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76 Printer Control Codes

Line Spacing Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Advance paper one line (line feed)

Both

Reverse paper one line

STD

ESC LF

Set line spacing to 1/8

″

Both

ESC 0

Set line spacing to 7/72

″

IBM

ESC 1

Set line spacing to 1/6

″

STD

ESC 2

Execute ESC A

IBM

ESC 2

Set line spacing to

/216

″

Both

ESC 3

Set line spacing to

/72

″

STD

ESC A

Define line spacing to

/72

″

IBM

ESC A

One time feed of

/216

″

Both

ESC J

Reverse line feed

IBM

ESC ]

One time reverse feed of

/216

″

STD

ESC j

Download Character Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Cancel download character set

STD

ESC %0

Select download character set

STD

ESC %1

Define download characters in RAM

STD

ESC &00H

Copy standard ROM font into RAM

STD

ESC :00H

00H

Define download characters in RAM

IBM

ESC =

Horizontal Print Position Control Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Move print head to next horizontal tab position

Both

Return print head to left margin (carriage return)

Both

Move print head to absolute horizontal position

STD

ESC $

Add

dot spaces between characters

STD

ESC SPn

Cancel automatic line feed

IBM

ESC 5 00H

Select automatic line feed

IBM

ESC 5 01H

Set horizontal tab positions

Both

ESC D

…NULL

Set right margin

STD

ESC Q

Set left and right margins

IBM

ESC X

Summary of Contents for LC-1021

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL LC 1021 HA10H 80825080 DOT MATRIX PRINTER ...

Page 2: ...e operator position is equal or less than 70 dB A according to ISO 7779 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU Trademark acknowledgments IS 8H192 LC 10 LC 90 LC 100 LC 1021 NX 1000 NX 1010 NX 1040 PT 10HA SF 10HA SPC 8K Star Micronics Co Ltd EX 800 FX 850 Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC IBM Proprinter IBM Proprinter2 IBM Proprinter 3 International Business Machines Corporation ...

Page 3: ...e printer s Electronic DIP Switch EDS Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your system and software Chapter 4 How to set up for printing with MS DOS Chapter 5 Selecting the best type of paper adjusting for paper thickness manual sheet feeding clearing paper jams Chapter 6 Optional accessories that are available for your printer Appendix A How to deal with printing problems Appendix B S...

Page 4: ...ld paper 17 Unparking fanfold paper 17 Using the tear off function 18 Connecting to your computer 18 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations 20 Switching between on line and off line 20 Selecting a font 21 Entering the Font Lock Mode 21 Setting the character pitch 22 Entering the Pitch Lock Mode 22 Line feed 23 Paper eject cut sheet paper 23 Form feed fanfold paper 23 Parking fanfold paper 23 Micro fee...

Page 5: ...nter with MS DOS 40 Setting up for printing with MS DOS 40 Chapter 5 Paper Handling 41 Selecting paper types 41 Adjusting for paper thickness 42 Automatic fanfold feeding 43 Manual sheet feeding 43 Clearing paper jams 44 Chapter 6 Optional Accessories 45 Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10HA 45 Pull Tractor Unit PT 10HA 46 Serial Interface Unit IS 8H192 46 Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K 48 Appendix ...

Page 6: ...Appendix E Printer Control Codes 73 Appendix F Glossary 78 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide 79 ...

Page 7: ...nnect to for power should be nearby and unobstructed Make sure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to connect the two with your printer cable Allow six inches 15 centimeters of free space on either side of the printer If you are going to use fanfold paper make sure that there is adequate space for paper behind the printer Make sure that the printer is not exposed to direct su...

Page 8: ...d it somewhere at a later date A serial to parallel interface converter SPC 8K a serial interface unit IS 8H192 a pull tractor PT 10HA and an Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10HA are also available as options Consult your dealer for details Important There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages It is not possible to change the voltage of a printer If the voltage shown on th...

Page 9: ...eral guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer Paper guide Front cover Interface connector Control panel Mute cover Power switch Platen knob Release lever ...

Page 10: ...front cover from the printer or you can stand it up You should normally leave the front cover closed because it protects against objects getting into the printer and it cuts down on printer noise Removing the protective materials Two small pieces of packing material are inserted into the printer to protect components during shipping Be sure to remove them before using the printer Open the rear cov...

