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Trademark Acknowledgements LC-15, ND-10/15, NR-10/15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter XL, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp. Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation FX-1050, EX-1000, FX86e, FX286e: Seiko Epson Corp NOTICE ● All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in a[...]

I 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 ~fenmce guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge off the operation of computm (for instance, it assume[...]

I 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 conflgmation of microcomputer, we have in- cluded 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 hi[...]

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is aconvenient,monochrome printerwithout frills but with 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 m[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER .. . .. . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 1 Locating the printer . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . ......................1 Unpacking and Inspection .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. [...]

I Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTING ... .... . ... . .... ...... ..... ...... ... .... ........ .. 29 Location of the DIP Switches .. . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .. ..............29 Functions of the DIP Switches . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . ........30 Chapter 4 P[...]

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . 99 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . 103 Standard Character Set . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . .[...]

chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include — ● Locating the printer ● Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) . Setting up and connection ● Loading single sheets ● Loading and parking fanfold forms ● Adjusting the printing gap LOCATING THE PRINTER Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make[...]

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the printer shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 1-1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. Figuru I-I. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer,[...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: ● Serial (RS-232) interface board ● Automatic sheet feeder ● Pull tractor unit Parts name of the printer Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the follow- ing parts: 1 1 Entry slot ase lever ! J Figure 1-2 The printer’s external parts Bail[...]

SEITING UP Place the pnnterin the position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent darnage to the printer in transit. You may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different locat[...]

I F@IIU 1-4. Remoting the top cover 1. Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2. Use the grips on the side of the ribbon cartridge to help locate the cartridge (squeeze them inwards gently), and make sure that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge i[...]

3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the pnnthead shield (see Figure 1-6). Ffgure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield Now, hold the top cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed. Leave the top cover closed during normal operation. It keeps ou[...]

Interface Connector cable Figut-o 1-7. Connecting the interface cable If you want to use the optional serial interface, slide out the parallel interface board by gripping the flips on both sides. Then insert the optional serial interface board all the way, as shown in Figure 1-8. Figura 1-8. Replacing the interface board[...]

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 (ASF), read the ASF instruction booklet. Automatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or automatically with power on. We will start the easy way with automatic loa[...]

3. 4. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using (re- membering that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage). 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 st[...]

Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. 2, 3, 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Place the paper guide in position, locating the lugs on the bottom of the assembly into the slots on the rear cover of the printer. Check that printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the printer 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 “computerpaper”. This printer accepts forms up to 16” wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. Loading the paper from the rear of the p[...]

6. 7. With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets. Adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocket to release and lock the sprocket in positin (when the lever is down, the sprocket maybe moved, and when it is u[...]

12. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1-13, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper. Figurs 1-13. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer by using the optional pull tractor unit. 1. 2[...]

it Platen ~utw 1-14. Mounting the optional pull tractor unit cover lever Figure 7-15. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets from the bottom of tie printer. 6. Nowclosethe sprocketcovers, againmakingsurethatthe papersprocket holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. If they art-not ~igned properly, you will have problems with paper fee[...]

Paper parking After loading fanfold paper from the rear of the printer, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below. 1. Paper parking starts with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, the release lever up. 2. Press the ( ON LINE ) butt[...]

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 near the right end of the paper bail. Pulling the adjustment lever upwards narrows the gap; pushing it downwards widens the gap. Ther[...]

chapter2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed singly to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be obtained by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. This chapter explain[...]

ONLINE button The ( ON LINE ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The state changes each time you press the button. In the on-line state the printer receives data from the computer and prints the data. In the off-line state the printer stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data. The printer powers[...]

PAPER FEED button If you press this button in off-line, the paper feeds forward. If you hold this button down, the printer performs consecutive line feeds. While you are feeding lines, if you also press the ( ON LINE > button, the paper will feed to the top of the next page. This is explained later. SET/EJECT PARK button Pressing this button cau[...]

NLQ TYPE STYLE button This button selects the font style to be printed. Draft style is always selected at power-up. To change to one of the NLQ (near letter quality) styles, set the printer off-line, then press the (SfF7E)button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. The selections cycle in the follow- ing order: F[...]

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. MICRO FEED OPOwER - A & — FF —A ‘ ,byinJu[ p?+f, ,hlte, Print area test Stay in P&l pitch rgure 2-2. Power-up functions of control panel Short test mode If the prin[...]

Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will start printing as soon as the CPAPER FEED) button is released, and will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by the whole character set printed in each font styles and pitch avail[...]

Stay in panel style If held down during power-up, the (ST@ button prevents software inter- ference with the font style selected from the control panel. There will bean acknowledging beep, after which you can set the printer off-line, select a font style, then return to the on-line state and start printing. The selected font style will not be change[...]

The following BASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexadecimal mode: 10 FOR 1=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$ ( 11 J 30 NEXT I 40 LPRINT 50 END If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-4. 0[:) (:)1 02 0s 1;)4 (:)5 (0.5 (07 0!3 (:)y ,;B/l C)e (:)C (:,D OE- rjF .............[...]

I When the IBM-PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code OD (carnage return) it adds an extra hex OA (line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-fde) also gets special treatment: the interpreter does not send it at all. This can cause problems that generate graphics or download character data, but there is a solution. Try changing line 20 in the preceding program a[...]

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be obtained by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. MICRO FEED OPOWER v A h — FF —A --—- Clearing tie buffer Figure 2-6. Switch combination functions of mntrol panel Form feed If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fa[...]

Top of form When you turn on printer power, the top-of-form position is automatically set to the current position. If this is not where you want the top of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows. 1. Press the( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line. 2.. Move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing[...]

Clearing the buffer When DIP switch 2-1 is ON, the printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printer may beholding much more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restaffing. Turning power off is[...]

The bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer is used for various functions. This chapter explains where the DIP switches am located, and how to use them. LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES When you remove the printer’s cover and look inside, you will see on the green board at the bottom of the printer two groups of small white swi[...]

FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES The printer is delivered with all DIP switch set to 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 make the right settings. Switch Function ON OFF 1-1 Page length 11 inches 12 inches 1-[...]

Switch 1-3: Which type of printing area format do you want to use for single sheets? This printer can use two types ofpnnting area format for single sheets. By putting the switch ON (“A type”), the top of the first line of printing will start to one inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area wiII end to print one inch from the bottom [...]

Switch 1-8: Do you want an automatic line feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is required to obtain a line feed. If you move this switch to the OFF position, the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carnage-return code. Most computer systems send a line feed code, or [...]

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- 1050. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter XL. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulations changed by means of DIP switc[...]

Many commands have alternative forms. Some commands use cESC> (character code 27) in Standard mode and cFS> (character code 28) in IBM mode. Other commands have parameters that can be specified as either character codes or digit characters, like the parameter 1 in the sample command above. FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters[...]

Select NLQ type style Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “k” n 27107 n IB 6B n Selects an NLQ type style according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when NLQ is selected by <ESb “x” 1. Ignored if the (s~)button was pressed during power-up. n Type style O Courier (initial va[...]

Select Orator characters with small capitals Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “(” “(” “F’ “)” “S’ “2” 4040 7041 41 50 28 28 46 29 29 32 Changes to the Orator with samll captitals NLQ font. Ignored if the -button was pressed during power-up. Select Orator characters with lower case Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ ?[...]

Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “F” 27 70 IB 46 Cancels emphasized printing. Double-strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “ ,, ,, “ Both ( ( “B” “)” “)” “l” 40 40 66 41 41 49 28 28 42 29 29 31 <ESC> “G” 27 71 IB 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in dou[...]

stop underlining ‘Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ,, ,, ‘, 4. ( ( “-” “Y’ “Y’ “o” 40 40 45 41 41 48 28 2820 29 29 30 Both <ESC> “-” “O” 27 45 48 IB 2D 30 <ESC> “-” <O> 27 45 0 IB 2D 00 “Stops underlining. Start overlining I Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <Es~> ., –‘, t!~.. 27 95 49[...]

Cancel superscript or subscript Model ASCII I Decimal / Hexadecimal ] Both I <ESC> “T” I 27 &l I IB 54 I Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both <ESC> “t” “O” 27116 48 IB 74 30 <ESC> ?[...]

I Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “R” n 27 82 n IB 52 n IBM <FS> “R” n 28 82 n IC 52 n Selects an international character set according to the value of n. n Character set O U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy n Character set 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 De[...]

I Select slash zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Borh <ESC> “ - “ “l” 27126 49 IB 7E 31 <ESC> “ - “ <1> 27126 1 IB 7E 01 Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash (m. Select normal zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “ - “ “O” 27126 48 IB 7E 30 <ESC> “ - “ <[...]

Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <Sk= 15 OF <ESC> <Sb 27 15 IB OF In Standard mode, changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either pica or elite to condensed (17 cpi). Ignored if the (~] button was ptessed during power-up. Cancel condensed pr[...]

Expanded printing for one line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <so> 14 OE <ESC> <SO> 27 14 IB OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Charactm return to normal width after the next line feed (cLF>). The <DC4>, cVT>, -, and <ESC> “W” O com- mands also cancel expa[...]

Select master print mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “!” n 27 33 n IB 21 n Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired char- acteristics. Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9(1 +8) gives emphasized elite; n = 137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underlined e[...]

of an inch with cESC> “3” <24>, and print the same characters twice, upper half on one line, lower half on the next. For accurate alignment of the two halves, select unidirectional printing with <ESC> “U” <1>. n Effect O Normal size 1 Double-high, double-wide 2 Quadruple-high, quadruple-wide 3 Double-high, double-wide ([...]

Return to normal height Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “W” “O” 27119 48 IB 77 30 <ESC> “W” <O> 27119 0 IB 77 00 Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height. Resumes super/subscript and condensed printing if these modes were in effect before double height was selected. [...]

I VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “O” 27 48 IB 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. Set line spacing to 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “l” 27 49 IB 31 Sets the distance the paper advances or[...]

Set line spacing to n/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “A” n 27 65 n IB 41 n In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to nf72 inch, where n is between O and 85. ~ If n =0, the line spacing is set to O. In IBM mode this command does the same except that (1) the new line sp[...]

Perform one n/216-inch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “J” n 27 74 n IB 4A n Feeds the paper once by n/216 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left when DIP switch 1-2 is OFF. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Perform one n1216-inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Decima[...]

I Set page length ton lines Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both I <ESC> “C” n 27 67 n IB 43 n Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The current line becomes the t[...]

Cancel top and bottom margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “O” 27 79 IB 4F Cancels both the top margin and the bottom margin. Form feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <FF> 12 Oc Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When th[...]

I Set vertical tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “B” nl n2 ... <0> I 27 66 nl n2 ... 0 ] IB 42 nl n2 ... 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines rzZ, n2, etc., where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops mu[...]

Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <VT> 11 OB Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin. Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are set, as at power-up. Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop. [...]

Set right margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “Q” n 27 81 n IB 51 n IBM <FS> “Q” n 28 81 n IC 51 n Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitch (pica ‘pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). Column n becomes the lastcharacterpositionin the line. The right margin does not move if t[...]

Set automatic line feed IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I I IBM I <ESC> “5” <1> I 27 53 1 I IB 35 01 I Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a <CR> code. This command takes priority over DIP switch 1-8. Cancel automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC[...]

Right justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “a” “2” 27 97 50 IB 61 32 <ESC> “a” <2> 27 97 2 IB 61 02 Aligns subsequent text with the right margin, leaving the left margin ‘ragged. Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “D” nl n2 . .. <o> 27 66 nl n2 ... 0 IB 44 nl [...]

I Horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <m> 9 09 Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. Ignored if there is no nexthorizontal tab stop in the current line. Note that when underlining is selected, spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined. Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal s[...]

GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Model ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both cESC> “K” nl n2 I 27 75 nl d I IB 4B nl d ml d ... ml d ... ml d ... I 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 13.6 inches (816 dots). ml, m2, ... [...]

Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “Z” nl n2 27 90 nl d IB 5A nl n2 ml d ... ml d ... ml d ... Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi- mum 3264 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See <ESC> “K” for other information. Select gr[...]

I Print 9-pin graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “A” nO nl 27 94 no nl IB 5E nO nl n2 ml d ... n2 ml d ... d ml d ... Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch if nO = O or 120 dots per ~ inch if nO = 1. The graphics image is 9 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 13.6 inches. Dots beyond the right m[...]

nl is the character code of the first character defined and n2 is the character code of the last character defined. nl and n2 must both be between 32 and 127 or both be between 160 and 255. n] must be equal to or less than n2. Use of character codes 32 (space) and 127 (delete code) should be avoided if possible. Each characters defined by an attrib[...]

Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “=” nl n2 <DC4> 27 61 0 nl 20 IB 3D 00 nl 14 IBM aO al a2 ml aO al d ml aO al d ml d ... mll d ... mll d ... mll Defines one or more new draft characters and sto~s them in RAM for later use. Draft mode must be selected before this command is executed. nl and ti give the[...]

Select draft download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” “4” 27 73 52 IB 49 34 <ESC> “I” <4> 27 73 4 IB 49 04 Selects the download character set and draft quality. Ignored if the _ button was pressed dufing power-up or if D~ switch 2-1 iS ON. Select draft elite download character set Mode ASCII [...]

MACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDS Define macro instruction Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “+” ... <RS> 27 43 . 30 IB 2B IE ~ Cancels any existing macro instruction and replaces it with the defined instruction. The defined macro instruction consists of the characters between the “+” and cRS>. These can be any printable cha[...]

Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> W“ 27 35 IB 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer. Delete last character sent Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <DEb 127 7F Deletes the last character received. Ignored if the last character received has already been[...]

I Cancel immediate print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “i” “O” 27105 46 IB 69 30 <ESC> “i” CO> 27105 0 IB 69 @l Cancels the immediate print mode. The printer waits for each line ‘to be completed before printing it, and does not scroll the paper up and down. This command is ignored when friction feed is used.[...]

Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U” “O” 27 85 48 IB 55 30 <ESC> “U” <O> 27 85 0 IB 55 (KI Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode, which is faster than unidirectional printing. Unidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U”[...]

I Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> <4> Both ,,(,, ‘,(,, ,’4,, ,,),, ,,),, 27 25 4 IB 19 04 40 40 52 41 41 28 28 34 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch 1-4 is ON ,(ASF inactive). Eject paper from ASF IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I <ESC> <EM> “R” Borh ,,(,, ,[...]

I chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new character and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected charactexx in the regular character set. Charactem that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanese characters. [...]

. ● ● ● The minimum width of a character is five dots. The user-defined characters may use eight dots vertically. Dots cannot overlap — that is, you may not have a dot inside a box next to one that is on a line. Youmay define any position in the ASCII table, except the block graphics area when you are downloading in the IBM mode. Photocopy [...]

mlndm5m7 m9mll m2 m4 m6 m~ ml(l 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 I 124 66 64 76 76 0 0 4 36 2 72 ASCII Code: Descender: ? Left space: O Last column: 17 mO = Descender x 128 + (Left x 16) + Last Figure 5-3. Add the values of the dots in eacA column and write the sum of eaeh column at the bottom Next you must choose whether to make the car symbol an ascender or a [...]

Assigning the character data Now, we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. For example, looking at Figwe 5-3, we see that in theleft-most column there are five dots, and they are sitting in the “64” box, “32’’box, “16” box, “8” box, and “4” box. Thus its vertical va[...]

I 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 LPRINT “CHEMICALS’ ’; U-IF?$(9) ; FOR 1=.4 TO 8.7 STEP .4 LPRINT CHR$ (60) ; NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT “GUNS’ ’; CHR$(9) ; FOR 1=.4 TO 1.4 STEP .4 LPRINT CHR$(62); NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT CHR$(9); ’’+–-”; SCALE$[...]

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,[...]

simultaneous use of regular and download characters in the draft character section apply equally to NLQ characters. t?ll ,.ni23 ( Ist) fI124 ., .,n146 (2nd) ]~~ 128 64 64 32 ASCII Code: 32 Descender: 16 Left space: 16 Right space: 8 mO = Descender x 128 8 4 + (Left x 16) + Right 2 4 2 1 .1 St: I ?nd: igure 5-4. Use this grid (or one similar to it) [...]

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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 maybe usefid here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print ffl[...]

Number of columns CPI Pica 10 136 Elite 12 163 Condensed pica 17.1 233 Condensed elite 20 272 Proportional Variable Sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequence to return to the default settings. The command for your printer is <ESC> (Q. Make sure that the DIP switches are set for the right printer emulation[...]

I If you want to print a title in double-size Orator with small capitals, then change to regular-size Courier for some text that includes italics, you can use these commands as follows: File as seen on computer screen: ( (F) ) 2 ( (S) ) 3 Printer Commands ( (F) ) O ( (S) ) O Type style, size, bold print, and ( ( I ) ) 11ta 1 i c ( ( I ) ) Ocorrunan[...]

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 were able to define this as a user option during installation, you can als[...]

I COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font style, orpnnt 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 inste[...]

