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  • Page 2 The equipment may only be opened by qualified service representatives. The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany. SJ-48, XB-241O,XB24-10, NX-2420, LC24-200, SC-10, BP-10, SF-1OCA:Star Micronics Co., Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PC-AT, Proprinter X24/X24E, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp.
  • Page 3 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into ten chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 5. The remaining chapters maybe treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge of the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers).
  • Page 4 Chapter 9 — Troubleshooting and maintenance This sectiongives a checklist of points to check if your printer is not working in the expected way. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call a qualified service engineer if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Featuresof theprinter Printercomponents Requirements SETTING UP THE PRINTER Chapter 2 Unpackingand inspection Settingup Connectingthe powersupply Installthe Ink Cartridge Connectingthe interfacecable PAPER HANDLING Chapter 3 Selectionof paper Adjustingtheprintinggap Loadingpaper Loadingthe paperfromthe frontslot Loadingthe paperfromthe flat feed slot Removingpaperjams Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Buttonsand indicators...
  • Page 6 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Chapter 5 Locationof the DIP switches Functionsof the DIP settings PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Chapter 6 Fontcontrolcommands Characterset commands Charactersizeandpitchcommands Verticalpositioncommands Horizontalpositioncommands Graphicscommands Downloadcharactercommands Otherprintercommands DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Chapter 7 Definingyourown 24-dotcharacters Assigningthe characterdata Assigninga valueof characterspace Sampleprogram Definingyourown48-dotcharacters MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER Chapter 8 Installingapplicationsoftwarewithyourprinter...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the Epson/IBM printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Some of main features are the following: Ink jet printing system...
  • Page 8 . The printing mechanism is more durable and smaller. . Print quality is higher because of greater nozzle density. Quiet, non-impact operation. This means that the ink jet printer can be used for a much wider range of applications than other printers.
  • Page 9 Versatile paper handling Single sheets and envelopes (COM 10 size) are all accepted, and you can use either roller feed or flat feed. You can also feed paper with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder. Extensive software support Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any software that supports those printers.

  • Page 10: Printercomponents

    PRINTER COMPONENTS To get acquainted with the printer’s components and capabilities, refer to the information below.
  • Page 11 Top cover Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted. This cover is used as a paper tray when using the flat feed or optional Automatic Sheet Feeder. Interface connector Connects the computer to the printer. Adjustment dial Controls print darkness by adjusting for the thickness of forms being printed.

  • Page 12: Requirements

    REQUIREMENTS Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that the following requirements are satisfied. Location of the printer Make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate the printer. By “a suitable place”, we mean: .

  • Page 13: Chapter2 Setting Up The Printer

    This chapter describes the following procedures to setup your new printer. Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that the requirements described in Chapter 1 are satisfied. . Unpacking the carton box Connecting the power supply .

  • Page 14: Connectingthe Powersupply

    SEITING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from the printer. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location.

  • Page 15: Installthe Ink Cartridge

    3. Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment with the terminal end first. 4. Replace the battery compartment cover, and return the stand to its original position. 5. Tu&on the batte~-switch Iocated behind the printer. Wheneveryou turn on the battery switch, the carriage moves and the print head is recapped automatically.
  • Page 16 6. Load the Ink Cartridge by inserting the guide into the slot of the Ink Cartridge. CAUTION: Be careful not to touch the terminals on the flexible cable. 7. Push the lock lever down to the end. (The Ink Cartridge is positioned and locked as shown below.) -,..

  • Page 17: Connectingthe Interfacecable

    Close both the paper cover and the top cover. Turn on the Power switch while holding down the [ buttons. This will execute the head cleaning to fill up the ink into the print nozzles. Connecting the interface cable Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interface cable. On a PS/2 or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-pin D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-pin connector at the printer end.

  • Page 19: Chapter3 Paper Handling

    .,.,, . ,,,,., ,,. %,,. ,,, ,. ,,. ,:.~,, This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types, adjusting the printing gap, installing paper and removing jammed paper. SELECTION OF PAPER Your printer accepts any of the following papers: .

  • Page 20: Adjustingtheprintinggap

    ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distancebetween the print head and thepapercanbe adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. The adjustment dial is located behind the interface connector at the left side of the printer. There are three positions, and you can feel the dial clicking into each position. The center position is for high density graphics printing on normal paper.