Page 11: ...d into the printer to protect components during shipping Be sure to remove it before using the printer Open the front cover Remove the cardboard from the inside of the front cover as shown in the illustration In addition remove the cardboard from the back of the paper guide Remove the tape Remove the cardboard from the paper guide as shown in the illustration ...

Page 12: ...t into the slots inside the knob s spindle Press the knob carefully but firmly into place as far as it will go Installing the ribbon cassette Make sure the printer is unplugged from its power outlet Caution Never move the print head while the printer is turned on Doing so can damage the printer If you have just finished printing let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it Remove ...

Page 13: ...there is a cut out in the top guide to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette Carefully place the cassette onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder fits into the socket on the bottom of the cassette Also make sure that the side tabs fit into the grooves on the sides of the cartridge holder Tension knob Ribbon cassette Cut out ...

Page 14: ...If you experience problems with print quality check the condition of the ribbon If the black part looks gray and well worn replace the ribbon with a new one Removing the ribbon cassette Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cassette from the printer when you want to replace it with a new one Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet Caution Never move the print head ...

Page 15: ...thumb and forefinger to squeeze the two tabs on the ribbon cassette towards the center carefully remove the cassette from the holder Use the procedure under Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 to install a new cassette Installing the paper guide Insert the two tabs on the rear cover of the printer into the holes in the bottom of the paper guide To remove the paper guide from the printer simpl...

Page 16: ...n in the illustrations below The correct angle depends on the type of the paper you are using The following table shows the correct angle to use for each type Paper Type Paper Guide Angle Fanfold 50 degrees Cut sheet 70 degrees Paper guide Paper guide 50 70 50 degree angle Fanfold paper 70 degree angle Cut sheet paper ...

Page 17: ...r assistance Set the switch on the left of the printer to 1 ON to turn power on and to 0 OFF to turn power off Caution Whenever you turn off the power wait for at least five seconds before turning it back on Otherwise you may damage the printer We also recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods Because of this you should locate t...

Page 18: ...er types of paper see Paper Handling on page 41 of this manual Remove the paper guide from the printer Make sure printer power is turned off Set the release lever to the fanfold position Grasping the two back corners of the printer with the palms of your hands press back on the two raised areas on the top of the rear cover until it opens Cut sheet Fanfold ...

Page 19: ... avoid injuring your hands when handling it Pass the fanfold paper through the space between the printer case and the rear cover Unlock the two tractor covers by pulling their gray levers up and slide them so they are aligned approximately with the holes on the sides of the paper Also move the center paper support so that it is approximately halfway between the two tractors Open the covers of both...

Page 20: ... these adjustments be sure that you re lock the tractors by pushing the gray levers back into their original positions Before printing make sure that the leading edge of the fanfold paper extends about 0 8 inch two centimeters past the front the paper chute as shown in the illustration below Close the rear cover and press down gently on it until it locks into place with a click Caution Since print...

Page 21: ...om the unprinted paper Then slide the right and left paper guides apart so they do not interfere with the fanfold paper feeding Turn on the printer The printer will beep a number of times to indicate that paper is not loaded properly Also the control panel s POWER indicator flashes whenever paper is not loaded Press the SET EJECT PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position ...

Page 22: ...t paper and label paper Cut sheet paper 5 mm 8 mm 0 31 5 mm 4 mm 0 16 0 2 0 2 Fanfold paper 4 mm 0 16 18 mm 18 mm 0 7 25 4 mm 1 0 7 25 4 mm 1 25 4 mm 1 Bottom of Form Perforation 110 mm 4 3 25 4 mm 1 First page Last page Perforation 2 54 mm 0 1 min 6 35 mm 0 25 min Label C C C C C 2 54 mm 0 1 min 6 35 mm 0 25 min Perforation Label The accuracy of the paper feed cannot be guaranteed within 20 mm 0 ...

Page 23: ...verse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen which is indicated by the printer beeping a number of times Also the control panel s POWER indicator starts to flash because paper is not loaded Move the release lever to the cut sheet position Change the paper guide to its upright position You can now load cut sheet paper into the printer using the procedures under Man...

