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  • Page 1: Users Manual

    MULTI-FONT USERS MANUAL 8082 0390...
  • Page 2 MULTI-FONT LC-15 USERS MANUAL NOTINTENDED FORSALE...
  • Page 3 Trademark Acknowledgements LC-15, ND-10/15, NR-10/15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter XL, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp. Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation FX-1050, EX-1000, FX86e, FX286e: Seiko Epson Corp NOTICE All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR’s express permission is forbidden.
  • Page 4 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manualis organizedintoninechapters.Tolearn how to makethe best use of yourprinteryou areurgedto readthroughchapters1through3. The remainingchaptersmay be treated as a ~fenmce guide for programming operations,etc. It assumesa degree of acknowledgeoff the operationof computm (forinstance,it assumesyouknowabouthexadecimal n umbers). The chaptersare as follows: Chapter 1—...
  • Page 5 Chapter 6 — MS-DOSand yourprinter Since the PC or PC-AT family of computersrunningunder MS-DOS is currentlythe most popular conflgmationof microcomputer,we have in- cludeda few hints and tips to help you use yourprinterwith such systems. SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwitha MicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstratethe capabilitiesof the printer.
  • Page 6 FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Thisprinterisaconvenient,monochrome p rinterwithoutfrillsbutwitha full complementof features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer.It supportsthe IBM/Epsonprintercommandsandcharactersets, enablingitto printjust aboutanythingyourcomputercangenerate,bothtext and graphics.Someof its main featwes are the following: Extensivesoftwaresupport Sinceit is compatiblewith the Epson and IBM printers,it workswith any softwarethat supportsthoseprintem.That includesmost word-processing and graphicsprograms,spread-sheets, a nd integratedsoftwarepackages.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ...1 Locating theprinter...1 Unpacking a ndInspection ..2 Checkthecartoncontents ...2 Partsnameof theprinter...3 Setting Up...4 Mount t heplatenknob...4 Installtheribboncartridge ...5 Connection ..6 Loading SingleSheets ... 8 Automatic l oading ...8 Manual l oading...10 Loading andParking Fanfold Forms...11 Loading thepaperfromtherearof theprinter...11 Loading thepaperfromthebottom of theprinter ...13...
  • Page 8 Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTING ...29 Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS ... 33 Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS ...69 Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER ...77 Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE ...89 Location of theDIPSwitches ..29 Functions o f theDIPSwitches ..30 FontControl C ommands .
  • Page 9 Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS ... 99 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS ...103 Standard Character S et ... 104 IBMCharacter S et#2 ... 106 IBMCharacter S et#1 ... 108 IBMSpecial C haracter S et ... 109 International Character S ets...1lt) INDEX ... 111 COMMAND SUMMARY ...114...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Setting Up The Printer

    chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include — Locatingthe printer Unpackingand inspection(namesof parts) . Settingup and connection Loadingsinglesheets Loadingand parkingfanfoldforms Adjustingthe printinggap LOCATING THE 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 Away from excessiveheat (such as directsunlight,heaters,etc) Away from excessivehumidity...

  • Page 11: Unpacking A Ndinspection

    UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the cartoncontents Nowunpackthecontentsof theprintershippingcarton,andcheckeachitem in the box againstFigure 1-1to make sure that you have everything(there shouldbe five items). If any of these items are missing,contactyour supplier. Figuru I-I. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Peperguide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) Uaer’s manual.

  • Page 12: Partsnameof Theprinter

    Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare: Serial(RS-232)interfaceboard Automaticsheet feeder Pull tractorunit Parts name of theprinter Makean externalinspectionof theprinter.Notethe locationsof the follow- ing parts: Figure 1-2 The printer’s external parts opensandclosesthe paperbail whichholdsthe paper Bail lever: againstthe platen. Release lever: releases the platen. This lever must be down for printingon singlesheets,and up for fanfoldforms.

  • Page 13: Setting Up

    SEITING UP Placethepnnterin thepositionwhereitis goingto bepermanentlysited,and removeallpackingmaterialfrominsidethetopcover.Thispackingmaterial is intendedto preventdarnageto theprinterin transit.You mayliketo keep thispackingwiththeprintercartonif youintendtransportingtheprinterfor use at a differentlocation. Mount theplaten knob The platenknob is packedinto a recessof the whitefoampackingmaterial whichheld yourprinterinsidethe printercarton.Be carefulto removethe knob beforedisposingof the packing. Mounttheplatenknobon theshafton theright-handsideof theprinter.Turn the knob on the shaftbeforepushingthe knob fully into position.
  • Page 14 F@IIU 1-4. Remoting the top cover 1. Use the tensioningknob on the ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack (turn clockwise). 2. Use the grips on the side of the ribbon cartridge to help locate the cartridge(squeezetheminwardsgently),andmakesurethatthespindles on the cartridgeholderfit into the socketson the cartridgeitself. igura 7-5.

  • Page 15: Connection

    3. The ribbonshouldpassbetweenthe printheadandthepnnthead shield (see Figure 1-6). Ffgure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield Now,holdthetopcoveruprightandengagethetabsattheback.Thenswing the front edge down untilthe coveris closed. Leavethetopcoverclosedduringnormaloperation. I tkeepsoutdustanddirt and reducesthe printer’soperatingsounds.Openthe coveronly to change the ribbonor make an adjustment. Connection Connectthe printerto yourcomputer,usinga standardparallel-typecable.
  • Page 16 Interface cable Connector Figut-o1-7. Connecting the interface cable If youwantto usetheoptionalserialinterface,slideouttheparallelinterface board by grippingthe flips on both sides. Then insert the optionalserial interfaceboard all the way, as shownin Figure 1-8. Figura 1-8. Replacing the interface board...

  • Page 17: Loading Singlesheets

    LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This sectionwilltake you throughthe proceduresfor loadingsinglesheets of paper. If you are using the optionalautomaticsheet feeder (ASF), read the ASF instructionbooklet. Automaticloading Singlesheetscanbe loadedmanuallywithpoweroff, or automaticallywith poweron. Wewill start the easy way with automaticloading. 1. Placethe paperguidein position,locatingthe lugson the bottomof the assemblyinto the slots on the rear coverof the printer.
  • Page 18 Adjustthepaperguidesto matchthe sizeof paperyou willbe using(re- memberingthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge of the carriage). Place a singlesheetbetweenthe guides,placingthe side on whichyou wanttoprinttowardsthebackof theprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown in the guidesuntil you feel it stop. Figure 1-10. Loading a single sheet Turnon thepowerusingtheswitchatthe frontof theprinter.The printer willbeep,indicatingthatno paperis in positionforprinting.Theorange indicatoralso flashesto showthis.

