Star Micronics XB24-15 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 accordanc[...]

CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for buying this printer. This printer is provided with the follow- ing features: 9 High-quality 24-pin print head l 3 print modes - Draft, Letter Quality and Super Letter Quality l Many different typefaces built into the printer . Epson, NEC or IBM Proprinter compatibility including graphics l Comprehensive paper-handling [...]

Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you am writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features. Chapter 5 - DIP Switches This section explains how to set the DIP switches to make [...]

I TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1 LOCATING THE PRINTER .......................................................... 1 UNPACKING, SE’ITING UP AND CONNECTION .................... 1 Setting up ..............................................................................[...]

Chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES u.......................... 23 EMULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 [...]

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 STANDARD CHARACTER SET # 1 . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The following section covers the unpacking and installation of your printer, together with information on paper loading and handling (both continuous and cut-sheet paper). LOCATING THE PRINTER Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it. By “a suitab[...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: l Serial (RS-232) interface board l Automatic sheet feeder l Color option kit See the installation instructions contained with these optional items for details of how to attach them to your printer. 2[...]

Setting up Place your 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 loc[...]

Remove the top cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the side), and pulling towards you. Now install the ribbon. 1 Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2 The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see illustration below). Print head shield I[...]

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 25-way D- type connector at the computerend, and the Amphenol-type 36-way connec- tor at the printer end. The pinouts of the printer’s connector are given in Chapter 8 if you need a cable for connectio[...]

You may need to set some DIP switches inside the printer before you start using it. These switches enable you to configure the printer as an Epson or as an IBM Proprinter printer. The DIP switches also enable you to select a character set other than the USA character set, if your supplier has not already set these up for you. The DIP switch cover i[...]

LOADING PAPER The following sections explain how to load paper - single-sheet (cut-sheet), without the Automatic Sheet feeder, and also the operations necessary for loading continuous (fanfold) stationery. If you are using the Automatic Sheet Feeder, please refer to the instructions supplied with the Automatic Sheet Feeder unit. Cut-sheet paper 4 P[...]

5 Turn on the power using the switch at the back of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that no paper is in position for printing. The orange PAPER indicator also shows this. 6 Now press the m button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. [...]

2 Push the release lever towards the front of the printer (to the m position). This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 3 With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning the sprocket holes with the pins on the sprockets. 4 Adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sl[...]

7 Now press the C =V~?ET j button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position. As when loading cut-sheet paper, the Memory Switch se[...]

Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The following section describes the front panel controls and indicators on your-printer, together with a description of the functions performed by them. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS The following is a brief guide to the controls and indicators on the front panel. The printer is equipped with six buttons: from left to right[...]

In addition to these indicators, there are two others, POWER and PAPER. The POWER indicator will illuminate when power is supplied to the printer, and the PAPER indicator will illuminate when no paper has been inserted. PITCH SETTING Usethe CEC button to set the pitch that will be printed. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do th[...]

c Mode Panel Lock If the :3EJ button is pressed when the printer is turned on, the mode will be “locked”, and no mode changes can be made from software. It is still possible, however, to put the printer off-line and change the mode using the I’ YODE button. FONT SETTING Pressing the C! button will illuminate a font indicator. Remember that th[...]

QUIET MODE To select Quiet mode, the printer must be on-line. While it is on-line, press the ~?%YC button. This will alternately illuminate and extinguish the QUIET indicator. When in Quiet mode, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level. NOTE If you press the ‘1-n 4 button while the printer is off-line, the,?+X button [...]

I ‘. 2 Press the CG&SC button, so that the fanfold paper is moved out of the paper path. 3 Now move the release lever to the rear of the printer ( c position) to select cut-sheet paper (disengaging the fanfold sprockets). NOTE If you do not move the release lever at this stage, the printer will warn you at the next step by emitting a continuo[...]

To return the paper to its previous position, press the ~GE3 button once again. When you release the button, the printer will return to its on-line status, and the paper will be fed backwards, with the print head aligned with the top of the next form. Micro Feed The Micro Feed facility is useful if you wish to align the paper exactly. It feeds the [...]

chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES In addition to the pitch, print mode and font, many other options regarding the setup of the printer can be carried out from the front panel. To access these options, it is necessary to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again, while holding down the 0~ LINE . , GA 4 and i~F&F~ buttons together. T[...]

When you press the i my9 button to enter an option, a “*” (asterisk) will be printed to confinn that the option has heen chosen. The menus are organized in a hierarchical (tree-structured) fashion. Some menus do not choose options directly, but instead, move down to other menus. To move up through the menu structure towards the “root” or ?[...]

