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PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
The printer has two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode.
IiIstandardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLX-850.
In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter III. Additional
commandcodes are includedas a supersetof these emulations.
Theemulationis changedbymeansof DIPswitch1-1.WhenON,theprinter
will be in standard mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM
emulationmode (see Chapter3). It is not possibleto changethe emulation
modeby meansof softwarecontrolor the front controlpanel.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter'scontrolcommands. S omecommandsare
commontoboththestandardandIBMmodes.Inthedescriptions ofthecom-
mands, all commandswill be categorizedby function.The name of each
commandis followedby a table like 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 (DIP switch 1-1on)
IBM IBM mode (DIP switch 1-1off)
Both Both standardand IBM modes
ASCII:
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.
Controlcharactemare enclosedin pointedbrack-
ets: For example,<1> means charactercode 1.
Decimal:
Givesthe commandin decimalcharactercodes.
Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character
codes.
Parametersfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedare indicatedby italicletters
such as n.
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