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  • Page 1 LC-10 MULTI-FONT USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE PN 80820212...
  • Page 2 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in West Germany. Trademark Acknowledgements LC-10, NGlO, NP-10, NX-10/15, ND-10/15, NR-10/15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. IBM PC, IBM Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp.
  • Page 3 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into five 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. 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 printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics.
  • Page 5 Type styles are: 12 y ;Y) .j:: ,k. i:z a y a (.:: t; fc> y .s p Courier characters, characters, Sanserif ORATOR WITH SMALL CAPITALS, with lower case characters, and 1 TAL 1~s for a 1 1 5 it: y.1 ti?.s Print pitches are: Pica pitch,...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLEOFCONTENTS 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 Additional character set International character sets INDEX REFERENCE CARD Inside the cover...

  • Page 9: Setting Up The Printer

    hapter I SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include - Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) 0 Setting Loading single sheets Loading and parking fanfold forms Test printing a Adjusting the printing Setting the DIP switches LOCATING THE PRINTER Both the printer...
  • Page 10 Figure 7-T. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual. Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the following parts: Bail lever: opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen.

  • Page 11: Setting Up

    Connector 7-2. The printer’s external parts Figure Release lever: releases the platen. This lever must be down 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.

  • Page 12: Remove The Top Cover

    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 ribbon between...

  • Page 14: Connect The Printer's Power Cord

    GOnneCtlng tne IntertaCe cable FIgWe l-6. 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...

  • Page 15: Semiautomatic Loading

    ‘gure 7-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or semiauto- matically with power on. We will start the easy way with semiautomatic loading. Check that the release lever is down and the bail lever back (bail closed), then switch power on.

  • Page 16: Manual Loading

    rrgure r-0. Loaomg a smgle sneer Manual loading 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.

  • Page 17: Loading And Parking Fanfold Forms

    LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between 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...
  • Page 18 lever Figure l-10. Opening the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth Figure i-11. Closing the sprocket covers 10. Fit the holes the paper the sprocket Check that paper 11. Close sprocket covers l-l 1). Raise one the clamp to lock sprocket unit place.

  • 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

    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 is located 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

    B”#‘S%?s‘ Ot+.-./1:11~_4f6789::~= -BFIHCDEFGHIJ, L.MNOPORSTUVWXY:C\ “tm%? < 1 *+. ,‘O L’3456789: = i”@ABCDEFGHI JI~LMNOPOHSTUVWXYZ C x.2 “rib?.5’ C) *+. -_ :1’,.‘;456789: ‘CflSCDEFGHI Jb.LMNOPQRSTUVWXYLC = :‘~~BCDEFGHIJC.LMNOPOC’STUVWXYZC C \ 1 . I ‘-,I ;:456709: .atJ‘*l.iqiil ?,. Irmopqr-5 -l?AHCDEFGHI Jt,LMNOPDRSTUVWXYL X‘ ! I+.--. ,*,lz!T456789:: “B~HCDEFGHIJt.LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZC\3 ..‘,?bcdeFqhi Imnopqr-st...

  • 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 mgure 7-79. uir swlrcnes 1 Switch 1 Function 1 11 inches 1 Pace length 1 12 inches Auto CR Orator lower case Small caps Lower case Active Auto sheet feeder Inactive Paoer-out detector Enabled Disabled 1 Usage of RAM Buffer 1 Download International character...
  • 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. Move it to the OFF position if you will be using 12-inch forms. Switch 1-2: Do you want an automatic carriage return? Leave this switch ON.
  • Page 25 ON selects character set #2, which is for computers with an &bit interface (the most common kind). OFF selects character set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface. Do you want an automatic line feed? Switch 1-8: 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

    Chapter CONT#?OL PANEL OPERATIONS 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. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in com- bination.

  • Page 29: Print Pitch Switch

    While you are feeding lines, if you also press the On Line switch, the paper will feed to the top of the next page. This is explained later. When power is on, always use the Paper Feed switch instead of the platen knob to feed paper.

