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XR-1020/1520, XR-lOOO/lHO, NX-1020 Color, NX-1008 Color, LZ9, X9CL, IS-SXL, IP-128XL, SF-lODMII/lSDMII, SPlORMIIIl5RMI1, PI’-lOXM/18XM: Star hficmnics Co., Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PC-AT, Proprinter, PC-DOS: Intenutionai Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation EX-80&‘1000, FX-850/105& Seiko Bpscn Corp.

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual is organized into eleven chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 2 through 6. The

remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge of the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers).

The chapters are as follows:

Chapter 1 - Introduction

This chapter indicates the some features of the printer, the names and those

functions of the printer components, and the actual example of font style.

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Chapter 2 - Setting up the printer

This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this

chapter before you do anything else.

Chapter 3 - Optional accessories

This chapter explains the optional accessories with your printer, and how to install them.

Chapter 4 - Paper installation and use

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

Chapter 5 - 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 getting set up, mad this chapter and try out the procedures in it to find

out how the printer works.

Chapter 6 - Setting the Memory Switches This chapter explains how to set the Memory Switches to make system

settings on the printer.

Chapter 7 - Printer control commands This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and

the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features.

Chapter 8 - Download characters This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters.

Chapter 9 - MS-DOS and your printer Since the PW or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is

currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have included a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems.

Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 10 - Troubleshooting and maintenance This section gives a checklist of points to check if your printer is not working

in the expected way. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call a qualified service engineer if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations.

Chapter 11 - Reference This section gives some references of your printer, such as specifications of

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Features of the printer Printer components Font style example

Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection Setting up

Mounting the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge Connecting the interface cable

Chapter 3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Automatic Sheet Feeder

Single-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder

Dual-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder Pull Tractor Unit Interface Cartridges

DIP switch functions on the Serial Interface Cartridge

Chapter 4 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE

Selection of paper Adjusting the printing gap Loading fanfold forms

Loading the paper from the rear of the printer (Push feed) Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer Loading the paper with Push/Pull feed Paper parking Paper unparking

Loading single sheets

Loading the paper without optional accessories Loading the paper with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder

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25 25 26 27 28 30 31 34

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Chapter 5 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Buttons and indicators

ON LINE button

PAPER FEED button SET/EJECT/PARK button PITCH button MODE button FONT button

Power-up functions

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

Switch combination functions

Form feed Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading value Clearing the buff&All reset Selecting the print color Selecting the ASF bin number Store macro definition

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Chapter 6 SETTING THE MEMORY SWITCHES

Menu options

Print current settings Installation menu Factory settings

Dot adjustment mode

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Chapter 7 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font control commands Character set commands Character size and pitch commands

Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Color selection commands

Other printer commands

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Chapter 8 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Defining your own draft characters

Defining the attribute data

Assigning the character data Sample program

Defining your own NLQ characters

Assigning the character data with the Standard mode Assigning the character data with the IBM mode

Chapter 9 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

Installing application software with your printer Embedding printer commands Programming the printer with DOS commands Programming with BASIC

Chapter 10 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Power supply Printing Paper feeding

Maintenance

Replacing the print head

103 103 104 105 106 108 108 112

117 117 118 120 123

129 129 130 130 132 135 135

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 character set

INDEX

COMMAND SUMMARY

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Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner

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

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

Some of main features are the following:

l Versatile paper handling

Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-part forms (up to 5-ply) are all accepted, and you can use eitherpusb/pull tractororfriction feed. (You can

load fanfold forms from the rear with internal push tractor, or fanfold forms and multi-part forms from the bottom with optional pull tractor.) A special feature enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on other paper.

l Six bright colors

Red, blue, violet, yellow, orange and green add a color dimension to your printed output by the optional color ribbon.

l Large variety of fonts

The printer has the following resident fonts:

l Draft l Sanserif l Courier l script

l Extensive software support

l High-Speed Draft l Tms Romn

l Prestige

l Orator l Helvet

Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any software that supports those printers. That includes most word-processing and graphics programs, spread-sheets, and integrated software packages.

l Easy operation

Indicator displays and beep tones provide immediate, easy to understand feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel. The six buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions, including micro-alignment.

l Easy care and maintenance

The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few minutes.

PRINTER COMPONENTS

To get acquainted with the printer’s components and capabilities, refer to the information on the following pages.

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Paper pide

Paper guide

Release lever

Front cover

Rear cover

Entry slot Tear assist

Control panel

Power switch Platen knob Interface connector

Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever

Tractors

Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted.

Releasespressureonthepaper.Thislever must be back for fanfold forms, and forward for single sheets.

Protects the print head and other internal components of your printer.

Protects the tractor feed unit and separates incoming and outgoing fanfold forms.

For inserting single sheets of paper.

Assists when tearing fanfold forms at the

perforation.

CAUTION: Since the tear assist edge is

made sharp to cut off paper, you must swing down the transparent part when you open the front cover.

Otherwise, you may injure

your fingers.

Indicates printer status and makes various control of printer functions simple and convenient.

Switches power on or off.

Advances the paper manually. Connects the computer to the printer. Has a dot matrix (9-w&) composition. Contains the printer ribbon. Controls print darkness by adjusting for

the thickness of forms being printed. Control the movement of fanfold forms.

Clamp lever Bail lever

Clamps the tractor in place. Opens and closes the paper bail which

holds the paper against the platen.

FONT STYLE EXAMPLE

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

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Tms Romn 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm -

Sanserif

Courier

Prestige

0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm

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Script 0123450789ARCDf~GHIJKL~ubcd~~~h~~~~~

Orator

Helvet

0123456789A6CDEFGHIJKLMABCDEFGHIJKLM

0123456789AE3CDEFGMIJKLMabcdefghijklm

chapter 2

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer. If you have optional accessories, refer to chapter 3 after setting up the printer.

l Locating the printer

l Unpacking the carton box l Mounting the platen knob l Installing the ribbon cartridge

l Connecting the printer to your computer

LOCATING THE PRINTER

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

l A firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free

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

l Away from excessive humidity

l Away from excessive dust

l Supply it with “clean” electricity. Do not connect it to the same circuit as

a large, noise-producing appliance such as a refrigerator.

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

identification plate.

9 To disconnect the printer, the plug has to be disconnected from the wall

socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to access.

l Install the printer where there is sufficient mom for the paper and any paper

being fed in or printed out.

l If you are connecting your printer with a Centionics parallel interface,

make sure that the cable is within 2m (6ft) of the printer. An RS-232 serial connection using the optional IS-8XL interface cartridge can be made over longer distances.

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 2- 1 to make sure that you have everything @h&z should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.

FrgutuZ-7. Chedc to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon

cartridge. and 5) User’s manual.

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:

l Color ribbon cartridge (X9cL) l Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL) l Buffered parallel interface cartridge (IP- 128XL) l Automatic sheet feeder (SF-lODMII/l5DMII, SF-lOFU4II/l5RMII)

l Pull tractor unit (PT-lOXM/lSXM)

For details of the optional accessories, refer to Chapter 3.

SETTING UP

Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the printer cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer

to a new location.

Mounting the platen knob

The platen knob is packed into an accessory box with other accessories for the Wide carriage printer.

NOTE : For the Normal carriage printer, the platen knob is mounted on the

printer at factory.

Mount the knob on the platen shaft, which is located on the right-hand side of the printer. Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position.

Flgurr 2-2 Mount the platen knob.

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Platen knob

Install the ribbon cartridge

Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side,

then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 2-3).

Flgurr 2L3. Open the front cover, and swing down the transparent part.

Now install the ribbon with the following procedure. (If you want to print

with color, install the optional color ribbon cartridge, X9CL.)

1. Turn the tension knob clockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack.

2. Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Figure 24.

Print head

Figure Z-4. Installing the ribbon cartridge.

Print head shield

After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, close the front cover. Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out

dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment.

Connecting the interface cable

Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interface cable. On a PS/2 or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-pin D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36pin connector at the printer end. The configuration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapter 11 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer.

If you need to connect to a serial port, use the optional Serial RS-232 interface cartridge, IS-8XL.

Follow the procedures below to connect the interface cable:

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

2. Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2-5. Make sure that you press the plug fully into the interface connector.

Interface cable

F@m Z-5. Connecting the interface cable.

3. Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click.

Figurn 2-6. Move the clips until you hear a did.

4. Connect the other end of the interface cable to your computer. Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable. NOTE: Because you need your computer when you start printing, ensure

that it is completely installed.

Plug the printer into a suitable outlet. However, DO NOT turn on the power switch at the front of the printer yet.

NOTE: To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the

wall socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to access.

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Chapter 3

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

You can select the following accessories as option.

l Automatic sheet feeder (SF-lODMII/15DMII, SF-lORMII/ l Pull tractor unit (PT-lOXIW5XM) l Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL) l Buffered parallel interface cartridge (IP-128XL)

15RMII)

This chapter describes how to install these optional accessories.

NOTE : When you install or remove the optional accessories, turn off the

power switch.

AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER

You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder to print on single sheets. This printer can be used either a Single-bin type or Dual-bin type Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Single- Bin A utoma tic Sheet Feeder

(SF- 1 ODMIUI 5DMII)

The procedure to mount the Single-Bin ASF is:

1. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 3-l).

2. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side, then remove it upward. If the paper guide is installed, remove it before taking off the rear cover.

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

Transparent part

Figwv 3-l. Open the front cover, and swing down the transparent part.

Figum 32 Open the rear cover, and remove it.

4. A stacker is included with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Attach the hook at the top of the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Then push the

lower section of the stacker down into position, and engage the lower hook as shown in Figure 3-3.

F&m 33. Attach the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Tip the Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly and put the feeder into

5. place behind the printer platen roller. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the

6. platen shaft.

Automatic Sheet Feeder

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Mount the Automatic

Feeder to U-m pdntw.

Sheet

7. Close the front cover with the transparent part in the open position.

F/gum 3-S Close he front cover.

Insert the hopper attachment by hand into the holders on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 3-6.

opper attachment

Figum 36. Insert the hopper attachment.

9. Squeeze the sides of the stacker attachments lightly, and insert into the holders on the front part of the sheet feeder.

Figum 3-7. insert the stacker attachments,

NOTE : Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have

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

Dual-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder

(SF- 1 ORMWI5RMII)

The procedure to mount the Dual-Bin ASF is:

1. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 3-l).

2. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side, then remove it upward. If the paper guide is installed, remove it before taking off the rear cover.

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

4. A stacker is included with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Attach the hook at the top of the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Then push the lower section of the stacker down into position, and engage the lower hook as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figurn 38 Attach the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

5. Tip the Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly and put the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller.

6. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the platen shaft.

7. Close the front cover with the transparent part in the open position.

8. Attach the clear plastic paper supports between the left and right paper guides of the hopper bins and the stacker.

NOTE : Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have

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

PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-1 OXM/15XM)

You can use the FW Tractor Unit to print on fanfold forms or multi-part forms.

The procedure to mount the Pull Tractor Unit is:

1. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then swing down the transparent part (see Figure 3- 1).

2. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side, then remove it upward. If the paper guide is installed, remove it before taking off the rear cover.

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

4. Squeeze the sides of the paper supports lightly, and insert into the holes on both side of the Pull Tractor Unit as shown in Figure 3-10.

support B

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rlgum ~7~7. Mounl me paper support A and B onto me Pull TraCtOr Unit.

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5. Fit the mounting brackets of the F%ll Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer mechanism, tilting the Pull Tractor Unit slightly backward.

6. Secure the Pull Tractor Unit firmly by lowering it into position, as shown inFigure 3-11.

7. Close the front cover with the transparent part in the open position.

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Flgum 3-W. Mount the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer.

NOTE : Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have

been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the FWl Tractor Unit.

INTERFACE CARTRIDGES

You can use the RS-232 Serial Interface with the optional Serial Interface Cartridge (IS-8XL), or extend the print buffer by installing the .optional Buffered Parallel Interface Cartridge (IP-128XL), instead of the Standard Interface Cartridge.

If you want to use the Serial Interface Cartridge, set the DIP switches on the board before install it to the printer.

1. Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the power source.

2. Disconnect the interface cable if attached.

3. Compress the projected parts on the right and left, and pull the Standard Interface Cartridge to remove it from the printer.

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Flgurr 312. Remove the Standard Interface Cartridge from the printer.

4. Insert the optional Interface Cartridge securely into place. If it is not fully inserted, the printer will not properly print.

5. Connect the interface cable to the connector.

NOTE : Store the removed Interface Cartridge in a safe place.

DIP Switch Functions on The Serial Interface Cartridge

It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settings on the serial interface board.

Following table shows the Interface Caruidge.

switch Function

1 Data length

2 Parity condition 3

4 Data Protocol

5 Parity condition

7 Transfer speed 8

functions of the DIP switches on the Serial

[Parity condition]

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(Refer below) (Refer below) (Refer below)

(Refer below)

[Transfer speed]

Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Transfer speed

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON

[Data protocol]

150 BPS

300 BPS

ON OFF ON

ON ON OFF ON ON ON

4800 BPS 9600 BPS

19200 BPS

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chapter 4

PAPER INSTALLATIONAND USE

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

SELECTION OF PAPER

Your printer accepts any of the following papers:

l Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery

Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder.

l Fanfold forms

Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may reduce printing quality, misalign the fanfold forms, or cause a paper jam. It is recommended not to print within an area of one inch before and after the perforations.

l Multi-part forms

You can use multi-part forms mat have up to five parts including the original when the Multi-part mode is selected with the Memory Switch setting. (For details, please refer to Chapter 6.) Use pressure sensitive multi-part forms with both side edges glued and a difference in thickness of O.OSmm or less between the side edges. It is recommended to use the bottom feed with the optional Fbll Tractor Unit to get fine alignment. NOTE: Care should be taken in color printing with continuous multi-part

forms. Side edges of paper might be damaged.

l Preprinted forms

Figure 4-l shows the recommended print area for each type of papers.

Fanfold forms

c*XO mm for Push Feed)

Figuru 41. Recommended print area for acceptable papers.

Single sheets

20 mm

5mm Smm

23 mm

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to

accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, open the front cover. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer mechanism. Pushing the adjustment lever backwards narrows the gap; pulling it forwards widens the gap.

There are seven positions, and you can feel the l&er clicking into each position. The second position from the rear (marked with “m”) is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper. Try different positions until you get the best printing results.

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

of the print head.

Figutv 42 Location of the adjustment lever.

The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference.

LOADING FANFOLD FORMS

This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10” wide for the normal carriage printer, and up to 16” wide for the wide carriage printer.

You can load fanfold paper with the following three ways:

l Push feed with internal tractor unit l Bottom feed with optional Pull Tractor Unit l Push/Pull feed with internal tractor unit and the optional Pull Tractor

Unit.

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

Loading the paper from the rear of the printer

(Push feed)

You can load the fanfold paper with the internal push tractor unit.

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

2. Turn the printer’s power OFF.

3. Push the release lever backward. This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed.

4. Remove the paper guide and put it aside for the moment.

5. Open the transparent part of the front cover, and the rear cover using the two grips on either side, as in Figure 4-3.

Release lever

Rear cover

F/gum 43. Opening the rear cover.

6. Pass the paper between the printer case and the rear cover.

7. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.

8. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in

position. When the clamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is

down, the unit is locked.

Tractor cover

Figure 44 Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units.

Clamp lever

9. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.

10. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded. The

PAPER indicator will also illuminate to confirm this.

11. Now press the 1 St “tJtG ’ I

PARK

button. The paper will be fed and adjusted

past the print head to a position ready for printing.

12. If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line

by pressing the 1

ON LINE 1 button, then set the paper by using the

micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 5.)

13. Close the rear cover and the transparent part of the front cover, then mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 4-5, so

that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper.

Hgurv 4-5. Mounting the paper guide tor tantold torms.

Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer

You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the optional Pull Tractor Unit.

1. Install the optional Pull Tractor Unit as described in Chapter 3.

2. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper from the bottom of the printer, by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.

F/gum 4-7. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer.

3. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position. When the lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked.

4. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.

Loading the paper with Push/Pull feed

You canload the fanfold paper with Push/Pull feed by using both the internal push tractor unit and the optional Pull Tractor Unit.

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

2. Turn the printer’s power OFF.

3. Push the releaseleverbackward. This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed.

4. Open the transparent part of the front cover, and remove the paper guide and the rear cover.

5. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the

pins on the tractor unit.

6. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position. When the clamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked.

7. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are

aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they am not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing &d jamming of the paper.

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Release lever

Figure 4-8. Mount the fanfold paper over the internal tractor units.

8. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded. The

PAPER indicator will also illuminate to confirm this.

9. Now press the l=qz,zcf 1 button. The paper will be fed past the print head.

10. Turn off the power, and install the optional Pull Tractor Unit as described in Chapter 3.

11. With the optional tractor covers open, turn the platen knob clockwise to

mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the optional tractor

Unit.

Pull tractor unit

Clamp lever

ractor cover

Figum 4-O. Mount the fanfdd paper to the Pull Tractor Unit by turntng

ttm platen KtIOD.

12. Adjust the spacing of the optional tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them

in position. When the lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked.

13. Now close the tractor covets, again making sure that the paper holes are

aligned with the pins on the optional tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.

14. Remove the lever stopper from the slot of the release lever as shown in Figure 4-10.

15. Set the release lever to the

“a” position, and turn the platen knob

clockwise to tighten the paper if it is slack.

Lever mpprr

Platen knob

Frgurr 4-70. HemOVa the IeVBT stopper, afM ttgnten the paper.

16. Push the release lever backward, and remount the lever stopper to the original position.

Paper parking

After loading fanfold paper with Push feed mode, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it 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 backward.

2. ReSS the 1 ON LINE 1 button on the control panel to set the printer offline. ON LINE indicator will turn off.

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

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

1 PAPER FEED I button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located

just above the front cover, and tear there.

4. Press the [BE&!E&FT I button on the control panel. The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen.

5. Move the release lever to the front.

Release lever

pide

Paper

F/gum 411. Tear off the printed fanfold paper.

6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position. Now you can load single sheets. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back

of the printer. NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it using the

optional Pull Tractor Unit.

Paper unparking

When you want to 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 backward.

4. Press the P’ “‘=- 7 button. The printer will automatically feed the parked fanfol&a&- back into position for printing.

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

the paper is loaded.

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets

of paper.

Loading the paper without optional accessories

If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to next section.

1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.

Paper guide

Figum d-12. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets.

2. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using. Remember that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage.

3. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that there is no paper in position for printing.

The PAPER indicator will also illuminate to confirm this.

4. Make sure that the release lever is at front position.

If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the

aET’EJECf 1

button to park the paper in the off-line state, then move the

release lever forward.

5. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop.

6. Now press the 15EZZ220T 1 button. The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.

7. If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the 1

ON LINE j button, then set the paper position by

using the micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 5.)

Figutu 4-13. Loading a single sheet.

NOTE: You can also load paper manually from the slot at the front of the

ASF roller or the front of the ASF bin when using the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Loading the paper with optional Automatic Sheet

Feeder

If you are not using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to the

previous section.

1. Install the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder as described in Chapter 3.

F/gun 4-14. Install the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder.

2. Use the printer’s Memory Switchmode to select ASF. (For details, please refer to Chapter 6.)

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

4. Pull the printer release lever forward to load single sheets.

5. When you areusingSingle-BinASF,pullthepaperloadingleverforward to pull the hopper out until it is in position. In case of the Dual-Bin ASF, pull both pressure bar levers forward to open the pressure bar.

Paper loading lever

[Single-Bin]

Figum 4-M Make ready to load paper.

6. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction. (Unlock the paper guides by pressing down on the locking levers in case of Dual-Bin ASF.)

7. Lock the left paper guides in position by moving the locking lever up for the Dual-Bin ASF.

F/gum 4-18. Adjust tie paper guides to accomrmdate the width of the paper.

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

9. Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.

Figurn 417. Fan the paper before inserting into the ASF.

10. Insert the paper stack into Automatic Sheet Feeder. The stack should not be more than 15 mm (5/V) equivalent to 150 sheets

of 20 lb paper. If necessary, remove some sheets. The ASF may not perform satisfactorily if it is overloaded.

11. When you are using Single-Bin ASF, push the paper loading lever toward the back. ln case of the Dual-Bin ASF, push both pnxsute bar levers toward the back to “FEED”.

Paper loading leve

[Single-Bin]

Figwv 416. Push the Paper loading lever or pressure bar levers to hold the paper stack.

eswre bar lever

Chapter 5

CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination.

This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.

l Pause printing l Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse) l Park fanfold forms l Set the top-of-form position l Select the print pitch l Select a font

l Print test patterns l Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections

l Print a hexadecimal dump

l Clear the printer’s buffer l Change the print color l Store macro definition

BUTTONS AND INDICATORS

The printer is equipped with six buttons on the control panel. From left to

right they are -1, m[ and 11 (smaller buttons), and

m, ( PAPER FEED 1 and 1 ON LINE 1 (larger buttons).

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

Figure 5-I. Control panel.

ON LINE button

The 1 ON LINE 1 button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button.

When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.

The printer powers up in the on-line status if paper is loaded. If paper is not

loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the PAPER indicator illuminating. When you load paper, the printer goes on-line.

You will want to press the 1

l Before and after any other panel operation

ON LINE 1 button:

The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the 1 ON LINE 1 buttontogooff-line.Afterperformingthepaneloperation(s),

press the I ON LINE 1 button again to go back on-line.

l To pause during printing

If you press the L ON LINE 1 button during printing, the printer stops printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the

I ON LINE J button again to go back on-line.

l To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing

When you hold the I ON LINE 1 button down for one second with the push tractor mode, the printer goes off-line, then the printer also feeds the paper forward approximately two inches forward. This allows you to cut it off just below the last line printed.

When you press the I ON LINE I button again to go back on-line, the paper feeds backward stopping where you left off.

NOTE: This function is valid only when the buffer is empty.

PAPER FEED button

If you press this button while the printer is off-line, the paper will feed forward. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive line feeds.

If you also press the I ON LINE 1 button while you am line-feeding, the paper wilI feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later.

If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET

indicator. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator lit, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level.

SET/EJECT/PARK button

NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected.

Pressing this button causes the printer to begin paper loading if the paper has

not loaded while in the off-line state. If the paper has been loaded, this button results in different functions

depending on the position of the release lever. If the release lever is back for the fanfold forms, pressing this button parks

the forms.

If the release lever is forward for the single sheets, pressing this button ejects

the paper.

PITCH button

This button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printer

must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in order (Note that condensed elite is not available in the IBM mode):

Pitch

Pica (1oCPI) Elite (120 Condensed pica ( 17CPI) Condensed elite(2OCPI) Proportional

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MODE button

This button allows you to select the printing mode. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in order:

Print mode

Indicator(s)

HS-DRAFT HS-DRAFT, NLQ

/ EEer Quality

NLQ

FONT button

This button selects the NLQ font to be printed. Sanserif font is selected at

power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change the font, set the printer off-line, then press the l-FM7 button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. The selections cycle in the following order:

Font

Sanserif Courier Orator

script Tms Romn Prestige

Helvet

SANSERIF COURIER ORATOR SCRIPT SANSERIF, COURIER COURIER, ORATOR ORATOR, SCRIPT

Indicator(s)

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on.

,t,, UPLh

Pitch & Font lock

lock

Figure 5-2. Power-up functions of control panel.

lock

Short test mode

Iftheprinteristumedon whilethe [

ON LINE

I buttonispressed, theprinter

will enter the short self-test mode. The printer will print the version 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 5-3. (If the color ribbon is used, each line prints in a different color.)

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F/gum 53. Short self-test.

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Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to

the print head and/or platen.

Long test mode

Iftheprinteristurnedonwhilethe I PAPER FEED I buttonispressed,theprinter will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the Memory Switch Tree, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available.

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

F/gum S4. Long self-test.

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Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed is

considerable, more than can be accommodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.

Print area test mode

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By holding the I eE&ZZT button down during power-up, the printer will

enter the print area test mode. This way, you can find how many lines on your

paper are available for printing. The printer will print the first line message,

then print the last line message after feeding to the bottom of the page.

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

Pitch lock mode

By holding the [PITCH] button down during power-up, the print pitch can

only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference.

You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on.

After the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line 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 -1 button during power-up, print mode and fonts can

only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference.

