Epson FX-286 Introduction to Dot Graphics

Chapter 6

Introduction to Dot Graphics

The dot graphics mode allows your FX-286 to produce pictures, graphs, charts, or almost any other pictorial material you can devise. Instead of using the standard letters and numbers, the graphics mode prints dots column by column and line by line. You plan where you want the dots to appear and then use a program to tell the FX-286 where to put them.

Because many software programs use dot graphics, you may be able to print pictures and graphs like the ones on this page and the next by simply giving your software a few instructions. A graph like the one on the next page can be created and printed in a short time.

6-1

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