Sharp MZ-800 - Appendix I Colour Plotter-Printer Control Codes; 1 Control codes used in the text mode

Appendix I Colour Plotter-Printer Control Codes
1 Control codes used in the text mode
© Text code ($01)
Places the printer in the text mode.
© Graphic Code ($02) usissssisccsensinsssnaonpscoceseasavascacsesens Same as the BASIC PMODE statement.
Places the printer in the graphics mode.
¢ Line up ($03) Same as the BASIC PSKIP statement.
Moves the paper one line in the reverse direction. The line counter is decremented by 1.
SUPER PERE SOA) fs ca csncsepaassuens stasis capapatasvesehopseciipianieoede Same as the BASIC PTEST statement.
Writes the following patterns to start ink flowing from the pens, then sets scale = 1 (40 chr/line),
colour =0.
Black Blue Green Red
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* Reduction scale ($09) + ($09) + ($09)
Reduces the scale from 1 to 0 (80 chr/line).
© Reduction cancel ($09) + ($09) + ($0B)
Enlarges the scale from 0 to 1 (40 chr/line).
* Line counter set ($09) + ($09) + (ASCII)2 + (ASCII); + (ASCII) + ($0D)
Same as the BASIC PAGE statement.
Specifi es the number of lines per page as indicated by the 3 ASCII bytes code. The maximum num-
ber of lines per page is 255, Automatically set to 66 when the power is turned on or the system is reset.
SUDTGB SCAN SOAD, siasscsavacnanaia carsnsinsecussunaupsaenntaniagsansensd Same as the BASIC PSKIP statement.
Moves the paper one line in the forward direction. The line counter is incremented by 1.
* Magnify scale ($0B)
Enlarges the scale from 2 to 1. (26 chr/line)
* Magnify scale ($0C)
Reduces the scale from 2 to 1.
* Carriage return ($0D)
Moves the carriage to the left side of the paper.
* Back space ($0E)
Moves the carriage one column to the left. This code is ignored when the carriage is at the left side
of the paper.
© Form feed ($0F)
Moves the paper to the beginning of the next page and resets the line counter to 0.
Next colour ($1D)
Changes the pen to the next colour.
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