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Preface

VIII

9. Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

Suggests how to identify and correct simple problems.

Appendix

A. Character Set Table

All printer supported character sets are listed in this chapter.

B. Oki Emulation Commands

Quick reference for Oki Printer Emulation.

C. IBM ProPrinter Emulation Commands

Quick reference for IBM ProPrinter X24 and IBM ProPrinter II Emulation.

D. EPSON LQ Emulation Commands

Quick reference for EPSOM LQ Emulation.

E. OLIVETTI Emulation Commands

Quick reference for Olivetti Emulation.

Conventions Used in this Guide

The following conventions are used:

Bold

Headlines and important information.

Note:

Contains special advice to facilitate handling.

Caution:

Contains important information to prevent damage of the
equipment.

[STOP

]

Key functions are always depicted in brackets.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

DRAFT

Draft

Quality

HSD

igh

peed

raft

LCD

iquid

rystal

isplay

LED

ight

mitting

iode

etter

uality

MACRO

User defined group (1 up to 3) of stored parameter

NLQ

ear

etter

uality

rint

ead

Summary of Contents for PR9

Page 1: ...User s Manual Of PR9 ...

Page 2: ...ernational Business Machines Corporation ProPrinter is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Oki is a Trademark of Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd Olivetti is a Trademark of Olivetti S p A The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ...ormation provided in the following sections Electrical Power Supply Make sure that the electrical wall outlet to which the printer is connected has a valid ground and that it is able to supply the power needed by the machine A wall outlet without ground can cause functional problems and can be a safety hazard Do not plug the printer to electrical wall outlets that are already being used by equipme...

Page 4: ...is too cold hot or humid could be the cause of certain malfunctions The machine must not be positioned near air conditioning system vents or exposed to direct sun light Make sure that the machine s internal ventilation slots are not blocked especially if the printer is installed in furniture Printer Operating Condition Check that the internal parts of the machine have no dirt deposited or residue ...

Page 5: ... Parallel Serial Interface 1 12 2 Printer Operation 2 1 2 1 Operator panel 2 1 2 2 Function keys 2 2 2 3 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 2 4 2 4 Load print medium 2 5 2 5 Menu mode 2 5 2 5 1 To confirm a macro selection and save the settings 2 6 2 6 The use of PR 9 emulation 2 6 3 Configuring the Printer 3 1 Main Functions and Entry Points into the Menu 3 1 3 1 What is Configuring 3 2 3 2 Standard Conf...

Page 6: ...tment 3 30 3 6 6 Print Photo Values 3 31 3 6 7 Inquire Photo Values 3 32 3 6 8 Resume Hardware Parameters 3 33 3 7 Debug Test 3 33 3 7 1 Data Backup Mode 3 34 3 7 2 Printing Saved Data 3 34 3 7 3 Printing Last Data 3 35 3 7 4 Printing Flash Data 3 35 3 7 5 Directly Dump 3 36 3 7 6 Magnetic Test 3 37 3 8 Info Inquiring 3 37 3 8 1 FW Version 3 37 3 8 2 HW Configuration 3 37 3 8 3 Printer ID 3 37 4 M...

Page 7: ...d Problems 9 3 9 6 No Printout 9 4 Appendix A Code Pages A 1 A 1 Olivetti Character Sets A 2 A 2 PC Character Sets A 24 A 3 ISO Character Sets A 47 A 4 OCR A Character Sets A 56 A 5 OCR B Character Sets A 58 Appendix B OKI Emulation B 1 B 1 Command Index B 2 B 2 Command Description B 6 B 2 1 Basic Operations B 6 B 2 2 Margins B 8 B 2 3 Line Feed B 9 B 2 4 Print Position B 11 B 2 5 Print Pitches B ...

Page 8: ... D 7 D 2 2 Margins D 9 D 2 3 Line Feed D 11 D 2 4 Print Position D 13 D 2 5 Print Pitches D 15 D 2 6 Print Attributes D 17 D 2 7 Tabulation D 24 D 2 8 Graphics D 26 D 2 9 Other Functions D 28 D 2 10 Ignored Commands D 30 D 2 11 Chinese Mode D 34 D 3 Hex Decimal Conversion Table D 41 Appendix E OLIVETTI Emulation E 1 E 1 Control Commands E 2 E 1 1 Chinese Mode Control Commands E 2 E 1 2 Medium Cont...

Page 9: ...tail the operation of the operator panel all menu functions and the general operation of the menu 3 Configuring the Printer This chapter explains how to configure the printer so that it can communicate with the corresponding system environment Then this chapter thoroughly describes the printer s operating controls In the last part you will find tables with the possible values of the menu items In ...

Page 10: ...ence for EPSOM LQ Emulation E OLIVETTI Emulation Commands Quick reference for Olivetti Emulation Conventions Used in this Guide The following conventions are used Bold Headlines and important information Note Contains special advice to facilitate handling Caution Contains important information to prevent damage of the equipment STOP s Key functions are always depicted in brackets Abbreviations and...

Page 11: ...y item is missing or damaged 1 1 1 Delivery Contents Printer PR 9 Check each item against the check list detailed below Contact your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged Printer PR 9 1 Power Cord 2 PR 9 Cartridge Ribbon Cassette 3 Printout of the default menu configuration 4 CD ROM of the User s Manual 5 1 1 ...

Page 12: ...t printer to the high temperature shake or wet environment And no exposure to direct sunlight For example boiler humidifier or fridge S Position the Printer on a stable level surface Preconditions for Installation S Place the printer on the stand or a table S When processing fanfold paper always place the printer with its front edge slightly off the edge of the table Power Requirements S No specia...

Page 13: ...ver 1 Operator Panel 2 Display 3 Front Paper Feeding Platform 4 Power Switch 5 Bottom Frame 6 1 3 2 Rear View Serial Interface Connector 7 Option Interface Board Slot 8 for detail see chapter 5 Options Rear Paper Feeding Path 9 Power Cord Socket 10 Electrical Label 11 1 3 ...

Page 14: ...the print head carriage S Take out the four foam rubber cushions 3 which on the both sides of carriage S Remove the foam rubber cushions 4 to the front by lifting up Remove all transport Re packing Information To ensure maximum protection when transporting the printer always S Remove the mains cable S Remove the ribbon cassette S Reposition the transport lock S Pack the printer in its original pac...

Page 15: ...er Swivel the green print unit lift handle 9 backwards to lift the print unit entirely Move print head 10 to the centre Insert the fixation pins 3 at the both ends of ribbon cassette 1 into the slots 11 at both ends of print unit frame Try to push ribbon cassette 1 by rotation as shown in the picture above Press the ribbon cassette fixation block 4 into both ends slot of print unit until you hear ...

Page 16: ...ess it up to make sure that the two taps 12 on the ribbon guide 6 have been fixed Move the print head 10 to the right and left side until the ribbon is tight Swivel the green print unit lift handle 9 to let print unit back to its normal Position Close top cover 1 6 ...

Page 17: ...ectrical data plate must be checked to correspond to the local mains Note Power switch 3 must be in off position Connect the printer to the mains using the power cord 2 First connect the cable to the power cord socket 1 and then to the mains Do not plug into the same wall outlet other equipment besides the printer such as coffee machines copy machines or air conditioners 1 7 ...

Page 18: ...3 and STATION 2 4 indicator will be all lighted Several seconds later the print head start initialization action You hear a sound of the movement Only ON indicator will be light after initialization has been finished Note Any printing medium in the printer paper path will be ejected The display shows the message PR9 SERIAL1 OLIVETTI ON LINE The emulation hear OLIVETTI is dependent on your order 1 ...

Page 19: ...INTING process automatically if the operator put the PRINTING WAITING print medium into the paper feeding path The user needn t align the print medium with the left or right border of the printer The printer itself will look after the alignment If printing finished printer will eject paper MENU PRINTING PRINTING WAITING STATION 2 MENU PRINTING FINISH PRESS STAT2 STATION 2 OFF LINE MODE MENU PRINTI...

Page 20: ...7 2 Selftest Printing Contents For different menu setup configuration there will be different printed out selftest printing contents Concerning your printer s menu configuration please refer to printer packing enclosed sheet ...

Page 21: ...en das Schreiben der Briefe Bestellungen Rechnungen usw sowie das Bearbeiten des Schriftguts rationalisieren wenn die Vordrucke Ihres Unternehmens den folgenden Normen entsprechen DIN 676 Geschäftsbrief Vordrucke A4 DIN 677 Vordruck A5 DIN 679 Geschäftspostkarte Vordrucke A6 DIN 4991 Vordrucke im Lieferantenverkehr Rechnung DIN 4992 Bestellung Auftrag DIN 4993 Bestellungsannahme Auftragsbestätigun...

Page 22: ...s see chapter 1 7 2 Selftest Printing Contents Interface Dual Interface Baud Rate RS1 9600 BPS Bits Characters RS1 8 bit Parity RS1 None Stop Bits RS1 1 S DSR RS1 No After powering the printer ON both interfaces serial and parallel are available for data transfer due to the shared mode The port to which data is sent becomes active automatically For detail information to the ports see Chapter 7 Int...

Page 23: ...rent status of the Printer If any error occurs e g PLEASE CLOSE COVER the corresponding error message will be displayed The green LED 2 lights only if the Printer is powered on and in the On line Mode Light Emitting Diode LED 2 Online LED 3 Ready LED flashing if receiving data 4 Station 1 LED user 1 active only lighting up if a second serial Interface is installed and a special software is working...

Page 24: ...ther information see paragraph 2 5 Menu Mode Function Key On line Off line Menu Mode STATION 1 S assign Printer to user 1 only active if a second serial Interface is installed and with OLIVETTI emulation STATION 2 Menu Mode SKIP S assign Printer to user 2 only active if a second serial Interface is installed and with OLIVETTI emulation S hold down the key during power on after the Printer resets i...

Page 25: ...cels compression printing S select the following item in the highest menu level S go down to the next item in a selected group STATION 2 together with COMPRESS y S change into the Menu Mode S go back into the On line Mode STATION 2 together with STOP s S in Data backup mode of HEX PRINTING the Printer will save the 8K data which it received lately in flash memory FEED EJECT x together with COMPRES...

Page 26: ...fter power on the display shows for example S in the upper line the head line with the Printer name the actual Interface and the Emulation S in the second line the status After pressing the STOP s key you get the OFF LINE message After entering the MENU MODE by pressing the STATION 2 and COMPRESS y keys together the Printer displays You can enter the Menu Mode from the On line or Off line Mode In ...

Page 27: ...ation language etc S quick parameter changes S activation of test functions There are six entry points in the highest level S MENU SETUP Set up the Menu parameters for various modules common configuration and different emulation and the important Save function is included S MENU PRINTING Printout of the Menu which is in use S PRINTING TEST A printout of the user s guide the ASCII character sets Ch...

