Star Micronics LC24-20 manual

USERS MANUAL LC 24 -20 MUL TI-FONT DOT MA TRIX PRINTER ZBA 80825525[...]

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

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into eleven chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 6. Chapters 7 through 11 maybe treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computers. The chapters are as foll[...]

Chapter 6 — Troubleshooting This section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not working properly. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can perform yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call your authorized service center if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any mai[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Printer components Summary of printer features Font style example Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Printer placement Unpacking and inspection Setting up Installing the platen knob Removing the front cover Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the front cover Installing the paper guide Installing the mut[...]

Pitch lock mode Font lock mode Font and Pitch lock mode Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump Switch combination functions Form feed Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading position Clearing the buffer/All reset Save macro definition Condition indicated by messages and tones Summary of display messages Summary of [...]

Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Other printer commands Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Defining your own characters with Standard mode Assigning the character data Assigning a value of character space Sample program Defining your own characters with IBM mode Assigning the download [...]

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I chapter 1 INTRODUCTION This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the EpsonlIBM printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. The selection of paper you can use is as varied as the types of d[...]

Entry, slot PRINTER COMPONENTS Power ver [ridge I ‘ .“’ ... + ,. -— ___ slot Pr’int head / Control panel Interface connector 2[...]

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

SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES Feature Dot matrix (24-wire) impact printing Extensive software support AEC mode Multi-font support Carriage size Multi-speed printing Function High-Speed Draft, Draft and Letter-Quality print- ing. It is compatible with the Epson and IBM standard, and works with any software that supports those printers. Auto Emulation [...]

Feature Character spacing LCD Control panel Font/Pitch Lock Quiet mode Graphics printing Paper parking Print styles Tear off function Multi-part forms Ribbon cartridge EDS mode Function Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17,20, and 24 CPI, as well as proportional spacing. Button control for fonts, pitches, paper move- ment, and paper park functions. LCD message[...]

I FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print. RESIDENT: HS-Draf t I ,,, ): ..:;.,.:,/,! ::,;::, ; ;.;::.:[ !“”’’1!..:;1: ,:1. :1 1.”. , :.1!. :1( :1: ‘t!, Fc- 1 z : FC-2Z : FC-3Z : FC-5Z : FC- 10Z : FC- 11 Z : FC-12Z : Draft ‘] ;: 3 ,.q, ::j ;:, :/ ~ (;! Af~ (:: i.) t: <) b c d e Roma[...]

Res i dent LQ fonts are : Roman characters , Sanserif characters, Courier characters, P r. es ~ i g e c h a r a c t c rs , SCx.LPX. ch.a,qac...teti. Print p i t ches are : P i ca pi t ch ( 10 C~PI ) , Elite pitch (12 CPI) , Semi-condensed Pitch ( 1‘5 CPI ) , Cond:nsed pica pitch ([7 CPI), Lmdmsd :1 i te pitch (20 CPI), Normal proportional, Conden[...]

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chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer. Printer placement Unpacking the carton box Mounting the platen knob Installing the ribbon cartridge Configure your software for the printer If you have optional accessories, refer to Chapter 7 after setting up the printer. . . . ● . PRINTER[...]

I UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now check each item in the box against Figure 2-1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be six items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. FigureZ-l. Check to make sure you have all six items: 1 ) Printer, 2) Platen knob, 3) HlbbOn cartnage, 4j raper guide, 5) Mute cover, and 6) User’[...]

Film ribbon cartridge (FZ24) Font cartridges (FC series) RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z) Serial-Parallel converter (S PC-8K) Automatic sheet feeder (SF- 10DS) Pull tractor unit (PT-1OZS) The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: ● . . . . ● For details of the optional accessories, refer to Chapter 7. 11[...]

I SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location. and remove all packing material from the printer as shown in Figure 2-2. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want 10 keep all the packing material. along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location. F[...]

I . . e.. . . . . Removing the front cover Open the front cover by 1 ifting up the back cover using the two grips on either side. then remove the cover by pulling up (see Figure 2-4). -. FlgUre Z-4. (Jpen the hont cover, and remove It by pulllng up NOTE: You can keep the front cover installed on the printer, as shown in Figure 2-5. But, in this cas[...]

Installing the ribbon cartridge Now install the ribbon with the following procedure. 1. Take the slack out of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow. 1 ension knob I Figure 2-6. Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge. 2. Guide the ribbon between th[...]

3. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Figure 2-8. 4. Take the slack out of the ribbon again by turning the tension knob. r Figure 2-8. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly. Installing the front cover After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, re-install the front cov[...]

I Installing the paper guide Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide: 1. Insert the two slots on either side of the paper guide into the two tabs on the rear cover. 2. Place the paper guide horizontally, as shown in Figure 2-10. Figure 2-70. Installing the paper guide horizontally. Installing the mute cover Follow the procedure below [...]

Connecting the interface cable Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interface cable. On a PS/2 or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the25-pin D-type connector at thecomputerend, and the Amphenol-type 36- pin connector at the printer end. The configuration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapt[...]

I Configuring your software for the printer Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you are using so that the software can take full advantage of the printer’s features. Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program that presents a list of printers. This printer is setup to emulate the Eps[...]

R chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types, iidjusting the printing gap, and installing paper. SELECTION OF PAPER Your printer accepts any of the following types of paper: ● Single sheets (cut forms) and stationary Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feed[...]

NOTES: 1. Never feed labels backward. Labels can easily peel off the backing and get stuck in the printer. To remove labels from the paper path after you finish printing, first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot. 2. Use labels only under normal operating conditions. The labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity. [...]

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer. Pushing the adjustment lever towards the rear of the printer narrows the gap; pulling it towards the front of the printer widens the gap. There are[...]

LOADING FANFOLD FORMS This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10” wide. This printer can feed fanfold forms either from the rear or from the bottom of the printer, as shown in Figure 3-3, Figure 3-3. Paper path for fanfold forms This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms from the rear of th[...]

Loading the paper 1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer. 2. Turn the printer’s power OFF. 3. Pull the release lever toward the front of the printer ( ~ ). This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 4 Open the mute cover on the front cover, as shown in Figure 3-4. , Re[...]

7. Open both tractor covers and mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. Tractor cover mamp’ever Figure 3-6. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units. 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 in position. When th[...]

I 11. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded. A “PE>’ message will also flash on the LCD display to confirm this. Mute cover Figure 3-8. Close the rear cover and the mute cover, then set the paper guide horizontally 12. Now pull the bail[...]

Paper parking After loading fanfold paper with internal tractor unit, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a cut sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below. 1. 2. 3. To begin paper parking, start with the power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, and the release lever toward the fron[...]

Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows. 1. Remove all cut forms from the printer. 2. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position. 3. Move the release lever toward the front of the printer ( !& ). 4, Move the bail lever forward. The printer will automatically feed the parked fanfold paper ba[...]

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11. Paper path for cut forms. If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to Chapter 7. Raise the paper guide in position on the rear cover of the printer. : lever[...]

3. 4. 5. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that there is no paper in position for printing. The “PE” message will also flash on the LCD display to confirm this. Make sure that the release lever is at rear position ( m ). If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, p[...]

Figure 3-14. Pull the bail lever forward to load paper. 7. If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the I ON LINE I button, then set the paper position by using the micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.) —. 30[...]

chapter4 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 [...]

ON LINE 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 and will be indicated by the ON LINE indicator being lit. When the printer is off-line,. it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating th[...]

EJECT/PARK NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected. This button results in different functions depending on the position of the release lever. If the release lever is facing toward the rear of the printer for the cut forms ( ~ ), pressing this button ejects the PaPer. If the release lever is facing toward the front of th[...]

FONT This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change the font, set the printer off- line, then press the - button repeatedly until the proper font is high- lighted on the LCD display. The selections cycle in the following order: Font Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Sc[...]

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all of the control panel buttons perform “special” functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on. ~D~ [mode Do[ adjustment mode mm I I L-J ‘“NT ‘“c” ‘J’’’’’:’KEAE’D’ONL n n n mm —– A ,0s. 8,.. ,WITC” SET PRINT EXIT I I 1 1 I F(jnt P[...]

Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the [ PAPER FEED I button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode, with the “P2” message on the LCD display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the current Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) settings and the current Dot Adjustment setting, followed by th[...]

Print area test mode By holding the I EJECT/PARK / button down during power-up, theprinter will enter the print area test mode. You can find how many lines on your paper are available for printing with l/6-inch line feeding. The printer will show the “P3” message on the LCD display and print the first line message on the paper, then print the l[...]

Dot adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on successive bi-directional passes. After a period of time, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, appearing most visibly during graphics printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely. 1. Turn the printer of[...]

5. To change the mode for which the bi-directional adjustment is per- formed, press the I ON LINE I button. This will cycle between “LQ”, “DRAFT”, “DRAFT COND” and “BIT IMAGE”. Repeat the process for all print modes LQ o: I ! I I I I I I 1 III IIIII IIII IIII :I 1 II IIII IIII I i LQ 111(111 lllllllllllllr 1111111111111! -1 : , ,’[...]

Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs 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 codes.[...]

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Top of form m ~~ ~ .“’cRO’””- = POWER 8 L----J ‘“NT ““” ‘J’’T’’’:KpE;EEDyO 1 n 7 1 m . — - —CCL–2 -. Em. m.. SWITCH SE, ,,,!4, 1- - ‘x” Save macru Form feed Buffer clear/All reset[...]

Forward micro-feed For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows: 1. Press the I ON LINE ] button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the [ ON LINE I button again and hold it down. 3. While holding the I ON LINE 1 button down, press the I PAPER FEED ] button. The paper will start advancing in a series of s[...]

Clearing the buffer/All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printermtiy beholding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed. and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the [...]

NOTE: You can store the following settings with this procedure. ● Current Font ● Current pitch ● Current auto-loading amount for cut forms ● Current auto-loading amount for fanfold forms ● Current auto-loading amount in ASF mode Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately. For example, the data stored in the [...]

CONDITIONS INDICATED BY MESSAGES AND TONES This section helps you identify the messages and the meanings of the tones. Summary of display messages Following table shows the summary of the messages on the LCD display. LCD Message ;ROMAN 1 ;SANSERIF [ ;COURIER I ~pREsTIGE { ;scRlpT I ~Hs-DRAFT{ DRAFT I iOpTlON I PITCH EDS Meaninm and action ROMAN LQ[...]

