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DefineNLQ downloadcharacters

Model	ASCII			Decimal			Hexadecimal
	<EsC>	“&” <O> nl		27	38	0 nl	IB	26 00	d
Std.	n2	aO al	a2	d	aO al a2		d	aO al a2
		ml d ...	m69		ml d	...m69		ml d	...m69

Definesone or morenewNLQ charactersand storesthemin RAM forlateruse.EDS switchA-2mustbe OFF.NLQ modemustbe se- lectedbeforethiscommandis executed.The parametersarediffer- entfromthedraftcharactercommand.aOspecifiestheleftspace,al specifiesthe characterwidth,and a2 specifiesthe right space.

The dot density is doubled in each direction, so each character consistsof 18dotsverticallyand 23 dotshorizontallyand requires 69databytes.Sincetheverticaldefinitionofthecharacters 18dots, each byte representsa third of verticaldefinition.

For details,please refer to Chapter5.

Define draft downloadcharacters

Mode	ASCII				Decimal		Hexadecimal
	<ESC>	“=” nl	n2	<DC4>	27 61 nl	d 20	IB 3D nl	n2 14
IBM	aO	al	a2	ml	aO al	a2 ml	aO al	a2 mI
			d	. mll	d	... mll	d	... mll

Definesone or morenew draftcharactersand storesthemin RAM for later use. Draft modemust be selectedbefore this commandis executed.n] and n2 givethe numberof bytesof characterdatathat willfollow.aOisthecharactercodeof thefirstcharacterdefined.aZ anda2 are attributesbytes.ml to mll arethecharacterdata,andare the sameas in <ESG “&”.The attributebyte al indicateswhether thecharacters an ascender(notusingthelowestof theninevertical dots) or a descender(not usingthe highestdot) and whetherit has a downwardextensionto 12 dots.

The attributebytea2 gives proportional-spacinginformation.Bit 7 is ignored.Bits 4 to 6 specifythe offsetto the first byte printed(O to 7), enablingleadingspacesin the characterto be ignored.BitsO to 3 specifythe widthof thecharactercell(maximum11dots).The characterwillbe followedby a mandatoryblankdotcolumnwhich is not includedin this width.

Charactersdefinedby thiscommandcan be selectedby <ESO “I”

4or cESC> “I” 5. This commandis ignored when EDS switch A-2 is ON.

