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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Star Micronics NX-2420 user manual Printer Control Commands

NX-2420 specifications

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