USERS MANUAL NX-2415 DOT MATRIX PRINTER XBL 80825600 MULTI-FONT
NX-2415II MULTI-FONT USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE
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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 1 through 6. Chapters 7 through 11maybe treated as a reference guide forprogrammin,g operations. etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computer-i.
Chapter 6 — Troubleshooting This section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not working properly. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can perform yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call your authorized service center if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations on the printer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Printer components Summary of printer features Font style example Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Printer placement Unpacking and inspection Setting up Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the paper guide Connecting the interface cable Configuring your software for the printer Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE Selection of paper Adjusting the printing gap Loading single sheets Loading and parking fanfold forms Loading the paper
Changing the auto loading position Clearing the buffer/All reset Save macro definition Power-up functions Short test mode Long test mode Print area test mode Pitch lock mode Font lock mode Font and Pitch lock mode Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump Conditions indicated by beep tones Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS - EDS MODE How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Automatic Sheet Feeder Setting up Loading paper Pull Tractor U
Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commwlds Other printer ct)mnmnds Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Det’iningyour own characters with stand~tr~imode Assigning the character’data Assigning it v:due of character space S~tmpleprogram Definin: ~our own chmacters with IBM mode Assigning the downlo:td character set Assigning the uhar:wtcr dot pattern Assigning the Index Table data sample pr”ogl”m Chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINrl’ER Programming the printe
chapter 1 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. The selection of paper you can use is as varied as the types of document you can produce.
PRINTER COMPONENTS Front cover Release lever Rear cover Controi panel Bitil roller ~ Bail lever Interface connector
Component Description Paper guide Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted. Release lever I Releases pressure on the paper. This lever must be I back for cut forms (~), and forward for fanfold forms ( ~). Front cover Protects the print head and other internal components of your printer. Rear cover Protects the tractor feed unit and separates incoming and outgoing fanfold forms. Entry slot For inserting single sheets of paper.
I SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES Feature Function Dot matrix (24-wire) impact printing Draft and Letter-Quality printing. Extensive software support The printer is compatible with the Epson and IBM standards, and works with any software that supports those printers. Multi-font support This printer includes Draft, Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Prestige, and Script fonts. Carriage size A wide carriage that prints on cut forms up to 420 mm (16.5 inches) wide and fanfold forms up to 406 mm (16 inches) wide.
Feature Function Paper parking Parks fanfold paper. You can print on cut sheet paper without unloading the fanfold forms. Print styles Highlighting capability with the phasis styles: Double-high Double-strike Emphasized Italics Shadow Overlining Underlining. Superscript ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● following emDouble-wide Outline Subscript Tear off function Fanfold forms can be removed without advancing blank forms. Multi-part forms up to three-part forms. I Prints the printer ribbon.
FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print. Resident fonts are: Draft characters , Roman characters, Sanserif characters, Courier characters, Prestige characters, sc.Jt.Lptdmmetwm. Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Elitepitch (12 CPI), Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI), Condensed picapitch(17CPI), Condettsed elite pitch (20CPI), - Normal proportional, Condettsed proportiottal Double-height, width.
chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures for setting up your new printer. If you have optional accessories. refer to Chapter 7 after setting up the printer. . . . . . .
I UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now check each item in the box against Figure 2-1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. Figure Z-l. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon cafiridge, and 5) User’s manual.
SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from the printer. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location. Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess of the packing material which held your printer inside the printer carton.
I Installing the ribbon cartridge Now install the ribbon by the following procedure. 1. Remove the front cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the sides), and pulling towards you. Figure 2-3. Remove the front cover to install the ribbon cartridge. L. slack in the ribbon bytuming the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow. T&e up the Figure2-4. Take up the slack in the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge.
3. 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. Figure 2-5. Install the ribbon cartridge 4. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Figure 2-5. 5. Take up the slack in the ribbon again by turning the tension knob. Figure 2-6. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly.
I 6. Hold the front cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed. Figure 2-7. Swing down the front of the front cover after inserting the tabs into the slots of the printer case. Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating noise. Open the cover only to change the ,ribbon or make an adjustment.
Installing the paper guide Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide: 1. Insert the two slots on either side of the paper guide into the two tabs on the rear cover, as shown in Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8. Install the paper guide, 2. Place thepaperguidehorizontally whenusingfanfold paper, orvertically when using single sheets. Connecting the interface cable The printer and computer are connected by a cable along which the computer transmits the documents that you want to print.
The parallel cable which you can use has a 25-pin D-type plug at one end, and a 36-pin Centronics connector at the other. Follow the procedure below to connect the interface cable: 1. Turn off the power switch on both the printer and the computer. 2. Plug the cable’s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the printer as shown in Figure 2-9. Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector. I +“ //” \EsY Ll Figure 2-9. Connect the interface cable. 3.
! Configuring your software for the printer Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you are using so that the software can take full advantage of the printer’s features. Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program that presents a list of printers. This printer is preset to emulate the Epson printer commands. If you want to emulate the IBM printer commands, you can select IBM with the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.
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chapter3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types, adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper. SELECTION OF PAPER You can use any of the following types of paper with your printer: single sheets, fanfold paper and multi-part forms. Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery Single sheets are simply individual, unconnected pieces of paper, and are also sometimes referred to as cut sheets.
Single sheets Fanfold forms 5 Figure 3-1. Recommended print area for acceptable types of paper. ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP Paper comes in different weights, normally quoted in gsm (grams per square meter). Typical figures are 80 gsm and 100 gsm. Heavier paper is thicker. Also, multi-part forms are generally thicker than single sheets or ordinary fanfold paper. The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to suit the paper thickness.
