Star Micronics LC-200 manual

USERS MANUAL LC-2 00 DOT MA TRIX PRINTER Z X 80820487[...]

LC-200 DOT MATRIX PRINTER USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE[...]

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 speciaf equipment and has been granted the right to examine the whole series. It is the user’s responsibility to see drat his own assembled system is in accordance w[...]

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

I Chapter 6 — MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular conf@ration of microcomputer, we have in- cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hin[...]

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the Printer Unpacking and Inspection Checking the carton contents Identifying printer parts Setting Up Mounting the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge and the roller unit Connecting the printer to your computer Loading Single Sheets Automatic loading Manual loading Loading and Parkin[...]

Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading value Clearing the buffer/All reset Selecting the print color Store macro definition Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings Bidirectional test./Adjustment mode Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Font Control Commands Character Set Commands Char[...]

Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting Power supply Printing Paper feeding Maintenance Replacing the Print Head Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS Standard Character Set #l Standard Character Set #2 International Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code page #437 (U. S.A.) Code page #850 (Multi-lingual) Code page #[...]

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

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Checking the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 1-1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be seven items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. Figure I-I. Check to make sure you have all seven items: 1) Printer, 2)[...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: ● Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) ● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-1ODN) ● Roll paper holder (RH-1OZ) Identifying printer parts Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the following parts in Figure 1-2. Figure 7-2. The printer’s external part[...]

SEITING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent darnage 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 pla[...]

F@r8 1-4. Removing the top cover 1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack. 2. Guide the ribbonbetweenthe Printhead and the silverprinthead shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the ~~ckets on the cartridge itself. Figure 1-5. Instelliflg the ribbon car[...]

3. ‘l%enbbonshoul dpassbetweenthe print head and theprinthead shield (see Figure 1-6). I Figure 7-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, install the roller unit. Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side. Gripping the lock levers on both sides of t[...]

Roll Figur@ 1-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer To replace the top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case. Swing the front edge down to close the cover. Leave the top 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 ri[...]

Connecting the printer to your computer Connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-pin D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-pin con- nector at the printer end. The contlguration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapt[...]

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (SF- 10DN), refer to the ASF instruction booklet. Automatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically with the power on. We will start the easy way w[...]

4. 5. 6. 7. — Make sure that the release lever is back. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the C st~~.~~c 1 ) button to park the paper in the off-line state, then move the release lever backwards. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently pus[...]

Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer. 2. Check that printer power is off and the release lever is back. 3. Adjust the paper guid[...]

I LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms. Loa[...]

6. Move the tractor units downwards by gripping the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit as shown in Figure 1-12. Figure 1-12. Move the tractor units downwards for loading the paper from the rear 7. Withthetractorcovers open, mount the paperby aligning holes withthe pins on the tractor unit. Tractor cover P Ieer Figure 1-73. Mount t[...]

8. 9. Adjust the spacing of the tractorunitsby sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position. When the clamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on t[...]

Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper fmm the bottom of the printer with the following procedure. 1. Remove the top cover and the roller unit. 2. Opentherearcover using the two grips at the side, andpushbackwards. 3: Grip the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit, and pull the unit upwards as [...]

Figure l-16.”Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer 7. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned p~operly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. 8. Remount the roller unit [...]

5. Move the release lever to the back. 6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position. Now you can load single sheets either automatically or manually, as explained previously. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer. NOTE: YOU cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it from the bottom of the printer. Paper unparking [...]

LOADING MULTI-PART FORMS You can print on continuous multi-part forms with the built-in tractor unit. You can use multi-part forms that have up to four parts including the original when the Multi-part mode is selected with the EDS setting. (For details, please refer to Chapter 3.) It is recommended to use forms jointed by dotted or pasting under th[...]

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different Paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the m cover. The ad.ju~tient lever is located at the left Side Of the Printer . mechanism. Pushing the adjustment lever backwards narrows the gap; pulling it forwards widens the ga[...]

I The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference. Paper Type Weight (g/mz) Thickness (mm) Recommended (Each paper) (Total) Lever position 52-82 0.07-0.10 2nd Single 83-90 0.11-0.12 3rd 2-ply 40-58 0.12-0.16 3rd 0.18-0.20 3rd 3-ply 40-58 0.21-0.25 4ttl 0.24-0.26 4th 4-ply 40-58 0.27-0.30 5th NOTE: Pr[...]

chapter2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS we control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the opera- tions 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 ( ON LINE ) 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 receive 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 t[...]

