Star Micronics NX-2415II User Manual

USERS MANUAL

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualisorganized intoelevenchapters. To learnhow to make thebest
use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 6.
Chapters 7 through 11maybe treated as a reference guideforprogrammin,g
operations. etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of
computer-i.The chapters are as follows:

Chapter 1— Introduction

This chapter indicates the primary features of your printer, the names and
functionsofthe printer components, and an actual example of themany font
styles that your printer can produce.

Chapter 2 —

This chapter explainshow to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this
chapter before you do anything else.

Chapter 3 — Paper Installation and Use

This chapter describes the instructions for printing such as selecting paper
types, adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper.

Chapter 4 — Control Panel Operations

There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various
functions related to paper handling, print modes and font selection.

After performing the setup of the printer, read this chapter and try out the
procedures to find out how the printer works.

Chapter 5 — Default Settings – EDS mode

This chapter explains how to setthe Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode to
make your printer match your system and software needs.

Setting Up the Printer

Chapter 6 — Troubleshooting

This section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not
working properly. It also includes details of some routine maintenance
operations you can perform yourself. It isnot, however, a complete service
manual. Call your authorized servicecenter ifyou are unsure of your ability
to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations on the printer.

Chapter 7 — Optional Accessories

This chapter explains the optional accessories that are available for your
printer, and how to install and use them.

Chapter 8 —

Printer Control Commands

This chapter explains the software commands that are used to drive your
printer.This sectionisofuse ifyou arewritingormodifying programstotake
advantage of the printer’s features.

Chapter 9 — Download Characters

This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters,

Chapter 10

— MS-DOS and Your’Printer

Since the PS/2 or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is
currentlythemostpopularconfigurationofmicrocomputer,wehaveincluded
a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems.

SincevirtuallyallPCs are sold withaMicrosoft BASIC interpreter,wehave
alsoincludedsomehints,andasampleprograminthislanguagetodemonstrate
the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 11

— Reference

This section provides references for your printer, such as specifications, the

pinout of interface connector, and the character tables.
The character table charts give the different character sets available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Printer components
Summary of printer features
Font style example

Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Printer placement
Unpacking and inspection
Setting up

Installing the platen knob
Installing the ribbon cartridge
Installing the paper guide
Connecting the interface cable
Configuring your software for the printer

Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE

Selection of paper
Adjusting the printing gap
Loading single sheets
Loading and parking fanfold forms

Loading the paper
Paper parking
Paper unparking ‘“

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Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Button and indicator functions

ON LINE
PAPER FEED
SET/EJECT
PITCH
FONT

Switchcombination functions

Form feed
Top of form
Forward micro-feed
Reverse micro-feed

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Changing the auto loading position
Clearing the buffer/All reset
Save macro definition

Power-up functions

Short test mode
Long test mode
Print area test mode
Pitch lock mode
Font lock mode
Font and Pitch lock mode

Dot adjustment mode
Hexadecimal dump

Conditions indicated by beep tones

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Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS - EDS MODE

How to set the EDS mode
Functions of the EDS settings

Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

Maintenance

Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Automatic Sheet Feeder

Setting up
Loading paper

Pull Tractor Unit

Setting up
Loading paper

Serial Interface Cartridge

DIP switch functions on the serial interface cartridge

Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font control commands
Character set commands
Character size and pitch commands

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Vertical position commands
Horizontal position commands
Graphics commands
Download character commwlds
Other printer ct)mnmnds

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Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Det’iningyour own characters with stand~tr~imode

Assigning the character’data

Assigning it v:dueof character space

S~tmpleprogram

Definin: ~our own chmacters with IBM mode

Assigning the downlo:tdcharacter set
Assigning the uhar:wtcrdot pattern
Assigning the Index Table data

sample pr”ogl”m

Chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINrl’ER

Programming the printer with DOS commands
Programming with BASIC

Chapter 11 REFERENCE

Specifications
Pinout of interface connector

Parallel interface
Serial interface

Character sets

Standard character set #2
International character sets
IBM character set #2
Character set #l
IBM special charircter set

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INDEX

COMMAND SUMMARY

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chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Thisprinterhas a fullcomplementoffeatures, making itan excellentpartner
for a personal computer. It supports the Epson/IBM printer commands and
character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can
generate, both text and graphics.

The selectionofpaperyoucan use isasvaried as the types of document you
can produce. This printer accepts any of the following kinds of paper:

● Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery

● Fanfold forms (continuous forms)

● Multi-part forms (up to 3-ply)

● Preprinted forms

This Multi-font printer has the following resident (internal) fonts:

● Draft

● Roman

● Sanserif

● Courier

● Prestige

● Script

The control panel has five but[ons and eleven indicators. The indicator
display and beep tones provide immediate, easy-to-understand feedback
when you press the buttons on the control panel.
The five buttonscanoperateincombinations to perform a surprising variety

of functions, including saving a micro.

An additional useful feature is the ability to switch easily between printing
on fanfold paper and printing on single sheets. A simple control panel
operation letsyou“park”thefanfoldpaper,so thatyou donothaveto remove
thefanfold paper from the printer. When you want to resume printing on the
fanfold paper, you can simply “unpark” it.

To getacquaintedwiththe printer’scomponents and capabilities,referto the

information on the pages that follow.

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PRINTER COMPONENTS

Front cover Rear cover

Controi panel

Releaselever

Bitil roller

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Bail lever

Interface connector

Component

Description

Paper guide

Release lever

Front cover

Rear cover

Entry slot
Control panel

Power switch
Platen knob
Interface connector
Print head

Ribbon cartridge

Alignssinglesheets(cutforms) to helptheprinter
detect when paper is inserted.

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Releasespressureonthepaper. Thislevermustbe
back for cut forms (~), and forward for fanfold

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forms (~).
Protects the print head and other internalcompo-

nents of your printer.
Protects the tractor feed unit and separates in-

coming and outgoing fanfold forms.
For inserting single sheets of paper.
Indicates printer status and makes control of

printer functions simple and convenient.
Switches power on or off.
For advancing the paper manually.
Connects the computer to the printer.

Has a high resolution dot matrix (24-wire) com-

position for outstanding print quality.
Contains the printer ribbon.

Adjustinent lever

Tractors
Clamp lever
Bail lever

Controls print darkness by adjusting for the
thickness of forms being printed.

Control the movement of fanfold forms.
Clamps the tractor in place.
Opens and closes the paper bail which holds the

paper against the platen.

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SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES

Feature

Dot matrix (24-wire)
impact printing

Extensive software
support

Multi-font support

Carriage size

Multi-speed printing

Character spacing

Function

Draft and Letter-Quality printing.

Theprinteris compatible with theEpson andIBM

standards, and works with any software that sup­ports those printers.

This printer includes Draft, Roman, Sanserif,

Courier, Prestige, and Script fonts.

A wide carriage that prints on cutforms up to420
mm (16.5 inches) wide and fanfold forms up to
406 mm (16 inches) wide.

In Draft mode, prints at speeds up to:

● 300 CPS in 15pitch

● 240 CPS in 12pitch

● 200 CPS in 10pitch

In Letter-Quality mode, prints at speeds up to:

● 100 CPS in 15pitch

● 80 CPS in 12pitch

● 67 CPS in 10pitch.

Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 CPI, as well as
proportional spacing.

Control panel

Font/Pitch Lock

Quiet mode

Graphics printing

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Button control for fonts, pitches, paper move­ment, and paper park functions.

Ignores font and pitch selections sent from your
computer, and’staysonthe font andpitchselected
from the control panel.

Reduces printing noise by approximately 50%.
However, printing speed is also reduced.

Standard graphics printing with resolution of up
to 360x 360 dots per square inch. Italso supports
the NEC graphics commands.

Feature

Function

Paper parking

Print styles

Tear off function

Multi-part forms
Ribbon cartridge
EDS mode

Parks fanfold paper. You can print on cut sheet
paper without unloading the fanfold forms.

Highlighting capability with the following em­phasis styles:

● Double-high ● Double-strike

● Emphasized ● Italics

● Overlining

● Superscript

● Shadow

● Underlining.

● Double-wide

● Outline

● Subscript

Fanfoldformscanbe removed withoutadvancing
blank forms.

Prints up to three-part forms.

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Contains the printer ribbon.

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Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode allows youto
easily change the default settings of your printer
to match your system and software needs.

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FONT STYLE EXAMPLE

The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print.

Resident fonts are:

Draft characters ,

Roman characters,

Sanserif characters,

Courier characters,

Prestige characters,

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Print pitches are:

Pica pitch (10 CPI),

Elitepitch (12CPI),

Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI),

Condensedpicapitch(17CPI),
Condettsedelitepitch(20CPI),

Normalproportional,

­Condettsedproportiottal

Double-height,

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width.

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Various line and character spacings:

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Other features:

Oumnm), s-m,
OumLmm)mm ssu?mwm,

Emphasized, Double-strike, Italics,

Underlining, ~

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Download characters: ‘stttti~~~s~tsss
Dot graphics:

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chapter2

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

This chapter describes the following procedures for setting up your new
printer. If you have optional accessories. refer to Chapter 7 after setting up
the printer.

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Printer placement

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Unpacking the printer

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Installing the platen knob

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Installing the ribbon cartridge

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Connecting the printer to your computer

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Configuring your software for the printer

PRtNTER PLACEMENT

Before you start setting up your printer, make sure thatyou have a suitable
place on which to locate it. By “a suitable place”, we mean:

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A firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free

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Away from excessive heat (such as direct sunlight, heaters, etc)

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Away from excessive humidity

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Away’from excessive dust

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A“steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be
connected to the printer.
Forexample. donotconnecttheprintertothe samecircuitasa large,noise­producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner.

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Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s
identification plate.

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If you are connecting your printer with a parallel interface, make sure that
thecableiswithin 2m (6ft)ofthe printer. An RS-232 connection usingthe
optional IS-8XL interface cartridge can be made over longer distances.

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UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION

Nowcheckeach item intheboxagainstFigure2-1 tomake surethatyouhave
everything (there should be five items).
If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.

FigureZ-l. Checkto makesure youhaveall five items: 1)Printer,2) Paperguide, 3)Platen knob,4) Ribbon
cafiridge, and 5) User’smanual.

The optionalaccessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:

● Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL)

● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-15DJ)

● Pull tractor unit (PT-15XJ)

For details of the optional accessories, refer to Chapter 7.

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SETTING UP

Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material

from the printer. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the
printer while in transit.
You will wanttokeep allthepacking material, along with the printer carton,
in case you have to move the printer to a new location.

