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Panasonic KX-P1123, Operating Instructions Manual

The Panasonic KX-P1123 is a reliable dot matrix printer designed for various printing tasks. To ensure optimal performance and convenience, make sure to refer to the Operating Instructions Manual. You can easily download this manual for free from our website, manualshive.com, to get the most out of your printer.

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Page 1: ...This Manual http www manuallib com file 2525963 e eratng Ins ructions I Impact Dot Matrix Printer Panasonic Before operating this unit please read these instructions completely ...

Page 2: ...e which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the leiter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black T he wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter...

Page 3: ...the label on the rear of the unit For your convenience nole this number below and retain this book along with your proof of purchase to serve as a permanent record of your purchase in the event of a theft or for future reference MODEL NO KX P1123 NAME OF DEALER _____ SERIAL NO ____ DATE OF PURCHASE _ _ _ _ IBM and IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Prop...

Page 4: ...n 2 6 A Fanfold Paper 2 6 Rear feeding 2 6 Boltom feeding 2 0 B Single Sheets and Envelopes Friction 2 13 2 8 Self Test 2 16 2 9 Connecting to a Computer 2 17 3 Operation 3 1 Front Panel Switches 3 1 3 2 ControL TabLe 3 3 A FONT PITCH FORM LENGTH 3 3 B ENHANCEMENT 3 5 C LEFT RIGHT MARGIN 3 6 D MACROs 3 7 E FACTORy 3 10 F QUIET mode 3 11 3 3 Feeding the Paper 3 12 A Perforation Cut P CUT 3 13 B Aut...

Page 5: ...IBM PC or Compatible 5 KX P1l23 Features 5 1 Print Feature Control 5 2 Download Characters 5 3 Bit Image Graphics 6 Epson LQ 850 Mode Commands 7 IBM Proprinter X24 Mode Commands 8 Interfacing 9 Maintenance Appendix A Character Set Chart Appendix B Proportional Spacing Tables Appendix C Structure of an Index Table Entry Appendix D Download Character Matrix Blanks Appendix E Paper Specifications App...

Page 6: ...uality LQ fonts Pitch selections including 10 12 15 17 characters per inch and PS Proportional Spacing Form Length selections including 8 8 5 II 112 3 12 and 14 inches Enhance me nts Bold Italic Do uble height Double width Double strike and Centering Setting Left and Right margins Setting Quiet mode which reduces printing noise Write and Read MACROs which store the printing format P CUT which rais...

Page 7: ...fer is available which expands the total buffer size to 38K The entire buffer area can be used as a receiving buffer or a portion can be used as a download font area The buffer area assignment is se lected through the EZ Set Operator Panel Initial Setup Mode For software compatibility this printer has two command sets Epson LQ 850 and IBM Proprinter X24 Either set can be selected through the EZ Se...

Page 8: ... Script Epson LQ 850 without shadow outline IBM Proprinter X24 96 ASCII characters 96 Italic ASCII characters 32 nternatianal characters 13 counlfies and LEGAL ernational characters 32 Italic nt 158 IBM sp 1 3 countries and LEGAL ecial characters sets I 2 1 127 inch 0 2 mm Elite Micron x 8 24x7 Draft Pica 24 x 9 24 1 120 0 21 mm Y 180 0 14 mm _ _ _ Pica 10 cpi Elite 12 cpi characters per inch Micr...

Page 9: ...gms m Envelopes Standard envelopes ie 6 10 Referto Appendix E Copies Original 3 non carbon copies Paper thickness Total thickness of sheets must be less than 0 013 inch 0 32 mm Operating 50 F IO C to 95 F 35 C temperature environment 30 80 humidity Please allow the printer to stabilize at room temperature within the operating temperature range before operation Storage 4 F 20 C to 140 F 60 C temper...

Page 10: ...uides Pa X f hail release lever Paper feed selector Power switch EZ Set OperatorPanel Row indicator light Column il1cat II light r Er l I I I Control Table QUIET switch ON LINE FUNCTION indioutor light lQUIET mode indicator light r POWER PAPER OUT indic or light 1 5 Introduction ON LINE SET switch FF ROW switch LF COLUMN switch FUNCTION switch ...

Page 11: ...over H T t rae or c ampmg evers p_L I_I _LJ aper nsenIOn gUI es f f Center paper support r rl n I IfEl I l I r Tractor I I I lI IJlllIIIII rOT o 0 n m r o L 17 I I I I I Printhead Paper bail release lever Head gap lever Smoked pla lic cover Platen knob Paper feed selector Introduclion 1 6 ...

Page 12: ...Manual http www manuallib com file 2525963 a I Introduction Rear View Top cover Serifli No Label 1 Nameplate AC power cord Frame ground terminal Serial interFace cover Centronics parallel interface connector ...

Page 13: ...as of high dust concentration areas with chemical fume concentration areas with extreme vibration or when placed on an unstable or unleveled surface 2 2 Unpacking and Inspection Having opened the shipping carton carefull y remove the contents Inspect the printer and accessories for damage Report damage or shortages to the store from which the unit was purchased Inside the manual s front cover reco...

Page 14: ...oward the front When the power is supplied to the printer the power in dicator light on the front panel will light 2 4 Mounting the Ribbon Cassette 1 Make sure the printer is off Open the smoked plastic cover 2 Gently slide the carriage toward the center of the unit 3 Be sure the head gap lever is in the position 4 Prior to installing the cassette remove any slack on the ribbon by rotating the kno...

Page 15: ...hat the ribbon slips between the nose cover and the nose of the printhead Gently but firmly press down on rear of the cassette until the wing tab snap into place 6 Close the smoked plastic cover 7 Reposition the head gap lever for the appropriate paper thick ness To remove the ribbon cassette spread the wing tab and lift up the cassette Set up 2 3 ...

Page 16: ...m continuously fed paper _ P lfL multipart forms see Note labels Friction Top single sheet envelope Note When feeding paper from the bottom do not reverse line feed Paper may not feed correctly and print quality may not be op timum Paper Parki ng is not available when the paper is installed from the bottom Single sheets o r envelopes can be fed through the top individ ually or using the KX P37 ell...

Page 17: ...eeding Paper bail releases the paper Load the paper automatically Parks rear fed paper This lever adjusts the gap between the printhead and the platen to compensate for the thickness of the paper The lever has 6 steps and moves the printhead closer to or farther away from the platen approximately 0 0028 inch 0 07 mm per step To move the lever forward narrows the gap To move the lever backward wide...

Page 18: ... on A beep will sound once and the paper out indicator will flash This indicates that there is no paper installed in the printer 2 Veri fy that the head gap lever is in the position 3 Set the paper feed selector to the T position r Paper feed Head gap lever selector jc 4 Remove the top cover as shown below Lift to most upright position then slightly lower and pull back 2 6 Set up ...

Page 19: ...e the tractors out toward the sides to the approximate width of the paper Traclor clamping levers I Center paper sUPI Porls i f r 6 Space the center paper support evenly between the tractors 7 0pen both tractor covers 8 Align the paper so that the tractor pins catch the paper sprocket holes 9 Close the tractor covers Set up 2 7 ...

Page 20: ... then close the tractor covers 12 Press the FF switch while press ing the ON LINE switch The tractor will rotate automatically for ten seconds 13 While the tractor is rotating insert the fanfold paper behind the pinwheel evenly between the paper insertion guides until the tractor pins catch the paper sprocket holes Verify the paper is installed straight If jamming occurs remove the paper by rotati...

Page 21: ... Paper bai1 release Paper reect lever selector J IC U 1 17 Replace the top cover Note You can now adjust your Top of Form position see page 3 16 or press the ON LINE switch to get ready to print Positioning Fanfold paper When using fanfold paper with the built in tractor in the push mode it is important to have the exiting paper flow over the top cover of the printer Note When slng ranfold Paper a...

Page 22: ... Veri fy that the head gap lever is in the position 30Set the paper bail release lever to T PULL position 40Se the paper feed selector to the T position Head gap lever r Paper feed selector S1_ 1 7 _ SoOpen the top cover and smoked plastic cover 60Uniock the tractors by pulling the tractor clamping levers for ward Slide the tractors out toward the sides to the approximate width of the paper Tracto...

Page 23: ...actor covers 9 Push the fanfold paper up through bottom slot until it appears on the platen Make sure the side on which you wish to print is facing you lO Pull the paper up until it reaches the tractor pins Then align the paper so that the tractor pi ns catch the paper sprocket holes o o l1 Close the tractor covers Set up 2 11 II ...

Page 24: ...ppropriale thickness of Ihe paper being used Refer to Section 2 6 on page 2 5 14 Replace the top cover and smoked plaslic cover Note You can now adjust your Top of Form position see page 3 16 item 3 or press Ihe ON LINE switch to gel ready to print When boltomfeeding reverse feed funclion s may effect accurate line feeding and printer will not feed paper correctly and Ihe prinl quality may not be ...

Page 25: ...these pro II cedures_ l Turn the power switch on A beep will sound and the paper out indicator will flash This indicates that there is no paper in stalled in the printer 2 Verify that the head gap lever is in the position 3 Verify that the paper feed selector is in the F position Head gap lever 4 Rai se the top cover Paper feed selector Set up 2 13 ...

Page 26: ...th of your paper 6 Pull the paper bail release lever to the LOAD PARK position then release This will load the paper automatically 7 To align the paper horizontall y or vertica lly set the paper feed selector to the T position This releases the paper and allows the paper to be positioned manually as required Set the selector back to oF before printing 2 14 Set lip ...

Page 27: ...m 3 or press the ON LINIi switch togetleady OP IJll Whell the papel feed selector is in the T positi n tbe bu er will sound to inform you thai the s clect r is in tlie wrpog po sition _ _ _ _ _ f _ ___ i Whenloading an envelope lf the eny loPe will not load smqothly switch the paper feed selector t the T pOSitioll and illsert the envelope manl ally then move I e selector bafk to the P positi 1 Aft...

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Page 29: ... turned off 2 Plug one end of the cable into the connector of the printer and snap the clips inlo place Connector If the cable has a frame ground wire connecl it 10 the frame ground terminal I Frame ground terminal O I Frame ground wire 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the connector of the com puter Note oif t e connectors are notaJi e make sur to plug tbe appiopr iat end into each device A ...

Page 30: ...mode this switch turns the QUIET mode on QUIET indicator is lit which reduces printing noise or off QUIET indicator is not lit returns print ing noise level to normal mode Refer to page 3 15 In the FUNCTION mode this switch will advance or reverse the paper for perforation cut P CUT Refer to page 3 13 ON LINE SET switch This switch opens and closes the communications line with the computer When op...

Page 31: ...ONT R2 c J R3 c J ENHANCE Rt c J MENT R2 R3 Rt Rt c J PITCH R2 OTHERS R2 R3 c J R3 FORM Rt c J LENGTH R2 R3 c J STATUS Rt PRINT R2 R3 _ lIght on c Jllght oft LF COLUMN switch In the OFF LINE mode or when the printer is not print ing in the ON LINE mode this switch advances the paper one line at a time In the FUNCTION mode this switch will act as the COLUMN switch and advance the column position A ...

