Printronix P5000LJ Series User manual

P5000LJ Series Printers
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PCL®-II/LinePrinter Plus®
Programmer’s Reference Manual

P5000LJ Series Printers
173956-001A
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PCL®-II/LinePrinter Plus®
Programmer’s Reference Manual

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Trademark Acknowledgements
IBM and Proprinter are registered trademarks, and PC-DOS is a trademark of
International Business Machines Corporation.
Centronics is a registered trademark of Genicom Corporation.
ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency. As an ENERGY STAR®Partner,
Printronix has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Hewlett-Packard, HP and PCL are registered trademarks, and LineJet is a
trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
IGP, PGL, LinePrinter Plus, and Printronix are registered trademarks of
Printronix, Inc.
Magnum and QMS are registered trademarks, and Code V is a trademark of
Quality Micro Systems, Inc.
Microsoft, MS, Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
PKUNZIP is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc.
Postnet is a registered trademark of the United States Postal Service.
This product uses Intellifont Scalable typefaces and Intellifont technology.
Intellifont is a registered trademark of Agfa Division, Miles Incorporated
(Agfa).
CG, Garth Graphic, Intellifont, and Type Director are registered trademarks,
and Shannon and CG Triumvirate are trademarks of Agfa Division, Miles
Incorporated (Agfa). CG Bodoni, CG Century Schoolbook, CG Goudy Old
Style, CG Melliza, Microstyle, CG Omega, and CG Palacio are products of
Agfa Corporation. CG Times, based on Times New Roman under license
from The Monotype Corporation Plc is a product of Agfa.
Univers is a registered trademark of Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries.
Letraset is a registered trademark, and Aachen, Revue and University Roman
are trademarks of Esselte Pendaflex Corporation.
Futura is a registered trademark of Fundición Tipográfica Neufville, S.A.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Benguiat, ITC Bookman, ITC Century, ITC
Cheltenham, ITC Clearface, ITC Galliard, ITC Korinna, ITC Lubalin Graph,
ITC Souvenir, ITC Tiepolo, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are
registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation.
Albertus, Gill Sans, and Times New Roman are registered trademarks, and
Monotype Baskerville is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation Plc,
registered in the U.S. Pat. and TM office and elsewhere.
Hiroshige and Marigold are trademarks of AlphaOmega Typography, Inc.

Table of Contents
1 Introduction......................................................... 17
About this Guide.................................................................................. 17
Warnings and Special Information ................................................ 17
Related Product Information ......................................................... 18
Software Features ...............................................................................19
PCL-II............................................................................................ 19
P-Series ........................................................................................ 19
Proprinter III XL............................................................................. 20
Epson FX-1050 ............................................................................. 20
2 HP PCL-II ........................................................... 21
Introduction..........................................................................................21
HP PCL-II Emulation Default Settings........................................... 22
Switching between the Emulations................................................23
Configuring the PCL-II Emulation with Control Codes......................... 23
Printer Feature Set Compatibility .................................................. 23
General Information ...................................................................... 24
Escape Sequences ....................................................................... 25
Bar Codes ..................................................................................... 28
US Postnet Barcodes....................................................................38
Character Density Selection.......................................................... 42
Character Font Selection .............................................................. 45
Character Overstrike.....................................................................47
Character Style Selection.............................................................. 47
Cursor Positioning.........................................................................49
Display Functions Mode................................................................ 49
Horizontal Margin Selection .......................................................... 50
Line Spacing ................................................................................. 50
Logical Page Length Selection...................................................... 51
Perforation Skip Mode................................................................... 52
Print Mode Selection..................................................................... 52
Print Pitch Selection...................................................................... 53
Printing in the Hex 80 through Hex FF Region.............................. 53
PTX Linefeed ................................................................................ 53
Programmable Reset .................................................................... 54
Programmable VFC....................................................................... 55