Installing the platen knob

The platen knob is packed into a recess of the packing material which held
your printer insidethe printer carton. Be careful to remove the knob before
disposing of the package.

Mount the knob on the platen shaft, which is located on the right-hand side
oftheprinter. Rotate theknobonthe shaft beforepushingthe knob fully into
position.

Figure 2-2. Installing the platen knob

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Installing the ribbon cartridge

Now install the ribbon by the following procedure.

1. Remove the front cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the
sides), and pulling towards you.

Figure 2-3.Remove the front cover to install the ribbon cartridge.

L. T&e up the

slack intheribbonbytuming the tensionknobon theribbon

cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow.

Figure2-4.Take up the slack inthe ribbon byturning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge.

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3. Guide the ribbon between theprinthead and the silverprinthead shield,

makingcertainthatthespindleson thecartridgeholderfitintothesockets
on the cartridge itself.

Figure 2-5. Install the ribbon cartridge

4. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the
print head shield as shown in Figure 2-5.

5. Take up the slack in the ribbon again by turning the tension knob.

Figure 2-6. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly.

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6. Hold the front cover uprightandengagethetabsat the back. Then swing
the front edge down until the cover is closed.

Figure 2-7. Swing down the front of the front cover after inserting the tabs into the slots of the printercase.

Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out
dust and dirt and reduces theprinter’s operating noise. Open the cover only

to change the,ribbonor make an adjustment.

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Installing the paper guide

Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide:

1. Insert the two slots on either sideofthepaper guide into the two tabs on
the rear cover, as shown in Figure 2-8.

Figure 2-8. Installthe paper guide,

2. Placethepaperguidehorizontally whenusingfanfold paper,orvertically

when using single sheets.

Connecting the interface cable

Theprinterand computer areconnectedbya cablealongwhich thecomputer

transmits the documents that you want to print. A cable is not supplied as

standard equipmemt with this printer. There are two sorts of cable that you

can use: a standard 36-pin Centronics parallel cable or the serial cable that

you can purchase as an option with the printer.

Connecting the printer to a computer using a parallel cable is generally

simpler;however, the length of theparallel cable shouldnotbe more than 6
feet, otherwise the transfer of information between your computer and the
printer may be impaired. A serialconnection can, for allpracticalpurposes,
be as longasyou 1ike,butis a little more complicated to set up. Buy the type
of cable which will best suit your needs.

If you need to connect to a serial port, use the optional SeriaI interface
cartridge, IS-8XL.

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Theparallelcablewhichyoucan usehas a25-pin D-typeplugatoneend, and
a 36-pin Centronics connector at the other.

Follow the procedure below to connect the interface cable:

1. Turn off the power switch on both the printer and the computer.

2. Plug the cable’s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the
printer as shown in Figure 2-9.

Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector.

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Figure 2-9.Connect the interface cable.

3. Move both clips insidetheextended prongsonthesidesof the plug until
you hear a click.

Figure 2-70. Move the clips until you hear a click.

4. Plug the 25-wayplugintothe parallel socketonyourcomputer. This will
probably beIabelled“Printer”, “Paral]el”,“PRN”, “LpTl” or

similar.

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Configuring your software for the printer

Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you

areusingsothatthe softwarecantakefulladvantageof theprinter’s features.
Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program

that presents a list of printers.
This printer ispresettoemulate the Epson printer commands. If you want to

emulate the IBM printer commands, you can select IBM with the Electronic
DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

Choose one of the following (in the order of preference) according to your
selected Emulation mode:

# Standard (Epson) mode

1

Star NX-241511
2 Star NX-2415
3 Star NB24-15
4 Epson LQ-106O
5 Epson LQ-1050

Ifyour softwarepackagedoesnotmentionprinters by name, butasks instead
what features your printer is capable of, the most common questions are:
“Can your printer perform a backspace?” and “Can it do a hardware form
feed?” you should answer “Yes” to both these questions.

Makesurethatthe Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) issetforthe correct printer
emulation, and that you have also selected the appropriate character set.

(Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the EDS mode.)
NOTE: If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application

software, seek expert advice. Your software supplierwillprobably
be your most qualified reference.

IBM mode
Proprinter XL24E
Proprinter XL24

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chapter3

PAPER INSTALLATIONAND USE

Thischapterdescribes instructionsfor printingsuch asselectingpaper types,
adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper.

SELECTION OF PAPER

You can use any of the following types of paper with your printer: single
sheets, fanfold paper and multi-part forms.

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Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery

Single sheets are simply individual, unconnected pieces of paper, and are

also sometimes referred to as cut sheets.
Up to fifty single sheets can be stacked and automatically fed into the
printer by using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15DJ).

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Fanfold forms

Fanfold forms are sheetsofpaperjoined with perforations. Fanfold forms

usuallyhave a column of holes punched into each edge which enables the
printer to grip the paper as it feeds it through. Fanfold paper is also
sometimes referred to as computer paper, continuous forms or sprocket
forms.
Youcanfeed thefanfoldforms fromtherearoftheprinteras standard. You
can aim use theoptionalPulltractorunit(PT-15XJ)to feed fanfoldpaper.
Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may
reduce printing quality, misalign the fanfold forms, or cause a paper jam.

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Multi-part forms

Multi-part forms consist of several sheets,oneontopofanother,enabling

severalcopies tobemade simultaneously.Multi-partformsmay bejoined
together,asfanfoldstationery.If you wanttousemulti-part forms,usethe
type that has both side edges glued together. Do not use forms that have
more than three parts.
It is recommended that you load multi-part forms using the optional Pull
tractor unit.

Figure 3-1 shows the recommended print area for each type of paper.

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Fanfold forms

Figure 3-1. Recommended print area for acceptable types of paper.

Single sheets

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ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

Papercomes indifferentweights,normally quoted in gsm (gramsper square
meter). Typical figures are 80 gsm and 100 gsm. Heavier paper is thicker.
Also, multi-part forms are generally thicker than single sheets or ordinary
fanfold paper.
The distancebetween theprinthead and the platencan beadjustedto suitthe
paper thickness. The adjustment lever is located inside the printer’s main
body, at the right-hand end of the platen. There are five settings. Push the
lever up to narrow the gap between the print head and theplaten, and down
to widen the gap. The top position is referred to asposition 1,and the lowest
position as position 5. Position 2 is the one most suited to single sheets.

Figure 3-2. Locationof the adjustment lever.

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Itisagoodideatotryoutdifferent settingsinorder to ascertainwhich setting
gives the best results in terms of print quality.

NOTE: Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life

of the print head.

The table below gives recommended settings:

Recommended

2 or 3
2 or 3
3 or 4

‘aPer ‘J’pe

Single

2-ply
3-ply

Weight(g/mz) Thickness (mm)

(Each sheet)

52 to 90
40 to 52 0.12 to 0.14
40 to 52

(Total) Lever position

0.07too. 12

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LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

This section willtakeyouthroughtheprocedure for loadingsinglesheets of
paper. Ifyouareusingtheoptional Automatic SheetFeeder(SF-15DJ),refer
to Chapter 7.
The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3. Paperpath for cut forms

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1. Raise the paper guide vertically on the rear cover..

Figure 3-4, Raise the paper guide vertically

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Turn ON the power at the switch located at the front of the printer. The

printerwillbeep, indicatingthatthere isno paper inpositionfor printing.

The POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this.

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Make sure that the release lever is at rear position (k).
Iffanfoldpaper isalready mounted in theprinter,pressthe(SET/EJEC@
buttonto park the paper intheoff-line state, then move the release lever

toward the rear of the printer.

4.

Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it
horizontally in either direction.

5.

Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper.

The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play

while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two
paper guides. The ideal distance between paper ream and paper guides
is0.25mm(0.01”)onbothsidesatthe narrowestpartofthepaper guides.

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Place a single sheet between the guides, facing the side on which you
wanttoprint towardstheback of theprinter.Gently push thepaperdown

in the guides until you feel it stop.

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Figure 2?-5.Place asingle sheet between the guides.

7. Now pressthe(SET/EJEC~ button.Thepaper willbefed intotheprinter
and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.

8. If you want to setthepaper to a differentposition,setthe printer off-line
bypressingthe(ONLINE) button,then setthepaper by using the micro­feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.)

Now you are ready to start printing.

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LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS

This printer accepts forms up to 16”wide.
Theprinter canfeedfanfoldforms usingeither thestandardtractor unitorthe

optional Pull tractor unit (PT-15XJ),as shown in Figure 3-6.

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Figure 3-6. Paper pathtor tantold tOrmS.

This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and
unparking fanfold forms.

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Loading the paper

If you are going to load the paper with theoptionalPulltractor unit, refer to
Chapter 7.

Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below

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the printer.

2.

Turn the printer’s power OFF.
Push the release lever forward. This hastheeffect of releasing thepaper

3.
from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed.

4.

Remove the rear cover. Grip it by its rear edge and lift upwards and
backwards as in Figure 3-7.

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Figure 3-7. Remove the rear cover.

5. With the tractor covers open,mountthe paperby aligning holes with the

pins on the tractor unit.

6. Adjust thespacingofthetractor unitsby slidingthem alongthe bar,using

the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release them and lock them in
position. The unit isreleased when the clamp lever isdown and locked
when the clamp lever is up.

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Tractor cober

Figure 3-8. Mountthe fanfold paper overthe tractor units.

CIamp lever

7. Now close the tractorcovers, again making surethatthe paper holes are
alignedwiththepinsonthe tractor units.If they are notaligned properly,
youwillhaveproblems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing
andjamming of the paper.

8. Remount the rear cover. Hold it tilted upward and insertthefour tabs at

the front into their slots. Then rotate the cover downwards, pressing
down on the thumb pads on the left and right to snap it into place.

9. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position, as shown in Figure 3-

9. This will separate the printed from the unprinted paper.

10.Turn ON the power at the switch located at the front of the printer. The
printer will beep, indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded. The
POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this.

11.Now press the (SET/EJECO button. The paper will be fed and adjusted
past the print head to a position ready for printing.

12.Ifyouwant to setthepaperto adifferent position,setthe printer off-line

bypressingthe(ONLINE) button,then setthepaperbyusing the micro-

feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.)

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Figure 3-9. Close the rear cover, then set the paper guide horizontally

Paper parking

After loading fanfold paper from the rear of the printer, you do not have to
unload it when you want to print on a singlesheet.The printer will “park” it

for you if you follow the procedure below.

1.

To begin paper parking, start with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in
printing position, and the release lever forward.

2.

Press the (ONLINE) button on the control panel to set the printer off­line. The ON LINE indicator will turn off.

Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than

3.
about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary, press the

@APERFEED button tofeedpaperforward untila perforation islocated

just above the front cover, and tear there.

4.

Press the(SET/EJECT button on the control panel.

The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the

paper is completely free of the platen.
Move the release lever to the back.

5.
Mount the paper guide in the upright position.

6.

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Now you can load single sheets,asexplained previously. The fanfold paper
remains parked at the back of the printer.

NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it with the

optional pull tractor unit.

Paper unparking

When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows.

1. Remove all single sheets from the printer.

2. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position.

3. Move the release lever to the front.

4. Press the($ET/EJECT)button. The printer will automatically feed the
parked fanfold paper back into position for printing.

NOTE: The printer beeps intermittently if you move the release lever while

the paper is loaded.

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chapter 4

CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the
operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by
pressing the control panel buttons in combination, or by holding these

buttonsdown when you turn the printer’s power on.

This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.

● Pause printing

● Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse)

● Park fanfold forms

● Set the top-of-form position

● Select the print pitch

● Select a font

● Save macro definition

● Clear the printer’s buffer

● Print test patterns

● Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections

● Adjust the print alignment for bi-directional printing

● Print a hexadecimal dump

BUITON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS

The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel. From left to
right they are m, m,

(ONLINE].

The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control
panel.

Figure 4-7. Control panel.

(SETEJECT),@A1’ERFEE@and

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ON LINE

The(ONLINE)buttonsetstheprinteron-lineand off-line.The statuschanges
each time you press the button.

When theprinter is on-line, it can receive and print data from thecomputer.
This statusis indicated by the ON LINE indicatorbeing lit.When theprinter
is off-line, it stopsprinting and sends the computer a signal indicating that
it cannot accept data.

The printer powers up inthe on-line status when paper is loaded. Ifpaper is
not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the POWER indicator
blinking. When you load paper, the printer goes on-line.

You will want to press the(ON LINE] button:
cBefore and after any other panel operation
The other panel buttons operate in the off-line state. Press the ON LINE)

button to go off-line. After performing the panel operation(s), press the

(ONLINE) button again to go back on-line.

● To pause during printing

If you press the (ONLINE)buttonduring printing,theprinter stops printing
and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control
panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the (ONLINE)button again
to go back on-line.

● To cut fanfold forms at the end ofprinting

When you hold down the ON LINE) button and press the (PAPER FEEO
button down for one second with the fanfold forms fed through by the

standardtractorunit,theprinter goesoff-line,then theprinter feedsthepaper
forward approximately two inches. This allows you to cut it off just below
the last line printed.

When you press the (ONLINE) button again to go back on-line, the paper

feeds backward stopping where you left off.
NOTE: This function is available only when the buffer is empty.

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PAPERFEED

Ifyoupressandrelease thisbutton while off-line,the paper willfeed forward
one line. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive
line feeds.

If you also press the (ONLINE)buttonwhile you are line-feeding, the paper
will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later.

If you press the (PAPER FEED) button while on-line, this will alternately
illuminateandextinguishthe QUIET indicator.When inQuietmodewiththe
QUIET indicator illuminated, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a
reduced noise level.

SET/EJECT

NOTE: This button has no effect if the Pull tractor unit is used.
Pressingthisbutton causes theprinterto begin paper loading ifthepaper has

not loaded while in the off-line state.
Ifthepaperhasbeenloaded,pressingthisbutton resultsindifferentfunctions

depending on the position of the release lever.
If the release lever isfacing toward the rear of the printer for cut forms (~),

pressing this button ejects the paper.
If the release lever isfacing toward the front of the printer for fanfold forms

(k),

pressingthis button parks the forms.

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PITCH

Thisbuttonallowsyouto selectthe printingpitch. Remember thatthe printer

must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will
illuminate (and select) the following options in order:

Pitch
Pica(10CPI) 10CPI
Elite(12CPI) 10CPI, 15CPI
Semi-condensed(15CPI)
Condensedpica(17CPI)
Condensedelite(20CPI)
Super-condensed(24CP1)

Proportional PROP
Condensed proportional

Indicator(s)

15CPI
10CPI,COND
10CPI,15CPI,COND
15CPI,

PROP, COND

COND (IBM only)

FONT

This button selects the font to be printed. Roman font is selected at power­upunlessthe default settingsarechanged. To change the font, settheprinter
off-line, then press the(~T) buttonrepeatedly until the indicators beside
thedesired selection illuminate.The selectionscycle inthefollowing order:

Font Indicators

Draft DRAFT

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SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS

Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel

buttons in combinations.

Roman

9

~Sans.rif ~~~~

= Courier —

& SlxLpt

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~

42CPI

m 15CPI

-PROP — —

- CDND

ALT

Top of Form

Mlcrm !=EEO

7 A

PITCH PAPER FEED

SET/~EJ:CT -- O+JUSI

——

MACIWJ

- POWER

I

m

L ON UNE

CLEAR

w

-,

)

●

Save Macro

▼

BufferClear/AllReset

J tA

FormFeed

—

Figure 4-2. Switch combination functions of control panel

Form feed

If you are using cut forms, this operation ejects the current page. If you are
using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page.

1. Press the (ONLINE) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the(PAPER FEED) button and hold itdown. The printer will start
performing successive line feeds.

3. While holding the (PAPER FEED) button down, press the (ON LIN@
button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will

smoothly eject the current page.

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Topof form

Whenyoupoweronthe printer, thetop-of-form position isautomatically set
to thecurrentposition.If this isnot where you want the top of thepagetobe,
you can change the top-of-form position as follows:

1. Press the ON LINE) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press and hold down the (ONLINE) button.

3. Whi)eholdingthe(ON LINE)buttondown, press the@~H>button, then
release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate
that the top-of-form position has been set.

Forward micro-feed

For finealignment,youcan feed the paper forward in very small increments
as follows:

1. Press the (ON LINE) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the (ON LINE] button again and hold it down.

3. While holding the (ON LINE)button down, press the (PAPER FEEO
button. The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps

When you want to stop, release both buttons.

Reverse micro-feed

You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a
higher position on the same page.

1. Press the (ONLINE) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the (ON LINE) button again and hold it down.

3. While holding the (O~E) button down, press the (SET/EJECT)
button.The paper will start moving backwards inaseriesof smallsteps.

When you want to stop,release both buttons.

Changing the auto loading position

Normally, the printer automatically loads the paper one line from the top
edge. If you want to change this value, follow this procedure:

1. Load the paper by pressing the @ET/EJECT) button.

2. Change the print position using the micro feed function.

3. After you setup thedesiredposition,press the (ONLINE) buttontosave
the value.

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This position remains valid until you power off the printer. If you want to
retainthispositionevenafteryouturn off thepower, storeitusingtheMacro

Definition function, which is described later.

Notethatyoucan onlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper. If
you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.

Clearing the buffer/All reset

The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a
problemwhenyouwanttoabandon a printingjob andrestart:theprintermay
be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this
unprinteddatamustbeclearedoutbeforerestarting.Turning power offisone
way to clear the buffer, but there is another way:

1. Haltthe printingprogram onthe computer. Ifprinting stopsimmediately,
thebufferisclear and therest ofthis procedure is unnecessary.Ifprinting
does not stop, continue as follows:

2. Press the (ONLINIij)button to setthe printer off-line. Printing will now
stop, but there may be data remaining in the buffer.

3. Press and hold down the(m) button.

4. While pressing the(-T) button down, press and hold down the
(ONLINE)button.Continueholdingthese twobuttonsdown andyouwill

hear a beep tone signaling that the buffer has been cleared. If you hold
thesebuttonsdown longer,youwillhear three beep tones and theprinter
has been initialized to the power-on default settings.

5. Release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then

set the printer back on-line.

Itisessentialtostoptheprintingprogram on thecomputerbefore you gooff­line. Otherwise, when you go back on-line the computer will start sending
data again and the printer will continue printing, with data missing from
when the buffer was cleared.

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Save Macro Definition

You can save the current settings to theprinterfor later useby the following
procedure:

1. Press the (ONLINE) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the(_T) button and hold it down.

3. While holding the- button down, press the (-) button and
hold them down until you hear a beep tone.

4. Release both buttons at the same time after this beep tone to save the
current setting.

If you release these buttons after three beep tones, the macro has been

cleared.

NOTE: You can store the following settings by this procedure.

. Current Font

● Current Pitch

● Current auto-loading amount for cut forms

● Current auto-loading amount for fanfold forms

● Current auto-loading amount in ASF mode

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POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

Inaddition totheirnormal functions, allofthe controlpanel buttonsperform
“special”functionsifyouholdthem down while switching thepower button
on.

DotAdjustment

DWAF7

=

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= Roman

~Sanserif ~~N-f

- Courier mPRoP

~Prestige n

wSuL.Lpt

Font Lock

Figure 4-3. Power-upfunctions of control panel.

m 10CPI

L 12CPI

m 15CPI

COND

-

ALT

1

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Font & Pitch Lock

PtTCH PAPER FEED L ON LINE

Omu

MACRG

Pitch
Lock

MICROFEED

+

SET//El~CT -- GUET

Print Area I Long Test
Test

Hex.Dump

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- POWER

-

~c=)

A

CLEAR

Short Test

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Short test mode

If the printer isturnedon while the (ONLINE)button is pressed, the printer
willenter the short self-test mode. The printer willprinttheversion number
of the printer’s ROM, followed by seven lines of the character set.

Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final
result will be something like Figure 4-4.

***v~~XAX—-***
!“#swtJ*+,-.

!“#$%& ()*+. -, /0 123456789: ; <->

‘“#$x&I()a+, –.

#$%& ()*+, -. /01

$%& ()*+,-./0 123456789:

%& ()*+, –. /Ot
& ()*+,- ./0 123456789:

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4-4. Short self-test.

Figure

/0123456789: : <=>7@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOpQRsTUv*xyz [\] ‘–’ abcdefshi jklmnOp~

/0 1234S6789:: <=>?@ABcDEFGHIJK~NoWRsTuvwxyz[\] ‘–’ abcdefghi jklmnOpqr!

23456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRs’Tuvwxyz[\]‘–’abcdefshi jklmnopqrsj

23456789:;<=>?f3ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRs’fUv*xyz[\] ‘–’ abcdefghi jklmnoprtrstu,

: <=>?@A8CDEFGHIJKLMNoPQRsTuv*xyz[\ ]“–’ abcdefghi jklmnOpqrstuvl

?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMmWRsTuv*xyz[/1 ‘–’ abcdefshi jklmnOpql

:<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQf?sTUvwXyz[\l“–’abcdefshi jklmnopqrstl

Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, it is recom­mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid
damage to the print head and/or platen.

