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5=Sweden, | 5=Sweden, | ||
6=Italy, | 6=Italy, | ||
| − | 7=Spain | + | 7=Spain||rowspan=3|Can be also changed via ESC "R" |
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|DS1-2||International characters Bit1 | |DS1-2||International characters Bit1 | ||
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|DS1-3||International characters Bit2 | |DS1-3||International characters Bit2 | ||
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| − | |DS1-4||CR Function||CR only||CR & LF | + | |DS1-4||CR Function||CR only (default)||CR & LF||Affects chr(0Dh) |
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| − | |DS1-5||Paper out sensor||Enable||Disable | + | |DS1-5||Paper out sensor||Enable||Disable||Can be also changed via ESC "8"/ESC "9" |
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| − | |DS1-6||Page length||11 inch|| | + | |DS1-6||Page length||11 inch||12 inch||Can be also changed via ESC "C" |
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|DS1-7||Default Character Set Bit0||colspan=2 rowspan=2|DMP2000/DMP2160: DS1-7=Code Unit (Off=8 units, On=7 units "set this for Apple computers", DS1-8=Charset (Off=Epson Standard, On=Epson NLQ)<br>DMP3160: Charset (3=Epson Standard, 2=Epson NLQ, 1=IBM #1, 0=IBM #3) | |DS1-7||Default Character Set Bit0||colspan=2 rowspan=2|DMP2000/DMP2160: DS1-7=Code Unit (Off=8 units, On=7 units "set this for Apple computers", DS1-8=Charset (Off=Epson Standard, On=Epson NLQ)<br>DMP3160: Charset (3=Epson Standard, 2=Epson NLQ, 1=IBM #1, 0=IBM #3) | ||
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|DS1-8||Default Character Set Bit1 | |DS1-8||Default Character Set Bit1 | ||
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| − | |DS2-1||Zero character||Unslashed||Slashed | + | |DS2-1||Zero character||Unslashed||Slashed||Affects chr(30h) |
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| − | |DS2-2||Default skip perforation||Disable||Enable | + | |DS2-2||Default skip perforation||Disable||Enable||Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" |
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| − | |DS2-3||Buffer mode||Character||Graphics | + | |DS2-3||Buffer mode||Character||Graphics||? |
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| − | |DS2-4||Buffer mode||Character/Graphics (use DS2-3 setting)||Download (=UserDefCharset) | + | |DS2-4||Buffer mode||Character/Graphics (use DS2-3 setting)||Download (=UserDefCharset)||Must be On for ESC "&" |
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| − | |DS2-5||SLCT IN signal||Not sent||Automatically sent | + | |DS2-5||SLCT IN signal||Not sent||Automatically sent||? |
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| − | |DS2-6||Alarm beeper||Disable||Enable | + | |DS2-6||Alarm beeper||Disable||Enable||Affects chr(07h) and/or Paper-Out alarm (?) |
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| − | |DS2-7||Default typeface||Bold off||Condensed & bold on | + | |DS2-7||Default typeface||Bold off||Condensed & bold on||??? |
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| − | |DS2-8||Default typeface||Condensed off||Bold on | + | |DS2-8||Default typeface||Condensed off||Bold on||??? |
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| − | |DS2-9||Do not use|| || | + | |DS2-9||Do not use|| || || |
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| − | |DS2-10||Do not use|| || | + | |DS2-10||Do not use|| || || |
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Revision as of 04:40, 26 August 2010
Contents
Amstrad/Schneider Printer Models
CPC Series
- DMP-1 (Seikosha GP500) more info
- NLQ401 (GLP500) more info
- DMP2160 more info
- Fast version of DMP2000 (prints 160 CPS, instead of 105 CPS)
PC/PCW Series (gray)
- DMP3160 more info
