Printronix ThermaLine Series manual Introduction

Rotated Alphanumerics permit new concepts in form design. Normal, expanded, and compressed character strings can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, or they can be printed upside down.

Logos are easily created using alphanumeric commands and add a variety of print and shading features for a ªcustomizedº appearance to forms, reports, and labels. You can define the format of the logo using TIFF files and PCX raster data as well as the standard IGP/PGL dots.

Reversed Print permits highlighting and contrasting by printing white characters on a dark background.

Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form processing. You can identify individual numeric and bar code data fields, which includes automatic increment or decrement functions.

The following list summarizes the new features included in the current release:

•Inline Commands allows commands to appear anywhere within a line. This enables the FONT command to control text attributes for a text line. It also permits commands to be packed into a single text line to maintain line counting when using an IBM system.

•TIFF and PCX Raster Data File Support allowing two of the four TIFF file formats (uncompressed and packed bits compression formats) and both of the PCX raster data file formats (compressed and uncompressed).

•Additional Bar Codes including Code 93, an industrial bar code, and Codabar, a medical and package tracking bar code.

•Host Control of PSA Resources through PTX SETUP command, which manages those options that are common between printer emulations.

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