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Page 1: ...USERS MANUAL LC24 20MULTI FONT DOT MATRIX PRINTER ZBA 80825525 ...

Page 2: ...din Germany Trademark Acknowledgements LC24 20 LC24 200 LC24 10 SF 1ODS PT 1OZS RC 32Z DC 322 SPC 8K Star Micronics CO Ltd IBM PC PS 2 PC AT Proprinter X24E Proprinter 24P PS 1 printer PC DOS International Business Machines Corp MS DOS Microsoft BASIC Microsoft Corporation LQ 860 LQ 850 Seiko Epron Corp NOTfCE Q All rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever wit...

Page 3: ...r 2 Setting Up the Printer This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up Read this chapter before you do anything else Chapter 3 Paper Installation and Use This chapter describes the instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap and installing paper Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations There are a number of controls on the front panel which per...

Page 4: ... used to drive it This section is of use if you are writing ormodifying programs to take advantage oftheprinter s features Chapter 9 Download Characters This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters Chapter 10 MS DOS and Your Printer Since the PS 2 or PC AT family of computers running under MS DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer we have in cluded a...

Page 5: ...hemutecover Connectingtheinterfacecable Configuringyoursoftwarefortheprinter Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE Selectionofpaper Adjustingtheprintinggap Loadingfanfoldforms Loadingthepaper Paperparking Paperunparking Tearofffunction Loadingsinglesheets Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Buttonandindicatorfunctions ONLINE PAPERFEED EJECT PARK PITCH FONT Power upfunctions Shorttestmode Longtestmod...

Page 6: ...TTINGS EDS MODE How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Automatic Sheet Feeder Setting up Loading paper Feeding a single sheet Pull Tractor Unit Setting up Loading paper Font Cartridges and RAM Cartridges Interface Converter DIP switch functions on the Converter Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Font control commands Character...

Page 7: ...e character dot pattern Assigning the Index Table data Sample program Chapter 10 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER Programming the printer with DOS commands Programming with BASIC Chapter 11 REFERENCE Specifications Pinout of interface connector Parallel interface Serial interface Character sets Standard character set 2 International character sets IBM character set 2 Character set 1 IBM special character s...

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Page 9: ...nt printer has the following resident internal fonts which you can print Draft High Speed Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script In addition you can print wide variation of fonts by using optional Font Cartridges The control panel has five buttons and one LCD display The LCD displays and beep tones provide immediate easy to understand feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel ...

Page 10: ...Entry slot PRINTER COMPONENTS Power ver ridge I ___ slot Pr inthead Control panel Interface connector 2 ...

Page 11: ...actor feed unitand separates incom ing and outgoing fanfold forms For inserting single sheets of paper Indicates printer statusand makes various control of printer functions simple and convenient Switches power on or off Advances the paper manually Connects the computer to the printer Holds the optional Font cartridge or RAM car tridge Has ahigh resolution dot matrix 24 wire com position for outst...

Page 12: ...matically sent from your program This printer includes HS Draft Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige and Script fonts In addition you can print wide variation of fonts by using optional Font Cartridges A standardcarriage thatprintsonfanfold forms up to 254 mm 10 inches wide and cut forms up to 279 4 mm 11 inches wide In High Speed Draft mode prints at speed up to 210 CPS Characters per second in ...

Page 13: ...ately 50 However printing speed is also reduced Standard graphics printing with resolution of up to 360 x 360 dots per square inch It also supports the NEC graphics commands Parks fanfold paper You can print on cut sheet paper without unloading the fanfold forms Highlighting capability with the following em phasis styles Double high Double strike Double wide Emphasized Italics Outline Werlining Qu...

Page 14: ... 123456789 ABCDE ABCDE Orator 2 123456789 ABCDE abcde Letter Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde Blippo 123456789 flBCDE abcde Cinema 12345 5789 ACCC E dt lt OCR B 123456789 ABCDE abcde OCR A 1Z395L787 ABCDE abcde CODE 39 11111111111111111 111111111111111 11111111111111111 lllllll UPC EAN 123456789 12345 11111 11 11 TW Light 1234S6 8S ABCi3E abcde H Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde Orane 123456789 ABCDE abcd...

Page 15: ...CPI Semi condensed Pitch 1 5 CPI Cond nsed pica pitch 7 CPI Lmdmsd 1ite pitch 20CPI Normal proportional Condensed proportional Quad s i z MI Various 1i ne and character spa c i ngs Othe r feat ur es txrmumm mwcmm mmwm wurM s Emphasized Doubl e strike 1 fs 1 i cs Under 1 i ni n UVE i l lfi1ng s u P E R s c R 1 P T arid s u B S c R I P T Down 1oad characters r r r r aaastt rs s Dot graphics 7 ...

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Page 17: ...heat such as direct sunlight heaters etc Away from excessive humidity Away from excessive dust A steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be connected to the printer For example do not connect itto the same circuit as a large noise producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer s identificati...

Page 18: ...Figure 2 1 to make surethatyouhave everything there should be six items If any of these items are missing contact your supplier FigureZ l Checkto makesure youhaveallsixitems 1 Printer 2 Platenknob 3 HlbbOn cartnage 4j raper guide 5 Mute cover and 6 User s manual 10 ...

Page 19: ... RAM cartridge RC 32Z DC 32Z Serial Parallel converter SPC 8K Automatic sheet feeder SF 10DS Pull tractor unit PT 1OZS The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are For details of the optional accessories refer to Chapter 7 11 ...

Page 20: ...rial along with the printer carton in case you have to move the printer to a new location Figure 2 2 Remove the packing material from the printer Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into an accessory box with other accessories Align the knob on the platen shaft which is located on the rig t hand side of the printer Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into po...

Page 21: ...by pulling up see Figure 2 4 FlgUre Z 4 Jpen the hont cover and remove It by pulllng up NOTE You can keep the front cover installed on the printer as shown in Figure 2 5 But in this case you must take care not to injure your fingers with the tear assist edge Tear assist cdsze Front Figure 2 5 The front cover can stay on the printer 13 ...

Page 22: ...e clockwise as shown by the arrow 1 ension knob I Figure 2 6 Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge 2 Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield making certain thatthe spindlesonthe cartridgeholder fit intothe sockets on the cartridge itself shield Figure 2 7 Installing the ribbon cariridge 14 ...

Page 23: ...ibbon again by turning the tension knob r Figure 2 8 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly Installing the front cover After you have installed the ribbon cartridge re install the front cover 1 Insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case 2 Swing down the rear of the front cover to close it Figure 2 9 Installingthe frontcover ...

Page 24: ...llow the procedure below to install the mute cover 1 Insert the tab on the Ieft side of the mute cover into the hole on the front cover 2 Insert the other tab into the slot on the front cover 3 Swing down backward to close the mute cover Figure 2 11 Install the tabs on the mute cover then swing down to close it Leave the front and mute covers closed during normal operation The cover keeps out dust...

Page 25: ...optional Serial Parallel Corwerter SPC 8K Follow the procedures below to connect the interface cable 1 Turn off the power switch both the printer and the computer 2 Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2 Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector 12 y Interface connector ti Interface cable Figure 2 12 Connecting the interface cable 3 Move both clips ins...

