Printronix P7000 H-Series, P7000H, LQ-1600K Programmer's Reference Manual

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Programmer’s Reference Manual

LQ-1600K Emulation For The P7000 H-Series Of Line Matrix Printers

Programmer’s Reference Manual LQ-1600K Emulation For The P7000 H-Series Of Line Matrix Printers

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Table Of Contents

1 Introduction........................................................... 11

About This Manual..................................................................................11

Warnings And Special Information...................................................11

Software Features .................................................................................. 11

2 Configuring With The Control Panel ..................... 13

Introduction .............................................................................................13

Printing The Configuration......................................................................14

The Configuration Menu .........................................................................16

Moving Within The Configuration Menu ...........................................17

Saving Your New Configuration .......................................................19

Hanzi GB LP+ Menu ........................................................................ 22

Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu .......................................................................24

Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu ......................................................................26

LQ-1600K.........................................................................................30

3 LinePrinter Plus

LQ-1600K Emulation ................................................. 33

LQ-1600K Emulation ..............................................................................33

Exceptions And Differences .............................................................33

Default Values And States ............................................................... 34

Epson Character Sets ......................................................................38

Escape Sequences .......................................................................... 39

FS Sequences..................................................................................39

Super-Set Commands .....................................................................39

Set And Reset Codes ...................................................................... 39

DBCS Mode .....................................................................................40

Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes.................... 40

Format For Control Code Descriptions.............................................40

Control Code Index ......................................................................... 41

Adjust Half-Width Characters To Fit Into DBCS Character Spacing 45

Adjust Table Characters...................................................................45

Align Two Half-Width Rotated Characters In

DBCS Mode .....................................................................................46

Backspace........................................................................................47

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Barcode Printing............................................................................... 48

Bell ................................................................................................... 51

Cancel Character Rotation ...............................................................51

Cancel Line ......................................................................................52

Cancel Spacing Adjustment .............................................................52

Carriage Return................................................................................ 52

CC DOS Control Code .....................................................................53

Character Pitch 10 CPI ....................................................................53

Character Pitch 12 CPI ....................................................................53

Character Pitch 15 CPI ....................................................................54

Condensed Print (Set/Reset) ........................................................... 54

DBCS Mode (Select) ........................................................................55

DBCS Mode (Cancel)....................................................................... 55

DBCS Mode Underline .....................................................................55

DBCS Superscript/Subscript Print (Set/Cancel)...............................56

Define A Download Character (DBCS) ............................................56

Define Pattern For Special Printing Effect........................................ 57

Define User-Defined Character........................................................58

Delete Character ..............................................................................59

Double High Print, Set/Reset .......................................................... 59

Double Strike (Select) ...................................................................... 59

Double Strike (Cancel) .....................................................................60

Double Wide Print ............................................................................ 60

Double Wide Print (One Line) .......................................................... 61

Double Wide Print (One Line), Cancel .............................................62

Double Wide Print (One Line) ......................................................... 62

Double Wide Print (One Line), Cancel .............................................62

Double Wide, Double High (2x2) Print ............................................. 63

Download Chinese Font (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)....................63

Emphasized Print (Select)................................................................ 63

Emphasized Print (Cancel) ..............................................................64

Enable Printing Of Control Codes ....................................................65

Font Expansion ................................................................................65

Form Feed........................................................................................ 66

Graphic Printing ...............................................................................66

Graphics, Double Density ................................................................67

Graphics, Double Density, Double Speed........................................68

Graphics, Quadruple Density ...........................................................69

Graphics, Standard Density ............................................................. 70

Half-Width Print ................................................................................71

Half-Width Print Cancel .................................................................... 71

Home Print Head.............................................................................. 71

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Horizontal Tab Execute ....................................................................71

Horizontal Tab Set/Release .............................................................72

Initialize Printer.................................................................................74

Italic Printing (Select) ....................................................................... 74

Italic Printing (Cancel) ......................................................................74

Line Feed .........................................................................................75

Line Feed n/180 Inch .......................................................................75

Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi).............................................................76

Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi).............................................................77

Line Spacing n/60 Inch.....................................................................78

Line Spacing n/180 Inch................................................................... 79

Line Spacing n/360 Inch................................................................... 80

Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes.......................................................81

Make Hex 80-9F Printable................................................................81

Master Print Select ...........................................................................83

Master Print Select In DBCS Mode.................................................. 84

Master Select One-Line Attribute in DBCS Mode ............................85

Printer Deselect................................................................................85

Printer Select....................................................................................86

Proportional Spacing, Select/Deselect ............................................ 86

Rotate Character 90 Degrees Counter-Clockwise ...........................86

Select Autowrap Mode (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)...................... 87

Select Bit Image ...............................................................................87

Select DBCS ASCII Character Type ................................................88

Select DBCS Character Bitmap ....................................................... 88

Select DBCS Character Font ...........................................................88

Select DBCS Print Quality................................................................89

Select Graphics Mode...................................................................... 90

Select Italic Character Set................................................................91

Select Print Quality...........................................................................91

Select Special Printing Effect ...........................................................92

Select Super/Subscript Printing

(For Hanzi BIG5 Printer only)........................................................... 93

Select Typeface (For Hanzi BIG5 Printer only) ................................93

Select Underline Printing (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)................... 93

Select Vertical Printing (for Hanzi BIG5 Printer only).......................94

Select Vertical Tab Channel.............................................................94

Set 0-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters .................... 94

Set 3-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters .................... 95

Set 6-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters .................... 95

Set 12-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters ..................95

Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position In 1/60 Inch..........................96

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Set Chinese Font Rotate (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)...................96

Set Chinese Inner Code (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)....................97

Set Font/Line Gap (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ............................. 97

Set Font Scale (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ..................................97

Set Form Length By Lines................................................................ 98

Set Form Length In Inches...............................................................99

Set Font Pitch (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ...................................99

Set Intercharacter Spacing.............................................................100

Set Intercharacter (One-Byte) Spacing In DBCS Mode .................100

Set Intercharacter (Two-Byte) Spacing In DBCS Mode .................101

Set International Character Set......................................................101

Set Left Margin (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)................................103

Set Line Pitch (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) .................................. 103

Set Logical Right Margin (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)................. 103

Set Logical Left Margin (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ...................104

Set Margin (Left) ............................................................................104

Set Margin (Right) ..........................................................................105

Set Paper Length (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ............................105

Set Relative Horizontal Print Position In 1/120 Inches ...................106

Set Right Margin (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ............................. 106

Set Vertical Tabs In Channels........................................................ 107

Skip Over Perforation..................................................................... 107

Skip Over Perforation Cancel ........................................................108

Static Barcode Function (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only).................. 108

Superscript And Subscript Printing ................................................109

Superscript And Subscript Printing (Cancel) .................................. 110

Turn On/Off Compress Mode .........................................................110

Turn On/Off OCRB Printing............................................................ 111

Underline........................................................................................111

Unidirectional Printing For One Line .............................................. 112

Unidirectional Printing, Set/Reset .................................................112

Vertical and Horizontal Extension .................................................. 112

Vertical Tab, Execute .....................................................................113

Vertical Tab, Set/Clear ...................................................................113

A Standard ASCII Character Set ...........................115

B Vertical Page Formatting .................................... 117

Overview...............................................................................................117

Executing Vertical Tabs .................................................................117

Vertical Tab Positions ....................................................................118

C Graphics ............................................................. 119

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Bit Image Graphics ...............................................................................119

Designing A Bit Image Pattern .......................................................121

Bit Image Density ...........................................................................121

Bit Image Programming Format .....................................................122

Bit Image Sample Program ............................................................123

D Contact Information............................................ 125

Printronix Customer Support Center..................................................... 125

Printronix Supplies Department ............................................................125

Corporate Offices..................................................................................126

E Glossary............................................................. 127

Table Of Contents

1 Introduction

About This Manual

This manual is designed so you can quickly find the information you need to use the LQ-1600K emulation.

This book does not explain how to operate the printer. For printer operation, see the

User’s Manual.

Warnings And Special Information

Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings:

WARNING

Conditions that could harm you.

CAUTION

Conditions that could damage the printer or related equipment.

IMPORTANT

Information vital to proper operation of the printer. NOTE: Information affecting printer operation.

Software Features

The LQ-1600K emulation software provides the following features:

• Graphics and print quality. You can enable graphics mode and specify a

density mode (dots per inch) for either 8-pin/24-pin images.

• Print Attributes. Characters can be bold, italic, double high, double wide,

etc.

• Page Formatting. Commands which allow you to set line spacing, page

length, and vertical tabbing.

• Font Typefaces. Also referred to as print modes. There are six typefaces

that can print both SBCS and DBCS characters: LQ, Near LQ, Normal, Hi-Speed, Super Hi-Speed, and Ultra Hi-Speed.

Chapter 1 Software Features

2 Configuring With The

Control Panel

Introduction

IMPORTANT

Configuration directly affects printer operation. Do not change the configuration of your printer until you are thoroughly familiar with the procedures in this chapter.

In order to print data, the printer must respond correctly to signals and commands received from the host computer. Configuration is the process of matching the printer's operating characteristics to those of the host computer and to specific tasks, such as printing labels or printing on different sizes of paper. The characteristics that define the printer's response to signals and commands received from the host computer are called configuration parameters. Examples are line spacing, form length, etc.

You can change the parameters by sending appropriate control codes or by pressing keys on the control panel. Control codes offer more versatility, and they override control panel settings.

This chapter explains how to use the control panel. Chapter 3 provides information about control codes.

Figure 1. The Control Panel

SET TOF

PRT CONFIG

JOB SELECT

ENTER

ON LINE/CLEAR

PAPER ADVANCE

VIEW/EJECT

CANCEL

Message Display

Status Indicator

Circular Pad

ONLINE <LP+> RIBBON LIFE 100%

Emulation

Ribbon Life Indicator

Chapter 2 Printing The Configuration

Printing The Configuration

You should print a configuration to determine what is already stored and what needs to be modified.

You can print any or all of the configurations shown above. Configurations 1-8 are the customized configurations.

To print a configuration, follow the procedure in Table 1.

CONFIG.

CONTROL

Load Config.

Save Config. Print Config.

Delete Config.

Power-Up

Config.

Protect

Configs.

Current Short* Current Full Factory Power-Up All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

* = Factory Default

Name

Configs.

Reset Cfg.

Names

Table 1. Printing Configurations

Step Key Result Notes

1. Make sure the printer is on. Raise the printer cover.

3. Allows you to make configuration changes.

6. Press until the desired option displays.

8. Press until the desired option displays.

9. The configuration listing begins printing.

10. Carefully tear off the configuration printout.

ON LINE/CLEAR

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

UNTIL

OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

CONFIG. CONTROL Load Config.

CONFIG. CONTROL Print Config.

Print Config. Current Short*

Print Config. All

ENTER

OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

NOTE: Another way to print the current configuration is to go OFFLINE,

press the PRT CONFIG key, and then press ENTER.

The Configuration Menu

Figure 2. Configuration Menu Overview

11. Locks the ENTER key.

12.

13. Store the printout in a safe place. The printer is ready for operation.

Table 1. Printing Configurations (continued)

Step Key Result Notes

ENTER SWITCH LOCKED

ON LINE/CLEAR

ONLINE

OFFLINE

CONFIG.

CONTROL

HOST

INTERFACE

See the

User’s Manual

LinePrinter+

Printer Protocol

LQ1600K CPI/LPI Select Host Command Font Attributes Graphics Spd Up Page Format Reset Cmd CFG Ld Error Handling

See the

User’s Manual

PRINTER

CONTROL

See the

User’s Manual

Host Interface Graphic Spd Up Typeface DBCS CPI Select LPI DBCS ASCII Style DBCS/ASCII Mode Ribbon End Point Reset Cmd CFG Ld Load Config. Save Config. Power-Up Config.

EMULATIONQUICK

SETUP

ADVANCED

USER

See the

User’s Manual

DIAGNOSTICS

See the

User’s Manual

Moving Within The Configuration Menu

The example in Table 2 explains how to change the LPI value.

