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Содержание LC24-15II

Страница 1: ...LC24 15II MULTI FONT USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE XBL 80825605 ...

Страница 2: ...rated in a set up which has been type tested and provided with a VDE RFI protection mark with the additional marking Vfg 243 Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3 GSGV January 18 1991 The sound pressure level at the operator position is equal or less than 70dB A according to ISO 7779 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany Trademark Acknowledgements LC24 15II LC24 15 NB24 ...

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

Страница 4: ...s section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer s features Chapter 9 Download Characters This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters Chapter 10 MS DOS and Your Printer Since the PS 2 or PC AT family of computers running under MS DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer we have included a few hints and tips...

Страница 5: ...ing the interface cable 13 Configuring your software for the printer 15 Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE 17 Selection of paper 17 Adjusting the printing gap 18 Loading single sheets 19 Loading and parking fanfold forms 22 Loading the paper 23 Paper parking 25 Paper unparking 26 Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS 27 Button and indicator functions 27 ON LINE 28 PAPER FEED 29 SET EJECT 29 PITCH 3...

Страница 6: ...beep tones 40 Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS EDS MODE 41 How to set the EDS mode 41 Functions of the EDS settings 42 Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 47 Maintenance 52 Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 53 Automatic Sheet Feeder 53 Setting up 54 Loading paper 57 Pull Tractor Unit 59 Setting up 60 Loading paper 61 Serial Interface Cartridge 63 DIP switch functions on the serial interface cartridge 64 Chapter 8 PR...

Страница 7: ...e 106 Assigning the download character set 106 Assigning the character dot pattern 107 Assigning the Index Table data 108 Sample program 110 Chapter 10 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 113 Programming the printer with DOS commands 113 Programming with BASIC 116 Chapter 11 REFERENCE 123 Specifications 123 Pinout of interface connector 126 Parallel interface 126 Serial interface 127 Character sets 128 Standa...

Страница 8: ...nal fonts Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script The control panel has five buttons and eleven indicators The indicator display and beep tones provide immediate easy to understand feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel The five buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions including saving a micro An additional useful feature is the abilit...

Страница 9: ...2 PRINTER COMPONENTS ...

Страница 10: ...aper Control panel Indicates printer status and makes control of printer functions simple and convenient Power switch Switches power on or off Platen knob For advancing the paper manually Interface connector Connects the computer to the printer Print head Has a high resolution dot matrix 24 wire com position for outstanding print quality Ribbon cartridge Contains the printer ribbon Adjustment leve...

Страница 11: ...ts at speeds up to 300 CPS in 15 pitch 240 CPS in 12 pitch 200 CPS in 10 pitch In Letter Quality mode prints at speeds up to 100 CPS in 15 pitch 80 CPS in 12 pitch 67 CPS in 10 pitch Charactor spacing Prints in 10 12 15 17 and 20 CPI as well as proportional spacing Control panel Button control for fonts pitches paper movement and paper park functions Font Pitch Lock Ignores font and pitch selectio...

Страница 12: ...e strike Double wide Emphasized Italics Outline Overlining Shadow Subscript Superscript Underlining Tear off function Fanfold forms can be removed without advancing blank forms Multi part forms Prints up to three part forms Ribbon cartridge Contains the printer ribbon EDS mode Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode allows you to easily change the default settings of your printer to match your system and s...

Страница 13: ...6 FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print ...

Страница 14: ...e we mean A firm level surface which is fairly vivration free Away from excessive heat such as direct sunlight heaters etc Away from excessive humidity Away from excessive dust A steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be connected to the printer For example do not connect the printer to the same circuit as a large noise producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air c...

Страница 15: ... contact your supplier Figure 2 1 Check to make sure you have all five items 1 Printer 2 Paper guide 3 Platen knob 4 Ribbon cartridge and 5 User s manual The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are Serial interface cartridge IS 8XL Automatic sheet feeder SF 15DJ Pull tractor unit PT 15XJ For details of the optional accessories refer to Chapter 7 ...

Страница 16: ...ton in case you have to move the printer to a new location Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess of the packing material which held your printer inside the printer carton Be careful to remove the knob before disposing of the package Mount the knob on the platen shaft which is located on the right hand side of the printer Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the ...

Страница 17: ...sing the two grips at the sides and pulling towards you Figure 2 3 Remove the front cover to install the ribbon cartridge 2 Take up the slack in the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow Figure 2 4 Take up the slack in the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge ...

Страница 18: ...lder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself Figure 2 5 Install the ribbon cartridge 4 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Figure 2 5 5 Take up the slack in the ribbon again by turning the tension knob Figure 2 6 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly ...

