Xerox DocuPrint 205 Service manual

DocuPrint 205/255/305
DocuPrint 240A/340A
ESC/P Emulation Settings
Guide

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Preface 3
Preface
Thank you for choosing this printer.
This manual explains how to set up the printer to perform ESC/P emulation.
Be sure to read this manual first to ensure proper use of this product.
Note that this manual is written for users who have basic knowledge of the operating
environment and operation method as well as the method of using this printer.
Keep this manual handy for a quick reference to ensure full and efficient use of this product.

4Contents
Contents
Preface.............................................................................................................. 3
Contents............................................................................................................ 4
Using This Guide .............................................................................................. 5
1 Using Emulation ......................................................................................... 6
1.1 About Emulation ...................................................................................................... 6
Emulation Mode ....................................................................................................... 6
Host Interface and Emulation .................................................................................. 6
Switching Between Print Languages .......................................................................7
ESC/P Mode Menu Screen ..................................................................................... 7
1.2 About Fonts ............................................................................................................. 8
Usable Fonts ...........................................................................................................8
User-defined Fonts (Specially Registered Fonts) ....................................................8
Font Cache ..............................................................................................................8
1.3 Eject Function.......................................................................................................... 9
To Forcibly Eject Remaining Data ...........................................................................9
To Eject All Jobs in the Printer ..............................................................................10
1.4 Other Print Features .............................................................................................. 11
Multiple Up .............................................................................................................11
Barcode ................................................................................................................. 11
2 ESC/P Mode Settings............................................................................... 12
2.1 About the Mode Menu ........................................................................................... 12
This Printer’s Menus ..............................................................................................12
About the Mode Menu ...........................................................................................13
2.2 ESC/P Mode Menu Settings.................................................................................. 14
List of ESC/P Setting Items ................................................................................... 14
Setting the ESC/P Mode Menu .............................................................................. 21
2.3 About the ESC/P Mode List................................................................................... 22
ESC/P Mode List ...................................................................................................22
Print Method ..........................................................................................................22
3 Materials Related to ESC/P Mode............................................................ 23
3.1 List of Scaling Values ............................................................................................ 23
3.2 Paper Size and Number of Printed Digits.............................................................. 29
Index ............................................................................................................... 31
List of Mode Menu (ESC/P)

Using This Guide 5
Using This Guide
Prerequisite Knowledge
Read this guide in detail before using this printer. If you are not familiar with the machine to
which the printer is to be connected or the basic operations or concepts of the software,
read the relevant manuals first.
Machines and software to which the printer is to be connected refer to personal computers,
workstations, networks, and the respective operating systems and applications on which
these machines run.
Organization
The following is a summary of each chapter.
1. Using Emulation
This chapter explains the available interfaces and fonts, emulated printers.
2. ESC/P Mode Settings
This chapter explains the printer settings needed to use ESC/P emulation.
3. Materials Related to ESC/P Mode
This chapter explains scaling values and number of printable lines for variuos paper sizes.
Conventions
1. In this guide, “computer” refers to both the personal computer and workstation.
2. The following icons are used in this guide:
Important Indicates important information which you should read.
Note Indicates additional information on operations or features.
Refer to Indicates reference sources.
3. The following conventions are used in this guide:
Refer to “xxx” : The cross-reference is within this guide.
Refer to xxx : The cross-reference is not within this guide.
[ ] : Indicates items displayed on the computer and the pinter control
panel. Also indicates the title of printed reports/lists from the printer.
< > : Indicates items such as hard buttons and indicators on the keyboard
and printer.