Table 2. Changing Configurations

Step Key Result Notes

1. Make sure the printer is on. Raise the printer cover.

3. Allows you to make configuration changes.

10.

ON LINE/CLEAR

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

UNTIL

OFFLINE EMULATION

EMULATION LinePrinter+

LinePrinter+ Printer Protocol

LinePrinter+ CPI/LPI Select

CPI/LPI Select Select CPI

CPI/LPI Select Select LPI

Select LPI

6.0 LPI*

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

11. Press until the desired value displays.

12. An asterisk indicates the value selected.

13. Use the diagrams on the following pages to navigate your way through the menu.

Press

 or  to move vertically; press  or  to move horizontally and to scroll

through the values. Press ENTER to select a value. To move to the top of the menu, press ONLINE/CLEAR.

To SAVE CHANGES AS A CONFIGURATION that is stored in memory and can later be loaded:

14.

15.

16. Go to Table 3, step 4.

To USE CURRENT CONFIGURATION WITHOUT SAVING:

17. Locks the configuration parameters.

18.

19. The printer is ready for operation. All parameters are effective as long as the printer is

on. When you turn off the printer, the parameters will be erased from memory.

Table 2. Changing Configurations (continued)

Step Key Result Notes

Select LPI

8.0 LPI

ENTER

Select LPI

8.0 LPI*

UNTIL

OFFLINE EMULATION

UNTIL

OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

ENTER SWITCH LOCKED

ON LINE/CLEAR

ONLINE

Saving Your New Configuration

After changing all of the necessary parameters, you should save them as a configuration that can be stored for future use and loaded later. If you do not save your configuration before you power off the printer, all of your parameter changes will be erased. The Save Config. option allows you to save up to eight configurations to meet different print job requirements. Configurations 1 through 8 are empty until you save values to them using the Save Config. option. For example:

Config 1: Selects Normal typeface, 6.7 cpi, 6 lpi Config 2: Selects Near LQ typeface, 6 cpi, 8 lpi

Once you have saved a configuration using this option, it will not be lost if you power off the printer. You can load a configuration for a specific print job and also modify and resave it. You may want to print your configurations and store them in a safe place, such as inside the printer cabinet.

NOTE: The Protect Configs. parameter must be set to disable before you

may save a configuration. Once you save a configuration, the Protect Configs. parameter automatically returns to enable. Once you change active emulations, any changes to the previously selected emulation will be gone unless they have been saved.

* = Factory Default

CONFIG.

CONTROL

Load Config.

Save Config.

Print Config. Delete Config.

Power-Up

Config.

Protect

Configs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Name

Configs.

Reset Cfg.

Names

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

Table 3. Saving Configurations

Step Key Result Notes

1. If you are already in the Configuration Menu, go to step 5.

3. Allows you to make configuration changes.

7. Press until the desired number (1-8) displays.

NOTE: Do not turn off the printer while Save is in progress, because you might lose your

configuration.

8. The configuration is now saved in memory. (In this case, Config. 2.)

ON LINE/CLEAR

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

UNTIL

OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

CONFIG. CONTROL Load Config.

UNTIL

CONFIG. CONTROL Save Config.

Save Config. 1*

Save Config. 2

ENTER

Save Config. 2*

UNTIL

CONFIG. CONTROL Save Config.

Saving Your New Configuration

NOTE: It is recommended you print the configuration. Go to page 15, step 5. If you decide not

to print the configuration, then continue with the following steps.

10. Locks the ENTER key.

11.

12. The printer is ready for operation.

Table 3. Saving Configurations (continued)

Step Key Result Notes

ENTER SWITCH LOCKED

ON LINE/CLEAR

ONLINE

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

Hanzi GB LP+ Menu

Figure 3. Hanzi GB LP+ Menu

OFFLINE

Printer

Protocol

CPI/LPI Select Font Attributes

LQ-1600K

(see page 30)

Select CPI

10.0* CPI

12.0 CPI

13.3 CPI

15.0 CPI

17.1 CPI

20.0 CPI

Select LPI

6.0 LPI*

8.0 LPI

DBCS CPI

5.0 CPI

6.0 CPI

6.7 CPI*

7.5 CPI Other CPI

Typeface

LQ Near LQ* Normal Hi-Speed Super Hi-Speed Ultra Hi-Speed

High Density

Disable* Enable

Styling Type

Song*

Prop. Spacing

Disable*/Enable

Bold Print

Disable*/Enable

Italic Print

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Slashed Zero

Disable*/Enable

Text Position

Bottom of Line* Top of Line

EMULATION

LinePrinter+

Host

Command

Enable Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI Ignore Unidir*

Reset Cmd

CFG Ld

Disable* Power up Config. Current Config. Factory Config.

Error

Handling

Illegal Code Pt.

Normal* As Space

Page Format

(see the following page)

DBCS/ASCII Mode

DBCS Mode* ASCII Mode

DBCS ASCII Style

Normal* Oversize OCRB

DBCS Compressed

Disable* Enable

Compressed Mode

Disable* Enable

Encoding

Address Table* UTF8

Taller 15 CPI

Disable* Enable

Horizontal Expnd

24* pt size (24-72)

Vertical Expnd

24* pt size (24-72)

Graphics

Spd Up

Normal* Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface

Hanzi GB LP+ Menu

Figure 3. Hanzi GP LP+ Menu (Continued)

Margins

Perforation

Skip

Form Length

Form Width

Left Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Right Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Bottom Margin

0* lines (0-451)

Disable* 1/2 inch 2/3 inch 5/6 inch 1 inch

Abs. Length IN

11.0* inches (0.1-24)

Abs. Length MM

279.4* millimeters (0.1-609.6)

Funct. of Lines

66* lines (1-192)

Abs. Width IN

13.6* inches (0.1-13.6)

Abs. Width MM

345.4* millimeters (0.1-345.4)

Funct. of CPI

136* Characters (1-272)

Page Format

(from previous

page)

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu

Figure 4. Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu

OFFLINE

Printer

Protocol

CPI/LPI Select Font Attributes

LQ-1600K

(see page 30)

Select CPI

10.0 CPI

12.0 CPI

13.3 CPI

15.0 CPI*

17.1 CPI

20.0 CPI

Select LPI

6.0 LPI

8.0 LPI*

DBCS CPI

5.0 CPI

6.0 CPI

6.7 CPI

7.5 CPI* Other CPI

Typeface

LQ Near LQ* Normal Hi-Speed Super Hi-Speed Ultra Hi-Speed

Styling Type

Mincho*

High Density

Disable* Enable

Prop. Spacing

Disable*/Enable

Bold Print

Disable*/Enable

Italic Print

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Slashed Zero

Disable*/Enable

Text Position

Bottom of Line* Top of Line

EMULATION

LinePrinter+

Host

Command

Enable Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI Ignore Unidir*

DBCS/ASCII Mode

DBCS Mode* ASCII Mode

DBCS ASCII Style

Normal* Oversize OCRB

DBCS Compressed

Disable* Enable

Compressed Mode

Disable* Enable

Encoding

Address Table* UTF8

Taller 15 CPI

Disable* Enable

Horizontal Expnd

24* pt size (24-72)

Vertical Expnd

24* pt size (24-72)

Page Format

(see the following page)

Reset Cmd

CFG Ld

Disable* Power up Config. Current Config. Factory Config.

Graphics

Spd Up

Normal* Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface

Error

Handling

Illegal Code Pt.

Normal* As Space

Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu

Figure 5Figure 4. Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu

Margins

Perforation

Skip

Form Length

Form Width

Left Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Right Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Bottom Margin

0* lines (0-451)

Disable* 1/2 inch 2/3 inch 5/6 inch 1 inch

Abs. Length IN

08.5 inches* (0.1-24)

Abs. Length MM

215.9* millimeters (0.1-609.6)

Funct. of Lines

68* lines (1-192)

Abs. Width IN

13.6* inches (0.1-13.6)

Abs. Width MM

345.4* millimeters (0.1-345.4)

Funct. of CPI

204* Characters (1-272)

Page Format

(from previous

page)

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu

Figure 6. Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu

Typeface

LQ* Near LQ Normal Hi-Speed Super Hi-Speed Ultra Hi-Speed

Styling Type

MING*

High Density

Disable* Enable

Prop. Spacing

Disable*/Enable

Bold Print

Disable*/Enable

Italic Print

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Slashed Zero

Disable* Enable

OFFLINE

Printer

Protocol

CPI/LPI Select Font Attributes

LQ-1600K

(see page 30)

Select CPI

10.0* CPI

12.0 CPI

13.3 CPI

15.0 CPI

17.1 CPI

20.0 CPI

Select LPI

6.0 LPI*

8.0 LPI

DBCS CPI

5.0 CPI

6.0 CPI

6.7 CPI*

7.5 CPI Other CPI

EMULATION

LinePrinter+

Margins

Perforation

Skip

Form Length

Form Width

Left Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Right Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Bottom Margin

0* lines (0-451)

Disable* 1/2 inch 2/3 inch 5/6 inch 1 inch

Abs. Length IN

11.0* inches (0.1-24)

Abs. Length MM

279.4* millimeters (0.1-609.6)

Funct. of Lines

66* lines (1-192)

Abs. Width IN

13.6* inches (0.1-13.6)

Abs. Width MM

345.4* millimeters (0.1-345.4)

Funct. of CPI

136* Characters (1-272)

Page Format

(from above)

Host

Command

Enable Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI Ignore Unidir*

Text Position

Bottom of Line* Top of Line

DBCS/ASCII Mode

DBCS Mode* ASCII Mode

DBCS ASCII Style

Normal* Oversize OCRB

DBCS Compressed

Disable* Enable

Compressed Mode

Disable* Enable

Encoding

Address Table* UTF8

Taller 15 CPI

Disable* Enable

Horizontal Expnd

24* pt size (24-72)

Vertical Expnd

24* pt size (24-72)

Graphics

Spd Up

Normal Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface*

Page Format

(see below)

Reset Cmd

CFG Ld

Disable* Power up Config. Current Config. Factory Config.

Error

Handling

Illegal Code Pt.

Normal As Space As Square*

Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu

CPI/LPI Select

This parameter lets you specify the characters per inch (cpi) and lines per inch (lpi) values. The defaults are 10 cpi, 6 lpi, and 6.7 cpi for Hanzi, 15 cpi,

8.0 lpi, and 7.5 cpi for Kanji.

Host Command

• Enable. Enables all host printing commands.

• Ignore All. This function treats all control codes and printing commands

as the data.

• Ignore CPI. This function ignores the CPI selection commands only

(e.g., ESC M, ESC P, and ESC G).

• Ignore LPI. This function ignores the LPI selection commands only

(e.g, ESC 2 and ESC 0).

• Ignore Unidirectional. The default. All unidirectional commands sent by

the host are ignored by the printer.

Font Attributes

This submenu allows you to define the following font attributes: typeface, proportional spacing, bold print, and italic print. You can also specify if the zero character will print with a slash.

Styling Type defines the font style in the particular printer. Different printers may have different default styling types.

High Density enabled will allow the LQ typeface to print in higher print density. It will not take effect when other typefaces are selected.

Text position specifies where the text will be positioned in the line space. When set to Top of Line, text will be positioned at the top of the line space. When set to Bottom of Line, the text will be positioned as if it were at the bottom of a 6 lpi line space. The following example shows both Top of Line and Bottom of Line text positions:

The option “DBCS / ASCII mode” specifies the operating mode of the Hanzi printer. If it is set to DBCS mode, it can print double-byte characters as well as a limited number of single-byte characters. Otherwise, it can only print singlebyte characters. Refer to “DBCS Mode” on page 40 for more details.

Top of Linespace

Bottom of 8 LPI Linespace

Bottom of 6 LPI Linespace

Dot

Row

Text Position

Top of Line

Text Position

Bottom of Line

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

The option “DBCS ASCII Style” specifies the appearance of the single-byte numeric characters. If it is set to Oversize, the numeric characters will appear larger than other single-byte characters. For example, the appearance of character “8” will be changed to “

8.” If it is set to OCRB, the numeric

characters will print in OCRB style. The option “Compressed Mode” specifies the appearance of ASCII characters

and DBCS characters in ASCII mode. If it is set to “Enable,” it can print out ASCII mode ASCII char and half width DBCS characters.

