Star Micronics LC24-20 user manual Set printer off-line, Set printer on-line, Stop printing, Bell

Set printer off-line

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
std.	<DC3>	19	13
IBM	<ESC> ‘“Q” II	27 81 H	IB 51 11

Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent ‘charactersand commands except <DC 1>,which returns it to the on- line. The printer’s ON LINE indicator does not go off.

In the IBM mode, the value of n should be 36, 81, or 180.

Set printer on-line

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both ]	<DCI>	17	11

Returns the printer on-line state, allowing it to receive and process all subsequent characters and commands. This command is ignored

if the printer was set off-line by pressing the 1 ON LINE I button on the control panel.

Stop printing

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
IBM	<ESC> “j”	27 106	IB 6A

Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the printer off- line. The ON LINE indicator on the control panel goes off.

Bell

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	<BEL>	7	07

Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer.

Bi-directional printing

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	<ESC> “u” <0>	27 85 0	IB 55 00

Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bi-directional mode, which is faster than uni-directional printing.

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