Star Multi-Font ZA-200, ZA-250 User Manual

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ZA-200/250,FR-10/15, LC-200 Color, LC-10 Color, LZ9~X9CL, IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-1ODMIU
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HOWTO USETHISMANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoelevenchapters.Toleamhowtomakethebest
useof yourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters2through6.The
remainingchaptemmay be treatedas a ~ference guidefor programming
operations,etc. It assumesa degnx of acknowledgeof the opemtionof
computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).
Thechaptersareas follows:

Chapter1— Introduction
Thischapterindicatesthesomefeatwesoftheprinter,thenamesandthose

functionsoftheprintercomponents,andtheactualexample of fontstyle.

Chapter2— Settingup theprinter
Thischapterexplainshowto gettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbefo~ youdo anythingelse.

Chapter3— Optionalaccessories

Thischapterexplainstheoptional

accessorieswithyourprinter,andhowto

installthem.

Chapter4— Paperinstallationanduse
‘l%ischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,

adjustingthepfiting gap,andinstallingpaper.

Chapter5— Controlpaneloperations
T&e are a numberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

iimctionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesand fontselection.
Aftergettingsetup, nxulthis chapterandtryout thepmcedumsinitto find

outhowtheprinterwoiics.

Chapter6— SettingtheMemorySwitches

This chapterexplains how to set the MemorySwitchesto make system

settingsontheprinter.

Chapter7

—Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and
the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are

writingor modifyingprogramstotakeadvantageof theptiter’s featunx.

Chapter8— Downloadcharacters

Thischapter explainsthepmcedunxtocmte yourowncharactem.

Chapter9— MS-DOSandyourprinter
Sincethe PS/2 or PC-ATfamilyof computemrunningunderMS-DOSis

cwmmtlythemostpopUIarmnfigurationofmic-mPuter. wehaveincluded
a fewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuaUyallPCsm sold withaMicmoft BASICinteqxW.er,wehave
alsoincludedsomehints,andasamplepmgraminthislanguagetodemonstmte
thecapabilitiesof theprinter.

Chapter10- Troubleshootingandmaintenance
Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinteris notwodcing

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance
operationsyoucancany outyourself.Itisno~however,acompleteservice

manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyoum

unsweof yourabilityto

cany outanymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter11— Reference

Thissectiongivessomereferencesofyourprinter,suchasspecificationsof

yourprinter,thepinoutof interfaceconnector,thecharactertables.

Thecharactertablechartsgivethe diffenmtcharactersetsavailable.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1INTRODUCTION

Featuresoftheprinter
Printercomponents
Fontstyleexample

Chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Locatingtheprinter
Unpackingandinspection

Settingup

Mountingtheplatenknob
Installtheribboncartridge
Connectingtheinterfaeecable

Chapter3 OPTIONALACCESSORIES

AutomaticSheetFeeder

Single-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder
Dual-Bin

AutomatiC SheetFeeder

PullTractorUnit
InterfaceCartridges

DIPswitchfunctionsontheSerialInterfaeeCartridge

Chapter4 PAPERINSTALLATIONANDUSE

Selectionofpaper
Adjustingtheprintinggap
Loadingfanfoldforms

Loadingthepapertlomtherearoftheprinter(Pushfeed)

Loadingthepaperhornthebottomoftheprinter
LoadingthepaperwithPush/Pullfeed
Papxparking

Paperunparking

Loadingsinglesheets

Loadingthepaperwithoutoptionalaece+wories
LoadingthepaperwithoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder

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Chapter5 CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

Buttonsandindiators

ONLINEbutton
PAPERFEEDbutton
SET/EJECT/PARKbutton
PrKH butten
MODEbutton
FONTbutton

Power-upfunctions

Shorttestmode
Longtestmode
Printareatestmale
Pitchlak mode
Fontlockmode
PitchamiFontlockmode

Hexadecimaldump

Switchcombinationfimdons

Formfeed
Topofform
Fonvsrdmicro-feed
Revememicro-feed
ChsngingtheSutoIoadingVshle
clearingtheIxIffer/Allreset

selectingtheprintC&r
SelectingtheASFbinnumber
Storemacrodefinition

Chapter6 SETTINGTHEMEMORYSWITCHES

Menuoptions

Printcurrentsettings

InstaUionmenu

Factmysettings

Dotwijustmexitmode

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Chapter7 PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

Fontcontrolcommands

charactersetcommands

Charactersizeandpitchcommands
Verticalpositioncommands
Horizontalpositioncommands
Graphicscommands
Downloadcharactercommands
Colorselectioncommands
Otherprintercommands

Chapter8 DOWNLOADCHARACTERS

Definingyourowndraftcharacters

Definingtheattributedata
Assigningthecharacterdata
Sampleprogram

DefiningyourownNLQ characters

AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeStandard

mode

higning the character data with the

IBMmode

Chapter9 MS-DOSANDYOURPRINTER

Installingapplicationsoftwarewithyourprinter
Embeddingprintercommands
ProgrammingthepMtcxwithDOScommands
ProgrammingwithBASIC

Chapter10 TROUBLESHOOTINGANDMAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply
Printing
Paperfeeding

Maintenance

Replacingtheprinthead

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chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Thisprinterhasafidlcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentptier
fora personalcomputer.Itsuppo~ theEpson/IBMprintercommmds~d
charactersets, enablingit to printjust aboutanythingyourcomputercan
generate,bothtextandgraphics.

FEATURESOFTHEPRINTER

Someof mainfeaturesmethefollowing:

● Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,and multi-partfor& (upto 5-ply)are all

accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush/pti tractororfiictionfeed.(Youcan
load fanfoldforms fmm the mar withinternalpush tractor,or fanfold
formsandmuhi-pmtformsftomthebottomwithoptionalpulltractor.)A
specialfeatureenablesyoutokeepfanfoldformsparkedinmadinesswhile
printingon otherpaper.

● Sixbrightcolors

Red,blue,violet,yellow,orangeandgreenadda color dimensiontoyour
printedoutputby theoptionalcolor ribbon.

“ Largevarietyof fonts

Theprinterhas thefollowingresidentfonts:

● Draft c High-SpeedDraft

● Sanserif ● Courier

● script

. Orator

● Extensivesoftwaresupport

Sinceitis compatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,itworkswithany
softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing
andgraphicsprograms,spmd-sheets, andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

● Easyoperation

Indicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmediate,easytounderstand
feedbackwhenyoupressthebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Thesixbuttons
canoperateincombinationstoperformasurprisingvarietyof functions,
includingmicro-alignment.

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Easycareandmaintenance
The ribboncatidge canbe replacedin secondsthe printheadin a few
minutes.

PRINTERCOMPONENTS

Togetacquaintedwiththeprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,mfertothe

informationon thefollowingpages.

Release lever

Adjustment lever

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Tractor -

Paper guide

[or

lever

lever

knob

Control panel

Tear assist

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Paper guide

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Releaselever

‘Frontcover

Rear cover

Entry slot

Tear assist

Control panel

Power switch
Platen knob
Interface connector

Print head
Ribbon cartridge
Adjustment lever

Tractors
Clamp lever
Baillever

Alignssinglesheets(cutforms)to help
theprinterdetectwhenpaperisinsexted.

Releasespressweonthepaper.Thislever
mustbe backfor fanfoldfoxms,andfor­wardforsingle sheets.

Protectstheprintheadandotherinternal
componentsof yourprinter.

Protectsthe tractorfeed unit and sepa­rates incoming and outgoing fanfold

forms.

Forinsertingsinglesheets of paper.

Assistswhentearingfanfoldformsatthe

perforation.

CAUTION:Sincethetearassist edgeis

madesharptocutoffpaper,
you must swing down the
transparent part when you
openthe frontcover.
Otherwise,you may injure
yourfmgem.

Indicatesprinterstatusand makesvari­ous controlof printer fimctionssimple

andconvenient.
Switchespoweronoroff.
Advancesthepapermanually.
Connectsthecomputertotheprinter.
Hasa dotmatrix(9-win3)composition.
Containstheprinterribbon.
Controlsprintdadmessby adjustingfor

thethicknessof formsbeingprinted.
Controlthemovementoffanfoldforms.

Clampsthetractorinplace.
Opensand closes the paper bail which

holdsthepaperagainsttheplaten.

FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE

The

followingexampleshowsthemanyfontstylesyourprintercanprint.

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chapter2

SEWING UP THEPRINTER

Locatingtheprinter

Unpackingthecartonbox
Mountingtheplatenknob
Installingtheribboncamidge

Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer

Thischapterdescribesthefollowingproceduresto setup yournewprinter.
Ifyouhaveoptionalaccessories,mfertochapter3 aftersettingupthe printer.

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LOCATINGTHE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesumthatyou

havea suitableplaceon which to locate it. By“asuitableplace”,wemean:

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A firm,level surfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free
Awayfromexcessiveheat(such as directsunligh~heaters,etc)
Awayfromexcessivehumidity
Awayfmmexcessivedust
Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas

alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.
Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specifiedon the printer’s

identiilcationplate.
To disconnecttheprinter,theplughastobedisconnectedfromthe wall

socket,whichhas to belocatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.
Installtheprinterwhemthereissufficientmomforthepaperandanypaper

beingfed in or printedout.
If you ate connectingyourprinterwith a Centmnicspamllelinterface,

makesumthatthecableiswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter.AnRS-232serial
connectionusingtheoptionalIS-8XLinterfacecartridgecanbemadeover
longerdistances.

UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION

Nowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe
boxagainstFigwe2-1tomakesumthatyouhaveeverything(the~ should
be fiveitems).
If anyof theseitemsammissing,contactyoursupplier.

F@We?l.Chedtbmake aumyouhavedltiveitenw:1)Pdntw,2) Papof3uido,3)Plat9nknob,4)Ribbon
cwW3e, d 5)user’sInanlld.

NOTE:The platen knobismountedontheprinterfortheNormalcarriage

Drinter.

Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorde~d withyourprinteranx

● Colorribboncartridge(X9CL)

● Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL)

s Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL)

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-1ORIVW15RMII)

● Pulltractorunit(PT-1OXIW5XM)

For detailsof theoptionalaccessories,referto Chapter3.

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SEIllNG UP

Placethe printerin the desiredlocation, and removeallpackingmaterial
ilom insidethe printercover.Thispackingmaterialis intended&prevent
damagetotheprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking
material,along withtheprintercarton,in caseyouhavetomovetheprinter
to a newlocatiom

Mounting thep~atenknob

Theplatenknobis packedintoarecessofthewhitefoampackingmaterial

whichheldyourprinterinsidethecarton.Besureto xemovetheknobfrom

thepackaging.

Mounttheknobonthe

platen shaft whichisl~@d ontie right-~ side

oftheprinter.Rotatethe knobontheshaftbeforepushingtheknobfullyinto
position.

knob

F@m%2Mountthe platenknob.

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Installtheribboncartridge

openthefiuntcover byliftingupthe backusingthetwo gripsoneitherside,
thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFigure2-3).

Transparent part

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fmtcover,andswho downthetronqwenrpsm

Nowinstall& ribbonwiththe followingprocedure.(Ifyouwantto print
withcolor,installtheoptionalcolorribboncartridge,X9CL.)

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2.

Turnthe tensionknobclockwiseonthe ribboncartridgeto tighten the
ribbonif it is slack.
Guidetheribbonbetweentheprintheadandti silverprintheadshield,
makingcertainthatthespindlesonthecartridgeholderfitintothesoclcets

onthe cartridgeitself.
Theribbonslwuldpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprint&ad shield
as shownin FQuE 2-4.

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Figum24. Installingthe ribboncartridge.

Afteryouhaveinstalledthe ribboncartridge,closethe frontcover.
Leavethe frontcoverclosed duringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout

dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly
to changethe ribbonormakean adjustment.

