Programmer`s Manual for 8000 Addendum
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1. 30 to 37 hex If more than one emulation has been selected ESC ESC will return to the previously selected emulation This is particularly useful when the previous emulation is unknown Please beware that the memory stack is only one level deep ESC ESC will return to the default emulation as specified by the Emulation value in the interface setup menu This chapter describes ANSI X3 64 emulation If a different interface is selected the control codes and escape sequences described in this chapter will no longer be applicable Example The following escape sequences will select Printek emulation load form one and then return to the previous emulation Escape Sequence ESC ESC 7 ESC L 1 ESC ESC Hexadecimal 1B 1B 07 1B 4C Ol 1B 1B 3F SET HORIZONTAL TAB If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 27 72 Hex 1B 48 BASIC CHR 27 H 6 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC P graphics ESC 11 16 01 SET VERTICAL TAB If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 27 74 Hex 1B 4A BASIC CHR 27 J SUBSCRIPT PRINTING Moves paper 2 line below the current line for subscript printing ESC K is also used to return to the original line following ESC L superscript If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 27 75 Hex 1B 4B BASIC CHR 27 K SUPERSCRIPT PRINTING Moves paper 2 line a2. Off When enabled the vertical position on exiting oversized mode places the text baseline for subsequent printing so the top of the next character printed will align with the top of the oversized character cell When disabled the paper advances 1 8 inch on exiting oversized mode LINE CHARACTER SPACING Sets the vertical and horizontal pitch in decipoints Parameter p1 is the spacing between lines and p2 is the spacing between characters Unspecified parameters remain at their current values This command does not affect oversized printing selected by ESC It 8 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC p ESC p a ESC p d ESC p e ESC p1 p2 f 11 16 01 HORIZONTAL POSITION ABSOLUTE Causes the print position to move in decipoints a specified distance from the left print reference Example ESC 360 Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 106 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 6A BASIC CHR 27 1080j HORIZONTAL POSITION RELATIVE Advances the current print position by the distance specified Parameter p is specified in decipoints 720 decipoints 1 inch Example ESC 1080a advances the print position 1 5 inches Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 97 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 61 BASIC CHR 27 1080a VERTICAL POSITION ABSOLUTE Moves the current print position to p decipoints from the top of the form The following example advances the paper to 2 inches below top of form Exam
3. p1 p2 lt SP gt B ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt G 11 16 01 Byte values 0 through 31 are interpreted as control codes so you have to add the value 64 decimal to any byte value between 0 and 31 WEIGHT WIRE 1 1 2 2 4 3 8 4 16 5 32 6 DEC VALUE 65 66 68 72 80 32 CHARACTER A B D H P space Each graphics sequence contains any number of bytes followed by the terminating sequence ESC hexadecimal 1B 5C Carriage returns and line feeds are recognized control characters while in graphics mode Note that line feeds are at 12 LPI while in graphics mode and revert to their previous setting when graphics mode is exited Vertical Tabs and Horizontal Tabs are not recognized by this emulation ANSI OVERSIZED FONT Set Character Size Sets the scaling of the oversize characters in percentage points Pv is the vertical expansion and Ph is the horizontal The base font is a 10 point font These settings are non volatile and should be set once before using the oversize font Differences from Genicom 3840 and 3410 All Oversized Character features are supported Expanded Mode is not supported in this printer Software Options That Affect Oversized Printing Software Options are selected under the FM8000 s front panel Setup feature These settings are non volatile One of these options affects Oversized Mode OPTIONS MENU Item Description Top of Oversized On