  • Page 19: Manualloading

    Manualloading It is alsopossibleto loadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spoweris off.The procedureis: Placethe paperguidein position,locatingthe lugson the bottomof the assemblyinto the slots on the rear coverof the printer. Checkthat printerpower is off and the releaselever at the back of the printeris down. Openthetopcover,thenmovethebailleveron topof thepnnterforward to open the paper bail.

  • Page 20: Loading Andparking Fanfold Forms

    LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforationsbetween the sheets.They are also called sprocketforms, punchedforms, or just plain “computerpaper”. T hisprinteracceptsformsup to 16”wide.Fanfoldforms are loaded,parked,and unparkedas explainednext. Loadingthepaper from the rear of theprinter Youcanloadthefanfoldpapereitherfromtherearor fromthebottomof the printer.
  • Page 21 With the sprocketcovers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligningholes with the pins on the sprockets. Adjustthe spacingof the sprocketsby slidingthemalongthe bar,using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocketto release and lock the sprocketin positin(whentheleveris down,the sprocketmaybe moved, and when it is up, the sprocketis locked).

  • Page 22: Loading Thepaperfromthebottom Of Theprinter

    12.Mountthepaperguidein the horizontalpositionshownin Figure 1-13, so that it will separatethe printedfrom the unprintedpaper. Figurs 1-13. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Loadingthepaper from the bottomof theprinter You can load the fanfoldpaperfrom the bottomof the printerby using the optionalpull tractorunit. Removethe top cover, then move the bail lever on top of the printer forwardto open the paperbail.
  • Page 23 Platen ~utw1-14.Mountingthe optionalpulltractor unit Figure 7-15. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets from the bottom of tie printer. 6. Nowclosethesprocketcovers, a gainmakingsurethatthepapersprocket holesare alignedwith the pins on the sprockets.If they art-not~igned properly,youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresulting in tearingandjammingof the paper. 7. Mountthe new top cover. cover lever...

  • Page 24: Paperparking

    Paperparking Afterloadingfanfoldpaperfromthe rear of the printer,you do not have to unloadit when you wantto print on a singlesheet.The printerwill “park” it for you if you followthe procedurebelow. 1. Paper parking starts with power ON, fanfoldpaper loaded in printing position,the releaselever up. 2.

  • Page 25: Adjusting Theprinting Gap

    ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate differentpaperthicknesses. T o makethisadjustment, r emove thetopcover.The adjustment l everis locatednearthe rightend of thepaper bail. Pulling the adjustmentlever upwards narrows the gap; pushing it downwardswidensthe gap.

  • Page 26: Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations

    chapter2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The controlpanelbuttonscan be pressedsinglyto performthe operations indicatedby theirnames.Otherfunctionscan be obtainedby holdingthese buttonsdown when you turn the printer’spoweron. Still furtherfunctions can be executedby pressingthe controlpanel buttonsin combination. This chapterexplainsall the buttonand indicatorfunctions. Pause printing Feed paper (fast and slow, forwardand reverse) Park fanfoldforms Set the top-of-formposition Selectthe print pitch...

  • Page 27: Onlinebutton

    ONLINE button button sets the printer on-line and off-line.The state ON LINE changeseach time you press the button. Intheon-linestatetheprinterreceivesdatafromthecomputerandprintsthe data. In the off-linestatethe printerstopsprintingand sendsthe computer a signalindicatingthat it cannotacceptdata. The printerpowersup in the on-linestateif paper is present.If paperis not present,the printerpowersup off-linewith the When you load paper the remainsoff-line.To start printingyou mustpress the (...

  • Page 28: Paper Feedbutton

    PAPERFEED button If youpressthisbuttonin off-line,the paperfeedsforward.If youhold this buttondown,the printerperformsconsecutiveline feeds. Whileyou are feedinglines,if you alsopress the ( ON paper will feed to the top of the next page.This is explainedlater. SET/EJECTPARKbutton Pressingthis buttoncausesthe printerto executepaperloadingif the paper has not loadedwhilein the off-linestate. If the paper has been loaded, this button causes the printer in different functionsdependingon the releaselever position.

  • Page 29: Nlqtypestyle Button

    NLQ TYPESTYLEbutton Thisbuttonselectsthe fontstyleto beprinted.Draftstyleis alwaysselected atpower-up.To changeto oneof theNLQ(nearletterquality)styles,setthe printeroff-line,thenpressthe (SfF7E)button repeatedlyuntilthe indicators besidethe desiredselectionilluminate.The selectionscycle in the follow- ing order: Fontstyle Draft Courier Courier i tatic Sanserif Sanserif i talic Orator Oratoritalic Holdingdown this buttonwill cyclecontinuouslybetweenthese options. The Oratorstyleis uniquein two ways.First, it is a lot larger (higher)than the other styles.

  • Page 30: Power-Up Functions

    POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In additionto their normal functions,all the control panel buttons have specialfunctionsthatoperateif youholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower ‘ ,byinJu[ p?+f, rgure2-2. Power-up functions of control panel Short test mode If the printeris turnedon whilethe ( ON printerwill enterthe shortself-testmode.The printerwill start printingas soon as the ( ON LINE numberof the printer’sROM, followedby six lines of the characterset.

  • Page 31: Longtestmode

    Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the printerwill enter the long self-testmode.The printer will start printingas soon as the CPAPER FEED) numberof the printer’sROM, followedby the wholecharacterset printed in each font stylesand pitch available. The test cyclesendlessly.To stop the test you must switchpower off. Sincethe test print occupiesthe whole width of the carriage,it is recom- mended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possibledamagetotheprintheadand/orplaten.In addition, t hetotalnumber...

  • Page 32: Stayin Panelstyle

    Stay in panel style If held down duringpower-up,the (ST@ buttonpreventssoftwareinter- ferencewiththe fontstyleselectedfromthe controlpanel.There willbean acknowledgingbeep, after whichyou can set the printer off-line,select a fontstyle,thenreturnto theon-linestateandstartprinting.The selectedfont style will not be changedby any commandssentby software. Stay in panel pitch and style If you wantto protectboth the pitch and font style settingsfrom software changes,pressthe@iTiX!land GF7iT3buttonsduringpower-up.Therewill be a littlelong acknowledging beep.
  • Page 33 The followingBASICprogramis a simpletest you can run in hexadecimal mode: 10 FOR 1=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$ ( 11 J 30 NEXT I 40 LPRINT 50 END If your system passes the codes directlyto the printer withoutchanging them, you will get a printoutlike Figure2-4. 0[:) (:)1 02 1;)4 (:)5 (0.5 (07 1T 14...
  • Page 34 Whenthe IBM-PCBASICinterpretersendshex codeOD(carnage return) it adds an extra hex OA(line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-fde)also gets special treatment:the interpreterdoes not send it at all. This can cause problemsthat generategraphicsor downloadcharacterdata, but there is a solution.Try changingline 20 in the precedingprogram and adding the codingshownbelow.

