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=== NLQ1 === | === NLQ1 === | ||
Buttons | Buttons | ||
| − | Online | + | Online Pause/Continue (LF can be used only when Paused) |
| − | LF | + | LF Line Feed (scroll to next line) |
| + | PowerOn+LF Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out) | ||
| + | PowerOn+LF+Online Enter Hex-dump debug mode (print all codes in hex) | ||
LEDs | LEDs | ||
PowerLED (red) | PowerLED (red) | ||
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PowerOn+LF+Online Select NLQ mode | PowerOn+LF+Online Select NLQ mode | ||
PowerOn+LF Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out) | PowerOn+LF Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out) | ||
| − | PowerOn | + | PowerOn+LF+FF Enter Hex-dump debug mode (print all codes in hex) (DMP2xxx/3xxx) |
| + | PowerOn+FF Unknown (another test/debug mode or so) | ||
LEDs | LEDs | ||
Online | Online | ||
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|DS1-1..8||Reserved||colspan=3|DS1 is not installed, DS1-1..7 floating (without pull-up), DS1-8 hardwired to GND (On) | |DS1-1..8||Reserved||colspan=3|DS1 is not installed, DS1-1..7 floating (without pull-up), DS1-8 hardwired to GND (On) | ||
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| − | |DS2-1||Page length||11 inch (default)||12 inch||Can be also changed via ESC "C" | + | |DS2-1||Page length||11 inch (default)||12 inch||Can be also changed via ESC "C" |
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| − | |DS2-2|| | + | |DS2-2||Line Feed Spacing||colspan=2|Force ESC "2" to act as 1/8 or 1/6 inch<br>Note: Service manual claims DS2-2 selects UK/French characters, that is wrong, not supported by firmware||Can be also changed via ESC "A" |
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| − | 2 | + | |
| − | + | ||
| − | | | + | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |DS2-3||International characters | + | |DS2-3||International characters||colspan=2|Select US-ASCII or German characters||Can be changed by ESC "6" / ESC "7" (which are NLQ401-specific codes, non-Epson compatible) |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |DS2-4|| | + | |DS2-4||Draft/NLQ Mode||colspan=2|Select Draft or NLQ mode<br>Note: Service manual claims it selects Slashed/Unslashed Zero, that is wrong.||Can be also changed by ESC "x" (Epson-compatible code), or by ESC "I" (equivalent NLQ401-specific, non-Epson compatible code) |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |DS2-5||1 inch skip perforation||Invalid/Disable (default)||Valid/Enable||Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" | + | |DS2-5||1 inch skip perforation||Invalid/Disable (default)||Valid/Enable||Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |DS2-6||Not used|| | + | |DS2-6||Not used||colspan=2|Unused according to service manual, that is wrong. It seems to control something like wrapping to next line when the line is full (or so)||? |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |DS2-7||CR Function||CR+LF||CR only (default)||Affects chr(0Dh) | + | |DS2-7||CR Function||CR+LF||CR only (default)||Affects chr(0Dh) / Also affected by /AUTOLF signal |
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|DS2-8||SLCT IN Exchange||External||Internally fixed (default)||? | |DS2-8||SLCT IN Exchange||External||Internally fixed (default)||? | ||
Latest revision as of 19:35, 16 December 2010
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Models
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Technical Specifications
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Control Codes
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Support for 7bit Printer Ports
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Character Sets
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Buttons and DIP Switches
- Amstrad/Schneider Printer Resources (User and Service Manuals, Datasheets, ROM-images)
Contents
Buttons
DMP1
Buttons None (for Self-test: connect Centronics Port Pin 35/TEST to GND) LEDs PowerLED (blinks on error)
NLQ1
Buttons Online Pause/Continue (LF can be used only when Paused) LF Line Feed (scroll to next line) PowerOn+LF Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out) PowerOn+LF+Online Enter Hex-dump debug mode (print all codes in hex) LEDs PowerLED (red) Error (red) Online (green)
DMP2xxx/3xxx
Buttons Online Pause/Continue (FF and LF can be used only when Paused) FF Form Feed (scroll to next page/eject page) LF Line Feed (scroll to next line) PowerOn+LF+Online Select NLQ mode PowerOn+LF Self-test (print test page until power-off or paper-out) PowerOn+LF+FF Enter Hex-dump debug mode (print all codes in hex) (DMP2xxx/3xxx) PowerOn+FF Unknown (another test/debug mode or so) LEDs Online Paper Out Power On
