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chapter 4
PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
Theprinterhastwo emulationmodes:StandardmodeandIBMmode.
In standardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsof theEpsonLQ-860.
In IBM mode,the printeremulatesthe IBMPropnnter X24E.Additional
commandcodesareincludedas a supersetof theseemulations.
The emulationis changedby means of EDS switchA-1. When ON, the
printerwillbeinstandardmode,andwhenOFF,theprinterwillbe in IBM
mode(see Chapter3).It is notpossibleto changetheemulationmodeby
meansof softwarecontrol.
Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare
commontoboththestandardandIBMmodes.Inthedescriptionsofthecom-
mands,all commandswill be categorizedby function.Thename of each
commandis followedby a tableliketheonebelow:
Mode
ASCII
Decimal Hexadecimal
Std.
<ESC> “X” “1”
27120 49 IB 78 31
<ESC> “X” <1>
27120 1 IB 78 01
Mode:
ASCII:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandisrecog-
nized.
Std. Standardmode(EDSswitchA-1on)
IBM IBMmode(EDS switchA-1 off)
Both BothstandardandIBMmodes
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command.
Controlcharactersareenclosedin pointedbrack-
ets:For example,<1>meanscharactercode 1.
Givesthecommandin decimalcharactercodes.
Gives the command in hexadecimal character
codes.
Parametersforwhichvaluesmustbe suppliedareindicatedby italicletters
suchas n.
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