Printronix SL5000 Series User manual

LinePrinter Plus®Emulation
for SL5000/T5000 series Printers
Programmer’s Reference Manual
®

LinePrinter Plus®Emulation
for SL5000/T5000 series Printers
Programmer’s Reference Manual
®

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Trademark Acknowledgements
ANSI is a registered trademark of American National Standards Institute, Inc.
AS/400, IBM, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
Bull is a registered trademark of Bull Information Systems S.A.
Data General is a registered trademark of Data General Corporation.
Dataproducts is a registered trademark of Dataproducts Corp.
DEC is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
HP and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
LinePrinter Plus, PGL, ThermaLine and Printronix are registered trademarks,
of Printronix, Inc.
NCR is a registered trademark of NCR Corporation.
Okidata is a registered trademark of OKI America, Inc.
Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens Corporation.
Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation.
UPS is a registered trademark of United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
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 Overview............................................................... 17
Introduction.............................................................................................17
About This Manual ...........................................................................17
Software Features............................................................................18
Printer Configuration ........................................................................19
2 P-Series Printer Protocol ...................................... 21
Introduction.............................................................................................21
P-Series Default Values and States.................................................22
Configuring the P-Series Emulation with Control Codes ........................24
Format for Control Code Descriptions..............................................24
Special Function Control Code-Control Code Header .....................24
Command Line.................................................................................25
Attribute Set and Reset Codes.........................................................26
Control Code Reference Index.........................................................26
Backspace........................................................................................28
Bell ...................................................................................................28
Bold Print..........................................................................................29
Bold Print Reset ...............................................................................29
Carriage Return................................................................................30
Character Set Select ........................................................................31
Characters 80-9F (Control Codes)...................................................33
Characters 80-9F (Printable Symbols).............................................33
Character Set Select: ECMA-94 Latin 1 Extended...........................34
Character Set Select: International Languages................................35
Download A Character Set Overlay .................................................36
Elongated (Double High) Print (One Line Only) ...............................39
Elongated (Double High) Print, Set/Reset........................................40
Emphasized Print .............................................................................41
Emphasized Print Reset...................................................................41
Emulation Reset...............................................................................42
Expanded (Double Wide) Print.........................................................42
Expanded (Double Wide) Print (One Line Only) ..............................43
Extended Character Set...................................................................43
Extended Character Set Cancel (Primary Character Set Select).....44
Form Feed........................................................................................45

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Forms Length Set (Inches)...............................................................45
Forms Length Set (Lines).................................................................46
Form Margins, Set............................................................................46
Line Feed .........................................................................................47
Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi).............................................................48
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi).............................................................49
Line Spacing 8 or 10.3 lpi (One Line Only) ......................................49
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch.....................................................................50
Line Spacing n/72 Inch.....................................................................51
Line Spacing n/216 Inch...................................................................52
Overscoring......................................................................................52
Plot, Even Dot (P-Series High Density Graphics) ............................53
Plot, Odd Dot (P-Series Normal Density Graphics) .........................53
Print Mode/Pitch Selection ...............................................................54
Superscript/Subscript Printing..........................................................57
Superscript/Subscript Printing Reset ...............................................57
Super-Set Commands......................................................................58
Underline..........................................................................................58
VFU Commands (P-Series) .............................................................59
Vertical Tab ......................................................................................59
3 P-Series XQ Printer Protocol ................................ 61
Introduction.............................................................................................61
P-Series XQ Default Values and States...........................................62
Configuring the XQ Emulation with Control Codes.................................64
Format for Control Code Descriptions..............................................64
Edit Mode .........................................................................................64
NUL Code ........................................................................................65
Control Code Index ..........................................................................65
Alternate Character Set Deselect (Shift In) ......................................66
Alternate Character Set Select (Shift Out) .......................................67
Carriage Return................................................................................67
Compressed Print ............................................................................68
Delete...............................................................................................69
Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU)............................................69
Elongated Characters (Double High Print).......................................70
Form Feed........................................................................................70
Line Feed .........................................................................................71
Line Spacing (8 or 10.3 lpi) ..............................................................71
Plot, Even Dot (P-Series XQ High Density Graphics) ......................72
Plot, Odd Dot (P-Series XQ Normal Density Graphics ....................73
Select Letter Gothic (DP) .................................................................73

