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federal communications commission radio frequency interference statement this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part is of fcc rules. these limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference m a residential installation. this equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and. if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. however, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installanon. if thta equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - reorient or reloate the receiving antenna. * increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. * connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. * consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. for compliance with the federal noise interference standard, this equipment requires a shielded cable. the uhm~e .stutenlent applies only to printers marketed in the u.s.a. statement of the canadian department of comaunications radio interference regulations thts dignal apparatus does not exceed the class b limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the canadian department of communications. le present appareil numerique n?tmen pas de bruits radioelectriques dtpassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de ia classe b prescrites dam le reglement sur le brouillage radioelecrrique edicte par le minis&e des communications du canada. trademark acknowlidgements NX-2415, nb-15, nb24-15: star micronics co., ltd. ibm pc, pc-at, pc-xt, proprinter xl24, proprinter x24, proprinter ii, pc-dos: international business machines corp. microsoft basic, ms-dos: microsoft corporation lq-1050, lq-850, lq-1500: seiko epson corp. notice . all rights reserved. reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without star?s express permission is forbidden. . the contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. . all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press. however. should any errors be detected. star would greatly appreciate being informed of them. . the above notwithstanding, star can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual. 0 copyright 1989 star micronics co., ltd. free datasheet http:// b c. l. c l b. how to use this manual this manual is organized into nine chapters. to learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 3. the remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. it assumes a degree of acknowledge off the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers). the chapters are as follows: chapter 1 - setting up the printer this chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. read this chapter before you do anything else. chapter 2 - control panel operations there are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various functions related to paper handling, print modes and font selection. after getting set up, read this chapter and try out the procedures in it to find out how the printer works. chapter 3 - dip switch settings this chapter explains how to set the dip switches to make system settings on the printer. chapter 4 - printer control commands this chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. this section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer?s features. chapter 5 - download characters this chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters. , free datasheet http:// chapter 6 - ms-dos and your printer since the pc or pc-at family of computers running under ms-dos is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have in- cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. since virtually all pcs are sold with a microsoft basic interpreter, we have also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer. chapter 7 - troubleshooting and maintenance this section gives a checklist of points to check if your printer is not working in the expected way. it also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can carry out yourself. it is not, however, a complete service manual. call a qualified service engineer if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations. chapter 8 - specilications this section gives the specifications of your printer. chapter 9 - character sets these charts give the different character sets available, and the differences between national character sets (as set up with the dip switches). free datasheet http:// features of the printer this printer is a convenient, monochrome printer without frills but with a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. it supports the ibm/epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. some of its main features are the following: l extensive software support since it is compatible with the epson and ibm printers, it works with any software that supports those printers. that includes most word-processing and graphics programs, spread-sheets, and integrated software packages. l easy operation clearly understandable indicator displays and beep tones provide immedi- ate feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel. the five buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions, including micro-alignment. l easy care and maintenance the ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few minutes. l versatile paper handling single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-copy forms (up to triple-ply) are ali accepted, and you can use either tractor or friction feed. a special feature enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on other paper. l large variety of font styles and sizes the printer has one draft style and four lq styles (courier, sanserif, orator and script), plus italics for all styles, plus condensed print, bold print, double-sized print, quadruple-sized print. free datasheet http:// table of contents chapter 1 setting up the printer .............................................. .1 locating the printer .......................................................................... 1 unpacking and inspection ................................................................ 2 check the carton contents ........................................................ 2 parts name of the printer .......................................................... 3 setting up ........................................................................................ .4 mount the platen knob ............................................................ .4 install the ribbon cartridge ...................................................... .4 install the optional ic card ....................................................... 7 i connection .............................................................................. .8 loading single sheets .................................................................... 10 automatic loading ................................................................. .10 manual loading ...................................................................... 12 loading and parking fanfold forms ............................................. .13 loading the fanfold forms ..................................................... 13 loading the paper with pull tractor unit ................................. 15 paper parking ......................................................................... 17 paper unparking ..................................................................... 17 adjusting the printing gap ............................................................. 18 chapter 2 control panel operations ................................. .19 buttons and indicators .................................................................... 19 on line button .................................................................... 20 paper feed button ............................................................. 21 set/eject park button .................................................... .21 pitch button ........................................................................ .2 1 style button ........................................................................ 22 power-up functions ....................................................................... 23 short test mode ...................................................................... 23 long test mode.. .................................................................... .24 print ares test mode ................................................................ 24 stay in panel pitch ................................................................. .24 stay in panel style ................................................................. .25 stay in panel pitch and style .................................................. 25 hexadecimal dump ............................................................... .25 switch combination functions ...................................................... 28 form feed .............................................................................. .28 top of form ........................................................................... .29 forward micro-feed ............................................................... 29 reverse micro-feed ............................................................... .29 clearing the buffer ................................................................ .30 free datasheet http:// chapter 3 dip switch settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 location of the dip switches.. ...................................................... .3 1 functions of the dip switches ....................................................... 32 chapter 4 printer control commands ............................... .37 font control commands ............................................................... .38 character set commands .............................................................. .43 character size and pitch commands ............................................. 45 vertical position commands.. ....................................................... .53 horizontal position commands ..................................................... 60 graphics commands ..................................................................... .65 download character commands ................................................... 69 other printer control commands .................................................. 71 chapter 5 download characters ........................................... .77 defining your own characters ...................................................... 77 assigning the character data ................................................. .78 assigning a value of character apace .................................... .79 sample program ..................................................................... 79 chapter 6 ms-dos and your printer ....................................... .83 installing application software with your printer ....................... .83 embedding printer commands ..................................................... .84 programming the printer with dos commands ........................... .86 programming with basic ............................................................ .88 how the program works.. ...................................................... .94 modifications for ibm mode ................................................ .96 chapter 7 troubleshooting and maintenance ........... .97 troubleshooting ............................................................................ .97 power supply.. ....................................................................... .98 printing .................................................................................. .98 paper feeding.. ...................................................................... 100 maintenance ................................................................................. 103 replacing the ribbon ................................................................... 103 replacing the print head .............................................................. 104 replacing the battery in the ram card ...................................... 106 free datasheet http:// chapter 8 specifications ................................................................ 107 chapter 9 character sets ............................................................. 111 standard character set ................................................................. 