Connectingtheinterfacecable

Connecttheprinterto yourcomputerusinga standardCentronicsparallel
interfacecable.OnaPS/2orPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouuse
the25-pinD-typecomectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36­pinconnectorattheprinterend.Thecontlgurationoftheprinter’sconnector
is givenin Chapter11shouldyouneeda cableforcomecting to another
computer.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttoasenalport,usetheoptionalSerialRS-232interface
cartridge,IS-8XL.

Followthepmedures below to comect theinterfacecable:

1. Turn offthepowerswitchboththeprinterandthecomputer.

2. Connecttheinterfacecabletotheprinteras shownin Figm. 2-5.
Makesumthatyoupresstheplugfullyintotheinterfaceconnector.

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3. Movebothclipsinsidetheextendedpmngsonthesidesof thepluguntil
youheara click.

F@wu24 MOW thadips untilyouhaar adick.

4. Connecttheotherendofthe interfacecabletoyourcomput.er.Useyour
computerinstructionsto attachthe interfacecable.
NOTE: Becauseyouneedyourcomputerwhenyoustartprinting,ensure

thatit is completelyinstalled.

Plugtheprinterintoasuitableoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthepower
switchat thefrontofthe printerye~

NOTE:To disconnecttheprintertheplughasto be disconnectedfmm the

wallsocket,whichhasto belocatedclosetothe printer,andeasyto
access.

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chapter3

OPTIONALACCESSORIES

Youcan selectthefollowingaccessoriesasoption.

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-1ORMW15RMH)

● Pulltractorunit(P’I’-1OXW15XM)

s Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL)
c Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL)
Thischapterdescribeshowto installtheseoptionalaccessories.
NOTE: When youinstallor ~move theoptionalaccessories,turn off the

powerswitch.

AUTOMATICSHEETFEEDER

Youcanusethe AutomaticSheetFeedertoprinton singlesheets.
ThisprintercanbeusedeitheraSingle-bintypeorDual-bintypeAutomatic
SheetFeeder.

Single-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder

(SF-10DMII/15DMII)

Thepm&dureto mountthe Single-BinASFis:

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3.

Openthefrontcoverbyliftingupthebackusingthetwogripsoneither
side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeF@me3-l).
Openthemarcoverby liftingup thefrontusingthetwo gripsoneither
side,thenremoveit upward.
Ifthepaperguideis installed,removeitbeforetakingofftherearcover.

Movethebailleveron topoftheprinterforwardto openthepaperbail.

Transparent part

Figure3-T.Openrhe

frontcover,andswingdmvrtthetransparentpart.

FJgutw3-2Opentherearcover,andremoveit.

4. A stackerisincludedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthehook
at thetop of the stackerto theAutomaticSheetFeeder.Thenpushthe
lowersectionof the stackerdownintoposition,andengagethe lower
hookas

ShOWll in Fi$jwe 3-3.

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F/@Irv3-3Attachtlwstsckef toU’teAutomstIc sneert-wow.

5. TiDtht3 AutomaticSheetFeederforwardslightlyandputthe feederinto
pl& behindtheprinterplatenroller.

6. Lowerthe rear sideof the AutomaticSheetFeederandattachit to the
platenshaft.

AufomaticSheet Feeder

Flgu#v9-4. MounttheAutomsticSheet Fesderto the printer.

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7. ~owtifmnt cxwerwiththe

tmsparent partintheopenposition.

Figurv SRObwhe mtcowr.

8. lnwxtthe-r@c~~tbyhd intotheho~e~ontoPof ~ehO~r
supportsectionas showninFigure3-6.

attachment

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9. Squwx the sidesof thestackerattachmentslightly, andinsert intothe
holderson theIlontpartof thesheetfeeder.

Stacker
attachment ~

F/gLuw3z In8efl

the Stackeratmdments.

NOTE: Setthe paperguideandm coverasidecarefullyaftertheyhave

been removedfromthe printer.Reversethe pmcedwe described
abovewhen~moving theAutomaticSheet Feeder.

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Dual-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder

(SF-IORMIII15RMII)

TheproceduretomounttheDual-BinASFis:

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4.

Openthetint coverbyliftingupthebackusingthetwogripsoneither
side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFlgum3-l).
Openthe rearcoverbyliftingup thefnmtusingthetwogripson either
side,thenremoveit upward.
Ifthepaper guideisinstalled,removeitbeforetakingofftherearcover.
Movethebailleverontopoftheprinterforwardtoopenthepaperbail.
Astackeris includedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthehook

atthe top of the stackerto the AutomaticSheetFeeder.Thenpushthe
lowersectionof the stackerdownintoposition,andengagethelower
hookas shownin Figwe 3-8.

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Figwv3&?.Attachhe stacker10 theAutomaticSheetFeeder.

5.”Tipthe AutomaticSheetFeederfonvardslightlyandputthe feeder into
placebehindthe printerplatenroller.

6. Lowerthe rear sideof the AutomaticSheetFeederand attachit to the
platenshaft.

7. Closethefrontcxwerwiththetranspanmtpartintheopenposition.

8. Attachtheclearplasticpapersupportsbetweentheleft andrightpaper

guidesof thehopper bins andthe stacker.

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F@-= A- fhedeaf@8tiCpU@fS~ tslheAIJIDMaUCmeetFeeder.

NOTE:Set the paperguideandmarcoverasidecmfully aftertheyhave

been removedfium the printer.Reversethe proceduredescribed
abovewhenremovingtheAutomaticSheetFeeder.

PULLTRACTORUNIT(PT-10XM/15XM)

Youcan use the PullTractorUnitto printon fanfoldformsor multi-part
folms.

Theprocedureto mountthePullTractorUnitis:

1. ~ti~nt~verbylitigupti backusingthetwogripsoneither
side,thenswingdownthetranspanmtpart(seeF&w 3-l).

2. @nthe marcoverby liftingup thefrontusingthetwogripson either
side,thenremoveit upward.

Ifthepaperguideisinstalled,~move itbefo~ takingoffthemarcover.

3. Movethebailleverontop oftheprinterfonvardtoopenthe paperbail.

4. Squeemthe

sidesofthepaper supportslightly,andinsertintothe holes

onboth sideofthePullTractorUnitas showninFigu~ 3-10.

FiguiwWO. Mournrhe paperaupportA andBontothePullTractorUnit.

5. Fitthemountingbracketsofthe PullTractorUnitontotheshaftofthe
printermechanism,tiltingthePullTractorUnitslightlybackward.

6. SecuxethePullTractorUnitfinnlybyloweringitintoposition,asshown

inFigure3-11.

7. Closethefrontcoverwiththetranspiumtpart inthe openposition.

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F~ww3.11. Mountthe PullTractorUnitontothe printer.

NOTE: Setthepaperguideandrear coverasidecarefullyaftertheyhave

been removedfromthe printer.Reversethe pmeedwe described
abovewhenremovingthePullTractorUnit.

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INTERFACECARTRIDGES

YoucanusetheRS-232SerialInterfacewiththeoptionalSerialInterface
Cartridge(IS-8XL),or extendthe printbufferby installingthe optional
BufferedParallelInterfaceCartridge(IP-128XL),insteadof the Standard
InterfaceCartridge.

IfyouwanttousetheSerialInterfaceCartridge,settheDIPswitchesonthe
boardbeforeinstallit to theprinter.

1. Tumoffthepowerswitch anddisconnectthepowercordfromthepower
source.

2. Disconnecttheinterfacecableif attached.

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3. Compmsthe projectedpartsonthe rightandleft,andpulltheStandard
InterfaceCartridgeto xemoveit fmm theprinter.

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Remove@wStandardInterfaoeCarkidgefromthe printer.

4. InserttheoptionalInterfaceCartridgesecurelyintoplace.Ifitisnotfully
inserted,theprinterwillnotproperlyprint.

5. Connecttheinterfacecableto theconnector.

NOTE: StemtheremovedInterfaceCartridgein a safeplace.

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DIPSwitchFunctionson TheSerialInterface
Cartridge

Itis necessarytomakecompatiblethedatatransferconditionsbetweenthe
computerandtheserialinterfaceboardwiththe DIPswitchsettingsonthe
serialinterfaceboard.

Followingtable shows the fimctionsof the DIP switcheson the Serial

Interface-Cartridge.

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Protocol (Referbelow)

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Switch6 Switch7 Switch8 Transferspeed

OFP OFF OFP

150BPS

OFF OFF ON

300BPS

OFF ON OFF

600BPS

OFF ON ON

12(NBPS

ON OFF OFF

2400BPS

ON OFF ON

48(X)BPS

ON ON OFF

96(MBPS

ON ON ON

19200BPS

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PAPERINSTALLATIONAND USE

Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,
adjustingtheprintinggap,andinstallingpaper.

SELECTIONOF PAPER

Yourprinteracceptsanyof thefollowingpapem:

● Singlesheets(cutforms)andstationery

Usethe ftictionfeedor theoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder.

● Fanfoldforms

Fanfoldformshaveholesalongthe sidesandperforationsbetweenthe

sheets.They= alsocalledsprocketforms,punchedforms,orjust plain
“computerpaper”.
Printingon or near the perforationsof continuousfanfoldforms may
reduceprintingquality,misalignthefanfold forms,or causeapaperjam.
Itis nxommendednotto printwithinanamaofoneinchbeforeandafter
theperforations.

c Multi-partforms

You canuse multi-partforms that have up to five pats includingthe
originalwhenthe Multi-partmodeis selectedwiththeMemorySwitch
setting.(Fordetails,pleasereferto Chapter6.)
Usepmssumsensitivemulti-partformswithbothsideedgesgluedanda

differencein thicknessof 0.05mmor less betweenthe sideedges.It is
recommendedtousethebottomfeedwiththeoptionalPullTractorUnit
to get finealignment.
NOTE: Cmeshouldbetaken incolorprintingwithcontinuousmulti-part

forms.Sideedgesofpapermightbe damaged.

● F3tprintedforms

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Figwe4-1 showsthenxommendedprintamaforeachtypeofpapers.

Fanfold forms

Single sheets

Figww4-1.

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mendedprintarea foracceptablepapers.

ADJUSTINGTHEPRINTINGGAP

The distancebetween the print head and the platen can be adjustedto
accommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,openthe
frontcover.The adjustmentleveris locatedat the left sideof the printer
mechanism.Pushing the adjustmentlever backwardsnarrows the gap;
pullingit forwardswidensthegap.

There are seven positions,and you can feel the lever clickinginto each
position.Thesecondpositionfmmtherear(madcedwith’’=”)istheonemost
commonlyusedfor singlesheetsof paper.
Try differentpositionsuntilyougetthebestprintingresults.

NOTE:Printingwith aninappropriategapmaydrasticallyshortenthelife

of theprinthead.

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FJ#nv&2

Locauon

oflheiid@3mmtIevw.

The followingtable providesthe xwmnmendedlever positionsfor each
papertypesas a refetence.

Weight(g/@

‘fhickness(mm) Recommended

‘P’TW

(Eachpaper)

(Total)

Leverposition

Single

52-90

0.07-0.12

2ndor3rd

2-ply 40-58

0.12-0.16

2ndor3rd

3-ply 40-58

0.18-0.25

3rdor4th

4Jply 40-58

0.24-0.30

5thor6th

5-ply

40-58

0.30-0.35

6thor7th

LOADINGFANFOLDFORMS

Thisprinter accepts fanfoldformsup to 10”wide for thenormalcarriage
pfiter, and upto 16”wideforthewidecartiage ptinter.
Youcanload fanfoldpaperwiththefollowingthreeways:

● Pushfeedwithinternaltractorunit

● Bottomfd withoptionalPullTractorUnit

● Push/Pullfwd withinternaltractorunit andthe optionalPullTractor

unit.

Thissectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloading,paxkingand
_ng fanfoldforms.