Page 26: ...PS 1 printer I 2 Star LC24 200 Proprinter X24E 3 Epson LQ 860 Proprinter 24P 4 Epson LQ 850 5 Star LC24 10 You can also select one of NEC 24 wire printers to print graphics in the Standard emulation mode If your softwarepackage doesnotmention printersby name butasksinstead what features your printer is capable of the most common questions are Can your printer perform a backspace and Can it do a ha...

Page 27: ...fold forms may reduce printing quality misalign the fanfold forms or cause a paper jam Multi part forms You can usemulti part forms thathave upto three parts includingthe original It is recommended that you load multi part forms using the bottom feed slot with the optional Pull Tractor Unit Use pressure sensitive multi part forms with both side edges glued and a difference in thickness of 0 05mm o...

Page 28: ...der normal operating conditions The labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity 3 Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs They curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing Figure 3 1 shows the recommended print area for each type of papers Perf Fanfold forms Single sheets 9 1 75mm J 0 Bottom of 0 8mm for Bottom Feed Forms 18mm 5mm 17mm r Figure 3 7 Rec...

Page 29: ...The secondposition from the rear marked with isthe one most commonly used for single sheets of paper Try different positions until you get the best printing results NOTE Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life of the print head L Figure 3 2 Location of the adjustment lever The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference W...

Page 30: ...r from the bottom of the printer as shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Paper path for fanfold forms This section will take you through the procedures for loading parking and unparking fanfold forms from the rear of the printer If you want to feed paper from the bottom you must use the optional Pull Tractor Unit Refer to Chapter 7 22 ...

Page 31: ...t of releasing the paper from the platen roller and engaging the tractor feed 4 Open the mute cover on the front cover as shown in Figure 3 4 Release level Figure 3 4 Opening the mute cover and correct lever position 5 Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side as in Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Opening the rear cover 6 Pass the paper between the printer case and the rear cover 23 ...

Page 32: ...e unit is released and when it is down the unit is locked Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper I Figure 3 7 Adjust the tractor positions to accommodate the width of fanfold forms 10 Close the ...

Page 33: ...ront of the printer The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing er Figure 3 9 Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer to load paper NOTE Do not return the bail lever backward The bail lever automatically returns to itsoriginal position after the paper goes through under the bail lever location 13 If you want to set the paper to a different po...

Page 34: ...age showing above the front cover If necessary press the PAPER FEED button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the front cover and tear there Release lever Figure 3 10 Tear off the printed fanfold paper 4 5 6 7 Press the EJECT PARK button on the control panel The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen A...

Page 35: ...ermittently if you move the release lever while the paper is loaded Tear off function At the end of printing use this tear off function to cut off the printed form without advancing blank forms 1 Open the mute cover on the front cover 2 Pull the bail lever forward The paper will be fed to the tear off position and the bail lever will automatically close 3 Tear off the printed form with the tear as...

Page 36: ...ath for cut forms If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder refer to Chapter 7 Raise the paper guide in position on the rear cover of the printer lever Figure 3 12 Raise the paper guide for single sheets 2 Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using Remember that printing will start some distance from the left hand edge of the carriage 28 ...

Page 37: ...e lever toward the rear of the printer Place a single sheet between the guides placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop Figure 3 13 Place a single sheet between the guides 6 Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head...

Page 38: ...er forward to load paper 7 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line bypressing the I ON LINE Ibutton then setthe paperposition by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 30 ...

Page 39: ...e Park fanfold forms Set the top of form position Select the print pitch Select a font Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections Adjusting the print alignment for bi directional printing Print a hexadecimal dump Clear the printer s buffer Save macro definition BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTION The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel F...

Page 40: ...ess the 1 ON LINE Ibuttontogooff line Afterperformingthepaneloperation s press the I ON LINE I button again to go back on line To pause during printing If you press the I ON LINE I button during printing the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes when you press the I ON LINE button again to go back on line PAPE...

Page 41: ...his button parks the forms PITCH This button allows you to selectthe printing pitch Remember thatthe printer must be off line for you to do this Successive presses of this button will display and select the following options in order Note that the super condensed pitch isnot available with Standard Epson mode and condensed proportional pitch is not available with IBM mode 1 1 1 1 I 1 Pitch LCD Mes...

Page 42: ...heprinter off line then press the button repeatedly until the proper font is high lighted on the LCD display The selections cycle in the following order Font Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script High Speed Draft Draft Optional font LCD Message OPTION I NOTE Ifthe optionalFontCartridge isnot installed the OPTION message will not illuminate 34 ...

Page 43: ...y seven lines of the character set Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it The final result will be something like Figure 4 3 Ver 1 0 0 123456789 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 abcdefgh i i k lnmo 0 t 23456789 c3ABCDEFGH IJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 abcdefgb i j klnmop 0 123456789 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 abcde fghi j k lmnoiw 01234S6 789 ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 abcde f...

Page 44: ...e entire character set printed in each font and pitch available The test repeats endlessly so you must turn the power off to stop it s I 1 m m 4 3 c W 4 k Figure 4 4 Long self test Since the self test prints across the full width of the carriage it is recom mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and or platen In addition the total number ...

Page 45: ...nter off line select a print pitch then return to on line and start printing The pitch you selected will show on the LCD display and will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue Font lock mode By holding the button during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference There will bean acknowledgingbeep and F LOCK mess...

Page 46: ...inter will then print something like the following x x DOT A DJUSTME7T SETTING 2 LQ o 1 1 111111111 1I i I I i I I I I I I I 1I I I I I I I i I I I i I I 2 3 The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this operation allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment To adjust the printing use the I EJECT PARK I and PAPER FEED buttons The EJECT PARK I button will move the secon...

Page 47: ...1 11111 ll 111111111 I EJECT PARK DRAFT o 11111 1111111111111111111111111111 I I I I I i I 6 To exit from this mode press the button X X DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING XXX LQ o I I I i I I I I I I i I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i LQ 1 I I 1 1 I 1 I I 1 1 1 I I I 1 I I 4 I 1 1 1 t I I 1 1 LQ O i I I i I i I I I I I I I i I II I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I DRAFT o 111 ...

Page 48: ... accessed with the following procedure 1 While holding both the I PAPER FEEDI and I EJECT PARK I buttons down turn power ON A beep tone will be heard and the Hal message on the display 2 Begin printing In place of the usualprintoutyou will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives Each line presents sixteen characters their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable char...

Page 49: ...FEED button down press the I ON LINE 1 button then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smoothly eject the current page Top of form When you power on the printer the top of form position is automatically set to the current position If this is not where you want the top of the page to be you can change the top of form position as follows 1 Press the ON LINE button to set the print...

Page 50: ...hen you want to stop release both buttons NOTE Open the bail lever when the printer beeps intermittentlyand the Er message shows on the LCD display near the edge of the Changing the auto loading position Normally the printer automatically loads the paper one line from the top edge If you want to change this value follow this procedure 1 Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the p...

Page 51: ...essage appears on the LCD display If you hold these buttons down longer you will hear three beep tones and the printer has been initialized to the power on default settings Release these buttons make any necessary control panel settings then set the printer back on line It isessential to stopthe printing program on the computer before you go off line Otherwise when you go back on line the computer...

Page 52: ...t auto loading amount for cut forms Current auto loading amount for fanfold forms Current auto loading amount in ASF mode Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately For example the data stored in the Standard mode are not effective in the IBM mode and vice versa 44 ...

