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Star Micronics StarJet SJ-48 User's Manual

1. 3 o N 3 53 58 SE Fa 5S 2 3 8 nn uy o ao 128 q T 64 PE A 32 H te Cort 8 4 2 1 an TI 128 BE 64 32 16 H a la 447 2 1 128 H 64 J al 4 32 t 1 16 TT _ 4 BUENA E a i nd i Ly Ja Figure 7 1 Use this grid or one similar to it to define your own 24 dot characters Assigning the character data Now we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots and enter them underneath the grid Each vertical column which has a maximum of 24 dots is first divided into three groups ortwo groups for super subscripts of eight dots Each group of eight dots is represented by one byte which consists of eight bits 1234567 8 9 101112131415161718192021 22232425 262728293031 ASCII Code 60 Left space 3 Character width 37 Right space 2 le ej e PFI Figure 7 2 Telephone symbol with 24 dot pica 68 This is 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 powers of two we can take any combination of dots in a vertical column and assign them a unique value Ass
2. Line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line See the preceding commands for the line spacing Perform one n 180 inch or n 216 inch line feed Mode ASCII lt ESC gt J n 27 74 n 18 4A n Feeds the paper once by n 180 inches or n 216 inches where n is between 1 and 255 Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode Does not change the line spacing setting 50 Feed paper n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal sig ESP On 27 102 49 n 18 66 31 n lt ESC gt f lt l gt n 27102 1 n 1B 66 01 n Feeds the paper n lines from the current line where n is between O and 127 Set top of page at current position Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt 4 27 52 1B 34 Sets the current position as the top of page position Note that this can also be done from the control panel Set bottom margin ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal j lt ESC gt NT n 27 B n 1B 4 amp n Sets the bottom margin to n lines where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode Mode Both Cancel bottom margin Mode ASCII Both lt ESC gt O 27 79 1B 4F Cancels the bottom margin Form feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt FF gt 12 oc Feeds the paper to the top of the
3. Page 65 54 55 50 52 51 53 44 43 65 44 64 44 64 44 43 66 66 66 66 46 46 64 56 63 62 61 37 59 49 36 36 52 49 49 49 lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt 3 n Set line spacing to n 180 inch 4 Select italic characters 5 Select upright characters 6 Select character set 2 ng Select character set 1 Sa One line uni directional printing Set MSB to 0 gt Set MSB to 1 nm Convert graphics density a Reset printer A n Set line spacing to n 60 inch B nl n2 lt 0 gt Set vertical tab stops D nl n2 s05 Set horizontal tab stops E Emphasized printing F Cancel emphasized printing G Double strike printing H Cancel double strike printing J n Perform one n 180 inch line feed K nl n2 ml m2 Print normal density 8 bit graphics L nl n2 ml m Print double den
4. Chapter 9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MA INTENA NCE 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 mainte nance always follow the instructions carefully TROUBLESHOOTING Y our 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 help you avoid having to make unnecessary service calls The following table gives you ideas on where to look in this section if you experience faults Description Power is not being supplied to the printer The printer does not print or stops printing The print is faint or uneven Dots are missing in characters or graphics While using application software fonts or characters cannot be printed The printout is not what is expected when running a program Single sheets do not feed properly with roller feed mode Single sheets do not feed properly with flat feed mode The ASF is not operating or is not feeding paper properly Text is being printed all on on
5. Figure 2 7 Load the Ink Cartridge 7 Push the lock lever down to the end The Ink Cartridge is positioned and locked as shown below Ink Cartridge Lock lever SS Figure 2 8 Push the lock lever down to position the Ink Cartridge 10 8 Close both the paper cover and the top cover 9 Turn on the Power switch while holding down the and buttons This will execute the head cleaning to fill up the ink into the print nozzles Connecting the interface cable Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interface cable On a PS 2 or PC AT type computer this means that you use the 25 pin D type connector at the computer end and the Amphenol type 36 pin connector at the printer end The configuration of the printer s connector is given in Chapter 10 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer Follow the procedures below to connect the interface cable 1 Tum off the power switch both the printer and the computer 2 Remove the connector cap from the interface connector 3 Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2 9 Make sure that you press the plug fully into the interface connector ss Interface Qs gt LL Interface cable Figure 2 9 Connecting the interface cable 4 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear aclick Figure 2 10 Move the clips until yo
6. cm on to gt eu Qs amang gt 2 2 e na 1 a 2 C 3 2 Ca Chapter10 REFERENCE 109 110 MEMO Absolute horizontal tab 56 AC adapter 2 8 95 AC adapter cable connector 5 Adjustment dial 5 14 All reset 24 Application software 75 ASF feed 3 Auto feed 66 Auto LF 30 54 Auto capping 2 Automatic line feed 30 54 Automatic sheet feeder 7 31 Backspace 54 Base unit 49 BASIC program 79 Battery component cover 5 Battery pack 2 7 8 25 Battery switch 5 Bell command 65 Bi directional printing 65 Bottom margin 51 Buffer 30 Buffer size 94 Cancel line 64 Carriage return 53 Center text 54 Character data 68 Character height 48 Character matrix 94 Character pitch 75 Character pitch commands 42 48 Character set 31 97 109 Character set 1 39 108 Character set 2 39 Character set commands 39 41 Character size 47 Character size commands 42 48 Character space 69 Character spacing 46 Character width 45 48 Charge the battery 25 Clear buffer 24 Code page 31 40 437 101 850 103 860 104 861 105 863 106 865 107 Condensed pitch 43 Control commands 33 66 Control panel 5 19 Covert graphics 60 D Delete character 64 Dimensions 94 DIP switch 5 29 DOS commands 77 Double density graphics 57 Double size 46 Double height characters 47 Double strike printing 35 Download 30 Do
7. Battery compartment Figure 2 3 Open the battery compartment after turned the printer upside down and the printer stand 8 3 Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment with the terminal end first Battery pack Figure 2 4 Insert the battery pack into place with the terminal end first 4 Replace the battery compartment cover and return the stand to its original position 5 Turn on the battery switch located behind the printer Whenever you turn on the battery switch the carriage moves and the print head is recapped automatically Install the Ink Cartridge Your printer uses a replaceable Ink Cartridge contains both the print head and ink The procedure to install the Ink Cartridge is 1 Open the top cover and the paper cover 2 Lift the lock lever on the carriage Top cover Paper cover Lock lever Figure 2 5 Open the top cover and the paper cover then lift the lock lever on the carriage 3 Open the package of the Ink Cartridge 4 Push the right side of the head cap carefully as shown in Figure 2 6 It will pop off 5 Remove the protection tape Chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 9 Head cap No Protection tape Figure 2 6 Remove the head cap and protection tape from the Ink Cartridge 6 Load the Ink Cartridge by inserting the guide into the slot of the Ink Cartridge CAUTION Be careful not to touch the terminals on the flexible cable
8. 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 However this should pose no problem Read this section and guidelines provided with your software on printer installation Choose one of the following in order of preference according to your selected Emulation mode Standard mode IBM mode Star XB 2410 XB24 10 Proprinter X24E Star NX 2420 LC24 200 Proprinter X24 Epson LQ 850 Y ou can also select one of NEC 24 wire printers to print graphics in the Standard emulation mode 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 allow you to install specific features Spreadsheet programs will often ask for the maximum number of columns to be printed This is given below CPI Number of columns Pica 10 80 Elite 12 96 Semi condensed 15 120 Condensed pica 17 1 137 Condensed elite 20 160 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 lt ESC gt Chapter8 MS DOS
9. If your printer does not print or suddenly stops printing check the following Is the interface cable con cators illuminating ternally Is the software you are us ing properly installed for your printer Canthe printer perform self test operations 88 nected securely Is the ON LINE indicator il Ifitis not press the button to set the printer on line luminated Is the Paper and Error indi If it is the paper has run out Load more paper Is the paper caught up in Remove the jammed paper replace new paper and continue Possible remedy Check both ends of the cable printer and computer to make sure that the connector is firmly in position printing Make sure that the loading edge of the paper is smooth and uncreased Check the installation settings in your software and reinstall if necessary 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 Tf the print is faint or uneven check the following Is the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Possible remedy Cancel the Economy mode with the control panel Is the ink cartridge properly installed Is the ink cartridge worn out Check and reinstall if necessary Make the print head cleaning and check the result Replace the ink cartridge if necessary If dot
10. KIMADA ASAR 0129456789 WABEDEPOHI JKLUNO PORSTUVWKY2 _ ila jklmnoparstuvwxyz i O i iiAAEZAOGODUJOUH FA KAKO HA rH Pata EEA Jas oof lt HELVET gt WEI DOETE ASILIMIIA eat S R 0123456789 3 lt gt 27 ABCDEFGH JKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jk mnoparstuvwxyz OCU6asadac eel i i AAERECOODUYOOCE RE asuma ir Aia APE TERS er er cl Pa tzu Toegs agen E E yee 0004 DO 0 511 i gt ra Y Hii 0123456789 lt gt 26 ABCDEFGH JKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jk imnoparstuvwxyz OCu aaadc e i 1 i AAEBEGOOUUYOOCEMRE AGO ii a diina latta Li ll Poorazeure0n6esen Bt2 lt fJ 000044400017 AINUE_ITI Lead SIA 7 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZ 1 _ abcdefghijklenopgrstuvwxyz 0Qu siasqi n iii AAR RBOCSQUNYGUCEERS blico 444348228 UH Ee eee Al Pescrzonreoniogen ang Use FT 0 LA ANAKIONA KA NAE thse mar 1 ESYA 0123456789 gt 8ABCDEFGHI JKLMNO PORSTUNIYZINT _ abcdefghi jkfmnopqrstuvexyz Pa cea snif OOOHHH AINES Aton mar L ESIA 0123456789 1BABCOEF GHEJKLINO PQASTUYWKYZ 1 abodefghi jk Imnopqratuvwxyz 1 OGUBARAAGEBE1 i KAkaKOOOCUYOUELYRE a PAD st pe equ Figure 4 6 Long self test 26 Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is
11. lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt SO gt lt SI gt lt EM gt lt 0 gt lt EM gt lt 4 gt lt EM gt R lt EM gt T n gt 0 gt gt 1 g q ug 3 n ago 5 lt 0 gt 5 lt I gt gr pa wing ay ve n B nl n2 D nl n2 p pr gt H P lt 0 gt 2D lt 2 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt Function Bell Backspace Horizontal tab Line feed Vertical tab Form feed Carriage return Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Set printer on line Pica pitch Cancel one line expanded printing Cancel last line Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Manual feed Auto feed Eject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASF Stop underlining Start underlining Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 7 72 inch Execute lt ESC gt A Page 65 54 55 50 52 51 53 44 43 65 42 44 64 44 43 66 66 66 66 36 36 49 49 50 Set line spacing to n 180 inch or n 216 inch 50 Set top of page at current position Cancel automatic line feed Set automatic line feed Select character set 2 Select cha
12. Changes from pica to condensed pica 17 cpi or from elite to condensed elite 20 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select condensed characters with Economy mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt I lt 16 gt 27 73 16 18 49 10 Changes to condensed pitch 17 cpi with Economy mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select condensed characters with High Quality mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt I lt DC2 gt 27 73 48 1B 49 12 Changes to condensed pitch 17 cpi with High Quality mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up or the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 43 Cancel condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt DC2 gt 18 In Standard mode changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite In IBM mode always changes to normal pica Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Expanded printing Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt W 1 lt ESC gt W Is Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width Cancel expanded printing Mode ASCII lt ESC gt ew lt Q lt ESC gt W lt 0 gt Decimal 27 87 30 00
13. F 5 LPRINT E G Double strike E H 3 5 LPRINT E yas Italics SESS AS y LPRINT H E 1 Underlining SESS RO AS LPRINT ES CHR S 3 CHR 0 CHR 1 CHRS 2 CHR 2 LPRINT Strike through LPRINT E CHR 3 CHR 0 CHR 1 CHR 2 CHR O 5 LPRINT E CHR 3 CHR 0 CHRS 1 CHR 3 CHRS 1 LPRINT Overlining LPRINT E CHR 3 CHR 0 CHRS 1 CHR 3 CHR S 0 LPRINT H E SO SUPERSCRIPT E T and LPRINT E S1 SUBSCRIPT E T 3 LPRINT H TM Download characters GOSUB 2520 LPRINT E 1 Select download character FOR I 1 TO 5 LPRINT CHR 60 NEXT I LPRINT ES GOSUB 2640 LPRINT E 1 FOR I 1 TO 5 LPRINT CHR 60 NEXT I LPRINT E 0 LPRINT H TMS RESTORE 3290 yo Dot graphics Print download character Select normal character Select download character Print download character Select normal character Set 8 60 line spacing LPRINT E A CHR 8 FOR I 1 TO 3 LPRINT ES f0 CHR 8 LPRINT E CHR 33 CHR 240 CHR 0O FOR J 1 TO 240 3 READ DAT LPRINT CHR DAT NEXT J LPRINT NEXT I LPRINT E Initialize printer 2000 SUBROUTINES 2010 Define 24 dot download character 2020 LPRINT E 8 CHR 0 CHR 60 CHR 60 2030 RESTORE 2510 2040 READ LS LPRINT CHRS LS 2050 READ CW LPRINT CHRS CW 2060 READ RS LPRINT CHRS RS 2070 FOR M 1 TO CW 3 2080 READ MM 2090
14. Select international character set Mode ASCII lt ESC gt R n 27 82 n 1B 52 n Selects an international character set in the Standard character set according to the value of n n Character set n Character set 0 U S A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Irish 7 Spain I 64 Legal Select IBM code page Mode ASCII lt ESC gt T lt 4 gt lt 0 gt 1B 5B 54 04 00 Boti lt 0 gt lt 0 gt nl n2 00 00 ni n2 Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2 nl n2 Code Page 1 181 437 U S A 3 82 850 Multi lingual 3 92 860 Portuguese 3 3 93 861 Icelandic 95 863 Canadian French 3 97 865 Nordic One of these code pages can be selected as power up defaults by DIP switches 8 to 10 Enable printing of all character codes Mode ASCII lt ESC gt W ni n2 1B 5C nl n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes This command remains in effect for the next n n2x256 characters where n and n2 are numbers between O and 255 During this interval no control functions are executed If a code with no assigned character is received the printer prints a space 40 Enable printing of all character codes on next character Mod
15. fy o Proportional 3 2 36 42 wj j N 0 Oy Oo AH Semicondensed 19 Super Subseip 19 3 Prop superisubseript 37 2 Next comes the dot data Normal character height is 24 dots so there must be 3 x ml bytes of dot data If the printer is in super subscript mode however the character height is 16 dots so there must be 2 x m1 bytes of dot data Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots with the most significant bit being the top dot and the least significant bit being the bottom dot For further details please refer to chapter 7 Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 61 Define 48 dot download characters Mode ASCII Decimal lt ESC gt I amp nl 27 124 38 nl 1B 7C 26 nl n2 s0 n3 n4 n2 0 n3 n4 n2 00 n3 n4 Std m0 mi m2 m0 ml m2 m0 ml m2 di d2 dx dl d2 dx dl d2 dx Clears the 24 dot download characters and defines one or more new 48 dot characters and stores them in RAM for later use DIP switch 2 must be set to OFF otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer not downloading characters and this command is ignored nl n2 x 256 indicates how many bytes that will follow with this command n3 is the character code of the first character defined and n4 is the character code of the last character defined n3 must be equal to or less than n4 The data for each character start with three bytes specifying proportional spacing attributes
