Star Micronics NX-2400 manual

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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment gtnerates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the[...]

. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into tive chapters and four appendixes. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all of chapters 1 through 5. The appendixes can be referred to as necessary. Chapter 1 explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this chapter before you do anything else. C[...]

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is a compact, convenient, monochrome printer 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 main fea[...]

Type styles are: Draft characters, Courier characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS, Sdpt -, sd italics for ALL &.@e-4. Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Elite pitch (12 CPI), Semi-condensed pitch (1s CPI), Condensed pica Pitch (17 CPI), Condensed elite pitch (10 CPI), Normal proportional, and. condensed proportional. Double-hei[...]

TABLEOFCONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 1 Locating the printer 1 Unpacking and inspection 1 Check the carton contents Setting up 3 Mount the platen knob Remove the top cover Install the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cover Install the optional IC card Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cord Loading single s[...]

Page feed Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE 29 Installing your software 29 Printer menu Printer command options Type styles Page width Initialization sequence Setting the DIP switches 31 Using your software 31 Page alignment Type style and pitch selection Other[...]

Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR 89 Draft character LQ character Appendix D CHARACTER SETS 97 Standard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #l Additional character set International character sets INDEX 105 COMMAND SUMMARY 108[...]

Chapter 7 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include - l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) 0 Setting up l Loading single sheets l Loading and parking fanfold forms l Test printing l Adjusting the printing gap l Setting the DIP switches LOCATING THE PRINTER Give some thought to the best place to put t[...]

j I 1 Figure I-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual. Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the following parts: Bail lever: opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen. 2[...]

I Power @ . Entry slot Rear cover 75GX~;~ Platen knob I Connector figure 1-2. The printer’s external parts Release lever: releases the platen. This lever must be down for printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms. Top cover: protects the print head and other parts. Rear cover: protects the sprocket feed mechanism. Entry slot: for insert[...]

trgure 1-4. mstaw-tg tne rIDDon cartrlage - rrgure I-J. nemo”lng me rap cover install the ribbon cartridge The top side of the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon. Turn this handle in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. 4[...]

Next place the ribbon cartridge on the print head carriage, guiding the ribbon between the print head and the platen. Press down firmly on the cartridge until it snaps into place. Replace the top cower Hold the cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed. Leave the cover closed during norm[...]

Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer end of the interface cable to the connector socket on the right side of the printer as shown in Figure 1-6. Make sure the computer is turned OFF, then connect the other end of the cable to your computer as described in the computer manual terface cable Check that the printer’s power switch ([...]

guide Figure l-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or semiauto- matically with power on. We will start the easy way with semiautomatic loading. Check that the release lever is down and the bail lever back (bail closed), then switch power on. You will hear a short b[...]

lever igure 1-8. Loading a single sheet Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. Check that printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the printer is down. 2. Insert a single sheet of paper into the entry slot as far as it will go, the same way as for semiautom[...]

LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. 1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behin[...]

Figure I-10. Opening the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth Figure 7-11. Closing the sprocket covers 10. Fit the holes in the paper over the sprocket pins. Check that the paper is even. 11. Close the sprocket covers (Figure l-1 1). 12. Raise one of the clamp levers to lock one sprocket unit in place. 10[...]

13. Turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward until it comes out from under the top cover. 14. Move the bail lever back to close the bail. 15. Check that the paper is feeding in flat, then raise the other clamp lever to lock the other sprocket unit. 16. Replace the rear cover. Hold it tilted upward and insert the two tabs at the bottom into th[...]

3. Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary, press the Paper Feed switch to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the top cover, and tear there. 4. Press the Quiet Mode switch on the control panel and hold it down. 5. Still holding the[...]

Figure l-13. Short test pattern Long se/f test To see the printer’s variety of type styles, you can run the long version of the printer’s self test. 1. Check that paper is in position for printing. 2. With power off, press the Paper Feed switch on the control panel and hold it down. 3. Still holding the Paper Feed switch down, turn the printer?[...]

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, open the top cover. The adjustment lever is located near the left end of the paper bail. Pulling the adjustment lever towards you widens the gap; pushing it away from you narrows the gap.[...]

I Figure I-15. DIP switches International character set Print style and pitch selection 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. 15[...]

