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Integral Printer Control
The number preceding the ttp", in the escape sequence, specifies how many line feeds you
want. For example, to generate four successive line feeds, preceed the ttp" with the number
tt4".
To produce a form feed from a program, send the terminal the following escape sequence:
Ec&pOc6U
(The values 2 through 10, preceding the tt
c "
in the escape sequence, will also produce a form
feed.)
PRINTER MODES
To enable or disable the various printer modes (Expanded Characters, Compressed Charac-
ters, Record mode, Report Format, Metric Format, or data logging), you must display the
ttdevice modes" set of function keys. To do so, press the following keys, in sequence:
III,
device control, device modes
Continuous Forms Mode
Continuous forms mode is a mode in which the printer prints continuously, without regard
for ttstart page" and ttend page" boundaries. Continuous Forms mode is the standard, or
default, mode. At power-on time or after a hard reset, the integral printer is automatically
reset to print in Continuous Forms mode using normal-size characters (80 characters per
line, 10 characters to the inch).
Report Format Mode
The integral printer normally operates in Continuous Forms mode. You can, however, enable
Report Format in which printed output is treated as a series of 66-line pages (a 3-line top
margin, 60 lines of text, and a 3-line bottom margin). The margins and text area together
form an 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch page. The printer uses a small tic mark to mark the end of one
page and the beginning of the next. Report Format mode output is shown in figure C-1.
From the keyboard, you enable and disable Report Format using the
REPORT PR I NT
key. This
key alternately enables and disables Report Format. When enabled, an asterisk appears in
the key label (indicating the mode is active); Metric Format mode, if on, is turned off; and the
printer skips 3 lines, prints a page break, and skips 3 lines.
From a program executing in a host computer, you enable and disable Report Format using
the following escape sequences:
ENABLE:
Ec&p17C
DISABLE:
Ec&p19C
Once enabled, Report Format remains enabled until disabled, until Metric Format mode is
enabled, until a hard reset is performed, or until the power is turned off.
C-3
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