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Raster Graphics ............................................................................ 63
Self-test......................................................................................... 65
Standard (Computed) VFC ........................................................... 65
Stroke Weight (Bold)..................................................................... 65
Switching Character Fonts............................................................ 65
Text Length (Vertical Margin) Selection........................................ 66
Transparent Print Data.................................................................. 66
Underline Mode............................................................................. 66
Vertical Forms Control (VFC)........................................................ 67
HP e3000 Information.......................................................................... 68
Feature Access and Transparent Modes...................................... 68
VFC Download with a Serial Interface .......................................... 68
Carriage-Control Directives........................................................... 69
Graphics........................................................................................ 69
Printing in the Perforation Skip Region ......................................... 69
HP 1000 Information............................................................................ 70
Downloading VFC ......................................................................... 70
Perforation Skip Mode................................................................... 70
3 P-Series Printer Emulation .................................71
Overview.............................................................................................. 71
P-Series Default Values and States.............................................. 72
Configuring the P-Series Emulation with Control Codes..................... 74
Format for Control Code Descriptions........................................... 74
Switching Between the Emulations............................................... 74
Special Function Control Code (SFCC) Header ........................... 75
SFCC Command Line................................................................... 75
Attribute Set and Reset Codes...................................................... 76
NUL Code ..................................................................................... 76
Print Modes Supported for Character Sets ................................... 76
The Control Codes........................................................................ 77
Backspace..................................................................................... 79
Bell ................................................................................................ 79
Bold Print....................................................................................... 80
Bold Print Reset ............................................................................ 80
Carriage Return............................................................................. 81
Character Set Select..................................................................... 82
Character Set Select: ECMA Latin 1 Extended............................. 84
Character Set Select: International Languages ............................ 85
Characters 80-9F (Control Codes)................................................ 86
Characters 80-9F (Printable Symbols).......................................... 86
Elongated (Double High) Print, One Line Only ............................. 87

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Elongated (Double High) Print, Set/Reset.....................................88
Emphasized Print.......................................................................... 88
Emphasized Print Reset................................................................89
Emulation Reset............................................................................89
Expanded Print (Double Wide), One Line Only............................. 90
Expanded Print (Double Wide), Set/Reset.................................... 90
Extended Character Set................................................................ 91
Extended Character Set Cancel (Primary Set Select)................... 91
Form Feed.....................................................................................92
Forms Length Set (Inches)............................................................92
Forms Length Set (Lines).............................................................. 93
Line Feed ...................................................................................... 93
Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi).......................................................... 94
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi).......................................................... 94
Line Spacing 8 or 10.3 lpi (1 Line Only)........................................95
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch.................................................................. 95
Line Spacing n/72 Inch.................................................................. 96
Line Spacing n/216 Inch................................................................ 97
Overscoring................................................................................... 97
Plot, Even Dot (P-Series High Density Graphics) ......................... 98
Plot, Odd Dot (P-Series Normal Density Graphics)....................... 98
Print Mode/Pitch Selection............................................................99
Reverse....................................................................................... 102
Superscript/Subscript Printing..................................................... 103
Superscript/Subscript Printing Reset........................................... 103
Underline..................................................................................... 104
VFU Commands.......................................................................... 104
Vertical Tab................................................................................. 104
4 IBM Proprinter III XL Emulation........................ 105
Overview............................................................................................ 105
Proprinter III XL Emulation Default Settings................................ 106
Configuring the Proprinter III XL Emulation with
Control Codes....................................................................................108
Format for Control Code Descriptions......................................... 108
Escape Control Codes Overview ................................................ 108
Graphics Control Codes Overview.............................................. 109
Switching Between the Emulations.............................................111
The Control Codes...................................................................... 112
Backspace................................................................................... 114
Bell .............................................................................................. 114
Bit Image Mode, Single Density (Normal Speed)........................ 115