Switch l-l: Is the page length of your paper 11 inches or 12 inches? Leave this switch ON if you will be using 11-inch forms. Move it to the OFF position if you will be using 12-inch forms. Switch 1-2: Do you want an automatic carriage return? Normally you should leave this switch ON. The printer will automatically perform a carriage return by movi[...]

If you selected IBM mode, do you want IBM character set #l or #2? ON selects character set #2, which is for computers with an g-bit interface (the most common kind). OFF selects character set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface. Switch 1-8: Do you want an automatic line feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed co[...]

1 ‘be stvle 1 Pitch 1 2-5 1 2-6 1 10 CPI I ON I OFF I Prestige italic I Prestige I Prestige italic Scriot I- 10 CPI 12 CPI 12 CPI 12 CPI 10 CPI 1 ON 1 OFF ON 1 OFF I ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON I Orator I 12~~1 I OFF I ON I Ootion * 1 12 CPI I OFF I OFF 2-7 1 2-8 1 ON 1 ON 1 ON 1 OFF I OFF I ON I OFF I ON I OFF I OFF I * If there is no Font Card in the [...]

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERAllONS The control panel switches can be pressed singly to perform the oper- ations indicated by their names. Other functions can be obtained by holding these switches down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in com- bination. This chapter[...]

On Line switch The On Line switch sets the printer on-line and off-line. The state changes each time you press the switch. 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 up[...]

Quiet Mode switch This switch operates off-line to select the printing mode. The printer powers up in normal printing mode. To select the quiet mode, press the On Line switch to go off-line, then press the Quiet Mode switch. The printer will make two passes for each line, resulting in reduced sound (and slower printing). To switch the quiet mode of[...]

The selections cycle in the following order when using the Quiet Mode switch: Pica (10 characters per inch) Elite (12 characters per inch) Semi-condensed (15 characters per inch) Condensed pica (17 characters per inch) Condensed elite (20 characters per inch) Proportional Condensed proportional When using the Paper Feed switch, the selections cycle[...]

Stay in pane/ pitch: Style/Pitch and Paper Feed switch By holding these switches down during power-up, you can prevent software interference with the print pitch selected from the control panel. You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on. After the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line [...]

If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-3. 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA 06 OC OD OE OF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 18 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 28 ZC 2D 2E ZF 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 38 3C 3D 3E 3F ii 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 48 4C[...]

Coding for IBM-PC with color adaptor: 20 GOSUB 100 100 O=INP(&H379) :IF 0<128 THEN 100 110 OUT &H378,1 :OUT &H37A,5 :OUT &H37A,4 120 RETURN SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be obtained by pressing the control panel switches in combinations. Reverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer figure 2-5. Switch com[...]

Page feed: Paper Feed and On Line switches 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 switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the Paper Feed switch and hold it down. The printer will start performing successive line feeds. 3.[...]

Clearing the buffer: On Line and Style/Pitch switches 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 befo[...]

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Chapter 3 USING WE PR//vER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-processing programs, graphics programs, and more. This printer will work with any program that supports a Star, Epson or IBM dot-matrix printer. Before using the printer with commercial software, however, there are [...]

Selecting (or describing) a printer is the main step in the installation process and frequently the only step necessary. If you selected this printer or any Star, Epson or IBM printer you should be able to use software commands for all the standard printer functions, including bold or dou- ble-strike printing, underlining, subscripts, superscripts,[...]

initialization sequence One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence” or “setup string.” If necessary, you can use the initialization sequence to adjust the margins to your paper size or select a particular typ[...]

Type sty/e and pitch selection If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must make these selections on the control panel. The default selections depend on the settings of DIP switches 2-5 to 2-8. If you want a different style or pitch, proceed as follows: 1. Hold the Style/Pitch and Quiet Mode switches down when you turn the p[...]

.Most printer commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. Some examples are: <ESC>Wl Double-width characters <ESC>WO Normal width <ESC>4 Italic <ESC>5 Upright Two lines with these commands embedded are shown below, together with the printed result. File: <ESC>WlPRINTER COMMANDS<ES[...]

