Star Micronics lC-10 Define Macro Instruction, Execute macro instruction, Accept MSB as is

MACRO INSTRUCTION			COMMANDS
Define	macro	instruction
Mode	ASCII			Decimal		Hexadecimal
Both	<ESC>	“f” ..__	IRS>	27 43	30	1B 2B . IE

Cancels any existing macro instruction and replaces it with the defined

instruction. The defined macro instruction consists of the characters between the ” + ” and < RS > . These can be any printable characters or control characters except < RS > , up to a maximum of 16 characters.

Execute macro instruction

Mode 1	ASCII		Decimal		Hexadecimal
Both	<ESC>	“ + ” Cl>	21 43	1	IB 2B 01

Executes a previously defined macro instruction.

OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Set MSB to 7

Mode	ASCII		Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	1 <ESC>	“ > ”	21 62	IIB 3E

Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127.

Set MSB to 0

1Mode	1	ASCII		I	Decimal	I	Hexadecimal	I
IStd.	I	<ESC>	-=”	127	61	IlB	3D	I
IBM		<FS>	L‘=”	28	61	1C	3D	I
		Sets the	most significant	bit of each	subsequent	byte received to		0.

Accept MSB as is

Mode	ASCII			Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	<ESC>	“#”		27 35	1B 23
	Cancels the		preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as
	it is sent to		the printer.

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