PQ-8P PQ-8S
FCC Statement
Instrucciones DE Seguridad
Instrucciones DE Seguridad
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Trademarks
Contents
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Specifications
Systems Supported-AS/400 or
Introduction
Front Panels of the PQ-8P and PQ-8S
Leds
Description of Front Panels
About This User’s Guide
Unpacking
Installation
To install the PQ-8P
To install the PQ-8S
Power-On/Off Sequence
Self-Test Printout-PQ-8P
Self-Test Printout-PQ-8S
Ebcdic to Ascii Translate Table
Configuration
Host Configuration
PQ-8 Configuration
Host System Printer Used Emulation Device ID
SW11 SW12 SW13
Output Protocol SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17
IBM Ppds
SW11 SW12 SW13 SW18
SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17
SW21 SW22 SW23
SW24
SW28
SW25
Serial Out Parity SW26 SW27
Host/PC Download Commands
HOST/PC Download Command Overview
Host/PC Download Command
Command Number
10 . Host/PC Download Commands
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Configuration Options
Command 01 Alternate CPT Start Delimiter
Command 02 Alternate CPT END Delimiter
Command 03 Host Port Timeout
Command 08 Automatic Print Orientation
Command 05 Host Language
Command 07 Print Orientation
Command 09 Paper Size
Command 10 True LPI
Command 11 Host Port
Command 13 Paper Drawer 1 Command
Command 14 Paper Drawer 2 Command
Command 15 Paper Drawer 3 Command
Command 16 Override Format Commands
Command 17 Character SET
Command 18 Starting Vertical Position
Command 19 Starting Horizontal Position
Command 22 Default Print Quality
Command 20 Star Panel Overdrive
Command 21 User Font Strings
Command 23 Draft Printing
Command 24 IBM Printer Emulation
Output Protocol Default IBM Other Valid
Printer Emulations
Command 28 15 CPI Printing
Command 25 IBM Motion Command
Command WRAP/TRUNCATE Text
Command 33 Duplex Printing
Command 42 Start and Stop Ebcdic HEX Dump
Command 44 Command PASS- Thru
Command 50 Sharing Port Timeout
Command 56 Parallel Port Initialization String
Command 58 Serial Port Initialization String
Command 76 SERIAL-IN Baud Rate
Command 77 SERIAL-IN Word Length
Command 78 SERIAL-IN Stop Bits
Command 79 SERIAL-IN Parity
Command 84 6 LPI String
Command 85 8 LPI String
Command 86 10 CPI String
Command 87 15 CPI String
Command 88 12 CPI String
Command 99 Save ALL Current Settings
Command 89 16.7 CPI String
Command 98 Restore Defaults or Print Configuration
Restoring Factory Defaults
Printer Sharing
Operation
Serial Printing
Star-Panel Overdrive
Host Printing
Host-Port Initialization
Laser Printer Operation
Pitch CPI Description
Changing Typestyles
Quality saves you time and money
Paper Size
Printing on 11 X 17 or A3 Size Paper
Number Value Paper Tray
Default HP 4Si HP 4 Plus
Host/PC
Print Orientation
Automatic Print Orientation
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Flowchart
Host CPI Reduced to
Print Quality Setting
Host System
Host LPI Reduced to
APO
Orientation
Result Host Setting
Print
Envelope Printing
Document/Envelope Printing
Duplex Printing
Other Printer Commands
Command Function
¬TN
HP Line Printer
Matrix/Specialty Printer Operation
Print Quality
True 15 CPI
Generic Mode
Advanced Features
Command Pass-Thru
User-Defined Strings
User-Defined Fonts HP PCL only
Color Printing
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Printing Bar Codes
Bar Code
Be aware that the table gives rounded values only
Width
Module width in mm inches Epson or IBM Proprinter Dot-Matrix
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
This data overrun by barcode
Code 3
Postnet
EAN
1234
UPC a
123456 789128
0123456789
Code
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Symbol Character
Value Code a Code B Code C
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL DLE DC1 DC2 DC3
DC4 NAK SYN
O Graphics Language
Iogl Command String
Parameter Description Units Valid
Values
Measurement
Measurement
XY Coordinate System on
100
Start
100,0
End
100,600
Start 300,300
End 600,600
Center
180 Center Start 900,900 500,900
105
14. Color/Shading and Pie Chart
’clock = starting point for first pie segment
15. Segment of Circle
16. Bar Chart Histogram
109
17. Run Line Chart
Text
O Graphics Language Iogl in Action
Sales Calls PER DAY
20. Placement of Bar Chart
115
116
Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application
Printing Images From The Host
Troubleshooting
PQ-8 Self-Test
Ebcdic Hex Dump
Ascii Hex Dump
Self-Diagnostics
Test Sequence Complete
Error Message Description Probable Cause
124
125
126
Problem Resolution Guide
Probable Cause Action
128
129
130
131
132
Size
Typeface Symbol Set Orient Pitch Point
Appendix a Font Fgid Reference for PCL Compatible Printers
134
Symbol Set Orient Pitch
136
Typeface Symbol Set Orient Pitch
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
Appendix B Resident Scalable Font Numbers
Font Font ID No
158
159
160
Appendix C Character Sets
Figure C-1. Roman
Figure C-2. Code
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
Pin Number Direction Name
Table E-2 -Pin Connector Pinout
Appendix F Transferring Power to Pin
168
Copyright 1995. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved