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Appendix E

Troubleshooting and Advanced Features

This appendix presents explanations of the LX-90’s advanced features and solutions for possible problems. If you have trouble or want to know more about some of the LX-90 features, consult the appropriate section in this appendix.

Installation of Commercial Software Programs

Many commercial software programs require that you specify which printer you are using. When the program asks you the name or type of printer you are using, select one of the following from the menu. The ones at the top of the list are preferable to the ones at the bottom.

Epson LX-90Epson HomeWriter-Epson FXEpson RXEpson printerEpson MXDraft printer

Some programs allow you to install the LX-90 as a custom printer and specify its characteristics. If you choose to do this, follow the instructions in your software manual and use the appendixes to find the print codes and other specifications required.

SelecType Features and Solutions

This section explains why SelecType does not work with some software and how to cancel modes with SelecType.

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Contents

Page 0 Copyright 1985 by Epson Corporation Nagano, Japan Contents Mode Combinations Master Select International Special Graphics Character Set Page Formatting Appendixes A LX-90Characters DraftMode NLQMode B Software Commands in Introduction Installation and Operation Figure l-2.DIP switch location Printing the Self Test I Draft <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJK $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . /0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; %&'()*+,-. /0123456789 :; <=>.. ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMN NLQ Control Panel Figure 7-4.Control panel •The POWER light glows green when the power is on FF (Form •LF (Line Feed)-advancesthe paper one line at a time Using Your Printer SelecType Selecting typestyles 2-l ABCDEFGHJIJKLMNopqrstuvwxyz RETURN This is an example of LX-90printing Mode Combination 1.See that the ON LINE and READY lights are on 2.Press the ON LINE and FF buttons at the same time 4.Press the ON LINE button one more time and then the FF button once again This makes a total of two times, and thus sets the LX-90for emphasized also combinations Mode SelecType Tips For more information on the typestyles in this chapter, see Chapters 3, 4, and Elements of Dot-MatrixPrinting and Computer/Printer Communications Other Pitches Figure 3-2.The three pitches of the LX-90 NLQ Mode ESCape and ASCII •The CHR$ (character string) function is used for numerical codes •CHR$(27) is the ESCape code •LPRINT sends text or commands to the printer PIC Features Running BASIC Programs ENTER.) RETURN RETURN LX-90 Now run the program to see the line printed in compressed mode Cancelling Codes LPRINT CHR$(18) •By resetting the printer, a method explained in the next section Resetting the Printer Pitch Comparison that 30 LPRINT CHR$(15); 50 LPRINT CHR$(X); 60 NEXT X: LPRINT NEW 10 LPRINT CHR$(27); "x"; CHR$(l); 28 FOR X=65 TO 30 LPRINT CHR$(X); 40 NEXT X: LPRINT Print Enhancements and Special Characters Double-Strike 20 LPRINT CHR$(27); "G"; 30 LPRINT "This is double-strikeprinting T h i s i s s t a n d a r d p r i n t i n g i s Expanded Mode 29 LPRINT CHR$(27) ; "W1"; 30 LPRINT "This is expanded T h i s i s T h i s T h i s i s s t a n d a r d p r i n t i n g e x p a n d e d Underline Mode 10 LPRINT "This text is not underlined 20 LPRINT CHR$( 27);“-1”; Master Select 40 LPRINT "This sample of printing uses 50 LPRINT "Master Select number" ;M 60 LPRINT CHR$(27);"@ Emphasized + compressed + emphasized Emphasized + elite + elite Emphasized + compressed + elite Superscript and Subscript “SO” International Characters that set USA Italy France characters Page Special Graphics Character Set Figure 5-l.Special graphics characters 5-l The next printout shows the characters in emphasized expanded pica: Page Formatting Skip-Over-Perforation 10 LPRINT CHR$(27);"N";CHR$(6); Line Spacing are Paper-OutSensor that Justification with NLQ 0 Left justify 7 WIDTH LPRINT This statement prevents BASIC from inserting unwanted carriage returns have ESCape code only User-DefinedCharacters Figure 7-l. LX-90 dot-matrixcharacters Designing Process Figure 7-2. Grid for designing draft characters Figure 7-3. Correct and incorrect designs Correct and designs 120 PRINT "WHICH ROWS HAVE DOTS IN COLUMN";I 130 INPUT R: IF R=0 THEN 260LPRINT CHR$(27) "!"CHR$(0)"YOUR DATA NUMBERS: Running the program 7, RETURN know RETURN only YOUR CHARACTER IN PICA: 138LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)CHR$(A)CHR$(A-l+K); 100. (You LX-90 NLQ grid