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Command Sets

Character Set	I2 F Designator Charactors
96-Character Sets
ISO Latin-1 Supplemental	A	4/1
ISO Latin-2 Supplemental	B	4/2
ISO Latin-9 Supplemental	b	6/2
ISO Latin-Greek Supplemental	F	4/6
ISO Latin-Hebrew Supplemental	H	4/8
ISO Latin/Cyrillic Supplemental	L	4/12
ISO Latin-5 Supplemental	M	4/13
User Preference Supplemental	<	3/12

Reports

Mnemonic		Function	Command	Remarks

	DA	Device	CSI c	Request Device Attributes Report
		Attributes
	DAR	Device	ESC [ ? ps1 ; Ps2	Ps1 = 72
		Attributes	; . . . ; Psn c	Ps2–Psn describe extensions. See
		Report	(printer to host)	the Programming Supplement.
	DA2	Secondary	CSI > Ps c	Ps must = 0
		Device
		Attributes
	DA2R	Secondary	ESC [ > Ps1 ; Ps2 ;	Ps1 = 67: model LA30N
		Device	Ps3 ; Ps4 ; Ps5 c	68: model LA30W
		Attributes	(printer to host)	Ps2 = firmware revision x 10
		Report		Ps3 = 0 (or 1 reserved)
				Ps4 = 20
				Ps5 = firmware edit revision
	DECLANS	Load	DCS Ps v encoded_	Message is Hex. encoded.
		ANSWERBACK	message_string ST
		Without
		Password

