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6.3.1 Character codes

The ASCII code is used as the standard character code.

If the printer is set in 7-bit mode and the host operates in

mode, the

printer regards the received data as 7-bit data and checks data parity.

If the

data has a correct parity, the printer prints the data as correct 7-bit data.
If not, a transmission error occurs.

When receiving character codes, the printer sequentially loads them in to its

interface buffer.

Characters corresponding to the loaded character codes are

printed after a control code is received.

The printed character codes are

cleared after printing.

Control

The

(NULL), delete (D

EL

), sound bell

horizontal

line

feed (LF),

vertical

tab (VT), forms feed (FF), carriage

(CR), shift

out (SO), shift in

and escape (ESC) codes are control codes indicated in

the area enclosed with a bold-faced line in Table 6.4.

(1) NULL (X'OO') and DEL

and X'FF') codes

When receiving either the NULL or

code, the printer ignores it, but

does not regard it as an invalid control code.

BEL

code

When receiving the BEL code, the printer sounds the bell for 1.

(3) HT

code

The HT code is valid if the horizontal tab data is loaded in to the
printer with the Load Horizontal Tab Stop Data command.

If not,

this code

is converted to a space code

If horizontal tab data is loaded,

the horizontal print position is moved to the right tab stop of the

current horizontal print position, within the horizontal tab stops
specified in the horizontal tab data.

Example 1:

Column

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Horizontal tab stop

Data

A B C D E F G H I J K

M N

Printing

A B C D E F G H I J K

L M N

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