Chapter 4

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

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

In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson FX-850 or EX-800 for color print.

In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.

The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A-l. When ON, the printer will be in standard mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM mode (see Chapter 3). It is not possible to change the emulation mode 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 com- mands, all commands will be categorized by function. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below:

Mode ASCII

 

 

Decimal

Hexadecimal

<ESC>

“X”

” 1”

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49

10

78

31

std.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cEsc>

“X"

cl>

27 120

1

1B

78

01

Mode:

 

 

Indicates the mode in which the command is mcog-

 

 

 

nized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Std. Standard mode (EDS switch A-l on)

 

 

 

IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-l off)

 

 

 

 

Both Both standard and IBM modes

 

 

ASCII:

 

 

Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.

 

 

 

Control characters am enclosed in pointed brack-

 

 

 

ets: For example, <l> 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 n.

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Star Micronics NX-1020 user manual Printer Control Commands