Printek 8000 manual

FormsMaster 8000 Series Programmer’s Manual Copyright  1997 by Printek, Inc. 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022 616-925-3200 Printek Part Number 4509[...]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ii INTRODUCTION 1 How to Use This Manual 1 Printer Model Descriptions and Key Features 2 Selecting Emulations 2 Changing Forms/Tractor Paths 3 ANSI X3.64 EMULATION 5 Introduction 5 Control Codes and Escape Sequences 7 Communications 7 Character Size and Line Spacing 8 Character Attributes 8 Horizontal Position 9 Ve[...]

Table of Contents iv IBM PROPRINTER EMULATION 45 Introduction 45 Control Codes and Escape Sequences 46 Communications 46 Character Size 47 Character Attributes 49 Character Sets 50 Line Pitch 51 Horizontal Position 52 Vertical Position 53 Form Length and Form Feed 53 Horizontal Tabs 54 Vertical Tabs 56 Horizontal and Vertical Tabs 56 Horizontal Mar[...]

Table of Contents v Communications 93 Character Size 94 Character Attributes 95 Character Sets 96 Line Pitch 97 Horizontal Position 97 Vertical Position 97 Form Length and Form Feed 98 Horizontal Tabs 98 Vertical Tabs 100 Horizontal and Vertical Tabs 100 Horizontal Margins 101 Vertical Margins 102 Graphics 102 Printer Controls 104 Forms and Tractor[...]

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1 INTRODUCTION This manual describes the software interfaces supported by the FormsMaster 8000 series printer. It is written for a programmer who will be developing software for the printer, and contains information not normally needed by a printer operator/user. Basic information on printer operation (setting the printer up, loading paper, replaci[...]

Introduction 2 Printer Model Descriptions and Key Features The Printek FormsMaster 8000 series printers are high speed, heavy duty serial dot matrix printers designed especially for printing upon hard to print forms. Such forms are often not printed adequately by other printers. The printer is also designed to be factory floor rugged while still qu[...]

Introduction 3 Changing Forms/Tractor Paths As mentioned above, the FormsMaster 8000 series printers have ten complete sets of forms parameters. These different parameters, or forms, may be selected either from the front panel or with escape sequences. In the FormsMaster 8003, selecting a different form may also select a different tractor path. The[...]

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5 ANSI X3.64 EMULATION Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising ANSI X3.64 emulation. This emulation may be selected by setting “Emulation” to “ANSI X3.64” in the appropriate interface setup menu, or via software with the ESC ESC 1 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and esc[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 6 Some escape sequences refer to the active column or active line. The active column is the column where the next character will be printed. Printing a character or a space will increment the active column. The active line is the line where the next character will be printed. A line feed will increment the active line. Column a[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 7 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications End of Text ETX If “ETX/ACK” is set to “On” in the serial interface setup menu, then receipt of an ETX causes the printer to transmit an ACK to the host computer. Since the ETX may be a legal value within an escape sequence, it is the user's re[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 8 Character Size and Line Spacing Set Character and Line Spacing ESC [ n1 ; n2 SP G Sets the character and line spacing in decipoints (1/720 of an inch). The first parameter, n1 , sets the line spacing. The second parameter, n2 , sets the character spacing. Typical values for n1 and supported values for n2 are shown below. Othe[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 9 For italic mode to work correctly, an Epson FX font must be selected (check the “Font” value in the forms setup menu). The other available fonts do not include italic characters. Example: The following escape sequence will select emphasized mode. Escape Sequence: ESC [ 1 m Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 31 6D Horizontal Position Carr[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 10 Absolute Horizontal Tab ESC [ n ` Sets the current print position to column n . The actual position will depend on the current character spacing. If n is less than the left margin, the active column will be set to the left margin. If n is greater than the right margin, then a line feed will be performed and the active column[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 11 Partial Line Down PLD (or) ESC K Performs a half line feed. Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper one half 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: PLD Hexadecimal: 8B Escape Sequence[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 12 Horizontal and Vertical Position New Line NEL (or) ESC E 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 Escape Sequence: ESC E Hexadecimal: 1B 45 For[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 13 Horizontal Tabs Horizontal tab stops are associated with columns, not absolute physical positions. Changing character spacing will change the physical position of the tab stops. Default tab stops are set at every eighth column, i.e. column 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, etc. If different tab stops are to be set, the default tab stops sh[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 14 Vertical Tabs Vertical tab stops are associated with lines, not absolute physical positions. Changing line spacing will change the physical position of the tab stops. Vertical Tab VT Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper to the next vertical tab stop. If no vertical tab stops are set, then a line[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 15 Control code: BEL Hexadecimal: 07 Select Automatic Carriage Return ESC [ 20 h Selects automatic carriage return mode. This causes the printer to automatically perform a carriage return (CR) for each line feed (LF), vertical tab (VT), or form feed (FF) that it receives. Overrides the “Auto CR” value in the interface setup[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 16 Emulations Select Software Interface n ESC ESC n Selects the software interface n according to the table below. n Software Interface 0 Test (reserved for factory use) 1 ANSI X3.64 Emulation 2 Epson FX Emulation 3 Bar Code Mode (optional) 4 IBM Proprinter Emulation 5 DEC LA120 Emulation 6 TTY Emulation 7 Printek Emulation ? P[...]

