8 ½" x 14" sheet of paper in portrait mode using manual feed. Table 2–1 describes each escape sequence in the example.

<ESC>[7I <ESC>[99;2;2500;4200 { <ESC>[8J <ESC>[99!v

Table 2–1: Legal-Size Coding Example

Escape Sequence

Name of Command

Description

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC>[7I

SSU (Size Select Unit)

Units can be pixels, deci-

 

 

points, or centipoints. This

 

 

example uses pixels.

<ESC>[99;2;2500;4200 {

DECSS (Set Sheet Size)

Defines manual feed input

 

 

and the width (2500 pixels

 

 

= 8 ½") and length (4200

 

 

pixels = 14") of the paper.

<ESC>[8J

PFS (Page Format Select)

Selects portrait mode of print-

 

 

ing and sets the margins for

 

 

the larger size paper.

<ESC>[99!v

DECASFC

Selects the manual feed

 

(Automatic Sheet Feeder

mode of operation.

 

Control)

NOTE: Manual feed mode

 

 

 

 

can also be selected from the

 

 

FEEDER menu, or from the

 

 

control panel using

 

 

Manual Feed

.

 

 

 

 

 

See Appendix A for additional programming information. For detailed information about sending commands from the host computer, consult the Digital ANSI-Compliant Printing Protocol Level 3 Programming Reference Manual and Digital ANSI-Compliant Printing Protocol Level 3 Programming Supplement.

Section 2.7.1 describes how to feed media using Manual Feed on the control panel to invoke the manual feed mode. See Chapter 4 for information about setting the manual feed value from the FEEDER menu.

2.7.1 Manually Feeding Paper, Labels, and Transparencies

Use the following procedure to manually feed paper, labels, and transparencies. Refer to Chapter 5 for the specifications required for print media. Be sure the printer is set up to print on the media size you are using—either through the paper (size) feature in the INITIAL menu, or by using commands from the host computer—before feeding media (see Section 2.7).

Operating Information 2–15

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AGFA 2100 manual Manually Feeding Paper, Labels, and Transparencies, Legal-Size Coding Example