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Long test mode

If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the
printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version
number of the printer’s ROM, the current Electronic DIP Switch (EDS)
settings and the current Dot Adjustment settings, followed by the entire
character set printed in each font and pitch available.

The test repeats endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it.

...V,, ,., 4’0

Figure 4-5. Long self-test.

Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, it is recom­mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid
damage to theprinthead and/orplaten.In addition,thetotal number of lines
printed isconsiderable, more than can be accommodated on a single sheet,
so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.

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Print area test mode

By holding the(SET/EJECT) button down during power-up, the printer will
entertheprint areatestmode. You can findhowmany lineson yourpaper are
available for printing with l/6-inch line feeding. The printer will print the
first line message on thepaper, then print the last line message after feeding
to the bottom of the page.

If you have loaded fanfold paper, only the first line message is printed.

Pitch lock mode

By holding the(m) button down during power-up, the print pitch can
onlybe selectedfrom the controlpanel, This prevents software interference.
You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on.

After the beep tone, you can settheprinter off-line, select a print pitch, then
return to the on-line state and start printing. The pitch you selected will not
be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue.

Font lock mode

By holding the(m) button down during power-up, fonts can only be
selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference. There
willbean acknowledgingbeeptone. Afterthisyoucan settheprinter off-line,
select a font, then return totheon-line state and begin printing. The selected

font will not be changed by any commands your software may issue.

Font and Pitch lock mode

Ifyouwantto protectboththefont and pitch settingsfrom software changes,
press both the(n) and(m) buttonsduring power-up. There will be
two acknowledging beep tones.

Pressing these buttons during power-up does not prevent you from making
any number of changes later from the control panel.

Dot adjustment mode

This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on
successive bi-directional passes.

After a period of time, yourprinter may work itself out of alignment on left
and right printing passes. This malalignment appears most visibly during
graphics printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely.

1. Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the
(SET/EJECT) and (ONLINE) buttons. The printer will print something

like the following:

xxx DOT ADJUS’1’MENT SETTING **8

o :

LQ

2. The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this
operation, allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment.

3. Toadjust theprinting,usethe(SET/EJECT) and(PAPERFEED>buttons.

The (SET/EJECT) button will move the second pass to the left. The

(PAPER FEED) button will move the second pass to the right.

x x 8 DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING X 8 *

(~

PAPER FEED

(

LQ

LQ

*LQ

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111

o:

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111

ltlllllll!lll 11111 !llll!! 11111111111 1111

-1 :

1111111111111 1!l!lll! 111111 11111 (11111!1

o : II I I‘1I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

4. When thetwopassesarealigned with each other to form onecontinuous
line, the bi-directional alignment test is completed.

5. To change the mode for which the bi-directional adjustment is per­formed, press the [ON LINE) button. This will cycle through “LQ”,
“DRAFT”, “DRAIT COND”, and “’GRAPHICS”.
Repeat the process for all print modes.

6. To exit from this mode, press the(~~ button.

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8** DOT ADJUSTMENT SJjl’TI).J(J* * *

SET/EJECT

(

(PAPER FEED

ONLINE

(

(PAPER FEED

SET/EJECT

(

ONLINE

(

ONLINE

(

=

LQ o:

‘LQ

‘iLQ

‘DRAFT o:

%RAFT

‘DRAFT o:

*DRAFT COND O :

‘GRAPHICS o:

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*$$ END *t*

111111111111111111111111111111111111 IH II

1111111111111 11141111111111 1

-1 : ;/ );/) ///// !,(,

1111111111111111111111111 Hlllllllllllll

0:

,11111111 !1111[1 11! 11111!

1111111111111111111111111 111111111111111

IIl!lltlllll !1!1!1(111!11 1111111111111 II

+1 :

111111{111!1! 11!111!1111111 1111111111111

1111111111111111111111111 111111111111111
1111111111111111111111111 111111111111111
1111111111111111111111111 111111111111111

Hexadecimal dump

Thisfeatureisusefulforprogrammers whoaredebuggingprintingprograms
and wantto seethe actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers
change the codes the programmer intended.)

Inthismode,all datareceived willbeprintedinahexadecimal dumpforma~
ratherthan the control codes being actedon as command codes.

This mode is accessed by the following procedure:

1. While holdingboththe (PAPER FEED)and(SET~JECT)buttons down,
turn power ON. A beep tone will be heard.

2. Begin printing. In place of the usual printout you will get a formatted
dump showing exactly what data the printer receives. Each line presents
sixteen characters, their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable
characters printed on the right.

3. At the end of the hexadecimal dump, set the printer off-line with the
(ONLINE) button. This is necessary to print the last line.

CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEPTONES

This section helps you identify the meanings of beep tones.

Beep tone

Two-second tone

Four short tones
sequence, twice

Short tone, once

Short tone, twice

Short tone, three times

One-quarter tone

One-quarter tone, twice

Meaning

Printer detects an error condition.
Turn off the power switch and turn it on again.

Printer is out of paper.

●

Buffer is cleared.

●

Top of form is set.

●

Quiet mode is selected.

✎

Macro definition is selected.

✎

Quiet mode is cancelled.

✎

Macro definition is cancelled.

●

Printer is reset.

●

Hexadecimal mode is selected.

●

Pitch lock mode is selected.

●

Font lock mode is selected.

Pitch and Font lock modes are selected at a time.

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chapter5

DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE

From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your
printer works. These parameters become your power-on settings. This
function is called the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE

The EDS mode inthisprinterhas 16functionsthatyoucan setasthe power­on default settings.

Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding down the (SET/EJECT)j

(PAPER FEED), and (ONLINE) buttons. You will hear an acknowledging

beepas power comes on.Thisindicatesthatyou haveenteredthe EDS mode.
In EDS mode, the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in

Figure 5-1.

r-

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Select Bank

L

Figure 5-f. Button functions in the EDS mode

● Use the(m) button to select the Bank Letter.

● Use the(-) button to select the Switch Number.

● The ON LINE indicator shows the current setting, ON or OFF.

Select Switch

Exit

Print Change Setting

Use the (ON LINE) button to change the settings.

● Press the(PAPER FEEobutton to print the current settings.

● Press the(SET/EJECT) button to save and exit the EDS mode.

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FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS

Theprinterstorestheparametersthatyou selectfromthe controlpanel while
in the EDS mode.

Adefaultisthe settingthatthe printer willuse if noneisspecifically selected
by aprogram.When you firstturnonorlater reset your printer, thesedefault
settings will take effect.
By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match
your specific requirements. The following table will help you choose the
proper settings.

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nk-Switch Function

Bar

A-1 Emulation

A-z

A-3 RAM Usage
A-4 Automatic Sheet Feeder I Not installed
A-5 Auto LF with CR
B-I - Graphics Direction
B-2
B-3 Printable Area
B-4 (Reserved)
B-5 CR Centering

AEC Mode

Paper-ou[

j ON

Standard/Epson

I Enabled

Input Buffer

Disabled

Bi-directiomd
Enabled
Type A 1Type B

Leave ON

Disabled I Enabled

c-1

C.2

B

c-3

c-4

c-5

D-t Print Mode

D-2 Character Table

D-3 Code page or
D-4 International
D-5

E-3
E-4 (Reserved)
E-5 (Reserved)

Page Length

Print Pitch

Standard mode
IBM mode

Character Set
E-1
E-2 LQFont Selection

I (See below)

(See below)

Letter Quality

Graphics

IBM #2

(See below)

(See below)

Leave ON
Leave ON

OFF

I IBM

Disabled
Download buffer

\ Installed

Enabled
Uni-directional
Disabled

Draft

Italics
IBM #l

1

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NOTE: The default is ON for all functions at purchase except B-1 and B-3

which are set to the OFF position.

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Switches A-1: Emulation

Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In
standard mode the printer operates like the Epson LQ-106O.In IBM
mode it operates like the IBM Proprinter XL24E. The ON position
selects standard mode. The OFF position selects IBM mode.

Switch A-2: Auto Emulation Change (AEC) Mode

. This switch selects the Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode.

When the AEC mode is enabled, the printer automatically judges the
Emulation which your application program uses.

Switch A-3: RAM usage

Inordertodownload charactersthisswitchmustbein theOFF position.
The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns
and provides only a one-lineprintbuffer. If you leave this switch ON,
the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the
computer to send faster than the printer prints.

Switch A-4: Automatic Sheet Feeder

When using the optional automatic sheet feeder (SF-15DJ),move this

switch to the OFF position.

Otherwise leave it ON.

Switch A-5: Auto LF with CR

If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is
required from your computer to obtain a line feed.
If you move thisswitch to the OFF position,theprinter performs both
a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage-return
code.

Mostcomputer systems send a linefeed code, or both acarriagereturn
and line feed, atthe end of each line, sothis switch should be leftON.
If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if
lines overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch.

Switch B-1: Graphics Direction

When printing in graphics mode, the printer may either print bi-

directionally (in alternate directions)for speedorinone direction only

(uni-directional) for increased accuracy. For practically all purposes,
however, bi-directional printing is sufficiently accurate.

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Switch B-2: Paper-out

When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out detector and
prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge.

Switch B-3: Printable area

This printer can use two types of printing area format.

By putting the switch ON (Type A), the first line of printing will start

1/6inchfromthetopofthe paper, and theprinted area will end 1/6inch

from the bottom of the paper.

By putting the switch OFF (Type B), the first line ofprinting will start
one inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end 6 mm
from the bottom of the paper,

Switch B-4: This switch is used for technical purposes only. Leave this

switch ON.

Switch B~5:CR Centering

If you set this switch OFF, the carriage moves to the center each time
tofeedpapernearstheperforations.This way,you canget betterquality
of printing around the perforations. It is recommended to match the
page length settingtoyourfanfold paper; otherwise, this functiondoes
not work properly at the perforations.
If you leave this switch ON, the carriage does not move when feeding
paper.

Switches C-1 to C-3: Page Length

Leave these switchesON ifyouwillbe using 1l-inch forms. You will
need to change the switches as shown below if you will be using a
different page length:

c-3

ON

OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF

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Page Length

11inches/Letter

8 inches

11.7inches/A4
12inches

8.5 inches
14inches/Legal

c-1 c-2
ON
OFF
ON OFF
OFF
ON
OFF

10.5inches/Executive ON

7.25 inches

OFF OFF

ON ON
ON ON .

