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Programmer’s Reference Manual LQ-1600K Emulation For The P7000 H-Series Of Line Matrix Printers ...

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Programmer’s Reference Manual LQ-1600K Emulation For The P7000 H-Series Of Line Matrix Printers ...

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Printronix, Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this material, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Printronix, Inc. shall not be held responsible ...

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Table Of Contents 1 Introduction........................................................... 11 About This Manual..................................................................................11 Warnings And Special Information....................

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Table Of Contents Barcode Printing...............................................................................48 Bell ...................................................................................................51 Cancel Character Rotation...

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Table Of Contents Horizontal Tab Execute....................................................................71 Horizontal Tab Set/Release .............................................................72 Initialize Printer.................................

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Table Of Contents Set Chinese Font Rotate (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)...................96 Set Chinese Inner Code (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only)....................97 Set Font/Line Gap (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only).............................97 S...

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Table Of Contents Bit Image Graphics ...............................................................................119 Designing A Bit Image Pattern .......................................................121 Bit Image Density ..........................

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11 1 Introduction About This Manual This manual is designed so you can quickly find the information you need to use the LQ-1600K emulation. This book does not explain how to operate the printer. For printer operation, see the User’s Manual. Wa...

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12 Chapter 1 Software Features ...

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13 2 Configuring With The Control Panel Introduction IMPORTANT Configuration directly affects printer operation. Do not change the configuration of your printer until you are thoroughly familiar with the procedures in this chapter. In order to pr...

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14 Chapter 2 Printing The Configuration Printing The Configuration You should print a configuration to determine what is already stored and what needs to be modified. You can print any or all of the configurations shown above. Configurations 1-8 a...

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15 Table 1. Printing Configurations Step Key Result Notes 1. Make sure the printer is on. Raise the printer cover. 2. 3. Allows you to make configuration changes. 4. 5. 6. Press until the desired option displays. 7. 8. Press until the desired opti...

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16 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu NOTE: Another way to print the current configuration is to go OFFLINE, press the PRT CONFIG key, and then press ENTER. The Configuration Menu Figure 2. Configuration Menu Overview 11. Locks the ENTER key. 12. 13...

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Moving Within The Configuration Menu 17 Moving Within The Configuration Menu The example in Table 2 explains how to change the LPI value. Table 2. Changing Configurations Step Key Result Notes 1. Make sure the printer is on. Raise the printer cover...

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18 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu 11. Press until the desired value displays. 12. An asterisk indicates the value selected. 13. Use the diagrams on the following pages to navigate your way through the menu. Press  or  to move vertically;...

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Saving Your New Configuration 19 Saving Your New Configuration After changing all of the necessary parameters, you should save them as a configuration that can be stored for future use and loaded later. If you do not save your configuration before...

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20 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu Table 3. Saving Configurations Step Key Result Notes 1. If you are already in the Configuration Menu, go to step 5. 2. 3. Allows you to make configuration changes. 4. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press until the desired number (...

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Saving Your New Configuration 21 NOTE: It is recommended you print the configuration. Go to page 15, step 5. If you decide not to print the configuration, then continue with the following steps. 10. Locks the ENTER key. 11. 12. The printer is ready...

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22 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu Hanzi GB LP+ Menu Figure 3. Hanzi GB LP+ Menu OFFLINE Printer Protocol CPI/LPI Select Font Attributes LQ-1600K (see page 30) Select CPI 10.0* CPI 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 6.0 LPI* 8...

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Hanzi GB LP+ Menu 23 Figure 3. Hanzi GP LP+ Menu (Continued) Margins Perforation Skip Form Length Form Width Left Margin 0* columns (0-369) Right Margin 0* columns (0-369) Bottom Margin 0* lines (0-451) Disable* 1/2 inch 2/3 inch 5/6 inch 1 inch Ab...

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24 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu Figure 4. Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu OFFLINE Printer Protocol CPI/LPI Select Font Attributes LQ-1600K (see page 30) Select CPI 10.0 CPI 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI* 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 6.0 LP...

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Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu 25 Figure 5Figure 4. Kanji SJIS LP+ Menu Margins Perforation Skip Form Length Form Width Left Margin 0* columns (0-369) Right Margin 0* columns (0-369) Bottom Margin 0* lines (0-451) Disable* 1/2 inch 2/3 inch 5/6 inch 1 inch Ab...

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26 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu Figure 6. Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu Typeface LQ* Near LQ Normal Hi-Speed Super Hi-Speed Ultra Hi-Speed Styling Type MING* High Density Disable* Enable Prop. Spacing Disable*/Enable Bold Print Disable...