Страница 19: ...e cover is closed Figure 2 7 Swing down the front cover after inserting the tabs into the slots of the printer case Leave the front cover closed during normal operation The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer s operating noise Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment ...

Страница 20: ...ed as standard equipmemt with this printer There are two sorts of cable that you can use a standard 36 pin Centronics parallel cable or the serial cable that you can purchase as an option with the printer Connecting the printer to a computer using a parallel cable is generally simpler however the length of the parallel cable should not be more than 6 feet otherwise the transfer of information betw...

Страница 21: ...onics connector into the socket on the side of the printer as shown in Figure 2 9 Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector Figure 2 9 Connector the interface cable 3 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click Figure 2 10 Move the clips until you hear a click 4 Plug the 25 way plug into the parallel socket on your computer This w...

Страница 22: ...ndard Epson mode IBM mode 1 Star LC24 15II Proprinter XL24E 2 Star LC24 15 Proprinter XL24 3 Star NB24 15 4 Epson LQ 1060 5 Epson LQ 1050 If your software package does not mention printers by name but asks instead what features your printer is capable of the most common questions are Can your printer perform a backspace and Can it do a hardware form feed you should answer Yes to both these questio...

Страница 23: ...16 MEMO ...

Страница 24: ... enables the printer to grip the paper as it feeds it through Fanfold paper is also sometimes referred to as computer paper continuous forms or sprocket forms You can feed the fanfold forms from the rear of the printer as standard You can also use the optional Pull tractor unit PT 15XJ to feed fanfold paper Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may reduce printing qualit...

Страница 25: ...y fanfold paper The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to suit the paper thickness The adjustment lever is located inside the printer s main body at the right hand end of the platen There are five settings Push the lever up to narrow the gap between the print head and the platen and down to widen the gap The top positon is referred to as position 1 and the lowest positi...

Страница 26: ...tings Paper Type Weight g m2 Thickness mm Recommended Each sheet Total Lever position Single 52 to 90 0 07 to 0 12 2 or 3 2 ply 40 to 52 0 12 to 0 14 2 or 3 3 ply 40 to 52 0 18 to 0 21 3 or 4 LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedure for loading single sheets of paper If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 15DJ refer to Chapter 7 The paper path fo rcut...

Страница 27: ...e the release lever toward the rear of the printer 4 Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction 5 Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paper guides The ideal distance be...

Страница 28: ...nto the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing 8 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the ON LINE button then set the paper by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 Now you are ready to start printing ...

Страница 29: ...e The printer can feed fanfold forms using either the standard tractor unit or the optional Pull tractor unit PT 15XJ as shown in Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Paper path for fanfold forms This section will take you through the procedures for loading parking and unparking fanfold forms ...

Страница 30: ...ten roller and engaging the tractor feed 4 Remove the rear cover Grip it by its rear edge and lift upwards and backwards as in Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Remove the rear cover 5 With the tractor covers open mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tracctor unit 6 Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release...

Страница 31: ...e left and right to snap it into place 9 Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position as shown in Figure 3 9 This will separate the printed from the unprinted paper 10 Turn ON the power at the switch located at the front of the printer The printer will beep indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded The POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this 11 Now press the SET EJECT button Th...

Страница 32: ... the ON LINE button on the control panel to set the printer off line The ON LINE indicator will turn off 3 Tear off the printed form at the last perforation leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover If necessary press the PAPER FEED button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the front cover and tear there 4 Press the SET EJECT button on the con...

Страница 33: ...rking When you want to resume using fanfold paper the procedure is as follows 1 Remove all single sheets from the printer 2 Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position 3 Move the release lever to the front 4 Press the SET EJECT button The printer will automatically feed the parked fanfold paper back into position for printing NOTE The printer beeps intermittently if you move the release lever...

Страница 34: ...forward and reverse Park fanfold forms Set the top of form position Select the print pitch Select a font Save macro definition Clear the printer s buffer Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections Adjust the print alignment for bi directional printing Print a hexadecimal dump BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS The printer is equipped with five buttons on the...

Страница 35: ... the ON LINE button to go off line After performing teh panel operation s press the ON LINE button again to go back on line To pause during printing If you press the ON LINE button during printing the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes when you press the ON LINE button again to go back on line To cut fanfol...

Страница 36: ...de with the QUIET indicator illuminated the printer will print slightly slower but at a reduceded noise level SET EJECT NOTE This button has no effect if the Pull tractor unit is used Pressing this button causes the printer to begin paper loading if the paper has not loaded while in the off line state If the paper has been loaded pressing this button results in different functions depending on the...