4. Bar Code Style This printer supports the following styles pl Style 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 4 Code 3 of 9 13 UPC A 16 Code 128 subsets A B and C p12 Human Readable Font Only the special barcode font is supported Software Options That Affect Barcodes Software Options are selected under the FM8000 s front panel Setup feature These 14 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC 6 4 p3 p4 ESC settings are non volatile One of these options affects barcodes OPTIONS MENU Item Description Top of Barcode On Off When enabled the vertical position on exiting bar code mode places the text baseline for subsequent printing so the top of the next character printed will align with the top of the barcode When disabled the baseline for subsequent printing is 0 1 inch below the bottom of the bar code STRAPS AND OPTIONS Set Straps and Options This command enables down line control of options affecting barcodes and oversized characters These settings are non volatile and can also be set via the Setup Mode at the front panel Differences from Genicom 3840 Only these options are supported in this printer p4 25 backup to top of oversized character p4 26 backup to top of barcode All other equivalent options are available through the FM8000 front panel Setup Mode IGNORE CHARACTER This feature is accessible through the OPTIONS MENU in the FM8000 front panel Setup
5. Mode This allows a single 8 bit character to be discarded as it is received This is useful when the host application is sending an unwanted control character for example To use this feature 1 Press ON LINE to go offline 2 Press SETUP MENU to enter Setup mode then press SETUP MENU two 2 more times until the OPTIONS MENU is displayed 3 Press the ITEM key three 3 times until Ignore Character is displayed 4 Press the VALUE key to turn the feature On or Off in this case On 5 Press the ITEM key one 1 time to advance to the Char to Ignore display 6 Press the VALUE or key to change the character or it s decimal value until the desired character or decimal value is shown Characters outside of the printable range are not shown only their decimal value Holding the VALUE keys will make them auto repeat progressively faster 7 When the desired character or decimal value is shown press ON LINE to exit Setup Mode and save the results to non volatile memory Obviously this feature should not be left active unless needed End of Differences between Printek FM8000 and Genicom 3840 3410 11 16 01 15 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC c ETX FF HT HTS IND 11 16 01 RESET Recalls the user format presently assigned to the current paper path Dec 27 99 Hex 1B 63 BASIC CHR 27 c END OF TEXT In serial interface if the printer is strap
6. data represents a vertical column of six dots with the LSB least significant bit corresponding to the top wire of the print head Turning a bit on causes a dot to be printed Graphics bytes are encoded in the characters hexidecimal 3F through DEL hexidecimal 7F The graphics encoded characters are offset by the value 3F so the bit values corresponding to each wire of the print head are shown below wire top 40 hex 3F hex 1 wire 2 A 41 hex wire 3 Cc 43 hex wire 4 G 47 hex wire 5 O 4F hex wire 6 E 5F hex The appropriate bit values are added together to fire the appropriate wires For example the character P 50 hex 3F hex 11 hex will fire the top wire wire 1 and the fifth wire wire 5 Each graphics sequence contains any number of bytes followed by the terminating sequence ESC hexadecimal 1B 5C Escape Sequence ESC P q data data ESC Hexadecimal 1B 51 71 BE 7F 1B 5C When printing graphics lines the effective line pitch is 12 lpi To make successive strips of a graphics image to align correctly this lpi should be set prior to the carriage return after printing the first graphics line The escape sequence ESC 3 z will accomplish this Make sure to set the lpi back to your previous setting prior to the carriage return following the last line of graphics For example when printing text at 6 lpi and printing three lines of graphics ESC P q data ESC ESC 3 z return prin
7. that accept parameters Dec 155 Hex 9B BASIC CHR 155 LINE FEED Causes the current line to be printed and then advances the paper one line at the current line spacing If Auto CR is set to On in the interface setup menu a carriage return will also be performed Control code LF Hexadecimal 0A Control code IND Hexadecimal 84 Escape Sequence ESC D Hexadecimal 1B 44 NEW LINE Causes the current line to be printed and then sets the current print position to the left margin and performs a line feed Equivalent to a carriage return CR line feed LF combination Control code NEL Hexadecimal 85 5 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC ESC n ESC H 11 16 01 Escape Sequence ESC E Hexadecimal IB 45 SELECT SOFTWARE INTERFACE n Selects the software interface n according to the table below Software Interface Test reserved for factory use ANSI X3 64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation Bar Code Mode optional IBM Proprinter Emulation DEC LA120 Emulation TTY Emulation Printek Emulation Remote Setup Mode Genicom 3840 Genicom 3410 Previously Selected Emulation Default Emulation NAYANKRWNe ol SVIiI aY Overrides the Emulation value in the interface setup menu A numeric value for n may be specified in two different ways with equivalent results a single byte with a value of 00 to 07 hex or a single printable ASCII character 0 to 7
