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  • Page 1 9065 Rev. 01 78413023-001 Set. 08...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Character Set ... 52 Download Character ... 58 Bit-Image ... 65 Data Input Control ... 72 Miscellaneous ... 75 COMPUPRINT Emulation ... 84 Format Control ... 84 Native Character Set ... 87 Bar Codes ... 89 Miscellaneous ... 104 ANSI Emulation Commands ... 113 Character Set Control ...
  • Page 3 IN2 ... 191 Turkish ... 192 Bulgarian ... 193 ISO 8859/1 (Latin 1) ... 194 ISO 8859/2 (Latin 2) ... 195 ISO 8859/3 (Latin 3) ... 196 ISO 8859/4 (Latin 4) ... 197 ISO 8859/5 (Latin/Cyrillic) ... 198 ISO 8859/6 (Latin/Arabic) ... 199 ISO 8859/7 (Latin/Greek) ...

  • Page 5: Commands

    This section provides information about the commands supported by your printer. The commands are organized by function groups. Each command has both a brief and a detailed description. This appendix provides information about the commands supported by your printer. The commands are organized by function groups.

  • Page 6: Command Summary In Alphabetical Order

    DC4 DC4 ESC 3 8 Sets vertical spacing 8 lines/30 mm. (Compuprint) DC4 DC4 ESC A Sets the horizontal spacing to 15, 17, 20, 24 CPI. (Compuprint) DC4 DC4 ESC D Sends the operator panel messages to the serial I/F. (Compuprint) DC4 DC4 ESC g Selects LQ fonts.
  • Page 7 DC4 DC4 ESC S Selects character set ISO Character Sets or Code Pages. (Compuprint) DC4 DC4 ESC T Selects/loads or parks the fanfold from the Front 1 path. (Compuprint) DC4 DC4 ESC u Selects the user macros. (Compuprint) DC4 DC4 ESC v Selects graphics print speed.
  • Page 8 ESC [ p Sets bar code parameters (BC). (ANSI) ESC [ @ Selects the printing type style. (IBM 2391 + only) ESC [ @ Sets double high printing and double line feed. (IBM) ESC [ \ Sets vertical units. (IBM) ESC [ d Set the print quality.
  • Page 9 ESC 3 Sets vertical spacing to n/216 inch. (IBM XL24, 2391 +) ESC 4 Sets the current position as top of form (first printable line). (IBM) ESC 4 Sets italics printing mode. (EPSON) ESC 5 Sets an automatic line feed after a carriage return. (IBM) ESC 5 Cancels italics printing.
  • Page 10 ESC P data Enter dot graphics mode (Device Control String). (ANSI) ESC Q Sets the right margin. (EPSON) ESC Q Deselects Printer. (IBM) ESC Q or PU1 Executes Selftest. (ANSI) ESC R Sets horizontal and vertical tab stops to default values. (IBM) ESC R Selects Nation character set.
  • Page 11 Ignored. (ANSI) Sets compressed printing. (EPSON) Shift in. (ANSI) SI or ESC SI Sets compressed printing. (IBM/EPSON) Sets double width printing (one line). (IBM/EPSON) Shift out. (ANSI) SO or ESC SO Sets double width printing (one line). (IBM/EPSON) Space. (ANSI) Advances paper to the next vertical tab stop of the selected VFU channel.

  • Page 12: Epson/Ibm Mode

    The following printer commands are supported by this printer according to the IBM Proprinter XL24-XL24 AGM, IBM 2391+ and EPSON LQ Series. Prints all received data and the column counter is set to the left margin. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code is a terminator code;...
  • Page 13 ESC 5 Sets an automatic line feed after a carriage return. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC 5 n Hexadecimal Value 1B 35 n Decimal Value 27 53 n If n is equal to 1, this command sets an automatic line feed on receiving of a CR code. If n is equal to 0, this command cancels the automatic line feed.
  • Page 14 Line Feed. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This is a terminator code; it therefore causes the current contents of the print buffer to be printed out before advancing the paper by one line at the current vertical spacing. If no data precedes the LF code, or if the preceding data consists of spaces, the code causes only a line feed.

