SP-401 User Manual
Telpar, Inc.
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5.4 Text Mode/Data Mode
The SP-401 printers can print in either Text mode or Data mode. To print in
Data mode shut off printer and jumper pins 1&2 of header P1 on the main board.
The printer will remain in this print mode until the jumper P1 is removed. The
difference between Text Mode printing and Data Mode printing is that Text Mode
print is upside down and right to left when exiting the printer, Data Mode is right
side up and left to right when exiting the printer. See Appendix B for a visual aid
on jumper placement.
5.5 Real Time Clock Option
The SP-401 is capable of printing the time and date on command with the
installation of the Real Time Clock Option. To display the time that is currently set,
the printer must receive the control code 05 decimal, (05) hex. To set the time to a
new value the printer must receive the escape sequence ESC,t and the new
parameters in the following format; hh:mmA (hrs:minutes A for am., P for pm., ex.
12:22P. To display the date that is currently set, the printer must receive the
control code 06 decimal, (06) hex. To change the value of the date that is
currently set, the printer must receive the escape sequence ESC,d and the new
parameters in the following format; mm-dd-yy (month-day-year), ex. 01-22-95.
5.6 Auto Time and Date
The auto time date option can only be used in conjunction with the real time
clock option. This feature allows the time and date to be printed automatically
after the printer has received a carriage return. To enable this feature, jumper pins
1 and 2 of header JP6 on the serial interface board, or pins 1 and 2 of header
JP4 on the parallel interface board. (back board) See Appendix B for a visual aid
on jumper placement.
5.7 International Character Sets
International Character Sets are available for the SP-401 series printers.
Standard printers are initialized with the U.S.A. character set. Once a set has
been changed to another the printer will stay in that character set until another set
is chosen, or the printer is powered down. To change the international character
the printer must receive the following ESC sequence: ESC+”R”+n (n=0-6). See
the list below for the n character set designations.
n
NATION
n
NATION
0
JAPAN
4
SWEDEN
1
FRANCE
5
ITALY
2
GERMANY
6
U.S.A.
3
U.K.
7
CUSTOM