Page 53: ...lect print pitch except 10CPI Draft font is selected You cannot select proportional pitch with the Standard Epson mode Optional LQ font is selected Indicates the message below shows the current pitch EDS mode is currently selected and the message on the right indicates the current Bank and Switch number Press the 1 ONLINE I button to exit the EDS mode Font lock mode is selected The printer ignores...

Page 54: ...h to cancel the hexadecimal dump mode Top of form is set manually with the control panel Buffer is cleared manually with the control panel Paper is not loaded to the printer DOIAdjustment mode is selected Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the location of the bail lever Open the bail lever Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing position The memory of EDS settings is ...

Page 55: ...ts an error condition Turn off the power switch and turn it on again Printer is out of paper Buffer is cleared Top of form is set Quiet mode is selected Tear off function is selected EDS mode is selected Macro definition is selected Quiet mode is cancelled Macro definition is cancelled Printer is reset Hexadecimal mode is selected Pitch lock mode is selected Font lock mode is selected Pitch and Fo...

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Page 57: ...r on while simultaneously holding the EEECHl and EJECT PARK I buttons The EDS message will show on the LCD display This indicates that you have entered the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 5 1 k I I 1 1 r Select Selec Change Print Exit B ink Switch setting c The LCD display on the control panel shows the current setting ON or OFF Use the I EJE...

Page 58: ...abled Disabled A 3 RAM Usage Input Buffer Download Buffer A 4 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled A 5 Auto Sheet Feeder Not installed Installed A 6 Graphics Direction Bi directional Uni directional B 1 Not used B 2 PaDer out Enabled Disabled I B 3 I Not used B 4 Reserved Leave ON B 5 Printable Area Type A 1 Type B B 6 Not used c 1 Print Mode c 2 See below c 3 c 4 Page Length See below c 5 D 1 Charact...

Page 59: ...e printer prints Switch A 4 AutoLF with CR If you leave this switch at the ON position a separate line feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line fkcd If you move this switch to the OFF position the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage return code Mostcomputer systems send a line feed code or both a carriage return and line feed at t...

Page 60: ...tart 1 6inchfrom the topofthe paper and theprinted area willend 1 6inch from the bottom of the paper Byputtingthe switchOFF Type B the firstlineofprinting willstart at one inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end to print 6 mm from the bottom of the printer Switches C 1 and C 2 Print Mode These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below Print Mode c 1 ...

Page 61: ...ard Epson emulation mode If you leave this switch to the ON position in place of italics you will get the graphic characters international char acters and mathematical symbols of IBM character set 2 In the IBM emulation mode ON selects character set 2 which has international characters and fewer control words OFF selects character set 1 for computers with a 7 bit interface Switches D 2 to D 4 IBM ...

Page 62: ...tches E 1 to E 5 LQ Font Selection These switches allows you to choose thedefault font selected when LQ mode is selected as shown below FontName E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5 FontName E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5 Roman ON ON ON ON ON UPC EAN ON ON ON ON OFF Sanserif OFF ON ON ON ON Old Style OFF ON ON ON OFF Courier ON OFF ON ON ON Firenze ON OFF ON ON OFF Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON Reserved OFF OFF ON ON OFF Script ...

Page 63: ...corre sponding font cartridge is installed in the printer If the corresponding font cartridge is not installed the Roman is selected Switch F 1 EDS Setting If you set this switch OFF the current EDS settingsare all cleared and restores the Factory Settings 55 ...

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Page 65: ...uld not cause you any trouble provided itis used and treated sensibly However the few elementary tips below should help you avoid having to make unneces sary service calls c Power switch is on but power indicator is off Probable Cause I Action Printer is not Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected getting power Verify that the power source works Printer sounds as if it is printing but...

Page 66: ...manual Select the other emulation with the EDS setting See Chapter 5 Printer sounds the audible alarm Probable Cause Action Thismightindicate Check the message on the display and the status of the anerrorornormal controlpanel indicatorsand see Conditionsindicatedby operation messages and tones in Chapter 4 Pitch or font selected is being changed Probable Cause I Action Your software is overriding ...

Page 67: ...ing is incorrect or overprinting occurs Probable Cause The tractor posi tions are incor rectly adjusted Incorrect emula tion is selected Problem with the application pr6gram Platen knob was manually turned while the Power indicatorwason Forms are jam ming between printing surface and the print head Action Adjustthetractorpositions See Loading fanfoldforms in Chapter 3 Select the other emulation wi...

Page 68: ... of form See Top of form in Chapter 4 Readjust forms Select the other emulation with the EDS setting See Chapter 5 Refer to your application program manual Move paper closer to the printer Move the paper away from any wires or cables Line length is wrong Graphics do not print Lines are not starting at left margin Probable Cause I Action Incorrect emula tion is selected Problem with the application...

Page 69: ...ion of the adjustment lever is set incorrectly See Chapter 3 Print head is not Printer needs repair working c Forms are smudged or printing is too dark Probable Cause I Action Adjustment lever issetincorrectly Ribbonistwisted or isnot between theprintheadand the print head shield Print head shield or print head is damaged or missing Check the position of the adjustment lever Move the lever to a li...

Page 70: ...he wrong posi tion Check that the ribbon and paper are correctly installed See Installing ribboncartridge inChapter2 and Load ing paper in Chapter 3 Refer to your application program manual Reset the adjustment lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms Probable Cause I Action Paper is adjusted incorrectly Problem with the application program A ...

Page 71: ...ve object away from the air vents including the are blocked bottom of the printer Printer is noisy Probable Cause Action I The printer vibrates Printer covers are open Move any objects that touch the printer Ensure that the printer is on a level study surface Close covers 63 ...

Page 72: ...o physical shocks or excessive vibration Avoid over dusty environments Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices To clean the exterior oftheprinter use acloth barely dampened with either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer The interior of the printer maybe cleaned with a small vacuum cleaner or a compressed air aeroso...

Page 73: ...cessories turn off the power switch AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER SF 1ODS You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF to print on cut sheet forms Before installing the ASF check each item in the box against Figure 7 1 to make sure that you have everything Figure 7 1 Check to make sure you have all five items 1 Sheet Feeder 2 Hopper attachment 3 Stacker attachment 4 Printer cover and 5 ASF Users manual NOT...

Page 74: ...ar cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side 4 Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the paper bail Figure 7 2 Remove the front cover and open the rear cover 5 Tip the Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly by aligning the notches on the ASF cover with the bail rollers then put the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller I Figure 7 3...

Page 75: ...he printer cover 8 Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7 5 Figure 7 5 Insert the hopper attachment 9 Insert the stacker attachment into the holder on the front part of the sheet feeder NOTE The flat sideoftheattachment shouldbe locatedto therear asshown in Figure 7 6 Now you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper 67 ...

Page 76: ...he stacker attachment Loading paper 1 If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer park the paper through the rear slot 2 Push the printer release lever toward the rear of the printer to load single sheets 3 Pull the paper loading lever toward the front of the printer to pull the hopper out until it is in position loading lever Figure 7 7 Pull the paper loading lever torward 68 ...

Page 77: ...slide up and down freely between the two paper guides The ideal distance between paper ream and paper guides is 0 25 mm 0 01 on both sides at the narrowest part of the paper guides 6 Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder I Figure 7 9 Fan the paper before inserfing into the ASF 7 Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder The ...