ANSI X3.64 Emulation 17 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return CSI Control Sequence Introducer ESC D Line Feed ESC E New Line ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n ESC H Set Horizontal Tab Stop ESC J Set Vertical Tab Stop ESC K Partial Line Down ESC L Partial Line Up ESC [ n1 ; n2 SP G Set [...]

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19 EPSON FX EMULATION Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising Epson FX emulation. This emulation may be selected by setting “Emulation” to “Epson” in the interface setup menu, or via software with the ESC ESC 2 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and escape sequences from o[...]

Epson FX Emulation 20 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications Cancel Line CAN Cancels all printable text in the current print line. Does not affect any control codes or escape sequences. Control code: CAN Hexadecimal: 18 Delete Character DEL Deletes the last printable character from the current line. Does not affect an[...]

Epson FX Emulation 21 Set MSB to 0 ESC = Sets the MSB (most significant bit) of all following data to zero. Some computers always set the MSB to one, causing all characters to print in italic mode. This escape sequence can overcome the problem. The problem can also be avoided by setting “Data Bits” to “7” in the interface setup menu. Escape[...]

Epson FX Emulation 22 When you select different forms, the default character pitch from setup is selected along with the form. But you will not see this default pitch if it has already been overridden via software. Select 10 CPI ESC P Selects 10 cpi by cancelling 12 cpi and 15 cpi. Condensed mode is unaffected. The resulting character spacing will [...]

Epson FX Emulation 23 Cancel Condensed Mode DC2 Cancels condensed mode set by SI or ESC SI. Control code: DC2 Hexadecimal: 12 Select double-wide mode (one line) SO (or) ESC SO Selects double-wide mode for one line. Double-wide mode doubles the width of all characters, but does not affect character height. This mode is cancelled by a carriage return[...]

Epson FX Emulation 24 Select Subscript or Superscript Mode ESC S n Selects subscript mode for n =1, or superscript mode for n =0. This will print characters about half the normal height, in the bottom or top half of the normal character cell. Example: The following escape sequence will select superscript mode. Escape Sequence: ESC S 0 Hexadecimal: [...]

Epson FX Emulation 25 Underline Mode ESC - n Selects underline mode for n =1, or cancels for n =0. This mode provides continuous underlining for all characters, including spaces. Example: The following escape sequence will turn underlining on. Escape Sequence: ESC - 1 Hexadecimal: 1B 2D 31 Select Italic Mode ESC 4 Selects italic mode. This causes i[...]

Epson FX Emulation 26 Master Print Mode Select ESC ! n Selects any valid combination of modes from the following table. The value of n is determined by adding together the values of the desired modes from the table. n Attribute 0 10 cpi 1 12 cpi 4 Condensed 8 Emphasized 16 Double-Strike 32 Double-Wide 64 Italic 128 Underline Example: The following [...]

Epson FX Emulation 27 Select Font ESC k n Select font n according to the following table. n Font 0 Epson FX Draft 1 Epson FX Letter Quality 2 Proprinter PC Draft 3 Proprinter PC Letter Quality 10 EBCDIC Draft 11 EBCDIC Letter Quality 12 OCR-A Optical Quality 13 OCR-B Optical Quality 32 Epson FX Fast Draft 33 Epson FX Draft 34 Epson FX Letter Qualit[...]

Epson FX Emulation 28 Select International Character Set ESC R n Selects the international character set as specified by the value of n in the following table. Overrides the “Language” value in the forms menu. n Character Set 0 United States of America 1 France 2 Germany 3 United Kingdom 4 Denmark 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain 8 Japan The actual cha[...]

Epson FX Emulation 29 Escape Sequence: ESC 6 Hexadecimal: 1B 36 Disable Printing of High Symbols ESC 7 Disables printing of character values 128 through 159 decimal. These characters will be treated as control codes. Overrides the “Characters” value in the interface setup menu. Escape Sequence: ESC 7 Hexadecimal: 1B 37 Printing of Low Symbols E[...]

Epson FX Emulation 30 Set Line Spacing to n /216” ESC 3 n Sets the line spacing to n /216 of an inch per line. 0 ≥ n ≥ 255. Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the forms menu. NOTE: The actual resolution of the printer's paper stepper motor is 1/288 of an inch. When spacing is specified in 1/216 of an inch, the printer will actually [...]

Epson FX Emulation 31 Backspace BS Causes the current line to be printed, and then moves the current print position one space to the left. The actual distance moved depends on the current character spacing. Backspacing can be done up to, but not beyond, the left margin. Control code: BS Hexadecimal: 08 Vertical Position Line Feed LF Causes the curr[...]

Epson FX Emulation 32 control of form length, and will work on any printer without requiring the correct form length to be set. However, the correct form length should always be set with the control panel setup. Even if the program does not use form feeds, the printer will automatically scroll a completed form up to the tear bar to be torn off. Thi[...]

Epson FX Emulation 33 Form Feed FF Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper to the top of the next form. If a top margin is set, printing will continue at the top margin. Setting “Host FF at TOF” to “No” in the interface setup menu allows a form feed to be ignored if the paper is already at top of form. If “Auto [...]

