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Xerox 4213 Laser Printer

Programmer Reference

May 1992 720P40020

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Xerox manual Xerox 4213 Laser Printer Programmer Reference, May 1992 720P40020

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May 1992 720P40020 Xerox 4213 Laser Printer Programmer ReferencePage European EME regulations Laser safety Operational safety Title Related publicationsPage Table of contents XES command language mode Vii Viii Table of Contents Table of Contents LJ series 2D emulation Xii Xiii Xiv PostScript emulation Index Appendices Introduction What this manual contains Purpose of this manualInterfaces Conventions used in this manual Variances Comment or explanation set off from from Parallel interface cable Parallel interface Centronics interface Return to print modeSelect the Centronics parallel interface Select metered data Centronics interface connector Centronics connector Centronics signals and pin assignments Centronics signals and pin assignmentsPin Direction Signal Description Error L Centronics Signals Pin Centronics interface timing Centronics interface timing Centronics Interface Voltage DataproductsRequirements Select the Dataproducts parallel interface Dataproducts interface connector Dataproducts connector Dataproducts signals and pin assignments Pin Signal Source Dataproducts signals and pin assignments Dataproducts interface timing Dataproducts interface timing Dataproducts voltage and current requirements Serial interfaceSelect the serial interface Set parity Set baud rate Set flow control RS232 serial connectorReturn to printer operation Serial signals and pin assignments Serial interface features supported Pin Signal Designation Asynchronous serial signals and pin assignmentsNull modem Telephone Co Null modem wiring Automatic mode switching Configuring the 4213 for the XES command language mode Reset command Mode change commandReset PostScript Emulation Command syntax as expressed in this chapter Definition of a printer commandThree types of escape sequences +P,commentL Job control commands Commands with user-entered variables Simple commandsUser-Defined Key, or substitute escape character Converting the User-Defined Key to a printable character Showing commands in printed outputForEnter Printing the sequence =UDK= as text Cancelling a User-Defined Key Tips on selecting a UDK Line end Orientation How the printer defines aFont orientation Font and page orientation Coordinates, units of measure, and paper feed direction Determining the paper feed edge Specifications for short-edge feed paper Capacity Capacity specifications Type of data Setting job boundaries Examples Command Where to place it What it does Syntax Print Job +Q,comment L Print Job Mixed Orientation Purpose ResetExample Formatting the printed output +Cn,comment L Multiple Copies Instruction to print multiple copies Multiple Copies Non-Collated Paper Tray Purpose Syntax Where to place it Ezybn Bypass Slot Paper Size ±23 Offset Sided book Syntax Where to place it More EzydnL Syntax Ezyf n L Sided Inverted pad Sided Stop Syntax Where to place it More EzyeLSided Side Select Syntax Ezyi n Purpose Syntax CommentZya Fonts on Where to place it Any place in the job How fonts are stored How to download fonts from the host computer Instruction to load font data Font Load Font Delete Font AddInstruction to delete stored font file Font Unload Using fonts in a document +nfontnameL Font ID Assignment Example To create an index of five fonts, enter Font Select Setting units of measure UnitsÐ1/300 UnitsÐ1/60Syntax Ezg Ezf More about page and font orientations About marginsMore about page boundaries Margins Text placement restrictions on the 4213 printerSyntax EmH,T,B,L,RL Measuring a portrait Measuring a landscape Setting independent margins Margin Bottom Margin Top Margin Right Margin LeftAbout tabs More about job boundaries Tabs HorizontalMore about page boundaries Tn1,n2,...,n160 L 1/60 inch units Tabs Clear Horizontal Tabs Vertical Portrait Landscape Maximum values For vertical tabs Letter Legal Units Portrait Vertical tabs in 1/60 inch units 10.Vertical tabs in 1/300 inch units Justifying and centreing between margins Tabs Clear VerticalAbout justification About centreing Justification Start/Stop Syntax Where to place it Example Between the left Right margins Centre Line Spacing About the page formatting features Syntax Eip n L Line Spacing Absolute Example Enter Text Placement Absolute Ea X, Y L Ea1500,3000L He who laughs Origin Text Placement Relative Current textErl75eNew text Line Draw 13.Relative placement 1500 pixels down XES Command Language Mode Line Draw Y 14.Line Draw X command XES Command Language Mode 15.Line Draw Y command To produce 16.Fifteen degrees of shading for Line Draw commands Bold Start/Bold Stop About character formattingItalics Bold font simply Underline Start/Underline Stop Overstrike Start/Overstrike Stop Purpose Syntax Where to place it ExampleSubscript Start/Subscript Stop Instruction to stop overstriking C2H5OH Superscript Start/Superscript Stop Purpose Syntax Where to place it Example More 17. Constant What is a constant page? Merge Page Load Creating constant pagesData capacity for each Merge Page Unload Merge Start Merging constant pages Merge Stop Syntax Where to place it More EzeGraphics on Syntax Ezd 18. Raster data Raster graphics Vector graphics What is a graphic window?Macro graphics Origin and page orientation Placement on Graphic Window Other characteristicsScan direction for