112 ibm character set #2 ................................................................... 114 ibm character set #l ................................................................... 116 ibm special character set ........................................................... 117 international character sets ......................................................... 118 index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 free datasheet http:// l i chapter 1 setting up the printer subjects covered in chapter 1 include - l locating the printer l unpacking and inspection (names of parts) l setting up and connection l loading single sheets l loading and parking fanfold forms l adjusting the printing gap locating the printer before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it. by ?a suitable place?, we mean: . a firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free l away from excessive heat (such as direct sunlight, heaters, etc) l away from excessive humidity l away from excessive dust l supply it ?clean? electricity. don?t connect it to the same circuit as a large, noise-producing appliance such as a refrigerator. l make sure the line voltage is within 10% of the voltage specified on the identification plate. l a location with sufficient space to locate the printer and any paper to he fed into it, as well as the printed paper coming out. l if you are using a parallel connection to your computer, make sure that it is within 2m (6ft) of the printer (an rs-232 connection using the optional rs-232 interface can be made over longer distances). 1 free datasheet http:// unpacking and inspection check the carton contents now unpack the contents of the printer shipping carton, and check each item in the box against figure 1- 1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items). if any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. figure i-1. check to make sure you have all five items: 1) printer, 2) paper guide, 3) platen knob, 4) ribbon cartridge, and 5) user?s manual. - 2 free datasheet http:// the optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: 9 serial (rs-232) interface board l automatic sheet feeder l pull tractor unit l font card l ram card parts name of the printer make an external inspection of the printer. note the locations of the follow- ing parts: power entry slot release lever figure 1-z. the printer?s external parts bail lever: opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen. release lever: releases the platen. this lever must be down for printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms. top cover: protects the print head and other parts. rear cover: protects the sprocket feed mechanism. entry slot: for inserting single sheets of paper. control panel: controls various printer functions. power switch: switches power on and off. card slot: for inserting optional font card or ram card. connector: for connecting the computer to the printer. free datasheet http:// -- seltlng up place the printer inthe position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. this packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer in transit. you may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different location. mount the platen knob the platen knob is packed into a recess of the white foam packing material which held your printer inside the printer carton. be careful to remove the knob before disposing of the packing. mount the platen knob on the shaft on the right-hand side of the printer. turn the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position. \ pllaten knob figure t-3. mounting the platen knob install the ribbon cartridge remove the top cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the side), and pulling towards you. now install the ribbon. - - .- - - 4 free datasheet http:// 1. use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2. use the grips on the side of the ribbon cartridge to help locate the cartridge (squeeze them inwards gently), and make sure that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself. free datasheet http:// 3. the ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see figure l-6). -. -- - - figure i-6. pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield now, hold the top cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed. leave the top cover closed during normal operation. it keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer?s operating sounds. open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment. - - 6 free datasheet http:// ins tall the optional ic card this printer has five built-in character styles (fonts), and an1 1 k-byte data buffer. you can add more fonts or expand the data buffer by installing oprional ic cards (font card or ram card). to install or change an ic card, first turn off the power switch. then, insert the ic card into the slot at the bottom right front of the printer and slide it all the way in. figure 1-7. slide the jc card into the front slot with the power switch off. 7 free datasheet http:// connection connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable. on a pc or pc/at-type computer, this means that you use the 25way d- type connector at the computer end, and the amphenol-type 36-way connector at the printer end. the pinouts of the printer?s connector are given in chapter 8 if you need a cable for connection to another computer. plug the printer into a suitable mains outlet. however, do not turn on the power switch at the front of the printer yet. cable - -- - - - -. - - free datasheet http:// figure i-9. replacing the interface board 9 free datasheet http:// loading single sheets this section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. if you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (asf), read the asf instruction booklet. automatic loading i / single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or automatically with power on. we will start the easy way with automatic loading. i 1. place the paper guide in position, locating the lugs on the bottom of the assembly into the slots on the rear cover of the printer. figure t-70. mounmg the paper guide for single sheets 2. make sure that the release lever is down. if the fanfold paper is mounted on the printer, press the ( se&!!r? j button to park the paper, then move the release lever downwards. 10 free datasheet http:// 3. adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using (re- membering that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage). 4. place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop. adjustable paper guide 5. turn on the power using the switch at the front of the printer. the printer will beep, indicating that no paper is in position for printing. the orange power indicator also flashes to show this. 6. now press the ( se;5hecr 1 button. the paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper wilt be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. the paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position. 11 free datasheet http:// manual loading it is also possible to load papermanually while the printer?s power is off. the procedure is: 1. place the paper guide in position, locating the lugs on the bottom of the assembly into the slots on the rear cover of the printer. 2. check that printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the printer is down. 3. open the top cover, then move the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper bail. 4. adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using (re- membering that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage). 5. place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop. 6. turn the platen knob clockwise until the front edge of the paper comes out from under the top cover. 7. if the paper is not straight, move the release lever to the up position, straighten the paper by hand, then move the release lever back down. 8. move the bail lever back to close the paper bail. -.. - - -. - -. - - - - free datasheet http:// loading and parking fanfold forms fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. they are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain ?computer paper?. this printer accepts forms up to 16? wide. fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. loading the fanfold forms you can load the fanfold paper from the rear of the printer. 1. place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer. 2. turn the printer?s power off. 3. push the release lever to the upward position. this has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 4. remove the paper guide and put it aside for the moment. 5. remove the rearcover. grip it by its rear edge and lift upwards and back- wards as in figure 1-12. i figure i-12. opening the rear cover 13 free datasheet http:// 6. with the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets. 7. adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocket to release and lock the sprocket in positin (when the lever is down, the sprocket may be moved, and when it is up, the sprocket is locked). sprocket cove, clamp lever figure l-73. thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets 8. now close the sprocket covers, again making sure that the paper sprocket holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. if they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting - - in tearing and jamming of the paper. 9. turn on the printer using the switch at the front of the printer. the printer will beep (indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded). this is also confirmed by the orange power indicator flashing. 10. now press the < se~~~ct ) button. the paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. the paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position. 11. remount the rear cover. hold it tilted upward and insert the four tabs at the front into their slots. then rotate the cover downwards, pressing down on the thumb pads on the left and right to snap it into place. 14 - - - - - - free datasheet http:// 12. mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in figure 1-14, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper. figure l-74. mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms loading the paper with pull tractor unit you can load the fanfold paper by using the optional pull tractor unit. 1. remove the top cover, then move the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper bail. 2. set the dip switch l-4 to the off position. (see chapter 3 for details.) 3. mount the optional pull tractor unit onto the printer. grip the lock levers on both side and push the unit downwards onto the platen roller shaft to fit the tractor grips, as shown in figure 1-15. 4. place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer. 5. with the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets from the entry slot of the printer, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets. 6. adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocket to release and lock the sprocket in positin (when the lever is up, the sprocket may be moved, and when it is down, the sprocket is locked). 15 free datasheet http:// platen roller sha pull tractor unit ?pure 7-75. mounting the optional pull tractor unit -- . . rguro 7-m. i mead the tantold paper over the sprockets trom the entry slot of the printer -. 7. now close the sprocket covers, again making sure that the paper sprocket holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. if they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. 8. 1 mount the new top cover. i 16 free datasheet http:// i l.. l i b. i i. l. l l l t l paper parking after loading fanfold paper with the internal tractor unit, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. the printer will ?park? it for you if you follow the procedure below. 1. paper parking starts with power on, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, the release lever up. 2. press the ( on line 3 button on the control panel to set the printer off- line (on line indicator off). 3. tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover. if necessary, press the (paper feeds button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the top cover, and tear there. 4. press the ( se~~~ct > button on the control panel. the printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen. 5. move the release lever to the down position. 