Page 28: ...ll up or down with the FEED EJECT x or COMPRESS y key S Save the selected item immediately by pressing the STOP s key again S The display shows S After the saving procedure the Printer changed to the On line Mode 2 6 The PR 9 Emulations The printer PR 9 will be delivered with four different Emulations S OKI Emulation S EPSON LQ 1600k Emulation S IBM ProPrinter X24 Emulation S P P II Emulation Note...

Page 29: ...look at paragraph 3 5 S Adjustment Printing current photosensor parameters reset photosensor parameters and printing adjust left margin top margin and bi direction printing run in printing inquire photosensor value reset hardware parameters For a detail information look at paragraph 3 6 S Debug Test Hex printing include data backup printing backup data directly dump magnetic stripe operation inclu...

Page 30: ...ms S paper handling The MENU mode allows you to access the configuration memory All settings of the printer are stored in this memory and can be printed The possible settings are described in detail on the following pages A detail description of all Menu settings you will find in paragraph 3 4 Menu Setup Description The standard parameter setting can be printed by using the function PRINT MENU The...

Page 31: ...004K 205mm 205mm 205mm PMS 2005K ERROR IGNORED IGNORED OLIVETTI CONFIGURE EMULATION PR9 PR9 PR9 TOF PR40 LIKE NO NO NO PRINTING MODE CHINESE UNICODE UNICODE ASCII CHARACTER SET OPTION 1 OPTION 1 OPTION 1 HIGH SPEED PRINTING NO YES YES CPI 12 12 12 LPI 6 6 6 CHARACTER DEFINITION LQ LQ LQ LF CR NO NO NO LEFT MARG 1 60 0 0 0 TOP MARG 1 60 0 0 0 CHARACTER SET OLIVETTI OLIVETTI OLIVETTI OLI CHARACTER S...

Page 32: ...ible to have a total of three macros each with a different summary of VALUE settings for different applications Whenever you make modifications in the active macro without saving them you will find the new settings under the heading CURRENT USER Unless they are saved the modifications will stay active only until the printer is switched off When the printer is switched on again the macro settings m...

Page 33: ...rinter offers the following emulations S OLIVETTI Including the option Magnetic Stripe Reader Writer see paragraph 3 4 5 S OKI S IBM S LQ S IBM 9068 You can modify the emulation you need by entering the corresponding menu setup 3 4 Menu Setup Description MENU SETUP was classified into 10 modules S SELECT CURRENT MACRO see paragraph 3 4 1 S SELECT USER TO SETUP see paragraph 3 4 2 S CONFIGURE see p...

Page 34: ...and have these confirmed with the STOP s key don t forget to activate the module SAVE PARAMETERS 3 4 3 CONFIGURE The following items can be modified according to the PR 9 parameters Note In the different emulations the items shown are not equal The option s which are printed in bold indicate the actual setting CONFIGURE Parameter Option Explanation Note RESUME DEFAULT VALUE NO YES Select resume de...

Page 35: ... RS1 NONE EVEN ODD The data transfer will be checked by an even or odd parity bit Only displayed if MODIFY RS1 CONFIG is set to YES STOP BITS RS1 12 Number of stop bits which are in use Only displayed if MODIFY RS1 CONFIG is set to YES DSR RS1 NO YES SERIAL 1 handle the DSR signal or not Only displayed if MODIFY RS1 CONFIG is set to YES CX EMULATION IBM LQ 1600K IBM 9068 OLIVETTI OKI The emulation...

Page 36: ... compensation or not when the needle is broken Needle Position HS COMPENSATION NO YES Select heigh speed compensation or not Only displayed if NEEDLE COMPENSATION is set to YES BROKEN NEEDLE NO 1 up to 24 Choose the one needle from needle 1 up to needle 24 for compensation Only displayed if NEEDLE COMPENSATION is set to YES PNS SELECTION YES NO Whether the following PNS items are valid or not PNS ...

Page 37: ...he print head moves out of the paper if the paper width is less than 145 or 205 mm YES the print head always moves out of the paper Only displayed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES PNS 2005K ERROR SPACE CHAR1 CHAR2 IGNORE Only displayed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES 3 4 4 OLIVETTI CONFIGURE The following items can be modified according to the OLIVETTI parameters Note In the different emulations the ...

Page 38: ...e number of characters printed per inch LPI 5 6 8 Defines the number of lines per inch CHARACTER DEFINITION LQ OCR A OCR B DRAFT Selecting the font quality draft letter quality OCR A or OCR B LR CR NO YES YES LF LF CR NO LF LF LEFT MARG 1 60 0 6 up to 6 To adjust the left margin more to left or right in units of 1 60 inch about 4 mm TOP MARG 1 60 0 6 up to 6 To adjust the top margin more up or dow...

Page 39: ... IL 863 CAN FR 864 ARABIC 865 NORDIC 866 CYRILLIC DK N DK 1252 PC WIN LATIN1 1250 PC WIN LATIN2 CHINA CHN2 990 PC 886 BG 991 PC GBR Selecting your code page of the PC character set Only displayed if PC in IBM Character Set is selected ISO CHARACTER SET CPOLUNIX ISO 8859 15 ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 ISO 8859 9 Only displayed if IBM in IBM Character Set is sel...

Page 40: ...h of the graphic printing under 8 needles graphics VERT RESOLUTION 1 216 1 240 Setting the vertical resolution as 1 216 inch or 1 240 inch LINE LENGTH 80 90 94 Selecting the line length in the unit of characters number of 10 CPI RESET WHEN EJECT NO YES NO no reset YES the printer will be reset when eject a form COMPRESS 16 6 17 1 Setting the CPI which command ESC sets 16 6 16 6 CPI 17 1 17 1 CPI s...

Page 41: ...splayed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES Relative with the PNS7015K of PR2E see Control Codes PNS 2023K NO YES Selecting the special function of the command ESC sp nnn NO same as PR2 the space setting of the full corner characters is same as half corner characters YES the space setting of the full corner characters is double as half corner characters Only displayed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES Rel...

Page 42: ...n displacement of the magnetic record Only for PR9 K with the version 1 07 or higher POSITION ADJUST 0 7 up to 7 Select the adjusted value for the vertical position of the magnetic record when reading the magnetic stripe Only for PR9 K with the version 1 07 or higher RETRY 1 3 5 Selecting the retry value for reading the magnetic stripe Only for PR9 K with the version 1 07 or higher STRIPE HANDLE N...

Page 43: ...23 LINE 70 133 LINE 65 144 LINE 60 157 LINE 55 170 LINE 50 Select the proportion of automatically on the condensation mode FAN FOLD LEFT MARG 0 0 up to 7 Select the left margin for the columns of fan fold paper in n 10 inches PAPER EMPTY WARNING NO YES NO blocking of the parallel port when there is no paper in the PR 9 YES no blocking ONE BYTE BUFFER NO YES NO the parallel port is not set into a o...

Page 44: ...ES the printer will be reset when eject a form PNS SELECTION NO YES Whether the following PNS items is valid PNS 2060K NO YES Process of command ESC 9 n1 n2 NO when n2 0 set line spacing to zero YES when n2 0 ignore this command Only displayed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES Relative with the PNS7020K of PR2E PNS 2061K NO YES Process of command HT 09 NO execute LF CR if H TAB is not valid YES ignor...

Page 45: ...O A4 SHEET FAN FOLD PAPER Selecting high speed printing mode NO no draft mode A4 SHEET always draft mode when the paper is A4 Sheet FAN FOLD PAPER always draft mode when the paper is fan fold paper YES the print mode always is draft CPI 10 12 15 17 1 20 Defines the number of characters printed per inch LPI 5 6 8 Defines the number of lines printed per inch CHARACTER DEFINITION DRAFT LQ Selecting t...

Page 46: ...252 PC WIN LATIN1 1250 PC WIN LATIN2 CHINA CHN2 990 PC 866 BG 991 PC GER Select the code page of the PC character set Only displayed if IBM CHARACTER SET is set to PC ISO CHARACTER SET CPOLUNIX 8859 15 8859 1 8859 2 8859 5 8859 6 8859 7 8859 8 8859 9 Select the code page of the ISO character set Only displayed if IBM CHARACTER SET is set to ISO PC TABLE TABLE 1 TABLE Select the PC Table 1 or Table...

Page 47: ...ignment PR2 LIKE PR9 insert paper when printing data is received it is same procedure as PR2 PAGE LENGTH 11 12 Setting the page length in the units of an inch RESET WHEN EJECT NO YES NO no reset YES the printer will be reset when eject a form COMPRESS 16 6 17 1 Setting CPI which command SI set 16 6 16 6 CPI 17 1 17 1 CPI PNS SELECTION NO YES Whether the following PNS item is valid or not PNS 2080K...

Page 48: ...by the menu setting COMPRESS PROPORTION 101 LINE 85 108 LINE 80 115 LINE 75 123 LINE 70 133 LINE 65 144 LINE 60 157 LINE 55 170 LINE 50 Select the proportion of the automatic line condensation FAN FOLD LEFT MARG 0 0 up to 7 Select the left margin for the 80 columns fan fold paper in steps of 1 10 inch PAPER EMPTY WARNING NO YES NO blocking of the parallel port when there is no paper in the PR 9 YE...

Page 49: ...T 210 GR 220 E 850 LATIN 1 851 GREEK 852 LATIN 2 855 CYRILLIC 857 LATIN 5 858 LATIN EURO 860 P 862 IL 863 CAN FR DK N DK 1252 PC WIN LATIN1 1250 PC WIN LATIN2 CHINA CHN2 990 PC 866 BG 991 PC GER Select the code page of the PC character set Only displayed if IBM CHARACTER SET is set to PC ISO CHARACTER SET CPOLUNIX 8859 15 8859 1 8859 2 8859 5 8859 6 8859 7 8859 8 8859 9 Select the code page of the...

Page 50: ...TH 80 90 94 Setting the line length in unit of character of 10 CPI RESET WHEN EJECT NO YES NO no reset YES the printer will be reset when eject a form PNS SELECTION NO YES Whether the following PNS item is valid or not PNS 2100K NO YES YES Reset automatically line condensation when Form Feed command executed NO no reset Only displayed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES PNS 2101K NO YES NO ignore 0x20 ...

Page 51: ... Driver HIGH SPEED PRINTING NO YES Selecting high speed printing mode NO no draft mode YES the print mode always is draft LEFT MARG 1 60 0 6 up to 6 To adjust the left margin more to left or right in units of 1 60 inch about 4 mm TOP MARG 1 60 0 6 up to 6 To adjust the top margin in units of 1 60 inch about 4 mm TOF Top Of Form BOF ADJUST 0 5 mm 0 10 up to 10 Adjust the bottom margin in units of 0...

Page 52: ...ES NO no reset YES the printer will be reset when eject a form IGNORE ERROR NO YES NO invalid code results are going into error YES an invalid code will be ignored BEEP WARNING BEEP ON BEEP OFF Select the alarm sound when an end of document is detected or ignore the beep sound PNS SELECTION NO YES Whether the following PNS item is valid or not PNS 2120K NO YES NO normal bottom margin limit YES spe...

