Chapter 2
I/O Setup
Postscript I/O Mode
The PostScript I/O mode can be selected on a per Virtual Printer basis via the Web menu:
Manage / System / Virtual
PostScript I/O Mode / Raw, Normal, or TBCP
TBCP
In the TBCP mode the printer will recognize and process the special characters as specified in the table below.
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^A | SOH | 0x01 | Quote data character | See Control Function |
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^C | ETX | 0x03 | Generate an interrupt error | See Control Function |
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^D | EOT | 0x04 | End of file marker | See Control Function |
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^E | ENQ | 0x05 | Reserved | Ignored |
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^Q | DC1 | 0x11 | XON in XON/XOFF flow control | Ignored |
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^S | DC3 | 0x13 | XOFF in XON/XOFF flow control | Ignored |
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^T | DC4 | 0x14 | Job status request | See Control Function |
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^[ | ESC | 0x1B | Start of end protocol sequence | See Control Function |
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^\ | FS | 0x1C | Reserved | Ignored |
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The ^C special character causes an interrupt error. Data that follows a ^C character is discarded until a ^D character is received.
The ^T special character causes PostScript to return its status via the
The ^D special character forces the end of PostScript job.
To transmit control characters as data, the host software must quote the character. Quoting is done by replacing the character with the
All other special characters are ignored.
I/O Setup
