Output Solutions 650 manual

User ' s Manual C-650 Plus[...]

EPSON is a Trademark of Seiko E p son Cor p oration. IBM is a Trademark of International Business Machines Cor p oration. ProPrinter is a Trademark of International Busines s Machines Cor p oration. A Publication of Output Solutions GmbH Talstraße 25 D 51399 Burscheid Federal Re p ublic of German y Pub. No. 602 650 February 2006 Great care has bee[...]

Safet y Re g ulations The printer C-650 Plus fulfill the safety regulations according to DIN EN 60950-1 for computer system s. The mains cable must be connected to a gr ound protected wall-sock et. The selected voltage of the printer needs to fit to the local voltage. The power plug must be easily access ible at any time so that it c an be disconne[...]

Safet y Re g ulations Locating the Machine - The printer must be installed on a flat, vibration free s urface. - Do not position the ma chine near air conditionin g systems, heat sourc es or in direct sunlight. - Do not obstruc t the printer's ventilation slots . - If the printer is installe d in a cabinet, make sure that it has good ventilati[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ............................................................................................................................. VI I About this manual ............................................................................................................. VII 1. Getting Started ..........................................[...]

3.4.4 IBM Configure .......................................................................................3-10 3.4.5 LQ Configure ......................................................................................... 3-13 3.4.6 Save Parameters ................................................................................... 3-16 3.5 Print Tes[...]

6. Technical Data ............................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Technical Specification ............................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Document Specification and Technical Instructions ........................................[...]

Appendix A Code Pages .............................................................................................. A-1 A.1 PC Character Sets ................................................................................................... A-2 A.2 ISO Character Sets ................................................................................[...]

Preface About this Manual This manual covers the p rinte r in combination with an interfa ce module. The interface is an integral part of th e printer, and the type of interfac e used significantly influences the behaviour or o p eration of the p rinter. The structure of this manual is such that the op erator is led step-by -step through the variou[...]

Preface 9. Trouble Shooting a nd Diagnostics Su gg ests how to identif y and correct sim p le p roblems. A pp endix A. Character Set Table A ll p rinter su pp orted character sets are listed in this c ha p ter. B. IBM ProPrinter Emulation Commands Quick reference for IBM ProPrinter X 24 and IBM ProPrinter II C. EPSON LQ Emulatio n Commands Quick re[...]

1. Gettin g Started 1.1 Unpacking Check each item against the c heck list detailed below. Contac t your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged. 1.1.1 Delive r y Contents Printer C-650 Plus Check each item against the c heck list detailed below. Contac t your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged. • Printe r C-650 [...]

Gettin g Started 1.2 R e q uirements to t he Location of the Prin te r Environmental Conditi ons This printer is designed t o be installed in a ty pical office environment. We c laim that customer must follow these operation ex planation as below for printer’s well work ing status and safet y of o p erator: • Install the printer in an ar ea awa[...]

Gettin g Sta rte d 1.3 A First Look at t he Printe r 1.3.1 Front View • Top Cover (1) • Operator Panel (2) • Display (3) • Front Paper Feeding Platform (4) • Power Switch (5) • Bottom Frame ( 6 ) 1.3.2 R ear View • Serial Interface Connector (7) • Option Interface Board Slot (8) for det ail see chapter 5 Options • Rear Paper Feedi[...]

Gettin g Started 1.4 R emove Transport Lock Note: Please do not connect the printer ' s power cord at this moment, otherwise the printer may be damaged permanently . • Open the top cover (1) firs t. • Remove the black iron clip (2) and y ellow label, from the print h ead carriage. • Take out the four foam-rubber cushions (3) which on the[...]

Gettin g Sta rte d 1.5 R ibbon Installation • Take out the Ribbon Cassette ( 1 ) from plastic wrappin g Details of the Ribbon Cassette (1): • Active Wheel (2) • Fixation Pin (3) • Fixation Block (4) • Ribbon (5) • Ribbon Guide ( 6 ) Installing: • Power the printer on. • Remove the Ribbon Guide (6) by sliding down fro m the Ribbon Ca[...]

Gettin g Started • Insert ribbon guide (6) into print head (10) and press it up to make sure that the two taps (12) on the ribbon guide (6) have been fixed. • Move the print head (10) to the r ight and left side until the ribbon is tight. • Swivel the green p r int unit lift handle ( 9) to let print unit back to its normal Position. • Close[...]

Gettin g Sta rte d 1.6 Mains Connectio n and Power On WAR N ING: Before plug the power cord into the elec trical wall outlet and power on the printer, voltage rating ind icated on the electrical d ata plate must be checked to corres p ond to the local mains. Note: Power switch ( 3 ) must be in off p osition. • Connect the printer to the mains us [...]

Gettin g Started The operator can press down front p ower switch (3 in figure before) t o power on printer now. A fter power on: • The ON (1) indicator will be light up • After a short delay the READY (2), STATION 1 (3), and STATION 2 (4) indicator will be all lighted. • Several seconds later the print head start initialization ac tion. You h[...]

Gettin g Sta rte d 1.7 Print Test 1.7.1 Selftest The followin g ste p s show which ke y s to use to start a test p rintout. KEY / or action DISPLAY [STATION 2] and [COMPRESS – ] OFF-LINE MODE (synchronously) MENU SETUP [COMPRESS – ] OFF-LINE MODE MENU PRINTING [STOP # ] MENU PRINTIN G INSERT A4 SHEET After feeding an A4 paper the printer will s[...]

Gettin g Started 1.7.2 Selftest Print ing Contents For different menu setup configuration, there will be different printed out selftest printing contents. Concerning your print er’s menu configuration pleas e refer to printer packing enclosed sheet. 1-10[...]

Gettin g Sta rte d 1.7.3 Dr. Grauert (print a letter) The following steps show which keys to use to s tart a test printout. KEY / or action DISPLAY [STATION 2] and [COMPRESS – ] OFF-LINE MODE (synchronously) MENU SETUP [COMPRESS – ] OFF-LINE MODE MENU PRINTING [COMPRESS – ] OFF-LINE MODE PRINTING TEST [STOP # ] PRINTING TEST USER ' S GUI[...]