Page 32: ...nter the FUNCTION mode The ON LINE FUNCTION indicator should blink 2 Prcss and release the io_WJ switch until the desired feature is indicated ie Font Pi tch or Form length Refer to the page 3 2 for proper sequence 3 After selecting the row position press and release the tJMF switch unti l the COLU MN indicator is blinking over the desi red setting 4 Press the SET switch to store that setting into...

Page 33: ...e EZ Set Ope ator Panei and the sQftware issues a Proportional Spacing PS command rhe printer wilf e ecule 0 cpi p ica insteador pS When PITCH is set to PS and FONT is set to PROG AM through the HZ Set Operator Panel if lhe default Ont is praft output wllJbe pripted in Cou i r PS If the default is an LQ font ou tput will be printed n thai font If the printer js in lIn LQ font inooe when a Draft co...

Page 34: ...nd release the LB switch unti l the EN HANCEMENT row is indicated Refer to page 3 2 for row indicator positions 3 Press and release the COLUMN switch until the COL UMN indicator is lit over the desired enhancement 4 Press the OtEj J switch until the COLUMN indicator is Ii t S Press the FUNCTION switch 10 exit the FUNCTION mode l Note I _ 0 j tl _ i J _ _ 1 i f _ t ___ c Wn n you sel I1bUble Heighl...

Page 35: ...until you reach the desired margin location When pressing thel ROW switch when the printhead is at the far left location a beep will sound a few times and the printhead will move to the far right location When pressing the COLUMN I switch when the printhead is at the far right location a beep will sound a few times and the printhead will move to the far left location 6 Press the SET I switch to sp...

Page 36: ...fy that the ON LINE FUNCTION indicator is blink ing If not press the IFUNCTlON switch to enter the FUNCTION mode 2 Set the print features you wish to store FONT PITCH FORM LENGTH ENHANCEMENT LEFT and RIGHT MARGIN as the current setlings Refer to page 3 3 3 5 3 6 3 lf you wish to change your QUIET mode setling press the FUNCTION switch to ex it the FUNCTION mode Set the QUIET mode by pressing the Q...

Page 37: ... enter the FUNCTION mode 2 Press and release the ROW switch until the OTHERS row is indicated See page 3 2 for proper light sequence 3 Select the MACRO position you desire by pressing and releasing the ICOLUMN switch to reach the indicator over MACRO 1 2 or 3 4 Press the SET switch to enter MACRO mode A beep will sound S Press the IROW switch to read the previously defined MACRO A beep will sound ...

Page 38: ...king If not press the FUNCTION switch to enter the FUNCTION mode 2 Press and release the l switch until all ROW in dicators are lit When the ROW indicator is on the OTHERS row press the ROW switch once all row indicators will be lit 3 Press the SET switch to print out the current setting and MACROs settings 4 Press the FUNCTION switch to exit the FUNCTION mode 3 9 Operation ...

Page 39: ...e the IROW switch until the OTHERS row is indicated See page 3 2 for proper light sequence 3 Press and release the ICOLUMN switch until the col umn indicator is blinking over the FACTORY position 4 Press the SET switch to enter the FACTORY mode A beep will sound S Press thel ROW switch to read the FACTORY settings A beep will sound 6 Press the ISET switch to recall them as the cUJ rent set tings a...

Page 40: ...of the 3 MACROs as one of the printing conditions To simplify the MACRO setting process you should set the Quiet mode before selling any other item on the control table 1 Verify that the ON LINE FUNCTION indicator is not blinking If blinking press the FUNCTION Iswitch 2 Press the QUIET Iswitch to alternate the Quiet mode on and off The QUIET indicator shows you whether the Quiet mode is active on ...

Page 41: ...ro line 1 180 Holding the switch will advance the paper continuously until the switch is released When the PAPER OUT indicator is lit pressing this will cause the platen to the micro line feed for ten seconds Reverse Micro Line Feed Pressing the ILF switch while pressing the ION LINE switch once reverses the paper one micro line 1 180 Holding the switch will advance the paper continuously until th...

Page 42: ...eturn your paper to your top of form 1 Verify that the ON LINE FUNCTION indicator is blink ing If not press the FUNCTION switch to enter the FUNCTION mode 2 Press the Ul P CUT switch to advance the per foration to the tear bar 3 Tear off the page 4 Press the L i lIOiiiJ P CUT switch to reverse the paper back to the top of form A Top of Form setting see page 3 16 in the non printable area is ignore...

Page 43: ...ds Paper Parks Pa er Single sheet Feeds Paper Feeds Paper Cut Sheet Feeder Loads Paper No Action C Paper Parking Rear feeding only This function allows you to use single sheets or envelopes without removing or wasting your fanfold paper Parking the Fanfold Paper 1 Verify that the Power is on and that the paper feed se lector is in the T position 2 Tear off the printed pages of the fanfold paper Se...

Page 44: ...ind the platen 2 Pull the paper bail release lever to the LOAD PARK position then release This will load the paper automat ically When the paper stops moving move the lever to T PUSH FRIC position 3 When you are finished printing remove the sheet from the printer Reloading the Fanfold Paper l Lower the top cover 2 Move the paper feed selector to the T position 3 Pull the paper bail release lever t...

Page 45: ...t the Top of Form l Set the FORM LENGTH of the paper you are using through the Control Table see page 3 3 or software commands 2 Load the paper by pulling the paper bail release lever see Section 2 7 for paper installation The paper type you insert determines the first print line position for that type If using single sheets you set the top of form for single sheets The printer stores the 3 Top of...

Page 46: ...op of page even after the power switch is turned off The paper bail lever pulled to the LOAD PARK positi on will advance the paper to the most recently saved Top of Form setting A Top of Form position set in the area less than 0 7 inch and greater than 5 inches will not be saved after the power sw itch is turned off by parking the paper or by using P Cul S Press the FUNCTiON switch to exit the Fun...

Page 47: ...are two types Individual the setting is either on or off Group the setting has a number of selections to choose from Setting the Initial Setup mode 1 Press and release the ROW switch until the desired ROW indicator combination is lit Refer to the Table on page 3 24 2 Press and release the COLUMN switch until the COLUMN indicator is lit over the desired selling The indicator will in form you of the...

Page 48: ...nging the items of the Initial Setup mode you should verify the current settings 1 Make ure that paper is installed then turn Ihe power off 2 Power on while pressi ng Ihe F UNCTiONlswilch 3 Verify that all row indicator are on or all row indicators are blinking 4 Press the iIi T J sw itch 3 19 Operation ...

Page 49: ... on or blinking Details of all items in the Initial Setup mode o Printer emulation mode and character set mode Group LQ 850 Italic Epson LQ 850 emulation Italic charac ter set LQ 850 Graphic Epson LQ 850 emulation Graphic char acter set 2 Proprinter X24G I IBM Proprinter X24 emulation Graphic character set 1 Proprinter X24G2 IBM Proprinter X24 emulation Graphic character set 2 8 Default print font...

Page 50: ...r is in the uF position and the cut sheet feeder option KX P37 is installed o Buzzer sound control mode Individual ON Buzzer sounds OFF Buzzer does not sound This setting is available only for BEL command fI Zero font mode Individual ON Zero 0 OFF Zero slash il When the International Characte r Set is set to Norway zero slash is printed as 8 o Alternate Graphic mode AGM Individual ON Alternate Gra...

Page 51: ...d through software commands o Automatic Line Feed mode Individual ON CR LF OFF CR only This condition can also be changed through software commands Gl Automatic CR mode Individual ON Causes Automatic CR on LF VT ESC OFF Prevents Automatic CR on LF VT ESC J This setting is effective only in the IBM Proprinter X24 mode G Paper Out Detector mode Individual ON Detector is active OFF Detector is ignore...

Page 52: ...col OFF DTR Protocol III Remaining buffer capacity to Suspend Data Transfer S D T X OFF Individual ON 512 byte OFF 128 byte III Remaining Buffer Capacity to Resume Data Transfer R D T X ON Individual When the Suspend Data Transfer S D T X OFF is set to ON ON 768 byte OFF 640 byte When the S D T is set to OFF ON 384 byte OFF 256 byte Q Designation of signal polarity for DTR protocol mode Individual...

Page 53: ...A FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND SWEDEN 1 OFF ON ON ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK SPAIN 2 2 OFF OFF ON LATIN LEGAL AMERICA BLK BLK BLK Prinl curren matrix condition IV l gut Sheet III I Zero 1111 o Date BLK OFF OFF Buffor Feeder Buzzer Slash A G M Length Print Skip I I aper Out BLK BLK OFF Auto LF Auto CR Direction Perforation Detector II OFF BLK OFF 00 IGNORE OFF BLK BLK NO AFIIT V PARITY ODD PARIlY...

Page 54: ...he printer will resume printing llole ThePaper Out detector can be disapled ihrougl the lnitial Sefu p mode Overheat detector If the printer is printing continuously for extended periods of time the printhead may become overheated When this occurs an internal protective circuit will cause the printer to pause until the head tem perature decreases sufficiently at which time the printer will auto ma...

Page 55: ...scape commands will be cleared present form position is designated as top of form the Self Test mode is cleared the Control Table settings are read and set Control Panel settings are not changed by PRIME signal or RESET PRINTER command the printhead goes to the home position Some software packages send PRIME signal at the beginning of their programs Print modes set by the Conlrol Table will not ch...

Page 56: ...ex code instead of the normal ASCII characters Function codes for the printer CR LF HT etc are not executed Thi s mode is very useful to debug programs To enter the Hex Dump mode Tu rn the power on while pressing both C L YJ and C ililJswitches To release the Hex Dump mode Turn the power off then back on 7 Q D ______________________________ ...

Page 57: ...ious ASCII codes to enable the printer to perform the functions you would like Since the decimal equivalent of the ASCII code is most commonly used all examples which follow will use the decimal form Appendix A contains the ASCII characters and control command ta bles used by this printer 4 2 Control Codes The various printer functions are set through the use of control codes which consist of one ...

Page 58: ...e written by professionals can be purchased Such soft ware should be selected not only to meet the needs of the user but must also be compatible with both computer and printer Commercial software is often written with what is called a driver A driver is that part of the software which allows the user to con figure the package to the type of printer and interface being used Once the software has be...

Page 59: ...ference a Panasonic KX Pl123 b Panasonic KX P1124 c Epson LQ 850 d Epson LQ 2500 e Epson LQ Series Choices in order of priority IBM mode a IBM Proprinter X24 Once the necessary information has been supplied the software will provide the computer with the control codes and other data needed by this printer Many word processing packages will request that you enter the ASCII codes used by this printe...