raster graphics EgwMor Mx/My,I,RX,Y,Sx,SyL Origin of the graphic window. X is the distance Capacity for graphic windows More about graphic windows More about magnification Magnification and resolution 22.Changing placement for a magnified window Magnification and window placement Rotating images Reversing images 24.Graphic window rotation Graphic commands and the current text position Copying graphic windows Graphic commands and the current graphic position Graphic Window Repeat Egr0,3900,1500L 26.A graphic window copied at another location on Creating graphic images Graphic Line Egl5150,1050,300,600,600,975,900,525,1200,1050L 27.A graphic line drawn inside a graphic window Graphic Arc Additional pairs of starting and ending angle 29.Four arcs drawn with one command Graphic Box Instruction for a fill pattern Graphic Fill 31.Predefined fill patterns 32.Fill pattern bounded by a graphic figure XES Command Language Mode Instruction for a pie chart Graphic Pie Chart Percent of the pie to be taken up by the first 34.Creating a pie chart More about Graphic Pie Chart Data Monitor Syntax Where to place it MorePurpose of the data monitor 36.Close up of data monitor printout Character codes on the Xerox Control codes Supported coding schemesBit coding schemes Special Table Translation table structureUser defined translation tables Record-type indicator Start-of-record indicatorMore about the table data record Load address Byte countTable entries Record terminator Character Reassignment Syntax Ezt Load Translation Table Ezlc Language Sample job U.S. English code mapping Building the file 37.Completed table download record Invoking the base table 38.New character assignments over original table Customised mapping table U.S. English code More about creating tables 122 Primary and secondary fonts Font compatibility Font characteristics Portrait orientation page layout y,x Font source Symbol setSpacing Pitch Font selection by characteristics Stroke weightFont selection Typeface Resident fonts Font selection by ID ECMA-94 Courier Medium Italic PC-850 Legal Bold Upright Roman Cartridge fonts PCL4 command structure Escape sequences with parameters Escape sequencesEscape sequences without parameters Variable sequence character Parameter character Numeric variableFinal parameter character Combining escape sequences Using parameter and final parameterUpper Lower Case Sequence Binary data Combined Escape Sequence PCL4 command reference Printer Reset Job control commandsNumber of Copies Purpose Syntax Example Left Offset Registration Sided/2-sided Sided Page Side Selection Top Offset Registration Paper Source Control commandsPaper source values Paper Source Size Paper size values LengthPaper Size Letter Legal 112 Executive Left Margin Syntax Example Right Margin Top Margin Clear Horizontal MarginsText Length Perforation Region Vertical Motion Index Horizontal Motion Index Line Spacing Cursor positioning commands Horizontal Cursor Position Decipoints Horizontal Cursor Position Columns Horizontal Cursor Position Spots Vertical Cursor Position Rows Vertical Cursor Position Decipoints Vertical Cursor Position Spots Line Termination Half-line Feed#Gz Line ending options End-of-Line WrapLine endings Host Printer Control codes for cursor positioning Push/Pop Cursor Position# S Carriage Return CR Backspace BS Font commandsHorizontal Tab HT Line Feed LF Symbol Set ISO 14 JIS Ascii LJ2D symbol sets with ID numbers Symbol Set Spacing Es10H Style Stroke Weight Gradations of Stroke weight Stroke Weight 10.Typefaces and code numbers # Typeface Default Font Underline Transparent Data#Xtransparent data Fixed underlining Primary and secondary fonts Disable UnderlineFont ID 11.Font Control functions Font ControlFunction Font Descriptor Syntax #Wfont descriptor + data Character Code #Wcharacter descriptor + data Character Descriptor and Data Raster Graphics Resolution Graphics commands 12.Values for graphics resolution Graphics Resolution Raster Graphics Presentation ModeStart Graphics Transfer Raster Data 13.Graphics margin settings Left graphics marginSyntax #W# bytes of raster data Horizontal Rectangle Size Decipoints End GraphicsHorizontal Rectangle Size Spots Vertical Rectangle Size Spots Vertical Rectangle Size DecipointsArea Fill ID Area Fill patterns Area Fill shading density Examples of filled rectangles Fill Rectangular Area14.Fill types for rectangular areas Rectangle Fill Type LJ Series 2D Emulation Macro ID Macro commandsMacro Control 15.Macro control functions Function Example of a macro LJ Series 2D Emulation Papername ÐpapernameÐ Userdict operators for page type Letter System parameters Serverdict begin password exitserverStatusdict operators Setprintername String setprinternameÐ Printername System set up operators Pagecount Ðpagecount integerSetsccinteractive Sccinteractive Defaulttimeout Timeout operators Output positioning operators Sided operators Tray selection operators Defaulttrayswitch Defaulttrayswitch boolean Setdefaulttrayswitch Boolean setdefaulttrayswitchSettrayswitch Boolean settrayswitch Trayswitch Trayswitch boolean Executivetray LegaltrayA4tray Com10envelopetray Handling printer errors Handling syntax errorsDlenvelopetray Echo D LPT1 or COM1, etc Letter Paper Throughput Images/minute Jam recovery on Jam recovery off Simplex DuplexLegal Paper Throughput images/minute A4 paper throughput images/minute Memory VM Bytes Font cache Bytes VM and font cache allocation Postscript Emulation 4213 3270 Index Danish/Norwegian German Job Macro Index Safety VMI, see Vertical Motion Index INDEX-10