chapter 4
PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
Theprinterhas two emulationmodes:Standardmodeand IBMmode.
Instandardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpsonFX-1050.
In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM ProprinterXL. Additional
commandcodesare includedas a supersetof theseemulations.
Theemulations changedbymeansofDIPswitch1-6.WhenON,theprinter
will be in standardmode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM
emulationmode(seeChapter3).It isnotpossibleto changetheemulation
modeby meansof softwarecontrolor the frontcontrolpanel.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare
commontoboththestandardandIBMmodes.Inthedescriptionsofthecom-
mands,allcommandswillbegivenbyfunction.Thenameofeachcommand
is followedby a tableliketheonebelow:
Mode
ASCII Decimal
Hexadecimal
Both
<ESC>
“X” “l”
27120 49
IB 78 31
<ESC> “X” <1>
27120 1
IB 78 01
Mode:
ASCII:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandisrecog-
nized.
Std. Standardmode(DIP switch 1-6on)
IBM IBMmode(DIPswitch 1-6off)
Both BothstandardandIBMmodes
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.
Controlcharactersareenclosedin pointedbrack-
ets:For example,<O>meanscharactercodeO.
Givesthecommandin decimalcharactercodes.
Gives the command in hexadecimal character
codes.
Parametersforwhichvaluesmustbe suppliedareindicatedbyitalicletters
suchas n.
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