chapter 7

PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

The printerhas two emulationmodes:Standardmodeand IBMmode.

In staridardmode,the printeremulatesthe functionsof the EpsonEX-800/ EX-1OOOIn. IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter III. Additionalcommandcodesare includedas a supwsetof theseemulations.

The emulationis changedby means of Memory Switchmode. When the Emulationoptionis setto [STANDARD],theprinterwillbein standardmode, and when [IBM], the printerwill be in IBM mode (see Chapter6). It is not possibleto changethe emulationby meansof softwarecontrol.

Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare commonto both the standardand IBM modes. In the descriptionsof the commands, all commands will given by functions. The name of each commandis followedby a tablelikethe one below:

Mode ASCII

 

 

Decimal

Hexadecimal

std.

<ESC> “X”

“l”

 

27120

49

10

78

31

<ESC> “x”

<1>

 

27 12U

1

IB

78

01

 

 

 

Mode:

 

Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandis recog-

 

 

 

nized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Std.

Standardmode

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM

IBMmode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both

Both standardand IBMmodes

 

ASCII:

 

Indicatesthe ASCIIcodingof thecommand.Con-

 

 

 

trolcharactersareenclosedinpointedbrackets:For

 

 

 

example,<1>meanscharactercode 1.

 

 

Decimal:

 

Givesthe commandin decimalcharactercodes.

 

Hexadecimal:

Givesthecommandinhexadecimalchamctercodes.

Parametersfor whichvaluesmustbe suppliedare indicatedby italicletters such as n, m or d.

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ZA-200, ZA-250 specifications

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