There will be an acknowledging beep as power comes on. After which you

can set the printer off-line, select a print mode and font, then return to the on-

line state and begin printing. The selected print mode and font will not be

changed by any commands your software may issue.

Pitch and Font lock mode

If you want to protect both the pitch and font settings from software changes, press both the ml and iFoNT buttons during 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.

Hexadecimal dump

This feature is useful for programmers who am debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.)

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In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes.

This mode is accessed with the following procedure:

1. While holdingboththe 1 PAPER FEED 1 and Iak&ZzT 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

ON LINE 1 button. This is necessary to print the last line.

The following BASIC program is a simple test you can nm in hexadecimal mode:

10 WIDTH “LPT1:“,255 20 FOR I=0 TO 255 30 LPRINT CHRB(I): 40 NEXT I 50 LPRINT

60 END

If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like Figure 5-5.

Figurn 5-S Sample hexadecimal dump.

Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For example, the

IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 5-6.

Ffguts 5-6. Sample lwxadedmal dump with IBM-PC.

When the IBM-PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code OD (carriage return) it adds an extra hex OA (line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-file) also gets special

treatment: the interpreter does not send it at all. This can cause problems with

graphics or download character data. However, you can solve this problem by changing line 30 in the preceding program and adding the coding shown below.

Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display:

30 GOSUB 100

100 X=INP (&H3BOJ 110 OUT &H3BC,I 120 RETURN

:IF X(128 THEN 100

:OUT BH3BE.5 :OUT 8cH3BE.4

Coding for IBM-PC with color adapter:

30 GOSUB 100

100 X=INP c&H3791 :IF X(128 THEN 100 110 OUT hH378.1 120 RETURN

:OUT &H37A.5 :OUT aH37A.4

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS

Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel

buttons in combinations.

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

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

2. Press the I PAPER FEED I button and hold it down. The printer will start performing successive line feeds.

3. While holding the I PAPER FEED I buttondownpressthe I

ON LINE I

button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will smoothly eject the current page.

Top of form

When you power on the printer, the top-of-form position is automatically set to the current position. If this is not where you want the top of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows:

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

2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing the I PAPER FEED I button, or by performing a forward or reverse micro-feed.

3. Press and hold the I ON LINE I button.

4. While holding the 1

ON LINE 1 button down, press the [ml but-

ton, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set.

Forward micro-feed

For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments

as follows:

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

2. Press the 1 ON LINE I button again and hold it down.

3. While holding the 1

ON LINE 1 button down, press the I PAPER FEED I

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.

NOTE : With fanfold forms, do not try to return to a previous page. The

perforation may catch inside the printer.

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

2. Press the

3. While holding the IN LINE 1 button down, press the I”“&!~&IZ”‘] button. The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps.

When you want to stop, release both buttons.

I ] button again and hold it down. ON LINE

Changing the auto loading value

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 using the lBE;S/A&IPT I button.

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

3. After you get the desired position, press the I

ON LINE 1 button to save

the value.

This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definition function, which is described later.

Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.

Clearing the buffer/AI/ reset

The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printer may be holding mote data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way:

1. Halt the printing program on the computer. If printing stops immediately, the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary. If printing does not stop, continue as follows:

2. Press the I

ON LINE I button to set the printer off-line. Printing will

now stop, but there may be data remaining in the buffer.

3. Press and hold the I

ON LINE

I button.

4. While pressing the I ON LINE J button down, press and hold the IFoNT button. Continue holding these two buttons down. In few

seconds you will hear a beep tone signaling that the buffer has been cleared. If you hold these switches more three seconds, you will hear three beep tones signaling that the printer 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.

It is essential to halt the printing program on the computer before you go offline. Otherwise, when you go back on-line the computer will start sending data again and the printer will continue printing, with missing data where the buffer was cleared.

Selecting the print color

Normally, the printer prints with black even if the color ribbon is installed. Without the aid of software, you can change the printing color as follows:

1. Press the I

2. Press the I] button and hold it down.

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

3. While holding the [FoNTI button, press the I LL I’=~-{ PARK indicators beside the IFoNT button will blink to show the current color

setting.

4. If you want to change the color, press the I St ’ tJtC ’ I

holding the I] button. The relation between the indicators and the color is shown below.

Color Indicators Black

Magenta SANSERIF, COURIER Orange ORATOR, SCRIPT cyan

Violet

5. Release both buttons after you set the desired printing color. If you want to save the selected color forlateruse, store it using the Macro Definition.

NOTE :This function is valid only when the color ribbon is installed into the

printer.

SANSERIF

COURIER COURIER, ORATOR

fJFJ!y

l=aRK

button. The

button while

Selecting the ASF bin number

Youcanusethedual-bin type AutomaticSheetFeeder(SF-IORMII/l5RMII) with this printer. You can select this ASF bin number by the control panel operation as shown below:

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

2. Press the l7GHl button and hold it down.

3. While holding down the I\ button, press the ( PAPER FEED 1 button.

4. Each time you press the I PAPER FEED ] button while holding down the I] button, two indicators above the IJ button will blink (to

indicate that bin #l is selected), or all indicators above the [PrTCHI button will blink (to indicate that bin #2 is selected).

5. Release both buttons after you set the desired ASF bin number. NOTE:This function is valid only when the Dual-bin ASFis selected by the

Memory Switch setting.

Store Macro Definition

You can store the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure:

1. Press the I ON LINE

1 button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the I button and hold it down.

3. While holding the IFoNT button down, press the I button and hold them down until the two beep tones heard.

4. Release both buttons at the same time after the beep tones to store the

current setting. If you release these buttons after the three beep tones, the macro is cleated.

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

l Current Font and Pitch l Current auto-loading amount for cut sheet l Current auto-loading amount for continuous paper l Current auto-loading amount in ASF mode l Current print color

Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately.

For example, the data stored in the Standard mode ate not effective in the

IBM mode, and vice versa.

chapter 6

SETTING UP THE

MEMORY SWITCHES

In addition to the pitch, print mode, and font, many other options regarding the setup of the printer can be carried out from the control panel. To access these options, it is necessary to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again, while holdingdownthe [8k&%4ZG’ I, I PAPER FtED 1 and I buttons together. This will cause the printer to print a series of questions to

which you can answer using the control panel buttons. This is called the Memory Switch mode.

In the Memory Switch mode, the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 6-l.

ON LINE

Exit rnen~~

Figutv 6-T. Bulton funcliona in the kdemofy switch mode.

Move to right

The principle involved is that the printer will print alist of options on one line.

You use the m and I PAPER FEED 1 buttons to move the print head so that it is below the option you want to choose.

The printer will move the paper up and down as appropriate, so that the menu options are visible.

The P&%4- button moves the print head one option to the left, and the

I PAPER FEED 1 button moves one option to the right. Holding down one of

these buttons will still move the print head only one option forward or back.

When the print head is below the desired option, press the I

ON LINE 1

button to enter this into the printer’s memory. Any option chosen at this stage will now be stored, even when the printer is turned off.

When you press the 1

ON LINE

1 button to enter an option, a”*“(asterisk)

will be printed on the paper to confirm that the option has been chosen. The menus are organized in a hierachical (tree-structured) fashion. Some

menus do not choose options directly, but instead, move down to other menus. To move up through the menu structure towards the “root” of “trunk”, use the I] button as an I1 button.

The structure of the menus are shown below:

M LIN MENU

-PRINT CURRENT SE’lTINGS

-INSTALLATION MENU

COMMANDMENU FONTMENU CHARACTERMENU PRINTMENU PAPER MENU

FORMS MENU

-USE FACTORY SETTINGS

The options within each menu are given below.

As mentioned above, when you press the [I (EXIT) button from any sub-menu or from an option within a menu, you will return to the menu level above the current one. If you press the

l7K37’l

(EXIT) button from the main

menu, the printer will print “a++ END l +*” and exit to being on-line, with the settings chosen in Memory Switch mode being now set in the printer.

MENU OPTIONS

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

settings is also provided following this section.

Print current settings

When you select this option, the current settings will be printed, similar to the sample below.

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Installation menu

In this menu, you can select the following sub-menus.