The option “DBCS Compressed” specifies the appearance of DBCS and ASCII characters in DBCS mode. If set to “Enable,” both the DBCS and ASCII characters will print at half of the width of their original size.

The option “Address Table” specifies the address table supported:

• GB18030 for Hanzi GB printer

• BIG5 (default), CNS, TCA, ETEN, IBM5550, TELETEXT, WANG, BIG5+,

BIG5E, and HKSCS-2001 for Hanzi Big5 printer.

• Shift-JIS for Kanji printer

The option “UTF8” allows the user to input UTF8 data stream. The option “Taller 15cpi” specifies the appearance of ASCII character in 15cpi

in Ascii mode. If it is set to “Enable”, the characters in 15cpi will be the same height with other CPIs like 10cpi. If it is set to “Disable”, the characters in 15cpi will appear shorter than other CPIs like 10cpi.

The option “Horizontal Expnd” specifies the character horizontal expansion in dot for both ASCII and DBCS characters in DBCS mode.

The option “Vertical Expnd” specifies the character vertical expansion in dot for both ASCII and DBCS characters in DBCS mode.

Graphics Spd Up

This menu is used to increase (speed up) graphic printing speed by turning on the Enhanced/Turbo mode.

• Normal. The default. The printer prints at the given input graphics

resolution.

• Enhanced. The printer provides first-level speed up, which means the

speed is faster than Normal mode.

• Turbo. The printer provides second-level speed up, which means the

speed is faster than Enhanced mode.

• Match Typeface. The input 180 x 180 dpi graphics resolution will drop-

dot to the resolution matching the typeface selected.

Page Format

Margins

You can set the bottom, left, and right form margins.

Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu

Perforation Skip

Perforation Skip allows or prevents printing on page perforation. When enabled, it sets up a skip-over margin of 1/2,” 2/3,” 5/6,” or 1.” For example, a skip-over margin of 1” allows a 1” margin at the bottom of the page perforation. The default is Disable.

Form Length

Forms length is the number of lines that can be printed on a page. You can set forms length in inches or in print lines per page. The most accurate method is lines per page.

Form Width

When using paper which is 8-1/2” wide, selecting an 8” print width prevents printing beyond the right margin and damaging the hammer tips and platen.

Reset Cmd CFG Ld

When the printer receives a host data stream reset command (ESC @ or ESC[K) in addition to resetting printer variables, the power-up configuration will be loaded.

• Disable. The default. The factory configuration is loaded when the reset

command is executed.

• Power-Up Config. The power-up configuration is loaded when the reset

command is executed.

• Current Config. The currently selected configuration is loaded when the

reset command is executed.

• Factory Config. The factory installed configuration is loaded when the

reset command is executed.

Error Handling of Illegal Code Point

This command determines the way illegal DBCS characters are processed:

• Normal. The default. Will ignore illegal DBCS characters.

• As Space. Will insert two space characters (0X20, 0X20) when the data

stream contains error DBCS coding.

• As Square. Will insert a black square (0xAIBD) when the data stream

contains error DBCS coding. This is applicable for the Hanzi Big5 build only.

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

LQ-1600K

Figure 7. LQ 1600K Emulation Menu

OFFLINE

Define CR

Code

Auto LF

Define LF

Code

Printer Select

CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Enable* Disable

LF = CR + LF* LF = LF

Disable* Enable

Character Set

Standard Sets*

Epson Set*

ASCII (USA)* French German English Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am I French Canadian Latin Am II

IBM PC

20 CPI

Condensed

Enable* Disable

EMULATION

LinePrinter+

Printer

Protocol

LQ-1600K

Alt Set 80-9F

Printable* Control Code

AR3240

Compat.

Disable* Enable

Currency

Sign

RMB Select* $ Select

= For Hanzi GB and Kanji SJIS only.

LQ-1600K

Define CR Code

The Define CR Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Carriage Return, it inserts an additional Line Feed code (hex 0A) into the data stream. Do not use this feature if the host computer sends Line Feeds to the printer.

• CR = CR. Does not insert an extra Line Feed after each Carriage Return.

• CR = CR + LF. Inserts an extra Line Feed after each Carriage Return.

Auto LF

This option defines the printer actions when print data is received past the forms width setting.

• Enable. Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is

received past the forms width.

• Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.

Define LF Code

The Define LF Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Line Feed code (hex 0A) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Line Feed, it inserts an additional Carriage Return code (hex 0D) into the data stream. This feature can be used in most installations, but it is required if the host computer does not send Carriage Returns to the printer.

• LF = CR + LF. Adds an extra Carriage Return with each Line Feed.

• LF = LF. Does not add a Carriage Return with a Line Feed.

Printer Select

• Disable. Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control codes.

• Enable. Disables the printer when a DC1 control code is received, and

enables the printer when a DC3 control code is received.

Character Set

This parameter selects a character set for the Epson® emulation.

20 CPI Condensed

Compressed print characters are narrower than the normal character set. This is helpful for applications for which you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page.

• Enable. Prints about 60 percent of the width of normal characters when

compressed print is chosen by the host computer. For example, a 12 CPI Draft font will compress to 20 CPI.

• Disable. Does not compress print widths, even if condensed print is

chosen by the host.

Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu

Alt. Set 80-9F

• Control Code. Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a

control code.

• Printable. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

Currency Sign (for GB and Kanji)

• RMB Select. The ASCII code hex 24 is printed as a RMB “¥” character in

DBCS mode. Default for GB.

• $ Select. The ASCII code hex 24 is printed as a dollar “$” character in

DBCS mode. Default for Kanji.

AR3240 (for GB and Kanji)

• Disable. AR3240 emulation does not take effect. Default.

• Enable. AR3240 takes effect, SUB (0x1A) is used as another SFCC. The

listed commands will take effect and turn the extending table character on.

3 LinePrinter Plus

LQ-1600K Emulation

“Emulation” refers to the ability of a printer to execute the commands of other printer control languages. In LQ-1600K emulation mode, your printer prints files coded for Epson LQ series printers, particularly the LQ-1600K.

Exceptions And Differences

Because Of Mechanical Differences Between Your Printer (A Line Matrix Printer) And Moving Printhead Serial Matrix Printers, Some Features Are Approximated Or Not Supported.

Commands not supported by our printer:

1. Control paper loading/ejecting (ESC EM

)

2. Select user-defined set (ESC %

)

3. Define user-defined characters (ESC k NUL

n m

)

4. Copy ROM to RAM (ESC : NUL

n m

)

5. Select justification (ESC

a n

)

6. Set MSB to 1 (ESC >)

7. Set MSB to 0 (ESC =)

8. Cancel MSB Control (ESC #)

9. Reassign bit-image mode (ESC ?)

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Default Values And States

Your printer stores a set of typical operating states and conditions in the flash memory. The first time you power up the printer, the factory settings in Table 4 are automatically invoked.

Table 4. Factory Settings for Hanzi GB

Characteristic Default Setting

Select CPI 10.0 Select LPI 6.0 DBCS CPI 6.7 Host Command Ignore Unidir. Typeface Near LQ Styling Type SONG High Density Disable Proportional Spacing Disable Bold Print Disable Italic Print Disable Slashed Zero Disable Text Position Bottom of Line DBCS/ASCII Mode DBCS Mode DBCS ASCII Style Normal Compressed Mode Disable DBCS Compressed Disable Encoding Address Table Taller 15 CPI Disable Graphics Spd Up Normal Left Margin 0 columns Right Margin 0 columns Bottom Margin 0 lines Perforation Skip Disable Form Length 11.0 inches

279.4 millimeters 66 lines

Form Width 13.6 inches

345.4 millimeters

136 characters Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable Illegal Code Pt. Normal Define CR Code CR = CR

Default Values And States

Auto LF Enable Define LF Code LF = CR + LF Printer Select Disable Character Set Standard Sets (Epson Set; ASCII) 20 CPI Condensed Enable Alt Set 80-9F Printable Currency Sign RMB Select AR3240 Compat. Disable

Table 5. Factory Settings for Kanji SJIS

Characteristic Default Setting

Select CPI 15.0 Select LPI 8.0 DBCS CPI 7.5 Host Command Ignore Unidir. Typeface Near LQ Styling Type Mincho High Density Disable Proportional Spacing Disable Bold Print Disable Italic Print Disable Slashed Zero Disable Text Position Bottom of Line DBCS/ASCII Mode DBCS Mode DBCS ASCII Style Normal Compressed Mode Disable DBCS Compressed Disable Encoding Address Table Taller 15 CPI Disable Graphics Spd Up Normal Left Margin 0 columns Right Margin 0 columns Bottom Margin 0 lines

Table 4. Factory Settings (continued) for Hanzi GB

Characteristic Default Setting

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Perforation Skip Disable Form Length 8.5 inches

215.9 millimeters

68 lines Form Width 13.6 inches

345.4 millimeters

204 characters Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable Illegal Code Pt. Normal Define CR Code CR = CR Auto LF Enable Define LF Code LF = CR + LF Printer Select Disable Character Set Standard Sets (Epson Set; ASCII) 20 CPI Condensed Enable Alt Set 80-9F Printable Currency Sign $ Select AR3240 Compat. Disable

Table 6. Factory Settings for Hanzi Big5

Characteristic Default Setting

Select CPI 10.0 Select LPI 6.0 DBCS CPI 6.7 Host Command Ignore Unidir. Typeface LQ Styling Type MING High Density Disable Proportional Spacing Disable Bold Print Disable Italic Print Disable Slashed Zero Disable Text Position Bottom of Line DBCS/ASCII Mode DBCS Mode DBCS ASCII Style Normal

Table 5. Factory Settings (continued) for Kanji SJIS

Characteristic Default Setting

Default Values And States

Compressed Mode Disable DBCS Compressed Disable Encoding Address Table Taller 15 CPI Disable Graphics Spd Up Match Typeface Left Margin 0 columns Right Margin 0 columns Bottom Margin 0 lines Perforation Skip Disable Form Length 11.0 inches

279.4 millimeters 66 lines

Form Width 13.6 inches

345.4 millimeters

136 characters Reset Cmd CFG Ld Current Config Illegal Code Pt. As Space Define CR Code CR = CR Auto LF Enable Define LF Code LF = CR + LF Printer Select Disable Character Set Standard Sets (Epson Set; ASCII) 20 CPI Condensed Enable Alt Set 80-9F Printable

Table 6. Factory Settings (continued) for Hanzi Big5

Characteristic Default Setting

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Epson Character Sets

The LQ-1600K printer uses two character sets: the IBM PC set and the Epson set. The Epson set is the ASCII character set with the upper, non-ASCII set defined as italics and the usually unprintable codes designed as international characters. (See Table 7.)

Table 7. Epson Character Set

Hex0123456789ABCDEF

0à§SP0@P‘p

à§SP0@P‘p

1èß! 1AQaq

èß! 1AQaq

2 ù DC2 " 2 B R b r

ùÆ" 2 BR b r

3 ò DC3 # 3 C S c s

òæ# 3CS c s

4ìDC4$4DTdt

ìø$4DTdt

5°ø%5EUeu

°ø %5EUeu

6£¨&6FVf v

£¨&6FVfv

7BELÄ ‘ 7 G W g w

iÄ’7GWgw

8BSCAN( 8 H X h x

¿Ö ( 8HXh x

9HTÜ ) 9 I Y i y

ÑÜ ) 9 I Y i y

ALFä * : J Z j z

ñä* :JZ j z

BVTESC+ ; K [ k {

¤ö+;K [ k {

CFFü ’ < L \ l |

ü,<L\l |

DCRÉ – = M ] m }

ÅÉ–=M]m}

ESOé . > N ^ n ~

åé.>N^n~

FSI¥ / ? O _ oDEL

Ç¥ / ?O_oø

Escape Sequences

Some LQ-1600K control codes consisting of more than one character are called escape sequences because the first character in the sequence is the ASCII ESCape character. ESC alerts the printer that a special function command—not printable characters—follows.