16. 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 lt gt Character Hexadecimal value high order Decimal value Control code ____ Hexadecimal value low order Chaptert0 REFERENCE 97 Standard character set 2 Mm mn paba ss BO n Sa N N N gt ey o gt wW wW gt gt gt gt gt gt gt o gt D co w co on w2 co eo o so eo gt sm wo Pa O mi oD r un co O gt co aa aba a o gt on LI Ko m LI nm o gt gt co o gt on ca 2o o on oa oD oD N Lo nm gt wN o ap un N cou N eg Sa sy cu o 98 gt bond a D gt gt co a gt a lt gt r eyi xp r mg r Ww ive E Ye 1653 LI my mj ng ey py my ey Pu es ey Pa es eg cy N ar so eo gt es o ae wW co D gt mi em ey N om SE o 2o o c3 lt gt gt c5 ey mg EN Pari SN ys ys pa o Paa I cs nI ey co nm gt as o mr Ko KO Mm o o gt e gt o ya no _ _ yr I es N es ey PAY cy PG ej ey DY my ay es NI nI bon gt KO co gt Lend baa xo gt gt gt
17. 84 10 245 80 0 6 170 O O O 1 84 0 0 0 0 0 170 0 O O 0 20 0 0 O O Symbol oe Bl 2 0 0 0 O 0 0 O O 2 172 O 0 0 5 80 O 0 0 O 10 160 O O O 21 91 O O O 1 234 164 224 0 6 21 91 16 0 O 27 234 164 224 0 102 21 91 16 O 1 152 42 164 224 6 96 21 91 O 0 9 128 42 160 O 38 0 17 64 0 0 40 O 42 184 0 lo 0 21 64 0 O 40 O 42 184 O 23 255 213 64 0 0 40 O 42 184 O 23 255 213 64 0 O 40 O 42 160 O lo O 21 91 O O 40 O 42 164 224 16 O 21 91 16 0 40 O 42 164 224 16 O 17 91 16 0 47 128 42 164 224 16 126 21 91 O 0 7 129 234 160 O 0 126 21 64 0 0 O 1 234 188 U O O Os O Uy O DIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS TELEPHONES GERMANY JAPAN 74 B688888888888888288888888888 DABAAMAANAANANAAANAANAKANANAGAAHANA B8888828888282888 aya yaya ya yaya ya yaya yaya yaya yaa aaa B022222882282828 DARANAKAAANANAKAANAAA PT aaa an 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 100 UNITS 1000 PERSONS 0000000 2000000C00000000 Chapter 8 _MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PS 2 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
18. By changing the settings you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements The following questions will help you choose the proper settings Function ON Standard PRAM usage Auto LF with CR Disabled Automatic Sheet Feeder Font style Tms Romn Print mode Normal size Character set Standard mode Character set IBM mode International Character Set or IBM Code Page Download Enabled Active Helvet Quarter size Graphics Italics Switch 1 Do you want to use the printer in standard mode or IBM mode Select the mode compatible with your computer and software In standard mode the printer operates like the Epson LQ 850 In IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprinter X24E The ON position selects standard mode The OFF position selects IBM mode Switch 2 Does your software download new characters to the printer with the Standard mode In order to download characters with the Standard mode this switch must be in the OFF position 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 NOTE This switch takes no effect with the IBM mode In the IBM mode you cannot download characters Switch 3 Do you want an automatic
19. I lt ESC gt S lt l gt 27 83 49 1B 53 31 1B Both 27 83 1 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts Does not change the character pitch Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt T 27 84 1B 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal printing 38 CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt t 0 27 116 48 1B 74 30 Both lt ESC gt tr db 27 116 0 18 74 00 ESA 28 73 48 1c 49 30 LES Tr lt 0 gt 28 73 0 1C 4 00 Selects the standard character set This is the power up default in Standard mode if DIP switch 7 is set to OFF Select IBM character set Decimal Hexadecimal 27 116 49 1B 74 31 27 116 1 1B 74 01 28 73 49 1C 49 31 28 73 Mode ASCII lt ESC gt t 1 lt ESC gt t lt FS gt lt FS gt Both Selects an IBM character set This is the power up default in IBM mode or DIP switch 7 is set to ON in standard mode Select character set 1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt 7 27 55 18 37 Selects character set 1 Select character set 2 Mode E Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt 6 27 54 B 36 Selects character set 2 Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 39
20. Select condensed characters with Economy mode Select condensed characters with High Quality mode Perform one n 180 inch or n 216 inch line feed Print normal density 8 bit graphics Print double density 8 bit graphics Set bottom margin Cancel bottom margin Select fixed spacing Select proportional spacing Set printer off line Reset all tab stops Superscript Subscript Cancel superscript or subscript Bi directional printing Uni directional printing Cancel expanded printing Expanded printing Set left and right margins Print double density 8 bit graphics Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics 05 n m Select character height width and line spacing ap T lt p gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt ni n2 Select IBM code page PP lt 4 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt n sf d lt 0 gt lt I gt n E KG 9 AN nl n2 SA n e 99 0 693 1 d nl n2 TSE 5 k O Set base unit for line spacing Select print quality g nl n2 m0 ml m2 Select graphics mode Enable printing of all character codes Enable printing of all character codes on next character Stop overlining Start overlining Relative horizontal tab in inches Stop printing Select Tms Romn font 45 42 43 43 43 50 57 57 51 51 45 45 64 55 37 38 38 65 65 44 44 53 57 57 48 40 49 34 59 40 41 36 36 56 65 34 sk ap po OQ a F
21. Stops expanded printing and returns to normal width Expanded printing for one line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt SO gt lt ESC gt lt SO gt Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width Characters return to normal width after the next line feed lt LF gt The lt DC4 gt lt VT gt lt FF gt and lt ESC gt W 0 commands also cancel expanded printing Cancel one line expanded printing Mode ASCII Bom c gt S da uw Stops one line expanded printing set with lt SO gt or lt ESC gt lt SO gt Does not cancel lt ESC gt W 1 44 Select character width Mode ASCII Decimal Std lt FS gt E n 28 69 n C 45 n Select a character width according to the value of n as shown below n Character width 0 Normal wide 1 Double wide 2 Triple wide Select proportional spacing Hexadecimal Mode Decimal Causes subseguent characters to be proportionally spaced Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select proportional characters with High Guality mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt I lt 3 gt 27 73 3 Changes to proportional pitch with High Quality mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up or the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Select fixed spac
22. gt o gt o gt gt gt gt sy ey ay KO oo gt o Haran Led y ULI co co an D arang e co co ao coo D co co 20O oO gt pas gt nd coy Se uo KO m co gt gt mj Re y Wo KO o Ko co KO so o KO KO ao PM _ pung w aco lt gt co gt gt somo SN o gt r rd lt lt ma oo gt ap r ae 103 w3 IYA ire KI us Ly w wo pasa koe om gt es o r 10 uo so gt gt Nn lt gt mg So ca oD m o oD sm o mom o oD r r Chapter10 REFERENCE 99 International character sets When an international character set is selected by a command from software the following changes are made in the Standard Italic character set go 194 96 129 124 125 126 Country o U S A EE JE PFRANCE s alx so CI O EERE e 2 2 8 8 2 e s olo e a La gt ON 2 ENGLAND DENMARK 1 ul ag Boe S SSSSSSSE SEE EE Baa SPAIN2 5 LATIN AXERICA S KOREA lg IRISH LEGAL ES E p f e gt gt gt of me je AE nu MAS E A gt pe BE The command for se
23. lt o Z a uy u Z m E e e Z E TIMOG ma Na o o Figure 4 1 Control panel ON LINE button The ON LINE button sets the printer on line and off line The status changes each time you press the button When the printer is on line it can receive and print data from the computer When the printer is off line it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data Chapter4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS 19 The printer powers up in the on line status if paper is loaded If paper is not loaded the printer powers up off line with the PAPER indicator illuminating and the ERROR indicator blinking When you load paper you must press the button to set the printer on line You will want to press the ONLINE button e Before and after any other panel operation The other panel buttons operate in the off line state Press the ONLINE button to go off line After performing the panel operation s press the ONLINE button again to go back on line e To pause during printing If you press the ONLINE 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 ONLINE button again to go back on line LINE FEED button If you press this button while off line the paper will feed forward If you hold the button down the printer will perform consecutive line feeds If you a
24. pa 13 13 14 15 15 17 18 Chapter 5 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS 29 Location of the DIP switches 29 Functions of the DIP settings 30 Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 33 Font control commands 34 Character set commands 39 Character size and pitch commands 42 Vertical position commands 49 Horizontal position commands 53 Graphics commands 57 Download character commands 61 Other printer commands 64 Chapter 7 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 67 Defining your own 24 dot characters 67 Assigning the character data 68 Assigning a value of character space 69 Sample program 69 Defining your own 48 dot characters 72 Chapter 8 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 75 Installing application software with your printer 75 Embedding printer commands 76 Programming the printer with DOS commands 77 Programming with BASIC 79 Chapter 9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 87 Troubleshooting 87 Power supply 88 Printing 88 Paper feeding 90 Maintenance 92 Chapter 10 REFERENCE 93 Specifications 93 Pinout of interface connector 96 Character sets 97 Standard character set 2 98 International character sets 100 IBM character set 2 101 Character set 1 108 IBM special character set 109 INDEX 111 COMMAND SUMMARY 114 Chapter 1 Bi INTRODUCTION This printer has a full complement of features making it an excellent partner for a personal computer It supports the Epson IBM printer commands and character sets
25. 15 192 0 15 0 O 62 O 0 252 0 0 248 0 0 240 0 0 224 O 0 192 0 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 O O O O O O O O O O How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables lines 1000 to 1050 You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 6 The WIDTH LPT1 255 statement in line 1070 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 1080 Using the preassigned commands the program prints samples of its different fonts 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 1340 a centering command line 1360 a command to vary the line spacing lines 1380 and 1430 and a command to micro adjust the space between characters lines 1390 and 1440 Next the program returns to normal spacing and gives a demonstration of the printer s word processing abilities italic printing bold printing underlining subscripts etc The row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patte
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27. 3RD LINE DATA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 O 24 0 0 56 DATA 0 O 56 0 0 120 0 0 248 0 1 248 0 1 248 DATA 0 3 248 0 7 248 0 7 248 0 15 248 0 15 248 DATA 0 31 248 0 63 248 0 127 248 0 127 248 0 255 248 DATA 0 255 248 1 255 248 3 255 248 199 255 248 247 255 248 DATA 255 255 248 31 255 240 15 255 240 15 255 224 15 255 224 DATA 15 255 192 15 255 192 15 255 192 15 255 128 15 255 128 DATA 15 255 0 15 255 0 15 255 0 15 254 O 15 254 0 DATA 252 252 24 252 252 56 249 252 248 249 252 248 243 255 248 DATA 227 255 248 231 255 248 199 255 248 231 255 248 255 255 248 DATA 31 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 DATA 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 207 248 DATA 31 15 248 30 31 248 252 63 248 248 127 248 240 127 240 DATA 224 255 240 225 255 240 195 255 224 199 255 192 247 255 128 DATA 255 255 128 63 255 0 31 254 0 15 254 0 15 252 0 DATA 15 248 0 15 240 0 15 240 0 15 224 0 15 192 0 DATA 15 192 0 15 128 0 15 0 0 31 0 0 62 0 0 DATA 252 0 0 252 0 0 248 0 0 240 0 224 240 0 240 DATA 224 1 240 192 1 248 0 3 248 0 3 248 0 3 248 DATA O 7 248 0 7 248 0 63 248 0 127 248 0 127 248 DATA 0 255 248 0 255 248 1 255 248 1 255 248 1 255 248 DATA 3 255 248 3 255 248 3 255 248 131 255 248 199 255 248 DATA 103 255 248 119 255 248 55 255 248 63 255 248 31 255 248 DATA 31 255 248 31 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 15 255 248 DATA 15 255
28. 5 80 0 22 1 85 10 160 O 2730 DATA 40 0 170 245 80 0 22 128 85 10 160 0 2740 DATA 41 68 42 245 80 O 22 138 21 10 160 0 2750 DATA 9 84 10 245 80 0 6 170 0 0 0 0 2760 DATA 1 84 0 0 0 0 0 170 O O 0 O 2770 DATA 0 20 0 0 0 O 2780 2790 Dot graphics data 2800 1ST LINE 2810 DATA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 O 2820 DATA O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O O 2830 DATA 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 2840 DATA 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2850 DATA 0 O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 255 0 255 255 2860 DATA 1 255 255 3 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 O 15 O O 2870 DATA 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 2880 DATA 31 O 0 31 0 O 31 0 0 31 0 O 31 0 0 2890 DATA 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 Co _ Chapter8 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 3 Og Oe IA NO O Blg O Oy Dis Oo 205 3k Og 00 31 0 O 31 O O 31 O O 31 O O 31 O O 31 0 O 31 128 0 31 224 O 31 248 0 31 255 0 31 255 224 15 255 248 7 255 255 1 255 255 0 127 255 0 7 255 0 0 255 0 0 63 O 0 63 0 0 248 0 3 192 0 63 0 0 248 0 1 128 O 3 0 O 7 O O 15 O O 15 0 O 31 O 0 31 O O 315 O Op 31g Oy 105 Sis O O 31 D O BE Op O BY 0 105 Sis Oy 0 Bl 0 O 34 OF O 3k DM 0 3t O 0 31 O O 3t 0 O 3t 0 O SL O 31 255 255 31 255 255 31 255 255 31 255 255 31 255 255 31 255 25
29. BASIC we have listed the program for the IBM PC This program runs in the printer s Standard mode and the downloadable condition 1000 Set control codes 1010 E CHR 27 Escape code 1020 TM E k CHR 0 Roman character 1030 H CHR 9 Horizontal tab 1040 PI E P Pica pitch 1050 EL E M Elite pitch 1060 Start printing 1070 WIDTH LPT1 255 1080 LPRINT E D CHR 3 CHR 30 CHR 0 Set HT 1090 LPRINT TMS Resident fonts are 1100 LPRINT HS5 ES k CHRS 0 Roman characters 1110 LPRINT H E k CHR 12 H Gothic characters 1120 LPRINT 1130 LPRINT TM Print pitches are 1140 LPRINT H PI Pica pitch 10 CPI 1150 LPRINT H EL Elite pitch 12 CPI 1160 LPRINT H E g Semi condensed pitch 15 CPI 1170 LPRINT H PI 1180 LPRINT CHR 15 Select condensed print 1190 LPRINT Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI 1200 LPRINT H EL Condensed elite pitch 20 CPI 1210 LPRINT CHR 18 Cancel condensed print 1220 LPRINT HS5 ES pl Select proportional spacing 1230 LPRINT PIS Normal proportional 1240 LPRINT H CHR 15 Condensed proportional 1250 LPRINT CHR 18 1260 LPRINT ES p0 Cancel proportional spacing 1270 LPRINT 1280 LPRINT HS5ES5 wl Double height ES w0 1290 LPRINT H E W1 Double width ES WO 1300 LPRINT H CHR 28 E CHR 2 Triple width 1310 LPRINT CHR 28 E CHR 0 1320 LPRINT H E h CHR 1 Double size
30. Code Page 863 Canadian French Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 KGG ni 3 mg x pea D Ng oo rs a ca do a 149 Pra 9 na 3 a oo oa pa za pe pe z gt za be pos a Ka ca N Par on E an cn cn a tn en en cn N a on a Car no lt a Na no Pa ma gt gt mo ma ra hn O n an an Fa pa n ES co E Go Dm na mna Pa aa lt so aon cm sa ma mo no mo ga Ca Cad go ma Fan Cad ma pana pang KO oo co Ss ao oo N an Ka na ma mo na N a cn COME 175 106 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 lt r i N ey Pu ej nm mj ey Su o ew so my os ms os gt r aed gt o gt o o5 D gt 107 Chapter10 REFERENCE Character set 1 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 lt ESC gt gt command in the standard mode m Fam pang _ on a e a e Ko co co c ro n gt gt ro 0 co Fa pa N a ao ao Eo lt gt po n P in lon en an an an aimee Janah 143 on 2 108 IBM special character set Additional characters can be printed by special commands Loree pana ma Na a
31. Epson LQ 850 In IBM mode the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations The emulation is changed by means of DIP switch 1 When this switch is set ON the printer will be in standard mode and when this switch is set OFF the printer will be in IBM mode see Chapter 5 It is not possible to change the emulation by means of software control This chapter describes the printer s control commands Some commands are common to both the standard and IBM modes In the descriptions of the commands all commands will given by functions The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Sa lt ESC gt x 1 27 120 49 1B 78 31 lt ESC gt x lt l gt 27 120 1 1B 78 01 Mode Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized Std Standard mode DIP switch 1 is ON IBM IBM mode DIP switch 1 is OFF Both Both standard and IBM modes ASCII Indicates the ASCII coding of the command Control characters are enclosed in pointed brackets For example lt 1 gt means character code 1 Decimal Gives the command in decimal character codes Hexadecimal Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as n m or d Chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 33 FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select Economy mode Decimal Hexa