‘V indicates that the following character is a control code. *V[ enters the <ESC> code. <ESC> has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, ‘VA enters the control code <1>. See your DOS manual if you need t%rther information about EDLIN. You can now set up the printer by sending [...]

1090 P$=E$+”P” ‘Pica pitch 1100 ‘ Start printing ——————— ————-—— ——-—. .—-.——— _ .- ———.— —-. .-——— 1110 WIDTH “LPT1: “ ,255 1120 LPRINT E$;’’D’’;CHR$(3) ;CHR$(25);CHR$(0) ‘Set HT 1130 LPRINT c$; “Type styles are: “ 1140 LPRINT H$;D$; ’’Draft characters, ” 1150 [...]

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 2070 2080 2090 2100 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 GOSUB 2100 LPRINT H$;C$; ’’Download characters: “; LPRINT D$;E$; ”%l”;[...]

I 2190 LPRINT C$; E$:’’&’’;CHR$(O) :CHR$(60) ;CHR$(60); 2200 RESTORE 2310 2210 FOR M=O TO 46 2220 READ MM 2230 LPRINT CHR$(MM); 2240 NEXT M 2250 RETURN 2260 ‘DATA ---––––––––––––––––-–-–-–––--–-–––––-––-–––––– 2270 ‘ Draft download character --––––––?[...]

How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1090). You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 4. The WIDTH “LPT1:” 255 statement in line 1110 means infhite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line f[...]

Type sty 1 es are : ,.. :, i :. ~;:,, ;:: ~. (: :. i ;;, ,... (;, ;.: :.: ,,.., ~, .::? . . .+ Courier characters , Sa nse r if char- acte rs ? ORATOR WITH SMALL CAP ITAI. S, OR w i t h 1 @wer case characters, and -r TA[. T[;S Fat- a I I v;: ~..,: F .,. Print P itches are : Pi cci pi t.ch ( 1 Cl CF’1 ) , El it-e pitch [12 CPI) , Condensed p]ca p][...]

I Modifications for IBM mode This program can also be run in IBM mode (DIP switch 1-6 OFF’) if you change a few of the lines as shown below to allow for difference in some of the commands. You will get a cylinder instead of a barrel effect, becuase the IBM mode does not have any command to micro-adjust the character spacing. 1090 1190 1220 1280 1[...]

chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only M a brief guide to these functions. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. For that twcison, only carry out those operations described in this chapter. CAUTION:[...]

I Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outtet? Is power being supplied to the outtet? Is theprintervoltage correct? Possible remedv I Turn off the @nter, ensure the power cable is securely connected, and then turn the printer back on. Turn off the[...]

If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: Check Possible remedy Isthe ribbon properly in- Check and reinstall if necessary. 1-”- Is the ribbon worn out? The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need replacing. Fit a new riblxm cartridge if necessary. I If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: I Check I Possibl[...]

Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever Set the release lever to the ~ position. pushed back (to the ~ posi- tion)? Is the paper guide in place I The paper guide should be in place vertically for cut and vertical? sheets to feed smootl+. Are th[...]

Check Possible remedy Are you trying to feed paper You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is using the front panel buttons off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? Is the paper too thick? There prelimits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way (one top copy and t[...]

If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: Check Possible remcxly Is the paper release lever in The paper release lever must be set to the ~ position the ~ position? after the fanfold paper has been parked. Has the fanfold paper been Make sure that the POWER indicator comes on flashing properly parked? [...]

MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: ● ● 9 ● ● 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 n[...]

Screws Connector cove! ‘FYI ‘1 F/gura 7-T. Replacing the print head[...]

! 6. Disengage thecable fromthetabsholdingitdown,then remove theprint head. 7. Foreasy installation of the new pnnthead, move the carriage toward the left end of the rail. 8. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 9. Thread thenewcable the same wayas theold, securing itunderthethree tabs on the print head carriage. 10.[...]

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chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ... ...... ..... .... .... ..... ... Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ..... .... ..... .. . ... .... . .... ... 150 cps (Draft pica) 37.5 cps (NLQ pica) Print direction ............................,...Bidirectional, logic-seeking Unidirectional, logic-seeking (selectable) Number of print pins ........[...]

