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  • Page 1: Users Manual

    MULTI-FONT MULTI-FONT 8082 0415 USERS MANUAL...
  • Page 2 To conformto FTZ-regulations it is ncccssaryto makeailcmmectionstothepMkr with shieldedcable. The equipmentmay only be opened by qualif]edservice representatives, The obovc stafensanfapplies only foprinters mrkted FR-10, FR-15, ND-10/15, NR-10/15: StarMicrcnics Co., Ud. IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter, Proprhster II, PC.DOS: International B usiness Machines Corp.
  • Page 3 CONGRATULATIONS Thankyou for buyingthisprinter.This printeris providedwith the follow- ing featunx: 2 print modes- Draft and Near Letter Quality Many diffenmttypefacesbuilt into the printer Epson or IBM Pmprintercompatibilityincludinggraphics Comprehensive paper-handling facilities(cut-sheetor tractoras stan- dard, with optionalAutomaticSheetFeeder) Paper-park facility for loading cut-sheet paper without having to unloadfanfoldpaper MemorySwitchfacility,enablingcomprehensive programmingfrom the front panel...
  • Page 4 Chapter 4- Emulations and escape codes Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedby yourprinter,and the softwarecommandsused to drive it. This sectionis of use if you zue writingor modifyingprogramsto take advantageof the printer’sfeatwvs. Chapter 5- DIP Switches This sectionexplainshow to set the DIP switchesto make systemsettings on the printer. Chapter 6- MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers runningunder MS-DOS is currentlythe most popular ccmflguration of microcomputer,we have in-...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLEOF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION LOCATING THEPRINTER ... UNPACKING,SEITING UP ANDCONNECTION... 1 up...3 Setting Comection ...5 LOADINGPAPER... Cut-sheet paper...7 Fanfold paper(continuous) stationery ..8 Oncethepaperhasbeenloaded ... Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS CONTROLSAND Controls... 11 Indicators...11 PITCHSETTING... 12 PitchPanelLock... 12 FONT SETTING... 13 FontPanelLock...
  • Page 6 Formfeedcontrolcodes...39 Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodes...,...4 1 Horizontalprintpositioncontrolcodes...44 Downloadedcharactercontrolcodes...48 Graphics ...52 Miscellaneous codes...55 ASCIIcommandsequences...63 Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING ...69 Powersupply...70 Printing...70 Paperfeeding...72 MAINTENANCE...75 ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP ...75 RIBBONREPLACEMENT ...76 REPLACINGTHE PRINTHEAD...78 FRONTPANELDIAGNOSTICAND TEST MODES...80 Shorttestmode...80 Longtest mode ...81 Text testmode ...82 Hexadecimal d umpmode...83 Bidirectional t est/adjustment m ode ...84...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    chapter 1 The followingsectioncovemtheunpackingandinstallationof yourprinter, togetherwith informationon paperloadingand handling(bothcontinuous and cut-sheetpaper). LOCATINGTHE PRINTER Beforeyou startunpackingand settingup yourprinter,make sure that you have a suitableplaceon whichto locateit. By “a suitableplace”,we mean: A firm, level surfacewhichis fairly vibration-free Awayfromexcessiveheat (ie awayfrom directsunlightand away from heaters,etc) Away fmm excessivehumidity Away from excessivedust...
  • Page 8 Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare: Serial(IN-232) interfaceboard Automaticsheet feeder Coloroptionkit See the installationinstructionscontainedwith these optional items for detailsof how to attachthem to your printer.

  • Page 9: Settingup

    Settingup Placeyourprinterin the positionwhereit is goingto be permanentlysited, and remove all packingmaterialfrom inside the top cover. This packing materialis intendedto pnwentdamageto theprinterin transit.Youmaylike to keep this packingwith the printer cartonif you intendtranspofiingthe printerfor use at a differentlocation. The platen knob should be removed from the accessory box inside the s~pping carton.Mountthe platenknob on the shaft on the right-handside of the printer.Turn theknobon the shaftbeforepushingtheknobfullyinto position.
  • Page 10 Removethe top coverby liftingthe front (usingthe two grips at the side), and pullingtowardsyou. Now installthe ribbon. 1 Usethetensioningknobon the ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack (turn clockwise). The ribbonshouldpass betweenthe printhead and the printhead shield (see illustrationbelow). Usethegnpson thesideoftheribboncartridgeto helplocatethecartridge (squeezethem inwardsgently),and make sure that the spindleson the cartridgeholderfit into the socketson the cartridgeitself.

  • Page 11: Comection

    Connection Comect the printerto yourcomputer,usinga standardparallel-typecable. On a PC or PC/AT-typecomputer,this meansthat you use the 25-way D- typeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type 36-wayconnec- tor at the printer end. The pinoutsof the printer’scomector m given in Chapter8 if you need a cable for connectionto anothercomputer. Plugtheprinterintoa suitablemainsoutlet.However,DONOTturn on the power switchat the back of the printeryet.
  • Page 12 may needto set someDIP switchesinsidethe printerbeforeyou start using it. Theseswitchesenableyou to configwethe printeras an Epsonor as an IBM Proprinterprinter.The DIP switchesalso enableyou to selecta character set other than the USA character set, if your supplier has not alreadyset theseup for you.The DIP switchcoveris locatedinsidethe top cover(seebelow).Usetheendof apaper-clip(orsimilar)to settheswitches.

  • Page 13: Loadingpaper

    LOADINGPAPER f ollowingsectionsexplainhowto loadpaper- single-sheet(cut-sheet), withoutthe AutomaticSheetfeeder,and also the operationsnecessaryfor loadingcontinuous(fanfold)stationery. If youtm usingthe AutomaticSheetFeeder,pleasereferto the instructions suppliedwith the AutomaticSheetFeederunit. Cut-sheetpaper Placethe paperguidein position,locatingthe lugs on the bottomof the assemblyinto the slotson the printerbody. Makesurethatthe releaseleveris pushedtowardstheback of theprinter (~ position). Adjustthe paperguidesto matchthe sizeof paperyou will be using (re- memberingthatprintingwill startsomedistancefmm theleft-handedge of the carnage).

  • Page 14: Fanfoldpaper (Continuous)Stationery

    Turn on thepowerusingthe switchat thebackof theprinter.The printer wilibeep,indicatingthatno paperis in positionfor printing.The orange indicatoralso showsthis. PAPER Nowpmssthe (SE’’WT’PARK: and he paper will be fed and adjust&1 past the print head to a position ready for printing.The paperbail will be movedback to grip the paper againstthe platen,and the printhead will moveto the start position.
  • Page 15 2 Pushthe releaselevertowardsthefrontof theprinter(tothe ~ position). This has the effect of releasingthe paper from the platen roller, and engagingthe tractorfeed. 3 With the sprocket covers open, tluvad the paper over the sprockets, aiigningthe sprocketholes withthe pins on the sprockets. 4 Adjustthe spacingof the sprocketsby slidingthem alongthe bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocketto release and lock the sprocketimposition (whentheleverisup, thesprocketmaybemoved,and when it is down,the sprocketis locked).

