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chapter 4
PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
me printerhas two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode.
In standardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the Epson FX-850
or EX-800for colorprint.
In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III. Additional
commandcodes are includedas a supersetof these emulations.
The emulationis changedby means of EDS switch A-1. When ON, the
printerwill be in standardmode,and when OFF,the printerwillbe in IBM
mode (see Chapter3). It is not possibleto changethe emulationmode by
meansof softwarecontrol.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter'scontrolcommands. S omecommandsare
commontoboththestandardandIBMmodes.Inthedescriptions ofthecom-
mands, all commandswill be categorizedby function.The name of each
commandis followedby a table like the one below:
IModel
ASCII
/
Decimal
I
Hexadecimal
I
std.
<ESC>
"X"
"1"
27120 49
IB
78
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<ESC>
"x"
<1>
27120 1
IB 78 01
Mode:
ASCII:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
Indicatesthemodein whichthecommandis recog-
nized.
Std. Standardmode (EDS switchA-1 on)
IBM IBM mode (EDS switchA-1 off)
Both Both standardand IBM modes
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.
Controlcharactersare enclosedin pointedbrack-
ets: For example,<1> meanscharactercode 1.
Givesthe commandin decimalcharactercodes.
Gives the command in hexadecimal character
codes.
Parametersfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedare indicatedby italicletters
such as n.
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