Gettin g Started 1.8 Connection to the S y stem 1.8.1 Serial/Parallel Inte rface • Switch the printer and the computer OFF . • Connect the interface cable coming f rom the computer to the printer's st andard • RS232 C serial ( 1 ) p ort or to the o p tional Centronics Parallel ( 2 ) p ort. The followin g values are default settin g s, se[...]

2. Printer Operation 2.1 O p erator Panel The Operator Panel • controls the setup for communication with the hos t computer; • controls various parameter s ettings; • allows manual control of the paper ha ndling; • g ives information about the p rinter's status. 1 Two lines L i q uid C r y stal D is p la y ( LCD ) Dis p la y The LCD Di[...]

Printer O p eration 2.2 Function Ke y s The five function keys operate di fferently in the on line or off l ine mode. Please refer to the followin g table for details when p ressin g the function ke y s. If the Printer is powered on, the display shows in line two ON-LINE and the green LED (2) li g hts. The Printer is in the On-line Mode and read y [...]

Printer O p eration Function Ke y On-line Of f -line Menu-Mode [STATION 2] together with [COMPRESS – ] [STATION 2] together with [STOP  ] [FEED/EJECT • ] together with [COMPRESS – ] • change into the Menu- Mode • in “Data backup” mode of HEX PRINTING, the Printer will save the 8K data which it received lately in flash memory • in[...]

Printer O p eration 2.3 Li q uid C r y stal Dis p la y ( LCD ) The LCD indicator gives information about the s tatus of the printer. In general it c an be distin g uished between: • ONLINE messages • OFFLINE messages • Menu Information The LCD has two lines with 20 characters per lin e. After power on the display shows for exam p le: • in t[...]

Printer O p eration 2.4 Load Print Medium The Printer can deal with single sheet, cheque, multi copy carbon paper and c arton. The printer will start inserting the sheet automatica lly when the operator puts the print medium into paper feeding path. Us ers needn’t bother aligning the print medium with the lef t or ri g ht border of the p rinter. [...]

2.5.1 To Confirm a Macro Selection and Save the Settings • Press [STOP  ] key; the confirmed value will now be shown in the head line. MENU SETUP SELECT CURRENT MACRO • Press [STOP  ] key again. SELECT CURRENT MACRO MACRO1 • Now it is possible to scroll up or down with the [FEED/ EJECT • ] or [COMPRESS – ] key. • Save the selected[...]

3. Confi g urin g the Printe r Main Functions and En t r y Points into the Me nu The followin g Main Functions are available: • Menu Setup With this function you are abl e to modify the parameters of the pri nter configuration. For a detail information look at paragraph 3.4 . • Menu Printing Printout of the Printer ID, a Needle Test and the par[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.1 What is Confi g uration? This chapter describes how to use the operator panel and menu s ettings to set up or configure your printer, so that the printer and your c omputer system can communicate correctly with each other . Communication between the two requires that bot h, the computer operating system and the print[...]

CURRENT USER: MACRO1 MACRO1* MACRO2 MACRO3 CONFIGURE INTERFACE: CX CX DUAL INTERFACE RS1 EMULATION: --- --- IBM BAUD RATE (RS1): --- --- 9600 BIT/CHARACTER(RS1): --- --- 8 PARITY (RS1): --- --- NONE STOP BITS (RS1): --- --- 1 DSR (RS1): --- --- NO CX EMULATION: LQ1600K IBM LQ1600K CX STROBE EDGE: RISING EDGE RISING EDGE RISING EDGE DRAFT SPEED: NOR[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.2.1 Explanation of the Printout on the Previ ous Pages In the headline behind the term VER2 the revision level of the printer's firmware can be found. Then followin g the Printer Identification and in the next line a needle test. The next part of the printout is a lis t of the MACRO settings. In this case MACRO 1 [...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.3.1 How to use the Ke y in the Menu Mode If you want to enter a menu setup, you s hould press down [STATION 2] and [COMPRESS – ] key simultaneously in on-line mode, enteri ng the off-line mode and then selecting MENU SETUP (see also Paragraph 2.2 Function K eys ). During the Menu Mode the key’s definition is as fol[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.4.1 SELECT CURRENT MACRO The printer stores up to three us er settings in MACRO 1 up to MACRO 3. Use the [STOP # ] key to activate this function. The active macro is displayed firs t. Press the [COMPRESS – ] key until you find the macro for your appli cation and selected it with the [STOP # ] key. The printer will sa[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r CONFIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note MODIFY RS1 CONFIG NO YES If YES configure also baud rate, bits/character, parit y and stop bit. NO not us ed with CX EMULA TION . B A UD R A TE (R S1 ) 2400 4800 9600 19200 Controls t he speed of the data transfer. The ba ud rate for the printer shou ld be correspondin[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r CONFIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note SPECI A L FORMS NO YES Y ES reduce t he speed of paper handling, and add some spe cial manage ment to support special forms, e.g. thin paper, paper w ith different thickness. BIM DIRECTION UNIDIRECTION Select printing direction for graphics. NEEDLE COMPENS A TION NO YE[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r CONFIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note PN S #2 00 1K 40 0 selectable: 200 up to 1000 in steps of 100 Di git al fi lte r (CX STB) On ly di spl ay ed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES PN S #2 00 2K NO Yes re se rve d Onl y d is pla y ed if PNS SELECTION is set to YES PN S #2 00 3K NO Yes re se rve d Onl y d is p[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.4.4 IBM CONFIGURE The followin g items can be modified acc ordin g to the IBM p arameters. Note: In the different emulations the items shown are not equal. The option’s which are p rinted in bold indicate the actual settin g . IBM CON FIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note EMUL A TION IBM X24 IBM PPII Sele[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r IBM CON FIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note IBM CH A R A CTE R SE T PC ISO Select PC charac te r se t o r ISO characte r set. PC continue d with PC CHARACTER SET ; ISO continued w ith ISO CHARACTER SET . PC CH A R A CTE R SET 437(IN T) 210(GR) 220(E) 850(LATIN 1) 851(GREEK) 852(LATIN 2) 855(CYRILLIC) 857(LA[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r IBM CON FIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note ZERO SL A SH NO YES Selec t the printou t of 0 (0x30 = zero) Y ES = the 0 will be print ed w ith a sla sh on it (e.g. 0 / ). LINE LENGTH 80 90 Setting the lin e length in unit of charact er of 10 CPI. IN SER T M ODE DIR ECT PR2 LIKE Selecting the paper in sert mod[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.4.5 LQ CONFIGURE The followin g items can be modified acc ordin g to the LQ p arameters. Note: In the different emulations the items shown are not equal. The option’s which are p rinted in bold indicate the actual settin g . LQ CONFIGURE Pa r ame ter Option E x plana tion Note A UTO COMPRESSION NO YES Determine w het[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r LQ CONFIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note CPI OF WEST FONT 10 12 15 17 20 Select CPI of ASCII character. CH A R A CTE R SE T PC ISO Select PC charact e r se t o r ISO characte r set. PC continue d with PC CHARACTER SET ; ISO continued w ith ISO CHARACTER SET . PC CH A R A CTE R SET 437(IN T) 210(GR) 220(E) [...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r LQ CONFIGURE Pa r ame ter O p tion E x p lana tion Note CR +L F NO YES Y ES : CR = LF + CR NO : CR = CR LEFT M A RG. (1 / 60 ") 0 -6 u p to +6 To adjust t he left margin more to left or right in units of 1/60" inch (about 4 mm). TOP M A RG. (1/6") 0 -1 u p to +6 A djus t the top margin in units of 1/6 in c[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.4.6 SAVE PARAMETERS Any desired changes to the defau lt settings can be saved here. After power on th e new settin g s are activated. While this function is ope rating the display s hows the message • SAVING, PLEASE WAIT and then • SAVED, RESTART C-6 50 Plus. Now the p rinter chan g ed into the ON -LINE mode. 3-16[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.5 PRINTING TEST There are five test printouts available: • User ' s Guide • Ascii Character Set • Character Attributes • Dr. Grauert (print a letter) 3.5.1 USER ' S GUIDE In the User ' s Guide you will find detail information. So it is possible to print out the User ' s Guide by yourself. If[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.6 ADJUSTMENT Adjustment can be used to adjust and c heck some built-in parameters of the printer. It may enhance the print performanc e. Sometimes, it’s possible to improv e the rationality of the page layout according to the prac tical environment. The printer has been adjusted corresponding to factory s tandard bef[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r Ke y or action Two line dis p la y [ST A TION 2] Note: T he adjustme nt is only activ e during po w er on. [STA TION 2] and [COMPRESS – ] together to leave the off -line mod e OFF-LINE MODE A DJUST MENT SAVE PARAMET ERS # ACCEPT ST2 = IGNORE The new values of adjustment to be default setting s can be saved now or ignor[...]