  • Page 21: Loadingpaper

    LOADING PAPER This section will take you through the procedures for loading paper. You can load paper either from the front slot or from the flat feed slot. It is recommended to use the flat feed slot for thick paper or the envelopes. Loading the paper from the front slot 1.
  • Page 22 Now, press the I If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the I button, then set the paper position by using the micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.) Press the [ ON button to set the printer on-line.

  • Page 23: Loadingthe Paperfromthe Flat Feed Slot

    Loading the paper from the flat feed slot 1. Raise the printer by adjusting the printer stand as shown below. 2. Open the top cover and rotate the adjustment dial counterclockwise. 3. Slide the Power switch to turn on the power, and press the I buttons until you hear a short beep tone.

  • Page 24: Removingpaperjams

    REMOVING PAPER JAMS When paper jams occur, the this case, remove the jammed paper according to the following procedure. 1. Lift up the paper release lever. 2. Remove the jammed paper carefully by pulling on the end of the paper. If the paper is wrapped around the platen, pull the end of the paper while holding down button.

  • Page 25: Chapter4 Control Panel Operations

    The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.

  • Page 26: Line Feedbutton

    The printer powers up in the on-line status if paper is loaded. If paper is not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the blinking. When you load paper, you must press the [ ON on-line. You will want to press the I ONLINE ] button: .

  • Page 27: Pitchbution

    PITCH button This button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printer must be off- line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will select the following options in order (Note that semi-condensed pitch is not available in the IBM mode): Pitch Pica (1OCPI) Elite (12CPI)

  • Page 28: Switchcombinationfunctions

    SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Flat feed This ptinter can load paper either from the front slot of from the flat feed slot. It is recommended to use the flat feed for thick paper or the enveloPes. Before you load paper from the flat feed slot, it is necessary to indicate the printer that the paper will be fed by the fiat feed with the following procedure: the I ON...

  • Page 29: Top Of Form

    Top of form When you power on the printer, the first line position is automatically set to the current position. If this is not where you want the top line of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows: button to set the printer off-line.

  • Page 30: Clearingthe Buffer/Allreset

    Clearing the buffer/All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printingjob and restart: the printer maybe holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way: 1.

  • Page 31: Power-Upfunctions

    POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on. t t t t + Charge the optional battery pack The printer can operate with the optional NiCd battery pack when an external power source is not available.

  • Page 32: Longtest Mode

    Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the I long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available. The test cycles endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it. c:,’: 9: >...

  • Page 33: Hexadecimaldump

    Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.) In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes.

