There are two ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to the default settings) through the hardware and one way through the software. These are described in the following table.
Hardware | initialization | • The power is turned on. |
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| The printer receives an INIT signal at the parallel |
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| interface (pin 31 goes LOW). |
Software | initialization | • The software sends the ESC @ (initialize the |
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| printer) command. |
The table below shows the default conditions that become valid when the printer is initialized.
Item | Reset to: |
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Top of form position | Current paper position |
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Left and right margins | Cancelled |
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Line spacing | |
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Vertical tab position | Cleared |
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Horizontal tab positions | Every eight characters |
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VFU channel | Channel 0 |
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Font selection | Hardware: The current DIP switch setting |
| Software: The current SelecType setting |
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Condensed mode | Hardware: The current DIP switch setting |
| Software: The current SelecType setting |
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Character spacing | The current DIP switch setting |
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Justification | Left justification |
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Special printing effects | Cancelled (except condensed printing) |
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Graphic mode assignment | ESC K = ESC* 0, ESC L = ESC* 1, |
| ESC Y = ESC* 2, ESC Z = ESC* 3 |
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Technical Specifications |