It is a good idea to try out different settings in order to ascertain which setting gives the best results in terms of print quality. NOTE: Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life of the print head. The table below gives recommended settings: ‘aPer ‘J’pe Weight(g/mz) Thickness(mm) Recommended (Total) Lever position (Each sheet) Single 52 to 90 0.07too. 12 2 or 3 2-ply 40 to 52 0.12 to 0.14 2 or 3 3-ply 40 to 52 O.18to0.
I 1. Raise the paper guide vertically on the rear cover.. Figure 3-4, Raise the paper guide vertically ‘7 -. 3. 4. 5. 6 20 Turn ON the power at the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that there is no paper in position for printing. The POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this. Make sure that the release lever is at rear position (k).
Figure 2?-5.Place a single sheet between the guides. 7. Now press the(SET/EJEC~ button. Thepaper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. 8. If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the (ONLINE) button, then set the paper by using the microfeed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.) Now you are ready to start printing.
LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS This printer accepts forms up to 16” wide. The printer can feed fanfold forms using either the standard tractor unit or the optional Pull tractor unit (PT- 15XJ), as shown in Figure 3-6. —. Figure 3-6. Paper path tor tantold tOrmS. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms.
Loading the paper If you are going to load the paper with the optional Pull tractor unit, refer to Chapter 7. 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 forward. This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 4. Remove the rear cover. Grip it by its rear edge and lift upwards and backwards as in Figure 3-7. I Figure 3-7. Remove the rear cover. 5.
Tractor cober CIamp lever Figure 3-8. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units. 7. 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. 8. Remount the rear cover. Hold it tilted upward and insert the four tabs at the front into their slots.
Figure 3-9. Close the rear cover, then set the paper guide horizontally Paper parking After loading fanfold paper from the rear of the printer, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a 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 forward. 2. Press the (ON LINE) button on the control panel to set the printer offline.
I Now you can load single sheets, as explained previously. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer. NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it with the optional pull tractor unit. Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows. 1. 2. 3. 4. Remove all single sheets from the printer. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position. Move the release lever to the front. Press the($ET/EJECT)button.
chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combination, or by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on. This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.
I ON LINE The(ON LINE) button setsthe 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. This status is indicated by the ON LINE indicator being lit. 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 when paper is loaded.
I PAPER FEED If you press and release this button while off-line, the paper will feed forward one line. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive line feeds. If you also press the (ONLINE) button while you are line-feeding, the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later. If you press the (PAPER FEED) button while on-line, this will alternately illuminate andextinguishthe QUIET indicator.
I PITCH This button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this.
SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Top of Form w -, Roman ~Sans.rif = Courier 9 I ~~~~ — & SlxLpt -PROP - POWER Mlcrm !=EEO ~ 42CPI m 15CPI 7 SET/~EJ:CT PITCH — CDND ALT — A -O+JUSI PAPER FEED —— CLEAR MACIWJ ● ▼ Save Macro I m L ON UNE BufferClear/AllReset J ) tA FormFeed — Figure 4-2.
I 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 ON LINE) button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press and hold down the (ON LINE) button. 3. Whi)eholdingthe(ON LINE)buttondown, press the@~H>button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set.
This position remains valid until you power off the printer. If you want to retain this position 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/All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer.
I Save Macro Definition You can save the current settings to the printer for later use by the following procedure: 1. Press the (ON LINE) button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the(_T) button and hold it down. 3. While holding thebutton down, press the (-) button and hold them down until you hear a beep tone. 4. Release both buttons at the same time after this beep tone to save the current setting. If you release these buttons after three beep tones, the macro has been cleared.
POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all of the control panel buttons perform “special” functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on. DotAdjustment I= m 10CPI L 12CPI m 15CPI DWAF7 = Roman ~Sanserif - Courier ~Prestige ~~N-f mPRoP n wSuL.Lpt ALT Font Lock PtTCH Omu - MICROFEED + i SET//El~CT -GUET PAPER FEED POWER A I L ON LINE ~c=) COND CLEAR MACRG 1 I Pitch Lock Font & Pitch Lock Print Area I Long Test Test I Hex.
I Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the current Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) settings and the current Dot Adjustment settings, followed by the entire character set printed in each font and pitch available. The test repeats endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it. ... V,, ,., 4’0 Figure 4-5. Long self-test.
I Print area test mode By holding the (SET/EJECT) button down during power-up, the printer will enter the print area test mode. You can find how many lines on your paper are available for printing with l/6-inch line feeding. The printer will print the first line message on the paper, then print the last line message after feeding to the bottom of the page. If you have loaded fanfold paper, only the first line message is printed.
Dot adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on successive bi-directional passes. After a period of time, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes. This malalignment appears most visibly during graphics printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely. 1. Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the (SET/EJECT) and (ON LINE) buttons.
8** DOT ADJUSTMENT LQ ( SET/EJECT 111111111111111111111111111111111111 o: -1 ‘LQ : (PAPER FEED ( ONLINE (PAPER FEED ;/ );/) ///// !,(, 1111111111111 ,11111111 11141111111111 !1111[1 11! IH II 1 11111! ‘iLQ 0: 1111111111111111111111111 Hlllllllllllll ‘DRAFT o: 1111111111111111111111111 111111111111111 %RAFT +1 : IIl!lltlllll 111111{111!1! 1111111111111 1111111111111 SET/EJECT ‘DRAFT ( ONLINE *DRAFT COND ( ONLINE ‘GRAPHICS ( = SJjl’TI).
CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONES This section helps you identify the meanings of beep tones. Meaning Beep tone Two-second tone Printer detects an error condition. Turn off the power switch and turn it on again. Four short tones sequence, twice Printer is out of paper. Short tone, once ● ● ● Short tone, twice ✎ ✎ Short tone, three times ✎ ● One-quarter tone ● ● ● Buffer is cleared. Top of form is set. Quiet mode is selected. Macro definition is selected. Quiet mode is cancelled.
9 chapter5 DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works. These parameters become your power-on settings. This function is called the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode in this printer has 16functions that you can set as the poweron default settings. Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding down the (SET/EJECT)j (PAPER FEED), and (ON LINE) buttons.
I FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer stores the parameters that you select from the control panel while in the EDS mode. A default is the setting that the printer will use if none is specifically selected by a program. When you first turn on or later reset your printer, these default settings will take effect. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your specific requirements. The following table will help you choose the proper settings.
Switches A-1: Emulation Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In standard mode the printer operates like the Epson LQ-106O. In IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprinter XL24E. The ON position selects standard mode. The OFF position selects IBM mode. Switch A-2: Auto Emulation Change (AEC) Mode . This switch selects the Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode. When the AEC mode is enabled, the printer automatically judges the Emulation which your application program uses.
Switch B-2: Paper-out When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge. Switch B-3: Printable area This printer can use two types of printing area format. By putting the switch ON (Type A), the first line of printing will start 1/6inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end 1/6inch from the bottom of the paper.
I Switches C-4 and C-5: Print Pitch These switches select the default print pitch as shown below. I I 17 CPI OFF ] OFF] NOTE: If you change these switches after you have saved a macro, these new settings will override the macro setting. Switch D-1: Print Mode This switch selects either Letter Quality (LQ) or Draft for the poweron setting. When the LQ mode is selected, the LQ Font selection by the EDS switches E-1 to E-3 takes effect.
I Switches D-3 to D-5: Code Page or International Character Set Except in the Standard Italic character set, these switches select the default character code page as shown below: Code Page #437 U.S.A. #850 Multi-lingual #860 Portuguese #861 Icelandic #863 Canadian French #865 Nordic D-3 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF D-4 ON ON OFF OFF ON ON D-5 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set.
chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter helps you identify printer conditions and problems that you can often correct yourself. Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery, which should not cause you any trouble, provided it is used and treated sensibly. However, the few elementary tips below shouldhelp you avoid having to make unnecessary service calls. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage.
● Printer test works, but printer does not print when attached to computer I I Action IProbable Cause Printer cable has a problem. Make sure that the printer cable is correctly connected at both ends, printer and computer. Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual. program. ● Printer sounds the audible alarm I Action \Probable Cause This might indicate an error Check the status of the control panel indicators and see “Conditions indicated by beep or normal operation.
Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs ● Action The tractor positions are in- Adjust the tractor positions. See “Loading fanfold forms” in Chapter 3. correctly adjusted. Probable Cause Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual. program. Platen knob was manually Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in turned while the POWER in- Chapter 4. Do not manually turn the platen knob when dicator was on. the power is on. Use the (PAPER FEED; button.
● Characters are wrong or missing; formatting control codes do not work Action Probable Cause Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual. program. Some wires are missing from Printer needs repair. the print head. Wrong default setting with Check the current EDS setting. Modify the EDS switches. EDS setting. ● Dots are missing or print quality is poor Action Probable Cause Adjustment lever is set incor- Check the position of the adjustment lever. See Chapter 3. rectly.
Left margin moves to the right during printing ● Action Probable Cause The print head is not moving Check that the ribbon and paper are correctly installed. See “Installing ribbon carcorrectly. tridge” in Chapter2 and “Loading paper” in Chapter 3. Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual. program. r The adjustment lever is in the Reset the adjustment lever. See “Adjusting the printing gap” in Chapter 3. wrong position.
1 MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: ● ● ● ● ● 52 Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer (see Chapter 2). Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration. Avoid over-dusty environments. Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices.
chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES You can select the following accessories as optional equipment. Automatic sheet feeder (SF- 15DJ) Pull tractor unit (PT- 15XJ) Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL) This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories. ● ● ● NOTE: Before you install or remove the optional accessories, turn off the power switch. AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER (SF-15DJ) You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF) to print on cut forms.
Setting up The procedure for installing the ASF is: 1. Usethe printer’s EDS mode to specify ASF as “installed”. (For details, refer to Chapter 5.) 2. Open the front cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side, then remove the cover by pulling up. 3. Remove the paper guide, and move the release lever at the back of the printer to the rear position as shown in Figure 7-2. 4. Move the bail lever on top of the printer to open the paper bail. Figure 7-2.
6. Confirm thatthemounting brackets on both sides of the Automatic Sheet Feeder are correctly engaged on the printer. When they are engaged correctly, the ejection roller can be rotated by turning the platen knob. 7. Install tie printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Figure 7-4. Install the printer cover. 8. Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7-5. I Figure 7-5. Inserl the hopper attachment.
I 9. Insert the stacker attachment, squeezing it with your hand, into the fixing groove in the front part of the sheet feeder as shown in Figure 7-6. Figure 7-6. Insert the stacker attachment. Now you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper. NOTE: Set the front cover and paper guide aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
Loading paper 1. If fanfold paper has already been loaded into the printer, park the paper through the rear slot. 7-. Push the printer release lever toward the rear of the printer ( ~ ) to load single sheets. Pull the paper loading lever toward the front of the printer to draw the 3. hopper out until it is in position. 4. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction. Figure 7-7.
6. Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder. The stack should not be more than 50 sheets of 20 lb paper. If necessary, remove some sheets. The ASF may not perform satisfactorily if it is overloaded. 7. Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper. The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paper guides. The ideal distance between paper ream and paper guides is 0.25 mm (0.
PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-15XJ) When printing on multi-part fanfold paper such as slips,use the PT- 15XJPull tractor unit. Since printing is carried out while the paper is pulled, printouts on the original and duplicate paper are always aligned well. Before installing the Pull tractor unit, check each item in the box against Figure 7-10 to make sure that you have everything.
Setting The procedure for installing the Pull tractor unit is: 1. Attach the paper support to the pull tractor. Figure 7-11. Attach the paper support to the pull tractor 2. Remove the front cover and the paper guide from the printer. 3. Set the release leverto the front of the printer(~), then pull the bail lever towards you to release the bail roller from the platen. 4.
Loading paper 1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer. 2. Turn the printer’s power OFF, and remove the printer cover. 3. Hold the fanfold paper by hand so that the rear side of the paper is facing upwards, then set the end of the paper into the entry slot for cut-sheet forms and load the paper into the printer. Figure 7-13. Inseri the paper from the entry slot for cut-sheet forms 4. Pull the paper about one page towards the sprocket guides. 5.
6. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. Figure 7-75. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units .. . . .. ., ., ,! 7. Now close the tractor covers, again maKlngsure tnat me paper noles 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. 8. Remount the printer cover. 9.
SERIAL INTERFACE CARTRIDGE To run the printer in serial mode, you should use the optional Serial Interface Cartridge, IS-8XL. The procedure for installing the interface cartridge is: 1. Set the DIP switches on the IS-8XL before attaching it to the printer. (See next page for detailed information.) 2. Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the power source. 3. Disconnect the interface cable if attached. 4. Slide out the parallel interface cartridge by gripping the flips on both sides.
DIP switch functions on the Serial cartridge It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface cartridge with the DIP switch settings on the cartridge. The followingtable shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial Interface Cartridge.
chapter8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This printer has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode, In Standard/Epson mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ1060 and the graphics commands for NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter XL24E. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A-1.
I FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select print quality Mode Std. ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal “’X” 27 120 n 1B 78 n n Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown below: n Print quality o 1 Draft Letter quality Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
n Font o 1 2 3 4 Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script Select italic characters Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “4” 27 52 Hexadecimal IB 34 Causes subsequent characters except IBM block graphics to be printed in italics. Select upright characters Mode Std. ASCII “5” Decimal 27 53 Hexadecimal IB 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright.
Double-strike printing Mode Both Decimal ASCII 27 “G” 71 Hexadecimal IB 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of vertical strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in LQ mode, and combined use of emphasized and double-strike is recommended in draft mode.
Select score Mode Std. ASCII “’(” “-” <1> Decimal 27 40 45 <3> n1 o n2 1 nl Hexadecimal 3 n2 IB 28 2D 03 00 01 n/ n2 Start score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. nl Function n2 Function 1 2 3 Underlining Strike-through Overlining O 1 2 5 6 Cancel score Single continuous line Double continuous line Single broken line Double broken line Select ornament character Model ASCII “q” Std.
Subscript Mode Both ASCII Decimal “s’” <1> 27 83 1 Hexadecimal IB 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts. Does not change the character pitch. Cancel superscript or subscript Mode Both ASCII “T” Decimal 27 84 Hexadecimal IB 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing. ..
CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select character table Model ASCII Both I Std. I I “t” “1” /1 H Decimal I Hexadecimal I 27116 n / IB 74 n I 28 73 n ] Ic n 49 Selects a character table according to the value of n as shown below: n Character table o Standard character set IBM character set Shift download character area 1 2 Select character set #l Mode Both ASCII ? Decimal 27 55 Hexadecimal IB 37 Selects character set #1.
I Select international character set I Model ASCII I Std. I “R” I Decimal / 27 82 n n I Hexadecimal I IB 52 n / I Selects an international character set in the Standard character set according to the value of n. n Character set n Character set O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 U.S.A France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 64 Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Korea Ireland Legal The first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A.
Enable printing of all character codes I I Decimal Model Std. ASCII “\” Ill n2 23 I13M ‘Y” Ill 112 27 92 n] )12 92 III 112 Hexadecimal Ic I 5C 1?/ rd IB 5C n/ n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + rz2x 256 characters, where nl and rz2are numbers between Oand 255.
I CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch I /Mode] ASCII Std. “P” IBM . Decimal \ Hexadecimal 27 80 IB 50 18 12 ] In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica ( 17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from elite or condensed to pica (10cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-on. Elite pitch Mode Std.
Cancel condensed printing Mode Both ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal 18 12 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 LOCK mode was selected during power-on. Proportional spacing Mode Std.
Select print mode Mode IBM Decimal ASCII “[” <2> “1” nl Hexadecimal 27 91 73 n] n2 2 0 IB 5B 49 02 00 n2 n] d Changes the print mode according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below.
Expanded printing Mode Both ASCII “W” Decimal 27 87 n n Hexadecimal IB 57 n Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width when n is 1, and cancels it when n is O. Expanded printing for one line Mode Both Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal 14 OE 27 14 IB OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line feed (ELF>).
Select master print mode IMode/ ASCII I Std. I I Decimal I 27 33 n ,’,>3 . n I Hexadecimal I IB 21 n I I Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n. The value ofn isthe sumof thevaluesgivenbelow forthedesiredcharacteristics. Function n value 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Underline Italic Expanded Double strike Emphasized Condensed Proportional Elite Increase character spacing Mode Std.