  • Page 35: Switch Combination Functions

    SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Severaladditionalfunctionscan be obtainedby pressingthe controlpanel buttonsin combinations. Figure 2-6. Switch combination functions of mntrol panel Form feed If you are usingsinglesheets,this operationejectsthe currentpage. If you are using fanfoldforms, it feedsto the top of the next page. 1. Press the ( ON LINE 2.

  • Page 36: Topof Form

    Topof form Whenyou turn on printerpower,the top-of-formpositionis automatically set to the currentposition.If this is not whereyou wantthe top of the page to be, you can changethe top-of-formpositionas follows. 1. Press the( ON LINE 2.. Move the paper to the desired top-of-formposition by pressing the button,orbyperformingaforwardorreversemicro-feed.

  • Page 37: Clearing Thebuffer

    Clearingthe buffer When DIP switch 2-1 is ON, the printer stores received data in a large memorybuffer.Thiscreatesaproblemwhenyouwantto abandona printing job and restart:theprintermay beholdingmuchmoredatain its bufferthan it has actuallyprinted,and this unprinteddata must be cleared out before restaffing.Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is anotherway: Halt the printingprogramon the computer.If printing stops immedi- ately,the bufferis clearandthe rest of this procedureis unnecessary.If...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Dip Switch Setting

    The bankof DIP (DualIn-linePackage)switchesinsidethe printeris used for variousfunctions. This chapterexplainswherethe DIP switchesam located,and how to use them. LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES When you removethe printer’scover and look inside,you will see on the greenboardat thebottomof theprintertwo groupsof smallwhiteswitches markedDSW1andDSW2.Thesearetheprinter’sDIPswitches.DSW1has eightswitches,named 1-1to 1-8fromleft to right.DSW2has fourswitches named 2-1 to 2-4.

  • Page 39: Functions O F Thedipswitches

    FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES Theprinteris deliveredwithallDIPswitchsetto theONposition.Theseare thestandardsettings.Bychangingthe settings,youcan altervariousprinter functionsto match your requirements.The followingquestionswill help you makethe right settings. Function Switch Pagelength AutoCR Printing area Autosheetfeeder Paper-out detector Printermode Character s et (Standard mode) Character s et (IBMmode) I AutoLF UsageofRAM International character s et...
  • Page 40 Switch 1-3: Which type of printing area format do you want to use for singlesheets? This printercan use two typesofpnnting areaformatfor singlesheets. By puttingtheswitchON(“Atype”),thetopofthefirstlineof printingwillstart to one inch from the top of the paper, andthe printedarea wiIIend to print one inch from the bottomof the paper. ByputtingtheswitchOFF(”B type”),thetopof thefirstlineof printingwill start 1/6inchfromthetop ofthepaper,andtheprintedareawillend 1/3inch fromthe bottomof the paper.
  • Page 41 Switch 1-8: Do you want an automaticline feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position,a separateline-feed code is requiredto obtaina line feed. If you move this switch to the OFF position,the printer performs both a carriagereturn and line feed each time it receivesa carnage-returncode. Mostcomputersystemssend a line feedcode,or both a carriagereturnand line feed, at the end of each line, so this switchshouldbe left ON.

  • Page 42: Chapter 4 Printer Control Commands

    chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printerhas two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode. In standardmode,theprinteremulatesthe functionsof theEpsonFX-1050. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter XL. Additional commandcodesare includedas a supersetof these emulations. Theemulations changedbymeansof DIPswitch1-6.WhenON,theprinter will be in standard mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM emulationmode (see Chapter3).

  • Page 43: Fontcontrol C Ommands

    Many commands have alternativeforms. Some commands use cESC> (charactercode27)in StandardmodeandcFS> (charactercode28)in IBM mode. Other commandshave parametersthat can be specified as either character codes or digit characters,like the parameter 1 in the sample commandabove. FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft qualitycharacters Mode ASCII ,, ,, ,, ,, “F”...
  • Page 44 Select NLQ type style Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “k” SelectsanNLQtypestyleaccordingto thevalueof n.Indraftmode, thiscommandremainsdormantandtakeseffectlaterwhenNLQ is selectedby <ESb “x” 1.Ignoredif the (s~)button duringpower-up. n Type style O Courier(initialvalue) 1 Sanserif 2 Oratorwith smallcapitals 3 Oratorwith lower case Select Couriercharacters Mode ASCII Both “(”...
  • Page 45 Select Oratorcharacterswithsmall capitals Mode ASCII Both “(” “(” “F’ “)” “S’ Changesto the OratorwithsamllcaptitalsNLQfont.Ignoredif the -button was pressedduringpower-up. Select Oratorcharacterswithlower case ASCII Mode Both “ “ “ “ “F’ Changesto the Orator with lower case NLQ font. Ignoredif the buttonwas pressedduring~wer-up. Selectitalic characters ASCII IMode I...
  • Page 46 Cancelemphasizedprinting ASCII Mode <ESC> “F” Both Cancelsemphasizedprinting. Double-strikeprinting Mode ASCII “ ,, ,, “ “B” “)” Both <ESC> “G” Causessubsequentcharactersto be printedin double-strikemode witha slightverticalpapermotionin between,causinga thickening of horizontalstrokes. For boldprint,useof double-strike is recommendedin NLQmode, and combined use of emphasized and double-strike mended in draft mode.
  • Page 47 stop underlining ‘Mode ASCII ,, ,, ‘, 4. “-” “Y’ Both <ESC> “-” “O” <ESC> “-” <O> “Stopsunderlining. Start overlining IMode \ ASCII <Es~> .,–‘, t!~.. Both <ESC> “ - “ <1> Causessubsequentcharactersto be overlined.Spaces skippedby horizontaltabulationare not overlined. Stop overlining Mode ASCII <p.c>...

  • Page 48: Character S Etcommands

    Cancelsuperscriptor subscript ASCII Model BothI <ESC> “T” Stops printing superscriptsor subscripts and returns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Selectstandardcharacterset Mode I ASCII <ESC> “t” “O” Both <ESC> “t” <o> Selectsthe standardcharacterset. This is the power-updefault in Standardmode if DIP switch 1-7is ON. Se/ect IBM characterset Mode ASCII...
  • Page 49 Selectinternationalcharacterset Mode ASCII std. <ESC> “R” n <FS> “R” Selectsan internationalcharacterset accordingto the value of n. n Characterset O U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 DenmarkI 5 Sweden 6 Italy me first eightof thesecharactersets (from U.S.A.to Spain I) can be selectedas power-updefaultsby DIP switches2-2 to 2-4.

