Star Micronics XR-1520 manual

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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 2 through 6. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge of the operation of computers (for instance, it ass[...]

Chapter 6 - Setting the Memory Switches This chapter explains how to set the Memory Switches to make system settings on the printer. Chapter 7 - Printer control commands This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Features of the printer 1 Printer components 2 Font style example 4 Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection Setting up Mounting the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge Connecting the interface cable 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 Chapter 3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Automatic Sheet Fe[...]

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

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

Chapter 11 REFERENCE 137 Specifications 137 Pinout of interface connector 141 Parallel interface 141 Serial interface 142 Character sets 143 Standard character set #2 144 - International character sets 14/ IBM character set #2 14* - Character set #l 154 IBM special character set 155 -~ INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY c -. 157 161[...]

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

l Easy care and maintenance The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few minutes. PRINTER COMPONENTS To get acquainted with the printer’s components and capabilities, refer to the information on the following pages. TI-;ICIOI- h Paper pide .- Y -[...]

Paper guide Release lever Front cover Rear cover Entry slot Tear assist Control panel Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever Tractors Clamp lever Bail lever Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted. Releasespressureonthepaper.Thislever must be back for fanf[...]

FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print. D r a f t :.:I :I. ;: ‘;j;: -<.!::; 5, ‘:? ;;;; ‘;? <; B;::; :,,j i:::. ; .-., /(( y-y i,z ),_,j /- -y ! . . . i !x, ,. 3 ,,.,..,,.. / ..;,>:; . ..(j.. .; <..; ! i ,,, ,,.! ?...; ,,,, /. / .;::. i::; : .,,, > .,., F;:: i ,.;;, i _,. ,,[...]

chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer. If you have optional accessories, refer to chapter 3 after setting up the printer. l Locating the printer l Unpacking the carton box l Mounting the platen knob l Installing the ribbon cartridge l Connecting the printer to your computer LOCAT[...]

- - UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 2- 1 to make sure that you have everything @h&z should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. V - - FrgutuZ-7. Chedc to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Pl[...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: l Color ribbon cartridge (X9cL) l Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL) l Buffered parallel interface cartridge (IP- 128XL) l Automatic sheet feeder (SF-lODMII/l5DMII, SF-lOFU4II/l5RMII) l Pull tractor unit (PT-lOXM/lSXM) For details of the optional accessories, refer to Chapt[...]

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

Install the ribbon cartridge Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 2-3). Flgurr 2L3. Open the front cover, and swing down the transparent part. Now install the ribbon with the following procedure. (If you want to print with color, install the optional color r[...]

Print head Print head shield - - Figure Z-4. Installing the ribbon cartridge. After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, close the front cover. Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment. Conn[...]

Interface cable F@m Z-5. Connecting the interface cable. 3. Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click. Figurn 2-6. Move the clips until you hear a did. 4. Connect the other end of the interface cable to your computer. Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable. NOTE: Because you nee[...]

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Chapter 3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 15RMII) You can select the following accessories as option. l Automatic sheet feeder (SF-lODMII/15DMII, SF-lORMII/ l Pull tractor unit (PT-lOXIW5XM) l Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL) l Buffered parallel interface cartridge (IP-128XL) This chapter describes how to install these optional accessories. NOTE : When you[...]

Transparent part Figwv 3-l. Open the front cover, and swing down the transparent part. Figum 32 Open the rear cover, and remove it. P 2 - - - - 4. A stacker is included with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Attach the hook at the top of the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Then push the lower section of the stacker down into position, and engage t[...]

i . . . I. F&m 33. Attach the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder. 5. Tip the Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly and put the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller. 6. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the platen shaft. Automatic Sheet Feeder Frgum 34. Mount the Automatic Sheet Feeder to U-m p[...]

7. Close the front cover with the transparent part in the open position. F/gum 3-S Close he front cover. 8. Insert the hopper attachment by hand into the holders on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 3-6. opper attachment Figum 36. Insert the hopper attachment. I -[...]