Epson FX Emulation 34 Relative Horizontal Tab ESC n1 n2 Move the carriage position to the left or right of the current carriage position. The displacement is specified in 120ths of an inch, and calculated as ( ) n n 1 2 256 120 + ↔ inches. The new position is relative to the current carriage position, and must fall within the left and right mar[...]

Epson FX Emulation 35 Vertical Tab VT Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper to the next vertical tab stop. If no vertical tab stops are set, then a line feed is done instead. If “Auto CR” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, a carriage return will also be performed. Control code: VT Hexadecimal: 0B Set Ve[...]

Epson FX Emulation 36 The right margin is exclusive. For example, a right margin at column 75 allows a character to be printed in column 74, but not in column 75. The leftmost column is column zero. The right margin must be right of the left margin and ≥ 13.6 inches. Invalid right margins will be ignored. Overrides the “Right Margin” value in[...]

Epson FX Emulation 37 Cancel Perforation Skip ESC O Cancels perforation skip. This is equivalent to having no top and bottom margin. Overrides the “Top Margin” and “Bottom Margin” values in the forms menu. Escape Sequence: ESC O Hexadecimal: 1B 4F Graphics Graphics mode gives the user complete control over every dot position on the paper. G[...]

Epson FX Emulation 38 Example: The following escape sequence will print six bytes of graphics data at 60 dpi. The resulting figure will resemble a backslash character, “”. Escape Sequence: ESC K 6 0 128 64 32 16 8 4 Hexadecimal: 1B 4B 06 00 80 40 20 10 08 04 120 DPI Graphics ESC L n1 n2 data Selects eight wire double density (120 dpi) graphics[...]

Epson FX Emulation 39 m DPI Graphics ESC * m n1 n2 data Selects eight wire graphics of density m as listed in the following table for n1 + ( n2 x 256) columns of data. m Density _______ 0 60 dpi (same as ESC K) 1 120 dpi (same as ESC L) 2 120 dpi high speed (same as ESC Y) 3 240 dpi high speed (same as ESC Z) 4 80 dpi 5 72 dpi 6 90 dpi 7 144 dpi Ex[...]

Epson FX Emulation 40 Restores the default horizontal tab stops. Default tab stops are set at every eighth column, i.e. column 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, etc. Resets top of form to the current position, so it is wise to be at top of form before performing this reset. Issuing a form feed will guarantee this. See the chapter on Printer Reset Conditions for m[...]

Epson FX Emulation 41 Emulations Select Software Interface n ESC ESC n Selects the software interface n according to the table below. n Software Interface 0 Test (reserved for factory use) 1 ANSI X3.64 Emulation 2 Epson FX Emulation 3 Bar Code Mode (optional) 4 IBM Proprinter Emulation 5 DEC LA120 Emulation 6 TTY Emulation 7 Printek Emulation ? Pre[...]

Epson FX Emulation 42 Sorted Alphabetically BEL Bell BS Backspace CAN Cancel Line CR Carriage Return DC2 Cancel Condensed Mode DC3 Deselect Printer DC4 Cancel Double-Wide Mode (one line) DEL Delete Character ESC ! n Master Print Mode Select ESC # Cancel MSB Control ESC $ n1 n2 Absolute Horizontal Tab ESC * m n1 n2 data m DPI Graphics ESC - n Underl[...]

Epson FX Emulation 43 ESC SI Select Condensed Mode ESC SO Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) ESC T Cancel Subscript and Superscript Mode ESC U n Unidirectional Mode ESC W n Double-Wide Mode ESC Y n1 n2 data High Speed 120 DPI Graphics ESC Z n1 n2 data High Speed 240 DPI Graphics ESC n1 n2 Relative Horizontal Tab ESC g Select 15 CPI ESC j n Variab[...]