  • Page 15: Format Control

    ESC $ Sets the absolute printing position. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC & n Hexadecimal Value 1B 24 n Decimal Value 27 36 n Range 0 < n This command specifies the distance from the left margin where you want to print subsequent characters.
  • Page 16 ESC / Selects the Vertical Format Unit (VFU) channel. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC / m Hexadecimal Value 1B 2F m Decimal Value 27 47 m Range 0 < m < 7 This sequence selects the VFU channel that you want to use. Eight different channels are available.
  • Page 17 ESC 0 Sets vertical spacing to 1/8 inch. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC 0 Hexadecimal Value 1B 30 Decimal Value 27 48 This code causes vertical spacing to be set to 1/8 inch. ESC 1 Sets vertical spacing to 7/72 inch. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC 1 Hexadecimal Value...
  • Page 18 ESC 2 Sets the vertical spacing to 1/6 inch. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC 2 Hexadecimal Value 1B 32 Decimal Value 27 50 This command causes the vertical spacing to be set to 1/6 inch. ESC 2 Enables the vertical spacing set by ESC A. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC 2 Hexadecimal Value...
  • Page 19 ESC 3 Sets vertical spacing to n/180 inch. (IBM XL24 AGM, EPSON) ASCII Code ESC 3 n Hexadecimal Value 1B 33 n Decimal Value 27 51 n Range 1 < n < 255 This sequence sets the vertical spacing to n/180 inch. It is ignored if n is equal to 0. ESC 3 Sets vertical spacing to n/216 inch.
  • Page 20 ESC A Sets variable vertical spacing to n/60 inch. (IBM XL24 AGM, EPSON) ASCII Code ESC A n Hexadecimal Value 1B 41 n Decimal Value 27 65 n This command changes the default vertical spacing to n/60 inch. The new vertical spacing value is immediately activated.
  • Page 21 ESC B NUL Resets vertical tab stops. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC B NUL Hexadecimal Value 1B 42 00 Decimal Value 27 66 00 Resets vertical tab stops in the 0 Vertical Format Unit (VFU) channel. ESC b Sets vertical tab stops in one of the 8 Vertical Format Unit channels available. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC b m n Hexadecimal Value...
  • Page 22 ESC b NUL Resets vertical tab stops in one of the 8 Vertical Format Unit channels available. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC b NUL Hexadecimal Value 1B 62 00 Decimal Value 27 98 0 Resets vertical tab stops in one of the 8 Vertical Format Unit channels available. ESC C 0 n Sets form length to n inches.
  • Page 23 ESC D Sets horizontal tab stops. ASCII Code ESC D n Hexadecimal Value 1B 44 n Decimal Value 27 68 n Range 1 < n < 255 This sequence sets up to 28 (IBM mode) or 32 (EPSON mode) horizontal tab stops after canceling the current setting.
  • Page 24 ESC e Spaces backward relative dot position. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC e n Hexadecimal Value 1B 65 n Decimal Value Range 0 < n This command moves the print carriage of a (n current dot position. If the selected position is outside the current left margin, it is forced to the first column.
  • Page 25 Character Width Horizontal Spacing Double Width Normal Any value outside the accepted range is ignored and the previous setting remains in effect. The left margin must be smaller than the right margin. The physical position set for the left margin does not change if the horizontal spacing is modified.
  • Page 26 The skipover perforation is the sum of top and bottom margins values at the selected vertical spacing. The n parameter must be less than the current form length. The skipover is memorized as physical position on the page. It is cancelled by ESC O or changing the form length. The skipover value, when accepted, will set the top and bottom margins according to the operator panel setting (see User Manual in this CD-ROM): If the top margin set via operator panel is greater than the skipover value, then the following...
  • Page 27 ESC O Disables the skipover perforation. ASCII Code ESC 0 Hexadecimal Value 1B 4F Decimal Value 27 79 This sequence sets the number of lines of the skipover perforation to the value 0 and so any skip perforation set by ESC N is cancelled. ESC Q Sets the right margin.
  • Page 28 Character Width Double Width Normal Any value outside the accepted range is ignored and the previous setting remains in effect. The right margin must be greater than the left margin. The physical position set for the right margin does not change if the horizontal spacing is modified. ESC R Sets horizontal and vertical tab stops to default values.
  • Page 29 ESC SP Sets intercharacter space. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC SP n Hexadecimal Value 1B 20 n Decimal Value 27 32 n Range 0 < n < 255 This command sets the intercharacter space to n/120 inch in Draft printing and n/180 inch in Quality printing.
  • Page 30 Advances paper to the top of the next page. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code is a terminator code, when received, causes all data in the print buffer to be printed out. Then it advances the paper to the first printable line of the next form. The line counter is set to the first line value and the column counter is set to the left margin value.
  • Page 31 In EPSON mode, the vertical tabulations are referred to the VHF channel selected by the ESC / m. If no VFU channels have been selected, the printer assumes as default channel 0. This command resets the double width printing set by SO or ESC SO command.

  • Page 32: Print Mode

    Sets 10 cpi printing. (IBM) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This is a terminator code. It causes all data present in the print buffer to be printed. This command is accepted at any position within the line. The character that follows this command will be printed at 10 cpi.
  • Page 33 Cancels double width printing. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code cancels the double width printing set by SO or ESC SO code. It has no effect if the ESC W or ESC ! command has set double width. ESC - Sets or cancels underlined printing.
  • Page 34 ESC ! Sets printing style. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC ! n Hexadecimal Value 1B 21 n Decimal Value 27 33 n This command is used to select any valid combination of the printing attributes. Each printing attribute is selected by the n parameter, as specified in the following page: Attribute 10 cpi 12 cpi...
  • Page 35 ESC ( - Sets score line. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC ( - n Hexadecimal Value 1B 28 2D n Decimal Value 27 40 45 n Range m = 1 1 < d = 0, 1, 2, 5, 6 This command enables/disables scoring of all characters and spaces following this command according to the following parameters: Line Underline...
  • Page 36 ESC [ - Selects the score line. (IBM 2391 + only) ASCII Code ESC [ - n Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B 2D n Decimal Value 27 91 45 n Range This command selects several forms of overscore, underscore and strikethrough. To select loc: Selection Underscore...