Return to normal height Mode Std. ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ‘“W” <()> 27 119 0 IB 77 00 “v” 28 86 0 IC 56 00 Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height.
I VERTICAL COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Mode Both ASCII W“ Decimal 27 48 Hexadecimal IB 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. Set line spacing to 1/6 inch Mode Std. ASCII “2” Hexadecimal Decimal 27 50 IB 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/6 inch. Set line spacing to n1360inch Mode Std.
If otherwise specified, this command is ignored. This command becomes effective only after “3” or “J” is received. The default base unit is set to 1/216”. Set line spacing Mode Both ASCII “3” Decimal /? 27 51 )1 Hexadecimal IB 33 n Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/180 inch, n/216 inch or n/360 inch (n/180 inch for the Standard mode) according to the preceding base unit. The value of n is between Oand 255.
Line feed Mode Both ASCII Decimal 10 Hexadecimal OA Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. See the preceding commands for the line spacing. Reverse line feed Mode ASCII Std. I IBM I Decimal “]” Hexadecimal I 27 10 I IB OA 27 93 IB 5D I Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. Ignored when the Pull tractor unit is used. See the preceding commands for the line spacing.
Perform one n/180-inch reverse line feed Mode Std. ASCII “j” Decimal n 27 106 Hexadecimal IB 6A n n Feeds the paperoncebyrz/180 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between Oand 255. If n = O,the line-feed distance is setto O.Does not move the print position right or left. Does not change the linespacing setting.
Set bottom margin Mode Both ASCII “N” Decimal 27 78 n )7 Hexadecimal 1B 4E 17 Sets the bottom margin ton 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. Cancel bottom margin Mode Both ASCII “0” Decimal Hexadecimal 27 79 IB 4F Cancels the bottom margin.
Set vertical tab stops in channel Mode Sfd. ASCII “b” Decimal 27 98 ti) )11 no n2 .. Hexadecimal n] n2 1B 62 no III /72 0 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel nO, (where nO 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 “/” command.) See “B” for parameters nl, n2, ... <0>. Select vertical tab channel Mode Std.
I HORIZONTAL POSITION Set left margin Mode ASCII I Std. I Decimal “1” n I 27108 n Hexadecimal I IB 6C n I Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between Oand 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
Set left and right margins Mode IBM ASCII “X” Decimal III n2 27 88 nl Hexadecimal n2 IB 58 MI n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return Mode I I Both I Decimal I 13 ASCII Hexadecimal IOD I Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin. If EDS switch A-5 is set to OFF, also performs a line feed.
I Set horizontal tab stops IModel ASCII I Both I “D” ,,f 172 . <0> I Hexadecimal I I Decimal I 27 68 rz/ ,,2... 0 I IB 44 rz/ ,,2 ..00 I Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 28 in IBM mode.
Relative horizontal tab Mode I ASCII “\” Std. Decimal nl )12 27 92 n[ Hexadecimal IB 5C n] n2 n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the rightor left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between Oand 63, the print head moves right by (}?1+ n2 x 256) dots.
I GRAPHICS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Mode Both Decimal ASCII “K” /?/ n2 27 75 t?llnz2 n] Hexadecimal n2 1B 4B nf n2 ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 13.6 inches (8 16 dots). ml, rn2, ... are the dot data, each a 1-bytevalue from Oto 255 representing 8 vertical dots, with the most significant bit at the top and the least significant bit at the bottom.
I Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode Both ASCII “Z” nl Decimal 27 90 nl n2 ml m2 Hexadecimal IB 5A n] n2 d ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 3264 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See “K” for other information. Print hex-density 24-bit graphics Mode Std. ASCII Decimal “Z” nl ml n2 m2 28 90 nl m3 ,,. Hexadecimal IC 5A nl n2 n2 ml m2 td .,. ml m2 m3 .
Select graphics mode Mode Std. ASCII “*” Decimal no n2 ml Hexadecimal 27 42 }0 nl n] m2 IB 2A no n] n2 ml m2 . n2 ml m2 Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See “K” (for 8bit graphics) or “Z” (for 24-bit graphics) for information on nl, n2, ml, m2, ...
Convert graphics density Mode Std. ASCII “?” Decimal n m 27 63 n Hexadecimal m IB 3F n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent “K”, “L”, “Y” or “Z” commands to a density mode defined by “*”. n is “K”, “L“, “Y” or “Z”, indicating the mode to be converted. m is a code from <0> to <4> or <6> indicating one of the modes of “*”.
I DOWNLOAD CHARACTER Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal . “’&”<0> nf Std. ,t~ d[ mO ml (u 27 38 m2 d.! n2 0 nl mo ml dl Hexadecimal w IB 26 00 n/ m2 ([.1 n2 mo m/ dl d2 m2 d.1 Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-3 must be set OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not downloading characters, and this command is ignored.
Define download characters Mode IBM Decimal ASCII 6’=” nl n3 ml n4 n2 <0> !?12 d] ~~ 27 61 nl )12 .?.5 “#” n~ n4 n5 m9 ,,, Hexadecimal 1B 3D n/ n2 23 O n5 m] m2 dt” n3 n4 00 )1.$ m9 (II (12 ml m2 (1.1’ .. m9 dl d2 (I.Y Defines new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-3 must be OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not downloading characters, and this command is ignored.