OFF ON
ON
ON
OFF

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Switches C-4 and C-5: Print Pitch

These switches select the default print pitch as shown below.

I

I 17 CPI

NOTE: If you change these switches after you have saved a macro, these

new settings will override the macro setting.

Switch D-1: Print Mode

This switch selectseither Letter Quality (LQ) or Draft for the power­on setting.
When the LQ mode is selected, the LQ Font selection by the EDS
switches E-1 to E-3 takes effect.

Switch D-2: Character Table

The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switchA-1.

OFF ] OFF]

Movethis switch OFF to selectItaliccharacter table withtheStandard/
Epson emulation mode. If you leave this switch in the ON position,in
place of italics you will get the graphic characters, international
characters, and mathematical symbols of IBM character set #2.

In the IBM emulation mode, ON selects character set #2, which has
internationalcharacters andfewer controlwords. OFF selectscharacter
set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface.

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Switches D-3 to D-5: Code Page or International Character Set

Except in the Standard Italic character set, these switches
default character code page as shown below:

select the

Code Page
#437 U.S.A.
#850 Multi-lingual
#860 Portuguese
#861 Icelandic
#863 Canadian French
#865 Nordic

International character sets differ in their assignment of 12character
codes in the Standard Italic character set. See the character tables in
Chapter 11.With these switches you can select one of eight character

sets as follows:

Country D-3
U.S.A. ON

France
Germany ON
England
Denmark I
Sweden
Italy
Spain I

OFF

OFF
ON
OFF
m“
OFF

D-3 D-4 D-5
ON

OFF
ON OFF ON
OFF
ON
OFF

D-4
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON OFF
OFF
OFF

ON ON
ON ON

OFF ON
ON
ON OFF

D-5
ON
ON
ON
ON
OFF

OFF
OFF

OFF

Switches E-1 to E-3: LQ Font Selection

These switches allow you to choose the default font selected when LQ
mode is selected, as shown below.

Font Name
Roman
Sanserif OFF
Courier
Prestige
Script

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E-1
ON

ON
OFF
ON

E-2
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON

E-3
ON
ON
ON
ON
OFF

chapter 6

TROUBLESHOOTING

Thischapterhelpsyouidentifyprinter conditionsandproblems that you can
often correct yourself.

Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery, which should not
cause youanytrouble,provided it isusedandtreated sensibly.However, the
fewelementarytipsbelow shouldhelpyou avoidhavingto makeunnecessary
service calls.

Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device,
which also contains high voltage. For that reason, only carry out those
operations described in this chapter.

CAUTION: Any attemptto carry out operations other than thosedescribed

here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer.
When carrying out any repairs or maintenance, always follow
the instructions carefully.

● Power switch is on, but power indicator is off

Probable Cause
Printer isnotreceivingpower.

● Printer sounds as if it is printing but does not; Printing is weak

Probable Cause
Ribbon is jamming, twisted,

Ior not between theprint head\ rectly installed.

and the print head shield.

Adjustment lever is setincor- Check the setting of the adjustment lever.
re.ctly.

IAction

Make sure that the power
connected.
Verify that the power source works.

Action
Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor-

Make sure that the ribbon is between the
shield on the print head and the end of the
print head. Replace the ribbon.

Move the lever to a darker setting.

cord is correctly

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● Printer test works, but printer does not print when attached to computer

IProbable Cause

Printer cable has a problem.

IAction

Make surethatthe printercable iscorrectly
connected at both ends, printer and com­puter.

Problem with the application

Refer to yourapplication program manual.

program.

● Printer sounds the audible alarm

\Probable Cause

This might indicate an error
or normal operation.

IAction

Check thestatus of thecontrolpanelindica­tors and see“Conditions indicatedby beep
tones” in Chapter 4.

● Selected pitch or font is being changed

]Probable Cause

IAction

Set your printer in Font/Pitch lock. See
“Pitchlockmode”and“Font lock mode” in
Chapter 4.

● Printer does not feed paper

Probable Cause
Paper isjamming.

Action
Remove all forms and pieces of paper.

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Adjustment lever is set in­correctly.

Releaseleveris setincorrectly.

\Fanfold form isparked.

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Check the setting of the adjustment lever.
See“Adjustingtheprintinggap”in Chapter

3.
Check the setting of the release lever. This

lever must be set to the back for cut-sheet
forms (.~ ), and forward for fanfold forms

( ~).
Unpack the fanfold paper.

● Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs

Probable Cause

The tractor positions are in­correctly adjusted.

Problem with the application

Action
Adjust the tractor positions. See “Loading

fanfold forms” in Chapter 3.
Refer to your application program manual.

program.

Platen knob was manually
turned while the POWER in­dicator was on.

Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in
Chapter 4.
Do notmanuallyturntheplaten knob when
the power is on. Use the (PAPER FEED;
button.

Forms are jamming between
printing surface and the print

Reset adjustment lever. See “Adjusting the
printing gap” in Chapter 3.

head.

● Incorrect number of lines on a page

Probable Cause
Paper is adjusted incorrectly.

Action
Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in

Chapter 4.

Paper has shifted backwards

Readjust forms.

after several forms printed

correctly.

Problem with the application Refer to yourapplicationprogram manual.
program.

Distance printer must pull Move paper closer to the printer.
paper is too far.

Paper is getting stuck on ca- Move the paper away from any wires or
bles.

● Line Iength is wrong: Graphics do not print; Lines are not starting at left

cables.

margin

Probable Cause
Problem with the application

Action
Refer to your application program manual.

program.

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● Characters are wrong or missing; formatting control codes do not work

Probable Cause

Action

Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual.
program.

Some wires are missing from

Printer needs repair.

the print head.

Wrong default setting with Check the current EDS setting. Modify the
EDS switches. EDS setting.

● Dots are missing or print quality is poor

Probable Cause

Action

Adjustment lever is setincor- Check the position oftheadjustment lever.
rectly.

Print head is not working.

● Forms are smudged or printing is too dark

Probable Cause
Adjustment lever issetincor-

rectly.

See Chapter 3.
Printer needs repair.

Action
Check the position of the adjustment lever.

Move the lever to a lighter setting (front).

See Chapter 3.

Ribbon is twisted or is not Install the ribbon correctly. See “Installing
between the print head and the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2.
the print head shield.

“Installing the ribbon cartridge” in

Print head shield (or print
head) isdamaged or missing.

See
Chapter 2tolocate theprinthead shieldand

print head. Contact your dealer.

● Printer is unstable; Wrong characters are printed; Left margin changes;

Printing stops

Probable Cause

Action

Static electricity is resulting Increase the humidity.
from low humidity or inter- Move devices with electric motors away
ference from nearby electri- from the printer.
cal devices.

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● Left margin moves to the right during printing

Probable Cause
The print head is not moving Check that the ribbon and paper are cor-

correctly.

Problem with the application Refer to yourapplicationprogram manual.
program.

The adjustment lever is in the

wrong position.

r

● Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms

Probable Cause
Paper is adjusted incorrectly.

Problem with the application
program.

A print head jam caused by
the ribbon or a paper jam.

● Printer case is hot to the touch

Action

rectly installed. See “Installing ribbon car­tridge”inChapter2 and “Loadingpaper”in
Chapter 3.

Reset the adjustmentlever. See “Adjusting
the printing gap” in Chapter 3.

Action
Adjust both paper guides and the paper.

Refer to yourapplicationprogrammanual.

Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor­rectly installed. See “Installing the ribbon
cartridge” in Chapter 2.
Clear the paper jam.

Probable Cause
Printer’s vents are blocked.

● Printer is noisy

Probable Cause
The printer vibrates.

Printer covers are open.

Action
Move object away from the air vents, in-

cluding the bottom of the printer.

Action
Move any objects that touch the printer.

Ensure that the printer is on a level, sturdy
surface.

Close covers.

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MAINTENANCE

Essentially,yourprinter isarobust pieceofequipment, but shouldbe treated
with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example:

● Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if

youarecomfortable,then theenvironmentissuitable for yourprinter(see
Chapter 2).

● Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration.

● Avoid over-dusty environments. Dust is the enemy of all precision

mechanical devices.

● To cleantheexteriorofthe printer,useaclothbarely dampened with either

water containing a littledetergent or a littlealcohol,but do not allow any
liquid to fall inside the printer.

● The interior of the printer maybe cleaned with a small vacuum cleaner or

a compressed-air aerosol (sold for this purpose). When performing this
operation, be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or
electronic components.

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chapter 7

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

You can select the following accessories as optional equipment.

● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-15DJ)

● Pull tractor unit (PT-15XJ)

● Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL)

This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories.
NOTE: Before you install or remove the optional accessories, turn off the

power switch.

AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER (SF-15DJ)

You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF) to print on cut forms.
Before installingthe ASF, check each item in the box against Figure 7-1 to

make sure that you have everything.

Figure 7-1.Checkto make sureyou haveall five items: 1)Sheet Feeder,2) Hopper attachment, 3) Stacker

attachment, and 4) Printer cover, and 5) ASF User’s manual.

NOTE:TheAutomaticSheet Feeder isprotectedbypacking andtapeduring

shipping. Be sure to remove all of the protective material and tape
before use.

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Setting up

The procedure for installing the ASF is:

1.

Usethe printer’s EDS mode to specify ASF as “installed”. (For details,

refer to Chapter 5.)

2.

Open the frontcover by lifting upthe front using the two gripson either
side, then remove the cover by pulling up.
Remove the paper guide, and move the release lever at the back of the

3.
printer to the rear position as shown in Figure 7-2.

4.

Move the bail lever on top of the printer to open the paper bail.

Figure 7-2. Remove the front cover from the printer.

5. Secure the mounting brackets of..theAutomatic Sheet Feeder onto the
shaft of the platen by lowering it into position as shown in Figure 7-3.

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Figure 7-3. Mount the Automatic Sheet Feeder onto the printer

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6. Confirm thatthemounting bracketsonboth sidesoftheAutomaticSheet
Feeder are correctly engaged on the printer. When they are engaged
correctly, the ejection roller can be rotated by turning the platen knob.

7. Install tie printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Figure 7-4. Installthe printer cover.

Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as

8.

shown in Figure 7-5.

I

Figure 7-5. Inserlthe hopper attachment.

I

Insertthestacker attachment, squeezing itwith your hand,intothe fixing

9.

groove in the front part of the sheet feeder as shown in Figure 7-6.

Figure 7-6. Insertthe stacker attachment.

Now you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper.
NOTE: Set the front cover and paper guide aside carefully after they have

been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described
above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

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Loading paper

1.

If fanfold paper has already been loaded into the printer, park the paper
through the rear slot.