I

Loadingthepaperfromtherearof theprinter

(Pushfeed)

Youcan loadthefanfoldpaperwiththeinternalpushtractorunit.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Placeastackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow
theprinter.

Turn-theprinter’spowerOFF.

Pushthereleaseleverbackward.Thishastheeffectofreleasingthe paper
fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.
Removethepaperguide andputit asideforthemoment.
Openthetmnsparentpartofthefrontcover,andtherearcoverusingthe
twogripson eitherside,asinFigure

4-3.

I

F/gum4-~ Openingthe rear cover.

6.

Passthepaperbetweentheprintercaseandthemrcover.

7. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperby aligningholeswiththe

pinsonthetractorunit.

8. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using
the clamp lever at the back of each unit to releaseand lock them in
position.Whentheclampleveris up,theunitis released,andwhenit is
down,theunitis locked.

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Tractor cover

Clamp lever

Figutv4-4.

Mountthe fanfoldpaparowr tie tractorunits

9. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare
alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedproperly,
youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing
andjammingof thepaper.

10.Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The
printerwill beep,indicatingthatthe paperis not yet fullyloaded.The

PAPER indicatorwillalsoilluminatetoconfirmthis.

11.Nowpressthe 1=-&L*<Eeq

button.Thepaperwillbefedandadjusted

pastthe printheadto apositionreadyforprinting.

12.If youwanttosetthepaperto adifferentposition,settheprinteroff-line

by pressingthe I

ON LINE

1

button,then set thepaper by usingthe

micro-feedfimction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter5.)

13.Close tbe rear cover and the transparentpart of the frontcover,then

mountthepaperguideinthe horizontalpositionshowninFigure4-5,so
thatit willseparatetheprintedfromtheunprintedpaper.

Figutv4-5. Mount@Ithe paperguideforfanfoldforms.

Loadingthepaperfromthebottomof theprinter

You can load the fanfoldpaperfmm the bottomof the printerwith the

optionalPullTractorUnit.

1. Install the optionalPullTractorUnitas describedinChapter3.

‘— ---- . “ ,— -.-,, -c- -— -.-—-, m. .,, ‘..— —.— , ,—..

gur8+o. HWMIIIrreopnormruli iraaor urw.

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2. Withthe tractorcoversopen,mountthepaperfmm the bottomof the
printer,by aligningholeswiththepinson thetractorunit.

1

F/gum47. Mountthefanfoldpeperfromthebotlwnoftheprinter.

3.

4.

Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using
the clamp lever at the back of each unit to releaseand lock them in
position.Whentheleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenit isdown,
theunitis locked.
Nowclosethet.mctorcoven,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare

alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheym notalignedproperly,

youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing

andjammingof thepaper.

Loadingthepaper withPush/Pullfeed

Youcanload thefanfoldpaperwithPush/PuUfeedbyusingboththeinternal
pushtractorunit andtheoptionalPullTractorUnit.

1. Placeastackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-length below
theprinter.

2. Turnthepnnter’spewer OFF.

3. Pushthereleaseleverbackward.ThishastheeffectofreleaSingthepaper
fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.

.

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4.

5.

6.

7.

Openthetransparentpartofthefrontcover,andremovethepaperguide
andtherearcover.

Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperbyaligningholeswiththe
pinson thetractorunit.
Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using
the clamp lever at the backof eachunit to releaseand lock them in
position.Whentheclampleveris up,theunitisxeleased,andwhenit is
down,theunitis locked.
Nowclosethetractorcovem,againmakingsure thatthepaperholesare
alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheym notalignedproperly,
youwillhaveproblemswithpaper feeding,possiblyresultingintearing
andjammingof thepaper.

Release lever

Flgurv4-8.

Mountthe fanfoldpaperoverthe internaltractorunits.

8.

9.

10.

Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlqxatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The
printerwillbeep, indicatingthatthepaperis notyet fullyloaded.The

PAPER indicatorwillalsoilluminateto confirmthis.

Nowp~ss thel“s=~~d%~~

button.Thepaperwillbefedpasttheprint
head.
Tumoffthepower,andinstalltheoptionalPullTractorUnitasdescribed
in Chapter3.

11.Withtheoptionaltractorcoversopen,turntheplatenknobclockwiseto
mountthepaperby aligningholeswiththe pinsontheoptionaltractor
unit.

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Clamp lever

I

FIgIwwM MountthefanfoldpapermfhePullTractorUnif~ turningthe platenknob.

12.Adjustthespacingoftheoptionaltractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthe
bar,usingtheclampleveratthebackofeachunitto ~lease andlockthem

inposition.Whentheleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenitisdown,

theunitis locked.

13.Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare
aligned.withthepinsontheoptionaltractorunits.Iftheyarenotaligned

properly,you willhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresulting

intearingandjammingof thepaper.

14.Removetheleverstoppertlom theslotof thereleaseleveras shownin

Figure4-1o.

15.Set the release lever to the “J’ position, and turn the platen knob

clockwisetotighten thepaperif itisslack.

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Platen knob

Ygww&lo.Rullow the Ieverstopper,andtightentheW.

16.Push the releaseleverbackward,andremounttheleverstopperto the
originalposition.

Paperparking

AfterloadingfanfoldpaperwithPushfeedmode,youdonothavetounload
itwhenyouwant toprintonasinglesheet.Theprinterwill“park”itforyou
if you followtheprocedurebelow.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

To beginpaperparking, stiutwith powerON,fanfoldpaperloadedin
printingposition,andthereleaseleverbackward.
Pressthe I

ONLINE

1

buttononthecontrolpaneltosettheprinteroff-

line.ON

LINE indicatorwilltum off.

Tearoff theprintedformat thelastperforation,leavingnot morethan
abouthalfapageshowingabovethefrontcover.Ifnecessary,pms the
1

PAPER FEED I buttontofeedpaperforwarduntilaperforationislocated

just above thefrontcover,andtearthere.

Pressthe ~? buttonon thecontrol panel.
Theprinter willautomaticallyfeedthefanfoldformbackwanluntilthe
paperis completelyfnx of theplaten.
Movethe nAeaselevertothe front.

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Release lever

F@wwM1. Tear offtheprintedfanfoldpaper.

6.

Mountthepaperguideintheupright position.

Nowyoucanloadsinglesh~ts. The fanfoldpapermmainsPwkedattheback

of rheprinter.
NOTE: Youcannotpmlcthefanfoldpaperif youhaveloadedit usingthe

optionalPull TractorUnit.

Paperunparklng

Whenyouwantto nxune usingfanfoldpaper,thepmcechmis asfollows.

1. Removeall singlesheetsfromtheprinter.

2. Mountthepaperguideinthehorizontalposition.

3. Movethe releaseleverto thebackward.

4.

PRSS the p-q button.Theprinterwillautomatic-allyfeedthe

parkedfanfoldpaperback intopositionforprinting.

NOTE:Theprinterbeepsintermittentlyifyoumovethereleaseleverwhile

thepaperis loaded.

LOADINGSINGLESHEETS

Thissectionwilltake

youthroughtheprocethmsforloadingsinglesheets

ofpaper.

Loadingthepaper withoutoptionalaccessories

If

youamusingtheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,referto nextsection.

1. Placethe paperguidein positionby inserting the tabs, locatedon the

bottomof theassembly,intoh slotsonthe marcoverof theprinter.

Paper guide

figwu4-12. Mountingtie paperguideforsinglesheem.

2.

3.

4.

Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofthepaperyouwillbeusing.
Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefmmtheleft-handedge
of thecarnage.
Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The
printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthemisnopaperinpositionforprinting.
The

PAPER indicatorwillalsoilluminateto confirmthis.

MakeSUIEthatthe releaseleveris at frontposition.
If fanfold paper is already mounted _in the printer, press the
~1 buttontoparkthepaperintheoff-linestate,thenmovethe
releaseleverforward.

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I

5.

6.

7.

Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides, placingthe sideon whichyou

wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown
inthe guidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

Now

PIWS the 1“’==d=c” {

button.The paper will be fed into the

printerandadjustedpasttheprintheadto a position~ady forprinting.

Ifyouwanttosetthepapertoadifferentpositiomsettheprinteroff-line

by pressingtheI ON

LINE

]

button,then set the paper positionby

usingthe mictu-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter5.)

I

6

1“

Figure4-13.Loadinga singlaahaet.

NOTE: Youcan alsoloadpapermanuallyfmmthe slotat thefrontof the

ASF rolleror thefrontof theASFbin whenusingthe Automatic
SheetFeeder.

Loadingthepaper withoptionalAutomaticSheet
Feeder

If you are not using the optionalAutomaticSheet Feeder, refer to the
previoussection.

1. InstalltheoptionalAutomaticSheet Feederas describedin Chapter3.

F/guIv4-14. Installthe optionalAutomaticSheet Feeder.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Usetheprinter’sMemorySwitchmodetoselectASF.(Fordetails,please
referto Chapter6.)

If fanfoldpaperhas alreadybeenloadedin the printer,park the paper
throughthe Ear slot.
pullthe printerreleaseleverforwardto loadsingle sheets.
WhenyouareusingSingle-BinASF,puUthepaperloadingleverforward
to pullthehopperoutuntilit is in position.
In case of the Dual-BinASF,pullbothpressurebar leversforwardto
openthe pressuxebar.

1-

Paper loading lever

IDual-Bin]

ISingle-Bin]

Figiuv415, Meke reedytoIoedpaper.

6. Adjusttheleft paperguideto the desiredleft positionby movingit
horizontallyineitherdinxtion.(Unlockthepaperguidesbypressing
downonthelockingleversincaseofDual-BinASF.)

7. Locktheleftpaper@idesinpositionbymovingthelockingleverupfor
theDual-BinASF.

F/gwv4-16.Adjuetthepeperguidesto

~thewidth ofmepepef.

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8.9.Adjusttherightpaperguidetoaccommodatethewidthofthepaper.The

guidesshouldbeadjustedtonxmicttheamountofhorizontalplaywhile
allowingthepaperto slideup and downfreelybetweenthe twopaper
guides.Theidealdistance

betwwnpaper~am andpaperguidesis0.25

mm(0.01”)on bothsidesat thenarrowestpartof thepaperguides.
Fanthepaperstackandsquareitoffproperlybeforeinsertingitintothe
AutomaticSheetFeeder.

I

L

FlguIw~77.FanW paperbeforeinswdngIntotheASF.

10.InserttlwpaperstackintoAutomaticSheetFeeder.
Thestackshouldn't bemorethan15mm(5/8”)equivalentto 150sheets
of 20lb paper.
Ifnecessary,~move somesheets.TheASFmaynot performsatisfacto-

rilyif it is overloaded.

11.WhenyouareusingSingle-BinASF,pushthepsperloadinglevertoward

theback.
In caseof the Dual-BinASF,pushboth pressurebarleverstowardthe
backto “FEED”.

Pa

al’lever

I

Y

/--’1

I

Figure4-78.PuehthepaperIomdingIeverorpreseurebarleveretoholdthepaperstd.
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chapter5

CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individuallyto perform the
operationsindicated by their names.Otherfunctionscan be achievedby
holdingthesebuttonsdownwhenyouturn theprinter’spoweron, or by
pnxsing thecontrolpanelbuttonsincombination.

Thischapterexplainsallthebuttonandindicatorfunctions.

●

●

●

●

●

9

●

●

●

●

●

●

Pauseprinting
Feedpaper(fastandslow,forwardandmerse)
Parkfanfoldforms
Setthetop-of-formposition
Selecttheprintpitch

Selecta font
Printtestpatterns
Preventsoftwarefromchangingthepanel pitchand fontselections
Printa hexadecimaldump

Cleartheprinter’sbuffer

Changetheprintcolor

Storemacmdeftition

BUTTONSAND INDICATORS

The printeris equippedwithsix buttonson thecontrolpanel.Fmmleftto

right they are ml, [={ and -1 (smaller buttons), and

I*E===TI

a

, 1

PAPERFEED] and 1

ON

LINE j (largerbuttons).