Page 78: ... single sheet of paper can also be fed manually with the Automatic Sheet Feeder 1 Set the paper by inserting into the slot at the front of the stacker attachment as shown in Figure 7 11 Figure 7 11 Insert a single sheet into the slot at the front of the stacker attachment 2 With the power on press the I ONLINE I button to put the printer off line Then press the I EJECT PARK button The paper will f...

Page 79: ...Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the paper bail Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer mechan m tilting the Pull Tractor Unit slightly backward I Figure 7 12 Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer 5 Sec...

Page 80: ... Unit as shown in Figure 7 14 7 Install the printer cover provided with the Pull Tractor Unit Printer co Figure 7 14 Mount the paper guide and the printer cover onto the printer NOTE Set the paper guide and front cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Pull Tractor Unit 72 ...

Page 81: ...ust the spacing ofthetractor unitsby slidingthem along the bar using the clanm lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position When the lever is up the unit is released and when it is down the unit is locked Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems w...

Page 82: ...rs after adjust the spacing of the tractor umts by slung mem along me bar 5 After settingupthe paper from thebottomoftheprinter installtheprinter cover Printer 1 Figure 7 17 Mounf the printer cover Now you are ready to start printing with the Pull Tractor Unit 74 ...

Page 83: ...3456789 ABCDE abcde I I OCR A 12395L7A7 ABCDE abcde CODE 39 11111111111111111 111111111111111 111111111111 lIlllll UPC EAN 123456789 12345 1111111111 FC 3Z TW Light 123456789 ABCDE a bede H Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde I Orane I 123456789 ABCIIE t Cdf2 j FC 4Z Russian Roman 123456789 AEBI fl tl r GOST 123456789 a ii IUIPCT Cyrillic 123456789 ABBr EeEkl FC 5Z Old Style 123456789 AZWIJIIK uktche Fir...

Page 84: ...2 Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer Figure 7 18 Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer 3 Push out the cap from the connector cover as shown in Figure 7 19 NOTE Keep this cap in a safe place I Figure 7 19 Push out the cap from the connector cover 4 Install the connector cover into the printer 76 ...

Page 85: ...slotof the connector cover and slide itall the way in Figure 7 20 Insert the cartridge into the slot of the connector cover b Close the front cover NOTE Remount the cap on the connector cover if you are not using an optional cartridge ...

Page 86: ...off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the power source Disconnect the interface cable if attached Connect the Parallel connector to the printer Move both c1ips insidethe extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click Figure 7 21 Connect the Parallel connector to the printer 6 Connect the Serial connector to your computer NOTE Place the Converter on a table in ord...

Page 87: ...bit 2 Parity condition Refer below 3 Data Protocol Refer below 4 5 Parity condition Refer below 6 7 Transfer speed Refer below 8 Parity condition Switch 2 Switch 5 Condition ON ON No parity ON OFF i OFF ON Odd parity OFF OFF Even parity Data protocol Switch 3 Switch 4 Protocol ON ON DTR ON OFF XONIXOFF OFF ON ETX ACK Transfer speed Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Transfer speed OFF OFF OFF 150 BPS I I ...

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Page 89: ...ware control This chapter describes the printer s controlcommands Some commands are common to both the standard and IBM modes In the descriptions of the commands all commands will given by functions The name of each com mand is followed by a table like the one below Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std ESC x 1 27 120 1 IB 78 01 Mode ASCII Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized Std Sta...

Page 90: ... I IB 5B 64 01 00 n Changes the print quality according to the value of n as shown be low 1 Print quality o Unchanged 1 127 Draft 128 254 Letter quality 255 Return to EDS setting Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up Select LQfont Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC k H 27 107 H IB 6B n Selects an LQ font according to the value of n In draft mode this command remains dorma...

Page 91: ...lect italic characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std ESC 4 27 52 IB 34 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics Select upright characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 5 27 53 IB 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright Emphasized printing Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC E 27 69 IB 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emp...

Page 92: ...ouble strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC H 27 72 IB 48 Cancels double strike printing Underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Both ESC 27 45 II I IB 2D II Causes subsequentcharacters to be underlined when n is 1 and stops underlining when tis IBM block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined Overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadeci...

Page 93: ...verlining 2 Double continuous line 5 Single broken line 6 Double broken line Select ornament character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std ESC q 1 27 113 1 IB 71 II Selects an ornament character according to the value ofn as shown below n Character 0 Normal 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline Superscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC s 0 27 83 0 IB 53 00 Causes subsequentcharacters to...

Page 94: ...IB 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts Does not change the character pitch Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC T 27 84 IB 54 Stops printing printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal 86 ...

Page 95: ...et to OFF Select IBM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC t 1 27 116 1 IB 74 01 Std FS I 1 28 73 1 IC 49 01 Selects an IBM character set This is the power up default in IBM mode or EDS switch D 1 is set to ON in standard mode Select character set l Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC 7 27 55 IB 37 Selects character set 1 Select character set 2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo...

Page 96: ...sh 64 Legal The first eight of these character sets from U S A to Spain I can be selected as power up default by EDS switches D 2 to D 4 Select IBM code page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC T 4 27 91 84 4 0 IB 5B 54 04 00 0 Ill o 0 nl t 2 00 00 n n2 Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2 nl n2 Code Page 1 181 437 U S A 3 82 850 Multi lin...

Page 97: ...control functions are executed If acode with no assigned character is received the printer prints a space Enable printing of all character codes on next character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS n 28 94 n IC 5E n IBM ESC A n 27 94 n IB 5E n This command operates like ESC 1 except that it remains in effect for only one character Select slash zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 1 27 12...

Page 98: ... IB 4D IBM ESC 27 58 IB 3A Changes from either pica or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Semi condensed pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC g 27103 IB 67 Changes from either pica or elite to semi condensed pitch 15cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up C...

Page 99: ... Selectfont and pitch Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 1 2 o I 27 91 73 2 0 IB 5B 49 02 00 n n2 n n2 n n2 Changes theprintfontand pitch according to thevaluesofnl andn2 as shown below n n2 Font and pitch nl n2 Font and pitch o 11 1 235 1 236 1 237 1 238 1 30 0 171 0 12 1 239 1 240 1 201 10 CPI Courier 12 CPI Courier 15 CPI Courier 17 CPI Courier 20 CPI Courier 24 CPI Courier Proportional C...

Page 100: ...Download 17 CPI LQ Download Expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC W n 27 87 n IB 57 n Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width when n is 1 and cancels it when n is O Expanded printing for one line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both so 14 OE ESC SO 27 14 IB OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width Characters return to...

Page 101: ...alue of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired character istics Function n value Underline Italic Expanded Double strike Emphasized Condensed Proportional Elite 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Examples n 1gives elite n 9 1 8 gives emphasized elite n 137 1 8 128 gives underlined emphasized elite Increase character spacing Mode ASCII D...

Page 102: ...led when n 2 n Effect 0 Normal size 1 Double high double wide 2 Quadruple high quadruple wide Print double height characters Mode Ascll Decimal Hexadecimal ESC W 1 27 119 1 IB 77 01 Std FS v 1 28 86 1 IC 56 01 Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the base line and without changing the line spacing Return to normal height Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC W 27 119 0 16 77 0...

Page 103: ...pacing according to the value of n and m as below Does not move the base line n Line spacing Character height o 1 2 16 17 18 32 33 34 m Unchanged Unchanged Unchanged Single Single Single Double Double Double Character width Unchanged Single height Double height Unchanged Single height Double height Unchanged Single height Double height 1 Single width same as ESC W O 2 Double width same as ESC W 1 ...

