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Page 1: ...MULTI FONT USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE...

Page 2: ...a shielded cable The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the USA Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations Ibis digital a aratus does not...

Page 3: ...r 3 gives tips on using word processing programs and other com mercial software with this printer Read this chapter in conjunction with your software manual Chapter 4 is addressed to do it yourself pr...

Page 4: ...ntrol panel The four switches can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions including micro alignment l Easy care and maintenance The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in sec...

Page 5: ...tch 12CPI Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI and condensedproportional Double height Double Width rripILez Wid kkl Double sized Quad sized Various line and character spacings Other features tlvm altlADmIrn o...

Page 6: ...e paper guide Semiautomatic loading Manual loading Loading and parking fanfold forms Paper parking Paper unparking Test printing Short self test Long self test Interface test Adjusting the printing ga...

Page 7: ...copying the screen 35 Programming the printer with DOS commands 36 Programming the printer with BASIC 38 How the program works Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 45 Cleaning the printer 45 Rep...

Page 8: ...ACTER GENERATOR Draft character LQ character Appendix D CHARACTER SETS Standard character set IBM character set 2 IBM character set l Additional character set International character sets 89 97 INDEX...

Page 9: ...out of direct sunlight and away from heat producing appliances l Use it only in temperatures where you are comfortable l Avoid locations with dust grease or high humidity a Supply it clean electricity...

Page 10: ...ms 1 Printer 2 Paper guide 3 Platen knob 4 Ribbon cartridge and 5 User s mantial Make an external inspection of the printer Note the locations of the following parts Bail lever opens and closes the pa...

Page 11: ...Power switch switches power on and off Connector for connecting the computer to the printer SETTING UP The platen knob is packed into a recess of the white foam packing material which held your print...

Page 12: ...p cgver install the ribbon cartridge The top side of the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon Turn this handle in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon we T 4 Installing the...

Page 13: ...nd dirt and reduces the printer s operating sounds Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment lnsfall the optional IC card This printer has five built in character styles fonts and...

Page 14: ...he printer s power cord Check that the printer s power switch located at the left front is OFF Then plug the printer s power cord into an AC wall outlet Never plug or unplug the power cord while the p...

Page 15: ...k bail closed then switch power on You will hear a short beep tone and the Power indicator on the control panel will flash These are the printer s paper out signals Place a single sheet on the paper g...

Page 16: ...ngle sheet of paper into the entry slot as far as it will go the same way as for semiautomatic loading MQve the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper bail Turn the platen knob clo...

Page 17: ...sition If there is paper in the printer remove it Since the platen is released you can just pull the paper out 4 Move the bail lever forward to open the bail 5 Remove the paper guide and put it aside...

Page 18: ...rnrc bu Tra Iv rnrose tne sprocltet teetn 10 Fit the holes in the paper over the sprocket pins Check that the paper is even 11 Close the sprocket covers Figure l l 1 12 Raise one of the clamp levers t...

Page 19: ...o place 17 Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1 12 so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper Figure l 72 Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms No...

Page 20: ...ove all single sheets from the printer and close the paper bail 2 Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position 3 Move the release lever to the up position 4 With power ON move the bail lever forwa...

Page 21: ...interface test After confirming that the printer works by itself it is time to test the interface with the computer The simplest way to do this is with a direct command Power up both the printer and...

Page 22: ...rent thicknesses of paper DIP SWITCH SETTINGS When you remove the printer s cover and look inside you will see on the green board at the bottom of the printer two groups of small switches marked DSWl...

Page 23: ...led Disabled l 6 Printer mode Standard IBM Chamcter set Std Mode Italics Graphics I I Character set IBM Mode I Set 2 I Set l I Print style and pitch selection The printer is delivered with all DIP swi...

Page 24: ...omatic sheet feeder move this switch to the OFF position Otherwise leave it ON Switch l 5 Do you want the printer to stop printing about an inch from the end of the paper or to keep printing to the bo...

Page 25: ...setting of this switch Switch 2 1 Does your software download new characters to the printer To download characters this switch must be OFF The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character p...

Page 26: ...Option Option 10 CPI OFF OFF OFF ON 12 CPI OFF OFF OFF OFF If there is no Font Card in the slot Courier style is selected 18...

Page 27: ...l the switch and indicator functions SWITCHES AND INDICATORS The control panel has four switches marked 0 On Line l Paper Feed l Quiet Mode l Style Pitch The Quiet Mode and Style Pitch switches respon...

Page 28: ...pause during printing If you press the On Line switch during printing the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes...