The followingis a briefguideto thebuttonsandindicatomon thecontrol
panel.

■ SANSE.IF ~:;A:;AFT

■ IOcpl

■ COURIER

■ .LO

m v CP4

WO..70.

■ PROP

■ .Cnbp,

■ cO.0

FONT MODE

PITCH

~7 ~ ~~

H,,

■ POWER

■ PAPER

M,CFIOFEED

&

SETIEJECT

9 -OIJIET

m

PARK PAPER FEED ‘ON LINE

~~~

F/gum5-1.Controlpanel.

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ONLINE Wtton

The I ONLINE

[

buttonsets theprinteron-lineand off-line.The status

changeseachtimeyoupressthebutton.
Whentheprinterison-line,itcanreceiveandprint datafim thecomputer.

Whentheprinterisoff-line,itstopsprintingandsendsthecomputerasignal
indicat@gthatit

cannotacceptdata.

Theprinterpowersupin theon-linestatusifpaperisloaded.Ifpaperisnot
loaded,thepnnterpowerxupoff-linewiththe

PAPER indicatorilluminating.

Whenyouloadpaper,theprintergoeson-line.
Youwillwanttopnxs the1

ONLINE

[

button:

9

●

●

Beforeandafteranyother paneloperation
The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the

ON

LINF

]

buttontogooff-line.Afterperfonningthepaneloperation(s),

pressthe

I

ON

LINE

I

buttonagainto gobackon-line.

To pauseduringprinting
If you pnxs the [

ON

LINE

1

buttonduringprinting,theprinterstops
printingandgoesoff-line,allowingyou tochecktheprintoutorchangea
control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the

~] buttonagaintogo backon-line.

Tocutfanfoldformsattheendofprinting

Whenyouholdthe I

ON

LINE

1

buttondownfor one secondwiththe
pushtractormode,theprintergoesoff-line,then theprinteralsofeedsthe
papertlmvad approximatelytwoinchesforwad. This allowsyoutocut
it offjust belowthelastlineprinted.
Whenyou pressthe \ ON

I INE

[

buttonagainto go backon-line,the
paperfeedsbackwardstoppingwhe~ youleft off.
NOTE: Thisfunction is validonlywhenthebufferis empty.

PAPERFEEDbutton

If youpnxs thisbuttonwhiletheprinteris off-line,the paperwill feed
forwad If youholdthebuttondown,the printerwillperformconsecutive

linefeeds.

If youalsopressthe I

ON

LINE

1

buttonwhileyou m! line-feeding,the
paperwillfeed automaticallyto thetopof thenextpage.Thisis explained
later.

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If youpnxs thisbu&mwhileon-line,thiswillalternatelyflashtheQUIET

indicator.WheninQuietmodewiththeQUIET indicatorlit,theprinterwill
printslightlyslower,butat areducednoiselevel.

SETIEJECT/PARKbutton

NOTE:This buttonhasno effectifthebottomfd modeis selected.
Pressingthisbuttoncausestheprintertobeginpaperloadingifthepaperhas

notloadedwhilein theoff-linestate.
If the paper has been loaded, this button mults in different functions

dependingon thepositionof thereleaselever.
If the~lease leverisbackforthefanfoldforms,pnxsingthisbuttonparks

theforms.
Ifthereleaseleverisforwad forthesinglesheets,pnxsingthisbuttonejects
thepaper.

PITCHbutton

Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselecttheprintingpitch.Rememberthattheprinter
mustbe off-linefor youto do this.Successivep~sses of this buttonwill

illuminate(andselect)thefollowingoptionsinorder(Notethatcondensed
eliteis notavailableinthe IBMmode):

Pitch

Indicator(s)

Pica(1OCPI)

10CPI
Elite(12CPI) 12CPI
Condensedpica(17CPI)

10CPI,COND
Condensedelite(20CPI)

12CPI,COND
Proportional

PROP

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MODEbutton

Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselecttheprintingmode.Rememberthattheprinter

mustbe off-linefor you to do this. Successivepnxes of thisbuttonwill ‘
illuminate(andselect)the followingoptionsinorder:

1

Printmode

Indicator(s)

I

I

HS-Draft

HS-DRAFT

Draft

HS-DRAFT,NLQ

NearLetterQuality

NLQ

FONTbutton

ThisbuttonselectstheNLQ fontto beprinted.SanSeriffontis selectedat
power-upunlessthedefaultsettingsm changed.Tochangethefont,setthe
printeroff-line,thenpnxsthe -[ buttonrepeatedlyuntiltheindicator
besidethedesiredselectionillumimte.Theselectionscycleinthefollowing
order:

Font

Indicator

Sanserl

“f SANSERIF

Courier

COURIER

Orator

ORATOR

script

SCRIPT

POWER-UPFUNCTIONS

In additionto their normalfunctions,all the controlpanel buttonshave
specialfunctionsthatoperateifyouholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower
on.

(

\

■ SANSERIF y;4A;yFT

■ 10 CPI

■ POWER

■ COURIER

■ .LQ

■ 12CPI

W PAPER

■ onmo.

■ PROP

MICROFEED

A

■ scnlPr ,COND
SETIEJECT ■ -OutET

FONT

MODE PITCH

PARK PAPER FEED

n n q qqa

\

J

‘itch&FOntlwk ~~h’’’’ushontest

!,u1‘qwlq T

lock

Dotadjustmentmode

F/gun?5-2. Power-upfunctionsofcontrolpanel.

Shorttestmode

Iftheprinteristumedonwhilethe I

ONLINE

1

buttonispressed,thepnnter
willentertheshortself-testmode.Theprinterwillprinttheversionnumber
ofthe printer’sROM,followedbysevenlinesofthecharacterset.

Eachlinewillbe offsetby onecharacterfromtheone beforeit.The final

resultwill&somethinglike Figure5-3.(Ifthecolorribbonisused,eachline

printsin a differentcolor.)

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‘,#%;:??. .4, , *+ , –

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*%:.!, f , , * . , . .,,:,12:45 e:.13,9 : :

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Figure 5-3. Short self-lest.

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidlhofthecarnage,itisrecommended
thattheprinterisloadedwiththewidestpaperpossibletoavoiddamageto
theprintheadand/or platen.

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Longtestmode

Iftheprinteristurnedonwhilethe[PAPERFEED1buttonispressed,theprinter

willenterthelongself-testmode.Theprinterwillprinttheversionnumber
of the printer’sROM, the Memory SwitchTree, followedby the whole
charactersetprintedin eachfontandpitchavailable.

Thetestcyclesendlessly,so youmustturnthepoweroff to stopit.

,,,“., ,.1 ,..

Figulvs4. Longself-test.

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthofthecarriage,itisrecommended
thattheprinteris loadedwiththewidestpaper possibleto avoiddamageto
theprintheadand/orplaten.Inaddition,thetotalnumberoflinesprintedis
considerable,morethancanbeaccommodatedona singlesheet,so fanfold
paperis recommendedfor thistest.

Printarea testmode

Byholdingthe~!

buttondownduringpower-up,theprinterwill

entertheprint axeatestmode.Thisway,youcanfmdhowmanylinesonyour

paperareavailableforprinting.Theprinterwillprintthefirstlinemessage,
thenprintthelastlinemessageafterfeedingto the bottomofthepage.

If youhaveloadedthefanfoldpaper,onlythefirstlinemessageis printed.

Pitchlockmode

Byholdingthe ITiRZilbuttondownduring power-up,theprintpitchcan
ordybetilected fmmthecxmtrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference.
Youwillhear an acknowledgingbeepas powercomeson.

Afterthebeeptone,youcansettheprinteroff-line,selectaprintpitch,then
returnto on-lineandstartprinting.Thepitchyouselectedwillnotbe reset
orotherwisechangedby anycommandsyoursoftwaremayissue.

Fontlockmode

Byholdingthe [~1 buttonduringpower-up,printmodeandfontscan
ordybexlected fromthecontrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference.
Therewillbean acknowledgingbeepaspowercomeson.Afterwhichyou

cansetthepnnteroff-line,selectaprintmodeandfont,thenretumtotheon­linestateand beginprinting.Theselectedprintmodeandfont willnotbe
changedby anycommandsyoursoftswuemayissue.

Pitchand Fontlockmode

Ifyouwanttoprotectboththepitchandfontsettingsfmmsoftwatechanges,
pmssboththe [~1 and ~[ buttonsduringpower-up.The~ willbe
two acknowledgingbeeptones.

Pressingthesebuttonsduringpower-updoesnotpreventyoufmmmaking
anynumberof changeslaterfromthecontrolpanel.

Hexadecimaldump

Thisfeatureisusefidforprogrammemwhoaedebuggingprinting programs
andwantto seethe actualcodestheprinterisnxeiving.(Somecomputers
changethecodestheprogrammerintended.)

Inthismode,all datareceivedwillbepfid inahexadecimaldumpformat,
ratherthanthecontrol codesbeingactedon ascommandcodes.

Thismodeis accessedwiththe followingpmctxhue:

1.

2.

3.

Whileholdingboththe[

PAPER FEED j and

~

buttonsdown

turnpowerON.A beeptonewillbeheard.
Beginprinting.In placeof the usualprintoutyou willgeta formatted
dumpshowingexactlywhatdatatheprintermxeives.Eachlinepnxents

sixteencharactem, their hexadecimalcodes to the left and printable
charactersprintedontheright.

At the end of thehexadecimaldump,set the printeroff-linewith the

[

ONLINE

[

button.Thisis necessaryto printthelastline.

ThefollowingBASICprogramisasimpletestyoucanruninhexadecimal
mode:

10

WIDTH “LPT1 :“,255

20 FOR 1=0 TO 255
30

LPRINT CHR$ ( I ) :

40

NEXT I

50

LPR INT

60 END

Ifyoursystempassesthecodesdirectlytotheprinterwithoutchangingthem,

youwillgetaprintoutlikeFigwe 5-5. -

.. ... .. .. .......

.. ..... .. .. .... .

.. . .... .........

.. . .. .. ...,,... ..

..

F@nwM Samplehexdecimaidump.

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MostBASICS,however,arenotquitethatstraightfonvmd.Forexample,the
IBM-PCwillgiveyou aprintoutsimilartoFigtue5-6.

(:1(:> (:)1. (:,;? (c’:! (:,4 ‘:!:, {:”6 1:,7

FigtwvS4LSamplehexadecimaldumpwithIBM-PC.

WhentheIBM-PCBASICinterpretersendshexcodeOD(carriagereturn)
itaddsanextrahexOA(linefeed).HexcodeIA(end-of-file)alsogetsspecial
matment:theinteqxeterdoesnotsenditatall.l’hiscancaus epmblemswith

gra@icsordotioad characterdata.However,youcansolvethisproblem
bychangingline 30inthepnxxdingprogramandaddingthecodingshown
below.

CodingforIBM-PCwithmonochromedisplay:

30

G05UB 100

100 X=1 NP (& H3813)

:

IF X<128 THEN 100

110

OUT &H3BC , I

: OUT &H3BE ,5 : OUT &H3BE ,4

120 RETURN

Cading

forIBM-PCwithcoloradapter

30

t30SUB 100

100

X=INP (& H379)

:

IF X<128 THEN 100

110 OUT &H378, I

: OUT &H37A. 5 : OUT &H37A ,4

120 RETURN

I

SWITCHCOMBINATIONFUNCTIONS

Severaladditionalfunctionscanbe achievedbypressingthecontrolpanel
buttonsincombinations.

Topofform

m

■ SA.SERW

~;; ASO;AFT

■ 10 CP8

■ POWER

■ Courter

■ .LO ■ 12CPI ■ PAPER

¤0m~70n

■ PROP

MICRO ,,,.

■ SCRIPT ■ CO..

h

SETIEJECT

FONT

■ -O”IET

MODE PITCH PARK PAPER FEED

CT g r m A

< >

ENTER

\

A

Store macro definmon

‘u ‘

Form feed

Select ASF bm number

Bufferclear/Allreset

FIgutu 5-Z Switohoornbinstionfuncfions of control psnel.

Formfeed

If youareusingsinglesheets,thisoperationejectsthecurrentpage.If you
areusingfanfoldforms,it feedstothetopofthenextpage.

1.

2.

3.

Pressthe

I

ON

LINE

1

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

PresstheI

PAPERFEEDI buttonandholdit down.The printerwillstart

performingsuccessivelinefeeds.

