Star Micronics LC-20 user manual Printer Control Commands

chapter 4

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

The printer has two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode. IiIstandardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLX-850. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter III. Additional commandcodes are includedas a supersetof these emulations.

Theemulationis changedbymeansof DIPswitch1-1.WhenON,theprinter will be in standard mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM emulationmode (see Chapter3). It is not possibleto changethe emulation modeby meansof softwarecontrolor the front controlpanel.

Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare commontoboththestandardandIBMmodes.Inthedescriptionsofthecom- mands, all commandswill be categorizedby function.The name of each commandis followedby a table like the one below:

Mode ASCII		Decimal		Hexadecimal
<ESC>	“X” “l”	27120	49	IB	78	31
std.	“X” <1>	27120	1	IB	78	01
<ESC>
Mode:		Indicatesthemodein whichthecommandis recog-
		nized.
		Std. Standardmode (DIP switch 1-1on)
		IBM IBM mode (DIP switch 1-1off)
		Both Both standardand IBM modes
ASCII:		Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.
		Controlcharactemare enclosedin pointedbrack-
		ets: For example,<1> means charactercode 1.
Decimal:		Givesthe commandin decimalcharactercodes.

Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes.

Parametersfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedare indicatedby italicletters such as n.