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UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the printer shipping carton, and check each item in the box against

2990 DATA 31,192, 0, 31,240, 0, 31,255, 0, 31,255.240, 31,255,255 3000 DATA 31.255.255, 7,255,255, 0,255,255, 0,255,255, 1,255,240 3010 DATA 3;19

3620 DATA 15,255,192, 15,255,192, 15,255,192, 15.255.128, 15,255,128 3630 DATA 15,255, 0, 15,255, 0, 15,255, 0, 15,254, 0, 15,254, 0

How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1090). You can fin

Font styles are: ;I T ,3 T' i, (,' ) .) ,Aj j ,i <;: f, $f i" ,,j:: , Courier characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTE

Modifications for IBM mode This program can also be run in IBM mode (DIP switch l-6 OFF) if you change a few of the lines as shown below to

Chapter 7 TROlJl3LESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide to these

. Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the elect

If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: Check Is the ribbon properly in- stalled? Is the ribbon worn out? Possible remedy C

Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: 1 Check I Possible rem& 1 Is the

Check Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? Is the paper too thick? P

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: 9 Serial (RS-232) interface board l Automatic sheet feeder l Pull

If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever in

MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipement, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfu

REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD This is not a job which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life about 200 million

Figufa 7-4. Replacing the print head 105

REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD The optional RAM card has an internal battery that backs up the stored data even when the card is removed

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed . .

Character dot matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft Pica 24 x 9 Elite 24 x 9 Semi-condensed 16x7 Condensed pica 24 x 9 Condens

Emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson mode IBM Proprinter mode Interface . . . . . . . . . .

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): P

Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS This chapter gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each c

-- SElTlNG UP Place the printer inthe position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top co

STANDARD CHARACTER SET - - - IdI - 68 iO0 1% 15 IE IV Ie 1 531 1 691 1 PSI I1011 I& 16 IF IV If ItBEL) I I’ 17 IG IW la 1~~1 3

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IBM CHARACTER SET #2

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IBM CHARACTER SET #I Other characters are identical to character set ##2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit i

IBM SPECIAL CH Additional characters can I 0 1 ARACTER SET be printed by special commands. l - 1- 17 8 2 s -r 1 18 v !! 3 3 19 4 ll 117

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4 or a command from software, the following

INDEX El Absolute horizontal tab, 65 Auto feed, 75 Automatic carriage return, 32 Automatic line feed, 34,62 Automatic sheet feeder, 10,33,74,

El Hexadecimal dump, 25-27 Horizontal position commands, 60-65 Horizontal tabulation, 64 III IBM character sets, 43, 114-l 17 IBM mode, 33,96

I RAM card, 7,106 Rear cover, 3, 13 Release lever, 3, 10, 13 Reset printer, 75 Reverse line feed, 55 Reverse micro-feed, 29 Ribbon cartridge,

1. Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2. Use the grips on the side of

COMMAND SUMMARY MODE CONTROL CODE <BEL> <BS> <HT> <LF> <VT> <FF> <CR> <so> <Sb <DCb Std. <

L c L L. MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE IBM Std. Std. IBM <Esc7 “6” cEsc> ‘T <ESC> “8” &SC> “9” <mc> I*.*. <Esc&g

MODE CONTROL CODE IBM &SC7 “[” “g” nl n2 m0 ml m2 Std. &SC7 ‘T’ nl n2 IBM &SC7 ‘T’ nl n2 IBM <ESC> “A” cESc7 “-”

MODE CONTROL CODE IBM E! iii: Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM Std. IBM Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. Std. IBM <Jzsc7 ‘I-‘* 47 &

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3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see Figure l-6). -. -- - - Figure I-6. Pass the ribbon between

Ins tall the optional IC card This printer has five built-in character styles (fonts), and an1 1 K-byte data buffer. You can add more fonts o

Connection Connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you u

Figure I-9. Replacing the interface board 9

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. If you are using the optional

3. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using (re- membering that printing will start some distance from the left-hand

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit

Manual loading It is also possible to load papermanually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. Place the paper guide in position

LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called

6. With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets. 7. Adjust the sp

12. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1-14, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper. Fi

Platen roller sha Pull tractor unit ‘pure 7-75. Mounting the optional pull tractor unit -- . . rguro 7-m. I mead the tantold paper o

i L.. L I b. I i. L. L L L t L Paper parking After loading fanfold paper with the internal tractor unit, you do not have to unload it when you wan

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknes

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed singly to perform the operations indicated by their names. Othe

ON LINE button The ( ON LINE ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The state changes each time you press the button. In the

L PAPER FEED button If you press this button in off-line, the paper feeds forward. If you hold this button down, the printer performs cons

b c. L. c L b. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are

STYLE button This button selects the font style to be printed. Courier style is always selected at power-up. To change to one of the ot

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold t

Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. Th

Stay in panel style If held down during power-up, the (STYLE) button prevents software inter- ference with the font style selected from the

The following BASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexadecimal mode: 10 FOR I=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$(I); 30 NEXT I 40 LPRINT 50

When the IBM-PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code OD (carriage return) it adds an extra hex OA (line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-file) als

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be obtained by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Top of form

Top of form When you turn on printer power, the top-of-form position is automatically set to the current position. If this is not where you w

Clearing the buffer When DIP switch 2-l is ON, the printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when yo

. L . Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer is used for various functions. This ch

Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular con

FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES The printer is delivered with all DIP switch set to the ON position. These am the standard settings. By chan

Switch 1-3: Do you want a bottom margin? Leave this switch ON if you do not want to set the bottom margin. Move it to the OFF position if y

Switch 1-8: Do you want an automatic line feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is required t

-. . . L b_ c . c a. L. L.. Switch 2-8: Which type of printing area format do you want to use for single sheets? This printer can use two types

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chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS L L L i i L L i. : The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, t

- Many commands have alternative forms. Some commands use <ESC> (character code 27) in Standard mode and cFS> (character code 28) i

Select Courier characters n Font style 0 Courier (initial value) 1 Optional font 2 Prestige 3 Orator 4 script Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecim

Select Script characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “(4‘ “(“ ‘SF’ “)” ,,),, “4” 40 40 70 41 41 52 28 20 46 29 29 34 Changes to

Emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “E” 27 69 16 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by addi

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is a convenient, monochrome printer without frills but with a full complement of features, making it an

Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal II ( ‘6 l . ( ‘I “_” “),, ‘,),, "0" 40 40 45 41 41 48 28 28 2D 29 29 30 Both <

Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “T” 27 84 1B 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts

Select character set #2 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ES& “6” 27 54 1B 36 Selects character set #2. Select international cha

‘ Enable printing of all character codes on next character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “ h ” 27 94 1B 5E This command o

Elite pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “M” 27 77 18 4D IBM <ESC> “:” 27 58 1B 3A In Standard mode, changes fro

Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <Sb 15 OF cESC> <Sb 27 15 1B OF In Standard mode, changes from pica to cond

. . Expanded printing for one line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <so> 14 OE <ESC> <SO> 27 14 1B OE Causes subsequent c

Select fixed spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “p” “0’ 27 112 48 1B 70 XI <ESC> “p” <O> 27 112 0 1B 70 00

Select double or quadruple size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “h” n 27 104 n 1B 88 n Selects the size of subsequent

Return to normal height ~1 Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height. Select character height, wid

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ... .1 Locating the Printer ...