I Character dot matrix ..... ...... ... .... .... 9 x 11 (Draft) 18X 23 (NLQ) Bit image dot-matrix ... .... .. ... .... ...... DPI 8-pin normal 60 8-pin double 120 8-pin high-speed double* 120 8-pin quadruple 240 8-pin CRT I 80 8-pin CRT II 90 8-pin plotter 72 8-pin double-plotter 144 9-pin single 60 9-pin double . 120 8X816 8x1632 8x1632 8x3264 8X[...]

Ribbon life ... .. .... ..... ...... .... ... ...... .... 6 million characters (draft pica) Dimensions ..................590(w)x 332(d) x127(h)mm 23.2(w) x13.1(d) x5(h)in Weight . ...... . . ..... .. .... .... ... ...... ..... . ... .. 8.5kg(18.71b) Powersupply ..... .... ... .... ...... ... ...... .. 120VAC,220VAC, 240VAC, 50/60Hz (vanes according[...]

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes from high to low (for 20.5ps) when active 2 DATAO High when active 3. DATA1 High when active 4 DATA2 High when active I 5 I DATA3 I Hi~hwhen active I 6 DATA4 High when active[...]

chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS This chapter gives tables of the printer’s 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 colurn[...]

I STANDARD CHARACTER SET 104[...]

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I IBM CHARACTER SET #2 106[...]

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I IBM CHARACTER SET #1 Other characters are identical to character set W. 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 <ESC> “>” command. 108[...]

IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands. 109[...]

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4 or by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set: See Chapter 3 for the DIP switch settings. The commands for selecting the international character sets are: Standard mode: <ESC> “R” n IBM mode: <FS>[...]

INDEX m Absolute horizontal tab, 57 Ascender, 61,71 Auto feed, 67 Automatic carriage rctum, 30 Automatic line feed, 32,55 Automatic sheet feeder, 8,31,67, 101 m Backspace, 55 Bail lever, 3, 10, 13 BASIC, 24,72-73,82 Beeper, 66 Bidirectional printing, 67 Bit-image printing, 58-60,86 Bold printing, 37 Bottom feed, 13 Bottom margin, 50 Buffer, 28,32, [...]

L!31 Hexadecimal dump, 23-25 Horizontal position commands, 53-57 Horizontal tabulation, 57 ml Near letter quality, 20,34,61,63,74- 75 NLQ Type Style button, 20,23 ml IBM ch~acter sets, 39, 106-109 IBM mode, 31,88 IBM-PC, 25 Immediate print, 65 Interface: signals, 102 specifications, 100 International characters, 32,40, 110 Italic printing, 20,36 En[...]

m Quadruple-size characters, 44 CKl Rear cover, 3, 11 Release lever, 3,8,11 Reset printer, 67 Reverse line feed, 48 Reverse micro-feed, 27 Ribbon cartridge, 4, 100 Right margin, 54 ROM character set, 63 ml Sanserif type style, 20,35 Self tests, 21-22 Set/Eject Park button, 19 Setting up, 4 Single sheets: automatic loading, 8 manual loading, 10 spec[...]

COMMAND SUMMARY MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION Std. IBM Std. Std. Std. IBM Std. IBM Std. <B EL> Bell <BS> Backspace <HT> Horizontal tab <LF> Line feed <VT> Vertical tab <FF> Form feed <CR> Carnage return <so> Expanded printing for one line <S1> Condensed printing <DCI> Sel primer on-line <D[...]

I MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE IBM <ESC> “5” <b Cancel automatic line feed IBM <ESC> “5” <1> Set automatic line feed :: <ESC> “6” Select character set #2 39 <ESC> “7” Select character sel #l 39 <ESC> ‘%” Disable paper-out detector 51 <Esc> “9” Enable oaoer-out detector 51 IBM S[...]

I MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE Std. IBM IBM Std. <ESC> “U” “l” <ESC> “W” <b <ESC> “W” <1> <ESC> “W” “O” <ESC> “W” “l” cESC> “X” nl n2 cESC> “Y” nl n2 ml d . . . <ESC> “Z” nl n2 ml m2 ... <ESC> “[” “@” <4> <b <O> cESC> ?[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE IBM IBM E: IBM IBM ~M Std. <ESC> “-” “O” <&SC> “-” “l” <Fs> “4” <FS> “5” <Fs> “:” <b <0>4> <FS> “=” <F5> “Q” n <FS> “R” n <FS> ‘” nl d <DEL> “(” “(” “-” “)” “)” “0” “(” “(” “-?[...]

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