WhileholdingtheI

PAPERFEED] buttondown,pnmthe I

ON

LINE

button, then release bQthbuttonsat the sametime. The printer will

smoothlyeject the currentpage.

Topof form

Whenyoupowerontheprinter,thetop-of-formpositionisautomaticallyset
tothecurrentposition.Ifthisisnotwhereyouwantthetopofthepagetobe,
youcanchangethetop-of-formpositionasfollows:

1. Pressthe I

ON

LINE

I

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-formpositionby pressing the

I

PAPERFEED1 button,orbyperformingaforwardorreversemicro-feed.

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3. PressandholdtheI

ONLINE

I

button.

4. Whileholdingthe [

ONLINE

I

buttondown,pressthe ml but-

ton,thenreleasebothbuttonsatthesametime.Theprinterwillbeepto

indicatethatthetop-of-formpositionhasbeenset.

Forwardmicro-feed

Forfinealignment,youcanfeedthepaperforwardinverysmallincrements

as follows:

1. Pressthe [ ON

LINE 1 buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

2. Pressthe I ON

LINE

[

buttonagainandholdit down.

3. Whileholdingthe I

ON

LINE

]

buttondown,pressthe IPAPERFEED1
button.’l%epaperwillstartadvancinginaseriesofsmallsteps.Whenyou
wantto stop,releasebothbuttons.

Reversemicro-feed

Youcm”alsofeed thepaperin smallincrementsin reverse,to returnto a
higherposition onthesamepage.

NOTE: With fanfoldforms,do not try to returnto a previouspage.The

1.

2.

3.

perforationmaycatchinsidetheprinter.

Pressthe i ON

LINE I buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

Pressthe

I ON

LINE 1

buttonagainandholdit down.

Whileholdingthe ~

ON

LINE

I

buttondown,pressthe ls%zx&ECTl
button.Thepaperwillstartmovingbackwardsin aseries of small steps.
Whenyouwantto stop,release bothbuttons.

Changingtheautoloadingvalue

Normally, the printerautomaticallyloadsthe paperonelinefromthe top

edge.
If youwantto changethisvalue,followthisprocedure:

1. Loadthepaperusingthe IS’

PZ&EC”lbutton.

2. Changetheprintpositionusingthemicm feedfunction.

3. Afteryougetthedesimdposition,presstheI

ON

LINE

I

buttontosave

thevalue.

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Thisvaluewill~main unlessyoupowerofftheprinter.Ifyouwanttoretain
this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro

Deftition function,whichis describedlater.

Notethatyoucanonlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If

youfeedpaper,youcannot changethe autoloadingvalue.

Clearingthebuffer/Allreset

The printerstoresreceiveddata in a largememorybuffer.Thiscxeatesa
problemwhenyouwanttoabandonaprintingjobandrestart:theprintermay
be holdingmore data in its buffer than it has actuallyprinted,and this

unprinteddatamustbeclearedoutbeforerestating.‘l’’urningpowerof fisone

wayto clearthebuffer,butthemis anotherway:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Halttheprintingprogramonthecomputer.Ifprintingstopsimmediately,
thebufferisclearandtherestofthispmcedumisunnecessary.Ifprinting
doesnot stop,continueas follows:

Pressthe I

ON

LINE

I

buttonto setthe printeroff-line.Printingwill
nowstop,buttheremaybe dataremaininginthebuffer.
Pressandholdthe r

ONLINE [ button.

While pnxsing the

I

ON

LINE

1

button down, press and hold the

m button. Continueholdingthese two buttons down. In few

secondsyou willhear a beep tone signalingthat the buffer has been
cleared.
If youholdtheseswitchesmom threeseconds,youwillhearthreebeep

tones signalingthat the printer has been initializedto the power-on

defaultsettings.

Releasethesebuttons,makeanynecessarycontrolpanelsettings,then

settheprinterbackon-line.

Itisessentialtohaltthepnntingprogramonthecomputerbeforeyougooff­line.Otherwise,whenyougobackon-linethecomputerwillstartsending
dataagainandthepnnterwillcontinueprinting,withmissingdatawherethe
bufferwas cleared.

Selectingtheprint color

Normally,theprinterpMts withblackevenif thecolor ribbonis installed.
Withouttheaidofsoftware,youcanchangetheprintingcolorasfollows:

1. Pressthe 1 ON

LINE

I

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

2. Pressthe ~] buttonandholdit down.

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3.

4.

5.

Whileholdingthe 1~[ button,pressthe [L- ‘z&Jb

PARK

~

button.The

indicatombesidethe -l buttonwillblinktoshowthecurrentcolor

setting.

If you want to changethe color,pressthe p“’=~

F=ARK buttonwhile

holdingthe m button.
Therelationbetween the indicatorsandthecoloris shownbelow.

Color

Indicators

Black

SANSERIF

I Red I SANSERIF,COURIER

Blue

COURIER

Violet

COURIER,ORATOR

Color

Indicators

Yellow ORATOR

IOrangeI ORATOR,SCRIPTI
IGreen

I SCRIPT I

Releasebothbuttonsafteryousetthedesiredprintingcolor.Ifyouwant
tosavetheselectedcolorforlateruse,storeitusingtheMacroDefinition.

NOTE: Thisfimctionisvalidonlywhenthecolorribbonisinstalledintothe

printer.

SelectingtheASF bin number

Youcanusethedual-bintypeAutomaticSheetFeeder(SF-IORMH/15RMII)
withthisprinter.
YoucanselectthisASFbinnumberbythecontrolpaneloperationasshown

below:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Pressthe [

ONLINE

[

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

Pressthe [Ti5ii71buttonandholdit down.

Whileholding downthe -[ button,pressthe 1

PAPERFEED~but-

ton.
Eachtime youpressthe [PAPER

FEEDJbuttonwhileholdingdownthe

m button,twoindicatorsabovethe - buttonwillblink(to
indicatethatbin#1 isselected),orallindicatorsabovethe -~ but-

tonwillblink(to indicatethatbin#2 is selected).
ReleasebothbuttonsafteryousetthedesiredASFbin number.

NOTE:ThisfimctionisvalidonlywhentheDual-binASFisselectedbythe

MemorySwitchsetting.

StoreMacroDefinition

You can store the curnmt settingsto the printer for later use with the
followingpmcedunz

1.

2.

3.

4.

Press

the I

ON

LINE

1

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

Pressthe IZQNZlbutton andholdit down.

Whileholdingthe

1’1 buttondown,pnixsthe-1 buttonand

holdthemdownuntilthetwobeeptones heard.
Releaseboth buttonsat thesametime afterthebeeptonesto stemthe
curnmtsetting.
If you releasethese buttonsafter the three beep tones, the macm is
cleami.

NOTE:You can storethe followingsettingswiththisprocedure.

● CumentFontandPitch

cCurrentauto-loadingamountforcutsheet

● Currentauto-loadingamountforcontinuouspaper

● Currentauto-loadingamountin ASFmode

● Current printcolor

DatatobestoredwecontrolledinStandardmodeandIBMmodeseparately.
Forexample,thedatastoredintheStandanlmodem not effectivein the
IBMmode,andviceversa.

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chapter 6

SETTINGUP THE

MEMORYSWITCHES

Inadditiontothepitch,printmode, andfont, manyother optionsregarding
thesetupoftheprintercanbecarriedoutfromthecontrolpanel. To access
theseoptions,itisnecessarytoturnofftheprinter,andthenturnitonagain,

while~lding downthe lsE&’=&E~, 1P

APERFEEDj and

I

ON

LINE

I

buttonstoge~er.Thiswillcausetheprinterto printa seriesofquestionsto

whichyou can answerusingthe controlpan?lbuttons.This is calledthe
MemorySwitchmode.

In the MemorySwitchmode,thebuttonson thecontrolpanelm used as

shownbelowh Figure6-1.

● SAMSER,,

B ;;

A:;AFT■ 10CPI

m POWER

m COURIER

■ NLO m 42 CPI

■ PAPER

■ OR*TOR

9 PROP

.,C,O FEED

A

● SCRWT

■ ,...

SET/EJECT

■ -wE,

MODE

PITCH PARK

pAPER FEED

~-FONT ,

—...——,
I

~-—.

.—-—

; ~.–= ‘-:”-’E.

I

I

I ~ ~ IL

,.,,

< >

EN,,,

Exit menu

Move to right

Flgutu c&f.ButtonfunctionsintheMemotySwitchmode.

Theprincipleinvolvedisthattheprinterwillprinta listofoptionsononeline.
You use the p “’”e-~

PARK and [

PAPERFEED] buttonsto movethe print

headsothatit isbelowtheoptionyouwanttochoose.
Theprinterwillmovethepaperupanddownasappropriate,sothat themenu

optionsarevisible.
The Iae ‘e’L=

PARK

~

buttonmovestheprintheadoneoptiontotheleft,andthe

]

PAPERFEED] button mc)vtx one optionto theright.Holdingdownoneof

thesebuttonswillstill movetheprintheadonlyoneoptionforwardorback.

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I

Whentheprint headis belowthe desiti option,pressthe I

ON

LINE

buttontoenterthisintothepnnter’smemory.Anyoptionchosenatthisstage
willnowbe stored,evenwhentheprinteris turnedoff.

Whenyoupressthe I

ON

LINE

]

buttontoenteradoption, a“*’’(asterisk)

willbe printedonthe paperto confirmthattheoptionhasbeenchosen.
Themenus am organizedin a hierarchical(tree-struchued)fashion.Some

menus do not chooseoptionsdirectly,but instead,move down to other
menus. To move up throughthe menu structuretowards the “root” of
“trunk”,usethe lTiT5Rlbuttonasan ~1 button.

Thestructure of themenusam shownbelow:
MAINMENU

r

PRINTCURRENTSE’ITINGS

INSTALLATIONMENU

E

COMMANDMENU

FONTMENU

CHARACTERMENU
PRINTMENU
PAPERMENU
FORMSMENU

- USEFACTORY

SETTINGS

Theoptions withineachmenuaregivenbelow.
Asmentionedabove,whenyoupressthe -1 (EXIT)buttonfromany
sub-menuorfromanoptionwithinamenu,youwillmum tothemenulevel
abovethecurrentone.Ifyoupressthe -j (EXIT)buttonfmmthemain
menu,theprinterwillprint“***

END ●**” andexitto being on-line,withthe

settingschosen in MemorySwitchmodebeingnowsetin theprinter.

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MENUOPTIONS.

Thefollowingisalistoftheoptionswithinthemenus,andtheirmeanings,
togetherwiththepromptsprintedinMemorySwitchmode.Thepromptsare
givenin capitallettersin squarebrackets,thus:[OFF]. Factorysettingsare
markedhere with an asterisk(forexample,[*ON]).A summaryof factory

settingsis alsoprovidedfollowingthis seetion.

Printcurrentsettings

Whenyouselectthisoption,theeurrentsettingswillreprinted,similartothe
samplebelow.

:M6LE;

EW6LE2

S:N6LE

Ouw::

2 LiNE5

3 LINES

2 LINES

; LINES

; LINES ? LIMES

hwtallationmenu

In thismenu,youcan select the followingsub-menus.

sCommandmenu(whichcommandstheprinteraccepts)

● Fontmenu(whichfontto print)

● Charactermenu(whichcharactersetto print)

● Printmenu(whichstyleto print)

● Papermenu(whatpapertheprinterwilluse)

● Formsmenu(howpageswillbe formatted)

Communalmenu

Thismenuallows you to setup variouspararnetemcontrollingthe overall

setupof theprinter.
c Emulation

Selectthemodecompatiblewithyourcomputerandsoftware.InStandard

mode,

[*STANDARD], the printeroperateslike the Epson EX-800/EX-

1000.InIBMmode,[IBM],it operatesliketheIBMPmprinterIII.

● RAMusage

In order to downloadcharactersthis switch must be set

[DOWNLOAD

BUFFER]. The

printerthen uses itsRAMmemoryfor storingcharacter