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Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu 27 CPI/LPI Select This parameter lets you specify the characters per inch (cpi) and lines per inch (lpi) values. The defaults are 10 cpi, 6 lpi, and 6.7 cpi for Hanzi, 15 cpi, 8.0 lpi, and 7.5 cpi for Kanji. Host Command • En...

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28 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu The option “DBCS ASCII Style” specifies the appearance of the single-byte numeric characters. If it is set to Oversize, the numeric characters will appear larger than other single-byte characters. For exampl...

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Hanzi Big5 LP+ Menu 29 Perforation Skip Perforation Skip allows or prevents printing on page perforation. When enabled, it sets up a skip-over margin of 1/2,” 2/3,” 5/6,” or 1.” For example, a skip-over margin of 1” allows a 1” margin ...

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30 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu LQ-1600K Figure 7. LQ 1600K Emulation Menu OFFLINE Define CR Code Auto LF Define LF Code Printer Select CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Enable* Disable LF = CR + LF* LF = LF Disable* Enable Character Set Standard Sets* E...

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LQ-1600K 31 Define CR Code The Define CR Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Carriage Return, it inser...

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32 Chapter 2 The Configuration Menu Alt. Set 80-9F • Control Code. Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code. • Printable. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F. Currency Sign (for GB and Kanji) • RMB...

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33 3 LinePrinter Plus LQ-1600K Emulation LQ-1600K Emulation “Emulation” refers to the ability of a printer to execute the commands of other printer control languages. In LQ-1600K emulation mode, your printer prints files coded for Epson LQ se...

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34 Chapter 3 LQ-1600K Emulation Default Values And States Your printer stores a set of typical operating states and conditions in the flash memory. The first time you power up the printer, the factory settings in Table 4 are automatically invoked....

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Default Values And States 35 Auto LF Enable Define LF Code LF = CR + LF Printer Select Disable Character Set Standard Sets (Epson Set; ASCII) 20 CPI Condensed Enable Alt Set 80-9F Printable Currency Sign RMB Select AR3240 Compat. Disable Table 5. Fa...

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36 Chapter 3 LQ-1600K Emulation Perforation Skip Disable Form Length 8.5 inches 215.9 millimeters 68 lines Form Width 13.6 inches 345.4 millimeters 204 characters Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable Illegal Code Pt. Normal Define CR Code CR = CR Auto LF Enable...

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Default Values And States 37 Compressed Mode Disable DBCS Compressed Disable Encoding Address Table Taller 15 CPI Disable Graphics Spd Up Match Typeface Left Margin 0 columns Right Margin 0 columns Bottom Margin 0 lines Perforation Skip Disable Form...

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38 Chapter 3 LQ-1600K Emulation Epson Character Sets The LQ-1600K printer uses two character sets: the IBM PC set and the Epson set. The Epson set is the ASCII character set with the upper, non-ASCII set defined as italics and the usually unprinta...

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Escape Sequences 39 Escape Sequences Some LQ-1600K control codes consisting of more than one character are called escape sequences because the first character in the sequence is the ASCII ESCape character. ESC alerts the printer that a special fun...

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40 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes DBCS Mode When the printer is in DBCS mode, it can print double byte characters— characters that require two bytes to define. It can also print a limited number of single byte ASC...

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Control Code Index 41 Control Code Index The following index lists the control codes by function, ASCII mnemonic, and page number. Some control code functions can also be selected at the control panel. FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE Vertical Motion an...

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42 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE Double Wide Print (1 line) SO (or ESC SO) 61 Double Wide Print (1 line) Cancel DC4 62 Emphasized Print (Select) ESC E 63 Emphasized Print (Cancel) ESC F 64 ...

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Control Code Index 43 FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE Define User-Defined Character ASSC 0 2 n 58 Master Select One-line Attribute ASSC 0 ! n 85 Download Chinese Font ASSC 0 T 2 63 Font Expansion ASSC 0 e 65 Graphic Printing ASSC 0 * 66 Select Autowrap ...

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44 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes FUNCTION ASCII CODE PAGE Double Wide, Double High (2x2) Print FS W n 63 Half-Width Print FS SI 71 Half-Width Print Cancel FS DC2 71 Master Print Select in DBCS Mode FS ! n 84 ...

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Adjust Half-Width Characters To Fit Into DBCS Character Spacing 45 Adjust Half-Width Characters To Fit Into DBCS Character Spacing ASCII Code FS U Hex Code 1C 55 Dec Code 28 85 Purpose Aligns two half-width characters to fit the space normally occu...

