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Trademark Acknowledgements XB24-20W250, XB-241W415, XB24-10/15, NX-2420, LC24.200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32& DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-1ODMIU15DMII, SF.10RMI~15RMII, ~-10XIW15XM: Star Micronica Coq Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PGAT, Proprinter X241VXL24~ Proprinter X24/XL24, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microso[...]

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Trademark Acknowledgements XB24-20W250, XB-241W415, XB24-10/15, NX.2420, LC24-200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32~ DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-10DMII/15DMII, SF-10RMII/15RMII, PT-10XM/15XM: Star Micronics Cov Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PC.AT, Proprinter X24~L24~ Proprfrster X24/XL24, PC-DOS: International Busirsesa Machines Corp. MS-DOS, Microaof? BASIC: Microso[...]

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into eleven chapters. To leamhow to make the best use of your printer you iue urged to md through chaptm 2 through 6. The remaining chaptem may be treated as a ~ference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degnx of acknowledge of the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you [...]

Chapter 6 — Default settings This chapter explains how to set the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode to make system settings on the printer. Chapter 7— Printer control commands 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 are writing or modifying[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Feature of the printer Font style example Printer components 1 1 3 4 Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 7 Locating the printer 7 Unpacking and inspection 8 Setting up 10 Mounting the platen knob 10 Install the ribbon cartridge 11 Comecting the interface cable 12 Chapter 3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 15 Automatic Shee[...]

Chapter 5 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Bottoms and indicators ONLINE button PAPER FEED button SET/EJECT/PARK button PITCH button FONT button Power-up functions Short test mode Long test mode Print area test mode Pitch leek mode Font lock mode Font and Pitch lock mode Hexadecimal dump Switch combination functions Form feed Top of form Forward micro-feed[...]

Chapter 7 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Font control commands Character set commands Character size and pitch commands Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Color selection commands Other printer commands Chapter 8 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Defining your own characters with Standard mode Assignin[...]

Chapter 11 REFERENCE Specifications Pinout of interface connector Parallel interface Serial interface Character sets Standard character set #2 International character sets IBM character set #2 Character set#l IBM special character set Proportional spacing table INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY 151 151 155 155 156 157 158 160 161 168 169 170 183 187[...]

chapter 1 INTRODUCTION This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the Epson/lBM printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Some of main features are the following: . [...]

I [FC-2Z Cartridge] “ OCR-B “ UPC/EAN [FC-3Z Cartridge] ● TW-Light [FC-4Z Cartridge] ● Russian [FC-5Z Cartridge] ● Old Style ● OCR-A ● Orane ● Firenze c CODE 39 [FC-1OZ Cartridge] ● SLQ Script s Extensive software support Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any software that supports those printer[...]

FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print. Draft HS-Draf t Roman Saris er i f Courier Prestige Script OCR-B OCR-A Orator Ora t or-2 TW-Li ght Letter Gothic Blippo H-Gothic Orane Cinema CODE 39 UPC/EAN Old Style Firenze SLQ Roman SLQ TW-Light SLQ Script “?23456”789 ABC DE FGHIJK abcdefghl.ik l;~;j[...]

I PRINTER COMPONENTS To get acquainted with the printer’s components and capabilities, refer to the information on the following pages. . . . . . Paper gulcie Release lever .Wustment,ever , /w Tractor . W ever lever Powe knob Cartridge slot -=, . Ribbon cartridge “/ Print head Control Tear assist Interikce connector 4[...]

Paper guide Release lever Front cover Rear cover Entry slot Tear assist Control panel Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Cartridge slot Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever Tractors Clamp lever Bail lever Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted. Releases pressure onthepaper. This lever mu[...]

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chapter2 SE77WG UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following pmceduxes to set up your new printer. If you have optional accessories, refer to chapter3 after setting up the printer. Locating the printer Unpacking the carton box Mounting the platen knob Installing the ribbon ctidge Connecting the printer to your computer LOCATING THE PRINTER B[...]

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 2-1 to make sum that you have everything (there should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. F&un2-1. Check tomeka sure yw have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paparguide, 3) Platen knob, 4) R[...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: Film ribbon cartridge (FZ24) Color ribbon cartridge (X24CL) Font catridges (FC series) RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z) Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL) Buffered parallel interface cartridge (IP-128XL) Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DMII/15DMII, SF-10RMII/15RMII) Pull tractor[...]

SEITING UP Place the printer in the desiti location, and remove all packing material from inside the printer cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location. Mounting the p[...]

Install the ribbon cartridge Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 2-3). Figure 2-3 Open the front rover, and swing down the transparent part. Now install the ribbon with the following procedure. (If you want to print with color, install the optional color ri[...]

Figuru 2-4. Installing the ribbon cartridge. After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, close the front cover. Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment. Connecting the interface cable Comect[...]

cable 1 Figurs 2-5 Connecting the interface cable. 3. Move bothclips insidethe extended prongs on the sides of theplug until you hear a click. I I Figure 2-6. Move the clips until you hear a click. 4. Connect the other end of the interface cable to your computer. Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable. NOTE :Because you need y[...]

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chapter 3 . OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES You can select the following accessories as option. ● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DMII/15DMH, SF-1 ORMW15RMII) ● Pull tractor unit (PT-1OXIW15XM) ● Font cartridges (FC series) ● RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z) s Serial interface cartridge (IS-8 XL) ● Buffered parallel interface cartridge (IP-128 XL) This c[...]

I Transparent pan Figure 31. Open the front cover, snd swing down the transparent part. Hgwu 32 *n the rear rover, snd remove it. 4. A stacker is included withthe Automatic Sheet Feeder. Attach the hook at the top of the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Then push the lower section of the stacker down into position, and engage the lower hook a[...]

F/gum 3-3 Attach the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder. 5. Tip the Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly andput the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller. 6. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the Au[omatic Sheet Feeder U_/ FlguJu 34. Mount the Automatii Sheet Feeder (u h printer. 17[...]

- — . . ,. . . . . . . . /. close me mnt cover wIt.h the transparent part m the open posmon. F/gum 34 Close tha fmntawer. 8. Insertthehopperattachrnentbyhandintotheholdersontop ofthehopper support section as shown in Figuxe 3-6. opper attachment Figufa 36. Insert tie hopper attachment.[...]