  • Page 37: Italic Printing

    ESC < Prints characters for one line from left to right. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC < Hexadecimal Value 1B 3C Decimal Value 27 60 This command causes the printing of one line from left to right. ESC [ @ Selects the printing type style. (IBM 2391 + only) ASCII Code ESC [ @ 4 0 m Hexadecimal Value...
  • Page 38 See the following tables for m Selection No Change Start Italic Printing Stop Italic Printing Start Outline Stop Outline Start Shadow Stop Shadow Selection No Change Single-High Character Double-High Character Single Line Feed Double Line Feed Selection No Change Single-Wide Character Double-Wide Character Single Line Feed Double Line Feed...
  • Page 39 ESC [ @ Sets double high printing and double line feed. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC [ @ l h m Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B 40 l h m Decimal Value 27 91 64 l h m l =normally 4, h = normally 0, m This command sets height, width and vertical spacing.
  • Page 40 The m parameter specifies the character width. Only the low-order half-byte is significant in this mode byte. The high-order half-byte is ignored. Character Width No change Standard width character Double width character ESC [ d Set the print quality. (IBM 2391+ only) ASCII Code ESC [ d 1 0 n Hexadecimal Value...
  • Page 41 2. For the hexadecimal values for m n, look across the row to the second column (Hex m n). 3. For the decimal values for m n, look across the row to the third column (Decimal m n). 4. Substitute these values for m n in the printer command syntax. Pitch...
  • Page 42 Pitch Hexadecimal Gothic Pitch Hexadecimal Script Decimal Decimal Dec. Value (m x 256 +n) Dec. Value (m x 256 +n) Commands...
  • Page 43 ESC _ Sets or cancels overscore printing. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC _ n Hexadecimal Value 1B 5F n Decimal Value 27 95 n Enables or disables the overscore printing. See the following table: Overscore Printing Enabled (all spaces and characters that follow are overscored) Disabled ESC 4 Sets italics printing mode.
  • Page 44 ESC 5 Cancels italics printing. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC 5 Hexadecimal Value 1B 35 Decimal Value 27 53 Sets the style attribute of the font to normal (cancels the italic style attribute previously selected with the ESC 4 command). ESC a Sets Letter Quality justification printing.
  • Page 45 ESC E Sets emphasized printing. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC E Hexadecimal Value 1B 45 Decimal Value 27 69 This command starts emphasized printing. The print head strikes each dot twice to produce a darker, bolder character. The second strike is offset horizontally. ESC F Cancels emphasized printing.
  • Page 46 Subsequent data will be printed at 15 cpi. This command is accepted at any position within the line. If you change the pitch during proportional mode (selected wih the ESC p command) the change takes effect when the printer exits proportional mode. ESC H Cancels double strike printing.
  • Page 47 See the following table: Resident font Draft 10 cpi LQ 10 cpi Proportional Draft 12 cpi LQ 12 cpi Draft 17 cpi LQ 17 cpi ESC M Selects 10.5 point, 12 CPI. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC M Hexadecimal Value 1B 4D Decimal Value 27 77 This is a terminator code.
  • Page 48 0, proportional mode is reset. If the any horizontal spacing command is sent to the printer when the proportional printing is set, the command will be stored and will be activated as soon as the proportional printing will be reset.
  • Page 49 The changes made to the fixed-pitch setting with ESC P, ESC M or ESC g commands during proportional mode take effect when the printer exits proportional mode. The printer automatically switches to LQ mode when the printer exits proportional mode.
  • Page 50 ESC S Sets subscript or superscript printing. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC S n Hexadecimal Value 1B 53 n Decimal Value 27 83 n Selects the subscript or the superscript printing. See the following table: Selection Subscript Print enabled Superscript Print enabled The proportional printing of the subscript or superscript characters is performed at 2/3 of the proportional character width.
  • Page 51 SO or ESC SO Sets double width printing (one line). (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code SO or ESC S0 Hexadecimal Value 0E or 1B 0E Decimal Value 14 or 27 14 This code causes subsequent data in the same line to be printed as double width characters. It is canceled by the CR, LF, VT, FF and DC4 codes o when the buffer is full.
  • Page 52 ESC T Cancels subscript or superscript printing. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC T Hexadecimal Value 1B 54 Decimal Value 27 84 This command cancels subscript or superscript printing selected by ESC S command. ESC W Sets or cancels double width printing. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC W n Hexadecimal Value...
  • Page 53 ESC w Sets or cancels double height printing. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC w n Hexadecimal Value 1B 77 n Decimal Value 27 119 n Range 0 < n < 255 Enables or disables the double-height printing of all characters. The first line of a page is not doubled if the ESC w command is sent on the first line;...
  • Page 54 Draft printing Letter Quality printing If you select proportional spacing with the ESC p command during Draft printing, the printer prints an LQ font instead. When you cancel proportional spacing with the ESC p command, the printer returns to Draft printing.
  • Page 55 Sets compressed printing. (EPSON) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This command is accepted at any position within the line. DC2 code cancels the compressed printing: The setting of this command depends on the horizontal spacing previously set 10 CPI →...

  • Page 56: Character Set

    ESC [ T Selects a Code page. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC [ T 4 0 0 0 Hc Lc Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B 54 04 00 00 00 Hc Lc Decimal Value 27 91 84 4 0 0 0 Hc Lc This sequence allows changing the current code page.
  • Page 57 ESC \ Prints characters from all characters table. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC \ n Hexadecimal Value 1B 5C n Decimal Value 27 92 n Range 0 < n 0 < n This command prints the next n The total number of characters that will be printed from the table of all printable characters is equal to n + (n x 256).
  • Page 58 ESC 6 Selects the Character Set 2. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC 6 Hexadecimal Value 1B 36 Decimal Value 27 54 This command selects the character set 2. ESC 7 Selects the Character Set 1. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC 7 Hexadecimal Value 1B 37 Decimal Value 27 55...
  • Page 59 Selects one of the available fonts in Letter Quality. If the Draft mode is selected when this command is sent, the new LQ font will be selected when the printer returns to LQ printing. Boldface available if the command ESC p1 (proportional) is sent.
  • Page 60 ESC R Selects Nation character set. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC R n Hexadecimal Value 1B 52 n Decimal Value 27 82 n Range 0 < n < 13 This code causes the national character set to be selected according to the parameter n. See the following table: National Character Sets France...
  • Page 61 ESC t Selects characters table. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC t n Hexadecimal Value 1B 74 n Decimal Value 27 116 n Range 0 < n < 3 Selects the upper half (from 128 to 255) from the character table. Character Tables Standard Italic Character Set ASCII Character Set Remaps DLL Character Set from position 0-127 to 128-255...

  • Page 62: Download Character

    ESC % Selects user-defined character set. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC % n Hexadecimal Value 1B 25 n Decimal Value 27 37 n This command switches between the normal (resident) and user-defined (downloaded) characters: Selection Selects the use of down-loaded character set in RAM Selects the use of resident character set in ROM Commands...
  • Page 63 <= 255 : see below This escape sequence is used to download fonts into the printer. Once fonts have been downloaded they can be selected by ESC % n. Parameter n is the character position of the first character and parameter m is the character position of the last character to be downloaded.
  • Page 64 The mapping of data bits to wires is as follows: BYTE # BIT # LQ WIRE # DRAFT WIRE # SUPERSCRIPT WIRE # NOTE: Only 2 Bytes are required for superscript/subscript characters. Commands SUBSCRIPT WIRE #...
  • Page 65 If a data bit has a value of 1, then the corresponding wire is fired. If a data bit has a value of 0, then the wire is not fired. In general the user of this feature must be careful that the number of bytes of downloaded information is equal to 3 x width of the character being defined (a results will be unpredictable.
  • Page 66 ESC = Defines downloaded characters. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC = n m id p t Hexadecimal Value 1B 3D n m id p t Decimal Value 27 61 n m id p t This sequence allows you to design and then down-line load special characters not present in the character set in use.
  • Page 67 All graphics characters are 30 dot high. An underscored character is defined as a blank graphic (all zeros) and it is automatically generated by the printer. A shading character repeats dots 1-6 of each column as dots 25 through 30 respectively.
  • Page 68 Indicate the byte number of the sequence n is the low part and m is the high part. Indicates the printer model. The id related to your printer is 23H. p and t: Indicate the memory address of the character that you wish to replace. p is the low part and t is the high part.

