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LC24-100 USERS MANUAL

1. Figure 9 1 Use this grid or one similar to it to define your own characters ASSIGNING THE CHARACTER DATA Now we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots and enter them underneath the grid Each vertical column which has a maximum of 24 dots is first divided into three groups or two groups for super subscripts of eight dots Each group of eight dots is represented by one byte which consists of eight bits This is where the numbers down the left side of the grid come in Notice that there is a number for each row of dots and that each number is twice the number below it By making these numbers powers of two we can take any combination of dots in a vertical column and assign them a unique value 123 45 6 7 89 1011121914 1516 1718192021 22232425 262728293031 Ll ASCII Code oi Left space J Character width 37 Right space 2 Figure 9 2 Telephone symbol with normal LQ pica 90 ASSIGNING A VALUE OF CHARACTER SPACE Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character this printer allows you to specify the position in the standard grid where the character will print You must specify the dot column in whic
2. Bank Switch Function ON OFF RAM Usage See below A 3 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled A 4 Automatic Sheet Feeder Not installed Installed A 5 Graphics Direction Bi directional Uni directional B 1 Not used B 2 Paper out Enabled Disabled B 3 Not used B 4 Reserved Leave ON B 5 Printable Area Type A Type B Print Mode See below C 3 C 4 Page Length See below C 5 D 1 Character Table Graphics Italics D 2 Code page or D 3 International See below D 4 Character Set D 5 CR Centering Disabled Enabled E 1 E 2 LQ Font Selection See below E 3 E 4 Reserved Leave ON E 5 Reserved Leave ON NOTE The factory default is ON for all functions expert A 5 and B 5 which are set to the OFF position 42 Switches A 1 and A 2 RAM Usage These switches determine how to use the RAM memory as shown below A A2 Download Input Buffer Line Buffer ON ON Disabled 7 K Byte 2 Lines OFF ON Disabled 16 K Byte Line OFF OFF Enabled 256 Bytes 1 Line Switch A 3 Auto LF with CR If you leave this switch at the ON position a separate line feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed If you move this switch to the OFF position the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage return code Most computer systems send a line feed code or both a carriage return and line feed at the end of e
3. NOTE If you change these swiches after you have saved a macro these new settings will override the macro setting Switches C 3 to C 5 Page Length Leave these switches ON if you will be using 11 inch forms You will need to change the switches if you will be using a different page length as shown below Page Length C 3 C 4 C 5 11 inches Letter ON ON ON 8 inches OFF ON ON 11 7 inches A4 ON OFF ON 12 inches OFF OFF ON 8 5 inches ON ON OFF 14 inches Legal OFF ON OFF 10 5 inches Executive ON OFF OFF 7 25 inches OFF OFF OFF Switch D 1 Character Table Move this switch OFF to select Italic character table If you leave this switch to the ON position in place of italics you will get the graphic characters international characters and mathematical symbols 44 Switches D 2 to D 4 Code Page or International Character Set When the EDS switch D 1 1s set ON these switches select the default character code page as shown below Code Page D 2 D 3 D 4 3437 U S A ON ON ON 850 Multi lingual OFF ON ON 860 Portuguese ON OFF ON 861 Icelandic OFF OFF ON 863 Canadian French ON ON OFF 865 Nordic OFF ON OFF International character sets differ in their assignment of 14 character codes in the Italic character set See the character tables in Chapter 11 With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as fo
4. Selects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted Ignored if EDS switch A 4 is set on Auto feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 0 4 27 25 4 1B 19 04 Selects the automatic sheet feeder Ignored if EDS switch A 4 is ON Eject paper from ASF ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt lt EM gt R 27 25 82 1B 19 52 Ejects the current page Ignored if EDS switch A 4 is set on Set print start position on ASF ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt lt EM gt T n 27 25 84 n 1B 19 54 n Skips n 6 inches at the top of the page where n is equal to or greater than 1 Ignored if EDS switch A 4 is ON 87 Reset printer ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 27 64 1B 40 FS 28 64 1C 40 Reinitializes the printer Clears the print buffer and returns settings to their power up values Does not clear the input buffer or change ASF selections 88 Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new characters and symbols download their dot data and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through to complex Chinese or Japanese characters Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer
5. Convert graphics density ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt TP nm 27 63 n m 1B3F n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent lt ESC gt K ESC L lt ESC gt Y or lt ESC gt Z commands to a density mode defined by lt ESC gt nis K L Y or Z indicating the mode to be converted m is a code from 0 to 4 or 6 indicating one of the modes of lt ESC gt 82 DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt amp 0 nl 27 38 0 nl 1B 26 00 nl n2 mO ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 dl d2 dx dl d2 dx dl d2 dx Defines one or more new characters up to 127 characters and stores them in RAM for later use EDS switches A 1 and A 2 must be set OFF otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer not downloading characters and this command is ignored nl is the character code of the first character defined and n2 is the character code of the last character defined n must be equal to or less than n2 The data for each character start with three bytes specifying propor tional spacing attributes the first byte m0 specifies the left of the character the second byte m1 specifies the character width the third byte m2 specifies the right of the character These values must not exceed the following maximum limits Character mode ml m0 ml m2 Draft 9 12 L
6. FOR 1 2 TO 8 LPRINT SCALES LPRINT LPRINT CHRS 9 0 FOR I 1 TO 8 LPRINT I NEXT LPRINT CHR 27 CHR O0 LPRINT CHR 27 M LPRINT CHR 27 S CHRS 0 LPRINT CHR 9 100 UNITS 1000 PERSONS LPRINT CHR 27 T LPRINT CHRS 27 e END DATA Telephone Symbol DATA SX DATA 0 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 DATA 19 15 192 40 16 0 80 47 192 32 80 0 0 40 0 0 80 175 192 92 2050 DAT 2060 DAT 2070 DAT 2080 DAT 2090 DAT n 2120 DA 2130 DA 2150 DA gt Pb E gt EE EH SE DS PS 47 80 80 163 47 80 JE JS 0 0 Symbol O 66 Quo d 0 252 10 3 64 126 32 8 76 124 Quid Oy 0 80 192 33 5 0 80 192 40 D 2 0 0 128 0 0 20 DE 0 64 128 51 0 E 64 2154 0 305 124 128 124 192 192 47 220805 32 23 40 64 432 12 163 292 e252 80 410192 80 126 64 0 2128 80 2 533 80 47 80 64 Fg 163 192 80 0 47 192 Ce Dy 60 0 3 64 126 0 128 0 124 128 0 0 33 80 40 32 64 48 0 64 0 LPS LO 16 0 0 0 3 0 124 128 0 0 124 0 Fa 4 254 0 DIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS amp TELEPHONES READER CAREER AAAAAAAAAAAAARAARAAAAAARAAANAARAA BSSSESSSSRAESSEEE USA GERMANY JAPAN ARAAARAAAARAAARRRAAR AAARRRRAARRAARARAARA E E E E E E E E E E tt ttt 0 1 100 UNITS 1000
7. Maximum buffer size Without Download 16kB With Download 256Bytes Emulations ess Epson LQ 860 850 NEC 24 wire Graphics commands Interface Centronics parallel standard RS 232C serial option Ribbon type sss On carriage dedicated Fabric ribbon Black only Ribbon life Fabric ribbon 224 2 million characters draft pica Long life fabric ribbon LZ24HD 4 million characters draft pica Dimensions and Weight Width 410 mm 16 14 Depth 328 mm 12 91 Height 121 mm 4 76 Weight 6 5 kg 14 3 Ib Power supply 120VAC 220VAC 230VAC 240VAC 50 60 Hz varies according to the contry of purchase A as Long life fabric ribbon cartridge LZ24HD Single bin Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10DV Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K 107 PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector signals which are low when active are overlined Parallel interface Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes from high to low for 0 5 us when active 2 DATA 0 High when active 3 DATA 1 High when active 4 DATA 2 High when active 5 DATA 3 High when active IER DATA 4 High when active 7 DATA 5 High when active 8 DATA 6 High when active 9 DATA 7 High when active 10 ACK Sus low pulse acknowledges receipt of data
8. 0 0 Os FORA dus One De Ue SOR Og cO 8 0 0 Ou Da Ole ON Qu lt 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAD 255 LOL NINO DO 29 LO 255 255 255 IA ee OO Wy We ae Gy 110 cB 0 0 Ox cO Gig Os On Our CES VO FO 0 0 0 OA MOR Ou Oe VO OV FOS NOS NO CO 0 0 07 634 292 1285120 31 192 224 35 97 128 0 SOR Oss Oye IW Qu O E Oss OL 12 0 0 5 0 Or Do o0 Ha Os c0 De fe He H OR Dua Qu Ou o0 wf O EEN SOR SOx 263 19 128 127 128 128 327 28 128 127 128 128 255 128 255 255 128 255 255 0 224 0 0 224 0 0 224 0 0 224 0 0 224 0 0 224 0 0 224 Ov 0 224 0 0 224 Oy 0 224 0 H 224 0 3 240 0 15 255 255 255 255 255 254 255 255 252 255 255 248 255 255 224 255 255 128 Or Os e Du Os Da Or 0 Oy 0 OF H On 0 Oo OF Os O0 Ho Os Da Da 0 H 0 0 0 240 0 0 255 0 0 15 248 0 Ou 32458 705 ON 31 Ov O 34 O On 20 Ou AO Un o0 Ou OS iO NOs CO O NO Hz 78 H Oy Oy 10 255 O0 052555224 0 SE Oy Og tu Ole Qu Os UO cO UOS Oy 0 O 0 Q Da 0 Oy Oe 0 7 Q 0 127 0 63 255 LLL LIDIA AD 2 201 ie Bye 0 ORs ER uo 3045 03 Y Ore ae UN Ha Qus One Et 05 SOs T28V 205 0 255 0 0 255 192 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 Qi 05 TORS VON TO uec Qu Ha Dl On Os 0 Da Qu Da Ha OO Oy Ba OR ds D 04 63 7 1255425042 33 2595 255 255 2554 2204255 255 254 255 248 0 255 Ow 20 0 O0 0 O Da H Os cO TOS ON Os u s CO OR du On Os 0 D Ha De 0 0 0 0 0 24 Da 0 506 0 0 120
9. 0 2488 0 0 192 De 0128 Oy 0 Oy Q0 H D Ue Oe Oe B OU OU 39 Qu Oc TOSS Ou Our Os WO 0 0 103 How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables lines 1000 to 1060 You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 7 The WIDTH LPT1 255 statement in line 1080 means infinite line width It prevents the IBM PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line feeds in graphics data Actual printing begins in line 1090 Using the preassigned commands the program prints samples of its different fonts followed by samples of the print pitches then some expanded printing Next comes the central attraction of the program a line of text printed fourteen times in expanding and contracting loops to give a barrel effect The work is done by two printer commands a command to vary the line spacing lines 1400 and 1450 and a command to micro adjust the space between characters lines 1410 and 1460 Next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer s word processing abilities italic printig bold printing underlining subscripts etc The row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns which are printed in place of the character lt character 60 Details can be found in Chapter 9 The final part of the program uses dot graphics to prin
10. When the printer is off line it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data The printer powers up in the on line status when paper is loaded If paper is not loaded the printer powers up off line with the POWER indicator light blinking When you load paper the printer goes on line You will want to press the ON LINE button Before and after any other panel operation The other panel buttons operate only in the off line state Press the ON LINE button to go off line After performing the panel operation s press the ON LINE button again to go back on line To pause during printing If you press the ON LINE button during printing the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes when you press the ON LINE button again to go back on line To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing When you hold the ON LINE button down for one second with the fanfold forms the printer goes off line then the printer also feeds the paper forward approximately two inches forward This allows you to cut it off just below the last line printed When you press the ON LINE button again to go back on line the paper feeds backward stopping where you left off NOTE This function is valid only when the buffer is empty PAPER FEED If you press and release this button while off line the paper will feed forward one line If
11. 0 0 ATA 3 O 05 DATA 3 0 0 DATA 31 255 224 DATA 0 74 255 DATA Ox S92 ATA Te Ba 105 DATA 3 05 FO ALA Fiy BH 085 BATA 31 0 0 DATA 31 255 255 DATA 31 255 255 DATA 10 Or 0 DATA Os Oe Os DATA O 0 0 DATA O EX Ox DATA Sa JU DE DATA 15 0 0 ATA 31 0 31 DATA 3 Os Bis DATA 31 0 SL DATA 31 0 31 DATA 31 255 255 DATA 15 255 135 DATA Bu 0 UU DATA Qux Dh Ox DATA 255 240 DATA 3i 0 0 ATA Sl du 70 DATA 31 192 0 DATA 31 255 255 DATA 240 O DATA 3 Os UO DATA 31 0 0 DATA 31 192 0 DATA 31 255 255 DATA 3 192 0 DATA 3 0 0 DATA 3 0 0 DATA 31 255 255 DATA 15 252 0 2ND LINE DATA 0 0 0 DATA 0 0 0 DATA 0 0 0 DATA O 0y D 0 0 0 0 0 Qs O4 Di Os Os 205 05 9 Os H 31 0 0 Bls 05 0 Jl Oi 005 IL 2 Bh 105 15 255 248 0 0 255 0 63 0 E Os Os ddr Ux 105 Bly 0 Oz Be O 304 3 52000 V 15 2554 2525 4 D Ose 705 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 96 0 Su H Di 3l Os 0 31 0 31 SI D 9l Gps SOS SMS 1 COs 3142554255 Tube Sh On Os 0 Qu 95 3 135 255 31 85 OS 3 Os 05 31 2339 Bh 1295252342555 33 28 105 5 Xu Oy 31 O 04 31 240 0 PIS De T21285 05 Dub te 1185 SL CO 308 3142554255 47 128 0 Os Ou xs 05 0 05 05 0 D Oss OS EOF O58 a UO Qs VOS OS 0 0 0 oo Bue Es Pu HS tO Si Oy Gy BAe SOx 00 Sd xu 205 31 224 0 EE Oz 705 63 0 248 0 LS T
12. 11 1111 32 2 The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this operation allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment 3 To adjust the printing use the PITCH and PAPER FEED buttons The PITCH button will move the second pass to the left The PAPER FEED button will move the second pass to the right DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ O 11111111111 1111 11 111111111 PITCH gt EE L 1 d i N l t i N N i l i t t i N l d d d l d i N t t l PAPER FEED LQ 0 11111111111111111111 111 1111 11 4 When the two passes are aligned with each other to form one continuous line the bi directional alighnment test is completed To change the mode for which the bi directional adjustment is performed press the ON LINE button This will cycle between LQ DRAFT DRAFT COND GRAPHICS A and GRAPHICS B Repeat the process for all print modes 6 To exit from this mode press the FONT button e DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ O 11111111111 11111111111111111111 LQ WEIEN L 0 Gute mes 111111111111111111 ee DRAFT 0 PAPERFEED a LLELEELEEEEEEEE EE EE ELE EE EEEEEEEELLE EL 1 PITCH DARE 1 i 4 t 4 4 4 i MC E DRAFT O 1111111111111111111111 11111111 E ON LIN
13. 11 BUSY Low when printer ready to receive data 12 PAPER High when paper out Can be disabled with EDS setting 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 15 N C 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 RESET When this input signal is low printer is reset 32 ERROR Outputs low when printer cannot continue due to an error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 N C 36 SELECT IN Always high 108 Serial Interface Pin Name Function 1 GND Printer s chassis ground 2 TXD This pin carries data from the printer 3 RXD This pin carries data to the printer 4 RTS This pin is always set to Space 2 CTS This pin is Space when the conputer is ready to send data This printer does not check this pin ru N C 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 N C 11 RCH This printer turns this pin to Space when it is ready to receive data This line carries the same signal as pin 20 12 N C 13 GND Signal ground 14 19 N C 20 DTR This printer turns this pin to Space when it is ready to receive data 21 25 N C 109 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the Italic and Graphics character sets The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left