7

-.

Push the printer release lever toward the rear of the printer ( ~ ) to load
single sheets.
Pull the paper loading lever toward the front of the printer to draw the

3.

hopper out until it is in position.

4.

Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it
horizontally in either direction.

Figure 7-7.Adjust the paper guides to accornrnmlatethewidthof the PaPer

5: Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the

Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Figure 7-8. Fanthe paper before inserting it into the ASF.

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6. Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
The stack should not be more than 50 sheets of 20 lb paper.

Ifnecessary, remove somesheets.The ASF may not perform satisfacto­rily if it is overloaded.

7. Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper.
The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play

while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two

paper guides.The idealdistancebetween paper ream and paper guidesis

0.25 mm (0.01“)on both sides at the narrowest part of the paper guides.

8. Push the paper loading lever toward the rear of the printer.

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Figure 7-9. Pushthe paper loading leverto holdthe paper stack.

Now you are ready to start printing with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

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PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-15XJ)

Whenprintingonmulti-part fanfoldpaper suchas slips,usethePT-15XJPull
tractor unit. Since printing iscarried out while thepaper is pulled, printouts
on the original and duplicate paper are always aligned well.

Before installing the Pull tractor unit, check each item in the box against

Figure 7-10 to make sure that you have everything.

Figure 7-10 Checkto make sure you have all three items: 1) Pull tractor, 2) Papersu~port, and 3) Printer

cover

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Setting

The procedure for installing the Pull tractor unit is:

1. Attach the paper support to the pull tractor.

Figure 7-11. Attach the paper supportto the pull tractor

2. Remove the front cover and the paper guide from the printer.

3. Set thereleaseleverto thefrontoftheprinter(~), then pullthe baillever
towards you to release the bail roller from the platen.

4. Pressing the right and left lock levers, align the fitting area of the pull
tractorwiththatof theprinterbody, and pushthepulltractorfrom the top
gradually until it is set in place correctly.

Figure 7-12. Placethe pull tractor unit onto the printer.

5. Install the printer cover provided with the pull tractor unit.

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Loading paper

1. Place a stack of fanfold paperbehind and at least one page-length below
the printer.

2. Turn the printer’s power OFF, and remove the printer cover.

3. Hold the fanfold paper by hand so that the rear side of thepaperisfacing
upwards, then set the end of the paper into the entry slot for cut-sheet
forms and load the paper into the printer.

Figure 7-13. Inseri the paper from the entry slot for cut-sheet forms

4. Pull the paper about one page towards the sprocket guides.

5. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunits by slidingthem alongthebar,using
the clamp lever at the side of each unit to release them and lock them in
position. The unit is released when the clamp lever is down and locked
when the clamp lever is up.

Figure 7-14.Adjust the sprocket guides.

Clamp lever

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6. With the tractor covers open, mount thepaper by aligningholeswith the
pins on the tractor unit.

Figure 7-75. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units

. . . .

Now close the tractor covers, again maKlngsure tnat me paper noles are

7.

. .

., .,

,!

alignedwiththepins on thetractorunits. If theyarenot aligned properly,
you willhave problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting intearing
andjamming of the paper.
Remount the printer cover.

8.
Turn the platen knob to set the print starting position of the paper.

9.

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SERIAL INTERFACE CARTRIDGE

To runtheprinter in serialmode,youshould usetheoptional SerialInterface
Cartridge, IS-8XL.

The procedure for installing the interface cartridge is:

1. SettheDIP switchesontheIS-8XL before attaching itto the printer.(See
next page for detailed information.)

2. Turn offthepower switch anddisconnectthepower cord from thepower
source.

3. Disconnect the interface cable if attached.

4. Slide out the parallel interface cartridge by gripping the flips on both
sides.

5. Insertthe Serial interface cartridge all the way, as shown in Figure 7-16.

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Figure 7-17. Replace the interface cartridge.

6. Connect the Serial interface cable both to the printer and to your

computer.

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DIP switch

functions on the Serial

cartridge

It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the
computer and the serial interface cartridge with the DIP switch settings on
the cartridge.
The followingtable shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial
Interface Cartridge.

Switch Function

1

2 Parity condition (Refer below)
3
4
5 Parity condition
6
7

8

Data length

Data Protocol (Refer below)

Transfer speed (Refer below)

[Parity condition]

ON

8-bit 7-bit

(Refer below)

OFF

\ Switch 2

ON ON

ON OFF
OFF ON

] OFF I OFF I Even~aritv

Switch 5

Condition

No parity
Odd ~aritv

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[Data protocol]

Switch3

ON ON DTR
ON
OFF

Switch 4 Protocol

OFF XON/XOFF

ON ETX/ACK

[Transfer speed]

Switch 6 I Switch 7

OFF
OFF

OFF

OFF
ON I OFF

] OFF I OFF 150BPS

OFF ON

ON OFF 600 BPS

I ON j ON 1200 BPS

ON OFF

ON ON

] ON I ON ON 19200 BPS

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Switch 8 Transfer speed

300 BPS

I OFF I 2400 BPS

ON I 4800 BPS
OFF I 9600 BPS

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chapter8

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

This printer has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM
mode,

InStandard/Epsonmode, theprinteremulatesthefunctionsofthe EpsonLQ-

1060and the graphics commands for NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode,
theprinter emulatestheIBMProprinterXL24E. Additional command codes
are included as a superset of these emulations.

The emulation ischanged by means of EDS switch A-1. When it isON, the

printerisinStandard/Epsonmode,and whenOFF,the printerisinIBMmode
(see Chapter 5).

In addition, when EDS switch A-2 is ON, the printerautomatically changes
the emulation by means of software control.

Thischapterdescribesthe printer’scontrol commands. Somecommandsare
common to both the Standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the
commands, all commands will be given by functions. The name of each
command is followed by a table like the one below:

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC>

“X” <1>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 120 1 IB 78 01

Mode:

Indicates the mode in which the command is recog­nized.
Std. Standard/Epson mode

(EDS switch A-1 is ON)
IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-1 is OFF)
Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes

ASCII:

IndicatestheASCII coding ofthecommand. Control
characters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For ex­ample, <1> means character code 1.

Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes.
Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes.

Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italicletters
such as n, mor d.

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FONT CONTROL

Selectprint quality

Mode ASCII

<ESC>

Std.

Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown
below:

Ignored ifthe FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Select print quality

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “[” ‘cd” <1> <0> n

Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown

below:

“’X” n 27 120 n

n Print quality
o Draft

1 Letter quality

n Print quality

COMMANDS

Decimal

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 91 100 1 0

Hexadecimal

1 B 78 n

n IB 5B 64 01 00 n

o Unchanged

1.-127 Draft ,.
128-254 Letter quality

255 Return to EDS setting

Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Select LQfont

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “k” n

Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this
command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is
selected. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during
power-up.

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Decimal Hexadecimal

27 107 n

IB” 66 n

Font

n

Roman

o

1

Sanserif

2

Courier
3 Prestige
4

Script

Select italic characters

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> “4”

Causes subsequent characters except IBM block graphics to be
printed in italics.

Select upright characters

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> “5”

Stops italicprinting and causes subsequent characters to be printed
upright.

Emphasized printing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “E” 27 69

Causes subsequent characters to be
thickness to horizontal strokes.

Cancel emphasized printing

Mode

Both <ESC> “F”

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 52 IB 34

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 53

Decimal Hexadecimal

IB 35

IB 45

emphasized by adding extra

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 70

IB 46

Cancels emphasized printing.

Double-strike printing

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “G”

Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode
with a slightverticalpaper motioninbetween, causing a thickening
of vertical strokes.
For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in LQ mode,
andcombineduseofemphasized and double-strikeisrecommended
in draft mode.

Cancel double-strike printing

Mode] ASCII

Both ]

<ESC> “’H”

Cancels double-strike printing.

Underlining

Model ASCII

Both

<ESC> “’–”’ )1

Causessubsequentcharacters tobe underlinedwhen n is 1,andstops
underlining when n is O. Block graphics characters and spaces
skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 71

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 72

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 45

n

IB 47

IB 48

IB 2D n

Overlinittg

Model

IBM

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ASCII

<ESC> “-” n

Causes subsequentcharacters to be overlined when n is 1,and stops
overlining when n is O.Spaces skippedbyhorizontal tabulation are
not overlined.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 95

n IB 5F n

Select score

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “’(” “-” <3> 27

<o> <1> n1

Start score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below.

nl Function n2 Function

1

Underlining

2 Strike-through 1

3 Overlining

Select ornament character

Model

Std.

ASCII

<ESC> “q”

n 27 113 n

Selects an ornament character according to the value of n, as shown
below.

n Character
O Normal

1 Outline
2 Shadow
3 Shadow and outline

Hexadecimal

40 45 3 IB 28 2D 03

n2 o 1 nl n2 00 01 n/ n2

O Cancel score

Single continuous line
2 Double continuous line
5 Singlebroken line
6 Double broken line

Decimal Hexadecimal

IB 71 n

Superscript

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC>

Causessubsequentcharacters tobeprinted as superscripts.Does not
change the character pitch.

“s” <0>

Decimal

27 83 0

Hexadecimal

IB 53 00

69

Subscript

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC>

“s’” <1>

Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts.
change the character pitch.

Cancel superscript or subscript

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “T”

Stops printing
printing.

superscripts or

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 83

1 IB 53 01

Does not

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 84 IB 54

subscripts

and returns to normal

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...

CHARACTER SET

Select character table

COMMANDS

Model ASCII

Both I <ESC> “t” /1

Std. I <FS> “1” H

Selectsacharacter table according to thevalueof n asshownbelow:

n Character table

o Standard character set

1

2

Select character set #l

Mode

Both

Select character set #2

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> ?

Selects character set #1.

ASCII

<ESC> “6”

I Decimal I Hexadecimal

I 27116 n / IB 74 n

28 73 n

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IBM character set
Shift download character area

Decimal

27 55

Decimal

27 54

] Ic 49 n

Hexadecimal

IB 37

Hexadecimal

IB 36

Selects character set #2.

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Select international character set

IModel ASCII

IStd. I <ESC> “R” n

Selects an international character set in the Standard character set
according to the value of n.

n Character set

O U.S.A

1 France

2 Germany

3 England
4 Denmark I
5 Sweden
6 Italy

7 Spain I

The firsteightof thesecharacter sets(from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be
selected as the power-up default by EDS switches D-3 to D-5.