patternsandprovidesonlya one-lineprintbuffer.
If youleavethis switchto

[*INPUT BUFFER], the printerusesits RAM

memoryasaninputbuffer,allowingthecomputertosenddatafasterthan
theprinterprints.
If you wanttheprintbufferonlyoneline,setto [1 LINEBUFFER].

c Quietmode

You can selectthe Quietmode as the power-ondefaultby settingthis
switchto [ENABLED].
WheninQuietmode,theprinterwillprintslightlyslower,butatareduced
noiselevel.

c Graphicsdi~ction

When printingin dot graphicsmode, the printer may eitherprint bi-

dimctionally(inalternatedirections),[*BI-DIRECTIONAL],forspeedorin
onedirection only(uni-directionalfor increasedaccuracy),[UNl-DIREC-

TIONAL].

Forpracticallyallpmposes,however,bi-directionalprintingissufficiently

accurate.

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AutoOn-Line
Setthestatusjust afterloadedthepaperintothepfiter.
Whenthe Auto-Onlineisset[*ENABLED],theprinterautomaticallygoes

on-line.

*nit isset[DISABLED],youmustpxesstheI

ON

LINE

J

buttontoset

on-lineafterloadthepaper.

STROBEtiming
Thisswitchcontrolsthetimingof theinterface.
MostcomputemcancommunicatewiththeNonnaJtiming,asthe factory-

setting,[*NORMAL].

Ifyouwerenotpossibletocommunicatewithyourcomputertotheprinter,

setthisswitchto [REVERSE].

Fontmenu

TheFontmenuallowsyoutosettwoparametersconceding fontswhichwill
be automaticallyselectedwheneveryouturnon theprinter.

.

Zerostyle

Thismenutellstheprinterhowto printzero’s.

Whenthe[*NORMAL]isselected,theprinterprintsthenormalzero;when

itis[SLASHED],theslashzem(whichisoftenusedindraftmodetopmvent

anypossibleconfusionwiththe letter“O”).

NLQFont

The&aremanyfontstylesforNLQprintmode.Youcanselectoneof them

asthepower-ondefaultby settingthisswitch.

Churactermenu

The Charactermenu allowsyouto selectthe characterset whichwill be
printed.

● standard

Chmct.erTable
If you selected Standard mode, you can set either italic or graphic
Charactelx.
Whenyouselectthe[ITALIC]chamctem,thecharactertableisthesameas
theEpsonprintem.
Whenyouselectthe [*GRAPHICS]characters,in placeofitalicsyouwill
get the graphiccharacters,internationalcharacters,and mathematical
symbolsof IBMcharacterset#2.

. IBMCharacterTable

If youselectedIBMmode,youcanselecteither characterset#l [IBM#1]

or#k?[*IBM#2].

Characterset#2isforcomputemwithan8-bitinterface(themostcommon
kind),and set#1 is for computemwith a 7-bitinterface.

GIBMCodePage

Exceptin the StandardItalic characterset,thisswitchselectsthedefault
charactercode page.
NOTE:Since there a.Rmany code pages you can select,the [OTHER]

optionindicatestoselectotheroptionson thenextline.

● International ChamcterSet

Internationalcharactersetsdifferintheirassignmentof14charactercodes
in theStandardItaliccharacterset.

Printmenu

This menu allowsyou to set up vtious printingoptionswhich will be

automaticallyselectedwheneveryoummtheprinteron.

“ PrintQuality

select thepMt quality.

HSDra& [HS-DRAFTI,pints withthehighestspeed,butthedotmatrixis
reducedtoprintfaster.Draft[4Y3A~ hasaI@uceddotmatrixcompared
to NLQ,but theptit qualityis betterthantheHS Draft.
NearLetterQualityis mfemdas [NLQ],andthereammanyfontstylesas
showninthe “NLQFont”menu.

. Printpitch

Selectsthedefaultprintpitch,suchas[*1OCPI](pica), [12CPIJ(elite),and

[PROPORTIONAL].

● Condensedprint

Selectscondensedprintto be either[*DISABLED]or [ENABLED].

G Italicprint

selects to printall

chamcterswithItalicstyie,or not.
Thisisdiffenmtfmmtheitalic charactersintheStandanlItaliccharacter
table.

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Papermenu

Thismenuallowsyouto setup varioushandlingoptionsofpaper,

● Paper-outdetector

Whenthisswitchis [DISABLED]theprinterignoresthe paper-outdetector
and prints down to (and beyond)the bottomedge. Otherwiseleave it

[*ENABLED].

● Multi-partmode

Youcanuseupto 3-plypaperwithnonnalmode,[*DISABLED].Ifyouwant
to printon 4-plyor5-plypaper,settheMulti-partmodeto [ENABLED].

● AutomaticSheetFeeder

InordertousetheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,setthisswitchtothe
Aated position. [SINGLE]forsingle-binASF,[DUAL-1]forthe tint bin
of Dual-binASF,and [DUAL-2]forthemarbinoftheDual-binASF.
If youdonotusetheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder, leavethis [*OFF].

● Autoloadingamountforeachpapertype

Setsthe firstlinepositiononthe eachpapertype.

Formsmenu

TheForms menu allowsyou to set variousoptions associatedwithpaper
handling.

● Tear-Offfunction

Youcan selecttheTearOfffunctionwiththisswitch[ENABLED].

Whenusingfanfoldpaper,theTearOfffunctionallowsyoutotearoffone
sheetofpaperwithoutfullyadvancingthefollowingshee&

● Skip-over-perforation

Youcan selecttheSkip-over-perforationwiththisswitch[ENABLED].

, Itis recommendedto skipclose totheperforationoffanfoldformsto get

goodprintquality.
Ifyoucannotsetthisfunctionwithyoursoftvwm,setthisswitch[ENABLED].

Theprinterautomaticallyskipstheperforations.

● AutoLineFeedwith CR

If you setthis switch[*DISABLED],a separateline-feedcodeis required

horn yourcomputerto obtainaline feed.

If you set this switch [ENABLED],the printerperformsboth a carriage
mtumandlinefeedeachtimeit receivesa carriage-mtumcode.
Mostcomputersystemssendalinefeedcode,orbothacarriagereturnand
linefeed,attheend ofeachline,sothisswitchshould beleft[*DISABLED].

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Ifyougetdoublelinespacingwhenyouexpectsinglespacing,orif lines
oveqxinteachother,try changingthesettingof thisswitch.

● AutoCarriageReturnwithLF

E youset this switch [DISABLED],a separatecaniage-nxum codeis re-
quiredfromyourcomputerto returnto theleftmargin.
H you set this switch [*ENABLED],theprinterperformsboth a carriage
@urn andlinefeedeachtimeit receivesa line-feedcode.

● Carriagecentering

If youset thisswitch [ENABLED],thecarriagemovesto the centereach
timeto feedpaperneartheperforations.It is recommendedtomatchthe
pagelengthsettingtoyourfanfoldpaper,otherwise,thisfunctiondoesnot

workproperlyat theperforations.

E youleavethis switch [*DISABLED],the carriagedoesnot movewhen

feedingpaper.

● Linesper Inch

Setshowmanylinesto bepMted inoneinch.

“ Pagelength

Youcan seta differentpagelength to accommodateyourpaperwiththis
switch.

Factorysettings

Thisoptioncleamallcurnmtsettings,andnxtorestheFactorySettingstothe
MemorySwitch.

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DOTADJUSTMENTMODE

This

modeisusedto adjustthealignmentoftheprintheadonsuccessivebi-

directionalpasses.

Afteraperiodofsomemonths,yourprintermayworkitselfout ofalignment
onletl andrightprintingpasses,showingitselfmostobviouslyingraphics

printing.Thismodewillprobablybeusedveryrmly.

1.

2.

3.

Turn the printeroff and thenturn it on againwhileholdingdownthe

sE1-/E.IEG-r

[ and I ON

LINE

1

buttons.The printer will then print

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t ,
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,

,

backwaxdsduring

I
i

this

operation,allowingyoutoviewthepaperforoptimumalignment.

Tbadjusttheprintfig,usethe~~~ and !

PAPFRFEED[

buttons.

The

IEZSEZl

buttonwill movethe secondpass to the left. The

\

PAPER FEED I buttonwillmovethesecondpassto the right.

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Tochangethemodeforwhichthebi-dimctionaladjustmentisperformed,

press the \ ON

LINE

]

button.This will cycle between“HS Draft”,
“Draft”,“NLQ-A”,“NLQ-B“,“GRAPHICS-A”and“GRAPHICS-B”.
Repeattheprocess for allprintmodes.

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chapter 7

PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

Theprinterhas twoemulationmodes:StandardmodeandIBMmode.
In staridardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpsonEX-800/
EX-1OOO.In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter III.

Additionalcommandcodesareincludedas a supwsetof theseemulations.

The emulationis changedby meansof MemorySwitchmode.Whenthe
Emulationoptionissetto[STANDARD],theprinterwillbeinstandardmode,

andwhen [IBM],theprinterwillbe in IBMmode(seeChapter6).It is not

possibleto changetheemulationby meansof softwarecontrol.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare

commonto both the standardand IBMmodes.In thedescriptionsof the
commands,all commandswill given by functions.The name of each
commandisfollowedbyatable liketheonebelow:

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std.

<ESC> “X” “l” 27120 49 10 78 31
<ESC> “x” <1>

27

12U 1

IB 78 01

Mode:

ASCII:

Decimal:
Hexadecimal:

Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandisrecog­nized.

Std. Standardmode
IBM

IBMmode

Both

BothstandardandIBMmodes

IndicatestheASCIIcodingofthecommand.Con­trolcharactersareenclosedinpointedbrackets:For
example,<1> meanscharactercode1.

Givesthecommandindecimalcharactercodes.
Givesthecommandinhexadecimalchamctercodes.

Parametersforwhichvaluesmustbe suppliedareindicatedbyitalicletters
suchas n,m ord.

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I

FONT

Selectdraftqualitycharacters

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std.

CEsc>

“x” “o” 27 12U48

lB 7B 30

<ESC> “x” &

27120 0

lB 78 00

Changesflomnearletterqualitytodraftquality.IgnomdiftheFONT
LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Selectdraftpica characters

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IBM

dtsc~ “r’ d> 27 73 0 lB 49 00

Changestodraftqualitycharactemwithpicapitch(lOcpi).Ignored

iftheFONTLOCKorPITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-
Up.

Selectdraftelitecharacters

]Model ASCII

I Decimal I Hexadecimal I

IIBM! <ESC>“I” <1>

I

27 73 1

] lB 49 01 I

Changestodraftqualitycharactm withelitepitch(12cpi).Ignored
ifthe.FONTLOCKorPITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-

Up.

SelectNLQcharacters

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

<Esc>

“x” “l” 27120 49

IB 73 31

<Esc>

“x” <1> 27120 1

lB 78 01

IBM

*C> “r’ + 27 73 2 lB 49 02

.dzsc> “r’ c3>

27 73 3 lB 49 03

Changes

fromdraftqualityto nearletterquality.The initialNLQ

font is SanSerifunless a different font has been selected by a
pnxedingcommand.Ignoredifthe FONTLOCKmodewasselected
duringpower-up.

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SelectNLQfont

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both 435C> “k” n

27107 n

lB BE

n

SelectsanNLQfontaccordingtothevalueofn.Indraftmode,this
