Xerox 4213 manual User-Defined Key, or substitute escape character, Simple commands

XES COMMAND LANGUAGE MODE

Simple commands

Simple commands are made up of the escape character and one or two other lower case characters. They do not require any line end command for completion.

Example The command for centreing a line of text:

Eq

qThe instruction for centreing (lowercase q).

Commands with user-entered variables

Commands with user-entered variables set parameters such as the line spacing or margin width. They may include punctuation marks that serve as delimiters and alphanumeric characters such as comments or file names. Some require a line end.

Example The command for setting margins:

EmH,T,B,L,RL

mThe instruction for margins.

H,T,B,L,R Variables - In this case, the values of the margin settings (Height, Top, Bottom, Left, Right) in pixels or fractions of an inch. The values are separated by commas.

LThe line end required to complete the command.

The User-Defined Key, or substitute escape character

The User-Defined Key (UDK) should be used when:

·The host's escape character cannot be transmitted properly to the printer.

·You want a printout of a document that shows the printer commands as well as the document data.

At the start of a job, enter:

=UDK=character

=UDK= Is the command to substitute an escape character

character Indicates the character you have chosen for the UDK.

XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE 2-5