CHAPTER 3. PRINTRONIX P300/P600 EMULATION

INTRODUCTION

 

This printer is plug-compatible with the Printronix 300/600 family of

 

line printers. It accepts and acts upon all control codes utilized by

 

this family of printers in a manner that is as functionally equivalent

 

as possible.

 

The following is a list of the control codes (and their functions)

 

utilized by the Printronix printer. Any control codes not listed will be

 

discarded.

 

When changing from the ANSI emulation to the P Series emulation.

 

the ANSI vertical tab table does not transfer and the horizontal tab

 

table set In the ANSI mode is not available. Ali menu parameters set

 

before changing emulations will carry over except for these.

CONTROL CODES

ACK

Line at 8 LPI (06H): A received <ACK> anywhere on the line causes

 

the entire line to be printed at 8 lpi. Since this code is momentary, it

 

will not affect subsequent lines. Each line must receive an <ACK>

 

code for the switch to 8 lpi.

BEL

Bell Code (07H): A <BEL> code received at the interface causes the

 

beeper to. sound for approximately 1 second.

BS

Elongated Character Line (08H): A <BS> code anywhere on the line

 

causes that line to be printed at double height. Standard- and

 

double-high characters cannot be mixed on the same line.

CR

Carriage Return Slew Zero or Edit Mode (ODH): In the edit mode,

 

i.e., with the P300/600 Emulation Strap 01 OUT, a <CR> will

 

left-justify the line in the buffer, but no printing will occur. The next

 

line of data received can then modify the line. With the strap IN, the 0

 

slew mode is invoked. In this mode, the line modification feature is

 

deleted and a <CR> is treated in the same manner as in the ANSI

 

protocol. The print control, DEFINE CR, with the definition set to

 

CR=CR+LF converts a carriage return to a linefeed. With the

 

definition set to CR=CR, the printer ignores received carriage returns.

DC1

Ready/Select (11H): A received <DC1> can be used to remotely

 

select the printer in both serial and parallel interfaces. A serial

interface protocol can be selected to transmit a <DC1> code to inform the host of a ready condition. See Appendix G for strap information.

NOTE

If a <DC1> or <DC3> control character is received with strap 8 in GenPrtOpts set to OUT, the control is treated as a VFU Channel Command. See Appendix G, General Printer Options, Group 2.

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Genicom GEK 00031B manual Introduction, Ack, Elongated Character Line 08H a BS code anywhere on the line

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