61 Using Emulation
1 Using Emulation
1.1 About Emulation
This chapter explains ESC/P emulation of print languages available on this printer.
Print data conforms to certain rules (grammar). These rules (grammar) are called print
language.
This printer supports a page description language used to create images on a page basis
and an emulation feature used to obtain the print result similar to that obtained by another
printer. The ability to obtain the print result similar to that obtained by another printers is
called emulation.
Note
• The ESC/P emulation mode can be used when the SC/TC Font ROM (optional) is installed.
Emulation Mode
When printing data written in a language other than the page description language
supported by this printer, place this printer in the emulation mode. This printer has more
than one emulation mode. The following table summarizes the relationship between the
ESC/P emulation mode and the printer type to be emulated.
Host Interface and Emulation
Different host interfaces support different print languages. Host interfaces that support print
languages are as follows:
• Parallel port
• Serial port
•LPDport
• NetWare port
• SMB port
• IPP port
• USB port
• Port9100 port
Emulation mode Emulated printer
ESC/P emulation mode (ESC/P mode) VP-1000

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Switching Between Print Languages
This printer supports multi-emulation, allowing you to switch between print languages.
There are three methods of switching between print languages.
Switching by Commands
Commands for switching between supported print languages are provided. Upon receipt of
a command, this printer selects the relevant print language.
Automatic Switching
This printer analyzes the data received by the host interface to identify the print language
to be used. It then switches to the identified print language automatically.
Interface-dependent
Set a print language for each host interface using the control panel. Switch to the print
language corresponding to the host interface that received data.
ESC/P Mode Menu Screen
This screen is for setting items specific to the ESC/P emulation mode. Press the <Menu>
button, and select [ESCP] for [Print Language].
Refer to
• ESC/P mode menu item: “2 ESC/P Mode Settings” (P. 12)

81 Using Emulation
1.2 About Fonts
This section explains the fonts that can be used in the ESC/P emulation mode.
Usable Fonts
The following fonts can be used in ESC/P emulation.
Outline Fonts
Chinese fonts
• ShuSongTi
• FangSongTi
•KaiTi
•HeiTi
European fonts
• Roman
• Sans Serif
•OCR-B
User-defined Fonts (Specially Registered Fonts)
User-defined fonts (specially registered fronts) can be used on this printer. User-defined
fonts can be stored only in memory. This means that they are erased from memory when
this printer is switched off. Note, however, that when an optional hard disk is installed,
user-defined fonts are stored on hard disk, and are held even if this printer is switched off.
The amount of user-defined fonts that can be saved registered on hard disk is the same as
when they are stored to memory.
User-defined fonts are registered as bitmap fonts. User-defined fonts are not shared
between print languages
Font Cache
To ensure high-speed printing, outline fonts are cached if they are not too large.
Outline fonts are converted to bit map data temporarily and then printed. To minimize this
processing time, the processed bit map data is saved in the memory.
This process is called font cashing.
The saved bit map data is erased at power-off or system reset.

1.3 Eject Function 9
1.3 Eject Function
This section explains the eject function. There are two types of eject functions as shown
here.
• The remaining data is forcibly ejected.
• All jobs in the printer are eliminated.
To Forcibly Eject Remaining Data
For ESC/P emulation mode, data is not ejected until a full page of data has accumulated.
When using a parallel interface, if operations stop while the data for the last page is being
transferred, this machine waits for the next data until the time set [Auto Eject Time] has
passed, and the “Waiting for data” appears in the display.
In this kind of situation, forced eject does not wait for automatic eject and just forces all of
the data in the printer to print out.
The operation procedure is shown below.
Note
• When “Waiting for data” appears in the display, the next job sent to the printer may not be printed
correctly. Send the next job after forced eject or after the automatic eject time has been exceeded.
Refer to
• Auto Eject Time: User Guide 4.2 Description of Menu Items
1. Press the <Eject/Set> button when the
display shown to the right appears.
Printing will start.
When printing ends, the display changes to
“Ready to print”.
Important
• When the common menu item [Print Mode] is set to
[Auto], “Waiting for data” does not appear, so forced
eject does not occur.
<Eject/Set> button

