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CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION
OCTOBER 1995 PCA45A PCA45AE PCA46A PCA46AE
PQ-8P
PQ-8P PQ-8S
PQ-8S
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NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT
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Contents
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1. Specifications
2. Introduction
Figure 2-1. Front Panels of the PQ-8P and PQ-8S.
2.1 Description of Front Panels
2.2 About This Users Guide
PQ-8P, PQ-8S 2.3 Unpacking
3. Installation
WARNING
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Power-On/Off Sequence
Figure 3-1. Self-Test PrintoutPQ-8P.
Figure 3-2. Self-Test PrintoutPQ-8S.
Figure 3-3. Page 2 of Self-Test Printouts.
EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table
4. Configuration
4.1 Host Configuration
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
4.2 PQ-8 Configuration
Table 4-2. Twinax Address Switch Settings. Twinax Address SW1:1 SW1:2 SW1:3
Table 4-3. Output Protocol Switch Settings. Output Protocol SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7
Table 4-4. Tests/Diagnostic Switch Settings. Tests/Diagnostic SW1:1 SW1:2 SW1:3 SW1:8
Tests/Diagnostic SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7
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4.3 Host/PC Download Commands
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Table 4-10. Host/PC Download Commands.
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Table 4-10 (continued). Host/PC Download Commands.
4.4 Configuration Options
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PQ-8P, PQ-8S 4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults
5. Operation
5.1 Serial Printing
5.2 Printer Sharing
PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5.3 Parallel/Serial-Port Initialization
5.4 Host Printing
5.5 Host-Port Initialization
5.6 Star-Panel Overdrive
5.7 Laser Printer Operation
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5.8 Print Orientation
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Figure 5-1. Flowchart.
START Page Orientation Logic
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5.9 Envelope Printing
5.10 Document/Envelope Printing
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5.11 Duplex Printing
5.12 Other Printer Commands
Table 5-7. Summary List of Special Commands. Command Function
5.13 HP Line Printer
5.14 Matrix/Specialty Printer Operation
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6. Advanced Features
6.1 Command Pass-Thru
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6.2 User-Defined Strings
6.3 User-Defined Fonts (HP PCL only)
6.4 Color Printing
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6.5 Printing Bar Codes
Table 6-1. Bar Codes. Type Bar Code
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Table 6-2. Module Width in mm (inches): PCL Laser. Width 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Figure 6-1. Bar Code Overlapping Text.
This data overrun by barcode
Figure 6-2. Code 3 of 9.
Figure 6-3. POSTNET.
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Figure 6-8. Code 128.
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Table 6-4. Symbol Character Value and Data Character.
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6.6 I-O Graphics Language
Table 6-5. IOGL Graphics Language. Graphical Element IOGL Command String
Table 6-5. IOGL Graphics Language. Parameter Description Units of Valid Measurement Values
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Figure 6-9. XY Coordinate System on the Page.
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X,Y center (900,2400)
Line width = 2mm
Figure 6-12. Example of Circle.
70% shading
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Figure 6-15. Segment of Circle.
Figure 6-16. Bar Chart (Histogram).
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Figure 6-17. Run (Line) Chart.
X,Y start (900,2400)
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6.7 I-O Graphics Language(IOGL) in Action
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Figure 6-19. Bar Chart.
SALES CALLS PER DAY
Figure 6-20. Placement of Bar Chart.
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6.8 Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application
6.9 Printing Images From The Host
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7. Troubleshooting
7.1 PQ-8 Self-Test
7.2 EBCDIC Hex Dump
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7.3 ASCII Hex Dump
7.4 Self-Diagnostics
CAUTION
Table 7-1. Error Messages.
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Table 7-1 (continued). Error Messages.
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PQ-8P, PQ-8S 7.5 Problem Resolution Guide
Table 7-2. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action
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Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference for PCL Compatible Printers
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Appendix B: Resident Scalable Font Numbers
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Appendix C: Character Sets
Figure C-1. Roman 8.
Figure C-2. Code Page 850.
Appendix D: Serial-Port Specifications
Figure D-1. Input and Output Connector Pinout.
Figure D-2. Serial Printer Cable Pinout.
Appendix E: Parallel-Port Specifications
Table E-1. 25-Pin Connector Pinout. Pin Number Direction Name
Table E-2. 36-Pin Connector Pinout. Pin Number Direction Name
Appendix F: Transferring Power to Pin 18
Figure F-1. Jumpers.
