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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 3. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc.
Chapter 6 — MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers nmning under MS-DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have in- cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems.
I FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a pemcmal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to pMt just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the Printer Unpacking and Inspection Checking the carton contents Identifying printer parts Setting Up Mounting the platen knob Installing t.
Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading value Clearing the buffer/All reset Selecting the print color Store macro definition Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS How to set the EDS mode .
Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting Power supply Printing Paper feeding Maintenance Replacing the Print Head Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS Standard Character Set #1 Standard Character Set #2 IntemationaJ Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code page #437 (U.
I chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include — ● ● ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection (part names) Setting up and connecting Loading single.
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Checking the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 1-1 to make sum that you have everything (there should be six items). If any of these items am missing, contact your supplier.
The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: ● Font cartridges (FC-lZ, FC-2Z, FC-3Z, FC-4Z) ● RAM cartridge (RC-32Z) ● Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) ● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-1ODQ) . Roll paper holder (RH-1OZ) Identifying printer parts Make an external inspection of the printer.
SEITING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location.
Flgum 74. Removing the top cover 1. Turn the tension knob clockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack. 2. Guide the nbbonbetweenthe pnnthead and the silverprint head shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself.
I 3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and theprint head shield (see Figure 1-6). ~ Figure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield 4. 5, 6. 7. 8. After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, install the roller unit.
I Roller Figure i-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer To replace the top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case. Swing the front edge down to close the cover. Leave the top cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds.
Installing the optional cartridge This pr@ter has five built-in LQ fonts, and a 7 K-byte (30 K-byte for color printer) printing buffer. You can add more fonts or expand the printing buffer by installing optional cartridges (Font catndge or RAM cartridge).
Connecting the printer to your computer Connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-pin D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-pin con- nector at the printer end.
LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (SF- 10DQ), refer to the ASF instruction booklet. Automatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically with the pwer on.
4. 5. 6. 7. Make sure that the release lever is back. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the ( sc&AE~~cT ) button to park the paper in the off-line state, then move the release lever backwards. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer.
Manual loading It is also,possibleto load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.
I LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms.
6. Move the tractor units downwards by gripping the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit as shown in Figure 1-13. Figure 1-13. Move the tractor units dawnwards for loading the paper from the rear 7. With the tractor covers open, mount the paperby aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.
8. 9. 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 and lock them in position. When the clamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked.
Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You caq load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the following procedure. 1. Remove the top cover and the roller unit. 2. Open the rear cover using the two pits at the side, and push backwards.
Figure 7-17. Install the roller unit after mounted the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 7. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units.
4. Press the ( s,&/Ae#~cT J button on the control panel. The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen. 5. Move the release lever to the back. 6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position.
I LOADING MULTI-PART FORMS You can print on continuous multi-part forms with the built-in tractor unit. You can use multi-part forms that have up to five parts including the original when the Multi-part mode is selected with the EDS setting. (For details, please refer to Chapter 3.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The dis~nce between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer mechanism.
The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference. Paper Type Single 2-ply 3-ply 4-ply 5-ply Weight (g/mz) Thickness (mm) Recommended (Each paper) (Total) Lever position 52-82 0.07-0.10 2nd 83-90 / 0.11-0.
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chapter2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the opera- tions indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination.
ONLINE button The c. ON LINE >button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button. When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.
I If you also press the ( ON LINE ] button while you are line-feeding, the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later. If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET indicator on and off.
FONT button This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change to HS Draft (High-Speed Draft) or one of the LQ (Letter Quality) fonts, set the printer off-line, then press the (-) button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate.
POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special fimctions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on. color printer, each line prints in a different color.) I “ #$%& ( ) I + .
I Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM and the current EDS settings, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch avail;ble.
Since the self-test occupies the full widlh 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 considerable, more than can be accommodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.
Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing pro- grams and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving.
Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For example, the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 2-6. 1 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 OF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 .
SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional fimctions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. I Reverse Micro Feed I u Form Feed P c m Buffer clear/All reset Fjgum 2-7. Switch combination functions of control panel Form feed If you arc using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page.