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Space ...............................................................................................74
Underline..........................................................................................74
Vertical Tab ......................................................................................75
4 Serial Matrix Printer Protocol................................ 77
Introduction.............................................................................................77
Serial Matrix Default Values and States...........................................78
Configuring the Serial Matrix Emulation with Control Codes ..................80
Format for Control Code Descriptions..............................................80
Escape Control Code Header ..........................................................80
Attribute Set and Reset Codes.........................................................80
Control Code Index ..........................................................................81
Backspace........................................................................................83
Bell ...................................................................................................83
Bit Image Mode, Single Density .......................................................84
Bit Image Mode, Double Density......................................................84
Bit Image Mode, Double Density Double Speed..............................85
Bit Image Mode, Quadruple Density ................................................86
Bold Print Set ...................................................................................86
Bold Print Reset ...............................................................................87
Cancel ..............................................................................................87
Carriage Return................................................................................88
Character Pitch 10 cpi......................................................................88
Character Pitch 12 cpi......................................................................89
Character Set Select ........................................................................89
Characters 80-9F (Control Codes)...................................................91
Characters 80-9F (Printable Symbols).............................................91
Characters 80-9F (Printable Symbols).............................................92
Character Set Select: International Languages................................92
Condensed Print ..............................................................................94
Condensed Print Reset ....................................................................94
Delete...............................................................................................94
Elongated (Double High) Print (One Line Only) ...............................95
Elongated (Double High) Print, Set/Reset........................................96
Emphasized Print .............................................................................96
Emphasized Print Reset...................................................................97
Emulation Reset...............................................................................97
Expanded (Double Wide) Print.........................................................98
Expanded (Double Wide) Print (One Line Only) ..............................98
Extended Character Set...................................................................99
Extended Character Set Cancel (Primary Character Set Select)...100
Form Feed......................................................................................100

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Forms Length Set (Inches).............................................................100
Forms Length Set (Lines)...............................................................101
Form Margins, Set..........................................................................102
Horizontal Tab................................................................................102
Horizontal Tab Set .........................................................................103
Line Feed .......................................................................................103
Line Feed n/216 Inch (One Line Only) ...........................................104
Line Spacing 1/6 Inch.....................................................................105
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi)...........................................................105
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch...................................................................106
Line Spacing n/72 Inch...................................................................106
Line Spacing n/216 Inch.................................................................107
Overscoring....................................................................................108
Print Mode/Pitch Selection .............................................................108
Printer Deselect..............................................................................112
Printer Select..................................................................................112
Skip-Over Perforation.....................................................................112
Skip-Over Perforation Cancel ........................................................113
Superscript/Subscript Printing........................................................113
Superscript/Subscript Printing Reset .............................................114
Super-Set Commands....................................................................114
Underline........................................................................................114
Vertical Tab ....................................................................................115
Vertical Tab, Set/Clear ...................................................................116
5 IBM Proprinter III XL Printer Protocol ................. 117
Introduction...........................................................................................117
Proprinter III XL Emulation Default Settings...................................118
Configuring the Proprinter III XL Emulation with Control Codes...........120
Escape Control Code Header ........................................................120
Attribute Set and Reset Codes.......................................................120
Control Code Index ........................................................................121
Backspace......................................................................................123
Bell .................................................................................................123
Bit Image Mode, Single Density .....................................................124
Bit Image Mode, Double Density....................................................124
Bit Image Mode, Double Density Double Speed............................125
Bit Image Mode, Quadruple Density ..............................................125
Bold Print Set .................................................................................126
Bold Print Cancel ...........................................................................126
Bottom Margin, Set ........................................................................127
Bottom Margin Cancel....................................................................127

