Lexmark 259x manual

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    DRAFT document - Monday , August 11, 2008 1:59 pm www.lexmark.com Forms Printer 258x/259x Technical Reference August 2008 Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are tr ademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the Unit ed States and/or other countries. © 2008 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road L[...]

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    Draft document Edition: August 2008 The following paragraph d oes not apply to any c ountry where such provisions a re inconsistent with lo cal law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRA NTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIE D WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY O[...]

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    Draft document Contents TOC-1 Contents Set Initial Conditions Commands ................................... 1-1 SIC Command Format ....... ............................ .......................................... .......... 1-2 Init Values ........... .................................................................. ........................ 1-2 Id Va[...]

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    Draft document Contents TOC-2 Set Top of Form ..... ................ ............................................................. ........ 2-15 Set Form Length in Inches....... ........................................................... ........ 2-15 Set Form Length in Lines......... ........................................................... ....[...]

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    Draft document Contents TOC-3 Code Pages ................ ....................................................... 3-1 Enabling code page character s upport ................... ........................................... 3-1 Code page samples ........... .......................................... ...................................... 3-2 Code Page [...]

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    Draft document Contents TOC-4 Code Page 1053 ................... ............................................................. ........ 3-40 Code Page 1098 ................... ............................................................. ........ 3-41 Code Page 1116 ................... ............................................................. .[...]

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    1-1 Draft document CHAPTER 1: Set Initial Conditions Commands The Set Initial Conditions (SIC) command sets the printer to the default values tha t were set at the factory or to user-defined defaults. The following data is applicable to bo th IBM and Epson modes, unless otherwise noted. The SIC command cannot b e used in OKI emulation mode. There a[...]

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    SIC Command 1-2 Draft document SIC Command Format Usage Notes: • "n1 is the low or der byte. n2 is the high order byte. n1 and n2 spe cify the number of mode bytes in the escape seque nce. n1 is the number of parameters +2. (the number of parameters plu s init and id.) Normally, n1 is 1, 3 or 4. n2 is always 0. • "init - this paramete[...]

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    SIC Command 1-3 Draft document Id Values The supported values of Id are as follows. If the Id is any other value, the parm bytes are ignored. Note: The most common ID values are C5 and C6. Remain ing values are listed for backward compatibility. Not all Parms are valid for e ach Id value. Some are ignored. 4 04 Init ialized to the fa ctory defau lt[...]

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    SIC Command 1-4 Draft document Note: Id is valid for B6H, C5H and C6H only in Epson mod e. If any other value is specified to id in Epson mode, this comman d sequence is ignored. 2580 /2581 2590/2591 177 B1 Parm 1 is valid. Parm 1 is same as parm 1 of id = 03H, 16H, 23H or 24H. 2580 /2581 2590/2591 180 B4 2580 /2581 2590/2591 182 B6 Supported in Ep[...]

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    SIC Command 1-5 Draft document Parm Values Table 1-3: Ids - Dec 3, 22, 35, 36, 177, 180 (Hex 03, 16, 23, 24, B1, B4) Parm Bit Description On Off 1 Same acti on for all Ids. 7 Discard byte Ignore this byte Process this byte 6 Reserved 5 Alarm Enable Disable 4 Auto CR No CR after LF Auto CR after LF 3 Aut o LF No LF afte r CR Auto LF after CR 2 Form [...]

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    SIC Command 1-6 Draft document Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Sheet 1 of 9) Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6 1 Emulation 0 00 No Change No Change 1 01 PPDS PPDS 2 02 EPSON EPSON 3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change 2 Panel Disable 0 00 No change No change 1 01 Panel Disable Panel[...]

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    SIC Command 1-7 Draft document 4 FONT 0 00 No Change No Cha nge 1 01 Fast Draft Fast Draft 20 2 D r a f t D r a f t 3 03 Gothic Gothic 4 04 Courier Courier 5 05 Download font Download font 6 06 No Change Prestige 7 07 No change Presentor 8 08 No change Orator 9 09 No change Script 10 - 255 0A - FF No change No Change Note: Values 06 through FF are [...]