Saueeze the sides of the stacker attachments lightly, and insert into the h&demon the front part of the sheet feeder. Stacker attachment A I Flgufe &7. Inserl the stacker attachment. Now, you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper. (Refer to Chapter 4.) In addition, you can feed a sheet of paper manually by inserting [...]

Dual-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder (sF-loRMII/15RMII) The procedure to mount the Dual-Bin ASF is: 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 3-l). Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side, then remove it upward. If th[...]

. L. A. ..--+ Chaat F- J-- Flguru +10. Anacfl me clear plastic ~r supports 10 we WLUIII-=UL. w,--- m-l Now, you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the bin. (Refer to Chapter 4.) In addition, you can feed a sheet of paper manually by inserting into the slot at the front of ASF bin #l as shown in Figure 3-11. I Figure 3-11. You can in[...]

I PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-I OXM/15XM) You can use the Pull Tractor Unit to print on fanfold forms or multi-part forms. The procedure to mount the Pull Tractor Unit is: 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 3-l). Open the mar cover by lifting up the [...]

Figure 3-13. Mount the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer NOTE: Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Pull Tractor Unit. FONT CARTRIDGES AND RAM CARTRIDGES This printer has seven built-in LQ fonts, and a 29 K-byte (76 K-byte for wide [...]

I [FC-4Z Cartridge] ● Russian [FC-5Z Cartridge] ● Old Style . Firenze [FC-1OZ Cartridge] ● SLQ Script To instaU or change a cartridge, follow the procedure below. 1. Turn off the power switch at the front of the printer, and open the front cover. Swing down the transpanmt pan (see Figure 3-l). 2. Remove the connector cover at the right side o[...]

I INTERFACE CARTRIDGES You can use the Serial RS-232 Interface with the optional Serial Interface Cartridge (IS-8XL), or extend the print buffer by installing the optional Buffered Parallel Interface Cartridge (IP-128XL), instead of the Standard Interface Cartridge. If you want to use the Serial Interface Cartridge, set the DIP switches on the boar[...]

I DIP Switch Cartridge on The Serial Interface It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settings on the serial interface board. Following table shows the ilmctions of the DIP switches on the Serial Interface Cartridge. Switch Function ON OFF 1 Data length[...]

chapter 4 PAPER 1NSTALLATIONAND USE This chapter describes instructions forprinting such as selecting paper types, adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper. SELECTION OF PAPER Your printer accepts any of the following papers: Single sheets (cut forms) and stationary Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder. Fanfold forms[...]

Figure 4-1 shows the nx.ommended print ama for each type of papers. Fanfold forms Single sheets ‘Xn’m”n’ m o 0 0 8 0 0 25,4 mm ---: ~ Perforation 25.4 mm ~ : o 0 0 0 0 0 0 : o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 : : o 0 25,4 mm* 0 (*80 mm for Push Feed) 5 5 mm -. . — Ffgum 4-1. Hacommencfed print area W a0XpW31e papers. ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance [...]

F/gun 4-2 Location of the adjustment lever. The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference. Weight (g/m’) Thickness (mm) Rtxommendexl ‘apr ‘w (Each paper) (Total) Lever position Single 52-90 0.07-0.12 2nd or 3rd 2-ply 40-58 0.12-0.16 2nd or 3rd 3-ply 40-58 0.18-0.25 3rd or 4th 4-ply 40-58 0.24[...]

Loading the paper from the rear of the printer (Push feed) You can load the fanfold paper with the internal push tractor unit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer. Turn the printer’s power OFF. Push the release leverbackward. This has the effect ofreleasingthe paper from the platen r[...]

I ,, Figure 4-4. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units. 9. Now close thetractorcovers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. 10. Turn on the powerusing the swi[...]

Figuru 4-5. Mounting the psper guide for fsnfold forms. Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the optional Pull Tractor Unit. 1. Install the optional Pull Tractor Unit as described in Chapter 3. -. . - . . - . - . . ~lguru 4+. msmu me opnonai ml I racmr urm. 32[...]

I 2. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper fmm the bottom of the printer, by aligning holes-with the pins on &e tractor unit. ever F@n 4-7. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 3. Adjustthespacingof thetractorunitsby slidingthem alongthebar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in po[...]

I 4. 5. 6. 7. Open the transparent part of the front cover, and remove the paper guide and the rear cover. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them i[...]

Clamp lever Pull tractor unit /=-4 I Tractor cover I / Platen knob F@uv 49. Mount the fanfold paper to ttw Pull Tractor Unit by turning the platen knob. 12. Adjust the spacing of the optional tractor units by sliding them along the bar,usingthe clamp lever at the back of each unit to release andlockthem in position. When theleveris up, the unit i[...]

Lever stopper Platen knob Figuns 4-10. Remove the lever stopper, and tighten the paper. 16. Push the xelease lever backward, and remount the lever stopper to the original position. Paper parking After loading fanfold paper with Push feed mode, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it for [...]

Release lever i guide Figutu 4-11. Tear off the printed fanfold paper. 6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position. Now you can load single sheets. l%efanfoldpaper remains parked atthe back of the printer. NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it using the optional Pull Tractor Unit. Paper unparking When you want to resume[...]

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. Loading the paper without optional accessories If you am using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to next section. 1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on th[...]

5. 6. 7. 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 stop. Now pRSS tilt? = ~ button. The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ~ady for printing. If you want to set the pap[...]

Loading the paper with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder If you are not using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to the previous section. 1. Install the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder as described in Chapter 3. I F@um414. Install the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use the printer’s EDS mode to select ASF. (For details, please[...]

Paper loading lever IDual-Bin] lever ISingle-BinJ —— Figure 415. Make ready to load paper. 6. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired lefl position by moving it horizontally in either dinxt.ion. (Unlock the paper guides by pressing down on the locking levers in case of Dual-Bin ASF.) 7. Loekthelefipaperguides inpositionbymoving theloeking le[...]

1 8. 9. Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper. The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paper guides. The ideal distance between paper man and paper guides is 0.25 mm (0.01”) on both sides at the narrowest part of the p[...]

chapter5 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. This chapter explains all the button and indicator [...]