Page 53: ... the following ENGLISH or CHINESE 3 4 11 SAVE PARAMETERS Any desired changes to the default settings can be saved here After power on the new settings are activated While this function is operating the display shows the message S SAVING PLEASE WAIT and then S SAVED RESTART PR 9 Now the printer changed into the ON LINE mode ...

Page 54: ...serting an A4 sheet the printer starts the print out With the STATION 2 key it is possible to skip the selection 3 5 2 CHINESE CHARACTER With this selection are three prints possible S Printing All Fonts S Print Two Byte Font S Print Four Byte Font 3 5 3 ASCII CHARACTER SET The stored ASCII character sets are S GB S ROMAN S CHINESE 1 S CHINESE 2 S INT 437 S CANADIAN FRENCH S OCR A S OCR B 3 5 4 CH...

Page 55: ...S Alignment Adjustment for Bi directional Printing see paragraph 3 6 5 S Printing Photosensor Value see paragraph 3 6 6 S Inquire Photosensor Values see paragraph 3 6 7 S Resume HW Parameters see paragraph 3 6 8 3 6 1 PHOTOSENSOR VALUE All the photo sensor value has been adjusted to correct values in the factory but after using it for many days some unexpected change may happen for some reason suc...

Page 56: ...he left side and the COMPRESS y key increases the current value moving to the right side After entering adjustment you have to do the following steps Key or action Two line display Select Adjustment ADJUSTMENT PHOTOSENSOR VALUE COMPRESS y until LCD shows ADJUSTMENT LEFT MARGIN STOP to select LEFT MARGIN 17 x LEFT y RIGHT Press FEED EJECT x or COMPRESS y to find the new left margin The range is fro...

Page 57: ...t the paper TOP MARGIN 042 x UP y DOWN STOP to accept TOP MARGIN SAVE PARAMETERS Display after saving ADJUSTMENT TOP MARGIN 3 6 4 RUN IN TEST After selecting the Run in Test the printer will insert a sheet and start nonstop printing Key or action Two line display Select Adjustment ADJUSTMENT PHOTOSENSOR VALUE COMPRESS y until LCD shows ADJUSTMENT RUN IN TEST STOP to select The yellow Ready lamp li...

Page 58: ...ch you want to align e g DRAFT 12 CPI BIDIRECTION ALIGN DRAFT 12CPI Press the STOP key to accept the selection BIDIRECTION ALIGN 000 x LEFT y RIGHT Use the FEED EJECT x or COMPRESS y key for alignment e g left 5 times If you are going to the right the numeric value will be indicated by an minus sign e g 005 BIDIRECTION ALIGN 005 x LEFT y RIGHT Insert an A4 sheet and the printer starts a control pr...

Page 59: ...lect The yellow Ready and green Station 1 lamp lights up PRINT PHOTO VALUES INSERT A4 SHEET The printer starts printing the values after inserting a paper PRINT PHOTO VALUES FINISH PRESS STAT2 STATION 2 ADJUSTMENT PRINT PHOTO VALUES If you want to leave the off line mode press STATION 2 and COMPRESS y together SAVE PARAMETERS ACCEPT ST2 IGNORE Press STATION 2 to ignore PR9 SERIAL1 OLIVETTI ON LINE...

Page 60: ...u can check each photosensor value by pressing COMPRESS y means move downwards or FEED EJECT x means upwards Key or action Two line display Select Adjustment ADJUSTMENT PHOTOSENSOR VALUE COMPRESS y or FEED EJECT x until the LCD shows ADJUSTMENT INQUIRE PHOTO VALUES STOP to select INQUIRE PHOTO VALUES PHOTO VALUE SET For inquire press STOP continue with COMPRESS y or FEED EJECT x to check various v...

Page 61: ...MPRESS y together SAVE PARAMETERS ACCEPT ST2 IGNORE Press STATION 2 to ignore PR9 SERIAL1 OLIVETTI ON LINE The displayed line is depending on the selected Emulation 3 7 DEBUG TEST The Debug Test parameter defines the execution of control sequences when Hex printing has been activated The incoming or stored data from the host are printed in hex mode This is an excellent help for the programmer The ...

Page 62: ...he off line mode press STATION 2 and COMPRESS y together SAVE PARAMETERS ACCEPT ST2 IGNORE Press STATION 2 to ignore PR9 SERIAL1 OLIVETTI ON LINE The displayed line is depending on the selected Emulation 3 7 2 PRINTING SAVED DATA All before in the buffer of the printer saved data can be printed in HEX format with this function Note The saved data are printed with two bytes first in the sample in b...

Page 63: ... inserting a paper HEX PRINTING PRINTING WAITING After printing and eject the page the LCD shows HEX PRINTING POWER OFF OR OTHERS 3 7 4 PRINTING FLASH DATA All in the flash saved data can be printed in HEX format with this function Key or action Two line display Select Debug Test DEBUG TEST HEX PRINTING COMPRESS y until the LCD shows HEX PRINTING PRINTING FLASH DATA STOP to accept The green Statio...

Page 64: ...cept The green Station 2 lamp is flashing HEX PRINTING INSERT A4 SHEET The printer starts printing vertical lines after inserting a paper HEX PRINTING PRINTING WAITING After printing and eject the page the LCD shows HEX PRINTING POWER OFF OR OTHERS Note During the Directly Dump process if the printer ejects paper automatically it indicate that the printing has been finished but if the printer do n...

Page 65: ...rameters of software or hardware This information is important for the system engineer and service staff You can select the following parameter S FW VERSION S HW CONFIGURATION S PRINTER ID 3 8 1 FW Version The parameter firmware version shows S version number S special version tag e g Note In this sample indicates VER2 09 the version number firmware release and T7 the special version tag 3 8 2 HW ...

Page 66: ...roblems or if the print head carriage movement is hampered cleaning should be carried out more often Maintenance work of PR 9 printer is very simple all you need to do is S remove the ribbon and S remove the Alignment Unit to clean printer regularly Note Before doing the cleaning please switch off the printer and unplug the power cord first Don t use alcohol liquor or brushes with hard hair to cle...

Page 67: ...nt unit lift handle 1 backwards to lift the print unit entirely Step 2 loosen the green ribbon guide 3 by pressing downwards Step 3 lift the ribbon cassette 4 by rotation as shown in the picture below Step 4 take the ribbon cassette 4 out of the printer Power the printer off Caution The print head may by very hot immediately after printing 4 2 ...

Page 68: ...backwards to lift the print unit entirely S Press both Levers 2 to the outside of the printer S Swivel the Alignment Unit up to about 45 Now the Pins 3 on both sides of the Alignment Unit 1 are in the correct position S Lift the Alignment Unit 1 out of the printer Note Both pins 3 are flatten and so is it only possible to take out the Alignment Unit in an angle of 45 ...

Page 69: ...ot use some cleaning solvents or excessive amount of water 4 1 4 Install the Alignment S Mount the Alignment Unit Execute the removing procedure in reverse sequence Attention Take care that the foil 2 at the rear side of the Alignment Unit 1 will not be damaged and is flat over the Print Bar 3 4 1 5 Install the Ribbon Cassette S Insert the Ribbon Cassette see paragraph 1 5 S Swivel down the Print ...

Page 70: ...If you are not sure ask your system manager To connect a Tractor Unit to Printer PR 9 first turn off the PR 9 Slide both two pins 1 of the Tractor Unit into these corresponding slots 2 which are in the rear of the PR 9 Press the Tractor Unit to the printer until you here a click Note Be carefully with the connector 3 for the Tractor Unit Warning Be sure to use the right firmware which support the ...

Page 71: ...ht tractor 2 to the paper width S Open the tractor covers 3 and insert the paper S Close the tractor covers 3 S Tighten the upper edge of the fanfold paper by slightly pushing the right tractor to the right Make sure not to stress the paper too much Note To avoid paper bottom measurement error please do not use those fanfold paper which length is less than 5 inches Be sure to avoid top of the pape...

Page 72: ...Options 5 1 4 Tear Off Edge and Park Position In front of the Printer PR 9 you will find the Tear Off Edge 1 The Park Position 2 of the PR 9 is at the rear 5 3 ...

Page 73: ...nter will insert fanfold paper If the fanfold paper had already in the PR 9 but the paper is not at the tear off position then the PR 9 will move the paper to the tear off position Otherwise if there is one paper in the printer and the paper position is at the tear off position then the PR 9 will move the fanfold paper to top of form position Note When working on tractor mode TRACTOR will be displ...

Page 74: ...e direction top adjust in 1 20 inch per pressing To move paper return to the top of form position from the Tear off position you can wait 10 seconds or you can press FEED EJECT x In case fanfold paper positive direction vertical movement the sum is more than 12 inches PR 9 does a formfeed otherwise PR 9 moves fanfold paper to park position STATION 2 together with FEED EJECT x Enter tractor top adj...

Page 75: ...uttons It is also the default selection for all ports NORMAL when this item is selected PR 9 switches to normal mode if any date arrives at the corresponding port TRACTOR MODE CX TRACTOR MANUAL Normal PAGE LENGTH 1 11 1 up to 30 Set page length for Tractor mode in steps of 1 Inch PAGE LENGTH 1 60 0 0 up to 50 Set page length for Tractor mode in steps of 1 60 Inch TOP ADJ 1 20 0 6 up to 6 Adjust th...

Page 76: ...anel to meet different usage requirement S If printer has been installed second serial port board and USB interface board there are only two serial ports first serial port and second serial port can work synchronously Under this configuration printer can check witch port is active Any one of these two ports if its data has been received printer will be under the control of this port and be kept in...

Page 77: ...acter GB18030 SONG Style UNICODE and BIG 5 traditional Chinese character Character Set S Chinese character GB18030 S ASCII character 54 codepages CPI S Chinese character 5CCPI 6CCPI 6 9CCPI 7 5CCPI 8 3CCPI 8 5CCPI 9CCPI 10CCPI S ASCII character 10CPI 12CPI 13 8CPI 15CPI 16 6CPI 17 1CPI 18CPI 20CPI LPI 1 5 1 6 1 8 n 72 n 180 n 216 n 240 n 360 Printing Speed HSD Draft NLQ LQ Chinese Character CCPS 2...

Page 78: ...r on Ribbon Cassette S Ribbon black fabric S Ribbon Length 18 m S Ribbon Width 7 mm S Useful ribbon Life 5 million characters HSD Machine Character S Dimensions 398 x 296 x 215 mm W x D x H S Weight 9 0 kg Basic Model Electric Character S Rated Voltage 220 VAC 10 S Frequency 50 HZ 60 HZ S Power Consumption operating approx 170 W max 15 W Standby Environment S Temperature 5 35 C S Humidity 15 85 no...

Page 79: ...d from the character s bottom S PR 9 emulation 4 3 mm S IBM PP II 4 3 mm S The min distance from the last basic printing line to the page bottom margin S 5 mm 0 2 inch S Min value of document rear measured from the character bottom S PR 9 emulation 3 1 mm S IBM PP II 10 mm S Min rear value of the passbook page S 5 mm S Left and right margin value of document LH RH S min 3 1 mm 0 3 mm S Left and ri...