The format for an escape sequence is:

ESC (parameter 1)(parameter 2)...(parameter

)

For example, to select emphasized (offset) print, send the ESC character immediately followed by the E character (do not add a space character):

ASCII: ESC E Hex: 1B 45Dec: 27 69

FS Sequences

Another type of control code which consists of more than one character is called an “FS sequence,” because the first character is the ASCII FS character. This control code is used when the printer is printing Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters. The FS alerts the printer that a special function command (not printable characters) follows. Most FS commands work only on DBCS characters.

The format for an FS sequence is:

FS (parameter 1)(parameter 2)...(parameter

)

For example, to rotate DBCS characters by 90° counter-clockwise, send an FS character immediately followed by the J character:

ASCII: FS J Hex: 1C 4ADec: 28 74

Super-Set Commands

The unique control code sequence for both SSCC and ASSC commands are defined in the table below:

Set And Reset Codes

Set and reset are other ways of saying turn on and “turn off; select and deselect; or enable” and disable.”

Some printer features are set and reset with an escape sequence and the numbers 1 or 0. In those cases you can represent 1 and 0 as hexadecimal codes 01 and 00 or as the ASCII codes for the numerals 1 and 0 (hexadecimal 31 and 30).

Control

Code

ASCII Value Hex Value Dec Value

SSCC ESC | } ; 1B 7C 7D 3B 27 124 125 59

ASSC ESC | } ; q 1B 7C 7D 3B 71 27 124 125 59 113

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DBCS Mode

When the printer is in DBCS mode, it can print double byte characters— characters that require two bytes to define. It can also print a limited number of single byte ASCII characters. If a form hex 0x20 through hex 0x7F is sent to the printer, it will be printed as a standard ASCII character. If a character is larger that 0x7F, it will be combined with the next character to produce one DBCS character.

DBCS characters are only available in the LQ, Near LQ, Normal, Hi-Speed, Super Hi-Speed, and Ultra Hi-Speed typefaces. The command to select DBCS mode (FS &) switches the printer to one of these typefaces. Near LQ is the default typeface, but if another print quality has been selected previously through the FS x command, then that print quality is the DBCS typeface selected.

The character printed when the printer combines two characters into one double byte character depends on the character set of your particular printer.

Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes

The remainder of this chapter describes the LQ-1600K printer control language codes that may be sent from a host computer attached to the printer in order to invoke and configure numerous LQ-1600K emulation functions.

Format For Control Code Descriptions

The following information is listed for each code (where applicable and possible) in this chapter:

ASCII Mnemonic. The ASCII name for the control code. Hex Code. The hexadecimal equivalent of the code. (For octal equivalents,

refer to Appendix A.)

Dec Code. The decimal equivalent of the code. Purpose. The function(s) of the control code. Expression. The control codes used in the BASIC programming language. Comment. A description of exceptions or limitations to normal use. Example. A sample expression written in the BASIC programming language

is provided for some control codes to illustrate how the code is used.

Control Code Index

The following index lists the control codes by function, ASCII mnemonic, and page number. Some control code functions can also be selected at the control panel.

FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE

Vertical Motion and Print Execution

Carriage Return CR 52 Form Feed FF 66 Line Feed LF 75 Line Feed

/180 Inch ESC J

75 Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi) ESC 2 76 Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi) ESC 0 77 Line Spacing

/60 Inch ESC A

78 Line Spacing

/180 Inch ESC 3

79 Line Spacing

/360 Inch ESC +

80 Select Vertical Tab Channel ESC /

94 Set Form Length by Lines ESC C

98 Set Form Length in Inches ESC C NUL

99 Set Vertical Tabs in Channels ESC b

c n1 n2 n3...n16

NUL 107

Skip Over Perforation ESC N

107 Skip Over Perforation, Cancel ESC O 108 Vertical Tab, Execute VT 113 Vertical Tab Set/Clear ESC B

n1 n2 n3...nk

NUL 113

Horizontal Motion

Backspace BS 47 Carriage Return CR 52 Character Pitch 10 cpi ESC P 53 Character Pitch 12 cpi ESC M 53 Character Pitch 15 cpi ESC g 54 Horizontal Tab Execute HT 71 Horizontal Tab Set/Release ESC D

n1...nk

NUL 72 Proportional Spacing, Select/Deselect ESC p

86 Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position in 1/60” ESC $

n1 n2

96 Set Intercharacter Spacing ESC SP

100 Set Relative Horizontal Print Position in 1/120” ESC \

n1 n2

106 Set Margin (Left) ESC l

104 Set Margin (Right) ESC Q

105

Emphasis

Condensed Print SI (or ESC SI) 54 Condensed Print Reset DC2 54 Define Pattern for Special Printing Effect ESC ( X

n1 n2 a1 a2 a3

Double High Print, Set/Reset ESC w

59 Double Strike (Select) ESC G 59 Double Strike (Cancel) ESC H 60 Double Wide Print ESC W

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FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE

Double Wide Print (1 line) SO (or ESC SO) 61 Double Wide Print (1 line) Cancel DC4 62 Emphasized Print (Select) ESC E 63 Emphasized Print (Cancel) ESC F 64 Italic Printing, Select ESC 4 74 Italic Printing, Cancel ESC 5 74 Select Italic Character Set ESC t

Select Special Printing Effect ESC q

Superscript and Subscript Printing ESC S

109 Superscript and Subscript Printing, Cancel ESC T 110 Underline ESC –

111

Print Quality Control

Master Print Select ESC !

Select Print Quality ESC x

Select Typeface (TW printer only) ESC k

Character Set Manipulation

Enable Printing of Control Codes ESC I

65 Make Hex 80-9F Printable ESC 6 81 Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes ESC 7 82 Set International Character Set ESC R

101

Data Manipulation

Cancel Line CAN 52 Delete Character DEL 59

Graphics

Graphics, Standard Density ESC K

n1 n2

70 Graphics, Double Density ESC L

n1 n2

67 Graphics, Double Density, Double Speed ESC Y

n1 n2

68 Graphics, Quadruple Density ESC Z

n1 n2

69 Select Graphics Mode ESC *

m n1 n2

Miscellaneous Printer Control

Bell BEL 51 Home Print Head ESC < 71 Initialize Printer ESC @ 74 Printer Select DC1 86 Printer Deselect DC3 85 Unidirectional Printing for One Line ESC < 112 Unidirectional Printing, Set/Reset ESC U

112

Superset Commands

Graphic Printing (Bit Image) SSCC * 87 Barcode Printing SSCC c 48 Select Vertical Printing SSCC +

94 Select Superscript/Subscript SSCC ~

93 Turn On/Off Compress Mode ASSC 0 x

110

Control Code Index

FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE

Define User-Defined Character ASSC 0 2

Master Select One-line Attribute ASSC 0 !

85 Download Chinese Font ASSC 0 T 2 63 Font Expansion ASSC 0 e 65 Graphic Printing ASSC 0 * 66 Select Autowrap Mode ASSC 0 T m 87 Select Underline Printing ASSC 0 T - 93 Set Chinese Font Rotate ASSC 0 T + 96 Set Chinese Inner Code ASSC 0 T A 97 Set Font/Line Gap ASSC 0 T G 97 Set Font Scale ASSC 0 T W 97 Set Font Pitch ASSC 0 T P 99 Set Left Margin ASSC 0 T I 103 Set Logical Right Margin ASSC 0 T y 103 Set Line Pitch ASSC 0 T 3 103 Set Logical Left Margin ASSC 0 T $ 104 Set Paper Length ASSC 0 T C 105 Turn On/Off OCRB Printing ASSC 0 z n 111

AR3240 Commands (for GB and Kanji printer only)

Set 0-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters SUB Q 94 Set 3-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters SUB N 95 Set 6-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters SUB E 95 Set 12-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters SUB P 95 Select DBCS ASCII Character Type FS k

88 Select DBCS Character Font ESC u

88 Vertical and Horizontal Extension ESC e

n1 n2

112

Select DBCS Character Bitmap FS e

n1 n2

DBCS Command Set

Adjust Half-Width Characters to Fit into DBCS character spacing FS U 45 Adjust Table Characters FS v

45 Align Two Half-Width Rotated Characters in DBCS Mode FS D 46 Cancel Character Rotation FS K 51 Cancel Spacing Adjustment FS V 52 CC DOS Control Code ESC I

53 DBCS Mode (Select) FS & 55 DBCS Mode (Cancel) FS . 55 DBCS Mode Underline FS –

55 DBCS Superscript/Subscript Print (Set/Cancel) FS r

56 Define a Download Character (DBCS) FS 2

n1 n2 n3...n74

56 Double Wide Print (1 line) FS SO 62 Double Wide Print (1 line), Cancel FS DC4 62

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FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE

Double Wide, Double High (2x2) Print FS W

63 Half-Width Print FS SI 71 Half-Width Print Cancel FS DC2 71 Master Print Select in DBCS Mode FS !

84 Rotate Character 90 degrees Counter-Clockwise FS J 86 Select DBCS Print Quality FS x

89 Set Intercharacter Spacing (one-byte) in DBCS Mode FS T

n1 n2

100 Set Intercharacter Spacing (two-byte) in DBCS Mode FS S

n1 n2

101

Adjust Half-Width Characters To Fit Into DBCS Character Spacing

ASCII Code FS U Hex Code 1C 55 Dec Code 28 85 Purpose Aligns two half-width characters to fit the space normally

occupied by a single full-width DBCS character.

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Adjust Table Characters

ASCII Code FS v

Hex Code 1C 76

Dec Code 28 118

Purpose Extends the table (line draw) characters in the following ranges:

GB: A854~A870, A9A4~A9A7, A9B0~A9EF SJIS: 849F~84BE BIG5: BIG5 A271~A275, A277~A278, A27A~A27E,

A2A1~A2A7, F9DD~F9FD CNS A3B3~A3B7, A3B9~A3BA, A3BC~A3C7 TCA 8249~824D, 824F~8250, 8252~825A,

8261~8263 ETEN 8249~824D, 824F~8250, 8252~825A,

8261~8263 IBM5550 8A6E~8A72, 8A74~8A75, 8A77~8A7E,

8A80~8A83 TELETEXT NIL WANG 8E58~8E5A, 8E61~8E62, 8E64~8E65,

8E67~8E72 BIG5+ A271~A275, A277~A278, A27A~A27E,

A2A1~A2A7, F9DD~F9FD BIG5E A271~A275, A277~A278, A27A~A27E,

A2A1~A2A7, F9DD~F9FD HKSCS-2001

A271~A275, A277~A278, A27A~A27E, A2A1~A2A7, F9DD~F9FD

They are extended so they touch in both horizontal and vertical directions.

Where:

= 0 to turn off this function

= 1 to turn on this function

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Align Two Half-Width Rotated Characters In DBCS Mode

ASCII Code FS D Hex Code 1C 44 Dec Code 28 68 Purpose Aligns two half-width rotated characters to fit the space

occupied by a normal size rotated character.

Comment Right after the control code sequence, two characters are

paired. The characters are not required to be half-width to be aligned, because the command automatically takes care of that. It is only necessary for the characters to be rotated in order for the command to take effect. Only two characters are combined at a time.

This command does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Example The following program demonstrates the function of the

command.

Backspace

ASCII Code BS Hex Code 08 Dec Code 08 Purpose Moves the simulated print head to the left, one-byte space

toward the first character column. In DBCS mode, the movement is two one-byte spaces.

Comment Moves the character position indicator one-byte space (two

one-byte spaces in DBCS mode) to the left at the current character pitch setting. The code is ignored if the simulated print head is positioned at the first character column.

Example Print and send two backspaces in ASCII and DBCS mode.

