Star Micronics LC24-15 manual

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Self Declaration Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to Vfg 1046/1984 an- nounced by the DBP. DBP has been informed of the introduction of this special equipment and has been granted the right to examine the whole series. It is the user’s responsibility to see that his own assembled system is in accordance wi[...]

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 3. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge off the operation of computers (for instance, it assu[...]

Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have 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 hints[...]

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is a convenient, monochrome printer without 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 it[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ............................................... 1 Locating the Printer .......................................................................... 1 Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................ 2 Cheek the carton contents .................................[...]

Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Location of the DIP Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Functions of the DIP Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Standard Character Set . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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

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 l-l to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. F/gum I-1. Check 10 make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, [...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: l Serial (RS-232) interface board l Automatic sheet feeder l Pull tractor unit l Font card l RAM card Parts name of the printer Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the follow- ing parts: Power Entry slot Release lever Figure 7-Z. The printer’s[...]

SETTING UP Place the printer in 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 damage 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 loca[...]

Figure T-4. Removing 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 it[...]

3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see Figure l-6). Figum i-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 o[...]

Install the optional IC card This printer has five built-in character styles (fonts), and an1 1 K-byte data buffer. You can add more fonts or expand the data buffer by installing oprional IC cards (Font card or RAM card). To install or change an IC card, first turn off the power switch. Then, insert the IC card into the slot at the bottom right fro[...]

Connection Connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25way D- type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-way connector at the printer end. The pinouts of the printer’s connector are given in Chapter 8 if you need a cable for connection [...]

Figure 1-9. Replacing the interface board 9[...]

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. 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). 4. 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. 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. 2. Check that printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the printer is down. 3. Open th[...]

LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets, They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 16” wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. Loading the fanfold forms You can load [...]

6. With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets. 7. 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 may be moved, and when it is [...]

12. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1-14, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper. Figure I-14. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Loading the paper with pull tractor unit You can load the fanfold paper by using the optional pull tractor unit. 1. <Remove the top cover, then move the [...]

Platen unit igure l-15. Mounting the optional pull tractor unit pure 7-76. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets from the entry slot of the printer. 7. Now close the sprocket covers, again making sure that the paper sprocket holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper f[...]

Paper parking After loading fanfold paper with the internal tractor unit, 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Paper parking starts with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, the release lever up. Press the ( [...]

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[...]

chapter 2 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 explai[...]

ON LINE 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 power[...]

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. If you press this button in on-line, this will[...]

STYLE button This button selects the font style to be printed. Courier style is always selected at power-up. To change to one of the other styles, set the printer off- line, then press the (~3) button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. The selections cycle in the following order: Font style Indicator(s) Courier[...]

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. Stay in panel style Stay in pAe1 F MICRO FEED 0 POWER I --F-----A I Long test Short test Print area test bitch igufe 2-2. Power-up functions of control panel If the printer is tu[...]

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 (PAPER 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 (STYLE) button prevents software inter- ference with the font style selected from the control panel. There will be an 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 ch[...]

The following BASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexadecimal mode: 10 FOR I=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$(I); 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. 100 01 0: to:, 04 05 06 07 06 09 OA OB OC OD Ot OF IU 1, 12 t> 14 15 16 17 16 19 1A. [...]

When the IBM-PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code OD (carriage return) it adds an extra hex OA (line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-file) 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, Top of form Clearing the buffer If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page. 1. PreSS the ( ON LINE ] button to set the prin[...]

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 t[...]

Clearing the buffer When DIP switch 2-l 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 be holding much more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off i[...]

Chapter 3 D/P SWITCH SETTINGS The bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer is used for various functions. This chapter explains where the DIP switches are 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 printe[...]

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. International character set Font style and pitch selection Sw[...]

Switch l-3: Do you want a bottom margin? Leave this switch ON if you do not want to set the bottom margin. Move it to the OFF position if you want to set the bottom margin to the l-inch. Switch 1-4: Are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder (ASF)? To use the automatic sheet feeder, move this switch to the OFF position. Otherwise leave it ON. [...]