Page 60: ...ode Subsequent outpul to this printer will appear in compressed mode If after issuing the above command subsequent PRINT statements output nothing 10 the printer check for one or more of the following Have you indicated to the compurer that outpur is to the printer and n ot the screen For example PR I allows subsequent PRINT stalements on the Apple computer to PRINT to the printer and not the scre...

Page 61: ...NT CHR 15 entered directly from the keyboard will set compressed print on this printer From within a BASIC program this command might be 50 LPRINT CHR 15 4 6 Entering Hexadecimal Code In the event that you will be entering ASCII codes in hexadecimal form you must supply two extra characters per code These are the ampersand and the letter H The example below illustrates the BASIC command to set com...

Page 62: ... show equivalent methods of entering multi byte control commands for most computers There is one remaining input format commonly used to reduce the keystrokes necessary to enter a multi byte control command As you examine the multi byte control commands in the pages ahead you will notice that the second byte with the exception of ESC SO and ESC SI is always a character which appears somewhere on y...

Page 63: ...inter has two printer emulations They are Epson LQ 850 and IBM Proprinter X24 Software commands for each emulation are cov ered in the corresponding chapters 4 8 Special Code IBM PC or Compatible Since the LPRINT command on IBM PC or compatible can generate an unexpected LF together with a CR use PRINT I instead of LPRINT For details refer to your BASIC manual The following two lines of BASIC are ...

Page 64: ...ds Draft is printed at the fastest speed and is normally used for printing draft documents Letter quality produces the best print quality it is used to print the final version of formal document s The printer has four letter quality fonts Courier Prestige Bold PS and Script and three Draft fonts Pica Elite and Micron These can be selected either by setting the Control Table on the EZ Set Operator ...

Page 65: ...styles through the mixing of fonts and pitches Double high printing makes the height of a character twice that of a normal one Double wide printing makes the width of a character twice that of a normal one Double strike printl g uses a double strike with two passes of the printhead Emphasized printing is done with one pass of the printhead at half speed which allows horizontally adjacent dots to b...

Page 66: ...tter quality characters in any combination subject to hexadecimal address and buffer limits Draft letters each require 39 bytes maximum while LQ letters require J 14 maximum To deter mine if the desired combination will fit use the formula of draft characters x 39 of LQ characters x 114 18 432 For example 120 draft and 120 letter quality are desired 120 x 39 120 x 114 4 680 13 680 18 360 therefore...

Page 67: ...any circle provided no two adjacent horizontal circles are filled in Once you have designed the character you must quantify each dot coiumn p p by summing the powers of two represented by each dot Consider the design of the Greek cha racter gamma Character Body Right Space I I I I 1 2 26 C 000000000000 2 64 000000000000 2 32 000000000000 2 16 000000000000 Uppel 8 dots H 8 000000000000 I 2 4 000000...

Page 68: ...0 0000000000000000 0000000 00000000000 0000000000000000 00000000 0000000000 0000000000000000 00000000 0000000000 0000000000000000 00000000 0000000000 0000000000000000 00000000 0000000000 0000000000 0 000 0000000 00000000000 00000000 0 0 0 0 0000000000000000000 0000000 0 0 0 0 00000000000000000000 000000 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000000000 0000000 0 0 0 0 00000000000000000000 00000000 0 0 0 0000000000000...

Page 69: ... 130 PRINT PI I CHRS 0 CHR 5 CHR b4 i 140 PRINT 1 CHR O CHR 1 6 CHR O 150 PRINT III CHRt I CHR 64 CHR O 160 REM Download character pr int 170 PRINT Hl CHR 27 CHR 1 1BO PRINT Hl A A A A A A A A A A CHR l O 1 90 PR NT Hl CHR 2 7 CHR O 200 END First determine where in RAM Ihe character s should be stored The variables nand m are used for this purpose The value speci fied for n indicates the location ...

Page 70: ...atures 5 7 In our sample program we created a gamma character This char acter consists of lief space dot column 8 body dot columns and 3 right space dot columns Therefore do l d 8 and d 3 In general d cannot exceed 9 and d d d cannot exceed 12 KX P1123 Features ...

Page 71: ...NT l CHRS 0 CHRS 1 CHRS 64 180 PRINT l CHR 63 CHR 254 CHRS 1 2A 190 PRINT U CHRS 0 l CHRS 0 CHR 0 200 PRINT l CHR 14 CHR O CHRS O 210 PRINT I CHR O CHR O CHR O 220 PRINT l CHR 6 CHR O CHR O 230 PRINT I CHR O CHR O CHR O 240 PR INT 1 CHRS 3 CHRS 0 CHR 0 250 PRINT l CHRS O CHR O CHR O 260 PRINT l CHR 1 CHR 132 CHR O 2 0 PRINT I CHR 0 CHR 120 CHR O 280 REM Download character print 290 PRINT I CHR 27 ...

Page 72: ...erscript or as a sub script character The on ly difference is the location of printed character The super script character is printed in the upper position of the normal character cell while the subscript characters is in the lower position of that cell You can select the one which you want by changing the value of n on the command n O superscript n l subscript The table below shows the maximum va...

Page 73: ... number that must always be sent A and A indicate the low order and high order addresses in which data is to be stored and d d is the data being downloaded This data will be in one of two formats depending on whether it is Dot Pattern or Index Table Index Table Addresses Starting memory addresses for Index Tables are Draft 10 and 12 cpi 801 Iomx LQ 10 cpi 8912 LQ Proportional 9213 LQ 12 cpi 9B 14 ...

Page 74: ... any address from A414 E to FFFFHllX inclusive Dot columns for characters are as follows Draft 10 and 12 cpi to columns LQ to cpi 36 columns LQ 12 cpi 30 columns LQ Proportional 18 42 columns It is important to note that the last column is always blank e g A download draft character is defined by 9 columns The printer automatically adds the tenth column Data P1H PI M PI L P2H P2M P2L PnH PnM PnL I...

Page 75: ... designation is Bits 7 6 Type of block graphic character 00 shading character 01 Jine drawing character 10 underscore character II not supported Bits 5 0 number of columns in the character less e g for draft characters 10 1 90 001001 bits 5 0 001001 CM CM are compression mask bits O no compression l compression CM bit 7 lst dot column bit 6 2nd dot column CM bit 3 37th dot column bit 2 38th dot co...

Page 76: ...e address of an undefined entry should be ODD An undefined entry is printed as a space Location 0 OOHO normally stores the slashed zero If a char acter is downlouded into this locution when the slashed zero is selected in the Initial Setup mode the downloaded character will print in place of any zero Data Compression Data Compression allows the efficient use of memory in storing downloaded charact...

Page 77: ... 1 CHR I CHR O CHR O 110 PR INT 1 CHR 0 CHR 128 CHR 0 120 PRINT 1 CHR 0 CHR 65 CHR 64 130 PR INT 1 CHR 0 CHR 16 CHR 16 140 PRINT 1 CHR 0 CHR 5 CHR M 150 PRINT 1 CHR 0 CHR 16 CHR O 160 PRINT l CHR 1 CHR 64 CHR 0 170 PRINT 1 CHR O CHR O CHR O 180 REM Index Table Entry to ASC II A 190 PRINT 1 CHR 27 CHR 12 CHR 0 CHR 35 200 PRINT 1 CHR H5A CHR H82 210 PRINT l CHR HBO CHR HO CHR 8 220 PRINT l CHR 10 CH...

Page 78: ...R 0 CHR 1 CHR 64 120 PRINT Pl CHR 0 CHR 3 CHR 224 130 PRINT 1 CHR 0 CHR 7 CHR 240 140 PRINT 1 CHR 0 CHR 3 CHR 22 4 150 PRINT l CHR 0 CHR I CHR 64 160 PRINT I CHR 63 CHR 254 CHR 128 170 PRINT l CHR 14 CHR 0 CHR 0 180 PRINT Pl CHR 6 CHR 0 CHR 0 190 PRINT 1 CHR 3 CHR 0 CHR 0 200 PRINT I CHR 1 CHR 132 CHR 0 210 PRINT I CHR 0 CHR 120 CHR 0 220 PRINT I CHR O CHR O CHR O 230 REM Index Table Entry to ASCI...

Page 79: ...e LQ 850 mode and has four S pin 24 pin bit image modes within the IBM Proprinter X24 mode so that you have a wide variety of image printing When you use a commercial soft ware package you should refer to your software instruc tion manual for the proper use of it with this printer Each printer mode has its own bit image commands Because differences between the two modes are small only the LQ 850 m...

Page 80: ... Z nl n2 Quadrupie density ode Selection Standard ESC m nl n2 8 pin M m O m l m 2 Double Double speed ESC f g n n2 m Dubie density Quadruple D m 3 d m 4 m 6 eosily CRT J CRT II 24 Pin m 32 m 33 m 38 m 39 m 40 Mode Selection Standard Double CRT 1lI Triple Hex ode Selection Standard 8 pin M m O m l m 2 Double Double speed D m 3 d DubIe density Quadruple cnsity ode Selection Standard 24 Pin M m 8 m 9...

Page 81: ... two corresponding to each pin block you wish to fire you will obtain a numerical value for the column in question By sending a string of bytes numerical values for each column on a line are input and processed The result is one line of graphics Pin block Pin block Code Pins Pin No Pin block Code Pin block I 2 128 27 128 2 3 and 2 4 2 26 64 5 26 64 2 6 7 2 32 3 3 2 32 8 9 3 and 4 to 2 16 4 4 24 1 ...

Page 82: ... function in order to print a single column of dots resulting from firing pin blocks I 2 5 and 8 For our final example refer to the standard density designation in Table 5 1 This setting is given by ESC K n n Suppose you wish to print I00 columns of dots where every column fires pins I and 8 only You first compute the values of n and n which define the number of columns to be printed o n 256noo o ...

Page 83: ... BO PRINT I CHR 32 CHR 64 CHR 12B CHR 64 CHR 12B 90 PRINT l CHR 64 CHR 128 CHR 64 CHR 12B CHR 64 100 PRINT l CHR 32 CHR 16 CHR 8 CHR 4 CHR 2 110 NEXT I 120 PRINT I CHR lO CHR 13 130 PRINT l CHR 27 K CHR 100 CHR 0 140 FOR 1 1 TO 5 150 PRINT l CHR 128 CHR 64 CHR 32 CHR 16 CHR B 160 PRINT Pl CHR 4 CHR 2 CHR I CHR 2 CHR I 170 PRINT l CHR 2 CHR I CHR 2 CHR I CHR 2 180 PRINT I CHR 4 CHR 8 CHR 16 CHR 32 ...

Page 84: ... 32 16 176 Byte 3 lnput code Pin 21 code Pin 24 code 2 2 8 1 9 Thus the three bytes for a single column of dots are entered as CHR 201 CHR 176 CHR 9 Refer to the 24 pin standard den sity command in Table 5 1 This setting is given by ESC m n n where m 32 Suppose you wish to print 100 columns of dots where every column fires pins I 2 5 8 9 II 12 21 and 24 as above As in the 8 pin example on page 5 1...

