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Epson FX-286 G-11, ESC G, ESC H, ESC S0, ESC S1, Select Subscript, Select Superscript, Select Double-strikeMode, Cancel Double-strikeMode

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ESC G		Select Double-strike Mode
Format:	ESC	G
ASCII code:	ESC	G
Decimal :	27	71
Hexadecimal: 1 B		47

Comments:

In double-strike each line is printed twice, with the second printing slightly below the first. Not valid in NLQ mode.

ESC H		Cancel Double-strike Mode
Format:	ESC	H
ASCII code:	ESC	H
Decimal:	27	72
Hexadecimal: 1 B		48

Comments:

Turns off the mode selected by ESC G.

ESC S0			Select Superscript
Format:	ESC	S	0
ASCII code:	ESC	S	0
Decimal:	27	83	0
Hexadecimal:	1B	53	0

Comments:

Selects superscript mode.

ESC S1			Select Subscript
Format:	ESC	S	1
ASCII code:	ESC	S	1
Decimal :	27	83	1
Hexadecimal:	1B	53	1

Comments:

Selects subscript mode.

G-11

Contents

Page Page FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS Copyright © 1985 by Epson Corporation Nagano, Japan Contents Elements of Dot-MatrixPrinting and Computer/Printer Communications FX-286Features Appendixes D Maintenance E The Parallel Interface FTechnical Specifications C-1 C-9 D-1 D-1 G-2 G-5 G-7 H-2 J-3 Figures Page Tables Introduction Setting Up the FX-286 Installing the paper feed knob Figure 1-2.Installing the paper feed knob 2 Selecting the Right Location Figure 1-3.Front view of FX-286 Figure 1-4.Rear view of FX-286 3 Installing the Ribbon WARNING Page Figure 1-6.Loading the ribbon cartridge Figure 1-7.Positioning the ribbon Replacing the ribbon 4 Loading Continuous-feedPaper Figure 1-8. Continuous-feed paper with printer stand Figure 1-9. Continuous-feedpaper without stand have Figure 1-10.Removing the locking tabs from the tractor unit Figure 1-11,Moving the pin-feedholders Figure 1-12.Opening the pin-feedcovers and paper release fever Figure 1-13Adjusting the paper supports; loading paper Figure 1-14.Fitting the paper over the pin feeds Fit Loading single-sheetpaper… The FX-286can also accommodate single-sheetpaper. It can be loaded manually as shown in Appendix B or by using the optional cut sheet feeder. Appendix B also contains information on how to remove Installing the paper separator Figure 1-15.Installing the paper separator Turning the Power On FX-286 1-16) Figure 1-16.Turning on the power switch initialized-any Operating the Control Panel line; Figure control panel OFF LINE/ON LINE OFF on line FORM FEED/NLQ NLQ (Near Letter This is printed in NLQ mode IBM Proprinter Made T h i s i s p r i n t e d i n d r a f t m o d e Setting the Top-of-PagePosition Figure 1-18. Top-of-pageposition Adjusting the paper-thicknesslever Caution Figure 1-19. Paper-thicknesslever Running the Self Test 1-20) /0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX 3456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\] NLQ Page Page Using the FX-286with Commercial Software The IBM Proprinter mode Using the FX-286with Other Applications Programs Page Page SelecType Figure 3-1.Turning SelecType on Selecting typestyles 9 Subscript This is subscript T h i s i s a n e x a m p l e 3-1 Mode combination Skip-over-perforation SelecType Tips Page Page Elements of Dot-MatrixPrinting and Computer/Printer Communications Changing Widths Figure 4-2.The three widths of the FX-286 Computer-to-PrinterCommunications ASCII Codes hexadecimal Control Codes control codes ESCape Sequences 27 escape Running BASIC Programs making a has RETURN (On BASIC programs for the Page Page FX-286Features Page Pica Printing 40 FOR X=65 TO 50 LPRINT CHR$(X); 60 NEXT X: LPRINT: LPRINT 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"M"; 30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"P"CHR$(15); 30 LPRINT CHR$(18)CHR$(15); ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_'abcdefghi Cancelling Codes LPRINT CHR$(18) Disabling a program’s reset code Width Comparison 30 LPRINT CHR$(15); FOR 60 NEXT X: LPRINT Near Letter Quality Mode NEW Letter 10 LPRINT "This is standard printing 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"E"; 30 LPRINT "This is emphasized printing 100 LPRINT CHR$(27)"F This is emphasized p