Page 80: ...equal average document value S Recommended weight original 50 g m last copy 60 g m S Multicopy gluing At the top or on the side S Max paper weight of multicopy forms 380 g m S Printing quality with multicopy forms LQ or NLQ S Horizontal Passbook S Max width when open 241 mm S Min width when open 90 mm S Max length when open 220 mm S Min length when open 85 mm S The followings are recommended S Max...

Page 81: ... RATE 2400 4800 9600 19200 bit s S BITS CHARACTER 7 or 8 bits S STOP BITS 1 or 2 bits S PARITY none even or odd S DSR YES or NO Communication Cable S HOST 9 PINS DB 9S S PRINTER 9 PINS DB 9S This protocol uses the following signal lines S Receive Data RXD S Transmit Data TXD S Data Terminal Ready DTR S Projective Ground GND S Data Set Ready DSR S Clear To Send CTS S Ready To Send RTS S Signal Grou...

Page 82: ...s follows Technical Character S Compatibility CENTRONICS S Logic circuit TTL S Data format 7 or 8 bits S Logic level 0 5 V S Connector 36 pins All the input and output signal was connected to a 5V voltage by a 2 2k ohm resistance Interface signal 7 3 USB Interface in preparation S USB characters S Type terminal S Reference standard Universal Serial Bus S Transmission speed 200 kbps ...

Page 83: ...s usually LTP1 port and power on the PC S Connect a 220 V power line to the PR 9 printer S Press the STOP s key and push the power button together to power on the PR 9 S Do not release the STOP s key until the current firmware s edition is displayed on the printer s LCD S Hold on to press the STOP s key until LCD shows as S After LCD s displaying become stable you can release the STOP s key and th...

Page 84: ... The whole downloading process will last about three minutes After updating is finished successfully LCD shows S Now the PR 9 will automatically reset after downloading process finished S Firmware upgrading finished after PR 9 s automatically resetting finish and PR 9 can be used normally Warning Power off during the process of firmware upgrading is forbidden otherwise the printer will be destroye...

Page 85: ...lem try the next suggestion 5 If none of the suggestions enable you to continue printing or if the fault is not listed contact your service office 9 1 Power related Problems S The power indicator does not come on when power is switched on S Check that the power cord and plug are securely fitted to the printer and to an electrical outlet S Ask for the power connector connections to be verified S As...

Page 86: ...m length using the Set up feature S Reset top of form by performing a Parking function S Paper tears or jams S Examine the paper path remove any obstructions Note To clean the paper path remove the Alignment Unit as described in paragraph 4 1 2 S Paper is ropy such as crimp S Multi carbon does not bond well together S Too thick too thin or too many sheets of paper S There is residue of paper or fi...

Page 87: ...nging Replace it with a new ribbon if necessary S Is the ribbon cartridge properly installed Adjust as necessary S Characters do not print evenly or are not uniform in pitch S Examine the paper pathway for dirt or other obstruction that may cause the gap between print head and platen to vary Remove the obstruction S Incorrect installation of ribbon box or the ribbon tied S Part of printed text is ...

Page 88: ...ication interface parameters have been set up correctly S Make sure that the printer is connected to the host computer Refer to Paragraph 1 8 Connection to the System Make sure that connectors are properly fixed at both ends S Make sure that the printer is receiving data from the host computer S Make sure that the correct protocol is enabled S Make sure that you have selected the correct port if t...

Page 89: ... ISO 8859 15 050 ST15DK N Denmark Norway 720 PC 860 Portugal 620 ISO 8859 6 Arabia 060 ST15F French 730 PC 863 Canada French 623 ISO 8859 7 Greece 070 ST15ITA Italy 740 PC 850 Latin 1 625 ISO 8859 8 Hebrew 080 ST15S SF Sweden Finland 741 PC 858 Europe 680 OLI UNIX 090 ST15CH Swiss 742 PC 857 Latin 5 100 ST15UK Britain 750 PC 852 Latin 2 110 ST15USA America 770 PC 851 Greece 140 ST15GR Greece 771 P...

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Page 148: ...mulation commands classified by Hex Code and at the end a Hex Decimal conversion table The following conventions are used in the command listings Conventions ESC Escape 1 B introduces an escape sequence FS 1 C introduce an extension commands command sequence for Chinese mode Pn Numeric parameter or number of units that specify a distance or quantity pertaining to the escape sequence control functi...

Page 149: ...ar The Print Buffer ESC VT n1 n2 1B 0B n1 n2 Line Feed Lines ESC 1B 24 40 Set CHINA Mode ESC 1 n1 n2 d1 d2 d 3 n1 n2 1 d 3 n1 n2 1B 25 31 n1 n2 d1 d2 d 3 n1 n2 1 d 3 n1 n2 180 dpi BIM Print ESC 2 n1 n2 d1 d2 d 3 n1 n2 1 d 3 n1 n2 1B 25 32 n1 n2 d1 d2 d 3 n1 n2 1 d 3 n1 n2 90 dpi BIM Print ESC 3 n1 n2 1B 25 33 n1 n2 Forward Horizontal Skip ESC 4 n1 n2 1B 25 34 n1 n2 Backward Horizontal Skip ESC 5 n...

Page 150: ... Character 50 Condense ESC 1B 3E Reset Character 50 Compression ESC 1B 40 Printer Soft Reset ESC A 1B 41 NOP ESC B 1B 42 Set Elite HS ANK Mode ESC D 1B 44 Set High Speed Print Mode ESC E 1B 45 Set Elite HD ANK Mode ESC F n1 n2 1B 46 n1 n2 Set Page Length ESC G n1 n2 1B 47 n1 n2 NOP ESC H 1B 48 Set Pica HD ANK Mode ESC I 1B 49 Set High Density Print Mode ESC L n1 n2 n 2k 1 n 2k NULL NULL 1B 4C n1 n...

Page 151: ...nt Mode ESC I 1B 69 Set Emphasized Print Mode ESC j 1B 6A Reset Emphasized Print Mode ESC k 1B 6B Set SHIFT JIS Working Mode ESC l 1B 6C Set WESTERN Working Mode ESC m 1B 6D Set Double Strike mode ESC n 1B 6E Reset Double Strike mode ESC x n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 n7 1B 78 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 n7 Set Bar Code Parameters ESC y NUL NUL 1B 79 NUL NUL Bar Code Print ESC z n 1B 7A n Set Reset E13B Code ESC n 1B ...

Page 152: ... 53 Reset Superscript Subscript Mode FS _ 1C 5F Set Half Corner Character Compose Print FS g 1C 67 NOP FS h 1C 68 NOP FS p 1C 70 Set Chinese Character Double Width Mode FS q 1C 71 Reset Chinese Character Double Width Mode FS r 1C 72 Set CHINA Half Corner Character Mode FS s 1C 73 Reset CHINA Half Corner Character Mode FS t 1C 74 Set Half Corner Character Rotation Forbidden FS u 1C 75 Set Half Corn...

Page 153: ...nctions S Ignored Commands S Chinese Mode S Ignored Commands in Chinese Mode B 2 1 Basic Operations Before printing the printer stores the image of a line in the print buffer All the commands concerning this section result in immediate printing of the buffer contents S BS Backspace S CR Carriage return S DLE B Printer Soft Reset S FF Form feed BS Backspace This command causes the horizontal print ...

Page 154: ...margin Hex 0D H Decimal 13 D Octal 15 O DLE B Printer Soft Reset This command code sets all the parameters to the default conditions Hex 10 42 H Decimal 16 66 D Octal 20 102 O FF Form Feed Eject This command causes the current line buffer to print and eject paper for cut form or executes a form feed for fanfold paper Hex 0C H Decimal 12 D Octal 14 O ...

Page 155: ...f form This command code specifies the top of form to current vertical position Hex 1B 35 H Decimal 27 53 D Octal 33 65 O ESC n1 n2 Set Left Margin This command code sets left margin to n1 256 n2 180 inch Hex 1B 28 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 40 n1 n2 D Octal 33 50 n1 n2 O right margin left margin 1 5 inch Note If in data field this code will be ignored ESC n1 n2 Set Right Margin This command code sets rig...

Page 156: ...4 n D Octal 33 124 n O n 0 Sets forward as document eject direction n 1 Sets rearward as document eject direction ESC VT n1 n2 Line Feed Lines This command code executes line feed n1 10 n2 lines Hex 1B 0B n1 n2 H Decimal 27 11 n1 n2 D Octal 33 13 n1 n2 O n1 0x00 up to 0x0F n2 0x00 up to 0x0F n1 10 n2 165 ESC 9 n1 n2 Set Line Spacing to n 120 inch This command code sets line spacing to n2 120 inch ...

Page 157: ...nt and causes the presentation position to move vertically to the next printing line The default line pitch is determined by menu and also line pitch can be changed by follow command codes ESC 6 ESC 8 and ESC 9 n1 n2 SO Set Line Double Width This command code set the double width print attribute for the followed printable characters in current line Hex 0E H Decimal 14 D Octal 16 O ...

Page 158: ...0 0 right margin n1 256 n2 180 left margin ESC 4 n1 n2 Backward Horizontal Skip This command code causes the presentation position to move n1 256 n2 180 inches to the left Hex 1B 25 34 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 37 52 n1 n2 D Octal 33 45 64 n1 n2 O n1 256 n2 180 0 n1 256 n2 180 right margin Note If current print position n1 256 n2 180 left margin then the presentation position is specified to left margin ...

Page 159: ...180 inch Hex 1B 25 36 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 37 54 n1 n2 D Octal 33 45 66 n1 n2 O n1 256 n2 180 right margin n1 256 n2 180 left margin ESC 8 n Backward Vertical Skip This command code causes the current characters in print buffer to print and moves the presentation position backward n 120 inch Hex 1B 25 38 n H Decimal 27 37 58 n D Octal 33 45 70 n O ...

Page 160: ... JIS Working Mode This command code sets working mode to SHIFT JIS mode Code ESC l can change this mode Hex 1B 6B H Decimal 27 107 D Octal 33 153 O S Under this mode Chinese character s default pitch is 6 9 CPI S Western character s default pitch is 13 8 CPI ESC 6 Set Line Pitch to 6 LPI This command code sets line pitch to 6 LPI Hex 1B 36 H Decimal 27 54 D Octal 33 66 O ESC 8 Set Line Pitch to 8 ...

Page 161: ...C Reset Character 50 Compression This command code resets character 50 condense Hex 1B 3E H Decimal 27 62 D Octal 33 76 O ESC n Set SHIFT JIS Mode Character Density This command code specifies SHIFT JIS mode character density Hex 1B 25 39 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 37 57 n1 n2 D Octal 33 45 71 n1 n2 O n 0 resets the former character density set n 1 sets character density to 10 CPI n 2 sets character densi...