  • Page 50: Character S Izeandpitchcommands

    Selectslashzero Mode ASCII <ESC> “ - “ “l” Borh <ESC> “ - “ <1> Causessubsequentzero charactersto be overprintedwith a slash Select normalzero Mode ASCII <ESC> “ - “ “O” Both <ESC> “ - “ <O> Causes subsequentzero characters to be printed normally (0), withouta slash.
  • Page 51 Condensedprinting Mode ASCII <Sk= Both <ESC> <Sb Standardmode,changesfrompicato condensedpica (17 cpi)or from eliteto condensedelite(20 cpi). In IBMmode,changesfrom either pica or elite to condensed(17 cpi). Ignored if the (~] buttonwas ptessed duringpower-up. Cancelcondensedprinting Mode ASCII Both <DC2> In Standardmode,changesfrom condensedpica to normalpica or fromcondensedeliteto normalelite.In IBMmode,alwayschanges to normal pica.
  • Page 52 Expandedprintingfor one line Mode ASCII <so> Both <ESC> <SO> Causessubsequentcharactersin the currentlineto be expandedto doublewidth.Charactm returnto normalwidthafterthe nextline feed (cLF>). The <DC4>,cVT>, -, mands also cancelexpandedprinting. Cancelone-lineexpandedprinting Mode ASCII Borh <DC4> Stopsone-lineexpandedprintingset with <S0> or <ESC><S0>. Doesnot cancelcESC> “W” 1. Selectproportionalspacing Mode ASCII...
  • Page 53 Selectmasterprint mode Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “!” Selects a combinedprint mode accordingto the value of n. The valueof n is the sumof thevaluesgivenbelowfor thedesiredchar- acteristics. Examples:n = 1 giveselite;n = 9(1 +8) givesemphasizedelite;n = 137(1 + 8 + 128)givesunderlinedemphasizedelite. Function Underline Italic [*1] Expanded...
  • Page 54 of an inch with cESC> “3” <24>, and print the same characters twice,upperhalf on one line, lowerhalf on the next. For accurate alignmentof the two halves, select unidirectionalprinting with <ESC>“U” <1>. n Effect O Normal size 1 Double-high,double-wide 2 Quadruple-high, q uadruple-wide 3 Double-high,double-wide(Lowerhalf only) 4 Double-high,double-wide(Upperhalf only) 5 Quadruple-high, q uadruple-wide(Lowerhalf only)
  • Page 55 Returnto normalheight Mode ASCII <ESC> “O” “W” Both <ESC> <O> “W” Terminatesdouble-height p rintingandprintssubsequent c haracters at normalheight.Resumessuper/subscript a ndcondensedprinting if thesemodeswere in effect beforedoubleheightwas selected. Select characterheight, width,and line spacing Model ASCII Both <ESC>“[” “@” <O> CO> Selectsa combinationof characterheight,width,and line spacing accordingto thevalueof n andm,as below.Doesnotmovethebase line.

  • Page 56: Vertical Position Commands

    VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacingto 1/8inch ASCII Mode <ESC> “O” Both Setsthe distancethe paper advancesor reversesin subsequentline feeds to 1/8inch. Set line spacingto 7/72inch ASCII Mode Both <ESC> “l” Setsthe distancethe paperadvancesor reversesin subsequentline feedsto 7/72 inch. Set line spacingto 1/6 inch ASCII Mode std.
  • Page 57 Set line spacingto n/72 inch Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “A” n In Standardmode,sets the distancethe paperadvancesor reverses in subsequentline feedsto nf72inch,wheren is betweenOand 85. ~If n =0, the line spacingis set to O. In IBMmodethis commanddoesthe sameexceptthat (1) the new line spacing does not take effect until the next <ESC>...
  • Page 58 Performone n/216-inchline feed Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “J” Feedsthepaperonceby n/216inches,wherenis between1and255. Doesnot movethe printpositionrightor left whenDIP switch 1-2 is OFF. Does not changethe line-spacingsetting. Performone n1216-inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “j” Feedsthepaperonceby n/216inchesin thereversedirection,where n is between1and255.Doesnotmovetheprintpositionrightorleft when DIP switch 1-2 is OFF.
  • Page 59 page length ton lines ModeI ASCII BothI <ESC>“C” Setsthe pagelengthto n lines in the currentline spacing,where n isbetween1and 127in Standardmodeorbetween1and255inIBM mode. Changingthe line spacinglater does not alter the physical page length.The currentline becomesthe top of the page. Setpage length ton inches ASCII Mode Both <ESC>...
  • Page 60 Canceltop and bottommargins Mode ASCII Both <ESC>“O” Cancelsboth the top marginand the bottommargin. Form feed Mode ASCII Both <FF> Feedsthe paperto the top of thenextpage accordingto the current pagelength,andmovesthe printpositionto theleft margin.When the automaticsheet feeder (ASF) is selected (DIP switch 1-4 is OFF),this commandejectsthe currentpage.
  • Page 61 Set verticaltab stops Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “B” Cancelsall currentverticaltab stopsandsetsnew verticaltab stops at lines rzZ, n 2, etc., wherenl, n2, etc. are numbersbetween 1 and 255. A maximumof 16verticaltab stopscan be set.The tab stops must be specifiedin ascendingorden any violationof ascending orderterminatesthetab stoplist.

  • Page 62: Horizontal Position Commands

    Verticaltab Mode ASCII Both <VT> Feeds the paper to the next verticaltab stop and moves the print positiontotheleftmargin.Performsalinefeedifnoverticaltabsare set, as at power-up.Feedsto the top of the nextpageif verticaltabs are set but the currentline is at or belowthe last verticaltab stop. HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode...
  • Page 63 Set right margin Mode ASCII std. <ESC> “Q” <FS> “Q” Setstherightmarginatcolumnn inthecurrentcharacterpitch(pica ‘pitchif proportional spacing is currently selected). Column n becomesthelastcharacterpositionintheline.Therightmargindoes not move if the characterpitch is changedlater. The right margin must be withinthe limitsbelow: Pica Elite Condensedpica Condensedelite Expandedpica Expandedelite Expandedcondensedpica Expandedcondensedelite...
  • Page 64 Set automaticline feed IModel ASCII IBMI <ESC> “5” <1> Causesthe printerto performboth a carriagereturn and line feed each time it receivesa <CR> code. This commandtakes priority over DIP switch 1-8. Cancelautomaticline feed Mode ASCII <ESC> “5” <O> Causestheprinterto performonlya carriagereturnwhenit receives a <Clb code.This commandtakespriorityover DIP switch 1-8.
  • Page 65 Rightjustify Mode ASCII cESC> “a” “2” Both <ESC> “a” <2> Alignssubsequent t extwiththerightmargin,leavingtheleftmargin ‘ragged. Set horizontaltab stops Mode ASCII Both <ESC> “D” nl n2 ... <o> Cancelsall currenthorizontaltab stops and sets new tab stops at columnsnl, n2,etc. in thecurrentcharacterpitch(picapitchif pro- portional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc.
  • Page 66 Horizontaltab Mode ASCII Both <m> Movesthe printpositionto the nexthorizontaltab stop. Ignoredif thereisnonexthorizontal t abstopinthecurrentline.Notethatwhen underliningis selected,spacesskippedby horizontaltabulationare not underlined. Relativehorizontaltab Mode ASCII std. cESC> ‘Y” <FS> A“ Movestheprintpositionrightorleft a specifieddistance(maximum 13.6inches).Ignoredif theresultingpositionis beyondthe rightor left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is betweenOand 63,theprintheadmovesrightby (nl + @ x 256)/120inches.