MENU OPTIONS The following is a list of the options within the menus, and their meanings, together with the prompts printed in Memory Switch mode. The prompts are given in capital letters in square brackets, thus: [OFF]. Factory settings are marked here with an asterisk (for example, [ON*]). A summary of factory settings is also provided following [...]

Print Menu This menu allows you to set up various printing options which will be auto- matically selected whenever you turn the printer on: PRINT QUALITY This will select either Super Letter Quality / Letter Quality [SLQ, LQ*] or Draft [DRAFTI mode. PRINT PITCH Paper Menu You may select a print pitch of either [lOCPI*], [ 12CPI] or [ 15CPI] (,,PI?[...]

Forms Menu This menu allows you to set various options associated with paper handling: SHORT TEAR OFF When using fanfold (continuous) paper, this Short Tear Off option allows you to tear off one sheet of paper without having to eject the whole of the following sheet. If this option is set [ON*], when the paper reaches the top of the form, it will a[...]

Factory settings The following is a list of the settings set up at the factory, which may he re- stored by choosing the FACTORY SET option from the main menu: COMMANDMENU RAM USAGE NJ-W QUIET MODE WFl GRAPHICS DIRECTION PII AUTO ON-LINE ml FONT MENU ZERO STYLE SLQ/LQ FONT PRINT MENU [NORMALl [COURIER] PRINT QUALITY PRINT PITCH CONDENSED PRINT ITALI[...]

chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES EMULATIONS The printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ-850 and LQ- 1050 printers, as well as the NEC Pinwriter. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the[...]

1OOOOh - 1Oh = FFFOh and the result is divided into the two bytes of FOh and FFh. If “non-printable” codes are given, ie those codes from OOh through 1Fh and 7Fh, these codes will be enclosed in angle brackets, for example <DCl>. The name in the angle brackets is that assigned to the code in the ASCII con- vention. The name of the charact[...]

Following the heading, the full form of the command is given, using the ASCII names for control codes, eg <ESC> (the angle brackets on either side of the name are not part of the name, being simply delimiters, and should not be entered). Variable parameters are indicated by a letter (usually “n”), and an optional number, enclosed in angle[...]

Font style and character set control codes Select italic characters cESC> 4 Standard 1Bh 34h 27 52 cFS> 4 IBM 1Ch 34h 28 52 The sequence above selects italic character printing. There are no parameters. This command will not be valid if the Font Panel Lock has been selected. Deselect italic printing cESC> 5 Standard 1 1Bh 1 27 53 <FS>[...]

Select font <ES0 k <* Both 1Bh 27 <FS> 1Ch 6Bh 107 C 43h -30 Cn> Cn> Cn> Standard The command above selects a typeface for subsequent printing, where <n> is a binary value in the range of OOh to 15h. The following table shows the effect of different values of this parameter: Any other parameters are invalid and will be ig[...]

Select character table <ESC> t Cn> Both 1Bh 74h Cn> 27 116 <FS> I <n> <n> Standard 1Ch 49h <n> 28 73 Cn> The command above will select the character table to be used in subsequent printing, where vt> can be a binary or ASCII value from OOh through 02h or “0” through “2”. The following table shows th[...]

Select International character set <ES6 R <n> Standard iBh 52h 27 82 <FS> R 1Ch 52h The command above selects an international character set, where <n> is a binary value in the range OOh through ODh. The character set selected is dependent on the value of 01>, as shown in the table below: Any other values of OI> are inval[...]

Print a single character from the All Character Chart IBM cESC> A 1 1Bh 5Eh I 27 94 The command above prints a single character from the All Characters Chart. There arenoparameters.IfthenextcharactertobeprintedhasacodebetweenOOhand lFh, it will not be treated as a control code, and the character corresponding to this code will be printed. Font p[...]

r Set elite pitch printing IBM <ESC> 1Bh 3Ah 27 58 The command above sets the print pitch to elite. There are no parameters. This command is ignored if Pitch Panel Lock mode has been selected. Set semi-condensed pitch printing cESC> g 1Bh 67h 27 103 Standard The command above sets all subsequent printing to a pitch of 15 characters per inc[...]

Cancel condensed print mode <Da> Standard 1 12h 1 18 The command above cancels the condensed print mode. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, all subsequent printing will be done at the pitch selected prior to a cESC> <SI> or cSI> command. This command will be ignored if Panel Pitch Lock mode has been selected. Sel[...]

Special print mode control codes Select/cancel expanded printing <ESC> W cn> 1Bh 57h Cn> Both I 27 87 <n> I The command above selects or cancels expanded printing, where <n> is a binary or ASCII value from OOh through Olh or “0” through “1”. If <n>=OOh or “O”, then expanded printing is deselected (cancelled[...]

