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chapter 7
PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS
The printerhas two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode.
In standardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLQ-860/
LQ-106O, a nd the graphicscommandsfor NEC 24-wireprinters.In IBM
mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter X24E/XL24E.Additional
commandcodesare includedas a supersetof theseemulations.
Theemulationis changedby meansofEDSswitchA-1.
When ''Emulation
STD", the
printerwillbein standardmode,andwhen
"EMULATION IBM", the
printerwillbe in IBMmode(seeChapter6). It is notpossibleto changethe
emulationby meansof softwarecontrol.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter'scontrolcommands. S omecommandsare
commonto both the standardand IBM modes. In the descriptionsof the
commands, all commands will given by fimctions.The name of each
commandis followedby a tablelike the one below:
Mode
ASCII
Decimal
Hexadecimal
std.
<ESC>
"X"
"l"
27120 49
IB 78 31
<ESC>
"X"
<1>
27120
1
IB 78 01
Mode:
Indicatesthemodein whichthecommandis recog-
nized.
Std. Standardmode (EDS switch A-1 is
"EMU-
LATION STD".)
IBM IBMmode(EDSswitchA-1is
"EMUIATION
IBM".)
BothBoth standardand IBMmodes
ASCII:
Indicatesthe ASCIIcodingof thecommand.Con-
trolcharactersareenclosedinpointedbrackets:For
example,cl> meanscharactercode 1.
Decimal:
Givesthe commandin decimalcharactercodes.
Hexadecimal: Givesthecommand inhexadecimalcharactercodes.
Parametemfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedare indicatedby italicletters
such as n, m or d.
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