  • Page 34: Pitchlockmode

    OF 10 7’0 71 AO Al A2 A3 A4 A5 Ab A7 BO B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 Bb B7 CO Cl C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 FO F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display: 30 GOSUB 100...
  • Page 35 Chapter 5 The bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer is used to define the various default printer functions. This chapter explains where the DIP switches are located, and how to use them. LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES When you open the top cover and the paper cover and look inside, you will see the small compartment at the right side of the printer with small white switches.
  • Page 36 FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES The printer is factory-set with all DIP switches in the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you choose the proper settings. Switch Emulation RAM usage...
  • Page 37 Switch 4: Are you going to use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF)? In order to use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, move this switch to the OFF position. Otherwise leave it ON. Switch 5: Do you want to print with Roman font style or H-Gothic font style? This printer has two font styles: Roman and H-Gothic.
  • Page 39 Chapter $;”””:’ .,. .,.,, ,=., &,t,it,,:::,Ep,,.k .,G%.,.,,8q.3a& M:Sk$g,,,% *Bdm8;:3;, rLs, *&i/,e ’ m!rm!!w,,..!..The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ-850. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E.
  • Page 40 FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select Economy mode “O” < “ <O> < Changes from High Quality mode to Economy mode. The print speed is the same in both the Economy and HQ (High Quality) mode, but the Economy mode uses less ink. Ignored if the Economy mode was selected with the control panel.
  • Page 41 Select H-Gothic font ,, ,> ,, ,, “F” <ESC> “k” <FF> Selects the H-Gothic font. This is the default font if DIP switch 5 is set to OFF. Select italic characters <ESC> “4” Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics. Select upright characters <ESC>...
  • Page 42 Cancel double-strike printing Both <ESC> “H” Cancels double-strike printing. Start underlining <ESC> “-” “l” Both <ESC> “-” <1> Causes subsequent characters to be underlined. IBM block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined. Stop underlining <ESC> “-” “O”...
  • Page 43 Select score <ESC> “(” “-” <1> <O> score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. Start Function Underlining Strike-through Overlining Function Cancel score Single continuous line Double continuous line Single broken line Double broken line Select ornament character “q”...
  • Page 44 .Subscript <ESC> “S” “l” Both <ESC> “S” <1> Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts. Does not change the character pitch. Cancel superscript or subscript Both <ESC> “T” Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to nortnal printing.
  • Page 45 CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set <ESC> “t” “o” Both <ESC> “t” <o> <FS> “I” “o” Std. <o> <FS> “I” Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode if DIP switch 7 is set to OFF. Select IBM character set <1>...
  • Page 46 Select international character set <ESC> “R” Selects an international character set in the Standard character set according to the value of n. Character set U.S.A France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Select IBM code page “T” Both <O>...
  • Page 47 Enable printing of all character codes on next character <ESC> “A” This command operates like <ESC> ‘1”except that it remains in effect for only one character. Select slash zero <ESC> “-” <1> Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash (~). Select normal zero Causes subsequent zero characters to be printed normally (0), without a slash.
  • Page 48 CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch <ESC> “P” Std. <DC2> In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
  • Page 49 Select elite characters with High Quality mode <ESC> “I” <LF> Changes to elite pitch (12 cpi) with High Quality mode. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up, or the Economy mode was selected with the control panel. Semi-condensed pitch Changes from either pica or elite to semi-condensed pitch (15 cpi).
  • Page 50 Cancel condensed printing <DC2> Both In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal pica. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Expanded printing <ESC>...
  • Page 51 Select character width Select a character width according to the value of n as shown below. Character width Normal-wide Double-wide Triple-wide Select proportional spacing IBM I <ESC> “P” <1> Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
  • Page 52 Select master print mode Std. <ESC> “!” Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics. Function Underline Italic Expanded Double strike Emphasized Condensed [*] Proportional [*]...