8. 48 52 48 118 Hex 1B 5B 32 38 38 30 3B 35 30 34 30 76 BASIC CHR 27 2880 5040v 13 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt PAPER SHEAR If the paper shear option is installed then note that the appropriate strap must be set in the hardware options menu in order for the paper shear to work Parameter p1 1 selects the paper shear Parameter p2 executes a cutting sequence If the vertical position is not at top of form then a form feed is executed Paper is advanced to the shear position and cut The shear position should be set from the control panel so that paper is cut precisely at the perforation Dec 27 91 49 59 49 32 123 Hex 1B 5B 31 3B 31 20 7B BASIC CHR 27 1 1 CHR 32 5 Differences Between the Printek FM8000 Genicom ANSI Emulation and the Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Mode The following functions in the Printek FM8000 Genicom ANSI Emulation have slightly different behavior than the Genicom 3840 or 3410 ANSI mode In most cases these differences will not affect the direct drop in replacement by the FM8000 ESC p1 p2 p12 11 16 01 ANSI BAR CODES Set Bar Code Parameters Programs all barcode parameters Barcode Parameters are stored in non volatile memory and all 12 parameters should be programmed once to ensure the desired results Factory default is for Code 3 of 9 Differences from Genicom 3840 and 3410 p1
9. Addendum to FormsMaster 8000 Programmer s Manual Printek Inc 1998 2000 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor MI 49022 p n 5116 rev A Table of Contents Selecting New Emulations page 1 DEC LA120 210 Emulation page 2 Genicom 3840 3410 Emulations page 4 p n 5116 rev A IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FIELD FIRMWARE UPGRADE When upgrading your FM8000 printer in the field to version v021 firmware you must first initialize the non volatile memory to support new features If you received your printer new with version v021 firmware initialization is not required This initialization will result in the loss of any settings you have set in the OPTIONS menu and in the INTERFACE menu so it is a good idea to print your current settings first See you Users Manual for instructions on how to print your current settings Only settings under the OPTIONS menu and INTERFACE menu are affected Forms setups and print adjustments will not be changed To initialize non volatile memory 1 Turn printer off 2 While holding the SETUP MENU and ITEM gt keys at the same time turn on power 3 When the print head begins to move you can release the keys Wait until the initialization sequence completes and the printer goes online 4 Press ON LINE to go offline 5 Press SETUP MENU to enter Setup mode then press SETUP MENU four 4 more times until the SECURITY MENU is displayed 6 Press the ITEM gt key three 3 times until Interfac
10. CR on LF 11 ESC p1 pn m Font and Print Modes 11 and 12 ESC p1 p Paper Path 12 ESC pl q Graphics Density 12 ESC p1 p2 p3 r Forms Setup 12 ESC p1 p2 s Margins Setup 13 ESC p1 t Oversized Font Barcode Mode 13 ESC p1 p2 p22 u Set Horizontal Tabs at Certain Positions 13 ESC p1 p2 p12 v Set Vertical Tabs at Certain Positions 13 ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt Paper Shear 14 ESC p1 p2 p12 Set Barcode Parameter 14 and 15 ESC 6 4 p3 p4yESC Straps and Options 15 ESC c Reset 16 ETX End of Text 16 FF Form Feed 16 HT Horizontal Tab 16 HTS Set Horizontal Tab Stop 16 IND Index 16 LF Line Feed 17 NEL Next Line 17 PLD Partial Line Down Subscript 17 PLU Partial Line Up Superscript 17 VT Vertical Tab 18 VTS Set Vertical Tab Stop 19 11 16 01 4 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation BEL BS CR CSI ESC D ESC E 11 16 01 BEEPER Sounds the beeper for about 1 2 second Dec 7 Hex 07 BASIC CHR 7 BACKSPACE Prints the data in the print buffer then moves the print position one character position to the left Dec 8 Hex 08 BASIC CHR 8 CARRIAGE RETURN Initiates printing and returns the current print position to the left margin Dec 13 Hex 0D BASIC CHR 13 CONTROL SEQUENCE INTRODUCER The CSI character is the control function introducer for the ANSI control sequence Control sequences are multi character control functions