3. 4. Press and hold the ( ON LINE ) button. While holding the ( ON LINE )button down, press the CPiTC17) button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set. Forward micro-feed For tine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as 1.
I This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definition function, which is described below. Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper.
Selecting the print color Normally, the color printer prints with black even if the color ribbon is installed. Without the aid of software, you can change the printing color as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the C ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line.
● Current print color (color printer only) Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately. For example, the data stored in the Standard mode are not effective in the IBM mode, and vice versa.
chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS Most printers use a bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer to achieve various functions. However, this printer can change the power-up default settings by using the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. This chapter explains how to use the EDS mode.
FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SEITINGS The printer is factory-set with all EDS switches in the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you choose the proper settings.
Switch A-1: Do you want to use the printer in Standard mode or IBM mode? Select the mode compatible with your computer and soflware. In Standard mode the printer operates like the Epson LQ-860. In IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprintcr X24E. The ON position selects Standard mode.
I Switch B-1: Are you going to print on multi-part paper? You can use up to 3-ply paper when this switch is ON. If you want to print on 4-ply or 5-ply paper, set this switch to the OFF position.
I Switches C-3 and C-4: What is the page lenglh of your paper? Leave these switches ON if you will bc using 1 l-inch forms, You will need to change the switches if you will be using a different page length as shown below: m Switch D-1: The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch A-1.
Except in the Standard Italic character set, these switches select the default character code page as shown below: IBM Code Page D-2 D-3 D-4 IBM Code Page D-2 D-3 D-4 #863 #437 U.
I BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes. This will be most evident in graphics printing.
6. Tosavethecorrected values andtoexitfrom thismode, pmssthe - button. 88$ NT ADJUSTMENTsETTING *** LQ o: ///// /////////////////1111111///1/////// ( s.
chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ-860. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter X24E. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.
FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “F” “)” “)” “9” 4040 7041 41 57 28 2846 29 29 39 (( <ESC> “X” “O” Std. 27120 48 IB 78 30 <ESC> “X” <O> 27120 0 IB 78 00 Changes from letter quality to draft quality.
Select LQ characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “X” “l” std. 27120 49 IB 78 31 <ESC> “X” <1> 27120 1 IB 78 01 Changes from draft quality to letter quality. The initial LQ font is Roman unless a different font has been selected bya preceding com- mand.
I Select LQ proportional characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” d> 27 73 3 IB 49 03 Changes to letterqualitycharacters with proportional pitch. Ignored if the (R5ilT) or CFi7Cil) button was pressed during power-up. Select LQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “k” n 27107 n IB 6B n std.
Select italic characters Mo’de ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “4” 27 52 16 34 Causes subsequent charactem to be printed in italics. Select upright characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “5” 27 53 16 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright.
Cancel double-strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “H” 27 72 IB 48 Cancels double-strike printing. Start underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “-” “l” 27 45 49 IB 2D 31 <ESC> “-” <1> 27 45 1 IB 2D 01 Causes subsequent characters to be underlined.
Select score Ivlbde ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. ( <ESC> “ “ “-” <3> 27 40 45 3 IB 28 2D 03 <O> <1> nl n2 o 1 nl n2 00 01 nl n2 Start score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below.
Subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “S” “l” 27 83 49 IB 53 31 <ESC> “s” <1> 27 83 1 IB 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts.
Select character set #1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “7” 27 55 IB 37 Selects character set Ml. Select character set #2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “6” 27 .54 IB 36 Selects character set #2. Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std.
Select IBM code page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both [ <ESC> “ “ “T” <4> <O> 27 91 84 4 0 IB 5B 54 04 00 <0> <0> nl n2 o 0 nl d 00 00 nl d Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2.
Select slash zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “ - “ “l” 27126 49 IB 7E 31 <ESC> “ - “ <1> 27126 1 IB 7E 01 Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash (0). Select normal zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std.
Semi-condensed pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “g” 27103 IB 67 Changes from either pica or elite to semi-condensed pitch (15 cpi).
Expanded printing for one line hhde ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both - <so> 14 OE <ESC> <SO> 27 14 IB OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line feed (<LF>).