6. mount the paper guide in the upright position. now you can load single sheets either automatically or manually, as ex- plained previously. the fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer. paper unparking when you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows. 1. remove all single sheets from the printer. 2. mount the paper guide in the horizontal position. 3. move the release lever to the up position. 4. press the ( se&e&ct ) button. the printer will automatically feed the parked fanfold paper into position for printing. 17 free datasheet http:// adjusting the printing gap the distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. to make this adjustment, remove the top cover. the adjustment lever is located near the right end of the paper bail. pulling the adjustment lever upwards narrows the gap; pushing it downwards widens the gap. there are five positions; you can feel the lever clicking into each position. the second position from the top is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper. try different positions until you get the best printing results. adjustment lever i figure 7-76. adjusting for different thicknesses of paper 18 free datasheet http:// chapter 2 control panel operations the control panel buttons can be pressed singly to perform the operations indicated by their names. other functions can be obtained by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer?s power on. still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. this chapter explains all the button and indicator functions. l pause printing l feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse) . park fanfold forms l set the top-of-form position l select the print pitch l select a font style l print test patterns . prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections l print a hexadecimal dump l clear the printer?s buffer buttons and indicators the printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel: from right to leftthey are,( on line xpaper feeds and( se~!~ct )(largerbuttons), and (pitch) and (style) (smaller buttons). the following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel. micfki !xed figure 2-l. control panel free datasheet http:// on line button the ( on line ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. the state changes each time you press the button. in the on-line state the printer receives data from the computer and prints the data. in the off-line state the printer stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data. the printer powers up in the on-line state if paper is present. if paper is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the power indicator flashing. when you load paper the power indicator stops flashing, but the printer remains off-line. to start printing you must press the ( on line ) button go on-line. -- the three main times when you will want to press the( on line )button are: l before and after any other panel operation the other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. first press the ( on line ) button to go off-line, then perform the panel operation, then press the( on line )button again to go back on-line. . to pause during printing if you press the ( on line ) button during printing, the printer stops printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting. printing resumes when you press the ( on line > button again to go back on-line. . to cut fanfold forms at the end of printing when using fanfold forms, if you hold the ( on line )button down for one second, in addition to go off-line the printer feeds the paper about two inches forward, allowing you to cut it off just below the last line printed. when you press the ( on line )button again to go back on-line, the paper feeds backward about one inch, stopping in the right place to resume printing. .- free datasheet http:// l paper feed button if you press this button in off-line, the paper feeds forward. if you hold this button down, the printer performs consecutive line feeds. while you are feeding lines, if you also press the ( on line > button, the paper will feed to the top of the next page. this is explained later. if you press this button in on-line, this will alternately illuminate and extinguish the quiet indicator. when in quiet mode with the quiet indicator illuminating, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level. set/eject park button pressing this button causes the printer to execute paper loading if the paper has not loaded while in the off-line state. if the paper has been loaded, this button causes the printer in different functions depending on the release lever position if the release lever is set to the upward position for the fanfold forms, this button operates to park the fanfold forms to the backward position. if the release lever is set to the downward position for the single sheets, pressing this button ejects the paper. this button has no effect if the optional pull tractor unit is mounted. pitch button this button selects the print pitch that will be printed. remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in this order: pitch indicator(s) pica 10 cpi elite 10 cpi, 15 cpi semi-condensed 15 cpi condensed pica 10 cpi, cond condensed elite 10 cpi, 15 cpi, cond proportional prop condensed proportional cond, prop i holding down this button will cycle continuously between these options. c i 21 free datasheet http:// style button this button selects the font style to be printed. courier style is always selected at power-up. to change to one of the other styles, set the printer off- line, then press the (style) button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. the selections cycle in the following order: font style indicator(s) courier courier courier italic courier, italic prestige courier, orator prestige italic courier, orator, italic orator orator orator italic orator, italic script orator, option script italic orator, option, italic option option option italic option, italic draft (all indicators off) draft italic italic i holding down this button will cycle continuously between these options. the font style can also be selected by printer commands given in chapter 4. 22 free datasheet http:// power-up functions in addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on. 0 power stay in panel pitch ?igum 2-2. power-up functions of control panel short test mode if the printer is turned on while the ( on line > button is pressed, the printer will enter the short self-test mode. the printer will start printing as soon as the ( on line ) button is released, and will print the version number of the printer?s rom, followed by six lines of the character set. each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. the final result will be something like the following. 1 i figure 2-3. short self-test since the test print occupies the whole width of the carriage, it is recom- mended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possible damage to the print head and/or platen. 23 free datasheet http:// long test mode if the printer is turned on while the (paper feed) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. the printer will start printing as soon as the (paper feed) button is released, and will print the version number of the printer?s rom, followed by the whole character set printed in each font styles and pitch available. the test cycles endlessly. to stop the test you must switch power off. since the test print occupies the whole width of the carriage, it is recom- mended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possible damage to the print head and/or platen. in addition, the total number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accomodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is certainly suggested for this test. print area test mode if you want to know how many lines on your paper can be printed, try to run this print area test. by holding the ( se~~&ct )button down during power- up, the printer will enter the print area test mode. the printer will print the first line message, then prints the last line message on your single sheet after feeding the paper to the bottom of the paper. if you have loaded the fanfold paper, the printer shows only the first line. stay in panel pitch by holding the (pitch) button down during power-up, you can prevent software interference with the print pitch selected from the control panel. you will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on. after the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line and start printing. the pitch you selected will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue. 24 free datasheet http:// stay in panel style if held down during power-up, the (style) button prevents software inter- ference with the font style selected from the control panel. there will be an acknowledging beep, after which you can set the printer off-line, select a font style, then return to the on-line state and start printing. the selected font style will not be changed by any commands sent by software. stay in panel pitch and style if you want to protect both the pitch and font style settings from software changes, press the(pitch)and (style) buttons during power-up. there will be a little long acknowledging beep. pressing these buttons during power-up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel. hexadecimal dump this feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing pro- grams and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (some computers change the codes the programmer intended.) in this mode, all received data will bc printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes. this mode is accessed with the following procedure: 1. holding both me (paper feed) and ( se~%$~~ ) buttons down, turn power on. a beep tone will be heard. 2. start printing. in place of the usual printout you will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives. each line presents sixteen characters, their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on the right. 3. at the end of the hexadecimal dump, set the printer off-line with the ( on line ibutton. this is necessary to print the last line. 25 free datasheet http:// the following basic program is a simple test you can run in hexadecimal mode: 10 for i=0 to 255 20 lprint chr$(i); 30 next i 40 lprint 50 end if your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like figure 2-4. 00 01 ul u'ia 04 05 06 07 08 09 oa 08 oc 00 oe of 10 ,i 1: 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f ?0 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 28 2c 20 2e 2f .;"#;xs' ;;;;:l:; 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3a 3b 3c 30 3e 3f 01234567 89:;<=>? 40 41 4) 43 44 45 4b 47 48 49 4a 48 4c 40 4e 4f @abcdefg hijklmno 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 56 59 sa 58 5c 5@ 5e 5f pqrstuvw xyz[\j-- bu 61 hi 6: 64 b5 66 67 68 69 6a 68 6c 60 6e 6f ?abcdefg hijklmno 7u fl ii 7: 74 75 ib 77 78 79 7a 78 7c 70 7e 7f pqrstuvw xyz{t)" ~$0 81 82 8: 64 85 &b 67 88 89 8a 88 uc 80 8e 8f 90 91 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9a 9e 9c 90 9e 9f . a0 al ai a.i a4 a5 ah a7 a8 a9 aa ak ac ad ae af ._...., 80 hi rl 133 84 85 kb 8>-f 88 b9 ba bb e;c bd be bf (;i, c 1 i,z c? co c5 cb c7 c6 c9 ca cr cc [cd ce cf liu l'l dl d' ii4 d5 db d7 d8 d9 da db dc dd de of 1-u t i lz ed t4 es e6 t-7 ed e9 ea eb ec ed ee ef fij f i k? f+ f4 f5 fb f7 fb f9 fa fb fl fd fe ff uli ua figure z-4. sample hexadecimal dump most basics, however, are not quite that straightforward. for example, the ibm-pc prints the following. uu ill u; 03 114 05 06 07 06 09 oa ot; oc od oa oe ut ii, 1; i3 14 15 i6 i:' '18 19 1c 1c 10 1e if ,i u 2 i 2 i 2 3 2 4 : i 2 b 2 7 28 29 2a 28 2c 2d 2e 2f .p#&: ij;;:::; 5u 31 31 3 3 3 4 3 '. j 3 6 3 7 38 39 3a 38 3c 3u 3e 3f 01234567 89:.<=,? 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 40 4e 4f @abcdefg hijklmno !,o 51 52 s;? 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5k 5c 5d 5e 5f pqrstuvw xyz[\]'- b0 bl bi 05 64 65 6b 67 68 69 6a 68 6c 6l) 6e 6f abcdefg hijklmno -'ii 71 ii 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 ?a 78 7c 70 7e 7f pqrstuvw xyz{l)? 60 61 8: 83 84 65 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 80 8e 8f . 