PQ-8P PQ-8S
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Instrucciones DE Seguridad
Instrucciones DE Seguridad
Trademarks
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Contents
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Systems Supported-AS/400 or
Specifications
Front Panels of the PQ-8P and PQ-8S
Introduction
Description of Front Panels
About This User’s Guide
Leds
Unpacking
To install the PQ-8P
Installation
To install the PQ-8S
Power-On/Off Sequence
Self-Test Printout-PQ-8P
Self-Test Printout-PQ-8S
Ebcdic to Ascii Translate Table
Host Configuration
Configuration
Host System Printer Used Emulation Device ID
PQ-8 Configuration
SW11 SW12 SW13
IBM Ppds
Output Protocol SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17
SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17
SW11 SW12 SW13 SW18
SW24
SW21 SW22 SW23
SW25
Serial Out Parity SW26 SW27
SW28
Host/PC Download Commands
HOST/PC Download Command Overview
Command Number
Host/PC Download Command
10 . Host/PC Download Commands
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Command 03 Host Port Timeout
Configuration Options
Command 01 Alternate CPT Start Delimiter
Command 02 Alternate CPT END Delimiter
Command 05 Host Language
Command 07 Print Orientation
Command 08 Automatic Print Orientation
Command 13 Paper Drawer 1 Command
Command 09 Paper Size
Command 10 True LPI
Command 11 Host Port
Command 15 Paper Drawer 3 Command
Command 14 Paper Drawer 2 Command
Command 19 Starting Horizontal Position
Command 16 Override Format Commands
Command 17 Character SET
Command 18 Starting Vertical Position
Command 20 Star Panel Overdrive
Command 21 User Font Strings
Command 22 Default Print Quality
Command 24 IBM Printer Emulation
Command 23 Draft Printing
Printer Emulations
Output Protocol Default IBM Other Valid
Command 25 IBM Motion Command
Command WRAP/TRUNCATE Text
Command 28 15 CPI Printing
Command 33 Duplex Printing
Command 44 Command PASS- Thru
Command 42 Start and Stop Ebcdic HEX Dump
Command 76 SERIAL-IN Baud Rate
Command 50 Sharing Port Timeout
Command 56 Parallel Port Initialization String
Command 58 Serial Port Initialization String
Command 84 6 LPI String
Command 77 SERIAL-IN Word Length
Command 78 SERIAL-IN Stop Bits
Command 79 SERIAL-IN Parity
Command 88 12 CPI String
Command 85 8 LPI String
Command 86 10 CPI String
Command 87 15 CPI String
Command 89 16.7 CPI String
Command 98 Restore Defaults or Print Configuration
Command 99 Save ALL Current Settings
Restoring Factory Defaults
Operation
Serial Printing
Printer Sharing
Host Printing
Host-Port Initialization
Star-Panel Overdrive
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
Default HP 4Si HP 4 Plus
Host/PC
Number Value Paper Tray
Print Orientation
Automatic Print Orientation
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Flowchart
Print Quality Setting
Host System
Host CPI Reduced to
Host LPI Reduced to
APO
Result Host Setting
Print
Orientation
Envelope Printing
Document/Envelope Printing
Duplex Printing
Other Printer Commands
¬TN
Command Function
Matrix/Specialty Printer Operation
HP Line Printer
Print Quality
True 15 CPI
Generic Mode
Command Pass-Thru
Advanced Features
User-Defined Strings
Color Printing
User-Defined Fonts HP PCL only
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Bar Code
Printing Bar Codes
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
Postnet
Code 3
1234
UPC a
EAN
0123456789
123456 789128
Code
PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Value Code a Code B Code C
Symbol Character
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
Values
Parameter Description Units Valid
Measurement
Measurement
XY Coordinate System on
100
100,600
Start
100,0
End
End 600,600
Start 300,300
Center
180 Center Start 900,900 500,900
105
’clock = starting point for first pie segment
14. Color/Shading and Pie Chart
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
PQ-8 Self-Test
Troubleshooting
Ebcdic Hex Dump
Ascii Hex Dump
Test Sequence Complete
Self-Diagnostics
Error Message Description Probable Cause
124
125
126
Probable Cause Action
Problem Resolution Guide
128
129
130
131
132
Typeface Symbol Set Orient Pitch Point
Appendix a Font Fgid Reference for PCL Compatible Printers
Size
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
Font Font ID No
Appendix B Resident Scalable Font Numbers
158
159
160
Appendix C Character Sets
Figure C-1. Roman
Figure C-2. Code
Figure D-1. Input and Output Connector Pinout
Appendix D Serial-Port Specifications
Figure D-2. Serial Printer Cable Pinout
Pin Number Direction Name
Appendix E Parallel-Port Specifications
Table E-2 -Pin Connector Pinout
168
Appendix F Transferring Power to Pin
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