Epson 4100 Printer User Manual


 
202 Epson FX-100 Control Commands
Example
REM START HALF-SPEED PRINTING
LPRINT CHR$(27);"s";CHR$(1);
LPRINT "This is a test."
REM CANCEL HALF-SPEED PRINTING
LPRINT CHR$(27);"s";CHR$(0);
LPRINT "This is a test."
DC1 Select Printer
ASCII: DC1
Control:
CTRL
Q
Decimal: 17
Hexadecimal: 11
Sets the printer to accept data from the computer after it has been
deselected by DC3 in the serial mode. This code does not place the
printer on line if it has been placed off line by pressing
ON LINE
. DC1 is
the X-ON character.
See Appendix B for details regarding software handshaking.
DC3 Deselect Printer on Serial Port
ASCII: DC3
Control:
CTRL
S
Decimal: 19
Hexadecimal: 13 07
Deselects printer when used with a serial interface.
Treated as a null on the parallel interface. On the serial interface, the
printer sends this control code to indicate its buffer is full. DC3 is the X-
OFF character.
See Appendix B for details regarding software handshaking.