ADJUSTMENT PHOTOSENSOR VALUE Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.6.3 TOP MARGIN The [FEED/EJECT • ] key reduce the current v alue (top margin is moving upwards ) and the [COMPRESS – ] key enlarge the current value (moving downwards ). A fter enterin g ad j ustment, y ou have to do the followin g ste p s: Ke y o r act io n Two line dis play Select Adj[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.6.5 BIDIRECTIONAL ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT After selecting the Bidirectional Align ment it is possible to alig n the printing of vertical lines. Ke y o r act io n Two line dis play Select Adjustment ADJUSTMENT PHOTOSENSOR VALUE [COMPRESS – ] until the LCD sho w s: A DJUST MENT BIDIRECTION ALIGN [STOP # ] to selec t The y[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.6.6 PRINT PHOTO V ALUES With the selectin g of Print Photo Values y ou can start a p rint out p hoto sensor values . [COMPRESS – ] until the LCD sho w s: A DJUST MENT PRINT PHOTO VALUE S [STOP # ] to selec t The y ello w Read y and g reen Stati on 1 lamp li g hts up. PRINT PHOTO VALUE S INSE R T A4 SHEET If y ou w an[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.6.7 INQUIRE PHOTO V ALUES The inquiry of the photosens or can be classified into • Photo Value-set and • Photo Value-actual. For both selections you can inquire 7 class photosens or values • Paper Intro1 • Paper Intro2 • Paper Alline 1 • Paper Alline 2 • Paper Alline 3 • Paper Alline 4 • Paper Edge Yo[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.6.8 RESUME HARDWARE PARAMETERS All standard default settings of the firmware will be restored. The contents of the page counter will not be chan g ed, but all other settin g s are reset. [COMPRESS – ] until the LCD sho w s: A DJUST MENT RESUME HW PARAMET ERS [STOP # ] to selec t The y ello w Read y and g reen Stati o[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.7.1 DATA BACKUP MODE The Data Backup Mode is using the buffer of the printer. All r eceiving data from the host are saved first. To get data print ed select after saving the data the function Printing Saved Data (see paragraph 3.7.2 ). Note: The new to be saved data will ov erwrite the saved data before. [STOP # ] to s[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.7.3 PRINTING LAST DATA All last used and in the buffer of the printer saved data c an be printed in HEX format with this function. [COMPRESS – ] until the LCD sho w s: HEX PRI NTI NG PRINT ING LAST DATA [STOP # ] to accep t The g r e e n S t a t i o n2l a m pi sf l a s h i n g . HEX PRI NTI NG INSE R T A4 SHEET 3.7.4[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.7.5 DIRECTLY DUMP The receiving data from the host will not stored fi rst in the buffer of th e printer. They will be printed directly after being rec eived by the printer. N o te: The directly printed data are pr inted without the two by tes first . So there is no indication of the len g th of the p rinted data. Sam p[...]

Confi g urin g the Printe r 3.8 INFO INQUIRING You get information of the current set ting parameters of software or hardware. This information is im p ortant for the s y stem en g ineer and service s taff. You can select the following parameters : • FW VERSION • HW CONFIGURATION • PRINTER ID 3.8.1 FW Version The parameter firmware version sh[...]

