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sound the bell for a quarter of a second. This can be used to re-
mind an operator to change the paper or to make another adjust-
ment to the printer.
You can try this by typing:
LPRINT CHR$(7)
n Resetting the printer
Up to now when we wanted to reset the printer to the power
on condition we have had to either turn the printer off and then
on again, or to send the specific codes that reset the particular
features. There is an easier way. The control code (ESC) “@”
will reset all of the printer’s features to the power on condition
(as determined by the DIP switches), with two exceptions.
Those exceptions are that (ESC) “a” will not erase any
characters that you have stored in the printer’s RAM memory
(Chapter 5 tells you how to create your own characters), and it
won’t erase the macro if you have one stored in the printer’s
RAM (this chapter will tell you how to create a macro).
In addition, if you set the “Panel” mode, “Italic” mode, or
“Italic and Panel” mode by the control panel settings at the
power on, these functions will be remain with this control code.
n Putting your printer to sleep
You know how to put your printer off line with the On Line
key on the control panel. Your printer has another off line state
that can be controlled from your computer. When you turn the
printer off line from your computer, this printer will ignore
anything that you send it, except for the code to go on line again.
CHR$(lS) is the code to turn your printer off line; CHR$(17)
turns your printer to on line status.
n Printing the bottom of the sheet
Sometimes when you are using individual sheets of paper you
may want to print near the bottom of a sheet. The paper-out
detector usually stops the printer when you are about 1 inch
from the bottom of the sheet. This is notify you if you are runn-
ing out of continuous paper.
Your printer has the ability to print right to the bottom of the
sheet. You can disable the paper-out detector so that it doesn’t