Software lnltlallzatlon

* Software sends the ESC @ (Inltlalize the

 

printer) command.

 

The following condition then results:

1)The prlnt buffer is cleared.

2)The defautt values are set. (The last panel settings are maintained.)

Control panel lnltiallzatlon * Hold down the Alt button and press the Load/Eject button.

The following resuits:

1)The printer mechanism Is inltlallzed.

2)The Input data buffer is cleared.

3)The download character set is cleared.

4)The print buffer is cleared.

5)The default values are set. (The last

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panel settings are kept.)

 

Default settings

The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized.

Item

Default sefflng

 

 

Top-of-form posltion

Current paper positlon

 

 

Page length

Single sheets:

 

65 lines for A6slze paper

 

61 lines for letter-size paper

 

22 inches for manual insertion

 

 

 

Left and right margins

Canceiled

 

 

Line spacing

l/6-Inch line spaclna

 

 

Character size

I 10.5 point

 

 

Vertical tab positlon

Cleared

 

 

Horizontal tab positions

Every eight characters

 

 

Font selection

Last font selected on control panel

 

 

Special prlntlng effects

Cancelled (except condensed printing)

 

 

Download character set

Hardware/control panel Initialization:

 

cleared

 

Software Inltlallzatlon: deselected onlv

 

 

In addition, hardware and control panel initialization clears the data buffer.
Appendix A-11