  • Page 69: Bit-Image

    ESC * Sets dot graphics printing. (IBM XL24 AGM, EPSON) ASCII Code ESC * m n Hexadecimal Value 1B 2A m n Decimal Value 27 42 m n Range 0 < n 0 < p < 255 Selects 8-dot graphics or 24-dot graphics modes according to the table below: The parameter m determinates the horizontal density as well as the number of wires to be fired.
  • Page 70 For the 24-dot images, the total number of data bytes (p following formula: 3.x.(n 360 (virtual) ESC ? Reassigns dot graphics mode. (EPSON) ASCII Code ESC ? n m Hexadecimal Value 1B 3F n m Decimal Value 27 63 n m Reassigns one of the dots graphics mode (described in the command ESC *) to one of the following commands: ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y and ESC Z.
  • Page 71 ESC K Normal density dot graphics printing (60 dpi). (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC K n Hexadecimal Value 1B 4B n Decimal Value 27 75 n Range 0 < n < 255 0 < n < 31 0 < p < 255 Terminator code.
  • Page 72 ESC L Double density dot graphics printing (120 dpi). (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC L n Hexadecimal Value 1B 4C n Decimal Value 27 76 n Range 0 < n Terminator code. This command prints dot graphics at 120 horizontal dot per inch by 180 vertical dpi.
  • Page 73 ESC Y Double density dot graphics printing at double-speed graphics (120 virtual dpi). (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC Y n Hexadecimal Value 1B 59 n Decimal Value 27 89 n Range 0 < n Terminator code. This command prints dot graphics at 120 horizontal dot per inch by 180 vertical dpi.
  • Page 74 ESC Z Quadruple density dot graphics printing (240 virtual dpi). (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC Z n Hexadecimal Value 1B 5A n Decimal Value 27 90 n Range 0 < n Terminator code. This command prints dot graphics at 240 horizontal dot per inch by 180 vertical dpi.
  • Page 75 ESC [ g Selects 8 or 24 needle dot graphics mode. (IBM) ASCII Code ESC [ g l h m n Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B 67 l h m n Decimal Value 27 91 103 l h m n This command selects dot graphics in 8 or 24 needle configuration. h*256+l represents the number of data + 1.

  • Page 76: Data Input Control

    This code clears all data stored in the preceding print buffer but does not change the current print position. Selects printer. (IBM) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This command causes the printer to be enabled after it has been disabled by the ESC Q command. Commands...
  • Page 77 Selects printer. (EPSON) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This command causes the printer to be enabled after it has been disabled by the DC3 command. Deselects printer. (EPSON) ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code deselects the printer. The printer remains deselected until it receives a DC1 command or power is turned off then on again.
  • Page 78 Decimal Value 27 35 This command cancels any controls on the MSB (bit number 7) set by ESC = or ESC > commands; printer then accepts all MSB data as is. ESC = Sets MSB to 0. (EPSON) ASCII Code...

  • Page 79: Miscellaneous

    Decimal Value 27 81 n This sequence tells the printer not to accept data from the host. The host must reset the printer or select the printer by using DC1 (Select Printer) to accept data. To deselect the printer, use ESC Q35.
  • Page 80 = 2 and n = always 0. init The init parameter specifies to which condition the printer should initialize, normally init = 0,1,4,5,254,255. init id init id init id...
  • Page 81 RAM and in the selected macro. 255 Initializes printer to default settings. The download font is initialized. If parameters are specified, they overwrite the default settings. This command will change data stored in the macro’s non-volatile RAM.
  • Page 82 The id parameter specifies the printer for which the following parameter bytes are intended. If the ID does not address your printer, the mode bytes that follow are ignored. The ID values are Hex = B6, Dec = 182. parm...
  • Page 83 1B 6A n Decimal Value 27 106 n This command stops the printer. The printer goes offline and BUSY signal is sent to the computer. To place the printer online, press the ON LINE key. Not set Process this byte CP437 13.6 inch...
  • Page 84 ESC U Sets printing direction. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC U n Hexadecimal Value 1B 55 n Decimal Value 27 85 n Selects bidirectional or unidirectional printing, according to the parameters below: Direction Bidirectional printing Unidirectional (left to right) printing Unidirectional printing provides better alignment of vertical lines while bidirectional printing is faster.
  • Page 85 ESC [ u n Bar Codes selection. (IBM/EPSON) ASCII Code ESC [ u n Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B 75 n Decimal Value 27 91 117 n Activates or Cancel ANSI Bar Code mode. This command is recognized only if the menu option “Bar Code” is set to “Alternative” mode. Exit Bar Code mode Enter Bar Code mode.
  • Page 86 Parameter Description Barcode style Barcode height Human readable line Narrow bar width Wide bar width Narrow space width Wide space width Intercharacter space width Rotation and HRC font Horizontal print density 10 Check digit 11 HRC font for rotated barcode 12 Barcode height m values see below table...
  • Page 87 Barcode Style supported: Style Interleaved 2 of 5 Bidirectional 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Code 3 of 9 (default) EAN-8 EAN-13 Code 11 Codabar (default start/stop = a/t) Codabar (default start/stop = b/n) Codabar (default start/stop = c/*) Codabar (default start/stop = d/e) UPC-A UPC-E...

  • Page 88: Compuprint Emulation

    This printer according to the Native COMPUPRINT Mode supports the following printer commands. DC4 DC4 ESC 1 Sets vertical spacing n/180 inch. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC 1 n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 31 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 49 n Range 0 <...
  • Page 89 DC4 DC4 ESC 3 3 Sets vertical spacing to 3 lines/30 mm. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC 3 3 Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 33 33 Decimal Value 20 20 27 51 51 This command sets vertical spacing to 3 lines per 30 mm.
  • Page 90 20 20 27 51 56 This command sets vertical spacing to 8 lines per 30 mm. DC4 DC4 ESC A Sets the horizontal spacing to 15, 17, 20, 24 CPI. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC A n Hexadecimal Value...