  • Page 16: Oncethepaperhasbeenloaded

    7 Nowpnxthe @&@button.Thepaperbailwi llmoveclearof thepaper, and the paper will be fed and adjustedpast the print head to a position ~ady for printing.The paperbail will be movedback to grip the paper againstthe platen,and the printhead willmoveto the startposition.As whenloadingcut-sheetpaper,theMemorySwitchsettingwilldetermine the initialpositionof the paper after auto-feeding,and the micm feed functionmay be used to adjustthe paperposition.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Front Panel Controls

    chapter2 FRONT PANELCONTROLS The followingsectiondescribesthe front panelcontrolsand indicatorson yourprinter,togetherwithadescriptionofthefunctionsperformedby them. CONTROLSAND INDICATORS The followingis a brief guide to the controlsand indicatomon the front panel. Controls W-LIGHT CO”mm LETTER-Q SCRIPT SANSERIF CINEMA FONT INTERNAL DRAFl The printeris equippedwith fivebuttons:fmm left and .@!I (smaller buttons), and @E@, buttons).

  • Page 18: Pitchsetting

    Inadditiontotheseindicators, t he~ m twoothers, indicatorwill illuminatewhenpoweris suppliedto the printer,and POWER indicatorwill illuminatewhen no paperhas been inserted. PAPER PITCHSEITING Usethe buttontosetthepitchthatwillbe printed.Rememberthatthe PITCH’ printer.mustbe off-linefor you to do this. Successivepnxses of thisbutton will illuminate(and select)the followingoptionsin this order: ( Pitch charactersper inch 12charactersper inch 17charactersper inch...

  • Page 19: Font Setting

    FONTSEITING buttonwill illuminatea font indicator.Rememberthat the ~ hXSiIlg ‘oNT: theprintermustbeoff-linefor youto dothis.Notethattheselectionof some fonts(shownin yellowon the frontpanel)is shownby an orangeindicator, and the selectionof others(shownin greenon the frontpanel)is shownby a green indicator.Holdingdownthe Mtween the fonts available. Font Panel Lock lfthe buttonimpressed whenthe printeris turnedon,the fontwillbe .TONTI “locked”,andno fontchangescanbemadefromsoftware.It is stillpossible, however,to put the printer off-line and change the font using the ‘~ONf’...

  • Page 20: Paperhandling

    PAPERHANDLING The followingsectionsdescribethe ways in which you can controlpaper feeding,etc by means of the front panelcontrols: Form feed formfeed can be achievedfrom the frontpanelin the followingway: Put the printer off-line, by pressing the indicatoris extinguished. Press the button,and keep it depnxsed. .!APEBFEED Press the =‘...

  • Page 21: Shorttear-Offfunction

    Insertthe cut sheetpaperin the paper guides Pressthe buttonin orderto feedthe cut sheetto the startingprint 6fi~~ECTPAR~ position.The printer will automaticallygo on-line. Print as normalon the cut sheet(s),andwhenyouhaveftished printing, put the printeroff-line(by p~ssing the . If the softwarehas not donethis for you,eject the paper by pressingthe @IS!:@ button.

  • Page 22: Microfeed

    Micro Feed Feed facilityis usefulif you wish to alignthe paper exactly.It The Micro feedsthe paper forwardsor backwardsin l/216th inch increments. To use this featwe, put the printeroff-line(usingthe (- Then press the @@> button, and either the paper forwatis), or the @W@ button(to feed the paper backwards). Holdingdownthesebuttonscontinuously willcontinueto feedthepaperfor- wardsor backwardsin small increments.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Setting Up The Memory Switches

    chapter 3 THE MEMORYSWITCHES In additionto the pitchand font,manyotheroptionsregardingthe setupof the printercan be carriedout fromthe frontpanel.To accesstheseoptions, it is necessaryto turnoff theprinter,andthenturn it on again,whileholding downthe [~IE’1, .WR.FEED’I printerto print a series of questionsand optionsto which you can answer usingthe frontpaneibuttons.This is calledthe MemorySwitchmode. 12CPI PROP PITCH...
  • Page 24 Whenyoupress the { be printedto confirmthat the optionhas been chosen. The menusare organizedin a hieramhical(tm-structumd) 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” or “trunk”, use the ~ PITCH’...

  • Page 25: Menuoptions

    MENUOPTIONS followingis a list of the optionswithinthe menus,andtheirmeanings, togetherwiththepromptsprintedinMemorySwitchmode.Thepromptsare givenin capitallettersin squarebrackets,thus: [OFF].Factorysettingsare markedhem with an asterisk(for example,[ON*]).A summaryof factory settingsis also providedfollowingthis section. CommandMenu This menu allowsyou to setup variousparameterscontrollingthe overall setupof the printer: The printer RAM may be used as a print buffer USAGE [BUFFER*], f ordownloading fonts[DOWNLOAD], o r as a single-linebuffer [lLINE.BUFFER].

  • Page 26: Printmenu

    Print Menu Thismenuallowsyouto setup variousprintingoptionswhichwillbe auto- maticallyselectee-whenever y ou turn the printeron: ThiswillselecteitherNearLetterQualityWQ] orDraft PRINT QUALITY [DRAFF] mode. You may select a print pitch of either [1OCPI*]or PRINTPITCH [12CPIl(c’CPI” s tandsfor“charactersper inch”),orpro- portionalspacingPROP]. You may selectcondensedprint to be either IOIP] or CONDENSED PRINT IONlat power-up.

  • Page 27: Formsmenu

    FormsMenu This m enuallowsyouto setvariousoptionsassociatedwithpaperhandling: SHORTTEAROFF Whenusingfanfold Off option allows you to tear off one sheet of paper withouthavingto ejectthewholeof thefollowingsheet. Ifthisoptionis set[ON*],whenthepaperreachesthetop of the form, it will automaticallybe advanceda little, allowingyouto tearoff thepapereasily.Set thisoption to IOFFIif Youdo not wantto use it. When usingfanfold(continuous) paper, you may wish SKIPOVER PERFORATION...