4. Maintenance Preferred Material The following materials and cleaning lubric ants are recommended when maintaining the printer: • Lint-free soft cloth • Light vacuum cleaner. 4.1 Cleanin g Surroundin g Areas The user should clean the printer ev ery six months. If you ex perience paper feed problems or if the print head carria ge movement is ha[...]

Maintenance 4.1.1 R emove the Ribbon • Power the printer on. • Open the top cover; the print head (2 ) is moving to the centre. • Step 1: swivel the green print unit lift handle (1) backwards to lift the print unit entirely . • Step 2: loosen the green ribbon gui de (3) by pressi ng downwards. • Step 3: lift the ribbon cass ette (4) by ro[...]

Maintenance 4.1.2 R emove the Alignment Unit • Power the printer off • Open the Top Cover • Swivel the green print unit lift h andle (see the phot o on the page before) bac kwards to lift the print unit entirely. • Press both Levers (2) to t he outside of the printer • Swivel the Alignment Unit up to about 45° . Now the Pins (3) on both [...]

Maintenance 4.1.3 Cleanin g Procedure • Thoroughly brush and vacuum all ac cessible areas to any paper floc k and dust. • Clean the black platen’s s urface, the transport roll ers. • Clean also the rollers on the lower si de of the Alignment Unit. • Clean the covers and operator panel with damp, lint-free cloth. Do not us e some cleaning [...]

O p tions 5.1 O p tional Devices Following optional devices can be provided: • Serial interface port 2 • USB interface ( in p re p aration ) Add the second interface port Printer has basic configur ation of one standard serial and parallel communication interface. At the rear of printer t here is a second interfac e installation slot, this slot[...]

6. Technical Data 6.1 Technical S p ecification Printhead: • Number of needles: 24 • Needle Diameter: 0.25 mm • Needle Material: tungsten carbide • Needle alignment: staggered two lines, 12+12 • Matrix form: diamond-shaped • Multi-copy print: 1+6 • Thermal protection: PTC • Life of p rint head: >600 million dots/needle Font: • [...]

Technical Data Graphics Dot Matrix Densit y : • 9 needles: 60 DPI, 72 DPI, 80 DPI, 96 DPI, 120 DPI, 240 DPI • 24 needles: 60 DPI, 120 DPI, 180 DPI, 240 DPI, 360 DPI Machine ID: each machine has an uni q ue ID Number. Diagnose: • Self-diagnose, • Hex print, • Remote interrupt by interface, • Remote intelligence servic e by interface, •[...]

Technical Da ta 6.2 Docu men t S p ecification and Technical Instruction Disposable Form: • Single sheet or multi-copy paper • Bill (card) Caution: If the print media does not accord to the above character, you have to discriminate it carefull y before y ou use it. Printing Media Character: • Input media handwork • Margin align automaticall[...]

Technical Data Document • Single and multi-copy Sheet : • Max width 245 mm • Min width 80 mm • Suggested max length 297 mm • Permitted max length 450 mm • Single sheet weight: 45 g - 160 g/m² (when you set the SPECIAL FORM to YES , it can print thin pap er with above 35 g/m²) • Thickness of single sheet 0.06 mm - 0.28 mm • Weight [...]

7. Interface Description 7.1 Serial Interface Standard C-650 Plus has one asynchronous V24 RS232C serial interface with 9 cores connected to the hos t. Technical Character: The following parameters can be modified in SETUP: • BAUD RATE: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 (bit/s ) • BITS/CHARA CTER: 7 or 8 bits • STOP BITS: 1 or 2 bits • PARITY: none, [...]

Interface Desc r i p tion 7.2 Parallel Interface The C-650 Plus parallel interface accord ing to IEEE 1284-1994 standard, support SPP, nibble, byte protocol. Instruction of p arallel interface as follows: Technical Character: • Compatibility: CENTRONICS • Logic circuit: TTL • Data format: 7 or 8 bits • Logic level: 0 - 5 V • Connector: 36[...]

8. Firmware Update Output Solutions will advise users to update the printer’s firmware irregularly to strengthen C-650 Plus’ functions and will offer the necessary firmware file to users (usually the firmware file is named flash.mot ). To update C-650 Plus’ firmware please follow the s teps below: • Copy the firmware file flash.mot to a Per[...]

Firmware U p date • Now the downloadin g p rocess will be g in. UPDATE BUSY • During the downloading process C-650 Plus’ LCD will display how many bytes the p rinter has received. PROGRAMMING 13BB0 • The whole downloading process will last about three minutes. After updating is finished successful l y , LCD shows: UPDATE O.K. • Now the C-[...]

9. Troubleshootin g How to Use This Section There are some examples which will help you to solve the prin ter troubles that may occur durin g use. Warnin g : If there are mechanical or electrical troubles, don ’t repair by yourse lf. Ask your s ervice centre for help. If you cannot find the troubles in the following pages, please contac t your lo[...]

T r oubleshooti n g 9.3 R ibbon or Carria g e-related Problems • Ribbon Problems • Make sure that the ribbon is: • Stretched correctly; • Not worn thin or dry; • Not torn or damaged in any other way; • Not jammed • If the ribbon box is damaged, replace it with a new one. • Carriage does not move smoothly • Examine the paper pathwa[...]

T r oubleshooti n g 9.5 Print-related Pr oblems N o te: The C-650 Plus printer has the func tion of overheating protection. If overheating protection will be active t he printer may slow down printi ng speed or even stop printing after a long time printing (unti l printhead’s temperature returns normal). This function can p revent p rint head fro[...]

T r oubleshooti n g 9.6 No Prin tout • Self-test printout does not start • Make sure that you have c losed the cover. • Check if paper is loaded i n the printer. • Check if ribbon cassette is in stalled correctl y on • Printing does not start • Check if the physics and logic connection between printer and host system are correct and at [...]

A-1 Appendix A Code Pages Code page of C-650 Plus IBM/PC Character Set nnn PC Character Set n nn ISO Character Set “700” PC-437 International “600” ISO 8859/1 Latin 1 “701” PC-220 Spain 2 “602” ISO 8859/9 Latin 5 “710” PC-865 North Europe (Sweden) “605” ISO 8859/2 Latin 2 “711” PC- DK/N Denmark / Norway “615” ISO 885[...]