ONLINE button The I ON LINE I button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button. When the printer is on-line, it can nxeive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data. The printer powers up in th[...]

If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET indicator. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator lit, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level. SET/EJECT/PARK button NOTE :This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected. Pressing this button causes the printer to begin pa[...]

FONT button This button selects the font to be printed. Roman font is selected at power- up unless the default settings are changed. To change the font, set the printer off-line, then press the [ %’ski% 1 button repeatedly until the message on the display illuminates. The selections cycle in the following order: Font Roman Sanserif Courier Presti[...]

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. ❑ POWER I I ,–– I MICRO FEED 1 MODE SET/EJECT ❑ – OulET ❑ FONT PITCH PARK PAPER FEED L ON LINE I ,,,,!,,, ~ ~ I I[fn::]]l 1 1 ‘itc’l’ockL Font & Plwh lock D[...]

Long test mode Iftheprinteristumed onwhilethe I PAPER FEED I button impressed, thepnnter will enter the long self-test mode, with the “SELF TEST LONG” message on the display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the current EDS settings and the current Dot Adjustment setting, followed by the whole character set prin[...]

Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accommodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test. Prin[...]

Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful forprogrammers who ruedebuggingpnnting programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computem change the codes the prog rammer intended.) In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather t.lym the control codes being acted on as command codes. Th[...]

yoursystem passes the codes directly to thepMterwithout changing them, you will get a printout like Figure 5-5. Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. Forexample, the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 5-6. CI O 01 02 O?, 04 05 06 07 0 B 09 OA OB OC 0[1 OA O E 0 F 1 (; ‘ 1 1 ; : 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 I 8 1 c I D : [...]

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional fimctions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. I ‘r-- ~—–— .–.–.– J MICRO FEED MODE SETIEJECT ❑ - QUIET ❑ FONT PITCH PARK PAPER FEED L ON LINE -- ~—l ~—, ,—-. ———.——— .’ EDs. BANK SWITCH SCROLL SET ~~• A,,,i~fY,jt,,,binnu,mbt ,L[...]

3. 4. Press and hold the [ ON LINE I button. While holding the [ ON LINE I button down, press and the I PITCH 1 button, then release both buttons at the same time. The “SET TOF POSITION” message will show on the display to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set. Forward micro-feed For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward [...]

This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Deftition function, which is described later. Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value. Clearing the buffer[...]

3. 4. 5. While holding the I ‘P=R% I button, press the [S% %ECT 1 but- ton. The “CURRENT BLACK’ ’message will show on the display to indicate the current color setting. (In this case, the current color is set black.) If you want to change the color, press the 1=%=<== r I button while holding the I v~ki% I button. The message on the displ[...]

Store Macro Definition You can store the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the I ON LINE I button to set the printer off-line. Press the I V:E= 1 button and hold it down. Wl@eholding the I %:R% ] buttondown, pnxs the I PITCH 1 button andholdthemdown until the’’SETMACRO’’ message sh[...]

chapter 6 DEFAULT SE777NGS From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works. Parameter just means “variable”. If you are familiar with earlier kinds of pnntem, you’ll understand that this printer parameters control pretty much the same things DIP switches do. This fimction is called as Electronic DIP Swi[...]

● ✎ ✎ ● ● Use the l-l button to select the Bank Number. Use the I PITCH I button to select the Switch Number. The display on the control panel shows the current setting. If you want to scroll it, press the 1=’ ‘%bq button. Press the 1 PAPER FEED1 button to setPtiAe c~nent settings. Press the I ON LINE [ button to exit the EDS mode. If[...]

Following table shows the default settings at the factory. Display Message Meaning I Al EMULATION STD I .Starrtid emulationm odeis Selatd. I I A2 RAM BUFFER I RAM is used as the rxintbuffer. I A3 QUIET OFF Quiet mode is cancelled. 744 GRAPH DIR BI Bi-directional printing is selected for graphics. I A5 AUTO -ONLINE Y I Auto on-line mode is selected.[...]

Command parameters The Command parameters are assigned to Bank “A”, including these fictions: c Emulation Select themodecompatible with yourcomputerand softwana In Standard mode the printer operates like the Epson LQ-860/LQ-lo@. ~ IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprinter X24E/XL24E. ● RAM usage Inorderto download charactem this switch mus[...]

Display Message ~ Meaning I Al EMULATION STD I Standard emulation mode is selected. I Al EMULATION IBM IBM emulation mode is selected. A2 RAM BUFFER RAM is used as the print buffer. I A2 RAM DOWNLOAD I Download cmnrnands are enabled. I A2 RAPI 1 LINE RAM is used as only one-line buffer. ‘A3 QUIET OFF Quiet mode is cancelled. I A3 QUIET ON I Qui[...]

Following table shows the display messages and those meanings for the Bank “B”. Display Message Meaning I B1 MODE LO/SLO LQ/SLQ mode is selected. B1 MODE DRAFT Draft mode is selected. B1 MODE HS-DRAFT HS Draft mode is selected. B2 LO ROMAN Roman font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. B2 LO SANSERI F Sanserif font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. B2 LO C[...]

Character parameters The Character parametem are assigned to Bank “C”, including these func- tions: s Standard Character Set If you selected Standard mode, you can set either italic or graphic . charactem. When you select the “ltalie” characters, the character table is the same as the Epson printers. When you select the “Graphic” charac[...]

Following table shows the display Bank “C”. messages and those meanings for the Diaplay Meaaage Meaning Cl STD GRAPH Graphic set is selected for Standard character se~ I Cl STD ITALIC I Italic set is selected for Standard character aeL I C2 IBM IBMI}2 Set #2 is selected for IBM character set. C2 IBM IBMi}l Set #1 is selected for JBM character s[...]

Style parameters ‘1%~ Style parameters are assigned to Bank “D”, including these functions: 9 9 Italic print selects to print all characters with Italic style, or not. This is diffenmt from the italic characters in the Standard Italic character table. Print pitch Selec& the default print pitch. Note that semi-condensed pitch and condensed[...]