Page 104: ...e paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7 60 inch standard mode or 7 72 inch IBM mode Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 2 27 50 IB 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to n1360inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC n 27 43 n IB 2B n FS 3 n 28 51 n IC 33 n Sets the distance t...

Page 105: ...SC 3 n 27 51 n IB 33 n Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to rdl 80 inch n 216 inch or n 360 inch according to the de finedbaseunit Thevalueofn isbetweenOand255 Ifn 0 inStandard mode the line feed distance is set to O but in IBM mode this command is ignored Set line spacing to n160inch or n172inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC A n 27 65 n IB 41 n In...

Page 106: ... Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC LF 27 10 IB OA IBM 1 ESC 27 93 IB 5D Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to thepreceding line Seethepreceding commands for the linespacing Selectforward feed mode Mode Ascll Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS F 28 70 IC 46 Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode This is the default setting at power on Select rever...

Page 107: ...ed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC j 17 27 106 7 IB 6A n Feeds thepaper once by n 180 inches in the reverse direction where n is between 1and 255 Does not move the print position right or left Does not change the line spacing setting Feed paper n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 1 1 7 27 102 1 1B 66 01 Feeds the paper n lines from the current line where n is between O and 127 Se...

Page 108: ...I I Both I ESC c 0 n 27 67 0 n la 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches where n is between 1 and 32 in Standard mode or between 1and 64 in IBM mode The current line becomes the top of the page Set bottom margin IMode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBoth I ESC N n I 27 78 n I IB 4E n I Sets the bottom margin ton lines where n is between 1and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode The b...

Page 109: ...CII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC FF 27 12 IB OC Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page Disable paper out detector Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC 27 56 IB 38 Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper out detector enabling printing to the bottom of the paper Overrides the setting of EDS switch B 2 Enable paper out detector Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo...

Page 110: ...Set vertical tab stops every n lines Mode Ascll Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC e I n 27 101 1 n IB 65 01 n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines where n is between 2 and 127 Set vertical tab stops in channel Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC b II nl 27 98 no n IB 62 no n d d 0 n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel M where nO is between Oand...

Page 111: ...paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the leftmargin Performs a linefeed ifno vertical tabs are set as at power up Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop 103 ...

Page 112: ...Condensed elite Expanded pica Expanded elite Expanded semi condensed Expanded condensed pica Expanded condensed elite Set right margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC Q n 27 81 n IB 51 n Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitcil pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected Column n be comes the last character position in the line The right margin does not...

Page 113: ...c linefeed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 5 1 27 53 1 IB 35 01 Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time itreceives a CR code Thiscommand takespriorityover EDS switch A 4 Cancel automatic linefeed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 5 0 27 53 0 IB 35 00 1 Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a CR code This command takes...

Page 114: ...IB 61 03 Aligns subsequent text between the left and right margins Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC D ill n2 0 27 68 1 n2 0 IB 44 t I t12 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl n2 etc in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected where HI n2 etc are numbers between 1 and 255 The maxi...

Page 115: ...oves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop Ignored if there isno nexthorizontaltab stop inthe current line Note that when underlining is selected spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not under ined Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 1 27 92 H 2 IB 5C 2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance Ignored if the resultingpositionisbeyon...

Page 116: ...in Absolute horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC nl 112 27 36 nl n2 IB 24 nl n2 Sets thenext print position to n n2 x 256 60 inches from the left margin on the current line Ignored ifthisposition isbeyond theright margin Absolute horizontal tab in columns Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Std ESC f o n 27 102 0 n IB 66 00 n Movesthenextprintpositiontocolumn nfromtheleftma...

Page 117: ...1 n2 x 256 Dots beyond the rightmargin are ignored At the end of bit image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Print double density 8 bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC L tt n2 2 76 nl n2 IB 4C nl d m t 12 rnl tn2 tnl tn2 Prints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally maxi mum 960 dots wide See ESC K for other information Print double density...

Page 118: ...ics image is 24 dots high and nf n2 x 256 dots wide Maxi mum width is 8 inches 2880 dots In the data ml n72 m3 each three bytes represent 24 vertical dots In the leftmost position the most significant bit of ml is the top dot the least significant bit of ml istheeighth dot from the top the most significantbit of m2 isthe ninth dot the least significant bit of m2 is the sixteenth dot from the top t...

Page 119: ...r inch 120 dots per inch 240 dots per inch 80 dots per inch 90 dots per incb 60 dots per inch 120dots per inch 90 dots per inch 180dots per inch 360 dots per inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC g n 12 28 91 103 n 72 1B 5B 67 n 72 rrl l m 1 n72 rn l ml m2 mo ml m2 Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of n O and prints dot graphics in this mode The graphics image is nf ...

Page 120: ...td cESC n m 27 63 n m IB 3F n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent ESC K ESC L ESC Y or ESC Z commands to a density mode defined by ESC n is K L Y or Z indicating the mode to be converted m is a code from O to 4 or 6 indicating one of the modes of ESC 112 ...

Page 121: ... spacing attributes the first byte mO specifies the left of the character the second byte ml specifies the character width the third byte n 2 specifies the right of the character These values must not exceed the following maximum limits Character mode nll mo ml i n12 Draft 9 12 LQ pica 31 36 I LQ elite 2 7 30 LQ semi condensed 21 24 LQ proportional 37 42 Draft super subscript 7 12 LQ super subscri...

Page 122: ...laced in a lookup table that provides infor mation on where Dot Pattern data is stored in memory and defines certain attributes of the character nl n2 x 256 give the number of bytes to be downloaded 13 and t74 indicate the low order and high order addresses in which data is to be stored n3 should be 15 and n4 should be 128 for this printer n5 determines the character mode to be downloaded as shown...

Page 123: ...t being the top dot and the least significant bit being the bottom dot Copy character setfrom ROM into RAM Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std ESC II 0 27 58 0 1 o IB 3A 00 II 00 Copies the selected character set with n as shown below to the corresponding download character RAM area overwriting any download data already present Ignored when EDS switch A 3 is set ON n Font 0 Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Couri...

Page 124: ... area Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC t 2 27 116 2 IB 74 02 FS I 2 28 73 2 IC 49 02 Shifts the download character area defined between 0 to 127to the area between 128 to 255 Select ROM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC O 27 58 0 16 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built in ROM character set Ignored when EDS switch A 3 is set ON 116 ...

Page 125: ...bsequent byte received to O Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 27 35 IB 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer Delete last character sent Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std DEL I127 7F Deletes the last character received Ignored if the last character received has already been printed or if the last character received...

Page 126: ...nd process all subsequent characters and commands This command is ignored if the printer was set off line by pressing the 1 ON LINE I button on the control panel Stop printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC j 27 106 IB 6A Prints theentire contents of the inputbuffer then setstheprinter off line The ONLINE indicator on the control panel goes off Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both BEL ...

Page 127: ...nder of the line from left to right Normal printing resumes on the next line Manualfeed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC EM O 27 25 0 IB 19 00 Selects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted Ignored if EDS switch A 5 is set ON Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC EM 4 27 25 4 IB 19 04 Selects theautomatic sheetfeeder Ignored ifEDS switch A ...

