Microline 3410 Users Manual [English] ML3410 M3410

Chapter 1

Manual Front Cover

PACEMARK 3410 Printer Handbook

for Epson/IBM & Microline/Pacemark Models

PN 59249101, PM3410, PACE, PM3FM, 12/91, Final

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Chapter 1

Setup

Unpack your printer and make sure you have the following items:

Pacemark 3410 Printer Platen knob

Power cord Ribbon cartridge

Sheet separator (w/rollers)Bottom tractor unit

Printer Handbook

If you are missing any of these items, contact your dealer.

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Preliminaries

After unpacking the printer, there are a few minor tasks that must be performed

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Remove shipping restraint

After unpacking the printer, there are a few minor tasks that must be performed before you can

begin.

1. Open the front cover of the printer.

2. Remove the shipping restraint located under the printhead.

3. Open the rear cover. Set the pull-up roller on the printer so that the tabs on the roller are in the

grooves in the printer.

Save the shipping restraint and the packing material for reshipping.

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Installing the Platen Knob

You will notice that the shaft on the platen knob has a flat side that matches the flat side of the shaft

in the printer.

1. Line up the flat side of the platen knob shaft with the flat side of the printer shaft.

2. Push the knob into place.

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Inserting the Ribbon

1. Unpack the ribbon and remove the shipping restraint.

2. Push the idler roller latch in.

3. Lay the ribbon in the printer so that the pins on the cartridge fit into the notches in the side plates

of the printer. Push down on the cartridge until it clicks into place (See the diagram on the

cartridge).

Note

Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow if the cartridge doesn't fit into place easily.

4. Center the printhead.

5. Thread the ribbon around the posts as shown.

6. Turn the take-up knob clockwise to take up the slack in the ribbon.

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The Bottom Feed Tractor Unit

This separate unit makes it easy and convenient for you to use continuous forms paper fed from the

bottom of the printer.

To install the bottom feed unit:

1. Place the unit where you plan to put the printer. The opening in the unit should face the same

direction as the front of the printer.

2. Pick up the printer and put it on top of the bottom feed unit as shown. Be sure the printer is firmly

seated on the unit.

3. Plug the cable on the unit into the round socket above the parallel interface connector on the

back of the printer. The arrow on the plug faces up.

Caution

Do not attempt to pick up the printer and bottom feed unit together. Disconnect the printer from

the bottom feed unit

and move them separately.

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Making Connections

The power cable and the interface cable have to be connected before you can use your printer. Before

you begin, make sure that the power switch is off.

Plug the power cord into the printer, but do not plug it into an electrical outlet until setup is complete.

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Choosing Parallel or Serial

Your Pacemark 3410 has both a parallel and a serial port. All you have to do is decide which one

you want to use. You can only use one of them at a time.

When you take the printer out of the box, there will be a metal plate over the serial port. If you want

to use the parallel port, just plug in your cable and fasten the clips to it.

If you want to use the serial interface, loosen the metal plate with a Phillips screwdriver and slide it

to the right to uncover the serial port. Plug your cable into the serial port and tighten the screws.

You can fasten the metal plate over the parallel port to eliminate confusion in the future.

You can fasten the metal plate over the parallel port to eliminate confusion in the future. If you use the

serial port, you may have to enter the Menu Select mode and adjust the menu settings. See Chapter 3 (

) for an explanation of the Menu Select mode.

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Adjusting the HeadGap

The headgapis the distance between the printhead andthe roller. When you use envelopes or multi-part

forms, you want to have a larger head gap than when you use plain paper. Use the recommended head

gap to ensure the best print quality and easy paper feeding.

To adjust the head gap, open the front cover. The blue head gap lever is located on the right side of the

printer. Use the following chart to determine the proper head gap for your needs.

Paper Setting

12-24 lb. paper 1

Labels 3-4

Envelopes 5-9

Forms (w/carbon)

Two-part 2-3

Three-part 3-4

Four-part 5

Five-part 6

Six-part 7

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Testing Your Printer

Your Pacemark printer has two built-in tests to make sure your printer is working properly. Run these

after you've set up your printer and any time you want to verify that it•s running. The top of each print test

contains information on your printer model. Be sure to have a copy of the printout handy if you call for

service.

Important

Use only continuous forms paper to run these tests.

Print Sample Test

Turn the printer on while holding down the LINE FEED button. The test prints a two-page sample of your

Pacemark•s printing styles. Press the SELECT button or turn off the printer to stop the test.

Rolling ASCII Test

Turn the printer on while holding down the FORM FEED button. This test prints the character set in a

rolling pattern using the default type style. Press the SELECT button or turn off the printer to stop the

test.

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Chapter 2

Loading Paper

The Pacemark 3410 has three standard paper handling configurations: rear-fed continuous forms,

bottom-fed continuous forms and top-fed single sheets. All three are flexible and trouble-free.

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Rear Feed Continuous Forms

1. Pull the paperlever forward to the continuous forms position.

2. Open the rear cover.

3. Insert the paper under the rear cover and pull it through.

4. Open the tractor covers and set the paper on the pins.

5. Pull the lock lever forward to unlock the tractor.

6. Slide the tractor to adjust to the width of the paper then push the lock lever back to lock the

tractor in position. Don't stretch the paper tightlyit can cause the paper to tear.

7. Close the tractor covers.

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8. Close the rear cover.

9. Press the FORM FEED button to advance the paper.

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Bottom Feed Continuous Forms

1. Make sure the paper lever is set for single-sheet paper

(back).

2. Put a stack of continuous forms paper below the printer.

3. Open the door on the front of the tractor unit.

4. Open the tractor covers and set the paper on the pins.

5. Pull the lock lever forward to unlock the tractor.

6. Slide the tractor to adjust to the width of the paper, then push the lock lever back to lock the

tractor in position.

7. Close the tractor covers and the unit door.

8. Make sure the printer is on and selected. Press the FORM FEED button to advance the paper

into the printer.

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Form Tear Off (continuous form paper only)

This feature lets you remove a printed page from the printer without wasting paper. Activate it by

changing the setting for the Form Tear Off menu selection to 500ms, 1 sec, or 2 sec. (See Chapter 3 ( )

for details on the printer menu.)

Note

Keep in mind that there are separate menu groups for each of the three possible paper paths. Be sure to

activate the Form Tear Off selection for the one you are using, rear feed or bottom feed.

After you load paper and press the FORM FEED button, the paper will advance past the printing (top of

form) position to the tear bar position. It stays in this position until the printer receives data; the paper

then moves back down for printing. A few seconds after printing stops, the paper moves back to the tear

bar

so you can tear it off without feeding an extra sheet of paper.

You can check the top of form position by pressing the TEAR button. Release the button to return to the

tear off position.

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Single-Sheet Paper

1. Push the paper lever back to the single sheet position.

2. Lift the paper support to the upright position.

3. Align the left paper guide with the paper icon on the support.

4. Insert a piece of single-sheet paper and adjust the right paper guide to the width of the paper.

5. Press the FORM FEED button to feed the sheet into the printer.

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Setting Top of Form

The top of form is the place on the page where printing starts. When the printer advances to the

next page, it stops at the top of form.

Your Pacemark printer stores the top of form position independently for the three standard types of

paper feeding top, rear, and bottom.

The method of setting top of form is the same for all types of paper:

1. Feed a page into the printer by pressing the FORM FEED button.

2. Hold down the TOP OF FORM button while you adjust the page up or down using the MICRO

FEED buttons. The red line on the plastic ribbon shield marks the base of the printing line•use

this as a guide.

3. When you release the TOP OF FORM button, the position will be registered in the printers

memory until you change it.

Note

If you want to reset the top of form to its original settings, turn off the printer, then hold down the

SELECT and TOP OF FORM buttons while turning it on again. Keep in mind, however, that this

will also cancel any changes you've made to the menu.

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Changing Paper Types

You don't have to remove continuous forms paper in order to print a single sheet. With the touch of

a button you can switch from one type of paper to another.

To change from continuous forms to single sheets:

1. Remove any printed pages from the printer.

2. Press the PARK button to retract the continuous forms paper from the paper path.

3. Move the paper lever to the single sheet position if you're switching from rear feed.

4. Follow the instructions under Single-Sheet Paper for loading single sheets.

To change back to continuous forms:

1. Remove any single-sheet paper in the printer.

2. Move the paper lever to the continuous forms position if youre switching to rear feed, leave it set

for single sheets if you're switching to bottom feed.