Select IBM code page

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “[” “T”

<0> <o> III

I Decimal

27 82 n I IB 52 n I

/

n

8

9

10
11
12
13
14

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Decimal Hexadecimal

<4> <0>

n2 o 0 17/ n2 00 00 nl n2

27

91 84 4 0 IB 5B 54 04 00

I Hexadecimal /

Character set
Japan

Norway
Denmark II
Spain II
Latin America
Korea
Ireland
Legal

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Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according
tOthe values of nl and n2, as shown below.

n] n2

Code ua~e

1 181 #437 U.S.A.
3 82
3 92
3 93

95

3
3 97

#850 Multi-Lingual
#860 Portuguese
#861 Icelandic
#863 Canadian French
#865 Nordic

One of these code pages can be selected as the power-up default by
EDS switches D-3 to D-5.

Enable printing of all character codes

Model ASCII

Std.

I13M <ESC> ‘Y”

<FS> “\” Ill

I Decimal

n2 23 92 III 112

Ill 112 27 92 n] )12

I Hexadecimal I

Ic 5C 1?/ rd
IB 5C n/ n2

Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those
assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes.
Thiscommand remains ineffectforthe next nl + rz2x 256 characters, where
nl and rz2are numbers between Oand 255. During this interval no control
functions are executed. If a code with no assigned character is received, the
printer prints a space,

Enable printing of all character codes on next character

Mode ASCII

Std.

IBM - <ESC> ‘cA“ n

<FS>

,’ ~,.

n

This command operates like <ESC> ‘1”except that it remains in effect for
only one character.

Decimal Hexadecimal

28

94 n

27 94 n

IC 5E n
IB 5E n

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CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS

Pica pitch

/Mode] ASCII

Std. <ESC> “P”

IBM . <DC2> 18 12

I Decimal \ Hexadecimal ]

27 80 IB 50

In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to
pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17
cpi).InIBMmode, changesfrom elite orcondensedtopica (10cpi).
Ignored ifthe PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-on.

Elite pitch

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std. <ESC> “M”

IBM <ESC> “:” 27 58 IB 3A

27 77 IB 4D

In Standard mode, changes from either pica or semi-condensed to
elite pitch (12 cpi) or from condensed pica to condensed elite (20
cpi).InIBMmode, changes from picaorcondensed to elite (12cpi).
Ignored ifthePITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-on.

Semi-condensed pitch

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> “g”

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 103

IB 67

Changes from either pica or elite to semi-condensed pitch (15 cpi).
Ignored ifthePITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Condensed printing

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Both

74

<s1>

<ESC> <S1> 27 15 IB OF

In Standardmode, changes from pica to condensed pica (17cpi) or
from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from
pica to condensed pica.
Ignored ifthePITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-on.

15

OF

Cancel condensed printing

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<DC2> 18 12

In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or
from condensed elitetonormalelite.In IBM mode, always changes
to normal pica.
Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selectedduringpower-on.

Proportional spacing

Mode ASCII

Std.

IBM

<ESC>“p”

<ESC> “P”

Causes subsequentcharacterstobeproportionally spaced when n is

1,andcancelsitwhennisO. Ignoredifthe PITCH LOCK mode was

selected during power-up.

)7 27 112 n IB 70 n

n 27 80 n IB 50 n

Decimal

Selectfont and pitch

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “I”

Changestheprintfontandpitch accordingto thevalueofn,as shown

,below:

n

n 27 73 n

Font

Decimal

Pitch

Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal

IB 49 n

Draft

o

Letter Quality Pica

2

Letter Quality Proportional

3

Draft download Pica

4

LQ download Pica

6

LQ download Proportional

7

Draft Elite

8

Letter Quality Elite

10

Draft download Elite

12

LQ download Elite

14

Draft Pica condensed

16

Letter Quality Pica condensed

18

Draft download

20
22 LQ download

Pica

Pica condensed
Pica condensed

75

Selectprint mode

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “[” “1”

Changes the print mode according to the values of nl and n2, as
shown below.

id ~2 Font

o
0

0 18
0
0 57
0 60
0 85
0 86
0 92
0 108

0 111
0 112
0 116
0 164
0 171
0 172
0 184
0 185

0 221

0 253

0 254

11
1 201
1 202
1 235
1 236
1 237
1 238
1 239
1 240

11
12

46

Decimal Hexadecimal

<2> <o> 27 91 73 2 0 IB 5B 49 02 00

nl n2

Courier
Prestige
Courier
Courier
Courier
Prestige
Courier
Prestige
Courier
Courier
Prestige
Prestige

Courier

Prestige
Courier
Courier
Courier

Courier

Prestige

Courier

Courier
Prestige
Prestige
Prestige
Courier
Courier
Courier
Courier
Prestige
Prestige

Mode

Normal
Normal
Italic
Emphasized
Italic emphasized
Emphasized
Normal
Normal
Italic
Emphasized
Emphasized
Italic
Italic emphasized
Normal
Normal
Italic
Emphasized
Italic emphasized
Normal
Emphasized
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal

Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal

n] n2 n] d

Pitch
Pica

Pica
Pica
Pica
Pica

Pica
Elite
Elite
Elite
Elite
Elite
Elite
Elite
Proportional
Proportional
Proportional
Proportional
Proportional
Semi-condensed
Pica condensed
Pica condensed
Pica condensed
Pica condensed
Elite condensed
Elite
Semi-condensed
Pica condensed
Elite condensed
Elite
Semi-condensed

76

Expanded printing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “W”

n

Causes subsequentcharacters to beexpanded todoublewidthwhen
n is 1,and cancels it when n is O.

Expanded printing for one line

Mode

Both

ASCII

<so>

<ESC>

<so>

Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to
double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line
feed (ELF>). The <DC4>, <VT>, <FF>, and <ESC> “W” Ocom­mands also cancel expanded printing.

Cancel one-line expanded printing

Mode

Both

ASCII

<DC4>

Stops one-line expanded printing set with <S0> or <ESC> <S0>.
Does not cancel <ESC> “W” 1.

Decimal

27 87 n

Decimal

14 OE
27 14

Decimal Hexadecimal

20 14

Hexadecimal

IB 57 n

Hexadecimal

IB OE

Select character width

Mode ASCII

Std.

<FS> “E”

Selectsacharacterwidthaccording tothevalueof nas shownbelow.

n

Decimal

28 69 n

n Character width

O Normal-wide

1 Double-wide

2 Triple-wide

Hexadecimal

IC 45 n

Select masterprint mode

IMode/ ASCII

IStd. I <ESC> . n

,’,>3

Selectsacombinedprintmode accordingtothe valueofn.The value
ofnisthesumofthevaluesgivenbelowforthedesiredcharacteristics.

Function n value
Underline

Italic
Expanded
Double strike
Emphasized
Condensed
Proportional
Elite

Increase character spacing

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC>

Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a
number from Oto 127.Used in microjustification.
The unitofmovement isfixed at 1/120inch indraftmodeand 1/180

inch in LQ mode.

<SP> n 27 32 n IB 20 n

I Decimal

27 33 n I IB 21 n I

I

I Hexadecimal I

128

64
32

16

8
4
2

1

Decimal Hexadecimal

Print double-height characters

Mode

Std.

78

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<ESC>

<FS> “v” <1> 28 86 1

“W” <1> 27 119 1

Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the
base line and without changing the line spacing.

IB 77 01

IC 56 01

Return to normal height

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC>

<FS>

‘“W” <()>

“v” <t)>

Decimal

27 119 0 IB 77 00
28 86 0 IC 56 00

Terminates double-height printingandprints subsequentcharacters

at normal height.

Select character height, width, and line spacing

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “[” “(ZJ” <4> <o>

Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing
according to the value of n and m,as shown below. Does not move
the base line,

<o>

n

o

1

2
16
17

18
32
33
34

<o> n

Line spacing
Unchanged

Unchanged
Unchanged
Single line
Single line
Single line
Double line
Double line
Double line

n7 o 0 n m 00 00 n m

Decimal

27 91 64 4 0

Character height
Unchanged

Single height
Double height
Unchanged
Single height
Double height
Unchanged

Single height

Double height

Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal

IB 5B 40 04 00

m Character width

Unchanged

o

1 Single width (same as <ESC> “W” O)

Double width (same as <ESC> “W” 1)

2

79

I

VERTICAL

COMMANDS

Set line spacing to 1/8 inch

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> W“

27

48

IB 30

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line
feeds to 1/8inch.

Set line spacing to 1/6 inch

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC> “2”

Decimal

27 50

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line
feeds to 1/6inch.

Hexadecimal

IB 32

Set line spacing to n1360inch

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<ESC> ‘6+”

<FS> “3”

n
n

27 43 n

28 51 n

1B 2B n

IC 33

n

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line

feeds to n/360 inch, where n is between Oand 255.

Set base unitfor line spacing

Mode ASCII Decimal

80

IBM

<ESC> “ “

<0>

Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, <ESC> “3” and
<ESC> “J”, as shown below:

n1 n2

o
o

1 104 1/360 inch

“1” <4> <0> 27 91 92 4 0 IB 5B 5C 04 00

[

<0>

n2 o

nl

Line spacing unit

180 1/180 inch

216 1/216 inch

0

nl n2

Hexadecimal

00 00 nl n2

If otherwise specified, this command is ignored. This command
becomes effective only after <ESC> “3” or <ESC> “J” is received.
The default base unit is set to 1/216”.

Set line spacing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “3” /?

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 51 )1

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line
feeds to n/180 inch, n/216 inch or n/360 inch (n/180 inch for the
Standard mode) according to the preceding base unit.
The value of n isbetween Oand 255. If n = O,in Standard mode the
line-feed distance is set to O, but in IBM mode this command is
ignored.

Set line spacing to n160inch or n172inch

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<ESC> “A” n

27 65 n 1B 41 n

In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses
insubsequentlinefeeds to n/60 inch, where n isbetween Oand 255.
If n = O,the line spacing is set to O.
InIBMmode,thiscommand definesthedistancethe paperadvances
orreversesinsubsequentline feeds ton/72inch, where n isbetween

1 and 85. The new line’spacing does not take effect until the next
<ESC> “2” command.

Execute dlSC> “A”

IB 33

n

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “2” 27 50 tB 32

Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding

<ESC> “A” command. Setstheline spacing to 1/6inchifthere isno
preceding <ESC> “A” command.

Decimal Hexadecimal

81

Linefeed

Mode

Both

ASCII

<LF>

Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. See the
preceding commands for the line spacing.

Reverse linefeed

Mode

Std. I <ESC>

IBM I

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<LF>

<ESC> “]” 27 93

Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to
the preceding line. Ignored when the Pull tractor unit is used.

See the preceding commands for the line spacing.

