Printronix ANSI Printer manual Installing Printer Emulations

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Chapter 1 Installing Printer Emulations

•Font Typefaces. Also referred to as print modes. The five typefaces include Near Letter Quality (NLQ), Data Processing (DP), High Speed (HS), OCR A, and OCR B.

•Character Sets. Fifty-one character sets are available. You can print the character sets in the different print modes.

•Bar codes. Several bar codes are available: Code 3 of 9, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC A, EAN 8, EAN 13, UCC 128, and Codabar.

•Expanded/Oversize print modes.

•Forms Positioning. Several commands are available to set print position (relative or absolute).

Installing Printer Emulations

Printer emulation software is stored in flash memory. Flash memory is contained in single in-line memory modules (SIMMs) located on the controller board. Printer emulation and operating system software are loaded into flash memory at the factory, but you will install software in some situations:

•A printer software upgrade is installed

•The printer controller board has been replaced

•The flash memory SIMM has been replaced

Emulation and operating system software are stored on a CD. You will copy the appropriate file to your computer’s hard disk, then download that file to the printer. You can load software through the serial, parallel, or Ethernet NIC port of the printer.

NOTE: If the NIC is installed, you must download the code through the NIC port using ftp.

NOTE: Each printer type, line matrix, laser, and thermal, has its own CD with the specific file types for that printer. Be sure to use the appropriate CD for your printer type when downloading software.

IMPORTANT When downloading emulation and operating system software to the printer, all other optional font files, customer-supplied logos, setup files, and TIFF files will be erased. You will then need to reload those files. Before starting a download procedure, be sure that you have all the necessary files on hand.

•Serial or Parallel Port: If you are going to load memory through the serial or parallel port of the printer, see “Downloading Software Through the Serial or Parallel Port” on page 11. The load commands are different, depending on the printer port you use. These differences are explained in the note following step 22., page 13.

•NIC: If the printer has the NIC installed, see “Downloading Software Through the Network Interface Card (NIC)” on page 14.

•Font Files: If you need to load optional font files, see “Downloading Optional Font Files to Flash Memory” on page 16.

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Contents Programmer’s Reference Manual Page Ansi Printers Trademark Acknowledgements Trademark AcknowledgementsCopyright  1998, 2002 Printronix, Inc Table of Contents Table of Contents Vertical Page FormattingConversion Tables Glossary Table of Contents Related Product Information Software FeaturesAbout This Manual AudienceInstalling Printer Emulations Installing Printer EmulationsDownloading Software Through the Serial or Parallel Port Downloading Software Through the Serial or Parallel PortDebug Navigating to the Appropriate Emulation File on the CD This is the file you will download into the printerCd \downloadEnter Downloading Software Through Network Interface Card NIC Downloading Software Through the Network Interface Card NIC This is the file you will download into the NICDownloading Optional Font Files to Flash Memory Put filename.prgEnterDownloading Optional Font Files to Flash Memory Copy /b filename.dwn LPT2EnterCopy /b filename1.dwn+filename2.dwn+...LPT1Enter Flash Memory Message Guide Flash Memory Message GuideMessage Explanation Required Action Error Short AT Error Program notError Security PAL Error Writing toFlash Memory Message Guide Explanation Required Action Installing Printer Emulations Ansi Emulation Default Settings OverviewLPI CPICR = CR CPI Configuring The Ansi Emulation Configuring The Ansi EmulationControl Codes DC3 Device Control-3 13H Control CodesFormat For Control Code Descriptions Escape Control Codes Overview Format For Control Code DescriptionsVertical Formatting Commands Graphics CommandsControl Codes Index Ascii Code ESC p1 Hex Code 1B 5B p1 Dec Code 27 91 p1 Character Sets, InternationalCharacter Sets, International Ansi International Character SetsISO Italian Expanded Mode Expanded ModeAscii Code ESC p1p2 SP B Forms Length, Top Margin, Bottom Margin Ascii Code ESC p1p2p3 rAscii Code ESC p1p2...pn m Graphic RenditionGraphic Rendition Character Types and Enhancements ParameterLine Spacing Margins, Left and Right Margins, Left and RightAscii Code ESC p1p2 s Private Mode, Enable Private Mode, DisableProportional Print Mode Hardcoded Reset Values ResettingResetting Ascii Code ESC c Hex Code Dec CodeSuperscript SubscriptTab, Clear Tab Set, Multiple Horizontal Vertical Position Absolute Terminate Loading of DataVertical Position Relative Dot Patterns And Densities GraphicsDot Patterns And Densities 0X0X0X0 LSB LSB Msbx MSBGraphics Ascii Character Dot Patterns Hex Dots 654321Horizontal Format Ascii Character Dot Patterns Hex Dots Horizontal FormatVertical Format Horizontal Format Byte → Byte n Row ↓Dot Graphics Other Graphics ConsiderationsRepeat Graphics Character Select Graphics Mode Bar Codes Setting Bar Code ParametersDefault Bar Code Parameters Entering And Exiting Bar CodesIf p1 = Style Setting Bar Code ParametersP1 Values UPC aBar Codes P1 Values PostnetP9 Values Rotation/FontHuman Readable Line HRL Spacing Between Bar CodesBar Code Readers Bar Code ReadersTest Program Vertical Bar CodesVertical Bar Codes Entering And Exiting Oversize Oversize Character Font OptionOversize Character Font Option Selecting Size Selecting SizeOversize Character Font Option Vertical Page Formatting Planning a Vertical Page FormatExecuting Vertical Tabs VFU CharacteristicsProprinter And Epson Vertical Tab Table Vertical Tab PositionsVertical Tab Positions Form Data Form Line Number Vertical TabsChannel Assignment Series EvfuStart Load Code 1E or 6E Hex End Load 1F or 6F HexSeries Evfu Codes PI Line Enabled Using The EvfuUsing The Evfu Data Bits Hex Dec Code ChannelDLE Series Evfu Series Evfu Codes PI Line EnabledSeries Evfu Codes PI Line Disabled or Not Used DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB Can SUB ESCRelative Line Slewing Clearing The Evfu MemoryData Bits Hex Dec Code Channel End Load Data Bits Lines Hex Dec Code Ansi Evfu Series Evfu Line SlewingDLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB Can SUB ESC Ascii Code ESC Hex Code 1B 5D Dec Code 27 93 Loading the TableLoading the Table Two Byte Channel Control Code FormatRemarks Ansi EvfuChannel Control Codes Decimal Value Binary Value CharacterDefault Evfu Table DefaultDescription Skip to Channel Command Ansi Evfu Default Evfu Table Channel DescriptionDownloading The Evfu Using The PI Line Downloading The Evfu Using The PI LineSkip To Channel Example Program Instruction Remarks Output Ansi Evfu Two Byte Channel Control Code Format Skip to Channel Command Ansi Evfu Standard Ascii Character Set Appendix a Equivalent Columns Conversion Table Inches 13.3 16.7Appendix B Decipoints for Column vs. CPI ValuesMargin CPI Column 111 Margin CPI Column Appendix B Margin Column CPI Appendix B Acia AsciiCharacter weight, as shown in this sentence For example Bold refers to a heavy or thickCT+ CPUCTA Davfu CTSCvfu DCDDvfu DSRDTR EbcdicFifo Ieee HGSIGP LED LACLCD MPLNvfu NackNLQ NvramPcba PALPCB PGLRAM PORPSA ROMSAA RTSSCS SNA SfccSLD SOHUPC TOFTTL UsetOFF 100 Diagnostics Passed AnsiError Occurred / Flushing QUEUES*, 20 ESC Sequence Loading Program from Port XX% Please WAIT... 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