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Barcode Printing

ASCII Code SSCC c

t; d data d

[; N n ;

xxxx ; yyyy

] [; X

mmmm

] [; P p ]

[; C ] [; H

] [; D ] [; F

q data q

]

Hex Code SSCC 63

t; d data d

[; 4E n ;

xxxx ; yyyy

] [; 58

mmmm

]

[; 50

] [; 43 ] [; 48 hh] [; 44 ] [; 46

q data q

]

Dec Code SSCC 99

t; d data d

[; 78 n ;

xxxx ; yyyy

] [; 88

mmmm

]

[; 80

] [; 67 ] [; 72 hh] [; 68 ] [; 70

q data q

]

Where:

= type of Barcode

t (ASCII) t (hex) Selects Barcode

B 42 Codabar

C 43 Code 39

9 39 Code 93

D 44 Code 128

838 EAN-8

131 EAN-13

F46 FIM

G 47 German I-2/5

I 49 Interleaved 2/5

M4D MSI

434 PDF 417

O 4F PostBar

P50POSTNET

R 52 Royal Mail

T 54 Telepen

V 56 UCC/EAN-128

A41 UPC-A

E45 UPC-E

S 53 UPC Shipping

U55 UPS 11

Barcode Printing

Where:

= barcode delimiter, which can be any character not used in

the barcode data field.

data

= variable length printable data field (PDF); character set

is Alphanumeric The following parameters are optional: where:

= activates the offset

= the x and y coordinate unit system

when:

= 4

(ASCII) Selects Value

0 Use current cpi and lpi values

1 Use 1/4 inch value

2 Use 1/2 centimeter value : 1/(2.54x2)

3 Use 1 mm value : 1/(25.4)

4 Use target barcode dot (refer to table immediately below)

Front Panel Typeface X Offset Unit (Inch) Y Offset Unit (Inch)

LQ 1/180 1/180

Near LQ 1/120 1/120

Normal 1/180 1/144

Hi-Speed 1/180 1/120

Super Hi-Speed 1/180 1/90

Ultra Hi-Speed 1/180 1/90

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Where:

xxxx

= 4-digit upper left corner x (horizontal axis)

yyyy

= 4-digit upper left corner y (vertical axis)

X = activates magnification

mmmm

= bar code magnification

The possible magnification is as follows:

Barcode Type Magnification

Code 39 X4 X3 X2 X1 X1.5 X1A X1B *X1C *X1D *X1E

X4 X3 X2 X2A X1 X1A X1B

Interleaved 2/5 X4 X3 X2 X2A X1 X1A X1B

German I-2/5 X4 X3 X2 X2A X1 X1A X1B

UPC Shipping X4 X3 X2 X1 X1.5 X1A X1B *X1C *X1D *X1E

Telepen X4 X3 X2 X1

X4 X3 X2 X1 X1.5

MSI X4 X3 X2 X1 X1.5

Code 128 X4 X3 X2 X1 X1.5

UCC/EAN-128 X4 X3 X2 X1 X1.5

Code 93 X2 X1

UPS 11 X2 X1

UPC-A X2 X1

UPC-E X2 X1

EAN 8 X4 X3 X2 X1

EAN 13 X1

Codabar X1 X1A

POSTNET X1 X1A

Royal Mail X1

Postbar X3 X2 X1

FIM

PDF 417

* The X1C, X1D, and X1E values can only be printed for a 180 dpi horizontal barcode. If these values are sent for a 120 dpi horizontal barcode, it will print as value X1.

Bell

Where: P = activates printable data field variable

= location of PDF (“A” {above}, “B” {below,default}, “N”

{none}) NOTE: FIM, Postbar, and PDF417 do not support this

parameter.

C = Calculate and plot check digit (if the check digit is optional) H = activates the height variable

= 2-digit barcode height in 1/10”

D = Dark barcode (Note: This parameter does not take effect under any DBCS typefaces.)

[;F

q data q

] = secondary data field (optional). The secondary data field is only used to specify the barcode data when the primary data field is empty (two delimiters without any data). When the primary data field is not empty, the secondary data field is ignored.

Bell

ASCII Code BEL Hex Code 07 Dec Code 07 Purpose Sounds the printer's buzzer/beeper. Comment The BEL function will sound the buzzer/beeper for 0.2 seconds

upon receipt of this command

Cancel Character Rotation

ASCII Code FS K Hex Code 1C 4B Dec Code 28 75 Purpose Cancels character rotation (horizontal printing mode). Comment This command cancels the effect of FS J. This control code

does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

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Cancel Line

ASCII Code CAN Hex Code 18 Dec Code 24 Purpose Clears all data not yet printed from a line, but does not affect

control codes.

Comment You can use this control code to delete a line, but do so with

caution to avoid possible misprinting. This control code cancels the double wide attribute set by SO. No other print attributes are affected. The simulated print head goes to the print position it had after the last CR or paper motion command.

Cancel Spacing Adjustment

ASCII Code FS V Hex Code 1C 56 Dec Code 28 86 Purpose Cancels the spacing adjustment of half-width characters to fit

into the full-width DBCS character space.

Comment This command cancels the effect of FS U. This control code

does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Carriage Return

ASCII Code CR Hex Code 0D Dec Code 13 Purpose Returns the simulated print head to the left margin. Comment The CR code may or may not cause printing or paper motion,

depending on the configuration as set from the control panel. If CR=CR is set, the characters following the CR are printed over the previous characters on the line. If CR=CR+LF is set, the paper is also moved one line at the current line spacing. This automatic LF will also cancel all single line print attributes.

CC DOS Control Code

ASCII Code ESC I

Hex Code 1B 49

Dec Code 27 73

Character Pitch 10 CPI

ASCII Code ESC P Hex Code 1B 50 Dec Code 27 80 Purpose Sets character pitch to 10 characters per inch (cpi). Comment This command is available in all print modes except DBCS

mode. This command is normally used to cancel 12 cpi. This command affects the front panel setting of cpi.

Character Pitch 12 CPI

ASCII Code ESC M Hex Code 1B 4D Dec Code 27 77 Purpose Sets character pitch to 12 characters per inch (cpi). Comment This command is available in all print modes except DBCS

mode. This command affects the front panel setting of cpi.

Table 8. CC DOS Control Code Parameters

Value of

Function

A Characters print normal size.

B Characters print double width, in both ASCII and Hanzi

mode.

C Characters print double height, only in Hanzi mode.

D Characters print double width and double height, but

double height only prints in Hanzi mode.

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Character Pitch 15 CPI

ASCII Code ESC g Hex Code 1B 67 Dec Code 27 103 Purpose Sets character pitch to 15 characters per inch (cpi). Comment This command is available in all print modes except DBCS

mode. This command affects the front panel setting of cpi.

Condensed Print (Set/Reset)

ASCII Code SI ESC SIDC2 Hex Code 0F 1B 0F18 Dec Code 15 27 1512 Purpose Condenses print pitch as close as possible to 60 percent of the

former character width.

Comment 10 cpi condenses to 17.1 cpi

12 cpi or 13.3 cpi condenses to 20 cpi 15 cpi will not have condense print

Control code SI affects all subsequent characters. After receiving code SI, all characters are printed condensed until the printer is reset by ESC M, ESC P, DC2, a printer reset, or a new print mode control code. SI code (hex 0F) is equivalent to the ESC SI code. If condensed print is not allowed in the current font, this code is ignored. Proportional spacing overrides condensed printing. This control code does not function while in DBCS mode. 12 cpi will condense to 20 cpi

only

if the menu option “20 CPI Condensed” is enabled.

Example The program below shows condensed character printing and

reset.

DBCS Mode (Select)

ASCII Code FS & Hex Code 1C 26 Dec Code 28 38 Purpose Places the printer in DBCS mode. Comment All data received by the printer with the MSB set will be paired

with the next character which may or may not be a DBCS character. If the pair constitutes a 2-byte code which falls within the defined DBCS character set range, a DBCS character will be printed. Otherwise, the characters will be treated individually and printed accordingly. Control codes which normally can be applied to a non-DBCS mode typeface will not have an effect.

This command will set the DBCS/ASCII mode in the front panel to DBCS mode.

DBCS Mode (Cancel)

ASCII Code FS . Hex Code 1C 2E Dec Code 28 46 Purpose Cancels the effect of the FS & command and places the printer

in single-byte character mode (ASCII). The typeface will remain the same.

Comment Control codes which are not valid for DBCS mode but sent

while in DBCS mode will take effect after the changeover. This command will set the DBCS/ASCII mode in the front panel

to ASCII mode.

DBCS Mode Underline

ASCII Code FS –

Hex Code 1C 2D

Dec Code 28 45

Purpose Turns automatic underlining on and off.

Where:

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) to turn off underlining

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) to turn on single underlining

= STX (hex 02) or 2 (hex 32) to turn on double underlining

(only in DBCS 24 and Draft 24 mode)

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

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DBCS Superscript/Subscript Print (Set/Cancel)

ASCII Code FS r

Hex Code 1C 72

Dec Code 28 114

Purpose Selects superscript/subscript printing in DBCS mode.

Where:

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) to enable superscript printing

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) to enable subscript printing

Comment This command is canceled by FS DC2. This control code does

not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Define A Download Character (DBCS)

ASCII Code FS 2

a1 a2 n1...n72

Hex Code 1C 32

a1 a2 n1...n72

Dec Code 28 50

a1 a2 n1...n72

Purpose Defines a DBCS character for downloading. The control code

should be followed by 72 bytes of data.

and a2 together

define the code point of the download character where

is the

high byte and

is the low byte.

The character can then be printed by sending

a1 a2

to the printer. The character can print in all the DBCS typefaces. It will be available until the printer power is recycled.

The download ranges are different for different types of printers:

GB: AAA1~AFFE, F8A1~FEFE, A140~A7A0, FF40~FF7E, FF80~FFFE

SJIS: High Byte F0~F9, Low Byte 40~FC BIG5: BIG5 8140~A07E, 81A1~A0FE, C840~C87E,

C8A1~C8FE, FA40~FE7E, FAA1~FEFE,

8100~FE3F, A180~FEAD CNS AAA1~C1FE, C3A1~C3FE, F321~FE7E TCA DF30~FC39, DF61~FC7A, DF80~FCFD,

DF41~FC5A ETEN 8D30~9039, 8D41~905A, 8D61~907A,

8D80~90FD IMB5550

D240~E87E, D280~E8FC, F940~FB7E,

F980~FBFC TELETEXT

F7A1~FEFE WANG DBA0~F4EE, F9A0~FBEE BIG5+ NIL

Define Pattern For Special Printing Effect

BIG5E 8840~8D7E, 88A1~8DFE, FA40~FE7E,

FAA1~FEFE

HKSCS-2001

8140~877E, 81A1~87FE

UTF8 E000~F8FF

Multiple characters from these ranges can be defined as long as the printer does not run out of memory.

Define Pattern For Special Printing Effect

ASCII Code ESC ( X

n1 n2 a1 a2 a3

Hex Code 1B 28 58

n1 n2 a1 a2 a3

Dec Code 27 40 88

n1 n2 a1 a2 a3

Purpose Defines the pattern to be used in conjunction with outlined

characters. Where:

=3 (default),

=0 (default)

=0, 1

0 ≤ a2

≤ 4

=0 (default)

Where:

=0 background

=1 fill pattern

=0 black on white, normal

=1 white on black

=2 dotted

=3 slashed

=4 meshed

Comment This command will not take effect unless the characters printed

are outlined, as set by the ESC q control code.

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Example The following program demonstrates the function of the

command.

Define User-Defined Character

ASCII Code ASSC 0 2

a1 a2 d1...d144

Hex Code ASSC 30 32

a1 a2 d1...d144

Dec Code ASSC 48 50

a1 a2 d1...d144

Purpose Sets the ASCII format data for a user-defined character. The

user-defined characters can be printed by sending

a1 a2

to the

printer. Where:

= high byte code point

= low byte code point

d1...d144

= 144 bytes ASCII format data

Comment This command takes effect only in DBCS mode.

Delete Character

ASCII Code DEL Hex Code 7F Dec Code 127 Purpose Deletes the previous character on a line. Comment This command is ignored if it occurs immediately after a CR or

a paper motion command. Characters truncated due to line length restrictions are not affected by this code.

Double High Print, Set/Reset

ASCII Code ESC w

Hex Code 1B 77

Dec Code 27 119

Purpose Turns double high character printing on and off. Double high

characters are standard width but twice as high. Where:

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) turns double high printing on

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) turns double high printing off

Comment This control code does not function while in DBCS mode.