Страница 37: ...elite 20 CPI 10 CPI 15 CPI COND Super condensed 24 CPI 15 CPI COND IBM only Proportional PROP Condensed proportional PROP COND FONT This button selects the font to be printed Roman font is selected at power up unless the default settings are changed To change the font set the printer off line then press the FONT button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate The sel...

Страница 38: ... this operation ejects the current page If you are using fanfold forms it feeds to the top of the next page 1 Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the PAPER FEED button and hold it down The printer will start performing successive line feeds 3 While holding the PAPER FEED button down press the ON LINE button then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smooth...

Страница 39: ...lding the ON LINE button down press the PAPER FEED button The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons Reverse micro feed You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse to return to a higher position on the same page 1 Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the ON LINE button again and hold it down 3 While ho...

Страница 40: ...s immediately the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary If printing does not stop continue as follows 2 Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line Printing will now stop but there may be data remaining in the buffer 3 Press and hold down the FONT button down 4 While pressing the FONT button down press and hold down the ON LINE button Continue holding these two but...

Страница 41: ...ress the PITCH button and hold then down until you hear a beep tone 4 Release both buttons at the same time after this beep tone to save the current setting If you release these buttons after three beep tones the macto has been cleared NOTE You can store the following settings by this procedure Current Font Current Pitch Current auto loading amount for cut forms Current auto loading amount for fan...

Страница 42: ...s pressed the printer will enter the short self test mode The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM followed by seven lines of the character set Each line will be offset by one character from teh one before it The final result will be something like Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Short self test Since the self test prints across the full width of the carriage it is recommended that the...

Страница 43: ...ntire character set printed in each font and pitch available The test repeats endlessly so you must turn the power off to stop it Figure 4 5 Long self test Since the self test prints across the full width of the carriage it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and or platen In addition the total number of lines printed is consid...

Страница 44: ... off line select a print pitch then return to the on line state and start printing The pitch you selected will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue Font lock mode By holding the FONT button down during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference There will be an acknowledging beep tone After this you can set th...

Страница 45: ...owing 2 The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this operation allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment 3 To adjust the printing use the SET EJECT and PAPER FEED buttons The SET EJECT button will move the second pass to the left The PAPER FEED button will move the second pass to the right 4 When the two passes are aligned with each other to form one continuous lin...

Страница 46: ...ommand codes This mode is accessed by the following procedure 1 While holding both the PAPER FEED and SET EJECT buttons down turn power ON A beep tone will be heard 2 Begin printing In place of the usual printout you will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives Each line presents sixteen characters their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on ...

Страница 47: ...es Printer is out of paper sequence twice Short tone once Buffer is cleard Top of form is set Quiet mode is selected Short tone twice Macro definition is selected Quiet mode is cancelled Short tone three times Macro definition is cancelled Printer is reset One quarter tone Hexadecinal mode is selected Pitch lock mode is selected Font lock mode is selected One quarter tone twice Pitch and Font lock...

Страница 48: ...ding down the SET EJECT PAPER FEED and ON LINE buttons You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on This indicates that you have entered the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Button functions in the EDS mode Use the FONT button to select the Bank Letter Use the PITCH button to select the Switch Number The ON LINE indicat...

Страница 49: ...ode Enabled Disabled A 3 RAM Usage Input Buffer Download buffer A 4 Automatic Sheet Feeder Not installed Installed A 5 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled B 1 Graphics Direction Bi directional Uni directional B 2 Paper out Enabled Disabled B 3 Printable Area Type A Type B B 4 Reserved Leave ON B 5 CR Centering Disabled Enabled C 1 C 2 Page Length See below C 3 C 4 Print Pitch See below C 5 D 1 Print ...

Страница 50: ...prints Switch A 4 Automatic Sheet Feeder When using the optional automatic sheet feeder SF 15DJ move this switch to the OFF position Otherwise leave it ON Switch A 5 Auto LF with CR If you leave this switch at the ON position a separate line feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed If you move this switch to the OFF position the printer performs both a carriage return and lin...

Страница 51: ...witch ON Switch B 5 CR Centering If you set this switch OFF the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper nears the perforations This way you can get better quality of printing around the perforations It is recommended to match the page length setting to your fanfold paper otherwise this function does not work properly at the perforations If you leave this switch ON the carriage does no...

Страница 52: ...lected the LQ Font selection by the EDS swithces E 1 to E 3 takes effect Switch D 2 Character Table The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch A 1 Move this switch OFF to select Italic character table with the Standard Epson emulation mode If you leave this switch in the ON position in place of italics you will get the graphic charaacters international characters and mathemat...