9u 91 yl 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9a 9r 9c 9d 9e 9f . a0 al ai ai a4 a5 a6 a7 a8 a9 aa ak ac ad ae af 80 61 t;< 61 k4 b5 66 87 68 89 ba br bc bd be bf l 0 l 1 c l t: 3 c 4 h 5 c 6 c 7 c8 c9 ca cr cc cd ce cf d 0 u ll : us l14 05 06 07 08 d9 da 06 dc dd de of . co el el ej e4 ec, e6 e7 e8 e9 ea eb ec ed ee ef fi:i fl fz fj f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 fa fb fc fd fe ff 00 cia i figure 2-5. sample hexadecimal dump with ibm-pc 26 free datasheet http:// when the ibm-pc basic interpreter sends hex code od (carriage return) it adds an extra hex oa (line feed). hex code 1a (end-of-file) also gets special treatment: the interpreter does not send it at ah. this can cause problems that generate graphics or download character data, but there is a solution. try changing line 20 in the preceding program and adding the coding shown below. coding for ibm-pc with monochrome display: 20 gosub 100 100 o=inp(&h379) :if 0<128 then 100 110 out &h378,1 : out &h37a, 5 :out &h37a,4 120 return coding for ibm-pc with color adapter: 20 gosub 100 100 o=inp(&h3bd) :if 0<128 then 100 110 out &h3bc,i :out &h3be,5 :out &h3be,4 120 return l b c 27 free datasheet http:// switch combination functions several additional functions can be obtained by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. top of form clearing the buffer f/guru z-6. switch combination functions of control panel form feed if you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. if you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page. 1. press the ( on line ) button to set the printer off-line. 2. press the (paper feed) button and hold it down. the printer will start performing successive line feeds. 3. still holding the (paper feed) button down, press the ( on line ) button, then release both buttons. the printer will smoothly eject the current page. 28 free datasheet http:// top of form when you turn on printer power, the top-of-form position is automatically set to the current position. if this is not where you want the top of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows. 1. press the ( on line > button to set the printer off-line. 2. move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing the gaper feed?) button, or by performing a forward or reverse micro-feed. 3. press and hold the ( on line ) button. 4. press and hold the (pitch) button. 5. release both buttons at the same time. the printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set. forward micro-feed . for fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows: 1. press the ( on line > button lo set the printer off-line. 2. press the ( on line ) button again and hold it down. 3. press the (paper feed) button. the paper will start advancing in a series of small steps. when you want to stop, release both buttons. reverse micro-feed you can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a higher position on the same page. note:with fanfold forms, do not try to return to a previous page. the per- foration may catch inside the printer. 1. press the ( on line 1 button to set the printer off-line. 2. press the ( on line > button again and hold it down. 3. press the ( =vbcct ) button. the paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps. when you want to stop, release both buttons. free datasheet http:// clearing the buffer when dip switch 2-l is on, the printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. this creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printer may be holding much more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way: 1. halt the printing program on the computer. if printing stops immedi- ately, the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary. if printing does not stop, continue as follows: 2. press the ( on line ) button to set the printer off-line. printing will now stop, but there may be data remaining in the buffer. 3. press and hold the ( on line ) button. 4. press and hold the (style) button. continue holding these two buttons down. in about three seconds you will hear a beep tone signaling that the buffer has been cleared. 5. release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then set the printer back on-line. it is essential to halt the printing program on the computer before you go off- line. otherwise, when you go back on-lint the computer will start sending data again and the printer will continue printing, with missing data where the buffer was cleared. 30 - - free datasheet http:// . l . chapter 3 dip switch settings the bank of dip (dual in-line package) switches inside the printer is used for various functions. this chapter explains where the dip switches are located, and how to use them. location of the dip switches when you remove the printer?s cover and look inside, you will see on the green board at the bottom of the printer two groups of small white switches marked dswl and dsw2. these are the printer?s dip switches. dswl has eight switches, named l-l to l-8 from left to right. dsw2 has eight switches named 2-1 to 2-8. figure 3-i. dip switches for all switches, the on position is towards the back of the printer and the off position is towards the front. to set a dip switch, use a ballpoint pen or other small implement to move the switch to the on or off position. the printer?s power should be off when you set the dip switches. settings made while power is on do not take effect until power is switched off, then on again, because the printer reads the dip switches only at power-up. 31 free datasheet http:// functions of the dip switches the printer is delivered with all dip switch set to the on position. these am the standard settings. by changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. the following questions will help you make the right settings. switch function on off l-l page length 11 inches 12 inches 1-2 auto cr yes no l-3 bottom margin none 1 inch l-4 auto sheet feeder inactive active l-5 paper-out detector enabled disabled 1 l-6 1 printer mode 1 standard 1 ibm 2-l 2-2 2-3 2-4 usage of ram 1 buffer international character set 1 download font style and pitch selection 2-8 1 printing area 1 atype 1 btype switch l-l: is the page length of your paper 11 inches or 12 inches? leave this switch on if you will be using 1 l-inch forms. move it to the off position if you will be using 12-inch forms. switch 1-2: do you want an automatic carriage return? leave this switch on. the printer will automatically perform a carriage return by moving to the left margin at each line feed. even if your software sends a separate carriage-return code, an extra carriage return does no harm because two consecutive carriage returns are the same as one. very few pro- grams require this switch to be off. - - - 32 free datasheet http:// switch 1-3: do you want a bottom margin? leave this switch on if you do not want to set the bottom margin. move it to the off position if you want to set the bottom margin to the l-inch. switch 1-4: are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder (asf)? to use the automatic sheet feeder, move this switch to the off position. otherwise leave it on. switch 1-5: do you want the printer to stop printing at the end of the paper, or to keep printing? leave this switch on except when you need to print very close to the end of the paper. when this switch is off the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge. switch 1-6: do you want to use the printer in standard mode or ibmmode? select the mode compatible with your computer and software. in standard mode the printer operates like the epsonlq-1050. in ibm mode it operates like the ibm proprinter xl24. the on position selects standard mode. the off position selects ibm mode. switch 1-7: the action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch l-6. if you selected standard mode, do you want italics or graphic char- actes? leave this switch on to print italics in the standard character set. if you set this switch to the off position, in place of italics you will get the graphic characters, international characters, and mathematical symbols of ibm character set #2. see chapter 9, character codes 128 to 254. if you selected ibm mode, do you want ibm character set #l or #2? on selects character set #2, which is for computers with an 8-bit interface (the most common kind). off selects character set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface. free datasheet http:// switch 1-8: do you want an automatic line feed? if you leave this switch at the on position, a separate line-feed code is required to obtain a line feed, if you move this switch to the off position, the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage-return code. most computer systems send a line feed code, or both a carriage return and line feed, at the end of each line, so this switch should be left on. if you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if lines overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch. switch 2-1: does your software download new characters to the printer? to download characters this switch must be off. the printer then uses its ram memory for storing character patterns and provides only a one-line print buffer. if you leave this switch on the printer uses its ram memory as an input buffer, allowing the computer to send data faster than the printer prints. switches 2-2 to 2-4: do you want an international character set? international character sets differ in their assignment of 14 character codes. see the character tables at the back of this manual. with the dip switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows: * denmark/norway when switch 1-6 is off and switch l-7 is on. switches 2-5 to 2-7: what font style and print pitch do you want? you can select the default font style and print pitch by setting these switches as shown next. 34 free datasheet http:// -. . . l b_ c . c a. l. l.. switch 2-8: which type of printing area format do you want to use for single sheets? this printer can use two types of printing area format for single sheets. by putting the switch on (?a type?), the top of the first line of printing will start to one inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end to print 6 mm from the bottom of the paper. by putting the swich off (?b type?), the top of the first line of printing will start l/6 inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end l/3 inch from the bottom of the paper. l 35 free datasheet http:// . memo 4 - free datasheet http:// chapter 4 printer control commands l l l i i l l i. : the printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and ibm mode. in standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the epson lq-1050. in ibm mode, the printer emulates the ibm proprinter xl24. additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. the emulation is changed by means of dip switch l-6. when on, the printer will be in standard mode, and when off, the printer will be in ibm emulation mode (see chapter 3). it is not possible to change the emulation mode by means of software control or the front control panel. this chapter describes the printer?s control commands. some commands are common to both the standard and ibm modes. in the descriptions of the com- mands, all commands will be given by function. the name of each command is followed by a table like the one below: mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both - many commands have alternative forms. some commands use select courier characters n font style 0 courier (initial value) 1 optional font 2 prestige 3 orator 4 script mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both 'i(? 'i(,? ?f" ?i)" ?),' "0" 40 40 70 41 41 48 28 28 46 29 29 30 changes to the courier font. ignored if the (swim) button was pressed during power-up. select optional characters mode ascii decimal hexadecimal bo* ?(? ?ys? ?f? 6.)? ..),, ?1" 40 40 70 41 41 49 28 28 46 29 29 31 changes to the optional font. ignored if the (sitit] button was pressed during power-up. select prestige characters mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both "(" "(" "f" ")" ")" "2" 40 40 70 41 41 5'2 28 28 46 29 29 32 changes to the prestige font. ignored if the (style) button was pressed during power-up. se/ect orator characters mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both ?