Canon BJ-230 Software and Printer Compatibility, Print Style, Printer Control Mode, BJ-10

The following table lists the print styles that are available in each printer control mode.

	Printer Control Mode
Print Style	BJ-10	Epson LQ
Italic	No	Yes
Emphasized	Yes (via ESC E sequence)	Yes (via ESC E sequence)
Double-high	Yes (via ESC [ @ sequence)	Yes (via ESC w sequence)
Double-wide Yes (via ESC W sequence)		Yes (via ESC W sequence)
Slashed zero Yes (via ESC [ K sequence)		No

You use DIP switch 12 to select the printer control mode. When DIP switch 12 is OFF, which is the default, the printer uses BJ-10 mode. Set DIP switch 12 to ON to select LQ mode. See Chapter 8, Customizing the Printer, for more information on DIP switches.

Software and Printer Compatibility

You use software to send infomation and instructions to the printer over the cable that connects the printer to the computer. In addition to data, the instructions you send may include special sequences. The command sequences tell the printer such things as how many lines to skip and where to start printing.

Some control codes are standard throughout the microcomputer industry and are recognized by all printers. Two examples of these are form feed (FF) and line feed (LF).

ESCape sequesnces are unique to each printer emulation. ESCape sequences begin with the ESCape character (ESC) followed by one or more other characters.

The ESCape character tells the printer not to print the next character(s), but to use the information to perform a printing control task, such as printin in bold or underlining.

Appendix C lists the control codes and ESCape sequences the printer recognizes in both BJ-10 mode and Epson LQ mode. The printer recognizes control sequences in ASCII, decimal, and hexadecimal format.