  • Page 30: Nlq Type Style Switch

    In IBM mode (when DIP switch 1-6 is OFF), the pitch selections cycle as follows: (10 characters per inch) Pica (12 characters per inch) Elite (17 characters per inch) Condensed pica Proportional pica Proportional elite There is no condensed elite pitch in the IBM mode. NLQ Type Style switch This...

  • Page 31: Power-Up Functions

    The Orator style is unique in two ways. First, it is a dot larger (higher) 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 of the Orator type style: one prints small capitals in place of lower-case letters;...

  • Page 32: Long Test Pattern

    Long test pattern: Paper Feed switch If held down during power-up, this switch prints a long test pattern. The test cycles endlessly. To stop the test you must switch power off. panel pitch: Stay Print Pitch switch By holding this switch down during power-up, you can prevent software interference...
  • Page 33 The following BASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexade- cimal mode: TO 255 LPRINT CHR$(I); NEXT LPRINT If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changin them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-5. 00 0 1 0’...
  • Page 34 Notice that the printer receives decimal code 13 (hex OD) together with hex OA, which is really decimal 10. In addition, the printer does not receive decimal code 26 (hex 1A). To avoid this problem, change line 20, and add lines 100 to 120 as shown in either of the following lists.
  • Page 35 Before fanfold tear page, less least inches than full showing cover. Press switch printer Pitch Feed will backward. Page feed: Paper Feed and On Line switches If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page. 1.
  • Page 36 Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line. Press the On Line switch again and hold it down. Press the Print Pitch switch. The paper will start moving backwards a series of small steps. When you want to stop, release both switches. Left margin: NLQ Type Style and Print Pitch switches...
  • Page 37 Press the Paper Feed switch and hold it down. Continue holding all three switches down. In about three seconds you will hear a beep tone signaling that the buffer has been cleared. Release all three switches, make any necessary control panel settings, then set the printer back on-line.
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  • Page 39: Printer Menu

    Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-processing programs, graphics programs, and more. This printer will work with any program that supports a Star, Epson or IBM dot-matrix printer. Before using the printer with commercial software, however, there are two things you must do:...

  • Page 40: Printer Command Options

    A few installation programs may ask you not to select a printer but to describe what your printer can do. The answers to the most often asked questions are: Yes, this printer can do a backspace; and Yes, it can do a hardware form feed.

  • Page 41: Initialization Sequence

    The character pitch can be selected from the control panel before you start printing, or possibly by an initialization sequence as described next. initialization sequence One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence”...

  • Page 42: Other Printer Commands

    the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel. Type sty/e and pitch selection If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must...
  • Page 43 Most printer commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. Some examples are: < ESC > Wl Double-width characters < ESC > WO Normal width <ESC>4 Italic <ESC>5 Upright Two lines with these commands embedded are shown below, together with the printed result.
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  • Page 45: Using The Printer With Dos And Basic

    Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASK Although you will probably do most of your printing with the aid of commercial software, at times you will want to employ direct commands or programs of your own. This chapter will give you some ideas. Three subjects are covered: Hard-copying the screen...
  • Page 46 To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSC or CTRL-P again. Each time you press this key combination, hard copy toggles from on to off or from off to on. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the tile PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command.
  • Page 47 If you want a particular type style, print pitch, or right or left margin, you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 2. If you print from the DOS command level very often, it will be ad- vantageous to create a printer setup file.
  • Page 48 *1 - l:*-V[xl*V[!&VA-V[XAVL\ 2:*-c - *E - ^V indicates that the following character is a control code. “V[ enters the <ESC > code. < ESC> has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, “VA enters the control...
  • Page 49 r /’ ( :.,, 1000 ' Set control codes 1010 E$=CHR$(27) 'Escape code 1020 D$=E$+"xO" 'Draft quality 1030 N$=E$t"xl" 'Near letter quality 'Courier characters 1040 C$=E$+"kO"+N$ 1050 S$=E$+"kl"+N$ 'Sanserif characters 1060 Ol$=E$+"k2"+N$ 'Orator with small capital 1070 02$=E$t"k3"+N$ 'Orator with lower case 'Horizontal 1080 H$=CHR$(9)
  • 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$;"aO" 'Left justify 1540 LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(36): 'Set l/6" line spacing 'Normal character space 1550 LPRINT E$;" ";CHR$(O); 1560 LPRINT :LPRINT 1570 LPRINT C$;"Other features:"...
  • Page 51 2030 LPRINT D$;E$;":"; CHR$(O);CHR$(O);CHR$(O); 2040 LPRINT E$;"&";CHR$~O~;CHR5~6O~;CHR5~60~~ 2050 RESTORE 2520 2060 FOR M=O TO 11 2070 READ MM 2080 LPRINT CHR$(MM) 2090 NEXT M 2100 RETURN 2110 1 Define NLQ download character 2120 2130 LPRINT C$;E$:":": CHR$(O);CHR$(O);CHR5(0); 2140 LPRINT E$;"&";CHR5(O);CHR$o;CHR$(60); 2150 RESTORE 2560 2160 FOR M-O TO 46...
  • Page 52 2810 DATA 255,255,255,255,143, 2820 DATA 3,131,193,241,240.240, 2830 DATA 2840 DATA 0, 31, 31, 3,129,128,192.192,192,192 2850 DATA 192,224,224,224.224.240.255.255,255,255,255 2860 DATA 255,127, 0, 63,127,255.255 2870 DATA 255,255.193.128,128,128,128,192~224,240 2880 DATA 252,255,255,255,127, 63, 31, 7, 31 2890 DATA 254,252,248,224,128. 2900 DATA 0, 31, 31, 2910 DATA 129,128,192.192,192,192.224.224.224 2920 DATA 224,240.255.255,255.255,255.127.
  • Page 53 Next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer’s word-processing abilities: bold printing, underlining, sub- 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: Cleaning The Printer

    Chapter MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Subjects covered in Chapter 5 include - 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.
  • Page 56 Figure 5-1. 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 threaded, so that you can thread the new cable in the same way.
  • Page 57 Screws 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 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 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 character set is selected and some ASCII symbols are changed to other characters. See Appendix D. Some software is not able to display international characters on the screen.
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  • Page 61 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA T/O/US Printing Mechanism Serial impact dot matrix Printing method 120 characters per second (draft pica) Printing speed 30 characters per second (NLQ pica) bi-directional or unidirectional Draft: Printing direction (selectable), logic seeking NLQ and graphics: unidirectional, logic seeking 9 Pins Print head Life: 200 million dots...
  • Page 62 Panel pitch/style lock-in Special features Forward and reverse micro-feed Paper parking Hexadecimal dump H Dot Matrix Size 9 x 9 dots (Draft pica) Character matrix 18 x 23 dots (Courier and Orator pica) 18 x 18 dots (Sanserif pica, elite) 12 x 11 dots (IBM block graphics, pica) 18 x 19 dots (Courier and Orator elite) 18 x 12 dots (Condensed pica)
  • Page 63 Double width, double height, double width Extra-large characters and height, quadruple width and height Pica (10 cpi) Print pitches Elite (12 cpi) Condensed pica (17 cpi) Condensed elite (20 cpi) (Standard mode only) Proportional spacing can be selected for each of the above l/6 inch (standard) Line spacing l/8, n/72, or n/216 inch (programmable)
  • Page 64 10 megohms between AC power line and Insulation resistance chassis Withstands 1 kVAC rms at 50 or 60 Hz Dielectric strength between AC power line and chassis for at least 1 minute Environmental Requirements 5 to 40°C (41 to 104°F) Operating temperature 10% to 80% (no condensation) Operating humidity...
  • Page 65 lEzK+?&+ Direction ! OUT Twisted air return si nal round level. [RESET 1 IN Unused. Always High.
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  • Page 67: Font Control Commands

    PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This appendix describes the printer’s control commands. The commands arranged by function. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below: Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadeoimal “X” ‘i .’ 1 27 120 <ESC> Both “X”...
  • Page 68 Select draft elite characters Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII <ESC> “I” ‘. .’ I <ESC> .“’ I <I> Changes to draft quality characters with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up. Select NLQ characters Decimal Hexadecimal Mode...
  • Page 69 i’ Select Courier characters Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Decimal 1 27 < ESC > “1.3 “ 13> < ESC > “I” < ESC > “I” “7” cESC> “I” x7> Changes to the Courier NLQ font. Ignored if the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up.
  • Page 70 Double-strike printing Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Both 1 <ESC> “G” Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of hori- zontal strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in NLQ mode, and combined...
  • Page 71 Stop overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > ‘.-7, “0” Both <ESC> “p” <Cl> Stops overlining. Superscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> 5” “0” Both <ESC> “S” co> Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does change the character pitch.