9. Squeeze the sides of the stacker attachments lightly, and insert into the holders on the front part of the sheet feeder. Figum 3-7. insert the stacker attachments, NOTE : Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder[...]

Dual-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF- 1 ORMWI5RMII) The procedure to mount the Dual-Bin ASF is: 1. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 3-l). 2. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side, then remove it upward. If the pape[...]

NOTE : Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder. 19[...]

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

w I L . .w.. L . . Pull Tractor Un’ i Flgum 3-W. Mount the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer. NOTE : Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have L L._ been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the FWl Tractor Unit. 21[...]

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

.- DIP Switch Functions on The Serial Interface Cartridge It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settings on the serial interface board. Following table shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial Interface Caruidge. switch Function 1 Data len[...]

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

Figure 4-l shows the recommended print area for each type of papers. IX Fanfold forms Single sheets 20 mm m 5mm Smm 23 mm c*XO mm for Push Feed) - - Figuru 41. Recommended print area for acceptable papers. ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to - accommodate different paper thicknesses. To m[...]

Figutv 42 Location of the adjustment lever. The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference. LOADING FANFOLD FORMS This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10” wide for the normal carriage printer, and up to 16” wide for the wide carriage printer. You can load fanfold paper with the following thr[...]

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

Tractor cover Clamp lever Figure 44 Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units. 9. 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 properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. 10. Turn on t[...]

- Hgurv 4-5. Mounting the paper guide tor tantold torms. Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the optional Pull Tractor Unit. 1. Install the optional Pull Tractor Unit as described in Chapter 3.[...]

2. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper from the bottom of the printer, by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. F/gum 4-7. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 3. 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 [...]

4. Open the transparent part of the front cover, and remove the paper guide and the rear cover. 5. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. 6. 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 pos[...]

Clamp lever Pull tractor unit ractor cover Figum 4-O. Mount the fanfdd paper to the Pull Tractor Unit by turntng ttm platen KtIOD. 12. Adjust the spacing of the optional 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 the lever is up, the unit is released, and wh[...]

Lever mpprr Platen knob -. Frgurr 4-70. HemOVa the IeVBT stopper, afM ttgnten the paper. 16. Push the release lever backward, and remount the lever stopper to the original position. Paper parking After loading fanfold paper with Push feed mode, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it f[...]

Release lever Paper pide F/gum 411. Tear off the printed fanfold paper. 6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position. Now you can load single sheets. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer. NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it using the optional Pull Tractor Unit. Paper unparking When you want to re[...]

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

5. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop. 6. Now press the 15EZZ220T 1 button. The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. 7. If you want to set[...]

Loading the paper with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder If you are not using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to the previous section. 1. Install the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder as described in Chapter 3. - F/gun 4-14. Install the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder. 2. Use the printer’s Memory Switchmode to select ASF. (For details, ple[...]

Paper loading lever [Single-Bin] Figum 4-M Make ready to load paper. 6. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction. (Unlock the paper guides by pressing down on the locking levers in case of Dual-Bin ASF.) 7. Lock the left paper guides in position by moving the locking lever up for the Dua[...]

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

Chapter 5 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 button The 1 ON LINE 1 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 u[...]

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

MODE button This button allows you to select the printing mode. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in order: L Print mode Indicator(s) / EEer Quality FONT button HS-DRAFT HS-DRAFT, NLQ NLQ This button selects the NLQ font to be printed. [...]

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. ,t,, UPLh lock Pitch & Font lock lock Figure 5-2. Power-up functions of control panel. Short test mode Iftheprinteristumedon whilethe [ ON LINE I buttonispressed, theprinter [...]

Long test mode Iftheprinteristurnedonwhilethe I PAPER FEED I buttonispressed,theprinter will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the Memory Switch Tree, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available. The test cycles endlessly, so you must turn the power off [...]

I L i : ., 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[...]

3 . - Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who am 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 c[...]

Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For example, the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 5-6. Ffguts 5-6. Sample lwxadedmal dump with IBM-PC. When the IBM-PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code OD (carriage return) it adds an extra hex OA (line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-file) also gets special treatment: the interp[...]

3 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. If you am using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page. 1. Press the I ON LINE 1 button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the I PA[...]

c L L L 3. Press and hold the I ON LINE I button. 4. While holding the 1 ON LINE 1 button down, press the [ml but- ton, 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[...]

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 later. Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value. Clearing the buffe[...]

3. While holding the [FoNTI button, press the I LL I’=~-{ PARK button. The indicators beside the IFoNT button will blink to show the current color setting. 4. If you want to change the color, press the I St ’ tJtC ’ I l=aRK button while holding the I] button. The relation between the indicators and the color is shown below. Color Indicators B[...]

Store Macro Definition You can store the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure: 1. Press the I ON LINE 1 button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the I button and hold it down. 3. While holding the IFoNT button down, press the I button and hold them down until the two beep tones heard. 4. Release both button[...]

.- chapter 6 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES In addition to the pitch, print mode, and font, many other options regarding the setup of the printer can be carried out from the control panel. To access these options, it is necessary to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again, while holdingdownthe [8k&%4ZG’ I, I PAPER FtED 1 and I ON LINE[...]

When the print head is below the desired option, press the I ON LINE 1 button to enter this into the printer’s memory. Any option chosen at this stage will now be stored, even when the printer is turned off. When you press the 1 ON LINE 1 button to enter an option, a”*“(asterisk) will be printed on the paper to confirm that the option has bee[...]

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

Installation menu In this menu, you can select the following sub-menus. . Command menu (which commands the printer accepts) l Font menu (which font to print) l Character menu (which character set to print) l Print menu (which style to print) . Paper menu (what paper the printer will use) l Forms menu (how pages will be formatted) Command menu This [...]

l Auto On-Line Set the status just after loaded the paper into the printer. When the Auto-Online is set [*ENABLED], the printer automatically goes on-line. When it is set [DISABLED], you must press the 1 ON LINE I button to set on-line after load the paper. l STROBE timing . . This switch controls the timing of the interface. Most computers can com[...]

l IBM Character Table If you selected IBM mode, you can select either character set #l [IBM #l ] or #2 [*IBM #2]. Character set #2 is for computers with an 8-bit interface (the most common kind), and set #l is for computers with a 7-bit interface. l IBM Code Page Except in the Standard Italic character set, this switch selects the default character[...]

Paper menu This menu allows you to set up various handling options of paper. l Paper-out detector When this switch is [DISABLED] the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge. Otherwise leave it PENABLED]. l Multi-part mode Youcanuseupto3-plypaperwithnonnalmode, PDISABLED]. Ifyouwant to print on 4-ply or[...]

3 If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if lines overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch. l Auto Carriage Retum with LF If you set this switch [DISABLED], a separate carriage-return code is re- quited from your computer to return to the left margin If you set this switch PENABLED], the printer perfo[...]

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

6. To exit from this mode, press the I button. ‘, 1 ONLINE I--) ,:lL i-J-- it, !‘I(‘. , - - 64[...]

Chapter 7 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson EX-SOO/ EX-1000. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulation is changed by means of[...]

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. &SC> 4‘xv “0” 27120 48 1B 70 30 <ESC> “X” co7 27120 0 1B 78 00 Changes from near letter quality to draft quality. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Select draft pica characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal -- [...]

Se/ect NLQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC7 “lc” n 27 107 n 18 6B n Selects an NLQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when NLQ is selected. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. n Font n Font 0 TmsRomn 4 Script 1 Sanselif 7 Orator 2 Courier 12 [...]

Select NLQ italic characters hlodeI ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 1 IBM 1 <ESC> “I” <VT> 1 27 73 11 11B49OB I - Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics with NLQ characters. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-on. Select upright characters - Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal _, _ Std. <ESC> “5[...]