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 carriage-return code. Most computer systems send a line feed code, or[...]

I Switch 2-8: Which type of printing area format do you want to use for single sheets? This printer can use two types of printing 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 will end to print 6 mm from the bottom [...]

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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 LQ-1050. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter XL24. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulation is changed by means of DIP sw[...]

Many commands have alternative forms. Some commands use <ES3 (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 [...]

n Font style 0 Courier (initial value) 1 Optional font 2 Prestige 3 Orator 4 script Select Courier characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “(” “(.’ “F” “)” “)” “0” 40 40 70 41 41 48 28 28 46 29 29 30 Changes to the Courier font. Ignored if the (STYLE) button was pressed during power-up. Select Optional characters Mode[...]

Select Script characters IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 1 Both 1 “(.. “(” “F’ “)” “)” "4" 1 40 40 70 41 41 52 1 28 28 46 29 29 34 1 Changes to the Script font. Ignored if the (STYLE) button was pressed during power-up. Select italic characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “(” “(” “I” “)” ?[...]

Emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “E” 27 69 1B 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to vertical strokes. Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “F 27 70 1B 46 Cancels emphasized printing. Double-s trike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexad[...]

Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ‘I ( ‘I ‘6 ( 6‘ .,->. “)” “).. “0” 40 40 45 41 41 40 20 20 20 29 29 30 Both <ESC> “-” “0” 27 45 48 1B 2D 30 <ESC> “-I’ <O> 27 45 0 lB 2D 00 Stops underlining. Start 0 verlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “ “ “1” 27 95 49 1[...]

Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> ‘T” 27 84 1B 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode if DIP switch l-7 is ON. Select IBM chara[...]

Select character set #2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “6” 27 54 1B 36 Selects character set #2. Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cESC> “R” n 27 02 n 18 52 II IBM cFS> “R” II 20 02 n 1C 52 II .- Selects an international character set according to the value of n. n Character se[...]

Enable printing of all character codes on next character IMode 1 ASCII ! Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 1 IBM 1 <ESC> ‘In,” 1 27 94 1 1B 5E I This command operates like <ESC> ‘T’ except that it remains in effect for only one character. Select slash zero IMode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both &SC> “ ” _ “1” 1 27 126[...]

Elite pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “M” 27 77 1B 4D IBM cESC> “:” 27 50 1B 3A In Standard mode, changes from either pica or semi-condensed to elite pitch (12 cpi) or from condensed pica to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either pica or condensed to elite (12 cpi). Ignored if the(ii)bu was press[...]

Condensed printing IMode I ASCII I Decimal / Hexadecimal 1 Both <Sb 1 15 1 OF <ESC> <Sb 1 27 15 1 1B 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 (FiEFi) button was pressed during power-up.[...]

- Expanded printing for one line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <so> 14 OE <ESC> <SO> 27 14 18 OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line feed (<LF>). The <DC4>, <VT>, <FF>, and cESC> “w” 0 com- mands [...]

Select fixed spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “p” ‘VI” 27 112 40 1B 70 30 <ES& “D” co> 27 112 0 1B 70 00 1 IBM 1 cESC> “P” <O> 12780 0 IlB 50 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Ignored if the(piTR)button was pressed during power-up. Select master prin[...]

Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “Y n 27 104 n IlB 69 n Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below. Extra- high characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, with the base line temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily doubled when n = 1 and quadrupled when n = 2.[...]

Return to normal height Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “w” “0” 27 119 40 18 77 30 <ESC> “w” <O> 27 119 0 1B 77 00 “0” 48 56 30 Std. <FS> “v” 1 20 86 pc <FS> “V” co> 12886 0 IIC 56 00 I Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height. Select chara[...]

Select character type and print pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” n 27 73 n 1B 49 n Selects a combination of character type and print pitch according to the value of II as shown below. n Character type Print pitch Resident Draft Pica Resident Draft Elite Resident Draft Condensed Resident LQ Pica Resident LQ Elite Resident[...]

VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to l/8 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “0” 27 48 1B 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/8 inch. Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “I” 27 49 1B 31 Sets the distance the paper advan[...]

Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “[” ‘T’ <4> <0> 27 91 92 4 0 18 58 5C 04 00 CO> CO> n <O> 0 On0 00 oonocl Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, cESC> “3” and cESC> “J”. If the value of n is 180, the base unit is set to l/l 80”. If the value of [...]

Execute <ES& “A” Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “2” 27 50 1B 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding <ES0 “A” command. Sets the line spacing to l/6 inch if there is no preceding <ES0 “A” command. Line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <LF> 10 OA Prints the current[...]

Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “J’ n 27 74 n jlB4A n Feeds the paper once by n/180 inches (standard mode) or n/2 16 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left when DIP switch l-2 is OFF. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Perform one [...]

Set page length to n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “c” n 27 67 n 1B 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 top of th[...]

Cancel top and bottom margins IModel ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 1 Both 1 <ES& “0” 1 27 79 1 1B 4F I 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 [...]

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

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 01 n 1B 51 n IBM <FS> “Q” n 20 81 n 1C 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 last character position in the line. The right margin does not move if t[...]

Set automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “5” cl> 27 53 1 1B 36 01 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 au toma tic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “5” CO>[...]

Right justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “a” “2” 27 97 50 1B 61 32 <ESC> “a” c2> 27 97 2 1B 61 02 Aligns subsequent text with the right margin, leaving the left margin ragged. Full justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “a” “3” 27 97 51 1B 61 33 cESC> “a” c3> 27 97 3 1B 61[...]

Reset all tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “R” 27 82 1B 52 Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9. Also clears all vertical tab stops. Horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <I-IT> 9 09 Moves the print position to the next [...]

Absolute horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> ‘3” nl n2 27 36 nl n2 lB 24 nl n2 Sets the next print position to (nl + n2 x 256)/60 inches from the left margin on the current line. Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. The maximum position is 13.6 inches. Absolute horizontal tab in columns Mode ASC[...]

Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> ‘7” nl n2 27 89 nl n2 1B 59 nl n2 ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . . Prints bit-image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally (maxi- mum 1632 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See cESC> “K” for other informa[...]

Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “*” n0 nl 27 42 n0 nl 1B 2A n0 nl n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints dot graphics in this mode. See <ESO “K” (for 8-bit graphics) or <FS> “2” (for 24-bit graphics) for informat[...]

Se/ect graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “[” “g” nl n2 27 91 103 nl n2 1B 58 67 nl n2 m0 ml m2 . . . m0 ml m.2... m0 ml m2... Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of m0 and prints dot graphics in this mode. The graphic image is (nl + n2 x 256) - 1 dots wide. See &SC> “K” ( for &[...]

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal cESC> “8~” CO> nl 27 38 0 nl IB 26 00 nl Std. n2 m0 ml m2 n2mOmlm2 n2mOmlm2 dl d2 . . . dr dl d2 . . . dr dl d2 .., dx cESC> “=” cO> nl 27 61 0 nl 1B 3D CO nl IBM n2 m0 ml m2 n2mOmlm2 n2mOmlm2 dl d2 . . . dx dl d2 . . . a!x dl d2 . dx Defines o[...]

Copy character set from ROM into RAM card Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “:” <O> n <o> 27 58 0 n 0 lB3AOO nO0 IBM <FS> Y CO> n co> 28 58 0 n 0 iC3A00 nW Copies the selected character set with n, as shown below, to the corresponding download character RAM card, overwriting any download data already presen[...]

I OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to I Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ES& “>” 27 62 1B 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127. Set MSB to 0 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “=” 2[...]

Repeat data Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “V” n dl 27 06 n dl 1B 56 n dl Both d2 a!x <ES3 d2 . dx 27 d2 . . . dx 1B “V” 4.b 06 0 5600 Repeats data, defined by dl, d2, . . . dx, for n times. Quiet print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “s” “1” 27 115 49 1B 73 31 <ESC> “S” Cl> 27 115 1 1B 73[...]