Select fixed spacing Mode ‘ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “p” “O” 27112 48 Std. IB 70 30 <ESC> “p” <o> 27112 0 IB 70 00 IBM <ESC> “P” <o> 27 80 0 IB 50 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing.
Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “h” n 27104 n IB 68 n Selects the size of subsequent charactem as shown below. Extra- high characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, with the base line temporarily moving down.
Return to normal height Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “W” “O” 27119 48 IB 77 30 Std. <ESC> “W” <O> 27119 0 IB 77 00 <FS> “v” “0” 28 86 48 IC 56 30 <FS> “v” <o> 28 86 0 IC 56 00 Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height.
VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch I Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 1 I 1 Both <ESC> “O” 27 48 IB 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch.
Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM [ <ESC> “ “ ‘1” <4> <o> 27 91 92 4 0 IB 5B 5C 04 00 <O> <O> <O> n o OOn 00 00 00 n Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, <ESC> “3” and cESC> “J”.
Execute <ESC> “A” Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “2” 27 50 IB 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding <ESC> “A” command. Sets the line spacing to 1/6 inch if there is no preceding <ESC> “A” command.
Perform one n/180-inch orn/216-inch line feed I Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Both I <ESC> “J” n I 27 74 n I IB 4A n I Feeds the paper once by rz/180 inches or n/216 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode.
Set page length to ~ inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “C” <0> n 27 67 0 n IB 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 32 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. The current line becomes the top of the page.
Return to top of current page I Mode I ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Std. I <ESC> <FF> I 27 12 I IB OC I Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page.
Set vertical tab stops every n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “e” “l” n 27101 49 n IB 65 31 n <ESC> “e” <1> n 27101 1 n IB 65 01 n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines, where n is between 2 and 127.
HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “l” n 27 108 n IB 6C n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected).
Set left and right margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “X” nI n2 27 88 nl n2 IB 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at column nZ and the right margin at column n2.
Left justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “a” “O” 27 97 48 IB 61 30 <ESC> “a” <O> 27 97 0 IB 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged. Center text Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std.
Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “D” nl d ... <0> 27 68 nl n2 ... 0 IB 44 nl n2 ... 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if pro- portional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc.
Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> ‘Y” nl &! 27 92 nl n2 1 B 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum 8 inches). Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin.
I GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics [Mode / ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nI d IB 4B nl n2 ml d ... ml m2 ... ml d ... Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide.
Print hex-density 24-bit graphics Mode ‘ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <FS> “Z” nl d 28 90 nl nl 1 C 5A n] n2 ml d m3 .. ml d d ... ml ml m3 . .. Prints 24-bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally. The graphics image is 24 dots high and n] + n2 x 256 dots wide.
I Select graphics mode /Mode / ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM [ <ESC> “ “ “g” nl n2 27 91 103 nl n2 IB 5B 67 nl n2 mO ml d ... mO ml m2 . .. mO ml m2 ... Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of rnO and prints dot graphics in this mode.
I DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “&” <O> nl 27 38 0 n] IB 26 00 nl Std. n2 mO ml m2 n2 mO ml m2 n2 mo ml m2 dl d2 .. & dl d2 . .. (ix dl d2 . . dx Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use.
Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “=” nl n2 “#” 27 61 nl n2 35 IB 3D nl nl 23 IBM n3 n4 <O> n5 & n4 O ti n3 n4 00 n.5 ml m2 m9 ml m2 ... m9 ml m2 . . m9 dl d2 ““ ... (ix dl d2 ... C-LX dl d2 . dx Defines new characters and stores them in RAM for later use.
dl, d2, . .. d-x is the Dot Pattern data being downloaded. Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots, with the most signifi- cant bit being the top dot, and the least significant bit being the ‘bottom dot. Copy character set from ROM into RAM Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std.
Select draft pica download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” <4> 27 73 4 IB 49 04 Selects the download character set, draft quality, and pica pitch (locpi). Ignored if the (Ti5iT)button was pressed during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is ON.
Select LQ elite download characters I Mode ] ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 1 , , IBM I <ESC> “I” <SO> 27 73 14 I IB 49 OE Selects the LQ download character set with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the (TGNT)button was pressed during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is ON.
COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS The commands in this section are valid only with the color printer. Select print color Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ,, ,, ,, ,, Both (( “c” ““ “)” n ) 40 40 67 41 41 n 28 28 43 29 29 n cESC> “r” n 27114 n IB 72 n Selects the printing color according to the value of n as shown below.
Accept MSB as is Mode I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Std. I <ESC> “#” I 27 35 I IB 23 I 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.
Stop printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM I <ESC> “i” 27 106 IB 6A Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the pnnteroff- line, The ( ON LINE ) indicator on the control panel goes off. Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both -+IEL> 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper.
Manual feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> <O> Both ,’(,, ,,(,, 27 25 0 IB 19 00 “o” ““ ““ )) ] 40 40 48 41 41 I 28 28 30 29 29 Selects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted.
chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanese characters.
● The minimum width of a character is five dots. ● Dots cannot overlap. ● You may define any position in the ASCII table. Photocopy the grid in Figure 5-1 to help design your new characters. We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example.
ASCII Cock 6(> Left space J Charamerw,dtl, 31 R ght space ‘> Figure 5-2. Telephone symbol with normal LQ pica Assigning a value of character space Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer allows you to specify the position in the standard grid where the character will print.
When defining characters, the number of printed columns (ml), and the sum of side spaces and the character width (MI + ml + rTz2) cannot exceed the value shown below.
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I DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH IBM MODE Downloading fonts in IBM mode requires downloading character Dot Pattern data and character Index Table data.
Assigning the character dot pattern We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131415161718192021 22232425262728293031 32333435 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Compression ma, k btt Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-4. Fill up the adjacent dot, then write the “compression data” After you have written the “compression mask bit” data, line up all the character data for the “compression mask bit” that requires “O”. The telephone symbol looks like Figure 5-5.
I Now we will calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. Each vertical column is first divided into three groups of eight dots. Each group of eight dots is represented by one byte, which consists of eight bits.
remaining five bytes (ti through m9) indicate the compression mask . Each bits showsthe data that will translate the compressed dot pattern The bits. data back to the original character pattern. For example, the compression mask bits of our telephone symbol are 011000000000010011110010 0000000001100000.
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chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with anIBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS asanoperating system. A number ofsoftware tricks maybe useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer.
CPI Number of columns Pica 10 80 Elite 12 96 Semi-condensed 15 120 Condensed pica 17.1 137 Condensed elite 20 160 Proportional Variable Sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequence to return to the default settings. The command for your printer is <ESC> @.
((c))4 Yellow ((c))5 Orange ((C))6 Green If you want to print a title in double-size Script, then change to regular-size fonts for other text, you can use these commands as follows: File as seen on co.
The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadruple-size printing. Most of theseother commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers.
A)COPY README.DOC PRN A)TYF’E README.DOC }PRN COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font, or print pitch, you can make these settings from the control panel before you stant printing.
A>EDLIN LQELITE.DAT New file ,*1 1:XAVIX1”V[!”VA ‘2:*”C *E — ‘V indicates that the following character is a control code. *V[ enters the cESC> code. cESC> hascharacter code27, and “[” is the 27th character from A in the ASCII sequence.
PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example ofprogramming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed theprogramfor theIBM-PC. This program runs in theprinter’s Standard mode, and the downloadable condition (EDS switch A-1 ON and A-2 OFF). 1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 10.
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3410 DATA 3420 DATA 3430 DATA 3440 DATA 3450 DATA 3460 DATA 3470 DATA 3480 DATA o, 12, 0, 0, 96, 0, 0,192, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, :;: o, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 0, 31, 31, 31.
4060 DATA O, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0,127 4070 DATA O, 7,255, 0, 63,255, 1,255,255, 31,255,25S, 3,255,255 4080 DATA 0,127,254, 0, 7,2s2, o, 0,127, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0 40.
How the program works This program begins by assigning a numberof printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to1100). You can find mostof these commands near the beginning of chapter 4. The WIDTH “LPT1:” 255 statement in line 1120 means infinite line width.