  • Page 28: Factorysettings

    Factory settings The followingis a list of the settingssetup at the factory,whichmaybe re- storedby choosingthe FACTORYSET optionfrom the main menu: COMMAND MENU RAMUSAGE QUIETMODE GRAPHICSDIRECTION AUTOON-LINE FONTMENU ZERO STYLE NLQ FONT STYLE PRINT MENU PRINTQUALITY PRINTPITCH CONDENSEDPRINT ITALICPRINT PAPER MENU OPTIONASF AUTOLOADING AUTOLOADING(ASF)

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Emulations And Escape Codes

    chapter 4 EMULATIONS The printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the fhnctions of the Epson EX-800 and EX-lOOOpnnters. Additional command codes are included as a supset of these emulations. mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter II. Additional In IBM command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.

  • Page 30: Commandcodesandescapesequences

    1000Oh - IOh= FFFOh and the nxdt is dividedinto the two bytesof F7)hand FFh, If “non-printable” codes are given, ie those codes fmm OOh through IFh and 71%,these codes will be enclosed in angle brackets, for example cDC1>. The name in the angle brackets is that assigned to the code in the ASCII con- vention.
  • Page 31 Followingthe heading,the full form of the commandis given, using the ASCIInamesfor controlcodes,eg <ESC>(theanglebracketson eitherside of thenamearenotpartof thename,beingsimplydelimitem, a ndshouldnot be entered).Variableparametersrueindicatedby a letter(usually“n”), and an optional number, enclosed in angle brackets (eg cnO>). Where an indefinitenumberof pararnetemare to be supplied,the cos are separated by an ellipsis(“...

  • Page 32: Font Styleand Charactersetcontrolcodes

    Font style and characterset controlcodes Select italic characters <ESC> <FS> I ICh The sequence above selects italic character printing. Deselectitalic printing <ESC> <FS> The sequence above deselects italic printing. print mode \ select <ESC>, This command selects the print mode for subsequent printing, where <n> may be a binary value of OOh orOl h, or either of the,ASCHcharacters “O”or”l”...
  • Page 33 I Selectfont <ESC> Thecommandaboveselectsa typefaeeforsubsequent N LQprinting,where<n>is a binaryvaluein the rangeof OOh to 07h.The followingtableshowsthe effectof differentvaluesof thisparameter: Binary Selectedfont Value OOh I Courier I Sanserif I 02h I Letter-Gothic Any otherparametersare invalidand will be ignored.This commandwillalso be ignoredif FontPanelLockhas beenselected. Select charactertable <ESC>...
  • Page 34 I Select primarycharacterset The commandaboveselectstheprimarycharacterset. Thereye no parameters.The area from80h to 9Fh is usedfor controlcodes. [ Seiect secondarycharacterset The commandaboveselectsthe secondarycharacterset. Thereare no parameters. T heareafrom80hto 9Fh is usedforprintablecharacters. Select internationalcharacterset <Esc> <FS> The commandaboveselectsan international c haracterset, where<n> is a binary valuein the rangeOOh throughOEh.Thecharacterset selectedis dependenton the valueof cn>, as shownin the tablebelow: Value of ~...
  • Page 35 Any other valuesof <n> are invalidand will be ignored.The specialcharacters affectingeach symbolset are givenin Chapter9. \ Printcontinuouslyfrom the AHCharactersChart I ‘27 The commandaboveallowsa seriesof specialcharactersto be printedfrom the controlcodearea(OOh thru IFh),wherethetwoparametersgivethetotalnumberof charactersto be printed(low byte fiist). On receiptof this command,any codes receivedin therangeOOh throughIFh willnot be interpretedas controlcodes,but will print the characterscorresponding to thosecodes.This will continuefor the numberof charactersdesignatedby <n@ and <nI>.

  • Page 36: Fontpitchcontrolcodes

    Fontpitch controlcodes Set pica pitch printing <ESC> The command above sets all subsequentprinting to pica pitch. There are no parameters. T hiscommandwillbe ignoredif PitchPanelLockhasbeenselected.It maybe candled by a cESC>M (elitepitchset)command. Set pica pitch printing <Dc2> The commandabove sets the print pitch to pica. There are no parameters.This commandis ignoredif PitchPanelLock modehas been selected.
  • Page 37 Set condensedprint mode <S1> <ESC> <S1> Eitherof the two commandsabove will set condensedprint mode. There are no parameters.Subsequentprintingwill take place at approximately1.7 times the numberofcharacters/inch thanwaspreviouslythecase.Thisis cancelledonreceipt of a cDC2>command. T hiscommandwillbe ignoredifPitchPanelLockmodehas been selected. I Cancelcondensedprint mode Thecommandabove cancelsthecondensedprint m ode.Therearenopammeters.On receiptof this command,all subsequent p rintingwillbe doneat the pitch selected priorto a cESC>...

  • Page 38: Specialprintmodecontrolcodes

    Set or cancel pica proportionalpitch <ESC> The commandabovesetsor cancelspicaproportional p itchprinting,wherecn> is abinaryvalueofeitherOOh o rOlh.Ifcn>issetto Olh,thenpicaproportional p rinting is enabled,and if Q> is setto OOh, t henpicaproportional p rintingis disabled.Any othervaluesof<m withthiscommandwillsetpicapitch,andthepMter willattempt toprint<n>.If PanelPitchLockmodehasbeenselected,thenthiscommandwillbe ignored. Specialprint mode control”codes Seiectkancei expandedprinting <ESC>...
  • Page 39 Cancelone-lineexpandedprint I <DC4> The commandabove cancelsthe one-lineexpandedprint mode set by cSO> or cESC> <SO>. There are no parameters I Select Masterprint mode cESC> l13h The commandaboveselectsa “Masterprint”mode, composedof the addition Bit Value Value (dec) (hex) Et=E= 64 I 40h I 7 I 128 I 80h Hence, if condensed italic underlined print is required at 12cpi, the values of bits 2, together.Tl&...
  • Page 40 I Select print mode <ESC> The commandabove selects the print mode (resident/downloaded font, pitch), wherecn> is a binaryvalue.Theprintmodeselectedby differentvaluesof-> is shown‘inthe tablebelow: I + I Dniftwith elite pitch I 2 I sanserif NLQ download Thiscommandis ignoredif PanelLock modehas been selected. I Select emphasizedprint mode <ESC>...
  • Page 41 Select double-strikeprinting <ESC> Thecommandabovewillselectthedouble-strike printmode.‘Ilere areno parame- ters.Anycharactersprinted subsequent t othereceiptofthiscommandwillreprinted in double-strike mode. Cancel double-strikeprinting <ESC> The command above will cancel the double-srnkeprint mode. There are no parameters.AnychamcterspMted subsequent t o thereceiptof thiscommandwill be printedin non-double-strike p rintmode(canceling the effectof the cESC> G command).