  • Page 91: Native Character Set

    DC4 DC4 ESC g Selects LQ fonts (Compuprint). ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC g n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 67 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 103 n Range 0 < n < 255 If the down-line loading is selected, the command is stored and will be activated as soon as the down-line loading will be canceled.
  • Page 92 DC4 DC4 ESC S Selects character set ISO Character Sets or Code Pages. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC S n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 53 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 83 n Character Set ISO 8859/1 Latin 1...

  • Page 93: Bar Codes

    DC4 DC4 ESC ! Bar Code Selection. ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC ! h t f F r o q b s B S i EM Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 21 ! h t f F r o q b s B S i EM Decimal Value 20 20 27 33 ! h t f F r o q b s B S i EM This command is recognized only if the menu option “...
  • Page 94 Name Code 2 of 5 Bidirectional Code 2 of 5 Interleaved Code 2 of 5 Industrial Code 2 of 5 Matrix Code 3 of 9 8-digits European Article Numbering Codabar (all types) Code 128 USPS-PostNet f = Readable character printing f = 1 printing enabled f = 0 printing disabled F = Font selection for the printable characters...
  • Page 95 r = Bar code rotation Selection No rotation Rotation at 0° Rotation at 90° Rotation at 180° Rotation at 270° o = Check digit inserted as last character of the received string according to the bar code q = Horizontal graphic density of the bar code Selection 1/120”...
  • Page 96 EAN-8 DC4 DC4 ESC! n 1 p EM The EAN-8 bar code data field must only contain numeric data, and must be eight bytes long, check digit included. The EAN-8 character repertoire provides 0 to 9 ASCII numeric figures. n indicates the bar code height in units of 1/6 inch and must be in the range 1 to 12.
  • Page 97 0 or 2, question marks will be printed in place of HRC string, when possible; if o field takes value 1, the 12 th digit is inserted by the printer as result of the internally available algorithm applied to the received string.
  • Page 98 Commands DC4 DC4 ESC! n 5 p EM UPC-EAN 2 ADD ON-2 bar code data fields contain numeric data only: question marks will be printed in place of HRC string otherwise, if possible. If 3-digit strings will be received within a DC4 DC4 ESC (... EM control sequence and o check-digit option field is missing or takes NULL value, the symbol will encode the first 2 digits and the 3 rd received digit will be used as check digit, even though this may affect its readability;...
  • Page 99 Commands DC4 DC4 ESC ! n 6 p EM UPC-EAN 5 ADD ON-5 bar code data fields contain numeric data only: question marks will be printed in place of HRC string otherwise, if possible. If 6-digit strings will be received within a DC4 DC4 ESC (... EM control sequence and o check-digit option field is missing or takes NULL value, the symbol will encode the first 5 digits and the 6 th received digit will be used as check digit, even though this may affect its readability;...
  • Page 100 DC4 DC4 ESC ! n 10 p EM CODE GP CODE-GP bar code allows bar codes to be constructed from the two basic elements (BAR and SPACE) by sending 0,1 digits: digit 0 produces a BAR and digit 1 produces a SPACE. These two elements may be combined in any sequence, thus giving the possibility of producing bars and spaces of any width that is a multiple of the basic element width.
  • Page 101 1 is IBM Modulus-10 also. Print the bar code symbol with both check digits generated by the printer and put at the end of the data. The 2 is IBM Modulus-10, the 1 check digit is NCR Modulus-11:...
  • Page 102 HRC string, if possible. The printer-generated second check digit does not show on required HRC string. Print the bar code symbol with both check digits generated by the printer and put at the end of the data. The...
  • Page 103 Each digit encodation is separated from the next by a 1/90”-1/60 “, wide default InterCharacter Gap. CODE-11 has unique START/STOP character; the printer generates the couple related to each symbol. It is visually interpreted by an OPEN TRIANGLE and...
  • Page 104 CODE-93 bar code fields do not have a defined format length and contain data belonging to the standard ASCII character set including control codes. Since GS and EM control codes used within COMPUPRINT DC4 DC4 ESC (... EM “Print bar-code” control sequence are part of the supported character set, the host application must SET THE HIGHER-ORDER BIT of the above control codes, to allow the printer distinguish between encodable data and string terminators.
  • Page 105 2 of 5 DC4 DC4 ESC! n 16 p EM Bidirectional BID-25 bar code data fields do not have a defined format length and contain numeric data only: question marks will be printed in place of HRC string otherwise, if possible. If o check digit option field takes 1 value an internally generated check digit will be added to the encoded string, that however will not show on the required HRC string.
  • Page 106 2 of 5 Matrix DC4 DC4 ESC ! n 19 p EM The 2/5 MATRIX bar code. Data format length is variable and the supported character set only provides ASCII numeric figures 0 to 9. N indicates the bar code height in units of 1/6 inch and must be in the range 1 to 12. P must be NUL (hex.
  • Page 107 The CODE-128 bar code data fields do not have a defined format length and contain data belonging to the standard ASCII character set, including control codes. Since GS and EM control codes used within the Compuprint DC4 DC4 ESC (...EM ”Print Bar Code” control sequence are part of the supported character set,...