  • Page 53 Select character size “s” “)” “(” “(” Selects a combination of character height and width according to the value of d, as below. Does not move the base line. Line spacing Single width Double width Single width Double width Print double-height characters “l”...
  • Page 54 Select character height, width, and line spacing <ESC> “[” Y@” <4> <O> <O> Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing according to the value of n and m, as below. Does not move the base line. Line spacing Unchanged Unchanged Unchanged...
  • Page 55 VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to 7/60 inch (standard mode) or 7/72 inch (IBM mode).
  • Page 56 Set line spacing to n/180 inch or n/216 inch Both ] <ESC> “3” Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feedstorz/180inchorn/216 inch, where n is between Oand 255. If n =O,in Standard mode the line-feed distance is set to O,but in IBM mode this command is ignored. Set line spacing to n/60 inch or n/72 inch I Both ] <ESC>...
  • Page 57 Feed paper n lines <ESC> “f’ “ l“ <ESC> “f’ <1> Feeds the paper n lines from the current line, where n is between Oand 127. Set top of page at current position <ESC> “4” Sets the current position as the top-of-page position. Note that this can also be done from the control panel.
  • Page 58 Set vertical tab stops every n lines <ESC> “e” “l” <ESC> “e” <1> n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 1 and 127. Set vertical tab stops in channel <ESC>...
  • Page 59 HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Std. ] <ESC> “l” Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
  • Page 60 Set automatic line feed <ESC> “5” <1> Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a <CR> code. This command takes priority over DIP switch 3. Cancel automatic line feed <ESC> “5” <O> Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a <CR>...
  • Page 61 Set horizontal tab stops <ESC> “D” n] Both Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently nl, n2, selected), where number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 64 in IBM mode.
  • Page 62 Relative horizontal tab <ESC> ‘Y” Std. Moves the print position right or left a specified distance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between Oand 63, the print head moves right by (n] + n2 If you want to move the print head to the left, n] and rz2are obtained by subtracting the value from 65536, and dividing the result into high and low bytes.
  • Page 63 GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics <ESC> “K” Both Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 48 nl +n2 dots high and ml, m2, ... are the dot data, each a l-byte value from O to 255 representing 48 vertical dots, with the most significant bit at the top six dots and the least significant bit at the bottom six dots.
  • Page 64 Print hex-density 24-bit graphics <FS> “Z” Prints 24-bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally. The graphics image is 48 dots high and nl + n2 ml, m2,m3 ... In the data position, the most significant bit of mZis cant bit of the 15th and 16th dot from the top;...
  • Page 65 Select graphics mode 4Y3G “*” Std. Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nOand prints bit- image graphics in this mode. See <ESC> “K” (for 8-bit graphics), <FS> “Z” (for 24-bit graphics) or <ESC> “l” “*” (for 48-bit graphics) for information nl, n2, ml, m2, ...
  • Page 66 Convert graphics density <ESC> “?” 27 63 Converts graphics defined by subsequent <ESC> “K”, <ESC> “L”, <ESC> “Y” or <ESC> “Z” commands to a density mode defined by <ESC> “*”. n is “K”, “L”, m is “Y” or “Z”, indicating the mode to be converted. a code from <0>...
  • Page 67 DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define 24-dot download characters Std. Clears the 48-dot download characters and defines one or more new 24-dot characters and stores them in RAM for later use. DIP switch 2 must be set to OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not downloading characters, and this command is ignored.
  • Page 68 Define 48-dot download characters <O> n3 Clears the 24-dot download characters and defines one or more new 48-dot characters and stores them in RAM for later use. DIP switch 2 must be set to OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not downloading characters, and this command is ignored.
  • Page 69 Shift download character area <FS> “I” “2” “I” <2> <FS> Shifts the download character area defined between Oto 127 to the area between 128 to 255. Select ROM character set “910” “O” <ESC> “Yo” <O> Stops using the download character set and returns to the built-in ROM character set.
  • Page 70 OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127. Set MSB to O Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to O. Accept MSB as is Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent o to the printer.
  • Page 71 Set printer on-line Both <DC1> 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 ON Stop printing <ESC> “j” Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the printer off-line. The ON indicator on the control panel goes off.
  • Page 72 Manual feed <EM> <O> Both ,’,, ,<(,, “o” Selects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted. Ignored if DIP switch 4 is set to ON. Auto feed <ESC> <EM> <4> Both ‘,(,, ,,(,, “4” Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch 4 is set to ON. Eject paper from ASF <ESC>...
