Define macro | Star Micronics SB-15 instruction

	Table 8-7
Macro	instruction	commands
Function	Mode	Control code
Define macro	STAR	< ESC >	“ + “....codes
		you include...CHR$(30)
	IBM	< ESC > “+“....codes
		you include...CHR$(30)
use macro	STAR	< ESC >	“!”
	IBM	<ESC>	“r.

10 LPRINT CHR$(27) "+"; ' START DEFINITION OF MACRO

20 LPRINT CHR$(18); ' PICA

30 LPRINT CHR$(27) "Wfl"; ' EXPANDED OFF

40 LPRINT CHR$(27) "F"; ' EMPHASIZED OFF

50 LPRINT CHR$(27) "H"; ' DOUBLE-STRIKE OFF 60 LPRINT CHR$(27) "-0"; ' UNDERLINE OFF

70 LPRINT CHR$(27) "T"; ' SUPER & SUBSCRIPTS OFF

80 LPRINT CHR$(3Q)); ' END MACRO DEFINITION

As the comments in the program listing show this will define

a macro that will reset all the print style functions. SD-lo/l5 will remember this macro until the power is turned off or until a new macro is defined. A macro can hold up to 16 bytes (characters) of information. The one that we defined contains thirteen.

Now that you have defined a macro, let’s see how to use it. This program will print one line using several printing style features. Then it “calls” the macro in line 60. When line 70 prints the style is “plain vanilla” because the macro has reset it.

10 LPRINT CHR$(27) "-1"; ' UNDERLINE

20 LPRINT CHR$(27) "G"; ' DOUBLE- STRIKE 30 LPRINT CHR$(27) "Wl"; ' EXPANDED

40 LPRINT "TESTING ONE, TWO, THREE"

50 LPRINT CHR$(27) 'I!"; ' USE THE MACRO 60 LPRINT "TESTING FOUR, FIVE, SIX"

If you are using with the IBM mode, change the line 50 as shown below.

50 LPRINT CHR$(27) "?"; ' USE THE MACRO

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Star Micronics SB-15 user manual Define macro, Ne~53T1NC=iC3NEm -l-MO, T-t-iFEE

Contents

SD-IO/l5 Trademark Acknowledgement Special Message To the New Owner Table of Contents Control Code Summary Italic Printing UnderliningChanging Length Top Bottom Margins Macro Instruction Commands Other Cleaning SD-lo/15 Replacing Ink Ribbon Fuse Print HeadSwitch 233 234 238 Functions of the Connector Signals225 Table of Tables Where Shall WE PUT IT? What have WE HERE? Figure l-l Printer Cover Page Snap lever Attach the paper separator Page Page Getting to Know Components and Controls Control panel Power switch Front and rear views of SD-15 Outi Paper Selection and Loading OK? Page Stopper Align them with the holes in the paper Flip the clamp levers forward. This aLlows the twoSprocket units to move freely right and left. so you can Pick up the top sheet, and feed it between the paper chute You Position SD-15 Above the stack of fan-fold Paper Paper being Fed up Through Bottom Printer OutPage Ribbon Installation Adjusting the GAP SELF-TEST 11.SD-10/15’s self-test gives a preview of its capabilitiesPage Getting Started Using Commercial Software Page Abbreviation of its name Its Decimal ValuePage Page Controlling SD- 1O/15 with Basic Some Basics about Basic CMD4 NEW Lprint Testing RUN A program, this would look like this Command Syntax Used in this Manual Selecting the Right Software Mode Page Page Printing Text Some Special Kinds of Text Use this program with Star mode to see italic characters Lprint CHR$27 4 Select NLQ 44LPRINT CHR$27 5 Select draft Again, that’s simple. Let’s try it with this program It should come out like this Try this program to see them work Changing the Print Pitch Star modeOn one line because of the semicolons When you run this program you should get this Lprint Expanded C3r-h c-ar-bt i Here’s What You Should Get from this program Run this program. The results will look like this Making SD-IO/15 Print DarkerTry them now with this little program Summary Control code ESC Emphasized Off CHR$20 One line Expanded offExpanded ESC Off Double-strike Page Line Spacing Forms Control Starting NEW Lines Changing Line Spacing Return print head to left margin Star CHR$13Advance paperoneline Star 1CHR$lO IBM 1CHR!NlO This is what you will get Mode IBM modeRun the program again. Now the results will look like this Set line spacing to l/S inch Here is what SD-lo/l 5 will produce Forms Controls Changing the page Length ESC CHR$n TOP and Bottom Margi NSSet bottom margin Don’t CHR$ Page Using Horizontal Tabs Here’s what will print When you run the program now it produces this Chrso Setting Left and Right Margins Demo margins Using Vertical Tabs Lprint CHR$27 P CHR$l@ Lprint CHR$2@ CHR$4@ CHR$5Q CHR$@ CHR$ll ESC ‘Y CHR$nl Advance paper n lines Mode =cESC Set left margin ForCHR$11 Special Features Sound bell CHR$7 Disable bellESC y Enable bell CHR$7 Some miscellaneous commands Function Mode Control code Here is what this program will print Print in one direction Star ESC IBM ESC Star ESC = IBM ESC = Star ESC # IBM ESC # Next I Lprint Next J 131 144 154 164 134 194 Aq. t 214 f 224 ,x ESC R CHR$O International character setsESC 7 CHR$O 1STAR / ESC 7 CHR$l Snain I # I ‘0 Define macro Ne~53T1NC=iC3NEm -l-MO, T-t-iFEE ESC ESC + ..CHR$30 ESC ?,’ ESC ESC @ CHR$CHR$24 ESC Page Creating Your OWN Characters DOT Matrix Printing 00 0 Eooo Print Matrix Defining Your OWN Characters Dotscan beinsideboxesorstraddletheverticallinesofthe Use thisgridorone similarto itto defineyour own characters Page Wrong ~---~~ Characterdesignsforthethreegraphsymbols For IBM mode 000 1011 = Ildecimal Printing Download Characters 44READ MM Lprint CHR$MM Next M Next N Read MM Lprint CHR$MM Next 179LPRINT Erasing Download Character Definitions Defining Proportional CharactersPage Read MY Lprint CHR$MM Next M Next N Copy ROM to download Define download characterESC 8~CHR$O ESC 0 0 223456789 Read MS Eight Summary Defines download character into RAMPage Printing with DOT Graphics Using the DOT Graphics Commands N2 is Next Lprint Printing a Design or Logo Page Data 0,0,0,0,1,3,7,7,7,15 Plotting with SD-IO/15 Next COL% If NX NY then NX = NY 113 620 ’ High Resolution Graphics 10-2 117 IS&S If YOU have Problems with Basic Master graphics selection for Star mode Master graphics selection for IBM mode