Epson LQ-1500 Printer User Manual


 
Miscellaneous
Commands
(continued)
Function:
BelI
Format:
ASCII
<BEL>
Decimal
7
Hexadecimal 7
Remarks:
Sounds the LQ-1500’s buzzer.
Function:
Backspace
Format :
ASCII
<BS>
Decimal
8
Hexadecimal 8
Remarks:
Moves the print head one character to the left. This allows you to
overstrike characters. (Note: the print head doesn’t actually move
to the left, the LQ-1500 combines the two characters and prints
them as one.)
Function:
Initialize printer
Format:
ASCII
<ESC> “@”
Decimal
27 64
Hexadecimal 1B 40
Remarks:
Resets the printer to the power-on state, including top of form.
Function:
Disable paper-out detector
Format:
ASCII
<ESC> “8’
Decimal
27 56
Hexadecimal 1B 38
Remarks:
Turns the paper detector off so that you can print to the bottom of
single sheets of paper. This code performs the same function as DIP
switch 1-2.
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