Page 24: ...ends data to the printer through a cable This printer does not come with a cable so you must purchase one separately You will probably want to use a standard parallel cable for connection but note that you can also use an optional serial to parallel interface converter SPC 8K or an optional serial interface unit IS 8H192 Important The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable t...

Page 25: ...Printer Parallel PRN LPT1 or something similar Plug the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the side of the printer and secure it in place with the clips Note Consult your dealer for details on how to set up your computer when using the optional SPC 8K serial to parallel interface converter or the IS 8H192 serial interface unit ...

Page 26: ...nter between being on line and off line When the printer is on line the ON LINE indicator is lit and the printer can receive data from the computer You should make sure that the printer is on line whenever you are trying to print When the printer is in off line the ON LINE indicator goes out which means that the printer cannot receive any data Note that you can also press ON LINE while a printing ...

Page 27: ...n Entering the Font Lock Mode When the printer is in the Font Lock Mode the font settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the font Use the following procedure to enter the Font Lock Mode Turn off the printer While holding down FONT turn printer power on The printer is now in the Font Lock Mode You could enter the Font Lock Mode and Pitch Lock Mode pag...

Page 28: ...you turn it on Entering the Pitch Lock Mode When the printer is in the Pitch Lock Mode the pitch settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the pitch Use the following procedure to enter the Pitch Lock Mode Turn off the printer While holding down PITCH turn printer power on The printer is now in the Pitch Lock Mode You could enter the Pitch Lock Mode an...

Page 29: ...ure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Press FORM FEED and the printer will automatically feed the paper to the top of the next page Parking fanfold paper Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Press the control panel s SET EJECT PARK button The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen Micro fee...

Page 30: ... that the printer is on line Press the FORM FEED button to perform the long tear off operation or press the LINE FEED button to perform the short tear off operation The long tear off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper s next perforation The short tear off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the...

Page 31: ...nt and pitch indicators on the control panel will light Press SET EJECT PARK to feed the paper to the starting position Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the new auto load position to be Press LINE FEED to feed the paper forward and FORM FEED to feed the paper backward This is the micro feed operation After you have the paper at the position you want hold down ON LINE and ...

Page 32: ... IBM mode To clear saved control panel settings repeat the above procedure but keep FONT and PITCH depressed after the printer beeps twice Soon the printer will beep again three times to indicate that the saved control panel settings have been cleared Clearing the printer s buffer When the printer receives data from a computer it temporarily stores it in a memory called a buffer If you stop a prin...

Page 33: ...ates that the printer is reset Entering the Multi part Mode When the printer is in the Multi part Mode the print head prints with greater impact It should be noted however that printing in the Multi part Mode also reduces the life of the print head Because of this you should use the Multi part Mode only for printing on four or five ply paper Return to the normal mode for printing on one to three p...

Page 34: ...except for F 2 are ON when the printer is shipped from the factory About EDS Mode settings EDS Mode settings are grouped among six banks representing banks of switches that are identified by the letters A through F Each bank contains a number of switches numbered 1 through 6 that you can turn on and off to configure the printer Entering the EDS Mode Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer Tu...

Page 35: ... switch When the SW indicator flashes it indicates the current switch selected Changing a switch setting After selecting a bank and switch press the control panel s ON OFF button to turn the switch on and off The current setting of the switch is indicated by the ON LINE indicator the indicator is lit when the switch is on and is not lit when the switch is off Lit Indicator Selected Bank A1 A B2 B ...

Page 36: ...rned on or off Checking the settings of switches in a bank After selecting a bank press the control panel s STATUS button to view the status of each switch in that bank The control panel s font indicator is lit when the switch is on and is not lit when the switch is off Exiting the EDS Mode Press the control panels EXIT button to exit the EDS Mode Lit Indicator Selected Switch A1 1 B2 2 C3 3 D4 4 ...

Page 37: ...hich speeds up the printing Selecting download buffer OFF tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns Switch 4 Automatic Sheet Feeder Specifies whether the optional SF 10HA Automatic Sheet Feeder is installed OFF or not installed ON Switch 5 Paper Out Detector Specifies whether the printer s paper out detector is enabled ON or disabled OFF When the paper out detector is enab...

