Printer Control Commands | Star Micronics LC24-20 guide

chapter 8

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

The printer has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode.

In Standard/Epson mode. the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ- 860/850, and the graphics commands for NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E/24P and PS/1 printer. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.

The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A-1. When it is ON. the printer will be in Standard/Epson mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM mode (see Chapter 5).

In addition. when the EDS switch A-2 is ON, the printer automatically changes the emulation by means of software control.

This chapter describes the printer’s control commands. Some commands are common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the commands. all commands will given by functions. The name of each com- mand is followed by a table like the one below:

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
std.	<ESC> “’x” <1>	27 120 1	IB 78 01

Mode: Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized. Std. Standard/Epson mode (EDS switch A-1 is ON. ) IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-1 is OFF. )

Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes

ASCII: Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control char- acters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For example, <1> means character code 1.

Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes.

Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes.

Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as H. m or d.

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Contents

LC24-20MULTI-FONT Trademark Acknowledgements HOW to USE this Manual Reference Table of Contents Default SETTINGS-EDS Mode Index Page Chapter Printer Components Component Description Feature Summary of Printer Features Character spacing LCD Control panel Font/Pitch Lock FC-2Z OCR-B OCR-A Code UPC/EAN Font Style Example Quad-s i z MI Memo Printer Placement Setting UP the Printer Unpacking and Inspection Page Installing the platen knob Setting UP Front cover can stay on the printer Removing the front cover Installing the ribbon cariridge Installing the ribbon cartridge Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly Installing the front cover Installing the mute cover Installing the paper guide 12. Connecting the interface cable Connecting the interface cable Configuring your software for the printer Selection of Paper Paper Installation and USE Shows the recommended print area for each type of papers Location of the adjustment lever Adjusting the Printing GAP Paper path for fanfold forms Loading Fanfold Forms Opening the mute cover and correct lever position Loading the paper Tractor cover Mamp’ever Mute cover 10.Tear off the printed fanfold paper Paper parking Tear off function Paper unparking 11.Paper path for cut forms Loading Single Sheets 13.Place a single sheet between the guides 14.Pull the bail lever forward to load paper ‘ONT‘lTCHn n mm Button and Indicator Function On Line EJECT/PARK Font Short test mode POWER-UP Functions Long self-test Long test mode Pitch lock mode Print area test modeFont lock mode Font and Pitch lock mode Dot adjustment mode DRAFT, Draft Cond and BIT Image Hexadecimal dump Top of form Switch Combination Functions Changing the auto loading position Forward micro-feedReverse micro-feed Save Macro Definition Clearing the buffer/All resetPage Summary of display messages Conditions Indicated by Messages and Tones Macro Summary of beep tones Page HOW to SET the EDS Mode Default SETTINGS-EDS Mode OFF Functions of the EDS Settings Switch A-1 Emulation Switch B-2 Paper-out Switches C-3 to C-5 Page Length Switches E-1 to E-5 LQ Font Selection Page Page Troubleshooting TroubleshootingPage Page Page Move the lever to a lighter setting front. See Chapter Page Page Maintenance Automatic Sheet Feeder SF-1ODS Optional Accessories Remove the front cover, and open the rear cover Setting up Printer Insert the stacker attachment Loading paper Fan the paper before inserfing into the ASF 10.Push the paper loading lever to hold the paper stack Feeding a single sheet Pull Tractor Unit PT-IOZS Printer co Tractor covel Clamp lever Tractor cover Font Name Font Cartridges and RAM Cartridges Install the connector cover into the printer Close the front cover Interface Converter SPC-8K 21.Connect the Parallel connector to the printer Transfer speed DIP Switch Functions on The ConverterPage Printer Control Commands Select LQ font Font Control CommandsSelect print quality Select italic characters Cancel emphasized printingSelect upright characters Emphasized printing Double-strike printing Cancel double-strike printingUnderlining Overlining Superscript Select scoreSelect ornament character Subscript Cancel superscript or subscript Select standard character set Character SET CommandsSelect IBM character set Select character set #l Select IBM code Select international character set Enable printing of all character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codesSelect slash zero Select normal zero Pica pitch Character Size and Pitch CommandsElite pitch Semi-condensed pitch Select font and pitch Cancel condensed printingProportional spacing Expanded printing for one line Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printing Increase character spacing Select master print modeSelect character width Return to normal height Select double or quadruple sizePrint double-height characters Select character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Vertical PositionSet line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Set line spacing to 1/6 inch Set line spacing to n160inch or n172inch Set base unitfor line spacingSetline spacing to nl180 inch, n1216inch, or n1360inch Select reverse feed mode Select forward feed modeExecute &SC a Line feed Perform one nl180-inch reverse line feed Perform one n/180-inch, n/216-inch, or n/360-inch line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current position Set page length to n lines Cancel bottom marginSet page length to n inches Set bottom margin Enable paper-out detector Disable paper-out detectorForm feed Return to top of current Set vertical tab stops every n lines Set vertical tab stopsSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channel Vertical tab Set right margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Set left and right margins Cancel automatic line feedCarriage return Set automatic line feed Center text Left just$yRight justify Full justify Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tab Absolute-horizontal tab in columns Relative horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Graphics CommandsPrint double-density 8-bit graphics Print double-density, double-speed 8-bit graphics Print hex-density 24-bit graphics Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics III, n2, ml, m2 Select graphics mode Convert graphics density Define download characters Download Character Commands Decimal Hexadecimal ESC = ~ # Copy character set from ROM into RAM Select ROM character set Select download character setShift download character area Other Printer Commands Set printer on-line Set printer off-lineStop printing Bell One-line uni-directional printing Uni-directional printingManual feed Auto feed Set initial conditions Reset printerSet print start position on ASF Download Characters Defining Your OWN Characters with Standard Mode 122 Assigning the character data Assigning a value of character space Telephone symbol wtth normal LQplca 1250 Sample program Diffusion Ranges of Cars & Telephones Assigning the download character set Defining Your OWN Characters with IBM Mode Assigning the character dot pattern Telephone symbol with LQ pica 10100.00,00 Assigning the Index Table data 130 131 132 MS-DOS and Your Printer Programming the Printer with DOS Commands ESC Aedlin LQELITE.DAT 1310 1320 Programming with Basic 137 138 139 140 How the program works 142 Reference Specifications 32X Friction or push tractor feed standard Film ribbon cartridgeFZ24 Parallel interface Pinout of Interface Connector 10 N/C Serial Interface II-3 F9 Standard character set #2 151 Korea Irish Legal International character sets Code Page #437 U. S.A IBM character set #2 154 Code Page #850 Multi-1ingual Code Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #865 Nordic 1 m Character set #1Page Std #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 HperlSulIBM Lmal Proportional Spacing Table 24 24 24 24 24 Chr Proportionalwidth Std #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Std #437 #850 #860 #861 #863 #865 Chr 140 197 198 199 200 INT 181 134 164 182 143 132 183 145 142 184 198 199 207 +--l-+ Index Fanfold forms, loading, Z-27 Off line command, I I g On Line button Page Standard Mode Command Summary Xx ’ 179 Following commands take effect with the IBM mode IBM Mode 181 Consumer Response 11111 Bail Lever Functions