  • Page 67: Graphics Commands

    GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density8-bitgraphics Model ASCII Both cESC>“K” Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally.The graphicimageis 8dotshighandnl + n2x 256dotswide.Maximum width is 13.6inches(816dots).ml, m2, ... are the dot data,each a l-byte value from Oto 255 representing8 verticaldots, with the most significantbit at the top and the least significantbit at the bottom.The numberof data bytes must be nZ + n2 x 256.
  • Page 68 Print quadruple-density 8-bitgraphics Mode ASCII Both <ESC>“Z” nl n2 Prints bit-imagegraphicsat 240 dots per inch horizontally(maxi- mum 3264dots wide),skippingevery seconddot in the horizontal direction.See <ESC>“K” for otherinformation. Selectgraphicsmode Mode ASCII Both <ESC>“*” nO Selectsone of eightgraphicsmodesdependingon the valueof nO and prints bit-imagegraphicsin this mode. See <ESb “K” for informationon nl, ti, ml, m2, ...

  • Page 69: Download Character Commands

    Print 9-pingraphics Mode ASCII <ESC> “A” nO nl Std. Printsbit-imagegraphicsat 60dotsperinchif nO= Oor 120dotsper ~inch if nO= 1.The graphicsimageis 9 dotshigh and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximumwidth is 13.6inches.Dots beyondthe right marginare ignored.ml, m2, ... arebytepairsrepresenting9 vertical dots each.In the leftmostposition,the mostsignificantbit of ml is thetop dot;theleastsignificantbit of ml is theseconddot fromthe bottom;themostsignificant b itofm2isthebottomdot;andtheother...
  • Page 70 nl is the charactercodeof the first characterdefinedand n2 is the charactercodeof thelast characterdefined.nl and n2 mustbothbe between32 and 127or both be between 160and 255. n] must be equalto or less than n2. Use of charactercodes32 (space)and 127 (deletecode)shouldbe avoidedif possible. Eachcharacters definedby anattributebyte(mO)and 11databytes (ml, m2, ...
  • Page 71 Definedownloadcharacters Mode ASCII <ESC>“=” nl n2 a2 ml Definesone or morenew draftcharactersand sto~s themin RAM for later use. Draft modemust be selectedbeforethis commandis executed.nl and ti givethe numberof bytesof characterdatathat willfollow.UO isthecharactercodeof thefirstcharacterdefined.al andU2areattributesbytes.ml toml] arethecharacterdata,andare the sameas in d3Sb “&”.The attributebyteal indicateswhether thecharacters anascender(notusingthelowestof theninevertical dots)or a descender(not usingthe highestdot) and whetherit has a downwardextensionto 12dots.
  • Page 72 Select draft downloadcharacterset Mode ASCII <ESC> “I” “4” <ESC> “I” <4> Selectsthe downloadcharacterset anddraftquality.Ignoredif the buttonwaspresseddufingpower-upor if D~ switch2-1 iS Select draftelite downloadcharacterset Mode ASCII <ESC> ‘T’ “5” <ESC> “I” <5> Selectsthe downloadcharacterset,draftquality,andelitepitch(12 cpi). Ignoredif the(~) if DIP switch2-1 is ON. SelectNLC? downloadcharacterset ASCII Mode...

  • Page 73: Macroinstruction C Ommands

    MACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDS Definemacro instruction Mode ASCII <ESC> “+” ... <RS> Both Cancels any existing macro instructionand replaces it with the definedinstruction.The definedmacro instructionconsistsof the charactersbetweenthe “+” and cRS>. Thesecan be any printable charactersor controlcharactemexcept<RS>,up to a maximumof 16 characters. Executemacroinstruction Mode ASCII...
  • Page 74 Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Both <ESC>W“ Cancelsthe precedingcommandsand acceptsthe most significant bit as it is sent to the printer. Delete last charactersent Mode ASCII Std. <DEb Deletes the last character received.Ignored if the last character receivedhas alreadybeen printed,or if the last characterreceived was all or part of a command.
  • Page 75 Cancelimmediateprint Mode ASCII <ESC> “i” “O” Both “i” CO> <ESC> Cancelsthe immediateprintmode.The printerwaitsfor each line ‘tobe completedbeforeprintingit, and doesnot scrollthe paperup and down.This commandis ignoredwhen frictionfeed is used. Setprinter off-line Mode ASCII <DC3> std. IBM <ESC>“Q” <SYN> Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent charactersandcommandsexcept<DC1>,whichreturnsitto theon- line state.The printer’sON Set printer on-line...
  • Page 76 Bidirectionalprinting ASCII Mode <ESC> “U” “O” Both <ESC> “U” <O> Causessubsequentprintingto be donein the normalbidirectional mode, whichis fasterthan unidirectional p rinting. Unidirectional p rinting Mode ASCII <ESC> “U” “l” Both “u” <1> <ESC> Causes subsequentprintingto be done unidirectionally, e nsuring maximumverticalalignmentprecision.
  • Page 77 Auto feed Mode ASCII <ESC> <EM> <4> Both ,,(,, ‘,(,, ,’4,, Selectsthe automaticsheetfeeder.Ignoredif DIPswitch 1-4is ON ,(ASF inactive). Ejectpaper fromASF IModel ASCII <ESC> <EM>“R” Borh ,,(,, ,,(,, “R” Ejects the current page. Ignored if DIP switch 1-4 is ON (ASF inactive).

  • Page 78: Chapter 5 Download Characters

    chapter 5 Withthisprinteryoucancreatenewcharacter andsymbols,downloadtheir dotdata,andhavethemprintedin placeof selectedcharactexx in the regular characterset.Charactem thatcanbe generatedin thiswayrangefromsimple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanesecharacters. Regular characten are permanently stored in the printer’s ROM, but charactersyou designare downloadedand storedin RAM for use. DESIGNING YOUR Designingand printingyour own charactemhas two requirements:firstly, designingthe shapeof thecharacter,calculatingthe datanecessaryto make...