14. 127 248 0 255 248 0 255 248 1 255 248 1 255 248 1 255 248 3 255 248 3 255 248 3 255 248 131 255 248 199 255 248 103 255 248 119 255 248 55 255 248 63 255 248 31 255 248 31 255 248 31 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 240 155 255 2405 15 255 224 15 255 192 15525959192 T5 254 lt 0 L Uy 15 259 U 15 254 Gy Tigi OG igi 9 15 252 De 15 252 0 15 248 Ds 15 240 0 31 7460 0 31 224 0 31 192 0 55 128 0 48 0 8 96 0 24 198 0 256 198 0 56 D Gy 90 De 0 120 0 0 120 D 0 248 0 248 Q0 21 248 Oy 1 2489 O 3 249 0 3 248 0 7 248 0 7 248 0 15 248 0 15 248 0 31 248 0 31 240 0 63 240 0 63 224 0 127 224 REPASA Tee Oy eee ELI ALLRI alo 45 3 255 56 3 255 248 231 255 248 255 255 248 31 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 235 248 15 235 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 755 748 15 255 248 15 235 240 19 255 240 15 235 240 15 255 224 154 233 224 19 2555 192 15 255 192 31 255 128 254 127 128 252 127 24 248 255 56 248 255 248 240 255 248 225 255 248 193 255 248 131 255 248 7 255 248 135 255 248 231 255 248 255 255 248 3 255 248 63 255 248 31 255 248 15 255 240 15 255 224 15 254 0 15 252 0 eiiz oU Me We Sy 240 0 0 224 0 0 De Xo Dy Us Dy D 0 0 0 Os 0 0 15 255 248 15 255 248 5 255 240 ELO 155292 0128 154 2554 9 L oU 15 250 Een CO 624 Ow 0 292 Oy
15. 27 10 1B 0A Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line See the preceding commands for the line spacing Select forward feed mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt FS gt F 28 70 1C 46 Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode This is the default setting at power on Select reverse feed mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal FS R 28 82 1C 52 Selects reverse feed mode Reverses the direction of all vertical movements Ignored when friction feed is used 73 Perform one n 180 inch line feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt n 27 74 n 1B 4A n Feeds the paper once by 7 180 inches The value of n is between 0 and 255 Does not move the print position right or left Does not change the line spacing setting Perform one n 180 inch reverse line feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt j n 27106 n 1B 6A n Feeds the paper once by 7 180 inches in the reverse direction where n is between 0 and 255 Does not move the print position right or left Does not change the line spacing setting Set page length to n lines ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC C n 2767 n 1B 43 n Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing where n is between 1 and 127 Changing the line spacing later does not
16. E H OE e EL BUE EI qp as s D e ieee ee eee fe eae eee le pu Tu 114 a TE nm N m N N kel N mM Tm o olo 1 lt 7 6001 o mio lea Nim Nie Nim r m wegl Tei j i OjO O N O M O a NI 5 flm Njim ke et j j el ju St Vi ke ke FN mMm ke Ce 100 1 0 188 0 teta cd 7 115 Code Page 850 Mulch lingual Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 N mM N kel N Ke O S ESESESEIESES E s SIE j e Ps 0 o kel N L i o Wi 0 Mm Ip N Ip Ke ke Kai wd e St Wi m mM St kel kel EE EE FE 78 116 Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 x u N 5 N N E ed N rm o el iojo o rm o Ip o o ES N Mm f Lal ed La m Kal eti Pe Kal Ip NM lt Ae So oo e e eee s 117 Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 m o ceda Nu ali SAR AA AAA AR AA Sl les ve n MN D E EIS kl o Fa po Fa b cA N m o SEE Ke ER KR ER DELE ER ER DE KR pw eus KR KK e us BEN EE 143 159 HE HE 118 Canadian French de Page 863 Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 Co Esas tata tae Prepa 119 Code Page 865 N
17. PERSONS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 93 MEMO 94 Chapter 10 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PS 2 PC AT or compatible you will probably be using PC DOS or MS DOS as an operating system A number of software tricks may be useful here This chapter is not however a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer To learn how to print files etc it is best to read the relevant parts of these manuals PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the file PRINT COM you can use the main DOS printing command Simply type the word PRINT followed by the name of the file you want to print To print a file named README DOC for example type A gt PRINT README DOC The computer may respond with the following message asking which printer to use Name of list device PRN If your computer is connected to only one printer press RETURN to select the default choice PRN Printing will begin and the A gt prompt will reappear You can execute other commands or programs while the file is being printed A single PRINT command can print two or more files List the file names consecutively on the same line or use wild card characters and Each file will be printed starting on a new page The PRINT command also has control options For example you can terminate a printing job in progress with the T option The printer may not stop pr
18. SO ESC SI ESC EM 0 ESC EM 4 ESC EM R ESC EM T n ESC SP n ESC n ESC i lt ESC gt n n2 ESC 0 ESC 96 ESC amp 0 nl n2 m0 mi m2 dl d2 ESC 3 0 1 n1 n2 ESC t 3 0 nl n2 0 ESC nO ni n2 mi m2 ESC n ESC n lt ESC gt 7 n0 lt ESC gt 0 lt ESC gt 2 lt ESC gt 3 n lt ESC gt 4 lt ESC gt 5 lt ESC gt 6 lt ESC gt 7 lt ESC gt 0 n lt 0 gt lt ESC gt lt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt gt lt ESC gt nm lt ESC gt Q lt ESC gt A n ESC B ni n2 0 ESC C 0 n ESC C n Function Bell Backspace Horizontal tab Line feed Vertical tab Form feed Carriage return Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Set printer on line Cancel condensed printing Set printer off line Cancel one line expanded printing Cancel last line Reverse line feed Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Manual feed Auto feed Eject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASF Increase character spacing Select master print mode Accept MSB as is Absolute horizontal tab in inches Select ROM character set Select download character set 2 dx Define download characters Select score Assign char
19. TOP OF FORM When you power on the printer the top of form position is automatically set to the cur rent position If this is not where you want the top of the page to be you can change the top of form position B MICRO FEED For fine alignment you can feed the paper either forward or reverse in very small incre ments tE 1 macro EXHI micro feed Forward micro feed Paper parkin Buffer clear All reset E BUFFER CLEAR ALL RESET Press and hold the FONT and ON LINE buttons in off line Continue holding these two buttons down you will hear a beep tone that the buffer is cleared If you hold these buttons down longer you will hear three beep tones and the printer has been initialized to the power on default settings SAVE MACRO You can save the current settings to the printer for later use with the FONT button and the PITCH button combinations 80833099 QBAl 129 USERS GUIDE BAIL LEVER FUNCTION The bail lever is used to control paper If the paper is not mounted on the printer use the bail lever to load the paper NOTE Do not return the bail lever backward before the paper goes through under the bail lever location The printer indicates with the beep tones to close the bail lever after the paper goes through under the bail lever location EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works These parameters become your power on settings This func
20. You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on This indicates that you have entered the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 5 1 F LOCK NB DRAFT WB 10CPI PR um POWER H 1201 A P LOCK MI ROMAN mus MM 1501 be deer SANSER FONT PITCH PAPER FEED Low LINE MACRO NB COURIER ws PROP H PRESTIGE L D ED Gu EQ CDM WR SCRIPT um COND Ea PARK CLEAR La Exit H Select Print Change setting ank Select Switch Figure 5 1 Button functions in the EDS mode Use the FONT button to select the Bank Letter Use the PITCH button to select the Switch Number The ON LINE indicator shows the current setting ON or OFF Use the ON LINE button to change the settings Press the PAPER FEED button to print the current settings Press the PITCH button while holding down the FONT button to save and exit the EDS mode FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer stores the parameters that you can select from the control panel while in the EDS mode A default is the setting that the printer will use if none is specifically selected by a program When you first turn on or later reset your printer these default settings will take effect By changing the settings you can alter various printer functions to match your specific requirements The following questions will help you choose the proper settings
21. buttons down you will hear a beep tone that the buffer is cleared If you hold these buttons down longer you will hear three beep tones and the printer has been initialized to the power on default settings 5 Release these buttons make any necessary control panel settings then set the printer back on line LA Itis essential to stop the printing program on the computer before you go off line Otherwise when you go back on line the computer will start sending data again and the printer will continue printing with missing data from when the buffer was cleared 37 Save Macro Definition You can save the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the FONT button and hold it down 3 While holding the FONT button down press the PITCH button and hold them down 4 Release both buttons at the same time after two beep tones to save the current setting If you release these buttons after three beep tones the macro has been cleared NOTE You can store the following settings with this procedure Current Font Current Pitch Current auto loading amount for cut forms Current auto loading amount for fanfold forms Current auto loading amount in ASF mode 38 CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONES This section helps you identify the meanings of beep tones 3 tones Meanings Two seconds tone Long tone o
22. example lt l gt means character code 1 Decimal Gives the command in decimal character codes Hexadecimal Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as n m or d FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select print quality ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt x n 27120 n 1B 78 n Changes the print quality according to the value of n as shown below n Print quality 0 Draft 1 Letter quality Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up Select LQ font ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt k n 27107 n 1B 6B n Selects an LQ font according to the value of n In draft mode this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up n Font 0 Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 Script Select italic characters ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 4 27 52 1B 34 Causes subsequent characters except block graphics to be printed in italics 62 Select upright characters ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 5 27 53 1B 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright Emphasized printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt E 27 69 1B 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphas
23. file such as left and right margins line spacing and bottom margin commands Or you may want to create a variety of setup files with a different set of commands in each To avoid excess line feeds you should place the commands on one line in the setup file You may or may not be able to generate a setup file with word processing software it depends on whether your software lets you enter control codes If your system includes the file EDLIN COM however you can easily create a setup file with the DOS line editor An appropriate name for this setup file would be LOELITE DAT To use the DOS line editor type the command EDLIN LQELITE DAT then type the underlined parts of the following display Press RETURN at the end of each line Do not type the symbol This symbol means to hold the CTRL key down while pressing the next key for example V means to type CTRL V C means to type CTRL C which indicates the end of the input 96 A gt EDLIN LQELITE DAT New file dab 1 V xl1 V VA DEES E V indicates that the following character is a control code V enters the lt ESC gt code lt ESC gt has character code 27 and is the 27th character from A in the ASCII sequence Similarly AVA enters the control code 1 See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLIN You can now set up the printer by sending it the file LQELITE DAT To avoid unnecessary logging of commands switch hard copy outpu
24. installed For details please refer to Chapter 5 2 Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side then remove the cover by pulling up 3 Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the paper bail Figure 7 2 Remove the front cover and move the bail lever toward the front of the printer 4 Secure the mounting brackets of the Automatic Sheet Feeder onto the shaft of the platen by lowering it into position as shown in Figure 7 3 Mounting bracket Figure 7 3 Mount the Automatic Sheet Feeder onto the printer 54 5 Confirm that the mounting brackets on both sides of the Automatic Sheet Feeder are correctly engaged on the printer When they are engaged correctly the ejection roller can be rotated by turning the platen knob 6 Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Printer cover Figure 7 4 Install the printer cover 7 Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7 5 Hopper attachment Figure 7 5 Insert the hopper attachment 55 8 Insert the stacker attachment squeeizng it with your hand into the fixing groove in the front part of the sheet feeder as shown in Figure 7 6 Stacker attachment Fixing groove Figure 7 6 Insert the stacker attachment Now you can use the ASF by installig the paper stack
25. is S E 8 22 mm E 22 mm E 18 mm E 318 mm j S 8 3 E 5mm 5mm e E 3 E d S E E S e 25 4 mm Perforati once lii IL erforation e 25 4 mm 00000000000000 009 2 mm Es ic 5 pe 70 mm Figure 3 1 Recommended print area for acceptable papers ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer Pushing the adjustment lever towards the rear of the printer narrows the gap pulling it towards the front of the printer widens the gap There are five positions and you can feel the lever clicking into each position The second positon from the rear marked with e is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper Try different positions until you get the best printing results NOTE Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life of the print head Adjustment lever Figure 3 2 Location of the adjustment lever The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference Paper Type Weight g m Thickness mm Recommended Each sheet Total Lever position single 52 to 90 0 07 to 0 12 2nd or 3rd 2 ply 40 to 52 0 12 to 0 14 2nd or 3rd 3 ply 40 to 52 0 18 to 0 21 3rd or 4th 18 L
26. normal operation Check the status of the control panel indi cators and see Conditions indicated by beep tones in Chapter 4 Pitch or font selected is being changed Check Possible remedy Your software is overriding your control panel selection Set your printer in Font Pitch lock See Pitch lock mode and Font lock mode i Chapter 4 Printer does not feed paper Check Possible remedy Paper is jamming Remove all forms and pieces of paper Bail lever is closed before pa per goes through the bail lever location Open the bail lever Adjustment lever is set incor rectly Check the setting of the adjustment lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapte 3 Fanfold form is parked Move bail lever forward to unpark the fanfold paper 48 Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs Check Possible remedy The tractor positions are in correctly adjusted Adjust the tractor positions See Loading fanfold forms in Chapter 3 Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual Platen knob was manually turned while the Power indi cator was on Set the top of form See Top of form in Chapter 4 Do not manually turn the platen knob whe the power is on Use the PAPER FEED button Forms are jamming between printing surface and the print head Reset adjustm
27. printer off line The printer disregards all subsequent characters and commands except lt DC1 gt which returns it to the on line The printer s ON LINE indicator does not go off Set printer on line ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt DC1 gt 17 11 Returns the printer to on line state allowing it to receive and process all subsequent characters and commands This command is ignored if the printer was set off line by pressing the ON LINE button on the control panel Bell ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt BEL gt 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer Bi directional printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt U 0 27 85 0 1B 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bi directional mode which is faster than uni directional printing Uni directional printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt U lt I gt 27 85 1 1B 55 01 Causes subsequent printing to be done uni directionally ensuring maximum vertical alignment precision 86 One line uni directional printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt lt 27 60 1B 3C Immediately returns the print head to the left margin then prints the remainder of the line from left to right Normal printing resumes on the next line Manual feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt lt EM gt lt 0 gt 27 25 0 1B 19 00