Page 29: ...ar two acknowledging beep tones After the beep tones you can set the type style using the Quiet Mode switch or the Paper Feed switch While in this mode these switchs works to select the type style ins...

Page 30: ...inter com mands given in Appendix B POWER UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions all the control panel switches have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching po...

Page 31: ...h and Type Style settings from software changes press only the Style Pitch switch during power up There will be two acknowledging beeps Pressing these switches during power up does not prevent you fro...

Page 32: ...17 18 19 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F _ 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 28 2C 2D 2E 2F I ox 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 38 3C 30 3E 3F 01234567 89 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 48 4C 4D 4E 4F ABCDEFG HIJK...

Page 33: ...el Paper parking Quiet Mode and Paper Feed switches This procedure feeds the paper backward It parks the fanfold form at the back of the printer so that you can switch to single sheet feeding by movin...

Page 34: ...performing a forward or reverse micro feed 3 Press the Style Pitch switch and hold it down 4 Press the Paper Feed switch The printer will beep to indicate that the top of form position has been set F...

Page 35: ...es not stop continue as follows Press the On Line switch to set the printer off line Printing will now stop but there may be data remaining in the buffer Press the On line switch and hold it down Pres...

Page 36: ...MEMO...

Page 37: ...it If this printer is not listed look for the Epson LQ 800 or IBM Proprinter X24 If these are not listed look for another Star Epson or IBM printer A few of the choices you may see are given below in...

Page 38: ...al character code 27 hexadecimal 1B This code usually cannot be keyed in directly pressing the ESC key will not work As an installation option however you may be able to assign it to a function key or...

Page 39: ...tting of the printer s DIP switches in particular DIP switch l 6 If you selected a Star or Epson printer on the installation menu switch l 6 should be ON the factory setting If you selected an IBM pri...

Page 40: ...printing job by sending a command that resets the printer That is why you must press these switches as you power up If you do not press these switches during power up the reset command will reset you...

Page 41: ...use italic print You will probably not see the symbol ESC on the screen but a different symbol such as E or A or perhaps no symbol at all This depends on your software After printing the first page o...

Page 42: ...MEMO...

Page 43: ...ou are running application software Normally the PRTSC key prints only text data but if your DOS system includes a file named GRAPHICS COM you can hard copy graphics dis plays by first typing the comm...

Page 44: ...t will reappear You can execute other commands or programs while the file is being printed A single PRINT command can print two or more files List the tile names consecutively on the same line or use...

Page 45: ...ht margin in column 92 This will give a 6 7 inch 80 column printed line with a one inch left margin Elite has 12 characters per inch 12 is a control code 92 is the character as you can verify in Appen...

Page 46: ...set up the printer and print any specified file with a single command To create such a batch file with the name LQPRINT BAT type in the first four lines shown next Z means to press the CTRL and Z key...

Page 47: ...O I Type styles are I D Draft characters I C Courier characters p Prestige characters O Orator characters l s t Script characters I 4 Select italics I D and C italics P for a11 S styles 5 I Cancel it...

Page 48: ...character 1780 FOR I 1 TO 5 1790 LPRINT CHR BO Print download character 1800 NEXT I 1810 LPRINT E O Select normal character 1820 LPRINT E T Cancel superscript 1830 GOSUB 2650 1840 LPRINT E l Select do...

Page 49: ...INT C LPRINT E CHR O CHR 6O CHR 60 RESTORE 3100 READ LS LPRINT CHR LS READ CW LPRINT CHR CW READ RS LPRINT CHR RS FOR M l TO CW 3 READ MM LPRINT CHR MM NEXT M RETURN DATA Super subscript download char...

Page 50: ...DATA 7 3 193 128 128 128 128 192 224 240 255 255 127 63 31 7 7 31 248 224 128 0 0 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 31 31 3 3510 DATA 129 128 192 192 192 192 192 224 224 224 3520 DATA 224 240 255 255 255 255 255 127 0...

Page 51: ...logo was originally laid out on graph paper then converted to the data in lines 3240 to 3630 with the help of a calculator Each number represents eight vertical dots See Graphics commands in Appendix...

Page 52: ...INT H E q CHR l OUTLINED E q CHR O 1650 LPRINT E q CHR 2 SHADOWED E q CHR O 1660 LPRINT E q CHR 3 0UTLINED WITH SHADOWED 1670 LPRINT E q CHR O 2060 LPRINT E A CHR e E 2 Set e 72 line spacing 2530 LPRI...

