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Condensedprinting

	Mode	ASCII	Decimal		Hexadecimal
	Both	<Sb	15		OF
		<ESC> <Sb	27	15	IB OF

Changes from pica to condensedpica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensedelite (20 cpi). Ignoredif the PITCHbuttonwas pressed duringpower-up.

Cancelcondensedprinting

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	<DC2>	18	12

In Standardmode,changesfrom condensedpicato normalpicaor fromcondensedeliteto normalelite.In IBMmode,alwayschanges to normal pica. Ignored if the PITCHbutton was pressed during power-up.

Expandedprinting

	Mode	ASCII		Decimal			Hexadecimal
	Both	<ESC>	“W” “l”	27	87	49	IB	57	31
		<ESC>	“W” <1>	27	87	1	IB	57	01

Causessubsequentcharactersto be expandedto doublewidth.

Cancelexpandedprinting

Mode	ASCII	Decimal			Hexadecimal
Both - <ESC> “W” “O”		27	87	48	IB	57	30
	<ESC> “W” <O>	27	87	0	IB	57	00

Stopsexpandedprintingand returnsto normalwidth.

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Star Micronics LC-20 user manual Condensedprinting, Cancelcondensedprinting, Expandedprinting, Cancelexpandedprinting

Contents

LC-20 Trademark Acknowledgements HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Page Index Chapter Locating the Printer Checkthe cartoncontents Parts name of theprinter Setiwjg UP Mounttheplaten knobLnsta// the ribboncartridge Removing the lop cover ‘ h~,.kribbo \!j’06’$ Connection Automaticloading Loading Single Sheets Loading a single sheet Manualloading Loadingthepaper Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Figuru 7-11.Mount the fanfold psper over the sprockets Gufo 1-12. Mountingthe paper guide for fanfold forms Paperparking Paperunparking Adjusting the Printing GAP Page Buttons and Indicators Control Panel Operations On L/NE button Paperfeed button PITCHbutton FONTbutton Short test mode POWER-UP Functions Stay in panel font Long test modeStay in panel pitch Stay in panel pitch and font Hexadecimaldump Next Lprint Ill Switch Combination Functions Form feed Forwardmicro-feed Paper ParkingTopof form Reversemicro-feed Clearingthe bufferPage DIP Switch Settings Location of the DIP Switches Functions of the DIP Switches IBM Inches OFF on 12 inches OFF OFF Denmark/Norwaywhen switch2-1 is on Printer Control Commands Select draft elite characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft qualitycharacters Select NLQ characters Select Sanserifcharacters Select NLQ fontSe!ectCouriercharacters Select Oratorcharacterswithsmall capitals Select uprightcharacters Select Oratorcharacterswith lower caseSelect italic characters Emphasizedprinting Double-strikeprinting CancelemphasjzedprjntjngCanceldouble-strikeprinting Start underlining Stop overlining Stop underliningStart overlining Superscript Select IBM characterset Cancelsuperscriptor subscriptSelectstandardcharacterset Select characterset #1 Selectinternationalcharacterset Enableprinting of all charactercodesEnable printing of all character codes on next character Select normalzero Character Size and Pitch CommandsSelect slash zero Pica pitch Condensedprinting CancelcondensedprintingCancelexpandedprinting Expandedprinting Selectproportionalspacing Cancelone-lineexpandedprintingExpandedprinting for one /ine r Select fixed spacing Select doubleor quadruplesize Selectmasterprint modeIncreasecharacterspacing Select charactersize Print double-heightcharacters Returnto normalheight Select characterheight, width,and line spacing Set line spacingto 7Y72inch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacingto 1/8inch Set line spacingto 1/6inch Line feed Set line spacingto n/72 inchExecuteESC a Reverseline feed Feedpaper n lines Performone n/216-imhline feedPerformone n/216-inchreverseline feed Set top of page at currentposition Set page length ton inches CancelbottommarginSetpage length ton lines Set bottommargin Returnto top of currentpage Disablepaper-outdetectorEnablepaper-outdetector Set verticaltab stops in channel Set verticaltab stopsSet verticaltab stops everyn lines Select vertica/tab channel Set left margin Horizontal Position CommandsVerticaltab Carriagereturn Set right marginSet left and right margins Backspace Cancelautomaticline feedSet automaticline feed Leftjustify Set horizontaltab stops Resetall tab stopsRightjustify Set horizontaltab stopseveryn columns Absolutehorizontaltab in inches HorizontaltabRelativehorizontaltab Absolutehorizontaltab in columns Print double-density8-bitgraphics Graphics CommandsPrint normal-density8-bitgraphics Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Convertgraphicsdensity Selectgraphics modePrint quadruple-density8-bitgraphics Print 9-pingraphics Download Character Commands Define draft downloadcharacters DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Definedraft downloadcharacters Copy characterset from ROM into RAM Select downloadcharacterset Select NLQ downloadcharacterset Select draft downloadcharactersetSelect draft elite downloadcharacterset Select ROM characterset Set MSB to O Cancellast lineSet MSB to Accept MSB as is Set printer off-line CancelquietprintQuietprint Setprinter on-line Unidirectiona/printing BellBidirectionalprinting One-1ineunidirectionalprinting Ejectpaper fromASF ResetprinterAuto feed Setprint startposition onASF Download Characters Designing Your OWN Draft Characters Definingthe attributedata Ml m3 nd m7 m9 mll Nl~ ,4 m6 Assigningthe characterdata Samp/eprogram LLlEL EX’ Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters 1s1 ml Memo Installing Application Software with Your Printer MS-DOS and Your Printer Embedding Printer Commands CPI Printer Commands Programming the Printer with DOS Commands ESC Programming with Basic ?COPY NLC?ELITE. PAT PRN 1470NEXTI 1820REAOIX 2180 2190 Page Expdncled..Double-height, Ihub 1e-s ized Page Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting If the Power indicatordoes not illuminate,checkthe following If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following Page Check Possibleremedy Relativetothepage Maintenance Replacing the Print HeadPage Page Page Specifications DPI Ribhntife ~fi~.~fi~ Imillion charactersdraft pica 102 Character Sets 104 105 Standard Character SET #2 International Character Sets ’m -G IBM Character SET #2 109 IBM CH/ ,RAC’‘ER SET IBM Special Character SET 112 Index Oor L b Z 8 mi Z l t 1th D1e Command Summary ‘Irr’ Pb m,cp 119 WorldwideHeadquarters AmericanMarket