for the code to go on-lineagain. CHR$(19) is the code to turn SG- 10/l 5 off-line; CHR$( 17) returns SG- lo/ 15 to on-line status.

nPrinting to 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 paper-out detector usually stops SG-lo/15 when you are about 2 % inches from the bottom of the sheet. This is to notify you if you are running out of continuous paper.

SG-lo/15 has the ability to print right to the bottom of the sheet. You can disable the paper-out detector so that it doesn’t stop the printer. This will allow you to print to the end of the sheet, and even beyond if you are not careful. The codes to control the paper-out detector, along with the other codes that we have just learned are in the following table.

Table 8-2

Some miscellaneous commands

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tIv[aster reset

Off line

On-line

Paper-outdetector off

Paper-out detector on

Move print head back one space

Delete last character sent

Cancel text in print buffer

Print “zero” with slash

Print “zero” without slash

Mode

Control code

STAR

<ESC>

“@”

IBM

< ESC > “@iI”

STAR

CHR$(l9>

,

IBM

CHR$(19)

 

STAR CHR$( 17)

IBM

CHRS(17)

 

STAR

<ESC>

“8”

IBM

< ESC >

“8”

STAR

<ESC>

“9”

IBM

<ESC>

“9”

STAR

CHRS(8)

 

IBM

CHR$(8)

 

STAR CHR$( 127)

IBM

CHRS(127)

STAR

CHR$(24)

IBM

CHRS(24)

STAR

<ESC > “v’ 1

IBM

< ESC >

“v’ 1

STAR

<ESC>

“\,’ 0

IBM

< ESC >

“v’ 0

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