  • Page 79: Definingthe Attributedata

    The minimumwidthof a characteris five dots. The user-definedcharactersmay use eightdots vertically. Dotscannotoverlap— that is, you may not have a dot insidea box next to one that is on a line. YoumaydefineanypositionintheASCIItable,excepttheblockgraphics area when you are downloadingin the IBM mode. PhotocopythegridinFigure5-2tohelpdesignyournewcharacters.Wewill use a tiny representationof a car-shapedsymbolfor our example.
  • Page 80 mlndm5m7 m2 m4 m6 m~ ml(l 124 66 76 76 0 Figure 5-3. Add the values of the dots in eacA column and write the sum of eaeh column at the bottom Next you must choose whetherto make the car symbolan ascenderor a descender.This determineshow the characteris seatedon the line: Ascender: !j;I>~Ii’...

  • Page 81: Assigningthe Characterdata

    Assigningthe characterdata Now,wecalculatetheverticalnumericalvaluesof thecolumnsof dots,and enterthemunderneaththe grid.For example,lookingat Figwe 5-3, we see thatintheleft-mostcolumntherearefivedots,andtheyaresittingin the“64” box,“32’’box, “ 16”box,“8”box,and“4”box.Thusitsverticalvalueis 124. In the next column,there is no dot straddlingthe verticalline; its value is recordedas O. You will see the lettersml, m2,m3,etc., are aboveyourvalues.Whenyou definethe character,you willsubstituteyourvaluefor eachof theseletters.
  • Page 82 LPRINT “CHEMICALS’ ’ ;U-IF?$(9) ; 1250 FOR 1=.4 TO 8.7 1260 LPRINT CHR$(60) ; 1270 NEXT I 1280 LPRINT 1290 LPRINT “GUNS’ ’ ;CHR$(9) 1300 FOR 1=.4 TO 1.4 1310 LPRINT CHR$(62); 1320 NEXT I 1330 LPRINT 1340 LPRINT CHR$(9); ’’+–-”; 1350 SCALE$=’’–-+–-”...

  • Page 83: Defining Yourownnlqcharacters

    DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERS As you probablynoticed,NLQ charactersare printedby two passesof the printhead.Halfofthecharacterisprintedonthefirstpass,andtheremainder onthesecondpass.Thepaperis rolleduphalfa dotheightin betweenpasses to let the print head print dotson the secondpass that overlapthe previous dots, in order to fill in the spacesandproducedensercharacters.Addition- ally, the print head speed is halved,and the dots are printed at doublethe densityof draft characters.For this reason,NLQcharacterscan containup to 23 dots in the horizontaldirection.
  • Page 84 simultaneoususe of regularand downloadcharactersin the draft character sectionapplyequallyto NLQ characters. t?ll f I124 Ist) .1St: ?nd: igure 5-4. Use this grid (or one similar to it) to define your own NLO characters (Ist) fli24.. - Ist: 74 2nd: 28 74 ?4 74 724 0 64 0 Igura 5-5.

  • Page 86: Chapter 6 Ms-Dos And Your Printer

    chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER WhenusingyourprinterwithanIBMPC,PC-XT,or PC-ATor compatible, youwillprobablybe usingPC-DOSor MS-DOSas anoperatingsystem.A numberof softwaretricksmaybe usefidhere.This chapteris not,however, a substitutefor the operatingsystemmanualssuppliedwithyourcomputer. To learn how to print ffles,etc. it is best to read the relevantparts of these manuals. INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTER Wheninstallingapplicationsoftware,you may find that yourprinteris not specificallymentionedin the lists of pnntem given for installation.How-...

  • Page 87: Embedding Printer Commands

    Numberof columns Pica Elite Condensedpica Condensedelite Proportional Sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequenceto returnto the defaultsettings.The commandfor yourprinteris <ESC>(Q. Makesurethatthe DIP switchesare set for the rightprinteremulation,and that youhaveselectedthe appropriatecharactersetusingthe DIPswitches. If youarein doubtabouttheconfiguration of yourapplicationsoftware,seek expert advice.Your softwaresupplierwill probablybe your most conve- nient reference.
  • Page 88 If you want to print a title in double-sizeOrator with small capitals,then changeto regular-sizeCourierforsometextthatincludesitalics,youcanuse these commandsas follows: File as seen on computerscreen: ( (F) ) 2 ( (S) ) 3 Printer ( (F) ) O ( (S) ) O Type style, ( ( I ) ) 11ta 1i c ( ( I ) ) Ocorrunands can be embedded (( I))lanYwhem...

  • Page 89: Programming T Heprinterwithdoscommands

    The printer supportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such as quadruple-sizeprinting. Mostof theseothercommandsconsistof the escapecode followedby one or more lettersor numbers. If yoursoftwareenablesyouto placetheescapecodein yourfiles,or if you were able to define this as a user optionduring installation,you can also embedthese escape sequences. PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS printingcommand.Simplytypethe wordPRINTfollowedby the nameof...
  • Page 90 COPYandTYPE do not permityou to executeother commandswhilethe file is printing. If youwantaparticularfontstyle,orpnnt pitch,youcanmakethesesettings from the controlpanelbefore you start printing.See Chapter2. IfyouprintfromtheDOScommandlevelveryoften,itwillbe advantageous to createa printersetupfile.Then insteadof settingfontstyleetc. manually each time, you can completethe setup with a singlecommandfrom your computer.For example,you can createa filecontainingprintercommands to selectnearletterquality,andselectelitepitch.Youcanfindthecommands in Chapter4.

