Printronix S828, Programmer'S Manual

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Programmer Manual PTX ‐ S828
Chapter 1 EPSON/IBM Commands 53 260071 ‐ 001A
255 Initializes the printer to default settings. The download font is initialized. If
parameters are specified, they overwrite the default settings. This command
changes the data stored in the macro's nonvolatile RAM. It copies default settings
from ROM, adds parameter changes, if any, and stores it in working RAM and all
macros. It also sets the default macro to
disable.
id The id parameter specifies the printer for which the following parameter bytes are
intended. If the ID does not address your printer, the mode bytes that follow are ignored.
The ID values are Hex = X'B6', Dec = 182.
parm1 Specifies the following functions:
Bit Not set Set
7 Discard byte Process this byte Ignore this byte
6 Reserved
5 Alarm Alarm enabled Alarm disabled
4 Automatic CR No CR on vertical movement CR on vertical movement
3 Automatic LF No LF after CR LF after CR
2 Page length 11 inches 12 inches
1 Slashed zero Zero without slash Zero with slash
0 Character set CS1 CS2
parm2
Specifies the following functions:
Bit Not set Set
7 Discard byte Process this byte Ignore this byte
6 Pass over from CP437 CP850
CP437-CP850
5 Reserved
4 Reserved
3 Reserved
2 Reserved
1 Line length 13.6 inch 8 inch
0 Reserved
Only the selection of the Draft or Quality printing DLL, and the selected character generator are maintained.
ESC U
Sets printing direction (IBM/Epson).
ASCII Code ESC U n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'55' n
Decimal Value 27 85 n
Selects bidirectional or unidirectional printing according to the parameters below:
n Direction
0 Bidirectional printing
1 Unidirectional (left to right) printing
Unidirectional printing provides better alignment of vertical lines while bidirectional printing is faster.