The command above controls the operation of the ASF, where <EM> is the ASCII code 19h, and <n> may take the binary values OOhor 04h or the ASCII values “R” or “T’. The effect of these values is summarized below:

1 Value

1 Effect

 

OOh

Select

manual mode

Mh

Select

auto mode

“R”

Eject

paper

‘T

Set top print position. This parameter must be

 

followed by another binary value (>l) signify-

 

ing the distance (in l/6 inch units) at which

 

printing should start below the top of the paper.

These commands will be ignored if the ASF has not been selected.

ASCII command sequences

The command above sequences anz not preceded by a <ES0 or <FS> character, but instead are preceded by double parentheses, thus “((“. They apply equally to both the standard and the IBM emulation modes. They are given below:

I Select font

(

(

F

1

1

Cn>

28h

28h

46h

29h

29h

Cn>

40

40

70

41

41

Cn>

The command above selects a font, where -UD is an ASCII value which may take the following values:

OD

Effect

cm

Effect

‘.0*,

courier

6.59,

OCR-B

4‘19.

SanSaif

,a69,

TW-Light

6‘ 29.

Letter-Gothic

“7”

Cinema

“3”

orator

‘Y

Draft

I “4”

I Script

I

I

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XR-1000, XR-1500 specifications

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