32. LPRINT NEXT I LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT END DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA Car DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA oneg 31 CHR 27 CHR 0 CHR 27 S CHR 0 100 UNITS 1000 PERSONS CHR 27 M CHR 9 CHR 27 T CHR 27 Telephone Symbol 3n 3d 2 0 O 0 0 O 8 0 O 19 15 192 40 16 0 80 47 192 47 80 0 80 175 192 47 80 00 80 163 192 33 64 0 80 163 192 47 80 0 80 175 192 32 80 O 19 15 192 40 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 Symbol 35 Bibs 2 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 252 128 3 64 1 252 128 105 34 O 20 124 0 40 O O 64 126 O 63 128 0 64 126 O 32 Sys O 64 124 128 32 3 64 76 124 128 51 3 0 12 252 0 0 0 0 NEXT 1 NEXT I NEXT 1 NEXT I NEXT I NEXT I 23 0 O 32 80 O 80 163 192 47 80 O 80 47 192 8 O O 0 60 O 2 3 64 80 126 0 63 128 00 64 124 128 3 0 0 40 O 0 80 175 192 33 64 0 80 175 192 40 16 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 5 124 128 32 0 0 64 124 0 48 3 64 0 254 0 DIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS amp TELEPHONES USA BEER RADBADABAAAAAAAADADACAADADAAADARAR GERMANY BEBA BD DB BBB A BANANNAAAANANAAANAAA JAPAN 888888828882228 HAGAANAMABAABABGA BANGA Gs o o o o o o 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 100 UNITS 1000 PERSONS Chapter7 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 71 DEFINING YOUR OWN 48 DOT CHARACTERS You can defi
33. SJELITE DAT New file 1 1 4 V x1TV TVA 2 C E AV indicates that the following character is a control code V enters the lt ESC gt code lt ESC gt has character code 27 and is the 27th character from A in the ASCII sequence Similarly VA enters the control code lt 1 gt See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLIN You can now set up the printer by sending it the file SJELITE DAT To avoid unnecessary logging of commands switch hard copy output off by pressing CTRL PRTSC if hard copy is on To print the file README DOC in Economy elite type give the following two commands A gt COPY SJELITE DAT PRN A gt PRINT README DOC 78 For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will set up the printer and print any specified file with a single command To create such a batch file with the name SJPRINT BAT type in the first four lines shown next Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously To use this file to print README DOC type the fifth line A gt COPY CON SJPRINT BAT COPY SJELITE DAT PRN PRINT 1 Z A gt SJPRINT README DOC The first line above is a copy command from the CONsole screen to a file named SJPRINT BAT The next two lines are the contents of this file The 1 is a dummy parameter whatever file name you type after SJPRINT will be substituted for 1 and printed PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft
34. 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 10 Reference This section gives some references of your printer such as specifications of your printer the pinout of interface connecter the character tables The character table charts give the different character sets available Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Features of the printer Printer components Requirements SETTING UP THE PRINTER Unpacking and inspection Setting up Connecting the power supply Install the Ink Cartridge Connecting the interface cable PAPER HANDLING Selection of paper Adjusting the printing gap Loading paper Loading the paper from the front slot Loading the paper from the flat feed slot Removing paper jams CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Buttons and indicators ON LINE button LINE FEED button FWD ADJ button REV ADJ button PITCH button Switch combination functions Flat feed Form feed Top of form Head claeaning Clearing the buffer All reset Power up functions Charge the optional battery pack Short test mode Long test mode Hexadecimal dump Pitch lock mode Dha m NO 00 00 N N
35. X24 X24E PC DOS International Business Machines Corp MS DOS Microsoft BASIC Microsoft Corporation LQ 850 Seiko Epson Corp NOTICE e All rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is forbidden e The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice e 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 e The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual O Copyright 1991 Star Micronics Co Ltd HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into ten chapters To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 5 The remaining chapters may be treated as areference guide for programming operations etc It assumes a degree of acknowledge of the operation of computers for instance it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers The chapters are as follows Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter indicates the some features of the printer the names and those functions of the printer components This chapter also indicates some requirements to printer power supply and Ink Cartridge Chapter 2 Setting up the printer This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up Read this chapter before you do anyth
36. depending on the options and the print density Normally a single charge works the printer for 40 minutes A battery charge will take about ten hours 1 Set the battery switch on the back of the printer to the ON position Turn the Power switch on while holding down the button 3 The POWER indicator blinks while the battery is being charged When the battery reaches a nearly full charge the POWER indicator automatically goes off auto power off function CAUTION Do not overcharge the battery pack Short test mode If the printer is turned on while the button is pressed the printer will enter the short self test mode The printer 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 Figure 4 5 xx Ver 1 0 1 45 6 0123456789 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdef ghijklmno 113 1 8 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ AM abcdefghijkimnop amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ NX abcdefghi iklmnopq amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 7 abcdef ghijklmnopgr SHE 0123456789 3 lt gt 2 ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdef ghijklmnopqrs Ka 0123456789 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ Ll Figure
37. enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate both text and graphics FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Some of main features are the following Ink jet printing system Auto capping system Easy maintenance 2 way power supply Versatile paper handling Extensive software support Easy operation Ink jet printing system The ink jet printing system prints characters and graphics by firing ink drops at the paper from thin nozzles Heating the ink in these nozzles by applying electrical pulses to the Nozzle heating elements produces bubbles 5 Ung that quickly expand and eject the ink Ha Heating element A vacuum is then produced as the bubble contracts after the pulse ends This draws fresh ink into the nozzle Figure 1 1 Ink jet printing system An important feature of this printing system is the simple construction of individual nozzles This construction has the following advantages in addition to reducing manufacturing costs Chapter1 INTRODUCTION 1 e The printing mechanism is more durable and smaller e Print quality is higher because of greater nozzle density e Quiet non impact operation This means that the ink jet printer can be used for a much wider range of applications than other printers Auto capping system This printer moves the carriage to the home position and automatically caps the print head whenever the printer is turned on and off or more than 5 seconds have passed
38. find the commands in Chapter 6 We suggest the following e Economy mode lt ESC gt x 0 e Elite pitch lt ESC gt 1 lt 1 gt lt ESC gt lt 1 gt is a powerful command that in addition to selecting elite pitch cancels unwanted features such as underlining which might be left from previous commands The angle brackets around the lt 1 gt indicate character code 1 which is a control code not the printable digit 1 You may want to place additional commands in this file such as left and right margins line spacing and bottom margin commands Or you may want to create a variety of setup files with a different set of commands in each To avoid excess line feeds you should place the commands on one line in the setup file You may or may not be able to generate a setup file with word processing software it depends on whether your software lets you enter control codes If your system includes the file EDLIN COM however you can easily create a setup file with the DOS line editor An appropriate name for this setup file would be SJELITE DAT To use the DOS line editor type the command EDLIN SJELITE DAT then type the underlined parts of the following display Press RETURN at the end of each line Do not type the symbol 4 This symbol means to hold the CTRL key down while pressing the next key for example V means to type CTRL V C means to type CTRL C which indicates the end of the input A gt EDLIN
39. lever Figure 3 3 Open the top cover and confirm that the release lever is pushed down 2 Check the adjustment dial to accommodate the paper thickness 3 Slide to turn on the Power switch located at the left side of the printer The PAPER indicator will illuminate and the ERROR indicator will blink that there is no paper in position for printing NOTE The Power switch will return to its original position automatically 4 Match the paper with the paper size scales on the top cover and insert the paper straightly LTR LGL A4 B5 Paper size scale Figure 3 4 Insert the paper from the front slot to match the paper with the paper size scale Chapter3 PAPER HANDLING 15 7 Now press the button down to advance and position the paper If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the button then set the paper position by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 Press the button to set the printer on line NOTE 1 Do not open the paper cover while printing 2 If the paper catches at the top of cover as it is being fed through the printer it will curl and may not stack properly If you notice the paper catching on the cover as shown below lightly tap the paper with your hand so that it stacks against the cover Figure 3 5 Tap the paper with your hand to stack the paper against the cover 16 Loading the
40. mode with the control panel operation If it is then deselect it DIP setting Are you trying to feed paper You can only feed paper in this way the printer is off line Set the printer off line and then feed paper If the ASF is not operating or is not feeding paper correctly check the following Y o Possible remedy po Has the ASF option been selected with the DIP switch Is the release lever set to the down position Is the ASF correctly mounted Select correct option The release lever should be set to the downward position Make sure that the ASF is properly seated on the printer 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 be fore being fed into the ASF 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 Stop printing remove the jammed sheet and continue The ASF s paper feed hopper can hold 30 sheets at a time Make sure that there is no more paper than this in the hopper If this is not done paper jams may occur Remove the stack of paper from the ASF and fan it before reinserting Has the paper been used already or is it creased Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons
41. n0 Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number 10 from 0 to 7 The tab stops in each channel are set by lt ESC gt b Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal lt VT gt gt AE Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are set as at power up Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop 52 HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Mode ASCII Decimal Std lt ESC gt Un 27 108 n Sets the left margin at column n where n is between 0 and 255 in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later The left margin must be at least two columns to the left of the right margin and within the limits below Pica 0 nS76 Expanded pica 0 lt n lt 38 Elite 0Sn lt 91 Expanded elite Osns45 Semi condensed 0Sn lt 114 Expanded semi condensed O lt n lt 57 Condensed pica O0 n 130 Expanded condensed pica On 64 Condensed elite 0t n3152 Expanded condensed elite O lt n lt 76 Set right margin Decimal Hexadecimal Sets the right margin at column 7 in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected Column n becomes the last character position in the line The right ma
42. next page and moves the print position to the left margin Set vertical tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt B nl n2 lt 0 gt 27 66 ni n2 0 1B 42 ni n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines n 12 etc where n n2 etc are numbers between and 255 A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set The tab stops must be specified in ascending order any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list Standard termination is by the lt 0 gt control code The vertical tab stops are set in terms of the current line spacing and do ne ove if the line spacing is changed later Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 51 Set vertical tab stops every n lines 1B 65 31 n 1B 65 01 n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n lines where n is between 1 and 127 Decimal 27101 49 n 27 101 1 n Set vertical tab stops in channel 27 98 nO nl 1B 62 n0 ni n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel n0 where n0 is between 0 and 7 and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected by the lt ESC gt command See lt ESC gt B for parameters ni n2 lt O gt Select vertical tab channel Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std lt ESC gt nO 27 47 no 1B 2F
43. paper from the flat feed slot 1 Raise the printer by adjusting the printer stand as shown below Printer stand Figure 3 6 Raise the printer with the printer stand 2 Open the top cover and rotate the adjustment dial counterclockwise 3 Slide the Power switch to turn on the power and press the ONLINE and buttons until you hear a short beep tone 4 Align the envelope or the paper with the scales of the flat feed slot and insert the envelope straight into the slot The envelope automatically sets to the printing position Adjustment dial A4 B5 LTR LGL QI Figure 3 7 Align the envelope with the scales of the flat feed slot to feed it 5 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the button then set the paper position by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 6 Press the button to set the printer on line NOTE Remove the envelope by hand if it is not ejected after printing Chapter3 PAPER HANDLING 17 REMOVING PAPER JAMS When paper jams occur the ERROR indicator illuminates and the printer is set off line In this case remove the jammed paper according to the following procedure 1 Lift up the paper release lever 2 Remove the jammed paper carefully by pulling on the end of the paper If the paper is wrapped around the platen pull the end of the paper while holding down the _ REV ADJ butt
44. 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 aprinting job in progress with the T option The printer may not stop printing immediately as there may be considerable data stored ahead in its buffer For the T option type A gt 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 gt COPY README DOC PRN A gt TYPE README DOC gt PRN COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing If you want a particular font or print pitch you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing See Chapter 4 Chapter8 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 77 Tf 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 Economy mode and select elite pitch with the Standard mode You can
