Epson 8900 Series- User Manual

Appendix — Application Instructions explains how to use the Z-axisprinthead adjustment escape sequence and how to clean the automaticpage finder sensor. Other Manuals About the Printer The following manuals are available to help you learn more aboutyour printer and to help you operate and maintain t...

Introduction .................................................................................... 1-2Paper-Handling System .................................................................. 1-2Printer Features ............................................................................... 1-3Print Q...

Introduction The Model 8900 Series Printer is one of a family of rugged, high-performance, dot-matrix impact printers, which forms letters,numbers, and other symbols by printing dot patterns. The printer offersa variety of common and unique features, such as multiple paperpaths and paper-feed method...

All paper-handling operations are accessible through the controlpanel and via the host computer using global commands. Printer Features The Model 8900 Series Printer includes the following features. q Print quality choices — letter-quality (LQ), text, normal draft,and Rapid Print ™ draft q Standard ...

q Graphics capabilities — vertical raster graphics (all pointsaddressable) q Color printing — up to seven colors, including black, for bothtext and graphics (standard on Model 8930 and optional onModel 8920) q Resident emulation modes — TI 880, TI 855, Epson ® FX and IBM Proprinter XL q Standard com...

Quality can be improved by increasing the dot density (resolution),as shown in the following figure. Dot density is expressed in dots perinch (dpi). The Model 8900 Series Printer offers four levels of print quality,based on the dot density and the placement of dots on the matrix.The increased dot de...

General Information 1-6 The printer offers the following print-quality levels and speeds. q Letter quality (LQ) — high-resolution, 32-dot by 18-dot charactersat 100 characters per second (cps). q Text quality — medium-resolution, 15-dot by 9-dot characters at240 cps. q Normal draft quality — low-res...

Introduction .................................................................................... 2-3Model 8900 Series Emulation Modes ............................................ 2-5 TI 880 Emulation ....................................................................... 2-6 Execute Commands .........

Printer Setup 2-3 Introduction The Model 8900 Series Printers are compatible with a wide range ofcomputers and application software. The printer menu structureenables you to select and alter the fundamental printer operatingparameters to fit the requirements of your computer, its communicationinterf...

Model 8900 Series Emulation Modes The emulation mode determines how the printer responds to commandsfrom the host computer and determines the specific set of commandsto which the printer responds. For example, if you select the TI 880emulation mode, the printer emulates the functions of the TI Model...

Printer Setup 2-6 TI 880 Emulation The TI 880 emulation submenu contains a group of setup parametersthat can be set to either on or off. These parameters determine howyour printer responds to certain commands from the host computer. Execute Commands When on, this parameter enables the printer to res...

Line Feed and Carriage Return Upon Receipt of CR When on, this parameter causes the printer to perform both an LFoperation and a CR operation upon receiving a CR command fromthe host computer. The default setting is OFF. Carriage Return Upon Receipt of LF, VT, or DC2 When on, this parameter causes t...

Printer Setup 2-8 TI 855 Emulation The TI 855 emulation submenu contains the processing mode (WP/DP)parameter and the automatic line feed parameter, both of which canbe set to match the requirements of your computer. The followingparagraphs describe these parameters. Processing Mode The Tl 855 emula...

Printer Setup 2-9 Automatic Carriage Return This parameter is similar to the automatic LF parameter but is turnedon for software that does not send a CR command at the end of eachprint line. If the printer advances from print line to print line but failsto perform a carriage return operation, you ne...

Printer Setup 2-13 ETX/ACK (end-of-text/acknowledge) For this busy-handling protocol, the host sends an ETX controlcharacter at the end of each data transmission, and the printerresponds with an ACK control character to indicate that it is ready toreceive additional data. If the printer is busy when...

Printer Setup 2-14 Miscellaneous Setup Parameters The miscellaneous setup parameters are mechanical and operationalfeatures that do not fit logically into the other setup categories. The following figure shows the miscellaneous setup parameterssubmenu and the following paragraphs describe these para...

Idle Delay At the end of a printing operation, if the paper is at top of form, theprinter waits for more data and then, after a short delay (idle delay),moves the paper to the tear-off position. The IDLE DELAY parameterinvokes a display that lets you adjust the idle delay to a value in therange of 3...

Printer Setup 2-17 Graphics Printing Mode The BI-DIR GRAPHIC parameter lets you choose whether theprinter prints graphics bidirectionally or from left to right only. Thedefault setting is NO (print graphics from left to right only). LCD Language The LCD LANG parameter lets you set the control panel ...

Access the menu to select the four available options as follows. 1. Press and hold the Clear Error switch, then press and hold the Status switch. 2. Release the Clear Error switch, continue to hold the Status switch, then press and hold the Setup/Test switch. 3. Release the Status switch, continue t...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-1 Introduction .................................................................................... 3-2Character Code Table ..................................................................... 3-2Character Sets ......................................................

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-2 Introduction This chapter describes the standard character sets and providesinformation about their use in the Model 8900 Series Printers. The printer can use any of several standard or optional character setsthat can be selected via the operator control panel ...

Character Sets Your printer can use any of the following character sets. q US ASCII (default character set) q IBM PC1 q IBM PC2 q Nordic PC q ISO 8859/1 Multinational q IBM Multinational Note: The option ROM sockets on the printer logic board let youinstall additional character sets. Character Sets ...

