Color Plotter-Printer Commands - Sharp MZ-700 Series Owner's Manual

2.7 Color Plotter-Printer Commands
The color plotter-printer commands described below can be used with the MZ-731 or, when the MZ1P01
color-plotter printer is connected, with the MZ-711, or MZ-721. The color plotter-printer can be
used in either of two modes: The text mode (for printout of program lists, results of calculations, or
other character data), or the graphic mode (for drawing figures and graphs).
Further, any of four colors (black, blue, green, or red) can be used for printout of characters and
graphics. This capability is particularly useful when using the printer in the graphic mode.
2.7.1 General information about the color plotter-printer
(1) The color plotter-printer operates in either of two modes: The text mode (for printout of the results
of calculations, program lists, and other character data) and the graphic mode (used for drawing
figures and graphs). The printer will only operate in one mode at a time. (Graphic printer commands
are ignored while the printer is in the text mode, and vice versa.)
(2) Printer parameters are reset when the printer is switched from the graphics mode to the text mode.
(In other words, the pens' X and Y coordinate settings are reinitialized.)
(3) The printer runs on power supplied from the main unit of the MZ-700, and is not equipped with a
separate power switch.
(4) The following switches are used to control operation of the printer.
a. Feed switch Advances the paper.
b. Reset switch Resets (reinitializes) the printer.
c. Pen change switch Used when replacing the printer's pens.
(5) There are four pen colors: Black, blue, green, and red.
(6) When the printer is used in the text mode, any of three different sizes of characters can be printed.
The largest size permits a maximum of 26 characters to be printed on one line, medium size permits a
maximum of 40 characters to be printed on one line, and the smallest size allows up to 80 characters
to be printed on one line.
Characters which can be printed when using the printer in the text mode are as shown below. No other
letters, symbols, or graphic characters can be output while the printer is in this mode.
In most cases, hexadecimal ASCII
codes will be printed in a different 5 C D / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGH
color if an attempt is made to print
IJKLHN0PQRSTUUWXY2OTH t g h b x d r p c q
graphic characters with the PRINT/-
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2.7.2 Initial Printer Settings
The initial printer settings made when the BASIC interpreter 1Z-013B is started up are as follows.
(1) Pen color: Black
(2) Pen position: Left side of the carriage, (top line of 1 page.)
(3) Mode: Text mode
(4) Print size: 40 characters/line (standard size)
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