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46. 2 1B 49 02 Changes to pica pitch 10 cpi with High Quality mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up or the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Elite pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt M 7 7 B 4D Changes from either pica or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select elite characters with Economy mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt IT s85 27 73 8 1B 49 08 Changes to elite pitch 12 cpi with Economy mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up 42 Select elite characters with High Quality mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt I lt LF gt 27 73 10 1B 49 OA Changes to elite pitch 12 cpi with High Quality mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up or the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Semi condensed pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std lt ESC gt g 27 103 1B 67 Changes from either pica or elite to semi condensed pitch 15 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bon lt SI gt 15 OF lt ESC gt lt SI gt 27 15 1B OF
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48. 4 5 Short self test abcdefghi jklmnopqrst Chapter4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS 25 Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the button is pressed the printer will enter the long self test mode The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available The test cycles endlessly so you must turn the power off to stop it Ver 1 0 xx lt TMS ROMN gt BENII III PARP ATNYSLITI e Leavy 1 8 0123456789 lt gt 0ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PORSTUVWXYZ N 1 abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz aCueaaadc GeT 11 AA R AO00O00UYOUCLEYRS aiana rio 1444 34 7447 Le EH EP Spf eH lll a x Eon POLS age LI gt lt fJ 20 n2 VOOPH OR AAS ITL HAY 1 ES 4 0123456789 lt gt 2 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PORSTUVWXYZ X _ abcdef ghi jklmnopgrstuvwxyz aCtieaaadc sei i IALLREOOOOUOUCEYRS aiaeei Hell rt HR irt Erri al Paa gt lt sx fn2 9B0Y088 DONT FI HABAN NB L 1 ie Aa 7 0123456789 lt gt 8ABCDEFGHI JKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZ 1 _ abcdefghijkimnopgrstuvwxyz aQu iadg noiiid4AEeBOGO000ygUCE FAS i GUANA Tak 0 Htl UHH TIH t rP ihi Puernzoyreon ngen zers Hire mee NBOPABADORG coso ra NASALI iarna ESTA 0123456789 2 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PORSTUVEX Z 1 _ abedef ghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz oqu a geceiiiA Abe AoconuyOve LAS a Hiha A A AAA atas Itang
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51. 6 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of dot graphics printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Print hex density 48 bit graphics 58 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std a ad 27 124 42 ni n2 1B 7C 2A nl n2 Mi EM mi m2 m3 mil m2 m3 Prints 48 bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally The graphics image is 48 dots high and n n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches 2880 dots In the data m1 m2 m3 each six bytes represent 48 vertical dots In the leftmost position the most significant bit of m is the top dot the least significant bit of m is the eighth dot from the top the most significant bit of m2 is the ninth dot the least significant bit of m2 is the sixteenth dot from the top and so on The rest of data is similar The number of data bytes must be 6 x n n2 x 256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of dot graphics printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Std lt ESC gt nO nl 27 42 n0 ni 18 2A n0 ni to n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of n0 and prints bit image graphics in this mode See lt ESC gt K for 8 bit graphics lt FS gt Z for 24 bit graphics or lt ESC gt for 48 bit graphics for information on nl n2 ml m2 nO Graphics m
52. 70 FOR 120 TO 493 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 61 NEXT I 1380 LPRINT 1390 LPRINT CHR 9 1400 SCALE 1410 FOR I 2 TO 8 LPRINT SCALES NEXT I 1420 LPRINT 1430 LPRINT CHR 9 3 0 1440 FOR I 1 TO 8 1450 LPRINT 31 1460 NEXT I 1470 LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 0 1480 LPRINT CHR 27 M 1490 LPRINT CHR 27 S CHR 0 1500 LPRINT CHR 9 100 UNITS 1000 PERSONS 1510 LPRINT CHR 27 T 1520 LPRINT CHR 27 1530 END 2000 DATA 2010 Telephone Symbol 2020 DATA 3 31 2 2030 DATA 0 20 0 O 0 00 2040 DATA 1 84 0 0 0 O 2050 DATA 9 84 10 245 80 0 21 138 21 10 160 2060 DATA 41 68 42 245 80 0 22 128 85 10 160 2070 DATA 40 0 170 245 80 0 22 1 85 10 160 2080 DATA 40 170 170 3 80 0 22 85 84 2 160 2090 DATA 40 170 160 5 80 0 22 LIL 80 2 160 2100 DATA 40 2 160 5 80 0 22 1 80 2 160 Chapter7 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 73 DOS 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 2180 2190 2200 2210 2220 2230 2240 2250 2260 2270 2280 2290 2300 2310 2320 2330 2340 2350 2360 USA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA Car 40 2 160 5 80 O 22 1 80 2 160 40 170 160 5 80 0 22 85 84 2 160 40 170 170 5 80 O 22 1 85 10 160 40 0 170 245 80 0 22 128 85 10 160 41 68 42 245 80 0 22 138 21 10 160 9
53. AND YOUR PRINTER 75 Make sure that the DIP switches are set for the correct printer emulation and that you have selected the appropriate character set using the DIP switches If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application software seek expert advice Your software supplier will probably be your most qualified reference EMBEDDING PRINTER COMMANDS Many word processors and other software lack commands for changing font printing double size characters Your printer therefore has commands that can be embedded in documents to control these functions without software help The commands consist of a capital letter enclosed in double parentheses followed by a digit or a capital letter Font P 0 Tms Romn F L Helvet Size S 0 Standard size S 1 Double width S 2 Double height S 3 Double width and height If you want to print a title in double size Helvet then change to different size with Tms Romn for other text you can use these commands as follows File as seen on computer screen CF L S 3 Printer commands CF O S 0 Printer commands S 2can be S Oembedded S lanywhere S 0in a document Printout Printer commands Printer commands Cal be embedded anywhere in a document When you use these commands there are several points to note e A line consisting of commands alone prints as a blank line e The software will not know that these are commands so you cannot trust y
54. B 2D 00 Decimal 27 45 Stops underlining Start overlining Mode ASCH lt ESC gt _ 1 lt ESC gt _ lt I gt Causes subsequent characters to be overlined Spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not overlined Stop overlining Mode ASCII Decimal lt ESC gt _ 0 7 95 lt ESC gt _ lt 0 gt 27 Hexadecimal 1B 5F 30 IBM Stops overlining 36 Select score Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 4 gt lt 3 gt 27 40 45 3 1B 28 2D 03 lt 0 gt lt l gt nl n2 0 1 nl n2 00 01 ni n2 Start score according to the values of n and n2 as shown below nl Function 1 Underlining 2 Strike through 3 Overlining n2 Function 0 Cancel score 1 Single continuous line 2 Double continuous line 5 Single broken line 6 Double broken line Select ornament character ASCII Sid lt ESC gt q n B n a Selects an ornament character according to the value of n as shown below Character Normal Outline Shadow Shadow and outline WN m oja Superscript Decimal Hexadecimal p 27 83 48 1B 53 30 gt lt 0 gt 27 83 0 1B 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts Does not change the character pitch Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 37 Subscript lt ESC gt S
55. ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt 114 lt SO gt lt SI gt lt EM gt lt EM gt lt EM gt lt EM gt lt 0 gt lt 4 gt R T n lt SP gt n 1 po nl 0 9o 1 n n2 Function Bell Backspace Horizontal tab Line feed Vertical tab Form feed Carriage retum Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Set printer on line Cancel condensed printing Set printer off line Cancel one line expanded printing Cancel last line Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Manual feed Auto feed Fject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASF Increase character spacing Select master print mode Accept MSB as is Absolute horizontal tab in inches Select ROM character set Select download character set 8 lt 0 gt nl n2 m0 ml m2 dl d2 dx o 99 n0 nl n2 ml m3 o n 0 gt 1 P nO ag 1 or Define 24 dot download characters lt 3 gt lt 0 gt lt I gt ni n2 Select score Select graphics mode Set line spacing to n 360 inch Stop underlining Start underlining Select vertical tab channel Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 7 60 inch Set line spacing to 1 6 inch
56. LPRINT CHRS MM 2100 NEXT M 2110 RETURN 2120 2130 Define 48 dot download character 2140 LPRINT CHR5 27 6 CHRS 192 CHRS 0 CHRS 0 2150 LPRINT CHR 60 CHR 60 2160 RESTORE 2600 2170 READ LS LPRINT CHR LS 2180 READ CW LPRINT CHRS CW 2190 READ RS LPRINT CHRS RS 2200 FOR M 1 TO CW 6 2210 READ MM 2220 LPRINT CHR MM 2230 NEXT M 2240 RETURN 2500 DATA 2510 24 dot download charaeter data 2520 DATA 3 315 2 2530 DATA 0 0 0 7 0 O 8 0 0 23 O 0 40 0 0 2540 DATA 19 15 192 40 16 0 80 47 192 32 80 0 80 175 192 2550 DATA 47 80 0 80 175 192 47 80 0 80 163 192 33 64 0 2560 DATA 80 163 192 33 64 0 80 163 192 47 80 0 80 175 192 2570 DATA 47 80 0 80 175 192 32 80 0 80 47 192 40 16 0 2580 DATA 19 15 192 40 0 0 23 0 0 8 0 0 7 O O 2590 DATA 0 O 0 2600 48 dot download character data 2610 DATA 3 Bhi 2 2620 DATA 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 170 0 0 0 0 2630 DATA 1 84 O 0 0 0 6 170 0 0 0 0 2640 DATA 3 84 10 245 80 0 21 138 21 10 160 0 2650 DATA 41 68 42 245 80 0 22 128 85 10 160 0 2660 DATA 40 0 170 245 80 0 22 1 85 10 160 0 2670 DATA 40 170 170 3 80 0 22 85 84 2 160 0 2680 DATA 40 170 160 5 80 0 22 1 80 2 160 0 2690 DATA 40 2 160 5 80 0 22 1 80 2 160 0 2700 DATA 40 2 160 5 80 0 22 1 80 2 160 0 2710 DATA 40 170 160 5 80 O 22 85 84 2 160 0 2720 DATA 40 170 170
57. MSB to 1 Mode ASCII Hexadecimal lt ESC gt gt 18 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1 allowing users with a 7 bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127 Set MSB to 0 Mode ASCII Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 27 61 1B 3D Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 0 Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 4 27 95 18 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer Delete last character sent Mode ASCII Hexadecimal lt DEL gt 127 7F Deletes the last character received Ignored if the last character received has already been printed or if the last character received was all or part of a command Cancel last line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt CAN gt 8 Deletes the last line currently present in the print buffer Set printer off line ASCII Hexadecimal Eor AA nil TC lt ESC gt Q 27 81 3 1B 5 24 Sets the printer off line The printer disregards all subsequent characters and commands except lt DC1 gt which returns it to the on line The printer s ON LINE indicator does not go off 64 Set printer on line Mode ASCII Decimal Both lt DC1 gt 17 Returns the printer on line state allowing it to receive and process all subsequent characters and commands This command is
58. Staret S48 USERS MANUAL SEAI 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 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in 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 communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this 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 relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e 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 Unauthorized modifications of this product by the user will void his authority to operate the equipment unless expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard this equipment requires a shielded cable The above stat
59. This value is devided into two byte data as shown in the following program To demonstrate how to define and to use the 48 dot download characters let s use the telephone character and the other user defined characters to print a small graph This program will do just that 72 1000 WIDTH LPT1 255 1010 LPRINT CHRS 27 x1 1020 LPRINT CHR 27 6 CHR 125 CHR5 1 CHR 0 1030 LPRINT CHR 60 CHR 61 1040 FOR N 60 TO 61 1050 READ LS LPRINT CHR LS 1060 READ CW LPRINT CHRS CW 1070 READ RS LPRINT CHRS RS 1080 FOR M 1 TO CW 6 1090 READ MM 1100 LPRINT CHRS MM 1110 NEXT M 1120 NEXT N 1130 LPRINT CHRS5 27 5 D 3 CHRS 11 CHRS 0 1140 LPRINT CHR 27 k CHR 12 CHR 27 4 1150 LPRINT CHR 27 h CHR 1 1160 LPRINT DIFFUSION RANGES OF 1170 LPRINT CARS 4 TELEPHONES 1180 LPRINT CHR 27 h CHRS 0 1190 LPRINT CHR 27 k CHR 0 CHR 27 5 1200 LPRINT CHR 27 CHRS 1 1210 LPRINT USA CHR 9 1220 FOR I 0 TO 681 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 60 NEXT I 1230 LPRINT 1240 LPRINT CHRS 9 1250 FOR I 0 TO 781 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 61 NEXT I 1260 LPRINT 1270 LPRINT GERMANY CHRS 9 1280 FOR I 0 TO 412 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 60 NEXT I 1290 LPRINT 1300 LPRINT CHR 9 1310 FOR 1 0 TO 488 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 61 NEXT I 1320 LPRINT 1330 LPRINT JAPAN CHR 9 1340 FOR 1 0 TO 347 STEP 25 LPRINT CHRS 60 NEXT I 1350 LPRINT 1360 LPRINT CHR 9 13
60. are missing contact your supplier AC adapter Ink Cartridge User s manual Figure 2 1 Check to make sure you have all four items 1 Printer 2 AC adapter 3 Ink Cartridge and 4 User s manual The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are e Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10CA e NiCd battery pack BP 10 Chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 7 SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location and remove all packing material from the printer This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit You will want to keep all the packing material along with the printer carton in case you have to move the printer to a new location Connecting the power supply You can use either the AC adapter or the optional NiCd battery pack to supply the power to the printer The procedure to connect the AC adapter is 1 Plug the AC adapter into a properly grounded AC outlet 2 Attach the AC adapter cable to the printer Whenever connecting the AC cable the carriage moves and the print head is recapped automatically AC adapter AC adapter cable Figure 2 2 Connect the AC adapter cable to the printer The procedure to install the optional NiCd battery pack is 1 Turn the printer upside down and turn the printer stand 2 Open the battery compartment by pushing the two recesses as shown in Figure 2 3 Printer stand
61. ber of columns Pica 10 CPI kaaa 80 Elite 12 CPI 0 eee 96 Semi condensed 15 CPI 120 Condensed pica 17 cpi 137 Condensed elite 20 CPT 160 Proportional lt se s Variable Chapter10 REFERENCE 93 Character matrix Pica Elite Semi condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Proportional Bit image dot matrix Normal density CRT graphics mode I CRT graphics mode II Double density Triple density Quadruple desity Hex density High Quality Economy 48 x 36 24 x 36 48 x 30 24 x 30 32 x 24 16 x 24 48 x21 24x21 48 x 18 24 x 18 48xn 24xn DPI 8 bit 24 bit 60 8x 480 24 x 480 80 8x 640 Not supplied 90 8x 720 24x 720 120 8x 960 24 x 960 180 Not supplied 24 x 1440 240 8x 1920 Not supplied 360 Not supplied 24 x 2880 Paper feed lt lt lt sm Friction roller feed Friction flat feed Paper feed speed 5 6 inches second max Paper specifications Width A ammenities 7 2 8 5 182 216 mm A AA 7 2 14 182 356 mm WON nnaman 52 105 g m Ink Cartridge TYPE aaa ama Ink Color u s Ink amount Dimensions and Weight 94 Commercial 10 only Without Download 28kB With Download 4kB 48 bit 48 x 480 Not supplied 48 x 720 48 x 960 48 x 1440 Not supplied 48 x 2880 Epson LQ 860 NEC 24 wire Graphics commands IBM Propr
62. d 1330 LPRINT E h CHR 0 1340 LPRINT E Q CHR 47 Set right margin Chapter8 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 79 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 80 LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT E 0Q CHR 47 Set right margin LPRINT TM Various line and character spacings LPRINT E al Center text FOR I 1 TO 7 LPRINT E A CHRS 1 Line spacing set LPRINT ES CHR C I Increase character space LPRINT THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED NEXT I FOR I 7 TO 1 STEP 1 LPRINT ES A CHRS I Line spacing set LPRINT E CHRS I Increase character space LPRINT THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED NEXT I LPRINT ES a0 Left justify LPRINT ES 3 CHRS 30 Set 1 6 line spacing LPRINT E CHR 0 Normal character space LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT TM ce features LPRINT H E x CHR 0O LPRINT UE oe HOI printing LPRINT E x CHR 1 LPRINT and High Quality LPRINT H E q CHR 1 OUTLINED E q CHR 0 3 LPRINT E q CHR 2 SHADOWED E q CHR 0 3 LPRINT E q CHR 3 OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED LPRINT E q CHR 0 LPRINT H E E Emphasized E