  • Page 108: Prints Bar Code Symbols (Compuprint)

    DC4 DC4 ESC @ Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 40 Decimal Value 20 20 27 64 This command resets the printer mode and clears the buffer of printable data. data GS n data ... EM data ... 19 data... 25...
  • Page 109 DC4 DC4 ESC J Sets amplification factor. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC J h v Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 4A h v Decimal Value 20 20 27 74 h v This command sets the required amplification factor to be applied to the current font.
  • Page 110 DC4 DC4 ESC N Selects/loads or parks the fanfold from the Front 2 path. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC N n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 4E n Decimal Value 20 20 27 78 n Range 0 < n < 1 Selection Selects and loads the fanfold from the Front 2 path.
  • Page 111 DC4 DC4 ESC p Sets quality printing. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC p n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 70 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 112 n Selection High Speed Draft Best Draft Normal Draft DC4 DC4 ESC R String rotation.
  • Page 112 DC4 DC4 ESC r Digit rotation. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC r Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 72 Decimal Value 20 20 27 144 This command is used to set the required character rotation to be applied to the selected font.
  • Page 113 DC4 DC4 ESC T Selects/loads or parks the fanfold from the Front1 path. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC T n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 54 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 84 n Range 0 < n < 1 Selection Selects and loads the fanfold from the Front1 path.
  • Page 114 DC4 DC4 ESC Y n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 59 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 89 n Selects the printer emulation type according to the n parameter value: Emulation Default printer emulation EPSON LQ Series IBM Proprinter XL 24...
  • Page 115 DC4 DC4 ESC u Selects the user macros. (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC u n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 75 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 117 n Range < < < < Selection Selects User Macro 1...
  • Page 116 DC4 DC4 ESC D Sends the operator panel messages to the serial I/F . (Compuprint) ASCII Code DC4 DC4 ESC D n Hexadecimal Value 14 14 1B 44 n Decimal Value 20 20 27 68 n This command enables or disables the sending of the operator panel messages to the serial I/F.

  • Page 117: Ansi Emulation Commands

    The following printer commands are supported by this printer according to the ANSI X3.64 emulation. Most dimensional parameters in ANSI protocol are expressed in "decipoints". For example: All parameter values must be expressed as ASCII numeric rather than binary values.

  • Page 118: Character Set Control

    ESC [ p Selects national character set (Select National Characters - SNC). ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command selects the national character set table according to the p See the following tables: 7-bit Substitution NATION Germany...
  • Page 119 8-bit Substitution CHARACTER SETS Code Page 437 Code Page 850 Code Page 851 Code Page 852 Code Page 853 Code Page 855 Code Page 858 (Euro symbol included) Code Page 860 Code Page 863 Code Page 864 Code Page 865 Code Page 866 Code Page 867 1250...

  • Page 120: Character Pitch And Print Modes

    ESC [ p ;...p Select graphics rendition (SGR). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command selects fonts, pitch, print modes, character styles and colors according to the parameter settings: DEFINITION Normal Print Mode Bold Print Mode Subscript Mode...
  • Page 121 DEFINITION LQ Courier Draft Italic LQ Gothic Italic Draft Italic LQ Courier Italic Draft Reserved Double Underline Mode Cancel Bold Mode Reserved Cancel Underline Mode (Single & Double) Cancel Expanded Mode Cancel Proportional Mode High speed draft at 10 cpi LQ Courier at 10 cpi LQ Prestige at 10 cpi LQ Script at 10 cpi...

  • Page 122: Graphic Size Modification (Gsm)

    DEFINITION LQ Courier at 10 cpi LQ Courier at 10 cpi LQ Courier at 10 cpi LQ Courier at 10 cpi Subscript and Superscript modes are enabled via System Menu (ANSI OPTIONS-S/SCRIPT YES). Refer to the User’s Manual on the CD-Rom. ESC [ p SP B Graphic size modification (GSM).
  • Page 123 ESC [ p Special print mode (Oversize/Expanded/Bar code Mode - SPM). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This sequence selects/deselects oversize expanded or bar code mode according to the p parameter value. See the table below: FUNCTION Cancel special mode...
  • Page 124 Shift in. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code disables the Expanded/Oversize modes determined by the last received ESC [pl t command. ESC [ p Unidirectional printing (UDP). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command selects the unidirectional or bi-directional printing according to the p parameter values:...

  • Page 125: Horizontal Movements

    Back space. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value The BS code moves the print head one character to the left at the current cpi. Carriage return. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code causes the print head to be moved to the left margin on the current line. Space.
  • Page 126 This command sets the left and right margin values. The p value of the left margin. The p value. The default value for the left margin is 0 while for the right margin it is the maximum width supported by the printer configuration (that is 13.6*720=9792). 3B p 59 p...

  • Page 127: Horizontal Tab

    ESC [ p Horizontal position backward (HPB). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command causes the current horizontal position to be moved backwards as specified by the parameter (decipoints). Horizontal tab. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value...

  • Page 128: Vertical Movements

    ESC[ p Sets horizontal tab stops at specified positions multiple horizontal tab set (HTS). ASCII Code ESC[ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command sets up to 22 horizontal tab stops at each decipoint position specified by p parameters.
  • Page 129 ESC E or NEL Next line. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value 1B 45 (7-bit) or 85 (8-bit) Decimal Value 27 69 (7-bit) or 133 (8-bit) This command causes the paper to be positioned down one line space as indicated by the current line spacing value.

  • Page 130: Vertical Position Absolute (Vpa)

    ESC M or RI Reverse index. ASCII Code ESC M or RI Hexadecimal Value 1B 4D (7-bit) or 8D (8-bit) Decimal Value 27 77 (7-bit) or 141 (8-bit) This command causes the paper to be positioned up one line space at the current line spacing value.

  • Page 131: Horizontal And Vertical Position Absolute (Hvp)

    ESC [ p Horizontal and vertical position absolute (HVP). ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command causes the current print position to be moved to the vertical (p ) decipoint locations specified relative to the top left corner of the page. This sequence can be used to print within the right, left, top and bottom margins.

  • Page 132: Vertical Tab

    ESC [ p Tab clear (TBC). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command clears horizontal & vertical tab stops. If no parameter is present, the horizontal tab stop at the current position is cleared (default). DESCRIPTION 0 (default) Clear horizontal tab at current position...
  • Page 133 ESC J or VTS Vertical tab setting. ASCII Code ESC J or VTS Hexadecimal Value 1B 4A (7-bit) or 8A (8-bit) Decimal Value 27 74 (7-bit) or 138 (8-bit) This command causes a vertical tab stop to be set to the decipoint value of the current vertical position.
  • Page 134 ESC [ p Form definition (FD). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command sets the page length, top and bottom margins. The p and p parameters specify the decipoint values. FUNCTION Page Length Top Margin Position From the Beginning of the Page...

  • Page 135: Interface Control

    In parallel interface, this code causes the printer to enter the standby condition until a DC1 code is received. In serial interface, this code is sent from the printer to the host to indicate that it is not ready to receive data.