Page 38: ...the control panel buttons as described on page 18 The manual tear off function is always enabled Switch 3 Line Spacing Selects 1 6 inch ON or 1 8 inch OFF spacing between lines Switch 4 Auto LF with CR Specifies whether auto LF with CR is enabled OFF or disabled ON When auto LF with CR is enabled OFF the printer automatically performs a line feed whenever it receives a carriage return from the com...

Page 39: ...the print pitch setting you want to select Switch 6 Quiet When the Quiet Mode is enabled OFF the printer prints with less noise than normal printing Though the Quiet Mode prints more quietly it also takes considerably longer than normal printing Print Mode SW1 SW2 Draft ON ON NLQ ON OFF HS Draft OFF ON Print Pitch SW3 SW4 SW5 10cpi ON ON ON 12cpi OFF ON ON 17cpi ON OFF ON 20cpi OFF OFF ON Proporti...

Page 40: ... emulation Bank A Switch 1 OFF with either character table Bank A Switch 2 or Standard emulation Bank A Switch 1 ON with the graphics character table Bank A Switch 2 ON use the Bank E switches to select the default character code page you want to use Page Length SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 11 Letter ON ON ON ON 8 OFF ON ON ON 11 7 A4 ON OFF ON ON 12 OFF OFF ON ON 8 5 Letter ON ON OFF ON 14 Legal OFF ON OFF ON...

Page 41: ...ON OFF ON 3846 Turkish ON ON OFF OFF ON 3847 Brazil ABNT OFF ON OFF OFF ON 3848 Brazil ABICOMP ON OFF OFF OFF ON 852 Latin 2 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 1001 Arabic ON ON ON ON OFF 737 Greek OFF ON ON ON OFF 851 Greek ON OFF ON ON OFF 869 Greek OFF OFF ON ON OFF 928 Greek ON ON OFF ON OFF 2001 Lithuanian KBL OFF ON OFF ON OFF 772 Lithuanian ON OFF OFF ON OFF 774 Lithuanian OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 3001 Estonian ...

Page 42: ...ny Italy Austria Switzerland United States Spain Preferred by Microsoft 860 Portuguese Portugal 861 Icelandic Iceland 863 Canadian French Canada 865 Nordic Denmark Finland Norway Sweden Preferred by Microsoft 866 Russian Russia Preferred by Microsoft 3840 IBM Russian Russia Bulgaria 3841 Gost Russian Russia Gost government standard 3843 Polish Poland Also called Mazowia 3844 CS2 Czech Republic Als...

Page 43: ...nly used for DOS 772 Lithuanian Lithuania New standard 774 Lithuanian Lithuania 3001 Estonian 1 Estonia 3002 Estonian 2 Estonia Most often used 3011 Latvian 1 Latvia 3012 Latvian 2 Latvia Government standard 3021 Bulgarian Bulgaria 3031 Hebrew Israel 3041 Maltese Malta Code Page Name Country Remarks ...

Page 44: ...s in the Standard Italic character set International Character Set SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 U S A ON ON ON ON ON France OFF ON ON ON ON Germany ON OFF ON ON ON England OFF OFF ON ON ON Denmark 1 ON ON OFF ON ON Sweden OFF ON OFF ON ON Italy ON OFF OFF ON ON Spain 1 OFF OFF OFF ON ON Japan ON ON ON OFF ON Norway OFF ON ON OFF ON Denmark 2 ON OFF ON OFF ON Spain 2 OFF OFF ON OFF ON Latin America ON ON OF...

Page 45: ...n that identifies the font you want to use for NLQ printing Note Bank C switches 1 and 2 need to be in the correct positions before the above setting will have any effect Font SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Roman ON ON ON ON ON Sanserif OFF ON ON ON ON Courier ON OFF ON ON ON Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON Orator OFF OFF OFF ON ON ...

Page 46: ...can be used If your application lists more than one of these select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list You should also use the EDS mode to select Standard emulation page 31 If none of the printers listed above are available in the application choose one of the printers listed below Once again you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list For these ...

