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  • Page 1 MULTI-FONT LC-IOII USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE...
  • Page 2 However, should any crrotx be de@%4 ofthan. ‘Ihe above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual. 0 Copyright 1989 Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Intematiad Corp. of the contents of this manual at the time of...
  • Page 3 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into live chapters and four appendixes. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all of chapters 1 through 5. The appendixes can be referred to as necessary. Chapter 1 explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up.
  • Page 4 FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is a compact, convenient, monochrome printer without frills but with a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics.
  • Page 5 Type styles are: jy. ? I.- ,., I . . . ;>, KI f.- a .f:: ,_" I :;?. Courier characteks, characters, Sansevif ORATOR wIni SMALL with lower I TA L Its Print pitches are: Pica pitch, Elite pitch, Condensed pica pitch, Condensed elite pitch,...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SETTING UP THE PRINTER Chapter 1 Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection Check the carton contents Setting up Mount the platen knob Remove the top cover Install the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cover Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cord Loading single sheets Mount the paper guide...
  • Page 7 Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Left margin Right margin Clearing the buffer USING THE PRINTER WITH Chapter 3 COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Installing your software Printer menu Printer command options Type styles Page width Initialization sequence Setting the DIP switches Using your software Page alignment Type style and pitch selection...
  • Page 8 Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR Draft character NLQ character Appendix D CHARACTER SETS Standard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #l Additiona! character set International INDEX REFERENCE CARD character sets Inside the cover...

  • Page 9: Setting Up The Printer

    Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include - Locating the printer . .._ Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) 0 Setting up Loading single sheets Loading and parking fanfold forms Test printing Adjusting the printing gap Setting the DIP switches LOCATING Give some thought to the best place to put the printer.
  • Page 10 Figure 7-i. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Prmter, 2) Paper gume, a) rlaten knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual. Make an external inspection of the printer. following parts: Bail lever: opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen.

  • Page 11: Setting Up

    Figure 7-2. The printer’s external parts Release lever: releases the platen. printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms. Top cover: protects the print head and other parts. Rear cover: protects the sprocket feed mechanism. Entry slot: for inserting single sheets of paper. Control panel: controls various printer functions.

  • Page 12: Remove The Top Cover

    Figure T-3. Mounting the platen knob Remove the top cover Lift the front edge of the printer’s clear plastic top cover. Then disengage the tabs at the back of the cover and remove the cover completely. Figure 1-4. Removing the top cover...

  • Page 13: Install The Ribbon Cartridge

    install the ribbon cartridge The top side of the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon. Turn this handle in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. Next place the ribbon cartridge on the print head carriage, guiding the ribbon between the print head and the platen.

  • Page 14: Connect The Printer's Power Cord

    Connect the printer’s power cord. Check that the printer’s power switch (located at the left front) is OFF. Then plug the printer’s power cord into an AC wall outlet. Never plug or unplug the power cord while the printer is turned on. LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper.

  • Page 15: Semiautomatic Loading

    pure 1-7. Mountmg tne paper guise lor smgle sneew Semiautomatic Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or semiauto- matically with power on. We will start the easy way with semiautomatic loading. 1. Check that the release lever is down and the bail lever back (bail closed), then switch power on.

  • Page 16: Manual Loading

    loading Manual It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. Check that printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the printer is down. Insert a single sheet of paper into the entry slot as far as it will go, the same way as for semiautomatic loading.

  • Page 17: Loading And Parking Fanfold Forms

    LOADING AND PARKING Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. 1.
  • Page 18 lever Figure I-10. Opening the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth @we I-11. Closing the sprocket covers 10. Fit the holes in the paper over the sprocket pins. Check that the paper is even. 11. Close the sprocket covers (Figure l-l 1). 12.

  • Page 19: Paper Parking

    13. Turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward until it comes out from under the top cover. 14. Move the bail lever back to close the bail. 15. Check that the paper is feeding in flat, then raise the other clamp lever to lock the other sprocket unit.

