDS switchC-1 is set to “STD ITALIC”. Select IBIIUcharacterset Ihkde ASCII Both std.
Mode std. Decimal ASCII 43SC> “R” 27 82 n n Hexadecimal IB 52 n Selectsan internationalcharacterset in the Standardcharacterset accordingto the valueof n. n Characterset n Characterset 8 Japan O U.S.A 9 Norway 1 France 10 DenmarkII 2 Germany 11 SpainII 3 England 12 Latin America 4 DenmarkI 13 Korea 5 Sweden 14 Irish 6 Italy 64 Legal 7 SpainI One of thesecharactersetscan be selectedas power-updefaultby EDS switchC-5.
Enableprintingof all charactercodes Mode ASCII IBM cESG Decimal ‘Y” nl d 27 92 ni Hexadecimal d 10 5C nl n2 EnablespnntingofallcharactemintheIBMcharacterset,including those assignedto charactercodes which are normallyconsidered controlcodes.Thiscommandremainsin effectfor thenextnl + n2 x 256charactmx,wherenl andn2 m numbersbetweenOand255. Duringthisintervalnocontrolfunctionsareexecuted.If acodewith no assignedcharacteris received,the printerprintsa space.
I CHARACTERSIZEAND PITCH Picapitch Mode std. IBM ASCII “P” .
Cancelcondensedprinting Mode ASCII Both Decimal 18 Hexadecimal 12 In Standardmode,changesfromcondensedpica to normalpica or fromcondensedeliteto normalelite.In IBMmode,alwayschanges to normalpica.Ignoredifthe PITCH LOCKmode was selectedduring power-up. Expandedprinting Mode ASCII Both “W” “l” “W” <1> Decimal 27 87 49 27 87 1 Hexadecimal IB 57 31 IB 57 01 Causessubsequentcharactersto be expandedto doublewidth.
Select characterwidth Mode ASCII std. Cm> Decimal “E” n Hexadecimal IC 45 n 2B69n Selecta characterwidthaccordingtothevalueof n as shownbelow. n O 1 2 Characterwidth Normal-wide Double-wide Triple-wide Selectproportionalspacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal @s~> 6’!. t’~?$ std. asc> “p” <1> 27112 49 IB 27112 1 IB 70 01 IBM 27 S0 IB S) 01 “P” cl> 1 70 31 Causessubsequentcharactmxto be proportionallyspaced.Ignored if the PITCH LOCK modewas selectedduringpower-up.
Function Underline Italic Expanded Doublestrike Emphasized Condensed[*] Proportional[*] Elite [*] n value 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 [*I Ignored if the PITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up. Examples:n = 1 giveselite;n = 9(1 +8) givesemphasizedelite;n = 137(1 + 8 + 128)givesunderlinedemphasizedelite. increasecharacterspacing Mode std. ASCII Decimal
I Select charactersize Mode ASCII Both “ ((“ Hexadecimal Decimal “ “ “S” “ ))“ ‘c“ d 40 40 83 41 41 d 28 28 53 29 29 d Selects a combinationofcharacterheightandwidthaccordingto the valueof d, as below. Doesnot movethe base line. d O 1 2 3 Line spacing Singlewidth Doublewidth Singlewidth Doublewidth Characterheight Singleheight Singleheight Doubleheight Doubleheight Print double-heightcharacters Mode ASCII Std.
Select characterheight,width,and line spacing Mode Both ASCII “[” “@” <4> co> * 4)> n m Hexadecimal Decimal 27 91 64 4 OOnm 0 IB 5& 40 04 W WWnm Selectsa combinationof characterheigh~width,and line spacing accordingto thevalueof n andm,asbelow.Doesnotmovethebase line.
VERTICALPOSITIONCOMMANDS Set line spacingto 1/8 inch Decimal Mode ASCII Both CEsc>“o” 27 43 Hexadecimal IB 30 ‘Setsthe distancethe paperadvancesor reversesin subsequentline feedsto 1/8inch. Set line spacingto 7/60or 7/72inch Mode ASCII Decimal Boch “l” 27 49 Hexadecimal tB 31 Setsthe distancethe paperadvancesor reversesin subsequentline feedsto 7/60 inch (standardmode)or 7f72inch (IBMmode). Set line spacingto 1/6inch IModel Decimal ASCII I Std.
1 Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII IBM “ [“ Decimal ‘Y” <4> n 27 91 92 o Hexadecimal 4 0 IB 5B 5C 04 00 OOn Wf3100n Sets the base unit for the line spacingcommands,tESb “3” and cESC> “J”. If thevalueof 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,thiscommandis ignored.Thiscommandbecomeseffective only after d3Sb “3” or KESC>“J” is received,The default base unit is set to 1/216”.