Select character type and print pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cESC> “I” n 27 73 n 1B 49 n Selects a combination of character

VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to l/6 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Both <ESC> “0” 27 48 1B 30 Sets the distance the paper ad

Set base unit for line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “[‘I ‘T’ <4> <0> 279192 4 0 lB585CO400 co> &l

L, L Execute <ES& ‘A” Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cEsc> “T’ 27 50 1B 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by

Perform one n/l 80-inch or n/216-inch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ES6 “I-’ n 27 74 n 1B 4A n Feeds the paper onc

. . . L.. i L Set page length to n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “C” n 27 67 n 1B 43 n Sets the page length to n l

Cancel top and bottom margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “0” 27 79 1B 4F Cancels both the top margin and the bottom m

Set vertical tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “B” nl n.2 . . . <O> 27 66 nI n2 . . . 0 1B 42 nl n2 . . .

Vertical tab IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I I I I Both 1 <VT> 11 OB Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and mov

Set right margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “Q” n 27 01 n 1B 51 n IBM <FS> “C?’ n 20 01 n 1C 51 n Sets the r

Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Location of the D

Set automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “5” <1> 27 53 1 18 35 01 Causes the printer to perform both

L... L L. L L 4.. * i i i. i Right justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “a” “2” 27 97 50 1B 61 32 cESC> “a” c2> 27

Reset all tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cESC> “R” 27 02 18 52 Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in

Absolute horizontal tab in inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “$” nl n2 27 36 nl n2 1B 24 nl n2 Sets the next print pos

Print g-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “I”’ nl n2 27 09 nl n2 1B 59 nl n2 ml m2

Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “*” FIO nl 27 42 n0 nl 1B 2A n0 nl n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . . n2

- Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cESC> “1” “g” nl d 27 91 103 nl n2 1 B 58 67 nl n2 m0 ml m.2 . . . m0 m

L L L. I.. i L L L : i DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ES0 “&I CO> nl 27 30

._. Copy character set from ROM into RAM card Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “:” <0> n <o> 27 58 0 R 0 1B

OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “7” 27 62 1B 3E Sets the most significant bit o

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS ... 107 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS ...

Repeat data Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC7 “V” n dl 27 86 n dl IB 56 n dl Both d2 di <ESC> d2 . . . dx 27 d2 ah I

I . . Cancel immediate print . . L. i r L. Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “i” “0” 27 105 48 1B 69 30 <ESC> “i” <o>

Bell IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I 1 Both I cBEL> I 7 I 07 I Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirecti

Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo* <ESC> <EM> c47 27 25 4 1B 19 04 “(” “(” "4" ")" ")"

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Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in plac

We will use a tiny representation of a telephone symbol for our example. ASCII Code: 60 Left space: 4 Character width: Right space: 3 29 N

L.. L b.. t . Assigning a value of character space Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer allows you t

1000 LPRINT CHR$(27);"xl"; 1010 LPRINT CHR$(27); "&";CHR$(O);CHR$(60):CHR$(61); 1020 RESTORE 1540 1030 FOR N=60 TO 6

1600 DATA 80,175,192, 1610 DATA 1620 1 Cai 40, 0, 0. Symbol 1630 DATA 4. 29, 3 1640 DATA 0, 30, 0, 1650 DATA 0, 3, 64, 1660 DATA 20,

L i Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include - l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (names of

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Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-D

Number of columns CPI Pica 10 136 Elite 12 163 Condensed pica 17.1 233 Condensed elite 20 272 Proportional Variable Sometimes the software in

If you want to print a title in double-size Script, then change to regular-size Courier for some text that includes italics, you can use these c

The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadruple-size printing. Most of these other commands consist of

COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font style, or print pitch, you c

“V indicates that the following character is a control code. “V[ enters the cESC> code. <ESC> has character code 27, and “[” is the

1100 ' Start printing 1110 WIDTH "LPT1:",255 1120 LPRINT E$;"D";CHR$(3);CHR$(24);CHR$(O) 'Set HT 1130 LPRINT C$

- 1730 LPRINT E$;"Sl";"SVBSCRIPT";E$;"T";", " 1740 LPRINT H$:C$;"Download characters: ": -..

2360 NEXT II 2370 RETURN 2380 ' 2390 ' DATA 2400 ' Super/subscript download character data 2410 DATA 7, 23, 6 2420 DATA