10 1 Using Emulation
To Eject All Jobs in the Printer
Print all jobs that the printer has received.
Through this procedure, you can interrupt the receiving of data and empty the buffer. The
procedure is explained below.
1. Press the <Online> button when the display
shown to the right appears.
Note
• Pressing the <Online> button to make the printer
automatically stop receiving data.
2. Press the <Eject/Set> button. This starts
printing.
When all jobs are executed and printed, the
display changes to “Off-line”.
Note
• When a parallel interface or USB interface is being
used, depending on when the <Online> button is
pressed in step 1, data reception may occur in the
middle of a job. In this case, after the <Eject/Set>
button is pressed, and processed like a new job after
releasing offline in step 3.
3. Press the <Online> button.The display
changes to “Ready to print”.
Note
• After “Ready to print” appears, the data that is being
processed as a new job may not be printed correctly if
[Print Mode] is set to [Auto] in the common menu.
<Online> button
<Eject/Set> button
<Online> button

1.4 Other Print Features 11
1.4 Other Print Features
This section explains the other print features that are available in the ESC/P emulation
mode menu.
Multiple Up
This feature prints multiple pages reduced on a single piece of paper.
This feature is available in the ESC/P emulation mode. 2 Up is available in the ESC/P mode
menu.
Barcode
Barcodes are available in the ESC/P mode. The following barcode standards are available:
•JANcode
•CODE39
• CODABAR
• Industrial 2 of 5
• Matrix 2 of 5
• Interleaved 2 of 5
•CODE128

12 2 ESC/P Mode Settings
2 ESC/P Mode Settings
2.1 About the Mode Menu
This section explains the types of menus and hierarchy of the emulation mode menus.
This Printer’s Menus
The menu is divided into two menus, a mode menu for making emulation related settings,
and a common menu for making other printer settings.
You can set the following items in the common menu when using ESC/P emulation.
• Port Status (Parallel/Serial/LPD/NetWare/SMB/IPP/USB/Port9100)
Set the port that uses ESC/P emulation to [Enable].
• Print Mode (Parallel/Serial/LPD/NetWare/SMB/IPP/USB/Port9100) (default: [Auto])
Sets specify port print mode so that you can use ESC/P emulation. Select [ESC/P] or
[Auto] as the print mode.

2.1 About the Mode Menu 13
About the Mode Menu
The ESC/P mode menu is used to set items specific to ESC/P emulation.
You can change the mode menu settings while the printer is printing. When this is done, the
changed settings take effect from the next job.
The mode menu is configured from the following levels.
• Mode menu > Menu item > Item > Candidate value
Note
• Some menu items do not have items.
Sometimes they are divided into item 1, item 2 and item 3. (Called item hereafter.)
The diagram shown above represents a portion of the levels in the ESC/P mode menu.
Refer to
• Operations and items that can be set: “2.2 ESC/P Mode Menu Settings” (P. 14)
ESCP Features Menu Paper Tray Auto
Tray1
Tray2
Output Size A4
A3
A5
Document Size SEF
LEF
A4 SEF
Stored Jobs Menu At startup Factory
No.01 - 05
Retrieve Factory
No.01 - 05
Mode menu Menu item Item Candidate value

14 2 ESC/P Mode Settings
2.2 ESC/P Mode Menu Settings
This section explains items that can be configured in the mode menu and how to operate
these items.
List of ESC/P Setting Items
This section explains items that can be set using ESC/P with the mode menu.
Features Menu
Paper Tray
Sets the paper tray that supplies paper.
Candidate values are shown below.
[Auto]
The printer searches for the paper tray that has the paper size set in [Output Size] and paper
is fed from that tray.
[Tray 1] (default)
[Tray 2]
[Tray 3]
[Tray 4]
[Tray 1 (Bypass)]
Important
• When [Tray 1] to [Tray 4] are selected, [Output Size] cannot be set (because the paper loaded in these
trays become the output sizes.)
Note
• When [Auto] is selected and the same size and type of paper is loaded in the same orientation in
multiple trays, the paper tray will be selected according to the tray priority settings and paper priority
settings in the common menu.
When the same size of paper is loaded in different orientations in multiple trays, the paper loaded in
landscape is given priority.
• [Tray 3] and [Tray 4] are displayed only when the optional trays are installed.
• [Tray 1 (Bypass)] is displayed only when the bypass tray (optional) is installed on DocuPrint 205/255/
305. [Tray 1] cannot be set when the optional bypass tray is installed. The default is [Auto].
Output Size
Sets the size of the paper to print on. This can be set when [Auto] or [Tray 1 (Bypass)] is
selected for [Paper Tray]. Only cut sheet paper can be set.
Candidate values are shown below. Candidate values displayed differ according to the type
of the printer.
[A4] (default)
[A3] [A5] [B4] [B5]
[8.5×14] (Legal)
[8.5×13] (Legal)
[8.5×11] (Letter)
[**] (Unknown. Only displayed)
Important
• When [Paper Tray] is set to one of [Tray 1] to [Tray 4], [Output Size] cannot be set. The size of the paper
loaded in the currently set tray is displayed.