Страница 53: ...signment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set See the character tables in Chapter 11 With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows Country D 3 D 4 D 5 U S A ON ON ON France OFF ON ON Germany ON OFF ON England OFF OFF ON Denmark I ON ON OFF Sweden OFF ON OFF Italy ON OFF OFF Spain I OFF OFF OFF Switches E 1 to E 3 LQ Font Selection These switches al...

Страница 54: ... described here may result in electric shock and or damage to the printer When carrying out any repairs or maintenance always follow the instructions carefully Power switch is on but power indicator is off Probable Cause Action Printer is not receivingpower Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected Verify that the power source works Printer sounds as if it is printing but does not Print...

Страница 55: ...Cause Action This might indicate an error Check the status of the control panel indica or normal operation tors and see Conditions indicated by beep tones in Chapter 4 Printer sounds the audible alarm Selected pitch or font is being changed Printer does not feed paper Probable Cause Action Paper is jamming Remove all forms and pieces of paper Adjustment lever is set in Check the setting of the adj...

Страница 56: ...er See Adjusting the printing surface and the print printing gap in Chapter 3 head Incorrect number of lines on a page Probable Cause Action Paper is adjusted incorrectly Set the top of form See Top of form in Chapter 4 Paper has shifted backwards Readjust forms after several forms printed correctly Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual program Distance printer must...

Страница 57: ...o dark Probable Cause Action Adjustment lever is set incor Check the position of the adjustment lever rectly Move the lever to a lighter setting front See Chapter 3 Ribbon is twisted or is not Install the ribbon correctly See Installing between the print head and the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 the print head shield Print head shield or print See Installing the ribbon cartridge in head is damage...

Страница 58: ...able Cause Action Paper is adjusted incorrectly Adjust both paper guides and the paper Problem with the application Refer to your application program manual program A print head jam caused by Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor the ribbon or a paper jam rectly installed See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 Clear the paper jam Printer case is hot to the touch Probable Cause Actio...

Страница 59: ... physical shocks or excessive vibration Avoid over dusty environments Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices To clean the exterior of the printer use a cloth barely dampened with either water containing a little detergent or a little alcohol but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer The interior of the printer may be cleaned with a small vacuum cleaner or a compressed a...

Страница 60: ...f the power switch AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER SF 15DJ You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF to print on cut forms Before installing the ASF check each item in the box against Figure 7 1 to make sure that you have everything Figure 7 1 Check to make sure you have all five items 1 Sheet Feeder 2 Hooper attachment 3 Stacker attachment and 4 Printer cover and 5 ASF User s manual NOTE The Automatic Sh...

Страница 61: ...lling up 3 Remove the paper buide and move the release lever at the back of the printer to the rear position as shown in Figure 7 2 4 Move the bail lever on top of the printer to open the paper bail Figure 7 2 Remove the front cover from the printer 5 Secure the mounting brackets of the Automatic Sheet Feeder onto the shaft of the platen by lowering it into position as shown in Figure 7 3 Figure 7...

Страница 62: ... they are engaged correctly the ejection roller can be rotated by turning the platen knob 7 Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Figure 7 4 Install the printer cover 8 Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7 5 Figure 7 5 Insert the hopper attachment ...

Страница 63: ...eeder as shown in Figure 7 6 Figure 7 6 Insert the stacker attachment Now you can use the ASF by installig the paper stack into the hopper NOTE Set the front cover and paper guide aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder ...

Страница 64: ...ng lever toward the front of the printer to draw the hopper out until it is in position 4 Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction Figure 7 7 Adjust the paper guides to accommodate the width of the paper 5 Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder Figure 7 8 Fan the paper before i...

Страница 65: ...er The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paper guides The ideal distance between paper ream and paper guides is 0 25 mm 0 01 on both sides at the narrowest part of the paper guides 8 Push the paper loading lever toward the rear of the printer Figure 7 9 Push the paper loading lever to hold the pa...

Страница 66: ...carried out while the paper is pulled printouts on the original and duplicate paper are always aligned well Before installing the Pull tractor unit check each item in the box against Figure 7 10 to make sure that you have everything Figure 7 10 Check to make sure you have all three items 1 Pull tractor 2 Paper support and 3 Printer cover ...

Страница 67: ...e release lever to the front of the printer then pull the bail lever towards you to release the bail roller from the platen 4 Pressing the right and left lock levers align the fitting area of the pull tractor with that of the printer body and push the pull tractor from the top gradually until it is set in place correctly Figure 7 12 Place the pull tractor unit onto the printer 5 Install the printe...

Страница 68: ...the entry slot for cut sheet forms and load the paper into the printer Figure 7 13 Insert the paper from the entry slot for cut sheet forms 4 Pull the paper about one page towards the sprocket guides 5 Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar using the clamp lever at the side of each unit to release them and lock them in position The unit is released when the clamp lev...