Selectkancel expanded print d;s> E <n> Standard 1 1Ch 45h Cn> 28 69 <n> The command above sets or cancels expanded printing, where or> is a binary or ASCII value in the range OOh through 02h or “0” through “2”. The effect of this command is shown in the table below: Value of vD Description OOh or “0’ Cancels expande[...]

Select print mode IBM <ESC> I CID 1Bh 49h <n> 27 73 <n> The command above selects the print mode (resident/downloaded font, pitch, print quality), where CD is a binary value. The print mode selected by different values of cm is shown in the table below: Print mode 14 DOrmlOad w Elite 22 Download w Condensed 7 DOrmlOad w Roportiona[...]

Cancel emphasized print mode <ESC> F 1Bh 46h Both 1 27 70 The command above cancels the emphasized print mode. There are no parameters. All characters printed subsequent to receipt of this command will be printed in non- emphasized mode (cancelling the effect of the cESC> E command). Select double-strike printing <ESC> Q Both 1Bh 47h[...]

I Selectkancel overline Both 1 <ES6 cn> 1Bh 5Fh CtD 27 95 <n> The command above will select or cancel overlining. where <n> is a binary or ASCII value which may take the values OOh through Olh or “0” through “1”. If the value is OOh or “O”, then overlining will be cancelled. If ol>=Ol h or ” l”, then all printab[...]

1 Set/cancel shadow/outline printing Standard 1 cESC> 4 1Bh 71h 27 113 <n> <n> <n> The command above sets or cancels shadow or outline printing, where <n> is a binary value from OOh through 03h. The values of o1> are given in the table below: Any other values of <n> are invalid and will be ignored. Line space con[...]

Set line spacing to l/8 inch cESC> 0 Both 1Bh 30h 27 48 There are no parameters. The command above sets line spacing to l/8 inch, where “0” is the ASCII value “0”. Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch <ESC> 1 Both 1Bh 31h 27 49 There are no parameters. The dommand above sets line spacing to 7/60 inch (in IBM emulation mode, 7/72 i[...]

- Set line spacing units IBM <ESC> [ <EOT> <NuL> <NuL> CNULB <NuLP -00 1Bh 5Bh 5Ch OOh OOh <?P 27 91 92 04h 4 OOh 0 OOh 0 The command above sets the units which will be used for setting the amount of line spacing, where en> is a binary value representing either 180 (l34h) or 216 (D8h). Line spacing is then defined[...]

Define line spacing (l/72 Inch increments) <ESC> A en> 1Bh 41h <n> IBM The command above defines line spacing in l/72 inch increments, where en> is an optional binary value ifit is not equal to zero, 01> defines the line spacing which will be implemented after an &SC>2 command has been received. If cIu‘ = 0, then the c[...]

Reverse one-time line feed (in l/180 Inch increments) Standard <ESC> J <ID 1Bh 6Ah <n> 27 106 Cn> The command above causes a precise reverse paper feed, where cn> is a binary value. On receipt of this command, the paper will be fed backwards by en>/1 80 inch. No carriage return will take place, and the current line spacing v[...]

1 Select forward feed Standard 1 1Ch 46h The command above selects forward paper feed. There are no parameters. This is the default setting at power-on. All vertical paper-handling commands will be executed as described. Select reverse feed <FS> R 1Ch 52h Standard 1 28 82 I The command above selects reverse paper feed. There are no parameters[...]

Reverse feed to top of form <ESC> <FFB Both 1 1Bh OCh 27 12 The command above reverses the paper to the top of the form. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the paper will be fed backwards to the top of the current page. A carriage return (to the left margin) will also take place. This command is invalid if the ASF has bee[...]

I Set top-of-form IBM 1 <ESC> 4 1Bh 34h 27 52 Thecommandabovesetsthetopof-formpositionat thecurrentpaperpositionlhere are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the top-of-form position will be set to the current paper position. Margins and vertical tab setting control codes 1 Move to next vertical tab position Both 1 OBh 11 The command a[...]

1 Select vertical form unit (VFU) channel Both 1 <ESC> I On> 1Bh 2Fh On> 27 47 On> The command above selects a VFD within which all subsequent <VT> commands will be executed, where on> is a binary value from 0 to 7. Different sets of vertical tabs can be stored in different channels using the <ESC> b command, and selec[...]