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    SIC Command 1-8 Draft document Note: Parm 6 actions are based on the XNLS Co de Page. Choose appropriate parm 6 data. 6 Code Page (XNLS = Std / OCR-B) 0 00 No Change No Cha nge 1 01 437 437 2 02 850 850 3 03 860 860 4 04 863 863 5 05 865 865 6 06 437G 437G 7 07 813 813 8 08 851 851 9 09 853T 853T 10 0A 857 857 11 0B 869 869 12 0C 920 920 13 0D 1053[...]

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    SIC Command 1-9 Draft document 6 Code Page (XNLS = Eastern) 0 00 No Change No Cha nge 1 01 437 437 2 02 850 850 3 03 852 852 4 04 855 855 5 05 866 866 6 06 1855 1855 7 07 1852 1852 8 08 2852 2852 9 09 3852 3852 10 0A 4852 4852 11 0B 1250 1250 12 0C 1251 1251 13 0D 912 912 14 0E 915 915 15 0F 1866 1866 16 10 858 858 17 - 255 11 - FF No Chan ge No Ch[...]

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    SIC Command 1-10 Draft document 6 Code Page (XNLS = Baltic) 0 00 No Change No Cha nge 1 01 437 437 2 02 850 850 3 03 858 858 4 04 866 866 5 05 915 915 6 06 1251 1251 7 07 1866 1866 8 08 775 775 9 09 919 919 10 0A 1257 1257 11 0B 916 916 12 0C 918 918 13 0D 2866 2866 14 0E 771 771 15 0F 929 929 16 10 773 773 17 - 255 11 - FF No Chan ge No Change 6 C[...]

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    SIC Command 1-11 Draft document 6 Code Page (XNLS = Levant) 0 00 No Change No Cha nge 1 01 437 437 2 02 850 850 3 03 864 864 4 04 1046 1046 5 05 1098 1098 6 06 1198 862 7 07 862 856 8 08 856 1862 9 09 916 916 10 0A 1862 858 11 0B 858 12 - 255 0C - FF No Change No Cha nge 6 Code Page (XNLS = OKI) 0 00 No Change 1 01 437 2 02 850 3 03 860 4 04 863 5 [...]

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    SIC Command 1-12 Draft document 8 Lines per inch 0 00 No Change No Change 10 1 3 3 20 2 4 4 30 3 6 6 40 4 8 8 5 - 255 05 - FF No Change No Change 9 Left Margin 0 00 No Change No Cha nge 1 01 0 inch 0 inch 2 02 1 inch 1 inch 3 03 2 inch 2 inch 4 04 3 inch 3 inch 5 - 255 05 - FF No Change No Change 10 Right Margin 0 00 No Change No Change 1 01 4 inch[...]

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    SIC Command 1-13 Draft document 12 Alarm 0 00 No change No change 1 01 Disable Alarm Disable Alarm 2 02 Enable Alarm Enable Alarm 3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change 13 Auto CR 0 00 No change No change 10 1 O N O N 20 2 O F F O F F 3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change 14 Auto LF 0 00 No change No change 10 1 O N O N 20 2 O F F O F F 3 - 255 03 - FF [...]

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    SIC Command 1-14 Draft document 19 Lock 0 00 No change No change 1 01 Font Lock Font Lock 2 02 Pitch Lo ck Pitch Lock 3 03 Font and Pitch Lock Font and Pitch Lock 4 04 Font and Pitch Unlock Font and Pitch Unlock 254 FE SIC Command Lock SIC Command Lock 255 FF SIC Command Unlock SIC Command Unlock 20 FF Enable 0 00 No Change Ignore 1 01 Ignore FF 2 [...]

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    Control Codes 2-1 Draft document CHAPTER 2: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands This section provides a detailed descripti on of IBM emulation mode commands you can use with your printer. Control Codes Control codes are one-character printe r commands that are used to: • Manage the printing of a job. • Control the movement of the cursor, which [...]

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    Control Codes 2-2 Draft document Vertical Tab VT Advances the paper to the next vertical tab positio n set by the ESC B command. If no tab position is set, the printer performs a single line feed. If the next vertical tab posi ti on is greater than the form length (or form length minus skip perforation), the VT does a line feed. An automatic carria[...]