Page 162: ...e S ESC h Reset triple width print mode S ESC i Set emphasized print mode S ESC j Reset emphasized print mode S ESC m Set double strike mode S ESC n Reset double strike mode S ESC B Set bidirectional print mode S ESC U Set unidirectional print mode S ESC Set double height print mode S ESC Reset double height print mode ESC B Set Elite High Speed ANK Mode This command code sets a sub mode Elite hig...

Page 163: ...mode This sub mode is only valid when working mode is WESTERN Under this sub mode all western characters will be printed with the pitch of 10 CPI and the quality of NLQ Hex 1B 48 H Decimal 27 72 D Octal 33 110 O ESC I Set High Density Print Mode This command code specifies the print quality to NLQ Hex 1B 44 H Decimal 27 68 D Octal 33 104 O ESC N Set Pica High Speed ANK Mode This command code sets ...

Page 164: ... width print mode Hex 1B 52 H Decimal 27 82 D Octal 33 122 O Note This code can also reset the mode set by code FS p ESC U Set Double Width Print Mode This command code sets double width print mode Hex 1B 55 H Decimal 27 85 D Octal 33 125 O Note Code ESC R ESC g and ESC can reset this mode ESC X Set Underline Print This command code sets underline printing Hex 1B 58 H Decimal 27 88 D Octal 33 130 ...

Page 165: ...e line s base line is at the character s bottom and line spacing is determined by the highest character ESC f Reset Triple Height Print Mode This command code resets triple height print mode Hex 1B 66 H Decimal 27 102 D Octal 33 146 O ESC g Set Triple Width Print Mode This command code sets triple width print mode Code ESC h can reset this mode Hex 1B 67 H Decimal 27 103 D Octal 33 147 O ESC h Res...

Page 166: ...ESC m Set Double Strike mode This command code starts double strike mode in which all text characters are struck twice Hex 1B 6D H Decimal 27 109 D Octal 33 155 O Note Code ESC n can reset this mode ESC n Reset Double Strike mode This command code resets double strike mode Hex 1B 6E H Decimal 27 110 D Octal 33 156 O ESC B Set Bidirectional Print Mode This command code sets print mode to bidirectio...

Page 167: ...l 33 45 125 O ESC Set Double Height Print Mode This command code sets double height print mode Hex 1B 5B H Decimal 27 91 D Octal 33 133 O Code ESC can reset this mode Note One line s base line is at the character s bottom and line spacing is determined by the highest character ESC Reset Double Height Print Mode This command code resets double height print mode Hex 1B 5D H Decimal 27 93 D Octal 33 ...

Page 168: ...256 n i 1 180 right margin Note Maximal 30 tab stops are allowed HT Horizontal Tabulation Set horizontal tabulation Hex 09 H Decimal 09 D Octal 11 O If the H tab had already set by code ESC L then this command code moves the presentation position to the right to the next horizontal tab stop otherwise OKI PNS2061 in menu will determine whether do CR and LF one time at this moment or not DC4 Set Ver...

Page 169: ...n BIM print Hex 1B 25 31 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 37 49 n1 n2 D Octal 33 45 61 n1 n2 O n1 256 n2 defines the column number and n1 256 n2 3 defines the BIM data number ESC 2 n1 n2 90 DPI BIM Print This command code specifies 90 DPI 24 dot column BIM print Hex 1B 25 32 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 37 50 n1 n2 D Octal 33 45 62 n1 n2 O n1 256 n2 defines the column number and n1 256 n2 3 defines the BIM data number ...

Page 170: ...170 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 n7 O Note This command code is a new code and is only valid in PR 9 n1 n2 bar code type n3 n4 bar code height n5 n6 bar code width n7 0 no human readable line n7 1 has human readable line Note n1 10 n2 9 n3 10 n4 99 n5 1 0 n6 10 and n5 10 n6 34 n7 0 1 ESC y NUL NUL Bar Code Print This code gets bar code data and print bar code Hex 1B 79 NUL NUL H Decimal 27 121 NUL NUL D Octa...

Page 171: ... Octal 33 172 O Note E13B Code mode is only valid when working mode is SHIFT JIS mode while E13B Code mode is valid two byte code 0xa6 0xa1 0xa6 0xa2 0xa6 0xa3 0xa6 0xa4 0xa6 0xa5 0xa6 0xa6 0xa6 0xa7 0xa6 0xa8 0xa6 0xa9 0xa6 0xaa 0xa6 0xab 0xa6 0xac 0xa6 0xad 0xa6 0xaewill be printed as E13B code n 1 sets E13B Code mode n 0 resets E13B Code mode ...

Page 172: ...nter soft reset S ESC n Change Emulation CAN Clear buffer This command code clears the print buffer Hex 18 H Decimal 24 D Octal 30 O ESC l Set WESTERN Working Mode This command code sets working mode to WESTERN mode Hex 1B 6C H Decimal 27 108 D Octal 33 154 O Code ESC k and ESC H can change this mode ESC Set ANK Mode to Hiragana Mode This command code sets the ANK sub mode to Hiragana mode Code ES...

Page 173: ...TERN mode Katakana mode is the default ANK sub mode ESC H Reset CHINA Working Mode This command code resets working mode CHINA Hex 1B 28 48 H Decimal 27 40 72 D Octal 33 50 110 O ESC n Set Document Type This command code sets document type Hex 1B 7C n H Decimal 27 124 n D Octal 33 174 n O S If n equal to L then document is defined as fanfold paper S If n equal to C then document is defined as sing...

Page 174: ... H and ESC k can change this working mode In this mode all characters except single byte command codes will be regarded as two byte code ESC n Set Reset CHANGCHUN Condensed Mode This command code can set or reset CHANGCHUN condensed mode Hex 1B 2C n H Decimal 27 44 n D Octal 33 54 n O n 2 Sets CHANGCHUN condensed mode compress proportion 70 n 1 Resets CHANGCHUN condensed mode ...

Page 175: ...ions Hex 1B 40 H Decimal 27 64 D Octal 33 100 O ESC n Change Emulation Type This command code causes the current characters in print buffer to print and changes current emulation Hex 1B 5E n H Decimal 27 94 n D Octal 33 136 n O n 0 Change to IBM Emulation n 1 Change to OLIVETTI Emulation n 2 Change to EPSON LQ Emulation ...

Page 176: ...ulation DC1 On Line This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 11 H Decimal 17 D Octal 21 O DC3 Off Line This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 13 H Decimal 19 D Octal 23 O ESC A NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1B 41 H Decimal 27 65 D Octal 33 101 O ESC G n1 n2 NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1B 47 n1 n2 H Decimal 27 71 n1 n2 D Octal 33 107 n1 n2 O ...

Page 177: ...and code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1B 53 H Decimal 27 83 D Octal 33 123 O ESC V NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1B 56 H Decimal 27 86 D Octal 33 126 O ESC b NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1B 62 H Decimal 27 98 D Octal 33 142 O VT Vertical Tabulation This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 0B H Decimal 11 D Octal 13 O ...

Page 178: ... CHINA Half Corner Character Mode S FS t Set Half Corner Character Rotation Forbidden S FS u Set Half Corner Character Rotation Allowed FS n Set Chinese Character s Spacing This command code sets Chinese character s spacing Hex 1C 24 n H Decimal 28 36 n D Octal 34 44 n O This code specifies Half Corner character s spacing to n 180 inch and when n is less than 128 this code specifies Full Corner ch...

Page 179: ...OCR B character FS J Set Character Left Rotate 90 degree Print This command code sets character left rotate 90 degree print mode Hex 1C 4A H Decimal 28 74 D Octal 34 112 O This mode is valid when working mode is SHIFT JIS mode or when working mode is CHINA mode When this mode is valid all printable characters except those are listed below will be rotated to left 90 degree Position 16 Characters Po...

Page 180: ...3F I 21 7D 9 Position 16 Characters Position 16 Characters Byte1 Byte2 Byte1 Byte2 23 28 23 5B 23 29 23 5D 23 3C 23 7B 23 3D 23 7D 23 3E Position 16 Characters Position 16 Characters 28 5B 29 5D 3C 7B 3D 0 7D 3E FS K Reset Character Left Rotate 90 degree Print This command code resets character left rotate 90 degree print mode Hex 1C 4B H Decimal 28 75 D Octal 34 113 O ...

Page 181: ... CHINA mode FS O Reset Superscript Mode This command code resets superscript mode Hex 1C 4F H Decimal 28 79 D Octal 34 117 O FS P Set Subscript Mode This command code sets subscript mode Hex 1C 50 H Decimal 28 80 D Octal 34 120 O Note This mode is valid when working mode is SHIFT JIS mode or when working mode is CHINA mode FS Q Reset Subscript Mode This command code resets subscriptmode Hex 1C 51 ...

Page 182: ...er one will be printed as subscript FS S Reset Superscript Subscript Mode This command code resets superscript subscript mode Hex 1C 53 H Decimal 28 83 D Octal 34 123 O FS _ Set Half Corner Character Compose Print This command code sets Half Corner character compose print mode Hex 1C 5F H Decimal 28 95 D Octal 34 137 O Note This mode is valid when working mode is SHIFT JIS mode or when working mod...

Page 183: ...de This command code resets Chinese character double width mode Hex 1C 71 H Decimal 28 113 D Octal 34 161 O Note This code can also clear the Chinese character s double width attribute that made by code ESC U FS r Set CHINA Half Corner Character Mode This command code sets CHINA Half Corner Character mode and reset Subscript Mode Subscript Mode Superscript Subscript Mode Hex 1C 72 H Decimal 28 114...

Page 184: ...al attribute which made by code FS J So after this code no Half Corner character is allowed to rotate until the printer encounter code FS u Hex 1C 74 H Decimal 28 116 D Octal 34 164 O FS u Set Half Corner Character Rotation Allowed This command code enables the code FS J to make Half Corner Character rotate Hex 1C 75 H Decimal 28 117 D Octal 34 165 O ...

Page 185: ... does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1C 25 n H Decimal 28 37 n D Octal 34 45 n O FS 0 n1 n2 NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1C 30 n1 n2 H Decimal 28 48 n1 n2 D Octal 34 60 n1 n2 O FS g NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1C 67 H Decimal 28 103 D Octal 34 147 O FS h NOP This command code does nothing in PR 9 Hex 1C 68 H Decimal 28 104 D Octal 34 150 O ...

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Page 188: ...e and at the end a Hex Decimal conversion table The following conventions are used in the command listings Conventions ESC Escape 1 B introduces an escape sequence Pn Numeric parameter or number of units that specify a distance or quantity pertaining to the escape sequence control function or control string Accepted values are 0 9999 may be preceded by or If the parameter is in normal notation lik...

Page 189: ... DC3 13 Deactivate printer system connection DC4 14 Cancel double width one line CAN 18 Clear print buffer ESC BEL E 1B 07 45 Change Emulation ESC AGM 1B 2A Select Alternate Graphics Mode AGM ESC 1B 2D Underline ESC 0 1B 30 Line feed 1 8 ESC 1 1B 31 Line feed 7 72 ESC 2 1B 32 Line feed 1 6 or Activate ESC A n ESC 3 1B 33 Line feed n 216 ESC 4 1B 34 Top of form ESC 5 1B 35 Automatic line feed after...