  • Page 73 Chapter 7 With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through to complex Chinese or Japanese characters.
  • Page 74 7-1. Assigning the character data Now, we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. Each vertical column (which has a maximum of 24 dots) is first divided into three groups (or two groups for super/subscripts) of eight dots. Each group of eight dots is represented by one byte, which consists of eight bits.
  • Page 75 This is where the numbers down the left side of the grid come in. Notice that there is a number for each row of dots and that each number is twice the number below it. By making these numbers powers of two we can take any combination of dots in a vertical column and assign them a unique value.
  • Page 76 1130 LPRINT CHR$(27); ” D“; CHR$(ll):CHR$(0) 1140 LPRINT CHR$(27); ” k“; CHR$(12); CHR$(2;) ;“4”. 1150 LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’h’’;CHR$(l) ; 1160 LPRINT “ DIFFUSION RANGES OF” 1170 LPRINT “ CARS & TELEPHONES” LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’h’’;cHR$(o) 1180 1190 LPRINT CHR$(27);” k“; CHR$(0); CHR$(27) ;“5” 1200 LPRINT CHR$(27) ;’’%’’...
  • Page 77 D IFFUS1 ON RANGES OF CARS & TELEPHONES Chapter7 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 71...
  • Page 78 DEFINING YOUR OWN 48-DOT CHARACTERS You can define 48-dot download characters. By downloading this 48-dot characters, you can print fine characters. Fundamentally, the process to define and print downloaded 48-dot character is the same as for 24-dot characters, except that you must supply about twice as much character data, and you must indicate the printer how many download data that will follow.
  • Page 79 WIDTH ‘< L P’T 1 :“ ,255 1010 LPRINT CHR$ (27) ;“ X 1“ ; 1020 LPRINT CHR$ (27) ;“ I“;“ & “ ;CHR$ (125) ;CHR$ (1);CHR$ (O ); 1030 LPRINT CHR$(60);CHR$( 61); 1040 FOR N=60 TO 61 READ LS :LPRINT CHR$(LS); 1050 1060 READ CW :LPRINT CHR$(CW);...
  • Page 80 2110 DATA 2120 DATA 2130 DATA 40,170,170, 2140 DATA 0,170,245, 2150 DATA 41, 68, 42,245, 80, 9, 84, 10,245, 80, 2160 DATA 2170 DATA i, 84, 2180 DATA ~. 20, 2190 ‘ Car Symbol 2200 DATA 2210 DATA 2220 DATA 2230 DATA 2240 DATA 2250 DATA...
  • Page 81 When using your printer with an IBM PS/2, PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer.
  • Page 82 Make sure that the DIP switches are set for the correct printer emulation, and that you have selected the appropriate character set using the DIP switches. If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application software, seek expert advice. Your software supplier will probably be your most qualified reference.
  • Page 83 If you do not use these commands or the panel controls, the printer will print standard-size, Tms Romn characters. The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadruple-size printing. Most of these other commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers.
  • Page 84 If you print from the DOS command level very often, it will be advantageous to create a printer setup file. Then instead of setting font style etc. manually each time, you can complete the setup with a single command from your computer. For example, you can create a file containing printer commands to select Economy mode, and select elite pitch with the Standard You can find the commands in Chapter 6.
  • Page 85 For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will setup the printer and print any specifiedfilewitha singlecommzmd. T o createsuchabatchfile withthename SJPRINT.BAT, type in the first four lines shown next. AZ mems to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously.
  • Page 86 LPRINT :LPRINT 1360 LPRINT E$; ’’Q’’ ;CHR$(47) 1370 LPRINT TM$: ‘Various line and character spacings:” 1380 LPRINT E$; ’’al” 1390 FOR 1=1 TO 7 1400 LPRINT E$; ’’A’’ :CHR$(I); 1410 LPRINT E$;” ‘;CHR$(I); 1420 LPRINT “THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGEDM 1430 NEXT I 1440 FOR 1=7 TO 1 STEP -1 1450 LPRINT E$;...
  • Page 87 ‘ SUBROUTINES ‘ Define 24-dot download character LPRINT E$; ’’&’’ ;CHR$(O);CHR$(6O) ;CHR$(60); RESTORE 2510 READ LS :LPRINT CHR$(LS); READ CW :LPRINT CHR$(CW); READ RS :LPRINT CHR$(RS); FOR M=l TO CW*3 READ MM LPRINT CHR$(MM); NEXT M RETURN ‘ Define 48-dot download character LPRINT CHR$(27) ;”{”;”...
  • Page 88 3380 DATA 3390 DATA 3400 DATA 3440 DATA 3450 DATA 3460 DATA 3470 DATA 3490 DATA 31,255,255, 3500 DATA 3510 DATA 3520 DATA 3530 DATA 3540 DATA 3550 DATA 3560 DATA 3570 DATA 3590 DATA 3620 DATA 3630 DATA 3650 DATA 3660 DATA...
  • Page 89 3610 DATA 3620 DATA 3630 DATA 3650 DATA 3660 DATA 0,240, 3680 DATA 3710 DATA 3730 DATA 3740 DATA 3770 DATA ‘ 3790 DATA 3800 DATA 3950 DATA 15,192, 15,128, 31,192, 4080 DATA 192, 24,128, 0,255, 3,248, 0,127, 0,128, 0,255, 0>...
  • Page 90 4750 DATA 4760 DATA 0,128, 0,248,...
  • Page 91 How the program works This program begins by assigning anumberof printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1050). You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter The WIDTH “LPT1 :“ 255 statement in line 1070 means infinite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line feeds in graphics data.