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Bit Image Mode, Double Density (Half Speed) ........................... 116
Bit Image Mode, Double Density (Normal Speed) ...................... 117
Bit Image Mode, Quadruple Density (Half Speed)...................... 118
Bold Printing................................................................................ 119
Bold Printing, Cancel................................................................... 119
Cancel......................................................................................... 120
Carriage Return........................................................................... 120
Carriage Return Set .................................................................... 121
Character Pitch 12 cpi................................................................. 121
Character Set Select: Set 1 (A)................................................... 121
Character Set Select: Set 2 (B)................................................... 121
Condensed Print ......................................................................... 122
Condensed Print, Cancel ............................................................ 122
Deselect Printer........................................................................... 123
Double Wide Print ....................................................................... 123
Double Wide Print (One Line Only)............................................. 124
Double Wide Print (One Line Only) Cancel................................. 124
Emphasized Print........................................................................ 125
Emphasized Print, Cancel........................................................... 125
Form Feed................................................................................... 126
Forms Length Set in Inches ........................................................ 126
Forms Length Set in Lines .......................................................... 127
Initialize Parameters.................................................................... 128
Line Feed .................................................................................... 130
Line Feed n/216 Inch (One Line Only)........................................ 131
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi)........................................................ 132
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch (10.3 lpi)................................................. 132
Line Spacing n/72 Inch (Executes) ............................................. 133
Line Spacing n/72 Inch (Storage)................................................ 134
Line Spacing n/216 Inch.............................................................. 135
Margin, Bottom............................................................................ 136
Margin Cancel, Bottom................................................................ 136
Margins, Horizontal ..................................................................... 136
Overscoring................................................................................. 137
Print All Characters ..................................................................... 137
Print Next Character.................................................................... 138
Print Mode................................................................................... 138
Print Quality................................................................................. 139
Proportional Spacing................................................................... 139
Select Attributes.......................................................................... 140
Set Top-of-Form.......................................................................... 141
Superscript/Subscript Printing..................................................... 141

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Superscript/Subscript Printing, Cancel........................................ 142
Tab, Horizontal............................................................................ 142
Tab Set/Clear, Horizontal............................................................ 142
Tab, Vertical................................................................................ 143
Tab Set/Clear, Vertical................................................................144
Tabs, Clear All (Return to default)............................................... 144
Underline..................................................................................... 145
Unidirectional Printing ................................................................. 145
5 Epson FX-1050 Emulation................................ 147
Overview............................................................................................ 147
Epson FX-1050 Default Values and States................................. 148
Epson Emulation Exceptions and Differences ............................ 150
Epson Character Sets................................................................. 151
Configuring the Epson FX-1050 Emulation with
Control Codes....................................................................................152
Format for Control Code Descriptions......................................... 152
Escape Sequences .................................................................... 152
Attribute Set and Reset Codes.................................................... 153
NUL Code ................................................................................... 153
Switching Between the Emulations.............................................153
The Control Codes...................................................................... 154
Backspace................................................................................... 157
Bell .............................................................................................. 157
Cancel Line ................................................................................. 157
Carriage Return........................................................................... 158
Character Pitch 10 CPI ............................................................... 158
Character Pitch 12 CPI ............................................................... 158
Character Pitch 15 CPI ............................................................... 158
Character Set Select: International Languages .......................... 159
Clear Bit 7 of Incoming Data Bytes to 0 ...................................... 160
Condensed Print ......................................................................... 160
Condensed Print Reset ............................................................... 161
Cut-Sheet / Paper Feed Control.................................................. 161
Define a Download Character..................................................... 161
Delete Character......................................................................... 161
Double High Print, Set/Reset ...................................................... 162
Double Strike............................................................................... 162
Double Strike, Cancel ................................................................. 163
Double Wide Print ....................................................................... 163
Double Wide Print (One Line) ..................................................... 164
Double Wide Print (One Line), Cancel........................................ 164

