USERS MANUAL
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X624-10
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The above statement applies only IOprinrers marketed in Wesf Germany
Self Declaration
Chapter 1 - Introduction
CONGRATULATIONS
ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL
Chapter 3 - Setting up the Memory Switches
Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes
Chapter 5 - DIP Switches
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance
Chapter 8 - Specifications
M&NJOPTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES u
Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES
Chapter 7 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER
INDEX
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LOCATING THE PRINTER
UNPACKING, SETTING UP AND CONNECTION
chapter
INTRODUCTION
Serial RS-232 interface board Automatic sheet feeder Color option kit
laten knob
Setting up
Ribbon cartridge Ribbon tensioning knob Ribbon holder
Print head shield Ink ribbon
nterface cable
Connection
DIP switch cover
Cut-sheet paper
LOADING PAPER
Fanfold paper continuous stationery
Sprocket cover
Release lever
Once the paper has been loaded
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Indicators
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
Chapter
PITCH SETTING
QUALITY SETTING
Pitch Panel Lock
Mode Panel Lock
FONT SETTING
Font Panel Lock
Paper parking
QUIET MODE
PAPER HANDLING
Form feed
Short tear-off function
BUFFER CLEAR/RESET
TESt AND MAINTENANCE SETTINGS
Micro Feed
chapter 3SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES
The options within each menu are given below
The structure of the menus is shown below Main menu I IIII
Command Menu
MENU OPTIONS
Font Menu
Paper Menu
Print Menu
10~1
Forms Menu
SLQ,LQI
Factory settings
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NORMALl
EMULATIONS
chapter
EMULATIONS
AND ESCAPE CODES
10 ESC$=CHR$27 BS$=CHR$8 20 LPRINT ESC$BS$
COMMAND CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES
Both
Example command
Deselect
Font style and character set control codes
Se&t print mode
Select italic characters
Standard
Select/Deselect 12cpi draft mode
Select font
Both
Select secondary character set
Select character table
Both
Select primary character set
Standard
from the All Characters Chart
Select International character set
print continuously
Set pica pitch printing
Font pitch control codes
Print a single character from the All Character Chart IBM
Set pica pitch printing
Both
1Set condensed print mode
Set elite pitch printing
Set semi-condensed pitch printing
proportional printing
Cancel condensed print mode
Set or cancel pica proportional pitch
Selectkancel
printing
Special print mode control codes
Select/cancel
expanded
Esc! PIP
Select Master print mode
Selectkancel
expanded print
Both
Select print mode
Select emphasized print mode
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Select double-strike printing
Cancel emphasized print mode
Cancel double-strlke printing
Select/cancel underline
1Select superscript/subscript
Cancel superscript/subscript
I Selectkancel overline
Both
shadow/outline printing
Line space control codes
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1Set/cancel
Both
Set line spacing to l/8 inch
Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch
Set line spacing to l/6 inch
Set line spacing to rd60 inch
Set line spacing units
Set line spacing to 11480 or n/216 inch
Both
Both
Define line spacing l/72 Inch increments
Execute ESCA definition
One-time line feed in l/180 inch increments
Set vertical print position In lines
Reverse one-time line feed in l/180 Inch increments Standard
Set line spacing to n/360 Inch
Both
Select reverse feed
Form feed control codes
1Select forward feed
Standard
Both
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
Set bottom margin
Cancel top and bottom margins
Set top margin
Both
Set right margin
Horizontal print position control codes
1Set left margin
Both
Both
Set/cancel automatic line feed
Carriage return
Move to next horizontal tab
Both
1 Restore tabs to default settings
Set/clear
horizontal tabs
Produce character space
Set justification mode
Set horizontal print posltion
Both
Standard
Select next horizontal print position by dot
Move print head
Both
NUbStandard
Downloaded character control codes
Copy standard ROM font into RAM
CNuL
cm Standard
Define download characters
follows
by the parameter al
Both
Graphics
Select bit image mode
Select download/standard character set
Relationship of bit number to dot position
thus both adjecent
Select bit image mode
Select 8-dot double-speed double-density
Select &dot normal density
Select O-dot double-density
Both
Both
Miscellaneous codes
1 Redefine bit-image mode
Set 24-dot hex-density
Both
1Cancel MSB control
I Set MS6 to
Standard
Set printer off-line
Cancel last character
Cancel last line
Backspace
Stop printing
Set printer on line
Deselect printer IO” carriage model only
Deselect printer 15” carriage model only
Sound buzzer
1Disable paper-out detection
Enable paper-out detection
Enabte/disable
Enable/disable large character printing
Enable unidirectional prlntlng for one line only
Enable/disable
quiet mode
Both
Enable/disable double-height mode
Select character height, width, line spacing
Both
cESC
Set/cancel
lmmedlate mode
Both
Standard
Reset
ASF Automatic Sheet Feeder control
Both
Select font
ASCII command sequences
Repeated data sequence
Both
italic print
Select/cancel
Select/cancel
Select/cancel
1 “4”
Select color printing with color option only
Both
1 Control ASF
MEMO
chapter
DIP SWITCHES
1 OFF
TROUBLESHOOTING
chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Power supply
Printing
If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following
If the printout is not what is expected
If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following
If dots are missing in the printing, check the following
Are the sprockets too close or too far apart?
Paper feeding
Page
Either send a FF or enough LF commands to eject
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP
EVERYDAY MAINTENANCE
RIBBON REPLACEMENT
Print head shield
REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD
10 Replace the ribbon cartridge 11 Replace the top cover
FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES
Short test mode
Standard mode IBM mode
Long test mode
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Text test mode
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10 FOR I=0 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END
Hexadecimal dump mode
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Bidirectional test/adjustment mode
DRAFT
DOT-ADJUSTMENT SETTING
SLQ,LQ
SLQ, LQ
MEMO
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INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTER
MS-DOS AND
YOUR PRINTER
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SETTING UP THE PRINTER FROM THE DOS PROMPT
GRAPHICS HARD COPY
AEDLIN LQ.DAT NEWFILE
PROGRAMMING USING BASIC
Sample program
ACOPY LQ.DAT PRN
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3210 READ RS LPRINT CHR$RS 3220 FOR M=l TO CW*3 3230 READ MM
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
How the program works
Modifications for IBM mode
Double-height
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settings
Quad -sized
Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter
Monochrome display
Color display
MEMO
SPECIFICATIONS
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LQSLQ
Page
Maximum buffer size
Paper feed
Paper feed speed
Paper width
Battery-backed RAM card 32k Pull tractor feed
CHARACTER SETS
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Sample
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I
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Family
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Family
1129
1145
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Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2
Family
Family
Family
Family
IBM CHARACTER SET #2
Family
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Family
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11111- 11111- lllll
Family
J-T-I-A-~
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1177
1129
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list
Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2
IBM CHARACTER SET #I
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET
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MEMO
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INDEX
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