  • Page 91: Programming W Ithbasic

    ‘V indicatesthat the followingcharacteris a controlcode. *V[ enters the <ESC>code.<ESC>has charactercode27, and“[” is the 27thcharacterin ASCII sequencefrom A. Similarly,‘VA enters the controlcode <1>. See your DOS manualif you need t%rther informationaboutEDLIN. You can now set up the printerby sendingit the fileNLQELITE.DAT. T o avoidunnecessaryloggingof commands,switchhard-copyoutputoff (by pressing(TIllL-PRTSCifhardcopyis on).ToprintthefileREADME.DOC in NLQ elite type, give the followingtwo commands:...
  • Page 92 1090 P$=E$+”P” 1100 ‘ Start printing ——————— ————-—— ——-—. .—-.——— 1110 WIDTH “LPT1: “,255 1120 LPRINT E$;’’D’’;CHR$(3) 1130 LPRINT c$; “Type 1140 LPRINT H$;D$;’’Draft characters, ” 1150 LPRINT H$;C$; “Courier characters,” 1160 LPRINT H$;S$;”Sanserif characters, ” 1170 LPRINT H$;Ol$;’’Orator with small caPitals, or” 1180 LPRINT H$;02$;”...
  • Page 93 1640 GOSUB 2100 1650 LPRINT H$;C$;’’Download characters: “; 1660 LPRINT D$;E$;”%l”; 1670 FOR 1=1 TO 5 1680 LPRINT CHR$(60); 1690 NEXT I 1700 LPRINT D$;E$;’’%O”; 1710 GOSUB 2180 1720 LPRINT C$;E$;”%l”; 1730 FOR 1=1 TO 5 1740 LPRINT CHR$(60); NEXT I 1750 1760 LPRINT D$;E$;“%0”...
  • Page 94 2190 LPRINT C$;E$:’’&’’;CHR$(O) 2200 RESTORE 2310 2210 FOR M=O TO 46 2220 READ MM 2230 LPRINT CHR$(MM); 2240 NEXT M 2250 RETURN 2260 ‘DATA ---––––––––––––––––-–-–-–––--–-–––––-––-–––––– 2270 ‘ Draft download character --–––––––––––--–––––––––––– 2280 DATA 139,124, 0, 66, 4, 64, 36, 16, 2, 16, 12, 0 2290 ‘...

  • Page 95: Howtheprogram Works

    How theprogram works Thisprogrambeginsby assigninga numberof printercommandsto BASIC stringvariables(lines 1000to 1090).Youcanfindmostof thesecommands near the beginningof chapter4. The WIDTH“LPT1:”255statementin line 1110meansinfhite line width. It preventsthe IBM-PCfrom insertingunwantedcarriagereturnsand line feeds in graphicsdata. Actualprintingbeginsin line 1120.Usingthe preassignedcommands,the programprintssamplesof its differentfontstyles,includinga line showing all styles in italics, followedby samples of the print pitches, then some doubleand quadruple-sized printing.
  • Page 96 es are : Type sty 1 ,.. :, i :.~;:,, ;:: ~. (::. i ;;, , ... (;, ; .: : .: , ,.., ~, . ::? Courier characters Sa nse r if char-acte rs ? ORATOR WITH -rTA[.T[;S Print P itches are : t.ch...

  • Page 97: Modifications Foribmmode

    Modificationsfor IBM mode This programcan also be run in IBM mode (DIP switch 1-6 OFF’)if you changea fewof the linesas shownbelowto allowfor differencein someof thecommands.Youwillgeta cylinderinsteadof abarreleffect,becuasethe IBM mode does not have any command to micro-adjustthe character spacing. 1090 P$”CHR$ ( 18) 1190 LPRINTCHR$ ( 28) ;...

  • Page 98: Chapter 7 Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    chapter 7 Thefollowingsectionon troubleshooting andmaintenanceis intendedonly M a brief guideto these functions.Rememberthat yourprinteris a highly sophisticated electronicdevice,whichalsocontainshighvoltageinside.For that twcison, only carry out thoseoperationsdescribedin this chapter. CAUTION: Anyattempttocarryoutoperationsotherthanthosedescribed heremayresultin electricshockand/ordamageto the printer. Whencarryingoutanyrepairsor maintenance, a lwaysfollow the instructionscarefully. TROUBLESHOOTING Yourprinter is a reliablepiece of precisionmachinery,which should not causeyouanytrouble,providedit is usedandtreatedsensibly.However,the few elementarytips below shouldavoidyou havingto make unnecessary servicecalls.The followingtable gives you ideas on whereto look in this...

  • Page 99: Powersupply

    Powersupply If the indicatordoesnot illuminate,checkthe following: POWER Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outtet? Is power being supplied to the outtet? Is theprintervoltage correct? Printing If yourprinterdoesnot print,or suddenlystopsprinting,checkthe follow- ing: Check Is the interface cable con- nected securely? LINE Is the ON...
  • Page 100 If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following: Check Isthe ribbon properly in- Check and reinstall 1-”- Is the ribbon worn out? If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following: I Check Are dots missing at random in the printing? Is a line of dots missing con- sistently throughout printing?

  • Page 101: Paperfeeding

    Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feeding smoothly,check the following: Check Is the paper release lever pushed back (to the ~ posi- tion)? Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the DIP switch settinm?
  • Page 102 Check Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons LINEindicator while the ON is illuminated? Is the paper too thick? If the ASF is not operatingor is not feeding paper correctly,check the following: Check ASFoptionbeen Has the selected with the DIP switch? Istherelease l ever s ettothe...
  • Page 103 If the paperpark facilitydoesnot appearto be workingcorrectly,checkthe following: Check Is the paper release lever in the ~ position? Has the fanfold paper been properly parked? If text is beingprintedall on one line, or with extrablank lines, checkthe following: Check Is the text all on the same tine? Is text being printed with I Two line feeds are being printed.

  • Page 104: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE Essentially,your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treatedwitha modicumof carein orderto avoidmalfunctions. F orexample: Keep yourprinterin a “comfortable”environment. R oughlyspeaking,if youarecomfortable, t hentheenvironment i s suitablefor yourprinter,too (see Chapter 1). Do not subjectthe printerto physicalshocksor excessivevibration. Avoid over-dusty environments.Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanicaldevices.
  • Page 105 Screws Connector cove! ‘1 ‘FYI 7-T.Replacingthe printhead F/gura...
  • Page 106 6. Disengagethecablefromthetabsholdingitdown,then removetheprint head. 7. Foreasy installationof thenewpnnthead, movethecarriagetowardthe left end of the rail. 8. Place the new printhead on its support,seatingit on the two pins. 9. Threadthenewcable thesamewayas theold, securingitunderthethree tabs on the print head carriage. 10.Plug the cable into the connector,insertingit as far as it will go. 11.Fasten the print head down with the two screws.
  • Page 107 MEMO...

