LQ - 850/950/1050 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER

3.Insert the font module securely into SLOT A or 6 so that the arrow symbols on the font module and the slot are facing each other. If you install only one font module, be sure to insert it into SLOT A.

Commands in Numerical Order

The following list shows control codes and ESC sequences (with their decimal and hexadecimal values), and the page number where the complete command can be found.

ASCII

Dec.

Hex 1

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

BEL

7

07

 

B

 

e

 

e

 

 

p

 

 

e

 

r

9-12

BS

8

08

 

B a c k s p a c e

 

_...............,

9-19

HT

9

09

 

Tab

Horizontally

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-21

LF

10

OA L i n e F e e d

 

 

 

 

 

9-15

VT

1 1

OB T a b

V e r t i c a l l y 9-17

FF

12

OC F o r m

 

 

F e e d 9-13

CR

13

OD C a r r i a g e

 

R e t u r n 9-13

s o

14

O E Select Double-wide Mode (one line)

9-25

SI

15

OF

 

Select Condensed Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-24

DC1

17

11

 

Select Printer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-a

DC2

18

12

 

C a n c e l C o n d e n s e d

M o d e

9-25

DC3

19

13

 

D e

s e

l e

c

t

 

P

r

i n t e r

9 - 9

DC4

20

1 4 Cancel Double-wide Mode (one lmel

9-26

CAN

24

18

 

C

a

n

c

e

 

l

L

 

i

n

e

9-13

DEL

127

7F

Delete Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 - 9

ESC SO

14

OE

Select Double-wide Mode (one line1

9-25

ESC Sl

15

OF

Select Condensed Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-25

ESC EM

25

19

Turn Cut Sheet Feeder Mode On/Off

9-11

ESC SF

32

20

S e t I n t e r c h a r a c t e r

S p a c e

9-31

ESC !

33

21

 

M a s t e r

S e l e c t

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-23

ESC #

35

23

 

C a n c e l

M S B

C o n t r o l

9-12

ESC 5

36

24

S e t A b s o l u t e

P r i n t

P o s i t i o n

9-20

ESC “0

37

25

 

S e l e c t U s e r - d e f i n e d

S e t

9-34

ESC &

38

26

 

Define User-defined Characters

9-33

ESC I-

40

28

S e l e c t /Cancel S c o r e

9-29

ESC *

42

2 A

S e l e c t G r a p h i c s

 

M o d e

9-36

ESC +

43

2B

Select n/360-inch Line Spacing

9-16

ESC -

45

2D

Turn

U n d e r l i n i n g O n / O f f

9-28

ESC I

47

2F

S e l e c t

V e r t i c a l

T a b

C h a n n e l

9-18

ESC 0

48

30

S e l e c t l / & i n c h L i n e S p a c i n g

9-15

ESC 2

50

32

 

S e l e c t

l/6-inch

L i n e

S p a c i n g

B-16

ESC 3

51

33

S e l e c t n/l8@inch L i n e S p a c i n g

9-16

ESC 4

52

34

S e l e c t

I t a l i c

M o d e

o-30

ESC 5

53

35

C a n c e l

I t a l i c

 

M o d e

9-30

ESC 6

54

36

 

Enable Printable Characters

 

 

 

 

9-32

ESC 7

55

37 Enable Upper Control Codes

 

 

 

 

9-32

ESC :

58

3A Copy ROM into RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-34

ESC (

60

3 c

Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)

9-10

ESC =

61

3D

S

e

t

M

S

 

B

 

t

o

0

 

9-11

ESC )

62

3E

S

e

t

M

S

 

B

 

t

o

1

 

9-12

ESC ?

63

3F

 

R e a s s i g n

G r a p h i c s

M o d e

9-37

ESC @

64

40

 

I n i t i

a l i z e

P r

i n t e r

9-a

ESC A

65

41

 

S e l e c t

n/b@inch

 

L i n e

S p a c i n g

b-16

ESC B

66

42

 

S e t V e r t i c a l

 

T

a b

s

9-17

ESC C

67

43

 

S e l e c t P a g e L e n g t h i n L i n e s

9-14

ESC C 0

67

43

 

S e l e c t P a g e L e n g t h i n I n c h e s

9-14

ESC D

68

44

 

S e t H o r i z o n t a l

T a b s

9-21

ESC E

69

45

 

S e

l

e

c t

Emphasized

M

o d

e

9-26

ESC F

70

46

 

C a n c e l E m p h a s i z e d

M o d e

9-27

ESC G

71

47

 

Select Double-strike Mode

 

 

 

 

 

9-27

ESC H

72

48

 

C a n c e l D o u b l e - s t r i k e

M o d e

9-27

ESC J

74

4 A

P e r f o r m n/l8@inch

L i n e

F e e d

9-17

ESC K

75

4B

Select Single-density Graphics Mode

9-35

ESC L

76

4 c

Select Double-density Graphics Mode

9-35

Commands in Numeriad

Order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

Dec.

ASCII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESC

M

77

4D

Select 12 Pitch

9

-

2

3

 

ESC

N

78

4E Set Skip Over Perforation 9-14

ESC 0

 

4F

Cancel Skip Over Perforation 9-15

ESC I’

z

50

Select 10 Pitch

 

 

 

 

9 - 2 3

 

ESC

Q

81

51

Set Right Margin 9

-

 

1

9

ESC

R

82

52

Select a Character Set

9

-

3

3

ESC

SO

83

53

Select

Superscript

Mode

 

9-27

ESC S 1

83

53

Select

Subscript

Mode

 

9-28

ESC

T

84

54

C a n c e l S u p e r s c r i p t / S u b s c r i p t

9 - 2 8

ESC

U

85

5.5

Turn

Unidirectional

Mode

On/Off

9-10

ESC

W

87

57 Turn Double-wide Mode On/Off 9-26

ESC

Y

89

59

Select Hi&speed Dbledensity Graphics 9-35

ESC

2

90

5A

Select Quadruple-density Graphics

9 - 3 6

ESC

\

92

SC

Set

Relative

Position

 

9-20

ESC

a

97

61

Select

Justification 9

-

 

3

1

ESC

b

98

62 Set Vertical Tabs in Channels 9-18

ESC

g

103

67

Select 15 Pitch

9

-

2

4

ESC

k

107

6B

Select

Typestyle

Family

 

9-22

ESC l

108

6C

Set

Left

Margm

 

9-18

ESC p

112

70

Turn Proportional Mode On/Off 9-24

ESC q

113

71

Select

Character

Style

 

9-30

ESC t

116

74

Select

Character

Table

 

9-32

ESC w

119

77

Select

Double

High 9

-

 

2

5

ESC x

120

78

Select Letter Quality or Draft 9-22

Interface Boards

Compatible interfaces

The following is a list of Epson interfaces that are compatible with your LQ prmter.

interface number

“alTIe

 

 

#8143

OptIonal senal 1ntfsface

$ 8 1 4 8

lntelllgent

send Interface

#8165

lntelllgent

IEEE-488 interface

 

 

 

All Epson Interfaces have the EPSON name printed on them. If the board has an Identification code prmted on it. It wdl be a four digit number begmnmg with 8, and should correspond 10 one of the numbers listed in the table above.

24 - Pin Printers

1 2 / 1 2 / 8 8

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