- Fast version of DMP3000 (prints 160 CPS, instead of 105 CPS)
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- DMP3250di more info
- Dual-interface version of DMP3160 (with centronics and rs232 ports)
- Like the DMP3160, it prints only 160 CPS (not 250 CPS)
- DMP4000 more info
- Extra big wide printer (paper width 16 inch)
- LQ3500 and LQ3500di more info
- LQ3500di version with dual interface (centronics and rs232)
- Letter Quality 24pin Dot Matrix Printer
- LQ5000di more info
- Letter Quality 24pin Dot Matrix Printer, wide carriage (16 inch paper)
- With dual interface (centronics and rs232)
- LD6000 more info
- Laser Printer (from Amstrad GmbH, for german market only)
- This is a rebadged Sharp printer that emulates an HP Laserjet II
Technical Specs
| DMP1 | LQ401 | DMP2000/DMP2160 | DMP3000/DMP3160/DMP3250di | DMP4000 (wide) | LQ3500/LQ3500di | LQ5000di (wide) | LD6000 (laser) | |
| Design | CPC | CPC | CPC | PCW (gray) | PCW (gray) | PC/PCW (gray) | PC/PCW (gray) | PC/PCW (gray) |
| Year | 1984 | ? | 1985 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Maker | Seikosha | Centronics Data Computer Corp. | Amstrad? | Amstrad? | Amstrad? | Amstrad? | Amstrad? | Sharp |
| Distributor | Amstrad | Schneider | Amstrad/Schneider | Amstrad/Schneider | Amstrad/Schneider | Amstrad/Schneider | Amstrad only? | Amstrad GmbH |
| Family | Seikosha | ? | Epson | Epson | Epson | Epson LQ | Epson LQ | HP Laserjet II |
| Pins | Unihammer? | 9pin | 9pin | 9pin | 9pin | 24pin | 24pin | Laser |
| Processor | uPD8039LC | uPD7811G | uPD7811G | uPD7811G | uPD7811 | uPD78310 | uPD78310 | ? |
| BIOS ROM | 2732 4kbyte EPROM (8DE-1) | 27128 16kbyte EPROM | DMP2000/2160: 27128 16kbyte EPROM | DMP3000: 27256 32kbyte EPROM | 27256 32kbyte EPROM | 64Kbyte+512Kbyte EPROMs | 3x ROM chips | ? |
| Buffer RAM | 2K | ? | DMP2000:2K (upgradeable) DMP2160: 2K (see service manual) |
DMP3000:2K (upgradeable) or 8K? (german DMP3000 service manual) DMP3160/3250di: 8K (see leaflet) |
8K (see leaflet) | 8K (see leaflet) plus 8K (char RAM?) | 8K (see leaflet) total 4x8K (service manal) |
? |
| Number of Control Codes | 9 | ? | circa 92 codes | same as DMP2000/2160, plus one extra code | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Print System | Impact Dot-Matrix | ? | Impact Dot-Matrix | Impact Dot-Matrix | Wiredot-Matrix | Impact Dot-Matrix | Impact Dot-Matrix | Laser Printer |
| Print direction | Unidirectional (left to right) | ? | ? | ? | Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable) | Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable) | Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable) | ? |
| Print Speed | 50 CPS | ? | DMP2000: 105 CPS max DMP2160:160 CPS |
DMP3000: 105 CPS (normal width) 52 CPS (double width) DMP3160/DMP3250di: 160 CPS |
200 CPS (standard) 50 CPS (NLQ) |
135-160 CPS | 240-288 CPS | ? |
| Printing Characteristics (vertical x horizontal) |
7 x 5 (plus spacing) | ? | 9 x 9 (normal char) 9 x 10 (double width char) 9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image) |
9 x 9 (normal char) 9 x 10 (expanded char) 9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image) 8 x chosen amount (bit-image) |
9 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 1) 18 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 2) 12 x 11 (special chars - table 3.1 and 3.2) 24 x 11 (special chars - table 4.1 and 4.2) 8 x chosen amount (bit-image graphics) |
? | ? | ? |
| Character Sets | 128 (actually only 96) chars, 7bit ASCII, or international chars via DIP switches | ? | 96 characters ASCII + international character sets | 96 characters ASCII + Italics + international character sets | ASCII-96, Italics-96, NLQ-96, NLQ Italics-96 International character sets-9, Special characters-132 |
? | ? | ? |