Figure 7-6. Grid for NLQ characters Figure 7-7. Data numbers for one column NLQ definition program 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"x"CHR$(l) 20LPRINT CHR$(27) ":"CHR$(0)CHR$(0)CHR$(0); 30LPRINT CHR$(27)"%"CHR$(l)CHR$(0); 40LPRINT CHR$(27)"&"CHR$(0)"<<"; 50LPRINT CHR$(0)CHR$(l2)CHR$(0); 110 FOR X=58 TO 63: LPRINT CHR$(X)" ";: NEXT Introduction to Dot Graphics INSTALLATIONS BY MONTH 0 JUL AUG SEP OCT Graphics Mode LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(n1)CHR$(n2); Pin Labels Figure 8-l.Pin labels Figure 8-2.Calculating numbers for pin patterns First Graphics Program 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(40)CHR$(0); 20 FOR X=1 TO 40: LPRINT CHR$(74);: NEXT 40: WIDTH Statements WIDTH LPRINT Multiple-LineExercise 10 WIDTH LPRINT 40 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(100)CHR$(0); 20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"A"CHR$(7) 30 FOR R=1 TO 70 LPRINT CHR$(27)"K"CHR$(100)CHR$(0); 80 FOR X=1 TO 50: LPRINT CHR$(42)CHR$(85); 90 NEXT X: LPRINT: NEXT R Density Varieties Table 8-1. Graphics modes Alternate Density code Reassigning Code LPRINT CHR$(27)"?Y"CHR$(5) LPRINT Column Reservation Numbers CHR$(27)"Z"CHR$(l28)CHR$(7); CHR$(27)"L"CHR$(N MOD 256)CHR$(INT(N/256)); Designing Your Own Graphics Figure 8-3.Designing in different densities Figure 8-4.Arrow design 128) l-64) 8-4 825DATA 0,-9,32,0,61,2,4,8,16,32,64,0,0,0,128 String variables 20G$=CHR$(27)+"K"+CHR$(100)+CHR$(0) 30A$=CHR$(85)+CHR$(42) 40B$=CHR$(42)+CHR$(85) 50LPRINT CHR$(27)"A"CHR$(7) Page LX-90Characters Draft Mode NUL BEL 127 7F DEL A-2 A-3 Dec Hex Char Page Software Commands in Numerical Order ESC ESC : ESC ESC ESC @ ESC A ESC B ESC C ESC 115 ESC s ESC 120 ESC Command Summary LPRINT CHR$(27);"Wl" or LPRINT CHR$(27);"W";CHR$(1) Select NLQ or draft ( n ) ( n ) ESC a NLQ Justification Character Width (Pitch) SISelect Compressed Mode O F CTRL O ESC SI s o S O O E CTRL N ESC SO ESC W Select/Cancel Expanded Mode ESC M Select Elite Pitch ESC P Print Enhancement ESC E Select Emphasized Mode I B ESC F ESC H Cancel Double-StrikeMode Select Superscript I B ESC S1 Master Select Select Italic Mode Cancel Italic Mode ESC R Select an International Character Set ESC m Select Special Graphics Characters Page Formatting Margins ESC Q Set Right Margin Set Left Margin ESC N Select Skip-Over-Perforation ESC O Cancel Skip-Over-Perforation Cancels the mode selected by ESC N Select l/&-InchLine Spacing Select 7/72-InchLine Spacing Select l/6-InchLine Spacing Select n/216-InchLine Spacing ESC J Immediate n/216-InchLine Feed ESC A Select n/72-InchLine Spacing Form feed and page length Form Feed F F CTRL L ESC C Tabs Tab Horizontally ASCII code: H T Decimal:9 CTRL ESC B Select Vertical Tabs ESC b Select Vertical Tabs in Channels (c) ESC e Set Horizontal and Vertical Tabs CHR$(27);“eO”;CHR!$(n) where n is the number of spaces and equals: CHR$(27);“el”;CHR$(n) Graphics Note: ESC K ESC L Select Double-DensityGraphics Mode ESC Y Select High-Speed Double-DensityGraphics Mode ESC Y (n1) (n2) ESC Z ESC Select Graphics Mode (m) ESC Reassign Graphics Mode (s) ESC ^ Select 9-PinGraphics Mode User-DefinedCharacters ESC & Define User-Defined Characters Other Codes BEL Beeper BEL Control: CTRL G Select Printer Format:’ DC1 CTRL Q Deselect Printer ESC EM Cut Sheet Feeder Control Disable Paper-OutSensor Enable Paper-OutSensor ESC Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) ESC @ Initialize Printer ESC U ESC s Select Half-SpeedMode DEL Delete Character DEL DIP Switches and Interface Table D-7.DIP switch functions No Function OFF Note: Page Interface The PIC uses an &bit, Centronics®-compatible,parallel interface Table D-3.Pins and signals Return Signal Signal OUT Notes: “Return” denotes the D-5 Data Transfer Sequence Interface timing Troubleshooting and Advanced Features Reset codes Cancelling modes 2.Press the ON LINE and FF buttons to enter SelecType 5.Press the LF button once to leave SelecType mode 6.Press the ON LINE button to put the printer on line Now you have cancelled emphasized without affecting any other modes Printing on Self-adhesiveLabels Applesoft BASIC Solutions QX-l0® and QX-l6TM Solutions The format for the WIDTH statement for the Epson QX-10and QX-16computers is: There are two common sources of problems with graphics programs in BASIC: E-4 Data Dump Mode 10 FOR X=70 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$(X): NEXT 30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"E 40 LPRINT "Sample text 10 FOR X=0 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$(X); 30 NEXT E-6 Figure E-l.Hexadecimal codes in order E-7 INDEX E5-E7 16, 21 Cl-C27 Cl0 C21 Index-3 21 also Index-5 EPSON AMERICA, INC LIMITED WARRANTY