3. Lower the paper support.

4. Press the FORM FEED button to feed continuous forms paper into the printer.

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The Optional Pull Tractor

This option is available for specialized bottom feed applications where a pull tractor is required, either

alone or in combination with the bottom feed unit.

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Installing the Optional Cut Sheet Feeder

A Cut Sheet Feeder (CSF) is ideal for high-volume printing using single-sheet paper. The CSF

feeds paper automatically, controlled from the printer•s front panel or from the computer.

There are two cut sheet feeders available for the Pacemark 3410: the single-bin CSF 3001 and the

dual-bin CSF 3002. Since both feeders are installed in the same way, we•ll illustrate the

procedure with the CSF 3001, noting any differences as they arise.

Unpack your cut sheet feeder and make sure you have all the parts.

- Cut Sheet Feeder

- Bin rack (1 for the CSF 3001 and 2 for the CSF 3002)

- Output tray

1. Make sure the printer is off.

2. Open the front cover.

3. Remove the back cover: tilt it back slightly and lift it off.

4. Push the bail lever forward to the open position and the paper lever back to the single sheet

position.

5. Hold the cut sheet feeder over the printer.

6. While fitting the CSF hooks over the platen shaft, gently lower it onto the printer.

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7. Unplug the bottom feed tractor cable and plug the CSF cable into the receptacle on the printer.

The arrow on the plug faces up.

8. Fit the wire rack(s) into the hole(s) on the back of the bins.

9. Slide the output tray into the channels on the sides of the CSF.

This is what the finished product should look like:

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Loading the CSF

Each bin of the optional CSF3001 and CSF3002 holds up to 130 sheets of 20lb. paper or between

100 and 120 sheets of 24 lb. paper, depending on thickness and texture.

1. Push the reset lever up to load paper and the envelope lever forward for paper.

2. Make sure the paper lever is in the single sheet position.

3. Fan a stack of paper and square it. Put the paper in the paper bin.

4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper.

5. Once the paper is in the proper position, push the reset lever down.

4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper.

5. Once the paper is in the proper position, push the reset lever down.

6. Push the FORM FEED button to insert a sheet of paper.

7. To eject a page, press the FORM FEED button again.

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Switching Bins

If you have the CSF3002, you can move from one bin to another. When the BIN SELECT light is

on, you are using bin number 1

To move to bin two:

1. Make sure that the printer is deselected. Press the SELECT button if the SELECT light is on.

2. Press the BIN SELECT button. The BIN SELECT light should go out. When the BIN SELECT

light is out, you are using bin number 2.

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Printing Envelopes with the CSF

You can use #10 envelopes (standard business size) in your CSF3001 and in the front bin only of

the CSF 3002.

Be sure to adjust the head gap lever (5-9) and push the envelope lever back.

Load envelopes with the flaps facing down and toward the front of the printer. Set the envelope

lever to the rear.

For best results, avoid printing on areas where the flap overlaps the envelope. Printing may be

uneven in places where the envelope varies in thickness.

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Chapter 3

Operation

The Pacemark 3410 has a control panel that lets you select the character pitch

and print quality, control paper feeding, and customize your printer settings with the touch of a button.

You don't have to be a programmer or a computer expert to learn how to use it.

The control panel always shows the actual settings of the printer. If you change any of these features

through your computer, the panel lights will also change.

Some features will only function if you have the correct settings on your control panel. The panel will only

let you select valid combinations of features.

There are three sections to the control panel:

¨ Basic Control

¨ Print Quality

¨ Character Pitch

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Basic Control

The basic control portion of the panel displays the status and controls the basic functions of the

printer.

There are five lights in this part of the panel. They reflect the printer status at any given time.

1. POWER light: The POWER light is lit whenever the printer is on.

2. ALARM light: This light is lit when an error condition exists such as a paper jam, cover open, the

printer is out of paper, and so on.

3. SELECT light: This light is lit when the printer is ready to receive data. If the SELECT light is not

lit, the printer is deselected and can•t receive data. If the light flashes, there•s a problem with the

printer that requires service.

4. PAPER FEED lights: these lights indicate which paper path is active.

Your printer has two modes of operation: Print mode and Menu Select mode. You will notice that

there are functions printed above and below the basic control buttons.

The functions above the buttons are active during Print mode; those below the buttons are active during

Menu Select mode.

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Print Mode

When you turn your printer on, it is in Print mode. Print mode is the state of

normal operation.

In Print mode, the functions above the basic control buttons are active.

1. SELECT button: Press this button to deselect the printer (SELECT light goes out). Press it a

second time to enable the printer to receive data again (SELECT light goes on).

2. LINE FEED button: Press this button to advance the paper one line at a time.

3. FORM FEED button: Press this button to advance the paper one page at a time.

4. TEAR button: Press this button to advance the paper from the printing position to the tearoff

position. This allows you to tear off a printed page without wasting an extra sheet of paper. See

page 16 for details ( ).

5. PARK button: Press this button to retract continuous forms paper out of the paper path. This

lets you use single sheet paper without removing the continuous forms. See 18 for details ( ).

6. TOP OF FORM button: When the printer is deselected, pressing this button sets the top of form

the point on the page at which printing starts. When you press the FORM FEED button, the new

page advances to this line.

7. MICRO FEED buttons: Pressing these buttons feeds paper up or down in fine increments. If you

hold down the TOP OF FORM button while using the MICRO FEED buttons, the top of form will

automatically be set when you release the buttons.

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Print Quality

This allows you to select the level of printing quality suitable to your needs.

High Speed Draft (HSD) is the fastest printing mode (550 characters per second). It's suited for situations

where speed is more important than appearance, such as editing or proofing a document before final

printing.

Utility printing is for everyday use, such as memos and internal documents.

When you want correspondence and documents to look their best, use one of the two Near Letter Quality

typefaces: Courier and Gothic.

Press the PRINT QUALITY button until the light next to your choice is lit.

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Character Pitch

With the Character Pitch feature, you can choose between 10, 12, 15, 17.1, and 20

characters per inch and PROPortional spacing at the touch of a button.

Press the CHARACTER PITCH button to cycle through the choices.

Note Proportional spacing is not available with HSD.

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Menu Select Mode

You can customize your printer directly fromthe front panel by using the Menu Select mode.It lets you

choose your own printer defaults settings and features automatically active when you turn it on.

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Entering Menu Select Mode

Be sure that your printer has ribbon and paper. Press both the PRINT QUALITY button and the

CHARACTER PITCH button to enter the Menu Select mode.

When you're in Menu Select mode, the functions written below the buttons are active. For example, the

TOP OF FORM button is now the EXIT button.

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Exiting Menu Select Mode

If you want to leave Menu Select mode at any time just press the EXIT button.

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Understanding the Menu Select Mode

The Menu Select mode is just a menu of the Pacemark features. You may want to

change the default settings of some of those features to fit your needs. For

example, you may want to change the page length to 14 inches if you print alot of

legal size documents or 3 inches if you(re working on labels or small cards.

The menu is made up of a number of groups.Within each of thesegroups is a list

of items,and each of those items has several settings.

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Making Selections

Before you begin, press the PRINT button to get a list of groups, items, and settings. This list will

tell you what the current settings are for your printer. Use this list to find your way around in the

menu.

Each time you press the GROUP, ITEM, or SET button, the appropriate menu line will print on the

paper.

Press the GROUP button to move from group to group. If you pass the group that you want, just

keep cycling through. It will come up again. Press the ITEM button to move between the items in

a group.

Press the SET button to cycle through the settings for an item. To choose a setting, press the SET

button until you come to the setting you want then press the ITEM button to move on to the next

item.

Press the EXIT button to save your changes and leave the menu.

See Appendix A for a list of the menu items and factory settings ( ).

Note

To reset the printer to the factory menu settings, turn the printer off, then hold down the SELECT

and LINE FEED buttons while you turn it back on.

To reset both the menu and the paper loading position, turn the printer off, then hold down the

SELECT and TOP OF FORM buttons while you turn it back on.

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Chapter 4

Computer Control

This chapter explains the basics of controlling the printer through your computer. It covers the

fundamentals of setting up a software package for use with your printer, MS-DOS printing commands,

and provides some tips on writing BASIC programs to control your printer. This information should help

you get started; be sure to read your software documentation carefully for more details.

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DOS 2.0 and Higher

Most IBM PC and compatible personal computers use PC-DOS or MS-DOS as their operating system.