11. INS SETUP Sets the left and right margin in decipoints p1 is the left margin and p2 is the right Distances are measured from the left print reference This command takes effect following the next line terminator you can t set margins for the current line Example Set the left margin at 0 4 inch and right margin at 6 9 inches making a 6 5 inch print line Dec 27 91 50 56 56 59 52 57 54 56 115 Hex 1B 5B 32 38 38 3B 34 39 36 38 73 BASIC CHR 27 288 4968s OVERSIZED FONT BAR CODE MODE pl effect 0 reset special modes 1 select oversized printing 3 select bar code Oversized printing and bar codes are explained in separate chapters Expanded printing is not supported Example select expanded printing Dec 27 91 50 116 Hex 1B 5B 32 74 BASIC CHR 27 2t SET HORIZONTAL TABS AT CERTAIN POSITIONS Sets up to 22 stops at one time The value of p1 p2 etc are in decipoints 1 inch 720 decipoints Dec 27 91 55 50 48 59 50 56 56 48 117 Hex 1B 5B 37 32 30 3B 32 38 38 30 75 BASIC CHR 27 720 2880u Sets tab stops at 1 inch and 4 inches Existing tab stops are not cleared Margin settings have no effect on the positions of tab stops SET VERTICAL TABS AT SPECIFIED POSITIONS Sets vertical tabs at positions p1 p2 p3 etc Up to 12 stops can be set at one time Tab stops are measured in decipoints from the top print reference Example Set tab stops at 4 and 7 inches Dec 27 91 50 56 56 48 59 53
12. age English French German This affects only the front panel display the printed menus and the configuration print out Beginning with Version 21 Firmware Remote Cut Adjust Form0 Form9 CutAdjustUp 0 0000 0 2986 CutAdjustDown 0 0000 0 2986 To understand cut adjust the commands refer to moving the paper not the cut For example to eliminate a 0 1 flap on the BOTTOM of the form send the command CutAdjustDown 0 1000 Resolution of the cut adjust is actually 0 00347 so the resulting values stored in the setup menus may vary slightly from the numbers entered via remote setup For example 11 16 01 19 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation CutAdjustUp 0 2000 will result in the value 0 2013 to appear in the front panel setup menu The numeric format must be followed exactly Do not omit the leading zero or decimal point and there must be four digits to the right of the decimal point Genicom 3840 Emulation and Genicom 3410 Emulation ParallelInterface and or SerialInterface and or LanInterface Emulation Genicom_3840 or Emulation Genicom_3410 Return to Top of Barcode Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation OPTIONS TopofBarcode off on When enabled the vertical position on exiting bar code mode places the text baseline for subsequent printing so the top of the next character printed will align with the top of the barcode When disabled the baseline f
13. al Position Partial Line Down PLD or ESC K Performs a half line feed at 6 lpi or 1 12 regardless of the current lpi setting To prevent loss of top of form this half line feed down must be countered with a half line feed up PLU before reaching the next page Control code PLD Hexadecimal 8B Escape Sequence ESC K Hexadecimal 1B 4B Partial Line Up PLU or ESC L Performs a reverse half line feed at 6 lpi or 1 12 regardless of the current lpi setting To prevent loss of top of form this half line up must be countered with a half line feed down PLD before reaching the next page Control code PLU Hexadecimal 8C Escape Sequence ESC L Hexadecimal 1B 4C Reverse Index ESC M Performs a reverse line feed at the current Ipi The next line printed will be above the previous line Escape Sequence Hexadecimal Reverse Line Feeds ESC M 1B 4D ESC n A Performs n reverse line feeds at the current lpi Not that backing up beyond the top of a continuous fan fold form may cause paper jams Example The following escape sequence will back up the paper by 33 lines Escape Sequence ESC 3 3 A Hexadecimal 1B 4D 33 33 41 11 16 01 2 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A DEC LA120 210 Emulation Graphics Graphics mode gives the user complete control over every dot position on the paper Graphics may be printed with 132 dpi horizontal density and 72 dpi vertical density Each byte of graphics
14. bove the current line for superscript printing ESC L is also used to return to the original line following ESC K subscript If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 27 76 Hex 1B 4C BASIC CHR 27 L Example of subscript and superscript 10 LPRINT X CHR 27 Ki CHR 27 L Y 20 LPRINT CHR 27 Li CHR 27 K A NOTE The partial line up does not respect top of form that is following a form feed ESC L causes a partial line movement upward Also partial line down does not respect bottom of form that is when printing the last line on the form ESC L causes a partial line movement downward CAUTION When printing the last line on a form do not send a line feed LF code to move directly from superscript to subscript The LF code will be acted upon as the bottom of form terminator GRAPHICS MODE Graphics mode gives the user complete control over every dot position on the paper Graphics may be printed with 72 dpi horizontal density and 72 dpi vertical density only in this emulation Each byte of graphics data represents a vertical column of six dots with the LSB least significant bit corresponding to the top wire of the print head Turning a bit on causes a dot to be printed If you wanted to fire all six wires you would send a decimal value of 63 3F hex character 7 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC
15. current path and load middle path If you send a command to change paper paths and the target path is the current path then the printer executes a form feed Example Unload the front path and load the rear path Dec 27 91 49 48 112 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 70 BASIC CHR 27 10p GRAPHICS DENSITY Sets the graphics density The printer powers up with a graphics density of 72 x 72 dpi changes are not stored in NVRAM pl horizontal density vertical density 0 72 dpi 72 dpi 1 144 dpi 72 dpi Dec 27 91 48 113 Hex 1B 5B 30 71 BASIC CHR 23 0q FORMS SETUP Sets top of form and sets form length as well as top and bottom margins in decipoints Parameter p1 is form length p2 is the top margin and p3 sets the length of white space between the baseline of the last allowed line and the end of the form Any parameter not specified is assigned its default value Maximum form length is 15840 decipoints 22 inches DEFAULT VALUES pl 7920 decipoints 11 inch form p2 0 decipoints 0 inch top margin p3 0 decipoints 0 inch bottom margin Example Set 8 inch form length one inch top margin one inch bottom margin Dec 27 91 53 55 54 48 59 55 50 48 59 55 50 48 114 Hex 1B 5B 35 37 36 30 3B 37 32 30 3B 37 32 30 72 BASIC CHR 27 5760 720 720r 12 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC p1 p2 s ESC pDt ESC p1 p2 p22 u ESC p1 p2 p12 v 11 16 01 MARG
16. e Menu is displayed 7 Press the VALUE gt key to select Initialize 8 Press the ITEM gt key one more time to display the Options Menu 9 Press the VALUE gt key to select Initialize 10 Press ON LINE to exit Setup Mode and initialize the non volatile memory Now set any features under the OPTIONS MENU and the INTERFACE MENU that may have been reset referring to your current settings printout Using the printer without performing this operation could result in erratic behavior p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation Selecting Genicom 3840 or 3410 ANSI Emulation In the FM8000 separate emulation modes can be selected for each interface Serial Parallel or LAN Make sure to set the Genicom 3840 or 3410 emulation mode for the interface you are using From the FM8000 front panel 1 Take the printer offline by pressing ONLINE 2 Press SETUP to enter setup mode 3 Press SETUP again to select the INTERFACE MENU 4 Press SUB MENU to select the interface you are using 5 Press ITEM to select EMULATION 6 Press VALUE until GENICOM 3840 or GENICOM 3410 appears 7 Press ONLINE to exit setup mode and save changes Selecting DEC LA210 Emulation The FM8000 DEC LA210 Emulation now appears in the interface memories as DEC LA120 210 This emulation now supports DEC LA210 positioning commands and graphs see page 2 11 16 01 1 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A DEC LA120 210 Emulation Vertic
17. ex 8B BASIC CHR 139 SUPERSCRIPT PRINTING Moves paper 2 line above the current line for superscript printing If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 140 Hex 8C BASIC CHR 140 Example of subscript and superscript 10 LPRINT X CHR 27 Ki CHR 27 L Y 20 LPRINT CHR 27 Li CHR 27 K A CAUTION When printing the last line on a form do not send a line feed LF code to move directly from superscript to subscript The LF code will be acted upon as the bottom of form terminator 17 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation VT VTS 11 16 01 VERTICAL TAB Advances paper to the next vertical tab setting If the current print position is at or beyond the last tab setting paper advances to the top of form If no tabs are set then VT is processed according to the status of emulation option strap 14 Dec 11 Hex OB BASIC CHRS 11 SET VERTICAL TAB STOP If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 138 Hex 8A BASIC CHR 138 18 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation CONFIGURATION DOWNLOAD Beginning with Firmware Version 20 it is no longer necessary to enter Remote Setup Mode from the printer s front panel setup menus although this method still functions the same as in earlier versions A new feature in Version 20 is Remote Activation of the Remote Setup Mode This is accompli