LCD Message — Meanings and action Displuys in the EDS mode. Indicates the current status of the displayed EDS hank and switch number. Press the 1 EJECTPARK I button to change the status. Quiet mode is selected. Press the I PAPER FEED I button while in the on line mode to return to the Normal mode. Front panel setting are saved in the printer’s [...]

Summary of beep tones Following table shows the summary of beep tones. Bee~ tones Two seconds tone Long tone, once Four short tone sequence, two times Short tone. once Short tone. twice Short tone, triple One-quarter tone One-quatertone, twice Intermittent tone One-quarter tone, twice Meanings Printer detects an error condition. Turn off the power [...]

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1 chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works. These parameters become your power-on settings. This function is called the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode in this printer has 16 functions that you can set as the power- on default. [...]

FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer stores the parameters that you can select from the control panel while in the EDS mode. A default is the setting that the printer will use if none is specifically selected by a program. When you first turn on or later reset your printer these default settings’ will take effect. By changing the settings, y[...]

Switch A-1: Emulation Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In the Standard/Epson mode. the printer operates like the Epson LQ-860/850. In the IBM mode, it operates like the IBM Proprinter X24 E/24P, P, S/l The ON position selects Standard/Epson mode. The OFF position selects IBM mode. Switch A-2: Auto Emulation Change (AEC) M[...]

Switch B-2: Paper-out When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge. Switch B-4: This switch is used for technical purpose only. Leave this switch ON. Switch B-5: Printable area This printer can use two types of printing area format for single sheets (cut forms). By putting the sw[...]

I Switches C-3 to C-5: Page Length Leave these switches ON if you will be using 11-inch forms. You will need to change the switches if you will be using a different page length as shown below: Page Length C-3 c-4 c-5 11 inches/Letter ON ON ON 8 inches OFF ON ON 11.7 inches/A4 ON OFF ON 12 inches OFF OFF ON 8.5 inches/Letter ON I ON OFF 14 inches/Le[...]

International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set. See the character tables in Chapter 11. With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows: Country D-2 D-3 D-4 Country D-2 D-3 D-4 U. S. A., ON ON ON Denmark I ON ON OFF France OFF ON ON Sweden OFF ON OFF Germa[...]

Optional fonts (marked with*) can be selected only when the corre- sponding font cartridge is installed in the printer. If the corresponding font cartridge is not installed, the Roman is selected. Switch F-1: EDS Setting If you set this switch OFF, the current EDS settings are all cleared, and restores the Factory Settings. 55[...]

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chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter helps you identify printer conditions and problems that you can often correct yourself. 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: Any attempt to carry out [...]

● Printer test works, but printer does not print when attached to computer Probable Cause [ Action Printer cable has I a problem. Problem with the application program. Incorrect emulation is selected. Make sure that the printer cable is correctly connected at both ends, printer and computer. Refer to your application program manual. Select the ot[...]

● Printer does not feed paper Probable Cause I Action Paper is jamming. Bail lever is closed before paper goes through the bail le- ver location. Adjustment lever is set incorrectly. Fanfold form is parked. Remove all forms and pieces of paper. Open the bail lever. Bail lever automatically closed when the paper goes through the bail lever locatio[...]

● Incorrect number of lines on a page Probable Cause Paper is adjusted incorrectly. Paper has shifted backwards after several forms printed correctly. Incorrect emula- tion is selected. Problem with the application program. Distance printer must pull paper is too far. Paper is getting stuck on cables. Action Set the top of form. See “Top of for[...]

● Characters are wrong or missing; formatting control codes do not work Probable Cause I Action Problem with the application program. Some wires are missing from the print head. Wrong default setting with EDS switches. Refer to your application program manual. Printer needs repair. Check the current EDS setting. Modify the EDS setting. s Dots are[...]

● Printer is unstable; Wrong characters are printed; Left margin changes; printing stops Probable Cause I Action -1 Static electricity is resulting from low humidity or interference from nearby electrical devices. Increase the humidity. Move devices with electric motors away from the printer. ● Left margin moves to the right during printing Pro[...]

● Printer case is hot to the touch Probable Cause Action Printer’s vents Move object away from the air vents, including the are blocked. bottom of the printer. ● . Printer is noisy Probable Cause ] Action I The printer vibrates. Printer covers are open. Move any objects that touch the printer. Ensure that the printer is on a level, study surf[...]

MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: ● ● ✎ ● ● Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer (see Chapter 2). Do not [...]

chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES You can select the following accessories as option. ● ● ● ✎ ✎ Automatic sheet feeder (SF- 10DS) Pull tractor unit (PT-1OZS) Font cartridges (FC series) RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z) Serial-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K) This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories. NOTE: When you in[...]

Setting up The procedure to install the ASF is: 1. Use the printer’s EDS mode to select ASF as “installed”. (For details, please refer to Chapter 5.) 2. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then remove the cover by pulling up. 3. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on eith[...]

6. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the holder shaft. 7. Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. r Printer I Figure 7-4. Install the printer cover. 8. Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7-5. Figure 7-5. Insert the hopper attachment 9. Ins[...]

