Printronix ANSI Printer manual Sfcc, Sld, Sna, Soh, Sscc, Tcb

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SFCC

Special Function Control Character. The first

 

character in a printer command sequence. In

 

Proprinter III XL emulation mode, you can select one

 

of five characters as the SFCC. In Epson emulation

 

mode, the SFCC must always be the ASCII escape

 

character (ESC). See also command sequence and

 

escape sequence.

shadow printing

A typeface with a heavy line thickness produced by

 

doublestriking. The printer forms a character, then

 

prints it again, but fractionally offset from the first

 

position. See also bold, character weight.

shuttle

The subassembly in a line matrix printer that includes

 

the hammer bank assembly and some or all of the

 

drive mechanism.

sixel

A vertical column consisting of six pixels and treated

 

as a unit in graphics applications.

size, type

See point.

SLD

Set Line Density

slewing

Rapid vertical paper movement.

SNA

Systems Network Architecture. A hardware and

 

software protocol used on IBM mainframe networks.

soft reset

See warm start.

SOH

Start Of Header

spacing

See font, proportional and font, monospaced.

SSCC

SuperSet Control Code. It is of the form SFCC } ;

 

and is used to execute superset commands.

start bit

The signal that indicates the start of a character or

 

element in a serial data stream.

stop bit

The signal that indicates the end of a character or

 

element in a serial data stream.

string

Two or more bytes of data or code treated as a unit.

style, type

See type style.

superset commands

Commands which are an extension to the base

 

LinePrinter+ printer protocol, such as the bar code

 

commands for the Epson FX protocol. See also

 

SSCC.

symbol set

See character set.

 

T

TCB

Task Control Block

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Contents Programmer’s Reference Manual Page Ansi Printers Trademark Acknowledgements Trademark AcknowledgementsCopyright  1998, 2002 Printronix, Inc Table of Contents Vertical Page Formatting Table of ContentsConversion Tables Glossary Table of Contents About This Manual Software FeaturesRelated Product Information AudienceInstalling Printer Emulations Installing Printer EmulationsDownloading Software Through the Serial or Parallel Port Downloading Software Through the Serial or Parallel PortDebug This is the file you will download into the printer Navigating to the Appropriate Emulation File on the CDCd \downloadEnter Downloading Software Through Network Interface Card NIC This is the file you will download into the NIC Downloading Software Through the Network Interface Card NICPut filename.prgEnter Downloading Optional Font Files to Flash MemoryCopy /b filename.dwn LPT2Enter Downloading Optional Font Files to Flash MemoryCopy /b filename1.dwn+filename2.dwn+...LPT1Enter Flash Memory Message Guide Flash Memory Message GuideMessage Explanation Required Action Error Security PAL Error Program notError Short AT Error Writing toFlash Memory Message Guide Explanation Required Action Installing Printer Emulations Overview Ansi Emulation Default SettingsLPI CPICR = CR CPI Configuring The Ansi Emulation Configuring The Ansi EmulationControl Codes Control Codes DC3 Device Control-3 13HFormat For Control Code Descriptions Format For Control Code Descriptions Escape Control Codes OverviewVertical Formatting Commands Graphics CommandsControl Codes Index Character Sets, International Character Sets, InternationalAscii Code ESC p1 Hex Code 1B 5B p1 Dec Code 27 91 p1 Ansi International Character SetsISO Italian Expanded Mode Expanded ModeAscii Code ESC p1p2 SP B Ascii Code ESC p1p2p3 r Forms Length, Top Margin, Bottom MarginGraphic Rendition Graphic RenditionAscii Code ESC p1p2...pn m 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 Resetting ResettingHardcoded Reset Values 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 MSB654321 Graphics Ascii Character Dot Patterns Hex DotsVertical Format Horizontal FormatHorizontal Format Ascii Character Dot Patterns Hex Dots Horizontal Format Byte → Byte n Row ↓Dot Graphics Other Graphics ConsiderationsRepeat Graphics Character Select Graphics Mode Default Bar Code Parameters Setting Bar Code ParametersBar Codes Entering And Exiting Bar CodesP1 Values Setting Bar Code ParametersIf p1 = Style UPC aPostnet Bar Codes P1 ValuesRotation/Font P9 ValuesSpacing Between Bar Codes Human Readable Line HRLBar Code Readers Bar Code ReadersVertical Bar Codes Test ProgramVertical Bar Codes Entering And Exiting Oversize Oversize Character Font OptionOversize Character Font Option Selecting Size Selecting SizeOversize Character Font Option Planning a Vertical Page Format Vertical Page FormattingProprinter And Epson Vertical Tab Table VFU CharacteristicsExecuting Vertical Tabs Vertical Tab PositionsForm Data Form Line Number Vertical Tabs Vertical Tab PositionsStart Load Code 1E or 6E Hex Series EvfuChannel Assignment End Load 1F or 6F HexUsing The Evfu Using The EvfuSeries Evfu Codes PI Line Enabled Data Bits Hex Dec Code ChannelSeries Evfu Codes PI Line Disabled or Not Used Series Evfu Series Evfu Codes PI Line EnabledDLE 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 Loading the Table Loading the TableAscii Code ESC Hex Code 1B 5D Dec Code 27 93 Two Byte Channel Control Code FormatChannel Control Codes Decimal Value Binary Value Ansi EvfuRemarks CharacterDefault Evfu Table DefaultDescription Ansi Evfu Default Evfu Table Channel Description Skip to Channel CommandDownloading 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 13.3 16.7 Equivalent Columns Conversion Table InchesDecipoints for Column vs. CPI Values Appendix BMargin CPI Column 111 Margin CPI Column Appendix B Margin Column CPI Appendix B Ascii AciaFor example Bold refers to a heavy or thick Character weight, as shown in this sentenceCT+ CPUCTA Cvfu CTSDavfu DCDDTR DSRDvfu EbcdicFifo Ieee HGSIGP LCD LACLED MPLNLQ NackNvfu NvramPCB PALPcba PGLPSA PORRAM ROMSAA RTSSCS SLD SfccSNA SOHTTL TOFUPC UsetOFF 100 Ansi Diagnostics PassedError Occurred / Flushing QUEUES*, 20 ESC Sequence Loading Program from Port XX% Please WAIT... 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