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Emphasized Print........................................................................ 165
Emphasized Print, Cancel........................................................... 165
Enable Printing Hex Codes 00-1F and 80-9F ............................. 165
Form Feed................................................................................... 167
Graphics, Standard Density ........................................................ 167
Graphics, Double Density ........................................................... 168
Graphics, Double Density Double Speed.................................... 169
Graphics, Quadruple Density...................................................... 170
Half Speed Mode, On/Off............................................................ 170
Horizontal Tab Execute............................................................... 171
Horizontal Tab Set/Release ........................................................ 171
Initialize Printer............................................................................ 172
Italic Printing................................................................................ 172
Italic Printing, Cancel .................................................................. 172
Line Feed .................................................................................... 173
Line Feed n/216 Inch .................................................................. 173
Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi)........................................................ 174
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi)........................................................ 174
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch................................................................ 175
Line Spacing n/216 Inch.............................................................. 175
Line Spacing n/72 Inch................................................................ 176
Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes.................................................. 176
Make Hex 80-9F Printable .......................................................... 176
Master Print Select...................................................................... 178
Paper Out Detection, Enable ...................................................... 178
Paper Out Detection, Disable...................................................... 179
Pass Bit 7 from Host ................................................................... 179
Printer Select............................................................................... 179
Printer Deselect........................................................................... 179
Reassign Graphics Mode............................................................ 180
Remove Downloaded Characters ............................................... 180
Select Graphics Mode................................................................. 181
Select Italic Character Set........................................................... 182
Select 9-Pin Graphics Mode ....................................................... 182
Select Print Quality...................................................................... 183
Select/Deselect Proportional Spacing......................................... 183
Select Serif or Sans Serif Font.................................................... 184
Select User-Defined Font............................................................ 184
Select Vertical Tab Channel........................................................ 184
Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position in 1/60 Inch..................... 185
Set Bit 7 of Incoming Data Bytes to 1 ......................................... 185
Set Form Length in Inches.......................................................... 185

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Set Form Length in Lines............................................................ 186
Set Intercharacter Spacing in 1/120 Inch.................................... 186
Set Margin, Left........................................................................... 186
Set Margin, Right ........................................................................ 187
Set Relative Horizontal Print Position in 1/120 Inch.................... 187
Set Vertical Tabs in Channels..................................................... 188
Skip Over Perforation.................................................................. 188
Skip Over Perforation, Cancel..................................................... 189
Superscript and Subscript Printing.............................................. 189
Superscript and Subscript Printing, Cancel................................. 190
Underline..................................................................................... 190
Unidirectional Printing, 1 Line...................................................... 190
Unidirectional Printing, Set/Reset................................................ 191
Vertical Tab, Execute.................................................................. 191
Vertical Tab, Set/Clear................................................................ 192
6 Graphics........................................................... 193
Overview............................................................................................ 193
Bit Image Graphics ............................................................................ 193
Designing a Bit Image Pattern .................................................... 195
Bit Image Density........................................................................ 195
Bit Image Programming Format.................................................. 196
Bit Image Sample Program......................................................... 197
Plot Mode........................................................................................... 198
Plot Density................................................................................. 198
Plot Data Byte Format................................................................. 199
Plot Data Line Format ................................................................. 200
Plotting the Data.......................................................................... 202
Exiting from P-Series Plot Mode ................................................. 203
Combining Graphics and Text ........................................................... 204
Plot Data Byte Dot Patterns ........................................................ 205
7 Vertical Page Formatting.................................. 207
Overview............................................................................................ 207
Planning a Vertical Page Format....................................................... 207
VFU Characteristics .................................................................... 208
Proprinter and Epson Vertical Tab Table........................................... 208
Executing Vertical Tabs .............................................................. 208
Vertical Tab Positions ................................................................. 209