■ It is necessary to define all of Index Table data before the Dot Pattern data to download many characters. dl, d2, ... d.ris the Dot Pattern data being downloaded. Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots, with the most significant bit being the top dot, and the least significant bit being the bottom dot. Copy character set from ROM into RAM Mode ASCII I Std.
OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode Std. ASCII “>” Decimal 27 62 Hexadecimal IB 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127. Set MSB to O Mode Std. ASCII “=” Decimal 27 61 Hexadecimal IB 3D Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 0. Accept MSB as is Mode Std.
I Set printer off-line Mode ASCII Std. IBM Decimal “Q” “~” Hexadecimal 19 13 27 81 36 IB 51 24 Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent characters and commands except ,which returns it to the online state. The printer’s ON LINE indicator does not go off. Set printer on-line Mode ASCII Both Decimal Hexadecimal 17 11 Returns the printer to on-line state, allowing it to receive and process all subsequent characters and commands.
Uni-directional printing Mode Both Decimal ASCII “U” <1> 27 85 Hexadecimal 1 IB 55 01 Causes subsequent printing to be done uni-directionally, ensuring maximum vertical alignment precision. One-line uni-directional printing Mode ASCII Std. Decimal “<” Hexadecimal 27 60 IB 3C Immediately returns the print head to the left margin, then prints the remainder of the line from left to right. Normal printing resumes on the next line.
I Set print start position on Automatic Sheet Feeder Mode Both I Decimal ASCII ‘“T” Hexadecimal 1B 19 54 27 25 84 n n n Skips inches at the top of the page, where n is equal to or greater than 1. Ignored when the EDS switch A-4 is set on. Reset printer IModel I ASCII Decimal I I Both I ‘Y@” I Std. I “@” Hexadecimal I 16 40 / IC 40 I 27 64 I 28 64 I I I Reinitializes the printer. Clears the print buffer and returns settings to their power-up values.
9 D C With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through to complex Chinese or Japanese characters. Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer’s ROM, but characters you design are downloaded and stored in RAM for use.
Photocopy the grid in Figure 9-1 to help design your new characters. We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. F 9 t g s d yourowncharacters. Assigning the character data Now, we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. Each vertical column (which has a maximum of 24 dots) is first divided into three groups (or two groups for super/ subscripts) of eight dots.
Assigning a value of character space Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer allows you to specify the position in the standard grid where the character will print. You must specify the dot column in which the printed character starts and the dot column in which the character ends.
I Sample program Todemonstratehow to use the download characters, let’s usethe “telephone” character and the other user-defined characters to print a small graph.
1500 LPRINT CHR$(9);’’(1OO 1510 LPRINT CHR$(27);’’T”; 1520 LPRINT CHR$(27);”@” 1530 END 2000 ‘ DATA 2010 ‘ T D DATA D D D D D DATA ‘ D DATA D DATA D D D DATA 2 2030 2 2 2 2 2 2090 2 2 2120 2 2140 2 2 2 2180 UNITS/1000 S 3, 31, 2 O, 0, 0, 1 7, 0, 0, PERSONS)” 8, 0, 4 0, 23, 8 8 0 0 0, 23, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8 6 6 0, 3, 0 0 3, 0 0, 0 0 0 2 0, 0, 30, 2 6 6 0, 1 0, 40, 6 0, 12,252, 0, 0, 8 0, 80, 47,192, 40, 16, 0, 8, 0, 0, 7, 0, 8 7 O, 0, 40, 8 8 8 1 O, 0, S 3, 31, O,
I DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH IBM MODE D d c when printing a character. Index Table data is placed in a “lookup table” that provides information on where Dot Pattern data is stored in memory and defines certain attributes of the character. Assigning the download character set You can define one or more download character sets for later use in IBM mode. Before you start to design your characters, you must define what character set(s) you want to download.
Assigning the character dot pattern We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. , , F 9 T : s, ,,, s w p Afteryou have designed the character pattern, you need to compress the Dot Pattern. Data compression allows you to store more download characters than without compression. It is a more efficient use of memory. The printer will repeat the previous dot column when the current column compression mask bit is set to” 1“.
After you have written the compression mask bit data, line up all the character data for the compression mask bit that requires “O”.The telephone symbol looks like Figure 9-5. F 9 C c p t symbol. Now we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. Each vertical column is first divided into three groups of eight dots. Each group of eight dots is represented by one byte, which consists of eight bits.
9 The third byte, in the memory. indicates the character type and the dot pattern data width c your character is block graphics, add 128 to the width of the dot pattern in the memory. Our telephone symbol is a normal character and the width of the dot pattern in the memory should be 25, so this value is 25. The fourth byte, i r indicates the printing attribute. c i c If your character is a normal character, add 192 to the character width.
I Sample program To demonstrate how to define and to use the download characters in IBM mode, let’s use the “telephone” character and the other user-defined characters to print a small graph. This program will do just that: 1000 WIDTH “ LPT1 : “ ,255 1010 1020 LPRINT CHR$( 27) ; “=”; CHR$( 164 ) ; CHR$(9 ) ; “#”; LPRINT CHR.
1500 SCALE$=’’+-+-” 1510 FOR 1=1 TO 7 1520 LPRINT “+-+” 1530 LPRINT CHR$(9);”0 :LPRINT SCALE$; :NEXT I “; 1540 FOR 1=1 TO 8 1550 LPRINT “ “;1; 1560 NEXT 1 .
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M P When using your printer with an IBM PS/2, PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as the operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print files etc., it is best to read the relevant parts of those manuals. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command.
❑ See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command. If your systemdoes not include PRINT.COM, you can print files by using the PRN device name in COPY or TYPE commands such as the following: A>COPY README .DOC PRN A>TYPE README.Doc >PRN COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font, you can make this setting from the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 4.