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Appendix B IBM ProPrinter X24 and IBM ProPrinter II Commands Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced ty pe. The table below ex p lains some of the conventions used. A pair of numbers separated by a s lash ( / ) character indicate s Column/Row notation. This notation refers to the location of a character in a standard c ode table, [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.1 Command Index This table shows the IBM ProPrinter X 24 and IBM ProPrinter II Emulation commands classified b y Hex Code. Mnem onic He x Code Function BS 08 Bac ks p ace HT 09 Hor izo n tal tab ul at ion LF 0A Li ne fe ed fo r w ard V T 0B V ert ic al tab ul at ion FF 0C For m f ee [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands Mnem onic He x Code Function ES C D 1 B 4 4 . .. Ho ri zon ta l t ab ula ti on p ro g ram ES C E 1B 4 5 Bold face ESC F 1B 4 6 Can ce l b ol d f ace ESC G 1B 47 D ou bl e- p ass p rintin g ES C H 1 B 4 8 Can ce l d ou ble - p ass p rintin g ESC I ... 1B 49 .. . S el ec t p rin t mode E[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.2 Command Descri p tion ( b y function ) When you select the EM ULATION: IBM Proprinter X24 or IBM ProPrinter II parameter in the setup, the machine interprets all the commands of the IBM ProPrinter X 24 and IBM ProPrinter II p rinter, g rou p ed accordin g to their codes, as follows[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands FF Form Feed Hexadecimal code: 0C Prints the current line and adv ances the document to the nex t page. If the length of for m is not lon g enou g h , e j ects the form from the front feeder. If the parameter LF + CR = YES has been selec ted from the Setup, the printing pos ition is se[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.2.2 Margi ns • ESC 4 : Top of form • ESC C n : Form length as no. of lines • ESC C NUL n : Form length in inches • ESC N n : Bottom of form • ESC O : Cancel bottom of for m • ESC X n1 n 2 : Left and ri g ht mar g ins ESC 4 To p of Fo rm Hexadecimal code: 1B 34 Sets the fi[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC N n Bottom of Form Hexadecimal code: 1B 4E n n = 0 - 255 Defines the number of line feeds (of the c urrent value) not to be print ed (to be skipped) between the end of the current page and the start of the next (bottom marg in + top of form). This settin g is cancelled b y ESC O an[...]

App endix B IBM P ro Pri nt e r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.2.3 Line feed • ESC 0 : Line feed = 1/8" • ESC 1 : Line feed = 7/72" • ESC 2 : Line feed = 1/6" or Activate ESC A n • ESC 3 n : Line feed = n/216" or n/180" (ProPrinter X24); n/216" (ProPrinter II) • ESC A n : Line feed = n/72" or n/60[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC 3 n ( IBM ProPrinte r II ) Line Feed - n/216" Hexadecimal code: 1B 33 n n = 1 - 255 Sets the n/216" (0,1176 x n mm) line feed. This is the line feed recommended for graphic printing (BIM). If programmed to 24/216 ", it ensures that the various l ines in 8-needle grap[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands ESC J n ( IBM ProPrinter X24 ) One Line Feed of n/216" or n/180" Hexadecimal code: 1B 4 A n n = 1 - 255 Prints the buffer and feeds the paper line feed .If the parameter AGM : NO has been selected in the SETUP , the paper line feed by n/216"; If the parameter AGM : YES h[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands B.2.4 Print Pitches • DC2 : 10 cpi (Pica) • ESC : : 12 cpi (Elite) • ESC P n : Proportional s pacing • FS S n1 n2 : Adjust c haracters s pace • SI : 16.6/17.1 cpi DC2 10 c p i ( Pica ) Hexadecimal code: 12 Cancels the print pitches set using SI and ESC : , restoring 10 cpi. I[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands FS S n 1 n 2 Ad j ust characters s p ace Hexadecimal code: 1B 50 n1 n 2 n1n 2 = 00 - 23 The command adjust the charac ters space to the current c haracters pitch starting fr om the current p osition. If the n1n2 value is equal to 00, t he character width is not change. If n1n2 > 23 [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands B.2.5 Pri nt Attributes • DC4 : Cancel double width (o ne line) • ESC E : Bold face • ESC F : Cancel bold fac e • ESC G : Double-pas s printing • ESC H : Cancel double-pas s printing • ESC I n : Select print mode • ESC S n : Supersc ript/subscript • ESC T : Cancel s upe[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands ESC H Cancel Double-Pass Printin g Hexadecimal code: 1B 48 Cancels p rintin g selected b y ESC G . ESC I n ( IBM ProPrinter X24 ) Select Print Mode Hexadecimal code: 1B 49 n Selects the p rint mode and character set, ac cordin g to the decimal value of p aramete r n : n Print Mode 0 Dr[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC S n Su p erscri p t/Subscri p t Hexadecimal code: 1B 53 n Sets the printing of small c haracters in the current pitc h. It is obtained by a s ingle printing p ass. Superscript is printed usi ng the top five needles of the pr int head and subscript with the bottom five needles of th[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands ESC - n Underline Hexadecimal code: 1B 2D n Activate/deactivate underline. n = 1 (1 or 49)D: activate n = 0 ( 0 or 48 ) D: deactivate Underline also the SPA CE character, but not horizontal tabulations. Semi g ra p hic characters cannot be underlined. ESC _ n Overline Hexadecimal code:[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC [ @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m 4 Double Hei g ht/Width Hexadecimal code: 1B 5B 40 04 00 00 00 m3 m4 Sets double height and / or double width for t he characters printed, with or without chan g in g the line feed. Parameters n1 and n2 indicate the number of by tes that follow and have the fol[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands ESC [ A n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m 4 Tri p le Hei g ht/Width Hexadecimal code: 1B 5B 41 04 00 00 00 m3 m4 Sets triple height and/or double width for the c haracters printed, with or wit hout changing the line feed. Parameters n1 and n2 indicate the number of by tes that follow and have the follo[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands B.2.6 Tabulation • ESC B ... : Vertical tabulation program • ESC D ... : Horizontal tabulati on program • ESC d ... : Relative Forward Horizontal Mov ement • ESC R : Cancel tabulation s tops ESC B n1..n25 4 k1..k6 4 NUL V ertical Tabulation Pro g ram Hexadecimal code: 1B 42 n1.[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands ESC d n1 n 2 Relative Forward Horizontal Movement Hexadecimal code: 1B 64 n1 n 2 where n1 = 00 - FF n2 = 00 - FF Moves the current horizo ntal position to the right a t a distance specified in t he n1 and n 2 p arameters. The distance is computed from the parameters using : distance = [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands B.2.7 Graphics The printer can operate in Bit Image Mode (bit map printing ), to create illustrations and diagrams. In this way, the image is created by printing each b yte received as a v ertical line of 8 dots. A dot is printed for each bit set to "1" in the by te sent. The[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands Calculation of the parameters for the BIM data As the printer cannot recognize ANY c ommand in the BIM data, before printing the graphics, you must define exactly the number of BIM data items that will follow. The graphic commands do this by means of two parameters, which can be calc u[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC Y n1 n 2 ... Double Resolution BI M Hexadecimal code: 1B 59 n1 n 2 .. Sets double resolution graphics (120 dots per inch), at normal s peed, for a data string the len g th of which is defined b y p arameters n1 and n 2 . The capacity of the line is 960 (1632) data items, but the a [...]