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46 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Align Two Half-Width Rotated Characters In DBCS Mode ASCII Code FS D Hex Code 1C 44 Dec Code 28 68 Purpose Aligns two half-width rotated characters to fit the space occupied by a n...

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Backspace 47 Backspace ASCII Code BS Hex Code 08 Dec Code 08 Purpose Moves the simulated print head to the left, one-byte space toward the first character column. In DBCS mode, the movement is two one-byte spaces. Comment Moves the character posit...

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48 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Barcode Printing ASCII Code SSCC c t; d data d [; N n ; xxxx ; yyyy ] [; X mmmm ] [; P p ] [; C ] [; H hh ] [; D ] [; F q data q ] Hex Code SSCC 63 t; ...

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Barcode Printing 49 Where: d = barcode delimiter, which can be any character not used in the barcode data field. data = variable length printable data field (PDF); character set is Alphanumeric The following parameters are optional: where: N =...

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50 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Where: xxxx = 4-digit upper left corner x (horizontal axis) yyyy = 4-digit upper left corner y (vertical axis) X = activates magnification mmmm = bar code magnification The poss...

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Bell 51 Where: P = activates printable data field variable p = location of PDF (“A” {above}, “B” {below,default}, “N” {none}) NOTE: FIM, Postbar, and PDF417 do not support this parameter. C = Calculate and plot check digit (if the che...

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52 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Cancel Line ASCII Code CAN Hex Code 18 Dec Code 24 Purpose Clears all data not yet printed from a line, but does not affect control codes. Comment You can use this control code to d...

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CC DOS Control Code 53 CC DOS Control Code ASCII Code ESC I n Hex Code 1B 49 n Dec Code 27 73 n Character Pitch 10 CPI ASCII Code ESC P Hex Code 1B 50 Dec Code 27 80 Purpose Sets character pitch to 10 characters per inch (cpi). Comment This comma...

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54 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Character Pitch 15 CPI ASCII Code ESC g Hex Code 1B 67 Dec Code 27 103 Purpose Sets character pitch to 15 characters per inch (cpi). Comment This command is available in all print m...

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DBCS Mode (Select) 55 DBCS Mode (Select) ASCII Code FS & Hex Code 1C 26 Dec Code 28 38 Purpose Places the printer in DBCS mode. Comment All data received by the printer with the MSB set will be paired with the next character which may or may no...

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56 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes DBCS Superscript/Subscript Print (Set/Cancel) ASCII Code FS r n Hex Code 1C 72 n Dec Code 28 114 n Purpose Selects superscript/subscript printing in DBCS mode. Where: n = NUL (he...

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Define Pattern For Special Printing Effect 57 BIG5E 8840~8D7E, 88A1~8DFE, FA40~FE7E, FAA1~FEFE HKSCS-2001 8140~877E, 81A1~87FE UTF8 E000~F8FF Multiple characters from these ranges can be defined as long as the printer does not run out of memory. D...

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58 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Example The following program demonstrates the function of the command. Define User-Defined Character ASCII Code ASSC 0 2 a1 a2 d1...d144 Hex Code ASSC 30 32 a1 a2 d1...d144 De...

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Delete Character 59 Delete Character ASCII Code DEL Hex Code 7F Dec Code 127 Purpose Deletes the previous character on a line. Comment This command is ignored if it occurs immediately after a CR or a paper motion command. Characters truncated due t...

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60 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Double Strike (Cancel) ASCII Code ESC H Hex Code 1B 48 Dec Code 27 72 Purpose Turns off the double strike printing set by ESC G or ESC !. Comment This control code resets only the do...

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Double Wide Print (One Line) 61 Example The following program illustrates double wide character printing. Double Wide Print (One Line) ASCII Code SO ESC SO Hex Code 0E 1B 0E Dec Code 14 27 14 Purpose Selects double wide print for one line only. Co...

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62 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Double Wide Print (One Line), Cancel ASCII Code DC4 Hex Code 14 Dec Code 20 Purpose Cancels the double wide print for one line only selected by SO, ESC SO, or FS SO. Comment This co...

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Double Wide, Double High (2x2) Print 63 Double Wide, Double High (2x2) Print ASCII Code FS W n Hex Code 1C 57 n Dec Code 28 87 n Purpose Turns on double wide, double high (2x2) printing in DBCS mode. Comment In a non-DBCS mode, this command will...

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64 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Example The following program illustrates emphasized character printing. Emphasized Print (Cancel) ASCII Code ESC F Hex Code 1B 46 Dec Code 27 70 Purpose Cancels emphasized characte...

