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Device Control
terminal status bytes described in section VIII of this
manual.
SELECTING PRINTER MODES
At power-on time or after a hard reset the integral printer
is automatically reset to print in continuous forms mode
using normal-sized characters (80 characters per line, 10
characters to the inch).
To
enable or disable the various printer modes (expanded
characters, compressed characters, report format, metric
format, or data logging), you must get to the
"device
mode!!"
set of system function keys. One way of doing so is
the following keystroke sequence:
II
-
d evice
cont~ol
-
d evice
mode5
This changes the function key labels to the following:
-
m
a
-
device
TO
LOG
LOG
control
DISPLAY
BOTTOM
TOP
-
m
.. ..
EXPAND
COMPRESS
REPORT
METRIC
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
The use of the
a-..
"device mode!!"
keys are
described in the next few topics below. The "TO DISPLAY"
key
em)
is used for eliminating the di3play as a destina-
tion device after it has been selected by way of device
control «ESC>&p) escape sequence.
Expanded Characters
The integral printer can print expanded characters in
which each print line contains up to 40 characters spaced
five to the inch (see figure 6-1).
From the keyboard, you enable and disable expanded
characters using the "EXPAND PRI NT" key
<_}.
This key
alternately enables and disables the printing of expanded
characters. When enabled, an asterisk appears in the key
label.
From a program executing in a host computer, you enable
and disable the printing of expanded characters using the
following escape sequences:
ENABLE:
DISABLE:
<ESC> & k 1 S or <ESC>
&p
15C
<ESC>&kOS or<ESC>&p14C
Once the printing of expanded characters is enabled, it
remains enabled until explicitly disabled, until
compressed characters are enabled, until a hard reset is
performed, or until the power is turned off.
6-4
Compressed Characters
The integral printer can print compressed characters in
(
which each print line contains up to 132 characters spaced
16.2 to the inch (see figure 6-1).
From the keyboard, you enable and disable expanded
characters using the "COMPRESS PRINT" key
em).
This
key alternately enables and disables the printing of
compressed characters. When enabled, an asterisk appears
in the key label.
From a program executing in a host computer, you enable
and disable the printing of compressed characters using
the following escape sequences:
ENABLE:
DISABLE:
<ESC>&k2S or <ESC>&p16C
<ESC>&kOS or <ESC>&p14C
Once the printing
of
compressed characters is enabled, it
remains enabled until explicitly disabled, until expanded
characters are enabled, until a hard reset is performed, or
until the power is turned off.
Normal-Sized Characters
Underlined
C~ressed Cl1aracter~;
E x p a n d e d
Ch~racters
U n d e r l i n e d
Figure 6-1. Character Sizes and Enhancements as Printed
on the Integral Printer
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