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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
5.13 HP Line Printer
The HP Line Printer protocol allows
printing of dot-matrix output on a
PCL laser printer. When selecting
the HP Line Printer protocol, the
PQ-8 emulates an IBM 5224-1 line
printer. Other IBM printers cannot
be emulated.
The HP Line Printer protocol
automatically prints all output in
COR mode. However, portrait or
landscape print orientation with the
requested font is also possible. In
addition, the PQ-8 offers the choice
between compressed (default) and
true LPI (useful when printing on
pre-printed forms). When driving
the attached laser printer with the
HP Line Printer protocol, reports
can be printed at high print speeds
and with superior print quality.
5.14 Matrix/Specialty PrinterOperation
5.14.1 IBM M
ATRIX
-P
RINTER
E
MULATIONS
The PQ-8 offers the following IBM
matrix-printer emulations in
addition to the IBM 4214 emulation
that is used as the default for most of
the output protocols:
IBM 5224 Model 1
IBM 5225 Model 1
IBM 5256 Model 3
These IBM matrix-printer
emulations can be selected through
Host/PC download command 24 or
through the setup software. The PQ-
8 allows access to all the capabilities
of the emulated IBM printer.
The IBM 4214 printer offers 5, 10,
12, 15, 16.7, and 20 CPI; 3, 4, 6, and
8 LPI; and print qualities of draft,
fast draft, or NLQ.
The IBM 5224 and 5225 printers
offer 10 and 15 CPI; 6 and 8 LPI;
and only a draft print quality. The
IBM 5256 printer only offers 10 CPI
printing. These printer emulations
are often used when connecting a
specialty printer, such as a barcode
printer, to an IBM host.
The PQ-8 offers the following
output protocols for matrix and
specialty printers:
IBM PPDS
IBM Proprinter®4201/4202
Epson®, 9 pin (FX, DFX)
Epson, 9 pin (DFX+)
Epson, 24 pin (LQ)
Generic
5.14.2 C
HARACTER
S
ET
By default, the PQ-8 uses the CP 850
character set. You also have the
option to select the CP 437 character
set, which is often used in PC
applications. Please be aware that
CP 437 has 41 fewer characters
than CP 850.