Condition
IBM Character #2
Japanese Character
Condition
Drawer kick No. 2 pin
Drawer kick No. 5 pin

CBM-290/291 User’s Manual

(22) Generating specified Pulse (ESC p m n1 n2) Code : [1B]h + [70]h + m + n + n2

* {m = connector pin No. (See table below.)} {0 n1 FF}

{0 n2 FF} Data is described in Hex code. Signals specified by n1, n2 are output to Connector Pin m.

Bit m (m0) means the followings.

m0

0

1

ON time is considered as n1 x 2ms and OFF time as n2 x 2ms.

When m is out of the defined range, n1, n2 are discarded, where no signals are output.

Drive duty of Drawer is shown below:

 

ON time

 

0.2

 

ON time + OFF time

 

 

(Take OFF time as being 4 times or more longer than ON time.)

(23) Selecting Character Code Table (ESC t n)

Code : [1B]h + [74]h + n

 

*{0 n 1} Data is described in Hex code. Selecting Page n on the character code table:

"n" means the followings.

n (Hex)

0

1

The initial value of n is specified by Jumper setting (J1 - J3).

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Citizen Systems CBM-290, 291 user manual Selecting Character Code Table ESC t n

291, CBM-290 specifications

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