Page 53: ...th alcohol or water containing a mild detergent but be careful not to spill any liquid into the interior of the printer Use a soft brush to remove paper dust and lint from the interior A small vacuum...

Page 54: ...n the same way Warning The print head becomes hot during operation If you have been using the printer wait awhile so that the print head can cool off 1 Turn power OFF and unplug the power cord 2 Remov...

Page 55: ...into the connector inserting it as far as it will go Connector screws Prmt head Figure 5 2 Replacing the print head 10 Fasten the print head down with the two screws 11 Move the carriage back toward...

Page 56: ...tery before the end of its service life Follow the procedure below 1 Insert the RAM card in the printer as described in Chapter 1 2 Turn the power switch on to supply power to the RAM card 3 Unscrew t...

Page 57: ...ualified serviceman remove any label paper that adheres inside the printer Do not attempt to remove it yourself l Avoid using label paper with any exposed adhesive areas w If printing is faint incompl...

Page 58: ...tually exclusive For example you cannot get emphasized condensed printing H If you have problems with horizontal tabulation l Don t change the margins after setting tabs l Don t change the print pitch...

Page 59: ...ibbon Black fabric ribbon cartridge Life 2 million draft characters Paper feed Friction and push tractor feed Semiautomatic sheet loading Paper feed speed 3 4 inches second during page feed n Interfac...

Page 60: ...ots Condensed elite 16 x 23 dots Super Subscript 8 x 480 dots at 60 dpi Single density 8 x 640 dots at 80 dpi CRT I 8 x 720 dots at 90 dpi CRT II 8 x 960 dots at 120 dpi Double density 8 x 960 dots at...

Page 61: ...ple width and height Pica 10 cpi Elite 12 cpi Semi condensed 15 cpi Standard mode only1 Condensed pica 17 cpi Condensed elite 20 cpi Standard mode only1 Proportional spacing Courier and Prestige chara...

Page 62: ...hstands 1 kVAC rms at 50 or 60 Hz between AC power line and chassis for at least 1 minute n Environmental Requirements Operating temperature 5 to 40 C 41 to 104 F Operating humidity 10 to 80 no conden...

Page 63: ...5 off 13 SELECTED OUT 14 15 N C 16 SIGNAL GND High when the printer is on line Unused Signal ground 17 18 19 30 GND CHASSIS 31 m IN GND 32 SVDC OUT OUT Twisted pair return signal ground level Printer...

Page 64: ...MEMO 56...

Page 65: ...ns character code 1 Decimal Gives the command in decimal character codes Hexadecimal Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by ital...

Page 66: ...dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected by ESC x 1 Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel style at power on n Type style 0 Courier I Optional font 2 Prestige 3 Orator 4 Script Sele...

Page 67: ...cimal Hexadecimal Both ESC Cl 27 71 IB 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between causing a thickening of hori zontal strokes Fo...

Page 68: ...B 5F 30 Both ESC O 27 95 0 1B 5F 00 Stops overlining Superscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC S 0 27 83 48 IB 53 30 Both ESC S co 27 83 0 IB 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as s...

Page 69: ...in IBM mode if DIP switch 1 7 is OFF Select character set 7 Mode ASCII Both ESC 7 Selects character set l Select character set 2 Decimal Hexadecimal 27 55 IB 37 Mode ASCII Decimal Both ESC 6 27 54 Se...

Page 70: ...ains in effect for the next nl nZ x 256 characters where nl and n are numbers between 0 and 255 During this interval no control functions are executed If a code with no assigned character is received...

Page 71: ...m either pica or condensed to elite 12 cpi Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power up High speed elite pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal FS 3 1 28 83 49 IC 53 31 Std FS S Cl...

Page 72: ...a Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power up Expanded printing IMode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I ESC W I 27 87 49 1B 57 31 Both ESC W Cl 27 87 1 1B 57 01 Causes subsequent...

Page 73: ...0 00 IBM 1 ESC P co 1 27 80 0 1 1B 50 00 1 Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power up Select master print...

Page 74: ...y doubled when n 1 and quadrupled when n 2 n Effect 0 Normal size 1 Double high double wide 2 Quadruple high quadruple wide Print double height characters IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I ESC W...

Page 75: ...eight width and line spacing ac cording to the value of n and m as below Does not move the base line L L L 6 L n 0 1 2 16 li I 18 32 33 34 m 1 2 Line spacing Character height Unchanged Unchanged Uncha...