Cancel immediate print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 1B Both <ESC> “i” “0” 27 105 48 69 30 <ESC> "i" <o> 27 105 0 IB 69 00 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[...]

Bell Mode 1 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 1 &EL> 17 I 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U” “0” 27 85 48 1B 55 30 <ESC> ‘7-J” CO> 27 85 0 1B 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode, which is[...]

Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo* <ESC> <EM> <4> 27 25 4 1B 19 04 - “(4‘ “(” “4” “),, ‘.)., 40 40 52 41 41 28 20 34 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch l-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Eject paper from ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> <EM> “R” 27 25 82 1B[...]

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

We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. I 3 3 4 5 6 7 R 9,1:~1II2/~14/~1(i17/81920221222~242526272829 ASCII Code: 60 Left space: 4 Character width: Right space: 3 29 - F/gun, 5-7. Telephone symbol, Normal LO pica Assignjng the character data Now, we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and[...]

Assigning a value of character space Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer allows you to specify the position in the standard grid where the character will print. You must specify the dot column in which the printed character starts and the dot column in which the character ends. Why, you may ask, would you w[...]

1000 LPRINT CHR$(27);"xl"; 1010 LPRINT CHR$(27);"&";CHR$(O);CHRS(6O):CHR$(61): 1020 RESTORE 1540 1030 FOR N=60 TO 61 1040 READ LS :LPRINT CHR$(LS); 1050 READ CW :LPRINT CHR$(CW); 1060 READ RS :LPRINT CHR$(RS); 1070 FOR M=l TO CW"3 1000 READ MM 1090 LPRINT CHR$(MM): 1100 NEXT M 1110 NEXT N 1120 LPRINT CHR$(27);"D&qu[...]

1600 DATA 80,175,192, 32, SO. 0, 1610 DATA 1620 ' Cai 40, 0, 0, 23. 0, 0, Symbol 1630 DATA 4, 29, 3 1640 DATA 0, 30, 0. 0, 0. 0. 1650 DATA 0, 3, 64, 1.252.128. 1660 DATA 20,124, 0, 40. 0, 0, 1670 DATA 63,128, 0, 64,126, 0, 1680 DATA 64,124.128. 32, 3, 64, 1690 DATA 51, 3, 0, 12,252, 0, so, 47,192, 40, 16. 0, 19, 15,192 6, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0 0, 60, [...]

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Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print fi[...]

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> @. Make sure that the DIP switches are set for the right printer emulation,[...]

I .I :_I If you want to print a title in double-size Script, 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: t(P))4 c(S))3 Printer Commands t(F))0 t(S))0 Font style, size, bold print, and ((1))lItalic ((1))Ocommands can be embedded ((1))lanywhere ((1))O[...]

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[...]

COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font style, or print pitch, you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 2. If you print from the DOS command level very often, it will be advantageous to create a printer setup file. Then inste[...]

AV indicates that the following character is a control code. ^V[ enters the <ES0 code. <ES0 has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, *VA enters the control code cl>. See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLIN. You can now set up the printer by sending it the file LQE[...]

'Set HT 1100 ' Start printing 1110 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 1120 LPRINT E$;"D";CHR$(3):CHR$(24);CHR$(O) 1130 LPRINT C$; "Font styles are:" 1140 LPRINT H$;D$;"Draft characters,": 1150 LPRINT H$;C$;"Courier characters," 1160 LPRINT H$:P$;"Prestige characters,"; 1170 LPRINT H$;O$;"Ora[...]

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2360 NEXT M 2370 RETURN 2380 ' 2390 ' DATA 2400 I Super/subscript download character data 2410 DATA 7, 23, 6 2420 DATA 12, 0, 16, 0, 44, 0, 80, 0, 44,120, 64,128, 33,120 2430 DATA 94,128, 33,120, 94,128, 33, 24, 66, 0, 2440 DATA 33.120, 94,128, 33,120, 64,128, 44,120, 33, 2;' 80, , ;;,'28 , 0 2450 DATA 16; 0, 12, 0 2460 ' 2[...]