The US ASCII Character Set The following table shows the U.S.A. Standard Code for InformationInterchange (US ASCII) character set. This 7-bit character set isdefined by the American National Standards Institute documentANSI X3.4 and is a variant of the ISO 646 character set. US ASCII Character Set C...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-5 International ASCII Character Sets With a few exceptions, the international versions of the ASCIIcharacter set are identical to the US ASCII character set. Theseinternational versions can be selected via the operator control panelor via the host computer. The f...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-6 The IBM PC1 Character Set The following two tables show, respectively, the left half and righthalf of the the IBM PC 1 character set. IBM PC1 Character Set, Left Half

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-7 IBM PC1 Character Set, Right Half

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-8 The IBM PC2 Character Set The following two tables show, respectively, the left half and theright half of the IBM PC2 character set. IBM PC2 Character Set, Left Half

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-9 IBM PC2 Character Set, Right Half

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-10 The Nordic PC Character Set The following two tables show, respectively, the left half and righthalf of the Nordic PC character set. Nordic PC Character Set, Left Half

Nordic PC Character Set, Right Half Character Sets and Global Commands 3-11

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-12 ISO 8859/1 Multinational Character Set The following two tables show, respectively, the left half and righthalf of the ISO 8859/1 Multinational character set. The shadedcharacter positions (128-159) represent the Cl control characterswhich are not implemented ...

ISO 8859/1 Multinational Character Set, Right Half Character Sets and Global Commands 3-13

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-14 IBM Multinational Character Set The following two tables show, respectively, the left half and righthalf of the IBM Multinational character set. IBM Multinational Character Set, Left Half

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-15 IBM Multinational Character Set, Right Half

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-16 Control Characters Any character that causes the printer to perform a function is classifiedas a control character. Note that, although the Cl control characters areavailable in one of the standard character sets (ISO 8859/Multinational),your printer does not ...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-17 C0 Control Characters Hexadecimal Char Code Definition Communication controls: SOH 01 Start of header STX 02 Start of text ETX 03 End of text EOT 04 End of transmission ENQ 05 Enquiry ACK 06 Acknowledge DLE 10 Data link escape NAK 15 Negative acknowledge SYN 1...

Printer Commands The Model 8900 Series Printers receive commands from the hostcomputer in the form of ASCII control character codes and escape-sequence codes. In response to these commands, the printer performsone or more operations defined by the command set of the currentlyselected emulation mode....

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-19 Some escape sequence commands, valid for all emulation modes, arecalled global commands. These are special commands that select orcontrol some basic or specially defined printer operation. Global Command Set The following table lists the global commands for th...

Barcode Operations The barcode commands let you select a barcode font, set itsparameters, and print any specified character in the equivalentbarcode font. Note: If the barcode option is not installed, using this ESC sequencecauses an ESC SEQ error. Set Barcode Parameters Escape sequence: ESC DLE B P...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-21 Print Barcode Text Escape sequence: ESC DLE B C text ETX Hexadecimal: 1B 10 42 43 text 03 This command lets you print a character or string of charactersspecified by the variable text. For example, to print the barcodeequivalents of the numerals 0, 1, and 2 fr...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-22 Print Oversize Character Escape sequence: ESC DLE C C text ETX Hexadecimal: 1B 10 43 43 text 03 This command prints the text contained within the command usingthe horizontal and vertical scale factors selected by the Set OversizeCharacters command. The text va...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-24 Defining Raster Graphics Escape sequence: ESC DLE G d1 d2 n1 n2 data Hexadecimal: 1B 10 47 d1 d2 n1 n2 data This command defines the dots-per-inch (DPI) density, the bytecount of bit-image data, and bit-image data of those emulations thatcurrently support rast...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-25 Selecting a Font Escape Sequence: ESC DLE f n Hexadecimal: 1B 10 66 n This command allows you to access type styles not specificallysupported by an emulation. This command selects the font designated by the variable n, where ncan range from 0 through 254 decim...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-26 Selecting Characters Per Inch (cpi) Escape sequence: ESC DLE P n Hexadecimal: 1B 10 50 n This command enables you to access natural pitches of a font thatmay not be specifically supported by an emulation. The commandsets pitch according to the variable n, whic...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-27 The values of n for print mode selection are listed in the following table. Mode Hex Value Draft 30 Text 31 Letter 32 Fast Draft 33 Selecting an International Character Set Escape sequence: ESC DLE R n Hexadecimal: 1B 10 52 n The ASCII character set contains t...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-28 A character set is defined as 128 character positions. If more than128 character positions are required, the set is divided in two and isdesignated left half (LH) for positions 1 through 127 and right half(RH) for positions 128 through 255. The MSB determines ...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-29 Adjusting the Print head Z-Axis Position Escape sequence: ESC DLE z S NN Hexadecimal: 1B 10 7A S NN The Adjust Printhead Z-Axis Position command adjusts theprinthead in or out by the number of steps specified by the variableNN, which is a two-digit ASCII value...

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-30 If the paper is not at the top-of-form position when the printerreceives the clear current path command, the printer executes a formfeed operation before attempting to park tractor-fed paper anddisplays a prompt to PLEASE TEAR paper. If the PAPEROUT=BUSY optio...