(" "(" "f' ")" ?i)" "3" 40 40 70 41 41 51 28 28 46 29 29 33 changes to the orator font. ignored if the (%ike) button was pressed during power-up. 39 free datasheet http:// select script characters mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both ?(4? ?(? ?sf? ?)? ,,),, ?4? 40 40 70 41 41 52 28 20 46 29 29 34 changes to the script font. ignored if the (style) button was pressed during power-up. select italic characters - mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both ?(? ?(? ?i? ?6)? s.),, ?1? 40 40 73 41 41 49 28 20 49 29 29 31 _ .- std. emphasized printing mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both stop underlining mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ii ( ?6 l . ( ?i ?_? ?),, ?,),, "0" 40 40 45 41 41 48 28 28 2d 29 29 30 both cancel superscript or subscript mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both select character set #2 mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both ? enable printing of all character codes on next character mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ibm elite pitch mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both condensed printing mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both . . expanded printing for one line mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both select fixed spacing mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both cesc> ?p? ?0? 27 112 48 1b 70 xi select double or quadruple size mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both return to normal height ~1 terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height. select character height, width, and line spacing mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both select character type and print pitch mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ibm cesc> ?i? n 27 73 n 1b 49 n selects a combination of character type and print pitch according to the value of n as shown below. n character type print pitch 0 resident draft pica 8 resident draft elite 16 resident draft condensed 2 resident lq pica 10 resident lq elite 18 resident lq condensed 3 resident lq proportional 4 download draft pica 12 download draft elite 20 download draft condensed 6 download lq pica 14 download lq elite 22 download lq condensed 7 download lq proportional ignored if the (mj and/or (pitch) button was pressed during power-up. 52 free datasheet http:// vertical position commands set line spacing to l/6 inch mode ascii decimal both set base unit for line spacing mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ibm l, l execute perform one n/l 80-inch or n/216-inch line feed mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both . . . l.. i l set page length to n lines mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both cancel top and bottom margins mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both set vertical tab stops mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both vertical tab imode 1 ascii 1 decimal 1 hexadecimal i i i i both 1 set right margin mode ascii decimal hexadecimal std. set automatic line feed mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ibm l... l l. l l 4.. * i i i. i right justify mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both reset all tab stops mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ibm cesc> ?r? 27 02 18 52 resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9. also clears all vertical tab stops. horizontal tab mode ascii decimal hexadecimal - -- both cht> 9 09 moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. ignored if - there is no next horizontal tab stop in the current line. note that when underlining is selected, spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are _- not underlined. relative horizontal tab mode ascii decimal hexadecimal std. cesc> ?t? nl n2 27 92 nl n.2 1b 5c nl n.2 ibm cfs> ?t? nl n2 20 92 nl n2 1c 5c nl n2 moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum 1440 dots). ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. the formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: if n2 is between 0 and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + n2 x 256) dots. if n2 is between 64 and 127, the print head moves left by (nl + [n2- 641 x 256) dots. relative horizontal tab in inches mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both cesc> ?d? nl n2 27 100 nl n2 18 04 nl n2 sets the next print position to (nl + n2 x 256)/120 inches from the current position. ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. the maximum position is 13.6 inches. 64 free datasheet http:// absolute horizontal tab in inches mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both select graphics mode mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both cesc> ?*? fio nl 27 42 n0 nl 1b 2a n0 nl n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of no and prints dot graphics in this mode. see - select graphics mode mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ibm cesc> ?1? ?g? nl d 27 91 103 nl n2 1 b 58 67 nl n2 m0 ml m.2 . . . m0 ml m2... m0 ml m2... selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of m0 and prints dot graphics in this mode. the graphic image is (nl + n2 x 256) - 1 dots wide. see cesc> ?k? ( for 8-bit graphics) or l l l. i.. i l l l : i download character commands define download characters mode ascii decimal hexadecimal ._. copy character set from rom into ram card mode ascii decimal hexadecimal std. other printer control commands set msb to 1 mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both repeat data mode ascii decimal hexadecimal i . . cancel immediate print . . l. i r l. mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both bell imode 1 ascii 1 decimal 1 hexadecimal i 1 both i cbel> i 7 i 07 i sounds a brief beep tone from the printer?s beeper. bidirectional printing mode ascii decimal hexadecimal both auto feed mode ascii decimal hexadecimal bo* memo free datasheet http:// chapter 5 download characters with this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex chinese or japanese characters. regular characters are permanently stored in the printer?s rom, but char- acters you design are downloaded and stored in ram for use. defining your own characters designing and printing your own characters has two requirements: firstly, designing the shape of the character, calculating the data necessary to make the shape, and sending that data to the printer, and secondly, sending the command to print the downloaded characters instead of the regular charac- ters. there are a number of design constraints for download characters: l the matrix or grid on which you design the characters is depending on the print mode as shown below: character mode horizontal vertical draft characters 9 24 lq pica characters 29 24 lq elite characters 23 24 lq semi-condensed 15 24 lq proportional 37 24 draft super/subscript 7 16 lq super/subscript 23 16 lq prop. super/subscript 23 16 l the minimum width of a character is five dots. l dots cannot overlap. l you may define any position in the ascii table, except the block graphics area when you are downloading in the ibm mode. free datasheet http:// we will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. ascii code: 60 left space: 4 character width: right space: 3 29 now, we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. each vertical column (which has a maxi- mum of 24 dots) is first divided into three groups (or two groups for super/ subscripts) of eight dots. each group of eight dots is represented by one byte, which consists of eight bits. that?s where the numbers down the left side of the grid come in. notice that there is a number for each row of dots and that each number is twice the number below it. by making these numbers of two we can take any combination of dots in a vertical column and assign them a unique value. - free datasheet http:// l.. l b.. t . assigning a value of character space besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer allows you to specify the position in the standard grid where the character will print. you must specify the dot column in which the printed character starts and the dot column in which the character ends. why, you may ask, would you want to define a character this way instead of merely defining the overall width of the character? because this printer?s proportional character definitions can also be used to print normal width characters. and by centering even the narrow characters in the complete grid they will look good even you aren?t printing them proportionally. the three bytes are used to specify the width of the character and the space to be allowed on either side of it. the left space (in dot columns) is specified by mo and the right space is specified by m2. the second byte (ml) specifies the number of columns of dots that will be printed by the character. by varying the width of the character itself and the spaces around it, you can actually create proportional width characters. when defining characters, the number of printed columns (ml), and the sum of side spaces and the character width (mo+mz+m2) cannot exceed the value shown below. character mode ml mo+ml +m2 draft characters 9 12 lq pica characters 29 36 lq elite characters 23 30 lq semi-condensed 1.5 24 lq proportional 37 42 draft super/subscript 7 12 lq super/subscript 23 36 lq prop. super/subscript 23 42 sample program to demonstrate how to use the download characters, let?s use the ?tele- phone? character and the other user-defined characters to print a small graph. this program will do just that: 79 free datasheet http:// 1000 lprint chr$(27);"xl"; 1010 lprint chr$(27); "&";chr$(o);chr$(60):chr$(61); 1020 restore 1540 1030 for n=60 to 61 1040 read ls :lprint chr$(ls); 1050 read cw :lprint chr$(cn); 1060 read rs :lprint chr$(rs): 1070 for m=l to cw*3 1080 read mm 1090 lprint chr$(mh); 1100 next i4 1110 next n 1120 lprint chr$(27);"d";chr$(ll);chr$(o) 1130 lprint chr$(27);"k";chr$(4); 1140 lprint chr$(27);"h";chr$(l); 1150 lprint n diffusion ranges of? 1160 lprint ' cars 6 telephones" 1170 lprint chr$(27);"h";chr$(o) 1180 lprint chr$(27);"k";chr$(o); 1190 lprint chr$(27);"%1": 1200 lprint "usa";chr$(9); 1210 for i=0 to 681 step 25 :lprint chr$(60); :next i 1220 lprint 1230 lprint chrs(9): 1240 for i=0 to';si.step 25 :lprint chr$(61); :next i 1250 lprint 1260 lprint "germany";chr$(9); 1270 for i=0 to 412 step 25 :lprint chr$(60); :next i 1280 lprint 1290 lprint chrs(9); 1300 for i=0 to 408 step 25 :lprint chrs(61): :next i 1310 lprint 1320 lprint "japan";chr$(9); 1330 for i-o to 347 step 25 :lprint chr$(60); :next i 1340 lprint 1350 lprint chr$(9): 1360 for i=0 to 493 step 25 :lprint chrs(61): :next i 1370 lprint 1380 lprint chr$(9);"+-"; 1390 scales="+-+-" 1400 for i=2 to s :lprint scales; :next i 1410 lprint "+-+" 1420 lprint chrs(9);"o "; 1430 for i=1 to 8 1440 lprint u ";i; 1450 next i 1460 lprint chr$(27);"%0" 1470 lprint chrs(27);"m"; 1480 lprint chrq(27);"so"; 1490 lprint chr$(9);"(100 units/1000 persons)" 1500 lprint chrs(27);"t"; 1510 lprint chr$(27):"@" 1520 end 1530 ' data 1540 ' telephone symbol 1550 data 4, 29, 3 1560 data 7, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 23. 0. 0, 40, 0, 0. 19, 15,192 1570 data 40, 16, 0, 00, 47,192, 32, so, 0, so,175,192, 47, so, 0 1580 data 80.175.192, 47, so, 0, 60,163,192, 33, 64, 0, 80,163,192 1590 data 33, 64, 0, 80,163,192, 47, so, 0, 80,175,192, 47, 00, 0 80 - free datasheet http:// 1600 data 80,175,192, 1610 data 1620 1 cai 40, 0, 0. symbol 1630 data 4. 29, 3 1640 data 0, 30, 0, 1650 data 0, 3, 64, 1660 data 20,124, 0, 1670 data 63,128, 0, 1680 data 64,124,128, 1690 data 51, 3, 0, 32, so, 0, so, 47,192, 40, 16, 0. 19, 15,192 23, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0 0, 0, 0, 0, 60, 0. 0. 3, 0, 0,252,128 1,252,128, 2, 3, 64, 5,124,128. 10, 3, 0 40, 0, 0, 80,126, 0, 32, 0, 0, 64,126, 0 64,126, 0, 63,128, 0, 64,124, 0, 32, 3, 0 32, 3, 64, 64,124,128, 48, 3, 64, 76.124,128 12,252, 0, 3, 0, 0. 0,254, 0 diffusion ranges of cars & telephones . free datasheet http:// memo -- ..