DIP Switch Settings
DMP1
| DMP1 DIP Switches | ||||
| Function | Off = High = 1 | On = Low = 0 | Software | |
| DS1-1 | International characters Bit0 |
7=off:off:off=USA (default) |
Cannot be changed by software | |
| DS1-2 | International characters Bit1 | |||
| DS1-3 | International characters Bit2 | |||
| DS1-4 | CR Function | CR only (default) | CR & LF | Affects chr(0Dh) |
NLQ401
| NLQ401 DIP Switches | ||||
| Function | Off = High = 1 | On = Low = 0 | Software | |
| DS1-1..8 | Reserved | DS1 is not installed, DS1-1..7 floating (without pull-up), DS1-8 hardwired to GND (On) | ||
| DS2-1 | Page length | 11 inch (default) | 12 inch | Can be also changed via ESC "C" |
| DS2-2 | Line Feed Spacing | Force ESC "2" to act as 1/8 or 1/6 inch Note: Service manual claims DS2-2 selects UK/French characters, that is wrong, not supported by firmware |
Can be also changed via ESC "A" | |
| DS2-3 | International characters | Select US-ASCII or German characters | Can be changed by ESC "6" / ESC "7" (which are NLQ401-specific codes, non-Epson compatible) | |
| DS2-4 | Draft/NLQ Mode | Select Draft or NLQ mode Note: Service manual claims it selects Slashed/Unslashed Zero, that is wrong. |
Can be also changed by ESC "x" (Epson-compatible code), or by ESC "I" (equivalent NLQ401-specific, non-Epson compatible code) | |
| DS2-5 | 1 inch skip perforation | Invalid/Disable (default) | Valid/Enable | Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" |
| DS2-6 | Not used | Unused according to service manual, that is wrong. It seems to control something like wrapping to next line when the line is full (or so) | ? | |
| DS2-7 | CR Function | CR+LF | CR only (default) | Affects chr(0Dh) / Also affected by /AUTOLF signal |
| DS2-8 | SLCT IN Exchange | External | Internally fixed (default) | ? |
DMP2xxx/DMP3xxx/DMP4000
| DMP2000/DMP2160/DMP3000/DMP3160/DMP4000 DIP Switches | ||||
| 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 |
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 DMP2xxx | Code Unit | 8 units (MSB=CentronicsPin9) | On=7 units (MSB=0) "set this for Apple computers" | Can be also changed via ESC "#"/ESC "="/ESC ">" |
| DS1-8 DMP2xxx | Default Character Set | Epson Standard | Epson NLQ | Can be also changed via ESC "x" |
| DS1-7 DMP3xxx,DMP4000 | Default Character Set Bit0 | Charset (3=Epson Standard, 2=Epson NLQ, 1=IBM #1, 0=IBM #3) | Can be also changed via ESC "x" and ESC "m" | |
| DS1-8 DMP3xxx,DMP4000 | 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 | Condensed off | Condensed on | Can be also changed via SI and DC2 |
| DS2-8 | Default typeface | Bold off | Bold on | Can be also changed via ESC "E" and ESC "F" |
| DS2-9 | Do not use | |||
| DS2-10 | Do not use | |||
| DMP3250di Extra RS232 DIP-switches | ||||
| DS3-1 | Baudrate Bit0 | 0=9600, 1=4800, 2=2400, 3=1200, 4=600, 5=300, 6=200, 7=150 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=Hardware (printer sends RTS), 1=Software (printer sends XON/XOFF), 2=Software (computer sends ETX, printer responds by ACK), 3=Reserved) | ||
| DS3-9 | Handshake Bit1 | |||
| DS3-10 | Interface | Centronics/Parallel | Serial/RS2322 | |
LQ3500/LQ5000
| LQ3500/LQ5000 DIP Switches | ||||
| 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 |
Can be also changed via ESC "R" | |
| DS1-2 | International characters Bit1 | |||
| DS1-3 | International characters Bit2 | |||
| DS1-4 | Page length | 11 inch | 12 inch | Can be also changed via ESC "C" |
| DS1-5 | Skip perforation | Disable | Enable | Can be also changed via ESC "N"/ESC "O" |
| DS1-6 | Alarm beeper | Disable | Enable | Affects chr(07h) and/or Paper-Out alarm (?) |
| DS1-7 | Default Character Set | Standard/Draft | LQ Letter Quality | Can be also changed via ESC "x" |
| DS1-8 | SLCT IN signal | Not sent | Automatically sent | ? |
| DS2-1 | Paper out sensor | Enable? | Disable? | Can be also changed via ESC "8"/ESC "9" |
| DS2-2 | CR Function | CR only (default) | CR & LF | Affects chr(0Dh) |
| DS2-3 | Zero character | Unslashed | Slashed | Affects chr(30h) |
| DS2-4 | Reserved | - | - | - |
| DS2-5 | Character Set | Epson | IBM#2 | ... |
| DS2-6 | Unused | - | - | - |
| DS2-7 | Auto loading | Enable | Disable | ... |
| DS2-8 | Reserved | - | - | - |
| LQ3500di/LQ5000di Extra RS232 DIP-switches | ||||
| DS3-1 | Baudrate Bit0 | 0=9600, 1=4800, 2=2400, 3=1200, 4=600, 5=300, 6=200, 7=150 bps default = 9600 = all off | ||
| DS3-2 | Baudrate Bit1 | |||
| DS3-3 | Baudrate Bit2 | |||
| DS3-4 | Parity Even/Odd | Odd | Even | |
| DS3-5 | Parity On/Off | Disable | Enable | |
| DS3-6 | Data Bits | 8bit | 7bit | |
| DS3-7 | Handshake Bit0 | 3=off:off=Parallel/Centronics 2=on:off=Serial/XonOff 1=off:on=Serial RTS read/busy 0=on:on=Serial Etx/Ack | ||
| DS3-8 | Handshake Bit1 | |||