App endix C IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.2.7.2 Alternate Gra p hic Mode ( AGM ) ( ProPrinter X24 ) A s well as the graphic modes described in the previous section, the printer can also print Epson LQ-800/LQ-1000 compatible graphics, using the Alternate Graphics Mode (AGM) feature. When the Alternate Graphics Mode feature is[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC J n ( IBM ProPrinter X24 ) One line feed of n/180" ( for g ra p hics ) Hexadecimal code: 1B 4 A n n = 1 - 255 Prints the buffer and feeds the paper line feed .If the parameter AGM : NO has been selected in the SETUP , the paper line feeds by n/216"; If the parameter AGM :[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.2.8 Downloading Customized Characters (DLL) If you like, you can c reate "your own" set of c haracters, and us e it in place of the prin ter's character set. You can r edesign all 256 characters , or just some of them, and load them into the printer's memory (DLL [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands The other parameters define the attrib utes of the new character and the arr angement of the dots in the character matrix . The y must be re p eated for each DLL character. The sequence ESC = NUL NUL (or print power-off) clears all DLL characters from the p rinter's memor y and re[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands • Parameters n1 and n 2 These two parameters indica te the total number of bytes that will follow in the sequence. They are calculated as follows: n2 = whole number of (t divided by 256) n1 = remainder of (t divided by 256) where t = (number_of_characters x 13) + 2 Example: To redefi[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands • Parameter b indicates whether proportional s pacing is used or not. The values of the bits of parameter b select the following features: Bit V alue Function If the character has FIX ED spacing, all the bits mus t be set to ZERO. If a character created with fixed spacing is printed [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands The customized charac ter (up arrow) is loaded into the p rinter's memory by the following escape sequence: (27)D; (61)D; (15)D; (0)D; (20)D; (64) D; (128)D; (0)D; (32)D; (0)D; (64)D; (0)D; ( 255 ) D ; ( 0 ) D ; ( 64 ) D ; ( 0 ) D ; ( 32 ) D ; ( 0 ) D ; ( 0 ) D . • DLL in NLQ DL[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands B.2.9 Other Function s • CAN : Clear print buffer • DC1 : Activ ate printer-system connection • DC3 : Deactivate printer-system connection • ESC 5 n : Automatic line f eed after CR • ESC 6 : Table 2 of character s et • ESC 7 : Table 1 of character s et • ESC n1 n2 : Pri[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands ESC 6 Table 2 of Character Set Hexadecimal code: 1B 36 Selects table 2 of the charac ter set with the complete set of national characters (default settin g) . It takes p riorit y over the settin g made in the SETUP. ESC 7 Table 1 of Character Set Hexadecimal code: 1B 37 Selects table 1[...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrinte r II Commands ESC Q ETX Deactivate Printe r -S y stem Connection Hexadecimal code: 1B 51 03 Sets the printer off-line (in LOCAL mode), until the DC1 , which restores the c onnection, is received. The third element in the sequenc e ET X identifies the model of printer c onnected ( 80-column p rinter [...]

App endix B IBM ProPrinte r X24 and IBM ProPrin ter II Commands B.3 Hex - Decimal Conversion Table 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 1 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 2 2 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 3 3 19 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195[...]

C-1 Appendix C EPSON LQ-Emulation Comm ands Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type. The table below explains some of the conventions used. A pair of numbers separated by a slash ( / ) character indicates Column/Row notation. This notation refers to the location of a charact er in a standard code table, such as ASCII. (exampl[...]

C-2 C.1 Command Index (By Code) Note: Ignored in column FUNCTION means the command is treated as NOP , that means, according to defined command format all bytes of this command are discarded. COMMAND HEX VALUE FUNCTION BEL 07 Beep BS 08 Backspace HT 09 Horizontal Tabulation LF 0A Line feed VT 0B Vertical Tabulation FF 0C Form feed for fanfold paper[...]

C-3 ESC ( G nL nH m d1 d2...d(nH*256+nL-2) d(nH*256+nL-1) 1B 28 47 nL nH m d1 d2...d(nH*256+nL-2) d(nH*256+nL-1) Select graphics mode (Ignored) ESC ( U nL nH m d1 d2...d(nH*256+nL-2) d(nH*256+nL-1) 1B 28 55 nL nH m d1 d2...d(nH*256+nL-2) d(nH*256+nL-1) Set vertical unit (m/3600 inch) ESC ( V nL nH mL mH d1 d2...d(nH*256+nL-3) d(nH*256+nL-2) 1B 28 5[...]