Although DOS is much more limited in printing capabilities than word processing or graphics software,

there are some commands in DOS 2.0 and higher that you can use to control your printer.

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DOS Commands for Printing Text Files

¨ PRINT filename

¨ TYPE filename > devicename

¨ COPY filename devicename

If you've used a word processor or other software package to prepare your document, it's usually easiest

to use that packages print commands to print it. This is particularly true if the software lets you control a

documents appearance, page length, margins, printing features, and so on.

However, if your software doesnt control these kinds of features, it's just as easy to print using DOS

commands. Some packages even have a print to disk feature, so you can save the file on a disk in a

format that DOS can later read and send to the printer.

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DOS PRINT

PRINT

PRINT is a background utility that lets you print a file while you•re running another program. Once you•ve

given the command to print your file, you can go on to another task on your computer without waiting until

printing is finished.

Note PRINT is not a DOS command but a separate program, so if you want to use it, the file

PRINT.COM must be on one of your disks.

Example

In this example, we•re going to print a file called NOTES.TXT, which is on the WORK subdirectory of the

computer•s hard disk drive (drive C:). The PRINT.COM program file is in the main (root) directory of the

C: drive.Begin by typing the following at the C> prompt:

PRINT C: \WORK\NOTES.TXT [RETURN]

Youll see this display on your screen:

Name of list device [PRN]:

If your printer is connected to the LPT1: parallel printer port, just press [RETURN]; if its connected to

another port (LPT2:, COM1:, or COM2:), type the name of the port and press [RETURN].

Next youll see this display:

Resident part of PRINT installed C: \WORK \NOTES.TXT is currently being printed

And the file will print.

Note If youre not sure which printer port your system uses, try pressing return to specify [PRN]. The

device name PRN

refers to LPT1:, the default DOS port. This is the port most printers are connected to.

Once youve used PRINT during a work session, DOS will remember the device you specified and wont

have to ask you again where the printer is. Of course, turning off the computer or restarting it will erase

this information from memory.

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DOS TYPE

TYPE

If you don't have a copy of PRINT.COM available, you can use TYPE, redirecting the file to your printer.

If you're not using LPT1: as your printer port, substitute the name of your port for LPT1: in our example.

Example

TYPE C: \WORK \NOTES.TXT > LPT1:

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DOS COPY

Just as you use this command to copy a file from one disk or directory to another, you can copy a text file

to the printer. If you're not using LPT1: as your printer port, substitute the name of your port for LPT1: in

our example.

Example

COPY C: \WORK \NOTES.TXT LPT1:

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Changing the Default Printer Port

If your system doesn•t use LPT1: to connect the printer to the computer, you can specify which port DOS

should use as its default. At the DOS prompt, enter the appropriate MODE command(s).

¨ For a serial interface, first enter:

MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P Then enter:

MODE LPT1:=COM1: ¨ For a parallel interface, enter:

MODE LPT2:

If your serial interface is COM2:, replace COM1: in the commands shown above with COM2:. Likewise,

your parallel interface may be LPT3:, in which case, change the MODE command to MODE LPT3:.

To avoid having to reenter the MODE command(s) every time you reset the computer, enter them in your

computers AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file or edit an existing one, use a text

editor or a word processor in a mode that allows you to create ASCII text files. If youre editing your

systems AUTOEXEC.BAT file, be sure not to change or delete anything already in the file.

For more information on working with AUTOEXEC.BAT files, see your DOS manual.

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BASIC Programming

The LPRINT command in BASIC makes output go to the printer rather than to the screen. To send text to

the printer, simply enclose the words in double quotes:

LPRINT "A line of text"

The statement above prints the line of text, and then moves the printing position to the beginning of the

next line. If you dont want this automatic carriage return and line feed, put a semicolon (;) after the data:

LPRINT "A line of text"; LPRINT "...and this text is on the same line"

For serial printers

If you're using your printer with a serial interface, you have to be sure to redirect

output from the computer to the serial port you're using, either COM1: or COM2:,

rather than to the default port, LPT1:. There are two ways to do this:

1. If youre using DOS, you can use the MODE command, as described on page 38. Then use the

LPRINT command in your BASIC programs, just as we do in our examples.

2. You can also redirect output to COM1: or COM": from within BASIC, by opening the port as a file and

printing your data to that file. If you want to run any of our sample programs, youll need to modify them.

At the beginning of your program, include one of these statements:

OPEN "COM1:9600,N,8,1" AS #1 or OPEN "COM":9600,N,8,1" AS #1

Then, to print data, use the PRINT#1 command, being sure to include a comma between the #1 and the

data:

PRINT#1, "A line of text"

Like the LPRINT command, PRINT#1 automatically moves the print position to the next line unless you

use a semicolon (;) after the data.

When you send an LPRINT statement, the text between the quotation marks is When you send an

LPRINT statement, the text between the quotation marks is converted to a string of numbers, which are

then processed by the printer and output as the dot patterns that make up the individual characters. Each

character is assigned a numeric value according to the American Standard Code for Information

Interchange (ASCII). Since ASCII is a standard coding system, most computers, printers and other

electronic devices can interpret ASCII data. There are 256 ASCII codes. The codes from 0 to 127 are

completely standardized (with a handful of minor exceptions), while those from 128 to 255 are used in a

less standard way to represent a variety of special characters. Although most of the ASCII codes

represent alphanumeric characters, punctuation marks, and special symbols, youll notice that the codes

from 0 to 31, as well as 127, dont correspond to normal characters. These are control codes, special

characters used to control a wide range of peripheral equipment, from monitors to modems to the devices

that interest us here, printers.

One of the most important control codes is the ESC character, decimal 27, hexadecimal 1B. Many of the

more complicated commands begin with ESC, which serves as a signal to the printer that what follows is

to be interpreted as a command rather than just a string of characters.

Since the control codes dont represent any character on your keyboard, you cant send them to the printer

enclosed in double quotes, as you would with text. Instead, you have to use the CHR$ function, which

lets you send the decimal or hexadecimal value for a character. For example, the escape character is

represented as CHR$(27), or, in hexadecimal, as CHR$(&H1B). (Notice that hexadecimal numbers in

BASIC are preceded by &H to distinguish them from simple letters or decimal numbers.)

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Of course, you can also use the CHR$ function to output printable characters; for instance, CHR$(65)

represents the letter A. However, its usually easier to type letters, numbers and punctuation marks, and

your BASIC programs will be much easier to read if you use literal characters, enclosed in quotes,

wherever possible.

Some printer commands expect you to supply a numerical value, representing tab stops, line spacing,

etc. In most cases, values are entered as literal or ASCII characters. For example, using the Microline

standard ESC %C command to set a left margin of one inch (120/120 inch), you would enter the following

line in BASIC:

LPRINT CHR$(27);"%C";"120"

A few commands require that you enter numerical values as the argument to a CHR$ function. The

descriptions of the commands in the appendices will tell you which format to use.

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Menu Selections Epson/IBM Mode

The following table lists all the groups items and settings for the printer menu. Factory default settings are

printed in

bold italics

. Except as indicated, the menu for the Epson/IBM model is the same as the menu

for the ML/Pacemark model.

Group Item Setting Notes

Printer Mode Emulation Mode

(Epson/IBM) IBM PPR, Epson FX See page 32.

Emulation Mode

(ML/Pacemark) Microline, Pacemark

2410

Font Print Mode Utility, NLQ Courier,

NLQ Gothic, HSD,

Pitch (Epson/IBM) 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15

CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20

CPI, Proportional

Pitch

(ML/Pacemark) 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15

CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI Proportional spacing

is a separate menu

item in the

ML/Pacemark menu.

Style Normal, Italics

Size Single, Double Double is double

width and height.

Symbol Sets Character Set Set I, Set II These are standard

IBM character sets.

Language Set

American

, French,

German,British,

Dan-ish I, Swedish,

Italian, Spanish I,

Japanese,

Norwegian, Danish II,

Spanish II, Latin

American, French

Canadian, Dutch,

Publisher.T

hese sets contain

special characters

used in foreign

languages. The

Publisher set includes

special print-ing

symbols.

Zero Character

Slashed

, Unslashed Use slashed zero to

distin-guish from the

capital letter O.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Code Page

USA

, Canada French,

Multilingual,

Portu-gal, Norway

Matches the

character set to the

computer display

character set; see

your DOS manual.

The next three groups

let you set

parameters for each

of the paper paths

independently. When

you change from one

path to another, the

parameters

automatically change,

too.