commandremainsdormantand takes effect later when NLQ is
selected.Ignonxlif the FONT LOCKmode was selected during
power-up.

n Font

n Font

O Courier

4 script

1 SanSerif 7 Orator

2 Courier

Selectfont

Model ASCII I

Decimal

I

Hexadecimal

Changestothefontaccordingtothevalue ofd.IgnorediftheFONT
LOCKmode wasselectedduringpower-up.

d Font d Font
O Courier

4 script

1 Sansenf 7 Orator

2 Courier

Seleutitaliccharacters

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

‘d?sc>

“4”

27 52

lB 24

Causessubsequentcharactemto beprintedinitalics.

67

SelectNLQitaliccharacters

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

IBM 43SG

“r’<m

27 73 11

lB 49 OB

Causes subsequentcharactersto be printed in italics with NLQ
characters.Ignoredif the FONTLOCKmode was selectedduring
power-on.

Selectuprightcharacters

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std. CEsc> ‘s5”

27 52

IB 35

Stopsitalicprintingandcauses subsequentcharacterstobeprinted

uprighc

Emphasizedprinting

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

~~ ,,~>.

27 W

IB 45

Causessubsequentcharactm to be emphasizedby addingextra

thicknessto verticalstrokes.

Cancelemphasizedprinting

Mode

ASCII”

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

dtsc> “F”

27 70

IB 46

Cancelsemphasizedprinting.

Double-strikeprinting

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

~~ ‘y-y

27 71 IB 47

Causessubsequentcharactersto be printedin double-strikemode
withaslightverticalpapermotioninbetween,causingathickening
of horizontalstrokes.
Forboldprin4useofdouble-strikeis recommendedin NLQmode,
andcombineduseofemphasizedanddouble-strikeisrecommended
in draftmode.

68

Canceldouble-strikeprinting

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> “H”

27 72

lB 48

Cancelsdouble-strikeprinting.

Startunderlining

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> “-” “l”

27 45 49

lB 2D 31

<ESC>

“-” <1>

27 4S 1

lB 2D 01

Causessubsequentcharacterstobeunderlined.IBMblockgraphics
charactersand spaces skippedby horizontaltabulationare not
underlined.

Stopunderlining

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both ,

<ESC> “-” “O”

27 45 48

lB 2D 30

<ESC>

“-” <o>

27 4S O

IB 2D 00

Stopsunderlining.

Startoverlining

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IBM ~t3

<Jy.c> ,,–,. ,qm

27 95 49

lB 5F 31

<ESC> “ “ <1>

27 95 1

lB 5F 01

Causessubsequentcharactersto be overlined.Spacesskippedby

horizontaltabulationarenotoverlined.

overlining

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IBM

<Esc> ,,–.. ..().!

27 95 4S IB 5F 30

<ESC>

“-” <o>

27 95 0

IB 5F 00

Stopsoverlining.

69

Superscript

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

@c> “s” “o”

27 S3 40 lB 53 XI

CESc> “s” co> 27 S3 O

lB 53 IX)

Causessubsequentcharacterstoreprinted assupemcripts.Doesnot
changethecharacterpitch.

Subscript

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

asc> “s” “l” 27 S3 49

lB 53 31

disc> “s” <1> 27 S3 1 IB 53 01

Causessubsequentcharactm to beprintedas subscripts.Doesnot
changethecharacterpitch.

Cancelsuperscriptor subscript

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

CEse ‘“r’

27 34

IB 54

Stops printing
printing.

superscripts

or subscriptsand returns to normal

70

CHARACTERSETCOMMANDS

Selectstandardcharacterset

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

~~ q..

,,099

27116 46 10 74 30

dsc> “t” *

27116 0 10 74 w

Selectsthe standatdcharacter set. Thisis the power-updefaultin
Standard mode when the “Standard Italic” is selected with the
MemorySwitch.

SelectIBMcharacterset

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

CEsc> *’t” “l”

27116 40

10 74 31

<ESCW

“t”<1>

27116 1 IB 74 01

Selectsan IBMchamcterset.Thisisthepower-updefaultin IBM
mode,or the“StandardGraphics”is selectedin standardmode.

Selectcharacterset#1

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

dsc> “7”

27 S6

IB 37

Selectscharacterset#1.

Selectcharacterset#2

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both cESG “6”

27 64 IB 36

Selectscharacterset#2.

Selectinternationalcharacterset

Mode

ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

std. cBSC> “R” n

27 02 n

lB 52 n

Selectsan internationalcharactersetin the Standardcharacterset
accordingtothevalueof n.

n Characterset

n Characterset

O 11.S.A

1 France
2 Germany
3 England
4 DenmarkI
5 Sweden
6 Itiy
7 SpainI

8 Japan

9 Norway
10 DenmarkII
11 SpainII
12 LatinAmerica
13 Korea
14 Irish

64 Legal

Oneof thesecharactersetscanbe selectedaspower-updefaultby

theMemorySwitchmode.

SelectIBMcodepage

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

CEsc> “[”

‘T’ <4> 4)> 27 91 B4 4 0

lB 5B 54 M m

d)> *

nl n2

O 0 nl n2

m m nl d

Changes the code page of thecummtIBM charactersetaccording

to thevaluesof nl andn2.

nl n2

CodePage

1 181

#437 U.S.A.

3

82

#850 Multi-lingual

3

92

#860 Portuguese

3

93

#861 Icelandic

3

95

#863 CanadianFnmch

3

97

#865 Notiic

Oneofthesecodepagescanbeselectedaspower-updefauhsbythe

MemorySwitchmode.

72

I

Enableprintingofall charactercodes

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

IBM cESC> ‘1” nl n2

27 32 d d

IB 5C nl d

EnablesprintingofallcharactersintheIBMcharacterse~including
thoseassignedto charactercodeswhichare normallyconsidered
controlcodes.Thiscommandremainsineffectforthenextnl + nZ
x 256characters,wherenl andn2m numbersbetweenOand255.

Duringtbisintervalnocontrolfunctionsw executed.Ifacodewith

no assignedcharacteris nxeived,theprinterprintsa space.

Enable printing of all character codes on next
character

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

IBM cESC> “A” n

27 94 n

lB 5E

n

This command operateslike ~0 ‘1”exceptthat it remainsin

effectfor onlyonecharacter.

Selectslashzero

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

CEsc>

,.e,, ‘c,,

std.

1

27126 49

lB 7E 31

CEsc> “-” <1>

27126 1

IB 7E 01

Causessubsequentzemcharacterstobeoverprintedwithaslash((il).

Selectnormalzero

IMode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

*O ,,-9. ,’(-)9.

std.

27126 48

IB 7E 30

CEsc> “-” +

27126 0

IB 7E 00

Causes subsequentzem charactemto be printed normally (0),
withouta slash.

CHARACTERSIZEAND PITCHCOMMANDS

Picapitch

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std. .&SC> *’P”

27 m

IB 50

IBM a>

18

12

In Standardmode,changesfromelite to picapitch(10cpi)orIlom

condensedelitetocondensedpica(17cpi).In IBMmode,changes

fromeithereliteorccmdensedtopica(10cpi).IgnoredifthePITCH
LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Elitepitch

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

std. 43SC>“M”

27 77

IB 40

IBM ‘&C> “:”

27 58 IB 3A

Changes

fmmpicato elitepitch(12cpi)or fmmcondensedpicato

condensedelite(20cpi).Ignoredif thePITCHLOCKmodewas se-
lectedduringpower-up.

Condensedprinting

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

<Sb 15 w

std. CEsc> -b 27 15

IB W

Changesfmm pica to condensedpica (17 cpi) or from elite to

condensedelite(20cpi).

Ignoredif thePITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Cancelcondensedprinting

Mode

ASCII Deeimal Hexadecimal

Both -@Cz

18 12

In Standardmode,changesfromcondensedpicato normal picaor

fromcondensedelitetonormalelite.InIBMmode,alwayschanges

tonorrnalpica.IgnoredifthePITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduring
power-up.

74

Expandedprinting

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

CEsc>“w’4’1”

27 87 49

IB 57 31

<ESC> “W’ <1>

27 87 1

IB 57 01

Causessubsequentcharacterstobe expandedtodoublewidth.

Caneelexpandedprinting

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

&J~> ,,WW“099

Both

27 87 44

10 57 W

<ESC> “W’ d>

27 87 0

IB 57 00

StopsexpandedprintingandRtums to normalwidth.

Expandedprintingforoneline

Mode Ascll

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<sCb

14

OE

std. <ESC> <S*

27 14

lB O&

Causessubsequentcharacteminthecurrentlineto beexpandedto
doublewidth.Charactersmum tonormalwidthafterthenext line
feed(&F>). The<DC4>,<Vb, @l%, andKESO “W”Ocom­mandsalsocancelexpandedprinting.

Cancelone-lineexpandedprinting

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

CDC4>

20

14

Stopsone-lineexpandedprintingsetwith<S0> orcESG <S0>.
DoesnotcancelcESb “W’ 1.

Selectpropotfionalspacing

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

CEsc>

“p” “l”

27112 # lB m 31

<Esc>

“p” <1> 27112 1

lB 70 01

IBM

<ESG “P” <1>

27 S0 1

lB 50 01

Causessubsequentcharactm to beproportionallyspaced.Ignored
if the PITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduring power-up.

75

fixedspacing

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

ac>

“p” “o” 27112 48

IB

m 30

CESG “p” 4>

27112 0

III

m w

IBM

CESc>

“P” * 27 S0 O

IB so w

Causes subsequentcharactersto be printedwith fixed character
spacing. Ignored if the PITCH LOCKmode was selected during
power-up,

Selectmasterprintmode

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

std. <Esc> “!” n 27 33 n

IB 21 n

Selectsacombinedprintmodeaccordingtothevalueofn.Thevalue

ofn isthesumofthevaluesgiven belowfor thedesiredcharacter-

istics.

Function nvalue

Underline

128

Italic

64
Expanded 32
Doublestrike

16

Emphasized 8

Condensed[*]

4

Proportional[*]

2

Elite[*]

1

[*IhwmdifthePITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Examples:n= 1giveselite;n

= 9(1 +8) givesemphasizedelite;n

= 137(1 + 8 + 128)givesunderlinedemphasizedelite.

Increasecharacterspacing

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

std. cESC> .&% n 27 32 n

IB 20 n

Increasesthespacebetweencharactembyndots,wherenk anumber
fromOto 127:Usedin micmjustification.

76

I

Selectdoubleor quadruplesize

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std. <ESC> “h” n 27104 n

IB SS n

Selectsthe size of subsequentcharactersas shownbelow.Extra­highcharactersalign alongthecap-lineofnoxmalcharactem,with
thebaselinetemporarilymovingdown.Linespacingistemporarily
doubledwhenn = 1andquadmpledwhenn =2.

n Effect

O Normalsize

1 Double-high,double-wide

2 Quadruple-high,quadruple-wide

Selectcharactersize

IhAodel ASCII I Decimal

I Hexadecimal I

IBoth I “ ‘ “ “ “S” “ “ “ “

(’( ))

d I 4040 S341 41 dI2S2S532929dI

Selectsacombinationofcharacterheightandwidthaccordingtothe

