Introduction

This chapter describes the optional DEC LA120 emulation mode. An optional emulation mode is selectable from the printer setup menu described in Chapter 2 or by global commands described in Chapter 3.

DEC LA120 Emulation Commands

This mode enables your printer to emulate most of the functions of the DEC LA120. Your printer, when operating in the DEC LA120 emulation mode, can respond to both escape-sequence commands and the standard US ASCII control characters. The following table lists the DEC LA120 printer commands.

 

DEC LA120 Commands

Command

Command Name

 

 

Printer Operation

 

BEL

Sound Bell

BS

Back space

CR

Carriage Return

DC1

“Ready” Signal - Serial Communication

DC3

“Busy” Signal - Serial Communication

FF

Form Feed

LF

Line Feed

HT

Horizontal Tab

VT

Vertical Tab

ESC [ 20 h

Enable auto line feed

ESC [ 20 l

Disable auto line feed

ESC [ 0 c or ESC [ c

Product ID Request (transmit response is ESC [ ? 2 c)

CAN

Line Cancel

ETX

Used with ETX/ACK Busy Protocol

ENQ

Enquiry: Transmit Answerback Message

NUL or DEL

No Operation (fill character)

 

 

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