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P-Series EVFU (Electronic Vertical Format Unit) .............................. 210
Start Load Code - Hex 1E........................................................... 210
Channel Assignment................................................................... 210
End Load - Hex 1F...................................................................... 210
Using the EVFU .......................................................................... 211
Clearing the EVFU Memory ........................................................ 212
A Standard ASCII Character Set ......................... 213
B P-Series Emulation Character Sets..................215
Introduction........................................................................................ 215
IBM PC, Primary Subset: ASCII (USA).............................................. 216
IBM PC, Primary Subset: French....................................................... 217
IBM PC, Primary Subset: German..................................................... 218
IBM PC, Primary Subset: English (UK).............................................. 219
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Danish....................................................... 220
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Swedish.................................................... 221
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Italian........................................................ 222
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Spanish..................................................... 223
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Japanese.................................................. 224
IBM PC, Primary Subset: French Canadian...................................... 225
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Latin American.......................................... 226
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Danish II.................................................... 227
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Spanish II.................................................. 228
IBM PC, Primary Subset: Latin American II....................................... 229
IBM PC, Extended Subset: 0437 PC Character Set.......................... 230
IBM PC, Extended Subset: 0850 PC Multilingual.............................. 231
Multinational, ASCII (USA) ................................................................ 232
Multinational, EBCDIC....................................................................... 233
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: ASCII (USA).................................... 234
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: German........................................... 235
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Swedish .......................................... 236
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Danish............................................. 237
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Norwegian....................................... 238
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Finnish ............................................ 239
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: English (UK).................................... 240
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Dutch............................................... 241
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: French............................................. 242
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Spanish........................................... 243
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Italian .............................................. 244
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Turkish............................................ 245
ECMA Latin 1, Primary Subset: Japanese ........................................ 246
ECMA Latin 1, Extended Subset: Multinational................................. 247

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ECMA Latin 1, Extended Subset: Barcode 10 cpi............................. 248
ECMA Latin 1, Extended Subset: Greek ........................................... 249
ECMA Latin 1, Extended Subset: Graphic......................................... 250
ECMA Latin 1, Extended Subset: Scientific 10 cpi............................ 251
DEC Multinational, ASCII (USA)........................................................ 252
DEC Multinational, French................................................................. 253
DEC Multinational, German............................................................... 254
DEC Multinational, English (UK)........................................................ 255
DEC Multinational, Norwegian/Danish............................................... 256
DEC Multinational, Swedish .............................................................. 257
DEC Multinational, Italian .................................................................. 258
DEC Multinational, Spanish............................................................... 259
DEC Multinational, Japanese ............................................................ 260
DEC Multinational, French Canadian ................................................ 261
DEC Multinational, Dutch................................................................... 262
DEC Multinational, Finnish ................................................................263
DEC Multinational, Swiss................................................................... 264
OCR A ............................................................................................... 265
OCR B ............................................................................................... 266
C Proprinter Emulation Character Sets............... 267
Introduction........................................................................................ 267
0437 PC Character Set...................................................................... 268
0850 PC Multilingual.......................................................................... 269
OCR A ............................................................................................... 270
OCR B ............................................................................................... 271
D Epson Emulation Character Sets..................... 273
Introduction........................................................................................ 273
0437 PC Character Set...................................................................... 274
0850 PC Multilingual.......................................................................... 275
Epson Set, ASCII (USA).................................................................... 276
Epson Set, French.............................................................................277
Epson Set, German ........................................................................... 278
Epson Set, English (UK).................................................................... 279
Epson Set, Danish I........................................................................... 280
Epson Set, Swedish........................................................................... 281
Epson Set, Italian............................................................................... 282
Epson Set, Spanish I......................................................................... 283
Epson Set, Japanese......................................................................... 284
Epson Set, Norwegian....................................................................... 285
Epson Set, Danish II.......................................................................... 286
Epson Set, Spanish II........................................................................ 287

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Epson Set, Latin American I.............................................................. 288
Epson Set, French Canadian............................................................. 289
Epson Set, Latin American II............................................................. 290
OCR A ............................................................................................... 291
OCR B ............................................................................................... 292

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1Introduction
About this Guide
This manual explains how to work with the standard emulations provided with
your printer so that it works properly and efficiently.
The
Technical Reference Manual is designed so that you can quickly find the
information you need to use and configure your Printronix® P5000LJ Series
printer.
Warnings and Special Information
Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings:
Warning Warning messages call attention to situations that could hurt you or
damage the equipment.
Caution Conditions that could damage the printer or related equipment.
Note A note gives you helpful hints about printer operation and maintenance.