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Enable Printing Of Control Codes 65 Enable Printing Of Control Codes ASCII Code ESC I n Hex Code 1B 49 n Dec Code 27 73 n Purpose Tells the printer to treat codes 0x00 through 0x1F and 0x80 through 0x9F as either printable characters or control ...

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66 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Form Feed ASCII Code FF Hex Code 0C Dec Code 12 Purpose Prints the data in the buffer, if any, then moves the paper to the top of the next form. Comment The simulated print head mov...

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Graphics, Double Density 67 Graphics, Double Density ASCII Code ESC L n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Hex Code 1B 4C n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Dec Code 27 76 n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Purpose Selects double density bit image graphics of 120 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertical...

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68 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Graphics, Double Density, Double Speed ASCII Code ESC Y n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Hex Code 1B 59 n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Dec Code 27 89 n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Purpose Selects double density, double spe...

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Graphics, Quadruple Density 69 Graphics, Quadruple Density ASCII Code ESC Z n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Hex Code 1B 5A n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Dec Code 27 90 n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Purpose Selects Quadruple Density Bit Image graphics of 240 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi ...

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70 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Graphics, Standard Density ASCII Code ESC K n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Hex Code 1B 4B n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Dec Code 27 75 n1 n2 d1 d2...dk Purpose Selects normal density bit image graphics of 6...

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Half-Width Print 71 Half-Width Print ASCII Code FS SI Hex Code 1C 0F Dec Code 28 15 Purpose Sets the printing of DBCS characters as half-width. SBCS characters maintain at their normal width. Comment This command takes effect only for DBCS characte...

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72 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Horizontal Tab Set/Release ASCII Code ESC D n1...nk NUL Hex Code 1B 44 n1...nk 00 Dec Code 27 68 n1...nk 0 Purpose Sets up to 32 horizontal tab positions. Expression CHR$(27);�...

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Horizontal Tab Set/Release 73 Example The following example illustrates how to set horizontal tabs. ...

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74 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Initialize Printer ASCII Code ESC @ Hex Code 1B 40 Dec Code 27 64 Purpose Resets all print-related parameters to the power-up configuration values. Comment Restores the power-up con...

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Line Feed 75 Line Feed ASCII Code LF Hex Code 0A Dec Code 10 Purpose Prints the data in the buffer (if any) and advances the vertical character position a distance of one line at the current line spacing. Comment If configured for LF equals newlin...

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76 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi) ASCII Code ESC 2 Hex Code 1B 32 Dec Code 27 50 Purpose Sets the line spacing to 1/6 inch (6 lpi) for subsequent line feeds. Comment The 2 is ASCII char...

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Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi) 77 Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi) ASCII Code ESC 0 Hex Code 1B 30 Dec Code 27 48 Purpose Sets the line spacing to 1/8 inch (8 lpi) for subsequent line feeds. Comment The 0 is ASCII character 0, not hex 0. When ESC 0 is ...

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78 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Line Spacing n /60 Inch ASCII Code ESC A n Hex Code 1B 41 n Dec Code 27 65 n Purpose Sets a line spacing of n /60 inch for subsequent line feeds. Where: n = 0 through 85 (all o...

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Line Spacing n/180 Inch 79 Line Spacing n /180 Inch ASCII Code ESC 3 n Hex Code 1B 33 n Dec Code 27 51 n Purpose Specifies the line spacing at n /180-inch increments. Where: n = 0 through 255 Comment The 3 is an ASCII character 3, not hex 3. ...

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80 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Line Spacing n /360 Inch ASCII Code ESC + n Hex Code 1B 2B n Dec Code 27 43 n Purpose Specifies the line spacing at n /360-inch increments. Where: n = 0 through 255 Comment Al...

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Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes 81 Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes ASCII Code ESC 7 Hex Code 1B 37 Dec Code 27 55 Purpose Makes codes hex 80-9F control codes. Comment This is the default when the Epson italic character set is selected as the default set ...

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82 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Figure 8. LQ-1600K Printable Codes (Hex 80-9F) KEY CHARACTER ESC 33 27 1B OCTAL DECIMAL HEX 10 1 1 B4 B2B3 B1 B7 B6 B5 0 0 1 BITS 00 0 0 0 1 COLUMN 89 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 ...

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Master Print Select 83 Master Print Select ASCII Code ESC ! n Hex Code 1B 21 n Dec Code 27 33 n Purpose Selects or changes print attributes in a single command. Where: n = an 8-bit number with the bits set to specify print attributes, as shown ...

