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it will sound the bell for a quarter of a second. Tllis can be
used to remind the operator to change the paper or to make
other adjustments to the printer.
You can try this by typing:
LPRINT CHR$(7)
n Resetting the printer
Up to now when we wanted to reset the printer to the power
on condition we have had to either turn the printer off and
on again, or to send the specific codes that reset the particular
features. There is an easier way. The control code < ESC >
“63” wil reset all of the printer’s features to the power on
condition (as determined by the DIP switches), with two ex-
ceptions. Those exceptions are that <ESC> “@” will not
erase any characters that you have stored in the printer’s RAM
memory (Chapter 7 tells you how to create your own char-
acters), and it won’t erase a macro if you have one stored in
the printer’s RAM (this chapter will tell you how to create a
macro).
In addition, if you set the “Panel” modes by the control panel
settings at the power on, these functions will remain with this
control code.
n Taking the printer off line
You know how to put your printer offline with the On Line
key’on the control panel. The printer has another off line state
that can be controlled from the computer. When you turn the
printer offline from the computer, the printer will ignore an-
ything that you send it, except for the code to go on line again.
CHR$(19) is the code to turn the printer off line; CHR$(17)
turns the printer back to on line status.
n Printing the bottom of the sheet
Sometimes when you are using individual sheets of paper
you may want to print near the bottom of a sheet. The pa-
per-out detector usually stops the printer when you are about
1 inch from the bottom of the sheet. This is notify you if you
are running out of continuous paper.