Page 128: ...turns settings to their power up values Does not clear the input buffer or change ASF selections Set initial conditions Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC K 3 27 91 75 3 IB 5B 4B 03 O O nl ni o 0 nl n2 00 00 nl n2 Reinitializes the printer to the initial conditions determined by the value of n2 The value of n2 is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics Function n valu...

Page 129: ...o storetheinputbuffer and the download commands are ignored DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH STANDARD MODE Designing and printing your own characters has two requirements first designing the shape of the character calculating the data necessary to make the shape and sending that data to the printer and secondly sending the command to print the downloaded characters instead of the regular charac t...

Page 130: ...al numerical values of the columns of dots and enter them underneath the grid Each verticalcolumn which has a maximum of 24 dots is first divided into three groups or two groups for super subscripts of eight dots Each group of eight dots isrepresented by one byte which consists of eight bits This is where the numbers down the left side of the grid come in Notice that there is a number for each row...

Page 131: ...ou may ask would you want to define a character this way instead of merely defining the overall width of the character Because this printer s proportional character definitions can also be used to print normal width characters and by centering even the narrow characters in the complete grid they will look good even if you are not printing them proportionately The three bytes are used to specify th...

Page 132: ...080 1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140 1150 1160 1170 1180 1190 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 WIDTH LPT1 25S LPRINT CHR 27 X 1 LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 0 LPRINT CHR 60 CHR 61 FOR N 60 TO 61 READ LS LPRINT CHR LS READ CW LPRINT CHR CW READ RS LPRINT CHR RS FOR M 1 TO CW 3 READ MM LPRINT CHR MM NEXT M NEXT N LpRINT JHR 27 D CHR 1 i CHR 0 LPRINT CHR 27 k CHR 4 LPRINT CHR 2...

Page 133: ...T CHR 27 T LPRINT CHR 27 END DATA Telephone Symbol DATA 3 31 2 DATA O 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 23 0 0 40 0 0 DATA 19 15 192 40 16 0 80 47 192 32 80 0 80 175 192 DATA 47 80 0 80 175 192 47 80 0 80 163 192 33 64 0 DATA 80 163 192 33 64 0 DATA 47 80 0 80 175 192 DATA 19 15 192 40 0 0 DATA O 0 0 Car Symhol DATA 3 31 2 DATA O 0 0 0 30 o DATA 0 252 128 0 3 64 DATA 10 3 0 20 124 0 DATA 64 126 0 63 128 0 DATA 32 3...

Page 134: ...ign the characters depends upon the character set as shown below Character set Character width Character ID Draft characters 9 0 LQ pica characters 35 1 LQ elite characters 29 LQ proportional 17 41 3 Afteryou havedecided yourdownload character set you musttelltheprinter where the download character data to be stored and how many download character sets you will define The firstdownload font area s...

Page 135: ...ymbol with LQ pica After you have designed the character pattern you will need to compress the DotPattern Data compression allows youto storemoredownload characters than without compression It is a more efficient use of memory The printer will repeat the previous dot column when the current column compression mask bit is set to l Fill up the adjacent dot even they do notprint then compare the each...

Page 136: ...1 1 1 IOIO OI 1 1 1 l r Figure 9 4 Fill up the adjacent dot then write the compression data After you have written the compression mask bit data line up all the character data for the compression mask bit that requires 6 0 The telephone symbol looks like Figure 9 5 Data Figure 9 5 Compressed character pattern of telephone symbol 128 ...

Page 137: ... index table data The first and the second bytes m and m2 indicates the position of the first dot pattern in the memory ml isthe high order byte and m2 isthe low order byte The third byte m3 indicatesthecharacter typeand the dot pattern data width in the memory If the character is normal simply enter the width of dot pattern in the memory If the character is a block graphic add 128 to the width of...

Page 138: ... 1170 1180 1190 1200 1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 WIDTH LPT 1 255 LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 164 CHR 9 LPRINT CHR HOF CHR H80 CHR 0 INDEX TABLE LPRINT CHR 1 FOR 1 0 TO 59 LPRINT STRING 9 O NEXT I FOR IT l TO 9 READ MM LPRINT CHR MM NEXT IT FOR IT l TO 9 READ MM LPRINT CHR MM NEXT IT FOR 1 62 TO 255 LPRINT STRING 9 O NEXT I DOT PATTERN F...

Page 139: ...S LPRINT CHR 27 T LPRINT CHR 27 M END l ATA Index Table Data DATA 137 17 25 227 96 4 242 0 96 DATA 137 92 28 227 96 0 80 64 96 Dot Pattern Data Telephone symbol DATA O 0 0 7 0 0 15 0 0 31 0 0 59 0 0 DATA 59 15 192 56 31 192 112 63 192 112 127 192 112 255 192 DATA 127 255 192 127 243 192 113 227 192 127 243 192 127 255 192 DATA 112 255 192 112 127 192 112 63 192 56 31 192 59 15 192 DATA 59 0 0 31 0...

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Page 141: ...med README DOC for example type A PRINT README DOC The computer may respond with the following message asking which printer to use Name of 1is t device PRN If your computer is connected to only one printer press RETURN to select the default choice PRN Printing will begin and the A prompt will reappear You can execute other commands or programs while the file is being printed A single PRINT command...

Page 142: ...ng elite pitch cancels unwanted features such as underlining which might be left from previous commands The angle brackets around the 1 indicate character code 1 which is a control code not the printable digit 1 You may wantto place additionalcommands inthisfile suchas leftand right margins line spacing and bottom margin commands Or you may want to create a variety of setup files with a different ...

Page 143: ... the following two commands A COPY LQELITE DAT PRN A PRINT README DOC For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will setup the printer and print any specified file with a single command To create such a batch file with the name LQPRINT BAT type in the first four lines shown next Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously To use this file to print README DOC type the fifth lin...

Page 144: ...s RM P1rillt pi tclle al e H PI Fic a pi tch 10 CPI H E M Eli te pitch 12 CPI 1 1 S F semi c nd c IIs ed 1i t c h I 5 1 I H PI CHR 1 5 Se 1e c t c Ond e n 5 ecl p r I n t Cundens ed p i ca p 1t ch 17 CI I H E 4 Conrlens ed e 1 i t e p i t ch 20 PI CHF 18 Cane e 1 conde ns eti I i IIt H E p 1 Se 1e c t p rOpc r t i utIa 1 s I t z1 s P I Nc rma 1 prOp Or t i una 1 H C HR 15 Cond ens ed prupo r t i o...

Page 145: ...vTu LPRINT H RM Download characters SS E SOU Superscript GOSUB 2520 LPRINT E N IU Select download character FOR 1 1 TO 5 LPRINT CHR 60 Print download character NEXT I LPRINT E O Select normal character LPRINT E T Cancel superscript GOSUB 2650 LPRINT E l FOR 1 1 TO 5 Select download character LPRINT CHR 60 Print download character NEXT I LPRINT E O Select normal character SS E SIU Subscript GOSUB 2...

Page 146: ...TA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA 31 31 31 31 31 0 0 7 31 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2S5 224 7 255 3 192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 2S5 255 o 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 128 0 15 255 248 0 0 255 0 63 0 15 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 255 255 15 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 96 0 ...

Page 147: ...A 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3830 DATA O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3840 3850 3860 3870 3880 3890 3900 3910 3920 3930 3940 3950 3960 3970 3980 3990 4000 4010 4020 4030 4040 4050 4060 4070 4080 4090 4100 4110 4120 4130 4140 DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DA A o o 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 7 59 0 0 0 0 0 128 127 223 255 224 0 ...