A>EDLIN LQELITE.DAT New file ‘1 1 : *AVIXIAV[!AVA 2:’% *E ‘V indicates that the following character is a control code. ‘V[ enters the code. has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character from A in the ASCII sequence. Similarly, ‘VA enters the control code< 1>. See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLIN. can now set up the printer by sending it the file LQELITE.DAT.
PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed the program for the IBM-PC. This program runs in the downloadable condition. 1000 ‘ 1010 E$=CHR$( 27 ) D$=E$+’’xO” 1020 Set c c ‘E 1030 L$=E$+”X1“+E$+ 1040 RM$=L$+CHR$( O) “k” ‘ Start quality ‘Letter quality ‘Roman character ‘Horizontal tab 1050 H$=CHR$(9) 1060 PI$=E$+”P” 1070 c ‘ Draft ‘Pica pitch printing 1080 WIDTH “LPT1:’’.
1500 LPRINT E$;” 1510 LPRINT :LPRINT ‘;CHR$(0); ‘Normal character 1520 LPRINT RM$;’’Other 1530 1540 LPRINT H$;E$; ’’q’’ ;CHR$(l )OUTLINED”ED”;E$; ’’q’’;CHR$(O);”, LPRINT E$; ’’q’’ ;CHR$(2) SHADOWED”ED” ;E$; ’’q’’;CHR$(O);”, space features:” 1550 LPRINT H$; E$;’’q’’;CHR$(3) 1560 LPRINT E$; ”q’’;CHR$(0) 1570 LPRINT H$;E$; ’’E’’ Emphasizedz;E$’;E$ 1580 LPRINT E$; ’’G’’ Doublebstrike”ke” ;“OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED”; ;”, 1590 LPRINT E$; ’’4” ;’’Italic;E$ 1600 LPRINT H$;E$; ”-1’’ 1610 LPR
2520 ‘ Define 2530 2540 LPRINT SS$; LPRINT E$; ’’&’’ ;CHR$(O);CHR$(6O) super/subscript 2550 2560 RESTORE 3010 READ LS :LPRINT CHR$(LS); 2570 2580 READ CW :LPRINT CHR$(CW); READ RS :LPRINT CHR$(RS); 2590 FOR M=l TO CW*2 2600 READ MM 2610 2620 LPRINT CHR$(MM); NRXT M 2630 RETURN 2640 ‘ 2650 ‘ Define LQ pica’ download download ‘Select ;CHR$(60); super/subscript character 2660 LPRINT C$; 26’70 LPRINT E$; ’’&’’ ;CHR$(O);CHR$(6O) 2680 2690 character ;CHR$(60); RESTORE 3070 READ LS :L
3330 DATA 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 3340 3350 DATA DATA 31, 31, 0, 0, 0, 0, 31, 31, 0, 0, 0, 0, 31, 31, 0, 0, 0, 0, 31, 31, 0, 0, 3360 DATA 31,255,255, 31,255,255, 31,255,255, 31,255,255, 0, 0, 0 0 0, 0, 0 31, 31,255,255, 31,255,255 3370 DATA 3380 DATA O, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 3390 3400 DATA DATA O, O, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11,195, 0, 0 0, 28, 0 0, 60,
I 3910 DATA O, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3920 DATA O, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 63, 3930 DATA 128,127,128,128,127, 3940 DATA 223,255,128,255,255, 3950 DATA 224, 0, 3960 DATA 224, 128,128,127,128, 0, 0, 0, 0,224, 0,224, 0, 0, 0, 1,224, 0, 3,240, 0, 0 128,127,128,128,255, 128,255,255, 0,224, 0,224, 0 128 0,224, 0, 0,224, 0, 0 0,224, 0,224, 0, 0, 0,224, 0,224, 0, 0, 0 0 3970 DATA 224, 3980 DATA 255,255,254,255,255,252
4490 DATA O, 31,248, 0, 4500 DATA 0,127,192, 0,255,192, 4510 4520 DATA DATA 3,255, 56, 15,255,246, 31,240, 0, 63,240, 0, 63,224, 0,255,128, 1,255,128, 3,255,248,231,255,248, 15,255,248, 15,255,248, 255,255,248, 15,255,248, 0,127,224 1,255, 4530 DATA 15,255,248, 15,255,248, 15,255,248, 15,255,248, 15,255,240 4540 DATA 15,255,240, 15,255,240, 15,255,224, 15,255,224, 15,255,192 15,255,192, 31,255,128,254,127,128 4550 DATA 4560 DATA 248,255,248,240,255,248 4570 4580 DAT
I How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000to 1060).You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 8. s p i feeds in graphics data. p begins in line 1090. Using the preassigned commands, the program prints samples of its different fonts, followed by samples of the print pitches, then some expanded printing.
I R SPECIFICATIONS P D ......................... Elite 240cps 80 Printing speed ............................Pica 200cps Draft 67 Letter Quality Semi-condensed 300 Print direction ............................Bi-directional, logic-seeking Uni-directional, logic-seeking (selectable) Print head ...................................24 pins 200 million dots/pin Life Line spacing ............................... 1/6, 1/8, n/60, n/70, n/180, n/216, inches Font styles ..................................