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Chapter 1 About this Guide
Related Product Information
Refer to the following books for printer operation:
• P5000LJ User’s Manual
Provides configuration instructions and descriptions and troubleshooting
guidelines.
• P5000LJ Quick Reference Guide
Describes the keys on the control panel and provides quick reference
information on daily printer operations such as loading paper and
replacing ribbons. Italian, French, German, and Spanish are included.
• P5000LJ Maintenance Manual
This manual is not shipped with the printer, but can be ordered. It explains
how to maintain and repair the LineJet printer at the field service level of
maintenance. This manual covers alignments and adjustments,
preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and basic
principles of operation.

PCL-II
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Software Features
This section outlines many of the features available with the software
described in this manual.
PCL-II
The PCL®-II emulation software provides the following features:
•Graphics and a selection of print densities. You can enable graphics
mode and specify a density mode (dots per inch).
•Print Attributes. Characters can be bold, italic, double high, double wide,
etc.
•Page Formatting. PCL-II commands allow you to set line spacing, page
length, and vertical forms control.
•Font Typefaces. Also referred to as print modes. The five typefaces
include Near Letter Quality (NLQ), Data Processing (DP), High Speed
(HS), OCR A, and OCR B.
•Character Sets. Forty-seven character sets are available. You can print
the character sets in the different print modes. (OCR A and B character
sets must be printed in OCR A and OCR B print modes.)
•Bar codes. Several bar codes are available, including Code 3 of 9,
Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC A, EAN 8, EAN 13, UCC/EAN-
128, UPCE, Royal Mail (including KIX format), Postnet®11.3 cpi, and
Postnet 4 cpi.
P-Series
The P-Series emulation software provides the following features:
•Graphics and a selection of print densities. You can enable graphics
mode and specify a density mode (dots per inch).
•Print Attributes. Characters can be bold, double high, double wide, etc.
•Page Formatting. Commands allow you to set line spacing, page length,
and vertical tabbing.
•Font Typefaces. Also referred to as print modes. The five typefaces
include: Near Letter Quality (NLQ) with or without serifs, Data Processing
(DP), High Speed (HS), OCR A, and OCR B.
•Different character sets are available. You can print the character sets in
the different print modes. (OCR A and B character sets must be printed in
OCR A and OCR B print modes.)
Note For software installation instructions, refer to the
User’s Manual .

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Chapter 1 Software Features
Proprinter III XL
The Proprinter®emulation software provides the following features:
•Graphics and print densities. You can specify different graphics modes
which use different dpi’s (dots per inch).
•Print Attributes. Characters can be bold, italic, double high, double wide,
etc.
•Page Formatting. Commands allow you to set line spacing, page length,
and vertical tabbing.
•Font Typefaces. Also referred to as print modes. The five typefaces
include: Near Letter Quality (NLQ) with or without serifs, Data Processing
(DP), High Speed (HS), OCR A, and OCR B.
•Numerous character sets are available. You can print the character sets
in the different print modes. (OCR A and B character sets must be printed
in OCR A and OCR B print modes.)
Epson FX-1050
The Epson®emulation software provides the following features:
•Graphics and print densities. You can enable graphics mode and specify
a density mode (dots per inch).
•Print Attributes. Characters can be bold, italic, double high, double wide,
etc.
•Page Formatting. Epson commands allow you to set line spacing, page
length, and vertical tabbing.
•Font Typefaces. Also referred to as print modes. The five typefaces
include: Near Letter Quality (NLQ) with or without serifs, Data Processing
(DP), High Speed (HS), OCR A, and OCR B.
•Character Sets. Thirty character sets are available. You can print the
character sets in the different print modes. (OCR A and B character sets
must be printed in OCR A and OCR B print modes.)