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    Escape Sequences 2-3 Draft document Escape Sequences An escape sequence (two or more characters of information) lets yo u change the way the printer is currently printing. Like a control code, it gives you control over the prin ted output. The escape sequence begins with the character ESC (decimal 027, hexadecimal 1B). The pr inter recognizes this [...]

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    Printer Command 2-4 Draft document Printer Command Quick Reference (IBM Emulation Mode) Data is pending. Control Codes in ESC Sequence Format The following ESC sequences match the Control Co de commands. See that section for a full description of each Control Code. Escape sequences utilize the following format: Format ESC BEL Decima l 27 7 Hexadeci[...]

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    Control Codes in 2-5 Draft document Cancel Double-Wide Pri nting by Line DC4 20 14 Cancel Data CAN 24 18 Table 2-2: Escape Sequence Equ ivalents to Control Codes (Continued) Code Nem Format ESC Decimal 27 Hexadecimal 1B[...]

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    General Printer 2-6 Draft document General Printer Commands The following are general Printer Commands. Set Print Direction This command sets the printer to prin t either unidirectional (left to right) printing or returns to bi-directional printing . USAGE NOTE The value of n can be either of the fo llowing: • 1 (dec) 01 (hex) = Unidirectional ?[...]

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    General Printer 2-7 Draft document Deselect Printer When this command is sent, the printer ignores all data e xcept DC1. USAGE NOTE The following values of n are valid: Stop Printing (259X only) This command stops printing and causes the prin ter to go into OFF LINE mode. Pressing the Start/Stop key returns the printer t o ON LINE mode. Format ESC [...]

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    Print Position 2-8 Draft document Print Position Commands Relative Move Inline Forward (n/120") This command moves the current print position to the right by the distance specified in the parameter. USAGE NOTES • Any attempt to use this command to move the print position be yond the current right margin leaves the print position set to the r[...]

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    Print Position 2-9 Draft document Automatic Line Feed (LF) Turns the automatic line feed mode On and Off. USAGE NOTES The value of n can be either of the fo llowing: • 1 (dec) 01 (hex) = ON • 0 (dec) 00 (hex) = OFF • When on, executes an auto matic line feed when a carriage return is received. Reverse Line Feed This command feeds the paper on[...]

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    Print Position 2-10 Draft document USAGE NOTES • The default is 1/216 inch. The su pported alternative is 1/180 inch an d 1/360 inch. • n1 and n2 specify the numb er of mode bytes contained in this escape sequence. Normally, n1 is 4, and n2 is 0. • m1 and m2 are ignored. • m3 and m4 set the base units as follows: Select 1/8" Line Spaci[...]

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    Print Position 2-11 Draft document Set Text Line Spacing (n/72") This command sets line spacing in n/72 inch increments. To activate the line spacing, use the printer command Start Text L ine Spacing (ESC 2). USAGE NOTE The value for n must be between 1 and 85. Start Text Line Spacing This command activates the line spacing des ignated by the [...]

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    Page/Form Layout 2-12 Draft document Page/Form Layout Commands Set All Tabs to Power On Setting This command sets the horizontal ta bs at every 8th column, beginning a t column 9 (9, 17, 25, and so on) and clears all vertical tabs. USAGE NOTE • To set user-defined tabulatio n stops, use printer command ESC D for horizontal tabs and ESC B for vert[...]

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    Page/Form Layout 2-13 Draft document Set Vertical Tabs Sets as many as 64 tabulation stops by line number. USAGE NOTES • Set the tabulation stops in ascen ding order (n1.....n64). • The last digit in the sequence must be 0 to terminate the command. • Vertical tab positions are specified by a line number, a nd the first line is numbered one. ?[...]

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    Page/Form Layout 2-14 Draft document Set Automatic Perforation Skip This command specifies the number of lines to be skipped at the bottom of each pa ge, which creates a bottom margin. USAGE NOTES • This command remains in effect until: – Cancel Skip Perforation (ESC O) printer command is received. – Set Form Length in Lines (ESC C) printer c[...]

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    Page/Form Layout 2-15 Draft document Set Top of Form This command sets the first line of printin g on each page to the current vert ical paper position. Set Form Length in Inches This command sets the form length to a specified number of inch es. USAGE NOTES • The value of n must be between 1 and 2 55. • When the command is sent , the current v[...]