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. . Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC . I. Although you will probably do most of your printing with the aid of commercial software, at times you will want to employ direct commands or programs of your own. This chapter will give you some ideas. Three subjects are covered: l Hard-copying the screen l Programming the printer with DOS com[...]

To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSC or CTRL-P again. Each time you press this key combination, hard copy toggles from on to off or from off to on. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command. Simply type the word PRINT followed by the name of the file you [...]

If you want a particular type 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 ad- vantageous to create a printer setup file. Then instead of setting pitches etc. manually each time, you can complete the setup with a singl[...]

l:*“V[xlV[!-VA’V[XVL 2:*-c - *E - “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 > and “VL enters the control code < 12 > . See your DOS [...]

1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080 1090 1100 1110 1120 ' Set control codes E$=CHR$(27) 'Escape code D$=E$+"xO" 'Draft quality L$=E$+"xl" 'Letter quality C$=E$+"kO"+L$ lCourler-chara&ers P$=ES+"k2"+LS 'Prestlqe characters Oj=E~+"k3"+L$ 'Orator-characters S$[...]

1560 LPRINT ES;" ";CHR$(I); 'Increase character space 1570 LPRINT "THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED" 1580 NEXT I 1590 LPRINT E$;"aO" 'Left justify 1600 LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(30); 'Set l/6" line spacing 1610 LPRINT ES:" ";CHR$(O); 'Normal character space 1620 LPRINT :LPRINT 1630 LPRINT [...]

2120 2130 2140 2500 2510 2520 2530 2540 2550 2560 2570 2580 2590 2600 2610 2620 2630 2640 2650 2660 2670 2680 2690 2700 2710 2720 2730 2740 2750 2760 3000 3010 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3070 3080 3090 3100 3110 3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 3170 3180 3190 3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 3250 NEXT ROW LPRINT ES;"@" END 'Initialize printer ' S[...]

3260 DATA 15, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 3270 DATA 0, 1, 3, 3. 7. 7. 15. 14. 14. 14 3280 DATA 14; 15; 7; 7; 7; 3; 0; 0; 0; 0 3290 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 3300 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 3310 DATA 1, 3, 7, 7, 7, 15, 14, 14, 14, 14 3320 DATA 14, 7, 7, 3, 3, 15, 15, 15, 0, 0 3330 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 3340 DATA 0, 0, 60,25[...]

L. Actual printing begins in line 1120. Using the preassigned commands, the program prints samples of its different type styles, including a line showing all styles in italics, followed by samples of the print pitches, then some double and quadruple-sized printing. Next comes the central attraction of the program: a line of text printed fourteen ti[...]

- 1600 LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(36); 'Set l/6" line apacing 1610 ' LPRINT EQ;" ";CHR$(O); 'Normal character space 1640 ' LPRINT H$;E$;"q";CHR$(l);"OUTLINED";", ";EQ;"q";CHR$(O); 1650 ' LPRINT EQ;"q";CHRQ(2);"SHAWWED";", ";E$;"q&quo[...]

Chapter 5 MAIIVTHVAIVCE AND TROUBLESHOOTIIVG Dust and heat will make any mechanism wear more quickly. The best maintenance is preventive, and the first step is correct location of the printer. This is covered in greater detail in Chapter 1, but in general an environment comfortable for humans is best for both the computer and the printer. Subjects [...]

Figure 5-1. Replacing the ribbon cartrlctge REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD The dot matrix print head has a life of about 200 million dots, or years of normal use. When printing is too light even after replacing the ribbon, you’ll know that the print head has reached the end of its service life. To replace the print head, follow the procedure below. As [...]

7. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 8. Thread the new cable the same way as the old, securing it under the tabs on the print head carriage. 9. Plug the cable into the connector, inserting it as far as it will go. L Fl Connector cover I igure 5-2. Replacing the print head 10. Fasten the print head down with the tw[...]

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.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING w If the printer doesn’t print: l Check the Power and On Line indicators. Both must be on. l Check that the interface cable is securely plugged in at the computer and printer ends. l Make a test print. (Turn power OFF, hold the On Line or Paper Feed switch down, then turn power ON.) If the test print succeeds, the problem is not w[...]

n If the printed characters don’t match the characters on the screen: l Check DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. When these switches are not all ON (back), an international character set is selected and some ASCII symbols are changed to other characters. See Appendix D. l Some software is not able to display international characters on the screen. If you u[...]