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Contents

Compaq Matrix Printer LA36 Page Table of Contents Printing Supplies and Options Resident Fonts Glossary GL-1 Index IN-1 Preface Organization Maintenance Viii Introduction Options Paper Handling Parts of the Printer 1812 Front View Basic States of the Printer Operations of the Control Panel Control Panel Operations Will turn blinking Selecting Paper Paper Specifications Paper SizePrinter Acoustical Feed-Backs Paper Thickness and Number of Copies Overview of Paper Operations Paper select lever Font indicators Paper thickness leverControl panel Buttons Ready state but not receiving or printing data Pause state Levers and Buttons Used for Paper Handling AdjustingforPaperThickness Copy Copies Ribbon replacement Using Single SheetsPaper Thickness Lever Positions Loading a Single Sheet of Paper Setting Paper Select Lever and Left Paper Guide Ejecting Single Sheets UsingContinuousForms Positioning the Paper Stack Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Rear Feed Positioning the Tractor Using the Tractor Guide Adjusting Paper Tension Better manipulate the metallic parts of the tractor unit Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed Removing the Tractor Unit Installing the Tractor Unit for Pull-tractor Feed Passing Continuous Forms Paper From Under the Printer Setting Continuous Forms Paper on the Tractors Tearing Off Continuous Forms Automatic-Tear-Off Advancing Unloading Continuous Forms Push-Feed ModeRecovering from an Unexpected Unloading Operation Manual Tear-Off Advancing Print Area Definition Feeding and Positioning Paper Abcdefghij ··· Line Feed/Form Feed Top-of-Form Adjustment Switching Paper Types Switching between Push-Feed and Pull-Feed Turn the printer off Tips on Paper Handling General Tips Use the no Tear value of the Tear option in the Set-Up modeMultipart Forms Envelopes Printing Selecting Print Features Using the Control Panel Using Commercial Software Selecting Macro 1 or Macro Epson IBM Macro 1 and Macro 2 SettingsDEC IBM&Epson mode DEC modeIBM mode Epson mode Adjustments Settings Installation SettingsMenu Access Settings Menu access Selecting a Resident Font Changing the Protocol Starting Printing Starting or Stopping PrintingStopping and Viewing Printing Resuming Printing Removing Continuous Forms Removing Printed PagesRemoving Single Sheets What is Set-Up Mode for? Using Set-Up Mode How Set-Up Works Entering the Set-Up Mode OFF on Initial Printout in the Set-Up Mode Set-Up Mode Functions Overview of the Set-Up Mode DEC Options with Pre-determined Values Example Changing theVertical Pitch Enter the Set-Up modeSelect the Macro 2 function Print the menu of the vertical pitch option Example Changing the Left Margin Options with Undetermined Values Change the left margin from column 1 to column Options with Both Pre-determined and Undetermined ValuesPrint the menu of the left margin option Summary of the Set-Up Mode Points to Remember Printing the Printer Configuration Printout of Factory Settings Using the Print Function Required Options Deciding Which Options to Change Changing Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options Install Baud Rate BIT&PARITY Buffer CTL Disc Fault Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options List Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options and Values Font Prtcl ParlHsdraft HI-IMPACT Form Lengh Line ModeLeft Margn Form Width Manual Paper SRCRsvd Print DIR Unidir LA50 ID DEC PRT IDAuto Wrap Truncate EOT Discon British DEC G0 CSTFinnish French Latin User PrefLatin HB Latin GK CP DHN Deflt SETTurkey Ecma DBL Higt IBM SETIBM AGM CHR SET Install Options List ChangingInstallOptions Install Options and Values Downloading fonts, reduce the input buffer Input buffer, a minimal download buffer isProvided. If you need a larger capacity for Number of data bits Parity bit Adjust Options and Values AdjustingTop-of-FormOriginFnfold ADJ Mnual ADJ Menu Access Option and Values ChangingMenuAccessOptionsExiting and Saving LF and FF/Load buttons at the same time. Printing Test RecallingFactorySettingsUsing the Diagnostic Functions Start the Hex Dump mode select the HEX-DUMPoption Hex Dump ModeExit the Hex Dump mode Print the hex dump Sample Hex Dump Setup Mode MACRO1 MACRO2 Set-Up Mode Quick Reference Print Install Adjust Tests RCALL-FACT MENU-ACCES SAVE&EXIT Using Set-Up Mode Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer Cleaning Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Cleaning the Print Head Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package and install Replacing the Print Head Maintenance Print Quality Problems and Solutions Solving problems Thickness of your paper. See the Paper Thickness Top margin is wrong Paper cannot be loaded or fed Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Depressed Operating Problems and Solutions Printer Failures DiagnosticFunctions Start the vertical alignment test Adjust the vertical print alignment at Letter quality speedCheckingVerticalAlignment Exit the vertical alignment function Vertical Alignment Adjustment Options Supplies Installing the Color Kit InstallingOptions PhysicalSpecifications FunctionalSpecifications Barcode Character setsFonts PerformanceSpecifications Print Area PaperSpecifications Print Area for Continuous Forms Paper Thickness Do not use in high humidity environments Command Sets DEC PPL2 Quick Reference Guide Control string ConventionsEscape 1/11, introduces an escape sequence C0 Control Code Positioning ControlsC1 Control Code CSI Pn ... Pn u Sheet Size and Margins Type Size and Spacing, Managing Implicit Cursor Motion Font Management and Attribute Selection CSI Pn . . . Pn u TabsCSI Pn . . . Pn TBC Selecting Character Sets Ascii SCS Final Characters Reports String ST DCS Ps Pn2 Pn3CSI Ps n Brief CSI Ps n Miscellaneous Decbar Barcode PrintingDecsbca CSI Ps1 Pn2 Sixel Graphics Device Control String Envelope Sixel Graphics Grid Size defined by Pn3 Sixel Graphics Protocol Selector Ps1 Pc Pu Px Py Pz Sixel Graphics Control CodesPn1 Pn2 Pn3 Pn4 Standard 8-bit Code Table Left Half Standard 8-bit Code Table Right Half Designating and Invoking Character Sets ISO JIS National Replacement Character Sets IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Quick Reference Guide Print Mode Control ESC Horizontal ControlVertical Control Tabulation Character Set Control FormattingColor Selection DC1 CanDownloading Bit Image Graphics ESC EM Cut Sheet Feeder ControlESC EM E ESC EM R Epson ESC/P2 Quick Reference Guide ESC P ESC M Line feed Form feed Advance paper n/180 inch 1 £ n £ ESC J n £ d1 £ 255 0 £ d2 £ £ character codes £ Character codes Font Selection and Downloading Timeless Nimbus Sans Courier Set scalable font mode ESC @ Function Command Parallel Interface Interface Information Centronics Compatible signals To printer HostClk High in reverse data transfer phase Ieee 1284-B Nibble Mode signals Serial Interface Buffer Control Cable WiringSerial Options DTR XON/XOFF DC1/DC3 DEC PPL2 Protocol Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Code Default Sets Code Ecma Turkish ISO Latin Hungarian Slovenian Polish Elot Latin Polish Mazowian Kamenicky Cyrillic Macedonian Lithuanian IBM Set IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E ProtocolIBM Set 1/2 Common Characters Epson ESC/P2 ProtocolNational Character Sets National Characters Character Sets Resident Fonts Timeless outline Nimbus Sans outline Glossary Carriage Return CR Dpi Line Spacing Pitch Tear Bar Answer ENQ Disc FaultAutoansbk BIT&PARITY Bottom MRG EOT Discon Error BeepForm Lengh Horz Pitch Recovering form an Unexpected Unloading Operation Vert Pitch International Standards Conformity