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Xerox 4213 Laser Printer Programmer Reference May 1992 720P40020Page Laser safety European EME regulations Operational safety Related publications TitlePage Table of contents XES command language mode Vii Viii Table of Contents Table of Contents LJ series 2D emulation Xii Xiii Xiv PostScript emulation Appendices Index Introduction What this manual contains Purpose of this manualInterfaces Variances Conventions used in this manual Comment or explanation set off from from Parallel interface Parallel interface cable Select the Centronics parallel interface Return to print modeCentronics interface Select metered data Centronics connector Centronics interface connector Centronics signals and pin assignments Centronics signals and pin assignmentsPin Direction Signal Description Centronics Signals Pin Error L Centronics interface timing Centronics interface timing Requirements DataproductsCentronics Interface Voltage Select the Dataproducts parallel interface Dataproducts connector Dataproducts interface connector Dataproducts signals and pin assignments Dataproducts signals and pin assignments Pin Signal Source Dataproducts interface timing Dataproducts interface timing Dataproducts voltage and current requirements Serial interfaceSelect the serial interface Set baud rate Set parity Set flow control RS232 serial connectorReturn to printer operation Serial interface features supported Serial signals and pin assignments Null modem Asynchronous serial signals and pin assignmentsPin Signal Designation Telephone Co Null modem wiring Configuring the 4213 for the XES command language mode Automatic mode switching Reset Mode change commandReset command PostScript Emulation Command syntax as expressed in this chapter Definition of a printer commandThree types of escape sequences Job control commands +P,commentL 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 Cancelling a User-Defined Key Printing the sequence =UDK= as text Line end Tips on selecting a UDK Orientation How the printer defines aFont orientation Coordinates, units of measure, and paper feed direction Font and page orientation Specifications for short-edge feed paper Determining the paper feed edge Capacity specifications Type of data Capacity Setting job boundaries Command Where to place it What it does Examples Print Job Syntax Print Job Mixed Orientation +Q,comment L Purpose ResetExample Formatting the printed output Multiple Copies +Cn,comment L Multiple Copies Non-Collated Instruction to print multiple copies Purpose Syntax Where to place it Paper Tray Bypass Slot Paper Size Ezybn ±23 Offset Syntax Where to place it More EzydnL Sided book Sided Inverted pad Syntax Ezyf n L Sided Side Select Syntax Where to place it More EzyeLSided Stop Syntax Ezyi n Purpose Syntax CommentZya Where to place it Any place in the job Fonts on How fonts are stored How to download fonts from the host computer Font Load Instruction to load font data Font Delete Font AddInstruction to delete stored font file Using fonts in a document Font Unload Font ID Assignment +nfontnameL Example To create an index of five fonts, enter Setting units of measure Font Select Syntax Ezg UnitsÐ1/60UnitsÐ1/300 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 Setting independent margins Measuring a landscape Margin Top Margin Bottom Margin Right Margin LeftAbout tabs More about job boundaries Tabs HorizontalMore about page boundaries Tn1,n2,...,n160 L Tabs Clear Horizontal 1/60 inch units Tabs Vertical Maximum values For vertical tabs Letter Legal Units Portrait Portrait Landscape Vertical tabs in 1/60 inch units 10.Vertical tabs in 1/300 inch units About justification Tabs Clear VerticalJustifying and centreing between margins About centreing Syntax Where to place it Example Justification Start/Stop Centre Between the left Right margins About the page formatting features Line Spacing Line Spacing Absolute Syntax Eip n L Text Placement Absolute Example Enter Ea X, Y L Ea1500,3000L He who laughs Origin Text Placement Relative Current textErl75eNew text 13.Relative placement 1500 pixels down Line Draw XES Command Language Mode 14.Line Draw X command Line Draw Y 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 Underline Start/Underline Stop Bold font simply Subscript Start/Subscript Stop Purpose Syntax Where to place it ExampleOverstrike Start/Overstrike Stop Instruction to stop overstriking C2H5OH Purpose Syntax Where to place it Example More Superscript Start/Superscript Stop What is a constant page? 17. Constant Merge Page Load Creating constant pagesData capacity for each Merge Page Unload Merging constant pages Merge Start Graphics on Syntax Where to place it More EzeMerge Stop Syntax Ezd Raster graphics 18. Raster data Vector graphics What is a graphic window?Macro graphics Placement on