Page 47: ...276 to 0 00472 0 07 to 0 12mm Weight 14 to 24 lbs 52 to 90g m2 45 to 77 kg Cut Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Paper size B5 A4 LT Legal Thickness 0 00315 to 0 00472 0 08 to 0 12mm Weight 16 to 24 lbs 60 to 90g m2 52 to 77 kg Hopper 50 sheets of 64g m2 30 sheets of 80g m2 Stacker 30 sheets Fanfold Paper Width 4 to 10 0 101 6 to 254mm Thickness 0 00276 to 0 00433 0 07 to 0 11mm 1 p...

Page 48: ...g for paper thickness Paper comes in different weights normally expressed as gsm grams per square meter or lbs pounds Some forms paper also have multiple pages that make them quite thick Use the following procedure to change the gap between the print head and the platen and adjust for paper thickness Move the adjustment lever to one of its six settings Position 2 is most suitable for single sheet ...

Page 49: ...rocedure to manually feed single sheets of paper into the printer Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer If there is use the procedure under Parking fanfold paper on page 17 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding Move the paper guide so that it is at a 70 degree angle Refer to page 10 Set the release lever to the cut sheet position Paper Type Weight Per She...

Page 50: ...k of the printer Gently push the paper down into the printer until you feel it stop Press the SET EJECT PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position If you want to move the paper to another position use the micro feed function described under Micro feed on page 23 Start the printing operation from your software application Clearing paper jams Use the following procedure to clear paper ja...

Page 51: ...hat printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10HA The automatic sheet feeder automatically feeds cut sheet paper into the printer Preparing the printer Use the printer s EDS Mode to change the setting of Bank A Switch 4 to OFF page 31 which tells the printer that the automatic sheet feeder is installed Refer to the manual that comes...

Page 52: ...ing with multi part continuous forms Refer to the manual that comes with the pull tractor unit for further details on installation and operation Serial Interface Unit IS 8H192 Installing the serial interface unit provides serial data communications capabilities between the printer and your computer ...

Page 53: ...ation Interface RS 232C level only Synchronization Asynchronous Baud rate 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 BPS selectable Word length Start bit 1 Data bits 7 or 8 selectable Parity bit Odd even none selectable Stop bits One or more Signal polarity Mark Logical 1 3V to 15V Space Logical 0 3V to 15V Handshaking DTR XON XOFF ETX ACK Data buffer 8 kbytes standard ...

Page 54: ...l to parallel converter for further details on installation and operation Interface RS 232C level Synchronization Asynchronous Baud rate 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 BPS selectable Word length Start bit 1 Data bits 7 or 8 selectable Parity bit Odd even none selectable Stop bits One or more Signal polarity Mark Logical 1 3V to 15V Space Logical 0 3V to 15V Handshaking DTR XON XOFF ETX ACK ...

Page 55: ...oses you to the danger of electrical shock it also may damage your printer and void your warranty Testing the printer There are three different tests you can use a short test a long test and a hexadecimal dump Short test Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer Turn the printer off While holding down the control panel s ON LINE button turn the printer on The short test prints the version numb...

Page 56: ... idea to perform this test only when using continuous fanfold paper rather than single sheets Hexadecimal dump This procedure prints in hexadecimal format all codes character codes and control codes that are sent to the printer by the computer The printer does not execute any control codes such as 0A linefeed it just prints them out The hexadecimal dump is useful when you are writing programs for ...

Page 57: ...rinter back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode The printer will print something like the following Note that the printer will feed the paper forward and back each time during this operation so you can view the printout If the three lines do not align properly use FONT to move the middle line to the left or PITCH to move it to the right The above step performs alignment for the Draft printing mode...

Page 58: ... correctly The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper you are using Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 42 The ribbon is worn out or used up Replace the ribbon with a new one Printer test works but printer will not print out data from the attached computer Your application program s or system software s printer sele...

Page 59: ...age 42 The line spacing or leading selected in your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return See Switch 4 Auto LF with CR on page 32 Lines print over each other Auto line feed with carriage return is disabled Use the EDS Mode to...

Page 60: ...hickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 42 The printer is not in the Multi part Mode when printing on multi part forms with an original and three to four copies Use the EDS Mode to enter the Multi part Mode See Switch 6 Multi Part Mode on page 32 The print head is damaged Return the printer to your dealer for repair Forms are smudged Printing is too dark The printer is not...

