Star Micronics NP-IO manual 11m2

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HIGHER RESOLUTION GRAPHICS

There are seven graphics modes you can use; they are sum- marized in Table 6-2.

Table 6-2

Function

Normal density (60 dots/inch) Double densitv (120 dots/inch) Double der----~~1,

Quadruple dens.-ifv, (240,- dots/inch) Semi-double density

Control code

(ESC)“*“CHR$(O) nl n2 ml m2 ...

(ESC)“*“CHR$(l) nl vL?ml m2 ...

11m2 ...

(ESC)“z”CHR$(3) :l n2 ml m2

(8u aot

Plotter graphics (72 dots/i----~,	I<ESCj”*“CHR$iGj nl n2ml m2 ...I
CRT graphics (90 dots/inch)

You will notice that the higher the density of the graphic mode, the more points you will need to plot. Higher density modes also take longer to print. The double density double speed mode ignores every second column of dots to give you a quick printout for debugging purposes; you can then change to true double density graphics for the final printout.

If your software cannot access the (ESC) “*” command, there are individual letter escape commands for four of the modes. See Table 6-3.

Table 6-3

Alternative graphics commands

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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