[ Set top margin Both 1 <ESC> C 1Bh 63h 27 99 The command above sets the top margin, where-> is a binary value which specifies the height of the top margin to the first printed line in lines (at the current line pitch setting). Printing will start on the (ot>+lth) line on the page. Subsequent changes to the line pitch setting will not a[...]

1 Set left margin Both 1 1 cESC> 1 <tP I 1Bh 6Ch Cn> 27 108 <II> The command above sets the left margin, where “1” is a lowercase “‘L” (not “one”), and en> is a binary value used to set the left margin. The margin is defined in terms of the number of character positions at current pitch. If proportional spacing has b[...]

Carriage return <CR> Both ODh 13 The command above performs a carriage return. The print head will return to the beginning of the print line. If AUTO LF has been set up with the Memory Switches, a line feed will be performed as will (at the current line spacing). Set/cancel automatic line feed IBM <ESC> 5 <n> 1Bh 35h <n> 27 [...]

Set/clear horizontal tabs Both <ES6 D c&b . . . cd> <NuL> 1Bh 44h alo> . . . al> OOh 27 67 c?db . . . cd> 0 The command above sets horizontal tabs, where ore> and -al> arc binary values representing the new tab positions. If no values are given, all tab stops are cleared. The default tab setting is every eight charact[...]

Set horizontal print posltion <ESC> f 0 <n> Both 1Bh 66h 30h <?D 27 102 48 <# The command above sets the next horizontal print position, where 01> is a binary value. The next horizontal printing will take place OI> character spaces (at current print pitch) from the current horizontal print position. Set justification mode Bo[...]

Select next horizontal print position (by dot) Both <ES0 $ Cd> 1Bh 24h elo> all> 27 36 elo> OrI> The command above will start subsequent printing at a horizontal position deter- mined by dot spacing, where 010> and oil> am two binary numbers (low byte first) specifying the number of dots (at l/60 inch spacing) by which the p[...]

Downloaded character control codes Copy standard ROM font into RAM <Esc> CNuL> <?D <NUbStandard 1Bh 27 <FS> 3Ah 58 OOh <II> OOh 0 C?P 0 CNUID <n> <NuL> IBM The command above copies the characters from the selected character set with <n>, as shown below, into the download RAM area. cNUL> is the ASCII c[...]

Define download character(s) <ESC> & <NuL> Cd> ai?> C?P <cl> <c2> ao> . . . cm Standard 1Bh <al> 26h cd> OOh <n> ccl> <c2> ao> . . . Cn> 27 38 0 <cl> cc2> cue> Cal> Cd> CID . . . Cn> <ES0 s> 4lUb ccl> <c2> CUOB Cal> <n> . . . en, IBM I 1B[...]

The vertical definition of the characters is 16 dots in superscript/subscript modes, and 24 in all others. Each byte therefore represents half of the vertical definition of a character column in superscript/subscript mode, and a third of the vertical definition in other modes. If cn> bytes are required for a normal character, the arrangement of [...]

Select download/standard character set cESC> 96 <rD 1Bh 25h <n> Both The command above selects either the standard or downloaded character set, where cn> is a binary value (OOh or Olh) or an ASCII value (“0” or “1”). If cn> equals OOh or “O”, the standard character set is selected. This is the default value at power-on[...]

[Relationship of bit number to dot position] When the printer is printing bit-image data using 8 pins in standard (non-IBM) mode, the relationship of dots to pins used is as follows: When the printer is printing bit-image data in 24-pin resolution (both in standard and IBM emulation mode), the relationship between the bits set and the dots printed [...]

Select bit image mode IBM <ESC> [ I3 db cnl> cm> <do> . . . <dn> 1Bh 5Bh <do> . . . 67h cdn> <no> al> cm> 27 <do> 91 103 edb ull> cm> . . . cdn> The command above selects the bit image mode for graphical printing, and gives the number of bytes to be printed, where cn0, and al> (low byte[...]

Select &dot normal density Both <Esc> K elo> cd> do> . . . cdn> 1Bh 4Bh olQ, Ulb <do, . . . ain> 27 75 cno> -all> <do> . . . cdn> The command above selects 8dot normal density bit-image printing, where cno> and <nl> are binary values (low byte fmt) representing the number of data bytes following t[...]

I Set 24-dot hex-density <FS> Z cnib cd> Both . . . 40 1 1Ch 5Ah cno> orl> <dQ, . . . cdn> 1 28 90 cno> cd> <do> . . . <do The command above selects 24-dot hex-density bit-image printing, where cno> and cd> are binary values (low byte first) representing the number of data bytes following the command. The d[...]

