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 LQ-860.
In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E. Additional
command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.
The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A- 1. 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
Std. <ESC> “x” “1” 27 120 49 1B 70 31
<ESC> “X” <l> 27 120 1 1B 78 01
Mode: Indicates the mode in which the command is recog-
nized.
Std. Standard mode (EDS switch A-l on)
i IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-l off)
Both Both standard and IBM modes
ASCII: Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.
Control characters are 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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