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Cancel ............................................................................................128
Carriage Return..............................................................................128
Carriage Return, Set ......................................................................129
Character Pitch 12 cpi....................................................................129
Characters 80-9F (Control Codes).................................................129
Characters 80-9F (Printable Symbols)...........................................129
Condensed Print ............................................................................130
Condensed Print Reset ..................................................................130
Deselect Printer..............................................................................131
Emphasized Print ...........................................................................131
Emphasized Print Reset.................................................................131
Expanded (Double Wide) Print.......................................................132
Expanded (Double Wide) Print (One Line Only) ............................133
Expanded (Double Wide) Print Reset (1 Line) ...............................133
Form Feed......................................................................................134
Forms Length Set (Inches).............................................................134
Forms Length Set (Lines)...............................................................135
Horizontal Tab................................................................................135
Horizontal Tab Set/Reset ...............................................................136
Horizontal/Vertical Tabs Clear........................................................136
Initialize Parameters.......................................................................137
Line Feed .......................................................................................139
Line Feed n/216 Inch (One Line Only) ...........................................140
Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi)...........................................................141
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi)...........................................................141
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch (10.3 lpi)....................................................142
Line Spacing n/72 Inch...................................................................143
Line Spacing n/216 Inch.................................................................144
Margins, Left/Right, Set..................................................................144
Overscoring....................................................................................145
Print Control Codes........................................................................145
Print One Control Code..................................................................145
Select Attributes .............................................................................146
Select Font (Print Mode) ................................................................148
Select Proportional Spacing...........................................................148
Superscript/Subscript Printing........................................................149
Superscript/Subscript Printing Reset..............................................149
Super-Set Commands....................................................................150
Top-of-Form ...................................................................................150
Underline........................................................................................150
Unidirectional Printing ....................................................................151

Table of Contents
Vertical Tab ....................................................................................151
Vertical Tab Set/Clear ....................................................................152
6 Epson FX-1050 Printer Protocol ......................... 153
Introduction...........................................................................................153
Epson FX-1050 Default Values and States....................................154
Epson Emulation Exceptions and Differences ...............................156
Epson Character Sets ....................................................................157
Configuring the Epson FX-1050 Emulation with Control Codes...........158
Format for Control Code Descriptions............................................158
Escape Sequences ........................................................................158
Set and Reset Codes .....................................................................159
NUL Code ......................................................................................159
Print Modes Supported for Character Sets ....................................160
Control Code Index ........................................................................161
Backspace......................................................................................164
Bell .................................................................................................164
Cancel Line ....................................................................................165
Carriage Return..............................................................................165
Character Pitch 10 cpi....................................................................165
Character Pitch 12 cpi....................................................................165
Character Pitch 15 cpi....................................................................166
Character Set Select: International Languages .............................166
Clear Bit 7 of Incoming Data Bytes to 0 .........................................168
Condensed Print ............................................................................168
Condensed Print Reset ..................................................................169
Cut-Sheet / Paper Feed Control.....................................................169
Define a Download Character ........................................................169
Delete Character ............................................................................169
Double High Print, Set/Reset .........................................................170
Double Strike..................................................................................171
Double Strike, Cancel ....................................................................171
Double Wide Print ..........................................................................172
Double Wide Print (1 Line) .............................................................173
Double Wide Print (1 Line), Cancel................................................173
Emphasized Print ...........................................................................174
Emphasized Print, Cancel..............................................................174
Enable Printing Hex Codes 00-1F and 80-9F ................................175
Form Feed......................................................................................177
Graphics, Standard Density ...........................................................177
Graphics, Double Density ..............................................................178
Graphics, Double Density Double Speed.......................................179