Страница 69: ...or units 7 Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper 8 Remount the printer cover 9 Turn the platen knob to set the print starting position of the paper ...

Страница 70: ...rinter See next page for detailed information 2 Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the power source 3 Disconnect the interface cable if attached 4 Slide out the parallel interface cartridge by gripping the flips on both sides 5 Insert the Serial interface cartridge all the way as shown in Figure 7 16 Figure 7 17 Replace the interface cartridge 6 Connect the Serial interfa...

Страница 71: ...ta length 8 bit 7 bit 2 Parity condition Refer below 3 Data Protocol Refer below 4 5 Parity condition Refer below 6 7 Transfer speed Refer below 8 Parity condition Switch 2 Switch 5 Condition ON ON No parity ON OFF OFF ON Odd parity OFF OFF Even parity Data protocol Switch 3 Switch 4 Protocol ON ON DTR ON OFF XON XOFF OFF ON ETX ACK Transfer speed Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Transfer speed OFF OFF ...

Страница 72: ... This chapter describes the printer s control commands Some commands are common to both the Standard and IBM modes In the descriptions of the commands all commands will be given by functions The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below Mode Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized Std Standard Epson mode EDS switch A 1 is ON IBM IBM mode EDS switch A 1 is OFF Bot...

Страница 73: ...M ESC d 1 0 n 27 91 100 1 0 n 1B 5B 64 01 00 n Changes the print quality according to the value of n as shown below n Print quality 0 Unchanged 1 127 Draft 128 254 Letter quality 255 Return to EDS setting Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up Select LQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC k n 27 107 n 1B 6B n Selects an LQ font according to the value of n In draft mode...

Страница 74: ...upright characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 5 27 53 1B 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright Emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC E 27 69 1B 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to horizontal strokes Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC F 27 70 1B 46 Ca...

Страница 75: ...el double strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC H 27 72 1B 48 Cancels double stirke printing Underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC n 27 45 n 1B 2D n Causes subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1 and stops underlining when n is 0 Block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined Overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadeci...

Страница 76: ...nt chracter Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC q n 27 113 n 1B 71 n Selects an ornament character according to the value of n as shown below n Character 0 Normal 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline Superscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC S 0 27 83 0 1B 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts Does not change the character pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadec...

Страница 77: ...3 1 1B 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts Does not change the character pitch Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC T 27 84 1B 54 Stops printig superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing ...

Страница 78: ...acter set 1 IBM character set 2 Shift download character area Select character set 1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC t n 27 116 n 1B 74 n Std FS I n 28 73 n 1C 49 n Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC 7 27 55 1B 37 Selects character set 1 Select character set 2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC 6 27 54 1B 36 Selects character set 2 ...

Страница 79: ...l The first eight of these character sets from U S A to Spain I can be selected as the power up default by EDS switches D 3 to D 5 Select IBM code page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC T 4 0 27 91 84 4 0 1B 5B 54 04 00 0 0 n1 n2 0 0 n1 n2 00 00 n1 n2 Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of n1 and n2 as shown below n1 n2 Code page 1 181 437 U S A 3 8...

Страница 80: ...control codes This command remains in effect for the next n1 n2 x 256 characters where n1 and n2 are numbers between 0 and 255 During this interval no control functions are executed If a code with no assigned character is received the printer prints a space Enable printing of all character codes on next character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS n 28 94 n 1C 5E n IBM ESC n 27 94 n 1B 5E n Thi...

Страница 81: ...a or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi In IBM mode changes from pica or condensed to elite 12 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power on Semi condensed pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC g 27 103 1B 67 Changes from either pica or elite to semi condensed pitch 15 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during...

Страница 82: ...oportionally spaced when n is 1 and cancels it when n is 0 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select font and pitcch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC I n 27 73 n 1B 49 n Changes the print font and pitch according to the value of n as shown below n Font Pitch 0 Draft Pica 2 Letter Quality Pica 3 Letter Quality Proportional 4 Draft download Pica 6 LQ download Pica 7 LQ...

Страница 83: ...restige Emphasized Elite 0 112 Prestige Italic Elite 0 116 Courier Itaic emphasized Elite 0 164 Prestige Normal Proportional 0 171 Courier Normal Proportional 0 172 Courier Italic Proportional 0 184 Courier Emphasized Proportional 0 185 Courier Italic emphasized Proportional 0 221 Prestige Normal Semi condensed 0 253 Courier Emphasized Pica condensed 0 254 Courier Normal Pica condensed 1 1 Prestig...