  • Page 20: Paper Unparking

    3. Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary, press the Paper Feed switch to feed paper forward until a perforation just above the top cover, and tear there. Press the Print Pitch switch on the control panel and hold it down.

  • Page 21: Long Selft Test

    l-13. Short test pattern Figure Long self test To see the printer’s variety of type styles, you can run the long version of the printer’s self test. 1. Check that paper is in position for printing. With power off, press the Paper Feed switch on the control panel and hold it down.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Printing Gap

    ADJUSTING THE PRINTING The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located near the left end of the paper bail.
  • Page 23 Figure I-15. DIP switches The printer is delivered with all DIP switch set to the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you make the right settings.
  • Page 24 Switch l-l: Is the page length of your paper 11 inches or 12 inches? Leave this switch ON if you will be using 1 l-inch forms. OFF position if you will be using 12-inch forms. Switch l-2: Do you want an automatic carriage return? Leave this switch ON.
  • Page 25 ON selects character set #2, which is for computers with an 8-bit interface (the most common kind). OFF selects character set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface. Switch l-8: Do you want an automatic line feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is re- quired to obtain a line feed.
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  • Page 27: Control Panel Operations

    hapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATlONS This chapter explains how to use the control panel to: 0 Pause printing Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse) Select the print pitch 0 Select a type style 0 Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and style selections Print a hexadecimal dump Park fanfold forms Set the top-of-form...

  • Page 28: Power Indicator

    The control panel switches can be pressed singly to perform the oper- ations indicated by their names. Other functions can be obtained by holding these switches down when you turn the printer’s power on. functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in com- bination.

  • Page 29: On Line Switch

    While you are feeding paper will feed to the top of the next page. This is explained When power is on, always use the Paper Feed switch instead of the platen knob to feed paper. Turn Print Pitch switch This switch operates off-line to select the print pitch: the spacing between characters.
  • Page 30 In IBM mode (when DIP switch l-6 is OFF), as follows: (10 characters Pica (12 characters Elite Condensed pica (17 characters Proportional pica Proportional elite There is no condensed Type Style switch This switch selects the type style. Draft to one of the NLQ (near letter quality) power-up.

  • Page 31: Power-Up Functions

    The Orator style is unique than the other styles. This makes it a good choice for labels and other text requiring high visibility. A little extra line spacing helps when Orator is used. Second, there are two versions capitals in place of lower-case but without descenders.

  • Page 32: Long Test Pattern

    Long test pattern: Paper Feed switch If held down during The test cycles endlessly. To stop the test you must switch power off. Stay in panel pitch: Print Pitch switch By holding this switch down during power-up, interference with the print pitch selected hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on.
  • Page 33 The following BASIC program cimal mode: LPRINT NEXT LPRINT If your system passes the codes directly to the printer them, you will get a printout Figure 2-5. Sample hexadecimal Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. the IBM-PC prints the following. Figure 2-S.

  • Page 34: Switch Combination Functions

    Notice that the printer hex OA, which is really decimal decimal code 26 (hex 1A). To avoid this problem, lines 100 to 120 as shown in either of the following GOSUB O=INP(&H379) 6H378,I RETURN GOSUB O=INP(&H3BD) &H3BC,I RETURN SWITCH COMBINATION Several additional functions...

  • Page 35: Page Feed

    Before parking fanfold (at least three inches less) than a full page showing Press the On Line switch to set the printer Press the Print Pitch switch and hold it down. Press the Paper Feed switch. The paper will be fed out backward. Page feed: Paper Feed and On Line switches If you are using single sheets, this operation...