18. on The horizontal position does not change If the target position is above the top margin then the vertical position is the top margin If no top margin is set and the target position is above top of form then the vertical position is top of form Note The printer economizes vertical motion with vertical logic seeking so this command may cause reverse paper motion in some instances and not in others Reverse paper motion can cause problems with some forms Example ESC 1080k moves the vertical position up by 1 5 inches Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 107 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 6B BASIC CHR 27 1440d RESET AUTO CR ON LF Resets mode set by ESC 20h Example reset auto CR on LF Dec 27 91 50 48 108 Hex 1B 5B 32 30 6C BASIC CHR 27 201 FONT AND PRINT MODES Selects print modes and fonts P1 Printing Mode 0 normal printing resets all modes 1 set bold print 4 set underline 5 set doublewide 10 and 11 DP 12 LQ 13 DP 14 LQ 15 Italic DP 16 Italic LQ 17 Italic DP 18 Italic LQ 19 Wide DP 22 cancel bold 24 cancel underline 25 cancel doublewide Example set bold print Dec 27 91 49 109 11 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC p1 p ESC p1 q ESC p1 p2 p3 r 11 16 01 Hex 1B 5B 31 6D BASIC CHR 27 1m PAPER PATH pl selects 10 unload current path and load rear path 12 unload current path and load front path 14 unload
19. or subsequent printing is 0 1 inch below the bottom of the bar code Return to Top of Oversized Characters Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation OPTIONS TopofOversized off on When enabled the vertical position on exiting oversized mode places the text baseline for subsequent printing so the top of the next character printed will align with the top of the oversized character cell When disabled the paper advances 1 8 inch on exiting oversized mode Ignore Character OPTIONS IgnoreCharacter off on ChartoIgnore 0 255 This allows a single 8 bit character to be discarded as it is received This is useful when the host application is sending an unwanted control character for example Form Feed after Imager Operation IMAGER IMAGERPLUSINTERFACE FFAfterImager no yes When enabled Imager or Imager Plus print jobs are automatically followed by a form feed command 11 16 01 20 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A
20. ped for ETX ACK handshaking then the host sends the ETX control code at the end of a block of data Dec 3 Hex 03 BASIC CHR 3 FORM FEED Advances the paper to the top margin on the next form Dec 12 Hex 0C BASIC CHR 12 HORIZONTAL TAB Causes the current print position to move to the next tab stop If no tabs are set then the current position moves one space If tab s are set but no tab s are set between the active print position and the right margin then following characters on the line are either discarded or printed on the next line depending on the status of auto wrap Dec 9 Hex 09 BASIC CHR 9 SET HORIZONTAL TAB STOP If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 136 Hex 88 BASIC CHR 136 INDEX Advances the paper to the next line The current column is not changed regardless of the status of auto CR on LF Dec 132 Hex OC 16 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation LF NEL PLD PLU 11 16 01 LINE FEED Advances the paper one line according to the spacing currently in effect Dec 10 Hex 0A BASIC CHR 107 NEXT LINE The next line character advances the paper to the next line The current column is reset to the left margin Auto CR on LF has no effect Dec 133 Hex 85 PARTIAL LINE DOWN SUBSCRIPT Moves paper 1 2 line below the current line for subscript printing If 8 bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 139 H
21. ple ESC 1440d Dec 27 91 49 52 52 48 100 Hex 1B 5B 31 34 34 30 64 BASIC CHR 27 1440d VERTICAL POSITION RELATIVE Advances paper p decipoints This command enables printing below the bottom margin of the current form and above the top margin of the following form The example below advances the paper 4 1 4 inches Example ESC 3060e Dec 27 91 51 48 54 48 101 Hex 1B 5B 33 30 36 30 65 BASIC CHR 27 3060e VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL POSITION ABSOLUTE Moves the print position to any coordinate on the page Coordinates are measured in decipoints Parameter p1 is the vertical coordinate which is measured from the top print reference Parameter p2 is the horizontal coordinate which is measured from the left print reference The computation of absolute positions is not influenced by margin settings Top and left print references are adjustable from the control panel 9 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC Ps g ESC p h ESC p j 11 16 01 You can print characters beyond the left top and bottom margin setting but no printing is allowed beyond the right margin EXAMPLE ESC 1440 2160f Prints the next character 2 inches from the top print reference and 3 inches from the left print reference Dec 27 91 49 52 52 48 59 50 49 54 48 102 Hex 1B 5B 31 34 34 30 3B 32 31 36 30 66 BASIC CHR 27 1440 2160f CLEAR TABS Ps effect 0 clear horizontal tab a
