Programming the Printer with DOS Commands | Star Micronics LC-200

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The printer supportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above, such as quadmple-sizeprinting.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistof theescape code followedby one or mom lettersor numbers.

If yoursoftwareenablesyouto placetheescapecodein yourfdes, or if you areableto definethisasauseroptionduringinstallation,youcanalsoembed these escape sequences.

PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS

If your system includesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS printingcommand.Simplytypethe word PRINTfollowedby the name of the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC,for example,type:

A>PRINT README .PC)C

The computer may respond with the following message, asking which printerto use:

Name of 1 i st device IPRNI:

If yourcomputeris connectedto onlyoneprinter,pressRETURNto select the default choice (PRN). Printing will begin and the A> prompt will reappear.You can executeother commandsor programswhile the file is being printed.

AsinglePRINT commandcan print two or mo~ files. List the file names consecutivelyon the sameline,or use wild-cardcharacters(* and ?). Each file will be printedstartingon a new page. The PRINT commandalso has controloptions.For example,you can terminatea printingjob in progress with then option.(Theprintermay not stopprintingimmediatelyas there may k considerabledatastoredaheadin itsbuffer.)For then option,type:

A:)pRINT/T

See yourDOSmanualfor furtherinformationaboutthe PRINTcommand. If your systemdoesnot includePRINT.COM,you can print filesby using the PRN devicenamein COPYor TYPEcommandssuchas the following:

A>COPY README .DOC PRN

A>TYPE README .DOC :>PRN

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Star Micronics LC-200 user manual Programming the Printer with DOS Commands

Contents

LC-200 LC-200 Page HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Download Characters Printer Control Commands 113 Locating the Printer Chapter Checkingthe carton contents Printer’s external parts Identifyingprinterparts Seiting UP Install the ribboncartridgeand the roller unitMountingtheplaten knob ~~cketson the cartridge itself Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield Figur@1-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer Connecting the interface cable Connectingtheprinter to your computer Loading Single Sheets Automaticloading Lever Manualloading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loadingthepaper from the rear of theprinter 73.Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units Cover 75. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding Loadingthepaper from the bottomof theprinter Paperparking Paper unparking Loading MULTI-PART Forms 17. Location of the adjustment lever Adjusting the Printing GAP Single Control Panel Operations Buttons and Indicators Paperfeed button Online button Pitch button SET/EJECT/PARKbutton Font button POWER-UP Functions Short test mode Long self-test Long test mode Stay in Panel Pitch and Font Print area test modeStay in Panel Pitch Stay in Panel Font Next Lprint Hexadecimaldump Figura 2-6.Sample hexadecimal dump with IBM-PC Return Topof form Switch Combination FunctionsForm feed Changingthe auto loading value Forwardmicro-feedReversemicro-feed Selectingtheprint color Clearingthe buffer/Allreset StoreMacroDefinition Page HOW to SET the EDS Mode Default Settings Standard IBM Functions of the EDS SettingsOFF Page OFF On on OFF On on on Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode Ascii Printer Control Commands Select AU characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft quality characters Select Script characters Select NLQ fontSelect Couriercharacters Select Sanserlfcharacters Select uprightcharacters Select OratorcharactersSelect italic characters Select NLQ italic characters Start underlining CancelemphasizedprintingCanceldouble-strikeprinting Double-strikeprinting Subscript Stop underliningStop werlining Superscript Select characterset #1 Cancelsuperscriptor subscriptSelectstandardcharacterset Select IBM characterset S.A Select internationalcharactersetSelect IBM codepage Select normalzero Enableprinting of all charactercodesEnable printing of all character codes on next character Select slashzero Condensedprinting Character Size and Pitch CommandsElitepitch Expandedprinting CancelcondensedprintingCancelexpandedprinting Select fixed spacing Cancelone-lineexpandedprintingSelect masterprint mode Selectproportionalspacing Select doubleor quadruplesize Increasecharacterspacing Return to normalheight Select charactersizePrint double-heightcharacters Set line spacingto 1/8inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect characterheight, width,and line spacing Set line spacing to n/72 inch Set line spacing to 7~2 inchSet line spacing to 1/6inch Set line spacingto n/216 inch Performone n/216-inchline feed ExecuteESC aLine feed Reverseline feed Setpage length ton lines Performone n/216-inchreverseline feedFeedpaper n lines Set top of page at currentposition Set bottommargin CancelbottommarginSet page length ton inches Set verticaltab stops Disablepaper-outdetectorEnablepaper-outdetector Returnto top of currentpage Verticaltab Set verticaltab stopseveryn linesSet verticaltab stops in channel Select verticaltab channel Set right margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Set automaticline feed Cancelautomaticine feedSet left and right margins Carriagereturn Fulljustify LeftjustifyCentertext Rightjustify Horizontaltab Reset all tab stopsSet horizontaltab stops Set horizontaltab stopsevery n columns Absolutehorizontaltab in columns RelativehorizontalAbsolutehorizontaltab in inches Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Graphics CommandsPrint normal-density8-bitgraphics Print double-density8-bitgraphics Convertgraphicsdensity Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphicsSelectgraphicsmode Print 9-pingraphics Definedraft downloadcharacters Download Character Commands Define draft downloadcharacters DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Shift downloadcharacterarea Copy characterset from ROM into RAMSelect downloadcharacterset Select NLQ italic downloadcharacterset Select draft downloadcharactersetSelect draft elite downloadcharacterset Select NLQ downloadcharacterset Select magenta Color Selection CommandsSelectprint color Wect Black Select orange Select cyanViolet Select yellow Accept MSB as is Cancellast lineSet MSB to Set MSB to O Setprinter on-line Cancelauiet mintQuietprint Set printer off-line One-lineunidirectionalprinting BellBidimctiona!printing Unidirectionalprinting Set print startposition onASF ResetprinterAuto feed Ejecfpaper fromASF Memo Designing Your OWN Draft Characters Download Characters Definingthe attributedata Assigningthe characterdata Lprint U.S. Exportsm Sampleprogram Lprint CHR$27 UT Lprint SCALE$Next Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters Assigningthe characterdata with the Standard mode 128 Lprint AUTOSUCHR$9 Reaii MMLprint H U.S. Exportsv Next 1410 Assigningthe characterdata with the IBM mode Lprint U S . Exports Readmm Lprint CHR$MM Nexti Lprint AUTOS’’CHR$9Nexti Lprint Nexti Lprint Lprint GUNS’’CHR$9 AP . Exports Page MS-DOS and Your Printer Installing Application Software with Your Printer CPI Embedding Printer Commands Printer Commands Programming the Printer with DOS Commands XlV !VA Acopy Nlqelite .DAT PFfN Aprint Readme .DOc ‘Escape code Iolo E$=CHR27$ Programming with Basic 1520 2330 How theprogram works ~ = 1-1d e- d .Dwble+ieight, 10uk1e-5ized 106 Troubleshooting Maintenance Printing Powersupply If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following Is thepapertoothick? Paper feeding Is there toomuchpaperinthe paperfeedhopperorstacker? 112 Replacing the Print Head Maintenance Hea NLQ Specifications T m 117 B d A e Chapter Standard Character SET #1 Page Standard Character SET #2 International Character Sets IBM Character SET #2 125 Code Page #850 Multi-1ingual Llm Page Re#863 Canadian Fre\ ch Code Page #865 Nordic IBM Character SET #1 IBM Special Character SET Index Page Page Command Summary 137 138 IBM Mode 140 141