I Set MS6 to 0 <ESC> = 1Bh 3Dh Standard 27 61 <FS> = IBM 3Dh 1 28 61 The command above sets the MSB to 0. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the most significant bit (MSB) of subsequent data will always be set to 0. 1 Cancel MSB control Both 1 rcESC> I 1Bh 23h 27 35 The command above cancels software control of the [...]

Backspace Both CBS> 08h 8 The command above moves the print head back one position. There are no parameters. This command moves the print head back one position (at current spacing) to the left. If proportional spacing has been selected, the print head will move back by a distance equal to the width of the last character printed. It does not del[...]

Set printer on line Both <DCl> llh 17 Thecommandabovesetstheprinteron-lineaftera<DC3>command(above). There are no parameters. Deselect printer (IO” carriage model only) IBM <ESC> Q $ 1Bh 51h 24h 27 81 36 The command above deselects the printer. There are no parameters. This command will deselect the printer, forcing it to disreg[...]

Sound buzzer <BEL> 07h 7 Both The command above sounds the printer’s buzzer. There are no parameters. 1 Disable paper-out detection Both 1 1Bh 38h 27 56 The command above disables the printer’s paper-out detection. There are no parameters. This overrides the setting made by the Memory Switch settings (Chapter 3). Enable paper-out detectio[...]

I Enable unidirectional prlntlng for one line only cEsc> C Both 60 I The command above enables unidirectional printing for one line. only. There are no parameters. printing will be performed from left-to-right for the current line only. Enable/disable quiet mode cEsc> S C?D 1Bh 73h <n> 27 115 <rD Both The command above enables or dis[...]

Enable/disable double-height mode &SC> W Cn> Both 1 1Bh 77h CID 27 <FS> 119 V Cn> Cn> Standard 1Ch 56h 28 86 Cn> C?D The command above enables or disables double-height printing, where <n> is a binary value of either OOh or 01 h or an ASCII value of either “0” or “1”. If oI> is set to OOh or %“, then doub[...]

j! 1 Single-height characters 2 Double-height characters 16 Single line feed 17 Single line feed, single-height characters 18 Single line feed, double-height characters 32 Double lim feed 33 Double line feed, single-height characters 34 Double line feed, double-height characters Any other values No effect C?L3> 1 Single-width characters 2 Double[...]

Reset <ESC> 1Bh 27 cFs> @ 40h 64 @ Both Standard 1Ch 40h 28 64 The command above resets the printer. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the buffer is cleared, and all settings (with the following exceptions) are restored to their power-up values. l ASF settings made with the cESC> EM command l Panel mode settings ASF ([...]

Repeated data sequence <ESC> v cm <ESC> V <NULD 1Bh 56h <n> 1Bh 56h OOh 27 86 <ID 27 86 0 . . . . . . . . . Both cdn> &I> ain> The command above delimits data which will be repeated, where cn> is a binary value (0 thru 255) giving the number of times that the data bytes represented by <do> . . . c&o[...]

Select/cancel italic print Both ( ( I 1 1 <tD 28h 28h 49h 29h 29h en> 40 40 73 41 41 Cn> The command above selects or cancels italic printing, where 01> is an ASCII value which may be either “ 1” or “0”. Any other values will be ignored. If <n> = “1” then italic printing is enabled, and if en> = “O”, then italic[...]

Select color printing (with color option only) Both ( ( C 1 1 Cn> 28h 28h 43h 29h 29h CID 40 40 67 41 41 Cn> The command above selects the color to be printed when the color option is fitted, where or> is an ASCII value from “0” through “6”. The color selected by UI> is shown in the table below: I UD 1 Color I 1 “0” ( Black [...]

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chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES The bank of DIP switches inside the printer (see illustration below) is used for various functions. All switches are set ON when the printer leaves the factory. DIP switch cwer Access the switches by removing the top cover, and then sliding the black switch cover to the left and then pulling up, using the tab at the right, as[...]

Switches 1 and 2 are used to determine the emulation mode (standard or IBM) of the printer, and also to determine the character set to be used. Switch 1 2 Emulation ON ON Standard ON OFF Standard OFF ON IBM OFF OFF IBM Character Set STD #l IBM #2 IBM #2 IBM #l Switches 4 through 7 are used to select the International character set, as shown in the [...]

chapter 6 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 voltages inside. For that mason, only carry out those operations described in this section. CAUTION [...]

Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: 1 Check 1 Possible remedy Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Is power being supplied to the outlet? Is the printer voltage correct? Turn off the printer, ensure the power cable is securely connected. and then turn the printer back on. Turn off[...]

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 remedy Is the paper release lever pushed back (to the f posi- tion)? Set the release lever to the h position. Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the Mem[...]