Introduction .................................................................................... 4-4 TI 880 Answer Message Function ............................................. 4-5TI 880 Response Format Selection ............................................ 4-5 Model 880 Printer Emulation Commands...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-2 Move to Column n .............................................................. 4-19Carriage Return ................................................................... 4-19Tab Right to Column N ....................................................... 4-20Tab Right N...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-3 Cancel Double Line Spacing .............................................. 4-26 Print Enhancement Commands ................................................ 4-26 Select Expanded (Double-Wide) Print ............................... 4-26Cancel Expanded (Double-Wide) Pri...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-4 Introduction The Texas Instruments Model 880 Printer emulation mode is thedefault emulation mode of your printer. If your printer includes colorprinting and the automatic sheet feeder, this mode lets you use theglobal commands described in Chapter 3 for operating t...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-5 Tl 880 Answer Message Function The TI 880 emulation provides, as a TI 880 feature, an answerbackmessage (ABM) that can be programmed with a message of up to 20characters. If a message is programmed, it is transmitted when theASCII character ENQ is received. The ABM...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-6 q When the RESP FMT selection is W/ ESC; the format of theresponses to the configuration and status requests are precededby the ASCII ESC character and the string terminator is precededby a semicolon. Response Examples: Config: ESC[880;14;27;36;41;c Status: ESC[880...

Model 880 Command Descriptions The following paragraphs describe the Model 880 emulation modecommands. Many of the escape-sequence commands contain one ormore variables to specify various command parameters. Thesevariables are italicized in the command formats to indicate that theycan be set to more...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-11 From the US ASCII character table, the ASCII character whosedecimal value is 50 is the ASCII character 2. Thus, in this example,you set the value of n to 2. Printer Operation Commands These commands allow the host computer to control some basicprinter functions. S...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-13 Model 880 Configuration Codes Code Description Miscellaneous Configuration Codes81 Escape sequence execution enabled 83 X-on/X-off control (DC1 = ready, DC3 = busy) 84 LF and CR on receipt of LF 85 LF and CR on receipt of CR 8A Pin 20 ready/busy protocol enabled 8...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-14 The following table provides a complete list of Model 880 error codes. Model 880 Error Codes Code Description 02 ROM error 03 NVRAM error 04 UART error 06 Communication controller error 07 Standard RAM error 12 Paper-out condition 23 Receive buffer overflow condit...

Set Form Length to n Lines Escape sequence: ESC C n Hexadecimal: 1B 43 n Escape sequence: ESC 2 n Hexadecimal: 1B 32 n The variable n can be any value in the range of 0 through 113(hexadecimal 30 through 71). Note: The command ESC 2 n is not valid when raster graphics isenabled. Load Default Form Pa...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-17 Margin Control Commands After the margins have been set, changing the line spacing does notaffect the top and bottom margins. However, changing the characterpitch shifts the left margin to the nearest column of the new pitchvalue. The right margin shifts in propor...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-19 Horizontal Motion Commands After the horizontal tab stops have been set, changing from standardprint to expanded print does not affect the tab stop positions. However,changing the character pitch alters the tab stop positions in proportionto the change in pitch. B...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-21 Set Horizontal Tab Stop at Current Position Escape sequence: ESC H Hexadecimal: 1B 48 Clear Horizontal Tab Stop at Current Position Escape sequence: ESC [ 0 g Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 30 67 Vertical Motion Commands Vertical tab stops define the line numbers at which the...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-22 Tab Vertically Control character: VT Hexadecimal: 0B If the printer is configured to perform a carriage return upon receivinga VT control character, this command causes the printer to print thecurrent line, advance the paper to the next vertical tab stop, andperfo...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-24 Set Character Pitch to 10 cpi Escape sequence: ESC P C ESC \ Hexadecimal: 1B 50 43 1B 5C Escape sequence: ESC 6 Hexadecimal: 1B 36 Set Character Pitch to 12 cpi Escape sequence: ESC P K ESC \ Hexadecimal: 1B 50 4B 1B 5C Set Character Pitch to 16.7 cpi Escape seque...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-26 Cancel Double Line Spacing Escape sequence: ESC P T ESC \ Hexadecimal: 1B 50 54 1B 5C Print Enhancement Commands The print enhancement commands enable your printer to improve orenhance print quality. Print enhancements include expanded andletter quality print. Sel...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-27 Raster Graphics Commands In the Model 880 raster graphics mode, the printer alternates betweenthe left and right printhead pins and uses only the top eight pins ofeach column. The graphics feature enables you to create drawings bysending dot patterns (in the form ...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-28 Select 60 dpi Graphics Escape sequence: ESC K n1 n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 4B n1 n2 The variables n1 and n2 specify the number of bytes to print. Use the following steps to find the values of n1 and n2 for a horizontalline of graphics of a given length in inches. 1. Mult...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-29 Font Selection Commands Select Font N Escape sequence: ESC f N Hexadecimal: 1B 66 N The printer can have a maximum of 10 fonts, including the twostandard fonts (Gothic and Courier) and up to eight optional fonts. The variable N can be any value in the range of 0 t...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-30 Designate G2 Font by ROM Identifier N Escape sequence: ESC * N Hexadecimal: 1B 2A N Designate G3 Font by ROM Identifier N Escape sequence: ESC + N Hexadecimal: 1B 2B N Valid values for N are G for Gothic and C for Courier. Select Designated Character From G2 Font ...

