User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1TABLE OF CONTENTS3INTRODUCTION10FEATURES10ABOUT THIS MANUAL11CHAP 1-10 STEPS TO PRINTING12Selecting the Right Location15Unpacking the Printer16Putting on the Paper Feed Knob 217Installing the Ink Cartridge18Setting Up the Single-Sheet Paper Guide19Installing the Interface Card20Connecting the Printer to Your Computer22Customizing the Printer23Loading Single-Sheet Paper24Self-Testing the Printer26A Word About Selecting Paper27Testing your paper28Printing Your First Document29CHAP 2-OPERATION31Power Switch31Control Panel Buttons32On Line button32FF (Form Feed) button33LF (Line Feed) button33Cleaning button33Sheet Feed button33Indicators34Meaning of blinking indicators34Paper-end detector35Ink low35Buzzer35Initialization36CHAP 3-USING THE SQ-200037Using the SQ-2000 with Word Processors37Using the SQ-2000 with other application programs38Programming with the SQ-200038Computer-to-printer communications39ASCII codes39Control codes40Escape Sequences40Translating the ASCII code41How to send control codes to printer41Using Master Select Command43CHAP 4-PRINTER CARE AND MAINTENANCE63The Ink Jet Print Head63How Automatic Print Head Cleaning Works64For more extensive cleaning65Special cleaning65Summary of Cleaning Cycles66Troubleshooting Guide66CHAP 5-USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS70Dot-Matrix Printing70The print head70The print matrix71Defining Your Own Characters72Sending information to the SQ-200074Printing User-Defined Characters77Copying ROM to RAM77How Print Mode Affects User-Defined Characters78Draft mode characters79Letter quality characters79Proportional mode characters80Mixing Print Styles80Other considerations81Defining Connecting Characters81Characters that connect vertically84CHAP 6-DOT GRAPHICS86How the SQ-2000 Prints Dot Graphics86Syntax of the Graphics Command89Using Hand-Calculated Data to Print Graphics90Printing Multiple Lines of 8-Dot Graphics91Using the 24-Dot Graphics Options94Using the SQ-2000 as a Plotter97Individual Graphics Options Commands104Assigning Graphics Options104CHAP 7-USING THE HEXDUMP FEATURES105CHAP 8-PROGRAMMING HINTS107High level language problems107Apple Computers108TRS-80 Computers109IBM Personal Computers110QX-10 Computers111APPENDIX A-SQ-2000 COMMAND SUMMSRY113Vertical Spacing Commands114Horizontal Spacing Commands119Print Style Commands122Character Set Commands127Graphics Commands129Miscellaneous Commands132APPENDIX B-ASCII CODE CONVERSION CHART137APPENDIX C-WIDTHS OF THE PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS141APPENDIX D-SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES149Location of Switches149Before You Change the Switch Settings151Column DIP Switch Panel151Interface DIP Switch Panels152Interface DIP switch Panel 1152SW1-1153SW1-2153SW1-3153SW1-4153Interface DIP switch Panel 2154SW2-1, SW2-2, and SW2-3154SW2-4156SW2-5156SW2-6156SW2-7156SW2-8156APPENDIX E-USING THE OPTIONAL TRACTOR UNIT157Printer Location157Installing the Tractor Unit158Installing the Paper Separator159Loading Continuous Paper160APPENDIX F-SPECIFICATIONS164Printing164Printer165INDEX166Size: 1.34 MBPages: 181Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1TABLE OF CONTENTS3INTRODUCTION10FEATURES10ABOUT THIS MANUAL11CHAP 1-10 STEPS TO PRINTING12Selecting the Right Location15Unpacking the Printer16Putting on the Paper Feed Knob 217Installing the Ink Cartridge18Setting Up the Single-Sheet Paper Guide19Installing the Interface Card20Connecting the Printer to Your Computer22Customizing the Printer23Loading Single-Sheet Paper24Self-Testing the Printer26A Word About Selecting Paper27Testing your paper28Printing Your First Document29CHAP 2-OPERATION31Power Switch31Control Panel Buttons32On Line button32FF (Form Feed) button33LF (Line Feed) button33Cleaning button33Sheet Feed button33Indicators34Meaning of blinking indicators34Paper-end detector35Ink low35Buzzer35Initialization36CHAP 3-USING THE SQ-200037Using the SQ-2000 with Word Processors37Using the SQ-2000 with other application programs38Programming with the SQ-200038Computer-to-printer communications39ASCII codes39Control codes40Escape Sequences40Translating the ASCII code41How to send control codes to printer41Using Master Select Command43CHAP 4-PRINTER CARE AND MAINTENANCE63The Ink Jet Print Head63How Automatic Print Head Cleaning Works64For more extensive cleaning65Special cleaning65Summary of Cleaning Cycles66Troubleshooting Guide66CHAP 5-USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS70Dot-Matrix Printing70The print head70The print matrix71Defining Your Own Characters72Sending information to the SQ-200074Printing User-Defined Characters77Copying ROM to RAM77How Print Mode Affects User-Defined Characters78Draft