| Normal Character Size | ? | ? | ? | 2.1 (width) x 2.55 (height) mm | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Horizontal Resolution | 60 dpi | ? | 60 dpi (single density) 120 dpi (double density) 240 dpi (faked, printed as 120dpi) 72 (1:1 aspect ratio) 80,90 dpi (for 640/720 pix screenshots) |
60 dpi (single density) 120 dpi (double density) 240 dpi (faked, printed as 120dpi) 72 (1:1 aspect ratio) 80,90 dpi (for 640/720 pix screenshots) |
? | ? | ? | |
| Vertical Resolution | 63 dpi | ? | 72 dpi (one-pass) 216 dpi (three-pass) |
72 dpi (one-pass) 216 dpi (three-pass) |
? | ? | ? | ? |
| Standard (Pica) | 10 CPI | ? | 10 CPI/80 CPL | 10 CPI/80 CPL | 10 CPI/136 CPL | ? | ? | ? |
| Mini (Elite) | - | ? | 12 CPI/96 CPL | 12 CPI/96 CPL | 12 CPI/163 CPL | ? | ? | ? |
| Condensed | - | ? | 17 CPI/137 CPL | ? | 17 CPI/233 CPL | ? | ? | ? |
| Double Width Standard | (?) | ? | 5 CPI/40 CPL | 5 CPI/40 CPL | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Double Width Mini | - | ? | 6 CPI/48 CPL | 6 CPI/48 CPL | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Double Width Condensed | - | ? | 8.5 CPI/68 CPL | 8.5 CPI/68 CPL | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Number of Columns | 80 columns-character mode 480 dot columns-graphics mode |
? | 80 (Standard) 40 (Double) 132 (Condensed) 66 (Double Width Condensed) |
80 (Standard) 40 (Double) 132 (Condensed) 66 (Double Width Condensed) |
136 (standard) 233 (condensed) |
? | ? | ? |
| Line Feed Rates | 6 lines/inch-character mode 9 lines/inch-graphics mode 9 lines/inch-mixed mode |
? | 1/6 inch 1/8 inch 7/72 inch n/216 inch programmable n/72 inch programmable |
1/6 inch 1/8 inch 7/72 inch n/216 inch programmable n/72 inch programmable |
1/6 inch 1/8 inch 7/72 inch n/216 inch programmable n/72 inch programmable |
1/6 inch 1/8 inch n/60 inch programmable n/180 inch programmable |
1/6 inch 1/8 inch 7/72 inch n/60 inch programmable n/180 inch programmable n/216 inch programmable n/72 inch programmable |
? |
| Line Feed Speed | 10 lines/sec (at 6 lines/inch) 15 lines/sec (at 9 lines/inch) |
? | DMP2000: 200 mS(1/6 inch) DMP2160: 160 ms |
DMP3000: 200 mS(1/6 inch) DMP3160/3250di: 160ms, 1.04IPS |
100 mS(1/6 inch), 1.6IPS | 0.83IPS | 0.83IPS | ? |
| Paper Type | 4.5 to 10 inches acceptable (pin to pin 4 to 9.5 inches) | ? | 4.5 to 10 inches fan-fold (tractor feed) 4 to 9.5 inches cut sheet or roll paper (friction feed) |
4.5 to 10 inches fan-fold (tractor feed) 4 to 9.5 inches cut sheet or roll paper (friction feed) |
Tractor feed (fan fold) - 3 to 16.5 inches (75 to 420 mm) Friction feed (cut sheet or roll) - 2 to 15.5 inches (50 to 395 mm) |
10 Inch... | 15 Inch... | DIN-A4 cut sheet |
| Number of Copies | Two including original (Thickness 0.15mm or less) |
? | 2 sheets (including original) 40 gsm pressure-sensitive paper train |
2 sheets (including original) 40 gsm pressure-sensitive paper train |
Original plus two | Original plus one | Original plus two | Original only |
| Interface | Parallel (Centronics compatible) | Parallel (Centronics compatible) | Parallel (Centronics compatible) | DMP3000/3160: Parallel (Centronics compatible) DMP3250di: additional RS232 interface |
Parallel (Centronics compatible) | LQ3500: Parallel (Centronics compatible) LQ3500di: additional RS232 interface |
LQ5000di: Parallel (Centronics compatible) plus RS232 interface | ? |
| Ink Ribbon | Short lifetime... | ? | Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon) | Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon) | ? | ? | ? | Laser Toner... |
| Dimensions | 447 (w) x 315 (d) x 114 (h) | ? | 380 (w) x 250 (d) x 100 (h) mm | 400 (w) x 250 (d) x 100 (h) mm | 24 (w) x 14 (d) x 5 (h) inches (600 x 350 x 120 mm) |
17.5"(W)x16"(D)x4"(H) 440x400x100 mm |
24"(W) x 15"(D) x 5"(H) 615x375x133 mm |
? |