Page 190: ...ional spacing ESC Q ETX 1B 51 03 Deactivate printer system connection ESC R 1B 52 Cancel tabulation stop ESC S 1B 53 Superscript subscript ESC T 1B 54 Cancel superscript subscript ESC U 1B 55 Uni bidirectional printing ESC W 1B 57 Double width continued ESC X 1B 58 Left and right margins ESC Y 1B 59 Double resolution BIM ESC Z 1B 5A Quadruple resolution BIM ESC 1B 5B 40 Double height width ESC A 1...

Page 191: ...ge of a line in the print buffer All the commands concerning this section result in immediate printing of the buffer contents S BS Backspace S CR Carriage return S FF Form feed S HT Horizontal tabulation S LF Line feed S VT Vertical tabulation BS Backspace Hexadecimal code 08 Moves the print head back one print pitch of the selected value Special features S by two steps if double width has been se...

Page 192: ...acters beginning at position 9 If the position of the next stop is beyond the right margin the printer ignores the command LF Line Feed Forward Hexadecimal code 0A Prints the current line and executes a line feed of a value determined by the vertical spacing selected If the parameter LF CR YES has been selected from the Set Up the printing position is set at the left margin VT Vertical Tabulation ...

Page 193: ...ngth in No of Lines Hexadecimal code 1B 43 n n 1 255 Defines the form length as a number of print lines The space occupied depends on the value of the current line feed This space remains unchanged even if the line feed is changed until the printer is switched off or a new form length command is received Resets the line counter and fixes the current position as the start of the page top of form ES...

Page 194: ...form ESC X n1 n2 Left and Right Margins Hexadecimal code 1B 58 n1 n2 n1 n2 1 255 Parameter n1 indicates the number of the column in the current print pitch for the left margin Parameter n2 indicates the number of the column in the current print pitch for the right margin Value n2 n1 must be more than 1 Values that go beyond the right edge of the paper are set back to the right margin When paramete...

Page 195: ... Line Feed 1 6 or Activate ESC A n Hexadecimal code 1B 32 Sets the line feed of the value according to ESC A n when it is followed by this command It remains valid until a new line feed command is received Line feed 1 6 Sent alone it sets the 1 6 4 23 mm line feed This is the line feed recommended for alphanumeric texts and ensures that semi graphic characters meet perfectly ESC 3 n IBM ProPrinter...

Page 196: ...IBM ProPrinter X24 Line Feed n 72 or n 60 Hexadecimal code 1B 41 n n 1 85 If the parameter AGM NO has been selected in the SETUP it sets the n 72 0 3528 x n mm line feed If the parameter AGM YES has been selected in the SETUP it sets the n 60 0 432 x n mm line feed It will only be executed when the command ESC 2 is received Until then the current line feed remains valid Note n 0 does not change th...

Page 197: ... Feed of n 216 Hexadecimal code 1B 4A n n 1 255 Prints the buffer and feeds the paper by n 216 It also executes a carriage return if the parameter LF CR YES has been selected in the SETUP In 8 needle graphic printing the value 24 216 ensures that the lines meet perfectly ESC Line Feed Backward Hexadecimal code 1B 5D Prints the current line and executes a line feed backward of a value determined by...

Page 198: ...de 1B 3A Sets 12 characters per inch starting from the current position Cancelled by DC2 which restores 10 cpi Pica ESC P n Proportional Spacing Hexadecimal code 1B 50 n Selects printing with proportional spacing In this way the print pitch changes from one character to another according to their width Proportional spacing is canceled by any command that changes the print pitch Parameter n may be ...

Page 199: ...character width is not change If n1n2 23 the value of n1n2 is set to 23 It sets the characters width be 1 n1n2 24 current CPI value inch SI 16 6 17 1 cpi Condensed Hexadecimal code 0F If the parameter COMPRESS 17 1 has been selected in the SETUP it sets 17 1 characters per inch starting from the current position If the parameter COMPRESS 16 6 has been selected in the SETUP it sets 16 6 characters ...

Page 200: ...ntinuous S ESC n Underline S ESC _ n Overline S SO Double width one line S ESC Double height width S ESC A Triple height width DC4 Cancel Double Width One Line Hexadecimal code 14 Cancel double width set by SO and restores the previous print pitch ESC E Bold Face Hexadecimal code 1B 45 Sets bold face printing until the ESC F command which cancels it is received Bold face is obtained by the printer...

Page 201: ...nloaded 12 Draft 12 cpi downloaded derived from Draft 10 cpi downloaded 20 Draft 17 cpi downloaded derived from Draft 10 cpi downloaded 6 Letter 10 cpi downloaded 14 Letter 12 cpi downloaded 22 Letter 17 cpi downloaded derived from Letter 10 cpi downloaded 7 Letter Proportional downloaded ESC I n IBM ProPrinter II Select Print Mode Hexadecimal code 1B 49 n Selects the print mode and character set ...

Page 202: ...pt n 1 1 or 49 D subscript ESC T Cancel Superscript Subscript Hexadecimal code 1B 54 Cancels the two settings obtained by ESC S n ESC U n Uni Bidirectional Printing Hexadecimal code 1B 55 n Sets continued uni or bidirectional printing Parameter n may be set to n 0 0 o 48 D bidirectional n 1 1 o 49 D unidirectional ESC W n Double Width continued Hexadecimal code 1B 57 n Sets cancels double width Pa...

Page 203: ...ned using the first needle with characters that use the first needle part of the overline merges with the crest of the characters n 1 1 or 49 D activate n 0 0 or 48 D deactivate Overline also the SPACE character but not horizontal tabulations Semigraphic characters cannot be overlined SO Double Width One Line Hexadecimal code 0E Prints each character doubling the preset width and as a result the n...

Page 204: ...l values in the table below m3 Line feed and height of characters 0 No change with respect to the current settings 1 Unchanged line feed normal height 2 Unchanged line feed double height 16 Single line feed unchanged height 17 Single line feed normal height 18 Single line feed double height 32 Double line feed unchanged height 33 Double line feed normal height 34 Double line feed double height The...

Page 205: ...ers 0 No change with respect to the current settings 1 Unchanged line feed normal height 2 Unchanged line feed triple height 16 Single line feed unchanged height 17 Single line feed normal height 18 Single line feed triple height 32 Double line feed unchanged height 33 Double line feed normal height 34 Double line feed triple height 48 Triple line feed unchanged height 49 Triple line feed normal h...

Page 206: ...B NUL and the command ESC R clear all vertical tabulation stops When a vertical tabulation program is executed all the current vertical tabulation stops are cleared If there is no vertical tabulation program the command VT executes a single line feed ESC D n1 n255 k1 k28 NUL Horizontal Tabulation Program Hexadecimal code 1B 44 n1 n255 k1 k28 00 n 1 255 k 1 28 The values of the parameters n indicat...

Page 207: ...nce n2 256 n1 The distance is specified in dot units using 1 120 inch as horizontal resolution Spaces produced by this command are affected by underscore overscore and strikethrough If it goes beyond the right margin current horizontal position is set to the right margin ESC R Clear All Tabulation Stops Hexadecimal code 1B 52 Deletes all the horizontal tabulation stops set by ESC D and all vertica...

Page 208: ...phics is limited by the maximum capacity of a print line and the graphic resolution The data that exceeds the capacity of the line buffer is ignored The graphic commands must therefore be repeated for each print line if you want to print an image consisting of several lines One line can contain both alphanumeric and graphical characters To calculate the space that the alphanumeric characters occup...

Page 209: ...ine of graphic data in double resolution with an 80 column printer 960 bytes must be sent after the command ESC L Parameters n1 and n2 are calculated as follows n2 whole number of 960 256 3 n1 960 3 x 256 960 768 192 2 7 1 The BIM graphic commands are S ESC K n1 n2 normal resolution BIM S ESC L n1 n2 double resolution BIM S ESC Y n1 n2 double resolution BIM S ESC Z n1 n2 quadruple resolution BIM S...

Page 210: ... the horizontal adjacent dots cannot be printed ESC g n1 n2 m High Resolution Graphics Hexadecimal code 1B 5B 67 n1 n2 m Selects the graphic printing resolution BIM with 8 or 24 needles Parameters n1 and n2 give the amount of graphic data plus 1 calculation as for other BIM commands Parameter m defines the type of graphic print resolution according to the following table m Horizontal Resolution Ne...

Page 211: ... 255 If the parameter AGM NO has been selected in the SETUP it sets the n 216 0 1176 x n mm line feed If the parameter AGM YES has been selected in the SETUP it sets the n 180 0 141 x n mm line feed This is the line feed recommended for graphic printing BIM If programmed to 24 216 it ensures that the various lines in 8 needle graphic printing meet perfectly It remains valid until a new line feed c...

Page 212: ...8 or 24 needle graphic mode when AGM YES has been selected during SETUP Parameter m defines the type of graphic printing resolution according to the following table m Horizontal Resolution Needles used Notes 0 60 8 same as ESC K 1 120 8 same as ESC L 2 120 8 same as ESC Y 3 240 8 same as ESC Z 4 80 8 CRT I 6 90 8 CRT II 32 60 24 ESC K high resolution 33 120 24 ESC L high resolution 38 90 24 CRT II...

Page 213: ...e during printing But be careful the algorithm for creating the NLQ font style and the bold face may not work properly in these cases The table of the new characters will be loaded in the printer s RAM Remember that the content of the RAM is cleared when you switch off the printer so the DLL characters are also lost If you want to reuse your DLL characters you must reload them whenever you power o...

Page 214: ...eated for each DLL character The sequence ESC NUL NUL or print power off clears all DLL characters from the printer s memory and restores the standard character set DLL in Draft Print Mode DLL in NLQ Print Mode DLL in Draft S Print Matrix S Parameters n1 and n2 S Parameter m2 S Parameters a and b S Parameters p1 p11 Example of How to Create a DLL Character S Print Matrix Figure Draft DLL print mat...

Page 215: ...w characters They must be specified for each of the characters S Parameter a indicates whether the character is ascending or descending and whether the character is expanded or not if it is expanded it indicates how The values of the bits of parameter a select the following features BIT Value Function 7 0 1 Ascending Character Descending Character 6 2 ignored 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Expanded Character Bit...

Page 216: ...printed in proportional spacing it will occupy all 11 columns of the character matrix Irrespective of the printing mode selected a twelfth column will always be added to space out the characters S Parameters p1 p11 These 11 bytes determine the dots in the columns for forming the character As in BIM graphic printing each bit in the various bytes corresponds to a needle of the print head and a dot w...

Page 217: ...byte 1 Attribute a byte 2 Attribute b byte 3 1st column of 1st pass byte 4 1st column of 2nd pass byte 5 2nd column of 1st pass byte 6 2nd column of 2nd pass byte 47 23rd column of 1st pass byte 48 23rd column of 2nd pass 4 For shaded and expanded characters attribute a has the same meaning as for Draft DLL But for shaded characters lines 1 3 5 and 7 are copied on the lines at the bottom 17 19 21 ...