63. d with either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer e 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 92 Chapter 10 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printing system Serial Ink Jet Dot matrix Printing speed s lt s ssrese High Quality mode Economy mode Pica 83 cps 83 cps Elite 100 cps 100 cps Semi condensed 124 cps 124 cps Condensed pica 142 cps 142 cps Condensed elite 166 cps 166 cps Print direction Bi directional logic seeking Uni directional logic seeking selectable Print hedd oeei 48 nozzles Life 700 000 characters Line spacing s w 1 6 1 3 n 60 n 72 n 180 n 216 n 360 inches Font styles ooooonccionnnocanonaranannnonas Roman and H Gothic Character coccocccocccnanonninnanananananos ASCII 96 International 16 sets IBM special 111 IBM block graphic 50 IBM code page 6 sets Download 128 USA France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin America Korea Irish Legal x 437 USA 850 Multi Lingual 860 Portuguese 861 Icelandic 863 Canadian French 865 Nordic Num
64. decimal Changes from High Quality mode to Economy mode The print speed is the same in both the Economy and HQ High Quality mode but the Economy mode uses less ink Ignored if the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Select High Quality mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Changes from Economy mode to High Quality mode Ignored if the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Select print quality Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt pP d lt 0 gt 27 91100 0 18 58 64 00 IBM lt I gt n tn 01 n Selects the print quality according to the value of n as shown below n Print quality 0 No change 1 127 Economy mode 128 254 High Quality 255 Factory default Ignored if the Economy mode was selected with the control panel Select Tms Romn font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ARMA ERP YY O 40 40 70 41 41 48 28 28 46 29 29 30 Both lt ESC gt Ske o 27 107 48 1B 6B 30 Selects the Tms Romn font This is the default font if DIP switch 5 is set to ON 34 Select H Gothic font lt ESC gt k lt FF gt Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal EA RENA YAA 40 40 70 41 41 76 28 28 46 29 29 4C Both 27 107 12 1B 68 0C Selects the H Gothic font This is the default font if DIP switch 5 is set to OFF Select italic characters Mode ASCII Decimal pateo ma Std lt ESC
65. dots per inch Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 59 Convert graphics density 60 Mode ASCII 27 63 n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent lt ESC gt K lt ESC gt L lt ESC gt Y or lt ESC gt Z commands to a density mode defined by lt ESC gt n is K L Y or Z indicating the mode to be converted m is a code from lt 0 gt to lt 4 gt or lt 6 gt indicating one of the modes of lt ESC gt DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define 24 dot download characters Mode ASCII lt ESC gt amp lt 0 gt nl 27 38 O nl 1B 26 00 nl Std nn m ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2 dl d2 ah dx dl d2 dx dl d2 dx Clears the 48 dot download characters and defines one or more new 24 dot characters and stores them in RAM for later use DIP switch 2 must be set to OFF otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer not downloading characters and this command is ignored nl is the character code of the first character defined and n2 is the character code of the last character defined n must be equal to or less than n2 The data for each character start with three bytes specifying proportional spacing attributes the first byte m0 specifies the left of the character the second byte m specifies the character width the third byte m2 specifies the right of the character These values must not exceed the following maximum limits Pa PA 96 Bite
66. e ASCII Hexadecimal 27 A n B SE a This command operates like lt ESC gt V except that it remains in effect for only one character Select slash zero Mode ASCII Hexadecimal sa ES 1 27 126 49 1B 7E 31 lt ESC gt lt l gt 27 126 1 B 01 Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash P Select normal zero Mode ASCII s lt ESC gt 0 27 126 48 1B 7E 30 i 27 0 1B 7E 00 lt ESC gt lt 0 gt 126 Causes subsequent zero characters to be printed normally 0 without a slash Chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 41 CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std lt ESC gt P 27 80 1B 50 lt DC2 gt 18 12 In Standard mode changes from either elite or semi condensed to pica pitch 10 cpi or from condensed elite to condensed pica 17 cpi In IBM mode changes from either elite or condensed to pica 10 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select pica characters with Economy mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt IP lt 0 gt 27 T3 0 1B 49 00 Changes to pica pitch 10 cpi with Economy mode Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Select pica characters with High Quality mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt I lt 2 gt 7 3
67. e following options in order Note that semi condensed pitch is not available in the IBM mode Pitch Pica 10CPI Elite 12CPI Semi condensed 15CPI Condensed pica 17CPI Condensed elite 20CPI Proportional If you press this button while on line this will change the Font style Y ou will hear one beep tone when the H Gothic font is selected and twice when the Roman font is selected Chapter4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS 21 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations o E E a5 8aM1297 HP 53 Su g gt gt a gT E 3 s Y o 8 Pau pa 5 3 E Uu F lt Q E ee a g eo 5 5 Y Q SM 5 5 lt pa Z lt o ki a WA ha O a 2 o o Form Form toca Prop sion of form Flat feed Head cleaning Figure 4 2 Switch combination functions of control panel Flat feed This printer can load paper either from the front slot of from the flat feed slot It is recommended to use the flat feed for thick paper or the envelopes Before you load paper from the flat feed slot it is necessary to indicate the printer that the paper will be fed by the flat feed with the following procedure 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the ONLINE button again and hold it down 3 While holding down the ON LINE button down press and hold the _FWD ADJ button Continue holding these
68. e line or with extra blank lines Region of fault Power supply Printing A Paper feeding Chapter9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 87 Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate or blinking check the following Check Is the AC adapter cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet Is power being supplied to the outlet Isthe battery switch is turned on rect Is the power indicator blinking while using the battery pack Is the Power and Error indi cators blinking while using the battery pack Printing Is the printer voltage cor Check the AC adapter to ensure that the outlet voltage corresponds Possible remedy Turn off the printer ensure the AC adapter cable is securely connected and then turn the printer back on Turn off the printer unplug the AC adapter and try the outlet with another appliance to determine if electricity is being supplied from that outlet Check the battery switch is turned on to use the optional tal pack If it is on reinstall the battery pack correctly to the voltage required by the AC dapter If they do not match DO NOT try to operate the printer Contact your supplier Indicates that the optional battery power is low Recharge the battery pack Indicates that the service life of the optional battery pack has expired Use a new battery pack
69. ect character size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E EC S Y d 40 40 83 41 41 d 28 28 53 29 29 d Selects a combination of character height and width according to the value of d as below Does not move the base line d Line spacing Character height Single width Single weight Double width Single height Single width Double height Double width Double height UY NO Print double height characters Decimal sl Hexadecimal 27 119 27 119 28 86 28 86 Mode ASCII lt ESC gt w I lt ESC gt w lt FS gt Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the base line and without changing the line spacing Return to normal height Decimal lt ESC gt w lt ESC gt w lt 0 gt pik lt FS gt V o E y 0s Terminates double height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 47 Select character height width and line spacing Mode ASCII IBM lt ESC gt QA lt 4 gt lt 0 gt 27 91 64 4 0 18 5B 40 04 00 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt n m 0 O nm 00 00 n m Selects a combination of character height width and line spacing according to the value of n and m as below Does not move the base line n Line spacing Character height O Unchanged Unchanged 1 Unchanged Single height 2 Unchanged Double h
70. eight 16 Single Unchanged 17 Single Single height 18 Single Double height 32 Double Unchanged 33 Double Single height 34 Double Double height m Character width Single width same as lt ESC gt W 0 Double width same as lt ESC gt W 1 NN e 48 VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Mode ASCII e Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt 0 1B 30 Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 7 60 or 7 72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt 1 27 49 1B 31 Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to 7 60 inch standard mode or 7 72 inch IBM mode Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std lt ESC gt 2 27 50 1B 32 Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to n 360 inch EA LA CE lt ESC gt n 1B 2B lt FS gt 3 n Std Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to n 360 inch where nis between 0 and 253 Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII IBM lt ESC gt P Y lt 4 gt lt 0 gt 27 91 92 4 0 1B 5B 5C 04 00 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt n 0 0 O n 00 00 00 n Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands lt ESC gt 3 and lt ESC gt J If the value of nis 180 the base unit is set
71. ement applies only to printers marketed in the U S A Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital 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 num rique n men pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lecrrique dict par le minis re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada Self Declaration Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to Vfg 1046 1984 announced by the DBP DBP has been informed of the introduction of this special equipment and has been granted the right to examine the whole series Itis the user s responsibility to see that his own assembled system is in accordance with the technical regulations under Vfg 1046 1984 To conform to FTZ regulations it is necessary to make all connections to the printer with shielded cable The equipment may only be opened by qualified service representatives The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany Trademark Acknowledgements SJ 48 XB 2410 XB24 10 NX 2420 LC24 200 SC 10 BP 10 SF 10CA Star Micronics Co Ltd IBM PC PS 2 PC AT Proprinter
72. en 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 28 Chapter 5 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The bank of DIP Dual In line Package switches inside the printer is used to define the various default printer functions This chapter explains where the DIP switches are located and how to use them LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES When you open the top cover and the paper cover and look inside you will see the small compartment at the right side of the printer with small white switches These are the printer s DIP switches named 1 to 10 from left to right m DIP switch Figure 5 1 DIP switches are located inside the printer case 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 poweris on do not take effect until power is switched off then on again because the printer reads the DIP switches only at power up Chapter5 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS 29 FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES The printer is factory set with all DIP switches in the ON position These are the standard settings
73. er10 REFERENCE Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 gt y ao Ss ey gt _ o para Su KO y N N pa na ES o gt gt En rm co oO co eas Mid Da Li wa pond pl gt band uy oa r LI Ka KO O KO KI KO oO pata fc o e r AC lt gt o gt gt r r r r r re mg eu 231 gt pia eu gt oD pung oo r ul es gt mi o Per co henaa a c3 cm pde EN kO eo aao mag gt N eo pares mi KO eo 251 235 gt 21 E gt ul Load o gt EN 25 236 co UP pa Ca pi 1 o 25 297 221 173 157 238 WA 190 HA 222 158 174 142 255 239 223 207 191 175 159 143 104 Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 a lang a a ca sa Ca ma ma na Na sa co no no NS na en E para No a no a lt a n gt a lt gt ES ea ng sa 293 24 234 25 NS ma ro na co c gt Cad INS ma pung am ma 25 188 220 236 INS INS ra n para a Ca s3 INS na na INS E Fan Ga a lt a Cl an pre lt a im ma Cad Co Go N Gn 5 17 207 223 239 055 Chapter10 REFERENCE 105
74. es most word processing and graphics programs spread sheets and integrated software packages Easy operation Indicator displays and beep tones provide immediate easy to understand 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 Chapter INTRODUCTION 3 PRINTER COMPONENTS To get acquainted with the printer s components and capabilities refer to the information below Battery switch Top cover Control panel Adjustment dial Power switch and Entry slot Top cover Interface connector Adjustment dial Aligns single sheets cut forms to help the printer detect when paper is inserted This cover is used as a paper tray when using the flat feed or optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Connects the computer to the printer Controls print darkness by adjusting for the thickness of forms being printed AC adapter cable connector Print head cap Ink Cartridge Lock lever Paper cover Control panel DIP switch Release lever Connects the plug of the AC adapter Do not remove the plug when the printer is turned on Caps the print head of Ink Cartridge to prevent ink from drying out A disposable cartridge including ink and print head Locks or releases the Ink Cartridge Protects the Ink Cartridge and other internal components of your printer Ind
75. fghijkimno 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 TA 7B 7C 7D TE 7F pqrstuvwxyz 80 81 82 83 84 65 86 87 56 89 BA 6B 6C HD SE SF 0 2 ooo 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E GF 373723 O eee eee AO Al A2 A3 A4 AS Ab A7 AB A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF ad BO Bi B2 B3 B4 BS Bo B7 B8 BI BA BB BC BD BE BF iL e eee eee ee ee ee co Ci C2 C3 C4 C5 Co C7 CE C9 CA CB CC CD CE CE cece DO Di D2 D3 D4 D5 Db D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DE ee ee eee EO El E2 E3 k4 ES Eb E7 E8 KI EA FB EC ED EE EF FO Fi F2 F3 F4 FS F6 F7 K6 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF wc cece eee ee eee Figure 4 7 Sample hexadecimal dump Most BASICs however are not quite that straightforward For example the IBM PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 4 8 When the IBM PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code 0D 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 all This can cause problems with graphics or download character data However you can solve this problem by changing line 30 in the preceding program and adding the coding shown below Chapter4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS 27 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA OB OC OD OA OF OF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1B iC iD 1E IPO ae 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F t Sh amp 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 0123456789 lt gt 40 41 42
76. gt 4 27 52 18 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics Select upright characters Mode ASCII Decimal oa Std lt ESC gt 5 27 53 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright Emphasized printing ASCII lt ESC gt E 27 69 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to vertical strokes Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt F 27 70 1B 46 Cancels emphasized printing Double strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt G 27 71 1B 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between causing a thickening of horizontal strokes Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 35 Cancel double strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt H 27 7 1B 48 Cancels double strike printing Start underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal se AQ 27 45 49 1B 2D 31 gt DD 27 45 1 1B 2D 01 Causes subsequent characters to be underlined IBM block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined Stop underlining Mose ASCII Both lt ESC gt 0 lt ESC gt lt 0 gt Hexadecimal 1B 2D 30 1