Страница 84: ...o be expanded to double width Characters return to normal width after the next line feed LF The DC4 VT FF and ESC W 0 com mands also cancel expanded printing Cancel one line expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both DC4 20 14 Stops one line expanded printing set with SO or ESC SO Does not cancel ESC W 1 Select character width Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS E n 28 69 n 1C 45 n Se...

Страница 85: ...portional 2 Elite 1 Increase character spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC SP n 27 32 n 1B 20 n Increases the space between character by n dots wher n is a number from 0 to 127 Used in microjustification The unit of movement is fixed at 1 120 inch in draft mode and 1 180 inch in LQ mode Print double height characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC w 1 27 119 1 1B 77 01 FS V 1 28...

Страница 86: ...0 0 n m 00 00 n m Selects a combination of character height width and line spacing according to the value of n and m as shown below Does not move the base line n Line spacing Character height 0 Unchanged Unchanged 1 Unchanged Single height 2 Unchanged Double height 16 Single line Unchanged 17 Single line Single height 18 Single line Double height 32 Double line Unchanged 33 Double line Single heig...

Страница 87: ...ent line feeds to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to n 360 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC n 27 43 n 1B 2B n FS 3 n 28 51 n 1C 33 n Set the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n 360 inch where n is between 0 and 255 Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 4 0 27 91 92 4 0 1B 5B 5C 04 00 0 0 n1 n2 0 0 n1 n2 00 00 n1 n2 Sets the bas...

Страница 88: ... this command is ignored Set line spacing to n 60 inch or n 72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC A n 27 65 n 1B 41 n In Standard mode sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n 60 inch where n is between 0 and 255 If n 0 the line spacing is set to 0 In IBM mode this command defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds t...

Страница 89: ...cimal Hexadecimal Std FS F 28 70 1C 46 Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode This is the default setting at power on Select reverse feed mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS R 28 82 1C 52 Selects reverse feed mode Reverses the direction of all vertical movements Ignored when the Automatic Sheet Feeder is used Perform one time line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bot...

Страница 90: ...1B 43 n Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing where n is between 1 and 127 Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length The current line becomes the top of the page Set page length to n inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC C 0 n 27 67 0 n 1B 43 00 n Sets the page length ton inches where n is between 1 and 32 in Standard mode or between 1 a...

Страница 91: ...print position to the left margin When friction feed is used this command ejects the current page Set vertical tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC B n1 n2 0 27 66 n1 n2 0 1B 42 n1 n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines n1 n2 etc where n1 n2 etc are numbers between 1 and 255 The maximum number of vertical tab stops allowed is 16 in Standa...

Страница 92: ... Select vertical tab channel Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC n0 27 47 n0 1B 2F n0 Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number n0 from 0 to 7 The tab stops in each channel are set by ESC b Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both VT 11 0B Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin Performs a line feed if no ver...

Страница 93: ...n n in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected Column n becomes the last character position in the line The light margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later The right margin must be within the limits below Pica 0 n 132 Elite 0 n 158 Semi condensed 0 n 198 Condensed pica 0 n 226 Condensed elite 0 n 255 Expanded pica 0 n 66 Expanded elit...

Страница 94: ...c line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 5 1 27 53 1 1B 35 01 Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it recerves a CR code This command takes priority over EDS switch A 5 Cancel automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 5 0 27 53 0 1B 35 00 Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a CR code This command t...

Страница 95: ...any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list Standard termination is by the 0 control code To clear all tab stops specify ESC D 0 Reset all tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC R 27 82 1B 52 Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power up values according to which a tab stop is set every 8 columns starting at column 9 Also clears all vertical tab stops Horizontal tab...

Страница 96: ...65536 and dividing the result into high and low bytes The unit of movement is fixed at 1 120 inch in draft mode and 1 180 inch in LQ mode Relative horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC d n1 n2 27 100 n1 n2 1B 64 n1 n2 Sets the next print position to n1 n2 x 256 120 inches from the current position Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin The maximum position is...

Страница 97: ...es must be n1 n2 x 256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of bit image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Ptint double density 8 bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC L n1 n2 27 76 n1 n2 1B 4C n1 n2 m1 m2 m1 m2 m1 m2 Ptints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally maximum 1632 dots wide See ESC K for other information Print doub...

Страница 98: ...24 dots high and n1 n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 13 6 inches 4896 dots In the data m1 m2 m3 each three bytes represent 24 vertical dots In the leftmost position the most significant bit of m1 is the top dot the least significant bit of m1 is the eighth dot from the top the most significant bit of m2 is the ninth dot the least significant bit of m2 is the sixteenth dot from the top the most ...