Rear Feed Line Spacing

6 LPI

, 8 LPI Sets the distance

between lines in lines

per inch.

Form Tear Off

Off

, 500 mS, 1 sec, 2

sec 2 sec Activate the

form tear off feature

(page 16) by select-

ing a time for the

printer to wait after

data before

advancing the page to

tea-roff. If your

software pauses

during printing and

causes the paper to

bounce, select a

longer time or

deactivate the

fea-ture.

Skip Over Perforation

No

, Yes When set to Yes, at

bottom of page skips

1 inch to next top of

form. Use only for

unformatted listings or

programs that dont

format the page.

Page Width

13.6

²,8² The 8² setting

emulates a narrow

carriage printer. If you

always use 8 1 /2²

paper, choose this

setting to prevent

printing on the platen.

Page Length Page Length

11

², 11

2/3²,12²,14², 17²,3²,

3.5²,4², 5.5², 6²,7²,8²,

8.5²

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Bottom Feed Line Spacing

6 LPI

, 8 LPI Sets the distance

between lines in lines

per inch.

Form Tear Off Form Tear Off

Off

,

500 mS, 1 sec, 2 sec Activate the form tear

off feature (page 16)

by select-ing a time

for the printer to wait

after data before

advancing the page to

tea-roff. If your

software pauses

during printing and

causes the paper to

bounce, select a

longer time or

deactivate the

fea-ture.

Skip Over Perforation

No

, Yes When set to Yes, at

bottom of page skips

1 inch to next top of

form. Use only for

unformatted listings or

programs that dont

for-mat the page.

Page Width

13.6

²,8² The 8² setting

emulates a narrow

carriage printer. If you

always use 8 1 /2 ²

paper, choose this

setting to prevent

printing on the platen.

Page Length Page Length

11

², 11

2/3²,12²,14², 17²,3²,

3.5²,4², 5.5², 6²,7²,8²,

8.5²

Top Feed Line Spacing

6 LPI

, 8 LPI Sets the distance

between lines in lines

per inch.

Skip Over Perforation

No

, Yes When set to Yes, at

bottom of page skips

1 inch to next top of

form. Use only for

unformatted listings or

programs that dont

for-mat the page.

Page Width

13.6

²,8² The 8² setting

emulates a narrow

carriage printer. If you

always use 8 1 /2 ²

paper, choose this

setting to prevent

printing on the platen.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Page Length

11

², 11 2/3²,12²,14²,

17²,3², 3.5²,4², 5.5², 6²

,7²,8², 8.5²

Set-Up Graphics

Bi-directional

,

Unidirectional Bi-directional prints

from left to right, then

right to left; this is

faster, but may cause

registration

prob-lems.

Uni-directional

printing (left to right

only) is more precise,

but slower.

Max. Receive Buffer 1 Line, 4K,

16K

, 28K Specifies amount of

the printers buffer

used to store data.

Paper Out Override No, Yes A sensor stops

printing about 1 inch

from the bot-tom of a

single page.

Changing this setting

to Yes lets you print

closer to the bottom

edge of the paper.

Print Registration 0.25 mm Right, 0.20

mm Right, 0.15 mm

Right, 0.10 mm Right,

0.05 mm Right,

0.00

mm

, 0.05 mm Left,

0.10 mm Left, 0.15

mm Left, 0.20 mm

Left, 0.25 mm Left

This lets you adjust

the vertical

registration in

graphics. The best

setting may vary from

one soft-ware

package to another.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Operator Panel

Function

Full Operation

,

Limited Operation Changing this setting

to Limited Operation

deacti-vates the menu

mode and these

control panel

but-tons: TOP OF

FORM, MICRO

FEED UP/DOWN,

PRINT QUALITY, and

PITCH. This is used

in situations where

several people are

using the printer. To

restore to full

operation, turn the

printer off, then hold

down the the PRINT

QUALITY and PITCH

buttons while you turn

on the printer. This

will put you into the

menu mode; you can

then change this

setting to Full

Operation.

Reset Inhibit

No

, Yes Changing this to Yes

pre-vents a reset

signal from the

computer from

reset-ting the printer

to its de-faults.

Print Suppress

Effective

Yes

, No Determines whether

the DC3 code causes

the printer to ignore

data until a DC1 code

is received.

Auto LF

No

,Yes

Auto CR (IBM only)

No

,Yes

CSF Bin Select

Bin 1

, Bin 2 Only available when

the CSF 3002 is

installed. Determines

which bin is active.

SI Select Pitch (10

CPI) (IBM only)

17.1 CPI

15 CPI Sets the pitch of

con-densed mode

from 10 CPI using the

SI code.

SI Select Pitch (12

CPI) (IBM only)

20 CPI

12 CPI Sets the pitch of con-

densed mode from 12

CPI using the SI

code.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Time Out Print

(Epson/IBM)

Valid

, Invalid When set to Valid,

con- tents of the

buffer will print when

no more data is

received for a certain

period of time.

Auto Select

No

,Yes

Sensor Disable

No

,Yes

Parallel I/F I-Prime

Buffer Print

, Line

End, Invalid End, Invalid Buffer

Print = I-Prime makes

printer print con- tents

of buffer; Line End =

I-Prime makes printer

print to the end of the

current line; Invalid =

I-Prime signal is

ignored.

Pin 18

+5V

, 0V Determines whether

volt-age is supplied to

pin 18.

Auto Feed XT

(Epson/IBM)

Invalid

, Valid Epson emulation.

Some interface

cables are wired so

that the XT signal

always causes an

auto-matic line feed.

The In-valid setting

eliminates this. Use

the Valid setting if

your system uses the

XT signal for

automatic line feed.

Serial I/F Parity

None

, Odd,

Even Serial Data 7 or

8 Bits

,7 Bits

Protocol

Ready/Busy

, X-ON/

X-OFF

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Diagnostic Test

No

, Yes Set to Yes to run the

serial interface

diagnostic test. To

restore to full

opera-tion, turn the

printer off, then hold

down the the PRINT

QUALITY and PITCH

buttons while you turn

on the printer. This

will put you into the

menu mode; you can

then change this

setting to No for

normal operation.

Busy Line

SSD-

, SSD+, DTR,

RTS

Baud Rate 19200 BPS,

9600

BPS

, 4800 BPS,

2400 BPS, 1200

BPS, 600 BPS, 300

BPS

DSR Signal

Valid

, Invalid

DTR Signal

Ready on Power Up

,

Ready on Select

Busy Time Busy Time

200 mS

,1

sec

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Control Codes: Epson/IBM Model

Control CodesEpson/IBM Model

Epson Function ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Notes

Horizontal

Control

Carriage Return CR 13 0D

Set Horizontal

Tabs ESC D n n ... n

NUL 27 68 n n ... n 0 1B 44 n n ... n 00 n=position of tab

stop~ max one

less than # of

characters per line

k=1 to 32; k=0:

clear tabs Default:

every 8 columns

Horizontal Tab HT 9 09 Move to next tab

stop

Absolute

Horizontal Position ESC $ n n 27 36 n n 1B 24 n n Move to position =

(n+(n256)) /60

inches from left

margin. n, n=0 to

255 Max. value:

n=48 n=3

Relative Horizontal

position ESC 1n n 27 92 n n 1B 5C n n Move to position =

(n+(n256)) /120

inches from

printing position. n,

n=0 to 255 moves

to right and

moves to left and

prints.

Set Print Position ESC DLE @ P A A

P P P P 27 16 64 [data] 1B 10 40 [data] Sets horizontal

position of

printhead.

P=number of

parameter bytes to

follow A=motion

absolute (even) or

relative (odd)

A=relative

movement right

(even) or left (odd)

0P, P, P, P9

PPPP=number of

units to move (size

of unit depends on

character pitch)

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Left Margin Set ESC 1 n 27 108 n 1B 6C n Sets left margin n

character spaces

from printhead

home position;

must be at least 2

spaces to left of

right margin. n=0

to 255

Right Margin Set ESC Q n 27 81 n 1B 51 n Sets right margin n

character spaces

from printhead

home position;

must be greater

than the left

margin. n=0 to 255

Auto Justification ESC a n 27 97 n 1B 61 n Justifies text

according to the

value of n: n=0:

left justification

n=1: center

justification n=2:

right justification

n=3: full (left &

right)

justificationuse

carriage return

only at end of

paragraph.