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45 IBM PROPRINTER EMULATION Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising IBM Proprinter emulation. This emulation may be selected by setting “Emulation” to “Proprinter” in the interface setup menu, or via software with the ESC ESC 4 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and escape[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 46 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications Cancel Line CAN Cancels all printable text in the current print line. Does not affect any control codes or escape sequences. Control code: CAN Hexadecimal: 18 End of Text ETX If “ETX/ACK” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, then receipt[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 47 Character Size The FormsMaster 8000 series printers are capable of supporting 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.14, and 20 cpi, but most emulations support only a subset of these. IBM Proprinter emulation supports 10, 12, 17.14, and 20 cpi via software, but does not support 13.3, 15 or 16.7 cpi. Every emulation supports 10 cpi,[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 48 Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) SO (or) ESC SO Selects double-wide mode for one line. Double-wide mode doubles the width of all characters, but does not affect character height. This mode is cancelled by a carriage return or DC4. Control code: SO Hexadecimal: 0E Escape Sequence: ESC SO Hexadecimal: 1B 0E Cancel Double[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 49 Escape Sequence: ESC [ @ 4 0 0 0 34 2 Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 40 04 00 00 00 22 02 Select Subscript or Superscript Mode ESC S n Selects subscript mode for n =1, or superscript mode for n =0. This will print characters about half the normal height, in the bottom or top half of the normal character cell. Example: The following [...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 50 Escape Sequence: ESC H Hexadecimal: 1B 48 Underline Mode ESC - n Selects underline mode for n =1, or cancels for n =0. This mode provides continuous underlining for all characters, including spaces. Example: The following escape sequence will turn underlining on. Escape Sequence: ESC - 1 Hexadecimal: 1B 2D 31 Character S[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 51 Escape Sequence: ESC 4 0 CAN EM SUB ESC Hexadecimal: 1B 5C 04 00 18 19 1A 1B Select Print Mode ESC I n Selects print mode n according to the following chart. Overrides the “Font” value in the forms menu. n Print Mode 0 Draft 1 Fast Draft 12 cpi 2 Letter Quality 3 Letter Quality Example: The following escape sequenc[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 52 NOTE: The actual resolution of the printer's paper stepper motor is 1/288 of an inch. When spacing is specified in 1/216 of an inch, the printer will actually move paper to the nearest 1/288 of an inch. Example: The following escape sequence will set line spacing to one half inch. Escape Sequence: ESC 3 108 Hexadeci[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 53 Backspace BS Causes the current line to be printed, and then moves the current print position one space to the left. The actual distance moved depends on the current character spacing. Backspacing can be done up to, but not beyond, the left margin. Control code: BS Hexadecimal: 08 Vertical Position Line Feed LF Causes th[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 54 For example, an 11 inch form contains 66 lines at 6 LPI, but 88 lines at 8 LPI. If line spacing is changed after setting the form length, the physical form length (in inches) will not be changed. Resets top of form to the current position, so it is wise to be at top of form before setting form length. Issuing a form feed[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 55 Horizontal Tab HT Advances to the next horizontal tab stop. If no tab stop exists between the active column and the right margin, the HT will be ignored. Default tab stops are set at every eighth column, i.e. column 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, etc. Different tab stops may be set with ESC D. Control code: HT Hexadecimal: 09 Set Ho[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 56 Vertical Tabs Vertical tab stops are associated with absolute physical positions, not with lines. The tab stops are set relative to the current line spacing, but subsequent changes in line spacing will not affect the physical position of the tab stops. Vertical Tab VT Causes the current line to be printed, and then advan[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 57 Set Left and Right Margin ESC X n1 n2 Sets the left margin to column n1 and the right margin to column n2 at the current character spacing. 0 ≥ n1 ≥ 255, 0 ≥ n2 ≥ 255. If character spacing is changed after setting the margins, the position of the margins will not change. The left margin is inclusive, but the righ[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 58 Graphics Graphics mode gives the user complete control over every dot position on the paper. Graphics may be printed with various horizontal densities from 60 to 240 dpi, and a vertical density of 72 dpi. Each byte of graphics data represents a vertical column of eight dots, with the MSB (most significant bit) correspond[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 59 Escape Sequence: ESC L 6 0 128 64 32 16 8 4 Hexadecimal: 1B 4C 06 00 80 40 20 10 08 04 High Speed 120 DPI Graphics ESC Y n1 n2 data Selects eight wire high speed double density (120 dpi) graphics for n1 + ( n2 x 256) columns of data. Horizontally adjacent dots may not be printed. Example: The following escape sequence wi[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 60 Printer Controls Bell BEL Causes the printer's bell to sound. Control code: BEL Hexadecimal: 07 Unidirectional Mode ESC U n Selects unidirectional mode for n =1, or bidirectional mode for n =0. Printing is normally bidirectional. Unidirectional printing provides more accurate positioning, but causes lower throughput[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 61 Emulations Select Software Interface n ESC ESC n Selects the software interface n according to the table below. n Software Interface 0 Test (reserved for factory use) 1 ANSI X3.64 Emulation 2 Epson FX Emulation 3 Bar Code Mode (optional) 4 IBM Proprinter Emulation 5 DEC LA120 Emulation 6 TTY Emulation 7 Printek Emulation[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 62 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically BEL Bell BS Backspace CAN Cancel Line CR Carriage Return DC2 Select 10 CPI DC4 Cancel Double-Wide Mode (one line) ESC - n Underline Mode ESC 0 Select 8 LPI ESC 1 Set Line Spacing to 7/72” ESC 2 Start Line Spacing ESC 3 n Set Line Spacing to n /216” ESC 4 Set To[...]

IBM Proprinter Emulation 63 ESC ^ n Print Single Character ETX End of Text FF Form Feed HT Horizontal Tab LF Line Feed SI Select Condensed Mode SO Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) VT Vertical Tab[...]