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: 1 Check I Possible remedy I Is the paper release lever in the m position? The paper release lever must be set to the & position after the fanfold paper has been parked. Has the fanfold paper been properly parked? Make sure that the PAPER indicator comes on [...]

EVERYDAY 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: Keep your printer in a “comfortable’* environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1). Do not subje[...]

RIBBON REPLACEMENT The ribbons used by your printer are endless-loop ribbons in which the ribbon is recycled. When the print quality becomes too faint, you will need to replace the ribbon. Use only ribbons recommended for use with the printer (your supplier will be able to advise you). 1 2 To remove the old ribbon from the printer, first turn off t[...]

3 Take the new ribbon and tension it by turning the knob on the top of the ribbon cartridge clockwise. 4 Now insert the ribbon cartridge into the holder gripping it by the lugs, and turning the knob slightly clockwise if necessary. Make sure that the ribbon goes between the print head and the platen guard (see illustration below). Print head shield[...]

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 of 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, the print head will need replacement. Only use a replacement[...]

rTPrint head bolts Print head NOTE DO NOT apply excessive force, as this may result in damage to the print head. 9 Fasten down the new print head using the retaining washers and screws. Do not apply excessive force when tightening the screws, as this may strip be thread, but ensure that the print head is firmly secured. 10 Replace the ribbon cartri[...]

- FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES The printer is equipped with a number of different modes for diagnosis and testing. These are accessed from the front panel by holding down a front panel button (or combination of buttons) while turning on the power to the printer. The test and diagnostic modes available am listed below 9 A text test print mo[...]

Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the C-E% button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will start printing as soon as the M-R FEE, button is released, and will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, eg “*** Ver 1.0 ***“, followed by the whole character set printed in each typeface and [...]

Text test mode In this mode, the printer will print the Memory Switch menus and options. This mode is accessed by turning on the printer at the same time as holding down the CIfEBEZ button. The resulting printout will be similar to the example below: *** ImlxiY SHIMI TREE *** NAIW NRW ‘T’ RKNI aJmm7 SKI tNsnLL ml0 NAJlusAm :nlmm/mywuIlD/1LII Ou[...]

Hexadecimal dump mode In this mode, all received data will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes. This mode is accessed by tuming on the printer, while simultaneously holding down the ‘+!S‘ and /ME, F!? keys. To turn off the mode, it is necessary to turn off the printer completely[...]

Bidirectional test/adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, showing itself most obviously in graphics printing. This mode will therefore be used very rarely. 1 Turn th[...]

8 Repeat the process for all print modes. *** DOT-ADJUSTMENT SETTING *** SLQ,LQ 11 'PIPER FEE? - -~ / SLQ , LQ 12 OH LINE -N--W ~- DRAFT 13 m-iE?/$& - - DRAFT 12 r ON LIF- - - DRAFT COND 12 9 To exit from this mode, press the fFc3 button. 91[...]

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chapter 7 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 section is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print fil[...]

If your word-processor does not allow you to change fonts, it may allow a pause in printing. Insert a “pause” command in your text file at the point where you want to change fonts. When the document is printed, printing will then pause at that point. You can then put the printer off-line and change fonts with the front panel buttons. Then put t[...]

GRAPHICS HARD COPY On a PC-compatible computer running under MS-DOS, you can use the m and @t!$$J keys on the computer together to obtain a printout of a text screen. To print out a graphics screen, you will have to run the program GRAPHICS.COM. See your MS-DOS manual for further details. Continuous echoing of text output to the screen to the print[...]

The resulting file should be sent to the printer using the COPY command, eg: A>COPY LQ.DAT PRN prior to printing document files. Of course, this command can also be included in a batch file. PROGRAMMING USING BASIC As discussed earlier, a version of BASIC is usually supplied with PC- compatible machines. With this BASIC, characters are sent to t[...]

1310 ' 1320 LPRINT 1330 LPRINT C$;"Print pitches are:" 1340 LPRINT H$;P$;"Pica pitch (10 CPI),"; 1350 LPRINT H$;E$;"M";"Elite pitch (12 CPI)," 1360 LPRINT H$;E$;"g";" Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI),"; 1370 LPRINT H$;P$; - 1380 LPRINT CHR$(lS); 1390 LPRINT "Condensed 1400 LPRINT H$[...]

1880 GOSUB 3020 1890 LPRINT E$;"SO"; 1900 LPRINT E$;"%l"; 1910 FOR I=1 TO 5 1920 LPRINT CHR$(60); 1930 NEXT I 1940 LPRINT E$;"%O"; 1950 LPRINT E$;"T"; 1960 GOSUB 3150 1970 LPRINT E$;"%l"; 1980 FOR I=1 TO 5 1990 LPRINT CHR$(60); 2000 NEXT I 2010 LPRINT E$;"%O"; 2020 GOSUB 3020 2030 LPRINT E[...]

3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 3170 3180 3190 3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 3250 3260 4000 4010 4020 4030 4040 4050 4060 4070 4080 4090 4100 4110 4120 4130 4140 4150 4160 4170 4180 4190 4200 4210 4220 4230 4240 4250 4260 4270 4280 4290 4300 4310 4320 4330 4340 4350 4360 4370 NEXT M RETURN ' Define LQ pica download character LPRINT C$; LPRINT E$;"&am[...]

4420 DATA 192,224,224,224,224,240,255,255,255,255 4430 DATA 255,127, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,192 4440 DATA 255,255,255,255,255, 15, 15, 63,252,240 4450 DATA 192, 0,240,255,255,255,255,255, 7, 15 4460 DATA 127,252,240,192, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 4470 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 4480 ' ROW 4 4490 DATA 0,248,248,240,224,224,112,112, 56, 56 4500 DATA 56, 56, 56,120,[...]

The row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character “c” (character 60). The final part of the program uses dot graphics to print an “SW” logo. The dot pattern of the logo was originally laid out on graph paper, then converted to the data in l[...]

Font settings: / , y- ,’ f ,} (: p, ,,A;! r ,f< ,:.’ 1 :‘f.’ +; _ TMS R0MN characters, TW-Li @It8 &mI~ax t el>s , Courier characters, Prestige charac:t.e.rs, S CA-C. p.t c.ha~ac.te,rc.-cr , OCR-B characters, OCR-A characters, Letter-Gothic, Blippo charactcrr, ORATOR CHARACTERS, Helvet characters, Optima characters. C i rwma charac[...]

Of course, many more facilities are available with the printer, but this may give you some ideas as to how you can drive the printer using your own programs. Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter When using the Microsoft BASIC interpreter usually supplied with PCs and compatibles, a number of problems may arise. Firstly, if the interpreter[...]

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chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Brinting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial Impact Dot-matrix printing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 cps (Draft pica) 67 cps (LQ pica) Print direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bidirectional, logic-seekin[...]

Number of columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CPI Pica 10 Elite 12 Semi-condensed 15 Condensed pica 17.1 Condensed elite 20 Proportional Character dot matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft Pica 24 x 9 Elite 24x9 Semi-condensed 16x7 Condensed pica 24x9 Condensed elite 24x9 Super/subscript 16x7 Proportional Super/[...]

Paper feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friction and push tractor (standard) Pull tractor (option) Paper feed speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66 inches/second max (without ASF) 3.43 inches/second (with ASF) Paper width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120VAC. 220VAC. 240VAC, 50/6OHz (varies according to the country of pur- chase) Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic sheet feeder RS-232C interface Color printing kit Character font card (64k) Battery-bac[...]

chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS This chapter gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. In the following character set charts, the printer fonts are divided into four families: Family 1: All fonts except those listed below: Family 2: OCR-A Family 3: Code 39 Family 4: Greek The decimal character code of each character is shown in an i[...]

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I Family I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 NUL) 0 @ P ’ lo IIs P 1112 I, I JDCl)J ! I 1 11 I 171 I 331 I 491 I 651 I kDC2) 1 ” I 2 I R 1 R 2 I+ I 2 I 18 I 34 50 I I 66 3 1 Qc3 # 3 c s 13 I 11 rii 4 # 5 c wd) $ 4 D T d t 1 111 I I j-iii- lq % 5 E U e u 1 l-ii 1 l-5 - I ES1 I 851 - 1101 I - & 6 11171 -F-l”IfIY--l u I 6 I 22 I 38 I[...]

(819 A 6 c D E F 0 @ P ’ D 2 1 B 1 R ---I h ---I I” L . i h L . . . L L c c ‘ L 111[...]

Family 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7[...]

8 9 A B C D E F alII 1 a ri D 0 .I.__. 128 m 1 129 2 a -0 --A R -I -P * 170 A + 171 7 j z 234 250 24 k ( 235 251 I I L 140 I D CR) 141 E CSD) 142 tkk F CA) 143 113[...]

Family 3 - I l--T-l riTj 1 ” ‘-- 1 __ I (RPI f (f’AN I I II Ill I Ill II y 1lllI ‘IJ 60 76 Ill1 I B El 77 III1 I 62 70 Ill1 I 63 79 114[...]

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Family 4[...]