Page 85: ...ode setting in the Initial Setup mode or through software When AGM is set to OFF 8 pin bit image graphic is printed by using pins 1 through 20 When Alternate Graphic Mode is set to ON the pnnttng of 8 pin Graphic mode is the same as in Epson LQ 850 mode Also graphic printing command ESC in Epson LQ 850 mode is effective in this mode Therefore you can use the same command as in Epson LQ 850 mode Th...

Page 86: ...ng 6 8 ESC SI Sets compressed 17 cpi printing 6 8 DC2 Releases compressed printing 6 8 ESC p 1 Sets proportional spacing 6 9 ESC p O Releases proportional spacing 6 9 ESC n Sets the pitches based on value of n 6 9 When 12 cpi and compressed pitch are set simultaneously sub sequent output is printed in 20 cpi up to 160 cpl CHARACTER HIGHLIGHT SELECTION Name Function Page _ _ _ _ ESC n Sets highligh...

Page 87: ...s Italic printing ESC 5 Releases Italic printing ESC R n Sets international character set ESC 6 Selects graphic character set 2 ESC 7 Selects graphic character set 1 ESC t n Selects alternate character set BIT IMAGE GRAPHICS MODE SELECTION Name Function ESC K nl n2 Sets 8 pin image standard density 60 dpi ESC L n l n2 Sets 8 pin image double density 120 dpi ESC Y nl n2 Sets 8 pin image double dens...

Page 88: ...n Executes paper feed of n 1 80 ineh for one line ESC T n Executes reverse paper feed of Page 6 17 6 18 6 18 6 18 6 19 Page 6 19 6 20 6 20 6 21 _ _____ L_ n 180 inch for one li n e___ __ L _ 1 PAGE FORMAT CONTROL Name Function ESC C O n Sets page length in inches ESC C n Sets page length in lines ESC I n SelS left margin ESC Q n Sets right margin ESC N n Sets skip perforation ESC O Releases skip p...

Page 89: ...ns carriage 6 27 ESC Homes the printhead 6 27 ESC U 1 Sets single direction printing 6 28 ESC U O Releases single direction printing 6 28 ESC s l Sets half speed printing 6 28 ESC s O Releases half speed printing 6 28 ESC OI 02 Moves the printhead to a relative 6 28 horizontal position ESC lll ll2 Moves the printhead to an absolute 6 29 horizontal position DATA CONTROL Name Function Page CAN Clear...

Page 90: ...lects ROM CO ESC I Selects download CO ESC O n O Copies inlernal ROM CO fonl inlo download CO MISCELLANEOUS r_______ Name Function BEL Sounds the buzzer ESC First byte of multi byle control codes NUL Last byte of certain multi byte control codes I age 6 31 6 32 6 32 6 32 Page 6 33 6 33 6 33 ESC ESC EM n Initializes the printer 6 34 Cut Sheet Feeder control 6 34 6 5 Epson LQ 850 Mode Commands ...

Page 91: ... be used n l LQ n O Draft This command is operational only when the Font is set to PRO GRAM on the Control Table see page 3 3 3 4 FONT STYLE Selects font style Name ESC k Dec 27 07 Hex IB 6B Comments n n n n O 2 3 4 6 The following values can be used n O Courier font n 2 Courier font 11 3 Prestige font n 4 Script font n 6 Bold PS font This command is operational only when the Font is set to PRO GR...

Page 92: ...er to Appendix B In draft mode characters are normal width PICA PITCH Sets printing to 10 characters per inch up to 80 characters per line Name ESC P Dec 27 80 Hex IB 50 Comments This command is operational only when the PITCH is set to PRO GRAM on the Control Table see page 3 3 3 4 When pica and compressed are set simultaneously output is 17 cpi up to 137 cpl ELITE PITCH Sets printing to 12 chara...

Page 93: ...ting to 17 characters per inch up to 137 characters per line Name Dec Hex Comments Set SI 15 OF or ESC SI Release 27 15 lB OF DC2 18 12 This command is operational only when Ihe PITCH is set to PRO GRAM in the Control Table see page 3 3 3 4 When pica and compressed are set simultaneously output is 17 cpi up to 137 cpl When elite and compressed are set simultaneously outpul is 20 cpi up 10 160 cpl ...

Page 94: ...a combination of character pitch and or highlighting Name ESC n 0 n 255 Dec 27 33 n Hex IB 21 n Comments Print modes correspond to the setting of each bit as illustrated below bit 7 msb 6 5 4 3 2 I o Isb I Under Italic Doubl Double Empha Corn PS Elite lining width printing sized pressed 0 Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Pica Bits 0 1 and 2 only pertain to pitch If n 49 31 _ bits 0...

Page 95: ...DOUBLE HIGH PRINTING Sets double high printing Name Set ESC w Release ESC w 0 Dec 27 119 1 27 119 0 Hex lB 77 01 IB 77 00 DOUBLE WIDE PRINTING SINGLE LINE Sets double wide elongated character printing for one line only Set Name SO Dec 14 Hex OE Comment or ESC 27 IB SO 14 OE Release DC4 or 20 14 ESC W 0 27 87 0 IB 57 00 eSingle line double wide printing is released when a LP PP or VT is executed th...

Page 96: ...double strike printing Name Sel ESC G Release ESC H Code 27 71 27 72 Hex IB 47 IB 48 Comment Double Strike Printing prints each line of data with two passes of the printhead UNDERLINING Sets continuous underlining of c haracters Name Dec Hex Comments Set ESC 27 1B 45 2D I 01 Release ESC 27 IB 0 45 0 2D 00 Bit image data spaces set by the HT code and IBM graphic char acters are not underlined Whene...

Page 97: ...core dI I Underline 2 Strikethrough 3 Overscore The value of d2 selects the line type as follows dl d2 dl d2 dl Q d2 0 Cancel the score line selected by dl I Single continuous line 2 Double continuous line 5 Single broken line 6 Double broken line Bits 0 I and 2 of d determine the characteristics of the score line as shown below Bit 2 Bit I Bit 0 On I Broken line Double line on Single line on Ofr ...

Page 98: ... Selects justification mode CHARACTER DOT SPACING Sets character dot spacing until changed Name Dec Hex Comments ESC SP 27 32 IB 20 n n n O n 127 Sets the amount of dot space Draft n l20 inch LQ n 180 inch added to the right of each character This command allows microjustification ITALIC FONT Selects italic character printing Name Dec Hex Comment Set ESC 4 27 52 IB 34 Release ESC 5 27 53 IB 35 Ita...

Page 99: ...rnational character sets can be set in the Initial Setup mode See page 3 20 GRAPHIC CHARACTER SET I Selects graphic character set I Name ESC 7 Dec 27 55 Hex IB 37 Comments Refer to Appendix A eThis command is operational only when the graphic character set is selected by ESC t 1 GRAPHIC CHARACTER SET II Selects graphic character set 2 Name ESC 6 Dec 27 54 Hex 1B 36 Comments Refer to Appendix A Thi...

Page 100: ...r detailed information refer to Seclion 5 3 Name ESC K n n Data Dec 27 75 n n Data Hex IB 4B n n Data 8 PIN DOUBLE DENSITY GRAPHICS Sets double density graphics mode 120 daIS per inc h 25 4 mm 960 daIS per line For detailed information refer to Section 5 3 Name ESC L n n Data Dec 27 76 n n Dala Hex 1B 4C n n Dala _ _ 8 PIN DOUBLE SPEED DOUBLE DENSITY GRAPHICS Sets double speed double density graph...

Page 101: ... For detailed information refer to Section 5 3 Name ESC m n n Data m O I 2 3 4 6 32 33 38 39 40 Dec 27 42 m n n Data Hex IB 2A m n h Data Comments eThe following table illustrates the various modes based upon the values of m m pin Dots Inch Dots j ine 0 8 60 480 Standard Density I 8 120 960 Double Density 2 8 120 960 Double Speed Double Density 3 8 240 1920 Quadruple Density 4 8 80 640 CRT I 6 8 9...

Page 102: ...es the graphics mode which is to be reas signed n 75 Reassign Standard Density ESC K n n n 76 Reassign Double Density ESC L n n n 89 Reassign Double Speed Double Density ESC Y n n n 90 Reassign Quadruple Density ESC Z n n The value of m specifies the graphics mode to which the original is to be reassigned Refer to Table 5 1 on page 5 15 1 8 INCH PAPER FEED Sets paper feed amount to 1 8 inch 3 2 mm...

Page 103: ...IB 32 n 60 INCH PAPER FEED Sets programmable paper feed amount to n 60 inch Name Dec Hex ESC Au n 27 65 n IB 41 n II Comment en 60 inch paper feed is valid ror 0 n S 127 n 180 INCH PAPER FEED Sets programmable paper feed amount to n l80 inch Name ESC 13 n Dec 27 51 n Hex 1B 33 n Comment en 180 inch paper reed is valid for 0 n 255 Epson LQ 850 Mode Commands 6 18 ...

Page 104: ...line feed Name DEC Hex Comments LF 10 OA When the new line posluon fall s within the perforation skip area the paper advance to the next top of form position if skip over perforation is turned on elf there is no data space data ASCII 32 or blanks between HT print positions in the buffer LF feeds the paper I line eLF code releases si ngle line double width printing set by SO or ESC SO The amount of...

Page 105: ...ontrol command or the EZ Set Operator Panel n 180 INCH PAPER FEED Prints out the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper n 180 inch Name Dec Hex Comments ESC OJ 27 74 IB 4A n n n Single line n 180 inch paper reed is valid for 0 n 255 This command sets the paper feed for ONE line only The carriage does not return to the left margin position Instead printing of the next line begins where previo...

Page 106: ...e single line double width printing set by SO or ESC SO Note Reverse paper feed cannot be executed in the area within 3 6 inches 91 4 mm of the bottom perforation Additionally the perforation should not be included in the area of reverse paper feed eMulti part forms or pull tractor feed paper should not be used with reverse paper feed PAGE LENGTH INCHES Sets page length in inches Name ESC C 0 Dec ...

Page 107: ...f the paper feed amount is changed eThe terms form and page are interchangeable LEFT MARGIN Sets position of left margin Name ESC 1 n Dec 27 108 n Hex IB 6C n Comments elf the value of n exceeds the right margin value ESC I n is ineffective and the left margin does not change eSetting the left margin position clears all data in the print buffer eIn proportional spacing the value of n is based on 1...

Page 108: ...Comments The value of n specifies the number of lines or n times the current line spacing amount to be skipped at the bottom of the page eThis command is effective only for I n 127 If n I18 the value is processed as n 128 if n 1 28 the command is ignored The skip perforation amount docs not change even if the paper feed amount is changed followin g a skip perforation designation eThe skip perforat...

