Star Micronics LC24-20 User Manual page 126

Set printer off-line
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
std. <DC3>
19 13
IBM
<ESC>
'"Q" II 27 81 H
IB 51 11
Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent
'charactersand commands except <DC 1>,which returns it to the on-
line. The printer's ON LINE indicator does not go off.
In the IBM mode, the value of n should be 36, 81, or 180.
Set printer on-line
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Both ] <DCI>
17 11
Returns the printer on-line state, allowing it to receive and process
all subsequent characters and commands. This command is ignored
if the printer was set off-line by pressing the 1
ON LINE
I
button
on the control panel.
Stop printing
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
IBM <ESC> "j" 27 106 IB 6A
Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the printer off-
line. The ONLINE indicator on the control panel goes off.
Bell
Mode ASCII Decimal
Hexadecimal
Both <BEL> 7 07
Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer.
Bi-directional printing
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Both <ESC> "u" <0>
27 85 0
IB 55 00
Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bi-directional
mode, which is faster than uni-directional printing.
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