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    Character 2-16 Draft document Character Commands Select Character Set 1 Selects character set 1 for printing. Character set 1 contains characters and symbols th at are used in the English language. Format ESC 7 Decimal 27 55 Hex 1B 37 See page YYY for more information. {Reference will be updated when document is finalized.} Select Character Set 2 S[...]

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    Character 2-17 Draft document Select Print Mode This command selects the normal font or the download font in Draft, NLQ (258x only) or LQ (259x only). Format ESC I n Decimal 27 73 n Hex 1B 49 n USAGE NOTES • This command cancels any print combinations tha t conflict with ESC I. • The following table shows valid values fo r n for the 248x and 24[...]

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    Character 2-18 Draft document 259X 0 00 (Draft) 10 cpi Normal 8 08 (Draft) 12 cpi Normal 16 10 (Draft) 17 cpi Normal 2 02 (LQ) 10 cpi - Courier Normal 10 0A (L Q) 12 cpi -Prestige Normal 18 12 (L Q) 17 cpi -Courier Normal 3 03 (LQ) Proportional Normal 4 04 10 cpi Draft Download 12 0C 12 cpi Draft Download 20 14 17 cpi Draft Download 6 06 10 cpi LQ [...]

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    Code Page 2-19 Draft document Code Page Commands Set Code Page Use this printer command to chan ge the active code page. USAGE NOTES • n1 is a one-byte binary number that is th e less significant byte of the two-byte parameter count. • n2 is a one-byte binary number that is the more significant byte of the two- byte parameter count. Zero is a v[...]

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    Code Page 2-20 Draft document – When a value is represented by two paramete r bytes, value (A) = Ln + Hn X 256. Calculate values of A less than 256. • Hn is 0. • Ln is t he value. – To calculate values of A equal t o or greater than 255. • Divide the value A by 256. • The resu lt is Hn. • The rema inder is Ln. • The variables, n1 n2[...]

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    Style Commands 2-21 Draft document Style Commands Set Print Quality This command changes the print quality. USAGE NOTES • n1 and n2 specify the numb er of parameter bytes contained in this escape sequence. Normally, n1 is 1, and n2 is 0. m specifies the print quality as follows: Format ESC [ d n1 n2 m Decimal 27 91 100 n1 n2 m Hexadecimal 1B 5B 6[...]

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    Style Commands 2-22 Draft document Select Global Font This command allows the user t o vary the font, pitch and code page. USAGE NOTES • Count the number of parameter bytes contained in this escape sequence as value (A). – When a value is represented by two paramete r bytes, value (A) = Ln + Hn X 256. Calculate values of A less than 256. • Hn[...]

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    Style Commands 2-23 Draft document The following table applies to all models, except where noted. Table 2-6: Global Font Id - Courier Pitch Decimal Hf Lf Values Hexadecimal Hf Lf Values Normal Bold I talic Bold/Italic Normal Bold Italic Bold/Italic 5 (10 DW/DH) 0 244 0 245 00 F4 00 F6 00 F5 10 0 11 0 46 0 18 0 57 00 0B 00 2E 00 12 00 39 12 1 235 0 [...]

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    Style Commands 2-24 Draft document The following table applies to all models, except where noted. The following table applies to 259X models only. Table 2-7: Global Font Id - Goth ic Pitch Decimal Hf Lf Values Hexadecimal Hf Lf Values Normal Bold I talic Bold/Italic Normal Bold Italic Bold/ Double strike 5 (10 DW/DH) 0 241 0 242 0 243 (259X) 00 F1 [...]

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    Style Commands 2-25 Draft document The following table applies to 259X models only. The following table applies to 259X models only. Table 2-9: Global Font Id - Pre sentor Pitch Decimal Hf Lf Values Hexadecimal Hf Lf Values Normal Bold I talic Bold/Italic Normal Bold Italic Bold/Italic 5 (10 DW/DH) 10 0 25 00 19 12 1 208 01 D0 15 1 209 01 D1 17.1 1[...]