77. h type of papers W 182 216 mm 7 2 8 5 inch A L 3 4 mm 0 13 inch Aq size 6 4 mm 0 25 inch Letter size 12 7 mm 0 5 inch 789 XYZ gt am ou 17 mm 2 3 inch 6 4 mm 1 4 inch 6 4 mm 1 4 inch L 182 356 mm 7 2 14 inch 25 4 mm 1 inch 12 7 mm 0 5 inch Iam a Envelope Cut forms _ Figure 3 1 Recommended print area for acceptable papers Chapter3 PAPER HANDLING 13 ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the paper can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses The adjustment dial is located behind the interface connector at the left side of the printer There are three positions and you can feel the dial clicking into each position The center position is for high density graphics printing on normal paper Tuming the adjustment dial clockwise is for the normal paper and the counterclockwise is for thick paper or envelopes Adjustment dial Figure 3 2 Location of the adjustment dial 14 LOADING PAPER This section will take you through the procedures for loading paper You can load paper either from the front slot or from the flat feed slot It is recommended to use the flat feed slot for thick paper or the envelopes Loading the paper from the front slot l Open the top cover and push down the release lever Top cover Release
78. he print position one column to the left Ignored if the print position is at the left margin This command can be used to overstrike or combine characters Left justify ama Hexadecimal Aligns subsequent text with the left margin leaving the right margin ragged Center text Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt a 1 27 97 1B 61 31 Std lt ESC gt a lt l gt 27 97 Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins Right justify po ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt ae 50 18 61 32 7 nm 18 61 02 Aligns subsequent text with the right margin leaving the left margin ragged 54 Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt D nl n2 lt 0 gt 27 68 nl n2 0 1B 44 nl n2 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns 11 n2 etc in the current character pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected where n n2 etc are numbers between 1 and 255 The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 64 in IBM mode The tab stops must be specified in ascending order any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list Standard termination is by the 05 control code To clear all tab stops specify lt ESC gt D lt 0 gt Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Mode ASCII Decima
79. height Print double height characters Select Economy mode Select High Quality mode AY E nl n2 lt 0 gt n3 n4 m0 ml m2 dl d2 dx h n ke 0 k lt FF gt A ha n Ki p 0 p 1 oe q n on 0 ef 1 A 2 Ew 0 y 1 O Eb 0 ds 1 P lt 3 n n2 ml m2 8 33 0 po B3 1 3 n a E n sey 0 ep 1 7 2 sy 0 syn 1 7 nl n2 ml m2 m3 0 oy 27 sa y Je ba Did 2 gt 0 F y oe se R ey Or eS me y d TA a ee iad n Define 48 dot download characters Print hex density 48 bit graphics Select normal zero Select slash zero Set line spacing to n 360 inch Reset printer Select character width Select standard character set Select IBM character set Shift download character area Return to normal height Print double height characters Print hex density 24 bit graphics Manual feed Auto feed Select Tms Romn font Select Helvet font Eject paper from ASF Select character size Set print start position on ASF Delete last character sent 62 58 41 4 49 66 45 39 39 63 47 47 58 66 66 34 35 66 47 66 64 IBM Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode Control code lt BEL gt lt BS gt lt HT gt lt LF gt lt VT gt lt FF gt lt CR gt lt SO gt lt SI gt lt DC1 gt lt DC2 gt lt DC4 gt lt CAN gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt
80. hes from the current position Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin Absolute horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt ni n2 27 36 nl n2 Sets the next print position to 17 n2 x256 60 inches from the left margin on the current line Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin Absolute horizontal tab in columns Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal sd XESS sef 0 on 27 102 48 n 1B 66 30 n lt ESC gt f lt 0 gt n 27102 0 n 1B 66 00 n Moves the next print position to column n from the left margin where n is between 0 and 127 56 GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print pia 8 bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt K 27 75 nl n2 1B 4B ni n2 Both ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally The graphic image is 48 dots high and n n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches 480 dots ml m2 are the dot data each a 1 byte value from O to 255 representing 48 vertical dots with the most significant bit at the top six dots and the least significant bit at the bottom six dots The number of data bytes must be n n2 x 256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of bit image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Print double density 8 bit graphics Decimal Hexadecimal 27 76 nl n2 1B 4C nl n2 mi
81. icates printer status and makes various control of printer functions simple and convenient Sets the default printer conditions Releases pressure on the paper This lever must be down to feed paper and upward to release paper Battery component cover Entry slot Power switch Printer stand Battery switch The optional battery pack is located under this cover For inserting single sheets of paper with flat feeding Switches power on or off Adjustable to raise the printer Set the switch to ON position only when charging the optional battery pack or working the printer with it Chapteri INTRODUCTION 5 REQUIREMENTS Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer make sure that the following requirements are satisfied Location of the printer Make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate the printer By a suitable place we mean A firm level surface which is fairly vibration free Away from excessive heat such as direct sunlight heaters etc Away from excessive humidity or dust Use the printer where there is sufficient room for the paper and any paper being fed in or printed out Make sure that the interface cable is within 2m 6ft of the printer Do not place objects on top of the printer Requirements of the power supply Supply it with clean electricity Do not connect it to the same circuit as a large noise producing appliance such as a refrigerator Make sure the l
82. igning 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 are not printing them proportionaly 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 m0 and the right space is specified by m2 The second byte m1 specifies the width of the character in dots 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 11 and the sum of side spaces and the character width m0 m1 m2 cannot exceed the value shown below Character mode m0 ml m2 Pica characters Elite characters 27 30 Semi condensed 19 24 Proportional 37 42 Super subscript 19 36 Proportional bscript 37 42 oportional super subscrip Lo Sample progra
83. ignored if the printer was set off line by pressing the ON LINE button on the control panel Stop printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt j 27 106 1B 6A Prints the entire contents of the input buffer then sets the printer off line The ON LINE indicator on the control panel goes off Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt BEL gt 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer Bi directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt U 0 27 85 lt ESC gt U lt 0 gt 27 85 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bi directional mode which is faster than uni directional printing Uni directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt U lt ESC gt U lt l gt Causes subsequent printing to be done uni directionally ensuring maximum vertical alignment precision One line uni directional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Sid lt ESC gt lt a e Immediately returns the print head to the left margin then prints the remainder of the line from left to right Normal printing resumes on the next line Chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 65 Manual feed Hexadecimal 1B 19 00 28 28 30 29 29 Mode ASCII Decimal 27 25 0 40 40 48 41 41 lt ESC gt lt EM gt lt 0 gt AR yr Se
84. ine voltage is the voltage specified on the AC adapter s identification plate Do not unplug the AC adapter cable to turn printer off The print head will be damaged because it cannot be capped correctly If the AC adapter cable is unplugged by mistake plug it in again and switch the printer on and off to cap correctly Requirements of the Ink Cartridge Do not remove the Ink Cartridge from the printer unless it has to be replaced Do not touch the print head of the Ink Cartridge The print head is a special precision component Do not subject the Ink Cartridge to physical shock or vibration Ink may be spilled on your hands or clothes Do not attempt to refill the Ink Cartridges A clear printout cannot be obtained Do not disassemble the Ink Cartridge Ink may be spilled on your hands or clothes Do not place the head of the Ink Cartridge face down Chapter 2 Ft SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer make sure that the requirements described in Chapter 1 are satisfied Unpacking the carton box Connecting the power supply Installing the Ink Cartridge Connecting the printer to your computer UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton and check each item in the box against Figure 2 1 to make sure that you have everything there should be four items If any of these items
85. ing Decimal Hexadecimal Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 45 Select master print mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Sid lt ESC gt n 27 8 n 18 2 n Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics Function n value Underline 128 Italic 64 Expanded 32 Double strike 16 Emphasized 8 Condensed 4 Proportional 2 Elite 1 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Examples n 1 gives elite n 9 1 8 gives emphasized elite n 137 1 8 128 gives underlined emphasized elite Increase character spacing Mode ASCII lt ESC gt lt SP gt n Increases the space between characters by n dots where n is a number from 0 to 127 Used in microjustification Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std lt ESC gt h n 27 104 n iB 68 n Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below Extra high characters align along the cap line of normal characters with the base line temporarily moving down Line spacing is temporarily doubled when n 1 and quadrupled when n 2 n Effect O Normal size 1 Double high double wide 2 Quadruple high quadruple wide 46 Sel
86. ing else Chapter 3 Paper handling This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap installing paper and removing jammed paper Chapter 4 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 5 DIP switch settings This chapter explains how to set the DIP switches to make system settings on the printer Chapter 6 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 7 Download characters This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters Chapter 8 MS DOS and your printer Since the PS 2 or PC AT family of computers running under MS DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer we have included 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 9 Troubleshooting and maintenance
87. inout of interface connector 96 PITCH button 21 Pitch lock 28 Power supply 8 Power switch 5 Print head cap 5 Print position 66 Print quality 34 Printer commands 76 Printer stand 5 Printing gap 14 Printing speed 93 Proportional spacing 45 Q Quadruple density graphics 57 Quarter sized mode 31 RI Relative horizontal tab 56 Release lever 5 18 Requirements 6 Reset printer 66 Reset tabs 55 REV ADJ button 20 Right justify 54 Right margin 53 Roller feed 3 ROM character set 63 Roman font 34 Sample program 69 73 79 Score 37 Semi condensed pitch 43 Setting up 8 Short test 25 Special character set 109 Specifications 93 Standard character set 39 98 99 Subscript 38 Superscript 37 Test printing Long 26 Short 25 Top cover 5 Top of form 23 51 Troubleshooting 87 Paper feeding 90 Power supply 88 Printing 88 Underlining 36 Uni directional printing 65 Unpacking 7 Upright characters 35 Vertical position commands 49 52 Vertical tab 52 Vertical tab channel 52 Vertical tab stop 51 Zero style 41 INDEX 113 COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode Control code lt BEL gt lt BS gt lt HT gt lt LF gt lt VT gt lt FF gt lt CR gt lt SO gt lt SI gt lt DC1 gt lt DC2 gt lt DC3 gt lt DC4 gt lt CAN gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt
88. inter X24E Centronics parallel Single cartridge ink supply SC 10 Black only 28 g 0 9 oz Width ooooconccncnonanionanannnnononos 310 mm 12 2 Dp maman 216 5 mm 8 5 Heiphti Na 47 5 mm 1 9 Wells dar 1 8 Kg 4 0 Ib AC adapter power supply 120VAC 220VAC 240V AC 50 60 Hz varies according to the country of purchase OPS iii tc Battery pack BP 10 Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10CA Chapter10 REFERENCE 95 PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector signals which are low when active are overlined CU Neme Fomo OOOO High when active High when active High when active e ee High when active DATAS High when active f DATA6 High when active 9 High when active 10 4 us low pulse acknowledges receipt of data Low when printer ready to receive data High when paper out C SPECT hih wen primis one as Nef OOC OCS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground Twisted pair ground return When this input signal is low printer is reset Outputs low when printer cannot continue due to an error ii UU CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the 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 entires at the top and left edges of the table For example the character A
89. l Hexadecimal g lt ESC gt e 0 n 27 101 48 n 1B 65 30 n lt ESC gt e lt 0 gt n 271010 n 1B 65 00 n Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every n columns where n is between and 127 Reset all tab stops ASCI ES E 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 lt HT gt 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 Chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 55 Relative horizontal tab ASCII Hexadecimal lt ESC gt NW nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance 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 n n2 x 256 dots If you want to move the print head to the left n7 and n2 are obtained by subtracting the value from 65536 and dividing the result into high and low bytes Relative horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII lt ESC gt d nl n2 27 100 ni n2 1B 64 nl n2 Sets the next print position to n7 n2 x 256 120 inc
90. lecting the international character set is lt ESC gt R n Where n means character code n i e CHR n in BASIC The values of n are 0 U S A 6 Italy 12 Latin America 1 France 7 SpainI 13 Korea 2 Germany 8 Japan 14 Irish 3 England 9 Norway 64 Legal 4 Denmark I 10 Denmark II 5 Sweden 11 Spain II 100 IBM character set 42 Code Page 437 U S A datada a 2 23 10 25 ee 11 27 12 13 5 4 gt gt e co gt no cm Ko Ko co co Dm co a a gt gt so ng al wm Ca CA nang aay mn piling a Mm N n KS co mo a nm N ez PEP e e Za HA zm co nmn on co KS 8 14 41 57 105 12 42 58 106 12 59 15 91 107 12 16 92 108 12 45 61 7 93 ET 95 109 12 b2 H 0 12 127 Chapter10 REFERENCE 101 gt NU na El E a e oa y amg ang lt a a a a a ma pang ca so ga cn na INS no ma bibig a piang ma ma o gt 2 130 146 226 242 3 63 148 164 190 181 213 229 24 134 150 0 166 182 198 214 23 24 151 167 68 194 137 169 185 st 152 ON m os OUT 156 15r 158 15 231 136 15 16 a waza o ang H ma gt a On WA 217 233 170 186 218 25 na co En 139 155 171 187 E cn ra 3 140 172 188 157 173 174 175 1 mO 14 gt gt no bos Sa cn no g
91. lects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted Ignored if DIP switch 4 is set to ON Both Auto feed Ce a Fa UA an a lt ESC gt lt EM gt lt 4 gt o sg O EN 40 40 52 41 41 28 28 34 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder Ignored if DIP switch 4 is set to ON Eject paper from ASF Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt lt EM gt R 40 40 82 41 41 28 28 52 29 29 Ejects the current page Ignored if DIP switch 4 is set to ON Set print start position on ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt lt EM gt T 27 25 84 1B 19 54 8 Skips n 6 inches at the top of the page where n is equal to or greater than 1 Ignored if DIP switch 4 is set to ON Reset printer Mode Decimal lt ESC gt 1840 Std lt FS gt 1040 Reinitializes the printer Clears the print buffer and returns settings to their power up values except the Print Quality and Pitch Lock mode set with the control panel downloaded characters ASF selections or the top of form position 66 Chapter 7 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