I Layout parameters The Layout parameters am assigned to Bank “E”, including these functions: ● ● ● ● ● ● Multi-part mode You can use up to 3-ply paper with normal mode. If you want to print on 4-ply or 5-ply paper, set the Multi-pan mode ON. Paper-out detector When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out detector and p[...]

Display Message Meaning 1 E5 T. MGN-ASF 1/6 Top msrgin for ASF is set to 1/6 inch. E5 T. MGN-ASF 2/6 Top msrgin for ASF is set to 2/6 inch. I E5 T. MGN-ASF 3/6 I Topmar&forASFi sset~316inch. I E5 T. MGN-ASF 4/6 Top margin for ASF is set to 4/6 inch. E5 T. MGN-ASF 5/6 Top msrgin for ASF is set to 5/6 inch. ‘E5 T. MGN-ASF 6/6 Top margin for ASF[...]

Forms parameters The Forms parameters are assigned to Bank “F”, including these functions: ● Auto Line Feed If you set this switch OFF, a separate line-feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed. If you set this switch ON, the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage-return cod[...]

Following table shows the display Bank “F’. messages and those meanings for the Display Message Meaning F1 AUTO-LF OFF IX must be from host. F1 AUTO-LF ON Auto LF with CR. F2 AUTO-CR OFF CR must be from host. F2 AUTO-CR ON I Auto CR with LF. F3 TEAR-OFF OFF Tear-off function is disabled. F3 TEAR-OFF ON Tesr-off function is selected. F4 SKI P-PE[...]

I Other parameters The Other parametem am assigned to Bank “G”, including these functions: s STROBE timing This switch controls the timing of the interface. Most computers can communicate with the Normal timing, as the factory- Settirtg. If you were not possible to communicate with your computerto the printer, set this switch to “INVERSE”. [...]

I DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bi- di~ctional passes. After a period of some months, yourprintermay work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, showing itself most obviously in graphics printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely. 1. Turn the printer off [...]

I 6. To exit fmm this mode, press the [ PITCH I button. R * * DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTIN(j $ * * LQ o : 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 LQ -1 : I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 III 1 I 1 1 I 1 I ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 IiI 111 I 1 ! 1 1 11111111111 ! 1111111$1! 1!1(11111111111!11 LQ. o : 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 DRAFT o :11111111111111111111111 11111111[...]

I chapter 7 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-860/ LQ-106O, and the graphics commands for NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter X24E/XL24E. Additional command codes are included as a supers[...]

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. CEsc> “x” “o” 27120 46 IB 78 30 <ESC> “x” co> 27 12U O IB 78 00 Changes fmmletterquality todtiqu~ity. Ignored iftheFOhlTU)CK mode-was selected during power-up. Select dratt pica characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal JBM cESC> 4?[...]

Select LQ characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “X” “]” 27 12U 49 16 78 31 Std. <ESC> “X” <1> 27120 1 16 78 01 Changes from draft quality to letter quality. The initial LQ font is Roman unless a different font has been selected by a preceding command. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up[...]

I Select LQ proportional characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” <3> 27 73 3 IB 49 03 Changes to letter quality characters with proportional pitch. Ignored if the FONT LOCK or PITCH LOCK mode was selected during ~wer- up. Select LQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “k” n 27 107 n IB 6B n Std. &[...]

d Font o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige script OCR-B OCR-A Orator Orator 2 Draft (FC-2Z) (FC-2Z) (FC-lz) Select italic characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “4” 27 52 IB 34 Causes subsequent charactem to be printed in italics. Select upright characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “5?[...]

I Double-strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “G” 27 71 IB 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of horizontal strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in LQ mode, and combined use of emphasized and d[...]

Start overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <~~~> ,,-,, ‘,~.. 27 95 49 IB 5F 31 <ESC> “-” <1> 27 95 1 IB 5F 01 Causes subsequent characters to be overlined. Spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not overlined. Stop overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <Es~> ‘.-.. $t~$! 27 95 48 IB 5F 30 <ESC[...]

Select ornament character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. cESC> “q” n 27113 n IB 71 n Selects an ornarnent character according to the value of n, as shown below. n Character O Normal 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline Superscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “S” “O” 27 S3 48 IB 53 30 <ESC> “S” cO[...]

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both - cESC> “t” “O” 27116 46 10 74 30 <ESC> “t” <o> 27116 0 IB 74 00 i std. <FS> “I” “O” 28 73 46 Ic 49 30 <FS> “I” <O> 28 73 0 IC 49 ml Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Sta[...]

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. 43SC> “R” n 27 82 n IB 52 n Selects an international character set in the Standard character set according to the value of n. n Character set O U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I n Character set 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 12 Latin America 13 Korea 14 I[...]

Enable printing of all character codes Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cESG ‘Y” nl d 27 92 ni d 10 5C nl n2 Enables pnntingof all charactem in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x 256 charactmx, where nl and n2 m n[...]

I Pica pitch CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “P” 27 80 IB 60 IBM . <DCb 18 12 In Standard mode, changes fmm either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes fmm either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITC[...]

Cancel condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <DC2> 18 12 In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal pica. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC&g[...]

Select character width Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. Cm> “E” n 2B69n IC 45 n Select a character width according to the value of n as shown below. n Character width O Normal-wide 1 Double-wide 2 Triple-wide Select proportional spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. @s~> 6’ !. t’~?$ 27112 49 IB 70 31 asc> “p” <1>[...]

Function n value Underline Italic Expanded Double strike Emphasized Condensed [*] Proportional [*] Elite [*] 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 [*I Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9(1 +8) gives emphasized elite;n = 137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underlined emphasized elite. increase character spacing Mode AS[...]

I Select character size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “S” “ “ ‘c “ d (( )) 40 40 83 41 41 d 28 28 53 29 29 d Selects a combination of character height and width according to the value of d, as below. Does not move the base line. d Line spacing Character height O Single width Single height 1 Double width Single heig[...]

Select character height, width, and line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “[” “@” <4> co> 27 91 64 4 0 IB 5& 40 04 W * 4)> n m OOnm WWnm Selects a combination of character heigh~ width, and line spacing according to the value of n and m, as below. Does not move the base line. n Line spacing Character h[...]

VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both CEsc> “o” 27 43 IB 30 ‘Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Boch <ESC> “l” 27 49 tB 31 Sets the distance the paper advan[...]

1 Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM [ <ESC> “ “ ‘Y” <4> <o> 27 91 92 4 0 IB 5B 5C 04 00 <O> <O> <O> n o OOn Wf3100n Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, tESb “3” and cESC> “J”. If the value of n is 180, the base unit is set to 1/180”. If the value [...]

Execute <ESC> “A” Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ac> “2” 27 W 16 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last pnxeding cESC> “A” command. Sets the line spacing to 1/6 inch if them is no preceding KESC> “A” command. Line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <LF> 10 OA Prints the current line [...]

Perform one n/180-jnch or n/216-jnch Ijne feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “J” n 27 74 n IB 4A n Feeds the paper once by n/180 inches or nf216 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Perform one n/180-jnch reverse Ijn[...]

Set page length ton lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “’C” n 27 67 n IB 43 n Sets the page length ton lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The cunmt line becomes the top of t[...]

Return to top of current page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> <FF> 27 12 IB OC , Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page. Ignored when the friction feed is used. Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “8” 27 56 IB 3S Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the [...]

I Set vertical tab stops every n lines Iklode I ASCII Decimal I Hexadecimal I std. cESC> “e” “l” n 27101 49 n IB &5 31 n +ISC> “e” cl> n 27101 1 n IB & 01 n Cancels all current vefiical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 1 and 127. Set vertical tab stops in channel Mode ASCII Decimal He[...]

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set Ieti margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “I” n 27106 n IB BC n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.lle left marginm[...]

I Set right margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. cESC> “Q” n 27 81 n IB 51 n Sets the right margin at column n in the curnmt character pitch (pica pitch ifproportionalspacing iscurrentlyselected). Column nbecomes the last character position in the line. The right margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The right m[...]

Set automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “5” <1> 27 S3 1 IB 35 01 Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time itmeives acClbcode. This command takes pnorityover EDS switch F-1. Cancel automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “5” <O> 27 63 0 [...]

I Right justify ‘lulodel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I std. cESC> “a” “2” 27 97 S) I IB 61 32 <ESC> “a” d> I 27 97 2 I IB 61 02 Aligns subsequent text with the right margin, leaving the left margin ragged. Full justify Ihkctel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I std. I <ESC> “a” “3” 27 97 51 I IB 61 33 <ESC&[...]

Reset all tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “R” 27 82 IB 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 <HT> 9 09 Moves the print position to the next ho[...]

Absolute horizontal tab in inches IMode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Std. I <ESC> ‘“$” nl n2 I 27 36 nl ri? I IB 24 d d I Sets the next print position to (nl + n.2 x 256)/60 inches from the left margin on the current line. Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. Absolute horizontal tab in cohmms Mode ASCII Decimal Hexade[...]

GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Model ASCII ] Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nl n2 IB 4B nl ri? ml m2 ... ml m2 . . ml m2 . Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and n] + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum widlh is 8 inches (480 dots) for normal carri[...]

Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “Z” nl n2 27 90 n] &? 10 5A nl d ml d .. . ml ti . ml ti . Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi- . mum 1920dots wide fornonnal carriage printer, 3264 dots for wide carnage printer), skipping every second dot in the horizontal [...]

ti Graphics mode O 8-bit Normal-density (60 dots per inch) 1 2 3 4 6 32 33 38 39 40 8-bit Double-density (120 dots per inch) 8-bit Double-density, double-speed (120 dots per inch) 8-bit Quadruple-density (240 dots per inch) 8-bit CRT graphics, mode I (80 dots per inch) 8-bit CRT graphics, mode 11 (90 dots per inch) 24-bit Normal-density (60 dots pe[...]

I Convert graphics density Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. cESC> “?” n m 27 63 n m 10 W n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent <ESC> “K”, cESC> “L”, -d3SC> “Y” orcESb “Z” commands to a density mode defined by cESC> “*”. n is “K “, “L”, “Y” or “Z”, indicating the mode to be converted[...]

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “&” cO> nl 27 38 0 nl IB 26 00 nl std. n2 mO ml m2 n2 mO ml m2 n2 nil ml m2 d] d2 .. . h d] d2 ... h dl d2 . .. & Defines one or more new charactem and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”; o[...]

Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal cESC> “=” nl n2 ‘W’ 27 61 nl W? 35 IB 3D d d 23 IBM d n4 d> n5 dn4 0?s n3n4 wtL5 ml ni? m9 ml m2 ... m9 ml m2 . . . m9 dl d2 ““” ... dx dl &? ... dx dl d2 . .. (ix Defines new charactem and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be set to “RAM DOWNLOA[...]

m5 throughm9 are compression mask bits. Data compression allows the efficient use of memory in storing downloaded characters pro- viding space for more characters than would be available without compression. The printer repeats the previous dot column in the current column when the current column compression mask bit is set to 1. It is necessary to[...]

I Select download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> 4’90” “l” std. 27 37 49 IB 25 31 <ESC> “fZo” <1> 27 37 1 IB 25 01 Selects the download character set. Ignored when EDS switch A-2 ~ is not set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”. Shift download character area Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “t” “2[...]

Select draft condensed download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” <DC4> 27 72 20 IB 49 14 1 Selects the download character set, draft quality, and condensed pitch (17 cpi). Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is not set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”. Select LQ pica download c[...]

I Select ROM character set ]Model ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I std. <ESC> “~0” “O” 27 37 48 IB 25 30 <ESC> “9’0” <O> 27 37 0 IB 25 (X) Stops using the download character set and returns to the built-in ROM character set. Ignored when EDS switch A-2 is not set to “RAM DOWNLOAD”. COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS Select [...]

OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “>” 27 62 16 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users witha 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127. Set MSB to O Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “=” 27 61 IB 3D [...]

Set printer off-line Iizz I std. I IBM ASCII I Decimal Hexadecimal I <DC3> 19 I 13 <ESC> “Q” n I 27 81 n I IB 51 n I Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent . characters and commands except <DC1>, which returns it to the on- line. The printer’s ON LINE indicator does not go off. In the IBM mode, the [...]