  • Page 36: Left Margin

    Press the On Line switch to set the printer Press the On Line switch again and-hold Press the Print Pitch switch. The paper will start moving a series of small steps. Left margin: NLQ Type Style and Print Pitch switches Software almost always provides commands so you will not usually have to set them from the control...
  • Page 37 Press the Paper Feed switch and hold it down. three switches down. In about signaling that the buffer has been cleared. Release all three switches, then set the printer back on-line. It is essential to halt the printing go off-line. Otherwise, when you go back on-line sending...
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  • Page 39: Using The Printer With Commercial Software

    Chapter 3 WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE There is an abundance programs, word-processing printer will work with any program dot-matrix printer. Before however, there are two things you must do: Install the software so that it supports Set the printer’s DIP switches to match INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Most commercial...

  • Page 40: Printer Command Options

    A few installation programs describe what your printer questions are: Yes, this printer hardware form feed. Selecting (or describing) process and frequently the only step necessary. or any Star, Epson or IBM printer commands for all the standard ble-strike printing, underlining, line-spacing control,...

  • Page 41: Setting The Dip Switches

    The character pitch can be selected from the control start printing, or possibly lnitializafion sequence One of the installation software sends at the beginning called the “initialization sequence” use the initialization sequence select a particular type style or pitch. You can look up the commands want in Appendix For example, if you selected 96-column it would be convenient...

  • Page 42: Type Style And Pitch Selection

    the right position on the page, a short distance power off, you can align the forms by turning is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control Type style and pitch selection If your software does not control make these selections on the control style and pica pitch.
  • Page 43 Most printer more letters or numbers. < ESC > W 1 Double-width < ESC > WO Normal <ESC>4 <ESC>5 Two lines with these commands with the printed File: <ESC>WlPRINTER COMMANDS<ESC>WO can help you to use <ESC>4italic<ESC>5 print. Printout: PRINTER help You will probably different symbol such as * E or h [, or perhaps...
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  • Page 45: Using The Printer With Dos And Basic

    Chapter 4 Although you will probably commercial software, at times you will want to employ or programs of your own. This chapter subjects are covered: Hard-copying the screen Programming the printer Programming the printer HARD-COPYING THE SCREEN (MS-DOS If your computer has a PRTSC get hard copy of the screen.

  • Page 46: Programming The Printer With Dos Commands

    To switch printer output Each time you press this key combination, off or from off to on. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes DOS printing command. Simply type the word PRINT of the file you want to print. example, type: A>PRINT README.DOC...
  • Page 47 If you want a particular you can make these settings from the control See Chapter If you print from the DOS command vantageous to create a printer etc. manually each time, you can complete from your computer. For example, commands to set the right and left margins, select elite pitch.