Execute “A” Mode IBM Decimal ASCII ac> “2” 27 W Hexadecimal 16 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last pnxeding cESC>“A”command.Setsthelinespacingto 1/6inchif themisno precedingKESC>“A” command. Line feed Mode ASCII Both Decimal 10 Hexadecimal OA currentline and feedsthe paperto the next line. See the precedingcommandsfor the line spacing. Prints the Reverseline feed Mode std.
Performone n/180-jnchor n/216-jnchIjne feed Mode ASCII Both “J” Decimal n 27 74 n Hexadecimal IB 4A n Feeds the paper onceby n/180inchesor nf216inches,where n is between1and255.Doesnotmovethe printpositionrightor left in the standardmode.Doesnot changethe line-spacingsetting. Performone n/180-jnchreverseIjne feed Mode ASCII std. cESC> “j” Decimal 27106 n n Hexadecimal 16 6A n Feedsthepaperonceby n/180inchesin thereversedirection,where n is between 1 and 255.
Setpage length ton lines Mode ASCII Both “’C” Hexadecimal Decimal n IB 43 n 27 67 n Sets the pagelengthton linesin thecurrentlinespacing,wheren is between 1 and 127in Standardmodeor between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. Changingthe line spacinglater does not alter the physical pagelength.The cunmt linebecomesthe top of the page.
Returnto top of currentpage Decimal Mode ASCII std. 27 12 Hexadecimal IB OC , Feeds the paper backwardto the top of the currentpage. Ignored whenthe frictionfeed is used. Disablepaper-outdetector Decimal Mode ASCII Both “8” 27 56 Hexadecimal IB 3S Causes the printer to disregardthe signal sent by the paper-out detector,enablingprintingto thebottomof thepaper.Ovemidesthe settingof EDS switchE-2.
I Set verticaltab stopsevery n lines Iklode I ASCII \ std. Decimal cESC> “e” “l” n +ISC> cl> n “e” I n 27101 1 n 27101 49 Hexadecimal IB &5 31 n IB & n 01 I Cancelsallcurrentvefiicaltab stopsandsetsnewtab stopseveryn lines, wheren is between1 and 127. Set verticaltab stops in channel Mode Both Decimal ASCII cESC> “b” nO nl d 27 96 nO nl .... co> d .
HORIZONTALPOSITIONCOMMANDS Set Ieti margin Mode std. ASCII “I” n Decimal 27106 n Hexadecimal IB BC n Setsthe 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.
I Set right margin Mode ASCII cESC> “Q” std. Decimal n 27 81 n Hexadecimal IB 51 n Setstherightmarginatcolumnn inthecurnmtcharacterpitch(pica pitchifproportionalspacing iscurrentlyselected).Columnnbecomes the last characterpositionin the line. The right margin does not move if the characterpitch is changed later.
Set automaticline feed Mode ASCII IBM “5” <1> Decimal 27 S3 1 Hexadecimal IB 35 01 Causesthe printerto performboth a carriagereturn and line feed eachtimeitmeives acClbcode. Thiscommandtakespnorityover EDS switchF-1. Cancelautomaticline feed Mode ASCII IBM “5” Decimal 27 63 0 Hexadecimal IB 36 m Causestheprinterto performonlya carnagereturnwhenit receives a code.This commandtakespriorityover EDS switchF-1.
I Rightjustify ‘lulodel ASCII I cESC> “a” “2” “a” d> std. Decimal I 27 97 S) I 27 97 Hexadecimal I I IB 61 32 I IB 61 02 2 Alignssubsequenttextwiththerightmargin,leavingtheleftmargin ragged. Fulljustify ASCII Ihkctel std. I I “a” “3” “a” c3> I Decimal Hexadecimal I 27 97 51 I IB 61 33 27 97 3 I IB 61 03 Alignssubsequenttextbetweenthe left and rightmargins. Set horizontaltab stops Mode ASCII Both cESC> “D” nl n2 .... ~> Hexadecimal Decimal 2766 nl n2 ....
Resetall tab stops Mode ASCII “R” IBM Decimal 27 82 Hexadecimal IB 52 Resetsthe horizontaltab stopsto theirpower-upvaluesin whicha tab stop is set every 8 columnstartingat column9. Also clears all verticaltab stops. Horizontaltab Mode Both ASCII Hexadecimal 09 Decimal 9 Movesthe printpositionto the nexthorizontaltab stop.Ignoredif thereisnonexthorizontaltabstopinthecurrentline.Notethatwhen underliningis selected,spacesskippedby horizontaltabulationare not underlined.