  • Page 42: Line Spacecontrolcodes

    Select superscriptkubscript <ESC> Thecommandabovewillselecteithersuperscript o r subscriptprinting,where<O isabinaryor ASCIIvaluewhichmaytakethevaluesOOh throughOlhor”o” through “l”. If&e valueis Wh or “O”,superscript p rintingwillbe selected,andif c~=olh or “l”, thensubscriptprintingwillbe selected. Cancel superscripthubscript <ESC> Thecommandabovewillcancelsuperscript o r subscript p rinting(ifeitherhas been selected). T herearenoparameters. I feithersuperseript o rsubscriptprinting hasbeen selected,thenprintingsubsequent t o receiptof thiscommandwillbe in thenormal position.
  • Page 43 Set line spacingto 1/8 inch <ESC> Thereare no parameters. T he commandabovesetslinespacingto 1/8inch,where “O”is the ASCIIvalue“O”. Set iine spacingto 7/72 inch <ESC> Therearenoparameters. T hecommandabovesetslinespacingto 7/72inch,where “l” is the ASCIIvalue“l”. Set iine spacingto 1/6 inch <ESC> Thereare no parameters. T he commandabovesetslinespacingto 1/6inch,where “2”...
  • Page 44 Set line spacingto n/72 inch <E!W> I 27 Thecommandabovesetsthe linespacingin incrementsof 1/72inch,where<O is a binaryv~ue. on receiptof thiscommand,linespacingwillbe setto <0f72 inch. Define line spacing(1/72 inch increments) <ESC> Thecommandabovedefineslinespacingin 1/72inchincrements, w herecn> is an optionalbinaryvalueifit knot txqual tozero,~> definesthelinespacingwhichwill be implemented afteran cESC>2commandhasbeenreceived.If <P = O,thenthe currentvalueof line spacingset by a previouscESbA commandwill remainin force.

  • Page 45: Formfeedcontrolcodes

    Reverseone-timelinefeed (in 1/216 inch Increments) The commandabove causesa precisereversepaper fmxl,where <n> is a binary value.Onreceiptofthiscommand,thepaperwillbefedbackwardsby<n>/216inch. No carriagereturnwilltakeplace,and thecurrentline spacingvaluewillbe unaf- fected. Set verticsi print position(in iines) <ESC> Thecommandabovesetsthenextverticalprintposition, w herecn> isabinaryvalue specifyingthenumberof lines(atcurrentlinepitchsetting)downfromthecurrent positionat whichprintingwillnexttakeplace.In thecommandthebinarycharacter Olh can be substitutedfor the ASCIIcharacter“l”. Form feed controlcodes Formfeed <m...
  • Page 46 I Reversefeed to top of form <FF> [“<ESC> The command above reverses the paper to the top of the form. There are no parameters. O n receiptof thiscommand,thepaperwillbe fedbackwardsto thetop of thecurrentpage.A carriagereturn(to the leftmargin)willalso takeplace.This commandis invalidif the ASF has been selected. Set page length(in inches) <ESC>...

  • Page 47: Marginsand Verticaltab Settingcontrolcodes

    I Set top-of-form <ESC> Thecommandabovesets thetopof-formPosition atthecurrentpaperposition. T here areno parameters. O n receiptof thiscommand,thetop-of-form positionwillbe set to thecurrentpaperposition. Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodes I Move to next verticaitab position t <V’b Thecommandabovemovesthepaperto thenextverticaltabposition.Thereareno parameters.On receiptof thiscommand,the printerprintsdata storedin the print buffer,andthepapermovesto thenextverticaltabpositionor (if rhereare no more verticaltabpositionson thepage),to the topof thenextpage.If no verticaltabpo- sitionshavebeensetwiththecESG B commandor if theyhavebeencleared,the papermovesforwardby one line.
  • Page 48 I Selectverticalform unit (VFU) channel <ESC> Thecommandaboveselectsa VFUwithinwhichall subsequent < VT>commands willbe executed,wherem tabscan be storedin differentchannels‘using the<ESC>b command,and selected usingthiscommand. [ Set VFU verticaltabs <ESC> ThecommandabovesetsverticaltabsinsideaVFW, w herem (0S-<7) (accessedby the <ESG / C- command),and subsequentabsolute values(in lines)of verticaltabs(accessedby thecVb command)are represented by <n@ to <nZ>.These valuesmustbe given in ascendingorder,otherwisethe commandwillbe terminated.The sequencemustend with a @JUL>(oOh).If no verticaltab valuesare givenbetweenthechannelnumberand the@JUb, thenall...
  • Page 49 Set top margin <ESC> Thecommandabove set.sthe topmargin,whereaisabinary the”height of thetopmarginto thefmt printedlinein lines(at thecurrentlinepitch setting).Printingwillstarton the (*>+lth) lineon the page.Subsequent c hanges to the linepitch settingwill not affectthisvalue. Set bottommargin <ESC> Thecommandabovesetsthebottommargin,wherea> isa binaryvaluespecifying thebottommargindeprhin linesat thecurrentlinepitchsetting.If thepagelength is reset (with the cESCX or <ESC>C<NUL>commands),the effect of this commandwillbelost.Subsequentchanges t othelinepitchsetting,however, w illnot affectthe lengthset by thiscommand.

  • Page 50: Horizontalprintpositioncontrolcodes

    I Set left margin I<ESC> Thecommandabovesetstheleftmargin,where“l” is a lowercase“L” (not“one”), and<o is a binaryvalueusedto settheleftmargin.Themarginis definedin terms ofthenumberofcharacterpositions a tcurrentpitch.Ifproportional s pacinghasbeen selected,thenthecharacterwidthforpicapitchis used.Theleftmarginmaynotbe closer than two print positionsto the right margin,otherwisethis command is ignored. I Set right margin <ESC> I IBh Thecommandabovesetstherightmargin,wherecn>...
  • Page 51 Set/cancelautomaticline feed <ESC> l%ecommandabovesetsorcancelsautomatic linefeed,wherec- isabinary value ofeitherOOh orOlh. If<m=Olh, thenwhenevertheprinterreceivesa <CR>(ODh), a linefeedwillautomatically beaddedby theprinter.If cn>=OOh, thenthisfunction willbe cancelled. I Moveto next horizontaltab <I-In Thecommandabovemovestheprintheadto thenexthorizontaltab setting.There arenoparameters. I f therearenohorizontal t abssetonthelinefollowingthecurrent print position,this commandis ignored.If underliningis on, then skippedprint positionsare not underlined.
  • Page 52 Restoretabs to defaultsettings <ESC> The commandaboverestoresall tabs (verticaland horizontal)to defaultsettings. Thereare no parametm. On receiptof thiscommand,all verticaltab settingswill be cleared,and all horizontaltabswillbe resetto everyeighthposition,startingat column9. Set relativehorizontaltab positions <ESC> The command above sets horizontal tabs, where -> receiptof thiscommand,all horizontaltabswillbe cleared,and newonesinserted every <n>...
  • Page 53 I Set justificationmode <Esc> The commandabove will set the justifkation mode in which the printer prints receiveddata,where-> isabinaryorASCIIvalueintherangeOOh (or’’O”) t hrough 02h (or “2”).The meaningsof thesevaluesare shownin the tablebelow: Value The default(whenthe printeris f~st turnedon) is leftjustifkation. Producecharacterspace <ESC> <s> The commandaboveproducesa spacecharacter,wherecSI% is the ASCIIspace character(20h),anda>...