Bi-directionalprinting Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U” “O” 27 S5 4S IB 55 3U <ESC> “U” <O> 27 S5 0 IB 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bi-directional mode, which is faster than uni-directional printing. Uni-directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U?[...]

I Select ASF bin #1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> <l> Both ,,(,, ,,(,, ,, ,, ,,),, ,,),, 27 25 1 IB 19 01 1 40 40 49 41 41 28 28 31 29 29 Selects the ASFbin#l, and feeds paper from bin #1. Ignored if EDS switch E-3 is not set to “ASF-DUAL ON”. Select ASF bin #2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> [...]

chapter8 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can cmatenew 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 to complex Chinese or Japanese characters. [...]

● The minimum width of a characters five dots. ● Dots cannot overlap. ● You may define any position in the ASCII table. Photocopy the grid in Figure 8-1 to help design yournew characters. We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. [ Figure 91. Use this grid (or one similar to it) to define your own characters. As[...]

ASCII Code: L,(1 s0,,.. Character w((jlh Rght space Figure &2 Telephone symbol wlm nofmel LU P@. 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 p[...]

I When defdng characters, the number of printed columns (ml), and the sum of side spaces and the character width (mO + ml + m2) cannot exceed the value shown below. Character mode ml mO + ml+ m2 Draft charactem 9 12 LQ pica characters 31 36 LQ elite charactem 27 30 LQ semi-condensed 19 24 LQ proportional 37 42 Draft super/subscript 7 12 LQ super/su[...]

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DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH IBM MODE Downloading fonts in IBM mode requires downloading character Dot Pattern data and character Index Table data. Dot pattern data controls which pins fim when printing a character. Index Table data is placed in a “lookup table” that provides information on where Dot Pattern data is stored in memory and de[...]

Assigning the character dot pattern We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. r “. 32 16 8 4 2 1 1 128 . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819 202122232425262728293031 32333435 128 I : I I II I II II I I I II [ II II I ! I II I I II I ., I 1 -1 - - l-l 1- - l-l - - 1 + t — + * r . . I I , , , -, ,-, ,- ,-, ,-, [...]

123 12s I I I I I I I I I I 64 I I 1.1.1.1- 32 16 1% 8 4 2 17(! :: ++++ ! I ) ! 111 .- , 133435 H .. 16 t! 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Compr,sston .1 7 , , ,, , , , , . , ,’ , . , , ,, , ,. , t 8 , ,, , ,9 , , ,t , , , , ,mask b,t Figure &#. Fill up the adjacent dot, then write the “compression data”. After you have written the “compress[...]

Now we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. Each vertical column is first divided into three groups of eight dots. Each group of eight dots is ~presented by one byte, which consists of eight bits. That’s where the numbers down the lefi side of the grid come in. Notice that them is a n[...]

The remaining five bytes (ti through m9) indicate the compression mask bits. Each bits of this byte shows the data that will translate the compressed dot pattern data back to the original character pattern. For example, the compression mask bits of our telephone symbol are olmoooomlw 111 N301000000wo 011000OO. So these bytes are 96, 4,242,0, and 96[...]

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chapter 9 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PS/2, PC-AT or compatible, YOU will phbably 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 files, etc.[...]

! If your software package does not mention printers by name, but asks instead what features your printer is capable of, the most common questions are: “Can your printer perform a backspace?” and “Can it do a hardware form feed?”. You should answer “Yes” to both these questions. Other software packages may allow youtoinstaUspecific feat[...]

Size: Color: ((n)7 Orator ((F)N Orator2 ((F’))9 Draft ((s))0 Standard size ((s))1 Double width ((s))2 Double height ((s))3 Double width and height ((C))O Black ((C))1 Magenta ((c))2 Cyan ((c))3 Violet ((c))4 Yellow ((c))5 Orange ((C))6 Green If you want to print a title in double-size Script, then change to regular-size fonts for other text, you [...]

I ● The software will not know that these are commands, so you cannot trust your software to give you the correct line width. The printed line may bc considerably shorter than the line on the screen; the extra space being the space that was occupied by the commands. One way to handle the last problem is to prepare your document without the comman[...]

I control options. For example, you can terminate a printing job in progress with the /I’ option. (The printer may not stop printing immediately as there may be considerable data stored ahead in its buffer.) For the fl option, type: A> PRINT/T See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command. Ifyoursystem doesnot include PRI[...]

An appropriate name for this setup fde would be LQELITE.DAT. To use the DOS line editor, type the command EDLIN LQELITE.DAT, then type the underlined parts of the following display. Press RETURN at the end of each line. Do not type the symbol “A”. This symbol means to hold the CTRL key down while pressing the next key: for example, ‘V means t[...]

PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed the program for the IBM-PC. This program nms in the printer’s Standard mode, and the downloadable condition. 1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080 1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140 1150 1160 1170 1186 1190 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 [...]

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3490 DATA 15,255,135, 7,255, 7, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0. 0 3500 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. 0. 0. 0, 0. 0, 0 3510 DATA O, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. 0. 0. 0, 0,254, 0 3520 DATA 1,25S,240, 3,135,255, 7, 0, 63, 15, 0, 0, 1s, o, 0 3530 DATA 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0 3540 DATA 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31,128, 0, 31,128, 0 35[...]

4160 4170 4180 4190 4200 4210 4220 4230 4240 4250 4260 4270 4280 4290 4300 3RD LINE DATA O. 0 DATA 0, 0 DATA O, 3 DATA o, 31 DATA 0,255 DATA 255,255 DATA 15.255 DATA 15,255 DATA 252.252 DATA 227,255 DATA 31.255 DATA 15,255 DATA 31, 15 DATA 224,255 0, 0 56, 0 248, 0 248, 0 248, 1 248, 31 192, 15 0, 15 24,252 248,231 248, 15 248, 15 248, 30 240,225 6[...]

How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1060). You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 7. The WIDTH “LPT1 :“ 255 statement in line 1080 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage mtums and line f[...]

Resident fonts are: Drcift clnarac ”ters, Sanserif characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS, SLQ Roman, Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI), Condensed elite pitch (20 CPI), Normal proportional, Roman characters, Courier characters, Sc.ni-pk cJ-ulA~, H-Gothic characters, SLQ TW-Light. Elite pitch (12 CPI[...]

