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chapter 8
PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
The printer hastwo emulation modes: Standard/Epson modeand IBM mode.
In Standard/Epson mode, theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpson LQ-
860/850. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E/24P
and P!Y1printer. Additional command codes are included as a superset of
these emulations.
The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A-1. When it is ON, the
printer will be in Standard/Epson mode, and when OFF, the printer will be
in IBM mode (see Chapter 5).
In addition, when the EDS switch A-2 is ON, the printer automatically
changes the emulation by means of software control.
This chapter describes the printer’s control commands. Somecommands are
common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the
commands, all commands will given by functions.
Mode ]ASCII
I Decimal
I Hexadecimal I Description
Std.
<ESC>
“X”
<1>
27 120 1
\
IB 78 01 Select LQ characters
Mode:
Indicates the mode inwhich thecommand isrecognized.
Std. Standard/Epson mode (EDS switch A-1 is ON.)
IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-1 is OFF.)
Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes
ASCII:
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control
characters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For exam-
ple, <1> means character code 1.
Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes.
Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes.
Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters
such as n, m or d.
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