  • Page 92 Resident fonts are: Tms Romn characters, Print pitches are: Pica pitch Semi-condensed pitch Condensed elite pikh(20 CPIL Normal proportional, Double-height, wid~ti Quad–s ized. Various 1 ine character Other features EC on om.~~pr i nt i P.g , and fj~~~~jj$j~~ , SIMDOWE13, ‘DuTLIm Double-strike, Emphasized, Underl...
  • Page 93 Chapter9 . TROUBLESHOOTINGAND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide to these functions. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations described in this chapter.
  • Page 94 Power supply If the LINE...
  • Page 95 If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: If your application software cannot print the fonts or characters selected, check the following: Chapter9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 96 Paper feeding If paper is not feeding smoothly with the roller feed, check the following: If paper is not feeding smoothly with the flat feed, check the following: LINE...
  • Page 97 If the ASF is not operating or is not feeding paper correctly, check the following: Has th~ paper been LINEindicator illuminated? Is thepapertoothickor too There are limitsto the thicknessof paperthat can be fed in thin? Chapter9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 98 MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer (see Chapter 1). Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration.
  • Page 99 Chapter 10i~ SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ...Serial Ink Jet Dot-matrix Ptinting speed ...HighQualitymode Pica Elite Semi-condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Print direction ...Bi-directional, logic-seeking Print head ...48 nozzles Line spacing ... 1/6, 1/8, Font styles ...Roman and H-Gothic Characters ...ASCII USA, France, Germany, England, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain I, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Irish, Legal #437 (USA), #850 (Multi-Lingual), #860 (Portuguese), #861 (Icelandic), #863 (Canadian French), #865 (Nordic)
  • Page 100 Character matrix ...High Quality Pica Elite Semi-condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Proportional Bit image dot-matrix ... Normal-density CRT graphics mode I CRT graphics mode II Double-density Triple-density Quadruple-desity Hex-density Paper feed ...Friction roller feed Paper feed speed ...5/6 inches/second max Paper specifications Width ...7.2”...
  • Page 101 AC adapter power supply ... 120VAC, 220VAC, 240VAC, 50/60 Hz (varies according to the country of purchase) Options ...Battery pack (BP-1O) Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF- 1OCA) Chapterl O REFERENCE...
  • Page 102 PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined). Name STROBE DATAO I High when active DATA1 I Highwhen active DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 I Highwhenactive DATA6 I High when active DATA7 BUSY I High whenpaperout.
  • Page 103 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entires at the top and left edges of the table.
  • Page 104 Standard character set #2 (DC1) (DC2) “ (DC3) l-ii (DC4) ‘ I-i- l-ii...
  • Page 105 I A I “ l-R- lm l-ii k l-R- & & l-ii-o > > l-ii l-ii -hiid Chapterl O REFERENCE...
  • Page 106 International character sets When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the Standard Italic character set: 35 36 64 88 Country U.S.A. # $ @ FRANCE # $ s x z h o U A ‘ a o u ENGLAND SWEDEN # $ @ x z [ Y ] A ‘...
  • Page 107 IBM character set #2 Code Page#437 (U.S.A.) (NUL} 481 I641 I801 I96 Chapter10 REFERENCE...
  • Page 109 Code Page#850 (Multi-lingual) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437, Chapterl O REFERENCE...
  • Page 113 Code Page #865 (Nordic) I A I > > . > . > .. > . > > > I c I > – > >...
  • Page 114 Character set #1 (NUN (DC1) (DC2) f--i (DC3) (DC4) (aEL) (as} (CAN) (HT) ( EM) ( LF) ( VT) J-ii l--z < l-iii ~ (DC1) l-iii l-k (DC2) (DC3) l-ii (DC4) l-ii l-iii I-ii l-iii (BED l-ii (CAN) (EM) (LF) l-iii l-m (FS) l-iii I-R...
  • Page 115 IBM special character set – d’ !-1-Mi2...
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  • Page 120 < < < < < < < <so> < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < “ < “ < < < < nO nl n2 ml m2 ... <...
  • Page 121 < < < < < < < < “?” n m < < < < < < < < < < < < < ‘ < < < < < < < < < < <4> < < < < cESC>...
  • Page 122 < < < < < < < < < < < < “W” < “W” < “X” < “X” < <ESC> “l” “*” rd n2 ml m2 ... < < < < < < “I” O <FS> “I” < “I” <...
  • Page 123 < < < < < < <so> < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < n2 ... cO> < <...
  • Page 124 < < < < < <16> < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < “[” ‘1” <4> <O> <O> <O> <O> n < “[” “d” <O> <1> n <...
  • Page 125 < < < < “t” “(” “(” “0” “)” “)” “(” “(” “4” “)” “)” “(” “(” “F” “)” “)” “0” “(” “(” “F” “)” “)” “L” “(” “(” “R” “)” “)” “(” “(” “s” “)” “)” ~ “(” “(” “T” “)” “)” ~...
  • Page 128 PRINTED IN JAPAN...

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