| Weight | 4.8kg | ? | 4.2kg | 4.2kg | 9.5kg | 5.9kg | 7.5kg | ? |
| Mains Supply | 220-240V AC 50Hz | ? | 220-240V AC 50Hz | 220-240V AC 50Hz | 220-240V AC 50Hz | 220-240V AC 50Hz | 220-240V AC 50Hz | ? |
DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)
| Hex | Decimal | ASCII | Type | Description |
| 07 | 7 | BEL | Misc | Beeper (produce beep sound, can be disabled via DIP-switch) |
| 08 | 8 | BS | Misc | Backspace (move print head left by one character unit, allowing to overwrite characters) |
| 09 | 9 | HT | Tab | Horizontal tab |
| 0A | 10 | LF | Feed | Line Feed (move to next line) |
| 0B | 11 | VT | Tab | Vertical Tab |
| 0C | 12 | FF | Feed | Form Feed (move to next page) |
| 0D | 13 | CR | Misc | Carriage Return |
| 0E | 14 | SO | Text Style | Select double width for one line (unlike ESC W 0/1 continous) |
| 0F | 15 | SI | Text Style | Select condensed mode |
| 11 | 17 | DC1 | Misc | Select printer (online?) (FX80: DIP-switch related) (unclear if Amstrad supports or ignores this code) |
| 12 | 18 | DC2 | Text Style | Cancel condensed mode |
| 13 | 19 | DC3 | Misc | Deselect printer (offline?) (FX80: DIP-switch related) (unclear if Amstrad supports or ignores this code) |
| 14 | 20 | DC4 | Text Style | Cancel one line double width mode (unlike ESC W 0/1 continous) |
| 18 | 24 | CAN | Misc | Cancel text in line (but not control codes) |
| 1B 0E | 27 14 | ESC SO | Text Style | Double width for one line (duplicate) (not FX80, better use SO, not ESC SO) |
| 1B 0F | 27 15 | ESC SI | Text Style | Select condensed mode (duplicate) (not FX80, better use SI, not ESC SI) |
| 1B 21 n | 27 33 n | ESC ! n | Text Style | Master select where n is a combination of:
0 Pica, 1 Elite, 4 Condensed, 8 Emphasized, 16 Double Strike, 32 Double Wide, 64 Italic, 128 Underline. Pica & Elite and Condensed/Emphasized are mutually exclusive. |
| 1B 23 | 27 35 | ESC # | Char Code | MSB control sequence cancel (=obtain MSB from Centronics Pin 9) (not on LX80) |
| 1B 25 00 00 | 27 37 0 0 | ESC % NUL NUL | Charset | Select normal character set (ROM) (star lc10 without ending NUL) |
| 1B 25 01 00 | 27 37 1 0 | ESC % SOH NUL | Charset | Select user defined char set (RAM) (star lc10 without ending NUL) |
| 1B 26 00 .. | 27 38 0 .. | ESC & NUL .. | Charset | Define user defined chars (params: first,last char (0..31 each), followed by "attr,d1..d11" per char, attr.bit7=descender flag (0=descend, 1=no descend, usuable only with 8bit printer port), attr.bit6-4=starting pos(0..7, attr.bit3-0=finishing pos i+4..11), d1..d11 are 8-pin columns) |
| 1B 2A 00 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 0 n1 n2 .. | ESC * NUL n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin single density graphics (same as ESC K) (60dpi) (480 pix per 8 inch) (n2:n1 dot columns, each 8pin, bit7=upper pin) |
| 1B 2A 01 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 1 n1 n2 .. | ESC * SOH n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin double density graphics (same as ESC L) (120dpi) (960 pix per 8 inch) |
| 1B 2A 02 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 2 n1 n2 .. | ESC * STX n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin double d.speed graphics (same as ESC Y) (120dpi source data being output at 60dpi) (960 pix per 8 inch) |
| 1B 2A 03 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 3 n1 n2 .. | ESC * ETX n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin quad density graphics (same as ESC Z) (240dpi source data being output at 120dpi) (1920 pix per 8 inch) |
| 1B 2A 04 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 4 n1 n2 .. | ESC * EOT n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin 640-pix CRT graphics (80dpi) (640 pix per 8 inch) (for CPC/EGA/VGA screenshots) |
