Introduction

This chapter describes the Texas Instruments Model 855 Printer data processing (DP) emulation mode. The Model 855 DP emulation mode allows the Model 8900 Series Printer to accept and respond to commands similar to those for common dot-matrix printers. This mode allows the printer to emulate most of the functions of the Model 855 Printer operating in its DP mode with the following considerations:

qThe Model 855 DP emulation supports all Model 8900 global commands.

qYou can select ribbon color with the command sequence ESC c n or ESC r n.

qFactory selected power-up defaults for the Model 855 DP emulation are:

Processing mode — DP

Auto LF — NO

The last form setting change made via the control panel is retained and restored at power-up.

qThe Model 855 DP emulation uses standard pitch and point for superscript and subscript characters.

qThe standard character set is the IBM PC2 Character Set.

qThe escape sequence to select mosaic graphics by setting the MSDB to 1 is ESC v.

qThe escape sequence to cancel mosaic graphics by setting the MSDB to 1 is ESC =.

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