  • Page 108: Chapter 8 Specifications

    chapter 8 Printing system ... Serial ImpactDot-matrix Printing speed ... 150cps (Draftpica) Print direction...,...Bidirectional, logic-seeking Numberof print pins...,..9 Line spacing... 1/6, 1/8,n/72, n/216inches Characters...ASCII * USA, France,Germany,England,DenmarkI, Sweden,Italy, Spain I, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Denmark/ Norway Numberof columns...CPI Pica Elite...
  • Page 109 Characterdot matrix ... 9 x 11(Draft) Bit imagedot-matrix... DPI 8-pinnormal 8-pindouble 8-pinhigh-speeddouble* 8-pinquadruple 8-pinCRT I 8-pin CRTII 8-pinplotter 8-pindouble-plotter 9-pin single 9-pin double * It is impossibleto printadjacentdotsin themodemarkedwithan asterisk (*). Paper feed ... Frictionand push tractor(standard) Paper feed speed ...2.8inches/secondmax Paper width ...Cut sheet Copies..:...Original+2 copies Maximumbuffer size...WithoutDownload...
  • Page 110 Ribbonlife ...6 millioncharacters(draftpica) Dimensions ...590(w)x Weight ... 8.5kg(18.71b) Powersupply ... 120VAC,220VAC,240VAC,50/60Hz Options ... Automaticsheet feeder 332(d)x127(h)mm 23.2(w)x13.1(d) x5(h)in (vanes accordingtothecountxyofpur- chase) RS-232Cinterface Pull tractorfeed...
  • Page 111 Thefollowingdescribesthepinoutoftheparallel(Centronics-type) i nter- face connector(signalswhich are low when activeare overlined): Name STROBE \ DATAO DATA1 DATA2 I DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 BUSY PAPER SELECT 14, 15 SIGNAL GND I CHASSIS 19-30 RESET ERROR I EXT GND 34,35 SELECT IN Function Goes from high to low (for 20.5ps) when active High when active...

  • Page 112: Chapter 9 Character Sets

    chapter 9 This chaptergivestablesof the printer’sstandardand IBM charactersets. The decimal charactercode of each characteris shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. Thehexadecimalcodecanbe foundby readingtheentriesat the top andleft edgesof thetable.for example,the character“A” is in colurnn4 androw 1, so its hexadecimalcharactercodeis 41.

  • Page 113: Standard Character Set

    STANDARD CHARACTER SET...

  • Page 115: Ibmcharacter S Et#2

    IBM CHARACTER SET #2...

  • Page 117: Ibmcharacter S Et#1

    IBM CHARACTER SET #1 Othercharactersare identicalto characterset W. The duplicationof controlcodesenablessystemswith a 7-bit interfaceto obtain control functionswhen the most significantbit is set to 1 by the <ESC>“>” command.

  • Page 118: Ibm Special Character Set

    IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additionalcharacterscan be printedby specialcommands.

  • Page 119: International Character Sets

    INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS Whenaninternational c haractersetis selectedDIPswitches2-2to 2-4or by a commandfromsoftware,the followingchangesaremadein thecharacter set: See Chapter3 for the DIP switchsettings. The commandsfor selectingthe internationalcharactersets are: Standardmode:<ESC>“R” n IBM mode:<FS> “R” n Wheren meanscharactercode n, i.e. CHR$(n)in BASIC.The valuesof n are: O U.S.A.

  • Page 120: Index

    Absolute horizontaltab, 57 Ascender,61,71 Autofeed,67 Automaticcarriagerctum,30 Automaticline feed,32,55 Automaticsheetfeeder,8,31,67, 101 Backspace,55 Baillever,3, 10, 13 BASIC,24,72-73,82 Beeper,66 Bidirectional p rinting,67 Bit-imageprinting,58-60,86 Boldprinting,37 Bottomfeed, 13 Bottommargin,50 Buffer,28,32, 100 L(2J Cancelcommand,65 Cmriagereturn,54 Centering,55 Channelsof verticaltab stops,52 Charactercodes,printingof all,40 Characterset commands,39-41 Charactersets,99,104-110 Character size and pitch commands, 41-46 Characterspacing,44 Cleaning,95...
  • Page 121 L!31 Hexadecimal d ump,23-25 Horizontalpositioncommands,53-57 Horizontaltabulation,57 IBMch~actersets,39,106-109 IBMmode,31,88 IBM-PC, 2 5 Immediate p rint,65 Interface: signals, 1 02 specifications, 100 International characters, 32,40,110 Italicprinting, 2 0,36 Justification, 5 5 Left margin,53 Line feed,48 Line spacing,4748,99 Locatingtheprinter,1 Macroinstruction, 6 4 Maintenance, 9 5 Manualfeed,67 Margins: bottom,50...
  • Page 122 Quadruple-size characters,44 Rear cover,3, 11 Releaselever,3,8,11 Resetprinter,67 Reverseline feed,48 Reversemicro-feed,27 Ribboncartridge,4, 100 Rightmargin,54 ROM characterset, 63 Sanseriftypestyle,20,35 Self tests,21-22 Set/EjectPark button,19 Settingup, 4 Singlesheets: automaticloading,8 manualloading,10 specifications, 1 00 Slashzero,41 Smallcapitals,20 Specifications, 9 9-102 Sprocketfeed, 11-14,100 Standard character set, 31, 39, 104- Standzudmode,31,86 Subscripts,38 Superscripts,38...

  • Page 123: Command Summary

    COMMAND SUMMARY MODE CONTROL CODE <BEL> <BS> <HT> <LF> <VT> <FF> <CR> <so> <S1> <DCI> Std. <DC2> <DC2> Std. <DC3> <DC4> <CAN> <ESC> <LF> <ESC> <FF> <ESC> <so> <ESC> <Sb <ESC> <EM> d> <ESC> <EM> <4> <ESC> <EM> “R” <ESC> <EM> “T” n Std.
  • Page 124 MODE CONTROL CODE IBM <ESC> “5” <b <ESC> “5” <1> <ESC> “6” <ESC> “7” <ESC> ‘%” <Esc> “9” <ESC> “:” Std. <ESC> “:” <(k- <0> <(b <Esc> “<” std. <ESC> “=” <ESC> “=” <ESC> “>” <ESC> ‘<?”n m <ESC> “@” <ESC>...
  • Page 125 MODE CONTROL CODE <ESC>“U” “l” <ESC>“W” <b <ESC>“W” <1> <ESC>“W” “O” <ESC>“W” “l” cESC>“X” nl n2 cESC> “Y” nl n2 ml d <ESC>“Z” nl n2 ml m2 ... <ESC> “[” “@” <4> <b <O> Std. cESC> ‘Y” nl n2 <ESC> ‘N” n] n2 <ESC>...
  • Page 126 CODE MODE CONTROL <ESC> “-” “O” <&SC>“-” “l” <Fs> “4” <FS> “5” <Fs> “:” <b <0>4> <FS> “=” <F5> “Q” n <FS> “R” <FS> ‘\” nl d <DEL> Std. “(” “(” “-” “)” “)” “0” “(” “(” “-” “)” “)” “1” “o”...
  • Page 128 ConsumerResponse Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual. Please address your correspondence to: WorldwideHeadquarters: STARMICRONICSCO., LTD. 194Nakayoshida Shizuoka,JAPAN422-91 Attn:ProductManager AmericanMarket: STARMICRONICSAMERICA,INC. 420 LexingtonAvenue,Suite2702-25 New York,NY 10170 Attn: ProductManager EuropeanMarket: STARMICRONICSDEUTSCHLAND GMBH Westerbachstra13e 59 P.O.
  • Page 130 PRINTED IN JAPAN...

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