7ECHNlCAL SPECIFlCA7lONS n Printing Mechanism Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Text: Dot graphics: Print head Ribbon Paper feed Paper feed speed Serial impact dot matrix 142 characters per second (draft pica) 47 characters per second (LQ pica) Bidirectional or unidirectional (select- able), logic seeking Unidirectional, logic seeki[...]

Special features Panel pitch/style lock-in Forward and reverse micro-feed Paper parking Hexadecimal dump n Dot Matrix Size Draft character: LQ characters: 24 x 9 dots (Pica) 24 x 9 dots (Elite) 16 x 7 dots (Semi-condensed) 24 x 9 dots (Condensed pica) 24 x 9 dots (Condensed elite) 16 x 7 dots (Super/Subscript) 24 x 35 dots (Pica) 24 x 29 dots (Elit[...]

n Type Sty/es and Pitches Type styles Extra-large characters Print pitches Line spacing Column width Pica: Elite: Semi-condensed: Condensed pica: Condensed elite: w Paper Specifications Single sheets Fanfold paper Number of copies Draft 12, Draft 15, Courier 10, Courier 12, Courier 15, Courier proportional, Prestige 10, Prestige 12, Prestige 15 Pre[...]

n Electrical Specifications Line voltage 120 VAC + 10% 220 VAC + 10% 240 VAC f 10% Line frequency Power consumption Insulation resistance Dielectric strength (varies according to the country of pur- chase) 50 or 60 Hz Typ. 39W, Max. 135W 10 megohms between AC power line and chassis - Withstands 1 kVAC rms at 50 or 60 Hz - between AC power line and [...]

Pin No. Signal Name Direction Function 10 7xX OUT 5-Microsecond Low pulse acknowledges receipt of data. 11 BUSY OUT Low when the printer is ready to accept data. 12 PAPER OUT Goes High if the printer runs out of paper. OUT Can be held Low permanently by turning DIP switch l-5 off.[...]

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Appendix B PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This appendix describes the printer’s control commands. The commands are arranged by function. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below: Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> -X” “ 1” 27 120 49 1B 78 31 Both <ESC> “X” Cl> 27 120 1 1B 78 01 Mode: Indicates the mo[...]

Select LQ characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC> “x1’ “1” 27 120 49 1B 78 31 Both <ESC> 6h x” Cl> 27 120 1 1B 78 01 L Changes from draft quality to letter quality. Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel style at power-on. Select LQ type style Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “k” n 27 10[...]

Select upright characters 1 Mode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal I Hexadecimal 1 Std. <ESC> “ 5 ” 27 53 1B 35 IBM <FS> “5” 28 53 1c 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed up- right. Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel style at power-on. Emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ES[...]

Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > --‘I “0” 27 45 48 1B 2D 30 Both < ESC > “-” co> 27 45 0 1B 2D 00 Stops underlining. Start overlining IModel ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I < JJSC > ‘I-17 “,” 27 95 49 1B SF 31 Both <ESC> “-” <1> 27 95 1 IB 5F 01 Causes subsequent characters[...]

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set thnodel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I < ESC > “t” “0” 27 116 48 1B 74 30 Both - < ESC > “t” co> 27 116 0 1B 74 00 < FS > “1” co> 28 73 48 1c 49 30 Std. . < FS > “1” co> 28 73 0 1c 49 00 Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up[...]

n Character set n Character set 0 U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 12 Latin America 13 Denmark/Norway The first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as power-up defaults by DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. Enable printing of all character c[...]

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “P” 27 80 1B 50 IBM <DC2> 18 12 In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored [...]

Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <Sl> 15 OF Both <ESC> < SI > 21 15 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 pica to condensed (17 cpi). Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power-up. Cancel condens[...]

Caucel one-line expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <DC4> 20 14 Stops one-line expanded printing set with < SO > or < ESC > < SO > . Does not cancel < ESC > “W” 1. Se/ect proportional spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > ‘I 7. P “13. 27 112 49 1B 70 31 Both <ESC> “ ” [...]