Page 109: ... lab designation In proportional spacing horizontal tabs are set based on 10 cpi When the left margin is changed horizontal tabs will be moved based on new margin setting When the printer is powered up TAB is automatically set every 8 characters If the pitch is altered after designation of horizontal tabs the tab positions do not move HORIZONTAL TAB EXECUTION Executes the horizontal TAB as designa...

Page 110: ...n of vertical tabs tab positions do not change eYT setting is also released by page length designation commands VERTICAL TAB EXECUTION Executes the vertical TAB as designated by ESC B n n2 n O ESC b rn n n2 nx O Name VT Dec II Hex OB Comments When TABs arc set with VT or VFU setting command and when there is no tab setting o n a position exceeding the present line data is printed OUI and paper is ...

Page 111: ...I xS 16 Dec 27 98 m nl n 0 27 98 m 0 Hex IB 62 m n n 00 IB 62 m 00 Comments The VFU has 8 channels A maximum of 16 vertical tabs can be set by each channel The VFU is valid for 0 m 7 and selects one channel based on the value of m Any VFU setting exceeding the page length is ineffective To operate the VFU input the VT code 11 D C after selecting the channel via channel selection command ESC n The ...

Page 112: ...I ESC a 2 or ESC a 3 CARRIAGE RETURN Prints all data in buffer and designates that the next line starts at the left margin Name CR Dec 13 Hex OD Comments Certain computers issue an automatic line feed with a carriage return Check your computer manual for details When automatic LF is set to ON in the Initial Setup mode see page 3 13 the paper is fed automatically a LF is executed auto matically whe...

Page 113: ...aft pica draft elite standard density image double speed double density image CRT image and CRT II image modes RELATIVE HORIZONTAL POSITION Moves the printhead to a relative horizontal position Name ESC n n Dec 27 92 n n Hex IB 5C n n Comments eThis command moves the printhead n 256 x n 120 inch in draft or n 256 x n 180 inch in LQ from current position at which point printing of subsequent data w...

Page 114: ...e CAN Dec 24 Hex 18 _ _ REMOTE PRINTER SELECT Selects the primer remotely enabling it to receive data Name DC Device Control I Dec 17 Hex II Com ments Receipt of DC while the printer is deselected by DC3 enables the printer to receive data The printer buffer data previously received between DC3 and DC I is lost REMOTE PRINTER DESELECT Deselects the printer remotely disabling it from receiving data...

Page 115: ...tive TABs and commands cannot be DELeted This command is ignored in the word processing mode ESC a I ESC a 2 or ESC a 3 MSB ON Sets the Most Significant Bit to I Name ESC Dec 27 62 Hex IB 3E Comments ESC has no effect on bit image data This setting can be released by ESC MSB OFF Sets the Most Significant Bit to 0 Name ESC U Dec 27 61 Hex IB 3D Comments ESC has no effect on bit image data This sett...

Page 116: ...ed address localions in RAM see Section 5 2 Name ESC H 0 n m d d d PI P Dec 27 38 0 n m d d d PI P Hex IB 26 00 n m d d d PI P Comments The values n and m are the ASCII address locations of the first and last characters being defined The values of do dl and d2 define the character cell d Left Space d Body d Right Space The values of do d and d l vary with pitch as follows d d d d Iota I Draft 9 12...

Page 117: ...OPY Copies internal ROM CG font into downloadable Name ESC II 0 n Dec 27 58 0 n Hex IB 3A 00 n Comments The following values can be used n O Courier font n 2 Courier font n 3 Prest ige font n 4 Script font n 6 Bold PS font 0 0 00 font area All ROM CG font in draft and LQ modes are copied to the downloadable font area Upon receipt of the command all previous downloaded fonts wi ll be changed to ROM...

Page 118: ...oximately 0 5 second Name BEL Dec 7 Hex 07 _ ESCAPE First byte of each multi byte printer control code Name ESC Dec 27 Hex IB Comment Can not be generated by the ESC key on certain computers NULL Last byte of certain multi byte printer control codes Name NUL Dec 0 Hex 00 6 33 E son LQ 850 Mode Commands ...

Page 119: ... 3 6 on page 3 26 for an explanation of printer initialization SELECTS CSF 11 Selects Cut Sheet Feeder CSF mode ON OFF Name Dec Hex ESC EM 27 25 IB 19 n n n Comment The following values of n can be used n 82 or R Eject and Load a sheet n O Cut Sheet Feeder mode is OFF n 4 Cut Sheet Feeder mode is ON Note If the Cut Sheet Feeder mode is set to ON without installing the CSF the paper will not reed c...

Page 120: ... P O Sets compressed 17 cpi printin g 7 7 Releases elite and compressed printing 7 7 Sets proportional spacing 7 7 Releases proportional spacing ___ _ _ _7_ _7_ _ CHARACTER HIGHLIGHT SELECTION Name Function E c j ESC E Sets emphasized printing ESC F Releases emphasized printing ESC G Sets double strike printing ESC H Releases double strike printing DC4 Releases single line double wide SO ESC SO ES...

Page 121: ... bit image mode selection S pin 60 SO 90 120 1200 240 24 pin 60 90 120 180 240 360 Sets bit image mode selection 8 pin 60 120 1200 240 24 pin 60 120 ISO 360 PAPER FEED SELECTION Amount Name Function ESC O Sets paper feed to 1 8 inch 3 2 mm ESC I Sets paper feed to 7 72 inch 2 5 mm ESC 2 Executes line spacing set by ESC A n ESC A n Sets paper feed to n 72 inch or n 60 inch ESC 3 n Sets paper feed t...

Page 122: ...n ESC N n Sets skip perforation ESC O Releases skip perforation ESC_ _ _ 4 _ _ _ Sets top of form __ __ _ _ TABULATION Horizontal _ _ _ __ __ _ _ ___ _ P g 1 7 j I0 7 17 7 17 Page 7 18 7 18 7 19 7 19 7 19 7 20 Name ESC D n n O ESC D O Function Page HT _ _ Sets horizontal tab 7 20 Releases horizontal tab Executes horizontal tab 7 20 7 21 TABULATION Vertic _a_I_ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ Na_m_ e__ _ _ _ _...

Page 123: ...ars data in buffer DCl Selects printer remotely ESC Q 36 Deselects printer remotely DOWNLOAD CHARACTER SELECTION Name ESC nl n2 35 A A MISCELLANEOUS Name BEL ESC NUL ESC nl n2 ESC A ESC j Function Defines download font Function Sounds the buzzer First byte of multi byte control codes Last byte of certain multi byte control codes Prints continuously from all character chart Prints one character fro...

Page 124: ...rs Proportional LQ font Download characters Draft 10 cpi font Download characters LQ 10 cpi fonl Download characters Proportional LQ font nternal characters Draft 12 cpi font Internal characters LQ 12cpi font Download characters Draft 12 cpi font Download characters LQ 12 cpi font nternal characters Draft 17 cpi font Internal characters LQ 17 cpi font Down load characlers Draft 17 cpi fonl Downloa...

Page 125: ...13 14 15 x and 250 255o FO FF ex are printed in Courier font regardless of font selection This command is operational only when the Font is set to PRO GRAM on Control Table SUB SUPERSCRIPT FONT Selects sub superscript font with characters printed in the bottom top area of the line Name Set ESC liS n Release ESC T Subscript n I Superscript n O Dec 27 83 n 27 84 Hex IB 53 n IB 54 Comments Sub supers...

Page 126: ...r inch up to 137 characters per line Name Dec Hex Comment Set SI IS OF or ESC 27 IB SI Release IS OF DC2 18 12 This command is operational only when the PITCH is set to PRO GRAM on the Control Table see page 3 3 3 4 _ _ PROPORTIONAL SPACING Sets proportional spacing between characters Name Set ESC P Release ESC p a Dec 27 80 27 80 a Hex IB 50 01 IB 50 00 Comments This command is operational only w...

Page 127: ...ft pica pitch DOUBLE STRIKE PRINTING Sets double strike character printing Name Set ESC G Release ESC H Dec 27 71 27 72 Hex IB 47 IB 48 DOUBLE WIDE PRINTING SINGLE LINE Sets double wide elongated character printing for one line only Set Name SO Dec 14 Hex OE Comment or ESC SO 27 14 IB DE Release DC4 or 20 14 ESC W 0 27 87 0 IB 57 00 Single line double wide printing is released when aLP FF or VT is...

Page 128: ...n m m m m Hex IB 5B 40 n n m m m m Comments The value of Il l n2 m l and rnl must be used as follow s nl 4 n2 O ml O m2 O The value of m selects both the line reed and character height as follow s Function m Line feed Character hei ht _ _0_ _ _ _ _ _____ Unchange_ d_ _ _ ___ _ _ _I _ _ __lJnchanged ___ Single line _ _ _2 ___ _ _ Unchang ouble hi __ _ _Single _ _ nchange_ d _ _ _ r _ _Single _ _ Si...

Page 129: ...t underlined Pin No 24 of the printhead is used for underlining OVERLINING Sets continuous overJining of characters Name Set ESC I Release ESC 0 Dec 27 95 I 27 95 0 Hex IB 5F 01 IB 5F 00 Comments Bit image data spaces set by the HT code and IBM Graphic char acters are not overlined Pin No I of the printhead is used for overlining IBM CHARACTER SET I Selects IBM Proprinter X24 character set I Name ...

Page 130: ...5 n n Data Hex 1B 4B n n Data See Section 5 3 _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 PIN DOUBLE DENSITY GRAPHICS Sets double density graphic mode 120 dots per inch 25 4 mm 960 dots per line Name ESC L n n Data Dec 27 76 n n Data Hex IB 4C n n Data See Section 5 3 DOUBLE SPEED DOUBLE DENSITY GRAPHICS Sets double speed double density graphics mode 120 dots per inch 25 4 mm 960 dots per line Name Dec Hex Comment E...

Page 131: ... 33 38 39 40 Dec 27 42 m n n Data Hex IB 2A m n n Data Comments The follow ing table illustrates the various modes based upon the values of m m Pin Dots Inch Dots Line 0 8 60 480 Standard Density I 8 120 960 Double Density 2 8 120 960 Double Speed Double Density 3 8 240 1920 Quadruple Density 4 8 80 640 CRTI 6 8 90 720 CRT II 32 24 60 480 Standard Density 33 24 120 960 Double Density 38 24 90 720 ...

Page 132: ...ious modes based upon the values of m m Pin Dots Inch Dot s Line _ 0 8 60 480 Siandard Density 1 8 120 960 Double Density 2 8 120 960 Double Speed Double Density 3 8 240 1920 Quadruple Density 8 24 60 480 Standard Density 9 24 120 960 Double Density I I 24 180 1440 Triple Density 12 24 360 2880 Hex Density When m 2 3 12 Horizontal adjacent dots cannot be printed See Section 5 3 1 8 INCH PAPER FEED...