Cancel double-s trike printing .A... _. . I. L. L . (* 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal Both I <ESC> “IT’ 1 27 72 1 1B 48 Cancels double-strike printing. Start underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both &SC> u-w “1” 27 45 49 18 2D 31 cEsc> “-” <l> 27 45 1 1B 2D 01 Causes subsequent characters to be underlined. IBM bl[...]

Superscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cEsc> “S” “0’ 27 83 40 1B 53 30 cESC> “S” <o> 27 83 0 18 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does not change the character pitch. Subscript - Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal _ _ Both &SC> “S” “1” 27 93 49 1B 53 31 <ESC> “S” [...]

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “t” “0’ 27 116 46 1B 74 30 <ESC> ‘Y co> 27 116 0 1B 74 00 Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode when the ‘Standard Italic” is selected with the Memory Switch. Select IBM character se[...]

Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cEsc> “R” n 27 62 n 1B 52 n Selects an international character set in the Standard character set according to the value of n. n Character set 0 U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark1 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain1 n Character set 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain [...]

Enable printing of all character codes IMode 1 ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I 1 IBM I <ESC> ‘Y’ nl n2 I 27 92 nl ni? 1 1B 5~ nI d I Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered I. control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x [...]

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <Es3 “P’ 27 60 1B 50 IBM cDC2> 18 12 In Standard mode, changes from 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 PITCH LOCK mode was sel[...]

Expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “w” “1” 27 87 49 1B 57 31 <ESC> “w” <I> 27 87 1 1B 57 01 Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width. Cancel expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cEsc> “W “0’ 27 07 40 1B 57 30 <ESC> “W’ c-O> 27 07 0 1B 57 00[...]

- Select fixed spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. d!x> “P” “0” 27 112 40 1B m 30 &SC> ‘.p” <o> 27 112 0 1B m 00 IBM <Esc> “P’ <o> 27 00 0 16 50 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. - Select master [...]

Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cESC> “h” n 27104 n 18 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 = 2. n[...]

Return to normal height Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. &SC> “W” “0” 27 119 48 1B 77 30 &SC> “W” co> 27 119 0 1B 77 00 Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height. Resumes super/subscript and condensed printing if these modes were in effect before double height was selected. -[...]

VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to l/8 inch [Model ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal 1 1 Both I cE!K> “0’ 1 27 46 1 1B 30 I Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/8 inch. Set line spacing to 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <BSc> “1” 27 49 1B 31 Sets the distance the pape[...]

Set line spacing to nfl2 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “A” n 27 65 n 1B 41 n In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 0 and 255. If n = 0, the line spacing is set to 0. In IBM mode this command defines the distance the paper advances or re[...]

Perform one n/216=inch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both &SC> “r’ n 27 74 n l04A n Feeds the paper once by n/21 6 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Perform one n/216=inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexa[...]

Set page length to n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “c” n 27 67 n 1B 43 n Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM -~ mode. Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The current line becomes the top of [...]

Return to top of current page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <Esc> m> 27 12 16 oc Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page. Ignored when the friction feed is used. Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “8” 27 56 16 38 Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper-o[...]

Set vertical tab stops every n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cESC> “err “1” n 27 101 46 n 1B 66 31 n cESC> “e” cl> n 27 101 1 n 16 66 01 n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 1 and 127. - Set vertical tab stops in channel IMode Both ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal [...]

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “1” n 27108 n IB 6C n gets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 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 changedlater. Theleftmarginmus[...]

Set left and right margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM &C> ‘x” nl n2 27 60 nl n2 10 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. Seetheprecedingcommandsformarginrestrictions andothernotes. Carriage return - - Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <CR> 13 cul - 1 FVints the current line and retu[...]

Left justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. &SC> ‘?i’ “0” 27 97 40 10 61 30 - &SC> “a” <o> 27 97 0 10 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged. Center text Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cESC> “d’ “1” 27 97 49 10 61 31 <ESC> “a” cl> 27 97 1 1[...]

Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both &SC> ‘9” nl n2 . . . . <o> 27 68 nl n2 ~~ 0 10 44 nl d ~. 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 proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers b[...]

Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. &SC> ‘T’ nl n2 27 92 nl n2 10 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance. 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 0 and 63, the print head moves r[...]

/ GRAPHICS COMMANDS I t Print normal-density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nl n2 10 40 nl n2 ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . . ml tn2 . . . Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and nZ +n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum _ width is 8 inches (480 dots) for normal carna[...]

Print quadruple-density graphics L Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> ‘7” nl n2 27 90 nl n2 10 5A nl n2 ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . . ‘L.. 6%. . i . c i i c / i L-- i L. Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi- mum 1920 dots wide for normal carriage printer, 3264 dots for wide carriageprinter), skippi[...]

Select g-pin graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “N n0 nl 27 94 n0 nl 10 5E n0 nl n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of n0 and prints g-pin bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphic image is 9 dots high and nZ + n2 x 256 dots wide. n0 Graphics mode -[...]

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define draft download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal &SC> “gt” x0> nl 2730 Od 10 26 00 nl Std. n2 m0 ml m2 n2mOmlm2 n2mOmlm2 m3 . . . ml1 m3 . . . ml1 m3 . . . ml1 Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM for later use, Memory Switch must be set to “DOWNLOAD”; other- wi[...]

Define NLQ download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal cESC> “Lk” <O> nl 27 38 0 nl 10 26 00 nl Std. n2 m0 ml m.2 n2mOmlm2 n2mOmlm2 dl d2 ,.. dx dl d2 . . . dx dl d2 . . . dx Defines one or more new NLQ characters and stores them in RAM forlateruse. Memory Switchmustbe setto“DOWNLOAD”, andNLQ mode must be selected before thi[...]

*.. L. The attribute byte m2 gives proportional-spacing information. Bit 7 is ignored. Bits 4 to 6 specify the offset to the first byte printed (0 to 7). enabling leading spaces in the character to be ignored. Bits 0 to 3 specify the width of the character cell (maximum 11 dots). The character will be followed by a mandatory blank dot column which [...]

Se/ect download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “%” “1” 27 37 49 10 25 31 Std. cESC> “%” <l> 27 37 1 10 25 01 Selects the download character set. Ignored when Memory Switch is not set to “DOWNLOAD”. Shift download character area Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> 7” ‘2’ 27 116 50 [...]

Select draft downloadcharacters with double-strike Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” <6> 27 73 6 1B 49 06 Selects the download character set, draft quality, and double-strike mode. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power- up or if Memory Switch is not set to “DOWNLOAD”. Select NLQ download characters M[...]

COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS Select print color Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cEsc> “I” n 27 114 n 1B 72 n Selects the printing color according to the value of n, as shown be- low. Ignored if the color ribbon is not installed. n Color n Color 0 Black 4 Yellow 1 Red 5 Orange 2 Blue 6 Green 3 Violet Select print color Mode ASCII Decimal Hexa[...]

OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <Esc> 3” 27 62 18 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 0 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “=” 27 61 1B 30 Sets [...]

Set printer off-line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cLxJ3> 19 13 IBM cESC> “Q” n 27 01 n 1B 51 n Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent characters and commands except 4X1>, which retums it to the on- line. The printer’s ON LINE indicator does not go off. In the IBM mode, the value of n should be 3 for n[...]

Uni-directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “U” “1” 27 85 49 1B 55 31 <ESC> “U” cl> 27 85 1 1B 55 01 Causes subsequent printing to be done uni-directionally, ensuring maximum vertical alignment precision. One-line w&directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “c‘ 27 [...]

Select ASF bin #1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Borh cESC> <Ehb<I> 27 25 1 1B 19 01 “(” ..(.. “1” ,,).. ..).. 40 40 49 41 41 2a2a312929 Selects the ASF bin #l, and feeds paper from bin #l. Ignored if Memory Switch is not selected the Dual-bin ASF. Select ASF bin #2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal - - Bo* cEsc> <EM> &[...]