mode characters79Letter quality characters79Proportional mode characters80Mixing Print Styles80Other considerations81Defining Connecting Characters81Characters that connect vertically84CHAP 6-DOT GRAPHICS86How the SQ-2000 Prints Dot Graphics86Syntax of the Graphics Command89Using Hand-Calculated Data to Print Graphics90Printing Multiple Lines of 8-Dot Graphics91Using the 24-Dot Graphics Options94Using the SQ-2000 as a Plotter97Individual Graphics Options Commands104Assigning Graphics Options104CHAP 7-USING THE HEXDUMP FEATURES105CHAP 8-PROGRAMMING HINTS107High level language problems107Apple Computers108TRS-80 Computers109IBM Personal Computers110QX-10 Computers111APPENDIX A-SQ-2000 COMMAND SUMMSRY113Vertical Spacing Commands114Horizontal Spacing Commands119Print Style Commands122Character Set Commands127Graphics Commands129Miscellaneous Commands132APPENDIX B-ASCII CODE CONVERSION CHART137APPENDIX C-WIDTHS OF THE PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS141APPENDIX D-SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES149Location of Switches149Before You Change the Switch Settings151Column DIP Switch Panel151Interface DIP Switch Panels152Interface DIP switch Panel 1152SW1-1153SW1-2153SW1-3153SW1-4153Interface DIP switch Panel 2154SW2-1, SW2-2, and SW2-3154SW2-4156SW2-5156SW2-6156SW2-7156SW2-8156APPENDIX E-USING THE OPTIONAL TRACTOR UNIT157Printer Location157Installing the Tractor Unit158Installing the Paper Separator159Loading Continuous Paper160APPENDIX F-SPECIFICATIONS164Printing164Printer165INDEX166Size: 1.34 MBPages: 181Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1TABLE OF CONTENTS3INTRODUCTION10FEATURES10ABOUT THIS MANUAL11CHAP 1-10 STEPS TO PRINTING12Selecting the Right Location15Unpacking the Printer16Putting on the Paper Feed Knob 217Installing the Ink Cartridge18Setting Up the Single-Sheet Paper Guide19Installing the Interface Card20Connecting the Printer to Your Computer22Customizing the Printer23Loading Single-Sheet Paper24Self-Testing the Printer26A Word About Selecting Paper27Testing your paper28Printing Your First Document29CHAP 2-OPERATION31Power Switch31Control Panel Buttons32On Line button32FF (Form Feed) button33LF (Line Feed) button33Cleaning button33Sheet Feed button33Indicators34Meaning of blinking indicators34Paper-end detector35Ink low35Buzzer35Initialization36CHAP 3-USING THE SQ-200037Using the SQ-2000 with Word Processors37Using the SQ-2000 with other application programs38Programming with the SQ-200038Computer-to-printer communications39ASCII codes39Control codes40Escape Sequences40Translating the ASCII code41How to send control codes to printer41Using Master Select Command43CHAP 4-PRINTER CARE AND MAINTENANCE63The Ink Jet Print Head63How Automatic Print Head Cleaning Works64For more extensive cleaning65Special cleaning65Summary of Cleaning Cycles66Troubleshooting Guide66CHAP 5-USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS70Dot-Matrix Printing70The print head70The print matrix71Defining Your Own Characters72Sending information to the SQ-200074Printing User-Defined Characters77Copying ROM to RAM77How Print Mode Affects User-Defined Characters78Draft mode characters79Letter quality characters79Proportional mode characters80Mixing Print Styles80Other considerations81Defining Connecting Characters81Characters that connect vertically84CHAP 6-DOT GRAPHICS86How the SQ-2000 Prints Dot Graphics86Syntax of the Graphics Command89Using Hand-Calculated Data to Print Graphics90Printing Multiple Lines of 8-Dot Graphics91Using the 24-Dot Graphics Options94Using the SQ-2000 as a Plotter97Individual Graphics Options Commands104Assigning Graphics Options104CHAP 7-USING THE HEXDUMP FEATURES105CHAP 8-PROGRAMMING HINTS107High level language problems107Apple Computers108TRS-80 Computers109IBM Personal Computers110QX-10 Computers111APPENDIX A-SQ-2000 COMMAND SUMMSRY113Vertical Spacing Commands114Horizontal Spacing Commands119Print Style Commands122Character Set Commands127Graphics Commands129Miscellaneous Commands132APPENDIX B-ASCII CODE CONVERSION CHART137APPENDIX C-WIDTHS OF THE PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS141APPENDIX D-SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES149Location of Switches149Before You Change the Switch Settings151Column DIP Switch Panel151Interface DIP Switch Panels152Interface DIP switch Panel 1152SW1-1153SW1-2153SW1-3153SW1-4153Interface DIP switch Panel 2154SW2-1, SW2-2, and SW2-3154SW2-4156SW2-5156SW2-6156SW2-7156SW2-8156APPENDIX E-USING THE OPTIONAL TRACTOR UNIT157Printer Location157Installing the Tractor Unit158Installing the Paper Separator159Loading Continuous Paper160APPENDIX F-SPECIFICATIONS164Printing164Printer165INDEX166Size: 1.34 MBPages: 181Language: EnglishOpen manual