Page 133: ...x IB 32 0172 INCH PAPER FEED SELECTION Sets programmable paper feed amount to n 72 inch Name ESC An n Dec 27 65 n Hex IB 41 n Comments ESC 2 must be input after ESC A n for n 72 inch paper feed to become effective when AGM is set to OFF only n 72 inch paper feed is valid for 0 n 255 The IBM Proprinter X24 mode defaults to 1 6 inch In the AGM mode this command sets one line paper feed of n 60 inch ...

Page 134: ...mum unit is 1 360 inch The command sets one line paper feed of n 180 inch in the AGM mode See pages 3 21 5 20 LINE FEED PITCH SELECTION Selects line base unit for ESC 3 and ESC Name ESC n n n n n Dec 27 91 92 n n n n n Hex 1B 5B 5C n n n n n Comments The values of 01 02 03 04 and n must be used as follows 01 4 ll2 o3 o4 nS O n n n The value of n selects the base line feed unit for ESC 3 and ESC J ...

Page 135: ... to be printed and then executes a single line feed Name LF Dec 10 Hex OA Comments eWhen the new line position falls within the skip perforation area the paper advances to the next top of form position elf there is no data space data ASCII 32 or blanks between HT print positions in the buffer LF feeds the paper I line eThe amount of spacing generated by LF is a function of the paper feed amount se...

Page 136: ...ec Hex Comments ESC J 27 74 lB 4A n n n When Automatic CR is set to ON in the Initial Setup mode Car riage Relurn command CR is added automatically to this com mand The value of n is valid for 0 n 255 This command sets the paper feed for one line only Subsequenl paper feed returns to previous setting However the carriage does not return to the left margin position Instead printing of next line beg...

Page 137: ...es not change even if the paper feed amount is changed The terms form and page are interchangeable PAGE LENGTH LINES Sets page length in number of lines Name HSC e n Dec 27 67 n Hex 1B 43 n Commenls eUpon receipt of ESC C n the present line position becomes the top of page position eThe value on n must be in the range I n 255 If n O page length returns to the inch designation eESC C n releases the...

Page 138: ... Ihe righl margin does not change _ SKIP PERFORATION Sets skip Name Dec Hex perforation Sel ESC 27 IB Comments N 78 4E n n n Release ESC 27 IB 0 79 4F eThe value of n specifies the number of lines or n times the cur renl line spacing amount 10 be skipped at Ihe bOltom of Ihe page eThis command is effeclive only for 0 n 255 eThe skip perforalion amount does not change even if t e paper feed amount ...

Page 139: ...al tabs are set from the left margin position Horizontal tabs must be designated such that n n n A maximum of 32 tabs may be set on a single line ESC O n n2 n 0 sets horizontal tab stops The HT command executes the tab designation In proportional spacing horizontal tabs are set based on 10 cpi If the character pitch is altered after designation of horizontal tabs the tab positions change When the ...

Page 140: ...nt positions are not underlined VERTICAL TAB STOP SETTING Sets vertical tabulation to specified values Set Release Name ESC uB nt nx 0 ESC B 0 Dec 27 66 nl nx 0 27 66 0 Hex IB 42 I1 L n 00 IB 42 00 Comments VT is set from the top of page position Vertical tabs must be designated such that 111 112 11 A maximum of 64 tabs may be set ESC B n n n O sets vertical tab stops The VT command executes the t...

Page 141: ...ion exceeding the present line data is printed out and advances the paper one line same as LF When vertical TAB has not been set by ESC B n n n O execution of VT causes data in the buffer to be printed and advan ces the paper one line same function as LF ALL TAB INITIAL CLEAR Sets all tabs to power ON settings Name ESC R Dec 27 82 Hex lB 52 Comment This command sets horizontal tabs at every 8th po...

Page 142: ...tes that the next line starts at the left margin Name CR Dec 13 Hex OD Comments Certain computers issue an automatic line feed with a carriage return Check your computer manual for details When auto LF is set to ON in the Initial Setup mode the paper is fed automatically a LF is executed automatically whenever a CR code is executed CR code releases single line double width printing set by SO or ES...

Page 143: ...verlined This command moves the printhead to a position n 256xn units from the current position Each unit equals 1 120 of an inch CANCEL Clears all data in the buffer Name CAN Dec 24 Hex 18 REMOTE PRINTER SELECT Selects the printer remotely enabling it to receive data Name Dec DCI 17 Hex II Comments Device Control I Receipt of DCI while the printer is deselected by ESC Q 36 enables the printer to ...

Page 144: ...status send DC I code _ _ _ _ FONT DOWNLOADING Defines download characters into specified address locations in RAM Na me ESC n Ih 35 A A Dala Dec 27 61 n n 35 A A Data Hex IB 3D n n 23 A A Data Comments This command is operational only when the 32K buffer option KX P43 is installed When nl n O download characters are all cleared Refer to Section 5 2 on page 5 3 for detailed information BELL Sounds...

Page 145: ... from All Character Chart Name ESC n n Dec 27 92 n n Hex IB 5C n n Comments This command allows the printing of all characters including char acters with an ASCII value below decimal 32 Refer to IBM All Character Chart Appendix A The yalues specified for nl and n2 indicate how many characters to print from All Character Chart calculating the total count with this formula Total count n x256 n The d...

Page 146: ...acter Chart Name ESC 1 Dec 27 94 Hex lB 5E Comments eOnly the character following this command will be printed eRefer to IBM All Character Chart Appendix A SETS OFF LINE MODE Stops printing and goes to OFF LIN E mode Name ESC j Dec 27 106 Hex lB 6A Comment eWhen you desire to print again press the ON LINE switch ___ J LlBMJ J iJP rinter X24 Mode Commands ...

Page 147: ...al is high The printer will not accept new data from the computer After the processing is completed the BUSY signal goes low The BUSY 1 signal is also high when the printer is OFF LINE When the BUSY signal occurs the ACK signal goes low indicating to the computer that the data has been processed and the printer is ready to accept more data This handshaking routine occurs each time a character is s...

Page 148: ...SY Output 1 r 12 _ PO 13 SLCT 14 AUTO FEED XT InDut 15 _ 16 SG 17 FG _ _ I L 5 V OutDut _ 31 30 PRIME Input 32 ERROR Output I 33 __ SG 34 35 36 Pin Configuration Parallel Note NPUT ref rs t p signal Q ii g j io th pril ter OUTPUT denotes a signal e itirig lne print r RE1 URN de nol s ihe retui sj ic e of_ tWi ti i p ai tcabl and is con neeted 1 0 siiinal gr ilnd 0 _ AII l te fai e sig als aTe a i ...

Page 149: ...ng that the printer is ready to receive the next block of data It is sent out when the BUSY signal drops from high to low Therefore it can be thought of as a data request pulse eThe signal is normally high When the signal becomes active it goes low eThe ACK signal is automatically sent whenever the printer is switched ON LINE BUSY eThis output signal indicates the status of the printer The signal ...

Page 150: ...AUTO FEED Xl AFXT This input signal determines if a line feed LF command will be added to each carriage return CR When AFXT is low CR LF action occurs When AFXT is high only a carriage return is performed Auto LF setting in the Control Table can alter the response by the printer to an AFXT signal If auto LF is ON the printer will perform a CR LF regardless of the level of the Incoming signal When ...

Page 151: ...t signal is an error or fault condition Normally high this signal goes low when an error occurs An error condition can be caused by I a Paper Out condition 2 the printer is OFF LINE 3 an overload condition exists Timing Chart When normal printing code is received DATA STB BUSY ACK TI T1 0 S J ls Min T2 J ls Min T3 0 S J ls Min T4 S J ls Max T3 T5 TS I ms or less when buffer not full I s or less wh...

Page 152: ...dly environment such as a machine shop a dusty or sandy area etc eThe life of the printhead can be extended by observing a rew simple precautions Do not operate the printer with out paper and a ribbon cassette installed Avoid prolonged use without allowing the printhead time to cool Do not obstruct the movement of the print head while in operation elf the printer is not going to be used for an ext...

Page 153: ...ssette hole with the tip of a ballpoint pen or other object Once the ribbon cassette is mounted onto the carriage and printing is performed for a short time the characters will become darker Re ink Hole Note eDo not re ink the ribbon before grinting starls to fade If the ribbon has too much ink the characters may smear when printed eWear andtenr of the printhead pins may cause serious damage to th...

Page 154: ...ot change print mode from computer Interface cable not connected Out of Paper P O Disable Secure connection Replace paper Sel P O Enable Paper feed selector Set selector to F in T position position Ribbon not installed Re insert ribbon correctly No reverse tension on paper Set paper supply lower than printer Selector switch is in Set selector to T F position Cut sheet feeder is ON AUla LF is ON Da...

Page 155: ...a q I IOC2 2 B R b r OC2 2BRb r IDC3 3CSCs DC3 3CSc s IDC4 4DTdl OC4 4DTd 5 E U e u 5 E U e u I ti 6 F V I v 6 F V f v I BEL 7 G W 9 W BEL 7 G W 9 w BS bM 8 H X h x BS CAN B H X h x It HTEM 9 y Y HT EM 9 I Y I y 9 LF J z z LF J Z J z VT SC K k VT ESC K k FF L FF CR Mjm CR SO N n SO SI I 0 _ 0 IDEL SI L M 1m N n I 0 _ 0 IDEL Appendix A A J ...

Page 156: ...B 2 OC2 2 B A b r OC2 6 r III r 3 OC3 3 C 5 c s OC3 U l L 1t 0 4 OC4 4 0 T d t OC4 Ii t 5 5 E U e u N F 0 6 6 F V f v 7 BEL 7 G W 9 w BEL Q 11 1 8 B5 f AN 8 H X h x B5 AN j Co 1 I 9 HT EM 9 I Y i Y HT EM I I Ii 8 A LF J Z j z LF I I JJ Q B VT E5C K I k VT 1 5C t II II 1 v C FF L I I FF t I JJ IF I 0 CR M J m CR i 1 lJ 0 E 50 N n 50 J I E F 51 0 0 DEL 51 l l b 1 n A 2 Appendix A ...

Page 157: ...2 2 B A b r 9 IE 6 1 ITr r 2 3 OC3 3 C S c s a 0 u Ll S tt DC4 4 0 T d I A 0 ii b l 5 5 E U e U a 0 Iii 1 I f F 0 6 6 F V f v A a I r 11 BEL 7 G W 9 w 9 U Q Tl l t 8 BS pAN 8 H X h x 4 y 1 I F I g HT EM 9 I Y i Y e 0 1 IrI e If LF J Z j z il 0 I L 0 El VT SC K k j I i III ir b y c FF L I I 1 t I If I 0 CR M 1 m I I 1 lJ II f l f I r El SO N n A PI I E j I SI 0 0 OEL A f l Io n Appendix A A 3 ...