  • Page 48: Programming The Printer With Basic

    *I - ~:*-V[X~*V[!~VA-V[X~VL\ 2:*-c "E “V indicates that the following the < ESC> code. < ESC > has character character in ASCII sequence code < 1 > and “VL enters the control if you need further information You can now set up the printer To avoid unnecessary logging pressing...
  • Page 49 1000 ' Set control codes 1010 E$-CHR$(27) 1020 D$-E$+"xO" 1030 N$=E$+"xl" 1040 C$=E$+"kO"+N$ 1050 S$=E$+"kl"+N$ 1060 Ol$-E$+"kl"+N$ 1070 02$=E$+"k3"+N$ 1080 H$=CHR$(9) 1090 P$-E$+"P" 1100 ' Start printing 1110 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 1120 LPRINT E$;"D";CHR$(3);CHR$(l3);CHR$(O) 1130 LPRINT C$;"Type styles are:" 1140 LPRINT H$;D$;"Draft characters, U 1150 LPRINT H$;C$;...
  • Page 50 1490 LPRINT E$;"A":CHR$(I); 1500 LPRINT E$;" ";CHR$(I): 1510 LPRINT "THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED" 1520 NEXT I 1530 LPRINT E$;"aO" 1540 LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(36); 'Set l/6" line spacing 1550 LPRINT E$;" ";CHR$(O); 1560 LPRINT :LPRINT 1570 LPRINT C$; "Other features:" 1580 LPRINT H$;E$;"E";"Emphasized";E$;"F":". I'; 1590 LPRINT E$;"G";"Double-strike";E$;"H";","...
  • Page 51 2030 LPRINT D$;E$; ":"; CHR$(O);CHR$(O);CHR$(O)z 2040 LPRINT E$;"&";CHR$(O);CHR$(~~):CHR$O; 2050 RESTORE 2520 2060 FOR M-O TO 11 2070 READ MM 2080 LPRINT CHR$(MM); 2090 NEXT M 2100 RETURN 2110 ' 2120 ' Define NLQ download character 2130 LPRINT C$;E$;":" ;CHR$(O);CHR$(O);CHR$(O); 2140 LPRINT E$;"&";CHR$(O);CHR$(~~);CHR$O; 2150 RESTORE 2560 2160 FOR M-O TO 46 2170 READ MM...
  • Page 52 2810 DATA 255,255,255.255,143. 15, 2820 DATA 2830 DATA 2840 DATA 0, 31, 31, 28.50 DATA 192,224,224,224,224,24o.255,255.255.255,255,255 2860 DATA 255,127, 2870 DATA 255,255,193,128,128,128,128,192,224~24o 2880 DATA 252,255,255,255,127. 63, 31. 2890 DATA 254,252,248,224,128. 2900 DATA 2910 DATA 129,128,192,192,192,192.224,224.224~224 2920 DATA 224.240,255,255,255,255.255,127, 2930 DATA 2940 DATA 0,248,248,240,224.224,112,112, 56.
  • Page 53 Next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer’s word-processing scripts, etc. The row of automobiles in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character “ < ” (character 60).
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  • Page 55: Chapter 5 Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 AND TROUBLESHOOTlNG Subjects covered in Chapter Cleaning the printer Replacing the ribbon Replacing the print head Troubleshooting Dust and heat will make any mechanism wear more quickly. The best maintenance is preventive, and the first step is correct location of the printer. This is covered in greater detail in Chapter 1, but in general an environment comfortable for humans is best for both the computer and the printer.
  • Page 56 Figure 5-I. Replacing the ribbon cartridge you’ll know that the print head has reached the end of its service life. To replace the print head, follow the procedure below. As you remove the old print head, note carefully how the cable is threaded, so that you can thread the new cable in the same way.
  • Page 57 Connector cover Figure 5-2. Replacing the print head 10. Fasten the print head down with the two screws. 11. Move the carriage back toward the right and replace the connector cover. Slide the connector cover to the left until it locks into place. 12.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING H If the printer doesn’t print: Check the Power and On Line indicators. Both must be on. Check that the interface cable is securely plugged in at the computer and printer ends. Make a test print. (Turn power OFF, hold the On Line or Paper Feed switch down, then turn power ON.) If the test print succeeds, the problem is not with the printer;...
  • Page 59 If the printed characters don’t match the characters on the screen: Check DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. When these switches are not all ON (back), an international changed to other characters. See Appendix D. Some software is not able to display international characters on the screen. If you use an international on the keyboard.
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  • Page 61: Appendix A Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFlCATIOlVS a Printing Mechanism Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Print head Ribbon Paper feed Paper feed speed interface and Emulation Interface Data buffer Emulation modes w Switches and Indicators Power switch Control panel DIP switches Serial impact dot matrix 150 characters per second (draft pica) 38 characters per second (NLQ pica) b&directional...
  • Page 62 Special features W Dot Matrix Size Character matrix Bit-image graphics w Character Sets Standard character set IBM character set Download characters International character sets Type Styles and Pitches Draft type styles NLQ type styles Panel pitch/style lock-in Forward and reverse micro-feed Paper parking Hexadecimal dump 9 x 9 dots (Draft pica)
  • Page 63 Extra-large characters Print pitches Line spacing Column width W Paper Specifications Single sheets Fanfold paper Number of copies Dimensions and Weight Dimensions Weight Electrical Specifications Line voltage Line frequency Power consumption Double width, double height, double width and height, quadruple width and height Pica (10 cpi) Elite (12 cpi) Condensed pica (17 cpi)
  • Page 64 Insulation resistance Dielectric strength Environmental Requirements Operating temperature Operating humidity Storage temperature Storage humidity Option Automatic sheet feeder w interface Signals ‘n iignal Direction ,Yame IsTf‘agE In*r* I TNT lDATA2 1 IN’ ------- InA-rAA ‘DATA3h UfiL&-l-r DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 BUSY PAPER 1 SELEC TED OUT...
  • Page 65 ignal DiWtiOO Name + 5VDC --p- 1’ 9-30 IGND RESET ERROR EXT GND 34, 35 N/C SELEC > INjIN Function External supply of + SVDC. Twisted pair return signal ground level. Low input resets the printer to its power-up condition. Goes Low to signal that the printer cannot print due to an error condition.
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  • Page 67: Appendix B Printer Control Commands

    PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This appendix arranged by function. one below: Mode ASCII <ESC> Both <ESC> Mode: ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Parameters such as Many commands (character code 27) in Standard mode. Other commands codes or digit characters, FONT CONTROL Select draft quality characters Changes Type Style switch was pressed describes...
  • Page 68 Select draft elite characters ASCII Mode “ 1” < ESC > “1” < ESC > “I” Cl> Changes to draft quality the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed Select NLQ characters Mode ASCII <ESC> “ 1” .‘X” Both < ESC > “x”...
  • Page 69 Select characters Courier Mode ASCII “3” < ESC > “I” < ESC > “I” <3> < ESC > “I” “7” < ESC > “I” <I> Changes to the Courier NLQ font. Ignored if the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up. Select italic characters Mode ASCII...
  • Page 70 Double-strike printing ASCII Mode <ESC> “G” Both Causes subsequent a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of hori- zontal strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike combined use of emphasized and double-strike mode. Double-strike cannot be used with superscripts or subscripts. Cancel double-strike ASCII Mode...

  • Page 71: Character Set Commands

    Stop overlining Mode ASCII <ESC> “ ” “0” Both - < ESC > “p” co> Stops overlining. Super script Mode ASCII <ESC> “S” “0” Both <ESC> 5” co> Causes subsequent change the character pitch. Subscript Mode 1 ASCII <ESC> 23” Both “1”...
  • Page 72 Select IBM character ASCII Mode < ESC > “t” “1” Std. < ESC > “t” <l> Selects an IBM character command has been received). Ignored character set is selected automatically. Select IBM character Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “7” Selects IBM character set #l. If the standard character set is currently selected, this command <...
  • Page 73 The first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as power-up defaults by DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. Enable printing of a// character Mode ASCII <ESC> “\” Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes.

  • Page 74: Character Size And Pitch Commands

    CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch ASCII Mode Std. <ESC> “P” <DC2> In Standard mode, changes from elite to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the Print Pitch switch was pressed during power-up.
  • Page 75 Expanded printing ASCII Mode “w” “1” <ESC> Both <ESC> “w” <I> Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width. Cancel expanded printing ASCII Mode <ESC> “w” “0” Both ’ <ESC> ‘ ‘w” <o> Stops expanded printing and returns to normal width. Expanded printing for one fine Mode ASCII...
  • Page 76 Select fixed spacing IModel ASCII <ESC> “ " “0" Both <ESC> “ ” co> <ESC> “P” co> Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Ignored if the Print Pitch switch was pressed during power-up. Select master print mode Mode ASCII “p...
  • Page 77 Select double or quadruple Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “h” Selects the size of subsequent characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, line temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily doubled when n = 1, 5 or 6 and quadrupled = 3,4,5 or 6, set the line spacing to 24/216 (l/9) of an inch with <...