. Command menu (which commands the printer accepts)

l Font menu (which font to print) l Character menu (which character set to print) l Print menu (which style to print)

. Paper menu (what paper the printer will use)

l Forms menu (how pages will be formatted)

Command menu

This menu allows you to set up various parameters controlling the overall setup of the printer.

l Emulation

Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In Standard mode, [*STANDARD], the printer operates like the Epson EX-8OO/EX-

1000. In IBM mode, [IBM], it operates like the IBM Proprinter III.

l RAM usage

In order to download characters this switch must be set [DOWNLOAD

BUFFER]. The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character

patterns and provides only a one-line print buffer. If you leave this switch to [*INPUT BUFFER], the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the computer to send data faster than the printer prints.

If you want the print buffer only one line, set to [ 1 LINE BUFFER].

l Quiet mode

You can select the Quiet mode as the power-on default by setting this switch to [ENABLED]. When in Quiet mode, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced

noise level.

l Graphics direction

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

directionally (in alternate directions), [*BI-DIRECTIONAL], for speed or in

one direction only (uni-directional for increased accuracy), [UNI-DIREC-

TIONAL].

For practically all purposes, however, bi-directional printing is sufficiently accurate.

l Auto On-Line

Set the status just after loaded the paper into the printer. When the Auto-Online is set [*ENABLED], the printer automatically goes on-line. When it is set [DISABLED], you must press the 1

ON LINE I button to set

on-line after load the paper.

l STROBE timing

This switch controls the timing of the interface.

Most computers can communicate with the Normal timing, as the factorysetting, [*NORMAL].

. .

If you were not possible to communicate with your computer to the printer, set this switch to [REVERSE].

Font menu

The Font menu allows you to set two parameters concerning fonts which will

be automatically selected whenever you turn on the printer.

l Zero style

This menu tells the printer how to print zero’s.

When the [*NORMAL] is selected, the printer prints the normal zero; when it is [SLASHED], the slash zero (which is often used in draft mode to prevent

any possible confusion with the letter “0”).

l NLQ Font

There are many font styles for NLQ print mode. You can select one of them

as the power-on default by setting this switch.

NOTE:Since there are many fonts you can select, the [OTHER] option

indicates to select other options on the next line.

Character menu

The Character menu allows you to select the character set which will be printed.

l Standard Character Table

If you selected Standard mode, you can set either italic or graphic characters. When you select the [ITALIC] characters, the character table is the same as the Epson printers. When you select the [*GRAPHICS] characters, in place of italics you will get the graphic characters, international characters, and mathematical symbols of IBM character set #2.

l IBM Character Table

If you selected IBM mode, you can select either character set #l [IBM #l ] or #2 [*IBM #2]. Character set #2 is for computers with an 8-bit interface (the most common kind), and set #l is for computers with a 7-bit interface.

l IBM Code Page

Except in the Standard Italic character set, this switch selects the default character code page.

l International Character Set

International character sets differ in their assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set.

Print menu

This menu allows you to set up various printing options which will be automatically selected whenever you turn the printer on.

l Print Quality

Select the print quality. HS Draft, [HS-DRAFT], prints with the highest speed, but the dot matrix is reduced to print faster. Draft [*DRAFT] has a reduced dot matrix compared

to NLQ, but the print quality is better than the HS Draft. Near Letter Quality is refered as [NLQ], and there are many font styles as

shown in the “NLQ Font” menu.

l Print pitch

Selects the default print pitch, such as [*l OCPI] (pica), [12CPI] (elite), and

[PROPORTIONAL].

l Condensed print

Selects condensed print to be either [*DISABLED] or [ENABLED].

l Italic print

Selects to print all characters with Italic style, or not. This is different from the italic characters in the Standard Italic character table.

Paper menu

This menu allows you to set up various handling options of paper.

l Paper-out detector

When this switch is [DISABLED] the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge. Otherwise leave it

PENABLED].

l Multi-part mode

Youcanuseupto3-plypaperwithnonnalmode, PDISABLED]. Ifyouwant to print on 4-ply or S-ply paper, set the Multi-part mode to [ENABLED].

9 Automatic Sheet Feeder

In order to use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, set this switch to the related position. [SINGLE] for single-bin ASF, [DUAL-l] for the front bin of Dual-bin ASF, and [DUAL-21 for the rear bin of the Dual-bin ASF. If you do not use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, leave this [*OFF].

. Auto loading amount for each paper type

Sets the first line position on the each paper type.

Ic.

Forms menu

The Forms menu allows you to set various options associated with paper handling.

l Tear-Off function

You can select the Tear Off function with this switch [ENABLED]. When using fanfold paper, the Tear Off function allows you to tear off one sheet of paper without fully advancing the following sheet.

l Skip-over-perforation

You can select the Skip-over-perforation with this switch [ENABLED]. It is recommended to skip close to the perforation of fanfold forms to get good print quality. Ifyoucannotsetthisfunctionwithyoursoftware,setthisswitch[ENABLED]. The printer automatically skips the perforations.

l Auto Line Feed with CR

If you set this switch [*DISABLED], a separate line-feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed. If you set this switch [ENABLED], the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage-return code. Most computer systems send a line feed code, or both a carriage return and line feed, at the end of each line, so this switch should be left [*DISABLED].

If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if lines

overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch.

l Auto Carriage Retum with LF

If you set this switch [DISABLED], a separate carriage-return code is re-

quited from your computer to return to the left margin

If you set this switch PENABLED], the printer performs both a carriage

return and line feed each time it receives a line-feed code.

l Carriage centering

If you set this switch [ENABLED], the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper near the perforations. It is recommended to match the page length setting to your fanfold paper, otherwise, this function does not work properly at the perforations. If you leave this switch PDISABLED], the &age does not move when feeding paper.

l Lines per Inch

Sets how many lines to be printed in one inch.

l Pagelength

You can set a different page length to accommodate your paper with this switch.

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Factory settings

This option clears all current settings, and restores the Factory Settings to the Memory Switch.

DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE

This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, showing itself most obviously in graphics printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely.

Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the

[=ET’EJ~=T 1 and 1 ON LINE 1 buttons. The printer will then print something like the following:

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

To adjusttheprinting, use the [Sk6~~PT I and I PAPER FEED I buttons. The !?‘?ZlF”’ button will move the second pass to the left. The

I PAPER FEED I button will move the second pass to the right.

When the three lines are aligned with each other to form one continuous line, the bi-directional alignment test is completed.

To change the mode for which the bi-directional adjustment is performed,

press the [ ON LINE

“Draft”, “NLQ-A”, “NLQ-B

I .button. This will cycle between “HS Draft”,

‘0 “GRAPHICS-A” and “GRAPHICS-B”.

Repeat the process for all print modes.

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6. To exit from this mode, press the I button. ‘,

1 ONLINE I--)

,:lL i-J-- it,

!‘I(‘.

Chapter 7

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson EX-SOO/ EX-1000. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.

The emulation is changed by means of Memory Switch mode. When the Emulation option is set to [STANDARD], the printer will be in standard mode,

and when [IBM], the printer will be in IBM mode (see Chapter 6). It is not

possible to change the emulation by means of software control. This chapter describes the printer’s control commands. Some commands are

common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the commands, all commands will given by functions. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below:

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std.

27120 49 1B 70 31 27120 1 1B 70 01

Mode:

Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized.

Std. Standard mode IBM IBM mode Both Both standard and IBM modes

ASCII:

Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For

example, <l> means character code 1. Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes. Hexadecimal: Gives the command inhexadecimal character codes.

Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as n, m or d.

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters

Mode ASCII

Std. &SC> 4‘xv “0” 27120 48 1B 70 30

<ESC> “X” co7 27120 0 1B 78 00

Decimal Hexadecimal

Changes from near letter quality to draft quality. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Select draft pica characters

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> "I" <O> 27 73 0

Changes to draft quality characters with pica pitch (10 cpi). Ignored if the FONT LOCK or PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-

up.

Decimal Hexadecimal

1B 49 00

Select draft elite characters

IMode 1 ASCII

1 IBM 1 cESC7 “I” cl7

Changes to draft quality characters with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the FONT LOCK or PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-

up.

1 Decimal

127 73 1 IlB401 1

1 Hexadecimal 1

Select NL Q characters

Mode 1 ASCII Decimal

“XI’ “ ”

std.