valueof d, as below.

Doesnotmovethebaseline.

d Linespacing Characterheight
O Singlewidth Singleweight

1 Doublewidth Singleheight

2 Singlewidth

Doubleheight

3 Doublewidth Doubleheight

Double-heightcharactersare alwaysprintedat nearletterquality.
Doubleheightprintingtemporarilycancelsthesuper/subscriptand
ccmdensedprintingmodes,butthesemodesresumewhentheprinter
nXurnsto normalmode.

Printdouble-heightcharacters

Model ASCII

I Decimal

/ Hexadecimal

std.

asc>

“w” “l”

27119 4Q I IB 77 31

@.sc> “w” ‘<1>

I 27119 1

I 16 77 01

Printssubsequentcharactersat double heightwithoutmovingthe
base line, and without changingthe line spacing. Temporarily
cancelssuper/subscriptandcondensedmodes.

I

Returntonormalheight

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

CEsc> “w” “o”

27119 4s

IB 77 30

dzsc> “w” d>

27119 0

IB 77 00

Terminatesdouble-heightprintingandprintssubsequentcharactm
at normal height.
Resumessuper/subscriptand condensedprintingif these modes
werein effectbefotedoubleheightwasselected.

Selectcharacterheight,width,andline spacing

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<ESG “[” “@” <4> *

27 91 S4 4 0 IB 5B 40 04 W

.Kb& n m

OOnm 0000 nm

Selectsa combinationof characterheigh~width,andline spacing
accmlingtothevalueofnandm,asbelow.Doesnotmovethebase

line.

n Linespacing

Characterheight

o

1

2
16
17
18

32
33
34

Unchanged
Unchanged
Unchanged
Single
Single
Single
Double
Double
Double

Unchanged
Singleheight
Doubleheight
Unchanged
Singleheight
Doubleheight
Unchanged
Singleheight
Doubleheight

m Characterwidth

1 Single width(sameascESO “W”O)

2 Doublewidth(sameasdZSb “W” 1)

Double-heightcharactersare alwaysprintedatnearletterquality.
Doubleheightprintingtemportily cancelsthesuper/subscriptand
condensedprintingmodes,but thesemodesresumewhentheprinter
mums to normalmode.

VERTICALPOSITIONCOMMANDS

Setline spacingto

1/8 inch

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both &sc> “o”

27 40

IB 30

Setsthedistancethepaperadvancesornwersesinsubsequentline
feedsto 1/8inch.

Setline spacingto 7~2 inch

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both <ESC> “l”

27 49

IB 31

Setsthe

distancethepaperadvancesorreversesinsubsequentline

feedsto 7f12inch.

Setline spacingto 1/6inch

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std. <ESC> “2”

27 50 IB 32

Setsthe

distancethepaperadvancesornwersesin subsequentline

feedsto 1/6inch.

Setlinespacington/216inch

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <me “3” n

27 51 n

IB 33 n

Setsthedistancethepaperadvancesormvemesinsubsequentline
feedsto n/216inch, where n is betweenOand 255. If n = O,in
Standatdmodetheline-feeddistanceissetto O,butinIBMmodethis
commandisignored.

79

Setlinespacington/72inch

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> “A” n

27 S5 n

16 41 n

In Standanlmode,setsthedistancethepaper advancesorreverses
insubsequentlinefeedsto ti2 inch,wheren is~twwn O and255.
If n = O,thelinespacingis setto O.
InIBMmodethiscommanddefinesthedistancethepaperadvances
orrevemesinsubsequentlinefeedstonf72inch,wherenisbetween

1and85.ThenewlinespacingdoesnottakeeffectuntilnextcESC>

“2”command.

Execute<ESC>“A”

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IBM

<lXC= “2”

27 50

IB 32

Line

Sets the line spacingto the valuedefinedby the last pnxeding
~SO “A”command.Setsthelinespacingto1/6inchifthereisno
preceding<ESG “A”command.

feed

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<LF> 10

OA

Printsthe current line andfeedsthepaperto thenextline.Seethe
pi’ecedingcommandsfortheline spacing.

Reverseline feed

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

<ESC> <LF> 27 10

IB OA

IBM

1

<Esc> “ “ 27 92

IB WI

Printsthecunentlineandfeedsthepaperinthereverse dkction to
theprecedingline.
Seetheprecedingcommandsforthelinespacing.Ignonxlwhenthe
frictionfeedisused.

80

Performonen/216-inchline feed

Mode ASCII

Deeimal Hexadecimal

Both

<Eso “J” n 27 74 n

IB 4A n

Feedsthepaperoncebyn/216inches,wherenisbetween 1and255.
Doesnotmovetheprintpositionright orleftinthestandardmode.
Doesnotchangetheline-spacingsetting.

Performonen/216-inchreverselinefeed

Mode ASCII

Deeimal

Hexadecimal

std. *G

“j” n

27106 n

IB M n

Feedsthepaperoncebyn/216inchesinthemwersedirection,whe~
n isbetween1and255.
@s notmovetheprintpositionrightor left.Doesnotchange the
line-spacingsetting.

Feedpaper n lines

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

<ESb “f’ “l” n

27102 49 n IB S6 31 n

<Eso “f’ <1> n 27102 1 n

IB W 01

n

Feedsthepapern linesfromthecurrentline,whetenisbetweenO
and 127.

Set topofpage at currentposition

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

IBM

<ES6 “4”

27 52

IB 34

Setsthe

cunentposition asthetop-of-pageposition.Notethatthis

canalsobe donefromthecontrolpanel.

81

Setpage lengthton lines

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> “C” n

27 67 n

IB 43 n

Set

Setsthepagelengthton linesinthecurrentlinespacing,wherenis
between1and 127in Standardmodeor between1and64 in IBM

mode. Changingthelinespacinglater doesnot alterthephysical

pagelength.Thecurnimtlinebecomesthetop of thepage.

pagelengthton inches

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both <ESC> “C” <O> n

27 67 0 n

IB 43 00 n

Sets the pagelengthto n inches,wheren is between 1 and 32 in

Standardmodeorbetween1and64inIBMmode.Thecurrentline

becomesthetopof thepage.

Setbottommargin

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both cESC> “N” n

27 78 n

IB 4E n

Setsthebottommarginton lines,wheren isbetween1and 127in
Standardmodeor between 1 and 255 in IBMmode.The bottom

marginis resetwhenyouchangethepagelength.

Cancelbottommargin

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both <ESC> “O” 27 79

IB 4F

Cancelsthebottommargin.

Formfeed

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

cFF>

12 Oc

Feedsthe paper to thetopofthenextpageaccordingto thecurrent
pagelength,andmovestheprintpositiontotheleftmargin. When
the automaticsheetfeeder(ASF)is selectedwithMemorySwitch

setting,thiscommandejectsthecurrentpage.

82

Returnto topof currentpage

Mode ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std. disc> CFF>

27 12

IB OC

Feedsthe paperbackward to the top of the currentpage.Ignored
whenthe frictionfeedis used.

Disablepaper-outdetector

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <ESC> *’8”

27 56

IB 38

Causesthe printer to disregardthe signal sent by the paper-out
detector,enablingprintingtothebottomofthepaper. Overridesthe
settingof Memory Switch.

Enablepaper-outdetector

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

CEsc>

‘9”

27

57 IB 39

Causesthe printer to stop printingbefore the end of the paper.
Overridesthesettingof MemorySwitch.

Set verticaltabstops

Mode ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <ESC> “B” td n2 .... + 2786 n] n2 ... 0

IB 42nl d ... W

Cancelsallcurrentverticaltabstopsandsetsnewverticaltabstops

at linesnl, n2,etc.,wherenl, n2,etc. arenumbersbetween1and

255.Amaximumof 16verticaltab stopscanbe set.Thetab stops

mustbe specifiedin ascendingorde~ anyviolationof ascending
otierterminatesthetabstoplist.Standardterminationisbythe<(b
controlcode.“f’hevertical~bstopsaresetintermsofthecunvntline

spacinganddonotmoveif thefinespacingis changedlater.

I

Set verticaltabstopseveryn lines

Mode

ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

CESC>

“e” “l” n 27101 43 n

IB 65 31 n

cESC> “e” <1> n

27101 1 n IB B5 01 n

Cancelsallcurnmtverticaltabstopsandsetsnewtab stopseveryn

Unes,wheren is between1and 127.

Set verticaltabstopsin channel

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Borh

@SC> “b” nO nl

27 9S nO

d IB S2 M nl

d .... a d ....

0

d ... w

Cancelsall currentverticaltab stopsin channelnO,(whereM is
betweenOand 7) andsetsnewverticaltabstops in thischannel.(A
channelis a set of verticaltab stopsselectedby the cESb “t’

command.)SeecESG “B”forparametersnl, n2,... e(b.

Selectverticaltabchannel

Mode

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

std. <ESG “r’ no

27 47 ni) IB 2F @

Selectsa set of verticaltab stopsdesignatedby a channelnumber
(nO)fmmOto7.Thetabstopsineachchannelaresetby <ESb’’b”.

Verticaltab

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <v-b

11 OB

Feedsthe paperto the next vetical tab stop and moves the print
positiontotheleftmargin.Performsalinefeedifnoverticaltabsare
set,as atpower-up.Feedstothetopof thenextpageifverticaltabs
aresetbutthecunentlineis ator belowthelastverticaltabstop.

84

I

H P

l m

C

.

M A

D H

s CESG “l” n

27IC% n

IB EC n

S

t l m c n ( n b Oa 2

t c c p ( p p s

s T l m d n m t c p

c l Tha t l

t r m a w t l b

P T

N C

P

n

E

O

C p

o 1

C e

(

E p

(

E e

O

E c p O
E c e O

r m

W C
O

O S

O S
O S

(
O S

O S
O S

M A

D H

w c “ n 27 81 n

IB 51 n

S

t r m c n t c c p (

pis c s C n

t l c p t l
T r m d n m t c p c
l T r m m w t l b

P T

N C W C

P

4

4

E 5 S

5 S 1

C p

7 1

n

C e

8

n

E p

2

n
E e 3 3 S
E c p 4

4 S

E c e 4

4 s

I

l r m

M A D

H

I cESC> “X” nl d

27 S0 nl n2

IB 5S nl n2

S t l m a a t r m c n
S pnf a

C r

M A D H

B + 1 C

Pr

t c l a R t n p p t l
m t A m s w t M S
a p a l f

a l f

M A D

H

I 4 “ < 27 53 1

IB 35 01

C t p p b a c m a l f

e t i a T c t p o
t s M S

C a l f

M A D H

I

. “ &

27 53 0 IB 35 00

C t p p o ac r w n
a c T c t p o t s
M S

B

M A D H

B C 8 0

M t p p o c t l I t p
p a ’ c b o

c c

L j

M A D

H

s

~ , ‘

27 97 46 tB 61 30

@ ‘ &

27 97 0 IB 61 00

A s t w t l m l t r m

. r

C t

M ASCII

D H

s

& “ “ 27 97 49 IB 61 31
4?“ <

27 97 1 IB 61 01

C s t b t l a r m

R j

M A

D H

s

cE

“ ‘ 27 97 50 IB 61 32

~ M ~

27 97 2 IB 61 02

A s t w t r m l t m
r

F j

M

~A

D

H

s

~ , .

27 97 51 IB 61 33

c “ d

27 97 3 IB 61 ~

A s t b t l a r m

8

h s

M A

D

H

B .&SC> “D”

d d .... 6 27 SSnl d . ... 0

IB 44

nld ...00

C a c h t s a s n t s
c n n e t c c p ( p

p s c s w n n e a

n b 1a 2 T m n h
t s a S m a I m T
t s m s a o a v
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t < e c c a t s s 4 “

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h s e n c

M Ascll D H

s

&~~> ,Oew..().. n

27101 4S n

IB 65 SO

n

cESC> “e”4>

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