Microcom 470 User Manual
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Chapter 5
Printer Commands
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^A
^D
Command
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Reset Machine: Restores printer to power-up settings.
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Display Model and Revision Number: Displays important reference numbers.
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Contrast Window Adjust: Adjusts to a percentage of current contrast base.
Used for temporary variations in paper and should be lowered for ladder style
(vertical) bar codes. This command should be placed directly before the ^D57
command in a format file. This adjustment has a range from 60% to 140% in 1
% increments. The sequence ^A110^D355 will set the print contrast 10% darker
than standard. ("Standard" is determined and visually calibrated by adjusting the
permanent ^D36 command.)
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Epson® Similar Emulation: This command instructs the printer to operate
similar to an Epson® printer with an 80 column format. There is also an Epson®
similar emulation on power-up feature as explained in section 5.3.1. The
following ^A parameters define mode of operation.
1
40 column Epson® similar emulation
2
80 column Epson® similar emulation
The following commands function as defined by the Epson® FX-86e” printer
specifications. All other commands are ignored at this time.
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Select / Cancel 2x Width
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Leave / Initialize Epson® Mode
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Set Right Margin
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Set Left Margin
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Cancel Super / Subscript
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Set Super / Subscript
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Disable Paper Out
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Enable Paper Out
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Select Single Density Graphics
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Select Low Speed Double Density Graphics
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Select High Speed Double Density Graphics
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Select Graphics Mode
CR
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Carriage Return
LF
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Line Feed
FF
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Form Feed
HT
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Hard Tab
BS
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Back Space
DEL
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Delete
SO
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Shift Out
DC4
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Device Control 4