Absolutehorizontaltab in inches IModeI ASCII I Std. I ‘“$” nl n2 \ Decimal I 27 36 nl ri? Hexadecimal I IB 24 d d I Setsthenextprintpositionto (nl + n.2x 256)/60inchesfromtheleft marginonthecurrentline.Ignoredifthispositionisbeyondtheright margin. Absolutehorizontaltab in cohmms Mode std. ASCII cESC> “f” Decimal “O” “f’ n n 27102 48 27102 0 Hexadecimal n IB 66 30 n IB 66 00 n n Movesthenextprintpositiontocolumnnfromtheleftmargin,where n is betweenOand 127.
GRAPHICSCOMMANDS Print normal-density8-bitgraphics \Model Both ASCII “K” nl n2 ml m2 ] Decimal \ Hexadecimal 27 75 nl n2 IB 4B nl ri? ml m2 . ... ml m2 . . Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally.The graphicimageis 8dotshighandn] + n2x 256dotswide.Maximum widlh is 8 inches(480 dots) for normalcarriageprinter, and 13.6 inches(816 dots) for wide carriageprinter.ml, m2, ...
Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphics Mode Both ASCII “Z” nl n2 ml d ... Decimal 27 90 n] &? ml ti . Hexadecimal 10 5A nl d ml ti . Prints bit-imagegraphicsat 240 dots per inch horizontally(maxi. mum 1920dotswidefornonnal carriageprinter,3264dotsfor wide carnage printer), skippingevery seconddot in the horizontaldirection.See 43SC> “K” for otherinformation. Print hex-density24-bitgraphics Mode std. ASCII “Z” ml nl n2 m2 m3 ...
ti Graphicsmode (60 dotsper inch) O 8-bitNormal-density (120dotsper inch) 1 8-bitDouble-density 2 8-bitDouble-density,double-speed (120dots per inch) (240 dotsper inch) 3 8-bitQuadruple-density (80 dots per inch) 4 8-bitCRTgraphics,modeI (90 dots per inch) 6 8-bitCRTgraphics,mode11 (60 dots per inch) 32 24-bitNormal-density (120 dotsper inch) 33 24-bitDouble-density (90 dotsper inch) 38 24-bitCRTgraphics (180dots per inch) 39 24-bitTriple-density 40 24-bitHex-density (360dots per inch) Selectgraphicsmode M
I Convertgraphicsdensity Mode std. ASCII cESC> “?” Decimal n m 27 63 n m Hexadecimal 10 W n m Convertsgraphicsdefinedby subsequent“K”,cESC>“L”, -d3SC>“Y”orcESb “Z”commandsto a densitymodedefinedby cESC> “*”. n is “K“, “L”, “Y” or “Z”, indicatingthe mode to be converted.m is a codefrom~ to <4>or <6>indicatingoneofthe modesof “*”.
DOWNLOADCHARACTERCOMMANDS Definedownloadcharacters Mode std. n2 mO d] d2 ml Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII “&” cO> nl nl n2 mO ml m2 d] d2 ... h 27 38 m2 ... h 0 IB 26 00 nl n2 nil ml m2 dl d2 ... & Definesone or more new charactemand stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switchA-2 must be set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”;otherwise RAMisusedas aninputbuffer,notdownloadingcharacters, and this commandis ignored.
Definedownloadcharacters Mode IBM Decimal ASCII 27 61 nl W? 35 IB 3D d n3n4 0?s dn4 cESC> “=” nl n2 ‘W’ d n4 d> n5 ml m9 ni? dl d2 ““”... Hexadecimal dx ml m2 ... m9 dl &? ... dx d 23 wtL5 ml m2 ... m9 dl d2 ... (ix Definesnew charactemand storesthemin RAM forlateruse.EDS switch A-2 must be set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”; otherwiseRAM is used as an inputbuffer,not downloadingcharactem,and this command is ignored. Downloadingcharactersin IBMmoderequiresDotPatterndataand CharacterIndexTable data.
m5 throughm9arecompressionmaskbits.Datacompressionallows the efficientuse of memoryin storingdownloadedcharactersproviding spacefor more charactersthan wouldbe availablewithout compression.The printer repeatsthe previousdot column in the currentcolumnwhenthecurrentcolumncompressionmaskbitis set to 1. Itisnecessarytodefineallof IndexTabledatabeforetheDotPattcm datato downloadmany characters. dl, d2, ... dx is the DotPatterndatabeing downloaded.
I Select downloadcharacterset Mode std. Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII 4’90” “l” 27 37 49 IB 25 31 <1> 27 37 IB 25 01 “fZo” 1 Selectsthe downloadcharacterset. IgnoredwhenEDS switchA-2 ~is not set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”. Shift downloadcharacterarea Mode std.
Selectdraft condenseddownloadcharacters ASCII IBM “I” Hexadecimal IB 49 14 1 Decimal 27 72 20 Mode Selects the downloadcharacterset, draft quality, and condensed pitch (17 cpi).Ignoredif the FONTLOCKmodewas selectedduring power-upor if EDS switchA-2 is not set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”. Select LQpica downloadcharacters Mode ASCII IBM ‘T’ Hexadecimal Decimal <6> 27 73 6 IB 49 IX Selects the LQ downloadcharacterset with pica pitch (10 cpi).