TI Model 880 Printer Emulation 4-31 Invoke G1 Font as GR Escape sequence: ESC k Hexadecimal: 1B 6B Invoke G2 Font as GR Escape sequence: ESC 1 Hexadecimal: 1B 6C Invoke G3 Font as GR Escape sequence: ESC m Hexadecimal: 1B 6D

5 Texas Instruments Model 855 Printer WP Emulation Introduction .................................................................................... 5-4Motion Indexes ............................................................................... 5-5Model 855 WP Commands ...............................

Tab Horizontally Absolute .................................................. 5-15Set Horizontal Tab Stop at Current Position ...................... 5-15Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops .......................................... 5-15Clear Horizontal Tab Stop at Current Position ................... 5-15...

TI Model 855 Printer WP Emulation 5-3 Select 60 dpi Graphics ........................................................ 5-21Select 72 dpi Graphics ........................................................ 5-21Select 120 dpi Graphics ...................................................... 5-21Select 144 ...

Introduction This chapter describes the Texas Instruments Model 855 wordprocessing (WP) emulation mode. The Model 855 WP emulationmode allows the Model 8900 Series Printer to accept and respond tocommands similar to those for a daisy-wheel printer. This modeallows the printer to emulate most functio...

q The escape sequence for font selection is ESC f N. q Selecting or canceling proportional spacing is not supported. q Disabling the paper-out detection is not supported. Motion Indexes The Model 855 WP emulation mode uses motion indexes to specifycertain horizontal and vertical parameters. These mo...

Model 855 WP Commands The following table lists the Model 855 WP commands. The para-graphs that follow the table describe these commands. Model 855 WP Commands Command Command Name Printer Operation ESC @ Select DP Mode ESC CR P Select WP Mode ESC SUB I Select WP Mode ESC w Suspend Printing ESC >...

TI Model 855 Printer WP Emulation 5-9 Model 855 WP Command Descriptions The following paragraphs describe the Model 855 WP emulationcommands. The command formats are listed following each commanddescription. Many of the escape-sequence commands contain one ormore variables to specify various command...

TI Model 855 Printer WP Emulation 5-10 Select Unidirectional Printing Escape sequence: ESC > Hexadecimal: 1B 3E This command causes the printer to print all subsequent characters inthe forward (left-to-right) direction only. Cancel Unidirectional Printing Escape sequence: ESC < Hexadecimal: 1B...

Form Format and Font Selection Commands The form format commands let you select and set some form-relatedparameters. The font selection command lets you choose between thetwo standard fonts and any installed optional fonts. The standard fonts for the Model 8900 Series Printer are Courier andGothic. ...

Select Font n Escape sequence: ESC f n Hexadecimal: 1B 66 n The printer can have a maximum of 10 fonts, including the twostandard fonts (Gothic and Courier) and up to eight optional fonts. The variable n can be any value in the range of 0 through 9, where 0designates Gothic, 1 designates Courier, 2 ...

Cancel Right Margin Justification Escape sequence: ESC [ Hexadecimal: 1B 5B Set Top Margin at Current Position Escape sequence: ESC + Hexadecimal: 1B 2B Changing the form length setting overrides this command and resetsthe top margin to the top-of-form position. Set Bottom Margin at Current Position...

TI Model 855 Printer WP Emulation 5-15 q If the expanded print mode is active, the CR command resets theprinter to the normal print mode. q If the automatic line feed function is active, the CR commandcauses the paper to advance one print line. Move Back 1/120 inch Escape sequence: ESC BS Hexadecima...

Move Up One Line Escape sequence: ESC LF Hexadecimal: 1B 0A The line space is the distance defined by the VMI or the distance setvia the Form Config switch on the control panel. Move Up One-Half Line Escape sequence: ESC D Hexadecimal: 1B 40 When one-half line space is a fractional number of 1/144 i...

Set Character Pitch to 12 cpi Escape sequence: ESC z Hexadecimal: 1B 7A This command sets the character pitch to 12 cpi. Line Spacing Commands The following paragraphs describe the commands for line spacingoperations in the Model 855 WP emulation mode. Set Vertical Motion Index to ( n-1)/48 Inch Esc...

TI Model 855 Printer WP Emulation 5-19 Print Enhancement Commands The print enhancement commands enable your printer to improve orenhance the print quality. Print enhancements include such things asexpanded, compressed, LQ, and underlined text as well as boldfaceand shadow printing. Select Expanded ...

TI Model 855 Printer WP Emulation 5-21 Raster Graphics Commands The following paragraphs describe the commands that control theraster graphics feature In the TI 855 WP emulation mode. To find thevalues of n1 and n2 for any of the following commands, modify theprocedure described for the Select 60 dp...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-1 Printer Operation Commands ......................................................... 6-7 Select DP Mode ......................................................................... 6-7Select WP Mode .....................................................................