Page 158: ...i I LIT B DC2 2 B A b r DC2 6 r IlT r 4 i 3 C S c s u ll DC4 4 D T d t DC4 ii b 5 E U e u Iii F a 6 6 F V f v w BEL Q Tl r t 8 BSCAN 8 H X h x BSpAN t 1 9 I Y i y HT r J Z j 2 LF I l Q VT ESC K k VT ESC t j r b v 1IIaI d 4 _F_F _ _ L _ _I _i F_F4 _t I b CR M 1 m CR I 1JJ r 4 n 6c SO N n SO J lj 00 I 1 SI SI 1 1 n SP A 4 Appendix A ...

Page 159: ...X24 Character Set 2 DC2 2 B A b r e E 6 3 C s c s o 4 4 o T d Il t 5 E u e u N I Fa 6 F V f v A 0 1 f inBEL 7 G W 9 w BS pAN 8 H X h 4 x 9 I Y i y o J rr J Z I j z o IJL 1 1 1 1 F_F l _L 1 1 1 _1 i n 4 l III CR M J m 1 i IJJ 0 Iiiso N n A PIs I J I K k f SI 0 _ 0 A 1 I l n SP ...

Page 160: ... q 0 Ie 1 I L T 0 2 t 2 B R b r e IE 6 llT r 2 3 3 C S c s a 0 Ii r Ll 1t 4 4 D T d I ii j fi b 5 5 E U e u B 0 Iii 1 I r F 0 6 6 F V f v A a I c 7 1 7 G W 9 w C U Q 11 I 8 II 1 8 H X h x y i 1 C 1 I 0 9 0 t 9 I Y i Y li 0 If 8 III A J Z i z e 0 I Q B f K k j t II Ir b v C S L L I I j t I J IF 00 I IJJ D M I m I i 0 l r1o E Il N n A PIs I E F q I 0 0 Cl A f l I n SP ...

Page 161: ...il I SPAIN 1 7 PI I iii n I I I f JAPAN 8 tI I NORWAY 9 I n E IE 0 A 0 II A 0 0 DENMARK 2 10 I E IE 0 A 0 II 0 il 0 0 0 SPAIN 2 I il iii I n 6 oJ I LATIN AMERICA 12 1 il I iii i 0 i 6 oJ t TM LEGAL 64 I y v 1 2 1 N olec _ __ _ _ _ I _ _ _ r __ l ___ q _ _ _l I r h se ch u cterSCal hit g d 1y iIi th l iJ g56 oiade f h c BM PrQprjht rX24 1I1ode 1 ter H tionai characier SetJ s t tO tJS A ta cJ it ct ...

Page 162: ... I 12 102 f 24 I 15 30 20 5 12 103 9 36 24 16 30 20 60 30 20 104 h 36 24 17 36 24 61 30 20 105 i 18 12 16 IE 42 28 62 30 20 106 j 24 16 19 42 28 63 30 20 107 k 36 24 20 0 36 2 64 36 24 108 I 18 12 2 1 30 20 65 A 36 24 109 m 42 28 22 30 20 66 B 36 24 110 36 24 23 A 36 24 67 C 36 24 111 0 30 20 0 36 24 68 0 36 24 112 P 36 24 25 0 42 28 9 E 36 24 q 36 24 26 30 20 10 F 36 2 114 30 20 21 0 30 20 11 G 3...

Page 163: ...2 2 30 38 36 2 A 42 26 30 39 18 3 S 36 4 3 S4 T 42 41 3 65 U 42 42 3D V 42 43 3 87 W 42 44 3D X 42 30 V 42 46 30 90 Z 36 47 I 3 91 30 48 30 2 30 49 3D 93 30 50 2 30 94 30 51 3 30 95 30 52 4 3D 00 3D 53 5 30 97 30 54 6 30 b 36 55 7 3 99 c 3D 56 8 30 00 d 36 57 9 3 0 30 58 30 02 I 24 59 30 03 9 36 60 30 0 n 36 61 e 30 05 I 62 3 j 63 30 07 k 36 64 0 30 08 I 65 A 42 42 66 42 0 n 36 67 C 42 0 30 6B D 4...

Page 164: ...38 30 20 228 30 20 139 l 12 229 0 30 20 1 0 12 230 30 20 141 12 231 1 30 20 142 A 36 24 232 30 20 143 A 24 233 30 20 144 E 36 24 234 Q 30 20 145 2 28 235 30 20 1 6 If 2 28 236 00 36 24 147 30 20 237 30 20 14 0 30 20 238 n 30 20 6 30 20 239 30 20 160 36 24 240 E 30 20 151 U 36 241 30 20 152 j 36 24 153 0 36 24 0 28 242 30 20 243 30 20 24 30 20 155 30 20 247 30 20 156 30 20 157 36 24 150 PI 2 28 159...

Page 165: ...6 30 240 30 10 I 30 150 36 241 30 11 cf 30 151 38 242 30 30 152 36 243 30 13 30 153 0 36 246 30 14 fi 30 54 U 42 247 30 15 0 30 155 30 248 30 16 30 156 30 30 17 30 157 38 250 30 18 30 158 p 42 251 v 30 19 I 30 159 I 30 252 30 20 30 160 30 253 30 21 30 6 i 18 254 30 22 30 162 6 30 255 SP 30 23 I 30 163 38 t 30 16 0 36 25 j 30 165 N 36 26 30 66 30 27 30 67 Q 30 28 30 168 l 30 29 30 16 30 30 30 31 30...

Page 166: ...0000000 0 03 03 8 03 03 03 0 03F 04 1 0 42 0 44 04 5 0 4 7 049 0 4B 040 04 E 050 052 0 54 05 6 05 8 05 9 05 8 05 C 0 5E 06 0 062 063 D6 5 066 06 8 D69 06B 06 C D60 06E D7 0 C l Appendix C 8l5E 072 04A09000 0000 0 00 8167 07 3E4A090 00000 0 000 8170 0 75C44090 0000 00000 8179 076847090000000000 8182 0 77 047090000 00000 0 81 8B 07924 A090000000000 81 94 0 7B0 48090 00000 0 000 81 90 0 7C846090 00 0...

Page 167: ...35F OC 93 4A0 9000 000 0 00 0 8409 EOCE4A0900 000 00000 8368 06BDC3890000000000 8 4E2 EOEC48 090 00 0000000 8371 OCB1 47 09 000000 00 00 84EB EI04 4A090 00 00000 00 83 7A OC 6480900000000000 84 F4 E1 2249 09 0000 0000 00 8383 OCDE4 90900 00000000 84FO E1304A09000 00 0000 0 838C OCF948 090 0000 0000 0 8506 E15B4 7090000 00 00 00 8395 001149 090 00000 00 00 8 50F E170 4A090 00 00000 00 839E 002 C480...

Page 168: ...90 00000 000 0 8653 E54BC909000 00 00000 87C O E803C3490000000000 865C E566C44900 0000000 0 8706 E80CC5490000000000 8665 E5 72C54 9000 000 0000 870F E81BC4 490 00000 00 00 866E E58 1C54 90000 00 0000 87E8 E827C3 49 000000 00 00 86 77 E59 0C7 4 90000000000 87F1 E8304A090000000000 8680 E5A5C74900 00000 00 0 87FA E84E4A090000000000 8689 E5BAC54 9000 000 0000 88 03 E86C46 090 0000 0000 0 8692 E5c9C749...

Page 169: ...D230000000000 8908 EB454 2090000000000 8963 A67B50230000000000 896C A6AB 4F2300 000000 00 8975 A6D855230000000000 897E A71750230000000000 8987 A747 572300 000000 00 8990 A78C54230000000000 8999 A7C856230000000000 89A2 A80A4A2300 0 00000 00 89AB A8284A230000000000 89B4 A84656230000000000 8 9BD A888 4A230000000000 89C6 A8A64D230000000000 89CF A8CD59230000000000 89D8 A918 44230000000000 89E1 A92 4562...

Page 170: ...000000000 8B1C B0 1 7462 30 0000 0 0000 8C 9 6 B86053230 00000 0 000 8B 25 B0 294E230000000000 8C9F BB9954 23 0000 000000 8B2E B053 502 300 0000 00 00 8CAB BB05 4B230000000000 8B37 B0 8344230 00000 0000 8CBl BBF656230000000000 8B40 B0 8F 502 30000OOooo o 8CBA B938 58 23 000000 0000 8B49 BOBF53230 0000 0 000 0 BCC3 B9B0 4A230 000 0 00 00 0 8B 52 BOFB 552 300 00 0 0000 0 BCCC B99 E4B230 000 000000 8...

Page 171: ...00000 BE 10 C2 145 E23 00 0000 00 00 8F8A CB14C4 630 000000000 8E19 C26E5E230000000000 8F93 CB20C6630000000000 8E22 C2CS4 E230000000000 8F9C CB32C6630000000000 8E2B C2F25823 0000000000 8FA5 CB4 4C6 630 000 0000 00 BE34 C33A55230000000000 BFAE CB56C6 630000000000 BE30 C3795B230000000000 8FB7 CB6BC663000 0000 000 BE4 6 C3 C15 623 00 000 00000 8FCO CB7 AC46 30 000000000 BE 4F C403 5A230000000000 8FC9...

Page 172: ...01 8C2 630000000000 9007 CD1EC3630000000000 90EO C02 7C3 630000000000 90E9 C03 0C2 630000000000 90 F2 CD365E230000000000 90FB CD9 05A23000000000 0 910 4 COOE482300 00 0000 00 9100 COF650230000000000 9116 CE26552300 000 000 00 911F CE65542 30 000000000 9128 CEA1 52230000000000 9131 CE074F2300 00000000 91 3A CF04 52230000000000 91 43 CF3A582 300 00000000 914C CF8 25A2 300 00000 000 9155 CFD056230000...

Page 173: ...O OOOO O 92A3 A80A4A1DOOOO OOOOOO 941D EOE5461DOOOOOOOOOO 92AC A8 284A1D OOOO OOOOO O 9426 EOF74D1DO OOOOO OOOO 92B5 A846561DOOOOOOOOOO 942F B053501DOOOOOOOOOO 92BE EB9C4A1DOOOOOOOOOO 9438 B083 441D OOOO OOOOOO 92C7 EBBA4E1DOOOOOOOOOO 9441 B08 F501DOOOOOOOOOO 9200 EBE458100000000000 944A F1 1E5 31DOOO OOOOOOO 9209 A91 844 1DOOOOO OOO OO 9453 F157551DO OOOOO OOOO 92E2 A924 56 100000000000 94 5C F19...

Page 174: ...00000 00 95 97 F9A35 32 300000 00000 9711 53 086 2290000 000000 95AO F90C5 4100 0000 00000 971A 536E60 29000000 00 00 95A9 FA184 C1700 0000 0000 9723 53CE4F23 0000 000000 95 B2 FA3C532 30000000000 972 C 53FB5029 000 00 00000 95BB FA75 562 3000 0000 000 9735 54 525929 0000000000 95C4 FAB7451100 0000 0000 973E 5490581 000 000000 00 95 CO FAC64 B110000000000 9747 54E55 41 0000 000 000 0 9506 FAE7 532...