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84 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Master Print Select In DBCS Mode ASCII Code FS ! n Hex Code 1C 21 n Dec Code 28 33 n Purpose Selects or changes DBCS print attributes in a single command. Where: n = an 8-bit num...

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Master Select One-Line Attribute in DBCS Mode 85 Master Select One-Line Attribute in DBCS Mode ASCII Code ASSC 0 ! n Hex Code ASSC 30 21 n Dec Code ASSC 48 33 n Purpose Where: 0 < = n < = 255 Select any combination of several one-line attrib...

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86 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Printer Select ASCII Code DC1 Hex Code 11 Dec Code 17 Purpose Places printer in the selected state. Comment The configuration parameter Printer Select must be set to Enable. This c...

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Select Autowrap Mode (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) 87 Select Autowrap Mode (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ASCII Code ASSC 0 T m n Hex Code ASSC 30 54 6D n Dec Code ASSC 48 84 109 n Purpose To set Auto Line Feed Where n = 0x30: reset auto LF (default)...

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88 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Select DBCS ASCII Character Type ASCII Code FS k n Hex Code 1C 6B n Dec Code 28 107 n Purpose This selects a DBCS ASCII character: n = 0 or 40 Selects normal DBCS ASCII characters ...

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Select DBCS Print Quality 89 Select DBCS Print Quality ASCII Code FS x n Hex Code 1C 78 n Dec Code 28 120 n Purpose Selects the typeface for printing in DBCS mode. Where: n = NUL (hex 00) or 0 (hex 30) selects LQ print quality n = SOH (hex 01) ...

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90 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Select Graphics Mode ASCII Code ESC * m n1 n2 Hex Code 1B 2A m n1 n2 Dec Code 27 42 m n1 n2 Purpose Turns on 8-pin/24-pin bit image graphics mode m. Table 12 charts the graphic...

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Select Italic Character Set 91 Select Italic Character Set ASCII Code ESC t n Hex Code 1B 74 n Dec Code 27 116 n Purpose Selects the italics character set from hex 80 through hex FF. Where: n = SOH (hex 01) or 1 (hex 31) selects the graphics cha...

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92 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Select Special Printing Effect ASCII Code ESC q n Hex Code 1B 71 n Dec Code 27 113 n Purpose Select the desired effect for printing. Where: n =0 (normal) n =1 (outline) n =2 (shad...

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Select Super/Subscript Printing (For Hanzi BIG5 Printer only) 93 Select Super/Subscript Printing (For Hanzi BIG5 Printer only) ASCII Code SSCC ~ n Hex Code SSCC 7E n Dec Code SSCC 126 n Purpose Prints characters that follow at about 1/2 their no...

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94 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Select Vertical Printing (for Hanzi BIG5 Printer only) ASCII Code SSCC + n Hex Code SSCC 2B n Dec Code SSCC 43 n Purpose The character is printed with different degrees of rotatio...

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Set 3-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters 95 Set 3-dot Intercharacter Spacing of DBCS Characters ASCII Code SUB N Hex Code 1A 4E Dec Code 26 78 Purpose Sets 3-dot intercharacter spacing of DBCS characters. The left intercharacter space is...

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96 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position In 1/60 Inch ASCII Code ESC $ n1 n2 Hex Code 1B 24 n1 n2 Dec Code 27 36 n1 n2 Purpose Moves the simulated print head to an absolute horizont...

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Set Chinese Inner Code (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) 97 Set Chinese Inner Code (For Hanzi Big5 Printer Only) ASCII Code ASSC 0 T A n Hex Code ASSC 30 54 41 n Dec Code ASSC 48 84 65 n Purpose Select code page as: n = 0x30: Big5 (default) n = 0x31: NS...

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98 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Set Form Length By Lines ASCII Code ESC C n Hex Code 1B 43 n Dec Code 27 67 n Purpose Sets the form length by lines. Where: n = 1 through 127 to specify the number of lines per f...

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Set Form Length In Inches 99 Set Form Length In Inches ASCII Code ESC C NUL n Hex Code 1B 43 00 n Dec Code 27 67 0 n Purpose Sets form length to n inches . Where: n = 1 through 22 to specify the number of inches on a form. Comment Upon receipt...

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100 Chapter 3 Configuring The LQ-1600K Emulation With Control Codes Set Intercharacter Spacing ASCII Code ESC SP n Hex Code 1B 20 n Dec Code 27 32 n Purpose Defines n dots for intercharacter spacing. Comment The valid values of n = 0 through ...