C-4 ESC A n 1B 41 n Set n/60-inch line spacing ESC B n 1 …n i Nul 1B 42 n 1 …n i 00 Set vertical tabs ESC C NUL n 1B 43 00 n Set page length in inches ESC C n 1B 43 n Set page length in lines ESC D n 1 …n i Nul 1B 44 n 1 …n i 00 Set table horizontally ESC E 1B 45 Select bold font ESC F 1B 46 Cancel bold font ESC G 1B 47 Select double-strike[...]

C-5 ESC k n 1B 6B n Select typeface ESC l n 1B 6C n Set left margin ESC p n 1B 70 n Turn proportional mode on/off ESC q n 1B 71 n Select character style (Ignored) ESC t n 1B 74 n Set/reset italic font ESC w n 1B 77 n Set/reset double height ESC x n 1B 78 n Set printing quality DEL 7F Delete a character[...]

C-6 C.2 Command Description (by function) When you select the EMULATION: IBM ProPrinter II or IBM ProPrinter X24 parameter in the setup, the machine interprets all the commands of the IBM ProPrinters, grouped by their functions, as follows: • Basic Operations • Margins • Line Feed • Print Position • Print Pitches • Print Attributes • [...]

C-7 CR Carriage Return This command causes the current line buffer to print and position the print head to th e left margin. Hex: (0D)H Decimal: (13)D Octal: (15)O FF Form Feed ( Eject) This command causes the current line buffer to print and eject paper (for cut form) or executes a form feed (for fanfold paper ). Hex: (0C)H Decimal: (12)D Octal: ([...]

C-8 C.2.2 Margins • ESC ( C ... : Set page length • ESC C NUL n : Set page length in inches • ESC C n : Set page length as n lines • ESC l n : Set Left Margin • ESC N n : Bottom of form • ESC O : Cancel bottom margin • ESC Q n : Set Right Margin as n Characters • ESC ( U ... : Set vertical resolution ESC ( C nL nH mL mH Set page len[...]

C-9 ESC l n Set Left Margin Sets the left margin to n columns in the current character pitch. Hex: (1B 5C n)H Decimal: (27 108 n)D Octal: (33 154 n)O ESC N n Set Bottom Margin as n Lines Sets the bottom margin as n lines Hex: (1B 4E-n)H Decimal: (27 78 n)D Octal: (33 116 n)O ESC O Cancel Bottom Margin Cancel bottom margin Hex: (1B 4F)H Decimal: (27[...]

C-10 C.2.3 Line Feed • ESC 0 : Line feed = 1/8" • ESC 2 : Line feed = 1/6" • ESC 3 n : Set line spacing as n/180 inch • ESC A n : Set line spacing as n/6 inch • ESC J n : Advance n / 180 inch vertically • ESC j n : Reverse Feed Paper n / 180 inch • ESC + n : Set line spacing as n/360 inch • LF : Line feed ESC 0 Set 8 LPI S[...]

C-11 ESC J n Advance n / 180 inch vertically Advances the vertical print position Hex: (1B 4A n)H Decimal: (27 74 n)D Octal: (33 112 n)O Advances the vertical print position n / 180 inch The value of n should be 01 H - FF H (1D - 255D). ESC j n Reverse Feed Paper n / 180 inch Reverse paper feed Hex: (1B 6A n)H Decimal: (27 106 n)D Octal: (33 152 n)[...]

C-12 C.2.4 Print Position • ESC ( V ... : Set absolute vertical print position • ESC ( v ... : Set relative vertical print position • ESC $ ... : Set absolute vertical print position • ESC n1 n2 : Set relative horizontal print position ESC ( V nL nH mL mH Set absolute vertical print position Hex: (1B 28 56 nL nH mL mH)H Decimal: (27 40 86[...]

C-13 ESC n1 n2 Set Relative Horizontal Printing Position Set relative horizontal printing position Hex: (1B 5C n1 n2)H Decimal: (27 92 n1 n2)D Octal: (33 134 n1 n2)O The defined unit will be different according to print quality and PNS item in menu: Draft: move ( n2 * 256 + n1 )/120 inch from the current position LQ: move ( n2 * 256 + n1 )/180 in[...]

C-14 C.2.5 Print Pitches • DC2 : Cancel condensed printing for ASCII • ESC M : Set character to be 12 CPI • ESC P : Set character to be 10 CPI • ESC SI : Set condensed printing of character • ESC g : Set 15 CPI for character • SI : Set character condensed printing DC2 Cancel condensed printing for ASCII Cancel condensed printing for ASC[...]

C-15 ESC g Set Character to 15 CPI Set 15 CPI for character Hex: (1B-67)H Decimal: (27-103)D Octal: (33-147)O SI Set character condensed printing This command causes to print character as condensed (60 % width). Hex: (0F)H Decimal: (15)D Octal: (17)O[...]

C-16 C.2.6 Print Attributes • DC4 : Reset double width printing (one line) • ESC E : Set bold font • ESC F : Reset bold font • ESC G : Set double strike printing • ESC H : Reset double strike printing • ESC I n : Set extended attributes of character • ESC S n : Set subscript / superscript in western character • ESC SO : Set double w[...]

C-17 ESC F Reset bold font Reset bold font Hex: (1B 46)H Decimal: (27 70)D Octal: (33 106)O Reset bold font ESC G Set double strike printing Set double strike printing Hex: (1B 47)H Decimal: (27 71)D Octal: (33 107)O ESC H Reset double strike printing Reset double strike printing Hex: (1B 48)H Decimal: (27 72)D Octal: (33 110)O ESC I n Set extended[...]

C-18 ESC S n Set subscript/superscript character Set subscript/superscript in characte r Hex: (1B 53 n)H Decimal: (27 83 n)D Octal: (33 123 n)O n = 0: Set superscript character n = 1: Set subscript character ESC SO Set double width (one line) This command sets the printable character to be printed horizontally enlarged (double width), it is valid o[...]