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65 DEC LA120 EMULATION Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising DEC LA120 emulation. This emulation may be selected by setting “Emulation” to “LA120” in the interface setup menu, or via software with the ESC ESC 5 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and escape sequences from[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 66 Some escape sequences refer to the active column or active line. The active column is the column where the next character will be printed. Printing a character or a space will increment the active column. The active line is the line where the next character will be printed. A line feed will increment the active line. Column a[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 67 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications Null NUL This control code is ignored by the printer. Control code: NUL Hexadecimal: 00 Delete DEL This control code is ignored by the printer. Control code: DEL Hexadecimal: 7F End of Text ETX If “ETX/ACK” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 68 Character Size The FormsMaster 8000 series printers are capable of supporting 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.14, and 20 cpi, but most emulations support only a subset of these. LA120 emulation supports 10, 12, 13.3, and 16.7 cpi via software, but does not support 15, 17.14, or 20 cpi. Every emulation supports 10 cpi, and we consi[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 69 Character Attributes Select Graphic Rendition ESC [ n m Selects the graphic rendition n from the following table. n Rendition 0 Normal 1 Emphasized 3 Italic 4 Underline For italic mode to work correctly, an Epson FX font must be selected (check the “Font” value in the forms menu). The other available fonts do not include [...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 70 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 USA # $ @ [ ] ^ ` { _ } ˜ France # $ à ° ç § ^ ` é ù è ¨ Germany # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` ä ö ü ß England £ $ @ [ ] ^ ` { _ } ˜ Denmark # $ @ Æ Ø Å ^ ` æ ø å ˜ Sweden # ¤ É Ä Ö Å Ü é ä ö å ü Italy # $ @ ° é ^ ù à ò è ì Spain P TS $ @ ¡ Ñ ¿ ^ `[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 71 Horizontal Position Carriage Return CR Causes the current line to be printed, and then sets the current print position to the left margin. If “Auto LF” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, a line feed will also be performed. Control code: CR Hexadecimal: 0D Backspace BS Causes the current line to be printed, an[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 72 Vertical Position Line Feed LF (or) IND (or) ESC D 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: [...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 73 Horizontal and Vertical Position New Line NEL (or) ESC E 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 Escape Sequence: ESC E Hexadecimal: 1B 45 Form[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 74 Form Feed FF Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper to the top of the next form. If a top margin is set, printing will continue at the top margin. Setting “Host FF at TOF” to “No” in the interface setup menu allows a form feed to be ignored if the paper is already at top of form. If “Auto[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 75 Default tab stops are set at every eighth column, i.e. column 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, etc. The tab stops set by this escape sequence will be added to previously set tab stops, including the default tab stops. If this is not desired, the old tab stops should first be cleared. Example: The following escape sequence will set horizont[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 76 Vertical Tabs Vertical tab stops are associated with lines, not absolute physical positions. Changing line spacing will change the physical position of the tab stops. Vertical Tab VT Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper to the next vertical tab stop. If no vertical tab stops are set, then a line [...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 77 Example: The following escape sequence will set a vertical tab stop at line seven. Escape Sequence: ESC [ 7 v Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 37 76 Clear Vertical Tab Stop ESC [ 1 g Clears the vertical tab stop at the current line. The tab stop to be cleared is associated with the active line (based upon the current line spacing), not an [...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 78 Horizontal Margins Printing is allowed only within the left and right margins. Exceeding the right margin will cause line wrap, setting the current print position to the left margin and advancing the paper one line. Set Left and Right Margin ESC [ n1 ; n2 s Sets the left margin to column n1 and the right margin to column n2 a[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 79 Vertical Margins Printing is allowed only within the top and bottom margins. Exceeding the bottom margin will set the current line to the top margin of the next form. Set Top and Bottom Margins ESC [ n1 ; n2 r Sets the top margin to line n1 and the bottom margin to line n2 at the current line spacing. 0 ≥ n1 ≥ 255, 0 ≥ [...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 80 Printer Controls Bell BEL Causes the printer's bell to sound. Control code: BEL Hexadecimal: 07 Select Automatic Carriage Return ESC [ 20 h Selects automatic carriage return mode. This causes the printer to automatically perform a carriage return (CR) for each line feed (LF), vertical tab (VT), or form feed (FF) that it [...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 81 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” (30 to 37 hex). If more than one emulation has been selected, ESC ESC ? wi[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 82 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return CSI Control Sequence Introducer DEL Delete ESC ( a Select International Character Set ESC 1 Set Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 2 Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 3 Set Vertical Tab Stop ESC 4 Clear All Vertical Tab Stops ESC D Line Fe[...]

DEC LA120 Emulation 83 VT Vertical Tab VTS Set Vertical Tab Stop[...]

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85 SIMPLE TTY EMULATION Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising simple TTY emulation. This emulation may be selected by setting “Emulation” to “TTY” in the interface setup menu, or via software with the ESC ESC 6 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and escape sequences from[...]

Simple TTY Emulation 86 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications End of Text ETX If “ETX/ACK” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, then receipt of an ETX causes the printer to transmit an ACK to the host computer. Since the ETX may be a legal value within an escape sequence, it is the user's responsi[...]

Simple TTY Emulation 87 Vertical Position Line Feed LF 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 Form Length and Form Feed Form length is the dista[...]

Simple TTY Emulation 88 Horizontal Tabs Default horizontal tab stops are set at every eighth column, i.e. column 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, etc. (The first column is column zero.) The default tab stops are associated with columns, not absolute physical positions. Changing character spacing will change the physical position of the default tab stops. Horizon[...]

Simple TTY Emulation 89 Emulations Select Software Interface n ESC ESC n Selects the software interface n according to the table below. n Software Interface 0 Test (reserved for factory use) 1 ANSI X3.64 Emulation 2 Epson FX Emulation 3 Bar Code Mode (optional) 4 IBM Proprinter Emulation 5 DEC LA120 Emulation 6 TTY Emulation 7 Printek Emulation ? P[...]