I Select ROM characterset I ]Model ASCII std. “~0” “O” “9’0” Decimal I Hexadecimal 27 37 48 IB 25 30 27 37 IB 25 (X) 0 I Stopsusing the downloadcharacterset and returnsto the built-in ROM characterset.IgnoredwhenEDSswitchA-2isnot setto “RAM DOWNLOAD”. COLORSELECTIONCOMMANDS Selectprint color Mode ASCII Both “r” Decimal n Hexadecimal 27 114 n IB 72 n Selects the printing color accordingto the value of n, as shown below.
OTHERPRINTERCOMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode std. ASCII “>” Decimal 27 62 Hexadecimal 16 3E Setsthe most significantbit of each subsequentbytereceivedto 1, allowinguserswitha 7-bitinterfaceto accesscharacterswithASCII codesgreaterthan 127. Set MSB to O Mode std. ASCII “=” Decimal 27 61 Hexadecimal IB 3D Setsthe mostsignificantbit of eachsubsequentbytereceivedto O. Accept MSB as is Mode std.
Set printer off-line Iizz ASCII I std. I IBM “Q” I Decimal 19 n I 27 81 n Hexadecimal I I 13 I IB 51 n I Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent . charactersandcommandsexcept,whichreturnsitto theonline.The printer’sONLINEindicatordoesnot go off. In the IBMmode,the valueof n shouldbe 36 for normalcarriage printer,and 35 for widecarriageprinter.
Bi-directionalprinting Mode ASCII Both “U” “O” “U” Decimal Hexadecimal 27 S5 4S IB 55 3U 27 S5 IB 55 00 0 Causessubsequentprintingto be donein the normalbi-directional mode,whichis fasterthan uni-directionalprinting. Uni-directionalprinting Mode Both ASCII “U” “l” 27 S5 49 IB 55 31 27 S5 IB 55 01 “U” Decimal <1> Hexadecimal 1 Causessubsequentprintingto be doneuni-directionally,ensuring maximumverticalalignmentprecision.
I SelectASF bin #1 Mode Both ASCII Decimal ,,(,, ,,(,, ,, ,, ,,),, 27 25 ,,),, 1 1 40 40 49 41 41 Hexadecimal IB 19 01 28 28 31 29 29 SelectstheASFbin#l, andfeedspaperfrombin#1.Ignoredif EDS switchE-3 is not set to “ASF-DUALON”. SelectASF bin #2 Mode ASCII Decimal <2> Both . ,,(,, ,,(,, “2” 27 25 “ ))“ 2 40 40 50 41 41 “ “ Hexadecimal IB 19 02 28 28 32 29 29 SelectstheASFbin#2, andfeedspaperfrombin#2.IgnoredifEDS switchE-3 is not set to “ASF-DUAL ON”.
chapter8 DOWNLOADCHARACTERS Withthisprinteryoucancmatenewcharactersandsymbols,downloadtheir dot data,andhavethemprintedin placeof selectedcharactersin the regular characterset.Charactersthatcanbegeneratedinthiswayrangefromsimple but useful symbolslike the check mark through to complex Chinese or Japanesecharacters. Regularcharactemam permanentlystoredin the printer’sROM, but charactersyou designare downloadedand stoti in RAM for use.
● The minimumwidthof a characters five dots. ● Dots cannotoverlap. ● Youmay defineanypositionin the ASCIItable. PhotocopythegridinFigure8-1tohelpdesignyournewcharacters.Wewill use a tiny representationof a telephonesymbolfor our example. [ Figure91. Usethis grid (or one similar to it) to define your own characters. Assigningthe characterdata Now,we calculatethe verticalnumericalvaluesof the columnsof dots,and enterthemunderneaththegrid.
ASCII Code: L,(1 s0,,.. Character w((jlh Rght space Figure &2 Telephonesymbolwlm nofmelLU P@. Assigninga valueof characterspace 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.
I Whendefdng characters,thenumberof printedcolumns(ml), andthesum of side spacesand the characterwidth (mO+ ml + m2) cannotexceedthe value shownbelow. Charactermode Draft charactem LQ picacharacters LQ elitecharactem LQ semi-condensed LQ proportional Draft super/subscript LQ super/subscript LQ prop.
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DEFININGYOUR OWNCHARACTERSWITH IBM MODE Downloadingfonts in IBM mode requires downloadingcharacter Dot PatterndataandcharacterIndexTabledata.Dotpatterndatacontrolswhich pins fim whenprintinga character.IndexTabledatais placedin a “lookup table” that provides informationon where Dot Pattern data is stored in memoryand definescertainattributesof the character. Assigningthe downloadcharacterset You can defineone of more downloadcharactersets for later use in IBM mode.
