Xerox 4213 Purpose of this manual, What this manual contains, Interfaces

USING THIS MANUAL

Purpose of this manual

This reference manual provides information on such tasks for which you might use these printer commands including:

·Changing default settings

·Loading or changing character tables

·Accessing a feature on the printer that is not supported by an application software package

·Loading new fonts or accessing fonts not supported by an application software package

·Writing or modifying printer drivers in application software packages.

Once the software package has been configured for a specific printer it is then necessary to select a printer emulation for the 4213 printer. For directions on installing, enabling, and configuring a printer emulation, refer to the Xerox 4213 Laser Printer User Guide.

What this manual contains

Chapter 1: Interfaces

Chapter 2: XES Command Language Mode

Chapter 3: HP LaserJet Mode

Chapter 4: PostScript Language Mode

Appendix A: Reassigning character tables covers how to download character assignments from the host to the printer and how to change from one character set to another.

Appendix B: Conversion tables for units of measure shows how units of measure for margins and tabs translate into character pitch and lines per inch.

Appendix C: Sixel encoding shows how to format bitmap graphics so that the printer can process them.

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