NOTE: Set the front cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder. 1 I Figure 7-6. Insert the stacker attachment. Loading paper 1. If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer, park the paper through the rear slot. 2. Push the printer re[...]

4. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction. Figure 7-8. Adjust the paper guides to accommodate the width of the paper. 5. 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 [...]

8. Push the paper loading lever toward the rear of the printer. m Figure 7-10. Push the paper loading lever to hold the paper stack. Now, you are ready to start printing with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Feeding a single sheet A single sheet of paper can also be fed manually with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. 1. Set the paper by inserting into the slo[...]

PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-IOZS) You can use the Pull Tractor Unit to print on fanfold forms or multi-part forms through the bottom feed slot. Setting up 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 remove it. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front [...]

I Lock lever Figure 7-13. Install the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer by pushing the lock levers. 6. Install the paper guide provided with the Pull Tractor Unit, as shown in Figure 7-14. 7. Install the printer cover provided with the Pull Tractor Unit. Printer co Figure 7-14. Mount the paper guide and the printer cover onto the printer. NOTE: Se[...]

Loading paper 1. Open the printer cover. 2. With the tractor covers open, guide the paper from the bottom of the printer, by a~igning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. Clamp lever / Tractor covel :1 Figure 7-15. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 3. 4. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar[...]

Clamp lever I / Tractor cover # ,,— Figure 7-16. Close the tractor covers after adjust the spacing of the tractor umts by slung mem along me bar. 5. After setting upthe paper from the bottom of the printer, install the printer cover. Printer :1 Figure 7-17. Mounf the printer cover. Now, you are ready to start printing with the Pull Tractor Unit. [...]

FONT CARTRIDGES AND RAM CARTRIDGES This printer has five built-in LQ fonts, and a 16 K-byte printing buffer. You can add the following optional fonts or expand the printing buffer by installing optional cartridges (Font Cartridge or RAM Cartridge). [Optional Font Cartridges] I I Font Name I Character sample I ● FC- 1 Z Orator 123456789 ABCDE ABCD[...]

To install 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. 2. Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer. Figure 7-18. Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer. 3. Push out the cap from the connector cover, as shown in Figure 7[...]

5. Insert the cartridge into the. slot of the connector cover, and slide it all the way in. Figure 7-20. Insert the cartridge into the slot of the connector cover. b. Close the front cover. NOTE: Remount the cap on the connector cover if you are not using an optional cartridge.[...]

I INTERFACE CONVERTER (SPC-8K) To run the printer in serial mode. you should use the optional Serial/Parallel Converter (SPC-8K). The procedure to install the Converter is: 1. 7 -. 3. 4. 5. [ L Set the DIP switches on the SPC-8K before attaching it to the printer. (See next page for detailed information. ) Turn off the power switch and disconnect t[...]

DIP Switch Functions on The Converter 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 converter. Following table shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial- Parallel Converter. Switch Function ON OFF 1 Data length 8-bit 7-bit 2 Parity [...]

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chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode. In Standard/Epson mode. the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ- 860/850, and the graphics commands for NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24 E/24P and PS/1 printer. Additional command codes a[...]

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select print quality Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “X” 17 27 120 n 1 B 78 n “Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown be- low: n Print quality o Draft 1 Letter quality Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Select print quality Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I[...]

n Font o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script OCR-B (FC-2Z) OCR-A (FC-2Z) Orator (FC- IZ) Orator 2 (FC-l Z) TW-Light (FC-3Z) Letter Gothic (FC-lZ) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 32 33 34 Font Blippo (FC-lZ) H-Gothic (FC-3Z) Orane (FC-3Z) Cinema (FC- IZ) CODE 39 (FC-2Z) UPC/EAN (FC-2Z) Old Style (FC-5Z) Firenze (FC-5Z) SLQ Roman (FC-[...]

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 [...]

Select score Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “(” “-” <3> 27 40 45 3 IB 28 2D 03 <()> <1> )1/ 112 0 1 /?/ /12 00 01 }1/ /12 Start score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. }?1 Function /12 Function 1 Underlining 0 Cancel score 2 Strike-through 1 Single continuous line 3 Overlining 2 Double [...]

Subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “s’” <1> 27 83 1 IB 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts. Does not change the character pitch. Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “T” 27 84 IB 54 Stops printing printing. superscripts or subscripts and ret[...]

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “t” <o> 27 116 0 IB 74 00 Std. <FS> “I” <O> 28 73 0 Ic 49 0 Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode if EDS switch D-1 is set to OFF. Select IBM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexa[...]

I Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> ‘“R” /{ 27 82 }1 1 B 52 17 Selects an international character set in the Standard character set according to the value of r?. n Character set 0 U.S.A I France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I n Character set 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denma[...]

Enable printing of all character codes Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. 43> ‘1” nl n2 28 92 nl n2 IC 5C nl n2 IBM <E SC> ‘1” nl n2 27 92 nl n2 10 5C nl n2 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 e[...]

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

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. Proportional spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ES[...]