Print Direction ESC U n 27 85 n 1B 55 n Prints

unidirectionally

(left to right only)

or bidirectionally

(left to right, then

right to left)

according to value

of n: n=1:

unidirectional n=0:

bidirectional

One Line

Unidirectional

Printing

ESC 27 60 1B 3C Prints

unidirectionally

(left to right) for

one line.

Backspace BS 8 08 Prints data in

buffer and moves

one character to

the left according

to the current

character pitch.

Delete One

Character DEL 127 7F Deletes last

character put into

the print buffer.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Vertical Control

Set 1/8 Line

Spacing ESC 0 27 48 1B 30 1/8> Line

Spacing=8 lines

per inch.

Set 1/6 Line

Spacing ESC 2 27 50 1B 32 This is standard

typewriter spacing.

Set 7/72 Line

Spacing ESC 1 27 49 1B 31

Set n/72> Line

Spacing ESC A n 27 65 n 1B 41 n n=0 to 85 n=0: no

line feed.

Set n/144> Line

Spacing ESC % 9 n 27 37 57 n 1B 25 39 n n=0 to 255 n=0: no

line feed

Set n/216> Line

Spacing ESC 3 n 27 51 n 1B 33 n n=0 to 255 n=0: no

line feed

Line Feed LF 10 0A Prints buffer data

and moves the

printhead by the

current line

spacing value.

n/144> Line Feed ESC % 5 n 27 37 53 n 1B 25 35 n Executes a single

n/144> line feed

without changing

line spacing. n=0

to 255 n=0: no line

feed

n/216> Line Feed ESC J n 27 74 n 1B 4A n Executes a single

n/216> line feed

without changing

line spacing. n=0

to 255 n=0: no line

feed

Form Feed FF 12 0C Prints data in

buffer and

advances paper to

next top of form.

Vertical Tab VT 11 0B Print buffer data

and move to next

programmed

vertical tab stop.

Set Vertical Tab

Stops ESC B n n ... n

NUL 27 66 n n ... n 0 1B 42 n n ... n 00 Sets vertical tab

stops at specified

lines. k=1 to 16:

number of tabs

n=1 to 255: line

number where tab

is to be set

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Set Vertical

Format Unit (VFU) ESC b n m m ... m

NUL 27 98 m m ... m 0 1B 62 m m ... m

00 Programs up to 8

separate sets

(channels) of

vertical tab stops.

n=0 to 7: channel

number (0 is

default set by ESC

B) k=1 to 16:

number of stops in

channel m=1 to

255: line number

of tab stop

Select Vertical Tab

Channel ESC / n 27 47 n 1B 2F n Activates

preprogrammed

vertical tab

channel n. VT

moves to stops in

this channel.

Set Form Length

in Inches ESC C NUL n 27 67 0 n 1B 43 00 n n=1 to 22 inches

This command

cancels Skip over

Perforation setting.

Set Form Length

in Lines ESC C n 27 67 n 1B 43 n n=1 to 127 lines at

current line

spacing. This

command cancels

Skip over

Perforation setting.

Set Skip Over

Perforation ESC N n 27 78 n 1B 4E n Activates Skip

Over Perforation

feature and sets it

for n lines at the

current line

spacing. When the

printer reaches the

bottom of the

page, it will skip n

lines to next top of

form. Command

overrides menu.

n=1 to 127

Cancel Skip Over

Perforation ESC O 27 79 1B 4F Deactivates Skip

Over Perforation.

Command

overrides menu.

Cut Sheet Feeder

(Option)

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Cut Sheet Feeder

Control ESC EM n 27 25 n 1B 19 n n=1: Select Bin 1

n=2: Select Bin 2

(if present) n=73

(ASCII ``I''): Insert

sheet n=82 (ASCII

``R''): Eject sheet

Character Sets

Copy ROM

Character Set to

RAM Character

Set

ESC : 0 n 0 27 58 0 n 0 1B 3A 00 n 00 Copies the

designated

character set to

the user defined

set in RAM: n=0:

NLQ Courier n=1:

NLQ Gothic

Define Custom

Character(s) ESC & 0 [data] 27 38 0 [data] 1B 26 00 [data] Defines and stores

in ram up to 256

utility quality

character patterns.

Select Custom

Character Set ESC % n 27 37 n 1B 25 n n=0: Select

custom character

set n=1: Select

default character

set

Select Foreign

Character Set ESC R n 27 82 n 1B 52 n Select character

set containing 15

special characters

used in foreign

language printing:

n=0: USASCII

n=1: French n=2:

German n=3:

British n=4: Danish

I n=5: Swedish

n=6: Italian n=7:

Spanish I n=8:

Japanese n=9:

Norwegian n=10:

Danish II n=11:

Spanish II n=12:

Latin American

n=13: French

Canadian n=14:

Dutch n=64:

Publisher

Select Epson

Character Set ESC t n 27 116 n 1B 74 n n=0: Selects

Epson Italic

character set n=1:

Selects Epson

graphic character

set

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Start Italic

Character Set ESC 7 27 55 1B 37 Activates the Italic

character set.

Start Graphic

Character Set ESC 6 27 54 1B 36 Activates graphic

character set if

received after ESC

t 1 has been used.

Print Control

Codes ESC I n 27 73 n 1B 49 n Enables the printer

to print any custom

characters stored

in locations 031

and 128159: n=0:

interpret locations

as control codes

n=1: interpret

locations as

printable

characters

Bar Code

Commands

Select Bar Code

Type and Size ESC DLE A m n ...

n 27 16 65 m n ... n 1B 10 41 m n ... n m=number of

parameters

specified

Print Industrial Bar

Code Data ESC DLE B n

[data] 27 16 66 n [data] 1B 10 42 n [data] n=0 to 127:

amount of data

Print Postnet Bar

Code Data ESC DLE C n

[data] 27 16 67 n [data] 1B 10 43 n [data] n=1 to 20: number

of data bytes Data

consists of

single-~ digit

numbers.

Print Features

Utility/NLQ

Selection ESC x n 27 120 n 1B 78 n=0: Utility printing

n=1: NLQ printing

High Speed Draft

Select ESC ( 0 27 40 0 1B 28 00

Select NLQ

Typeface ESC k n 27 107 n 1B 6B n n=0: NLQ Courier

(default) n=1: NLQ

Gothic

Proportional

Spacing ESC p n 27 112 n 1B 70 n See also ESC !

n=1: Start

proportional

spacing n=0: Stop

proportional

spacing

Select Pica Pitch

(10 cpi) ESC P 27 80 1B 50 In compressed

mode, selects 17.1

cpi.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Select Elite Pitch

(12 cpi) ESC M 27 77 1B 4D In compressed

mode, selects 17.1

cpi.

Select 15 cpi Pitch ESC g 27 103 1B 67

Select

Compressed Print SI or ESC SI 15 or 27 15 0F or 1B 0F Pitch depends on

current pitch

selected: 10 cpi

becomes 17.1 cpi

12 cpi becomes 20

cpi

Cancel

Compressed Print DC2 18 12

Set Character

Spacing ESC SP n 27 32 n 1B 20 n Adds n dots of

space (depending

on the current

pitch) between

characters. n=0 to

255

Select Italic

Characters ESC 4 27 52 1B 34 See also ESC !,

ESC 7.

Cancel Italics ESC 5 27 53 1B 35

Underlining ESC n 27 45 n 1B 2D n Underlines all text

except tabs. n=1:

Start underlining

n=0: Stop

underlining

Start Subscript/~

Superscript ESC S n 27 83 n 1B 53 n n=0: Start

superscript n=1:

Start subscript

Stop Superscript/~

Subscript ESC T 27 84 1B 54

Start Emphasized

Printing ESC E 27 69 1B 45 Prints horizontally

shifted double dots

in utility mode at

half speed. See

also ESC !

command.

Stop Emphasized

Printing ESC F 27 70 1B 46

Start Enhanced

(Doublestrike)

Printing

ESC G 27 71 1B 47 Prints vertically

shifted double dots

in two passes. See

also ESC !

command.

Stop Enhanced

Printing ESC H 27 72 1B 48

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Double Width

(Expanded)

Printing

ESC W n 27 87 n 1B 57 n n=1: Start double

width printing n=0:

Stop double width

printing

Immediate Double

Width SO or ESC SO 14 or 27 14 0E or 1B 0E Prints double width

only to end of line;

can also be

canceled by DC4,

ESC W 0 and ESC

! commands.

Stop Immediate

Double Width

Printing

DC4 20 14 Only cancels

double width set

by SO or ESC SO.