  • Page 54: Downloadedcharactercontrolcodes

    I Move print head <ESC> <FS> Thecommandabovemovestheprintheadrelativeto the lastprintposition,where and cnl> are two binarynumbers(lowbytefwst)specifyingthe amount(in inches)by whichtheprintheadwillmovefromthelastprintposition.Thenumber represented bytheparameterssignifies m ove~entin l/120thsinch.Apositivevalue willmovetheprintheadtotherighganda negativevaluewillmoveit totheleft.See “NumericalRepresentation”for derailsof hownegativevaluesare representedin this way. Downloadedcharactercontrolcodes Copy standard <ESC> <FS> Thecommandabovecopiesthecharactersfromtheselcctcdcharactersetwitha>, as shownbelow,intothedownloadRAMarea.<NUb is theASCIIcharacterOOh. This commandis only valid if “DOWNWARD”has been selectedin the RAM USAGEmenuoftheMemorySwitch(seeChaptcr3fordetails).Allcharactersfrom 20hto FFharecopied.Regardlessof thecharacterse~thecharacters80hto 9Fhare...
  • Page 55 Definedraft downloadcharacter(s) <ESC> & <NUb The commandaboveenablesthedefinitionof “soft’’characters t o be downloaded. This commandis only valid if “DOWNLOAD”has been selectedin the RAM USAGEmenuof theMemorySwitch(seeChapter3 fordetails),andthedraftmode hasbeen selectedbeforethiscommandis executed. Thefollowingrulesareobsexved. < cl> andec2> arebinaryvalueswhichdetermine the characterrange which will be replacedby downloadeddata. For instance,if <cZ>=20hand cc2>.30h, all charactersfrom20h through30hwillbe overwriuen by thedownloaded data.If a downloaded characteris storedin thearea80hthrough 9Fh, it can only be printed in the characterset #2 mode.
  • Page 56 Definedraft downloadcharacter(s) <ESC> = al> 4> I IBh 3Dh cd> 4> al> 42> Thecommandaboveenablesthe definitionof “soft”charactersto be downloaded. This commandis only valid if “DOWNLOAD”has been selectedin the RAM USAGEmenuof theMemorySwitch(seeChapter3 fordetails),and thedraftmode hasbeen selectedbeforethis commandis executed. The followingrules are observed.cnl> and d> characterdata that will follow.cm is the charactercode of the frostcharacter defined.al>...
  • Page 57 graphics(130h throughDFh,F4handF5h),but thesecharacterscan onlybe printed when the standardcharactersethasbeen selected. <al> andca2> are attributebytes,settingthe startingdot column,printable width(in dots),and endingdot columnrespectively. Theverticaldefinitionof thecharactersis 18dots.Eachbytethereforerepresentsa third of the vertical definition.If co bytes am required for a character, the arrangement o fthesebytesis asfollows(wherethebytenumbersarerepresentedby decimalnumbers,startingatO),andthctotalwidthof thecharacterhasbeendefined by theparametercal>: Byte ??nd...

  • Page 58: Graphics

    Select download/standard characterset <ESC> Thecommandaboveselectseitherthestandardordownloaded characterse~where cn> is abinaty value(OOh o rOlh) oran ASCIIvalue(“O”or’’l”). If cn> equalsOOh or “O”,the standardcharacterset is selected.Thisis thedefaultvalueat power-on. If Olh or “l” hasbeen selected,thenthedownloadedcharacterset is selected. Graphics Thefollowingcommands relatetothegraphical c apabilities of theprintex (bitimage mode).Allbit-imageprintingis carriedoutasrastergraphics(iedatais acceptedin blocks,and thenprintedas adjacentlinesof graphicsone dot wide).
  • Page 59 ~elationship of bit numberto dot position] When the printeris printingbit-image&ta, therelationshipof dots to pins usedis as follows: Pin number Select 8-dot normaldensity <ESC> The commandaboveselects8dot normaldensitybit-imageprinting,where<n@ and cnl> are binaryvalues(lowbyte frost)representingthe numberof databytes followingthe command.The data bytes are representedby d(b ... dn>. This commandhas the sameeffectas <ESG * O.
  • Page 60 I Select 8-dot double-speeddouble-density <Esc> I IBh l%ecommandaboveseleas 8-dotdouble-speed, double-density bit-imageprinting, wherec@- and cnl> arebinaryvalues(lowbytef~st) representingthenumberof databytesfollowingthecommand. T hedatabytesarerepresentedbycdb... <d-. Thiscommandhas the sameeffectas cESC> * 2. Set 8-dot quadruple-density <ESC> I IBh The commandaboveselects8-dotquadruple-density bit-imageprinting,where cn~ and”cnl>arebinaryvalues(lowbytefrost) representingthenumberof data bytesfollowingthe command.The databytesare representedby cd~ ... cdn>. Thiscommandhas the sameeffectas cESC>...