2.2 ESC/P Mode Menu Settings 15
Note
• When [Fixed %] or [Full Size] is set at [Zoom Mode], the scaling factor is automatically set by the
combination of [Document Size] and [Output Size]. When the 2 Up mode is set, the scaling factor is
automatically set by halving the combination of [Document Size] and [Output Size].
• [**] is displayed when the currently loaded paper size is unknown.
Document Size
Sets the size and orientation of the document prepared by the client.
Candidate values are shown below.
[SEF] (default)
This is the same size as that specified at [Output Size].
[LEF]
[A4 SEF] [A4 LEF] [A3 SEF] [A3 LEF] [A5 SEF] [A5 LEF] [B4 SEF] [B4 LEF] [B5 SEF]
[B5 LEF]
[11×17-S] [11×17-L]
[8.5×14-S] [8.5×14-L]
[8.5×13-S] [8.5×13-L]
[8.5×11-S] [8.5×11-L]
[R15×12-L] (continuous roll paper 15 × 12, guaranteed number of printing digits 136 digits/
72 lines)
[R15×11-L] (continuous roll paper 15 × 11, guaranteed number of printing digits 136 digits/
66 lines)
[R10×12-S] (continuous roll paper 10 × 12, guaranteed number of printing digits 80 digits/
72 lines)
[R10×11-S] (continuous roll paper 10 × 11, guaranteed number of printing digits 80 digits/
66 lines)
Note
• When continuous roll paper is selected at [Document Size], [Page Position] cannot be set.
• When [Fixed %] or [Full Size] is set at [Zoom Mode], the scaling factor is automatically set by the
combination of [Document Size] and [Output Size]. When the 2 Up mode is set, the scaling factor is
automatically set by halving the combination of [Document Size] and [Output Size].
• The orientation set here is the orientation of the document. This does not influence the orientation of the
paper loaded in the trays.
Quantity
Sets the number of copies to print.
Set within the range 1 (default) to 250.
Important
• When the client has specified the number of copies to print, that value is reflected and that number of
copies is printed. After printing ends, the setting on the control panel also is rewritten with that value.
Note, however, that the setting on the control panel is not rewritten with the number of copies specified
from the NetWare and LPD ports after printing ends.
Note
• When changing the candidate values by the < > or < > button, the display can be changed
continuously by holding the button down. The default is displayed by pressing the < > and < >
buttons simultaneously.