  • Page 72: Character Set Commands

    Select /Ml character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 27 116 < EfjC > “t” “ 1” Std. < ESC > “t” iI> 27 116 Selects an IBM character set (character set #2 unless an < ESC > “7” command has been received).
  • 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 all character codes Decimal Hexadecimal 1 Mode 1 ASCII < ESC > “\” Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character...

  • Page 74: Character Size And Pitch Commands

    CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 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).
  • Page 75 Expanded printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Mode <ESC> “W” “ I ” Both <ESC> “W” Cl> Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width. Cancel expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “W” “0” Both <ESC> “w” co> Stops expanded printing and returns to normal...
  • Page 76 Select fixed spacing Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII <ESC> “ ” 27 112 “0” Both <ESC> “ ” 27 112 co> <ESC> “P” co> subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Causes Ignored if the Print Pitch switch was pressed during power-up.
  • Page 77 Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “h+’ 27 104 Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below. Extra-high characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, with the base line temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily doubled when n = 1, 5 or 6 and quadrupled...

  • Page 78: Vertical Position Commands

    Select character height, width, and line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > “[” “(a”’ < 4 > 1B SB CO> CO> Both Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing cording to the value of n and as below.
  • Page 79 Set line spacing to 7172 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <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 Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “2” Std.
  • Page 80 Line feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Mode 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.
  • Page 81 Set fop of page at current position Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I 21 IBM 1 <ESC> “4” 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 Decimal Mode ASCII...
  • Page 82 Cancel top and bottom margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “0” Both <ESC> 1B 4F both the top margin and the bottom margin. Cancels form feed Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Both <FF> Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length,...
  • Page 83 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, n2, etc., where n/, 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...
  • Page 84 HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Hexadecimal Decimal Mode ASCII 27 108 lB6C < ESC > “I” Both Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected).
  • Page 85 Set left and right margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “X” a?. See Sets the left margin at column IZI and the right margin at column the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both...
  • Page 86 Left justify Decimal Hexadecimal /Model ASCII “a” “0” <ESC> Both “a” co> <ESC> Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged. Center text Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII <ESC> “a” “ 1 ” Both “a” <ESC> Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins.
  • Page 87 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every n columns, where is between 1 and 127. Reset all tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “R” 21 82 Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 column starting...

  • Page 88: Graphics Commands

    Absolute horizontal tab in columns Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “f’ “0” 27 102 Both <ESC’ “f’ co> 27 102 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-M graphics...
  • Page 89 Print quadruple-density S-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “Z” 21 90 nl <ESC> 1B 5A Both ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction.

  • Page 90: Download Character Commands

    Print g-pin graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Mode 1B 5E n0 nl <ESC> 'LA" n0 21 94 no nl Std. n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 at 60 dots per inch if n0 = 0 or 120 dots per Prints bit-image graphics inch if n0 = 1.
  • Page 91 .‘. Le.. The most signilican bit of the attribute byte is 1 if the character is an ascender (positioned entirely above the baseline) or 0 if it is a descender (descending below the baseline). The attribute byte also indicates 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...
  • Page 92 Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal &I=” 21 38 nl <ESC> 20 a0 al a0 al <DC4> ml m2 . ..mll ml m2 . ..mIl m2 . ..mll Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM later use.

  • Page 93: Macro Instruction Commands

    Select draft elite download character Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII <ESC> “I” ‘. ” “I” < ESC > <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 if DIP switch 2-l is ON.

