Star Micronics LC-6211 Appendix E Printer Control Codes, Font and Character Set Control Commands

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Appendix E: Printer Control Codes

This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control command and the applicable ASCII code.

Font and Character Set Control Commands

Description	ASCII Code

Select italic	ESC 4

Cancel italic	ESC 5

Select Character Set #2	ESC 6

Select Character Set #1	ESC 7

Select international character set	ESC Rn

Print characters from all character chart	ESC (^

Select character table	ESC tn

Select draft print mode	ESC x0

Select NLQ print mode	ESC x1

Print Pitch Control Commands

Description	ASCII Code

Select condensed print	SI

Same as SI	ESC SI

Select one line expanded print	SO

Same as SO	ESC SO

Cancel condensed print	DC2

Cancel one-line expanded print	DC4

Set print pitch to elite	ESC M

Set print pitch to pica	ESC P

Cancel expanded print	ESC W0

Select expanded print	ESC W1

Cancel proportional print	ESC p0

Select proportional print	ESC p1

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Contents LC-6211 Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Using the Printer with MS-DOS … Paper Handling …Page Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideInstalling the platen knob Opening the front coverInstalling the ribbon cartridge Installing the ribbon cartridgeRemoving the ribbon cartridge Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and offLoading paper OFF OLoading paper Sheet guide Loading paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsPaper loading Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paperSetting the top of form position Clearing a top of form settingMicro feed Control Panel OperationsSetting the printing speed Setting the printing speedTear-off function Using the EDS Mode Category Setting OffEntering the EDS Mode Entering the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings RAM UsageGraphics Direction Tear-offEDS Mode Settings Print ModePaper Out Line SpacingBanking Character Zero styleCharacter Table LengthPaper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold PaperAdjusting for paper thickness Paper HandlingManual sheet feeding Automatic fanfold feedingAutomatic fanfold feeding Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Manual sheet feeding Clearing paper jams Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSAppendix a Troubleshooting Testing the PrinterAdjusting the dot alignment Hexadecimal dumpTroubleshooting Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause System software’s printer Printed on Ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded To check the default printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the portAppendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpiEmulation Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Character Set #1 International Character SetFont and Character Set Control Commands Print Pitch Control CommandsAppendix E Printer Control Codes Printer Control CodesSpecial Print Mode Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Other CommandsAppendix F Glossary Parallel 14, 15, 40 length MS-DOS Page Customer service information