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Graphics, Quadruple Density .........................................................180
Half Speed Mode, On/Off...............................................................180
Horizontal Tab Execute..................................................................181
Horizontal Tab Set/Release ...........................................................181
Initialize Printer...............................................................................182
Italic Printing...................................................................................182
Italic Printing, Cancel .....................................................................182
Line Feed .......................................................................................183
Line Feed n/216 Inch .....................................................................183
Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi)...........................................................184
Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi)...........................................................184
Line Spacing 7/72 Inch...................................................................185
Line Spacing n/72 Inch...................................................................185
Line Spacing n/216 Inch.................................................................186
Make Hex 80-9F Control Codes.....................................................187
Make Hex 80-9F Printable..............................................................187
Master Print Select.........................................................................189
Paper Out Detection, Enable .........................................................190
Paper Out Detection, Disable.........................................................190
Pass Bit 7 from Host ......................................................................190
Printer Deselect..............................................................................191
Printer Select..................................................................................191
Reassign Graphics Mode...............................................................191
Remove Downloaded Characters ..................................................192
Select Graphics Mode....................................................................192
Select Italic Character Set..............................................................193
Select 9-Pin Graphics Mode...........................................................193
Select Print Quality.........................................................................194
Select/Deselect Proportional Spacing............................................194
Select Serif or Sans Serif Font.......................................................194
Select User-Defined Font...............................................................195
Select Vertical Tab Channel...........................................................195
Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position in 1/60 Inch........................195
Set Bit 7 of Incoming Data Bytes to 1 ............................................196
Set Intercharacter Spacing in n/120 Inch .......................................196
Set Margin, Left..............................................................................196
Set Margin, Right ...........................................................................197
Set Forms Length by Lines ............................................................197
Set Forms Length in Inches ...........................................................198
Set Relative Horizontal Print Position in n/120 Inch.......................198
Set Vertical Tabs in Channels........................................................199
Skip Over Perforation.....................................................................199

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Skip Over Perforation, Cancel........................................................200
Super-Set Commands....................................................................200
Superscript and Subscript Printing.................................................201
Superscript and Subscript Printing, Cancel....................................201
Underline........................................................................................202
Unidirectional Printing, 1 Line ........................................................202
Unidirectional Printing, Set/Reset ..................................................202
Vertical Tab, Execute .....................................................................203
Vertical Tab, Set/Clear ...................................................................203
7 Super-Set Programming ..................................... 205
Introduction...........................................................................................205
The Super-Set Commands...................................................................205
Character Set Selection .................................................................206
Character Set Selection (UTF8) – T5000r Only .............................209
Character Spacing n/240 Inch........................................................209
Font Selection ................................................................................209
Font Size ........................................................................................211
TrueType Font Selection................................................................212
Form Length and Width..................................................................212
Host Form Size ..............................................................................213
Horizontal Movements in Printer Resolution ..................................214
PCX Data .......................................................................................214
Line Spacing n/288 Inch.................................................................214
Page Orientation Select .................................................................215
Print Engine Options ......................................................................217
Printer Protocol Select ...................................................................225
Software Page Eject.......................................................................225
Bar Codes.............................................................................................226
Bar Code Format............................................................................227
Australian 4-State...........................................................................232
Codabar .........................................................................................234
Code 39..........................................................................................236
Code 93..........................................................................................238
Code 128........................................................................................240
EAN 8.............................................................................................245
EAN 13...........................................................................................246
FIM .................................................................................................247
Interleaved 2/5 (I-2/5) and German I-2/5........................................249
Maxicode........................................................................................250
MSI.................................................................................................252
PDF 417 .........................................................................................253

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PostBar and Royal Mail..................................................................254
POSTNET ......................................................................................255
Telepen ..........................................................................................256
UCC/EAN-128................................................................................258
UPC-A ............................................................................................263
UPC-E ............................................................................................265
UPC Shipping.................................................................................268
UPS 11...........................................................................................269
8 Graphics ............................................................. 271
Introduction...........................................................................................271
Bit Image Graphics ...............................................................................272
Plotting a Bit Image Pattern ...........................................................273
Bit Image Density ...........................................................................275
Bit Image Programming Format .....................................................276
P-Series Compatible Plot Mode (Odd/Even Dot Plotting).....................278
Plot Density ....................................................................................278
Plot Data Byte Format....................................................................279
Plot Data Line Format ....................................................................280
Plotting the Data.............................................................................282
To Exit the P-Series Plot Mode ......................................................283
Combining Graphics and Text ..............................................................283
9 Vertical Page Formatting .................................... 285
Introduction...........................................................................................285
General P-Series EVFU Programming Information..............................285
VFU Load/Save/Clear ....................................................................286
P-Series EVFU .....................................................................................287
Start Load Code-Hex 1E or 6E ......................................................287
Channel Assignment ......................................................................287
End Load Code-Hex 1F or 6F ........................................................288
Using the EVFU .............................................................................288
Clearing the EVFU Memory ...........................................................290
Relative Line Slewing.....................................................................291
Serial Matrix VFU..................................................................................292
Executing Vertical Tabs .................................................................293
Vertical Tab Positions ....................................................................293

