Optional interfaces
The available interfaces are listed in Chapter 7. Please refer to the specifications in the user’s guide packed with the optional interface card.
Initialization
The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in these ways:
Hardware initialization | ∗ The printer is turned on. | ||
| ∗ The printer receives an | INIT | signal from |
| the parallel interface: pin 31 goes LOW. | ||
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Software initialization | ∗ Software sends the ESC @ (initialize the | ||
| printer) command. The last panel | ||
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Control panel initialization | ∗ Hold down the Alt button and press | ||
| the Pause button (buffer clear). The | ||
| last panel settings are kept. | ||
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Each kind of initialization has slightly different effects. All three methods reset the font according to the default settings selected using the control panel. However, ESC @ does not initialize the printer mechanism, clear the input data buffer, or clear the