8 9 A I _ (NIJL) IO Ica 1 CDCI ) ! 1129 1145 llsl " 2 (DC'2) 1130 1146 1162 3 (DC3) # I-iii 1163 I 11771 11931 12091 12251 12411 11781 It941 I2101 12281 12421[...]

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l. Family I Family 2 - - 118[...]

Family 3 Family 4 119[...]

- IBM CHARACTER SET #2 Family I 0 112 3 4151617 D CR) 13 E 60) I& 14 F ($1) 15 1311 1471 1631 1791 1951 ltt1I 11271 120[...]

8 9 A 8 C D E F LlC Ifi Ia I IL I” la 13 I ii 129 6 130 ii 8 131 7 a 132 T 133 a =r 1177 T I-iii t - 1180 llat t - F-J lr r -I II -l h c P (I -I IT CL I1361 11521 lisel I1841 I2001 lnrsl I2321 I2481 i i 121[...]

- Family 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I I 101 I 281 I(U) A(ESQ I t 1 421 1 581 1 741 1 901 ltosl ; 1 K IB Ik I ( I 14 I 30 I 48 1 82 1 78 ho 1128 F 61) / ? 0 l-ii 0 I-r (ML) 1 1 179-m liii (127. 122 -.[...]

glAIBI C D E F I I I e 16 I L AL a E ------I I If141 ILJUI If 123[...]

Family 3 All codes above 7Fh are undefined. ” I3 ltrs 4 -1 Ills 6 - - 1llll - 11111 - 11111 - lllll - ” I 51 I 211 I 371 I 531 I101 1117 6 I (102 @EL) llttl 7 - I 71 I231 I391 1551 CBS) IiF (CAN) II Ill Ill II I Ill1 pK 8 I I-K IT l-5 1 f-ii Iii-4 (HT) 1120 EM) IT9 1105 * w 1121 - - I Ill1 - - Ill II - I Ill1 - r, I 101 I 281 I421 1 581 1 741 1[...]

Family 4 (BS) (CAN) ( 8 8 l-i 1 IT I-T H-IX 118 W 119 X 120 z Y 121 Z 122 E P 1 1 1 43 1 39 1 73 I 91 11 27 1107 1123 C m (FS) , < L 1 lloa I fi~128l-Tl-E 1124 m = M 1 m IJ 1 13 1 29 I 43 I 61 I 77 c al) . > N * n * L 1141 - 1301 - - 1461 1821 1761 1 llro 1126 Icst, I I / I ? I 0 0 (DEL, F .-'-I 4'4 I-L I131 1311 1471 J-T-I-A-~ Ii[...]

- - 8 9 A B C D E F A P L L lL w D 0 1128 1144 llso 1176 Iii- 1208 1224 1240 B C K I i= 6 2 1 1129 l-iii. list 1177 1193~ 1209 1225~ 1241 2 r T A. 6 2 I l-iii 1146 1162 1178 7 1194 B 1210 1226 1242 3 A E 4 It 5 Z c H 131 ~ 132 133 ” 11341 11501 11661 11821 1198l 12141 12301 ” 11361 1152 I 11681 11841 12001 12161 b a I , 11371 11531 ll89l 11851 [...]

IBM CHARACTER SET #I Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a ‘I-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ES0 ‘I>” command. 127[...]

ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET ‘. - In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands except the Family 3 (Code 39). - -. 128[...]

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 4 to 7 or by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set: 94 40 5B * 5c 5D 5E @ I i + 1 A h 0 -7 § A - 6 T ii * IP --ii A A ij A ii IITALY I#lS i * B A @ i * I Y e [ -ii -4 v INORWAY ]#I# i B QI Q, aI i T 61 i T I e I i 01 -[...]

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INDEX IA] Application software installation, 93 ASF, 120 Troubleshooting, 79 Auto CR, 21 Auto LF, 21 Auto loading, 20 ASF, 20 Auto on-line, I9 Automatic sheet feeder - see ASF IBI BASIC programming, 96,203 Bidirectional printing, 19 Bidirectional test mode, 90 Buffer clear/reset, 16 El character sets, 109 Character set, 73,744 Cleaning, 81 Command [...]

IMI Maintenance settings, 16 Maintenance, 81 Maximum number of columns, 94,106 Memory switches, I7 Memory switch tree, IS,88 Micro Feed, 16 Mode panel lock, 13 Mode setting, 12 LN-I Negative numbers, 23 Numerical representation, 23 lol Option ASF, 20 El Page length, 2I,73 Paper Cut-sheet, 7 Fanfold, 8 Parking, 14 Size, 21,73 Paper feeding, troubles[...]