Assigningthe characterdotpattern We will use a tiny representationof a telephonesymbolfor our example. r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819 I : I I II 128 ., “. I 1 II-1 II- I 202122232425262728293031 I- I l-lI II 1- [ II- II 32333435 I I II I- ! I- 1II l-l I + 32 16 t + 8 * 4 2 1 128 .. 1 .. .. I !! , I , s. I 16 8 ; 4 I [ , I , ,- ,-, - ,-, - ,- ,-,,-, - ,-, -r ,. . . . ., . ● ● ● ● ● I ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7 t 1 \ 1 1 1 1-1 . .
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Now we calculatethe verticalnumericalvaluesof the columnsof dots, and enter them underneaththe grid. Each verticalcolumnis first dividedinto three groupsof eight dots. Each group of eight dots is ~presented by one byte, whichconsistsof eightbits. That’swherethenumbersdownthelefi sideof thegridcomein.Noticethat them is a numberfor each row of dots and that each numberis twice the numberbelowit.
The remainingfive bytes (ti throughm9)indicatethe compressionmask bits.Each bitsof thisbyteshowsthe datathat willtranslatethe compressed dot patterndata backto the originalcharacterpattern. For example, the compressionmask bits of our telephone symbol are 011000OO. Sothesebytesare96, olmoooomlw111 N301000000wo 4,242,0, and 96. Youmustdefinethe indextabledatafor allcharactemffomOto 255.If you do notwantto definea particularcharacter,enterOintothatindextabledata.
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chapter 9 MS-DOSAND YOURPRINTER Whenusingyourprinterwith anIBMPS/2,PC-ATor compatible,YOU will phbably be usingPC-DOSor MS-DOSas an operatingsystem.A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitutefor the operatingsystemmanualssuppliedwith yourcomputer. To learn how to print files,etc. it is best to read the relevantparts of these manuals.
! Ifyoursoftwarepackagedoesnotmentionprintersbyname,butasksinstead what featuresyour printer is capableof, the most commonquestionsare: “Can your printerperforma backspace?”and “Can it do a hardwareform feed?”.You shouldanswer“Yes”to both thesequestions. OthersoftwarepackagesmayallowyoutoinstaUspecific features.Spreadsheet programswilloften askfor themaximumnumberof columnsto be printed. This is givenbelow. CPI Pica Elite Semi-condensed Condensedpica Condensedelite Proportiomd 10 12 15 17.
Size: ((n)7 ((F)N ((F’))9 Orator Orator2 Draft ((s))0 Standardsize Doublewidth Doubleheight Doublewidth and height ((s))1 Color: ((s))2 ((s))3 ((C))O Black Magenta Cyan Violet Yellow Orange Green ((C))1 ((c))2 ((c))3 ((c))4 ((c))5 ((C))6 If youwantto print a titlein double-sizeScript,thenchangeto regular-size fontsfor othertext,you can use thesecommandsas follows: File as seen on computerscreen: ((F))4 ((S))3 Print er commands ( (F))O ((S))0 Font commands ( (F) ) 1can ( (F) ) 3anywhere ( (F)) 9
I ● The softwarewillnot knowthatthesearecommands,so you cannottrust yoursoftwareto giveyou thecorrectlinewidth.The printedlinemay bc considerablyshorterthanthe lineon the screen;theextraspacebeingthe spacethat was occupiedby the commands. Onewayto handlethelastproblemis to prepareyourdocumentwithoutthe commands,then insertthem as a finalstep,with the marginsreleased.The find,replace,andcopyfunctionsof word-processingsoftwarecanbehelpful here.
I controloptions.For example,you can terminatea printingjob in progress with the /I’ option.(Theprintermay not stopprintingimmediatelyas there may be considerabledatastoredaheadin its buffer.)For thefl option,type: A>PRINT/T See yourDOSmanualfor furtherinformationaboutthe PRINTcommand. IfyoursystemdoesnotincludePRINT.COM,youcanprintfilesbyusingthe PRN devicenamein COPYor TYPE commandssuch as the following: A>COPY README. DOC PRN A>TYPE README.
Anappropriatenameforthissetupfde wouldbeLQELITE.DAT.Tousethe DOSlineeditor,type the commandEDLINLQELITE.DAT,then typethe underlinedpartsof thefollowingdisplay.PressRETURNattheendof each line.Donottypethe symbol“A”.This symbolmeansto holdthe CTRLkey downwhilepressingthenextkey:forexample,‘V meansto typeCTRL-V. N meansto type CTRL-C,whichindicatesthe end of the input. A>EDLIN LQELITE. DAT New f i 1e I s *‘V [x I ‘V [ ! ‘VA 2 : *‘c *E — AVindicatesthat the followingcharacteris a controlcode.
PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an exampleof programmingthe printeron MicrosoftBASIC,we have listed the program for the IBM-PC. This program nms in the printer’s Standardmode, and the downloadablecondition.
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How theprogram works Thisprogrambeginsby assigninga numberof printercommandsto BASIC stringvariables(lines1000to 1060).Youcanfindmostof thesecommands near the beginningof chapter7. The WIDTH“LPT1:“255 statementin line 1080meansinfinitelinewidth. It preventsthe IBM-PCfrom insertingunwantedcarriagemtums and line feedsin graphicsdata. Actualprintingbeginsin line 1090.
Resident fonts are: Drcift clnarac ”ters, Sanserif characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS, SLQ Roman, Print pitches Pica pitch Semi-condensed are: (10 CPI), pitch (15 CPI), Condensed elitepitch(20CPI), Normal proportional, Roman characters, Courier characters, Sc.ni-pk cJ-ulA~, H-Gothic characters, SLQ TW-Light. Elite pitch (12 CPI), Condensed pica pitch (1’/CPI), Condensed proportional, Double-height, Doubl”e ‘wicltla, width= Triple Doub 1 e–s i z ed, Quad-s i z ed .
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chapter 70 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The followingsectionon troubleshootingandmaintenanceis intendedonly as’a brief guideto these functions.Rememberthat yourprinteris a highly sophisticatedelectronicdevice,whichalsocontainshighvoltageinside.For that reason,only carry out thoseoperationsdescribedin this chapter. CAUTION: Artyattempttocarryoutoperationsotherthanthosedescribed heremaynxdt inelecttic shockand/ordamageto theprinter.
Power supply If the POWERindicatordoesnot illuminate,checkthe following: Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Is pow& being supplied to the outlet? Is Lheprintervoltage correct? Possible remedy Turn off the printer, ensure the power cable is securely comected, and then turn the printer back on. Turn off the printer, unplug i~ and try the outlet with another appliance to determine if electricity is being supplied from that outlet.
If the printis faint,or uneven,checkthe following: Check Is the ribbon properly installed? Is the ribbon worn out? Possible remedy Check and reinstall if necessary. The ribbon has a long life, but will eventually need replacing. Fit anew ribbon cartridge if necessary. If dots ate missingin the printing,checkthe following: Check Are dots missing at random in the printing? Isa line of dots missing consistently throughout the printing? Possible remedy The ribbon has become slack causing it to get caught up.
Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Is the paper release lever pushed @nt (to the ~ position)? Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? Possible remedy Sel the release levex to the ~ position. Thepaperguide shoutdbe irtplace andverticallyfo rcut sheets to feed SmOOthly. If left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly.
Check Is thepapercaughtup around the perforation? Are you trying to feed paper using the front psnel buttons while the ON LINEindicator illuminated? .Is the paper too thick? Possible remedy It isrecmrunended to skip around theperforation. If you cannoLsetonthe Multi-partmode with the EDS switch. You can only feed paper in this way the printer is effline. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way. Try with thinner paper.
If thepaperpark facilitydoesnot appearto be workingcorrectly,checkthe following: ICheck Is the paper release lever in the ~ position? Has the fanfold paper been properly pinked? I Possible remedv The paper release lever must be set to the ~ position after the fanfold paper has been parked. Make sure that the “PAPER OUT’message comes on flashimz after the fanfold uaoer has been uarked.
MAINTENANCE Essentially,yourprinterisarobustpieceof equipmen~butshouldbetreated with a modicumof care in orderto avoidmalfunctions.For example: Keepyourprinterin a “comfortable”environment.Roughlyspeaking,if youamcomfortable,thentheenvironmentis suitableforyourprinter(see Chapter2). Do not subjectthe printerto physicalshocksor excessivevibration. Avoid over-dusty environments.Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanicaldevices.
7. Fastenthe print head downwith the two smws. 8. Replacethe ribbon cartridgeand close the front cover, then plug the powercord back in. Screws Flgum 10-7.Raplacing thaprinthaad.
chapter 11 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printingsystem...............................SerialImpactDot-matrix Elite Semi-condensed Printingspeed ................................Pica — 332 CPS — High-SpeedDraft 250 CPS 300 CPS 375 CPS Draft 83.3 CPS ]00 CPS 125 CPS Letter Quality Print direction................................Bi-directional,logic-seeking Uni-directional,logic-seeking (selectable) Print head .......................................24 pins Life: 200 milliondots Line spacing...........................
Characters......................................ASCII 96 International 16 sets (*) IBM special 111 IBMblockgraphic 50 IBMcodepage 6 sets (**) Download 255 * USA,France,Germany,England,DenmarkI, Sweden,Italy,Spain1, Japan, Norway, DenmarkII, Spain II, Latin America,Korea, Irish, Legal ** #437 (USA),#850(MuM-Lingual),#860 (Portuguese),#861(Icelandic),#863 (CanadianFinch), #865 (Nordic) Numberof columns........................CPI Pica 10 Elite 12 15 Semi-condensed 17.
24-pinCRTIII 24-pinTriple 24-pinHex* 90 180 360 24x720 24x1440 24x2880 24x1224 24x2448 24x4896 * It is impossibleto print adjacentdots in the mode marked with an asterisk(*). Paper feed.......................................Frictionor push tractor(standard) Bottomfeed or Push/Pullfeed (option) Paper feed speed ............................3.7 inches/secondmax Paper specifications.......................Normaltype Widetype Cut sheet 4“ -1 1.7” Width 4“ - 16.5” (101 - 297mm) (101 -419mm) 7.17”- 14.
Maximumbuffer size.....................WithoutDownload 29 kB (Normal type) 76 kB (Widetype) With Download 200 Bytes(Normaltype) 46 kB (Widetype) Emulations Standardmode.........................EpsonLQ-860/LQ-1060,NEC24-wire Graphicscommands IBM mode................................ IBMProprinterX24E/XL24E Interface.........................................Centronicsparallel(standard) RS-232C/422serial(option) Ribbontype....................................
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PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR Thefollowingdescribesthepinoutof theinterfaceconnector(signalswhich are low when activeare overlined). Para//e/ interface pin . Function Name 1 STROBE Goesfromhighto low (for20.5 W) whenactive 2 3 4 5 61 DATAO DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 Highwhenactive Highwhenactive Highwhenactive Highwhenactive Highwhenactive Highwhenactive Highwhenactive High whenactive I 5A lowpulseacknowledgesreceiptof data Low whenprinterreadyto receivedata High when paper out.
Serial Interface Pin Name GND TXD RXD RTS 1 2 3 41 5 I CTS Function Printer’schassisground. Thispin carriesdatafromtheprinter. ThisDincarriesdatato the minter. I Thisuin is alwayssetspace. Thispinis Spacewhenthecomputerisreadyto send data. Thisprinterdoesnotchwkthispin. 6 N)C 7 8-10 GND N/C 11 RCH 12 13 14-19 N/C GND N/C 20 DTR 21-251 N/C I Signalground. This printerturn this pin Spacewhen it is ready to receivedata. Thislinecarriesthe samesignalas pin 20. \ Signalground.
I CHARACTER SETS The followingtables showthe standardand IBM charactersets. Thedecimalcharactercodeofeachcharacterisshowninaninsettothelower rightof the character. Thehexadecimalcodecan be foundby readingtheentiresatthetop andleft edgesof the table.For example,thecharacter“A” is in column4 androw 1, so its hexadecimalcharactercodeis 41. Thisis equivalent(4x 16+ 1= 65) to decimal65, the numberin the inset. Control codes nxognized by this printer am indicatedby abbreviations insidepointedbrackets< z.
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Internationalcharactersets Whenaninternationalcharactersetisselectedbyacommandfmmsoftware, the followingchangesare madein the StandardItaliccharacterset: U 16 64 88 70 9/ 92 93 94 gb I23 [24 i25 126 Country # $ U.S.A.
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I Code Page #850 (Multi-lingual) Othercharactersare identicalto CodePage #437.
Code Page #860 (Portuguese) Othercharactersare identicalto CodePage#437.
I Code Page #861 (Icelandic) Othercharactersare identicalto CodePage#437. .
Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other charactersare identicalto CodePage #437.
Code Page #S65 (Nordic) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.
Characterset #1 Othercharactersare identicalto characterset #2. The duplicationof controlcodesenablessystemswith a 7-bit interfaceto obtaincontrolfunctionswhenthemostsignificantbitissetto 1bytheWSCZ “>” command in the standard mode.
IBM special characterset Additionalcharacterscan be printedby specialcommands.
P SPACING TABLE R This table lists the widths of your printer’s proportionalcharacters, 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.
Proportionalwidth IBM Normal Super/Sub ,Std. #437#850#860#861#863#865 INT 20 20 20 20 20 20 11 30 20 30 30 20 30 INT 21 21 21 21 21 21 s 22 22 22 22 22 22 30 20 30 - .
Character code Std.
Std. 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 174 Character $1437#850 #860 80 80 80 81 81 81 82 82 82 .83 83 83 84 84 84 85 85 85 86 86 86 87 87 87 88 88 88 89 89 89 90 90 90 91 91 91 92 92 92 93 93 93 94 94 94 95 95 95 96 96 96 97 97 97 98 98 98 99 99 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 102 102 102 103 103 103 104 104 104 105 105 105 106 106 106 107 107 107 108 108 108 109 109 109 Proportional .dth code - Chr.