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LC-200 LC-200 Page HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Printer Control Commands Download Characters 113 Chapter Locating the Printer Checkingthe carton contents Identifyingprinterparts Printer’s external parts 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 Connectingtheprinter to your computer Connecting the interface cable Automaticloading Loading Single Sheets Lever Manualloading Loadingthepaper from the rear of theprinter Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms 73.Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units Cover Loadingthepaper from the bottomof theprinter 75. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding Paperparking Paper unparking Loading MULTI-PART Forms Adjusting the Printing GAP 17. Location of the adjustment lever Single Buttons and Indicators Control Panel Operations Online button Paperfeed button SET/EJECT/PARKbutton Pitch button Font button Short test mode POWER-UP Functions Long test mode Long self-test Print area test mode Stay in Panel PitchStay in Panel Font Stay in Panel Pitch and Font Hexadecimaldump Next Lprint Return Figura 2-6.Sample hexadecimal dump with IBM-PC Topof form Switch Combination FunctionsForm feed Changingthe auto loading value Forwardmicro-feedReversemicro-feed Clearingthe buffer/Allreset Selectingtheprint color StoreMacroDefinition Page Default Settings HOW to SET the EDS Mode Standard IBM Functions of the EDS SettingsOFF Page OFF On on on On on OFF Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode Printer Control Commands Ascii Select AU characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft quality characters Select NLQ font Select CouriercharactersSelect Sanserlfcharacters Select Script characters Select Oratorcharacters Select italic charactersSelect NLQ italic characters Select uprightcharacters Cancelemphasizedprinting Canceldouble-strikeprintingDouble-strikeprinting Start underlining Stop underlining Stop werliningSuperscript Subscript Cancelsuperscriptor subscript SelectstandardcharactersetSelect IBM characterset Select characterset #1 S.A Select internationalcharactersetSelect IBM codepage Enableprinting of all charactercodes Enable printing of all character codes on next characterSelect slashzero Select normalzero Condensedprinting Character Size and Pitch CommandsElitepitch Expandedprinting CancelcondensedprintingCancelexpandedprinting Cancelone-lineexpandedprinting Select masterprint modeSelectproportionalspacing Select fixed spacing Increasecharacterspacing Select doubleor quadruplesize Return to normalheight Select charactersizePrint double-heightcharacters Set line spacingto 1/8inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect characterheight, width,and line spacing Set line spacing to 7~2 inch Set line spacing to 1/6inchSet line spacingto n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/72 inch ExecuteESC a Line feedReverseline feed Performone n/216-inchline feed Performone n/216-inchreverseline feed Feedpaper n linesSet top of page at currentposition Setpage length ton lines Set bottommargin CancelbottommarginSet page length ton inches Disablepaper-outdetector Enablepaper-outdetectorReturnto top of currentpage Set verticaltab stops Set verticaltab stopseveryn lines Set verticaltab stops in channelSelect verticaltab channel Verticaltab Set right margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Cancelautomaticine feed Set left and right marginsCarriagereturn Set automaticline feed Leftjustify CentertextRightjustify Fulljustify Reset all tab stops Set horizontaltab stopsSet horizontaltab stopsevery n columns Horizontaltab Absolutehorizontaltab in columns RelativehorizontalAbsolutehorizontaltab in inches Graphics Commands Print normal-density8-bitgraphicsPrint double-density8-bitgraphics Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Convertgraphicsdensity Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphicsSelectgraphicsmode Print 9-pingraphics Download Character Commands Definedraft downloadcharacters DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Define draft downloadcharacters Shift downloadcharacterarea Copy characterset from ROM into RAMSelect downloadcharacterset Select draft downloadcharacterset Select draft elite downloadcharactersetSelect NLQ downloadcharacterset Select NLQ italic downloadcharacterset Color Selection Commands Selectprint colorWect Black Select magenta Select cyan VioletSelect yellow Select orange Cancellast line Set MSB toSet MSB to O Accept MSB as is Cancelauiet mint QuietprintSet printer off-line Setprinter on-line Bell Bidimctiona!printingUnidirectionalprinting One-lineunidirectionalprinting Resetprinter Auto feedEjecfpaper fromASF Set print startposition onASF Memo Download Characters Designing Your OWN Draft Characters Definingthe attributedata Assigningthe characterdata Sampleprogram Lprint U.S. Exportsm Lprint CHR$27 UT Lprint SCALE$Next Assigningthe characterdata with the Standard mode Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters 128 Lprint AUTOSUCHR$9 Reaii MMLprint H U.S. Exportsv Next 1410 Assigningthe characterdata with the IBM mode Readmm Lprint CHR$MM Lprint U S . Exports Lprint AUTOS’’CHR$9 Nexti LprintNexti Lprint Lprint GUNS’’CHR$9 Nexti AP . Exports Page Installing Application Software with Your Printer MS-DOS and Your Printer Embedding Printer Commands CPI Printer Commands Programming the Printer with DOS Commands XlV !VA Acopy Nlqelite .DAT PFfN Aprint Readme .DOc Programming with Basic ‘Escape code Iolo E$=CHR27$ 1520 2330 How theprogram works ~ = 1-1d e- d .Dwble+ieight, 10uk1e-5ized 106 Maintenance Troubleshooting Powersupply Printing If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following Paper feeding Is thepapertoothick? Is there toomuchpaperinthe paperfeedhopperorstacker? 112 Maintenance Replacing the Print Head Hea Specifications NLQ 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