Double Height

Printing ESC w n 27 119 n 1B 77 n n=1: Start double

height n=0: Stop

double height

Graphics For all graphics

commands the

number of dot

columns of graphic

data is as follows:

dots=n + (n256)

Print Graphics ESC * m n n

[graphic data] 27 42 m n n

[graphic data] 1B 2A m n n

[graphic data] Selects 8-pin

graphic mode and

prints graphic

data. m=0: Single

density, 60 dpi

m=1: Double

density, 120 dpi

m=2: Fast double

density, quasi-120

dpi m=3:

Quadruple density,

quasi-240 dpi

m=4: CRT I, 80 dpi

m=5: Plotter, 72

dpi m=6: CRT II,

90 dpi m=7: DD

Plotter, 144 dpi

Single Density

Graphics ESC K n n

[graphic data] 27 75 n n [graphic

data] 1B 4B n n [graphic

data] Same as ESC *

``0.''

Double Density

Graphics ESC L n n [graphic

data] 27 76 n n [graphic

data] 1B 4C n n [graphic

data] Same as ESC *

``1.''

Quasi-Double

Density Graphics ESC Y n n

[graphic data] 27 89 n n [graphic

data] 1B 59 n n [graphic

data] Same as ESC *

``2.'' Same as low

speed double

density, but printer

can't put two

adjacent dots in

the same row.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Quadruple Density

Graphics ESC Z n n [graphic

data] 27 90 n n [graphic

data] 1B 5A n n [graphic

data] Same as ESC *

``3.'' Printer can't

put two adjacent

dots in the same

row.

9-Pin Graphics ESC m n n

[graphic data] 27 94 m n n

[graphic data] 1B 5E m n n

[graphic data] Used for

graphics-~

intensive

applications, such

as screen dumps.

Each print pattern

requires 2 bytes of

data. m=0: Single

density m=1:

Double density

m=2: High speed

double density

m=3: Quadruple

Density

Reassign Graphics

Code ESC ? m n 27 63 m n 1B 3F m n Assigns one of the

graphics modes n

to the ESC m

mode n=``K''=75

n=``L''=76

n=``Y''=89

n=``Z''=90 m=0:

Single density, 60

dpi m=1: Double

density, 120 dpi

m=2: Fast double

density, quasi-120

dpi m=3:

Quadruple density,

quasi-240 dpi

m=4: CRT I, 80 dpi

m=5: Plotter, 72

dpi m=6: CRT II,

90 dpi m=7: DD

Plotter, 144 dpi

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Composite

Command ESC ! n 27 33 n 1B 21 n Calculate n as the

sum of the values

of the features to

be activated. If a

feature's value is

not included in the

sum, it will be

deactivated. 0=10

cpi 1=12 cpi

2=Proportional

spacing

4=Compressed

8=Emphasized

16=Enhanced

32=Double Width

64=Italics

128=Underlining

Miscellaneous

Initialize ESC @ 27 64 1B 40 Clears buffer,

resets printer to

menu defaults,

current position

becomes top of

page. Custom

character data is

not touched.

Controlled by

menu selection.

Cancel CAN 24 18 Clears buffer;

control codes

unaffected.

Set 8th Bit to 1 ESC 27 62 1B 3E Sets the Most

Significant Bit to 1.

Set 8th Bit to 0 ESC = 27 61 1B 3D Sets the Most

Significant Bit to 0.

Reset 8th Bit ESC # 27 35 1B 23 Cancels ESC or

ESC =. MSB

accepted ``as is''

from computer.

Print Suppress

Mode On DC3 19 13 All data except

DC1 is ignored

and lost. PRINT

SUPPRESS

EFFECTIVE menu

item must be YES

for this to be

active.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Print Suppress

Mode Off DC1 17 11 Printer becomes

active, processes

all data received.

Disable Paper-~

Out Sensor ESC 8 27 56 1B 38 Paper-out sensor

is deactivated:

printer will print to

next top of form

before registering

paper end error.

Enable Paper- Out

Sensor ESC 9 27 57 1B 38 Sensor detects

when less than

1/2> of paper is

left. When PAPER

OUT light is on,

pressing SELECT

prints 1 line of data

at a time. Sensor

can also be

controlled by the

menu.

Half-Speed

Printing ESC s n 27 115 n 1B 73 n Prints at 50% of

normal speed to

reduce noise. n=1:

Half-speed printing

ON n=0:

Half-speed printing

OFF

Software I-Prime ESC NUL 27 125 0 1B 7D 00 Print buffer

cleared, receive

buffer unaffected;

printer reset to

menu default if

applicable,

non-menu features

returned to factory

default.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Microline Standard Emulation Commands

Microline Stanadard Emulation Commands

Character style

Select NLQ

Courier ESC 1 27 49 1B 31

Select NLQ

SansSerif ESC 3 27 51 1B 33

Select Utility

print-ing ESC 0 27 48 1B 30

Select High

SpeedDraft

printing

ESC # 0 27 35 48 1B 23 30 Cannot combined

withproportional

spacing.

Begin

emphasized

printing

ESC T 27 84 1B 54 Double strike,

offsethorizontally

(singlepass).

Begin

enhancedprinting ESC H 27 72 1B 48 Double strike,

offsetvertically

(double pass).

End enhanced

andemphasized

print-ing

ESC I 27 73 1B 49

Begin italic

print-ing ESC ! / 27 33 47 1B 21 2F

End italic printing ESC ! * 27 33 42 1B 21 2A

Character size

Select 10 cpi RS 30 1E

Select 12 cpi FS 28 1C

Select 17.1 cpi GS 29 1D

Select 20 cpi ESC # 3 27 35 51 1B 23 33

Begin

proportionalspaci

ng

ESC Y 27 89 1B 59

End

proportionalspaci

ng

ESC Z 27 90 1B 5A

Begindouble-widt

h print-ing US 31 1F

Begindouble-heig

htprinting ESC US 1 27 31 49 1B 1F 31

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

End

double-heightprin

ting

ESC US 0 27 31 48 1B 1F 30

Print features

Begin underlining ESC C 27 67 1B 43 Does not

underlinespace

created by

hori-zontal tabs or

printpositioning

commands.

End underlining ESC D 27 68 1B 44

Begin

superscriptprintin

g

ESC J 27 74 1B 4A Turns superscript on

orcancels subscript.

End

superscriptprintin

g

ESC K 27 75 1B 4B

Begin

subscriptprinting ESC L 27 76 1B 4C Turns subscript on

orcancels

superscript.

End

subscriptprinting ESC M 27 77 1B 4D

Incremental

char-acter

spacing

ESC N n 27 78 n 1B 4E n Adds n dot

columnsbetween

charactersuntil

changed

orcancelled. Width

of adot column

varies withpitch and

print

quality(utility/NLQ).n

= 0 to 11

Cut Sheet

FeederControl

(option)

Insert page ESC S 27 83 1B 53

Eject page SEC V 27 86 1B 56 Prints data and

ejectspage;

additional data atend

of page loads

nextpage.

Select bin ESC EM n 27 25 n 1B 19 n n = 1: bin 1n = 2: bin

2

Character sets Character

sets Character sets Character sets Character sets

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Select

standardsymbol

set

ESC ! 0 27 33 48 1B 21 30

Select IBM

symbolset ESC ! 2 27 33 50 1B 21 32

Select block

graph-ics symbol

set

ESC ! 1 27 33 49 1B 21 31

Select

interna-tional

character set

ESC ! n 27 33 n 1B 21 n n = 64:

USASCII,slashed

zeron = 65:

USASCII,unslashed

zeron = 66: Britishn

= 67: Germann = 68:

Frenchn = 69:

Swedishn = 70:

Danishn = 71:

Norwegiann = 72:

Dutchn = 73: Italiann

= 74:

FrenchCanadiann =

75:

Spanish,unslashed

zeron = 76: Latin

Americann = 90:

Publisher

Margins Margins Margins Margins Margins

Set left margin ESC % C nn

n27 37 67 n nn 1B 25 43 n nn Set left margin

tonnn/120 from

left-most print

position.nnn = 000

to 999(ASCII, must

be 3digits)

Set right margin ESC % R nn

n n 27 37 82 n nn

n1B 25 52 n nn n Set right margin

tonnnn/120

fromleftmost print

position.nnnn = (left

margin+ 60) to 1632

(ASCII,must be 4

digits)

Indent for one

lineonly ESC % B nn

n n 27 37 66 n nn

n1B 25 42 n nn n Indent nnnn/120from

leftmost printposition

for one lineonly.