Page 148: ...5 248 55 255 248 63 255 248 31 255 248 4400 DATA 31 255 248 31 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 4410 DATA 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 240 4420 DATA 15 255 240 15 255 224 15 255 192 15 255 192 15 254 0 4430 DATA 15 254 0 15 254 0 15 254 0 15 254 0 15 254 0 4440 DATA 15 252 0 15 252 0 15 248 0 15 240 0 31 240 0 4450 DATA 31 224 0 31 192 0 55 128 0 48 0 8 96 0 24 4460 D...

Page 149: ...90 and a command to micro adjust the space between characters lines 1450and 1500 Next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer s word processing abilities italic printing bold printing underlin ing subscripts etc The row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns which are printed in place of the characte...

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Page 151: ...int head 24 pins Life 200 million dots Line spacing 1 6 1 8 n 60 n172 n 180 n 216 n 360 inches Font styles Standard Draft High Speed Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script Option IFC l Z Cartridge Orator Orator 2 Letter Gothic Blippo Cinema FC 2Z Cartridge OCR B OCR A CODE 39 UPC EAN FC_3ZCartridge TW Light H Gothic Orane FC 4Z Cartridge Russian Roman GOST Cyrillic FC 5Z Cartridge Old Style ...

Page 152: ...ondensed elite Super condensed Proportional CPI 10 80 12 96 15 120 17 1 137 20 160 24 192 Variable Character matrix Draft Pica 24X 9 Elite 24X 9 Semi condensed Standard Epson mode 16x 7 M mode 24X 9 Condensed pica 24X 9 Condensed elite 24X 9 Super condensed 24X 9 Proportional LQ 24X 31 24X 27 16X 21 24X 16 24X 16 24X 16 24X 14 24x n Bit image dot matrix DPI 8 pin normal 60 8 X 480 8 pin double 120...

Page 153: ... option Paper feed speed 3 4 incheslsecond max Paper specifications Cut sheet Width 7 2 11 0 182 0 279 4 mm Length 5 5 14 3 139 7 364 0 mm Thickness 0 07 0 12 mm Weight 52 90 glmz 45 77 kg 14 24 lb Fanfold continuous Width 4 0 10 0 101 6 254 0 mm Length Minimum 5 5 139 7 mm Thickness Single ply paper 0 07 0 12 mm Total for multi part forms 0 25 mm Weight 52 82 glmz 45 70 kg 14 22 lb Copies Origina...

Page 154: ... 2 million characters draft pica Long life fabric ribbon LZ24 4 million characters draft pia Dimensions and Weight Width 440 mm 17 32 Depth 330 mm 12 99 Width 150 mm 5 91 Weight 6 4 Kg 14 1 lb Power supply 120VAC 220VAC 240VAC 50 60 Hz varies according to the country of pur chase Options Film ribbon cartridge FZ24 Long life fabric ribbon cartridge LZ24 Single bin Automatic Sheet Feeder SF IODS Pul...

Page 155: ...igh when active 9 DATA7 High when active 10 ACK 5 ps low pulse acknowledges receipt of data 11 BUSY Low when printer ready to receive data 12 PAPER High when paper out Can be disabled with EDS setting 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 15 N C 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return...

Page 156: ...is pin isSpace when the computer isready to send data This printer does not check this pin 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 N C 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 N C This printer turn this pin Space when it isready to receive data This line carries the same signal aspin 20 RCH 11 12 N C GND Signal ground 14 19 N C This printer turns this pin Space when it is ready to receive data 20 DTR 21 25 N C 148 ...

Page 157: ...row 1 so its hexadecimal character code is 41 This is equivalent 4x 16 1 65 to decimal 65 the number in the inset Control codes recognized by this printer are indicated by abbreviations inside pointed brackets r Charactel r Hexadecimal value high order 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NW o 1 P o P E b E b k h k l il 1 oCl 1 A Q a L I 77 II 3 F9 I E L k 2 OC2 2 B R b r L b b b 66 k l i 3 DC3 3 c s c s I 3 I F ri ...

Page 158: ...I Standard character set 2 150 ...

Page 159: ...151 ...

Page 160: ... o ii ITALY x z 0 6 h A d 2 i SPAIN 1 x z i N L f l JAPAN x z Y NORWAY H A x z k 0 A u e a p A u DENMARK 2 A x z A 0 A u e A u SPAIN 2 A x z i N L 6 f fl 6 u LA IIN AMERICA b x z i N i 6 u i fl 6 u KOREA x z w A IRISH U 1 A II 6 LEGAL s x z 0 1 t The command for selecting the international character set is ESC R n Where n means character code n i e CHR n in BASIC The values of n are O U S A 6 Ital...

Page 161: ...IBM character set 2 Code Page 437 U S A 153 ...

Page 162: ...154 ...

Page 163: ...I Code Page 850 Multi 1ingual Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 155 ...

Page 164: ...Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 156 ...

Page 165: ...Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 8 9 A B c DIEIF I 157 ...

Page 166: ...Code Page 863 Canadian French Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 158 ...

Page 167: ...Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 159 ...

Page 168: ...d mode o 1 NUL o b oCl 1 I 1 m 2 rE2 r2 I F 3 OIX I 3 IT OC4 4 m b 5 I T I I SYN 6 b b BED 7 I 7 b 8s CAN 8 I 8 b HT 9 EIII b IY5 LF A I rO I i VT ESC B F IIY 1 FF FS c F 2F 8 D CR I r 31Y 9 E s0 F 4F o S1 F l rSIT 1 8 9 NW o liii Iii oCl 1 l m l m OC2 2 F F OC3 3 F m OC4 4 h F 5 F m SYN 6 F F 8 7 llZ F 8S CAN 8 F 6 F 2 HT EM 9 F 1 IT3 LF A I ir 8 F 4 VT ESC B F 9 F 5 FF FS c m 0 F b CR D F 1 fir ...

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Page 170: ... set and its width for Standard normal mode Standard super subscript mode and IBM mode Character code Chr L Proportionalwidth Std 437 850 860 861 863 865 lmal hperlSulIBM o 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 20 30 7 2 2 2 2 2 30 20 30 3 3 3 3 3 3 v 30 20 30 4 4 4 4 4 4 30 20 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 20 30 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 30 20 30 7 7 7 7 7 7 30 20 30 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 30 20 30 9 9 9 9 9 9 30 20 30 10 10 10 10...

Page 171: ...0 30 A 30 20 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 v 30 20 30 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 30 20 30 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 18 12 30 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 30 20 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 20 30 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 30 20 30 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 36 24 30 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 36 24 36 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 18 12 18 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 24 16 30 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 24 16 30 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 30 20 30 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 30 2...

Page 172: ... 60 60 30 20 30 61 6 1 61 61 61 61 61 30 20 30 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 30 20 30 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 30 o 30 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 36 24 30 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 A 36 24 42 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 B 36 24 42 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 c 36 24 42 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 r 36 24 42 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 E 36 24 36 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 F 36 24 36 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 G 36 24 42 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 H 36 24 42 73 73 73...

Page 173: ... 91 91 24 16 30 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 30 20 30 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 24 16 30 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 30 20 30 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 30 20 30 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 18 12 30 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 a 30 20 30 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 h 36 24 36 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 c 30 20 30 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 d 36 24 36 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 e 30 20 30 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 f 24 16 24 103 103 103 103 103 1...