  • Page 94: Other Printer Control Commands

    OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to 7 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal .‘ > ” Both <ESC’ 21 62 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.
  • Page 95 immediate print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 27 105 < ESC , “i” “ 1 3, Both -c ESC > “i” Cl> 27 105 Selects the immediate print mode, in which the printer prints each character as soon as received. At every pause in the incoming data stream the printer scrolls...
  • Page 96 Bell Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII I 07 Both 1 <BEL> Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII 27 85 48 1B 55 30 “U” “0” <ESC> Both 27 85 1B 55 00 <ESC>...
  • Page 97 Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> <4> Both 6, ( n $6 ( n “4” “)” “)” 41 41 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch l-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Eject paper from ASF Hexadecimal Mode ASCII...
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  • Page 99 Appenciix DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanese...
  • Page 100 The dot matrix for a draft-quality character is 8 cells high and 11 cells wide. Figure C-l shows the matrix with the car symbol filled in. Note that there are no pairs of horizontally adjacent dots. The pins in the print head cannot tire fast enough to print adjacent...
  • Page 101 By moving the cursor and pressing the Fl, F2, and F3 keys you can quickly build up the dot pattern. If necessary you can clear all dots by pressing F4 and start over. When the character is complete, press Return to store the dot data in the computer’s memory.
  • Page 102 If you select near letter quality, the character box is the same size but now has 16 (high) x 23 (wide) dot positions. Each dot is represented by two adjacent sharp signs, occupying its own position and the position to the right. This reflects the fact that the printer still cannot print horizontally...
  • Page 103 1000 ‘.t******t******t****tt DOwpJL(gD CHARACTER GENERATOR **.***tt..********ttt 1010 WIDTH "LPTI:",255 :KEY OFF :CLS 1020 DIM A(126). P(126.23). Q(126.23). DT(16.24) :E$=CHR5(27) :R$=CHR5(28) 1030 KEY 1, CHRJ(7) :KEY 2, CHRS(Sl :KEY 3, CHR5(9) 1040 :KEY 6, CHRB(12) KEY 4. CHRI(10) :KEY 5, CHRO(111 1050 FOR I-33 TO 126 :A(I)=-1 :NEXT I I_--______--_____---------------------------------------------------------...
  • Page 104 1700 *----- Key explanations _~~~~~~~~~~--_____~~~~~~--~------~------~~-~~~~~~~ 1710 LOCATE 10.40 :PRINT "Fl: Clear dot" 1720 LOCATE 11.40 :PRINT "FZ: Pass over" 1730 LOCATE 12.40 :PRINT "F3: Set dot" 1740 LOCATE 13.40 :PRINT "F4: Clear all dots" 1750 LOCATE 14.40 :PRINT "F5: Skip character" 1760 LOCATE 15.40 :PRINT "F6: End"...
  • Page 105 2400 GOSUB 3730 :GOTO 2180 2410 a--___ Wrapeup ___-----_-------------------------------------------------- 2420 CLS :LOCATE 1.1 :PRINT "SAVE TO FILE?" 2430 S--l :PX-2 :PY-1 :SO$="Yes" :Sl$-"No" :GOSUB 3020 2440 IF S THEN 2530 2450 LOCATE 5.10 :PRINT "Output file name [":FI$:"I "i 2460 INPUT FO$ 2470 IF FO$-""...
  • Page 106 3450 FOR Y-l TO WI :B$=B$+CHR$(P(CC.Y)) :NEXT Y 3460 IF NOT NLQ THEN B$=B$+STRING$(35,0) :GOTO 3480 3470 FOR Y-l TO WI :B$=B$+CHR$(Q(CC,Y)) :NEXT Y 3480 LSET A$=B$ :PUT #l.M 3490 NEXT CC :RETURN 3500 *_---- output to prl”t.$r ---------------_--------------------------------- 3510 LPRINT HD5: 3520 FOR CC-33 TO 126 3530 IF A(CC)<O THEN 3580 3540 LPRINT E$;"6":CHR5(O);STRING5~Z,CC);:Z=A(CC)
  • Page 107 CHARACTER SETS 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 Set