Double Strike (Select)

ASCII Code ESC G Hex Code 1B 47 Dec Code 27 71 Purpose Makes text bolder by printing each dot twice. Comment This command makes text bolder by printing each dot twice,

the second dot offset to the right of the first by a distance equal to 1/2 the width of a dot, the same as with ESC E.

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Double Strike (Cancel)

ASCII Code ESC H Hex Code 1B 48 Dec Code 27 72 Purpose Turns off the double strike printing set by ESC G or ESC !. Comment This control code resets only the double strike print attribute.

Other print attributes, such as double wide printing, are not affected.

Example The following program illustrates double strike character

printing.

Double Wide Print

ASCII Code ESC W

Hex Code 1B 57

Dec Code 27 87

Purpose Turns double wide print on and off.

Where:

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) turns double wide print on

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) turns double wide print off

Comment When ESC W is received, all characters are printed twice as

wide until reset. This command overrides SO, ESC SO, and DC4.

Double Wide Print (One Line)

Example The following program illustrates double wide character

printing.

Double Wide Print (One Line)

ASCII Code SO ESC SO Hex Code 0E 1B 0E Dec Code 14 27 14 Purpose Selects double wide print for one line only. Comment This control code is a line-by-line print attribute. When SO or

ESC SO is received, the characters on the current line print twice as wide and then reset automatically.

This control code is cancelled by the DC4 or FS DC4 codes, by a paper motion control code (LF, VT, etc.), or by CR.

Example The following program illustrates double wide print for one line

only.

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Double Wide Print (One Line), Cancel

ASCII Code DC4 Hex Code 14 Dec Code 20 Purpose Cancels the double wide print for one line only selected by SO,

ESC SO, or FS SO.

Comment This command cancels the double wide print selected by SO,

ESC SO, or FS SO, but does not cancel double wide printing selected by ESC W or ESC !.

Double Wide Print (One Line)

ASCII Code FS SO Hex Code 1C 0E Dec Code 28 14 Purpose Selects double wide print for one line only. Comment This control code is a line-by-line print attribute. When FS SO is

received, the characters on the current line print twice as wide and then reset automatically.

This control code is cancelled by the DC4 or FS DC4 codes, by a paper motion control code (LF, VT, etc.), or by CR.

NOTE: This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Double Wide Print (One Line), Cancel

ASCII Code FS DC4 Hex Code 1C 14 Dec Code 28 20 Purpose Cancels the double wide print for one line only selected by

FS SO.

Comment This command cancels the double wide print selected by SO,

ESC SO, or FS SO, but does not cancel double wide printing selected by ESC W or ESC !.

NOTE: This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Double Wide, Double High (2x2) Print

ASCII Code FS W

Hex Code 1C 57

Dec Code 28 87

Purpose Turns on double wide, double high (2x2) printing in DBCS

mode.

Comment In a non-DBCS mode, this command will function like ESC W.

Download Chinese Font (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T 2 [X] 0 [c1]c2c3 data Hex Code ASSC 30 54 32 [X] 30 [c1]c2c3 data Dec Code ASSC 48 84 50 [X] 48 [c1]c2c3 data Purpose To download the user defined characters with 24x24 cell size.

Where

• [X] is an optional parameter:

without X: the data is 72 byte binary data with X: the data is 144 byte ASCII data

• [c1]c2c3 is code point:

c2c3 is 2 byte code point in normal code page c1c2c3 is byte code point in UTF8 code page

• data: download data in 72/144 byte which is arranged in

horizontal sequence.

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Emphasized Print (Select)

ASCII Code ESC E Hex Code 1B 45 Dec Code 27 69 Purpose Selects emphasized character print format. Comment Emphasized print makes text bolder by printing each dot twice,

the second dot offset to the right of the first by a distance equal to 1/2 the width of a dot.

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Example The following program illustrates emphasized character

printing.

Emphasized Print (Cancel)

ASCII Code ESC F Hex Code 1B 46 Dec Code 27 70 Purpose Cancels emphasized character printing selected by ESC E or

ESC !.

Enable Printing Of Control Codes

ASCII Code ESC I

Hex Code 1B 49

Dec Code 27 73

Purpose Tells the printer to treat codes 0x00 through 0x1F and 0x80

through 0x9F as either printable characters or control codes. Where:

= 1, codes 0x00 through 0x1F and 0x80 through 0x9F are

treated as printable characters

= 0, codes 0x00 through 0x1F and 0x80 through 0x9F are

treated as control codes

Comment This command has no effect when the italic character table is

selected; no characters are defined for these codes in the italic character table.

Font Expansion

ASCII Code ASSC 0 e n1 n2 Hex Code ASSC 30 65 n1 n2 Dec Code ASSC 48 101 n1 n2 Purpose Expand the DBCS characters up to the size of 72.

For this command to work, n1 must be the same value as n2 (i.e. n1=n2). When n1 and n2 = 25 to 72, this set font expansion mode is ON. The value of n1 and n2 determines the bitmap size. For example, if the size of n1 is 50, then the size of the bitmap will be set to 50x50. For n1 and n2 = 24, the font expansion mode resets to OFF and the bitmap size reverts to the default, 24x24.

Inter-line spacing and inter-character spacing calculations are based on standard setting as if the bitmap is 24x24. This command only increases the size of the bitmap and does not affect the inter-character spacing or inter-line spacing. For example, if inter-line spacing is 6 dot rows, when the bitmap is expanded from 24x24 to 72x72, the inter-line spacing still remains as 6 dot rows. The same is true for inter-character spacing.

Other commands, such as double height, double width, 2x2 times, left/right margin etc., will not function when the font expansion mode is set on. For different typefaces, the characters will expand based on the appropriate typeface resolution. All commands affecting LPI and CPI still takes effect and is set as if the bitmap is 24x24 as mentioned above.

Where n1 = 24 - 71 n2 = 24 - 72

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

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Form Feed

ASCII Code FF Hex Code 0C Dec Code 12 Purpose Prints the data in the buffer, if any, then moves the paper to the

top of the next form.

Comment The simulated print head moves to the left margin. This code

cancels all single line print attributes.

Graphic Printing

ASCII Code ASSC 0 * m nL nH d1...dk Hex Code ASSC 30 2A m nL nH d1...dk Dec Code ASSC 48 42 m nN nH d1...dk Purpose Prints dot-grphics in 16 or 24-dot columns, depending on the

following parameters: Where:

m specifies the dot density nL, nH specifies the total number of columns or graphics data that follow (number of dot columns) = ((nHx256) + nL) d1...dk specifies bytes of graphics data; k is determined by multiplying the total number of columns times the number of bytes required for each column.

Parameter

m is ASSC*

Horizontal

Density (dpi)

Vertical

Density (dpi)

Dots Per

Column

Bytes Per

Column

018018024 3

1 90 180 24 3

212012016 2

3 90 144 24 3

4 90 120 16 2

5 909016 2

Graphics, Double Density

ASCII Code ESC L

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Hex Code 1B 4C

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Dec Code 27 76

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Purpose Selects double density bit image graphics of 120 dpi

horizontally and 72 dpi vertically.

Expression CHR$(27);“L”;CHR$(

);CHR$(n2);“

DATA

”

Where:

= 0 through 255

= 0 through 31

+ (256 x n2) defines the number of data bytes to follow.

d1 d2...dk

= ASCII characters for the dot pattern bytes.

NOTE:

d1 d2...dk (DATA

) consists of 8-bit dot columns, with the MSB at the

top and “1” bits producing dots. (0 < =

< = 255)

Comment Double density printing reduces print speed. Example The following example produces double density bit-image

graphics of the pattern used in the standard density bit-image mode example. The amount of data must be doubled for double density (the data is used 54 times rather than 27).

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Graphics, Double Density, Double Speed

ASCII Code ESC Y

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Hex Code 1B 59

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Dec Code 27 89

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Purpose Selects double density, double speed bit-image graphics of 120

dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertically.

Expression CHR$(27);“Y”;CHR$(

);CHR$(n2);“

DATA

”

Where:

= 0 through 255

= 0 through 31

+ (256 x

) defines the number of data bytes to follow.

d1 d2...dk

= ASCII characters for the dot pattern bytes.

NOTE:

d1 d2...dk (DATA

) consists of 8-bit dot columns, with the MSB at the

top and “1” bits producing dots. (0 < =

< = 255)

Comment This mode prints double density with no adjacent dots. It is

similar to ESC L, except that if the graphics data contain horizontally adjacent dots, the data may print incorrectly. This feature is widely used to move the print head precisely by printing blank dot columns.

Example The following example produces a double density, double

speed graphic image of the pattern used in the standard density example. The amount of data must be doubled for double density (the data is used 54 times rather than 27).

Graphics, Quadruple Density

ASCII Code ESC Z

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Hex Code 1B 5A

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Dec Code 27 90

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Purpose Selects Quadruple Density Bit Image graphics of 240 dpi

horizontally and 72 dpi vertically.

Expression CHR$(27);“Z”;CHR$(

);CHR$(n2);“

DATA

”

Where:

= 0 through 255

= 0 through 31

+ (256 x n2) defines the number of data bytes to follow.

d1 d2...dk

= ASCII characters for the dot pattern bytes.

NOTE:

d1 d2...dk (DATA

) consists of 8-bit dot columns, with the MSB at the

top and “1” bits producing dots. (0 < =

< = 255)

Comment This mode is similar to ESC L, except that four dot columns are

printed in the space normally taken by two columns.

Example The following example produces quadruple density graphics of

the pattern used in the standard density example. The amount of data must be quadrupled for quadruple density (the data is used 108 times rather than 27).

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Graphics, Standard Density

ASCII Code ESC K

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Hex Code 1B 4B

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Dec Code 27 75

n1 n2 d1 d2...dk

Purpose Selects normal density bit image graphics of 60 dpi horizontally

and 72 dpi vertically.

Expression CHR$(27);“K”;CHR$(

);CHR$(n2);“

DATA

”

Where:

= 0 through 255

= 0 through 31

+ (256 x n2) defines the number of data bytes to follow.

d1 d2...dk

= ASCII characters for the dot pattern bytes.

NOTE:

d1 d2...dk (DATA

) consists of 8-bit dot columns, with the MSB at the

top and “1” bits producing dots. (0 < =

< = 255)

Example The following example produces a pattern of standard density

bit image graphics. The 9 data-bit pattern is repeated 27 times. Compare this example to the double density and quadruple density examples.

Half-Width Print

ASCII Code FS SI Hex Code 1C 0F Dec Code 28 15 Purpose Sets the printing of DBCS characters as half-width. SBCS

characters maintain at their normal width.

Comment This command takes effect only for DBCS characters and is

canceled by FS DC2.

Half-Width Print Cancel

ASCII Code FS DC2 Hex Code 1C 12 Dec Code 28 18 Purpose Resets half-width/superscript/subscript printing of DBCS

characters to normal size.

Comment This command cancels the effect of FS SI and FS r.

Home Print Head

ASCII Code ESC < Hex Code 1B 3C Dec Code 27 60 Purpose Moves the print head to the extreme left position so the next

line prints left to right.

Horizontal Tab Execute

ASCII Code HT Hex Code 09 Dec Code 09 Purpose Moves the simulated print head to the next horizontal tab stop. Comment Power-on default horizontal tabs are set at every eighth

character at the current character spacing. Tab positions are not affected by a change of font or character width. Underline will not be printed between the current print position and the next tab position.

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Horizontal Tab Set/Release

ASCII Code ESC D

n1...nk

NUL

Hex Code 1B 44

n1...nk

Dec Code 27 68

n1...nk

Purpose Sets up to 32 horizontal tab positions. Expression CHR$(27);“D”;CHR$(

);...CHR$(

n32

);CHR$(0);

= 1-255; k = 1-32

Where:

through

n32

specify the character column of the tab positions. NUL is the sequence terminator. ESC D NUL clears all tabs.