Select font and pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” n 27 73 n IB 49 n Changes the print font and pitch according to the values of n, as shown below. n o 2 3 4 6 7 8 Font and pitch n 10 CPI Draft 10 10 CPI Letter Quality 12 Proportional Letter Quality 14 10 CPI Draft Download 16 10 CPI LQ Download 18 Proportional LQ Download[...]

Select character width Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <FS> “E” n 28 69 n 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 master print mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “!” n 27 33 n IB 21 n Selects a combined print m[...]

Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “h” n 27 104 n 16 68 n Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below. Extra- high characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, with ‘the base line temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily doubled when n = 1 and quadrupled when n[...]

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 <O> <O> n m o Onm 00 00 n m 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 Line sp[...]

VERTICAL POSITION Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “O” 27 48 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 Both <ESC> “1“ 27 49 IB 31 Sets the distance the paper advances or[...]

I Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “[” ‘” <4> <0> 27 91 92 4 0 IB 5B 5C 04 00 <0> <o> )1/ n2 o 0 n/ /12 00 00 n/ n2 Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, <ESC> “3” and <ESC> “J”, according to the values of nl and n2 as shown below. If other[...]

Execute &SC> “A” Mode 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/180-inch, n/216-inch, or n/360-inch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> ‘J.. ~ 27 74 n IB 4A n Feeds the paper once by n/180 inches, n/216 inches, or n/360 inches, according to the defined base unit. The value of n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode. Does n[...]

Set page length to n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “C” /1 27 67 n IB 43 n Sets the page length ton lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127. ‘Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The current line becomes the top of the page. Set page length to n inches IMode I [...]

Form feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <FF> 12 Oc Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When the automatic sheet feeder (ASF) is selected with EDS switch A-5, this command ejects the current page. Return to top of current page Mode ASCII Decima[...]

Set vertical tab stops node ] ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I <ESC> “B” Both Ill fl~ 27 66 nl 112 IB 42 nl n2 <t)> 0 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, n2, etc., where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops must be s[...]

Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <VT> 11 OB Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin. Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are set, as at power-up. Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop. [...]

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “1” n 27 108 n IB 6C 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. The left m[...]

Set left and right margins Mode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal ] IBM <ESC> “X” nl n2 27 88 nl n2 10 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 I OD Prints the current lin[...]

Left just$y Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “a” <0> 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” <1> 27 97 1 IB 61 01 Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins. Right justify Mode ASC[...]

1- Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “e” <0> // 27 101 0 )1 IB 65 00 r? Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every n columns, where n is between 1 and 127. Reset all tab stops Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 1 I IBM <ESC> ‘“R” 27 82 IB 52 Resets [...]

Relative horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ~ IBM <ESC> ‘cd” n] n2 27 100 nl n2 IB 64 nl n2 Sets the next print position to (n] + n2 x 256)/120 inches from the current position. Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. Absolute horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “$?[...]

GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “K’” nl )12 27 75 n] n2 IB 4B /?/ )72 t??] t?12 ml tn2 ,.. ml n?2 .,, Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and n] + t12 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, n?2 , .[...]

Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics IMode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Both <ESC> “Z” n 1 1’/2 27 90 ~~1 /~2 1 B 5A n/ /72 ml m2 ml t?12 .,. ml m2 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 inf[...]

Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “*” M n] 27 42 no nl 1 B 2A /?0 n] n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 n2 ml rn2 .,, Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See <ESC> “K” (for 8- bit graphics) or <FS> “Z” (for 24-bit graphics) for inform[...]

Convert graphics density Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cESC> “?” n m 27 63 n m IB 3F n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent <ESC> “K”, <ESC> “L”, <ESC> “Y” or <ESC> “Z” commands to a density mode defined by <ESC> “*”. n is “K”, “L”, “ Y“ or “Z”, indicating the mod[...]

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “’&” <0> /1 I 27 38 0 /?/ IB 26 00 n/ std. ,,~ nil ml n12 d mo n7/ nd n2 mo tnl nd dl u d.! dl d2 ,.. [!.1” cl] (I2 (1.1” Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-3 must be set OFF: other[...]

Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “=” )?/ ,,~ “#” 27 61 /t/ n2 35 IB 3D )?/ /12 23 IBM /1.? /1’/ <()> 17S f?.] M o /L5 /?.7 }?4 00 ns ml ~t~ ,,, m9 n?/ rd .,, ?n9 ml rd m9 (11 d2 d.1’ (/1 (I2 d.1” [11 d2 d.1” Defines new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-3 must be[...]

nz5 through n?9 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[...]

Select download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “7o” <1> 27 37 1 IB 25 01 Selects the download character set. Ignored when EDS switch A-3 is set ON. Shift download character area Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “t” <2> 27 116 2 IB 74 02 <FS> “I” <2> 28 73 2 IC 49 02 S[...]

OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set h4SB 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> ‘s=” 27 61 IB [...]

Set printer off-line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <DC3> 19 13 IBM <ESC> ‘“Q” II 27 81 H IB 51 11 Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent ‘characters and commands except <DC 1>, which returns it to the on- line. The printer’s ON LINE indicator does not go off. In the IBM mode, the value of [...]

Uni-directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “u” <1> 27 85 1 IB 55 01 Causes subsequent printing to be done uni-directionally, ensuring maximum vertical alignment precision. One-line uni-directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “<” 27 60 IB 3C Immediately returns the print hea[...]