Page 218: ...lears the contents of the print buffer all the data is lost The current printing position remains unchanged DC1 Activate Printer System Connection Hexadecimal code 11 Sets the printer on line until a DC3 is received DC3 Deactivate Printer System Connection Hexadecimal code 13 The printer sends this command via the serial interface to indicate that the buffer is full With a parallel interface it is...

Page 219: ...normally represent control codes This command tells the printer to ignore the function of the commands for the codes between 0 and 32 and with table 1 selected also between 128 and 159 and to print the substitute symbols present in these positions Parameters n1 and n2 indicate the number of characters to be printed in this way They are calculated as follows n2 whole number number of data items 256...

Page 220: ...r PR40 previously set in setup With n 09 Hex change to OKI emulation With n 0A Hex change to LQ emulation ESC Q ETX Deactivate Printer System Connection Hexadecimal code 1B 51 03 Sets the printer off line in LOCAL mode until the DC1 which restores the connection is received The third element in the sequence ETX identifies the model of printer connected 80 column printer ...

Page 221: ... 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 6 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 269 185 201 217 233 249 A 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 B 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 ...

Page 222: ... Emulation commands classified by Hex Code and at the end a Hex Decimal conversion table The following conventions are used in the command listings Conventions ESC Escape 1 B introduces an escape sequence FS 1 C introduce an extension commands command sequence for Chinese mode Pn Numeric parameter or number of units that specify a distance or quantity pertaining to the escape sequence control func...

Page 223: ...2 Cancel condensed printing for ASCII DC3 13 Off line Ignored DC4 14 Reset double width for current line CAN 18 Cancel line buffer ESC BEL n 1B 07 n Change current emulation ESC SO 1B 0E Set double width one line ESC SI 1B 0F Set condensed printing for ASCII ESC EM n 1B 19 n Control paper loading ejecting Ignored ESC SP n 1B 20 n Adds extra space between each character ESC n 1B 21 n Master select ...

Page 224: ...56 nL 1B 28 63 nL nH d1 d2 d nH 256 nL 1 d nH 256 nL Set TOF and BOF Ignored ESC t nL nH d1 d2 d nH 256 nL 1 d nH 256 nL 1B 28 74 nL nH d1 d2 d nH 256 nL 1 d nH 256 nL Assign character table Ignored ESC v nL nH mL mH d1 d2 d nH 256 nL 3 d nH 256 nL 2 1B 28 43 nL nH mL mH d1 d2 d nH 256 nL 3 d nH 256 nL 2 Set relative vertical print position ESC n1 n2 n3 data 1B 2A n1 n2 n3 data Set AGM graphic mod...

Page 225: ...4C nH nL d1 d2 d nH 256 nL 1 d nH 256 nL Set 120dpi 8 needles graphic printing mode ESC M 1B 4D Select 12 cpi for ASCII ESC N n 1B 4E n Set bottom margin ESC O 1B 4F Cancel bottom margin ESC P 1B 50 Select 10 cpi for ASCII ESC Q n 1B 51 n Set right margin ESC R n 1B 52 n Select codepage ESC S n 1B 53 n Select superscript subscript printing for ASCII ESC T 1B 54 Cancel superscript subscript printin...

Page 226: ... 1C 21 n Set Chinese character attributes FS 1C 26 Set Chinese mode FS n 1C 2D n Set reset underline in Chinese mode FS 1C 2E Set western mode FS 2 1C 32 n1 n2 d1 d72 Load user defined characters FS D 1C 44 Set two half corner characters into one FS J 1C 4A Set clockwise 90 rotation printing for Chinese character FS K 1C 4B Cancel clockwise 90 rotation printing for Chinese character FS S n1 n2 1C ...

Page 227: ...ON D 6 FS b n 1C 62 n Ignored FS c n1 n2 1C 63 n1 n2 Ignored FS k n 1C 6B n Ignored FS r n 1C 72 n Set reset super subscript of Chinese character FS v n 1C 76 n Set reset tab lines Ignored FS x n 1C 78 n Set Chinese character print quality DEL 7F Delete a character ...

Page 228: ...s S Chinese Mode D 2 1 Basic Operations Before printing the printer stores the image of a line in the print buffer All the commands concerning this section result in immediate printing of the buffer contents S BEL Beep S BS Backspace S CR Carriage return S FF Form feed BEL Beep This command causes the buzzer to sound one time Hex 07 H Decimal 07 D Octal 07O BS Backspace This command causes the hor...

Page 229: ...e current line buffer to print and position the Print head to the left margin Hex 0D H Decimal 13 D Octal 15 O FF Form Feed Eject This command causes the current line buffer to print and eject paper for cut form or executes a form feed for fanfold paper Hex 0C H Decimal 12 D Octal 14 O ...

Page 230: ...ollowing bytes in this command S Command ESC C 0x02 0x00 mL mH defines the page length as mH 256 mL vertical resolution The vertical resolution is set by command ESC U nL nH m The default is 1 360 S Others ignores this command all bytes of this command are ignored Hex 1B 28 43 nL nH mL mH H Decimal 27 40 67 nL nH mL mH D Octal 33 50 103 nL nH mL mH O ESC C NUL n Set Page Length as n Inch Set page ...

Page 231: ...el Bottom Margin Cancel bottom margin Hex 1B 4F H Decimal 27 79 D Octal 33 117 O ESC Q n Set Right Margin as n Characters Set right margin as n characters the width of character depends on the current mode character attributes Hex 1B 51 n H Decimal 27 81 n D Octal 33 121 n O ESC U nL nH m Set vertical resolution as m 3600 inch Set vertical resolution Hex 1B 28 55 nL nH m H Decimal 27 40 85 nL nH m...

Page 232: ... n Set line spacing as n 360 inch S LF Line feed ESC 0 Set 8 LPI Sets the 1 8 3 175 mm line feed Set 8 LPI Hex 1B 30 H Decimal 27 48 D Octal 33 60 O ESC 2 Set 6 LPI Set the 1 6 4 23 mm line feed Hex 1B 32 H Decimal 27 50 D Octal 33 62 O ESC 3 n Set Line spacing as n 180 inch Set line spacing as n 180 inch Hex 1B 33 n H Decimal 27 51 n D Octal 33 63 n O ESC A n Set Line Spacing as n 6 inch Set line...

Page 233: ...180 inch Reverse paper feed Hex 1B 6A n H Decimal 27 106 n D Octal 33 152 n O This command prints data in the buffer then reverse feed paper n 180 inch the value of n is in 01H FFH 1D 5D ESC n Set Line Spacing as n 360 inch Set line spacing as n 360 inch Hex 1B 2B n H Decimal 27 43 n D Octal 33 53 n O LF Line feed This command prints the current line buffer and move the current vertical position t...

Page 234: ...tion to mH 256 mL vertical resolution Note With other coding this command will be ignored ESC v nL nH mL mH Set relative vertical print position Hex 1B 28 76 nL nH mL mH H Decimal 27 40 186 nL nH mL mH D Octal 33 50 166 nL nH mL mH O The command ESC v 0x02 0x00 mL mH move down vertically mH 256 mL vertical resolution from current position Note With other coding this command will be ignored ESC n1 ...

Page 235: ... n2 O The defined unit will be different according to print quality and PNS item in menu Draft move n2 256 n1 120 inch from the current position LQ move n2 256 n1 180 inch ESC P or n2 256 n1 horizontal unit 3600 inch ESC P 2 from the current position Note If this command is received consecutively the consecutive n2 256 n1 will be accumulated and set the low 15 bits as valid movement parameter ...

Page 236: ...printing DC2 Cancel condensed printing for ASCII Cancel condensed printing for ASCII Hex 12 H Decimal 18 D Octal 22 O ESC M Set Western Character to be 12 CPI Set western character to be 12 CPI Hex 1B 4D H Decimal 27 77 D Octal 33 115 O ESC P Set Western Character to be 10 CPI Set western character to be 10 CPI Hex 1B 50 H Decimal 27 80 D Octal 33 120 O ESC SI Set condensed printing of western cha...

Page 237: ...et Western Character to 15 CPI Set 15 CPI for western character Hex 1B 67 H Decimal 27 103 D Octal 33 147 O SI Set western character condensed printing This command causes to print western character as condensed 60 width Hex 0F H Decimal 15 D Octal 17 O ...

Page 238: ...n character S ESC U n Set unidirectional bidirectional printing S ESC W n Set Reset double width S ESC p n Set Reset Character Proportion S ESC t n Set Reset Italic Printing S ESC w n Set Reset Double Height Printing S ESC x n Set Character Quality S ESC n Set Reset the underline of western character S ESC n Set general attributes of western character S ESC 4 Set italic printing S ESC 5 Reset ital...

Page 239: ...2 D Octal 33 110 O ESC I n Set extended attributes of character Set extended attributes of character Hex 1B 49 n H Decimal 27 73 n D Octal 33 11 n O n A Reset double height and width in Chinese character reset double height and width in western character n B Set double height in Chinese character set double width in Chinese and western character n C Reset double width in Chinese and western charac...

Page 240: ...s command sets the printable character to be printed horizontally enlarged double width it is valid only for one line Hex 1B 0E H Decimal 27 14 D Octal 33 16 O ESC SP n Set western CPI Set character pitch of western character In Draft the character width will be set as n 120 inch or else it will be set as n 180 inch Hex 1B 20 n H Decimal 27 32 n D Octal 33 40 n O ESC T Reset subscript superscript ...

Page 241: ...double width Set Reset double width Hex 1B 57 n H Decimal 27 87 n D Octal 33 127 n O n 0 Reset double width n 1 Set double width ESC p n Set Reset Character Proportion Set Reset character proportion Hex 1B 70 n H Decimal 27 112 n D Octal 33 160 n O n 0 Reset character proportion n 1 Set character proportion ESC t n Set Reset Italic Printing Set Reset italic printing Hex 1B 74 n H Decimal 27 116 n ...

Page 242: ... n 1 Set double height printing ESC x n Set Character Quality Set character quality Hex 1B 78 n H Decimal 27 120 n D Octal 33 170 n O n 0 print in draft n 1 print in NLQ ESC n Set Reset the underline of western character Set Reset the underline of western character Hex 1B 2C n H Decimal 27 44 n D Octal 33 54 n O n 0 Reset the underline of western character n 1 Set the underline of western characte...

Page 243: ...bscript 6 reset italic set italic 5 reset double width set double width 4 reset overtype set overtype 3 reset boldface set boldface 2 reset western condensed character set western condensed character 1 reset western character proportion set western character proportion 0 reset western CPI as 12 set western CPI as 12 ESC 4 Set italic printing Set italic printing Hex 1B 34 H Decimal 27 52 D Octal 33...

Page 244: ...ing data in this command ESC 0x03 0x00 0x01 0x01 d2 d2 not 0 set underline in western mode ESC 0x03 0x00 0x01 d1 0x00 d1 not 0 reset underline in western mode Else ignore this command including nH 256 nL bytes behind nH SO Set double width printing This command causes to print the printable character behind it as horizontally enlarged double width This command is only valid for one line Hex 0E H D...

