Star Micronics NP-IO manual Lprint Testing Abcd

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Now that you have defined a macro, let’s see how to use it. This program will print one line using several printing features. Then it “calls” the macro in line 60. When line 80 prints the style is “plain vanilla” because the macro has reset it.

10 LPRINT CHR$(27);"Q";CHR$(40);

20 LPRINT CHR$(27);"a";CHR$(2);

30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"-1";

40 LPRINT CHR$(27);"h";CHR$(l);

50 LPRINT "TESTING ABCD"

60 LPRINT CHR$(27);"+";CHR$(l);

70 LPRINT "TESTING ABCD"

80 END

nReading a hex dump

The BASIC in some computers changes ASCII codes before they send them to the printer. If you run into problem because of this, try this hex dump to check the ASCII codes.

First turn off the printer. Hold down both the NLQ key and Paper Feed key and turn on the printer, then run the following program.

10 FOR I=0 TO 255

20 LPRINT CHR$(I);

30 NEXT I

40LPRINT

50END

If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like this. (You can print out the last remaining line in the print buffer by putting the printer off line with the On Line key.)

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Contents NP-IO Self Declaration Table of Contents BIG Caring for Your Printer Functions of the Connector Signals Setting UP Your Printer Page Remove the protective tube from the carriage rail Page ‘.igure Memo Getting to Know Your Printer Pow\er cord Control panel Forward Selecting and Loading Paper Release lever To align paper that is not in straight Release lever Open the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth Adjusting the Print Head Show you Printer When Want to Long Function Connecting the Printer Printing with Basic List Page Ascii Page Some Special Kinds of Text ESC Italic on Try this program to see them work Pica ESC P Elite Escm When you run this program you should get this Lprint Condensed CondensedON Here’s what you should get from this program Making Words Stand OUT Boldface on =49 Summary notes Formatting Text Line feed commands This is what you will get Run the program again. Now the results will look like this Set line spacing Inch Esco Set line snacing Lprint Line Number Form feed Lprint CHR$ ESC Top and bottom margin commands Function Control code Lprint this is LINE1 Next Page Try setting the margins with this program Here’s what you should get To begin Try this program to see how this works Lprint CHR$27xO 110 END Relative Horizontal Tab Lprint CHR$27BCHR$lOCHR$l5 Lprint CHR$25CHR$30CHR$o Lprint CHR$llFIFTH TAB CHR$n When you run this program the printout should look like this When you run this program, you should get like this Memo Special Features Printer Lprint CHR$7 Master rest Lprint Backspace does not Lprint CHRS27il Added Spaces This Lprint Next Lprint Lprint Eighth bit controls Next J Page Lprint CHR$27 Lprint CHR$27= Lieltil~l When you refer the Appendix C, you’ll find many characters When you run this program you should get like this Big character commands Function Lprint Double CHR$SO Lprint Testing Abcd ~~III.II I I,I~I~II L 1-t40 Memo Download Characters DOT Graphics Pins prints a row of dots Vertical 241 P r ESC 8~ CHR$O nl n2 m0 ml m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7 m8 m9 ml0 ml1 Page Lprint U.S. Exports Lprint Scales Designing Your OWN NLQ Characters Page Lprint Lprint CHEMICALSCHR$9 Lprint CHR$9i--I SCALE$=--+-I For I=2 to 8 Step Calculating Nl and n2 Umber of col- 1 Then nl is N2 is 11m2 More graphics commands Printer needs 2 bytes to fire all 9 pins in the g-pin