Set print start position on ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> <EM> “T” /? 27 25 84 n IB 19 54 n Skips n/6 inches at the top of the page, where n is equal to or greater than 1. Ignored if EDS switch A-5 is ON. Reset printer Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “@” 27 64 IB 40 Std. <FS> “@” 28 64 I[...]

chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data. and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through to complex Chinese or Japanese character[...]

● ● ● The minimum width of a character is five dots. Dots cannot overlap. You may define any position in the ASCII table. Photocopy the grid in Figure 9-1 to help design your new characters. We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. Figure 9-1. Use this grid (or one similar to it) to define your own characters. [...]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718192021 22232425262728293031 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 ASCllCode: Left space: Character width Right space. 60 3/ 2 Figure 9-2. Telephone symbol wtth normal LQplca. Assigning a value of character space Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer[...]

When defining characters, the number of printed columns (m 1 ). and the sum of side spaces and the character width (mo + m 1 + M) cannot exceed the value shown below’. I L Sample program Character mode t?? 1 M + tn 1+ m2 Draft characters 9 12 LQ pica characters 31 36 LQ elite characters 27 30 LQ semi-condesed 19 24 LQ proportional 37 42 Draft sup[...]

1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1,440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 2180 FOR 1=0 TO 347 STEP 25 :LPRINT CHR$(60); :NEXT I LPRINT LPRI?fT CHR$(9); FOR 1=0 TO 493 STEP 25 :LPRINT CHR$(61) ; :NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT CHR$(9); U+-U; SC[...]

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 fire 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 d[...]

Assigning the character dot pattern We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 91011 1213141516171619202122232425262726293031 32333435 128 ~ II ~ ~ ~ ~ I I I I I I I I I I I i I IIII II I ~ I 64 — — — a, I- I I-I I- I l-r l-r I- I- I- 1 1 I 32 — — — ~ ! 16 — — — 8 — — — 4 2 — ?[...]

8- I 16 b —. 4 2 1 128 64 ,B 32 -–- ‘“ ! ! 16 .. 8 -- + 4 2 : : .— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131415161718192021 22232425262728293031 32333435 64 ~ ] j.T*’. -j ~ ,,,, ● 10100.00,00 1.- -1 .——.. ..—. . —.— . . . ..— . . — . . 1$+ 1.1 ● IOIO!OI .’ .1 .1.1.~.l. “r- — Figure 9-4. Fill up the adjacent dot, then write the [...]

Now we will 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 represented by one byte. which consists of eight bits. This is where the numbers down the left side of the grid come in. Notice that there [...]

The remaining five bytes (m5 through m9) indicate the compression mask bits. Each bits 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 011000000000010011110010 0000000001100000. So these bytes are 96, 4,242,0, and 96. You mu[...]

1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 1,510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 LPRINT CHR$ (27) ; “I” :CHR$(6) : FOR 1=0 TO 347 STEP 25 :LPRINT CHR$(60); :NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT CHR$(9): FOR 1=0 TO 493 STEP 25 :LPRINT CHR$(61): :NEXT I [...]

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chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PS/2, PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print files, et[...]

I See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command. If your system does not include PRINT.COM, you can print files by using the PRN device name in COPY or TYPE commands such as the following: A>COPY README. DOC PRN A>TYPE README . DOC >PRN COPY qnd TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printi[...]

A>EDLIN LQELITE.DAT --——- New file ‘2:*-C %E — ‘V indicates that the following character is a control code. *V[ enters the <ESC> code. <ESC> has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character from A in the ASCII sequence. Similarly, ‘VA enters the control code< 1>. See your DOS manual if you need further infor[...]

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 downloadable condition. 1000 1010 1020 I 030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080 1090 1100 1110 I 120 1130 1140 I i 5 i) I I (> () 1 I 70 1180 I I 9() 1 ] (]() ]~lo I ~zl)[...]

1580 LPRINT H$; E$; ’’q’’ ;CHR$(l );’’ OUTLINED ’’; E$; ’’q’’ ;CHR$ (0);”, “: I 590 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 201’0 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 [...]

2630 2640 2650 2660 2670 2680 2690 2700 2710 2720 2730 2740 2750 2760 3000 3010 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3070 3080 3090 3100 3110 3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 3170 3180 3190 3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 3250 3260 3270 3280 3290 3300 3310 3320 3330 3340 3350 3360 3370 3380 3390 3400 3410 3420 3430 3440 3450 3460 3470 3480 3490 3500 3510 RETURN ‘ Define LQ[...]

3520 DATA 1,255,240, 3,135,255, 7. 0, 63, 15, 0, 0. 15, 0, 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 3550 DATA 31,192, 0, 31,255. 0, 31,255,255, 31,255,255, 31,255,255 3560 DATA 31,255,255, 15,255,255, 7,255,255, 0,255,240, 1,254, 0 3570 DATA 1,240, 0, 3,128, 0, 7, 0, 0[...]