  • Page 78: Vertical Position Commands

    Select character height, width, Mode ASCII <ESC> “[” ‘x3” co> co> Both Selects a combination cording to the value of n and m, as below. Does not Line spacing Unchanged Unchanged Unchanged Single Single Single Double Double Double Single width (same as < ESC > “W” 0) Double width (same as <...
  • Page 79 Set line spacing to 7172 inch Mode ASCII <ESC> “1” Both Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7172 inch. Set line spacing to l/6 inch Mode ASCII <ESC> “2” Std. Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/6 inch.
  • Page 80 Line feed Mode ASCII Both <LF> Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. If DIP switch l-2 is ON, also moves the next print position to the left margin. See the preceding commands for the line spacing. Reverse line feed ASCII...
  • Page 81 Set top of page at current position Mode ASCII “4” <ESC> Sets the current position as the top-of-page position. Note that this can also be done from the control panel. Set page length to n lines Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “C”...
  • Page 82 Cancel top and bottom margins ASCII Mode Both <ESC> Cancels both the top margin and the bottom margin. form feed ASCII Mode <FF> Both Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When the auto- matic sheet feeder (ASF) is selected (DIP switch l-4 is OFF), this com- mand ejects the current page.
  • Page 83 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, n,?. etc., where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order;...

  • Page 84: Horizontal Position Commands

    HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode ASCII < ESC > “1” Both Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional The left margin does not move if the character The left margin must be at least two columns to the left of the right margin and within the limits below: Pica...
  • Page 85 left and right margins Mode ASCII “x” Both <ESC> Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n.?. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions Carriage return Mode 1 ASCII Both <CR> Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin. If DIP switch l-8 is ON, also performs a line feed.
  • Page 86 Left justify Mode ASCII < ESC > “a” “0” Both < ESC > “a” co> Aligns subsequent ragged. Center text Mode ASCII <ESC> “a” “1” Both <ESC> “a” <I> Centers subsequent justify Right Mode ASCII <ESC> “a” “2” Both <2> <ESCb “a”...
  • Page 87 Cancels all current horizontal columns, where n is between 1 and 127. Reset a// tab stops Mode ASCII “R” <ESC> Resets the horizontal stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9. Also clears all vertical tab stops. Horizontal tab Mode ASCII Both...

  • Page 88: Graphics Commands

    Absolute horizontal tab in columns Mode ASCII <ESC> “f’ “0” Both CO> “I- <ESC> Moves the next print position to column n from the left margin, where n is between 0 and 127. GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print sing/e-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII “K”...
  • Page 89 Print quadruple-density ASCII Mode “z” <ESC> Both Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal See < ESC > “K” for other information. Select graphics mode ASCII Mode <ESC> “*”...

  • Page 90: Download Character Commands

    Print g-pin graphics ASCII Mode cESC> “A” Std. Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch if no = 0 or 120 dots per inch if no = 1. The graphics image is 9 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide.
  • Page 91 The most significant bit of the attribute ascender (positioned entirely above the baseline) or 0 if it is a descender (descending below the baseline). The attribute amount of white space to the left of the character (0 to 7 dots, specified by bits 4 to 6), and the width of the character cell, including this space (4 to 15 dots, specified by bits 0 to 3).
  • Page 92 Define download characters Mode ASCII <ESC> “=” <DC4> m2 . ..mll Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM for later use. Draft mode must be selected before this command is executed. nl and n2 give the number of bytes of character data that will foliow. a0 is the character code of the first character defined.

  • Page 93: Macro Instruction Commands

    Select draft elite download Mode ASCII < ESC > “1” “5” < ESC > “I” <5> Selects the download character set, draft quality, and elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up or if DIP switch 2-l is ON.