92. line feed If you leave this switch at the ON position a separate line feed code is required from your computer 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 30 Switch 4 Are you going to use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF In order to use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder move this switch to the OFF position Otherwise leave it ON Switch 5 Do you want to print with Roman font style or H Gothic font style This printer has two font styles Roman and H Gothic The ON position selects the Roman font style and the OFF position selects the H Gothic font style as the power on default Switch 6 Do you want to print quarter sized mode This printer has special print mode If you move this switch to the OFF position all data received are printed in half sized both horizontally and vertically This mode is called as Quarter sized print mode If you leave this switch ON the printer prints with normal print mode Switch 7 The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch 1 If you selected sta
93. lso press the button while you are line feeding the paper will eject automatically the current page This is explained later FWD ADJ button For fine alignment you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows 1 Press the ONLINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press and hold down the _FWD ADJ button The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps When you want to stop release this button REV ADJ button You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse to return to a higher position on the same page 1 Press the ONLINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press and hold down the REV ADJ button The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps When you want to stop release this button If you press this button while on line this will change the Print Quality between High Quality HQ and Economy You will hear one beep tone when the Economy mode is selected and twice when the HQ mode is selected The print speed is the same in both the Economy and HQ mode but the Economy mode uses less ink When you select the Economy mode with this button the printer ignores the Print Quality commands from the computer and prints all text and graphics with the Economy mode 20 PITCH button This button allows you to select the printing pitch Remember that the printer must be off line for you to do this Successive presses of this button will select th
94. lt the printing program on the computer If printing stops immediately the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary If printing does not stop continue as follows 2 Press and hold the button 3 While pressing the button down press and hold the button Continue holding these two buttons down In one second you will hear three beep tones signaling that the printer has been initialized to the power on default settings 4 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 do this panel operation Otherwise when you go back on line the computer will start sending data again and the printer will continue printing with missing data where the buffer was cleared 24 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 z 2 AA Ha pag 2 K Q ya JJ SE sek p3 aie 5 g O amp zZ a u F q lt Sd a aa O O Y Q z 0 m u Z 3 rf gt E O ba bd J hak O al o Charge Short Long Hexadecimal Pitch the battery test mode test mode dump lock mode Figure 4 4 Power up functions of control panel Charge the optional battery pack The printer can operate with the optional NiCd battery pack when an external power source is not available Battery life varies
95. m To demonstrate how to use the 24 dot download characters let s use the telephone character and the other user defined characters to print a small graph This program will do just that 1000 WIDTH LPT1 255 1010 LPRINT CHR 27 x1 1020 LPRINT CHR 27 8 CHR 0 1030 LPRINT CHR 60 CHR 61 1040 FOR N 60 TO 61 1050 READ LS LPRINT CHR LS 1060 READ CW LPRINT CHRS CW 5 1070 READ RS LPRINT CHR RS 1080 FOR M 1 TO CW 3 1090 READ MM 1100 LPRINT CHRS MM 1110 NEXT M 1120 NEXT N Chapter7 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 69 2090 2100 2110 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 2180 70 LPRINT CHR 27 D CHR 11 CHR 0 LPRINT CHR5 27 k CHR 12 CHR 27 4 LPRINT CHR 27 h CHR 1 LPRINT DIFFUSION RANGES OF LPRINT CARS amp TELEPHONES LPRINT CHR 27 h CHR 0 LPRINT CHR 27 k CHR 0 CHR 27 5 LPRINT CHR 27 CHR 1 LPRINT USA CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 681 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 60 LPRINT LPRINT CHR5 9 FOR I 0 TO 781 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 61 LPRINT LPRINT GERMANY CHR 9 FOR 1 0 TO 412 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 60 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 488 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 61 LPRINT LPRINT JAPAN CHR 9 FOR I 0 TO 347 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 60 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 FOR 1 0 TO 493 STEP 25 LPRINT CHR 61 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 SCALES 4 FOR I 2 TO 8 LPRINT SCALE NEXT 1 LPRINT LPRINT CHR 9 0 4 4 FOR I 1 TO 8
96. m2 ml m2 27 89 nl n2 1B 59 ni n2 mil m2 mil m2 Prints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally maximum 960 dots wide See lt ESC gt K for other information Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics Decimal Hexadecimal 27 90 nl n2 1B 5A ni n2 mi m2 ml m2 Prints bit image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally maximum 1920 dots wide skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction See lt ESC gt K for other information Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 57 Print hex density 24 bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt FS gt Z ni n2 28 90 nl n2 1C 5A ni n2 Std mo m2 m3 ml m2 m3 ml m2 m3 Prints 24 bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally The graphics image is 48 dots high and n n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches 2880 dots In the data m m2 m3 each three bytes represent 48 vertical dots In the leftmost position the most significant bit of m1 is the top and second dot the least signifi cant bit of m is the 15th and 16th dot from the top the most significant bit of m2 is the 17th and 18th dot the least significant bit of m2 is the 31st and 32nd dot from the top the most significant bit of m3 is the 33rd and 34th dot from the top the least significant bit of m3 is the bottom two dots The rest of data is similar The number of data bytes must be 3 x n n2 X 25
97. ndard mode do you want italics or graphic characters Set this switch OFF to print italics in the standard character set If you leave this switch to the ON position in place of italics you will get the graphic characters international characters and mathematical symbols of IBM character set 2 If you selected IBM mode do you want IBM character set 1 or 2 ON selects character set 2 which is for computers with an 8 bit interface the most common kind OFF selects character set 1 for computers with a 7 bit interface Switches 8 to 10 Do you want an international character set or IBM code page International character sets differ in their assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set See the character tables at the back of this manual With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows Country Country U S A Denmark 1 France Sweden Germany Italy England Spain I Except in the Standard Italic character set these switches select the default character code page as shown below Code Page Code Page 437 U S A 850 Multi Lingual OFF 860 Portuguese 861 Icelandic 865 Nordic Reserved Reserved Chapter5 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS 31 MEMO 32 Chapter 6 The printer has two emulation modes Standard mode and IBM mode In standard mode the printer emulates the functions of the
98. ne 48 dot download characters By downloading this 48 dot characters you can print fine characters Fundamentally the process to define and print downloaded 48 dot character is the same as for 24 dot characters except that you must supply about twice as much character data and you must indicate the printer how many download data that will follow We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example 1234567 8 910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 DRNA LI ASCII Code 60 Left space 3 Character width 3 Right space 2 O le DO je eee O B e ng ee states l6 j5 6 18 e je 6 06 see Q OMO era e FIGURE 7 3 Telephone symbol with 48 dot pica The procedure to assign the character data is the same as the 24 dot characters except that the vertical height is twice to it So our telephone symbol requires 186 character data In addition it also requires the three attribute infomations for each character and three bytes Therefore the telephone character is made up with 192 byte data When you want to download two pica characters with 48 dot the download data should be 381 data
99. ng The printer s unique head cleaning system clears paper particles and dust accumulated around the print head nozzles that may otherwise cause printing problems It also clears the nozzles and helps maintain a high level of print quality However if printing problems such as irregular dot print or dot missing should occur perform the print head cleaning according to the procedure below 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and the paper is loaded 2 Press and hold down the and buttons while in on line 3 The ON LINE indicator blinks for five seconds while the print head is being cleaned The check pattern shown below can be printed by pressing one of any button within 1 5 seconds after pressing the REV ADJ and PITCH buttons NOTE The printer does not print the check pattern when the data in the buffer is retained When the print check is completed the printer returns to normal status Jea We Ed maa oa Ee EH Tt it koi Li Figure 4 3 Sample ot check print pattern Chapter4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS 23 Clearing the buffer All reset 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 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 Ha
100. ode O 8 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 2 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dots per inch 4 8 bit CRT graphics model 80 dots per inch 6 8 bit CRT graphics mode II 90 dots per inch 32 24 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 33 24 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 38 24 bit CRT graphics 90 dots per inch 39 24bit Triple density 180 dots per inch 40 24 bit Hex density 360 dots per inch 64 48 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 65 48 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 70 48 bit CRT graphics 90 dots per inch 71 48 bit Triple density 180 dots per inch 72 48 bit Hex density 360 dots per inch Select graphics mode Decimal Hexadecimal 28 91103 ni n2 1B 5B 67 nl n2 mO mi m2 m0 ml m2 Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of m0 and prints dot graphics in this mode The graphics image is n n2 x 256 1 dots wide See lt ESC gt K for 8 bit graphics or lt FS gt Z for 24 bit graphics for information on mi m2 mO Graphics mode O 8 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 2 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dots per inch 8 24 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 9 24 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 11 24bit Triple density 180 dots per inch 12 24 bit Hex density 360
101. on Release lever Figure 3 8 Remove the paper from the end after lift up the release lever 3 Open the paper cover and confirm that any paper remained in the printer 4 Press down the paper release lever 5 Load a new sheet of paper and press the ONLINE button to set the printer on line 18 Chapter 4 CONTROL PA NEL OPERA TIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer s power on or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions Pause printing Feed paper fast and slow forward and reverse Select the print pitch Select the font Select paper feed mode Set the top of form position Cleaning the Ink cartridge Clear the printer s buffer Charge the optional battery pack Print test patterns Print a hexadecimal dump Prevent software from changing the panel pitch selection BUTTONS AND INDICATORS The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel From left to right they are ONLINE LNE FEED FWD ADJ REVADI Jand PIGA The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel ania Q E 3 a Mo tO e re de Z x jag WE 5 m O a zi gt 5 m 2 Se 2 u E q O E 3 a T ox z T lt W gt zM lt T aa o O uy S gt
102. our software to give you the correct line width The printed line may be considerably shorter than the line on the screen the extra space being 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 76 If you do not use these commands or the panel controls the printer will print standard size Tms Romn characters 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 orif you are 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 gt 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 gt prompt
103. pr R S 39 ero OQ Da 2 Select H Gothic font Select standard character set Select IBM character set Manual feed Auto feed Select Times Roman font Select Helvetica font Eject paper from ASF Select character size Set print start position on ASF 35 39 39 66 66 34 35 47 66 COMMAND SUMMARY 119 Consumer Response Star Micronics Co Ltd invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual Please address your correspondence to Worldwide Headquarters STAR MICRONICS CO LTD 194 Nakayoshida Shizuoka JAPAN 422 91 Attn Product Manager American Market STAR MICRONICS AMERICA INC 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 2702 25 New York NY 10170 Attn Product Manager European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH WesterbachstraBe 59 P O Box 940330 D 6000 Frankfurt Main 90 F R of Germany Attn Product Manager U K Market STAR MICRONICS U K LTD Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K Attn Product Manager French Market STAR MICRONICS FRANCE S A R L 25 rue Michael Faraday 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux Attn Product Manager Asian Market STAR MICRONICS ASIA LTD Room 2408 10 Sincere Building 173 Des Voeux Road Central HONG KONG Attn Product Manager PRINTED IN JAPAN
104. racter set 1 Elite pitch Reset printer Set line spacing to n 72 inch Set vertical tab stops Set horizontal tab stops Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printing Double strike printing Cancel double strike printing 51 54 54 39 39 42 66 50 51 55 35 35 35 36 Select pica characters with Economy mode 42 Select pica characters with High Ouality mode COMMAND SUMMARY 42 117 lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt 118 IP lt 3 gt IT lt 8 gt TI lt LF gt TI lt 16 gt I lt DC2 gt Dn K nl n2 ml m2 L nl n2 ml m2 N n o P lt 0 gt ep lt I gt Q pr R Ss 0 Ss 1 p U 0 UP 1 W 0 W 1 X nl n2 Y nl n2 ml m2 Z nl n2 ml m2 a lt 4 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt Select proportional characters with High Quality mode Select elite characters with Economy mode Select elite characters with High Quality mode
105. receiving Some computers change the codes the programmer intended In this mode all data received will be 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 While holding the button down turn power ON A beep tone will be heard 2 Begin 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 Attheend of the hexadecimal dump set the printer off line with the button This is necessary to print the last line The following BASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexadecimal mode 10 WIDTH LPT1 255 20 FOR I 0 TO 255 30 LPRINT CHR I 40 NEXT I 50 LPRINT 60 END If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them you will get a printout like Figure 4 7 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 06 09 DA OB OC OD OF OF 0 ce eee eee eee 10 11 12 13 14 15 to 17 16 19 IA IB IC ID IE IEF cc eee eee eee iadaa 20 21 22 23 24 25 2b 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F LESA 30 31 32 33 34 35 3b 37 36 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 0123456789 lt gt 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F ABCDEFGHI JKLMNO 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 SA SB SC 5D SE SF PORSTUVWXYZ NJ L 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6F 6F abcde
106. rgin does not move if the character pitch is changed later The right margin must be within the limits below Pica 4 lt n lt 80 Expanded pica 2 n lt 40 Elite 5 En 296 Expanded elite 3Sns48 Semi condensed 62n 3120 Expanded semi condensed 3 5n 560 Condensed pica 7 n S137 Expanded condensed pica 43n 68 Condensed elite 8 n lt 160 Expanded condensed elite 45n 580 Set left and right margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt X nl n2 27 88 nl n2 1B 58 n n2 Sets the left margin at column n and the right margin at column n2 See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes Carriage return Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt CR gt 13 0D Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin If DIP switch 3 is set to OFF also performs a line feed Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 53 Set automatic line feed Mode ASCH Hera aso Ss E Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a lt CR gt code This command takes priority over DIP switch 3 Cancel automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal lt ESC gt 5 lt 0 gt 27 53 0 18 35 00 Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a lt CR gt code This command takes priority over DIP switch 3 Backspace Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bon lt 85 gt _ de Moves t