Indent must bewithin

set margins.nnnn =

0 to 1632(ASCII,

must be 4digits)

Tabs Tabs Tabs Tabs Tabs

Advance to next

tab HT 9 09

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Set tab stops

bycharacter

spaces

ESC HT

n1n1 n1, ...

,nk nk nkCR

27 9 n1 n1n1

44 ...44nk nk

nk 13

1B 09 n1 n1n1 2C ...

2Cnk nk nk 0D First tab is set at

posi-tion n1n1n1

(3-digitASCII

number). Tab k isset

at positionnknknk.

Positionsare

separated by

com-mas.k = 0-16

(number oftabs)

Clear tabs ESC HT CR 27 9 13 1B 09 0D

Set tab stops by

dotcolumn ESC ETX

n1n1 n1 n1

,... , nk nknk

nk CR

27 3 n1 n1n1

n1 44 ...44 nk

nk nknk 13

1B 03 n1 n1n1 n1

2C ...2C nk nk nknk

0D

First tab is set at

dotcolumn

n1n1n1n1(4-digit

ASCII number).Tab

k is set at

positionnknknknk.

Posi-tions are

separated

bycommas.k = 0-16

(number oftabs)

Clear tabs ESC ETX

CR 27 3 13 1B 03 0D

Load Vertical

For-mat Unit

channeldata

DC4 data? 20 data 63 14 data 3F VFU can set up to

12channels with a

totalmaximum of 54

tabstops. Each line

on theform is

represented bya SP

code (dec. 32).

Achannel

designation(dec. 49

to dec. 60) fol-lows

the line to whichthe

tab skips. Maxi-mum

form length is127

lines.

Advance to

nextvertical tab VT n 11 n 0B n Skip to next vertical

tabin channel n.n =

dec. 49 to dec. 60

Line feed LF 10 0A

Line feed

withoutcarriage

return

ESC DC2 27 18 1B 12

Direct line skip ESC VT nn 27 11 n n 1B 0B n n Skip nn lines

(2-digitASCII

number) at cur-rent

line pitch.

Fine line

feed(n/144) ESC % 5 n 27 37 53 n 1B 25 35 n n= 0 to 255

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Carriage

return/line feed

control

ESC ? n : 27 63 n 58 1B 3F n 3A n=17: Carriage

returnn=19: Forward

line feedn=25:

Reverse line feed

Set 6 lpi spacing ESC 6 27 54 1B 36

Set 8 lpi spacing ESC 8 27 56 1B 38

Set fine

linespacing ESC % 9 n 27 37 57 n 1B 25 39 n n = 0 to 255

Form feed FF 12 0C

Set form length

in increments ESC G n n 27 71 n n 1B 47 n n nn is a 2-digit

ASCIInumber.

Set form length

bylines ESC F n n 27 70 n n 1B 46 n n nn is a 2-digit

ASCIInumber

Skip over

perfora-tion ESC % S n 27 37 83 n 1B 25 53 n When printing

positionis within 2n/6

of thebottom of the

page,printer

advances to topof

next page.n = 0 to 9

Set top of form ESC 5 27 53 1B 35 Top of form set at

cur-rent printing

position.

Miscellaneous

Carriage return CR 13 0D

Backspace BS 8 08

Unidirectionalprin

ting ESC 27 45 1B 2D Print left to right only

inboth text &

graphics.

Bidirectionalprinti

ng ESC = 27 61 1B 3D

Set 8th data bit

to 1 SO 14 0E Use to print

high-ASCIIcharacter

s on 7-bit sys-tems.

Accept data as is SI 15 0F

Print

Suppressmode

on

DC3 19 13 Ignores all data

untilDC1 is received

(datalost). Can be

disabledthrough

menu.

Print

Suppressmode

off

DC1 17 11 Clears Print

Suppressmodeprinte

r canaccept data.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Initialize ESC CAN 27 24 1B 18 Resets printer:

printbuffer cleared,

printfeatures default

tomenu settings,

pageformat features

andDLL memory

storagenot affected.

Cancel CAN 24 18 Clear print buffer.

Nofeatures are

affected.

Begin quiet mode ESC 27 60 1B 3C Print at speed

toreduce noise.

End quiet mode ESC 27 62 1B 3E Normal speed

andnoise level.

Graphics

Set Single

DensityGraphics ESC P or

ESC Q 27 80 or 27 81 1B 50 or 1B 51 Horizontal

graphicsdensity 60

dpi. At 12cpi,

horizontal densityis

72 dpi. Sets

densityonly.

Set Double

DensityGraphics ESC R 27 82 1B 52 Horizontal

graphicsdensity 120

dpi. At 12cpi,

horizontal densityis

144 dpi. Sets

densityonly.

Quasi

QuadrupleDensit

y

ESC # Q 27 35 81 1B 23 51 Horizontal

graphicsdensity 240

dpi. At 12cpi,

horizontal densityis

288 dpi.

Adjacentdots not

permitted inthe

same row.

Enter

GraphicsPrint

Mode

ETX 3 03 All following data

isinterpreted as

graphicinformation

except aslisted

below. Once ETXis

received, it is

ignoredexcept in the

combina-tions

indicated.

LF + CR ETX SO 3 14 03 0E Graphics line feed

withcarriage return

LF only ETX DC4 3 20 03 14 Graphics line feed

only

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Text LF +

CR(graphics

mode)

ETX LF 3 10 03 0A Text line feed at

currentpitch with

carriagereturn

Text LF

only(graphics

mode)

ETX DC2 3 18 03 12 Text line feed at

currentpitch with no

carriagereturn

Composite

graph-ics mode

set

ESC * n n : 27 42 n n 58 1B 42 n n 3A Add values for

validcombinations

ofmodes.n = 96 +1:

60 dpi2: 72 dpi: 4:

singledensity8:

double density16:

quad densityn = 64

+8: double speed16:

8-bit graphics

Composite

com-mand ESC & n nn

n : 27 38 n n nn

58 1B 3A n n nn 3A Add values for

validcombinations of

fea-tures.n = 64 +1:

10 cpi2: 12 cpi4: 15

cpi8: 17.1 cpi16: 20

cpi32: double widthn

= 128 +1: no

super/subscript2:

subscript8:

superscript16:

emphasized32:

enhancedn = 192

+1: Utility 2:NLQ

Courier8: DLL

mode16: italicn =

224 +1: HSD

print16: underline32:

double height

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Pacemark 2410 Emulation Commands

Horizontal

Control

Carriage return CR 13 0D

Set horizontal

tabs ESC 3 n n... n

NUL 27 51 n n ...n 0 1B 33 n n ...n 00 Sets tabs n

characterspaces

from left

margin(pitch

when set).

Clears previously

set tabs.Default

is every 8spaces.

k = 0 to 10 (# of

tabsn = 0 to 255

Horizontal tabs HT 9 09 Skip to next

horizontaltab

position.

Vertical Control

Set 6 lpi line feed ESC 4 27 52 1B 34 Also cancels

verticaltabs.

Set 8 lpi line feed ESC 5 27 53 1B 35 Also cancels

verticaltabs.

Set line feed ESC % 9 n 27 37 57 1B 25 39 n n = 0 to 127

Line feed LF 10 0A

Form feed FF 12 0C Prints data in

bufferand

advances paper

tonext top of

form

Set vertical tabs ESC 1 n n... n

NUL 27 49 n n ...n 0 1B 31 n n ...n 00 n = 0 to 127 (line

# oftab0 clears

tabs)k = 0 to 10

(total #

oftabs)Change in

line pitchdoesn't

change

positionof tabs.

Vertical tab VT 11 0B Prints line and

skips tonext

vertical tab.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Load Vertical

For-mat Unit

(VFU)channel

data

ESC XDATAESC

Y27 88 DATA27

89 1B 58 DATA1B

59 VFU can set up

to 14channels on

a formmax. of

132

lines.Channel

data isbitmapped

to 2 bytesfor

each line. First

byteallocated to

channels 1(lsb)

to 7; second

byteallocated to

channels 8(lsb)

to 14. Msb

isignored. ESC Y

indi-cates end of

data.