  • Page 94: Other Printer Control Commands

    OTHER PRINTER CONTROL Set MS6 to 1 Mode ASCII “ > ” Both <ESC> 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 0 Mode ASCII...
  • Page 95 lmmedia te print Mode ASCII “1” < ESC > “i” Both < ESC > “i” Cl> Selects the immediate character as soon as received. At every pause in the incoming data stream the printer scrolls the paper up about 2 inches so that the current line can be seen.
  • Page 96 Bell Mode ASCII <BEL> Both Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII <ESC> “U” “0” Both <ESC> “U” co> Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional which is faster than unidirectional Unidirectional printing Mode 1...
  • Page 97 Auto feed Mode ASCII <EM> <4> <ESC> “(” “(” “4” Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch l-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Eject paper from ASF Mode ASCII <ESC> <EM> “R” Both I “R” u(,, Ejects the current page. Ignored if DIP switch l-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Set print start position Mode ASCII...
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  • Page 99: Draft Character

    Appendix CHARACTER GENERATOR 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 complex Chinese or Japanese characters.

  • Page 100: Draft Character

    The dot matrix for a draft-quality wide. Figure C-l shows the matrix with the car symbol filled in. Note that there are no pairs of horizontally adjacent dots. The pins in the print head cannot fire fast enough to print adjacent dots in the horizontal direction. To the printer, a draft character is represented by 11 bytes of dot data, one byte for each column.

  • Page 101: Nlq Character

    By moving the cursor and pressing the Fl, F2, and F3 keys you can quickly build up the dot pattern. If necessary you can clear all dots by pressing F4 and start over. When the character is complete, press Return to store the dot data in the computer’s memory.
  • Page 102 If you select near letter quality, the character box is the same size but now has 16 (high) x 23 (wide) dot positions. Each dot is represented by two adjacent sharp signs, occupying its own position and the position to the right. This reflects the fact that the printer still cannot print horizontally adjacent dots, but that even skipping every other dot, the dots appear joined when printed.
  • Page 103 1000 ~*t*tt*ttttt..********t 1010 WIDTH "LPT1:".255 :KEY OFF :CLS 1020 DIM A(126), Pi126.23). Q(126.23). 1030 :KEY 2, CHR$(S) KEY 1. CHR5(7) 1040 KEY 4. CHR$(lO) :KEY 5. CHRS(ll) 1050 FOR I-33 TO 126 :A(II--1 :NEXT I I_______________________________________------------------------ 1060 1070 LOCATE 1.1 :PRINT STRING$(25.62): 1000 PRINT w DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR I___________-__----_____________________----------------------------------...

  • Page 104: Draft Character

    I_____ explanations 1700 1710 LOCATE 10.40 :PRINT "Fl: 1720 LOCATE 11.40 :PRINT "F2: 1730 LOCATE 12.40 :PRINT "F3: 1740 LOCATE 13.40 :PRINT "F4: 1750 LOCATE 14.40 :PRINT "F5: 1760 LOCATE 15.40 :PRINT "F6: 1770 LOCATE 16.40 :PRINT "RET 1780 I_____ Get character ------------_____~______________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A(W)<0 1790 IF THEN GOSUB 3220 :GOTO 1950...
  • Page 105 2400 GOSUB 3730 :GOTO 2180 2410 ~---__ Wrap-up ----------------------------------------------------------- 2420 CLS :LOCATE 1.1 :PRINT "SAVE TO FILE?" 2430 S--l :PX=2 :PY=I :SOS="Yes" 2440 IF S THEN 2530 2450 LOCATE 5.10 :PRINT "Output file nnme [":FI5:"1 ": 2460 INPUT F05 2470 IF FOS-"" AND Fib-"" THEN 2450 2480 IF FOS-""...
  • Page 106 3450 FOR Y-l TO WI :BS=B$+CHRS(P(CC.Y)) 3460 IF NOT NLQ THEN BJ=B$+STRING$(35.0) 3470 FOR Y-l TO WI :BE=BB+CHR5(Q(CC.Y)) 3480 LSET AS-B5 :PUT C1.M 3490 NEXT CC :RETURN 3500 I_-_-_ Output to printer ---____________________________________ 3510 LPRINT HDO; 3520 FOR CC-33 TO 126 3530 IF A(CC)<O THEN 3580 3540 LPRINT E5:"6":CHR5(O):STRING5(2.CC)::Z=A(CC) 3550 FOR Y-l TO WI :Z=P(CC,Y) :GOSUB 3600 :NEXT Y...
  • Page 107 This appendix gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table.
  • Page 108 STANDARD CHARACTER Hexa- lecimal <NUL> <DC4>...
  • Page 109 Hexa- decimal <NUL> <DCl> <DC2> ‘1 < BEL> <I <HT> <EM> ,-<,L-\-1-:- ZIDIEIF 11721 11881 12041 12201 12361 12521...
  • Page 110 IBM CHARACTER SET #2...
  • Page 112 IBM CHARACTER SET #I Other characters are identical The duplication of control to obtain control functions <ESC> “ > ” command. to IBM character set #2. codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the...
  • Page 113 ADDITIONAL CHARACTER In IBM mode, additional characters be printed by special commands.
  • Page 114 INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER When an international 2-4 or by a command from software, character set: ENGLAND ITALY E--l+ NORWAY ntilE L4TINAMERICA DENVARKINORWA See page 17 for the DIP switch settings. The commands for selecting Standard mode: < ESC > “R” n Where n means character are:...