If you also press the ( ON LINE ] button while you are line-feeding, the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later. If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET indicator on and off. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator lit, the printer will print slightly slower, but [...]

I FONT button This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change to HS Draft (High-Speed Draft) or one of the NLQ (Near Letter Quality) fonts, set the printer off-line, then press the (TGNTl button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. [...]

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. I 9 HS DRAFT m 1C?4JPI MICRO FEED m POWER c L -.”oeAF1 , 12CPI ~ SANSERIF FONT SETI:JECT IHu?m PAPER FEEo & LINE D COURIER ~ ORATOR 9 SCJ?IPT L ‘G~~~ Hexadecimal DUIIIL) [...]

I Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the ( PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM and the current EDS settings, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available. The test cycles endlessly, so you must tu[...]

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 usefid for programmers who are debugging printing pro- grams and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.) In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command code[...]

Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For example, the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 2-6. ............. ... ............. ... . . . . . . . ,, . . . . . . . . ......... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... ................ ......... .. . .... I Figura 2-6. Sample hexadecimal dump with IBM-PC When the I[...]

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Tw of Form m I D HS DRAI=T - iocPl MICRO FEED - POWER t , I -DRAFT - 12CPI v ● h SANSERIF FONT SET/EJECT _-OU?ET m ~ - PROP ‘x /—-, PARK PAPER FE<D LoN LINE /’ > L 9 COURIER ~ ORATOR _ SCRIPT Store Macro Ekl[...]

I 3. Press and hold the ( ON LINE ) button. 4. While holding the ( ON LINE )button down, press the (-) button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set. Forward micro-feed For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows: 1. Press t[...]

I 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 Definition function, which is described below. 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 buf[...]

1. 2. 3. 4. Press the( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line. Press the (=) button and hold it down. While holding them button, press the ( ““ ;, Alik[’ ‘ ) button. Each time you press the ( ;’ lwi[:’ ) button, one of the indicators of FONT or PITCH will blink to show the current color as shown below. Color Indicator Color Indica[...]

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chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS Most printers use a bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer to achieve various functions. However, this printer can change the power-up default settings by using the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. This chapter explains how to use the EDS mode. HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode has 16 kinds of [...]

I FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer is factory-set with all EDS switches in the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you choose the proper settings. Number Function ON OFF A-1 Emulation STANDARD IBM A-2 RA[...]

Switch A-2: Does your software download characters to the printer? In order to download characters this switch must be in the OFF position. The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns and provides only a one-line print buffer. If you leave this switch ON, the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the compu[...]

Switches C-1 and C-2: Which print mode do you want to set? These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below. NOTE: If you change these switches after you have stored the macro, these settings will override the macro setting. Switches C-3 and C-4: What is the page length of your paper? Leave these switches ON if you will be[...]

Switches D-2 to D-4: Do you want an international character set or IBM code page? International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set. Seethe character tables at the back of this manual. With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows: Country D-2 D-3 D-4 Count[...]

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. This will be most evident in NLQ printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely. 1. Turn the printer[...]

chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS me printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson FX-850 or EX-800 for color print. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulation is cha[...]

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “F’ “ “ “ “ (( )) “9” 4040 70 41 41 57 28 2846 29 29 39 std. ‘ <ESC> “X” “O” 27120 48 IB 78 30 <ESC> “x” <o> 27120 0 IB 78 00 IBM <ESC> “I” “O” 27 73 48 IB 49 30 <ESC> “I” [...]

Select NLQ font IModel ASCII 1 Decimal I Hexadecimal I i ROth I <ESC> “k” n I 27107 n I IB 6B n I Selects an NLQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command ~mains dormant and takes effect later when NLQ is selected. Ignored if the (TGFT] button was pressed during power- Up. n Font O Courier (initial value) 1 Sansenf 4 s[...]

Select Orator characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “F’ “)” “)” “7” 4040 7041 41 55 28 2846 ~ ~ 37 (( Changes to the Orator NLQ font. Ignored if the (T?3NT) button was ,pressed during power-up. Select italic characters , Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “4” 27 52 IB 34 Causes subsequent ch[...]

Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “F” 27 70 IB 46 Cancels emphasized printing. Double-strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <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 o[...]

Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “-” “O” 27 45 48 IB 2D 30 <ESC> “-” <O> 27 45 0 IB 2D CO Stops underlining. Stafi overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <p~> ,, – >, “~?. 27 95 49 IB 5F 31 <ESC> “ – “ <1> 27 95 1 IB 5F 01 Causes subsequent characters to b[...]

I Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Both I <ESC> ‘“l’” 27 S4 I 1’ ‘ J Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “t” “O” 27116 48 1 B 74 30 <ESC> “t” &[...]

Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “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 n Character set O U.S.A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 [...]

Enable printing of all character codes Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cESC> ‘1” nl n2 27 92 nl d IB 5C nl d Enables printing of all characters 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 n] + n2 x256 charactem, where nl and [...]

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “P” 27 N) IB 50 IBM . <DC2> 18 12 In Standard mode, changes fmm elite to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the(Fi7CR) button was[...]

1 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 (~) button was pressed during power-up. Expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> ?[...]

I Cancel one-line expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <DC4> ‘al 14 Stops one-line expanded printing set with <S0> or cESC> <S0>. Does not cancel <ESC> “W” 1. Select proportional spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “p” “l” 27112 49 IB 70 31 <ESC> “p” <1> 2[...]

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

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

Select character height, width, and line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “[” “@” <4> <0> 27 91 64 4 0 IB 5B 40 04 00 <0> <0> n m o Onm 0000 nm Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing according to the value of n and m, as below. Does not move the base line. — n ii 1 [...]

I Set line spacing to 7~2 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “l” 27 49 IB 31 Sets the distance the paper advances or nwerses in subsequent line feeds to 7/72 inch. Set line spacing to 1/6 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “2” 27 50 tB 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line[...]

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

Perform one n/216-inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “j” n 27106 n 16 6A n Feeds the paper once by rz/216 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between 1 and255. Does not move theprintposition right or left. ‘Does not change the line-spacing setting. Feed paper n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal S[...]

Set page length ton inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “C” <O> n 27 67 0 n IB 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 32 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. The current line becomes the top of the page. Set bottom margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “N” n [...]

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 friction feed is used. Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “8” 27 56 IB 34 Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper-[...]

Set vertical tab stops everyn lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “e” “1” n 27101 49 n IB 65 31 n <ESC> “e” <1> n 27101 1 n IB 65 01 n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 2 and 127. Set vertical tab stops in channel Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal S[...]

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “l” n 27 108 n IB 6C n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) in the curnmt character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The left margin[...]

Set left and right margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “X” nl n2 27 88 nl n2 IB 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <CR> 13 OD Prints the current line and retu[...]

I Left justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “a” “O” 27 97 48 IB 61 30 <ESC> “a” <O> 27 97 0 IB 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin “ragged. Center text Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “a” “l” 27 97 49 IB 61 31 <ESC> “a” <1> 2[...]

Set horizontal tab stops Mode ] ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both I cESC> “D” nl d ... cO> I 2766 nl n2 .. . 0 I IB 44 nl n2 ... 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if pro- portional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers[...]

I Relative horizontal Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> ‘1” nl n.2 27 92 nl n.2 IB 5C nl d Moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum 8 inches). Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between O and 63, the [...]

GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nl n2 10 40 d d ml d ... ml d ... ml d . . . Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and rd + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, m2, ... are the dot[...]

I Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “Z” nl n2 27 90 d d IB 5A nl n2 ml m2 ... ml m2 ... ml k? ... Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi- mum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See <ESC> “K” for other information. Selec[...]

I Print 9-pin graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “” “ nO nl 27 94 no nl IB 5E no nl n2 ml d ... d ml d ... d ml m.2 ... Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints 9-pin bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphics image is 9 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inche[...]

! CHARACTER COMMANDS DOWNLOAD Define draft download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “&” cO> nl 27 38 0 nl IB 26 00 nl std. .n2 mO ml m2 d mO ml d d mO ml d d mll d mll d . . . mll Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM forlateruse. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an inpu[...]

Define NLQ download characters Model ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <EsC> “&” <O> nl 27 38 0 nl IB 26 00 d Std. n2 aO al a2 d aO al a2 d aO al a2 ml d ... m69 ml d ...m69 ml d ...m69 Defines one or more new NLQ characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF. NLQ mode must be se- lected before this command[...]

Define NLQ download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “=” nl n2 dVA~ 27 61 n] d 21 IB 3D n] d 15 IBM aO al d ml aO al d ml aO al a2 ml m2 ... m46 m2 ... m46 d ... m46 Defines one or more new NLQ characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF. NLQ mode must be selected before this command is execu[...]

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

I Sect ROM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “%” “O” 27 37 48 IB 25 30 <ESC> ‘W.” <O> 27 37 0 IB 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built-in ROM character set. Ignomi when EDS switch A-2 is ON. COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS Select print color Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal [...]