IBM cEsc> “I” 6 27 73 2 1B 43 02

<Esc>

cESC7 “X” cl7 27 120 1 IB 78 01

cEsc7 "I" -57 27 73 3 1B 49 03

1 27120 49 1B 70 31

Changes from draft quality to near letter quality. The initial NLQ font is Sanserif unless a different font has been selected by a preceding command. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Hexadecimal -

Se/ect NLQ font

Mode ASCII

Both cESC7 “lc” n

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

n Font 0 TmsRomn

1 Sanselif

2 Courier

3 Prestige

Select font

Mode ASCII

Bo* ,.(,. ..(.. “F’ ,,),. ..),. d

Changes to the font according to the value of d. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

d Font 0 TmsRomn

1 Sanselif

2 Courier 3 Prestige

Decimal

27 107 n

Hexadecimal

18 6B n

n Font

4 Script 7 Orator

12 Helvet

Decimal

4040704141 d 2828462929 d

Hexadecimal

d Font

4 Script 7 Orator

9 Draft

Select italic characters

Mode ASCII

Std. cESC> “‘4’

Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics.

Decimal

27 52

Hexadecimal

1B 34

Select NLQ italic characters

hlodeI ASCII

1 IBM 1 <ESC> “I” <VT>

1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1

1 27 73 11 11B49OB I

Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics with NLQ

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

Select upright characters

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal _, _

Std. <ESC> “5” 27 53 1B 35

Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright.

Emphasized printing

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “E”

Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to vertical strokes.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 69 1B 45

Cancel emphasized printing

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “F”

Decimal

27 70

Hexadecimal

1B 46

Cancels emphasized printing.

Double-strike printing

Mode

Both <Esc> “G” 27 71 1B 47

ASCII

Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of horizontal strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in NLQ mode, and combined use of emphasized and double-strike is recommended in draft mode.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Cancel double-s trike printing

1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal

Both I <ESC> “IT’ 1 27 72 1 1B 48

.A...

Start underlining

Mode ASCII

Cancels double-strike printing.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both &SC> u-w “1” 27 45 49 18 2D 31

cEsc> “-” <l> 27 45 1 1B 2D 01

Causes subsequent characters to be underlined. IBM block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.

Stop underlining

Mode ASCII

‘I-” Both <ESC> “0” 27 45 49 1B 2D 30

Star? 0 verlining

Mode

<ESC> ‘I-” <o> 27 45 0 1B 20 00

Stops underlining.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

IBM <ESC> “-” “1” 27 95 49 1B 5F 31

<ESC> “I’ cl> 27 95 1 1B 5F 01

Causes subsequent characters to be overlined. Spaces skipped by

horizontal tabulation are not overlined.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Stop 0 verlining

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC>

cEsc> ” ” co> 27 95 0 1B 5F 00

U-93 “0” 27 95 48 1B 5F 30

Stops overlining.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Superscript

Mode

Both

ASCII

cEsc>

cESC>

“S” “0’

“S” <o>

Decimal

27 83 40 27 83

Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does not change the character pitch.

Subscript

Mode

Both &SC>

ASCII

<ESC>

Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts. Does not

change the character pitch.

“S” “1”

“S” cl>

Decimal Hexadecimal _ _

27 27 83

Cancel superscript or subscript

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> ‘T” 27 84 1B 54

Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and n3urns to normal printing.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal

1B 53 30

0 18 53 00

49 1B 53 31

1 1B 53 01

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS

Select standard character set

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “t” “0’

Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode when the ‘Standard Italic” is selected with the Memory Switch.

Select IBM character set

Mode ASCII

Both

Selects an IBM character set. This is the power-up default in IBM mode, or the “Standard Graphics’* is selected in standard mode.

Select character set #I

Mode] ASCII

Both

1 <ESC> “7”

Selects character set #l .

Select character set #2

Hexadecimal

27 116 46 27 116 0

Decimal

27 116 49 1B 74 31 27 116 1

Decimal

27 55 1

1B 74 30 1B 74 00

Hexadecimal

IB 74 01

1 Hexadecimal

1B 37

1 Mode 1

1 Both I <ESC> “6”

ASCII 1 Decimal

Selects character set #2.

1 27 54

1 Hexadecimal I

1 1B 36

Select international character set

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

cEsc> “R” n 27 62 n 1B 52 n

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

n Character set 0

U.S.A

1 France

Germany

England

Denmark1

Sweden

Italy

Spain1

Character set

8 Japan

Norway

Denmark II

10 11

Spain II

12 Latin America

Korea

13 14 Irish 64

Legal

One of these character sets can be selected as power-up default by the Memory Switch mode.

Select IBM code page

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both cEsc> “[.. ‘T’

<o> <o>

<4> <o> 27 9194 4 0

nl n2 0 OnIn

lB5B54 04 00

00 00 nl n2

Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2.

nl n2

1 181

82 #850 Multi-lingual

Code Page #437 U.S.A.

3 92 #860 Portuguese 3 93 #86 1 Icelandic 3 95 #863 Canadian French 3 97

#865 Nordic

One of these code pages can be selected as power-up defaults by the

Memory Switch mode.

Enable printing of all character codes

IMode 1 ASCII I Decimal

1 IBM I <ESC> ‘Y’ nl n2 I 27 92 nl ni? 1 1B 5~ nI d

I Hexadecimal I

Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x 256 characters, where nl and n2 are numbers between 0 and 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 Decimal

IBM cESC> “A” n

27 94 n 1B !iE n

This command operates like <ES0 ‘T’ except that it remains in effect for only one character.

Hexadecimal

Select slash zero

Mode ASCII

Std. 1 27126 49 1B 7E 31

cESC>

cESC> “.%” <l> 27126 1 1B 7E 01

LL_W 6‘ *.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash ($3).

Select normal zero

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “_W 6‘ 0 9. 48 1B

<ESC> a‘..." <o> 27126 0 1B 7E 00

27126 7E 30

Hexadecimal

Causes subsequent zero characters to be printed normally (0), without a slash.

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS

Pica pitch

Mode ASCII

Std. <Es3 “P’

IBM cDC2>

In Standard mode, changes from elite to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Elite pitch

Mode

Std. <Es0 “M”

IBM cEsc> ‘Y

ASCII

Changes from pica to elite pitch (12 cpi) or from condensed pica to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

Condensed printing

Mode ASCII

Both <sb

Std. cEsc> CSb

Decimal

27 60 18

Decimal

27 77 27 58

Decimal

27 15

Hexadecimal

1B 50

Hexadecimal

1B 4D 1B 3A

Hexadecimal

OF 1B OF

-I -

Changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to

condensed elite (20 cpi).

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

Cancel condensed printing

Mode ASCII

Both cIX%

In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal pica. Ignored if the PITCH LOCKmode was selected during power-up.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

‘V

Expanded printing

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both cESC>

<ESC>

“w”

“1”

“w” <I>

27 87 49 1B 57 31 27 87 1 1B 57 01

Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width.

Cancel expanded printing

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

cEsc>

<ESC>

“W “0’

“W’ c-O>

27 07 40 1B 57 30 27 07 0 1B 57 00

Stops expanded printing and returns to normal width.

Expanded printing for one line

Mode

Both <so>

Std.

ASCII

Decimal

14 27 14

Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to

double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line

feed (<LF>). The <DC4>, <VT>, <FD, and <ES3 “W” 0 com-

mands also cancel expanded printing.

Hexadecimal

OE 1B OE

Cancel one-line expanded printing

Mode

Both cDC4>

ASCII

Decimal

Stops one-line expanded printing set with <SO> or <Es0 <SO>. Does not cancel &SC> “W’ 1.

Select proportional spacing

Mode ASCII

Std. cEsc>

<ESC>

IBM <ESQ

Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

6, 9. p a‘ .*

“,” <l>

“I”’ cl>

Decimal

27 112 49 1B m 31 27 112 1 1B m 01 27 80 1 1B 50 01

Hexadecimal

Select fixed spacing

Mode ASCII

Std. d!x> “P” “0”

&SC> ‘.p” <o> 27 112 0 1B m 00

IBM <Esc> “P’ <o> 27 00 0 16 50 00

Decimal

27 112 40 1B m 30

Hexadecimal

Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. -

Select master print mode

hode 1 ASCII

Std. I <ESC> “!” n

Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired charactcristics.

