Chapter 4 Printer Control Commands - Star Micronics LC24-200 Colour User Manual

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PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
The printer has two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode.
In standardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLQ-860.
In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter X24E. Additional
commandcodes are includedas a supersetof theseemulations.
The emulationis changedby means of EDS switch A-1. When ON, the
printerwillbe 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:
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Std.
<ESC>
"X" "1"
27120 49 IB 78 31
<ESC>
"X" <1> 27120 1 IB 78 01
Mode:
ASCII:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandis recog-
nized.
Std. Standardmode (EDS switch A-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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