  • Page 61: Miscellaneouscodes

    (low byte f~st) giving the number of graphicsdata bytes following(as values representedby ~ ... -do). The numberof data byte is twice the numberof graphicscolumnsto be printed. Miscellaneouscodes The followingcommandsdo not relate specificallyto graphics,but have more generalapplications: I Set MSB to 1 <ESC>...
  • Page 62 I CancelMSB control cESC> ThecommandabovecancelssoftwarecontroloftheMSB.Therearenoparameters. On receiptof thiscommand,softwarecontrolof themostsignificant b it (MSB)by the <ESC>>,<ESC>=(standard)or dYi>= (IBM)commands,willbe cancelled. Select zero stvle <ESC> Thecommandaboveselectsthestylein whichzeroeswillsubsequently beprinted, where<n> is eithera binaryvalueofOOh or Olhor an ASCIIvalueof “O”or “l”. If o> isOOh or“O”,rhen“normal”(non-slashed) z eroeswillbeprinted,butif it is Olh or “l”, thenthe“computer-style”...
  • Page 63 [ Cancel last line <CAN> The commandabovedeletesthe last linetransmittedto the printer. There are no parameters. T he lastlinetransmittedto theprinterwillbe erasedfromtheprinter’s buffer. Set printeroff-line <DC3> The commandabovesetsthe printeroff-line.Thereare no parameters.This com- mandis notequivalentto pressingthe . printeris on-line,as afterthe cDC3> commandhasbeenreceived,theprinterwill ignoreany data transmittedto i~ exceptfor the cDC1> command(below). Set printeron line <Del>...
  • Page 64 Deselectprinter(15” carriagemodelonly) <ESC> ThecommandabovedeselectsthepMter. Therearenoparameters. T hiscommand willdeselecttheprinter,forcingit to disregardalldataandcommandcodesuntila cDCI> (1lh) commandis receivedto put theprinterbackon-line.Thiscommand appliesonly to the modelof printerequippedwitha 15”carriage. I Sound buzzer <BEb The commandabovesoundstheprinter’sbuzzer.Thereare no parameters. I Disablepaper-outdetection <ESC> The command above disables the printer’s paper-outdetection.There are no parameters.
  • Page 65 I Enable/disablebidirectionalprinting cESC> Thecommandaboveenables o rdisablesbidirectional printing, w herea> isabinary valueofeitherOOh orOlh oran ASCIIvalueof either”O”or’’l”. If <n>is setto OOh or “O”,then bidirectionalprintingwill be performed,and if it is Olh or “l”, then unidirectional p rintingwillbeperformedsubsequent t othereceiptofthiscommand. If the Memory Switch setting has been made for bidirectionalprinting, this commandwillbe ignored.
  • Page 66 Enable/disablelarge characterprinting <ESC> Thecommandaboveenlargeswholeor partof characters, o r cancelssuchenlarge- men~where<n> is a binary valueof OOh through06h or an ASCII valueof “O” through“6”. <n> Effect Olh, “l” Double-high, d ouble-wide 02h,“2” Quadruple-high, q uadruple-wide 03h,“3” Double-high, d ouble-wide(Lowerhalfonly) 04h,“4” Double-high, d ouble-wide(Upperhalfonly) 05h,“5”...
  • Page 67 Select characterheight,width, line spacing <ESC> The commandaboveis used to controlcharacterheighgwidth and line spacing, wherecnb andcnl> (lowbytefnt) ate usedto supplythenumberof subsequent databytes(1 or 2).The effectof thetwodatabytes(d> and <rd>) is determined as follows: d> othervalues INo effect Cn3> Any othervalues INo effect Anysuperscript/subscript orcondensedmodeprintsettingspreviouslyselectedwill be cancelled,but if double-height p rintingis cancelled,the printerwill return to superscriptlsubscriptor condensedmodeprinting,ifthesewereselectedpreviously.
  • Page 68 Set/cancelimmediatemode <ESC> Thecommandaboveselectsor cancelsthe“immediate”printmode,wherecn> is a binmyvalueof eitherOOh or Olh or an ASCIIvalueof either“O”or “l”. If <n>is set to OOh or “O”,thenimmediateprintingis cancelled.If ~ thenimmediateprintingis enabled.In immediateprintmode,eachcharacteris sent straightto theprintheadas it is receivedfromthehostcomputer(unbuffered), a nd the papermovesup so that it is possibleto read what is on the paper,similarto a typewriter.

  • Page 69: Asciicommandsequences

    Thecommandabovecontrolstheoperationof theASF,wherecEIkb is theASCII code 19h,and<O maytakethebinaryvaluesOOh or 04h or theASCIIvalues“R” or “T”. The effectof tkesevaluesis summarizedbelow: Value Effect Select manualmode Select a utomode “R” Ejectpaper “T” Set top printposition. This parametermust be followed by anotherbinaryvalue (>1) signify- ing the distance (in 1/6 inch units) at which printingshouldstartbelow the topof the paper.
  • Page 70 Select/cancelitalic mint Thecommandaboveselectsor cancelsitalicprinting,wherecn> is an ASCIIvalue whichmaybeeither“l” or “O”.Anyothervalueswillbeignored.If->= italicprintingis enabled,and if cm = “O”,then italicprintingis cancelled. Select/cancelbold print Thecommandaboveselectsorcancelsboldprinting,wheree~ isan ASCIIvalue whichmaybeeither”l” or’’O”. A nyothervalueswillbeignored.If<~ = “l” then boldp;nting is enabled,and if m> = “O”,thenboldprintingis cancelled. I Selecticancelunderline The commandaboveselectsor cancelsunderlining, w hereen>...
  • Page 71 I Select color printing(with color optiononly) The commandaboveselectsthecolorto be printedwhenthecoloroptionis fitted, wherea> is artASCIIvaluefrom“O”through“6”. The color selectedby <n> is shownin the tablebelow: ControlASF ThecommandabovecontrolstheASF (AutomaticShmt Feeder),where<n>is an ASCIIparameterwhichcantakethevalues O exactlythe samefunctionas theESC<Ehb command. “l” I Double I Normal “2” I Normal ] Double “3”...

  • Page 73: Chapter 5 Dip Switches

    chapter 5 The bank of DIP switchesinsidethe printer(see illustrationbelow)is used for variousfunctions.All switchesare set ON when the printerleavesthe factory. Accessthe switchesby removingthe top cover,and then slidingthe black switch cover to the left and then pullingup, using the tab at the right, as shownin the illustrationabove.
  • Page 74 Switches 1 and used to determinethe emulationmode (standardor IBM)of the printer,and also to determinethe characterset to be used. Switch I ON OFF I OFF I IBM Switches4 through7 are used to select the Internationalcharacterset, as shownin the tablebelow: Switch Emulation I CharacterSet Standard 1 STDf /1...

  • Page 75: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    &ipter6 The followingsectionon troubleshooting andmaintenanceis intendedonly M a brief guideto these functions.Rememberthat your printeris a highly sophisticatedelectronicdevice,which also containshigh voltagesinside. For that ~ason, only carry out thoseoperationsdescribedin this section. CAUTION Anyattempt t ocarryoutoperations otherthanthosedescribed h eremayresultin electric shockand/ordamageto theprinter. maintenance, a lwaysfollowthe instructions carefully. TROUBLESHOOTING Your printer is a tdiable piece of precisionmachinery,which shouldnot causeyouanytmttble,providedit isusedandtreatedsensibly.However,the...