| 1B 2A 05 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 5 n1 n2 .. | ESC * ENQ n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin 576-pix plotter graphics(72dpi) (576 pix per 8 inch) (for 1:1 pixel aspect ratio) |
| 1B 2A 06 n1 n2 .. | 27 42 6 n1 n2 .. | ESC * ACK n1 n2.. | Graphics | Select 8pin 720-pix CRT graphics (90dpi) (720 pix per 8 inch) (for Hercules screenshots) |
| 1B 2D 30 | 27 45 48 | ESC - 0 | Text Style | Cancel underlining |
| 1B 2D 31 | 27 45 49 | ESC - 1 | Text Style | Select underlining |
| 1B 2F c | 27 47 c | ESC / c | Tab | Select vertical tab channel (c=0..7) |
| 1B 30 | 27 48 | ESC 0 | Feed | Select 9/72 inch aka 1/8 inch line spacing |
| 1B 31 | 27 49 | ESC 1 | Feed | Select 7/72 inch line spacing |
| 1B 32 | 27 50 | ESC 2 | Feed | Select 12/72 inch aka 1/6 inch line spacing |
| 1B 33 n | 27 51 n | ESC 3 n | Feed | Select n/216 inch line spacing (n=0..255) |
| 1B 34 | 27 52 | ESC 4 | Text Style | Select italic mode (italics can be also used by setting bit7 of the character number) |
| 1B 35 | 27 53 | ESC 5 | Text Style | Cancel italic mode |
| 1B 36 | 27 54 | ESC 6 | Char Code | Enable printing of characters (128-159,255) (Italics?) |
| 1B 37 | 27 55 | ESC 7 | Char Code | Cancel [ESC 6] command |
| 1B 38 | 27 56 | ESC 8 | Misc | Disable paper out sensor |
| 1B 39 | 27 57 | ESC 9 | Misc | Enable paper out sensor |
| 1B 3A 00 00 00 | 27 58 0 0 0 | ESC : NUL NUL NUL | Charset | Copy charset ROM into RAM (the three NULs are "for future expansion") |
| 1B 3C | 27 60 | ESC < | Misc | Select unidirectional mode for one line (Move head home/parking) |
| 1B 3D | 27 61 | ESC = | Char Code | MSB = 0 (not on LX80) |
| 1B 3E | 27 62 | ESC > | Char Code | MSB = 1 (not on LX80) |
| 1B 3F s n | 27 63 s n | ESC ? s n | Graphics | Reassign graphics mode 's'=(K,L,Y or Z) to mode 'n'=(0..6) (default is ESC K=0, L=1, Y=2, Z=3) (these defaults can be reassinged here, eg. ESC K=6) |
| 1B 40 | 27 64 | ESC @ | Misc | Initialize printer (Reset) |
| 1B 41 n | 27 65 n | ESC A n | Feed | Select n/72 inch line spacing (n=0..85) |
| 1B 42 00 | 27 66 0 | ESC B NUL | Tab | Clear Vertical tabs |
| 1B 42 tabs 00 | 27 66 tabs 0 | ESC B tabs NUL | Tab | Select up to 16 vertical tabs where tabs are ascending values from 1..255 ending with NUL |
| 1B 43 00 n | 27 67 0 n | ESC C NUL n | Feed | Select page length in inches (n=1..22) |
| 1B 43 n | 27 67 n | ESC C n | Feed | Select page length in lines (n=1..127) |
| 1B 44 00 | 27 68 0 | ESC D NUL | Tab | Clears all horizontal tables |
| 1B 44 tabs 00 | 27 68 tabs 0 | ESC D tabs NUL | Tab | Sets up to 32 horizontal tabs with ascending values 1-137. NUL or a value less than previous tab ends command. |
| 1B 45 | 27 69 | ESC E | Text Style | Select emphasized (bold) mode |
| 1B 46 | 27 70 | ESC F | Text Style | Cancel emphasized (bold) mode |
| 1B 47 | 27 71 | ESC G | Text Style | Select double strike mode (also an bold-alike effect) |
| 1B 48 | 27 72 | ESC H | Text Style | Cancel double strike mode (also an bold-alike effect) |
| 1B 49 30 | 27 73 48 | ESC I 0 | Char Code | Disable Printable codes expansion (0-31,128-159) (not on LX80) |
| 1B 49 31 | 27 73 49 | ESC I 1 | Char Code | Enable Printable codes expansion (0-31,128-159) (presumably excluding 27?) (not on LX80) |
| 1B 4A n | 27 74 n | ESC J n | Feed | Perform One-shot n/216 inch line feed (n=0..255) |
| 1B 4B n1 n2 .. | 27 75 n1 n2 .. | ESC K n1 n2 .. | Graphics | Single 8pin density graphics (60 dpi) (n2:n1 = num bytes following) (480 dots/line) |
| 1B 4C n1 n2 .. | 27 76 n1 n2 .. | ESC L n1 n2 .. | Graphics | Double 8pin density graphics (120 dpi) (960 dots/line) |
| 1B 4D | 27 77 | ESC M | Text Style | Select elite width (12 cpi) (mini font) |
| 1B 4E n | 27 78 n | ESC N n | Feed | Select skip over perforation (n=1..127 lines) |