1 Character matrix Pica Elite Semi-condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Proportional Draft 24X 9 24X 9 16X 7 24X 9 24X 9 Bit image dot-matrix 8-pin normal (60 DPI) 8-pin double (120 DPI) 8-pin high-speed double (120 DPI)* 8-pin quadruple (240 DPI)* 8-pin CRT I (80 DPI) 8-pin CRT II (90 DPI) 24-pin normal (60 DPI) 24-pin double (120 DPI) 24-pin CRT III (90 DPI) 24-pin Triple (180 DPI) 24-pin Hex (360 DPI)* LQ 24X 31 24X 27 16X 21 24X 16 24X 16 24X n 8 X 816 8 X 1632 8 X 1632 8 X 3264 8 X 1088 8 X 1224
Fanfold (continuous) Width ...............4 .0” - 16.0” (101.6 -406.4 mm) Length .............. Minimum 5.5” (139.7 mm) Thickness ......... Single-ply paper 0.07-0.11 mm Total for multi-part forms 0.25 mm Weight .............52-82 g/m’, 45-70 kg, 14-22 lb Copies .............. Original + 2 copies Maximum buffer size ................ Without Download 40.0 kB With Download 256 Bytes E Standard mode ..............,... Epson LQ-106O, NEC 24-wire Graphics commands IBM mode .........................
PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined). Parallel interface Function Name Pin 1 STROBE Goes from high to low (for ~ 0.
Serial Interface Pin 1 ‘ 3 I , GND Printer’s chassis ground TXD This pin carries data from the printer RXD I This pin carries data to the printer 4 RTS This pin is always set to Space 5 CTS This pin is Space when the computer is ready to send data. This printer does not check this pin 6 N/C 7 GND 8-10 11 I Function Name 12 13 14-19 20 21-25 I N/C Signal ground I RCH I N/C GND This printer turns this pin to Space when it is ready to receive data.
! CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the Standard and IBM character sets, The decimal character code of each characters shown in an insetto the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of-thetable. For example, the character “A” is in column 4 and row 1, so its hexadecimal character code is 41. This is equivalent (4 x 16+ 1 = 65) to decimal 65, the number in the inset.
m Standard character set #2
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International character sets When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the Standard character set: Country U.S.A.
IBM character set #2 Code Page #437 (U.S.A.
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I Code Page #850 (Multi-1ingual) c 3 i a r-i 171 U 4 5 L ii 132 a A
m Code Page +?860(Portuguese) c i 135
Code Page #861 (Icelandic) c 136 i
Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.
Code Page #865 (Nordic) c 138 i
Character set #1 c i #2. c d a f s 1 c 8 9 (NW) Iii m (m 1 F ITs (m2) 2 Iii ~ (ax) 3 pi m (DC!) 4 Iii Iiii o I+I I41 IN k--l-old l 6 7 A B 22 1 23 m) 8 9 b 8 2! (El!) (HT) ‘? 25 (LF) hi lx (VT) (ESC) m (FS) (m c hi I_ii m D IT b (so) E h I_% F hi 5 6 h (W.
IBM special character set A c H-id-+4 1 I 1 “, 1 ,“ 1 — 2 — 3 4 5 %.id 6 1 ● 7 7 n 8 23 t 8 24 11 0 9 I A B I 1 I . 1 ‘ I 1 I .
INDEX Absolute horizontal tab, 89 Adjustment lever, 3, 18 mode, 43,65 A s c e p A 8 m B , 3 C C c B p d 8 i f c m c C C c c c C C C C C C C 8 D A c D D D D c c
I D D D c c c c I LE- 9I L setting, 41 Electronic E E H H H H H 7I p 3 p E m c s I c I F c m c Left margin, s c 2 1 m 7 F w G G G G c d p d M 4 s
M I1 L N g 5 m i p Off Jine command, 98 LINE button, 28 7 I8 O O O O Printing trouble, I P a c c m O Q L!2 4 m 3 h 3 I3 p m c s P d i c c m I I8 3 S S c d
I d c c S S S S S Switch I c c f m u T f T T 3 I m“ Underlining, 68.
C S Standard Mode f C Function c < < < < < < < < < B B H L V F C E C < < < C f f r p p o p < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < “ < < < < < < < C C R E C M A E o l l l f p p f n O I ‘ e p l f p I S A A S S s c p m s m p h i c R d c n2 m(l ml m2 dl d2 < I> n2 ml m2 n2 D S S n d s g l s U S n nO ‘ n c m r v l l l n < < < < < < < < < < < < < p o p n n l c p < < < < < < < P S S S S C O c s s s 80 i i n i u c c c i c c f u i p O 1 C R nm “ n n] n
Controlcode < ‘ n2 ... <0> “ n2 ml n12 r O 1 n rrl n2 ml n12 n2 ml m2 <4><0><0> n2 no n! n n n n “ “ I “ n n2 ‘ nl n2 II m p m i c s s p p p d q d 8 8 c . g p h s c p 8 r l f f l m s o c c t h n d c p l ml m2 rn.
IBM Mode f mode. C Function c < < B B H L V F C E C < < < < < < I> < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < P C C E C M A E < “ P f f r p p o p p o l l e p l p p l f f p p s p U “ “ l s < l s or n13f50i i E t p C a < ‘ l / p f c c E p /71))2“#” //.7 /)4<0> M.5n]) n]~ .nt9 dl d?.. .dr D R “ < < ml r772 E C D C S P n P t?lf P n /?{.? d p l s v p l p l h .
Controlcode F < < < < < < < < < Uni-directionalprinting Expandedprinting Set leftandrightmargins Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Printquadruple-densit)R-bitgraphics Selectcharacterh w l s < < < < < < < < < < < I I < . “ .. < < < < n tn2 ,,. ‘ “ “ “ n] “ S S S < < ‘ .
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