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-2 Character Pitch Commands .......................................................... 6-13 Set Character Pitch to 10 cpi ................................................... 6-13Set Character Pitch to 12 cpi ................................................... 6-13 ...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-3 Introduction This chapter describes the Texas Instruments Model 855 Printer dataprocessing (DP) emulation mode. The Model 855 DP emulationmode allows the Model 8900 Series Printer to accept and respond tocommands similar to those for common dot-matrix printers. ...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-7 Model 855 DP Command Descriptions The following paragraphs describe the TI 855 DP emulation commands.The command formats are listed following each commanddescription. Many of the escape-sequence commands contain one ormore variables to specify various command pa...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-8 Select Unidirectional Printing Escape sequence: ESC u Hexadecimal: 1B 75 This command causes the printer to print subsequent characters inthe forward (left-to-right) direction only. Cancel Unidirectional Printing Escape sequence: ESC b Hexadecimal: 1B 62 Set Mos...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-9 Set Form Length to n Lines Escape sequence: ESC C n Hexadecimal: 1B 43 n The variable n is valid for any value in range of 1 through 127 for 7-bitcharacter sets and 1 through 255 for 8-bit character sets. Example. To set the form length to 60 lines, send the seq...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-11 Move Print Position to Left Margin Escape sequence: ESC < Hexadecimal: 1B 3C This command moves the printhead to the left margin and causes thenext print operation to be in the forward direction. Set Horizontal Tab Stops Escape sequence: ESC D n1...n16 NUL H...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-12 This command advances the paper to the top margin of the next pageand causes the printer to perform a carriage return to the left edge(column 1), as set via the form configuration menu. Tab Vertically Control character: VTHexadecimal: 0B This command advances t...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-13 Set Vertical Tab Stops Escape sequence: ESC B n1...n16 NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 42 n1...n16 00 This command clears all previously set vertical tabulation stops andsets a new stop at each of the lines specified by the variablesn1...n16. Each of the variables n1 throu...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-14 Set Line Spacing to 8 lpi Escape sequence: ESC 0 Hexadecimal: 1B 30 Set Line Spacing to 7/72 Inch Escape sequence: ESC 1 Hexadecimal: 1B 31 Set Line Spacing to n/72 Inch Escape sequence: ESC A n Hexadecimal: 1B 41 n The variable n can be any value in the range ...

TI Model 855 Printer DP Emulation 6-16 Cancel Boldface Print Escape sequence: ESC H Hexadecimal: 1B 48 Select Shadow Print Escape sequence: ESC E Hexadecimal: 1B 45 In the shadow print mode, the printer double strikes all characterswith a 1/120-inch horizontal offset. Cancel Shadow Print Escape sequ...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-1 7 IBM Proprinter XL Emulation Introduction .................................................................................... 7-4IBM Proprinter XL Emulation Commands .................................... 7-5IBM Proprinter XL Command Descriptions ........................

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-2 Disable Automatic Line Feed ............................................. 7-14Reverse Line Feed .............................................................. 7-14Set Vertical Tab Stops ......................................................... 7-14Clear Vertical Tab S...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-3 Cancel Subscript Print ........................................................ 7-19Enable/Disable Double-High Double-Wide Print .............. 7-20Considerations for Using Enable/Diasble Double-High Double-Wide Print ...................................... 7-20 Raster...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-4 Introduction This chapter describes the IBM Proprinter XL emulation mode. Thisemulation mode is selectable from the printer setup menu describedin Chapter 2. This mode enables your printer to emulate most of thefunctions of the IBM Proprinter XL with the following con...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-5 IBM Proprinter XL Emulation Commands Your printer, when operating in the IBM Proprinter XL emulationmode, can respond to both escape-sequence commands and thestandard US ASCII control characters. The following table lists theIBM Proprinter XL printer commands. IBM Pro...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-7 IBM Proprinter XL Commands (concluded) Command Command Name Print Enhancement (continued) ESC - NUL Cancel Text-Underline Print ESC _ SOH Select Text-Overscore Print ESC _ NUL Cancel Text-Overscore Print ESC G Select Boldface Print ESC H Cancel Boldface Print ESC E Se...

Select Printer Control character: DC1Hexadecimal: 11 This command reselects the printer after it has received a DeselectPrinter command, unless the printer has been placed offline via thecontrol panel On Line switch. Note: Some IBM computers and IBM-compatible computers setparallel interface pin 36 ...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-9 Cancel Unidirectional Printing Escape sequence: ESC U NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 55 00 Form Format and Margin Control Commands The form format commands let you select and set some form-relatedparameters. A single margin control command lets you set the leftand right margin p...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-10 Select Automatic Perforation Skip Escape Sequence: ESC N n Hexadecimal: 1B 4E n This command causes the printer to perform the following actions. 1. Skip the number of lines specified by the variable n and the current form parameter settings. 2. Print the next line a...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-11 Horizontal Motion Commands The horizontal motion commands control the horizontal motion ofthe printhead, including the direction and distance of each movement. Backspace Control character: BSHexadecimal: 08 This command causes the printer to print the current content...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-12 Set Horizontal Tab Stops Escape sequence: ESC D n1...n28 NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 44 n1...n28 00 This command clears all previously set horizontal tab stops and setsa new tab stop at each of the columns specified by the variablesn1...n28. These variables must be listed in...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-13 Form Feed Control character: FFHexadecimal: 0C The Form Feed command causes the printer to print the currentcontents of the print buffer and then move the print-head to the firstprint line of the next form. Tab Vertically Control character: VTHexadecimal: 0B This com...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-14 Disable Automatic Line Feed Escape sequence: ESC 5 NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 35 00 Reverse Line Feed Escape sequence: ESC ] Hexadecimal: 1B 5D Set Vertical Tab Stops Escape sequence: ESC B nl...n64 NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 42 n1...n64 00 This command sets up to 64 vertical tab ...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-16 Character Set Commands The character set commands let you choose between the IBM PC1and IBM PC2 character sets and print specified characters fromeither of these character sets. Select PC1 Character Set Escape sequence: ESC 7 Hexadecimal: 1B 37 Select PC2 Character S...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-20 Enable/Disable Double-High Double-Wide Print Escape sequence: ESC [ @ n1 n2 n3 n4 m1 m2 Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 40 n1 n2 n3 n4 m1 m2 where: n1 n2 = byte count; format is (n1 + (n2 * 256)) n3 n4 = no function, ignored m1 = line spacing and character height m2 = character w...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-21 m1 data byte, bit 0 is least significantbits 0 and 1 = 00 current character height 01 standard character height 10 double character height 11 current character height bits 2 and 3 = XX don’t care bits 4 and 5 = 00 current line spacing 01 single line spacing 10 double...