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    Style Commands 2-26 Draft document The following table applies to 259X models only. Note: There are subtle differences between the 258X a nd 259X printers. This is intentional, not a typo. Table 2-11: Global Font Id - Script Pitch Decimal Hf Lf Values Hexadecimal Hf Lf Values Normal Bold I talic Bold/Italic Normal Bold Italic Bold/Italic 5 (10 DW/D[...]

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    Style Commands 2-27 Draft document Select Print Type Style This command selects the following printing mod es: • Character height - single or doub le • Character width - single or double • Line Spacing - single or double • Italic print • Shadow print (259x only) • Outline print (259x only) USAGE NOTES • n1 and n2 specify the numb er o[...]

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    Style Commands 2-28 Draft document See the following table for m1, m3, and m4 values. Select 12 cpi This command sets the pitch at 12 cpi. Table 2-13: Select Print Type Style Va lues Variable Decimal Hexadecimal Desc ription m1 0 00 No change 1 01 Start Italic Print 2 02 Stop Italic Print 4 04 Start Outline Print (259X onl y) 8 08 Stop Outline Prin[...]

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    Style Commands 2-29 Draft document Select/Cancel Emphasized Mode This command selects and cancels the emphasized mode. To select emphasized mode: To cancel emphasized mode: Select/Cancel Double-Strike Mode This command selects and cancel s the double-strike mode. Double-strike print results in a d arker print because the printhead strikes the chara[...]

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    Style Commands 2-30 Draft document Start Superscript or Subscript Printing This command selects the subs cript and supe rscript modes. USAGE NOTE The value of n can be either of the fo llowing: • 1 (dec) 01 (hex) = Subscript ON • 0 (dec) 00 (hex) = Superscript ON Cancel Superscript and Subscript Printing This command cancels the subscr ipt and [...]

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    Style Commands 2-31 Draft document – 3 (dec) 03 (hex) equals Overscore • m2 selects score type as follows: – 0 (dec) 00 (hex) equals Cancel – 1 (dec) 01 (hex) equals Single – 2 (dec) 02 (hex) equals Double Continuous Underscore This command begins and ends continu ous underscore of spaces and cha racters. To begin Continuous Underscore: U[...]

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    Graphics 2-32 Draft document Graphics Commands Normal Density Bit Image Graphics (60 dpi) This command sends normal density bit images to be printed at 60 dots per inch (dpi) horizontally and 72 dpi vertically. USAGE NOTES • The command discards all data tha t goes beyond the current margin. • Text and graphics can be printed on the same line. [...]

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    Graphics 2-33 Draft document The following table shows how the print wires are mapped for the 2 59X printers. Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics (Half Speed 120 dpi) This command sends normal density bit images to be printed at 120 dots per inch (dpi). 7 128 80 66 4 4 0 53 2 2 0 41 6 1 0 380 8 240 4 120 2 010 1 Bottom Table 2-15: Print Wire Mapping (2[...]

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    Graphics 2-34 Draft document USAGE NOTES • The command discards all data tha t goes beyond the current margin. • Text and graphics can be printed on the same line. • Each vertical dot column can h ave 8 rows of dots. • Dual-density graphics print at hal f-speed of norma l-density bit image graphics. • ESC L dual-density bit image gra phic[...]

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    Graphics 2-35 Draft document USAGE NOTES • The command discards all data tha t goes beyond the current margin. • Text and graphics can be printed on the same line. • Each vertical dot column can h ave 8 rows of dots. • ESC Z high-density graphics print at half-speed of normal-de nsity bit image graphics. • ESC Z high-density graphics cann[...]

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    Graphics 2-36 Draft document • The rema inder is Ln. • V1 though Vn represent graphics data. • m is a one-byte value to select the graphics mod e. The following modes are supported: Set Graphics Line Spacing (n/216") This command sets line spaci ng to n/216 inches. It does no t cause the form to move. It changes the vertical distan ce mo[...]

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    Graphics 2-37 Draft document • n must be a multiple of 3 to advance exa ctly n/216 inches. • 259x printers only - The units used by ESC 3 can be change d by ESC [ Set Vertical Units. Graphics Variable Line Spacing (n/216") Advances the paper in a vertical movement a distance of n/216 inches relative to the current print position. Format [...]