Selectforwardfeed mode

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<FS>

“F”

Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode. This

is the default setting at power-on.

Select reversefeed mode

Decimal Hexadecimal

10

I 27 10 I IB OA

28

70 IC 46

OA

IB 5D

I

Mode

Std.

Ascll

<FS>

“R”

Selects reverse feed mode. Reverses the direction of all vertical
movements. Ignored when the Automatic Sheet Feeder is used.

Perform one time linefeed

Mode

Both

82

ASCII

<ESC> “J” n 27 74

Feeds the paper once by n times thedefined base unit (n/l 80 inches
for the Standardmode). The value of n isbetween Oand 255. If n =
O,theline-feeddistance issetto O.Doesnotmove theprintposition

right or left. Does not change the line-spacing setting.

Decimal Hexadecimal

28 82 IC 52

Decimal

n IB 4A n

Hexadecimal

Perform one n/180-inch reverse linefeed

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> “j” n

Feedsthepaperoncebyrz/180 inchesin thereversedirection,where
nisbetween O and255.If n=O,theline-feed distanceissetto O.Does
not move the print position right or left. Does not change the line­spacing setting.

Setpage length to n lines

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “C” n

Setsthepage length to Mlines inthecurrent line spacing, where n is
between 1and 127.
Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page
length. The current line becomes the top of the page.

Setpage length to n inches

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC>

“C” <0>

n

Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 32 in
Standard mode or between 1and64 in IBM mode. The current line
becomes the top of the page.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 106 n IB 6A n

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 67 n

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 67 0 n IB 43 00 )1

IB 43 n

Set top of page at current position

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC> “4”

Sets the current position as the top-of-page position.

Decimal

27 52

Hexadecimal

IB 34

83

Set bottom margin

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “N” )7

27 78 n 1

Sets the bottom margin ton lines, where n is between 1and 127 in
Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. The bottom

margin is reset when you change the page length.

Cancel bottom margin

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both <ESC> “0”

27 79

Cancels the bottom margin.

Formfeed

IModel ASCII I Decimal

Both

<FF>

12

Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current
page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When
friction feed is used, this command ejects the current page.

Set vertical tab stops

Hexadecimal

B 4E 17

Hexadecimal

IB 4F

] Hexadecimal I

Oc

Mode] ASCII Decimal

I Both I <ESC> “B” ,,/ rz2 .... <0> I 2766 nl rz2 .0 I IB

Cancels all current vertical tab stops and setsnew vertical tab stops
at lines nl, n2, etc., where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and

255. The maximum number of vertical tab stops allowed is 16 in
Standardmodeand 64 inIBM mode. The tabstopsmustbe specified
in ascending order; any violation of ascending order terminates the
tab stop list. Standard termination is by the <0> control code. The
vertical tab stops are set in terms of the current line spacing and do
not move if the line spacing is changed later.

84

Hexadecimal

42 nl t72 .00 I

Set vertical tab stops in channel

Mode ASCII

Sfd.

<ESC> “b”

no

)11

n2 ..

Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel nO,(where nO is
between 0 and 7) and sets new vertical tab stopsin this channel. (A
channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected by the <ESC> “/”
command.) See <ESC> “B” for parameters nl, n2, ... <0>.

Select vertical tab channel

Mode Ascll

Std.

<ESC> “/”

nO

Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number
(nO)fromOto7.The tab stopsineach channelareset by<ESC>“b”.

Vertical tab

Mode

Both

ASCII

<VT>

Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print
positiontothe leftmargin.Performs aline feed ifno vertical tabsare
set, as at power-up. Feeds to the top of the next page ifverticaltabs
are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 98 ti) n] 1B 62 no III

<o>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 47 n(l IB 2F no

Decimal

11

n2 0

/72 00

Hexadecimal

OB

I

HORIZONTAL POSITION

Set left margin

Mode ASCII

I Std. I <ESC> “1” n

Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between Oand 255) in

the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is

currently selected). The left margin does not move if the character
pitch ischanged later. The leftmargin must be at least two columns
to the left of the right margin and within the limits below:

Pica
Elite

Semi-condensed

Condensed pica

Condensed elite
Expanded pica
Expanded elite
Expanded semi-condensed
Expanded condensed pica
Expanded condensed elite

Set right margin

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC>

“Q” n

Setstheright margin at column n in thecurrentcharacterpitch (pica
pitchifproportionalspacingiscurrentlyselected).Column~zbecomes
thelastcharacter positionintheline.Therightmargindoesnotmove

if the character pitch is changed later. The right margin must be
within the limits below:

Decimal Hexadecimal

27108 n I IB 6C n I

I

Decimal

27

81 n IB 51 n

Hexadecimal

86

Pica
Elite
Semi-condensed
Condensed pica

Condensed elite
Expanded pica
Expanded elite
Expanded semi-condensed
Expanded condensed pica
Expanded condensed elite

Set left and right margins

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC>

“X”

III n2

Setstheleftmargin atcolumnnl and therightmargin atcolumnn2.
Seetheprecedingcommandsfor marginrestrictionsandother notes.

Carriage return

ModeI

I Both I <CR>

ASCII

Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left

margin. If EDS switch A-5 is set to OFF, also performs a line feed.

Set automatic linefeed

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC>

“5” <1>

Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed

eachtimeitreceives a<CR> code.Thiscommand takespriority over

EDS switch A-5.

Cancel automatic linefeed

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 88 nl n2 IB 58 MI n2

Decimal

I 13 IOD

Decimal

27 53 1

Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal

IB 35 01

I

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC>

Causes theprinterto perform only a carriage return when itreceives
a <CR> code. This command takes priority over EDS switch A-5.

Backspace

Mode ASCII

Both

<BS>

Moves the print position one column to the left.Ignored if the print
positionisattheleftmargin. Thiscommand can beused tooverstrike
or combine characters.

“5” <0>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 53 0

Decimal Hexadecimal

8 08

IB 35 00

87

I

Set horizontal tab stops

IModel ASCII

I Both I <ESC>

“D” ,,f 172 . <0> I 27 68 rz/ ,,2... 0 I

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at
columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if
proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2,
numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal
tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 28 in IBM mode. The
tab stops must be specified in ascending order; any violation of
ascending order terminates the tab stop list. Standard termination is
by the <0> control code. To clear all tab stops, specify <ESC> “D”

<o>.

Reset all tab stops

Mode ASCII

IBM

Horizontal tab

<ESC> “R”

Resetsthehorizontaltabstops to theirpower-up valuesaccordingto
which a tab stop is set every 8 colulmnsstarting at column 9. Also

clears all vertical tab stops.

Decimal

I

Decimal

27 82

I Hexadecimal I

IB 44 rz/ ,,2 ..00 I

etc. are

Hexadecimal

IB 52

Mode ASCII

Both

<HT>

Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. Ignored if
thereisnonexthorizontaltabstop inthe currentline.Notethatwhen
underlining is selected, spaces skippedby horizontal tabulation are

not underlined.

88

Decimal Hexadecimal

9

09

Relative horizontal tab

ModeI ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std.

<ESC> “\”

nl

)12 27 92

n[ n2 IB 5C n] n2

Moves theprintposition right or left a specified distance. Ignored if
theresultingpositionisbeyond therightor leftmargin. Theformulas
for the distance and direction are as follows:

If n2 is between Oand 63, the print head moves right by (}?1+ n2x

256) dots.

If you wanttomovetheprint head to the left, nl and n2 are obtained

by subtracting the value from 65536, and dividing the result into
high and low bytes.

The unitofmovement isfixed at 1/120inch indraftmode and 1/180

inch in LQ mode.

Relative horizontal tab in inches

/ModeI ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “d”

nl

n2

Sets the next print position to (nl + n2 x 256)/120 inches from the
current position.

Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. The maximum
position is 8 inches. “’”

Absolute horizontal tab in inches

Mode

Std. <ESC> “$”

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

nl n2

Setsthenext printpositionto (rd +n2x 256)/60 inchesfrom the left
marginonthecurrentline.Ignoredifthisposition isbeyondthe right
margin.

Decimal

nl n2 1B 64 n] n2

27 100

27 36 nl n2

Hexadecimal

I

IB 24 nl n2

89

I

GRAPHICS

Print normal-density 8-bit graphics

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC>

“K” /?/ n2

t?llnz2

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 75 n] n2 1B 4B nf n2

ml m2 ml m2

Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The
graphic image is8 dotshighandnl +n2x 256dots wide. Maximum
width is 13.6inches (816dots). ml, rn2,... are the dot data, each a

1-bytevaluefromOto255 representing 8vertical dots,withthemost
significant bit at the top and the least significant bit at the bottom.
The number of data bytes must be nl + n2 x 256. Dots beyond the
rightmargin are ignored.At theendofbit-image printing theprinter
returns automatically to character mode.

Print double-density 8-bit graphics

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “L”

nl n2

ml m2

Prints bit-image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally (maxi­mum 1632dots wide). See <ESC> “K” for other information.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 76 nl n2 IB 4Cnl n2

ml n72

Print double-density, double-speed 8-bit graphics

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “Y” nl

d

ml m2

Decimal

27 89 Illn2

ml m2 ,.,

ml m2

Hexadecimal

IB 59 n/ n2

ml n12 .

90

Prints bit-image graphics at 120dots per inch horizontally (maxi-

mum 1632dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal

direction. See <ESC> “K” for other information.

I

Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “Z” nl

n2

ml m2 ml m2

Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi­mum 3264 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal
direction. See <ESC> “K” for other information.

Print hex-density 24-bit graphics

Mode ASCII

Std.

<FS> “Z”

Prints 24-bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally. The
graphics image is24 dots high and nl + n2
mumwidthis 13.6inches(4896 dots).In thedataml, m2,m3...each
three bytes represent 24 vertical dots. In the leftmost position, the
most significant bit of ml is the top dot; the least significant bit of
ml is the eighth dot from the top; the most significant bit of m2 is
theninthdot;theleastsignificantbit of m2 isthe sixteenthdotfrom
thetop;themostsignificantbitofm3 isthe seventeenth dotfrom the
top; the least significant bit of m3 isthe bottom dot. The rest of the
data issimilar.Thenumberof databytesmustbe 3 x (n] + n2 x 256).
Dotsbeyondthe rightmargin are ignored.At the end ofdot graphics
printing, the printer returns automatically to character mode.

nl n2 28 90 nl n2

ml m2 m3 ,,. ml m2 td .,.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 90 nl d IB 5An] n2

ml m2

Decimal Hexadecimal

IC 5Anl n2

ml m2 m3 .,,

x 256 dotswide. Maxi-

91