4180 DATA 0, 0, 56, 0, o,]~o. 0, 0,248, 0, 1,248, 0, 1,248 4190 DATA 0, 3,248, 0, 7,248, 0, 7,248, 0, 15,248, 0, 15,248 4200 DATA O, 31,248. 0, 63,248, 0,127,248, 0,127,248, 0,255,248 4210 DATA 0,255,248, 1,255,248, 3,255,248,199,255,248 ,247,255,248 4220 DATA 255,255,248, 31,255,240, 15,255,240, 15,255,224, 15,255,224 4230 DATA 15,255,192. 15,255,[...]

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 8. The WIDTH “LPT1 :“ 255 statement in line 1080 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line[...]

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chapter 11 . REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printing system .... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... . .. .. Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ................................Pica Elite Semi-condensed High-Speed Draft 210 Cps — — Draft 160 CPS 192 CPS 240 CPS Letter Quality 53 Cps 64 CPS 80 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 I, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Irish, Legal ** #437 (USA), #850 (Multi-Lingual), #8[...]

24-pin normal 60 24 X 480 24-pin double 120 24 X 960 24-pin CRT III 90 24 X 720 24-pin Triple 180 24 X 1440 24-pin Hex * 360 24 X 2880 * It is impossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk (*). Paper feed ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. Friction or push tractor feed (standard) Bottom feed with pull tractor (o[...]

Emulations .... . ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. Standard mode: Epson LQ-860/850, NEC 24-wire Graphics com- mands IBM mode: IBM Proprinter X24E, Proprinter 24P, PS/1 printer Interface .... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. Centronics parallel (standard) RS-232C serial (option) ‘ Ribbon type .... .. .. .. .. ... . .. ... .. [...]

PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of,the interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined). Parallel interface Pin Name Function Goes from high to low (for= 0.5 ps) when 1 STROBE active 2 DATA() High when active 3 DATA1 High when active 4 DATA2 High when active 5 DATA3 High when active 6 DATA4 High[...]

Serial Interface Name Pin Function 1 GND Printer’s chassis ground. 2 TXD This pin carries data from the printer. This pin carries data to the printer. This pin is always set space. This pin is Space when the computer is ready to send data. This printer does not check this pin. 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 N/C 7 GND Signal ground. 8-10 N/C This printer tur[...]

The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each characters shown in an inset to the lower 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 hexadecimal character[...]

I Standard character set #2 150[...]

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International character sets When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the Standard Italic character set: Country 35 36 64 88 90 9i 91 9i 94 96 123 124 125126 U.S.A. # $ @ x z [ ] A ‘ { i } “ FRANCE # $ A x z 0 $ s “ ‘ 6 u & ““ GERMANY # $ s x z A o u A ‘ a 6u f[...]

IBM character set #2 Code Page #437 (U. S.A.) 153[...]

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I Code Page #850 (Multi-1ingual) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 155[...]

Code Page #860 (Portuguese) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 156[...]

Code Page #861 (Icelandic) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 8 9 A B c DIEIF I 157[...]

Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 158[...]

Code Page #865 (Nordic) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. 159[...]

Character set #1 Other characters are identical to character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ESC> “>” command in the standard mode. o 1 (NUL) o b ~ (oCl) 1 I-1 m, 2 (rE2) r2 I-F 3 (OIX) I-3 IT (OC4) 4 m b 5 I-T [...]

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PROPORTIONAL SPACING TABLE This table lists the widths of your printer’s proportional characters, for Standard mode and IBM mode. The values giken 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 prop[...]

Character code Chr. . Proportional width Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal sup?r/’sull IBM INT 20 20 20 20 20 20 V 30 20 30 INT 21 21 21 21 21 21 s 30 J() 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 1 30 20 30 26 26 26 26 26 26 “ 30 20 30 — 17 27 27 27 27 27 “ 30 20[...]

Character code Chr. Proportional width 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 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 9 30 20 30[...]

I Character code Chr. Proportional width Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM, 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 P 36 24 36 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 Q 36 24 42 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 R 36 24 42 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 s 36 24 36 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 T 36 24 42 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 u 42 28 42 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 v 36 24 42 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 w 42 28[...]

Character code Chr. Proportional width std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 liormal Super/Sub IBM 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 11 36 24 36 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 0 30 20 30 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 p 36 14 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[...]

Character code ?ropo~~~o~a~ w~~t~ Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal SupedSub 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 l’43 143 143 - 143 - 143 A 36 14 42 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 G 36 24 36 145 145 145 - 145 - 145 a 42 28 42 146 146 146 - 146 - 146 ‘% 42 28 42 [...]

Character code Chr. Proportional width Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 1 30 20 30 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 & 30 20 30 172 172 172 172 172 172 172 % 30 20 30 173 173 173 173 173 - 173 i 30 20 30 174 174 174 174 174 174 174 (( 30 20 42 175 175 175 175 175 175 - )) 30 20 42 176 176 176 176 176[...]

Character code Chr. Proportional width ,Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 L 30 30 30 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 Ii 30 30 30 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 Q 30 30 30 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 T 30 30 30 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 [ 30 30 30 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 = 30 30 30 206 206 206 206 206[...]

Character code Chr. Proporiimal width ,Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Normal Super/Sub IBM 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 p 30 30 36 231 231 - 231 231 231 231 T 30 30 30 232 232 - 232 232 232 232 @ 30 30 42 233 233 - 233 233 233 233 0 30 30 42 234 234 - 234 234 234 234 Q 30 30 42 235 235 - 235 235 235 235 s 30 30 30 236 236 - 236 236 236 236 “ 3[...]

Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Norm.; 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 -- - s 30 J() 30 199 142 - - - A 42 28 42 INT - 207 - - 152 175 H 30 20 30 208 - 140 -- a 36 24 36 209 - 139 - - H 42 28 42 210 [...]

( Std. #437 + INT - .- ++- +--l-+ * INT/ - -1- INT - INT - INT - INT - haracter code Chr. Proportional width #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Ilorrnal Super/Sub IBM 238 - - 167 - - 30 20 30 239 - - 161 - ‘ 18 20 30 240 -- - - - 30 20 30 242 - - - - . 30 20 30 243 - - 173 - % 30 21 30 244 - - 134 - 11 30 20 30 245 - - 143 - 5 30 20 30 247 - - 165 - , 30 2[...]

INDEX A Absolute horizontal tab, 108 Adjustment lever, 3, 21 AEC mode, 4, 51 All reset, 43 Application software, 18 ASF control commands, 119-120 Auto emulation change mode, 4, 51 Auto Line Feed, 5 [, 105 Auto loading position, 42 Automatic Sheet Feeder, 11, 51, 65 ,.. . B“ Backspace, 105 Bail lever, 3, 25, 27, 29 Base unit for line spacing, 97 B[...]

Double-height characters, 94 Doub]e-size characters, 94 Double-strike printing, 84 Download, 51 Download character commands, I I3-116 Download character set. 126 Download characters. 121-131, 144 Draft, 1. 143 E EDS mode, 5, 18,49, 50 EDS setting, 55 EJECT/PARK button, 33 Electronic DIP Switch mode, 5, 18.49. 50 Elite pitch, 90 Emphasized printing,[...]

L Lables, 1, 19 LCD, 1, 5 Left justify. 106 Left margin, 104, 105 Letter Quality, 143 Line feed, 98 Line spacing, 95, 96.97, 143 Loading fanfold forms, 22-27, 73 Loading single sheets, 28-30,68 Locating the printer. 9 Long test mode, 36 LQ, 143 M Macro definition, 43 Maintenance, 64 Master print mode, 93 Most significant bit, 117 MS-DOS, 133 MSB. 1[...]

I Quiet mode, 5,32 ~—–– [-E?– RAM Cartridge, 11,75 RAM usage, 51 Rear cover, 3, 23 Relative horizontal tab, 107, 108 Release lever, 3, 23 Reset all tab stops, 107 Reset printer, 120 Reverse feed, 98 Reverse line feed, 98 Reverse micro-feed, 42 Ribbon cartridge, 3, 5, 14, 146 Right justify, 106 Right margin, 104, 105 s- Sample program, 124-1[...]

I COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode. CONTROL CODE <BEL> <Ills> <HT> <LF> <VT> <FF> <CR> <so> <s1> <DC I > <DC2> <DC3> <DC4> <CAN> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <WC> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC>[...]

CONTROL CODE <[xx> “’>” <Esc> ‘“’!” )1 /71 <t-x”> “@’” <Rx-> “’A” )/ <Rx> ‘“B” /1/ /12 <()> <Esc> “c-’ <()> /;””’ <ESC> “C” ~1 <hSC> “D” 11/ 112 ..,. <()> <ESC> “E” <ESC> “[;’ <[IX-> ., . .. <RX> ?[...]

CONTROL CODE <FS> <FS> <Fs> <FS> <Fs> <FS> <FS> <FS> <DEL> ..r. , . . . . ~ I .R. - ..”. ~ ..V.. , ‘“Z” n/ 112 ml )??2 t?d “” ?11 112 “A’” 11 FUNCTION Select IBM character set Shift duwnlnad character area Select relerse feed mmie Return m ncrrnwd heigh[ Print double-height ch[...]

I IBM Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode. CONTROL CODE <BEL> <BS> <HT> <LF> <VT> <FF> <CR> <so> <s1> <DC 1> <DC2> <DC4> <CAN> <ESC> <SO> <ESC> <S1> <ESC> <EM> <0> <ESC> <EM> <4> <ESC>[...]

CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE <ESC> “S” I Subscript 86 <ESC> “T” Cancel superscript or subscript <ESC> “U” O Bi-directional !mintine 17: <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <Esc> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> <ESC> “u” 1 Uni-directional printi~g 1 I () [...]

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CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed mdlwdually to perform the opefatlons !nd$cated by their names. LCD DISPLAY — shows the ,nfornmt,on of EJECTIPARK SUTTON — Pressing th,s display When In Q.,etnmde wlm the QUIET’ !he p,,nte, status. button parks the fanfold farms m ejects the message, the Printer w,II Pr, nt ,1, [...]

I BAIL LEVER FUNCTIONS The ba!l lever IS used to control paper. Ifthepaper,s .otmo.nted on the prlnler, usetheball Ie.ertoload the paper. When you open the bail lever with the fanfold paper I. On-line. the Printer goes of f-llne md the ball lever a.tomat,cally closed, then the pmter also feeds the paper forward. Thts allows you to cur II offpst bel[...]

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