chapter 4

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

The printer has two emulationmodes:Standardmode and IBM mode.

In standardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonLQ-860. In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter X24E. Additional commandcodes are includedas a supersetof theseemulations.

The emulationis changedby means of EDS switch A-1. When ON, the printerwillbe in standardmode,and when OFF,the printerwillbe in IBM mode (see Chapter3). It is not possibleto changethe emulationmode by meansof softwarecontrol.

Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare commontoboththestandardandIBMmodes.Inthedescriptionsofthecom- mands, all commandswill be categorizedby function.The name of each commandis followedby a table like the one below:

Mode ASCII

 

Decimal

Hexadecimal

<ESC>

“X” “1”

27120

49

IB

78

31

Std.

 

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC>

“X” <1>

27120

1

IB

78

01

Mode:

 

Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandis recog-

 

 

nized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Std. Standardmode (EDS switch A-1 on)

 

 

IBM IBM mode (EDS switchA-1 off)

 

 

 

Both Both standardand IBM modes

 

ASCII:

 

Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.

 

 

Controlcharactersare enclosedin pointedbrack-

 

 

ets: For example,<1> meanscharactercode 1.

Decimal:

Givesthe commandin decimalcharactercodes.

Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes.

Parametersfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedare indicatedby italicletters such as n.

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