  • Page 136: Operating System Control

    Bell. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code causes the buzzer to sound for about 0.5 second. Delete. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value In parallel interface, this code causes the last received character to be deleted. Escape. ASCII Code Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value This code is used as an escape sequence introducer.
  • Page 137 1B 51 (7-bit) or 91 (8-bit) Decimal Value 27 81 (7-bit) or 145 (8-bit) In serial interface, upon receipt of this command the printer will transmit 1B 50 30 1B 5C. ESC c Resets to initial state (RIS). ASCII Code...
  • Page 138 ESC k Prints test character (PTC). ASCII Code ESC k Hexadecimal Value 1B 6B Decimal Value 27 107 This sequence causes one line of the print head test character to be printed. ESC [ p ;...p Sets mode (SM). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p...
  • Page 139 1 - 20 Reserved IBM Proprinter XL 24/24E EPSON LQ Hold values (default). The current settings remain valid after changing the printer emulation. Full reset. The status of such parameters reverts to defaults dependent on the selected emulation. To select ANSI mode from the Proprinter XL 24 mode and maintaining the parameters, the sequence would be: <ESC>[0;...
  • Page 140 ESC [ p Assign source for forms. ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command controls the modes of paths for parking, loading paper. The p parameter is an ASCII value. See the following table: PAPER PATH CONTROL Reserved...

  • Page 141: Graphics Control Functions

    ESC [ p Select graphics mode/density (GRM). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command selects the density of the graphics mode. DPI (Horizontal) AGM=N AGM=Y Image real real real real virtual dpi vertical #bytes/dot-column...
  • Page 142 ESC P data Enter dot graphics mode (Device Control String). ASCII Code ESC P data Hexadecimal Value 1B 50 data Decimal Value 27 80 This command causes the dot graphics mode to be enabled. The density is selected according to the GRM command.
  • Page 143 24-bit mapping BYTE PRINT HEAD WIRE 24 BITS IN 1 BYTE DATA BIT Commands...

  • Page 144: Barcode Functions

    ESC [ p Sets bar code parameters (BC). ASCII Code ESC [ p Hexadecimal Value 1B 5B p Decimal Value 27 91 p This command allows selection of the bar code characteristics such as style height, symbol rotation and so on. The command ESC [3 t enables the bar code mode while ESC [0 t disables the mode.
  • Page 145 FUNCTION Code 128 (subset A, B and C) Code 128 (subset A, B and C) Code 128 (subset A, B and C) UPC 2 Supplemental UPC 5 Supplemental EAN 2 Supplemental EAN 5 Supplemental Postnet : Barcode Height FUNCTION Minimum bar code height (1/12 inch) Maximum bar code height (10 inches) Default bar code height (1 inch) : Human Readable Input (HRI)
  • Page 146 : Wide Space Width Default width value: 7 (120, 144 dpi), 8 (180 dpi) : Intercharacter Space Width Default width value: 3 (120, 144 dpi), 4 (180 dpi) : Rotation FUNCTION 0 degrees using current font 0 degrees using special HRI font 90 degrees using special HRI font 180 degrees using special HRI font 270 degrees using special HRI font...

  • Page 147: Basic Program Sample

    Commands...

  • Page 148: Basic Program Printed Output

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  • Page 149: Tables

    This section contains the character sets and the hexadecimal to decimal conversion table. ’ “ & ‘ < > á ¦ À Ð í Á Ñ ¦ ß ± ó ¦ Â Ò ú ³ Ã Ó ñ ´ Ä Ô...

  • Page 150: Character Set 2

    ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ BS CAN VT ESC ’ Ç ü “ é â ä § à & å ‘ ç ê ë è ï < î ì > Ä Å É á À Ð ¦ æ í ¦ Á Ñ...

  • Page 151: Ansi Emulation

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  • Page 152: Character Set 1 Enabled (8 Bit Control Enabled)

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  • Page 153: Character Set 2 Enabled

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  • Page 154: Epson National Variations

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  • Page 155: Ansi National Variations

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  • Page 156: Ibm National Variations

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  • Page 157: Greek (Cp 437-G)

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  • Page 158: Croatian (Cp 437-Slavic)

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  • Page 159: Multilingual (Cp 850)

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  • Page 160: Greek (Cp 851)

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  • Page 161: Eastern Europe (Cp 852)

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  • Page 162: Turkish (Cp 853)

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  • Page 163: Cyrillic (Cp 855)

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  • Page 164: Turkish (Cp 857)

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  • Page 165: Euro Pc Multilingual (Cp 858)

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  • Page 166: Portugal (Cp 860)

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  • Page 167: Hebrew (Cp 862)

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  • Page 168: Canada/France (Cp 863)

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  • Page 169: Arabic (Cp 864)

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  • Page 170: Cp 864E (Arabic)

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  • Page 171: Denmark/Norway (Cp 865)

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  • Page 172: Russian (Cp 866)

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  • Page 173: Turkish 2 (Cp 867)

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  • Page 174: Ocr-A (Cp 876)

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  • Page 175: Ocr-B (Cp 877)

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  • Page 176: Farsi (Cp 1098)

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  • Page 177: Central Europe (Cp 1250)

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  • Page 178: Cyrillic (Cp 1251)

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  • Page 179: Latin1 Ansi Windows (Cp 1252)

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  • Page 180: Greek Windows (Cp 1253)

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  • Page 181: Turkish Windows (Cp 1254)

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  • Page 182: Hebrew Windows (Cp 1255)

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  • Page 183: Arabic Windows (Cp 1256)

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  • Page 184: Baltic Windows (Cp 1257)

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  • Page 185: Mazowia (Polish)

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  • Page 186: Gost (Russian)

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  • Page 187: Tass (Cyrillic)

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  • Page 188: Ukranian (Old Version)

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  • Page 189: Koi8-U (New Version)

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  • Page 190: Farsi_1

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  • Page 191: Farsi_2

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  • Page 192: Kamenicky

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  • Page 193: Cwi

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  • Page 194: Roman-8

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  • Page 195: In2

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  • Page 196: Turkish

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  • Page 197: Bulgarian

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  • Page 198: Iso 8859/1 (Latin 1)

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  • Page 199: Iso 8859/2 (Latin 2)

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  • Page 200: Iso 8859/3 (Latin 3)

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  • Page 201: Iso 8859/4 (Latin 4)

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  • Page 202: Iso 8859/5 (Latin/Cyrillic)

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  • Page 203: Iso 8859/6 (Latin/Arabic)

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  • Page 204: Iso 8859/7 (Latin/Greek)

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  • Page 205: Iso 8859/8 (Latin/Hebrew)

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  • Page 206: Iso 8859/9 (Latin 5)

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  • Page 207: Iso 8859/15 (Latin 9)

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  • Page 208: Greek

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  • Page 209: Hexadecimal To Decimal Table

    112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 100 116 132 148 164 180 196 212 228 244 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247...