Page 245: ...orm position Tab stop must be in ascending order code NUL 0x00 will end this command A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set for each tab set Hex 1B 42 H Decimal 27 66 D Octal 33 102 O ESC D n1 nk NUL Set Horizontal Tab Stop Set horizontal tab stops in the current character pitch at the columns specified by n1 to nk as measured from the left margin position Tab stop must be in ascending orde...

Page 246: ...97 n m1 mk 00 D Octal 33 141 n m1 mk 00 O HT Horizontal Tabulation This command moves the horizontal position to the right to the next horizontal tab stop If there is no tab stop between the current position and the right margin this command will be ignored or executed as a CR LF according to menu setup Hex 09 H Decimal 09 D Octal 11 O VT Vertical Tabulation This command causes the current positio...

Page 247: ...fy the total number of columns of graphics data following ESC L n1 n2 data Set 120 DPI 8 Needles Graphic Printing Mode Set graphic print mode to double resolution Prints bit image graphics in 8 dot columns at 120 DPI Hex 1B 4C n1 n2 H Decimal 27 76 n1 n2 D Octal 33 114 n1 n2 O n1 n2 256 specify the total number of columns of graphics data following ESC Y n1 n2 data Set Graphic Printing in 120 DPI ...

Page 248: ...1 n2 data Set AGM Alternate Graphics Mode print mode Select 8 needles or 24 needles graphic printing mode Hex 1B 2A m n1 n2 data H Decimal 27 42 m n1 n2 data D Octal 33 52 m n1 n2 data O m defined the horizontal dot density As follows m Decimal Dot density DPI Needles used Notes 0 60 8 same as ESC K 1 120 8 same as ESC L 2 120 8 same as ESC Y 3 240 8 same as ESC Z 4 80 8 6 90 8 32 60 24 33 120 24 ...

Page 249: ...mand clears buffer and initializes printer it sets all the parameters to the power on default conditions Hex 10 42 H Decimal 16 66 D Octal 20 102 O ESC BEL n Change Emulation This command causes to print data in the current buffer and change emulation to the corresponding one according to the value of n Hex 1B 07 n H Decimal 27 07 n D Octal 33 07 n O n E Change into OLIVETTI emulation n F Change i...

Page 250: ... set n Western character set 0 America 9 Norway 1 France 10 Denmark 2 2 Germany 11 Spain 2 3 U K 12 Latin 4 Denmark 1 5 Sweden 6 Italy 75 PC 866 BG Bulgaria 7 Spain1 76 PC Ger Germany Note The area of n 75 is for extended character set ESC Software initialization Hex 1B 40 H Decimal 27 64 D Octal 33 100 O This command clears buffer and initializes printer it sets all the parameters to the power on...

Page 251: ...range character table S ESC Set print data in character mode S ESC Unidirectional Mode S ESC Copy ROM to RAM S ESC Select character set S ESC Define character setr S ESC 6 Set printable character S ESC 7 Reset printable character Note Ignored means the command is treated as NOP that means according to defined command format all bytes of this command are discarded DC1 On line Hex 11 H Decimal 17 D ...

Page 252: ... n1 n2 D Octal 33 143 n1 n2 O ESC k n Set Font Hex 1B 6B n H Decimal 27 107 n D Octal 33 153 n O ESC q n Set Reset Shadow Font Hex 1B 71 n H Decimal 27 113 n D Octal 33 161 ESC G nL nH Set raster graphic mode Hex 1B 28 47 nL nH H Decimal 27 40 71 nL nH D Octal 33 50 107 nL nH O nH 256 nL defines the number of following bytes in this command ESC X nL nH Set background print Hex 1B 28 58 nL nH H Dec...

Page 253: ... n1 n2 D Octal 33 50 136 n1 n2 O ESC Unidirectional Mode Hex 1B 3C H Decimal 27 60 D Octal 33 74 O ESC n1 n2 n3 Copy ROM to RAM Hex 1B 3A n1 n2 n3 H Decimal 27 58 n1 n2 n3 D Octal 33 72 n1 n2 n3 O ESC n Select character set Hex 1B 25 n H Decimal 27 37 n D Octal 33 45 n O ESC Define character set Hex 1B 26 H Decimal 27 38 D Octal 33 46 O ESC t nL nH Arrange character table Hex 1B 28 74 nL nH H Deci...

Page 254: ...Appendix D EPSON LQ Emulation Commands D 33 ESC 6 Set printable character Hex 1B 36 H Decimal 27 54 D Octal 33 66 O ESC 7 Reset printable character Hex 1B 37 H Decimal 27 55 D Octal 33 67 O ...

Page 255: ...printing S FS Y S FS b S FS c S FS k S FS r n Set superscript subscript of Chinese character S FS x n Set printing quality of Chinese character S FS v Set Reset table line S FS n Set general attributes of Chinese character S FS Set Chinese mode S FS Set western character mode S FS 2 n1 Load character defined by user FS D Set combined printing Rotation printing of Chinese mode Hex 1C 44 H Decimal 2...

Page 256: ...D Octal 34 112 O FS K Reset Rotation printing Reset Chinese rotation printing in Chinese mode Hex 1C 4B H Decimal 28 75 D Octal 34 113 O FS S n1 n2 Set pitch of Chinese character Set the character pitch of Chinese character to be n1 256 n2 180 inch Hex 1C 53 n1 n2 H Decimal 28 83 n1 n2 D Octal 34 123 n1 n2 O The range of n2 12 up to 255 FS SI Set Compressed Printing for Chinese Character This comm...

Page 257: ...56 n2 180 inch Hex 1C 54 n1 n2 H Decimal 28 84 n1 n2 D Octal 34 124 n1 n2 O The range of n2 12 up to 255 FS U Set Adjustment of half width Chinese character Set adjustment mode of half width Chinese character that means the width of half width character is just the half of the double byte character s width Note This mode is the power on mode Hex 1C 55 H Decimal 28 85 D Octal 34 125 O FS V Reset Ad...

Page 258: ...27 n O n 0 Reset double height and double width printing of Chinese character n 1 Set double height and double width printing of Chinese character FS Y n1 n2 n3 Hex 1C 59 n1 n2 n3 H Decimal 28 89 n1 n2 n3 D Octal 34 131 n1 n2 n3 O FS b n Hex 1C 62 n H Decimal 28 98 n D Octal 34 142 n O FS c n1 n2 Hex 1C 63 n1 n2 H Decimal 28 99 n1 n2 D Octal 34 143 n1 n2 O FS k n Hex 1C 6B n H Decimal 28 107 n D O...

Page 259: ...printing quality of Chinese character Set printing quality of Chinese character Hex 1C 78 n H Decimal 28 120 n D Octal 34 170 n O n 0 set NLQ quality of Chinese character n 1 set DRAFT quality of Chinese character FS n Set Reset underline of Chinese character Set Reset underline of Chinese character Hex 1C 2C n H Decimal 28 44 n D Octal 34 54 n O n 0 Reset underline of Chinese character n 1 Set un...

Page 260: ...script 4 reset angle Chinese character set angle Chinese character 3 reset double height of Chinese character set double height of Chinese character 2 reset double width of Chinese character set double width of Chinese character 1 reset half angle Chinese character set half angle Chinese character 0 reset rotation to the left printing set rotation to the left printing FS Set Chinese mode Set Chine...

Page 261: ...efined character double byte character into printer s RAM the dot matrix is 24x24 that is 72bytes for dot matrix Hex 1C 32 n1 n2 H Decimal 28 50 n1 n2 D Octal 34 62 n1 n2 O n1 and n2 define the specific codes for the user defined character n1 is the high byte n1 0x7f must be 0x78 0x79 or 0x7a n2 is the low byte n2 0x7f must be in the range of 0x21 to 0x7e ...

Page 262: ... 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 6 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 269 185 201 217 233 249 A 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 B 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 C 12 28 44 ...

Page 263: ...you will find a Hex Decimal conversion table The following conventions are used in the command listings Conventions ESC Escape 1 B introduces an escape sequence FS 1 C introduce an extension commands command sequence for Chinese mode Pn Numeric parameter or number of units that specify a distance or quantity pertaining to the escape sequence control function or control string Accepted values are 0...

Page 264: ...ion ESC Q nnn ESC Z 1B 51 n n n 1B 5A Set page length to nnn lines ESC J nnn 1B 4A n n n Set left margin to nnn characters ESC T nnn 1B 54 n n n Set top margin to nnn 216 inch or nnn 240 inch based on menu set ESC M nnn 1B 4D n n n Set bottom margin to nnn lines ESC nn 1B 26 n n Set Row spacing to nn 216 inch or nn 240 inch based on menu set E 1 3 Character Spacing Commands Command HEX CODE Explan...

Page 265: ... double height typing ESC w n 1B 77 n Set Reset vertical extension typing ESC SP nnn 1B 21 20 n n n Set character right space to nnn 120 inch FS S nn 1C 53 n n Set character spacing ESC 1B 28 Set Boldface ESC 1B 29 Reset Boldface ESC n 1B 2A n Set over line underline ESC 1B 2B Reset over line underline ESC n 1B 60 n Set superscript subscript ESC 1B 7B Reset superscript subscript FS J n 1C 4A n Set...

Page 266: ...48 n n n Set horizontal print position to nnn characters ESC I nnn 1B 49 n n n Feed paper nnn lines ESC L nnn 1B 4C n n n Set vertical print position to nnn Lines ESC O 1B 4F Paper eject ESC 0 1B 5E 30 Switch to IBM emulation ESC 1 1B 5E 31 Switch to OKI emulation ESC nnn 1B 5B n n n PC cheracter set select BEL 07 Beep DEL 7F Clear print buffer E 1 6 BMP Commands Command Hex Code Explanation ESC 1...

Page 267: ...nitial state return ESC i 1B 69 Printer configure state require ESC p x y z k 1B 70 xx yy zz kk Printer configure state require return ESC j 1B 6A Printer current state require ESC r x 1B 72 x Printer current state require return ESC SP B 1B 20 42 Printer medium state require ESC B id m ESC Z 1B 42 35 xx 1B 5A Printer medium state require return ESC SP b 1B 20 62 Printer firmware ID require ESC b ...

Page 268: ... attribute ESC y ESC Z 1B 79 1B 5A Set Bar Code data to print E 1 9 2 Equipment Set Commands Command Hex Code Explanation ESC Y E k1 k2 1B 59 45 xx xx Horizontal magnetic mode select ESC n 1B 23 n ESC L nnn command control ESC A nnn 1B 7C 41 n n n Set logical left margin to nnn 120 inch ESC B nnnn 1B 7C 42 n n n n Set Pass book width to nnnn 120 inch ESC n 1B 27 n Pass book mode select ESC m nnnn ...

Page 269: ...133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 6 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 269 185 201 217 233 249 A 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 B 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 C 12 28 44 6...

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