IBM Proprinter XL Emulation 7-22 Select 60 dpi Graphics Escape sequence: ESC K n1 n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 4B n1 n2 This command selects the 8-pin, 60 dpi graphics mode for thehorizontal line length specified by the two-byte variable n1 n2. Select 120 dpi Graphics Escape sequence: ESC L n1 n2 Hexadecimal:...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-1 8 Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode Introduction .................................................................................... 8-4Epson FX Printer Emulation Commands ....................................... 8-6Epson FX Emulation Command Descriptions .............

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-2 Horizontal Motion Commands ................................................ 8-17 Backspace ........................................................................... 8-17Tab Horizontally ................................................................. 8-17Carria...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-3 Enable Character Positions 0-31 and 128-159 as Printable Characters ......................................................... 8-26Disable Character Positions 0-31 and 128-159 as Printable Characters ......................................................... 8-26 Pr...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-4 Introduction This chapter describes the Epson FX printer emulation mode. Thisemulation mode is selectable from the printer setup menu as describedin Chapter 2. This mode enables your printer to emulate most of thefunctions of an Epson FX printer with the following...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-5 — Slashed zeros — OFF — The last form setting change made via the control panel isretained and restored at power -up. — The right-half character set defaults to PC1 at power-up. q The following escape sequences are not supported: — The download characters command ...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-6 Epson FX Printer Emulation Commands Your printer, when operating in the Epson FX emulation mode, canrespond to both escape-sequence commands and the standard USASCII control characters. The following table lists the FX printercommands. Epson FX Emulation Commands ...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-10 Select Printer Control character: DC1Hexadecimal: 11 This command reselects the printer after it has received a Deselectcommand, unless the printer has been placed offline via the controlpanel On Line switch. Deselect Printer Control character: DC3Hexadecimal: 13...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-11 Initialize Printer Escape sequence: ESC @ Hexadecimal: 1B 40 This command resets the printer to its initial state and clears the printbuffer of all printable data from the last line printed before thecommand was received. Set Most Significant Bit to Zero Escape s...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-13 Form Format Commands The form format commands let you set the form length in either linesor inches. These commands also let you enable or disable the automaticperforation skip feature. Set Form Length to n Lines Escape sequence: ESC C n Hexadecimal: 1B 43 n This ...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-14 Example. If the current form length setting is 66 lines and thecurrent line spacing is 6 lpi, setting the value of n to 6 causes theprinter to do the following. 1. Print 60 lines on the current form. 2. Skip 6 lines at the bottom of the current form. 3. Print the...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-15 Margin Control Commands The margin control commands let you set parameters related to theleft, right, bottom, and top margins and control print justification andtext centering. Select Left Margin Justification Escape sequence: ESC a NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 61 00 This...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-16 Set Left Margin at Column n Escape sequence: ESC 1 n Hexadecimal: 1B 6C n This command sets the left margin at the position specified by thevariable n. The minimum distance between the left and right marginsis the width of one expanded 10 cpi character. Invoking ...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-17 Horizontal Motion Commands The horizontal motion commands control the horizontal motion ofthe printhead, including direction and distance of each movement.The following paragraphs describe the horizontal motion commands. Backspace Control character: BSHexadecimal...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-18 Set Absolute Print Position Escape sequence: ESC $ n1 n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 24 n1 n2 This command sets the first character position of subsequentlyprinted text at 1/60 inch or some multiple of 1/60 inch from thecurrently set left margin. The variables n1 and n2 form...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-19 Set Horizontal Tab Stops Escape sequence: ESC D n1...n32 NUL Hexadecimal: 1B 44 n1...n32 00 This command clears all previously set horizontal tab stops and setsa new tab stop at each of the columns specified by the variablesn1...n32. Each of the variables n1 and ...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-20 Form Feed Control character: FFHexadecimal: 0C This command causes the printer to print the current print buffercontents and then move the printhead to the first print line of thenext form. Tab Vertically Control character: VTHexadecimal: 0B This command advances...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-22 Character Pitch Commands The character pitch commands let you choose between 10 and 12 cpior adjust the horizontal spacing between characters. The characterpitch is the horizontal distance from the center of one character tothe center of the next character. Set C...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-23 Line Spacing Commands The line spacing commands let you choose between line spacingvalues of 6 or 8 lpi or any of several fractional line spacing values.The line spacing is the vertical distance between print lines. Set Line Spacing to 6 lpi Escape sequence: ESC ...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-24 Set Line Spacing to n/216 Inch Escape sequence: ESC 3 n Hexadecimal: 1B 33 n This command sets the line spacing to a value in the range of 0/216through 255/216 (0 through 1.18) inches for subsequent line feedoperations. Character Set Commands The character set co...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-25 Select International Character Set Escape sequence: ESC R n Hexadecimal: 1B 52 n This command selects, for either draft or LQ printing, the internationalversion of the ASCII character set specified by the variable n. Thevariable n can be any of the following valu...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-26 Enable Character Positions 0-31 and 128-159 as PrintableCharacters Escape sequence: ESC I SOH Hexadecimal: 1B 49 01 This command enables the printer to treat the characters in characterpositions 0-31 (C0 control characters) and 128-159 (C1 controlcharacters) as p...