Increase character spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “” n 27 32 n IB 20 n Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a number from 0 to 127. Used in microjustification. Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “h” n 27 104 n 1B 68 n Selects the size of subsequent[...]

Select character width Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <FS> “E” n 28 69 n IC 45 n Selects a character width according to the value of n as shown below. n Character width 0 Normal-wide 1 Double-wide 2 Triple-wide Select character height, width, and line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “[” “c3” <4> 21 91[...]

Select character type and print pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM < ESC > “I” n 21 13 n 1B 49 n Selects a combination of character type and print pitch according to the value of n as shown below. n Character type Print pitch 0 Resident Draft Pica 8 Resident Draft Elite 16 Resident Draft Condensed 2 Resident LQ Pica 10 Resident LQ E[...]

Set line spacing to 716 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> "2" 21 50 1B 32 IBM <FS> "2" 28 50 1C 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/6 inch. Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “[” “” <4> 21 91 92 4 1B 5B 5C[...]

Define line spacing to n/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “A” n 21 65 n 1B 41 n Defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent lines feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 1 and 85. If n = 0, this command is ignored. The new line spacing does not take effect until the next < ESC > “2” command. [...]

Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “J” n 27 74 n lB4A n Feeds the paper once by n/180 inches (Standard mode) or n/216 inches (IBM mode), where n is between 0 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left when DIP switch l-2 is OFF; returns the carriage to the left margin if DI[...]

Set page length to n inches IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both <ESC> “C” CO> n 27 61 0 n 1B 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 22 in Standard mode or between 1 and 127 in IBM mode. The current line becomes the top of the page. Set top margin 1 Model ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both < ESC [...]

Disable paper-out detector IModel ASCII I Decimal Hexadecimal I Both 1 < ESC > “8” 1 21 56 IlB 38 I Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper-out detector, enabling printing to the bottom of the paper. Overrides the setting of DIP switch l-5. Enable paper-out detector IMode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both <ESC[...]

Select vertical tab channel Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both < ESC b “i” nO 27 47 n0 1B 2F n0 Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number (no) from 0 to 7. The tab stops in each channel are set by < ESC > “b”. Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 1 <VT> 1 II 1 OB Feeds the paper to the ne[...]

Sets the right margin at column rl in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). Column II becomes the last character position in the line. The right margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The right margin must be within the limits below: Pica 4snj80 Elite 5jnj96 Semi-condensed 6 5[...]

Backspace Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both CBS> 1 8 1 08 Moves the print position one column to the left. Ignored if the print position is at the left margin. This command can be used to overstrike or combine characters. Leff justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “a” “0” 27 97 48 IB 61 30 Both <ESC> “a” co> 2[...]

Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 1 <ESC> “D” nl n2 . <O > 27 68 nl n2... 0 1B 44 nl n2... 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n.2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers be[...]

Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. < ESC > “” nl n2 27 92 nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 IBM < FS> “” nl n2 28 92 nl n2 1C 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum 6 inches). Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formulas for the distance and [...]

GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print 8-bit single-density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “K” nl n2 21 15 nl n2 IB 4B nl n? Both ml ’ m2 ml m2 ml m2 Prints S-bit dot graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, m2, . are the dot data. [...]

Print M-bit hex-density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <FS> “Z” nl n2 28 90 nl n2 1C 5A nl n2 Both ml m2 m3 ml m2 m3 ml m2 m3 .._ Prints 24-bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 24 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (2880 dots). In the data ml, m2, m3 ,.. each three[...]

Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM < ESC > “[” “g” nl 27 91 103 nl 1B SB 67 nl n2 mO ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2... n2 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 (nZ + n2 x 256) - 1 dots wide. See < ESC> “K” (for 8-bit gra[...]

Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “&” CO> nl 27 38 0 nl IB 26 00 nl Std. n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 dl dz dx dl d.? _.. dx dl d.? ___ d.x <ESC> “=” co> nl 27 61 0 nl 1B 3D 00 nl IBM n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 dr dz d.x dl d2 dx dl dz dx Defines one or more new characters [...]

L. L i. L. L. Select ROM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “O/Jo” “0” 27 37 48 1B 25 30 Both <ESC> “O/O” < 0 > 27 37 0 IB 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built-in ROM character set. Ignored when DIP switch 2-l is ON. OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to 7 Mode ASCII[...]