Simple TTY Emulation 90 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n ETX End of Text FF Form Feed HT Horizontal Tab LF Line Feed VT Vertical Tab[...]

91 PRINTEK EMULATION Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising Printek emulation. This emulation may be selected by setting “Emulation” to “Printek” in the interface setup menu, or via software with the ESC ESC 7 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and escape sequences from o[...]

Printek Emulation 92 new form (using the ESC L n sequence), and then return to their standard emulation (using the ESC ESC n sequence). If you normally use Epson emulation, please note that the Epson sequence ESC EM n allows Form 0, 1, or 2 to be selected without switching to Printek emulation.[...]

Printek Emulation 93 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications End of Text ETX If “ETX/ACK” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, then receipt of an ETX causes the printer to transmit an ACK to the host computer. Since the ETX may be a legal value within an escape sequence, it is the user's responsibil[...]

Printek Emulation 94 Character Size Set Character Spacing ESC SP n Sets character spacing in decipoints ( n /720 of an inch). Overrides the”Characters/Inch” value in the forms menu. Supported values are shown in the following table. n Character Size 72 10 cpi 60 12 cpi 54 13.3 cpi 48 15 cpi 43 16.74 cpi 42 17.14 cpi 36 20 cpi Example: The follo[...]

Printek Emulation 95 Example: The following escape sequence will select double-high mode. Escape Sequence: ESC S 3 Hexadecimal: 1B 53 03 Character Attributes Emphasized Mode ESC E n Selects emphasized mode for n =1, or cancels for n =0. Emphasized mode makes characters bolder by printing an extra dot to the right of each dot normally found in the c[...]

Printek Emulation 96 Character Sets Select Font ESC F n Select font n according to the following table. n Font 0 Epson FX Draft 1 Epson FX Letter Quality 2 Proprinter PC Draft 3 Proprinter PC Letter Quality 10 EBCDIC Draft 11 EBCDIC Letter Quality 12 OCR-A Optical Quality 13 OCR-B Optical Quality 32 Epson FX Fast Draft 33 Epson FX Draft 34 Epson FX[...]

Printek Emulation 97 Line Pitch Set Line Spacing to n /288” ESC LF n Sets the line spacing to n /288 of an inch per line. 0 ≥ n ≥ 255. Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the forms menu. Example: The following escape sequence will set line spacing to 1/6 of an inch per line (6 lpi). Escape Sequence: ESC LF 48 Hexadecimal: 1B 0A 30 Horizon[...]

Printek Emulation 98 Escape Sequence: ESC ^ Hexadecimal: 1B 5E Form Length and Form Feed Form length is the distance from the top of the form to the bottom of the form. A form feed will advance the paper to the top of the next form. Some programs do not send form feeds. Instead, they count line feeds, and send the appropriate number of line feeds t[...]

Printek Emulation 99 User defined horizontal tab stops are associated with absolute physical positions, not with columns. The tab stops are set relative to the current character spacing, but subsequent changes in character spacing will not affect the physical position of the tab stops (except that the position will be rounded up to the closest char[...]

Printek Emulation 100 Vertical Tabs Vertical tab stops are associated with absolute physical positions, not with lines. The tab stops are set relative to the current line spacing, but subsequent changes in line spacing will not affect the physical position of the tab stops. Vertical Tab VT Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances th[...]

Printek Emulation 101 Horizontal Margins Printing is allowed only within the left and right margins. Exceeding the right margin will cause line wrap, setting the current print position to the left margin and advancing the paper one line. Set Left and Right Margin ESC H n1 n2 Sets the left margin to column n1 and the right margin to column n2 at the[...]

Printek Emulation 102 Vertical Margins Printing is allowed only within the top and bottom margins. Exceeding the bottom margin will set the current line to the top margin of the next form. Set Top and Bottom Margins ESC V n1 n2 Sets the top margin to line n1 and the bottom margin to line n2 at the current line spacing. 0 ≥ n1 ≥ 255, 0 ≥ n2 ?[...]

Printek Emulation 103 amount of graphics data that you specify, because the printer will not leave graphics mode until it has accepted the specified number of data bytes. If “Data Bits” is set to “7” in the interface setup menu, beware of potential problems in graphics mode. Since the MSB (most significant bit) will always be turned off, it[...]

Printek Emulation 104 m Density 90 90 dpi 100 100 dpi 135 135 dpi 150 150 dpi NOTE: Horizontal movement of the printer's print head is measured in intervals of 1/720 of an inch. The supported graphics densities above may not be an integral multiple of this resolution. For example, at 150 dpi, dots may be printed every 4.8/720 of an inch. The p[...]

Printek Emulation 105 Automatic Modes ESC A n Selects automatic modes according to the following table. n Mode 0 Automatic modes off 1 Automatic carriage return 2 Automatic line feed 3 Both (1 and 2) Automatic carriage return mode causes the printer to automatically perform a carriage return (CR) for each line feed (LF), vertical tab (VT), or form [...]