C-19 ESC U n Set unidirectional / bidirectional printing Set unidirectional / bidirectional printing. Hex: (1B 55 n)H Decimal: (27 85 n)D Octal: (33 125 n)O n = 0: Set bidirectional printing n = 1: Set unidirectional printing ESC W n Set / Reset double width Set / Reset double width. Hex: (1B 57 n)H Decimal: (27 87 n)D Octal: (33 127 n)O n = 0: Res[...]

C-20 ESC w n Set / Reset Double Height Printing Set / Reset double height printing Hex: (1B 77 n)H Decimal: (27 119 n)D Octal: (33 167 n)O n = 0: Reset double height printing n = 1: Set double height printing ESC x n Set Character Quality Set character quality Hex: (1B 78 n)H Decimal: (27 120 n)D Octal: (33 170 n)O n = 0: print in draft n = 1: prin[...]

C-21 ESC ! n Set general attributes of character Set general attributes of character. Hex: (1B 21 n)H Decimal: (27 33 n)D Octal: (33 41 n)O The general attributes of character according to the value of n : Bit of n 0 1 7 reset subscript set subscript 6 reset italic set italic 5 reset double width set double width 4 reset overtype set overtype 3 res[...]

C-22 ESC ( - nL nH m d1 d2 Set underline Set underline Hex: (1B 28 2D nL nH m d1 d 2)H Decimal: (27 40 45 nL nH m d1 d2)D Octal: (33 50 55 nL nH m d1 d2)O ( nH * 256 + nL ) defines the number of following data in this command. ESC ( - 0x03 0x00 0x01 0x01 d2 (d2 not 0) set underline in mode ESC ( - 0x03 0x00 0x01 d1 0x00 (d1 not 0) reset underline i[...]

C-23 C.2.7 Tabulation • ESC B ... : Set vertical tab stops of tab set • ESC D ... : Set horizontal tab stops • ESC b ... : Set vertical tab stops in tab set • ESC / n : Select the current vertical tab set • HT : Horizontal tabulation • VT : Vertical tabulation ESC B n1 ... nk NUL Set Tab Stop of Vertical Tab Set 0 Set vertical tab stops[...]

C-24 ESC b n m1 … mk NUL Set Vertical Tab in Tab Set n Sets vertical tab stops at the lines specified by m1 to mk (in the current line spacing) in tab set n as measured from the top-of-form position. The tab stops must be in ascending order. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set in each tab set Hex: (1B 61 n m1 … mk 00)H Decimal: (27 97[...]

C-25 C.2.8 Graphics • ESC K n1 n2 ... : Normal resolution graphic printing mode • ESC L n1 n2 ... : Double resolution graphic printing mode • ESC Y n1 n2 ... : Double resolution graphic printing mode • ESC Z n1 n2 .. : Quadruple resolution graphic printing mode • ESC * m n1 n2 ... : Set AGM print mode ESC K n1 n2 ..data .. Set 60 DPI 8 Ne[...]

C-26 ESC Z n1 n2 ..data .. Set 240 DPI 8 Needles Graphic Printing Set quadruple resolution. Prints bit image graphics in 8-dot columns, 240 DPI. Hex: (1B 5A n1 n2 ..)H Decimal: (27 90 n1 n2 ..)D Octal: (33 132 n1 n2 ..)O ( n1 + n2 * 256) specify the total number of columns of graphics data following. A maximum of 960 (1632) columns are on one line.[...]

C-27 C.2.9 Other Functions • CAN : Clear print buffer • DLE B : Soft initialization • ESC BEL n : Change emulation • ESC R n : Select code table • ESC @ CAN Clear buffer Clear the print buffer Hex: (18)H Decimal: (24)D Octal: (30)O DLE B Soft initialization This command clears buffer and initializes printer, it sets all t he parameters to[...]

C-28 ESC R n Select Code Table Select country character set in Code Table according to the value of n . Hex: (1B-52-n)H Decimal: (27-82-n)D Octal: (33-122-n)O n Character set n Character set 0 America 9 Norway 1 France 10 Denmark 2 2 Germany 11 Spain 2 3 U.K. 12 Latin 4 Denmark 1 ... 5 Sweden ... 6 Italy 75 PC-866-BG(Bulgaria) 7 Spain1 76 PC-Ger.(G[...]

C-29 C.2.10 Ignored Commands • DC1 On line • DC3 Off line • ESC EM ... : Set form feed controller • ESC X ... : • ESC a ... : Set justification • ESC c ... : • ESC k ... : Set font • ESC q ... : Set/reset shadow font • ESC ( G ... : Set raster graphic mode • ESC ( X ... : Set background print • ESC ( c ... : Set the top and bo[...]

C-30 ESC X n1 n2 n3 Hex: (1B 58 n1 n2 n3)H Decimal: (27 88 n1 n2 n3)D Octal: (33 130 n1 n2 n3)O ESC a n Set justification Hex: (1B 61 n)H Decimal: (27 97 n)D Octal: (33 141 n)O ESC c n1 n2 Hex: (1B 63 n1 n2)H Decimal: (27 99 n1 n2)D Octal: (33 143 n1 n2)O ESC k n Set font Hex: (1B 6B n)H Decimal: (27 107 n)D Octal: (33 153 n)O ESC q n Set/reset sha[...]

C-31 ESC ( c nL nH Set the top and bottom blank of paper Hex: (1B 28 63 nL nH)H Decimal: (27 40 99 nL nH)D Octal: (33 50 143 nL nH)O ESC ( ^ n1 n2 Set print data in character mode Hex: (1B 28 5E n1 n2)H Decimal: (27 40 94 n1 n2)D Octal: (33 50 136 n1 n2)O ESC < Unidirectional Mode Hex: (1B 3C)H Decimal: (27 60)D Octal: (33 74)O ESC : n1 n2 n3 Co[...]

C-32 ESC 6 Set printable character Hex: (1B 36)H Decimal: (27 54)D Octal: (33 66)O ESC 7 Reset printable character Hex: (1B 37)H Decimal: (27 55)D Octal: (33 67)O[...]

C-33 C.3 Hex - Decimal Conversion Table 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 1 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 2 2 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 3 3 19 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 4 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164 180 196[...]