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30. 1 Graphics printing 4 H Hex density graphics 81 Hexadecimal dump 34 Horizontal position commands 77 79 Horizontal tab 78 79 Horizontal tab stops 78 I Interface 107 108 109 Interface connector 3 13 Interface converter 8 59 60 International character set 45 67 105 113 Italic character set 66 111 112 Italic characters 62 L Left margin 77 Letter Quality 4 29 44 46 62 105 Line feed 73 Line spacing 72 105 Loading fanfold forms 19 22 Loading single sheets 25 26 57 58 Locating the printer 7 Long test mode 31 LQ 4 29 44 46 62 105 M Macro definition 38 Maintenance 52 Master print mode 70 Most significant bit 85 MS DOS 95 MSB 85 Multi part forms 1 5 17 N Normal density graphics 80 Number of columns 105 0 Off line command 86 ON LINE button 28 On line command 86 One time line feed 74 One time reverse feed 74 Optional accessories 8 53 60 107 124 Ornament character 64 Other printer commands 85 88 Overlining 64 P Page length 44 74 Paper feed 106 PAPER FEED button 28 Paper feed speed 106 Paper feed trouble 48 Paper guide 3 13 Paper parking 1 5 22 35 Paper path Fanfold forms 19 Single sheets 25 Paper specifications 106 Paper out detector 43 Pica pitch 68 Pinout of interface connector 108 109 PITCH button 29 Pitch commands 68 71 Pitch lock mode 4 32 Platen knob 3 9 Po
31. 1 Character width 70 Clamp lever 3 20 Clear the buffer 37 Code page 45 105 114 120 437 114 115 850 116 8860 117 861 118 863 119 8865 120 Command summary 127 128 Component 2 3 Compressed Data Mode 5 Condensed printing 69 Contents of the carton 8 Control commands 61 88 Control panel 3 4 27 38 Copy characters 84 D Default settings 41 46 Define download characters 83 89 93 Delete command 85 Dimensions 107 DOS commands 95 Dot Adjustment mode 32 Double density graphics 80 Double height characters 71 Double strike printing 63 Download 43 83 84 89 93 Download character commands 83 84 Download character set 84 Download characters 89 93 105 Draft 1 29 44 62 105 123 E EDS mode 5 15 41 46 EDS setting 41 46 Electronic DIP Switch mode 5 15 41 46 Elite pitch 68 Emphasized printing 63 Emulation 15 107 Entry slot 3 Expanded printing 69 F Factory settings 42 Fanfold forms 1 17 19 24 106 Fanfold forms loading 19 24 Fanfold forms paper path 19 Features 4 5 Font 1 62 105 FONT button 29 Font control commands 62 65 Font lock mode 4 32 Font selection 46 Font style 1 62 105 Font style commands 62 65 Form feed 35 75 Forward feed 73 Forward micro feed 36 Friction feed 25 26 106 Front cover 3 10 12 G Graphics character set 67 114 120 Graphics commands 80 82 Graphics direction 43 Graphics mode 8
32. 10 LPRINT H D Draft characters 20 LPRINT H L CHR 0 Roman characters 1130 LPRINT H L CHR 1 Sanserif characters 40 LPRINT H LS CHR 2 Courier characters 50 LPRINT H L CHR 3 Prestige characters 60 LPRINT H L CHR 4 Script characters 70 LPRINT 80 LPRINT RM Print pitches are 90 LPRINT H PI Pica pitch 10 CPI 200 LPRINT H ES M Elite pitch 12 CPI 210 LPRINT H E g Semi condensed pitch 15 CP1 220 LPRINT HS PIS 230 LPRINT CHRS 15 Select condensed print R 240 LPRINT Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI 250 LPRINT H E M C ndensed elite pitch 20 CPI 260 LPRINT CHRS 18 i Cancel condensed print 270 LPRINT H E p1 Select proportional spacing 280 LPRINT PIS Normal proportional 290 LPRINT H CHR 15 Condensed proportional 300 LPRINT CHR 18 310 LPRINT ES pO Cance roportional spacing 320 LPRINT 330 LPRINT H E w1l Double height ES wO 340 LPRINT H E W1 Double width E WO 350 LPRINT HS CHR 28 E CHRS 2 Triple width 360 LPRINT CHR 28 E CHRS 0 370 LPRINT 380 LPRINT RM Various line and character spacings 390 FOR I 1 TO 7 400 LPRINT ES A CHRS I Line spacing set 410 LPRINT E CHRS I Increase character space 420 LPRINT HS THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED 430 NEXT I 440 FOR 1 7 TO 1 STEP 1 1450 LPRINT E A CHRS I Line spacing set 460 LP
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34. 63 Canadian French 865 Nordic Number of columns Pica 10 CPI 80 Elite 12 CPI 96 Semi condensed 15 CPI 120 Condensed pica 17 CPI 137 Condensed elite 20 CPI 160 Proportional Variable 105 Character matrix Pica Elite Semi condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Proportional Bit image dot matrix 8 pin normal 60 DPI 8 pin double 120 DPI m Draft LQ 24x9 24 x 31 24x9 24 x 27 16x7 16x21 24x9 24 X 16 24x9 24 X 16 24xn 8 x 480 8 x 960 8 pin high speed double 120 DPI 8 x 960 8 pin quadruple 240 DPI 8 x 1920 8 pin CRT I 80 DPI 8 pin CRT II 90 DPI 24 pin normal 60 DPI 24 pin double 120 DPI 24 pin CRT III 90 DPI 24 pin Triple 180 DPI 24 pin Hex 360 DPI 8 x 640 8 x 720 24 x 480 24 x 960 24 x 720 24 x 1440 24 x 2880 tis impossible to print adjacent dots in a mode marked with an asterisk Paperteed E Paper feed speed Paper specifications Cut sheet Width Length Thickness Weight Fanfold continuous Width Length Thickness Weight Copies Friction or push tractor feed 3 4 inches second max 5 5 8 5 139 7 215 9 mm 5 5 14 0 139 7 355 6 mm 0 07 0 12 mm 52 90 g m 45 77 kg 14 24 lb 4 0 10 00 101 6 254 0 mm Minimum 5 5 139 7 mm Single ply paper 0 07 0 12 mm Total for multi part forms 0 25 mm 52 82 g m 45 70 kg 14 22 Ib Original 2 copies 106
35. 8K interface converter can be made over longer distances UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now check each item in the box against Figure 2 1 to make sure that you have everything there should be five items If any of these items are missing contact your supplier User s lt gt Platen knob Or Paper guide WZ Figure 2 1 Check to make sure you have all five items 1 Printer 2 Platen knob 3 Ribbon cartridge 4 Paper guide and 5 User s manual The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are Serial Parellel converter SPC 8K Automatic sheet feeder SF 10DV For details of the optional accessories refer to Chapter 7 SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location and remove all packing material from the printer This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit You will want to keep all the packing material along with the printer carton in case you have to move the printer to a new location Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess of the cardboard packing material which held your printer inside the carton Be sure to remove the knob from the packaging Align the knob on the platen shaft which is located on the right hand side of the printer Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position Platen knob Figure 2 2 Installing the platen kno
36. E E DRAFT COND 0 11111111111 111111111111111 1 111 EL E ON LINE 5 ERE GRAPHICS A 0 11111111111111 111 11111111111111111111 ON LINE gt y GRAPHICS B 0 1111111111111111111111111111111 1111 FONT es z Iz 33 Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are dubugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving Some computers change the codes the programmer intended In this mode all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes This mode is accessed with the following procedure 1 While holding both the PITCH and PAPER FEED buttons down turn power ON A beep tone will be heard 2 Begin printing In place of the usual printout you will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives Each line presents sixteen characters their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on the right 3 Atthe end of the hexadecimal dump set the printer off line with the ON LINE button This is necessary to print the last line 34 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations Top of form wx ard micro feed F LOCK WB DRAFT WB 10001 che FEED mm POWER E 12CPI oe Iur a P LOCK ROMAN starus CP macro mm COU
37. Icelandic ore orF on 863 Canadian French ON 865 Nordic Page Length See Table 3 Character Table Graphics Italics Code page or International See Table 4 and 5 Character Set CR Centering Disabled q A Table 6 Roman ON ON Sanserif OFF Lov on OFF on LO Font Selection See Table 6 Reserved Leave ON Reserved Leave ON France D Courier FF Germany ON Denmark on Sweden on OFF OFF NOTE The factory default is ON for all functions except A 5 and B 5 which are set to the OFF position Prestige Script Input Buffer Line Buffer 7 K Byte 16 K Byte 256 Byte 130
38. LC24 100 MULTI FONT USERS MANUAL QBA 80825557 VDE Statement This device carries the VDE RFI protection mark to certify that it meets the radio interference requirements of the Postal Ordinance No 243 1991 The additional marking Vfg 243 P expresses in short form that this is a peripheral device not operable alone which only individually meets the Class B RFI requirements in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3 11 89 and the Postal Ordinance 243 1991 If this device is operated in conjunction with other devices within a set up in order to take advantage of a General Operating Authorization in accordance with the Postal Ordinance 243 1991 the complete set up must comply with the Class B limits in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3 11 89 as well as satisfy the preconditions in accordance with 2 and the prerequisites in accordance with 3 of the Postal Ordinance 243 199 As a rule this is only fulfilled when the device is operated in a set up which has been type tested and provided with a VDE RFI protection mark with the additional marking Vfg 243 Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3 GSGV January 18 1991 The sound pressure level at the operator position is equal or less than 70dB A according to ISO 7779 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany Trademark Acknowledgements LC24 100 LC24 20 LC24 200 LC24 10 SF 10DV SPC 8K Star Micronics Co Ltd IBM PC PS 2 PC A
39. LPT1 255 1010 LPRINT CHRS 27 x1 1020 LPRINT CHR 27 amp CHRS 0 1030 LPRINT CHR 60 CHR 61 1040 FOR N 60 TO 61 91 050 2060 070 080 1090 10 20 130 40 170 80 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 2270 280 290 300 310 320 330 1340 350 360 1370 380 390 400 410 1420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 READ LS LPRINT CHRS LS NEXT NEXT EXT EXT NEXT EXT NEXT 23y 0 READ CW LPRINT CHR CW READ RS LPRINT CHRS RS FOR M 1 TO CW 3 READ MM LPRINT CHR MM NEXT M EXT N LPRINT CHR 27 D CHRS 11 CHRS 0 LPRINT CHR 27 k CHR 4 LPRINT CHR 27 w CHRS 1 CHR 27 W CHRS 1 LPRINT DIFFUSION RANGES OF LPRINT LPRINT CARS amp TELEPHONES LPRINT CHR 27 w CHRS 0 CHRS 27 W CHRS 0 LPRINT CHRS 27 k CHRS 0 LPRINT CHRS 27 CHRS 1 LPRINT USA CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 681 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 60 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 781 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 61 LPRINT LPRINT GERMANY CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 412 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 60 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 488 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 61 LPRINT LPRINT JAPAN CHRS 9 FOR I 0 TO 347 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 60 LPRINT PRINT CHRS 9 FOR I 0 TO 493 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 61 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 SCALE
40. OADING FANFOLD SHEETS This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10 wide This printer can feed fanfold forms from the rear of the printer as shown in Figure 3 3 J 5 Figure 3 3 Paper path for fanfold forms This section will take you through the procedures for loading parking and unparking fanfold forms 1 Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer 2 Turn the printer s power OFF 3 Pull the release lever toward the front of the printer f This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller and engaging the tractor feed 19 4 Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side as in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Opening the rear cover 5 Pass the paper between the printer case and the rear cover 6 Open both tractor covers and mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit Tractor cover Clamp lever Figure 3 5 Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units 7 Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position When the clamp lever is down the unit is released and when it is up the unit is locked 20 8 Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper fee
41. Q pica 31 36 LQ elite 27 30 LQ semi condensed 19 24 LQ proportional 37 42 Draft super subscript 7 12 LQ super subscript 19 36 LQ prop super subscript 37 42 Next comes the dot data Normal character height is 24 dots so there must be 3 X m bytes of dot data If the printer is in super subscript mode however the character height is 16 dots so there must be 2 X ml bytes of dot data Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots with the most significant bit being the top dot and the least significant bit being the bottom dot 83 Copy character set from ROM into RAM ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 66 99 0 n 0 27 58 On 0 1B 3A 00 n 00 Copies the selected character set with n as shown below to the corresponding download character RAM area overwriting any download data already present Ignored when EDS switches A 1 and A 2 are not set OFF n Font 0 Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 Script Select download character set ASCII lt ESC gt 95 lt I gt Hexadecimal 1B 25 01 Decimal 27 37 1 Selects the download character set Ignored when EDS switches A 1 and A 2 are not set OFF Shift download character area ASCII FS P lt 2 gt Hexadecimal 1C 49 02 Decimal 28 73 2 Shifts the download character area defined between O to 127 to the area between 128 to 255 Select ROM character
42. RIER FONT prop PITCH PAPER FEED ON n F PRESTIGE CY COM NN SCRIPT WP COND MACRO PARK CLEAR ses macro feed Paper parking Buffer clear All reset Figure 4 5 Switch combination functions of control panel Form feed If you are using cut forms this operation ejects the current page If you are using fanfold forms it feeds to the top of the next page Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the PAPER FEED button and hold it down The printer will start performing successive line feeds 3 While holding the PAPER FEED button down press the ON LINE button then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smoothly eject the current page Paper parking This procedure feeds the paper backward It parks the fanfold form at the back of the printer so that you can switch to single sheet feeding by moving the release lever to the down position Before parking fanfold forms tear off all but the last page leaving less at least three inches less than a full page showing above the front cover 35 Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the FONT button and hold it down 3 While holding the FONT button down press the PAPER FEED button The paper will be fed out backward Top of form When you power on the printer the top of form position is automatically set to the current position If this is not where you want the top of the
43. RINT ES CHRS I Increase character space 98 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 1770 780 790 800 810 820 830 840 850 860 870 880 890 900 910 920 930 940 950 960 970 980 1990 2000 LPRINT H THE SPACINCS ARE CHANGED NEXT LPRINT E 3 CHR 30 Set 1 6 line spacing LPRINT E CHR 0 Normal character space LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT RM Other features LPRINT H ES q iCHRS 1 OUTLINED ES q CHR 0 us LPRINT ES q CHR 2 SHADOWED E2 q CHRS 0 S LPRINT E q CHR 3 OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED LPRINT E q CHRS O LPRINT H ES E Emphasized ES F LPRINT E G Double strike ES H LPRINT E Sz 4 l ltalics sESS S t LPRINT H E 1 Underliining E O LPRINT ES CHR 3 CHRS 0 CHRS 1 CHRS 2 CHRS 2 LPRINT Strike through LPRINT ES CHRS 3 CHR 0 CHRS 1 CHR8 2 CHR 0 7 5 LPRINT E CHR 3 CHR 0 CHRS 1 CHRS 3 CHRS 1 LPRINT Overlining LPRINT E CHRS 3 CHR O CHR 1 CHR 3 CHRS 0 LPRINT H ES SO SUPERSCRIPT ES T and LPRINT ES S1 SUBSCRIPT E T LPRINT H RM Download characters SSS ESF S0 Superscript GOSUB 2520 LPRINT ES 1 Select downlo