Page 61: ...rinter prints past the edge of the paper Incorrect margin settings are selected by your application program Choose different margin settings from your application program The paper guide is not positioned correctly Remove the paper and adjust the position of the paper guide Reload the paper and try printing again The ribbon is jammed causing the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cassette...

Page 62: ...program Choose different settings in your application Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or try to raise the humidity level Some characters are printed incorrectly Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electric...

Page 63: ...y caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or try to raise the humidity level Automatic Sheet Feeder does not feed paper The EDS Mode setting for the Automatic Sheet Feeder is wrong Enter the EDS Mode and turn off Switch 4 in Bank A see page 31 Proble...

Page 64: ...dow Double click the Printers icon Check to see that the name of your Star printer is the default printer If it is not double click on the name of your printer in the list of installed printers Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window To check the application printer selection Select Print from the application s File menu and a window appears listing available printers Check to see tha...

Page 65: ... LPT1 COM1 or MODE LPT1 COM2 These lines indicate you are using a serial cable connection and so you should delete them save the AUTOEXEC BAT file reboot and try printing again Of course if you are having problems printing with the optional serial to parallel converter or optional serial interface unit you should conversely check to make sure that one of the above lines is included in your AUTOEXE...

Page 66: ...tware Character Matrix Pitch Draft NLQ Pica 10 cpi 9 11H Normal 9 8H HS 18 23H Elite 12 cpi 9 9H 18 19H Condensed pica 17 cpi 9 11H 18 12H Condensed elite 20 cpi 9 9H 18 10H H half dot Environment Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Storage temperature 22 F to 149 F 30 C to 65 C Operating humidity 30 to 80 non condensing Storage humidity 20 to 90 non condensing Paper Cut sheet manual fe...

Page 67: ... to 22 lbs 52 to 82 g m2 45 to 70 kg one ply 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52 g m2 34 to 45 kg multi ply Copies Original 1 or 2 Normal Mode Original 3 or 4 Multi Part Mode Labels Backing sheet 4 5 to 10 0 114 to 254mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 00276 to 0 00354 0 07 to 0 09mm Total 0 0075 0 19mm max Emulation Standard Mode EPSON ESC P 9 pin IBM Mode Proprinter III Interface Standard Centronics parallel Option...

Page 68: ... used 16 S GND Signal ground 17 F GND Frame ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 RESET Printer is reset when this signal goes low 32 ERROR Low when printing cannot continue due to error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 Not used 36 SELECT IN Printer ignores this signal Optional Serial Interface IS 8H192 and SPC 8K Pin Name Function 1 F GND Frame ground 2 TX...

Page 69: ...63 Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set 2 International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal ...

Page 70: ...64 Character Sets IBM Character Set 2 Code Page 437 IBM PC Character Set 1 Other characters are the same as those for Character Set 2 ...

Page 71: ... using the ESC command Code Page 850 Multi lingual Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 72: ... same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3840 IBM Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 866 Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 73: ...se for Code Page 437 Code Page 3841 Gost Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3845 Hungarian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3844 CS2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 74: ...ame as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3846 Turkish Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 852 Latin 2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3848 Brazil ABICOMP The other characters are the same as in code page 437 ...

Page 75: ... Arabic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 737 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 851 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 76: ...s those for Code Page 437 Code Page 869 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 772 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 2001 Lithuanian KBL Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 77: ...se for Code Page 437 Code Page 774 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3011 Latvian1 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3002 Estonian2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 78: ...ame as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3012 Latvian2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3041 Maltese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3031 Hebrew Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 79: ...t IBM ESC I01H Select NLQ resident font IBM ESC I02H Select Draft resident font IBM ESC I03H Select Draft download font IBM ESC I04H Select 12 CPI Draft download font IBM ESC I05H Select Draft double strike download font IBM ESC I06H Select NLQ download font IBM ESC I07H Select NLQ italic resident font IBM ESC I0BH Select NLQ italic download font IBM ESC I0FH Select international character set STD...