| 1B 4F | 27 79 | ESC O | Feed | Cancel skip over perforation |
| 1B 50 | 27 80 | ESC P | Text Style | Cancel elite / Select pica width (10 cpi) |
| 1B 51 n | 27 81 n | ESC Q n | Misc | Set right margin (n=1..255 character columns) (this is WIDTH, counted from left margin) |
| 1B 52 n | 27 82 n | ESC R n | Charset | Select International character set where numeric 'n' is:
0 USA, 1 France, 2 Germany, 3 United Kingdom, 4 Denmark, 5 Sweden, 6 Italy, 7 Spain, 8 Japan, 9 Norway, 10 Denmark II, 11 Spain II, 12 Latin America. DMP2000 might only support values 0..7 (no info). DMP3160 supports 0..8 (according to manual). |
| 1B 53 30 | 27 83 48 | ESC S 0 | Text Style | Select superscript |
| 1B 53 31 | 27 83 49 | ESC S 1 | Text Style | Select subscript |
| 1B 54 | 27 84 | ESC T | Text Style | Cancel superscript/subscript |
| 1B 55 30 | 27 85 48 | ESC U 0 | Misc | Cancel unidirectional mode (faster, use bidirectional printing) |
| 1B 55 31 | 27 85 49 | ESC U 1 | Misc | Select unidirectional mode (slower, left-to-right, more accurate on vertical lines) |
| 1B 57 30 | 27 87 48 | ESC W 0 | Text Style | Cancel double width mode (continous) (unlike DC4: one line) |
| 1B 57 31 | 27 87 49 | ESC W 1 | Text Style | Select double width mode (continous) (unlike SO: one line) |
| 1B 59 n1 n2 .. | 27 89 n1 n2 | ESC Y n1 n2 | Graphics | Select 8pin Hi-speed double den graphics (120 dpi) |
| 1B 5A n1 n2 .. | 27 90 n1 n2 | ESC Z n1 n2 | Graphics | Select 8pin Quad density graphics (240 dpi) (1920 dots/8"line) |
| 1B 5E d n1 n2.. | 27 94 d n1 n2 | ESC ^ d n1 n2 | Graphics | Select 9 pin graphics mode number of columns = n1 + (n2 * 256) (d=density, 0=single, 1=double) (specs doesn't say if 2..6 do work too) (each column is a 2-byte pair: byte1.bit7..bit0=upper..lower, byte2.bit7=lowest, byte2.bit6..bit0=unused) |
| 1B 62 c 00 | 27 98 c 0 | ESC b c NUL | Tab | Clear vertical tabs in channel (c=0..7) |
| 1B 62 c tabs 00 | 27 98 c tabs 0 | ESC b c tabs NUL | Tab | Select up to 16 vertical tabs in channels (c=0..7) where tabs are ascending values from 1..255 ending with NUL |
| 1B 69 00 | 27 105 48 | ESC i 0 | Misc | Cancel instant character printing (default, ie. print on CRLF etc.) (not on LX80) |
| 1B 69 01 | 27 105 49 | ESC i 1 | Misc | Select instant character printing (printer each char immediately) (also scrolls printed text into view; when buffer empty) (not on LX80) |
| 1B 6A n | 27 106 n | ESC j n | Feed | Perform One-shot reverse linefeed (n/216 inch after buffer) (not on LX80) |
| 1B 6C n | 27 108 n | ESC l n | Misc | Set left margin (n=0..255 character columns) |
| 1B 6D n | 27 109 n | ESC m n | Charset | DMP3000/3160 only: Select charset (0=Epson, 1=IMB#1, 2=IBM#2) (Amstrad specific: not supported by Epson printers nor Epson clones nor DMP2000/2160) |
| 1B 70 30 | 27 112 48 | ESC p 0 | Text Style | Cancel proportional mode (not on LX80 ?) |
| 1B 70 31 | 27 112 49 | ESC p 1 | Text Style | Select proportional mode (not on LX80 ?) |
| 1B 73 30 | 27 115 48 | ESC s 0 | Misc | Turn half speed mode off |
| 1B 73 31 | 27 115 49 | ESC s 1 | Misc | Turn half speed mode on (purpose: noise-reduced silent printing) |
| 1B 78 30 | 27 120 48 | ESC x 0 | Text Style | Select draft mode (LX80) (FX86e) (not FX80) |
| 1B 78 31 | 27 120 49 | ESC x 1 | Text Style | Select NLQ mode (LX80) (FX86e) (not FX80) |
| 7F | 127 | DEL | Misc | Delete last character from buffer (but not control codes) (works only when buffer isn't yet printer; printing usually starts on terminating lines via CRLF) |
- Codes 80h..9Fh and FFh act as mirror of control codes 00h..1Fh and 7Fh
- Codes 20h..7Eh are ASCII characters (some changed in "international" modes)
- Codes A0h..FEh are italic versions of 20h..7Eh
- Some one-digit parameters (like on/off flags) may be recognized both is binary chr(0xh) as well as ASCII chr(3xh).