Resident fonts are: c:t-l(3r:5c2ti;r 5, Sanserif characters, Prestige characters, Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Semi - p i ( C Condensed elitepitch (20 CPI), Normal proportional, Roman characters, Courier characters, S c ~ Elite pitch (12 CPI), Condensed pica pitch (17 CPI), Condensed prqxxtional.
MEMO 110.
chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations that are described in this chapter.
Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: — C P r t p c p T o t p m c t t p c p i t e s c a t t t p b o o p b s T a i T o a a t o a t o d e b s p t o t h c C t b .
If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: C P r t r p i C a r n s t r w o T r h a l l b w e n r p F a n r c n If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: C A d m r t p a l d.
Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: C P r t p r l S r l t ~ p p b ( t ~ p s t p g p I T p g s p v f c a v s f s A t l a r g t l a r g a t c.
C t p f f i t p A y t f p u t f p b w the ON LINEindicatoris i t p t t T p s n t f f t p ( t 1 m 3 f a t s c o o o i p T p s a f s i t p a f m c j a b Y c o f p t w w t p o S t p o a t f p T a l t t p t c f t w T u t p If the ASF is not operating or is not feeding paper correctly, check the following: ] P r -.
If the paper park function does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: C P r t p r l T p r l m s t & p t ~ p a t f p h b p H t f p b M s t t i c f p p a t f p h b p If text is be.
MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: ● ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1).
I Iecfo]cove, 6. Disengage thecable from the tabsholding itdown, then remove the print head. 7. Pass the cable of the new print head through the tabs. 8. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 9. Fasten the print head down with the two screws.
chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ... ...... . .. ...... . ... ... .... . Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ... .... ..... .... .... .... ... .... . Pica Elite High-Speed Draft Draft Letter Quality Print direction . ...... ..... ...... ..
Number of columns ... ........ ..... ...... . CPI Pica 10 Elite 12 Semi-condensed 15 Condensed pica 17.1 Condensed elite 20 Proportional Character dot matrix .
Paper Width .......................................cut sheet 4“.1 1.7” Fanfold (continuous) 4“-10” Copies ...............................................On@M + 4 copies (Max.) Maximum buffer size Without Download ..........7KB (30KB for Color printer) With Download .
The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): 1 P N F 1 S G f h l ( > w a 2 D H w a 3 D H w a 4 D H w.
chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table.
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #1 o 1 2345 ~ 7 (MU.) (DLE) o ‘ P ‘ o P b b E F k h h b (oCl) ! 1 A Q a ~ 1 F k E F k E k k (E2) “ 2 BR b r 2 F b l-m l-m I-I k b l-w (OC3) # 3 c s c s 3 b l--m bb kbb b (.
8 9 A B c D E F ( o ( o @ P ‘ P I 1 h l - I k I l ( u / 1 1 A Q a q k ~ 2 ( “ 2 B R b r b l-iii ITii- I-ii IiT4 l-m k ~ ( # 3 3 c s c s l-ii F k l-iii l-x lx k ~ 4 ( $ 4 D T d t l-ii I-E L b I-R l-m E F( 5 % 5 E U e U k ~ (SYN) L@ 6 6 F v f v l-ii l-iii l-m IiiI I-E Imi l-ii b.
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to standard character set #l. 126.
I INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set with the Standard mode: Country u U.
IBM CHARACTER SET #2 Code Page #437 (U. S.A.) I IIIIIIIi 1 B o 1 0 (Nlk) (D1.E) o lb 1 ax) 1 17 .-l (DC2) 2 I.
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I Code Page #861 (/celandic) Other charcters are identical to Code Page #437. I II I I I I I I 1 I I 8 I 9 I A I B I D I E I F I P 0 ; D = l I lI ~ . .
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Code Page #865 (Nordic) Other charcters are identical to Code Page #437. 134.
IBM CHARACTER SET #1 o 1 ( o ( I h 1 (In) h rii 2 (Gtz) I-T I--F 3 (OC3) I-3 IT 4 ( h l 5 r-s IT 6 (SYN) In E (W 7 P rr3 (Bs) 8 (CM) In I’m ( 9 ( I r ( ‘ A b F B ( ( l l c ( ( m P D ( b l E ( l 1 .
IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands. o 1 0 ‘~ ‘~ @ < 1 I-Y I--F e 2 t I l v ! 3 E b + 4 1 b l 4 5 5 l l 6 4 .
PROPORTIONAL SPACING TABLE This table lists the widths of your printer’s proportional LQ characters, for Standard mode and IBM mode. The values given are in 360ths of an inch.
Character code Std. #4 37 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 INT 20 20 20 20 20 20 INT 21 21 21 21 21 21 II 1 I 1 l-i 22] 221 221 22! 221 22 231 23 23 23 23 23 241 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 2.
Character code Proportional width Chr. Std. # # # # # # Norsal Super/Sub IBM 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 2 30 20 30 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 3 30 20 30 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 4 30 20 30 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 5 30 2.
Character code # # # # 8 8 8 8 8 It?x5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 * 8 8 83I 83! 831 83! 83 8 S I 36 I 24 I 36 ! 8 8 8 8 8 88888 8 8 8 8 1 I 1 u 42 I 28 I 42 8 8 8 8 8 8 w 4 2 4 x 3 2 4 8 9 88888 9999 9.
Character code Chr. Proportional uidth std. w 3 # # # # # lior~al S I 1 1 11111 n 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 p 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 q 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r 3 2 3 1 1111 1 1 s 3 2 3 1 1 1.
Character code Chr. Proportional width Std. #4 37 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 lioraal Super/Sub I 1 1 1 - - 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 A 3 2 4 1 1 1 - 1 “ 1 A 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $.
172 I 172 ~ 172 I 17211721172 [ i l - 11741174117411741174 1174 1175 175 175 175 175 175 1176 176 ,176 176 176 176 I I 1 I 1 I 1 [ 1 I 1 I 1 I 11 I ! 1 i178!17811781178 178 1178 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 [ 1 L.
C E s 37 50 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 e Proportional width j#363 #865 Horsalkurier/Sub I 2 2 w 30 I 30 3 # 2 2 2 2 222 F 333 2 2 a 3 3 3 2 * 222 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 2 2 f 3 3 3 2 2 = 3 3 3 2 2 2 * 2.
r h ### # # 222 2 2 “ 2 2 2 2 L + std. 37 2 2 v 333 T 3 3 3 2 + 2 2 2 2 111 Q 30 I 30 I 42 2 + 2 2 2 2 6 I 30 I 30 I 30 I @ I 30 I 30 I 30 I 2 + 2 2 2 2 E I 30 I 30 I 30 I n 333 ~ 333 2 ! 2 $ 2 2 22.
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I ~—– 7 G G a 2 Gra p ‘ ? [ G c 7 H H d u 3 0 Hor i po s co m 6 8 Hor i tab u 7 I 1 dr a 2 I l.--!. I B cha r s e 5 1 2 I c o p a 4 5 I m o 2 3 6 IB M 3 Int e si g 1 speci f 1 Inter n cha r 451 It a pri n 4 ~..–.— ~ Justi f 7 ~—-- L’ L..
———.—. Q Quadr u cha r 5 p r 2 .R-.. R car L 8 R e c o 3 1 Rc l 3 1 1 R e pr i 8 Re v l i f e 6 Re v mic r 3 Ri b car t 4 1 R i ma r 6 8 Ro l u n 3 6 R O cha r s e 8 ~-sj Sa n f o 26 , Sc r f .
MEMO 1.
COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode. < L n n n . n n H A % U % % % % 1.
I C n n n . . . .,, < ... n n n ... n n n n n n n “ n n n u O 1 n D d n d i B U B U % % d q % n n n n n n S 1.
n n n n “W” “X” <b “X” “X” “X” “1“ n n n n n n n d d d d Y % 1.
IBM Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode. < < n < “ < “ n “ < “ < < “ “ <ESC> “7” , < “ < 8 < “ < “ .
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n .. n < .---- < “ “ < “ < < n m “ < < < < c n .. “ “ < “ 1 <ESC> “ n n “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ n n n n n d ? B U d q 8 .
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