2990 DATA 3000 DATA 3010 DATA 3020 DATA 3030 DATA 3040 DATA 3050 DATA 3060 ' 2ND 3070 DATA 3080 DATA 3090 DATA 3100 DATA 3110 DATA 3120 DATA 25512551255, 0, 0, 0, 0, O, O, O, ' 3130 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 03 0, 0, 0 3140 DATA 3150 DATA 3160 DATA 3170 DATA 3180 DATA 3190 DATA 3200 DATA 3210 DATA 3220 DATA 3230 DATA 3240 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0,[...]

k 3620 DATA 15,255,192, 15,255,192, 15,255,192, 15,255,128, 15,255,128 3630 DATA 15.255. 0. 15.255. 0. 15.255. 0. 15.254. 0. 15.254, 0 3640 DATA 252,252, 24;252;252; 56;249;252;248,249;252;248;243,255,248 3650 DATA 227,255,248,231,255,248,199,255,248,231,255,248,255,255,248 3660 DATA 31,255,248, 15,255,248, 15,255,248, 15,255,248, 15‘255,248 3670[...]

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 “LPTl :” 255 statement in line 1110 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line[...]

Font styles are: i.1 r I', I' I.. 'C' ) .I r~ j ,;;~ ~;; ,i e i" ‘,-: Courier characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS, sc%Lpt d-l.a.~cte-rtn, ~i/!i.~’ italics for ALL .4ky-t.e4. Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Elite pitch (12 CPI), Semi-condensed pitch (15 WI), Condensed pica pitch (17 CPI), Condensed[...]

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. 1010 E$=CHR$(27) :F$=CHR$([...]

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

Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Possible remedy Turn off the printer, ensure the power cable is securely connected, and then turn the printer back on. Is power being supplied to the outlet? Turn off the printer, unplug it, and try wit[...]

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

Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: 1 Check 1 Possible remedv Is the paper release lever pushed back (to the C posi- tion)? Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the DIP switch settings? Are you trying to feed [...]

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

If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever in the C position? The paper release lever must be set to the yi 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 equipement, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: l Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1). l Do not subject th[...]

REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD This is not a job which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life about 200 million dots. In normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. However, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon or you have adjusted the gap between the print head and the plat[...]

Figure 74. Replacing the print head 105[...]

REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD The optional RAM card has an internal battery that backs up the stored data even when the card is removed from the printer. This battery can be used for more than four years. To avoid losing data from the RAM card, you should replace the battery before the end of its service life. Follow the procedure below. 1.[...]

Chapter 8 SPEClFlCAllONS Printing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 cps (Draft elite) 66.7 cps (LQ elite) Print direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bidirectional, logic-se[...]

Character dot matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft Pica 24 x 9 Elite 24 x 9 Semi-condensed 16x7 Condensed pica 24 x 9 Condensed elite 24 x 9 Super/subscript 16x7 Proportional - Super/subscript proportional - Bit image dot-matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DPI 8-pin normal 60 8-pin double 120 8-pin high-speed dou[...]

Emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson mode IBM Proprinter mode Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centronics parallel (standard) RS-232C serial (option) Ribbon type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On-[...]

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): Pin 1 Name Function 1 STROBE Goes from high to low (for 20.5~s) when active 2 DATA0 High when active 3 1 DATA1 1 Hiah when active 9 DATA7 High when active 10 ACK 5~s low pulse acknowledges receipt of data 11 [...]

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 column[...]

STANDARD CHARACTER SET[...]

1 8 9 A B C D E F 0 La D < n n , e ” Il2ti 1144 1160 1176 k GDCl) ! 1 A 1 r;;;; b 1 fir3 A 208 II Q 209 Y 224 240 23 a Q 225 241 % 5 E u e U 1149 j-G 1181 k b 1129 k & 6 F V f V - - - n (BEI) 7 !BS, 8 I ill?) 9 11341 i50 i66 IlUl 1190 1 12141 12301 1246 1 11541 ~170~ 11861 I A. * I v[...]