  • Page 76: Powersupply

    Powersupply If the POWERindicatordoesnot illuminate, Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Is power being supplied to the outlet? Is theprintervoltagecorrect? Printjng If yourprinterdoes not print,or suddenlystopsprinting,checkthe follow- ing: Check Is the interface cable con- nected securely? LINE Is the ON indicatorillu-...

  • Page 77: Printing

    If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following: Check Is the ribbon properly in- Stalted? Is the ribbonwornout? If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following: Check Are dots missing at random in the printing? Isa line of dots missing con- sistently throughout the printing? If your applicationsoftwarecannotprint the fonts or charactemselected,...

  • Page 78: Paperfeeding

    Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feeding smoothly,check the following: Check Is the paper release lever pushedback (to the ~ posi- tion)? . Is the paper guide in place andvertical? Are the left andright guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the Memory Switch settings? Are you tryingto feed paper...
  • Page 79 Check Are you hying to feed paper using the frontpanelbuttons LINE while the ON indicator is illuminated? ISthe paper thick? If the ASF is not operatingor is not feeding paper carectly, check the following: Check Has the ASF option been selected using the Memory Switch functions? Is the release lever set to the...
  • Page 80 If the paperpark facilitydoesnot appearto be workingcorrectly,checkthe following: Check Is the paperrelease lever in the ~ position? Has the fanfold paper been WWIY puked? If theshorttear-offfunctiondoesnot appearto be workingproperly,check: Check Has printing ended in the middle of a page? If text is being printed all on one line, or with extra blank lines, check the following: Check text all on the same...

  • Page 81: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE Essentially, y ourprinterisa robustpieceof equipment, b utshouldbetreated with a modicumof cam in orderto avoidmalfimctions. F or example: Keepyourprinterin a ’’comfortable” e nvironment. R oughlyspeaking,if youamcomfortable, t hentheenvironment i s suitableforyourprinter,too ,(see Chapter1). s Do not subjectthe printerto physicalshocksor excessivevibration. c Avoidover-dustyenvironments.

  • Page 82: Ribbonreplacement

    RIBBONREPLACEMENT The ribbons used by your printer MEendless-loopribbons in which the ribbonis recycled.Whentheprintqualitybecomestoo faint,you willneed to replacetheribbon.Useonlyribbonsnxommendedforuse withtheprinter (yoursupplierwill be able to adviseyou). 1 To removethe old ribbonfmm the printer,first turn off the power. 2 Removethe top cover,and holdthe ribbonby the two lugson each side. Push in the two lugs slightly,and pull upwardsto removethe ribbon.
  • Page 83 3 Takethe new ribbonandtensionit byturning the knobonthe top of the ribboncartridgeclockwise. 4 Nowinsertthe nbboncartridgeintotheholdergrippingitbythelugs, and turning the knob slightly ckwkwiseif necessary. Make sum that the ribbongoesbetweentheprinthead andthe platenguard (see illustration below). headshield ,Print 5 Now replacethe top coverandturn on the printer.You are now readyto start nxsing the printer.

  • Page 84: Replacingthe Printhead

    REPLACINGTHE PRINTHEAD Thisisnot ajob which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life of about 200 million dots. In normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. However, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon, the print head will Only use a replacementprint head as recommendedby your supplier.
  • Page 85 Print NOTE DO NOT applyexeessiveforce,as this mayresultin damageto theprinthead. 9 Fastendownthe newprintheadusingthe nmining washersand screws. @not applyexcessiveforcewhentighteningthescrews,asthismaystrip the t.lmad,but ensu~ that the printhead is firmly secured. 10 Replaeethe ribboncaruidge: Replacethe top cover. Re-insertthe powercableand re-applypower.Yourprintermay nowbe used. You may like to checkthe printqualityusing one of the test print pmeedums (SW below).

  • Page 86: Frontpaneldiagnosticand Test Modes

    FRONTPANELDIAGNOSTICAND TEST MODES The printeris equippedwitha numberof differentmodesfor diagnosisand testing.These am accessedfrom the front panel by holdingdown a front panelbutton(or combinationof buttons)whileturningon the powerto the printer. test and diagnostic modes available are listed below A text test print mode c A short test print mode “...

  • Page 87: Longtest Mode

    test mode released, and will print the vemionnumberof the printer’S PAPERFEED button ROM, eg “*** Ver 1.0 ***”, followed by the whole character set printed in each typeface and pitch available. Since the test print occupies the whole width of the carriage, it is recom- mended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possible darnage to the print head and/or platen.

  • Page 88: Text Testmode

    Texttest mode w b s HEtlORY SWITCH TREE $Xx MAIN HEN1 FRINT CURRENT SET INSTOLL MENU COHt4AND MENU FONT MENU PRINT HENU PAPER MENU FORHS MENU — ‘f4cTORY SET RAM USAGE EWFFER / DOWNLOAD / IL INEEWFFER QUIET fiOOE OFF / ON GRAPHICS OIRECTION SIX / UNI NITO ON-LINE...

  • Page 89: Hexadecimaldumpmode

    Hexadecimaldumpmode ( “ necessary to turn off the printer completely. tie printout will be similar to that produced by aMS-DOS DEBUG Display command, ie the hexadecimal values of the bytes received will be given in rows of 16, divided into two blocks of eight. “Unprintable” charactem, ie control codes from OOhthrough IFh and 7Fh t.hugh FFh, are represented by peliOdS.

  • Page 90: Bidirectional T Est/Adjustment M Ode

    BidirectionaltestYadjustment o o a .-oNE!!:.’ #i X AD JL15T11ENT a i f “NLQ-A”, “NLQ-B”, “NLQ-C”, “GRAPHICS-A” and “GRAPHICS-B”. — i o a P1OI)E A X ~ .EERFEE! PAPERFEED o a p buttons. ’ “DRAFT-B”, “...
  • Page 91 tw,n ON LINE ‘:— N-D-A [-ON LINE “ 4 LINE :PkPER FEED’ 4 tJL.13--i; 9 T e PITCH’...

  • Page 93: Chapter 7 Ms-Dos And Your Printer

    I i n m You may be a n a WordStar installation program. Read the section on escape sequences for details of how to change fonts (for example). MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER i i b t m t s u i s t b s t u t diffenmt typefaces.
  • Page 94 “ t b p a i a d a “ “ “ a f t a s f t i d a h i <...

  • Page 95: Graphicshardcopy

    O a P o b u o t command can be used to transmit control codes and escape sequences 120ma file to the printer in order to setup various parameters. For instance, if you want to set up NLQ printing, the command is <ESG x 1 (lBh 78h 31h).