- The DMP2000 (and up) supports all Epson FX80 control codes, plus some additional ones:
- ESC SO and ESC SI (mirrors of SO and SI) (for some reason, these mirrors are often supported by Epson-clones like Star LC10, though they are rarely found in official Epson specs)
- ESC "x" n (select NLQ/Draft mode) (the original Epson FX80 didn't support NLQ, however, the ESC x command is found in other Epson models like LX80 and FX86e)
- ESC "m" n (select IBM charset) (this seems the be an Amstrad invention, supported only by DMP3000/3160, not supported by DMP2000/2160, nor by real Epson printers, nor by Epson-clones like Star LC10).
International Characters
| 23h | 24h | 40h | 5Bh | 5Ch | 5Dh | 5Eh | 60h | 7Bh | 7Ch | 7Dh | 7Eh | |
| 0 - USA | # | $ | @ | [ | \ | ] | ^ | ` | { | | | } | ~ |
| 1 - France | # | $ | à | ° | ç | par | ^ | ` | é | ù | è | " |
| 2 - Germany | # | $ | par | Ä | Ö | Ü | ^ | ` | ä | ö | ü | ß |
| 3 - UK | £ | $ | @ | [ | \ | ] | ^ | ` | { | | | } | ~ |
| 4 - Denmark | # | $ | @ | Æ | Ø | Å | ^ | ` | æ | ø | å | ~ |
| 5 - Sweden | # | ox | É | Ä | Ö | Å | Ü | é | ä | ö | å | ü |
| 6 - Italy | # | $ | @ | ° | \ | é | ^ | ù | à | ò | è | ì |
| 7 - Spain | Pt | $ | @ | ¡ | Ñ | ¿ | ^ | ` | " | ñ | } | ~ |
DIP Switch Settings
DMP2000/DMP2160/DMP3000/DMP3160/DMP4000:
| Function | Off = High = 1 | On = Low = 0 | Software | |
| DS1-1 | International characters Bit0 |
0=USA, 1=France, 2=Germany, 3=United Kingdom, 4=Denmark, 5=Sweden, 6=Italy, 7=Spain||rowspan=3|Can be also changed via ESC "R" | ||
| DS1-2 | International characters Bit1 | |||
| DS1-3 | International characters Bit2 | |||
| DS1-4 | CR Function | CR only (default) | CR & LF | Affects chr(0Dh) |
| DS1-5 | Paper out sensor | Enable | Disable | Can be also changed via ESC "8"/ESC "9" |
| DS1-6 | Page length | 11 inch | 12 inch | Can be also changed via ESC "C" |
| DS1-7 | Default Character Set Bit0 | DMP2000/DMP2160: DS1-7=Code Unit (Off=8 units, On=7 units "set this for Apple computers", DS1-8=Charset (Off=Epson Standard, On=Epson NLQ) DMP3160: Charset (3=Epson Standard, 2=Epson NLQ, 1=IBM #1, 0=IBM #3) | ||
| DS1-8 | Default Character Set Bit1 | |||
| DS2-1 | Zero character | Unslashed | Slashed | Affects chr(30h) |
| DS2-2 | Default skip perforation | Disable | Enable | Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" |
| DS2-3 | Buffer mode | Character | Graphics | ? |
| DS2-4 | Buffer mode | Character/Graphics (use DS2-3 setting) | Download (=UserDefCharset) | Must be On for ESC "&" |
| DS2-5 | SLCT IN signal | Not sent | Automatically sent | ? |
| DS2-6 | Alarm beeper | Disable | Enable | Affects chr(07h) and/or Paper-Out alarm (?) |
| DS2-7 | Default typeface | Bold off | Condensed & bold on | ??? |
| DS2-8 | Default typeface | Condensed off | Bold on | ??? |
| DS2-9 | Do not use | |||
| DS2-10 | Do not use | |||
DMP3250di Extra RS232 DIP-switches
| Function | Off (0) | On (1) | |
| DS3-1 | Baudrate Bit0 | 0=150, 1=200, 2=300, 3=600, 4=1200, 5=2400, 6=4800, 7=9600 bps | |
| DS3-2 | Baudrate Bit1 | ||
| DS3-3 | Baudrate Bit2 | ||
| DS3-4 | Parity On/Off | Enable | Disable |
| DS3-5 | Parity Even/Odd | Odd | Even |
| DS3-6 | Data Bits | 7bit | 8bit |
| DS3-7 | Stop Bits | 1bit | 2bit |
| DS3-8 | Handshake Bit0 | 0=RTS(Ready/Busy), 1=Série(XON/XOFF), 2=Série(ETX/ACK), 3=Reserved) | |
| DS3-9 | Handshake Bit1 | ||
| DS3-10 | Interface | Centronics/Parallel | Serial/RS2322 |
User Manuals
- DMP1 User Manual (english) (8407-61B)
- NLQ401 User Manual (probably exists in german only) - Nilquader has one (will be scanned next some weeks when he gets access to a good scanner)
- DMP2000 User Manual (English) (1985)
- DMP2000 User Manual (French) (1985)