IBM CHARACTER SET #2 I O I l I 2 z 3 4 5 6 7 I I 0 n -@-P-'-P 112 (DCl) ! 1 A 1 Q a CI p- j-T p j-T- /T CiTj- (DC2) " 2 B R b r 2 r; j-T j-T4 j-To b j-i- pi- 114 ‘3 “/- # 3 c s C s 3 p k r;; fT j-z /-iK + tDC4) S 4 D T d t _4 a 25 4 41 k * . J Z j z 1 261 1 421 b 14 pi- Jiii i22 I l(VT) hESC) 1 + . K r k l lJ 1 11 1 27 1 43 (FF? (FS) [...]

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IBM CHARACTER SET #I L Other characters are identical to character set #2. The-duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ES0 “>” command. 116 -[...]

. IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SE7 Additional characters can be printed by special commands. r-T77 117[...]

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: 1 Country 1 35 1 I 36 64 91 92 1 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 155 157 See Chapter 3 for the DIP switch settings. The commands for selecting the international character s[...]

INDEX m Absolute horizontal tab, 65 Auto feed, 75 Automatic carriage return, 32 Automatic line feed, 34,62 Automatic sheet feeder, 10,33,74,75, 101 m Backspace, 62 Bail lever, 3, 12, 15 BASIC, 26,78,88 Beeper, 74 Bidirectional printing, 74 Bit-image printing, 65-68,94 Bold printing, 41 Bottom margin, 33, 57 Buffer, 30,34, 108 Cancel command, 7 1 Ca[...]

El Hexadecimal dump, 25-27 Horizontal position commands, 60-65 Horizontal tabulation, 64 m IBM character sets, 43, 114-l 17 IBM mode, 33,96 IBM-PC, 26,83 Immediate print, 72 Interface: signals, 110 specifications, 109 International characters, 34,44, 118 Italic printing, 22,40 jJI Justification, 62 jL/ Left margin, 60 Letter Quality, 22,34,38,77 Li[...]

RAM card, 7,106 Rear cover, 3, 13 Release lever, 3, 10, 13 Reset printer, 75 Reverse line feed, 55 Reverse micro-feed, 29 Ribbon cartridge, 4,97,109 Right margin, 61 ROM character set, 70 I Script font style, 22,34,40 Self tests, 23,24 Set/Eject Park button, 21 Setting up, 4 Single sheets: automatic loading, 10 manual loading, 12 specifications, 10[...]

COMMAND SUMMARY MODE CONTROL CODE <BEL> CBS> cHT> <Lb <VT> <FF> <CR> <so> <Sb <Deb Std. <DC2> IBM <DC2> std. <DC3> cDC4> <CAN> Std. <DEL> <E.SC> cLF> cESC> <FF> <E-SC> <so> <Esc> <Sb &SC> <EM> cQ> <ESC> <EM&g[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION cEsc> “6” Select character set #2 <EsQ ‘7 Select character set #l <Es3 “8” Disable paper-out detector &SD “9” Enable paper-cut detector IBM &SC> “:” Elite pitch Std. -&SC> 2” <o> n <o> Copy character set from ROM into RAM card <Esc> “C” One-line unidirec[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION IBM <ESC> “I” “a” nl a2 m0 ml m2 .,, Select eraohics mode Std. &SC> *+ nli n2 IBM <ESC> ‘T’ nl n2 IBM &SC> “A” <ESC> “-” co> cESC> “-” cl> &SC> La ” “1” &SC> I.-** “1” &sc> 5F db <ESC> “a” <l> <ESC> “a?[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE <Es5 “.-” <I> <Esc> “_.. “0” <EsC> ‘.-.’ “1” IBM Ei IBM IBM Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM i%k4 ;:: cFs> “2” <FS> “3” n <Fs> “4” <Fs> “5” <Fs> -:‘* co> n 4% <Fs> “2 <FS> “@” <Es> “C’ n <FS> “E” [...]