Страница 99: ...cs mode 0 8 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 2 8 bit Double density double speed 120 dots per inch 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dots per inch 4 8 bit CRT graphics mode I 80 dots per inch 6 8 bit CRT graphics mode II 90 dots per inch 32 24 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 33 24 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 38 24 bit CRT graphics 90 dots per in...

Страница 100: ...l Std ESC n m 27 63 n m 1B 3F n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent ESC K ESC L ESC Y or ESC Z commands to a density mode defined by ESC n is K L Y or Z indicating the mode to be converted m is a code from 0 to 4 or 6 indicating one of the modes of ESC ...

Страница 101: ...r tional spacing attributes the first byte m0 specifies the left of the character the second byte m1 specifies the character width the third byte m2 specifies the right of the character These values must not exceed the following maximum limits Character mode m1 m0 m1 m2 Draft 9 12 LQ pica 31 36 LQ elite 27 30 LQ semi condensed 19 24 LQ proportional 38 42 Draft super subscript 7 12 LQ super subscri...

Страница 102: ...56 gives the number of bytes to be downloaded n3 and n4 indicate the low order and high order addresses in which data is to be stored n3 should be 15 and n4 should be 128 for this printer n5 determines the character mode to be downloaded as shown below n5 Character mode Character width 0 Draft 9 1 LQ pica 35 2 LQ proportional 17 to 41 3 LQ elite 29 m1 through m9 indicate Index Table data m1 and m2...

Страница 103: ...Copies the selected character set with n as shown below to the corresponding download character RAM area overwriting any download data already present Ignored when EDS switch A 3 is set ON n Font 0 Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 Script Select download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 1 27 37 1 1B 25 01 Selects the download character set Ignored when EDS switch A 3 is s...

Страница 104: ... subsequent byte received to 0 Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 27 35 1B 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer Delete last character sent Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std DEL 127 7F Deletes the last character received Ignored if the last character received has already been printed or if the last character receiv...

Страница 105: ...equent characters and commands This command is ignored if the printer was set off line by pressing the ON LINE button on the control panel Stop printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC j 27 106 1B 6A Prints the entire contents of the input buffer then sets the printer off line The ON LINE indicator on the control panel goes off Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both BEL 7 07 Sounds a brie...

Страница 106: ... from left to right Normal printing resumes on the next line Manual feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC EM 0 27 25 0 1B 19 00 Selects manual sheet feeding even when the Automatic Sheet Feeder is used Ignored when the EDS switch A 4 is set on Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC EM 4 27 25 4 1B 19 04 Selects automatic sheet feeding with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Ignored when ...

Страница 107: ...0 Reinitializes the printer Clears the print buffer and returns settings to their power up values Does not clear the input buffer Set initial conditions Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC K 3 0 27 91 75 3 0 1B 5B 4B 03 00 0 3 n 0 3 n 00 03 n Reinitializes the printer to the initial condition determined by the value of n The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired charac...

Страница 108: ...e ignored DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERES WITH STANDARD MODE Designing and printing your own characters has two requirements first designing the shape of the character calculating the data necessary to make the shape and sending that data to the printer and secondly sending the command to print the downloaded characters instead of the regular characters There are a number of design constraints for d...

Страница 109: ...Each vertical column which has a maximum of 24 dots is first divided into three groups or two groups for super subscripts of eight dots Each group of eight dots is represented by one byte which consists of eight bits This is where the numbers down the left side of the grid come in Notice that there is a number for each row of dots and that each number is twice the number below it By making these n...

Страница 110: ... look good even if you are not printing them proportionally The three bytes are used to specify the width of the character and the space to be allowed on either side of it The left space in dot columns is specified by m0 and the right space is specified by m2 The second byte m1 specifies the width of the character in dots By varying the width of the character itself and the spaces around it you ca...

Страница 111: ...104 Sample program To demonstrate how to use the download characters let s use the telephone character and the other user defined characters to print a small graph This program will do just that ...

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Страница 113: ...racters depends upon the character set as shown below Character set Character width Character ID Draft characters 9 0 LQ pica characters 35 1 LQ elite characters 29 2 LQ proportional 17 to 41 3 After you have decided your download character set you must tell the printer where the download character data is to be stored and how many download character sets you will define The first download font ar...

Страница 114: ...ownload characters than without compression It is a more efficient use of memory The printer will repeat the previous dot column when the current column compression mask bit is set to 1 Fill up the adjacent dot column even if it does not print then compare each vertical line to the line on its left If the line is the same as the left one write 1 in the column for the compression mask bit If it is ...

Страница 115: ...n Notice that there is a number for each row of dots and that each number is twice the number below it By making these numbers powers of two we can take any combination of dots in a vertical column and assign them a unique value Assigning the Index Table data Unlike defining in the Standard mode you must assign the Index Table in the IBM mode This Index Table is prepared for the attribute data of ...