107. rns which are printed in place of the character lt character 60 Details can be found in Chapter 7 The final part of the program uses dot graphics to print an M amp W logo The dot pattern of the logo was originally laid out on graph paper then converted to the data in lines 2800 to 4260 with the help of a calculator Each number represents eight vertical dots See Graphics commands in Chapter 6 for details The pattern is printed in three rows each row is twenty four dots high and 240 dots wide Line 1870 sets the line spacing to 8 60 inch so that the rows will connect vertically The loop in lines 1880 to 1960 does the printing in three passes of the print head Chapter8 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 85 Resident fonts are Tms Romn characters Helvet characters Print pitches are Pica pitch 10 CPI Elite pitch 12 CPI Semi condensed pitch 15 CPI Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI Condensed elite pitch 20 CPI Normal proportional Condensed proportional Double height Double width Tr i o1 e width Double sized Quad sized Various line and character spacings yi pi 93 T HA TA TH ING T D A TA G D E SPAC ARE CHANGED Other features Economy printing and High Quality OUTLINED SHADOWED OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED Emphasized Double strike Italics Underlining S rtkemthrerek Overlining SUPERSCRIPT and SUBSCRIPT Download characters 28882888688 Dot graphics LID
108. s are missing in the printing check the following Are dots missing at random in the printing Is aline of dots missing con sistently throughout the printing Possible remedy Perform the print head cleaning and check the result Replace the ink cartridge if necessary Perform the print head cleaning and check the result Replace the ink cartridge if necessary AAA AA A A oa If your application software cannot print the fonts or characters selected check the following Check Possible remedy Is your application software properly installed Check the software installation and re install the software if necessary Are fonts not being selected properly Check the software installation and insert the commands neces sary for font changes into the software Are characters other than those expected being printed If the printout is not what Fither 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 is expected Check Possible remedy rectly Is the printer not printing anything that you are ex pecting t Is the printer installed cor Your software may think that it is dri
109. simple but useful symbols like the check mark through to complex Chinese or Japanese characters Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer s ROM but characters you design are downloaded and stored in RAM for use Before you start to define your own characters you must set the DIP switch 2 to OFF Otherwise the RAM is used to store the input buffer and the download commands are ignored DEFINING YOUR OWN 24 DOT CHARACTERS Designing and printing your own characters has two requirements first 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 ef the regular characters There are a number of design constraints for download characters e The matrix or grid on which you design the characters depends upon the print mode as shown below Character mode Horizontal Vertical Pica characters 31 24 Elite characters 27 24 Semi condensed 19 16 Proportional 37 24 Super subscript 19 16 Proportional super subscript 37 16 e The minimum width of a character is five dots e Dots cannot overlap e You may define any position in the ASCII table upto 127 characters Photocopy the grid in Figure 7 1 to help design your new characters We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example Chapter7 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS 67
110. since the last data was received This auto capping system prevents the head from drying out or becoming clogged with dust and ink dropping or evaporation It also helps to reduce ink spillage in the event the printer is held for any reason in other than the horizontal position or is shipped Easy maintenance This printer uses a replaceable Ink Cartridge SC 10 that contains both the print head and ink the only maintenance required is a simple cartridge replacement You can always rely on high quality printouts without complicated maintenance Figure 1 2 This printer uses a replaceable Ink Cartridge SC 10 2 way power supply You can use this printer with the AC power source using the AC adapter or without AC power source using the optional NiCd battery pack BP 10 With the optional battery pack your printer can even be used outdoors Great for laptop computer users L Figure 1 3 This printer can be used either AC adapter or optional NiCd battery pack Versatile paper handling Single sheets and envelopes COM 10 size are all accepted and you can use either roller feed or flat feed You can also feed paper with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Figure 1 4 This printer can feed with three ways Roller feed Flat feed and ASF feed Extensive software support Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers it works with any software that supports those printers That includ
111. sity 8 bit graphics M Elite pitch N n Set bottom margin O Cancel bottom margin P Pica pitch Q n Set right margin R n Select international character set S 0 Superscript S 1 Subscript el Cancel superscript or subscript U 0 Bi directional printing UP 1 Uni directional printing ew 0 Cancel expanded printing wW 1 Expanded printing Y nl n2 ml m2 Print double density 8 bit graphics Z nl n2 ml m Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics P T lt 4 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt nl n2 Select IBM code page AN nl n2 Relative horizontal tab a 0 Left justify a 1 Center text a 2 Right justify b n0 nl n2 s05 Set vertical tab stops in channel e 0O n Set horizontal tab stop every n columns e l n Set vertical tab stops every n lines PY 0 n Absolute horizontal tab in columns PY 1 n Feed paper n lines g Semi condensed pitch 50 35 35 39 39 65 64 64 60 66 50 51 55 35 35 35 36 50 57 57 42 51 51 42 53 40 38 38 65 65 44 44 57 57 40 56 54 54 54 52 55 52 56 51 43 COMMAND SUMMARY 115 116 Select double or quadruple size Select Tms Romn font Select Helvet font Set left margin Select fixed spacing Select proportional spacing Select ornament character Select standard character set Select IBM character set Shift download character area Return to normal
112. t na INS Imo e INS kalang co gt Na o US So ong Im al eS 138 49 158 taa 158 ala 255 191 207 102 Code Page 850 Multi lingual a 2o NI KO gt gt gt oul Pzd y r 102 e key w E es N mj y Sa SU pa By ag ey y y vx KO gt gt o Sel r gt wo nm 2 gt mg N y mi o co SE gt E oD c3 E o cm SY wN ny o ey Ng N cy mn Su my SN os po o gt gt ey mo r wo KO co mom gt EN o gt gt paaa paaa NI mi mn eg Pag mw y eN eN ms nx mn SN I wN wN N a SN ker co cd rd na gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt w ey ey ey ey KO so gt co ey oD mo o a0 gt gt me Ph gt co co oO sO oo eo sO eo o co cm mm wo w gt oe Lod c2 mg Ld KO co o gt gt e mj o y KI KO KO KOI Ko KO KO KO KO O O Pa r m rm _ pana rd KO eo o gt gt m lt gt r e O DO gt r r lt r NO KO MU NO nio Mo MD N3 LTE gt co ey lt gt e KO 2 gt gt ew Gel Sa o E SE lt gt o gt gt El m o co r r lt r r Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 103 Chapt
113. the first byte m0 specifies the left of the character the second byte m1 specifies the character width the third byte m2 specifies the right of the character These values must not exceed the following maximum limits 1 Character mode Semi condensed Proportional Super Subscript Prop super subscript QW WIGI wy JA ein polni Next comes the dot data Normal character height is 48 dots so there must be 6 x ml bytes of dot data If the printer is in super subscript mode however the character height is 32 dots so there must be 4 x m1 bytes of dot data Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots with the most significant bit being the top dot and the least significant bit being the bottom dot For further details please refer to chapter 7 Select download character set ASCII lt ESC gt Yo lt ESC gt 9o lt I gt Selects the download character set Ignored when DIP switch 2 is set to ON 1B 25 31 62 Shift download character area Shifts the download character area defined between 0 to 127 to the area between 128 to 255 Select ROM character set Mode ASCH Decimal sa SCI pe 3 lt ESC gt lt 0 gt 27 58 0 1B 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built in ROM character set Ignored when DIP switch 2 is set to ON Chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 63 OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Set
114. to 1 180 If the value of n is 216 the base unit is set to 1 216 If otherwise specified this command is ignored This command becomes effective only after lt ESC gt 3 or lt ESC gt J is received The default base unit is set to 1 216 Chapter6 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 49 Set line spacing to n 180 inch or n 216 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt 3 n 27 51 n 18 33 n Sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to n 180 inch or n 216 inch where nis between O and 255 If n 0 in Standard mode the line feed distance is set to O but in IBM mode this command is ignored Set line spacing to n 60 inch or n 72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both lt ESC gt A n 27 65 n 1B 4n In Standard mode sets the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to n 60 inch where n is between 0 and 255 If n O the line spacing is set to 0 In IBM mode this command defines the distance the paper advances in subsequent line feeds to n 72 inch where n is between 1 and 85 The new line spacing does not take effect until next lt ESC gt 2 command Execute lt ESC gt A Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM lt ESC gt 2 27 50 1B 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding lt ESC gt A command Sets the line spacing to 1 6 inch if there is no preceding lt ESC gt A command
115. two pitoi down In a few second you will hear a short beep tone signaling that the flat feed mode is selected If you hold these buttons after the short beep tone you will hear two beep tones signaling that the flat feed mode is cancelled 4 Release these buttons and load paper from the flat feed slot Form feed When you want to eject the current paper follow the procedures below instead of pressing the LINE FEED button several times 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button and hold it down The printer will start performing successive line feeds 3 While holding the button down press the button then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smoothly eject the current page 22 Top of form When you power on the printer the first line position is automatically set to the current position Tf this is not where you want the top line of the page to be you can change the top of form position as follows 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Movethe paperto the desired top of form position by pressing the button or by performing a forward or reverse micro feed with FWD ADJ Jor REV ADJ button Press the button to set the printer on line 4 While holding the button down press the _FWD ADJ button then release both buttons at the same time You will hear a beep tone indicating that the top of form position has been set WA Head cleani
116. u hear a click 5 Connect the other end of the interface cable to your computer Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable NOTE Because you need your computer when you start printing ensure that it is completely installed Chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 11 MEMO Chapter 3 PAPER HANDLING This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap installing paper and removing jammed paper SELECTION OF PAPER Y our printer accepts any of the following papers e Single sheets cut forms and stationery This printer can print on paper from 7 2 x 7 2 in 182 x 182 mm to 8 5 x 14 in 216 x 356mm without curls folds or damaged edges The paper thickness should be under 0 2mm and wights between 52 g m to 90 g m with roller feed and between 52 g m to 105 g m with flat feed Note that gauges for the paper sizes are printed on the top cover and the flat feed slot You can also use the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder e Envelopes Commercial number 10 4 1 x 9 5 can be only used with the flat feed The following envelopes cannot be used Envelopes with windows holes perforations cutouts and double flaps Envelopes made with special coated paper or deep embossed paper Envelopes using peel off sealing strips Envelopes in which letters have been enclosed Figure 3 1 shows the recommended print area for eac
117. ving a different emulation to the one actually set Check the DIP 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 determine that the right escape sequence etc are being transmitted Chapter9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 89 Paper feeding If paper is not feeding smoothly with the roller feed check the following Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever DIP setting Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator illuminated Is the paper too thick Set the release lever to the downward position pushed down Is the ASF selected with the If it is then deselect it You can only feed paper in this way 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 or flat feed If paper is not feeding smoothly with the flat feed check the following Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever pushed down Pee O in A Ge eae Is the flat feed mode se lected with the contol panel Is the ASF selected with the using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator illuminated 90 Set the release lever to the downward position Set the flat feed
118. while the ON LINE indicator illuminated Is the paper too thick or too thin Only new uncreased paper should be used with the ASF You can only feed paper in this way 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 If text is being printed all on one line or with extra blank lines check the following 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 lt CR gt lt LF gt pairs Check the DIP switch setting and correct Two line feeds are being printed Either make sure your software print just a carriage return or if this is not possible set the AUTO LF to OFF with the DIP switch setting Chapter9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 91 MAINTENANCE Essentially your printer is a robust piece of equipment but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions For example e Keep your printer in a comfortable environment Roughly speaking if you are comfortable then the environment is suitable for your printer see Chapter 1 e Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration e Avoid over dusty environments Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices e To clean the exterior of the printer use a cloth barely dampene
119. wnload character area 63 Download character commands 61 63 Download character set 62 Download characters 67 74 24 dot 61 67 71 48 dot 62 72 74 INDEX 111 Economy mode 34 42 Eject paper 66 Elite pitch 42 Emphasized printing 35 Emulation 30 75 94 Entry slot 5 Expanded printing 44 Features 1 Flat feed 3 22 Flat feed slot 17 Font control commands 34 38 Font style 31 Form feed 22 51 Front slot 15 FWD ADJ button 20 Graphics commands 57 60 Graphics mode 59 Head cleaning 23 Helvet font 35 Hex density graphics 58 Hexadecimal dump 27 High Quality mode 34 42 Horizontal position commands 53 56 Horizontal tab 55 Horizontal tab stop 55 IBM character set 39 101 Ink Cartridge 2 5 9 94 Ink jet system 1 Interface cable 11 Interface connector 5 96 International character set 31 40 100 Italic characters 35 112 Left justify 54 Left margin 53 Line feed 50 LINE FEED button 20 Line spacing 48 49 93 Loading paper 15 Long test 26 Maintenance 92 Manual feed 66 Master print mode 46 Most significant bit 64 MS DOS 75 86 Normal density graphics 57 0 Off line 64 On line 65 ON LINE button 19 One time line feed 50 Ornament character 37 Other printer commands 64 66 Overlining 36 P Paper cover 5 Paper handling 13 Paper jam 18 Paper size scale 15 17 Paper specifications 94 Paper types 13 Pica pitch 42 P

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