r i n t i n g Double-widthmode 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"Wl"; 30 LPRINT "This is double-width 100 LPRINT CHR$(27)"W0 Off FX-286; 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"W1"CHR$(27)"E"; 30 LPRINT "Emphasized double-width Underline mode "-0 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"p1 20 LPRINT "Proportional mode is on 30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"p0"; 40 LPRINT "Proportional mode is off P r o p o r t i o n a l m o d e i s o n 10 INPUT "Master Select number";M 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"!"CHR$(M) 30 LPRINT "This sample of printing uses 40 LPRINT "Master Select number";M 50 LPRINT CHR$(27)"@ 129 for Superscript and subscript 10 LPRINT "The formula for water is H"; 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"S1";"2"CHR$(27)"T"; 30 LPRINT "0 International characters LPRINT CHR$(27)"R"CHR$(n) LPRINT CHR$(27)"R"CHR$(l) Table 5-2.International characters in Epson NLQ mode Table 5-3.International characters in Epson draft mode Table 5-4. International characters in Epson draft italic mode See Appendix A Appendix K for complete printouts of both character sets Margins 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"1"CHR$(10); 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"Q"CHR$(60); Table 5-5.Maximum right margin settings 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"X"CHR$(10)CHR$(60) 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"N"CHR$(6); Line spacing Paper-outSensor Introduction to Dot Graphics Dot Patterns The Print Head and Graphics uses Graphics Mode LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(n1)CHR$(n2); Pin Labels Figure 6-1.Pin labels Figure 6-2.Calculating numbers for pin patterns First Graphics Program 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(40)CHR$(0); 20 FOR X=1 TO 40: LPRINT CHR$(74);: NEXT WIDTH Statements WIDTH "LPT1:",255 WIDTH LPRINT Multiple-lineExercise 10.) 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"A"CHR$(7) 30 FOR R=1 TO 70 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(l00)CHR$(0); 80 FOR X=1 TO 50: LPRINT CHR$(42)CHR$(85); 90 NEXT x: LPRINT: NEXT R Density Varieties Head speed Plotter LPRINT CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(m)CHR$(n1)CHR$(n2); Reassigning Code LPRINT CHR$(27)"?Y"CHR$( 5) Column Reservation Numbers 6-1 CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(3)CHR$(192)CHR$(12); CHR$(27)"L"CHR$(N MOD 256)CHR$(INT(N/256)); Designing Your Own Graphics Figure 6-3.Designing in different densities Figure 6-4. Arrow design 6-4 Figure 6-5.First line of arrow figure 90 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 100 LPRINT CHR$(27)"A"CHR$(7) 590 FOR K=1 TO 90LPRINT 100 LPRINT G$; Page Page User-DefinedCharacters Figure 7-1. FX-286 dot-matrixcharacters Designing Process Figure 7-2. Grid for designing draft characters Figure7-3.Correct and incorrect designs 100 DIM F(9) 110 FOR I=1 TO 120 PRINT "WHICH ROWS HAVE DOTS IN COLUMN";I 130 INPUT R: IF R=0 THEN 140 F(I)=F(I)+2^(R-1) Page 100LPRINT CHR$(27) ":"CHR$(0)CHR$(0)CHR$(0); 110LPRINT CHR$(27)"%"CHR$(l)CHR$(0); 120LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(60)CHR$(60); 130LPRINT cHR$(128); 140FOR X=1 TO Page Defaults and DIP Switches The DIP Switches A-1 A-2 Selecting the IBM Proprinter Mode DIP Factory switch Setting A-4 Off Germany (1-6 1-7 1-8) A-6 Loading Single-sheetPaper in the FX-286 Loading Single-sheetPaper Figure B-2.Loading single-sheet paper B-2 Page Installing the Tractor Unit Figure E-3.Installing the tractor unit Troubleshooting and Problem Solving Paper advancing Tabbing Paper-outsensor will not turn off Self-adhesivelabels Graphics Solutions Cancelling Unwanted Functions with SelecType Beeper Error Warnings Using the Hex Dump Mode to Solve Problems C-4 10 FOR X=70 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$(X): NEXT 30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"E 40 LPRINT "Sample text 10FOR X=0 TO System Solutions IBM PC BASIC solutions OPEN "LPT1:" AS #1 PRINT #1, "Now I can print anything WIDTH OPEN "LPT1:" AS #1 : WIDTH #1 Applesoft BASIC Solutions QX-10®and QX™-16Solutions