Comment The values of

must be listed in ascending order or they are ignored. Tabs greater than 32 or those positioned beyond the right margin are ignored. The physical tab position is the product of

and the current cell width (1/pitch), excluding

double wide. After tabs are set, HT moves the simulated print head to the

next tab stop. Sending ESC @ initializes the printer and resets the tabs to every eighth character column (which is the default).

In proportional mode, the size of 10 CPI characters determines tab positions.

Horizontal Tab Set/Release

Example The following example illustrates how to set horizontal tabs.

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Initialize Printer

ASCII Code ESC @ Hex Code 1B 40 Dec Code 27 64 Purpose Resets all print-related parameters to the power-up

configuration values.

Comment Restores the power-up configuration. The print buffer is cleared

of printable data on the line preceding the command. Current position is set as top-of-form.

All settings, such as font, international language selection, etc., are reset to the power-up default values. Character-bycharacter and line-by-line attributes are canceled. All channels of the vertical format unit are cleared. This command resets the horizontal tabs to every eighth character column. Interface parameters and printer protocol selection are

not

affected.

Italic Printing (Select)

ASCII Code ESC 4 Hex Code 1B 34 Dec Code 27 52 Purpose Turns on italic character printing. Comment Character graphics (IBM graphic set hex B0 through DF)

cannot be italicized. Italic printing will reduce throughput.

Italic Printing (Cancel)

ASCII Code ESC 5 Hex Code 1B 35 Dec Code 27 53 Purpose Turns off italic character printing.

Line Feed

ASCII Code LF Hex Code 0A Dec Code 10 Purpose Prints the data in the buffer (if any) and advances the vertical

character position a distance of one line at the current line spacing.

Comment If configured for LF equals newline (LF=CR+LF), the simulated

print head is moved to the left margin, otherwise it is not moved from its current position. The current line is printed, and the simulated printhead moves down a distance equal to the current line spacing. If there are no dots, the paper is moved but no printing occurs. When possible, successive line feeds are accumulated and moved at once. The amount of paper advanced by the LF code can be set by any of the line spacing control codes: ESC 0, ESC 2, ESC 3, ESC A, or ESC +.

This code cancels all single line print attributes such as double high and double wide characters.

Line Feed n/180 Inch

ASCII Code ESC J

Hex Code 1B 4A

Dec Code 27 74

Purpose Immediately advances the paper n/180 inch.

Where:

= 0 through 255

Comment

= 0 is ignored. This command produces an immediate line feed but does not affect line spacing or produce a carriage return. Any one-line-only print attributes in effect are canceled.

Small values of

may result in overlapping lines. Overlapping lines may also occur if print attributes such as double high, superscript, or subscript characters are used on the same line.

Example The following example illustrates

/180-inch line spacing.

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Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi)

ASCII Code ESC 2 Hex Code 1B 32 Dec Code 27 50 Purpose Sets the line spacing to 1/6 inch (6 lpi) for subsequent line

feeds.

Comment The 2 is ASCII character 2, not hex 2. When ESC 2 is received,

all lines are printed at 6 lpi until a new line spacing is selected or the printer is reset.

This control code overrides line spacing set at the control panel.

Example The following example illustrates 1/6-inch line spacing.

Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi)

ASCII Code ESC 0 Hex Code 1B 30 Dec Code 27 48 Purpose Sets the line spacing to 1/8 inch (8 lpi) for subsequent line

feeds.

Comment The 0 is ASCII character 0, not hex 0. When ESC 0 is received,

all lines are printed at 8 lpi until a new line spacing is selected or the printer is reset. This control code overrides line spacing set at the control panel.

Example The following example illustrates 1/8-inch line spacing.

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Line Spacing n/60 Inch

ASCII Code ESC A

Hex Code 1B 41

Dec Code 27 65

Purpose Sets a line spacing of n/60 inch for subsequent line feeds.

Where:

n =

0 through 85 (all other values are ignored)

Comment When this control sequence is received, all subsequent line

feeds are

/60-inch until a new line spacing is selected or the printer is reset. This setting overrides line spacing set at the control panel. When

= 0, the current line spacing is printed.

Small values of

may result in overlapping lines. Overlapping lines may also occur if print attributes such as Elongated (Double High), Superscript, or Subscript characters are used on the same line. If lines overlap, printing speed is reduced. Any values set by ESC 3 (line spacing

/180 inch) are

replaced.

Example The following example illustrates 20/60-inch line spacing.

Line Spacing n/180 Inch

ASCII Code ESC 3

Hex Code 1B 33

Dec Code 27 51

Purpose Specifies the line spacing at n/180-inch increments.

Where:

= 0 through 255

Comment The 3 is an ASCII character 3, not hex 3. All line feeds following

receipt of this code are at

/180-inch line spacing until a new line spacing is selected or the printer is reset. Line spacing set by this control code overrides the line spacing setting set at the control panel. When

= 0, the current line spacing is printed.

If the vertical distance to move is other than a multiple of the

/ 180 inch, the remainder is added to the next paper motion command.

Use caution when combining this control code with other print attributes such as Elongated (Double High), Superscript, or Subscript, because overlapping lines may occur. Print speed is reduced if lines overlap.

Example The following example illustrates

/180-inch line spacing.

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Line Spacing n/360 Inch

ASCII Code ESC +

Hex Code 1B 2B

Dec Code 27 43

Purpose Specifies the line spacing at n/360-inch increments.

Where:

= 0 through 255

Comment All line feeds following receipt of this code are at

/360-inch line spacing until a new line spacing is selected or the printer is reset. Line spacing set by this control code overrides line spacing set at the control panel. When

= 0, the current line

spacing is printed. If the vertical distance to move is other than a multiple of

/360 inch, the remainder is added to the next paper motion command.

Example The following example illustrates

/360-inch line spacing.

Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes

ASCII Code ESC 7 Hex Code 1B 37 Dec Code 27 55 Purpose Makes codes hex 80-9F control codes. Comment This is the default when the Epson italic character set is

selected as the default set at the control panel.

Make Hex 80-9F Printable

ASCII Code ESC 6 Hex Code 1B 36 Dec Code 27 54 Purpose Makes codes hex 80-9F printable characters. Comment The 6 is an ASCII character 6, not hex 6. This is the default

when the IBM PC graphics character set (Code Page 437) is selected as the default set at the control panel.

The characters printable in the Epson italic character set are shown in Figure 8.

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Figure 8. LQ-1600K Printable Codes (Hex 80-9F)

KEY

CHARACTER

ESC

33 27

OCTAL DECIMAL HEX

10 1 1

B4 B2B3 B1

BITS

COLUMN

200 128

201 129

202 130

203 131

204 132

205 133

206 134

207 135

210 136

211 137

212 138

213 139

214 140

215 141

216 142

217 143

220 144

221 145

222 146

223 147

224 148

225 149

226 150

227 151

230

152

231 153

232 154

233 155

234 156

235 157

236 158

237 159

BITS

ROW

B4 B2B3 B1

0000

00 10

001 0

001 1

010 0

010 1

011 0

011 1

1000

100 1

101 0

101 1

110 0

110 1

111 0

111 1

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Master Print Select

ASCII Code ESC !

Hex Code 1B 21

Dec Code 27 33

Purpose Selects or changes print attributes in a single command.

Where:

= an 8-bit number with the bits set to specify print attributes,

as shown in Table 9. (0 < =

< = 255)

For example, to specify 10 cpi, proportional spacing, and italics,

= 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

Where: bit 0 = 0 (10 cpi) bit 1 = 1 (proportional) bit 2, 3, 4, 5 = 0 (normal) bit 6 = 1 (italic) bit 7 = 0 (normal)

= a binary number (0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0), which equals hex 42.

The hex command sequence is 1B 21 42.

Comment Emphasized is substituted for double strike.

Table 9. Master Print Select Bit Values

Bit No. Bit = 0 Bit = 1

0 10 cpi 12 cpi

1 Monospaced Proportional

2 Normal Condensed

3 Normal Emphasized

4 Normal *Double Strike

5 Normal Double Wide

6Normal Italic

7 Normal Underlined

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Master Print Select In DBCS Mode

ASCII Code FS !

Hex Code 1C 21

Dec Code 28 33

Purpose Selects or changes DBCS print attributes in a single command.

Where:

= an 8-bit number with the bits set to specify print attributes,

as shown below. (0 < =

< = 255)

Table 10. Master Print Select Bit Values

Bit No. Bit = 0 Bit = 1

0 Normal Vertical print (rotated)

1 Normal Half-width

2 Normal Double width

3 Normal Double height

4 Normal 1/4 size

5 Superscript Subscript

6- -

7 Normal Underlined

Master Select One-Line Attribute in DBCS Mode

ASCII Code ASSC 0 !

Hex Code ASSC 30 21

Dec Code ASSC 48 33

Purpose Where:

0 < =

< = 255

Select any combination of several one-line attributes by setting or clearing the appropriate bit in the

parameter, as shown in

Table 11.

Comment These attributes are canceled when the printer receives the

following commands: LF, FF, VT, and CR.

This command takes effect only in DBCS mode.

Printer Deselect

ASCII Code DC3 Hex Code 13 Dec Code 19 Purpose Places printer in the deselected state. Comment The configuration parameter Printer Select must be set to

Enable. When the printer receives this command, it ignores data until a

DC1 (Printer Select) command is received.

Table 11

Bit On/Off Hex Dec Function

2OffOn00

0 4

Cancel double width Select double width

3OffOn00

0 8

Cancel double height Select double height

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Printer Select

ASCII Code DC1 Hex Code 11 Dec Code 17 Purpose Places printer in the selected state. Comment The configuration parameter Printer Select must be set to

Enable. This control code allows the printer to receive and print data

from the host if it was deselected by DC3. If the printer was not deselected by DC3, this code is ignored.

Proportional Spacing, Select/Deselect

ASCII Code ESC p

Hex Code 1B 70

Dec Code 27 112

Where:

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) turns proportional mode off

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) turns proportional mode on

Purpose Turns proportional mode on and off. Comment This command only affects the character printing in ASCII

mode. This command affects the “Prop. Spacing” setting in the front panel.

Rotate Character 90 Degrees Counter-Clockwise

ASCII Code FS J Hex Code 1C 4A Dec Code 28 74 Purpose Rotates characters while in DBCS mode (vertical printing

mode).

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Select Autowrap Mode (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T m n Hex Code ASSC 30 54 6D n Dec Code ASSC 48 84 109 n Purpose To set Auto Line Feed

Where n = 0x30: reset auto LF (default) n = 0x31: set auto LF

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Select Bit Image

ASCII Code SSCC *

m nL nH d1...dk

Hex Code SSCC 2A

m nL nH d1...dk

Dec Code SSCC 42

m nL nH d1...dk

Purpose Prints dot graphics in 12- or 16-dot columns, depending on the

following parameters: Where:

0 < =

< = 255

0 < =

< = 31

= 30, 31, 32

specifies the dot density.

nL nH

specifies the total number of columns of graphics data

that follow (number of dot columns) = (

x 256 + nL)

d1...dk

bytes of graphics data; k is determined by multiplying the total number of columns times the number of bytes required for each column.

Parameter

in ESC *

Horizontal

Density (dpi)

Vertical

Density (dpi)

Dots per

Column

Bytes per

Column

30 90 90 12 2

31 120 120 16 2

32 90 90 16 2

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Select DBCS ASCII Character Type

ASCII Code FS k

Hex Code 1C 6B

Dec Code 28 107

Purpose This selects a DBCS ASCII character:

= 0 or 40 Selects normal DBCS ASCII characters

= 1 or 49 Selects oversized DBCS ASCII characters.

Where

= 0, 1, 48, 49

The default is

= 0, normal DBCS ASCII character.

Comment This command affects the front panel setting of “DBCS ASCII

Style.”

Select DBCS Character Bitmap

ASCII Code FS e

n1 n2

Hex Code 1C 65

n1 n2

Dec Code 28 101

n1 n2

Purpose Sets the character bitmap to 24 x 24.

Where:

n1, n2

= 0 or 8 < =

n1, n2

< = 232

Comment The vertical cell size is

dots; the horizontal cell size is n2

dots.