    STANDARD CHARACTER I<SO>I I ~~~ <DEL>...
  • Page 109 Hexa- decimal I’NU3 -..I -b-l@-lpI‘-lP--l ( 208 1224 1240 [ 128 1144 ( 160 [ 176 I192 cDCl> <DC2> ‘1 j-- 194 1163 (179 I195 ( 147 <DC4> 1253 1173 ) 189 1205 1221 ) 237 ) 141 ) 157 <so>...
  • Page 110 IBM CHARACTER SET #2 Hexa- 3 I 5 I 6 I ’ decimal <NUL> -0-Q ]PI‘IP-2 1 70 1 1 86 1 I102 1 I118 1 19---lIIYli--lvI <Ill 1 27 1 59 1 75 1 91 I107 I123 1 43 <FF>...
  • Page 112 IBM CHARACTER SET #l Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a ‘-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ESC> “...
  • Page 113 ADDITIONAL CHARACTER Hexa decimr In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands.
  • Page 114 INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected by DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4 or by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set: 92 93 94 96 123 12d 125112r 15: +I-- +I-- IFRANCE - = 0...

  • Page 115: Horizontal Position Commands

    INDEX Double-strike printing, Download characters. 17, 51, 54, 82-84, Absolute horizontal tab, 79, 80 91-98 Ascender, 83, 84, 92 Draft quality, 22, 59, 60, 82, 84, 91-93 Auto feed, 89 Automatic carriage return, Automatic line feed, 17, 77 Automatic sheet feeder, 6, 26, 56, 89 Electrical specifications, 55-56...
  • Page 116 Interface: Parking, 11-12, 26 Pause, 20, 35 specifications, signals, 56 Pica pitch, 21, 66 test, 13 Pitch, 21. 24, 34, 55, 66 International characters, 17, 51, 64, 106 Platen knob, 2, 3 Italic printing, 22, 61 Power cord, 6 Power indicator, Power switch, 3 Print Pitch switch, 21, 24-28 Justification,...
  • Page 117 Tractor feed, 9-13, 53 Troubleshooting, 50, 51 Type style, 22, 34, 54, 60, 61 Underlining, Unidirectional printing, Unpacking and inspection, Unparking, Vertical tabulation, Zero (slash or normal),...
  • Page 118 “” ..-” ‘. LC-10 MULTI-FONT REFERENCE CARD POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel switches have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power O-POWER ON LINE ORATOR stay I” panel style...

  • Page 119: International Character Sets

    DIP SWITCHES International character set (See below) International character sets: * Denmark/Norway when switch l-6 is OFF and switch l-7 is ON. Note: DIP switches are read only at power-up. Switch power off before changing a DIP switch setting.
  • Page 120 ..’ PRINT PITCH SELECTION Standard mode Pica Elite 1 2Y,,f;.xJ5L&T89i:j 1234567890 1234567890 1234567890 CHR$(18) CHR$(l5) CHR$( 18) CHR$(15) 1234557e90~234557 < ESC > “M” 1234557990!234557~90 12345678901234567 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567 4 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567 < ESC > “~‘7 l2345678901234567890 Condensed Pica Condensed Elite IBM mode Pica Elite ,<...
  • Page 121 COMMAND SUMMARY IN NUMERIC ORDER FUNCTION PAGE MODE CONTROL CODE <BEL> Bell Backspace CBS> Horizontal <FIT> Line feed cLF> Vertical tab <VT> <FF> Form feed <CR> Carriage return Expanded printing for one line <so> Condensed printing < SI > Set printer on-line <DCl>...
  • Page 122 NNCTION MODE CONTROL CODE PAGE < ESC > “8” Disable paper-out detector < ESC > “9” Enable paper-out detector < ESC > “:” Elite pitch <EfjC> “:” <O> CO> <O> Copy standard characters from ROM into RAM <ESC> “<” One-line unidirectional printing <ESC>...
  • Page 123 PAGE FUNCTION MODE CONTROL CODE < ESC > “y” nl n2 ml m2... Print double-density. double-speed 8 bit graphics Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics < ESC > “Z” nl n2 ml m2.e < ESC > “[” “@” < 4 > < 0 > < 0 > .__ Select character height, width, and line spacing <...

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