44. S switch A 3 is set to OFF also performs a line feed Backspace ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal BS 8 08 Moves the print position one column to the left Ignored if the print position is at the left margin This command can be used to overstrike or combine characters Set horizontal tab stops ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt D nl n2 0 27 68 nl n2 0 1B 44 nl n2 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns n n2 etc in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected where n1 n2 etc are numbers between 1 and 255 The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 The tab stops must be specified in ascending order any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list Standard termination is by the 0 control code To clear all tab stops specify lt ESC gt D 0 Horizontal tab ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal HT 9 09 Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop Ignored if there is no next horizontal tab stop in the current line Note that when underlining is selected spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined 78 Relative horizontal tab ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt V nl n2 27 92 nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance Ignored if the resul
45. SCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt DC2 gt 18 12 Changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Proportional spacing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt p n 27112 n 1B 70 n Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced when n is 1 and cancels it when n is 0 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Expanded printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt W n 27 87 n 18 57 n Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width when n is 1 and cancels it when n is 0 Expanded printing for one line ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt SO gt 14 0E lt ESC gt lt SO gt 27 14 1B 0E Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width Characters return to normal width after the next line feed lt LF gt The lt DC4 gt lt VT gt lt FF gt and lt ESC gt W 0 com mands also cancel expanded printing 69 Cancel one line expanded printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt DC4 gt 20 14 Stops one line expanded printing set with SO or lt ESC gt SO Does not cancel lt ESC gt W 1 Select character width ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt FS gt E n 28 69 n 10 45 n Selects a character width according t
46. T PC DOS International Buisiness Machines Corp MS DOS Microsoft BASIC Windows Microsoft Corporation LQ 860 LQ 850 Seiko Epron Corp NOTICE All rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press However shoulld any errors be detected STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual O Copyright 1992 Star Micronics Co Ltd HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into eleven chapters To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 6 Chapters 7 through 11 may be treated as a refernce guide for programming operations etc It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computers The chapters are as follows Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter indicates the primary features of your ptinter the names and functions of the printer components and an actual example of the many font styles that your printer can produce Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up Read this chapter before you do anything else Chapter 3 Paper Installation and Use
47. T CHRS LS 2700 READ CW LPRINT CHRS CW 2710 READ RS LPRINT CHRS RS 2720 FOR M 1 TO CW 3 2730 READ MM 2740 LPRINT CHRS MM 2750 NEXT M 2 60 RETURN 3000 DATA 3010 Super subscript download character data 3020 DATA Far BO 8 3030 DATA ZZ Uy 15 Oy 44 Qu BU L20 324 129 95 120 32 128 3040 DATA 95 120 32 128 65 120 32 128 95 120 32 128 95 120 3050 DATA 32 128 80 120 44 0 16 0 12 0 3060 3070 LQ pica download character data 3080 DATA da due 2 3090 DATA Wa SOs ds Ou UA 28 OR 0223 One Oye SOs Qu IO 3100 DATA 19 15 192 40 16 0 80 47 192 32 80 0 80 175 192 3110 DATA 47 80 0 80 175 192 47 80 0 80 163 192 33 64 0 3120 DATA 80 163 192 33 64 0 80 163 192 47 80 0 80 175 192 3130 DATA 47 80 0 80 175 192 32 80 0 80 47 192 40 16 0 STAG DATA 19 1S 2925 40 JO MOS 23050 ix SOF cB Qu Oh Tel Oy 0 3150 DATA Oy Ox E OO sf 3170 Dot graphics data 3180 1ST LINE 3190 DATA Bu Be Wh Uy cO dI UD CD Eh e Qo Wao Xu Uy cO 100 3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 3250 3260 3270 3280 3290 3300 3310 3320 3330 3340 3350 3360 3370 3380 3390 3400 3410 3420 3430 3440 3450 3460 3470 3480 3490 3500 3510 3520 3530 3540 3550 3560 3570 3580 3590 3600 3610 3620 3630 3640 3650 3660 3670 3680 3690 3700 3710 DATA Oy 2025 H DATA O 10 Os DATA Os Des IO DATA Os De 0 DATA 6299 4 29 55 DATA 3 0 0 DATA 31
48. This chapter describes the instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap and installing paper Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various functions related to paper handling print modes and font selection After performing the setup of the printer read this chapter and try out the procedures to find out how the printer works Chapter 5 Default Settings EDS mode This chapter explains how to set the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode to make your printer match your system and software needs Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not working properly It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can perform yourself It is not however a complete service manual Call your authorized service center if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operatioins on the printer Chapter 7 Optional Accessories This chapter explains the optional accessories that are available for your printer and how to install and use them Chapter 8 Printer Control Commands This chapter explains the software commands that are used to drive your printer This section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer s features Chapter 9 Download Characters This chapter explains the p
49. ace cable 1 Turn off the power switch both the printer and the computer 2 Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2 10 Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector Interface connector Figure 2 10 Connecting the interface cable 3 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click Figure 2 11 Move the clips until you hear a click 4 Connect the other end of the interface cable to your computer Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable 14 Configuring your software for the printer Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you area using so that the software can take full advantage of the printer s features Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program that presents a list of printers Choose one of the following in order of preference Printer Name Star LC24 100 Star LC24 10 Star LC24 200 Epson LQ 860 Epson LQ 850 Star LC24 10 Qi BY il Aral 3E You can also select one of NEC 24 wire printers to print graphics If your software package does not mention printers by name but asks instead what features your printer is capable of the most common questions are Can your printer perform a backspace and Can it do a hardware form feed You should answer Yes to both these qu
50. ach line so this switch should be left ON If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing or if lines overprint each other try changing the setting of this switch Switch A 4 Auto Sheet Feeder In order to use the optional automatic sheet feeder SF 10DV move this switch to the OFF position Otherwise leave it ON Switch A 5 Graphics Direction When printing in graphics mode the printer may either print bi directionally in alternate directions for speed or in one direction only uni directional for increased accuracy For practically all purposes however bi directional printing is sufficiently accurate Switch B 2 Paper out When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper out detector and prints down to and beyond the bottom edge 43 Switch B 5 Printable area This printer can use two types of printing area format By putting the switch ON Type A the top of the first line of printing will start 1 6 inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end 1 6 inch from the bottom of the paper By putting the switch OFF Type B the first line of printing will start at one inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end to print 6 mm from the bottom of the printer Switches C 1 and C 2 Print Mode These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown bellow Print Mode C 1 C 2 10CPI DRAFT ON ON 17CPI DRAFT OFF ON 10CPI LQ OFF OFF
51. acter set Select graphics mode Set line spacing to 2 360 inch Underlining Select vertical tab channel Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to 1 180 inch Select italic characters Select upright characters Select character set 2 Select character set 1 Copy character set from ROM into RAM One line uni directional printing Set MSB to 0 Set MSB to Convert graphics density Reset printer Set line spacing to 1 60 inch Set vertical tab stops Set page length to n inches Set page length to n lines Control code ESC D n n2 0 ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H lt ESC gt J n lt ESC gt K ni n2 mi m2 lt ESC gt L n n2 mi m2 ESC M lt ESC gt N n lt ESC gt O lt ESC gt P ESC Q n lt ESC gt R n ESC S 0 lt ESC gt S lt ESC gt T ESC U 0 ESC U I ESC W n ESC Y nl n2 ml m2 ESC Z n n2 mi m2 ESC V n1 n2 ESC b nO ni n2 0 ESC g lt ESC gt j n ESC k n ESC Tn ESC pn lt ESC gt q n ESC t nl ESC w 0 ESC w ESC x n FS 3 n FS o FS E n lt FS gt F FS 1 0 lt FS gt T lt FS gt I 2 FS R FS V 0 FS V I FS Z lt DEL gt nl n2 mi m2 m3 Functi
52. ad character FOR I 1 TO 5 LPRINT CHR 60 Print download character NEXT LPRINT ES 0 Select normal character LPRINT ES T Cancel superscript GOSUB 2650 LPRINT Ess at Select download character FOR TST EO S LPRINT CHRS 60 Print download character EXT LPRINT E 0 Select normal character SSS ES S1 Subscript GOSUB 2520 LPRINT ES 41 Select download character FOR I 1 TO 5 LPRINT CHRS 60 Print download character NEXT LPRINT ES 0 Select normal character LPRINT E T Cancel superscript LPRINT H RM Dot graphics RESTORE 3170 LPRINT E A CHR 8 Set 8 60 line spacing FOR I 1 TO 3 LPRINT ES CHRS 60 CHRS 0 Absolute tab LPRINT E CHRS 33 CHRS 240 CHRS 0 FOR J 1 TO 240 3 READ DAT LPRINT CHRS DAT 99 2010 NEXT J 2020 LPRINT 2030 NEX7 I 2040 LPRINT E Initialize printer 2050 END 2500 2510 SUBROUTINES 2520 Define super subscript download character 2530 LPRINT SS Select super subscript 2540 LPRINT ES amp CHR 0 CHR 60 CHR 60 2550 RESTORE 3010 2560 READ LS LPRINT CHRS LS 2570 READ CW LPRINT CHRS CW 2580 READ RS LPRINT CHRS RS 2590 FOR M 1 TO CW 2 2600 READ MM 2610 LPRINT CHRS MM 2620 NEXT M 2630 RETURN 2640 2650 Define LQ pica download character 2660 LPRINT C 2670 LPRINT ES amp iCHRS 0 CHR 60 CHR 60 2680 RESTORE 3070 2690 READ LS LPRIN
53. alter the physical page length The current line becomes the top of the page Set page length to n inches ASCII Decimal lt ESC gt C 0 n 2767 0 n Hexadecimal 1B 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches where n is between 1 and 32 The current line becomes the top of the page Set bottom margin ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt N n 27 78 n 1B 4E n Sets the bottom margin to n lines where n is between 1 and 127 The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length 74 Cancel bottom margin ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt O 27 79 1B 4F Cancels the bottom margin Form feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt FF gt 12 0C Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length and moves the print position to the left margin When the automatic sheet feeder ASF is selected with EDS switch A 4 this command ejects the current page Set vertical tab stops ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt B nl n2 0 27 66 nl n2 0 1B 42 nl n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines n1 n2 etc where n1 n2 etc are numbers between 1 and 255 A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set The tab stops must be specified in ascending order any violation of ascending order terminat
54. as shown below Status Indicator Font lock mode DRAFT Pitch lock mode ROMAN Macro definition COURIER Compressed Data mode SCRIPT 29 POWER UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions all of the control panel buttons perform special functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on EDS mode Hexadecimal dump F LOCK Bl DRAFT EN 10CPt MICRO FEED m POWER P LOCK WE ROMAN cue NE 1561 gt 2 m ET L P SANSERIF FONT PITCH PAPER FEED LON LINE MACRO MM COURIER EB PROP P PRESTIGE EE E SM CDM ww SCRIPT WB COND a ALT MACRO PARK CLEAR Font lock Pitch lock RES test Short test Dot adjustment mode Figure 4 2 Power up functions of control panel Short test mode If the printer is turned on while the ON LINE button is pressed the printer will enter the short self test mode The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM followed by seven lines of the character set Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it The final result will be something like Figure 4 3 Ver X X 1 4 X amp 0123456789 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY 1 3 amp 0123456789 lt gt 2 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ x3 amp 0123456789 lt gt 8ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ amp 0123456789 lt gt 28ABCDEFGHIJELMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X a
55. b Removing the front cover Open the front cover by lifting up the back cover using the two grips on either side then remove the cover by pulling up see Figure 2 3 Front cover Figure 2 3 Open the front cover and remove it by pulling up NOTE You can keep the front cover installed on the printer as shown in Figure 2 4 But in this case you must take care not to injure your fingers with the tear assist edge Tear assist edge A K Figure 2 4 The front cover can stay on the printer 10 Installing the ribbon cartridge Now install the ribbon with the following procedure 1 Take the slack out of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow Figure 2 5 Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge 2 Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into th esockets on the cartridge itself Ribbon cartridge Print head Figure 2 6 Installing the ribbon cartridge 11 3 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Figure 2 6 4 Take the slack out of the ribbon again by turning the tension knob Figure 2 7 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly Installing the front cover After yo
56. bcdefghijklmnopqr X amp 0123456789 lt gt 8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklmnopqrs X amp 0123456789 lt gt 28ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklImnopgrst amp 0123456789 lt gt 8 ABCDEFGHI JELMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklmnopqrstu X abcdefghi jk1mno abcdefghijkl1mnop abcdefghijk1mnopq H IN M y Figure 4 3 Short self test Since the self test prints across the full width of the carriage it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and or platen 30 Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the PAPER FEED button is pressed the printer will enter the long self mode The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM the current Electronic DIP Switch EDS settings and the current Dot Adjustment settings followed by the entire character set printed in each font and pitch available The test repeats endlessly so you must turn the power off to stop it 35 Ver X X EDS SETTINGS Current lt ettinas oro Ewpharized 256 B Enabled 3 Auto LF with CR Disabled 4 1 Auto Sheet Feeder Not installed 5 Graphics Direction Bi directional B 1 Not used ES Paper out 3 Not used 4 Reserved 5 Printable Ares c 1 2 Print Mode 34 5 Page Length 11 Letter e 11 774 12 1 Character Table CT IBM Code Pas
57. between 0 and 255 in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later The left margin must be at least two columns to the left of the right margin and within the limits below Pica 0 n amp 76 Elite 0 n amp 91 Semi condensed Osnsll4 Condensed pica 0 lt n lt 130 Condensed elite 0 lt n lt 152 Expanded pica 0 lt n lt 38 Expanded elite 0 lt n lt 45 Expanded semi condensed 0 lt n lt 57 Expanded condensed pica 0 lt n lt 64 Expanded condensed elite 0 lt n lt 76 Set right margin ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt Q n 27 81 n 1B 51 n Sets the right margin at column z in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected Column n becomes the last character position in the line The light margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later The right margin must be within the limits below Pica Elite Semi condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Expanded pica Expanded elite Expanded semi condensed Expanded condensed pica Expanded condensed elite 4 lt n lt 80 5 lt n lt 96 6 lt n lt 120 7 lt n lt 137 8 lt n lt 160 2 lt n lt 40 3 lt n lt 48 3 lt n lt 60 4 lt n lt 68 4 lt n lt 80 TI Carriage return ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal CR 13 0D Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin If ED
