Star Micronics 150 manual Epos Deviations, Command Descriptions

Programmer's Guide	PcOS Series 150	Control Codes
		EPOS Deviations

EPOS Deviations

There are several important differences between the Series 150 and EPSON printers. The closest EPSON printer to the Series 150 is the TM-U325. An application that was written for the EPSON printer may require some modification to use the Series 150.

Command Descriptions

Function	Activate buzzer
ASCII	[BEL] or [ESC] [BEL]
Description	This command activates the sound buzzer.
	Note: This command only functions if the internal buzzer option was
	installed at the factory.
Function	Eject form
ASCII	[FF]
Description	The Series 150 Printer does not support page mode. The printer will
	eject a form.
Function	Cancel print data
ASCII	[CAN]
Description	The Series 150 Printer uses [CAN] to clear the printer line buffer.
Function	Return home
ASCII	[ESC] <
Description	The Series 150 Printer does not need this command. The Series 150
	Printer never loses track of the print head. The affect of this command
	is to set the next print line to print from left to right.
Function	Select peripheral device
ASCII	[ESC] = <n>
Description	The Series 150 Printer does not support the Epson Pole Display. This
	command provides print suppress and data pass through functions.
Where	Bit 0	Printer select
	Bit 1	Pass through
	Bits 2-7 Undefined
Function	Set form length
ASCII	[ESC] C <n>
Description	The Series 150 Printer uses this command to set the form length.

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