16 2 ESC/P Mode Settings
Zoom Mode
Fixed % (default)
The scaling factor is automatically calculated from the currently set document size and
paper size, and the document is printed so that the document size print area fits into the
print area of the paper size. For this reason, the scaling factor becomes 100% (actual size)
if the paper is the same size as the document. When 2 Up is set, documents are printed so
that the size of two documents fit into the print area of a single page size.
Variable %
Sets any scaling value. Scaling values in the range 45 to 210% in 1% units can be set
independently for each of the horizontal and vertical directions. Default is 100%.
Full Size
The entire surface area of cut sheet paper is printed in the print area.
[Full Size] refers to the scaling factor that is automatically calculated from the currently set
document size and paper size. The entire surface is printed so that the physical paper size
of the currently set document size fits into the print area of the paper size.
Note
• When continuous roll paper is set at [Document Size], the printing result of [Fixed %] or [Full Size] is the
same.
• When changing the candidate values by the < > or < > button, the display can be changed
continuously by holding the button down. The default is displayed by pressing the < > and < >
buttons simultaneously.
2 Sided Print
Sets 2 Sided printing.
Candidate values are shown below.
[Off] (default)
2 sided printing is off.
[Long Edge Flip]
Printing is done from left to right.
[Short Edge Flip]
Printing is done from top to bottom.
Note
• 2 sided printing can be set when the duplex unit (optional) is installed.
• [Long Edge Flip] and [Short Edge Flip] cannot be selected when [Output Size] is set to [Postcard].
2 Up
2 Up is a feature for printing two pages of data on a single page. Documents are printed on
either the left/right side or top/bottom side of the paper depending on the paper direction.
Candidate values are as shown below.
[Off] (default)
2 Up printing is disabled.
[Left -> Right]
2 Up printing is enabled. The first received page is printed at the left side or top side of the
paper.
[Right -> Left]
2 Up printing is enabled. The first received page is printed at the right side or bottom side
of the paper.
Important
• When landscape is specified at [Document Size], the printing result is the same whichever of [Left
-> Right] and [Right -> Left] is set.

2.2 ESC/P Mode Menu Settings 17
Output Tray
Sets the tray to which the printed paper is ejected.
[Center Tray] (default)
[Rear Tray]
[OffsetCatchTray]
Note
• [Rear Tray] can be set when the optional rear tray is installed.
• [OffsetCatchTray] can be set when the offset catch tray (optional) is installed.
Bypass-Wait User
Printing is started by operation on the printer (pressing the <Eject/Set> button) after printing
by feeding from the bypass tray is instructed. The default is [Off].
Note
• This item can be set when the bypass tray (optional) is installed on DocuPrint 205/255/305.
Font
Kanji
Sets the typeface of the double-byte character set (kanji).
[ShuSong] (default)
[FangSong]
[Hei]
[Kai]
Alphanumeric
Sets the typeface of the single-byte character set (ANK) to [Roman] (default) or [Sans Serif].
Page Position
Sets the paper position and whether or not the sheet feeder is being used when cut sheet
is selected for [Document Size].
Candidate values are shown below.
[CSF Off] (default)
Sets off for the cut sheet feeder setting.
[CSF On]
Sets on for the cut sheet feeder setting.
Note
• [Page Position] cannot be set when continuous roll paper is selected for [Document Size].

18 2 ESC/P Mode Settings
Adjust Position
Moves the position of the margin by shifting the data print position to the vertical or
horizontal.
Up & Down
The position can be specified within the range -250 to 250 mm in 1 mm increments (-9.8 to
9.8 inches in 0.1 inch increments). Default is [0mm].
Left & Right
The position can be specified within the range -250 to 250 mm in 1 mm increments (-9.8 to
9.8 inches in 0.1 inch increments). Default is [0mm].
Note
• Data outside the print area is not printed even if the position is compensated. Also, data outside the print
area as a result of position compensation is not printed.
• When changing the candidate values by the < > or < > button, the display can be changed
continuously by holding the button down. The default is displayed by pressing the < > and < >
buttons simultaneously.
Print Control
Skip Blank Pages
Sets whether or not to output blank pages when there is no data at all to print out like the
data of only new pages.
At the default setting, blank pages are not output.
Note
• When [On] is set, a blank page is output in the case of spaces created by specially registered
characters, or in the case of white-only image data.
• When [On] is set, and 2 Up printing or 2 sided printing has been selected, 2 Up or 2 sided printing is
processed with blank pages skipped.
Image Enhance
[Image Enhance] is a feature for smoothing the boundary between black and white areas to
reduce jagged edges, and to enhance resolution in a pseudo manner.
Candidate values are shown below.
[On] (default)
The image enhance feature is enabled during printing.
[Off]
The image enhance feature is disabled during printing.
Character Range
The position of the right margin can be extended.
Candidate values are shown below.
[Normal] (default)
Sets the position of the right margin to the 136 digit position at 10 cpi.
[Extended Range]
Extends the position of the right margin and prints in that area when there is free space to
the right of the 136 digit position at 10 cpi as a result of the scaling factor setting.
Note
• When the printed digit range setting is changed from [Extended Range] to [Normal], the left and right
margin values are initialized.
• When the right margin position is set by a command, that position becomes the right edge.