Printek Emulation 106 Forms and Tractors The FormsMaster 8003 contains three sets of paper tractors (front, center, and rear). It is possible, via software, to change to a different form that is set up to use any set of tractors. It is even possible to use some combinations of tractor paths for longer print jobs. The “Tractor Path” value in the[...]

Printek Emulation 107 Emulations Select Software Interface n ESC ESC n Selects the software interface n according to the table below. n Software Interface 0 Test (reserved for factory use) 1 ANSI X3.64 Emulation 2 Epson FX Emulation 3 Bar Code Mode (optional) 4 IBM Proprinter Emulation 5 DEC LA120 Emulation 6 TTY Emulation 7 Printek Emulation ? Pre[...]

Printek Emulation 108 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return DC3 Deselect Printer ESC # m n1 n2 data m DPI Graphics ESC % Line Feed Boundary ESC * m n1 n2 data m DPI Graphics ESC @ Reset ESC A n Automatic Modes ESC B n Auto Cut Mode ESC C Cut Form ESC D n Double-Strike Mode ESC E n Emphasiz[...]

109 PORT SWITCHING PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS Automatic Port Switching The FormsMaster 8000 series printers will automatically accept data from the Parallel Interface, the RS-232 Serial Interface, and any optionally installed hardware interface (Coax/Twinax, IPDS Coax, IPDS Twinax, or 10BaseT LAN). This feature is always active and does not require[...]

Port Switching – Programming Considerations 110 not already at the top of form. All other states of the printer such as the currently selected form, character pitch, character attributes, line pitch, etc. are under the control of the programmer(s). The best programming practice is for the programs at each host to leave the printer in a “clean?[...]

111 CONFIGURATION DOWNLOAD The FormsMaster 8000 Series printers may be completely configured for operation by using the front panel buttons to access the printer setup menus. In addition, many of the items that can be configured via the front panel setup menus can also be configured remotely as described in this chapter. Remote setup commands are p[...]

Configuration Download 112 Remote Setup Line Definitions [BeginPrintekSetup] AlignPrint=FactoryDefaults Forms=FactoryDefaults Interfaces=FactoryDefaults Options=FactoryDefaults Security=FactoryDefaults [Form0] ... [Form9] MovePrintLeft=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintRight=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintUp=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintDown=0.00 ... 9.99 FormName="UP[...]

Configuration Download 113 [ParallelInterface] Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter,DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes [LanInterface] Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter,DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Contr[...]

Configuration Download 114 [IPDS-CoaxInterface] MaxPrintPosition=132,None CRatMPP+1=CR,NL NLatMPP+1=NL,2xNL MaxPrintLine=66,None FFonLocalCopy=Enable,Disable FFValid=Anywhere,Column1orMPP+1 FFatEOM=Disable,Enable FFOperation=FF,FF+Space PaperErrorReport=Disable,Enable CharacterSet=Multinational,USA,Austria/Germany,Belgium,Brazil, CanadianFrench,Den[...]

Configuration Download 115 [Options] MaxFormAllowed=0 ... 9 AutoScroll=Off,1 ... 15 PaperOutFault=BreakPage,ReprintPage,FinishPage PageSize=0K ... 28K RibbonCheck=Off,On RibbonLife=5 ... 30 [Security] AlignPrint=ViewOnly,EditAllowed FormsMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed InterfaceMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed OptionsMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed [EndPrintekSetup] [...]

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117 HEX DUMP MODE Hex Dump mode provides a way to print, in a readable form, all the data received by the printer. This tool is useful to programmers for diagnosing problems with control codes and escape sequences sent to the printer. Hex Dump mode may also be used to detect what commands are being sent by a particular software application to help [...]

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119 COAX/TWINAX COMMAND INTERPRETER Introduction This chapter describes how to send control codes and escape sequences to the printer through the coax/twinax port. For information on installation and configuration of this interface, please refer to the FormsMaster 8000 Series Operator's Manual . Command Interpreter A user friendly command inte[...]

Coax/Twinax Command Interpreter 120 ¬ OFF to prevent any inadvertent triggering of the interpreter by random combinations of data. To assist in verifying that the proper EBCDIC characters are being sent to the coax/twinax port from the host, the printer may be set to an EBCDIC Code Dump mode which will print the EBCDIC character value of the chara[...]