Function

Underline Italic Expanded Double strike Emphasized

Condensed [ *] Proportional [ *] Elite [*]

I Decimal

12733 n

n value

128

64 32

8 4 2

I Hexadecimal 1

IlB 21 n

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[*] Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. -

Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9 (1 + 8) gives emphasized elite;n = 137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underlined emphasized elite.

Increase character spacing

Mode ASCII

&SC!> <Sb n

Std.

Increasesthespacebetweencharactersbyndots,whexenis anumbcr

from 0 to 127. Used in microjustification.

Decimal

27 32 n

Hexadecimal

1B 20 n

Select double or quadruple size

Mode ASCII

Std.

cESC> “h” n 27104 n

Decimal

Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below. Extra-

high characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, with

the base line temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily

doubled when n = 1 and quadrupled when n = 2.

n Effect 0 Normal size

1 Double-high, double-wide

2 Quadruple-high, quadruple-wide

Select character size

Mode ASCII Decimal

Bo* ..(,. ..(.. “S” ..).. .‘)..

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

d Line spacing 0 Single width Single weight

1 Double width Single height 2 Single width 3 Double width

d 4040934141 d 2828532929 d

Character height

Double height Double height

Hexadecimal

18 68 n

Hexadecimal

Double-height characters are always printed at near letter quality. Double height printing temporarily cancels the super/subscript and condensed printing modes, but these modes resume when the printer mums to normal mode.

Print double-height characters

Mode ASCII

Std. <pJC> ..wI. “1”

Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the base line, and without changing the line spacing. Temporarily cancels super/subscript and condensed modes.

Decimal

27 119 49 1B 77 31 27 119 1 1B 77 01

Hexadecimal

Return to normal height

Mode ASCII

&SC> “W” “0” 27 119 48 1B 77 30

Std.

&SC> “W” co>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 119 0 1B 77 00

Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters

at normal height. Resumes super/subscript and condensed printing if these modes were in effect before double height was selected.

Select character height, width, and line spacing

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

cESC> “[., “@” <4> CO> 27 91 64 4 0 1B 58 40 04 00

&cO>n m 0 0 nm WOO nm

Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing

according to the value of n and m, as below. Does not move the base line.

n Line spacing

0 Unchanged

1 Unchanged

2 Unchanged

Character height Unchanged

Single height

Double height 16 Single Unchanged 17 Single

Single height 18 Single Double height

32 Double 33 Double

Unchanged

Single height 34 Double Double height

m Character width

1 Single width (same as <ESc> “W” 0)

2 Double width (same as &SC> “w” 1)

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VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS

Set line spacing to l/8 inch

[Model ASCII

1 Both I cE!K> “0’

I Decimal

1 27 46

I Hexadecimal 1

1 1B 30

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

Set line spacing to 7/72 inch

Mode ASCII

Both <BSc> “1”

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7/72 inch.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 49 1B 31

Set line spacing to l/6 inch

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std. &SC> “T 27 50

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

Hexadecimal

18 32

Set line spacing to n/216 inch

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <ESC> “3” n 27 51 n 1B 33 n

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/2 16 inch, where n is between 0 and 255. If n = 0, in

Standard mode the line-feed distance is set to 0, but in IBM mode this

command is ignored.

Set line spacing to nfl2 inch

Mode

Both <ESC> “A” n

ASCII

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 65 n 1B 41 n

In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 0 and 255. If n = 0, the line spacing is set to 0.

In IBM mode this command defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to nf72 inch, where n is between

1 and 85. The new line spacing does not take effect until next &SC>

“2” command.

Execute <ES6 “A”

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC> “2”

Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding &SC> “A” command. Sets the line spacing to l/6 inch if there is no preceding <ESC> “A” command.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 50 1B 32

Line feed

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

cLF> 10 OA

J -

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

Reverse line feed

Mode

Std. <ESC> cLF>

JBM <ESC> “1”

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. See the preceding commands for the line spacing. Ignored when the friction feed is used.

27 10 18 DA

27 93 1B 5D

Perform one n/216=inch line feed

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both &SC>

“r’ n

27 74 n

Hexadecimal

l04A n

Feeds the paper once by n/21 6 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode. Does not change the line-spacing setting.

Perform one n/216=inch reverse line feed

Mode ASCII

Std. cESC> “r n

Feeds the paper once by fl16 inches in the reverse direction, where

n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left Does not change the

line-spacing setting.

Decimal

27106 n

Hexadecimal

1E 6A n

Feed paper n lines

Mode ASCII

Std.

cESC> “f’ “1” n <ESC> “f’ cl> n

Feeds the paper n lines from the current line, where n is between 0 and 127.

Decimal

27 102 49 n

27 102 1 n

Hexadecimal

1B 66 31 n 1B 66 01 n

Set top of page at current position

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC> “4”

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 52 18 34

Sets the current position as the top-of-page position Note that this

can also be done from the control panel.

Set page length to n lines

Mode ASCII

Both cESC> “c” n

27 67 n 1B 43 n

Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The current line becomes the top of the page.

Set page length to n inches

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “C” CO> n

27 67 0 n lB4300 n

Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 32 in

Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. The current line

becomes the top of the page.

Set bottom margin

Mode ASCII

Both cESC> “IT’ n

Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in

Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. The bottom

margin is reset when you change the page length.

27 70 n 1B 4E n

Decimal Hexadecimal

Decimal Hexadecimal - ---

Decimal Hexadecimal

Cancel bottom margin

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “0” 27 79

Cancels the bottom margin.

Form feed

Mode ASCII

Both <FF>

Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current

page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When

the automatic sheet feeder (ASF) is selected with Memory Switch

setting, this command ejects the current page.

Decimal Hexadecimal

1B 4F

Decimal Hexadecimal

12 oc

Return to top of current page

Mode ASCII

Std.

<Esc> m> 27 12

Decimal

Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page. Ignored when the friction feed is used.

Disable paper-out detector

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<ESC> “8” 27 56

Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper-out

detector, enabling printing to the bottom of the paper. Overrides the

setting of Memory Switch.

Enable paper-out detector

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

cESC> “9” 27 57

Causes the printer to stop printing before the end of the paper. Overrides the setting of Memory Switch

Set vertical tab stops

Hexadecimal

16 oc

Hexadecimal

16 38

Hexadecimal

lB, 39

Mode

Both &SC> “B” nl n2

ASCII Decimal

Cancels ah current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, n2, etc., where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and

255. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order, any violation of ascending

order terminates the tab stop list. Standard termination is by the co> control code. The vertical tab stops ate set in terms of the current line spacing and do not move if the line spacing is changed later.

. . . . CO>

Hexadecimal

27 66 nl n2 . . . 0 1B 42 nl d . . . 00

Set vertical tab stops every n lines

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std.

cESC> “err cESC> “e” cl> n

n 27 101 46 n 1B 66 31 n

“1”

27 101 1 n 16 66 01 n

Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 1 and 127.

Set vertical tab stops in channel

IMode

Both

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal - -

cESC> “b” n0 nl 27 98 n0 nl 1B 62 n0 nl

COB n2 . . . . 0 n2 . 00

. . . .

Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel n0, (where n0 is between 0 and 7) and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel. (A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected by the 4330 ‘T command.) See &SC, “B” for parameters nl, n2, . . . co>.

Select vertical tab channel

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std. cESC> ‘T’ n0

27 47 n0 18 2F no

Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number (n0) from 0 to 7. The tab stops in each channel am set by <ES0 “b”.

Vertical tab

Mode ASCII

Both

<VT> 11

Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin. Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are

set, as at power-up. Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal .-

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS

Set left margin

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC> “1” n

gets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is

selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changedlater. Theleftmarginmustbe atleasttwocolumns totheleft of the right margin and within the limits below:

Printer Type Normal Carriage Pica OS&76

Elite OSnS91 Condensed pica Condensed elite

Expanded pica Expanded elite Expanded condensed pica

Expanded condensed elite

Set right margin

Mode

Std. -&SC> “Q” n

ASCII

Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitch (pica

pitch if proportional spacing is curtently selected). Column nbecomes

the last character position in the line. The right margin does not move if the character pitch is changed

later. The right margin must be within the limits below:

Decimal Hexadecimal

27108 n IB 6C n

Wide Carriage OSnSl32

OSnSl58

OSnS130 OSnSl52 OSnS38 OzSnS45

OInd64 OsnS76

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 01 n IB 51 n

OSnS226 OSnS255 06nS66 OSnS79

04nS113 Osn S132

Printer Type Normal Carriage

Wide Carriage

Pica 44nSO 4SnS136 Elite

Condensed pica

Condensed elite

Expanded pica 2Sn1;40

Expanded elite

Expanded condensed pica 4SnS68 Expanded condensed elite

5Sn496 5SnSl63 7Sns137

7SnS233

8Sns160 85 nS255

2Sn668

3dnS48

34n581

4zSnS116

4SnS80

4SnSl36

Set left and right margins

Mode ASCII

IBM

&C> ‘x” nl n2 27 60 nl n2 10 58 nl n2

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. Seetheprecedingcommandsformarginrestrictions andothernotes.