- -. free datasheet http:// chapter 6 ms-dos and your printer when using your printer with an ibm pc, pc-xt, or pc-at or compatible, you will probably be using pc-dos or ms-dos as an operating system. a number of software tricks may be useful here. this chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. to learn how to print files, etc. it is best to read the relevant parts of these manuals. installing application software with your printer when installing application software, you may find that your printer is not specifically mentioned in the lists of printers given for installation. how- ever, this should pose no problem. read this section, and guidelines provided with your software on printer installation. if you have your printer set up in standard mode, then choose an epson lq- 1050 or lq-850 as your printer to be selected. if neither of these are mentioned, choose one of the following (in order of preference): star nb-15, star nb24-15, epson lq-1000, epson lq-1500. if you have your printer set up with the dip switches to emulate an ibm proprinter xl24, simply choose this from the list of printers available in the application software list. if the ibm proprinter xl24 is not mentioned, use proprinter x24 or proprinter ii. if your software package does not mention printers by name, but asks instead what features your printer is capable of, the most common questions are: ?can your printer perform a backspace?? and ?can it do a hardware form feed??. you should answer ?yes? to both these questions. other software packages may well allow you to install specific features. spreadsheet programs will often ask for the maximum number of columns to be printed. this is given below. 83 free datasheet http:// number of columns cpi pica 10 136 elite 12 163 condensed pica 17.1 233 condensed elite 20 272 proportional variable sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequence to return to the default settings. the command for your printer is if you want to print a title in double-size script, then change to regular-size courier for some text that includes italics, you can use these commands as follows: file as seen on computer screen: ((f))4 ((s))3 printer commands ((f))o ((s))o font style, size, bold print, and ((1))litalic ((1))ocommands can be embedded ((1))lanywhere ((1))oin a document. printout: . p-t- cow font style, size, bold print, and italic commands can be embedded anywhere in a document. when you use these commands there are several points to note: l the font style ((f)) and italic ((i)) commands are ignored if the (trle) button was held down when power was switched on. l a line consisting of commands alone prints as a blank line. l software does not know that these commands are commands, so you cannot trust your software to give you the correct line width. the printed line may be considerably shorter than the line on the screen; the missing space is the space that was occupied by the commands. one way to handle the last problem is to prepare your document without the commands, then insert them as a final step, with the margins released. the find, replace, and copy functions of word-processing software can be helpful here. if you do not use these commands or the panel controls, the printer will print standard-size, draft, non-bold, non-italic characters. free datasheet http:// the printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadruple-size printing. most of these other commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. if your software enables you to place the escape code in your files, or if you were able to define this as a user option during installation, you can also embed these escape sequences. programming the printer with dos commands if your system includes the file print.com you can use the main dos printing command. simply type the word print followed by the name of the file you want to print. to print a file named readme.doc, for example, type: - a>print readme.doc the computer may respond with the following message, asking which printer to use: name of list device [prn] : if your computer is connected to only one printer, press return to select the default choice (prn). printing will begin and the a> prompt will reappear. you can execute other commands or programs while the file is being printed. a single print command can print two or more files. list the file names consecutively on the same line, or use wild-card characters (* and ?). each file will be printed starting on a new page. the print command also has control options. for example, you can terminate a printing job in progress with the /?i option. (the printer may not stop printing immediately it may have considerable data stored ahead in its buffer.) for the fl option, type: - a>print/t see your dos manual for further information about the print command. if your system does not include print.com, you can print files by using the prn device name in copy or type commands such as the following: a>copy readme.doc prn a>type readme.doc >prn 86 - - free datasheet http:// copy and type do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. if you want a particular font style, or print pitch, you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing. see chapter 2. c. if you print from the dos command level very often, it will be advantageous to create a printer setup file. then instead of setting font style etc. manually each time, you can complete the setup with a single command from your computer. for example, you can create a file containing printer commands to select letter quality, and select elite pitch. you can find the commands in chapter 4. we suggest the following: c l. l letter quality ?v indicates that the following character is a control code. ?v[ enters the cesc> code. 1100 ' start printing 1110 width "lpt1:",255 1120 lprint e$;"d";chr$(3);chr$(24);chr$(o) 'set ht 1130 lprint c$:"font styles are:" 1140 lprint h$;d$;"draft characters,"; 1150 lprint hs:cs:"courier characters." 1160 lprint h$jp$:"prestige characters,"; 1170 lprint h$;o$;"orator characters," 1180 lprint h$;s$;"script characters," 1190 lprint e$;"4"; 'select italics 1200 lprint h$;d$;"and ";c$:"italics ";p$;"for ": 1210 lprint o$:"all ";s$:"styles." 1220 lprint e$;"s" 'cancel italics 1230 lprint c$:"print pitches are:" 1240 lprint h$;pi$;"pica pitch (10 cpi),"; 1250 lprint h$:e$;"h":"elite pitch (12 cpi)," 1260 lprint h$;e$;"g"; "semi-condensed pitch (15 cpi),": 1270 lprint h$;pi$; 1280 lprint chr$(15); 'select condensed print 1290 lprint "condensed pica pitch (17 cpi)," 1300 lprint h$*e$"'li"* 1310 lprint chr$(;8) ' "condensed elite pitch (20 cpi),"; 'cancel condensed print 1320 lprint h$;e$;"pl"; 'select proportional spacing 1330 lprint pi$;"normal proportional,"; 1340 lprint h$;chr$(15);"and condensed proportional."; 1350 lprint chrc(18); 1360 lprint e$;"po" 'cancel proportional spacing 1370 lprint 1380 lprint h$.e$*"wl "."double-height,";es;"wo" 1390 lprint hsiesi"wl"i"double width. ":es:"wo" 1400 lprint h$icti$(28j;0'et';chr$(2);;1tripie width,"; 1410 lprint chr$(28);"e";chr$(o) 1420 lprint h$;e$;"h":chr$(l);"double-sized," 1430 lprint h$:e$:"h";chr$(2);"quad-sized."; 1440 lprint e$;"h";chr$(o) 1450 lprint :lprint 1460 lprint e$:'q";chr$(47) 'set right margin 1470 lprint c$;"various line and character spacings:" 1480 lprint e$;"al" 'center text 1490 for i=1 to 7 1500 lprint e$;"a";chr$(i); 'line spacing set 1510 lprint es;" ";chr$(i); 'increase character space 1520 lprint "the spacings are changed" 1530 next i 1540 for i=6 to 1 step -1 1550 lprint e$:"a":chr$(i); 'line spacing set 1560 lprint es:" ";chr$(i): 'increase character space 1570 lprlnt "the spacings are changed" 1580 next i 1590 lprint e$:"ao" 'left justify 1600 lprint e$;"3";chr$(30); 'set l/6" line spacing 1610 lprint es;" ";chr$(o); 'normal character space 1620 lprint :lprint 1630 lprint cs:"other features:" 1640 lprint h~~e$:"q";chr$(l):"outlined";e$;"q";c~$(o);", "; 1650 lprint e$;"q";chr$(2);"shadcwed";e$;"q";chr$(o);", "; 1660 lprint e$:"q";chr$(3);'outlined with shadowed": 1670 lprint es:"o":chrs(o):". " 1680 lprint h$.e$'"e"." ?emphasized";e$;"f";", a*; 1690 lprint e$, :"&; "dbuble-strlke";e$; "h";", 44; 1700 lprint es:"-l";"underlining";e$;"-o";", " 1710 lprint h$;e$;" l";"overlining";e$;" o";", "; 1720 lprint e$;"so"t"superscript";e$:"t"t" and "; 89 free datasheet http:// - 1730 lprint e$;"sl";"svbscript";e$;"t";", " 1740 lprint h$:c$;"download characters: ": -.. 1750 lprint e$;"so"; 'select superscript 1760 gosub 2130 1770 lprint e$;"%l"; 'select download character 1780 for i=1 to 5 1790 lprint chr$(60); 'print download character 1800 next i 1810 lprint e$;"%o"; 'select normal character - 1820 lprint e$;"t"; 'cancel superscript 1830 gosub 2260 1840 lprint e$;"%l"; 'select download character - 1850 for i=1 to 5 1860 lprint chr$(60); 'print download character 1870 next i 1880 lprint e$;"%o"; -- 'select normal character 1890 lprint e$;"sl"; 'select subscript 1900 gosub 2130 1910 lprint e$;"%l"* 'select download character 1920 for i=1 to 5 ' 1930 lprint chr$(bo); 'print download character 1940 next i - 1950 lprint e$;"%o"; 'select normal character 1960 lprint e$;"t" 'cancel superscript 1970 lprint h$;c$;"dot graphics:" 1980 restore 2560 - 1990 lprint e$;"a";chr$(b): 'set 8/60" line spacing 2000 for i=1 to 3 2010 lprint e$;"fo";chr$(b): - 2020 lprint e$;"*";chr$(33):chr$(24o):chr$(o); 2030 for j=l to 240*3 2040 read dat .- 2050 lprint chr$(dat); 2060 next j 2070 lprint 2080 next i 2090 lprint es;"@" 'initialize printer 2100 end 2110 ' 2120 ' subroutines 2130 ' define super/subscript download character 2140 lprint e$;"sl": - 2150 lprint e$;"&";chr$(0);chr$(60);chr$(60); 2160 restore 2400 2170 read ls :lprint chr$(ls); 2180 read cw :lprint chr$(cw); - 2190 read rs :lprint chr$(rs); -' 2200 for m=l to cw'2 2210 read mm - 2220 lprint chr$(mm): 2230 next m 2240 return - 2250 ' 2260 ' define lq pica download character 2270 lprint c$; 2280 lprint e$;"&";chr$(o);chr$(6o);chr$(60); - 2290 restore 2470 2300 read ls :lprint chr$(ls); 2310 read cw :lprint chr$(cw); - 2320 read rs :lprint chr$(rs); 2330 for m=l to cw*3 2340 read mm - 2350 lprint chr$(mm): 90 - free datasheet http:// 2360 next ii 2370 return 2380 ' 2390 ' data 2400 ' super/subscript download character data 2410 data 7, 23, 6 2420 data 12, 0, 16, 0, 44, 0, 80, 0, 44,120, 64,328, 33,120 2430 data 94,128, 33,120, 94,128, 33, 24, 66, 0, 33. 24, 94,128 2440 data 33,120, 94,128, 33,120, 64,128, 44,120, so, 0, 44, 0 2450 data 16, 0, 12, 0 2460 ' 2470 ' lo mica download characer data 2480 data - 4, 29, 3 2490 data 7, 0, 0, 8. 0, 0, 23 0, 0. 80, 0, 40, 0, 0, 80,175,192, 33, 64, 0, 80,175.192. 40, 16. 0, 7. 0, 0 19, 15,192 47, 80, 0 80, 163,192 47, 80, 0 19. 15,192 2500 data 40, 16, 0, so, 47 2510 data so,175,192, 47, so 2520 data 33, 64, 0, 80,163 2530 data 175,192, 40, 32. so 2540 data 40, 0, 0, 23, 0 2550 ' 2560 ' dot graphics data 2570 ' 1st line 2580 data 0. 0, 0, 0, 0 2590 data 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 2600 data 0. 0, 0, 0, 0 2610 data 0, 0. 0, 0, 0 192 0 192 0 0 32 80 47 80 el 163,192, 80, 0, 47,192, 0, 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 0 0, 0 0. 0 2620 data 0, 0, 0. 0, 0, o, o, o, on 0,127,255, 0,255,255 2630 data 1,255,255, 3, 0, 0, 7. 0. 0. 7, o, o, 15, ', ' 2640 data 31, 0, 0, 31, 0 0, 31 0, 0, 31, 0. 0, 31, 0, 0 2650 data 31, 0. 0. 31, 0 0, 31 0, 0, 31, 0. 0, 31, 0, 0 2660 data 31, 0. 0, 31, 0 0, 31 0, 0, 31, 0. 0, 31, 0, 0 2670 data 31, 0, 0, 31,128 0. 31 224, 0, 31.248, 0, 31,255, 0 2680 data 31,255,224, 15,255 248, 7 255,255, 1,255,255, 0,127,255 2690 data 2700 data 2710 data 2720 data 2730 data 2740 data 2750 data 276.0 data 2770 data 2780 data 2790 data 2000 data 2810 data 2820 data 2830 data 2840 data 0. 7,255. 0, 0,255 o, 0, 63, 0, 0, 63. 0, 0,240 1,128, 0, 3, 0, 0 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0 31, 0, 0, 31, 0. 0 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0 31,255,255, 31,255,255 0, 0, 0, 0, 01 0 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 0. 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 11,195, 0, 28. 0 0,192, 0. 1,128. 0 7, 0. 0, 15. 0, 0 0, 3,192, 0, 63, 0, 0,248, 0, 7, 0. 0, 15, 0, 0. 15, 0, 0, 31. 0, 0, 31. 0, 0. 31, 0, 0. 31. 0,. 0, 31. 0. 0. 31. 0. 0. 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 31,255.255, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3,255, 0,192, 0, 7. 0. 0, 31;255;255; 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' l free datasheet http:// how the program works this program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to basic string variables (lines 1000 to 1090). you can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 4. the width ?lptl:? 