  • Page 96: Programming Usingbasic

    resulting prior to printing document files. Of course, this command can also be included in a batch file. Sampleprogram The following lines of BASIC give examples of how the printer may be driven from within your own programs: 1000 ‘ control codes 1010 E$=CHR$(...
  • Page 97 1310 LPRINT H$;E$;“pi”; 1320 LPRINT P$;’’Proportional spacing,”; 1330 LPRINT E$;’’PO” 1340 LPRINT 1350 LPRINT H$;E$; ’’Wl’’Doubleble width,’’ 1360 LPRINT H$;E$; ”wl’’; ”Double-height 1370 LPRINT H$;E$; ’’h’’;CHR$(l) ;“Double-sized,” 1380 LPRINT H$;E$; ’’h’’ ;CHR$(2J ;“Quad-sized.”; 1390 LPRINT E$;’’h’’;CHR$(O) 1400 LPRINT :LPRINT 1410 ‘...
  • Page 98 1870 READ GD 1880 LoGO$(ROW) =LOGO$ (ROW)+CHR$(GD) 1890 NEXT COL 1900 NEXT ROW 1910 LPRINT E$ ; “A” ;CHR$(8) ; 1920 FOR ROW=l TO 4 1930 LPRINT “ “; 1940 FOR B=O TO 6 1950 IF B=2 THEN 2000 1960 IF B=5 THEN 2000 1970 LPRINT E$;’’*’’;CHR$(B)

  • Page 99: Howthe Programworks

    4130 DATA 2,124, 0, 0,130, 0, 0,124, 0, 0,128, 0 4140 DATA 0,120, 0, 0, 0, 0 4150 DATA 4160 ‘ 4170 ‘ Dot graphics 4180 ‘ ROW i 0, 0. 0, 0. 1. 3> 7. 7, 7, 15 4190 DATA 4200 DATA 14.
  • Page 100 o c s The K)W two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character “<” (character 60). The final part of the program uses dot graphics to print an “SW” logo. The dot pattern of the logo was originally laid out on graph paper, then converted to the data in lines 4180 to 4490 with the help of a calculator.
  • Page 101 < c ” ORATOR CHARACTERS, OCR-B characters, Print pitches are: Pica pitch Condensed pica pitch (17CP1), Proportional T H E S P A C I N’GS 1i i n Letter–Gothic, sap-k (10 CPI), Elite pitch (12 CP1), Con~ensed spacing, !il\ A I N S 1I n I n dumu+ww,...

  • Page 102: Patchesnecessaryto Use The Basicinterpreter

    Patchesnecessaryto use the BASICinterpreter b i s & ‘ & ‘fhesepatchesar conly f orusewithMicrosoft B ASICinteqxetersunderPC-DOS or MS-DOSon PCs/PC-ATsor compatibles.They will not work with other languages,machinesand/oroperatingsystems. a t h ( A a a N i a c T g r ( &...

  • Page 103: Chapter 8 Specifications

    ...S ...2 ...B ... 1 ...A ‘ J ...C...
  • Page 104 ... 9 x 1 ( ... D * I i i ...F ... O ... E ...C i t m adjacent + 3 c 9 x 8...
  • Page 105 ... O Weight (10” model) ... 8kg (17.61b) ... 1 ... 1...
  • Page 106 Name STROBE DATAO DATA1 4 I DATA2 DATA4 DATA5 DATA7 I BUSY PAPER SELE~ 14, 15 SIGNALGND CHASSIS 19-30 GND RESET ERROR EXT GND I 34.35 I N/C I SELECTIN o t p I Function Goesfromhightolow(forM.5ps)whenactive Highwhenactive Highwhenactive Hirzhwhenactive High when active High when active High when active High when active...

  • Page 107: Chapter 9 Character Sets

    c b f s i h “ i i c i 4 t > i a i 1= 6 Character Hexadecimal value (high order)

  • Page 108: Standardcharacterset#1

    (Ntk) 151 ml ml ‘ “ 1(’T)I%(E”)14 I % 7 1 ( E S C ) G 7 1 . . 1 .“, (CR) (RS) (s1) ’...
  • Page 109 .-1-. I . , Iinr: ‘ I l-l l--iii (CAN) (FF) (CR) (s1) — l-iii l-iii Imlp 11691 11851 I2 l-xi “...

  • Page 110: Standardcharacterset#2

    lther charactem are identical to Standard character set #1.

  • Page 111: Ibmcharacterset#2

    I m-l (SYN) I (BS}J (CAQ (HT) ~ ‘ I ‘ i ‘ 1:’ i ‘ i ‘ , I 271 -P-P 1 431 1051...
  • Page 112 & I 1831 I 1991...

  • Page 113: Imbcharacterset#L

    (SYN) (BEl) (EH) b d ( ’ ’ ) l m l .“, < “ {N(IL) (E)cl) l-iii b i s t 1 b t...

  • Page 114: Additionalcharacterset

    [Standardmode] [[MBmode]...

  • Page 115: International Charactersets

    INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERSETS 3 3 6 9 9 9 9 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 U.S.A. # $ @ [ / ] “ ‘ { ! } - c ~ # $ & “ g s ‘ ‘ 6 h & “- e Y PRANCE # $ s i-i 0 u - ‘...

  • Page 117: Index

    Applicationsoftwareinstallation, 8 7 ASF,220 Troubleshooting, 7 .3 AutoCR, 21 AutoLF, 21 Autoloading,20 ASF,20 Autoon-line,19 Automaticsheetfeeder- see ASF BASICprogramming, 9 0,96 Bidirectional p rinting,19 Bidirectional t estmode,84 Bufferclear/reseq16 Charactersets,101 Characterset,67,68 Cleaning,75 Commandcodes,24 Commandmenu,19 Condensedpring20 Comection to computer,5 Continuousstationery- See Fanfold paper Controls,11 Cut-sheetpaper,7 Defaultsettings,22...
  • Page 118 Maintenance settings, 16 Maintenance, 75 Maximum number of columns, 89,97 Memory switches, 17 Memory switch tree, 18,82 Micro Feed, 16 NearLetter Quality mode -see NLQ mode Negative numbers, 23 NLQ mode, 20 Numerical representation, Pagelength,21,67 Pa~r Cut-sheet,7 Fanfold,8 Parking,14 Size,21,67 Paperfeeding,troubleshooting, 72 Papermenu,20 Paperout detector,20...
  • Page 119 ConsumerResponse Star Micronics Co., printer and this manual. Please address your correspondence to: Worldwide Headquarters: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 194 Nakayoshida Shizuoka, JAPAN 422-91 Attn: Product Manager American Market: STAR MICRONICS AMERICA, INC. 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2702-25 New York, NY 10170...
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