Initialization

There are four ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions).

Hardware

initialization

• When the power is turned on.

 

 

When the printer receives an

 

 

 

 

signal at the parallel

 

 

 

INIT

 

 

 

interface (pin 31 goes LOW).

 

 

• When both the ON LINE and

 

 

 

LOAD/EJECT button is pressed at

 

 

 

the same time.

Software

initialization

&Software sends the ESC @

 

 

 

(initialize the printer) command.

These four kinds of initialization have slightly different effects. In particular, ESC @ does not initialize the printer mechanism, clear the input data buffer, or clear the user-defined character set.

8-18 Technical Specifications