Page 76: ...aft Elite 20 Download Draft Condensed 6 Download LQ Pica 14 Download LQ Elite 22 Download LQ Condensed 7 Download LQ Proportional Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch and or panel sty...

Page 77: ...SCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both I cESC 3 n 127 51 n IIB 33 n I Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n 180 inch Standard mode or n 216 inch IBM mode where n is bet...

Page 78: ...t line If DIP switch l 2 is ON also moves the next print position to the left margin See the preceding commands for the line spacing Reverse line feed Mode 1 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Both 1 ESC LF...

Page 79: ...arriage to the left margin if DIP switch 1 2 is ON Does not change the line spacing setting Ignored when friction feed is used Feed paper n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC f I n 27 102 49 n I...

Page 80: ...e n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length Cancel top and bottom margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both...

Page 81: ...cal tab stops can be set The tab stops must be specified in ascending order any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list Standard termination is by the 0 control code The vertical tab...

Page 82: ...RIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal 1 IBoth 1 ESC 1 n 127108 n 11 6C n I Sets the left margin at column n where n is between 0 and 255 in the current charac...

Page 83: ...l n2 I27 88 nl n2 IlB 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2 See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes Carriage return Mode ASCII Decimal...

Page 84: ...e left margin leaving the right margin ragged Center text Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC a I 1 21 97 49 1B 61 31 Both ESC a Cl 27 97 1 1B 61 01 Centers subsequent text between the left and right m...

Page 85: ...b stops specify ESC D 0 Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC e 0 n 27 101 48 n 1B 65 30 n Both ESC e CO n 27 101 0 n IB 65 00 n Cancels all current horizontal tab...

Page 86: ...Hexadecimal I IIBM I ESC d nl n2 127 lEpnl n2 11 64 nl n I Sets the next print position to nr n2 x 256 120 inches from the current position Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin The maxi...

Page 87: ...int 8 bit double density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC L nl n2 27 76 nl n2 Both 1B 4C nl n2 ml m2 ml m2 ml m2 Prints 8 bit dot graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally maximum 960 dots...

Page 88: ...r of data bytes must be 3 x n n2 x 256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of dot graphics printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Select graphics mode Mode ASCII...

Page 89: ...it Triple density 180 dots per inch 12 24 bit Hex density 360 dots per inch Convert graphics density Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC n m 27 63 n m 1B 3F n m Converts graphics defined by subseq...

Page 90: ...es the first byte mO specifies the left of the character the second byte ml specifies the character width the third byte m2 specifies the right of the character These values must not exceed the follow...

Page 91: ...7 bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127 Set MS8 to 0 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 27 61 1B 3D IBM ps T 28 61 IC 3D Sets the most significant bit of each subseq...

Page 92: ...with the control panel switch Cancel quiet print IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal 1 ESC s 0 27 115 48 1B 73 30 Both ESC s co 27 115 0 1B 73 00 Cancels the quiet print mode and resumes normal prin...

Page 93: ...s except DC1 which returns it to the on line state The printer s On Line indicator does not go off Set printer on he Mode 1 ASCII Decimal Both 1 DCl I 17 Hexadecimal I 11 Returns the printer to the on...

Page 94: ...inting Mode 1 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC 27 60 1B 3C Immediately returns the print head to the left margin then prints the remainder of the line from left to right Normal bidirectional printin...

Page 95: ...mal ESC EM T n 21 25 84 n 1B 19 54 n Both 6 1 T n 40 40 84 41 41 n 28 28 54 29 29 n Skips n 6 inches at the top of the page where n is equal to or greater than 1 Ignored if DIP switch 1 4 is ON ASF in...

Page 96: ...MEMO...

Page 97: ...ese or Japanese characters The process of designing new characters with paper and pencil is time consuming The program listed in this appendix enables you to do everything on the computer screen It al...

Page 98: ...s your choice In the same way the program asks you to select Standard or IBM mode normal or super subscript and character mode then to confirm whether to continue or start over Continuing on the next...

Page 99: ...If you answer Yes to all three questions your characters will be saved on a disk file and downloaded to the printer and the entire character set from character 33 to character 126 will be printed out...

Page 100: ...x 3 bytes of dot data 4 ESC i to enable the printer to print the downloaded characters This program is coded in Microsoft BASIC for the IBM PC The WIDTH 255 command in line 1050 means infinite line wi...

Page 101: ...NG 3 0 1 _____ Select haracter mode _ LOCATE 9 l PRINT SELECT STYLE SO Normal 24dot Sl Super subscript lbdot S O PX lO PY l GOSUB 2820 SCR S IF SCR THEN 1580 ELSE 1590 HD CHR 27 SO HD HI 16 GOTO 1600...