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    Bar Code 2-38 Draft document Bar Code Commands Setup Barcode Parameter This command sets the barcode parameters to th e printer. USAGE NOTES • The printer must receive this command prior to the barcode data comman d. The printer may ignore th is command when the receive d parameters include undefined data. • The latest barcode comman d cancels [...]

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    Bar Code 2-39 Draft document Barcode Module Width The suggested values for m are as follows: Adjustment Unit 24 wire printers (259X) 1=1/360 in. 9 wire printers (258X) 1=1/240 in 180 B4 CODE 39 181 B5 INDUSTRIAL 2 of 5 182 B6 INTERLEAVED 2 of 5 183 B7 UPC-A 184 B8 UPC-E 185 B9 POST-NET (barcode) 186 BA CODE 12 8 Table 2-18: Barcode Module Width m U[...]

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    Bar Code 2-40 Draft document Adjustment Values are: Note : Bar/Space number of one digit (Interle aved 2 of 5 : one pair digit ) "s" value affects barcode printing width. If barcode printing area reaches to the right or left margin, the printer ignores th is command. Barcode Length The variables v1 and v2 control the bar length. V1 specif[...]

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    Bar Code 2-41 Draft document Barcode Control Flag The control flag is made up of 8 bits as follows: Setup Barcode Data This command sets the barcode data on the current printing position. Model Dec H ex Vertical Pitch all barcodes except Post-Net a 24 wire (259X) 12 0C 1/180 inch 9 wire (248X) 30 1E 1/72 inch Model Dec Hex long bar heig ht shor t b[...]

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    Bar Code 2-42 Draft document USAGE NOTES • The printer must receive the Setup command ESC [ f prior to the ESC [ p command. • The barcode prints after the printer receives the LF line feed command. • The printer may ignore th is command in the following conditio ns: – The barcode print area exceeds the left or right margin. – The barcode [...]

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    Enabling code page 3-1 Draft document CHAPTER 3: Code Pages Enabling code page character support In addition to the standard su pport for the US and Western Europe cod e pages, the 2500 series forms printers include support for characters contained in a variety of other code pages. When the printer is switched to one of these modes, the ne w set of[...]

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    Code page samples 3-2 Draft document 4 Once the printer has initialized, it will allow printing of alt ernate characters, by selecting one of the appropriate code pages. See section XX for code page information. 5 Verify by printing a test page. a Turn the printer off. b Hold down the LineFeed button o n the control panel while turning on the print[...]

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    Code Page Table A-1 Draft document APPENDIX A: Code Page Table The 2500 series forms printers include support for a variety of code pages. See the following table for a complete list. Code page 437 (U.S. English) is the factory defau lt code page. The following conventions are used to ident ify code pages and are supplied as a cross refere nce for [...]

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    Code Page Table A-2 Draft document Table A-1: Code Page Table (Sheet 1 of 3) Character Set Code Page IBM Code Page Op Panel Menu Name Decimal Hexadecimal Translations Hc Lc Hc Lc Std / OCR-B Arabic Baltic Eastern European Levant OK I Latin-1 437 437 437 IBM PC US 1 181 01 B5 258x & 259x 258x & 259x 258 x & 259x 258x & 259x 258x &[...]

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    Code Page Table A-3 Draft document Latin-6 771 771 KBL PC-771 33 03 03 258x & 259x 773 773 773 PC-773 3 5 03 05 258x & 259x 775 775 775 PC-775 37 03 07 258x & 259x 918 1118 774 PC-774 4 94 04 5E 258x & 259x 919 919 IL6 ISO 8859-10 Latin-6 3 151 03 97 258x & 259 x 929 929 772 PC-772 4 95 04 5F 258x & 259x 1116 1116 EST Es ton[...]

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    Code Page Table A-4 Draft document Hebrew 856 856 AIX Hebrew 3 88 03 58 258x & 259x 862 862 IBM PC Hebrew 3 94 03 5E 258x & 259x 916 916 ISO 8859-8 3 148 03 94 258x & 259x 1862 10862 Hebrew-7 42 110 2A 6E 258x & 259x OKI 850B 11850 850B 850B 46 74 2E 4A 258x only 1040 1040 BRASC II BRASCII 4 16 04 10 258x only 1041 1041 Abicom p Abi[...]