22. shed by sending the sequence lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt gt Hex 1B 1B 3B to the printer while it is online This sequence is available in any emulation Once received the sequence will place the printer in Remote Setup Mode as described in the manual A configuration file can now and must now be sent to the printer For convenience the escape sequence can be the FIRST THREE CHARACTERS in the configuration file itself Another convenient method when using the Printek 100 base T LAN interface is to program one of the logical printers in the Axis interface as the remote setup printer To do this select a logical printer from the Axis print server setup web page and enter 1B 1B 3B as the print before job string see the Axis manual or contact Printek service Now send configuration files to this logical printer to automatically activate Remote Setup Mode It would be wise at the server to NOT share this logical printer to users on the network other than the system administrator who will be setting up the printers If a configuration file should contain an error the printer will halt with an error message This cannot be recovered from remotely and the printer power must be turned off to recover As a result it is a good idea to test configuration files on a locally available printer before sending them to remote printers NEW CONFIGURATION COMMANDS Beginning with Version 20 Firmware Front Panel Language OPTIONS UserLangu
23. t current print position 1 clear vertical tab at current position 3 clear all horizontal tabs 4 clear all vertical tabs Example Clear all horizontal tabs Dec 27 91 51 103 Hex 1B 5B 33 67 BASIC CHR 27 3g SET AUTO CR ON LF P effect 20 auto CR on LF Dec 27 91 50 48 104 Hex 1B 5B 32 30 68 BASIC CHR 27 20h HORIZONTAL POSITION BACKWARDS Moves the horizontal position p decipoints left of the current position Actual distance between symbols separated by this command is the argument p minus the current horizontal pitch text of graphics For example if you print an uppercase E at 10 cpi move backwards by p and print another uppercase E then the distance between leading edges of the two characters is p 72 decipoints If you print graphics at 72 dpi move backwards by p and print another graphics column then the distance between the two graphics columns is p 10 decipoints This command enables printing left of the left margin Any data located left of the left print reference is discarded Example ESC 1080j moves the horizontal position back by 1 5 inches Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 106 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 6A BASIC CHR 27 1080j 10 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation ESC p k ESC p I ESC p1 pn m 11 16 01 VERTICAL POSITION BACKWARDS Moves the vertical position backwards to p decipoints above the current positi
24. ts graphics and does 1 12 line feed ESC P q data ESC return prints graphics and does 1 12 line feed ESC P q data ESC ESC 0 z return prints graphics and does 1 6 line feed Note that graphics mode must be exited before issuing any escape sequence or carriage returns and line feeds 11 16 01 3 5116 Genicom doc p n 5116 rev A Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically Code Description Page BEL Bell 5 BS Backspace 5 CR Carriage Return 5 CSI Control Sequence Introducer 5 ESC D Line Feed 5 ESC E New Line 5 and 6 ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n 6 ESC H Set Horizontal Tab 6 ESC J Set Vertical Tab 7 ESC K Subscript Printing 7 ESCL Superscript Printing 7 ESC P lt graphics gt ESC 6 Pin Graphics Mode 7 and 8 ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt B Oversize Font Graphic Size Modification 8 ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt G Line Character Spacing 8 ESC r Horizontal Position Absolute 9 ESC p a Horizontal Position Relative 9 ESC p d Vertical Position Absolute 9 ESC p e Vertical Position Relative 9 ESC p1 p2 f Vertical and Horizontal Position Absolute 9 and 10 ESC Ps g Clear Tabs 10 ESC p h Set Auto CR on LF 10 ESC p j Horizontal Position Backwards 10 ESC p k Vertical Position Backwards 11 ESC p l Reset Auto
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