Select DBCS Character Font

ASCII Code ESC u

Hex Code 1A 75

Dec Code 27 117

Purpose This selects a DBCS character font:

Where:

= 0 or 49 to select 24x24 DBCS character.

Select DBCS Print Quality

ASCII Code FS x

Hex Code 1C 78

Dec Code 28 120

Purpose Selects the typeface for printing in DBCS mode.

Where:

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) selects LQ print quality

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) selects Hi-Speed print quality

= STX (hex 02) or 2 (hex 32) selects Near LQ print quality

= ETX (hex 03) or 3 (hex 33) selects Super Hi-Speed print

quality

= EOT (hex 04) or 4 (hex 34) selects Normal print quality

= ENQ (hex 05) or 5 (hex 35) selects Ultra Hi-Speed print

quality

Comment This command overrides control panel print quality selections.

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Select Graphics Mode

ASCII Code ESC *

m n1 n2

Hex Code 1B 2A

m n1 n2

Dec Code 27 42

m n1 n2

Purpose Turns on 8-pin/24-pin bit image graphics mode m. Table 12

charts the graphics modes available.

Comment

= 0 through 255;

= 0 through 31;

n = n1

+ (n2 x 256), the total number of columns or data bytes to follow. For example, to specify 257 columns: 1 + (1 x 256) = 257.

Table 12. LQ-1600K Graphics Modes

Mode

Density*

(dots per inch)

Pins used

0 Single density 60 8

1 Double density 120 8

2 Double density double speed 120 8

3 Quadruple density 240 8

4 Monitor graphics I 80 8

6 Monitor graphics II 90 8

32 Single density 60 24

33 Double density 120 24

38 Monitor graphics III 90 24

39 Triple density 180 24

40 Sextuple density 360 24

Select Italic Character Set

ASCII Code ESC t

Hex Code 1B 74

Dec Code 27 116

Purpose Selects the italics character set from hex 80 through hex FF.

Where:

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) selects the graphics character

set

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) selects the italics character set

Comment The graphics character set is assumed to be the IBM Graphics

Code.

Select Print Quality

ASCII Code ESC x

Hex Code 1B 78

Dec Code 27 120

Purpose Selects print quality.

Where:

= NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) selects Hi-Speed

= SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) selects LQ

= STX (hex 02) or 2 (hex 32) selects Near LQ

= ETX (hex 03) or 3 (hex 33) selects Super Hi-Speed

= EOT (hex 04) or 4 (hex 34) selects Normal

= ENQ (hex 05) or 5 (hex 35) selects Ultra Hi-Speed

Comment This command overrides control panel print quality selections.

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Select Special Printing Effect

ASCII Code ESC q

Hex Code 1B 71

Dec Code 27 113

Purpose Select the desired effect for printing.

Where:

=0 (normal)

=1 (outline)

=2 (shadow)

=3 (outline and shadow)

Comment This command does not affect graphics characters. Example The following program demonstrates the function of the

command.

Select Super/Subscript Printing (For Hanzi BIG5 Printer only)

ASCII Code SSCC ~

Hex Code SSCC 7E

Dec Code SSCC 126

Purpose Prints characters that follow at about 1/2 their normal width and

1/2 their normal height; the printing location depends on the value of

as follows:

= 0 or 48 Upper part of the character space

= 1 or 49 Lower part of the character space

= 2 or 50 Normal character

Where:

= 0, 1, 2, 48, 49, 50

Comment Setting

=2 returns the character back to its normal height.

Select Typeface (For Hanzi BIG5 Printer only)

ASCII Code ESC k

Hex Code 1B 6B

Dec Code 27 107

Purpose This is to select DBCS ASCII typeface:

= 0 Normal

= 5 OCRB

Where:

= 0, 5

Comment This command only takes effect in DCBS mode.

Select Underline Printing (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T - n Hex Code ASSC 30 54 2D n Dec Code ASSC 48 84 45 n Purpose To set underline printing.

Where: n = 0x30: reset (default) n = 0x31: underline for all characters n = 0x32: underline for all characters except space (0x20).

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

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Select Vertical Printing (for Hanzi BIG5 Printer only)

ASCII Code SSCC +

Hex Code SSCC 2B

Dec Code SSCC 43

Purpose The character is printed with different degrees of rotation in the

counter-clockwise direction under DBCS mode.

= 0 or 48 90 degrees rotation

= 1 or 49 180 degree rotation

= 2 or 50 270 degree rotation

= 3 or 51 rotate DBCS full width character 90 degrees

= 4 or 52 normal character

Where:

= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

Comment The default value is

= 4, normal character.

NOTE: This command is only supported in the Hanzi TW printer.

Select Vertical Tab Channel

ASCII Code ESC /

Hex Code 1B 2F

Dec Code 27 47

Purpose Selects a vertical tab channel set by ESC b.

Where:

= 0 through 7

Comment Subsequent VT (hex 0B) commands use tab table specified by

If no tab table is selected, table 0 is used.

Set 0-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters

ASCII Code SUB Q Hex Code 1A 51 Dec Code 26 81 Purpose Sets 0-dot intercharacter spacing of DBCS characters. Comment This command affects the front panel setting of “DBCS CPI.”

Set 3-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters

ASCII Code SUB N Hex Code 1A 4E Dec Code 26 78 Purpose Sets 3-dot intercharacter spacing of DBCS characters. The left

intercharacter space is 0 dots; the right intercharacter space is 3 dots. The dot size is 1/180 inch.

Comment This command also affects an SBCS character if the character

is aligned with a DBCS character by an FS U command. If an SBCS character is aligned with a DBCS character, the intercharacter space of an SBCS character is half.

This command affects the front panel setting of “DBCS CPI.”

Set 6-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters

ASCII Code SUB E Hex Code 1A 45 Dec Code 26 69 Purpose Sets 6-dot intercharacter spacing of DBCS characters. The left

intercharacter space is 3 dots; the right intercharacter space is 3 dots. The dot size is 1/180 inch.

Comment This command also affects an SBCS character if the character

is aligned with a DBCS character by an FS U command. If an SBCS character is aligned with a DBCS character, the intercharacter space of an SBCS character is half.

This command affects the front panel setting of “DBCS CPI.”

Set 12-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters

ASCII Code SUB P Hex Code 1A 50 Dec Code 26 80 Purpose Sets 12-dot intercharacter spacing of DBCS characters. The

left intercharacter space is 6 dots; the right intercharacter space is 6 dots. The dot size is 1/180 inch.

Comment This command also affects an SBCS character if the character

is aligned with a DBCS character by an FS U command. If an SBCS character is aligned with a DBCS character, the intercharacter space of an SBCS character is half.

This command affects the front panel setting of “DBCS CPI.”

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Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position In 1/60 Inch

ASCII Code ESC $

n1 n2

Hex Code 1B 24

n1 n2

Dec Code 27 36

n1 n2

Purpose Moves the simulated print head to an absolute horizontal print

position using 1/60-inch increments. Where:

= 0 through 127

= 0 through 255

(

+ (n2 x 256)) / 60 = the unsigned distance in inches from

the left margin.

Comment If the distance goes beyond the right margin, the sequence is

ignored.

Set Chinese Font Rotate (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T + n Hex Code ASSC 30 54 2B n Decimal ASSC 48 84 43 n Purpose Set rotation as:

n = 0x31: DBCS character in normal (do not rotate, default). n = 0x32: DBCS character rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise. n = 0x33: DBCS character rotate 270 degrees counterclockwise. n = 0x34: DBCS character rotate 180 degrees. n = 0x35: ASCII character in normal (do not rotate). n = 0x36: ASCII character rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise. n = 0x37: ASCII character rotate 270 degrees counterclockwise. n = 0x38: ASCII character rotate 180 degrees.

Where n = 0x31 ~ 0x39

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Set Chinese Inner Code (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T A n Hex Code ASSC 30 54 41 n Dec Code ASSC 48 84 65 n Purpose Select code page as:

n = 0x30: Big5 (default) n = 0x31: NS n = 0x32: DCI n = 0x36: IBM5550 n = 0x37: UTF8

Comment This control code does not function while in non DBCS mode.

Set Font/Line Gap (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T G m n1 n2 n3 n4 Hex Code ASSC 30 54 47 m n1 n2 n3 n4 Dec Code ASSC 48 84 71 m n1 n2 n3 n4 Purpose To set inter-character and inter-line spacing in dot by 300 dpi,

which will convert to dot by 180 dpi. The inter-char spacing is set according to DBCS ASCII character.

Where m = 0x30: set inter-char spacing m = 0x31: set inter-line spacing

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

Set Font Scale (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T W n1 n2 Hex Code ASSC 30 54 57 n1 n2 Dec Code ASSC 48 84 87 n1 n2 Purpose Character expands as: n1-vertical expand, n2-horizontal

expand n1, n2 = 0x30: reset

n1, n2 = 0x31: normal (1x1) n1, n2 = 0x32: expand twice (double height, double width) When n1=0x32 (double height), the line spacing will double.

Where n1, n2 = 0x30~0x32

Comment This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

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Set Form Length By Lines

ASCII Code ESC C

Hex Code 1B 43

Dec Code 27 67

Purpose Sets the form length by lines.

Where:

= 1 through 127 to specify the number of lines per form at the

current line spacing. 0 <

x (current line spacing) < = 22

inches.

Comment The current line becomes the first line of the form. The forms

length units are always defined in inches; therefore, subsequent line spacing changes do not affect the result of this command. Changing lpi does not change the forms length.

The forms length is set to the number of lines defined by the quotient of

and the current line spacing so that the units are in

inches. If the calculated forms length in lines is not an exact multiple of

the target machine dot size, the forms length value will be adjusted down to the next possible multiple.

When forms length is set by an ESC C sequence, the skip-over perforation set by ESC N is cancelled.

This command affects the front panel setting of “Funct. of Lines.”

Set Form Length In Inches

ASCII Code ESC C NUL

Hex Code 1B 43 00

Dec Code 27 67 0

Purpose Sets form length to n inches

Where:

n =

1 through 22 to specify the number of inches on a form.

Comment Upon receipt of this code, the current line becomes the first line

of the form, and the form length set becomes the current forms length. Vertical tab positions set below the bottom of the form are ignored. Forms length is defined in inches; therefore, subsequent line spacing changes do not affect the result of this command.

Values of

greater than 22 are ignored.

When forms length is set by an ESC C sequence, the skip-over perforation set by ESC N is cancelled.

This control code overrides forms length set at the control panel.

Set Font Pitch (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)

ASCII Code ASSC 0 T P n1 n2 n3 n4 Hex Code ASSC 30 54 50 n1 n2 n3 n4 Dec Code ASSC 48 84 80 n1 n2 n3 n4 Purpose To set character spacing by dot in 300 dpi, which will convert to

180 dpi. The character spacing includes character width and inter-character spacing. The character width refers to DBCS single byte character width in normal mode.

Where n1, n2, n3, n4 = 0x30 ~ 0x39

Comment This control codes does not function while in non-DBCS mode.

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Set Intercharacter Spacing

ASCII Code ESC SP

Hex Code 1B 20

Dec Code 27 32

Purpose Defines n dots for intercharacter spacing. Comment The valid values of

= 0 through 127. This control code defines the space to the right of the printed character in dot positions. Each time a character is printed,

number of dots are left blank preceding the next character. For different print modes, the dot resolution varies, e.g. DP=120 dpi, NLQ=180 dpi. If double wide printing is enabled, the dot size adjusts accordingly. This control code does not function while in DBCS mode.

Example The following program illustrates intercharacter space setting.

Set Intercharacter (One-Byte) Spacing In DBCS Mode

ASCII Code FS T

n1 n2

Hex Code 1C 54

n1 n2

Dec Code 28 84

n1 n2

Purpose Defines preceding/succeeding dots for inter-character spacing. Comment This control code defines the space to the left/right of the

printed character in dot positions. The dot size for

and

n2 is

equal to 180 dpi. The default for n1=0 and n2=2. This control code does not function while in non-DBCS mode and only for one-byte characters in DBCS mode.

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