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Optional Emulation Commands 9-2
Introduction
This chapter describes the optional DEC LA120 emulation mode. An
optional emulation mode is selectable from the printer setup menu
described in Chapter 2 or by global commands described in Chapter 3.
DEC LA120 Emulation Commands
This mode enables your printer to emulate most of the functions of
the DEC LA120. Your printer, when operating in the DEC LA120
emulation mode, can respond to both escape-sequence commands
and the standard US ASCII control characters. The following table
lists the DEC LA120 printer commands.
DEC LA120 Commands
Command
Command Name
Printer Operation
BEL
Sound Bell
BS
Back space
CR
Carriage Return
DC1
“Ready” Signal - Serial Communication
DC3
“Busy” Signal - Serial Communication
FF
Form Feed
LF
Line Feed
HT
Horizontal Tab
VT
Vertical Tab
ESC [ 20 h
Enable auto line feed
ESC [ 20 l
Disable auto line feed
ESC [ 0 c or ESC [ c
Product ID Request (transmit response is ESC [ ? 2 c)
CAN
Line Cancel
ETX
Used with ETX/ACK Busy Protocol
ENQ
Enquiry: Transmit Answerback Message
NUL or DEL
No Operation (fill character)