Страница 116: ...th If your character is a block character and it should be printed as a line draw character add 64 to the character width If the block character is not a line draw character this byte should be the same as the character width Our telephone symbol is a normal pica character so the character width is 35 and this byte should be 227 The remaining five bytes m5 through m9 indicate the compression mask ...

Страница 117: ...e program To demonstrate how to define and to use the download characters in IBM mode let s use the telephone character and the other user defined characters to print a small graph This program will do just that ...

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Страница 120: ... want to print To print a file named README DOC for example type The computer may respond with the following message asking which printer to use If your computer is connected to only one printer press RETURN to select the default choice PRN Printing will begin and the A prompt will reappear You can execute other commands or programs while the file is being printed A single PRINT command can print ...

Страница 121: ...ted features such as underlining which might be left from previous commands The pointed brackets around the 1 indicate character code 1 which is a control code not the printable digit 1 You may want to place additional commands in this file such as left and right margins line spacing and bottom margin commands Or you may want to create a variety of setup files with a different set of commands in e...

Страница 122: ...int the file README DOC in LQ elite type give the following two commands For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will 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 fhown next Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously To use this file to print README DOC type the fifth...

Страница 123: ...116 PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC we have listed the program for the IBM PC This program runs in the downloadable condition ...

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Страница 129: ...command to micro adjust the space between characters lines 1410 and 1460 Next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer s word processing abilities italic printig bold printing underlining subscripts etc The row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns which are printed in place of the character characte...

Страница 130: ... 216 n 360 inches Font styles Draft Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script Characters ASCII 96 International 16 sets IBM special 111 IBM block graphic 50 IBM code page 6 sets Download 256 USA France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Korea Ireland Legal 437 USA 850 Multi Lingual 860 Portuguese 861 Icelandic 863 Canadian French 865 Nordic N...

Страница 131: ...al 60DPI 24 x 816 24 pin double 120DPI 24 x 1632 24 pin CRT III 90DPI 24 x 1224 24 pin Triple 180DPI 24 x 2448 24 pin Hex 360DPI 24 x 4896 It is impossible to print adjacent dots in a mode marked with an asterisk Paper feed Standard Friction feed with paper guide Push tractor feed from the rear of the printer Option Friction feed with Automatic Sheet Feeder Pull tractor feed from the rear of the p...

Страница 132: ...IBM mode IBM Proprinter XL24E Interface Centronics parallel standard RS 232C serial option Ribbon type On carriage dedicated Monochrome Black only Ribbon life Monochrome Z24 2 million characters draft pica Long life monochrome LZ24HD 4 million characters draft pica Dimensions and Weight Width 590 mm 23 2 Depth 332 mm 13 1 Height 127 mm 5 0 Weight 7 65 kg 16 9 lb Power supply 120VAC 220VAC 230VAC 2...

Страница 133: ... DATA 6 High when active 9 DATA 7 High when active 10 ACK 5µs low pulse acknowledges receipt of data 11 BUSY Low when printer ready to receive data 12 PAPER High when paper out Can be disabled with EDS setting 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 15 N C 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair grou...

Страница 134: ...o Space 5 CTS This pin is Space when the conputer is ready to send data This printer does not check this pin 6 N C 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 N C 11 RCH This printer turns this pin to Space when it is ready to receive data This line carries the same signal as pin 20 12 N C 13 GND Signal ground 14 19 N C 20 DTR This printer turns this pin to Space when it is ready to receive data 21 25 N C ...

Страница 135: ...e character The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edegs 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 inset Control codes recognized by this printer are indicated by abbreviations inside pointed brackets Sample ...

Страница 136: ...129 Standard character set 2 ...

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Страница 138: ...ade in the Standard character set The command for selecting the international character set is ESC R n Where n means character code n i e CHR n in BASIC The values of n are 0 U S A 6 Italy 12 Latin America 1 France 7 Spain I 13 Korea 2 Germany 8 Japan 14 Ireland 3 England 9 Norway 64 Legal 4 Denmark I 10 Denmark II 5 Sweden 11 Spain II ...

Страница 139: ...132 IBM character set 2 Code Page 437 U S A ...

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Страница 141: ...134 Code Page 850 Mulch lingual Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 ...

Страница 142: ...135 Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 ...

Страница 143: ...136 Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 ...

Страница 144: ...137 Code Page 863 Canadian French Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 ...

Страница 145: ...138 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 ...

Страница 146: ...set 1 Other characters are identical to character set 2 The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7 bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the ESC command ...

Страница 147: ...140 IBM special character set Additional characters can be printed by special commands ...

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Страница 152: ...145 COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode ...

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