Cancel last line 1 Mode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I IBoth 1 <CAN> 1 24 1 18 I Deletes the last line currently present in the print buffer. Repeat data Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “v” n dl 27 86 n dl IB 56 n dl Both dr dx dz dx dz . . dx <ESC> “V” <Or 27 86 0 IB 56 00 Repeats data, defined by dl, d2, . . .[...]

Cancel immediate print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > “i” y-y 27 105 48 IB 69 30 Both < ESC > “i” co> 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 used. Se[...]

Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I <ESC> “U” “0” 27 85 48 IB 55 30 Both <ESC> “U” co> 27 85 0 IB 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode, which is faster than unidirectional printing. Unidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “U” “ 1?[...]

Eject paper from ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > <EM > “R” 21 25 82 IB 19 52 Both a‘(,> <.(” “R” “)” “)” 40 40 82 41 41 28 28 52 29 29 Ejects the current page. Ignored if DIP switch l-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Set print start position on ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM > “T?[...]

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Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR 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 ch[...]

The normal character height is 24 cells, and the width is varied by the character mode as shown below. Character mode Character width Draft characters LQ pica characters 2; LQ elite characters 23 LQ semi-condensed LQ proportional :: Figure C-l shows the matrix with the telephone symbol filled in. Note that there are no pairs of horizontally adjacen[...]

By moving the cursor and pressing the Fl, F2, and F3 keys you can quickly build up the dot pattern. If necessary you can clear all dots by pressing F4 and start over. When the character is complete, press Return to store the dot data in the computer’s memory. The program will clear the character box and ask you to select the next character to des[...]

If you select super/subscript, the character box now has 16 (high) x 7 (wide) dot positions for draft characters, or 16 x 23 dot positions for LQ characters. Each dot is represented by two adjacent solid blocks, occupying its own position and the position to the right. This reflects the fact that the printer still cannot print horizontally adjacent[...]

1250 IF HID$(I$,2,l)="p" THEN QUA=2 ELSE QUA=0 1260 ' 1270 I$=INPUT$(2,#1) 1280 IF RIGHT$(I$,l)="T" THEN SCR=O :GOTO 1300 1290 I$=INPUT$(l,#l) :SCR=-1 1300 ' 1310 I$=INPUT$(5,#1) 1320 IF LEPT$(I$,l)=E$ THEN IBN=O ELSE IBN=-1 1330 I------ Read data for 1 character ------------------------------- 1340 I$=INPUT$(3,#i) 135[...]

1890 SO$="Continue" :Sl$="Start over" 1900 S=O :PX=17 :PY=l :GOSUB 2820 :IF S THEN CLS :GOTO 1120 1910 ' 1920 ~==******I***=***************=**=**=====*==*==********----==***** ---- 1930 CLS 1940 Q----- Select character position -_-_-_________-___-------------- 1950 CH$=CHR$(CC) 1960 LOCATE 1,50 :PRINT "CHARACTER [“;C[...]

2530 2540 2550 2560 2570 2580 2590 2600 2610 2620 2630 2640 2650 2660 2670 2660 2690 2700 2710 2720 2730 2740 2750 2760 2770 2760 2790 2600 2810 2620 2830 2840 2850 2860 2070 2880 2890 2900 2910 2920 2930 2940 2950 2960 2970 2980 2990 3000 3010 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3070 3080 3090 3100 3110 3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 IF Y<Al THEN DT(X,Y+l)=O :C[...]

3170 IF FL=0 THEN A(CC)=-1 3180 BEEP 3190 CC=CC+l :IF CC=127 THEN CC=33 3200 GOT0 1920 3210 T------ Wraphup --_-------____----______________________--------- 3220 CLS :LOCATE 1,l :PRINT "SAVE TO FILE?" 3230 S=O :PX=2 :PY=l :SD$="Yes" :Sl$="No" :GOSUB 2820 3240 IF S THEN 3310 3250 LOCATE 5.10 :PRINT "Output file na[...]

CHARACTER SETS This appendix 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 4 and ro[...]