  • Page 210: Interfaces

    This appendix provides technical information for the parallel, serial, USB and LAN interfaces. The parallel interface of this printer fully supports the Centronics protocol plus the specific features requested by the EPSON and IBM printer connection in monodirectional mode and the Compatibility and Nibbles modes in bidirectional mode, plus the negotiation phases and the device identifier (as IEEE P1284).

  • Page 211: Signals Description

    According to the IEEE - P1284 Standard, the pins assume different meanings and are identified by different names depending on the actual handshaking mode as follows: • Compatibility mode (Centronics) This is the lower level mode provides an asynchronous, byte-wide forward (host-to-peripheral) channel with data and status lines used according to their original definitions.

  • Page 212: Operating Phases

    The link protocol is mainly based on the following three phases: • Negotiation Phase This phase is activated always by the host, only when in compatibility mode, and defines: - whether a bidirectional link protocol can be established. - the handshaking mode as well as the communications mode to be used. - the device identification, if supported.

  • Page 213: Parallel Interface Signals

    Clock signal which controls data transmission with its falling edge. Negative pulsed signal indicating that the printer has received data and is ready to accept the next set of data. Also sent when the printer is switched from off-line to on-line and at the end of the initialization time.
  • Page 214 SELECTIN HOST Description When high, this signal indicates that the printer is on-line. It is put to low state in case of initialization or test and program mode. In IBM Proprinter emulation in low condition this signal signals a off-line request from the operator panel, paper jam, paper end or paper size errors.
  • Page 215 The pins 1 to 14 of the printer are connected to the pins with the same number of the parallel port The pins 19 to 30 of the printer are connected to the pins 18 to 25 of the parallel port of the host.

  • Page 216: Parallel Interface Signals Behaviour

    Pin N° Pin N° for Return Wire Set Active low to transfer data into printer input latch. Data is valid while nStrobe is low. Set active low to transfer extendibility request value into printer input latch. Data is valid on the falling edge of HostClk.
  • Page 217 NOT USED. Byte Mode: Reverse channel data. Pulsed low by the printer to acknowledge the transfer of a data from the host. Set low to acknowledge 1284 support, then set high to indicate that the Xflag (Select) and data available flags may be read.
  • Page 218 Forward channel busy status. AckDataReq (PError) Compatibility Mode: Driven high to indicate that the printer has encountered an error in the paper path. The printer shall set nFault low whenever it sets PError high. Negotiation Phase: Set high to indicate 1284 support, then follows nDataAvail (nFault).
  • Page 219 Set high to indicate that the printer in on-line. Negotiation Phase: The Xflag refers to extendibility flag. Used by the printer to reply to the requested extendibility byte sent by the host during the negotiation phase. The signal level is low for Nibble Mode, high for Byte Mode.
  • Page 220 1284 idle phase is being aborted and the interface returns to Compatibility Mode. Peripheral Logic High (+ 5V) Set high to indicate that all other signals sourced by the printer are in valid state. Set low to indicate the printer is off. n.a. (nInit)
  • Page 221 HostBusy (nAutoFd) high. Nibble Mode: Set low to indicate that printer is ready to send to host. Then used to send data bits 0 then 4. Byte Mode: Used to indicate that data is available.
  • Page 222 Set high in conjunction with Host Busy being set low to request a 1284 mode. Set high to indicate that bus direction is printer to host. Set low to terminate 1284 mode and set bus direction host to printer. Same as Reverse Data Transfer phase.

  • Page 223: Interface Timing

    Timing and Handshaking depend upon the connection mode. Our Centronics mode supports the BUSY-WHILE-STROBE busy signal timing and ACK-IN- BUSY as BUSY-ACK relationship. Legend Time interval Data Setup Time Strobe pulse width Data hold time Busy while Strobe Ack in Busy Min.
  • Page 224 Interfaces...

  • Page 225: The Serial Interface

    This printer provides the RS-232/C serial interface. The interface mode is selected via menu. • Transmission Type Data is sent and received in start/stop (asynchronous) transmission. • Character Format Each character is transmitted in the following format: 1 START BIT + 8 DATA BITS + 1 PARITY BIT + 1 STOP BIT The least significant bit of the data bits is sent first after the start bit.

  • Page 226: Serial Interface Signals

    A MARK condition is held during IDLE communication state. An indeterminate state is present when printer is powered off. Data Set Received data signal (an input to printer). Printer Request to Send Signal (an output from printer). Active HIGH level signal. It is HIGH until the printer is powered off, then an indeterminate state is present.

  • Page 227: Usb Interface

    Characteristics • Data Rate: 2.0 Full Speed (12Mbit/s) • Type: B Signals Signal Description Name Number +5 DC DATA - DATA + Interfaces...

  • Page 228: Lan Interface Port

    LAN Interface Port: 1. Ethernet 10/100Base-T Connector 2. Green 10/100Mbit/sec. Transmission Speed Led 3. Yellow Traffic Led The led indicator modes are described in the following table: Status Transmission speed at 10Mbit/sec. Green Led Unlit Transmission speed at 100Mbit/sec. Blinks Transmitting or receiving packets from Yellow Led the network.
  • Page 229 Interfaces 78413023-001 SferalWWT proprietary. All trademarks herein recalled are registered by their respective companies.

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