255 statement in line 1110 means infinite line width. it prevents the ibm-pc from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line feeds in graphics data. actual printing begins in line 1120. using the preassigned commands, the - program prints samples of its different font styles, including a line showing all styles in italics, followed by samples of the print pitches, then some _ - double and quadruple-sized printing. next comes the central attraction of the program: a line of text printed fourteen times in expanding and contracting loops to give a barrel effect. the work is done by four printer commands: a command setting the right margin (line 1460); a centering command (line 1480); a command to vary the line spacing (lines 1500 and 1550); and a command to micro-adjust the space between characters (lines 1510 and 1560). - - next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer?s word-processing abilities: bold printing, underlining, subscripts, etc. the row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by down- loading two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character ? font styles are: ;i t ,3 t' i, (,' ) .) ,aj j ,i <;: f, $f i" ,,j:: , courier characters, prestige characters, orator characters, scti.pt cha.rla.ctelm , 8.,~f0~8' italics for all .4..ty&4. print pitches are: pica pitch (10 cpi), elite pitch (12 cpi), semi-condensed pitch (1~ wi), condensed pica pitch (17 cpi t, condensed eiite pitch (20 cpi), normal proportional, and condensed proptionai, double-height, double-sized, quad-size various line and character spacings: 3 d l other features: qrnbirn, 8'i&uo$frn, c3t3zgzm wxm emphasized, double-strike, underlining, utemng, -___i superscript and subscript, download characters: astst%st%tstrtt dot graphics: free datasheet http:// modifications for ibm mode this program can also be run in ibm mode (dip switch l-6 off) if you change a few of the lines as shown below to allow for difference in some of the commands. you will get a cylinder instead of a barrel effect, becuase the ibm mode does not have any command to micro-adjust the character spacing. 1010 e$=chr$(27) :f$=chr$(bs) 'escape & fs codes 1090 pi$=chr$(ls) 'pica pitch 1190 lprint l?$;"4"; 'select italics 1220 lprint f$;"5" 'cancel italics 1260 ' lprint h$;e$;"g";" semi-condensed pitch (15 cpi),": 1300 ' lprint h$;e$;"m":"condensed elite pitch (20 cpi),"; 1400 ' lprint h$;chr$(2s);"e";chr$(2);"triple width,"; 1410 ' lprint chr$(2s);"e";chr$(o) 1460 lprint f$;"q";chr$(47) 'set right margin 1500 lprint e$;"a":chr$(i);e$;"2"; 'line spacing set 1510 ' lprint es;" ";chr$(i): 'increase character space 1550 lprint e$:"a";chr$(i):e$:"2": 'line spacing set 1560 ' lprint es:" ";chr$(i); 'increase character space 1610 ' lprint es;" ";chr$(o); 'normal character space 1640 ' lprint h$;e$;"q";chr$(1);"outlined";e$;"q";chr$(o);", "; 1650 ' lprint e$;"q";chr$(2):"shadowed";e$;"q";chr$(o);", "; 1660 ' lprint e$;"q";chr$(3);"outlined with shadowed"; 1670 ' lprint e$;"q":chr$(o);", " 1990 lprint e$;"a";chr$(s);e$;"2"; 'set a/60" line spacing 2150 lprint e$:"=":chr$(o);chr$(60);chr$(60); 2280 lprint es;"=" ;chr$(o);chr$(60);chr$(60): % - - -- - - - __. - - free datasheet http:// chapter 7 troljl3leshooting and maintenance the following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide to these functions. remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. for that reason, only carry out those operations described in this chapter. caution: any attempt to carry out operations other than those described here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer. when carrying out any repairs or maintenance, always follow the instructions carefully. troubleshooting your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery, which should not cause you any trouble, provided it is used and treated sensibly. however, the few elementary tips below should avoid you having to make unnecessary service calls. the following table gives you ideas on where to look in this section if you experience faults: remember - it is better not to attempt operations or repairs above your level of competence. otherwise, you run the risk of damaging the printer. free datasheet http:// . power supply if the power indicator does not illuminate, check the following: check is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? is power being supplied to the outlet? possible remedy turn off the printer, ensure the power cable is securely connected, and then turn the printer back on. turn off the printer, unplug it, and try with another appliance to determine if electricity is being supplied to 1 that outlet. is the printer voltage correct? 1 check the bottom panel of your printer to ensure that the outlet voltage corresponds to the voltage required by the printer. if they do not match, do not try to operate the printer. contact your supplier. possible remedy check both ends of the cable - orinter and cornouter to . a make sure that the connector is firmly in position. if it is not, press the( on line )button to set theprinter on-line. i if it is, the paper has run out. load more paper. i turn off the power, remove the jammed paper, replace, tumontheprinter. andcontinueprinting.makesurethat the leading edge of the paper is smooth and uncreased. turn off the dower. remove the ribbon. retension it. and replace it. this problem occurs most frequently with a worn ribbon, so you may need to replace the ribbon. check the installation settings in your software, and re- install if necessary. if your printer does not print, or suddenly stops printing, check the follow- ing: check is the interface cable con- nected securely? is the on line indicator illu- minated? is the power indicator flashing? is the paper caught up inter- nally? is the ribbon caught up around the print head? is the software you are using properly installed for your printer? can the printer perform self- test operations? turn the printer off, and turn it on again, holding down one of the buttons to perform a self-test. if these do not work, contact your dealer. - - - -. - 98 free datasheet http:// if the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: check is the ribbon properly in- stalled? is the ribbon worn out? possible remedy check and reinstall if necessary. the ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need replacing. fit a new ribbon cartridge if necessary. if dots are missing in the printing, check the following: 1 check 1 possible remedv the ribbon has become slack, causing it to get caught up. stop printing, remove the ribbon cartridge, reten- if your application software cannot print the fonts or characters selected, check the following: check is your application software properly installed? are fonts not being selected properly? are characters other than those expected being printed? possible remedy check the software installation, andre-install the soft- ware if necessary. check the software installation, and insert the com- mands necessary for font changes into the software. either you are using the wrong international character set (reset with dip switches or software commands), or you have the wrong character set selected (for example if characters other than ibm block graphic characters are being printed). correct this with dip switches or the appropriate software sequences. if the printout is not what is expected: check is the printer installed cor- rectly? is the printer not printing anything that you are expect- ing? possible remedy your software may think that it is driving a different emulation to the one actually set. check the dip switch settings to make sure you have the right emulation. use the hex dump mode to analyze the output from the computer to the printer. this will enable you to deter- mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being transmitted. 99 free datasheet http:// paper feeding if cut sheet paper (without the asf) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: 1 check i possible rem& 1 is the paper release lever i pushed l&k (to the c posi- tion)? is the paper guide in place the paper guide should be in place vertically for cut and vertical? sheets to feed smoothlv. i set the release lever to the p position. are the left and right guides too close together? is the asf selected with the dip switch settinas? are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the on line indicator is illuminated? if the left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly. move them a little further apart to allow the paper to feed freely. is the paper too thick? i you can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. set the printer off-line and then feed paper. - there are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way. try with thinner paper. - i if fanfold (continuous) paper is not being fed correctly using the tractor feed, check the following: check is the paper lever pushed to the a position? possible remedy make sure the release lever is pushed to the h posi- tion. is the paper guide in the ver- tical position? are the holes on each side of the paper aligned withregard to each other in the sprock- ets? when using the tractor feed, the paper guide should be horizontal. if the two sides of the paper are out of alignment, realign them so that the sprocket holes match up. are the sprockets too close or too far apart? are the sprockets locked in position and the covers closed? misalignment of the sprockets, making the paper too loose or too tight, will prevent a smooth paper feed. correct this if necessary. is the paper feeding freely into the printer? the paper should not be too far from the printer (less than 1 meter/ 3 feet), and there should be no cables or other obstacles obstructing its path. the paper should also be feeding straight into the printer, and an angled feed may cause jams and blockages. free datasheet http:// check are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the on line indicator is illuminated? is the paper too thick? possible remedy you can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. set the printer off-line and then feed paper. there are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way (one top copy and two ncr copies). try with thinner paper. if the asf is not operating or is not feeding paper correctly, check the following: check has the asf option been selected with the dip switch? is the release lever set to the c position? possible remedy select this option the release lever should be set to the single-sheet position. is the asf correctly mounted? is paper caught up near the print head? are the left and right guides too close together? is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker? was the paper fanned before being fed into the asf? has the paper been used al- ready or is it creased? are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the on line indicator is illuminated? is the paper too thick or too thin? make sure that the asf is properly seated on the printer. stop printing, remove the jammed sheet (you may have to remove the asf for this), and continue. if the left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly. move them a little further apart to allow the paper to feed freely. the asf?s paper feed hopper and stacker can hold 120 sheets each. make sure that there is no more paper than this in either the hopper or stacker. if this is not done, paper jams may occur. remove the stack of paper from the asf and fan it before reinsert- ing. only new, uncreased paper should be used with the asf. you can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. set the printer off-line and then feed paper. there are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way. try with different paper. free datasheet http:// if the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: check possible remedy is the paper release lever in the c position? the paper release lever must be set to the c position after the fanfold paper has been parked. has the fanfold paper been properly parked? make sure that the power indicator comes on flashing after the fanfold paper has been parked. if text is being printed all on one line, or with extra blank lines, check the following: check is the text all on the same line? is text being printed with extra blank lines? possible remedy carriage returns are not being expanded to maintenance essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipement, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. for example: l keep your printer in a ?comfortable? environment. roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see chapter 1). l do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration. l avoid over-dusty environments. dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices. l to clean the exterior of the printer, use a barely damp cloth (use either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol), but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer. l the interior of the printer may be cleaned with a small vacuum cleaner or a compressed-air aerosol (sold for this purpose). when performing this operation, be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or electronic components. replacing the ribbon the ribbons used by your printer are endless-loop ribbons in which the ribbon is recycled. when the print quality becomes too faint, you will need to replace the ribbon. to remove the old cartridge, take off the top cover, grasp the ribbon cartridge by the two arms at the sides and lift straight up. to fit the new cartridge, guide the ribbon between the print head and platen, then press down until the cartridge snaps into place. 