Set page length

inlines ESC 2 n 27 50 n 1B 32 n Also sets Top of

Form atcurrent

position.n = 1 to

128 (# of lines)

Cut Sheet

FeederControl

(option)

Insert page ESC I 27 73 1B 49

Eject page ESC J 27 74 1B 4A

Select bin ESC EM n 27 25 1B 19 n n = 1: bin 1n = 2:

bin 2

Character Sets

Select custom

(DLL) character

set

ESC K 27 75 1B 4B

Select

standardcharacte

r set

ESC L orESC M 27 76 or 27 77 1B 4C or 1B 4D

Create

Utilityascender

customcharacter

set

ESC %

Aaddressdata 27 37

65addressdata 1B 25

41addressdata Character rests

onbaseline.addre

ss = location

ofcharacter (dec.

32 to127)data =

1 byte for eachof

11 columns of 7

dots;lsb is top

dot

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Create

Utilitydescender

customcharacter

set

ESC %

Daddressdata 27 37

68addressdata 1B 25

44addressdata Character

extends 2dots

below

baseline.address

= location

ofcharacter (dec.

32 to127)data =

1 byte for eachof

11 columns of 7

dots;lsb is top

dot

Create NLQ

customcharacter ESC %

Waddresswidthd

ata

27 37

87addresswidthd

ata

1B 25

57addresswidthd

ata

address =

location

ofcharacter (32

to 127dec.)width

= width

ofcharacter in dot

col-umnsCharact

ers are max.

17dots high;

each

columnrequires 3

bytes ofdata.

Print Features

Select

NLQsinglepass ESC 7 27 55 1B 37

Select

NLQdualpass ESC 9 27 57 1B 39

Select Utility ESC 8 27 56 1B 38

Set 10 cpi pitch ESC 6 27 54 1B 36

Set 12 cpi pitch ESC A 27 65 1B 41

Set 17.1 cpi pitch ESC B 27 66 1B 42

17.1 cpi

pitchoneline only DC2 18 12 Setting clears

when lineis

terminated.

Start

double-widthprint

ing

ESC C 27 67 1B 43

Stop

double-widthprint

ing

ESC Z 27 90 1B 5A

Double-widthprint

ingone lineonly SO 14 0E Setting clears

when lineis

terminated.

Start

superscriptprintin

g

ESC F 27 70 1B 46

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Start

subscriptprinting ESC D 27 68 1B 44

Cancel

super-script/subs

criptprinting

ESC E 27 69 1B 45 Returns

superscript

orsubscript

printing tonormal

print.

Start

underlineprinting ESC U 27 85 1B 55 Underlines

characters,but

not spaces

createdby HT

command.

Stop

underlineprinting ESC V 27 86 1B 56

Incremental

char-acter

spacing

ESC N n 27 78 n 1B 4E n Adds n dot

columnsbetween

charactersuntil

changed

orcancelled (n =

0). Widthof a dot

column

varieswith pitch

and printquality

(utility/NLQ).n =

0 to 11

Graphics

Set single

densitygraphics ESC P 27 80 1B 50 Graphics

density72(V)

120(H) dpi.

Setsdensity only.

Set double

densitygraphics ESC R 27 82 1B 52 Graphics

density144(V)

120(H) dpi.Sets

density only.

Set

quasi-doubleden

sity graphics

ESC Q 27 81 1B 51 Doubles each dot

hori-zontally and

verticallywith -dot

overlap.

Enter

graphicsprint

mode

ETX 3 03 All following data

isinterpreted as

graphicinformatio

n except aslisted

below. Once

ETXis received,

it is

ignoredexcept in

the

combina-tions

indicated.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Exit graphics

printmode ETX STX 3 2 03 02

Read ETX

asgraphic data ETX ETX 3 3 03 03 Allows ETX to be

readas graphic

information.

Graphics LF +

CR ETX SO 3 14 03 0E Graphics line

feed withcarriage

return.

Graphics LF only ETX DC4 3 20 03 14 Graphics line

feed with-out

carriage return.

Text LF +

CR(graphics

mode)

ETX LF 3 10 03 0A Text line feed at

currentpitch with

carriagereturn.

Text LF

only(graphics

mode)

ETX DC2 3 18 03 12 Text line feed at

currentpitch

without

carriagereturn.

Miscellaneous

Cancel CAN 24 18 Initializes printer:

printbuffer

cleared,

printfeatures

default tomenu

settings,

pageformat

features andDLL

memory

storagenot

affected.

Print

Suppressmode

on

DC3 19 13 Ignores all data

untilDC1 is

received (data

islost). Can be

disabledthrough

menu.

Print

Suppressmode

off.

DC1 17 11 Clears Print

Suppressmodepr

inter canaccept

data.

Bell BEL 7 07 Sound buzzer.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Appendix C

Serial Cable Pinout

Serial Cable Pinout for the PM3410

This appendix is designed to help you make a serial cable to connect your printer to your computer.

Please do not attempt to make a cable unless you're experienced in doing so. The table below

explains the signals from the printer's end. You must read you computer documentation to

determine the requirements on your computer's end. Your PM3410 printer requires a shielded

RS-232C cable which is

¨ UL and CSA approved

¨ no more than 50 feet in length

and has ¨ Cannon DB-25P plug (or equivalent) with 25 pins

¨ Cannon DB-C2-J9 (or equivalent) connector shell

Serial Interface Signal Requirements

Pin Signal Symbol Direction Description

1Protective Ground PG Ground Connected to the

printer frame.

2Transmit Data TD From printer Serial data

transmitted to the

system

3Receive Data RD To printer Serial data received

by the printer

4Request to Send RTS From printer Always set to low

(mark)

6Data Set Ready DSR To printer Indicates that data

can be sent

7Signal Ground SG Ground Ground

11 Supervisory Send

Data

SSD From printer Indicates that printer

is not ready to

receive data

20 Data Terminal

Ready

DTR From printer Indicates that printer

is not ready to

receive data

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Commonly Used Serial Cable Configurations

IBM 25-Pin Cable Configuration IBM 9-Pin Cable Configuration

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Parallel Cable

The Pacemark 3410 requires a Centronics-equivalent parallel cable with the following:

¨ Amphenol 57-30360 or AMP 552274-1 plug (or equivalent) with 36 pins

¨ AMP 552073-1 (or equivalent) cover

¨ Beldon (or equivalent) shielded cable, maximum 10 feet with twisted pair conductors. It must be

UL and CSA approved.

The printer has a 36-pin Amphenol 57-40360-12-D56 receptacle.

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

Specifications

Printhead: 9 pin

Print speed @ 10 cpi: HSD 550 cps Utility 417 cps NLQ 104 cps

Emulations: Epson FX/IBM ProPrinter, co-resident Pacemark/Microline, by means of optional chip

set

Interface: Parallel and RS232C serial, standard Optional Twin-Ax/Co-Ax (3rd partycall

1-800-OKIDATA for information) Graphics resolution: 1445216 dpi maximum

Fonts: NLQ: Courier, Gothic, Proportional Draft: Utility, High Speed Bar Code: UPC-A, UPC-E,

EAN 8, EAN 13, Code 3 of 9, Interleaved 2 of 5 Buffer size: 64K

Reliability: Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 8,000 hours at 25% duty cycle, 35% page

density Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) 15 minutes Printhead life 200 million characters average in

10 cpi utility mode

Paper Specifications: Weight 12 to 24 lb. Thickness Top feed: 0.36 mm (0.014 inches) maximum

Bottom feed: 0.50 mm (0.020 inches) maximum

Continuous forms: Types Interleaved: original plus 5 copies Carbonless: original plus 7 copies

Width 3.5 to 16.5 inches

Cut sheet multi-part forms: Original plus 3 copies (top edge must be glued tight)

Labels: Carrier width 3.5 to 16.5 inches wide Use bottom feed only.

Envelopes: Weight 24-lb. maximum Size Minimum 6.5 5 3.6 inches Maximum 9.5 5 4.1 inches

Feed: Single feed Continuous feed overlap type only

Card stock: 120-lb. maximum Use bottom feed only.

Transparencies: Use top feed only.

Dimensions: Width 25-1/4 inches (540 mm) Depth 19 inches (483 mm) Height 15 inches (203 mm)

Weight 63 lbs. (25.4 kg)

Environmental Requirements: Operating Temperature 50 to 104 degrees F (10 to 40 degrees C)

Storage Temperature 14 to 122 degrees F (-10 to +50 degrees C) Humidity 20 to 80% RH

Electrical Requirements: Voltage 120 volts, +5.5%/-15% 220/240 volts, ±10% Frequency 50/60

Hz, ±2 Hz Power Idling: 30 watts Operating: 75 watts

Specifications subject to change without notice

ML3410 ( 96-02-07 )

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