Select cyan Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “c” “ “ “)” (( ) “2” 4040 6741 41 50 28 28 43 29 29 32 Changes the installed. Wed violet print color to Cyan. Ignored if the color ribbon is not Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Boti “ “ “(” “c” “)” “)” “3” 40406741 41 51 282843292933 ( Changes the[...]

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

Quiet print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “S” “l” 27115 49 16 73 31 <ESC> “s” <1> 27115 1 16 73 01 Selects the quiet print mode, in which the printer prints each line in two passes to reduce the sound of printing. You can also set the quiet mode with the control panel button. Cancel auiet mint . . I Mode I [...]

Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ~EL> 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidimctiona! printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U” “O” 27 85 48 IB 55 30 <ESC> “U” <O> 27 85 0 IB 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the nmrnal bidirectional mode, which is faster tha[...]

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

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

I . . ● . The minimum width of a character is five dots. The user-defined characters may use eight dots vertically. Dots cannot overlap — that is, you may not have a dot inside a box next to one that is on a line. You may define any position in the ASCII table. Photocopy the grid in Figure 5-2 to help design your new characters. We will use a t[...]

I Next, you must specify the left space and the last print column of the character. Being able to specify the width of the character allows you to specify the precise area inside the grid that the character will occupy, so that narrow charactem will look attractive next to wide ones. Acceptable values for the left space are O to 7, and the last pri[...]

Sample program To demonstrate how to use the download characters, let’s use the “car” character and some other user-defined characters to print a small graph. This program will do just that with the Standard mode: 1000 LPRINT CHR$ (27’) ; “xO” ; 1010 LPRINT CHR$ (27 I j “&f’; CHR$ (0); 10’20 LPRINT ~HR$ ( fj13 ) ; CHR$ (62) ; [...]

1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 i 430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 LPRINT CHR$ (9) ; “+--”; SCALE$= “ --+-- “ FOR 1=2 TO 8 STEP 2 LPRINT SCALE$; NEXT I LPRINT “--+” LPRINT CHR$ [9);” “; FOR 1=2 TO 8 STEP 2 LPRINT “ “;1; NEXT I LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’%’’;CHR$(O) LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’S’’;CHR$(O) ; LPRINT CHR$(9)[...]

DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERS As you probably noticed, NLQ characters are printed by two passes of the print head. Half of the character is printed on the first pass, and the remain- der on the second pass. The paper is rolled up half a dot height in between passes to let the print head print dots on the second pass that overlap the previous dot[...]

three attribute bytes, the first byte describes the character’s left space, the second byte describes the character width. And the third byte describes tic right space. Appropriate allocation of data in these three bytes lets you place the character where you like within the grid. Use the grid in Figure 5-4 to help plot the data. The vertical def[...]

I how to use the NLQ download The following program demonstrates characters with the Standard mode: ID@O LPRINT CHR$ (27) ; “xl “ ~ Olo I, PRINT CHR$ (27) ; “&“ ; CHR$ ( O ) ; ~0~0 LpRINT CHR$ (Go) ; CHR$ (62) ; 1030 FOR N=60 TO 62 1040 I-PRINT CHR$ (0) ;CHR$ (23) ;CHR$ (0) ; 1050 FOR M=l TO 69 1060 REAII MM 1070 LPRINT CHR$ (MM) ; 1080[...]

1400 NEXT I 1410 LPRINT CHR$ (27) ; “%’’; CHR$(O] ~4~0 Lp~lNT CHR$ (27) ;ll~l’;~HR$(oj ; 1430 LPRINT CHR$ (9);“MILLIC)NS OF DOLLARS” 1440 LPRINT CHR$ (27);“T” 1450 END 1500 DATA 1510 DATA 1520 DATA 1530 DATA 1540 DATA 1550 DATA 1560 DATA 1570 DATA 1580 DATA 1590 DATA 1600 DATA 1610 DATA 1620 DATA 1630 DATA 1640 DATA 1650 DATA 1660 D[...]

Assigning the character data with the IBM mode Fundamentally, the process to define and print downloaded NLQ character with the IBM mode is the same as for draft characters, except that you must supply about four times as much character data, and you must design the character with the two passes of the print head in mind. Use the grid in Figure 5-6[...]