STANDARD CHARACTER SET 5 6 7 DC3 B -4 19 DC4 > 4 Y Y L u L 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 5 % 5 E U e u B C E F 7,’ i.C i7’ ii' <so, -4 14 < SI z -a- I I ESC> + . ’ K C k C 21 43 59 75 91 107 123 1 < L 1 I 44 60 76 92 108 124 = 125 . > N .A n N 46 62 78 94 110 126 / ? 0 0 <DEL> - 47 63 79 95 111 127[...]

141 <so> P 142 < SI > j-iii-j 156 1172 1188 1204 1220 1236 1252 = M I m I 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 . > N A n - 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 / ? 0 0 <DEL> - 159 175 191 207 223 239 255[...]

IBM CHARACTER SET #2 - - - - -[...]

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IBM CH ARACTER SET #I Other characters are identical to IBM 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 <ESC> “ > ” command. 102 - - - - -[...]

ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET 1 Hexa- a 1 , In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands.[...]

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international 2-4 or by a command from character set: character set is selected by DIP switches 2-2 to software. the following changes are made in the Country 1 23 24 40 5B +k $ @ r $ h o 9B[ 9DI GERMANY I# S§fi G @ I sea # f A $ e Q $ @ i s e r cl f AZ SfR $ 6 i $ 6 i $ e I SWEDEN 1 # JAPAN I# SPAIN 2 # LA’I[...]

INDEX A Absolute tab, 78 Auto feed, 86 Automatic carriage return, 16 Automatic line feed, 27, 75 Automatic sheet feeder, 6, 16 E Backspace, 76 Bail lever, 2, 7. 8, 9, 11, 12 Battery, RAM card, 48 BASIC, 23, 38, 92 Beeper, 20, 22, 26, 27, 86 Bidirectional printing, 86 Bit-image printing, 35, 43, 50, 79,80.81 Bold printing, 59 Bottom margin, 72 Buffe[...]

111 Cd IBM character sets, 61, 100 - 103 IBM mode, 16,43 IBM printers, 29 IBM-PC, 24 IC card, 5 Immediate print, 85 Initialization sequence, 31 Installing software, 29 Interface: signals, 54 - 55 specifications, 51 test, 13 International characters, 17, 50, 61, 104 Italic printing, 21, 33, 58 m Justification, 76 Label printing, 49 Left margin, 74, [...]

Star printers, 29 Style/Pitch switch, 21, 23, 26 Subscripts, 60 Super/subscript character, 91 Superscripts, 60 Tabulation, 50, 73, 74, 77 Test patterns, 12, 13, 22 Top cover, 3, 5 Top margin, 7, 72 Top of page (form), 26, 31, 72 Tractor feed, 9 - 12, 51 Troubleshooting, 49 - 50 Type style, 17, 21. 32, 53, 58, 68 Type style commands, 32 /uI Underlin[...]

COMMAND SUMMARY MODE IBM Std. Std. IBM CONTROLCODE FUNCTION <BEL> Bell CBS> Backspace <HT> Horizontal tab <LF> Line feed <VT> Vertical tab <FF> Form feed <CR> Carriage return <so> Expanded printing for one line <SI> Condensed printing <DC1 > Set printer on-line <DC2> Cancel condensed pr[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE < ESC > “7” < ESC > “8” < ESC > “9” IBM < ESC > “:” Std. <ESC> “:” <O> <O> <O> <ESC> “<” Std. <ESC> “=” <ESC> “>” < ESC > “?” n m < ESC > I‘ [a ” IBM < ESC > “A’ n Std. < ESC > “A” n <E[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE IBM i ESC > “[” .‘/.1 <4> <o> <o> IBM i ESC > “[” “g” nl n2 mO ml m2 IBM i ESC > ‘.‘t” nl n2 Std. < ESC > “,” nl n2 IBM < ESC > .. n ” IBM Std IBM Std. Std. <ESC> .‘-” <O> < ESC > *‘p” 6 1 > < ESC > .*_” *’ 0.. < ESC > .?[...]

MODE CONTROL CODE IBM IBM IBM IBM Std. IBM Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM Std. IBM Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM Std < ESC > “x” < 1 > < ESC > “x” “0” < ESC > “x” “ 1” <ESC> “%.” <o> <ESC> “-” <I> < ESC > “ w ” “0” < ESC > “w” “1?[...]