Page 175: ...3000 000 0000 988B CB1 4C 450000000QOO O 9AO S 5C4448230000 00000 0 9894 CB20C65 DO OOOOO OOOO 9AOE 5C5CS0230000000000 989D CB 32C 650 00000 000 00 9A17 5C8CSA2 900 0000 0000 98A6 CB44C6 5DOOOOOOOOOO 9A2 0 5CDA5 423000 0000 00 0 98AF CB56C6500 000000000 9A29 5016S2230000000000 98B8 CB68C65DOOOOOOOOOO 9A32 5D4C4D1 DOOOOOO OO OO 98C1 CB7AC 4500 000 0000 00 9A 3B 5D73562 90000 00 0000 98CA CB86C4 5D ...

Page 176: ...OOOOOO 9B 6E A6AB4EI DO OOOOOO OO O 9B77 A6D 855 1DOOOOOOOOOO 9B8 0 A71 7501 DOOOOOOOOOO 9B89 A747561DOOOOO OOO OO 9B 92 A78C 53 1DOO OOOO OOOO 9B 9B A7 C8551 DOO OOO OOOOO 9BM A80A4A1DO OOOO OOO OO 9BAD A8284 A1DOOOO OOOOOO 9BB6 A8 46561 DOO OOOO OOO O 9BBF 5FB64EIDOOOOOOO OO O 9BCS 5FE04DIDO OOOOOOOOO 9BD1 6007531DOO OO OOOOOO 9BDA A918441DOOOOOOO OOO 9BE3 A9 2456 1DO OOOO OOO OO 9BEC A9 66561DO...

Page 177: ...DO OOOOOOOOO 90 15 6484551000 000 000 00 9E8F 6BB0521 0 0000000000 901E 64C346100000000000 9E98 6BE650 10 0000000000 9027 64D5481DOOOOOOOOOO 9EA1 6C1 65 11DOOOOOOO OO O 903 0 B05350 100000000000 9EAA 6C 494A100 000 000000 9039 B08344 1DOOOOOOOOOO 9EB3 6C675610 0000 0000 0 0 9042 B08F50100000000000 9EBC 6CA952100000000000 90 4 l 64E051100000000000 9EC5 6COF4 B1DO OO OOOOOOO 9054 652057100000000000 ...

Page 178: ...0000000000 A009 7 4324 01 000 000000 00 A183 C802C650000000 000 0 A01 2 745 95810 00000 0 0000 A1 8C C814C4 500 00 000 00 00 A01B 74AA571000 0 000 0 000 A195 CB20C 650 00000 000 00 A0 24 74EF531000000 00000 A19E C8 32C 65000 00 000 000 A020 7528591 000 00000000 A1A7 C844C650 0000000000 A036 75 7354 1000 000000 00 A180 C856C6500000 000 00 0 A0 3F 75AF5 410 0000000000 A1 8 9 C868C 650 0 00 000 00 00...

Page 179: ...A2BE CD06C45DOOOOOOOOOO A2C7 CD12C2500000000000 A2DO CD 18C25DOOOOOO OOOO A2D9 CD1EC35DOOOOOOOOOO A2E2 CD27C35DOOOOOOOOOO A2EB CD30C25DOOOOOOOOOO A2F4 7C3058 1DOOOOOOOOO O A2FD 7C 78551DOOOOOOOOOO A306 7CB7 48 1DOOOOOO OOO O A30F 7CCF50 1DOOOOOOOOOO A318 7CFF52 1DOOOOOOOOOO A321 7D3553 1DOOOOOOOOOO A32A 7D6E 571D OOOOOOOOOO A333 7DB3511DOOOOOOOOOO A33C 7DE6501DOOOOOOOOOO A345 7E1654 1DOOOOOOOOOO A...

Page 180: ... Manual http www manuallib com file 2525963 Appendix 0 Download Character Matrix Blanks Draft 24 x 11 Make copies of this page first Then use blank matrices to design your download characters D J Appendix D ...

Page 181: ...Manual http www manuallib com file 2525963 Appendix D Download Character Matrix Blank LQ 24 x 37 Make copies of this page first Then use blank matrices to design your download characters Appendix D D 2 II I ...

Page 182: ...y in envi ronmeoils which have very high or low tetriperalure andlor humidity we recommend Iheuse of Ihe b oltom feed pull mO de io optimize paper hjlUdlin andprJ I qitali Y ToiJlSll eopIiTJIu priut qualily 16 22 Il s 60 S3 gim is ree JTJlmendedfor grapllie printing In multi layeredpaper wHit tarbon the carbou Is equivalent tiLa sheet of pap er Weighl in pounds r prese l S Ihewei gh t of 5 00 l7x2...

Page 183: ...ds g m 14 24 53 90 g m Appendix E e_ _ _ J l d I sh Jd e wl in operatlnltte p a u ri i tt rlljlges 3t least Z4 houn prior to use 1 t i 1 3 Envelope 6 and 10 size envelopes are recommended Since envelopes vary in size paper weight and construction we cannot guarantee priO quality and paper handling for all types of envelopes Appendix E 2 II ...

Page 184: ... 8 mm 15 4 137 mm D 25 4 mm A Value A indicates the area near the paper perforations where the quality may not be optimum 8 Value B indicates the maximum distance between the sprockets and first printable character When Ihe left iractor is set on the left end and the margin is set to 0 C Value C indicates the area from the top edge of the paper t o the lOp of the first printed character D Value D ...

Page 185: ...per and the first printable character When the left paper guide is set to the left end and the margin is set to 0 C Value C indicates the area from the top edge of the paper to the top of the first printed character D Value 0 indicates the position where paper out is detected and printing may not be optimum When printing on envelopes do not print on area where edges overlap Print quality may not b...

Page 186: ... Processing speed is increased by bidirectional pnntlng That is the printer prints right to left as well as in the normal left to right manner Binary Binary is a numbering system using the two digits of zero 0 and one I Bit Bit is an abbreviation for binary digit 0 1 and is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer Buffer Buffer is an area of memory which stores data temporari...

Page 187: ... rrieans the maximum number of characters printed on one line cps cps is an abbreviation for characters per second and means the number of characters printed in one second CR Carriage Return CR is a control code that returns the printhead to the left margin Decimal Dec Decimal is a numbering system composed of 10 digits 0 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 Default Default has two meanings one indicates the pre...

Page 188: ...ncing mode done in one pass of the printhead at half speed allowing horizontally adjacent dots 10 be printed producing a darker character Emulation Emu1ation means to operate like another printer KX PII23 can emulate the Epson LQ 850 or the IBM Proprinter X24 Escape ESC sequence ESC is a control code that begins most printer commands The characters which follow the ESC are interpreted as the comma...

Page 189: ...nsfers data one character or code at a time and a serial interface transfers data one bit at a time 1 0 I O is the symbolic notation for Input Output LF Line Feed LF is a control code that advances the paper one line LSB LSB is an acronym for Least Significant Bit and means the rightmost position in a binary number MACRO memory function This feature allows the printer to easily save and recall a p...

Page 190: ...Overline printing Overline printing produces a continuous line above the characters using the first Pin of the printhead Parallel interface See interface on page G 3 Parity Parity is a method for a computer and printer to check the accuracy of data transfer PASCAL PASCAL is an commonly used microcomputer programming language Perforation Perforation indicates the tear position on the fanfold paper ...

Page 191: ...otocol is the set of rules permitting communication between a com puter and printer when a serial interface RS 232C is used It covers polarity baud rate parity data length start bit and stop bit QUIET mode QUIET mode is a helpful feature which reduces printing noise RAM RAM is an acronym for Random Access Memory It is the part of the printer s memory in which is stored data to be printed control c...

Page 192: ...o interference Skip perforation Skip perforation means nothing is printed in a specified area before and after the page perforation String concatenation This is the joining of two or more bytes of data into a single command Top of Form Top of Form is the first line position on the paper To align the Top of Form see page 3 16 Unidirectional printing The printer prints left to right only Printing sp...

Page 193: ...able Center paper supporl Character sels Epson LQ 850 mode IBM Proprinter X24 mode International Characters Per Line Column indicalor light COLUMN switch Compatibility 8 1 1 6 1 3 0 1 A I A 4 A 7 1 3 5 1 1 5 3 2 1 2 Compressed mode Concatenation Connecting Conlrol Code Control Table Copies Courier 5 1 4 6 2 17 4 I G 2 1 5 3 1 3 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 Cut Sheet Feeder mode 3 21 D Decimal Default settings Da...

Page 194: ...10 7 1 5 10 5 11 C I an Index table entry Initialization 3 26 0 4 Initial Setup mode 3 18 Ink ribbon cassette 2 1 9 2 Interfacing 1 3 8 I G 4 Interna ional Character Sets 3 20 Italic 5 1 K Keyboard entry 4 4 L LEFT RIGHT MARGIN 3 6 LF switch Line Feed Oraphics 5 16 LOAD PARK 3 2 3 12 3 12 3 14 3 15 5 I 5 5 5 8 G 5 Standard density 5 17 LQ font Double density 5 17 Double speed double density 5 17 M...

Page 195: ...int Buffer 3 26 Print Direction 1 4 3 22 Print Font 3 3 5 1 Printer drivers 0 6 Printhead Oap Lever 2 5 Printhead Life 1 4 Index Prinr Pitch 1 3 3 3 5 1 Print QualifY 5 1 Print Speed 1 3 1 2 Printer Emu lation 3 16 Pri nting Area F l PROORAM mode 3 2 Proportional Spaci ng PS 5 1 5 2 0 6 Proportional Spacing Tables B 1 Protocol select 3 23 3 24 0 6 Pull tractor 1 4 2 8 E I F l Push tractor 1 4 2 8 ...

Page 196: ...ctional printing 1 3 3 22 Unidirectional Single sheet Site Requirements Skip perforat ion Software compatibility Smoked plastic cover Software Comnmand Epson IBM 2 13 E 2 F 2 2 1 3 22 1 2 1 3 1 6 2 2 4 1 6 1 7 1 Specifications 1 3 Standard density graphics 5 17 String concatenation G 7 Strobe Signal 8 3 Subscript 5 1 5 9 Superscript 5 1 5 9 Suspend data transfer S D T 3 23 T Thickness Top cover To...

Page 197: ...IONS and SUPPLIES KX PS lO KX PI 9 KX P37 KX P43 KX P I45 RS 232C Serial Interface Board Type B ill that manual RS 232C ClIrrellt Loop Serial Interface Board Type B in that manual Auto Cut Sheet Feeder S ingle bin 32K Buffer Chi p Ribbon Cassette black ...

Page 198: ...This Manual http www manuallib com file 2525963 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Central P O Box 288 Osaka 530 91 Japan U K PJQX6160ZB Cl 090TJO ...

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