CBM-290/291 User’s Manual

Continuous execution

: The Macro is executed n1 times continuously at the time intervals

 

specified by n2.

Execution by FEED SW

: After waiting for lapse of time specified by n2, the ERROR LED

 

flickers and the LF switch is waited to be pressed. When it is pressed,

 

the macro is executed once. This action is repeated n1 times.

When this command is received while in macro definition, suspension of macro definition is indicated. At this time, the defined content is cleared.

No execution takes place when macro is held undefined or n1=0.

While in macro execution with n3=1, paper feed with the LF SW is not available.

(39)Data Input Control (ESC = n)

Code : [1B]h + [3D]h + n

* {0 n FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting equipment in which data input from the host is effective.

Each bit of n indicates as follows:

 

 

 

VALUE

BIT

EQUIPMENT

0

 

1

0

Printer

Invalid

 

Valid

1

Not defined

 

 

 

2

Not defined

 

 

 

3

Not defined

 

 

 

4

Not defined

 

 

 

5

Not defined

 

 

 

6

Not defined

 

 

 

7

Not defined

 

 

 

When the printer has not been selected, this printer abandons all the received data until it is selected by this command.

Even when the printer has not been selected, it can become BUSY state through printer operation.

The initial value of n is "1".

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291, CBM-290 specifications

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