Table of Contents
A Standard ASCII Character Set ........................... 295
B PTR_SETUP Option........................................... 297
Overview...............................................................................................297
The PTR_SETUP Commands ..............................................................297
Commands.....................................................................................298
C Character Library ............................................... 305
D P-Series Plot Byte Definition .............................. 311
E Glossary ............................................................. 313
F Contact Information ............................................ 323
Printronix Customer Support Center.....................................................323
Printronix Supplies Department............................................................323
Corporate Offices..................................................................................324

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1Overview
Introduction
The Printronix®LinePrinter Plus®(LP+) Emulation is a software application
on two diskettes capable of emulating five different impact printer protocols:
•Printronix®P-Series P3000/6000/9000, hereafter called P-Series
•Printronix P-Series XQ P300/600, hereafter called P-Series XQ
•Printronix Serial Matrix
•IBM®Proprinter®III XL, hereafter called Proprinter XL
•Epson®FX-1050
The software is designed to be compatible with a variety of paper sizes as
well as different print engine dots-per-inch ratios.
About This Manual
This manual is designed so you can quickly find the information you need to
use your LinePrinter Plus Emulation software.
Warnings and Special Information
Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings:
WARNING WARNING tells you about conditions that could cause you physical
harm.
CAUTION CAUTION tells you about conditions that could damage the printer or
related equipment.
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT gives you information vital to proper operation.
NOTE: Information affecting printer operation considered important enough
to emphasize.
Glossary
The Glossary defines computer terms and acronyms used in this manual. It is
located just before the Index.

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Software Features
The LinePrinter Plus Emulation software provides the following features:
•Printer Protocols:
Printronix P-Series
Printronix P-Series XQ
Printronix Serial Matrix
IBM Proprinter III XL
Epson FX-1050
•Page Orientations:
Portrait/Inverted Portrait
Landscape/Inverted Landscape
•Graphics:
Bit Image Graphics
P-Series Compatible Plot Mode
•Vertical Page Formatting:
Printronix P-Series Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU)
Serial Matrix Vertical Formatting Unit (VFU)
•Character Sets:
IBM PC
ECMA-94 Latin 1
Multinational
DEC®Multinational
IBM Code Page 437 and 850
as well as the international symbol sets in the following categories:
Arabic Sets
Cyrillic Sets
European Sets
Greek Sets
Hebrew Sets
Turkish Sets
•Font Typefaces:
Courier
Letter Gothic
OCR-A
OCR-B
CG Triumverate®Bold Condensed
Ability to download True Type.

Printer Configuration
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•Print Attributes:
Emphasized/Bold print
Scalable font sizes
Superscript/subscript print
Automatic underline and overscore
Carriage return editing
Variable point size
Italics
•Barcode Printing
NOTE: Complete listings of all the choices from these categories are printed
in the menu descriptions, as well as in the description of the Super-
Set “Character Set Selection” (SSCC R) command (see page 206).
Printer Configuration
Matching certain printer operational settings to those of the host computer is
known as
printer configuration . The settings, or configuration parameters, are
adjusted according to the printer function key descriptions in your printer
User's Manual . You can select LinePrinter Plus Emulation configuration
options directly from the printer control panel or by the software commands
described in Chapters 2 through 7 of this manual.
Your
User's Manual also contains detailed configuration menus and
diagrams, as well as descriptions of each configuration parameter available
with your printer.
NOTE: You must also enter and exit the LinePrinter Plus Emulation
configuration menu according to your printer
User's Manual
configuration procedures. Pressing an invalid key to enter a
parameter value may move you to another level in the configuration
or exit the configuration menu completely.

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Chapter 1 Introduction