103 free datasheet http:// replacing the print head this is not a job which you will need to do very often. the print head has been designed to give a life about 200 million dots. in normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. however, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon or you have adjusted the gap between the print head and the platen (see chapter l), the print head will need replacement. only use a replacement print head as recommended by your supplier. 1. turn off the printer, and unplug the power cord. 2. remove the top cover and ribbon cartridge. 3. if the printer has been in operation immediately before this operation, the print head will be hot. allow time for the print head to cool before attemping to work on it. 4. move the print head carriage toward the right until you can see the connector cover. remove the connector cover and pull the cable free from the connector. 5. unscrew the two screws that hold the print head in place and set them aside. 6. disengage the cable from the tabs holding it down, then remove the print head. 7. for easy installation of the new print head, move the carriage toward the left end of the rail. 8. place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 9. thread the new cable the same way as the old, securing it under the three tabs on the print head carriage. .- _ - - 10. plug the cable into the connector, inserting it as far as it will go. 11. fasten the print head down with the two screws. 12. move the carriage back toward the right and replace the connector cover. slide the connector cover to the left until it locks into place. 13. replace the ribbon cartridge and top cover, and plug the power cord back in. ..- -- 104 free datasheet http:// figufa 7-4. replacing the print head 105 free datasheet http:// replacing the battery in the ram card the optional ram card has an internal battery that backs up the stored data even when the card is removed from the printer. this battery can be used for more than four years. to avoid losing data from the ram card, you should replace the battery before the end of its service life. follow the procedure below. 1. insert the ram card in the printer as described in chapter 1. 2. turn the power switch on to supply power to the ram card. 3. unscrew the screw that holds the battery in place and set it aside. 4. remove the old battery, and install the new battery the same way as the old. 5. fasten the battery holder plate with the screw. 6. turn off the power switch and remove the ram card. 106 - free datasheet http:// chapter 8 specifications printing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . serial impact dot-matrix printing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 cps (draft elite) 66.7 cps (lq elite) print direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bidirectional, logic-seeking unidirectional, logic-seeking (selectable) number of print pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l/6, l/8, n/180, n/360 inches characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ascii 96 international 14 sets (*) ibm special 111 ibm block graphic 50 download 96 (**) * usa, france, germany, england, denmark i, sweden, italy, spain i, japan, norway, denmark ii, spain ii, latin america, denmark/ norway ** expandable to 255 with optional ram card number of columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cpi pica 10 elite 12 semi-condensed 15 condensed pica 17.1 condensed elite 20 proportional 136 163 204 233 272 variable free datasheet http:// character dot matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . draft pica 24 x 9 elite 24 x 9 semi-condensed 16x7 condensed pica 24 x 9 condensed elite 24 x 9 super/subscript 16x7 proportional - super/subscript proportional - bit image dot-matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dpi 8-pin normal 60 8-pin double 120 8-pin high-speed double* 120 8-pin quadruple* 240 8-pin crt i 80 8-pin crt ii 90 24-pin normal 60 24-pin double 120 24-pin crt iii 90 24-pin triple 180 24-pin hex* 360 lq 24 x 35 24 x 29 16x23 24x 18 24x 15 16x23 24 x n 16xn 8 x 816 8 x 1632 8 x 1632 8x3264 8 x 1088 8 x 1224 24 x 816 24 x 1632 24 x 1224 24 x 2448 24 x 4896 * it is impossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk (*i* paper feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . friction and push tractor (standard) pull tractor (option) paper feed speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 inches/second max paper width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cut sheet 5.5?- 16.5? fanfold (continuous) 4?-16? copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . original +2 copies maximum buffer size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . without download 1lkb with download 1 line 108 free datasheet http:// emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . epson mode ibm proprinter mode interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . centronics parallel (standard) rs-232c serial (option) ribbon type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on-carriage, dedicated black ribbon life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 million characters (draft pica) dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...590(~) x 332(d) x 127(h) mm 23.2(w) x 13.1(d) x 5(h) in weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. lkg (20. llb) power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120vac, 220vac 240vac, 50/60hz (varies according to the country of pur- chase) options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . automatic sheet feeder rs-232c interface pull tractor feed font card ram card 109 free datasheet http:// the following describes the pinout of the parallel (centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): pin name function 1 strobe goes from high to low (for 10.5~) when active i 2 1 data0 1 hiah when active i 3 data1 high when active 4 data2 high when active 5 data3 high when active 6 data4 high when active high when paper out. can be disabled with dip switch free datasheet http:// chapter 9 character sets this chapter gives tables of the printer?s standard and ibm character sets. the decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. the hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table. for example, the character ?a? is in column 4 and row 1, so its hexadecimal character code is 41. this is equivalent (4 x 16 + 1 = 65) to decimal 65, the number in the inset. control codes recognized by this printer are indicated by abbreviations inside pointed brackets.< >. standard character set - - - idi - 68 io0 1% 15 ie iv ie 1 531 1 691 1 psi i1011 i& 16 if iv if itbel) i i? 17 ig iw la 1~~1 39 1 551 1 711 1 871 103 1119 i(bs, ixaw) 81 fl i.- - - - - - 1 401 1 561 72 1 881 11041 il2oj i- iht) cm 9 j-7- ) 9 i y i ,y 1 j-77 rit 1105 r;;; - i + i : lki~-p-j~--l a is 1 311 1 471 1 791 llill i1271 - 112 free datasheet http:// ? . * , l . f 8 d e f i i i i 0 n - 113 free datasheet http:// ibm character set #2 free datasheet http:// i i 8 9 a b c d e f n c ii 6 z - - - n i 115 free datasheet http:// ibm character set #i other characters are identical to character set ##2. the duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the ibm special ch additional characters can i 0 1 aracter set be printed by special commands. l - 1- 17 8 2 s -r 1 18 v !! 3 3 19 4 ll 117 free datasheet http:// international character sets when an international character set is selected dip switches 2-2 to 2-4 or a command from software, the following changes are made in the charac set: iatin abeplca #$airi &iiifibli$y deniapk/nopyay #s@[\la?c~>?@o ?by :ter - - see chapter 3 for the dip switch settings. the commands for selecting the international character sets are: standard mode: cesc> ?r? n ibm mode: index el absolute horizontal tab, 65 auto feed, 75 automatic carriage return, 32 automatic line feed, 34,62 automatic sheet feeder, 10,33,74,75, 101 m backspace, 62 bail lever, 3, 12, 15 basic, 26,78,88 beeper, 74 bidirectional printing, 74 bit-image printing, 65-68,94 bold printing, 4 1 bottom margin, 33,57 buffer, 30,34, 108 el cancel command, 7 1 carriage return, 61 centering, 62 channels of vertical tab stops, 59 character codes, printing of all, 44 character set commands, 43-45 character sets, 107,111-118 character size and pitch commands, 45-52 character spacing, 49 cleaning, 103 column width, 107 condensed pitch, 21,47 connector, 3,8 control panel, 19 courier font style, 22,39 id/ dip switches, 31-35,83 delete, 71 dimensions of printer, 109 dot matrix size, 108 double-size characters, 50,51 double-strike printing, 4 1 downloadcharacter commands, 69-70 download characters, 34,69, 107 draft quality, 22,34,38 ie/ elite pitch, 21, 34,46 emphasized printing, 41 emulation, 33,83, 109 entry slot, 3 environmental requirements, 1 escape sequence, 37 expanded printing, 47 el fanfold forms: loading, 13, 15 parking, 17 specifications, 108 unparking, 17 fixed spacing, 49 font card, 7 font control commands, 38-43 font style, 22,34,38 form feed, 28,58 jg/ gap, 18 graphics, 94 graphics commands, 65-68 119 free datasheet http:// el hexadecimal dump, 25-27 horizontal position commands, 60-65 horizontal tabulation, 64 iii ibm character sets, 43, 114-l 17 ibm mode, 33,96 ibm-pc, 26,83 immediate print, 72 interface: signals, 110 specifications, 109 international characters, 34,44, 118 italic printing, 22,40 el justification, 62 dl left margin, 60 letter quality, 22.34,38,77 line feed, 55 line spacing, 53-55, 107 locating the printer, 1 ml maintenance, 103 manual feed, 74 margins: bottom, 57 left, 60 right, 61 top, 57 master print mode, 49 micro-feed, 29 microjustification, 49 most significant bit, 7 1 lol off-line, 20.73 on line button, 20,23,73 orator font style, 22,39 overlining, 42 ipj page feed, 28,58 page length, 32,57 page width, 107 panel pitch, 24 panel style, 25 paper feed button, 21,24,28,29 paper feed, 108 paper feeding, 100 paper guide, 10, 15 paper specifications, 108 paper-out detector, 33, 58 parking, 17 pause, 20 pica pitch, 21,45 pitch, 21,24,34,45,107 pitch button, 21,24 platen knob, 2,4 power supply, 98 power switch, 3 prestige font style, 22,34,39 printing, 98 print head, 104,107 printer commands, 37,84 printing gap adjustment, 18 .printing mechanism, 107 programming, 88-96 proportional pitch, 21,48 pull tractor, 15 - iqi quadruple-size characters, 50 quiet print, 21,72 .- 120 free datasheet http:// i ram card, 7,106 rear cover, 3, 13 release lever, 3, 10, 13 reset printer, 75 reverse line feed, 55 reverse micro-feed, 29 ribbon cartridge, 4,97,109 right margin, 61 rom character set, 70 i script font style, 22,34,40 self tests, 23,24 set/eject park button, 21 setting up, 4 single sheets: automatic loading, 10 manual loading, 12 specifications, 108 slash zero, 45 specifications, 107- 110 sprocket feed, 13-17, 108 standard character set, 33, 43, 112- 113 standard mode, 33 style button, 22,25,30 subscripts, 42 superscripts, 42 dl tabulation, 59 test patterns, 23 top cover, 3,4 top margin, 57 top of form, 29 tractor feed, 13-17, 108 troubleshooting, 97-102 lu.! underlining, 4 1 unidirectional printing, 74 unpacking and inspection, 2 unparking , 17 ml vertical position commands, 53-60 vertical tabulation, 60 zero (slash and normal), 45 121 free datasheet http:// command summary mode control code l c l l. mode control code function page ibm std. std. ibm |