58. ding possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper Figure 3 6 Adjust the tractor positions to accommodata the width of fanfold forms 9 Close the rear cover then set the paper guide in the horizontal position as shown in Figure 3 7 This will separate the printed from the unprinted paper Figure 3 7 Close the rear cover then set the paper guide horizontally 10 Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer The printer will beep indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded The POWER indicator will also flash on the control panel to confirm this 21 11 Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing Skyy lever Figure 3 8 Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer to load paper NOTE Do not return the bail lever backward before the paper goes through under the bail lever location The printer indicates with the beep tones to close the bail lever after the paper goes through under the bail lever location 12 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the ON LINE button then set the paper by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 Paper parking After loading fanfold paper you need not to unload it when you want to print on a cut sheet The printer will
59. e CT Graphics 1 wer ON IQ O 11111111 111111111111 111 11 1 DRAFT O 111111111 1 11 1 111 111 11 11 I DRAFT COND 0 HELL ELLE B ULL ELE D EE EE CE 111111 1111 1 GRAPHICS A 0 1111111 111111 1 1 11 1 0 GRAPHICS B 0 11111111111111 1 1 lt DRAFT gt 1 amp 0123456789 lt gt BABCDEF GH I JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ N _ abcdefghi jk Imno parstuvwxvz G u 8sSAaaceBesTi1XAE 2ESSOOU VOU EMR F TOGPIN S 7c sk Heir eta 11 110 Ug tinh bel MABE Zon 096 Zs rest An H yt 01234 TBABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ N abedefahi fk Imn 2arstuvwxvz f EAE SOGOU RA ERR FA T6068 e S i Fi beet 1 cupere Figure 4 4 Long self test Since the self test prints across the full width ofthe carriage it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and or platen In addition the total number of lines printed is considerable more than can be accommodated on a single sheet so fanfold paper is recommended for this test 3l Pitch lock mode By holding the PITCH button down during power up the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on After the beep tone you can set the printer off line select a print pi
60. edges of the table For example the character A is in column 4 and row 1 so its hexadecimal character code is 41 This is equivalent 4 x 16 1 65 to decimal 65 the number in the inset Control codes recognized by this printer are indicated by abbreviations inside pointed brackets lt gt The numbers above the decimal character code shows the proportional width of characer The values given are in 360ths of an inch For example a value of 36 is 36 360ths of an inch You may need to enter these widths into a special table for your processing program so it can calculate the number of proportional characters that will fit on a line Hexadecimal value high order Hexadecimal value low order Character Proportional width Control code Decimal value 110 Italic character set 2 e N ed rm o o 5 Ej 8 83 8 8 ea Eis ojm VO 5 46 6 08 6 5 ea 8 1 Mm D Nile ITS Pa ININ Slim 9 TS Pew IN a 0 Rima 4 e 35 58 55 5 ea 86 8 8 lr ea 55 5 n 11 115 Re 6 16 es Ee e r 3 e De zy EEE RS RS ER SRL ER CS ELE ei N ARANA EN EEG 80 RERE S ee te 111 B u G o RE Eege aaa baba bata Saba a Es bs a BERN a ia a EC ED M IPM TET ET SEE 36 um 112 International charac
61. ent lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 Forms are jamming between printing surface and the platen Clean the surface of the platen roller with a cloth barely dampended with a little alco hol ncorrect number of lines on a page Check Possible remedy Paper is adjusted incorrectly Set the top of form See Top of form in Chapter 4 Paper has shifted backwards after several forms printed correctly Readjust forms Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual Distance printer must pull paper is too far Move paper closer to the printer Paper is getting stuck on ca bles Move the paper away from any wires or cables 49 Line length is wrong Graph margin ics do not print Lines are not starting at left Check Possible remedy Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual Characters are wrong or miss ing formatting control codes do not work Check Possible remedy Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual Some wires are missing from the print head Printer needs repair Wrong default setting with EDS switches Check the current EDS setting Modify the EDS setting Dots are missing or print quality is poor Check Possible remedy Adjustment lever i
62. er Entry slot Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Rear cover Tractors Print head Bail lever Ribbon cartridge Description Paper guide Release lever Front cover Rear cover Entry slot Control panel Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever Tractors Clamp lever Bail lever Aligns single sheets cut forms to help the printer detect when paper is inserted Releases pressure on the paper This lever must be back for cut sheet forms fj and forward for fanfold forms Bi Protects the print head and other internal compo nents of your printer Protects the tractor feed unit and separates in coming and outgoing fanfold forms For inserting single sheets of paper Indicates printer status and makes various control of printer functions simple and convenient Switches power on or off Advances the paper manually Connects the computer to the printer Has a high resolution dot matrix 24 wire com position for outstanding print quality Contains the printer ribbon Controls print darkness by adjusting for the thickness of forms being printed Control the movement of fanfold forms Clamps the tractor in place Opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen This lever is also used to load paper SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES E Function Dot matri
63. er set n Character set 0 U S A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Irish 7 SpainI 64 Legal The first eitht of these character sets from U S A to Spain I can be selected as power up default by EDS switches D 2 to D 4 67 CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt P 27 80 1B 50 Changes from either elite or semi condensed to pica pitch 10 cpi or from condensed elite to condensed pica 17 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Elite pitch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt M 27 77 1B 4D Changes from either pica or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Semi condensed pitch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt g 27 103 1B 67 Changes from either pica or elite to semi condensed pitch 15 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Condensed printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal SI 15 OF lt ESC gt lt SI gt 27 15 1B OF Changes from pica to condensed pica 17 cpi or from elite to condensed elite 20 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up 68 Cancel condensed printing A
64. erlining SUPERSCRIPT and SUBSCRIPT Download characters 7 988288525221 Dot graphics AID Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer If you have optional accessories refer to Chapter 7 after setting up the printer Printer placement Unpacking the carton box Installing the platen knob nstalling the ribbon cartridge Connecting the printer to your computer Configure your software for the printer PRINTER PLACEMENT Before you start setting up your printer make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it By a suitable place we mean A firm level surface which is fairly vibration free Away from excessive heat such as direct sunlight heaters etc Away from excessive humidity Away from excerssive dust A steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be connected to the printer For example do not connect it to the same circuit as a large noise producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer s identification plate Install the printer where there is sufficient room for the fanfold paper stack and any paper being fed in or printed out If you are connecting your printer with a parallel interface make sure that the cable is within 2m 6ft of the printer An RS 232 connection using the optional SPC
65. es the tab stop list Standard termination is by the 0 control code The vertical tab stops are set in terms of the current line spacing and do not move if the line spacing is changed later Set vertical tab stops in channel ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt b n0 nl 27 98 nO nl 1B 62 nO nl n2 0 n2 4 0 n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel n0 where nO is between 0 and 7 and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected by the lt ESC gt command See lt ESC gt B for parameters n1 n2 0 75 Select vertical tab channel ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt n0 27 47 nO 1B 2F n0 Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number n0 from 0 to 7 The tab stops in each channel are set by lt ESC gt b Vertical tab ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt VT gt 11 0B Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are set as at power up Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop 76 HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt I n 27108 n 1B 6C n Sets the left margin at column n where n is
66. estions Make sure that the Electronic DIP Switch EDS is set for the correct printer condition and that you have also selected the appropriate character set Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the EDS mode If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application software seek expert advice Your software supplier will probably be your most qualified reference 15 MEMO 16 Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap and installing paper SELECTION OF PAPER Your printer accepts any of the following types of paper Single sheets cut forms and stationary Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Fanfold forms Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets They are also called sprocket forms continuous forms or just plain computer paper Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may reduce printing quality misalign the fanfold forms or cause a paper jam Multi part forms You can use multi part forms that have up to three parts including the original Use pressure sensitive multi part forms with both side edges glued and a difference in thickness of 0 05mm or less between the side edges Figure 3 1 shows the recommended print area for each type of papers Fanfold forms Single sheets e Sch
67. f m is the top dot the least significant bit of mJ is the eighth dot from the top the most significant bit of m2 is the ninth dot the least significant bit of m2 is the sixteenth dot from the top the most significant bit of m3 is the seventeenth dot from the top the least significant bit of m3 is the bottom dot The rest of the data is similar The number of data bytes must be 3 X n n2 x 256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of dot graphics printing the printer returns automatically to character mode 81 Select graphics mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt n0 nl 27 42 nO nl 1B 2A n0 nl n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints bit image graphics in this mode See lt ESC gt K for 8 bit graphics or FS Z for 24 bit graphics for information on n1 n2 ml m2 nO Graphics mode 0 8 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 2 8 bit Double density double speed 120 dots per inch 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dots per inch 4 8 bit CRT graphics mode I 80 dots per inch 6 8 bit CRT graphics mode II 90 dots per inch 32 24 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 33 24 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 38 24 bit CRT graphics 90 dots per inch 39 24 bit Triple density 180 dots per inch 40 24 bit Hex density 360 dots per inch
68. gle broken line 6 Double broken line Select ornament chracter ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt q n 27113 n 18 71 n Selects an ornament character according to the value of n as shown below n Character 0 Normal 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline 64 Superscript ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt S lt 0 gt 2783 0 1B 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts Does not change the character pitch Subscript ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt S lt I gt 27 83 1 1B 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts Does not change the character pitch Cancel superscript or subscript ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt T 27 84 1B 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal pringing 65 CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Assign character set ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt P 3 0 27 40 116 3 0 1B 28 74 03 00 nl n2 0 nl n2 0 nl n2 00 Assigns the chracter set defind with the value of n2 to the character table n where n is between 0 and 3 as shown below n2 Charcter set Italic Code Page 437 U S A Code Page 850 Multi lingual Code Page 860 Portuguese Code Page 863 Canadian French Code Page 865 Nordic CONVO Characters assigned to tables 0 and 1 with this command are no
69. h the printed character starts and the dot column in which the character ends Why you may ask would you want to define a character this way instead of merely defining the overall width of the character Because this printer s proportional character definitions can also be used to print normal width characters and by centering even the narrow characters in the complete grid they will look good even if you are not printing them proportionally The three bytes are used to specify the width of the character and the space to be allowed on either side of it The left space in dot columns is specified by m0 and the right space is specified by m2 The second byte m1 specifies the width of the character in dots By varying the width of the character itself and the spaces around it you can actually create proportional width characters When defining characters the number of printed columns m1 and the sum of side spaces and the character width m0 m1 m2 cannot exceed the value shown below Character mode ml mo ml m2 Draft characters 9 12 LQ pica characters 31 36 LQ elite characters 27 30 LQ semi condensed 19 24 LQ proportional 37 42 Draft super subscript 7 12 LQ super subscript 19 36 LQ prop super subscript 37 42 SAMPLE PROGRAM To demonstrate how to use the download characters let s use the telephone chareacter and the other user defined characters to print a small graph This program will do just that 1000 WIDTH
70. h voltage inside For that reason only carry out those operations described in this chapter CAUTION Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described here may result in electric shock and or damage to the printer When carrying out any repairs or maintenance always follow the instructions carefully Power switch is on but power indicator is off Check Possible remedy Printer is not getting power Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected Verify that the power source works Printer sounds as if it is printing but does not Printing is weak Check Possible remedy Ribbon is jamming twisted Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor or not between the print head rectly installed and the print head shield Make sure that the ribbon is between the shield on the print head and the end of the print head Replace the ribbon Adjustment lever is set incor Check the setting of the adjustment lever rectly Move the lever to a darker setting Printer test works but printer does not print when attached to computer Check Possible remedy Printer cable has a problem Make sure that the printer cable is correct connected at both ends printer and com puter Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual Printer sounds the audible alarm Check Possible remedy This might indicate an error or