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chapter 70 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. CAUT[...]

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

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

Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Is the paper release lever pushed @nt (to the ~ po- sition)? Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? 1= Is the ASF selected with the EDS setting? Are you *g to feed paper using the ffont panel button[...]

Check Possible remedy Is thepapercaughtup around It isrecmrunended to skip around theperforation. If you the perforation? cannoL setonthe Multi-partmode with the EDS switch. Are you trying to feed paper You can only feed paper in this way the printer is eff- using the front psnel buttons line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. while the[...]

If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: I Check I Possible remedv I Is the paper release lever in The paper release lever must be set to the ~ position the ~ position? after the fanfold paper has been parked. Has the fanfold paper been Make sure that the “PAPER OUT’ message comes on properly pink[...]

MAINTENANCE Essentially, yourprinteris a robust piece of equipmen~ 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 am comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer (see Chapter 2). Do not subject the printer to p[...]

7. Fasten the print head down with the two smws. 8. Replace the ribbon cartridge and close the front cover, then plug the power cord back in. Screws Flgum 10-7. Raplacing tha print haad. 150[...]

chapter 11 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ... .. .... ... .... .... ..... .... .. Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ................................Pica Elite Semi-condensed High-Speed Draft 332 CPS — — Draft 250 CPS 300 CPS 375 CPS Letter Quality 83.3 CPS ]00 CPS 125 CPS Print direction ... .. .... ... .... .... ..... ...... . [...]

Characters ......................................ASCII 96 * ** International 16 sets (*) IBM special 111 IBM block graphic 50 IBM code page 6 sets (**) Download 255 USA, France, Germany, England, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain 1, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Irish, Legal #437 (USA), #850 (MuM-Lingual), #860 (Portugues[...]

24-pin CRTIII 90 24x720 24x1224 24-pinTriple 180 24x1440 24x2448 24-pin Hex* 360 24x2880 24x4896 * It is impossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk (*). Paper feed ... ...... ..... ...... ..... . . .... ..... ... Friction or push tractor (standard) Bottom feed or Push/Pull feed (option) Paper feed speed ... .. .... ... ..[...]

Maximum buffer size ... . . .. ..... . ..... . . . Without Download 29 kB (Normal type) 76 kB (Wide type) With Download 200 Bytes (Normal type) 46 kB (Wide type) Emulations Standard mode . .... ...... ..... ...... ... Epson LQ-860/LQ-1060, NEC 24-wire Graphics commands IBM mode . .. .... .... ... .. .... .... ... .... . IBM Proprinter X24E/XL24E In[...]

Options ... . . ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ... ...... . Film ribbon cartridge (FZ24) Color ribbon cartridge (X24CL) Single-bin Automatic SheetFeeder(SF- loDMII/15DMII) Dual-bin Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF- loRMII/15RMII) Pull Tractor Unit (PT-10XM/15XM) Font cartridge (FC-lZ, FC-2Z, FC-3Z, FC-4Z, FC-5Z, FC-1OZ) RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-322) S[...]

PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined). Para//e/ interface pin . Name Function 1 STROBE Goes from high to low (for 20.5 W) when active 2 DATAO High when active 3 DATA1 High when active 4 DATA2 High when active 5 DATA3 High when active 61 DATA4 Hig[...]

Serial Interface Pin Name Function 1 GND Printer’s chassis ground. 2 TXD This pin carries data from the printer. 3 RXD This Din carries data to the minter. 41 RTS I Thisuin is always set space. I This pin is Space when the computer is ready to send 5 CTS data. This printer does not chwk this pin. 6 N)C 7 GND I Signal ground. 8-10 N/C This printer[...]

I CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets. The decimal charactercode of each character is shown in aninsettothelower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entires at the top and left edges of the table. For example, the character “A” is in column 4 and row 1, so its hexadec[...]

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International character sets When an international character set is selected by a command fmm software, the following changes are made in the Standard Italic character set: Country U 16 64 88 70 9/ 92 93 94 gb I 23 [24 i25 126 U.S.A. # $ @ x z [ ] “ ‘ { / } - FRAiiCE # $ a x z “ q 5 “ ‘ 6 u & ““ GERMAlN17 # $ S x z A o u “ ‘[...]

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Code Page #860 (Portuguese) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 165[...]

I Code Page #861 (Icelandic) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. . 166[...]

Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 167[...]

Code Page #S65 (Nordic) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.[...]

Character set #1 Other characters are identical to character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtaincontrolfunctions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the WSCZ “>” command in the standard mode. o 1 (NUL) o In I-K 1 Olcl) i rii (Ocz) 2 p b (X3) 3 In ~ (LIC4) 4 In l-m 5 I-5 IYl WN) 6[...]

IBM special character set Additional characters can be printed by special commands. 170[...]

P R SPACING TABLE This table lists the widths of your printer’s proportional characters, for Standard mode and IBM mode. The values given are in 360ths of an inch. For example, a value of 36 is 36/360ths of an inch. You may need to enter these widths into a special table for your processing program so it can calculate the number of proportional c[...]

Character code Proportional width Chr, ,Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM INT 20 20 20 20 20 20 11 30 20 30 INT 21 21 21 21 21 21 s 30 20 30 22 22 22 22 22 22 - 30 20 30 - . 23 23 23 23 23 23 1 30 20 30 24 24 24 24 24 24 t 30 20 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 J 30 20 30 26 26 26 26 26 26 “ 30 20 30 27 27 27 27 27 27 “ 30 20 30 28 28[...]

Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 2 30 20 30 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 3 30 20 30 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 4 30 20 30 ’53 53 53 53 53 53 53 5 30 20 30 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 6 30 20 30 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 7 30 20 30 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 8 30 20 30 5’7 57 57 57 57 57 57 9 30[...]

Character code Proportional - Chr. Std. $1437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal $uper/$i 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 P 36 24 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 Q 36 24 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 R 36 24 83 .83 83 83 83 83 83 s 36 24 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 T 36 24 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 u 42 28 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 v 36 24 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 w 42 28 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 x 36 24 8[...]

Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal $uperlhb IBM 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 n 36 24 36 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 0 30 20 30 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 p 36 24 36 .113 113 113 113 113 113 113 q 36 24 36 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 r 30 20 30 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 s 30 20 30 116 116 116 116 116 1[...]

Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM 140 140 140 - - 140 140 i 18 12 18 141 141 141 141 - - 141 i 18 12 18 142 142 142 - 142 - 142 A 36 24 42 143 143 143 - 143 - 143 A 36 24 42 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 E 36 24 36 145 145 145 - 145 - 145 a 42 28 42 146 146 146 - 146 - 146 I 42 28 42 147 14[...]

Character code PrOpt Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 1 30 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 % 30 172 172 172 172 172 172 172 % 30 173 173 173 173 173 - 173 i 30 174 174 174 174 174 174 174 (( 30 175 175 175 175 175 175 - M 30 176 176 176 176 176 176 176 . 30 177 177 177 177 177 177 177 30 178 178 178 178 178 178[...]

Std. 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 Character code Proportional width #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 - Chr. Normal Super/Sub IBM 200 200 200 200 200 200 L 30 30 30 201 201 201 201 201 201 F 30 30 30 202 202 202 202 202 202 4 30 30 30 203 203 203 203 203 203 ~ 30[...]

Character code Proportional width Chr. - Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 v 30 30 36 231 231 - 231 231 231 231 -r 30 30 30 232 232 - 232 232 232 232 @ 30 30 42 233 233 - 233 233 233 233 e 30 30 42 234 234 - 234 234 234 234 Q 30 30 42 235 235 - 235 235 235 235 6 30 30 30 i 236 236 - 236 236 236 236 [...]

Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM= INT - 181 134 164 - - A 36 28 42 182 143 - 132 - A 42 20 42 183 145 - 142 - A 42 28 42 INT .- 184 - - - - @ 36 21 30 198 132 - - - 5 30 20 30 199 142 - - - A 42 28 42 INT - 207 - - 152 175 D 30 20 30 - 208 - 140 - - d 36 24 36 - 209 - 139 - - B 42 28 42 [...]

I Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM, 238 - “ 167 - - 30 20 30 INT - 239 - - 161 - ‘ 18 20 30 240 - - - - - 30 20 30 - 242 - --- . 30 20 30 - 243 “ - 173 - % 30 21 30 - 244 - - 134 - q 30 20 30 - 245 - - 143 - 5 30 20 30 - 247 - - 165 - 30 20 30 INT - 249 - - 164 - ; 30 20 30 251 - -[...]

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INDEX Bl Absolute horizontal tab, 102 Adjustment lever, 5,28 All reseg 54 Application software, 129 ASF bin number, 55 ASF control commands, 115-116 Auto Carriage Return, 68 Auto Line Feed, 68,99 Auto loading value, 53 Auto On-Line, 60 Automatic Sheet Feeder, 15,40,66 El Backspace, 99 Bail lever, 5 Base unit for line spacing, 91 BASIC, 135 Bell com[...]

DOS mmmands, 132 Dot Adjustment mode, 71 Double-density graphics, 103 Double-height characters, 88 Double-size characters, 87 Double-strike printing, 78 Download, 60 Download character commands, 107- 112 Download character set, 110, 122 Download characters, 117-127 Draft, 61,74 Draft download characters, 110 Dual-bin Automatic Sheet Feeder, 20 CEl [...]

Long test mode, 48 LQ, 61,75 LQ download characters, 111 ml Macro definition, 56 Maintenance, 149 lvlaster print mode, 86 Most significant bi~ 113 MS-DOS, 129 MSB, 113 Muki-part forms, 27 Multi-part mode, 66 ml Normal-density graphics, 103 Number of columns, 152 El Off line command, 114 ON LINE button, 44 On line command, 114 Optional accessories, [...]

I Reverse micro-fe@ 53 Ribbon cartridge, 5,11 Right justify, 100 Right margin, 98 El Sample program, 120-121, 126-127, 135-139 Score, 79 Selection of paper, 27 SELF TEST LONG message, 48 SELF TEST SHORT message, 47 SELF TEST TOP&B. message, 49 Semi-condense484 SET MACRO message, 56 SET TOF POSITION message, 53 SET/EJECT/PARK button, 45 Setting [...]

I COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode. CONTROL CODE <BEb -as> <H’b a> <m &F> <Scb <S1> <ml> <DC2> <Dc3> <D(24> dxN> <ESG <LE. <ESG cFF> <ESG <S@ .d3SG CSb <ESC. <EM> a -&SO <EM> <1> <ESG <E[...]

CONTROL OODE <Else “:” .clb n * &-se. “-? <ESG. “=” &c./ .>.. .3?SG “?” n m <ESG “@” <ESb “A” n <ESG “B” d n2 . . .. * <me “c” .db n <ESb “C” n <ESG “D” td d .. . . db <ESb “E” <ESG. “F’ <ESG. “G” <ESG. “H” <ESb “1” n 4?.SG. “K” nl n2 ml [...]

CONTROL CODE -dSG”x”l <Esb “-” o <E.sb “-” 1 cFS> “3” n ~> .@,, <Fs> .~, n <Fs> “~., n <FS> “F’ CFS “r’ o as> “r’ 1 <ES> “r’ 2 <F%= “R” <Fs> .Vn o <Fs> “v” 1 -@3> “i? nl n2 ml nd y“ “(” “o” “)” “)” “(” “(” “l” “)” ?[...]

IBM Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode. WNTROL CODE <BEb cBS> <m <LF> <V’b <FF> <Cl&= <* <SI> <Del> <Dc2> <DC4> CCAN> <ESG. <EM> ‘db aSG <EM> <1> <ESG <EM> Q> <Bse d3M> <4> <ESO dhl> “R” <ESC= cE.M> ?[...]

CONTROL CODE CESG “r’ <16> <ESO “r* eti CESG “r* <DC4> am. “r’ am> <ESG “J” n cESO “K” nl n2 ml m2 ... 43SG “L” nl n2 ml m2 . .. <ESG “N” n <ESG “o” *e “P” & <Esc= “P” <1> -d3SG “Q” n ~~ .~., <Esc= “s” o .d3sG “s” 1 <Ese “’r’ ‘@se “u” o ‘[...]

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