The Command Summary

This chapter lists and describes all the commands available on the LQ-850, LQ-950, and LQ-1050. This summary is divided by topics, but there is a list of the commands in numerical order beginning on page 9-4. If you know which command you are looking for, consult this list to find the page number where it is described.

The Quick Reference Card at the end of the book contains a list of the commands divided by topic, with page references that direct you to full explanations of the commands.

The commands described in this appendix are divided into the following subjects:

Printer

operation

Print

enhancement

Data control

Word

processing

Vertical

motion

Character tables

Horizontal

motion

User-defined characters

Overall

printing style

Graphics

Print size

and character

width

 

Each command has a format section and a comments section. The format section gives the ASCII, decimal, and hexadecimal codes for the command. The comments section describes the effect of the command and gives any additional information necessary for using it.

The format section includes:

ASCII code: the sequence in standard ASCII characters

Decimal: the sequence in decimal numbers

Hexadecimal: the sequence in hexadecimal numbers

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