71. he exterior of the printer use a cloth barely dampened with either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer The interior of the printer may be cleaned with a small cleaner or a compressed air aerosol sold for this purpose When performing this operation be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or electronic components 52 Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES You can select the following accessories as option Automatic sheet feeder SF 10DV Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories NOTE When you install or remove the optional accessories turn off the power switch AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER SF 10DV You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF to print on cut sheet forms Before install the ASF check each item in the box against Figure 7 1 to make sure that you have everything Sheet feeder Stacker attachment En attachment S cover Figure 7 1 Check to make sure you have all five items 1 Sheet Feeder 2 Hopper attachment 3 Stacker attachment 4 Printer cover and 5 ASF Users manual NOTE The Automatic Sheet Feeder is protected by packing and tape during shipping Be sure to remove all of the protective material and tape before use 53 Setting up The procedure to install the ASF is 1 Use the printer s EDS mode to select ASF as
72. he operations indicated by their names Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer s power on or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions Pause printing Feed paper fast and slow forward and reverse Park fanfold forms Set the top of form position Select the print pitch Select a font Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections Adjusting the print alignment for bi directional printing Print a hexadecimal dump Clear the printer s buffer Save macro definition BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS The printer is equipped with four buttons on the control panel From left to right they are FONT PITCH PAPER FEED and ON LINE The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel F LOCK NH DRAFT EB OCH MICRO FEED POWER aeo AE ERO as al P LOCK EE ROMAI TA EM 15011 m F auer FONT PITCH PAPER FEED Lon LINE MACRO COURIER PROP gt PRESTIGE D Ed EA EA CDM EB SCRIPT EB COND Hr ALT MACRO PARK CLEAR Figure 4 1 Control panel ON LINE The ON LINE button sets the printer on line and off line The status changes each time you press the button When the printer is on line it can receive and print data from the computer and will be indicated by the ON LINE indicator being lit
73. inting immediately as there may be considerable data stored ahead in its buffer For the T option type A gt PRINT T See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT command If your system does not include PRINT COM you can print files by using the PRN device name in COPY or TYPE commands such as the following A gt COPY README DOC PRN ADTYPE README DOC gt PRN COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing If you want a particular font or print pitch you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing See Chapter 4 If you print from the DOS command level very often it will be advantageous to create a printer setup file Then instead of setting font style etc manually each time you can complete the setup with a single command from your computer For example you can create a file containing printer commands to select letter quality and select elite pitch You can find the commands in Chapter 8 We suggest the following Letter quality lt ESC gt x 1 Elite pitch ESC 1 lt ESC gt 1 is a powerful command that in addition to selecting elite pitch cancels unwanted features such as underlining which might be left from previous commands The angle brackets around the 1 indicate character code 1 which is a control code not the printable digit 1 You may want to place additional commands in this
74. into the hopper NOTE Set the front cover and paper guide aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder 56 Loading paper 1 If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer park the paper through the rear slot 2 Push the printer release lever toward the rear of the printer lig to load single sheets 3 Pull the paper loading lever toward the front of the printer to pull the hopper out until it is in position Paper loading lever Figure 7 7 Pull the paper loading lever forward 4 Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction Figure 7 8 Adjust the paper guides to accommodate the width of the paper 57 5 Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder Figure 7 9 Fan the paper before inserting into the ASF 6 Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder The stack should not be more than 50 sheets of 20 Ib paper If necessary remove some sheets The ASF may not perform satisfactorily if it is overloaded 7 Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paper guides The ideal dista
75. itch B 5 If you want to change this value follow this procedure 1 Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the printer 2 Change the print position using the micro feed function 3 After you get the desired position press the ON LINE button to save the value This position will remain unless you power off the printer If you want to retain this position even after you turn off the power store it using the Macro Definition function which is described later Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper If you feed paper you cannot change the auto loading value Clearing the buffer All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart the printer may be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer but there is another way 1 Haltthe printing program on the computer If printing stops immediately the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary If printing does not stop continue as follows 2 Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line Printing will now stop but there may be data remaining in the buffer Press and hold the FONT button 4 While pressing the FONT button down press and hold the ON LINE button Continue holding these two
76. ity 8 bit graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt L nl n2 27 76 nl n2 1B 4C nl n2 ml m2 ml m2 ml m2 Ptints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally maximum 960 dots wide See lt ESC gt K for other information Print double density double speed 8 bit graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt Y nl n2 27 89 nl n2 1B 59 n n2 ml m2 ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally maximum 960 dots wide skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction See lt ESC gt K for other information 80 Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt Z nl n2 27 90 nl n2 1B 5A nl n2 ml m2 ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally maximum 1920 dots wide skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction See lt ESC gt K for other information Print hex density 24 bit graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal FS Z nl n2 28 90 nl n2 1C 5A nl n2 ml m2 m3 ml m2 m3 ml m2 m3 Prints 24 bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally The graphics image is 24 dots high and n n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches 2880 dots In the data m m2 m3 each three bytes represent 24 vertical dots In the leftmost position the most significant bit o
77. ized by adding extra thickness to horizontal strokes Cancel emphasized printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt F 27 70 1B 46 Cancels emphasized printing Double strike printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt G 27 71 1B 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between causing a thickening of vertical strokes For bold print use of double strike is recommended in LQ mode and combined use of emphasized and double strike is recommended in draft mode Cancel double strike printing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt H 27 72 1B 48 Cancels double strike printing 63 Underlining ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt n 27 45 n 1B 2D n Causes subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1 and stops underlining when n is 0 Block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined Select score ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt gt lt gt 27 40 45 3 1B 28 2D 03 0 I nl n2 0 1 nl n2 00 01 nl n2 Start score according to the values of n and n2 as shown below nl Function n2 Function 1 Underlining 0 Cancel score 2 Strike through 1 Single continuous line 3 Overlining 2 Double continuous line 5 Sin
78. lease lever toward the front of the printer Bi fanfold paper back into position for printing NOTE The printer beeps intermittently if you move the release lever while the paper is loaded 23 Tear off function At the end of printing use this tear off function to cut off the printed form without advancing blank forms 1 Press and hold the ON LINE button for one second while in the on line state The paper will be fed to the tear off position and the printer goes off line state 2 Tear off the printed form with the tear assist edge of the front cover 3 Press the ON LINE button again to go back on line The paper automatically returns to the printing position If fine adjustment is needed use the Micro Feed feature 24 LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3 10 Pd f Figure 3 10 Paper path for cut forms If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder refer to Chapter 7 1 Raise the paper guide in position on the rear cover of the printer Release lever Figure 3 11 Raise the paper guide for single sheets 2 Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using Remember that printing will start some distance from the left hand edge of the carriage 25 3 Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the
79. llows Country D 2 D 3 D 4 U S A ON ON ON France OFF ON ON Germany ON OFF ON England OFF OFF ON Denmark I ON ON OFF Sweden OFF ON OFF Italy ON OFF OFF Spain I OFF OFF OFF Switch D 5 CR Centering If you set this switch OFF the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper near the perforation This way you can get better quality of printing around the perforations It is recommended to match the page length setting to your fanfold paper otherwise this function does not work properly at the perforations If you leave this switch ON the carriage does not move when feeding paper 45 Switches E 1 to E 3 LQ Font Selection These switches allows you to choose the default font selected when LQ mode is selected as shown below Font Name E 1 E 2 E 3 Roman ON ON ON Sanserif OFF ON ON Courier ON OFF ON Prestige OFF OFF ON Script ON ON OFF 46 Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter helps you identify printer conditions and problems that you can often correct yourself Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery which should not cause you any trouble provided it is used and treated sensibly However the few elementary tips below should help you avoid having to make unnecessary service calls Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device which also contains hig
80. nce Two long tone sequence two times Four short tone sequence two times Short tone once Short tone twice Short tone triple One quarter tone One quarter tone twice Intermittent tone Printer detects an error condition Turn off the power switch and turn it on again Printer detects an error condition Turn off the power switch and turn it on again Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the location of the bail lever Open the bail lever to pass the paper under the bail lever Printer is out of paper Buffer is cleared Top of form is set Quiet mode is selected EDS mode is selected Macro definition is selected Quiet mode is cancelled Macro definition is cancelled Printer is reset Hexadecimal mode is selected Pitch lock mode is selected Font lock mode is selected Pitch and Font lock mode is selected at a time Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing position 39 MEMO 40 Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works These parameters become your power on settings This function is called the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode in this printer has 13 functions that you can set as the power on default Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding the FONT PITCH and PAPER FEED buttons
81. nce between paper ream and paper guides is 0 25 mm 0 01 on both sides at the narrowest part of the paper guides 8 Push the paper loading lever toward the rear of the printer Figure 7 10 Push the paper loading lever to hold the paper stack Now you are ready to start printing with the Automatic Sheet Feeder 58 INTERFACE CONVERTER To run the printer in serial mode you should use the optional Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K The procedure to install the Converter is 1 Set the DIP switches on the SPC 8K before attaching it to the pritner See next page for detailed information 2 Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the power source Disconnect the interface cable if attached Connect the Parallel connector to the printer 5 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click gt Interface converter Figure 7 11 Connect the Parallel connector to the printer 6 Connect the Serial connector to your computer NOTE Place the Converter on a table in order not to damage the cable CORRECT METHOD INCORRECT METHOD Figure 7 12 Place the converter on a table 59 DIP switch functions on the converter It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settings on the converter Following table sho
82. ng the FONT button during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panei This prevents software interference There will be an acknowledging beep E SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Font gaere FONT AND PITCH LOCK If you want to protect both the font and pitch settings from software changes press both the FONT and PITCH buttons during power up There will be two acknowledging beep tones B DOT ADJUSTMENT This mode is used to adjust the vertical align ment of text and graphics on successive bi directional passes Pitch lock Font and Pitch lock Dot adjustment mode PT test Short test 8 HEXADECIMAL DUMP This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs and want to see theactual codesthe printer is receiving Some computers change the codes the programmer intended In this mode all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format rather than the Control codes being acted on as command codes Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations Top of form FORM FEED If you are using cut forms this operation ejects the current page if you are using fanfold forms it feeds to the top of the next page PAPER PARKING This procedure feeds the paper backward It parks the fanfold form at the back of the printer so that you can Switch to single sheet feeding by moving the release lever to the down position
83. o the value of n as shown below n Character width 0 Normal wide 1 Double wide 2 Triple wide Select master print mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC n 27 33 n 1B21 n Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n The value of nis the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics Function n value Underline 128 Italic 64 Expanded 32 Double strike 16 Emphasized 8 Condensed 4 Proportional 2 Elite 1 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up 70 Increase character spacing ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt SP n 27 32 n 1B 20 n Increases the space between characters by n dots where n is a number from 0 to 127 Used in microjustification Print double height characters ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt w lt l gt 27119 1 1B 77 01 FS V lt I gt 28 86 1 1C 56 01 Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the base line and without changing the line spacing Return to normal height ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt w 0 27119 0 1B 77 00 FS V 0 28 86 0 1C 56 00 Terminates double height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height 71 VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1 8 inch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC g
84. on Set horizontal tab stops Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printing Double strike printing Cancel double strike printing Perform one n 1 80 inch line feed Print normal density 8 bit graphics Print double density 8 bit graphics Elite pitch Set bottom margin Cancel bottom margin Pica pitch Set right margin Select international character set Superscript Subscript Cancel superscript or subscript Bi directional printing Uni directional printing Expanded printing Print double density double speed 8 bit graphics Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics Relative horizontal tab Set vertical tab stops in channel Semi condensed pitch Perform one n 180 inch reverse line feed Select LQ font Set left margin Proportional spacing Select ornament character Select character table Return to normal height Print double height characters Select print quality Set line spacing to n 360 inch Reset printer Select character width Select forward feed mode Select Italic character set Select Graphics character set Shift download character area Select reverse feed mode Return to normal height Print double height characters Print hex density 24 bit graphics Delete last character sent 128 USERS GUIDE CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names FONT BUTTON selects the font to be printed To change the font set the