Page 174: ...0 20 36 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 y 36 24 36 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 z 30 20 30 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 24 16 30 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 18 12 30 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 24 16 30 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 30 20 30 127 127 127 127 127 127 n 30 20 30 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 q 36 24 42 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 ii 36 24 36 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 4 30 20 30 131 131 131 1...

Page 175: ...24 36 151 151 151 151 151 151 u 36 24 36 152 152 152 152 y 36 24 36 153 153 153 153 153 0 36 24 42 154 154 154 154 154 154 154 u 42 28 42 155 155 189 155 155 c 30 20 30 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 k 30 20 30 157 157 190 Y 36 24 30 158 158 158 158 158 R 42 28 42 159 159 159 159 159 159 f 30 20 30 160 160 160 160 160 160 a 30 20 30 161 161 161 161 161 161 1 18 12 18 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 6 30 ...

Page 176: ...81 181 181 181 181 30 30 30 182 182 182 182 182 182 il 30 30 30 183 183 183 183 183 183 n 30 30 30 184 184 184 184 184 184 3 30 30 30 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 30 30 30 186 186 186 186 186 186 186 30 30 30 187 187 187 187 187 187 187 7 30 30 30 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 Al 30 30 30 189 189 189 189 189 189 J 30 30 30 190 190 190 190 190 190 J 30 30 30 191 191 191 191 191 191 191 1 30 30 30 192 ...

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Page 179: ...4 36 209 139 H 42 28 42 210 137 146 E 36 24 36 211 148 E 36 24 36 212 146 145 36 24 36 213 1 18 12 18 214 139 165 f 24 16 24 215 168 t 24 16 24 216 149 x 24 16 24 221 160 18 12 30 222 152 1 24 16 24 INT 224 159 166 d 30 28 42 226 140 153 c1 30 28 42 227 169 b 30 28 42 228 148 30 2 30 229 153 0 30 28 42 231 149 p 30 24 36 232 141 30 28 42 INT 233 150 167 ir 30 28 42 234 158 0 30 28 42 235 157 157 c...

Page 180: ...65 Ilorrnal Super Sub IBM 238 167 30 20 30 239 161 18 20 30 240 30 20 30 242 30 20 30 243 173 30 21 30 244 134 11 30 20 30 245 143 5 30 20 30 247 165 30 20 30 249 164 30 20 30 251 1 30 20 30 252 166 3 30 20 30 141 30 20 30 30 20 30 0 24 16 24 w 42 28 42 t 30 20 30 f3 36 24 36 TN 36 24 36 172 ...

Page 181: ...ta 122 Character dot pattern 127 Character height 95 Character matrix 121 124 127 144 Character pitch commands 90 95 Character set 1 87 160 Character set 2 87 Character set commands 87 89 Character set table 149 161 Character size commands 90 95 Character space 123 Character spacing 5 93 Character table 53 Character width 93 95 Clamp lever 3 24 Clear the buffer 43 Code page 53 88 144 153 159 437 1...

Page 182: ... commands 82 86 Font lock mode 5 37 Font selection 54 Font style 6 7 82 143 Font style commands 82 86 Form feed 41 101 Forward feed 98 Forward micro feed 42 Friction teed 145 Front cover 3 13 15 Full justify 106 G I Graphics commands 109 I 12 Graphics direction 51 Graphics mode I I 1 Graphics printing 5 H Hex density graphics I 10 Hexadecimal dump 40 High Speed Draft 1 143 Horizontal position comm...

Page 183: ... P Page length 53 100 Paper feed 145 PAPER FEED button 32 Paper feed speed 145 Paper feed trouble 59 Paper guide 3 16 Paper parking 1 5 26 Paper path Fanfold forms 22 Single sheets 28 Paper specifications 145 Paper out detector 52 101 Pica pitch 90 pinout of interface connector 147 48 PITCH button 33 Pitchcommands 90 95 Pitch lock mode 5 37 Platen knob 3 12 Power supply trouble 57 Power switch 3 P...

Page 184: ...rial Parallel Converter 11 78 Setting up 12 I8 Shift download character area 116 Short test mode 35 Single sheets 1 19 28 30 145 Special character set 161 Specifications 143 146 Standard character set 87 150 15I Strike through 85 Subscript 86 Superscript 85 Switch combination functions 41 44 Tractor 3 Troubleshooting 57 63 u Underlining 84 85 Uni directional printing 51 119 Unpacking and inspectio...

Page 185: ...ng for one line Condensed printing Manwtl feed Autu t eed Eject paper fmnl ASF Set print start position on ASF Increme character spucing Select nmster print mode Accept MSB as is Absolute horizontal ttih in inches Select ROM character set Select download character set Iv Define download chwtcters Select score Select graphics mode Set line spacing tn w inch Underlining Selec ertlcal tab chmnel Set ...

Page 186: ...pt Suhsclipt Cmcel supe sclipt or uhscript Bi dircc itln ll pl inti lg L 12i ditecti jrlill prin lng ExrxrndIXI nrin inc PAGE 117 f I Z 97 102 100 100 106 X3 X3 84 84 w 10 109 90 100 100 90 10 1 88 X5 86 X6 I 18 119 c Pri lt dnuhie dcns y dc uhle spwd X hit gmphics lo Print qlladtuple dellsity X hi gr iphics I 10 1I 12 Select IBM code pay Relati rc horiJ n l tah Lci I justify Centci lcxt Righ just...

Page 187: ...set Shift duwnlnad character area Select relerse feed mmie Return m ncrrnwdheigh Print double height characters Print hex density 24 bit gr phics Enable printing rrf all character cmies Enable printing of all character cmles m next character Delete last chamcter sent PAGE 87 I 16 98 94 94 110 X9 89 117 179 ...

Page 188: ...pacing to 7 72 inch Execute ESC A Set line spacing to n 180 inch ti16 inch or n 360 inch Set top of page at current position Cancel autumatic line feed Set automatic line feed Select character set 2 Select character set 41 Disable paper out detector Enable paper out detector Elite pitch o ns ml rn2 19 ii d2 d r Define download characters Reset printer Set line spacing to n 72 inch Set vertical tab...

Page 189: ...ght width and line spacing 1 2 O n 1 n2 Select font and pitch K 3 O nl J12 Selectinitialconditions T 4 O 0 O nl n2 Select IBM code page 4 O O O nl n2 Set base unit for line spacing d 1 O n Select print quality 6 g 1 2 ml m2 ESC 1 nl n2 1 ESC ESC A n ESC n ESC nl n2 ESC j ESC k ESC t O ESC t 1 Select graphics mode Enable printing of all character codes Reverse line feed Enable printing of all chara...

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Page 192: ... A Ern lat on STANOARD EPSON IBM AZ AEC Mode Enabled D sabled A 3 RAM Usage 1nP B f er D wnload8uf1er A 4 Auk LFw lh CR D sebled Enabled A 5 Auk Sheet Feeder Notrnstalled Installed A 6 GmPh cs O rectro B1 d rect mal Un dwect mal 0 1 No used 8 2 P perm Enablea I D mbled 0 3 Not used 8 4 Reserved Leave ON 0 5 Pr ntable Ar 3 TyPe A I TyPe B 8 6 No1used c r n tie C 2 see table 1 C 3 C 4 Page Length Se...

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