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mind an operator to change the paper or to make another adjust-
ment to the printer.
You can try this by typing:
LPRINT CHR$(7)
n Resetting
the printer
Up to now when we wanted to reset the printer to the power
on condition we have had to either turn the printer off and then
on again, or to send the specific codes that reset the particular
features. There is an easier way. The control code (ESC) "62"
will reset all of the printer's features to the power on condition
(as determined
by the DIP switches), with one exception.
This
exception is that (ESC) "62" will not erase any characters
that
you have stored in the printer's RAM memory.
In addition, if you set the "Panel" modes by the control panel
settings at the power on, these functions will be remain with this
control code.
n Putting your printer to sleep
You know how to put your printer off line with the On Line
key on the control panel. Your printer has another off line state
that can be controlled from your computer.
When you turn the
printer
off line from your computer,
this printer
will ignore
anything that you send it, except for the code to go on line again.
CHR$(lS) is the code to turn your printer off line; CHR$(17)
turns your printer to on line status.
n Printing the bottom of the sheet
Sometimes
when you are using individual sheets of paper you
may want to print near the bottom of a sheet. The paper-out
detector
usually stops the printer when you are about 1 inch
from the bottom of the sheet. This is notify you if you are run-
ning out of continuous
paper.
Your printer has the ability to print right to the bottom of the
sheet. You can disable the paper-out detector so that it doesn't
stop the printer. This will allow you to print to the end of the
sheet, and even beyond if you are not careful. The codes to con-
trol the paper-out detector,
along with the other codes that we
have just learned are in the following table.
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