Page 80: ...ch to pica STD ESC P Cancel proportional print IBM ESC P00H Select proportional print IBM ESC P01H Cancel expanded print Both ESC W0 Select expanded print Both ESC W1 Cancel proportional print STD ESC p0 Select proportional print STD ESC p1 Top Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper to next vertical tab position Both VT Select VFU channels STD ESC n Set v...

Page 81: ...mage Graphic Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select bit image mode STD ESC m n1 n2 Redefine bit image mode STD ESC n1 n2 8 pin single density bit image Both ESC K n1 n2 8 pin double density bit image Both ESC L n1 n2 8 pin double density bit image double speed Both ESC Y n1 n2 8 pin quadruple density bit image Both ESC Z n1 n2 9 pin bit image mode STD ESC n0 n1 n2 Form Feed and Related Comman...

Page 82: ...tion Mode ASCII Code Cancel download character set STD ESC 0 Select download character set STD ESC 1 Define download characters in RAM STD ESC 00H Copy standard ROM font into RAM STD ESC 00H n 00H Define download characters in RAM IBM ESC Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Move print head to next horizontal tab position Both HT Return print head to left margin c...

Page 83: ...ESC One line uni directional printing STD ESC Set MSB to logical 0 STD ESC Set MSB to logical 1 STD ESC Disable paper out detect STD ESC 8 Enable paper out detect STD ESC 9 Initialize printer STD ESC Deselect printer IBM ESC Q03H Cancel uni directional printing Both ESC U0 Select uni directional printing Both ESC U1 Select double or quadruple size STD ESC hn Stop printing IBM ESC j Control charact...

Page 84: ...e than one sheet This printer can print on forms that have up to five sheets NLQ font Near letter quality font off line Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue printing on line Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print paper parking Moving fanfold paper into a position that allows printing of cut sheets without removing the fanfold paper from the printer print ...

Page 85: ...LINE MICRO FEED EDS Font Pitch Lock EDS Mode On Line Line Feed Form Feed Pitch Selection Set Eject Park Font Selection Off Line Tear off Short Tear off Long Quiet Mode Forward Panel Macro Set TOF Buffer Clear All Reset OFF LINE Exit Print Switch Status Bank POWER ON Exit Next Right Left EDS MODE DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE Short Test Long Test Multi part Mode Font Lock ON LINE Hex Dump Mode Pitch Lock Dot...

Page 86: ...Brazil ABNT 68 Bulgarian 62 Canadian French 66 CS2 67 Estonian1 71 Estonian2 71 Gost Russian 67 Greek 69 70 Hebrew 72 Hungarian 67 IBM Russian 67 Icelandic 66 Latin 2 66 Latvian1 71 Latvian2 72 Lithuanian 772 70 Lithuanian 774 71 Lithuanian KBL 70 Maltese 72 Multi lingual 65 69 Nordic 66 Polish 67 Portuguese 65 Russian 66 selecting 34 Turkish 68 connecting to a power outlet 11 to your computer 18 ...

Page 87: ... 31 switch settings 29 using 28 zero style 32 eject 23 Electronic DIP Switches 28 emulation 31 F fanfold paper form feed 23 parking 17 23 printing on 16 specifications 62 tear off function 18 24 unparking 17 font selecting 21 Font Lock Mode entering 21 form feed 23 front cover opening 4 G glossary 78 graphics direction selecting 32 H hexadecimal dump 50 I initialization 27 input buffer 31 interfac...

Page 88: ...out detector 31 paper type selecting 44 parallel cable 18 Pitch Lock Mode entering 22 platen knob installing 6 port checking 59 parallel 19 print mode selecting 33 print pitch selecting 33 printer buffer clearing 26 printing problem 52 problems causes and solutions 52 dark printing 54 erratic operation 57 excessive noise 55 hot printer case 55 incorrect characters 56 left margin movement 56 line s...

Page 89: ...aper 41 fanfold paper 41 labels 42 printer 60 serial interface unit 67 serial to parallel converter 65 system software settings MS DOS 59 Windows 58 T tear off function 18 24 test long 50 short 49 test print 49 top of form setting 24 troubleshooting 49 guide 52 U unidirectional printing 32 unpacking 2 4 V voltage 2 11 W Windows checking 58 Z zero style selecting 32 ...

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