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PrOptional idth IBM NormalStd. #437#850#860#861#863#865 30 20 30 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 20 30 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 % 30 Character code Chr.
Proportional width -Chr. IBM Normal Super/Sub Std.
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Proportionalwidth Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM= 36 28 42 A INT 181 134 164 42 20 42 182 143 A 132 42 28 42 A 183 145 - 142 21 30 @ 36 INT .
I Character code Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 “ 167 238 - 161 INT - 239 240 - 242 - 243 “ 173 - 134 - 244 - 143 - 245 - 165 - 247 - 164 INT - 249 251 252 166 -141 INT INT INT INT INT INT - Chr. ‘ .
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INDEX Bl Absolutehorizontaltab, 102 Adjustmentlever,5,28 All reseg 54 Applicationsoftware,129 ASF bin number,55 ASF controlcommands,115-116 AutoCarriageReturn,68 AutoLine Feed,68,99 Autoloadingvalue,53 Auto On-Line,60 AutomaticSheetFeeder, 15,40,66 El Backspace,99 Baillever,5 Baseunit for linespacing,91 BASIC, 135 Bellcommand,114 Bidirectionalprinting,115 Bit imagedot-matrix,152 Bottomfeed, 32 Bottommargin,66,94 BUFFERCLEARmessage,54 Buffersize, 154 ccl Cancelcommand 113 Carriagereturn,98 Cantridgeslo
DOSmmmands, 132 Dot Adjustmentmode,71 Double-densitygraphics,103 Double-heightcharacters,88 Double-sizecharacters,87 Double-strikeprinting,78 Download,60 Downloadcharactercommands,107112 Downloadcharacterset, 110,122 Downloadcharacters,117-127 Draft,61,74 Draftdownloadcharacters,110 Dual-binAutomaticSheetFeeder,20 CEl EDS mode,57 EDS setting,70 ELECTRICDIP SW message,57 ElectronicDIP Switchmode,57 Elitepitch,84 Emphasizedprinting,77 Emulation,60, 154 EntryS1OL 5 Expandedprinting,85 El Factory~ttings, 59
Longtest mode,48 LQ, 61,75 LQ downloadcharacters,111 ml Macrodefinition,56 Maintenance,149 lvlasterprintmode,86 Mostsignificantbi~ 113 MS-DOS,129 MSB, 113 Muki-partforms,27 Multi-partmode,66 ml Normal-densitygraphics,103 Numberof columns,152 El Off linecommand,114 ON LINE button,44 On linecommand,114 Optionalaccessories,9,15,155 Ornamentcharacter,80 Otherprintercommands,113-116 Overlining,79 ml Pagelength,68,94 Paperfeed, 153 PAPER FEED button, 44 Paperfeedspeed,153 Paperfeedtrouble,146-148 Papergu
I Reversemicro-fe@ 53 Ribboncartridge,5,11 Rightjustify, 100 Rightmargin,98 Troubleshooting,143-148 Paperfeeding,146-148 Powersupply,144 Printing,144-145 El m Underlining,78 Unidirectionalprinting,115 Unpackingand inspection,8 Sample program, 120-121,126-127, 135-139 Score,79 Selectionof paper,27 SELFTESTLONG message,48 SELFTEST SHORTmessage,47 SELFTESTTOP&B.
I COMMANDSUMMARY StandardMode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode. CONTROLCODE FUNCTION Bell Backspace Horizontaltab Linefecd Verticaltab Formfeed Carriagereturn Expandedprintirrgfor me line Cundensedprinting W prirtteron-lirre Cancelcondensedprinting Set rnirttcroff-line Cari-A me-line expandedprinting Camel lastline Reverseline feed Returnto top of currentpage Expandedprintingfor ooe line dxN>
CONTROL OODE .. “?” n “@” m “A” n “B” d n2 .... * “c” .db n “C” n “D” td d .... db “E” * -@Sb
CONTROL CODE FUNCTION -dSG”x”l ~> “3” n .@,, .~, n “~., n “F’ CFS “r’ o as> “r’ 1 “r’ 2 .Vn o “v” 1 -@3> “i? nl n2 ml nd y“ “(” “o” “)” “)” “(” “(” “l” “)” “)” “(” “(” “2” “)” “)” “(” “(” “4” “)” ‘)” “(” “(” T“ “)” ‘)” d “(” “(” “F’ “)” “)” d “(’” “~’ “R” “)” “)” “(” “(” “S” “)” “)” d “$” “’l”’ “)” “)” n d ...
IBM Mode The followingcommandstakeeffectwith the IBM mode. WNTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE Bell Backspace Ho-Ud tab Line feed Verticaltab Fans feed Carriagereturn 114 CCAN> ‘db aSG <1> Q> d3M> <4> “R” “T’ n nl n2 “#” ~ nq &
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