Page 102: ...l W THEN BEEP LOCATE 3 50 PRINT SPC 20 GOTO 2130 LOCATE 3 63 PRINT STR Al LOCATE 4 50 INPUT Left Space A0 IF AO Al W THEN BEEP LOCATE 4 50 PRINT SPC 20 GOTO 2160 LOCATE 4 63 PRINT STR AO IF QUA 2 THEN...

Page 103: ...MOD lO O THEN CS CS GOTO 2810 IF BX MOD 5 1 THEN CS CS ELSE CS CS GOSUB 3680 GOTO 2480 1 yes or No _____ _ ___ LOCATE PX PY PRINT I SO LOCATE PX l PY PRINT slg IF NOT S THEN 2860 ELSE 2880 LOCATE PX P...

Page 104: ...RINT STRING lO lO END 3410 I Output to Diskette ____ ___ _ _ 3420 PRINT l HD 3430 FOR CC 33 TO 126 3440 IF A C THEN 3460 3450 PRINT l E CHR O STRING 2 CC A CC P CC 3460 NEXT CC 3470 PRINT l E l RETURN...

Page 105: ...tries at the top and left edges of the table For example the character A is in column 4 and row 1 so its hexadecimal character code is 41 This is equivalent 4 x 16 1 65 to decimal 65 the number in the...

Page 106: ...STANDARDCHARACTERSET 1 93 1125 N A n N 46 62 78 94 110 126 0 0 DEL 47 1 79 95 111 127...

Page 107: ...0 c 1 128 144 160 176 192 1 DCl I 1 A 1 1 Q U 3 229 245 Ic V 230 246 W 1 I SI 1231 247 Iu IX Ih Y E so N n 142 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 F SI 0 0 DEL 143 159 175 191 207 223 239 255 r 17 Ii 99...

Page 108: ...CHARACTER SET 2 U 101 117 v f v 70 86 102 118 I I CR i M I 1 m II D II J 111 I 13 29 61 77 F r 109 125 E so j G I G I G l 7 N riir n n N rGi 1110 l i F SI 0 0 15 31 47 63 III 127 100...

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Page 110: ...3 29 il E so 14 30 F SI 15 31 Other characters are identical to IBM character set 2 The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7 bit interface to obtain control functions when the most si...

Page 111: ...ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET t24 I 9OuL25 3 26 In IBM mode additional characters can be printed by special commands 103...

Page 112: ...TALY e 8 s e e ad f 6 A it A A I ii 6 h T ze a T T T SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 ii 6 0 z 6 ii A t SPAIN 2 fib 6 l t e A 6 LATIN AMERICA DFNN4RK NORWA See page 17 for the DIP switch settings The co...

Page 113: ...29 33 Condensed pitch 22 50 64 Connector 3 6 Control panel 3 29 Courier type style 21 jD Delete 83 Dimensions of printer 53 DIP switches 14 18 31 49 50 51 61 70 72 81 82 83 87 DOS commands 35 36 37 38...

Page 114: ...anel pitch 23 Panel style 23 Paper Feed switch 22 25 Paper feed 7 8 9 10 11 12 51 Paper guide 6 I I Paper specifications 53 Paper out detector 16 49 73 Parking II 12 25 Pause 20 32 Pica pitch 22 63 Pi...

Page 115: ...77 Test patterns 12 IS 22 Top cover 3 5 Top margin 7 72 Top of page form 26 31 72 Tractor feed 9 12 51 Troubleshooting 49 50 Type style 17 21 32 53 58 68 Type style commands 32 Underlining 59 60 Unid...

Page 116: ...elect master print mode Accept MSB as is Absolute horizontal tab in inches ESC I Select ROM character set ESC 1 Select download character set ESC 0 Select ROM character set ESC 1 Select download chara...

Page 117: ...cing to n 60 inch Set vertical tab stops Set page length to n lines Set page length to n inches Set horizontal tab stops Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printing Double strike printing Cancel do...

Page 118: ...justify Center text 6 Right justify Full justify Set vertical tab stops in channel Set top margin Relative horizontal tab in inches 78 Set horizontal tab stop every n columns 77 Set vertical tab stops...

Page 119: ...h Select italic characters Select upright characters CODV character set from ROM into RAM card Set MSB to 0 Reset printer Set line spacing to n 72 inch Select LO tvue stvle Select character width Sele...

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