IBM 3852-2 - Page 48

Locking
the
Carriage
Section
5.
Printer
Control
Codes
The
blue
lever
on the
top
left
side
of the
printer
locks the
carriage.
Locking
the
carriage
protects
the
ink-jet
system
from mechanical
shock
and
vibration that
may
occur
during
transportation
of
your
printer.
It
also
automatically
executes
the
capping
of
the
ink
nozzles.
The
carriage
cannot
be
properly
locked
if
power
is
Off.
The
following steps
allow
you
to
lock
the
carriage:
1.
Turn
the
power
On.
The
printer
is controlled
by
special
coded
characters
sent
from
your
workstation
to
tell
the
printer
how
and
what
to
print.
On the
following
pages
you
will
find
ASCII
control
code charts
for
printer
characters,
controls,
and
graphics.
The
printer
codes are
listed
in alphabetical
order
to
help
you
find
them
more
easily. Control
values
are
listed
in hexadecimal;
parameter
values
are
shown
in decimal.
Code
Printer
Function
F
t
X’O8’
Moves the
print
position
one
current
character
width
to
the left.
Format:
X’1B5B42’
+
X’0200’
+
BYPASS
+ COLOR
Begins
color
underscoring.
For
continuous
underscore,
use
the BYPASS
value
of
0, to
bypass
white
space
use
BYPASS value
of 1.
COLOR defines
the
color
to
be
used
for
the
underscore.
Use
the
appropriate
code:
Use
the
SIC
or EUS
control
code
color
underscoring.
BUS
o
Black
3
Magenta
6
Yellow
1
Blue
4
Green
7
Neutral
.
2
Red
5Cyan
to
stop
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