I First /;//.,, ...m45 Second pass m:... ... m4ri pass 128 128 64 64 32 32 16 16 8 8 4 4 2 2 1 1 Dot data lst: 74 38 ,?0 70 126 0 0 0 9 9 8 0 16 1 1 0 0 70 38 22 6 6 6 2nd: Z8 ?4 1+ 74 ?24 O 64 32 76 0 0 0 32 64 0 0 0 12 ?2 74 14 74 ?2 ASCII Code 67 Descender 7 Left space: o Width: 23 a/ = Descender x 128 d = (Left x 16) + Width 1 Figure 5-7. Add t[...]

1180 11 glJ 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 15’90 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 LPRINT “AUTOS’ ’; CHR$(9) ; FOR 1=.4 TO 9.3 STEP .4 LPRINT CHR$ (61) ; NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT “CHEMICALS’ ’;c [...]

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

CPI Number of columns Pica 10 80 Elite 12 96 Condensed pica 17.1 137 Condensed elite 20 160 Proportional Variable Sometimes the softwme installation will ask you for an initialization sequence to nam to the default settings. The command for your printer is -d3SG @. Make sw that the EDS switches m set for fhe comet printer emulation, and that you ha[...]

((c))5 Orange ((C))6 Green If you want to print a title in double-size Orator, then change to regular-size fonts for other text, you can use these commands as follows: File as seen on computer screen: ( (F) ) 7 [ ( 5 ) ) 3 Printer commands ( (F) ) O ( (S) ) @ Font commands ( ( F ) ) lean be ( ( F ) ) 4embedded ( ( F ) ) 7anywhere ( ( F ) ) ~ 1 n a [...]

I The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadmple-size printing. Most of theseother commands consist of the escape code followed by one or mom letters or numbers. If your software enables you to place the escape code in your fdes, or if you are able to define this as a user option during installation, you can also e[...]

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

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

PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed the program for the IBM-PC. This program runs in the printer’s Standard mode, and the dowrdoadable condition (EDS switch A-1 ON and A-2 OFF). 1000 iolo 1020 1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080 1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140 1150 1160 1170 1180 1190 1200 12[...]

I 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1500 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 NEXT I LPRINT E$; “aO” ‘Left justify LPRINT E$; ’’3?[...]

I 2070 2080 2090 2100 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 2180 2190 2200 2210 2220 2230 2240 2250 2260 2270 2280 2290 2300 2310 2320 2330 2340 2350 2360 2370 2380 2390 2400 2410 2420 2430 2440 2450 2460 2470 2480 2490 2500 2510 2520 2530 2540 2550 2560 2570 2580 2590 2600 2610 2620 2630 FOR M=O TO 11 READ MM LPRINT CHR5(MM); NEXT M RETURN ‘ Define[...]

I How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1070). You can find most of these commands near the begiming of chapter 4. The WIDTH “LPT1 :“ 255 statement in line 1090 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and lin[...]

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

Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: I Check 1 Possible rernedY I Is the powercable properly Turn off the printer, make certain that the power cable plugged into the electrical is securely comected, and then tum the printer back on. outlet?. Ispowerbeing supplied to Turn off the printer, unplug it. Try with [...]

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

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

Check Possible remedy Are you trying to feed paper You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is using the front panel buttons off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? Is the paper too thick? I There are limits to the thickness ofpaperthatcanbe fed in this way. Try using thinner p[...]

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

MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfimctions. 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 subject the pri[...]

Front tab der Spr Hea Figure 7-1. Replacing the print head 6. Disengage the cable from the connector holding it down, then remove the print head. 7. Plug the cable into the connector of the new print head. 8. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 9. Fasten the print head down with the two screws. 10. Remount the color[...]

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Gap, 19 G 67, 104 Graphics commands, 67-69 m Hexad@mal dump, 28-29 Horizontal position commands, 62-66 Horizontal tabulation, 65 HS draf~ 24 m IBM character sets, 47, 124-132 IBM code page, 39,48 IBM mode, 36,38 IBM-PC, 29 Interface: signals, 118 specifications, 116 International characters, 39,48, 123 Italic printing, 44 m Justitlcation, 64 n Left[...]

m Quadruple-size characters, 53 Quiet print, 23,77 m Rear cover, 3, 12 Release lever, 3, 10, 12 Reset printer, 79 Reverse line feed, 57 Reverse micro-feed, 31 Ribbon cartridge, 4,116 Right margin, 62,63 Roller unit, 3,7 ROM character set, 74 Sansenf font, 24,43 Script font, 24,43 Self tests, 25,26 Set/Eject/Park button, 23 Setting up, 4 Single shee[...]

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