121 PRINTING BASIC BAR CODES Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising bar code emulation. This emulation may be selected via software with the ESC ESC 3 sequence. While this emulation is selected, control codes and escape sequences from other emulations are not available. Control codes and escape sequenc[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 122 These bar codes can be automatically printed with the use of a few simple bar code sequences. The height of the bar codes is easily varied. Additionally, the dimensions of the bars and spaces may be varied to produce bar codes of different widths and ratios. Horizontal and vertical positioning sequences allow precise pl[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 123 Bar Code Sequences To print bar codes, the following sequences are used in bar code mode: BAR CODE SEQUENCE FUNCTION BEL Sound the Bell. ESC ESC n Change Emulation Mode ETX ETX/ACK Software Handshake. FF Form Feed. LF Fractional Line Feed (to next line boundary) ^BNxccc...c^G Horizontal Bar Code. ^BN9xddddccc...c^G Vari[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 124 The Bar Code Control Character Except for a few ASCII control characters supported by bar code mode, all bar code sequences are introduced by the “bar code control character”. The “bar code control character” is the printable ASCII caret character “^” (94 decimal, 5E hex). Note in particular that the ESC con[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 125 Bar Code Definition The sequence used to define a horizontal bar code is ^BNxccc...c^G ^B Two Character Sequence Identifier for Horizontal Bar Code Definition. N Reserved Parameter. x Bar Code Type. “a” = Code 39 1:1:2:2 Ratio “b” = Code 39 1:1:3:3 Ratio “c” = Code 39 1:2:4:5 Ratio “d” = Code 39 LOGMAR S[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 126 Variable Width Bar Code Definition The sequence used to define a variable width, horizontal bar code is ^BN9xddddccc...c^G ^B Two Character Sequence Identifier for Horizontal Bar Code Definition. N Reserved Parameter. 9 Flags Variable Width. x Bar Code Type. “a” = Code 39 1:1:2:2 Ratio “b” = Code 39 1:1:3:3 Rati[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 127 The following sequence will print the same bar code, except the bar code will be four times as wide. ^BN9a448812345^G^- Example: Note that when choosing the bar code type off which the variable width bar code will be based, ratio is irrelevant. If a 2-of-5 bar code with ratio 3:3:9:9 (not supported directly) is desired,[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 128 Example: To print a bar code that is only 0.1 inch high. ^H01^BNe12345^G^- It would generally not be desireable to print a bar code with such a short height, because scanning of the bar code would be difficult. In most cases, the wider the bar code, the higher the bar code for ease of scanning Example: To print a bar co[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 129 Relative Vertical Tab The sequence used to skip vertical space is ^Jttd ^J Two Character Sequence Identifier for Relative Vertical Tab. ttd Vertical Distance, in Tenth Inches plus Dots. Range of tt is 00 to 99 (0.0 to 9.9 inches). Range of d is 0 to F (0 to 15 dots). The distance specified is relative to the current ver[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 130 Bar Code Pass Terminator The sequence used to terminate a bar code pass is ^- . A bar code pass may contain vertical tabs (should precede all bar code definitions), height specification, bar code definitions, horizontal tabs, etc. Until the bar code pass terminator is received, no bar codes will be printed. When the pas[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 131 Mixing Bar Codes and Text By combining the capabilities of text mode and bar code mode, it is possible to print text above, below, and along side bar codes. Example: To print a human-readable interpretation beneath a bar code. The characters “0123456789” are encoded in the following Code 39 standard density LOGMAR b[...]

Printing Basic Bar Codes 132 Description of Supported Bar Code Types Code 39 The Code 39 character set contains 43 characters: 0-9, A-Z, -, ., $, /, +, %, and space. A maximum bar code density of approximately 5.5 characters per inch (using type “a”) may be obtained. The printer automatically inserts a narrow space between all valid data charac[...]

133 ASCII CHARACTER TABLES ASCII Control Code Definitions The following table is provided as a reference to the control character descriptions as provided by the ASCII definition. Not all of these definitions are supported by the FormsMaster 8000 series printers and some are emulation dependent. For more information consult the appropriate chapter [...]

ASCII Character Tables 134 Epson FX Fast Draft Epson FX Draft Epson FX Letter Quality[...]

ASCII Character Tables 135 PC Fast Draft PC Draft PC Letter Quality[...]

ASCII Character Tables 136 EBCDIC Fast Draft EBCDIC Draft EBCDIC Letter Quality[...]

ASCII Character Tables 137 Latin 2 (Slavic) Fast Draft Latin 2 (Slavic) Draft Latin 2 (Slavic) Letter Quality[...]

ASCII Character Tables 138 OCR A OCR B[...]

ASCII Character Tables 139 Decimal to Octal to Hexadecimal Conversion Table Dec Oct Hex ASCII 0 000 00 NUL 1 001 01 SOH 2 002 02 STX 3 003 03 ETX 4 004 04 EOT 5 005 05 ENQ 6 006 06 ACK 7 007 07 BEL 8 010 08 BS 9 011 09 HT 10 012 0A LF 11 013 0B VT 12 014 0C FF 13 015 0D CR 14 016 0E SO 15 017 0F SI 16 020 10 DLE 17 021 11 XON 18 022 12 DC2 19 023 1[...]

140 244 364 F4 245 365 F5 246 366 F6 247 367 F7 248 370 F8 249 371 F9 250 372 FA 251 373 FB 252 374 FC 253 375 FD 254 376 FE 255 377 FF[...]

141 PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS The following list describes what conditions are assumed whenever the printer is powered on, the SETUP mode is exited, or a reset escape sequence is received when the printer is operating in an emulation mode which supports such a sequence. This list includes all variables which may be modified by the user for all emula[...]

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143 GLOSSARY ANSI American National Standards Institute ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. baud rate The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface. This is usually the same as bits per second. binary Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1. bit A single binary digit. [...]

Glossary 144 MSB Most significant bit. In a character, this refers to bit seven (of 0 to 7). octal Base eight numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 7. off-line Refers to the state of the printer when the ”ONLINE” indicator is any color other than solid green and the printer does not respond to the host computer. o[...]