User-definedCharacter Solutions Defining more than three characters 160LPRINT CHR$(27)" :"CHR$(0)CHR$(0)CHR$(0); 60) LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(65)CHR$(90); O-6 16-17 21-26 Page Maintenance Installing the new print head The Parallel Interface Table E-1,continued Signal CHASSIS INIT ERROR GND 11, 12 Data Transfer Sequence Interface timing Figure E-1.Parallel interface timing Printing enabled/disabled signals and control conditions DC1/DC3 Printing (Indicator on) SLCT IN Technical Specifications 1/6 1/72 1/216 Characters per line: Paper (0.3 Power usage 70 volt-amperesmaximum Frequency to 60.5 Hz Environment Interface Epson Mode Command Summary Page DC4 CAN 36 ESC G-8 G-7 Page Epson Mode Commands Page Select NLQ or draft SISelect Condensed Mode O F CTRL O ESC SI DC2 Cancel Condensed Mode CTRL R Select Double-widthMode (one line) S O ESC ESC W Select/Cancel Double-widthMode ESC M Select Elite Width Select Pica Width Because pica ESC E Select Emphasized Mode Cancel Emphasized Mode ESC G Select Double-strikeMode ESC H Cancel Double-strikeMode ESC S0 Cancel Superscript/Subscript ESC – Select/Cancel Underlining ESC Master Select ESC R Select an International Character Set G-13 ESC Q Set Right Margin Set Left Margin ESC N Select Skip-over-perforation ESC O Cancel Skip-over-perforation When Select 1/8-inchLine Spacing “0” Select 7/72-inchLine Spacing Select l/6-inchLine Spacing "2 Select n/72-inch Line Spacing Select Page Length in Lines ESC C0 Select Page Length in Inches Tabs Tab Horizontally H T ESC B Select Vertical Tabs ESC b Select Vertical Tabs in Channels (c) ESC Select Vertical Tab Channel Word Processing ESC p Select/Cancel Proportional Mode ESC (space) Select Character Space ESC $ Select Absolute Dot Position ESC Select Relative Dot Position NLQ Justification Note: ESC K Select Single-densityGraphics Mode ESC L Select Double-densityGraphics Mode ESC Y Select High-speedDoubledensity Graphics Mode ESC Z Select Graphics Mode User-definedCharacters ESC & Define User-defined Characters Printable Code Area Expansion Cancel ESC Cancels MSB Control ESC # MSB Control Sequence Cancel ESC = (equal) MSB = 0 Setting ESC MSB = 1 Setting BSBackspace G-30 CRCarriage Return DC3 Deselect Printer CAN Cancel Line Format : CAN CTRL Enable Paper-outSensor ESC Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) ESC @ Initialize Printer ESC U Select Unidirectional Mode ESC s Select Half-speedMode S(n) FX-286 Character Fonts-EpsonMode How to Use the Charts Converting hexadecimal numbers to decimal numbers Hex-to-DecimalConversion Chart 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 A B C D E F H-2 Page Page ASCII Code Conversion Chart and Proportional Width Tables <SYN Control-Y Control-Z Control <NUL <SOH <STX <ETX <EOT IL Proportional Width Table Page Page IBM Proprinter Mode Command Summary (n) Decimal :LPRINT CHR$(27) CHR$(65) CHR$(8) Hex:LPRINT CHR$(&H1B) CHR$(&H41) CHR$(&H38) Decimal with quotes: LPRINT CHR$(27) "A" CHR$(8) "W1” LPRINT CHR$(27)"W1" or LPRINT CHR$(27)"W"CHR$(1) Switch Standard Alternate 1-6 1-7 DC4 J-11 48 ESC 49 ESC 52 ESC 94 ESC^ Page IBM Proprinter Mode Commands Page Select Condensed Mode A S C I DC2 Select Pica Mode Select Elite Mode O E J-10 ESC W J-11 Select Alternate Character Set J-13 Select/Cancel Underline n J-14 ESC — Select/Cancel Overscore Page Select 7/7-inchLine Spacing Execute Line Spacing FFForm Feed Page Set Horizontal Tabs Return to Default Tabs Format : Select Single-densityGraphics Mode ESC L Select Low-speed Double-densityGraphics Mode ESC Y Select High-speed Double-densityGraphics Mode ESC Define Characters (nk) 13) + n1 + (n2 x 256) Print One Character from All Print Table Page Automatic Line Feed Deselect Printer Page FX-286Character Fonts-IBMProprinter Mode Page IBM Standard Character Set IBM NLQ Standard Character Set K-3 IBM Alternate Character Set IBM NLQ Alternate Character Set K-4 IBM All Print Character Set Page INDEX Page Index-3 Index-4 NLQ, Intro-1, 1-16—1-18, 5-6—5-7 Page Page Page ESC L Character Width (Pitch) Print Enhancement Page ESC N ESC O Graphics DIP Switch Functions No Print mode IBM Mode Page EPSON AMERICA, INC LIMITED WARRANTY