- DMP2000 User Manual (Spanish)
- DMP2160 User Manual (English) - ynot.zer0 has one (will be scanned on a rainy weekend)
- DMP2160 User Manual (French) (1985)
- DMP2160 User Manual (German)
- DMP3000/3160 User Manual (English) - Terje has a "Amstrad DMP3000/3160 User Manual (English) 100 pages" (not yet scanned)
- DMP3000/3160/3250di User Manual (French) (DMP3000/3160 manual from 1986) (plus brief 3250di info in preface)
- DMP3000 User Manual (Spanish)
- DMP3160 User Manual (German)
- DMP3250di User Manual (English) - (none scanned yet)
- DMP4000 User Manual (English) - (none scanned yet)
- LQ3500(di) User Manual (English) - (none scanned yet)
- LQ5000di User Manual (English) - (none scanned yet)
- LD6000 User Manual (exists in german only) - (none scanned yet)
Service Manuals
- DMP1 Service Manual (English) (none yet scanned)
- NLQ401 Service Manual (German) (parts are both English & German) (HDS 2000/7/85)
- DMP2000/DMP3000/DMP4000 Service Manual (English) (contains incomplete info: according to german manual, the DMP3000 should have more ROM/RAM)
- DMP2000 Service Manual (German) (parts are both English & German) (HDS 2000/28/86)
- DMP2160 Service Manual (German) (1100K hires scan) (parts are both English & German) (40839 HDS 64004/4000/18/88)
- DMP2160 Service Manual (German) (520K lowres scan) (parts are both English & German) (40839 HDS 64004/4000/18/88)
- DMP3000 Service Manual (German) (parts are both English & German) (HDS 60259/1500/04/87)
- DMP3160 Service Manual (English) (none yet scanned)
- DMP3250di Service Manual (English) (none yet scanned)
- DMP4000 Service Manual (German) (parts are both English & German) (HDS 60964/2500/16/87)
- LQ3500 Service Manual (English)
- LQ3500 Service Manual (German) (parts are both English & German) (HDS 64005/4000/19/88)
- LQ3500di Service Manual (English) (none yet scanned)
- LQ5000di Service Manual (English)
- LD6000 Service Manual (English) (none yet scanned)
Datasheets
- uPD8039HLC Datasheet (HLC apparently means a High-speed/HMOS version, aside from that it's probably compatible with the LC version used in DMP1)
- uPD7811G Datasheet (8bit CPU with 4096 byte ROM, 256 byte RAM, 44 I/O lines)
- uPD78310A Datasheet
Leaflets
- LQ3500di and LQ5000di Leaflet (English) (May 1988)
- DMP4000 and DMP3250di Leaflet (English) (April 1988)
- DMP3160/DMP3250di/DMP4000/LQ3500/LQ3500di/LQ5000di AMSTPRINT Leaflet (Norwegian)
ROM Images
Please dump the printer BIOS ROMs! Contained character sets & machine code may become useful for emulation & necrophile research...
If you do, please also take a photo of the printer PCB.
- DMP1 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- NLQ401 ROM Image (this only the 16K EPROM image, not including the additional 4K ROM which is located inside of the CPU)
- DMP2000 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- DMP2160 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- DMP3000 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- DMP3160 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- DMP3250di ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- DMP4000 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- LQ3500 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- LQ3500di ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- LQ5000di ROM Image (none yet dumped)
- LD6000 ROM Image (none yet dumped)
Weblinks
- http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/printers.htm - semi-official support for Amstrad printers
- http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/SupportIndex.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-10236&infoType=Overview - Epson - support for old Impact-Printers