85. ordic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 N E H mM N E 0 n E N capas 120 Character set 1 Other characters are identical to character set 2 The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7 bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the lt ESC gt gt command m nl um hb el jej el e fl sl sl bl l A Es mes Oo DO ES EE ge Ge EE p p p g Be Be e s ms REESE EAS ER F ES 121 MEMO 122 INDEX LA Absolute horizontal tab 79 Adjustment lever 3 18 All reset 37 Application software 15 ASF control commands 87 Auto Line Feed 43 Auto loading position 37 44 Automatic Sheet Feeder 8 43 53 58 BI Backspace 78 Bail lever 3 22 26 Beep tones 39 Bell command 86 Bi directional printing 43 86 Bit image dot matrix 106 Bottom margin 74 Buffer size 43 107 Button and indicator functions 27 29 03 Cancel command 85 Carriage centering 45 Carriage return 78 Carton contents 8 CDM 5 Character data 90 Character matrix 89 91 106 Character pitch commands 68 71 Character set 41 67 121 Character set 2 67 Character set commands 66 67 Character set table 110 121 Character size commands 68 71 Character space 91 Character spacing 4 71 Character table 44 110 12
86. page to be you can change the top of form positon as follows Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Move the paper to the desired top of form position by pressing the PAPER FEED button 3 Press and hold the ON LINE button 4 While holding the ON LNE button down press the FONT button then release both buttons at the same time The top of form position has been set Forward micro feed For fine alighnment you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the ON LINE button again and hold it down 3 While holding the ON LINE button down press the PAPER FEED button The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons Reverse micro feed You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse to return to a higher position on the same page Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the ON LINE button again and hold it down 3 While holding the ON LINE button down press the PITCH button The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons NOTE Open the bail lever when the printer beeps intermittently near the edge of the paper 36 Changing the auto loading position Normally the printer automatically loads the paper to the desired position according to the setting of EDS sw
87. park it for you if you follow the procedure below 1 To begin paper parking start with the power ON fanfold paper loaded in printing position and the release lever toward the front of the printer gt 2 Press the ON LINE button on the control panel to set the printer off line The ON LINE indicator will turn off 3 Tear off the printed form at the last perforation leaving not more than about half a page showing above the front cover If necesary press the PAPER FEED button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the front cover and tear there 22 Release lever Figure 3 9 Tear off the printed fanfold paper 4 3s 6 7 Press the PAPER FEED button while holding the FONT button on the control panel The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen The POWER indicator on the control panel will blink and a beep will sound Move the release lever toward the rear of the printer li Mount the paper guide in the upright position Now you can load single sheets The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper the procedure is as follows 1 2 Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position 3 4 Move the bail lever forward The printer will automatically feed the parked Remove all cut forms from the printer Move the re
88. print on cut sheet paper without unloading the fanfold forms Highlighting capability with the following em phasis styles e Double high Double strike Double wide e Emphasized Italics Outline e Overlining Shadow e Subscript e Superscript e Underlining Fanfold forms can be removed without advancing blank forms Prints up to three part forms Contains the printer ribbon Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode allows you to easily change the default settings of your printer to match your system and software needs This printer can use the Compressed Data Mode CDM which has been sent with the exclusive printer driver CDM is useful for a speed up data communication between host computer and printer especially in case of bit image data Windows environment FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print Resident fonts are Draft characters Roman characters Sanserif characters Courier characters Prestige characters Script characters Print pitches are Pica pitch 10 CPI Elite pitch 12 CPI Semi condensed pitch 15 CPI Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI Condensed elite pitch 20 CPI Normal proportional Condensed proportional Double height Double width Tor ipie wi atm Various line and character spacings Other features OUTLINED SHADOWED OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED Emphasized Double strike Italics Underlining S p ke throvek Ov
89. printer The printer will beep indicating that there is no paper in position for printing The POWER indicator will also flash on the control panel to confirm this 4 Make sure that the release lever is at rear position If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer press the PAPER FEED button while holding the FONT button to park the paper in the off line state then move the release lever toward the rear of the printer 5 Place a single sheet between the guides placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop 6 Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing Bail lever Figure 3 12 Place a single sheet between the guides and pull the bail lever forward NOTE Do not return the bail lever backward before the paper goes through under the bail lever location The printer indicates with the beep tones to close teh bail lever after the paper goes through under the bail lever loacation 7 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the ON LINE button then set the paper position by using the micto feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 26 Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform t
90. printer off line then press this button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate When this switch is pressed in on line the printer indicates the current status E POWER UP FUNCTIONS PITCH BUTTON allows you to select the printing pitch Remember that the printer must be off line for you to do this PAPER FEED BUTTON If you press and release this button while off line the paper will feed forward one line If you hold the button down the printer will perform con secutive line feeds If you press this button while on line this will alternately select and cancel the Quiet mode When in Quiet mode the printer will print slightly slower but at a reduced noise level ON LINE BUTTON sets the printer on line and off line The status changes each time you press the button The control panel buttons perform special functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on EDS mode Vi dump B SELF TEST If the printer is turned on while the ON LINE button is pressed the printer will enter the Short self test mode If the printer is turned on while the PAPER FEED button is pressed the printer will enter the long self test mode m PITCH LOCK By holding the PITCH button down during power up the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel This prevents soft ware interference You will hear an acknowl edging beep as power comes on M FONT LOCK By holdi
91. rocedures to create your own characters Chapter 10 MS DOS and Your Printer Since the PS 2 or PC AT family of computers running under MS DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer we have included a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter we have also included some hints and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer Chapter 11 Reference This section provides references for your printer such as specifications the pinout of interface connector and the character tables The character table charts give the different character sets available TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Printer components Summary of printer features Font style example Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Printer placement Unpacking and inspection Setting up Installing the platen knob Removing the front cover Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the front cover Installing the paper guide Connecting the interface cable Configuring your software for the printer Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE Selection of paper Adjusting the printing gap Loading fanfold forms Paper parking Paper unparking Tear off function Loading single sheets Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Button and indicator functions ON LINE PAPER FEED PITCH FONT Power up functions Short test mode Long
92. s ROM but characters you design are downloaded and stored in RAM for use Before you start to define your own characters you must set the EDS switches A 1 and A 2 to the OFF position Otherwise the RAM is used to store the input buffer and the download commands are ignored Designing and printing your own characters has two requirements first designing the shape of the character calculating the data necessary to make the shape and sending that data to the printer and secondly sending the command to print the downloaded characters instead of the regular characters There are a number of design constraints for download characters The matrix or grid on which you design the characters depends upon the print mode as shown below Character mode Horizontal Vertical Draft characters 9 24 LQ pica characters 31 24 LQ elite characters 27 24 LQ semi condensed 19 16 LQ proportional 37 24 Draft super subscript 7 16 LQ super subscript 19 16 LQ prop super subscript 37 16 The minimum width of a character is five dots Dots cannot overlap You may define any position in the ASCII table up to 127 characters Photocopy the grid in Figure 9 1 to help design your new characters We wil use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example 89 Draft super sub LO super sub LO elite LO pica LO prop super sub Draft JLo semi condensed HALO proportional
93. s set incor rectly Check the position of the adjustment lever See Chapter 3 Print head is not working Printer needs repair Forms are smudged or printing is too dark Check Possible remedy Adjustment lever is set incor rectly Check the position of the adjustment lever Move the lever to a lighter setting front See Chapter 3 Ribbon is twisted or is not between the print head and the print head shield Install the ribbon correctly See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 Print head shield or print head is damaged or missing See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 to locate the print head shield and print head Contact your dealer 50 Printer is unstable Wrong characters are printed Left margin changes Printing stops Check Possible remedy Static electricity is resulting from low humidity or inter ference from nearby electrical devices Increase the humidity Move devices with electric motors away from the printer Left margin moves to the right during printing Check Possible remedy The print head is not moving correctly Check that the ribbon and paper are cor rectly installed See Installing ribbon car tridge in Chapter 2 and Loading paper in Chapter 3 Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual The adjustment lever is in the wrong po
94. set ASCII lt ESC gt lt 0 gt Hexadecimal 1B 25 00 Decimal 27 58 0 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built in ROM character set Ignored when EDS switches A 1 and A 2 are not set OFF 84 OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt gt 27 62 1B 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1 allowing users with a 7 bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127 Set MSB to 0 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 27 61 1B 3D Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 0 Accept MSB as is ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 27 35 1B 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer Delete last character sent ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt DEL gt 127 7F Deletes the last character received Ignored if the last character received has already been printed or if the last character received was all or part of a command Cancel last line ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt CAN gt 24 18 Deletes the last line currently present in the print buffer 85 Set printer off line ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt DC3 gt 19 13 Sets the
95. sets Graphics character set 2 Character set 1 INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY 89 90 91 91 95 95 98 105 105 108 108 109 110 111 113 114 121 123 127 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION This printer has a full complement of features making it an excellent partner for a personal computer It supports the Epson printer commands and character sets enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate both text and graphics The selection of paper you can use is as varied as the types of documents you can produce This printer accepts any of the following papers Single sheets cut forms and stationery Fanfold forms continuous forms Multi part forms Preprinted forms This Multi font printer has the following resident internal fonts which you can print Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script The control panel has four buttons and ten indicators The indicators display and beep tones provide immediate easy to understand feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel The four buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions including saving a micro The Paper Parking function enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on single sheet paper To get acquainted with the printer s components and capabilities refer to the information on the pages that follow ER PRINTER COMPONENTS Front cov
96. sition Reset the adjustment lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms Check Possible remedy Paper is adjusted incorrectly Adjust both forms tractors and the paper Problem with the application program Refer to your application program manual A print head jam caused by the ribbon or a paper jam Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor rectly installed See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 Clear the paper jam Printer case is hot to the touch Check Possible remedy Printer s vents are blocked Move object away from the air vents in cluding the bottom of the printer 51 Printer is noisy Check Possible remedy The printer vibrates Move any objects that touch the printer Ensure that the printer is on a level study surface Printer covers are open Close covers MAINTENANCE Essentially your printer is a robust piece of equipment but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions For example Keep your printer in a comfortable environment Roughly speaking if you are comfortable then the environment is suitable for your printer see Chapter 2 Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration Avoid over dusty environments Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices Toclean t
97. t 0 27 48 1B 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 1 6 inch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 2 27 50 1B 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to n 360 inch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt n 27 43 n 1B 28 n FS 3 n 2851 n 1033 n Set the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n 360 inch where n is between 0 and 255 Set line spacing to n 180 inch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 3 n 27 51 n 1B 33 n Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n 180 inch The value of n is between 0 and 255 If n 0 the line feed distance is set to 0 72 Set line spacing to n 60 inch ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt A n 27 65 n 1B41 n Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n 60 inch where n is between 0 and 255 If n 0 the line spacing is set to 0 Line feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt LF gt 10 0A Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line See the preceding commands for the line spacing Reverse line feed ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt lt LF gt