Select Italic Print Escape sequence: ESC 4 Hexadecimal: 1B 34 This command causes the printer to print characters from the Epson italiccharacter set for either draft or LQ printing. This command is valid even ifthe printer has received an ESC t SOH command to invoke the Epsonextended graphics charac...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-31 To select a valid combination of the listed character pitches andprint modes, choose the items you wish to combine and add theirvalues to find the correct value of n. After finding the decimal valueof n, convert this value to its hexadecimal equivalent for use in...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-32 Select 9-Pin 60 dpi Graphics Escape sequence: ESC ^ NUL n1 n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 5E 00 n1 n2 This command causes the printer to print 9-pin graphics at 60 dpi. Select 120 dpi Graphics Escape sequence: ESC L n1 n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 4C n1 n2 This command selects the 8-p...

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-33 Select Graphics Mode m Escape sequence: ESC * m n1 n2 Hexadecimal: 1B 2A m n1 n2 This command selects the graphics mode specified by the variable mfor the horizontal distance specified by the two-byte variable n1 n2.The variable m can be any of the following valu...

Optional Emulation Commands 9-1 9 Optional DEC LA 120 Emulation Introduction .................................................................................... 9-2DEC LA120 Emulation Commands ............................................... 9-2Answerback Memory Function ...............................

DEC LA120 Commands Not Recognized in DEC LA120 Emulation Command Command Name ESC = Enable Alternate Keyboard ESC > Disable Alternate Keyboard EOT End of Transmission SUB Substitute DLE Data Link Escape Answerback Memory Function The DEC LA120 emulation provides, as an LA120 feature, ananswerback...

When LF NEW LINE is selected and a line feed command is received, acarriage return is performed in addition to the line feed. Carriagereturns are also performed with vertical tabs and form feeds when LFNEW LINE is selected. For the NO NEW LINE selection, a carriage return only is performedupon recei...

Communication Interfaces 10-1 Introduction .................................................................................. 10-3Data-Transfer Operations ............................................................. 10-4Parallel Communication Interface .................................................

Communication Interfaces 10-2 Interface Data Transmission Rate .......................................... 10-18Serial Data Format ................................................................. 10-18Serial Interface Busy-Handling Protocols ............................. 10-20 Flow-Control Busy-Hand...

Communication Interfaces 10-3 Introduction This chapter describes the communication interfaces and providesinformation about their use with your printer. The communication interface transfers data in a fixed and orderlymanner between the host and the printer. Communication interfacesare of two gener...

Communication Interfaces 10-4 The following figure shows simplified block diagrams of twotypes of data-communication systems and their associatedcommunication interfaces. The long-distance system typically uses telephone lines to transferdata from the host to the printer. Because this system is limi...

Communication Interfaces 10-5 The following figure shows a simplified block diagram of the printerreceive buffer and the data path between the host and the printmechanism. The host transfers characters in the form of 7-bit or 8-bit data bytes,depending on which character set is selected. To ensure t...

Communication Interfaces 10-6 Parallel Communication Interface The parallel communication interface uses a 36-pin connector(shown in the following figure) that transfers both data and controlsignals between the printer and the host computer. The parallelinterface connector is located at the rear of ...

Communication Interfaces 10-7 Parallel Interface Signals Signal Name Pin Return Source STROBE- Data strobe 1 19 Host DATA1 Data bit 1 2 20 Host DATA2 Data bit 2 3 21 Host DATA3 Data bit 3 4 22 Host DATA4 Data bit 4 5 23 Host DATA5 Data bit 5 6 24 Host DATA6 Data bit 6 7 25 Host DATA7 Data bit 7 8 26...

Communication Interfaces 10-8 Data Signals Character transfers from the host to the receiver consist of 8-bit databytes (DATAl through DATA8) traveling in parallel over the eightdata lines. DATAl is the least significant bit and DATA8 is the mostsignificant bit. If a 7-bit character set has been sel...

Communication Interfaces 10-9 Busy Signal This active-high signal from the printer indicates that the printer isbusy and cannot accept additional data. During data-transferoperations, the leading edge of the host-generated strobe signalactivates BUSY for each character-transfer cycle. The printer se...

Communication Interfaces 10-10 Paper-Empty Signal The paper-empty (PE) signal from the printer indicates that the papersupply is empty. The printer activates this signal in combination withthe fault signal to indicate the paper-empty condition to the host. Select Signal The select (SLCT) signal from...

