Reader’s Comment Form | Lexmark 248X, 249X manual

IBM 248x/249x

Technical Reference Manual

Part Number: 11A3098

October, 2000

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Forms Printer 248x/249x United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Page Epson Mode Printer Commands Barcodes Glossary Index Viii Introduction Width Height Depth Weight Physical CharacteristicsAvailable Options Options Part Number 2480 2481 2490 2491 Print Speeds Mode 2480/2481 2490/2491Printhead Description 248x Environmental Conditions Power Requirements Power Cord Alternating Current Line Voltage PowerNoise Emission Value Following are noise emission values for your printer Paper Specifications 2480/2490 Narrow Carriage ModelsLength 2481/2491 Wide Carriage Models Manual Feed cut sheets Tractor Feeder continuous forms Diagnostics Ribbon SpecificationsPower-On Diagnostics Printer Test Programming Examples Wend Introduction Use the following format SIC Command Format Initial Values Description Printer Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec HexBit Off Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Control Codes Code Symbol Description Value Name Dec Hex Escape Sequences Printer Command Parameters Command Structure Select Code Page name of command Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command Function Command Dec Hex See Printer Command Quick Reference IBM Emulation ModeFor more Information Mode data Data 1B 5B 67 Ln Hn mode58 n1,n2 M3 m4 Select Code Selecting a Character SetSelect Character Set Usage Notes Continuously Print Characters from a Code Print From Code Print One Character Download a Character SetUsage Note Located in the code page tables beginning on Start low/start high Select Global Font Select Global Font GothicPrestige Presentor OratorScript Global Font and Code Global Font and Size ParametersPitch Dec Hs, Ls Hex Hs, Ls Code Decimal Hex Select Print Mode This command sets the pitch at 12 cpiSelect 12 cpi Dec Hex Print Mode 248x249x Select Print Type Style Height Line Space Dec Hex Dec Hex Emphasized Bold Print Use this command for bold print To begin bold printDouble-Strike Print To end bold print Set Print Direction Superscript or Subscript Sets double-wide printing mode Cancels double-wide printing modeContinuous Double-wide Printing Score Select Continuous Overscore Continuous Underline Decimal Hex Set Print Quality Bit Number Binary Value Print Wires Graphics Print ModesNormal Density Bit Image Graphics Mode and Horizontal Density 249x Only Mode DecHorizontal Density Wires Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Half Speed Mode Dec Hex Horizontal Density Wires High-Density Bit Image Graphics Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Normal Speed Set Default Tabulation Stops Horizontal MovementSet Horizontal Tabulation Stops This command sets the left and right margins Set Horizontal MarginsMove Current Print Position Automatic Line Feed LF Line ControlReverse Line Feed Move Paper Vertically Set Vertical Units Vertical TabulationSet Vertical Tabulation Stops Sets as many as 64 tabulation stops by line number Set Line Spacing to 1/8 Inch Line SpacingSet Line Spacing to 7/72 Inch Activate Line Spacing for Text This command turns porportional space mode on and off Porportional Space ModeSet Line Spacing for Text Set Line Spacing for Graphics Set Top of Form Set Top of Form and Page LengthSet Page Length in Inches Set Page Length in Lines Cancel Skip Perforation This command cancels Set Skip Perforation ESC NSet Skip Perforation This command sets the barcode parameters to the printer Setup Barcode ParameterPrinter Control Deselect Printer Barcode Type Unit Module Width Dots Dec Hex Wire Setup Barcode Data Dec Name Dec Hex Description Font Selection Character Set Select an International Quality Font 248x Select Near-Letter249x Select Letter-Quality Font Select Character Style Parameter range Assign Character TablesFunction Table/Code Text Print Mode Begin or End Double-high Printing Select JustificationDelete Text Off Dec Hex Print Style Change Graphics Mode Command Pin Graphics Mode 248x onlyNormal Density Bit Image Graphics Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Dots per Inch Density Dpi Equivalent Command Set Graphics Mode Horizontal Tab BackspaceSet Horizontal Tab Stops Set Absolute Print Position Vertical Movement Format Other Commands Setup Barcode Data Setup Barcode ParameterSelect Condensed Mode Define Download Characers Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Select Standard Character Set Character SetSelect Block Graphics Character Set Code Page Set Print from CodeDecimal Hexadecimal Character Size and Spacing Value Variable/Feature Character StyleFactor 