Carriage return

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

<CR>

13 cul

FVints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin. If the Auto LF mode is selected with the Memory Switch, also performs a line feed.

Set automatic line feed

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM

&SC> “5” cl>

27 53 1 10

Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a&R> code. This command takes priority over the setting of Memory Switch.

Hexadecimal

35 01

Cancel automatic line feed

- 1

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC> “5” <o>

Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a <CR> code. This command takes priority over the setting of

Memory Switch.

Backspace

Mode

Both CBS> 0

ASCII

Moves the print position one column to the left. Ignored if the print position is at the left margin. This command can be used to overstrike or combine characters.

Decimal

27 53 0 10 35 00

Decimal Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal

Left justify

Mode

std. &SC> ‘?i’

ASCII Decimal

&SC> “a” <o>

“0”

27 97 40 10 61 30 27 97 0 10 61 00

Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin

ragged.

Center text

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std.

cESC> “d’ “1”

27 97 49 10 61 31 27 97 1 10 61 01

Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins.

Right justify

Mode ASCII

std.

&SC> .,,.. “2”

dSC!> “a” a>

Aligns subsequent text with the right margin, leaving the left margin

Decimal

27 97 50 27 97 2 10 61 02

Full justify

Mode ASCII

std. &SC> “a.’ “3”

cESc> ‘Y’ <3>

Decimal

27 97 27 97 3 10 61 03

Hexadecimal

10 61 32

Hexadecimal

61 10 61 33

Aligns subsequent text between the left and right margins.

Set horizontal tab stops

Mode

Both &SC> ‘9” nl

ASCII Decimal

<o> 27 68 nl n2 ~~ 0 10 44 nl d ~. 00

. . . .

Hexadecimal

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 64 in IBM mode. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order; any violation of

ascending order terminates the tab stop list. Standard tennination is

by the <o> control code. To clear ah tab stops, specify &SO “D”

Co>.

Set horizontal tab stop every n columns

Mode ASCII

Std.

&SC> “err “0’ n 27 101 48 n

cESC> "e" cO> n 27 101 0 n 106500 n

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every

n columns, where n is between 1 and 127.

Decimal Hexadecimal

106530 n

Reset all tab stops

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

IBM <Esc> “R” 27 82 10 52

Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a

tab stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9. Also clears all

vertical tab stops.

Horizontal tab

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both dfn

Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. Ignored if there is no next horizontal tab stop in the current line. Note that when underlining is selected, spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.

Hexadecimal

Relative horizontal tab

i L

Mode

Std.

ASCII

&SC> ‘T’ nl n2

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 92 nl n2 10 5C nl n2

Moves the print position right or left a specified distance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between 0 and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + n2 x

256) dots. If you want to move the print head to the left, nZ and n2 are obtained by subtracting the value from 65536, and dividing the result into

high and low bytes.

Absolute horizontal tab in inches

Mode ASCII

Std. cESC> ‘3” nl n2 27 36 nl n2

Sets the next print position to (nl + n2 x 256)/60 inches from the left margin on the current line. Ignored if this position is beyond the right

Absolute horizontal tab in columns

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

margin.

Std. <ESC> “f’ “0” n 27 102 46 n 106630 n

<ESC> “f’ CO> n 27 102 0 n lB66W n

Decimal Hexadecimal

10 24 nl n2

Moves thenextprintpositiontocolurnnnfromtheleftmargin, where

n is between 0 and 127.

GRAPHICS COMMANDS

Print normal-density graphics

Mode ASCII

Both

cESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nl n2 10 40 nl n2

ml m2 . . .

Decimal Hexadecimal

ml m2 . . . ml tn2 . . .

Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The

graphic image is 8 dots high and nZ +n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum _ width is 8 inches (480 dots) for normal carnage printer, and 13.6 inches (816 dots) for wide carriage printer. ml, m2, . . . are the dot - data, each a l-byte value from 0 to 255 representing 8 vertical dots, with the most significant bit at the top and the least significant bit at the bottom. The number of data bytes must be nZ +nZ x 256. Dots beyond the right margin are ignored. At the end of bit-image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode.

Print double-density graphics

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> “L” nl n2 27 76 nl ti? 10 4C nl n2

ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . .

ml m2 . . .

F%nts bit-image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 960 dots wide for nonnal carriage printer, 1632 dots for wide carriage printer). See <ESC> “K” for other information.

Print double-density, double-speed graphics

[Mode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 -

Both

<ESC> “Y” nl n2

ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . .

27 69 nl n2 10 S nl n2

prints bit-image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 960 dots wide for normal carriage printer, 1632 dots for wide

carriage printer), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See &SC> “K” for other information.

Print quadruple-density graphics

‘L..

6%.

i c /

i L--

i L.

Mode

Both

ASCII

cESC> ‘7” nl n2

Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi-

mum 1920 dots wide for normal carriage printer, 3264 dots for wide carriageprinter), skippingeveryseconddotinthe horizontaldirection. See <ESC> “K’ for other information.

Select graphics mode

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal

<ES& ‘I*” n0 nl

Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See <ESC> “K” for information on nl, n2, ml, m2, . . .

n0 Graphics mode

0 Normal-density

1 Double-density (120 dots per inch) 2 Double-density, double-speed 3 Quadruple-density

4 CRT graphics, mode I

5 Plotter graphics 6 CRT graphics, mode II 7 Double-density plotter graphics (144 dots per inch)

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 90 nl n2 10 5A nl n2

ml m2 . . .

ml A? . . . n2 ml m2 . . .

ml m2 . . . ml m2 . . .

27 42 n0 nl 10 2A n0 nl

( 60 dots per inch)

(120 dots per inch) (240 dots per inch) ( 80 dots per inch) ( 72 dots per inch) ( 90 dots per inch)

Hexadecimal

n2 ml m2 . . .

Convert graphics density

Mode

Std.

ASCII

cESC> “?” n m

Converts graphics defined by subsequent <ESC> “K”, cESC> “L”, <ES0 “Y” or <ES0 “Z” commands to a density mode defined by <ES0 “*“. n is “K”,

“L”, “Y” or “Z”, indicating the mode to be converted. m is a code from <o> to <7> indicating one of the modes of <Esc> “*“.

Decimal

2763 nm lB3F nm

Hexadecimal

Select g-pin graphics mode

Mode ASCII

<ESC> “N n0 nl

Std.

Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of n0 and prints g-pin bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphic image is 9 dots high and nZ + n2 x 256 dots wide.

n0 Graphics mode 0 Normal-density

1 Double-density

2 Double-density, double-speed

3 Quadruple-density 4 CRT graphics, mode I 5 Plotter graphics

6 CRT graphics, mode II 7 Double-density plotter graphics

Maximum width is 8 inches for normal carriage printer, and 13.6 inches for wide carriage printer. ml, m2, . . . are byte pairs representing 9 vertical dots each. In the leftmost position, the most significant bit of ml is the top dot; the least significant bit of ml is the second dot from the bottom; the most significant bit of m2 is the bottom dot; and the other bits of m2 are ignored. Other byte pairs are similar. The number of data bytes must be 2 x (nl + n2 x 256). Dots beyond the right margin are ignored. At the end of bit-image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode.

n2 ml m2 . . .

Decimal

27 94 n0 nl

n2 ml m2

( 60 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch) (240 dots per inch) ( 80 dots per inch) ( 72 dots per inch) ( 90 dots per inch) (144 dots per inch)

Hexadecimal

10 5E n0 nl

. . . n2 ml m2 . . .

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