2.2 ESC/P Mode Menu Settings 19
ESCP Switch
Important
• Each of the [Text], [Minimum Text], [Page Length] and [1 inch Skip] settings is not reflected when
extended commands arrive as these features select defaults.
Text
Sets the print quality mode of the text to [Text High Dens.] (default) or [Draft].
Note
• Actual printing is not changed by changing this setting.
• This setting influences the text definition selection command.
Minimum Text
Text can be printed in reduced size when printing 1-byte type alphanumerics.
[Off] (default)
Alphanumerics are printed at actual size.
[On]
Alphanumerics are printed reduced in size.
Character Code
Sets the type of the character code to [Graphic] (default) or [Slant].
Page Length
Sets [11 inches] (default) or [12 inches] for the length (print area) of one page.
1 inch Skip
Sets whether or not to leave one inch between pages.
[Off] (default)
Does not leave a one-inch gap between pages.
[On]
Leaves a one-inch gap between pages. When you set to leave a one-inch gap between
pages, you can print to leave a one-inch gap between pages even with cut sheet paper just
like skipping of perforations when continuous roll paper is used.
Important
• This is executed when use of the cut sheet feeder is set to [Off] at [Page Position].
Feed Position
Sets the printing start position to either of [8.5 mm] (or [0.3"]) (default) or [22 mm] (or [0.9"])
from the top edge of the paper.
CR Functions
Sets the operation when the CR command is received.
[CR] (default)
Returns the print head only.
[CR/LF]
Returns the print head and performs a line feed.
0 Style
Sets the 0 character style.
[0] (default)
The normal “0” character is set.
[]
The slashed “0” character is set.

20 2 ESC/P Mode Settings
Extension
Sets whether or not to enable the specified extender. Printing can be controlled using text
code when the extender is enabled. Default is [Disable].
Note
• Extended commands are prefixed with the extender, followed by command recognition data and
parameter data, if necessary. An “extender” is the first two bytes (ESC (1BH in Hex) followed by a “;”
(semicolon, 3BH in Hex) of an extended command.
Extended Text
Sets the extender (first two bytes) of an extended command if you want to enable printing
by text codes. Valid codes are 0x21 to 0x7d. Default is [&%].
Note
• Extended commands are prefixed with the extender, followed by command recognition data and
parameter data, if necessary. An “extender” is the first two bytes (ESC (1BH in Hex) followed by a “;”
(semicolon, 3BH in Hex) of an extended command.
Stored Jobs Menu
Settings can be registered to NV memory (No. 01 to 05) and called up as required.
At startup
[At startup] refers to the reading of non-volatile memories (No. 01 to 05) pre-registered by
[Store] when the power is switched on or the system is reset.
Here, set the No. of the NV memory to call up.
The default is [Factory], which means that the default settings are called up when the printer
is started up.
Retrieve
This feature calls up pre-registered settings.
Sets the No. of the memory to call up.
The default is [Factory], which means that the default settings are called up.
Store
There are two types of memory, ROM for storing defaults, and NV memory (No. 01 to 05)
for holding user settings.
With register memory, the various preset mode menu settings are registered as a group to
NV memory (No. 01 to 05).
Registering these settings in advance makes it easier to call up mode menu settings, and
you are no longer required to repeat the same settings each time after the printer is switched
on.
Registered settings are stored until you initialize NV memory or clear memory.
Delete
Clears the settings registered to NV memory.
Sets the No. of the memory to clear.
Note
• [No. 01] to [No. 05] are not displayed if there is nothing registered in memory.
• To protect against the wrong settings being made due to commands received from a client, we
recommend that you press the <Online> button and go offline while you are registering data to memory.