98. t an M amp W logo The dot pattern of the logo was originally laid out on graph paper then converted to the data in lines 3180 to 4640 with the help of a calculator Each number represents eight vertical dots See Graphics commands in Chapter 8 for details The pattern is printed in three rows each row is twenty four dots high and 240 dots wide Line 1940 sets the line spacing to 8 60 inch so that the rows will connect vertically The loop in lines 1950 to 2030 does the printing in three passes of the print head 104 Chapter 11 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printing system Serial Impact Dot matrix Printing speed Pica Elite Semi condensed Draft 160cps 192cps 240cps Letter Quality 53cps 64cps 80cps Print direction Bi directional logic seeking Uni directional logic seeking selectable Print head ssssse 24 pins Life 200 million dots Line spacing sss 1 6 1 8 n 60 n 180 n 360 inches Font styles eere Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script Characters eet ASCII 96 International 16 sets Special 111 Block graphic 50 Code page 6 sets Download 127 USA France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain IL Latin America Korea Irish Legal 437 USA 850 Multi Lingual 860 Portuguese 861 Icelandic 8
99. t cleared by the reset command lt ESC gt 67 Select character table ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt t nl 27116 nl 1B 74 nl Selects a character table defined by the last preceding lt ESC gt t command If these is no preceding lt ESC gt t command following character tables are selected nl Character table 0 Italic 1 Code Page 437 U S A 2 Shift download character area 3 Code Page 437 U S A Select Italic character set ASCII FS P lt 0 gt Decimal 28 73 0 Hexadecimal 1C 49 00 Selects the Italic character set This is the power up default if EDS switch D 1 is set to OFF 66 Select Graphics character set ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal FS P lt I gt 28 73 1 1C 49 01 Selects the Graphics character set This is the power up default if EDS switch D 1 is set to ON Select character set 1 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 7 27 55 1B 37 Selects character set 1 Select character set 2 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 6 27 54 1B 36 Selects character set 2 Select international character set ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt R n 27 82 n 1B 52 n Selects an international character set in the Italic character set according to the value of n n Charact
100. t off by pressing CTRL PRTSC if hard copy is on To print the file README DOC in LQ elite type give the following two commands A gt COPY LQELITE DAT PRN A gt PRINT README DOC T For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will set up the printer and print any specified file with a single command To create such a batch file with the name LQPRINT BAT type in the first four lines shown next Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously To use this file to print README DOC type the fifth line A gt COPY CON LQPRINT BAT COPY LQELITE DAT PRN PRINT 1 p A gt LQPRINT README DOC The first line above is a copy command from the CONsole screen to a file named LQPRINT BAT The next two lines are the contents of this file The 1 is a dummy parameter whatever file name you type after LOPRINT will be substituted for 1 and printed 97 PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC we have listed the program for the IBM PC This program runs in the downloadable condition 000 Set control codes 010 ES CHR 27 Escape code 020 DS ES x0 Draft quality 030 LS ES x1 ES k Letter quality 040 RMS LS CHRS 0 Roman character 050 HS CHRS 9 Horizontal tab 060 PIS ES P Pica pitch 070 Start printing 080 WIDTH LPT1 255 090 LPRINT ES D CHRS 3 CHRS 24 CHRS 0 Set HT 00 LPRINT RM Resident fonts are
101. tch then return to on line and start printing The pitch you selected will show with indicators on the control panel and will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue Font lock mode By holding the FONT button during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference There will be an acknowledging beep After which you can set the printer off line select a font then return to the on line state and begin printing The selected font will not be changed by any commands your software may issue Font and Pitch lock mode If you want to protect both the font and pitch settings from software changes press both the FONT and PITCH buttons during power up There will be two acknowledging beep tones Pressing these buttons power up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel Dot adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on successive bi directional passes After a period of time your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right prinnting passes appearing most visibly during graphics printing This mode will probably be used very rarely Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the PITCH and ON LINE buttons The printer will print something like the following DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ O 11111111111111 11111111 EE 1111
102. ter sets When an international character set is selected by a command from software the following changes are made in the Italic character set 35 36 64 at al at 92 sel al sepu pmiqus 1x se xiz t v 1 o oro FRANCE XIZ e 8 Je u e 8 X Z A 5 0 P 6 u 8 e xX Z CN 1 cdi e X 2 E 0 A 7 e m a 7 2 j jeixiz vje Jaja oje 1 0 21 1 e X Z telat 0 4 3 7 0 1 1 6 8 2 KOREA js sle xiz tiw i j er poo 1 1 4 8 o sm wr jet The command for selecting the international character set is ESC R n Where n means character code n i e CHR n in BASIC The values of n are O U S A 6 Italy 12 Latin America France 7 SpainI 13 Korea 2 Germany 8 Japan 14 Irish 3 England 9 Norway 64 Legal 4 DenmarkI 10 Denmark II 5 Sweden 11 Spain II 113 Graphics character set 2 Code Page 437 U S A ei N ajz pj E 5 8 5 8 5 8 p 8 8 S 8 e Bim ao 5 pj pje pe Eeee RR RES ESSAIS zt o ep Eepe Ep pepi 6 ee 95 is 5 55 8 Wi ASES 5 ERER pp pj Es 5 65 8 41515 N EE me RE BE E RELA TE
103. test mode Pitch lock mode Font lock mode ON E HA ra 17 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 Font and Pitch lock mode Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump Switch combination functions Form feed Paper parking Top of form Forward micro feed Reverse micro feed Changing the auto loading position Clearing the buffer All reset Save macro definition Conditions indicated by beep tones Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS EDS MODE How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Automatic Sheet Feeder Setting up Loading paper Interface Converter DIP switch functions on the converter Chapter 8 PRITNER CONTROL COMMANDS Font control commands Character set commands Character size and pitch commands Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Other printer commands 32 32 34 35 35 35 36 36 36 37 37 38 39 41 41 42 47 53 53 54 57 59 60 61 62 66 68 72 77 80 83 85 Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Assigning the character data Assigning a value of character space Sample program Chapter 10 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER Programming the printer with DOS commands Programming with BASIC Chapter 11 REFERENCE Specifications Pinout of interface connector Parallel interface Serial interface Character sets Italic character set 2 International character
104. ting position is beyond the right or left margin The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows If n2 is between 0 and 63 the print head moves right by n1 n2 X 256 dots If you want to move the print head to the left n and n2 are obtained by subtracting the value from 65536 and dividing the result into high and low bytes The unit of movement is fixed at 1 120 inch in draft mode and 1 180 inch in LQ mode Absolute horizontal tab in inches ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt nl n2 27 36 nl n2 1B 24 nl n2 Sets the next print position to n n2 X 256 60 inches from the left margin on the current line Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin 79 GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal density 8 bit graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt K nl n2 27 75 nl n2 1B 4B nl n2 ml m2 ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally The graphic image is 8 dots high and n n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches 480 dots ml m2 are the dot data each a 1 byte value from 0 to 255 representing 8 vertical dots with the most significant bit at the top and the least significant bit at the bottom The number of data bytes must be n n2 X 256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of bit image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Ptint double dens
105. tion is called the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode The EDS mode in this printer has 13 functions that you can set as the power on default Turnthe printeron while simultaneously holding the FONT PITCHand PAPER FEED buttons You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on This indicates that you have entered the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below Use the FONT button to select the Bank Letter Use the PITCH button to select the Switch Number The ON LINE indicator shows the current setting ON or OFF Use the ON LINE button to change the settings Press the PAPER FEED button to print the current settings Press the PITCH button while holding down the FONT button to save and exit the EDS mode Function Table 2 Table 3 c2 2998 Length 10CPI DRAFT on on 11 inches Letter RAM Usage See Table 1 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled Auto Sheet Feeder Notinstaled Installed Graphics Direction Bi directional Uni directional Not used Paper out Enabled Disabled Not used Reserved Leave ON Printable Area Type A 17CPI DRAFT OFF on 8 inches 10CPI LO 11 7 inches A4 12 inches 8 5 inches 14 inches Legal 10 5 inches Executive on 7 25 inches Print Mode See Table 2 Table 4 Les os 4 437 U S A on Lon EN 4860 Portuguese on OFF on 4861
106. u have installed the ribbon cartridge re install the front cover 1 Insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case 2 Swing down the rear of the front cover to close it Front cover Figure 2 8 Swing down the rear of the front cover after insert the tabs into the slots of the printer case 12 Leave the front cover closed during normal operation The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer s operating sounds Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment Installing the paper guide Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide 1 Insert the two slots on either side of the paper guide into the two tabs on the rear cover as shown in Figure 2 9 2 Place the paper guide horizontally to use fanfold forms and vertically to use single sheets Paper guide Figure 2 9 Installing the paper guide Connecting the interface cable Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interface cable On a PS 2 or PC AT type computer this means that you use the 25 pin D type connector at the computer end and the Amphenol type 36 pin connector at the printer end The configuration of the printer s connector is given in Chapter 11 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer If you need to connect to a serial port use the optional Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K 13 Follow the procedures below to connect the interf
107. wer supply trouble 47 Power switch 3 Print area 17 44 Print direction 86 105 Print head 3 105 Print head shield 11 Print mode 44 Print quality 62 Print styles 6 Printer features 4 5 Printer initialize 37 Printer placement 7 Printing gap 18 Printing speed 4 105 Printing trouble 47 52 Proportional spacing 69 Q Quadruple density graphics 81 Quiet mode 4 28 RI RAM usage 43 Rear cover 3 20 Relative horizontal tab 79 Release lever 3 20 26 Reset printer 37 88 Reverse feed 73 Reverse line feed 73 Reverse micro feed 36 Ribbon cartridge 3 5 11 107 Right margin 77 LS Sample program 91 93 98 103 Score 64 Selection of paper 17 Self test 30 31 Semi condensed 68 Serial Parallel Converter 8 59 60 Setting up 9 15 Shift download character area 84 Short test mode 30 Single sheets 1 17 25 26 106 Specifications 105 107 Strike through 64 Subscript 65 Superscript 65 Switch combination functions 35 38 T Tear assist 10 Tear off function 5 24 Top of form 36 74 Tractor 3 Troubleshooting 47 52 125 Underlining 64 Uni directional printing 43 86 Unpacking and inspection 8 DA Vertical position commands 72 76 Vertical tab 76 Vertical tab channel 75 Vertical tab stops 75 Ww Weight 107 126 COMMAND SUMMARY The following commands take effect with this printer Control code CAN ESC LF ESC
108. ws the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial Parallel Converter Switch Function ON OFF 1 Data length 8 bit 7 bit 2 Parity condition Refer below Data Protocol Refer below 5 Parity condition Refer below 6 T Transfer speed Refer below 8 Parity condition Switch2 Switch 5 Condition ON ON No parity ON OFF OFF ON Odd parity OFF OFF Even parity Data protocol Switch 3 Switch 4 Protocol ON ON DTR ON OFF XON XOFF OFF ON ETX ACK Transfer speed Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Transfer speed OFF OFF OFF 150 BPS OFF OFF ON 300 BPS OFF ON OFF 600 BPS OFF ON ON 1200 BPS ON OFF OFF 2400 BPS ON OFF ON 4800 BPS ON ON OFF 9600 BPS ON ON ON 19200 BPS 60 Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ 860 850 and the graphics commands for NEC 24 wire priners Additional command codes are included as a superset of this emulation This chapter describes the printer s control commands In the descriptions of the commands all commands will given by functions The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt x lt I gt 27120 1 1B 78 01 ASCII Indicates the ASCII coding of the command Control characters are enclosed in pointed brackets For
109. x 24 wire impact printing Extensive software support Multi font support Carriage size Multi speed printing Charactor spacing Control panel Font Pitch Lock Quiet mode Graphics printing Draft and Letter Quality printing It is compatible with the Epson standard and works with any software that supports those printers This printer includes Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige and Script fonts A standard carriage that prints on fanfold forms up to 254 mm 10 inches wide and cut forms up to 215 9 mm 8 5 inches wide In Draft mode prints at speeds up to 240 CPS in 15 pitch 192 CPS in 12 pitch 160 CPS in 10 pitch In Letter Quality mode prints at speeds up to 80 CPS in 15 pitch 64 CPS in 12 pitch 53 CPS in 10 pitch Prints in 10 12 15 17 and 20 CPI as well as proportional spacing Button control for fonts pitches paper movement and paper park functions Ignores font and pitch selections sent from your computer and stays on the selected font and pitch with the control panel Reduces printing noise by approximately 50 However printing speed is also reduced Standard graphics printing with resolution of up to 360 x 360 dots per square inch It also supports the NEC graphics commands ek Function Paper parking Print styles Tear off function Multi part forms Ribbon cartridge EDS mode CDM function Parks fanfold paper You can
110. you hold the button down the printer will perform consecutive line feeds 28 If you also press the ON LINE button while you are line feeding the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page This is explained later If you press the PAPER FEED button while on line this will alternately select and cancel the Quiet mode When in Quiet mode the printer will print slightly slower but at a reduced noise level PITCH This button allows you to select the printing pitch Remember that the printer must be off line for you to do this Successive presses of this button will illuminate and select the following options in order Pitch Indicator s Pica 10 CPI 10 CPI Elite 12 CPI 10 CPI 15 CPI Semi condensed 15 CPI 15 CPI Condensed pica 17 CPI 10 CPI COND Condensed elite 20 CPI 10 CPI 15 CPI COND Proportional PROP Condensed proportional PROP COND FONT This button selects the font to be printed Draft font is selected at power up unless the default settings are changed To change the font set the printer off line then press the FONT button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate The selections cycle in the following order Font Indicator s Draft DRAFT Roman ROMAN Sanserif ROMAN COUROER Courier COURIER Prestige COURIER SCRIPT Script SCRIPT When this switch is pressed in on line the printer indicates the current status

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