Origin and page orientation 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 More about graphic windows Capacity for graphic windows Magnification and resolution More about magnification Magnification and window placement 22.Changing placement for a magnified window Reversing images Rotating images Graphic commands and the current text position 24.Graphic window rotation Graphic commands and the current graphic position Copying graphic windows Graphic Window Repeat Egr0,3900,1500L Creating graphic images 26.A graphic window copied at another location on Graphic Line Egl5150,1050,300,600,600,975,900,525,1200,1050L Graphic Arc 27.A graphic line drawn inside a graphic window Additional pairs of starting and ending angle 29.Four arcs drawn with one command Graphic Box Graphic Fill Instruction for a fill pattern 31.Predefined fill patterns 32.Fill pattern bounded by a graphic figure XES Command Language Mode Graphic Pie Chart Instruction for a pie chart Percent of the pie to be taken up by the first More about Graphic Pie Chart 34.Creating a pie chart Data Monitor Syntax Where to place it MorePurpose of the data monitor Character codes on the Xerox 36.Close up of data monitor printout 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 Character Reassignment Record terminator Load Translation Table Syntax Ezt Language Ezlc Sample job U.S. English code mapping Building the file Invoking the base table 37.Completed table download record 38.New character assignments over original table Customised mapping table U.S. English code More about creating tables 122 Font compatibility Primary and secondary fonts Font characteristics Portrait orientation page layout y,x Spacing Symbol setFont source Pitch Font selection Stroke weightFont selection by characteristics Typeface Font selection by ID Resident fonts ECMA-94 Courier Medium Italic PC-850 Legal Bold Upright Roman PCL4 command structure Cartridge fonts Escape sequences without parameters Escape sequencesEscape sequences with parameters Variable sequence character Parameter character Numeric variableFinal parameter character Upper Lower Case Sequence Using parameter and final parameterCombining escape sequences Binary data PCL4 command reference Combined Escape Sequence Number of Copies Job control commandsPrinter Reset Purpose Syntax Example Sided/2-sided Left Offset Registration Top Offset Registration Sided Page Side Selection Paper source values Control commandsPaper Source Paper Source Size Paper size values LengthPaper Size Letter Legal 112 Executive Left Margin Right Margin Syntax Example Top Margin Clear Horizontal MarginsText Length Perforation Region Horizontal Motion Index Vertical Motion Index Cursor positioning commands Line Spacing Horizontal Cursor Position Columns Horizontal Cursor Position Decipoints Horizontal Cursor Position Spots Vertical Cursor Position Rows Vertical Cursor Position Decipoints Vertical Cursor Position Spots Line Termination Half-line Feed#Gz Line endings End-of-Line WrapLine ending options Host Printer # S Push/Pop Cursor PositionControl codes for cursor positioning Carriage Return CR Horizontal Tab HT Font commandsBackspace BS Line Feed LF Symbol Set LJ2D symbol sets with ID numbers Symbol Set ISO 14 JIS Ascii Spacing Es10H Style Stroke Weight Gradations of Stroke weight Stroke Weight 10.Typefaces and code numbers # Typeface Default Font #Xtransparent data Transparent DataUnderline Fixed underlining Primary and secondary fonts Disable UnderlineFont ID 11.Font Control functions Font ControlFunction Font Descriptor Character Code Syntax #Wfont descriptor + data Character Descriptor and Data #Wcharacter descriptor + data Graphics commands Raster Graphics Resolution 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 Example of a macro 15.Macro control functions Function LJ Series 2D Emulation Userdict operators for page type Papername ÐpapernameÐ Letter System parameters Serverdict begin password exitserverStatusdict operators Setsccinteractive System set up operators Pagecount Ðpagecount integerSetprintername String setprinternameÐ Printername Sccinteractive Timeout operators Defaulttimeout Output positioning operators Sided operators Tray selection operators Settrayswitch Boolean settrayswitch Setdefaulttrayswitch Boolean setdefaulttrayswitchDefaulttrayswitch Defaulttrayswitch boolean Trayswitch Trayswitch boolean A4tray LegaltrayExecutivetray Com10envelopetray Dlenvelopetray Handling syntax errorsHandling printer errors Echo D LPT1 or COM1, etc Legal Paper Throughput images/minute Jam recovery on Jam recovery off Simplex DuplexLetter Paper Throughput Images/minute A4 paper throughput images/minute VM and font cache allocation Memory VM Bytes Font cache Bytes Postscript Emulation 3270 4213 Index Danish/Norwegian German Job Macro Index Safety VMI, see Vertical Motion Index INDEX-10