Communication Interfaces 10-11 The following figure shows the timing sequence for host-to-printercharacter-transfer operations. The table on the following page liststhe timing requirements for the operation. The reference points, a through h in the preceding figure, are keyed tothe table on the foll...

Communication Interfaces 10-12 3. The printer activates ACK- (e) to signal the host that the receive buffer has received the character. 4. If the character does not fill the receive buffer, the printer deactivates BUSY and ACK- (f) to notify the host that thetransfer operation is complete. The host ...

Communication Interfaces 10-13 Parallel Interface Timing Requirements (continued) Item Ref. Timing Requirements f Trailing edge must occur before the hostcan strobe the next character into thereceive buffer. For normal write cycles(receive buffer not full), this occurs at 10 µ s min., 500 µ s nom., ...

Communication Interfaces 10-14 Error Conditions FAULT- and PE are printer status lines. The printer activates FAULT-to indicate a mechanism failure, such as a paper jam, and deactivatesit when the error is corrected. After the paper supply is depleted, theprinter activates both PE (paper empty) and ...

Communication Interfaces 10-16 Interface Signal Descriptions The following paragraphs describe the serial interface signals. Protective Ground The protective ground (PG) line is connected directly to the powercord ground to provide protection for the equipment and personnel. Signal Ground The signal...

Communication Interfaces 10-17 Clear to Send Signal The host computer generates the clear to send (CTS) signal toindicate that it can receive data from the printer. In the DIRECTCONNECT mode, the printer ignores this signal. In the MODEMCONNECT mode, CTS must be on for the printer to send data. Ifth...

Communication Interfaces 10-18 Interface Data Transmission Rate Because data-transfer operations on the serial interface occur in abit-serial fashion, the data transmission rate is measured in bits persecond, commonly called the baud rate. To provide compatibilitywith a variety of systems, your prin...

Communication Interfaces 10-19 In addition to the data bits, each character contains the following bits. q Start bit — A bit immediately preceding the character bits thatsignals the start of the asynchronous data transmission. q Parity bit — A bit immediately following the character bits thatallows ...

Communication Interfaces 10-20 Serial Interface Busy-Handling Protocols The serial interface provides several methods for the printer toindicate its ready and busy conditions. The communication interfacemenu, described in Chapter 2 of this manual, allows you to selectany of these methods during prin...

Communication Interfaces 10-21 This busy-handling protocol should not be selected for anemulator that requires that ETX be used as a graphics characteror as part of a printer command. Direct-Connect Busy-Handling Protocols The control panel menu structure offers the following choices ofbusy-handling...

RS-422 Communication Interface The RS-422 serial communication interface handles data structuresof the same format as those for the serial communication interface.However, the RS-422 interface can transfer data over distances of upto 4000 feet (1219 meters) with minimal noise interference. Current L...

Application Instructions A-1 Z-Axis Adjustment Escape Sequence Introduction The Model 8900 Series Printers sense top, left, and right edges plusthickness when a form is loaded. These settings provide the locationof printout on the form such as top, bottom, left, and right marginsand locations of lab...

Application Instructions A-2 Considerations for Z-Axis Adjustments The following considerations (plus DOs and DON’Ts) should begiven for Z-axis adjustments. Caution: This escape sequence is designed for use by technicallyoriented software users to print on forms with multiplethicknesses and is not i...

Application Instructions A-3 q Valid Z-axis adjustment values are 00 through 99 from theautomatic Z-axis initialization adjustment (00) in positive ornegative directions (-99 through +99). q Note the location of the Z-axis initialization whenever paperstock is changed or tractors are moved, to deter...

Application Instructions A-4 Escape Sequence — Z-Axis Printhead Position Escape sequence: ESC DLE z S NN Hexadecimal: 1B 10 7A S NN where: S = “+” or “-” as the sign of the displacement(positive or negative). NN = ASCII values of the two digit number of therange from initialization. Note: The escape...

Application Instructions A-5 880 Emulation Commands For 880 emulation, send the following code and text. Note: For this example, printing can be continuous, within themargins, on every line of the page. ESC [ 7 ; 54 r — prints first print line on line 7, last print line at line 54. ESC [ 11 ; 75 s —...

Index 1 a adjusting the Z-axis position .................... 3-29answerback memory DEC LA120 emulation ...................... 9-5 answerback memory message load ...................................... 9-6 auto wrap .................................................... 9-6 b barcode operations ...........

communication interface optional .................................. 1-4, 10-21parallel .............................................. 10-6serial ............................................... 10-14standard .............................................. 1-4 compressed print .......... 5-19, 6-15, 7-...

Index 3 j justification full .................................................... 8-15left margin ........................................ 8-15right margin ................... 5-12, 5-14, 8-15 l language, LCD .......................................... 2-17length, form ..................................

Index 4 printer features ............................................ 1-3printing bidirectional ..................................... 8-12color ......................................... 1-4, 3-22reverse .............................................. 5-10unidirectional ........................ 4-14, ...

Index 5 u unidirectional printing ................... 4-14, 5-10, ........................................... 6-8, 7-8, 8-12 v variables .................................................... 4-10vertical line spacing .................................. 4-27vertical motion index (VMI) ............ 5-5,...