  • Page 115: Commercial Software

    Absolute horizontal tab, 79, 80 Ascender, 83, 84. 92 Auto feed, 89 Automatic carriage return, Automatic line feed, 17, 77 Automatic sheet feeder, 6, 16. 56, 89 Backspace, Bail lever, 2, 7, 8, 9, II, 12 BASIC, 25. 40, 94 Beeper, 20, 24-29.88 <BEL>,88 Bidirectional...

  • Page 116: Standard Character Set

    Interface: specifications, signals, 56 teat, 13 International characters, 17, 51, 64, 106 Italic printing, 22,61 Justification, Label printing, Left margin, 28, 76, 77 Line feed, 7.2 Line spacing, 50, 55. 70-72 Locating the printer, Macro instruction, Maintenance, Manual feed, 88 Margins: bottom, 73, 74...
  • Page 117 LC-IOII REFERENCE CARD POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal have special functions that operate power 1 NLQ ~ n PICA 1 COURIER TYPE ~ SANSERIF L‘ STYLE 1 ELITE ~ ORATOR ~ UCOND I-1 SWITCH COMBINATION Several additional functions panel switches in combinations.
  • Page 118 DIP SWITCHES International character sets: * Denmark/Norway when switch 1-6 is OFF and switch l-7 is ON. Note: DIP switches are read only at power-up. before changing a DIP switch setting. Switch power off...
  • Page 119 PRINT Standard mode Pica 1~~:~~;~~~.5t’J’7~.~i> 1234567890 1234567890 1234567890 CHR$( 18) CHR$( 15) 3:34567890!?34557 12345678901234567 12345678901234567 12345678901234567 Condensed Pica IBM mode Pica , ,- ). ,:: ,,, “::’ - i 7i::)iqy) ,. .,:,..8 “. ..I ,A , 1.J 1234567890 1234567890 1234567890...
  • Page 120 COMMAND SUMMARY MODE CONTROL CODE STI) IN NUMERIC ORDER FUNCTION Bell Backspace Horizontal Lme feed Vertical tab Form feed Carnage return Expanded printmg for one line Condensed printing Set printer on-hne Cancel condensed printing Pica pitch Set printer off-line Cancel one-line expanded Cancel last hne Delete hat character sent...
  • Page 121 MODE CONTROLCODE < ESC > “8” < ESC > “9” < ESC > ‘.:(’ <WC> j‘:” <o> co> <o> <ESC> ‘W” <ESC> “L.’ < ESC > .‘=- nl n2 <DC4 > u(l al a2 ml... <ESC> “>.( <ESC) “?” nm <...
  • Page 122 MODE CONTROL CODE < ESC > “Y” nl “2 ml m2... < ESC > “Z” nl “2 ml m2... < ESC > “[” “(6 ” <4> <o> < ESC > Y” nl “2 < ESC > “Y” nl n2 <ESC> .“”...

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