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USERS MANUAL
Self Declaration
The above statement applies only IOprinrers marketed in Wesf Germany
CONGRATULATIONS
ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL
Chapter 3 - Setting up the Memory Switches
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 5 - DIP Switches
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance
Chapter 8 - Specifications
Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
M&NJOPTIONS
Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES
Chapter 7 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER
Chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES u
INDEX
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UNPACKING, SETTING UP AND CONNECTION
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INTRODUCTION
LOCATING THE PRINTER
Serial RS-232 interface board Automatic sheet feeder Color option kit
Setting up
laten knob
Print head shield Ink ribbon
Ribbon cartridge Ribbon tensioning knob Ribbon holder
Connection
nterface cable
DIP switch cover
LOADING PAPER
Cut-sheet paper
Fanfold paper continuous stationery
Release lever
Sprocket cover
Once the paper has been loaded
Indicators
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Pitch Panel Lock
PITCH SETTING
QUALITY SETTING
Font Panel Lock
Mode Panel Lock
FONT SETTING
QUIET MODE
PAPER HANDLING
Form feed
Paper parking
Short tear-off function
Micro Feed
BUFFER CLEAR/RESET
TESt AND MAINTENANCE SETTINGS
chapter 3SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES
The structure of the menus is shown below Main menu I IIII
The options within each menu are given below
Font Menu
Command Menu
MENU OPTIONS
Print Menu
Paper Menu
Forms Menu
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Factory settings
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EMULATIONS
AND ESCAPE CODES
EMULATIONS
COMMAND CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES
10 ESC$=CHR$27 BS$=CHR$8 20 LPRINT ESC$BS$
Example command
Both
Font style and character set control codes
Se&t print mode
Select italic characters
Deselect
Select/Deselect 12cpi draft mode
Select font
Both
Standard
Select character table
Both
Select primary character set
Select secondary character set
from the All Characters Chart
Select International character set
print continuously
Standard
Font pitch control codes
Print a single character from the All Character Chart IBM
Set pica pitch printing
Set pica pitch printing
1Set condensed print mode
Set elite pitch printing
Set semi-condensed pitch printing
Both
Cancel condensed print mode
Set or cancel pica proportional pitch
Selectkancel
proportional printing
Special print mode control codes
Select/cancel
expanded
printing
Select Master print mode
Selectkancel
expanded print
Esc! PIP
Select print mode
Select emphasized print mode
ESCICID 1Bh49hn
Both
Cancel emphasized print mode
Cancel double-strlke printing
Select/cancel underline
Select double-strike printing
Cancel superscript/subscript
I Selectkancel overline
Both
1Select superscript/subscript
Line space control codes
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1Set/cancel
shadow/outline printing
Set line spacing to l/8 inch
Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch
Set line spacing to l/6 inch
Both
Set line spacing units
Set line spacing to 11480 or n/216 inch
Both
Set line spacing to rd60 inch
Define line spacing l/72 Inch increments
Execute ESCA definition
One-time line feed in l/180 inch increments
Both
Reverse one-time line feed in l/180 Inch increments Standard
Set line spacing to n/360 Inch
Both
Set vertical print position In lines
Form feed control codes
1Select forward feed
Standard
Select reverse feed
Reverse feed to top of form
Both
1Set page length In inches
Both
Margins and vertical tab setting control codes
I Set top-of-form
1Move to next vertical tab position
Both
1Select vertical form unit VFU channel
Both
Set VFU vertical tabs
Both
Cancel top and bottom margins
Set top margin
Both
Set bottom margin
Horizontal print position control codes
1Set left margin
Both
Set right margin
Set/cancel automatic line feed
Carriage return
Move to next horizontal tab
Both
1 Restore tabs to default settings
Set/clear
horizontal tabs
Both
Set justification mode
Set horizontal print posltion
Both
Produce character space
Select next horizontal print position by dot
Move print head
Both
Standard
Downloaded character control codes
Copy standard ROM font into RAM
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NUbStandard
Define download characters
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by the parameter al
follows
Graphics
Select bit image mode
Select download/standard character set
Both
Relationship of bit number to dot position
Select bit image mode
thus both adjecent
Select &dot normal density
Select O-dot double-density
Both
Select 8-dot double-speed double-density
Miscellaneous codes
1 Redefine bit-image mode
Set 24-dot hex-density
Both
1Cancel MSB control
I Set MS6 to
Standard
Both
Cancel last character
Cancel last line
Backspace
Set printer off-line
Set printer on line
Deselect printer IO” carriage model only
Deselect printer 15” carriage model only
Stop printing
1Disable paper-out detection
Enable paper-out detection
Enabte/disable
Sound buzzer
Enable unidirectional prlntlng for one line only
Enable/disable
quiet mode
Enable/disable large character printing
Enable/disable double-height mode
Select character height, width, line spacing
Both
Both
Set/cancel
lmmedlate mode
Both
cESC
Reset
ASF Automatic Sheet Feeder control
Both
Standard
ASCII command sequences
Repeated data sequence
Both
Select font
Select/cancel
Select/cancel
Select/cancel
italic print
Select color printing with color option only
Both
1 Control ASF
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DIP SWITCHES
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chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following
Power supply
Printing
If dots are missing in the printing, check the following
If the printout is not what is expected
If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following
Paper feeding
Are the sprockets too close or too far apart?
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Either send a FF or enough LF commands to eject
EVERYDAY MAINTENANCE
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP
RIBBON REPLACEMENT
Print head shield
REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD
10 Replace the ribbon cartridge 11 Replace the top cover
Standard mode IBM mode
FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES
Short test mode
Long test mode
Text test mode
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Hexadecimal dump mode
10 FOR I=0 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END
Bidirectional test/adjustment mode
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DOT-ADJUSTMENT SETTING
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INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTER
MS-DOS AND
YOUR PRINTER
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Proportional
SETTING UP THE PRINTER FROM THE DOS PROMPT
GRAPHICS HARD COPY
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PROGRAMMING USING BASIC
Sample program
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3160 LPRINT C$ 3170 LPRINT E$&CHR$OCHR$6OCHR$60 3180 RESTORE
3120 NEXT M 3130 RETURN 3140 3150 Define LQ pica download character
3190 READ LS LPRINT CHR$LS 3200 READ CW LPRINT CHR$CW
3210 READ RS LPRINT CHR$RS 3220 FOR M=l TO CW*3 3230 READ MM
How the program works
Modifications for IBM mode
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settings
Quad -sized
Double-height
Color display
Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter
Monochrome display
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SPECIFICATIONS
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Paper feed
Paper feed speed
Paper width
Maximum buffer size
Battery-backed RAM card 32k Pull tractor feed
Sample
CHARACTER SETS
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STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2
Family
Family
Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l
Family
Family
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IBM CHARACTER SET #2
Family
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IBM CHARACTER SET #I
Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET
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INDEX
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