112 Custom Characters Stored graphics data in one dot column buffer Dots per inch/DensitySpeed/Word Size Execute Horizontal Tab Backspace Carriage ReturnSet Horizontal Tabs by Characters Pitch 2480 2481 Set Horizontal Tabs by Dot Columns Pitch Shift IncrementIndent from Left Margin Move to the Left Set Multiple Print PositionsMove to the Right Begin Uni-directional Printing Set Page Length in Inches Cancel Skip Over PerforationSet Page Length in Lines Select Skip Over Perforation Cancel Paper-out Sensor Cancels Half-speed PrintingSelect Print Suppress Mode Cancel Print Suppress Mode Eject Parallel Interface Voltage Levels Parallel Interface Computer to Printer Communication Pin Connections Computer1329605 10 ft 1427498 20 ft Printer Pin Line Description Parallel Pin Assignments Init Timing Universal Serial Bus Interface How to Connect the RS-232C Serial InterfaceSerial Interface Serial Interface Option Pin Signal Description Serial Cable Pin Assignments RS-232CFollowing illustration shows the RS-232C serial cable Serial Interface Cable RS-232C Using an IBM AT Personal Computer RS-232C Serial Communication Parameters RS-232CVoltage Level Range Serial Data Frame Considerations RS-232C 100Data Transmission Start and Stop Bits Errors 101Data Flow Control XON/XOFF Protocol Timing 102 103 Serial Computer Configuration Recommendations RS-232COS/2 1.2 OS/2 2.0 104 248x Printers How Dots Are Added in NLQ ModeDesigning Draft and NLQ Characters 105 Vertical Lines 106 Intersections of Vertical and Horizontal Lines 107 Diagonal Intersecting Horizontal Line 108 Designing Fast Draft Characters Designing NLQ II Characters Downloading Characters109 Initializing the Download Area 110Downloading a Draft/NLQ Character Set Part One Calculating Count 1, Count 111 Part Two Specifying the Download DataBit Bit Values Functions Printable 112 113 Designing and Downloading the Draft/NLQ Copyright Symbol 114 Downloading an NLQ II Character Set 115 116 117 Bit FunctionsPrintable Data 118 119 Designing and Downloading Characters 249x Printers120 Downloading a New Font 121 Font Descriptor ByteDesign Considerations Download Sequence 122 123 Managing the Download Area 124Lookup Table 125 Designing Monospaced Fast Draft Characters MSB LSB 126 Use the following command to initialize the download area 127Creating the Character Data Downloading the Character Data 128Downloading the Font Descriptor Byte For more information about the Font Descriptor Byte, see Creating the Lookup Table Data 129Downloading the Lookup Table Data Send the following lookup table information to the printer Designing Monospaced Draft Characters 130Printing the Character LSB MSB 131 Initializing the Download Data 132 133 134 135 Designing Proportionally Spaced Characters LSB MSB 136 Compressing the Character 137 138 Send the following lookup table example to the printer 139 140 141 Designing Enhanced Letter Quality Characters 142 1FFFF0 143 144 145 146 Barcode Function Barcodes Barcode Setup Command Is a space module Is a bar module 149Barcode Type Value 248x 249x Value 248x space 249x space Module adjustment Is the space width adjustment factor Minimum Minimum v1 Printer Model Value Values 151 Data Transfer Command 153 Barcode Symbologies 12, x0C 13, x0DN2 value Data character set Character Hex 155 Valid EAN-13 command N2 value Invalid EAN-13 command 157 Valid EAN-8 command Barcodes To 255, x01 to xFF 159 X53 161 Valid Code 39 command Lowercase ’a’ is not a valid data character for Code Invalid Code 39 command Interleaved 2of5 163 Valid Interleaved 2of5 command Invalid Interleaved 2of5 command 16511, x0B Valid UPC-A command 167 Character N1 value b0=1 169 Valid Postnet command ’-’ dash is an invalid character for Postnet Postnet To 255, x02 to xFF 171 Function Hex Data character sets 173 Data character set aHex Character Code Data character set B Data character set C 175 Valid Code 128 command 177 Invalid Code 128 command Valid Code 128 command using multiple character sets 179 X0005 181 Example 183 Space width adjustment = default 185 Barcodes Code Pages Code 189 Code Page 437G Code 191 Code 193 Code Page 853T Code 195 Code 197 Code 199 Code 201 Code 203 Printing a Code Code Command Output from the previous example is shown below 205 Set Font Global, ESC 248x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal 207 Gothic 249x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal 209 Pitch 211 Decimal Hex Code Print Quality Decimal Hex 213 Select Fast Draft Interaction of Set Font Global and Set Print Quality 215 Character Sets 1 Character Set 217 Code Pages Glossary Glossary Data flow control RS-232C Data frames serial Data packets Numerics See serial adapter Index Index Reader’s Comment Form Business Reply Mail